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I Hope the Stock Market Crashes Hard
I can understand that you might fear crashes, corrections and volatility if you need your money now. The last thing somebody nearing or in retirement or ready to tap capital for an important expenditure wants to deal with are wild market gyrations and extended downside.
But, if you're a couple of years (slightly more, slightly less) away from something big, you probably should have your portfolio structured defensively anyway.
Earlier this year, when I wanted to keep a pool of money liquid, I took profits in everything (and a couple of losses), leaving only three positions intact -- the somewhat defensive, but hardly sleepy American Electric Power (AEP) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) as well as one of my favorite speculative plays, Pandora (P) .
In that account, I was fine with a 13% stock/87% cash position.
Now, as I've made the decision to take that cash and reinvest it in equities, I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I'm getting impatient.
That's the biggest thing I have to work on as an investor -- being more patient.
For instance, right now I'm salivating at Starbucks (SBUX) under $50 a share. The stock is up about 24% over the last year, but down roughly 15% and 3% over the last six months and past five days, respectively.
Part of me wants to rush into SBUX today.
After all, it's a long-term proposition with the type of management team I can get behind. As I'm fond of saying, Starbucks rolls like a tech company. It's ahead of most meaningful curves, particularly mobile. And CEO Howard Schultz continues to inspire confidence in recent media appearances.
That said, I think I should hold back. I want to use my gauge of market irrationality/investor fear to my advantage.
We're in a great rally right now. From point A to point B, we've seen nothing but upside. Consider the PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) .
If you bought any of those valleys over the last two years, you're better off for it.
As usual, the fear and, to a lesser extent, actual unfolding of one crisis or another drove the broad market down on practically every dip. There's nothing quite like looking back, knowing that you stayed calm and purchased equities in the face of the hysteria of the day.
Really, it's a simple formula, buy strong companies on the dip. And couple that with a few index and/or sector plays you believe in.
For me, it was media stocks (e.g., Time Warner (TWX) and Madison Square Garden (MSG) ) toward the end of 2011, beginning of 2012.


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NGC 6050/IC 1179 (Arp 272) is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies, NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of the Hercules Galaxy Cluster, located in the constellation of Hercules. The galaxy cluster is part of the Great Wall of clusters and superclusters, the largest known structure in the universe. The two spiral galaxies are linked by their swirling arms. Arp 272 is located some 450 million light-years away from Earth and is the number 272 in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
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December 28, 2011 —
The Honesdale Borough Police arrested JOSHUA J. COLEMAN age 19 for attempting to rob the Highhouse Sunoco Station. On December 23, 2011 at approx. 9:50 p.m, a white male approached the attendant at the Highhouse Sunoco gas station on Route 191 in the Borough of Honesdale.
This male handed the attendant a note demanding money and cigarettes. The attendant refused to hand over the money and items, and called the police and told the male he had two minutes before the cops showed up.
The attendant told the police that the male had walked south onto Erie Street and provided a description of the suspect. Sgt Bishop was alerted and observed a male fitting the description walking near Gary's Laundromat on Erie Street. The male was arrested and identified as Joshua J. COLEMAN.
COLEMAN was charged with CRIMINAL ATTEMPT of ROBBERY a felony. COLEMAN was arraigned before MDJ Carney. Bail was set at $15,000 unsecured and COLEMAN was released. A Central Court appearance is forthcoming. Lt. Witt is the investigation Officer.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is being asked to contact the Honesdale Borough Police @ (570-253-1900).


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Dewsbury have signed him as he was on Dr with you guys last season what should we expect?
Scott hale
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Posted 09 October 2012 - 05:14 PM
Homer: How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?
i]Mr. Burns: Woah, slow down there maestro. There's a *New* Mexico?[/i]
Posted 09 October 2012 - 10:38 PM
Played few games didn't make an impact in our team and was always in the shadow of forster
Posted 10 October 2012 - 10:38 AM
Very Lightweight. Never let us down, but never really noticed his presence on the pitch.
Posted 10 October 2012 - 05:15 PM
He scored the try which made certain the 3 points against Batley last season. Good enough reason for Dewsbury fans to immediately like him?
But otherwise, I agree with the previous comments.
But otherwise, I agree with the previous comments.


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Springfield, Ill. - The percent of Illinois students ages
6-21 who receive special education services is up slightly
since 2001 and continues to be higher than the national average.
That information and other findings is contained within the
Illinois State Board of Education's "2003 Annual State
Report on Special Education Performance" which outlines
progress achieved by students with disabilities. The report,
the first of its kind from the agency, is a result of the
Illinois Continuous Improvement Plan (ICIP) which calls for
improved outcomes for students with disabilities.
"This is the first in a series of annual reports that
will ensure that the public and parents are regularly informed
of how we are performing as a state," said State Superintendent
of Education Robert Schiller. "As the 2003 report illustrates,
we are effecting positive change on the special education
Critical Performance Indicators and we are now measuring those
The five-year ICIP addresses five goals that center on school
completion, educational environment, personnel, family involvement,
and general supervision and monitoring.
A U.S. Department of Education grant received in 2002 through
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be used to measure ISBE performance in accomplishing the goals
of the ICIP, all of which relate to ISBE responsibilities
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The initial component of the annual report provides background
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Highlights of the report include:
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Fundraiser under way for family who lost home in fireBy Lucia Suarez
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CLARENDON — An outpouring of support by community members has led to a fundraising effort to help a Clarendon family of six who lost their home in a fire Monday afternoon.
Jennifer Byrne and Karen Steever quickly started to gather their resources after learning that Linda Lebel Hampton, sister Deb, brother-in-law Stephen and their three children lost all their possessions in a house fire.
By Tuesday morning, they set up an post office box so that monetary donations and gifts cards could be sent to the family. They also opened up an account at Merchants Bank that will receive direct donations.
The pair also created a page on Facebook to provide a series of updates on how the family is doing as well as specifications on what they are hoping to collect.
For household goods, the family needs three twin beds and bedding, a bed for the parents, a couch, dinning table and chairs, dishes, glasses and other assorted household items.
For clothes they are looking for sizes 7/8 for girls, 10/12 for girls, 10/12 for boys, women size 12 for pants and large size for women and for men, 42 by 34 long pant, XL shirts and chef pants too.
The house – a trailer with a second-story attachment – burned to the ground Monday afternoon after a 6-way electrical plug caught on fire.
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The Susan G. Komen race for the cure takes place this Sunday at Kapiolani Park. It's more than just a walk and run to honor and celebrate our loved ones, but also a chance to make a real difference in someone's life.
The Komen Race for the Cure raises money, and in Hawaii that money stays right here in Hawaii.
Last year the Susan G Komen Foundation was able to give out $360,000 in grants to 15 Hawaii organizations. Organizations like the Waikiki Health Center.
Komen has provided grants to the Health center for 10 years, helping the center with its mission of providing medical care to anyone who needs it
"These funds allow us to get women in to get mammograms for screening and for diagnosis," says Sheila Beckham, CEO of the Waikiki Health Center. "It's unbelievable."
Dr. Ahoora Payam of the Waikiki Health Center remembers one patient in particular. He met her on his second day as a practicing physician while working with the Health Centers Care Van, which travels around the island providing medical care to the homeless.
A 48-year-old woman came in after finding a lump in her breast. At first, Dr. Payam was stumped.
" When I was in residency it was easy to make an order for a mammogram for whatever tests are needed to be done," said Dr. Payam. "It was kind of difficult at this point, she was in a very very different situation because I was trying to figure out 'well she doesn't have any insurance. She doesn't have any money. How are we going to be able to get the testing and provide the care that she needs?'"
