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NAYLOR - Vernon Elgin Lancaster, 95, formerly Lilbourn, died April 12, 2006, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.
Born June 14, 1910, in Prentiss County, Miss., to the late Claud H. and Delia Rider Lancaster, he was a member of Lone Hill Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist Church at Lilbourn for many years. Mr. Lancaster was a farmer and later employed by the New Madrid County Highway Department and the Federal Compress in Lilbourn. A member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years, he was also an avid hunter, fur trapper and a baseball and basketball fan.
On Feb. 24, 1929, in Alcorn County, Miss., he married Ruby Alma Downs, who preceded him in death on Dec. 21, 2002.
He is survived by: three sons and two daughters-in-law, Henry C. and Claudine Lancaster of Naylor, Norman E. and Helen Lancaster of Royalton, Ill., and Martin Lancaster of Cape Girardeau; three daughters and sons-in-law, Margie and Jerry Colaric of Coal City, Ill., Frances and Gary Baker of Harviell and Brenda and Tom Maschmeyer of Memphis, Tenn.; three sisters, Elva Chessor of Advance and Mary Ruth Champion and Nell Bennett of LaForge; 10 grandchildren, Rick Scott of Palo Heights, Ill., Debbie Marizza and Eddie Lancaster of Coal City, Ill., Norman Lancaster of Herrin, Ill., Levesia Hudja of Mokene, Ill., Michael Lancaster of Newark, Del., Jason Baker of Kaiser, Ark., Thomas Maschmeyer, Ill., and Luke Maschmeyer of Memphis; and 10 great-
grandchildren and many stepgrandchildren and great-stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home in Lilbourn. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Lilbourn with the Rev. Robert Medlock officiating.
Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery at New Madrid.
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Papelbon Implodes in Shocking Phillies Loss
The day started out so well. It was sunny outside, people seemed happy…even Chase Utley was smiling on the field during warm-ups. Anyone who follows this team knows what a rare moment that is. It just seemed like a good day where a sweep of the Marlins was totally possible. Heck, there was even breakdancing during the game! It was all going well until the 9th inning…
Before that frightening 9th inning, starting pitcher, David Buchanan pitched very well, allowing only 1 run on a solo homer through 6 1/3 innings. Although, he did almost have his head taken off while attempting to bunt, which was a bit scary.
But baseball carried on and the Phillies racked up hits, stolen bases and Ryan Howard even showed patience at the plate, drawing a walk in the 4th inning.
I finally got to see Maikel Franco play in person. He had an interesting day that included a broken bat RBI single where he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. He also had this play at third where he bobbled the ball, recovered and still got the out:
By the 9th inning, the Phillies had a 4-1 lead. But then Jonathan Papelbon came into the game. Granted, he has been mostly good all season. And anyone can blow a save…it happens (unless it is 2008 and you are Brad Lidge). When one blows a save however, that person should expect to get boo'ed. In fact, that person should boo themselves for sucking on that occasion. Instead, Papelbon decided to look into the crowd as he walked to the dugout and grab his crotch demonstratively in reply to the boo's. After the game, he said he was "adjusting" himself. Really? And he could not wait 10 more steps to do so? I am not buying it.
His attitude just sucks. And his response was way out of line. After ejecting Papelbon for the gesture, umpire Joe West grabbed Papelbon by the shirt and shoved him. I cannot wait to see the blow back from that…stay tuned.
So the Phillies will ride this smelly, stinky 4-5 loss all the way across the country to San Diego where they start a 4 game series with the Padres tomorrow. For now, here is the Photo Album from today's game which includes the happier moments.
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Phillies First Combined No-Hitter
Congratulations to Phillies pitchers Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon and catcher Carlos Ruiz on Monday's combined no-hitter against the Braves. It is the 12th no-hitter in Phillies history and the first combined no-hitter. Altogether, there have been only 11 teams in baseball history to record a combined no-hitter.
One other fun note is that this is the 3rd no-hitter caught by Carlos Ruiz in his career. He is ties for second all-time behind Jason Varitek, who caught four no-hitters for the Red Sox from 2001-2008.
Oddly enough, Hamels had what appeared to be one of his most difficult outings of the year, even though he did not allow a hit. His pitches were all over the place and he walked 5 batters. I am guessing this erratic performance completely confused Braves hitters.
Overshadowed in the 7-0 no-hit victory was a 5-RBI day for Ben Revere, who is now batting .310. Jimmy Rollins had 3 hits and Chase Utley walked twice. It was a nice day offensively, but the no-hitter took the front page news, as is appropriate.
So in an otherwise awful Phillies season, this was a very nice moment for the team and the fans. Fans do have a little more fun ahead as September call-ups start streaming in. It looks like Maikel Franco will finally get a shot in the Bigs. We will also get our first look at Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, the Cuban righty that the Phillies spent a fortune on and, so far, have little to show for it. Also, Mike Adams and Tony Gwynn Jr. will return.
I look forward to seeing the line-up for tonight's game. First pitch is at 7:10pm and Kyle Kendrick will pitch. That is a nice gift to the Braves following the no-hitter. Just sayin'…
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A New Staff Ace for the Phillies?
Is Jerome Williams for real? After 3 starts with his third team of the year, Williams has 2 wins for the Phillies and a 1.77 ERA. He has out-pitched everyone on the Phils starting staff, including Cole Hamels. And on top of that, he even laid down a perfect safety squeeze in the 2nd inning, collecting only the 2nd RBI of his major league career. Williams has officially resurrected his previously dead career. And the Phillies went on to beat the Cardinals by a score of 7-4, taking 2 outs of 3 games in the series.
Another bright spot in this otherwise miserable season has been Ben Revere. All the Revere haters have now been silenced. Despite his weak arm, Revere worked hard and has improved his defense and is also now batting .314. He is in a 1st place tie for the best average in the National League with Justin Morneau. Although he can be frustrating at times, I had faith in Revere because he is a positive guy who always hustles and gives his best effort. The same cannot be said all of the Phillies outfielders. Keep it up, Ben! I am rooting for you!
Speaking of the outfield, can anyone tell me WHY Domonic Brown is still starting? Have we not yet seen enough? Whether he feels he is or not, Brown appears lazy and distracted in left field. His batting average is down to .226. It is time to give someone else a shot…it has been time for a while now. You have to wonder who is really calling the shots with the line-up; Ryne Sandberg or Ruben Amaro Jr.? If it is Sandberg, I have to seriously question his judgment. If it is Amaro, then Sandberg needs to stand up and explain to his GM that this is HIS team to run. Because this is getting very old.
Aside from that annoyance, the Phillies offense finally put some runs on the board, which was a nice change for a Sunday afternoon. Everyone except Ryan Howard had a hit and Jimmy Rollins smacked a 2-run homer.
The Phillies start a 3-game series with the Nationals Monday night. Maybe they can spoil the Nats 1st place fun? In the meantime, here is the Photo Album from today's win.
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Utley Delivers; Howard Ends Game with a Walk-Off
The Phillies went more than 5 innings today against the Mets with only 1 hit; a Chase Utley home run. When they finally added a second hit in the 6th inning, it was an Utley single. He later also hit a triple and ended the game just a double short of the cycle.
