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Self-reliance and sustainability in the 21st century.
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My Husband Michael and I live in a small cabin/hogan on a 35 acre solar ranch at the base of an old caldera, in the San Luis Valley, Southwestern part of Colorado. Natural vegetation is pretty sparse here at 8200' elevation, mostly sage, cedar and Pinon trees. For the 12 years that we have lived here I have never thrown out a seed or pit (on purpose anyway) I save them all, every thing from old strawberry, orange, melon, apple and squash seeds to cherry, peach and even avocado pits in a bowl. Once a week I grab my trusty spoon and walk around the property planting them all, thinking about rain fall and runoff for natural watering also paying attention to where water pools when we do get a good rain knowing once they sprout they're on their own! My daughters at first thought I was crazy when I told them that "one day," and it probably won't be in my lifetime, "when the climate changes, this area may become a lush tropical paradise." If you know this part of Colorado you know that most seeds won't take here (now).
About 5 years ago what I thought was a beetle elm started to grow to the left of our front steps right where the gutter drips. Hearing scary things about beetle elms I tore it out. The next year it grew back and while I loved the green and admired it's tenacity I felt the need to once again pull it out. The next year when it started to grow back I just didn't have the heart to tear it out and I secretly made a pact with the tree that if I allowed it to live, would it please not harm our home. The bush turned into somewhat of a sprawling awkward "elm" tree. One day a friend came over and asked if it was a peach tree, "no," I said, "I think it's a beetle elm." The next day another friend was here and I asked "do you know what a peach tree looks like?" as I lifted a leaf ... to my amazement there was a peach! I couldn't believe my eyes; one of my pits actually took hold and bore fruit in spite of me! Well that first year that was the entirety of the crop, one big tasty juicy peach. Last year the crop doubled and this year we had a bountiful harvest of eight luscious peaches! Can't wait to see what happens next year! I do think of every seed and pit as potential life (although I may not be able to identify which kind). Why not plant it forward?
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My mission as the Iowa State PDGA coordinator will be to "Ensure the highest quality tournament experience for the disc golf players". I plan to recognize what makes a great tournament and help others with improvements. I will actively work with and communicate to all Tournament Directors in the State of Iowa. We will work together to develop a more robust process for determining the official PDGA tournament schedule each year. I will bring a high level of professionalism, energy and results to the PDGA disc golf community in Iowa and surrounding states.
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If you've outgrown the standard kit lens for your new entry-level DSLR, a second lens can add a new dimension to your photography. With a plethora of options available, picking out the right one can be a bit of a minefield, but our best lenses review is here to help. We round up here the big talking points on the 39 lenses that our technicians have tested on the Pentax K-S1.
The K-S1 is Pentax's latest entry-level DSLR featuring a 20.1Mp APS-C CMOS sensor and Anti Aliasing filter simulator. Targeted towards consumers taking their first plunge into DSLR photography, the K-S1 boasts a compact design, flashing LED lights, illuminated rear controls and choice of 12 colours. With the sensor scores in, lets see how the K-S1 compares to the competition.
With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil approaching, this is the time manufacturers with serious interests in professional sports start revealing new cameras and lenses to selected press agencies. Both Canon and Nikon are rumored to be fielding prototype professional-level APS-C bodies during the tournament for testing. However, rival Sony appears to have stolen a march by introducing the SLT Alpha 77 II ahead of the games.
Nikon's incremental revisions to their entry-level D3000 series cameras means the latest model, the Nikon D3300 can compete with most other models in the range and should prove tempting against rival offerings. Read on to find out how the 24-Mpix sans AA filter D3300 performs.
Although the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs have now been replaced by the Pentax K-3, we've analyzed the two models with a range of lenses from both Pentax and third-party makers and thought the results would be of interest to our readers. The information is available online but we taken the opportunity to offer a brief overview of the best performing models. Read on to see how well the lenses perform together on the two cameras.
Continuing our series of evaluation of lens systems we've assessed a modest range of Pentax and third-party lenses for their optical quality on the firm's new flagship Pentax K-3 model. As the replacement for the K-5 II and K-5 IIs, the Pentax K-3 has a new higher pixel density 24-Mpix sensor without an AA filter, and is a promising platform for lens evaluation. Read on to find out which models perform best, and which, if any, that should be avoided.
Continuing our series of evaluation of lens systems we've assessed a modest range of Pentax and third-party lenses for their optical quality on the firm's new flagship Pentax K-3 model. As the replacement for the K-5 II and K-5 IIs, the Pentax K-3 has a new higher pixel density 24-Mpix sensor without an AA filter, and is a promising platform for lens evaluation. Read on to find out which models perform best, and which, if any, that should be avoided.
After the success of the 16-Mpix K-5II and K-5IIs without AA filter, Pentax has replaced the pair with a new flagship model, the K-3, with a 24-Mpix sensor boasting a user-selectable AA filter for control over moiré and sharpness, depending on the situation. Read on to find out how this unique sensor performs?
Released in April 2013, the Ricoh GR goes by the tagline of "Everything is big, except the size". It points clearly to the raison d'être of this camera – to be a compact model with a large sensor with the aim of offering DSLR-like performance without the size and weight associated with them. As with several models in this niche, it seems to hark back to days gone by with a retro style. While this impacts the versatility of the camera, it's much easier to make a high quality prime lens that can extract the most from the large, 16megapixel APS-C sensor tucked away inside. Within this sector we've seen some very good cameras through the labs in recent months, so the GR has got stiff competition.


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1Splash with a sticky or viscous liquid: a passing cart rolled by, splattering him with mud
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1A spot or trail of a sticky or viscous liquid splashed over a surface or object: each puddle we crossed threw a splatter of mud on the windshield
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- The post ripped out of the thick mud with a sharp sucking sound and a splatter of wet dirt, and the ropes slipped from Talon's wrist.
- A splatter of blood streaked itself across several of the tomes and was only interrupted once where one book did not have any on it.
- With his ebony talons came a splatter of that liquid heat and a chunk of flesh.
2 [as modifier] informal Denoting or referring to films featuring many violent and gruesome deaths: a splatter movie
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Late 18th century: imitative.
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Thursday, Dec. 6
Sleepy Eye Retail Association will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of Commerce office.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet at Sleepy Eye Medical Center in the basement, small dining room.
Weigh-in at 6 p.m., meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m. For information contact Jane Fischer, 794-7625.
Sleepy Eye Area Concertina Club meets at the Servicemen's Club at 7 p.m.
Saddle Club will meet at the Club House at Roger Schneider's.
Saturday, Dec. 8
Minnesota Brain Injury Force, Inc. meets at 1 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Fireside Room, 201 N. State St. New Ulm. Contact Sharon Gieseke at 507-720-4480 for information. Or visit our website at: www.mnbif.org.
Sunday, Dec. 9
Cards will be played at the Community Center at 1:30 p.m. Sheephead, 500, Pinochle and many other card games.
Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7 p.m., at the Redwood Al-Anon Club, 1006 S Ramsay, Redwood Falls.
