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He's Getting Laughs All Over TV, and Louie Anderson Has Only Just Begun to Throw His Weight Around
Maybe he wanted to be sure the man looking back at him was the same one who left Minneapolis five years ago with no money and no connections, and who is now one of the most ubiquitous comedians in creation. Besides his Late Show stints, Anderson, 34, has guested on The Tonight Show seven times and is starring in his own Showtime special, Louie Anderson at the Guthrie.
Or maybe he was checking out his reflection because there's so much of it. Anderson's size—a 6'2" frame with a tonnage that's ranged from 300 to 240 pounds in the past year—is central to his act. "I'm on a rotation diet," he says. "When I eat, I spin."
The key to Anderson's success is also outsize—a large talent coupled with good old unbridled, restless, anxiety-driven Horatio Alger ambition. "I do things compulsively," he admits. "Things were chaotic in my childhood, and I got that unsafe, unsure, shameful feeling." Anderson grew up in St. Paul's Roosevelt housing project, one of 11 children of an alcoholic father. His mother held the family together, "but there was a lot of fighting in my house," says Louie. "Eating was my escape."
Comedy was his deliverance. Following high school, he worked as a counsellor in a home for emotionally disturbed children, and it was there that he discovered comedy's disarming power. "When a kid was saying he was going to kill someone or burn the building, I'd try to diffuse the thing and get him laughing," says Anderson. After five years of this, he developed the confidence he lacked before. At age 23, on a dare, he won a gig at Mickey Finn's, a then-prominent Twin Cities comedy club, and sharpened his craft there for four years until heading for L.A. Six months later Louie debuted at the Comedy Store, where he built his rep before making his first Tonight Show appearance nearly three years ago.
His personal life hasn't been as triumphant. A 1985 marriage to his high school sweetheart lasted only four weeks. Says Louie: "It was a mistake.' Anderson rarely dates these days, claiming to be too busy, but his social life could improve if his plans to lose "about 200" pounds succeeds. "My weight thing is directly tied to my father and his drinking, and I'm ready to shed that part of me," says Louie. Of course if the fat goes, so will the fat jokes, but Anderson is confident that his humor will still be big.
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You may not get all the newspapers. It's possible you left the room or Tivo'ed right over that commercial with the big quotes and the little name who said them on that movie you may or may not have any interest in. Well, welcome to the new weekly feature that is going to get you all caught up on what is being said in Marketing Land. Are the trustworthy critics speaking out because they saw it early and had their embargo lifted? Or are the studios using their old stand-bys and junket junkies to spread the word because no one else will?
Youth In Revolt
"Destruction...sex...laughs. Sweet! Michael Cera gives his best performances yet! A tasty comic treat!" - Peter Travers
"The most outrageous and inspired comedy in years. The laughs keep coming until you're doubled over begging for more. Joyfully funny and subversively smart." - Shawn Edwards
"A can't miss comedy." - Caryn James, Marie Claire
- After over a year of delays and multiple release dates by the Weinstein Company, the adaptation of C.D. Payne's cult novel is finally hitting theaters. The film screened at the Toronto Film Festival back in September and has been receiving its fair share of positive reviews (check out our review here). (It is currently 90% at Rotten Tomatoes) That doesn't mean that Peter Travers will be left out to get an early start on beating a personal best 77 quotes from 2009. But couldn't they find someone, ANYONE, other than Shawn Edwards to praise their quite funny comedy? "The most outrageous and inspired comedy in years," Shawn? Didn't you say that Drillbit Taylor was "The freshest and funniest comedy in a long time" and that last year's guys-in-a-cheerleader-camp-romp, Fired Up, was "The funniest, craziest and zaniest teen movie ever?" So precisely where does Youth In Revolt rank in that scheme then?
Leap Year
"Delightfully funny." - Jim Ferguson
"Ridiculously romantic." - Argelia Atilano, Univision
- If you missed the TV ads that have generously sprinkled in footage of Amy Adams in her underwear from this PG-rated rom-com, you may have also missed the ones utilizing yearly quote magnet, Jim Ferguson. Over the past few years you may have seen him on such ads as the Eva Longoria ghost story, Over Her Dead Body, or The Love Guru, which needs no introduction to its supreme awfulness. Last year Jim kicked off things by recommending another rom-com, New In Town, talking up the chemistry by Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr., and then later saying that "McConaughey and Garner deliver" in Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past. Universal appears to have some confidence in this film, inviting critics in some markets to partake of it in early December, even before Nancy Meyers' It's Complicated, so maybe there's more to the film than some empty praise from Mr. Ferguson.
Wonderful World
"One of the most beautiful movie surprises of the season. A masterful, deeply human and emotive work featuring a stunning performance by Matthew Broderick." - Paul Fischer
"Matthew Broderick's best screen role in quite a while." - Frank Sheck, Hollywood Reporter
- This Matthew Broderick effort played both the Tribeca and Seattle festivals in 2009. It's also playing at the upcoming Oxford Film Festival. If you have On Demand you will have had a chance to catch this film, though that opportunity ends on Thursday so you can leave home and go to the theaters. Only two reviews at Rotten Tomatoes at the moment. Both negative. But the newspaper ads offer a counterpoint from Paul Fischer and The Hollywood Reporter.
"A refreshing comedy with an A-list cast! Tim Allen's directing debut is a great escape." - Jim McFarlin, Metro Times
- Tim Allen's directorial debut does boast an impressive cast list. Aside from him you get Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, the lovely Julie Bowen, J.K. Simmons, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Kelsey Grammer. Not too shabby. I doubt anyone looked at Mr. McFarlin's quote and suspected he was making some half-cocked comparison to one of the greatest adventure films of all time. He was just saying that it's a solid distraction from our mundane lives, right? Just another story about a guy trying to survive his crazy family after being released from prison. Oh wait. That's just another bad pun. If you didn't think it after the words "Tim Allen's directorial debut", you can say it now. God help us all.
Lionsgate's vampire thriller, Daybreakers, didn't boast any Sunday ads (in the NY & Chicago papers I receive) nor have there been any noticeable quotes on the commercials. That being said, it has an impressive 100% rating at Rotten Tomatoes with 11 positive reviews (here, read ours) at the moment. (12 if you count my thoughts from the Toronto Film Festival this year.) And not just from the horror geeks. Here's hoping the film gets some well-earned respect and is praised in the ads by someone with more respectability than Shawn Edwards or Jim Ferguson.


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A crosswalk on a busy four-lane highway. That's where Serena Hunt's father, Robert Hunt, 55, and younger sister, Chelsea Hunt, 14, were riding their bikes when tragedy struck.
It was at Reed Lane, on Bend's south end last October. One car stopped for them, but another car in the next lane, didn't. Hunt was killed, his teen daughter injured when 26-year-old Rita Le's car slammed into them.
Now, Hunt's other daughter, Serena wants a change to be made, so other pedestrians or cyclists won't be killed where her father was.
"I'm outraged that my dad had to die in order for attention to even be called to this in the first place," Hunt said Saturday.
Hunt doesn't blame the driver. She said it's the city of Bend, Deschutes County and ODOT's fault. That's why she recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against all three.
She's asking for $2.75 million in damages, but she said it's not about the money.
"The money in a way is almost tainted, you know," Hunt said. "We don't want the money -- we want our dad back."
In April, months after the tragedy, ODOT crews installed signs that flash rapidly to alert drivers when a pedestrian is using the crosswalk.
The warning signs are about 500 feet before the actual crossing, but Hunt said that's not good enough. She wants the crosswalk done away with completely.
"Even with the lights there, it's still not safe," Hunt said. "People don't go 45 mph on that road."
Although Hunt does think the driver, Rita Le, may have been distracted when she hit her father and little sister, she said nobody expects there to be a crosswalk across four lanes of speeding traffic.
Hunt thinks her father's only mistake was trusting the crosswalk to keep him and his daughter safe.
"He would have never went to cross that street if he didn't think that it was safe, and that is the fault of the parkway, because it wasn't safe," said Hunt.
The lawsuit also claims brush along the parkway was not properly trimmed so pedestrians and drivers could see each other clearly -- something else that was done after the fatal crash.
Hunt's death is one of two pedestrian fatalities on the parkway in the last two years. In 2009, a man was struck and killed near Badger Road.
