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Girl Talk: Why I Got Married Young
When my boyfriend and I were 24, the topic of marriage began appearing before us everywhere. There, at our dinner-table, the word 'marriage,' as we sat talking. 'Marriage,' on my lips as we sat on the couch with a glass of wine. Everyone says "you just know" and I guess that is true, but there is also a lot of just "yeah, it does feel right." Then falling—sure you'll be caught by clouds.
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So one Saturday when we were 24, he asked me to go to the top of the Sears Tower in an acting voice a decibel too high to be believable. I knew what was up. Feeling my chest splotch pink, I agreed. At the top of the Sears Tower is the 103rd floor, enclosed in large glass windows, overlooking the whole city. The room isn't very big, and we walked in slowly, looping over and over for what felt forever. He was visibly nervous. Finally, he got down on one knee, the afternoon slipping into a gold-peach fire behind him.
24 is young. "Too young." But what does that mean exactly? That we will f**k it up? That it won't last? During the first few months of marriage, I stacked hours worrying about the future. Will we be married when we're old? Like really old? Will I have three more husbands? Would we move to the suburbs and spontaneously combust?
As pop culture wisdom goes, you need to go through a process of "knowing yourself" before even thinking about a serious relationship. Yet self-awareness isn't a linear process. You don't jump through hoops labeled things like "sexual repression" and "anger at parents" then—ta-da—graduate ready for a relationship. Self-awareness is a life-long, ever-morphing process. Marriage may happen along the way. I think that what you do need to know before you get married is not ultimately who you are as a being, but who you are as a spouse. What kind of marriage do you want? What style of communication? What will you do when things get tough? How you will handle each others defenses, sore spots and patterns?
According to marriage historian EJ Graff, there are a set number of reasons people have married throughout time: 1. Property 2. Kin 3. Money 4. Order 5. Heart. When people find out I'm married, they often ask me—why? As though there is one solid explanation to any marriage ever, other than maybe "Greencard."
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In my even-younger days, I thought maybe relationships were for those moments that make you feel alive, the adventures that make you know in your bones: 'I will remember this.' I dated to feel shaken up, to experience life. And when I met my husband, I knew this was someone I would have many adventures with. I also knew it would be safe. That our marriage would be about having a home-base, a place for repletion, for planning and making goals. There was order, there were shared finances, there was a future father figure for maybe future kids. But maybe more than anything, of course, was my heart—open and full. And yet, to all those semi-strangers who ask me why—I'm not sure I can answer. I am still understanding it myself, still seeing the many layers of my relationship, the multitude of things my partner means to me.
As I lost sleep during those first few months of marriage, I realized that as much as I want our relationship to last forever; does it really matter if it doesn't? Is being together until you are 80 the only way to make a "successful" marriage? I think it is very human error to confuse now with forever or ruminate about the future. But all we have is now. All that matters is that our relationship is currently a source of growth and happiness and that we are putting in work to further that.
My husband and I are really young. But we jumped together, for so many reasons—reasons that all kind of culminate into the cliche that it just "felt right." And together we are not forming a singular puddle of beliefs. I am shocked that even a few years into our marriage how much we have grown separately—that's the other thing about getting married at 24. A loving joke of ours is to ask: if we met now, would we still get married? And lucky for us, we seem to be more into each other than ever. My husband has only become more himself as he ages, more authentic, and getting to know him more and more, I feel more for him.
But marriage has a TV sitcom, negative connotation. And just as I will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are not out clubbing with slinky tops taped to your boobs a la "Sex and the City," know that I'm not making potato salad and tedious conversation with in-laws a la "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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It is not really that I think all the death-bed and ball-and-chain jokes are unwarranted—it's just that marriage hasn't caught up with where we, as a generation, are. Feminism has freed us from a lot of what Graff names as typical reasons for marriage. We are also looking for partnerships that are about extended romance, we are looking for someone who shares our goals, we are looking for a best friend. And as we look to marriage for more and more things, I think the next important layer is to remember that another person is never going to fix you or make you whole. And expecting that from anyone to will ruin a relationship.
So, I promise to learn, to push, to see if it is possible to keep that feeling of never wanting to let go. To try new things in my relationship and different ways of being a couple. Marriage can be about opening doors rather than closing them. Even at 24.
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Two Pesto Spiral Panini Burgers
Inspiration for this year's contest has come from the everyone's new favorite sandwich, the panini. Crossing this new style of cooking with America's all time favorite, the hamburger has turned out to be one of my favorite recipes. The blend of flavors and textures is a delicious twist on both. I hope you love it as much as I do.
2 pounds ground sirloin
4 slices proscuitto ham, very finely chopped by hand or in a mini food processor
1/4 cup Zinfandel
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs, divided
1/2 cup shredded Italian blend cheese (Parmesan, Asiago and Romano)
3 large shallots, very finely diced
1/2 cup basil pesto
Vegetable oil for the grill
6 slices Fontina Cheese
3 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
12 one-inch thick slices Italian bread
1 large ripe avocado, peeled, seeded and mashed
6 large tomato slices, ¼" thick
3 ounces Arugula leaves
4 tablespoons sun dried tomato pesto
In a large bowl, combine the ground sirloin, proscuitto, Zinfandel, garlic salt, ¼ cup of the breadcrumbs, Italian blend cheese, and shallots. Mix well being careful not to overwork the meat. Transfer the meat to a large piece of waxed paper that is at least 18" long. Shape meat into a 14 x 8-inch rectangle on top of the waxed paper; set aside. In a small bowl combine the remaining ¼ cup of the breadcrumbs and the basil pesto. With the back of a tablespoon or a pallet knife, spread the basil mixture evenly over the top of the meat, leaving a 1/2-inch border on each end. Press mixture gently into the meat as you spread. Starting at a short end, roll up meat jellyroll fashion, lifting waxed paper to help in rolling. Press edges and ends together to seal. Cover and chill 1 hour. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes before cooking, preheat grill to medium high. Wipe grill down with vegetable oil to prevent sticking. Cut roll into 6 slices. Place each slice on the preheated grill. Cook meat for approximately 6 minutes on each side. Two minutes before cooking time is over, top each burger with a slice of the Fontina cheese and close lid for quicker melting. Remove patties from the grill, cover loosely with foil and set aside. Working quickly, butter each slice of bread on one side. On one of the unbuttered sides of each side of the bread, spread equal amounts of the mashed avocado. Top with a tomato slice, equal amounts of the arugula leaves and finally the hamburger patty. With the remaining slice of bread, spread each unbuttered side with equal amounts of the sun dried tomato pesto, then place on top with buttered side out. Quickly clean the grill with a grill brush and wipe down once again with the vegetable oil. Place each assembled burger, with the buttered sides on the outside, on the hot grill. Place a heavy object, such as a foil wrapped clay brick, on the top of each burger. Grill until bread is brown and crispy, approximately 1 – 2 minutes. Remove the bricks from the burgers and turn carefully with a spatula. Replace the brick back on the burgers and toast the other side until brown.
