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Now that you have your very own baby, your Halloween costume options have really expanded. If your baby is pretty new, she can be carted around with you, with no regard to bedtime. Enjoy it while it lasts.
A few ways use your baby as a fun prop or sidekick to your own costume. Some of these are very easy on the degree of difficulty scale and some require some more effort, so you can decide.
I would love to hear from someone who incorporates some sort of gear – a backpack or stroller – into their costume.
- Mom is princess, baby is frog (Optional: daddy is prince).
- Parents are the Wonder Twins. Baby is blue space monkey, Gleek. Heather has wanted to do this for years but her husband thinks its creepy to be siblings.
- Adults are characters from the Wizard of Oz. Baby is Toto.
- Baby worn in front carrier is Mini Me as suggested by a RookieMoms.com reader, Sean
- Celebrity baby. If you have even the vaguest resemblance to Jennifer Garner, Beyonce, or Pink, put on your rock star clothes, wear baby in a sling, and carry a Starbucks cup. Alternative to the sling for lesbian moms: one mom is the celebrity, and the other partner dresses as the nanny and carries the baby.
- Martha Stewart's "no-sew" spider and web
- Mom as a butcher; baby as a piglet
- Baby as an owl and mom is a tree with a green or brown sling.
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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's tennis team (9-11, 1-6 Ivy) concluded the regular season on Sunday at the Hamlin Tennis Center, battling hard against the No. 51 Cornell Big Red but falling by a score of 5-2.
Cornell established an early edge, claiming the doubles point with wins in the Nos. 1 and 3 matches. Zach Katz and Vim De Alwis were holding onto a 6-5 lead at No. 2, but with the point decided in favor of Cornell, the teams skipped ahead to the singles portion of the day's action.
Katz and De Alwis continued their solid play in singles, each taking a straight-set victory to give the Quakers a momentary 2-1 lead. Katz had no trouble with Jason Luu at No. 4, winning 6-1, 6-2. Minutes later, De Alwis put the finishing touches on a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Kyle Berman. Cornell was able to even the match at 2-2 when Sam Fleck downed Jeremy Court in No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-2.
Three singles matches required a third set, so the match was still very much hanging in the balance and could have gone in either team's favor. The first of the three to finish came at No. 5, where Blaine Willenborg fought back from a 4-1 deficit in the third set to force a tiebreaker, but couldn't cap the comeback as Quoc-Daniel Nguyen held on for a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(2) victory.
The Big Red took home the win with a win in the No. 1 singles match between Nikola Kocovic and Venkat Iyer. Kocovic won the first set and even had opportunities in both the second and third sets to close it out, but Cornell's Iyer refused to back down and eventually came away with a dramatic 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(2) win against the Penn co-captain. The last ongoing match also went to the visitors, with Alex Sidney notching a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 win against Ismael Lahlou.
Thanks to victories both on Friday and today, De Alwis and Katz end the season tied for the team lead with four wins in Ivy League matches. De Alwis led the Quakers with 24 total victories between the fall and spring seasons.
1. Sidney/Iyer (C) def. Kocovic/Austin Kaplan (P), 8-4
2. Katz/De Alwis (P) vs. Nguyen/Luu (C), 6-5 (DNF)
3. Fleck/Berman (C) def. Court/Willenborg (P), 8-5
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2. Sam Fleck (C) def. Jeremy Court (P), 6-3, 6-2
3. Alex Sidney (C) def. Ismael Lahlou (P), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Zach Katz (P) def. Jason Luu (C), 6-1, 6-2
5. Quoc-Daniel Nguyen (C) def. Blaine Willenborg (P), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(2)
6. Vim De Alwis (P) def. Kyle Berman (C), 6-3, 6-2
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PHILADELPHIA – Penn will hit the road once again, as it visits neighboring West Chester on Saturday for 1 p.m. meet. The competition will be the Quakers' sixth of the season, all of which have been on the road due to the construction on Hutchinson Gym.
The Red and Blue will head into the West Chester meet eight days after finishing second at their last meet. In a tri-meet with Ball State and Centenary on Feb. 1, Penn finished second with a 189.575, including a season-high 48.050 on bars. The host Cardinals (193.800) won the meet, with the Quakers outdistancing Centenary (187.550) for second.
The Golden Rams have competed four times this season, winning three dual meets, and placing third out of four teams at the Ken Anderson Invitational during their most recent trip to Philadelphia last weekend. West Chester's best performance this season was on Jan. 26 in a 187.000-185.600 win over SUNY Brockport at home.
These two teams last met one another during a quad-meet at Penn on Feb. 9, 2011. The Quakers placed first with a 187.925 and West Chester placed third with a 182.750.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida's overall crime rate dropped by 3.8 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period last year, with a similar drop in Jacksonville.
While the murder rate dropped locally, it increased in Florida, and forcible sex offenses were up significantly both in Jacksonville and across the state, based on statistics released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Thursday.
Robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries and larcenies all declined -- both locally and statewide.
The statewide murder rate increased by 1.5 percent -- including an 8.2 percent rise in murders committed with firearms -- but the rate dropped by 11 percent in Jacksonville.
MORE ONLINE: FDLE's county-by-county crime rate data
Forcible sex offenses, including rape, sodomy and fondling, also increased -- up by 10.8 percent in Jacksonville and 1.5 across the state. That includes a 40 percent increase in rapes committed using firearms although they accounted for only 73 of the 2,684 total statewide.
Overall domestic violence dropped 5.4 percent in Florida, but domestic violence murders increased by 30 percent and forcible rapes by 7 percent.
"Based on today's report, I continue to be cautiously optimistic about the indications that our three-year downward trend in crime is continuing in 2012," Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford said in a statement released Thursday. "We closely monitor all crime activity in Jacksonville, and will continue to do so."
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey announced the figures Thursday in Tampa.
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Pronunciation: vi-tree-ah-lik • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: 1. (Literally) Containing or similar to sulfuric acid or any of the metal sulfates. 2. (Figuratively) Extremely caustic, scathing, filled with rage and abasement, often accompanied by profanity.
Notes: Today's Good Word comes from the noun vitriol which once was the name for metal sulfates including sulfuric (vitriolic) acid, hence the caustic flavor of its current meaning. To add sulfates to a compound is to vitriolate it. The spelling and pronunciation of this word are rather straightforward; just remember the accented O.
In Play: The recent political elections in the US saw far to many and too vitriolic attacks: "Highly vitriolic political attacks only inflame the debate over real issues and encourage violence." Perhaps politicians should remember that there is no problem that anger solves. But politics is not the only arena in which we find too much vitriol: "Jess Newcomb's vitriolic attack on his neighbor for playing loud music late at night was grossly disproportionate to the neighbor's misdeed."
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin vitreolus "of glass, like glass, glassy", the adjective of vitrum "glass". So, how did we get from "glass" to "vitriolic", you may rightly wonder. For the answer to this question, we have to go back farther than glass. The original meaning of vitrum was "woad" (related to weed), a plant from which Romans derived blue dye. Since Roman glass had a bluish tint, the word for "woad", vitrum, gradually migrated to the meaning "glass". In the Germanic languages vitriol was borrowed to refer to acid, a glassy, transparent liquid so, initially, vitriol had an appropriate sense. However, since acid is also caustic, it is in that sense we use vitriolic today. (Today's Good Word comes to us under the auspices of Suzanne Russell, who joins us at alphaDictionary in wishing for a far less vitriolic political world in 2011.)
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Well, we did indeed have a slightly less vitriolic political scene in 2011, but then again, that's to be expected as it wasn't an election year. There was the false crisis over the spending limit, but that almost doesn't count as vitriol, just bamboozling bombast and posturing.
Now that 2012 is upon us, and the electioneering is in full swing, I expect we'll have plenty of occasion to use this Good Word. Bummer.
