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I do realize many will consider this quacky and unbelievable (including my brother who has now had 2 surgeries for disk herniations and is chronically on pain meds and has to constantly baby his back). I can only say that it really did work for me and that I know a few others with similar stories.
I do realize many will consider this quacky and unbelievable (including my brother who has now had 2 surgeries for disk herniations and is chronically on pain meds and has to constantly baby his back). I can only say that it really did work for me and that I know a few others with similar stories.
It's not nearly as quacky and unbelievable as a doctor who'll push back surgery as anything other than an absolute last resort.
Also, I'll second that recc for the "Treat Your Own Back" book in the Amazon link above. I have used the McKenzie protocol, and I found it to be very helpful.
It's not nearly as quacky and unbelievable as a doctor who'll push back surgery as anything other than an absolute last resort.
When all you've got is a hammer everything's a nail?
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Update. Today was supposed to be my first marathon but that didn't exactly happen. Fortunately I don't have any back pain and my leg issues are pretty minor. Currently I have some numbness in my toes and my hamstring is a bit stiff. But otherwise I can get around without any problems and managed to put a few miles on the bike over the past couple months. I started seeing a physical therapist last week. The plan is to work on core strength and see if that helps resolve the remaining issues.I did decide to try the epidural without much luck. Well I guess I was pretty lucky that the doctor didn't receive tainted meds. They didn't tell me where they got them but it wasn't one of the batches linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak.I guess at this point it's just one day at a time. Maybe someday I can get back to running. If not I'll just have to stick to the bike. Thanks for all the comments. It's been helpful.
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Thanks to the spammer for bumping this post, as it's sorta timely info. for me.
Can I ask at what age most of you developed lower back stuff? Had you had low back pain/weakness for a long while or frequently in the past?
Almost 3 weeks ago I landed myself with some miserable lower back/butt/hip pain for nearly 2 weeks. It's MUCH better today, but I credit that with taking it really easy for a couple of weeks and doing plenty of yoga stretching and resuming consistent core work. My back had felt achey/stiff/weak for months and I sorta ignored it, knowing that I could probably improve things by doing 3-2 days/week of core workouts. I learned the hard way that ignoring little things can make them very big. The tipping point seemed to be a cyclocross race 3 weeks ago. The long uphills and lots of rough, rooty terrain irritated the hell out of me and had me popping NSAIDS several times/day for about a week.
My lower back is still not perfect and I suspect I'm dealing with some mild sciatica. Riding in the car for long has me needing to move and stretch. I did a 5k race yesterday (not all-out race pace. My kid did his first 5k and I was along for the ride. I'm undertrained and wanted to save something for today) and a CX race today. I opted to ride my mountain bike, instead of my CX bike, since the course had some really rough areas and I figured the bigger, squishier tires and front suspension would give my back a bit of a break.
The odd thing is that I am nearly 40 and this is my first real bout with lower-back hell. My dad has always had bouts with lower-back issues, but he doesn't do anything to strengthen his back/core. I also have a really anterior-rotated pelvis (aka swayback), which I'm sure doesn't help. After reading more about that it's a wonder that I've been lucky for so long (aside from struggling to find bike saddles that aren't uncomfortable). That's another thing that can be improved by having stronger/shorter abdominal muscles, which pull the pelvis into better alignment.
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Can I ask at what age most of you developed lower back stuff? Had you had low back pain/weakness for a long while or frequently in the past?
My trouble started in my early 30s (I am 44 now) and was largely out of the blue. I had a couple of back flareups before that due to poor choices (lifting absurdly heavy things, playing contact sports etc) but nothing like the sustained malaise of a herniated disk. It sounds like you have found things that work for your issue to help it behave. I have also found that keeping my core strong and flexible has been very helpful in keeping my lower back issues at bay. In particular, yoga and regular sets of both front and side planks does the trick for me.
Good luck!
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Thanks, JML! I tell ya', after this experience I REALLY feel for people who deal with that pain a lot. 400mg of Advil ever 4 hours was hardly touching it. I get how people can develop addictions to pain meds, even though I hate the side-effects of narcotics. Had things not eased-up on their own I was thisclose to calling my doctor just to have some quick pain relief in the form of REAL pain meds and/or muscle relaxers. I was having trouble sleeping for at least a week, since I couldn't get comfortable and stay that way. That sort of pain really starts to mess with a person and greatly reduce quality of life, especially since it limited my doing the very things I enjoy doing most.
