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Since starting to run 5 months ago, I've noticed a decrease in my flow and number of days. Is this normal? I'm running about 20 miles a week. Twice I've barely had a cycle at all. I'm
5" 7 and weigh 135lbs.
I've been running on and off for almost 4 yrs, and it seems that when I'm running, my cycles are also lighter. I'm 5'8 and 140 pounds. I don't know if this is normal or anything, just thought I'd let you know I go through the same thing. You could check with your doctor to find out.
yes>>> i think it happens to everyone> not nessesarily shorter or less< but just not normal
They have a word in the Finnish language called sisu, which basicly means guts. It's the strongest word in the Finnish language. You tell a Finn that he doesn't have sisu, that's like spitting in his face.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Also, when I really get into the cross country season, I'll skip 2-3 months...kinda scary, but it happens, and hey, I DON'T MIND AT ALL! lol
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yikes i havent even HAD mine for a good year and 1/2
Originally posted by bubblesbas:
yikes i havent even HAD mine for a good year and 1/2
not to scare you or anything, but you are in BIG trouble!!! If you go much longer like that you are going to have more stress fractures than could ever imagine. an abnormal absence of your period is called amnorhea. If you suffer from amnorhea for more than a couple years, usually two to three, you will start to have major injuries.
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PLEASE read it cause no matter what i say you have to sea and hear it for yourself. when you dont have your period your body doesnt create enough estrogen. estrogen has many roles and one of them is to absorb the calcium into your bones. without estrogen you wont absorb calcium which weakens your bones, giving you stress fractures, and setting you up for osteoporosis later in life.
I know all this because it happened to me. I didnt have any injuries cause i went to see a doctor after 6 months.
I agree with RoyalRunner – it is something to be concerned about. During my marathon training, my cycle was extremely screwed up. (Trained from April – Sept.) Now we're trying to get pregnant and I'm learning that even those months when I did get AF, it didn't necessarily mean I ovulated. Take care of yourselves now; think long term not short term when it comes to exercise and nutrition. From what I understand, amenorrhea (?) is caused by either low body fat or not taking in enough calories.
Being a runner who has had amenorrhea and a physician in training I can tell you a few things. One, having lighter, but regular periods is a normal adjustment to running harder than your body has been used to. Two, skipping your period for one or more months on a regular basis is not normal, and is not okay. Previous responders are correct when they say that without enough estrogen to produce a period you also do not have enough estrogen to lay down good bones. I have seen young high school cross country runners with bone ages of an 80 year old woman because they went so long without menstruating. It is primarily due to not enough body fat or not enough calories (i.e. starvation mode). Some people find that being on birth control helps to regulate their hormones and give them the estrogen they need. In any case if you are missing your periods you really should see a doctor, preferably a gyn specialist who knows about this. Often family docs and pediatricians are at a loss. If you have been without normal periods for a year and a half, you should have a bone scan!!! Hope this helps.
Originally posted by Cynthia Lavender:
Since starting to run 5 months ago, I've noticed a decrease in my flow and number of days. Is this normal? I'm running about 20 miles a week. Twice I've barely had a cycle at all. I'm
5" 7 and weigh 135lbs.
i used to have a heavy flow until i started running but nothing seems to be wrong w/ my system since i have been running for 3 yrs. it might have jsut been a coincidence too b/c your periods can change and get on a fixed cycle after you have been getting them for 2 yrs and i started running about 2 yrs after i started mine. (yeah i was a late bloomer, most of my friends were 9,10, or 11 and i was 12 and a half.) but anyway, i wouldn't worry too much. looking at your height and weight you sound healthy.
p.s. i am proud of you that you had the nerve to speak about this sort of stuff on a board that has more guys than girls on it even though it looks like this thread has brought most of the females all in one thread.
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Originally posted by RunnerBabe05:
Yeah, I know what you mean. Also, when I really get into the cross country season, I'll skip 2-3 months...kinda scary, but it happens, and hey, I DON'T MIND AT ALL! lol
yeah, during xc season mine come like every 40 days instead of the usual every 28-31. i sometimes worry if i haven't gotten one in awhile but that time of the month usually comes eventually, it is jsut alittle late.
actually i went to the gyno and they put me on the bc pill and it really helped regulate my cycle and give me the right hormones and everything BUT i got so incredibly sick from the pill they had to take me off it. i was throwing up CONSTANTLY. now that cant be healthy... anyways now my docs dont know what to do with me. they think maybe if i gain a few more pounds it will eventually come back, so im working on it.its hard though, right now i only weight about 90 pounds (im 5 ft) and they think i should weigh about 100
5 feet and 90 pounds is not that bad. i have a pretty muscular build since i have been doing weightlifting and speedwork which really made my legs really big. but when i got weighed i only weighed 103 pounds and i'm about '5 "4. i think i'd be around 90 if i didnt have any muscle. offseason i weigh about 106-110. i weighed 110 when i went in to see a doctor last december and when i came back last august for my sports physical they said i weighed 103 and that was after a whole summer of weight training but also hard running 6 times a week. i do notice i have less body fat than i did last track season but i always get periods anyway. that is kind of weird that you don't get them even being at a good weight. are you medium or large-boned? i have a small bones so if i weighed 90 pounds i'd still be alright. i think it's jsut the muscle that i built up why i weigh around 103-107.
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Published: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 3:17 p.m.
HENDERSONVILLE— Elizabeth "Betty Ann Henderson, 83, of Hendersonville, died on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Elizabeth after a four year illness.
A native Norich England, she was born on February 3, 1929 to the late Onufry Rockarch and Ida Toff Rockarch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Lee Henderson and a daughter, Karen Ann Henderson.
After meeting her husband, Cecil in England after World War II, they married and returned to the States. She was an active part of his business, C.L. Henderson Produce and became even more active in running the business after his death in 1997. Even after she became ill she still enjoyed spending time in the office, keeping "everyone straight".
She was a long time and active member of St. James Episcopal Church, one of the first and now oldest members of Hendersonville Country Club where she loved playing golf and cards with her friends. She also volunteered for many years as a Pink Lady at Pardee Hospital.
She is survived by her two children, Allan Henderson of Hendersonville, Elizabeth Lynne Henderson Sellers and her husband, Kevin, of Hendersonville; her five grandchildren, Christopher Henderson of Hendersonville, Steven Henderson of Fort Mill, SC, Grant Sellers of Hendersonville, Brittany Sellers of Hendersonville, Sean Sellers of Hendersonville; two great-grandchildren, Seath and Sawyer Henderson; one brother, Max Rockarch; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Shepherd Memorial Park with the Rev. H. Alexander Viola officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30PM until 7:30PM Friday, December 14, 2012 at the funeral home.
