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Emerging epidemiological and laboratory-based research has documented that the combined consumption of alcohol with energy drinks (AEDs) leads to unique and potentially serious health risks. Specifically, adding caffeine to alcohol increases the quantity of alcohol consumed and decreases subjective feelings of intoxication, however objectively-measured blood alcohol concentration and cognitive/motor impairment remain unreduced. Consumption of energy drinks has risen markedly in the U.S. in the past decade with hundreds of energy drink brands targeting young people. Rising rates of combining energy drinks with alcohol may lead to more severe alcohol-related consequences and problems, yet little is known regarding situational covariates, potential longer-term consequences, or individual risk factors of AED use. The proposed behavioral study will document the consequences of AED consumption among a multi-ethnic sample of college students (N=746), utilizing within-person data on energy drink, alcohol, and AED use. Using a measurement burst design, with 14 consecutive days of data collected in each of 4 consecutive semesters (56 days per participant), this study will address important gaps in the extant knowledge by documenting characteristics of persons, semesters, and days associated with greater risk of AED use, as well as the extent to which AED use predicts the emergence of alcohol-related problems longitudinally.
Aim 1 is to test hypotheses about daily-level covariations of AED use with behavioral risks, subjective intoxication, estimated blood alcohol content (eBAC), and health effects.
Aim 2 is to document short-term longitudinal consequences of AED use, compared to alcohol use alone.
Aim 3 is to identify the risk factors for individuals at greatest risk for consuming AED. High quality within-person data are necessary to identify daily effects of AED use, consequences experienced by heavier users over time, and who is most at risk for use. This proposal is intended to provide essential information to support the development of an intervention program designed to reduce AED use and consequences.
This research project is designed to examine the consumption of alcohol with energy drinks (AEDs). Existing secondary longitudinal and daily data will be used to document how days college students use AEDs differ from days they use alcohol alone;the consequences of AED use for subsequent alcohol use, academic outcomes, and physical health;and identifiable risk factors for individuals most likely to use AEDs. A primary goal of the study is to inform prevention research and provide the basis for an intervention to mitigate adverse consequences of AED use among college students.
|Patrick, Megan E; Macuada, Carlos; Maggs, Jennifer L (2016) Who uses alcohol mixed with energy drinks? Characteristics of college student users. J Am Coll Health 64:74-9
|Martz, Meghan E; Patrick, Megan E; Schulenberg, John E (2015) Alcohol mixed with energy drink use among u.s. 12th-grade students: prevalence, correlates, and associations with unsafe driving. J Adolesc Health 56:557-63
|Patrick, Megan E; Evans-Polce, Rebecca J; Maggs, Jennifer L (2014) Use of alcohol mixed with energy drinks as a predictor of alcohol-related consequences two years later. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 75:753-7
|Patrick, Megan E; Maggs, Jennifer L (2014) Energy drinks and alcohol: links to alcohol behaviors and consequences across 56 days. J Adolesc Health 54:454-9


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Always the first to comment, Dan! Always! You know I shave whenever I can find my razor.
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Thanks, Nick! Glad the professor approves!
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Oh! That's where you get it from!
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Meant this for "Footloose"
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Both the writing and the the graphics for a lot of these is poetry like. Nice.
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We often see celebrities attending parties and awards ceremonies wearing cable knit clothing and other woollen creations during the winter, but it looks like some are already looking to spring by going for something lighter.
Over the past month or so, we've spotted quite a few famous faces going for a vintage look with crocheted dresses, notable Kylie Minogue and Taylor Swift.
Adoptive national treasure Kylie appears on the artwork for her new single Into The Blue wearing a daring gold creation that shows off her fabulously petite figure to perfection.
The yarn glitters beautifully under the photographer's lights and shows she's found the perfect update for the gold hotpants look that relaunched her pop career in 2000.
However, the dress might be a little too much for us mere mortals to wear for a trip out shopping or to the pub, as it's almost completely backless and quite short.
Elsewhere, country pop starlet Taylor Swift changed into a black crocheted dress after the 2014 Golden Globe Awards earlier in January, clearly feeling it would be a more comfortable garment in which to party the night away.
Hers was quite vintage and in keeping with her sweet style, plus it was something we'd definitely be able to wear to a special event thanks to it not being too sheer.
Clearly, crochet is the fashion to be seen in this coming spring, so why not get your hooks out and try making yourself something beautiful for when the warmer weather arrives?
We've got the perfect pattern in the form of our Helon Dress, which has a square neck and waist-tie detail. You can make it using Organic Cotton Naturally Dyed 4 Ply and it appears in the excellent new Rowan Knitting & Crochet Magazine 43.
You might not be able to wear yours on the front cover of a pop single or at the after-party for an awards ceremony, but you're sure to be the belle of the ball wherever you choose to debut the finished piece.


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The Leftovers — the HBO series about a community coping with the Rapture-like disappearance of many of its members — premieres this coming weekend, and while I haven't been scouring the internet for coverage of this series the way I sometimes do for films like Noah etc., a few things have popped up in my regular news feeds, including a new video, a new interview with the show's creators, and a handful of reviews.
The interview, with novelist Tom Perrotta and series producer Damon Lindelof, is up at The Daily Beast, and it's a bit of a frustrating read for me, as I find myself nodding along at some points and wanting to argue with the interviewees at others. Here's a sample:
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A San Antonio man was arrested in Comal County last week, accused of assaulting the Landa Park turkey, a beloved bird that had shown up in the New Braunfels facility in July and made itself at home among the ducks and geese.
On Nov. 21, Game Warden Brent Satsky cited Ernesto Zavala Cerna, 53, on a charge of illegal possession of a live game bird, a Class C misdemeanor, then arrested him after determining he was wanted in Bexar County on a contempt of court charge for failure to pay child support.
The next day, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the wild Rio Grande female turkey was found dead in the park she'd adopted, Satsky said.
Although a necropsy was not ordered, the turkey may have died of the injuries witnessed by a woman eating lunch in the park, who reported seeing two men, one of whom grabbed the turkey by the neck, shook it around and tossed it into a wading pool, Satsky said.
"The woman watched it, made sure it was still alive, and then went back to work," Satsky said. "The men were laughing and taking pictures of the bird — she didn't die immediately."
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Satsky searched for a vehicle linked to the men and found them doing construction work at the Comal County Courthouse. Cerna admitted grabbing the turkey but said he didn't mean to kill her, the officer said.
"I asked him if he was going to kill the bird for Thanksgiving, instead of going to H-E-B to buy one," Satsky said. "He kept saying no, that he wasn't trying to kill it."
Cerna was transferred to Bexar County Jail on Sunday and was released on bail Tuesday.
Regardless of the assailant's intentions, the demise of the bird known for befriending the waterfowl at the 51-acre park has upset New Braunfelsers. Satsky said local law enforcement, animal care officers and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were inundated with calls.
"I guess it's kind of weird to see a native turkey in a park, and it was different to have (such) a bird in town," Satsky said. "People enjoyed seeing the bird, and a lot of people knew about her."
Stockbroker William Mayo, who lives nearby, said he learned of the turkey's death on Facebook.
"I'm outraged," Mayo said. "We in New Braunfels love our animals, we love our characters, and we love the unusual. To grab a turkey out of nowhere and shake it — what the (expletive) is wrong with him?"


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Personally, I didn't even think, judging by movie-rating standards that Space Jam One was even that great a movie. The thing that the 1996 version of Myself liked about Space Jam was that it collided Universes together. It took three separate entities ... 1) the World of Basketball, 2) the World of Hollywood, and the 3) the World of Old School Cartoons .... and smashed these Worlds together to form a totally unique Universe in which it was normal for Cartoons, Basketball Men, and Hollywood Stars to exist together.
