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First, wear the most ridiculous outfit you can imagine. Bring liquid refreshment. No matter what, resist all speed checks on the run-in. Don't lean too far backward or forward; just try to feel for the sweet spot—which, of course, you won't know until you hit the water. If you fall, try to spray the crowd as you go, and definitely take your skis off before you try to climb out of the water.
And remember, if you can click one foot into a monoboard, with your friend clicked in the other side, wear a donkey costume, and get across the pond without spilling your beer...you're a pro. With this in mind, here are a few major pond-skimming festivals around the nation that you'll want to check out.


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Well....it wasn't as much fun as Speedwork #1 but I tried to work hard and I accomplished that.
1o min warm up
3 min hard / 4 min easy (walking if need be) - 3 repeats
10 min cool down
My last 3 min repeat was faster than the first two which isn't really the goal as ultimately you want all 3 repeast to be the same times. I guess I hit a better stride at the end as even my cool down was pretty quick for me. It was a beautiful night to run - not quite short wearning weather for me as I am not yet ready to flaut my pasty legs just yet.
I was a bit tired last night as I hit up the gym early yesterday morning and did the elliptical for 30 min and weights for another 30. You might say: "Go Me" but at this point, the only way to fit all of this stuff in (weights, crosstraining, running etc.) is to double up workouts on a couple of days. I am not pushing myself on the crosstraining/weights days like I do when I run so why not right? Plus, golf season is starting and I have to try to fit that in as well.
Tuesday night's tempo run was pretty good as well - I am getting faster though it has taken me a long time to get to this point. The tortoise won the race right?

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Author Of "Keep On Pushing" Denise Sullivan Celebrates MLK Day With Reading & Singalong @ YBCA in SF
Monday, January 21st is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Since 1986, every third Monday in January is dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and his work. In 1994, Congress named MLK Jr. Day as a national day of service in honor of his objectives. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?" Although you may get the day off of school or work, MLK Day can be seen as "a day on, not a day off."
If you are looking for a way to be part of the soultion and do for others, or want to observe the great man with a parade or concert, please see our list below of events in the Los Angeles area and in the Bay Area.
Los Angeles Area:
Lancaster: Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day on Jan. 19
The year 2013 marks the sixth anniversary of Lancaster's annual Day of Service event in honor of Dr. King.
Various locations
Santa Monica: Soka Gakkai International Auditorium Presentation on Jan. 19
Hosted by the Santa Monica College, the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration is free of charge to attend. It is billed as a "multiethnic interfaith program" that features readings, presentations, music and community news.
525 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica
These include Common's "I Have A Dream (feat. Will I Am)" from the Freedom Writers movie soundtrack, underground rapper Flocabulary's "Let Freedom Ring (featuring Trajik)," and house music legend Larry Heard as Mr Fingers and his track "Can You Feel It (Martin Luther King remix)." Look for the various Martin Luther King, Jr. speech records and CDs in the spoken word sections at Amoeba Music and join Amoeba in celebrating Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.


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A new homeless shelter set to open in downtown Des Moines next week will offer the homeless more than just a place to sleep.
Des Moines television station KCCI reports that $15 million Central Iowa Shelter has floor-to-ceiling windows, a cafeteria, lounge areas, a health clinic and computer-equipped classroom to encourage the homeless to work on their GED.
The new facility is five times larger than the old building, will house more than 200 people and includes 19 small locked apartments for veterans.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Friday, and the shelter will begin housing people the following week.


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Simple stupid CoffeeScript documentation extractor
CDoc is a simple NodeJS script that extracts comments from CoffeeScript and LiveScript files in the source directory tree, and creates an identical directory tree in the target directory that contains markdown comments found in source files.
Other than extracting markdown comments, CDoc doesn't do anything. It does not compile HTML, has no templates or CSS. In other words, CDoc is not a documetnation generator.
Install using npm:
npm install cdoc
All comments must use markdown in order to be extractable. The lines to be
extracted must start with a single
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do not want to be included (actually any non-space character after
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the source. The table of contents will be generated at that point. By default,
the table of contents will omit level 1 headings as well as level 5 and lower.
This is not configurable yet.
To extract documentation located in
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cdoc src doc
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I've stumbled upon this quirky cafe 'Bill's' in the new St Martin's Courtyard in Covent Garden whilst meeting friends for light lunch. Bill's is a unique cafe and produce store created by a team of people who are passionate about food. A rustic and modern feeling of wonderful eating and shopping environment, incorporating fresh and organic fruit and vegetables, herbs, groceries and hampers.
The cafe offers an array of enticing colourful homemade cakes, pizzas, pies and sandwiches, as well as wider choice of desserts and salads, made to order juices, smoothies and other beverages.
As it was a lovely warm autumn afternoon we decided to eat outside, I ordered a latte, fish finger sandwich and chunky chips and I can't express how much I really enjoyed eating traditional British food again. I will for sure come back again, can't wait to see how a Christmas decoration in the store would look during the festive season. Exciting!
Bill's, St Martin's Couryard, 13 Slingsby Place, London, WC2
www.bills-website.com Check the website for other branches outside London.
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The Hilliard Senior Citizen Hall of Fame will add two members during the 2014 induction ceremony scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Phyllis A. Ernst Senior Center, 3810 Veterans Memorial Drive.
Nancy Moore and the late Perry Reall will be the newest inductees into the hall of fame, established in 1987.
Moore, 84, is the former owner and operator of the Hilliard School of Dance, from which she retired at the age of 70.
She volunteers for the Hilliard United Methodist Church, the Hilliard American Legion Auxiliary, the Northwest Franklin County Historical Society and the OSU Mother's Club.
Reall was a 37-year Hilliard educator. He retired in 1988 from Hilliard High School after coaching teams to championships in basketball, baseball and golf and was inducted into a hall of fame for basketball coaching.
Reall died in 2011 at the age of 84.
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Seattle, WA (November 11, 2013) — The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have joined together to make a $250,000 contribution to World Vision to support relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.
As the death toll climbs and the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan is increasingly evident, World Vision is launching one of its largest relief operations in the country's history, mobilizing staff to respond to nearly 400,000 people affected by the disaster.
The Government of the Philippines estimates that at least four million people have been affected by the typhoon, and there are reports that in one area alone, Tacloban, 10,000 people have died. The number of fatalities is likely to rise as communications channels are restored and access improves to impacted areas.
World Vision's first relief flight loaded with critical emergency supplies arrived in Manila Monday. The Lufthansa flight included 5,000 blankets and 3,000 tarpaulins (plastic sheets) that will be used to help survivors build temporary shelters.
Power outages plus the destruction of major roads, airports, and infrastructure have made it incredibly difficult to reach survivors to provide urgently-needed assistance and get a clearer picture of the total devastation.
World Vision president Richard Stearns appeals for a global response, "We applaud the NBA and NBPA for their generous donation which will help us provide much-needed food and emergency supplies to millions of people in need. Now is the time to come together to help these children and families recover and rebuild their communities."
Right now, the most urgent needs are water and sanitation, food, temporary shelter, child protection and psychosocial support. Staff care is also a priority as many have been personally affected by this disaster and have been managing back-to-back disasters in the midst of one of the country's busiest hurricane seasons.
To help, please text the word HOPE to 777444 to donate $10 to World Vision's relief efforts, or make an donation to the Philippines Disaster Response Fund online or by calling 1-888-562-4453 (1-888-56-CHILD). For more information, visit our website at www.WorldVision.org.
The NBA Family has been working with World Vision in this region since 2009 including supporting relief efforts around Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan and the devastating flooding in Manila in August 2012.
About World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. For more information, please visit www.WorldVision.org/press or on Twitter at @WorldVisionNews.
Note: A one-time donation of $10.00 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted from your prepaid balance. All donations must be authorized by the account holder. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. User must be age 18 or older or have parental permission to participate. By texting YES, the user agrees to the terms and conditions. Service is available on most carriers. Message & data rates may apply. Donations are collected for the benefit of the World Vision by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the terms found at www.hmgf.org/t. You can unsubscribe at any time by texting STOP to short code 777444; text HELP to 777444 for help.