Monday, Dec. 10
New Ulm Area Parkinson's Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Orchid Hills Living Center dining room, New Ulm. Caregivers are invited also.
Sleepy Eye Food Shelf is OPEN, 4-6 p.m. in the basement of the Sleepy Eye Police Station, 130 2nd Ave NW.
Sleepy Eye Serenity Seekers Al-Anon meets at 5:30 p.m. in the Sleepy Eye Medical Center basement meeting room.
Alcoholics Anonymous will conduct a closed meeting at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 217 Brackenridge SW, use south entrance. Call 794-7766 or 794-7283 for information.
Boy Scouts meets at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Fraternal Order of Eagles meets at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Club.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
Sleepy Eye City Council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Sleepy Eye City Council Chambers.
Gamblers Anonymous meets at 7 p.m., at the Woniyakini Treatment Center, Lower Sioux Community. Contact Lori N. for more information at 507-430-4939.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
DAV and DAV Auxiliary Clothing Collection Program drop-off, 1522 South Valley, New Ulm, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Sleepy Eye Ramblers (Red Hats) meeting, 11:30 a.m.
Fairfax AA Serenity Group meeting at 7 p.m. 119 1st Ave. SW. Contact Chris at 320-217-1161.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Sleepy Eye Medical Center Board will meet at 7 a.m. in the basement board room.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet at Sleepy Eye Medical Center in the basement, small dining room.
Weigh-in at 6 p.m., meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m. For information contact Jane Fischer, 794-7625.
Page 2 of 2 - American Legion B.A. Remmele Post No. 7 will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Servicemen's Club. For more information contact Jeremy Reinarts 207-276-5438
Sleepy Eye Public School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the high school conference room, room 102.
Sleepy Eye Jaycees will meet at Jaycee Hall at 8 p.m. below the police station.
For changes or additions to the Community Calendar, call the Herald-Dispatch at 794-3511.
Note: Community Calendar events are only listed within one week prior to event. Thursday-Thursday for the Herald-Dispatch and Monday-Monday for the Brown County Reminder.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up the world's only daily column that would like to offer our heart-felt congratulations to Emmy Koons and Grant Soyka, who are tying the knot. It is quite the love story, just in time for Valentine's Day, but we'll let them give you all the deets.
They write thusly:
"Emmy is a senior at the University of Colorado-Boulder, studying international affairs and Spanish and Portuguese. She is planning to go to grad school at the University of Denver, in international administration. She wants to work as a consultant for non-profit organizations. Emmy was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Loveland. She lived for a few years in Barcelona, Spain, with her family before returning to live in Loveland.
Grant is also a senior at the University of Colorado-Boulder, studying mathematics. He is planning to get into the airline industry and work in revenue management. Grant was born and raised in Princeton, N.J., and moved to Breckenridge shortly before starting high school. He is a very talented skiing aficionado and loves anything outdoors.
Emmy and Grant were introduced by mutual friends while Grant was still studying at the Colorado School of Mines. They have been dating for two-and-a-half years. Last year, both Emmy and Grant studied abroad in England and had the opportunity to travel Europe together.
In January, Grant took Emmy up to the very top of Loveland Pass, and proposed to her with a view of the Continental Divide."
There you have it. We here at the Summit Up World Headquarters in Frisco wish you many, many years of wedded bliss. Congratulations to you both.
And on an equally romantic note, here are some ideas for those of you who have been procrastinating the search for the perfect Valentine's Day gift:
> Carrots! A healthier, but equally brightly colored alternative to flowers.
> A three-piece shaving kit. Maybe she won't like it and she'll give it to you.
> Stuffed animals are overrated. For a real surprise this Valentine's Day, get your sweetie a live bear to cuddle with.
> A trip to visit your parents. Sure to be appreciated.
> Just about anything personalized. Who wouldn't love a nice, shiny set of hubcaps on which the words "Your love spins me right round, baby, right round" have been engraved?
> Then there's always the trusty fall back, chocolates and a sweet note in the Summit Daily News. The first 20 words are free! Give us a call.
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April marks another chapter in the history of Jock Safari Lodge, situated in the Kruger National Park and part of Shamwari Group, with the launch of The Explorer Camp, which offers guests a unique experiential insight of a bygone era into this remote Big 5 wilderness, as did the legendary Percy Fitzpatrick in the 18th century. Jock Explorer now complements the highly successful Sanbona Explorer and Shamwari Explorer.
The camp and tents have been meticulously recreated with the similar style camp beds, canvas washing basins, lanterns etc in order to transport guests back in time.
This two day educational, walking safari is lead by two highly specialised guides and nights are spent around the camp fire enjoying hearty bush meals whilst learning more about the history of Jock of the Bushveld, Percy Fitzpatrick and how the Kruger was born. During the day, guests explore on foot, a remote part of this private concession in the heart of the Kruger National Park, to get a real sense of how trekking was done during the early days of exploration - a tribute to the original and authentic African safari adventure.
The Explorer Camp operates during the cooler months from April until the end of October and each trail is 2 nights with a set departure each Friday from Jock Safari Lodge. Distances walked vary each day but can last up to 3 hours with a game viewing vehicle remaining in camp and depending on where guests walk; the trail may start from camp or depart camp by vehicle to visit another area of the concession. No persons younger than 16 years are able to participate and participants older than 60 years will be required to provide a medical clearance certificate in order to participate.
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No matter what the age, there is often no more important person in a woman's life than her father. That is the belief of Claire Knolle, the organizer of the second Mid-Ohio Valley Father-Daughter Date Night.
"Last year we had older toddlers all the way up to older women and their elderly fathers. We didn't expect that but it was very sweet," Knolle said.
This year's event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at The Lafayette Hotel and is again open to all fathers or father figures and daughters of all ages.
More than 100 people attended last year's event at Wood County Christian School, according to Knolle. This year she is hoping to see the attendance go up.
"There is a real need for dads to be a part of their daughter's lives because he is who these young girls look up to," she said.
The evening will be filled with family-friendly events, including ballroom-style slow music courtesy of Crossover DJ, games, non-alcoholic beverages and even a chocolate fountain. Ladies are asked to bring baked goods on disposable trays. Vienna Baptist Church Pastor Bill Brown will be speaking, with a special message geared toward the fathers while one of Brown's three daughters will provide a positive message to the daughters.
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What: Mid-Ohio Valley Father-Daughter Date Night.
Where: Lafayette Hotel, Marietta.
When: 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, with doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $7 per person; available at Stoked Coffee in Marietta, Wood County Christian School office in Williamstown, Christian Supply Center and Schrader Youth Ballet studio in Parkersburg, during studio hours. Tickets are available through Friday and will not be sold at the door.
Details: Fathers or father figures and daughters of any age are invited; semi-formal attire requested; speaker and disc jockey. Daughters are asked to bring baked goods on a disposable tray.
Semi-formal attire is requested but not mandatory; however, Knolle said she feels that adds to the magic of the evening to let the girls "get dolled up" and look nice for their fathers.
While this is only the second year for the event locally, such an idea has been around for a while, according to Knolle.
