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Review - Much to love in engaging mash-up of Bard's 'Dream'
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 3:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 3:53 p.m.
In what is most likely a failure of imagination, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is usually presented during summer. A re-imagining of Shakespeare's comedy being staged by UNCW's Department of Theatre, however, is a perfect fit for a cold, midwinter's day. Forgoing the light touch "Dream" is often given, director Andrew Belser opts in favor of a dark, dreamlike and highly imaginative approach that explores love and all of its messy uncertainty.
What: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," by William Shakespeare, presented by the UNCW Department of Theatre
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 21-23; 2 p.m. Feb. 24
Where: Main Stage Theater in the Cultural Arts Building, Randall Drive, UNCW campus
Tickets: $12, $10 UNCW employees, $5 UNCW students
Details: 962-2061 or www.UNCW.edu/theatre
Belser, who is also the chair of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's theater department, announces his intention to buck convention from the get-go. If you walked into the theater not knowing what play you were going to see, it would be a good five minutes after the lights dimmed before you discovered that Shakespeare is on the bill.
Two black-clad actors, who we later find out are fairies, entwine erotically as they lip-sync Ella Fitzgerald's "Embraceable You" while gorgeous projections designed by UNCW student Yana Buryukova – they feel like memories, or snippets of dreams barely remembered – loom large on two scrims, the one at the front of the stage obscuring the actors behind a gauzy, soft-focus layer.
The technology-laden production design and the mostly contemporary music often overwhelms the performances of the actors and even Shakespeare's words. Still, this is a powerful way to present Shakespeare to a modern audience. It doesn't scrimp on the Bard's language, all of the important plot points are there and, most importantly, Shakespeare's ideas on love are crystallized, with giddy passion, rage and tenderness all put into stark relief.
The story involves a young woman, Hermia (Kelly Mis), who wants to marry the man she loves, Lysander (Nicholas Reed), instead of Demetrius (Luke Robbins), who's her father's choice. Hermia's friend Helena (Haley Alber) is in love with Demetrius, and she tips him off on Hermia and Lysander's illicit plans to flee into the forest and elope. Demetrius barrels into the forest after the couple with Helena in tow.
There's also a plot about the impending nuptials of the king Theseus (Gary T. Moore) to Hippolyta (Katie Wesolowski), and the rudimentary, comic-relief efforts of a band of "mechanicals" to perform a play for the royals. Led by Peter Quince – who's given a fun, effete sheen by Richard Smith – the mechanicals enter to projections of digital code and an industrial soundtrack, hamming it up like they're the worst comedy troupe in the world. The troupe's "star" is Bottom, played with an over-the-top, self-unconscious buffoonery by Jake Steward, and while these scenes are energetic, they don't always mesh with the rest of the production, especially toward the end of the show when the play-within-a-play feels like an anticlimax
Meanwhile, in the forest, the fairy king Oberon (also Moore) is squabbling with his wife, Titania (Wesolowski). He employs the mischievous Puck (Eddie Ledford) to cause her mischief and also to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena, a plan that goes awry.
Ledford has a great take on Puck, turning the famous sprite into a party-mad mover and shaker of the night and showing off some smooth dance moves to boot.
Many scenes take on a impressive physicality, as when Puck makes Titania fall in love with Bottom, whose head the sprite has turned into that of an ass, and she wrestles him to the ground, or when the four lovers stomp across the stage in silhouette. Speaking of the lovers, Alber gives great form to Helena's jealously and rage, and with Hermia, Mis is able to cut an arc from the strident rapture of true love to the pain of confused heartbreak and back again.
Even with some strong student performances, however, the moments you're likely to remember from this souped-up "Midsummer Night's Dream" are musical, like Toto's "Africa" being mashed up with Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," or John Ambrosone's cool lighting making hands and faces jump out of the blackness.
The production's reliance on technology makes it all the more shocking when it's stripped away at the end and the audience is left with stark reality, without illusion, like waking up from a dream.
Thanks to Belser's vision, UNCW's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" consistently challenges its audience to think about what's being presented and to re-visit, and re-think, a play they may have seen before.
In other words, it does what good theater is supposed to do by being surprising, engaging and taking a few risks, something that's always nice to see.
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Philips creates first 3D printed LED smart lamp
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- 28 March 2014
LONDON: Philips has launched an innovative new range of smart LED lights, including the world's first 3D printed smart lamp.
Philips, the global leader in lighting and a member of The Climate Group, has released three new smart lighting products, including a breakthrough bright white-only LED bulb which is controllable with a smart phone or tablet.
The wireless lighting system, which allows owners to dim or alter the lamp's light through an app and is compatible with devices such as the jawbone bracelet, sets a new benchmark for smart home lighting.
The company has also created the world's first 3D-printed smart LED lights in two unique styles, that were created in collaboration with famous designers WertelOberfell and Strand+Hvass.
Using the connected apps, users can control infinite lighting effects of the 3D-printed luminaire, which is fully compatible with the Philips Hue range of bulbs, lamps, apps and switches.
The company also announced the launch of a clever battery-free wireless light switch which is called 'the hue tap'.
Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy and Climate Change, Philips Lighting, said: "With the world rapidly moving towards efficient, connected lighting, we are maximizing a range of important benefits. Connected LED lighting not only achieves significant energy savings and carbon footprint reductions, but most of all maximizes customer benefits by simply enabling people to create any atmosphere they desire. The future of innovative, low carbon lighting can helps us on our path to create the future we want for our planet."
Ben Ferrari, Director of Partnerships, The Climate Group, commented: "Business drives the innovation we urgently need in technologies and markets for a better future. We support today's corporate leaders like Philips, who know that the climate challenge can be turned into an opportunity to secure long-term prosperity in a low carbon economy."
The new Hue range will be on display at the Philips booth at Light and Building show in Frankfurt from March 31-April 4, 2014.
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Senior (2013-14): Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention ... Played in 11 events in his final season with a stroke average of 75.28, a career best … Finished in the top-20 three separate times … Earned a career low round of 66 and tournament of 209 (-1) ... Made the team lineup for all but one event … Shot a 313 (+25) at the Pac-12 Championships with rounds of 78, 81, 80 and 74 for a 58th place tie … Tied for 71st at the Redhawk Invitational with a 74, 75 and 76 for a 225 (+14) … Shot a 218 (+6) for a 41st place tie at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational … Shot rounds of 69, 75 and 74 for 218 (+2) at the National Invitational Tournament … Had a career low tournament with 209 (-1) at the Del Walker Intercollegiate to finish in a 10th place tie with low rounds of 66, 72 and 71 … Shot two rounds of 70 and 73 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate for a 14th place tie … Began the spring season with a 66th place finish at the Arizona Intercollegiate with 233 (+20) … Played as an individual at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate to finish in a 53rd place tie with a 226 (+13) … Finished in 56th place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with rounds of 75, 81 and 72 … Finished with 241 (+25) and in a tie for 88th place at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate … Began the season with a tie for 17th place at the Carmel Cup with a score of 154 (+10).
Junior (2012-13): Earned honorable mention for the Pac-12 All-Academic team... Played in 19 rounds over six events during the course of the season, and had a stroke average of 76.89... Finished with a 315 at the 2013 Pac-12 Championships... Shot a 235 (+19) as an individual at the Don Puckette NIT... Carded a 222 (+6) at the Fresno State Lexus Classic... Finished in a tie for 28th place at the Arizona Intercollegiate with a score of 220 (+7)... Shot a 236 (+20) at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate... Finished in a tie for 40th at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate with a score of 233 (+17).
Sophomore (2011-12): Made four appearances (9 rounds) this season and posted a 77.67 stroke avg. ... Low round is a 71 ... In competition against Grinnell College, carded a 79 (+8) in Arizona's 309-325 victory ... Competing as an individual at the National Invitational Tournament, tied for 50th place with a 229 (+13) ... At the Arizona Intercollegiate, competed as an individual and carded a season-low 71 in the third round to finish at 288 (+15) and tied for 51st place ... At the dual match at New Mexico, Liu finished with a 163 (+19) total.
Freshman (2010-11): Registered an 85.67 stroke average in six rounds played ... Finished the Arizona Intercollegiate with a 52-over 265 total and in 93rd place ... Tallied a 33-over 249, which included a second-round 76, his low of the season, in the National Invitational Tournament to finish 94th.
High School: Attended Xisong Senior High School in Taipei, Taiwan ... Has extensive junior golf experience, mostly in Southern California ... Finished 23rd at the 2010 Southwestern Amateur ... 2009 SCPGA match play champion ... 2009 Toyota Cup runner-up after carding a 74-68 ... 2009 JAGS Inland Empire Junior champion and a U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier ... Finished 19th at the 2009 AJGA Tee-Up with a 70-75-75 ... Also competed in the 2009 Optimist International Junior Championship, where he tied for sixth place with a 71-71-74-73.