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I started developing piriformis/sciatic issues intermittently about 6 years ago, at 28. About three years ago I started somehow injuring my back with seemingly minor errors in form with objects of very moderate weight about 2X per year, resulting in ~1 week of pain and not able to do much. The last time, about 10 months ago, I was simply holding a gallon jug of water out to the side to dump it out, reached out so my spine was just a little bent, and BANG, I'm on the floor, crawling back into the house in severe pain.
I've not had it looked into but the impact on my running has been significant the last 6 months. A few weeks ago just doing some bending yard work...nothing major...it ended up sore. I rested it for a week then tried to run my goal 50-miler. I came up to 32 miles feeling good and running a very nice pace and my back was getting more and more sore....then BANG, I went from ~7min pace to barely being able to keep myself upright and walk in just a few strides. DNF.
For now I'm taking the core strength route, and trying to run far enough to push it to its limits as often as I can (trying to challenge it to get stronger). In my case I think I have an underlying, older problem, complicated by sitting too much and work and a weak core allowing me to run with some sort of bad hitch in my form that I didn't used to have.
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Can I ask at what age most of you developed lower back stuff? Had you had low back pain/weakness for a long while or frequently in the past?
My first major problem was age 19. Then again at age 25, age 34 and finally late last year (age 43). I'm a lot like Spaniel in that it's usually some random, totally innocuous thing that sets me off. Last time -- a potentially dangerous central herniation -- I was bending over to turn off a lamp. The time before that it was picking up a laundry basket.
Over the last 8 months I have paid a lot more attention to consistent core strengthening exercises. I hope it pays off.
Running actually helps when I'm having a flare-up. I'm not sure why, but it's a good thing.
Running actually helps when I'm having a flare-up. I'm not sure why, but it's a good thing.
I found this to be true when my back was buggin'. It was when I was not running that it bothered me most. Being on the bike was OK, too, as long as I kept cadence high and stayed on flats. Uphills were hurty. Today uphills didn't cause much, if any, discomfort...which made me really happy. I still didn't push as hard as I might have otherwise.
Those random and seemingly out-of-the-blue bad spasms is the sort of thing my dad has had. My back was mildly weak and irritated for months before it really became an issue--I had LOTS of warning. The issues my dad has had were things that came on sudden, AFAIK. I should ask him if he ever had any sorts of weakness or discomfort before he had bad spasms that landed him in bed on muscle relaxers. He's an electrician and does some appliance delivery work, so those things always kept him from being able to work for a day or two.
Running actually helps when I'm having a flare-up. I'm not sure why, but it's a good thing.
Running actually helps when I'm having a flare-up. I'm not sure why, but it's a good thing.
+1, although in moderation in both volume and max length of run.
In hind sight I'd have to say mine started a couple years ago at age 40. Not that I knew it at the time. I didn't have much in the way of back pain but the bulging disc was probably causing the pain in my butt and hamstring. At the time I just thought it was the result of overtraining. Very rarely has my back pain been the result of lifting something. I think my sciatica is the result of using a shovel in the garden on the hard clay soil. Once my back started hurting I took the week off from running. The next time I went for a run I followed it with 6 hours in a car traveling to a wedding. That's when I noticed the pain shooting down my leg.
Out of all the specialists I've seen in the past few months I'd say the physical therapist has helped me the most. The neurosurgeon and pain specialist seemed to focus more on the MRI report than what I was telling them. The PT didn't even ask to see the MRI. He actually evaluated my problems by examining me and listened to what I had to say. Over the course of half a dozen visits we came up with a variety of core strength training exercises for me to do on a daily basis. It started with just a few but now it takes me a good hour to complete them all. I have noticed difference in my core and it seems to be helping with the weakness in my one leg. Hard to say when I might get back to running but that's lower on the priority list at this point.
This stuff definitely messes with your quality of life when you are used to being active.
This stuff definitely messes with your quality of life when you are used to being active.
So true. I really feel for folks who deal with this a lot after having a relatively small taste of back stuff. Sucks. Getting old is stupid.
