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SEATTLE - University of Washington women's crew novice coach Nicole Minett announced her resignation from the program recently, citing a desire to spend more time with her growing family.
Minett will coach through the Pac-10 Championships, but the Huskies will immediately begin a nationwide search to bring in her successor. The Toronto native is a former Washington student-athlete and is in her third season as the rowing program's novice coach. Minett also spent five years as an assistant/novice coach at Wisconsin.
During her Husky tenure, Minett's accomplishments were almost unmatched around the country. She's undefeated in novice competition, having won a pair of Pac-10 titles in the process. Her novice teams were off to another stellar start for the 2011 season, having won at the San Diego Crew Classic and UW/WSU Dual.
"She made the decision to be a full-time mom," Ernst said. "I couldn't support that idea more. It's a great family decision."
While Ernst is happy to see Minett (née Borges) begin a new and exciting phase in her life, he was saddened to lose a friend and protégé who the long-time UW coach has known since she was a recruit. Minett was an accomplished oarswoman during her time on Montlake (1998-2001), winning four Pac-10 crowns, two NCAA Championships and a Henley title in addition to time spent rowing with the Canadian national team.
"I recruited her to come here and be a coach," Ernst said. "She's been everything that I hoped she would be and a whole lot more. Above everything else, she's a really wonderful young woman."
What made Minett so successful at UW was her ability to imprint the demands and expectations of Washington rowing on freshmen student-athletes. Her attention to detail, communication skills and patience allowed the novice rowers to grow into strong oarswomen.
Ernst will spend the time between now and the end of the season to compile a pool of candidates. He wants to bring in the "best fit" for the program, which is why the search will include candidates from around the country.
"We're opening it up immediately," Ernst said. "I just know that there's someone out there who will be perfect. We just want the best for Washington rowing."
Minett is married to Husky men's rowing alum Charles Minett, who was a captain in 2002. The couple has one child and is expecting another this summer.


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Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) next-generation sequencing service team has been awarded two EU-funded clinical research grants worth €3 million (approximately $3.6 million). OGT will be providing genomic analysis and commercialization services for two international studies, EUCLIDS and PATHSEEK.
EUCLIDS (EU Life-threatening Infectious Disease Study), is a five-year, large-scale study to identify genomic variants that determine susceptibility to and severity of life-threatening bacterial infections in children, including meningococcal and pneumococcal cohorts. OGT has been awarded a grant of €1.1 million (approximately $1.3 million) to perform high-throughput genomic analysis for the study including whole-exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, methylation analysis, and microRNA analysis.
OGT has also been awarded €1.9 million (approximately $2.3 million) to design sequence-enrichment methods and compare sequencing platforms for the PATHSEEK project. PATHSEEK is a three-year study led by Professor Judy Breuer at University College London, the goal of which is to demonstrate the potential of next-generation sequencing technologies in clinical microbiology labs, to enable the detection of pathogens directly from clinical samples and the early detection of drug-resistant mutations.
The study will look at infections with clear unmet clinical need or which pose a global risk factor including HIV, mycobacterium tuberculosis, hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and influenza A. PATHSEEK will also investigate two host pharmacogenomics biomarkers which predict response to therapy for HCV and HIV. OGT have the rights to commercialise the final assay enrichment and sequencing panels for sale to clinical microbiology labs.
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The second annual Lil Cheetah 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Walk to benefit the Jordan Murphy College Scholarship Fund will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at Dragon Stadium in DeWitt.
"Last year, we were excited about the turnout," Tiffanie Hearn, one of the four organizers of the event, said. "Right now, it is going to be an annual event."
The organizers, along with volunteers, are selling sponsorships options: Gold sponsors for $350 with name and logo on the T-shirt with three T-shirts included; the Silver sponsors for $250 with name and logo on the T-shirt with two T-shirts included; and Bronze sponsors for $100 with one T-shirt.
"The Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsors should email their logo by March 1," Hearn said. "T-shirts are only guaranteed if registered by March 8."
All proceeds from the 5K/1 Mile Fun Walk will benefit a scholarship fund for graduating seniors in memory of Jordan Murphy, who worked with Hearn and the other event organizers at Hestir and Allen Dental Clinic in DeWitt.
"We want everyone from all over the county and surrounding counties to come out and have a good time," Hearn said. "It is all for a good cause."
The other three organizers, along with Hearn are Kari Morton, Marta Berry and Melissa Ruffin, The group wanted to begin something in Murphy's name to benefit other students like her.
Murphy was a runner and was on the DeWitt High School track team. As she ran, she ran like a cheetah and that is how the 5K run got its name.
"All donations are tax deductible," Hearn said.
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Cover date: October 1999
Writer: Mark Millar
Penciller: Aluir Amancio
Inker: Terry Austin
"This Is A Job For Superman"
Reviewed by: Michael O'Connor
As Superman flies through Metropolis, he lets his super hearing engulf the city so as to pick up the most important cries for help first. Hearing a summons for the police, Superman streaks into action, as he finds the group of villains armed with freeze-guns and gives chase. Superman uses his cold breath to freeze all the villains except one, which runs out into traffic, causing an ambulance to crash. Superman grabs the man, ties him up and delivers him to the poliBack at the ambulance, Superman arrives to make sure that things are all right. He soon finds out that the patient inside the vehicle is a pregnant woman who needs the attention and tools that only a hospital has to offer. Superman picks up the ambulance with the woman and crew inside and flies off to the hospital. Landing on the helipad, he lets the crew take over. No sooner has he finished with his job then the doctor asks him to fly to Chicago where a heart is needed for a transplant. Unfortunately, the donor heart is located on a plane that has been hijacked!
Superman again takes to the skies where in no time, he finds himself confronting the terrorists. He smashes his way through the window of the plane, knocks out the two men in the front and melts the guns of the men in the back. One of the men takes a grenade and tosses it on the ground. Superman grabs the explosive and lets it explode between his hands. The amazed terrorist begs for Superman to understand that he is fighting for a cause against the government. Superman knocks the man out, adding, "politics was never my thing."
Done with the terrorists, Superman rushes the heart back to the hospital, where, as he's flying away, hears that a group of teenagers have been trapped in an abandoned mineshaft. The police can do nothing to help and they soon figure out that the kids don't have much longer since the mine is flooding. Superman changes all that, as he shows up, smashes through the top of the wall and punches a passageway out of the mine. Superman holds the roof of the mine, preventing its collapse as officers help the kids out of the mine. As Superman flies away, letting the mine crumble, two officers can only question how Superman could be such a great guy.
In the time it takes Superman to arrive at the site of a suicide, he has already tamed a riot. Superman shows immediate anger at himself for not having arrived earlier to save the man. One officer tells Supes to not worry about it and that the guy deserved to die. Superman angrily answers the man that no one deserves to die. As the officer leaves, another one comes up to Superman, informing him that the man who killed himself left a note claiming that he couldn't take the grief incorporated with framing his brother for the murder that he committed. Superman realizes that the falsely accused brother is scheduled to be executed in three minutes and that by the time they reached the switchboard, the man would be dead.
Superman races off at super-speed, straining himself to arrive in time. Just as the switch is being thrown, Superman busts into the execution chamber and takes the full power of the electricity, saving the man as the amazed onlookers angrily protest Superman's intervention. Superman quickly explains himself and hands over the suicide note as evidenMeanwhile, meteors bombard a space station as the astronauts inside realize that they only have ten minutes of oxygen left before it all leaks out. Superman arrives on the scene, however, fixing the ship and then taking out a gigantic meteor that heads towards them. Superman flies off to Earth, content with a good night's work of protecting the innocent, remembering one more task that he must take care of before he changes back to mild mannered reporter Clark Kent.
