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Seventy-One Ramblers Named To Spring Academic Honor Roll
Fourteen Loyola cross country/track & field student-athletes recognized
Ramblers Add Four More Titles On Final Day Of Horizon League Championship
Men and women both finish third as weather cuts meet short
Carajohn Wins Long Jump To Highlight Day Two of Horizon League Championship
Junior wins first career outdoor title
Men's 4x800m Relay Team Provides Highlight As Loyola Track and Field Opens Weekend
Group posts fastest time by Loyola squad since 1963 at Drake Relays
Valgoi Sets 5K Record To Highlight Solid Performance at Musco Twilight
Junior distance runner sets second school record this month
2010-11: Finished 10th in both the long jump (5.14m, 16-10.50) and the triple jump (10.92m, 35-10.00) at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Set a new personal-best in the triple jump with a leap of 11.44m (37-06.50) at Illinois State ... Solidified her hold on third place on Loyola's all-time list with that mark ... Jumped 5.25m (17-02.75) in the long jump at the UWM Tune-Up ... Also finished 10th in both jumping events at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Turned in season-best effort in the long jump with mark of 11.37m (37-03.00) at Benedictine ... Leapt 5.38m (17-08.00) in the long jump at Concordia to move into second on LU's all-time outdoor chart.
2009-10: Finished ninth in the triple jump (10.58m, 34-08.50) and 12th in the long jump (5.12m, 16-09.75) at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... won the triple jump (11.07m, 36-04.00) and tied for second in the long jump (5.35m, 17-06.75) at the Keck Invite ... top marks rank her second (long jump) and third (triple jump) on Loyola's all-time list ... also took to the track and finished 10th in the 55m (7.79) at that meet ... finished third in the triple jump (10.99m, 36-00.75) and fourth in the long jump (5.26m, 17-03.75) at the Chicagoland Indoor Championship ... finished seventh in the triple jump (11.27m, 36-11.75) and ninth in the long jump (5.15m, 16-10.75) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... took second in the long jump (5.26m, 17-03.75) and third in the triple jump (11.59m, 38-00.25) at the Eagle Invitational ... those leaps place her second (triple jump) and third (long jump) all-time on LU's outdoor lists ... finished 20th in her first competition in the 100m (13.57) at the Chicagoland Championships ... took second in the triple jump (11.11m, 36-05.50) at that same meet.
2008-09: Finished fifth in the triple jump (10.95m; 35-11.25) and 11th in the long jump (4.89m; 16-00.50) at the Horizon League Championships...took third in the triple jump (10.29m; 33-09.25) and fourth in the long jump (5.22m; 17-01.50) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener...placed fifth in the long jump (5.25m; 17-02.75) and seventh in the triple jump (10.54m; 34-07.00) at the Chicagoland Championships...finished in fifth place in the triple jump at the Early Bird Open with a jump of 10.73m (35-02.50)...finished fifth in the triple jump (11.18m; 36-08.25) and 12th in the long jump (5.04m; 16-06.50) at the League Championships...took third in the triple jump (10.90m; 35-09.25) and fourth in the long jump (5.19m; 17-00.50) at the Indiana State Invitational...finished third in the triple jump (10.94m; 35-10.75) and seventh in the long jump (5.13m; 16-10.00) at the Dave Rankin Invitational...took fifth in the triple jump at the Duke Invitational with a jump of 11.15m (36-07.00).
High School: 2008 Coaches Award winner...2008 triple jump and long jump league champion... 2008 Whittier Daily News First Team All-Area selection for track and field...2007 most valuable jumper...2005 freshman MVP...three-time scholar athlete award recipient...graduated with honors.
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|Redbird Opener
|Long Jump (I)
|5.18m (17-09.00) (SR)
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|Triple Jump (I)
|11.44m (37-06.50) (SR)
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|Wake Forest Open
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Retired Air Force veteran, Andrew Hampton, grew emotional when he rose in an Iowa meeting to ask Senator Barack Obama about his plans to make certain veterans obtained health benefits they needed. Hampton was wearing an Obama T-shirt and the senator asked him to pose a tough question. The crowd laughed but then grew quiet as the military veteran spoke. He said he joined the Air Force in 1956 and retired in 1988 and initially did not receive the health benefits he had been promised due to a "political decision." Eventually he received a pace-maker. The concern he expressed to the senator was ensuring that those returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan receive full medical benefits. "We can't desert them," he cried. Obama promised if elected president that he would do all in his power to ensure every veteran obtained needed medical benefits as long as such assistance was necessary.
It has taken a Democratic Congress to finally force the Bush administration to carry out the nation's obligations to those who have served in the armed forces.

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(histrelin acetate) Implant
VANTAS® (histrelin acetate) implant is a sterile, non-biodegradable, diffusion-controlled hydrogel polymer reservoir containing histrelin acetate, a synthetic nonapeptide analog of the naturally occurring gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). VANTAS is designed to deliver approximately 50 mcg histrelin acetate per day (equivalent to approximately 41 mcg histrelin per day) over 12 months.
The sterile VANTAS implant looks like a small thin flexible tube and consists of a 50-mg histrelin acetate drug core inside a 3.5 cm by 3 mm, cylindrical hydrogel polymer reservoir (Figure A). The implant may appear partially to completely full with variation in color from off-white to light brown. The color may be uneven within the core.
Figure A: VANTAS Implant diagram (not to scale)
Histrelin acetate is chemically described as: 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-Ntbenzyl-Dhistidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-N-ethyl-L-prolinamide acetate (salt) [C66H86N18O12 (1.7-2.8 moles) CH3COOH, (0.6-7.0 moles) H2O], with the molecular weight of 1443.70 (or 1323.50 as histrelin base).
Histrelin acetate has the following structural formula:
The drug core also contains the inactive ingredient stearic acid NF. The hydrogel polymer reservoir is a hydrophilic cartridge composed of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, benzoin methyl ether, Perkadox-16, and Triton X-100. Each implant is packaged hydrated in a glass vial containing 2 mL of sterile 1.8% sodium chloride solution. The implant is primed for immediate release of the drug upon insertion.
A single use, sterile Insertion Tool is provided along with the implant that may be used for the placement of the implant into the subcutaneous tissue of the inner aspect of the upper arm. The Insertion Tool is enclosed in a sterile bag and is provided separately from the implant in the Implantation Kit [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
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First traffic signal to go up in Victor
VICTOR, Idaho - Forty Idaho Transportation Department highway construction projects will be underway in eastern Idaho in the coming year. Many involve resurfacing or repairs, but one town is getting its first traffic signal.
Thousands of cars pass through Victor every day during the busy summer season, and most have to go through the intersection of Highway 31 and Highway 33. To locals, those streets are Main and Center, respectively.
Main Street currently has stop signs while Center Street just has a pedestrian crosswalk. At the end of summer, it will be a full four-way traffic signal.
"It's great to see a stoplight here because, boy, you sit for like 10-15 minutes trying to go left," said Victor resident Gregory Stump.
While that may be an exaggeration, it currently takes 12 seconds to cross the street, once traffic actually stops.The time will be cut in half thanks to what's called a "bulb-out" on every corner.
"A bulb-out is basically concrete that goes into the traffic and what engineers call a pedestrian refuge," said Mayor Zachary Smith.
Smith hopes the upgrades will help grow business.
"We need to be more walkable. I feel like that will facilitate more businesses coming in to town, because the more people you stop in your town, and the more people who are walking around, the more vibrant it looks," said Smith.
