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They say prostitution is the world's oldest profession, which is probably untrue, because how did that first guy pay for a hooker if he didn't have a job? Ha, never thought of that, did ya? So probably a farmer was the world's first job and then he met Sally Snugsnatch and she offered a taste of her goodies in exchange for some of his barley and they struck up a deal and there you go.
Much of the world is actually pretty open to prostitution (the happy kind where no one is forced into it), but there's a terrible underside to prostitution, and I'm not even talking about the underside of a prostitute, if you follow me (you do). Indeed, it seems the depravity of men knows no bounds, and there are some prostitutes out in the world who are just more terrifying and awful than boners should allow for.
#5. 70-Year-Old Twins
Louise and Martine Fokken are two of the most famous prostitutes in the world. They're twins, and they're also 70 and look like John Madden if you dressed him up like a lady from the late '70s in Milwaukee and told him to talk about how he'd gobble your hoggle for $50.
Working out of Amsterdam, the sisters had been in the business for 50 years before they became famous through a book and documentary about their lives that include some details about the more than 300,000 men the two had slept with. Need a reference point for a number that large? Kofi Annan once said that global warming kills 300,000 people per year. It's also roughly the population of Buffalo, New York, and the amount of people who showed up to see Pope Francis deliver his first Sunday prayer. Probably very few of them prayed for septuagenarian hookers.
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"Please, Lord, give MC Hammer a second chance."
One of the sisters retired a few years back, while the other still works part time, so there's a fun fact you just learned -- a 70-year-old lady can work part time as a hooker. No one is likely to say anything more ridiculous to you all day, and tonight your nightmares will probably include severely wrinkled clams in floral dresses trying to eat your soul.
The retired sister had to leave the game after arthritis forced her to give up bending over, an essential element to being a sought-after prostitute. Both ladies also have full-on families with kids and grandkids and everything, which you can assume means that in playground fights, "Your grandmother's a whore" either is an especially poignant insult or just slides off the kids like water off a duck, depending on exactly how they feel about Grandma's penchant for whoring.
The sisters themselves have expressed that they wouldn't do it all again if they had a chance -- they were forced into the profession, and now they do it because a pension just doesn't cut it for making ends meet. So basically this is the saddest story ever, until you finish this article. God willing, the ladies can live off of the proceeds from their story and stop the cash-for-coochie trade for the benefit of us all.
#4. Lindsay Lohan
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Normally I'd try to never actually make fun of Lindsay Lohan because it's a lot like challenging Stephen Hawking to a foot race. But given the specific nature of the subject at hand, this seemed like a fine chance to give LiLo her time to shine as a centerpiece in an article. Anyway, Lindsay Lohan's dad has a history of being an awful human being and trying to exploit, sponge off of, and desperately cling to the coattails of his daughter. So when he rang in the new year by allegedly telling the media that his financially derptarded and pretty much spiritually busted ass daughter was working as a hooker, it didn't make international headlines or change anyone's life at all. But it did give me an opening to include a celebrity in this article, because without Lohan, all I have is that U.S. Olympic runner to fall back on, and to be honest, I think most Olympic athletes resort to prostitution eventually.
Despite the Lohans' precarious relationship with relevance, it's worth noting that there is at least some circumstantial evidence to support this particular claim. For instance, Lindsay spent New Year's in London as a guest of the insane-haircut-having Prince of Brunei, who paid $100,000 to get her there. And probably just as friends, because what guy wouldn't pay $100,000 to just hang out with a strange woman? No, really, who wouldn't pay $100,000 to just enjoy her company? To just hang out with ol' LiLo and maybe play Fruit Ninja, knock out a couple of yogurt drinks, and hit up the Taco del Mar? And never, ever get Lindsay to quote lines from Herbie: Fully Loaded while rubbing grape jelly on her own ass, because that would be unseemly and certainly nothing she would do.
For legal reasons, I'm not confirming that Lindsay Lohan is a prostitute, by the way. I'm just saying that you can pay to spelunk her goodies if you're rich. Allegedly. According to the Internet. Which is never wrong.
#3. Molly Luft
Noted for being Germany's self-proclaimed fattest prostitute (no idea where she ranked on a world scale), Molly Luft weighed about 385 pounds in her prime, if the definition of "prime" can be abused in that way. More notable than that scrot-shriveling chestnut is Molly's penchant for slathering on makeup in a prostate-enlarging John Wayne Gacy visage of nightmares and whatever the exact opposite of a boner is. Put the whole package together and you get this:
If you possess a penis and it didn't just shuttle so fast into your insides that there was an audible whistle, then you must have seen some shit in your day. Luft claimed to have serviced 90,000 men in her life as a prostitute, which is only helpful if you know who those 90,000 men are so you never have to shake their hands. The key to Molly's success was low prices, a Subway-style punch card to get your 11th ride on the panic pony for free, and a money-back guarantee in case you get where you're going too soon. If anyone ever got where they were going too soon with a grandmotherly lady who paints her face like a Stephen King night terror, they probably also regularly scrubbed their genitals with Comet and suckled at the infernal teat of a chthonian goat beast for kicks.
If you're in the mood for a bit of suffering, you can even check out this short documentary on Molly in which you get to watch her put on makeup to transform herself from Ernest Borgnine into Ernest Borgnine with fake eyelashes. Later you can endure an extended sequence of the German version of The Golden Girls in which two other Mistresses of the Depends eat pizza with forks and knives and listen to Molly on the phone telling a customer about which girl does anal. I don't think "surreal" is exactly the right word for it, or why I'm so put off by elderly prostitutes eating pizza with forks and knives, but it's really something you need to see to believe in any event.


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MARTINSBURG - Online training is becoming more readily available to volunteer firefighters. RESA 8 Public Service Training is currently offering the first online fire officer class in the Eastern Panhandle.
Nine fire departments have members participating in the training. Lt. Timothy Potts with Baker Heights Fire Rescue said, "The online fire officer training course provides the needed skills, knowledge and abilities to become a well-grounded fire officer while completing the course at your own pace."
"This course is a new way to extend learning outside the traditional classroom setting. Family and work commitments limit the amount of time a person can spend for extended learning. This class allows (firefighters) to fit in the information into a busy schedule," said Craig Horn, W.Va. EMS Technical Support Network.
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David Plume, RESA 8 public service training coordinator, said, "The online fire officer class combines the requirements for Fire Officer 1 and 2 into one class. In a traditional classroom presentation, the participants spend 48 hours in the classroom, but for the online class the participants only spend about eight hours total in a classroom. This class started at the RESA 8 office for participants to receive their assignments and get registered online. They returned for another session to make an oral presentation to the group. The last class will be held for students to take the final written examination. Otherwise, everything is done online."
Online training also saves on travel time and expense. Participants in this class are from a wide geographic area - from Shepherdstown to Paw Paw and Mount Storm to Weston.
