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And I am pretty sure that she won't slleep and get over tired and really be a pill. How is that for mindfullness. I am trying to let it go and see what happens because I know if I have expectations I will live up to them and be tired and horrible and impatient.
|"And acceptance is the answer to ALL my
problems today. When I am disturbed, it is
because I find some person, place, thing, or
situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable
to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept
that person, place, thing, or situation as being
exactly the way it is supposed to be at this
moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in
God's world by mistake. Until I could accept
my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless
I accept life completely on life's terms, I
cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so
much on what needs to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be changed in me and in my
c. 1976, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 449
|Maureen Garth's popular mediations for children were born out of the author's desire to help her three-year-old daughter sleep soundly. Developing "the gentle art of going within", her delightful stories helped her child -- and many others around the world -- to feel secure and to sleep peacefully.
In Moonbeam, Garth invites her readers to accompany her on journeys into an imaginative world of animals, people and places. She shows parents how to use these imaginings with their children, helping them deal with their anxieties, develop their concentration and enhance their creativity.
|Originally posted by mamabutterfly
Oh, one other thing related to EB -- a group of women at my church have begun meeting to talk about motherhood, and July's meeting will be discussing Everyday Blessings! I'm excited, though it feels mildly, um, disloyal to you all, lol
I'll let you know how it is!
|Originally posted by nuggetsmom
ANalisa, how are you doing? Hanging in there I hope. I thik about you every once in a while.
|i forget who knows sonoma county and used to live here? maybe that will come together sometime.
|Originally posted by Festivus
Jacqueline, that so made me think of page 449 in the AA Big book:
Thought others might enjoy that so I pasted it in... By the way, I was a huge softball nut for years. It's how dh and I met. We both played at the same park.
|The first requirement is that we be convinced that any
life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that
basis we are almost always in collision with something
or somebody, even though our motives are good. Most
people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is
like an actor who wants to run the whole show; is forever
trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery
and the rest of the players in his own way. If his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. Everybody, including himself, would be pleased. Life would be wonderful. In trying to make these arrangements our actor may sometimes be quite virtuous. He may be kind, considerate, patient, generous; even modest and self-sacrificing. On the other hand, he may be mean, egotistical,
selfish and dishonest. But, as with most humans, he
is more likely to have varied traits.
What usually happens? The show doesn't come off
very well. He begins to think life doesn't treat him right.
He decides to exert himself more. He becomes, on the
next occasion, still more demanding or gracious, as the
case may be. Still the play does not suit him. Admitting
he may be somewhat at fault, he is sure that other people
are more to blame. He becomes angry, indignant, self-pitying.
What is his basic trouble? Is he not really a
self-seeker even when trying to be kind? Is he not a
victim of the delusion that he can wrest satisfaction and
happiness out of this world if he only manages well? Is
it not evident to all the rest of the players that these are
the things he wants? And do not his actions make each
of them wish to retaliate, snatching all they can get out
of the show? Is he not, even in his best moments, a
producer of confusion rather than harmony?
Selfishness, self-centeredness! That, we think, is the
root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear,
self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the
toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Sometimes they
hurt us, seemingly without provocation, but we invariably
find that at some time in the past we have made
decisions based on self which later placed us in a position
to be hurt.
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own
making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic
is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he
usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics
must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it
kill us! God makes that possible. And there often seems
no way of entirely getting rid of self without His aid.
Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions
galore, but we could not live up to them even though we
would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God's help.
This is the how and the why of it. First of all, we had to
quit playing God. It didn't work. Next, we decided that
hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our
Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the
Father, and we are His children. Most Good ideas are simple,
and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant
arch through which we passed to freedom.
When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable
things followed. We had a new Employer. Being
all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept
close to Him and performed His work well. Established
on such a footing we became less and less interested in
ourselves, our own little plans and designs. More and more we
became interested in seeing what we could contribute to
life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of
mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as
we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose
our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn.
|Originally posted by rainsmom
Thanks Festivus! My son is in rehab now and though Ive read some things on AA, I still dont know the kinds of things he is going thru, or reading etc etc, that will hopefully help him move from actor to healthy contributing adult. Ive seen some people change from AA, and others not. am I just a mother to hope he can come thru this and turn his life around? My hopes are high.
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Social and local tastings begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
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NEW YORK -- Starter Nick Tepesch pitched five strong innings on Sunday afternoon and also picked up his first Major League hit.
It could have been a great all-around afternoon for Tepesch except for one small problem. He actually went six innings; his day got off to a terrible start with a five-run first, and the Rangers never recovered in an 8-4 loss to the Mets at Citi Field.
The Rangers ended up 1-6 on their road trip to Baltimore and New York and have lost 16 of their last 20 games.
"Nothing good, for sure," shortstop Elvis Andrus said. "We just keep getting in the same funky situations. We get behind early in the game, and it's hard for us to get our offense going. It was a pretty tough road trip."
Tepesch allowed just five hits, but two of them were home runs, and he walked four batters. It's only the fourth time in 28 Major League starts that he has allowed two home runs in a game and the third time he walked four, but it's the first time he has done both in the same game.
"I was all over the place," Tepesch said. "I felt like I wasn't commanding anything."
Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler earned the victory by holding the Rangers to one run in 6 1/3 innings. The Rangers' only run off Wheeler came on Robinson Chirinos' ninth home run of the season and seventh in the last 25 games.
Alex Rios added a solo home run and Leonys Martin hit a two-run shot off reliever Gonzalez Germen in the eighth inning, but the Rangers were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and are hitting .207 in those situations in their last 20 games.
"It's nice to see them swing the bat and find the fences," manager Ron Washington said, "but it would be nice to start doing it with runners in scoring position so we could put up some crooked numbers. They just need to relax and try not to do too much in those situations.
"You have to give Zack Wheeler credit. The guy has a live arm. He came out there throwing strikes and making us swing the bats. We finally put some runs on the board, but we couldn't make up for the runs we gave up in the first inning."
Tepesch started the day by walking Curtis Granderson after getting ahead 1-2 in the count. He retired the next two hitters on fly balls to center, but Lucas Duda put the Mets ahead with a double to left. Tepesch then walked Kirk Nieuwenhuis and gave up a single to Juan Lagares, sending home a second run.
That brought up backup catcher Anthony Recker, a .209 hitter with two home runs in 110 at-bats this season. Tepesch got ahead of Recker, 0-2, but couldn't put him away. Recker worked the count back to 2-2, then lofted one down the left-field line, clearing the fence for a three-run homer.
"Tepesch just left too many balls up in the zone and couldn't command it," Washington said. "After the first inning, he started getting the ball down a little bit. At least he was able to give us six innings."
Tepesch walked Ruben Tejada but then started finding himself. He retired 15 of the last 18 batters he faced, although he did give up a solo home run to Nieuwenhuis in the sixth.
The Rangers are now 12 games under .500 for the season.
"We have to take it one day at a time and not think tomorrow about what happened today," third baseman Adrian Beltre said. "We have to think positive that we can play better. We know we can play better. Under no circumstances can we think that losing is OK. We have to get it turned around and play better."
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'Trailing 2-1 in the best-of-seven game, the 'Canes enter Game 4 understanding that it is at a crossroads of the series. There is a mammoth psychological difference between being down 3-1 and being tied 2-2. The 'Canes focused heavily on team bonding in the preseason, and communication is one of the team's strengths. That clearly helps in this situation.'
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Team CTC's Tamina Oliver praises the charity's support for women's cycling
Tamina says that the assistance provided in their first year of racing by the cycling charity CTC is part of what convinced her to join the Green Team at the start of 2013.
For Oliver, the ethos behind the formation of the team was another part of her decision to race for CTC.
One of the reasons for Team CTC being set up was to help promote women's cycling, which is something I wholeheartedly support. Racing with them is a way for me to help encourage participation in cycling through actions and not just words."