Most local business owners said they see the long-term benefit of the signal, but many raised concerns about when the project will begin in August.
"The timing of when they are going to do it is a little questionable just because of our peak season," said Justin Gumm, a local business owner.
Smith said the project will begin sometime between Aug. 4-18, and those days were determined by the Idaho Transportation Department due to weather concerns.
There will also be sidewalks added around the current "downtown" area.
"From a business aspect, I am excited for the plans to actually develop from the stoplight down will add a nice feature to town," said Gumm.
ITD is paying for the project, but the City of Victor has set aside $200,000 to install water lines under Main Street while the asphalt is torn up.


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Heavy Duty Scotch Yoke Actuators
Product Announcement from RSVP Actuators & Controls
There are several important considerations for evaluating actuator design and overall performance.
Among these considerations are torque output versus cost and size; effectiveness of seals, ease of mounting and adding accessories.
RSVP 1031 actuators are computer designed to properly balance these criteria and to provide the alternative or combination of alternatives that best fit your particular needs.
Quality, safety, dependability and efficiency are built into every RSVP 1031 actuator.
The body configuration is computer designed to optimize the transmission of force through the piston rod to the torque plug. Sturdy bearing surfaces assure effective sealing and long life through efficient torque transmission. A thrust pin is secured to the piston rod, and a roller is placed over the pin to allow free movement within the slot of the torque plug. This acts to reduce friction and wear. The torque plug has a closed cast slot; it is not open on one end. As a result, there will be no lost motion due to springing open under high torques. Obviously, to obtain maximum efficiency, all tolerances are closely held.
More than economy, efficiency means dependability. For example, the journals of the torque plug provide wide bearing surfaces for ease of rotation. These also resist side thrust and wear caused by possible misalignment in mounting to a valve or damper. The piston rod slides through bronze bearings secured between the body and the cylinder adapter or rod cover. The bearing is designed to minimize friction, but the area is sufficient to counter side thrust and wear.
The RSVP 1031 actuator is designed with three modules. The first module is the center-body. We offer five different sizes of center-bodies; 26, 33, 45, 60 and 80. The second module is the power assembly. The third is the spring assembly. The power and spring assembly modules are removable, serviceable and interchangeable without removing the center-body module from the valve. This procedure does not require any special tools.
1. Body Assembly: Heavy duty modular type body allows every actuator to be made spring return or double acting.
2. Scotch-Yoke: A balanced scotch-yoke mechanism provides optimum torque output and maintenance simplicity by transforming the linear travel of the piston into a 90 degree rotating movement.
3. Thrust Pin & Roller: A thrust pin is secured to the piston rod and rollers are placed over
the pin to allow free movement within the slot of the torque plug.
4. Torque Plug Seal: O-rings are located both top and bottom preventing environments from entering the body housing.
5. Yoke Bearings: Located on both top and bottom of the scotch-yoke, these UHMW polyethylene replaceable bearings allow the actuator to cycle more than any actuator in its class and aid in applications where the actuators are left in one position for years.
6. Stop Bolts with Jam Nuts: These bi-directional travel stops are an integral part of the actuator allowing 80 degree to 100 degree total travel adjustment. Internal travel stops are optional to prevent tampering.
7. Piston Rod: The piston rod is one continuous steel rod made of 1045 steel bar with a hard chrome plating eliminating any side load deflections. This design also allows our maximum operating pressure of 250 psig to apply to all our 1031 actuators.
8. Rod Bearings: These replaceable bronze SAE 660 bearings are secured between the body and the cylinder adapter, or rod cover. The bearings are designed to minimize friction.
9. Rod Seals: This dynamic seal between the rod bearings and piston rod is a molythane
poly-pak seal. The o-rings load the molythane lips for better low pressure sealing. As the pressure increases, the lip loading is increased, maintaining an effective seal. There is also a GarlockTM gasket between the body and the adapter.
10. Piston: Each piston on all 1031 actuators has the option of having two piston seals on each piston. This allows longer life in high cycle applications.
11. Cylinder: The cylinders are finely honed to a very low RMS finish, and then coated with XYLANTM. This bonds to the chemically prepared surface of the steel cylinder so effectively that unlike other coatings, cracking and flaking are virtually eliminated. This fluoropolymer coating is highly resistant to abrasion and thermal shock providing excellent lubricity and low friction properties. Corrosive properties of salts and other chemicals normally found in the atmosphere or instrument air supply system will not adversely affect its performance. Stainless Steel and AmalgonTM cylinders are also available.
12. Spring: Each spring is self-contained and pre-loaded in the cylinder. This prevents any danger when the actuator is serviced and allows for field exchange of springs.
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Gabrielle Orcha
Blog posts
I've Come a Long Way, Baby
If you've followed this blog over the last nine months (the time it takes for new life to come to term), you may have been privy to my special journey here at JWA.
Our Changing Perception of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton
It's Presidents' Day. And I find myself thinking about her, the woman who came closest to presiding over our nation, taking up temporary residence (for the third time) at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I am fascinated by our nation's changing perceptions—and altered reception—of Hillary Clinton.
No Time Out for This Troublemaker
JWA doesn't just live online. Occasionally, we do things in real time, with real, flesh and blood people. Just a little less than a month from today, we will hold our Annual Awards Luncheon where we will honor three women, whom we fondly refer to as "troublemakers": Rachel Sklar, Rachel Cohen Gerrol, and Bel Kaufman.
February 1st Link Roundup
Join a Rising. Start a Rising. One Billion Rising is Building Momentum.
Wage and Worth
Equal pay for equal work—an all-too familiar demand. Last week the Forward published its annual survey of salaries in Jewish organizations, and yesterday the New York Times published a piece by Jessica Bennett calling on women to ramp up their negotiating skills.
In Celebration of Our Bodies...and Our Unique Wiring
In case you haven't heard, Naomi Wolf just came out with a new book, Vagina: A New Biography, and it just might change your life.
We're Grateful For... Having Come A Long Way, Baby
As we approach this year's Thanksgiving, I asked some of the JWA staff members how far they've come—personally or politically, culturally or collectively—and how that's inspired a sense of gratitude. Here is a sampling from Etta King, Michelle Cash, Stephen Benson, and Ellen Rothman.
Obama's Jewish Neshama
I was struck by the Jewish spirit (neshama) and the Jewish ethos that wound its way through the words of Obama's acceptance speech last night. The emphasis on cooperation, on tenacity in the face of adversity, on individual responsibility and personal action, while underscoring the interconnectedness of the nation all rang clearly with Jewish ideals. Perhaps what I found most satisfying was Obama's return to hope. Hope.
Political Jewess: Oldies but Goodies
We are at T minus four days to the election, and one of our favorite past times at JWA is looking to the past to inform the future...
So on that note, I ask:
Mary Antin's Promised Land
Boston, MA-- Last night the New Center for Arts and Culture presented an evening of music and storytelling drawn from the history of Boston's early Jewish community.
How to cite this page
Jewish Women's Archive. " Gabrielle Orcha ." (Viewed on May 27, 2017) <https://jwa.org/blog/author/gabrielle-orcha>.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market edged mostly higher Tuesday as investors assessed the health of the economy and company earnings. Spice company McCormick was the biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor's 500 index after reporting earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations.
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 rose one point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,858 as of 12:15 p.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 39 points, or 0.2 percent, to 16,316. The Nasdaq composite fell 14 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,211.