I found that the best way to weigh down these burgers to achieve the panini press effect is to use plain old foil wrapped clay bricks from the lumber yard. I love to see the look on my neighbor's faces when they see me grilling in the backyard with my bricks. Priceless!

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Clubs in northern states should be allowed to sign drafted players to minimum three or four-year contracts to overcome the homesickness factor during the first few seasons, according to retired Brisbane Lions champion Jonathan Brown.
The Lions' list of young talent was gutted last year when five high draft picks left to return home.
Brown said those players who left in large part only had themselves to blame, because they had not adequately embraced the football club.
"Certainly there is a lot of pressure on the club to retain players. Eighty-five per cent of our players are usually from interstate, so we need to have a really good welfare system in place," the triple premiership champion said on K-rock.
"Usually you have got to re-sign them or extend their contracts before they have really proven anything at AFL level.
"That is why I think the club would like to see longer contracts for the northern state clubs in their first contract. Instead of two-year contracts, I think we need to be out to three or four-year contracts just to help guys get over the homesickness factor."
Asked if more fault resided with the players who left the club - rather than the club for the environment that existed that meant the players wanted to leave - Brown was typically blunt: "Yes".
"The guys never really embraced the club. One of the hard things and one thing that gets under-rated and never really talked about is that the best cure for homesickness is playing senior footy," Brown said.
"I can certainly understand that guys would get homesick more and more by not playing senior footy because you are not playing VFL or SANFL where the crowds are still decent enough."
Brown said he supported the idea of longer initial contracts as they would tie a player to the club until he was playing regular senior football.
He said the influx of young talent who replaced the exodus of players last year had, in contrast to those who left, fully embraced the club.
"The younger players have really bought into the club, unlike a few of the guys that left last year, so it's a bit of a two-way street," he said.
Brown admitted the club under Justin Leppitsch had sought to do more to foster a family environment this year. One move was to make it compulsory for all players to go to the players' bar post-match to have drinks with family and friends of all players.
"When you come up to play for the Brisbane Lions you need to realise that you have got a fantastic opportunity and yeah you are away from home - you are a two-hour plane flight away from home, you are not a 24-hour plan flight away from home like Pearce Hanley - so we need to realise it is a fantastic opportunity to play AFL and sometimes you have to move away from home," Brown said.
Brown said all of the Lions' young players aside from James Aish had so far re-signed.
Last year Pearce Hanley criticised the players who left the Lions for homesickness as being mummy's boys.
When the players left the club, Hanley tweeted: "life goes on, you grow up and inevitably move away from home. Appreciate the tweet #mummiesboysarehomenow"
Elliot Yeo (West Coast), Sam Docherty (Carlton), Jared Polec (Port Adelaide), Billy Longer (St Kilda) and Patrick Karnezis (Collingwood) left the Lions last year after requesting trades.


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Often seen as a postpartum problem, depression should be treated during pregnancy by Judith A. Weinstein and Susan B. Cahn
When Beth, a 36-year-old communications specialist, found she was pregnant, she started prenatal care visits and began to share the news with her family and friends. But instead of feeling elated, she started to feel depressed.
"Once the 'apparatus of pregnancy' took over," she says, "it started to overwhelm me. Then I started to feel fear. Then I had a reaction to the fear. I thought to myself, 'I shouldn't be feeling fear, I should be feeling unbridled joy!' "
Her ambivalence about the pregnancy, coupled with the sheer physical exhaustion of her first trimester, left her feeling anxious and isolated. She did not anticipate these feelings as part of her pregnancy and decided to seek treatment for depression.
Headlines of a few desperate women who took their lives due to postpartum depression have put the issue in the minds of the public. But research now shows that postpartum depression is probably prepartum depression beginning long before the child's birth.
Each day tens of thousands of pregnant women in Chicago see obstetricians, midwives or nurses for routine prenatal care. At each visit they get on scales, don blood pressure cuffs and give urine samples to screen for diseases and disorders during pregnancy. Despite all the attention to physical health during pregnancy, few practitioners pay attention to a woman's mental health during pregnancy. That means women are suffering needlessly since depression is one of the most common treatable diseases worldwide.
But people don't understand mental illness and it is further complicated by the social stigma attached to depression. The women interviewed for this story didn't want their real names used because of it. A few have never even told their families about their episode of depression during pregnancy.
It's all still very confusing to patients and doctors. At what point should a pregnant woman seek mental health care? Feeling overwhelmed and anxious or experiencing changes in appetite and sleep are all symptoms of depression. Yet, they're also normal symptoms of pregnancy. Both pregnancy experiences and symptoms of depression vary among women.
Janet, the 20-something mother of a 2-year-old, had a high-risk pregnancy with her second child. The stress of the difficult pregnancy was overwhelming. "I would wake up and cry, thinking, 'How am I going to get through this day?' I felt the onus was on me not to mess up, although plenty of times I just wished I would miscarry so that it was over. I'm ashamed to say that now, but that's how I felt."
Most women and their families are aware of postpartum depression. In the last three years, there have been at least four well-publicized suicides of women suffering from postpartum psychosis. Andrea Campanari, 33, of Evanston, slit her wrists in a bagel shop bathroom a week after giving birth to her son. In 2001, three Chicago women committed suicide within several weeks of one another: Melanie Stokes, mother of a 5-month-old daughter; Jennifer Mudd Houghtaling, mother of a 5-month-old son, and Aracely Erives, who drowned herself less than a week after delivering quadruplets.
These deaths sent wake-up calls about the effects of untreated depression in pregnant women and new mothers. Tragic as these events are, the underlying cause is relatively rare-postpartum psychosis, when a mother loses touch with reality (one in 1,000 women) and should be considered a true medical emergency.
Mild depression is common Most women-about 80 percent-experience a form of mild depression, thought of as baby blues or mood swings, within 48-72 hours of delivery. But 10 to 21 percent of women have clinically significant postpartum depression-a condition many believed emerged in the first few months after delivery. We are just beginning to understand that it is more likely to start during pregnancy.
"Postpartum depression is very often simply a continuation of prepartum depression," says Dr. Nada Stotland, psychiatry professor at Rush Medical College in Chicago. "The symptoms are the same as those of depression at any other time: changes in appetite, sleep, mood, energy, concentration, inability to enjoy things."
"Taking steps during pregnancy to treat depression puts you in a better position to deal with postpartum episodes," says Susan Feingold, a clinical psychologist whose practice focuses on women's health issues. She estimates as many as 50 percent of cases of postpartum depression are a continuation of prenatal depression.
Unplanned, unwanted or difficult pregnancies or even the stress of pregnancy may trigger the onset of depression-depending on the woman. For women undergoing fertility treatments, the strain sets in months or even years before they actually conceive. According to Feingold, "These women are at higher risk [for depression] because of the ups and downs of the fertility treatment cycle and the increased hormones used to promote fertility."