It was this collision of Worlds that generated this sense of surreal imaginary bewilderment and silliness that I liked about it. I've noticed this Surreal Imaginary Bewilderment before ... stuff like Roger Rabbit movie for one, or when Mr. T from the A-Team merged with Wrestling and fought Roddy Piper, or back when SquareSoft bought the rights to put Disney characters in video games and merged the worlds of Mickey Mouse with the world of Final Fantasy (I still don't know how anyone approved this idea in a board room but to be honest it isn't as bad as it sounds.)
When you make a fiction-based World in art creation for entertainment purposes, you are in a sense baking an Apple Pie from Scratch as one Carl Sagan once said, the rules which govern your fictionally created Universe do not and should not be based on the same rules that govern our Real-Life Scenario Universe. You have free reign to make your World based on many interesting possibilities.
In that SquareSoft Disney game they made for example, it was Surreally strange when you first enter it. I was familiar with both the World of Mickey Mouse and the World of Final Fantasy and their entertainment-based Universes. The pre-cursor to this was probably that Mario SNES Square game where Mario fights Culex the Crystal God complete with Final Fantasy Boss Music. The Square Disney game for PS2 went further and like totally merged the Disney Brand with the Square Brand. It was hard to wrap your head around it at first, but it turned out to be good. The brain has fun I guess entering into this merged scenario and thinking .... "Ok, so Donald Duck is gonna fight Sephiroth now? Ok this is odd. I don't summon Ifrit or Ramuh anymore I summon Bambi????"
Space Jam One was more than two Worlds colliding it was THREE. Hollywood + Basketball + Looney Tunes. Again, I'm not sure how this idea came up but I can't say it turned out badly.
Fuck, I gotta wait til 2019 for Space Jam 2 to re-unite this tri-fecta of Universes? I got the Basketball Jones right about a time called Right Now though, baby. I'm sleepin' with a basketball under my pillow and maybe that's why I cannot sleep at night. That Basketball? It's like a Basketball to me. Yes it is.
Looks like I'm gonna rate a buncha basketball movies and if you want you can read what I write....
I'm not gonna cover Dramatic Basketball movies though because I don't like that genre. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Basketball is the Harlem Globetrotters and that jazzy song that they have. Basketball to me is 70s, Afros, whacky stuff .... that's what I think about when I think of Basketball. I don't really get the Basketball Dramas .... there's a lot too like He Got Games, and a lot of coach ones. It usually mixes gangster drug dealer story arcs with a side-order of basketball these movies and is filled with hood-movie cliches that you'd see made fun of in Keenan Ivory Wayans movies. The drug dealer cleans up his act through basketball but dies before making the NBA type stuff. There's even a drug dealer hood basketball movie starring Leo DeCarprio in it ... I'm not sure what the casting director had in mind there casting Leo DeCraprio in a hood basketball crack-head movie. I'm not gonna cover any Basketball Dramas and I'm gonna skip the Basketball Mystery Who-Done-it film "The Playaz Court" too (which I think had Mac from Night Court in it).
There's some really not-so-good ones that are being omitted too which aren't dramas but I don't have enough to write about them. Mister Kotter's coach one is not really drama but it's not that good. Celtic Pride with Akroyd and Damon Wayans and the guy from Home Alone is not good enough to write about either. There's a Will Ferrell one that has the 70s afro mystique I'm looking for but I don't remember it well, all these Ferrell movies just blob together in your mind, I know there's one where he flies out of Montreal's Olympic Stadium at the end like an angel but that's the skating one right? I've seen the Will Ferrell basketball movie but I really don't remember anything at all about it.
White Men Can't Jump was a very good movie that started a beautiful friendship between Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson and proved that a white guy and a black guy can be powerful best friends. I'm not leaving White Men Can't Jump out for any particular reason, I like this one, it's very good, but I can't cover everything or we'll be here all night.
Okie dokie....
"Everybody get up it's time to slam now, we got a real jam goin' down ... Welcome to the Space Jam!"
In 1996 the world changed forever as the Universes of Hollywood, Basketball, and Cartoons all collided. The viewing audience was ushered into a world of intrigue and total immersive imagination as Three Worlds we knew well were all inter-connected together for the first and maybe last time.
Many of my generation's brothers and sisters still remember where they were when this movie came out, it sticks out in our memories as the moment the impossible became the possible.
Basketball, Hollywood, Cartoons ... together. At last. United as One Forever and for Always. Their bond seemed odd and difficult for many to understand and accept but when the dust settled and the audience exited the theater they all collectively knew one thing....
.... that the memories formed in our hearts and minds that day could never be taken away from us. The collision of Worlds that no one thought possible was proven for one and all to see. The merger of sound upon pictures and pictures upon motion of these Three Thought-to-be-Impossible-to-Bond Worlds ... were Bonded. Anything Became Possible.
Space Jam in its purest form represents unification. Unification of Impossible Dreams that which now have been Achieved can Never Be Broken.
Space Jam is NOT about a group of Cartoons, Newman from Seinfeld, Bill Murray, and others united behind Michael Jordan to defeat an inter-galactic group of Monsters/Gangsters at a game of basketball ... it is about the Bonding and Unification of Impossible Dreams which once bonded have no choice but to become...
.... A Reality.
- Final Rating -
Music: 72
Acting: 73
BONUS: Unification of Universes: +15
Final Score: 89
2. Slam Dunk Ernest
See: https://writtting-d.blogspot.ca/2016/01/palette-cleanser-lets-rate-more-ernest.html
It truly is a wonderfully crafted masterpiece and might even be considered if I ever sit down and contemplate compiling the 50 Greatest Movies of Any Genre of Any Era of All Time which I might do one day but maybe like 20 years from now after I see what the 2020s and 2030s have to offer up, y'knowhatimean?
- Final Rating -
Filmatography: 86
Music: 61
Acting: 93
BONUS: Unification of Universes: N/A
Final Score: 80
3. Cornbread, Earl, and Me
"My name? My naaaaame is Corn Bread. His name is Cornbread. Cooooornbread. My name is Corn Bread. My naaaame is Corn Bread!"
I like this film, I think it's well directed and well filmed ... the only reason I didn't file this away with the other dramas and leave it out is because there's something about this film that I find humorous even though it's not intended to be.
Let's set up a bit first. This is a good movie and the acting and everything is great. It fits the mold of "youth finds way out of ghetto but tragically dies the day before he gets out" trope which is common in Basketball Dramas slash Hood Flics. The sequence where this talented basketball youth suffers an untimely death is beautifully filmed in the pouring rain and is dramatic and well done .... but .... the character who dies in this scene is the character named "Cornbread".
Look, if I was a writer and I was gonna write a very touchingly sad, dramatic type scene where a main character dies in the pouring rain, blood flowing down the street mixing with the pouring rain ... I'd probably make that character this tragedy happens to the "Earl" named one or something like that, or even have changed it to Cornelius which is a more standard Corn-based Name. If you do this build up and name the character Cornbread you wind up with everyone in your beautifully dramatic scene yelling things like "Cornbread NOOOOOO", "they KILLED CORNBREAD!", "Oh my GOD NOT CORNBREEAAAAAAAD!!!!!" .... it adds a layer of silliness to an otherwise great scene ... look here (it starts around the 5 minute mark in that video below):
The pacing, the music, the rain, the acting, everything is PERFECT, it's literally a beautifully filmed scene ... but the writers named the character that has such an emotional death scene here Corn Bread. Why Corn Bread? You know every actor is gonna be yelling this name with distress, pain, and anger ... you know that so why name that character Corn Bread for? It really sillies-up a very emotional scene.
"Why CORNBREAD!? WHY!? NOT COOOOORN BREAAAAAAD!!!! NO!!!!!!!!"