Getting to spend time with his daughter is the main reason Jeff Adkins, 56, of Marietta, looks forward to the evening.
"We don't get a lot of father-daughter time," said the father of a son and a daughter. "It's just good bonding time."
Beth Adkins, 15, said she and her dad will spend time going to the movies, shopping and going out to eat. But she especially looks forward to father-daughter date night, learning things she didn't know about her parent and also sporting some fancy attire.
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For all you beer and wine makers, a new supply store - Wine or Wort - is here to save you some trips to Denver.
Beth Reed and her two partners opened March 17 at 150 Cooley Mesa Road, across from Costco and a few doors down from Heidi's Brooklyn Deli in Gypsum.
"Seventy-five percent of the people who walk in here haven't brewed in a long time because it's been so inconvenient to get supplies," Reed said.
Reed herself has only been brewing beer and wine for about a year.
"So far, I just use the kits and it's definitely cheaper," she said. "It works out to about $1 per bottle of beer and $4 or $5 per bottle of wine, and it's easy. If you can follow directions for baking a cake, you can make beer or wine, and you only need a small corner of storage space."
Reed's cousin in Utah introduced her to wine-making and that soon led to beer brewing as well.
"Wine takes much longer than beer to age properly," she said. "We found ourselves drinking our wine before it was ready, so we started making beer in between the wine batches."
It wasn't long before she and her partners realized the lack of supplies for home brewers in Eagle County.
"Until now, people had to order on line or go to Denver," Reed said.
Reed and her partners all work other full-time jobs. Wine or Wort Home Brew Supply is merely a product of their passion.
"We only order things we'd like to have ourselves," she said.
Those things include decorative wine racks, cheese-making kits and more in addition to kegerators, brewing kits and equipment.
The store is also hosting free beer- and wine-making clinics that feature experienced brewers as guest speakers. The first wine-making clinic will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13.
"Anyone who wants to bring their own equipment and brew with us is welcome - it's always more fun to have a party when you're brewing," Reed said.
Wine or Wort's hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More information can be found at www.wineorwort.com and the store can be reached at (970) 524-BEER (2337).


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By Mark Hesse on Nov 26, 2012
I am currently working with a customer that is close to outgrowing their Exadata X2-2 half rack in both compute and storage capacity. The platform is used for one of their larger data warehouse applications and the move to Exadata almost two years ago has been a resounding success, forcing them to grow the platform sooner than anticipated.
At a recent planning meeting, we started looking at the options for expansion and have developed five alternatives, all of which meet or exceed their growth requirements, yet have different pros and cons in terms of the impact to their production and test environments.
The options include an in-rack upgrade to a full rack of Exadata using the recently released X3-2 platform (an option that even applies to an older V2 rack), multi-rack cabling the existing X2-2 to another full rack or half rack X2-2 (and utilizing both compute and storage capacity in the other rack), or simply adding a new X3-2 half rack (and taking advantage of the added compute and flash performance in the X3-2).
While the decision is yet to be made, it had me thinking that one of the benefits of Exadata over a traditional database deployment is that when the time comes to expand the platform, there are a myriad of options.


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Jackson County Commissioners struck down a surcharge proposed to fill a $6.8 million general fund shortfall because a recent poll showed significant public opposition to the idea.
Commissioners Doug Breidenthal and John Rachor voted against the surcharge but wanted to look for other ways to support the 15 county libraries threatened by a looming budget shortfall.
Commissioner Don Skundrick, who proposed the surcharge in May to avoid cutting general fund support for sheriff's patrols, veterans' services, health and human services, the Oregon State University Extension Service and county libraries, voted against rejecting the surcharge.
"I don't want to live in a county without libraries," Skundrick said.
The initial proposed cost of the surcharge was $7 per month, although the amount eventually could climb to as much as $10 per month.
In a phone survey of 500 likely voters, 57 percent said they opposed the surcharge, while 31 percent were in favor and 11 percent undecided. The primary reason cited by those in opposition to the surcharge was the cost, with many saying they could not afford it, county officials said Tuesday.
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RANDOLPH – For an eighth consecutive year, the Menig Extended Care Facility at Gifford Medical Center has received a quality recognition from the state of Vermont and Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA).
The Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living and VHCA awarded Menig the Nursing Home Quality Recognition on June 6 in a ceremony at the Hilton in Colchester.
Receiving the recognition on Menig's behalf were nursing home Administrator Linda Minsinger and Director of Nursing Cindy Richardson.
"I'm very proud of my staff. I know the residents receive excellent physical care, but are also treated with respect and dignity," said Richardson, noting staff members demonstrate their care and compassion for the residents daily through every conversation, hand held, or care administered.
The award, offered annually to nursing homes in Vermont meeting certain criteria, looks at resident and family satisfaction, state survey results, participation and data entry into the National Advancing Excellence Quality Program, and lack of family complaints.
Good care contributes greatly to achieving those markers, but Richardson noted that it takes a larger team to have such a high-quality home for residents.
"The core of the recognition is the aides who give them care and the nurses who guide the care," Richardson said, "but the facility is also clean, it has good food and it's well-maintained. That's what also makes it a quality place to live and work."
The nursing home's dedicated group of volunteers and chaplaincy volunteers also contribute greatly to Menig's warmth and offerings, Richardson said.
"I'm very proud that Gifford staff has done that great of a job for all these years to meet the state's highest award for quality for a nursing home. It shows what a great team we have working together," Minsinger added.
Named for the late Howard and Gladys Menig of Braintree, Menig was first built attached to Gifford Medical Center in 1998 to provide enhanced quality of care to residents of the state-closed Tranquility Nursing Home in Randolph.
Repeatedly recognized for its high-quality care both on a state and national level, 30-bed Menig is the only nursing home in Orange County and highly sought after as a place to live one's final years.
Now the hospital is hoping to provide care and housing options to a greater number of seniors through the creation of a senior living community in Randolph Center, to include independent living and a reconstructed Menig as well as assisted living in the future.
"This quality recognition is further evidence that we're doing the right thing for our residents and poised to make an even greater difference in Randolph Center," Director of Development and Public Relations Ashley Lincoln said.
Other/past awards for Menig
- 2012 Honor Roll, U.S. News and World Report (a recognition given to only 39 nursing homes nationally receiving four straight quarters of five-star rankings in all categories evaluated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
- 2012 Best Nursing Homes, U.S. News and World Report (award also received in 2011)
- Excellence in Action Award, from national resident/family surveying company My InnerView (2008-2011)
- Nursing Home Quality Recognition, Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living and the Vermont Health Care Association (2011 and 2012)
- Nursing Home Quality Award, Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living and the Vermont Health Care Association (2005-2010)
- Gold Star Employer Award, Vermont Health Care Association (received during the seven consecutive years – 2005-2011 – the award was offered)
- Registered Nurse of the Year, awarded to Menig nurse Judy Libby, Vermont Health Care Association (2006)
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James Arnold
Almost Exploring the Past
A Knight's Tale
Pearl Harbor
Moulin Rouge
La Strada
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A Knight's Tale
A KNIGHT'S TALE (A-2, PG-13) is a playful underdog yarn
about a low-born squire who dreams of becoming a knight
and a jousting champion. It is set in 14th-century Europe
and spiced with anachronisms to keep the hoped-for youthful
audience awake. Thus, the crowd at the opening joust is
clapping and chanting Queen's deathless "We will, we will
rock you!" just like during the 2001 NBA finals.