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For Oliver - and for the rest of the ladies from Team CTC and manager Steve Bailey - the racing season has seen an immense amount of travelling up and down the country for the National Series, the Johnson Health Tech Series, and other events.
However, for Tamina the experience in Krisna Lipa last week is the one she has enjoyed most.
"For me the four days in the Czech Republic was fantastic. Everyone, from the riders to the support crew, was a joy to be around and it was really interesting to race there.
"I've not raced there before and the courses provided a great challenge for me as they were mostly hilly which I enjoy. The atmosphere within the team was the best I've seen it - we all jelled well together and had a really great time."
In between the Tour De Feminin and Team CTC's last race at the National Series Surf and Turf in Blackpool on June 16th, Oliver has spent time competing in the Tour of America's Dairyland series in Wisconsin, USA.
Tamina competed for Team Wisconsin, and has hopes to compete in the States again in the future.
"It was an incredible experience being involved in the nine consecutive days of racing in America. I learned so much while I was there and considering criterium racing isn't my forte, I was happy to get a number of top 10 finishes.
"It was great fun, an amazing opportunity and I'd love the chance to go out there and race again sometime."
Having been out of competition for three weeks between the Surf and Turf and the Czech tour, Team CTC's schedule will once again see them competing on a near-weekly basis beginning with this weekend's National Series event in Essex.
Looking ahead to the rest of the season, Oliver hopes that the recent sojourn to the Czech Republic isn't the team's last tour in mainland Europe this year.
"I'm not sure if we're taking part in it yet or not, but I'm really keen on racing in the Tour de l'Ardeche in France. I rode in the tour last year and I felt it really suited my strengths.
"Also I feel after the Czech tour I could have done better earlier on had I got enough rest on returning from America. I feel like l'Ardeche is an opportunity to get that right, go there properly prepared and rested at the top of my game."
One of the reasons why Team CTC was formed was to encourage more women to take up cycling and participate in riding whether for leisure or competitively.
And Oliver believes the role that she and the rest of the team play as ambassadors for women's cycling is important to increasing participation in the UK.
"If you are in any team you are representing something larger than just yourself; and it's always good to speak to the general public whether they are interested in getting into cycling as a hobby or want to take it up competitively.
"Just because we are in cycling to race doesn't make us any more special than anyone else. Cycling should be all-inclusive no matter what your ability level is.
"That's the sort of message I want to get across and I hope that what we do does encourage more women to take up cycling."


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The World's Largest Anniversary Card will be assembled at The Grand Finale Celebration!
As part of a year-long celebration of its rich history of providing highquality dairy products to communities for 75 years, Prairie Farms Dairy is hosting multiple fun-filled anniversary events. The events will take place during the month of June in 17 communities throughout the Midwest and will coincide with June Dairy Month. The seventeenth and final event will be held at the St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Mo. on June 29.
All events are open to the public and free of charge. Each location will feature a variety of activities and giveaways for families, community members and employees to enjoy. Activities will include a sampling station, where attendees can sample multiple Prairie Farms products, an education area set up to inform attendees about a variety of topics related to dairy, new products, farming and general health and an area where attendees can interact with local farm families.
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"We are excited to bring the communities we serve into our anniversary celebration with these events, and June Dairy Month is a great time to celebrate our cooperative's rich history, our farm families and employees," says Ed Mullins, Executive Vice President and CEO. "Attendees will be able to see what Prairie Farms is all about, serving the community and bringing quality products from our farms to their tables."
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DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers' slugging third baseman and Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera has been voted the 2012 American League Most Valuable Player.
Cabrera, 29, beat fellow front-runner for the award Mike Trout, of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who had a standout rookie season in outfield.
It was Cabrera's league-leading batting average (.330), 44 homeruns, 139 RBIs and solid finish to the season to help his team get to the playoffs which may have ultimately made him the strongest case for winning the MVP title. He is the second Tiger to win the award in as many years -- Justin Verlander in 2011.
Some argued Trout would win the award for his all-around contributions to the Angels' lineup, outfield and base running.
But Cabrera's dominance at home plate, which culminated in a rare Triple Crown season (first in MLB since 1967), was too much for the panel of 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America to pass up.
He received 22 of the 28 1st place votes -- Trout received the other six.
The Tigers' trip to the World Series also may have played a factor in the decision. Cabrera's effort helped the team get all the way to the big show.
The 2012 National League MVP award went to San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, the first catcher to win the ward in 70 years.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - You may have heard about hyperbaric oxygen treatment for humans. That therapy is now available for animals, and the first machine in Jacksonville was used Thursday to help a dog bitten a water Moccasin.
The first patient put through the brand new hyperbaric chamber at St. Francis Animal Hospital was a golden retriever named Nettington that was bitten by the snake on Monday in the backyard of its home and was still extremely swollen.
The timing of the 13-year-old dog injury worked in its favor, as the vet's office is the first and only in northeast Florida to get a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. It was installed Thursday.
"That afternoon, I noticed his muzzle was swollen and that something was wrong," Nettington's owner, Claudio Lopez, said.
By Tuesday afternoon, Nettington's entire face blew up.
"I'm not ashamed to say I actually broke down yesterday when I first saw him this way, because I didn't expect it," Lopez said. "I knew he was going to be swollen, but when I saw yesterday, it was a shock."
"When we first saw him, we started treating him with some intravenous fluids and started him on antibiotics and pain medication, started to monitor his blood parameters," St. Francis Animal Hospital founder Susan Shelton said.
Snake bites can leave dogs in dire straits, but hope is on Nettington and its owner's side.
"We were keeping our fingers crossed that he would still be here with us since he got here Monday," Shelton said. "Today's Thursday, and today is our installation day, and he gets to be our first patient to go in it. It was actually kind of perfect timing."
"It delivers 100 percent oxygen in a pressurized environment," Shelton said. "So essentially, kind of in a nut shell, it means there can be oxygen delivered to two areas of the body that are suffering from a lack of oxygen."
"This chamber that you're talking about is supposed to be doing wonders, and I never heard of it, and so I'm anxious to see how the results are going to be," Lopez said.
Each treatment usually costs about $125, but the animal hospital is a nonprofit, so it works with patients to provide affordable care and doesn't anticipate it'll be charging that.
Because it is a nonprofit animal hospital, it gladly accepts donations. In fact, a woman who had her cat in there the same day Nettington went in decided to donate the $100 it would have cost her at another animal hospital to Nettington's care.
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The NBA trade deadline is 3 p.m. Thursday.
The burning question is whether Cavaliers center Marreese Speights will still be with the team.
The 6-foot-10, 255-pound Speights came to the Cavs on Jan. 22 along with guards Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby and a first-round pick in exchange for forward Jon Leuer. Speights has fit in well with the Cavs (16-37) as their backup center.
He has a player's option on his 2013-14 contract and is expected to become a free agent. That's why the Cavs might entertain thoughts of trading him.
It's similar to the Ramon Sessions situation last season. He had a player's option on his deal and the Cavs traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers last February.
"It's out of my control," Speights said. "It's up to the front office. Whatever they do on Thursday, we'll see what happens."
The 25-year-old Speights said he wouldn't mind staying with the Cavs.
"I love Cleveland," he said. "I love these fans. I love playing with these kids, these players. Whatever happens Thursday is out of my control."
Cavs coach Byron Scott said it's not up to him whether Speights is traded.
"That's up to Chris Grant," he said of the Cavs' general manager.
"I like him. I like what Mo's done. I wouldn't be unhappy if he's here. Let's put it that way. If he's here after the 21st, I wouldn't be unhappy at all."
Speights is earning $4.2 million this season. If he decides to stay with the Cavs, he'll be owed $4.5 million next season.
He might seek a multiyear deal.
"We will evaluate our option at the end of the season," agent Andy Miller said on Tuesday.
