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I read fermented stuff is not a good idea when suffering from SIBO, other than that I'm curious as well.
No thanks.
Maybe base your diet on what you were fed as a kid?
My body seems to react best to this, even though it's not 'healthy', for the most part.
Raw potatoes make my heart race.
Yeah maybe this paleo or primal stuff is just an excuse to eat all the bad stuff like meat, animal fat, eggs, and lots of it!
The stress is worse than the chocolate.
I got constipated from the get go after going primal or whatever it is called now.
Tried everything from adding fat to magnesium etc etc but the only thing that helps in my case is crap food / oils,...
Don't wait too long, your reaction to it might change... My GF never really had a problem with bread or other wheat based food. Now after dropping it, the occasional bread, pasta or whatever puts her...
Maybe side effects like this are a sign LC is not the way to go?
I don't know, maybe but I shave my head weekly so hard to tell.
Dunno, it didn't make my hair grow back.
Hi Pamela, that all sounds a bit romanticized to me, like how it used to be when I was living with my grandparents as a kid in the 70s.
Most people I know eat crap bread at least two times a day,...
Only during the honeymoon phase of each new thing I try, after that it's the same old me again...
Drop wheat... wow I feel like a new person... two months in... meh.
Add more fat... wow I feel...
So what did they eat?
Will try. Some types of rice seem to make my heart race but when I eat out this doesn't happen.
Despite the crap oils, asians seem to grow pretty old pretty healthy, right?
All of those never gave me the same results.
I found that crappy food like take away asian, bad oils and liquor make me regular for a couple of days.
I don't know why.
I quit like 6 times a year, cold turkey.
Now that I'm on Vietnamese coffee I don't get any head and or muscle aches when I quit.
Best thing is the first cup after quitting / being off it for a...
Ok, so what do oats have that makes me more regular?
Can I get that from something else?
Ok, tried it.
It works even better than the Nutella diet!
Dunno, I started eating oats couple times a week again because my BMs improve from it... a lot, but... I crash afterwards most of the time and get hungry real quick.
Any of you tried this?
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I understand that Hesychia refers to the ascetic practice of ceaselessly praying the Jesus Prayer along with obeying certain rules regarding posture, breathing etc. in order to remove worldly distractions and open one's eyes up to the Uncreated Light. I understand that participation in the Divine Light can sometimes mystically transfigure one's face as happened with St Seraphim in front of Motovilov in 1883. A couple of questions:Are visible manifestations of the divine light a regular occurrence among practitioners of Hesychia?Does 'seeing' the divine light generally refer more to an interior, invisible vision rather than a more objective outward manifestation of Light?CheersLeo
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Many observers suggest that white evangelical Protestant churches serve to mobilize their members into politics, while others argue that they encourage withdrawal from political life. This paper reconciles these two claims. I hypothesize that the time members of evangelical Protestant denominations spend in service to their church comes at the expense of participation in the wider community, contrary to the way mainline Protestant and Catholic churches foster civic activity among their members. However, I further hypothesize that the tight social networks formed through this intensive church activity can at times facilitate rapid and intense political mobilization. Data from the Citizen Participation Study supports the first hypothesis, while applying King's method of ecological inference to two elections in Alabama supports the second.
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Yvonne grew up in Pico Rivera, California where she attended El Rancho High School. A Pitzer alumna from the Class of 1997, Yvonne received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology. In 2005, she earned her Master's in Higher Education with an emphasis in Quantitative Analysis. Yvonne has over 19 years of experience in higher education and college counseling. Prior to returning to Pitzer, she was the Vice President of Scholarships and Academic Support for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund where she managed HSF's strategic outreach to students, parents and educational constituents, which included developing content that promoted college attainment and academic success. She was co-architect of a $417 million grant to establish The Gates Scholarship, a next generation scholarship that would recruit, retain and support the best and brightest underrepresented students through their bachelor's degree. In her spare time, Yvonne enjoys staying active through dance and hikes with her dogs.
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Santiago was raised in California's central coast. After graduating from Watsonville High School he attended Pomona College, earned a degree in psychology and found himself drawn to college admissions. While in college he interned for the Minority Student Action Program and worked as a Senior Interviewer. He was also involved in the 5-College ballroom dance team and volunteered at a local elementary school. He enjoys road trips to national parks, camping, biking and spending time with his dogs. Since joining Pitzer's internationally-minded community in 2010, Santiago has been inspired to visit a greater variety of international locales.
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Alex grew up in San Diego, California, where he remained until making the decision to apply to Pitzer College his senior year of high school. Alex joined the Pitzer community in the fall of 2011, and, over the course of the next four years, tried his best to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the school. Alex majored in sociology, taking more than a dozen classes in the subject since his first year, but in reality probably spent the majority of his time on campus working. Whether as a Resident Assistant, a sound technician, an Office of Admission visit coordinator and interviewer, a member of the student senate, or as a KSPC volunteer, Alex was heavily invested in campus life. It was only natural to him that he join up with Pitzer professionally immediately after graduating in 2015! Back when he was a student, Alex spent his free time either performing on stage as a member of the Pomona College Band, theatre department, and Sea Chanty and Maritime Music Ensemble, or helping to run Pitzer's BoXcar club with his closest friends. He loves being outdoors, and considers any distance within a ten mile radius a "walkable" one. Alex is really excited to keep helping current and prospective Pitzer students out in the future, whether it's in the application process, or beyond!