As the morning in Metropolis blooms, shopkeepers open doors and news buzzes all over the city on the happiness that Superman has given to the numerous citizens all over Metropolis.
As the young boy awakes from sleep, he sees his dog, Patch, lying on top of him. The jubilant boy calls out to his parents, who look with amazement as they try to comprehend how the dog could have gotten there. The dad simply can't believe that the Man of Steel could have done it with the busy schedule he had. But the young boy exclaims, "Don'tcha get it dad? He's Superman!"
Story - 5: Fantastic story! I guess I'm always a sucker for the stories that really cover Superman as he is and his purpose in being a super hero. A lot of Superman's significance and meaning has to do with issues such as this, where Superman is shown saving innocents and doing his best to help out whomever he can. Recently, Superman comics have sort of fallen victim to a villain-a-month scheme where Superman battles one criminal after another. This is all well and fine, but the reader needs a change in pace once in a while to stay interested. A well constructed, exciting issue as this serves for really understanding the character of Superman and what he stands for. Another thing I liked about the issue was its variety. Superman wasn't just doing the same thing over and over again. There were all sorts of incidents going on and they were all linked together. A brilliant issue Mr. Millar! Thank you so much for this exemplary story! I would certainly call this the best issue of the year.
Art - 5: Amancio has definitely got it down now! His work here is splendid and Austin's terrific inking helps to really define the characters and what they're thinking. For instance, Superman on page 14 looks in complete anguish at himself and the dramatic shadow over his face demonstrates this beautifully. Each of the pages was different in design and the art flow created a real feeling of suspense. I kept asking myself, "Is Superman going to make it on time?" I know that the sequence with the electric chair kept me holding my breath. Amancio's design and powerful looking characters not only look like they are right out of the animated series, but also show a terrific interpretation of events and a whole new feeling of drama. Best page of the issue: 3. We really get to see a fantastic view of Metropolis and see it in all its glory. Oh... and good job on the coloring as well! Things look normal and the variety of colors on page 3 really helps to bring out the feeling of a bustling Metropolis.
Cover - 4: An excellent cover which mirrors the sort of suspense and intensity that's present in the actual issue, but only one event is highlighted. It wouldn't have been an easy cover to pull off, but a view of Superman doing several things at once might have given credit to the fast-paced life of the Man of Steel.
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Time for Democrats to Start Freaking Out Over Massachusetts
Republican Scott Brown really could win, and ruin health-care reform.
With the special election for the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat now just four days away, Republican State Senator Scott Brown has pulled four points ahead of Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley, according to the latest poll. Sure, there are other polls that show Coakley up by a few points, but taken together it all shows that the race is now officially a toss-up. That's a far cry from a month ago, when the idea of a Republican victory seemed fanciful especially since the health-care reform that Kennedy spent decades striving for hangs in the balance. With "just" 59 seats in the Senate, Democrats wouldn't have the votes to break a Republican filibuster.
Of course, the Democrats do have one card up their sleeve. Though Congress won't have passed their health-care reform legislation by Tuesday, Massachusetts's secretary of State says that certifying the election results could take more than two weeks. And, you know, that's really just a rough estimate. The time frames for these things are notoriously tough to predict. WINK.


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Venus De Miles: a ride for women, by women with a party afterwards that tops most wedding receptions.
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Venus de Miles riders represent different cycling abilities, age groups, and home cities. But they all have one thing in common – an indescribable collective experience that thousands of women have become fiercely passionate about. This year, the ride, the festival, the sisterhood, and the inspiration will be back and bigger than ever.
Venus de Miles Colorado is a non-competitive road-bike ride for women that supports
Greenhouse Scholars - a Whole Person© scholarship and mentorship program for high-performing, under-resourced college students. The program offers intellectual, academic, professional, and financial support to students to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.
In 2012, 1,300 women participated in the award winning Venus de Miles bike ride. Equipped with bikes and friends, the women toured Boulder County, sampling organic food, hula hooping at rest stops, and taking advantage of complimentary spa services. The women say it best: "My friends and I have already got it on the calendar for next year."
Venus de Miles Colorado at a Glance
Date: September 29, 2013
Location: Prospect Park, Longmont
Courses: 33, 67 and 100 mile options
Cost to Ride: $89 if you register by September 1 plus $75 in fundraising
What Venus Riders are Saying
"I was blown away by the support on the road. One of the people I was riding with dropped a chain and a "man in drag" rode up right behind her as she jumped off and said "oh, let me do that, don't get your hands greasy. You're my first one of the day" 10 seconds later we were off again. There was even someone around with extra wheels! The food at the stops was AWSOME as well. Truffles? Hazelnut Spread? I'm so spoiled now."
"The spirit of the ride! I really enjoyed being a part of women doing something positive for college students in need having come from a similar background myself. We also got to meet one of the Greenhouse Scholars who seemed like a bright kid with a great future ahead -- wonderful! I loved the training plans from the Dream Team and the sports psychologist. What a nice resource for us!"
"The is one of the most well organized, inspirational events and I will continue to ride it every year and continue to get even more friends to join me...keep up the quality and greatness of this event!"


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The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics began on Feb. 6 with a taste of snowboarding and figure skating competition, and they will continue through Feb. 23. In America, NBC will air events with their primetime coverage, late-night replays and online streaming content. In the UK, BBC will air event coverage and live stream the Winter Games.
If you need Olympics 2014 live stream options to keep up with all the action in Russia while on-the-go here in the States, we've got you covered below the jump. ( You'll also find out where to get general Olympics TV schedule listings.)
Sochi Olympics 2014 Live Stream Feeds: Watch XXII Winter Games Online
Sports fans will be able to completely steep themselves in Olympics XXII culture this year, with over 1,500 hours of programming coming their way on NBC and its many iterations. NBC will offer extensive network coverage and the streaming content available for online viewers.
Primetime coverage will be on a 9-hour tape delay due to the time difference between the various time zones of the US and Sochi, Russia. Live streamed feeds presenting the events will be live, as the name suggests, though fans in the US will not be able to live stream the Olympics Opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 7.
Famed Former Figure Skater Tara Lipinski Afraid of Butchering Russian Language While in Sochi (Video)
To protect the integrity of the ceremony, Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBC Sports Group said the network wants to "put context to it, with the full pageantry it deserves." NBC feels watching the Opening Ceremony via live stream without hosts and the framing of network event programming would rob the viewer of the full experience.
The spectacle will take place Friday morning; US viewers will be able to watch Friday evening as part of their local Olympics TV schedule. Determine your Opening Ceremony time and channel, as well as a full set of Olympics TV schedule listings, here.
Find free Sochi Olympics 2014 live stream feeds and watch the XXII Winter Games online at the NBC Live Extra website. (If you are a cable and satellite subscriber to participating providers, that is.)
Fans who want to use their phones or tablets to watch the XXII Winter Games online can get Olympics live stream access via the NBC Sports Live app. The app is free for many device platforms, including iPhones and many Android devices. (Check the App Store linked to your device.)
For a rundown of the household names you probably don't know yet but soon will (think Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Bruce Jenner...America really likes to give its Olympians the celebrity treatment), click here for basic Team USA athlete profiles.
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Fad Diets: Low-Carb the New Low-Fat?
What do you think? Is the standard American diet a problem? Now, I'm no health expert, but I can answer that—with a resounding YES! Just look at yesterday's post The Standard American Shockwave, and you'll see that everything the standard American diet touches turns bad. So then, what makes it so terrible? Dr. Fuhrman explains in Eat to Live:
The reason people are overweight is too little physical activity, in conjunction with a high-calorie, low-nutrient diet. Eating a diet with plenty of low-fiber, calorie-dense food, such as oil and refined carbohydrates, is the main culprit.
