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While I enjoyed watching those sickeningly sentimental holiday movies this year as much as the next crybaby, I think some of our old favorites need a little updating.
We all know what happens in stories like "It's a Wonderful Life" (spoiler alert: Jimmy Stewart lives on and stars in a bunch more movies), "A Christmas Story" (spoiler: Ralphie almost shoots his eye out) and "Christmas Vacation" (spoiler: Cousin Eddie cleans the RV dump tank and Clark blinds the neighborhood with his Christmas lights.)
These tales are so predictable, we see them coming the moment the opening credits roll. I suppose that's half the fun for a lot of people -- anticipating the scenes they love. But wouldn't it be nice if we had a few holiday story mash-ups next year, much like the musical mash-ups those high school kids do on "Glee?"
Take "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore for example. We hear the same old story year after year. Kids go to bed. Sugarplums dance. Santa comes. Kids get presents. Ho ho ho. Wouldn't it be fun if we mashed up "TNBC" with the "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?" In that version, the kids go to bed. The Grinch comes and steal all the presents. Santa arrives and beats the stuffing out of the Grinch. Now that's a story! And it would meet the high standards of today's audiences who crave more drama, action and fight scenes. We could call it "The Night Before the Grinch Stole Christmas."
How about mashing up "A Christmas Carol" with "A Christmas Story?" Tiny Ralphie, who has ADHD, wants peace, love and a BB gun for Christmas, but when Scrooge McDuck won't share his money, Ralphie learns the real meaning of Christmas -- no matter what you want, you get bunny pajamas and a leg lamp.
I'd like to see a mash-up version of the perennial "Frosty the Snowman" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Frosty could have a super power, like being able to freeze things, while Rudy's super power could be his ability to melt things with his 2000-watt-bulb nose. The two could team up like the Avengers and go around fighting injustice, like the high price of iPads and the fiscal cliff.
And how about "The Nutcracker" mashed with "A Charlie Brown Christmas?" Charlie and the gang could dance to a Gangnam-style version of the Nut, make a music video and watch it go viral on Christmas Eve, bringing joy to people everywhere.
I'd really like to see that "Elf on the Shelf" get a mash-over rather than a mash-up. Maybe he could join the Chipmunks and they could all move to Florida for the winter. That would truly bring peace and joy to the holiday season, don't you think?
Yes, Virginia, there are some wonderful Christmas stories to be had -- "Lincoln's Christmas Vacation," "Les Miserables Christmas," "The Polar Meltdown," "Hot Babes in Adult Toyland," "50 Shades of Red: An Embarrassingly Erotic Holiday Story."
Oh, and one final mash-up: Channing Tatum as "Magic Santa." Now that's one movie I'd really like to see under my tree on Christmas morning.
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Officers of a Typical Freemason Lodge
Part of the Freemasons For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Freemasonry is full of ritual, and for rituals you need people to be responsible for the various activities associated with the ritual and for the lodge in general. And what would any lodge be without a leader? The following list shows the officer positions available in a typical lodge:
Worshipful Master (WM): President
Senior Warden (SW): First vice president
Junior Warden (JW): Second vice president
Secretary: Recorder
Treasurer: Financial officer
Senior Deacon (SD): Worshipful Master's messenger
Junior Deacon (JD): Senior Warden's messenger
Senior Steward (SS): Page
Junior Steward (JS): Page
Marshall: Master of ceremonies
Inner Guard: Inner door guard
Tyler (or Tiler): Outer door guard

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Gun sale surge pumps millions into wildlife fund through federal excise tax
WASHINGTON — The recent rush by gun enthusiasts to buy firearms could have a surprising consequence: millions more dollars to protect pheasants, deer and other wildlife.
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The Oscar race has begun. In the running we have Political films uncovering corruption and wrongdoing (Munich¸ Good Night and Good Luck, The Constant Gardener), biopics of people that have suffered for the sake of their Art (Capote, Memoirs of a Geisha, Walk the Line), as well as tragic tales of people that don't quite fit in (King Kong, Crash.) But the film I'm rooting for, Brokeback Mountain, successfully incorporates elements from all these films, yet bringing to us a story that is completely different. It is one of the biggest risks made in the history of cinema.
The year is 1963, and Ennis Del Mar (played by Heath Ledger), a ranch hand, and Jack Twist (the ever delectable Jake Gyllenhaal), a rodeo cowboy, meet on Brokeback Mountain in a summer job hoarding sheep. It's the classic chalk and cheese story. Ennis struggles to mumble his own name, and Jack, the charismatic charmer, lives to communicate. Over time a slow, steady bond forms, which leads suddenly and surprisingly into a physical relationship. After Brokeback they leave to follow their own lives – Ennis marries a sweet, shy girl, Alma (Michelle Williams) and Jack marries into money through rodeo princess Lureen (Anne Hathaway), but the memory of Brokeback Mountain is one that engulfs the men's lives for the next 20 years.
The opening half hour, in which Ennis and Jack are introduced to the audience as well a each other, is shot in a beautiful way that, whilst paying homage to the classic Westerns (with the fusions of the skylines and the grass, as well as the classic close ups of the eyes), has a dreamlike state of its own that bears closer resemblance of the 90s Art flicks. The colours and images presented to us by the cinematographer and utterly stunning, and the music, though used sparsely, is wonderful. It is impossible not to get sucked in to the story.
Adapted from E. Annie Proulx's short story, screenwriters Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry have created a masterful script, one that stays completely true to the source material, yet combines some filmic techniques of their own, such as the foreshadowing: (Ennis moans over his lost shirt and we get a lingering close-up of Jack's face; it is later revealed that Jack took his shirt), and adding in many more scenes - some that give the characters any additional depth that may have been lacking in the story (the masculinity of the relationship is emphasised with an antler shooting session), some just for the enjoyability value (Jack driving a tractor with his son is a pricelessly cute moment).
Director Ang Lee has coaxed superb performances out of his young actors. Despite all the hype surrounding Heath Ledger's performance, I was still astonished by his wordless, bruised performance as the brutal Ennis. Michelle Williams shines too, as the long-suffering wife, who has seen her husband with another man, but cannot bring herself to understand what it all means. Even Anne Hathaway, so mediocre in the Princess Diaries films, impresses as the disappointed Lureen. But the star of the show is Jake Gyllenhaal, in what must be a career-best turn. His doe-eyed portrayal of Jack is everything like how I'd expected him to be – vivacious in life, tender in love, brilliant on screen. The fact that Gyllenhaal is so 100% adorable just makes his change into a bitter, resentful old man even more depressing. Essential to the film is Jack and Ennis' chemistry, and Gyllenhaal and Ledger have risen to the task commendably. Never before in a film have two actors had such amazing chemistry.