Fire officer training is probably the most conducive to online delivery of all the training RESA 8 provides for firefighters, since almost all of the practical skills are writing assignments that can be emailed to the instructor for grading. Garnett Gregory, RESA 8 public service training instructor, has taught many traditional fire officer classes and welcomes the opportunity to receive class assignments electronically instead of by hard copy. He also explained that "chapter quizzes that we used to hand out in the classroom are now completed online and automatically graded through the Jones and Bartlett Course Manager software."
Online training for a class like Firefighter 1 is more difficult to coordinate because almost all of the practical skills involve hands-on training like climbing ladders, using various firefighting equipment and live fire training. The traditional classroom lecture-type training can be completed through interactive online computer sessions. Class participants are given deadlines to complete their work, but they can fit their study time into their schedules instead of rearranging their schedules to fit scheduled classroom sessions.
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LEWISTOWN - For the first time in several years, Julie Aurand did not go to her summer job in Alaska and admits to enjoying what - for her - was a relaxing summer.
Soon she will head off to her other summer job, in Antarctica, the bottom of the world, where December and January are the warmest months of the year and temperatures usually range from plus-20 to minus-20 degrees. But then it can get above freezing or it could be minus-40 in summer, she added.
She went to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, initially as a dining room attendant in 2000, but quickly got shifted to the recreation department. When she returned to Antarctica in 2006, it was to serve as broadcast engineer of the local television station. Her job as the station's sole employee consists mostly of scheduling, and training volunteer disc jockeys for the radio station as well. She works for a private company that is part of the Antarctic Support Contractors, working under the National Science Foundation. This year's season in Antarctica will be her seventh, the fourth in a row.
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Julie Aurand, citizen of the world, relaxes in her mother's back yard in Ferguson Valley. Generally busy, she relishes the slower pace of her summer 2013.
Lewistown native Julie Aurand's collection of photos show her participating in adventures around the world, from Alaska to Antarctica, and in between.
Lewistown native Julie Aurand's collection of photos show her participating in adventures around the world, from Alaska to Antarctica, and in between.
Lewistown native Julie Aurand's collection of photos show her participating in adventures around the world, from Alaska to Antarctica, and in between.
Lewistown native Julie Aurand's collection of photos show her participating in adventures around the world, from Alaska to Antarctica, and in between.
"I love it down there. We all work 60 hours a week, but there are lots of opportunities to do a variety of activities,'' she said. Those activities vary from marathons and sporting events to knitting club and a climbing wall.
But then, she loves Alaska, too. Work, her sister and two nephews make it a very attractive place. Her regular summer job there the past four years had been as a lead guide/manager, leading treks in the 49th state with Exposure Alaska and Matamuska Glacier. She leads glacier and ice climbing treks of one day, or multi-day, multi-activity treks. She is a certified wilderness responder she said, adding that there are all kinds of issues and encounters when trekking in remote areas.
"I don't mind the cold climate, but I don't seek it out,'' she said. Alluding to her summer 2013 away from a comparatively chilly climate, she admitted, "It was nice not to have my feet in cold, wet boots this year.''
Aurand is a 1990 graduate of Lewistown Area High School and a 1994 graduate of Shippensburg University, with an elementary education degree.
Her teaching degree has opened the way for many opportunities and adventures.
"I love teaching, and you can do it in different places around the world,'' she explained. "Having an education degree can never hurt you.'' And it goes along well with her lifestyle.
Her exploits in far-flung climes earned her the Shippensburg University's 2012 Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
Daughter of Harvard and Jennie McCardle and the late Nelson Aurand, Aurand's first adventure was a trek in Nepal, during which she was an assistant.
This was followed by two years teaching in the small eastern European nation of Moldova with the Peace Corps.
Since then, she has taught three years in the Eskimo village of Napokiak in Alaska for three seasons, at Bethel one year and another year at Kasigluk. From her Eskimo students she earned the nickname, "Joo-Lee,'' from their pronunciation of her name. She has also taught in Korea, and in the Marshall Islands.
Ironically, Aurand never has gotten above her bachelor's degree, but she is constantly studying. She couldn't fit a master's program into her schedule, she said. She is a certified yoga instructor, teaching from Alaska to Antarctica. She got her first level of certification to teach yoga - 200 hours - in Bali, and just got her 500-hour certification after she spent July studying more yoga at the Peaceful Valley Ashram in the Clarion area. She has returned to Alaska to teach yoga classes for a month before heading to Antarctica.
She also is a certified teacher in English as a Second Language.
Also ironically, she has never taught in the contiguous 48 states, except for her student teaching.
Along the way, she has climbed Mt. Fuji in Japan, spent time on a glacier in Patagonia. hiked the entire Applachian Trail, dropped in to visit her stepsister, Libby McDuning, in Sydney, Australia, several times, and with her companion/partner Bill Jirsa, hiked the Pacific Coast Trail in California, 250 miles from Fresno to Lake Tahoe.
While in Alaska, she also trained for her private pilot's license, following in the footsteps of her late father.
Another pastime Aurand enjoys is cycling around Africa. She has a motorcycle, which she stores at a friend's farm near Johannesburg, South Africa. The bike has knobby tires "so it can go most anywhere, on paved roads or dirt roads.'' She has made several three-month tours through southern Africa, roughly from Namibia, Botswana and Zambia south, except Zimbabwe (because of the political situation there). When she travels in Africa, she's always prepared for any new adventure - "I always carry rock climbing shoes in by backpack,'' she noted.
Jirsa is a ski instructor who worked at Crested Butte Ski Resort in Colorado. Aurand is a certified mountain safety volunteer, who also enjoys skiiing. Her job there was at a coffee shop on the mountain; she rode the lift up to the top, then skied down to the shop - and skied home at the end of the day.
This summer Aurand spent May and June with her sister, Dr. Jeanette Legenza and her sons Mitchell and Drew in Eagle River, Alaska - and took some courses - went hiking in July, visited her mother in August and has returned to Alaska to teach yoga in September, then she will head to Antarctica in October.
But Ferguson Valley is still "home-home,'' she said, adding, "I grew up here. But when Bill and I are together, we say Alaska is home because that's where we spend the most time.''
Never knowing what adventure lies ahead- and some of them come spur-of-the moment, between here and there - Aurand said, "I'm really happy with my life. I feel very lucky.''


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That's exactly what happened when Kim Kardashian, 32, delivered a daughter roughly three weeks early.
With exclusive interviews with members of the couple's innermost circle, this week's PEOPLE cover story looks inside the emotional, harrowing night Kardashian and her boyfriend of 16 months, Kanye West, 36, spent at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles awaiting the birth of their firstborn.
Admitted June 14 due to complications, Kardashian – whom sources confirm was about 37 weeks pregnant – went into premature labor.
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The interview did not touch on a significant point
in that regard -- the question of whether any Wikileaks members --
including Mr. Assange -- had profited off the stock shifts triggered by the
organization's new releases.
