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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is looking for children throughout the state who champion the importance of being healthy and staying active in their communities.
In the past, members of the All-Health team have built school gardens, planned healthy eating policies and promoted biking and walking,
The deadline to apply for a spot on the team is March 15. Visit the health department's website for more details.
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Why Jack Swagger Isn't World Champion Quality
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Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, Bryan Danielson, CM Punk. All of these men are technically gifted wrestlers, who have managed to get their personalities across, becoming world renowned as some of the best Superstars in the world.
So why isn't Jack Swagger in this list?
Jake Hager has almost everything going for him. He is 6'7″, and has the look that Vince is known to love in his employees. He has a world class manager in the form of Zeb Colter and in less than three weeks, he will be one of the headline performers at Wrestlemania.
Ever since his debut on ECW in 2008, he has been consistently one of the best in-ring performers, and on top of that, WWE management have had the confidence in him to give him a MITB contract, two world title runs, as well as numerous managers to help him get across as a heel.
In Zeb Colter, Swagger at the moment has a mouthpiece who arguably overshadows a man who should be in the form in his life, in an attempt to justify WWE's faith in him after his arrest last month. Instead, Swagger continues to be a man who can only shout 'WE THE PEOPLE', and even then, with five main shows between now and Wrestlemania, I am finding myself not actually caring about the world title match between him and Del Rio.
But a stale catchphrase isn't the only reason, in my eyes, that Swagger isn't world champion class.
Take a look back at the 1990's and early part of the millennium. Wrestlers such as Dean Malenko and Lance Storm very rarely had a bad match. However, neither man, despite secondary title success in both WCW and WWF/E, managed to make the jump to world title reigns.
Swagger falls into the same category. He has no personality when he wrestles, and shouting 'WE THE PEOPLE' isn't good enough for a man who should be at the top of his game. He needs to, instead of splitting audience opinion, give them something to hate, otherwise he will end up where he was last year when he took his sabbatical.
I'm not saying that it is impossible for Swagger to improve. He is moving into what should be the prime years of his career, and the things he needs are just simple tweaks. However, in a profession where people are competing for just a few top spots, the improvements need to come quick.
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Environmental workshop in Erie to teach about caring for creation
Caring about creation can begin with something as simple as changing a light bulb.
Replacing an incandescent bulb with an energy-efficient one is a way of saving money. But it's also a way of serving as a steward for the world, said Dennis Groce, a member of Lutherans Restoring Creation of Northwest Pennsylvania.
LRC, with the support of area Lutheran congregations, will present Caring for Creation: An Environmental Workshop for People of Faith on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2216 Peach St. A light lunch will follow.
Registration for the event, which is open to people of all faith traditions, is $5 and the deadline is Sept. 6.
"We seek to raise awareness," said Groce, who is also a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in North East. "We seek to shape public policies. We seek to take actions that would be respectful and caring for the environment."
He said Lutherans Restoring Creation is a group of people, primarily from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, who are "concerned with caring for the world that God has given us."
However, he said such stewardship for the world isn't limited to Christians and is part of other faith traditions, including Judaism and Islam.
"Almost all faith traditions have a concern for the environment, in some manner," Groce said.
People who attend the environmental workshop will hear about the faith basis for creation care, he said.
They'll also learn how to make creation care part of their worship practices, educational programs and maintenance of their homes and religious buildings.
Speakers at the workshop will include the Rev. Amy Reumann, director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania, and Cricket Hunter, executive director of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light.
Groce said Reumann will describe the theological foundation for creation care. He said she's also active in and can talk about public policy issues.
Hunter will share information about a program in which individuals and organizations like congregations can join in "buying pools" to negotiate lower rates for the purchase of electricity generated by renewable energy technologies, Groce said.
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WE ARE CLOSELY WATCHING A BREAKING NEWS STORY THIS MORNING. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANGELA BRAUER WAS THE FIRST REPORTER ON THE SCENE IN THE NORTH VALLEY. ANGELA. MARISA AND TODD - WE'RE AT 12TH AND GRIEGOS AND IN THIS AREA...A LOT OF OFFICERS ON SCENE, LOTS OF POLICE TOO ON 11TH. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE TELL US THEY WERE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION IN THIS AREA WHEN SUDDENLY SOMEONE STARTED SHOOTING AT THEM WITH A HIGH POWERED RIFLE AND THEN TOOK OFF... WHEN OFFICERS LOCATED THEIR SUSPECT, THEY FOUND HE HAD DIED FROM A SELF INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. IT'S UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW WHO THIS PERSON IS THAT WAS SHOOTING, OR WHY THEY WERE DOING SO. obviously it's an extremely dangerous situation anytime a person is firing not only at police but just randomly with a high powered rifle it's a dangerous situation. Luckily no innocent civilians were hurt, no officers were hurt, and it appears the only subject to suffer any injuries was the individual. I'M TOLD AT NO POINT DID ANY OFFICER FIRE BACK OR USE THEIR GUN. THERE WAS ALSO A SECOND SUBJECT...A SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED...THEY'RE WORKING NOW TO SEE IF THAT PERSON OR CAR HAS ANY KIND OF CONNECTION. OFFICERS ARE ALSO INTERVIEWING WITNESSES WHO HEARD AND SAW THIS ALL GO DOWN... WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE MORNING ... ANGELA BRAUER KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS MORE IN THE MORNING.
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When we have photo shoots, Nina not only shares her makeup artistry, but also organizes the events, helps plan shots, and wrangles models and other artists.
During product development, Nina is the official tester of new products and helps create easy-to-understand instructions for use.
When it comes to marketing, Nina can answer any question about the Cinema Secrets product line and offers up her knowledge in blog posts, for press inquiries, and in phone calls with customers.
This is all on top of her entertainment-industry makeup artistry, which includes a range of movies and television shows that let her show off her skills with beauty makeup and FX designs equally. She even was featured as an expert on an episode of History Channel's Modern Marvels focused on Halloween makeup.
Most recently, Nina was invited to speak about Cosplay ("costume play") at the 2011 Phoenix Comicon.
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How did you get started in makeup?
I worked for a costume shop called Josie O'Kain Costumes in Joliet, Illinois, and one year they asked me if I wanted to do Halloween makeups for our clients. I said, "Sure!" and started to do research. I read a lot of makeup how-to books, watched a ton of videos, and just experimented on any and all my friends who'd allow me to work on them. Then, one day I was at a comic book convention with my friends, dressed as "Buffy" vampires. I won the contest judged by a couple of the actors and was told that it looked amazing and I should think about being a makeup artist. The actor gave me the name of the show's head artist and I emailed, sending pictures and asking questions. I went to a trade show and asked the major vendors where I could go to school to study. Next thing, I visited LA to check out schools, found one I loved, and stayed. The rest, as they say, is history.
What do you consider your specialties?
Beauty, Face & Body Paint, Airbrush, Special Makeup FX
What is your favorite type of makeup project?
Fantasy and creature Makeup. It really lets me stretch my creativity and imagination.
What is the most valuable skill you've learned?
Believe it or not, proper color-mixing and -matching. It sounds really simple, but it's probably the single most vital part of any kind of makeup. If you can't match or create colors, you can't build a look--beauty or otherwise.
What is the most challenging makeup situation you've experienced?
I was the key artist on an independent film with a cast full of monsters and creatures. I finished the three-hour makeup, and before the talent was even called to set, he came back and his eyebrow cover was sliding away from the cap. One of my makeup assistants came back with him looking horrified as the director asked if we'd be stuck completely re-doing his makeup. I took a look and sat the talent down, then after a moment, shook my head and told him, "Give me 10 minutes. I think I know what happened, and I can fix this." I had told one of the artists who was helping me with a bald cap to seal it down as solidly as she could, because the talent was known for perspiring a lot. She did just that. I had forgotten to tell her to leave a small hole so the perspiration could escape. I took my airbrush needle and popped two tiny little holes at the base of his neck in the cap. Luckily, I always pack back-up prosthetics, so I slapped a new brow cover over him and matched the coloring. The director thought I was a hero--now I know the key was to keep calm and think on my feet.