To label Brokeback Mountain as "that gay cowboy movie" is a horrendously cruel oversimplification. For one, intimate scenes aside, the film is every bit as heterosexual as Casablanca, maybe more so. More importantly, this film is not just a 130-minute mediation on gays. No stone is left unturned in terms of their relationship – we see how the women are affected by the relationship (in a gruelling scene Alma confronts her husband on his "fishing trips") and we see the suffering caused by the relationship. However much we're rooting for Jack and Ennis to make it, something tells us that they won't make it, yet the heartbreak, when it comes, is no less devastating.
There are a few scenes in the film that have really lingered with me. One is when Jack stands by the fire, half-asleep, and Ennis cuddles him and starts whispering sweet nothings into his ear. The affection and gentle charge of that scene makes it utterly unforgettable. Another scene is when Jack, sensing Ennis' frustration at having to leave Brokeback, playfully throws a lasso over him, which leads to a fight. To me, this scene encompasses everything the film represents – Jack's desire to make the relationship work and make Ennis happy, and Ennis' constant pushing him away. The same could go for almost any forbidden relationship.
Brokeback Mountain is by no means an uplifting film. Although the first half-hour has a light, jovial tone to it, the rest of the film escalates into despair, and every scene with Jack and Ennis, however sweet, bears a sense of impending doom. However, Brokeback Mountain is essentially a tribute to love, and the goodness of love. Many people have found solace in this film, and this is because, like Jack and Ennis, everyone has had a love they could not keep. Age differences, religion, class and the opinion's of other people are just a few reasons that lovers cannot be together. But Brokeback Mountain tells us not to shy away from love, because it is the most potent, wonderful feeling. Embrace it, and embrace the movie, a resounding triumph in every way; one of the best pieces of cinema to come along in recent years.


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McCormick's slam dunk voted Cincinnati Bell Fastest Play for Dec. 21
Turpin guard tallies 60 percent of vote
UPDATED 6:32 PM EST Feb 11, 2013
It was a two-horse race at the polls, but in the end, Turpin's Zach McCormick picked up enough votes to win the Cincinnati Bell Fastest Play of the Game for Dec. 21.
Voting ended Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., with McCormick tallying 60 percent of the vote.
Unfortunately, the junior's slam dunk wasn't enough to keep the Spartans from falling to Hughes on Friday, 67-62.
McCormick is now entered to win a new phone from Cincinnati Bell. A drawing, that will include each weekly winner, will be conducted at the end of the basketball season.
Final Results:
- 60% - Turpin's McCormick Slam Dunk
- 34% - Finneytown's Butler Game-Winning Shot
- 4% - St. Xavier's Carroll Steal & Lay-In
- 1% - CovCath's Fredrick Fast Break Finish
- 1% - Holmes' Englemon Steal & Lay-In
Total Votes: 379
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Team Cinelli Chrome are a cycling team that brings together urban cycling pioneers: Chrome Industries and Cinelli. This new team of riders travel across Europe and the Americas challenging and winning fixed gear criteriums. The team have already achieved multiple podiums at Red Hook Brooklyn, Wolfpack Short Line Crit and a first place finish by Paolo Bravini at the London Noctourne.
Made in Italy by SMS Santini, the Cinelli Chrome Race Mitts feature an anti-sliding palm and secure velcro fastening. Finished with an all over colourful pattern and sponsor logo graphics, the design is as unique as the Cinelli Chrome team. - A.D.
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JPSO identify victims in Marrero shooting
Incident left 2 dead, 1 in critical condition
Police identified two men who were killed and another critically injured in a shooting in Marrero on Saturday night.
Dwight Hansberry, 24, and 23-year-old Terrance Brown were killed in the incident. Michael Johnson, 26, remains in critical condition after the incident.
Jefferson Parish investigators said the men were found shot inside and nearby a car in the 2100 block of Caddy Drive just before 8 p.m. Saturday.
Johnson was in the passenger seat of the car and was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
Deputies said bullets blew out the back and right-side rear windows of the car.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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text: In what has been a quiet year for traditional power metal, there's a gaping hole waiting for someone to step through and become the next big thing. The mainstay bands are either in between albums, or have moved too far away from the core sound for purists, which sets the stage for someone to claim this as their time. One thing we have learned over the years is that power metal is never going to go away, no matter how much it is looked down upon by the masses.


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So this officially begins the Christmas baking...
Just like my Peppermint Overload Brownies, there is no shortage of peppermint in these. Compared to brownies, these look so much more festive and impressive. People will think you're so talented and artsy!
Bakerella is the queen of cake balls/pops. In many of her recipes, she uses store bought cakes and store bought frosting. That's why I have listed either a cup of frosting (if using homemade) or 16 ounces if you're buying it. Chances are you won't need all of it especially if you use a super moist cake recipe like I did.
And yes, it was really bothering me that they started sweating almost immediately. Oh well, it's something I'll have to live with. Because I split this process over two days, they were frozen solid when I put the chocolate on. Hopefully you don't have to roll that way. If you do, it won't be the end of the world. People will be too impressed by the fact that you made cake balls to worry much about the sweating. By the way, can that sound anymore disgusting?
There's a triple-shot of peppermint in these and although I'm not showing it here, the inside has those same flecks of red...Naughty, I know.
These would make great Christmas presents, in case you've been wondering!
Chocolate Peppermint Cake Balls
Makes about 35
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 cup or at least 16 ounces vanilla buttercream (this or your favorite recipe)
1 recipe chocolate cake, fully baked and cooled (I used this recipe and it rocks)
15 Andes peppermint crunch thins, finely chopped
1 pound dark chocolate, roughly chopped (I use the bittersweet bar from Trader Joe's, which also rocks)
In a small bowl, stir peppermint extract and all but 2 tablespoons of Andes into 1 cup of frosting.
Crumble the cake into a large bowl using your hands or a wooden spoon. Add about 1/2 cup of frosting and stir until fully incorporated. The mixture should roll into a tight ball with your hands if you've added enough frosting. If necessary, continue to add frosting until the desired consistency is achieved. If you need more than beyond what you've flavored with peppermint, it will be fine.
Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper. Roll cake into tablespoon-sized balls. If you have a cookie scoop, it's the perfect size.
Place in freezer to firm up for at least 30 minutes.
Once cake balls have firmed up, melt chocolate over a double boiler or in a heat proof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. If you want to get really fancy, you can temper your chocolate.
Have the remaining 2 tablespoons of Andes peppermint crunch thins in a bowl nearby. Using a large spoon, dunk each cake ball into the melted chocolate and roll it around until fully coated. Try to tip off the extra chocolate and place the cake ball back on the wax paper pan. Immediately sprinkle the cake ball with a pinch of Andes.
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, and primary hepatocellular carcinoma. It is the most prevalent chronic infectious disease in the world, a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and a major health problem in the United States. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 600,000 persons died worldwide in 2002 of hepatitis B-associated acute and chronic liver disease.