I saw this in another movie once, that movie the Outsiders with C. Thomas Howell does this too by naming characters silly things. You get this in the Outsiders where like some kid is yelling "No! Why Sodie Pop!? Why! Why did you do it Sodie Pop!? Why did you sell out Pony Boy for!? What did the Pony Boy ever do to you Sodie Pop!?"
Those Keenan Wayans movies satirize this well, I find. There's one where a guy named "June Bug" dies, I think in "I'm Gunna Git You Sucka" and it's like "WHY JUUUUUNE BUUG! NOT JUNE BUG!!!!!! ANYONE BUT JUUUNE BUG!!!! HOW CAN YA TAKE JUNE BUG AWAY FROM US!??? JUNE BUG WAS SOOO YOUNG!!!! NOOO! WHY!?"
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Filmatography: 81
Music: 77 (His name? Well, his name is Cornbread)
Acting: 72
BONUS: Unification of Universes: N/A
Final Score: 77
4. Juwanna Mann
This is the story of a bad-attitude self-centered basketball player who's arrogance and Rodman-esque behavior runs him out of the league.
So what does he do? He dresses up like a chick and joins the WNBA like any sane person would do if faced with a similar situation.
It's got In Living Color people in it like Kim Wayans and Tommy Davidson ... Davidson's even in character as that broke-ass record producer character he used to do with David Allan Grier. The lead is portrayed by Miguel A. Nunez Jr who's very good as the leading man/lady. Miguel has range, son. He's got range.
This movie came about a decade or so after Lady Bugs which was a Rodney Dangerfield vehicle where Rodney makes his step-son dress up like a girl so he can lead his boss's girls soccer team to the big victory. Ladybugs is such a wonderful film, very well crafted. This gender bender sports film format works, I gotta say. Man, I should do a "Rodney Movie" review next but it would mean having to re-watch some distant Rodney Movies and some of them aren't that great so I dunno, maybe not.
- Final Rating -
Filmatography: 73
Music: 77
Acting: 88
BONUS: Unification of Universes: N/A
Final Score: 79
5. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
It's the Fish havencha havencha heard? It's the Fish havencha havencha heard? It's the .... FISH THAAT SAAAAAVED PITTSBURGH!!!"
Alright, I've seen this. Obviously not when it was in drive-in theaters because I was not even born yet. I saw this only a few years ago after I saw someone, I think TV's Frank, tweet a joke about it.
I'm going into this thinking, from the title, okay so ... there's a fish, right, and it's gonna save Pittsburgh through Basketball? Is that what's going on here? Obviously as a man with an imagination similar to my own I began speculating how a fish was gonna save Pittsburgh through Basketball-related means and I must confess my mind came up with some pretty whacky routes to go with this thing. Aqua Man from Super Friends springs to mind, anthropomorphic basketball playing fish monsters come to mind, maybe a mermaid ....
|Pass to me Fish Man! I'm Open!
Still, when the dust settles and you come to grips that there's no talking bass shooting threes, or no carp hitting jumpers, or no octopuses blocking multiple men with their multiple arms you can still appreciate this film for what it is ... and thats, a feel good yarn about this rag tag group of misfits (who all HAPPEN TO BE THE SAME ASTROLOGICAL VOODOO SIGN) who win the big big game!
There's just one scene in this film that stuck out as "I wouldn't do a scene like that" and that's when the Whiz Kid, who's a child prodigy with a divine knowledge of astrology at a very young age, approaches the leader of his local basketball team in hopes of offering his tactical astrological projections to the team in order to help them win the big game .... and this scene occurs in a sauna basically. The leader of the team is sitting naked in a hot bath while the kid makes his astrological pitch to him ... why this setting for this scene? Couldn't the kid make the pitch at like a restaurant or something or outside the arena? Why is this scene set in the locker room bathroom? Like the kid is trying to tell this naked dude that he can help his team through the mysterious wonders of astrology .... and the naked dude is shifting in the tub and you can see like parts dangerously close to his groin as he shifts ... and it's like .... why do this scene in the fucking bathroom for!?
Whatever it's still a great film, I must say. The theme is played often enough that you just kind of sit back and wait for that theme to be played again. Holy shit is this some kind of number. Here, listen to this shit:
Oh fuck. I honestly love this song. I love it. It's amazing! It got some jam on it too. Yeah. But for real, my jam for once and for always is The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh .... Yeah. It 'aint a joke, 'aint a jive, it's all about a team of 5 just tryin' to stay alive! No Super man, No Spider man, No Six Million Dollar Man not even Wonder Woman's man ..... such a dream, could it be, so far from reality now it's just history ....
- Final Rating -
Filmatography: 62
Music: 133 (Limit BREAKER!)
Acting: 62
BONUS: Unification of Universes: N/A
Final Score: 86
Post-Final Ratings Assessment:
Space Jam: 89
The "Fish" that "Saved" Pittsburgh: 86
Slam Dunk Ernest: 80
Juwanna Mann: 79
Cornbread, Earl, and Me: 77
Space Jam wins ... but you know something ..... Yeah I respect Space Jam for doing what it did .... but there's a twinkle in my most human of hearts that thinks the 2019 entry to the Space Jam lore is gonna suck. I dunno, I think it will suck. I mean how can you tell people there's gonna be a Space Jam sequel for like 20 years and then never do one ... and now like 25 years after the first one there's gonna be a new Space Jam. Well, you know what Space Jam? You waited too long. You waited too long, Space Jam. There's a large part of me that wants NO PART in viewing the Space Jam sequel.
Call me bitter, call me stubborn ... but I don't know if I can bring these tired old eyes of mine to watch the next Space Jam movie. I don't think I can.....


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nativity scenes "acknowledge the very real history and identity of the vast majority of our citizens."
On to the Church of the nativity, where POTUS could meet with his Christian brothers and sisters for Easter.
Walking through a forest one night, meditating on the nativity, he looked through the branches of a tree and saw a star.
The German Lutheran is firm in his allegiance to the principles which he held in the land of his nativity.
The nativity, &c., are celebrated for eight days, which is the octave.
And, next to God, it seems to me, it is both natural and right to love the land of one's nativity.
In the first chapel is a "nativity" by Pinturicchio, who also painted the lunettes.
Mexico is the land of its nativity, and two species make up the genus.
In the centre is the nativity, with a portrait of Bladelin kneeling, and angels.
We love the land of our nativity only as we love all other lands.
c.1200, from Old French nativité "birth" (12c.), from Late Latin nativitatem (nominative nativitas) "birth," from Latin nativus "born, native" (see native (adj.)). Late Old English had nativiteð, from earlier Old French nativited.
The birth of Jesus, described in two of the Gospels (Matthew and Luke). When Jesus' parents, Mary and Joseph, traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem to be counted in a government census, they found that there was no room for them in the local inn. Mary gave birth to Jesus in a common stable and laid him in a manger (a feeding trough for livestock). Christians believe that Jesus' birth fulfilled many Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miraculous events, such as a star above Bethlehem that drew local shepherds as well as the Wise Men, or Magi, from a distant land.
Note: The Nativity is celebrated at Christmas. We date our present historical era from the birth of Jesus, referring to the years before his birth as b.c. (before Christ) and the years after his birth as a.d. (anno Domini, a Latin phrase meaning "in the year of the Lord").