A register book is available online for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com.
Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 1:14 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 1:14 p.m.
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The Community Calendar is a sampling of area events, meetings, exhibits and announcements throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
For a complete list of events, visit www.bigfunonthebayou.com.
If your event is not listed here, you can add it for free at our online events-listing site, www.events.bigfunonthebayou.com. Just visit the site, create an account and fill in the blanks to let people know what you have planned. Whether you're a church group or an artist with an exhibit, let others know here.
You can also mail listings to The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361 or the Daily Comet, 104 Hickory St., Thibodaux, LA 70301; fax it to 857-2244 or 448-7654, or email it to email@example.com or email@example.com. Please include the event, time of event, date of event, where the event is taking place, the address of where the event or meeting is taking place and a contact phone number for information. For information, call 857-2200.
A self-defense and MMA, mixed martial arts, class for children 8-13 focuses on teaching discipline and respect. These classes increase skill and coordination in an interesting and popular way.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays
Where: Body Elite Boxing and MMA, 1221Grand Caillou Road, Houma
Information: 876-2582 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Enjoy fresh produce
There are several farmer's markets within Terrebonne and Lafourche that sell fresh produce on a weekly basis.
Admission: Free
When: Downtown Houma Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; Houma Farmer's Market, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; Lafourche Central Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, 7-11 a.m. Saturdays
Where: Downtown Houma Market, Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave.; Houma Farmer's Market, Tunnel Boulevard and Naquin Street; Lafourche Central Market, 4484 La. 1, Raceland; and Thibodaux Farmer's Market, Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St.
Information: Barton Joffrion at 873-6495 or email@example.com Ann Picou at 873-6408 or Brandi LeCompte at 438-1231
Come enjoy a movie
The Outdoor Movie Series features family friendly notable films, will continue throughout the year. Moviegoers are invited to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs.
Admission: Free
When: twilight on the third Friday of each month
Where: Memorial Park across from the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, 7910 Park Ave., Houma
Information: Houma Regional Arts Council at 873-6367
Artist of the month
Galliano native Carolyn Crosby France will display her artwork. France was selected by Arts Guild organizers as the group's artist of the month for November.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. throughout November
Where: Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild's Downtown Art Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., downtown Houma
Information: www.TFAG.org
Craft time
Want to learn to scrapbook? Already know how to scrapbook and want to meet with others who do? The Lafourche Parish Public Library System offers a few opportunities for scrapbookers of all levels to come together and do what they love. The event workshop for those 12 and up can scrapbook. All supplies are provided, and no registration is necessary.
Admission: Free
When: 2 p.m. Nov. 24
Where: Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave.
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/ or 532-3158
Learn to tweet
A new class, Twitter Teaching, will help residents learn to use Twitter.
Admission: Free
When: 10 a.m. Nov. 30
Where: Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/
Forensic science
Lockport Branch Library's Forensic Unit will meet this month. The children 11 to 17 will experiment with identification techniques. Registration is required.
Admission: Free
When: 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30
Where: Lockport Branch Library, 720 Crescent Ave.
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/ or 532-3158
Play performance
A performance of "The Forgotten Carols," will feature the Vandebilt Catholic High School choir. Les Sonnettes Des Joie and Mulberry Baptist Church's bell choir will perform a pre-show concert. Los Angeles and New York cast members from the Theos Theatricals touring company will perform the tale of an empty life changed by a personal encounter during Christmas.
Admission: $20
When: 6 p.m. Nov. 30
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: ticketmaster.com
Christmas time
Christmasfest, Thibodaux's annual event featuring a Christmas parade, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments, snow and the lighting of a 160-year-old mansion at the Dansereau House.
Admission: Free
When: Dec. 2
Where: Through Thibodaux city streets
Information: Rhonda Dempster at 446-1187, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.thibodauxchamber.com
Lockport Christmas
The 21st annual Lockport Christmas parade includes the tree lighting at Bayouside Park. Santa will hand out toys to children. The Central Lafourche High School band will perform a Christmas concert, and refreshments will be served by the Knights of Columbus.
Admission: Free
When: 5 p.m. Dec. 1
Where: Lockport city streets
Information: Warren Vedros at 413-9772 or email email@example.com.
Run for a cause
Cardiovascular Institute of the South and Terrebonne General Medical Center's third annual Houma Heart and Soles Half-Marathon includes a half-marathon at 13.1 miles, a two-man relay at 6.55 miles per person and a 5K walk/run at 3.1 miles. The race has a unique "Red Carpet" finish inside of the Civic Center. After the race, the event has music and food. There will also be an awards ceremony for top finishers.
Admission: Varies depending on what you want to participate it
When: 7 a.m. Dec. 1
Where: Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Information: www.active.com/running/houma-la/houma-heart-and-soles-half-marathon-2012-lf044. For training guides, visit www.tgmc.com/halfmarathon.
Enjoy pancakes with Santa
The 23rd annual Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Houma includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Photos with Santa and face painting are also available.
Admission: $5 in advance or $6 at the door
When: 7-11:30 a.m. Dec. 1
Where: Vandebilt Catholic High School's cafeteria, 209 S. Hollywood Road, Houma
Information: Charlotte Grace at 655-5404
Parade time
Once Upon a Cajun Christmas Parade, sponsored by Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, features "Papa Noel" arriving in a 20-float Christmas parade that begins at Terrebonne High School and travels down Main Street to Barrow and then turns on School Street where it ends behind the Courthouse Square. The event will feature caroling and the lighting of the Christmas tree.
Admission: Free
When: 7-10 p.m. Dec. 7
Where: downtown Houma
Information: Anne Picou at 873-6408
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By John Morrison on Aug 26, 2008
During our last team meeting, there was a recommendation from one of our newer members that we watch the movie, Dark Knight. Apparently, the team member had watched it twice already and wanted to watch it one more time on the big screen.
Being the fun loving bunch that we are, we jumped at the suggestion. Given our tight schedules it took some effort to squeeze in this activity. Finally, we today trooped into a multiplex nearby and soaked in the action. After the Gotham city experience, we returned back to our office to continue from where we'd left. Must admit that it was an interesting experience.


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The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt is "hiding" over 260 large egg sculptires throughout New York for people to find. Designed by the likes of Jeff Koons, Julian Schnabel and Debbie Millman, the eggs are hanging around until April 17 - just before Easter. Their website is bright responsive interactivity at its best. Check it out!