A woman's health issue Depression is one of the greatest diseases burdening developed countries, second only to heart disease, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States, it is the second most common diagnosis in the adult primary health care setting according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the leading cause of disability. A federal study in 2003 found about 7 percent of Americans suffer from depression or mood disorders each year. Sixteen percent have experienced a major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Depression is a particular problem for women. One in five women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime, twice the rate of men. Depression hits women most often between ages 18 and 44, the so-called reproductive years. Depression rates do not appear to increase during pregnancy, nor do they decrease either.
Sadly, there is no inherent protection from depression in pregnancy. In some women, the pregnancy itself may trigger an episode. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 50,000 live births in Chicago annually, and that means as many as 10,000 pregnant women may have experienced depression during a year.
"Mood disorders are common in women of child-bearing years, and it has been estimated that 15.6 percent of women meet criteria for major depression during the third trimester of pregnancy," according to a report released last month from the federal National Toxicology Program.
It's important to remember, though, that depression is a treatable and curable disease. While pregnancy may present certain challenges to treatments-especially when it comes to antidepressant medications-it is also an opportune time to diagnose and treat the illness because pregnant women are in regular care.
Moreover, diagnosis and treatment of prenatal depression may prevent or diminish postpartum depression.
Diagnosis of depression does not require lengthy or expensive tests. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says health care providers need ask only two simple questions: "Over the last two weeks have you ever felt down, depressed, or hopeless?" And "Over the last two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?" If a patient answers, "yes," it is an indication there needs to be more in-depth diagnosis or referral.
Misdiagnosed or dismissed? Regrettably, many providers do not ask these simple questions, and many women may not mention that they are sad or have decreased pleasure in activities or physical symptoms such as weight loss or insomnia. Sometimes women are not able to distinguish that these may be symptoms separate from pregnancy.
Why aren't maternity care providers more proactive in identifying depression in their patients? According to Stotland, there are a number of reasons, including tradition, the stigma of psychiatric disorders, limited time with a patient and the lack of resources for referral and treatment if depression is diagnosed.
A woman should feel comfortable discussing her mental health with her provider, as much to rule out a diagnosis of depression as to determine whether further treatment is necessary, says Carol Hirschfield, a certified nurse-midwife. She continues: "Even the most well-planned, well-timed, well-thought-out pregnancy can be associated with some ambivalence. This ambivalence can cause a woman to feel guilt, especially if she has been trying for a long time to get pregnant. Recognizing that these feelings are normal is so important, as is good communication with one's spouse or partner."
Stotland agrees and tells women not to ignore their symptoms. "If patients are dismissed by their health care professionals for any reason, they should protest to the clinician and to the clinician's superior or the hospital, and if they don't get satisfaction, switch health care professionals, if possible," she says
Depression screening is becoming more common, especially in hospital-based obstetrical programs. Maria, a health care consultant, was in psychotherapy for depression in the mid-1990s, while her daughter was a toddler. She later realized that her depression had started during her pregnancy. Now, eight years later, pregnant with her second child, she was screened prenatally for depression at the same hospital-based practice in North Carolina where she delivered her first child.
Hirschfield confirms that she and her colleagues in the obstetrician/midwife group at Northwestern Memorial Hospital assess new patients for depression and other mental health disorders. They are also on the alert for mood changes with women who have been their patients for years.
Treatment available The good news for pregnant women today is that there is better awareness about depression among obstetric providers and there are also better treatment options. Moreover, our knowledge of both drug and "talk" therapy has increased tremendously. Most antidepressants are "Category B" drugs, meaning they have not shown risk to fetuses in animal studies, although controlled studies in pregnant women have not been conducted.
Women concerned about medications will be heartened to know that many studies have shown talk therapy to be just as effective as drugs in some women. Feingold says that while individual plans vary, she has treated women who needed as few as two months of therapy. For those who cannot afford individual counseling, community support groups, usually postpartum, are an important option.
Double depression Talia, a stay-at-home mother of a kindergartner, says she has been depressed for as long as she can remember, certainly her entire adult life. She was first diagnosed with dysthymia, a chronic form of depression with a longer duration and fewer symptoms than major depressive disorder.
When people with dysthymia experience an episode of major depressive disorder, this is known as a "double depression." In her mid-20s, Talia started taking the antidepressant Prozac. She has also been in some form of individual psychotherapy or group therapy ever since.
After getting married and moving to Chicago, Talia asked her doctor about stopping her medication. "I wasn't planning on a pregnancy right away, I just wanted to get off of the drugs," she says.
When she and her husband decided to start a family, Talia got pregnant quickly. During her pregnancy, she didn't feel depressed.
"I was a bit more emotional, crying more easily, and everyone was mother-henning me." Pregnancy, she says, made her feel calm and "blessed out." But after her son's birth, while still in the hospital, her mood plummeted, and she returned to her long-term depression.
Like other women with a history of depression who experience a respite from the disease during pregnancy, Talia's "new" postpartum depression may have been a recurrence of chronic depression.
But it is clear that her choice to remain in psychotherapy throughout her pregnancy helped in an early diagnosis and possibly to diminish the severity of her episode.
Resources • The Chicago Department of Public Health operates 16 mental health clinics with services on a sliding fee scale. (312) 747-0036.
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital "Transitions to Motherhood" classes and New Moms' Support Group, facilitated by a clinical psychologist. $120 for six weeks. Call Kim Kocur at at (312) 926-7317 or visit www.nmh.org/classes/supp_women.html.
• Family Network in Highland Park, a social service agency. Sponsors a support group for postpartum women. (847) 433-0377.
• Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Mom's Line is staffed by licensed professionals, providing referrals to counselors in private practice who will see clients within 48 hours. (866) 364-6667
• Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at Purdue University at Calumet in Hammond, Ind., has a sliding-fee scale. (219) 989-2027.
• The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program at Alexian Brothers offers free services Elk Grove Village, (847) 981-3594, and Hoffman Estates, (847) 755-3220.
• Parenthesis Parent Child Center serves parents and children in Oak Park and River Forest with in-home parenting support and teen programs. Contact Melissa Novak, (708) 848-2227.
Postpartum resources Books, facts, symptoms and Web sites to help you through it all For women experiencing depression during pregnancy there are many options for diagnosis and treatment. But, as with any health care issue, it can only help to be an informed advocate for oneself. The following resource guide is provided to help women in helping themselves as well as the families they nurture.