Now that 2012 is upon us, and the electioneering is in full swing, I expect we'll have plenty of occasion to use this Good Word. Bummer.
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Now that Manitoba Opera's production of the tragic Aida is over, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society is offering something much lighter and definitely more uplifting beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. It's the wonderful operetta The Mikado, an all-time audience favourite.
The Mikado holds a special place in my heart. It was my introduction to the catchy tunes and witty lyrics that are highlights of Gilbert and Sullivan shows. My dad took me to see it in Montreal when I was about 10 years old. I remember sitting in the front row, completely absorbed in the music, the Japanese costumes and the performers, whom I found hysterical. It was a whole new world opening up to me.
When Hanukkah came a few months later, I was delighted to receive a D'Oyly Carte recording of The Mikado with the great Martyn Green as Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. I must have listened to that recording every day for months, learning all the words and singing along. I still have that battered old boxed set today.
The G&S Society consistently produces first-class shows year after year. The cast is a combination of veteran performers and fresh young singers, many of whom are getting their first chance to play on a big stage in front of a large audience.
That was the case for 27-year-old baritone Sam Plett, who debuted with the society as a memorable Pooh-Bah in their last mounting of The Mikado in 2006. This year he plays the title role and is looking forward to opening night.
"The Mikado is some of the best work of both Gilbert and Sullivan," he said in a phone interview. "The music is delightful."
This will be the fifth show the talented Steinbach native has done with the G&S Society and he values the time with his colleagues.
"It feels like a family. I've always liked working with (director Reid Harrison). He gives me lots of freedom. He lets you play around with your role and doesn't try to mould or shape your interpretation."
Soprano Amanda Bruneau, who plays Yum-Yum, ward of Ko-Ko (don't the names indicate that this is a spoof?) and love interest of the wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo, agrees. "Reid provides soft guidance during rehearsals," she says. "He never says, 'This is how you should feel.'"
Bruneau played Yum-Yum before at her alma mater, Canadian Mennonite University. "It's a favourite of mine and is a lot of fun. It's amazing to have an opportunity to do it again. I can delve deeper into the character."
The 25-year-old studied with Henriette Schellenberg, loves opera and musical theatre, and has sung in past G&S productions and with The Little Opera Company. She is a student teacher at Oakbank Elementary School.
"I love to teach full-time and perform on the side," she says. "In an ideal world I'd be performing all the time, but that means being away from my husband, family and dog. My dream role is Belle in Beauty and the Beast and I'd like to do Rainbow Stage."
Plett, who studied with Mel Braun, has had the Rainbow Stage experience, playing Old Deuteronomy in Cats last year. He was part of a Christmas cabaret that toured Vancouver Island in 2012 and is off to Charlottetown, P.E.I., this June to star in Forever Plaid.
Other young performers in The Mikado include Michael Dueck as Pish-Tush and Wes Rambo as Nanki-Poo. Bruneau calls Rambo "very talented. We naturally have onstage chemistry that works."
The inimitable Fred Cross reprises his role as Ko-Ko, and, according to Plett, he has "added some delightful touches to As some day it may happen," (the famous "little list" song). Plett likens librettist Gilbert's humour to that of Monty Python. "Lots of people my age still like that," he says.
Versatile veteran alto Donnalynn Grills plays Katisha, the older woman also in love with Nanki-Poo. Michelle Mourre directs the orchestra and Harrison proclaims there are "fabulous costumes that Taras Koral and Harlequin Costumes designed."
This promises to be a colourful and thoroughly entertaining show for the whole family.
All four shows are at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre: tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $35/adults and $15/students and children, available at 204-957-7842 or www.manitoba opera.ca


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I didn't know that. http://html5doctor.com/block-level-links-in-html-5/.
I think I'll make the switch.
I find this to be an extremely difficult concept to understand since XHTML tells us not to do this, I have been working with jQuery Mobile which uses the technique but I just can't get used to it.
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Obviously I was purposely demonstrating at least two nonsense ideas there, that would be perfectly valid. No doubt you'll get some idiots wrapping TABLE in anchor.
It's known as the principle of "paving the cowpats".
This is a very good idea. But does it work? I remember seeing if it was possible a couple of years ago and it always broke things in firefox.
@chris.upjohn that's interesting. Why does XHTML tell us not to do this? I can't see the reasoning for it.
Works very well on mobile but older browsers such as IE have a hell of a time trying to render things right if you don't make the anchor display: block
@TomB; Block level elements in XHTML are strictly for layouts E.g. containers for headers, content wrappers and such, using a block level element within an inline element is wrong because you are changing the design of what an inline element is supposed to be used for hence you have already written bad markup for doing so. HTML5 gets around this by adding one extra section to the specification that says we can do this but it still goes against the reasoning why an anchor element is inline in the first place, personally I feel that an anchor tag should be used for nothing else but text and span elements for icon purposes since they are both inline but anything like a <div>, <canvas> etc... should be made clickable another way.
That reasoning is fine, but only because of the way we've already defined block and inline. From a practical perspective, linking a block or group of elements makes perfect sense. Semantically, there's nothing wrong with wrapping a element in an anchor.
In fact, I'd argue that it's a poor separation of concerns that inline/block should be a consideration when marking up a document because it's display only.
Except that I'm seeing people wrap all sorts of blocks in anchors including blocks of code that already contain other anchors!!
It just opens up all sorts of problems not to mention rendering problems in certain well known browsers and is best left alone. I agree it would be handy in some cases to link a block of heading and text content but than can often be confusing for users (and I should think confuse screen readers) if not done correctly. In most other cases though it is unnecessary to do that.
Not that <a> is the reason I'm switching. I just think its time. Ill start with the doctype and meta character set for now. And work the semantic tags in over time as I get to know their correct usuage.
But that's viable at the moment. Inline elements can contain other inline elements. There's nothing to stop someone putting an anchor in an anchor at the moment! I don't really think that's enough of a reason on it's own. The DTD should specify what elements are allowed in others and the validator would be able to pick up nested anchors wheer they're inline or block.
An A element cannot contain another A element in HTML 4.01 and that actually is a normative markup language.
Like I mentioned above you no doubt you'll get some idiots wrapping complex tables with an anchor. Imagine the craziness of a whole structural data table defining a hypertext link, etc.
X(HT)ML 'block' and 'inline' elements have little to do with display if anything (markup wise) they are structural. Block-level elements typically contain inline elements and other block-level elements. Inherent in this structural distinction is the idea that block elements create "larger" structures than inline elements.
People too often get overly confused with the CSS 'display' property, which is a Style Sheet Language and that would actually cover Separation of Concerns, as its 'display' not 'structural' content.
Well people could of always done it they just for the most part didn't because of the validation error. I think anything that prevents all the css hacks that used to happen to make valid is a good thing.
Do you guys use html5 now? I've been holding off but I think it's time on new projects. I won't go and recode all my old stuff. The only problem is ie8 tide to XP. I still have an XP as an example. Therefore ie8 will be around for a while to come. html5 shim then you say. No, I've never been a fan of that mentality of thinking. XHTML as an example. That's why I always chose html. Even my web design site which presumably is mostly web designers has 60-70% ie visitors. Purposefully designing in a way that demands making work-arounds for the majority of your users makes no sense to me. Mine as well just take the simple route. Hence my hesitance for html5.
Its a pity that XHTML 2 died to be replaced with XHTML 5.
XHTML 2 had done away with the <a> tag completely and allowed the href attribute to be added to any tag that you also wanted to be a link. That idea makes far more sense now than having the <a> tag. After all browsers have already got rid of one of the two uses for the <a> tag by allowing an id on any tag to be used as the destination for a link so why not do away with the other one and allow any tag to be a link.
Do I author non normative HTML5? The answer is; no; the only place you'd see me write any h5 would be answering a forum question on Fred5. I'd have a similar opinion to Stephen regarding the XHTML 2 hyperlink approach over the h5 anchor solution. Though I believe either two methods would be misused and wasn't that thrilled over the XHTML 2 idea either at the time.