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Let $M$ be a (smooth) manifold of dimension $n$, and let $\pi : E \to M$ be a (smooth) vector bundle of rank $r$. If I choose a connection on $E$, then I obtain a decomposition of $T E$ as $V E \oplus_E H E$ where $V E \cong E \times_M E \cong \pi^* E$ (right...?) and $H E \cong E \times_M T M \cong \pi^* T M$, and thus a split short exact sequence: $$0 \longrightarrow V E \longrightarrow T E \longrightarrow \pi^* T M \longrightarrow 0$$ Now, take the $(n+r)$-th exterior power of $T^* E$. The decomposition $T E \cong \pi^* E \oplus \pi^* T M$ should then yield an isomorphism as below (right...?): $$\Lambda^{n+r} T^* E \cong \Lambda^r \pi^* E^* \otimes_E \Lambda^n \pi^* T^* M \cong \pi^* \left( \Lambda^r E^* \otimes_M \Lambda^n T^* M \right)$$
It is now clear that any two of the following conditions implies the third:
$\Lambda^{n+r} T^* E$ is a trivial line bundle over $E$.
$\Lambda^r E^*$ is a trivial line bundle over $M$.
$\Lambda^n T^*M$ is a trivial line bundle over $M$.
Condition (2) can be replaced by "$\Lambda^r E$ is a trivial line bundle over $M$" if we pick a metric on $E$. Thus, assuming $M$ is orientable, $E$ is orientable as a manifold if and only if $\Lambda^r E$ is a trivial line bundle.
Question 1. Is the above proof sketch correct? I'm more used to sheaves than vector bundles, and casually commuting $\otimes$ and $\Lambda^\bullet$ through $\pi^*$ makes me feel queasy.
Question 2. Is there a way to do this without invoking a connection or a metric? Given that neither the hypotheses nor the conclusion mention such extra structure, it feels as if there has to be a proof that does not use arbitrary choices.
For example, the same proof shows that $T^* M$ is an orientable manifold (regardless of the orientability of $M$), but the proof via the canonical symplectic form feels more morally correct and does not invoke connections or metrics.


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Physicalism is the proposition that all that exists does so within the limitations of the physical universe, and that there are no other kinds of things other than the physical and things derived from the physical realm whether they be forms of energy, motion, or thought. Therefore, physicalism denies the supernatural. However, physicalists do recognize the reality of concepts since they consider them to be properties of the physical brain the way gravity would be a property of matter.
Everything in the world conforms to or is dependent on the physical realm. Therefore, concepts, for example, are dependent on the physical brain.
There is no real difference between materialism and physicalism since both posit that the universe is all that there is, and that everything in it, gravity, light, thoughts, beauty, etc., are dependent upon the physical realm.
See also, What is physicalism?


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Tori Spelling was stranded Thursday in yet another car news story for the reality star. In 2011, Tori Spelling crashed her car into a wall after she claimed she chased by paparazzi. The then pregnant Tori Spelling told news that photographers were to blame. But today, Spelling claimed she was stranded, only to have someone else take her picture and share it on social media.
In 2011, Spelling told news "[The] paparazzi chased me w/the kids 2school. I was trying to get away from him and had a pretty big accident. Took down whole wall of school." Spelling at the time disapproved of constant photos of her family. "He then still got out to try to get pics. 10 school moms chased him away."
So when allegedly "stranded" today, what did Spelling do? She had someone else take her picture and then shared her purported plea on Twitter. "4 kids. 1 dog. 1 car leaking gas broken down on the side of the road= not a great road trip." Many wondered who was behind photographing Spelling's "stranded" picture.
The picture features Tori's children, close to a road. But in 2011, Spelling told news that she didn't like photographers trying to take pictures of her children on roads with her. "What will it take? Someone dying for paparazzi to stop?" she told news at the time.