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Written on: 16/03/2017 by maireadmasterson (1 review written)
I took out a policy for a recent ski trip. I contacted cover for you via email to let them know I had an accident where I broke a crown, they did not respond. When I returned home I contacted coverforyou straight away to let them know of the incident and the fact that I didnt have time left to get this issue corrected abroad. The staff very very unhelpful and immediately said that I wouldnt be covered as I had not sought treatment abroad despite the fact that a) I had contacted them b) I didnt… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/02/2017 by Grahamlp118 (1 review written)
Took out a policy with these people and they phoned me on the day I travelled to the airport to say they've cancelled the policy because they've found out I apparently suffer from acute xenophobia!No sign of a refund either… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/02/2017 by RandyGlass73 (1 review written)
Unless you have the highest level of cover, then your travel insurance will more or less be worthless. all of my travel documents were stolen in South America. I was given £100 to cover the cost of replacement passport and visa which cost me £250. My rucksack was ruined by the airline - this company gave me zero to replace it. Their silver, ruby, levels of cover are worthless and if you end up buying their higher level of cover, you can probably get a far better deal with better coverage with… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/07/2016
I took out annual travel insurance for me,husband and daughter. We booked holiday to thailand way in advance travelling on 30 Sep 2016. After sometime i found out i am pregnant. I called cover for you to discuss whether i will be covered as i was not aware i will be pregnant when i took out policy, I was shocked with the behaviour of their customer service.The lady i spoke to said she does not work for cover for you she works for their outsourced company. There is nothing she can do as i will… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/07/2016 by PorterReid233 (1 review written)
booked family cover for a trip abroad. daughter was later diagnosed with a nut allergy. upon trying to amend the details and price. We were told that are policy was now invalid and we would have to cancel without any refund… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/02/2016 by AlisaThurston336 (1 review written)
I had taken out a European policy last year and declared my medical conditions. I was invited, by email, to renew this year based on the same medical conditions and a premium was quoted. I re-submitted my medical conditions as requested but the quoted premium then increased my £30. When I queried the fact that they quoted one price to entice me to renew and then an increased price if I wanted to buy the answer was 'the underwriter sets the premium'. They could not, or would not, explain… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/02/2016 by GracelynPuckett (1 review written)
Took out this insurance for a weekend break in Budapest. Unfortunately my mother passed away, quite unexpectedly the day before I was due to fly so the holiday had to be aborted. Cover for you would not cover this lose as she had been in hospital the year before!! Don't use this company… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/01/2016 by Noellec1974 (1 review written)
A friend is currently in hospital in Thailand due to an accident and this useless company are not helping at all and are refusing any help!! AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/12/2015 by ll22 (1 review written)
We had to cancel our trip to Ireland because all roads to the ferry port were cut off by flooding or fallen trees. We has purchased cancellation cover with our policy and were told when we called to claim that we would not be covered because we were a) not on public transport and b) it was a natural disaster c) It wasn't caused by an accident. Makes you wonder what exactly it does cover, nothing I suspect… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/12/2015
I've also found it nearly impossible to find a way to review them on feefo as I was supposed to receive an email allowing me to review them as customer but it never arrived. To all intents and purposes I think they have rigged their feefo reviews to make it appear like they are a 5 star service
Written on: 01/12/2015 by mrswhitaker9 (1 review written)
I would recommend this insurance company 100% as we had to return unfortunately from our holidays for a bereavement suddenly. I am 53 years old and been on holidays all my life and never had to put a claim in but unfortunately Ive had to this time. I would give them 100% in correspondence and sorting it out for us efficiently and quickly. We gave them all the information they needed and they emailed us quickly on a few other things they needed which we sent off asap. They then dealt with our… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/11/2015 by techtactix (1 review written)
Where do I start, easy to get the insurance on line but wow, what a disappointment when it came to claiming. Diamond cover appeared to cover all eventualities but in truth, very little is covered. I would suggest that anyone considering travel insurance stay well clear of COVERFORYOU or at least read the small print to find out what you ARE actually covered for.. which will be very little. Never again... Feel totally ripped off with this one... READ THE SMALL PRINT... You have been warned. Not… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/10/2015 by brettjhamilton (2 reviews written)
Took over 3 weeks to even look at my claim. The company looks good on paper by when baggage was delayed over 3 days they didn't want to pay out for delayed baggage - I had to buy stuff on top of this and claim under that- offering less protection than the airline does. Second to that loads of items were stolen and they didn't cover it because it was in my hold luggage. Do not bother using they are a total waste of time- no sincerity and typical scamming insurance. Only worth Having if you don't… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/09/2015 by JonathanGonzalez (1 review written)
I used cover for you for my holiday insurance and had a 17 hour delay due to the Virgin pilot falling ill, Virgin gave me £400 compensation and also 12500 air miles after a lot of letter writing. My Halifax free bank holiday insurers paid out £160 immediately, no trouble. cover for you said that due to the terms of their conditions a pilot being ill did not fall within the parameters of their policy wording and after a delay will not pay for any delayed flight compensation...hence read… Read Full Review
Written on: 03/09/2015 by Sammy483 (1 review written)
Took out a policy to travel to California. Had to have treatment for an infection whilst there. Lots of forms to fill in which I did. Two months later they ask for my medical records which I ok, only to find in the small print that I have to pay for the administration costs myself at the G.P's which was more than the cost of the policy itself. This is an unnecessary cost incurred to myself because this company do not believe that its the first time this infection has occurred in my life. My… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/07/2015 by Desrie (1 review written)
My son had his passport stolen in Turkey , it was in a safe in the villa which was professionally broken into. We had to go and get emergency travel documents and purchase another return flight home. I have today 22nd July 2015 spoken to a woman in the office she was very unhelpful insisting I gave her the emergency passport number -- on arriving back at Manchester airport the emergency document was retained there so of course this was impossible to give her she then told me I would have to… Read Full Review
Written on: 12/07/2015 by 340Simpson (1 review written)
Do not buy travel insurance from this company! If you ever have to make a claim they will make it totally impossible for you to even submit the paperwork, will force you to go round and round in circles trying to chase progress and in the end you will cut your losses and give up. Not what you need when you have had a medical emergency abroad. Shocking customer service… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/06/2015 by casbabs (1 review written)
I took out our holiday insurance with this company confident the diamond cover would meet our needs. I am now seeking legal advice regarding a claim I am making for travel delay. Despite all the evidence I have submitted to support my claim, they are still refusing to pay out for a 24hr delay due to mechanical breakdown. It seems that if your aeroplane is deemed unfit for travel, you need to provide a copy of the engineers assessment report from the flight company concerned before any payment… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/04/2015 by Koch447 (1 review written)
Flight cancelled due to French strikes and no alternative flight from same operator within 3/4 days to rebook. Took a refund but over £200 out of pocket- not covered by my Emerald policy- admittedly I hadn't spotted this on the key documents in advance. Email response from cover for you confusing, and response to claim form request not clear. When I called to clarify, a very unhelpful and brusque advisor on the telephone, and took at least 5 minutes to get through to an operator… Read Full Review
Written on: 11/03/2015 by Alexah138 (1 review written)
Dreadful customer service. Every letter needs chasing. Only seem to respond when chased. Look for every reason why claim should not be paid. After nearly 6 months of time wasting chasing am now taking the case to the financial ombudsman service. If you want to be insured whilst on holiday don't use this outfit!… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/10/2015
If you find out you can't use the financial ombudsman use he European consumer council. Ten months for me to get my money. But I git it
Written on: 22/10/2015
If you find out you can't use the financial ombudsman use he European consumer council. Ten months for me to get my money. But I git it
Written on: 05/03/2015 by Jeanette321 (3 reviews written)
Global response their claim company and Coverforyou insurance gave me no help when I was seriously ill abroad. They tried to force me out of a private hospital while I was on oxygen, steroid, antibiotic, nebulisers and saline drip. They never offered me oxygen to get me to a public hospital ony told me they were transferring me. Sent a Dr with voluntary discharge papers who was treating me to sign myself out of hospital. The doctor told me hours later it was the insurance company who sent… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/10/2015
I am adding to my review. I. chased them for months as I couldn't claim through anyone in the UK. I was told to claim through the Bulgarian Financial Conduct authority who were no help then someone suggested I use the European Consumer Counsel and they were able to use their Bulgarian office to challenge my claim as the medical part was outsourced or provided by a. Vienese company and regulate in Bulgaria. I received all of my money after ten months. You have to find out which country each part of your insurance is covered in as they use companies in Europe and outwith the UK. They tell you they are regulated by the Financial Ombudsman and the British a Financial Conduct authority but they aren't. You have to not give up and keep fighting them and it is very stressful. BUT IT CAN BE DONE AS I HAVE DONE IT.
