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" Brand: Schwarzkopf / Type: Hair Colour "
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I colour my hair every few weeks and because of this, I think I have tried most of the products on the shelves over the years. Although I have one or two favourites, it is Clairol's hair colourants that I buy most often. However, hair dyes can often be found on promotional offers in both supermarkets and other stockists such as Boots and Superdrug and as I do like a bargain, I am often tempted away from Clairol if that brand is not on promotion too.
Schwarzkopf is a brand I have had a fair amount of experience of as I used to regularly purchase their 'Country Colours' range a good few years back. More recently I have purchased their 'LIVE Color XXL' when it has been on offer and found it also to be a good product, as well as it being one of my daughter's favourites too. Therefore when I spotted this 'LIVE Salon Style' hair colour on offer at my local Morrisons recently, I decided to give it a go. It was on a half-price promotion and so was priced at just £2.99 which is a great price for a permanent hair dye.
LIVE Salon Style promises to bring you professional hair colour for home use. It is a range of 20 sophisticated salon shades developed and tested for home use and Schwarzkopf state this high performance formula contains a professional colour-intense pigment mix that deeply penetrates hair to ensure an intense, long lasting, shiny colour result - with professional grey coverage.
Enriched with a Nutri-Protect Complex, it rebuilds the hair from within and protects the hairs surface for healthy looking hair with strength and shine.
I chose the dark brown shade as my hair is naturally dark brown, but with increasing grey strands appearing! Apart from covering the dreaded grey, I do like the added vibrancy that colouring my hair provides. I sometimes experiment with dark red shades too, but on this occasion I stuck with dark brown.
The preparation was simple. After putting on the gloves provided, squeeze the contents of the colour gel into the bottle of developing lotion and give it a good shake. Full instructions are provided, as well as information about carrying a strand test first, not only to test the colour but also to test if you are allergic to the product. The gloves were just the flimsy thin type which don't fit your hands snugly, but I didn't find this too much of a problem.
I personally prefer hair colourants which you apply to dry hair, as I find them so much easier and less time consuming, so I was pleased to discover that this dye is to be applied to dry, unwashed hair, just like the other LIVE products I have used.
Starting at the roots, I began squeezing the contents onto my hair from the developing bottle which has a pointed nozzle to aid application. I prefer hair dyes to have a gel-like consistency as I find it makes applying hair dye easier, otherwise you can end up with the product running down your face and neck which can get quite messy and also stain your skin. Although this wasn't really the best consistency I have experienced, it did not run and was relatively easy to apply. The main thing I noticed which really pleased me, was that it actually had quite a nice fragrance, unlike the the strong peroxide-smelling LIVE XXL product I used a few months back.
After applying all of the product to my hair, I then piled my hair on top of my head and left it for 30 minutes, before rinsing it all off under the shower. I have long hair and it is often recommended that you purchase two packs but I usually find one is enough. I only need two if I am changing the colour of my hair, for instance if I am switching to red shades.
You then apply the sachet of conditioner which is also included in the box, to your hair. I left it on for a couple of minutes before rinsing it off and was pleased with the feel of my hair after this. My fingers glided through my hair easily and the fragrance was quite nice too.
I dried and styled my hair as usual and I was very happy with the results. The shade was a shiny dark brown and exactly what I wanted, as well as completely covering any grey.
My hair felt soft and silky smooth and I was more than happy with the results, but after a couple of weeks I was disappointed to notice that the intensity and colour had faded slightly. This was something which did not happen with the LIVE XXL dye and I thought this Salon Style product being advertised as 'salon professional' would mean I would have long-lasting results too. Another further two weeks down the line and I had noticed it had faded even more and so although I was initially pleased with this product, the fact the great colour it gave me has faded fairly quickly has put me off using it again. I certainly would not pay full price for this, I would say it is worth the £2.99 I paid but that would be the most I would be prepared to pay for this product.
It is a shame as LIVE XXL is a great product and unfortunately this LIVE Salon Style falls way short of living up to the longer-lasting quality of its sister product in my opinion.
~ Schwarzkopf Live Salon Style ~
Having been using Garnier Nutrisse in Fiery Red I was dismayed to find that the little space on the shelf in Asda for this particular colour was empty!
My hair was in dire need of a colour as my blonde roots were coming through and the colour had somewhat faded due to swimming and general fade!
So I scanned the shelves in the hop of finding a good alternative and that is when I spotted this Live Salon Style hair colour. I have used it in the past but I was very happy with the colour I had but as I *needed* (wanted) hair dye there and then I popped the Live Salon Style into my trolley.
I chose the shade 5-29 Intense Red as this was the closest I thought to the Fiery Red and I had my fingers crossed for good results when I got around to using it.
Previously I had used this colour but I went over brown hair, this time I would be going over red.
You get a slim box which has a picture on the front with a model showing the colour of the dye you have chosen, of course, in my case, red. The rest of the box has all the relevant information letting us know the brand - Schwarzkopf, the name of the product - Live Salon Style and the colour.
The box is quite classy looking with it's simple black colouring and does actually stand out on the shelf amongst all the other brightly packaged hair colours.
There is quite a lot of choice when it comes to colours available. These are ~
~ Blondes ~
* Frozen Pearl Blonde 9-5
* Ultra Light Blonde 9-1
* Golden Caramel Blonde 8-7
* Light Blonde 8-6
* Medium Blonde 7-6
* Dark Blonde 6-8
* Golden Honey 6-7
~ Browns ~
* Chestnut Brown 5-28
* Frozen Chestnut 5-24
* Hazelnut Brown 5-8
* Light Brown 5-1
* Chocolate Brown 4-8
* Honey Brown 4-8
* Medium Brown 4-8
* Dark Brown 3-1
~ Reds ~
* Intense Red 5-29
* Mahogany Brown 4-2
~ Blacks ~
* Black 1-1
* Blue Black 1-4
* Dark Violet 3-3
In Asda they are priced at £5.48 each yet you may find it cheaper elsewhere.
In the box you will find an instruction leaflet, a pair of gloves, a sachet of Colour Lock-in Conditioner, application bottle with developer lotion and a tube of Caring Colour Cream.
If you are not familiar with home colouring kits you simply use the lid of the colour cream to pierce the tube, you then squeeze this into the application bottle which already contains the developer lotion and shake until mixed. The Intense Red shade will form a pinky coloured cream in the bottle which you then apply to your dry unwashed hair. *Wear the gloves*!
You should perform an allergy test before applying and the proceedure for this is all availble in the enclosed leaflet.
As the application bottle has a nozzle lid, it is quite easy to control and apply. I apply it to the whole of my hair then sit down with a cuppa and wait for the colour to develop, this takes about 25 - 30 minutes.
When I looked in the mirror, even after five minutes I could see that the colour had started to take already and I was impressed with the brightness of it. I left it alone then until the development time was up and went upstairs to rinse it out.
As soon as the water hit my head I had a waterfall of bright red flowing from my hair, the colour running off was quite intense and it took a while for the water to run (sort of) clear. I applied the conditioner supplied, gave it a minute or two and then rinsed that off. I wrapped my hair in a towel and went to dry it and sort it out!
Without looking in the mirror I turned my head upside down and proceeded to dry my hair with the hairdryer, once dry I looked in the mirror and was very impressed with the colour and also the glossiness of my hair. It was incredibly shiny and looked healthy and silky.