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District 4-3A tournament
No. 3 Portales (13-12) at No. 2 Ruidoso (10-16)
When: 6 p.m. today
Radio: KSEL 105.9
Last time out: The Rams fell 60-45 at Ruidoso on Friday. The Warriors fell 57-50 to Lovington in the tiebreaker game Monday in Roswell.
Season series: The teams have so far split their games this season, with the Rams pulling out a 39-35 win Feb. 7.
Mutual opponents: The Rams and Warriors have played eight common teams, with Portales going 5-5 and Ruidoso going 4-8.
Impact: The winner goes to Lovington (12-14) for the district championship Saturday night. A win would help each team gain in the Class 3A seeding, and it's highly unlikely a loss would do too much damage to either. Going by record alone, Portales is ninth, Lovington 12th and Ruidoso 13th, meaning the district champion may be the only 4-3A team to receive one of the top eight seeds and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. All three teams are likely to make the 16-team field, given that the 19-team Class 3A includes five teams with eight or fewer wins.
— compiled by Kevin Wilson


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L.C. Davis. Photo courtesy of the International Fight League.
A featherweight bout between Javier Vasquez and L.C. Davis that was previously scheduled for this weekend's cancelled Affliction show has reportedly been moved to WEC 42, which takes place on August 9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
According to Sherdog.com, World Extreme Cagefighting signed both fighters earlier this week. The bout will take place as part of a seven-fight undercard.
Continue reading "Report: Vasquez vs. Davis Added to WEC 42"
Richard Crunkilton. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Former WEC lightweight title challenger Rich Crunkilton will reportedly return to action after an extended injury layoff to take on WEC newcomer Dave Jansen at WEC 43, which will take place on September 2 at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.
The Times of Northwest Indiana confirmed the bout with WEC officials yesterday. The matchup could be featured as part of the event's televised main card on Versus.
Continue reading "Report: Crunkilton to Face Jansen at WEC 43"
Vitor Belfort. Photo by Tracy Lee/CombatLifestyle.com
— Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has reportedly been added to a star-studded card being put on by Bitetti Combat on September 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belfort is said to be facing Europe Top Team's Moise Rimbon, despite repeated rumors that he is all but set to be joining the UFC following last week's demise of Affliction Entertainment. [JB Online via Bloody Elbow]
— One-time UFC heavyweight title challenger Jeff Monson pleaded guilty to malicious mischief in Washington court today after being caught spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington state Capitol in an ESPN the Magazine photo earlier this year. Monson faces a potential 90-day jail sentence, a $21,894 fine, and the loss of his passport, which will now prevent from traveling overseas to fight in the near future. [Cagewriter]
Continue reading "Quick Hits: Belfort Reportedly Added to Bitetti Combat Card, Monson Pleads Guilty & More"
Damacio Page. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
A bantamweight bout between top-ranked fighters Damacio Page and Akitoshi Tamura has reportedly been added to WEC 43, which will take place on September 2 at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.
The news comes from Ray Hui of MMA FanHouse. The bout will likely be part of the televised main card on Versus. Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson collide for the interim WEC lightweight title in the show's featured attraction.
Continue reading "Page vs. Tamura Likely Added to WEC 43"
Kenji Osawa. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Midwest Training Center product John Hosman has been tapped to replace an injured Kenji Osawa against submission specialist Rani Yahya in a bantamweight bout at WEC 42, which takes place on August 9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
World Extreme Cagefighting confirmed the previously rumored switch on their official website earlier today. Osawa suffered a foot injury during a recent training session and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Continue reading "Hosman to Replace Osawa at WEC 42"
Mirko Filipovic. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Here are your quick hits for the afternoon of June 19, 2009.
— Just days after leaving the UFC in favor of a new three-fight deal with Japanese-based DREAM, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic has reportedly been hospitalized due to a possible case of of Salmonella according to Croatian news outlets. The former PRIDE Fighting Championships standout competed just one week ago at UFC 99, defeating Cage Rage product Mustapha al Turk via first-round TKO. [MMA Mania]
— DREAM officials have reportedly offered Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza a third bout between each other for the vacant DREAM middleweight title at DREAM.10 on July 20 in Japan. Miller revealed his intention to accept the bout earlier this week, but published reports quote Souza as saying that he has no interest in yet another meeting between the two. [MMA Weekly]
Continue reading "Quick Hits: Cro Cop Hospitalized, Mayhem-Jacare III Proposed for DREAM.10 & More"
Joseph Benavidez. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
A previously rumored bantamweight bout between rising contenders Joseph Benavidez and Dominick Cruz has been officially confirmed for WEC 42, which will take place on August 9 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
World Extreme Cagefighting confirmed the bout via their official website earlier today. The winner of the aforementioned matchup is expected to face the winner of Miguel Torres' WEC bantamweight title defense against Brian Bowles on the same night.
Benavidez, a protege of former longtime WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, remains undefeated thus far in his professional career. Following a unanimous decision win over Danny Martinez in his WEC debut, Benavidez made waves with a three-round handling of veteran Jeff Curran at WEC 40 in April.
Continue reading "Benavidez vs. Cruz Confirmed for WEC 42"
Mike Brown def. Urijah Faber - Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Jose Aldo def. Cub Swanson - TKO Round 1 0:08
Donald Cerrone def. James Krause - Submission (Rear Naked choke) Round 1 4:38
Josh Grispi def. Jens Pulver - Submission (Guillotine choke) Round 1 0:33
Untelevised results via Sherdog:
Manny Gamburyan def. John Franchi - Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rafael Rebello def. Kyle Dietz - Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 2:55
Anthony Pettis def. Mike Campbell - Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1 1:49
Antonio Banuelos def. Scott Jorgensen - Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Frank Gomez def. Noah Thomas - Submission (Side Choke) Round 2 3:12
Seth Dikun def. Rolando Perez - Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1 2:30
Ed Ratcliff. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Here are your quick hits for the afternoon of May 29, 2009.
— A lightweight bout between Phil Cardella and Ed Ratcliff has reportedly been added to the lineup for WEC 42, which takes place on August 9 in Las Vegas. Cardella fell in his WEC debut in March, dropping a split decision to Danny Castillo while Ratcliff lost his first bout in the WEC at the same event to former lightweight title challenger Marcus Hicks. [MMA Weekly]
— During last night's broadcast of the "2009 VGAs First Look E3 Special" on Spike TV, UFC President Dana White revealed as one of his patented "special announcements" that THQ has begun plans for "UFC Undisputed 2010", the sequel to the popular UFC video game currently in stores now. The game is expected to be released in the spring of next year. [MMA Mania]
— UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian recently revealed in a email newsletter to his fans that he will serve as the color commentator for WEC 41: "Brown vs. Faber II" on June 7. Florian will be covering for interim UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who is preparing for a title unification bout against Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 in July. Florian last served as the color commentator at UFC 83 in April 2008. [MMA Junkie]
Mike Kyle. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Here are your quick hits for the evening of May 27, 2009.
— Heavyweight knockout artist Mike Kyle has reportedly been tapped to replace Jared Hamman against Brazilian light heavyweight prospect Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante on the preliminary portion of Strikeforce's "Lawler vs. Shields" event on June 6. Hamman was forced to withdraw after suffering a broken nose during a recent training session. Kyle last competed at JG and TKT Promotions "Fighting 4 Kidz" event last August, where he won a unanimous decision over Mychal Clark. [MMA Weekly]
— World Extreme Cagefighting announced on Wednesday that TKO Championship Fighting and Ring of Fire featherweight champion Noah Thomas, a cast member on the fifth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" that was actually kicked off the show and banned from the UFC for fighting castmate Marlon Sims on the show, has signed a deal with the promotion. He will replace injured former WEC bantamweight champ Eddie Wineland on the WEC 41 undercard and take on Frank Gomez. [MMA Junkie]
— Streaking Brazilian prospect Ronny Torres is expected to make his long-awaited UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 19 in September against an opponent yet to be determined. Torres was originally slated to face "Ultimate Fighters" alumnus Melvin Guillard at UFC Fight Night 18 in April, but was forced out of the bout after suffering torn ligaments in his right knee during training. [Tatame.com]


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New YSU president hopeful
YOUNGSTOWN – New Youngstown State University president Dr. Randy Dunn struck a sober but optimistic note Monday during his first State of the University address.
"The state of the university is challenged, but I'm hopeful for the future," Dunn said to a packed Chestnut Room of YSU's Kilcawley Center.
YSU's eighth president said the school has three key challenges: enrollment, engagement and excellence.
Dunn said he expects as much as a 5 percent enrollment decline when the university reports the fall 2013 enrollment numbers in two weeks.
"That's more than we expected. For every one percent loss, we lose one million dollars," he said.
According to a recent survey by U.S. News and World Report, the university had an enrollment of 13,358.
On top of that, Dunn noted that the university is facing a $1.9 million deficit but intends to not lose focus because of it.
Dunn also addressed the large number of non-traditional students who enroll in the university, and how the university plans to help these students graduate instead of repeatedly enrolling and withdrawing.
"The nature of a lot of our students is non-traditional, but challenges with an open access university affect graduation rates. Open access does not mean open enrollment," said Dunn.
Dr. Zera Rowlands echoed his sentiments.
"It's been a concern for us, especially when we're being judged on how many students graduate," said Rowlands, chair of the Department of Human Ecology. "We've had students who take five years to get a two-year degree or take seven years to receive a four-year degree, and it really does affect our funding and our rates on certification exams."
The university has a four-year graduation rate of 10 percent and an average freshman retention rate of 69 percent, according to reports.
To that end, Dunn said he plans to set forth various programs to help retain students, both incoming and returning, and to see them graduate. Part of that, he said, is recruiting students not just locally but on a wider scale.
"We're looking to attract students across the country. We're going to become more edgy as a campus. This is not a university of place, but one of destination. We have the programs, people, talent, facilities and pricing," he said.
Many in attendance reacted positively to Dunn's speech, including Dr. Annette Burden, with the local Ohio Education Association chapter and an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
"I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Dunn and discussing his plan of action," Burden said. "He said he's going to be very open, and I'm looking forward to having a good working relationship with him. I'm very excited."
"I thought he was very approachable," Rowlands said. "He seemed like he was open to everyone from the maintenance staff to the governor approaching him about concerns of the university and being open to faculty to give input. He addressed the concerns we as faculty have."
Incoming freshman Sean Fields also said he feels hopeful the Dunn will make positive changes.
"It looks like he's going to get everything back on track and do what's best for everyone, students and staff. I look forward to attending classes, participating in extra-curricular things and getting my degree from YSU," said Fields.
Dunn takes the helm of the school as tuition rates are increasing. In May the board OK'd raising tuition by $94 to $3,950 per semester for in-state students and $6,950 for out-of-state students. Students in qualifying counties of Western Pennsylvania will be able to attend for $4,070 per semester.
He was hired to lead YSU in May following the retirement of Dr. Cynthia Anderson. His three-year contract will pay him an annual base compensation of $375,000.