If Speights becomes a free agent, the Cavs can't go over the salary cap to sign him, even though he's their own free agent. That's because he waived his "Bird" rights when he approved the trade to Cleveland.
"When I was coming out of college, I spent like two weeks here before the draft," Speights said. "I knew Alonzo (Gee) growing up in high school. I felt comfortable coming here.
"I'm not looking forward to free agency. I'm just trying to win games and get to .500. You have to live in the moment. You can't live for the past or the future."
If it works out, he said he'd love to be part of the Cavs' future.
"I'm here, so why not?" he asked.
The Cavs, who host New Orleans at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena, have 29 games remaining.
"We're going to try to finish .500," Speights said. "We've been playing well as of late, but had a little downfall before the All-Star break."
In 10 games with the Cavs, he's averaging 13 points and 6.4 rebounds.
"I can play better," he said. "The last half of the season will be better for me. I'll just continue to try to get wins.
"Coaches are giving me an opportunity to play."
There are some observers who think he should start over Tyler Zeller. That's probably not going to happen because Zeller is getting valuable experience in the starting lineup.
"It matters to anyone in the league if they start," Speights said. "If you're coming off the bench, you have to get accustomed to the role you're playing.
"(Whether I start is) out of my control. That's up to the coach and the front office. Tyler will have to learn how to fight through the hard times."
Quick shots
-- Former Ohio State center Greg Oden might wait until the offseason to sign with an NBA team, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. The injury-riddled 7-footer probably won't sign with a team until the offseason, said agent Mike Conley. The Cavs remain the front runners.
-- Scott said he wants to win as many games as possible in the second half of the season.
"Our biggest thing is just to continue to take positive steps," he said. "I'm not trying to put a number on it. I just want to win as many as possible."
-- Scott said he doesn't think the players worry much about the trade deadline.
"If you see you have one player or two players who are probably thinking about it more than the others, yeah, I'll probably pull them aside and talk to them a little bit about it," he said. "But they're grown men. Well, most of them. A few of them. Let me take that back. We've got a few grown men out there."
-- ESPN's Mark Jones will handle the play-by-play of Wednesday's game, along with analyst Jon Barry. "NBA Countdown" with Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bill Simmons, Michael Wilbon and Jalen Rose airs at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN leading into the game. It's the Cavs' first national television appearance this season.


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Maybe it would be better to watch in.ground wrote:Easy to get addicted. Watch out.
Endorphins would be the common answer, but most likely it would be the anandamides.retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Addicted to what exactly...?
Do you get a bit of a buzz or blissed-out feeling after a good run?retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
OK, thanks... I don't know that I even get those, so not much to be addicted to there.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
Addicted to what exactly...?
tiltbillings wrote:Do you get a bit of a buzz or blissed-out feeling after a good run?
Mal wrote:Does the Buddha recommend jogging? Why not walk? I jogged/ran for twenty years and stopped when my knees became quite painful most days. One colleague who didn't stop had a knee replacement, another a hip replacement. So I have great doubts about it being a wonderful exercise! These days my exercise is walking to the shops and back, which (just) gives me the minimum needed to keep fit, according to UK NHS guidelines. If you *must* jog, I'd start very slowly, barely above walking pace for 10 minutes three times a week, and build up to Santa's minimum - 30min three times a week, over three months. If knees or hips hurt, don't run through it: as an alternative walk, or if even that hurts cycle or swim. In meditation novices are often told to ignore pain from adopting the half lotus, DO NOT APPLY THAT ADVICE TO JOGGING. The pain from stretching in the half lotus is not the same as the impact pain from jogging, where you are actually wearing down the joint.
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Opponent: UTEP
When: 2:30 p.m. CT, Saturday
TV: Fox Sports Net
SCOUTING UTEP: UTEP looked like it might be a team that could make a run for the Conference USA title this season with eight starters back on offense, including quarterback Trevor Vittatoe. In 2008, Vittatoe threw for 3,274 yards and completed 59 percent of his passes with 33 touchdowns and nine INTs. But it was the Miners' offense that seemed to set a negative tone in a season-opening 23-17 loss to Buffalo in El Paso.
UTEP's offense sputtered thanks to penalty after penalty (12 flags for 101 yards), and the defending Mid-American Conference champion Bulls cruised to an early 23-7 lead, and UTEP couldn't recover. Kansas lit up the Miners 34-7 in El Paso in Week 2, and then Mike Price's team finally got a win at New Mexico State this past weekend 38-12.
Texas will get a chance to work on its running game this week. The Miners are 106th nationally in rush defense, giving up 197.3 yards per game on the ground. It will definitely be worth letting Tre' Newton have more than two carries in the first half this week.
On offense, UTEP is nowhere near where it thought it would be with eight starters back. The Miners are 103rd nationally in total offense, 101st in sacks allowed (3 per game), 101st in pass efficiency, 100th in rush offense (99.7 ypg) and 97th in scoring offense (20.7 ppg).
1. TEXAS (3-0; Last week: 1)
Last week: Beat Texas Tech 34-24
Next up: UTEP
Bottom line: Is this the week Colt McCoy gets off to a fast start? If not, it's going to become a national story because this week marks the first quarter of the season. Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated addressed McCoy's sluggishness in his recap of the Texas Tech game. Fortunately for McCoy, Tim Tebow didn't exactly light it up against Tennessee, but there was a requisite highlight of Tebow screaming at his teammates to pick it up.
2. OKLAHOMA (2-1; Last week: 3)
Last week: Beat Tulsa 45-0
Next up: Bye
Bottom line: The Sooners have moved back into the Top 10 in both polls after pounding a Tulsa team that went 11-3 last season but had only five starters back on offense. Tulsa was quarterbacked by former Longhorn G.J. Kinne, who threw two interceptions in Todd Graham's usually high-flying offense. OU also appears to have found a No. 2 receiver to Ryan Boyles (11 catches for 128 yards and three TDs) in Brandon Caleb, who had five catches for 104 yards and two TDs.
OU quarterback Landry Jones threw for six touchdowns, but he also had two interceptions. The Sooners now have two weeks to prepare for their trip to Miami (Fla.), which paddled Georgia Tech last week. QB Sam Bradford attempted to go through some drills Monday (mostly short throws) as he rehabs his right shoulder, but Bob Stoops said he wouldn't speculate on if Bradford would be ready to play against Miami.
3. OKLAHOMA STATE (2-1; Last week: 2)
Last week: Beat Rice 41-24
Next up: Grambling
Bottom line: The Cowboys bounced back from their devastating loss at home to Houston last week by relying heavily on two of their Big Three on offense: QB Zac Robinson played a clean game (14 of 20 passing for 227 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score) and found WR Dez Bryant nine times for 161 yards and both of his TD passes.
RB Kendall Hunter was sidelined by a sprained right ankle, but RB Keith Toston ran 18 times for 75 yards. Hunter is not expected to play against Grambling. Bryant (hamstring) and cornerback Perrish Cox (shoulder), also a top return specialist, are listed as day to day.
4. KANSAS (3-0; Last week: 4)
Last week:Beat Duke 44-16
Next up: Southern Miss
Bottom line: The Jayhawks continue to ride the inspired play of QB Todd Reesing, who played his best game of the season against Duke on Saturday. Reesing threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns, including six passes for 117 yards and TD to WR Dezmon Briscoe.
KU will get a much better test against 3-0 Southern Miss, coached by former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Larry Fedora. Southern Miss can spread it out and score the way Kansas scores.
5. NEBRASKA (2-1; Last week: 6)
Last week: Lost at Virginia Tech 16-15
Next up: Louisiana-Lafayette
Bottom line: The Huskers had the game won against Virginia Tech but gave up an 81-yard pass with 1:11 left, setting up an 11-yard TD pass with 21 seconds to play as the Hokies pulled off the unlikely comeback.