What is your best tip for other makeup artists?
Never stop learning. Even if you're the best at what you do, the moment you stop trying to learn new things, you'll hit your peak and everything else will become stagnant. I find that, even when I'm not trying, I learn something new everyday and work it into my own techniques.
Do you have any advice for amateurs who want to become pro?
You have to have a passion for this job and love what you do. You have to want it and be willing to work hard and long hours. When things are good, they're amazing. When things are not, it can be pretty discouraging. It's a competitive field, so make yourself marketable and be ready for that daily job hunt--but always keep trying.
What have you been up to most recently?
I just came out of being in demand for a good stretch of time. Recently, I've been working with the wonderful cast and crew on All My Children, picking up a few event makeups for graduations and proms, teaching private airbrush lessons... and I just finished being a guest at Phoenix Comic Con where I was teaching attendees tips and tricks of Cosplay makeup.


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We have an emergency situation which I think is not being fully addressed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
One of the main (rotten) pilings at the Jantzen Beach moorage on Hayden Island that supports several homes, including my residence, on the Columbia River has buckled and appears ready to snap into two pieces, jeopardizing the safety, personal life and the structural integrity of several homes.
The Army Corps of Engineers will not grant an emergency variance to allow the ownership to replace and install new replacement pilings for the safety of those impacted by this frightening situation. Management and I have called the Corps several times and left messages but have not received any response or a return phone call.
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Saturday's District 10 boys soccer highlights, Sept. 7
Corry 3, Fort LeBoeuf 1: At Waterford, Justin Short's goal broke a 1-1 tie in the second half and Josh Schrecengost added an insurance goal later in the half as the Beavers (2-1) downed the Bison (0-2) in a non-region match.
Bailey Patten's goal gave Corry a 1-0 halftime lead, but LeBoeuf's Stephen Port converted a penalty kick early in the second half to tie the score.
Central Tech 2, Fairview 0: At Fairview, Vinnie Stankiewicz scored off a rebound in the 48th minute and Alex Yacobozzi converted a penalty kick in the 61st minute as the Falcons (2-2) blanked the Tigers (1-2) in a non-region match.
Saegertown 3, Girard 0: At Saegertown, Matt Schenberg scored a pair of goals and the Panthers (2-1) did all their scoring in the second half in a non-region match.
Hickory 3, North East 1: At North East, Nick Tantuo scored a pair of goals to lead Hickory to a non-region win.
Matt Costello added a goal for Hickory (2-1).
Connor Bradford had the lone goal for North East (2-1).
North Allegheny 1, Mercyhurst Prep 0: At Pittsburgh, the unbeaten Tigers netted one first-half goal, and that was all they needed to claim a non-region win over the visiting Lakers.
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"Men are such fools," he observes. "They only realize how beautiful life is when they are face to face with death. And even those people are rare. Some die without knowing what life is. You are a fine man. You are rebelling against it. . .That's what impresses me. You've been a slave to life; now you are trying to master it. Man's duty is to enjoy life. It's against God's will not to do so. Man must have a lust for life. Lust is considered immoral but it is not. A lust for life is a virtue."
"Inochi wa mijakashi" he sings, staring straight ahead. People move away from him, finding his demeanor oddly disturbing.
Life is so short, dear maiden,
so fall in love while your lips are still red
And before your passion cools
For there will be no tomorrow.
. . .Tomorrow will not come again.
Sea Slug--slippery and evasive; somebody hard to pin down--that's Sub-Section Chief Mr. Ohno
The Ditch or Drain cover--someone who is damp all year round--that would be Ohara
Fly Paper--somebody who clings to people all the time--Mr. Noguchi
"Teishoku," the fixed meal, the Daily Special--somebody who is so ordinary, he has no special characteristics--Mr. Saito
Konnyaku, a gelatinous food--here it stands for someone who is faint-hearted, always quivering--that's Mr. Kimura
The opening sequence of Ikiru clearly establishes Watanabe's personality and his place in the world. It begins with a shot of an x-ray of Watanabe's stomach accompanied by a voiceover who explains that Watanabe will soon learn he has stomach cancer, and he will realize that he has led a meaningless life. He describes Watanabe as someone who is "simply passing time without actually living his life." It's an unconventional way to start a film because the narrator reveals everything we should expect about the protagonist. This sequence is also important because of the absence of Watanabe's point-of-view shot. When Toyo starts laughing, Watanabe stops what he's doing to see what all the commotion is about. Rather than watching this scene through the protagonist's perspective, the camera moves to the opposite side of the room. Watanabe is "denied the subject position of the look; he is placed in the position of the other's look (Yoshimoto 196)." This camera angle indicates that Watanabe is the subject of the joke.
After Watanabe leaves the doctor's office where he learns he has an incurable form of cancer, he walks home in a state of despair. The camera follows him as he walks home absentmindedly. This scene is distinct because it is silent, and it's only later that we learn he is walking by a very busy street. The silence emphasizes his obsessed state of mind (Prince 104). It also illustrates his despair after receiving such dreadful news. When sound is finally introduced in this scene, the camera begins to move away from Watanabe in the same way it did in the opening sequence. Once again he becomes the subject of other's observation (Yoshimoto 197).
Watanabe walks home/long shot
In this long shot one can barely see Watanabe among the passing cars. Ultimately, it illustrates how small and inferior he is in relation to the rest of the world.
The silent scene is also important because of what is presented in the frame as Watanabe makes his way down the street. In the background there are a series of identical posters which read "Morinaga Penicillin Ointment."
Watanabe feels miserable because he's realized that he hasn't lived his life meaningfully and authentically. He doesn't know what to do or who to lean on in this time of crisis; he is essentially trapped. This feeling of entrapment is reflected through the use of cluttered and crowded scenes, especially in the bar scene and the nightlife scenes. In an effort to forget about his condition, Watanabe goes to a bar where he meets a writer. The bar is unusually small which creates a feeling of claustrophobia and intimacy between Watanabe, the writer, and the viewers. One of the more striking elements in this bar is the large ladder that seems to divide the place in half.
It is often believed that walking underneath a ladder is bad luck. The fact that Watanabe sits underneath the ladder reinforces his doomed fate.
The writer feels sympathetic towards Watanabe and decides to invite him on an adventure involving gambling, dancing, and drinking. The feeling of entrapment persists as they make their way from one place to another. For example, there are many prison-like images that occupy most of the frame whenever the focus is on Watanabe. Such images include fences, bars, and other barriers.
The reference to penicillin emphasizes Watanabe's fatal condition (Yoshimoto 197). At the time, penicillin was considered a miracle drug that saved many Japanese people after WWII from dying of tuberculosis (Yoshimoto 197). Unfortunately, Watanabe cannot be saved by any miracle drugs. The juxtaposition of a miracle drug and Watanabe's incurable disease also enhances viewers' sympathy.
Through the use of sound devices and camera techniques such as the tracking shot, the long shot, and the absence of point-of-view shots, Kurosawa reinforces Watanabe's despair and submissiveness. Kurosawa also presents certain props to reinforce Watanabe's impending death as well as cluttered settings to emphasize his inability to liberate himself and acquire a sense of purpose.The feeling of entrapment persists as they make their way from one place to another. For example, there are many prison-like images that occupy most of the frame whenever the focus is on Watanabe. Such images include fences, bars, and other barriers.
These barriers suggest that Watanabe is like a prisoner in his own life, and he does not know how to break free and live authentically.
After realizing he's not going to find meaning by indulging in life's pleasures or by living through someone else, Watanabe returns to work determined to build a playground; an issue he had previously neglected. Essentially, this scene symbolizes his rebirth. (The "Happy Birthday" tune in the background suggests his symbolic rebirth). It's also important because it illustrates a shift in the movement of the camera. In this scene, Watanabe sits at his desk and tells two of his employees about his plan to build the playground.