Written on: 22/10/2015
I am adding to my review. I. chased them for months as I couldn't claim through anyone in the UK. I was told to claim through the Bulgarian Financial Conduct authority who were no help then someone suggested I use the European Consumer Counsel and they were able to use their Bulgarian office to challenge my claim as the medical part was outsourced or provided by a. Vienese company and regulate in Bulgaria. I received all of my money after ten months. You have to find out which country each part of your insurance is covered in as they use companies in Europe and outwith the UK. They tell you they are regulated by the Financial Ombudsman and the British a Financial Conduct authority but they aren't. You have to not give up and keep fighting them and it is very stressful. BUT IT CAN BE DONE AS I HAVE DONE IT.
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Sometimes museums come in small packages. At UB, five specialized collections are relatively unknown, yet they are an integral part of campus research and scholarship.
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At what point does a sundry collection, whose carefully tended specimens, artifacts, intruments or rare books are its raison d'etre, merit the attention of scholars and curators? Here is an eclectic mix that may answer that question.
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CSUEB President Leroy M. Morishita as he addressed members of JUNBA on Jan. 9 in Burlingame.
Japanese University Network learns about U.S. higher education from President Morishita
- January 16, 2014 10:15am
Cal State East Bay President Leroy M. Morishita, a noted expert on the higher education accreditation process in the United States, recently addressed a meeting of JUNBA (Japanese University Network in the Bay Area) to discuss the process. Japan does not currently have an accreditation system for its universities and colleges.
JUNBA is an organization made up of Japanese universities that have offices in the Bay Area. They include Fukuoka Institute of Technology, J.F. Oberlin University, Kagoshima University, Kyushu University, Osaka University, Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Yokohama City University and Waseda University.
During his appearance at the Jan. 9 JUNBA conference in Burlingame, Morishita spoke on many topics, including Cal State East Bay and its role in the CSU system; the history of accreditation in the United States; the influence of the U.S. Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944; and the landmark Higher Education Act of 1965.
Much of his presentation focused on accreditation in America, including its rise, function and the process, including the regional agencies that provide it. He also offered his perspective on the changing landscape of this country's higher education in the 21st century.
"Accreditation in higher education in the U.S. is over 150 years old, and was established by schools, colleges and universities to create common standards ensuring quality across institutions," Morishita noted in his comments to the JUNBA membership. "Importantly, accreditation is a voluntary and peer-reviewed process that has gone through many adaptations to accommodate a diverse array of institutions with varying missions across the spectrum of higher education in the U.S."
The mission of JUNBA is to assist the enhancement of education and research activities and the creation of new businesses for Japanese universities, helping their internationalization movements and the training of their students and personnel, and promoting a development of academia-industry relationships between Japan and the United States.
-- Barry Zepel
California State University, East Bay is the San Francisco East Bay Area's high-access public university of choice. CSUEB serves the region with campuses in Hayward and Concord, a professional development center in Oakland, and an innovative online campus. With an enrollment of more than 14,000, the University offers a nationally recognized freshman year experience, award-winning curriculum, personalized instruction, and expert faculty. Students choose from among more than 100 professionally focused fields of study for which the University confers bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as an Ed.D. in education. Named a "Best in the West" college, as well as a Best Business School, by the influential Princeton Review, Cal State East Bay is among the region's foremost producers of teachers, business professionals and entrepreneurs, public administrators, health professionals, literary and performing artists, and science and math graduates.


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41-year-old Quality Optical focuses on the future
According to Penny Zaworski, what sets Quality Optical Service, 806 N. Old World 3rd St., apart from the rest is "detailed attention to personal service." Zaworski has owned and operated the Downtown destination for 16 years.
Zaworski says the customers keep her coming to work. Loyal customers who first came in and experienced her dad's service won't let their children and grandchildren go anywhere else. She likes how these second- and third-generation customers continue to come in and tell stories.
Quality Optical has also built a reputation for vintage and unusual frames, which brings in customers from all over the city. However, the late '40s and '50s era frames that Quality Optical used to have cases and cases of has dwindled.
"The 'cat eyes' were always popular. But many of these had 12-carat gold frames, places were buying these up just to melt them down, and there's no way an average person could afford frames like that now anyway," Zaworski says.
They still have the parts to fix all the vintage frames -- as well as any others -- and this remains a big part of their business.
"We still have stuff that nobody else has -- not cookie cutter chain stuff," says Zaworski.
More unusual items still include many old-school '70s frames (that really were made in the 1970s), such as aviators and the thick plastic frames which seem ever-popular in hipster culture. Main-line brands include Ed Hardy, Cazal, Versace, Polo, D&G and DKNY. Plus, Quality Optical has a number of different suppliers for their specialty frames.
In addition to a lot of the originals, Quality carries some manufacturer replicas, and will order others. They are starting to carry a lot more frames from Europe. "These have different textures and colors, and are often edgier. But are we going to continue in that direction? We'll see who continues making the cooler, edgier stuff," says Zaworski.
According to Zaworski, people aren't buying two or three pairs of glasses like they used to. With the economy in yet another slump in its perpetual pattern, things just aren't what they were 20 and 30 years ago, but since Quality Optical repairs frames, they often get a frame-only sale -- and a new repeat customer.
"I fix stuff nobody else will fix. Chain optical stores won't often repair frames, telling their customers they need to buy new," Zaworski says.
Quality Optical also does re-cuts, which means they will cut lenses to fit into a new frame.
Quality Optical offers one-hour service, sells contacts and glasses for sports and work as well. And then there's the $10.95 board, lined with brand new frames that are overstocks and manufacturer close-outs.
For the past five years, Josh Zydzik has worked every day except Tuesdays and Sundays at Quality Optical. Somewhat jokingly, he says that he's "forced to work here" and when he's not at Quality Optical, Zydzik likes to be golfing or shopping.
Zaworski is his mom.
Including Zydzik, Quality Optical Service has three full-time and one part-time employee. Optometrist Mark Konyn is available for appointments at Quality Optical on Fridays. He's been with Quality for five years.
Everyone at Quality Optical is upbeat and seems to enjoy their work. The good-natured ribbing between family members Zaworski and Zydzik extends to the other employees, which helps create a pleasant, family-like environment for the customers, too.
Quality Optical has always been family run. Zaworski's father, Walter Mamuzewski, opened Quality Optical 41 years ago. Her mom used to come in on Saturdays to do bills and other paperwork.
When Mamuzewski retired, Zaworski and her brother took over the optical shop. Her brother died of a brain aneurysm while at work in 2001. He had been complaining of a headache all that week. Zawaorski says that the day he died he really felt pain; he was acting out-of-sorts. He went into the back, where he died.
"I thought he was joking around with the counter workers in the hotel lobby, which he often would do. My brother was my best friend. We goofed around a lot; we worked together for years," Zaworski says.
But Zaworski and son Zydzik carry on, with help from employees like Sandy Balistreri.
"She's more family than (Zydzik) is," Zaworski says.
Balistreri has worked at Quality Optical for 11 years. She was apprenticed to Mamuzewski, who taught her everything he knows about optical lab work. "Dad taught Sandy all the tricks of the trade. She learned from the best," says Zaworski.
Originally located in the Hotel Wisconsin, Quality Optical moved when the hotel was converted to condominiums. Even though the current location is bigger, there are boxes of stuff under the counter. Zaworski says she will always miss the Hotel Wisconsin location because being among the hotel's employees and its long-term residents was like working in a big family.