The reason HTML5 allowed the "anchors wrapping blocks" thing, really, is because
Because all browsers had some kind of error rendering to deal with inline anchors around blocks, and because so many people were using this bad markup for a reasonable idea (making a whole chunka somethin clickable to a single URL, instead of multiples of the same URL), when they were writing their Unified Error Rendering, the vendors realised they could set the same behaviour cross-browser for this. And apparently this was easier than adding working href attributes to non-anchors (they looked at that, with <nav> and then directly <li href="blah"> inside).
So while they were at it, they mumbled something about smelly cowpaths and legalised it. Kinda like embed.
I've gone ahead and started even using the crappy new tags, only because in my eyes they're good for just one little thing: they add an easy anchor (for browsers) for the accessibility layer.
And because of this (mostly, there were other reasons too), Steve Faulkner proposed a new element: <main>. And just to be difficult, I decided to add <main> to a page I was rewriting anyways. It's <main role=main>. W00ts.
So far as I know, the other new elements aren't used by any other software. At least not like we were so promised with diamonds in the sky. That was the dream, right? We wanted more semantics so other software could figure out what kind of data our web page/app content was? The dream's still a lie, with the small exception (slowly getting there) of screen readers and probably Dragon Naturally Speaking (not sure about anything else though).
So I figured, if I'm going to use crappy meaningless tags, I'll add <main> just because it'll not only help map the role=main to a tag, but unlike nav and header and footer, it'll probably help software like Readability, stuff that takes out the meat of the page and removes all the crap and chrome and junk around it. I like that. Sounds nice.
And since browsers and other software don't really otherwise have any clue what any of this all means, and IE needs JS, I just do adocument.createElement('main');and make a <main role="main">and style with[role=main] {display: block; background-color: #080;}(which does work in IE7 so long as it runs JS and after you make it a block element of course)
and now I can officially call myself a hipster, but a hipster with a heart of gold cause I'm doing it for a Good Cause. Righteousness, brotha!
I should stop now with the madness, because I may be setting a barrier for this little guy
then again I'm one of these
Since browsers work around it anyway it makes absolutely no difference with HTML 5 that they allow it.
Where it does make a difference is with XHTML 5. Sonce XHTML does not try to patch up junk code the only way to allow that particular coding practice in XHTML was to allow it in XHTML 5.
So you could say that this particular change is more for future use in XHTML since it has long been allowed by browsers in HTML and so with HTML 5 it is just a matter of dejeure catching up with defacto.
True, except the unified error rendering thing is kinda new. Someone (or a few intrepid someones) actually crawled through tests and vomit to see how browsers dealt with all sorts of errors. And they were all different. And this was not good. And the WHATWG were Displeased. And so they said, "Let there be Unified Error Rendering". And So It Was Done. And they agreed it was Good. Or something. So I heard, once. Rumours on teh interwebs. And actually, it wasn't really unified error rendering, but more the idea that how browsers deal with errors also belongs in the HTML specs, so they added it.
Maybe, I dunno. Since XHTML (even 5) still uses XML parsing, they would have to actively change parsing for that. I know they made some changes for "XHTML5" (but they were really arcane and weird and had to do with tokens and schemas and stuff I don't understand cause actually I no speak-a de XML) but I dunno if they were planning to do that for anchors wrapping blocks. Probably not. Part of the whole "cowpaths" thing is partially the reluctant admission that, yeah, HTML is sloppy and silly by nature and is meant for nose-picking dreambeaver-using humans to mutilate and modify and get wrong, because, well, it must be good because Postal's law something something. Or in other words, correct HTML must not be placed above making sure your Tumbler's 10px-font-sized rage against, like, the system man, or what you think about some celebrity shows up to grandma who clicked a link. Cause grandma'd be all like, "what's this 'XML error' thing mean? What did I do wrong? I don't get it." <back button> So everyone's all like POSTAL'S LAW DON'T BREAK IT! IT'S SAVIOUR OF TEH INTERNETS
Or whatever.
XML/XHTML wasn't like 'Nam, man. There are rules.
Anchors are the most important element on the web, this change makes perfect sense to me. Why not be able to link a block of content? It's also becoming important because of newer devices that require large hit targets. I like interfaces where you can click anywhere. e.g.
It's a trend that will continue for good reason and all new browsers handle it well.


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WILLISTON — Britton Hall scampered through a running drill as his schoolmates cheered him on.
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He dashed around cones and approached a hurdle at full speed, poised to clear it.
The 14-year-old quarterback for the Williston Middle School Red Devils crashed to the ground with the hurdle as he tried to make it over, climbing back up to his feet a moment later.
"I'm good!" he said, smiling.
Britton was one of 50 students at Williston Middle who got to participate Friday in running, passing and catching drills as part of the NFL's Play 60 campaign. Members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers presented the school with a check representing a $10,000 grant for being a Play 60 Super School.
Linebacker Dekoda Watson, kicker Connor Barth and punter Michael Koenen were greeted with cheers when they arrived in the morning as the student body, many dressed in red and holding signs of support, showed their Buccaneer spirit for the players.
The whole school filled the cafeteria, where players spoke about the importance of staying active and studying.
"If you can keep your grades up, you can do anything you want," Watson said.
Fifty kids were chosen from different grade levels to participate in different drills run by the players.
Physical education coach Trent Viau said the students were nominated by their teachers for their behavior, grades and enthusiasm for PE.
Viau and Principal Pamela Asbell said the grant money will be used to buy more basketball hoops for the gym, a new batting cage net and other athletic equipment.
"(Viau's) going to be methodical with the way he spends the money," Asbell said.
Watson said he felt at home in Williston, which reminded him of his hometown of Aiken, S.C.
"I'm a country boy," he said.
He led a running and catching drill at one station on the school's field, while Barth and Koenen led others.
After all students got to participate at all stations, everyone went inside for a game of dodgeball, which had players and students sidestepping, diving and laughing throughout.
Barth later said he loved seeing the students get active and having fun while they're at it, noting that hearing from some NFL players might help encourage them.
"It's probably better to hear it from us than to always hear it from their teachers," he said.
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The birth control pill, also known as "the pill," is a medicine that can prevent pregnancy, make periods lighter and less crampy, and make periods come regularly. A birth control pill has two hormones: estrogen (ESS-tre-jen) and progestin (pro-JESS-tin). Taking the pill every day prevents your ovaries from releasing an egg every month. Progestin only contraceptives are another type of birth control pill.
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Take 1 pill at the same time each day until you finish all of the pills in the pack. When you finish the last pill, start a new package of pills the next day.
Be careful not to miss any pills, but if you do:
Minor side effects usually will go away within 3 months after starting birth control pills.These may include:
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The Crap We Missed – Wednesday 8.10.11
Wow, this is awkward. I, uh, I don't think Leo's into black chicks, Bar. (Racist, I know.) But have you tried Sean Penn? He's got money…
Welcome to Wednesday's The Crap We Missed featuring rapidly-dying Gerard Butler – No, seriously, when did he start doing heroin? – Chris Brown somehow allowed near car doors and an example of the age-old question, If a LaBeouf passes a Jonas without one recognizing the other, did they ever really exist? More importantly, why does Shia LaBeouf, Hollywood actor, always carry a backpack? Is he going to cram for a trig test? Meet a study group down at the quad? Pull out a 12-pack and start drinking? I seriously need to know now, or I can't sleep.
Why wouldn't Eric Roberts be in here? is what you mean to ask,
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PRIVATE Training - Kung Fu (Ba Gua Zhan), Arnis, Tai Chi, and Self Defense
I am now offering all PRIVATE classes of martial arts training up in Bear Mountain Resort (Langford/Millstream area). If you can follow the rules and be a nice training partner. Private Lessons are $50 per leasson, or $200 per 5. Times available differ but mostly run 7am to 7pm. Contact me for info: guardianmavicbc[at]gmail[dot]com.