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Dwayne grew up in Simi Valley, California where he attended Santa Susana High School. Dwayne recently earned his degree in art history from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. While a student at Reed, he spent a semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina and wrote his thesis on the relation between dictatorship and performance art in that country. In addition to working in the Admission Office at Reed, Dwayne was involved with the Multicultural Resource Center and student government. In his free time, Dwayne enjoys spending entire days at museums and making art. He is very excited to return to Southern California and become a member of the Pitzer community!
Recruitment and application reading territories: Delaware, District of Columbia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, California (San Fernando Valley, South Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles and Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calavera, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba counties)
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Raised on cornbread and black eyed peas, JR grew up in the small town of Ruston, Louisiana. At 18 he left to study New Media Communication at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. While a student, he spent most of his time acting as an assistant debate coach at a local high school where he coached students at competitions across the nation. Since graduating, he has worked both in the education and marketing fields before moving cross country to attend graduate school at the University of Southern California. He enjoys paddle boarding and playing Texas Hold'em (sadly though, not at the same time).
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Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California, Katie graduated from Harvey Mudd College (Pitzer's next door neighbor!) with a degree in Engineering. While at HMC she became an Admissions Senior Intern and tour guide, led her dorm as a Resident Assistant, entertained students as a student activities coordinator, and played percussion in the orchestra. Some of Katie's favorite memories from studying abroad in Australia were performing in a Battle of the Bands competition and making friends with the kangaroos. In her spare time, Katie enjoys taking photos, learning songs on the guitar, watching movies with her sister, and laughing. She is enthusiastic to continue her journey in Claremont with the amazing Pitzer Admissions team.
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Kristina grew up in Cincinnati, OH. She attended Purdue University and earned degrees in English and Political Science. She then went on to earn her Master's in the Social Sciences from University of Chicago before starting a career in higher education. After deciding that the Midwest was just too cold for her, she moved to Southern California in 2008 and has been working at The Claremont Colleges since then at Pomona College and Harvey Mudd College. She served as the Associate Director in Career Services, Annual Giving, and Advancement Services before joining the Pitzer College Admissions team in 2014. In her spare time, Kristina enjoys traveling, hiking with her dog, cheering on the Purdue Boilermakers as well as other sports teams, and spending time with her family.
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THIBODAUX -- Trailing after one half didn't phase E.D. White Catholic High School or H.L. Bourgeois Thursday night as both teams rallied in the second half for victories in summer league basketball action.
The road the two teams took to victory was decidedly different though. In the opener, E.D. White trailed by six after halftime but took control of the game midway through the second half with an 11-0 run en route to a 56-46 win over South Terrebonne.
In the nightcap, HLB trailed by sixteen with just under eleven minutes left but managed to take the lead in the final minute and hold on to edge Central Lafourche, 64-63.
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After trailing for the vast majority of the game, the Braves took the lead when it counted. Down 63-62 with just under 30 seconds left, Casey Butler hit a jumper from just outside the free-throw lane to give the Braves a 64-63 lead.
Central Lafouche had a final chance to win the game, but a shot by Jarvis Wilson, who scored 10 points in the second half, was partially blocked to seal the win for the Braves.
A Kendric Jacobs lay-up at the 17:14 mark gave HLB an 11-9 edge, the Braves wouldn't see the lead again until Butler hit the game winner.
Central Lafourche controlled the game over the remaining seventeen minutes as they outscored Bourgeois 28-14 to take a 37-25 lead at the intermission.
Post players Delwyn "Champ" Sylvester and Mark Washington combined to score 11 points in the first half to lead Central Lafourche.
"Give Central a lot of credit, they did a great job in the first half," HLB coach Andrew Caillouet said. "They gave us a lot of trouble on the boards. Both Mark and Champ played especially well. We tried to stay in the matchup zone. We probably got out of it too early. They just killed us on the boards."
CL's chances of winning looked strong at the outset of the second half as they held onto their lead and managed to build on it.
Wilson's running jumper with 10:43 left put the Trojans up 53-37 but from that point on the game slowly began to slip out of CL's grasp.
A 9-2 run got the Braves to within nine, 55-46, but Wilson hit a jumper with just under eight minutes left to push the Trojans lead back out to double digits, 57-46.
From that point, HLB outscored the Trojans 18-6 down the stretch to wrestle the victory away.
"At halftime, we talked about coming out with some pressure and we were going to try and push the ball on offense," Caillouet said. "It seemed like it took five to eight minutes to get started but we kind of held our own and I think that pressure and that ball pushing on offense was what ended up being the winner for us."