In the United States, HBV infects about 80,000 people each year, and 1.25 million people are chronically infected. Of these chronically infected individuals, about 20%-30% acquired their infection in childhood. About 5,000 Americans die each year from hepatitis B and its related complications.
In Texas, it is estimated that up to 1,200 children are born to HBsAg-positive women every year. In 2006, only 553 cases were reported. Ninety percent (90%) of infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers will not be infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) if they receive hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) within 12 hours of delivery. If not treated at birth, twenty-five percent (25%) of these infants will die from liver-related diseases such as cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Merrimack Valley Vipers Softball is entering there 4th season, our roster is almost set and we are looking to round it out by adding two more players.
Pitcher - looking for a pitcher who wants innings and wont be expected to pitch every game.
Positional Player - Catcher - Outfield - Infielder does not matter.
We are a second year U14 team that will play 6 to 8 ASA & NSA tournaments through the spring and summer. Winter workouts start in January at Umass Lowell.
Please call Mike at 603-365-7722 for more information and to schedule a private workout. Please visit us www.merrimackvalleyvipers.org for more information about our program.
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Hagan seeks pesticide regs change
Published: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 5:19 p.m.
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has taken her fight against "duplicative" pesticide regulations to the next level, trying to include a provision in the 2013 Farm Bill that eliminates what she calls unnecessary and redundant rules that hurt farmers.
Hagan and 11 colleagues wrote a letter Oct. 17 to the chair and ranking member of the Senate's Agriculture Committee, asking them to include their bipartisan provision in the Farm Bill during conference negotiations between the House and Senate.
Hagan and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) co-sponsored a bill this year to eliminate a requirement that 365,000 pesticide users — including farmers and public health officials — get a Clean Water Act permit before spraying near lakes and streams. The Senate did not incorporate it into the Farm Bill, but the House's version had similar language.
Hagan said pesticide applicators already meet stringent federal requirements and argued the Environmental Protection Agency's redundant rule "wastes taxpayer dollars and provides little to no environmental or public health benefits."
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Pattern of the judgment on the issue of justification
4.11It is convenient, in order that the pattern of the succeeding sections of this judgment is clear, that at this stage I explain how I propose to deal with the matters raised by the defence by way of justification. For the most part they relate to the period of the Third Reich. In geographical terms the events with which it is necessary to deal are centred on Berlin but they extend to most of the countries conquered by the Nazis. The Defendants rely in addition on the publications, utterances and conduct of Irving over the last thirty years. The number of documents involved is huge. The volume of evidence, mostly expert evidence, is massive. In these circumstances it has proved necessary, for purely practical reasons, to divide up the allegations made by the Defendants into a series of separate headings.
4.12In the next eight sections of this judgment I shall attempt to summarise in some detail the arguments deployed by the parties in relation to the allegations made under those headings. I shall not attempt to rehearse each and every point taken in the reports submitted by the Defendants' experts. Some of the criticisms made of Irving's historiography appear rather pedantic. In any case both sides have agreed that I should confine myself to the issues which have been ventilated by one side or the other in cross-examination. Whilst I will deal with the Defendants' case on justification under the separate headings which I have mentioned, it is important to note that it is an essential feature of the Defendants' case that the allegations on which they rely overlap and (as the Defendants put it) converge, thus providing the foundation of their defence of justification.
4.13Having summarised the parties' rival contentions, I shall then in a separate section of the judgement set out my conclusions on the central issue whether or not the defence of justification succeeds.
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US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide
Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:46 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government meteorologists say 2012 was by far the hottest year on record in the United States.
The average temperature was off the charts at over 55 degrees. That's a full degree warmer than the previous record of 1998. Normally, temperature records are broken by about a tenth of a degree.
Scientists blame the heat on global warming and weather variations. That includes the drought that gripped almost two-thirds of the nation.
Last July was also the hottest month on record. The entire year was 3.2 degrees warmer than the average for the 20th century.
The tally was released Tuesday by the National Climatic Data Center.
U.S. temperature records go back to 1895. They're based on reports from more than 1,200 stations across the Lower 48 states.
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And still the stowaway goes undetected, ha ha ha, my plan will work.And the wrong words make you listenIn this criminal worldRemember it's true, loyalty is valuableBut our lives are valuable too
Now I am all ! I am seven years out of school and working on paying off a big chunk **cough**18k&somechange**cough** of dough to the government that was kind enough to lend it to me. I'm an aggressive payer, though. I've already paid back well over 1/2 my total. Although the monthly payment **cough**400&somechange**cough** is manageable, I wish I'd taken a different route. If I were to choose a route for skeezix to follow, I'd recommend yours. Anyway, I guess this makes you CFO on the ship, too.And thanks for explaining multi-tasking again, perhaps better than I did. If we meet any aliens out there, we'll make you Spokesperson.shitr
I still can't believe I didn't make this fucking gig!!
And this is why you never got those fucking maltesers, Kerri.How about, Shelle? Would she of made your final list?"With the issue of immigration, it's very difficult because although i don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England, the more the British identity disappears." - Morrissey
so...if you haven't gotten to the last one yet, allow me to explain these lovely qualities:i can cook real well. anything ya want, i can make it.i can always figure out what cord goes to what in a tangled mess of ports and wires. if you really need surround sound hooked up to the plasma screen dvd player/tv on the dashboard of the ship, i'm yer gal.oh yeah, and i'm totally clairvoyant. that's probably useful, eh?there's bourbon on the breath of the singer you love so muchhe takes all his words from the books that you don't read anyway
In reply to:I bet I can match Monkeyboy drink for drink.
I bet I can match Monkeyboy drink for drink.
So this is the thread where that started..."OK, I quit. You win. Last post. The end. Goodbye." - Stu, 1 October 2007
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And this is why you never got those fucking maltesers, Kerri.
Grudge much, Mark?
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How about, Shelle? Would she of made your final list?
Prolly. She's got skills.Btw ... the student loan is ALL PAID OFF this month! Could be a brain fart, but somehow I think that's related to this thread ... somewhere! ****THIS SPACE FOR RENT**** ****CALL NOW TO FIND OUT HOW**** ****1-866-366-2382****
And by the way: totally won that challenge. By one beer but still."OK, I quit. You win. Last post. The end. Goodbye." - Stu, 1 October 2007
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Bipolar disorder cannot be identified physiologically. That means it cannot be found by things like blood tests or brain scans. It is diagnosed based on symptoms and course of illness. When available, family history plays a role in diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder are described in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5).
Bipolar disorder is often diagnosed based on the following:
could be diagnosed based on an abnormally elevated mood. It must last at least one week. It also must occur with three or more of the other symptoms of mania. If your mood is irritable, four additional symptoms must be present.
is diagnosed based on depressed mood or loss of interest in pleasure. It must occur every day, or nearly every day. This must last two weeks, and be accompanied by five or more of the symptoms.
A diagnostic evaluation may include a mental status exam. This helps determine if your speech, thought patterns, or memory have been affected. Sometimes this happens in the case of bipolar disorder.