The Intense Red colour was intense and is just what I wanted it to be.
I am very impressed with the results and after having it for a week now I haven't experienced much, if any fade. I totally understand that red colours always fade a lot quicker than any other but even after having a daily wash my hair does still look very red.
~ Tip ~
If you happen to get hair dye on your head/shoulders/etc. rub over it with a little bit more hair dye as tint on tint will get rid of it.
Wet wipes are also quite effective.
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I am a bit of a novice with dying my hair. I had a dubious incident as a teenager, so I then didn't bother again till a few years ago when grey, or should I say white appeared, and I can't say I felt it made much of an improvement. However, in the last few months, the white hairs in my almost black hair have been making me feel old, so I quite impulsively decided to pick up a hair dye while doing my supermarket shopping to turn back the years.
Because my colouring is naturally quite dark, I have to go for darker shades, so I picked this dye up in the shade blue/black. The pack told me this was suitable for people with brown/dark brown/black hair. I opted for blue/black rather than black as I felt it might be a bit more striking and youthful.
The first thing I did when I got home was read the leaflet that came in the package. I am familiar with the fact that when you home dye you need to do an allergy test 48 hours before hand, so I did this. It was recommended to rub a small amount of the dye in a thin layer of about 1cm by 1cm on the inside of the elbow. I dutifily did this, and pretty much instantly I got a patch of blue/black that looked like an unfortunate bruise on my inner arm. After an hour I rinsed this off. It washed off easily, and as I had not reacted to this, I then waited the required 48 hours before I attempted the full dye job.
This dye kit consisted of a 50ml tube of colour which is like a toothpaste tube. You also get a 50ml bottle of developing lotion, and a 15ml sachet of colour care conditioner. You also get a pair of plastic disposable gloves to wear while beautifying yourself.
To start the home dye session, I prepared myself in the bathroom with an old towel, wearing an old vest top, and made sure the door was shut. I didn't want interupting mid session by the kids. I used some vaseline around my hairline to stop the dye staining my skin. (Wish I'd used more round the back of my neck and on the top of my ears, but that is a lesson I have now learned. ) I also set my kitchen timer to 30 minutes so I could time once my head was covered in the dye.
Prepping the dye involves mixing the contents of the dye tube with the developer lotion. It's easy to squeeze the contents into the bottle, then put the lid on, shake till its mixed well, and apply straight away to the hair.
This bottle was well designed. The dye came at a good speed out of the bottle so it only went onto my head and not all over the bathroom. Good start. I started massaging this into my hair using the provided gloves, but it was very hard as they were far too big for my medium sized hands. I think next time I tackle this at home I will buy some cheap washing up gloves and then bin them after as at least then I would be able to apply it as needed.
I managed to get the dye onto my hair, but to be honest it was mostly at the top of my head. I noticed that the back of my hair was still fairly normal coloured, so I used my hair brush to then comb it through my hair. I did this while leaning into the bath so it was a bit acrobatic for my liking, and somehow I still managed to avoid getting dye into the grout round the bath tiles.
I wish I'd read the leaflet better before starting, as it recommended for hair longer than chin length you need 2 bottles. I should really have done this as mine is shoulder length, but the top of my hair at least is fully covered, if perhaps not all of the underneath, so one was just about sufficient, but longer than shoulder length I would definitely buy two. If I had not brushed it through my hair to cover the bottom half, I would have had an embarassingly patchy end result.
The half hour wait was a bit of a pain as I couldn't really do anything. I found that my hair as it is long was draping itself onto my face, or my ears, or my neck, so I had a few times of having to quickly wash off the dye before it really stained, and luckily it did wipe off a bit. The rest removed with my make up cleanser at the end of the session.
After half an hour, this just needed making into a foam on my head like you would with shampoo by rubbing it, and as I washed the dye ran off down the plughole. I must admit to having removed the gloves by this stage so I just used my hand. A small error as I had a blue hand and nails all day like a pen had leaked on me but after completing normal chores like washing up and household cleaning, it was gone within the day.
The conditioner was the final step. Again I combed this through my hair, and 15ml was sufficient really for my hair length, and it was fairly non memorable in the smell department, but it has left my hair really shiny and soft so the colour has not left my hair rough or damaged looking.
The dye has done a reasonably good job on my hair. I really like the colour. It is more noticeable than when I dyed my hair straight black. My mum didn't even notice last time I did it, but she will be able to notice this one. It was thick enough to not make a huge mess in the bathroom, it was simple to use, and it did stain my skin but it did come off fairly easily.
Negatives for me was the smell and the gloves provided. The smell was really chemical. When I was applying it over the bath, I felt like I was having trouble breathing through the odour, and I do not have any trouble such as asthma. This dye has hydrogen peroxide in it, so if you do suffer with asthma I would suggest choosing a less potently smelling brand.
The gloves as I mentioned before were rubbish. Yes, they kept the worst of it off my hands when I was putting the dye on, but I took them off during developing time and couldn't get them back on.
I also have found that some hairs in my head look more blue than black. I can only presume that these hairs are the ones that were white to start with and they have only taken the blue shade and not the black. Not a huge deal at the minute as the white was really quite minimal. If I take my husband's word for it, it was a non-existant problem that only I took any notice of. However, if my hair was more white than black normally, I don't think blue streaks would have looked that good.
I will reserve judgement as to whether I would purchase this one again, as like I said earlier, the colour is unusual and quite lovely, and at £6 it was one of the cheaper branded products in the store, but the strong chemicals and funny coverage on white strands has left me a bit cautious of it. Perhaps it is best just for those wanting to have a stronger colour rather than full grey coverage, and I also need to consider I didn't use 2 bottles like was recommended, although by the time you buy two, you might as well go to a hairdressers in my opinion.
I'm still going to give it 4 stars as it covered well and was easy to use, but I am going to keep the few small negatives in my mind when I look next time for a product.
Schwarzkopf Live Salon Style Hair Colour
I have been dying my hair at home for about three years now and I have had quite a few hair colours applied at the hairdresser but I find that these kits are easy to do and they are cheaper too!
- About the product
The hair dye kit comes with: one tube of the colour cream, one application bottle with the developer lotion inside, one sachet of the colour lock-in conditioner and the instruction leaflet and gloves. The tube of colour cream is 50ml as is the developer lotion. The conditioner is 15ml and I wish there was lot more in the sachet as I love the conditioners that come with hair dye kits, they leave my hair super soft, smooth and completely tangle free. This is a permanent hair dye (level 3) and you should do a allergy test before using this product.
The shade I bought is 5-1 light brown, this dye is recommended for individuals with dark blonde, light brown and medium brown hair. I have medium brown hair but I have a lot of red in it and also a couple of greys - and I am only 19! I think the greys must be due to stress as it has been really stressful over the past two months, so I just wanted to make my hair colour a bit more even and uniform, I didn't buy this product for a big hair colour change. I do love the red in my hair, of which there is a lot, but I wanted my hair to be a little bit darker and less warm toned as it is now fast approaching winter.
- Product description
"Do you want intense, long lasting hair colour like you get at the hairdresser? Live Salon Style is a brand new range of professional permanent hair colours that have been developed and tested for home use. Live Salon Style gives you professional colour confidence at home." Superdrug uk
- Preparation
Firstly, I brush my hair throughly as I find that the smoother my hair is before the application the smoother my hair will be when I am applying the hair dye and also when I am washing the dye out of my hair - it just makes the whole process a bit easier and less frustrating. I get all of the things that I need ready such as the contents of the hair dye kit, towels, a hair brush or comb and some large hair clips. I also make sure that the window is open in the bathroom as all of the hair dyes that I have tried have been very strong and chemical smelling, which is not very nice at all. I do not put a towel around my shoulders as I find that for me it always falls off and then I am trying to put it back around my shoulders which makes it get dye all over it.