Josh Carter led the Braves' charge with ten points in the second half. Jacobs also added six of his twelve points in the second stanza.
E.D. White 56, South Terrebonne 46
The Cardinals produced two big runs in the second half propelling them to victory.
The first was an 11-0 run, capped off by a 3-pointer by Brandon Benoit to give the Cardinals a 49-40 lead with just over six minutes remaining.
After ST scored the next six points to cut the EDW lead to 49-46, the second run came when the Cardinals scored the final seven points of the game to hold off the Gators
The closing run was started and ended by Stephen Lefort lay-ups.
Chris Martin led EDW with 11 points, all of which came in the second half. Clay Badeaux added eight of his 10 in the final half.
EDW coach Jonathan Keife said that he wasn't as worried with the final score as he was with an improvement in his team's effort and intensity out on the court.
"Tonight, I was really concerned with our effort. We had a really bad performance the other night against H.L. Bourgeois. We talked about giving the effort that we need to give in this basketball program. We showed a little more enthusiasm, a little more teamwork, and camaraderie. I was pleased with that," Keife said. "It is nice to get the win. It will give the kids some confidence because they look at the scoreboard but me as a coach I was just worried about their effort.
"I was very pleased tonight with what I saw. Our younger guys keep getting better and better and that's what this summer is all about."
It was a run by ST in the first half that elevated the Gators to a 27-21 halftime edge.
Kenny Franklin's lay-up started a 7-0 run that gave the Gators a 10 point lead, 23-13.
Franklin scored eight points in the first half to pace the Gators but was held to just three in the second half.
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Hard to beat skiing in the AM and stellar riding in the afternoon.
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Auburn conditions? Any one ride Auburn today? Maybe going sunday.
Originally Posted by Stripes
Ft Ord (from Creekside) was perfect except a few sandy spots. Took Goat, Fern, Red Rock and Ewok.
Tomorrow would probably be a good day but if it stays dry next week it'll be too sandy for my tastes.
Inter-garrison might be my destination in the AM.
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here are the pics from china camp today...
Wilder was pretty muddy in a lot of places, and some of the trails had insanely slick/uncovered rock, with some puddles forming in lower valleys. For the most part (outside that one slip on the rock. GAH), Wilder was in pretty good shape.
Originally Posted by Stripes
Ft Ord (from Creekside) was perfect except a few sandy spots. Took Goat, Fern, Red Rock and Ewok.
Tomorrow would probably be a good day but if it stays dry next week it'll be too sandy for my tastes.
did the bike come back clean? I have been on the SS for a few weeks and was thinking of riding the 1x10 today.
stcp is open today.
Originally Posted by IAmHolland
stcp is open today.
Kelly and I are riding out there. Leaving in a few.
Demo is in pretty good shape, braille is mostly hero dirt with some oil slicks in between, bike was pretty clean. I took the long way up highland, b/c i heard sulfur springs was pretty soft. big group did the sawpit loop and their bikes looked pretty clean too.
Here are a couple pics frmo Demo yesterday...
Large tree down on Ridge at the wall.
Lots of debris... this one tried to rip the rear derailleur off on Sawpit
JMP is still too soft to ride on many of the better trails. Please keep out of there until it dries out for a while.
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Originally Posted by IAmHolland
stcp is open today.
A bit soft in spots, other parts were good (Stiles).
Rocky Ridge sucked!!! It is very muddy after the tree, nothing but tire marks going through the mud. The part before the short steep sprint after the bridge needs trail work to repair. It has a pretty large rut from water runoff going down along the trail, cutting a nice ravine.
Originally Posted by ask
Here are a couple pics frmo Demo yesterday...
Large tree down on Ridge at the wall.
Lots of debris... this one tried to rip the rear derailleur off on Sawpit
Yep, same issues for me! I took it casual, I didn't want a stick through the spokes! However, it sure is nice out there, and still a great ride, not a DH ripper, but very pleasant. I ended up not going today (wife time constraints) and went to STCP instead.
The Fort was sick!!!!
Originally Posted by Tone No Balone
The Fort was sick!!!!
Hell yeh!!! Nice seein ya, hope y'all had fun.
The fort never disappoints. Any season.
STCP was great. Newton said RR was muddy at the bottom.
Boundary climb was really slippery and I lost traction due to surface mud slick. Joice Climb (the hard one) was like trying to ride through bread dough. Everything else was awesome.
Those damn trails were PACKED. Can't wait to ride it tomorrow when nobody is there.
pictures of STCP. I didn't stop at lower RR to take pictures but everything after the tree is the same.
1st, coyote peak.
2nd and 3rd is at the intersection of RR and Fortini.
Originally Posted by TahoeBC
Hard to beat skiing in the AM and stellar riding in the afternoon.
Yes NutballChamp It's a Bermiful Life
Where is that trail?