You may also be evaluated for other psychiatric conditions. These include
disorders and
drug abuse
. You will also be evaluated for other potential medical and neurological causes for your symptoms.
American Psychiatric Association. Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (revision).
Am J Psychiatry.
Bipolar disorder. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at:
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Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life
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Kaye NS. Is your depressed patient bipolar?
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Price AL, Marzani-Nissen GR. Biploar disorders: a review. Am Fam Physician. 2012;85:483-93.
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Rx Open and Rx On the Run Offer Help for Millions Affected by Weather
Resources for Americans Affected by Weather Emergencies
04.09.13 | By
In Washington last week it was still winter. Suddenly, with temperatures in the 80's it is summer with a vengeance. The caprice of weather (it is snowing in Denver today and was in the 70s over the weekend) should remind us all how we all may be vulnerable in a weather emergency – especially a hurricane, flood or other large storm. The Washington Post ran a piece reporting that 243 Americans have been affected by an adverse weather event since 2007.
All the more reason to visit Rx Response and check-out Rx On the Run and Rx Open. Rx On the Run is a printable form that lets you create a list for your wallet or that details your prescription medications in case you have to evacuate in an emergency. This is a great thing to have on you if you live in areas particularly susceptible to hurricanes and you have to evacuate quickly.
Rx Open is another great tool that comes on-line after a storm or disaster has hit. It lists open pharmacies in a disaster-hit region so that storm manager and the public can know where medicines can be found and prescriptions renewed.
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Plants have been incorporated into human rituals since time immemorial. Before methods of extracting their essential oils were devised, the plants themselves were employed as both physical and spiritual healing agents. Plants connect us to nature, remind us we are part of something greater, and can serve as a catalyst for the transformation of our body and soul. One of the most basic ways of bringing plants into our consciousness is through our sense of smell. Scent is routed to the brain's limbic system, where memory and emotions are stored and where some patterns of behavior are triggered. That is why certain fragrances evoke particular memories.
Essential Oil Blend Recipes:• Soothe Sensitive Baby Skin • Warrior's Spirit for Courage • Rainbow's End for Pampering • Relaxing Bath • Uplifting Bath • Wedding Night Oil • Separation Ceremony for Letting the Past Go
• For a bath, swish as many as eight drops of the blend into a tub of warm water.• For a massage oil, use five drops of blend per tablespoon of vegetable oil unless otherwise noted.• For a room mister, use ten drops in 1/4 cup of water. Shake the container well before each use.• Use the blends undiluted in a sniffing bottle or in an aromatherapy air diffuser.
Aromatherapy, the inhalation of fragrant essential oils to promote relaxation and rejuvenation, can facilitate a change in consciousness when used with visualization, meditation, prayer, or ritual. In our Western culture, many rituals have fallen by the wayside, although some—marriage ceremonies, graduations, funerals, baptisms—have survived.
Rituals are simply ceremonies performed to bring an idea into physical form or to acknowledge a special time. Plant scents can be powerful tools when used in a ritual.
Aromatherapists believe that the inhalation of different fragrances produce different effects. In a ceremony to create or empower, for example, they recommend scenting the air with rosemary oil to bring clarity to the mind. In a purification ceremony, rose oil purifies the heart. To facilitate grieving or recognize pain and let it go, choose petitgrain (the essential oil from the leaves of bitter orange), which encourages transformation.
• Angelica: protects• Bergamot: eases grieving• Black pepper: stimulates, energizes• Chamomile: calms, soothes• Carrot seed: strengthens inner vision, alleviates confusion• Cedarwood: enhances spirituality and mental clarity• Clary sage: enhances dream memory, combats depression• Cypress: aids in transitions such as moving to a new home, making a major decision, or loss• Eucalyptus: depletes negative energy• Frankincense: aids meditation, breaks ties with the past• Jasmine: arouses sexual desire, develops creativity• Juniper: cleanses and detoxifies, clears negativity• Lavender: calms, balances, cleanses, harmonizes• Marjoram: eases loneliness and grief• Myrrh: strengthens spirituality• Neroli: enhances creativity, calms mind and body• Patchouli: strengthens and grounds• Peppermint: dispels pride, fights feelings of inferiority• Petitgrain: transforms, increases mental clarity• Pine: invigorates, energizes• Rose: brings love• Rosemary: fosters clarity of thought• Sage: manifests strength• Sandalwood: stills the mind• Vetiver: grounds, centers• Ylang ylang: dispels anger, creates peace
Mindy Green of Boulder, Colorado, is the author of Natural Perfumes: Simple Aromatherapy Recipes (Interweave Press, 1999), and the education director at the Herb Research Foundation.
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Richard E. Kipe, 92, of Mercersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at ManorCare Health Services, Chambersburg. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Two Top Fellowship Church, Mercersburg. The family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lininger-Fries Funeral Home Inc., Mercersburg, and one hour prior to the service in the church.
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Looking for Answers in the Valley of a Thousand Hills
This guest post is by Andy Shih, Ph.D., the Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Autism Speaks. He oversees the etiology portfolio, which includes research in genetics, environmental sciences, and epidemiology. He was responsible for the formation and development of Autism Speaks sponsored international autism research collaborations, the Autism Genome Project and the Baby Siblings Research Consortium.
"Do you want to hear something ironic?" asked Dr. Shuaib Kauchali, as he drove us through winding roads of the Valley of a Thousand Hills, a sparsely populated region near Durban, South Africa.
"On the left side of that dam over there, where middle class families live, you have electricity and running water," he gestured out the window, "but on the other side, where most of the poor families served by our clinic live, there's still nothing."
Shuaib is impatient and always pushing for more progress. He leads an Autism Speaks-funded prevalence study in the Valley, the first of its kind in Africa. The study aims to generate data to inform local policy and service development, future research directions, and important clues about genetic and environmental risk factors for autism.
Shuaib was also one of the many local and international advocates and experts we heard from over three busy days at the conference, "Autism and Developmental Disabilities the South African Context," that Autism Speaks co-sponsored with the KwaZulu Natal University in Durban. Among the many experts and stakeholders who contributed to a comprehensive exploration of the needs of the South African autism community and possible collaborations were Mrs. Mathato Mosisili, First Lady of Lesotho, Mrs. Brigitte Kobenan, founder of Autism Community of Africa, and Ms. Jill Stacey, National Director of Autism South Africa.
While some of the problems discussed, like the lack of services and need for more public and professional awareness, would resonate with any family from the US, South Africa's unique history and culture also complicate the daily challenges.
"For a mom who wakes up every morning worrying about finding a way to feed her family, a child who doesn't interact is not necessarily a problem," explained Shuaib. "She is probably going to see it as a blessing that gives more time for her other problems, not a cause for concern." Eventually, though, this mother will likely begin to worry as she sees other children beginning to interact and talk while her child falls behind.