- Using the hair colour
The first step is to empty the content of the colour tube into the developer bottle, this is then shaken throughly to make sure that the colour is well mixed together. I then put the gloves on which for me where really big, so I had to put a bobble around my wrist so that the gloves did not slip around as much and also so that the gloves didn't slip off and expose the eczema on my hand to the hair dye. I then started applying the colour using the nozzle dispenser, which is really good for concentrating the due where you need it, so it would be great if you just wanted to touch up your roots or if you had short hair. I applied a line of the hair colour down my usual side(ish) parting and then I created another parting and I applied the colour again along the length of the parting. I found that with the gloves on it was really difficult to part my hair so that I could apply the colour to my roots, so I ended up just dispensing the dye in my hands and then distributing the colour over my hair that way. I found this way of applying the colour quite easy, although it is a bit harder to make sure that the colour is distributed completely evenly using my slap the colour on and hope for the best approach. I was not worried too much about getting every strand of my hair covered as the hair dye itself was very similar to my hair colour anyway - I just wanted to darken my hair slightly and reduce the red tones for auntumn/winter.
Overall, I found that the application process was not difficult at all, surprisingly. The hair colour has a smooth texture so it does apply quite easily and I found that my method of applying the dye was a really quick way of applying the colour all over my hair - covering all my hair well. The only part of the application, apart from the difficulty parting my hair with the gloves on, was that the hair dye smells really horrible - it is a very toxic, chemical smell that is very strong. The strength of the scent reiterates my point about keeping a window open while applying the hair dye, as I found it horrible to breathe in the scent.
After all of the dye was applied I tried it up in a bun with three bobbles, to make sure it would not fall out, which was a little bit difficult to do with the gloves on. I then had to wait for the allocated 30 minutes before washing it out of my hair. During the waiting time I cleaned up the bathroom which did not take long at all and I did get some dye on the white sink but it surprisingly came off with some cotton wool soaked in water. I also cleaned up the excess dye that had gone onto my skin. I found that with this dye I did no get as much of it on my skin this time, I think that the cream/lotion hair dyes are so much easier to use and are less messy than mousse hair dyes. I did get some dye on my hairline and neck but I just removed it very shortly after applying the hair dye with my lush 9 to 5 cleanser and a cotton ad sprayed with water. I also find that bio oil is fantastic at removing hair dye from the skin and my aunties hair dye removal with milk does not seem to work very well with this dye.
- Washing that dye right out of my hair
After the thirty minutes I carefully removed the bobbles and during the time that the hair dye was in I had no irritation at all - usually with all hair dyes that I use I get a little bit of itchiness or a very slight warming sensation on my scalp but I didn't get any reaction at all with this hair dye. So, I read that instruction which said to rinse the dye out until the water runs clear and with my hair it only took a little bit less than 10 minutes or so to rinse all of the dye from my hair. I was quite surprised at how my hair felt during and after I rinsed the dye out, my hair felt really smooth and completely detangled despite being kept in a messy, tangled bun for half an hour. The instruction at this point then say to apply the condition, it does not say whether you should shampoo your hair after rinsing so I didn't and applied the conditioner from the sachet.
The instructions do not suggest how much conditioner to use, so I use a little over half of the sachet, so about 8ml of conditioner. I immediately notice that the conditioner smells divine, it is the best smelling conditioner ever! The conditioner smells fruity and floral and sweet, which is one of my favorite scent combinations. The conditioner has a smooth consistency and it applies quite nicely, although it is not the nicest conditioner I have used and I overall I was a bit disappointed by the conditioner. It smells really nice but I had to use quite a lot, it did not feel like it is was really conditioning and it didn't make my hair so smooth and soft as other conditioners - I much prefer the conditioner you get in the nice and easy hair colour kits.
After I have applied the conditioner my hair does feel quite smooth and tangle free, while waiting for the two minutes for the conditioner to sink in, I massaged the conditioner into my hair which released the gorgeous scent again. The conditioner rinsed out quickly and easily and it did left the scent in my hair but not very strongly. While my hair was wet it felt very smooth and tangle free so it was easy to brush through, now for the all important results...
- Results
The hair colour did turn out quite well as it did slightly darken my hair and make my hair colour more even, which is what I wanted from the hair dye but it did not get rid of a lot of the red in my hair, which I was a little surprised at because the image on the front of the box and the images of the potential results on the back of the box look quite ashy and do not look red at all - so I would say that the images on the box are not very accurate, in my case anyway, which is a little bit disappointing as I wanted to lose some of the red. But that said, I do actually like the new colour as it is slightly darker, it looks natural, the dye has covered up the couple of stress grey hairs that I had and it also made my hair look and feel very healthy, shiny, well-conditioned and glossy, which is great.
- Overall positives
The overall positives in my opinion are as follows: the hair dye instructions are easy to follows and they are very clear but they do miss out some information, such as how much conditioner to use and if you should shampoo your hair. The hair dye was easy to apply and I did not get a lot of the dye on my skin, although parting my hair with the gloves on was near impossible so I ended up just rubbing the colour into my hair. The nozzle on the bottle allows for a controlled application (but this method did not work in my case as I have really long hair). The dye did not irritate my skin or scalp at all, the dye was very easy to wash out and it made my hair feel very smooth and completely tangle free. The conditioner smells really nice and I can still smell the conditioner on my hair.
- Overall negatives
The overall negatives in my opinion are as follows: the dye smells just awful, it is a horrible chemical, toxic scent and the smell is very strong - so as I mentioned in the preparation section of the review, that you should have a window open while using this product. Also the gloves were quite big and made it very difficult to part my hair. The conditioner was not very good, it did detangle my hair and it smells nice but it was nowhere near as conditioning as other conditioners with hair dye have been in other kits I have used. The images on the box are not very accurate in my opinion as on the images and the swatches on the back, the dye does not look red at all but it is slightly red in my hair - either that or it has not covered my original hair colour.
- Would I buy this hair colour again and would I recommend it to others?
I would recommend this hair dye as it was really easy to apply (apart from the very strong scent), it is quite cheap and one bottle contains quite a lot of dye. I would recommend this dye to others but I would buy a shade close to your natural hair colour as for me the result of this dye did not look very much like the colours shown on the box.
- Price and availability
I bought this dye a few weeks ago from Superdrug for £4.99 I think but it is now priced at £3.99 in Superdrug (all prices as of the 30/10/2011). This hair dye can also be bought from the following:
Amazon: £4.80
Tesco and Boots: £5.99
Wilkinsons: £5.29
* Surprisingly easy to apply and it washes out so well
* It leaves my hair shiny, glossy and healthy looking
* The kit is cheap and quite widely available
* The conditioner smells so nice and it does detangle my hair and makes my hair so much easier to manage and brush through
* The dye worked fairly well
* The scent of the conditioner stays in my hair for a day afterwards
* The results on my hair did not really look very similar to the image on the box
* The smell of the dye is horrible - it is very strong and it smells like chemicals
Thank you for reading my review - this review is also posted on ciao under my username labellavita1992


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Today we have the 80s synthpunk band from Philadelphia called the Executive Slacks. I love the Limelight and Cat Club flyers as they look so familiar to me. I like this mix of synth, sharp guitar as effect and monotone punk vocals.