Soquel had an area with downed trees that we had to hike around on a steep uphill. Guys with clip in shoes were sliding all over the place. Guys with platform pedals and sticky soles did a lot better.
Other than that section, the top part close to the road has some slippery sections especially over wet logs that need good technique to ride over (easy to just walk over).
Once you are passed that, perfect grip. Zen, Nirvana, Bliss, Flow, whatever you want to call it.
Soquel yesterday:
Rode up Stevens Canyon and Indian Creek Trails this afternoon. The big water crossing was deep enough to get my disc brakes wet, so they squealed for a bit afterwards. A few soft spots here and there but not too bad. There was one washout on the single track and one along the fire road on the way up. A bit of work with a shovel or mattock would fill those in. Did notice a lot of branches down in the leaf little and if you get off the main track those jump up and try to get into the spokes and chain. Indian Creek was in excellent condition, but was my first time up so nothing to compare it to.
Only problem I ran into was it was COLD in the canyon, down around 47F, it was ~65F down on the valley floor. No wind until you crest the ridge at Black Mtn. then a heavy wind kicked up. I was running short of day light so came back down the pavement on Montebello.
Lots of small slides on the sides of the various paved roads, so take care if riding those at speed around a blind corner.
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Rode Skeggs on Sunday. Very good conditions overall. Some wet spots where the drainage is along the trail. A large number of trees down on Blue Blossom, and Resolution was closed due to a slide according to the sign.
Originally Posted by Stripes
Where do you ride the Fort in the summer? Figured it would be too sandy, except for certain trails.
for a quick fix the fort's always great. the sand just increases the difficulty. sometimes the summertime fog firms up the trails a bit. for the most part i'd say a lot of the well ridden trails in the sc/monterey county area get pretty blown out by mid summer w/brake bumps anyways. that's when it's time to go set up shop in oregon.
Originally Posted by CrozCountry
Where is that trail?.
South Lake Tahoe - Armstrong connector / Corral /Sidewinder / Incense Ceder
But the fun may end again come Wednesday
Fort Ord was great, although I hope it sees a lot more rain before March comes around. The sand has a way to go before its nice and packed in.
We started at 8th and gigling and there were keep out signs EVERYWHERE. Even the trails that used to be open are blocked off. We had to ride a bunch of road to get to the fireroad.
The rest of the ride was pretty much prime.
We started at 8th and gigling and there were keep out signs EVERYWHERE. Even the trails that used to be open are blocked off. We had to ride a bunch of road to get to the fireroad.
Yeah, That why I have been starting my rides from the end of Inter-garrison. That puts you right in to the BLM land. All that single track is closed off now.I used to always begin my rides @ 8th & Gigling but not any more.
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What a year!
2012 was a BIG year for us. Not only did we receive a number of awards, but we gave Le Quartier Français a style overhaul.
First up was The Tasting Room. Herbert Janse, Margot's brother, flew in from Holland and spent an intensive couple of weeks redesigning the restaurant. With a background in set and theatre design he certainly has theatrical flair, and he created a stage worthy of the cuisine.
Our pool area and reception also got some style surgery, we even have a new sign. Head over here to see some of the improvements.
As for the awards, we made it on to Condé Nast Traveller's coveted GOLD LIST. "The Gold List is truly a global representation of real quality, no matter how far-flung. It's newsy, too, highlighting impressive newcomers and discerning trends." For more information and to see the other hotels on the list visit their website: www.cntraveler.com
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Then came the cherry on top, Margot Janse was crowned chef of the year at the annual Eat Out Awards, dubbed 'the foodie Oscars of South Africa'. Plus, the Tasting Room claimed the number two spot in Eat Out's Top Ten Restaurants.
Not a bad haul!
Margot also featured in two cookbooks this year, Taking it Easy, and Something About Mushrooms.
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Media analysts say circulation has stagnated at many papers, and younger readers are turning to other sources of information. Many media companies hoped that convergence — combining television, print and online resources — would help them survive. Instead, many companies have lost money on online journalism.
In Lawrence, Kan., Dolph Simons' Journal-World newspaper has taken ambitious news-gathering approaches to local issues. The company's efforts have sparked innovation, controversy — and no small amount of envy within the industry.
Despite its steady circulation of just 20,000, the Journal-World has a staff of 44 — and plans for expansion. That's due in large part to parent World Company's thriving subsidiaries, from Sunflower cable, which serves 80 percent of Lawrence homes, to Sunflower Broadband, with 50 percent of the market.
The World Co., privately held by the Simons family, has accepted a single-digit profit margin for its newspaper. Rob Curley, the top news editor in Lawrence, says sometimes the Web sites just break even.
Publicly traded media companies say they're pursuing similar strategies, most would not accept the low profitability that could follow. For instance, the Gannett Company, with 102 daily newspapers and 21 television stations, seeks minimum profit margins of 20 to 30 percent for its newspapers.
While the impact of World's approach is uncertain, the company is reaching forward, podcasting music programs and sending text to cell phones. And it's experimenting with video, sending sports clips and news to wireless devices.