Some have suggested that Mr. Assange and Wikileaks may
be using its new releases to profit on the stock market. Using certain
mechanisms the site could selectively release news, dropping a commercial
entity's stock price, making money off the drop. Indeed, the Bank of
America's share price dropped 3 percent in late 2010 on speculation that it was
in Wikileaks crosshairs. The actual
release could drop stock further. It would be relatively easy for someone
affiliated with the site or its members to exploit the financial repercussions
of the site's actions.
Wikileaks is a relatively loosely
organized and regulated operation, with less than a dozen full time staff
members, by almost all accounts. The site publishes no details of its
operating procedures or finances.
Unfortunately, that question, like many others
(Mr. Assange's self-labeling
as an "anarchist" in the 1990s) went unasked in the 60
Minutes interview.
Update: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011:
Some seemed to imply that we were making up allegations that Wikileaks was manipulating the stock market to profit itself or its financiers. This is absolutely not the case. Those capable of a quick Google search should be able to find a number of stories on this topic, such as:
"Wikileaks is harmful now, but could become even more destructive" -- Kansas City Star
Which writes:
Shares in Bank of America dropped 3 percent Tuesday. Although they recovered Wednesday, banking analyst Dick Bove said on CNBC that this may represent a new means of stock-market manipulation, by which the unknown funders of Wikileaks could profit by cratering shares in targeted companies.
Also some challenged whether Assange was ever really an anarchist. Well he said he was, at least at one time, back in the 90s. In the book Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier by Suelette Dreyfus, which Mr. Assange edited, researched, and contributed text to, an autobiographical passage by Assange describes:
As he quietly backed out of the system, wiping away his footprints as he tip-toed away, Mendax [Assange] thought about what he had seen. He was deeply disturbed that any hacker would work for the US military.
Hackers, he thought, should be anarchists, not hawks.
quote: Getting people to care about important info is a good thing, not arguing you there. However, if that's what he wants to do, he should publicly disassociate himself from WL's. For a project like WL's to be most effective, it needs to be or at least appear to be neutral . I think Assange doesn't appear neutral at all, and that reduces the credibility of WL's as a whole.
quote: There is also a difference between collateral damage(civilians killed when targeting an enemy), and terrorists who intentionally target civilians. Collateral damage is not something you want to announce to the world, but it IS expected in combat. The problem is that when civilians are killed, it tends to bring more people into the fighting, so it is best to keep that sort of thing quiet since killing the people over there is NOT the goal.
quote: Do you REALLY want to go into the whole war in Afghanistan? The US was fully justified in going in over there, which is why there was so much support around the world. Many can question why the US forces are still there, but the initial war over there after 9/11 WAS justified.
quote: Afghanistan is fairly useless outside of it's proximity to the Middle East, so really, there is no reason why the USA would want to be there.
quote: If there were documents that showed that George W. was using bad or obviously falsified information to justify invading Iraq and THOSE were leaked, THEN I can clearly see a lot of support, because it would help get US forces out of there. In this example, leaked information would help reduce violence.
quote: One thing that you do not seem to have noticed is that the USA has not gotten ANY oil out of any of the countries in the Middle East over the past several wars, including Kuwait. There may be people making money off these wars, but the USA is not taking any oil, and that is another reason why all of these wars do NOTHING positive for the USA. Going to war to grab oil at least makes SOME logical sense, even if it isn't a proper way to do things. Going to war just so a certain Vice President could get more profits for his friends is clearly wrong, and is something that should have been punished by now.
quote: On a final note(for this post at least), attacking the White House, Pentagon, or other military/government targets can be seen as a "valid" attack by those at war with the USA. The World Trade Center/Twin Towers on the other hand is a clearly civilian building.
quote: Also, the crap where people are kidnapped and then decapitated, since it goes against the Geneva Conventions is also not acceptable, so harsh treatment for THOSE types is called for as well.
quote: Dude, you can't argue the side of butchers and murderers. So give it up.
quote: Killing 3000 innocent civilians in one terrorist attack is not justifiable, ever.
quote: First let me say I did not agree the actions taken on 9/11 by the terrorist
quote: but I do understand them and to a degree even would have condone the attack on pentagon, CIA and even the white house, just because of the history of damage US foreign policy has done to the middle east.
quote: I scoff at you saying the BBC is neutral. BBC is as biased as the rest of them. The BBC owns broadcast media in the UK, they are just as biased as the rest of them.
quote: If Saudi troops were stationed in the Vatican we would probably pray and hope the occupiers leave before shedding more blood. The Pope would ask that noone do anything of violence. that is the difference man, an extremist christian will give up their life to let an infidel live...
quote: It is a complicated answer. The real beginnings started a lot early in the '20's when a young Vietnamese nationalist, who would eventually be known as Ho Chi Minh, was in the U.S. studying. He wrote letters to the U.S. presidents asking for their help in ridding his country of French colonialism. They were ignored. During WWII, this same person was contacted by the U.S. military, and told that in return for Vietnamese help in fighting the Japanese, after the war was over, the U.S. would help Vietnam achieve independence from the French. This promise was broken, and various factions of Vietnamese under the eventual command of Minh, united to fight the occupying military of France. Much of the cost of the French presence in Vietnam was borne by the U.S. from the very beginning under the guise of fighting communistic expansion. After the peace accords were signed in 1954-55, one of the stipulations was that Vietnam was to be divided into two countries with elections to be held withing two years in each section regarding total unification into one country. It was the South Vietnam portion, under the control of their U.S. backed gov't that refused to hold these elections. Thus basically the war was born again. It was not so much a war of communistic aggresion, as it was a civil war to reunite the country as a whole. The main reasons it was perceived as a communist threat, were some of the ideology's of the north, and the fact that they North turned to communist countries for the supplies and support they would need in their fight, since the U.S. would not provide them with any aid, and the U.S. clearly sided with the consistently corrupt regimes of the southern divide.Then the Tonkin Gulf Incident/Lie Launched Vietnam War.
quote: Before invading Kuwait – the incident that led to the first Gulf War, which led us to put troops on Saudi soil, which led Osama to declare war against us, which led to 9/11, and which also all led to the current Iraq War – before Saddam ever invaded Kuwait, back when he was our ally, he asked us if we would mind if he invaded Kuwait.
quote: lol, you guys. Exaggerate much? You are all so easily lead. Have they started putting rings in the noses of people now?
quote: I have actually payed close attention to what has been leaked, none of it matters at all.Please tell me what information that has been leaked to-date is of any consequence to the world. You know, something we didn't already know that has completely changed our understanding of events.
quote: Out of his supposedly hundreds of thousands of documents, we have inconsequential diplomatic reports that read like high school gossip and low-level military intelligence on the Iraq/Afgan wars. Not exactly the Pentagon Papers or Watergate as some would have us believe.
quote: As I already said, for his sake, lets hope he actually has something of significance otherwise someone will eventually call his bluff.
quote: If he's so incredibly noble, where are the bank leaks he was going to release in January that would "bring fraud charges against a major US bank"? Rather than release the data, we get to hear about how self-righteous and wonderful he is....
quote: I don't think Julian is an anarchist at all
quote: Long may wikileaks continue exposing the truth, and long may Julian be the hero of freedom of information which I see him.
quote: I don't think Julian is an anarchist at all; he just wants the truth to be told, and a lot of people in authority who have been hiding the truth are very unhappy about this.
quote: Assange really comes across as a self-righteous, self-promoting d-bag.