"The Executive Slacks were an industrial/goth band formed in the 1980s in Philadelphia (USA) and were fronted by lead Matt Marrello (guitar and vocals). He was replaced in 1987 by Athan Maroulis until 1991 when the band broke up. The other band members were Bobbie Rae, John Young and Stuart Levy. Their album "Fire and Ice" (1986, Cleopatra records) included an electric cover of the Gary Glitter cover "Rock and Roll"." – Last.fm
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Worcestershire fast bowler Alan Richardson has retired from the game with immediate effect to take up the post of bowling coach with midlands rivals Warwickshire.
The 38-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire has quit the first-class game following an 18-year career playing for Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Middlesex and Worcestershire.
Richardson took 569 first-class wickets and was voted one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2012.
Richardson said: "I have thoroughly enjoyed my playing career and particularly the last four years at New Road which have been very special for me.
"I am grateful to Worcestershire for releasing me from the final year of my contract in order to take on this new challenge as part of the next chapter in my life".
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes said: "With a year left on Alan's contract it is hugely disappointing to lose a player who has performed so well for Worcestershire over the last four seasons, taking over 250 four-day wickets.
"It will be our intention to find a suitable replacement as soon as possible but this will also now present opportunities for our developing squad of bowlers to make their mark and step up during 2014 and beyond."
Rhodes added: "We understand that there is a long life outside of playing the game and at 38 Alan's playing career could not go on forever and for him to have the opportunity to continue a career in cricket in a coaching capacity is something that doesn't come along that often.
"Alan has been a great servant to cricket on the field and we wish him all the best in his new role and he will always be welcome at New Road."


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It's all happening in August for little movie fans! Step Up 4: Miami Heat will have dance fans busting a move, kids will sing their hearts out with The Sapphires, and you'll fall in love with Nemo all over again with the Finding Nemo 3D re-boot. Plus there are hot DVD releases coming our way, featuring the animated series The Avengers suiting up to save the world, and the inspiring story of the man behind Elmo, everyone's favourite Sesame Street character. So whether it's dancing, singing, cartoons, superheroes or an inspiring story, there's a something for everyone. Here's our pick of of top movie and DVD releases.
This digitally enhanced version of the much-loved family flick, Finding Nemo, is a brilliant way to spend a rainy afternoon. It tells the tale of an over-protective clownfish named Marlin and his uber-adventurous son, Nemo. They take us on an epic underwater adventure that the whole family will love.
Ages: This movie is a classic for kids big and small, but there are some shark scenes which could frighten little viewers.
Adult compatibility: There's a reason this film won best Animated Feature at the 2003 Academy Awards; it speaks to adults just as much as it does to kids.
In cinemas: August 30
Rating: G
Visit the Finding Nemo 3D movie site
A rare insight into the life of a superstar puppeteer; this documentary film tells the inspiring tale of the man behind the world's most loved furry creature, Elmo. A story that is full of heart and a great homage to the talents of one man who had a big dream.
Ages: Primary school kids who loved Elmo as a small child will get the most of out of this movie. Toddlers and pre-schoolers may not appreciate the sentimentality. Warning: A few crude words and a drug reference or two.
Adult compatibility: This movie is as warm and fuzzy as Elmo himself and will delight grown-ups one and all.
Released on DVD: August 15
Rating: PG
Visit the Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey movie site
Everyone's favourite super heroes - The Hulk, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man - unite to save the planet from supervillains, mythical monsters and other baddies, who are hellbent on creating as much destruction as possible. This is a complete box set of season one, jam packed full of the all the action you would expect from a Marvel Comics moving picture creation.
Ages: Definitely one for the boys, five years and over.
Adult compatibility: Unless you're a comic book/animation fan, put your feet up and open your favourite book while the young lads get their superhero fix.
Rating: PG
Released in DVD: August 1
Visit the The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes official site
When four young Aboriginal singers from a remote community are plucked from obscurity and thrust into the spotlight, the result is a movie that is both inspiring and hilarious. Set in the 1960s against a backdrop of racial and social uncertainty, this flick is set to become an Australian classic.
Ages: Older primary school kids will understand a lot of this movie with a bit of a history lesson thrown in, they'll also enjoy the groovy "retro" music.
Adult compatibility: Parents will recognise a lot of the fantastic '60s hits performed in the film and the uplifting story that speaks to the heart. Definitely one for your must-see list.
In cinemas: August 9
Rating: PG
Visit the The Sapphires movie site
Get your dancing shoes on, and get set for some serious dance floor drama! The fourth movie in the Step Up series promises infectious moves and music, and will have you shimmying and sashaying all the way home. The story revolves around a young dancer, Emily, who arrives in Miami with aspirations of making it big. She falls in love with fellow toe-tapper Sean and together they take the dance world and the neighbourhood by storm.
Ages: Best suited to dance-loving tweens and teens.
Adult compatibility: Mums and dads who are big fans of dance will enjoy this film, however, the romantic storyline may be a little schmaltzy.
In cinemas: August 2
Rating: PG
Visit the Step Up 4: Miami Heat movie site
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Nationwide, voter turnout was reportedly less than the record-breaking turnouts in 2008.
Yet the result was the same; President Barack Obama was re-elected for another term.
At polls along the Coast, volunteers said there was a steady pace of voters coming in throughout the day.
In Fort Bragg, the Democratic Office on Redwood Street hosted a potluck for 15 to 20 volunteers as the results rolled in. The Republican Office on Main Street was open late as well.
U.S Senator Diana Fienstein was re-elected. Jared Huffman was elected to the U.S. Congress and Wesley Chesbro was re-elected to the Assembly.
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Los exámenes de sangre o de orina pueden determinar los niveles de diversas hormonas en el cuerpo, entre ellas: las hormonas reproductivas, las tiroideas, las suprarrenales, las hipofisarias y muchas otras. Para mayor información, ver los artículos:
Clemmons DR. Principles of endocrinology. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 229.
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Lateral Thinking 2Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
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Treatment of Temporomandibular Dysfunction With Hypertonic Dextrose Injection
This study has been completed.
Chisel Peak Medical Clinic
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr. W Francois Louw, University of British Columbia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 11, 2012
Last updated: January 31, 2017
Last verified: January 2017
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Dysfunction of the jaw, associated with pain in the jaw or about the jaw in the face can be quite long lasting and debilitating. Dextrose injection with a small needle has been notably helpful in preliminary studies in reducing pain and improving jaw function. This randomized trial will compare dextrose injection with sterile water injection for temporomandibular(jaw) dysfunction, also known as TMD.
|Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
|Other: Injection of 20% dextrose/ 0.2% lidocaine Other: Injection of 1 ml of 0.8 Sterile water /0.2% lidocaine
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Treatment of Temporomandibular Dysfunction With Hypertonic Dextrose Injection: A Randomised Clinical Trial of Efficacy
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MedlinePlus related topics: Infertility Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Drug Information available for: Lidocaine hydrochloride Lidocaine DextroseU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dr. W Francois Louw, University of British Columbia:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline to 3 months in Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Jaw Pain [ Time Frame: 3 Months ]TMJ injection of 20% dextrose will result in significantly more pain relief at 3 months than injection of .2% lidocaine.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline to 3 months in Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for Jaw Dysfunction. [ Time Frame: 3 Months ]TMJ injection of 20% dextrose will result in significantly more improvement in Jaw Dysfunction at 3 months. Jaw dysfunction is rated based on the worst of the following: Chewing difficulty, jaw tension or stiffness, fatigue with eating, or grinding noises
- TMJ injection of 20% dextrose will result in sustainable improvement in Jaw Pain to 1 year follow-up. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]TMJ injection of 20% dextrose will result in sustainable improvement in Jaw Pain to 1 year follow-up.
