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Dear Teen Me ~
You, with the bleu Sharpie pen.
Those ripped leggings are hugging your bones like another layer of skin. Werent you maintaining your weight? Oh, thats right. I remember now. You were spending some more time in that day hospital program. Philhaven. The depression had come back in a rush. It was overwhelming; a tide of uncertainty and anxiety, complete with a bow laced with self-loathing. It was wrapped around you like gauze and medical tape, all melted together as one hard cast. All that weight, Love, and you crashed. You fell under a suffocating blanket of hatred and were constantly shrouded by ribbons of past mistakes.
/Failure, failure, failure/
Those thoughts followed you around like a black dog with a limp, slow at times, but always there. Your friends turned their backs on you after that night. We decided that they werent friends, remember? But then there was something else to think about. Who /were/ your friends, then? The ones you had trusted were the ones that turned away, gave you the cold shoulder. Remember when you were thrown in a whirlpool of doubt? You just didnt know who to talk to half the time. Except for Mom. Mom was always there. And shes the reason youre still alive. We both know this. We came to terms with that fact a while ago. We liked it.
/Recover, recover, recover/
Your goal, always in the back of your mind, was to recover. Not just for yourself. You always put yourself last, Love, even though you were sometimes viewed as selfish. You wanted to recover for Mom, right? And your boyfriend. You love your boyfriend. Hes another thats helped you stand in times of doubt and mistrust. That mindset really helped you. You managed to overcome, slowly, painfully, but you did. Realized who your friends really were, accepted yourself as a healing being.
/Hate, hate, hate/
Even to this day, however, you still have a lot of hate inside. You cant stand the people who made you who you are; a girl with two faces, one for show, one for yourself. Those people have a special circle in hell, according to your logic. You have hate for the popular people; theyre the group famous for ignoring you and introducing you to a sliver of the world. Speaking of, you hate the world. Everyone is the same. Well, except for the artist ones. Those like yourself, lost and looking for the right group of individuals. Youre finding them, slowly, one day at a time. Keep looking.
/Love, life, lust/
You may or may not believe this, but your relationship with Momo lasts. Youre going to get married. You may struggle for a little, but its only temporary. Just like life. Life is temporary. Dont be afraid to live it, though. You have to remember that life has a purpose. What you believe that is, though, Ive still yet to find out. Youre slow, but that means youre careful. And that, Love, is a good thing. You can never be too careful.
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A window on the world of big-case bankruptcy.
The UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database (BRD) is a data collection, data linking, and data dissemination project of the UCLA School of Law. The BRD's mission is to promote bankruptcy research by making bankruptcy data available to academic researchers throughout the world.
The BRD contains data on all of the more than one-thousand large public companies that have filed bankruptcy cases since October 1, 1979. We consider a company "public" if it filed an Annual Report (form 10-K or form 10) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a year ending not less than three years prior to the filing of the bankruptcy case. We consider a company "large" if that Annual Report reported assets worth $100 million or more, measured in 1980 dollars (about $287 million in current dollars). Coverage includes cases filed under Chapter 7 and Chapter 11, whether filed by the debtors or creditors. We update most of our data monthly.
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TotaLand Technologies Adds Edward Duarte to Training and Support Staff
TotaLand Technologies, the most advanced land-management system on the market, is proud to announce the addition of Edward Duarte to its Training and Support staff.
Lafayette, LA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013
TotaLand Technologies is proud to announce the addition of Edward Duarte to its Training and Support department. Duarte brings 8 years of industry experience to the position, and possesses a broad skill set. His official hire date is April 22, 2013.
Chad Landry, Director of Training and Support, lauded Duarte as "exceptional", and went on to say that, "We are very happy to have Edward on our team. His broad experience, particularly with landman software, will be a valuable asset to our company".
Duarte previously served as Logistics Manager at Schlumberger for 4 years before moving to iLandman as an IT Consultant for an additional 4 years.
TotaLand Technologies is a Lafayette, Louisiana based company that provides data management solutions to the land industry. Since 2004, TotaLand Technologies has remained committed to providing the tools for our clients to manage their projects efficiently and effectively. The TotaLand system is the most advanced data management system on the market to date. For more information on TotaLand Technologies, please call (337) 231-5877 or visit http://www.totaland.com.
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2010: Competed five times in the discus throw, with her best throw coming in her final meet at the Ken Shannon, where she threw 132-9 for third place ... threw the plate 124-4 at the UW-WSU dual, finishing fourth ... third at the CNW Spring Break Open in the discus, going 127-5.
2009: Competed just twice unattached during the indoor season in the shot put and weight throw, once at the UW Winter Preview and once at the UW Indoor Open.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle ... parents are Sandy and Dan Ozog ... has one older brother, Dan, and one older sister, Kasha, who is a UW graduate ... won the WesCo discus title during senior season and was third in the shot put ... won the Shoreline City Championships discus title ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year team captain ... also competed for two years in volleyball and was on the cheer squad for two seasons ... named most inspirational on basketball and track teams.
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Elli Fordyce: Where Am I Going?
Where Am I Going?
Elli Fordyce (vocals)
Songs Spun Of Gold (Fordyce Music – FM 002)
Elli Fordyce (vocals), Neal Miner (bass), Phil Stewart (drums), Jeremy Manasia (piano), Aaron Heick (alto sax), Samuel Torres (percussion).
Composed by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields.
Recorded: One Soul Studios, New York City, March-May 2008
Rating: 89/100 (learn more)
When I was little, I loved to visit my Aunt Rose and wander into her bedroom. She kept a collection of clear glass figurines that was quite stunning, even to the eyes of a third-grader. The figurines were all of musical instruments. I can't remember them all but the grand piano and the harp were my favorites. It just seemed magical that somebody had fashioned glass into these exquisite and detailed shapes.
Aunt Rose always had her AM radio on, tuned to a station that played nothing but, in her words, "old favorites." Though I was too young to be familiar with much of that music or its themes, the vibe of "Where Am I Going" brings me back to those visits. Fordyce's band plays with a low and sultry swing as she sings of the many traps of love. Kudos to pianist Jeremy Manasia and the alto of Aaron Heick as they really dig into that groove. It's Fordyce's delivery that makes the connection here as a tiny nugget of my brain must have been impressed by Shirley Bassey's voice emanating from Aunt Rose's radio. She's singing with all of that passion, but with a little (OK, a lot) less bombast. Great stuff.
Reviewer: Mark Saleski
Tags: 2000s jazz · jazz vocals
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Dancer2::Core::Context - handles everything proper to a request's context.
version 0.13
Reference to the Dancer2::Core::App object for the current application.
Read-only accessor to a PSGI environment hash.