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The tiny railroad town of Angel Falls was a symphony of noise. Because she was blind, Noelle Kramer had gotten the knack of separating one sound from another. There was the chink of horseshoes on the hard-packed snow and ice as teamsters and riders hurried on their way. The merry bell in the church steeple clanged a melody, marking the late-afternoon hour. The businesslike clip-clip of ladies'shoes on the swept-clean board-walk was like a metronome tapping the meter. The low-throated rumble of the train, two blocks over, added a steady bass percussion as it idled on steel tracks.
It all painted a picture, of sorts, but there was so much missing. She could not see the colorful window displays of the shops. Were they bright with spring colors yet? While she could not know this, not without asking her dear aunt, who was busy fussing with their horse's tether rope, she tried to picture what she could. She hadn't been blind so long that she couldn't remember the look of things. She only had to pull it up in her mind, the main street with its cheerful window displays, awnings and continuous boardwalks.
What she couldn't picture was her friend Lanna, from their school days, who'd been in the dress shop when she and her aunt had stopped to pick up a new hat. Lanna had been bursting with happiness. The brightest notes of joy rang in her voice as she'd been fitted for her wedding dress.
Noelle closed her eyes against the pain; she closed her thoughts and her heart, too. She'd never asked what had become of the wedding gown she'd had made. The one she'd never had a chance to pick up for her wedding day.
She rubbed the fourth finger of her left hand, so bare beneath the thick woolen glove. She understood why Shelton had changed his mind. What surprised her was that her heart wasn't broken; she'd not been deeply in love with him but she'd hoped for happiness anyway.
No, what had devastated her had been his words. You're damaged goods, now. Her blindness was the reason she would never have a hope of marrying. Of being a wife and a mother. Her affliction was a burden to others. She, alone, could not tend fires and watch after servants or see to the dozens of details in the running of a household and caring for small children.
Still, she had a lot to be thankful for.
"Now, you settle down like a good horse." Aunt Henrietta's no-nonsense scolding easily drowned out the street noise. Even her gait was a sensible brisk stride and her petticoats rustled as she climbed into the sleigh.
"Is he giving you more trouble?" Noelle asked, trying to hide her worry.
"He won't if he knows what's good for him." Henrietta settled her heavy hoops and plentiful skirts around her on the seat. "I gave him a talking-to he won't soon forget. He's a Worthington now, and he has a standard of conduct to uphold. I won't be seen around town wrestling a horse for control like some common teamster."
Noelle bit her lip trying to hide the smile for she knew her aunt was dreadfully serious. To Henrietta, appearances and reputation were everything. "I'm sure he'll be fine. He's probably just not used to all the noise in town."
"I don't care what he's used to!" Henrietta huffed. The seat groaned beneath her weight as she leaned forward, perhaps in search of the lap blanket. "Where has that gone to? Wait, here it is. Cover up, dear. There's a dangerous cold to the air. Mark my words, we'll see a blizzard before we reach home, if we make it there in time."
Noelle bit her lip again. She was endlessly amused by Henrietta's drama. A blizzard? Surely that was a dire assessment of the situation. She held up her gloved hand but couldn't hear any telltale tap, tap against the leather. "I smell snow in the wind. It is falling yet? I can't tell."
"Nothing yet, although I can hardly hear you. I shall never get used to that newfangled contraption."
"Which newfangled contraption is bothering you now?"
"Why, the train, of course." Henrietta took delight in her complaints, for her voice was smiling as she gathered the thick leather reins with a rustle. "I can tell by the look on your face that once again my disapproval of modern progress amuses you."
"I wonder why the Northern Pacific Railroad didn't ask you before they laid track through our valley."
"That is exactly my complaint with them." Henrietta gave the reins a slap and the gelding leaped forward, jerking them to a rough, swift start. "There, now. That's more like it. I don't put up with a horse's nonsense."
Or any nonsense, Noelle knew, which was why she hadn't asked about Lanna's dress when they'd left the shop. Why she tucked away her sadness. Henrietta didn't have a mind to tolerate sadness. She always said that God knew best and that was that.
No doubt that was true. Sometimes it was simply difficult to understand.
The wind changed, bringing with it the fresh wintry scent of snowflakes. Noelle could feel them, as light as a Brahms lullaby, and she lifted her face to the brush of their crisp iciness against her skin.
Henrietta snapped the reins briskly, intent on directing their horse. "Do you smell that?"
"Yes, isn't the snow wonderful?"
"Goodness, not that, dear. It's the train. At least you're spared the ugly view of the trailing coal smoke that hovers over the town like a black, poisonous, endless snake. What are we expected to do? Expire from the discharge?"
"I doubt the men in charge of the rail company are concerned by the smoke cloud."
"Well, they can afford not to be! They are not here to breathe it in! And why do we need such progress? Gone are the days when a person labored to get to their destination. I walked beside my parents' wagon halfway to Missouri, and it put the starch in my bonnet. It's what's wrong with young people nowadays. Life is too easy for them."