The employees stand on each side of the frame "so that their bodies visually entrap the dying clerk (Prince 109)", and they tell him that the job should go to the Engineering department. Watanabe, however, proudly says "it's just the sort of matter that Public Affairs must take the lead on." For the first time he looks and sounds alive. The camera reacts by approaching Watanabe until he dominates the frame completely. He has shifted from "being a submissive visual element to being a dominant visual element (Prince 109)."
Camera movement/rebirth
Just when we were starting to see a change in Watanabe, the narrator surprises us by announcing his death. From now on, everything we learn about Watanabe is based on tales told by family and co-workers during his funeral. Nevertheless, we had the privilege of watching Watanabe's transformation and quest for meaning in the first half of the film. With the help of the cinematography and mise-en-scène, Kurosawa is able to articulate Watanabe's despair as well as his growth.
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guided media
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connects MAN and LAN and are usually leased
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method of computerized processing in which business transactions are accumulated over a period of time and prepared for processing as a single unit or batch
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embrace the camera: 4/26/12
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Hilarious photo bombing aside (how adorable is that!) These came out wonderful. I love them =D I'm getting increasingly jealous of your awesome photo taking skills ;DReplyDelete
Congratulations! I think the photo bombing picture might be my favorite. You guys are seriously adorable.ReplyDelete
So cute!!! Your crew can ALWAYS make my day!!! Happy 9 years to you and Mr. A!!!!ReplyDelete
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These pictures are precious, you guys are so cute! And the photo bombing pic is too funny!ReplyDelete
I wish you and mr. A the best ! Marriage sure has the ups and downs but you two are so incredibly cute and those kids...well...I AM ADDICTED to your cute blog arnt I?? lolReplyDelete
Happy Happy belated anniversary! You two are fantastic together :)ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! I love that you tell it like it is :) Very cute photos of you two!ReplyDelete
Happy 9 years to you! I think my favorite is the one with your son in the back :)ReplyDelete
I love the middle picture. Adorable. Loved how the kids were hiding. So funny.ReplyDelete
seriously gorgeous photos, girl!ReplyDelete
You two are absolutely adorable!! You look so happy!! I hope after 9 years of marriage the hubs and I still look this happy! :)ReplyDelete
this is adorable. happy anniversary! love the prom-esqe photo :)ReplyDelete
Wonderful photos! Happy, Happy Anniversary!!! Fight, love, Fight, Love, then fight again. . . My husband and I have been doing it for 20 years. It's wonderful!ReplyDelete
Totally the photobomb one... it's the BEST.ReplyDelete
Thanks for encouraging us all to do this, Emily! I've been fairly regular at it this year. Not every week, but I'm embracing fairly frequently. Can't wait til the end of the year, to see ALL the photos I have of myself with the kids!
Adorable!! I love that your kids purposefully wait to ambush your photos. I was "that kid" once upon a time.ReplyDelete
I love these! They are great, it's funny the way the kids are getting involved to give you a hard time, lol.ReplyDelete
You two look great! And my favourite has to be the one with Caedmon in the background. :-DReplyDelete
I think the pic with Caedemon in the back should be framed!ReplyDelete
Love them!ReplyDelete
Love it!! You all look so happy and joyful:)ReplyDelete
congratulations!! these are such adorable & lovely photos! thanks for sharing :))ReplyDelete
really? you fight? my husband and I NEVER fight. Ever.ReplyDelete
two are
You always make me laugh!! :)ReplyDelete
i love these pictures, em!ReplyDelete
these photos are super adorable!ReplyDelete
and i love cheesy conversations with my man.
well, when we aren't fighting:)
happy thursday, cutie. xo
Very cute, and happy anniversary! I really appreciate how honest and real you are in your writing...it's refreshing...thanks so much, Emily!ReplyDelete
~From another Emily
Love them. Especially the second one :)ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary!
awww, such sweet photos! I would also like to get myself in the picture at least once a week, will try me very best to do just that!ReplyDelete
Oh and Happy Anniversary to both o' yah!ReplyDelete
oh my GOODNESS! these are ADORABLE! :)ReplyDelete
hilarious! and i told my husband that your camping post was like seeing into our future once we have 6 kids - love it!ReplyDelete
i've always enjoyed your ETC posts but never joined in.ReplyDelete
until yesterday, when i heard a mother of 6 talking about how there are huge gaps with her in any photos in her kids' baby pictures.
and then she was talking about her own babyhood/childhood photos and how few there are of her with her mother.
could be TIME...
i've always enjoyed your ETC posts but never joined in.ReplyDelete
until yesterday, when i heard a mother of 6 talking about how there are huge gaps with her in any photos in her kids' baby pictures.
and then she was talking about her own babyhood/childhood photos and how few there are of her with her mother.
could be TIME...
So lovely, hope my hubby and I look that happy at 9 years. Congratulations :)ReplyDelete
these are great! i love the cheese central one. mr. anderson knows how to lay it on thick. love it.ReplyDelete
and maybe next time i'll join ya'll.
so great!ReplyDelete
good job just doing it.
getting those pictures.
happy anniversary.
9 nine years.
thats a long time to fight and love.
love, fight, love, fight, fight, fight, love...ReplyDelete
that's REAL married life. :)
Love these pictures--photo bombers and all!
I love these pictures of you two! So cute and so in love!ReplyDelete
aww presh! the first one of the "nose graze" is my fav!ReplyDelete
p.s. please tell me someone caught the "OC" reference...
can i just say that i love you?! literally truly love. what you say is so true and real life. and i adore that.ReplyDelete
happy anniversary. and seriously, congrats on having such cute kiddos and still being such a sexy adorable couple.


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February 28, 2013
Keystone: Win-Win or Lose-Lose for Obama?
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On Sunday, the leader of the Canadian Province that is home to "the Saudi Arabia of dirty oil," Alberta's tar sands, returned home to Alberta, after spending the weekend in Washington DC, meeting with more than twenty U.S. Senators, plus many state Governors, and with Administration officials.
She was lobbying for approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline to be built, to carry this oil onto the global market.
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I'm going to suggest something seemingly outrageous: GIRLS isn't that great.
Hear me out.
No one was looking forward to GIRLS more than me. Actually that's probably not true (hyperbole strikes again!) but I was definitely looking forward to it.
The first few episodes were a delight. Look at these GIRLS in all capitals! They're my age! Sometimes they say juvenile regrettable things and make mistakes and try to act cool when they're really shattering to pieces inside! Hannah has a normal body! They masturbate! I can relate! I can relate to it all!
And then I couldn't anymore.
Perhaps I don't have enough experience with girls my age even though I am one or maybe in the time I lived in Brooklyn as a 22 year old I missed out on the lifestyle the show depicts. By the fifth episode of GIRLS, I was forced to admit it was nothing more than a Sex and the City wolf in an edgier, younger sheep's clothing most likely from Free People.
The show is a great show. It's entertaining, it's well written, it's starkly and sometimes frighteningly honest. It's a breath of fresh air. I really just think the title is inaccurate.
GIRLS isn't girls. It's stereotypes of girls, specifically of white girls living their white lives whitily. I don't think GIRLS is representative of post-college "girls" at all. In fact, as a post-college person with lady parts, I find the title almost insulting. Hannah is 24 years old and she expects her parents to support her living in Brooklyn. She has an emotionally and often sexually abusive boyfriend whom she tolerates for reasons unknown to me (that face!). Marnie, the responsible one, is uptight and filled with anxiety. Shoshanna's "biggest baggage" is that she's a virgin (THE HORROR!) and wait…did I just hear that "all adventurous women" have HPV? Here I pictured adventurous women volunteering at orphanages in western Africa or jumping out of planes. Silly me?