Nebraska QB Zac Lee had two interceptions and completed just 11 of 30 passes for 136 yards as Nebraska had five drives stall in Virginia Tech territory, resulting in five field goals. Nebraska is now 1-21 in its last 22 games against Top 20 teams. NU is 0-17 in road games against the Top 20 since the Huskers' 1997 national title season.
6. TEXAS TECH (2-1; Last week: 7)
Last week: Lost to Texas 34-24
Next up: At Houston
Bottom line: QB Taylor Potts may have been the best quarterback on the field Saturday in Austin against the Longhorns, completing 46 of 62 passes for 420 yards and three TDs.
Texas hit him 20 times, including Sergio Kindle's helmet-popping sack, and Potts kept getting up. He'll have to be as good Saturday in Houston to keep pace with Cougars' QB Case Keenum.
7. BAYLOR (1-1; Last week: 5)
Last week: Lost 30-22 to Connecticut
Next up: Northwestern (La.) State
Bottom line: Baylor was a 10-point favorite and had two weeks to prepare for the defending co-champion of the Big East. But the Bears' run defense was exposed. BU couldn't stop a UConn rushing attack it knew was coming.
Two UConn backs went over the 100-yard mark as Baylor gave up 235 yards on the ground and is now giving up 180.5 yards per game on the ground. Art Briles was no "MacGyver Briles" last week.
8. MISSOURI (3-0; Last week: 8)
Last week: Defeated Furman 52-12
Next up: At Nevada
Bottom line: QB Blaine Gabbert has eight TD passes and zero interceptions for the Tigers, who lead the Big 12 in pass efficiency. Tigers went to a neutral field (St. Louis) for its season-opening victory over Illinois. Going west will be Mizzou's first true road game.
9. TEXAS A&M (2-0; Last week: 9)
Last week:Defeated Utah St. 38-30
Next up: UAB
Bottom line: The Aggies may have lost WR Jeff Fuller for four to six weeks after Fuller, the team's leading receiver with 12 catches for 136 yards through two games, cracked the fibula in his right leg. QB Jerrod Johnson has yet to throw an interception in two games this season.
RB Christine Michael, who left the Utah State game with a calf strain, should be back this week. OT Lee Grimes (bruised ribs) is day to day. The Aggies were dead last in the Big 12 in rushing offense (88.5 ypg) last season. This season, A&M is No. 1 in the Big 12, averaging 248 yards per game on the ground.
10.IOWA STATE (2-1; Last week: 10)
Last week: Beat Kent St. 34-14
Next up: Army
Bottom line: QB Austen Arnaud bounced back from being benched after throwing four interceptions in a 35-3 loss to Iowa last week. Arnaud was 13-of-21 passing for 144 yards and also ran for 42 yards. RB Alexander Robinson also had a big day, rushing for 143 yards on 23 carries.
11.COLORADO (1-2; Last week: 11)
Last week:Defeated Wyoming 24-0
Next up: At West Virginia
Bottom line: Nice save by Dan Hawkins last week. But there's no chance to rest on CU's schedule. The Mountaineers had a lively game at Gene Chizik[db]'s Auburn last Saturday before giving up two leads and losing 41-30.
12.KANSAS STATE (1-2; Last week: 12)
Last week: Lost at UCLA 23-9
Next up: Tennessee Tech
Bottom line: Kansas State gets a home date against Mack Brown's brother [db]Watson Brown, who has coached Tennessee Tech to a 7-16 record the previous two seasons.
1. FLORIDA - The good news for Colt McCoy? Tim Tebow didn't exactly light it up in the Lane Kiffin Bowl.
2. TEXAS - Defense has been carrying the team until Colt McCoy warms up … in the third quarter.
3. ALABAMA - QB Greg McElroy worked his former Southlake Carroll coach Todd Dodge and North Texas.
4. MISSISSIPPI - Jevan Snead gets to face the Old Ball Coach at South Carolina this week.
5. CAL - Jahvid Best made his Heisman case in a win at Minnesota by running for 131 yards and all five of his team's touchdowns.
6. LSU - Jordan Jefferson and Co. can't afford to look past Mississippi State this week with a road trip to Georgia looming.
7. PENN STATE - Nittany Lions start Big Ten play this week at home against Iowa.
8. MIAMI (FLA.) - QB Jacory Harris is in the Heisman Trophy race, and if Miami wins at Virginia Tech this week and against Oklahoma at home the following week, the Hurricanes could be the team UT should be sweating in the BCS race.
9. BOISE STATE - This year's BCS buster is off to a fast start.
10.USC - Who knew the Trojans' offense would only run with freshman QB Matt Barkley in the lineup?
Mississippi (-3) at South Carolina
Ole Miss 28, South Carolina 24
Missouri (-7.5) at Nevada
Nevada 30, Missouri 27
Miami (-2.5) at Virginia Tech
Miami 23, Va. Tech 16
Iowa at Penn State (-10)
Penn State 27, Iowa 20
Texas Tech at Houston (-1)
Houston 43, Texas Tech 40
California (-6) at Oregon
Cal 24, Oregon 14
North Carolina at Georgia Tech (-2.5)
UNC 23, Ga. Tech 20
Washington at Stanford (-7)
Stanford 21, Washington 17
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Study of Muromonab-CD3 and Cyclosporine in Patients With Giant Cell Myocarditis
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|Drug: Muromonab-CD3 Drug: Cyclosporine
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Giant Cell Myocarditis Treatment Trial Pilot Study
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|Study Start Date:
|August 2001
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2007
Each patient will be randomized to receive either standard care and immunosuppression therapy (treatment group) or standard care alone (control group). To prevent bias, randomization will be stratified by recency of symptom onset to ensure that both the treatment and control groups are balanced with respect to it. Within each of these 2 strata, permuted-block randomization will be done to keep the number of treatment and control patients balanced. Due to the necessary monitoring of the patients randomized to receive immunosuppression therapy, treatment cannot be blinded. Approximately 1 year after the last patient has been randomized, the observed times from randomization to the composite endpoint (death, transplantation, or LVD placement) will be compared in the treatment and control groups.
Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
- Idiopathic heart failure and/or arrhythmia of less than 3 months duration
- Endomyocardial biopsy diagnostic of idiopathic giant cell myocarditis
- Negative pregnancy test
Exclusion criteria:
- Clinical evidence of sepsis or active infection (e.g., meningitis or osteomyelitis)
- Pregnant
- Any contraindication to immunosuppression
- Allergy to cyclosporine or muromonab-CD3
- Creatinine greater than 2.5 mg/dL
- AST or ALT greater than 3 times upper limit of normal
- Other severe concurrent disease that would preclude study
- Unreliable or uncooperative subject
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00027443
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Rochester
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|Principal Investigator:
|Leslie T Cooper, MD
|Mayo Clinic
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|Study First Received:
|December 5, 2001
|Last Updated:
|March 24, 2015
Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:
Giant Cell Myocarditis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Dermatologic Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Calcineurin Inhibitors
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BWW Reviews: A Classic Musical is Playfully Skewered in WEST SIDE TERRI
A few months ago, several friends and I went to a special screening of the film version of West Side Story. While I recall loving the Academy Award winning film as a kid, seeing it as an adult was an entirely different experience. I ranted to my friends that despite the fantastic Leonard Bernstein score and the wonderful Jerome Robbins choreography, the film is long and full of ridiculous overacting, mostly from George Chakiris and Rita Moreno, both of whom nabbed undeserved Oscars for their performances.
When I voiced my criticisms, my friends looked at me like I was crazy. I wish I had someone like Terri Mowrey there with me to back me up. While it's clear from her one-woman show West Side Terri that she loves the film, Mowrey also sees its flaws and affectionately spoofs them to hilarious effect.