BRUISED CRUISE LINE: Carnival fell $2.19, or 5.5 percent, to $37.81, after the cruise operator swung to a loss in the first quarter, stung by losing bets on the future price of fuel. Carnival's adjusted results and revenue beat analysts' expectations, but the company narrowed its full-year forecast and gave a second-quarter projection below Wall Street's view.
SPICY EARNINGS: McCormick, a purveyor of spices, seasonings and condiments, rose $3.97, or 5.9 percent, to $71.50 after the company reported earnings that beat analysts' estimates. The company also reaffirmed its outlook for the year.
CLOSING UP SHOP: Walgreen rose $1.91, or 3 percent, to $66.22 after the company reported its fiscal second quarter earnings. The company said it plans to close 76 stores in the second half of its fiscal year. That's a big shift from its previous growth strategy, which focused on opening locations to maximize convenience for its customers
CONFLICTING SIGNS: There were conflicting reports on the economy. One report showed that fewer people bought new U.S. homes in February. Sales fell to the slowest pace in five months, a sign that the housing market has yet to recover fully from brutal winter weather, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Meanwhile an index measuring U.S. consumer confidence rose to the highest level in six years, providing a further sign that the economy's prospects should brighten with warmer weather.
THE JURY IS STILL OUT: The stock market has struggled to advance this year after a series of economic reports suggested the economy is slowing. Investors are still not sure as to how much of the weakness should be ascribed to the unusually cold weather and how much to other factors, said Jim Russell, a Cincinnati-based regional investment director at U.S. Bank.
"The debate that's going on is how much of the economic weakness is weather-related and how much is plain, old-fashioned economic weakness," Russell said.
SONIC BOOM: Drive-in restaurant company Sonic jumped $2.17, or 10.4 percent, to $23.07 after posting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. The company reported higher net income in its fiscal second quarter despite the unusually harsh winter weather.
TREASURYS AND COMMODITIES: Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note climbed to 2.74 percent from 2.73 percent late Monday. The price of crude oil rose 21 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $99.34 a barrel. Gold rose $1.70, or 0.1 percent, to $1,312.90 an ounce.


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Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km2 (120 sq mi). In 1974, the second largest gas field in the UK was discovered 25 miles (40 km) west of Blackpool, with original reserves of over 7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) (200 billion cubic metres). At its peak, 15% of Britain's gas supply came from the bay but production is now in decline.
Natural features[edit]
The rivers Leven, Kent, Keer, Lune, and Wyre drain into the Bay, with their various estuaries making a number of peninsulas within the bay. Much of the land around the bay is reclaimed, forming salt marshes used in agriculture. Morecambe Bay is also an important wildlife site, with abundant bird life and varied marine habitats, and there is a bird observatory at Walney Island. The bay has rich cockle beds, which have been fished by locals for generations.
There are seven main islands in the bay, all to the north; Walney, Barrow, Sheep, Piel, Chapel, Foulney and Roa. Walney is substantially larger than the others, with its southern tip marking the north-western corner of the Bay. Sheep, Piel, Chapel and Foulney Islands are tidal and can be walked to at low tide with appropriate care. Local guidance should be sought if walking to Chapel or Piel islands as fast tides and quicksand can be extremely dangerous. Roa Island is linked to the mainland by a causeway, while Barrow Island has been connected to the mainland as part of the docks system at Barrow-in-Furness.[1]
There have been royally appointed local guides (holding the post of Queen's Guide to the Sands) for crossing the bay for centuries. This difficulty of crossing the bay added to the isolation of the land to its north which, due to the presence of the mountains of the Lake District, could only be reached by crossing these sands or by ferry, until the Furness Railway was built in 1857. This skirts the edge of the bay, crossing the various estuaries. The London-Glasgow railway also briefly runs alongside the bay - the only place where the West Coast Main Line actually runs alongside the coast.
The bay is notorious for its quicksand and fast moving tides (it is said that the tide can come in "as fast as a horse can run"). On the night of 5 February 2004, 23 Chinese immigrant cockle pickers drowned after being cut off by the tides.[2][3] This tragedy led some commentators to suggest that the cockle beds should be closed until improved safety measures could be introduced.
Morecambe Bay was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders (BBC) as one of the wonders of the North.
Morecambe Bay is so called because historian John Whitaker suggested in 1771 that it was the Morikámbē tidal flat described by Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemy (died c170 AD).[4]
Some 319,100 people live along the coastline of Morecambe Bay,[5] with many of these people residing in the towns listed in the table below. The largest town on the bay is Barrow-in-Furness located to the north-west of it, whilst the town which adopted its name from the bay (Morecambe was previously called Poulton-le-Sands) closely follows. Morecambe relied on the bay for many years, as a popular seaside holiday destination, whilst Barrow still relies on the seas for a large percentage of its economy - Ship and Submarine building.
Natural gas[edit]
The bay has Britain's second-largest natural gas field,[6] in the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone with a seal of Mercia Mudstone[7] and a Carboniferous source.[6] The South Morecambe Field, covering an area of 32 square miles (83 km2), was discovered in 1974 and the first gas came ashore in 1985.[8] The North Morecambe Field, found in 1976 8 miles (13 km) to the north, is 11 square miles (28 km2) and started production in 1994.[8] Both are operated by Centrica Energy.[8] They are 25 miles (40 km) west of Blackpool in 30 metres of water;[8] the top of the gas reservoir is at a depth of just 900 metres (3,000 ft), necessitating slant drilling for the first time in European waters.[7] The combined gas reserves on discovery were estimated at 179 billion cubic meters (6.45 tcf).[8] A further 0.65tcf is recognised in the satellite fields of Bains, Calder (Rivers), Dalton, Millom East and Millom West, and a number of smaller fields have been identified.[8]
The gas is landed at three terminals at Westfield Point in Barrow-in-Furness, collectively referred to as the Rampside Gas Terminal.[8] The South Morecambe Central Processing Complex is connected via a 36-inch pipeline to the South Morecambe terminal.[8] North Morecambe gas has a different composition so the unmanned Drilling and Production Platform is linked by a separate 36" wet sealine to the North Morecambe Terminal, where it is stripped of water, CO2 and nitrogen.[8] The Rivers Terminal has a dedicated pipeline for sour gas from the Calder field, which must be stripped of hydrogen sulphide before processing by the North Morecambe Terminal.[8] The hydrogen sulphide is converted to sulphuric acid which is sold for industrial use. In 1991 a 229MW CCGT power plant was opened near the terminals, on the site of the former coal-fired Roosecote Power Station. There is a support base at Heysham Port and personnel are typically moved by helicopter from Blackpool International Airport.[8] Five rig workers and the two pilots of a Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin were lost when it crashed in sight of the platform on 27 December 2006.[9]
At peak production 15% of UK supply came from the two main fields.[8] As of 2006 Centrica reckoned there was about 1.2tcf of economic gas remaining in them, and they planned to operate the fields for another 10–15 years.[8] In June 2011 they announced the South Morecambe field would be suspended as a result of tax increases in the 2011 Budget which meant South Morecambe would be paying a rate of 81% tax; North Morecambe and Rivers would continue in production[10] as they are taxed at 62%.[11] Production resumed from the South Morecambe field in July 2011.[12]
Bridge proposal[edit]
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Discussions as to whether to build a road bridge over the bay have been ongoing for decades, particularly in the more isolated north of the bay. The most recent suggestion was of a "green bridge", flanked by wind turbines and using tidal power to mitigate the environmental damage of its construction.[13] The bridge would be 12 miles (19 km) long making it the longest bridge in Europe. It would stretch from Heysham to Barrow-in-Furness, at the bay's mouth. Feasibility studies are ongoing, though over two years since this version of the bridge was proposed, little progress has been made. In the 2005 general election, Timothy Bell polled just 1.1% of the votes in the Barrow and Furness constituency for the Build Duddon and Morecambe Bay Bridges Party.