Symptoms of depression These are a list of possible symptoms of depression from the National Mental Health Association's Web site, www.nmha.org. • A persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood • Sleeping too little or sleeping too much • Reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain • Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed • Restlessness or irritability • Persistent physical symptoms that don't respond to treatment [such as headaches, chronic pain, or constipation and other digestive disorders] • Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions • Fatigue or loss of energy • Feeling guilty, hopeless or worthless • Thoughts of death or suicide Facts about depression Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of disability in developed countries such as the United States, according to the Worth Health Organization; • 16 percent of Americans suffer from MDD • A major depressive episode may last 9 months, if untreated • Depression will recur in 80-90 percent of individuals in the first year, if untreated; • Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from MDD; • Depression rates do not appear to differ between pregnant and non-pregnant women; • Depression is a highly treatable disease, and a range of treatments are available for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Books When Words Are Not Enough: The Women's Prescription for Depression and Anxiety, by Valerie Davis Raskin, MD. Broadway Books, 1997. Beyond the Blues: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, by Shoshana S. Bennett. Moodswings Press, 2003.
Web sites Depression After Delivery www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Pregnancy and Depression www.pregnancyanddepression.com
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Left: Farni, circa 1978; Right: Age-Progression to age 35 (circa 2007).
Christie Lynn Farni
Missing since December 14, 1978 from Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Farni was last seen in Medford, Oregon on December 14, 1978. She was abducted while walking the few blocks between her foster home on Peach Street and Jackson Elementary School. That morning, she had testified before a grand jury that her father had physically abused her.
Christie may have been kidnapped by family members who either took her to a safer place or who killed her. Her father and stepmother cooperated with police, but neither interviews nor lie detector tests yielded the truth about what happened to Christie.
The father died in a California car crash several years ago. The mother died in a motorcycle accident a year before her daughter was abducted. Christie's half-brother may have been able to provide police the information they need but the 13-year-old - who briefly lived with his father around the time Christie went missing - later killed himself.
Investigators Medford Police Department
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Metta World Peace's elbow to the head of James Harden played on an almost endless loop Monday on ESPN, one day after the fact. The play was discussed ceaselessly on sports radio talk shows, Twitter and elsewhere on the Internet.
The only person who didn't say a word about it publicly was the one whose word will matter most, NBA punishment czar Stu Jackson. Any news of a suspension for World Peace will be delayed until today at the earliest, however.
World Peace (the former Ron Artest) drew a flagrant foul-2 for hitting Harden after celebrating a driving dunk in the second quarter of the Lakers' 114-106 double-overtime victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday at Staples Center.
The league reviews all flagrant fouls and Jackson determines whether a suspension and is warranted. Jackson is expected to come down hard on World Peace, who is a repeat offender and once drew a league-record 86-game suspension.
The Lakers braced themselves for a suspension that could keep World Peace from playing in their regular-season finale Thursday at Sacramento and perhaps for much of the first round of the playoffs, too.
The team didn't practice Monday, so no one was available for comment.
Coach Mike Brown deflected questions Sunday by saying he hadn't seen the play live or on video, so he couldn't comment when asked if he anticipated a suspension for World Peace. General manager Mitch Kupchak also said he needed to see the video.
World Peace made a postgame statement in which he hoped Harden wasn't injured seriously. World Peace didn't answer questions, however.
Harden suffered a concussion, according to the Thunder, and didn't return to the game in the second half.
"Him getting ejected could have really hurt us," Kobe Bryant said of World Peace. "So, in that sense, he's going to really have to control himself and pay attention to those moments, so he doesn't erupt too much. I really haven't seen the play.
"I can't speculate. I'm sure he'll have some type of a suspension."
Benching made easy
Andrew Bynum's line in the final box score told only part of the story of his play against the Thunder. Bynum, a 7-foot center, scored 10 points on 5-for-15 shooting with eight rebounds and five blocked shots in 28 minutes, 57 seconds.
But it was the way Bynum played that forced Brown to find someone else for the key moments of the victory.
Brown picked Jordan Hill to replace Bynum for the fourth quarter plus overtime.
"I was playing terribly and he made the right decision," Bynum said. "I didn't play well and Jordan played great, so credit Jordan with the win. He came up big for us, (Devin) Ebanks came up huge and (Steve) Blake made only two 3s, but they were huge."
Bynum's lack of aggression was overshadowed by the Lakers' rally from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter, Bryant scoring 21 of his 26 points after halftime, Hill's 14 points and 15 rebounds and World Peace's second-quarter ejection.
"I just played poorly," Bynum said after the Lakers' victory. "It's easily fixable. I don't think I was posting up hard and they (the Thunder's defenders) were getting in front of me. I wasn't being aggressive."


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I am pleased to announce the official release of A Second Look at First Things: A Case for Conservative Politics, a book edited by me, Robert P. George (Princeton University), and Susan McWilliams (Pomona College), with a forward by Daniel Robinson (Oxford University). Published by St. Augustine's Press, it is a festschrift in honor of the renowned political philosopher, Hadley Arkes (Amherst College). What follows is the Table of Contents:Foreword Daniel Robinson (Oxford … [Read more...]
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Jessie Russell has lupus, which nearly killed her in high school as she trained for the marathon, but she was determined to finish the race. 14 miles in she started to tear up because she didn't think she would be able to finish the race because of the sun. Then she saw her older brother Jeff, who bought her an umbrella to protect her from the sun. He ended up running for the final 12 miles with her holding the umbrella above her head while wearing jeans and work boots. Brother of the year!
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After delivering a speech, he put on his trademark black hat, which is a hybrid of a cowboy hat and a Stetson.
I put monkeys on the sheep, and one was a cowboy in chaps and a cowboy hat, and one was a jockey in silks.
Carrillo said the maid described the ghost as a handsome Hispanic man in his 50s who wore a cowboy hat, a brown coat, and jeans.
And he had a cowboy hat that he liked touching, too—he smoothed the brim back like it was a ducktail haircut.
In his bolo tie and cowboy hat, Coleman was not afraid to offer this un-PC lyric: "Hey Indian dude … don't cope a 'tude."
Her sentence was interrupted by a dashing girl in khaki and a cowboy hat, astride a fiery little mustang.
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Try this one on (roomie just kinda go over dealing with it)
He dated a girl. She as 18 and he was 21 when they met.
She was just a college girl, he was a college guy. They shacked up like a year after being together..but she was bat sh*t insane...just outright crazy.
They moved in together, fought so much they got evicted then things got really nasty after that.
Flash forward 6 months.
For starters, the girl is an 8 on her bad days..I never understood how he let her go but they were broken up for about 6 months. She has her own place now, has a good job, in school, is 21 and has her life together. He claims he still loves her, and that those two have just had to let the past go and start completely over..but they both seem really happy. He says they just had to be mindful of boundaries and how they talked to one another. She's a great girl, I think they just caught each other during a young phase in their lives, all these rumors were running around during the breakup too...it was some insane drama LOL.
I'm 100% for whatever makes Corey happy. Since he has lived with me, shes never been anything short of awesome when she is around..she just holds herself as a young woman instead of an insane girl..its refreshing to see it to all those "people never change" haters out there. He told all his old crew to go f*ck themselves if they didn't like it...
I dunno man..thats one hell of a spine to tell everyone to get over it, much less get over it yourself.
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I just find the "fawk them!" kid attitude on here lol worthy.