A Dancer2::Core::Request object, built from the PSGI environment variable for this request.
A Dancer2::Core::Response object, used to set content, headers and HTTP status codes.
Handle for the current session object, if any
We cache a destroyed session here; once this is set we must not attempt to retrieve the session from the cookie in the request. If no new session is created, this is set (with expiration) as a cookie to force the browser to expire the cookie.
Used to cache the coderef from Return::MultiLevel within the dispatcher.
Returns a hashref of all per-request variables stored in this object.
By-name interface to variables stored in this context object.
my $stored = $context->var('some_variable');
returns the value of 'some_variable', while
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Shortcut that dispatches to Dancer2::Core::Request's cookies method.
Get a cookie from the request object, or set one in the response object.
Sets a redirect in the response object. If $destination is not an absolute URI, then it will be made into an absolute URI, relative to the URI in the request.
Flag the response object as 'halted'.
If called during request dispatch, immediatly returns the response to the dispatcher and after hooks will not be run.
Returns true if session engine has been defined and if either a session object has been instantiated in the context or if a session cookie was found and not subsequently invalidated.
Destroys the current session and ensures any subsequent session is created from scratch and not from the request session cookie
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This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Alexis Sukrieh.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.


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TIME OUT NY magazine features Team Blush in their ESSENTIAL NEW YORK issue!
Team Blush is now a New York Magazine Critic's Pick! Check us out: http://nymag.com/listings/beauty/blush-nail-lounge
Retreat to the peaceful harmony of nature with the new Spring 2015 Flora & Fauna collection from CND. Colors and styles are inspired by watercolor impressions of luminous landscapes. "This season's trends are all about unplugging from today's digital world and embracing the simpler things. Sun-bleached tones and dreamy watercolor paintings emerge from the perfection of nature," says CND Co-founder and Style Director Jan Arnold. "Nails are easy and softly
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In a note to clients -- as reported by "AppleInsider" (www.appleinsider.com) -- KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo -- thinks the new iMacs will quadruple Apple's desktop sales.
The analyst predicts that Mac desktop shipments will be down to 264,000 for the company's fourth fiscal quarter of 2012. That's a 79% dip from the year-ago period.
Kuo has reduced his forecast of Mac desktop shipments by over 63 %, mainly due to the new iMac's later-than-expected arrival, notes "AppleInsider." Despite this, he thinks iMac shipments will pick up during the holiday season, growing 434% quarter-on-quarter mostly thanks to expected strong demand for the revamped iMac that Apple announced yesterday. The 21.5-inch model hits the stores in November; the 27-incher in December.


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NEW YORK, NY –December 6, 2012-- The DigiNext In-Venue Film Festival announced today, their "Pay It Forward" program where individuals interested in supporting filmmakers can provide the opportunity to see a film for those who otherwise may not have that chance. The program is set to kick off on Monday December 10in conjunction with the theatrical release of The Standbys starting on Friday December 7. Produced and Directed by Stephanie Riggs and Executive Producers John C. Pinckard, Lily Fan, and Steven C. Beer, this evocative and original behind-the-scenes documentary offers a look at the unique and challenging lives of Broadway's Understudies and Standbys.
A joint venture between Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. (Digiplex Destinations) and Nehst, the DigiNext In-Venue Film Festival provides opportunities for talented, emerging filmmakers without previous distribution the chance to reach an appreciative audience of targeted movie aficionados. In conjunction with its distribution efforts, DigiNext has made hundreds of tickets available to high school and college drama students who can, in turn, learn valuable lessons about commitment and perseverance that may be the very key to their future success.
More than a dozen schools and local theater groups located near Digiplex theaters in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will benefit from the generosity of these anonymous Pay It Forward benefactors.
The program will be showcased at Newark's Arts High School on December 10 where students will assemble for a special screening and chance to meet the director and some of the actors featured in the film. Newark Arts is a magnet school known for its rigorous academic program. Many well-known names in the arts and entertainment world hail from Newark including Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Bebe Neuwirth (who appears in The Standbys) and Ray Liotta. Savion Glover is among Arts High School's most notable alumni.
The Standbysfollows three undiscovered performers for several years through their ups and downs, struggles and triumphs, onstage performances and private lives. When these Standbys are finally given the chance of a lifetime, anything can – and does – happen. Never-before-heard stories from industry insiders and celebrities alike reveal the unimaginable struggles these under-appreciated performers endure as they wait in the wings for their shot at a dream that may never come true.
A breakthrough for filmmakers and movie enthusiasts alike, the DigiNext In-Venue Film Festival will recreate the excitement of the film festival experience in eight local Digiplex theaters (full list follows below) showcasing selectively chosen American independent movies and award-winning foreign language films featured at the top 20 international and domestic film festivals. To further the enhanced movie-going experience, the series will include Q&A sessions with filmmakers, both in-person and via Skype, as well as celebrity appearances and gift bag giveaways for attendees.
About Nehst
Nehst Media Enterprises is a content financing, development, production and distribution company innovating in many facets of the entertainment world. Nehst is founded on the premise that today's media landscape requires content development and distribution focused on niche marketing, community and branding. Nehst applies unique strategies to information technology to discover, produce and distribute content people care about. More information about Nehst is available at www.nehst.com.You can also connect with Nehst via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
About Digital Cinema Destinations Corporation (www.digiplexdest.com)
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp. (NasdaqCM: DCIN) is Digiplex Destinations, dedicated to transforming its movie theaters into interactive entertainment centers. The Company provides consumers with uniquely satisfying experiences, combining state-of-the-art digital technology with engaging, dynamic content that far transcends traditional cinematic fare. The Company's customers enjoy live sports events, concerts, conferences, operas, videogames, auctions, fashion shows and, on an ongoing basis, the very best major motion pictures. Digiplex operates nine cinemas and 85 screens in PA, NJ and CT. You can connect with Digiplex via Facebook, Twitter, YouTubeand Blogger. Digiplex is also a partner in DigiNext, a unique, specialty content joint venture (with Nehst) featuring curated content from festivals around the world. DigiNext releases typically include innovative live Q&A sessions between the audience and cast members.
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· Digiplex Cinema Center Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
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Sunchaser Entertainment maintains an exclusive development slate focused on expanding the art of documentary storytelling as well as producing narratives based on true stories. The company is currently in post-production of THE BANSHEE CHAPTER, a 3D horror thriller with Before The Door Pictures and in development on an Untitled Zombie docu-narrative. Manhattan-based Sunchaser also creates unique content and commercials for corporate clients and has produced works for Disney Creative Entertainment, HBO, financial institutions, and multimillion dollar technology-based research projects. www.SunchaserEnt.com
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It was one of the London Olympic games most cherished moments of courage. American sprinter Manteo Mitchell ran 200 meters with a broken leg bone.