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Depression Is Something You Can't Turn Off......and you have no control over your mood swings and other peoples views. I hate hearing people say things like "get over yourself" or "your just doing/saying that for attention" I personally have not had to endure that here on EP, but have seen it said to others. it is not the person who suffers from depressions fault that people are ignorant when it comes to this issue. There is also no reason to be ignorant when there are so many sites that provide information on depression, all it will take is a few minutes time to know that depression is a disease just like diabetes, cancer, and alcoholism, just to name a few. When you decide to click on a question concerning depression here at EP, remember it was a choice and no one forced you to do so. Be tactful and respectful. There are so many things you should not say to someone who suffers from clinical depression, like the two I have already mentioned. Ask yourself before you choose that particular question if you could live with yourself if something you said caused the person who just wanted help, to do the unthinkable. If the answer is no, tread lightly. If you don't care one way or the other, then you should choose something different where your callousness will be tolerated and accepted. So many people have the preconceived idea that people with depression are just fine "after their medications kick in in the morning" or "they just can't handle the truth" Both of these are things that only ignorant people would believe. First of all, the medications for depression do help some people but not others. The ones they do help sometimes have to go through a grueling trial period of each medicine until they find one that will work for them. Even if they do find one that helps them, there are instances where it doesn't help and another medication has to be added. Some, never find anything that will work for all of their symptoms. There is a lot of information available to help you better understand depression at sites like http://www.Riteaid,com/depression. There is absolutely no excuse to say hurtful, foolish things to a person who battles depression. I have been battling clinical depression for as long as I can remember. I am thankful that the medicine I use for anxiety also helps my depression. Mine started as a young child because of severe abuse and continues to this day. I was affected so badly, that I kept mostly to myself even in school. I hated going there everyday and having other people look at me because I felt that everything about me was being judges. We all know how cruel kids can be, I was just avoiding being put in that situation. There were maybe four people I associated with, and that was so I wouldn't call attention to myself for associating with no one at all. There are times when I am so depressed I think I would be better off not being here on this planet at all, but I have people I know love me, and I don't want to hurt them. So before you give advice on this delicate disease to anyone who suffers from it, educate yourself. After all someone could be giving advice to someone you love in some forum, that might cause them to do something unthinkable. You might not even know that your loved one is in pain from clinical depression. Just think before you speak, or choose a different question.
I'm in the same boat myself as an Autism Spectrum Disorder person of 43.
hey now ... I've 'suffered' from depression a decade longer ... its not a 'disease' its a state of mind ... its not a good state of mind.. but its an understandable one ... we the depressives should strive for their 'often misplaced' optimism .. you ask for 'regular' people to give a break to 'depressed' people ... we hate our lives .. lets promote that as a lifestyle choice ...
It is well documented that depression could be a disease.
Wrong! Depression is a disease symptomized by a poor state of mind - a very poor, immobilizing state of mind. It also has physical symptoms. A poor state of mind does not require medication. If you have been depressed for over a decade and you don't think it is a disease, I'll bet you avoid taking medication or seeing a doctor. You sound like you have not fully come to terms with your illness. Be as optimistic as you like. You will still feel like crap!
Treatment huh? I don't see the rainbow like you do .. treatment required. I get it from your other posts on here I see your have good intentions ... think on this .. for the majority of folks who are on psychotropics, its to get us over the current hump. A place where we can deal with our heads. You a sales rep for big Pharma?
Really, a depressed person confronted with the ignorance of those who have no idea what they are saying need to be confronted with their ignorance. Here's an idea.....Write down the web address of your favorite depression information website. Make at least a dozen copies. Then when somebody tells you to "get over it" or "be positive" or any of those ridiculous things, summon up all the anger and irritability your condition can muster and shout, "GET A CLUE!" and throw the piece of paper at them. Then disappear. Out of the room, the house or at least the situation....and let them think about and maybe do something about their own stupidity.
The most frustrating thing I am finding, is that when I try to talk about what is going on inside of me, the responses are "get over it" "be positive & you'll BE positive" "choose to be happy", or "give it a while you'll be fine, it'll work itself out". I can't stress enough that I have been progressively falling deeper, & I can't just turn it off. No matter how hard I try, it creeps back...I am going to try to get help at this point, because no matter how much I scream for it, no one in my direct path, even sees me. How is it that people who are my friends &/or family that are almost 2000 miles away & the people who see me every day don't?
I am grateful for a page such as this, because I am finally not alone.
You know, I find it a bit funny thinking that just by taking one look at you, they suddenly think they all about you and your secrets. I just hate people that are like that, thinking they know everything, but that makes them even more foolish than they were. The only way to know is if their in your shoes, then they'll understand.
Did you know that one out of five people think the sun revolves around the earth? So much for our so called "information age." People won't bother getting informed about something as basic as what most of us learned in the 8th grade much less about what depression is.
I also believe that it is rude and harmful for others to say things like that because they don't understand what the sufferer is going through, they have the nerve to think that the depressed person is putting on. My mom went through something like last week in the emergency unit at the hospital. I disliked how she was talked to by the nurse and doctor. Mom did a lot of crying, the doctor seemed like he was losing patience with her by telling us that he has other patients to see. Mom thought maybe she should go into a mental hospital but she was told that going into a place like that would only make her more depressed. Mom has a long list of allergies to medication so that means that she can not take just any type of medication. In the last few years, they had tried to talk her into taking other anti depressant meds, one of them would cause suicide thoughts (like she needs that) and it will cause her to be more depressed. She was told that when the suicide thoughts come, call the doctor immediately (We thought she was nuts). I would worry and lose more sleep myself. I love my mom dearly and would not enjoy seeing her destroy herself because of depression. Mom was even told by a friend's husband that there is nothing wrong with my mom but she has bipolar and need to take her meds. Well...mom do not have bipolar, she only take Xanax and vitamins, she has anxiety like the "supposedly friend". Because of the depression and anxiety our lives had been a living hell. In our home there is three people who lives there, mom, myself and my youngest brother. He is in his thirties, he helps around the house and run errands. We both don't want mom to live alone because she has health problems (it's coming from stress), and the bad depressed thoughts in her head.
I agree that anti medication won't solve the problem and for most people it doesn't help either. I won't let them put me on meds either because I don't think it'll help me but I find having a good therapist and psychiatrist will help more. Especially if the person is able to focus their mind on other things.
There had been times when my mom was happy (I even told her that) until someone made her unhappy again by telling her such things like you can get over it yourself and so forth. Also because of the depression my mom is going through, this is why I am so unhappy when my brother decided to do a family research on my mom's childhood. It's not that she is hiding anything from me or from her other kids but she doesn't want to focus on it because of how her childhood was. One night when she was on the telephone with my brother, I guess he said something to my mom that made her mind go back in time when she was kid. The sad thing is there was a lot of things that contribute to mom's depression. One of them was family issues of today, family issues of yesterday, her health (just to name a few). Today, mom is seeing a counselor sometimes 2 times a week, she is getting back into school. She is actually taking things slow, baby steps but at times it is still hard on her emotionally. Example mom is fine but when she wakes up, she is so sad and depressed. I told her I believe it is the dreams and nightmares she is currently having, they are so negative. I even told her that I believe it was probably something she had talked about earlier in the day and then it surfaces in her dreams. I don't know if I was right or not. Do you are anyone think so? Also we (as in me, my brother, and neighbor) try to keep mom's mind busy because we find that it helps example last month (April) we took my mom out to a few yard sales, mom was fine, she had a good time, and a good nights sleep until the thoughts crept into her mind.
I understand depression because I've suffered with it several times in my own life but what is hard to see a loved one suffering with it. When I see my mother suffering with it each day it bothers me because I know what she is feeling. Some people do not realize a depressed person feels that they are in a box that has no exits. I hate when other people say to a depressed person "you can get out of it yourself" "it's your choice to feel that way, you can get out of it if you want, no one can make that decision but you". Or sometimes I am told that I need to live my own life and stop trying to live my mother's life. Although some of these people mean well, I feel they don't live in our home (I call it being behind closed doors). What these people do not understand when I try talking with them, is that I am describing how depressed my mom is, it bothers me and it hurts myself because it transformed our home (I live with my mom). I'm not giving up on my own life, I have to do what has to be done here at home. I run errands like go grocery shopping, pay bills, tend to the yard-pull weeds, and plant flowers. I try to give myself quality time by listening to music or play my favorite video game (Sims) on the computer, or just lay in a bedroom and relax. It hurts because I'm used to seeing my mom being happy, being active-she served on boards, did volunteer work, appeared in the newspaper-there was a story about how my mom did volunteer work, receiving awards from the governor's wife, and for support of a local business. But since 2010, our lives had changed. Some of the issues that happened that year triggered depression and anxiety, plus it triggered a post traumatic stress for my mom. I had been feeling so angry with my oldest brother because he took it upon himself to do family research on my mom's family. Mom had a bad childhood so it is a trauma for her to talk about her family and her past.
I won't go further into our stressful lives but I believe that a person can become depressed from past and certain issues can cause anxiety attacks (that is what I learned. I'm trying all I can to learn about things so I can help my mom more although it is hard for her to believe me). I'm glad that I came on here and read posts from others, it has helped me a lot! Thank You for your post.
I am an anti depressant user of about 8 yrs. I can manage daily life but over the last 5yrs my wife has been depressed. I completely understand that as she was sexually abused from the ages of 6 to 13. I met her when she was 16 ans knew something wasn't right but when I actually found out almost 30 yrs ago I supported her not wanting to prosecute her father. Through a great deal of counselling and therapy she is doing fine with that but for the last 3 yrs she stays in bed and won't get up for days on end but gets out of bed on weekends and is perfectly normal. This is extremely frustrating. Having depression myself I can not turn it on and off like that. Please let me know if this is normal. She has been told by at least 25 medical professionals to get out of bed as that doesn't do anything. She won't get up for anyone. HELP
i know what depression is its evil i know pills dont help but i know how to defeat it i have over a lot of years learned when you feel its comeing on you have to take your mind and thoughts to another place once you learn this method you can be very normal but the worst part is to make the depression part of you and understand its not you its the world we live in but once you see the escape door it gets esay to live with and then you begain to understand the nature of the beast once you have the tools in your hands you can fix your self pills dont help doctors are idiots they just talk **** and charge a lot of money
Don't be so hard on yourself. You had a rough life. I had a very rough life too. It will take time, but please be patient with yourself. don't give up. God bless. Hug hug
Also for the people who want to wholistic approach please make sure you don't have a medical reason for your depression. Once that's ruled out ck out a health food store, Remember you're never alone, God bless. Hug Hug
I'm on disability. Has anyone here looked into that? i'm able to get my meds and psychotherapy covered. If you can't get disability check out low income counseling or therapy on google. That's an avenue to explore, You could also contact your Dr. for some recommendations on therapists that use a sliding scale, Please don't give up. I don't have a lot of experience in this area, but I care about each of you. God bless, Hug hug
People that I thought loved me doesn't have a clue. Thank you for your story. ~Nicole
Thank you for writing this, and helping others understand a little more of what we go through. It's not easy, and sometimes when people think they are helping, they end up hurting us more. One of the biggest reasons I tend to hide in a virtual cave with my pen & pad. People just don't understand that. Kudos.
I just want to know what else is out there besides meds...like supplements that have really worked for people that I haven't tried.
I used SAM-e (S-Adenosyl Methionine) for a couple of years. SAM-e is a naturally occurring substance found in the body. They make a supplement which is what I took. Before that I took St. John's Wort, also a supplement, but as is warned it made my skin very sun sensitive. As a mood enhancer it helped; the side effect was what made me stop taking it. Both supplements helped to "take the edge off" of my low grade depression. I agree that you should talk to your doc or therapist, but both supplements are OTC.
Honestly, the thing that made the biggest difference for me was energy work. I just left another post to renbrooks521 under her post Don't You Hate Relapses?? so I won't repeat here. Energy work was the thing that tipped the balance for me. As I mentioned in the post I was so changed by the work that I took the training and learned to do it myself. It's not a panacea, it won't work the same for everyone, but it's an alternative approach that could work in conjunction with whatever your doctor or therapist does for you. I'd say it's worth a look into. All my best.
Not like i think there is a drug cure but i know it can be totally put under control for me it is amino thing but a serious issue
I can relate to this,for I have Depression also,and people will tell me,YOUR DOING IT TO YOURSELF:( Thats another thing you don't say to someone who has Depression!!
I agree with you depressive folks are not to be spoken to like it's a mere mood swing
Hi, I found this guys on Youtube, he has a lot of videos that can help ! his name is Momo

look him up, Momo from TheMomoZone, you can even send him a question :)
I think people confuse a depressing "event" - temporary depression - with "clinical" depression, which they do not even begin to understand. People will say "Oh, it will get better." "Just deal with it" I've even had a DOCTOR, say to me, and I swear this to be true "Oh, I know about depression. You wouldn't believe all that has happened to ME in my life." She "rolled her eyes" at me when I tried to explain the unrealistic anxiety/panic attacks I feel and the overwhelming lack of motivation or drive I was experiencing, and said, "Just make yourself do it and get over it"