In West Side Terri, created by Mowrey, Christopher Basile (who also serves as director), and Alexander Price, Mowrey acts out every role, scene, and song of the iconic film musical in the comfort of her apartment in a way that both pays reverence to the movie and spoofs, parodies, and skewers it. She condenses the overlong 2 and a half hour film into a brisk 75 minutes, interrupting the action occasionally to interject her own thoughts on the characters and content or to share some interesting trivia about the film.
As she interacts with the audience as herself, Mowrey is downright lovable. You just want to hug her, and she's so quirky and almost spastic that she resembles comediennes like Gilda Radner, Tracy Ulman, and Zooey Deschanel. But her performance really comes alive when she embodies the characters of West Side Story. Every character is delightfully exaggerated. Maria becomes a Disney Princess, Officer Krupke becomes Frankenstein's Monster, and Tony becomes...wait for it...Keanu Reeves. If you can't laugh at Keanu Reeves singing "Maria" or "Tonight," I'm guessing you have no soul. Seeing Mowrey switch between characters at breakneck speed is a treat as well.
While the show is highly enjoyable, Mowrey's few attempts to add emotional content to her show don't completely resonate. She's able to do drama in a believable and realistic way and so her desire to add a few dramatic interludes where she pontificates on racism make sense on paper, but as an audience member you want her to get back to the comedic storytelling which she excels at so well. Thankfully, the emotional interludes don't last terribly long.
Though some moments certainly work more than others, West Side Terri is an amusing and enjoyable show carried by a skilled performer. If Ms. Mowrey is reading, I hope you've seen the film version of Les Miserables; I'd love to see you rake Russell Crowe through your comedic coals.
Run time: 75 minutes with no intermission
WEST SIDE TERRI plays the Salvage Vanguard Theater at 2803 Manor Road now thru Thursday, January 31st. Performances are Thursday 1/24 at 6pm, Saturday 1/26 at 3:30pm, and Thursday 1/31 at 7:45pm
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ASHEBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina entrepreneur who was locked in a too-close-to-call Democratic Party primary with former "American Idol" singer Clay Aiken died Monday, said the president of the textile company he founded.
Keith Crisco, 71, died from "some type of fall" at his home, according to Robert Lawson, president of AEC Narrow Fabrics.
Crisco's sons, who work for the company, told Lawson about their dad's death.
It wasn't immediately clear what will happen in the Democratic primary. Fewer than 400 votes separated Crisco and Aiken, who was leading, after the contest last Tuesday. The spokesman and the executive director of the State Board of Elections did not return messages.
The winner will face Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers in November in the GOP-leaning 2nd Congressional District.
Crisco had been North Carolina's top business recruiter for four years under former Gov. Beverly Perdue, who left office in 2013. Crisco was born to a Republican family on a dairy farm and earned an MBA from Harvard University. He spent a year in President Richard Nixon's Commerce Department and had a career in textile manufacturing.
"Keith came from humble beginnings. No matter how high he rose - to Harvard, to the White House and to the Governor's Cabinet - he never forgot where he came from," Aiken said in a statement. "He was a gentleman, a good and honorable man and an extraordinary public servant. I was honored to know him."


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The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline increased five cents last week to $3.85 per gallon, 43 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time. Prices decreased in all regions of the Nation except the West Coast, where the price was up 33 cents to $4.41 per gallon. This is the largest one week increase in the West Coast gasoline price since EIA began collecting data. The Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain prices each decreased two cents, to $3.54 per gallon and $3.75 per gallon, respectively. The Midwest price was down a penny to $3.77 per gallon, while the price on the East Coast is $3.80 per gallon, down less than a penny from last week.
The national average diesel fuel price increased a penny and a half to $4.09 per gallon, 37 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time. The largest increase came in the Midwest, where the price increased three cents to $4.04 per gallon. The East Coast price increased two cents to $4.10 per gallon, while the price on the Gulf Coast did not change from last week and remains at $4.00 per gallon. West of the Rockies, the Rocky Mountain price is a penny less than last week at $4.19 per gallon, and the West Coast price is up two cents to $4.32 per gallon.


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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
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Recently announced in a black finish, the original chrome-bodied version was the first telephoto zoom for the firm's NEX mirrorless models and was intended to complement the 18-55mm kit lens. Read on to find out how well it performs.
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm ASPH & 45-200mm f/4-5.6 Mega OIS lens reviews:modest price, modest performance?
Mirrorless cameras, especially the smaller Micro Four Thirds format, offer the portability and convenience that's rarely seen with even the smallest DSLRs. With that in mind, these two price sensitive, high magnification IS-equipped zooms from Panasonic appear ideally suited. Read on to seehow they faired in our rigorous laboratory tests.
Three years after launching the Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon is renewing its "telephoto zoom" for APS-C. The Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II is the counterpart of the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II in the entry-level range of Canon lenses. Let's just see how this new version compares with its predecessor.


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Garnett just looks absolutely finished. His intensity is fine when he's one of the best players in the game, but at this point it's just kind of sad. Pierce still has a little bit of game left, but it's clear that his heart isn't there. He would have much rather preferred to finish his career in Boston, even if they weren't contending for anything. These guys already have their ring and I'm convinced that staying in Boston was more important to them than chasing another ring somewhere else as role players. But they didn't have much choice. Well technically KG did, but he wasn't going to stay in Boston without Pierce.
Like I said a week or so ago, I'll still an analogy Bill Simmons used with Jason Alexander. Watching Pierce and Garnett in Brooklyn would be like watching Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc boss people around the set of some lame sitcom in their mid 40's.


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Dallas Zoo Welcomes Two New Cheetah Cubs – and a Puppy [VIDEO]
The Dallas Zoo would like you to join them in welcoming the newest members of the zoo family – two new male cheetah cubs.
Winspear and Kamau were born on July 8 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA.
The 8-week old feline brothers will be joined by Amani, an 8-week old black Labrador retriever puppy. In Swahili, 'Amani' means 'Peace.' Zoo experts believe that since labs are easygoing in public settings, and since the pup will live and grow with the cubs, he'll provide a calming influence for the cats.
Winspear and Kamau will join the zoo's Animal Adventures outreach program to help teach the public about their highly endangered species and conservation efforts on their behalf.
A Dallas Zoo representative says that you won't be able to see the two cheetah cubs for awhile as they grow, but to look for them next year in a new cheetah run where you will be able to see them run up to 70 miles per hour.
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Journal Scan: Do you judge a cat by its coat color?
What they did
Using an anonymous online survey with 189 participants, researchers examined how people assigned specific personality traits (active, aloof, bold, calm, friendly, intolerant, shy, stubborn, tolerant, or trainable) to cats based on coat color (orange, tricolored, white, black, or bi-colored). Participants were also asked whether they considered personality and color to be important qualities when selecting a cat for adoption.
What they found
Most of the respondents were Caucasian women between the ages of 18 and 25. Participants were more likely to describe orange cats as being friendly, while tricolored cats were considered more aloof. Stubbornness, on the other hand, was a trait attributed equally to all cats regardless of coat color.
Here's an overview of the terms survey participants were more or less likely to assign to each coat color:
• Black cats: No term was assigned more or less often
• Bi-colored cats: Friendly; not aloof
• Orange cats: Friendly; not aloof or shy
• Tricolored cats: Aloof and intolerant; not friendly or tolerant
• White cats: Aloof, calm, and shy; not active, bold, or friendly
When asked whether they felt coat color was important when adopting a cat, 50% of respondents said no, and 94.7% responded that personality was very important. Survey results would indicate, however, that respondents believe the two qualities are linked, suggesting that "to a potential adopter, looks do matter." The authors hypothesize that having lived with a cat at some point in their lives as well as observing the depiction of cats in popular media may reinforce or introduce ideas about cat personality.
Take-home message
The perception that cat personality is linked to coat color may ultimately affect how shelters promote different colored cats and emphasize their positive personality traits. Training on how to evaluate the personalities of cats may also increase successful matching with potential adopters.