This sports hero is in Chico for two days sharing his story and displaying the silver medal he brought home, despite the devastating injury he suffered on the world's biggest stage.
Mitchell circled the track at Chico State Thursday afternoon. He's visiting Chico to promote a calf sleeve that Chico-based company Incrediwear says increases blood flow and reduces pain. Pain is something that Mitchell knows something about.
"It was very excruciating pain," said Mitchell.
During the 2012 Olympics in London, Mitchell was running the first leg of a qualifying race in the 4-by-400-meter relay when he heard a pop. He kept running, passing the baton to his teammate.
Only later did he find out that he'd broken the fibula in his left leg. It's an injury that still plagues him, although not physically. It's more of a mental struggle, dealing with the thought that something like that could happen again.
"I hope it won't happen again," said Mitchell. "But just knowing that at the biggest stage of my life something like that could happen."
The American relay team went on to win the silver medal. Even though Mitchell was in no condition to run in the final, he was awarded a medal, which he brought with him to Chico. His story is filled with inspiration. On Friday he'll give the Chico State track team a pep talk.
Running 200 meters on a broken fibula is a display of courage for Chico State track team member Leron Rideout .
"I could not. I could not imagine that at all," said Rideout. "To finish the race, that takes a lot of heart."
Manteo Mitchell's racing days are far from over. He's working out, planning to carry his baton of courage to the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
Mitchell stopped by Sports LTD in Chico Thursday night to take photos and sign autographs.


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Bird strikes are common occurrences in aviation, as are collisions between aircraft and deer, skunks and other unfortunate animals that wander onto runways.
However, recent incidents involving an aircraft departing MacDill Air Force Base and a plane practicing touch-and-go maneuvers from a small airport east of Tampa are anything but common. The reported collisions include a fish-strike and a collision between a plane and a skydiver. Both aircraft immediately returned to the tarmac; one landed safely and the other one crashed.
The larger fish-struck jet aircraft took off again without incident; however, the small plane struck a man's chute then crashed nose first into the tarmac, dragging the skydiver along for a ride he is not likely to forget.
The aircrew, while departing MacDill, reportedly heard a thump just after spotting an osprey during takeoff. Logically, the crew surmised their aircraft had struck the large bird and so immediately returned to the base. Not so logically, zero evidence of a bird-strike was found on the runway or plane. They did find a striped sheepshead fish (indigenous to Tampa Bay) on the tarmac. A Smithsonian lab in D.C. confirmed that the jet hit the fish during takeoff.
"At first, we didn't believe the test results," pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Nick Toth of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently said in a statement. "There was no way we hit a fish during takeoff. I mean, how does something like that even happen?"
It turns out the osprey dropped his catch midair in an effort to evade the approaching jet, causing the rare collision between fish and a plane.
Plane hits skydiver near Tampa
Sunday, Sharon Trembley, 87, was doing takeoff and landing maneuvers in his private Cessna airplane from the South Lakeland Airport when he struck a descending skydiver at a very low altitude, according to a report by CBS affiliate WTSP in Tampa Bay. Photographer Tim Telford happened to be snapping photos and captured the incident on film.
"Thought I'd have very exciting pics of a close flyby," Telford told WTSP. "Never in a million years did I think I'd see what I saw."
A wing of the plane cut into the harness strings of skydiver John S. Frost less than a hundred feet over the tarmac as Telford snapped photos of the frightful collision.
"The plane caught the side of the canopy, flipped the plane 180 degrees and flipped the skydiver into the air. You heard the airplane hit the parachute, which sounded like you falling on your face into your pillow; a 'woof' sound."
Miraculously, both the pilot and skydiver reportedly escaped with minor injuries. Ambulances transported both men to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where Frost was treated and released. Trembley was held for observation, however neither suffered serious injury according to the WTSP report.
At press time, it was unclear why a skydiver and an aircraft occupied the same airspace at the same time.


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KOZI contacted Chelan librarian Gloria Groves to discuss the start date for the renovation of the new library and we were so surprised to hear that there is a book sale this weekend.
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Your friend has gradually become a pack-a-day smoker, and you're getting a little worried. What to do? Secretly replace their cigarettes with Tank Book Cig Packs ($17)! Each pack comes in the size of a cigarette pack and contains a shrunken piece of literature, ranging in authors from Hemingway to Tolstoy. Hopefully, our tobacco-craving friends won't start using the tiny pages as cigarette paper...
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Mario Batali, Lovestruck for Lake Michigan
Molto, lakeside.
"For long I've thought New York City was my one true love. But you've proven to be the perfect antidote to the bustle of the city; and she the perfect antidote to the stillness of Lake Michigan. I will spend all of my holidays with you but ssshhhhh ... no one needs to know but us." —Mario Batali's Love Letter to Traverse City. [HuffPo]


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He did it before and he can do it again.
Ninth-year coach Bob Bender took a Washington program from the depths of the Pacific-10 Conference and transformed it into a perennial postseason participant. Now after two disappointing seasons, Bender seeks to again rejuvenate the program.
Bender has placed himself fourth among all-time UW coaches with 105 victories. He led the Huskies to four consecutive postseason appearances from 1996-99, a feat no other UW coach has accomplished. His four postseason invitations are topped only by the five postseason berths of former coach Marv Harshman's Huskies (1972-85).
Bender guided Washington to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths in 1998 and 1999. Only Harshman coached UW into the NCAAs more often (3).
Last year, the Huskies struggled to a 10-20 record against a schedule rated the 20th most difficult in the nation. Eight of the losses came against teams that played in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies tied for ninth in the Pac-10 with a 4-14 record.
The 2001 season was not without its highlights as Washington won four games on buzzer-beaters, including a thrilling 96-94 victory over 13th-ranked UCLA in the final game of regular season. The Huskies secured third place at the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic with an overtime win over Clemson.
During the 2000 season, injuries, key departures and a treacherous schedule ranked the nation's fourth toughest, resulted in a 10-20 record. Bender's Huskies finished tied for eighth in the Pac-10 with a 5-13 mark. Highlighting the season were a pair of victories over NCAA Tournament-bound UCLA and Oregon.
Washington had a 6-8 road record, its most away victories since 1986. The Huskies played "home" games at KeyArena while their campus arena was renovated. The lack of a true homecourt led to the UW posting a better road record than home mark for only the third time in school history (1957, 1965).
Bender coached UW to a 17-12 record in 1999 with wins over three teams (Arizona, UCLA, New Mexico) ranked among the top-11 nationally. The Huskies registered a fourth-place Pac-10 showing with a 10-8 mark. Washington garnered its second straight NCAA Tournament berth, receiving a No. 7 seed. The Huskies lost 59-58 to Miami (Ohio).