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Dextrose 20 % Injection
Injecting 20 % Dextrose and 0.2 % lidocaine intra-articularly into the TM Joint
Other: Injection of 20% dextrose/ 0.2% lidocaine
Injection at 0, 1, and 2 months of 1 ml of a solution consisting of 20% dextrose and 0.2% lidocaine.
Active Comparator: Sterile Water Injection
Injection of Sterile water in 0.2 % lidocaine intra-articularly into the TM joint
Other: Injection of 1 ml of 0.8 Sterile water /0.2% lidocaine
Injection at 0, 1, and 2 months of 1 ml of a solution consisting of 0.8 sterile water and 0.2% lidocaine
Detailed Description:
Longitudinal studies of subjects with temporomandibular dysfunction show a general pattern of symptom diminishment, especially in the elderly. However studies out to 2-8 years show residual symptoms in many and nearly 25% with unabated symptoms. Dextrose injection has been utilized empirically for many years and a marked reduction in pain and luxation after intra-articular and pericapsular dextrose injection has been reported in a recent RCT. However, small study size and lack of a non injection control have prevented any definitive conclusions as the additional efficacy of including dextrose in the injectate. The mechanism of action of dextrose injection was originally thought to be via a brief stimulation of the inflammatory cascade with resultant production of growth factors. However, non-inflammatory dextrose effects on growth factor production have been demonstrated, and, more recently, dextrose has been found to treat neurogenic inflammation (pain from upregulation of the TRPV1 receptor on peptidergic nerves). This has the theoretical benefit of reducing pain, regardless of the status and position of the intraarticular cartilage or degree of degenerative change of the TMD. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the ability of dextrose injection versus saline injection to reduce pain and improve functional complaints referable to the temporomandibular joint.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
more than 3 month history of :
- Facial Pain NRS rating > 5/10
- Jaw symptom rating > 5/10
- Jaw function issues seen on examination
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any potential acute dental issue
- Rheumatic inflammatory disease
- Chronic intake of NSAIDs or corticosteroids.
- Pain in other body location worse than jaw pain
- Pain 10/10 in other body location.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01706172
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01706172
|Canada, British Columbia
|Chisel Peak Medical Centre
|Invermere, British Columbia, Canada, V0A 1K0
Sponsors and Collaborators
Chisel Peak Medical Clinic
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
|Principal Investigator:
|W. Francois Louw, Doctor
|University of British Columbia, Canada
More Information
Keywords provided by Dr. W Francois Louw, University of British Columbia:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Refai H, Altahhan O, Elsharkawy R. The efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy for temporomandibular joint hypermobility: a preliminary prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Dec;69(12):2962-70. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.128. Epub 2011 Jul 16.
Dumais R, Benoit C, Dumais A, Babin L, Bordage R, de Arcos C, Allard J, Bélanger M. Effect of regenerative injection therapy on function and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized crossover study. Pain Med. 2012 Aug;13(8):990-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01422.x. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
Rabago D, Zgierska A, Fortney L, Kijowski R, Mundt M, Ryan M, Grettie J, Patterson JJ. Hypertonic dextrose injections (prolotherapy) for knee osteoarthritis: results of a single-arm uncontrolled study with 1-year follow-up. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Apr;18(4):408-14. doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0030.
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. W Francois Louw, Clinical Instructor and Physician, University of British Columbia
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01706172 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 11, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 31, 2017
Keywords provided by Dr. W Francois Louw, University of British Columbia:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Joint Diseases
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Craniomandibular Disorders
Mandibular Diseases
Jaw Diseases
Muscular Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Anesthetics, Local
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers
Sodium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017


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Simona Gonzalez Jaimes: A visitation will be held at 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at Kraft Bros. Funeral Chapel, 175 Second St., Woodland. A funeral Mass is scheduled at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland, under the direction of Father Frank. Burial is scheduled at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 CR-22, Woodland. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors is assisting the family with arrangements.
Don Gall: Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, at McNary's Funeral Chapel, 358 College St., Woodland. A graveside sevice will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 CR-22, Woodland. Donations can be made to the Yolo County SPCA, P.O. Box 510, Davis, 95617, in lieu of flowers. Gene Allen Renken: A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Bentonville, Ark., with Rev. Dave Matson officiating. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. Memorials are suggested to Christ The King Lutheran Church in Bentonville, Ark., or Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. On-line condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.
James Edward Barnard: A memorial service and reception is scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 17, at Park Merced, 3050 M St., Merced, with internment at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at San Joaquin National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Mary Helen Richards Trust for ETM (Education Through Music) in care of Laura Walter, 268 Donner Ave., Ventura, 93003. Dianne Genieve Burke: A celebration of life is scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at 11 Palomar Place, Woodland.


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At this time I agree with the Tea Party. Government needs to stop handing my tax dollars to Solyndra types just because their executive knows whose ass to kiss in Washington to get $500,000,000.00 tax dollars.
That's why they get so much support from people that would other wise wish they weren't in politics. Well that and the Liberals projection of anyone not with the Liberal cause is a White middle aged Racist.
While ignoring the fact that there's plenty of Black people in the GOP and some that are Tea Party members. Of course not the Welfare Blacks, or inner city poor on the Liberal teet, as they wouldn't bite the hand that feeds them.
But most independent blacks that have the where at all and the confidence they can make their own way, in business, the enterprise or otherwise, aren't Liberals.
The audacity of Obama over the week end telling the Black Caucus, to "Sit down, shut up, take off your slippers and put on your marching shoes, stop whining, and stop crying!" He sounded like a demented Howard Stern's dad. I was waiting for him to go into "The Bear went over the mountain"
All of that being said. I had the displeasure of spending a brutal afternoon last Saturday with the most obnoxious Tea Party person you would ever have the displeasure of meeting. I host a musical jam over at my house on some Saturdays. Last Saturday, the guy that plays Bass, asked me if he could bring over his friend Benny.
I figured more the merrier, and had no problem with that. The first thing when he gets to my house, was he wanted me to play his protest CD, he said he sent to "Fox and Friends" and they wouldn't play it, then went into a whole conspiracy as to why.
I told him I didn't have a CD player set up in my jam room, we ended up playing it live.
My god, it was Glen Beck on crack rapping(not singing) every Fox buzzword and talking point in the last ten years. It was brutal.
Latter during a break, he was harping that Obama is a Muslim and then went into a rant that had Muslims as the Wizard behind the curtain of the Illuminati, well at least it wasn't the Jews this time. He went on and on from one grand conspiracy to the next. And obscure conspiracies that you can't do anything about even if they were true.