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Of course I am an absolute beginner or I wouldn't have to ask this question - but does it have to be 'round'? Also if I tried to make this beautiful hoodie with just one colour it would be less obvious, the circles that is? Many thanks for your time and by the way your hoody is gorgeous :)
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Thank you so much for your time. As it will be my first 'real' crochet project it probably won't go quite as well as I would like, but it will teach me lots. I will certainly try it on lots and will let you know how it goes. Once again thank you for making this beautiful garment and then making it possible for me to make it as well , well try to :)
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The Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate eating plan that restricts or forbids carbohydrate sources, including sugar, grains and other starches, dairy products and fruits. Many traditional desserts, such as baked goods and ice cream, are not part of the Atkins diet, but some sweet treats are still permitted. Desserts for each phase of the Atkins diet must only include the allowed foods for that phase, and they must allow you to stay within your daily carbohydrate limit.
Desserts for Phase 1
Phase 1, Induction, is the first and most restrictive phase of Atkins. Each day during Induction, you can have 20 g daily net carbs, which is the difference between the total number of carbohydrates and the amount of fiber that you have. This phase primarily allows proteins, cheese, cream and herbs. For dessert, you can have Atkins Endulge or Advantage bars, which are sweet options. Another option is to use Splenda, an artificial sweetener with 1 g net carb per packet, to turn coffee into a sweet treat.
Desserts for Phase 2
Phase 2, Ongoing Weight Loss, allows 25 to 45 g daily net carbs. You can eat everything allowed during Phase 1 and add cheese, nuts, some kinds of fruit and lemon, lime and tomato juice. One dessert option is a bowl of strawberries, raspberries or blueberries with cream and Splenda. Cantaloupe or honeydew melon is another choice. You could have some cottage cheese with Splenda to sweeten it and sunflower seeds or crushed nuts for some crunchiness. Ricotta baked with egg and Splenda and topped with strawberries may act as a substitute for cheesecake.
Desserts for Phases 3 and 4
You can have between 50 to 70 g daily net carbs in Phase 3, Pre-Maintenance, and at least 75 g daily net carbs in Phase 4, Lifetime Maintenance. The variety of fruit is greater, and these phases also include oatmeal and some other grains. In addition to the desserts from Phases 1 and 2, flourless chocolate cake is an option for this part of Atkins. Flourless cookies and cupcakes are also possibilities. Low-carb ice cream, made with sugar substitutes, and baked oatmeal are other ideas.
Proponents of the Atkins diet claim that dramatically limiting your carbohydrate intake causes you to lose weight because your body shifts from burning carbohydrates to burning fat for fuel. However, you only lose weight if you eat fewer calories than you expend through daily living and physical activity. Eating too many calories from desserts, even if they are low-carbohydrate and they only contain foods that are permitted on your Atkins plan, won't necessarily promote sustainable weight loss.
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ecember 29, 1997
Taxes tabled once more
by Andrew Walgamott
WOODINVILLE--With his days numbered, an outgoing councilmember brought up utility taxes once again at December 15 Woodinville City Council meeting, and once again the issue was tabled without resolution until next year. It may have been the last chance to dedicate an estimated $540,000 in revenues the city could raise from a city-wide two percent tax on electricity and natural gas and four percent tax on telephone and garbage service to street work.
While some councilmembers and the city manager want to set aside the revenues in a Capital Street Reserve Fund, a yet-to-be-sworn-in councilmember has expressed interest in splitting the proceeds with parks while another is against a hasty decision. The tax will be discussed before a new council January 26. The council had tabled the issue until Jan. 12 at the Dec. 1 meeting.
Last week, Councilman Art Saulness, at his last meeting, brought the tax back up. He said he'd spoken to businesses and citizens and while nobody was in favor of taxes, he believed they wanted any taxes the city collected to go to city's highest priorities-streets, in his mind. He's also said it should be included in the yearly budgetary process. Speaking out strongly to the council, City Manager Roy Rainey argued that the tax be set aside for roads, calling the money that the city has spent on streets since incorporation in 1993 "an embarrassment in my opinion." He estimated that in the four years of cityhood, Woodinville has spent only $2.8 million on its streets, while $9.5 million will go towards parks if the city is to buy the C.O. Sorenson complex, assuming 60 percent of the asking price for the property is for ballfields and 15 percent for pool, gym and parking. Later, Rainey explained that Woodinville will have a shortfall for street work in the coming years. He said for 1998, the city would use all $2.6 million from the street reserve fund with $6 million more needed for improvements to 131st Ave. N.E. in preparation for the opening of the TRF project.
But Councilwoman Barbara Solberg opposed creating the tax until the Capital Improvement Plan and Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plans are rolled out in January and specific projects are decided on. She said a utility tax wasn't a fix-all, do-all revenue source and cautioned her fellow councilmembers on hasty action. "It would be premature for us...to leap into something without knowing what we're imposing on the community," Solberg said. In answer to Saulness's citizen survey, Solberg said that regardless of traffic concerns, residents didn't want more taxes because of it.
Deputy Mayor Don Brocha moved to table the discussion until Jan. 26 though Saulness attempted to ask his opinion on dedicating tax funds to a roads fund. City Clerk Sandra Steffler said the issue wasn't debatable at that moment. The council voted 4-1 to table with Saulness voting against. Councilmembers Lucy DeYoung and Marsha Engel were absent.


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This week's game: No. 20 MSU (1-0, 0-0) at No. 23 Auburn (1-0, 0-0), Saturday, 11:21 a.m., SEC Network/ESPN3.com (Dave Neal play-by-play, Andre Ware analyst)
When Mississippi State opens SEC play at Auburn on Saturday, it will be faced with some big opportunities. First off, the Bulldogs have a chance to start the season 1-0 in SEC play, something they've not done since 1999. They have a chance to start the season 2-0, something they've not done since 2000.
And as we've discussed before, these next two games are huge for MSU in its bid to win the Western Division, with LSU coming in to Starkville the following Thursday. Having opened the season last Thursday, MSU has extra time to prepare for Auburn, the reigning national champion.
Once I fashion a dugout canoe out of my chiffrobe, I'll be in Starkville to bring y'all updates from Dan Mullen's 1 p.m. press conference. Be sure to hit me up on Twitter to keep track of said updates, and of course check in here on the blog.
Now, let's check in on Auburn.
• Last meeting: Auburn 17, MSU 14 (Sept. 9, 2010, in Starkville)
• Series: Auburn leads 59-23-2
• Auburn on the Web: auburntigers.cstv.com
• Auburn blogs to follow: HABOTN (Jay G. Tate, Montgomery Advertiser), Evan Woodbery (al.com), Charles Goldberg (al.com), AUBlog (David Morrison, Opelika-Auburn News)
• Auburn on Twitter: @HABOTN, @auburnbeat, @augoldmine, @aublog, @jzenor, @AUAthletics
• Auburn coach: Gene Chizik (23-5, third season)
• 3 Auburn Players to Watch: QB Barrett Trotter, RB Michael Dyer, WR Emory Blake
• Premature review: In my Premature Preview of Auburn, I said I wasn't buying any preseason rankings love for the Tigers, and that sentiment was justified on Saturday. The Tigers nearly (and should have) lost to Utah State, which is a good team by WAC standards but had no business giving Auburn the business the way it did.
There was a lot not to like about the Tigers. They couldn't control either line of scrimmage, getting out-rushed 227-78. They couldn't rattle a freshman QB, Chuckie Keeton. The running backs – and they're some good ones – couldn't shake Utah State's front seven defenders.
There's a much more insightful and detailed breakdown of the game right here (Jay's been doing this a while). Chizik vowed yesterday to dissect the tape and figure out to fix things, and he also had high praise for MSU.
You'll notice that the players to watch listed above are all on offense. That's because the defense did nothing to impress me. Auburn is obviously missing Nick Fairley to a greater degree than it's missing Cam Newton. The Tigers led the SEC in run defense last season, and that so far does not seem to be a strong suit.
So that would appear to be an advantage for MSU, which rushed for 309 yards against Memphis, led by Vick Ballard (166 yards, three touchdowns). By the way, Ballard was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week today.