As long as you are eating fatty foods and refined carbohydrates, it is impossible to lose weight healthfully. In fact, this vicious combination of sedentary lifestyle and eating typical "American" food (high fat, low-fiber) is the primary reason we have such an incredibly overweight population.
Now if you consider the exercise component, the standard American diet becomes more complex. So, perhaps it should be more aptly named the standard American lifestyle. But, for the purposes of this post, let's stay focused on diet and ignore the lack of sufficient physical activity. I know, kind of hard to overlook, but try.
Okay just diet, so let's look at what we've got: high fat foods and various refined fare. Let's start with the refined foods. What's the problem with them? Well, Dr. Fuhrman will tell you, all the fiber and nutrients have been stripped out of them until they're basically just empty calories. For more on this, I refer to Michael Pollan's recent article on nutritionism. In it, he talks about the ebbs and flows of processed food. Here's a peek:
The typical real food has more trouble competing under the rules of nutritionism, if only because something like a banana or an avocado can't easily change its nutritional stripes (though rest assured the genetic engineers are hard at work on the problem). So far, at least, you can't put oat bran in a banana. So depending on the reigning nutritional orthodoxy, the avocado might be either a high-fat food to be avoided (Old Think) or a food high in monounsaturated fat to be embraced (New Think). The fate of each whole food rises and falls with every change in the nutritional weather, while the processed foods are simply reformulated. That's why when the Atkins mania hit the food industry, bread and pasta were given a quick redesign (dialing back the carbs; boosting the protein), while the poor unreconstructed potatoes and carrots were left out in the cold.
Now this brings me to the next topic of discussion, the high-fat portion of the standard American diet, but more specifically the mass media phobia of it; which is ironic because Americans deep down love their fat. A lot of industrialized foods make claims to be "low-fat" which in many cases I'm sure they are, but this begs the question, what about calorie content? Well to answer that, let's take a look at this article from Men's Health magazine. It reports that the low-carb fad is destined to follow the same road as the low-fat diet, and ultimately, forget all about total calorie consumption:
We've been here before - about 10 years ago, in fact. The last time a diet craze swept the country, it ushered in more than 3,000 new food products on the wings of just three simple words: Eat less fat. And yet, in the ensuing decade, the number of overweight Americans increased by 15 percent, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, and the average American man's waist size increased by an inch and a half. Weight management became even more difficult, because the supermarket became more confusing, and the three simple words that were supposed to squeeze us back into our wedding suits let us down, terribly.
And it's about to happen all over again. "Consumers think carb-free is calorie-free, which it's not," says Leslie Bonci, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association (ADA). "They think someone's giving them permission to eat that food. And what's going to happen is, we're going to see people start to gain weight."
In January of this year, more than 400 people who work in the food industry gathered at the Adam's Mark hotel in Denver for the first-ever LowCarbiz Summit to learn how they could profit from the new craving for low-carbohydrate foods. What they heard at the start was a warning from Fred Pescatore, M.D., a protege of Dr. Robert Atkins, the original low-carb guru: "We can't be like low-fat," he said. "We can't be just a fad."
And then, for 2 days, they learned ways to turn the low-carb craze into exactly that. In between snacking on low-carb foods and drinking Bacardi and diet cola (the official adult beverage of the low-carb movement), conference goers attended sessions like "Low Carb for the Nondieter" and "The Scientific Case against Low Carb: Know What the Industry's Detractors Are Saying and How to Respond."
Are you starting to see where I'm going with all this? Years back the country demanded low-fat everything. So what ensued? Decades of diet-books and food products proclaiming the benefits of a low-fat eating. And what did we get? Something now commonly referred to as the standard American diet, an epidemic of obesity and all the problems that go along with it; diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, etc. And that's not it.
We also got the avalanche of reactionary diets known as low-carb, South Beach, Atkins, or whatever catchy name some marketing company has come up with today. They basically say, "We've forsaken fat for too long! The real devil is carbs. Embrace the meat." And we as a meat-loving, but fat-nervous culture eat it up. Why? Well because we recognize that the verson of the low-fat diet we have come to understand hasn't worked. So why not give something that goes against the grain a try? Actually, the low-fat diet that has been forced down our throats all these years would more appropriately be described as the standard American low-fat diet. After all, how much better for us is it than the actual standard American diet? And how does it really differ?
But here's the problem, and this why I think the Men's Health article is right on target. The low-carb diet is now following the same path as the standard American low-fat diet. Lots of products touting the low-carb label—just like all the foods with the low-fat stamp of approval! And what are we left with? Tons of industrialized calorie-dense nutrient-stripped foods that people gobble up assuming they are eating intelligently, but all the while, not realizing that they're consuming more and more empty calories. Isn't this is exactly what caused us the problems we now have!
For me the answer is clear, realize that the average standard American diet and the standard American low-fat diet has failed, abandon all processed foods and their over-hyped claims, and perhaps most imporant of all, ignore the reactionary claims of the low-carb diet. How'd I arrive at this conclusion? That should be an easy one to figure out. I'm just regurgitating what've learned from Dr. Fuhrman. He'll tell you, you want to lose weight, not consume too many calories, still get plenty of nutrients, and protect yourself from disease? A vegetable-based nutrient-dense diet is the answer. Just take green vegetables for example, look how they stack up against other foods. Check out this table from the Nutrient Density of Green Vegetables:
Nutrients present in 100-calorie portions Broccoli Sirloin Steak Romaine Lettuce Kale Protein 11.2 gm 5.4 gm 7.5 gm 11 gm Calcium 322 mg 2.4 mg 374 mg 470 mg Iron 3.5 mg .7 mg 7.7 mg 5.8 mg Magnesium 74.5 mg 5 mg 60.5 mg 97 mg Fiber 4.7 g 0 4 g 3.4 g Phytochemicals Very High 0 Very High Very High Antioxidants Very High 0 Very High Very High Folate 257 mcg 3 mcg 969 mcg 60 mcg B2 .71 mg .04 mg .45 mg .32 mg Niacin 2.8 mg 1.1 mg 2.2 mg 2.1 mg Zinc 1.04 mg 1.2 mg 1.2 mg gm .55 mg Vitamin C 350 mg 0 100 mg 329 mg Vitamin A 7750 IU 24 IU 10,450 IU 23,407 IU Vitamin E 26 IU 0 32 IU 34 IU Cholesterol 0 5.5 mg 0 0 Weight 307 gm 24 gm 550 gm 266 gm (10.6 oz) (.84 oz) (19 oz) (9.2 oz)
And here's one more from Foods That Make You Thin:
Caloric Ratios of Common Foods Foods Calories Per Pound Calories Per Liter Fiber Grams Per Pound Oils 3,900 7,700 0 Potato chips of French fries 2,600 3,000 0 Meat 2,000 3,000 0 Cheese 1,600 3,400 0 White Bread 1,300 1,500 0 Chicken and Turkey (white meat) 900 1,600 0 Fish 800 1,400 0 Eggs 700 1,350 0 Whole Grains (wheat and rice) 600 1,000 3 Starchy Vegetables (potatoes and corn) 350 600 4 Beans 350 500 5 Fruits 250 300 9 Green Vegetables 100 200 5
I often wonder. If produce companies started sticking health claims on fresh fruits and vegetables and bolstered them with huge advertising budgets, would people finally realize that they're the real health foods? Maybe so, because after all history would seem to predict that.