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SAN JOSE -- San Jose marked another milestone in the growing diversity of the Bay Area's largest city with a swearing-in ceremony Sunday for newly elected Councilman Johnny Khamis, the city's first elected official of Arab descent.
Khamis, a 44-year-old financial adviser, won the November election to represent San Jose's District 10 in Almaden and Blossom valleys. His official swearing-in was Dec. 31, but he celebrated on Sunday before a crowd of some 200 well-wishers including his wife and two sons, Mayor Chuck Reed, Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen and council members Pete Constant, Pierluigi Oliverio, Rose Herrera and Kansen Chu.
"I'm deeply humbled," Khamis told the crowd at the ceremony in City Hall's distinctive glass rotunda after a Boy Scout troop presented the U.S. flag for the Pledge of Allegiance and a local high school freshman sang the national anthem.
Khamis thanked his wife and campaign volunteers and, introducing his new staff, urged residents to stay involved in city affairs and to phone him with thoughts and ideas.
"My door is always open," Khamis said. "I want to make sure to get your ideas."
Reed reformer
Khamis' election marked a rightward turn for a City Council long dominated by liberals aligned with employee unions representing cops, firefighters and other government workers. And it came amid a fierce battle to curb runaway pension costs that led to voter approval of Reed's reform measure in June that remains under court challenge and which union leaders blame for an officer exodus and rising crime.
Khamis succeeds Councilwoman Nancy Pyle, a retired schoolteacher and swing vote on the council often seen as sympathetic to the city's unionized workers.
Sunday's festivities came on a day marred by San Jose's first homicide of 2013, which followed a year in which San Jose saw 46 killings, a 20-year high. Sunday's killing, which many in the room weren't even aware of, went unmentioned.
But Reed welcomed Khamis as a reliable ally in his fiscal reform agenda.
"I see reinforcement," Reed told the crowd. "We have a lot of work to do. There's heavy lifting to right the ship of state of San Jose. We're all going to work together for the good of the city."
Khamis pledged to the crowd that, "I'll work together with my colleagues to put San Jose's fiscal house in order and restore services."
More diversity
Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman introduced Khamis as the city's first Arab-American to serve on the council and told the crowd, "You've elected a family man, a businessman and a public servant."
Khamis defeated sportscaster Robert Braunstein in the November runoff.
Reed said it was nice to see "a little more diversity" on the council. Khamis, who is of Palestinian descent and grew up in San Jose, joins Nguyen, who is the city's first Vietnamese-American council member; Chu, who is the city's first Chinese-American council member; and Ash Kalra, the city's first Indo-American council member.
And though the council is nonpartisan, Khamis joins Constant as the second Republican on the 11-member council long dominated by registered Democrats.
"How long has it been since two Republicans sat on the council?" asked Reed, a Democrat.
Added Constant, who said he's San Jose's first Greek-American councilman: "I'm excited because it doubles the Republican caucus."
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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At Plummer & Associates our commitment is to do a better job than we have before. During the deepest part of the recession, we spent time re-thinking our business model and how we serve our clients. We have always been proud of our success in recruiting top candidates who excelled with our clients, but we challenged ourselves to work more efficiently and at less expense to our clients. We as a team are proud of what we have accomplished.
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With World Clock Deluxe you can display multiple clocks in a horizontal or vertical palette, in the menu bar and in the Dock, show Coordinated Universal Time and Internet Time, assign labels and colors to clocks, calculate date and time conversions across different time zones and show the current weather all over the world.
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I have a script Get-QadGroup -SearchRoot 'test.com/Master/Groups/Groups - Secure/Soft' | Sort Name | Select Name, Description, Notes, Managedby
The problem I have is I am getting the DN for Managed by. How do I make it so it just displays the name of the person who manages the group "John Doe" and not (CN= John Doe ,OU=FL,OU=Users,DC=test,DC=com)
Also I would like to export this to a csv file in a table format.
Thank you so much
There's nothing built-in to do this. The best-performance way would be to use a regular expression to extract the name. You could also play with the string-handling functions of the String object. Like, find the location of the first comma, then grab the fourth character through the position just before the first comma.
Alternately, you could use that DN to retrieve the actual user object (using Get-QADUser, probably). That object will have a Name property that's just the name (or FullName, or whatever you're after).
Also, there's no such thing as "CSV file in a table format." It's either CSV, or its a textual table. If you want to export to CSV, pipe your output to Export-CSV. If you want a text table, pipe to Format-Table.
Quick and dirty example...
function Split-DN {
$pieces = $dn -split ","
$output = @{}
foreach ($piece in $pieces) {
$bits = $piece -split "="
$counter = 1
while ($output.contains($bits[0])) {
$bits[0] += $counter
$groups = Get-QadGroup -SearchRoot 'test.com/Master/Groups/Groups - Secure/Soft' | Sort Name | Select Name, Description, Notes, Managedby,@{label='cn';expression={(split-dn $_.name).cn}}
I have no idea what just happened. I am sorry, maybe I should have specified that I am new to programming and powershell? I dont want to bother you but giving me an example using something practical would help? like using the example I used? So sorry to bug you with such simple stuff (for you)
Yes, that would have been good to know. I edited my example. You have to understand, though, that I can't *test* this - I'm not in your environment. So if you're not getting exactly what you want, you'll need to teach yourself a bit about what's going on, and tweak from there.


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Are Vitamins and Supplements Bad For You?
A noted physician has waged war on the vitamin industry
Offit, who's best known to us non-scientist types as the doctor who's been defending vaccines from naysayer activists like Jenny McCarthy (who believes there's a link between them and autism), has written a new book called, "Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine" and he's determined to make people stand up and take notice of his findings.
At issue is how much we all seek a magic bullet to keep us healthy. This excerpt from an interview he gave The Guardian offers insight into his rationale as to why we don't need to take vitamins.
"You need vitamins to convert food into energy. The question is how best to get them. Most people who eat a reasonable diet will get everything they need in the food that they eat. But there are some people who have special diets -- for example vegans or those who live in climates where it's never sunny -- who would benefit from supplemental vitamins. But, for the most part, we get what we need in foods.
Other people think: "Because I'm not sure I'm getting all my vitamins, let me just take a multivitamin every day" -- which is OK. Multivitamins contain at or about the recommended dose of vitamins for that day. But then there are some people who believe that more is better -- that by taking large quantities of daily vitamins they will do even better, live even longer and decrease the risk of cancer or heart disease. But in fact, many studies have shown that the exact opposite is true -- that if you choose to take these large quantities of excess vitamins, then you increase risk of cancer and heart disease and shorten your life."