Depression doesn't mean going around moping. It is a disease. I'm glad to read your post, and I agree. I came here searching for help for dealing with my illness. I don't mean to find a forum where we all delve into a pity party, but to get real encouragement and find others with whom I can share and learn. I'm tired of living like I do, and while I want to change, I find always that there seems to be stumbling blocks - then I do nothing - want to try butcan't afford the medication I could try - want help but can't afford therapy - know I need to get out but don't feel good enough in clothing to be socialize - fear going out because of the panic I have in crowds - maybe "tomorrow" I'll be able to put that first foot forward .. I'm sure you all know the drill.

Depression debilitates from the inside out, and it does not discriminate as to race, gender, or IQ. TwilightDream, bless you, and to you and others with courage to post here, I look forward to your posts and hope my own may inspire others, as well. We can do this!
hi there i have add depressions for a lot off years i have no control over my moods you do not no would it is like till you have it your self depressions is a disease i all so have diabetes and have anxiety and depression i am stilll under a doctof i go to the hopital every 2 to 3 mouths to see the doctor i am on anty oresion tablerts mirtazapine they help me to sleep i have been this way for 40 years so i am still sufer from anxiet and depression so i hope one day i will not have it been a baby helps me frew it from baby glencoe2 i have my dummy and bottles and let the world go round
Thank you for your words of wisdom. I also suffer from clinical depression, and am one of those that have tried almost every medication that has come along. Some have worked for a while, but soon lose their ability to help. Others can help, but the side affects can be worse than the depression. I have pretty much learned that what others say and or think about me is their business, and their problem.
Meds are not a long shot at all. They are the most likely way tosave lives as they are designed to relieve symptoms, not cure them. That happens when YOU have enough guts to talk about yourself to a therapist etc. But this can't work until your mood has been raised, usually through meds.
Long shot indeed. Usually it is the ONLY shot .
The problem is as simple as this. If you haven't felt it then you don't have an opinion worth expressing. Nor does one have the right to criticise someone who does suffer depression They can't see it so they doubt it. Broken legs, they see and can sympathise although who knows what makes some people tick. They may still attack the broken legs person.

On the other hand if we let others put us down for being ill they will do it more and more. We should not just sit there and accept this rubbish. Think of things to say back to them so that they know we are not easy targets. Shouting at them in public embarrasses them. Just shout "I'm ill so you think it's OK to put me down do you? You are both a bully and a coward." Or whatever you think suitable. The idea is to draw attention to this person and thus make them at least think about it before they do it to another one of us.

I've noticed on this site that many refer to having "clinical depression". That is not a type of depression at all. It is simply a case of depression being treated by a clinician. IE it has been professionally diagnosed and treated. Until that happens it is called depression, even though it's exactly the same. It's that professional diagnosis and treatment which adds the "clinical". That's it, nothing deep about it.

It's still the same as the depression you had the day before diagnosis. Many sites get this wrong and so do many dictionaries simply through repetition and picking up on what many call it. It sounds like a worse illness if it's "clinical" but it is not.
After suffering from depression for most of my life, I have had all the 'nicely meant' things said to me. Especially in the early years of depression the comments are very poisonous, if everyone is telling me that I 'just have to get over it' or 'will snap out of it' or -and that's my personal favourite- 'don't be a jerk, don't make such a drama, act normally', how can they be wrong? Right, psychiatry by majority. But it makes only that we feel worse, not better.

Later, when I started to understand my illness, I used to think that they got 'being depressed' and 'having a depression' mixed up. Nowadays I get real cynical about the comments. I give information about depression to parents, or other family, with children that have depression. That are very intense sessions, with heavy emotions flying around, but some people never cease to amaze me after the sessions. Sometimes I actually have to cry afterwards about how thick they are.

You put it very nicely, and even if only one person not suffering from depression gets your message, it was worth the effort.
ENough with the "clinical". It is bullshit. Get it yet?
Actually it isn't. The word clinical is used to give a normal, shared description of the severity of a Major depression.
It is sad that your personal experience seems to contradict the existence of clinical depression, to the point where you feel the need to get personal and nasty in your comments. I do get your point, and you can get it across, but there is no need for making the same comment over and over again, because something doesn't fit in your believe system.
Very, very true words.
Amen. Well stated.
It was a great presentation and explanation.
Ignorance comes in two forms. Those who hare unfortunate to not have an education to gain knowledge and those who choose to IGNORE it.
I think the worst I heard was "snap out of it" oh ok.... for ya
that was told to me, by someone I thought I would trust my life with.It made it worse, im not out of it. atm im just numb, ppl dont get it can come and go in snap. only reply I have anymore is would you ask a person to "snap" out of cancer?
A nicely written post -Thank you for the post
You are very welcome, your post really hit home for all those people that don't understand depression and you just can't
" Get over it " it is something you will deal with the rest of your life
Peoploe who don't understand depression or don't have it don't read here of course. It needs to be said face to face, in real life instead of shrivelling up into a little ball and holding on to those hurtful words. stand up and say somethinbg back. SOmething that exposes them as a bully or coward so they hesitate before saying it to another one of us. Get it yet?
thank you for shearing this as i had it my self and no one could understand. when my ex spilt with me thats when it started. everyone would say pull your self together there is nothing wrong with you. but what they do not no is the night i tryed to kill my self. thats how bad it got. so i understand just how people feel with this thanks
i no why it was all the bad things that happened to me when i was younger. and all the things i seen my dad do. look at my story no life as a kid, thank you
One. Clinical depression is just depression treated by a clinician. IE you are getting treatment for it. If not treated it's depression but exactly the same without seeing a doctor.
Two. It is not a disease, it's an illness.
3 No, not everyone goes through depression at all. SOme feel grief, which is normal and recover naturally but not all feel depression at all. bout 1 on 4 or 5 feel it during their entire lifetimes. Current stats. Stop calling it a disease. Get it right. Like the lady says, a few minutes reading stops your ignorance showing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I get so tired of hearing, "if you'd just think positive thoughts you wouldn't be depressed", "if you'd just stop thinking about feeling badly or stop thinking about the pain, then you'd be healthier and feel better." People who say such things simply don't understand that it's not that easy and they don't understand how insulting and offensive it is, because their careless and ignorant comments imply that you are choosing pain, depression, etc., that if you'd just change your attitude you'd feel so much better... UGH!

I took a long break from EP because I did encounter way too much of that sort of thing here. I came here because I was looking for emotional support, not rude and thoughtless commentaries on my life, a life those making comments don't really understand or have a full view of.