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A bike navigation system - this may be just what you need to get around town without getting lost. Schwinn will be introducing its new CycleNav Smart Bike Navigator for the first time on Sunday, January 5th at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Schwinn was founded in 1895 and has building bikes ever since so it is only fitting that they are now introducing a tool to assist all bikers in their travels.
Schwinn CycleNav is a free mobile application paired with a handlebar-mounted smart-bike navigation unit and is the first navigation device that, when connected to a smart phone via Bluetooth, provides audio commands and visual light indicators to direct riders to their desired destination. The app marks Schwinn's first entry into the world of mobile technology, continuing the brand's legacy of innovation and advancement of bike riding for the masses.
Schwinn will be showing the CycleNav for the first time at CES Unveiled on Sunday, January 5 from 4:00-7:00pm and I have been invited for an early look. I'll be hiking in the beautiful Red Rock country of Southern Utah at that time, but plan to find the CycleNav later in the week.
Meanwhile, you can be one of the first people in the world to view the attached video and find out exactly what the CycleNav can do. Get one for your bike and . . .
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Formed in 1973, Sweathog comprised of Lennie Lee Goldsmith (keyboards, vocals; ex-Five Americans), Bob Kines (guitar), Dave Johnson (bass) and Bart Smith Frost (drums, vocals; ex-Lee Michaels). Interest in the group was inspired by Frosts presence, but their lone album was a marked disappointment. Sweathog split up soon after its release. Goldsmith and Frost joined Creation, before Goldsmith moved on to Stoneground. Frost and Johnson were later reunited in Jimmie Rabbit And Renegade.
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CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in u-s men. While some will require harsh therapies, many men will have cancers that grow slowly and don't need to be treated right away… or at all. Until now – it's been a waiting game.
Mike Lewis and Don Buck both have prostate cancer. Doctors told Lewis to watch his tumor, but wait on treatment.
"He said that in the mean-time I'm looking at this as something that [I'll] probably die with, and not of," Lewis told Ivanhoe.
But Buck's cancer became aggressive.
"I had my prostate removed," Buck told Ivanhoe.
Dr. Eric Klein says these kinds of patients are difficult to identify at diagnosis.
However, now there's a new way. It's called genomics. First, patients have a biopsy. Then, the test measures which genes are in the tumor.
"We can tell from that little amount of cancer how aggressive the cancer is," Eric Klein, MD, Urologist, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, told Ivanhoe.
As many as half of all prostate cancers in the U.S. are low-risk. About 100,000 of men in this category undergo treatment, even though there's only a three-percent chance their disease will progress or become life-threatening.
"We now have the capacity to more accurately look someone in the eye and say, 'Yeah, you do have a cancer, but it isn't anything to worry about,'" Dr. Klein explained.
It's a simple test that could save a life or spare a patient from harsh therapies.
This same method has been used for years to help predict if chemotherapy is necessary for breast cancer patients who undergo surgery. Doctor Klein says he believes there will one day be a similar test for all types of cancer.
For more information about the genomics test, log onto GenomicHealth.com.
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Ford Model A (1927–1931)
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The Ford Model A was a car made by the Ford Motor Company. It had a four-cylinder engine. It replaced the Ford Model T, and was replaced by the Ford Model B and Ford Model 18. Though it was only made for five years, 4,849,340 Model As were made and sold.[1]
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I am so scared!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If all works out my husband's work is now firing him on the 10th of this month, but we only have $5 in our checking acct.
As of the 10th, we can call and request our 401K money which is not going to make us rich, but will get us through a couple months, but we have no more than $5 to our name and need TP, toothpaste, and husband's meds......
I do not expect anybody to help me nor do I think it is anybody's job, but for all the things I have done for my folks over the years of helping them, flying from Phx to CA every weekend to help my mom when she was having seizures, to go help my mom clean up my sisters hoarders apartment with needles. they cannot just loan us $200 until we get our 401 and I would pay them back?????????
I have NEVER asked for any money help from them ever, I mean NEVER! They helped me when my 1st hubby died and such with letting me live with them, but my sis always got $$$$ and I got nothing!
They are rich and it isn't like they do not have the money, they just do not believe my husband is sick at all, they think I am lying to them. WHY ON GOD"S GREEN EARTH WOULD I LIE ABOUT THIS??????
I am angry, hurt and SCARED! I finally got the ball rolling with some medical papers that needed to be gotten on the ball, but it is going to take time and time is not something we have? Husband will try for unemployment, but work said if he can't work he won't get it, but what work doesn't realize is.....he can work if he sits down and only works an 8 hour shift if he HAS too, but they refused to just let him work 8 hours and not 12.
Hubby went back after a heart attack and another heart surgery and after the 2nd surgery, he feel on the floor after 6 hours and had to take a nitro pill for his heart, yet they refused to let him just do 8 hours!
Our food bank only helps us with food, but not toiletries, so I may call around to see if anybody know who does??????
If you pray, can you please keep us in your prayers! Thanks so much and God bless!
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Help coming in from every direction! Sometimes we actually get what we pray for!
So relieved for you!
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Really feel for you. I know of the emotional rollercoaster that comes along with financial instability because I am going through it. It is a daily fight. I just asked a close friend to borrow money so my water won't get turned off tomorrow.
Never have borrowed money from anyone other than my aunt my whole life so it was an out of body experience.
Hoping for better days ahead for both of us.
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gr8ful, thanks for the prayers I do believe in them!
Mommyx6....I am so sorry, I so know how you feel! It was all we could do to accept some help and now all this one couple wants to do is help and I am grateful for it, but I still feel so horrible! We are getting some help for Christmas from family and from another source that I will not mention, but if and when we get on our feet, maybe I can help you! Hang in there girl, I so understand!
You will be on the top of my prayer list tonight mommy! Things will be ok one way or another! Big hugs to everybody!
Be nice to others and it comes back to you in some way!
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I am so glad I came back to this thread to read your good news! This kind of thing really does restore my faith in people.
Hoping you have a good holiday with much less stress!
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So happy to hear that you are getting help! Yes indeed, prayer works!
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Got a Christmas card today from my folks for more than we had thought which will be put to very good use! No Christmas this year for us, but to me, love and a roof over my head is all I need! No money will be spent on anything other than bills, rent and food!
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I am so sorry to hear that you're going through all this. Please go to your local dfcs office and ask for some help. There is a reason these offices are there. You never know when you are going to need some help, nobody is exempt.
Please just ask for the help from your family for the immediate future needs. They should openly offer to help, but some need a nudge. You need some help. Love and light to you and yours!
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A $2,500 reward has been offered by Nikitia Shipe, owner of the Legacy Horse Farm on Zepp Road in Shenandoah County, Va.for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a mare in the face with a small caliber bullet.
The white mare is expected to recover; the bullet exited, however the risk of infection is always a contingency. A Facebook post stated:
"Vet has come and gone. Took xrays, reopened the wound and lanced the abscess and drained it. Left a sinus catheter in place so we can flush the sinus cavity twice a day. The risk of infection is our biggest worry right now."
According to Shipe, on Feb. 11, someone climbed over a locked fence, walked a quarter of a mile, and chose the mare who was out of sight of the house to shoot in the face. The mare named Lady was the only white horse in the paddock and easy to see; she was also the friendliest:
"Prior to this she would immediately come to the fence to greet anyone with a nicker and beg for a rub. She loved attention... Now she cowers in the corner of the stall, not wanting to be touched. My heart breaks each time she shys (sic) away from me."
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With already having a successful clothing line with Billionaire boys club founder and Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams is continuing his foray into the fashion world in a partnership with G-Star Raw, as creative director of Bionic Yarn to release a collection of jeans called "Raw for the Oceans" this summer, which Pharrell and his partners including Parley for the Oceans unveiled last night on Feb. 8 at the American Museum of Natural History.