Self-Defence Tips
Found this online. I provide it for educational purposes only. I do not condone weapon use.
Don't make yourself a Target:
- NEVER go anywhere alone – go with as many friends as possible, get security or an employee to walk you to your car / bus. MOST MEN THINK THEY CAN OVERPOWER 2 GIRLS. So, take as many friends as possible.
- Never appear clueless or helpless. Keep your head up, stay confident and aware. DON'T walk around with an open map.
- NEVER walk around drunk or stoned
- NEVER talk on your cell phone, or look distracted, or look down while talking on your cell phone – THIS WILL NOT HELP YOU, IT SIGNALS YOU ARE AN EASY MARK
- Never carry a laptop or camera, or I-Pod, or if you must, do so in a backpack where they can't tell what you have in there
- Never carry anything in a laptop case
- Never walk around with your purse, backpack, or fanny pack open
- Never over encumber yourself with bags or boxes; get help in carrying them from security, or an employee
- Carry an everyday tool that could double as a self-defence weapon at all times – in your purse or pocket (even when you go out to get the mail, or just run to the store)
- never attack anyone, only use this weapon for self-defence purposes
- If you feel uncomfortable, your weapon should be in your hand or very close at hand
- Surround yourself with small, easy to use, self-defence weapons in your car and home, such as: kubaton on keys, engraved metal pen, THE CLUB, coffee mug, pencil, maglight, flashlight, extendable baton, umbrella, cane, key ring, wrench, hammer, tire arm, spiked dog collar, small knife, etc. Know where they are, train with them.
- Practice often with your weapon and in practical, unarmed self-defence
- Always carry your cell phone for emergencies and talking in public well lit areas ONLY
-- REMEMBER the police cannot get there in time to help you – you are on your own, criminals know this, they don't care who you are talking to on your phone
-- if you can't afford a cell phone, get one with a pay as you go plan for emergencies
- Plan your route: NEVER ask for directions alone at night, if you must ask for directions and you are alone, go to a well lit area with a security camera
- WEAR PRACTICAL CLOTHING *** If you must wear high heels, or restrictive clothing, or expensive jeweler, bring a change of clothes and change in the bathroom, or in your car before and after the party ***
- Always carry a decoy purse / wallet.
- If threatened, keep away from the attacker, say "Here's my money, take it" drop your DECOY wallet (or change purse) on the ground with some old cards and maybe $2-5 in change and old receipts and papers, while backing away make sure they go for the wallet, then RUN into a public lighted area – do not put any old ID in your decoy wallet
- If you accidentally drop your real wallet, just keep running
- DON'T ASSUME BECAUSE YOU ARE IN A WELL LIT AND PUBLIC AREA YOU ARE SAFE, WATCH BEHIND YOU, you may have to fight
- ALWAYS scream and look angry when you fight – go berserk if you can, without compromising your balance
- jog with a medium sized dog, or with friends – join a jogging group. DO NOT jog, walk, or rollerblade in isolated places alone. Always carry your weapon.
Secure Your Perimeter:
- ALWAYS lock your DOORS immediately, both in your car and in your home (many women are raped or assaulted in their car or at home because they did not lock the doors and windows. KEEP THEM LOCKED AT ALL TIMES)
- check your area to make sure it is safe
- know where your closest self-defence weapon is
Always Watch for Ambush Points:
- watch for good ambush locations, avoid them
- avoid stairwells
- watch for vans in a parking lot, many women are pulled into and raped in vans, especially white cargo vans.
- avoid jogging in a wooded area at night - many women are raped here
- avoid underground university tunnels - many women are raped here
- Look under your car, and in the back seat. If he is in your car with you, crash your car in a public area, or with another car. DON'T COMPLY WITH HIS WISHES IF YOU CAN AVOID IT.
- Serial rapists and killers use pity and subterfuge: such as a wheelchair, crying baby, cane, etc. NEVER aid anyone alone, especially at night, if you must render aid, do so at a distance – GET HELP (get the super, or security, or an employee, or a passerby, or the police), DON'T APPROACH PEOPLE TO HELP THEM
– KEEP YOUR DISTANCE at all times
- NEVER turn your back on people, especially if they are hostile or belligerent
- If someone you can intimidate is getting belligerent, point at them, look them in the eye, and tell them (in the deepest voice possible) to "BACK THE FUCK OFF". Leave the area adjacent to the hostile, not through them, nor backing away.
- Never trust strangers, even if they look nice, or have a uniform – get security to walk you but don't drop your guard
- If possible, keep your distance from everyone. Know where everyone is around you at all times. Don't let potential attackers get behind you. This includes people you know
- Never give in, never stop THINKING a way out
- Your best weapon is your brain, use it.
- The best attack is the unexpected attack – lull them into a false sense of security if you must.
- If you feel uncomfortable you are PROBABLY in DANGER
- Many people are mugged, abducted, raped, or killed in public in broad daylight – just because it is during the day does not mean you are safe – watch your ambush points
- NEVER go anywhere alone – it is much more inconvenient for your friends to attend your funeral than the mall, bar, or school
- If you have to go out alone go prepared, or JUST DON'T GO.
- Always secure your perimeter, always watch for ambush points.
- Always plan ahead, including your route, and your defence strategy
- Predators ARE out there. Your town is NOT safe.
- NEVER FEEL SILLY FOR DOING SOMETHING SMART – You look dumber dead
- Don't walk around worried about attack - be confident in your preparations
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** All information is provided for educational purposes only.
Mayo Clinic Recommends Tai Chi for Posture, Balance, and Stress Relief - Jul 21st, 2008
The Mayo Clinic is famous worldwide for its state of the art superlative health care. Now they are suggesting what the Chinese have known for years: Do Tai Chi!
Building Character or Virtue - Jun 29, 2008
Martial arts training is all about building good character. The ancient Chinese called it the path to virtue, the ancient Greeks called it building arete, which means functional excellence, or virtue. The Greeks (Empedocles in particular) also praised attaining a state of mental awareness, called metis (pronounced may-teece - rhymes with Greece).
The ancient Greeks and Chinese seemed to have similar meditative goals, especially in Lao Tsu, Confucius, and in some of the Pre-Socratics (Pythagoras, Empedocles), Socrates, Plato, and the Stoics. Being attentive to your mental and physical states, and trying to build good character is the corner stone of internal martial arts.


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Surprise! The drought improved slightly across the contiguous United States this week, but even that may not be enough to save many key agricultural states from the drought's stubborn grip. Currently, 57.64 percent of the Lower 48 is in moderate or worse drought, compared to 58.87 percent last week.
Few states were lucky enough to report any improvement – or any notable change – in the drought. It appears that the stubborn drought that made history books last year has now transitioned into the 2013 drought, and though its historical impact has yet to be decided, its grasp on the Plains remains firm.
Nebraska, in particular, has been at or near the top of the drought-plagued states for nearly six months, and conditions have yet to move in any direction. Seventy-seven percent of the state is in exceptional drought, and this number hasn't shifted since the first week of October. Less than one-quarter of an inch of rain has fallen in the Corn Husker State in the past 30 days, and while January is traditionally dry, this year it only adds to the intense drought already in place.
According to a report by The Associated Press, Nebraska farmers are being advised to prepare for another rough, drought-dominating growing season. State climatologist Al Dutcher said that the state needs 8 to 10 inches of moisture more than normal to break the drought, and there is a 70 percent chance the drought will linger for the second consecutive year. Read more here.
Other agricultural states are feeling the full effect of the drought as well, including Kansas (36 percent in exceptional drought), South Dakota (31 percent in exceptional drought), Oklahoma (40 percent in exceptional drought), and Texas (7 percent in exceptional drought).
See how your state is doing here.