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Kanye West's Clothing Line Confirmed by Central St. Martins Professor
"I warn against dismissing it in haste."
Louise Wilson, a professor at British fashion school Central St. Martins, has confirmed reports that Kanye West is working on a womenswear label with British designer Louise Goldin. Wilson herself isn't involved, contrary to previous rumors, although she admits to chatting with him before about fashion stuff. Reports British Vogue:
"I have known Kanye for about two years," Wilson, the course director of the MA Fashion at CSM, told us. "He is very knowledgeable about fashion and interested - he is also interesting, he has an individual point of view. He has visited the college twice - most recently about employing interns to work on a variety of projects. He has supported the fashion school (with its fundraising regarding its move to Kings Cross) with a donation. I have not however been working closely with him on a collection but I certainly wish him well."
Kanye No Go [Vogue UK]


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She was visiting New Orleans: Woman Wants Her Monkeys Back.
Joan Newberger wants her service animals back. The service animals are four monkeys. Newberger is autistic and said the monkeys taken from her are trained to help her with essential life skills.
The monkeys were taken from Newberger when she was in New Orleans for carnival season. It is illegal to possess a monkey in Louisiana.
Let's go back to 2007: Thieves Steal Woman's Helper Monkey.
Joan Newberger said thieves stole her monkey -- an animal she not only loved, but on which she relied on.
Here's a random helper monkey, posing with a pair of shoes.
Treadmill TV
My current treadmill entertainment, via Netflix streaming, is a TV program called Raising the Bar. I'd never heard of it, but it was recommended based on something else that I watched.
Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.
It's entertaining enough that I'm now watching Season 2. The characters are interesting, the stories are OK, and the soap opera aspect is minimal. But it's very unrealistic, of course. For example, the judge (who was the mother in "Malcolm in the Middle") says, "OK, we'll take it to trial." Then, five minutes later the trial starts.
There seems to be an endless supply of TV shows streaming on Netflix, enough to keep me walking daily. Has anyone seen Life on Mars?
And now my prediction: At some point, there will "direct to Netflix" TV shows. They won't even bother showing them on regular TV because nobody watches regular TV any more. The production companies will release them 5-6 at a time, directly to Netflix. All it will take is one big hit, then everyone will be doing it and prime time TV will be dead.
Fetal Testimony
Can these right-wing Christians get any more absurd? Porter Schedules Fetus To Testify in Favor of Heartbeat Bill.
A fetus has been scheduled as a legislative witness in Ohio on a unique bill that proposes outlawing abortions after the first heartbeat can be medically detected.
Faith2Action, the anti-abortion group that has targeted Ohio to pilot the measure, called the in-utero witness the youngest to ever come before the House Health Committee at 9 weeks old.
Faith2Action president Janet Folger Porter said the intent is to show lawmakers who will be affected by the bill, which abortion rights groups oppose. Ohio Right to Life has not endorsed the measure.
An aide to committee Chairman Lynn Wachtmann said a pregnant woman will be brought before the committee and an ultrasound image of her uterus will be projected onto a screen. The heartbeat of the fetus will be visible in color.
How crazy is she? This crazy:
Hear Some Rain
If it's not raining where you are, and you'd like to hear some rain and thunder, go to Rainy Mood.
It's a butt-ugly site and the designer has no sense of design, so just put it in a background browser tab and you won't have to look at it.
Lost In Translation
There's probably a great joke here, but I don't understand.
I think it has something to do with pizza. Can someone translate it, please?
Browsing The Web
There's a lot of truth in this cartoon:
Wednesday, 02 March, 2011
Response To Prank Phone Call
There's no connection. In Wisconsin: Bill circulating in Legislature to end spoof calls.
Although representatives deny any connection to the recent prank call on the governor, two legislators began circulating a bill Monday that would ban making trick calls masking the caller's true identity.
Sen. Mary Lazich, R-Waukesha, and Rep. Mark Honadel, R-Milwaukee, authored a bill that would prohibit tricking the call's recipient into believing the caller is someone they are not for malicious purposes.
"While use of spoofing is said to have some legitimate uses, it can also be used to frighten, harass and potentially defraud," Lazich and Honadel said in an e-mail to legislators.
The bill language forbids a caller from intentionally providing a false phone number and convincing the person receiving the call that it comes from someone other than the actual caller.
Catholic Gets Confused
In New Jersey: Woman charged with stealing crucifix from Jersey City church after confessing sins and receiving Holy Communion.
A 47-year-old Bayonne woman was busted this afternoon for allegedly stealing a gold-plated crucifix worth up to $15,000 from a Jersey City church, officials said.
Linda Keeber, swiped the ornate, gold-encrusted crucifix at the chapel in the parish convent at St. Paul's Church in Greenville after taking confession and receiving communion, police said.
Rev. Thomoas Thottungal describes how she should have done it:
"She should have made the confession after she left, not before. It's a terrible thing."
Rev. Thomas Thottungal of St. Paul's Parish is reunited with the cross:
Album Cover Gal Dead
I've seen her many times, but I didn't know her name: Suze Rotolo dies at 67.
She dated the folk singer for 4 transformative years and wrote an acclaimed book about Greenwich Village in the '60s. The cover of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan' shows the couple walking arm-in-arm.
Here's information about the photo location for the album cover.
Battle Death Odds
Found at Futility Closet:
A U.S. serviceman's chance of death in battle, per Nicholas Hobbes' Essential Militaria (2003):
War of Independence: 2 percent (1 in 50)
War of 1812: 0.8 percent (1 in 127)
Indian Wars: 0.9 percent (1 in 106)
Mexican War: 2.2 percent (1 in 45)
Civil War: 6.7 percent (1 in 15)
Spanish-American War: 0.1 percent (1 in 798)
World War I: 1.1 percent (1 in 89)
World War II: 1.8 percent (1 in 56)
Korean War: 0.6 percent (1 in 171)
Vietnam War: 0.5 percent (1 in 185)
Persian Gulf War: 0.03 percent (1 in 3,162)
Not too bad, except for the Civil War.
Most Dangerous City In America?
According to Rick Perry, it Juarez.
During a sit down with reporters on Monday, the Texas governor incorrectly identified Juarez — located across the Rio Grande, and border, from El Paso — as "the most dangerous city in America."
He could have been thinking of North America, the continent. But it was just an honest mistake:
After an aide informed the governor of his mistake, Perry clarified that Juarez indeed belongs to Mexico, not Texas.
Here's the governor pointing at you, and accusing you of something:
Dog's Cause Of Death Finally Determined
You can put your mind at ease: Mystery solved in death of legendary Japanese dog.
Scientists have settled a decades-old mystery by naming a cause of death for Japan's most famous dog, Hachiko, whose legendary loyalty was immortalized in a Hollywood movie starring Richard Gere.
They say Hachiko died of cancer and worms, not because he swallowed a chicken skewer that ruptured his stomach — as legend had had it.
For years, Hachiko used to wait at Shibuya train station for its master, a professor at the University of Tokyo. Even after the professor died, the dog went to the station to wait for his master every afternoon for a decade until he finally died.
Tokyo residents were so moved that they built a statue of Hachiko at the station, which remains a popular rendezvous spot for Japanese today. He was also the hero of Japanese children's books.
The dog's story turned into a 2009 Hollywood film, "Hachi: A Dog's Story," starring Richard Gere — a remake of a 1987 Japanese movie.
Hachiko was considered such a model of devotion that his organs were preserved when he died in 1935.
Here's Hachiko (left), along with a Hachiko statue.
Old Time Radio
Here's a site that sells old time radio shows: Old Time Radio Catalog.
There's a huge selection, and you can listen (or download) some free episodes.
The owner of the site indicated that he'd send me some CDs if I linked to the site. I'm going to ask for the 3-disc set of Amos & Andy. That's 269 episodes of comedy gold.
Never Lose Your Keys Again!
I've never lost my keys once in 59 years of living. But some people lose their keys all the time. For them: Sparrow Keychain.
Keep your keys safe and sound with the Sparrow Keychainand holder. Not only does this chirpy character provide a handy place to hang your house keys, but it also doubles as a whistle!
Simply attach the Sparrow to your bunch of keys. The convenient hollow shape makes a perfect whistle, which can come in handy when you're out and about.
Here's how to ensure that you never lose your keys:
When you walk through your front door, just hook the Sparrow and keys into the mini wall-mounted birdhouse and let your keys dangle underneath, ready for when you head back out. No more jangling pockets or doing yourself a mischief when you sit down!
It seems completely foolproof as long as you don't mind carrying a plastic bird/whistle in your pocket.
(via Foolish Gadgets)
Diet Soda Addicts
Question: Can you get hooked on diet soda?
First thing every morning, Ellen Talles starts her day by draining a supersize Styrofoam cup filled with Diet Coke and crushed ice. The 61-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., drinks another Diet Coke in the car on the way to work and keeps a glass nearby "at all times" at her job as a salesclerk. By the end of the day she has put away about 2 liters.
"I just love it," she says. "I crave it, need it. My food tastes better with it."
I probably drink about 3-4 cans of soda per year. But you would never get me to drink a diet soda. That's stuff's nasty.
Now, back to the story:
The simplest explanation for a serious diet-soda habit is caffeine. Many people who chain-drink diet soda may be caffeine addicts who simply prefer soda to coffee or energy drinks, though diet soda doesn't provide much of a kick by comparison. (A can of Diet Coke contains four to five times less caffeine than a small Starbucks coffee.)
Another explanation:
The psychological components of diet-soda cravings are powerful, but they aren't the whole story. Research suggests that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda (such as aspartame) may prompt people to keep refilling their glass because these fake sugars don't satisfy like the real thing.
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Once again The Highway is plugging you into the country music scene with its Hot 30 Countdown. Chase Rice is the new king of country this week, Ready Set Rolling his way up to number 1! Reigning champs Florida Georgia Line fall … Continued
THE HIGHWAY: HOT 30 Countdown (11/22/13)
Dr. Laura's training for 48-hour Thanksgiving Marathon
Airing Saturday 11/30 through Sunday 12/1 on Stars, Ch. 106. SiriusXM Stars is putting a solid 48 hours of airtime into Dr. Laura Schlessinger's well-trained hands this Thanksgiving weekend. The veteran talk host, bestselling author, and relationship guru will provide listeners … Continued
Berry Gordy talks Motown and Michael Jackson
Airing Saturday 11/23 at 5 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars, Ch. 106 Rebroadcasting 11/23 at 11 pm ET; Sunday 11/24 at 10 am and 1 pm ET Berry Gordy: factory worker, turned songwriter, turned record producer, turned founder of Motown. … Continued
David Blaine reveals secret to 'endurance magic'
David Blaine: Illusionist, magician, endurance artist – is there any magic he hasn't attempted? Surprisingly, there is. Blaine revealed to Wake Up with Taylor on SiriusXM Stars that he has yet to perform a trick that truly amazed him, but he … Continued
New lab reports suggest Brittany Murphy was poisoned
Four years after actress Brittany Murphy's surprising death, her father finally got what he'd been fighting the L.A. county coroner's office for – tissue samples to be tested by an independent lab. And the results are grim. Both Murphy and … Continued
THE HIGHWAY : HOT 30 Countdown (11/15/2013)
Every week The Highway plugs you into the country music scene with its Hot 30 Countdown. Florida Georgia Line has officially completed a countdown hat-trick, scoring the #1 spot for the third week in a row! We're also impressed with The Eli … Continued
Who's to blame for the Affordable Care Act website problems?
Since the launch of the Affordable Care Act last month, the program's website has come under a lot of fire for not doing its job. SiriusXM hosts took listener calls and talked to experts about the issue, asking the big … Continued
SiriusXM listener announces run for political office
Make It Plain Facebook administrator and loyal listener, Laura Hubka, has decided to run for the state representative in Iowa's District 51, and she announced her candidacy today on the air! "If I can take the seat, it's one great … Continued
THE HIGHWAY: HOT 30 Countdown (11/8/2013)
Every week The Highway plugs you into the country music scene with its Hot 30 Countdown. Florida Georgia Line has their cowboy boots firmly planted at #1 for the second week in a row, and it looks like they want to … Continued
Stephen Dorff on Motel Life, romance, and his SiriusXM crush
If we've come out of this work day knowing one thing, it's that Stephen Dorff is just plain adorable. The man loves his new movie. No really, he attests to watching Motel Life about four times a day – in … Continued