Is that, as Peggy Lee once crooned, all there is? Do we just have GIRLS to represent us as females living in our twenties? We're not women, you guys. We're girls! We're just taller children with hips and tits navigating our twenties "one mistake at a time." We don't support ourselves. Responsibility isn't fun. We don't make decisions based on what would benefit us in our future or what would impact others. Boys our age are either intimidating or unfuckable wimps. Oh, and we live in Brooklyn.
I have often heard Lena Dunham described as "the voice of our generation." I hope that's not true, because I can say with certainty that she doesn't speak for me. To me, the image GIRLS paints of actual girls is a little muddled. I know "girls" who help support their families. Girls with children. Girls in the military. Girls who own houses. Girls who build houses. Teachers, girlfriends, mothers, engineers, wives, single girls, artists, volunteers, pilots, daughters, nurses, virgins, sluts (hey, no bad thing to regularly have sex when a girl isn't in a relationship), etc., etc., etc.
We aren't girls, HBO. We're women. I'm fairly certain we'll be navigating our lives "one mistake at a time" for the rest of it. Let's give GIRLS the credit it deserves as a TV show, but let's not forget it doesn't necessarily represent all twenty-something females (people with lady parts, if you will).
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text: Richard L. "Dick" Simmons, 89, a resident of Elkins, passed on from his home among the hills to his heavenly home on the eve of his 90th birthday, Wednesday morning, July 30, 2014, at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center at Clarksburg. He had received excellent care as a resident of the West Virginia Veterans' Nursing Facility at Clarksburg for the past month. Richard was raised, educated, married and resided in Elkins for nine decades.


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Man United eye Brazilian prodigy Kenedy
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English football club Manchester United are preparing a bid to sign Brazilian prodigy Kenedy.
The 17-year-old striker has had a impressive season with Brazilian top-flight club Fluminense and the national under-17 team, reports Xinhua.
He is also understood to be on the radar of Spanish giants Real Madrid and French outfit Monaco.
Any move for Kenedy would have to wait until February next year due to rules prohibiting the transfer of players under the age of 18.
Kenedy top-scored for Brazil with six goals at the U-17 South American championships in April.
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B-school? There's an app for that
An MBA continues to be the most in-demand and recognised degree in today's competitive world. The financial crisis saw demand for business education experience several peaks and troughs; however, its value and direction have since seen a major shift with the world's leading business schools acknowledging the need to rework their curricula to focus on developing leaders who believe business has more to it than just shareholder value.
To measure up to the way the world will do business in the future, B-schools are refocusing their energies on attracting and developing the best talent. As several schools encourage younger applicants straight out of college to apply, the application process has become tougher, more selective and demands rigorous preparation and financial preparedness than before.
Time-consuming process
So how does one get in? Despite the high stakes, applicants do have a fighting chance. Carl Henric Holmberg, Executive Director Recruiting and Marketing for Africa, Middle East and South Asia at Hult International Business School, explains, "The biggest mistake potential candidates make is underestimating the amount of work involved in the application process. The applicant's MBA starts before the admission process, where painstaking preparation, self-planning, and securing the right aids such as scholarships or financial aid can give him/her a higher chance of being accepted."
Business school isn't for the clueless. While there is only one MBA degree, no two programmes are the same. If you're planning on an MBA, then make sure you know it will help you achieve your career goals and objectives. Good business schools look for people with a career plan with a legitimate need for an MBA. Research and narrow down school options that best fit your requirement; then meet with them in advance. Individual assessments and reviews help ascertain how and where you fit in and identifies if you're better suited for another business programme than the one you had originally planned for.
"Student recruitment offices offer invaluable guidance and insight to applicants," says Raymi van der Spek, Executive Director, Strategic Development and Administration at University of Wollongong in Dubai. "We have many students who apply for an MBA and then discover that they're better suited for a business degree in engineering management or quality management instead; proactive students thoroughly research their options and directly interact with the schools of their choice, this significantly contributes to their chances of getting in."
Early bird gets the worm
Timing is integral to a successful application. The B-school application process is conducted in a series of rounds, typically in October, January and March for the September intake. Schools collect all the interesting files they've received to decide whether candidates are in, out or placed on a waiting list. Applying early also helps get your foot in the door for possible scholarships and gives you three full months to consider your options and make a final choice. "A typical admission process takes an average of four weeks per candidate, so the earlier you send in your application the better. Applicants grossly underestimate the time it takes to source school and university transcripts, or even secure worthy referrals, which takes considerable effort and time," says Holmberg.
To ensure you're well in time, work backwards. For a September start, aim to have all your paperwork in by April or start of May; for a January intake look at September or start of October.
"The application process gives us insight into the applicant's personality, profile, achievements and future personal and career goals — incomplete applications, a lack of attention to detail and not providing strong referees reflect badly," says Ehsan Razavizadeh, Regional Director for Mena and Head of Dubai Centre at Cass Business School. "So, building an impressive application is certainly essential for candidates if they want to gain admission to a leading business school."
Quality over quantity
A quality application is half the battle won. Business schools always aim to select a well-rounded class that reflects the talent, leadership, diversity, and global outlook to which the school aspires. Remember, there is no set definition of business talent; each school assembles its class one person at a time.
"An applicant is essentially demonstrating his/her ability to prepare, invest and deliver right from the start. Recruitment teams comprise experts in their field, so they can tell if someone is just looking to hide from a dismal job market or looking for a 'salary raise', which won't help your application at all," says Christopher Hein, Global Director of MBA, Hult.
In addition to a well-crafted personal essay and a flair for personal interviews, business schools are always looking for that something extra. "The applications that stand out demonstrate core strengths such as creativity, leadership, problem-solving and communication skills, as well as those who possess a strong academic background, good university degree and a minimum of four to five years of work experience. A well-crafted personal statement and being well prepared for the formal interview also usually stand out," says Razavizadeh.


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Health care workers from AFSCME 1199 voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize union leaders to call a strike if a contract settlement can't be reached by July 1.
Members met and rallied at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Wednesday before demonstrating outside Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on 11th Street between Chestnut and Walnut.
The union, which represents nurses aides, food service workers and custodians among others, is engaged in contract negotiations with hospitals including Jefferson, Hahnemann Hospital, Temple, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Henry Nicholas, president of the union's local chapter, said employers are looking to impose cuts to hourly wages between $5 and $7 per hour against certain employees. Other members said they were unhappy with proposed benefit packages and pension programs.


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CHESTER, Pa. — Kenny Cooper scored twice, and Thierry Henry added a goal to lift the New York Red Bulls over the Philadelphia Union 3-0 on Saturday.
With D.C. United and the Chicago Fire's 1-1 tie later in the day, the Red Bulls (16-9-9) finished third in the Eastern Conference and avoided having to play in the one-game wild card playoff game. The Red Bulls (57 points) were tied with Chicago but ended up third based on a tiebreaker. The Fire now will host fifth-place Houston this week in a one-game showdown with the winner to advance to play first place Kansas City.
The third-place Red Bulls will play second-place D.C. either Saturday or Sunday at Red Bull Arena in the first leg of the two-game, total goals playoff series. The second leg will be played at RFK Stadium in Washington either Nov. 7 or 8.
Cooper scored on a penalty kick in the 13th minute after Tim Cahill was taken down by defender Carlos Valdes in the box a minute earlier. Henry scored his 15th goal to make it 2-0 in the 35th minute.
Cooper added his team-leading 18th goal — and fifth against Philadelphia this season — in the 66th minute.
The Union played without defender Sheanon Williams (left ankle), defender Gabriel Farfan (right ankle) and midfielder Freddy Adu (coach's decision). Philadelphia finished 10-18-6 overall and lost all three matches to the Red Bulls this season.


