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Orthopaedic Assessment Service (OAS)
This service is designed to assess and diagnose orthopaedic and musculoskeletal problems in persons aged 18 and over. We then discuss and plan the appropriate treatment for the patient within our service or via a referral to a secondary care provider where necessary. We offer a variety of clinics as listed in the document which can be accessed by clicking the following link:
If your referral is purely for physiotherapy, please refer directly to the Primary Care Physiotherapy Service and not through the Tier 2 Orthopaedics service.
Orthopaedic Pathways
To view the pathways go to the 'Referrals, Pathways & Proformas' page.
Orthopaedic Triage Service (OTS)
On the 5th November 2009 SMC and NHS Stockport launched the new Stockport Orthopaedic Triage Service. From this date the OAS service were no longer appear on Choose and Book and therefore ALL orthopaedic referrals should be directed to the new clinic on Choose and Book called "Stockport Orthopaedic Triage Service". This is instead of you referring to other orthopaedic services including Tier 2, IS CATs and secondary care.
We have developed this pilot to address the significant increase in demand for orthopaedic services in Stockport and the corresponding need to manage utilisation to ensure maximum efficiency. This pilot will enable us to fully understand the patient need for orthopaedic services and ensure that the contracts developed are appropriate in future.
Therefore until further notice please direct ALL orthopaedic referrals into this service.
The links below will direct you to further information about this project:
- Rationale behind initiating the project
- Patient Information Leaflet
- GP Information Leaflet
- Care UK Consultants
(Please remember when printing these PDF documents to print double sided and ensure the paper flips "up" rather than "over". These choices can be found under the "properties" button when you select print)
Each practice will have received hard copies of all of the materials. If you have any questions please contact Mike Mayers on 0161 249 4216.


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A welcome change from the numerous sushi bars that line the street, Annex wanderers will be refreshed by the Brunswick Avenue Pump. The Pump is a traditional little pub with all the amenities one looks for in a casual watering hole. Its mainstays include well over a dozen local and imported brews on tap, big screen TVs, a jukebox and a pinball machine. The exposed brick walls with rich wood imply the familiarity of a small town. Between booth seating and a bar/lounge, the large windowed garage doors open up during the warmer months to create a patio that overlooks Bloor Street.
Pub Fare with Italian Nuances
The menu delivers all that is expected from a pub and more. Calamari, wings, nachos, garlic bread, and antipasto are well-known finger foods, and the organic salads make for good starters. The Tex-Mex chicken, Italian panino, chicken parmesan, and steak on a bun are truly "two-fisted" sandwiches. Steak-lovers can choose among six different varieties of Angus beef, including tenderloin kebab, peppercorn striploin, surf and turf, and brandied ribeye. There is a flair for Italian cuisine, with hearty offerings of 10 stone-baked pizzas and a selection of calzones. Fish and chips, lasagna, baby back ribs, and fajitas are also served, ensuring there's plenty to choose from beyond the standard pub fare. Depending on what night of the week you stop in, there are dinner specials after 5 p.m. that offer ½ price on nachos, wings, pizza, and pasta. The Pump also supplies comfort food to curb that inevitable hangover with its brunch from 11 – 3 on weekends.

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The physicians who staff Cedars-Sinai's Blood and Marrow Transplant Program are committed to better understanding blood-based cancers. Cedars-Sinai's transplantation staff includes oncologists from many different areas of specialized medicine. Working jointly with them is our staff of caring, specially trained oncology and case management nurses. Rounding out the healthcare team are pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, data management experts, occupational and physical therapists, and other key healthcare professionals.
The goal of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai is to maintain the highest standard of healthcare excellence. With that as a primary guiding principle, the program director demands that doctors who practice in this unit meet strict requirements before being accepted as staff members. These qualifying requirements are set jointly by the Medical Staff Constitution and the program's Executive Committee.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For many, it just wouldn't be Saint Patrick's Day without a pint! In fact, 13 million pints of Guinness and countless cups of green beer are chugged around the world every March 17th. While we've heard all about the bad things beer can do to our bodies, in moderation it could do some good too.
Eric is a Brew Master.
"It's like the best job ever," Eric told Ivanhoe.
His concoctions can intoxicate and they could medicate.
"Well alcohol's been used as medication for forever and ever," Dr. Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D., Professor & Co-Vice Chair at the University of Florida, told Ivanhoe.
Addiction Expert Sara Jo Nixon says, like red wine, drinking beer can be good for your heart!
"That's something that the beer industry has not really capitalized on," Dr. Nixon explained.
An Italian study of more than 200,000 people found those who drank a pint a day, had a 31 percent decrease in heart disease risk. Beer can also raise HDL, the good cholesterol, in your body.
A 2009 study found the high levels of silicon in beer can be good for bones, but too many could mean more fractures.
"We also know that there's a line between too much alcohol being bad for bones," explained Dr. Nixon.
Harvard studies found beer can prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of stroke, and that a few beers a day lowered the risk of diabetes in middle-aged men by 25 percent.
Research in Europe found moderate beer drinkers had 30 percent higher levels of the disease-fighting vitamin B6 compared to non-drinkers.
"But, you can't substitute a beer for your multi-vitamin," explained Dr. Nixon.
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One day–One Exam–OneLongJourney More!Nantes, Fall 2010
So, my time remaining in Nantes, France could now probably be reduced to a certain number of hours and minutes--for those fastidious few who have nothing better to do than count. I just finished my Palestinian Question and Contemporary French Society final exams, and am not yet feeling motivated enough to begin studying for the fourth and final IES exam which I have tomorrow: French Writers. I still have two hours before all of those in Mme de Pous' Grammar sections here at IES head over to her house for a short soiree of aperatifs, and so I thought I would add another blog entry. It seems that the general consensus among the student at IES is that the upcoming return home will be bittersweet. Mainly bitter to be leaving host families and France behind, and mainly sweet to be reuniting with real families, friends, and significant others (yes, there are some long-distance relationships that have survived the 5 months of separation!). Out of about 80 students, only 11 will stay for the whole year, and the rest will return to their "real lives," as we have taken to referring to them. And next semester, most of the gaps we are leaving behind in our host families will be filled with new students coming on their study abroads. If I could give advice to those students, what would it be? -At the beginning, don't freak out. You are not the only one who feels incapable and rather uncomfortable. All over Nantes there are other American students sitting at the dinner table with their host families trying to learn the customs, trying to follow the conversation, and trying to act like they understand what's going on. -Don't say "Je suis plein" after a meal in attempting to say "I am full". -Bread sits on the table, not on your plate. You use it to mop up and clean up your empty plate after you're done. -Always wear shoes or slippers in the house. It's weird and generally frowned upon to wander around in socks. Bare feet? No no. -Accept your family's invitations to do things with them, especially at the beginning. Watch movies even if you can't understand what's going on (been there), go to church with them, go explore the neighborhood with them, etc. It's better than hiding in your room and will set a pattern of you being present with and a part of the family as opposed to just a lodger. -Don't worry if you feel like your relationships with your family take a long time to form. Give it time, and form they will. -Take advantage of things like conversation club to meet actual French people, and go out to dinner with them afterwards or meet up for a meal so you can actually form friendships. It will help so much with learning the language and otherwise can be quite hard to break through the "tough exterior" that a lot of French people can have! That's all I have for now, but when I write again after my return home, I will try to add more. Bonne Soiree!