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VITAL STATSName: Robert John Downey Jr.
Born: April 4, 1965, Greenwich Village NY.
Father: Robert Downey Sr., filmmaker.
Mother: Elsie Ford, actress.
Grandmother: Betty Dorso (Downey Sr.'s mother)
model and boutique owner.
Sibling: Older sister, Allyson.
Wife: Susan Downey (former Levin), film producer.
Children: Son Exton Elias, born 2012, with wife Susan.
Son Indio, born 1993, with ex-wife Deborah Falconer.
Heritage: German/Scottish on Mom's
side. Russian Jewish/Irish on Dad's side.
Schools: Santa Monica High School.
Education: Earned G.E.D. in 2000.
ACTING CREDITSRegional and Off-Broadway theater in the early 80s.
"Saturday Night Live" cast 1985/86.
"Saturday Night Live" host 1996.
"Ally McBeal" 19 episodes 2000-2001.
"I Want Love" Elton John video 2001.
Over 60 motion pictures.
MUSIC CREDITS"Chaplin" soundtrack 1992.
"Heart and Souls" soundtrack 1993.
"Ally McBeal" album A Very Ally Christmas 2000.
"Ally McBeal" album For Once In My Life 2001.
"The Singing Detective" soundtrack 2003.
"The Futurist" solo album 2004.
"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" soundtrack 2005.
"Tears In Heaven" charity single 2005.
WRITING CREDITS"Saturday Night Live" 1985/86.
"The Last Party" documentary 1992.
"Two Girls and A Guy" 1997.
"Lethargy" short film 2001.
"Iron Man" I and II, 2008/2009.
"The Soloist" 2008.