Until later in the game, Utley's heroics seemed for naught. Kyle Kendrick stunk up the ball park with yet another horrible outing that included allowing back-to-back home runs and a 2rd straight hit to the Mets in the 5th. Chants of "You suck, Kyle!" rang throughout the stands. It was ugly.
But after Domonic Brown drove in two runs late in the 6th inning, the tide began to turn. Of course, I would be remiss if I did not mention that Brown missed a routine ball in left earlier in the game due to a lack of hustle. What is up with his defense? Ugh. At any rate, the 6th inning hit started a rally.
Utley knocked in the next two runs with his triple in the 7th. That brought the Phillies to within a run and the bullpen held the Mets down. Finally in the 9th, Marlon Byrd drove in Cody Asche to tie the game. After Utley was walked, Ryan Howard stepped in with the big walk-off single to right. He was subsequently mauled at first base, knocked off his feet and beat senseless by his teammates. All in good fun, of course. Finally, a game that did not totally suck!
Before the game, Phillies alumni took to the field, including former centerfielder Aaron Rowand. In a pregame chat, he had this to say to me:
Awww! I know there are still people out there who do not get my little obsession with Rowand. Too bad. I love this guy for his passion for the game, something that has been lacking the last several years around here.
So he and Charlie Manual, Darren Daulton, Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt and others enjoyed a nice pregame moment. Then Manuel threw the first pitch to Utley, which was fun to watch.
The Phillies have one more game with the Mets; a day game tomorrow that starts at 1:05pm. Then they will fly to Los Angeles for a short 5-game West Coast road trip.
Here is the rest of the Photo Album from today's game.
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Where Did All the Fun Go?
After watching Cliff Lee walk off the mound last night in pain with another elbow injury, I was pretty depressed. I was depressed earlier in the day after the Phillies did absolutely nothing at the trade deadline. But this was a whole new level of sadness. Because at that moment, I realized something; watching Phillies baseball just isn't fun anymore.
Baseball is supposed to be fun. Remember when Roy Halladay said, "It's only gonna get funner"? Ah, memories… Because where did all the fun go? Even when the Phillies sucked back in the early 1990' and early 2000's, it was still fun to watch. And on those teams, the players had fun playing, even when they were awful. Remember in 2003 when a bunch of players dyed their hair bleach blonde? They sucked…but it was fun! I still had a good time going to those games. But now, it feels like going to a funeral. So why is it so different now?
I have come up with two reasons: 1) There was hope back then. 2) The 2008 World Series changed the landscape of Phillies baseball.
Phillies fans have lost hope. Why? Because the current incarnation of this team and their management have made the same mistakes over and over and over. They refuse to make big changes and when they do make changes, the results are bad. Go back to the Cliff Lee trade. You know what the Phillies got for him…nothing. Ok, count Phillippe Aumont if you must, but he is a head case who is going nowhere. They traded Hunter Pence and got nothing. Here are a few other not-so-fun names to remember…Freddie Garcia, Adam Eaton, the contracts of Ryan Howard, Jonathan Papelbon and others, no trade clauses, etc. And the list goes on…
When you do the same thing repeatedly, how can you expect different results? You can't. And therein lays the total lack of hope. As long as the same people are in charge and the same scouts are making bad decisions, nothing will change. And that is truly depressing.
And about that 2008 World Series…the Phillies have been on a steady decline since they lost the series in 2009. Phillies fans got a short taste of success and now, we expect it. Maybe that is not fair, but such is life.
Frankly, the way they Phillies have raised ticket prices every year and cancelled events (like the Phan Fest at Spring Training), giving us less access to players, is also a sore spot for fans. If you are going to take away some of my season ticket holder benefits, charge me more and give me less, then I EXPECT a superior product. And in that way, I feel fans are justified in their rage. Now that the team is awful, do you think ticket prices will go down? No way…because they have to PAY for all of their mistakes and ridiculous contracts. Or should I say, we the fans will pay? Or we will just stop coming to games as many have done already.
Because why should I have to pay to attend a funeral? Why should I pay to see players who are just as depressed as I am? And there you have it…NO FUN.
If the Phillies want to bring back the fun, they need to fire everyone in the front office and all of the scouts and start over. Give us something to look forward to. Give us a little hope. It is either that, or prepare to play to an empty stadium.
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A Phillies Miracle – They Win on a Sunday
The Phillies were beginning to give new meaning to the phrase "Day of Rest" after losing their last 9 Sunday games. It has been less rest, and more of a coma. But today a miracle occurred and they won a Sunday game, beating the Diamondbacks by a score of 4-2. Yippee!
Roberto Hernandez had a very good day, allowing only 2 runs over 7 innings. I should qualify that by saying he had a good day pitching because, have you seen this guy swing a bat? He looks like a 3 year old holding a 20 pound piece of lumber. At one point, he actually swung at a pitch after the ball was already in the catcher's glove and the catcher was reaching in to take the ball out. Seriously. But hey, nice job on the mound, Roberto! And thanks for the extra entertainment.
The offense was kicked into gear by Ryan Howard, who is out to prove something after being benched for 3 games earlier this week. He smacked a 2-run homer in the 1st inning; it was his first homer in Philly since June 1st.
Howard was also involved in a home plate controversy later in the game. After not immediately hustling around the bases on a Marlon Byrd fly ball, Howard finally sped up when the ball was dropped. While he should have been out at home (by a mile), the out call was overturned on replay as the D-Backs catcher was blocking the plate. While I am happy the Phillies got the run, I have to say this home plate no-collision / no blocking rule is utterly ridiculous. No way should Howard have been safe, but he got by on a technicality. Can't we just go back to bowling over the catchers and be done with this silliness?
So the Phillies did go on to score another, non-controversial run as Wil Nieves scored on a double by Ben Revere. And yes, the Phillies managed to win a game with only 4 hits, thanks to several D-Backs errors. The Phillies defense was solid and kept them in the game.
There were some other great non-baseball moments today, including armed services members being honored, as the Phillies do every Sunday. But this one almost brought everyone to tears as a little boy was reunited with his mother after a deployment and video of the boy crying hysterically were shown on the big screen. Kudos to the Phillies for a very touching moment.
Here is the full Photo Album from Sunday's game. The Phillies start a series in New York tomorrow against the Mets. And the trade deadline is almost here…who will stay and who will go? We shall see…
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Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
Back to Reality as Nats Pound the Phillies
Did you get your hopes up after that 5-game winning streak? And the 5-game winning streak last month? Well, today was a statement game for the Phillies in their last outing before the All-Star break. And the statement, summed up in the nice photo to the right of Marlon Byrd getting hit by a pitch with nothing to show for it, was this: "We suck; let the trading begin."
So just how bad was today's game? Let us count the ways…for starters, Kyle Kendrick apparently cannot get out of any 1st inning without allowing at least 3 runs. And today he did that against the Nationals without recording a single out. So we were treated to this lovely home run and tongue lashing by our old pal, Jayson Werth.
Later in the game, Kendrick was pulled after 88 pitches which, even though I have obvious reservations about KK, I felt was a big mistake in that spot. Kendrick had already struck out Bryce Harper twice in the game. So why when Harper came up again was Kendrick pulled in favor of Mario Hollands? Hollands proceeded to give up a single to him. Harper scored later that inning and we got yet another Nationals treat, Harper's hair rounding the bases. Thanks, Mario!