But then he learned about the Susan G Komen funding that was available.
"They were able to catch that, " added Dr. Payam. "She got a resection, they took out the cancer. She recovered very well."
So as you take that first step at Sunday's race, remember the people who will be helped:
"We're looking at over 350 women that receive general help each year," said Beckharm. "Not only with getting the mammograms, but with the transportation to the appointments, with education about screening and being able to do breast self-exams."


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High price of sugarin'April 14,2014
An old man tryin to sugar. There, thats it, my subject, or lack thereof, that
haunted me all night long. Now all I have to do is write it. I couldnt sleep for several reasons starting with those gol-dern Charley horses. Charley horses are the end result of an overweight 66-year-old snowshoe slogging eight hours in deep sticky snow. I just looked up Charley horse to see why such a light, almost humorous name ever got attached to something so painful and maddening. (P)ainful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles, typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. Wikipedia also gave some interesting names from other countries: from Portugal, paralyzer;
Southern Italy, donkey bite; Norway, thigh hen; but the Finnish got it right, wooden leg.
On each of my trips to the bathroom, I walked like both of my legs were built of solid two-by-fours from my sacroiliac right down to my flat feet.
Snowshoes are the bane of my pre-sugarin existence in this climatologically neurotic Vermont. And speaking of neurotic, yesterday the snow changed its personality from wet and sticky to cold and crusty. I had my mouth all watered for a firmness that would make snowshoe walking easier. I was wrong. My friend Clarke from Virginia had come up for a few days to help. Clarkes lucky enough to have never worn the cussed things before, but once we got strapped in, we found it didnt really matter. Out in that crusty snow, we both were on our backs doing our toppled turtle impressions more than we were upright. And when we were upright, we felt like Sisyphus and his proverbial boulder, or that poor cartoon guy laboring through the Sahara in search of an oasis. Getting to a single tree 100 feet away was a marathon.
Fast forward a few days to inside our old sugarhouse. The steam rises making artistic patterns as it wafts through cracks between the boards. The fragrance is heavenly on this first day of boiling. Clarke must return to Virginia in hours, but at least he has a chance to inhale the end result of his torture. He smiles with approval.This is fantastic! he says.
I show him all the tricks my years as sugarmaker has brought the adjustment of three float valves to maintain a perfect boiling depth; the scoop to aid in sap emergencies; the hydrometer to insure proper density. We watch the first golden batch of the year drain out.
From here, it goes through the filter press to get out the sugar sand and then its ready to can, I tell him.
I love the sugarhouse part of sugarin as much as I find the earlier woods part an ordeal. Ive never yet found a way to completely escape it like my Grandpa Morse did. He was much smarter than me. Grandpa retired early from the woods part of sugarin and spent his waning years as chief syrup canner at Morse Farm. I remember it like it was yesterday: year after year Grandpa would come in daily and fill syrup cans out of an old enamel pitcher. He never spilled a drop and provided the final touch that literally delivered syrup from tap to table.
Folks still remark on Sidney Morse filling the size can they wanted with the grade they wanted and handing it to them with a smile.
Sugarin is at its mid-point as I write. Weve had our share of weather and equipment woes but were hopeful for another sap run or two. Steams been rising from our sugarhouse for two weeks now, finding me well away from the woods and the wooden legs. Ive just finished my second cup of coffee this early morning and am ready to head back down and begin another day of boiling. Glad to be moving closer to what Grandpa did.
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This A list mostly movie actress who recently "starred" in one of the biggest movies ever was a big pain at an event where she was paid to attend
. No one liked her and she was rude and dismissive to people and the company is never having her back.
Scar JoReplyCancel
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Starred as in…animated/VO workReplyCancel
Hmmm. I think Tricia might have tagged itReplyCancel
I could never see angie being anything but wonderful to people.ReplyCancel
Yes, it is..still grossingReplyCancel
or Emma Stone. She annoys me to no end. She is not pretty, her voice is more crackheady than Lohans and she is the new Spiderman movies suck! I see her in the new Revlon commercials and a model she is not…..ReplyCancel
Maybe Idina Menzel with frozen? I love her and hate to think it but Kristen would never so it has to be herReplyCancel
Halle Berry XMenReplyCancel
*in the new spiderman movies which suckReplyCancel
What about an animated movie? They starred in it but vocally, so we may not think of them as having starred in it .
Soo Frozen, Lego? Not sure if their leading actresses fit though. Idina is big on broadway, Kristin did HBO recently although it does say mostly. Meh idk.ReplyCancel
Bullock would make sense with the Space movie, and also the recent blinds making her out to be a complete pain.ReplyCancel
Ms Jolie has many…..moments. Most good, and the oft reported ones
Some….not quite so…lovely
Maybe maleficient brought out her other side again:(
You're breaking my heart, Derek! I love Emma. I've had a crush on her since SuperbadReplyCancel
Maleficent is not one of the biggest movies of all time.
If Kristen Bell can be considered A, I vote her for Frozen. She's is a total nightmare of a person.ReplyCancel
Maleficient is an animated movie…hence my guess at topReplyCancel
It's not animatedReplyCancel
St. Ang is only saintly, just ask Jennifer Aniston.
Seriously?! Ang of the kiss her brother, wear blood is *nice*?!ReplyCancel
The Fault of the Stars or whatever was not even the biggest movie of the month. My guess is still Scar Jo with the Avengers. Idina is more a singer is she not?ReplyCancel
Idina Mendel is a sweetheart I've worked it and theatre with some film
She's a list broadway…nowhere near in film she's she's never been anything other than a V/O character
Omg that Aniston thing was 10 yrs ago can we not move on? And yes the woman who spends the majority if her time traveling the world and helping others who are far less fortunate than her is nice.
I will never understand the Angie hateReplyCancel
Maleficent not animated. It does really fit Kristen Bell but that's just so hard to believe. I mean, how can you watch that sloth video and not love her forever?ReplyCancel
Maleficient is considered a"fantasy film" which is distinquhed from an actual film..hence"asterisks with term starring"ReplyCancel
Yep, Vi. I've had to work with her a number of times and she's the worst. Rude, entitled, over dramatic, and throws the "don't you know who I am" card when she doesn't get her way.
She knows when to turn it on.ReplyCancel
Whaaaaaaat, Derek?? Emma Stone is awesome! And I had a crush on her since then too, jack!ReplyCancel
Well that, and I think you are right…:)ReplyCancel
If Kristin bell is an a list film actress I want my SaG card revoked.
That' is frankly, not possible. She's b list…A list former tv
That's what I was thinking. Maybe voice work on Frozen??ReplyCancel
Wow I thought she was cool too. Huh. Ya never know.ReplyCancel
Angie in Singapore cutting her birthday cake looked like she wanted to kill someone.ReplyCancel
The woman who married Dax Sheppard takes herself too seriously? Seriously?!ReplyCancel
She's a sarcastic smartass which is what I love about her, candyland. I don't watch many interviews with her though so idk.ReplyCancel
Natalie Portman
Star wars
Don't know the event
I like the Zoe guess.ReplyCancel
I love Jolie..but we all have our days…imagine the impossibility of never having one, especially in that world of spotlights
Still say Angie…she starred but it's a fantasy film hence the asterisk; Kristin bell..certainly a bitch by my observation, doesn't have the ranking…Zoe B plus;avengers old news it and frozen(was Indians film actually) who is a list broadway…just hit movie world
Sorry Adele kazeem was star of frozen, not bell lolReplyCancel
I don't want to believe it, but I've heard from several people that Kristen Bell is stuck up and big headed.ReplyCancel
Maleficent isn't one of the biggest movies of all time though and none of her other movies could be classified as such either.ReplyCancel
FWIW Bell was at an American Express event.ReplyCancel
The first name to pop into my head was Kristen Bell. I've heard she can be a total diva.ReplyCancel
Kristen better not have pulled rank on a certain Kristin or I'll go Florida on her ass! 🙁ReplyCancel
Are you talking about Cheno?ReplyCancel
Natalie PortmanReplyCancel
Bell but Cheno might fit here also us Floridians act first, think later 🙁ReplyCancel
Not trying to be snarky, and this probably isn't the the correct place to ask, but I've always wondered what exactly does Angelina Jolie do when she's "doing her good works around the world"? As far as I can tell, she is just doing photo ops, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if it brings some attention to children in need. But is that all–photos??? Does she administer vaccines? Deliver supplies? Find and diffuse land mines? Does anyone know? Again, I'm not trying to be snarky, but she gets so many accolades, and I can't tell what she does.ReplyCancel
I agree with the Kristen Bell guess, but thought she was mostly TV. I guess she's mostly movies now, though.