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Advanced Water Treatment -->Grants and Funding -->Desalination and Water Purification Program
FY 2011 Desalination and Water Purification Research Project Awards
"Innovative solutions will be needed to address the growing water and energy needs in the west," said Commissioner Connor. "These grants will help Reclamation find new technologies to treat water more efficiently and with less energy to meet those future demands."
The program has three major goals. The first goal is to augment the supply of usable water in the United States. Second, it is to understand the environmental impacts of desalination and develop approaches to minimize these impacts relative to other water supply alternatives. The third goal is to develop approaches to lower the financial costs of desalination so that it is an attractive option relative to other alternatives in locations where traditional sources of water are inadequate.
The demonstration project will be conducted by the University of Texas at El Paso at the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, N.M. They will receive $499,993 for the demonstration of Zero Discharge Desalination.
The pilot project will be conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno. They will receive $186,492 for Osmotically Assisted Desalination: A Low Energy Reverse Osmosis Hybrid Desalination System.
Five research and laboratory studies were funded. They are:
- University of Houston for Aluminum Electrocoagulation and Electroflotation Pretreatment for Microfiltration: Fouling Reduction and Improvements in Filtered Water Quality. $150,000
- University of Texas at El Paso for High-Volume Water Recovery from Silica-Saturated RO Concentrate using a Batch-Treatment Seawater RO System. $149,999
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute for Zwitterion-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Membranes for Desalination Applications. $147,650
- North Carolina State University for Production and Characterization of Inexpensive Renewable Based Material for Water Desalination and Heavy Metal Removal Applications. $121,992
- University of Toledo for Static Mixing Spacers for Spiral Wound Desalination Modules. $93,454
These projects address concentrate disposal and reduction, use of renewable energy, process improvements, membrane development, new process development and mass transfer enhancement. The funding is being made available by the Desalination and Water Purification Research and Development Program. Through this program, Reclamation is partnering with private industry, universities, water utilities, and others to address a broad range of desalting and water purification needs.
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Our Aspirations
Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) will be nationally recognized as the most rapidly emerging, research-intensive, innovation-driven, health science center in the nation.
TAMHSC will be known for improving and protecting public health, locally and globally, by insistence on an inter-disciplinary, evidence-based, and outcomes-oriented approach to education, research, translational science, patient care, population health, innovative pharmaceutical development, health advocacy, community outreach, service, and commercialization.
We will maintain our unique characteristics and health professions-oriented culture, but will be recognized as an essential, valued, and inextricable component of Texas A&M University. The merger will have matured such that collaboration is seamless and unencumbered, and students from all colleges within the university benefit from expanded quantity and quality of educational opportunities that incite creativity, collaboration, and service. TAMHSC administration, faculty, staff, and students will become fully integrated into the Texas A&M University family, and will benefit from shared Aggie Traditions, culture and values.
TAMHSC will be the primary partner for translating all research advances from the
Texas A&M System into clinical practice.
We will leverage our talent, infrastructure, and geography to rapidly translate these advances to improve the health of Texas, the nation, and the world.
We will further optimize our curriculum to reflect health care practice in the 21st century, including the impact of technology, patient-empowerment, personalized medicine, novel drug delivery systems, and interdisciplinary sciences.
By modeling the College of Dentistry program for development of diversity to other health science center colleges, TAMHSC will be among the national leaders in developing a healthcare workforce that embraces under-represented minorities and innovative programs in multicultural competency that are essential for providing care to our diverse populations.
Academic programs within TAMHSC will be recognized as among the best values in health professions education. "Best value" includes parameters of cost, quality, and accessibility.
- The College of Medicine will be recognized as a top 75 medical school in research, education, and primary care.
- The School of Public Health will be recognized as a top 20 program.
- The College of Pharmacy will be recognized as a top 35 program.
- The College of Dentistry will continue to be recognized and rise within the premier ranks of Dental Colleges, and will double its research expenditures.
- The College of Nursing will be recognized as a National Center of Excellence for nursing education by the National League for Nursing.
TAMHSC will have defined, solidified, and expanded the scope and quality of regional clinical partnerships, achieving a required critical mass at each regional center to assure excellence across the mission space. We will attract outstanding applicants from across the nation as visibility expands. There will be a 25% increase enrollment in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, and a 50% increase in the enrollment in the College of Nursing and School of Public Health, with equal or improved quality compared to today's applicants and graduates.
We will be the primary trusted source of health information for the Texas public, the Texas Legislature, and Texas State Leadership.
TAMHSC will have implemented research, education, translational science, and clinical programs that provide us with a national identity and leading expertise. These programs will leverage the strengths of the TAMHSC, the A&M System, our regional partners, and the resources of Texas. Among the programs are the following:
- Institute for Applied Biotherapeutics Science: TAMHSC will develop a national scale, multidisciplinary Institute to focus on accelerating the delivery of complex molecules including new biotherapeutics and vaccines by utilizing the best practices of academia and industry to translate basic scientific discoveries into approved therapeutics with novel drug delivery systems available to the general population.
- Public Health Preparedness and Response: TAMHSC will be recognized as an international leader in public health preparedness and response by successfully implementing the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing, and implementing novel emergency response and management programs that leverage the core capabilities of the A&M System.
- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapeutics: TAMHSC will be known as a national center of excellence by linking basic research programs with the unique translational capabilities of advanced development, Good Manufacturing Practice manufacturing, and clinical trials.
- Distributed Health Care and Primary Care: Together with the College of Engineering and multiple Texas A&M agencies, TAMHSC will pioneer a new model for distributed, patient-centric, health care - leveraging advances in devices, materials, and information technology to improve patient and population health, while developing a more efficient sustainable model of primary care.
- Quantum Medicine: TAMHSC will establish novel and internationally unique collaborations with the College of Science to explore, develop, and translate advances in physics into practical achievements for public health. Examples include novel imaging technologies and isotopes, quantum biology, quantum optics including diagnostics and detection, and novel treatment modalities.
- One Health: TAMHSC will be the key component of the One Health PLUS Initiative in the area of human health. Furthermore, the TAMHSC will be recognized nationally as a leader in the field of environmental health by acquiring recognition from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) as a Center of Excellence in Environmental Health. In this leadership role, the HSC will utilize the Center for Translational Environmental Health Research (CTEHR) to synergize inter-collegiate environmental health related research across the A&M System.
The Institute for Biosciences and Technology (IBT) will double in size and funding, and provide TAMU a critical footprint within the most important health-related square mile on the planet – the Texas Medical Center (TMC).
The IBT will be TAMHSC's portal for collaboration and synergy with the world class institutions in the TMC, and will become a nationally recognized institute through its own merits.
The Bryan Campus will become the vibrant epicenter for regional life sciences activities, with expanded infrastructure and capabilities for students, clinicians, researchers, commercial partners, and academic investigators through the development and expansion of facilities from both within TAMHSC and from throughout the Texas A&M System.
We will establish a small, strategically-focused, self-sustaining practice plan that supports targeted clinical activities essential for education and research.
Leveraging existing efforts such as the Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT), and relationships with TAMU components such as the Bush School, TAMHSC will implement an elite program to develop Health Care Leaders who will champion the future transformation of the American Health Care System.
These Leaders will be trained to the highest level of their professions, but also be trained and mentored in science and technology policy, national and state politics, economics, law, and ethics.
TAMHSC will have the financial flexibility to recruit and retain top scientists and clinicians, attract top national students including under-represented minorities, generously endow the M.D.-Ph.D. program, and provide seed funding to investigators with high-risk, high-reward ideas.
Decisions at all levels will be driven by an uncompromising dedication to quality education, research, translational science, patient care, and health advocacy – factors that do not contribute to, or will distract from these parameters, will not drive decisions.
What does Texas A&M Health Science Center look like in 10 years?
TAMHSC will be recognized as one of the nation's leading, research-intensive, innovation-driven, health science centers.
We will be internationally known for improving and protecting public health, locally and globally, by insistence on an inter-disciplinary, evidence-based, and outcomes-oriented approach to education, research, translational science, patient care, population health, innovative pharmaceutical development, health advocacy, community outreach, service, and commercialization.
We will be recognized as the national leader in the area of health promotion and disease prevention, with innovative programs to identify novel preventative agents and social, behavioral, economic, policy and patient/population health improvement interventions and rapidly moving these into clinical trials and/or practice.
TAMHSC's leadership position will be uniquely captured by leveraging TAMU strengths in agriculture, natural products research and chemistry, and building bridges to screening capability and clinical enterprises at the Texas Medical Center (and other medical centers) to improve human "health-span".
Academic programs within TAMHSC will be recognized as among the best values in health professions education. "Best value" includes parameters of cost, quality, and accessibility.
- The College of Medicine will be recognized as a top 40 medical school in research, education, and primary care.
- The School of Public Health will be recognized as a top 15 program.
- The College of Pharmacy will be recognized as a top 20 program.
- The College of Dentistry will continue to rise within the premier ranks of dental colleges, and will have tripled its research expenditure.
- The College of Nursing will have a nationally ranked Ph.D. program.
TAMHSC will have developed two (2) regional Colleges of Medicine to serve the growing needs of Texas and to guarantee achievement of the critical mass within each region necessary to support outstanding graduate and post-graduate education.
We will be nationally recognized as an institution of choice for the nation's best students, staff, and faculty –because of its academics, its dedication to students and faculty, its flexibility, and focus on service. By investing strategically, TAMHSC will be recognized for having top- ranked graduate education programs in targeted areas of opportunity, such as a Ph.D. level Biotechnology Program that merges basic and applied research strengths of the HSC.
We will be the academic cornerstone and critical partner in one of the top five comprehensive health care systems in the nation. TAMHSC will be recognized as having a global impact because of its research, education, translational science, innovative pharmaceutical product development, commercialization, and advocacy.


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I respond to the New York Times article "Botched execution 'troubling,' Obama says" in the May 3 Dispatch,regarding the execution of Clayton D. Lockett.
President Barack Obama was quoted as saying the attempt was "deeply troubling" and would ask the Justice Department to review the episode. I find it deeply troubling that Lockett was convicted of shooting a 19-year-old woman in 1999 and having her buried alive, and then it took 15 years to bring the victim's family closure for this heinous crime.
Justice was served in Oklahoma that day, no matter how it ended.


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Tea Faces and a Winner!
Look at you!
No… seriously. Look at you! You're adorable!
I have some seriously cute readers. Um…. you guys!? I had no idea you were so cute and sassy. Yes… even you Rory, with your Tazmanian Devil mug. You've got sass. You've got class. You've got cuteness for days.
I think I've got a crush on each and every one of you.
Can we do this every day? You know… you send me a cute self pic and I giggle at how precious you are? Yea? Ok, great.
In all reality, your pictures improved my life by exactly 56.6%. I did the math.
See, I bop around my kitchen singing songs, baking cookies and taking pictures. It feels great. It brings me a lot of joy. Then I sit down at a computer, fiddle around, type some words and press some buttons. You come. You read. You giggle. My smartypants computer tells me exactly how many of you came and left, and came back again… and that's how my days progress.
But to see your faces. To hear your stories about your favorite tea cup, and where it comes from, and where you come from… and just to get a glimpse of your life. Well geeeeez! It really touched my heart. I mean that with all sincerity. Thanks for playing along here like you do. It means so much to me.
Have I mentioned how cute you are!? Seriously. Out of control.
We have some business to take care of, don't we?
One of you smiling people gets treated to a super sleek Rishi Tea pot and some stellar Rishi Teas. I hope the rest of you are content with the fact that your faces put a smile of my face that should last for weeks to come.
Kate D! Lucky You!
Thank you Rishi Tea for your generosity.
If by chance I didn't get your photo in the grid, please please accept my sincere apologies. It's possible that I received your photo after the big grid mock-ups, or your photo didn't come through correctly. So. Sorry.