This should be a much tougher road test for MSU than last week, and you could argue it's a must-win if Mullen hopes to keep building on the momentum he's created. That stat about him being winless against Western Division teams not named Ole Miss won't go away until he does something about it.
Vegas thinks the Bulldogs get it done this week, making them an early 6-point favorite.


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The Chester Residence, Edinburgh
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 23 smoke-free apartments
- Breakfast available
- Bar/lounge
- Self parking
- Airport shuttle
- In-room childcare
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Car rentals on site
What's around
- In New Town
- Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (0.4 mi / 0.6 km)
- Edinburgh International Conference Centre (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Princes Street Gardens (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- Edinburgh Castle (1.2 mi / 1.9 km)
- Murrayfield Stadium (1.3 mi / 2 km)
- Edinburgh (EDI) 23-min drive; 7.2 miles/11.7 km
- Edinburgh Haymarket Station 10-min walk; 0.5 miles/0.8 km
- Edinburgh Waverley Station 27-min walk; 1.3 miles/2 km
- Slateford Station 10-min drive; 2.5 miles/4 km
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
The Chester Residence, Edinburgh
Hotel Info: 1800 846 835from A$289
- Standard Apartment, Annex Building on Chester Street (5 minute walk from main building)
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- This hotel has 23 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
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- Check-out time is 11 AM
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- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum guest age is 18
- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Pets not allowed
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- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
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- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Ecotours nearby
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- Number of buildings/towers - 5
- Year Built 1850
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- Individually decorated
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This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
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This property does not have elevators.
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Deposit: GBP 350.00 per night (for stays between 1 August - 31 August)
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Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of GBP 75.00
Self parking costs GBP 25.00 per night
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of GBP 12.00 per person (approximately)
Cribs/Infant beds are available for GBP 55.00 per stay
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What a fantastic place. Lovely staff, massive rooms in Georgian townhouses with each floor an apartment, excellent amenities, full kitchen, elegant decor and proximity to central Edinburgh and all the main attractions. A short and pleasant walk to the EICC (conference centre) and definitely an excellent alternative to a small room in one of the centre's adjacent hotels. The neighbourhood was quiet and serene. Loved our stay and will be back.
We spent 5 nights at the Chester Residence and it was incredible. The staff are exceptional; the facility is impeccable and location is in a quiet residential area in the West End away from all the tourists. We will definitely stay at the Chester Residence for all future visits.
Loved the size of the room and felt very relaxed in the apartment. Daniel was very friendly at the check in and while showing the room.
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Beautiful apartment well furnished. Quiet neighbourhood no car noise. Loved it
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In Assassin's Creed 2, you have been betrayed by the ruling families of Italy– you will have to learn how to interact and use the 'common people' or, like we call them in the game, "the underworld", to get your revenge. So you can generally consider that the crowd is on your side (except of course if you behave too badly!). First, any crowd NPC can help you to hide – just go into a group and press the blend button to enter a crowd and lower your chances of being noticed by guards. The crowd can help you to walk through the city unnoticed but isn't 100% detection-proof as some classes of guards actively search you out even in hiding spots.
We have also added a new "notoriety system". Your actions in the city will impact your notoriety: break the law one too many times and you will become "wanted" in the city.
The notoriety system monitors your actions and is directly linked to the crowd in the game. The more "commotion" you cause in the city, such as killing innocents, the more notorious you become: people will become more aware of your actions and the authorities will search for you. If you are notorious, you have a much higher chance of being seen by patrolling guards, even if you're trying to blend your way through. There are various ways to decrease your level of notoriety and return to an anonymous state:
- Assassinate witnesses
- Bribe a Herald
- Get rid of warrant posters with your face on them
You can also use certain groups or "factions" to perform specific actions. There are three main factions in the game: the thieves, the courtesans and the mercenaries. Throughout the game, you will meet their leaders, for example, Antonio, the cunning thief leader who will ask you to do certain missions for him. The Faction leaders will have an important role in the story, both gameplay and story wise. Once you gain Antonio's trust, the members of the thief guild will be fully operational to help you perform specific tasks. For example, the courtesans will be able to go seduce and distract groups of guards letting Ezio sneak past them unnoticed. Using factions and their unique special abilities adds a whole layer of strategy to the game.
Faction Leader: Mario – Ezio's uncle
Raised alongside his brother to become a trained fighter, Mario's focus was on armed combat and group maneuvers. He has built up a sizeable following of condottiere over the years. They believe him to be just another mercenary captain, but he uses them primarily to fight against Templar interests in the region. Since the Templars themselves have integrated into Italian nobility, to the outside observer, the fighting seems to be business as usual.
Mario takes Ezio under his wing early in the game – training him in basic combat skills.
Faction Leader: Antonio
Antonio's base of operation: Hideout in the Venetian commercial district
Came from a poor family. Father was a cobbler and his mother was a maid for an upper-class family. His was an unrefined, but honest life. Antonio, wanted more however, and did all he could to break free of his meager heritage. But it proved impossible. No matter how hard he studied – the schools would not accept him. No matter how hard he worked, he could never make enough money to afford a better house or nicer clothes. And so he came to realize that hard work was not enough. If he truly wanted more – he'd have to TAKE it. If he couldn't become a person of stature in normal society, he'd find his way in the black market, which is far more accepting of outsiders. Besides, the Venetian nobles are so immoral and corrupt; it's hard to say who the REAL criminal is. He sees himself as a true noble – noble in spirit and action, not blood and title. He is kind and compassionate to his fellow thieves.
Antonio considers the thief's guild a business. It's more mafia than petty theft. He has his fronts (i.e. antique shops) and is very careful about who he and his men target. They don't engage in petty crimes and they don't target ordinary citizens. They're more Robin Hood in that they tend to go after corrupt nobles. They never take enough to hurt – unless it's personal.
Antonio sees potential in Ezio. He may be the secret weapon needed to win the "war" in Venice. He will test our hero in order to ensure he's up to the task. Ezio proves himself more than capable and soon becomes a major force in helping Antonio.
Faction Leader: Paula
Paula's base of operation: Florence brothel
Paula was born into a family of assassins, but lost both her parents when she was eight years old. She soon found herself without a family and living on the streets. She grew into a beautiful young woman and used this to her advantage. But it eventually attracted unwanted attention and she was basically held prisoner by a corrupt Florentine guard for several years before freeing herself and murdering him. The crime brought her to an assassin member's attention. He soon realized who she was – and brought her back into the Assassin fold. The guards murder remains "unsolved." Paula was abused by an Officer of the Night when she was a teenager. Tortured, raped, and held captive, she eventually managed to free herself and exact revenge by killing the man. Since then she has devoted herself to caring for the other cast out women of Florence. Her brothel thus functions as something of a halfway house and foster home. It's not the most traditional form of rehabilitation, but she does what she can for the girls.
When Ezio decides to strike back against those responsible for destroying his life, Paula agrees to help him. She knows he won't be dissuaded – but with her help perhaps he can succeed and survive.


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They are always with us, the stubborn social failings that haunt our conscience, and they grow worse as winter approaches. Shutins become lonelier, the streets tougher, neglected kids shiver. Most of us shake our heads or send something for Christmas. But some fight back in person, like Fred Doescher (right), who helps old people in peril. This, the third in a PEOPLE series, salutes the Samaritans among us who do not pass by.
Rose O'Donnell, 88, is a stubborn woman who refused to use the cane that was meant to keep her steady during her dizzy spells. Then one day last year, her feistiness nearly proved fatal. Rose fell in the hallway of her Pittsburgh home and couldn't get up again. An elderly neighbor got the milkman to lift her onto her bed. They didn't realize how badly she was hurt, and she wouldn't tell them, so they left. The pain grew worse, and Rose lay alone, helpless and confused, for three days. Finally, she heard a voice from the other room.
"Meals on Wheels!" called Fred Doescher.
Doescher is himself 82, but he spends 70 hours a week seeing to shut-ins like Rose. "Oh, Freddie, I'm so sick," she confessed, and immediately he called an ambulance. After two weeks in the hospital, Rose came home, still determined to walk on her own.