Offit maintains that we all think that vitamins can't possibly be bad for us when they're supposed to be fundamentally healthy. We, according to the doctor, are wrong.
"Look at the root of the word: 'Vita' means life. I think people can't imagine you could ever get too much of a good thing. But the second thing is that this industry is very good at projecting the idea that this product lives under an untouchable halo.
It's a matter of perception. If you go into a General Nutrition Center, you can get a preparation, which contains 3,333% of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin E. In fact, that's a typical Vitamin E preparation that's available. If you open up the bottle and take out one capsule, you'll find that it's smaller than an almond. And, in fact, almonds are a good source of Vitamin E. One almond has about 2% of the recommended daily allowance. But to get to 33 times the daily-recommended allowance, you would need to eat about 1,700 almonds -- or about 17 pounds of almonds.
And when you do things like this, when you take 33 times the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin E, you are messing around with Mother Nature. I think if people saw that one capsule as 1,700 almonds, they would be hesitant to take it. But they don't see it that way."
Of course, as with any such hot button issue, this book -- and the press he's been doing to support it -- has many supporters and detractors. We are programmed to believe what we hear on the news, read in magazines and to follow our physicians' recommendations, so many of us simply do as we're told without questioning it. Then, we hear something utterly contrary to what we've bought as gospel and it sends us for a loop.
What do you think of Dr. Offit's premise? Do you take vitamins and supplements? Will you continue to do so without giving it any further thought or has this argument created some doubt?
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A group of indigenous women, who are carrying a ceremonial copper pail of water from the headwaters of the Mississippi in Minnesota to the delta at the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana, are scheduled to be in Hannibal this weekend.
The Water Walkers aim to draw attention to the perils facing the river due to pollution.
The Mississippi River Water Walk welcomes daily walkers. Interested persons should contact Sharon Day at (651) 325-8077.
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Comparing KK & BR
I know iris ridiculous to compare two different managers but can't stop to compare. With all due respect for both, I think KK has pushed us back to at least 5 years and for me he is the culprit for those silly transfer deals. Even fans like us can not understand the logic of paying this inflated price for the likes of Hendo, Downie & above all AC. Imagine those transfer with the likes of Goetze, Lewdonski etc. and think about the potential loss we have had because of these transfers.
Not only transfer but also the way Liverpool lost control in second half of the season11-12 when KK was in charge. We were 18th in terms of points during that second half. Also, there was no strategy and players were plaing like headless chicken.
Most importantly, because of his failure in transfer, FSG has decided not to overspend in transfers to strengthen the team.
On the other hand, BR deserves applaud for getting higher position in the league with thin squad and almost no money to bring in players.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
How can you say King Kenny has pushed us back 5 years without knowing the full facts of what goes on behind closed doors within Anfield.
Kenny Dalglish is a legend who stepped in to support the club in a time of turmoil, however this seems to have been forgotten by many fans.
Brendan Rodgers never did tell us who were the 3 names in those envelopes?
People should remember that legends are established over time and not simply a title that is given!
King Kenny is legend!!
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 28, 2013 13:45 Flag
I agree Andy, I think fans forget what a dark place we were in when KK took over. Sliding down the table, and falling apart at the seams. Some can legitimately call out the overspending done under the KK tenure, however if we want to talk about bad signings can I just mention Paulson and Konchesky!
For me KK steadied the ship, and got us back on track. He along with the owners arrested a slide that if it had continued could very well turned us into the next Leeds Utd. I think the state we were in was at least that bad.
However despite stopping the slide, and in fact for a while pulling us back in the right direction, by the end of his time, we were slipping back again on the pitch (but not off the pitch which is credit to the owners and while some don't like to hear this, to Arye who is their hands on the wheel). So overall I'd say he took us at least 2 steps forward in turning things around, but also was beginning to move a step in the wrong direction at the end of the day.
For me because KK was a childhood hero, it was hard to see him sacked, but prompt action by the owners was right for the club both in bringing him in, and in asking him to move on. For BR time will tell, however so far it looks like we are moving in the right direction so far.
I think both comments above make valid points. No we do not know what went on but the balls ups made by the club are truly spectacular. Sadly Kenny was the manager when the latest round started to go awry.
For me Rodgers deserves credit for sorting the place out and setting a direction for the club. That takes courage because the road can be rough and patience is always thin.
We now need stability built on a solid foundation of playing in a particular way with good solid emthods and shrewd investment. That is happening slowly but surely. And NO MORE BALLS UPS!
There's no magic bullet for improving our position other than doing everything better. I think we and QPR can both say that throwing money at it willy nilly doesn't work either.
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter May 28, 2013 11:56 Flag
KK had his time in 80's it was different style of football.. but it suited KK's style.. sadly he couldn't adapt.. so hence why we suffered the last time he was LFC manager.. He was out of touch.. we wanted him cos remembered him for days of old.. rather than a manager who'd been out of the game as a manager.. If he'd stayed in management then it would've been vastly different.
I've never read such ridiculous statements since everyone of Armchairs posts !!
One thing KK didn't have as I've said before on here, was Lucas all season who surprisingly tied in with our season getting better this year when he came back.
I quote "On the other hand, BR deserves applaud for getting higher position in the league with thin squad and almost no money to bring in players." So one place higher no trophy and no visits to Wembley requires praise does it?
I can't believe people still criticise Downing and Henderson who I feel were 2 of our most consistent players this year. They've both scored more goals, than Wellbeck, Carrick,Nani, Valencia,Giggs and Cleverly who although 3 of these are the future of England and one a striker, that none of these 6 players have scored more than 2 goals !
I know it's in the past now and I hope BR does better next year, but I don't think Kenny was too far away and it's very disrespectful to comment otherwise.
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Well said Andy. KK also didn't have Suarez & Gerrard for large parts of the season. Remove their contribution from this season and where would we have finished?
Andy W...agree entirely mate. God Bless King Kenny !
Guys, I have all the respect for KK as a player but he came out to manage a team after a long time so it was bound to happen. He was appointed as a manager and suddenly was poured with 100 mil. He went for brits only and without thinking of price. All u guys trying to mask the fact that every manager knows tha transfer price of the player before the deal is done. So KK must be held responsible for the flop show. Imagine what would be value of AC, Downie & Hendo combined?? IMO hardly 30 Mil. We lost almost 40 Mil on this business only.
Further, talking about the condition of the club, It was far better when KK took over then BR took over. KK had all the money to invest plus far better players. On the other hand, BR was given ateam that was shattered, many players wanted to leave and very tight fund to spend. We had such a thin squas that we had to make Stirling a part of regular 11. Plus we had only 1 striker during the first half of the season. Also, BR got a team which would be relegated if the points of last half season was considered.