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January 3, 2014 | By Brittany Chrusciel | 2 Comments
You've got questions, we've got answers. Every other Friday we will bring you a piece of reader feedback and our response. Have a question about cruising? Notice an error on our site? Want to just drop a comment for our consideration? Submit your own feedback by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com, and maybe we'll select your submission for our next Feedback Blog.
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"We are sailing on the Nieuw Amsterdam in April next year on a 24-day cruise in the Mediterranean. Is there any charge for doing our laundry?
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We're working on compiling a list of laundry services and charges across all major cruise lines — but for now, we can direct these readers to the boards, where avid cruisers seem to have an answer for every question. The threads we found indicate that members sailing in 2010 found no self-serve laundry services onboard Nieuw Amsterdam. Therefore, there would be a fee for laundry, pressing and dry-cleaning packages. To cross-reference this, we checked out Holland America's website and found the definitive answer in their Planning & Advice section: Yes, there is a fee. Self-service launderettes are available, for a nominal charge on select ships, but not Nieuw Amsterdam.
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Paul Hinds
January 8th, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
Shipboard laundry prices can be pretty high so be prepared for that. Some of the lines, like HAL, do offer free laundry in their top tier suites but otherwise you will pay.
The lux lines also tend to have free self-serve washers and dryers with soap dispensers built in. You do need to time it right however as the demand gets large close to landing time.
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Hi, my name is Bill Finch and I am the Systems Administrator for the department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Risa Robinson, the Department Head of Mechanical Engineering asked if I would post an article for prospective students or parents that would like some general information on a computer purchase.
The department does not require a student to have a computer. It is however a general recommendation for the convenience and availability of having one's own system. All of the software you, your son or daughter will encounter in our program will be available for use on the department computers found in the labs. Most of the applications are licensed to the department and will not be available for the student to use on their personal computer. This has to do with licensing and the prohibitive costs of purchasing single user applications of these programs. There are other computer labs situated throughout the campus that are available for every student to use as well.
In general, the computers available today will be able to run the types of software that most students use. e.g.; MS Office, Internet Explorer, sound and video files, CD/DVD burning software, etc. Unfortunately, no matter what choice of a system you make, it will only be a matter of time before it becomes outdated. My recommendation to other purchasers in the past has been to look at a system that is the top of the line with all the bells and whistles. Then, drop back one or two versions. The thinking is that usually, the fastest CPU, video card and memory are not worth the extra money you will be spending for the amount of performance that you will gain from them.
MAC or PC
Whatever you are most comfortable with. The Microsoft programs are compatible so that won't be an issue for homework assignments. This is really a personal preference.
If you choose a MAC: Mac's now come with Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. MS Office for the MAC is Office Mac 2011.
If you choose a PC: Windows 8 is the latest operating System. If you are purchasing a laptop or desktop, you may want to consider Windows 7 or wait for Windows 8.1 which will bring back some of the elements of Windows 7 that users have become accustomed to. Although MS Office is now up to Version MS Office 2013, we are still using MS Office 2010 until the Institute upgrades as a whole.
Laptop, Desktop or Netbook
Laptops are great for portability and will run many of today's computer applications. There is great coverage on campus for wireless networking. Laptops are more likely to "disappear". If you choose a laptop, remember that the bigger the screen, the more the unit will weigh. Desktops give you more power for the money. They generally have a faster CPU, and are capable of more internal devices. They are also more upgradeable. It is really a personal choice and what a user is more comfortable with. Netbooks are one of the latest entries in the portable computing market. They are very light, easily portable and inexpensive but at a cost of performance. If all you want or need is something to browse the internet, create documents and spreadsheets, or give presentations, these will suffice. The labs are always available if you need more horsepower.
CPU's Single CPU systems are slowly fading from view as companies strive to provide faster, cooler cheaper processors. I would advise the newer i Series processor. Faster is generally better. Following my earlier advice, look at the fastest CPU speed and drop back one or two steps. Many students have purchased systems with both INTEL and AMD CPU's. The AMD processors are generally cheaper and the performance is comparable to the INTEL chip.
Dual Core/Quad Core More cores are faster. Affordability is the question.
64 Bit vs. 32 bit. If you want a more robust system, make sure it has 64 Bit capability. If you purchase a 64 bit system, make sure you have a minimum of 4 Gig Ram.
AMD vs. INTEL These companies are the big CPU developers. Generally, systems with AMD processors are a little cheaper due to competitive pricing. However, either of these processors would be fine for your system.
Today's operating systems and applications need more memory than ever. I would not get a system with less than 4 GB of Ram. 6-8 Gigs is better if you can afford it. You generally can save money and installation costs if you purchase extra memory when you order your system. Remember, most laptops use "shared" video memory. The amount of memory the video card is setup to use will be subtracted from the system memory. This is something to keep in mind if you are a big time game player and are purchasing a laptop. Look for a laptop video card with dedicated or (discreet) video memory for higher resolution and graphics speed if you need it.
DVD Drive
Blu- ray is the latest technology but probably overkill for most users. The hardware and media is still a bit pricey. You can still burn regular DVD's with Blu-Ray technology but only a Blu-Ray disc can be read in a Blu-Ray device. Any DVD-RW drive will be more than sufficient.
External Hard Disk
I would recommend a USB Jump or Flash drive, (or 2) for file transfer (See below), and maybe an external hard disk for backups.
USB Flash or Jump drives
These are the small devices that connect to a USB port on the computer. They can hold from a few megabytes up gigabytes of data. They will work on almost any computer that has a USB connector. I would recommend one with at least 16 GB of memory.
A flat panel is great if you have the money. It's a real space saver and the resolution is crisp. I would recommend a minimum of 19". Monitors are nicer and are much cheaper than they used to be. Many companies now have flat panel/wide screen monitors. It's really a personal choice
Ethernet card, (10/100)
The RIT campus now has total wireless coverage. (802.11n) backwards compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g
For desktop systems, 100(megabit)/1000(gigabit) card would be best.
Video Card
Most discrete video cards today have 1GB ram. This should be more than sufficient for most applications and some games. Select an upgradeable card for games, CAD applications or TV/Video applications. NVIDIA GeForce series or ATI Radeon HD series are good choices.
Many laptops have shared memory. They actually use some of the system RAM for video memory. You can usually select the amount of memory from with the system BIOS. Laptops that have video cards with dedicated video memory (memory actually on the video card itself and not shared) are usually more expensive but are more robust for games, videos and high end applications.
Hard Disk 500GB +
Plenty of storage space and drives are cheap now. You will notice a difference in performance between a 5400 rpm compared to a 7200 rpm drive.
There are plenty of black and white printers on campus and we have a color laser available for our students. However an inexpensive Desk Jet might be advisable for those quick print jobs or to print pictures or papers of a personal nature.
Besides MS Office, any special applications you learn will be installed on the department lab computers. The Mechanical Engineering Department also subscribes to a Microsoft web site that allows free downloads for certain applications such as Visio, Project and Visual Basic products. NO Office applications are downloadable though. Use your RIT computer account and password to login. http://mechengmsdnaa.rit.edu/
Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
I realize this is a lot to digest, especially if you haven't been looking. Maybe I've missed something that may be important to you. I'd be happy to help out any way I can.