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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STEPS YOU WANT TAKE BEFORE HAPPENED. FIRST THING YOU SAY GOOD IDEA TO Mostly sunny skies from our Skycam network . Nothing on Live Super Doppler 4 in the region, nothing expected today. The Asheville, Hendersonville area, after tying a record low of 54 this morning, will reach upper 70s today, the Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson region will climb to just 84 today. Winds from the Northeast at 5-10 early, calmer in afternoon. The 4DayPlus forecast for the Mountains is partly cloudy today with high of 79, a 30% chance of showers on Thursday, high of 80. The Upstate will be 84 and mostly sunny today, partly cloudy Thursday, a slight chance of showers after 3pm, high of 83. A 50% chance of showers by Friday for the Mountains and Upstate.
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Rosegarden - Jack Sync issue
(Sorry, I had posted this by mistake in the Hardware section, whist it's an application issue, instead...) Hi. Does anyone knows how to get Rosegarden in sync with Jack? I had no problems at all with Hydrogen and Ardour (perfect sync through Jack) but, no matter what I do in Rosegarden's settings, the program does not sync with Jack at all. It just ignores it. MIDI Connections in Jack look OK, the Rosegarden sequencer synchronisation settings look OK too (Sequencer timer = AUTO, Jack Transport Mode = SYNC, all the rest is OFF). Even using Ardour as Time Master does not do the trick. Any hint? Thanks and regards, (Rio) PS. 64 build of 64Studio 2.1 RME HDSP 9632
didn't found out how to sync
didn't found out how to sync them, so i do all audio stuff in rosegarden too now. had problems importing stuff with sox; sndfile-resample seemd to be unavailable in repros. so i had to install samplerate-programs as thorgal supposed in ubuntu-forum. could be listed in recomended packages in rosegarden-package!?
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tring to record some midi-tracks from rosegarden to ardour, but the syncing doesn´t work. with jacktransport rosegarden ends up a bit slower, begins syncronized but afer a minute or so u can hear it loosing the sync. MTC, no way how can i record my midi from rosegarden into ardour??? OBS: 64studio 3.0 beta
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I too had troube syncing Hydrogen, jack and rosegarden. I set both hydrogen and Rosegarden to use jack transport with Rosegarden as Master sending both MMC and MTC (probably only need one or the other) and it works fine (at least it apears so to me. Have to to check more closely about that minimal negative delay that icemouse mentioned). Same with Ardour (acting as master). I can run Rosegarden or Ardour continuously (not looping that is) while Hydrogen does loop (realy good for capturing live jams). I just wish I could get live audio into Rosegarden. I like Audio & MIDI in the same app too
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Please try to use QJackCtl's, Rosegarden's and Ardour's transport by turns. Doing this with my 64 Studio 2.1 upgraded to Lenny 64-bit it's fine, but it won't play with the first try. QjackCtl 0.3.2 jackd 0.109.2 Rosegarden 1.7.1 Ardour 2.4.1 Did you enable Jack transport for Rosegarden?
You might think Hydrogen is in perfect sync, because you don't need a unison sync and drum machines are often given a minimal negative delay, a minimal negative delay function is something missing for Rosegarden (odd if you are doing drums by the sequencer, like I do), so you might be fine, because it's not fine ;). The way you wish to use Rosegarden synced to Ardour, Rosegarden should also be in sync with a minimal negative delay, but I don't know the settings to do that. I prefer to have audio and MIDI in one application. Maybe you can use Rosegarden for audio too.
Thanks, Ralf.
Thanks for your reply, Ralf. I'll check a few extra options and - should they work - I'll post my results for everyone. Cheers, Rio
There might be a bug in Ardour 2.4.1 and 2.5
Hi Rio :) if you are not using Hydrogen from the Subversion directory, Ardour and Hydrogen can't be in sync, when using Jack transport. Rosegarden and Ardour can't be in sync at the moment. Hydrogen's SVN version only is in sync, because of a patch. There seems to be a bug in Ardour, please join the Jack dev list. Maybe you can check out MTC instead and see if this can solve the trouble for the moment. Cheers, Ralf


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The Baker's Catalogue Online Shop from King Arthur Flour. The Baker's Catalogue is a full resource for bakers. They have everything from high-quality King Arthur flour, which Sara Kate used in all of her recipe testing for her recent baking cookbook, to specialized tools for the baker, to fun and inspiring recipes. We have also found that their customer service staff, easily reachable by phone, is extremely helpful and knowledgeable. They are all baking enthusiasts and are eager to offer suggestions and help in troubleshooting recipes. Sara Kate also used many of their excellent extracts in testing recipes for her book; you can see their selection of flavors and extracts here. We enjoy browsing their selection of baking pans and sheets for new toys to add to our collection, and their section of holiday and special-occasion baking is inspiring as well. We highly recommend them. Their prices are average to high, but very commensurate with the quality of goods they sell and the service they provide. Have you had any experience with The Baker's Catalogue?


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It's all fine to say, "Time will heal everything, this too shall pass away. People will forget"—and things like that when you are not involved, but when you are there is no passage of time, people do not forget and you are in the middle of something that does not change.
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SHAMONG — State troopers pulled a New Jersey State Park Police officer from his department car that had overturned in several feet of water off a Burlington County roadway Tuesday night, authorities said.
The park police car left the roadway, went up an embankment and turned upside down in a swampy area just south of Atsion Road and Willow Grove Road about 11:13 p.m., said Sgt. Adam Grossman of the New Jersey State Police.
The car was in as much as 3 feet of water in a ditch, said Larry Ragonese, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, which encompasses the park police.
When troopers arrived a few minutes after the crash, much of the top of the car appeared to be submerged in the water, Grossman said.
"They didn't know he was in there, at first," he said.
Troopers Charles Garrison, William Kemnah, Nicholas Renna, James Brain and George Crothers waded into the water and broke through the patrol's car window with a Halligan bar – a standard-issue tool in state trooper cars, Grossman said.
The Indian Mills Fire Company then pried the door open.
The troopers pulled Erich Ritter, 42, out of the car just a few minutes after the vehicle was submerged, Grossman said.
Ritter was disoriented and cold, but was conscious, state police added. Ragonese said he was in no danger of drowning after the accident - and said Ritter is on duty today.
Grossman said the accident was still under investigation. Ragonese said the car hit a patch of ice on the road.
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Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti ordered the evaluation for Robert Ross of Branchville, who pleaded not guilty to a host of arson charges.
Ross' attorney, public defender Kevin McLaughlin, said the examination would center on whether he set the fires.
Ross is being held on $50,000 cash bail in connection with a fire that broke out during the early-morning hours of Nov. 12 at a three-building storage area at Willco Air Conditioning-Refrigeration-Heating on Mill Street in Branchville, as well as two earlier fires.
Ross is also charged with setting a fire at the same Willco storage buildings on Nov. 18, 2012, and setting a blaze to a warehouse operated by the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which sells used furniture and home accessories, on Milk Street in Branchville, on April 22, 2011. All three fires occurred just blocks from Ross' Milk Street home.
Ross did not speak during today's brief court hearing, but inexplicably walked out in the middle of the proceeding to return to his holding cell, apparently thinking the court session was over. He was led back to the courtroom by Sussex County sheriff's officers moments later.
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It's been just over a year since an affair cost him his marriage to Sandra Bullock and fallout from the scandal upended his world. "Everything got ripped to shreds," Jesse James tells PEOPLE in a candid interview, speaking from his home outside of Austin, Texas. "I was at my breaking point."
A 30-day stint at Sierra Tucson treatment center in Arizona not only helped James, 42, cope at the height of the crisis but, as he writes in a new memoir, American Outlaw, it also shed light on his abusive childhood and turbulent life marked by anger and shame.
"I always felt out of place my whole life," says James, who still felt unworthy despite rising to fame and success as CEO of West Coast Choppers custom motorcycle outfit and host of Discovery Channel's Monster Garage. "I never felt successful, never felt I deserved anything."
Although James takes "full accountability" for his betrayal of Bullock, he isn't dwelling on past mistakes. "I'm moving forward, thinking clearly and becoming a better person. ... I have started life over."