This is about the only time I've ever seen two people actually change...its just refreshing to realize how wrong all these kids on here are with there gottabemoreballin/datemodels/make6figures/cantbuyalcoholyet kids are.
Between Steph the attention wh0r3 and Justin Beiber threads, I only have found a few with substance, just looking for others opinions on "can people change" and if so, how do you get past it all?
I'm amazed with him, my girl and I have never been through any of that but its really good to see two people hash it out like they have.
Umm... ok
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State and local spending fell $26 billion in the last three months of 2011 from the same period a year earlier, or 1.2%, reports the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. This reversed a longer trend of spending growth during the recession and recovery, despite cuts by some states and cities.
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Extra federal aid is winding down, but the two years of bonus money appears to have replaced the drop in tax collections. After the federal stimulus law was signed in February 2009, federal money became the No. 1 source of state and local revenue for the first time in history.
At the end of last year, federal aid fell, and the sales tax regained its position as the No. 1 way states get money.
"States and local governments did not have a recession, and certainly not the deep recession the private sector experienced," says Chris Edwards, a budget analyst at the libertarian Cato Institute. He says spending rose every year and reports of draconian cuts misleadingly focused only on state general funds, which account for less than half of state budgets and exclude most federal money.
"Stimulus funds got out there faster in this recession than the last one, and that was good for states and the economy," says budget expert Elizabeth McNichol of the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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•Employment. States, cities and schools cut employment by 668,000, or 3.4%, from the peak in August 2008.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process.
DEAR BENNY: Four years ago I bought the cheapest condo in town, intending to buy a house soon. However, I learned that our complex doesn't qualify for mortgages that Fannie Mae would repurchase because landlords own more than half of the units in the complex.
Cutting back on vacations and entertainment is a wise move to help ride out a recovering economy, but don't be tempted to forego car and homeowners insurance to make ends meet.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's consumer-finance watchdog is weighing an overhaul of the fees consumers pay to obtain mortgages.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported its first net income gain since it was taken over by the government during the 2008 financial crisis.
Some interior design trends are hard to understand. That jagged piece of cement that is supposedly a chair or headache-inducing paint color may look great in the glossy pages of a design magazine, but would average people really want it in their own living room?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The percentage of U.S. homeowners behind on their mortgage payments dropped in the first three months of this year to the lowest level since 2009, according to a new report.
There has been a lot of trepidation this week awaiting the latest jobless report. On Friday morning the government announced that the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.1%. However before you begin to believe that the employment sector is improving, you need to understand the real numbers.
DEAR BENNY: I plan to pay off my home mortgage. After I do so, do I need to do anything on the deed? I received a deed under my name from the county office when I bought the house three years ago. Is this deed good enough for my ownership of the house? Are there any other things I should take care of after paying off the mortgage? --Xia
Looking for a trendy home and garden makeover that gives instant gratification and doesn't require a lot of time and resources? The latest trends in fashion and home decorating are drawing inspiration from the bright colors and laid-back attitudes of the tropics.
There is a growing consensus among economists - and experts with firms that track housing such as CoreLogic and RealtyTrac - that the housing slide has ended.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American dream of homeownership is at its lowest point in 15 years, the latest evidence of a housing market still far from recovering five years after the housing crash.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The state Senate has approved a bill that would penalize home buyers, investors and developers if they fail to clean up dilapidated homes quickly.
CARLTON, Ore. (AP) - After getting trampled in the Great Recession, Oregon farmers who produce nursery crops and grass seed finally are seeing better days.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac is requesting $19 million in additional federal aid after posting a loss for the first quarter of this year.
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heres my 2 cents...
Had a 2007 328i sedan black on beige (CPO) bought it at 42,xxx miles... here were my problems:
At 45xxx miles had my battery replaced ( Paid out of pocket , not covered under CPO)
At 50xxx miles had my starter replaced ( $850 cost but replaced under Cpo warranty)
at $59xxx miles had my left door actuator replaced ( i think this was over $1000 cost but replaced under warranty)
Now currently own a 2007 328i COUPE bought used with NO warranty at 50k miles and here is what i have had replaced within the first 4 months :
Battery replaced $130 out of pocket
Starter replaced $360 out of pocket
Yesterday my electric water pump broke down + thermostat needed replacement ( $800 cost for both including installation)
Bottom line: even though most say the 3 series cars are reliable, my experience tells another story.
I wouldnt get another beamer after i get rid of this one.
My brother's g35x 2007 hasnt had a single problem and he bought it at 55k miles and is now at around 90xxx miles.
Father's Lexus rx330 2004 ran upto 114xxx miles and only replaced battery in its life time
They both would laugh at me everytime my car was at the dealership , mind you i NEVER received a loaner.
I've learned my lesson, TWICE.
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Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common incident cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States, with approximately 150,000 new cases and 57,000 deaths per year. High calcium intake and magnesium may protect against colorectal cancer and adenoma, however, results have been inconsistent. We found that genetic makeup, associated with magnesium absorption and re-absorption, significantly interacted with the calcium and magnesium ratio in relation to the both adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps. Participants who carried at least one 1482Ile allele (G->A)of TRPM7 and who consumed diets with a high calcium/magnesium ratio were at a higher risk of adenoma and hyperplastic polyps than were participants who did not carry the polymorphism. We hypothesize that the reduction in the dietary Ca/Mg ratio may change the markers directly related to tumorigenesis. The primary aims of this study are to conduct a randomized placebo-controlled intervention trial to test whether reducing the Ca/mg intake ratio through magnesium supplementation has effects on the related biomarkers. We will also examine whether the effect of modulating Ca/Mg intake ratio may be more pronounced among those who carry the 1482Ile allele compared those who don't carry the 1482Ile allele. Results from our study will help to identify people at a high risk of colorectal adenoma and to develop personalized strategies to prevent occurrence of colorectal adenoma, and thus, colorectal cancer through dietary change or nutritional fortification.
|Colorectal Cancer
|Dietary Supplement: Magnesium glycinate Dietary Supplement: Placebo
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies for Cancer Prevention
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Colorectal Cancer
Drug Information available for: MagnesiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Qi Dai, Vanderbilt University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- biomarkers directly related to tumorigenesis [ Time Frame: Assays of biomarkers will be performed at year 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the study. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- other biomarkers related to the protective effects [ Time Frame: Assays of biomarkers will be performed at year 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the study ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: GG genotype and magnesium treatment
Participants who have the GG genotype will be assigned to magnesium glycinate.