And then there was the Phillies offense, or lack thereof. Most of the offense consisted of players looking straight up into the air to admire their pop-ups or looking down at foul balls. It was not pretty. In the end, they squeezed out 3 runs, but it was far too little, too late as the Nats scored 10 runs.
Pretty much the only entertainment in this game was watching Byrd chug some mystery red substance before the game (5-Hour Energy, perhaps? If so, it didn't work well.) and watching Chase Utley dig dirt out of his cleats.
Here is the full Photo Album from Sunday's game. The Phillies will return from the All-Star break on 7/18/14 with yet another likely depressing series against the Braves. Despite showing signs of life here and there, this team is going nowhere. Now we must all brace ourselves for big changes…they are coming soon.
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Braves Get Revenge with 4-Game Sweep of Phillies
Just a few weeks ago, the Phillies swept the Braves in a 3-game series in Atlanta. This weekend, the Braves returned the favor and 1-up'd the Phillies with a 4-game sweep. Ugh. So for anyone holding out hope that the Phillies 5 game win streak on the road was a sign of life, you can wipe that thought from your mind. No surprise…this team still sucks.
Rookie pitcher David Buchanan had an ok game, with 5 walks issued and 3 runs over 5 innings. He has serious control issues. A work in progress, I suppose…
The entire game on Sunday was an exercise in futility. The Phillies left 10 men on base and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. There were many swings and misses and possibly the worst bunt ever in the history of baseball laid down by 4th string catcher, Koyie Hill.
The real telling moment came in the 7th after Jimmy Rollins singled and Chase Utley singled for his 1,500th career hit (yeah!). Ryan Howard stepped to the plate…weren't we all thinking, here is the BIG 3! Rollins, Utley and Howard…the former dream team. If they cannot get it done, this team is doomed. Howard then proceeded to hit into an inning ending double play. And that, my Phillies friends, is this team in a nutshell. They are toast.
The defense was awful again, too. Domonic Brown and Ben Revere both misplayed balls in the outfield, something that has become a regular and expected occurrence. Justin DeFratus and Rollins both had errors in the game as well.
The only bright spot was Marlon Byrd. He hit 2 home runs, which were the Phillies only 2 runs of the game. But really, all that means is his trade value just went way up.
It is a bit depressing to be a Phillies fan right now, as stated by the semi-polite Braves fan sitting next to me. All of the sun-baked babies in the stands concurred with their heat-exhausted whimpers as well. Seriously…there were 3 babies in my section all under 6 months old literally baking in the sun as their moron parents paid no mind. One kid had on nothing but a diaper…because apparently, sunscreen is invincible and protects against heat stroke too…magic! Sorry I ran off on a tangent there…but please people, leave your infants at home in 88 degree temperatures! That makes me insane…had to vent.
Anyway, here is the Photo Album from Sunday's game. The team is off on Monday and will go to Miami for a 3-game series starting on Tuesday night.
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Jimmy Rollins: Phillies All-Time Hits Leader with 2,235
Congratulations to Jimmy Rollins who broke Mike Schmidt's record to become the Phillies hits leader with 2,235 hits. It is a well-deserved honor. In celebration, here are some of my favorite J-Roll photos / moments from the last decade. The top photo is a poster I made in 2007 that Jimmy signed for me. And for those who regularly follow my blog, you know that J-Roll Smurf is the official blog mascot so he appears here as well. When Jimmy met his mini-me, he told me that "back in the day" people called him "Papa Smurf." Just a fun fact for you.
Congrats, Jimmy! Here's to many more hits to come…
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Lady Dragons power past Central
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Eagles, Wolverines pick up trap wins
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Wilson goes deep, Lady Dragons roll
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Warren tennis wins region title
May 4, 2016 TITUSVILLE — The Warren Dragons travelled to Titusville on Tuesday afternoon to play region opponent Titusville for the second time this season, and for the second time, the Dragons were victorious... more »»
Lady Knights fall to first place Union City
May 4, 2016 Eisenhower welcomed Union City, Region 3's current first place team, to Werner Park on Tuesday. The Lady Bears proved to be rude guests. more »»
Ike girls win another close meet
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Lady Eagles fall
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Warren drops pair of meets to tough Meadville squads
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Lady Eagles battle to tie with UC
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Sheffield softball falls to J'burg
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Bringing the lumber: Knights' offense erupts in win over county rival
May 3, 2016 In what has become a common theme among opposing teams, Youngsville walked Eisenhower's Casey Vincent three times – twice intentionally – in Monday's Region 4 contest. more »»
Dragons come up just short against Andrzejewski, Lancers
May 3, 2016 For the second time this season, General McLane rallied behind an outstanding effort on the mound by Alex Andrzejewski to beat Warren in a Region 7 showdown. more »»
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Lady Knights roll to 13-7 win over Kane
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Dragons fall to powerful DuBois squad, 12-0
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H-P said Wednesday revenue rose 1.3% in the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, compared to the same period a year ago. That's not heady growth, but it is H-P's first quarterly revenue increase after 11 straight quarters of declines.
"The third quarter of 2013 was an important milestone," Whitman said in an interview Wednesday. "We're excited about that."
She was quick to say the sales growth may not last. "Turnarounds aren't linear," Whitman said, adding that it might be tough for H-P to exceed financial results from a strong fiscal fourth quarter a year ago. H-P doesn't issue revenue forecasts.
The downside to H-P's revenue increase was its dependence on the personal-computer business, where revenue rose 12% from the third quarter last year. Microsoft, Intel and other PC-dependent companies also have reported an uptick in revenue from personal computers after a long period of declining sales.
However, there is debate in the tech industry whether PC-sales improvements are permanent, or a temporary blip because businesses rushed to upgrade PCs this spring when Microsoft stopped technical support for the 13-year-old Windows XP operating system.
"Is this a one-time benefit or can this be sustainable?" Edward Jones analyst Bill Kreher said Wednesday.


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The season opener will be held the next day, Sunday May 12 and is titled Mother's Day Madness. The Madness being announced is HALF-OFF GRANDSTAND ADMISSION FOR EVERYONE attending the first event of the season. The drivers will be competing for Double Points in all four divisions. "We're very excited to get the new season underway" says track owner/promoter George Swansbrough. "We have built Shangri-La II to be a family oriented track which has great competition for all to enjoy. What better way for families to shake off the cabin fever of winter than coming out with Mom on her special day." The discounts do not stop at the grandstand gate. Each wristband is good for $ 2.00 off Grandstand Admission for the Saturday May 25th race as well as discounted food purchases at Pudgies Pizza Restaurants.
The Pit Gates will open at 11:00am on Sunday May 12. Hot Laps are scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm and last until 2:30 pm. Grandstand gates open at 1:30 pm and the 2013 season will begin at 3:00 pm. Grandstand admission is on $ 6.00 age 16 and above with youth under 16 always admitted free.
Pit admission is $ 30.00 for those with a Shangri-La II or RoC license and $ 35.00 without a license.
Official news and information from Shangri-La II can be found on their Facebook page or the track website: www.shangrila-2.com
ASA and Shangri-La II Motorspeedway - Let's go racing !!!