Finally I told him that's the problem with America, every one is over complicating the problems, by obfuscating them to these elaborate conspiracies than can't either be proven or dis-proven. Instead of addressing the immediate problems, following the bread crumbs by at least investigating and prosecuting the people that we know are operating in a conflict of interest. Right now when there's a rumble from the masses, it's congress or the Senate that calls the perps into a committee hearing. It's these people that most suspect are behind or support the corporatacracy and the theft and fraud that is so rampant. The Senate or Congressional committees are the last people that want to get to the bottom of the matter. When was the last time the Attorney General investigated Wall Street bankers? It should be the AG investigating Soylendra, it should have been the AG and the SEC investigating the Commodities in 08, it should have been the AG that investigated AIG, BOFA and all of the other banks when they collapsed.
There is so many crimes right under our noses and we all know it, but we shove them away into an elaborate fantasy world. Or international clandestine conspiracies, with Bush breaking Champagne with Osama the day before 911.
Of course none of this got through to him, to tell the truth, I never actually got to tell him these things. As he was constantly interrupting me, telling me to Google this and Google that.
BUT!!! And now this is very important, and is the whole point of this post.
Benny was not a Racist, he never once said about a bad word about anyone but Muslims. Infact he was a Christian pro Israel, and had a demented rant on Palestine's UN bid for statehood.


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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Leg swelling
I had a through the knee amputation 20 years ago. Every 2 years or so I get a large swelling on the side of my stump, like a bulge so large I cannot use my prothesis for a week or so. Why does this happen and what can I do to lower the swelling? Thanks
Ideally, your residual limb can be examined by your physician - and/or your prosthetist - at a time when this swelling is present. For example, if examination revealed localized redness, pain and tenderness, the cause could be inflamed or infected hair follicles. A fluid accumulation beneath the skin would be an alternative cause, but this would be unlikely since your amputation surgery was performed so long ago, and also unlikely assuming you wear your prosthesis on a daily basis. Another thought is that if there is a bone spur underlying the swollen area, this could potentially cause irritation from within your stump - an X-ray would show whether or not a bone spur is present - but this would be unlikely to cause problems only once every two years.
The best treatment for your symptoms would be based on the cause, which should be able to be diagnosed on the basis of a physical examination by your physician, and possibly imaging studies such as X-rays.
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Brent Zwerneman: Aggies' Darko a gem on, off court
Updated 10:38 am, Thursday, February 17, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — A Texas A&M construction science professor pulled Aggies coach Mark Turgeon aside recently to discuss one of Turgeon's players.
The conversation had little to do with basketball — or grades and such. It had to do with construction science — and what a great fit Andrew Darko was in that department.
"The teacher had never liked anybody as much as Darko," Turgeon said. "He's a special kid."
Darko, a senior reserve from Conroe, is the type of bench player coaches love to have around. He sets a good example in practice, takes care of business off the court and helps raise the team GPA.
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"He's the teammate that everybody wants," A&M starting forward Nathan Walkup said. "And he was determined to get playing time during his career here."
The best thing about Darko's story? He's not simply a feel-good guy on the bench who, away from the hardwood, makes good grades when working with wood. His hard work, patience and persistence through the years have paid off, and he's developed into a key contributor during the Aggies' sprint to a sixth consecutive NCAA tournament.
"When I first walked on, I was kind of taken aback at the talent level," Darko said. "Can I say when I first came here I was a Division I scholarship athlete? Probably not. But I worked hard in practice against great guards like Donald Sloan, Derrick Roland, Dominique Kirk and Josh Carter. I kept improving and stayed in the weight room.
"Now, it's a dream to come into a game and contribute. It's really been gratifying to help this team any way I can."
Last Saturday at Texas Tech, Darko hopped off the bench to contribute five points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals in 16 minutes. The Aggies, who won 70-67 over the Red Raiders, likely wouldn't have without the 6-foot-1 guard's effort.
"I'm really proud of Darko, and always have been," Turgeon said. "It just shows you what a kid who comes here and busts his tail every day and understands the system can do."
Darko averaged 18 points per game as a senior at Conroe — where he also ranked ninth academically in his class — and Texas A&M Corpus-Christi and Centenary recruited him to walk on to their programs. When coach Ronnie Arrow, who'd been recruiting him to A&M-Corpus Christi, left for South Alabama, Darko turned his attention to A&M or Texas, with the idea of perhaps simply being a student.
But Turgeon and his assistants liked what they saw from Darko's high school highlights courtesy of then-Conroe coach Jim Stephens and offered Darko a chance to walk on. Three years later, Turgeon put the resilient student-athlete on scholarship for his senior year.
"The hard work had paid off," Darko said softly. "I was able to call my parents and tell them they didn't have to pay for my school this year. That was the biggest thing for me."
Darko realizes his hoops career will come to a close when the Aggies play their last game this season. A bright future waits, however, outside of Reed Arena. For starters, as part of his major, he's helping with the renovation of baseball's Olsen Field.
"Darko is going to be really successful in the construction industry," Walkup said, smiling. "If I ever need something built, I'm calling him."


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Charter Oak High School of Covina, CA., played host to Reality car club's annual car show, and yet again this years show was a complete success. With all of the entry proceeds going to the school, the 6:00 A.M. roll-in time did not deter the nearly 200 cars that entered to participate. Admission for the spectators was free, and the show had a steady flow of spectators that came out to see Hot Rods, motorcycles, pedal bicycles and of course the Lowriders. Some of the clubs on hand included Traffic, Stylistics, Together, Techniques, Lifestyle, Royal Image, Suenos Latino, City Life, Style Unlimited, and all the way from Japan, Primera car club.
The music was provided by The Lost Memories internet radio crew, and they played a variety of music that kept everybody upbeat throughout the day. The show also had raffles and vendors that came to sell everything from CD's to food, which was being sold to benefit the school's programs. At one point during the show, the Reality C.C. took the time to hold a moment of silence for the passing of Aaron "Bubba" Garcia. Thanks to a strong community following, a good cause, and some great weather, the Reality car club's annual show was once again a success. Hope to catch you guys next year when the show comes around again!


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"It's hard to explain the feeling. It's exciting just to know we have a chance and we're one game away," All-SAC senior DeJoyah Johnson said. "We're just fighting and hoping to be there (in the state final)."
Even if one win puts South Side into the history books, the Archers don't want to be remembered as just semi-state champions. They have set their sights on a potential state championship.
"Since the beginning of the season, we've felt we were contenders for the state title, and we're just putting that in play," head coach Juanita Goodwell said. "We've always believed we had an opportunity. We haven't played like that all season long, we've had our down sides, we've had moments where we collapsed, but overall, from the beginning of the season, that mindset has always been there."
To reach that goal, South Side first has to beat Warsaw. The Tigers reached their first semi-state since the 2003-04 season behind a strong defense to produce its one-loss record, with the loss coming to 3A No. 3 Northwood.
Warsaw has held teams to an average of less than 35 points per game, good enough for the 15th best defense across all classes. The Warsaw defense is almost exactly an opposite style to the Archers.
South Side has averaged just less than 64 points per game offensively, which places them as the 15th best offense in the state.
In terms of seeing how closely related the teams have dominated on their respective ends of the court, look no further than both team's average margin of victory settling in the 18-point range.
"We hope we're able to contain them and control the tempo, but for me, it's all about being prepared as possible going in there," Goodwell said. "I think we have a good chance, but it's not about what they can do, it's about what we can do."