Thank you again for a GREAT story! :)
Nicely put. i have suffered with depression from my teens due to abuse to. it really aggravates me when people say to me "why are you depressed? or a lot of people out there have it harder than you?" of course i know my life could of been so much worse and i am thankful of what i have but that doesn't change the fact that some days (i call them my black days) i just don't want to be around. i feel that my family would be better without me. i know that's not true but that's what depression does to you. it clouds your thoughts and makes you feel like you can not win no matter what you do. i have recently weaned myself of my meds (against my family and dr's wishes), but so far so good. i hate relying on a little white pill to make me feel 'normal'.
Thank you I loved your article. I have been doing so much self-help and self improvement and sometimes I just can't change. I often think that the feelings of depression that overwhelm me are out of my control and no matter how many self-improvement tools i've learned i apply, i still can't make the feelings go away. I've had people yell at me before for not being able to change and it hurts so much. I try really hard to change and maybe they were able to change, but people being harsh with me just makes me retreat further.
Thank you for reaching out kimberly. You really have a great message. I know for me i have been in denial so long about it because in my family if you were depressed you were somehow supposed to be able to fix it or take care of yourself, but so much of it really does seem out of my control.
"Get over it" is one of those phrases that makes me see red -- and when I'm done being angry, makes me want to cry. It requires an enormous amount of effort to even cope with normal life while depressed, and the implication that you aren't trying hard enough can be pretty sickening. Good post, good thoughts.
I like 2 think of depression as a thief. What does a thief and depression have in common? They both rob u. A thief robs u of your money and or your material possessions while depression robs u of your happiness and a chance at a normal life. I made that up but it is very true. Getting over it is easier said than done. U can't get over depression or anxiety. Not if it's a condition. While it's true some medications can help although it's not a permanent cure and yes, there r some pple who have 2 go through a string of medications until they find the one that works 4 them. Some even have 2 take a bunch of medications at once just 2 balance the chemicals in their brain. Even when a person finds the right medications, there r times that depression sneaks its way in. Sometimes their medication has 2 be readjusted. It's an on going process. I have depression, anixiety disorder and panic disorder. Not a fun thing 2 have. Pple say stupid things like get over it bec they have never dealt with it and you're right it is like cancer or some kind of terminal illness bec depression can be terminal. Side effect is suicide. Depression can also cause many physical problems as well. I hope this helps u in not feeling alone.
its a cycle
i hear ya on this!

its not a cop out at all & for those who just blurt out whatever i think they do need to be educated on this affliction. it not funny its serious. sometimes it can mean the difference between happy & sad & life & death.
well i thank you for doing so because so many understand yet so many don't as well.
i only ask that people who aren't depressed for understanding for those who are.
oh thankyou! thats such a nice thing to say. in fact its probably one of the most nicest things that has ever been said to me! i really appreciate it.
happy new year to you as well. i hope this year & the years ahead ahead of you bring you everything you hope for.


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UIC Student-Athletes Provide Single Mom and Son with Christmas Gifts
Dec. 16, 2011
CHICAGO, Ill. - With the winter college sports season in full swing, the UIC Flames recently displayed that their hearts burn for more than just athletic competition.
This past Thursday, several of the Flames' student-athletes and administrators surprised an area single-mom and her two-year old son with several bags of Christmas presents. Some of the gifts included necessities such as coats, hats and gloves, but books and toys were also donated for the toddler.
The initiative was spearheaded by UIC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and their coordinated efforts with the Salvation Army. The word quickly spread throughout the entire athletic department and within a matter of weeks, SAAC had raised over $600 for the mother and son duo.
"To see a little boy light up when he opens a toy car is a touching experience," said committee secretary Heidi Dahnke. "I get goose bumps thinking and talking about it. I think it was a great experience for our UIC Family and a day the mother will never forget."
If you or anyone you know would like to help a family in need this holiday season, please contact the Salvation Army at 1-800-728-7825.
About SAAC: The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience and to offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses. An Association-wide SAAC was adopted by legislation approved at the 1989 NCAA Convention, and was formed primarily to review and offer student-athlete input on NCAA activities and proposed legislation that affected student-athletes.


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Oscar voting closes after fierce studio campaigns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voting for Sunday's Oscars, the highest honors in the movie industry, closed on Tuesday evening after a big spending campaign by Hollywood studios and the first online balloting system in the 85-year history of the Academy Awards. More than 5,800 movie industry professionals who are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were invited to vote in 24 Oscar categories, starting on February 8 and ending at 5 p.m. PST on Tuesday (0100 GMT On Wednesday).
Lawrence, Chastain, Riva in Oscar battle of youth versus experience
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A young widow, a bayou girl, an elderly woman, a mother and a CIA agent battle it out on Sunday for the Best Actress Oscar, a race that includes the youngest and oldest nominees in the category's history. Jennifer Lawrence of "Silver Linings Playbook," 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis from "Beasts of the Southern Wild," 85-year-old star of "Amour" Emmanuelle Riva, "The Impossible" lead Naomi Watts and "Zero Dark Thirty's" Jessica Chastain are competing for their first Academy Award.
Oscar "losers" to go home with $45,000 gift bags
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar nominees who don't end up with a coveted gold statuette at the Academy Awards on Sunday won't go home empty handed after all. Los Angeles-based marketing firm Distinctive Assets will be handing out its annual "Everyone Wins at the Oscars Nominee Gift Bag", valued at more than $45,000, to the talented and well-dressed "losers," the company said on Tuesday.
A Minute With: Billy Crystal, former host of the Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few people have more experience hosting the Academy Awards than actor Billy Crystal, who was the master of ceremonies for the movie industry's highest honors for the ninth time last year. As "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane prepares to host the Oscars for the first time on Sunday, Crystal, 64, spoke to Reuters about his own experiences and offered some tips.
Paul McCartney tops Bonnaroo music festival lineup
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Paul McCartney will perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee in June along with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Mumford & Sons, Bjork and Wilco, festival organizers said on Tuesday. "Top to bottom, this is one of the strongest lineups we have ever had," Bonnaroo spokesman Jeff Cuellar said in an interview. "Looking at the festival landscape out there ... no other American festival has Mumford & Sons, Paul McCartney and Bjork all under one roof."
Michael Jackson's teenage son lands U.S. television gig
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teenage son of late pop star Michael Jackson has signed up to be a correspondent for the "Entertainment Tonight" television show, following in the footsteps of his show business family. Prince Jackson, 16, was to debut on "Entertainment Tonight" on Tuesday, interviewing actors James Franco, Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi as they promote their upcoming film "Oz the Great and Powerful," the program said.
Singer Sande in line for big prize at BRIT awards
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Emeli Sande is favorite to win the coveted British album of the year honor later on Wednesday when the BRIT Awards are handed out in London. Sande, whose profile received a major boost when she took part in the opening and closing ceremonies at the London Olympics last year, has been nominated for three prizes on British pop's biggest night.
Singer Morrissey requests meat-free Los Angeles concert venue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Morrissey has convinced a Los Angeles concert venue to not sell meat at concessions during his performance next month. The longtime animal rights activist and former singer for 1980s rock group The Smiths urged the Staples Center arena to shutter the concession stands of fast food chain McDonald's <MCD.N> and to halt the sale of meat by other outlets at the venue for his March 1 performance.
Court backs documentary maker Burns in battle with NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Filmmaker Ken Burns won a favorable ruling in a battle to keep outtakes from his 2012 documentary "The Central Park Five" from the New York City Police Department after a federal judge in Manhattan sided with his production company on Tuesday. Last October, the city subpoenaed all images, audio tapes and other items related to the making of the documentary, which chronicles the conviction of five black and Hispanic teenage boys for the brutal 1989 rape of Trisha Meili, a white woman who was jogging in Central Park. The case was reversed in 2002, leading to a still-unresolved $250 million lawsuit that the so-called "Central Park Five" and their families brought against the city and the police department.
Jay-Z, Timberlake perform at first London Olympic park concert
LONDON (Reuters) - Rapper Jay-Z will return to the London Olympics site this summer where he performed at the 2012 Paralympics as the sporting complex takes on a new life as the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z were named on Tuesday by live music promoter Live Nation Entertainment <LYV.N> as headline acts for the Wireless Festival on July 12 and July 13.