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Didnt work for my dog.
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My dog leaks farily often and I used a whole bottle waiting for it to help her and it never helped. She still leaks just about everyday after a full use of the product.
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Such a difference maker!
By Teri
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We began using this when our 16 yo lab started experiencing frequent bouts of incontinence. Bladder Strength has made all the difference in the world for her. In the 3 months now that she's been on it, she's only had 2 accidents when it had been a 4-5 time per week event. With no side effects and the ability to give this to her like any other treat, we'll continue to use this product as long as we're blessed to have her with us.
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A blessing for urine leakage
By petlover
from Gladstone, Missouri
I have an Olde English Bulldogge that I had spayed. Soon after she was spayed she began leaking. The entire house reeked. The vet said to lower her protein intake which stopped helping over time. My only other choice was to give a prescription that had horrible side effects; then I found this supplement which works wonders. It does take some time for it to work, but once it does it is a blessing. She has been on this daily supplement for 6months now and has not had any more trouble. The only insight I can give is don't mix this with Benadryl if your dog has allergies. If you mix the two it seems to make the leakage much worse, however once the benadryl wears out of system the dog returns to the normal control with this pill. My dog loves these pills and thinks they are treats. They smell kind of like bacon to me.
I would buy it because it works.
By Zoey: my big stuffed toy
from Phila.,Pa.
My older dog needs it for the rest of her life; it seopped her urine leaking.
My Welsh Corgi--now thirteen years old.
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For my companion now, thirteen years. Took almost a full bottle to display effective control, but, it does work!!! She has not had any events on the bed nor carpeting. Would recommend this hands down, other than the length of time to achieve full control. Results may/can be displayed within a couple of weeks. JJK/Gwynn
Good product
By Becky
from Iowa
Used for a spayed 8 yr old that needed a little extra support and happy to say we have seen good results. She takes 1 in the am and 1 at night. At least for now we should be able to stay off other meds.
Has stopped the leakage 100%
By DJ
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My collie has been incontinent since being spayed and she is nearly 6 years old. For years I have given her routine medications which different veterinarian's had prescribed but nothing stopped the leakage. I came upon this product and decided to give it a try and the first week it was amazing, no leakage at all! Having to give her 2 pills twice daily at this time, dropping to 3 pills left her a little wet. A great product!
A good alternative to Proin
By Wheaten Mom
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Our 9 year old spayed female, Wheaten Terrier started having incontinence issues after a mild UTI. Testing revealed that she is in the beginning stages of canine renal failure (of which Wheatens are predisposed to) and has an extreme increase in thirst. This extra water didn't help the incontinence issue and the vet told us that the fix is a drug called "Proin." However, this former human drug can cause liver and/or kidney failure and since that was what we were trying to avoid, the alternative was a holistic and natural solution. I researched the Vetri-Science Bladder Support supplement and decided to give it a try. It took about a week to notice a change, but our Sweety Wheaty did start showing signs of improvement. She's been taking the pill for about a month now and while the incontinence issue hasn't been completely fixed, I would say its about 85% better than it was. A few dribbles or occasional tiny puddle to clean up is MUCH better solution for us than Proin and the possibility of further damaging her organ function. There has been no problem getting her to take the pill each day. She actually likes the taste (although her humans think it stinks!).
Very good product!
By Nancy
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We were on vacation and 2.5 year old Golden Retriever started leaking, off to the vet, a ton of tests with no results, a friend recommended Bladder support, and I tried it, with outstanding effects. Great product
Still waiting for the big bang
By owner of Kujo
from Wisconsin
I bought this supplement for me 3 year old Lab/Shepherd mix because she was having difficulty w/holding her bladder after she was neutered. I see minimal changes at this time but I am hoping that another month may make the difference so I am going to continue to use the product.
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This may sound funny to you, but I'm a horse and I live over here in Barbour Co. My owners water me out of an ol' tire and I fell in that said tire, got stuck and could't get out. I now suffer from headaches and the other horses have alienated me, I get real nervous every time I see water or ol' tires. Do you think I got a case???
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Our home is full of excitement, wrapping paper, cake crumbs and half-burned candles. That's right, the birthday season has arrived with a frosting flurry.
All within 15 days of each other, our kids are turning 3, 5 and 7.
Their anticipation leads to a lot of work for us parents, but it is so fun to see their faces when each of their days arrive. Amidst all the preparations, I feel nostalgic as I remember each of their arrivals at the hospital.
Seven years ago, the first one was born, and as she snuggled into my arms, I snuggled back.
But then I didn't know what to do with her. When we arrived home, she was asleep in her car seat. We sat on the couch watching the cats cautiously sniff her, looked at each other and said, "What do we do now?"
The most terrifying moment was after her first pediatrician visit, when she had gained an appropriate amount of weight and the physician said, "See you in a month."
Mercy, didn't he know how much damage an over-enthusiastic-first-time mother could do in the first month without proper pediatric supervision? Needless to say, we survived and continued on to provide that firstborn with two feisty younger brothers to challenge her every move.
As much as I try to teach my children about life and love, they each have taught me lessons along the way.
From the 3-year-old, I have learned how to enjoy every moment to the fullest. He doesn't have a sense of time yet, so everything is "right now." He was given a few goodies on Valentine's Day and I discovered him in the bathroom with the door locked (yes, I have a "magic nail" that opens locked bathrooms doors). He was filling his mouth with all his treats as fast as he could because they were so good, they just shouldn't be saved.
This child lives in the moment and makes every moment loud, sweet and concentrated. He'll grab my cheeks with his chubby, dimpled hands and demand that I read him a book "right now" because there is no better time in the world than "right now." He makes his "right nows" count in a big way.
From the 5-year-old, I have learned how to save. He'll savor a piece of gum all day, carefully placing it on the side of his plate at meal times and asking me to save the wrapper so we can make more later. Why he thinks I know how to make gum is beyond me.
And at the mall recently, he brought his own quarter to spend in the vending machines and was pleased to find a bouncy ball machine amongst the gumball dispensers. As he told me, "The bouncy ball will last forever, but the gumball would only be for today." He thinks a lot.
From my 7-year-old, I have learned about forgiveness. When she was younger, we were having a particularly hard weekend and spitting was the issue. After several warnings and time-outs, she spit in my face for what would be the last time. I hate spit and it was on my face. I lost it.
After we both emerged from our corners, the first thing she did was lay a tight hug around my neck and say strongly, "I love you." Of course, I hugged her and said it back, but inside I could still feel the wetness on my face burning like beads of disgust.
I remember details and damage far too long and should be better at resigning them, but it is just part of my personality. Somehow this gift of forgiveness that I lack has been given to my daughter at an early age.