The authors also conclude it will be important to investigate whether these perceptions about temperament have any basis in genetic and behavioral differences among cats of different coat colors.
Delgado MM, Munera JD, Reevy GM. Human perceptions of coat color as an indicator of domestic cat personality. Anthrozoos 2012;25(4):427-440.
Abstract available at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/berg/anthroz/2012/00000025/00000004/art00003?crawler=true


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REAL ale enthusiasts can enjoy a tipple when they visit Cogges Manor Farm in Witney tonight.
The visitor attraction is staging its third annual Cogges Beer and Cider Festival, starting at 6.30pm in the wheat barn and running until 11pm.
There will also be a family event at the festival tomorrow from 1pm to 5pm, and another session in the barn from 6.30pm to 11pm.
Cogges Manor Farm director Colin Shone said: "There will be 30 different beers on sale and 15 different ciders.
"All the beers come from within a 30-mile radius, including those from the Hook Norton and Wychwood breweries."
Marketing and events manager Autumn Neagle, from Witney, added: "About 700 people came along last year and we are hoping for a similar number this year.
"It's a good chance for people to sample the beers and ciders and see what goes on at Cogges at the same time."
Hannah Harris, from Oxford, and Suzanne Bartlington, from Witney, are helping out as volunteers at the festival.
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Each mission awareness trip stands out from the rest. The recently concluded trip was no exception.
The 12-day trip around CFCA projects in Kenya and Uganda started on a high note with 18 trip participants in good spirits and excitement as they touched ground in Africa.
The orientation day set the pace for the six days that the sponsors would be in Kenya. Here they met and interacted with staff members and learned more about the Nairobi project.
A visit to the Nairobi coordinating office and the Kangemi outreach program gave them a chance to see how CFCA works.
It was exciting to see their eyes light up as they experienced a deeper understanding of the program.
A day was set aside for sponsors to have fun with their sponsored friends at one of Nairobiís parks, well known for its serenity.
Everyone participated in the games, and the sponsors had an opportunity to teach us a new dance game called the ìHokey Pokey.î Everyone joined in and echoes of laughter filled the air.
The shade of the leafy green trees, the gentle breeze blowing softly, the birds whistling, even nature seemed to be enjoying this day filled with so much joy and love.
As I looked around, I could see a sparkle in the sponsored friendsí eyes as they unwrapped the gifts given to them by the sponsors and shared ìthank-youî hugs.
It was evident that the bond they all share is deep and goes beyond the many miles between them. In my eyes, they are a family.
A big, beautiful family
During the cultural day, the sponsors were adorned with beautiful fabric to initiate them into our African culture.
It was a colorful day with traditional tunes. Everybody put their best foot forward.
The cutting of the cake marked the end of a beautiful day. With every bite we were reminded of the beautiful, big family that CFCA is.
In Kenya, my highlight was during one of the reflections.
Former sponsored friends joined us and gave testimonies of their lives and how CFCA has impacted them.
I have had the honor of interacting with many sponsored friends, but their stories are always different. They always leave a lasting impact on my heart.
Jacinta, a young lady working with CFCA who has been a beneficiary for seven years, narrated her story to us. Everyone in the room was moved to tears.
ìI donít know what would have become of my life,î she said. ìI would not have come this far had my sponsor, my second mother, not believed in me. I had lost all hope in life."
These words reminded me of CFCA, not as a sponsorship program but as a family, always there to lend a helping hand in times of need; a family that believes in you when you hardly have faith in yourself.
After six days in Nairobi, we headed to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa.
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I was overwhelmed with the warm reception we received everywhere we went. The happy faces, songs and dance made me feel at home.
Meeting with CFCA sponsored friends and talking to them was an enlightening experience. Looking at those I met and seeing their joy filled my heart with so much gladness.
I remember one young man saying, ìI have been transformed from zero to hero.î
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Kathy was speechless. It was all very overwhelming.
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Proscovia was excited to meet Kathy. She held on tightly to her hand and showed her around her home.
As they walked together hand in hand, Bobís words came into my mind: ìBy walking with them, we are saying you are not alone.î
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I got my Purdeys drink as part of my Boots Meal deal which was £3.29 and I got a salad, snack and this drink, on its own Boots have it on sale for £1.80 however it is also available in Asda for £1. I cannot locate in on Tesco webpage or Sainsbury's so one has to assume its not readily available on there however I have never noticed this drink until afew days ago when I brought in Boots so its possible you can get it in other local shops or smaller supermarkets.
The one thing that stood out for me the most was the packaging. It comes in what can only be described as a mini milk bottle. I like drinks in glass, a lot of companies now don't do this so Purdeys still using this method is a good thing. The bottle has a silver cover over it that is shiny but not in your face, the writing is in black and red, its simple but I think as a whole it does stand out.
Once opening the bottle you are greeted with a lovely fragrant fruity smell, it does have a fizz to it so you can hear the bubbles in it. Taste wise is very nice, I am not a huge fan of sugary drinks and I did fear this might be one but it is not. The grapes and apples great a wonderful fruity taste, coupled with the fizz it is a delight to drink. The fizz I should add is not to much, some fizzy drinks do tend to bloat me up but this did not and I enjoyed the whole bottle with my lunch. Its billed as a "Multivitamin Fruit Drink" and on the back lists the ingredients as well as the nutritional information. The drink clearly does have goodness in it and as part of a balanced diet it would work well. For those on Weight watchers I recently pointed it up to 3pp which I think is reasonable although probably not a drink to have every day!
I really enjoyed this drink, it makes a change to diet coke and/or boring fruit juices. I would buy this again as part of a Boots meal deal, I doubt I would buy it as part of my weekly shopping but in the meal deal ti does offer very good value.
I am sometimes in need of a drink that will give me a boost and refresh me. Most energy drinks rely on high caffeine like Red Bull or high sugar like Lucozade. While these do give energy they also have some bad effects, for that reason I try not to use them too much. This doesn't market itself as an energy drink really, it says 'rejuvenation' on the front which is what I am looking for when I drink this.
Purdeys is available to buy in health food shops like Holland and Barrett along with local health food shops, supermarkets and it's also now available in shops like the 99p Shop and B&M bargains. The price varies quite a lot, I think it's around 90p in B&M bargains and £1.70 in Holland and Barrett although there are sometimes special offers.
The drink comes in a thick, glass bottle, the bottle is silver so it stands out from other drinks. 'PURDEYS' is printed on the front along with the nutritional infomartion on the back and a description of the drink on the front. The packing is simple but good looking too. The lid is made from silver coloured metal. I like the fact that it comes in a glass bottle, it makes it feel a bit more special and some people don't like drinking from plastic. The bottle is 330ml which is about the same size as a can of coke. The bottle looks bigger than a drinks can but it is made from thick glass so it could be a bit deceptive.
Instead of containing loads of caffeine or sugar, this has fruit juices and vitamins.
The ingredients are;
Fruit Juices from Concentrate 57% (Grape, Apple), Carbonated Spring Water (42%), Natural Flavourings including Botanical Extracts (Damiana and Chinese Ginseng), Citric Acid, Vitamins (C, Niacin, B6, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folacin, B12), Glucose.
This doesn't contain any artificial sweeteners or caffeine which is great and sets it apart from a lot of the other drinks out there. It also contains some vitamins so there are health benefits to drinking this. It also contains one of your five a day!
The drink itself is slightly sparkling which is nice, it's gentle and mild instead of fizzy. The taste is actually quite hard to describe but I really like it. Over half of the drink is made from fruit juices but it isn't a particularly fruity tasting drink. It claims to contain one of your five a day but it really doesn't taste like you're drinking fruit juice, there are different tastes in this drink which really go well together. I can taste the ginseng because I've tried it before in other drinks. The ginseng adds some warmth and tang to the drink. It isn't a really sweet drink but you can taste some fruitiness. It tastes nice and fresh, it's a refreshing drink and although it's hard for me to describe the taste, I do really like it. I love how it doesn't taste artificial, this is quite important to me because a lot of the time in the more 'healthy' drinks, they use artificial sweeteners which taste quite strange to me.