The 1998 season produced the Huskies' first 20-win season since 1987, their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1986 and their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1984. The 1998 Washington team posted a 20-10 record and advanced to postseason play for the third straight season. The UW reached the Sweet 16 with wins over Xavier and Richmond before suffering a heart-breaking last-second loss to UConn.
Washington concluded its finest campaign in 12 seasons ranked No. 23 in the final 1998 ESPN/USA Today poll, the school's first postseason ranking since 1984.
The Huskies finished fourth in the tough Pac-10 with an 11-7 record, including a late-season 95-94 upset of No. 18 UCLA that helped secure the NCAA berth.
In 1997, the Huskies finished with a 17-11 record and the team's second straight National Invitation Tournament berth.
Washington finished sixth in the Pac-10 with a 10-8 record, including a 92-88 upset over national champion Arizona. In 1996, Washington finished with a 16-12 record, its first winning season since 1987. The campaign culminated with an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, Washington's first postseason bid since 1987.
Bender was honored as the 1996 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year by a vote of his peers. Washington finished tied for fifth in the Pac-10 with a 9-9 record, including a stunning 80-79 overtime victory at Arizona.
The coaching accolades and postseason appearances seemed a long way removed from Bender's first year that produced a 5-22 record. The 1994 Huskies played a schedule ranked the fourth-toughest in the nation and did it without any returning starters.
Bender's initial UW victory, a 61-60 decision on Dec. 23 at Idaho State, was historical. His first Pac-10 victory was hysterical.
The Huskies were completing Bender's first swing through the Pac-10, having lost to the first eight conference foes with only 12th-ranked Arizona to play. Washington registered the most remarkable upset of the 1994 collegiate campaign, stunning the Wildcats 74-69 in Seattle. Arizona proceeded to win 12 of its next 13 games before losing to eventual national champion Arkansas in the semifinal round of the Final Four.
Bender's inaugural UW team secured a ninth-place conference finish with a 3-15 record.
The Huskies posted a 10-17 record in 1995 against a schedule ranked the sixth-toughest in the nation. They defeated a pair of NCAA Tournament teams, Old Dominion and Michigan. The 65-61 victory over the Wolverines, Dec. 30 in Seattle, gave the UW its first U S WEST Cellular Air Time Tournament title.
Bender spent several seasons apprenticing under legendary college basketball coaches. He counts Bobby Knight, Bill Foster and Mike Krzyzewski among his mentors. He was a member of Knight's Indiana squad in 1976, Foster's Duke unit from 1977-80 and served on Krzyzewski's coaching staff from 1983-89.
From each of these renowned mentors, he gleaned skills that have guided the Washington basketball program into the Bender Era.
"I'm excited about Bobby getting the job and I know he's really excited about coming to Washington," Krzyzewski said after Bender was named to replace Lynn Nance as the Husky head coach on April 9, 1993. "The potential is there to have an outstanding basketball program."
Who better to turn Washington into an outstanding basketball program than someone who has been a part of several outstanding basketball programs himself?
Bender has the unique distinction of being a player on two of the most famous college basketball teams in history. He was a freshman on the 1976 national champion Indiana squad, the last NCAA Division I team to complete an undefeated season. He transferred to Duke where his sophomore team advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Tournament, losing to Kentucky. That 1978 Blue Devil Final Four squad was immortalized by John's Feinstein's book, "Forever's Team," published in 1989.
The 44-year-old Bender is the only individual who has performed for two different teams in the NCAA championship game. He was scoreless in Indiana's 1976 title game against Michigan and tallied seven points in 17 minutes for Duke in the 1978 championship.
But Bender is more than just an answer to a trivia question. He has proven himself to be a capable coach.
In four years as coach at Illinois State, his teams posted a 60-57 record, won two Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles, captured one conference tournament championship and garnered an NCAA tournament invitation in 1990. Bender's Redbirds drew defending champion Michigan in the first round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament, suffering a 76-70 loss against the Wolverines.
Bender inherited a 13-17 squad at Illinois State and turned in an 18-13 record his inaugural season as a head coach, including the 1990 MVC tournament title. After a 5-23 record in 1991, the Redbirds became just the fourth team in 85 years of league play to go from last place to first in one season. Illinois State posted an 18-11 record, including a 14-4 conference mark to win a share of the 1992 regular season crown. Bender was named MVC Coach of the Year and the Illinois Collegiate Coach of the Year in 1992.
The Redbirds were 19-10 in 1993, won the regular season MVC title and advanced to the conference tournament championship game.
Illinois State fans showed staunch support for Bender's program at Redbird Arena, leading the conference in attendance all four years.
Bender is strong presence off the court as well. His teams at Washington and ISU were heavily involved in community service while he served in numerous charitable capacities.
During his 12 years as a head coach, Bender has mentored several assistants, including two who became head coaches and one who moved on to the NBA. Billy King, an assistant at Illinois State and briefly at Washington, became an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers before taking over as Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. Former Bender assistant Ritchie McKay, is the head coach at Oregon State and Ray Giacoletti, an assistant during Bender's first eight years as a head coach, is the head coach at Eastern Washington.
The education of Bob Bender began from his upbringing as a coach's son in Illinois. At Bloomington High School he scored 23 points per game as the team captain his senior season to earn all-state and All-America accolades. He also played football and baseball.
As a high school senior in 1975, he was included on lists of the nation's elite players that contained the likes of Bill Cartwright, Darryl Dawkins and Darrell Griffith. The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper honored Bender as the 1975 Player of the Year, an award that over the years honored such standouts as Quinn Buckner, Isiah Thomas, Hersey Hawkins and Kevin Garnett.
Bender enrolled at Indiana University and played for the Hoosiers 1976 national championship team that completed a perfect 32-0 campaign. As a freshman at Indiana, he appeared in 17 games, averaging 2.0 points with 14 assists. He then transferred to Duke.
He helped the Blue Devils to a 73-24 record, two Atlantic Coast Conference championships, three NCAA berths and a spot in the 1978 NCAA championship game. A terrific playmaker, Bender dished out 332 assists in his career, including 159 his senior season.
Bender was a first-team All-ACC scholar in 1980, when he averaged 6.4 points per game in 33 games his senior season. He averaged 6.8 points and had 91 assists in 28 games as a junior and 5.1 points and 82 assists in 22 games as a sophomore.
A 1980 graduate of Duke with a bachelor's degree in history, Bender was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the sixth round before his senior year. He enjoyed a brief stay with the NBA team after graduation, then entered private business as a financial accountant.