You can find other helpful information at the RIT ITS (Information and Technology Services) web site, http://www.rit.edu/its/
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Singer/songwriter power pop legend Marshall Crenshaw will be coming to City Winery in Manhattan for a special appearance of request taking and surprises on Wednesday, August 6th, at 8:00 pm. Graham Maby, Andy York and Rich Pagano will round out the band for this show.
Marshall Crenshaw first came to the attention of national and international audiences in 1982 with the release of his self titled first album. Previous to this, Crenshaw had put in time playing John Lennon in a road company production of the musical Beatlemania, and a version of his song 'Someday, Someway' as covered by rockabilly revival artist Robert Gordon had also gotten some notice and airplay.
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Often dubbed a modern day Buddy Holly, Crenshaw always cited Motown artists and country music as significant early influences, as well as Holly and the British Invasion groups.
He would in fact go on to portray Holly in the 1987 Richie Valens bio-pic La Bamba as well as appearing in the film Peggy Sue Got Married. He wrote the title song for the film comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story in 2007.
His songs have been covered by a variety of artists over the years including Bette Midler, and Gin Blossoms with whom he wrote their hit 'Til I Hear it From You.'
As an author Crenshaw published the book Hollywood Rock: The Ultimate Guide to Rock in the Movies in 1994. He also hosts a radio program called The Bottomless Pit on WFUV radio in New York, spinning discs from his own vast private record collection.
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It's only a city block, but the Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of the most beautiful city blocks you'll encounter in Portland. Located in the Chinese district of Old Town, Portland, the Chinese Garden will transport you to the peace and beauty of 16th Century China.
The garden, professionally designed and developed by 65 artisans from Portland's sister city of Suzhou, China, was opened in 2000. Most of the building materials are from Suzhou and the special plants you'll encounter are those you'll find in a traditional Chinese garden.
When you visit the Lan Su Chinese Garden, allow at least an hour to wander the beautiful plants and explore the art and architecture. Plan more time if you want to take a tour, a class or enjoy tea in the lovely tea house.
The Lan Su Chinese Garden is the type of place that will bid you to return. Return and see the plants in the four seasons. Return for special events. And, return to discover the beautiful details found in the plantings and the architectural details.
The garden is a surprising place. It is a great place to relax amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Portland, to take a break and reflect on your life. And, after your visit, visit the Garden Shop for a beautiful remembrance to gift or to take home.
The Lan Su Chinese Garden is a refreshing place to visit no matter what the weather. If it is raining, duck into one of the buildings or sit and enjoy the rain from the shelter of a pavilion.
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Well, it was another cool, wet, foggy, damp, dreary, and (add your adjective here) day. The high at Philly International was 49 this morning at 5:46am and during the day we were just in the lower and middle 40s as close to an inch of rain fell throughout the day.
Overnight it will remain cloudy with scattered showers(some light snow and sleet north and west) with temperatures in the middle 30s. Monday itself will begin cloudy and damp, but as the low pushes offshore high pressure will move in to provide gradual sunshine in the afternoon. Highs will be in the middle 50s with a northerly wind between 10-15mph. After an overnight low around 40 Tuesday will be filled with sunshine as high approach 60; come Wednesday we'll have temperatures in the middle 60s with a front stalling on top of the region. Luckily we'll be on the milder side of the front, but further north and west it will just be in the 40s.
Thursday into Friday will be mostly cloudy with that front finally pushing northward to provide some showers, but Friday evening the cold front swings by to provide rain into Saturday morning. Behind the front we stay seasonable with highs in the upper 50s.
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One-On-One with Seonkyoung Longest, Jayde Fuzion Executive Chef
A self-taught home cook, Seonkyoung Longest is passionate about cooking, which helped her adjust to life in the United States. Born and raised in South Korea, she moved to Mississippi in 2009 with her husband. She began watching Food Network where she learned to cook new recipes, with her own twist.
Inspired by what she saw on TV, she began making her own cooking videos with a small camera, sharing the happiness cooking brought her with people all over the world. Then came Restaurant Express. Over the course of seven episodes, she competed against nine chefs and aspiring restaurateurs to win her lifelong dream of launching a restaurant in Las Vegas. On Tuesday that dream came true when Jayde Fuzion opened at our resort. In between running around the kitchen and cooking for our guests, we caught up with her to chat about the restaurant.
What excites you the most about having your own restaurant?
Seonkyoung Longest: I'm finally able to let people taste my food! I have been doing my YouTube channel, making videos that show people how to make my food in their home for almost two years. I have a lot of people watching the videos, but I don't know if they actually cook my food. Now, they can come to my restaurant and taste my food.
How would you describe the menu and food at Jayde Fuzion?
SL: It is an amazing menu that I, and the team here, worked really hard on. It literally combines all types of Asian food into one menu; Korean, Japanese, Chinese. The food is full of flavor and it's a friendly menu at a good price point.
There's no way you can not like something about this menu and the food. I just ask that people come to the restaurant with an open mind. If you think you've tried a dish or an item and didn't like it – try it again because sometimes you just haven't had it prepared the right way.
What do you think someone should order on their first visit to Jayde Fuzion?
SL: Any of my signature dishes, of course! If people want something that I made on the show, the Crab Salad is very good and a great way to start the meal. The Kimchi Fried Rice is also very good and the Bibimbap is a traditional Korean dish that combines rice, beef and vegetables. But, honestly, if you want beef, order whatever beef dish there is – you're going to like it. Or if you want seafood, order a seafood dish. I think everything on the menu is very good.
You've been in Las Vegas now for a few months, what is your favorite thing about living here?
SL: The grocery shopping! Columbus, Mississippi is a very small city. We had a small military commissary and Wal-Mart. If I wanted to make something with Asian ingredients I had to drive at least one to three hours to get good ingredients. Here, there is a Whole Foods ten minutes away and a Korean and China town! It's amazing.
You mention you're from Columbus, Mississippi, which has a population of about 23,000 people. In comparison, Las Vegas has a population of nearly 600,000 people. What has been your biggest adjustment to moving to the city?
SL: Driving! I'm not the best driver and I'm not used to driving in a big city with highways and lots of cars. Learning to drive here is scary but luckily I live close to the M!
In addition to moving to a new city, you've also had to transition from being a "home cook" to running a restaurant. What has been the challenging part for you?
SL: Even though I was a home cook and haven't managed a restaurant, cooking in a commercial kitchen isn't the challenge. Managing the kitchen is probably the most difficult; learning to stay calm. I always freak out that's just me. I want everything to go well, but I'm learning so much from the other chefs at the M about staying calm and how to manage a kitchen. They are really amazing and so organized.
People might think that I'm lucky because I lack the restaurant experience, but I work really hard and have a true passion and love for food and food education. Robert, and hopefully the people watching the show, saw that and that's why I'm here. I want to know they deserve to eat good food, made with love, and that's what I bring to the restaurant.
What is the best meal you've ever eaten?