The collaboration is an effort to save and protect marine animals by reducing plastic pollution in the oceans instead recycling the plastic by turning it into threads that can be used to make clothing such as the jeans in the "Raw for the Oceans" collection.
Notables that we spotted included The Wanted album Siva Kaneswaran, Tyson Beckford, Adrienne Bailon and Joe Jonas who stayed most of the party and was very gracious to fans.
Speaking on his involvement with the project last night Pharrell told a story about when he performed in a Save the Earth concert and Rush Limbaugh called him a hypocrite because he doesn't live a green lifestyle. "So instead of becoming mad I kind of took it as an interesting challenge and I said to myself maybe there is something I could do, so let me find something that makes sense for me something that is tailored to me. Since I'm a novice in fashion and I waste everybody's time on my own trying to figure out what they're doing and how they're doing it, I figured this was an interesting thing that popped up, the first thing that made sense because I got to add my little design to it. It is just really cool. It's an awesome experience…you know you look up one day and you're in Berlin meeting with the Parley folks and you hear about Paul and all his incredible work that he's doing out in the oceans being chased by people who would otherwise get on their ship and row away and I get to meet this guys."
Pharrell continued, "So, if anything, I'm learning just as much as you guys, just I get to be on the inside. So if anything I'm appreciative to Tim and Tyson for this incredible excursion that we've been on. I applaud the folks at G Star because they're a big force in fashion and they don't have to care about these things, but this is the first time that we've had a partnership with someone who has just jumped behind what Tim and Tyson have done, and just turned on the turbo boost buttons, and look at this move for the people who are concerned about these issues. And I know it got a little heavy at times, but you know what? Sometimes the truth is heavy."
Pharrell closed his speech with "I appreciate your patience today and more than anything else this is a really awesome collaboration and it's gonna keep going. We hope to see you next year we promise it won't be as heavy it will be more jubilant because I like to see people "Happy." But if we do what we're supposed to do the entire world can be happy."
After the press conference, guests mingled in the main atrium of The Museum Natural History. Fabulous light bites like flat bread pizza, beets and goat cheese on a chip, tomato soup and a mini grilled cheese and tomato soup were passed around.
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Using a Marimekko Chart to Show Billable Hours by Client and Project
Where did we spend our billable time last week? Answering this question lets you know if you're servicing too many or too few clients or if your dependent on a few large projects or are spreading yourself too thin over many smaller projects. In our weekly professional services dashboard, I used a Marimekko chart to show billable hours by client and within each client by project. Here's an example:
It looks like our top five clients make up about 80% of the total billable hours. These clients have one or two large projects. This is probably a healthy mix of clients and projects. I'd be concerned if there were many smaller clients (under 10% of total billings) or many smaller projects. I'd also be concerned if one client made up over 40% of billable hours. If you look at this Marimekko every week, you can develop your own rules for what is a good mix of clients and projects.
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|I blessed the roots on the altar of Aphrodite, who governs the giving or denial of love, who inspires the deepest lust and withers the greatest loves.
During one of my more hectic deadline weeks, I received a care package from my most beloved sister, Kendra, all of it gifted from the metaphysical and wellness store she works at Renaissance Holistic Center, an awesome place might I add, and if you let Kendra know that you read this blog, she'll tell you some sort of embarrassing childhood story about me free of charge (I deny it all). I made sweet incense, wax idols and blood-red tea out of my goodies, and even got around to blending up a new batch of Aphrodite Ritual Bath to use during erotic or romantic rituals (of which I take part in many so I wind up making a huge batch every month or two).
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If you asked former Utah State Aggies Robert Turbin and Bobby Wagner -- or ex-Weber State player Paul McQuistan -- at the start of the season whether they would be playing in Super Bowl the answer would probably have been no.
Now if you asked them the same question you can be sure the answer would be very different, as their Seattle Seahawks trounced the Denver Broncos 43-8 on Sunday, February 8 to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
In the process the Seahawks won their first world championship since entering the league as an expansion team in 1977 -- in the coldest place ever to hold a Super Bowl, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
It was a day of firsts as the Seahawks never trailed, beginning with a safety to open the scoring and ending rather mercifully when Seahawks coach Pete Carroll inserted his second-string offense midway through the fourth quarter.
As for Turbin, the former Aggie earned his first Super Bowl ring. He had a nice day running the football in relief of starter Marshawn Lynch, carrying nine times for 25 yards. (Turbin also had a long run negated by a holding penalty.)
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By vbkraemer on Mar 30, 2006
I saw this entry on The Aquarium. It points to an article in Java Pro (volume 9, issue 6) that talks about migrating apps to the EJB 3 business logic model.
I read through it.
I think the author did a great job of showing folks how to rewrite their app to use EJB 3. If you need that kind of advice, it will be very helpful.
I am still looking for information on a more conservative approach; one that involves evolutionary changes to existing code, not complete rewrites.


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Nov. 15, 2012
Washington State Game Notes | Pepperdine Game Notes
COUGARS HIT THE ROAD TO FACE WAVES: Washington State University men's basketball (2-0) hits the road for the first time this season as it travels to Malibu, Calif. to take on Pepperdine University (0-2), Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Firestone Fieldhouse. Bud Nameck, in his 20th year with Cougar Basketball, will have the call on the Cougar IMG Radio Network. Please see the front page of today's notes for a complete listing of affiliates. Live updates can be found on Twitter by following @WSUMensHoops, the official Twitter account of Washington State men's basketball.
WSU leads the series between the Cougars and Waves, 3-2.
Last season, WSU defeated Pepperdine, 67-56, at Seattle's KeyArena in the Cougar Hardwood Classic.
Senior Faisal Aden led the Cougars with 17 points in the win, while classmate Charlie Enquist had a team-high 7 rebounds.
Prior to last season, the two teams hadn't met since Dec. 13, 1989, as WSU came up with an 82-77 victory...the Cougars have won the last two meetings.
The series is tied at 1-1 at Pepperdine and 1-1 at WSU, with Pepperdine's road victory coming at Spokane Arena...WSU leads 1-0 at neutral sites.
Washington State is 127-60 against current members of the West Coast Conference all-time and was 4-1 last season.
The Cougars have played Gonzaga in 145 of the 184 games against those WCC members.
This season WSU will play against three members of the West Coast Conference, hosting Portland and Gonzaga in back-to-back games, Dec. 1 and 5, respectively.
Last year in the regular season WSU traveled to Gonzaga (Nov. 14) and Portland (Nov. 20), hosted Santa Clara (Dec. 11), and took on Pepperdine in the Cougar Hardwood Classic (Dec. 22)...in the first found of the CBI during the postseason, the Cougars traveled to San Francisco to take on the Dons.
WSU's only loss against the WCC last season came in its season-opener against Gonzaga, 89-81.
The Cougars are 2-0 after defeating Utah Valley in the two teams' first all-time meeting, 72-49, Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Beasley Coliseum.
Brock Motum once again led the Cougars in scoring with 15 points...he was 6-for-11 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line.
DaVonté Lacy dished out a career-high 6 assists...he added 11 points.
Mike Ladd also scored in double figures with 13 points and 2 assists...Motum, Lacy and Ladd have scored in double-figures in both games this season.
Dexter Kernich-Drew reached double-figures for just the second time in his career, finishing with a career-high 14 points...his previous career-high of 10 came against Eastern Washington last season.
D.J. Shelton finished with a team-high 6 rebounds and has led WSU on the boards in both games this season.