At an age when many people must rely on the kindness of strangers, Fred Doescher is helping out his friends, of whom he has many. Every week he visits dozens of housebound, elderly people, bringing meals and what he calls old-fashioned neighborliness and reminding them to take their pills. He has summoned life-saving help no fewer than 14 times after finding people alone and either sick or injured. His ministrations last year won him the Jefferson Award, given by the American Institute for Public Service, and they have earned him a nickname: St. Fred.
Doescher finds the attention vaguely disturbing. "It makes people think I can do more than I really can," he says. "It kind of scares me."
With his clear, pink skin, crisp shirts and perfectly creased pants, which he irons himself, Doescher has the look of a parson or doctor. In fact, as a boy in Pittsburgh, he dreamed of becoming a physician. But his father died when Fred was 17, and he had to support his ailing mother. He became an ace mechanic for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, ran a farm with his aunt and uncle when he was laid off during the Depression, then returned to the railroad, completing 51 years there in 1978. "Machines and people are just the same," he says. "You treat them right, and they last a long time."
To treat people right, Fred is willing to stretch the truth when he has to. "If I have to bathe an old woman, I'll tell her I'm a nurse, just to reassure her," he says. "After all, I did bathe my mother and aunt when they were sick." He can also be tough, especially when dealing with what he sees as the worst affliction of the elderly, depression. "I get steamed up," he says. "I say to people, 'Just get out of bed! Turn off the TV! Go to the senior center and play Bingo or help out!' " He makes rounds for both the South Hills Health System Home Health Agency and Meals on Wheels, and because volunteers are in short supply, he is on call around the clock. If he gets tired, he simply keeps going. He still chews out Rose for not using her new walker, and she says that he was a real terror the time he found her helpless. "Oh boy, did he raise Cain," she recalls. "I don't know how that ambulance got here so quick."
"We take care of our girl," St. Fred explains.
South Hills Health System Foundation is at 1800 West Street, Homestead, Pa. 15120. A list of Meals on Wheels chapters is available from the National Association of Meal Programs, 204 E Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002.
Former gang member Robert Aguayo saves kids from L.A.'s mean streets
The Latino residents of Echo Park, one of the toughest neighborhoods in L.A., accept street gangs as a part of everyday life. A few months ago, a member of an Echo Park gang was stabbed to death. Terrified by that and by the street battles that followed, an Echo Park gang member sought help from the one person he felt sure would provide it: Robert Aguayo.
With "Diamond Street" on his neck, a teardrop under his right eye to show that he served time and other tattoos here and there, Aguayo, 28, looks as forbidding as the young gang members he helps, and with reason. "I was once in the gang that did the killing," he says. But Aguayo started putting all that behind him 10 years ago, and in 1983 he became determined to show others that they could make it too. The gangs are smaller now than in the 70s, when a single gang had 1,000 members, "but the violence is higher," Aguayo says. "The gun has become the equalizer. It gives strength without numbers." He does not try to persuade kids to leave their gangs; he simply tries to redirect their energies. "I tell them, 'Dress the way you want, talk the way you want.' I'm gonna judge them on their actions."
The youngest of six brothers, all gang members, Aguayo knows firsthand the dangers of Echo Park. While being counseled as a teenager at El Centro del Pueblo, where he now works, he sneaked a look at his record. "It said I was headed for long-term jail," he recalls. "That's true. Whenever you have a kid who's angry and is bright, you have a problem." In 1977, while attending junior college, he accidentally shot a member of another gang while coming to the defense of a relative who had been jumped. After serving a one-year sentence and hanging out with his gang for another year, he decided it was time to improve his life. He entered California State University at Los Angeles, where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1986. For the past nine years he has been on the staff of El Centro del Pueblo, where families get counseling and job training. "People get a good education, a good job, then they run off," he says. "But I couldn't just take the money and run. I chose to stay here and take care of my people."
Working out of El Centro's sparsely furnished offices, where chairs are scarce and desks are scarcer, Aguayo tries constantly to drum up donations of tickets to art and sporting events, just to get his kids out of Echo Park for a day. But what gang members need even more, he says, are steady jobs. "People don't join gangs to be murderers or thieves, but because they need to belong," he says. "These people hurt and cry like everybody else."
The cruel fact, as Aguayo knows, is that gang members hurt and get hurt more than most people. A year ago, Robert "Sparky" Garibay, of the Diamond Street gang, decided to turn his life around after a friend was shot to death. With Aguayo's help, he cut down on his drug intake, improved his school grades and changed his attitude. "Robert's a good guy, a real good guy," Sparky said enthusiastically last month. "Just come talk to him. He'll give you good advice. He did to me." Two weeks ago, some kids he knew started throwing stones at his house, and Sparky, in his bathroom, got out a gun and waved it mockingly to scare them off. He slipped and shot himself fatally through the neck.
Now Aguayo is trying to help Sparky in the only way left to him—by raising money for his funeral. "I've already been through this with 15 to 20 friends," he says, very softly. "It's not fair."
El Centro del Pueblo is located at 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. 90026.
The Snells of Oklahoma have had 75 children, and they're ready for more
It is Saturday morning, and Sharon Snell is scurrying around her kitchen, whipping up three dozen poached eggs, three pounds of sausage and four batches of waffle batter. Waiting are 19 ravenous kids, from 2 months to 19 years old. The mothers of five of these youngsters are in jail. The father of another child lost his job and lives on the streets, and one mother is in a shelter for battered women. So for days or perhaps years, Sharon and Clark Snell's six-bedroom house in north Oklahoma City is their home.
During the past seven years, the Snell family has numbered 75 such children, with as many as 28 on hand at one time. Most of them did not arrive through adoption or foster-care agencies. Sharon and Clark, both 43, simply take in kids, with parental consent when they can get it. "Too often parents get shafted by the foster-care system," says Sharon, a former pediatric nurse. "Street people will trust us before they'll trust a bureaucracy."
The children at the Snells' clearly like it there. "This is the best place I've lived," says Barbie, 10, who, with her younger brother, was referred to the Snells by a private shelter. "In other places they put a belt across our butts, but everybody here loves me." Unofficially, even some state employees refer families to the Snells. "Kids who get caught up in the system generally lack the kind of nurturing they find with the Snells," says one social worker.
Not everyone is sympathetic. Last spring a neighbor, claiming the Snells were lowering property values, petitioned to have them evicted from their home; then, in August, three state officials stormed into the house and took seven screaming kids into custody. The Department of Human Services followed up on rumors by charging the Snells with abuse and neglect, child pornography and child prostitution.
Church and community groups promptly rallied to the family's aid, and a judge ruled all the charges were unfounded. The children were ordered returned—a moment of undiluted joy for the Snells, who have been taking in kids ever since they were married in 1978. That was when Clark adopted Sharon's two sons by a previous marriage, and he and Sharon adopted two of his alcoholic sister's sons and the baby daughter of his 15-year-old niece. While doing volunteer work at Jesus House, a community center where two years earlier he had recovered from alcoholism, Clark met other parents who needed help for their children. The Snells opened their home.
Clark earns about $30,000 a year from his work as an appliance repairman, but he can't keep up with the bills. At the moment, the Snells owe $100,000. Apprehensive about the strings attached to government assistance, they rely largely on help from their church members, who provide baby-sitting, laundry service, haircuts and food. Such stability as their kids have, however, comes from a less tangible source. "Some of the older ones ask whether we would get rid of them if we went bankrupt," says Clark. "We tell them, 'A parent doesn't throw away his children, and you are our children.' "
The Snells need clothing, books, toys and money. Their address is 3615 NW 44 St., Oklahoma City, Okla. 73008.
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Author Affiliations: Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics [[amp]] Spine PC, Dakota Dunes, SD.
The North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial and the European Carotid Surgery Trial demonstrated that a greater benefit from carotid endarterectomy (CEA) was seen in elderly compared with younger patients. However, no patients older than 89 years were included in either study. We hypothesized that CEA is safe and effective in patients 89 years and older.
Design and Setting
This is a retrospective review of 3 neurosurgeons' CEA experience with nonagenarian patients.