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As Consumers Demand 'Natural,' Stevia Set to Become Blockbuster Product
Peter Pham
And as the stevia market grows, so will the profits of companies who invest in it, including, possibly, Coke and PepsiCo.
With the introduction of a reformulated Sprite,
(NYSE:KO) is taking a risk with one of its important brands to find new ways to retain customers more sensitive than ever about the adverse health effects of sugar and sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners make up a significant portion of the soft drink market, and both Coke's and
(NYSE:PEP) last earnings reports revealed stagnant growth in major markets while emerging market growth is still proceeding apace. The need to find ways to stimulate demand in the US and Europe is becoming acute, and the drive toward higher perceived food quality is one vector to turn around shrinking margins.
Stevia, unlike aspartame, saccharin, or sucralose is an extract from a plant, and therefore carries the connotation of being
, which is becoming more and more important in today's food and beverage market. Ben & Jerry's, a division of
(NYSE:UL), made headlines recently with its pledge to
eschew the use of GMO foods
in its ice cream's supply chain by 2015.
The new Sprite formulation is a direct consequence of stevia being approved for use in the EU in 2011. Pepsi has a reduced-sugar variant that it has introduced into Australia: Pepsi Next. While in the US, Pepsi Next relies on more common sweeteners like aspartame, in Australia, it uses stevia. PepsiCo appears to be using Australia as a test market while Coke is working the UK.
From a health perspective, stevia is metabolized both in the liver and the colon and its relative sweetness is similar to that of the other artificial sweeteners. The
metabolic process in the liver
relative to aspartame,
which produces methanol
, is far milder and therefore is less taxing overall.
Much of the criticism that has been thrown at stevia has been the same for all sugar substitutes, namely, that it tricks the body into expecting sugar and promoting higher blood insulin levels. But, the real issue is the general overload of the liver and the development of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance by a non-ketogenic diet, which the ingestion of aspartame does nothing to avoid.
So, the search for a sweetener that is easier on the liver and has fewer side effects is the goal, and this is why stevia is now garnering attention. The problem with it is the cost of production. Its naturalness is also its market inhibition. The steviol glycosides that make up what we call
have to be extracted from the leaves, isolated, and purified. The process is slow, inefficient, and expensive. Moreover, like all plants, the conditions under which it grew affect the quality of the end product. No one would mistake Colombian coffee for Jamaican Blue Mountain or Vietnamese Central Highlands. That variability has held back stevia as a truly mass product.
Because of this, those that find a better way to produce stevia reliably and consistently will reap serious benefits in this expanding market. Coke, through its relationship with Cargill, recently invested in Swiss firm
(SWX:EVE), which is working on a fermentation process to produce the relevant steviol glycosides. That gives it an advantage over Pepsi even though, at present, both have stevia-as-alternative-
sweetener brands on the market: Truvia (Coke) and PureVia (Pepsi).
For investors who are interested in more risk, there is a startup firm called
Stevia First Corp
(OTCMKTS:STVF). The company has its own fermentation process that
has reached the pilot project stage for production readiness
, according to a recent press release. Moreover, it is working on methods to improve farming procedures, including
pelletizing the seeds for direct planting
, characterizing and optimizing the growth of stevia in California, and research into how growth conditions affect the array of steviol glycosides produced.
Direct fermentation of simple sugars such as dextrose to produce stevia would be a game-changer for the economics of the product. As a marketable commodity, stevia is in the early stages of its lifecycle, and awareness of it as an alternative to other artificial sweeteners is still growing. A Google Trends
search bears this out
. What's notable is that people are very interested in knowing the side effects first before making the switch. This makes it clear that there is a strong health argument for future stevia demand which I feel gives it the potential for being a blockbuster product.
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Healthy Foods That Aren't
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Child Seats: What Are the Rules, Exactly?
Parents generally put a lot of effort into finding the right car seats for their children. But many don't install the seats properly or keep their kids in them long enough. As the summer driving season kicks off and families increasingly travel together, parents should reassess their cars' seating charts.
A survey by the American Automobile Association and Dorel Juvenile Group, a safety-seat maker, found that even though about 76% of parents say safety is their main concern when buying safety seats, the majority don't know where the safest place in the car for child seats or how long children should ride in safety seats and boosters. The survey included 649 adults in the U.S. with at least one child at home who is eight years old or younger.
The AAA recommends that children up to eight years old or four feet, nine inches tall should sit in a safety seat or booster seat. But only 26% of people surveyed knew the age and height recommendations. Fewer than half the parents knew the safest place for a single child seat is the middle of the rear seat. When children outgrow their booster seats the AAA recommends all children 12 ride in the back seat of a vehicle.
The American Academy of pediatrics also has a list of child-safety recommendations. Probably the hardest one to follow is the recommendation to keep toddlers in rear-facing convertible seats until they are 2 years old. The old rule was up to one year or 20 pounds, but studies show that small children are better protected in crashes if the are facing rearward.
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Powell thinks Skip Gates and the police could have been more reasonable.
On Larry King Live last night, potential New Most Trusted Person Colin Powell was asked about the whole Gatesgate controversy. Much like President Obama, he sees this as a teachable moment, and, also like President Obama eventually did, Powell spreads the blame around. Skip Gates "should have reflected on whether or not this was the time to make that big a deal," Powell said. As a rule in life in general, people should cooperate with a police officer trying to do his job. But the Cambridge police were also at fault. "I would have thought ... that some adult supervision would have stepped in and said, 'Okay, look, it is his house, come on. Let's not take this any further. Take the handcuffs off. Goodnight, Dr. Gates.'" That all sounds pretty reasonable to us. Though we're not sure how black Americans will receive Powell's advice to just "suck it up" in the face of prejudice you know, like Jackie Robinson did 60 years ago.