James, who recently shut down WCC and relocated his family and work to rural Texas, says, "I've made my world pretty small. Now I can focus on what's important: making sure [my] kids get good grades and are happy and healthy."
One topic too painful to include in the memoir? Louis, the adopted son James and Bullock had been raising together in secret before the scandal broke. "Talking about Louis almost felt too intimate," says James. "He is so sweet and I miss him."
For an exclusive excerpt of American Outlaw and at-home interview with Jesse James, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now
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Mavericks 116
Nuggets 110 (OT)
DENVER (AP) - Michael Finley scored seven of his 30 points in overtime, and Nick Van Exel added 20 points amid a constant chorus of boos in his return to Denver as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Nuggets.
Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks, who completed their first season sweep of the Nuggets.
Van Exel, who demanded to be traded early this season and was finally dealt to Dallas on deadline day, was booed loudly when he entered with 2:06 left in the first quarter and each time he touched the ball thereafter.
Juwan Howard, sent to the Nuggets in the Van Exel trade, led Denver with 30 points and 10 rebounds. George McCloud had 20 points for the Nuggets, who have lost seven of eight.
Dallas guard Steve Nash broke a 104-all tie with a 3-pointer and then a jumper.
Donnell Harvey's dunk cut it to 109-106, but Finley completed a three-point play with 1:29 left.
Howard managed only 2-for-4 on free throws on Denver's next two possessions. Finley's dunk clinched it with 15 seconds left, putting Dallas ahead 114-108.
Eduardo Najera scored six of the first eight points for Dallas to start the fourth quarter, extending its lead to 87-81, but McCloud scored five points to close the gap to 89-86 with 8:48 left.
Howard's 10-foot jumper with 1:56 left gave the Nuggets a 102-99 lead, but Dallas tied it at 102 on Finley's layup with 57 seconds left.
Lakers 95
Rockets 79
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal had 36 points and 14 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers, playing without Kobe Bryant, beat the Houston Rockets.
Bryant was serving the first game of a two-game suspension for his fight with Indiana's Reggie Miller on Friday night.
O'Neal, who promised before the game to "hold the fort" during Bryant's absence, wore his teammate's No. 8 jersey during warmups. He had seven assists and was 15-of-21 from the floor and 6-of-11 from the foul line.
The victory, coupled with Sacramento's 97-86 loss to Indiana, pulled the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers within a game of the Kings for the league's best record.
Robert Horry added 14 points and eight rebounds for Los Angeles, which moved ahead of the Rockets early in the second quarter and stayed there, opening a 59-42 margin four minutes into the third.
Steve Francis scored 20 points for Houston, and Walt Williams had 19.
When the national anthem was played Sunday, O'Neal's image - Bryant's jersey really snug on his 335-pound frame - was flashed on the big screen, and the crowd of 18,997 cheered wildly.
Spurs 99
Knicks 83
NEW YORK (AP) - David Robinson moved within 12 points of 20,000 for his career, and Tim Duncan had 25 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio.
Robinson had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Steve Smith added 18 points.
The Spurs won their second in a row while starting a string of seven straight games against most of the worst teams in the league - the Knicks, Warriors, Rockets, Bulls (twice), Nuggets and Grizzlies. San Antonio does not play a team with a winning record until March 16 against Boston.
Kurt Thomas had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who fell behind by 21 points during the third quarter.
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More Pros, than Cons
March 27, 2012
As a volunteer with a local Cat Rescue organization, we come across many products recommended by our Veterinarians & word of mouth. We use this product all the time. It helps encourage cats to eat Canned food; helps with diarrehea; replaces necessary flora lost when giving anti-biotics, and the list goes on. But, remember.... everything in moderation.
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My cat CRAVES this stuff, LOVES it!
May 20, 2011
When i ask, \"Do you want your yummy drink?\' she about knocks me over. She tries to get at it before i\'ve even stirred it with the water. Then she laps at it so fast til its GONE. She\'s always been fond of any probiotics i\'ve given to her- they make her feel better- but this one seems extra yummy even to me...looks and even kinda smells like chocolate millk mix!
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A lifesaver!
January 26, 2011
My 10-year-old kitty suffered with an inflammatory bowel for over a year, with frequent diarrhea. She had extensive veterianry treatment, including a very expensive abdominal ultrasound, and still no answers. But this powder, which comes in convenient one-serving packets, has nearly cured her symptoms. She still has an occasional bad day, but the improvement has been about 80 percent. I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with a kitty with chronic runs! You\'ll both feel much better, and quickly.
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Good product
July 6, 2010
I have used this and it has worked well with a 2.5 year old cat with diahhrea problem
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Fortiflora Feline Fantastic
May 3, 2010
My vet prescribed this for my 18 yr. cat with chronic kidney failure, thus she has severe diarrhea and a stomach ulcer. I can\'t recommend this enough. I mix each sachet w/ some Pedialite and put it into a syringe and plunge a tiny amount at a time through the side of her mouth (look up online how to do this if you don\'t know how), because she won\'t eat it in her food. It has helped replenish the good flora that she loses during diarrhea.
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not good for kittens
February 26, 2010
I have two cats, one about 2 years old, the other about 10 months. My 2 year old was having diarrhea, so the vet prescribed fortiflora. Both of the cats eat out of the same food bowls, so the 10 month old was also eating the fortiflora. Afterward, he started having blood in his stools. We sent his feces in for a test and it came back negative for parasites or anything. When I stopped giving them fortiflora, the kitten stopped having blood in his stools. Didn\'t help with the 2 year old\'s diarrhea either.
Kathy Simoni
5 Stars
February 24, 2010
We\'ve used this product twice now. Once w/ a kitten that had diarrhea from no discernible cause, and now with an older cat who was losing weight and vomiting a lot. It helped wonderfully in both cases.
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August 4, 2008
My cat had vomited for a month. When the vet decided to give her FortiFlora she has stopped. She did not have diarrhea but it hasn\'t hurt her in any way. I will continue to use this product


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Mark Frankenfeld is in his ninth full year as Commissioner and President of the North American Hockey League and his 17th overall. As commissioner, his responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations and all business aspects of the league, including but not limited to expansion, marketing initiatives, rules & regulations and player development.
During Frankenfeld's eight-year tenure, the NAHL has stabilized into one of only two non-tuition-based premier developmental junior leagues in the country. During that span the league has not only grown, but expanded into markets that were once considered off limits for junior hockey. One of the biggest trends that has occurred under Frankenfeld's watch is NAHL teams emerging in former minor league hockey markets and becoming successful and stable.
Frankenfeld has laid the foundation for continued success, expanding the footprint of the league to 24 teams representing 11 states, allowing the league to continue to grow and truly become America's only 'National League' when it comes to junior hockey.
Frankenfeld, a member of USA Hockey's Junior Council, is also the driving force behind the NAHL Showcase, which celebrates its 12th anniversary this season, the creation of the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament and the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL), which is made up of 32 Midget Major and Minor teams that compete at the Tier I youth level.
Four years ago, Frankenfeld played a vital role of the acquisition of the Central States Hockey League, which was redeveloped in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). Frankenfeld has now grown the NA3HL to 31 teams that now compete at the Tier III Junior level, which includes a new division in the Northwest and an expanded division in the South.
All take advantage of the unique vertical exposure model set forth by Frankenfeld, in which players are showcased in a series of unique league-wide events designed to bring everyone together under one roof several times a season for enhanced exposure of players at all levels to junior and college scouts.
Prior to assuming his role as commissioner, the Wright State University graduate served as the league's director of hockey operations.
Behind the bench in the NAHL, Frankenfeld was the head coach of the Dayton Gems during the 2003-04 season and spent four seasons as assistant coach and assistant general manager for the Texas Tornado from 1999-03. He was also an assistant coach with the Cleveland Jr. Barons for one season. Prior to working in the NAHL, Frankenfeld gained valuable experience in the collegiate ranks, spending four years as an assistant coach with Miami University (NCHC) and one as an assistant with Buffalo State University (SUNYAC). Frankenfeld has also coached at the high school and Midget AAA levels, as well as at USA Hockey Select Festivals, giving him more than 20 years of coaching experience.