Dietary Supplement: Magnesium glycinate
Oral administration of magnesium glycinate daily for 12 weeks
Placebo Comparator: GG genotype and placebo
Participants who have the GG genotype will be assigned to placebo group
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Oral administration of identical-appearing placebo daily for 12 weeks
Active Comparator: GA/AA genotype and magnesium treatment
Participants who have the GA/AA genotype will be assigned to magnesium glycinate
Dietary Supplement: Magnesium glycinate
Oral administration of magnesium glycinate daily for 12 weeks
Placebo Comparator: GA/AA genotype and Placebo
Participants who have the GA/AA genotype will be assigned to placebo group
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Oral administration of identical-appearing placebo daily for 12 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants from the TCPS (IRB # 090235), the TIARS (IRB # 090235), from Vanderbilt University Hospital or from other resources
- Consent to be contacted for future studies in TCPS (IRB # 020462), TIARS (IRB#090235)
- Participants with a calcium intake ≥ 700 mg/day measuring with 24 hour dietary recalls
- Participants with a calcium intake < 2000 mg/day measuring with 24 hour dietary recalls
- Participants with a calcium/magnesium intake ratio > 2.6
- Participants with known genotype for Thr1482Ile polymorphism in TRPM7
- Will live in Nashville or surrounding area in the next 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Intolerance to magnesium glycinate or microcrystalline cellulose (placebo)
- Chronic renal diseases and hepatic cirrhosis
- Chronic ischemic heart disease with unstable angina, chronic heart failure at class III or IV and acute myocardial infarction in the last 6 months
- Chronic diarrhea
- Current breastfeeding
- Current or planned pregnancy
- Type I diabetes mellitus
- Pituitary dwarfism
- Use of digoxin and licorice
- Current use of blood anticoagulant drugs such as Dicumarol(Warfarin), Clopidogrel (Plavix), Prasugrel HCl (Efficent), Ticlopidine (Ticlid), Lovenox (Enoxaparin), Fragmin (Dalteparin), Innohep (Tinzaparin), Eptifibatide (Integrilin), Tyrofiban (Aggrastat), and Abciximab (Reopro)
- Current use of lithium carbonate therapy (Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs, Apo-Lithium carbonate, Apo-Lithium carbonate SR, Carbolth, Duralith, PMS-Lithium carbonate, PMS-Lithium citrate)
- Individuals with a history of colon resection or colectomy due to any reason
- Individuals with any history of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
- Individual with history of any organ transplantation
- Individual with a history of gastric bypass due to any reason
- Individuals with Inflammatory bowel disease
- Individuals if creatinine clearance is < 50
- Currently institutionalized
- Homeless individual (address, telephone etc.)
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator raises concerns about protocol compliance
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01105169
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01105169
|Contact: Xiangzhu Zhu, MD, MPH
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt Medical Center
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
|Contact: Xiangzhu Zhu, MD, MPH 615-343-3437 email@example.com
Sponsors and Collaborators
Vanderbilt University
|Principal Investigator:
|Qi Dai, MD, PhD
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Chang Yu, PhD
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Martha J Shrubsole, Ph.D.
|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
More Information
Keywords provided by Qi Dai, Vanderbilt University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 28, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Qi Dai, Professor, Vanderbilt University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01105169 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 14, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 10, 2017
Keywords provided by Qi Dai, Vanderbilt University:
Personalized prevention
Colorectal cancer
Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies
Gene polymorphism
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 28, 2017


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Marketing Director, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc.
Tom Yoder, Product Manager for TestAmerica based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has more than 25 years of experience in the environmental testing industry. He has held positions in Laboratory Management, Project Management, Marketing and Customer Service. Mr. Yoder has extensive experience with laboratory services for complex regulatory programs such as source emissions testing and ambient air. Mr. Yoder's experience as a Project Manager, Laboratory Director and Vice President of Operations has allowed him to assist clients in designing and implementing cost effective sampling and analysis plans.
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Tawny Owl.. by quaddieWatch
©2009-2017 quaddie
This is the Tawny Owl that we had for the portrait shots at Stonham Barns.
Awesome!! I totally loved it
WOW! What an incredible bird
oh my - quite a good looker!
the texture is so nice.
Excellent captures!!!!
Great DoF and colour, nice shot.


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Rowan Gorilla V Contract Dispute Is Resolved
Rowan Companies, Inc. reported that an agreement has been reached to resolve a dispute over the Rowan Gorilla V contract between its subsidiary, British American Offshore Limited (BAO), and Amoco (UK) Exploration Company (Amoco UK), now owned by BP p.l.c. The settlement agreement was made between BP Amoco Corporation, BP Amoco p.l.c., BP Exploration Operating Company, BP America, Inc., Amoco (UK) Exploration Company ("Amoco UK"), Amoco Production Company, Amerada Hess Limited, Amerada Hess Corporation and Enterprise Oil p.l.c. (collectively, the "BP Amoco Affiliated Parties") on the one hand, and Rowan Companies, Inc., LeTourneau, Inc. and British American Offshore Limited ("BAO") (collectively, the "Rowan Affiliated Parties") on the other. Without the admission of fault by either party, the essence of the agreement is as follows: "To the extent that any negative allegations and/or communications have been made by any representative of any of the BP Amoco Affiliated Parties relating to Gorilla V, those allegations and communications shall be and are hereby retracted;" the BP Amoco Affiliated Parties shall drop their Application for Permission to Appeal the English Court judgement; the Rowan Affiliated Parties shall dismiss the lawsuit in Houston, Texas; the BP Amoco Affiliated Parties shall pay Rowan a total of $175 million, comprised of $90.8 million previously awarded by the English court plus $84.2 million.
Rowan Wins Contract for Offshore Newfoundland
Rowan Companies, Inc. was awarded a contract to drill two wells on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, using a Super Gorilla class rig. The contract provides an option for a third well. This assignment, which is subject to certain regulatory approvals, should commence around mid-year and is expected to last into December 2005. After undergoing modifications, Rowan Gorilla VI will be relocated from the Gulf of Mexico to eastern Canada during the second quarter
Rowan Announces All Offshore Rigs are Under Contract
Rowan Companies, Inc. announces all six Gorilla Class rigs are now under contract -- Gorillas II, III, IV and VI are operating on well-to-well contracts in the Gulf of Mexico and Gorillas V and VII should commence operation in eastern Canada and the North Sea early in the third quarter. Bob Palmer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "All 24 Rowan offshore rigs are now under contract -- for the first time in over one year
Rowan Announces Development in Gorilla V Contract Dispute
Rowan Companies, Inc. has learned that on Friday, December 14, Amoco (UK) Exploration Company filed an Application for Permission to Appeal the Judgement handed down by the English Court on November 16, 2001. The English Court of Appeals will now consider, as a preliminary matter, whether or not to grant Amoco permission to appeal. Any substantive appeal will only be allowed to proceed if permission is granted. Amoco has now paid to Rowan's subsidiary, British American Offshore Limited (BAO)
Keppel AmFELS Delivers Third Rowan Rig
Keppel AmFELS Inc., a wholly-owned US subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has delivered the third of four EXL jackup rigs to a subsidiary of Rowan Companies, Inc. ahead of schedule and within budget. The jackup was christened Rowan EXL-III yesterday by Barbara Ladner, spouse of Laron Ladner, Operations Construction Manager and employee of 41 years for Rowan. The rig is scheduled to depart Keppel AmFELS' yard in Brownsville
Ultra-deepwater Drillship Contract for HHI
Rowan Companies exercises option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. The cost for this rig, including commissioning, project management and spares, but excluding capitalized interest, is estimated to be approximately $620 million, with delivery scheduled for March 2015. Rowan plans to equip its drillships with 2,000 feet of additional riser to enable operations in water depths up to 12,000 feet upon delivery
Rowan Announces Construction of New Rigs
Rowan Companies, Inc. announced plans for the construction of two jack-up rigs to add to its offshore fleet. The rigs will be a new design called the LeTourneau 240C. This design has enhanced environmental and drilling capabilities to meet the ever increasing operational requirements of worldwide exploration and production. Each rig will cost approximately $165 million and will be constructed at Rowan's Vicksburg, Mississippi facility
Rowan Contracts to Build Two Drillships
Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) announced today that a subsidiary has entered into turnkey contracts for the construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships with a cost of approximately $605 million each. The drillships will be constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. ("HHI") at its Ulsan shipyard, and are expected to be delivered in late 2013 and mid-2014. Matt Ralls, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented
Drilling Rig Status Update from Rowan
Rowan Companies plc gives an update on notable events. EXL I: Changed day rate to mid $220s (previously mid $210s) due to amortization adjustment. J.P. Bussell: Rig is expected to be off rate for five days in 1Q 2013. Scooter Yeargain: Rig is expected to enter the shipyard in January 2013 (previously March 2013) for 105 days (previously 135 days) for customer-required equipment upgrades.