In 1981, Bender was hired as assistant director of the Iron Dukes, the Blue Devil fund-raising organization and remained in that position until joining Krzyzewski's basketball staff as an assistant coach in 1983.
He helped produce a 164-45 record and NCAA Tournament berths in all six of his seasons on the Duke staff. The Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four three times during that span.
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Umri is surrounded by a good number of tribal villages, which have no medical facility at all. Apart from some small clinics, there are no hospitals as such at a radius of about 60 kilometers in and around Umri. Our aim at UCH is not only to provide good medical care to these poor villagers, but also to share the love of Christ through our healing ministry.
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The B-32 Dominator was a heavy bomber made for United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and had the distinction of being the last Allied aircraft to be engaged in combat during World War II.
The B-32 Dominator was initially intended as insurance against failure of the B-29 program; however, the success of B-29 development and operational deployment made cancellation of the Dominator a very real possibility at several points in its development. The Army Air Forces wanted to begin replacing B-17s and B-24s with B-32s in the summer of 1944. The plan called for Mediterranean-based B-24 bomb groups to transition first, followed by other groups in the 15th Air Force and finally 8th Air Force groups. Because the B-32 test program was so far behind schedule, however, not a single B-32 was ever sent to the Mediterranean or European Theaters of Operation. In December 1944 the B-32 program was almost canceled again. This time it was saved pending completion of a service test program. While the service test proceeded, combat crew training was started in preparation for deployment to the Pacific (pending a successful service test.) The service test revealed several minor and a few major problems, and the program was near cancellation once again in the spring of 1945.
Convair built the B-32 Dominator because the US Army Air-Force wanted a back-up for the Boeing B-29. There were times during the breaking in of the B-29, when Hap Arnold would inquire about the status of the Dominator, but Convair was running into a lot of problems of their own. They had a serious weight issue, and eventually eliminated the pressurized cock-pit. Full scale production did not begin until late 1944, and only two groups that were equipped with B-32s were trained in time to deploy to the Western Pacific before the war was over.
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- noun - someone who hunts game
- noun - a person who searches for something
- noun - a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus
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As of today, the cellulose sludge is not reused. Cellulose industries in Sweden store the sludge in large tanks on land as they were prohibited from disposing the waste into the ocean.
The cellulose nanofiber production from Domsjo Fabrikerna's cellulose sludge is 95%, a most profitable value when compared to a 48% of cellulose nanofiber production from lignin residues, 48% from wood chips, 20% from carrot residues, 14% from barley and 13% from grass. The isolation of cellulose nanofibers from other bio-residues is an energy-consuming process but Domsjo Fabrikerna's cellulose sludge consumes less energy for producing high amount of cellulose nanofibers.
Professor Kristiina Oksman explained that Domsjo Fabrikerna's special cellulose is small in size and has high cellulose content, thus eliminating the requirement of a chemical pre-treatment process of fibers prior to the production of cellulose nanofibers. These cellulose nanofibers may be shorter when compared to the pulp-made cellulose nanofibers, but are finer and can produce dense films with superior barrier properties. They can be used for producing low-cost and eco-friendly milk cartons, paper and packaging products.
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Microsoft announced that they are going to unveil Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) "Beta" next month(September 2010), at an event in San Francisco titled Beauty of the Web. While the browser wars for top spot are now between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Opera, the latest version of IE9 will have to catch-up quickly. Microsoft seems to have missed a golden opportunity to make up for the failures of IE6 and IE7. Even Safari is making IE seem like an old browser and that is not even a target Windows platform browser.
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The open source browser maker has added colour over Firefox 4.0's location bar. It will turn green when a user starts typing, will blend with the bar when at rest, flashes blue on hover and transforms into red when a page is loading.
This all to attract more users to use Firefox as their default browser, and to get users to switch from IE to Firefox without seeing to much of a difference. The key point they are trying to raise is that Firefox is the most flexibile and customisable browser available today!One of the standout changes that Firefox is looking at, is the location of the search bar at the top. It looks like the search bar will be similiar to the IE8 and Google Chrome designs, where the tabs will be either above the search bar, or below. This will give it a more sleak look.
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I sometimes find just the thought of blogging a bit overwhelming. My mind whirs with fears, joys, expectations and the like. How could my fingers possibly keep up my speed of thought? What will the world have to say in judgment or is it worse if they don't have anything to say at all? Shake it off, Ree. You've got a challenge to participate in and this week's Mid Challenge Slump edition requires some reflection and goal adjustment.
Some six weeks have passed since we started on this 20th edition of the BLC. It hardly feels like we're more than 50% done at this point. I still feel like I'm learning the ropes. Yet, when I look back, I have accomplished quite a bit so far. The goal is to maintain momentum and finish strong in six more weeks.
So far, I've dropped about 10lbs on this challenge, an average of 1.5lbs drop per week. My goal weight for BLC was to hit the 160s, which gives me 6-8lbs to go in the next six weeks. This progress rate puts me on target for December. And now the latest pictures (and the originals for comparison):
Somehow the pictures were a bit of a letdown. In my mind, I expected more dramatic progress - though in the grand scheme of things, ten pounds is only a third of the way to my goal. It would have been nice if I'd taken some measurements at the start. Hard numbers have always been more convincing to me than visuals. What do you guys think?
In terms of non-scale victories, I have achieved several milestones.
- Clothes are fitting much better now! Belts that barely closed before are being pulled in tighter than before.
- As of last weigh-in, my BMI has reached the "Normal" range for my height and frame size
- A nice bonus is that friends and family have begun commenting on these changes.
I attribute my success so far to a few main things
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- Maintaining a daily yoga practice for exercise and stress management
- Adjusting my mindset about dropping weight thanks to the IOWL podcasts
Tomorrow's blog will go more in-depth into my goal progress and discuss ways to maintain momentum for the next six weeks!
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10 lbs is awesome!! Think about it.. that is 10 lbs that you never have to see again!!
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Awesome! Congrats! I can definitely see a difference! Keep it up!!
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Your waist looks great. You look great. 10 pounds is awesome. But, you knew all that ...right
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10 lbs is wonderful for the first 6 weeks, and your goal for the next six is very attainable!!! GREAT job! I can see definite differences in your before and after pictures! Looking good, and "normal" range to boot! Keep up the great work!
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The nation added 162,000 payroll jobs in March, the Labor Department reported this morning.
That was the highest monthly job growth in three years, but the number of new jobs was less than anticipated.
And despite the bump-up in employment, there still are 8.2 million fewer jobs in the United States today than at the start of the Great Recession in December 2007. Economists say the nation needs to generate about 100,000 jobs each month just to keep up with new entrants into the labor market.