Frankenfeld resides in Frisco, Texas with his wife, Kira. Frankenfeld has a son, Brody, and two daughters, Charlee and Bella.
Denny Scanlon is in his seventh season as Vice-President of Hockey Operations for the North American Hockey League. Scanlon also serves as Commissioner of the NAHL's affiliate Leagues, the NA3HL and NA3EHL.
Scanlon oversees all aspects of hockey operations for the NAHL, NA3HL, NA3EHL and NAPHL and provides counsel to member teams on compliance with League rules and Bylaws. He is also responsible for the preparation, review and negotiation of a variety of legal documents for the NAHL.
Scanlon has vast experience at all levels of hockey, including the National Hockey League (NHL), where he served as an amateur scout for the New York Islanders from 2008-2011. Prior to joining the Islanders, Scanlon spent five years as Hockey Operations Coordinator for the Minnesota Wild from 2000-2005.
From 2006 thru 2009 Scanlon worked for the Minneapolis law firm of Holmes and Associates, where he practiced in the areas of Real Estate and Corporate Law.
Scanlon graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2000 and earned his Law Degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2006. Scanlon currently resides in Plano, Texas.
Alex Kyrias is in his sixth season as Director of Communications and Sales for the North American Hockey League. Kyrias oversees all marketing, public and media relations for the NAHL, NA3HL, NAPHL and NA3EHL, as well as, all league-wide broadcasting, corporate partnership, equipment supplier and sales initiatives. Kyrias can be heard on various league-wide broadcasting initiatives including Inside the NAHL, the NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, NAHL TV and the annual NAHL Draft.
Prior to the NAHL, Kyrias spent three years working in professional hockey. In 2007-08, Kyrias worked for the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL as the Director of Public and Media relations and play-by-play voice before joining the Iowa Stars/Iowa Chops the next season as the American Hockey League (AHL) team's Vice-President of communications and play-by-play broadcaster. In 2009-10, Kyrias served as the Vice-President of sales and marketing of the then International Hockey League's (IHL) Quad City Mallards.
No stranger to the NAHL, Kyrias served as the Director of Communications and radio play-by-play voice for the Texas Tornado from 2002-07, where he called the 2005 NAHL All-Star Game and three consecutive NAHL Robertson Cup National Championship Games.
Kyrias holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology-Sports Communications/Broadcast from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where is also was a goaltender on the hockey team.
He and his wife, Dory, reside in Flower Mound, Texas, along with their two daughters Dorothy and Ellie.
Fraser Ritchie is in his eighth year with the North American Hockey League with his role as Director of Hockey Administration.
Ritchie oversees league logistics, scheduling, operations and daily support for member organizations and league operations. He also oversees the tracking and accuracy of all statistics and standings for the NAHL, NAPHL, NA3HL and NA3EHL as the Pointstreak administrator.
Ritchie has served on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Junior Hockey Association and the Allen High School Hockey Club, Advisor to the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League and served as President of the North Texas Hockey League for three years. In 2006-07, Ritchie was named the Volunteer of the Year for Youth Hockey by the Dallas Stars.
Away from the rink, the former minor league hockey player spent 38 years with Nortel Networks, specializing in engineering sales support, project management of large multi-million dollar programs and customer service.
He and his wife, Michelle, reside in Allen, Texas.
Craig Barnett enters his third season as Director of Player Personnel. A former professional hockey player with 20 years of coaching and administration experience at the NCAA I, II, and III level, Barnett oversees league-wide scouting efforts including directing the Event Scouting System as well as providing NCAA Education and Compliance resources for the NAHL, NA3HL, NA3EHL and NAPHL. Barnett's experience and relationships in the college hockey world provides a unique perspective to coaches and players in the NAHL family of leagues looking to gain opportunities at the next level.
A native of Oakville, Ontario, Barnett played college hockey at Plattsburgh (NY) State University in which he was a member of the 1987 NCAA Championship team. He was also named to their all-decade team (1985-1994) and was the university's Student-Athlete of the year in 1989.
Barnett then played professionally in the New York Ranger organization for two years before entering the coaching ranks. Barnett started the hockey program at the University of Findlay (OH) in 1995 and took that program from club status to the NCAA I level as a charter member of the CHA (College Hockey America).
In 2002, Barnett became the Hockey Director and Assistant Athletic Director at Lake Forest Academy, a prestigious boarding school on the north shore of Chicago. Barnett then became the Director of Athletics at Becker College in Worcester, MA where he was instrumental in starting their NCAA III hockey, football and lacrosse programs. Two years later, Barnett landed the Director of Athletics position at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA where he was responsible for 24 NCAA II varsity sports as well as their 2 NCAA I hockey programs.
In 2011, Barnett was named the Commissioner of the American Lacrosse Conference, a league who had won seven of the past nine NCAA I Championships before being absorbed by the Big Ten conference in 2014. This past year, Barnett became the Commissioner of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, a NCAA I/II league whose conference member Loyola University has won the past 2 NCAA Championships. Craig resides in Erie, Pennsylvania with his wife Andrea and three children, Olivia, Braeden and Jace.
Shannon Smith is in her second year with the North American Hockey League and joins the staff as the Coordinator of Finance and Administration. Smith will also serve as the Event Coordinator and will handle league merchandising.
Prior to joining the NAHL in 2014, Smith spent four years with the NAHL's Texas Tornado serving as the team's Director of Business Operations from 2009-13.
Smith is originally from Vinita, Oklahoma. Prior to working for the Tornado, she spent twelve years with Skyview Satellite Networks where she served at the Director of Contract Services, managing commercial inventory in twenty-five programming products, including MLB, MRN, NBA, NFL and NHL radio broadcasts as well as two State News Radio Networks.
Smith graduated Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies. She has four children, Zachary, Madison, Hunter and Garrett and resides in Flower Mound, Texas.
Leah Forester is in her first season as Coordinator of Marketing and Design for the North American Hockey League.
Prior to joining the NAHL, Forester worked for the Austin Rodeo in Austin, Texas. She also has experience in hockey, previously working as a Video Production Intern for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. She also worked as a Production Assistant for the Mizzou Network, an SEC network affiliate with the University of Missouri Athletic Department.
She recently graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism in December of 2015.
She is originally from Highland Park, Texas where she currently resides.
Chris Allman is in his fourth season as Director of Officiating for the NAHL and NA3HL. Allman's main responsibilities will include supervising, evaluating and coordinating all the officials within the NAHL and NA3HL.
Allman is no stranger to officiating or the supervisory role at the league level. In the four years previous to working in the NAHL, Allman was the Director of Officiating for the Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League (AMHL), a Tier III junior league. His responsibilities included educating and developing on ice officials through evaluations and observation.
Allman has a wide array of experience on the ice as an official where for 10 years he has worked professionally in the AHL, ECHL, CHL and SPHL as a referee or linesman. He also has on-ice experience at both the NAHL and USHL levels.
Allman graduated from Eastern Michigan University and currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Marc Faucette is in his second season in heading up the NAHL Department of Player Safety. Faucette was an on-ice official in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 17 seasons and officiated close to 1,000 NHL regular season and Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Faucette is currently a Supervisor of Officials for the USA Hockey Officiating Development Program and will work alongside NAHL Coordinator of Officials, Chris Allman during the 2014-15 season.
Faucette was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and played both high school and Division II college hockey in the area. He began officiating at the age of 20, drawing on the influence of his father who worked as a linesman in the American Hockey League, including assignments to the Calder Cup Finals.