The music throughout is equally non-medieval and more like
Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Sly Stone and AC/DC. And the
dialogue is peppered with current colloquialisms such as
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" (as in something very positive has happened)
and "Hello?" (as in you just said something very out-of-touch).
This film grows on you. Writer-director Brian Helgeland
shows jousting (mounted warriors galloping at each other
with blunted lances) as the pop sport of the times. Blue-collar
hero Billy Thatcher (Heath Ledger) has both the talent and
chutzpah to become a star in a game restricted to rich noblemen.
He fakes his identity papers, practices with his inept buddies
and scores on the tournament circuit in France (shot actually
in Prague) like a heavyweight heading for the title bout.
En route he falls for an aristocratic lady and earns the
enmity of a jealous count (brooding Rufus Sewell). Eventually,
Billy's status is exposed and he's arrested. Will his rich
girlfriend (and his fans) still love him? Will the sneaky
count run him through with a spear?
KT benefits from the Robin Hood-like camaraderie
of Billy and his slapdash pals, inventive staging (such
as a key dialogue supposedly inside Notre Dame in Paris),
and the wit to include as likable supporting characters
both Geoffrey Chaucer and Edward the Black Prince of Wales.
Paul Bettany's Chaucer, who seems here to invent pre-game
sports introductions, puts this film in his pocket with
buoyant charisma. Overlong and lightweight, not for traditionalists
but better than expected; O.K. for youth and adults.
Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR (A-3, PG-13) hopes to be another Titanic,
targeting the young with a lump-in-the-throat love story
leading into the horror of a great historic disaster. But
the tale of two boyhood pals who become hot pilots and are
loved by the same woman seems strained.
Great acting can't really help, although better writing
and/or direction might have. Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett
and Kate Beckinsale look like 1940s Life magazine
covers but don't have the words or souls to arouse the emotions,
amid all the flying debris and death, as the brave, self-sacrificing-for-each-other
Titanic people surely did. As for director Michael
Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, they're just action
film guys (Armageddon, The Rock) with few
They get the disaster part right: The restaging of the
1941 Japanese sneak attack that abruptly clobbered the United
States into World War II superficially impresses but skimps
on the historical context. There's a lot of detached horror
(the actual documentary footage is more powerful) and just
minimal fresh imagery such as low-flying Zeros buzzing past
kids playing baseball and a mom hanging sheets.
The retaliation by the Jimmy Doolittle raiders is presented
as a kind of heroic symbolic response (which it was at the
time) but the real (and unmentioned) payback was less innocent:
the cruel A-bomb raids on Japanese cities in 1945.
The suffering, both general and personal, helps serve as
penance for any fictional sinning by the participants. There
are a few Catholic images, mainly glimpses of heroic chaplains
giving the last rites to the dying amid the carnage. Two
hours of shallow context, plus one of terror, outrage and
glory; O.K. for mature viewers.
Moulin Rouge
MOULIN ROUGE (A-3, PG-13): Aussie filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's
first success was Strictly Ballroom (1992), which
both loved and spoofed the corny conventions and over-the-top
pleasures of the old Hollywood dance musicals. The budget
is bigger in this sentimental musical love story (from La
Boheme to Rodgers and Hammerstein), which Luhrmann both
mocks and reveres.
This film is set in Paris in 1900 in the noisy and outrageous
cabaret immortalized in the art of Toulouse-Lautrec, a legendary
showplace well suited to fantasy, myth and magical story-telling.
The backstage plot is practically generic: Christian (Ewan
McGregor), an aspiring writer and newcomer to the bohemian
world, is recruited to script a show and falls for the star,
the beautiful courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman).
He wants to rescue her but his rival is a wealthy, jealous
duke who finances the theater and is not above blackmail
or murder. Beyond the eternal conflict between love and
money, Satine is dying of consumption.
The dialogue is skimpy and often composed of comically
familiar truisms ("All you need is love," "The show must
go on"), and the outcome foreordained. But the aura of romantic
love will move youthful audiences.
It's not what happens but how: Feeling and
euphoria bloom in the magic (the lovers dance over the rooftops
under a Paris moon), the splashy sets and costumes, the
swooping camera. The dazzling editing and style include
a strange but effective mix of musical tastes and fragments
from songs ranging from "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
(Satine's big number) to tunes identified with the Beatles,
Elton John and Madonna.
The raucously wicked milieu and Satine's profession provide
more of an edgy R feeling than a PG-13 (though the movie
is much tamer than the music videos based on it). Artfully
stylish and definitely different, but short of substance;
satisfactory for mature viewers.
La Strada
LA STRADA: The late Anthony Quinn, who died June 3, seemed
to have had nothing but great parts. One of them was in
director Federico Fellini's La Strada (1954), which
got little mention in obits but belongs on the short list
of great Catholic movies. It's a simple poor folks/hard
times story, about a selfish clod of a man (Zampano, played
by Quinn), a seedy carnival strongman who travels from town
to town and lives only for his own appetites.
He acquires a helper, whom he uses, abuses and mostly ignores:
a dim-witted, innocent farm girl (Gelsomina, played by Giuletta
Massina), who finds too much wonder and joy in life, even
in Zampano, to despair. She comes to love him. When his
brutality drives her away, he's haunted by memories of her,
realizes his loneliness and searches for her.
A key role is played by a sad little tune identified with
Gelsomina, one of composer Nino Rota's loveliest themes.
In a memorable last shot, alone on a beach, Zampano feels
his humanity, his love and loss for the first time—he weeps.
It's how I remember the talent and power of Anthony Quinn,
and La Strada remains a landmark film, a poetic testament
to the emptiness of life without the spirit and to the beauty
of pure love and sacrifice. Black and white, Italian
with English subtitles.
CNN Offers
CNN OFFERS news junkies who have cable or satellite some
refuge from the mindlessness and raunch afflicting the commercial
networks. But it's been losing audience share and tinkering
with the schedule to offer straight news in smaller portions,
opening up more half-hours for personalities and roundtable
The Spin Room (with Bill Press and Tucker Carlson)
was a refreshing twist on the shouting matches that have
passed for years as political discussion. Press, Carlson
and guests disagreed but genially, with a humorous edge.
Alas, they were canceled and dispatched back to the obnoxious
Crossfire. Spin was better than most at inspiring
live e-mail viewer response, a 21st-century interactive
wrinkle that is here to stay.
The once-a-week (Saturday) Take Five specializes
in bright, attractive 20-somethings including Jake Tapper
and Michelle Cottle. It is more witty and civilized than
loud. But no one seems to be listening to anyone else.