The train whistle blasted, drowning out her words. And there was another more frightening soundthe high-noted terror in a horse's neigh. Noelle cringed, panic licking at her. Years ago, their mare had made that terrified, almost-human scream when a rattlesnake had startled her and she'd run with the family buggy over the edge of the road. On that day, Noelle had lost her mother, her father and her sight.
Surely, that sound wasn't coming from their horse? She glanced around the street, as if she could see; it was habit, nothing more. She gripped the edge of the sleigh tight in reflex and in memory, but there was no time to open her heart in prayer. The sleigh jerked forward. Wind whizzed in her ears and snow slapped against her face. The sleigh's runners hit grooves in the compact snow at a rapid-fire pace, bouncing her on the seat.
"Good heavens!" Henrietta sounded deeply put out.
"Calm down, you ill-behaved brute"
The train whistle blew a second time. The sleigh jerked to a sudden stop. Noelle slid forward on the seat and something hard struck her chin. Pain exploded through her jaw, as she realized she'd hit the dashboard. Was that high, shrill bugling neigh coming from their horse? Sure enough, she could feel his huge body block the wind as he reared up. For one breathless moment, she feared he might fall on them. Henrietta's terrified gasp confirmed her suspicions.
"Quick!" She found her aunt's arm and gave her a nudge. "Out of the sleigh. Hurry! Before"
Too late. The whistle blew, the sleigh lurched and the horse came down running. The train's loud chugging and clamoring only seemed to drive the gelding to run faster, right down the middle of Main. Shouted exclamations and the sudden rush of other horses and vehicles to get out of the way overrode all other sounds. The sleigh swayed from side to side in a sickening way. They were going too fast for the vehicle. She braced her feet and held on tight. Fear tasted coppery and bitter on her tongue. The past rose up in a colorful image in her mind's eye. Her mother's cry as the buggy broke apart. The horrible falling at great speed. The sudden blinding pain
No. Not again. Lord, stop this from happening. Please. Panic beat crazily against her ribs. Fear felt thick on her tongue. It was too late to jump from the sleigh, and she wouldn't abandon Henrietta. She tried to make her mind clear enough to form another prayer but only one thought came. Help us.
Somewhere, over the sound of Henrietta's continued demands for the horse to stop and stop now, a man shouted out, "Runaway horse! Grab him!"
Maybe someone could stop them. Hope lifted through her panic, and Noelle clung to it. Please, Lord, send someone to help us.
There was no answer as the sleigh began to buck harder and rock from side to side. Had they left the road? Soft snow sprayed against her face. She held on to the edge of the seat with all her might, but her stomach gripped from the sleigh's violent rocking motion. Foliage crumpled and crunched beneath the runners.
Had they gone off the road? Fear shot through her heart. They were going too fast, they were going to overturn and the sleigh was going to break apart. Henrietta must have realized this, too, because she began sobbing. That only drove the horse to run faster. Noelle squeezed her eyes shut. A sob broke through her, and the seat bucked beneath her. They would be hurtor worseand she could not stop it from happening.
The Lord hadn't answered her prayer last time, either, and look at what she'd lost. Her heart squeezed with pain. She could not lose so much again, and yet she had no choice. The sleigh rose sharply upward, and tipped violently to the right, slamming her hard against the dashboard again. She felt no physical pain, only an emotional one. It was too late for answered prayers now.
Then, through the rush of her pulse in her ears, she heard something else. Something new. The drum of hoofbeats.
"Whoa, there, big fella." A man's voice, a deep vibrant baritone rumbled like winter thunder from the sky, overpowering every other sound until there was only silence. Only him. "Calm down. You're all right, buddy."
The sleigh's bumping slowed. Noelle hung on to the dashboard, drawn to the sound of the man's confident and powerful voice coming as if from the sky.
Am I dreaming this? Noelle had to wonder. None of this felt real. The sleigh tipped dangerously and listed to a stop. The dizzying sense of movement stopped.
There was only the blast of the winded gelding's ragged breaths and that soothing baritone. She could hardly believe that they were safe.
Safe. Because of him.
She heard the creak of his saddle as he dismounted. The sensations of Henrietta clutching her, the wind's low-noted howl like a lonely wolf's cry and the chill that set in all faded into the background. She was riveted to his voice; there was something about his voice, but as he spoke low to keep the horse calm over the clatter of the harnessing she couldn't place what it was. Maybe he was tethering the horse.
Relief flooded her. The remnants of fear jarred through her, making her blood thick and her pulse loud in her ears. She turned toward the faint squeaking sound his boots made on the snow. His gait was even and confident; not too fast, and long-legged. Already her mind was trying to paint a picture of him.
"Are you two ladies all right?" The man's baritone boomed.
It wasn't a cold tone, Noelle heard, but warmth in that voice, character and heart. And something more, indefinable like a memory just out of reach.