SL: I recently went to Raku in Chinatown and it was wonderful. The chef prepared tuna sashimi with nori soaking in soy sauce and it was a wakeup call for me. I had never tried tuna prepared that way. The chef said you'd be able to taste the ocean and he was right!
Of course, nothing compares to my mom's breakfast. In Korea, there aren't a lot of breakfast meals so when I was little my mom would cook whatever she had in the refrigerator. My favorite to this day is Doenjang – Jigae, which is similar to miso soup but it's a Korean bean paste soup. My mom makes fresh rice and mixes it with grains, pan-fried fish and eggs. It's so good!
What was your first job?
SL: My first real job was a comic artist in Korea. I love to draw and got a job working with a professional artist when I was high school.
If you weren't a chef what would you be doing?
SL: I would be doing something with art, creating or making something. In Korea, I was a professional comic artist and I did really well, but at the time I was young and thought I could make it as an artist on my own. I didn't do well and ended up quitting. After that experience, I started to do belly dancing as a way to relieve stress. I loved it and got licensed. I got really into it and actually competed professionally. In the end, dancing was a great way to meet people but it wasn't something I could do for a living. I know I have an artistic nature, so I would be doing something that nurtures that.
You can meet Seonkyoung inside her new restaurant Jayde Fuzion, open Sunday-Thursday from 5-10 pm; Friday-Saturday 5-11 pm.


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This black comedy, a satirical investigation of the prewar Moscow theater scene by Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov, the author of The Master and Margarita, is available for order online and at your favorite local bookseller, if you're lucky.
When aspiring writer Maxudov's novel fails, he attempts suicide. When this, too, fails, he makes it into a play. To his surprise - and the resentment of literary Moscow - the play is accepted by the legendary Independent Theater, and Maxudov plunges into a vortex of inflated egos. Each rehearsal sees more and more sparks flying higher and higher and less and less chance of poor Maxudov's play ever being performed. Black Snow is the ultimate backstage novel and a brilliant satire on Mikhail Bulgakov's ten-year love-hate relationship with Stanislavski, Method acting, and the Moscow Arts Theater.
After a lifetime spent struggling against censorship, not least in the theater, Bulgakov died in 1940, not long after completing his masterpiece, The Master and Margarita. None of his major fiction was published during his lifetime.


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Howard Stern is Toast!
Howard Stern in a piece of toast. No, I'm not kidding. Head over to Ebay:
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I'm from a small community like Oldham County.
I grew up reading the sports pages of the "Robertson County Times" in Springfield, Tennessee every Wednesday and at some point in high school I discovered that telling stories through sports was my calling.
BUCKNER — Oldham County coach Coy Zerhusen has been pleasantly surprised with how his Colonels team is adjusting to a new style of play.
LOUISVILLE — Through all the plaques, all the state championship medals, all the regional and national records and events in which Grace Oglesby has so assertively swam her way through, none will come close to the worldwide significance of her next event.
CRESTWOOD — South Oldham boys basketball coach Steve Simpson doesn't want to see a rebuilding year for a Dragons team coming off its third regional title in four seasons.
By Ginger Lumpkin
Even though it is only two and-a-half hours away, I have not spent much time in Chicago. In 1974, I tagged along on a church youth trip chaperoned by my parents. I was only five, but I have some very distinct memories of that time.
By Molly Hensel
Huh? Business and ethics in the same breath? Surely you jest. Just look at the current crop of political candidates and you must be dreaming to think that business and ethics are even part of the same conversation.
Having spoken at hundreds of funerals in my lifetime, I have discovered that final remarks relate a great deal about the deceased. It would be a fascinating experience to hear, in advance, what will be said in our eulogy.
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Dear Kids,
I can understand why you might be mad. No kid likes their parents going through their stuff, and that feeling just gets more intense the closer you get to being teenagers. If you were shocked when I pulled that surprise audit of your smartphones the other day, I can completely sympathize.
Actually, I don't think I can. When I was your age, nobody had the free and easy access to electronics that today's kids have. The most we had to worry about in our day was that Mom and Dad would read our diary, or find that stash of magazines we kept under the mattress. And we couldn't get that stuff nearly as easily as you can today, much less carry it around in our pockets.
I myself am a technology guy, strongly tethered to my phone, so it seemed a little hypocritical of me to refuse your requests for one, especially when it lets us keep in touch with each other. You'll remember I favoured the basic model – it was only by pure luck in that raffle that you ended up with the iPhone. But even "dumbphones" have their problems.
So, the audit. I hope I made it clear to you that its purpose wasn't to get you in trouble. It's just so easy for everyone (including grownups) to forget the dangers of a near constant Internet connection, we need to be regularly reminded of a few things…
1. There's no such thing as "Delete". Snapchat selfies can be saved, disposable texts can be copied, and anything you post can be shared. And there are archive web engines that record everything they come across. So once something is out there, it's very difficult and likely impossible to completely remove it. And it could all come back to haunt you someday.
2. The crazy stuff is only a click away. We grownups don't like to draw your attention to that fact. But it's just so accessible, even by accident through a simple spelling error in a web address, that you can easily wander into places where your young age makes you vulnerable. Not just from predators – you can be spied on or get computer viruses on these sites. And while it may be tempting to go see what you can see, just remember: once you've seen something disturbing or upsetting, you can't un-see it.
3. Even if you're being safe, you're still in danger. This is the most frustrating thing of all, and it's the biggest reason for the audit. Those seemingly-harmless little game apps you fill your phones with can sometimes be fronts for data theft. Some apps get permission from your phone to access your private photos, or your contact details, and who knows what they do with that stuff? And even the big Social Media sites like Facebook can change their privacy settings without warning – suddenly the stuff you thought was super-private is open for the world to see.
Look, I get it. Sharing is the new way of things, and all this auditing might seem paranoid to you. But the fact is, no generation before you has ever had the technology to communicate with the world like this. We just don't know what staring into a tiny little glowing square all day is turning us into, or how all this communication will affect our lives as we all get older.
We're still your parents, and we want whatever you're turning into to have the best chances in life. So I completely understand why you'll grumble when I ask to see your phones. But I'm still going to ask.
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So in our email this morning, we received this video.
Sauza makes tequila.
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HOLY FUCK that guy is sexy! I'm not easily convinced either........
I have pretty high standards... but DAMN. I have a fire he can put out!
ps: kittens DO make everything better!
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Gray Whale Cove State Beach
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Visiting Gray Whale Cove
The beach (a.k.a. Devil's Slide) features a sheltered cove surrounded by cliffs that drop abruptly into the Pacific Ocean. A steep trail leads down to the beach. There is a small picnic area on the bluff above. Gray whales can often be seen close to the shore.
Sunbathing is the most popular activity between mid-April and mid-May.
On the San Mateo Coast, north of Montara on U.S. Highway 1. The only available automobile parking is on the east side of the highway. Crossing to the ocean side of the highway can be both difficult and dangerous.
Seasons/Climate - Recommended Clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.
Dogs are prohibited at all times.
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Please, NO beach fires are allowed.
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A couple years ago, a wrestling historian contacted me about something I had written about the 1949 NCAA wrestling championships, saying, "If you don't know about something, you shouldn't write about it."