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'Viable Fetus'
A dangerous line for pro-choicers
April 7, 2013
Americans concerned about the ease with which abortions can be obtained, not to mention government subsidies for some organizations that provide them, have warned for years that such changes in our......
Amazing, outside the uterus, heart beating, its called murder. Yet inside the uterus, heart beating, its not considered murder. WOW, now that makes it clear! First off people, I beg to differ with you about it being you're body. You may be carrying it in you're body, with no fault of its own, but it is a baby, and a body of its own. If it were you're body, you wouldn't let a doctor cut part of you out! And in this day and age with all technology, very few women have to terminate. And believe me, if any of you have seen late-term abortion, it would make you sick. And you are right Denver, killing a baby is murder, no matter how you look at it!
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Wow, it feels so strange agreeing with Denver! LOL
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Denver, it takes two to tango. Guys practice cap it or zip it, then your lady won't have to deal with this and she should feel better about you because you show you care more for her than getting your rocks off.
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There are fish eggs that are protected by the US government but not human fetuses. Unbelievable.
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We live in a country where a woman has a right to choose whether to take a pregnancy to its full term, or not. If she decides to terminate, she has that right. Its not what I would do, but I respect their personal rights. She will be the one who has to answer for that.
That being said Ladies, could you please start using a little self control and birth control, "If you don't went to get pregnant?" Why does this have to be your answer? Yes, I know it is your body and you have the right to do whatever you want with it. But, How can you look at yourself in the mirror? I'm not talking about those women who "HAVE" to terminate, I am talking about those who figure "well, heck, if I get pregnant, I will just go have an abortion.no "big deal". And there are plenty out there with that attitude.
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Rather your pro life, or pro choice, killing a baby is murder, no matter how you look at it
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Petroplus Sees Problems Swell
Troubled Petroplus called itself "the largest independent refiner and wholesaler of petroleum products in Europe" even after losing access to credit lines at the end of December and announcing plans to idle three of its five refineries.
Not anymore.
The Swiss-based company for the first time referred to itself just as "an independent refiner" in a statement released earlier Friday, after saying it plans to initiate a sales process for its Petit Couronne refinery in France, which has the capacity to process 162,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
The company said it may also sell its other two idled refineries–Antwerp in Belgium and Cressier in Switzerland. Petroplus is still running two refineries–Inglostadt in Germany and Coryton in the U.K.–but at reduced rates.
Analysts, however, warn the company may face an uphill struggle to find buyers amid the dire state of the European refining industry.
Toril Bosoni, a senior oil market analyst at the International Energy Agency, said:
"Outlook for European demand is declining, and in 2012 more capacity would need to be shut to deal with it and keep the situation [in the European refining sector] even at current levels.".
Petroplus itself said in a December presentation–before running into credit troubles later that month–that Europe had 15 refineries either up for sale, closure or under strategic review.
The problem for Petroplus is: the three facilities it now mulls selling may not be attractive enough for potential buyers–purely from a commercial point of view.
These refineries are less complex, or less capable of changing the grades of crude oil inputs and the types of refined products produced to adapt to changes in the oil and fuels markets, than some others that might be sold. Therefore, they are less likely to return profits when crude prices are high and demand for oil products is weak–the exact situation seen now in the sector.
Alan Gelder, head of oils research at Wood Mackenzie, said:
"Ingolstadt and Coryton could possibly be sold, but the other three Petroplus refineries probably not."
Indeed, Petroplus said in its December presentation that it was looking into transforming the Petit Couronne facility into a smaller but more efficient site due to factors including ongoing issues with its reliability and high operating costs–not the best description of an asset it now wants to sell.
Understanding that only improving the cash-generating potential of the refinery will guarantee its survival, a French union representative said Friday the employees want any potential buyer to promise it will invest in making the refinery competitive.
So far, it's unclear who may buy the Petite Couronne refinery–or indeed whether there is any buying interest at all.
For its workers and competitors, it's now a wait-and-see situation, and its outcome may define not only whether jobs will be saved, but also how other troubled refineries in the region will fare.


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Prometheus Bound
by Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound Sacrifice Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
PROMETHEUS. I am in this wretchedness, yoked in these constraining bonds, because I gave privileges to mortals: I hunted for, and stole, a source of fire, putting it into a fennel-stalk, and it has shown itself to be mortals' great resource and their teacher in every skill. Such is the offence for which I am paying this penalty, pinned in these bonds under an open sky. (101-113)
If Prometheus knew in advance what would happen, that implies that he chose what would happen—in other words, that he's deliberately sacrificed himself. So stop whining, already! J/k, dude, we love you.
Quote #2
PROMETHEUS. It's very easy for someone who is standing safely out of trouble to advise and rebuke someone who is in trouble. I knew all that, all along. I did the wrong thing intentionally, intentionally, I won't deny it: by helping mortals, I brought trouble on myself. But I certainly never thought I would have a punishment anything like this, left to wither on these elevated rocks, my lot cast on this deserted, neighbourless crag. Now stop lamenting my present woes: descend to the ground and hear of my future fortunes, so that you will know it all to the end. Do as I ask, do as I ask. (257-274)
Okay, now Prometheus is saying he didn't actually know what his punishment would be like. So would he have chosen differently if he knew what he knows now? And does his theft of fire become less of a sacrifice if he didn't have clear knowledge of what was going to happen to him?
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IO. Finally a clear word came to Inachus, plainly telling and enjoining him to thrust me out of my house and my native place, to wander unprotected on the furthest confines of the land; and that if he refused, a fiery thunderbolt would come from Zeus that would annihilate the entire family. Persuaded by these oracles of Loxias, he expelled me and shut me out of his house—as reluctant to do it as I was to go: the bridle of Zeus compelled him against his will to act thus. (655-672)
Hey, Io is a sacrifice, too. But their situations aren't exactly identical: Prometheus sacrifices himself; Io is sacrificed by her dad. That's a pretty big difference.


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A look at the Entry Draft by the numbers
Sunday, 06.27.2010 / 11:10 PM CT / 2010 NHL Entry Draft
By John Kreiser - NHL.com Columnist
|The Blackhawks selected Ludvig Rensfeldt 35th overall, the first Swede taken in the 2010 Draft.
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft is history -- and teams will now begin working to help turn the talented youngsters they've selected into actual NHL players.
Here are some of the key numbers from this year's draft:
0 – Players from Sweden taken in the first round, down from seven in the first 30 picks last year. Left wing Ludvig Rensfeldt, taken No. 35 by the Chicago Blackhawks, was the first Swede selected. In all, six Swedes went in the second round and 20 overall, the most from any European nation.
1 – Players taken from Denmark, Latvia and Norway, the only three nations to have just one player selected.
2 – California natives taken in the opening round of the first Entry Draft held in their state. Pittsburgh took Beau Bennett at No. 29, nine picks before Anaheim grabbed Long Beach native Emerson Etem.
3 – Picks from the start of the draft who played in the Ontario Hockey League this past season. Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin and Eric Gudbranson all played in the OHL; the next three players (Ryan Johansen, Nino Niederreiter and Brett Connolly) played in the Western Hockey League.
4 – Fewest picks by any team. Ottawa made only four selections, one in each of the third, fourth, sixth and seven rounds. Seven other teams made only five picks.