"F-fine. Considering what c-could have happened." Was that really her speaking? She probably sounded so breathless and shaky from the aftereffect of fear, that was all, and not because of the man.
Henrietta still gasped for breath, frozen in place, but still managing to talk. "We're a little worse for the wear, I d-dare say. I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't intervened, sir.You s-saved us just in time."
"Looks like it," the rider answered easily as if it hadn't been his doing. "What's important now is that you two try to make as little movement as possible. I'm going to get you out one at a time. Don't worry, you'll be safe."
Safe? Noelle gulped. Did that mean they were still in danger? She could tell they were tipped at an odd angle, but her hearing had failed her. Her ears seemed to be ignoring everything, save for the man's voice. It was strange, as was the feeling that she ought to know him, and how could that be? If he wasn't a stranger, then Henrietta would have called him by name.
"D-dear hea-vens!" Her aunt sounded quite strained.
"A-are you q-quite sure that we're not about to plunge into the river?"
The river? That took her thoughts off their rescuer. Fear shivered down her spine. Only then did she realize there was another sound above the raging howl of the windthe rush of the fast-moving river.
How close were they to the edge? She tried to breathe but her lungs felt heavy and the air in them like mud. As her senses settled, she could better hear the hungry rush of the river alarmingly close.
"Let me help you, miss."
His voice seemed to move through her spirit and, confused, she didn't realize that he was taking her hand until suddenly his fingers closed around hers. His touch was strong and as steady as granite. Every fear within her stilled. It seemed impossible to be afraid as his other hand gripped her elbow.
Stunned, she could feel the faint wind shadow as he towered over her. She knew he was tall, wide-shouldered and built like steel. She knew, somehow, without seeing him. It was as if she was familiar with his touch. How could that possibly be?


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After a decade of intense lobbying, the Live Music Act became law this week, removing the raft of red tape and bureaucracy imposed by the Licensing Act 2003.
The communications team has the good fortune of being joined by Megan who's here with us doing work experience for two weeks. Megan is 17 years-old, a vinyl buyer and aspiring music journalist so we asked her, "Why do you like vinyl? Do youngsters really want to buy records?" She came back to us with the below:
The marriage of creativity and business isn't always a match made in heaven so it was interesting to discover the BPI's recent AGM exploring how this relationship can be best made to work. The Amplifying Success forum felt especially relevant at a time when the point where creativity meets big business is being reshaped by the 24/7 digital world.
Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company, provides an update on the recent launch of the first Official Streaming Chart.
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Is Spotify and its streaming music rivals cannibalising download sales from stores like Apple's iTunes? Universal Music UK's director of digital Paul Smernicki says not.
"You can imagine that when Spotify first launched, it sent a lot of people in the music industry into panic mode – 'Let people stream stuff? Just madness!'," said Smernicki at today's Guardian Changing Media Summit, where he was speaking in a digital music panel session.
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Cast your mind back. Maybe 15, 18 years. 1994: Ace of Base was the best thing to come out of Sweden since Ikea and everyone was singing about seeing The Sign. It feels just like yesterday, doesn't it?
Francis Keeling – Global Head of Digital Business, UMGI
Adele being cut off in full flow may have been the most memorable moment of this year's Brit awards, but the real story of the music industry's annual jamboree was the continuing conveyor belt of British talent.
Richard Mollet – Chief Executive, The Publishers Association
"I've seen this happen in other people's lives and now it's happening in mine" as Morrissey once sang. But is this what the publishing sector feels about the digital marketplace when it looks at the music business?
James Cowdery – Innovation Manager, Universal Music UK
It was Music Hack Day London at the Barbican this weekend and Universal Music was delighted to be involved. If you're not familiar with Music Hack Day – it's a marathon of computer code, pizza and beer where collaboration and invention are prized and insomnia is roundly mocked.
I joined Universal Music a few months ago, working in the Commercial Team on the first floor. It's my job to help the company take advantage of the significant opportunities afforded by the web. This means building innovative digital products that are valuable to our artists and labels. I'd like to tell you about something massively exciting that we announced at Music Hack Day this weekend.
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Forget "The Interpreter," Sesame Street is Where It's At
Anyway, who steps in? Kofi Annan. Yes, I'm serious.
"Who are you," some random muppet asks. "I am Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the United Nations," he explains. (My daughter just kept staring. Nobody said public diplomacy would be easy.)
After they tell Kofi what was up, he explains that "There is no problem; you simply need to cooperate. You can all sing the Alphabet Song together." At which point the muppets do. They are so happy, they all want to congratulate each other and Kofi. More strife as they jostle to get to be the first to congratulate each other. (Note this sophisticated comment on the fact that institutional cooperation can lead to meta-conflicts arising from the very success of the institution. Robert Keohane and Stephen Krasner have each written about this. I bet they had a part in scripting the muppet exchange. Or maybe not.)
Then Telly Monster says "I know! Let's do this the United Nations way!" (Conflict resolution via shared norms propagated by a common institution.)