A lease has been granted for developing two wind turbine sites in the bay, one at Walney Island and the other at Cleveleys. Together these will have around 50 turbines.
The bridge could produce 200 MW of renewable energy from a tidal stream system, enough to power over 400,000 homes.[citation needed] The results of turbine tests in the Bay, promised for the summer of 2009, have yet to appear in the local press. The marine environment of the Bay is notoriously volatile, and some local opinion has doubted whether turbines could function effectively in such a setting.[citation needed]
Members of Parliament in West Cumbria have hailed the bridge as a saviour for local industry.[citation needed] The project's backers, Bridge Across the Bay Ltd., have compared the proposed bridge's importance to that of the Øresundsbron (the Øresund Bridge) near Copenhagen and the Angel of the North. Bridge Across the Bay Ltd. intends to seek planning permission in 2010. Subject to approval and the problematic provision of finance, construction could begin around 2011, and the company estimates the bridge could be completed in 2015.[14][15][16]
Further reading[edit]
- A brief article on the Morecambe Bay tidal crossing appeared in 2005: Cawley, David [2005]: Time & Tide: Morecambe Bay, hidden europe magazine, 4 (Sept 2005), pp. 40–44.
- ^ "No Boat Required – Exploring Tidal Islands", Peter Caton, 2011, Troubador Publishing, ISBN 978-1848767-010
- ^ Channel 4 documentary-drama 'Ghosts'
- ^ "Coroner records unlawful killing verdict on Morecambe Bay cockler (From The Westmorland Gazette)". Thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Check Browser Settings". statistics.gov.uk.
- ^ a b "Oil and Gas from the Western Basins". United Kingdom Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Association. 2012.
- ^ a b Stuart, I. A.; Cowan, G. (1 January 1991), "The South Morecambe Field, Blocks 110/2a, 110/3a, 110/8a, UK East Irish Sea", Memoirs of the Geological Society, London, 14: 527–541, doi:10.1144/GSL.MEM.1991.014.01.66
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Hydrocarbon Resources Limited Morecambe Bay Environmental Statement 2006" (PDF). Department for Energy and Climate Change. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Six dead in rig helicopter crash". BBC News. 28 December 2006.
- ^ "Centrica mothballs Morecambe Bay gas field". Lancaster Guardian. 2 June 2011.
- ^ Wachman, Richard (1 May 2011). "Centrica threatens to shut down Morecambe Bay gas field". The Guardian.
- ^ "Centrica restarts mothballed Morecambe Bay gas field". www.thevisitor.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/3723779.stm news.bbc.co.uk
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text: Now I get what Jerry Jones is up to. Remember about mid-season when he said in a round-about way that we had no time for Jason Garrett to learn on the job? Well look at who Jerry is now rumored to try and bring in to run the offense and defense. Norv Turner and Monte Kiffin have years of experience and success to boot. Their pics below show their age - err, I mean, experience. As long as they're running the O and D units, Jason learning how to be a coordinator on the job is a moot point. And that's not a bad thing. I really do think Jason is best serving this team if he can focus on bring the head coach, because I do like his vision and direction on which he has this team moving. Norv Turner – Possibly the next Offensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin– Possibly the next Defensive Coordinator


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The only way to write about "On the Line" is to have separate mini-reviews for the three categories of people who are most likely to be curious about it. I'll begin with the group least able to wait (but also least likely to care what anyone else says about it): N'Sync fans. You will like the movie. Lance Bass (who also co-produced) and Joey Fatone appear throughout the movie and are cute. There are a lot of jokes and there is a sweet romance. There are some N'Sync songs on the soundtrack and some good songs by other performers and some cameo appearances by other stars, including Richie Sambora and Brandi. You also get to hear Joey perform some hard rock songs like "Pour Some Sugar on Me," and Lance sings "Two Princes." The other members of N'Sync appear very briefly during the end credits. Judging by the reaction of the mostly teenage girl audience in the screening I attended (and that was a group of intense fans who aced a pre-show N'Sync trivia contest), that was the highlight of the film.
Next, for parents of kids who want to see the movie and want to know how bad it is: I've seen worse, but then I am one of the few adults who has seen all three "Pokemon" movies AND all three "Mighty Ducks" movies. But I well understand the audience for this movie — back in the day, I went to see an awful musical called "When the Boys Meet the Girls" just because it had a performance by Herman's Hermits.
If your kids want to see the movie, it is probably because they are fans of N'Sync, because, though it never mentions the group in its advertising, the movie stars two of its members. The story is a basic boy meets girl (on Chicago's elevated train), loses girl because he is too shy to ask for her name and phone number, and then finds her again after several near misses. It is rated PG for some crude humor and brief bad language. On the scale of pop star vanity productions that reaches from the depths of "Glitter" and "Can't Stop the Music" to the pinnacle of "Hard Day's Night," it is not very good but not destined for status as a legendary disaster. It's about as harmless as an average sitcom episode.
Finally, in case there is anyone out there who is considering going to this movie for any reason other than its N'Sync connection: don't bother. Go see "Serendipity" instead – it has a similar story with a better script and a much better cast. The script is really terrible, not just dumb but sloppy. It can't even get the definition of "tweens" right, a pretty big lapse, considering that tweens are the primary demographic for the movie's audience. Much of the movie takes place on Chicago's famous "El" trains, and yet in the movie they spell it "L." And Lance's character either goes massively into debt with a last grand gesture to find the girl of his dreams or he embezzles the client's ad campaign money to put his copy on their billboards. Apparently, this little detail was not important enough to clear up. Furthermore, the movie unforgiveably wastes the talents of Dave Foley and Jerry Stiller. We may forgive Stiller for complaining about his internal organs and bodily functions in "Zoolander" — that was a favor to his son, who wrote and directed it. But in this movie we get the same shtick for no reason whatsoever.
Parents should know that the movie has some vulgar humor and some strong language for a PG (there is some obvious overdubbing that indicates that the movie may have been cut down from a PG-13). Characters drink beer and wine. One actor does what could be considered an insensitive caricature of flamboyant gay male behavior. Guys ask each other how much "action" they got following a date. Despite some crude conversation, the behavior of the characters is not inappropriate and one male character comes on too strong is told by his date in no uncertain terms that his behavior is inappropriate, a good role model for the young girls in the audience.
Families who see the movie should talk about how it can be hard to take a risk. Parents may want to talk about some of their own experiences and how they learned from their mistakes.
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I recently found out I needed hernia repair surgery. I opted for a TT with Lipo to the flanks at the same time. I regret my decision and am really unhappy. I have heard of the swelling but I feel like my results look horrible. It looks like my skin gathers at the top of my scar and I have "dog ears" where the scar doesn't lay flat at the end on both sides. I also do not see close to a flat tummy! Please tell me this is normal an I didn't just waste $10,000!
Regret TT with Lipo. Are These Results Normal? (photo)
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Regret TT
Thank you for your questions and for the very useful photos.
I will break my response into general and specific issues.
The general issue is overall disappointment. Expectations are difficult to evaluate, but I do think that you have had improvement, and that the weekly photos demonstrate progress that can be expected to continue. This time period can be difficult even for patients who are otherwise pleased with the outcome.