Wow, this thread hits home.
I ruptured my L4/L5 disc in late July/early August of this year. My last run was Aug 5. I still haven't been able to run since then, though I'm getting *really* close now. Before this, I ran a LOT. Completed my third Hardrock Hundred in July and have done other hard 100 mile mountain races, etc. To go from one of the hardest ultras on the planet to nothing in 4 weeks completely sucked. My pain was a 100 out of 10 for about 3 weeks. Opiate painkillers didn't help *at all*.
I think a desk job + weak core and glutes + terribly tight hip flexors and hamstrings + hours of standing bent at the waist pulling weeds in my garden were what finally broke the camel's back, so to speak. (that position puts a TON of strain on the low back... enough that my PTs said "this is a position you are never allowed to do again").
My herniation/rupture is quite severe... about as bad as you can get w/o cauda equina syndrome. Full rupture with the material displaced down the spinal canal (though not a full sequestration). A couple of PTs said "surgery" a couple of surgeons said "surgery". Thankfully, I found some great PTs that work with a lot of athletes and they said "well, this is one of the worst MRIs we've ever seen, and it may need surgical intervention, but let's give it a try". I do believe we may actually get through this w/o surgery (or even an injection). They have been brilliant.
Things that helped/are helping:
- Find a PT that is GREAT and doesn't just follow a pre-printed protocol for an injury. My PTs constantly re-eval and change things up, often on the fly. Don't settle for an average PT. One that specializes in Functional Movement screening is highly recommended.
- Dry needling (especially with e-stim on the needles) This was key to getting the muscle guarding to relax so I could actually start doing some work on the weaknesses.
- McKenzies help for mild herniations, but with my displaced rupture, the didn't do much. There's no way to mechanically force an L shaped chunk back in place. Great for most herniations though.
- walking, especially uphill (causes 'nerve gliding')
- working on the posterior chain muscles, especially the glutes. Runners have notoriously weak glutes.
- hamstring stretching (carefully, as it's easy to mess up the back if you do it wrong)
- hip flexor streatching
- psoas release (this hurts like hell, but helps a LOT because the psoas (a hip flexor) attaches directly to the lumbar vertebrae and if tight, can pull it into abnormal flexion)
- Stand for 2-3 hours after waking. Do NOT sit or bend over during this period. The discs absorb fluid as we sleep and re-herniation is *much* more common in the morning
- Standing workstation (this was KEY for me... I have a desk job, which was the likely major culprit for me)
- Recently, I've started using a traction table. I tried it very early on, but was way too acute to tolerate it. Now it seems to help quite a bit. An inversion table would do the same, I just had free access to a traction table (wife is a PT), plus the traction table takes up a lot less room.
- Functional Movement Screening - an in-depth look at WHY this happened in the first place and a plan of action to correct the deficits. THIS IS KEY OR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! Runners tend to have horrid movement patterns. We go full bore in the saggital plane and have messed up hips, weak cores, tight hamstrings, no mobility, poor stabilization, terrible rotation, etc, etc, etc.
And last but not least:
- Sometimes an epidural steroid injection helps. About 50% of the time it works. It obviously carries it's own risks, but less than surgery.
- Sometimes surgery really is the answer. Loss of bowel and/or bladder control is a medical emergency and requires surgery. Foot drop requires surgery (if you want to run again). I think it's worth trying the conservative approach for many reasons: surgery can cause problems, it's expensive, you're out for 6-12 weeks post-op, by trying a conservative approach you can correct a lot of problems that will then make surgery more successful, etc... but sometimes it's required.
- If you need surgery, in general (but not always) it's best to find a great neurosurgeon, not an orthopedic surgeon.
- The minimally-invasive microdiscectomy is the way to go (vs standard microdiscectomy). The success rate is very high, post-op pain is significantly less, and the time to return to running is quite a bit shorter.
- NOTE: This procedure DOES NOT remove the entire disc, just the piece sticking into the spinal canal. A lot of people confuse it with a full discectomy with laminectomy and lumbar fusion. A fusion is a whole nuther can of worms... to be avoided at all costs. Fusions *are not* very successful... and are often the horror stories you hear of in spinal surgeries.