Still BR managed to infuse confidence & belief in the team outcome of which shows in second half of the season. Meanwhile BR also involved to get rid of deadwood.
Finally, emotions are different and reality is different. Give credit where Is due.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 29, 2013 21:33 Flag
A lot of what you say has some truth to it, however I'm not sure it takes into account all the facts. Yes KK had way more funds available to him that BR, so for mistakes made in the transfer market he has to take responsibility. I also agree with you that while the manager is not the man negotiating the contracts for the transfer fees he does have an idea of the money being spent, and knows full well money spent on one area of the squad is money not available for another area. However while I agree with you that Carroll was a mistake, not sure the rest add up to a "flop show". BR has benefited from both Hendo and Downing, and while opinions may differ on if we paid too much or not, neither I'd say have flopped.
But I would disagree with you on the conditions at the club when both managers took over. Maybe you don't remember the state of affairs when KK came in, but we were much closer to repeating the nose dive Leeds took than the relative stability BR walked into. Also the squad was a mess, Konch at LB, Poulsen in the center. We were heading to the wrong end of the table fast. KK raised money by selling Torres (that is where most of his money came from btw) brought us Suarez, took us from 17th to 6th, and did the major axe work needed to cut away the deadwood. It was KK who got rid of Itandje, Babel, Konchensky, Poulsen, Janovich, El Zhar, N'Gog, and Dengen. Was his in's and out's perfect, maybe not, but not sure they were that terrible either.
But that brings me to my last point, I wonder sometimes why so many on here have such a need to look at things always as a zero sum game. A manager or a player is always defined as a hero or a donkey, but never in between. For me neither KK or no BR were perfect, but nor were they complete failures (throw in Rafa or Houllier). But they both came to us in different circumstances and were asked to do different jobs. One was asked to save the club from disaster, the other to take the club forward.


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makisupa policeman is an appropriate opener after the "disturbance" in morrison the night before. you can read phish.net notes on the makisupa. rift works well here with a nice little "this is red rocks/this is the edge" quote. suzy greenberg keeps the energy flowing with a nice loose jam in there, complete with some simple teases. very good suzy. simple does its thing before petering into theme from the bottom. now, simple, at this point in time, was not the jam monster it would come in the fall, but this one and the deer creek version give you a good idead of what direction simple was goiing. the rest of this set was well-played but pretty standard. antelope did shine in the set closing slot.
the curtain really rips here in the opening slot before giving way to a very strong tweezer, maybe my favorite of the year. trey really drives home the norwegian wood teases, which are all over this tweezer jam. i'm not a big caspian fan, but it fits well here after a very strong tweezer. they revisit aditl after debuting here the year before. as the rain starts to really come down they work through the bbffcfm and the fishman section. this section of the set is fun, but there is not enough "serious music" in the meat of this set for my taste. from caspian to the end of hyhu, it is a pretty jam free set, but they make up for it. this rain, red rocks harry hood is a beast. trey and page really shine here, and gordo and fishman play with great precision, discipline, and patience. they take this one all the way down before driving it all the way up into tweezer reprise. johny b. is a nice rowdy encore.
overall, i really like the first set, and the second set is front and back heavy. it does lag a bit in the middle, and thats what keeps this from being an all time keeper, based solely on musicianship. although, many consider all 4 nights to be a keeper just because it was the last redrocks run for 13 years.
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Fifteen years ago, Matt Stone and Trey Parker set forth on a holy mission to transform the American sense of humor through the snarky gospels of "South Park." Now they have embarked on a journey to convert the oh-so-civilized realm of Broadway to their cause with "The Book of Mormon."
As fast, fresh and devilishly funny as the teachings of Cartman, this Tony-winning juggernaut has converted a wide swath of the population from theater critics to teenagers. Tickets to the San Francisco engagement, which runs through Dec. 30 at the Curran Theatre, sold out in less than two hours, though some seats are available through a daily lottery.
The frenzy to bask in the glory of this outrageous tuner, a collaboration between Stone, Parker and composer-lyricist Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q") has been unstoppable. It's like a cult that everyone who's anyone simply cannot wait to join.
That raises the question: Does the show live up to its hype? That may well be impossible given the colossal praise showered on this piece. Did this critic die and go to theatrical heaven? Not exactly. Then again, can anything live up to the massive expectations created by the incongruous mashup of Broadway musical and "South Park"?
But I am still cackling up a storm. This is a tale of two innocent Mormon missionaries, golden boy Elder Price (Gavin Creel) and schlubby Elder Cunningham (Jared Gertner), who find that being super nice isn't enough to attract new recruits in a godforsaken Ugandan village beset by drought, warlords and AIDs. The blurry line between evangelizing and showmanship is very effectively skewered in "Hello!" and the limits of positive thinking are explored in the power ballad spoof "I Believe."
Sacrilege is par for the course here. In one diabolically funny song, the villagers break into a peppy ditty "Hasa Diga Eebowai" about giving the Lord the finger. "Hakuna Matata," it ain't. In another scene, Elder Price tries to recruit a machine gun-toting warlord (Derrick Williams) and ends up with a scripture stuck up his posterior. And certainly the Rafiki parody gives special pleasure to those of us who have experienced "The Lion King" multiple times.
Not all of the comedy lands, despite Casey Nicholaw's crisp direction. The central bromance seems pat. The flirtation between the nerdy Cunningham and the winsome local, Nabulungi (a lovely turn by Samantha Marie Ware) whom he refers to as Neutrogena and/or Neosporin, never generates many sparks.
And there is layer of subtext here, about the redemptive nature of believing in something no matter what it is, that is never fully explored. When the uber-geek Cunningham tells the villagers that the Book of Mormon involves hobbits, starships and Jedi, they believe him and so it becomes true for them in a deep and meaningful way.
Still, the wittiest moments in this pop culture pastiche evoke Stone and Parker's gift for unrestrained randomness. You may wonder why you are laughing about the chap with the maggots in his scrotum or the tragedy of female genital mutilation but you will giggle nonetheless. Then you will feel sort of guilty about it but not ashamed enough to stop.
Puerile, profane and utterly uncensored, there are times when the play feels like a longer, more elaborate episode of "South Park" that makes you snicker and squirm at the same time.
The audaciously pithy "Turn it Off" number, in which the missionaries discuss the bliss of repression, is a stand out. Elder McKinley (the magnetic Grey Henson) struggles valiantly to resist the urge to vamp as he sings the praises of suppressing his lust for men.