Participants and Interventions
Of our 1800 patients who underwent CEA, 26 were 89 years or older. Twenty-three patients had had cerebral ischemic symptoms (unilateral hemispheric symptoms in 21 and 2 dizzy spells associated with bilateral high-grade stenosis). Cerebral angiography was performed in 3 patients. Twenty-three patients underwent noninvasive imaging. Four patients had bilateral high-grade stenosis and underwent staged bilateral CEA. All procedures were performed after the induction of general anesthesia with electroencephalographic (and, more recently, transcranial Doppler) monitoring and etomidate-induced burst suppression for cerebral protection during cross-clamping.
Unusual technical difficulties were frequently noted, including high bifurcations, looping rotated internal carotid arteries, and marked adherence of surrounding soft tissues. In 3 of the 30 procedures, a shunt was used. There were no perioperative cerebral ischemic or cardiac events. The mean hospital stay was 2 days. One patient had a transient vocal cord paresis. Twenty-two patients were alive and well 24 months following the procedure. Four patients died of non–stroke-related causes.
Carotid endarterectomy was successfully performed without perioperative cerebral or cardiac complications in our series of 26 patients 89 years and older undergoing 30 CEAs. Extrapolating from reported results from the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial and the European Carotid Surgery Trial, we believe CEA should be considered in nonagenarian patients with high-grade symptomatic carotid stenosis who are otherwise well medically. Our recommendations are less certain in the case of asymptomatic disease.
The Framingham Study showed that the stroke rate more than doubles for each decade after the age of 55 years.1 Increasing age is associated with increasing disability from a stroke.2 Internal carotid artery stenosis is a major cause of cerebral ischemia, and increasing degrees of stenosis are associated with an increasing risk of stroke.
Three multicenter trials, the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET),3,4 the European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST),5 and the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS),6 have demonstrated the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in preventing a future stroke in patients with severe stenosis (70%-99% in the NASCET and ECST) and moderate stenosis (50%-69% in the NASCET and >60% in the ACAS).
The relationship between age and risk of subsequent stroke after a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack has been the subject of debate, with conflicting results from several studies.7 Similarly, the relationship between age and the risk of perioperative stroke and death from CEA has been controversial.8 Sundt et al9 considered age older than 75 years to place patients into a significantly higher risk grade.
Age-specific analysis of the NASCET and the ECST has recently confirmed an increasing risk of stroke from symptomatic carotid stenosis with increasing age.7,10 In the NASCET, the absolute risk reduction for CEA during the 2-year follow-up was 9.7% for those younger than 65 years, 15.1% for those aged 65 to 74 years, and 28.9% for those 75 years or older. The ECST corroborated these findings for the elderly patient with symptomatic carotid stenosis. With advancing age, there was a higher risk of stroke without surgery, but no increase in operative risks. For the properly selected elderly surgical candidate, the NASCET suggested that operative risks tended to decrease with increasing age.7
Although there was no upper age limit in the NASCET and ECST, few patients older than 85 years were enrolled (only 9 in the NASCET) and no nonagenarians were enrolled.
In this report, we reviewed our surgical experience with patients older than those enrolled in the large CEA trials to determine if this group of very elderly patients ("advanced elderly") has different results compared with the younger patients described in these trials.
We (Q.J.D., T.S.R., and R.F.R.) have performed more than 1800 CEAs. A standard technique has been used, using general anesthesia, pharmacologic cerebral protection during the cross-clamp, and intraoperative monitoring with electroencephalography (EEG), and, for the past 11 years, with transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring combined with EEG. Selective shunting is used when indicated by EEG and/or TCD criteria. A shunt is used for sustained reduction of EEG amplitude of the ipsilateral hemisphere and/or reduction of ipsilateral middle cerebral artery TCD flow velocity below 20 cm/s.
For the past 10 years, intraoperative duplex scanning has also been added to our protocol. Our routine practice is to close the endarterectomy site without a patch. Selective carotid patching has been performed based on intraoperative ultrasonographic assessment of the vessel and arterotomy site after completion of the primary closure. We have found on ultrasonographic interrogation that a flow-reducing vessel kink occurs in approximately 6% of our patients.11,12 This kink is not apparent on visual inspection. In these patients, the arterotomy is reopened and patched, with subsequent ultrasonographic confirmation of correction of the kink.
Since 1995, we have operated on 26 patients aged 89 to 96 years. There were 9 CEAs performed in patients aged 89 years, 5 in patients aged 90 years, 5 in patients aged 91 years, 6 in patients aged 92 years, 1 in a patient aged 93 years, 2 in patients aged 94 years, and 2 in patients aged 96 years. The mean patient age was 91.3 years. Four of the patients underwent bilateral CEA as separate procedures.
Of the 30 endarterectomies, 21 were performed after a symptomatic ipsilateral carotid transient ischemic attack or minor stroke. Two symptomatic patients had dizzy spells associated with bilateral high-grade stenosis. All symptomatic patients had greater than 70% carotid stenosis by duplex and/or magnetic resonance angiographic criteria or catheter carotid angiography. Seven of the CEAs were performed for asymptomatic stenosis. All of these 7 asymptomatic lesions had greater than 80% stenosis by duplex or magnetic resonance angiographic criteria; in 6, there had been progressive stenosis demonstrated on periodic repeat duplex scanning.
Twenty-three of the patients were operated on based solely on noninvasive imaging (duplex scanning with or without magnetic resonance angiography). Three patients underwent catheter carotid angiography.
The 26 patients were all leading independent lives at the time of surgical consideration. Comorbid medical risk factors were common, including hypertension (15 patients [58%]), ischemic cardiac disease (13 patients [50%]), hypercholesterolemia (5 patients [19%]), diabetes mellitus (3 patients [12%]), and current smoking (1 patient [4%]). However, all patients had been cleared for surgery by an internal medicine specialist or cardiologist.
Technically, the carotid bifurcations in these operated-on patients who were 89 years or older had more frequent anatomical variations than seen in younger patients. Tortuosity and vessel rotation requiring extensive mobilization and derotation were required in 5 patients, and in 3 patients, the bifurcations were high. In 3 of the 30 operations, a shunt was required based on EEG/TCD criteria, as previously described.
Three patients required patch graft angioplasty because of hemodynamically significant postendarterectomy kinking identified by intraoperative duplex imaging. There were no significant perioperative complications. One patient had a transient hoarse voice postoperatively (unilateral vocal cord paresis). Hospital stays were from 1 to 3 days (mean, 2 days).
Four deaths occurred in the follow-up period (2 at 2 months postoperatively, 1 at 15 months postoperatively, and 1 at 24 months postoperatively). The surviving 22 patients were followed up for a minimum of 2 years postoperatively. No patients have had a postoperative stroke. Postoperative duplex scanning was performed on 24 patients. One patient developed an asymptomatic ipsilateral carotid occlusion 6 weeks postoperatively. All other endarterectomy sites were patent.
In the NASCET, the largest symptomatic CEA study to date, CEA was proved efficacious in preventing strokes in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis of greater than 50% during the 2-year follow-up of that study.3 The benefit was greater the higher the degree of stenosis. In the NASCET, 409 of the 2885 patients enrolled were 75 years or older (defined as elderly).7 Two hundred thirty-two of these elderly patients were assigned medical treatment. Factoring in crossover, 226 of the elderly patients underwent CEA. In the medically assigned group, increasing age was associated with increasing risk of stroke. This was seen in the 50% to 69% stenosis group and the 70% and greater stenosis group. In comparing the surgically assigned group, the elderly patients (≥75 years) had a lower risk of ipsilateral postoperative stroke compared with the 2 younger cohorts (those aged <65 and 65-74 years). This age-related lower risk was seen irrespective of the degree of stenosis. The authors of the NASCET ascribe the decreasing surgical risk with increasing age to the observation that those who underwent endarterectomy at an elderly age had fewer comorbid risk factors, such as hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic cardiac disease. They were, in fact, relatively healthy individuals.