Indeed, one of the recurring themes at the conference was how best to prioritize autism and developmental disabilities when so many life-threatening diseases or conditions, such as AIDS, malaria, and malnutrition, compete for limited public health resources.
To someone like Shuaib, however, who because of his own rural upbringing without electricity or running water is probably more attuned to life in the country, such public health policy-making is overly simplistic. As we walked around a small community clinic that anchors our study and staffed mostly by lay community workers trained by the researchers, he drew diagrams in the palm of his hand to explain how autism and developmental disabilities should be a national public health priority for developing countries like South Africa.
He argues that as child mortality decreases, simple math predicts an increase in number of children with developmental disabilities. So instead of seeing mortality and developmental disorders like autism as two distinct public health challenges, they should be tackled as parts of the same problem. Shuaib and his colleagues believe that by addressing autism and related disorders now, South Africa's public health system can get ahead of the curve, help maximize outcomes for affected individuals and families, and minimize long term costs to society.
During our brief stay, we came to appreciate words like "ironic" as shorthand for the frustration over slow rate of progress almost two decades after the end of Apartheid. I've heard more than once how incongruent it seems for a country that hosted a hugely successful World Cup to not even be able to meet the basic healthcare needs of many of its people.
However, the impatience shared by Shuaib and other stakeholders we met in Durban seemed rooted more in optimism than despair. "South Africa is a country in transition," Shuaib offered, "we are becoming a developed country, and there is so much we can do improve the life of our people if we only have the foresight and will to act."
December 3, 2010 at 6:56 am
I am thankful that Autism Speaks is all over – working on public policy, searching for epigenetic clues – searching, searching, searching.
Thank you – for the families to come – everywhere.
Now – go faster! :)


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Lindenwood University's Voices Only was started in the fall of 2002, and is a unique a cappella ensemble on the college music scene. In the short time since that inception, Voices Only has distinguished itself as one of the premiere vocal groups in the state of Missouri. Within their first year they were selected to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association convention, the most prestigious statewide honor a school group can achieve. They have released their first recording, Debut, and have prepared several selections for a new release in 2011. Voices Only has toured Germany, Holland, and Sweden with the acclaimed St. Louis barbershop chorus Ambassadors of Harmony.
The singers that comprise Voices Only share several common traits: supreme musicality, an unparalleled work ethic, the ability to blend into the ensemble without losing the vocal color that makes each of them unique, and—perhaps most important—versatility. They comprise many different majors, and come from all around the world. Voices Only prides itself on a diverse repertoire, and its singers must be adept at performing multiple genres—from Renaissance pieces to contemporary classical works, from lush eight-part jazz arrangements to folk songs to finger-snapping doo-wop tunes.
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Pompei, Paestum, Royal Palace of Caserta and Baths of Baia by night!
Tour by night in archaeological sites of Pompeii and the Graeco-Roman city of Paestum plus the Royal Palace of Caserta and the Ancient Roman Baths of Baia.
In these enchanting surroundings, the customs of the people who once inhabited the archaeological site are brought to life by lights and storytelling spread out along the streets of the excavated city in a route signed by "luminous bodies" that mark out an illuminated nocturnal world, accompanied by a sound system that fosters storytelling. Sightseeing after the sun goes down.
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When my children were little, bedtime rituals always included a story. I truly enjoyed reading to my kids. It was one of the favorite parts of my day. But I have to admit that, after a while, I got a little tired of reading the same stories. Although we had shelves filled with children's books, they always seemed to ask for the same ones, over and over again. One can only read about Thomas the Tank Engine's surprise party so many times before starting to go slowly insane. Those stories always began the same way and ended the same way. The pictures never changed. The words never changed.
As I think back on it, perhaps that's why my kids liked hearing them again and again: It was comforting. It was comforting for them to know that these beloved stories didn't change. There were no shocks and no surprises. They were stable and solid and constant.
Last week, the Christian Church entered the season called Lent. For the next six weeks, many Christians will be hearing a very familiar story - the story of the suffering and death of Jesus, leading up to the story of his resurrection from the dead. We've all heard this story before. Many times. We all know how Jesus was betrayed by his disciple Judas, and arrested in Gethsemane. We've heard about his trials that night and how Peter denied him three times. We've read about the beatings and the whip and the crown of thorns. We know about the nails and the spear. We've all heard the words Jesus spoke from the cross, "Father, forgive them," "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" and, "It is finished." And we all know about the empty tomb of Easter and the appearance of a living, risen Jesus.
So why hear these things again? Why go through another Lenten journey to the cross? The story never changes. It always ends the same. So what's the point? The point is the same as why my kids wanted to hear the same stories night after night: It's comforting. It's comforting for us to be reminded that although our sins have separated us from our God, he did something about them. It's comforting to hear that our God had mercy on us and was willing to give up his one and only Son for us. It's comforting to remember that our Savior Jesus loved us enough to give up his life for us. It gives us joy and peace to be told once more that our sins are forgiven - every one of them. And it gives us unspeakable comfort to know that our Lord has conquered death, and that we share in that victory.
Listen again to the familiar story of Lent. Hear once more about what it took to pay for your sins. Be reminded yet again that the paradise of heaven is yours. The story of Lent will end the way it always does. Thank God!
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OMG, Marion! How about ARF ARF! Never heard of anything like this before! I thought only Royalty had food samplers. WOOF WOOF!
My husband has been known to eat Milk Bones dog biscuits. So gross. Haha.
Pam, do the milk bones really help clean his teeth? Ha Ha Too funny! In my next life, I want to be a doggie in your house!
So here is something else to ponder...who first figured out how to eat a whole artichoke? Why were they deterred by the prickers? Were they incredibly hungry and had no choice?
Now I love me a good artichoke, but I do ponder this question every time I cook and eat one.
Randi, I doubt they were incredibly hungry as there is not much to eat on an Artichoke. I love to dip them in garlic butter. I just told my daughter about Marions dog story and she said, "Mom, when I was little, I ate Shana's (Our Lhasa's name) chocolate treats". She said they were very good, I almost chucked. Bigger problem is I don't even remember buying doggie chocolate treats!!
Never eaten a raw oyster here.......but who first decided to eat an oyster? And not just eat one, but to eat it raw as well?????
As to the dogs judging whether or not their food really is new and improved, I'm guessing that they will wolf it down either way, improved or not! We've had Labradors here and they seem not to be in the least bit fussy about their food!
Funny. Pam, so you you think that your husband participating in the dog food "testing" unit?
Randi...don't quite get the artichoke thing either. Where is the flavor? And, is it really worth it to fight the prickles in order to dip it into something?
Gavin....got it with the Oysters. I have to admit that molluscs are not on my list of favorite foods to eat. Are we the outcast?
Lainy, as always you know how to spread humor on this board.
I would hope Mark would draw the line at Milk Bones. I buy my dogs these dehyrated chicken breast snacks now and I think I am safe to say that he won't try those!