In 1985, he was hired full-time by the NHL as a referee and before his career ended, he had officiated 912 regular season games as well as numerous playoff assignments, including the NHL Conference Finals. Faucette also skated as a referee at the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo and the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. He was assigned to officiate the 1996 NHL All-Star Game in Boston and the International Ice Hockey Federation's first World Cup of Hockey that same year.
Faucette currently resides in Florida and also serves in a similar role with the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).
Blake MacNicol is in his first year as the Commissioner of the NA3AHL.
MacNicol has spent the past three years working in sales, as well as, coaching youth hockey in the Dallas area.
MacNicol is no stranger to the landscape of the NAHL. He played for the Cleveland Barons of the NAHL during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.
This past season, MacNicol was the goalie coach for the 18U and 16U Texas Tornado teams of the NAPHL. He also served as an assistant coach for the Tornado 16U team as well.
MacNicol played college hockey for the University of Alabama-Huntsville where he was named to the 2007 CHA All-Tournament Team and received an honorable mention NCAA Player of the Month award that season.
He graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration.
He resides in Dallas, Texas.


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Sony has unveiled its new Vaio S, the ultra-portable 13.3-inch mark. Program, integration of new processors Sandy Bridge, but also a new design.
The new Vaio S is a continuation of the range. The design remains elegant and sober, and happy new ultra-portable has lost about 300 grams. Associated with a self-announced seven-hour show fourteen hours by opting for long battery life (fits under the laptop), the Vaio S 2011 should appeal to nomads.
Several configurations will be proposed to meet the expectations of most users, both in terms of processor Storage System. AMD graphics card will play occasionally. Note that it will be turned off manually to switch to the integrated graphics processor.


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by Kitty Dukakis with Jane Scovell
"I could not imagine anyone wanting to publish, let alone read, a book about Kitty Dukakis." the wife of the 1988 Democratic presidential candidate informs us. Obviously she could imagine it. and so proceeded with this regrettable, illogical and poignantly self-aggrandizing project.
Addicted to diet pills until her 1982 withdrawal at the Hazelden Clinic, Dukakis was warned that alcohol could also become a problem. Neither she nor, more remarkably, her husband took that admonition seriously. And so Kitty hit the campaign trail bolstered by the antidepressant Nopramin and the promise of happy hour aboard her private plane, Sky Heaven. The plane was important to Kitty, as were such political perks, she confesses, as getting a parking space where none was previously available. Indeed, her descriptions often make the campaign seem nothing more than a glorified Miss America race, complete with wardrobe and makeup tips. As for Michael—despite Kitty's constant protests that her publicly taciturn mate is in reality "a loving, caring...sunny kind of person." there is not one anecdote to back up that claim. In fact readers are more likely to close Now You Know shocked by Dukakis's inattention to his wife's myriad problems. Certainly voters would have reason to question how a man who exercised such poor judgment in his own house would handle the decisions of the White House.
But this is Kitty's book, and Kitty does not blame Michael for her suffering: she blames her hypercritical mother. The passages detailing Kitty's childhood are tough going and would prove particularly annoying to the millions of Americans who could justifiably look upon her rearing as a fairy tale. That Mrs. Dukakis has no real problems, however, doesn't erase the real pain she feels. By the end of her book, Kitty is detailing lost weeks of canceled appointments and drunken stupors leading up to a frantic desire for oblivion that caused her to imbibe rubbing alcohol, mouthwash, hair spray and nail-polish remover. "I had no plan to kill myself," she writes of the well-publicized rubbing-alcohol incident. "I only wanted to sleep for awhile. I wanted relief from the pain of being awake."
Dukakis has sought help in four institutions, most recently in April at the Randolph County Hospital in Roanoke, Ala. Clearly her recovery is by no means complete—or certain. Since this is not a particularly helpful or—with the exception of her addictions" dirty details—revealing book, the question remains: Why was it published? In a Greek tragedy, one might point to hubris. In an American melodrama, that translates to arrogance. (Simon and Schuster. $19.95)
Picks and Pans Review: Now You Know
updated 10/08/1990 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 10/08/1990 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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This new edition of The Renal System at a Glance:
The companion site at www.ataglanceseries.com/renalsystem contains multiple choice questions (MCQs) and full feedback on your answers
It s an invaluable resource for all medical students, junior doctors, and for those training in allied health professions, including specialist nurses working on renal or intensive care wards.
Review of the previous edition
"Students in their pre–clinical years will find this book an excellent and thorough introduction to the renal system and may well struggle without a book of this calibre... This is a book that should be on the bookshelf of all medical students, there's no excuse not to have a copy! In addition, undergraduates from life science/health allied disciplines and clinicians are likely to find this book useful as a source of reference."
GKT Gazette, September 2006
1 The kidney: structural overview.
2 The kidney: functional overview.
3 Development of the renal system.
4 Clinical features of kidney disease.
5 The kidney: laboratory investigations and diagnostic imaging.
Basic renal science.
6 Renal sodium handling.
7 Renal potassium handling.
8 Renal acid base and buffer concepts.
9 Renal acid base handling.
10 Calcium, phosphate, and magnesium metabolism.
11 The kidney and water handling.
12 Erythropoietin and anemia in renal disease.
13 Renal vascular biology.
14 Drug and organic molecule handling by the kidney.
15 Renal pharmacology: diuretics.
Disorders of renal metabolic function.
16 Hereditary disorders of tubular transport.
17 Regulation of body sodium and body water.
18 Disorders of sodium and water metabolism.
19 Hyponatremia and hypernatremia.
20 The edema states: sodium and water retention.
21 Regulation of potassium metabolism.
22 Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia.
23 Regulation of divalent ions and disorders of phosphate and magnesium.
24 Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia.
25 Acid base regulation and responses to acid base.
26 Clinical disorders of acid base metabolism and metabolic acidosis.
27 Metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis, and respiratory alkalosis.
28 Renal tubular acidosis.
Renal disease processes.
29 Glomerular disease: an overview.
30 Glomerular pathologies and their associated diseases.
31 Specific diseases affecting the glomeruli.
32 Tubulointerstitial disease.
33 Proteinuria and the nephrotic syndrome.
34 Hypertension: causes and clinical evaluation.
35 Hypertension: complications and therapy.
36 Diabetes mellitus and the kidney.
37 Renal vascular disease.
38 Polycystic kidney disease.
39 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology.
40 Acute kidney injury: clinical aspects.
41 Chronic kidney disease and kidney function in the elderly.
42 Severe chronic kidney disease and renal bone disease.
43 Severe chronic kidney disease: clinical complications and their management.
44 Treatment of kidney failure with dialysis.
45 Peritoneal dialysis and continuous hemofiltration.
46 Renal transplantation.
47 Urinary tract infection.
48 Renal tract stones.
49 Renal tract cancer.
50 Pregnancy and the renal system.
Self–assessment: case studies and questions.
Self–assessment: answers.
Appendix: normal values.
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As you might already know, I tested the newest and fastest Time Warner cable Internet service, called Wideband, and found it quite a but slower than advertised. Time Warner sent some folks over to check my speed for themselves and found the same results -- with an interesting exception.
When we ran speed tests in which the routing was entirely within Time Warner's own server network, we got 50 mbs -- or even a little more. (50 mbs is the advertised highest speed of Wideband.) This occurred when we connected to the Syracuse servers, Rochester servers and Binghamton servers. (Sometimes the speed dropped a bit, but the results were consistently fast.)
But when we connected to servers outside TW's own system, the overall speed dropped drastically -- to a pitiful 5 mbs in one or two cases, for example.
I'll be writing a newspaper column about this as soon as I hear back from TW, which is trying to figure out why the speed within its network is so much faster than the speed outside. Obviously, this is of great importance to customers, since those with a Time Warner account aren't likely to be spending more than a tiny amount of their Internet time within the TW network. As soon as you open a Google search page, for example, you're outside the TW system.
So I thought you'd like to know what's going on. I'll keep you posted as I find out more.
- Al Fasoldt