UK Clamp Down on North Sea Drilling Tax Holiday
A planned change in the way Britain taxes North Sea drillers exposes the loophole in a system that allowed an industry with annual revenues of 2 billion pounds to pay almost no corporation tax for two decades, prompting accusations that the UK tax authority is falling down on the job. The change, announced by Finance Minister George Osborne in March, caps the amount a UK company can deduct from profit for leasing drilling rigs from an overseas unit in the same group
Damen, Palfinger Upgrade North Sea Jack-Up Rig
With the support of Palfinger systems JUMP technology, Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has completed an upgrade of a Keppel Fels 'N' Class drilling rig, one of the largest in the North Sea, in 30 days less than was initially projected by the client.
VMT Provides Lifeboat Simulator for Rowan
Virtual Marine Technology (VMT) provided its SurvivalQuest lifeboat simulator training system to Rowan Companies for lifeboat launch and recovery training to lifeboat operators and marine crews, complementing weekly safety drills conducted onboard Rowan drilling rigs.
14 Appointed to NOIA Board
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) elected 14 industry leaders to its Board of Directors on April 21, 2016 during its Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Appointed to first term on the Board of Directors: Galen Cobb, Vice President Industry Relations, Halliburton
ASRY Reaches 100 Rig Milestone
ASRY, a ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has welcomed its 100th rig repair job to the yard, as 2016 posts the highest number of rig repair contracts in the yards history. The project is on the high specification jack-up rig 'Bob Palmer'
Nautronix Wins DP Contract from Rowan
Nautronix will supply their NASDrill RS925 Positioning System to Rowan's new Ultra-Deepwater Drillships. Nautronix have been awarded a contract to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning system for Rowan's new ultra-deepwater drillships
Nautronix to Supply Rowan's Third New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Nautronix has been awarded another contract to supply NASDrill RS925 deepwater acoustic positioning system, for Rowan's third new ultra-deepwater drillship. The vessel will be constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, Korea and will be based on a Hyundai Gusto P1000 design
Keppel Scores S$100 Million Upgrade and Repair Projects
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel FELS and Keppel Verolme, has secured upgrade and repair contracts totaling about S$100million from repeat customers. Keppel FELS in Singapore will be undertaking the upgrade and modification of a semisubmersible
Nautronix Deliver First Systems of $10M Order to Rowan
Nautronix have successfully delivered the first two NASDrill RS925 and NASeBOP (Emergency BOP Acoustic Control) systems from their current order of four systems for two of Rowan's new ultra-deepwater drillships, the Rowan Relentless and the Rowan Reliance
GofM Oil Well Loss of Control Update
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has clarified its earlier announcement concerning the loss of control over a well being drilled by operator EnVen from the jack-up rig 'Rowan Louisiana' in the Gulf of Mexico, saying "that the flow [of natural gas] was diverted overboard
Dron & Dickson Secures Electrical Equipment Contract
Dron & Dickson has secured a two-year contract with Rowan Drilling for a project that will see Dron & Dickson provide lighting and electrical equipment to Rowan Drilling's offshore assets in the U.K. North Sea for the next two years.
Damen to Convert the Massive 'Rowan Viking' Offshore Rig
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, says it has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Rowan Companies plc to remodel the 'Rowan Viking', a Keppel Fels 'N' Class Drilling Rig. The rig
Rowan Viking Rig Upgrade Completed
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has completed the upgrade of a Keppel Fels 'N' Class drilling rig, one of the largest in the North Sea, in thirty days less than was initially projected by the client. Owner Rowan Companies plc
Rowan Viking Rig Upgrade Completed on Schedule
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has completed a major upgrade of a Keppel Fels 'N' Class drilling rig, one of the largest in the North Sea, in thirty days less than was initially projected by the client. Owner Rowan Companies plc
Rowan Appoints Butz CFO
Rowan Companies (NYSE: RDC) appointed Stephen M. Butz as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective December 1, 2014. Butz joins the company from Hercules Offshore, Inc., where for the past nine years he has served in various corporate development
Rowan's Fleet Status Update
Rowan Companies plc informed today that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract details have been updated as of November 20, 2014. Notable events in the current report include: Rowan Louisiana: As previously indicated


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Taylor Swift moving to London "so she can be close to Harry Styles"
Harry Styles
The US country singer, who hit it off with Harry when they met in March, has instructed estate agents to find her a home close to the One Direction singer's new £3 million Primrose Hill pad.
A source told Look magazine: "Taylor says the reason things fizzled out between them last time was because they had no time together.
"I'm sure their recent contact is behind her sudden enthusiasm to buy in London. She says they'll be able to pick up where they left off. She has even asked Harry if he'll look at some places with her, since he knows the area."
Though sparks flew between the pair at Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in the spring, the long-distance between them and their busy schedules prevented them from starting up a relationship.
Taylor went on to date Conor Kennedy and 18-year-old Harry has been linked to a number of girls - but now they're both single again it seems the pair want to give romance a go.
The pair were spotted flirting during rehearsals for US X Factor last month.
A source told E! News: "He watched her on stage going through her performance. He was sitting with her mum and the rest of her entourage.
"After she finished, he went up to the stage. They were joking and laughing. He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder and carried her off."
But Taylor's new romance has come at a cost - as with many girls linked to the One Direction heartthrob, she's become a victim of Twitter death threats.