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|The Bengals start tough with the division nemesis Ravens but then catch a break. (Getty Images)
People are always telling me that it's how you finish the season that counts, not how you start it -- and maybe they're right. But the Detroit Lions last year won their first five games, dropped six of their next 11 and reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
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The Lions are proof that quick starts can pay off, which is why I want to know who's next in line ... and who's not.
So I compiled a list of five teams that may have the easiest schedules in September and October and five that may have the most treacherous -- with the idea that, like Detroit, their futures may be determined by what happens first.
Now, let's get something clear before we proceed: Just because Green Bay and Philadelphia are among those with difficult early schedules doesn't mean I think they're doomed. On the contrary, they're two of the best teams out there and look like playoff cinches. It's just to suggest that the first half of their schedules are more challenging -- OK, daunting -- than most of the others.
|Five that should get off to fast starts
9/9 -- @Kansas City
9/17 -- Denver
9/23 -- @San Diego
9/30 -- Carolina
10/7 -- @ Washington
10/14 -- Oakland
The lowdown: Do the math. There isn't an opponent with a winning record in there, and there's only one with a 2011 playoff resume. That would be Denver, which has Peyton Manning instead of Tim Tebow and which should be better. But Atlanta draws the Broncos at home, and, yeah, OK, so Manning is most comfortable in a dome. But so are the Falcons, 26-6 at home in the regular season under Mike Smith.
Toughest game: I make it San Diego. The Chargers are home, and the team and its head coach must deliver this season. Granted, the Bolts typically start slowly, and Atlanta not only hasn't lost in San Diego (the Falcons are 5-0 there; 7-1 overall) but is 5-0 under Smith on the West Coast. Still, there's an urgency with the Chargers that might have been missing in the past, and they look to be improved. Plus, it's a cross-country trip.
9/10 -- @Baltimore
9/16 -- Cleveland
9/23 -- @Washington
9/30 -- @Jacksonville
10/7 -- Miami
10/14 -- @Cleveland
The lowdown: The Bengals start by facing the heavy artillery, but look what happens after Baltimore: They don't play an opponent with a winning record in 2011 over the next five weeks. Even better, they take on teams that were a combined 24-56 a year ago, including Cleveland twice. The bad news is that four of their first six starts are on the road, but look at the upside, Bengals' fans: Your team does no worse than 4-2 and could lap the field. Me? I see Cincinnati 5-1 after six weeks, which should put it at or near the top of its division by mid-October.
Toughest game: We don't need Stephen Hawking to figure this one out. It's Baltimore, and it will serve as an early gauge of this year's Bengals. They were a playoff team last season but were 0-4 vs. Baltimore and Pittsburgh. The Ravens are missing Terrell Suggs, but they're also home where they seldom lose.
9/9 -- Seattle
9/16 -- @ New England
9/23 -- Philadelphia
9/30 -- Miami
10/4 -- @ St. Louis
10/14 -- Buffalo
10/21 -- @ Minnesota
The lowdown: The first three games have their potholes, especially that Sept. 16 trip to New England. But I count one winning record (the Patriots) among Arizona's first seven opponents, and it draws vastly improved Philadelphia at home -- where it's tough for any East Coast team to win. Let's say the Cards win only one of those first three games. That's OK because the next month delivers opponents with a combined record of 17-47.
Toughest game: New England. Bad enough to fly across country to play the Patriots at home. Worse, you must outscore Tom Brady with an offense that can't make up its mind between quarterbacks Kevin Kolb and John Skelton.
9/9 -- Washington
9/16 -- @Carolina
9/23 -- Kansas City
9/30 -- @Green Bay
10/7 -- San Diego BYE 10/21 -- @Tampa Bay
The lowdown: The Saints are the league's biggest offseason loser, but the NFL cut them a break with a schedule that features one winning record among its first six opponents. Granted, it's mighty Green Bay, and it's at Lambeau Field. But let's say New Orleans fizzles there. Then what? Then the next biggest obstacle is San Diego, and the Saints draw them at the Superdome where they didn't lose in 2011. Plus, the Chargers struggle early. That's another way of saying I like the Saints' chances of going 4-2 or 5-1 early, no matter who coaches them.
Toughest game: Green Bay. The Saints lost there last year with Sean Payton and Jonathan Vilma, so I'm not sure which is more difficult: Finding a victory there or finding a Roger Goodell bandwagon on Bourbon Street.
9/9 -- Indianapolis
9/13 -- @Green Bay
9/23 -- St. Louis
10/1 -- @ Dallas
10/7 -- @ Jacksonville
The lowdown: Yes, I see the second game on the schedule, and, uh-huh, I know it's at Green Bay where Jay Cutler hasn't won. But look what bookends that date: St. Louis and Indianapolis, the two worst teams in the league last year. Then it's on to Dallas and Jacksonville, neither of which had a winning season in 2011 and finished a combined 3-7 the last five weeks. The Bears think they can be a playoff team this season. Now you know why.
Toughest opponent: It's Green Bay again. Cutler is 1-6 vs. the Packers, with 7 TDs and 12 interceptions, and only once threw more touchdowns than interceptions and had a passer rating greater than 82.5. Both happened in the same game in 2007 when he was with Denver and had one scoring pass, produced a rating of 95.7 and ... you guessed it ... lost.
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9/9 -- Philadelphia
9/16 -- @ Cincinnati
9/23 -- Buffalo
9/27 -- @ Baltimore
10/7 -- @ N.Y. Giants
10/14 -- Cincinnati
The lowdown: Let's see, I count four playoff opponents among Cleveland's first six games, including the defending Super Bowl champion, plus a short week before going to Baltimore. Life is not fair when you're the Cleveland Browns. And Brandon Weeden, don't say you weren't warned: Four of the NFL's top five sack leaders (including Cincinnati twice) are here, and the Buffalo Bills -- who aren't in that group -- just added Mario Williams.
Toughest game: Take your pick. Me? It's that Sept. 27 date in Baltimore. First of all, it's the Ravens. Second, it's a Thursday night, which means it's a short week. Third, it's in Baltimore, where Baltimore loses about as often as the Orioles win pennants. Put them together, and what do you have? Yep, no shot.
9/9 -- @ Cleveland
9/16 -- Baltimore
9/23 -- @ Arizona
9/30 -- N.Y. Giants
10/7 --@ Pittsburgh
10/14 -- Detroit
The lowdown: When owner Jeff Lurie backed Andy Reid after last season's 8-8 disappointment, he forgot to tell him what he was in for: Heartbreak Hill in the first mile of the marathon. There are four playoff opponents here, and the two that aren't are road games. Granted, Cleveland should be a lock. But Arizona? One of the toughest places to win for East Coast teams. If there's a break it's drawing Baltimore at home ... without Terrell Suggs and with the Ravens coming off a Monday night game vs. Cincinnati.
Toughest game: Pittsburgh. Not only are the Steelers always a tough out -- especially at home -- but Philadelphia meets them immediately after playing the defending Super Bowl champs.
9/9 -- San Francisco
9/13 -- Chicago
9/24 -- @ Seattle
9/30 -- New Orleans
10/7 -- @ Indianapolis
10/14 -- @ Houston
The lowdown: The only breather here is Indianapolis, and it's a road game. Otherwise, I can think of easier ways to open the season. In San Francisco and Chicago the Packers face two of the most physical defenses anywhere. Then it's on to Seattle where Pete Carroll quietly is assembling a defense to rival the 49ers. Lucky for Green Bay it meets New Orleans away from the Superdome and without Sean Payton, but not lucky that it must go to Houston two weeks later. The 49ers' defense last season ranked second in fewest points allowed. Houston was fourth and Seattle sixth. I think you get the idea. Welcome back, Matt Schaub.
Toughest game I'm going with Seattle on Sept. 24. First of all, there's a deafening crowd. Second, the Seahawks are improved. Third, it will be Matt Flynn's Super Bowl, and, yes, that means I believe he starts. I don't care what Carroll says; if he had a conviction about Tarvaris Jackson he wouldn't have spent the big bucks on Flynn.
9/9 -- Pittsburgh
9/17 -- @ Atlanta
9/23 -- Houston
9/30 -- Oakland
10/7 -- @ New England
10/15 -- @ San Diego
10/28 -- New Orleans
11/4 -- @ Cincinnati
The lowdown: Maybe Peyton Manning should've waited on the schedule before deciding where to work next. Two of his first three opponents ranked 1-2 in team defense, and that includes Pittsburgh, which has a score to settle from the playoffs. Manning hasn't played in a year-and-a-half and underwent four neck surgeries, which means this is no way to climb back on the Welcome Wagon. The good news is that three of the Broncos' first four games are home; the bad is that four of their first five opponents are playoff teams and six of the first eight fit that description.
Toughest game: Either Pittsburgh or New England. Me? I'll take the Patriots, just because they're home and because I don't know what Manning looks like after Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Houston get through with him. But I wouldn't underestimate the Steelers. Their defense was embarrassed by Tim Tebow in the playoffs and has something to prove. If I'm Manning, I learn how to duck.
9/9 -- New England
9/16 -- @ San Diego
9/23 -- Detroit
9/30 -- @ Houston
10/7 -- @ Minnesota
10/11 -- Pittsburgh
10/21 -- @ Buffalo
The lowdown: Memo to Jake Locker: Maybe sitting down the first half of the season isn't such a bad idea after all. The Titans open with three playoff opponents in the first month, with San Diego the exception. But Tennessee must go there, and the Chargers are difficult to beat at home. The Titans also draw Blitzburgh and Mario Williams in consecutive weeks -- tackling the Steelers on a short week after traveling to Minnesota. Good luck.
Toughest game: New England. OK, so it's home. Big deal. It's the Patriots, and tell me the last time they lost a season opener. It was 2003, and they average 29 points in the eight victories since then -- including one where Tom Brady missed most of the game. Last time I checked, Brady was still under center, and the Patriots were improved over the team that last year won the AFC.