5 – European players taken in the opening round. Three of the five were Russians, one was from Finland and one (Niederreiter) became the highest-chosen player from Switzerland when he was taken with the No. 5 pick by the New York Islanders.
8 – Picks at the top of the Entry Draft taken from the Canadian Hockey League. The last time the CHL dominated the top of the draft was 1987, when it produced the first 18 players chosen. Two of this year's top eight were born in Europe, but both Niederreiter and Alex Burmistrov (a Russian taken No. 8 by Atlanta) played in the CHL this past season.
8 – Russian players selected in the draft, up from six last year. However, three of the eight were taken in the opening round; Russia was the only non-North American country to have more than one first-rounder.
12 – Nations that had at least one player selected in the draft. Canada was tops with 99 selections (the fewest since 2000), while the United States was second with 59, up from 55 last year.
13 – Picks by the Florida Panthers, the most of any team. That includes three first-round selections, again the most by any club, and 10 in the first 99 choices. Edmonton was next with 11 picks and Chicago chose 10 players.
22 – Americans (including Canadian-born dual citizen Cam Fowler, who plays for Team USA) selected in the first two rounds of the draft. They were born in 11 states, and 11 Americans were taken in each of the first two rounds.
67 – Pick used by Carolina to take Danny Biega from Harvard -- the first Quebec-born player taken in the draft. The defenseman is a native of Montreal.
69 – Height (in inches) of the five smallest players drafted -- only Christian Thomas (No. 40 to the New York Rangers) was taken before the last 64 picks. Two players -- first-round defenseman Jarred Tinordi and fourth-round goaltender Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault -- were the tallest players taken at 6-foot-6.
115 – First selection by the Vancouver Canucks, the last team to make a choice in this year's draft. The Canucks away their picks in each of the first three rounds and didn't make a choice until five picks from the end of the fourth round. Philadelphia (No. 89) was the only other team without a pick in the top 80.
210 – Total picks in the draft. The last one -- Zach Trotman, a defenseman from Lake Superior State -- was taken by the Boston Bruins after they acquired the pick in a trade with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
9,546 – Total players taken in the draft since 1969. Barring a change in the setup of the draft format, the 10,000th player in draft history should be chosen sometime in 2013.
Author: John Kreiser | NHL.com Columnist


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James Arnold
Americans Under Pressure
Black Hawk Down
I Am Sam
Monster's Ball
Two for the Road
Some Serious Stuff
Beer Commercials
Beloved Animal Commercials
BLACK HAWK DOWN (A-4, R): Movies are showing more of the horrific detail of modern ground war (wounds, blood, body parts, the sensation of being under fire from high-speed missiles of fearsome destructive power). Straight infantry combat had never before been created for film with the realism of both violence and military choreography seen in Saving Private Ryan and HBO's Band of Brothers.
Now Ridley Scott, already a director of instant classics such as Blade Runner,
Thelma and Louise and Gladiator, re-creates the
1993 skirmish in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was an American
nightmare in which 18 U.S. soldiers died during this African
mission that began out of humanitarian motives (feed starving
Somalis) and ended when local warlords didn't like losing
control and decided to resist.
The United States backed out eventually because it had no political permission to take casualties or clean up Somalia. Scott's movie centers on the pivotal event: a coordinated ground-helicopter incursion by elite forces into the unfriendly center of the city to capture key opposition leaders. Going in is harder than blowing them up, as in Afghanistan. A chopper is shot down, and most of the disaster results from risky, improvised efforts at rescue while hostile fighters converge and innocent civilians flee.
Overall, it's over two hours of a powerful but grim film. The expedition fights bravely with fragments of success but mostly it's Americans who are in pain and dying. Agonizing human moments include a chopper pilot taken prisoner, scrambling to save photos of his loved ones amid the chaos; GIs frantically trying to help a medic find and hold a slippery artery inside a screaming, badly wounded comrade.
The main political message is probably that you don't go into war, even in the Third World, lightly. Morally, that translates into humility. (Sadly, war also requires that you may need to leave some dead and wounded comrades behind.) It's a deadly serious business, but it may have been worse to attempt nothing. As one GI character puts it, noting that 300,000 Somalis were starving at the time, "We can do something or we can watch them die on CNN." A tough combat movie, for mature audiences.
I AM SAM (A-2, PG-13) is a fresh recycling of a classic movie genre, the heart-tugger about the love between a child and a man-child father figure deemed by society as "not good enough" to take care of her. Often the man is a clown or ne'er-do-well. Here, Sam (Sean Penn), the unwed but loving natural dad of Lucy, is mentally challenged. He supports them both by working at Starbucks. Up to now, no problem. But Lucy's going to be eight and is already sharper than Sam.
Penn's Sam is attractive and funny, as well as poignant, as he tries so hard to function in the smarter society that is about to include his daughter. He is compassionate and totally trusting. He belongs to the long tradition of holy innocents: Like Forrest Gump, he is uncorrupted by a normal IQ. Lucy (Dakota Fanning) is also a sweetheart, content to hear her dad read endlessly his favorite Dr. Seuss story (Green Eggs and Ham, naturally).
Their rapport is sharply contrasted with the difficulties of other supposedly normal parents and kids, including Sam's lawyer (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose son won't talk to her. The gorgeous Pfeiffer is cast a bit against type as a harrassed Yuppie who takes Sam's case pro bono. Tearfully, she tells Sam how imperfect she really is.
The court hearings take forever, and the government's lawyer (Richard Schiff of TV's The West Wing) seems relentless. Director Jessie Nelson provides big scenes for everyone, including Sam's delightful male pals, Dianne Wiest (as a reclusive neighbor) and Laura Dern (as a potential adopter). But it's the Oscar-nominated Penn who owns the show in an endearing, rousing performance, full of comic and tragic life.
Many critics have dismissed this film as Hollywood sentimentality. Well, it is, and occasionally just eye-rolling too much. But the movie, like Sam, is inventive and works very hard. For most of us, it's also often very moving. Recommended for most audiences.
MONSTER'S BALL (A-4, R) begins badly. A racist corrections officer (Billy Bob Thornton) at a rural southern prison explodes at his adult son who shows compassion for condemned inmates during an electric-chair execution. The son is traumatized by his father's reaction.
We soon learn that father and son are second- and third-generation prison staff. The root of cruelty and evil in the family is the grandfather (Peter Boyle), now ailing and housebound, but as mean as a cornered rattlesnake. The trick in this film by Swiss-born director Marc Forster is that we're not stuck with these miserable characters.
Thornton slowly befriends a down-on-her-luck black waitress (Halle Berry) at the local café who is about to be evicted from her house. (Her husband was the killer who was just executed.) These two inarticulate, equally pained people find a love that we hope can save them.
The story wants to be symbolic of inter-generational changes in racial attitudes. The coincidences are far too neat, but the direction and acting are credibly real. The story includes a strongly anti-death penalty execution sequence. (The beautiful Berry, in a gritty, Oscar-nominated role, is trying to expand her potential.) Some sexual frankness and nudity limit this to satisfactory for adults.
TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967): When spirits are low, it's time to rent this romantic comedy but pointed "history of a pretty good marriage" movie. The likeable but all-too-human couple (Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney) take five driving trips through the French countryside at different times in their relationship. On trip one, they're young and poor, meet and fall in love. By the last trip, they're wealthy, cynical, on the edge of infidelity and divorce.