I'm with you on the molluscs Marion, although cockles look interesting! But mussels and all that, hmmmm........ Shellfish I like, but ugly slimly looking things in a hard shell that don't resemble food I struggle with!
And who also thought about eating snails or sea urchins first as well? Alarm bells would be ringing with me for these foods!!!
I wonder if the "new and improved flavour" helps dogs with their search performance?
If not, a good breakfast will according to this survey!
Oysters are scary to look at, but are quite tasty when cooked. I don't think I could eat raw ones. I never heard of eating sea urchins, but there is no way I would eat a snail. Those are sick. I think the only reason I eat oysters are because iI was introduced to them when I was a little girl and liked them back then. I probably would not have the courage to try them as an adult.
Supposedly Pam sea urchins are a "delicacy"......I've seen film of chefs eating them and they blether on about how good they are etc etc etc. Probably so that they can sell them and charge a fortune for them!! They looked horrible, just eat the insides of them which seemed to be orange so I'll pass on that thank you very much!
Oysters over here always seem to be eaten raw and never cooked. Eat raw with a dipping sauce. Again seeing people eat them, they don't seem to chew them or anything, just let them slide down their throats..... Again I'll pass!
Gavin, we have the same thought about Oysters. What is the thrill or the taste in just gulping one down??? Speaking of these things reminds me of Xmas Eve's with Teddy, as he always had a table full of Oysters, Clams, Calamari Marinara and Octopus salad. It amazed me how his Grandkids loved it all but I guess its what you were raised on. I had made recipe books for all of them.
I'm with you on the whole gulping down thing Lainy, seems strange to me! If you really like something, why not savour it for the taste instead of just swallowing it whole! The Calamari I would love and I'd probably like the octopus too although I've never had it and hope that it would be cooked! Seen them cooked on TV from programs in the Med and it looked nice.
Gavin, for Octopus salad. You cook the whole Octo. then let it cool. Dice, add diced Celery, onion and Italian seasonings, Balsalmic vinegar and olive oil. Walaa. Not for me though.
Thanks for that Momma! Now if I knew where to get one here in Scotland I'd give your recipe a whirl!
You can buy them frozen at any fish market....I think. Oh, for the Calamari Marinara. You make a marinara sauce. Add red wine. Here to you can buy the Calamari already cleaned and frozen also. Slice it in to 1 inch slices and rinse. Toss in to Marinara sauce. That's it! Guess it was Teddy's special touch that made it all so good to everyone.
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ROME, Italy – Every day during the Islanders men's basketball team's overseas tour in Italy, GoIslanders.com will bring you Postcards from Italy – a combination of photos from the day's activities and a brief recap on the events from members of the men's basketball team.
In today's installment, sophomore Dale Francis reviews the final day in Italy for the team.
It was the last full day of the trip and everybody was exhausted from the game the night before. Since it was the last day I felt it was best to take advantage of spending my time looking around the city.
The Spanish Steps were a huge attraction in the city with many tourists taking pictures and resting on the stairs. I needed a few last minute souvenirs so I bought some from the many shops around the city center.
After walking around for a couple hours I ate at one of the pizzeria places near the hotel before getting ready for our last game tonight. We had another long bus ride to the game so we had to make sure we got warm and ready to play quickly against a young talented team. Everybody was tired but we all wanted to end the trip on a high with a win. The game went really well and there were a lot of positive things to take from the game as well as things we could all work on.
After the long drive back, we had our last evening in Rome. I decided to choose an American hamburger for dinner that night since I was really craving one after 10 days eating Italian food. To end off the night I spent it packing to make sure I didn't forget anything for the next day.
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Em thinks Jadakiss is a top 8 emcee, and like Andre 3K, never delivered a classic solo album on his own.
Same with Kurupt..
I love his flow on Doggy Dogg World... but... where's the catalog?
Neuro wrote: another thing about these current rappers/kendrick verse
i hate how theres a whole generation of rap that got totally skipped over because of shitty mainsteam, and now all these kids are "inspired" and feel like kings for being better than that shit thats been played as mainstream, when actually they are waaaay behind
Quote: i dont disike anyone for enjoying this
all i was saying is wish a lot of quality hip hop , and a more variety of it was more known to mass public
i know its tiring of hearing that but its kind of ridiculous in 2013 its still like this
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tommi teardrop wrote: I wish people that were into superscientifical lyrical rap music would try to understand the appeal of rappers who probably fit into this "lazy rap" category. If we are going to be real, there is a lot of rap from the golden age that is lazy as fuck.


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LODI - One person died and another was injured Friday night in a head-on collision on Highway 12 in Lodi, the California Highway Patrol said.
The collision occurred about 8:40 p.m. just east of North Peatland Road and west of Interstate 5, authorities said. A Chrysler was traveling east on the highway when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed into the westbound lane and collided with a Scion, officers said.
The Chrysler came to rest blocking both lanes of Highway 12, the CHP said. The Scion continued in a northwesterly direction and overturned, killing the driver. The driver of the Chrysler was taken to a hospital, but authorities have not disclosed the nature or extent of injuries.
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The control treatment will be to harvest, gin, and mill-clean the fiber approximating commercial processing as closely as possible with research equipment. The experimental treatments will use less mature cotton and both more and fewer saw-type lint cleaners at the gin. Conclusions will be based on analysis of advanced fiber information system (AFIS) data of samples taken from the different material streams.


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NIce bike, but what's up with the fork? Does it have a head tube type shock?
No, that's just one big head tube—we'll have more photos later.
What type of foot pegs are those and where did you get them?
Those are just motorcycle pegs.
The paper catalog says steel frame, but the website says aluminum. What's reality? Tanx.
I had my local dealer call the factory and the frames are indeed steel.
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As President Obama prepares to deliver his latest State of the Union address, the administration is working at a fever pitch to put the final pieces of its backdoor education agenda in place. On Tuesday, the American people are sure to hear the president wax poetically about his efforts to bolster K-12 education, provide relief to states struggling under No Child Left Behind, and grant reprieve to debt-laden college students. However, a closer look at these education 'reforms' reveals the reality behind the rhetoric.
A Taxpayer Funded Competition Based on "Bias and Chance"
The basic premise behind President Obama's Race to the Top initiative is simple: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been granted control over a multi-billion dollar slush fund to be awarded to states as he sees fit.
Though the American people were promised transparency and fairness in the distribution of these taxpayer dollars, concerns have been raised as to whether every state has a fair shot at a piece of the pie.
In fact, a 2010 report by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute concluded, contrary to the Secretary's rhetoric that the award process was objective and scientific, it was subjective and arbitrary. Thanks to a shadowy peer review process, winning under Race to the Top was more a matter of bias and chance than a state's application promising education reform.
Worse, the first official assessment of the Race to the Top program released recently found nearly every state that received funds under the program is now dealing with significant challenges that have delayed the implementation of the Secretary's preferred reforms.