The specifics:
"Gathers"--when the excess skin is removed, the lower incision is fairly close to a straight line, the upper incision fairly close to a semi-circle. The upper incision is quite a bit longer, so there are always irregularities in the closure. If it were cloth, these would be permanent. But it is skin, and the healing skin remodels,and in almost all patients these gathers will no longer be present by six months.
"Dog ears"--these are also quite common, especially in larger TT's. Many of these are gone with resolution of the swelling, and with remodelling, but some require a minor office "touchup" after six months. Often they can be avoided, but only by making the incision longer, often longer than it has to be. Your incision appears to reach as far as possible without doing a turn to prone position.
So try to have some patience, and revisit at 3 and at 6 months with your surgeon. Thanks and best wishes.
Post op regrets following TT and Lipo
Please do not become discouraged with your outcome this close to surgery. Your contour has been improved and the areas that you dislike will often smooth out after several months. There are many posts from your peers on this website on this exact topic. Please let us know how things look 3 months and 6 months from now. This will be an invaluable service to the whole REAL SELF community.
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Recovery after tummy tuck with liposuction
Based on the description and photos, you are still considered early in your recovery period. Your abdomen will continue to improve but may not be completely flat as you had hoped. The dog ears will get smaller with time but may ultimately require revision after 6 to 9 months. I thinks it's critical to discuss your expectations with your surgeon before the actual surgery rather than afterward. There are several factors that can contribute to the "unevenness" along the incision but at this point you should wait until all the swelling has subsided. Sometimes what you envisioned regarding what the surgery can accomplish may be quite different than what the surgeon can achieve. It's so important that the surgeon understands what you wish to accomplish and match the right surgery to help achieve your goal.
Best Wishes,
Stewart Wang, MD FACS, Wang Plastic Surgery
Tummy Tuck Expectations with Liposuction. Answer from Albany, New York
You are an interesting case in that you obviously were in the larger category when you had your tummy tuck and lipo. Having said that, it just means the the approach to you would involve more agressive removal of tissue with both the tummy tuck and the liposuction.
Personally, I would have been more agressive in your case but you do have an acceptable result. Notice as the weeks have gone by, you are having improvements especially seen in the side views. The area above the scar is not protruding so much as time is going by but in this area, there are some tricks that can be played to minimize the "hang over" of the skin and fatty tissue that has been redraped.
It is important to talk to your plastic surgeon to discuss where things are going and what will be your options if you do not get to the place you want to be. I do not see you improving tremendously in the hips and back area but perhaps your plastic surgeon was doing a more modest liposuction. Not my approach but it is with some plastic surgeons.
Having said all of this, you are still quite new and you need to wait 6 months or more before you judge the results. If you need a touch up, then your plastic surgeon will discuss this with you and how he/she will approach it.
If you are honest with your pre op situation, you might find that there is a great improvement !!! I do not see your preop presentation but please understand that improvement is all relative. Perhaps you had unrealistic expectations or you were thinking that you were going to get more out of this than you did? Expectations are important both relative and absolute.
Regrets after tummy tuck
Facts are healing and recovery after tummy tuck can be a very long process. Your photos do show steady improvement, but it will take many months for the stiffness and numbness to pass. Your result will get better so be careful about judging too early. At this time, consider new exercise and activites to keep things moving in the right direction.
Web reference: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com/tummy-tuck
Unhappy With Tummy Tuck
Good Morning and thank you for your detailed photo timeline. Overall you have a significant improvement in your abdominal area with some swelling that clearly remains. You are still relatively early in the post-op period and with time the degree of swelling will continue to subside.
I agree that your tummy could be flatter and, if it does not happen by 3 months, I would discuss this concern with your plastic surgeon. The bunching of the skin will usually work itself out and the 'dog ears' are a very simple problem to fix.
The important thing to remember is that with time (and patience is a very difficult thing for all of us!) many of these issues resolve themselves. If not, they are absolutely correctable. I wish you all the best for a smooth recovery and a fantastic result!!!
Web reference: http://www.drlouisdeluca.com
Your results can be improved
Thank you for the question and photos. I think your results can be improved in a number of ways including lowering the incision, repairing the "dog ears", and thinning out your abdomen. There are several options from small procedure to a complete re-do. Which one is best for you will depend on what you would like to accomplish and how much money and recovery you are willing to invest.
All the best,
Dr Remus Repta
What to expect after tummy tuck
It looks like you are still in the early postoperative period, so it may be too early to tell how your final results will look. It is normal to have swelling after surgery and this will go down. As far as having a "flat stomach", you can expect to have a flatter stomach than you started with and the extra loose skin and skin that hangs down should be gone. It looks to me that your stomach is flatter and the extra loose skin is gone, so that part of your result is normal. As for the skin gathered at the top of your incision, that can be normal in the early postoperative period and should go away. Dog ears are not uncommon and easily fixed. Most surgeons will offer to do this in the office under local anesthesia after a few months if they don't go away on their own.
Scarring from tummy tuck surgery can take time to heal.
Maybe the hardest thing to do after cosmetic surgery is to be patient with the results. Swelling in the abdomen can take a long time to settle down. The same can be said for scarring.
The combination of liposuction and tummy tuck with undermining will often result in prolonged swelling. The circulation of the abdominal wall is compromised by these things and the swelling can linger for many weeks.
The dog ears that you mention will also improve as time passes. This may take months to get better rather than weeks but even the worst scars can look pretty good if given time to heal.
Dont despair. One can see progress between the three week photos and the five, and this will continue. If time doesn't cure all, an in office revision is always something you can fall back on. But remember, patience is a virtue.
Good Luck,
Dr. Hargrave
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For-sale homes are disappearing quickly in the San Francisco Bay Area, Denver, Seattle, and Southern California.
People are moving to city centers in record numbers, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a permanent change in where Americans want to live.
Overall, the most imbalanced U.S. metros tend to have worse housing affordability and slower job growth.
America's vacancy rates are still high, and an unusually large share of homes are being kept off the market.
In the 1950s, 20 percent of U.S. residents found new homes each year. Today, it's dropped to an all-time low of 11.6 percent.
The U.S. still isn't creating as many new homes as we used to -- in a large part because young adults are still with their parents.
Asking prices are up 16.3 percent year-over-year in America's least affordable metros – far ahead of the overall national increase of 9.5 percent.
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Neighborhoods near Major League Baseball stadiums cost more – especially if the team has a better shot at winning the 2013 World Series.
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Ok so i have a panasonic cq-c1300u HU and right now i am running my four interior speakers, 2 6x9s and 2 6.5s both infinity, off of the HU and running a 2 channel amp, sony xm2200gtx, connected to the HU to power 2 12inch infinity subs. I want to add a four channel amp to power the interior speakers because the quality could be better and the noise of the subs over power the interior speakers. I understand how to power both amps by using a fused distributor block to split the 4 awg to two 8awg. I have a few questions that need answering though.
1.) Do i need a distribution block for the grounds or can I get away without one?
2.) How do i connect the amp to the HU, do I have enough pre amps? (please give me all realistic and quality options)
3.) what guage wire should i use for connecting the speakers to the amp?
4.) Are there any other helpfu suggestions or thoughts that anyone has to help me out solving the hook up problem and the noise over power problem?
Thank you for your help, please phrase yur answers so I can grasp the concepts. I like to think i have a fairly decent amount experience and knowledge in this field, but the more simple the better.