I love Greta Van Susteren, whose The Point offers
less commentary, more tough interviewing, on the day's big
story. Waste-no-time Greta, a lawyer by trade, may be the
best TV phenomenon to emerge from the O.J. Simpson debacle.
Greta's style also works more efficiently when a show is
interrupted by commercials.
Also intriguing is Greenfield at Large (daily),
in which host Jeff (a veteran who still looks about 25)
assembles a panel that is not only different every night
but also definitely fresh, with an emphasis on creative
minds from the arts. The topic is not usually the daily
top story. Instead, it's usually deeper.
A case in point: The issue of whether Americans will ever
again be significantly willing to "sacrifice for the common
good" (an ideal traced back to the Bible and attributed
now to the much-praised World War II generation). The context
was the power shortage; the participants were Lowell Weicker
(a governor who had raised taxes), novelist Ann Lamott and
comedy film writer-director Andrew Bergman.
"We'll do it if we have to," said Bergman, who argued that
people are underestimated. Greenfield wondered if "making
life easier" isn't part of the American dream and that,
therefore, "sacrifice is un-American." Lamott was impressive.
"Maybe we're hungry for what we're not giving rather than
not getting," she said. She followed with a rare prime-time
quote from Mother Teresa: "Most of us can't do great things,
but we can do small things with great love."
Major Truth
MAJOR TRUTH: The media may seem to be an unhealthy influence, if not really evil. But the actual culprit is advertising, which makes the media do what they do. On the other hand, ads are not only often fun and useful and made
by good-hearted friends we've known
forever, but also essential to the free-market system. So it's a trade-off. The eternal struggle is to keep the marketers from ruining the common good (by putting all that trash on TV) while they keep workers, stocks and pension plans prospering.


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OAKLAND -- His sprained right ankle was still a bit sore, and he'd already logged 36 minutes. But with the game in the balance, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry ramped up the defense.
He pressured New Orleans point guard Greivis Vasquez up the court. He held his ground when isolated one-on-one against Hornets off guard Eric Gordon. Then, after mistakenly cheating into the paint, he desperately hurried to contest Vasquez's game-tying 3-point attempt.
"We've got to do whatever we've got to do to win," said Curry, who returned to action Saturday after missing two games.
This is what survival mode looks like. So far, it's working.
Golden State (24-15) has lost five of its last seven games, two of them humiliating blowouts. Yet, they flew home Saturday night still nine games above .500, still holding the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference.
The Warriors have won several games they needed to win -- hanging on at home against Portland, rallying from behind in New Orleans -- to stave off the spiraling slide.
The schedule is currently torturous, and their best players are hobbled with ankle injuries. But they're enduring this inevitable storm by abandoning appearances clinging to their chemistry and pushing every button.
"Everything goes through a tough stretch, maybe two or three," backup power forward Carl Landry said. "When I came into the league, veterans on my team in Houston told me there are four times a year teams can slide: beginning of the season, before and after the All-Star break, and at the end of the season. We've past the beginning of the season and heading into the All-Star break. And we're fighting, trying to stay the course."
Warriors coach Mark Jackson is pulling out all the stops.
He is digging deep for speeches -- from Bible verses to boxing analogies. He's milking nearly every asset on his bench -- Friday, he played 14th man, rookie guard Kent Bazemore in the first half, and Saturday he leaned on veteran Richard Jefferson for 18 minutes.
He's even exercising patience for unbecoming play, such as Klay Thompson's brain freezes on the court, guard Jarrett Jack's defensive failings and rookie center Festus Ezeli's offensive spasms.
"I'm OK with winning games," Jackson said. "That's our job. We're not going to win the same way every night. So I won't overreact. At the end of the day, the good teams find ways to win ballgames."
The schedule doesn't let up. The Warriors get the Los Angeles Clippers (tied for No. 1 in the West) on Monday, Oklahoma City (tied with the Clippers) on Wednesday, and at Chicago (No. 5 in the East) on Friday.
The injuries don't seem to be letting up, either. Forward David Lee (sprained left ankle) is a game-time decision after missing Saturday's game.
Curry said his ankle is still a little sore and he is playing through some pain. Jack is playing with an ailing right elbow. Backup center Andris Biedrins had his stretch of good play halted by a strained right groin.
And the Warriors still have no idea when starting center Andrew Bogut's left ankle will allow him to return to the lineup.
So, the Warriors will have to continue to scrap and claw and grind. To that end, they've shifted into survival mode.
"We've said it time and time again," Ezeli said. "We're the kind of team where our talent is playing hard. I'm a big believer, everything happens for a reason. We're going to be better for it. In the end, we're going to have a good year."
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With all the excitement of the Winter Olympics, I've been really excited about training. Yeah, I know a native Floridian of my age and ability has as much of a chance of one day making the Winter Olympics as a snowball's chance in he--, but it certainly helps to motivate when you see people living out their dreams on the world's biggest stage.
I've been running occassionally before the start of this program, but my first run under this program suprised me. I managed to run 2.5 miles in 20:42! I felt a ton of energy and even thought about going a little further. But with the understanding that there's a method to the madness of this training process, I held back.
On Tuesday, the wife treated me to an early birthday present. We went to the specialty running store and I got new shoes! The store experience was incredible. They took a blueprint of my foot to see where I put the most pressure and to look at my arch. Then they put me in a neutral shoe and had me run on the treadmill where they conducted a video-taped gait analysis. Up until now, I always went with the lightweight shoe. I thought that since I was already carrying more body weight than I needed to, the last thing I needed was to lace up with bricks on my feet. But from all the stuff they put me through, I found out that when I run, I pronate- meaning that when my foot lands, it does so on the outside of the foot and rolls inward. The solution was to put me in a shoe that provides stability when my foot strikes the ground.
Thinking that the community pool at my apartment complex was heated, I chose swimming for my cross training. NOT the best idea I've ever had! Turns out the pool isn't heated and central Florida was in the midst of a cold front. So I followed up my polar bear like training with a few minutes of relaxation in the hot tub!
On Wednesday, I learned just how old I am. It was a hectic day with lots of stuff going on. I almost forgot about my training. At 11:30 that night, I laced up my brand new shoes for the first time and headed out. I didn't want to mess with the training schedule in the first week. The results were nothing like the Monday run! I was running into the wind and trying to break in new shoes that weighed significantly more than I'm accustomed to. But at least, I looked good doing it. Near the end, my legs felt like twigs about to snap. Maybe it was the heavier shoe, or running into the wind, or that extra slice of birthday cake, but I was much slower with a time of 20:24 for a total of 2.25 miles.
On Friday, I went up to Tampa to check out the scene of a health and fitness expo for the Gasparilla Distance Classic- Tampa's biggest marathon event. I figured that if I'm going to do one of these one day, I wanted to see what all the excitement was about. I can only imagine what standing at the starting line in April is going to feel like, but if it's anything like the excitement surrounding the anticipation of the event this weekend, I can't wait!
As far as my dieting goes, I'm seeing some great results. A couple of weeks before, my wife and I started on the South Beach Diet. As I weighed in this morning, I am down 24 lbs. from what I weighed in at on New Year's Day!