And Elmo cries: "Yeah! Group hug!!!!" And all the muppets and Kofi Annan hug each other at the same time. (I assume any similarities to the Teletubbies' use of "Big Hug" and/or to the Abu Ghraib "pile on" pictures was purely coincidental.)
So, guys, get with it. Sidney Pollack is fine but, really, you gotta catch'em in pre-school. But I might be reading too much into this…


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FILM; The Fame He Craved Came, but It Wasn't Enough
By DANA KENNEDY
Published: August 18, 2002
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.— MATTHEW PERRY is nominated for an ''Emmy'' for his work on NBC's ''Friends,'' he has a new romantic comedy, ''Serving Sara,'' which opens this week, and he has signed a two-picture deal with Paramount Studios that will ensure him a future in film after ''Friends'' ends next year.
But he is not one to pretend that his good fortune as an actor was all predicated on craft.
''I was a guy who wanted to become famous,'' says Mr. Perry, 32, dressed casually in a T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes, his feet propped up on a chair, during an interview here.
''There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be.''
Mr. Perry, who has a well-documented history of alcohol and drug addiction, does not blame his troubles on fame. But his career, which reached a nadir in February 2001 when he abruptly left the set of ''Serving Sara'' and went into rehab, has been almost a parody of the perils of answered prayers.
''When it happens, it's kind of like Disneyland for a while,'' Mr. Perry says of hitting it big after ''Friends'' started in 1994. ''For me it lasted about eight months, this feeling of 'I've made it, I'm thrilled, there's no problem in the world.' And then you realize that it doesn't accomplish anything, it's certainly not filling any holes in your life.''
Neither did the drugs and alcohol, he discovered. ''I didn't get sober because I felt like it,'' Mr. Perry says. ''I got sober because I was worried I was going to die the next day.'' He says he hasn't had a drink since February 2001.
In person, Mr. Perry is often disarmingly like Chandler Bing, the sarcastic yet sweet-natured guy he plays on ''Friends.'' ''It's no accident that Chandler is a guy who is trying to deter his own human emotional feelings with laughter,'' says Mr. Perry. ''That's what I did for years.''
But Mr. Perry, while affable, sometimes displays a darker, more self-important side of his personality. ''Recently I've realized how seriously I take myself,'' he says. ''I've tried to palm myself off as being a jokester, kind of like hanging out with me is kind of like a vacation. But that could only take me so far.''
Mr. Perry has a perfectionist streak that dates back to his childhood in Canada, where he became a top-ranked junior tennis player, partly because he practiced about 10 hours a day. ''I needed to succeed at whatever I was doing so I could feel better about myself,'' says Mr. Perry. ''I had this incredible drive on the tennis court, and that translated into acting.''
Before landing ''Friends,'' Mr. Perry says, he channeled this drive into obsessive activities -- like taking three hours to prepare a clever answering machine message, then asking his friends to critique it and then spending another three hours making it even funnier.
Mr. Perry, whose parents divorced when he was a baby, was raised by his mother, Suzanne Morrison, a one-time press aide for the Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in Ottawa. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 15 to spend more time with his father, the television actor John Bennett Perry. Mr. Perry said he knew he wanted to be an actor from a young age and began auditioning for work shortly after arriving in Los Angeles.
He got a quick start in 1984 with small roles in television shows like ''Charles in Charge,'' and ''Growing Pains.'' He also was a co-star in four sitcoms, including ''Sydney,'' and ''Home Free,'' which lasted only 13 weeks each. He had supporting roles in the movies, ''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon'' (1988) and ''She's Out of Control'' (1989.)
Although he got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was cast in ''Friends,'' it would be two years before he won the lead role in a film, the romantic comedy ''Fools Rush In,'' with Salma Hayek. And he was not prepared for the pressure.
While being driven home after the first day of shooting in 1996, he asked the driver to pull over. ''I got out of the car and as I stood by the side of the road, I thought I was going to throw up,'' he says. ''I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?' ''
Mr. Perry says he was intimidated at having to carry a $24 million movie. He was also unfamiliar, at first, with what was required of him on a film after years performing on sitcoms that are taped live in front of an audience with three cameras.
''You're not hearing any laughter when you're on a movie set,'' says Mr. Perry. ''You're shooting it out of order, which I had never experienced before. You're meeting the girl, and, the day before, you married the girl.''
Mr. Perry made two more more movies, ''Almost Heroes'' in 1997 and ''Three to Tango'' in 1999, both of which were critical and commercial disappointments. ''Three to Tango'' grossed less than $11 million. But Mr. Perry got especially good reviews when he played a nervous dentist in the well-received comedy ''The Whole Nine Yards'' in 2000, with Bruce Willis, made during his yearly hiatus from ''Friends.'' But his charmed life ran out of steam on the Dallas set of ''Serving Sara,'' a broad comedy with slapstick and scatological humor in which Mr. Perry plays a process server who joins up with Elizabeth Hurley, who is trying to divorce her husband.


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