Close attention is being paid to Colorado and Wyoming as the drought is quickly settling in. Last year the area saw one of its worst – and in some cases earliest – wildfire seasons. With 59 percent of Colorado and 64 percent of Wyoming in extreme or worse drought, the threat of another fire-filled year make many nervous.
"We know we're going to have a fire season. It's just a question of how long and how bad," says Jeremy Sullens, a wildfire analyst for the National Interagency Fire Center told USA Today in an article available here.
Despite the grim outcome, the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook shared some hope with states, especially those in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and the northern half of South Dakota as improvement was likely through the end of April. For the rest of the drought-ridden states, the news isn't as hopeful. See the map here.


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This article was published 28/8/2012 (1820 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Ho-hum, another new head coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
For those scoring at home, Tim Burke, the recently anointed interim head man, counts as the third head coach for veteran right guard Steve Morley in this, his fourth season in River City (Mike Kelly and Paul LaPolice, who was let go Saturday, are the others).
It's no big deal, though. Riding the angry seas of a new boss is becoming old hat for the 31-year-old, as he's had no less than 11 head coaches in his 10-year professional football career.
"It's a funny game, isn't it?" Morley said after a quick practice at Canad Inns Stadium Tuesday, the first under the Burke regime. "You just try to listen to what they say and you try to adapt to their schedule and their way of doing things as fast as possible. As you saw out here, coach Burke has a completely different way of doing things. Practice time is changed, practice schedule is changed, meetings have changed, the tempo is changed -- everything is new again.
"I have a lot of respect for Paul. I thought he did a great job. Coach Burke, as he said, is more rigid. In meetings (Tuesday), he was like Cal Murphy up there talking to us, just laying it out in a straightforward manner. That's what it kind of reminded me of."
Morley was huffing and puffing after practice, an indication of just how uptempo Burke's practices are going to be. The club started Tuesday's workout 20 minutes early and the practice featured a lot of the one-on-one work -- receiver versus defensive back, defensive line versus offensive line -- promised over the weekend.
Burke also delivered on a promise he would wield a bigger whip when it comes to penalties. Winnipeg took 13 penalties in Friday's 20-17 loss to the B.C. Lions, leading to a handful of players running 'gassers' (four widths of the football field, one sideline to the other) after the practice session.
"The players have to take responsibility for those 13 penalties that we had," said veteran receiver Terrence Edwards, who was forced to run due to his offside penalty in that game. "We have to be smarter than (that). It's always been the emphasis. Today, it was a little more emphasized.
"I can tell you this: It's going to be a long time before I go offside again."
Just FYI: Burke is Edwards' fourth head coach in six years in Winnipeg (he joined the club during the Doug Berry years).
Anyway, like LaPolice did before him, the "rigid" Burke will issue fines to players who take selfish major penalties (roughing the passer, late hit, etc.). Pre-snap fouls like offsides and procedures will be subject to gassers, as will pass-interference calls and holding penalties. All infractions are subject to punishment, something LaPolice didn't do.
"I'm just coaching according to my personality," Burke said. "I feel like I'm a driven guy and I'm self-disciplined, and I expect them to be that way. If it comes across as being hard-ass or whatever, that's the way it is. I'm just being straightforward with them.
"I don't beat around the bush. This is the way it is."
The defensive players are more familiar with Burke's ways, so Tuesday was more about the offensive unit getting to digest what their new head coach was all about. As expected, given how Burke is the new boss and everyone's position is under the microscope now, the first impressions were voiced carefully to reporters.
Edwards: "We just get to get on board and buy in to what he's trying to do. He's the new head coach now. Everything we did before, you got to throw it out the window."
Left tackle Glenn January: "You'll see the team take on his personality."
Quarterback Buck Pierce: "He brings a different presence. It's a change. Change is only good if it works. I can promise you that he's going to bring some attitude and a mentality -- starting now -- that's going to be different."
Before you arrived, Buck, that's what players said about all the other guys, too.
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Lodging at the M lazy C is a real western home away from home. We will tie you up, er…I mean put you up. Stay in one of our original ranch cabins, refurbished with all the modern conveniences. Just like the stars of CMT's Cowboy U, take your boots off and rest your bones in real cowboy comfort; this time you're the star. We promise it'll be warm, clean and comfortable. We'll treat you right and make you feel part of our ranch family! We offer more than just breakfast to our guests – Hearty Ranch Meals and Meal Packages are available as well. Bring along your favorite pets, big and little and truly make it a family affair. Read more about our horse and pet policy.
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Along with all the lodging options, feel free to take advantage of some of our other amenities:
- Comfort those saddle sores in the cowboy hot tub.
- Chatter up the friends and family with FREE Wi-Fi.
- Relax in the Cowboy U Bunk House next to a warm fire; read a book, watch a movie, or play a game or two.
- Participate in one of our nightly activities including Saturday Chuck Wagon Dinners, Tuesday's Ice Cream Social, and much more. *
- Shop for snacks and western souvenirs in our General Store/Office.
- Go country and enjoy some horseback riding, fix your sights at the shooting range, try your hand at roping or horseshoes, and take a little hay ride.*
- Want more, try the vacation package. Learn to rope and ride and move along little doggies.
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Enjoy our western lodging bed and breakfast style. Our log cabins once served as the bunk houses for the wranglers of the original homestead. Modernized and beautified, each room now includes in-room coffee, a microwave, small refrigerator, and FREE Wi-Fi. They are clean and comfortable and decorated with antiques. Most have wood burning stoves that adds an additional touch of atmosphere. No bed and breakfast stay is complete without a delicious morning meal.
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Bunkhouse: set of 6 bunk beds with table and chair, coffee pot, microwave and fridge, attached 2 showers , toilet and sink.
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Lodging at the M Lazy C means you can bring Silver, Star, and Midnight! This is a vacation your horses can enjoy, too. We have 12×12 and 16×16 outdoor pens and a 150 x 250 Cowboy U Arena. The Ranch has unlimited access to trails in the Pike National Forest. You'll be able to take in the panoramic views of Pikes Peak and the Lost Creek wilderness area.
Stay in one of our log cabins or enjoy the great outdoors in a beautiful tent or RV camp site.
Learn more about Colorado Horse Camping and Horse Hotel.
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Lodging at the M Lazy C doesn't mean just staying in our homestead cabins. You can sleep under the stars or stay in your own home on wheels, if you want to. We have just the spot for you. We have RV sites with various levels of service. Water and Electric sites and full hook up sites (includes sewer hook up).. We have sites for the horse campers with pens right at the site itself.. and some full hook up sites that are just perfect for large RV's.
All of our sites have horse pens directly behind each site.
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It has just been announced that the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? is to air sometime next month. The list of celebrities who are climbing their family trees have been revealed.
- Alex Kingston – actress
- Annie Lennox – musician and activist
- Gregg Wallace – tv presenter
- Hugh Dennis – comedian & actor
- William Roache – actor
- Celia Imrie – actress
- Patrick Stewart – actor
- John Bishop – comedian
- John Barnes – footballer
- Samantha Womack – actress
The press release promises that the series will cover the Crimean War, WW1, WW2, illegitimacy, poverty, misfortune, formidable matriarchs, aristocracy, Jamaican genealogy, estrangement and abandonment. Apart from the Jamaican connection they could have had me and my genealogy on the programme and saved themselves a lot of trouble !!
Always good to have a new series of WDYTYA? to look forward to.


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WILTSHIRE Police officers and staff have breached data protection laws 23 times in the last five years.
According to figures obtained by the Press Association under the Freedom of Information Act there were 2,031 breaches of the Data Protection Act across the 35 forces in England and Wales that responded between January 2009 and October 2013.
Breaches could include officers or staff accessing confidential and personal information or running unauthorised background checks and nationwide more than 100 staff were sacked and nearly 200 resigned as a result.