Because of these independent variables of increasing risk of stroke with increasing age and decreasing risk of surgery with increasing age, the benefits of CEA for symptomatic carotid stenosis were magnified in elderly patients. An analysis of the NASCET elderly group indicated that only 3 patients had to undergo CEA to prevent an ipsilateral stroke, whereas 7 patients in the 65- to 74-year-old group and 10 patients in the younger than 65-year-old group needed to undergo CEA to prevent a single stroke event.7
The NASCET also followed the course of contralateral asymptomatic stenosis (>60%) in 1820 patients managed medically. The risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke during the initial 2 years was relatively low (7.5%), with no significant difference between age categories. However, analysis of stroke incidence at 5 years showed that the risk of stroke in the territory of these originally asymptomatic stenoses of greater than 60% was 25% in the 75 years or older group vs 13% in those younger than 75 years. None of the patients with asymptomatic stenosis underwent CEA of that vessel in the NASCET. The perioperative risk of stroke and death in symptomatic elderly patients was 5.2% in the NASCET and 4.4% in the ECST. One might infer from the ACAS that the risk of endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis in elderly patients would be less than these figures. However, in the ACAS, patients older than 80 years were excluded, so no similar data addressing surgical risk for elderly patients are available.6
In determining whether a patient 89 years or older with high-grade carotid stenosis would benefit from endarterectomy, the patient's estimated life expectancy must also be considered. Data from the US National Vital Statistics Report show that the average 89- to 90-year-old patient has a life expectancy of 4.9 years and that the average 95- to 96-year-old patient has a life expectancy of 3.4 years.13 This suggests that nonagenarian patients have sufficient reasonable life expectancy to potentially benefit from CEA.
Extrapolation from the NASCET and the ECST suggests that patients older than those studied by either the NASCET or the ECST (ie, those >89 years) may gain increased benefit from CEA. To our knowledge, no published data addressing this issue are available, other than an occasional isolated nonagenarian patient who has been included with other patients in reviews of CEA.14- 18 Our study reports the outcome of CEA in 26 patients 89 years or older with symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70% [23 patients]) or asymptomatic carotid stenosis (>80% [7 patients, 6 with demonstrable progression under observation]). We used our routine general anesthesia technique with pharmacologic cerebral protection, intraoperative EEG/TCD monitoring with selective shunting. There were no cardiac or carotid ischemic events and no deaths in these 30 operations of 26 patients, which compose our complete experience since 1995 of patients in this advanced elderly age group.
In our experience, certain technical difficulties were more frequent in these advanced elderly surgical patients. There was marked tortuosity in 5 patients, requiring extensive mobilization and derotation of the carotid artery to gain access for endarterectomy. Also, 3 of the patients had extremely high carotid bifurcations due to age-related lengthening of the carotid artery. All procedures, however, were accomplished with technically and clinically satisfactory results (although subsequently, 1 patient did experience occlusion without symptoms).
At the 24-month follow-up (which was the length of follow-up in the NASCET), 22 of the patients were still alive and none had experienced a stroke. Four patients died of suspected cardiac events before the 24-month follow-up.
This report of CEA in the advanced elderly nonagenarian population is limited by its small sample size and its lack of a medically treated control group. We believe, however, that the data from the large CEA trials pertaining to elderly patients, and known data of the life expectancy of nonagenarians, support our conclusion that CEA can be beneficial for those 89 years and older. We recommend this procedure for appropriately selected patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis of more than 70%. Our experience with asymptomatic higher-grade (>80%) carotid stenosis has also been successful. Despite published study data suggesting that the increased risk of age for asymptomatic carotid stenosis is not as great as that for symptomatic stenosis, we believe endarterectomy is also a reasonable option for some asymptomatic nonagenarian patients.
In conclusion, we recommend an aggressive approach to the examination and surgical management of nonagenarians with cerebral ischemia secondary to carotid stenosis. Consideration should be given to those with stenosis of greater than 70% if medical risk factors are acceptable. We also believe that in appropriately selected patients, high-grade (>80%) asymptomatic stenosis warrants surgical consideration.
Correspondence: Quentin J. Durward, MD, Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine PC, 575 Sioux Point Rd, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 (email@example.com).
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Captain Darren Clarke hails Europe's spirit after eventful Ryder Cup first day
Darren Clarke hailed his team's resilience and thanked Lee Westwood for stepping aside as Europe fought back on day one at the Ryder Cup.
Darren Clarke hailed his team's resilience and thanked Lee Westwood for stepping aside as Europe fought back on day one at the Ryder Cup.
Rory McIlroy admitted he took great delight in putting an "exclamation point" on Europe's brilliant Ryder Cup fightback at a hostile Hazeltine.
Europe will have to create history to retain the Ryder Cup after being whitewashed in the opening session, but a brilliant fightback kept their hopes firmly alive at Hazeltine.
He's living the dream and leading the European team as they prepare to renew golf's greatest rivalry.
Rory McIlroy is in the mood to continue his winning streak and help Europe to a fourth successive victory. In the history of the Ryder Cup, the Europeans have never won four in a row, and McIlroy can see no reason to doubt the ability of Darren Clarke's team to break new...
Hazeltine National hosted the US Open in 1991 and 1970, when England's Tony Jacklin triumphed, as well as the US PGA Championship in 2002 and 2009.
Captain Darren Clarke is confident fellow Northern Ireland golfing hero Rory McIlroy can inspire Europe to success and has paired him with English rookie Andy Sullivan in a potential dream team partnership.
Masters champion Danny Willett was left out of the opening session of the 41st Ryder Cup as the furore over his brother's anti-American comments hit home.
Justin Rose was unbeaten in the last Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, but the Olympic champion has already tasted defeat at Hazeltine - to an American spectator.
European captain Darren Clarke dropped a massive hint about his pairings for the opening session of the Ryder Cup on the final day of practice.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods don't get on? Forget it.
Open champion Henrik Stenson insists he is ready to play in all five sessions of the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine if necessary having recovered from a knee injury.
Like any aspiring golfer, Ricky Elliott always dreamed of being part of the Ryder Cup.
The 2016 Ryder Cup golfers have some of the most glamorous other-halves the sport has seen, led by our own Alison Clarke, European team captain Darren's wife.
Darren Clarke was left fuming last night as his meticulous Ryder Cup planning was potentially holed by an insulting broadside against his American rivals from within the European team family group.
Rory McIlroy has come of age as a Ryder Cup player. The brash young tyro who famously described the biennial Europe v USA contest as "an exhibition" seven years ago has stepped up to the plate.
Rory McIlroy is determined to help Europe's Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke leave Hazeltine a happy man this weekend after recalling the first time they met.
Spain's Sergio Garcia has dismissed criticism of Europe's team and the hyping of their American opponents by insisting: "Ryder Cups are not won with your mouth".
United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love insists his comments about selecting "the best golf team, maybe ever" were misconstrued - but he will still send his players out into battle on Friday with exactly the same message.
Captain Darren Clarke is happy to accept the tag of underdogs as Europe go in search of an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup victory.
Captain Darren Clarke believes Paul O'Connell will be "seriously inspirational" when he addresses Europe's Ryder Cup team on Tuesday evening.
Seventeen years after his 10th birthday present turned into a starstruck first meeting with Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy is desperate to ensure Europe's Ryder Cup captain leaves Hazeltine with equally happy memories.
Rory McIlroy has taken a vital step to ensure there will be no repeat of the blunder which could have cost Europe the last Ryder Cup on US soil in 2012.
Europe's players got their first taste of Ryder Cup venue Hazeltine on Tuesday as captain Darren Clarke relied on his experienced players to guide their rookie team-mates.
Rory McIlroy has paid tribute to golfing legend Arnold Palmer, who brought a country club sport to the masses with his hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch.
Arnold Palmer was always known as a gracious host, and that was certainly the case for Strabane's Lynn McCool who struck up a great friendship with the seven-time major winner.
Arnold Palmer proved to be one of the most influential figures in the history of modern golf.
Captain Darren Clarke is looking for some inspiration from compatriot Rory McIlroy as Europe go in search of an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup victory.
Rory McIlroy hopes he can bring some momentum to Europe's bid to win an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup after his Tour Championship victory.
Europe captain Darren Clarke insists winning the last three Ryder Cups is irrelevant as his side embark on their bid to win an unprecedented four in a row.
Determined Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke landed in the United States last night, insisting he had no intention of relinquishing his team's grip on the covetted trophy, not even to his great golfing pal, USA captain Davis Love III, who was there to greet him, ahead of their battle of wits and wills at Hazeltine, Minneapolis, beginning on Friday.
US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love last night appointed Bubba Watson as his fifth vice-captain a day after leaving him out of his Ryder Cup squad.