The joy in this film has several sources: the French locales, the charm of these wonderful actors in their prime, the typical buoyant touch of director Stanley Donen (Funny Face, Charade), and a witty script by Freddie Raphael that intercuts all the trips for inventive insight and irony. There is also one of the all-time musical scores by Henry Mancini.
Road is the sort of movie perhaps more appropriate on "favorite" rather than "best" lists. While secular, it's a durable love story with recognizable moral truths about married life, and growing up and older (but not necessarily wiser) together.
Some Serious Stuff
SOME SERIOUS STUFF actually does make it to commercial television. Consider First Monday (CBS, Fridays), creator Don Bellisario's (JAG, Quantum Leap) effort to do for the Supreme Court what The West Wing does for the presidency. It's tougher because there are nine justices and their more youthful (sometimes idealistic, sometimes Machiavellian) aides to deal with.
No dodging hard choices here. In an early episode, the issue before the court was whether parental consent is necessary for a 16-year-old to have an abortion. The Catholic main character (Joe Mantegna) had to cast the deciding vote. He's portrayed believably, but the writers have him tell a priest to talk to some nuns who are putting public pressure on him. Lots of luck: It doesn't show a grasp of how the Catholic Church in America today works.
Another credibility problem concerns when the Court is the subject. Crises do not emerge as rapidly there as they do at the White House. On network TV, the liberal side is probably going to win more often at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. But it's difficult to complain about a weekly drama that gives fair, even if constricted, attention to issues more important than who's attracted to whom or who is ruthless enough to survive.
Beer Commercials
BEER COMMERCIALS are not aimed at rocket scientists, and yet they have to work very hard. The actual difference between mass-market beers is so slight that the ads have to provide a difference that isn't there. You buy, the theory goes, because you like the image or style of the commercials.
Cutting-edge ads (aimed primarily at young men) seem designed to encourage the long war between the sexes. Thus, a major motif seems to be that getting a cold bottle of the hyped brew is superior to winning the affections of a beautiful womaneven one's wife. Consider the ad where the fellow, leaping for the beer, dives onto and slides off the bed and out the window into his backyard. (A softener is often that the lady is stuck-up or manipulative and thus earns the put-down.)
It's absurd that thirst could replace romance as human motivation. But it's refreshing to see the commercials drift occasionally to a different idea.
A favorite: the how-you-doin' series, which basically has fun with typical "guy talk" (or more exactly, non-talk). Among the best is the one featuring the numbskull at the bar who keeps responding intelligently to the routine how-you-doin' question by prattling on about the events of his day.
These ads are often much funnier than the shows they support, or brighten a sports event that has lost its suspense. Better than many sitcoms, they also make insightful comments on our manners and mores.
Beloved Animal Commercials
BELOVED ANIMAL COMMERCIALS: First, there's the AFLAC duck, the latest in the many offspring of Disney's fabulous Donald. Then there are the apes who live it up in the Capital One credit card commercial. The Winter Olympics favorite was the talking, ski-jumping cow who soars gorgeously through the air and disappears into the snow (Gateway Computers).


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children born in the developing world with a cleft lip and/or palate annually.
can cover the cost of surgery.
minutes can change a child's life forever.
Smile Train is an international children's charity that provides 100%-free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children in 85+ developing countries. Our sustainable model empowers local doctors to provide cleft care in their own communities.
We use the "teach a man to fish" model focusing on training local doctors to perform cleft repair surgery and provide comprehensive cleft care in their own communities. Those doctors then go on to train other doctors creating a long-term, sustainable system.
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As a result of our efficiency, Smile Train has performed more than one million surgeries since 1999. Every 5 minutes, a child receives their life-changing cleft repair surgery.
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The Hot Lips Hustle 5K race was founded by a 12-year-old Marietta, Georgia girl who...
Smile train is proud to be a charity participant of this event.
The fifth grade students at Richard Lee Elementary School are holding a cookie sale to raise funds for Smile Train.
In memory of his brother Rakan, Mishal has taken on a 6 month paragliding challenge in support of Smile Train.
To celebrate her 15th birthday, Andi is asking her friends and family to support Smile Train.
Stanley the English Bulldog was born with a cleft. He is raising funds and awareness for Smile Train by visiting schools and community groups.


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Purdue University Professor Matthew Huber and University of New South Wales Professor Steven Sherwood say they've calculated the highest tolerable "wet-bulb" temperature and found it could be exceeded for the first time in human history if greenhouse gas emissions are not abated.
Wet-bulb temperature is the equivalent of what is felt when wet skin is exposed to moving air.
Humans and most mammals experience potentially lethal heat stress levels at a wet-bulb temperature above 95 degrees Fahrenheit sustained six hours or more, Huber said.
"Although areas of the world regularly see temperatures above 100 degrees, really high wet-bulb temperatures are rare," Huber said, explaining the hottest areas normally have low humidity, allowing the body to be cooled by perspiration.
But he said a warming of 21-degrees would put half of the world's population in an uninhabitable environment.
"These temperatures haven't been seen during the existence of hominids, but they did occur about 50 million years ago, and it is a legitimate possibility Earth could see such temperatures again," Huber said. "If we consider these worst-case scenarios early enough, perhaps we can do something to address the risk through mitigation or new technological advancements that will allow us to adapt."
The study appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Serial killer?!?!
Posted by Ty on June 16, 2012 19:09
Ed, is it an article about Phi-Phi deaths, or about to promote the island?
Posted by Coralie on June 16, 2012 19:29
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We can't do you thinking for you, Coralie. You figure it out. Could you have possibly missed our change in approach some time ago: PHUKETWAN hereby alters its policy on the posting of Comments and bans whingers, whiners, do-nothings, dingbats, doomsayers, carpers, harpers and kooks. This list may grow with time. Constructive ideas and new pieces of information remain welcome.
Dr Pornthip is the military's favorite pathologist.Her expertise stretches into the super-natural.She claimed the GT200 could track explosives.It turned out, this was an empty plastic box and a car aerial stuck on.
Posted by Concerned on June 16, 2012 21:57
The very obvious question is whether the Laleena Guesthouse & Twin Palms Bungalows are one & the same? If not, then what was Laleena Guesthouse name changed to? It is very unsettling that this similar tragic 'accident' should occur when the case in 2009 was never resolved. It was the same with the C.Mai deaths in 2011. Young people simply do NOT die without cause. It should not be swept under the carpet, but fully investigated & the cause identified.
Posted by Logic on June 16, 2012 22:18
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Definitely not the same places. Laleena was a guesthouse. This is a resort. I am sure the Thai authorities will quickly recognise the need for a satisfactory answer to what killed these women, and that in turn may provide clues to the previous two fatalities on Phuket and the others in Chiang Mai.
I was on Phi Phi a few months ago and Laleena is still there - it's close to the water treatment centre well inland. Not near the Phi Phi Palms, which is just back from Loh Dalum bay.
Posted by L on June 17, 2012 09:29
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Yes, we've just done a tour.
I think they will need more than just a pathologist team and not only will they need to test the victims but also those people who first made contact with the victims in order to make a reasonable assessment such as testing urine.
Posted by Kermit on June 17, 2012 15:22
Sounds like similar as Downtown Inn hotel Chiang Mai last year...