A case in point is the deliriously bizarre "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream" interlude which involves a scorched wasteland containing Hitler, Jeffrey Dahmer, Genghis Khan and, wait for it, Starbucks coffee. There is something thrillingly liberating about smashing taboos, laughing in the face of life's evils, poking fun at everyone and everything so vigorously that no shtick is left unturned. This is an homage to the unmitigated glee of humor so wrong it's right.
There's scarcely time to catch one's breath as the show thumbs its nose at God, Bono and "The Lion King," not necessarily in that order. That's the miraculous chutzpah of this potty-mouthed musical, as it is with much of the "South Park" canon, and it's hard to resist.
If some of the songs are forgettable, the punch lines are divine -- if you are fond of the perverse and the twisted. From Ewoks to warlords, from Disney to Jesus (who sounds suspiciously like Cartman!), "Mormon" takes mockery way past the point of no return into the promised land of satire.
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Book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
Through: Dec. 30
Where: Curran Theatre. 445 Geary St., San Francisco
running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes (one intermission)
Tickets: Regular seats are sold out but a limited number of $29 tickets are available through a daily lottery two hours before the show. For details, call 888-746-1799 or go to www.shnsf.com.


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The bus driver was re-entering the bus when confronted by a man and a woman, who demanded money.
The driver told police he was in fear for his safety and gave them cash, and they left going northbound on foot.
The robbers are described as a black man, 30-40 years old, heavyset, with short hair and dark clothing and a woman, 30-40 years old and heavyset.
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The recent growth in demand has resulted in the airline commissioning its newest aircraft to service its Cork routes ahead of schedule. The new aircraft is part of Aer Lingus Regional's €40 million investment in its Cork service.
Aer Arann, operator of Aer Lingus Regional has announced a strong year at the airline. The airline confirmed a 10% rise in Aer Lingus Regional passenger numbers in 2013 to 1.11 million.
100,000 additional annual passengers, 20 new jobs created, New daily Shannon to Bristol service launched.
The European aviation representative association award Aer Arann bronze in 'airline of the year' category for recent achievements
Aer Arann to fly over 16,000 passengers on 328 flights across 24 routes
Team arrives from London Southend Airport into Ireland West Knock Airport on a specially chartered flight with Aer Lingus Regional.
Aer Lingus Regional aims to fly up to 40,000 extra passengers between Dublin and Manchester this year
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The next trooper recruit school is set to begin May 12, 2013, and an additional trooper recruit school is anticipated in early 2014. Interested candidates should visit www.michigan.gov/mspjobs for more information on how to apply.
LANSING - The Michigan State Police have minted 90 new troopers. The men and women of the 124th Trooper Recruit School graduated Friday. Governor Rick Snyder was the keynote speaker at the Friday afternoon ceremony in the Lansing Center. This trooper class began with 114 candidates. For 22 weeks they have received training in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing, and precision driving.
Tpr. Christopher Phillips, who was elected Class Orator by his fellow recruits, spoke on behalf of the graduating class before receiving the Team Building Award. Other award winners included Tpr. Gideon Paetz who received the Marksmanship Award, Tpr. Scott Josephs who received the Academic Achievement Award and Tpr. Brian Russell who received the Outstanding Performance Award.
Of the 90 graduating recruits, 78 have continued their education with college studies, 16 have served in the United States Military and 12 have prior law enforcement experience.
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Friday, Sept. 28, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) -- University of Georgia President Michael Adams says the school plans to move ahead with budget cuts that would eliminate about 130 positions.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that plans submitted to the state indicate that many of the positions are vacant or filled temporarily by rehired retirees. Plans submitted to the state also show that dozens of jobs currently filled by full-time staff would be eliminated.
Gov. Nathan Deal has told nearly all state agencies to cut their budgets by 3 percent this year and next because of the sluggish economy. While the cuts must be approved by the Legislature, many agencies are moving ahead with their plans. Adams said UGA will implement its cuts unless told otherwise.
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The Daily Start-Up: Visterra Gets Gates Backing to Advance Flu Drug to Trials
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
Visterra said it has secured two new investors– the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Omega Funds–and upped its Series A round to $26 million as it prepares to begin clinical studies of a drug that could prevent and treat seasonal and pandemic influenza. The company has added $13 million to a Series A round that had an initial closing in May. The funds will enable Visterra to test its antibody drug in proof-of-concept clinical trials, according to Chief Executive Steven Brugger. The Gates Foundation and Omega participated alongside previous backers Flagship Ventures, Lux Capital and Polaris Venture Partners.
NuOrder has a new way for wholesale to work and has just raised more than $3 million to go beyond fashion. Based in Los Angeles and founded last year, the 25-person team counts at least 30 top brands–including Levi's, Elizabeth and James and Adidas–who pay annual subscriptions of $10,000 or more to use the platform and reach a network of 40,000 retailers. The recent Series A infusion from GRP Partners and Greycroft Partners will be used to expand from the fashion vertical to other wholesale categories, including luxury goods.
Also in today's VentureWire, Diablo Technologies has raised $28 million in new funding to push ahead in the hotly competitive market of enterprise storage, led by Battery Ventures and including current investors Celtic House Venture Partners and BDC Venture Capital along with another new investor, Hasso Plattner Ventures…Stealthy start-up Instart Logic has won backing from Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners, with Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Peter Levine joining the company's board. Instart Logic appears to have been founded in 2010 and bills itself as a company with "disruptive technology that radically changes the way the Internet gets delivered."…andBoston Scientific plans to buy Vessix Vascular, paying $125 million up front and an additional $300 million on completion of milestones for Vessix, a company that pivoted two years ago to put itself firmly in the hypertension-treatment space.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving start-ups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere around the Web:
Gilt Groupe, a luxury e-commerce company whose backers include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Matrix Partners and New Enterprise Associates, has begun searching for a new chief executive to replace co-founder Kevin Ryan as it looks to improve its financial performance.
Groupon, still backed by New Enterprise Associates, saw its stock fall more than 15% after its third-quarter revenue missed analysts' expectations.
Facebook latest effort to offer a social gift-giving service to its users threatens a bunch of start-ups, PandoDaily says.


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What to Make of This Selloff
Major stock indexes are suffering their first sizable declines of the summer. The Dow is flirting with a triple-digit-point tumble, the S&P 500 is hovering just below the psychologically significant 1700 level and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Comp is off by 0.7%.
Traders and analysts are pointing to hawkish comments from Fed President Charles Evans as the catalyst for today's tumble. Evans said he wouldn't rule out the central bank pulling back on its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program at its September policy meeting. Considering he's been in the dovish camp throughout the implementation of many of the Fed's unconventional policies, the remarks are attracting some attention.