The Wiltshire force, the oldest constabulary in the country, ranked joint 10th of 35 for the lowest number of breaches, while neighbouring force Avon and Somerset Constabulary reported the highest number of incidents, 289.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police was unable to confirm the disciplinary consequences of the breaches locally.
He said: "If an allegation of a breach in data protection occurs, the appropriate manager would firstly assess whether what had been done constituted a criminal offence and/or a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour (for police officers) or Police Staff Code of Conduct.
"They would then allocate it to an investigator, a Regulation 15 Notice (for officers) or letter from HR (for staff) would be served on the individual and suspension from post or from organisation would be considered.
"An investigation would be carried out and the individual would be interviewed. A report would then be provided to the head of Professional Standards (for a police officer) or the head of HR (for a member of staff). They would then conduct a final assessment and decide whether there is enough evidence for the case to be sent to CPS for consideration of prosecution. If not, then the assessment will look at whether there is enough evidence on the balance of probabilities for the individual to attend a misconduct meeting or hearing."
Javed Khan, chief executive of Victim Support, said: "It is very worrying to think that the personal data of victims of crime – who are often extremely vulnerable – might be being accessed and used inappropriately by people in a position of trust.
"Victims rightly expect that their privacy and the information they give will be respected when they report a crime.
"Victims must be able to trust the police so they have confidence to come forward and report crime in the first place."


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Love It or Hate It? Scarlett Johansson + Jessica Biel at the 'Hitchcock' Premiere
Leading ladies Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Biel went shiny and sparkly for the premiere of 'Hitchcock.' Love the looks or hate them? Weigh in here!
-Lucia Peters
You know what movie we can't wait to see next? Hitchcock. In fact, we're so excited for its Friday release that we recently rounded up a whole bunch of the filmmaker's best leading ladies in preparation for it. And hey, guess what? It had its big premiere in New York this past Sunday! You know what that means, of course: Do you love these two looks, or hate them?
I'm talking, of course, about the looks worn by Scarlett Johnsson, who plays Janet Leigh, and Jessica Biel—sorry, Timberlake—who takes on the role of Vera Miles. Take a look at them above: Scarlett wore a black and green Rodarte minidress, while Jessica for Oscar de la Renta and earrings by Lorraine Schwartz. And while they're both sparkly and festive… both ensembles kind of leave me scratching my head.
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Let me 'splain: While I quite like the rich color combination of Scarlett's getup, I can't quite figure out what's going on with the actual print of it (if, in fact, one can describe it as a print—I'm not totally sure what it is, but "print" is the best I've got, so "print" is what it shall be). And Jessica? This sort of reminds me of something Liza Minnelli once wore. Or perhaps more accurately, it reminds me of something that the Lady of the Lake wears while doing a Liza Minnelli impression in Spamalot:
Okay, so Jessica's outfit isn't quite as fringe-y as the Lady of the Lake's is, but you get what I mean.
I suppose if I HAD to pick a favorite between Scarlett and Jessica, I'd go with Scarlett; but really, I'm going to pass on both of them. Sorry, ladies.
Tell us: What do you think of ScarJo's and Jessica's Hitchcock premiere looks? Yea or nay?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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I Love Every Last Square Inch of My Cellulite
My body isn't perfect. I have plenty of flaws. And you know what? I LOVE them. So there!
-Melissa Chapman, www.marriedmysugardaddy.com
All right, I admit it: I have cellulite. That dreaded dimpling on the backs of my thighs and derriere? I've got it. Is it a feature that I'm particularly proud of? Would I, say, wear a thong bikini to the beach? Hell no! But it's not because I'm ashamed of my body; in fact, quite the contrary. I love my body. I feel grateful when I wake up every morning and I can get out of my bed, unassisted, and simply walk to the bathroom. I can see, I can touch, and I can be independent
I may be starting to sound a bit preachy, but really: How often do you honestly reflect on the gifts your body gives you, and the miracle that it simply works? And while I'd love this body which houses my soul to be a perfect 7 (lord knows at 4' 11″, there is no way I could ever conceive of it being a 10), I'm not going to starve myself to get there. I'm just not willing to walk around feeling angry and bitchy all day long because I'm hungry.
Of course, when my ten-year-old gets nostalgic, starts flipping through old photo albums and remarks, completely innocently, "Wow, mommy, you used to be SO SKINNY"—and repeats it five times in a row!—sure, it makes me ponder my thinner days.
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But when I look at those pictures, I remember a girl who was convinced that the bulk of her confidence and essence laid in her appearance. And that girl was 22. Why, at 38 years old, does society want or expect me to look like a 22 year old? And why would l I acquiesce to such a ridiculous demand?
Like it or not, every extra dimple on my thigh, every extra pound on my belly, the scars, the laugh lines, the wrinkles—they're mine. I've earned them. Some of them are permanent records of my most joyous occasions, like birth of my kids; others, meanwhile, are a painful reminder of darker events, scars which I cannot forget because they are indelibly etched on my face and in my heart. And nor would I want to forget them.
So, beauty companies? Can you please stop peddling me your fake-ass anti-cellulite, anti-wrinkle pills and shakes that promise to transform my 38-year old self into my 22-year-old one? I don't want your snakeskin oils, because I am proud to have earned every last one of my flaws.
Oh, and just for the record, you couldn't pay me enough money to experience being 22 again. I'm happy just where I am.
Melissa Chapman blogs about her marriage and everything in between at http://www.marriedmysugardaddy.com/. Her work has appeared in The Staten Island Advance, Care.com, ABC News, BlogHer, Baby Center, Momtourage, Lifetime Moms, Babble, The Washington Post, Time Out NY Kids and iVillage.
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As an American living away from home, Thanksgiving dinner is a perennial matter of great concern. I spent my first Thanksgiving abroad in Nice, France. We decided to cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for a mixed group of American, French and other nationalities. We scoured the entire region along the southeast of France looking for ingredients like fresh cranberries and molasses.
Most non-Americans do not fully understand how important a holiday it is for us. For many of us (myself included) we would put it above Christmas. This being said I have had many a sub-standard Thanksgiving dinner living around the world. The worst though was in Las Vegas. Without any prior plans we ended up at the Rio Hotel's buffet for a dining experience that literally made my soul ache.
This is why I made sure to blaze this trail this year. I set out to create the closest facsimile of the real thing that I could possibly create here. Also I had the good fortune of timing being on my side with my newly constructed brick smoker/oven to roast the turkey.
Mr. Delicious Thanksgiving Menu 2012
Apple Wood Smoked Turkey
Traditional Stuffing with Bacon and Dark Stock
Oyster Mushroom Stuffing
Green Bean Casserole with Creamy Mushroom Sauce and Fried Onions
Sweet Potato Casserole with Oat Crumble
1950's Style Cranberry Salad
Mashed Potatoes
Cajun Dirty Rice
Lots of Gravy
Pumpkin Pie with Créme Anglaise
Starting with the turkey, I had about a 6kg (12lb.) bird that I brined for 12 hours. The brine consisted of 1 cup of salt and 1 tablespoon of curing salt for 1 gallon of water. I then added sugar, apple cider vinegar, peppercorns, dried chili flakes and parsley stems. I dropped the turkey into a large bucket I use just for brining and pickling and poured the brine over it. Then I weighted it down with a stack of plates. Since there was not enough room in the fridge I kept it iced down for 12 hours. Then remove and rinse.
Once it was cured, I placed it in front of a fan for about two hours to dry and warm up before smoking. I used a combination of charcoal and apple wood, maintaining a temperature of about 235f (110c). It smoked for about 3 hours until an internal probe reads about 160f (70c). I would later finish it in a hot oven before serving.
Stuffing is a very misunderstood side dish but one of my absolute favorites every Thanksgiving. I was raised on oyster stuffing, but unfortunately I could not find oysters in time (at least I had bacon). There are a couple tricks to making good stuffing. First cook your mirepoix thoroughly before folding it into the bread. Use a good brown poultry stock and season it well. Finally add lots of the stock. Keep ladling more until it can take no more. Then just bake until it's hot in the center and slather with gravy.