"As the hotel started running down, so did my spot. It wasn't until I got to the new, bigger, brighter spot, and had room for everything, that I noticed how it had deteriorated," she says.
Operating against common business wisdom, which often turns out not to be all that common and not all that wise, Zaworski moved Quality Optical to its current location in 2003.
"I was told we wouldn't make it. You're not supposed to move from an established location, but business doubled the first year alone," Zaworski says.
With a 25-year lease, Zaworski says she's in for the long haul and even has a nine-year-old daughter who could get into the optical business one day.
"That would be cool, but I wouldn't tell her it's what she had to do," she says.
Quality Optical Service is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and evenings by appointment.
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Great news, but we ain't out of dippy-do
The downturn with a difference just keeps on giving. Despite a few signs of economic impetus, the economy is still stuttering along at the bottom but amazingly unemployment is proving robust.
Yes it's been increasing over the last few quarters but as the data on these pages shows it has actually fallen over the latest quarter.
Take a step back a few years and the current jobs market goes against the expectations of economists who thought companies would have been shedding jobs like a holiday camp in September. Tell them Northern Ireland would be hovering around 8% unemployment and they'd definitely be perplexed.
It turns out, as Sir Digby Jones explained so elequently on the radio yesterday, that companies have been retaining staff during the downturn at the expense of wage rises and productivity. That means when we come out of the "dippy-do" – a term I am ecstatic to confirm the ex-CBI head used on Radio 4 – and demand starts picking up, companies will still have the trained staff and capactity to meet the bulging order book.
That's very true but there's still a big hill to climb if we're to get back to the halcyon days of June 2008.
Then the number of people in work here stood at around 733,000. Now it's around 693,000.
We've had a great run of job announcements over the last few weeks but before we start to get complacent, we need to realise what else there is to do. To put it into perspective, even at 1,000 new jobs a month it would still take us until the tail end of 2016 before we get back to the ruddy-cheeked health of 2008.
That's not a criticism of the jobs that have already been created, merely a reality check so the Treasury knows our economy is far from out of the dippy-do.
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I need some help. I was having supply issues. I tried everything and had to resort to formula because I just couldn't make enough for dd2. Then a friend told me about Galactogil granules. So I went to pharmacy, bought some took them and everything went great. After 3-4 days supply went up and and I dropped the formula. Now I didn't know exactly what was in them so I googled them. I found a lot of stuff on French forums saying not to take it. But my French isn't good enough to understand why.
Can anyone help me out?
Here's a Canadian website which tells which lot #s were recalled
I didn't see any other reasons not to take it on the French forums I looked at, but if you want to give me the links to the forums you saw I can tell you what they say.
I am in America and I can't find pharmacy site who ships overseas... I have had major issues breastfeeding (had to go to formula with my last one) and I want to try it. Any advice?
from what I found on a forum here's the ingredients list
Composition pour 100g de granulés
Galéga (extrait aqueux sec des parties aériennes fleuries) 0,383g
Extrait de malt sirupeux 4,800g
Phosphate neutre de calcium 4,809g
Excipients: saccharose, vanilline, huile essentielle de cumin, huile essentielle de fenouil
some people say that using only fennel herbal tea has been as efficient or even more efficient for them
some others say it's the malt in the Galactogyl that helps ...
here's a herbal tea that's said to be helping with milk production
(apparently Galatea can be found under the form of leaves to infuse in boiling water)
Cône de houblon (25g)
Semence de Cumin (25g)
Feuilles d'ortie blanche (25g)
Semence de fenouil (25g)
Galega (50g)
Mettre 1/4 du paquet (qui "pèse" 150g) dans un litre d'eau bouillante. Arrêter l'ébullition. Laisser infuser 5 minutes (pas plus). Boire la dose en 4 jours.
I know this thread is old (the OP has probably weaned by now!), but I had a lot of experience with supply issues in France, so I know Galactogil. I tried everything here and did a ton of reading while pumping, so I just want to answer the orginal question in case it can help someone - The main active ingredient is galega, which is called goat's rue in English. The fennel probably plays a small role too (you can buy it in many forms), but other stuff is just for making it into those sugary little dissolvable pellets.
I just bought galactogil but i cannot read french. could u please help me how to consume galactogil?
Appreciate if you could email me firstname.lastname@example.com.
You can consume it any way you like, actually - The dose is 1-2 spoons, 1-3x/day (depending on how low your supply seems, I guess), and you either just eat it by the spoonful, it's crunchy but dissolves pretty fast, or you can mix it into any kind of drink. I used to mix it into hot chocolate, that works really well especially with unsweetened chocolate since the stuff is so gag-inducingly sweet, it just replaces the sugar in your drink. I don't recommend it in coffee but really just experiment to see what seems palatable to you. Eating it straight gets it over quickly, but remember to hydrate well anyway, that also affects supply a LOT. Bon courage!
Has anyone actually bought this in America? I am curious how I can get this. The only way we can get any form of Goat's Rue (Galega) in America is through the Mother Love products or growing it yourself. I grew it this year (now pregnant with #2 so here we go again...) so I will be making my own tea. However, obtaining Galactogil would be a much simpler route. Thanks!
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A week ago, I said during a radio interview that if the Pirates fell out of contention in the NL Central, I didn't expect it to be a sudden, stock market crash-type event. I figured it probably would be a gradual fade over a span of weeks.
My bad. The past 10 games have been a nightmare — a 1-9 record, a 4.78 ERA and a .230 team batting average — that have seen the Pirates go from first to third (barely) in the division.
»»» Jose Tabata (strained quad) is on his way to the airport and tomorrow will resume his rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis.
»»» Derrek Lee (hand) is not in the lineup again tonight. He'll test his hand during batting practice to determine whether he'll be available as a pinch-hitter tonight.
»»» The Pirates' Venezuelan Summer League team clinched a playoff berth for the sixth straight year. The defending VSL champs will begin the first round of the postseason on Monday.
»»» Double-A Altoona outfielder Starling Marte is riding a 12-game hitting streak. His .312 batting average is sixth-best in the Eastern League. … Outfielder John Bowker was named Indianapolis' player of the month. He hit .316 with seven homers and 20 RBI in July. Indy has gone 50-23 since Bowker joined the team on May 8. "He creates that presence in the middle of the lineup," Indy manager Dean Treanor said. "It changes the whole complexion of our lineup."
Lineups for today's game:
Padres (48-64) – 1. Cameron Maybin cf, 2. Jason Bartlett ss, 3. Chase Headley 3b, 4. Jesus Guzman 1b, 5. Orlando Hudson 2b, 6. Will Venable rf, 7. Kyle Blanks lf, 8. Luis Martinez c, 9. Aaron Harang rhp (9-3, 3.76)
Pirates (54-55) – 1. Andrew McCutchen cf, 2. Garrett Jones 1b, 3. Neil Walker 2b, 4. Ryan Ludwick lf, 5. Pedro Alvarez 3b, 6. Ryan Doumit c, 7. Xavier Paul rf, 8. Ronny Cedeno ss, 9. Jeff Karstens rhp (8-5, 2.49)


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ADELAIDE, Australia: Faf du Plessis batted all day on Monday to help South Africa salvage a draw in the second test against Australia on Monday by reaching 248-8 at stumps on the last day at the Adelaide Oval.
Faf du Plessis and Jacques Kallis were stonewalling Australia's efforts with a stoic partnership on an unthreatening Adelaide pitch to reach 212 for five.
The Proteas only lost the wickets of AB de Villiers, DW Styne and RK Kleinveldt on the final day and proved obstinate resistance as Australia sought a series-leading victory ahead of the Test in Perth from Friday.
Australia- 550 (Michael Clarke 230, David Warner 119, Mike Hussey 103; Morne Morkel 5—146, Jacques Kallis 2—19) and 267—8 dec. (Mike Hussey 54, David Warner 41, Michael Clarke 38, James Pattinson 29 not out; Morne Morkel 3—50, Rory Kleinveldt 3—65, Dale Steyn 2—50).