So what, if anything, should investors make of today's declines? At least one chartist isn't quite sure.
"Still tough to make much of this selling today, and in this low volume dog days of summer environment, we're definitely susceptible to exaggerated movement," says Mark Newton, chief technical analyst at Greywolf Execution Partners. "Market has been under pressure all a.m., but starting to slowly recover as the day wears on."
The Dow recently fell 108 points, on track for its worst day since June 28. IBM led the blue-chip average lower after the tech giant was downgraded by Credit Suisse. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% to 1696.
One thing to keep an eye on this afternoon: Will the dip buyers come out? They've been a pretty steady feature this summer, so far.
"Afternoon action could be key," Art Cashin, the head of NYSE floor operations for UBS, wrote in a midday note. "Will buyers turn aggressive when market fails to drop 'bargains' in their basket? If no rally shows, may raise doubts about coming weeks."
Meanwhile, IBM "increasingly has been showing more and more signs of waning, which is a real technical concern," Newton says, while noting the $188-$190 range is an important support level for IBM.
"Under this level, we could see real downside acceleration (i.e. the change of sideways trading to down for IBM) which given the price-weighted calculations in the Dow could be a bigger deal," he says.
IBM shares recently fell 2.6% to $190.46.
And one more point worth noting, from Newton: "Much of the selling today is commodity related [as] two of the biggest underperforming sectors are materials [and] industrials, which continue to face the brunt of this selling, and commodities in particular being down last nine of 11 days," he says. "Emerging markets also under real pressure, down far more than the broader market."
Just something to ponder as the major U.S. stock indexes take a break from their almost daily march to fresh record highs.
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Hammontree and Associates, representing Deville Developments, is asking for a 3-foot north and south side yard parking setback where a 5-foot setback is usually required.
The lot in question is located along Portage Street NW and is undeveloped, according to the Stark County Auditor's Office.
The board meets at 5:30 p.m. at Township Hall, 5735 Wales Ave. NW.
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(CBS/AP) Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has died in Atlanta, five months after suffering a stroke and heart attack. She was 78.
"We appreciate the prayers and condolences from people across the country," the King family said in a statement. The family said she died overnight, but did not say where she died.
While she stood by her husband during the '50s and '60s, she also became a powerful civil rights advocate in her own right after his assassination in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968.
Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, appearing on CBS News' The Early Show called King the "the mother of the movement" her husband spearheaded.
"We have benefited so much from their leadership and their inspiration," Kennedy said.
"She was a great woman who bore suffering with dignity," the Rev. Joseph Lowery, a longtime friend of the Kings and former head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, told the Early Show.
King worked to keep her husband's ideology of equality for all people at the forefront of the nation's agenda. She goaded and pushed for more than a decade to have her husband's birthday observed as a national holiday, then watched with pride in 1983 as President Reagan signed the bill into law. The first federal holiday was celebrated in 1986.
She became a symbol of her husband's struggle for peace and brotherhood, presiding with a quiet, steady, stoic presence over seminars and conferences on global issues.
"I'm more determined than ever that my husband's dream will become a reality," King said soon after his slaying, a demonstration of the strong will that lay beneath the placid calm and dignity of her character.
She was devoted to her children and considered them her first responsibility. But she also wrote a book, "My Life With Martin Luther King Jr."
One of her crowning achievements was the creation of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, CBS News correspondent Alison Harmelin reports.
King saw to it that the center became deeply involved with the issues she said breed violence — hunger, unemployment, voting rights and racism.
"The center enables us to go out and struggle against the evils in our society," she often said.
After her stroke, King missed the annual King holiday celebration in Atlanta earlier this month, but she did appear with her children at an awards dinner a couple of days earlier, smiling from her wheelchair but not speaking. The crowd gave her a standing ovation.
At the same time, the King Center's board of directors was considering selling the site to the National Park Service to let the family focus less on grounds maintenance and more on King's message. But two of the four children were strongly against such a move.
Coretta Scott was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music and planning on a singing career when a friend introduced her to Martin Luther King, a young Baptist minister working toward a Ph.D. at Boston University.
"She said she wanted me to meet a very promising young minister from Atlanta," King once said, adding with a laugh, "I wasn't interested in meeting a young minister at that time."
She recalled that on their first date, he told her, "You know, you have everything I ever wanted in a woman. We ought to get married someday." Eighteen months later — June 18, 1953 — they did, in the garden of her parents' home in Marion, Ala.
The couple then moved to Montgomery, Ala., where King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and organized the famed Montgomery bus boycott in 1955. With that campaign, King began enacting his philosophy of direct social action.
The couple's first child, Yolanda Denise, was born that same year. She was followed by Martin III, born in 1957; Dexter Scott, born in 1961; and Bernice Albertine, born in 1963.
During the years, King was with her husband in his finest hours. She was at his side as he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Sporting flat-heeled shoes, King marched beside her husband from Selma, Ala., into Montgomery in 1965 for the triumphal climax to his drive for a voting rights law.
Trained in music, she sang in many concerts and narrated civil rights history to raise money for the cause.
Only days after his death, she flew to Memphis with three of her children to lead the march of thousands in honor of her slain husband and to plead for his cause. Her unfaltering composure and controlled grief during those days stirred the hearts of millions.
"I think you rise to the occasion in a crisis," she once said. "I think the Lord gives you strength when you need it. God was using us — and now he's using me, too."
She said her life without her husband, though drastically changed, was immensely fulfilling.
"It's a fulfilling life in so many ways, in terms of the children, the nonviolent civil rights cause and in the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial center," she said.
Visit The King Center's website to learn more.


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Not saying I have it in stock yet, but I handed my mgr a custom order for discs that should help inject some more quality selection @ the store, especially including Gateway... We have things set up w/ my "normal 4 rows" - Innova drivers, Disraft drivers, approach, and putters... That takes up one aisle, then across the aisle there's a 4ft section of the miscellaneous discs (lightning, DGA, etc...). I ordered 25 misc E plastic Gateway discs, and a bunch of putters. Now I only hope it all works out & I see inventory come in some time. If so, I'll definitely be asking the mgr to quit ordering EPICS... LMFAO!
Remember, I know we have a decent selection, thuogh random & unreliable, but one reason I followed through on this is to help out a friend in his quest (man, pardon the pun) to get more GW stuff out there. I think now it'll help knowing that we have RI's, RIDT's, Blurr's, Demons, and the putters too. Hope this makes you GW pimps proud! LOL
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In a surprising move, Stephanie Ziesel has stepped down as executive director of Ballet San Jose.