A group calling themselves "Directioners" have sent a string of vicious messages to the 22-year-old, with one writing: "I'll murder Taylor Swift. She will not date my Harry." Another tweeted: "If u dating my harry, I kill u."
But it seems Taylor's not letting the trolls get to hear, as it she was in rather high spirits for Thanksgiving yesterday.
She tweeted to her 21,082,492 followers: "Last night my band, crew, and I ate Japanese food and went around the table saying what we're thankful for. I could've gone on for an hour."


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Bollywood Queen Aishwarya Rai is trying to be a Hollywood star
Bollywood Queen Aishwarya Rai is trying to make a change on her film career as she tries to be a part of "Hollywood community." Becoming a superstar in her own country India, has become a former Miss World, has made more than 30 movies, and has served on the Cannes Film Festival jury have given the actress a more than enough experience to play in her second English-language movie "Mistress of Spices."
Bringing to life her wish to be part of Hollywood actress, Rai has recently spotted in downtown Oakland filming scenes for that new movie, which is based on the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni tells about a shop owner trained in the art of healing with spices.


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Mauna Loa's 1984 eruption | March 25 to April 15
It's been 30 years since Mauna Loa — the largest active volcano in the world — last erupted sending within 4.5 miles of Hilo.
The 1984 eruption of Mauna Loa ended a nine-year period of inactivity. The eruption began suddenly following a three-year period of slowly increasing earthquake activity beneath the volcano that included a swarm of earthquakes between 5 km and 13 km deep in mid-September 1983.
Before the 1984 event, Mauna Loa last erupted between July 5 and 6, 1975, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Measurements showed the volcano began to inflate shortly after the eruption and continued until the March 1984 eruption.
At 10:55 p.m. on March 24, 1984, small earthquakes began at a rate of two to three per minute. By 11:30 p.m., the seismic background increased, marking the onset of tremor, according to the USGS.
At 1:25 a.m. March 25, 1984, a military satellite recorded a strong infrared signal from the summit of Mauna Loa, indicating that the eruption was underway, according to the USGS. Within minutes, people all over Hawaii Island were reporting an intense red glow above the volcano.
The eruptive fissures migrated rapidly down the southwest rift zone to the 12,750-foot elevation and across the southern half of Mokuaweoweo. By 4 a.m., lava fountains extended across the northeast half of Mokuaweoweo and into the upper reaches of the northeast rift zone.
By 7 a.m., new lava fountains were erupting on the northeast rift zone between the 12,400- and 12,125-foot elevation. At 9:10 a.m., a new fissure began erupting 4.3 miles east at an elevation of 11,185 feet. This fissure propagated up and down the rift zone, and by 9:30 a.m., the curtain of fountains was more than a mile long. The fountains were 32 to 164 feet high.
By mid-afternoon, eruptive activity began to decrease at the uppermost vents.
At 4:41 p.m., a new fissure opened at the 9,350-foot elevation. This fissure rapidly migrated both uprift and downrift, so that by 6:30 p.m., a line of fountains about one-mile-long was active. Eventually the fissure system condensed to four centers of activity with fountains up to 164 feet high. Four flows moved down the northeast flank at speeds as fast as 300 to 700 feet per hour.
All vents uprift from these new ones quickly became inactive, and the eruptive activity was confined to these vents for the next three weeks. Six large vent structures eventually formed in this area around the active vents.
By daybreak on March 26, 1984, the vents were feeding lava to a fast-moving flow that had advanced 5.5 miles to the northeast and three less active, shorter flows that were advancing east toward Kulani Prison. The prison was put on alert, because the shorter lava flows were as close as 2 miles from the prison. The flows, however, stopped advancing within 48 hours and never crossed the Powerline Road.
The fast-moving flow advanced as a relatively narrow, channelized aa lava flow. By March 29, 1984, the flow had moved 15.5 miles to an elevation of 3,000 feet. At this time, the flow front was about 4 miles from the outskirts of Hilo.
Early in the morning of March 29, 1984, a levee along the lava channel broke at the 5,700-f0ot elevation and diverted lava into a new sub-parallel flow. The reduction in flow from the original channel temporarily relieved emergency-response officials and residents of Hilo. This new lava flow moved at a comparable rate, but did not extend beyond the original flow until April 4, 1984.
On April 5, 1984, another levee break formed a third sub-parallel aa lava flow that moved down slope. At the same time, lava output at the source vents decreased slightly, and the lava became more viscous, resulting in channel blockages and levee collapses that occurred more frequently. The collapses restricted the supply of lava to the flow fronts.
By April 14, no active aa lava flows extended more than 1.2 miles from the vents. On April 15, the eruption ended.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Physically and operationally, thoughtfully considerate of guest needs - lots of nice touches. Recommend! Sound travelled in from the hall / stairs and exterior, but very infrequently. A/C somewhat loud. Promised snacks couldn't be found near complimentary drinks fridge.
Nancy and Mike were so lovely. Our room was so comfy (I came home and ordered the same linen) and we were able to enjoy some Vermont cheese and crackers by the fire in the lounge in the afternoon.. So amazing. It was such a treat to have such great home cooked food while traveling and as a bonus we got to go snow shoeing in the woods behind the house. Highly recommend! Little hard to find off the street the first time. Keep your eyes peeled for the sign. Also there is no cell reception (not a bad thing on holiday) so save down your maps. Free wifi when you arrive at BnB so it wasn't an issue once you've checked in.
The owner was friendly and the location was convenient. I was visiting family in Bradford, VT for the holidays and the B&B was about 15 mins from their house. There is a great diner in Fairlee that is close by also, and the location is very close to 91. The heater in my room was a bit loud, but the room was very comfortable and I barely noticed the noise.
Very hospitable and welcoming. Room and bath were quite satisfactory as was the morning breakfast. Convenient and good restaurant just 2 doorways away. No
Friendly host Breakfast was not very good - advertised as having homebaked bread but it was store-bought and not very good quality. No fruit.
Owner was friendly and engaging, but too cheap to keep his heat on. The doors to the outside would not close or lock due to foundation shift or moisture. This place should not be open in colder months if owner doesn't want to heat it. It was cold upon entry, the room was cold and there was no room key, just lock it when you go to bed. The only TV was a 15 inch standard def one in the lobby area.
Do not consider coffee and a grocery store cinnamon roll to be breakfast. Sink was in the bedroom. Toilet was VERY low to the floor. One small fan very HOT room. Thin towels.


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COFFEE, jazz and church will be rolled into one event in Evesham next month.
The town's first CafeChurch event is taking place on Tuesday, March 5, at Costa in Bridge Street.
The event, which will then take place on the first Tuesday of every month, runs from 7pm until 8pm.
Sarah Hewitt, part of CafeChurch, said: "We want to create an environment where people can explore questions about life, God and the world we live in. The evenings will be discussion based with everyone having an opportunity to contribute, if they wish."
For more information pop along on the night or call Sarah Hewitt on 01386 429122 or 07456 549969.