Posted by Bug Poison on June 17, 2012 20:15
The deaths at Downtown inn were due to chemicals used in the linen to kill dust mites. They are not demolishing the Downtown at all!!! They are refurbishing and renaming that all.
Posted by Me on June 18, 2012 00:16
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I don't think any clear link has been established. Not all the deaths were at the Downtown.
I feel sad that this happened again and suspect there are more behind the circumstances here that first meet the eye. They are hiding someting and dont want to scare the tourist away. How is it possible that young people die like this again and again and nothing happens? It's sick
Posted by jojp on June 18, 2012 04:57
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What puzzles me is why the bodies are always sent off Phi Phi with speed but everything else takes such a long time. Often, an autopsy is either not done, not done with great efficiency or only done with funds from the family. What Thailand needs is a serious attempt to solve these mysterious cases, every time. Otherwise, tourism inevitable suffers.
ED, Thailand needs to learn and give the right value and importance to the life, instead to consider more important the tourism suffering!
Posted by Coralie on June 18, 2012 09:09
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We agree on that, Coralie, but I wouldn't generalise wildly because there are people in Thailand who understand and who are doing their best. To use the word ''Thailand'' implies it's all hopeless. It's not. Public Health especially once involved in the Chiang Mai issue were very professional.
Almost all dead people is women....?
Posted by Anonymous on June 18, 2012 09:12
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In the Phi Phi and Chiang Mai cases, mostly but not all.
Did they check for drugs? Like overdose? People put things into glasses....
Posted by Paul on August 27, 2012 01:49
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SEABROOK — Both athletic fields at Veterans Park were severely damaged last week and the public works director estimates the "senseless act" of vandalism will cost the taxpayers $12,000 to fix.
Public Works Director John Starkey said workers discovered the ballfields on South Main Street were "ripped up" by a vehicle on Dec. 11 and reported it to police. Starkey said he believes the vandalism occurred the night before when someone drove a vehicle past the park's barriers and onto the fields at a high rate of speed.
"It looked like they were doing doughnuts," he said. "The grass and the turf was all torn up." When asked if he thought it was intentional, Starkey said "I have no idea."
Starkey said anyone with information about the incident should contact Seabrook police, who are investigating it as a criminal mischief case.
Seabrook police can be reached at 474-5200.
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Any of you other lovely March mommas suffering from headaches? I wasn't before but now I am...this makes me worried because same thing happened to my sister and she miscarried at 14 1/2 weeks.
headaches at 13 weeks.....?
I've been having headaches and I had them alot my first pregnancy too.
Chastity...Mommy to Rylee Paige and Makenzie Grace
Loving wife to Dave
I have headaches that are pretty bad but if I eat they go away. For me its just probably blood sugar. I talked to my midwife because I had heard about headaches and miscarriages but they dont coincide usually. I would talk to your midwife or doctor and see what they suggest try eating too! I eat all the time though so normally when it gets close to the time when I should eat thats when a headache starts. I probably eat 10 times a day and 6 of those times are pretty large meals but I havent gained much weight only 7lbs and I was only 86lbs before. So I'm not worried about eating so much. But I would talk to your doctor about your headaches. It is also unsafe to take anything but tylenol. I dont take anything I want this pregnancy to be as healthy and natural as possible, so no unnecessary medicine.
Loving my DF since 5/28/06, DD1 6/1/07, DD2 3/2/10, Baby #3 EDD 11/14/15, it's a GIRL!
Yes. But I think the heat is mostly to blame. Is it hot where you are?
Yesterday I had a bad one and the only thing that helped was drinking 1 1/2 diet cokes + an ice pack on the back on my neck (lkying down in a dark room). Worked great!
Don't worry! It's just a pain, literally. Doubtful its anything to worry about.
another thing...your eye sight changes during pregnancy so that may have something to do with it. Even if it changes slighlty and you dont have the correct prescription it can cause headaches. Even if you had perfect vision you might not anymore...just a thought.
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Hormones can cause headaches too and goodness knows we have enough raging right now! Eat and drink lots of fluids.
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Not too hot where I live...MN :) only 68 degrees today...could be I need more to drink. I will try not to worry! Thanks for the advice.
I've been getting headaches every day at about 3:00, which I think is blood sugar. I wouldn't worry about it. I've been getting headaches for about two weeks and saw my baby yesterday and everything is great!
I'm 11 weeks- but have been having REALLY bad headaches all along. My mom is worried about my blood pressure b/c hers is high- but at my 8 week appt it was on the low side. I'll go Monday for my 12 week appt and am definitley mentioning this to my OB. Headaches are the worst- and tylenol doesn't help at ALL! ugh..
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This question is asked about every other day, so YES it is normal and we all get them :)
That said, it doesn't help our pain right now. All I can say is tylenol, some caffiene, sleep, and an icepack sometimes works...most of the time, I just cry until I pass out. Perky and chipper aren't I?
Sorry, major headache equals grumpiness.
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My OB just prescribed Midrin for me today. Didn't know there was a prescription, but I'm sure glad there is. I've been suffering from migraines for years now and I was hope they'd let up during pregnancy. No such luck.
It's gotten to the point that I'm missing too many days of work and the tylenol + coke or tylenol #3 (+codeine) aren't doing the trick. I'm hoping that I need to take less of this migraine medicine. It hasn't been tested in pregnancy, but then how many drugs have? It sounds pretty gentle and I really trust my OB. You should look into it if it's stressing you out or causing you to miss work or interfering in a big way with your everyday life. That kind of stress isn't good for you or the baby!
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Roger has made a strong start into this year's tournament in Wimbledon with a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-2 victory over Mikhail Kukushkinof of Kazakhstan.
"I thought I struggled putting enough returns into play in the first set but I thought he played very well and made it hard for me," Roger said. "He served well but I served very well myself. It was actually quite tricky on one end, very windy, which made it difficult to time the ball well but overall I'm pleased with my performance."
Roger's serve worked very well and helped him through the opening set. He still had to play strong to go all the way into the tie-brek which he clearly dominated 7-2 to take the set. Roger managed to hold an early break in the second set as he fought off break-points a bit later on. The last set seemed easy as he even seemed to test out a few things for the further matches at his favourite tournament.
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I missed watching your R1 since I was traveling from Miami to San Francisco.
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"I think Roberto has more than proven that he's the leader of that team. As for me, I don't think I'm quite ready to wear the "C", but who knows, maybe in 10 years or so," laughed Price.
Only twice in franchise history has a goalie served as captain of the Canadiens, with George Hainsworth being the first to do so in 1932-33 and Bill Durnan following suit 15 years later.
Durnan's tenure lasted only a few months from January 1948 through October 1948, with Emile "Butch" Bouchard taking over to start the 1948-49 season. The last NHL goalie to serve as captain prior to Luongo, Durnan saw his stint cut short with the league mandating that a goalie could not be captain as a result of Durnan's constant chirping at officials. The strong silent type, Price would surely not have that problem. With the NHL now softening its stance 60 years later to pave the way for Luongo, Price is quite comfortable with the captain he's got.
"When you're a goalie, you naturally have to take a leadership role, but we already have such great veteran leadership to follow in this dressing room," explained Price. "I'm not the kind of guy who will stand up in the room and talk, anyways. I like letting my actions do the talking."