Ziesel, who led the cash-strapped troupe through a difficult period of restructuring, has managed the financial operations of the ballet for the last five years. Ziesel, who could not be reached for comment, oversaw the troupe through a turbulent stretch during which it dismissed its founding artistic director, Dennis Nahat, and reshuffled its board of directors. Ballet officials sang her praises but would not comment on the specifics behind this parting of the ways.
"I have nothing but gratitude for Stephanie and all she has contributed to the ballet," said board chairwoman Millicent Powers. "This is a small organization, and every single person counts for a lot. We wish her the best."
This move comes fast on the heels of significant budget cuts at the ballet. The 28-year-old troupe, which has long struggled with finances, had to eliminate some performances and scuttle its live orchestra earlier this season (the Symphony Silicon Valley was back with the orchestra this weekend, however). Those trims were intended to save an estimated $125,000.
The cuts were made in response to a rise in red ink. The ballet, which formed a partnership with New York's acclaimed American Ballet Theatre in 2012, has suffered some financial setbacks this season. The traditional holiday cash cow, "The Nutcracker," missed ticket goals by an estimated $75,000 and some key donors have dialed back their support of the company.
Nevertheless, the ballet dances on. The company is concluding its season this weekend with a production of Roland Petit's "Carmen," which features new artistic director José Manuel Carreño, a former star with American Ballet Theatre, dancing in the role of Don José.
The ballet will then take its show on the road for its first European tour with "Carmen." Starring Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, former Bolshoi Ballet notables, the production will travel to London and Moscow in addition to a run in Costa Mesa.
"This is a dream come true for us," said Powers of the tour. "It sounds quite grand, but we are being very fiscally conservative about it."
Behind the scenes, ballet officials hinted they have already made some progress in the search for Ziesel's replacement.
"Jose has an amazing Rolodex," said Powers, "and I'm sure we will have some exciting news on that front soon."
Powers pointed to the tour as a sign that things were looking up for the company: "We don't have all the answers but we are feeling quite positive."
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On the drive in I mentioned to my friends that I hoped they would play "that new song 'blank space where my mind should be'" because I had just heard the Jones Beach debut so when they opened with it I was rather pleased, obviously the song has come a long way since GW but I think it could/should open more shows. I enjoyed Nothing and GBOTT but felt like the show didn't really get going until Golgi, which really got the place moving.
Mid-first set was fine, Jibboo smoked if I remember correctly and I enjoyed Lawn Boy... and then they dropped Let me Lie. I enjoyed the song when I saw Trey band play it in Boston in fall '08 and like the song, but on 6/6/09 I wished it had stayed in TAB's songbook and never made the jump to Phish. I now regret thinking that, especially after the nice placement in Albany. Taste was killer, as was Caspian, nice end to the set.
Second set was great, enjoyed the hell out of it! The whole place exploded at 'the arrival' in Fluffhead, SoaM was a lot of fun (wish they'd play it more often) and I couldn't have been happier with Harry Hood. Bug (another song I wish they'd play more) rounded out a nice set. Contact> Julius encore was a treat and Julius SMOKED! Sent us all to our cars with smiles.
Compared to the 3 other shows I saw this year this may be the weakest, but that doesn't mean it was any less fun. I also really like this show because I think it is a great example of the band trying to work in their new and newer material into a cohesive show.


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Burn this guy at the stake because he's a witch! You can't separate out the water from Coca-Cola with a simple water filter. Coke is elemental, inviolable. It's The Real Thing. Coke Is It. A Coke is a Coke.
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The current state is that all information retrieved through ffmpeg or mencoder concerning video containers as well as imdb information is stored in a database and can be retrieved from there. A big part of the gui to create the folder structure is done as well. Quite a big part that will be ready for the release is about configuring how a movie will be displayed (video with cover and default properties or something like the movie display in the transcode folder) and isn't done yet. Everything concerning audio and pictures isn't done either, but that shouldn't be a big deal, once all the mechanisms are in place.
Here's the basic idea I had posted; since then it evolved a bit to be more customizable.


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Denmark, 2013, 83 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: New Zealand
Genre/Subjects: Coming of Age, Drama, Family Friendly
Program: Contemporary World CinemaLanguage: English
DIRECTOR: Daniel Joseph Borgman
Producer: Katja Adomeit, Leanne SaundersEditor: Molly Malene StensgaardScreenwriter: Daniel Joseph BorgmanCinematographer: Sophia OlssonPrincipal Cast: Angelina Cottrell, Anna Hewlett, Demos Murphy, Bree Peters
The pressures of the ephemeral adolescent years can be painfully oppressive. What may seem trivial to an adult may wreak emotional havoc in a child. Head lice, absent parents, and cruel intimidation at school afflict 11-year-old Adrian's psyche.
Adrian is fascinated with constant TV footage of three children who were abducted in a nearby town. The news is a welcome escape from his own isolated life. The only adult he can remotely identify with is his ill Uncle Rory, who is too unstable to be kept around, and the only potential friend he had betrays him to join the group of bullies that torment him daily. His anguish intensifies after he gets the attention he so desperately wants, but at the cost of continuing the brutality toward the only one at school less popular than he, a girl who thinks she is a horse. Some relief is found when a mysterious family moves in next door. Adrian suspects that the children may be the ones missing on TV because Nicole, the girl his age, does not go to school and fits the description. They forge a Bridge to Terebithia-style bond, which in turn alleviates their fears of abandonment.
Told completely from the perspective of the youth, this New Zealand/Denmark co- production exemplifies director Daniel Joseph Borgman's interest in themes of loss of innocence and isolation. Many of the children were non-actors cast from the surrounding Southland area, resulting in honest performances, and the prominent rabbit and crystal imagery parallels Adrian's fragility in his quest for acceptance.
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Who Should Be Allowed to Purchase Privately Owned Lands in National Parks?
Our national parks are our soul-restoring places; the spots we run to when we need to escape the constant clatter of civilization. They are where we go to see the last vestiges of wild America. And each of our national parks seems to have at least one iconic image that lives in our consciousness, whether we've actually seen it in person or not: landmarks such as El Capitan in Yosemite, the bubbling hot springs in Yellowstone, or the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon.
Now picture yourself standing on the rim of one of our national parks' stunning canyons, looking out on nature's beauty. You're awed and inspired by the scene in front of you, until your eyes begin to register a structure that doesn't seem to belong. Then you suddenly recognize what it is: a huge trophy home, with windows from floor to ceiling and a wraparound deck.
That could never happen, right? It could, and it almost did last month in one of our most treasured natural spaces.