Forty of WSU's 70 points came in the paint...the Cougars shot .656 from 2-point range and a total of .518 from the field.
WSU turned the ball over just 5 times, its fewest since committing just 4 turnovers against Stanford Feb. 2, 2008.
Twelve different Cougars saw action, including walk-on guard Dominic Ballard who more than quadrupled his total WSU minutes played with 13 against the Wolverines.
The Cougars scored 17 points off of UVU's 13 turnovers.
The team boasts two returning starters, including 2011-12 Pac-12 leading scorer, Brock Motum.
Joining Motum and sophomore DaVonté Lacy are six more returning letterwinners and two returning squad members.
Among the returning letterwinners are senior guard Mike Ladd, junior forward Will DiIorio, redshirt sophomore guard Dexter Kernich-Drew and redshirt junior forward D.J. Shelton, along with squad members sophomore Royce Woolridge and freshman Dominic Ballard, both whom redshirted last season. Joining this year's squad are four transfers and three true freshmen.
Two of the transfers, Jordan Railey (Iowa State) and Brett Kingma (Oregon) will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules, but Keaton Hayenga and James Hunter, and Brett Boese, Bryce Leavitt and Junior Longrus will be eligible immediately.
WSU lost three starters from last season's team; Marcus Capers and Abe Lodwick, who graduated following their senior seasons and Reggie Moore, who was dismissed from the team this fall.
Seniors Faisal Aden and Charlie Enquist and sophomore Patrick Simon are also gone from last year's team after playing notable minutes for the Cougs.
With 971 points, senior Brock Motum is just 29 points away from becoming the 33rd Cougar to reach 1,000 career points and the third in the last four seasons.
Klay Thompson scored his 1,000th point during the 2009-10 season and Reggie Moore reached 1,000 points in the Cougs second-to-last game of the 2011-12 season.
With its win over Utah Valley Nov. 14, WSU improved to 44-0 all-time in the month of November at Friel Court.
The Cougars have won 44-straight November games in Pullman and are 46-1 (the loss came before the Cougars moved into Beasley Coliseum).
WSU's only loss in Pullman in November came against Colorado State, Nov., 30, 1962, by a score of 77-47.
The Cougars spent two weeks in Australia, Aug. 3-16, 2012, as part of an NCAA approved international tour.
The team made stops in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane/Gold Coast and Cairns, playing five games in all.
WSU went 2-3 in those games, three of them against teams of the NBL (National Basketball League), Australia's highest professional league.
Brock Motum averaged 27.2 points in the five games, including a 41-point output against the Cairns Taipans in the final game of the tour.
Reggie Moore averaged 13.0, Dexter Kernich-Drew 8.4 and Mike Ladd 6.4 points per game.
The Cougar roster contains three Aussies; Motum (Brisbane), Kernich-Drew (Melbourne) and James Hunter (Sydney).
Senior Brock Motum is one of 50 preseason candidates for the 2012-13 John R. Wooden Award.
Motum is the second Cougar in three seasons to make the list, as Klay Thompson was named to the preseason top-50 prior to the 2010-11 season.
Before that, Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver were both named to the preseason top-50 for the 2007-08 season. Thompson went on to make the midseason top-30 cut in 2010-11, as did Low in 2007-08.
This season's preseason list contains student-athletes from 16 different conferences, including four from the Pac-12 Conference.
Motum is joined by André Roberson (Colorado), Allen Crabbe (California), and Solomon Hill (Arizona).
WSU defeated Saint Martin's, 62-60, Tuesday, Nov. 6 in exhibition action at Beasley Coliseum.
Brock Motum led all scorers with 21 points, while Mike Ladd added 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Royce Woolridge finished with 10 points and a game-high 3 steals, while D.J. Shelton led the team with 9 rebounds.
Washington State competed in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) in 2011-12, marking the first CBI and 12th overall postseason appearance in school history.
WSU advanced to the championship series, marking the second-straight season the Cougars have reached at least the semifinals of their postseason tournament...last year WSU advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in New York, falling to eventual-champion Wichita State in the semifinals.
The Cougars are 17-13 all-time in postseason play.
WSU also compiled its most single-season postseason wins with a 4-2 record in the CBI...last season the Cougars went 3-1 in the NIT.
In the last two seasons WSU has gone 7-3 in postseason play.
WSU has made it to six NCAA Tournaments (6-6) and five NITs (7-5).
Washington State became the third Pac-12 school to advance to the championship round of the CBI as Oregon State won in 2008 and Oregon won the tournament in 2011.
Washington State junior Brock Motum had a breakout season in 2011-12 as he led the Cougars and the Pac-12 in scoring in both the overall games and conference only games.
Motum averaged 18.0 points per game in all games, edging out Oregon State's Jared Cunningham with 17.9 points per game.
In league games the Australian averaged 20.7 points per game, over a point per game ahead of Cunningham with 19.2 points per game.
He also ranked sixth in field goal percentage (.554) and seventh in rebounds per game (6.4 rpg), making him the only player in the Pac-12 to rank in the top-13 in scoring, field goal percentage and rebounding.
Motum finished the season ranked 38th in the country in points per game and 26th in field goal percentage.
In contrast to his junior season, Motum played 799 minutes in 54 games his first two seasons combined at Washington State...this season he clocked 1,072 minutes of action.
In his first two seasons he averaged 5.9 points and 2.3 rebounds a game, but still did it at a high shooting clip, .591.
Last season alone Motum had 293 more points than he did in his first two seasons combined (613 compared to 320), and averaged 18.0 points per game, 12.1 more points than his first two seasons.
Motum also had 216 rebounds last season, more than his 72 his first two years combined, for a 6.4 rebounding average, over four rebounds more a game.
He continued to shoot at a high clip at .554 last season for a .567 career field goal percentage.
Junior Brock Motum grabbed his 200th rebound of the 2011-12 season March 7 in the Pac-12 Tournament and had 613 points and 216 rebounds last season.
He joined two other Cougars, Steve Puidokas and Larry Beck as the only WSU players to reach 500 points and 200 boards in a season.
Beck had 506 points and 214 rebounds in 1955-56, while Puidokas recorded 559 points and 259 rebounds in 1974-75.
The Cougars have been very active in the community over the last two years.
Below is a breakdown of some of the work they've done in the community.
2011-12 Season
Cougar Elite Camp (WSU Campus) - June 18-19, 2011
Cougar Day Camp (WSU Campus) - June 21-24, 2011
Cougar Team Camp (WSU Campus) - June 28-July 1, 2011
Palouse Habitat for Humanity (Uniontown) - July 9, 2011
Learning Center Sports' Week (Pullman) - July 27, 2011 National Lentil Festival Street Fair (Downtown Pullman) - August 19, 2011
National Lentil Festival Parade (Downtown Pullman) - August 20, 2011
WSU Family Weekend (WSU Campus) - Sept. 10, 2011
Pullman Senior Center (Downtown Pullman) - Sept. 16, 2011 and Feb. 24, 2012
Free Kids' Clinic (WSU Campus) - Oct. 1, 2011
YMCA Keys to Success (Pullman) - Oct. 8, 2011
Jefferson Elementary School (Pullman) - Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, 2011
Sacred Hearth Children's Hospital Visit (Spokane) - Dec. 28, 2011
Free Kids' Clinic (Spokane) - Dec. 30, 2011


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Typically, the children's resale customer base includes family, friends and caregivers shopping for kids from the time they are born until about 8 years of age. Yet-to-be moms shopping for maternity clothing may also be customers.
What do I mean by "market?" The market of a children's resale store is a function of the economy, shopping culture, habits, and demographics of the region, the size of the space, shopping environment, and competition. They all play a roll and are unique to every market. It is extremely rare for any two stores to have the same market…even if located only 20 miles apart.