As for the 'rejuvenation' effects, this drink does give me a little lift and makes me feel refreshed. It's not the same effect as coffee or red bull, it's more gentle, it's not something that could keep me awake at night. I think rejuvenated is the right word to describe the effects of this drink.
I'm always keen to try and make sure I have my five a day, but I don't seem to be very good at always doing it. So when I see a drink that says 'contains one of your five a day' written on the bottle I feel I have to try it.
This led to me purchasing a bottle of Purdey's Rejuvenate Drink which claims:
*To contain one of your five a day*
*To be fortified with multivitamins*
*To give you a gentle lift and help you rejuvinate*
*To contain no added sugar*
Purdey's Rejuvenate is produced by Orchid Drinks Ltd which is owned by the more well known brand, Britvic.
The drink comes in a brown glass bottle which has a silver covering and, in my opinon, has quite an 'old-fashioned' look to it. I liked the look of the bottle but I was surprised it was glass, as that, coupled with the shape of the bottle, reminded me a lot of medicine.
When I smelt the drink it kind of smelt like a weird medicine too. So far I wasn't really expecting much from this drink, but I went ahead and tried it. I was glad to find out it didn't taste like it smelt, and was actually alright. It had a sweet taste and was sparkling, but not too fizzy. I drank it chilled which was quite refreshing but as I finished the drink it had gone a bit warm which wasn't very nice.
According to the bottle, the drink is made from grape and apple juice but I couldn't really detect either of these flavours in the drink, more of just a general sweet taste which I can't really identify with any particular flavour. The drink was a bit sticky which I hate, and the bottle was a bit sticky too.
As for the 'rejuvination' effects the drink was supposed to have, I didn't experience any. I felt no different after drinking this beverage, no more 'lifted' or rejuvinated at all, so that was a bit dissapointing.
The bottle the drink came in was 330ml in size and cost £1.30 from Asda. I've also seen it in the other main supermarkets since.
The ingredients of this drink are:
Fruit juices from concentrate (grape 41%, apple 16%), carbonated spring water 41%, natural peach flavouring, natural flavourings, botanical extracts (damiana, oak bark, Chinese ginseng), citric acid, vitamins (C, niacin, thiamin, B6, riboflavin, folic acid, B12).
It contains just over 100 calories which I think is too many for a drink that is too sticky, and only tastes ok. It does contain a portion of fruit but it's not filling at all so I'd rather just eat an apple or something.
Over all I found this to be a mediocre tasting drink which didn't rejuvinate me as it claimed to.
I would rather purchase a cheaper drink which is lower in calories or just drink water!
I used to drink a lot of lucazade as I love the taste and it gives you the energy to carry on working during the day, but I have now replaced my energy drink hit with this Britvic Purdeys, Rejuvenate. This little silver bottle of elixia will lend you energy and refresh you during the day but it isn't a long lasting caffiene hit like some of the newer energy drinks that have flooded the market and it isn't a high sugar or glucose drink either.
It is just a healthier option to choose and can be bought in the Holland and Barrett health shops for around £1.25 which is a bit expensive for the small 300 ml bottle you are purchasing, however all is not lost as I have discovered the B & M shops which are like new cheap stores that are opening in most towns lately stock these little bottles and they cost 89p so if you have a shop near you grab yourself a bargain drink.
The bottle has a really nice design which probably contributes to the high price your paying for the drink as it has a silver coating over the glass bottle with little pictures around the bottle of grapes and apples but not all the bottles have this design some are just the silver coating it depends where you buy from.
This is a multi vitamin drink which picks you up if your flagging during the day and need a little tonic or refresher to help you get through the chores of housework or your job.
It has a twist off lid and when you open it you can smell the drink which is really hard to discribe, the ingredients say grapes and apples but it doesn't smell or taste of these as there are other ingredients like ginseng and oak bark in it which change the taste to one of a unique palette and at first when you buy this you think " do I really like it? " but after a few mouthfulls you soon get used to the taste and I found that it's a taste that grew on me and now I love it and this is my first choice of refreshing drink.
It has Vitamin C, B12, B6, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin and Riboflavin in the ingredients and is made with carbonated spring water. However it does have 106 calories in this little bottle so drinking a few during the day isn't very good if your on a diet, but it will refresh you.
I like these when i'm driving as it helps me to keep concentration on the road and like I say the taste grows on you.
I'm happy to recommend .
When it comes to energy drinks they usually come with either high caffeine (a form that has become popular in recent years, due to the massive success of Red Bull), high sugar content (such as the heavily glucose based Lucozade energy drinks) and there's also the sports based salt drinks that focus more on rehydration than additional energy boosters (things like Powerade and Gatorade). So when I recently saw a bottle one on the shelf of a local B & M store that claimed to give "Rejuvenation" and was promoted as being a "pick me up" that lacked caffeine and was low in sugar, instead depending on a mixture of vitamins, water and fruit. Coming in a unique and eye catching silver glass bottle, it seems like this is the drink that stands out on the shelves much more than the canned and even plastic bottles do.
The drink promises to help refresh the drinker and make you not only feel more rejuvenated but also help to support a healthy immune system (through vitamin c) and have fast energy release (via vitamin b). However the important thing with these sorts of drinks is the taste, if it's not drinkable the effects of the drink are completely pointless. After unscrewing the metal lid you get a rather fruity but slightly medicinal smell, not the most delicious scent for a drink, but not a terrible one. The taste is genuinely surprising, it's sharp, refreshing, fruity and alarming almost, it tingles your throat, your tongue and even your brain. Oddly it seems to taste cold despite being room temperature and when it hits your tongue it wakes it up, excites it and makes it tingle with anticipation of more.
So the taste as such?
Well it's difficult to pin point the actual flavours, they are strikingly fruity but difficult to work out, this is due to the fact that it's using sparkling water which causes the flavours to probably taste a little more excitable than they are. However using the bottle the fruit concentrates used are Apple and Grape, with additional tastes coming from Chinese Ginseng and Damiana which are botanical ingredients used as natural flavourings.
Although the drink doesn't seem like it "should work" it surprisingly does, it's really hydrating, has a nice and original taste and helps to make you feel much more awake than you'd perhaps expect. A brilliant drink that I can't believe I've tried before.
Nutritional Information (per 330ml bottle)
Energy 452KJ/ 106Kcal
Protein 0.7g
Carbohydrate 22g (of which all 22g are from Sugar)
Fat 0.3g (of which nil is saturated)
Fibre Trace
Sodium Nil
A variety of vitamins are also contained in the drink.
Many of us like to take our dietary supplements in the form of vitamin tablets or capsules - but there are other options available. Described as a 'Multivitamin Fruit Drink', Purdey's Rejuvination is a blast of wellbeing in liquid form. The drink is currently on special offer in Holland & Barratt, where you can purchase two bottles for around £1.60. If you don't have a local health food shop, the drink can also be picked up in Tesco where it is a similar price.
Designed as a 'pick-me-up', the drink comprises grape, apple juice, natural herbal extracts, and the vitamins that I mentioned in the opening paragraph. The bottle itself is quite cool looking - a silvery glass number with predominantly black text. The text on the front states that the drink is a "healthy and immediate way to feel refreshed at any time" - but is that really the case?
The full list of ingredients are as follows;
Fruit juices from Concentrate 57% (Grape, Apple), Carbonated Spring Water (42%), Natural Flavourings including Botanical Extracts (Damiana and Chinese Ginseng), Citric Acid, Vitamins (C, Niacin, B6, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folacin, B12), and Glucose.