I really did try to find that sloth video charming, but ended up rolling my eyes. Actresses (and actors) can be so over the top in that annoying, "Look at me!" way. Photos, pap shots and "dusted off" clips of them being adorable in their own minds are very strategically "leaked" online or by some talk show host at every opportunity while they pretend to be surprised or embarrassed.ReplyCancel
This talks about some of it http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/suzannah-ramsdale/543046/angelina-jolie-how-she-s-become-an-inspiration.htmlReplyCancel
wasn't Idina Mendel in 'Enchanted' ??? -she's really nice though- I like Kristen Bell guess for sure!!! I can't picture Anj being rude with the Queen there… & Daniel Day-Lewis!!! she'd embarrass herself in front of those class acts & she wouldn't get to be a Dame, imho.ReplyCancel
agggh,menzel I mean 4 the singer… mendel 4 Kerri R.'s awesome dress..ReplyCancel
or mendel for both.wtfkReplyCancel
@Jack I'm right there with you. I like Angie too. She seems aiight.
I think Kristin Bell is effing awesome. Every interview with her the girl is just lovely. It doesn't seem like an act like some of these bitches.ReplyCancel
Angelina sneaks(oft unannounced that DO NOT GET PHOTOGRAPHED)into war-torn hellholes for one where ambushes,guerilla attacks,diseases etc.run rampant giving many hope & the knowledge that they are not forgotten!! most people would Never venture to these areas,esp.if they have children. My sister works in the field for Save The Children(Yemen now)& Ang does a lot even for people's spirits & gives em a voice & a face!ReplyCancel
If this was Angie it would have been huge news since she is known for being kind. Juicy stuff. And yes I believe Angelina really cares about causes and doesn't just use them for a photo op unlike 90% of Hollywood. She got a lot of criticism for donating money to poor women in the Middle East soon after 9/11, got called a traitor, etc. Someone who only cares about photo ops wouldn't have done that.
The way Enty put "starred" does sound like voice work rather than the usual live action starring role. Bell is a good guess for this.ReplyCancel
I'm w/ you Derek…only movie I liked her in was Superbad, other than that not so muchReplyCancel
It's nice to know I'm not the only one here who likes AngelinaReplyCancel
As I said..I love Angelina
Everyone has bad days
If Veronica Mars is now A list movie…I'm officially….whatever..,.
Just didn't think think couples retreat and forgetting Sarah marshal, while fun films I enjoyed, were, um….career inflating A list material"
Oh wells….learn sumtin everyday
Angelina is deemed a+ celebrity!A actress
Very few so en are A + based on the ratings system.
Maybe Meryl Streep.
And Jolie ain't no StreepReplyCancel
Woah woah woah. While I believe nobody holds a candle to Meryl when it comes to acting I do believe angelina is an incredible actress. I'm still in awe of her when I watch Girl, Interupted.ReplyCancel
@ducky..me too…I am a HUGE fan..she grew up in my hometown, went to same middle school..and awed by her…path in life she chose(not holly weird, humanitarianism)
But, having said that…bad days happen….I may be way wrong but I've, seen her….icy.
And enty changes the status alot@saralou….I remember being shocked at reveal she was once (A), that's why I remember it….yeah her and Diaz in same category lol,it's bananas
Yeah, no snark about Angie's good works. They're genuine and heartfelt. She could rest on her laurels, ya know. She could be on permanent vacation like so many of them are. She actually gets her hands dirty. I admire her as a human being. Lousy actress but good person, IMO.ReplyCancel
IN "GIA"….Amaaaazing!!!
Agreed. I was just thinking about that movie actually. Angelina in anything is amazing in my opinion but her earlier stuff is my fav. Have you ever seen Foxfire? I love her in that.ReplyCancel
I agree her work was strong in GIa..but she WAS Gia at that point in time, as she has expressed herself…and I think , well, to see her do say more of a stretch, like Shakespeare , moliere, or even slapstick farrelly bros stuff, would be interesting…oddly enough, was watching the dreadful..original sin with band eras and thought, she kinda has relied on that arched eyebrow, pouty lip, steely blue eye/could kiss u or f u up look…alot.ReplyCancel
Angie is an overrated actress imo. If she wasn't gorgeous, she would not have an Oscar, as she would not get hired in the higher caliber movies that she has been in. She's hot and has an interesting personality and life. She just happens to be an actor as well.ReplyCancel
Natalie Portman is in DM at Shanghai film festival. STAR WARS.ReplyCancel
And she happens to be an actor because her dad was a big time actor in his day…doors open easier., a lot talented people don't have that-opportunityReplyCancel
The movie she got an oscar for was Girl, Interupted one of her first big movies which she was not "gorgeous" in. She is extremely talented. Over the last few years she's made some questionable decisions as far as which movies she's been in but she's still a great actress and she doesn't get parts because she's "hot". There are plenty of hot people in the world. She gets parts because she's got the talent.ReplyCancel
Jon's an oscar winner who pulled a ton of weight , and mind you, he's a good dude,(well he was to my uncle/family for years)
Point is, her dad wasn't a janitor, and hence….she divined her career for pure talent and against the odds determination
She DIDNT divine her career, meant to sayReplyCancel
I have to bail on this Jolie convo. I'm far too passionate about her and I can't understand the hate or the idea that she's a bad actress who relies soley on her looks.
I'm off to commiserate over the fact that America couldn't keep Portugal from scoring for 5 damn secs!ReplyCancel
Wasn't me that said she gets roles cause she's hot..her doors opened based on nepotism , but she deserved to be and remain in rink, because she does have Talent…just needs a bit more-diversified roles, is all I saidReplyCancel
No hate for her..I admire her. But, she's not—ready for canonization or the Nobel prize just yet, lol..she's quite, faulted, as we all are.
Yeah..fuck that Portuguese final goal:(ReplyCancel
We were so close to winning
Oh and Obama only won the Nobel Peace prize because he's a black president? ? I bet if they had to cast votes now he would not win.
It is Anniston who cannot act and plays same person in every part.
I completely agree on Aniston, sugarbread. I don't dislike Jolie, and couldn't care less about whatever fued there was with Anniston. I think Pitt comes off looking like the shithead in that situation, not Jolie. I just don't think she lives up to a lot of the hype.ReplyCancel
"Starred" probably means animated. Frozen is in the top ten of all time. Probably Bell or Idina.ReplyCancel
I'm going to Subway, does anyone want anything?ReplyCancel
Yall are dumb. It is Scar Jo or Kristen Bell—-ReplyCancel
What planet are you on that you think Malificent would be considered one of the biggest movies ever? It's not even the biggest movie of the year.ReplyCancel
or Kate Winslet—-good guess alice! ***joking about the dumb obvs**** BUT it is not Angie or Idina —and defiantly not Natalie—she is very classy and nice.ReplyCancel
Every actress everReplyCancel
Samantha Morton
I would consider her A lot based on her acclaim/prestige alone. I can see the argument that she's not, I just don't agree. Yay personal opinions!