South Africa- 388 (Graeme Smith 122, Faf du Plessis 78, Jacques Kallis 58; Ben Hilfenhaus 3—49, Nathan Lyon 2—91, Peter Siddle 2—130) and 248—8 (Faf du Plessis 110 not out, Jacques Kallis 46, AB de Villiers 33; Peter Siddle 4—54, Nathan Lyon 3—49).
At tea, Du Plessis, playing in his debut Test, was unbeaten on 94 off 277 balls with Kallis, unable to run freely because of hamstring trouble, not out 38.
Peter Siddle got the initial breakthrough when he bowled de Villiers with one that nipped back to take off-stump shortly after lunch.
De Villiers faced 220 balls for his stoic 33 with not one boundary in his study of concentration, putting on 89 runs for the fifth wicket with du Plessis in 68 overs.
Siddle bowled with typical gusto to help make up for the absence of injured fast bowler James Pattinson, who has been ruled out for the rest of the home Test season with a side injury.
Australia need to win the three-Test series against the Proteas to take the world number one ranking from South Africa.
The Proteas, chasing a huge and unlikely target of 430 runs to win the Test, has scored just 135 runs on the final day off 67 overs up to tea.
The most successful fourth innings run chase at the Adelaide Oval stands at the 315-6 Australia scored 110 years ago to overhaul England, while the record overall winning chase is 418 by the West Indies against Australia in 2003.
Du Plessis had a big moment on 33 when he padded up and did not offer a shot to Michael Clarke and was given out leg before wicket. But he stayed put after a review found the ball had pitched just outside the line.
Du Plessis, who scored 78 in the first innings, was given out again by umpire Billy Bowden after an lbw appeal by Clarke on 37, but another review showed there was no contact with the pad and the debutant batted on.
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Hockey team's announcement deferred
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The Indian Hockey Federation postponed the announcement of the team for the four-nation, two-leg, invitational tournament in Australia after its president KPS Gill postponed his visit to Bangalore, where 31 probables are being put through their paces.
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BlueScope Steel canvassed totally closing its Port Kembla operations before giving firm indications this week to shutter up to half of its steel production in the Illawarra.
The Weekend Financial Review has learned a complete shut down of the two Port Kembla furnaces was among the options being considered by the company last month ahead of a $500 million assistance package from the federal government to help the steel industry deal with the introduction of the carbon tax.
Australia's biggest steelmaker told the market late on Thursday night it would write $900 million off the value of its local manufacturing and distribution operations and that it would look closely at better aligning its output with Australian demand.
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"Given the high Aussie dollar and high raw material costs, it's very hard to be a steelmaker that has significant exposure to the export markets if that steelmaker's based in Australia," he said.
But he moved to shore up confidence in the future for both Australian manufacturing and the Illawarra region, as analysts continue to point out the risk that BlueScope could fall victim to its heavy debt burden if it does not act quickly to shore up its balance sheet.
"There is definitely a future for Australian manufacturing and I think there's definitely a future for steel manufacturing in the Illawarra."
The Australian Workers Union is braced for further downsizing, but rejects talk of mass shutdowns and layoffs.
"If I listened to all the rumours I'd never get to sleep," said the "Yes, they are losing money on exports, but that doesn't mean people are going to be marched out the gate,'' AWU's Port Kembla secretary, Andy Gillespie, said. "The company has committed to local manufacturing and there are issues that need to be addressed."
Credit Suisse analyst Michael Slifirski said shutting a single furnace could result in about 600 job cuts at the Port Kembla site and help Wollongong's steel industry survive despite the issues facing local manufacturing.
"I think that's wrong [to say that Wollongong's future is in doubt]. If you go back a few years, BlueScope employed 21,000; now that has gone to 3000," he said. "It's part of the evolution of the industry."
Mr Slifirski said closing the number six blast furnace could result in the loss of around 600 staff and free up significant amount of money to repay the company's increasingly perilous debt burden.
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Great flavors! This was also a very interesting way of cooking the dish. It came out a bit soup-like - I just poured the remaining liquid over the pouches after serving them up. Quite tasty. Thanks for sharing!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced, dark green slices set aside
- 1⁄2 red onion, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 lb baby shrimp, thawed
- 2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles
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- Preheat the oven to 400º. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup water with the lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, white and light green scallion slices, onion and red pepper flakes. Add the shrimp and marinate for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, break the ramen noodles into small pieces and divide evenly among the centers of four 16-inch-long sheets of heavy-duty foil. Top with equal amounts of the shrimp mixture.
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Published: February 1, 2009 at 4:39 PMI ran to my computer and entered as soon as the commercial aired. I have no delusions about possibly winning but I thought why the heck not? The last time I entered one of these contests, I won four free tickets to any Busch Gardens park of my choice.
As soon as I entered, I went to my email account and they had already sent an email saying I was entered. Don't know when they will announce who won, but if I hear something I'll be sure to let you know.
Published: February 1, 2009 at 5:04 PMI haven't received an e-mail notification either.
However, win or not, I think the promotion is terrific. With this and the RRR coaster, Universal is answering the poor economic situation better, IMHO, than Disney. I'll probably visit Universal and Sea World later in the year but skip Disney.
Published: February 1, 2009 at 5:16 PMIt's actually the first 100,000 each time the ad airs if I understand it correctly.
Some more details and the ad itself can be seen at http://www.stitchkingdom.com/2009/02/01/universal-studios-to-give-away-100000-free-7-day-tickets
Published: February 1, 2009 at 9:30 PMAnybody see the familiarity between this and SFGA (perhaps other Six Flags parks too). SFGA is really into the super hero thing and has many opportunties for individuals to buy and wear capes of their favorite heroes. Maybe is just a coincidence (sorry for spelling!)
They need to do something, the theme park industry is taking a hit in these times!
Published: February 1, 2009 at 9:42 PMFirst off this is straight from the Universalheroes.com website:
Secondly I also got an email confirmation which looks as follows (by the way check your spam mail ...):
http://tinyurl.com/bg234w <<<< can't post image codes in comments so follow the link :)
Published: February 2, 2009 at 1:04 PMBruce singled out the better US Disney park.
Published: February 3, 2009 at 11:09 AMAmusing side note: Waaaaaaaaaaay back in the early 1980s, Springsteen's right-hand man (Little Steven Van Zandt -- who sang 'Glory Days' with him during the Super Bowl) got thrown out of Disneyland for dressing in a manner deemed to be too aggressive and gang-like.
And now Bruce hollers "We're goin' to Disneyland!"
Little Steven recounted the incident saying: "It wasn't embarrassing. It was funny really. And what a lot of nerve after modeling the Pirates of the Caribbean after me!"
Published: February 5, 2009 at 3:20 PMGot my confirmation:
Dear Bradley Robertson,
Congratulations! You are one of the first one hundred thousand (100,000) individuals to successfully register for the Universal Heroes Promotion, administered by ePrize.
For your registration, you will receive a Universal Orlando® 2-PARK Unlimited Admission Ticket valid for 7 consecutive days at both Universal Orlando theme parks! Please see the Official Rules for further prize details and eligibility requirements. You will receive your Universal Orlando Park ticket confirmation code in the mail within the next 4-6 weeks. The ticket confirmation code mailer will be sent to the address you provided in your registration. You will need to present your ticket confirmation code mailer and a valid form of identification* at the ticket windows of either Universal Studios Florida or Islands of Adventure theme parks. Your Universal Orlando® 2-park Unlimited Admission Ticket is valid March 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
At this time, no additional action is required on your part. Should we need further information from you, we will contact you at this email address.
As a reminder, only one ticket per household will be provided per the Official Rules. For a complete set of Rules for this promotion, please visit http://www.universalheroes.com/public/popup/rules.html.