And as I try my best to mold these children into caring and respectful human beings that will make the world a better place, I hold their lessons close.
In order to be a better mom, I need to make the "right nows" count, save for tomorrow and forgive the past.
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PlanetMitch over at Planet5D speculates about the possibility of adding Dual Pixel Technology to the EOS 5D Mark III. With Canon adding it to the Cinema EOS line, can we expect the same thing for the EOS lineup as well?
Mitch asked Canon, and received the types of answers you'd expect.
This would certainly change the game for the EOS 5D Mark III and adding features to an existing Canon DSLR.
Says PlanetMitch"Tho of course, we don't know if it is going to be added to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III or even the Canon EOS C300 and who knows how long Canon has been putting Dual Pixel capable sensors out… but we do now know that they shipped cameras with capable sensors before they had the firmware necessary to make it all work."
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Aren't the cinema cameras APS-C sized sensors???I REALLY doubt that they would already be in the 5D3, particularly since the people at chipworks or magic lantern have not found them there......
I thought Magic Lantern had already done this with the 5D3??cayenne
The "upgrade" for the C100/c300 included sending in the camera for calibration of the on-sensor PDAF. This is more than just a firmware upgrade. Canon is also charging $500 for this service.
Didn't Chipworks or someone already do an analysis on the 5D Mk III CMOS? I feel like they would have noticed something like this.Edit: Yeah, they did. Here's a link: http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/full-frame-dslr-cameras-canon-stays-the-course/Also: https://chipworks.secure.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=CAN-EOS_5D_MarkIII_Pri-Camera&viewState=DetailView&cartID=&g=&parentCategory=&navigationStr=CatalogSearchInc&searchText=canon%20digicI really think they would have noticed the different architecture if dual-pixel tech was present.
Didn't Chipworks or someone already do an analysis on the 5D Mk III CMOS? I feel like they would have noticed something like this.Edit: Yeah, they did. Here's a link: http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/full-frame-dslr-cameras-canon-stays-the-course/
I'm all for it though I suspect Canon will hold it over until the 5D4.
Yeah I couldn't possible see how they could miss it. I think the 5D3 sensor is too old.
Quote from: LetTheRightLensIn on February 28, 2014, 09:08:36 PMYeah I couldn't possible see how they could miss it. I think the 5D3 sensor is too old.Yup!I think that it is pretty safe to say that DPAF will be in the 5D Mark IV. Almost everything else about the sensor will remain the same %-)


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quote: well, crapdroid was utter crap first years of its miserable life and iPhone was also a laughing stock for many in 2007 and 2008, so harping on WP7 in its first two years of life won't help much, all mobile OSes went through this stage of early crappiness, now cry me some more :))
quote: iPhone, then Android, made Microsoft phones look archaic and it's taken them waaay too long to try to get back in the game with a serious offering. Coming from so far behind being just good is not good enough, Microsoft has to produce something that leapfrogs the competition, which their current offerings don't, and I can't see them doing that (maybe they will surprise).
quote: Consider nearly every Android device I have ever owned, 5 so far, has had a limited life span on upgrading the OS. Now consider Every Single Windows Phone will be able to Upgrade to Windows Phone 8 OS without having to buy a new device.
quote: That just made every Android device I ever bought a waste of money while the Windows Phone device will get an extended life when Windows 8 comes along.
quote: This move by Microsoft is why they will win a lot of people tired of having to refresh good hardware just to get the new OS.
quote: Microsoft has to produce something that leapfrogs the competition, which their current offerings don't
quote: According to Jason Mick and many other reviewers WP7 already has best overall experience for an average/novice smartphone user
quote: I can see MS grabbing more market share when they release WP8 if the hardware specs will be on par with iOS and crapdroid high-end devices.
quote: Google approach of specs first everything else second is lame.
quote: Compared to Apple this is less then peanuts, and MS wants to go the Apple way because they too want profits, not the profitless market share crapdroid-style


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Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find that she has become an angel and that her lover, the stunningly dangerous archangel Raphael, likes having her under his control. But almost immediately, Raphael must ready Elena for a flight to Beijing, to attend a ball thrown by the archangel Lijuan.
Ancient and without conscience, Lijuan's power lies with the dead. And she has organized the most perfect and most vicious of welcomes for Elena.
Fallen angels: listen to another Guild+Hunter novel.
©2010 Nalini Singh (P)2010 Tantor
"What a find!"
What an interesting world! I was immediately hooked. I've seldom seen a non-religious story regarding angels. The main draw of this book for me though is the relationship between Elena and Raphael. If I didn't love the relationship between them, Raphael would become my new fantasy lover. As it is, he and Elena are such an well suited and passionate couple that I leave them as they are, even in my daydreams. I like the fact that they are both emotionally scarred and have major trust issues, but are willing to work through their problems together. The only thing I don't like is the fact that I have to wait until February for the next installment.
O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught. Ralph Waldo Emerson. I Love to read, a great time for me is curling up with a great book!!!
"I have a new favorite"
I Love this author, I love the narrator, I love the book. This is some truly excellent writting. I can't wait till audible gets all the Nalini Singh books
"I love this series!!"
I am so very happy that Nalini Singh has been put on Audible. I really enjoy her books. To me, they are always so well thought out and a total surprise when I get to the end and think I have it all figured out.......but don't.She writes worlds that I wish I were a part of. I am hoping to see her Psy/Changeling series on Audible SOON (PLEASE)!!
Disciple of the written word and Audible fanatic. I am an Urban and Epic Fantasy Fan. I also enjoy some Paranormal Romance.
"I am glad I bought the rest of this series."
First let me say the voice of Justine Eyre is perfect for this series she can pull off hard nosed and sultry with the same panache.
The developing relationship does not slow Elena down. Raphael makes a superb match for the hunter we learned to respect in the first book. Their attraction to one another has not dulled. I am enjoying getting to know the other Angels in this series and look forward to seeing them grow.
"A little dark, but still a very good read..."
Dark, sexy, immortals.
I wanted to take a minute to write about the first 2 books in this series because there were mixed reviews while I was trying to decide if I wanted to take the chance on them. I absolutely love Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series and have read many of the books in that series multiple times. After listening to several other series in the same genre and not truly feeling satisfied, I decided to try Nalini's Guild Hunter series as well.
I agree with some of the other reviews stating that this series is a little dark, but the books are interesting and well-written nonetheless. In the first book in this series, Angel's Blood, I didn't feel like the chemistry between the two main characters was developed/described well enough and felt like it ended without satisfaction in some sense. Then I realized that book 2 in the series further developed the story between Raphael and Elena. After finishing the 2nd book, Archangel's Kiss, I feel much better about the series and look forward to listening to the next Guild Hunter book.
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"The saga continues!"
Just finished book two and man I feel like there should be a spinning hour glass with an over voice that says....will Raphael accept Elliana as she is? How will Elliana cope with her new found immortality? Will the angel community accept her? Find out the answer to these and more in the next episode of Days of our lives!