John Carter – Only 2 years old, approximately 4th most expensive film of all time (so a diff perspective on the wording of "biggest"), also 2nd biggest loss for a movie of all time. That last is just something I thought was interesting. It's the new Waterworld.
Her – Samantha was replaced by ScarJo in post-production for the VO work. However, she acted opposite J Phoenix in all of his scenes and was the original "her." ScarJo got billing and acclaim but Samantha Morton was pivotal to Phoenix's performance as even he admits. Samantha has been a bit outspoken in the past for losing low budget roles to names with bigger box office draw and sex appeal. (See: Fur)
Admittedly I was unable to find an event but I also didn't put that much effort into it. I just thought I'd toss out a new name. It's probably ScarJo because one of the Avengers movies is the 2nd highest grossing film and she wasn't actually seen in Her.
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It's definitely written to sound like K.Bell, except would she be considered mostly movies? Even the V.Mars movie (which, combined with Frozen, is what put her on everyone's radar big-time) was a sequel to her big break… on tv. I'm just really hoping it's not true and she's as chill and awesome as I'd like to believe!! :\ReplyCancel
I never watched VM so I've never quite understood the love for KBell. Hubby & I recently watched Frozen. We thought it was ok but that movies from when we were a kid were much better. Like Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King etc.
So glad to know from K(Wiigs) that I don't have to like her bc she sounds very snooty.


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The Yankees lost…again…
Derek, you had the chance to be the hero, and to show the city of Miami why you are so beloved in New York City. But, unfortunately, and unlike the shortstop in Boston, you failed to deliver the key hit with that grounder in the 9th inning and two outs against the Florida Marlins. Alas, the Yankees' comeback was stalled at 2 runs and the Yanks lost the game, 6-5. For a moment, I thought that I was going to get a special Father's Day treat but it was not meant to be.
Somewhere in Boston, I can assure you that there's a woman who couldn't be happier…
Not so quick, Julia! There is an outside chance that Derek Jeter may get a second chance. After Alejando de Aza hit for Renyel Pinto in the 7th inning, Marlins manager Freddie Gonzalez did a double-switch and inserted relief pitcher Leo Nunez into left fielder Chris Coghlan's lead off spot. In the 8th, Coghlan took the field with Nunez going to the mound. So, technically, two players listed as first in the batting order were on the field at the same time. De Aza should have been in left instead of Coghlan. After Nunez threw one pitch, a strike, to Derek Jeter, manager Joe Girardi protested. Coghlan left the game, but De Aza couldn't return because of the no re-entry rule. Jeremy Hermedia took over left, and was placed 9th in the batting order. Nunez was allowed to continue pitching. Girardi felt that Nunez should have been disallowed to continue, but Gonzalez disagreed. Nevertheless, Girardi filed a protest. If upheld, the teams would have to resume the 8th inning with the Marlins ahead, 6-3. I doubt anything comes out of the protest, but, hey, you never know. Jeter might get the chance to be a hero in Miami after all…
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Right fielder Xavier Nady is getting closer! He will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Wednesday. Soon…very soon, the X-Man returns!
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Despite being pulled after 1 1/3 innings on Sunday for left biceps tendonitis, CC Sabathia believes that he'll be able to make his next start. Time will tell, but hopefully he's right. Now that Phil Hughes is starting to establish himself as a presence in the bullpen, I'd hate to see him yanked (no pun intended) back and forth between the pen and the starting rotation.
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A.J. Burnett's suspension was decreased by one game to 5 games by Major League Baseball (for throwing near the head of the Rangers' Nelson Cruz). He began serving the suspension on Sunday, so he'll be able to start next Saturday. With Sabathia's uncertainty, Burnett's return is critical.
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Alex Rodriguez feels better after some rest. That's nice…
A two game losing streak, and the next game will feature Chien-Ming Wang on the mound? Yikes! Hopefully, the law of averages will kick in sooner rather than later and allow Wang to record his first win of the year. Of course, he'll be facing the Braves pitching phenom Tommy Hanson. They might be a bit agitated after the walk-off homer by Boston's Nick Green on Sunday…
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It is really starting to sound like Brett Favre will be playing for the Minnesota Vikings this year. One website reported that he had already agreed to a contract, but that was quickly dismissed as a false rumor. Plus, there are rules that require prompt reporting of player contracts to the league so the Vikings would potentially be in violation of league rules if they failed to disclose a formal contract in a timely manner. Nevertheless, there is speculation that a post-dated contract for, say, July 3rd, is a possibility. Much of the media will be off on Friday, July 3rd for the holiday weekend, so the news wouldn't be as magnified as it would be on a normal work day. By the following Monday, much of the hoopla would start to die down. So, the timing seems right. It would also allow some time of the news to settle before training camp begins at the end of July. I am hopeful that this doesn't mean the loss of a roster spot for John David Booty, who has looked so much better this year. I would prefer to see Tavaris Jackson shipped elsewhere, but he was hand-picked by Head Coach Brad Childress, so it may be tough for Childress to let go of T-Jack.
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I have never heard of today's winner of the U.S Open in Golf, Lucas Glover, but he's a Yankees fan, so I'll say CONGRATS to an absolutely great guy! 😉
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Wow – a "Yankee" won today in New York! lol! It sounded like waders were needed at the US Open more then drivers. And what is with these Florida teams that they can't keep their lineup cards straight! Yikes – don't they teach lineup card 101 down there? And me? Happy? What – a Red Sox win (won by another Yankees castoff!), a Yankees lose, Matt Cassel didn't go to the Vikings and Brett Favre is. Happy does not begin to describe it!😉
I know you'll have a great night – both our teams have a night off so the Red Sox won't be up by 5 games in the morning! LOL!
Ugh, if Fav-ruh actually signs with the Vikings, then I quit. I cannot believe there are people in this state who think he's going to lead this team to the Super Bowl. News flash, people: HE'S 40 YEARS OLD AND HAS ARM PROBLEMS. Granted, he's probably better than Sagevaris Jackenfels, but so is Rex Grossman and I don't hear anyone pushing to sign him.-Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
After seeing that Borat picture I wanted to say, "Very nice, I like." Also, the pug picture is so cute and sad looking!! Brett Favre was rated the number one diva in the NFL, which is kind of hilarious, but he's reminding me of Manny Ramirez. I guess it kind of makes sense, I'd put Manny in… at least the top ten diva's in the MLB, especially with an agent like Scott Boras, and Favre having Bus Cook… makes sense to me.
I'd never heard of Lucas Glover either, but I like Pete Abe's idea that he should throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. He's my new favorite golfer!
There is a football player naled "Booty"?? Seriously? LOL…poor guy!
Sorry Scott – the protest was denied. Bummer.😉 So we do start the night with the Yankees four games behind the Red Sox. Can you hear me okay? lol!
Hey Scott, I'm hosting the Braves-Yankees game right now, so feel free to come over and talk baseball at my blog.
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- Rapid detection of Enterovirus 71 by real-time TaqMan RT-PCR
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- Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is the main etiological agent of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) and has been associated with neurological complications which resulted in fatalities during recent outbreaks in Asia Pacific region. Develop a real-time TaqMan RT-PCR for rapid detection of EV71. Specific primers and probe were designed based on highly conserved VP1 region of EV71. The sensitivity of the real-time RT-PCR was evaluated with 67 clinical specimens collected from pediatric patients with suspected HFMD. Our real-time TaqMan RT-PCR showed 100% specificity in detecting EV71 and showed an analytical sensitivity of 5 viral copies. High sensitivity was also achieved in detecting EV71 directly from clinical specimens. Real-time TaqMan RT-PCR offers a rapid and sensitive method to detect EV71 from clinical specimens, and will allow quarantine measures to be taken more effectively during outbreaks.