Conditional Waivers Create Confusion, Uncertainty for States
When No Child Left Behind came due for reauthorization in 2007, Democrats had just secured complete control over the United States Congress. Despite maintaining power for the next four years, Democrats failed to advance any legislation to rewrite the law.
When the House changed hands in 2011, Republicans immediately set to work advancing a series of legislation to reform K-12 education. However, the President claimed Congress wasn't working fast enough and found a way to circumvent the people's elected representatives by directing Secretary Duncan to grant waivers to states that agree to implement the administration's preferred education policies.
Serious questions remain as to whether the secretary even has this 'conditional waiver' authority, yet that hasn't stopped the administration from moving full steam ahead. Eleven states have submitted lengthy waiver applications to the Department of Education – but the process of obtaining a waiver, including the role of department staff in evaluating each state's submission, remains shrouded from the public.
House Republicans continue to put forth legislation to enact lasting education reforms for parents, teachers, and students, but the administration refuses to acknowledge this progress. And even though not a single state has actually been granted a waiver, Education Secretary Arne Duncan insists the waivers scheme is "the only game in town."
Taxpayers on the Hook for Flawed Loan Forgiveness Initiative
Two years ago, President Obama eliminated the private sector student loan program in favor of direct borrowing from the U.S. Treasury. As part of this plan, the president expanded the existing Income-Based Repayment program to force taxpayers to fund special benefits for government workers and pay off individuals' student loan debt.
Now the president has decided to up the ante by expanding opportunities for student loan borrowers to avoid responsibly repaying their debt, all in the name of "loan forgiveness" and at taxpayers' expense.
Needless to say, the latest iteration of the plan, which allows a borrower's loan balance to be wiped clean after 20 years of repayments capped at just 10% of his or her discretionary income, could have serious implications for taxpayers. Worse, it provides little incentive for loan borrowers to ever fully repay their debts – as the Wall Street Journal wrote, "That's right. Wait 20 years and, presto, you're student debt-free."
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SAN JOSE -- Sharks forward Raffi Torres said Friday he felt like he "was skating around pretty much on one leg" by the end of San Jose's seven-game opening round series loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Torres, who had surgery in September to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and missed all but five regular season games, said in Game 7 on Wednesday as he was sitting on the bench in the second period that it was a struggle just to get up and get on the ice.
"At one point there I was just skating around and was just kind of like, 'what am I doing on the ice right now?' But hey, that's just part of it. You just had to be out there," Torres said Friday. "I'll get healthy this summer and come back, come back stronger."
Torres said he will use the summer months to rest his surgically repaired knee, but didn't want to speculate whether he may need an additional procedure.
"It's been a long year. It's been really frustrating, a lot of highs and lows, mentally and physically," Torres said. "But is the time right now to kind of shut my brain off and just get healthy, just be ready to go. I have some time here obviously now to just relax and let my body get readjusted for what I need to bring next year and have that full year."
Torres played in all seven games against the Kings and had two goals and an assist. His three points actually matched the offensive production of front line players such as Joe Thornton, Logan Couture and Brent Burns.
Torres played on the fourth line with Andrew Desjardins and Mike Brown for much of the series. The unit provided a big emotional lift to the Sharks in the first two games, but their effectiveness wore off as the opening round went on. They combined for one point in the last four games, and struggled on the road when matched up against Kings center Mike Richards and his line.
Torres, who is signed for the next two years at $2 million per season, said he likes the team and enjoys playing with the Sharks, but was frank about what's needed to change if the Sharks hope to exorcise their postseason demons.
"Our actions will be the best (gauge) to see what kind of players we are, what kind of people we are," said Torres, who played in the Stanley Cup finals with Edmonton in 2006 and Vancouver in 2011. "Are we going to hide out and just kind of crawl under a rock or are we going to stick together and come back and say, 'You know what, this one stings.'
"No one's happy here. ... It's embarrassing. It shouldn't happen. When you have a team down 3-0, you have to put them to bed. We have to learn from that now."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks.


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A Yahoo! User Nov 7, 2012 09:46 Flag
AVB ...... etc.
Just to stick my oar in!!
When Mancini took over at Citeh, people moaned they were defensive and how slow the build up etc. Look at them now.
I know our defence is weak but we are without Kaboul, Bae, Parker, 3 main players, so I will hold judgement on AVB on that.
The players are new to him, they are new to each other too. Soo many gone and 5 new ones arriving in the summer.
He has a different way of playing and I don't think our fitness levels are up to speed to play it yet. So maybe that's why the slow build up play from us most of the time.
Yes some iffy substitutions ( bringing on a defensive mf when we are 1 goal up ) and only ever one striker but so many injuries haven't helped.
I think the only reason Hudd is playing is because of these injuries and (AVB man-management) AVB says to the press how great he has been. Giving him a gee-up.
I think it will take some time and lots of patience from the fans to see any fruition from AVB's tactics and playing style.
But after all is said and done this is supposed to be "A long term project" whether we like it or not!!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
There's the dilemma with Daffy. When Daffy scores, it's a case of - '.... told you Daffy could play alone up front....'.
Then when he doesn't score it becomes '....poor old Daffy, isolated up front..,how do you expect him to score?..'. Even though the method of play may have been changed to suit Daffy (ie Bale, Lemmon getting closer to him).
I thought the issue has been that AVB keeps playing Daffy alone up front? That has been the pattern virtually all season?
In my opinion and as stated many times before, in Daffy's case (and players of his ilk), when they score they look good. When they don't, they lend little (pun intended) to the team. Personally, I prefer players who provide a bit more.
I'm amazed the same discussion is still in full flow,
It seems many of us are making the same or very similar points to those made 2-4-8 weeks ago, whats changed? what has AVB been able to change? have we had numerous more signings? people returning from injury?
AVB is still only 5-6 months into a new job and therefore cannot be written off, we have lost key players Luka, VDV, King and depth in players like Pienaar, Corluka, Niko. We have key players injured in Dembele, Kaboul, BAE, Parker. Ade has been unfit most of the season after being colossal all last season and we have had an unsettled CM pairing due to injury.
Yes other teams have experienced change and have had injury, but not to such key players in such key positions.
NONE of us know who's responsible for what or what AVB has been told is expected, who's to blame for what in terms of squad strength is anyones guess! And it is only that..... a GUESS!
We haven't played particularly beautiful football, but we had games under HR when we were equally dire, as we did under Ramos, Jol ad infinitum.
Do not write AVB off purely because you don't like his face!
Remmah makes so many good strong points in this response,
Having been absent for some days (did ya miss me?) due to some rather more pressing matters, I have very similar opinions to Remmah on this issue.
He has not been given enough time/resource or support!
yes it is a joke how isolated defoe is in some games.
the wigan game was the funniest.
for most of the match little defoe was on his own up against 3 big CBs!