As summer draws to a close, it seems like the right time to reveal that, this summer, I've had that feeling more than once regarding college wrestling. My notions seem to contradict conventional wisdom within the sport regarding NCAA autonomy… and what skill sets are important for a college wrestling coach to possess. At the risk of raising the ire of that historian all over again, let me share my perspective on these issues.
NCAA autonomy lesson
This summer, the NCAA Board of Directors approved new rule-making autonomy for the 65 schools in the so-called "Power Five" conferences – the Big Ten, Big 12, the Southeast Conference, the Pac-12, and the Atlantic Coast Conference. This new governing structure opens the door for these conferences to offer more to their student-athletes, including increasing the value of scholarships, allowing four-year scholarship guarantees for some student-athletes, improving health benefits, and allowing players to consult with agents, among other things.
The issue of autonomy has garnered a lot of coverage in general-media sports pages and websites, as well as on talk radio and in online sports forums. A number of sports writers and editorialists, along with the commissioner of one of these newly-labeled powerhouse conferences, have warned that, while autonomy may be great news for men's college football and basketball players, it may not be so good for other collegiate athletes. As they see it, men in the top two sports most likely will come out doing better… and, thanks to Title IX provisions, women's programs will have to receive the same benefits. The potential losers: male athletes in Olympic or "minor" sports such as wrestling. As these writers have pointed out, funds to provide benefits for top male and female athletes will have to come from somewhere… and they are of the opinion that it will be at the expense of wrestling and similar sports.
While these opinion-makers seem to be expressing concern on wrestling's behalf, for the most part, the wrestling world seems unconcerned about any potential negative fallout from the NCAA autonomy plan. I haven't seen much in the way of news coverage or editorializing in wrestling publications or websites… and hardly any discussion in online wrestling forums.
Now, it's possible today's NCAA autonomy decisions will have no negative impact on the future of college wrestling… or perhaps may actually help college wrestlers with additional expenses beyond what a scholarship can provide. A decade from now, we may dig out these old sports columns and editorials and laugh about these nervous Nellies. Then again, autonomy may well be the next stunning, seemingly out-of-the-blue blow to college wrestling, on the order of the International Olympic Committee's 2013 decision to eliminate wrestling as an Olympic core sport… a move that, it's fair to say, most of the wrestling world never saw coming.
What colleges seem to be looking for in a coach
When a college names a new wrestling coach – whether a head coach, a paid assistant, or a volunteer or graduate coach – the school usually issues a formal announcement in the form of a press release and/or an article posted at the wrestling program's website. Typically, these statements provide an explanation as to why the school chose that particular individual over a number of other candidates for that position, listing the new coach's accomplishments as a wrestler and coach.
As College Wrestling Examiner, I've seen hundreds of these announcements over the years… and can't help but notice a growing trend: a seemingly greater emphasis on freestyle or Greco-Roman wrestling and coaching experience in new coaches, if applicable.
There are situations where it's only right to play up a coach's freestyle or Greco background. For example, if the new coach has dazzling international credentials -- Olympic or World championship gold medals, for instance – it would be stupid not to mention it in a hiring announcement. Likewise, it makes sense to emphasize a new hire's international expertise if he/she will be working with the program's freestyle/Greco wrestling club, or coaching collegians openly pursuing an Olympic dream. One can also cut some slack in a situation where a just-hired coach has been focused in recent years on an international wrestling and coaching career with accomplishments that has eclipsed anything he/she may have done in college years ago.
What I do question is when there's an international emphasis in situations outside of these examples – for example, at a small school with no allied freestyle/Greco wrestling club, or where it's highly unlikely that any wrestlers would have legitimate Olympic aspirations.
Now, it's possible that there are other aspects at work here. Perhaps having a freestyle or Greco stud on staff is akin to Chevy dealers having the Corvette in their lineup – it brings prospective customers (recruits) into the showroom (wrestling room) to aspire to greater things. It also raises the overall profile of the program to have someone on staff with international credentials by garnering additional publicity.
What should colleges should seek in a coaching candidate
International experience aside, there are other credentials for a coaching candidate to possess that make more practical sense. For example, I've noticed a number of schools emphasizing their new coach's experience as a wrestler and coach within their new employer's conference. These coaches are able to provide their wrestlers with valuable, actionable insights into competitors. Similarly, some schools have mentioned that their new coach's local or regional connections will help boost recruiting.
There's another aspect that I never see mentioned in these hiring announcements: marketing experience. In this era where it's more important than ever for a college wrestling program to fill seats, generate revenue and find cost-effective ways to garner publicity, it would seem that an ideal coaching candidate would have a marketing or advertising background, or at least knowledge of promotions, working with traditional media, and hands-on experience with social media. In other words, the ideal coaching candidate may have a dash of "Mad Men" TV advertising exec Don Draper to go with his wrestling and coaching accomplishments.


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Wheelchair Safety
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Tipping forward is the most common cause of injury for wheelchair riders in the US. In developing countries, poor or unpaved roads make the problem worse. Whirlwind takes safety very seriously. Our ultra-stable long wheel base design almost eliminates the risk of falling forward, even while rolling off of curbs without ramps.
Safety in Fit
Like any medical device, even a well-designed wheelchair must be properly fitted to the rider by a trained care provider, to ensure the chair is fitted to the rider's body size and adjusted properly to provide critical postural support. Secondary injury from a poorly fitted or broken wheelchair can have extreme negative health side effects for the user. New spinal deformities can arise from long hours seated in a chair that does not support the contour of the spine. Joint problems can result from poor ergonomics, which can leave the rider unable to move independently. Also, new limb distortions often result from ill-fitting chairs. Whirlwind provides users with individually fitted wheelchairs with multiple widths and back support heights. Whirlwind supports wheelchair providers with a service delivery manual, referrals to local partners and a user's manual to guide the chair provider with the correct fitting information for wheelchair users.
Safety in Proper Cushioning
A wheelchair provided without a cushion is really only half a chair. Wheelchairs without seat cushions can cause open pressure sores on the skin which are opportunities for life threatening infections. Sadly, in Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, many survivors with severe injuries later died not from their initial injuries, but from pressure sores. Pressure management techniques, like turning patients in their beds and providing good pressure relief cushions, were often not in use.
Recovering from a pressure sore sometimes requires months of bed rest. Without FDA or similar government regulators, developing world riders are not protected by medical devices standards. To address this concern, in 2009 Whirlwind released an initial design for a pressure relief cushion into the public domain so that wheelchair builders and riders can work together to find the best available materials and develop better designs.


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The gridlock between Republic Services/ Allied Waste and approximately 103 of its Youngstown employees continued Friday, as a strike that began early Thursday showed no sign of letting up.
Republic said it had brought in nonunion employees and supervisors from other regional divisions to prevent any delays in collecting recyclables and trash. A company spokesman said those efforts will continue throughout the weekend.
In some neighborhoods, Allied Waste trash cans have sat on the curbside since late Wednesday.
The company has more than 100,000 customers throughout the Mahoning Valley and Pennsylvania with multiple contracts in cities and townships across the region.
Meanwhile, Teamsters Local 377, which represents the Youngstown workers, was quiet Friday. Its offices were closed for the Easter holiday. Calls to both the local and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington, D.C., went unanswered.
At the heart of the impasse is a dispute over the workers' contract. In October, they rejected Republic's proposal to extend it, and they have been without one since.