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you will not need the y-cables if you use the rca outputs on the new amp to run the sony amp... you can run 2 sets of rca's from the receiver to the new amp and then one set from the new amp to the old one . hope this helps
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I suspect that the "crossovers" you are referring to are actually bass blockers. They do exactly what the name implies. If you are running, say, 5" components with a subwoofer, you want to prevent very low frequencies from reaching the mid-bass driver. Extremely low frequencies could damage it, or at the very least muddy up the sound. If your amplifier does not have a high pass crossover built into it and you don't have the room for an external electronic crossover, then you could put the bass blocker on the speaker to protect it and block the unwanted frequencies. There are two schools of thought to this. Some people believe that every electronic device in the chain adds some distortion to the signal and run pure amps with no crossovers in them, using passive crossovers to do the work instead. Others consider the added noise to be minimal and passive crossovers to be power wasters, so they go electronic. Most of us end up with a combination of the two.
I dont have components so using my head units HPF and LPFs, with all amps set to pass-thru and no bass blockers have worked well. (though I suspect that coaxials have passovers built in)
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After many years of neglecting piano playing in favour of business activities, his interest was once more ignited by his love for the music of J.S. Bach and W.A. Mozart. Besides works of these composers, Peters repertoire shows music of for example Brahms, Chopin, Poulenc, Corelli, and Beethoven.
Peter lives in the Dutch countryside of Leersum, and currently runs an enterprise dedicated to delivering services on program management (www.vitha.nl).
A special passion of Peter is to combine aspects of business science with art, philosophy and music. One of the initiatives that emerged from this passion is about the performance of music in special locations. For every location, there is a musical composition that excels in telling its story and underlining its qualities. This forms the basis for a series of piano music videos, recorded on special locations, like old town halls or modern libraries. These videos will be used for promotional purposes, and the audio tracks of these videos will be made available as mp3 recordings on Piano Society. For more information, or to contact Peter about this initiative, please visit the website mentioned above.
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The building of new libraries in Tauranga has receded far into the future after the council dropped its population-based formula.
Instead of the development of new libraries being driven by the requirement for 41sq m of floor area per 1000 people, a less defined set of criteria was adopted.
The council this week unanimously supported the new policy which now goes out for public consultation.
It stuck with the population-based formula for new books of 2.6 stock items per resident because the costs could be accommodated in budgets for the next three years - achieved by savings from the New Zealand exchange rate making books cheaper and the growth of eBooks.
Council strategic planner Cheryl Steiner said the new policy was a more realistic approach that reflected the changing face of libraries and how people used them.
The disadvantage of moving away from the population-based formula was that it would be harder to justify building a new library. It means that the only new library space for the foreseeable future will be the planned small extension to the Greerton Library.
Up until then, it had been assumed that Bethlehem would one day get a new library, with Welcome Bay also in contention.
The report said that although eBooks were now much the same price to buy as print books, they only incurred a $1 charge for cataloguing whereas processing a book cost $7.65 including plastic covers and labels. To help build the use of eBooks, the library will trial removing the $2 charge for a year.
Yesterday's meeting, which attracted a big gallery from the Friends of the Libraries, did not touch on the issue which galvanised the community last year - the threat to scrap the mobile library service.


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NBA Jam (Wii) Review
Title: NBA Jam
Publisher: EA Sports
Genre: Sports – Basketball
Players: 1-4
For gamers who hit the arcades on a consistent basis in the early 90s, those words were like music as it meant an NBA Jam machine was in the building. Fans crowded around the game across the country to battle it out in 2 vs. 2 matchups pitting their favorite teams and players. The frenzy continued with the release of the game and its sequels to home consoles, to the delight of fans everywhere.
For years now however, the franchise has remained dormant but luckily EA has pulled out the proverbial shock pads to bring it back to life. If inserting the disc into the Wii wasn't enough of a reality check that a new game has finally arrived, then certainly arriving to the main menu was as those famous words welcome players with open arms…"BOOM-SHAKALA!"
From the main menu, gamers will have the option of jumping straight into a game with "Play Now" while other game modes are available such as Classic Campaign, Remix Tour, Remix Modes and Boss Battles. The first thing players will want to do is jump into Jam Camp which is a training mode that introduces you to the game's controls, regardless of which controller you choose. The game supports Nunchuck/Wii-Remote, Classic Controller and Wii-Remote control types so regardless of how you choose to play, the option is there. The great part of completing Jam Camp however is that Big Head Mode becomes unlocked – a must for any fan past or present.
As for the controls, they're pretty straight forward in reference to the Classic Controller and Wii Remote. As for the Nunchuck/Wii-Remote combo, motion controls come into play. When I first went hands-on with a preview build of the game at the Game Developers Conference back in March, I had the opportunity to play around with this control scheme. My fears that the motion controls would negatively affect the gameplay were squashed and thankfully this remained the case for the final version. Motion controls are kept to a minimum with a short upward motion being required for a player to jump; whether they're trying to swat the ball on defense, jump for the ball or taking a shot. On offense, you'll have to make a small downward gesture while being up in the air to take a shot which comes off as a natural motion. When running towards the hoop, you can jump and then gesture downwards to do a slam dunk – a pretty great feeling especially in a heated game. Players can also use a short speed burst that regenerates by using the Z-button on the nunchuck. That is actually the extent of the motion controls and by far the preferred method for me of control schemes. To put it frankly, it just feels right. Stealing the ball, pushing a player or putting on a few moves with the ball can all be done with the push of a button or two, in some cases.
Graphically, the game has received quite a boost from what gamers remember from the console and arcade versions of the older titles. Reflections can be seen clearly from the hardwood while the players' faces are actually photo-realistic 2D crops that change depending on what that particular player is doing – some of them are pretty comical. Regardless of which arena you're playing in, colors pop and the crowds are lively. What impressed me as well were the players' movements, which appeared very life-like and smooth.
Getting into the game modes, the Classic Campaign takes gamers through a season of 36 games against teams that also include secret and unlockable teams. For the sake of spoilers, we'll keep those specifics to ourselves and let players uncover them but there's plenty. The game also features its own achievement system which also allows for unlocks such as special basketballs and players. For a bit more wacky play, there's the Remix Tour which adds power-ups that temporarily enables players to move really fast, become extremely strong or even have a negative effect such as shrinking them down to size. My only problem with the power-ups is that more often than not, they show up in the middle of the court while one of the teams is checking the ball in, so by the time the ball is in play, the power-up has already been accidentally walked over and activated. The Tour includes a handful of other game types such as 21 which was by far my favorite. It's the old 1 on 1 game of 21 and it's a blast to play.
For as fun and engaging as NBA Jam is, there's one obvious omission – online play. Playing the game with friends in the same room is still the best method of multiplayer but for the older crowd who doesn't have a group of friends down the street to invite over on occasion, the single player mode can only take you so far. It's really a shame that an online mode wasn't included in the game and there's just simply no excuse.
– The original announcer is back and making hilarious cracks
– Game looks great
– Control schemes for everyone
– It's just plain fun
– No online play
The 411
NBA Jam for the Wii takes everything it did right from the old games and simply perfects it. Unfortunately that also includes the lack of online play but if you're looking for some gold old fashioned, arcade-style action – you just can't beat this game!
|A great visual update from what we come to expect from the original game.
|Controls great, regardless of which control scheme you choose.
|The announcing is comical though the soundtrack is pretty generic.
|Lasting Appeal
|The Remix Tour and Classic Campaign are lengthy but the omission of online multiplayer hurts. If you have friends to play with, you'll come back again and again.
|Fun Factor
|Just an absolute blast to play, but better against live players.
|8.8 [ Very Good ] legend


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Mickey Abrams
Mickey Abrams, a 50 year Rockaway resident, died October 14.