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The largest group to settle within Iowa's borders were the Germans, followed by those from the British Isles. The people from Norway were the next largest group numbering close to 18,000 by 1870. The Irish came to escape poverty and famine, the Czechs to avoid military service and the Dutch to flee religious persecution. Groups of Swedish immigrants moved into Iowa and settled in Page, Montgomery, Boone and Webster counties. In 1836 one of these groups of Swedes journeyed to Iowa to join a colony at New Sweden. They were told "When you come to Iowa, just follow the east side of the river and you'll find us." Unfortunately there were several rivers and instead of following the Skunk River the party mistakenly followed the Des Moines River, which took them away from New Sweden.
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Bridging the gap between academia and practice: Dordt student part of award-winning civil engineering team
February 17, 2013
Danielle DeBoer, a senior civil engineering major at Dordt College, was part of an Iowa State University team that won the Transportation Research Board's Soil Mechanics Section Best Paper Award this past January.
The goal of the paper was to address Iowa critics who were concerned about a new nationally mandated bridge pile design and assure them the new design was just as effective in Iowa soils and more cost-efficient.
DeBoer, from Omaha, Nebraska, had connections at Dordt that helped her play a part in this award-winning project, she said. Her civil engineering professor, Justin Vander Werff, was working on his Ph.D. at Iowa State University. His advisor, Professor Sri Sritharan, was looking for a summer intern to help him and a graduate student collect data for the paper they were working on titled "Verification of Recommended Load and Resistance Factor Design and Construction of Piles in Cohesive Soils."
This relationship ultimately lead to DeBoer getting the summer intern job, where she helped compute how much money could be saved with the new piles, while still maintaining adequate bridge strength.
Her Dordt background and the experience with this project have both paid dividends for DeBoer.
"Dordt gave me a great foundation so that I had a basic understanding of what I was doing in the internship," said DeBoer. "The opportunity was great because it helped me become more familiar with concrete work and confirmed that I wanted to do foundational work as a career. The internship also helped me understand my upper level Dordt classes better when I returned to school."
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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Trying to Put Together the Puzzle Pieces
Sunday, July 19, will be my last day on Valcyte. I'm very glad to have this behind me. In some ways I feel like I lost my mind these past six months. It has not been easy but I think it has been helpful. My baseline functioning feels like it has improved maybe 10%-15% so even though I'm in a little crash, its nowhere near what my bad days used to be like. I'm looking forward to getting back to myself. One of these days I'm going to do a post on how to survive Valcyte.
I'll continue with the Methylation Protocol. I think that is helping also. It's just a very, very slow process.
Trying to figure out what the next steps is like looking at pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. My "pieces" of the jigsaw puzzle lay about in the form of various test results, symptoms, what helps, what makes things worse, etc....
In trying to figure out treatment sometimes I think about the physicians who are experts at all of this and I try to figure out who's patient I'd be a good fit for. Lately I think I'd be a good fit for Cheney since I have heart involvement but also a good Ritchie Shoemaker patient because I also have biotoxin illlness.
Anyway, here's what I know about my particular form of this mysterious illness that was horribly misnamed chronic fatigue syndrome:
I have the dreaded multisusceptible genotype (4-3-53). It's the worst HLA genotype to have according to Richtie Shoemaker. I can't get rid of toxins (mold, lyme, any toxins at all) on my own nor can I easily get rid of infections like others can. In fact, Shoemaker believes people with this genotype don't get better. I refuse to believe that.
My MMP 9 is very high (350? is considered high and mine was 739) which means I have a lot of inflammation in my brain and likely heart and lungs as well.
I have low MSH (35 is low and mine was 12). MSH is the master hormone regulator.
My immune system is dysregulated as shown by the RNASE L test. My VEGF is low which means my cells aren't getting enough oxygen.
My adrenals are shot, my thyroid is not working properly, I most likely have POTs.
All of my test results would land me in Ritchie Shoemakers office with a likely diagnosis of mold poisoning (high MMP 9, low MSH, bad genotype, low VEGF).
I'd like to repeat some of these tests to see if they have changed as a result of using CSM (cholestryamine) to clear toxins from the mold, Valcyte treatment, and living in a new environment.
I think next steps would include VIP treatment (aviptadil), continuing focus on spirituality, dealing with parasites, stopping all sugar and dairy, getting my hormones balanced, and work on strength and flexibility.
I'm still very confused about the POTS. I really appreciate people's suggestions and comments. Technically, I should have been diagnosed by the cardiologist with POTS. After doing some reading I realized I meet the criteria. My blood pressure was borderline high although at one point it was 153/100 but only for a couple minutes. I'm curious how my CFS doctor is going to approach this. Plus it turns out that heart problems do run in the family. My Aunt on my mom's side has Atrial Fibrillation and my dad was just diagnosed with heart failure (mild).
Today I went on an 8 minute slow walk (its no surprise to me anymore when people almost twice my age zip by me) then climbed up the stairs to the apartment. I took my pulse and it was almost 130. Just from a walk! I'm drinking lots of water and V-8. I feel like I need to get some answers regarding the POTS stuff.
I'm encouraged by my improvements. I can now be 90% sure that I can leave the house for a small errand. I'm still housebound but before I was lucky if I could leave the house 1-2 times in a week for a very short period of time.
Being able to leave the house for a little while opens up the world a bit. Tomorrow I'm going to meet some other people who have this illness and live around here. I'm excited to meet others like myself but a little nervous too. The same fears pop up, even though, of all people these people will get it. I miss being part of a community.
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- Shelli said...
I feel the same way -- putting together my own "recovery plan" is a lot of trial and error, hit and miss. Little by little, the puzzle is starting to make sense.
Do you think they (doctors and researchers) will figure it out before we do?
- July 14, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Treya said...
It's great to hear that you are getting out a little more. I'm happy for you!! I think it's also a good idea for you to meet some others with similar illnesses. I'd love to hear how it goes... I've yet to meet face to face with another sufferer, but I've talked to one on the phone and some through emails.
Best of luck with it all.
Treya : )
- July 15, 2009 at 1:10 AM
- Jozephine said...
It's great when you start to come up off rock bottom. 10 - 15% is a terrific improvement.
You go girl!
- July 15, 2009 at 1:19 AM
- Renee said...
It's great you are seeing progress Terri. You have so much to deal with. It is also great that you are able to gather so much info on your illnesses and put it all together in your own recovery plan. You really have shown moxie in sticking out the treatment with V. and other meds that took a while to show results.
I have been trying to get together a Living Your Life plan in Campbell's target group and was so frustrated until I realized that I was overwhelmed by trying to follow teh Lyme protocol, CFS, protocol,and the amygdala training...now adding Joel's journey to mine.
I like the way you ordered everything and can look at it clearly. Gave me some insights into doing the same thing for myself so I can see what I need to prioritize, etc.
- July 15, 2009 at 4:18 PM
- Sue Jackson said...
So glad you've improved a little - every bit helps!
You might consider trying low-dose naltrexone (LDN), on its own or with another, less toxic anti-viral. I've had some improvement with Valtrex and Famvir but even more from the LDN. See lowdosenaltrexone.org for info or feel free to ask me if you have questions.
Good luck with your ongoing recovery! Let us know what you decide to try next. The immunomodulator sounds promising.
- July 15, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Andrew said...