Also unavailable were fresh cranberries. However I was able to substitute dried with some success. I decided to mold the cranberry salad like you might see in cookbooks from the 50's and 60's. This was actually quite simple. I gelled some cranberry juice with sugar and garnished it with slices of orange, persimmon and chopped walnuts. I molded it in a cake pan and just warmed it in water to release it from the mold.
My sweet potato casserole sucked in a big way. I need to find a way to better adapt the local sweet potatoes into this dish. The local camote is much starchier than what I'm used to in the States. The result was a really dry texture that I think could be remedied by puréeing it.
My wife (who is also responsible for my conspicuously better photos), prepared two different types of pumpkin pie, both made from the local pumpkin. One was a classic variety and the other was finished with caramel and chopped walnuts.
Though I have cut back on the number of private events in to focus on Mr. D's, I do still enjoy an occasional event like this. I like to keep it very casual and unassuming. Thank you to all who attended. It sure as hell beat the Rio…


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EVESHAM'S Abbey Bridge will re-open to traffic on Monday, March 10 at 3pm.
The contractor working on the bridge, Hochtief, has confirmed that two lanes of the important link across the River Avon will re-open from March 10 as work on the revised programme has progressed well enough to be in position to be opened to vehicles.
Hochtief had been working to a March 31 date to re-open the bridge to traffic, and is still on track for a full reopening by this date.
Cllr John Smith, county council cabinet member for highways and member for Evesham north west, said: "I understand the enormous relief it will be for traders and residents to get their link into the town back open.
"We have been working tirelessly with contractors Hochtief to re-open this crucial link into our historic town to traffic as the earliest possible time.
"I'd like to, once again, thank everyone in our community that's backed our town and its traders over these last few challenging months. Your support has been truly appreciated and I'm sure this will continue in the months and years ahead."
To avoid any confusion and potential issues with safety the diversion route through the town will remain in place and continue to be staffed to help traffic flow until all three lanes of the Abbey Bridge and Viaduct are open.
Both the County Council funded discounted offers of three hours parking for 20p in the town's Wychavon District Council short and long-stay car parks and half-price bus travel to and from Evesham town centre, will continue and remain in place until March 31.
The temporary pedestrian bridge will remain open ensuring the commitment to pedestrian and cyclist access throughout the scheme is kept.
For the latest information about the project please visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/abbeybridge or follow the @worcscc County Council Twitter account and look out for #AbbeyBridge.


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My husband was diagnosed over a year ago with CC through a routine scan - he has one large tumour 8cm and a few other satellites in the other lobe. As you can imagine it was a great shock to all the family as he was symptom free. He has been regularly tested every three months since then, the consultant told us to hang fire for treatment as he was still feeling well, so we had a year of travelling and trying to fit everything in with holidays friends etc. At his last scan the consultant said that over the year there has been only a few mms growth in the satellites - the large tumour was virtually the same. I understand that CC is very unpredictable, but we are hoping his is slow growing so that he can keep well without treatment for as long as possible. Just wanted to share this news to try to give hope to anyone recently diagnosed. Statistics take only an average view of things - we were told six to 12 months was all we could reasonably expect and we have had a year of expecting the worst. Although we are still cautious, we are now hoping for the best. Sometimes it is better to see what is happening before jumping into treatment straight away.
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Natasha Richardson dies from ski injury
After conflicting reports on her condition Tuesday and word today that she had suffered irreparable brain damage, Natasha Richardson's ordeal came to a tragic end when she passed away today from a head injury suffered while skiing in Canada. The AP reports:
"Liam Neeson, his sons (Micheal and Daniel), and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha," the statement said. "They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time."
The statement did not give details on the cause of death for Richardson, who suffered a head injury when she fell on a beginner's trail during a private ski lesson at the luxury Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. She was hospitalized Tuesday in Montreal and later flown to a hospital in New York.
It was a sudden and horrifying loss for her family and friends, for the film and theater communities, for her many fans and for both her native and adoptive countries. Descended from at least three generations of actors, Richardson was a proper Londoner who came to love the noise of New York, an elegant blonde with large, lively eyes, a bright smile and a hearty laugh.
Rest in Peace, Natasha.


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Rangers' bats go stale behind Ogando
Minnesota's Correia limits Texas to six singles in eight frames
MINNEAPOLIS -- Texas has emerged as one of the best teams in the Majors in the season's early going, with a mixture of a strong pitching staff and a lineup primed for offensive outbursts.
The latter trait, however, eluded the Rangers in the second half of their four-game stay at Target Field.
With a suddenly stale offense, the Rangers lost their second straight game Sunday for the first time this season as Minnesota downed Texas in a series-splitting 5-0 shutout.
One day after they could not muster much of a rebuttal in a 7-2 rout, the Rangers let another sturdy showing from their starting pitcher go to waste by way of a lack of run support.
Kevin Correia has been by far the Twins' most consistent starting pitcher this season, and he continued to add to that distinction Sunday. Working with a distinctively low pitch count for much of the afternoon, Correia (3-1, 2.23 ERA) limited the Rangers to six singles in eight innings for his fifth quality start of the year.
Even with Lance Berkman and Elvis Andrus back in the lineup after a day off, the first six batters of the Rangers' recently potent lineup were kept to three hits.
"He changed speeds; he cut the ball well," Texas manager Ron Washington said of Correia. "We had some opportunities there, and he made some pitches against the middle of my lineup, and it happened twice."
Alexi Ogando was not spot-on but made it through six innings with three runs allowed on four hits in a start that looked quite similar to fellow starter Derek Holland's performance Saturday (3 R, 5 H, 7 IP).
Despite his quality start, Ogando's -- and the Rangers' -- downfall was put in motion when Twins slugger Justin Morneau met up with the first pitch he saw in the sixth inning.
Morneau rocketed an 81-mph slider -- a pitch Ogando said he was "too cautious" with -- beyond the right-field wall at Target Field to put the Twins out front, 3-0, with a two-run homer.
"Today, really, Alexi made one mistake," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "He threw a slider up, and Morneau didn't miss it. ... You feel bad when a guy like Derek yesterday comes out and gives us a chance early, and today we really didn't have a lot of scoring opportunities."
Minnesota extended its lead once Ogando exited the game. Reliever Joe Ortiz, making his first appearance since giving up two runs to the Twins on Friday, fell into trouble again. After Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected for arguing a call at third, Jamey Carroll notched the Twins' third single of the inning for a one-out RBI to push the deficit to four.
Texas turned to right-hander Jason Frasor to bail Ortiz out of the jam, but Brian Dozier quickly added another RBI single with his second hit of the game.
The Twins opted to pull Correia before the ninth with his pitch count just above 100. But another single for the Rangers, off reliever Casey Fien, did nothing to wake up the offense after it was subdued for eight frames.
"It was another well-pitched game by Kevin," Gardenhire said. "It's unbelievable. His success is about throwing it over and getting ahead in the count, and I think we saw him do that all day getting ground balls and pop flies."
To Texas' relief, Sunday ended a stretch of 13 straight games, 10 of which came on the road. Although the Rangers (16-9) are stumbling slightly as they return home for a series with the White Sox on Tuesday, they remain entrenched in the top spot of the American League West standings.
"It seems like we haven't been home in forever with the way the schedule is set up," Pierzynski said. "It'll be nice to get home, get an off-day at home and relax, get away from baseball for a day. Just get back to hopefully a little bit of normalcy and come back ready to go on Tuesday."