But some experts say they're encouraged by March's figures, noting that the Labor Department also made upward revisions in January and February employment numbers.
It will be interesting to see if Michigan, which has been losing jobs for a decade, will have turned the corner in March. The state will release March job figures on April 14.
So-so U.S. job growth in March
The nation added 162,000 payroll jobs in March, the Labor Department reported this morning.
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The numbers were very good. About as good as we can hope for. Almost all of the job growth was in the private sector, my fear, before the numbers were released, that any job growth would be temporary census hiring was misplaced. The economy is improving at about the best pace we can reasonably expect. A lot of people are still hurting, but they just need to hang in there, most of them will eventually see an improvement in their economic situation.
- April 2, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Rick Haglund said...
Good point about private-sector jobs, Don. That ADP report earlier in the week predicting a decline in private-sector payroll jobs turned out to be wrong.
- April 2, 2010 at 1:33 PM


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Relive the 2013 regular season as we spend the next 13 days counting down toward the team's departure to San Diego. Every day, from Dec. 12 through Dec. 24, we will take a unique look back at all 13 games this year. Visit thesundevils.com as well as all of Sun Devil Athletics' social media outlets daily.
Sun Devils Hang On For Upset Over No. 20 Wisconsin
Arizona State 32, #20 Wisconsin 30
Sept. 14, 2013, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
Running back Marion Grice scored two of his four touchdowns in the fourth quarter and Arizona State survived a bizarre ending to beat No. 20 Wisconsin 32-30 on Saturday night.
Grice scored on a 1-yard run in the closing seconds of the third quarter, then on runs of two and 12 yards in the fourth to put Arizona State ahead, 32-24. His four touchdowns were the most for a Sun Devil since Mike Williams in 2002 against Arizona.
Wisconsin used a fake punt to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Melvin Gordon, but still trailed 32-30 when its 2-point conversion failed.
The Badgers then drove to Arizona State's 13-yard line and quarterback Joel Stave took a knee to set up a potential winning field goal. He put the ball down as he tried to kneel and left it there, causing confusion as to whether the play was dead. The clock kept running, though, and the Badgers couldn't get another play after scrambling to the line of scrimmage.
Gordon ran for 193 yards on 15 carries, but the game will be remembered for the strange ending.
ASU quarterback Taylor Kelly connected on 29 of 51 passes -- many of those on back-shoulder throws along the sideline -- for 352 yards and a touchdown. Grice finished with 84 yards on 22 carries to help ASU kick off a tough stretch in the schedule with a big non-conference win.
The Sun Devils' defense racked up six tackles for loss and broke up six passes as defensive back Osahon Irabor led the way with seven tackles, including a pair of tackles for loss and a tone-setting sack in the first quarter.
After opening with easy victories, the first real test of the season for both teams generated quite a buzz as a crowd of 66,155, most of them dressed in black to create a blackout, filled Sun Devil Stadium.
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Senior running back Marion Grice notched four touchdowns in the Sun Devils upset win over No. 20 Wisconsin, the most for a Sun Devil since Mike Williams in 2002 against Arizona.
Trailing by two with less than a minute to play, Badgers quarterback Joel Stave attempted to run time off the clock with a short run, but the officials ruled that he failed to put his knee down and the clock ran out to give linebacker Anthony Jones and the Sun Devils the win.


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Our organization has a hundred printer makes and models. We all use Office 2007, and we all print to letter size (8.5" x 11") paper. However, when someone distributes an Excel spreadsheet across our organization, it prints with awkward page breaks in many or most of our users.
For example, Sue sets her worksheet to print all in one page, then saves it and emails it to Becky and Anne. When Becky opens the email and clicks "Print", the printer puts out 2 or 4 pages. More-so, when Becky and Anne print to the same physical printer, their printouts' page breaks are different.
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Paul Quinichette: Paul's Bunion
Paul's Bunion
Paul Quinichette (tenor sax)
The Vice Pres (Emarcy 26022)
Paul Quinichette (tenor sax), Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Gus Johnson (drums), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Dicky Wells (trombone), Walter Page (bass).
Recorded: New York, January 30, 1952
Rating: 86/100 (learn more)
His style was so strongly reminiscent of Lester "Prez" Young's, that Paul Quinichette was inevitably dubbed the "Vice Pres." And certainly in a state of national disaster, Mr. Q. could step in and handle tenor solos in some secured and secluded bunker. But don't wait for a succession crisis before checking out this polished and fluid soloist, who deserves a better place in jazz history than his current situation as an acolyte to a brighter star. Here he borrows some Basie cohorts, and improvises with panache over the chord changes to "Too Marvelous for Words." He uses less chromatic color than most saxophonists of the period, but his tone is appealing and his willingness to float over the rhythm section, rather than try to drive it, provided an effective contrast to the de facto approach of the decade. And check out Basie's intro, which seemed to anticipate extreme minimalism long before Reich and Glass arrived on the scene.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
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Organizer: Brain, Paul F.
School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, U.K
has been much progress since the early primitive view that hormones
(notably testosterone) cause aggression. The papers in this session
illustrate some recently revealed complexities in linking physiology and
behavior in infrahuman animals and our own species. Sanchez-Martin et al provide
tentative evidence that salivary testosterone levels in pre-school (especially
boys) may prove a marker of conflict behavior. OConnor et al in a study
involving giving testosterone to eugonadal males with partners found no evidence
to support the view that supraphysiological levels of the hormone augmented
aggression (reported by the patient or the partner). Salvador et al opine that
sports competitions are likely to provide socially acceptable situations for
studying the links between hormones and behavior in our own species. They also
provide tentative support for positive correlations between some measures of
offensive behavior in judo contests and testosterone. Haller et al work with
rats and suggest that plasma corticosterone levels influence hostile responding
in this (and other?) species. They suggest that ultradian variations in this
hormone account for changes in expressed behavior.
Sánchez-Martín, J.R., Fano, E.
, Cardas, J., Ahedo, L. ,
Brain* P.F. and Azpíroz, A.
Area of Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain. *School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, U.K.
study was performed to assess relationships between a series of behavioral
measures seen in the interactions of preschool children with their peers
(particularly aggressive behavior) and salivary testosterone levels. The
subjects were 28 boys and 20 girls of preschool age (4-5 years) videotaped in
San Sebastian in free play interactions. Their behavior was subsequently
ethologically evaluated, concentrating on levels of isolation, play and social
interactions (including giving and receiving aggression and affiliation).