Just curious if you had any improvement with the VIP? Are you still taking this?
- November 1, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- cfswarrior said...
Hi Andrew-
I had little to no improvement on VIP. It seems others who have tried this had similar results. My doctor's office found it was a relatively ineffectual treatment.
I wouldn't recommend this as it's expensive with little results.
I stopped taking it a couple months ago.
- November 1, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Andrew said...
Thank you so much for the response! Others have said the same thing, unfortunately.
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The Padres have done some really really stupid stuff this year, but this just takes the cake. I didn't find out until this morning, and boy you do not want to know how upset I am. I haven't been this close to crying over a game since last year. I have no idea why I'm even wearing my Padres jersey right now. I am this close to throwing in the towel on my fanhood of this HOPELESS team!!! I can't believe I went into public this morning supporting the Padres!! I am sooooo close to throwing in the towel and pretending that I was never a fan of this pathetic team. (well, not really, but at least for a day)
Bad enough that they're on a what, six game losing streak??? But to top it all off, getting no-hit. It just drives me nuts. I'm literally sick to the stomach right now. Let's just hope I don't throw up all over the computer. I have no idea what to say about this team, except that they've brought it on themselves. They are the ones who are super pathetic!! They are the ones who lose like crazy. They are the ones who are driving their fans out of the stadium. I hate to say it, but there has to be some major changes, NOW. I'm not going to support this pathetic baseball for another whole half. I just can't. Sure, I'd keep writing about them, but I can't enjoy baseball like this. I just can't!!
This team is getting a lot of publicity lately, and boy is it a bad kind!! This was the first no-hitter of the year in baseball, I think, so the Padres are going to be talked about in an unfavorable light for years to come. And you know what, they deserve it. If Sanchez had to throw a no-hitter against any team, it would have to be the Padres. Because they are the most pathetic team in baseball. I don't care if about any other team who had a worse record than us. Because this is the worst team in baseball, and they should be a laughing stock. Maybe it will wake them up a little.
"When is Chargers season starting?" I hate that question, because San Diego mutters it every year when the Padres are going this bad. When can we drown out our miseries in football?
I know that next Saturday's game is going to be pretty full, but you know what? There are not going to be many fans at Thursday and Friday's games. This team has disgraced its fans, its city, and themselves.
I am so mad at this team. I got a free trial of MLB.TV, and it starts tonight, so I'm going to be watching this game tonight. I don't know if I really want to though. Maybe I'll just watch the Red Sox game.
I am ashamed of my team. You can't blame the fans for wanting to step back for a bit, even the die-hards.
But of course, GO PADRES!!
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Hey, I just posted and I had your name in my post, it is kinda funny, but also.. kinda sad. I kinda said the Pads weren't playing good. My blog is
Kaybee -while we would welcome you with open-arms into Red Sox Nation – don't give up on your guys just yet! Keep the faith – that is what we fans have to do – BECAUSE WE ARE FANS!!! I have lived through many bad years in Boston from all my teams and believe me – I know how hard it is. But don't give up. It might take awhile – but better days are ahead!🙂
Kaybee, you are so funny! haha that is classic! Thanks so much for checking my blog out and thank you for being so nice about the post! Please comment again
This is so weird. I'm used to Padres and I'm greeted with Red Sox. Don't give up on them. They may be playing like crap, but it's part of the game. Remember 2007 when they were good? My Sox were atrocious that season. But it was kind of a rebuilding year for them because look what we did in 2008. And with all the stuff that's been going on with your ownership lately, it's gonna be harder on the team. While I fully support branching out and embracing other teams, don't give up on your boys.
As I Rays fan, I have no IDEA what you are talking about! Being no-hit, massive losing streaks… LOL! Wow…yah, went through that for years… There is a light at the end of the tunnel…you have to believe! Don't give up on them. I do, however, believe that Julia will hold onto a RSN membership card for you – just in case!
Do NOT Give up on the Padres. Please. What did you really expect this season anyways? A postseason birth? This team is in a rebuilding mode. We have 2 players that will be key to the future: Everth Cabrera and Tony Gwynn Jr. Maybe Adrian if he stays. So please, I'm not giving up on the Padres, and neither should you. So don't give up, and keep the faith!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ack, the red… it's killing me…
That aside, it's gonna be okay. The Padres need you! At that game I went to it was at least half Astros fans. Your boys need you, Kaybee! Kouz needs to hear you cheering for him all the way in your living room! Adrian needs somebody to recognize his talent.
I know how you feel about the no-hitter, sweetie. Do you remember September 12, 2009? A lot of people don't, but I do because that's when Hurricane Ike smacked into Houston. Galveston was destroyed (including many places I spent a lot of time at–I cried a few months ago when I finally saw video footage), my brand-new house sprung leaks, we were out of power for two weeks, and people lost their homes. But Drayton McLane was dumb and let the Astros play in Milwaukee, which is basically Chicago, for a "home" series. Cubs fans held up "we like Ike" signs (for which I will always hate each and every Cubs fan, regardless of their participation in the ridicule) and Carlos Zambrano no-hit a team that was busy worrying about their families and homes. When I got that newspaper a week later I drew all over his face in marker, but the Astros stood back up, said "this is crap," and went on to finish third in the NL Central one game back of the wild card. Have faith!
"I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all." Ecclesiastes 9:11
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You really sound upset. I'm sorry that you have to deal with this stuff, but you being upset only shows how much you love your team, right? That is honorable.
As a longtime Rays fan (just like Canuck) I can remember the days when all people would say–and this would be at the START of the baseball season–was "When do the Bucs get going" or "When does Gator football start?" Those were tough days. That is what makes last year such a dream.
That is also what will make Padres' success in the future so memorable for you. Good times don't feel so good without the bad times.
Hang in there!
Thanks so much guys!! You are great. After a few hours of cooling off (not literally of course – it's 80 degrees here!!), I feel better about my Padres. Not enough to go back to the Padres template though. If they play well tonight, then it's going back up. But if they have another terrible game, I may just have to leave up the Red Sox all weekend. It is kind of bright though compared to that calm blue, though. Shows my firery temper haha!! And by the way, I'm still totally going to the game next week. Even if the Padres lose for the rest of the season, I am not going to turn down a night at the ballpark, especially with all the bloggers who are coming out!! I'll be out there, cheering and KOOOZing and all that. It's going to be a lot of fun, no matter what the score!! Go Red Sox!! oh, and Padres!!🙂
Ok Kaybee…really…what's with all the Red Sox stuff…next thing we know you'll have a profile pic of you wearing a Josh Beckett or Jonathan Papelbon shirt…
Hang in there, girl!
Well, the Red Sox are my second favorite team and they're actually doing well, so they were the natural choice. It's not like I was going to do the Dodgers or anything…now if I ever did that, you would know that I was REALLY serious about being done with the Padres!!
Where I live, football season doesn't really save any baseball fans from losing their sanity. The Red Sox are the home team around here so you know how that is. They actually win so…
Dang girl! Hold on there. I know you are very, very upset (Obviously. You even changed the background :O Next thing that's going to happen is me changing it to the Cardinals!) and it's just so hard to watch our team suffering and sinking towards rock bottom. I missed so much baseball and I'm glad I did. When we go to our game, KOOOOZ all you want and it will make you feel better. Screw Chargers 'cause I hate football. Guess being die-hard Padres fan is tough. But please don't turn down on our team😦
Kaybee, this blog confused me. Don't give up on your team!! They need you now. Last year the dodgers were struggling to be a .500 ball club. Everytime I went on the ITD blog, I would get pounded. But I got myself up and kept on. As you know they ended up winniing the Western division. You love your team.