Abrams was born in the Bronx. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He was also a retired steamfitter with Local 638, a member of the Knights of Columbus and the V.F.W.
He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Donna Marie Murtagh.
Abrams is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Murtagh Abrams, son, Michael Abrams, daughter Kathleen Burns, and one grandchild.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Denis S. O'Connor Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Camillus. Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York.


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German Shepherd Dog Forums (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/)
- Braggs!!! (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/braggs/)
- - My Vet. loves Baron. (http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/braggs/441729-my-vet-loves-baron.html)
My Vet. loves Baron.
Sorry, I have to share this.
Baron is 16 months old tomorrow. We really love this guy, it's really a little insane. We read about GSDs and dogs non-stop. Feeding, training, grooming...etc.
We really maintain this guy, a lot.
Today was his 3 year rabies shot. As well as blood work, and vaccines. There was a new Doctor. She went absolutely crazy at how good Baron is. Ho well behaved, his fitness level, coat, teeth, weight...etc. It was almost a little embarrassing. She wouldn't stop talking about how good he looked.
When they took blood from him he just stood there and did nothing. She told us it was the best awake needle she ever took.
Either way. It feels good to know all the time and effort you put into your buddy is working. I knew it was working. I just didn't realize how well it was working.
She said he is in perfect health.
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Cupcake Wedding Cakes Ideas - Fun and Creative Designs
You know that cupcake wedding cakes are very hot these days. Now you need some decorating ideas, inspiring funny or elegant tower or tree designs and pictures. Right?
Wonder how that cupcake cascading tower or tree is built? If so, this is the place for you!
Cupcake Decoration and Design Suggestions:
Cupcakes wedding cakes might be arranged beautifully as cascading towers or trees with the help of cake stands.
Use tiered cake stands to build a cupcake tree or a tower of cascading cupcake wedding cakes. Stands come in different sizes, so you can make your cupcake tree as tall or as low as you wish.
Nice idea to decorate cupcake tree is to use branches with or without leaves. For winter or Christmas wedding white branches would be perfect. Use orange for fall weddings.You may serve cupcakes for any occasion: Christmas party, birthday or shower.
If you choose white color, you can't go wrong. It will work great for any wedding theme.
Cupcakes are so popular because they are different, their price is lower, than traditional wedding cakes and they are usually easier to decorate but sometimes decoration might be labor intensive.
How about making each cupcake in a special shape of a flower or a star, square?
Natural (organic), silk and fondant flowers and fruits are always beautiful as decorations. Use spring flowers for spring wedding and fall fruits for fall wedding.
Play with the colors and you will get gorgeous and unique cupcake wedding cakes.For more colorful designs use the liners in different colors including gold or silver ones!
Once, I made cupcakes of smiley faces:-) . You guessed it! Everybody who looked at them smiled. People like funny things, especially if they are sweet.
How about Christmas ornament for Christmas wedding or cone for the fall wedding, heart shaped candy or miniature chocolate for St. Valentine wedding?
For your cupcake decoration you may also use wedding cake miniature jewelry.
Monogramming cakes is nice and very popular idea as well!
Bride's and groom's pictures would be very original and some guests may eat them with pleasure :-)You could make blue cupcakes for the groom and pink ones for the bride!
Possibilities are endless as you may see.
Here are some inspirational ideas, designs and pictures for your "cupcake wedding cakes":
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May be you want to make your own unique cupcake wedding cakes?
Here are some helpful tips:
The best way is to make your cupcakes and then freeze them without frosting or decorations. To freeze wrap each in plastic wrap and foil and place them in the container.
Buttercream cupcake can't stay frozen for a long time, up to two months only.
1. What you need
Cake goods:
· your favorite sponge cakes
· buttercream
· sugar flowers
· food safe brush
· icing bag
Finishing touches:
· white ladycut wrappers
· The recipe for the cupcakes should be one that you have already tried, ideally a simple sponge cake with butter, flour and eggs with vanilla flavoring.
· Once the cupcakes are out of the oven, you can add the vanilla flavor by brushing them with vanilla syrup.
· The best cupcakes have a nice dome on the top.
· The white sugar flowers can also be used later: once the cupcakes are displayed you can just scatter them all over.
Making the wedding cupcake buttercream decorations
Step 1: Using an icing tool add the buttercream to the cupcakes. You should start at the center of the cupcake, squeezing out just a bit of buttercream. Then you just have to go around, squeezing as you do, creating a nice spiral going upwards.
Step 2: Once this is done you can simply stick the white sugar flowers into the buttercream topping, two or three for one cupcake.
Step 3: To finish the decorating you should use some ladycut wrappers, which look like white lace made of paper. These can be found in any cake decorating shop or online cake supplies stores. Wrap a white ladycut wrapper gently around the cupcake and secure it.
Step 4: Add little centers to the flowers made of buttercream with the icing tool.
See video instructions:
What you need
Cake goods
· your favorite cupcakes
· white fondant, green fondant, yellow fondant and silver fondant
· different sized metal round cutters
· plastic texture
· letter cutters
· roller
Version 1
Step 1: Flatten the white fondant. Using a cutter that is approx. the same size as the size of the cupcake cut a round shape from white colored fondant.
Step 2: Place the white fondant on the top of the cupcake.
Step 3: Using a smaller cutter cut another piece of fondant, from another color (for example silver which fits to an elegant wedding).
Step 4: Before you put this onto the top of the other fondant press it into a texture paper to give it some lovely texture.
Step 5: Cut out letters from the fondant (in contrasting color with the previous round piece) and place it one top of the cupcake.
Version 2
Step 1: Cut a round shape of white fondant from a flattened piece.
Step 2: To make flowers roll out some fondant making a long thin strip, roll up this strip creating a spiral and squeeze one of the ends of the spiral to give it an elongated shape.
Step 3: For another type of flower make a ball and from that a cone, then take out the middle part with a spoon or another tool so it is hollow inside. Place a yellow thin strip of fondant in the hollow part of the cone to make it look like a lily.
Step 4: Add green leaves around the flowers made of fondant.
See video instructions:
Find here some more cupcake wedding cakes designs, pictures and ideas
Enjoy! Please let me know how your guests liked "cupcake wedding cakes" designs and flavors :-)


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Chicago Bulls blown out 107-86
There are 164 comments on the Chicago Tribune story from Apr 23, 2009, titled Chicago Bulls blown out 107-86. In it, Chicago Tribune reports that:Commissioner David Stern joked before Thursday's Game 3 that Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf had called him The Grim Reaper for Stern's propensity to make home teams lose when he attends playoff games.
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#22 Apr 23, 2009
All of the posts above me are all right on the money...
But besides all the turnovers, one on one playing, lack of ball movement, missed free throws, awful defense on Rondo/Big Baby, and everything else I will leave unmentioned... I gotta give it to the Celtics... They played like a championship team and they were all over us on the defensive. They contested EVERY shot, smothered who ever had the ball and played SPECTACULAR help defense. We had absolutely NO room to even breath- let alone dribble the ball and create a shot.
However, I am not giving up on our team unless we lose Sunday. Then I think it would be safe to say it's over... Like Nada said we'll all be sing a different tune if we win Game 4...
And if we lose the series- OH WELL... we werent even supposed to be in the playoffs and even when we got in we ALL new the biggest benefit would be gaining experience for the future... what'd you think we're supposed to win a chip?