Let's talk about 'tweens. Are 'tweens part of a children's resale market? 'Tweens are ages 10 to 12 – moving from childhood to teen years struggling to establish independence. Tweens generally balk at wearing anything an adult buys for them – relegating piles of clothing to the back of the closet floor. More often it is the adults, not 'tweens, who shop sizes 12, 14 and 16 in a children's resale store–most of the time for younger children who wear the larger sizes…seldom for the 'tweens.
In 1999 a new resale concept was introduced to shoppers that specifically targeted the 'tween to junior size market. The new concept grew into a strong and successful market presence. These stores designed with a young adult pulse, have become attractive to the 'tween shopper. This has made it even more challenging for children's resale stores to sell sizes 12, 14 and 16 at a meaningful volume. 'Tweens discovered a "place of their own to shop" without having to weave their way past strollers, toys and potty seats.
This is not to say that children's resale stores cannot sell those sizes. There are exceptions. Some I know of are children's resale locations that have a strong 'tween population and a large "mega" retail space, allowing them to build a 'tween to junior "store within a store." Some even have a separate entry door to the "store within a store." Other long established shops carry a highly selective and small sample of 'tween sizes more as a service for customers, rather than as a profit center.
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Nov 09
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jellytot says:
Aug 11
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xXZoeLovesPaddyXx says:
Are you sure he's not getting bored with his jumping, he could be getting tired of it and simply can't be bothered. Pehaps you should try breaking your jumping down and do more hacking, schooling or try something else.
no I dont think its that because, as i dont have a school to ride in we mainly do lots of hacking out, and only jump and school when the field is ok, so i cant really try much else as we all ready do loads of hacking.
Dec 10
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janmal2008 says:
i would check him out inch by inch!
every part of his legs, neck, back for any hint of pain, strain or injury. he is an older horse now and things will slowly be catching up on him so needs to be treated as such. consider adding oil supplements etc for his increasing age, it will help him now but also for the future.
check the same with his hooves, all areas for pain or pressure, and ask the farrier to do a pinch test when he is out next.
also check your saddle still fits correctly or may need re-padding or even changing.
if totally sound and pain free, i would go back to some basics, trotting poles, cavaletti, mini cross poles etc, all nice and easy and regain his confidence. but id still review his diet and supplements for his age.
Sep 11
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cinderellaa says:
Do you ever feel nervous when your in the ring? he could be feeling nevous to especily when its a different place i usually take my pony to the local showat barville and never have a problem then took her to one in walmer and she had never competed their before and she hated it she refused most of the jumps and i could feel she felt really uncomfortable also as new place i was also feeling a bit nervy. might be just a simple thing like that mab when feels more familar with the place he may settle down.
Also do you go on your own or with friends with their horses my friend had a problem where when she took her horse show jumping she had to not be in sight of her friends other horse because otherwise he would play up and want to be with him and start refusing jumps etc. hope this helps only other thing is over jumping your horse etc but looking at other comments doesnt look like it is that.
maby next time you go to a show really pay attention to his attidtude and really praise him when he goes over them and try going on your own hope it helps :)
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THE 1998 CAMPAIGN: THE SENATE; Schumer Fires Counterattack at D'Amato on the Holocaust
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Published: October 22, 1998
Invoking relatives he had lost in the Holocaust, Representative Charles E. Schumer yesterday assailed Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato for gathering Holocaust survivors to attack Mr. Schumer's record on Jewish issues. He also berated Mr. D'Amato for disparaging him with a Yiddish vulgarism at a meeting with Jewish leaders earlier this week.
In the latest indication of the attention that both candidates are paying to Jewish voters, Mr. Schumer chastised his opponent both for staging the news conference at a Holocaust memorial on Sunday morning, and then for insulting him with the Yiddishism. His vehement response comes at a time when Mr. D'Amato's attacks on Mr. Schumer's Congressional attendance record have largely dominated the campaign.
''I lost family in the Holocaust, and my wife lost family in the Holocaust,'' Mr. Schumer said in grim tones, fairly leaping at the question at the end of a news conference about gun control. Aides said Mr. Schumer's great-grandmother and seven of her nine children were killed by Nazis.
''Yesterday, Al D'Amato used a cheap slur against me, and then, when asked, lied about it,'' the Congressman, a Brooklyn Democrat, continued. ''Al D'Amato and I are meeting in debate Saturday. I challenge you, Al D'Amato, to say to my face that I am not committed to victims of the Holocaust. I challenge you at the debate Saturday to use that cheap slur.''
Mr. D'Amato at first said he did not recall using the vulgarism, which was first reported in the latest issue of Jewish Week, dated Oct. 23. ''I have absolutely no knowledge of ever having made that statement,'' Mr. D'Amato said. ''I have no knowledge of it. Certainly never in a public domain.''
But a number of participants at the private meeting on Tuesday, including former Mayor Edward I. Koch, who is Mr. D'Amato's most prominent Jewish supporter, confirmed that the Republican Senator had in fact called Mr. Schumer ''a putzhead.'' At the same meeting, they said, Mr. D'Amato referred to Representative Jerrold L. Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat, as ''Jerry Waddler,'' a presumed reference to Mr. Nadler's substantial weight.
Last night, Mr. D'Amato sent a letter to Mr. Schumer in which he implicitly admitted using the Yiddishism -- but remained on the attack, asserting that it was Mr. Schumer who was trying to ''inject religious differences'' into the race.
Making no mention of his earlier denials, Mr. D'Amato wrote: ''The Yiddish word I used to describe you at a private meeting means 'fool.' Again, you are trying to twist that into a religious slur. And again, I stand by my remark 100 percent.''
In ''The Joys of Yiddish,'' by Leo Rosten (Simon & Schuster), the word ''putz'' is defined as ''vulgar slang for 'penis,' '' which is used as ''a term of contempt for a fool'' or ''a jerk.'' Mr. Rosten adds a cautionary note: ''Putz is not to be used lightly or when women or children are around.''
Yesterday's exchange was another example of Mr. Schumer's using against Mr. D'Amato a weapon that the Senator himself had employed in the past under somewhat different circumstances. The Congressman's injured tone recalled the way Mr. D'Amato reacted six years ago, almost to the day, after his Democratic challenger, Robert Abrams, called Mr. D'Amato a ''fascist.'' Mr. D'Amato presented himself as a sympathetic figure under attack, and forced Mr. Abrams to defend himself against charges of anti-Italian bias.
Mr. D'Amato's impolitic description of two of New York City's best-known Democratic members of Congress was not entirely out of character for the Senator, who once used a fake Japanese accent to mock Lance Ito, the Japanese-American judge in the O. J. Simpson murder trial.
But Mr. D'Amato, a disciplined politician, normally keeps a tight rein on his public utterances in the middle of a campaign. And some of his advisers expressed concern last night that his remarks, coupled with criticism over Mr. D'Amato's Holocaust news conference, could pose a problem for the Senator.
There clearly was an element of calculation in Mr. Schumer's attack. Although he and Mr. Nadler had accused Mr. D'Amato of politicizing the Holocaust after the Sunday news conference at the Holocaust Memorial Wall across from the United Nations, Mr. Schumer did not mention his lost relatives until yesterday.
And although he used the word ''slur'' to describe Mr. D'Amato's Yiddishism, and lumped that statement together with the Holocaust Memorial incident, there was no indication that Mr. D'Amato's derogatory remark was intended as an attack on Mr. Schumer's ethnicity.