Hi Sfer - No my grandsons team lost 5-4 to a dodgy penalty 2 mins from time ( bloody refs lol )
I honestly believe the lack of quality in MF is the reason we look so bad, If you cant keep and pass the ball then you are always going to be under pressure, if you keep giving the ball away. It's no coincidence that we won 4 and drew 1 when Dembele was playing, because he is the only one we have who can do anything, by shielding the ball and making surges forward which gives Bale and Lennon time to support. We cant blame AVB for the lack of quality as he had no influence on the transfer dealings in and out in the summer, which I think were already going to happen before he joined. The only one what was last minute that he may of had an imput, was Dempsey, who was obviously a fall back buy when it became clear we wer'nt going to get Damaio. The one player Avb asked for it seems, was Moutino, who we agreed a club record fee for with Porto, but couldnt agree personal terms, so thats down to Levy not going the whole ten yards. We started with Daffy because we had no choice with Ade out injured, and thankfully he hit the ground running, but thats why we played one up front because there was no other option. Now Ade's fit, we have an option, and just like Harry, Avb tried him as the lone striker, so its exactly the same as last season, except as I keep sprouting on about, the quality behind the striker. I take your point about vdv, he was only good for half a game, then starts dropping deeper and deeper, but he certainly is a quality player IMO. That was one of Harry's biggest fault's, not taking him off after 50-60 minutes, and putting Daffy on and dropping Ade in behind. Avb likes playing a high back line, which in theory should keep our player's in touching distance of each other, and pressing the opposition in their half, so it can be seen as an offensive formation. Anyway, you may well be right all along and Im bleating on like an idiot, but the picture's bigger than having just any eleven on the pitch and expecting the flowing football we all love at WHL.
Daffy isn't being left isolated up front IMHO.
From what I've seen, when Daffy is the lone striker, both Bale and Lemmon seems to come inside more to get closer to him. Noticeable against Haribo, with Bale/Lemmon keener to get wide to put crosses in.
Whether Dempsey/Sig are yet up to speed in playing the 10 role that VdV played though - I don't think so as yet.
What are the change in tactics this season?
The formation is basically the same isn't it?
We played with 1 up front most of last season - ok, that was Ade.
We played Bale and Lemmon wide when they were fit.
We mainly played VdV behind the striker.
We played two of Parker/Modric/Sandro in midfield.
If AVB gets his players fit, I would guess that the changes in players would be Dempsey/Sig for VdV, Dembele for Modric, Daffy for Ade (at the moment) - but basically the same formation.
So, 'arry 4-2-2-1-1 or 4-4-1-1 and AVB plays 4-2-3-1? It all gets a bit silly really doesn't it, as no matter what formation you play, players don't actually stay exactly as planned do they? The formation though, I think shows 'intent'. AVB seems to show the same attacking 'intent' in formation, but seems to quickly adjust to a more negative formation if/once we go ahead.
As for VDV, I think his scoring record and assists show how effective he was. Ade (17 and 11)/VdV (11 and 7) notched up 28 goals and 18 EPL assists between them. Not bad. I'd be happy with Daffy/Dempsey/Sig having a similar record this season.
You blamed part of the current predicament on Levy not buyiong the players that AVB wanted. That definitely implies that Levy was not doingg his job properly which in turn says he has been poor at his job.
Do you really think that AVB accepted the job knowing that he would not be responsible for signings? If he did then more fool him. If he didn't know then he should have damn well asked surely and if he accepted anyway well - more fool him.
As you can see in my reply to remmah, I agree players should be able to just get on with it but we all know that does not always happen does it. Mostly these are the same players we had last year so you can't say "its the players fault" and exhonerate AVB. Its his job to get the players motivated, up to speed with what he expects of them and what they should be doing - he obviously didn't do that last weekend. He chooses to leave an isolated striker up front, he chooses to replace a striker and he chooses to stack the defence and MF. As far as I can tell Manure have had the same number of injuries as us but they seem to be doing ok don't they.
Again, I have said several times, I am not complaining about the number of points we have (although I think we have been lucky to get some of them) but I am complaining about the way we are playing and that is down to AVB and all of the above.
Hi remmah - I hope your Grandson won his game.
You obviously didn't watch the game. "reasonable controlled containing performance"?? It was very poor, negative stuttering and unattractive. Yes Ade can hokld the ball up better than Defoe- that is a given, hasn't stopped AVB playing Defoe up front all on his own most games so far though has it?
Ade did well, tried hard and did hold the ball up - the problem was (as it is when you only play with one striker) he could not hold the ball up long enough for any other player to help suport him so more often that not our attack fizzled out very quickly and we were back under pressure. Sandro did ok at getting his tackles in and Freidel played ok but apart from that the rest looked either that A)they couldnt be bothered or B) they were confused as to what they should be doing or C) they had been on the pi$$ the night before.
Of course Professional players should be able to adapt and perform but in my expereince, too many changes, a couple of games were the new tactics have failed and a fundamental lack of faith in the Manager telling you what he wants, leads to this type of performance.
I think 6th or 7th is very optimistic remmah. At the moment, by playing one up front (and if it is Defoe as seems to be AVB's choice) we are always short (excuse the pun) of players in the box. We seem to adopt a huge U formation...
Walker Gallas Caulker Vertonghen
Sandro Hudd A N Other
Lennon Bale
I know what you are saying about Modric but he got some stick last year for not performing as welll as he was expected to plus he got injured. Sig and Demeble were bought to fill his boots. Sig has not performmed and Dembele has been injured - the problem is I am not sure how AVB would play them even if they were available/performing. I don't miss VDV as he was unreliable and always playing at CB anyway.
Citeh did not play well and if we had the right tactics, formation and attitude we could have won that game. Yes I do blame AVB.
A Yahoo! User Nov 13, 2012 15:47 Flag
Why just jump on that part of my post Sfer? Levy has always been the man with the purse string!! And I didn't actually blame him for the way we are playing but on the players we have. I didn't say he was poor at his job either. You do go OTT.
What about the other bits of my post about lack of fit players and, especially, not getting the players AVB wants?
Like Mourinho and Willian for a start instead of Dempsey (who looks lost in the formations AVB uses) Siggurson even LLoris for that matter. To me Levy bought these players and not on AVB's say so.
As for "blaming Levy and leave AVB alone", how about blaming the players for their lack of attitude. They seem to turn up and expect things to happen, little fight or passion for the shirt sometimes. We went 1 up and could of had a second before half-time (from MOTD highlights don't forget). Second half we appeared to sit back again (a la ManU game) and invite citeh to break us down. Which they did eventually.
Why is it all down to AVB? Yes he's the manager but he has to work with who he has available. Why do you expect the team to perform like last season (first half of) when there's no Modric, King, VDV, Kaboul, BAE, Parker. Any team would struggle without those players available.
Oh BTW we've 17 points from 10 games, please check how many we got from our last 10 games under HR.
For goodness sake give the guy a chance.
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