Republic claimed Friday that the strike was unlawful.
The union, however, has said the company is violating federal labor laws by changing working conditions without bargaining and refusing to provide timely information related to the process.
Douglas Dunn, general manager of Republic Services in Youngstown, said Friday that the union has failed to make a wage proposal even though the company repeatedly has requested one. He also said "the Teamsters have simply stonewalled us on discussing pension issues."
Workers are irate over a proposal to shift their retirement benefits from the failing Central States Pension Fund to a 401(k) program. Although Central States is expected to be insolvent by 2023, workers claim the move would reduce their benefits severely and decrease the company's overall contribution.
Dunn added that requests to negotiate in "good faith" repeatedly have been denied by the union. The next negotiating session is scheduled for April 9.
Friday saw Republic touting a move in Michigan last weekend when about 320 Teamster employees in Michigan voted to leave the Central States Fund and move into the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension, which covers more than 230,000 active participants in 13 western states. Its funding is considered by actuaries to be strong.
Still, it remains unclear whether a move to that pension fund is an option for Republic's Youngstown workers.
Ken Paff, a national organizer for Teamsters for a Democratic Union, an independent watchdog group, said the Teamsters International union has been weakened in recent years by the fractured interests of locals across the country. He added, however, that the union still has significant leverage with the company.
"When steel was moved offshore, it was different; with waste you can't drive a trash truck in Indonesia and pick up trash in the United States," Paff said.
Waste Management and Republic/Allied Waste have a strong lock on the American sanitary services industry. One estimate, from Standard & Poor's, shows the companies have about 42 percent of the market share.
Fire them, and get some people who actually want to work. I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there that could use the job.
Those people have a legitimate grip..One man drives the truck and gets the trash.. all while the truck is running. Seems very unsafe to me..i watch my kids very close when the truck comes..
Since when can the solvency of a pension plan be given a predetermined date? This strike is not about that pension plan alone. Your trash will get picked up eventually, maybe a few days late, but it will get picked up. For all the readers of the Vindicator out there, this strike has nothing to do with the above mentioned "pension plan" at all. Briefly noted in this article is the real reason for the strike- unfair labor practices, which the company has yet to address. Also, FYI these employees can't be fired for striking.They are union members and that's illegal if the company did that.
To the person that posted that they should just hire someone who wants to work. Your mentality is exactly why the American worker is being taken advantage of everywhere. Workers in this country deserve fair wages, and fair benefits. This is exactly what the unions fought for and exactly what companies don't want to pay anymore. If they were allowed to companies would pay you 2.00 an hour. I am assuming you are too young to remember how unions fought to make workplaces safer, to get to a 40 hour week, to give you basic healthcare. You need to support their fights not belittle them.
Yes salem, unions did fight for the 40 hour week etc. But look at what they have turned into since then, once the big guys realized how much money there was to be had in dues, things changed. The rank and file has no say so on how those dues are used whether you think you do or not. I for one preferred to be able to think for myself, not just do as I was told by some union boss. I advanced on my merit instead of waiting for "bubba" who had one day more seniority to croak or retire.
ps: Check with your union rep to see what response will be allowed!!!
Redvert You are absolutely right! I worked in a union job, all they really cared about were your dues. When it came time for help they always went with the company's idea to settle things.. To me they held back good employees and only worked for the lazy ones( sometimes) to keep their jobs. If you even said anything bad about the way the union did things you were screwed over. .
Unions are a waste and only for the stupid and lazy! I know more then 3 of my freinds who lost jobs due to unions look at hostess. I also have a family member who works for allied and 14+ a hour in this area is great pay especially since you pick up trash which at this time I'm doing for free and taking it to my business to drop it off
let's be glad it's not august and 90 degrees out. and I support the union.
there is corruption everywhere today. but if it wasn't for the unions fighting at the beginning of the last century we wouldn't have a middle class today, and that's why repubs hate unions. there's good and bad in everything but without unions the middle class would disappear. the unions are our only hope to keep the American dream.


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Why Pat Gelsinger Will Be MIA from IDF
Next week, hundreds of high-tech's most geekiest participants will flock to San Francisco for the Intel Developer Forum, better known as IDF. But one of their most prominent cheerleaders will not be there.
Patrick Gelsinger, a senior vice president who also served in the past as Intel's chief technology officer, says he will then be in Hopkinton, Mass., starting his new job at data-storage giant EMC. His surprise departure from Intel was announced Monday along with a major management reorganization at his former employer.
After nearly 30 years at Intel, Gelsinger says it will be strange to miss IDF, which includes mind-numbing talks about chip developments, late-night carousing and offbeat attempts at humor that he fomented (such as mock fashion shows of generic-looking computer modules). "I've been fathering IDF so long I can't quite remember not being there," he says.
Gelsinger was not part of the founding Intel generation, led by the famous troika of Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore and Andy Grove. But he was a key figure as Intel shifted away from commodity products such as memory chips and became the dominant seller of microprocessors that act as electronic brains in PCs. He was also a case study in rising through the ranks.
Gelsinger, now 48, started as a quality and assurance technician in 1979. But he later began contributing to the development of some of Intel's most widely used chips, playing a particularly pivotal role in managing the design of its 80486 microprocessor and later a chip called Pentium Pro that helped catapult Intel into the market for server systems. (He also worked on a PC conferencing product called ProShare that failed to take the market by storm).
Most recently, Gelsinger co-managed the digital enterprise group, which has more than 12,000 employees and more than $20 billion in revenue. That unit, which includes Intel server chips, was suffering badly when he started there five years ago due to some strategy mistakes and a competing chip called Opteron from Advanced Micro Devices. Since then, the situation has turned around dramatically; Intel has regained the image of the company delivering the hot chips lately, including a current family dubbed Nehalem.
Gelsinger, who worked in Intel's Oregon operations and has published a book about applying Christian principles to work, says he had accomplished nearly all of his goals for that group, and wanted higher things. "I've been public about my misssion statement about wanting to be president of Intel," he say. "I've been working on that for a long time."
That outcome didn't seem imminent, and reorganizations were coming for his group. "So there was a transition time coming up for me at Intel," Gelsinger says. Meanwhile, he and his wife–who have four children–had become "empty nesters," he says, making a radical job change more practical.
Meanwhile, Gelsinger had gotten to know EMC and its chief executive, Joseph Tucci, during a campaign to capture more of the company's chip sales. He said he was excited to be named a chief operating officer there, and put in a position to succeed Tucci as CEO.
In his new job, Gelsinger will help oversee relations with some of EMC's operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including the prominent software company VMware. "That will be a big assignment for me," he says.


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Posted by Kate | November 10, 2011, 8:51 (MST) | 5 Comments
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To whet your appetite for tonight's episode, Homecoming, we have a few more interviews with Joseph Morgan for you! Over at TVLine, read about Klaus's alternate career as a party planner (!), who he thinks should pull that dagger out, and his upcoming confrontation with a certain other Original:
It's a thousand years in the making, so it's going to be huge. The whole season so far, they've really ramped up the action and tried to really make it more and more dramatic and epic. This episode won't disappoint. It will be a huge, huge confrontation. There are talks aplenty. There are lots of different people getting involved. There will be blood. It's going to go down.