Mr. D'Amato's use of Holocaust victims to attack a Jewish Congressman was certainly unusual, and even some of the Senator's supporters said he might have gone too far. At the D'Amato news conference, Mr. Schumer was criticized for missing two Congressional votes on Holocaust issues -- one dealing with efforts to recover deposits from Swiss banks and the other allowing use of the Capitol Rotunda for a commemoration (both bills passed overwhelmingly). The speakers also assailed Mr. Schumer for voting against a resolution to use force against Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf.


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MISSING ABBY by Lee Weatherly (David Fickling, 2004). Emma and Abby used to be best friends and share their love of fantasy and sci fi, but that was back when Karen Sipp called Emma a "freak." A new school offered a new chance to start over, to be cool, and so Emma left Abby and their friendship behind. Then one day Emma sees Abby on a bus, and the next she knows, no one may ever see Abby again. Ages 10-up.
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In his tower, Satan is approached by his minions, who praise him over his manipulation of the Ghost Rider. While Lucifer admits that he's well aware of his superiority, in the case of the Ghost Rider he knows just how to pull the strings. The Ghost Rider, meanwhile, rages at the fact that he may never get out of Hell. Punching furiously at the ground, he uncovers a small demon hidden beneath the dirt. Though the little demon protests otherwise, Blaze accuses him of observing him for Satan. While the demon asks the Rider for his help, a group of demonic horsemen charge toward them. Blaze prepares to fight, but instead watches in bewilderment as they ignore him in favor of snatching up the smaller demon, catching him with a hooked chain and dragging him away. As the demon is dragged back to Lucifer, he yells to the Rider that if he saves him he can dig them both out of there.
In the tower, the digging demon - Greexix - is brought before Lucifer, who tells him that had he simply told him that he no longer wished to serve in the Pit he would've gladly relocated him. Instead, he ran away. Greexix attempts to explain that he just got lost, but Satan sends him off to be tortured regardless. One of the riders then tells Lucifer that when they found Greexix he was speaking with the Ghost Rider. Outside, as the minions drag Greexix off to be tortured, Blaze rides past them and catches the small demon with his chain, pulling him free. As they're chased by the demon horde, Blaze tells Greexix that they're going to the Pit. When Greexix protests, Johnny corrects himself and says they're not going INTO the Pit...they're going OVER it. Jumping over the giant gorge on his mystical motorcycle, Blaze and Greexix crash on the other side, buying them only a small amount of time. His eyesight poor, Greexix asks the Rider if there are mountains and a cave nearby. Spotting it, the two make their way into the cave. Greexix tells Johnny that when they reach the bottom of the cave he'll start digging, and that they're pretty close to the boundary already. Greexix explains that people's assumptions have a huge effect on Hell, commenting that it's pretty funny that Hell looks exactly like one would think it would look. That's Lucifer's only power: deception. He uses people to get what he wants because he can't get it himself. Greexix himself had been used in the Pit, digging to expand it deeper and deeper to fit more and more souls inside. One day he gave up and tried to escape...and found water. Blaze hesitates, saying that there's no water in Hell - to which Greexix replies, "exactly". The little demon asks Johnny if he's going to help him, so they can both escape. Johnny says yes, but thinks to himself that Greexix is a demon, in Hell because he deserves to be. Blaze promises Greexix, not feeling the least bit guilty about lying, and takes the demon's hand...only to find Greexix transformed into Lucifer himself, who says that lying is a sin. Lucifer laughs as the water rises to engulf the trapped Ghost Rider, and as he loses consciousness he hears Satan say "see you on the other side".
On Earth, a young couple walk across a moonlit beach. While a light flares across the water in the distance, the couple see hundreds of people walking up out of the water and onto the beach. The light grows closer...as the Ghost Rider rides across the water, back on Earth.
The events that led to John being dragged down to Hell were revealed in Ghost Rider (2006) # 6 and Ghost Rider (2006) # 7.
This issue makes yet another change to the identity of the "Devil" who cursed Johnny Blaze into becoming the Ghost Rider. In Marvel Spotlight on Ghost Rider # 5 it was established that Blaze made a pact with Satan/Lucifer himself, but that was retconned in Ghost Rider (1973) # 68, which changed the demon's identity to Mephisto. As of the start of this series, it seems that again Lucifer is the originator of the Ghost Rider curse and not Mephisto. Not surprisingly, as of Ghost Rider (2011) # 1, it appears that Mephisto is now once again being credited as the devil who cursed Johnny Blaze.
This issue was produced with two variant covers by Marc Silvestri, one normal and another "sketched".
This issue was reprinted in Ghost Rider: Cycle of Vengeance # 1, the Ghost Rider: Vicious Cycle trade paperback, and the Ghost Rider by Daniel Way Ultimate Collection trade paperback.
Hmm. I'm conflicted.
One thing that canNOT be denied is the quality of the artwork. Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira are part of what made the 1990s Ghost Rider series such a phenomenal hit book, and they haven't lost a single step in their return to the book (their second return, in fact, considering they were reunited on the last ongoing series right before its cancellation). Ghost Rider immediately looks RIGHT, as if the character we all know and love has finally returned to his glory days. Enhanced by the fantastic colors of Dan Brown, who paints the fields of Hell with a striking palate of reds and oranges, the Saltares/Texeira art team looks poised to once again place their mark on the character - some 15 years after their first collaboration.
Unfortunately, the writing doesn't hold up as well as the artistic part. I'm not much of a fan of Daniel Way's work, truth be told. I read through his opening arc on Wolverine and came away incredibly disappointed. His work there was slow and horribly paced, drip-feeding information in a fashion that - instead of tantalizing me into wanting to know more - made me frustrated and confused. Not a spectacular introduction to the man's work, despite how many issues he's sold on his new Wolverine: Origins book.
First things first, as a debut issue meant to attract new readers this issue fails HORRIBLY. I can't imagine a single reader understanding the happenings in this "first issue" without having read the previous "Road to Damnation" mini-series. While it's safe to say that most people picking it up possibly DID read the Ennis/Crain book, that's not something that can be assumed on a scripting level. No effort is given to explain the Ghost Rider's character or situation. How did he get trapped in Hell? Who IS this Ghost Rider person anyway, and how did he come to be? Not a single question that a new reader might have is answered in the pages of this issue, and THAT is a failure on every single level - from the editors on down to the writer.
But okay, I DID read "Road to Damnation" and I DO know what's going on when the book open's with Blaze's repetitive escape attempt from Hell. Fair enough. But the problems don't end with the lack of accessibility. Just as he did with Wolverine, Daniel Way has produced yet another extreme example of decompression at its worst. Granted, at least things HAPPEN in this issue (unlike in Wolverine), but I'm still left with a feeling of "what's the point to all this"? The dialogue is minimal, providing us with an issue that's read in close to 30 seconds flat (an exaggeration, yes, but a fair one).
But, despite all of this, there were parts of the issue that I DID enjoy. John Blaze was given little insight here, but one of the few parts of monologue that didn't sound formulaic was his willingness to lie to a demon in order to escape. John's not the most moral person on the planet, and his "sin" committed at the book's end was a nice touch...and I admit, I didn't see the Greexix/Satan switch until it was revealed.
Still, Ghost Rider # 1 was far from being what I hoped it would be. The art was immaculate, but it couldn't keep a bad story from being bad. And the case of this issue, the story was pretty bad indeed. Here's hoping that it gets better now that the character's finally out of Hell (for good, please).
Grade: C-
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Title: "Vicious Cycle", Part 1


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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency claims TVShack.net website earned Richard almost £150,000 before authorities shut it down in mid-2010.
It is anticipated an appeal will be lodged. More in this week's paper.