What South Side wants to do is limit Warsaw's guards from cutting into the lane. The Archers primarily play a zone defense and Goodwell has been happy with her team's ability to limit this kind of attack throughout the season.
"They have some shooters, but they're inconsistent from the 3-point line, and I hope that can stay that way on Saturday, but their main focus on offense is penetration," Goodwell said. "They want to get the ball inside and get it to one of their bigs so we are going to have to contain that … and their penetrating, slashing, cutting to the basket."
Stopping Warsaw offensively won't be the only challenge South Side faces this weekend. With the game at Warsaw, the Archers are sure to face a crowd favoring the Tigers, but South Side has prepared for that throughout the season. They even faced what Goodwell called an "away" crowd last weekend at regionals, where Logansport had a 3-to-1 crowd advantage she said.
"We've had an away season, like all our games were away this year," Jackson said. "We've only had five home games so we're used to being on the road and playing in front of the other team's home crowd. It's really not going to phase us. Just like any other team, we're used to it."
If South Side can withstand the crowd and cut down the nets on Warsaw's home court, then it can return home to write itself in the history books. Of course, being a part of a school's history isn't the only place they'll be remembered.
"It's an experience they'll cherish," Goodwell said, "and, if we are able to get past Saturday, it's just another moment they'll be able to put away and enjoy."


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The Baltimore Ravens are making noise about winning Super Bowl XLVII for retiring linebacker Ray Lewis. But the 49ers have their own favorite — and spiritual center — in veteran running back Frank Gore.
Ask any 49ers player, offense or defense, how they feel about him and it's like tapping into a wellspring of resolve for Gore as he approaches the most important football game of his life.
The 29-year-old has persevered through a life of pain and hardship, both on the football field and off. But at long last, he can finally see the mountaintop. Win the Super Bowl next Sunday and he can stand on it for a while. He can look up and tell his beloved mother, Lizzie, who died in 2007 of kidney disease, that he has something really special for her this time.
"Since she passed, every time I score a touchdown I always point up and tell her it's for her," Gore said this week. "I mention that I love her. I know she's happy. I'm her son. We went through so much in high school, college and the NFL. Finally, I'm getting the opportunity to play in the big game."
Few thought Gore ever would.
He was born and raised in a poor, drug-infested area of Coral Gables, Fla., where many of his own relatives abused drugs. Lizzie was a single mother of three who often took in nieces and nephews, and Gore noted there were often as many as 11 or 12 people living in a one-bedroom apartment.
"I didn't know if I was going to get a bed," he said. "I didn't know if the lights were going to be on. It was tough."
Gore's escape was athletics, particularly football, but despite a legendary career at Coral Gables High, he struggled academically because of a learning disability. He entered high school at a third-grade reading level, had to attend summer and night classes and undergo extensive tutoring just to qualify for college.
Even though he worked diligently to get to a 10th-grade reading level, he still had trouble with written material. He failed to achieve the NCAA's required minimum score on the SAT a few times. Finally, he was given the test orally and passed.
He got a scholarship to nearby University of Miami, but more hardship ensued. After a promising freshman season, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. After working his way back the next year, he tore the ACL in his right knee. Even though he returned to rush for 948 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior, pro scouts were wary of Gore when he applied for the NFL draft in 2005.
Then general manager Scot McCloughan had to fight to convince the 49ers to draft Gore in the third round. But he saw both special talent and determination in Gore.
"He's going to do everything in his power to make himself a great player," McCloughan said at the time. "If you take football away from him, you take his life away. He's overcome a lot. He's God-given as a runner. He has balance and vision. He's a very unique back."
Gore proved that in his rookie season, rushing for 608 yards despite making just one start. But he also sustained more injuries, undergoing major surgery on both shoulders after the season.
Then there was the losing. The 49ers were 4-12 in 2005, and after one particularly hard loss to Dallas, Gore walked out of the locker room and saw several players dancing and laughing in the players' parking lot. He couldn't believe it. He broke down crying.
Gore had a number of crying bouts over his first six seasons, all outside of the playoffs. And there were more nagging injuries — abdominal strains, ankle sprains, hip issues, bruised ribs and, in 2007, a broken hand. That '07 season was his hardest year, because his mother died in September, just before the 49ers were supposed to play a game at St. Louis.
Gore used to talk to his mother by phone before every game at a specific time.
"That day, the time came and I didn't get the call, I just burst out and cried, cried, cried," he said. "But I knew she'd want me to play. I had a pretty good game that day. I think she came on the field."
Things have been better for Gore the past two seasons under coach Jim Harbaugh. He became the 49ers' all-time career rushing leader. He's played in every game. In a 2012 season when many thought he might start slowing down, he had one of his best years — 1,214 yards rushing, eight touchdowns. He has 209 yards and three scores in two playoff games.
In short, he seems to be getting better. Gore credited former 49ers receiver Isaac Bruce with teaching him valuable secrets to career longevity.
"He always told me, 'Don't ever go by what people say around the league or the statistics about running backs or you can't play after you reach this age,'?" Gore said. "I took that in big. I just train. I feel if you just keep training, you have a chance to be in this league for a long time."
Gore's teammates attest to his relentless work regimen.
"He's the all-time leading rusher in 49ers history, but he comes to work every day like he's trying to win a job," said tackle Anthony Davis. "And he makes us take that attitude to our own work."
Many players said Gore is also generous with sage advice. Rookie tailback LaMichael James credits him with vastly improving his blocking. And how good of a blocking back is Gore?
"He's the best in the NFL ... ever," James said.
Even 49ers old-timers are carrying a torch. Former 49ers great Roger Craig said he had tears in his eyes for Gore when the 49ers won the NFC Championship.
"He's been carrying the team on his shoulders for a long time, and he's had to do it during some tough times," Craig said. "Now he's getting a chance to see what it's like to be a winner. After seeing what he's gone through to get to the Super Bowl, I'm overwhelmed for him. He deserves to see what it's like."
Gore himself was taken aback when told so many players past and present had said they want him to win the Super Bowl more than anyone.
"That makes me feel great, knowing that all the guys have a lot of respect for me," he said. "They know how much I love the game of football. And I'll do whatever it takes to win for them."
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mikenz66 wrote:Only few and minor revisions have been made to the text of the Fourth Edition which is now issued by the Buddhist Publication Society.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
March 1980
It would be interesting to know if the comment was added in 1970 or 1980. Presumably Ven Nyanaponika would have already seen Ven Nanananda's work at that point, though the book did not come out until 1971, since, as I understand it, he encouraged Ven Nanananda to publish it.
rowyourboat wrote:I just wanted to share some good news: I will be meeting Ven Nananda for 2-3 hours in a few days time.
Kenshou wrote:Sounds quite a bit like most stories of visiting him, funnily enough. Neat, though.
mikenz66 wrote:In case people hadn't noticed, the Wikipedia site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katukurund ... ished_Work has links to more Nibbana Sermons, i.e.
Nibbana - The Mind Stilled (Vol. VI), Dharma Grantha Mudrana Bharaya, 2010, ISBN 978-955-1255-33-6 has Sermons 26 to 30 (and has a PDF to download). So there still seem to be 3 to go...
rowyourboat wrote:Hi All,
I'm back from my trip to Sri Lanka -it was amazing to be in a such a spiritually saturated country (especially if you understand Sinhalese!). There has been such a great revival of buddhist teaching there..