AH No kaybee, this is just a setback, You got half a season left!!!! as i said before HANG IN THERE. the all star game will help 🙂
Kaybee, you'll never stop being a Padres fan. It's just not possible. I know getting no-hit felt like the last straw, but your fandom will bounce back. Trust me!
Or, you know, September 12, 2008 since I am having serious counting difficulty lately. Gosh.
I feel your pain Kaybee. I'm pretty upset over what may be an immenient Roy Halladay trade in Toronto. So upset, that I might support the team he plays for, along with him, for a temporary period. We will see what happens, but I'm pretty down on my team too! I'm surprised how strong you were when the Padres let go of Hoffman. We all have our fits of temporary resentment, so I know what you are going through. I would probably go through the same thing.
So…on the up side the Red Sox won today! 100 career wins for Beckett. 🙂
C'mon, Kaybee…If Raysfanboy and I didn't give up on the Rays, I know you can't and won't give up on the Padres! ***hugs***
Always search for the light in the tunnel. I don't mind some Dodger fans getting down sometimes on their team because I know they do it out of love and passion for their team. Let your team get some rest and see how they come back in the 2nd half. I remember the old days when the Padres had the Dodgers number. I have seen the Dodgers win two W.S. but the last one was 20 years ago.
The Padres aren't that terrible. I believe the team has produced two all star players in Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell. The team can change for the better in the second half of the season.
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Just like Canuck said, don't give up on your team. If people can stay Rays fans and Pirates fans, then you can definitely remain a Pads fan.
Plus, you guys had a great win today. Just as things looked down your team gave you fans something to get happy about. 10 runs against the Giants should cure what ails ya. Get ready for a great second half!
People are already counting down the days til Steelers training camp here in Pittsburgh. I definately feel the pain.
Hey, you have to give some credit to Sanchez. You could at least say something like good job! He deserves it. Who cares if it is against your favorite team. That's such a rare opportunity. Sanchez pitched a good game. I was glad to see him earn a no-hitter with his father watching him. That must have been very special!!!


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Early Saturday morning, firefighters responded to a fire at TrevalinoŌĆÖs Restaurant. The fire is believed to be electrical in nature, perhaps beginning in an air handler, but an exact cause is still being determined. By the time the blaze was contained a early Saturday afternoon, the damage was significant.
Town leaders informed the public a couple of days after the fire that the building housing TrevalinoŌĆÖs would likely have to be demolished; that was the report they were getting from the insurers. Until then, the portion of Main Street between Spring and Evalina streets would need to remain closed.
ŌĆ£The structural engineer is coming tomorrow, weŌĆÖll get a game plan from there,ŌĆØ Sylva Town Manager Paige Roberson said at the emergency meeting. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre going to do this as quickly as possible. ItŌĆÖs not going to be fast, but weŌĆÖre going to do it as fast as we can.ŌĆØ
Downtown business owners in attendance at the meeting were concerned about the rippling ramifications from the fire. How long would traffic be routed around the affected area of downtown? What impact do barricades and crime-scene tape have on business? Can the town do anything to advertise the fact that downtown is still open for business?
Businesses owners with businesses located in properties neighboring TrevalinoŌĆÖs were concerned about damages and inventory. They wondered when they might be able to salvage what lay behind the tape and barricades, but were told entering the properties posed too big of a liability issue.
ŌĆ£Can I get my stuff out of my store,ŌĆØ said Backstreet Airsoft owner Jeff Moss, explaining that his military surplus inventory needed rescuing from his Mill Street establishment. ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm a big boy, I can walk through a building.ŌĆØ
Sylva Public Works Director Dan Schaeffer explained that it was too risky to allow anyone in the impacted properties yet due to the chance of the structure collapsing.
ŌĆ£Cause youŌĆÖre seeing some bowing in the building,ŌĆØ Schaeffer said. ŌĆ£If it fell, itŌĆÖd go all the way across backstreet, or it could only fill one lane.ŌĆØ
After the emergency town meeting, Moss stood in the parking lot by his pickup and pondered the situation. His store received substantial water damage as the fire was fought and he feared losing the inventory stuck inside.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a pool,ŌĆØ Moss said. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs just gonna either mold or rust up.ŌĆØ
And, of course, thereŌĆÖs the loss of revenue as the business sits dormant. Moss is concerned about his employees weathering such a stretch.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖve got some money set aside, they donŌĆÖt,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£They need to work.ŌĆØ
Other businesses feeling the brunt of the weekend fire include Southern Signs, Black Rock Outdoor and Motion Makers Bike Shop. Black Rock and Motion Makers share walls with TravelinoŌĆÖs.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a mess,ŌĆØ said Kent Cranford, owner of Motion Makers.
Cranford, like other business owners, was allowed to enter his impacted property initially after the fire to retrieve must-have items.
ŌĆ£Just for a little bit, to collect anything that was personal in nature,ŌĆØ he explained. ŌĆ£My business papers, computers. At that point everything was wet.ŌĆØ
While the building housing Motion Makers didnŌĆÖt take the direct him, Cranford expected it to be tallied as totaled along with the neighboring structure where the fire began.
ŌĆ£The general consensus is that our building will come down,ŌĆØ the business owner said Tuesday afternoon. ŌĆ£Most people think itŌĆÖs not going to be able to stay.ŌĆØ
Cranford was worried that if the property neighboring his business fell it could start a chain reaction.
ŌĆ£If our building goes, what else goes?ŌĆØ he wondered. ŌĆ£You know, how big of a domino effect is it going to be?ŌĆÖ
For now, Cranford is concentrating on retrieving inventory and customersŌĆÖ bikes that were currently being tended to. He plans to set up shop somewhere temporarily in order to get back to work.
The fire is also giving the downtown business owner a reason to rethink his location. While he enjoys ŌĆ£being a part of downtown Sylva,ŌĆØ much of his customer base stems from Western Carolina University in nearby Cullowhee and the current location presents some logistical issues.
Cranford is trying to glimpse a silver lining in the midst of bad news.
ŌĆ£The upside of this is thereŌĆÖs an opportunity for us, at least temporarily, to experiment with another part of town,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖre gonna reopen ŌĆ" my gut feeling is we probably wonŌĆÖt be able to be at 552 Main again.ŌĆØ
Or, maybe Main is still an option. By Tuesday after, the structural engineer had given the fire-damaged properties a thumbs-up.
ŌĆ£The building is structurally sound, both TrevalinoŌĆÖs and Motion Makers,ŌĆØ said Roberson.
While the structures are sound, the damage is extensive. Roberson reported that TrevalinoŌĆÖs front and back walls, as well as its beams, were sound but that the remainder could be chalked up to a ŌĆ£long remodel.ŌĆØ
That structurally-sound assessment will go a ways toward easing fears along Main Street. Business owners are being allowed to reenter their impacted businesses and by Wednesday, one lane of Main Street and one lane of Mill Street will open to traffic, ending the detour.
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Dekapitator -- Berkeley, CA -- July 21st, 2007
Misleading thread title due to the fact that I didn't even get to see Dekapitator play, but we're supposed to title the threads after the headliner of the gig so there ya go It was their record release show at the historic 924 Gilman Street venue in Berkeley, featuring some of the best bands of the New Wave Of West Coast Thrash Metal (you read it here first!). Lineup included the likes of Malicious Assault, Warbringer, Devastator, and Hatchet along with of course Dekapitator. Supporting the release of their new album 'The Storm Before The Calm' on Relapse Records, Dekapitator had a shitload of killer merch that I'm still pissed I didn't get my hands on, but hopefully I can score some of it in the near future (especially the awesome shirts they had......"Thrash To Live, Live To Thrash" ). Anyways, this was my first time to the 924 Gilman venue, and it was a damn cool place, had a great old school punk rock vibe to it with all the walls just covered in graffiti and stickers and shit, neat little place and conveniently located I took my 2 friends who aren't really big metalheads but wanted something to do on a Saturday night, they stuck out like sore thumbs amidst the throngs of denim 'n leather clad metalheads, it was pretty great to witness I recognized a good 75% of the people there too, the same people who always go to the same shows in the Bay Area, good times.