Please refer to them for any questions you may have. Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Prize Fulfillment Services by replying to this email. Please be sure to keep the original subject line in your reply.
Congratulations again and thank you for your continued patronage of Universal Orlando®.
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Published: February 5, 2009 at 3:27 PMI got my confirmation that I won a ticket also.
Published: February 5, 2009 at 3:59 PMGot mine too! Woo hoo!!! I registered my wife right after I did mine but I wasnt too smart in giving the same address so even if hers was one of the 100k, it wont be valid...Oh well guess Ill have to go by myself haha!
Published: February 5, 2009 at 4:05 PMI also just got my email that I won as well..but i was thinking 7 days is a long time just for the two parks..mite only be able to go there for 3 days instead..oh well..better than none!
Published: February 5, 2009 at 4:14 PMGot mine as well. Thank you, Universal. I'll see you in October.
Published: February 5, 2009 at 6:48 PMI won!! woo! lol...I just got my confirmation too...not that it matter cause I have an AP, but I dont win things often, so its still cool to win! it looks like TPI is doin pretty well in this contest
Published: February 5, 2009 at 9:34 PMReceived my confirmation today. Any little bit helps!
Published: February 5, 2009 at 9:41 PMGot mine too. Wow...i just did it for funzies. Never figured i'd actually win. Wohoo!
Published: February 6, 2009 at 6:12 AMI also got my confirmation yesterday...the funny thing is that I didn't even register until Monday morning! Since I live about 2 hours from the park I am planning on trying to go everyday for a week with different people so we don't even have to worry about a hotel (one day my hubby, one day my mom, brother....etc). I can't wait to go!


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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by dcstands4, Aug 5, 2013.
Where did this come from?
No, but i never did want him here.
Some people can handle success well. Others.., cant.
If there is a positive, its his age. If he ever decides to grow up, theres still time.
I wouldn't discount him based on size. He's relatively short, but he has NFL hand size like Wilson and Brees.
I'm pretty undecided on him overall given the stage of his career, but right now I'd avoid him. By all reports he's had alcohol problems since he was in high school and his dad had to take a car away from him because he wouldn't quit drinking.
i get tons of grief for being a Texas homer and many feel that I live with burnt orange blinders on, and that just isnt the case. It is also common knowledge that two of the teams I despise with infinite loathing are A&M and OU. So sometimes I feel the need to justify my takes on certain subjects.
Just seemed to come out of nowhere and not relative to the topic; however, 100% of the fans agree with you. No NFL fan wants David Ash anywhere near their team as their QB.
I'm hoping Ash comes around this season. The Big 12 is open for a QB to step up and take the conference by the horns.
Baylor has no real experienced starter this year, Kansas has the transfer from BYU, Heap I think, but it's his 1st year in the offense. KState has a new starting QB, OkieSt. doesn't know who their QB will be yet, same with OU, WV will have a new QB, Tech has Pachall who has some talent but missed all of 2012 because of drug rehab so who knows there? Really, Iowa St. has one of the best options in Richardson but they don't have the team. Really, Ash is probably the most experienced of all the QBs in the Big 12.
This season is really his to take.
I'm already ready to see Swoopes start.
You were ready a year for this a year before he declared for Texas. LOL....
Yeah I have been ready for a new QB since Gilbert LOL.
his footwork right now is God awful, no way he needs to start.
I know he isn't ready I'm just tired of Ash.
It's going to get worse before it gets any better for Johnny Football:
johhny football is a spoiled rotten brat, who is too small to play in the nfl
You certainly got the brat part right.
I'm not sure if anyone read the cover story in ESPN magazine this week. It was pretty up close, not second hand type stuff.
The kid has some major issues way, way beyond the average kid or football player his age.
Like most kis, he clearly also has planety of good in him. But man, does he have issues.
I wouldn't close the door on Manziel. He's an awesome college QB who shows a lot of talent both mentally and physically on the football field. Most people are reacting negatively to him because of the dirt sucking media who once they smell blood, they stop at nothing to cause more for $$. If you look at the totality of his acts since being thrust into the spotlight, it's not atypical behavor for a 20yr old who almost instantly became famous. What has he really done? Drink some beers, sign some autographs for chump change, attend a UT frat party. Whoopie. I'd still take a look at him come draft day.
we'll see who wants him at QB when he measures 5'9".
Johnny Manziel threw for 3700 yards, completing 68% of his passes in the SEC. He also threw 26 TD's and only 9 int's. He did all this as a freshman. He ran for 1400 yards and 21 TD's. The dude can play and when he goes to the NFL whether he plays this year or not, there will be teams lining up to draft him. Do I think he will be a Good NFL QB? Absolutely, IF he can get his head on straight and I think he will. Would I want him in Dallas? YES
2012 Heisman Trophy winner (first freshman to win)[31]
2012 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner (first freshman to win)[32]
2012 Manning Award winner (first freshman to win)[5]
2012 First-team All-American by:
◦ Associated Press[33]
◦ Football Writers Association of America[34]
◦ Walter Camp Football Foundation[35]
◦ Sporting News[36]
◦ CBS Sports[38]
◦ Scout.com[39]
◦ Sports Illustrated[40]
2012 Sporting News College Football Player of the Year [41]
2012 SEC Offensive Player of the Year[42]
2012 SEC Freshman of the Year[42]
2012 All-SEC First-Team Quarterback[42]
2013 Cotton Bowl Classic - Offensive MVP[43]
2012 ESPN.com All-Bowl Team[44]
Finalist, Maxwell Award[45]
Finalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year[46]
Weekly awards
2-time Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week[47]
3-time AT&T All-America Player of the Week[48]
3-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week[49]
9-time SEC Freshman of the Week[49]
NCAA records & notes
FBS Freshman record: rushing yards by a quarterback, season (1,343)[5]
FBS Freshman record: total offense, season (5,116)[5]
Most games with 300+ passing yards and 100+ rushing yards, career (3)[5]
FBS record: First Freshman (and 5th player ever) in FBS history with 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards, season[5]
FBS record: Rushing yards by a Quarterback in a Bowl Game 229 yards[5]
Second freshman in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards[5]
First Freshman to win the Heisman Trophy[5]
First Freshman to win the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award[5]
First Freshman to win the Manning Award[5]
Only the 4th player to have 20 Passing TD's & 20 Rushing TD's, season
SEC records & notes
Most yards total offense, game (576, breaking Archie Manning's 1969 record of 540 yards, and his own record of 557 set two weeks earlier)[50]
Most yards total offense, season (5,116, breaking Cam Newton's 2010 record in two fewer games)
Most yards total offense, game average (383.3, breaking Tim Couch's 1998 record, of 377.4 yards)
Highest yards per play average (50 plays minimum), game (10.71, against Arkansas on September 29, 2012, breaking Steve Tanneyhill's record of 10.0 yards)
First SEC quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in one season
Texas A&M records & notes
Record for total yards in a season with 5,116.
Record for passing yards in a game with 453 against Arkansas on September 29, 2012.
Record for yards total offense in a game with 576 against Louisiana Tech on October 13, 2012. Broke his previous record of 557 set 2 weeks prior.
In 10 games, Manziel had 4 of the top 10 games in total offense in Texas A&M history.
Logged 10 straight games with 300 or more total yards.
The Third A&M quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season.
The 2nd Most Passing Yards in a Single Season.
The Most Rushing TD's in a Single Season.
The 3rd Most Passing TD's in a Single Season.
Tied for 7th Career Passing TD's.
Tied for 13th Career Rushing TD's.
10th in School Career Passing Yards.
20th in School Career Rushing Yards.
Hopefully He grew a couple inches while is was looking over that.
There's going to be a ton of good QB's next year, but if he comes out and he's available at the right price, then of course