It was another keep you on the edge of your seat books, there was a great who done it, and we learn more about Ellianas past and Raphael...very good. The ending was a bit rushed in my opinion but the storyline will continue in the next book, which I will listen to shortly.
Pick up the first book, worth a listen for sure!
I enjoy mysteries, wrapped with violence and sprinkled with romance.
"Good Story, Good Narration"
If I enjoy a story I usually will listen to it again.
Rafael. I like how his character in developing and still stays true.
I like narrators who can individualize each character in such a way that each person is distinct and the acting is compelling.
Elena's flashbacks were vivid.
I love books and love to get lost in the fantasy. I'm always looking for a new good story to bury myself in. :)
"Great second book!"
Great second book in the series. I enjoyed it and thought it was very well done. It great job of furthering the series. It built on the relationship of Elena and Raphael and did a good job with it while the secondary plot interesting. I was well satisfied with this additon to the series and the only thing it left me wanting for is more.
Grwat books, Great reading, great reviews and I can re-read them at anytime.
"Love this Story Line!"
I would recommend this series to everyone who loves to listen Angel books!!! the perceptive of this book is from the Angel side!
"i loved this book"
very good series to listen to. great narrator love it love it love it
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on March 8, 2013 - 11:22 PM
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BATAVIA – Muller Quaker Dairy's yogurt plant, a $206 million investment, is on track to open this summer in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park.
An Alpina Foods yogurt plant that opened last year in the same business park is far ahead of schedule in employment and production.
And efforts continue to attract more funding for a planned high-tech business park called Western New York STAMP that could employ thousands of people when fully built.
The Genesee County Economic Development Center paused to provide an update of those projects Friday at its annual meeting at Genesee Community College, during what has clearly been a busy time for the organization.
Economic development officials say the new projects' impact extends beyond Genesee County, by potentially drawing workers from both the Buffalo and Rochester regions.
And the yogurt plants tie into a growing industry that state officials are eager to cultivate, with Upstate New York's abundance of dairy farms.
The Muller Quaker Dairy plant, a joint venture of PepsiCo and the Theo Muller Group, had a high-profile groundbreaking in August in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park on Route 5. The giant, white-walled facility is preparing to start production in July and is expected to employ about 150 people by the end of this year, said Steven G. Hyde, the GCEDC's president and chief executive officer.
Just next door, Alpina Foods' $20 million plant opened last October and now has about 75 employees, said Roger Parkhurst, the plant's director of operations. "It's been a very hectic pace, because we're exceeding the pace of our growth that we anticipated." Popularity of Greek-style yogurt "has allowed us to accelerate the pace of manufacturing."
The Alpina plant's output is about a year ahead of what it had anticipated, Parkhurst said. "That's challenged us to work harder to get things up and running smoother." More than 500 people applied for jobs at the plant, and the site is continuing to increase its workforce.
Hyde, of the GCEDC, said he is talking to three other business prospects for the business park but could not yet identify them. "It's all the supply-chain stuff that likes to cluster around big plants."
A second access road, this one connected to Route 63, is planned for the park, Hyde said. That project could open up another 100 acres of the park for development.
Meanwhile, efforts continue to develop Western New York STAMP (Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park), a high-tech business park planned for the Town of Alabama, five miles north of the Pembroke interchange of the Thruway.
Economic development officials are trying to secure $36 million from the state this year for the project. Hyde said those funds would help the park reach what he called "shovel-ready lite" status, allowing for the site to be aggressively marketed to prospective tenants, such as computer chip fabricators.
"That would allow us to basically fully acquire all of the 1,240-acre site, it would allow us to do all the critical preconstruction engineering, design and permitting for all the water, sewer gas and electric [services]," Hyde said. Many of those services would come from extending existing infrastructure to the site.
Hyde and Thomas Kucharski, chief executive officer of Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, said STAMP has gained name recognition among the site selectors and industry officials whom they talk to about attracting plants to the park.
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EAST LANSING, Mich.: The College Football Playoff committee might not think so.
National analysts might not think so, especially given the weak state of the Big Ten Conference.
But the Ohio State Buckeyes are a totally different team than the one that lost to Virginia Tech in the second week of the season. If they win out, they belong in the new four-team playoff that will determine this year's champion.
The college football world was waiting for a signature win and Ohio State came through in spectacular fashion Saturday night in Spartan Stadium. In the league's game of the year, the Buckeyes built an 18-point fourth quarter lead and thumped Michigan State 49-37.
Ohio State (8-1, 5-0 in the league) knocked Michigan State (7-2, 4-1) out of playoff consideration and avenged a loss in last year's Big Ten Championship game.
"This is one for the ages," Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said afterward. "That's how much respect we had for our opponent going into it. We saw what they did, they had one loss and were actually winning that game at Oregon. We played a top 10 team and really played our best on the road."
In last week's College Football Playoff top 25, Michigan State was ranked No. 8, Ohio State No. 14. On Saturday, four top 10 teams lost, which should help the Buckeyes' cause. No. 3 Auburn fell at home to unranked Texas A&M. No. 7 Kansas State was beaten by No. 6 TCU. No. 10 Notre Dame was upended by No. 9 Arizona State. Then the Buckeyes took care of the Spartans.
Given the anti-Big Ten bias, just how much the Buckeyes will move up is the question. There's a chance they could jump into the top eight. But they're going to need more upsets, more bizarre moments like those that doomed Auburn in the final minutes, more rivals knocking off each other to get where they want to go.
But if Ohio State can close out the season with victories over Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan and prevail in the Big Ten title game, Meyer thinks his team deserves a chance. And I agree with him.
Asked if this is a playoff team, Meyer said, "I think it is because I love my team. I haven't studied the other teams, really. If I have to go fight for this team, what they've done. If that darn loss the second game hurts us, I'll take the hit for that because that's a young team that's playing at an extremely high level right now."
Meyer figures he's starting five freshmen -- quarterback J.T. Barrett, strong side linebacker Darron Lee, cornerback Eli Apple (who played despite a hamstring injury), left guard Billy Price and H-back Jalin Marshall.
One reason the Buckeyes deserve a playoff shot, should they finish 12-1, is the rapid improvement of Barrett. Against the Spartans' press-man coverage that dared him to throw deep, Barrett completed 16 of 26 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Playing with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Barrett ran 14 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns. He also displayed his instinctual feel for the game, telling receiver Devin Smith, "'Run really fast by them and I'm going to throw you the ball,'" and converting it for a 44-yard touchdown.
Barrett has rushed or passed for 34 touchdowns, two shy of Braxton Miller's school record of 36 set last year.
Ohio State totaled 568 total yards, nearly 300 more than MSU had allowed per game (279.4) coming in. It was the Buckeyes' sixth game of the season with at least 500 yards.
Reaching that figure against Cincinnati or Rutgers is one thing. Doing it on the road against the Spartans is another.