As for the gig itself, we only got to catch the first two bands since I didn't want to risk breaking my driving curfew and we were in kind of an unfamiliar area anyways, but it was a damn good time. Malicious Assault were like these kids no older than me and most of them younger from Los Angeles who played generic super fast thrash metal in the vein of the early German thrash records, with of course a West Coast feel. They weren't that great really, all the songs sounded similar and they didn't have a lot of tempo shifts and really headbanger riffs, but it was still funny and awesome seeing these young dudes in skin tight black jeans, the big black boots, old school underground metal shirts, those spikey fucking armband things, fucking fantastic I tell you, thrash is 100% back, and I'm not talking about bullshit mallcore shit that the magazines wanna call thrash; the feel here has got to be close to that of glory years of the 80's, from what I can only imagine it must have been like, and I really feel lucky to be a part of this cuz its infectious. The lifestyle, the clothes, the imagery, everything is straight retro past the point of parody to pretty much sheer worship, and its a ridiculous, goofy, funner than fuck good time, and the good thing is everyone is all about the music and whole package that comes with it. So while bands like Malicious Assault might not even make it to be a footnote on the scene in the coming years, just the fact that they are around says a lot. Setlist:
Malicious Assault
Ripping Death
Holy Slaughter
Malice Torture
Global Destruction
However, the next group Warbringer definitely have something to bring to the table, something heavy, catchy, and fun. These dudes landed an opening slot on the San Francisco date of the Suffocation/Immolation/Skinless tour this fall; if I can I will definitely catch their slot because having never heard their stuff before, I was very impressed by both their stage performance and the music. Their lead singer fronts the band really well with a lot of enthusiasm, and though he's not in the league of the frontman from Hatchet, he still has a good thrash voice and a good charisma to go with it. The rest of the bands deliver a crushing onslaught of heavy riffs mixed with killer thrash breaks and wild leads, the full package. They got the pit going well for their set, good friendly violent fun all the way around. This is a partial list of what they played from what I can remember being introduced:
Total War
Shoot To Kill
Hell On Earth
Beneath The Waves
Good shit, can't wait for more thrash
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Yanks Win Baltimore Series
After losing their first series of the season to the Angels, then dropping the first one to the Orioles, I pretty much knew the Yankees were ready to turn things around. And that they did! After losing the first game of the series in a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat, the Yanks came out swinging early in game 2. They won that one 8-3. Last night, the Yankees won 4-0. It was a great game all-around for the boys.
Pitching Analysis: Alan James Burnett toed the rubber last night, this time with Cervelli (♥) behind the plate. Since Jorge's knee is bruised (thank you, Jeremy), Cervelli has caught 2 games in a row, maybe 3 if he plays tonight! I wondered how A.J.'s rhythm was going to be with Cervelli instead of Jorge. No worries. The two did great together. A.J. was a beeeeast, and his nasty curveball wasn't even as "nasty" as he liked. And he still dominated! He strolled through 8 innings, shutout style, and allowed 3 hits, and just 1 walk. The walk thing is amazing. Usually A.J. is….wild….and unpredictable.
Thatta boy, A.J.😉
Offensive Analysis: The Yankee offense last night did its job. They didn't need to knock in a ton of runs last night, because A.J. was oh-so spectacular. In the first, Mark Teixeira doubled and later scored on an A-Rod sac fly to give the Yanks a 1-0 lead. Both the two of these guys haven't done much yet this season, but they are still doing the little things right – situational hitting, patience, etc. It's gonna be even more fun when teir bats come around, too!
Seriously, what is up with Robinson Cano? I mean, what is UP with that dude!?!?! HE'S A BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAST SO FAR THIS SEASON!!!!!! It's about time….I happen to have his rookie card! Haha yes…I do. I'll try and refrain from bragging. Cano had another superstar night at the plate. Let's see….I don't know if I can count all the hits he got….can I count that high? In the 4th, Robbie hit a solo homer to give the Yanks a 2-0 lead. Then, in the 6th he doubled, and scored on a Marcus Thames double. THEN in the 8th, he homered again! Another solo shot! 4-0 Yanks! That was Robinson's 8th big fly of the season. He's batting .407 as well, which is not too shabby to say the least. Perhaps Robbie has a shot at winning the MVP? Or being a Triple Crown Recipient? I know we Yankee fans want this, but we must be realistic. The season is young. Just 21 games have been played for the Yanks. A lot can happen in the 162 game thrill ride of the season.
Robbie's been getting it done all over place. In the field….
….and at the plate.
Still though, I'm not going out on a limb here. Robbie is an insanely talented player. Who knows what he is capable of….
It was comforting watching the guys bounce back after losing that series in Anaheim. And it's even more comforting know they will be back in the Bronx tonight! I miss those pinstripes! The heroes for last night's victory are A.J. Burnett, for his outright beastness, and Robinson Cano for the same reason. Haha those were obvious choices, lolz. I guess I'll throw Francisco Cervelli in there too…just because he did so well fillling in for Jorge and looked oh-so-irresistable doing so.
Okay… knowing me, THAT ONE was the obvious choice.
WISH ME LUCK EVERYBODY!!!! I have to take the SAT tomorrow. It really sucks. Tomorrow morning, as in early. I'm not really scared for it. The last practice we did in school I got an 1830. But I never took the whole thing in one sitting before. I'm the kind of person who can't sit still for too long. And knowing that my boys are playing in the afternoon isn't going to help me focus. Also, AP exams start next week, and I am absolutely terrified for those. The history on is on Friday the 7th, and my English one is next Wednesday the 12th. I'm going to buried under books for the next week or two because of all this studying crap I have to do. It's that time of year! So if you don't hear from me much, you know why…..school has taken over😦
I'm still going to watch the games, though. I can't afford to miss them.
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The best of luck to you Virginia! I just love how you put that little heart next to Cervelli! I think is cute!
I was watching on the big screen at the stadium the behind the scenes of the pictures for the GQ magazine that Mat Kemp did! It will be in the May issue.
Good luck with the SATs tomorrow! And the AP exams after that. Don't worry about the Yankees. They're home now and will be sleeping in their own beds (or whatever) and they would want you to do well – or at least it's nice to think they would. lol.


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Are You Getting All of Your Meal and Rest Breaks at Work? New Court Decision Says Employers May Not Interfere with Right to Meal and Rest Breaks
Employers are required to provide their employees with an uninterrupted 30-minute meal period for every five hours worked and a 10-minute rest break for shifts between 3.5 and 6 hours in length. But exactly how employers are supposed to provide these breaks has been at the heart of many legal disputes, and one case in particular—Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Super. Ct.—for many years now.
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The privately owned facility opened in 1998, and it hosts more than 30 public events annually.
Lake Compounce (Southington, CT) - 20 mi.
Don't miss Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce! The park will sparkle with the spirit of the season…and hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights everywhere!
Foxwoods Casino (Ledyard, CT) - 45 mi.
Resort Casino features deluxe accommodations, fine dining, a wide variety of entertainment attractions and shopping.
Mohegan Sun Casino (Uncasville, CT) - 45 mi.
Mohegan Sun is your Connecticut destination for casino excitement surrounded by top entertainment, gourmet dining, premier shopping, luxury hotel, spa, pool and the list goes on...
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