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Johnnie Cowan
TEMPLE - Johnnie Cowan, 84, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Seaton Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Anthony officiating. Arrangements are by Sheffield Funeral Home.
Mr. Cowan was born in Afton to Walter Arthur and Sophrona Cox Cowan. He married Elizabeth Virginia "Betty" Foshag on June 17, 1948, in Lewistown, Mont.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Richie Cowan of Hurst; a daughter, Jan Tyroch of Temple; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Library Fund, First Baptist Church, 102 W. Barton Ave., Temple, TX 76501.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
Arthur Sebree Knorpp Jr.
Arthur Sebree Knorpp Jr., 84, of Amarillo died Monday, July 30, 2007.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery with military honors by DAV Chapter No. 26. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Stephen United Methodist Church with Dr. Jim Smith and the Rev. Ken Cole officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd.
Art was 84, born July 23, 1923, in Groom to Arthur S. and Mamie Dora Stubblefield Knorpp. After graduation from Plainview High School, he moved to Amarillo in 1941. In 1943, he joined the active service in the U.S. Navy as an aviation ordnance man stationed in the South Pacific. After his honorable discharge in 1946, he married Charlene Carlton of Chillicothe, who served as a Navy WAVE during World War II. Charlene passed away in 1998. Together, they were longtime civic leaders and business owners in Amarillo. Their businesses included Knorpp's Toyland, Asko Sales Co. and The Fireplace Center. Art was currently a partner in Knorpp Business Park.
He was an avid Boy Scout leader of Troop 81 and was able to share his love for outdoor camping and fishing while providing a positive influence to many area boys. Later, as a Sea Scout leader, he led a group of Panhandle boys to Canada on the Conner Canoe Expedition. He was a member of the Palo Duro Club, Amarillo Club, Amarillo Yacht Club, American Legion, St. Stephen United Methodist Church, Pathfinder Sunday School Class and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He married Elizabeth Ann Grant of Dumas on June 19, 1999. They enjoyed traveling and family. Liz is loved by family and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Knorpp; and his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Knorpp; a daughter, Nancy White and husband Dr. Alward of Amarillo; a son, Raymond Knorpp of Amarillo; a brother, Jim Knorpp and wife Lynda of Keller; three very-loved granddaughters, Mandy Whaley and husband Adam and Becca White, all of Austin, and Amy Knorpp of Amarillo; a great-grandson, Clive Arthur Whaley of Austin; a stepson, Neil Grant and wife Nancy of Worthington, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Shery Hale and husband Ted of Poquoson, Va.; four stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandson.
The family suggests memorials be to Boy Scouts of America, 401 Tascosa Road, Amarillo TX 79124; or the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 26, P.O. Box 864, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
Richard Ray Ellyson
Richard Ray Ellyson, 62, of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday inBoxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Terry Callis, pastor of First Assembly of God in Canyon, officiating.
Mr. Ellyson was born Nov. 26, 1944, in Amarillo to Richard Byzer and Anna Marie Ellyson. He worked as a carpenter in construction.
Survivors include three sisters, Nellie Shubert of Wichita Falls, Dora Vabrosky and husband Don of Henderson, and Millie Garcia and husband Alvin of Graham; four brothers, Aubrey Ellyson and wife Mary and Elmer Ellyson, all of Weatherford, William Ellyson and wife Margaret of Burkburnett, and Bruce Ellyson and wife Yung of Killeen; six daughters, Joyce Thompson and husband Billy of Copperas Cove, Loyce Salas and husband Tony of Fort Bragg, N.C., Tammy Ellyson of Canyon, Christina Arellano and husband Valentin of Amarillo, Anna Avila of Canyon and Rhonda Kay Argo of Denton; two sons, Richard Ellyson of Dumas and Richard Eugene Ellyson of Lawton, Okla.; 20 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
Lou Ann Hale
PERRYTON - Lou Ann Hale, 74, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel in Pampa with the Rev. Lynn Hancock, pastor of Briarwood Full Gospel Church of Pampa, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Mrs. Hale was born June 28, 1933, in Gilmer to Carl and Mollie Nolen. She married Walter A. Davis on March 21, 1949, in Panhandle, and later married Fred Hale on July 26, 2000, in Miami.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Hale; four daughters, Ruthie Alexander and Terry Miller, both of Pampa and Sondra Schulz and Shannon Thomas, both of Amarillo; a son, Kenneth Wayne Davis of Odessa; two stepsons, Doug Hale of Perryton, and Darrel Hale of Darrouzett; one brother, Carl Seidel Nolen of Pampa; three sisters, Jenny Austin of Oklahoma City, Bettie Coffey of Gladewater, and Martha Jonas of Pampa; 14 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Ochiltree General Hospital Hospice, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, TX 79070.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
Dora Elizabeth "Beth" Turner
MATADOR - Dora Elizabeth "Beth" Turner, 68, died Monday, July 30, 2007.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Wheeler Cemetery in Wheeler with the Rev. Matt Crawford of First Baptist Church in Matador officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home of Matador.
Mrs. Turner married Jesse Turner on May 25, 1956, in Pampa. Beth was a homemaker, and later in life she began her own business at home decorating cakes. She had a great love for arts and crafts.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Teresa Cuebertson and husband John of San Angelo; a son, Stephen Turner and wife Melissa of Vincennes, Ind.; a sister, Twaunah Keelin of Pampa; and four grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
Richard Lewis Tipton
ALANREED - Richard Lewis Tipton, 65, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Huntsville.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Alanreed Cemetery with the Rev. David Kelly, pastor of First Baptist Church in Groom, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mr. Tipton was born July 9, 1942, in Groom to Herman Lewis and Hattie Lorene Terbush Tipton. He had been a resident of Willis for the past three years. He was a Vietnam veteran who had served for many years in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. He also had worked as a truck driver for a time before his retirement. He was a Protestant.
He was preceded by his parents; and a brother, Leslie Tipton, on July 28, 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Tipton of Arlington; a son, Richard Scott Tipton of San Antonio; a sister, Shirley Joyce of Fort Worth; a sister-in-law, Sharon Tipton of Willis; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Sign the online guest book at www.RobertsonFuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2007
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Frank J. Van Sloun letters, 1908-1930
Van Sloun, Frank J., b. 1879 d. 1938
Painter, Muralist, Printmaker
Active in Calif.
Collection size: 18 items (on partial microfilm reel)
Collection Summary: Letters from Van Sloun to his family, written during his travels in Europe and while living in New York City. In a letter to his sisters, Josephine and May, Van Sloun wishes that he had more money to rent a better studio and place to live in New York, writing that as a younger man living the bohemian life style is fine, but as one gets older one likes certain comforts. In another letter he discusses his teaching at the Art Students League, and in another letter to his mother and sisters, he encloses a postcard he received form Carl Bohnen and Paul Manship, whom he was visiting in Paris.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. and San Francisco, Calif.
Donated 1984 by Elizabeth Fortune, Van Sloun's niece.
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If knowing that Dana Leong plays both cello and trombone, if knowing his music combines modern technology with traditional techniques, if knowing his original compositions draw from classical, jazz, hip-hop and electronica, don't convince you that the San Francisco-born, New York City-based artist is a different kind of cat, then do an Internet image search for Dana Leong and Bandaloop.
The photos of Leong playing trombone suspended on the side of a building while others dance, also suspended on the side of a building, might just tip the scales for you. Sure, risk-taking and adventurous are terms often used to describe musicians, but perhaps not in such a literal fashion.
"I've always just chased what I loved, and have been fortunate enough to have people around me that were supportive and told me to do my own thing," Leong told The Beat.
This adventurous spirit was fostered at an early age by his mother, Sumi Nagasawa, a prominent piano teacher in San Francisco, who allowed Leong and his brother to experiment -- "touch, play, mess around with" -- a variety of instruments starting when they were but a year old. Leong settled on the cello by age 7 and trombone by age 8.
"I like to say that both are a musical high-wire act in that for each, no matter how great you might be, there is a large margin for error, and the chances you're going to mess up are pretty good," Leong said.
His early start and recognizable skill got Leong paying gigs in the San Francisco area by the time he was in his mid-teens, playing with a variety of local ensembles and alongside touring musicians such as Earth Wind & Fire, Whitney Houston and Ray Charles. He also began teaching at Stanford's Jazz Workshop at age 16, a gig that is still part of his resume as a clinician.
Leong compared learning music at an early age to learning a language, in that acquiring these skills while young can feel natural and allow them "to really stick with you." Perhaps learning new languages or adding vocabulary to existing languages -- which metaphor you prefer is up to you -- also comes naturally, as Leong's musical vocabulary includes a variety of projects with a variety of styles and stylistic combinations, from jazz/classical to world music to hip-hop.
The Dana Leong Trio features Leong accompanied by a bass player and scratch DJ. The trio blends past, present and future, from the cello to vinyl records to computers, Leong said.
"We each use computers, but each of us for different reasons," he explained.
The coming year is shaping up to be a busy and big one for the 32-year-old Leong. In addition to a new record, tour and educational program, he'll participate in Mark O'Connor's String Workshop at the Berklee College of Music and will be the keynote speaker at Yamaha's (Leong is an official Yamaha artist as a trombonist) Young Performing Artist Competition.
"I've always been fortunate to have strong premonitions," he told The Beat.
"And I think 2014 is going to be big."
If we were you, we'd believe him.