The Buckeyes also have a deep receiving corps loaded with speed. They have defensive end Joey Bosa, a sophomore who could become one of the program's best of all time. They have a good cover cornerback in senior Doran Grant of St. Vincent-St. Mary. They have sophomore tailback Ezekiel Elliott, who ran like a man possessed against the Spartans, gaining 154 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns. They have another standout on the defensive line in tackle Michael Bennett. The rebuilt offensive line looks like it's starting to come together.
Barrett said the Buckeyes on Nov. 8 are more mature than the ones who lost on Sept. 6. He said they're more focused on each other and learning quickly from tough days against Virginia Tech and Penn State, a double-overtime victory two weeks ago.
They also like playing with a chip on their shoulder, even though they will be underdogs no longer.
"All year everyone's been down on us, saying we're too young," Elliott said. "We definitely have something to prove. People were questioning our ability to play on a big stage. Coming into this game, no one believed in us. We came out and showed the world we're ready."
The playoff committee might not think the Buckeyes are ready. But they might be on Dec. 6, the night of the Big Ten Championship, if they close out with four more victories.
"Like I said in previous interviews, it's like that ticking time bomb as we get closer and closer," Grant said. "We still haven't made it yet. We'll continue to get better."
That more than anything is the reason Ohio State deserves a playoff berth. By the time the selections are made on Dec. 7, the young team that looked like a juggernaut against average competition should be capable of competing with anyone.
Dr. Joseph McGinley credits luck and his background in mechanical engineering for fostering the idea of Botox treatments for exertional compartment syndrome.
It was 2011 and McGinley was practicing out of Casper (Wyo.) Medical Imaging, where he is still based. He was contacted by the parents of Laura Stamp, who excelled in soccer, cross country and Nordic skiing for Natrona County High School.
Here's how McGinley described the birth of his revolutionary procedure in a recent telephone interview:
"I didn't know much about compartment syndrome. We had a young girl in Casper, an excellent high school athlete, a multi-sport state champ, diagnosed with compartment syndrome. Her parents had sought every type of alternative treatment to prevent the (fasciotomy) surgery because they knew the risk and they knew the consequences. But they finally threw in the towel and conceded they were going to go have surgery.
"I happened to be giving a lecture in town on vascular compression and I was talking about artery entrapment. One of my colleagues said, 'My daughter is playing soccer with a really good athlete who has similar symptoms to that and I don't think they included that in their workup.' I said, 'Send her in, I'll work it up and make sure it's not artery entrapment.'
"She came in and we did the imaging study and by chance the technologist scanned a little bit higher in the leg than we typically would. What I noticed was that she was compressing her veins and not her artery. I thought that looked a little bit funny and atypical. I thought about it a little bit. From a fluid mechanics standpoint it made sense because blood flow was getting into the calf, but as the veins were being compressed, blood flow is not getting out. That could cause symptoms similar to compartment syndrome. That had never been proven or discussed or mentioned before.
"I did a quick procedure using Lidocaine to stop the function of the muscle that was compressing the vein. We retested that patient and she got better immediately. We could not make her symptomatic no matter how hard we tried. But the Lidocaine wore off.
"It took me a little while to figure out 'How do I stop a muscle from compressing a vessel yet still let an athlete play?' Botox came to me as an option. Once I had that idea I called the parents. I talked to the mom and said, 'Don't hang up on me, I have a great idea on what we can do to treat this. I'm not crazy.'
"They happened to be scientifically based engineers and things like that, and they loved the idea. Botox is a relatively safe drug. Worse-case scenario it doesn't work. There's really no harm in doing it. So we tried it. Two weeks later once the Botox kicked in, she got better. She completed her entire season of soccer, ran a half-marathon, stuff she could have never done before. It was a great story from the start. Some of it was luck and some of it was applying mechanics to solve the problem instead of just a flow chart of symptoms."
There is a Facebook page that offers support for those with such symptoms. Search for Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Support on Facebook and ask to join.To read more or comment...
Marla Ridenour takes a closer look at the victories for Ohio State and the Browns. She offers some insights on Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett and Browns coach Mike Pettine. She looks ahead to the next few weeks on both teams schedules, too.
To read more or comment...
Dan Casara wasn't supposed to walk again, let alone play golf.
But he got that chance on a bigger stage than he ever thought possible Wednesday.
Casara was one of two pro-am partners of Keegan Bradley at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., who were double amputees playing on prosthetic legs.
Casara hit his approach to about 6 feet on the 523-yard, par-4 18th hole and putted for the group.To read more or comment...
Canal Fulton's Justin Lower, a Northwest High School and Malone University graduate, shot a hole-in-one Thursday in the first round of the Web.com Tour's Cleveland Open.
Playing the 151-yard, par-3 16th hole (his seventh hole) at Lakewood Country Club in Westlake, Lower called his 8-iron shot "just the perfect swing."
"It's nice when they end up that way," he said.
It was Lower's third hole-in-one in competition and the seventh of his career. He said his last came during a tournament in 2011 when he was still an amateur.To read more or comment...
An eagle putt by Ben Curtis at the 15th hole that missed by just a few inches might have made his day more exciting, but the Kent resident was encouraged by his tie for sixth in the Memorial Tournament, his best finish in 12 appearances.
The former Kent State All-America and 2003 British Open champion got to 10-under par on Sunday, but a bogey at 18 left him at 9-under 279. It earned him $215,450, nearly surpassing his season earnings of $241,759 coming in.
Curtis had missed the cut in his last four events, with his previous best finish a tie for 12th at the Shell Houston Open. It was his first top 10 since he tied for second at the 2012 Players Championship.
"It's nice," Curtis said afterward. "I had a decent finish in Houston and felt like I was going to get some momentum going, then had a bad three weeks, really a couple bad rounds more than anything. I had a couple decent rounds in there – second round at Charlotte and the first round at New Orleans (both rounds of 70). It was just a matter of time, getting somewhere comfortable, getting good thoughts in my head with the swing. I obviously had it going this week.To read more or comment...
Here's what the Tennessee Titans said Friday night after drafting Wadsworth native Bishop Sankey, a running back from the University of Washington, with the 54th overall pick.
Obviously, it's good to add another player. We wanted to add a running back in this draft and targeted a few of them but the first one being Bishop Sankey. Really what he brings to us is a great deal of versatility, vision, feet, ability to catch the football. The important thing for us in picking one of these backs was to get the right fit for the coaches offense. Versatility and the ability to play on three downs was really one of the main criteria.
(on if this will help fill the loss of Chris Johnson in this offense)
Well he is a different type of player than CJ (Chris Johnson). We were looking for a guy like this. A guy with some versatility and not exactly just trying to replace CJ. We will have multiple backs that play and coach can address some of that. Definitely we needed a running back. I think I told you guys that that is what we were going to target when you asked about our needs and that's what we did.