With all of the temptations and distractions, this week, it's been hard to find consistency with my schedule and diet. I'm sure that over time I will find ways to handle these issues a little better. With that being said, it's hard to find a reason to complain, because the results I've seen so far have been incredible.
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The update is that there isn't much to update in the Warriors' chase/inquiry/bid for Kevin Love, though things could change in a blink.
Right now, however, nobody seems to be blinking with a few days to go before Thursday's NBA draft.
On Monday afternoon, I checked with two high-level NBA sources, and both said that trade talks between the Warriors and Minnesota remain in a holding pattern.
Or, as one of them said when asked for a specific update: "Who knows?"
Yep, things are stalled right now and nobody knows what happens next or when it happens. It's all pretty much dependent on Minnesota president Flip Saunders' ultimate decision ... and which team he decides to engage.
So this is as good a time as any to underline some of the most important things to remember about Love, the Warriors and how big trades actually get negotiated.
The most essential facts: The Timberwolves probably will have to trade Love before this gets too close to his pending free agency next summer, and the Warriors are likely one of his preferred destinations.
That doesn't mean either side has to do a deal now, of course. It doesn't mean Saunders has decided what it'll take to move Love or what the best current offer really is.
It just means that things can be stalemated -- the Warriors are apparently offering a deal structured around David Lee and Harrison Barnes, and Minnesota is saying no ...
Until one of the two sides decides to change the names or the approach, and then everything's back in business again.
If the Warriors can dangle a decent offer without including Thompson or accepting Kevin Martin's bad contract coming back, why wouldn't they push that for as long as possible?
Then, if the Warriors sense that Minnesota is ready to finalize a deal with somebody else, the Warriors still have the option of including Thompson or taking back Martin.
That's how you avoid bidding against yourselves. That's NBA poker.
This is the way co-owner Joe Lacob likes it.
Lacob and general manager Bob Myers have collected a lot of strong voices and executives who collect a lot of information and have ties to a lot of different NBA levels.
"Too many cooks" has been the criticism of those close to Mark Jackson, and that is a fair critique -- if major mistakes are made.
So far? The results of Jackson's firing and Kerr's hiring are still pending. Other than that, and a few misfires here and there, this front office has worked rather smoothly compared to a few other Warriors administrations I can think of.
The Lacob/Myers regime sure hasn't had a problem identifying and completing big deals (Andrew Bogut, Andre Iguodala) or making draft-night maneuvers (almost every year), that's for sure. And if the rest of the league believes Kerr and West are fighting to keep Thompson, that only gives Myers more leverage when and if he ever decides to offer him.
It also helps to lift Thompson's value across the league, by the way -- he's the guy West and Kerr consider untouchable.
Or, if they drop down a level, the Warriors could target Channing Frye (via free agency) or Ryan Anderson (via trade).
Then, if the Warriors close on a deal for an alternate "stretch 4," they can go back to Minnesota and give the ultimatum: Do our deal or we're dealing with somebody else.
That's all part of the mechanics of negotiation; in the same way, if the Timberwolves get a better deal, the Warriors will be forced to top it or move on.
But the longer this goes on, the more it helps Love's leverage, and that means it helps the Warriors' leverage.
If it's a long two-way stalemate, the Warriors can live with that and Love can live with that. Can the Timberwolves?
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Statin' 'ell!
I know a few of you are keen stat lovers:
So, does this make Crouchie the best English goal scorer? Or does it tell us that stats can be used to tell you whatever you want to believe?
It paints Defoe in a pretty good light as well, so it must be rubbish- my bad.
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A stat is just a correlation of related numbers. The football league table is effectively a stat, as it links games played to points and goals scored for/against.
So we all use and see stats in regards to football. But embedded in those stats are also simple facts.
You could look at some stats and wonder what the relevance is. The one that always amazes me, for two reasons, is the '...Spurs haven't won at Anfield since....' type stat - as that seems to imply that somehow unrelated teams (ie Spurs may have change their squad, style and manager n times over during that period) always perform badly at a location. Surely it can't predict? But somehow it seems to. Some teams have bogey teams. How does that work? So the surprise to me, is that although the stat looks to be a nonsense, it does seem like quite a good predictor.
As for Crouch/Daffy and England, I thought that it was generally accepted that they both had a relatively good strike rate. National teams are an issue though, as you can't guarantee the quality of the opposition (you could be mixing Brazil and San Marino). EPL goals scored (or even CL goals) would show if a striker is consistent around roughly consistent opposition.
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Thanks for replying,
I thought you may have enjoyed this one.
'EPL goals scored (or even CL goals) would show if a striker is consistent around roughly consistent opposition.'
I don't feel there is a consistent level in the EPL, its a higer average level than some leagues, but the league itself is pretty inconsistent in terms or quality/ability. There is some truth in the old adage 'He never plays well against the good teams', if each team was much of a muchness, we wouldn't heard these or similar comments, would we?
everyone knows stats are very often very mis leading!
well maybe not everyone!
i just feel along with stats, people look far too deeply into things when it comes to football.
also everthing is over exaggerated!
how many times do i hear people say world class.
there must be a few million world class players!


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Mercedes-Benz suppliers helped transform West Alabama
Published: Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
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The future looked bright when Mercedes-Benz announced 20 years ago that it would put its first North American auto plant in Tuscaloosa County.
MBUSI suppliers
Some 20 companies in Tuscaloosa County are suppliers to Mercedes-Benz U.S. International. Most did not establish plants here until after MBUSI decided to come. Here are the companies and their locations:
All Pro Inc., Northport
ARD Logistics-Alabama LLC, Cottondale
BHS-HARREX, Tuscaloosa
BLG Logistics Inc., Vance
Borgers USA Corp., Vance
Brose Tuscaloosa, Vance
Eberspaecher North America, Northport
Faurecia Automotive Seating, Cottondale
Faurecia Interior Systems, Tuscaloosa
Inteva Products LLC (Formerly Delphi), Cottondale
ISE Innomotive Systems U.S. Inc., Tuscaloosa
Johnson Controls, Cottondale
Kostal, Vance
Lear Corp., Brookwood
MB-Technology NA LLC – Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
Recticel North America, Tuscaloosa
Smith's Machine, Cottondale
Synchronous Industrial Services, Vance
TW-Fitting-NA LLC, Vance
ZF Industries, Tuscaloosa
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The German luxury automaker planned to spend about $350 million to build a plant that would open four years later.
There also was the anticipation of a network of auto suppliers that would follow with new plants of their own.
Few, if any, however, foresaw the economic transformation that would occur over the next two decades — a more than $2 billion investment by Mercedes; five models being made or in the planning; more than 3,000 workers and rising. And all that was just at Mercedes.
"We were hopeful that it would help change our state and knew it would attract some others, the suppliers," said former Gov. Jim Folsom Jr., whose administration helped bring Mercedes to Alabama. "But I don't think anyone could have forecast the total impact it has had on our state."
Dozens of automotive suppliers opened operations in Alabama following Mercedes. Today, there are at least 20 of them in Tuscaloosa County.