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I know a good cup of coffee keeps me in line. ;-)
Mojo also keeps her PG so GC will allow her toon.
Oh, very awesome! I could use a nice introduction to them!
You are talking about Amy's toon?
Hey Ron
Are the stations in your area predicting peak foliage yet? I'm taking my BFF on a tour of NE in the next month or so and would like to get there around that time. If memory serves, it's around the last week in Sep / 1st week of Oct.
I've got to hand it to Mojo, always a smile despite competition from his/her alter egos for attention, the dunkin donuts, the starbucks, the maryjo's, the quick stores, gas stations, and on and on and on, all of those commenters carrying on with messages like a post office bulletin board. Mojo is a wanted character, let us know if he is half full or half empty and still able to smile!
Hey! Its DeJaVu all over again!
@Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
Plods, give or take a day or 2, it always works out to Columbus Day, October 12th, every year for peak foliage in Northeast Massachusetts.
Middle to upper New Hampshire and Vermont, a week or 2 earlier for peak foliage, say mid-September.
Maine, 2 to 3 weeks earlier for peak, say early September.
Middle Massachusetts down to Connecticut, a week after Northeast Massachusetts, say late October.
So, overall, the last few days of September thru the first few days of October for anywhere in mid to upper New England.
You've picked a good year to see the foliage – because of the hot, humid, very wet weather we have had down east this year, Autumn should be extra spectacular this year.
@Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
PS… Don't forget your string bikinis – it can get pretty warm up here that time of year.
I remember. Worked the Topsfield Fair for 10 years.
Thank you, sir.
@Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? )
No kidding! We must have crossed paths many times as the Topsfield fair is only 5 miles from where I work!
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Manchester United's tour of the US was a spectacular success. Fans turned out in their droves to see the Red Devils play. And play they did.
Of course, everything in this slideshow has to be set in the context of pre-season (or "preparation time" as Louis van Gaal has repeatedly called it). The games in which United achieved such success were not proper competitive games, and thus there is a necessary asterisk alongside these storylines.
However, given that last year's pre-season tour saw United lose to a "Singha All Star XI," there is plenty of cause for optimism.
Louis van Gaal on #mutour: "More than 350,000 fans & over half were Manchester United fans. Unbelievable. They were all in Red. Beautiful."
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 5, 2014
The number of spectators that have seen United play is one of the storylines that didn't make the final cut. Others in consideration for a place would have been the success of Michael Keane, Reece James and Tyler Blackett, Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney's fine link-up play and Juan Mata and Shinji Kagawa's effective performances behind the strikers.
However, they did not make the final cut. Let's take a look back at the biggest storylines to have emerged from what has been a very fun US tour.


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The recovery continues (slowly)
The Columbus Dispatch - December 02, 2013 09:46 AM
It's Day 30 of my recovery and I'm at the point of: "Enough already!" I don't want to be in pain or on meds any more. I want to be back to normal, back to work, back to the life I led before 11:45 a.m. on Nov 3. But as so many people have told me: "Steve, you need to be patient." I understand what you're saying, but it's hard. Really hard.
I've been boosted by the outpouring of support I've received from scores of people, including several letters from cyclists who have been in accidents. These letters have saddened and inspired me. I'm sad because way too many riders have been hurt in accidents. Actually, I don't think accident is the correct word if a distracted or impaired driver hits you from behind. I'm tempted to go with attempted vehicular manslaughter instead. I'm inspired by the courage and determination of all these cyclists. The following are several of their messages, interspersed with some of my thoughts and observations on the recovery process.
The take away from the letters is simple: Please, please, please pay attention when you drive a vehicle. Distracted and/or intoxicated driving (and drivers) seems to be the common theme in these stories. It doesn't have to be this way. Here's another tragic example from today's Dispatch.
You can also check out the comments from my last blog post, as several other cyclists commented on accidents.
Dion Peachey
Hi Steve: I had a similar accident on the morning of Oct.13 on Riverside Drive. I was riding north with a friend and a car hit me from behind and sent me and my bike flying over top of my friend Zach's head and 47 feet through the air to where I landed. I also don't remember the accident, even though I wasn't knocked out.
Like you, I ended up at Riverside Methodist Hospital where I received exceptionally good care. I had a broken left humorous (upper arm) and torn rotator cuff, seven broken bones in my face and major road rash on the back of my right thigh and calf. I had two surgeries for my arm and face and ended up with a plate and seven screws in my arm and two small titanium plates under my right eye.
So many parts of your story sound the same as mine. Reading your words saddened me and comforted me at the same time. I felt deep sadness and pain for what you went through, but I also chuckled as I identified with so many things you shared. Even cards with cats doing crazy things! The part I identify with the most is how extremely blessed I am to be alive. God had his hand stretched out to where I landed and didn't want to take me yet and the same is true for you.
Peace and hope to you as you continue to recover. Maybe we can get together for a ride next spring or summer!
The brain is a strange and mysterious organ, and mine has been acting a little differently since my accident on Nov. 3. My sense of smell went through the roof. While I was in the hospital, I could smell lunch and baked goods from 100 yards away. I also had a heightened awareness of the slightest trace of perfume, body odor or bad breath on the people who visited or attended to me. The slightest hint was like a siren song of odors to my recovering brain. All this has died down in recent weeks, so don't feel self conscious if you visit.
I'm also more acutely aware of noise, especially loud noises coming from more than one direction at the same time. High-pitched voices are like chalk on a blackboard, and overly perky people are annoying. This too has gotten better over time, although the other night I was watching TV and someone on some show was blowing a whistle, over and over again. Each and every time he blew that stupid whistle it was like someone was hitting me in the head with a tiny hammer. Speaking of TV, I watch a lot of it now. And I hate all the violence, even the slapstick comedy violence. "That's not funny any more" or "I don't like that" is what I say to Susan whenever any of this is on a show. A recent episode of NCIS started off with a Marine out on a run. She was struck from behind and killed by a car. Gibbs and his crew had to find the killer. "I can't watch this," I told Susan.
Donna Bush
Steve, You will recover. After having a cycling accident in 1991 … with a major head injury and significant hearing loss ... I recovered. It took me several years after the accident to get the courage to venture out on my bike alone. But you will recover and begin to enjoy cycling again ... you will.
I'm trying to reduce the number and amount of pain medications I'm taking, but it's been rough. Once I get below a certain medication level, stuff starts hurting: my head throbs, my shoulders ache, areas in my hips and knees that didn't hurt previously begin to hurt. I'm able to deal with this better during the day than at night. In fact, most nights, I fall asleep quite easily, around 11 p.m., only to wake up at about 2 a.m. in a bit of pain. I take a pill, fall back asleep and wake up again at about 5 a.m. I'm restless, so I get up and out of bed, go downstairs and watch an hour's worth of Sportscenter. This usually does the trick, and I go back up to bed and sleep for a few more hours.
Brad Young
Hi Steve … I too was hit by a vehicle while I was on my bike, on 9/1/13. I suffered some of the same injuries that you received (head cut open, broken ribs, punctured lung, multiple scrapes/scratches). And, like you, I was fortunate to have my helmet on! It broke into pieces like yours. I too have no memory of the incident and recall very little from the first week in the hospital (thankfully).
All that said I wish you the best in your recovery. From the 11/25 article, I just read, it sounds like you are doing better … awesome! I too felt like my wife got the worst of it. She had so much more to deal with than I did.
I am back to work part time now and hope to get to full time by Christmas. I have had some troubles as a result of my brain injuries. I wish you a speedy recovery and look forward to your future articles. We both have something to be very thankful for this Thanksgiving!!!
While I was in the hospital and during my recent string of doctor's appointment, way too many people have commented on the severity of my injuries. They say I'm lucky to be alive, let along walking and on the road to recovery. One nurse said the scars/scabs on my head look like the map of Yellowstone National Park. It has something to do with their shape, which resembles a figure 8, she said. I'll have to take her word on that, as I'm not about to Google map Yellowstone to see for myself. Not yet.
I'm not sure if this is what I need to be hearing from all these people. Yes, they're right. I'm so lucky to be alive and lucky that I seem to be on the road to recovery and making strides forward every day. I understand this. But it's still tough to hear, over and over. I haven't been able to come to grips with the fact that I almost died, that's just too monumental a reality to deal with. And I keep thinking about Bob Lennon, the DeSales teacher who was hit from behind while riding his bike … and died from the injuries he sustained. The driver took off, leaving Bob broken and bleeding by the side of the road. This is exactly what happened to me. Why do I get to live, while Bob (and others) died?
Leah Rozen
Dear Mr. Wartenberg: Twenty-five years ago, while cycling from chateau to chateau in the Loire Valley in France, I was hit by a car. Like you, a helmet saved my life. I had multiple fractures of my right arm and left leg and was cut up, bruised and swollen. My face looked like an apple that someone had used as a tennis ball.
I spent 11 days in a French hospital (yes, the food is much better than in U.S. hospitals), where I underwent two major orthopedic surgeries, and my parents had to come over and fly me back to America on a stretcher. I then spent three months in a hospital bed in their living room. Six and nine months after the accident, I underwent bone grafts for fractures that weren't healing, and then later had another two surgeries to remove all the metal screws and shafts that had been holding bones together.
Bottom line: I didn't walk without crutches or a cane for a year but, eventually, it all got better. Just know that it takes a year or two to fully recover. And do your physical therapy! It makes a huge difference.
Getting back on a bike is going to be the very scariest thing you ever do. Ever. But you will. I went back to France two years later and finished the ride that I had started. And I'm still riding and still loving it.
Day 16 was the day I got to go home! That's a big step in the recovery process, but also a bit anticlimactic. You think: I'm going home, that means I'm all better and will soon be back to normal. And then you get home and realize: I'm not better yet, and normal is still a long way away. Our house seemed smaller, but the stairs to the second floor (and our bedroom) seemed a lot longer, steeper and narrower than I remembered. I hold that railing in a death grip whenever I go up or down.
On Day 17 I went to see one of my many doctors and his PA (physician's assistant) said it was time to take out the staples and stitches in head. "Will it hurt?" I asked. "Not much," she said. She lied and it hurt like hell, especially when she had to dig through layers of scabs to get to staples. She tok out more than 30 staples.
Day 20: Susan discovers more staples in my head, hidden beneath scabs. At least 10 more. "Crap!" I said, "that's going to hurt."
Day 23: Back to see another doctor, Dr. Fleming, who said my scalp wounds are healing nicely, but could require some minor touch up work in a few weeks. "Can I take out the rest of the staples?" he asked. "Yes," I said, knowing better than to ask if it would hurt. I took a few calming breaths and prepared myself for the worst. However, it didn't really hurt at all. Dr. Fleming has taken out thousands of staples, and all this experience added up to a smoother, easier and mostly pain-free experience.
Day 27: I was going to take a nap, but this was the day our neighbor decided to have a tree surgeon come in and cut down – with an extremely loud chain saw – the large tree in their backyard. Every time that chain saw went on, the hair on the back of my neck stood at attention and my brain started pounding. The cutting lasted about an hour and a half … and was finally over. Nap time!
Darin Hadinger
I just read the article about you being hit on your bike. I am so sorry to hear that. I've been hit on mine in Dayton before, a van doing 40+ passing me over double yellows in an intersection while I was attempting a left turn. My head smashed his windshield, took his mirror and bumper off, I was laying on it in the intersection. He was cited with unsafe lane change. Long story short … he walked.