Testosterone levels were measured twice using radioimmunoassay but the titers
were highly correlated. Significant positive correlations with testosterone on
the pooled data (boys and girls) were found for proximity without
interaction; parallel activity and receiving aggression in social
interactions. A negative correlation was found between the hormone and
play. When analyzing the data for boys and girls separately, a significant
direct correlation was found between testosterone and incidences of aggressive
behavior in social interactions in boys. This gender also showed inverse
relationships between the hormone and play and proximity without
interaction. Although the levels of hormone in boys and girls did not differ
at this age (most of their androgens are of adrenocortical origin), the girls
showed no such relationships. It could be the case, however, that the sexes
express their conflict behavior in different ways even at this early age.
Testosterone can be a useful biological marker for aggression (and behavioral
patterns reflecting different levels of sociability) in children (especially
boys). Much more work is needed, however, to evaluate the complex relationships
between early hormone titer and current and subsequent behavior.
OConnor, D.B., Archer*, J., Hair**
, W.M. and Wu, F.C.W
Department of Endocrinology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. *Department of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK. **MRC Centre for Reproductive Biology, Edinburgh, UK.
In nonhuman primates, aggressive behavior correlates directly with
testosterone (T) levels. In men, self-reported aggression does not reliably
correlate with circulating T levels. This study set out to investigate the
behavioral effects of supraphysiological levels of testosterone on self reported
and partner reported aggression. Thirty healthy eugonadal men with partners
(mean age = 28.2 years; range 19 45 years) and 7 hypogonadal men (mean age =
31.43 years; range 23 40 years) participated in this single-blind, placebo
controlled study. Participants were randomised into two treatment groups (n =
15) to receive: 1) 200 mg testosterone (T) enanthate, intramuscularly, weekly
for 8 weeks to raise T levels into the supraphysiological range; the active
group or 2) 200 mg sodium chloride, intramuscularly, weekly for 8 weeks; the
placebo group. The hypogonadal group received 200 mg T enanthate,
intramuscularly, bi-weekly for 8 weeks. All groups completed a battery of
behavior measures [Aggressive Provocation Questionnaire (OConnor et
al, in press); Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992); Aggression
Questionnaire-Partner version (OConnor et
al., in press); Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (Rathus, 1973); State Self
Esteem Questionnaire (Heatherton & Polivy, 1991); Irritability sub-scale
(Buss & Burkee, 1957); Barratt Impulsivity Scale-11 (Barratt & Patton,
1983)] and a blood sample was obtained at baseline, week 4 and week 8.
Preliminary analysis has found no statistically significant increases in self
reported or partner reported aggression levels in any of the groups, although
there was a trend towards increased frequency of aggressive responding to
provoking scenarios at week 4 in the active group. No significant changes in
assertiveness or self esteem have been found. Surprisingly, the hypogonadal
group reported significantly higher levels of hostility at all time points
compared to the active and placebo groups. Plasma T levels were generally not
significantly correlated with any of the behaviour measures. Cognitive and motor
impulsivity emerged from stepwise multiple regression analysis as the most
important predictors of self-reported aggression, explaining significant
proportions of variance at different time points. These results generally do not
offer support to the hypothesis that supraphysiological levels of T lead to
increased self and partner reported aggression.
A., Suay, A.F., Martinez-Sanchis,
S., Simon, V.M. and Brain*, P.F.
Area of Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychololgy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
*School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK
role of testosterone in competitive aggression is still open to debate in
humans. An important problem is the difficulty of finding adequate behavioral
measures. In fact, it has been repeatedly claimed that a main challenge for this
topic of research is identifying social situations which permit the study of the
role of testosterone in overt behavior comparable to investigation carried out
in other species. Sports competitions present several important opportunities to
analyse behavior associated with high competitiveness. In particular, contact
sports have an especialpropensity to
develop into aggressive behavior. With this in mind, the relationships between
testosterone levels measured before and after a judo combat and the behaviour
displayed during the combat itself were examined. An observational scale was
designed from activities usually shown by fighters in judo contests. This scale
grouped a number of different elements toform seven behavioural categories that
covered the entire period studied. These were threat, fighting, domination,
attack/counterattack, defense, observation and stop. Positive correlations were
found between offensive behaviours displayed in this kind of competition and
testosterone. Furthermore, this relationship supports previous data indicating
an association of testosterone with involvement and anger displayed during judo
contests as assessed by the coaches. Sports competitions appear to be socially
accepted situations that may be used to obtain information about
behavior/hormone relationships in our own species.
J., Fabich, K. and Kruk*, M.R.
Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary. *Medical University, Leiden, The Netherlands
fluctuations in plasma corticosterone have been demonstrated in monkeys and
humans. It has been recently shown that corticosterone secretion pulsates in
female rats and an attempt was made to assess whether levels also fluctuate in
male rats. The amplitude of oscillations was similar with that reported for
females but the period was larger in males (a phenomenon perhaps related to the
shorter corticosterone half-life in females). Male rats were studied in
aggressive encounters lasting only 5 min to reduce interference from
fight-induced stress reactions. Male rats were significantly more aggressive in
the increasing phase of their corticosterone fluctuation when confronting a male
intruder than counterparts in the decreasing phase of their corticosterone
fluctuations facing such opponents. Corticosterone fluctuations were
artificially mimicked by a combination of treatments with the corticosterone
synthesis inhibitor metyrapone and corticosterone. Again, males with increasing
plasma corticosterone levels were more aggressive than counterparts with a
decreasing plasma corticosterone concentration. It appears that ultradian
fluctuations in corticosterone affect the propensity of an animal to behave
aggressively. This suggests that the behavioural response to an aggressive
challenge may vary in the same animal across the day due to the pulsating nature
of corticosterone secretion.