Within a decade of Mercedes' arrival, Honda and Hyundai built new auto plants in Alabama while Toyota added a new engine plant. Just across the state line, foreign automakers Nissan, Volkswagen and Kia built plants in neighboring states, creating a Southeastern automotive corridor.
Before Mercedes, many viewed Alabama as an economic backwater, Folsom said, but Mercedes gave the people of Alabama the chance to prove those critics wrong. Mercedes not only started Alabama's automotive industry, it helped Alabama to attract industries like steelmaker Thyssen-Krupp and aircraft manufacturer Airbus, Folsom said.
Today, Alabama's auto industry, which before 1993 was almost non-existent, is one of the state's largest manufacturers. It employs more than 33,000 people — about 11,300 in its auto plants and about 22,000 at its automotive suppliers, according to the latest figures from the Alabama Department of Labor.
It is perhaps the brightest spot in the state's manufacturing picture, said Ahmad Ijaz, an economist with the University of Alabama's Center for Economic and Business Research. In the past 20 years, the state has lost about 100,000 manufacturing jobs — a reflection of the technology and automation that continues to sweep the nation's manufacturing, he said. But automotive jobs continue to rise, he said.
In the months following its Sept. 30, 1993, announcement, Mercedes assembled a relatively young team to make the plant a reality.
In December 1993, Jason Hoff, who had recently finished college, joined the small Mercedes team then working out of cramped offices at the Galleria, a small shopping center with offices across from Indian Hills Country Club on McFarland Boulevard. A few months later, the team moved to trailers at the Vance construction site that ranged from dusty to muddy depending on the weather.
"Twenty years ago, I don't think in our wildest dreams we could have seen what is here today," said Hoff, who this summer became the fifth president and CEO of the Vance plant formally known as Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, which now has about 3,000 employees.
"That (first) job I had allowed me to watch the building as it went up every day until we were building our first SUV in 1997," said Hoff, who started working in finance, logistics and cost controls.
When MBUSI opened in 1997, it made only the M-Class sport utility vehicle, initially producing maybe a dozen or so vehicles per day. In ensuing years, it added the GL-Class SUV and R-Class crossover vehicle to its lineup.
This year, MBUSI expects to produce 180,000 to 185,000 vehicles, Hoff said, and next year when C-Class sedan production starts, the plant's annual production with four models should exceed more than 200,000 vehicles.
That will be followed by more production in 2015 with the addition of a fifth model to the production line-up — an all-new sporty SUV.
"I think we have a very bright future," Hoff said. But like in any industry there are challenges, he said.
"We have new vehicles to launch, and we have make sure we continue to build a quality vehicle."
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Published: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 9:18 a.m.
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Water was restored this morning to customers in the Greenwood Forest neighborhood in Etowah following a water main break, according to a news release from the city of Hendersonville.
The city is advising customers to boil water used for human consumption until further notice.
Residents experienced low or no water pressure Wednesday beginning at about 11:30 p.m. due to a broken water main on North Greenwood Forest Drive near the intersection of Brickyard Road.
The water main was shut down for repairs, and crews restored water pressure by 5 a.m. today.
Periods of low to no pressure in the area increase the potential for back siphonage and the introduction of bacteria into this portion of the city's water distribution system, the city said.
Hendersonville Water and Sewer staff collected bacteriological samples in the affected area for testing Thursday.
The N.C. Division of Water Resources advises that when water is restored, water customers boil all water used for human consumption — including drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation — or use bottled water.
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Obviously I expected to out weight on and it started really well but my cravings for chocolate and sweets and orange juice has been horrendous haha.. I'm already over weight (obese by my bmi) and all the websites on Google have different information.. How much weight is normal weight gain?? I've gained 11lbs up till yesterday and my mil is pulling faces at me when I tell her... I thought I was doing quite well lol x
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I'd say 11lbs is good for 28 weeks , your midwife will probably have a better idea of the overall recommended weight gain though as it varies depending on if you were skinny or just right or overweight when you got pregnant , obviously the weight of the baby and the blood volume and placenta and fluid you can't do anything about anyway and you shouldn't diet while pregnant unless its supervised by a doctor,and if you gain too much then you just have to lose it after but just the other day I was watching a programme about eating disorders and how common it is for them to start in pregnancy Made me think that maybe people who feel the need to make the "fat" comments to pregnant women should be more careful what they say xxx
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Im defo over weight to start with lol. I felt I'd done ok I gained 4 stone with my 1st and cant shift the 2 I was left with.. I lost it at ww after Lewis and gained it all back when I stopped.. I'm probably going to gain about 3 lab this weekend though.. It's my sons 3rd birthday lol. My mil always has something to say to make me feel bad.. Think k need to stop listening x
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Marco Fabian and Jorge Enriquez aren't going anywhere, despite interest from European clubs. Follow GOAL.COM on Twitter
Chivas de Guadalajara Coach Benjamin Galindo announced Tuesday that the club directors have made the decision to keep the two young El Tri stars in Guadalajara for at least one more tournament.
"What we spoke about with the board was that this tournament they should stay here," Galindo told media. "Possibly in the future [they could go], but for this tournament, they're going to stay here."
The decision comes after teams in Germany had expressed strong interest in Fabian. The player travelled to Europe in December, presumably to negotiate a transfer.
Enriquez has reportedly been sought after by Portuguese teams. Both young Chivas stars played large roles in El Tri's run to the Olympic gold medal last summer.
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Lorraine "Lori" Sedor has a myriad of health problems and a healthy fear of the water. So when certified diabetes educator Jennifer Stratton invited Lori to attend a water aerobics class Gifford was offering at the Vermont Technical College pool, Lori thought "no way."
A retired school driver, 67-year-old Lori of Braintree has diabetes, an enlarged heart, rheumatoid arthritis, injuries from an accident, and uses a walker to get around. She also nearly drowned at age 16 and hadn't swum since.
But Lori told Jennifer she'd try it, if only to prove her wrong.
"She told me that I could do it and I told her I couldn't, and she was right, as much as I hate to admit it," says a good-natured Lori.
The class started back in January and lasted six weeks. She was slow at first, but soon she was doing jumping jacks, twisting, bending, touching her knees, "and I swam."
"I loved it. I was able to exercise whereas on land it's harder to exercise. My body felt better. It's just fantastic."
After the class, Lori's daughter bought her a year's pass to the pool and for a couple months, Lori and a friend went two or three times a week. Health problems have prevented Lori from swimming since, but she expects to soon be back in the pool.
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According to police, the suspect allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a nine-year-old girl in his home, in July.
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Stem Cells Repair Heart in First-Ever Study
Nov. 14, 2011 -- The first use of heart stem cells in humans looks like a major breakthrough for people suffering heart failure after heart attacks.
It's early -- results are in for only the first 16 patients -- but the results already are drawing praise from experts not easily impressed by first reports.
"This is a groundbreaking study of extreme importance," Joshua Hare, MD, director of the University of Miami's Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, tells WebMD via email. Hare was not involved in the study.