And over at TV Guide, Joseph talks about Klaus's relationships with Mikael and Tyler, and in an audio interview excerpted in the video below, he offers this tantalizing suggestion: "I hope that Episode 9 will at least bring some understanding to his motives and some sort of sympathy back my way."
Posted by Vee | November 9, 2011, 14:41 (MST) | 33 Comments
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More exclusive Vampire Diaries casting news, this time from Entertainment Weekly's Mandi Bierly: Persia White, known for her role as Lynn on Girlfriends (she's also had spots on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel!), has been cast as Abby Bennett, the mother of our resident witch Bonnie.
She'll first appear in episode 312 and recur. Abby is described as a beautiful but troubled woman who is burdened by the secrets of her past that led her to leave Bonnie. She's also "as determined and fiery as any Bennett woman."
Posted by Vee | November 9, 2011, 13:47 (MST) | 9 Comments
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The third and final week of pre-hiatus giveaways has arrived! We're going the simple route again this week because we want to spread the word about watching the mid-season finale of The Vampire Diaries Thursday night. But first up: Congratulations to last week's grand prize winner @TheQueenT and runner-ups @gabsarevir and kelseyxnash! Who will the three lucky winners be this week? Check out how to enter below!
Again, there's no contest this time, just a giveaway where the winners will be chosen at random from the qualified entries. One grand prize winner will receive: The Season 3 promo mini-poster pictured here, signed by Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Joseph Morgan. Two runners-up will win unsigned Season 3 promo posters. And we'll even throw in some extra TVD goodies, too.
- This contest is open to international fans so EVERYONE can play!
- You must have a Twitter account and be following both @tvdnews and @CW_Network. (It's important because we'll be DMing the winners!)
- Copy and paste this into a tweet: It's #TVDHomecoming! Watch Vampire Diaries: Homecoming (Mid-Season Finale) this Thursday, Nov 10 at 8/7c on the CW! Then hashtag your personal pick for Mystic Falls Homecoming King and/or Queen. EXAMPLE, your final tweet should look something like this: It's #TVDHomecoming! Watch Vampire Diaries: Homecoming (Mid-Season Finale) this Thursday, Nov 10 at 8/7c on the CW! #QueenCaroline (or #KingMatt, #QueenElena, #KingTyler, etc. It doesn't matter if your pick is a Mystic Falls High student or not. This is just a chance for you to give love to your favorite characters.)
- Double check you have BOTH hashtags in your post! We'll be tracking entries through the #TVDHomecoming hashtag but if your tweet is missing your #King or #Queen tag, we won't count it.
- You have until Thursday, November 10th at 8pm Pacific to tweet your entries.
- Winners will be chosen at random and notified via DM by Tuesday, November 15th.
- Enter as many times as you'd like. And have fun! Please only use one Twitter account. If we discover you're using multiple accounts, we will disqualify you. Also, if you've won a prize in the two previous rounds, you won't qualify for this round. Sorry!
Make sure to tune in to Vampire Diaries this Thursday, November 10th at 8/7c on the CW! And a huge THANK YOU to the CW for the awesome prizes!
Posted by Abby | November 9, 2011, 12:43 (MST) | 10 Comments
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With the mid-season finale just a day away, excitement is rising and Joseph Morgan is happy to edge it up another notch. E! Online spoke with the actor about this week's episode (Homecoming, EP309) and he seems almost as excited as we are!
"The whole season has been upping the stakes dramatically, there's more action, there's more flashbacks, they're really amping it up," Morgan teases. "The midseason finale is just going to take it to a whole new level. There's going to be a huge confrontation, blood will be shed. It's going to be action-packed."
Joseph had lots more to say including an offhand little comment that will have Team Elijah giving a rousing "Hell Yeah!", so you'll definitely want to watch the whole thing. Hang in there, everybody. Thursday is on its way!
Posted by Vee | November 9, 2011, 12:26 (MST) | 60 Comments
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The Hollywood Reporter has big, exclusive Vampire Diaries casting news: Torrey DeVitto (of One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars) has signed on to the show as a recurring character. We will meet her when the show returns from hiatus on Thursday, January 5th.
DeVitto, who married [Paul] Wesley in April, will play Mary, an intelligent young doctor intrigued by Alaric's (Matt Davis) powers of recovery on the CW's vampire drama. She'll appear in Episodes 310 and 311 with a strong likelihood to continue on afterward.
Thanks to Zap2It's Carina MacKenzie, we know episode 310 is titled The New Deal and Ian Somerhalder revealed last week that episode 311 is called Our Town.
Posted by Vee | November 9, 2011, 12:02 (MST) | 39 Comments
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Rolling Stone has an exclusive peek at My Morning Jacket performing on tomorrow night's Vampire Diaries (as well as just a look at yet another clip of the mid-season finale). They also talk to MMJ frontman Jim James about what songs the band perform ("Holdin On To Black Metal," "First Light" and "You Wanna Freak Out" make the cut) and how it was being on set:
"All of the vampires and werewolves we met on the set of The Vampire Diaries were nice regular folks just like most of us – good upstanding citizens, but forced to live with this secret tragic double-life dilemma. They treated us most fairly and with dignity and respect as they sucked our bodily fluids dry and smothered us in sexy kisses. God bless them. God bless them all."
Posted by Abby | November 9, 2011, 11:00 (MST) | 1 Comment
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Previously on The Vampire Diaries. This episode was crammed full of information, so this is one episode you'll definitely want to brush up on before Homecoming (EP309) airs tomorrow night. You may also want to check out this post, that sums up what we learned, and covers some of the questions we still have about the mythology and secrets yet to be revealed.
CHECK OUT THE BITE-SIZED VIDEO RECAP OF ORDINARY PEOPLE AT CW's VAMPIRE DIARIES LAIR.
Posted by Kate | November 7, 2011, 10:22 (MST) | No Comments
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In case you missed it, Trent Dabbs has made his song "Losing Ground" available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. The song was featured in Ordinary People (EP308).
Posted by Crissy Calhoun | November 6, 2011, 14:24 (MST) | 110 Comments
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Flashback hair. Sword fights. Elijah. The origin story of a predatory species. A thousand-year-old lie. (Probably.) We got a ton of information in Ordinary People — if you haven't already, make sure to read this rundown of the Original Family, complete with a boatload of speculation and interesting comments. As in every other good Vampire Diaries exposition session, it was done not only to satisfy our burning questions about how things came to be, but to push characters in compelling directions, provide parallels across storylines and centuries, and set up what is sure to be an explosive midseason finale next week.
Posted by Vee | November 4, 2011, 13:37 (MST) | 10 Comments
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The ever-so-excellent My Morning Jacket will be making a special appearance in next week's mid-season finale, Homecoming (EP309). Check out another sneak peek at the episode below!


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Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards is located along Santa Rosa Road in Buellton, CA. It is a California certified organicly farmed winery that prides itself on their green practices which include organic farming, sustainable agriculture, ecologically-responsible packaging, green building and wildlife protection.
It is owned and operated by Richard and Thelka Sanford who were previously associated with nearby Sanford Winery but separated with them in the early 2000s to create Alma Rosa. The Sanford's have been growing grapes and making wines in the area since 1970. Richard Sanford discusses his Philosophy and the environmental aspects of the winery on their website.