Here are some comments from Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer from his weekly radio call-in show on 97.1 The Fan and his signing day press conference:
On last-minute addition, defensive end Darius Slade of Montclair, N.J., who had been committed to Michigan State, and his connection to new assistant head coach/defensive line coach Larry Johnson Sr.: "Darius Slade, I didn't know much about him or who he was," Meyer said at the press conference. "That's Larry Johnson's contact, I guess they've known each other for years and years. (Miami Dolphins defensive tackle) Jared Odrick, who Larry Johnson coached at Penn State, there's a nephew or something. I watched film on him. 'Do we want to take this kid?' I'm thinking, 'Sure."To read more or comment...
Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller officially announced Thursday that he will spurn the NFL draft and return for his senior season. Here's the press release from OSU.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Braxton Miller is back. The senior-to-be quarterback, who has led Ohio State to consecutive 12-win seasons and amassed 8,346 yards of total offense and 84 touchdowns, is returning to Ohio State for the 2014 season, the 125th season of Ohio State football.To read more or comment...


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I want to begin by saying that I reject, completely, the idea of the juice fast.
I know it's a popular thing right now to spend days and days drinking nothing but green juices. But I am not, at all, recommending that here today.
And neither does my friend Cindy Dallow, a registered dietitian, who added 'unnecessary' to my list of adjectives about juice fasts, which included 'unappetizing' and 'boring.'
However, Cindy agrees with me that adding fresh green juices and smoothies to your daily diet is a good way to eat more fruits and vegetables, which can make you a healthier, happier human. She also recommends adding flax for the omega-3s and cocoa for the nutritional punch. She also pointed out that smoothies can be a great source of protein if you add milk, whey powder, yogurt or nuts.
I often have a green juice or a smoothie for breakfast with a bagel or some toast. It doesn't turn me into a superhero or anything, but I do feel energized. I don't know if the juice is the reason that I didn't get the nasty cold my husband and kids had just before Christmas, but I didn't. It makes me feel virtuous, somehow, even if I end up having meat sauce and cookies for dinner that day (not sure what Cindy would think of that).
Juicers don't have to be expensive, either. I use one I found at a garage sale for $15.
The recipes below include some amounts to give you all an idea, but in real life I don't usually measure anything.
Experimentation is good with juice, but don't end up like my brother, who texted me this summer to tell me that, "Green bean juice tastes just awful."
I mean, yes. I imagine it would. But you can do better! Here are some of my favorite recipes, and some links to others.
Green Juice
In a juicer, add 2-3 cups of spinach, one large apple, 4-5 carrots and a small piece of beet. If you like things a little less sweet, add some lemon or lime. The color is not always appetizing, but it's a nice sweet flavor. Martha Stewart's recipe here.
Carrot Grapefruit Ginger Juice
In a juicer, add 8-10 carrots, one peeled grapefruit and a small piece of ginger. This one has a little kick, so go light on the ginger until you know how much you enjoy that particular flavor.
Fruit and Yogurt Smoothie
In a blender, add one banana, one or two cups of plain yogurt and one to two cups of frozen fruit (strawberries, blueberries, peaches, whatever you like). Add orange juice until the juice covers the other ingredients, blend until combined and serve. This makes enough for the four of us. MindBodyGreen's Juices recipe here.
Claire Boyles is married with two children. Read her Thursdays on Greeley Moms. Also read her personal blog, Little Farm. Growing.
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Mia Campbell
Name: Amie "Mia" Campbell
Name: Amie "Mia" Campbell
Hometown: Littleton, CO
Major(s): English
Clubs & Organizations: Student Ambassador for 2 years, Resident Advisor for 08-09 year, Pierced Leadership team
Interests/Hobbies: Knit, Sing, Read, Hang out with friends
In high school, Amie "Mia" Campbell's plan was to attend a large university in Colorado and study education. As with most high school plans, they changed. For Mia, all it took was one letter—from Westminster Admissions. Something about the letter "felt right." After reading it she did some online research and decided on attending a campus tour.
"I fell in love," she says. "Not only was the campus the most gorgeous I had ever seen, but everyone I met on campus seemed genuinely interested in who I was, even though I wasn't a student."
Westminster has provided Mia with great experiences and memories. Her favorite has been the opportunity to study abroad . At the end of Mia's junior year, she traveled 4,566 miles to Cork, Ireland. For five months she studied at the University College Cork (UCC) and volunteered at LifeFM, a radio station, and learned about radio and broadcasting.
Studying abroad was an amazing experience. However, being on a larger campus—about 15,000 students—helped Mia realize what a "perfect fit" Westminster is for her. "It [UCC] made me realize how much I appreciate Westminster's small campus and tight-knit community," she says.
Experiences have played a key role in Mia's college career. However, it's the people who have made the greatest impact, namely English professor Jeff McCarthy. During freshman year, Jeff required each of his students to meet with him for at least two office hours during the semester. Mia was expecting a review of her papers and the course, but Jeff's first questions were about her adjustment to Westminster. "He wanted to make sure that I was not only fitting into the academic rigors of college life, but that I was also fitting into the social scene," she says. "That made the biggest difference in my college experience."
A senior this fall, Mia is finishing a degree in English and considering a career in broadcast journalism. She has been a Student Ambassador for two years, a member of Pierced and will be a Resident Advisor.
Mia is pleased with her decision to attend Westminster. The college's atmosphere, community and people have made "all the difference" for her.


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Brace yourself, Suitors. Hardman is back! (What? You didn't think he'd go that easily, did you?)The exiled co-founder returns to Suits Thursday (10/9c, USA) to do battle with Jessica (Gina Torres) and Harvey (Gabriel Macht) once again - and this time he's armed with a lawsuit to bring down the already troubled firm.Photos: Stars who don't look their ageBut in Harvey's case, legal trouble is the least of his worries when Hardman (David Costabile) hits him where it really hurts: Jessica's refusal to make Harvey partner."You know why?" Hardman asks in our exclusive sneak peek below. "Because deep in her heart, she doesn't trust you."Check out the first look below. Suits airs Thursdays at 10/9c on USA.
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on January 23, 2013 - 7:29 AM
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The City of Tonawanda Board of Education has officially hired James Newton as the new district superintendent, approving a three-year contract worth $139,000 a year.
Newton, a Tonawanda City School District principal for 15 years who currently supervises the entire secondary complex, was appreciative of the community's faith in him.
A South Buffalo native, Newton told residents attending the board meeting Tuesday that he admires the way Tonawanda builds a strong work ethic and a desire to do the best for its students.
"I will miss the day-to-day interaction with the students," he added.
The board appointed Newton to the vacant post two weeks ago by a 6-1 vote, but the terms of Newton's contract still needed to be finalized.
He succeeds Whitney Vantine, who retired in October.
In other news, the board heard a report about the district's security following the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. The new superintendent explained the security procedures in place at every building, which includes regular fire drills, locked entrances monitored by school personnel and lockdown plans.
City Police Detective Timothy Toth is working with administrators, and making daily calls to the superintendent, about how to improve security.
"The safety and security of the buildings is an ongoing process," Toth said.
"We are in communication, quite often, about what we can do better."