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Today is my 47th birthday. I am a firm believer that we are only as young as we feel and act. My actions come directly from the way I feel; so, today I will begin to make changes. I will stop the negativity I let others bring into my life. I will stop allowing other people make me feel unimportant. I am who I am and I will be proud to be me. Yes, I laugh too loud, say bad words in the wrong places, use bad grammar in my pronunciation, wear the wrong shoes with my outfit, have a few too many wrinkles, and have let my middle section expand a little more than I ever wished for, but damn it I Am ALIVE and living it at a young 47.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Being a mother is the hardest job on earth
My youngest son, Connor age 11, has gone to war with what I thought was the flu. He began feeling yucky Sunday afternoon, and tonight he is still running a temperature, coughing, and just plain dreadful feeling. This illness my son has contracted has become my personal vendetta. I have armed myself with fever reducers, mucus destroyers, allergy meds, and any and every fluid (water, juice, ginger ale) on the market. Over the past three days I questioned myself about being an OTC pusher, but I keep reminding myself that this is a war against the sickness that has invaded my son's body. I called the doctor yesterday, but he seemed to be pulling out of it. The doctor's advice, "Keep doing what you are doing and if he doesn't seem to be any better within 24 hours call me back." Connor appeared at my bedside at 5 a.m., "Momma, I feel hot." YES! He was on fire, to put it mildly. His temperature was 104.4, and his dad activated the OMG – It is time to panic, wake the house, and scare the holy crap out of the 11 year old with the high fever alarm. No one goes back to sleep after one of these panic alarms goes off. I then took on the role of calming the house hold down, medicating my child, medicating my husband, reassuring WEWE dog (our Carine Terrier), who thought we were in the midst of some sort of home invasion, which in one aspect we were. David, my husband, forgets that I have already been through this twice with both Luke and Andrew. Luke, being my healthiest child, has by far been the easiest to care for medically. Andrew, on the other hand, had been the toughest. Five years ago when Andrew was 16, he complained several days in a row of not feeling well. He would come home from basketball practice and go straight to be. I woke up the following Sunday morning to get everyone up and ready for church. When Andrew opened his eyes to look at me, I immediately became alarmed. A mother's intuition if you will, but I knew something terrible was wrong. I instantly checked his temperature which registered at 105.5. Getting him up, into the car, and to the hospital, 20 miles away, felt like an eternity. I prayed so very hard that day. The hospital took him back simultaneously with our arrival. His fever was the same, 105.5, but his blood pressure was 63/52 (or something very low). This was my OMG – panic mode. I honestly thought I was losing my 16 year old child, but I wasn't and didn't. Andrew had contracted two types of mononucleosis. The blood pressure was part of his body's defense to such a high fever. It took months for Andrew to seem normal again. When Andrew turned 17, he had his first seizure. It was early in the morning when I went into his room to get him up for school. He stood up out of bed and fell backward and went into seizure activity. This has to be one of the scariest things a parent can witness. I am proud to say that his seizures completely under control now. He was not diagnosed with Epilepsy. He was diagnosed with growing too quickly. His body frame had grown into a 6 foot tall man, but his nervous system had not caught up. Finally, about one year ago Andrew was diagnosed with type one diabetes. May I say that this is a life altering disease for the patient and the patient's family? One thing I vividly remember was his brother, Lucas, crying like a baby when I gave him the news about Andrew. God is in complete control! We cry, scream, curse, kick, and then ask why him and not me. I begged God to take Andrew's diabetes away and give it to me. Guess what? God doesn't bargain either. So as I lay here tonight gleaming at my sick Connor, I know things will change soon and we will get back to normal. After all of our ups and downs with Andrew, we always seem to pass go and eventually end up at normal. Normalcy is underrated, a quote in my book Eyes of the Washington Monument from the main character Jacky Dandridge. So my prayer tonight is: Now I lay me down to sleep and pray to my Lord my soul he will keep; but if I shall pass before morning begins, please lead my family to normalcy again. Good night All! S. G.
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The title of my next book. Middle grade nouvelle.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
another school shooting
CCU shooting - This is a madness that is quickly becoming trendy.
Middle school children and drama
There is more drama in a middle school than on any of the housewives' reality shows, or the Kardashians. These kids could rake in the ratings. Before 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time, we had broken up a couple of fights, lives were threatened, and emotions really flew high. We still have two hours left, holy smokes Batman. We also had guest from a local college visiting today. What excitement for them to see! Every day in the life of a middle school teacher needs to be the title of my next book, but I am sure it has been done. Middle school children are from a different time and era. We do not understand their lingo, we do not understand the decisions they make, and we spend way too much time trying to change them. Changing them is not an option. Not to say they will never change because they will. Most will be for the better and some for the worse. My husband and I had a conversation just the other day about homosexuality. I think that a person does not choose his/her sexuality. My husband disagrees and feels that something happens in a person's life that leads them in the direction of homosexuality. I guess the same could be said for career criminals, as well as CEOs. But what, where does it all come together, or in some cases, how does it all fall apart?
Monday, February 25, 2013
Twelve years and peddling
Yesterday marked twelve years my husband, David, and I have been married. David's first marriage and my second. Twelve years ago, David not only married me, he became the instant father of two little boys. My oldest two sons, who are now 24 and 21, were 10 and 7 when they met their "new" dad. With Lucas, the oldest, it was instant love. They went fishing together, they played football, basketball, and everything else together. Andrew, the younger of the two, was a much tougher egg to crack. He wasn't ready to make room in our home, or our lives for anyone else. Needless to say, we muddled through many rough, tough, ugly, funny, tearful, times and became a family. Shortly after everything began to feel normal again, along came Connor. Connor is David's only biological son and my third. Lucas was thirteen and Andrew ten, the day Connor made his entrance into the world. It was instant love for the three brothers. Andrew did have a few issues with not being the baby after ten years, but he loved his baby brother. Lucas and Andrew have their own lives now. They come in and out of ours at their convenience, as most young adult do, but Connor misses them so. He does remember a time when the three of them sat at the breakfast table every school morning, as well as the supper table every night. He remembers watching them play video games and telling on them for saying bad words. He feels he has become an only child with one mother and three fathers. But he is okay with that. He is relishes any time spent with his brothers. Twelve years went by in a minute and that scares me to death. The boys grew and continue to grow without a pause button. David and I have noticed wrinkles and graying hair, a little thickness through the middle, and that we both are a little mellower. The most important lesson I have learned from life, I did not learn in college, I did not learn from my parents, I have not learned from teaching school; I have learned life's most important lessons through my relationships with other people. First, my relationship with my husband; secondly, my very different relationships with my boys; and lastly, my relationship with everyone else in the world, because truly that is all we have. Please don't misunderstand, there are some very important people who fit into the "everyone" else category, and many of those people I treasure in my life, but they did put the nails my walls. They may have helped lay a little foundation along the way, but my husband and children helped me build my world as I know it today. Let me not leave out the man upstairs. My gracious, most giving God. He keeps the walls up and the foundation solid. He is a miracle worker, and my savior. He accepts me as I am – thank goodness. I sometimes laugh with him and think….oh well; you created me and said I could not be perfect, so this is what we get. Yes, I speak out of turn (lots), and things that should stay in my thoughts escape from my mouth at inappropriate times (lots), but that is who I am. David, thank you for loving me and my two little boys when you could have turned away and never looked back. Lucas and Andrew, thank you for loving me through all of the mistakes I made when it was just the three of us; also, the plenty I have made since. Connor thank you for loving us unconditionally and completely, regardless of what you have endured in a home of many differences. God, thank you for my wonderful foundation, walls, and roof; also, for all the others that helped lay that foundation. I am extremely excited about the next twelve years. Who knows, I might become a grandmother, but only when the time is right and that is not right now! S
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