#23 Apr 23, 2009
One of the biggest flops in Chicago sports history!!!
#24 Apr 23, 2009
Maybe Vinny NOW understandfs why it's important to have time outs at the end of games. You can't leave winnable games on the court. Once again, he had nothing to offer this team while they were on the court floundering.
This was an old fashion butt whupping.
As much as I love the kid Rose, he is really gonna have to learn to be a btter player defensively. He should pick up Rondo at mid-court, the Bulls should trap him even. do something to take away his rhythm and timing, force the Celtics should start their offense with less time on the clock. Personally, Rondo would get a heavy dose of Hinrich and Hunter. he's running roughshod over the Bulls Namely Rose. Today just reminded me how Young this team is and how inexperienced Vinny del Negro is as well.
The next game will be importan/interesting not only because they need the win, but how they respond, how Vinny will be able to devise NEW strategies, and HOW Rose is able to rebound from his terrible game.
#25 Apr 23, 2009
Oh and Boston Transplant is a fool...
Dude- your not a Bulls fan so why are you even on a forum about a team you hate so much??? Whos the loser bro? Take your comments to a team you actually support u idiot. Thats what forums are for...
I hate it when people who arent even fans post on this forum... Immature
#26 Apr 23, 2009
The Bulls exceeding expectations this year and as the season comes to a close Pax has to look at the roster and make a deal for a low post presence. It looks like the young players were reading their press clippings. The first two games in Boston the Bulls played free and easy without pressure or playing with "house money". This was the first game that the Bulls faced playoff pressure and expectations.
And they reverted to one on one play and no player with a defined role as they played disjointed. Stick a fork in them they are done.
#28 Apr 23, 2009
Rondo and Big Baby Davis look like the two best players in the playoffs; which is absurd. Were are the adjustments? Knock Rondo's lame *** down. The Celts look tougher and more determined than the Bulls. Where is the toughness?
#29 Apr 23, 2009
I'm with you, Captain Sunshine.
It will be TERRIFIC to see Gordon gone!
He was superb tonite, wasn't he?
#30 Apr 23, 2009
Just how did the Bulls "exceed expectations" this year, Bloomie.
They had good talent coming in and then lucked into the top pick of the draft and they only went 41-41.
What expectations did YOU have for them.
The Bulls, so far, have exceeded NOBODY's expectations.
#31 Apr 23, 2009
Bennie Bricks was outstanding tonite, eh?
And what happened to that "brilliant" rookie that was you all were comparing to Michael Jordan earlier this week?
Did he even play last nite?
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#32 Apr 23, 2009
Bulls "fans" in the United Center: you are a disgrace!!! Instead of supporting your team you were sitting on your hands, then you started to boo, when your team needed you the most. The team didn't play their best but come on, you could hear the pin drop. Either make some noise or save your money, and go back to your pathethic lives where you choose not to make the difference. Next time somebody mentions Chicago is a great sports town I am going to puke. GO BULLS!!!
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#33 Apr 23, 2009
PS. A comment from nobody
#34 Apr 23, 2009
Bulls' fans had every reason to lay into this team tonite.
This was awful.
This season, as a whole, hasn't been very good.
#35 Apr 23, 2009
I think Derrick Rose is so fine and dats my hubby and i'm wifey all day
United States
#36 Apr 23, 2009
Harsh, but you actually have a point - Chicago fans are idiots, too much beer and no pulse.
#37 Apr 23, 2009
i think the bulls did good still but they need 2 work on more defense and work harder dats all
#38 Apr 23, 2009
Very true.
This is a miserable city in which to live and most of these fans are miserable.
#39 Apr 23, 2009
This usually happens in playoff series where one team is better than the other and there's a surprising split on the higher seed's homecourt in the first two games. That better team almost always destroys the lower seed in the third game because the lower seed gets a false sense of security playing at home. ---- Rose was very disappointing. Good players don't have two bad performances in a row. Very disappointing.
#40 Apr 23, 2009
When you get into the playoffs, teams with the most balance advance. Seriously flawed teams (like the Bulls) don't. Boston is beating the Bulls like a drum on the inside at both ends of the court. As a result tThe Bull have two more games left this year.
Until the Bulls add some MEN in the paint they will never get past the first playoff round or two.
#41 Apr 23, 2009
Rose is currently over-rated as hell.
I want to see how this board's Rose butt-lickers talk tomorrow.
#42 Apr 23, 2009
Allen/Rondo/Pierce combined for 62. Also, the Bulls out-rebounded the Celtics 45-37. Hardly getting dominated inside.
Try again.
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|Stamped and painted cookie
|Make several differing designs and arrange in a cookie bouquet.
Project designed by Laure'l Silverburg
shortbread cookie recipe (see below)
3-1/2" round cookie/biscuit cutter
5" x 5" clear acrylic block and unmounted rubber stamps (Wood-mounted rubber stamps are not food safe.)
ready-made rolled fondant
liquid food colors
dry raised felt pad
liquid food coloring in assorted colors
6" cookie sticks
round six-compartment lollipop cookie pan
liquid vegetable spray
9" x 4" food-safe bags
curling ribbon
clear corn syrup
fondant smoother
solid vegetable shortening
marble rolling pin
knife or tapered spatula
small artist palate
size 00-05 round sable paintbrush
small craft sponge
clear cake sparkles
water spray bottle (very fine spray)
soft sponge rubber brayer
large sable blush brush
Shortbread Cookies
1 cup butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Cream the butter until it is smooth. Add the powdered sugar, then the vanilla. Be sure the sugar is thoroughly blended. Mix the flour and the salt together and stir it into the batter. You will have to knead in the last of the flour, but try to knead quickly so the heat of your hand does not melt the butter.
Pierce the cookie dough several times to aid steam release during baking. Bake the cookies on a rack in the upper third of an oven at 325 degrees until the cookies reach a pale golden color and the edges are just starting to turn brown. Remove the cookies from the oven to cool. Remove the cookies from the cookie sheet by lifting the edges with a tapered spatula or knife. Do not pick the cookies up by their sticks.
Decorating the Cookies
1. Thoroughly wash rubber stamps with antibacterial soap.
2. Be sure the cookies are completely cooled.
3. Saturate the dry felt pad with black liquid air brush food color the night before stamping.
4. Remove the fondant from the package. Cut off a small piece and cover the rest with plastic wrap, then store in an airtight container.
5. Using solid vegetable shortening, lubricate your hands and knead the fondant until it is soft and pliable.
7. Attach an unmounted stamp of your choice to an acrylic block.
8. Very gently ink the rubber stamp by slightly twisting the stamp on the ink pad.
9. Stamp the inked image on the rolled fondant.
10. Center the circle cookie cutter over the stamped image and press to cut.
11. Using a spatula, gently pry up the cut image.
13. To adhere the fondant art piece to the cookie, very lightly coat the flat side (the side that was face-down in the cookie pan) with clear corn syrup. Very gently place the fondant piece on the coated cookie surface (figure B ). If desired, spritz the stamped and painted fondant with water then sprinkle with edible cake sparkles. Let dry for approximately 30 minutes.
14. Arrange the cookies separately in a decorative container or bag.
Sweet Stampen's cookie kit, cookie supplies
Cookie kit contains: cookie pan, fondant, black food color, jumbo dry felt pad, 4x4 acrylic block, fondant cutter, 20 cookie sticks, a rubber stamp of your choice and complete recipes and directions.