The tasting room has recently moved from its original location on the ranch to an interim tasting room in town. A quote from their Facebook page explains the need for the move and their plans for the future.
"We no longer own the land that the tasting room is on, which makes it necessary for us to move. We DO own the land adjacent to the El Jabali Vineyard and we will be creating a new space there in the coming years! In the meantime, see you in Buellton!"
"… we are moving from our sweet tasting room to 181 C Industrial Way in Buellton while we build a new winery and tasting room near the vineyard on our ranch! … Please come and see us there and join us on our journey!"
On a recent visit to the winery it had not yet been announced they would be closing that location and moving the operation into town. Perhaps it is a good thing the tasting room is being revamped and relocated. It was on the small side with a minute amount of counter space. They claim to have an additional area for tasting however it was never open in the few times I have been to the winery. Another drawback to the original space was the difficulty in locating it down various dirt roads far back on the property with little signage to direct your way.
The interim tasting room is open daily 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. except major holidays. A reservation is required for those groups of eight or more.
A recent tasting on the ranch included the following four wines at $12.
- 2011 Pinot Noir – Mt. Eden Clone
- 2011 Pinot Noir – Sta Rita Hills
- 2011 Pinot Noir – Clone 115
- 2011 Pinot Noir Clone 667
Alma Rosa has one of the more expensive tastings and no further offerings were made by the server when an interest was shown, which is common for most other wineries.
The staff was amicable but limited their conversation to basic information about the four wines included in the tasting. Inquiry into the environmental aspects and history of the winery got short responses of "yes", "no" or "I don't know". More information is offered on their website then in the tasting room which is perhaps due to insufficient training of the staff but seemed more to be a disinterested server. It ended up being an incredibly short tasting, lasting 10 minutes with very little acknowledgment from the server after her initial cordial greeting.
The one plus side to this winery would be their policy on dogs visiting the tasting room. Showing up with a four-legged companion seems to be the best way to get the attention of the servers and it's recommend you bring one if you would like to be spoken to during your visit.
Alma Rosa does have a slight social media presence with Facebook and Twitter accounts. These accounts give information and pictures from the ranch but do not expect to find discounts or specials to use when visiting the winery.
Environmentally conscious drinkers can stop by for a quick costly visit but don't expect much information or wine to be passed along at Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards.
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Saudi Arabia will pay this year's tuition for all Lebanese public school students, the Kingdom announced today. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issued the directive as part of with Saudi Arabia's ongoing aid to Lebanon.
The gesture is intended to help Lebanon's schools overcome their financial burdens so that all children will have access to schools and books, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khojah said.


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JUST RELEASED - A tentative date for the 2nd Annual "Clifford's Army Rescue Extravaganza" in Shelby, North Carolina has been set for Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, North Carolina.
With a requested Admission Fee of just $5 -OR- a five pound bag of dog or cat food, the 1st Annual event was held just this past Saturday, April 28th, at the same location. Although there was a lot of competition for attendance this past Saturday, a good turn-out was experienced and fun was had by all.
A few of the area Businesses that sponsored the event include Shelby's Uptown Pet Shop, RollOver, Shelby's Just Us Kids, and King's Mountain Park Your Bark. A HUGE thank you is sent out to all of the volunteers not only for their many months of hard work but also for their donations of supplies and materials, as well as participation in events.
Clifford's Army Rescue was named after a Golden Retriever who found himself at Cleveland County Animal Control. The Clifford Fund was established to help fund medical needs of shelter animals, but raising money to help with medical expenses for shelter animals is only part of the plan. There is still a need to EDUCATE people to spay/neuter, vaccinate, tag, and microchip. The cry of "ADOPT, NOT SHOP" needs to be picked up and carried throughout North Carolina. The Cleveland County Humane Society works to find homes for animals through rescues, other shelters, and adoptions by individuals. You may find a list of adoptable animals at Petfinder.com.
In 2011, over 6000 animals were euthanized in Cleveland County alone. Although Animal Control and other efforts such as the local chapter of The Humane Society try to keep those numbers low, it is up to individuals in the community to take up the responsibility where those other efforts must leave off, and help animals that have been abandoned to find forever homes.


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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -- About 70 students from the Lighthouse Academy in Warren County walked across the stage at Diddle Arena on Saturday afternoon recognizing years of their hard work.
However, one graduate was only able to be there in spirit.
Ginny Gipson spent her life battling a rare blood disease.
Just 18 years old, she passed away in April due to complications from a bone marrow transplant.
She dreamed of walking in the graduation ceremony, and while that didn't get to happen, she still was honored in a special way.
"I can just picture her sitting down in these chairs and smiling up at us and fidgeting with her little feet -- just happy to be here. That was so important to her," said Lisa Vaughn, Ginny's mom.
Each walked in the ceremony, receiving a diploma -- which was Ginny's goal.
"She made sure she got all her credits in -- enough to graduate by December. She even spoke with all the doctors at Vanderbilt and Saint Jude when we went there to make sure that with the bone marrow transplant she'd be tentatively out and able to come," Vaughn said.
However, complications from that transplant kept her from celebrating her success.
"She was one in 400 people to have the MYH9 mutation documented cases in the world. She was the first to try the bone marrow transplant to see if it could possibly be a cure. In Ginny's words she said, 'If I don't make it, at least maybe it'll help the doctors to help the other 399 patients in the world," Vaughn said.
While she wasn't physically at the ceremony, she was still honored for working hard and getting good grades despite her physical setbacks -- which often caused her to miss class.
Classmates remembered her during a moment of silence at the ceremony.
"It was pretty sad when they said her name. I almost started crying," said Amanda Cross, a friend of Ginny's.
Superintendent Rob Clayton walked Ginny's diploma down to her mom -- an emotional moment that she said, in spirit, Ginny's dream finally came true.
"I just know that she's here with us and this is exactly what she wants. She's in a much better place and she's happy," said Sarahi Rivas, another one of Ginny's friends.
Vaughn said Ginny was accepted into both Western Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky.


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Automatic Screen Rotation for N95 8GB with new firmware
A new version of firmware (v20) has just come out for the Nokia's N95 8GB version. Use the Nokia Software Updater application to update the firmware of your device.
It contains some bug fixes, a bit of software optimization, support for more Bluetooth headset models, and enables automatic screen switching from portrait to landscape modes and vice versa, making use of the built-in accelerometer.
People at AllAboutSymbian have already posted a few screenhots of the new 'Rotate Screen' option that this firmware adds:
Now, if you have been using this device for a while, you might already have rotateMe installed – a freeware mobile application for S60 3rd edition phones (N82, N95 and N95 8GB) that basically enables the same automatic screen rotation that the v20 firmware does. Still, it's nice to see Nokia add new functionality to their phones by means of firmware upgrade. Note however that this update is only for N95 8GB and not the other two phones that rotateMe supports.
Steve Litchfield at AllAboutSymbian also thinks that the new firmware adds the basics of UDP (User Data Preservation) on the phone, so that you would be able to upgrade the phone's firmware without losing your settings, installed apps and other data. We'll see when the next version arrives.
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