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UMass Divers Complete Day One Of NCAA Zone A Meet
March 10, 2014
NCAA Zone A Women's 1-Meter Results
CHRISTIANBURG, Va. - UMass sophomore Josh Koppel finished in 20th place in the 3-meter springboard competition at the NCAA Zone A Diving Meet on Monday.
Koppel finished the prelims just out of the top 18, scoring a 288.75. The top 18 from the prelims advanced into the finals. He will compete in the 1-meter event on Tuesday.
On the women's side, senior Michaela Butler is headed back to college swimming and diving's biggest stage. She was second in the 1-meter with a score of 594.80. Her second-place finish advances her to the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, held March 20-22 at the Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis.
The Dennisport, Mass. native finished fourth in the 1-meter and 14th in the 3-meter at last year's NCAA Championships, becoming the first All-American in both UMass and Atlantic 10 women's swimming & diving history.
Fellow UMass diver Mikhaila Eckhardt finished 23rd in the prelims with a score of 219.15.
Both Butler and Eckhardt are scheduled for the 3-meter event on Tuesday.
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John McLaughlin: Shin Jin Rui
Shin Jin Rui
John McLaughlin (guitar)
The Promise (Verve 314 529 828-2)
John McLaughlin (guitar), David Sanborn (alto sax), Dennis Chambers (drums),
Jim Beard (keyboards), James Genus (bass guitar), Don Alias (percussion).
Composed by John McLaughlin.
Recorded: New York, 1995
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
John McLaughlin and saxophonist David Sanborn have known each other for many years. Three decades ago, Sanborn appeared as special guest on two of McLaughlin's albums, Electric Guitarist and Electric Dreams, and has jammed with him on stage. In 1995 McLaughlin invited Sanborn back into the studio for this performance. As best I can determine, "Shin Jin Rui" is the Japanese equivalent of "Generation X." Why McLaughlin would refer to it is beyond me. Perhaps there is a deeper meaning in Japanese or Zen culture.
The tune begins with the sounds of a babbling brook and singing birds. McLaughlin and Sanborn play the somewhat dark and mournful intro in unison. They know how to mesh. The other musicians provide a cautious subterranean mood for reinforcement. The tune begins in earnest. It is a more hopeful blues shuffle with a touch of funk. Sanborn solos first. He can play the pop stuff, straight-ahead jazz, and hang in there with the best of them on fusion pieces. After a percussive section featuring the superb duo of Chambers and Alias, McLaughlin enters. It is a good solo that would have been better without the ring- modulator. But he gets the point across as even Sanborn begins to play with distortion in the calls and responses that bring us to the end. You can't go wrong listening to music made by McLaughlin, Sanborn and band. It may not be easy to discover what "Shin Jin Rui" means. But it is easy to define this music as good.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1990s jazz · fusion · guitar
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Louise, a Lower Primary teacher, has been working doubly or even triply hard with me for the last few months and she's super close to passing it – she's just needs one extra mark and she'll be fully qualified, earning the same as her colleagues and be able to quick arse with her newly found skills. Here are her "Top Tips for Passing Numeracy Skills Test" to help other teachers in her position pass the QTS Skills Test.
- Know your timetables. If you find it difficult to recall them by rota use the easier ones to work out more difficult multiples. E.g. to work out 6×7 start at 6×5 and work up to 6×7 or 6×8 work out 6×4 and double the answer.
- Remember when simplifying a fraction try to divide it by 2 or 3 this will reduce the steps and not waste time during the test.
- Ensure you do not make silly mistakes e.g. it asks for 2/5 and you work out 1/5 and enter that as your answer rather than doubling 1/5!!!
- Try to book test in the morning as I have found that I am more alert and have not stressed about it all day.
- Nearly all questions related to time are in the 24 hour clock. Practise converting times from analogue to twenty four hour clock.
- Draw a time line when working out questions related so you can work back and check your answers.
- Practise multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. Moving the decimal to left to divide and to the right to multiply.
- Learn basic fractions as percentages: 2/5= 40% or ¾= 75%
- Learn percentages as decimals: 37%=0.37 or 45%=0.45
- Practise listening to mental arithmetic test questions and writing down the key numbers the first time you listen to the question. Begin to work the question out as soon as the question has been repeated.
- Practise, Practise , Practise the online test
- This book is clear and only gives you information you need to know. Loads of tips and practise question that are different numbers but the same types of questions as the online test. When using the online material you can begin to remember the answers rather than working them out.
- Use the material on the tda skills test site. There explanation are clear and give examples. http://www.tda.gov.uk/trainee-teacher/qts-skills-tests/numeracy/numeracy-areas.aspx
- If time is an issue you can get a time extension by going to the doctors and asking for letter. Then fill in a form for special arrangements and send it with the letter. http://www.tda.gov.uk/trainee-teacher/qts-skills-tests/special-arrangements.aspx
- I have found if you don't use mathematic everyday that I forget or became slower at recalling simple facts, multiples or converting fraction to percentages. Try to practise every day between tests or tutoring session as this impact on how quickly you can work out answers and recall of simple facts. Speed is key to the mental arithmetic section of the test.
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What a Disappointment
Monday, July 26, 2010
Shortly after joining Sparkpeople I started the Couch to 5K program. This was my second time as I completed it 3 years ago. The problem was once the weather turned, I was no longer interested in running outside and I don't have a treadmill.
But, I decided to give it another try. It's so amazing how you really can run for some distance after a few weeks when the first week you're huffing and puffing after 60 seconds.
However, I must of landed wrong because by the beginning of week 2 I felt something in my left leg, just below the knee. Like an idiot, I ignored it and continued to run through weeks 2, 3 and 4 and begin week 5. Then the pain became too much to ignore and I realized I needed to stop and give myself some time to heal.
Well that was July 2nd. I gave up running as well as the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred in order to heal. After two weeks, I felt a lot better and decided I would walk a bit more. But I had to find something else. Since I'm over 50, I was a bit hesitant to run again. I'm certain to injure something else. And there's also the, "what do I do when the weather turns?" problem.
I was reading a thread where many were singing the praises of Curves and decided to give the local Curves a try. I had stopped in there 3 years ago and was turned off, but I had heard that ownership had changed and was willing to give it another try.
So last Monday, July 19, I joined Curves. It's really close to my house. I can stop there on the way home from work. I was really enjoying myself. I joined Monday and did half a workout. But I went back on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I went today to start my second week. The woman in charge, not the owner, said she had to talk to me. I had no idea what this could be about. She showed me a letter written by the owner to all the members saying she had to close and that Wednesday, July 28th would be the last day.
Wow. Just when I thought I found something I liked. . . . .
Enough feeling sorry for myself. My heart goes out to the owner who put her heart and soul into this and because of some not so wonderful business decisions, and the economy, has to give it up.
So I'm going tomorrow and I'll definitely be there on Wednesday, to say goodbye to everyone I can. There are other Curves fairly close by, but none close enough and not one near my office, so I'll be looking for something else.
I really don't know. But I do wonder. . .Perhaps this was a way to give me a couple more weeks to heel. Might it be time to go back to my C25K? I really need to think about that.
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Apparently TLC, home of such classy programming as Breaking Amish, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Sister Wives, cannot get enough highbrow entertainment on its schedule. Yesterday the network green lit a new series focused on ex-TLC (the band) member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins. Now it has announced Starter Wives, a series that will focus on celebrity ex-wives and ex-girlfriends (even if the title makes no sense). Seven women will be focused on, including the exes of 50 Cent, Floyd Mayweather and Lamar Odom-Kardashian.
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But Badgers come up short to Mukwonago
September 05, 2013
The Badger and Mukwonago offenses were mirror images Friday night, even to the point where both quarterbacks wore No. 11.
The two, option-heavy offenses put up nearly identical numbers, but the difference was ball security.
The Badgers gained 195 rushing yards and only 13 passing. Mukwonago gained 191 on the ground and added only 20 in the air.
The Badgers' time of possession was just over 25 minutes while Mukwonago held on for just under 23.
And both of those No. 11 quarterbacks ran. A lot.
Badger's quarterback Collin Broderick had 75 rushing yards and his counterpart on Mukwonago, Aaron Nixon, had 50.
When it came to turnovers, however, the Badgers had three and Mukwonago zero.
Despite a strong second half, Badger couldn't recover from three first-half turnovers against Mukwonago's stout defense and lost 9-7.
Coming into the game, the Indians were ranked third and the Badgers ninth in the coaches poll of Division 1 schools.
"This was a great test to see where we stand in the state," Badger coach Matt Hensler told his team after the game.
All of Mukwonago's points came off Badger turnovers.
Mukwonago recovered a dropped punt inside the Badger 20, which led to a 12-yard touchdown by Indian's running back Alexander Straszewski with 1:47 left in the half.
Two plays later the Indians intercepted a pass from Broderick, who was under heavy pressure from standout linebacker Dominic Cizauskas, who committed to the University of Wisconsin back in June.
At 6 feet 2 inches and 240 lbs., Cizauskas was a disruptive force on the Indian's defense. Especially on the interception. He broke through the line and got a hand on Broderick mid-throw. The interception set up a short field goal for Mukwonago kicker Zachary Timmers, who had just missed an extra point. The kick was good and brought the Indians up 9-0 at halftime.
Nine points were all Mukwonago needed.
The Badgers put together an impressive 17 play, 65-yard drive in the third quarter, powered by Broderick and work-horse fullback Andrew Allen, who finished the game with 82 yards total, averaging 5.5 per carry. Junior Tristan Steiner finished the drive with a five-yard touchdown run, but the Badgers were unable to sustain another scoring drive.
"We need to take care of the little things," said Hensler. "That's a big emphasis."
Hensler made no excuses for his team's sloppy ball handling, despite the slick conditions — the game was delayed an hour due to a passing electrical storm.
"We had some good drives in the first-half," Hensler said. "We just couldn't hold on to the ball and finish."
The Badgers will take a 1-1 record into its Southern Lakes conference opener Friday. They will play defending conference champion Waterford Union High School at Badger. The game starts at 7 p.m.
Hensler, who played for Mukwonago under his father, state Hall of Fame coach Kieth Hensler, didn't like losing to his former team.
"It felt awful," Hensler said. "It felt terrible. Obviously I wish the 9 and 7 on the scoreboard would've gone the other way."
When it comes to losses, though, Hensler wants his team to have a short memory.
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