The American TV networks were alive yesterday to the sound of how the Europeans are going to get damaged in this week's Ryder Cup. The NBC led the line with the argument that captain Darren Clarke's team, with its six rookies, is the worst there has been.
Europe's top golfer Rory McIlroy hopes he can bring some momentum to the team's bid to win an unprecedented fourth successive Ryder Cup after his Tour Championship victory.
Europe captain Darren Clarke insists winning the last three Ryder Cups is irrelevant as his side embark on their bid to win an unprecedented four in a row.
Darren Clarke, captain and commander of Team Europe, finally gets down to the serious business of Ryder Cup leadership when his players gather in Minneapolis today for the start of a week all concerned will remember for the rest of their lives.
Sensational Rory McIlroy secured the biggest payday of his career last night - by dramatically winning the Tour Championship and with it the $10million (£7.70million) FedEx Cup prize in a tense four-hole sudden death play-off with Ryan Moore.
Rory McIlroy will head into the Ryder Cup in buoyant mood after coming through a three-way play-off to win the Tour Championship and clinch the overall FedEx Cup title on Sunday, securing a payday of US dollars 11.5million (£8.86million) in Atlanta.
Rory McIlroy took advantage of a late stumble from Dustin Johnson to surge into contention to win both the Tour Championship and overall FedEx Cup title in Atlanta.
Dustin Johnson remained on course for the FedEx Cup title and 11.5million US dollar payday as world number one Jason Day was forced to withdraw from the Tour Championship.
Paul McGinley took Ryder Cup strategy and planning to a whole new level for the match against the USA at Gleneagles in 2014. McGinley's first exposure to the white hot atmosphere of the biennial contest was in 2002 at The Belfry, and home captain Sam Torrance had a big influence on the Irishman's experience of the Ryder Cup.
Rory McIlroy has work to do if he wants to win the FedEx Cup title and £7.5m payday.
Rory McIlroy's bid to secure a payday of 11.5million US dollars remains on course after an impressive first round in the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Rory McIlroy was relieved to break par after a rollercoaster opening round in the Tour Championship kept his hopes of a securing a payday of 11.5million US dollars alive in Atlanta.
We've heard of the breakfast of champions, but what about a breakfast of a Major winner?
Lee Westwood has questioned whether Tiger Woods will have a positive impact in his role as a Ryder Cup vice-captain.
Paul McGinley expects a "buoyant and energised" Rory McIlroy to take the Ryder Cup by storm next week.
Niall Kearney is chasing a hat-trick of Irish PGA Championship titles this week on the Twin Oaks Championship Course at Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort, beginning this Thursday.
Leona Maguire, Olivia Mehaffey and Annabel Wilson secured a bronze medal for Ireland in the World Amateur Team Championships in Mexico.
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Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole on M&M: Wes Welker 'realizes this is the best place for him to be'
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Yahoo! Sports writer Jason Cole, who posted a story Tuesday morning indicating that Wes Welker has "mild disdain" for the Patriots because of how the team limited his role in the offense in the early part of last season, joined Mut & Merloni on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the situation.
Although Cole's article suggests that a new contract for Welker will not be as easy as some thought after Tom Brady renegotiated his deal and freed up some money for the team, he said ultimately he expects Welker will be a Patriot when the 2013 season begins.
"He's probably going to stay, because he realizes this is the best place for him to be," Cole said. "Even if that costs him a little bit of money vs. what he can make somewhere else, you'd make the good choice and stay with a team that knows you well, is going to pay you decently and is going to give you every opportunity.
"Is he a little bit concerned about how things could go here in the future? A little bit. But I think that that's going to get outweighed by the fact that playing with Tom Brady is the best option for him."
Cole said the Patriots learned early last year how difficult it is to replace Welker, a rare case of Bill Belichick failing to prove a point.
"With the Patriots it's always about who's in charge, who's the boss here. And that's OK. That's how Bill does things," Cole said. "And I know that another part of this was they wanted to get [Aaron] Hernandez to take over more of that role so that they were ready to move on from Wes.
"And they also had a belief that Brandon Lloyd could be that guy. Because remember, Brandon Lloyd is Josh McDaniels' guy. That was the guy he 'discovered' when he was in Denver and turned him into a legitimate receiver. And it took an entire season for everybody to realize that Brandon Lloyd is just a guy. Pretty good, but he's not a game-breaker, he's not a game-changer. He's not that consistent. You need to have Welker over there for the consistency. And as much as you might want to funnel the ball more to a guy like Hernandez and [Rob] Gronkowski, they get hurt.
"So, what do you want to do here? You need to have Welker, you need to have him over there catching a hundred, 110 balls a season and moving the chains along and doing that job."
Added Cole: "I think that at the beginning of last year there was a distinct feeling within the coaching staff, 'OK, we can set it up to move along, to move to somebody else.' And then they discovered no, they really can't, Welker's still the guy."
To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page. For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots.
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As we are looking toward training camp, you can bet NFL teams are looking beyond that to the regular season.
The best teams already have started thinking about the biggest weeks on their schedule.
What constitutes a Super Bowl contender?
Well, we looked at the current odds for winning the Super Bowl, then adjusted based on how the teams look on paper right now.
Some teams look like no-brainers, but there were also many on the bubble. Teams like the Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons had enough questions to give me pause, so I consider them bubble teams—franchises that aren't favorites to appear but if they got hot they could do it.
That's another article though, so we'll stick with the favorites, knowing full well we'll have some surprises in there no matter what.


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BRIDGETON — The Vineland man accused of shooting and killing his ex-wife and wounding her son in Vineland six years ago had a bail motion in Superior Court Friday.
Terrill Walker, 32, of Charles Street, was charged in April with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the 2007 shooting death of Lanieceya M. Walker.
Walker's previous $750,000 bail was reduced to $100,000 cash, bond or property.
Lanieceya Walker and her 13-month old son were sleeping at their first-floor South East Avenue apartment in VIneland on Oct. 7, 2007, when someone entered and shot them. Lanieceya Walker was killed and her 13-month old son was left paralyzed. Lanieceya was pronounced dead at the scene when police arrived at 3 a.m.
Lanieceya Walker's mother was sleeping in the same apartment at the time of the shooting, but was not harmed.
Terrill Walker is Lanieceya Walker's ex-husband.
Assistant Prosecutor Saverio Carroccia is representing the state.
Raymond A. Finch, 34, of Kissimme, Fla., was arrested in April in connection with the shooting. Finch was also charged with murder and faces additional charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm for unlawful purpose and being a certain person not to possess a firearm.
Contact staff writer Spencer Kent at 856-451-1000 ext. 516 or at email@example.com.


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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Becoming an endodontist - root canal specialist - came naturally for Dr. Andrew M. Michanowicz.
"My father had a lot to do with it. He had been an endodontist for over 40 years. That played a big role in my life. He was able to help a lot of people. He had a knack for putting people at ease in a difficult procedure and was very successful. He made it look so easy I thought, "I can do that, too," said Michanowicz, 56, of Michanowicz Endodontics, 920 Penn St.
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Michanowicz practiced for two years with his father, Dr. Andrew E. Michanowicz - who served as chairman of the Graduate Endodontics Department at the University of Pittsburgh for 32 years - and his uncle Dr. John Michanowicz in Pittsburgh before moving to Blair County in 1988.
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Dr. Andrew Michanowicz updates a patient's chart at his practice at 920 Penn St., Hollidaysburg, on Wednesday.
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Dr. Andrew Michanowicz tends to a patient at his practice at 920 Penn St., Hollidaysburg, on Wednesday.
"I wanted to come to a place with a simpler life and less traffic. There was a need here. There was not a specialist in the area; I felt I could fill that gap," said Michanowicz.
He was the first endodontist in Blair County. Today there are three. "That [becoming an endodontist] was all that I considered doing. It was in my blood."
Michanowicz spent 15 years on Orchard Avenue before moving to his present location in 2003.
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Name: Dr. Andrew M. Michanowicz
Age: 56
Position: Endodontist at Michanowicz Endodontics
Education: 1974 graduate of Churchill High School. Bachelor's degree in science from California University, 1978; doctorate from University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 1985. Master's degree in endodontics from University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 1988.