Nate Sandell is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed featuring Prince Harry in a completely innocent photo that I'm in no way using as a subtle suggestion to Fish about the summer vacation he always talks about, but we never get around to taking. YOUR LIES CUT DEEP, YOU KNOW THAT?! We've also got Justin Bieber and the Ghost of Douchemas Future, Donnie Wahlberg's petrified stare as the realization that no, those titties weren't worth it after all finally sets in, and Brooke Mueller dragging the hellspawn through LAX, so if you needed a diversion, Al Qaeda, security will never be more tied up than right now.
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LEAGUE CITY, Texas - Police have arrested a man accused of breaking into a home and touching a sleeping girl while wearing a mask.
According to authorities, Marco Alvarez, 29, wore a mask when he entered a home on Autumn Cove on July 24.
Investigators said he ran out of the home when he awoke a girl by touching her at 12:30 a.m.
David Fox, the girl's neighbor, said he had been alert after the incident, and eventually saw Alvarez at it again. This time, though, he was trying to get into Fox's sister's car.
"I stayed up a little later. Tried to help look for him. See who it was. Not 100 percent sure at the time," he said.
Fox said he remembers thinking the masked man looked familiar.
"It's not an easy case to solve," said League City spokesperson Kristi Wyatt.
Police said they were able to solve it with the help of Fox and his 911 call.
"The good thing about this is we were able to get information about the person's description and the neighbors were on alert. They were watching out for the person in the neighborhood because they wanted to protect their homes and their children," Wyatt said.
Alvarez is charged with burglary of a habitation and criminal trespassing. He is being held in Galveston County Jail on $47,500 bond.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it also planned to question Alvarez.
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Today's interview is with character artist, Dennis Mejillones.
What is your job at BGS?
I am a character artist at BGS. My responsibilities can range from making some cool creatures/characters to making armors/weapons. My primary responsibility has been to create the looks of races and making them customizable.
How did you break into the industry?
I originally started doing 3D for commercials and eventually moved to doing freelance work at what was then a small game studio. When I first started there, I worked on games like Bratz and Cabela's Dangerous Hunts. Not very prestigious games, but it was a good way for me to start and learn about the industry. Eventually as that studio got bigger I got to work on some cool stuff like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Dragon Age: Origins, Borderlands and a few other cool titles. Not too long after that, I got picked up by BGS and have been very happy working here.
What's your proudest achievement while working at BGS?
My proudest achievement is probably between two things: working on character gen and another thing I can't yet talk about.
What do you think is the biggest misconception about your job?
That we play videogames all day or that we are filthy rich. We spend a lot of time testing the game, but most of our day is spent actually creating the art and getting it to come to life. The other big misconception is that were all very weird. Only the majority of folks are "very weird", the rest are just weird.
If there was one developer you could meet, who would it be?
Ive been fortunate enough to get to meet some amazing developers in the Zenimax/Bethesda family — legends like John Carmack, Shinji Mikami, not to mention the fact that I work for freakin Todd Howard… it doesn't get better than that. That said I wouldn't mind meeting some of the guys from Naughty Dog or Bioware. I really admire a lot of what they are doing. I would also love to meet Tim Appleby (Brink). He's done and continues to do some really cool stuff.
If you weren't developing games, what do you think you'd be doing today?
Robbing banks… I think… can I say that?
Favorite office lunch?
CHICKEN FAJITAS!!!! Seriously Chicken Fajita day at the studio is great. So is cookie Wednesday.
If you could trade jobs with someone else in the office for a day, who would it be and why?
If it were only for a day I would have to say Todd Howard. He's involved with everything and then I would have all the juicy details. That being said, he's usually pretty good about keeping us in the loop.
Worst job you ever had?
A carwash drying off cars. IT SUCKED!!!! Washing cars in the winter isn't fun — cold weather and wet, frozen towels aren't for me. Thanks for asking… I had blocked that out of my mind until now.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I really enjoy hanging out with my wife, family, and friends. I like being outside and hiking. When I'm not doing that, I like to do things with my hands (mind out of gutter please). I like to build things, I also like to break things. Most of all though I like to build combat RC Mechs. Yes I just said that. Here are some pics (1, 2, 3) of my first mech and a video as well for your viewing pleasure. And yes… it is indeed awesome!


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20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project: Nice Pants by Landon Nordeman
Giving tees and balls to a golfer gets old pretty quickly. And clubs are impossible to wrap, much less wrap to concealment. This print - a fine example of those go-to-hell pants favored by many a duffer - is a light-hearted change. You can either give just the print itself or go all the way with a tasteful white frame. NOW you have gift game.


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MOBILE, Ala. — Monday was a bittersweet day for members of the New Orleans Saints' coaching staff — as well as 29 other NFL staffs.
While they would rather have been preparing for Super Bowl XLVII, like the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, coaches and scouts from 30 teams — including the Saints — were trying to find the players they hope will help take them where they wanted to be.
"I don't want to be here. … I would rather be where we should be — in the playoffs — right now," Saints interim coach Joe Vitt said Monday as workouts for the 64th annual Senior Bowl began. "You don't want to be here.
"Why we're here means we're not good enough to be in the playoffs, and we've got to get better personnel. We've got to make sure we grade these guys properly and evaluate them properly — and we will."
Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo knew where Vitt was coming from, but he also knew how vital it was to get a good look at some talented young players who could help the Saints rebound from a 7-9 season.
That's especially true on defense, which likely will be the focus of team officials this week after the Saints set an NFL single-season record for yards allowed and finished last against the run — just two of a number of categories in which they struggled.
"I've been fortunate in a lot of ways to not have been there, to have something else going on," Spagnuolo said of being in the Super Bowl twice in his career. "Yet, and I'm sure Joe feels the same way, the juices get flowing, and you're on the football field. Guys are practicing; you're evaluating. So that part we like."
With 106 players on the practice field Monday, the Saints were able to get a close look at some future members of their team.
While they just finished a two-week evaluation of last season's team, the Saints weren't talking about what areas they may be looking to bolster. But it's safe to say they could use some help at defensive end, outside linebacker and possibly cornerback.
While four of the top five defensive ends ranked by NFLDraftScout.com are underclassmen and aren't here, the crop is plentiful and solid.
BYU's Ezekial Ansah should go in the first round, while UCLA's Datone Jones and Texas' Alex Okafor are rated first- or second-round picks by NFLDraftScout.com. SMU's Margus Hunt is another possible second-rounder.
While the top two outside linebacker prospects are juniors, three players projected as second-round picks are here: Rutgers' Khaseem Greene, Kansas State's Arthur Brown and Ohio State's John Simon. Texas A&M's Sean Porter and Stanford's Chase Thomas are rated as second- or third-round picks.
Three projected second-round cornerbacks — Oregon State's Jordan Poyer, Boise State's Jamar Taylor and Washington's Desmond Trufant — also could be on the Saints' radar.
The Saints have the 15th pick in the first round as well as a third-rounder, which could help upgrade the defense if they can't get some things done in free agency because of a tight salary cap.
"It depends on the guy," Spagnuolo said when asked whether the Saints can get a player at No. 15 who will quickly make a difference. "We've seen around the league where guys have done that. ... But sometimes you've got to be a little bit patient."


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About Suzanne Caporael
Painter Suzanne Corporael is preoccupied with scientific subject matter, basing her sublime abstract paintings on methodical research of the natural world. Especially interested in time and how its passage is manifested in nature, she attempts to distill universal truths through careful observation of areas of convergence and transformation, like estuaries or rings of trees. As once described in a New York Times review, "...you might say that if natural laws were to express themselves through paint, something akin to her work could result."
American, b. 1949, New York, New York, based in Stone Ridge, New York
Solo Shows on Artsy
Suzanne Caporael, What Follows Here, Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York
Suzanne Caporael, Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington
Suzanne Caporael, Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York
Group Shows on Artsy
SITE/SIGHT, Cross Contemporary Art, Saugerties
Tamarind Salon, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque
The Print, Atrium Gallery, Saint Louis
Wintry Mix, Atrium Gallery, Saint Louis