In any case- I met Ven Nananda a few weeks ago. He was an amazingly intelligent man/monk! He would answer my questions before I finished asking them! He was extremely 'quick on the draw', even though he was in his 80's!
We had an interesting discussion on 'whirlpool' simile, which he is famous for. Incidentally I believe this is from one of his nibbana sermons which I believe can be found on this website:
One thing which struck me was his humbleness in being able to entertain new ways of looking at things, considering what a learned monk he is. He was very kind and generous- he gave me loads of his books free of charge to be given to people in UK. I have already given a batch of books to Ajhan Amaro at Amarawati monastery in UK. I'm hoping to give the other batch to Chithurst (incidentally I spotted one of our dhammawheel regulars who had got samanera ordination there! I think his name is 'Manapa').
Ven Nananda lives in a simple 'kuti' or hut/'cell' under a rock in a remote place in Sri Lanka (off Kegalle) - he does not accept money (an offer was kindly refused- he called it a 'snake'!). He I believe lives off one meal a day. The forest monastery is quite small and houses a few other monks who live with only basic amenities.
It was quite inspiring meeting this monk- he felt concerned that the deep dhammas were disappearing from the world and people wanted to simply listen to feel good dharma- hence his teachings on Nibbana- more than 20 of them!
So that is my story- if you have any further questions feel free to ask- I will answer them if I can!
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Editor's note: The following article ran in the July 2009 edition of Dairy Herd Management.
Recent studies indicate that at any given time 30 percent of dairy cows suffer from some sort of lameness. This level of lameness is cause for industry embarrassment, as well as economic concern since each case costs you about $300.
We can all do better at helping lame cows. To do that, we need improvement in a couple of areas.
ID lame cows
There are many degrees of lameness in cows. Subtle signs include an arched back, jerking the head upwards when the lame foot is placed on the ground, and standing with a limb in an abnormal position.
More obvious signs include severe gait abnormalities, grinding the teeth, reluctance to move and salivating. When a lame cow is identified, it is imperative that you evaluate her immediately to alleviate her pain, improve her chance of recovery and return her to production sooner.
Evaluate lame cows
Since 90 percent of cattle lameness is in the foot, always begin with a hoof evaluation.
Ask your veterinarian to train you and your employees to properly and safely evaluate lameness. Proper restraint is necessary. Various methods include lifting the foot with a block-and-tackle, hoof-trimming chutes and using ropes to cast the cow to the ground.
To perform this evaluation:
Clean the hoof and space between the hooves; make sure the area is free of manure and debris.
Look behind the heel bulbs (back of the hoof) for any lesions such as a wart.
Look between the toes to evaluate the health of the interdigital skin.
Scrape the bottom of the hooves with a sharp hoof knife. (Dull tools mean you will do an improper job and increase your risk of injury.) I prefer a hand-held hoof knife instead of power tools for this job.
Common causes
There are a variety of reasons for lameness. Here are some of the common causes, as well as recommended remedies. Be sure to consult with your veterinarian to develop and evaluate lameness protocols on your dairy.
Hairy heel wart. This is a contagious lameness cause. Warts are raised red lesions on the back of the heel bulbs and may contain long hair-like projections. They can cause severe lameness, and the cow will often stand on her toes. The most common way to treat warts is to wrap the foot with a medicated bandage.
Foot rot. Foot rot is an infection of the skin between the toes. It often looks like cuts in the skin between the toes that are infected and has a foul odor. The foot may swell as a result of the infection. Wrapping the foot is not recommended because it will trap moisture and debris. Treatment usually involves injectable antibiotics and anti-inflammatories.
Sole abscesses. These are infected soft spots on the bottom of the hoof. They can cause severe lameness and the cow will not want to place any weight on the affected toe. When scraping the hoof, all black or discolored areas should be cleaned out until they are the normal hoof color. If an area pops and infected fluid discharges, the area should be thoroughly carved out to allow drainage. If the area is large, a hoof block may be placed on the normal toe.
Consult with your veterinarian if the cause of the lameness is not found or the foot is swollen. If the foot is severely swollen, it indicates the joint in the hoof is infected and surgery is often needed. If the lameness is too severe, the cow may need to be humanely euthanized.
Unfortunately, lameness is a too-common problem on dairy farms. It requires both individual cow attention, as well as herd evaluations, to defeat it. Work with your veterinarian, hoof trimmer and nutritionist to decrease lameness on your farm.
Fred Gingrich is a practicing veterinarian and owner of Country Roads Veterinary Services, Inc. in Ashland, Ohio.


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New Feature: File requirementsposted by Dark0ne Site NewsMany files across the Nexus sites depend on other files, official expansions or official DLCs in order for them to work properly. Up until this point the only way for people to find what files a specific mod needs has been to look for the information in the author's file description or in the ReadMe file. Some files have many, many file dependencies and finding all the mods can become a bit of a chore for all involved.
The latest feature addition for file authors is a new option in your "Manage files" section for all your files called "Required files". Using this page will enable you to select which official expansions and DLCs your file requires in order to work properly. Similarly it will allow you to find and select files on the Nexus sites that your file needs or provide external links to files not available on the Nexus sites for users to download.
It's all sexed up with some efficient AJAX/jQuery coding (so you'll have to allow the scripts in your script blockers if you use them) so all your additions won't have to wait for the page to reload. Finding mods on the Nexus should be much easier with an auto-fill input box that will find the most relevant files based on what you put in to the box.
Once you've added your requirements a new tab will be added to your file page called "Requirements" that will list all the requirements and provide links to the file pages so your users can head off and download all the necessary files. Similarly there is a new entry under the "Options" box that provides the number of files that require your file in order to work (with a link to a page that lists all the files that have a dependency on your file).
My current focus is on reducing the amount of clutter mod authors need to put in to their mod descriptions in order to get all the necessary information out there. Mod descriptions should really be for, guess what, describing the mod! Unfortunately lots of authors have lots of information they need to get out there and the actual mod description, i.e. what the mod actually does (!!), can get lost in-between change logs, news, troubleshooting, etc.. Hopefully this new feature should help to reduce this clutter.
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When doing UI work, it can be quite frustrating rewiring hidden controls to the connector pane. You have to go to the block diagram -> Show Control -> go to front panel and wire it up then hide your control again.
I have seen a number of ideas proposing ideas such as hidden controls always being visible in edit mode or being able to link block diagram controls to the connector pane which I agree with and would also solve this.
My suggestion is that when you select the Wiring Tool on the front panel or click on the connector pane (to wire up a terminal) all the hidden controls would become partially visible and become connectable to the connector pane.
This is the worst when you inherent code with lots of hidden controls and a connector pane with too many terminals. I'd go one step farther and add that you should be able to right click on a terminal on the connector pane and either center on the front panel control/indicator or the terminal on the block diagram. Sometimes tracking on of these down can be almost impossible.
I'm going to close this as a duplicate because the other very highly rated idea exists and work already being done to investigate that would negate the need for this. If the other idea were not a high kudos idea, I'd leave this open.
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Last month, Lake County Animal Services, a private nonprofit organization, took in Gizmo, a Chihuahua puppy surrendered by its owner.
When taken to a veterinarian, Gizmo was diagnosed with a badly bruised groin, torn leg ligament, multiple infections, two holes in its head (apparent teeth marks) and a skin disease known as pyoderma, according to the organization.
Around the same time, Clearlake Animal Control took possession of a severely malnourished and dehydrated Labrador mix, later named Molly.
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