"The reported benefits are of an unexpected magnitude," writes Gerd Heusch, MD, PhD, chair of the Institute of Pathophysiology at the University of Essen, Germany, in an editorial in the Nov. 14 online issue of The Lancet.
Study researcher John H. Loughran, MD, of the University of Louisville, Ky., could barely contain his excitement in an interview with WebMD.
"The improvement we have seen in patients is quite encouraging," he says. "Michael Jones, our first patient, could barely walk 30 feet [before treatment]. I saw him this morning. He says he plays basketball with his granddaughter, works on his farm, and gets on the treadmill for 30 minutes three times a week. It is stories like that that makes these results really encouraging."
The breakthrough comes just as researchers were becoming discouraged by studies in which bone-marrow stem cells failed to heal damaged hearts.
Instead of getting stem cells from the bone marrow, the new technique harvests stem cells taken from the patients' own hearts during bypass surgery. Just 1 gram of heart tissue -- about 3.5 hundredths of an ounce -- is taken.
Using a technique invented by Brigham & Women's Hospital researchers Piero Anversa, MD, and colleagues, heart stem cells are taken from the tissue and grown in the lab. These adult stem cells already are committed to becoming heart cells, but they can transform into any of the three different kinds of heart tissues.
It's the first time tissue-specific stem cells, other than bone-marrow cells, have been tested in humans, Hare says.
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In the study, about a million of the cells were infused into each patient's heart with a catheter. Calculations suggest that each of these infused cells could generate 4 trillion new heart cells.


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(NEWSER) – If a life of crime doesn't work out for California man Jeremy Meeks—and since he's being held on felony weapons charges, it apparently isn't—a career as a model awaits. After his mugshot appeared on the Stockton Police Department's Facebook page, it attracted 30,000 likes and almost 10,000 comments from women and men dazzled by his good looks, reports News10. "Holy hell i would arrest him too ... hottest bad boy I've seen," wrote one commenter. "I would rehabilitate him so hard," cracked another.
Jeremy Meeks' family has come to his defense. According to TMZ, his mother, Katherine Angier, is trying to raise money to post his $900,000 bail and his sister says he only carries a gun because he used to be in a gang and needs to protect himself.Â
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Brett Kissel leads CCMA Award noms with eight
By Nick Patch, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Now 24 years old, Brett Kissel has been going to the Canadian Country Music Association Awards for exactly half his life.
At age 16, the Flat Lake, Alta., singer became the youngest-ever CCMA nominee. He lost that rising star award (notably, to future fixture Johnny Reid) but he didn't really lose, since he wormed his way into a Saint John, N.B., after-party as an underage reveller and summoned the chutzpah to ask Carolyn Dawn Johnson — just crowned as that year's top female artist — to dance the two-step with him while Prairie Oyster worked up a sweat onstage.
But on Wednesday, hours after learning he would be this year's marquee CCMA nominee with a stunning array of eight nominations, he cast his mind even further back — to the very first CCMA show he attended in 2002, as a 12-year-old fledgling guitarist hoping that a career in twang twinkled in his future.
"I sat in the nosebleeds with my mom and I said — she reminds me of this — 'One day, I'm going to be on that stage,'" the boundlessly cheerful Kissel relayed in a telephone interview.
"It's pretty crazy to think how far I've come in a dozen years."
Indeed, Kissel fetched nominations in almost all the gala's key categories, including single of the year, album of the year, male artist of the year and songwriter of the year.
Nova Scotia-based Dean Brody was next with six nominations, while Alberta's Gord Bamford — the cowboy who wrangled a dominant five trophies at last year's bash — fetched five this time around.
Those artists have been granted the CCMA spotlight before, but for Kissel this is new. That explains his enthusiasm in Wednesday's wee hours, when he awoke at 4 a.m. local time to survey the nominations just as they were being released — and promptly lost his composure when he scanned through the list and saw his name, again and again.
The only hitch? He was staying over at his cousin's house in Red Deer, Alta., in advance of a show Wednesday night with Tim Hicks (who managed to nab four CCMA nods himself). Excited as he was, Kissel — whose modest, deeply polite demeanour aligns with his farm-raised roots — was in that moment a less-than-ideal houseguest.
"I feel bad because I woke up the whole house," he said. "I was yelling. I had to wake up my wife and tell her. I had to wake up my cousin and tell him. It was 4 a.m. and they have a six-month-old little baby. So I was being a very bad uncle and I really feel bad about it, but at the same time, it was a pretty big career moment."
By contrast, Dallas Smith also earned some heady CCMA attention — claiming nominations in the three key categories of album, single and male artist of the year — but he wasn't about to set his alarm to find out the news.
The 36-year-old is the father of a little girl who's about to turn six months old, and rest is a precious commodity.
"Sleep was more important than CCMA nominations last night," laughed Smith, who also has a nine-year-old son.
Still, he was tickled by the recognition. The frontman for the post-grunge outfit Default, Smith transitioned into country with 2012's "Jumped Right In" and now says he feels wholly embraced by Canada's close-knit country community.
His nominated contender in album of the year is the "Tippin' Point EP," which is just a hair over 20 minutes. He's planning on expanding the release into a full-length by the end of the year — he figures November — and says he thinks one of the other nominees in the category might be a more deserving winner, given that they're fuller bodies of work.
It's the free-wheeling single "Tippin' Point" that represents his best shot at an award, he figures.
"The one that's really important to me is the single of the year," said Smith, a native of Langley, B.C. "(Best) male's a tough one — I mean, that could go to anyone. It's so subjective. But when you look at the single and you look at the numbers, that's one you'd hope is based on more of a numbers and fact basis.
"That song got played more than any other Canadian country single and it sold more. It went platinum. The only one to do that was Dean Brody's 'Canadian Girls.' So you know, that's the one I'm really planting a flag into and if I don't win I'll definitely question the process."
Kissel, meanwhile, points to the male artist of the year category as perhaps the most meaningful nomination he received.
The award adulation isn't totally new to him, since he won breakthrough artist of the year at the Juno Awards in Winnipeg in the spring. Considering his major-label debut "Started With a Song" was issued less than 10 months ago, Kissel feels as though he's in the midst of a pretty serendipitous streak.
"It's like a hockey player — you come in and win the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year and maybe, just maybe, you challenge for the Stanley Cup, and maybe you just win it. That's how I feel," he said.
"What am I going to do in year two? I mean, I just hope I don't have the sophomore jinx."
He's not really that worried, for what it's worth. And he's not waiting until the Sept. 7 gala in Edmonton to celebrate his CCMAs coronation.
"I just spent a bunch of money on champagne here in Red Deer earlier this morning. I'm going to take it backstage and celebrate with Tim Hicks and my band," said Kissel, noting that the individual members of his group claimed nominations in the CCMAs' instrumental categories.
"We're going to have a great celebration today and hopefully it lasts well into the night. I don't have a show tomorrow. I don't plan on going to sleep anytime soon."
The CCMAs will be broadcast on CBC and co-hosted by Rick Mercer and singer Jann Arden.
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