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Get married in the great outdoors at this fairytale castle, historic abbey or French-style chateau. With stunning architecture, beautiful grounds, breath-taking views and stylish decor, here are 5 spectacular UK summer…
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Only our love hath no decay;
This, no tomorrow hath, nor yesterday,
Running it never runs from us away,
But truly keeps him first, last, everlasting day?
Love is enough: though the World be a-waning,
And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining,
Though the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover
The gold-cups and daises fair blooming thereunder,
Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder
And this day draw a veil over all deeds pass'd over,
Yet their hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter;
The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter
These lips and these eyes of the loved and the lover.
I play'd with you' mid cowslips blowing,
When I was six and you were four;
When garlands weaving, flower-balls throwing,
Were pleasures soon to please no more.
Through groves and meads, o'er grass and heather,
With little playmates to and fro,
We wander'd hand in hand together;
But that was sixty years ago.
You grew a lovely roseate maiden,
And still our early love was strong;
Still with no care our days were laden,
They glided joyously along;
And I did love you very dearly,
How dearly words want power to show;
I thought your heart was touch'd as nearly;
But that was fifty years ago.
Then other lovers came around you,
Your beauty grew from year to year,
And many a splendid circle found you
The centre of its glittering sphere.
I saw you then, first vows forsaking,
On rank and wealth your hand bestow;
O, then I thought my heart was breaking! –
But that was forty years ago.
And I lived on, to wed another:
No cause she gave me to repine;
And when I heard you were a mother,
I did not wish the children mine.
My own young flock, in fair progression,
Made up a pleasant Christmas row:
My joy in them was past expression;
But that was thirty years ago.
You grew a matron plump and comely,
You dwelt in fashion's brightest blaze;
My earthly lot was far more homely;
But I too had my festal days.
No merrier eyes have ever glisten'd
Around the hearth-stones wintry glow,
Than when my youngest child was chtisten'd:
But that was twenty years ago.
Time pass'd. My eldest girl was married,
And I am now a grandsire gray;
One pet of four years old I've carried
Among the wild-flower'd meads to play.
In our fields of childish pleasure,
Where now, as then, the cowslips blow,
She fills her basket's ample measure;
And that is not ten years ago.
'Your marriage', he said, 'Should have within it a secret protected place, open to you alone. Imagine it to be a walled garden. Entered by a door to which only you have the key. Within this garden you will cease to be a mother, father, employee, homemaker or any other role which you fulfil in daily life. Here you are yourselves, two people who love each other. Here you can concentrate on one another's needs. So take my hand and let us go back to our garden. The time we spend together is not wasted but invested. Invested in our future and the nurture of our love.'
The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was.
Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.
May this be the start of a happy new life
That's full of special moments to share
May this be the first of your dreams come true
And of hope that will always be there…
May this be the start of a lifetime of trust
And of caring that's just now begun…
May today be a day that you'll always remember
The day when your hearts become one…
Today is a day you will always remember
The greatest in anyone's life
You'll start off the day just two people in love
And end it as Husband and Wife
It's a brand new beginning the start of a journey
With moments to cherish and treasure
And although there'll be time when you both disagree
These will surely be outweighed by pleasure
You'll have heard many words of advice in the past
When the secrets of marriage were spoken
But you know that the answers lie hidden inside
Where the bond of tru love lies unbroken
So live happy forever as lovers and friends
It's the dawn of a new life for you
As you stand there together with love in your eyes
From the moment you whisper 'I do'
And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real
May success find its way to your hearts
Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys
But today is the day it all starts.
Sooner or later we begin to understand that love is more than verses on valentines and romance in the movies. We begin to know that love is here and now, real and true, the most important thing in our lives. For love is the creator of our favourite memories and the foundation of our fondest dreams. Love is a promise that is always kept, a fortune that can never be spent, a seed that can flourish in even the most unlikely of places. And this radiance that never fades, this mysterious and magical joy, is the greatest treasure of all – one known only by those who love.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6< Previous Next >
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Dear Midwife,
I stopped taking my pills on Feb. 27th. How long would it take me to ovulate.
I am really excited and want this to happen asap. Thanks for the help!
Women vary *tremendously* in how long it takes to ovulate when they come off the pill. Some do so the very day they don't start a new pill pack; others can take up to two years.
Meanwhile, have a really good time!!!! and try not to stress--it will happen at exactly the right time.
-- Cynthia, CNM. PhD.


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CineSport¬—The Miami Heat overcame Russell Westbrook's 43 points to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, 104-98. LeBron James scored 26 for Miami, who took a huge 3-1 series lead.
The Miami Heat, now have a commanding lead in the 2012 NBA Finals, up 3-1 on the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder will now be faced with the near impossible task of coming back from a 3-1 deficit. History tends to repeat itself. In thirty previous instances of teams falling down 3-1 in the Finals, all have failed in their attempts to come back and win the coveted ring.
There have been other instances throughout NBA playoff history where teams have come back from a 3-1 deficit in earlier rounds.
Three of these teams have gone on to win the NBA Championship after scratching and clawing their way back into an earlier series.
In 1968 the Celtics won three straight over the 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals. 13 years later, Boston again bounced back and ousted Philadelphia en route to another title.
Then in 1995, the Houston Rockets faced the same daunting task and ousted the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semis, then taking home the NBA crown.
Based on what we've seen from earlier rounds, coming back from 3-1 is not impossible, but no team has ever done so in the Finals. Will the Thunder become part of that statistic? Or will they break the trend and re-write history?
Game 5 will be the defining moment for this young, inexperienced Oklahoma City team, as they look to change the momentum and head back home to the loudest building in the league, Chesapeake Energy Arena.
If anyone can accomplish the challenge, it is the Thunder. Certainly adjustments need to be made, but the team has the talent and propensity for comebacks to make it happen.
Regardless of the outcome Thursday night, a new rivalry has been born in the NBA, and we may be seeing a run of Heat-Thunder championship series for years to come.
LeBron James and the Heat hosted the Thunder in a pivotal Game 4 of the NBA Finals with Miami leading the series, 2-1. Russell Westbrook pumped in a game-high 43 points on 20-of-32 shooting. However, King James refused to be denied despite suffering a leg injury midway through the fourth quarter. LeBron had to leave the game but he returned minutes later and hit a clutch go-ahead three-pointer with just under three minutes remaining. The three-time MVP came up one rebound shy of a triple-double even though he had to watch from the sideline in the closing moments. Mario Chalmers, though, picked up where James left off. Chalmers scored 2 of his 25 on a lay-up with 45 seconds to go to put Miami up five. And he was involved in the game-clinching play as well. The Heat, clinging to a three-point lead, won a jump ball with only five seconds on the shot clock. Russell Westbrook fouled Chalmers with :13.8 left on the clock. Chalmers sunk the free throws and the Heat beat the Thunder 104-98 to take a 3-1 series lead. Miami will attempt to win their 2nd championship in Thursday night's Game 5.