Family: Wife, Angel; son Drew, 30, pursuing a doctorate at Pitt in public health and environmental health; daughter, Kelli, 24, pursuing a master's in counseling at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Quote: "I've been able to save a lot of teeth."
A root canal saves a tooth by removing the pulp - the soft inner tissue containing nerves and blood vessels - that has been damaged, usually by deep decay. The endodontist cleans, fills and seals the canal, and the tooth is then restored with a permanent filling or other restoration.
"We remove the necrotic tissue, and it is still able to function as a tooth," Michanowicz said.
Modern innovations have made the process simpler.
"We use a microscope, nickel titanium files and rotary files in different sizes. They are very flexible and able to follow the anatomy of the tooth to clean out necrotic pulp tissue. We also use digital radiography as well," Michanowicz said. "The new technology has made it easier. It has made it more efficient for the patient, most procedures can do be done in one appointment. They have developed new anesthesias that are very effective. Today it is no more than a large filling procedure."
Today a root canal is not as painful as it was years ago.
"I could almost say it was a pleasure, and I mean that. Every step of the process was carried out with precision. Every step was pain free, with absolutely no discomfort. There was nothing to it," said Phillip Faudi, 69, Altoona, who had a root canal performed by Michanowicz on Tuesday. "This doctor is excellent in every regard, he is congenial and highly professional. Dr. Michanowicz called me that evening to see how I was doing. How many doctors would do that?"
Michanowicz said he performs about 25 root canals per week and has probably done more than 25,000 over his career. He gets his patients from referrals from dentists and other patients and through his web site www.drrootcanal.com. Many patients are local, but he also has patients from the Cumberland, Johnstown, Somerset and Clearfield areas.
Local dentists speak highly of Michanowicz.
"When I came to Altoona I did a lot of root canals but then I saw his work and said I am wasting my time. He does a very nice job, his work is excellent," said Dr. Dennis DeLeo.
"I've referred my patients to him and trusted him with my patients for all of my career in Altoona. His work is meticulous, precise and caring. For the dental and medical community he has been an anchor," said Dr. Charles Dombrowski.
Michanowicz said he enjoys helping people feel better.
"It makes me feel fantastic, knowing I can help someone, remove their pain and save their teeth. It gives me a good feeling that I have the knowledge and skill to do that. I was trained by the best - my father and my uncle," Michanowicz said.
Michanowicz is also active in the community providing support to organizations such as the Griffith Family Foundation, serving as a volunteer at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen. He also is active at his church, St. Patrick's in Newry.
"Community service is important, you need to do what you can do for the community when you see the need," Michanowicz said.
Michanowicz said in the near future he hopes to find a partner.
"I am getting up there. The eventual goal is to get a partner and retire. Bring in a partner and slow down a little bit," Michanowicz said.
Mirror Staff Writer Walt Frank is at 946-7467.


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China, South Korea in Row Over Submerged Rock
By Jeremy Page
Yet another maritime dispute between China and one of its neighbours has flared up in the last few days – this time over a submerged rock in a part of the ocean claimed by both Beijing and the South Korean government.
The spat over what South Korea calls the Ieodo Reef and China refers to as the Suyan Reef reignited after China's State Oceanic Administration chief declared last week that it was part of China's "jurisdictional waters" and covered by its maritime patrols.
South Korea's President, Lee Myung-bak, said Monday that the reef "will fall naturally into Korean-controlled areas," according to the Yonhap news agency. The same day, South Korea's Foreign Minstry questioned China's ambassador in Seoul over the issue.
Yonhap said Mr. Lee told a group of editors of local newspapers and broadcasters the issue was not technically a territorial dispute as the rock was 4 to 5 meters underwater, but South Korea did consider it part of the country's "exclusive economic zone," or EEZ.
Under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, a country has special rights over use of marine resources in an EEZ extending 200 nautical miles from its shores – except when that area overlaps with another country's. In that case, the two countries invovled are supposed to decide between each other where to draw the line.
China's EEZ overlaps with South Korea's in the ocean between them, with the Ieodo/Suyan Reef falling into the area claimed by both. The two sides have held 16 rounds of negotiations on how to divide the waters, but have failed to reach an agreement.
In the meantime, South Korea has built an ocean research station on the reef, which is just over 90 miles from the nearest bit of actual South Korean territory – Mara Island – and about 155 miles from the nearest Chinese territory. The building of the station has prompted repeated protests from the Chinese side.
Addressing a regular news briefing Monday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin agreed that the rock was not technically the object of a territorial dispute, but said jurisdiction over it had to be decided through negotiation between Seoul and Beijing.
"Before that, neither side should undertake any unilateral activity in the area," he said.
Liu Cigui, the head of the State Oceanic Administration, was quoted in the interview with Xinhua last week as saying that patrols by Chinese maritime surveillance ships and aircraft now covered "all China's jurisdictional waters."
He defined that as an area stretching from the mouth of the Yalu River (which separates China and North Korea) in the north to the Okinawa Trough (roughly stretching between Japan and Taiwan) in the east and the James Shoal (just off the coast of Malaysia) in the south.
The James Shoal is the southernmost land feature claimed by China in the South China Sea. It is also claimed by Taiwan and Malaysia.


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So...what is the outcome with the fatty tumors? Re-reading your post I see that you had them removed, but did you ever develop any new ones? My father had them (mutliple subcutaneous lipomas primarily on arms and legs). I have them now too, for the past few years they started to appear. My doctor told me the same thing, that "we don't know what causes them." I have to admit, I don't really understand your explanation that they are caused by the inability to digest fats. The fats have been transported from the stomach to the bloodstream to the lipoma (right?), so the fat must have been digested in order to be transported via the bloodstream and deposited into the lipomas.
Meanwhile, if you know of some magical pill to make these things go away, I am up for it. Otherwise it's either a surgeon's scalpel or a visit to the dermatologist to have them inject something into the tumor to dissolve it....with possible redness, burning sensations, and who-knows-what reactions.


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HSH's combined averages give a realistic picture of local mortgage markets, particularly important in high-cost areas.


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In an interview with Today's Al Roker, Bullock made it clear that rumors of her and newly single Ryan Reynolds being an item aren't true.
"I think there will be a collective sigh amomgst women across the United States when I say he's not my lovah," Bullock, 46, says on the red carpet before Sunday night's Golden Globes. "He's just an amazing friend for 10 years ... but I don't get his loving after dark."
Bullock, who is currently working on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close with Tom Hanks, added Louis is the only man in her life right now, saying "it's all I can handle."
And as for her 1-year-old, romance is a few years off: He is "off the market 'til he is 18," she says.
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19/08/2011 10:55 +0100 – Patrice Evra returns to the United line-up for the visit of Spurs after missing the season-opening win at West Brom with an ankle injury. With Rio Ferdinand unlikely to return until next weekend due to a hamstring injury, and with captain Nemanja Vidic out for up to five weeks with a calf problem, youngsters Phil Jones and Jonny Evans will form the centre-back pairing. Darren Fletcher (virus), Antonio Valencia (ankle) and Javier Hernandez (concussion) are all closing in on a return, but are not yet ready. Michael Owen is out with a back problem, whilst Rafael faces up to 10 weeks on the sidelines after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder. Luka Modric is likely to return to Tottenham's starting line-up after missing the 5-0 Europa League win over Hearts with a minor groin injury. Tom Huddlestone (ankle) could also return after starting on the bench at Tynecastle, but fellow midfielders Sandro, Wilson Palacios (both knee) Steven Pienaar (groin), and Jermaine Jenas (Achilles) are all out. Peter Crouch will be tested over the weekend after missing Thursday's win with an ankle injury but Ledley King and Alan Hutton are sidelined with knee injuries and William Gallas is also out with a calf problem. Manchester United (from): De Gea, Lindegaard, Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Evans, Fabio, Nani, Park, Cleverley, Anderson, Carrick, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Berbatov, Welbeck, Diouf, Macheda. Tottenham (from): Gomes, Friedel, Cudicini, Bale, Kaboul, Bassong, Dawson, Corluka, Walker, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Van der Vaart, Modric, Kranjcar, Rose, Livermore, Townsend, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Defoe.
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