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Singles and doubles victories
Roger has entered the round of the last sixteen in Indian Wells after clearly defeating Juan Ignacio Chela 6-0, 6-2.
Roger raced to the victory in just 58 minutes, the quickest so far in the 2011 ATP World Tour season! He dominated in all aspects of the game as Chela had trouble with his serve - committing 6 double faults - and winning a mere third of the rallies. Roger now leads with a 6-0 over the Argentinean.
Next up is America's Ryan Harrison (ATP 152) who entered the tournament with a Wild Card. The two have never met so far.
Roger is also on a winning streak in the doubles together with Stan Wawrinka. The two Swiss defeated the French pair Julien Benneteau/Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6 and finally 12-10 in the super tie-breaker. They are going to play Mark Knowles/Michal Mertinak in the quarter finals.
Well done Roger.. your doubles matches must be a joy to see.. however we are not treated to them here on TV. Good luck to you and Stan in your next match..
And CONGRATULATIONS for that marvellous display of RogerTennis we saw last night v J Ignacio... he looked totally bamboozled and you were supreme!
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This confused me too so I looked at the ATP website. It says all players who finish in the top 30 at the end of 2009, had to play at least 1 ATP 500 event after the US Open in 2010 AND at least 4 throughout the year. If they do not, they will receive a zero-pointer for each one they do not. This means Roger will have to play 4 overall this year and 1 after the US Open before the points from Dubai count.
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The word is out. Volbeat is far from a secret. Those not familiar with the Danish rock and metal powerhouse are officially behind in the count now. Playing the Best Buy Theater in the burning neon heart of Times Square, Volbeat had sold out the show weeks in advance. I had it on pretty damn good authority that industry people, journalists and an audience from all over Europe were flying into New York City to witness this show.
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"The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" is a psychedelic jug band song about alien invasion by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band. Although often listed as a "one hit wonder", the song did not actually reach the top 40, and the author of this song, Norman Greenbaum, would later write and perform "Spirit in the Sky" to greater chart success.[1] It was re released on Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Volume III: The 1960's 1985.
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- Tom Paxton The Pizza That Ate Chicago on Fun Food Songs (Delta) 1999, and Your Shoes, My Shoes, 2002
- The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon on Hawkwind: Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music, 1976
- Big Maybelle covered the song on America's Queen Mother of Soul, 2007
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- "The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose and the Arrangement, 1974 and, arguably its homage,
- "Cicada That Ate Five Dock" by Outline, 1981
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- ^ Nichol, Tom (2006-12-24). "A 'Spirit' From the '60s That Won't Die" (New York Times web reprint). The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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A referendum on nuclear energy in Bulgaria failed due to low turnout, and the country's ruling party has confirmed it will not build a new nuclear plant. Critics warn that without nuclear energy, Bulgaria may become a third-world country in 20 years.
The referendum, which was supposed to determine the future course of nuclear energy in Bulgaria, has been officially declared invalid: The final voter turnout was about 20 percent, far less than the required 60 percent.
Nearly 61 percent of voters who participated in Sunday's referendum approved of building the nuclear plant.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov confirmed that his ruling center-right GERB party would not resume construction on a nuclear power plant in Belene.
In March 2012, the GERB party scrapped the 2,000-megawatt nuclear plant project, which had been under construction by Russia's Atomstroyexport since 2008. The Bulgarian government said that the country could no longer afford the plant's 6.4-billion euro price tag.
During the negotiations that preceded the cancellation, GERB attempted to bring an American or European contractor on to the project. Bulgaria also demanded that the price be lowered to less than 5 billion euro, which Atomstroyexport refused to do. A breakdown in negotiations led to the termination of the project.
Following the failure of the project, the opposition Socialist party called for a referendum on the Belene plant. Though the government supported the referendum, Prime Minister Borisov urged Bulgarians to vote against the project.
"The question [of the referendum] was put pretty vaguely, no one explained to an average voter the particulars of nuclear energy," Krasimira Ilieva of the Bulgarian Nuclear Society told RT.
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With talk of the Montreal's Festival des films du monde's imminent demise, long-time patrons lamented the possible loss of the 40-year-old event which has known much better times.
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Pharma Draws Private Equity Interest
The complicated risks and rewards of drug development have largely kept private equity out of the pharmaceutical industry. But with deal makers looking under every rock for acquisitions, interest is picking up, the Financial Times reports.
One venture cited by the paper is Royalty Pharma, which "provides liquidity to royalty owners and assumes the future risks and rewards of ownership," according to the company's Web site. In other words, they put private money into drugs and make money if the drugs become a big sellers. According to the FT, the company last year paid more than $1 billion to AstraZeneca for royalty rights to Humira, a drug for rehumatoid arthritis. (Abbott Labs sells Humira; AstraZeneca had acquired Cambridge Antibody Technology, which held royalty rights to the drug.)
Another example is Celtic Pharma, whose Web site says the company's mission "is to be the premier global private equity firm focused on pharmaceuticals and biological drugs." The model: Buy drugs in development, shepherd them through the development process, then sell them back to the industry "and/or capital markets" as "launch-ready assets." The company now owns the rights to eight experimental drugs, and is putting together financing for its second fund.
The paper also mentions the case of Warner Chilcott, which was taken private in 2004, then flipped back to the public markets last year. In today's overheated deal world, that deal, worth a few billion, was relatively small.
As the FT (and the Health Blog) noted last week, a man likely to spearhead private money's push into pharma is Jon Symonds, who recently left AstraZeneca for Goldman Sachs. "Pharma and health care is probably the one area that private equity has not got its mind around because of the volatile profile of risk and reward," Symonds tells the FT in today's article. "There are many, many opportunities to unpackage risk in a way that could allow it to be done."


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Marine n-3 long-chain PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA) may have a beneficial effect on several aspects of the metabolic syndrome (dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, hypertension and abdominal obesity). The metabolic syndrome is increasing in prevalence during adolescence, but only few studies have investigated the effects of n-3 LCPUFA in adolescence. The present study examines associations between fish intake (assessed by a 7 d pre-coded food diary), erythrocyte (RBC) DHA status (analysed by GC) and metabolic syndrome measures (anthropometry, blood pressure and plasma lipids, insulin and glucose) in 109 17-year-old children from the Copenhagen Birth Cohort Study. Of the children, 8 % were overweight or obese and few showed signs of the metabolic syndrome, but all the metabolic syndrome variables were correlated. Median fish intake was 10·7 (interquartile range 3·6–21·2) g/d. Boys tended to have a higher fish intake (P = 0·052), but girls had significantly higher RBC levels of DHA (P = 0·001). Sex and fish intake explained 37 % of the variance in RBC-DHA (P < 0·001). After adjusting for confounders, high DHA status was found to be significantly correlated with higher systolic blood pressure (P = 0·014) and increased fasting insulin (P = 0·018), but no adverse association was observed with the mean metabolic syndrome z-score. Overall, the present study showed the expected association between fish intake and RBC-DHA, which in contrast to our expectations tended to be associated with a poorer metabolic profile. Whether these results reflect the physiological function of n-3 LCPUFA, lifestyle factors associated with fish intake in Denmark, or mere chance remains to be investigated.
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