The flavour is actually quite difficult to describe - and whilst you would expect the drink to taste of grapes and apple, the overriding flavour is actually of sparkling carbonated water. Whilst it's not the most pleasant of flavours, it's by no means bad, and actually, I would describe it as an acquired taste which definitely grows on you. With just over a hundred calories per bottle, this particular drink compares quite well to other designated 'energy drinks' on the market which are often rather sugary by nature.
I did feel awakened after drinking Purdey's - probably due to the glucose content. That said, it was a fairly short lived awakening which lasted no more than a few minutes! The fact that you're consuming vitamins does make the drink *feel* healthy however, and whether this is a just a placebo effect matters not, as it provides the drinker with a sense of well being. On the whole then, Purdey's is nothing special in terms of it's flavour, but its a decent drink which is caffeine free, contains no artificial flavours, and is suitable for vegetarians.
Each Bottle Contains (330ml)
Calories: 106
Sugar: 22g
Fat: 0.3g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Sodium: 0g
I am a huge fan of 'energy' drinks but sometimes I have to avoid caffeine either due to a migraine or just the fact that every now and then I actually need sleep! When I am avoiding caffeine I don't want decaffeinated coffee/cola, (what's the point), so I go for Purdey's instead.
Purdey's is not like your typical energy drink in that it contains neither taurine nor caffeine. Instead Purdey's uses a blend of grape and apple juice, botanical extracts, (including Ginseng), sparkling spring water and multi-vitamins to provide a pick-me-up whenever needed. Purdey's contains 33% of the following vitamins/minerals: Thiamin, (vitamin B1), Riboflavin, (vitamin B2), Niacin, (vitamin B3), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and Folic Acid. There is also 0.3g of fat, 22g of sugar and 106 kcal per 330ml bottle. The sugar content is high but it is an energy drink and glucose provides energy that is fast and easy for your body to process.
Because of all the vitamins and the lack of caffeine Purdey's is a healthier option than a lot of energy drinks but it should still be an occasional thing due the sugar content.
Taste wise Purdey's is odd and I can imagine that a lot of people wouldn't like it all but I love it. It has a vaguely fruity taste like the soft drinks for adults made with grape juice but with another, more odd taste that is a little malty and hard to describe, it tastes a bit like vitamins smell so I am assuming it comes from the high vitamin content.
Purdey's is a lovely golden colour and very slightly sparkling; I don't like things too fizzy and I find Purdey's is the exact right fizziness for me but it's just a matter of taste really.
The bottle is made of brown glass, (important because it protects the contents from light which degrades the vitamins and nutrients), with a silver label completely covering it and a silver lid. I think it looks quite 90s in style, the sort of thing you'd see people drinking on the beach in LA. It isn't ugly but not really nice looking either. Incidentally there used to be a gold bottle too and I much preferred the taste of that one but I haven't seen any for years.
Purdey's used to be well over £1.00 a bottle but it had been 49p in Tesco's for ages now which makes it comparable in price to coca-cola etc and a bargain for an energy drink. I would definitely recommend it for a pick-me-up especially for those sensitive to caffeine or just need a break from it.
Of late I've been feeling really under the weather. Nothing serious but I've had little energy and not been sleeping great at all. I've been taking energy boosting pills and drinking alot of energy drinks but nothing has helped me. I got to a point yesterday I had drank 2 litres of original Lucozade and several cans of red bull through-out the day and still felt rotten and phased out and couldn't wait for bedtime lol.
So today I had to go the hospital and to the Dr's and everything and cos I'd paid my bus fair and the places I needed to go were in town I decided I should look round town as well and grab a few bits en route! Halfway through my shopping trip I felt close to passing out in Boots yet I had 20 quid reward points to spend on smellies on my reward card thing so when I spotted this at £1.46 (yep really!) I thought I'd get meself one and sit down for half an hour!
The Packaging:
The drink comes in a silver bottle with a silver tin screw on/of cap. On the cap there is a red and blue stamp and on that I'm told it is Elixir Vitae, Purdey's. That same stamp adorns the front of the bottle along with black and grey writing which tells me it is Purdey's Multivitamin Fruit Drink, Rejuvenation which is 'A unique formula of fruit juices, sparkling water, natural herbal extracts and vitamins, to help towards your well being and provide a healthy and immediate way to feel refreshed at any time'. On the back of the bottle I'm told a bit about the product, the ingredients are listed, nutritional information is clearly given, contact details for Britvic (the manufacturers of Purdey's products) are there and the size is stated. Its a very nice bottle and great quality. I do like the glass bottle with the silver wrapper over though it is heavy but it looks nice!
A Bit About The Product According To The Back Of The Bottle:
Whether you need a morning energiser, afternoon refresher or an evening 'pick me up', Purdey's hits the mark. A delicious blend of grape and apple juice, sparkling spring water, natural herbal extracts and multi-vitamins provide you with a healthy way to feel refreshed any time.
No artificial flavours, sweeteners, colours or preservatives
With B vitamins which help aid energy release
With vitamin C which helps support a healthy immune system
Caffeine free<
Suitable for Vegetarians
The Drink Itself:
Totally lovely, different and fresh I could get so addicted to these for real lol/ Light off white water with a zingy taste of grapes and apple blended with spring water, this is really simply a grown up soft drink that is smooth and not crammed with nasties of any kind at all. It's delicate on flavours and is totally refreshing and thirst quenching and leaves no nasty after-taste at all. It's just refreshing and light and very drinkable indeed.
However did it give me an energy boost? I won't lie. No it didn't. Not at all actually! I still felt half dead and my brain wasn't functioning so much so I ended up buying fluorescent green socks! However although for me it didn't give me an energy boost which was disappointing (due to the price I paid for it), but it was lovely and really tasty! I would buy it again but it is expensive for what it is!
This review is also posted on Ciao under this same username.
I love this drink. They are usually well over a pound and I only ever bought them when Holland and Barrett did them for 99 pence occasionally. I just found them in Asda for 60-something pence. wow! bargain! I think I have found a new addiction.
It is a health drink that is meant to revitalise you and give you a little lift. The vitamin B2 helps your metabolism and someone once mentioned that it is therefore good if you are on a diet - who can say? It surely must be better than coke with vitamins and minerals and lots of natural goodies... surely?
It is lightly sparkling without being too gassy and tastes a little like Red Bull but without the chemicals. It is basically a natural fruity alternative to energy drinks. Far superior in taste. It doesn't leave you buzzing but the bubbles at least do give you a little lift. It's a nice drink to have in the office early afternoon when you need a bit of a pick-me-up.
It comes in a brown glass bottle that is covered with a silver cover. Glass can be recycled easily which is good but the bottles are heavier, which is a downside - you also think there is more left than there is because of the weight of the glass. Still it's a small hurdle to overcome!!
Purdey's. My dad first introduced me to Purdeys and I first thought it was an old fashioned drink, sorta the old man stereotype drink, but it turns out it's a new wave of energy drink, but different. It works on vitimins and not the boring box standard caffine.
The taste is rather sweet, but it also has a 'malty' taste, similar to the smell of Multi-Vitimins.
Price wise, I always thought it was quite expensive due to the bottle being made of glass, why they don't replace it with a can or plastic bottles I don't know. When I used to see them in the supermarkets a few years ago they were well over £1 a bottle. Today I saw one in Tesco and paid 50p because I quite like the taste that I would usually tell my friends it's strange and they probably won't like it.
It's fairly healthy and quite good for you, caffine free and full of vitimins and minerals. Reccomended for people in need of energy and glucose but with a caffine intolerance. The only down side is the sugar content is rather high, which I would have thought was fructose from the fruit ingredients, however it is glucose. It also contains Vitimin B2 which is excellent for your metabolism.
It looks healthy and tastes quite healthy, the other downside is the sugar content. At 330ml with 22g of sugar, this makes it a little unhealthy. Some of the sugar you can forgive due to the fruit content, but the rest is a little unforgivable.