Anyway, my $0.02. I got in Hardrock in 2013 and I'm planning to run it... so here's hoping PT keeps working.
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View the portfolio of 8 works (including 2 bonus etchings) here.
Eight Horizons is a series of etchings by Tom Ormond which explore how selected colour choices draw out different characteristics from the same image, taking an 'ad-hoc escape pod - come - time machine' to subtly alternate places.
Whilst making the etching Ormond worked on a large oil painting of the same image, which can be viewed in the artist's biography and information section below. Traditionally, detailed etchings have been made after paintings, or been used as studies before the final execution of a painting. Here the two processes developed simultaneously and informed one another along the way. The different coloured inks of the etchings highlight stages in the development in the painting, and the re-worked areas of the painting show a graphic resolution achieved through the etching. At one point in the process layers of paint and accumulated marks might suggest a future architectural project, at another, after reworking and adjustment the particular combination might suggest a past engineering folly. Each chosen colour allows for further examination of these brief moments in the life of a painting, and also refer to the types of reference materials the artist draws on for the construction of the image, such as blue-prints, homespun design-manuals and architect's doodles.
The titles of the eight individual prints suggest names of paint from a DIY colour range, adding to the associative potential of colour, for example 'Ranger' - evokes a green bucolic certainty, or 'Zaza' - seems to onomatopoeically suggest a loud zinging 'hi-viz' orange. The titles are actually taken from a list of deliberately innocuous names chosen by the American government for its series of nuclear tests and atomic weapons program. In 2007 Ormond visited a number of nuclear research facilities and test sites across the U.S. including Trinity at Whitesands Missile Range in New Mexico - where the first atomic bomb was detonated. Ormond recalls the odd paradox between the often benign reality of the desert testing grounds, and knowledge of the enormity of what actually occurred there. Sparsely dotted about these vast desert laboratories were the remnants of research structures in varying stages of decay, be it from exposure to the desert sun and wind, or the immense forces of nuclear blasts. Ormond blends memories of these structures (which as a visitor he was forbidden to photograph) with official documentation to create a complex planet like structure of indeterminate scale.
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Tom Ormond's paintings carefully select idealised English landscapes and inject a sense of the surreal or fantastical into them. Nostalgia pervades many of his canvases in which the vision for a better life is articulated.
Recently, Ormond has expanded his practice to include etching, the results of which are found in Eight Horizons. The prints display the artist's fascination with the potential and outcome of the drawing, doodling and sketching processes. In his own words, 'Faced with myriad possibilities, each choice, decision and colour has the potential to take the doodler-sketcher-planner, and their ad hoc shelter-come-planet, to a new realm. One colour may suggest a specific medium implying particular associations, another may draw out aspects of the structure's Heath Robinson make-up, and propel it into a certain timeframe or genre.'
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Tom Ormond was born in Derbyshire in 1974. He gained a BA in Fine Art at Loughborough in 1996 and an MA in fine art at Goldsmiths College, University of London, in 2005. In 1998 he completed an internship in the curatorial departments of Film and Video, and Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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Like passionate artists inventing an entirely new art form, Christy Kovacs and Marirose Piciucco want you to forget everything you think you know about muffins.
Erase expectations of sticky sweetness, frosting and sprinkles of candy wrapped up in a frilly paper baking cup. The founders of Muffin Revolution in Oakland who want you to stand back and wonder:
What would happen if you could bake the savory goodness and sensory delights of your favorite meals into a muffin?
"Our muffins are a labor of love, and to truly appreciate them, you need to understand all the work that goes into them," said Kovacs, an artist who met Piciucco, a former attorney, at Bauman College when they were both studying culinary arts. The friends shared a passion for therapeutic cooking and delectable nutrition.
Out of the kitchen they enjoyed rock climbing at Ironworks in Berkeley where one day they found themselves lamenting that good and densely nutritious food wasn't always easy to find at a gym café. They didn't want salad and they didn't want granola bars. They wanted more.
They wondered aloud about creating yummy mini-meals, full of protein, vitamins, and minerals, in a compact form that gym-goers could throw in a backpack or eat on their way out the door, as an alternative to the artificially colored energy drinks and processed, genetically-modified, sugar laden snacks?
"Muffins are self-contained and portable. No messy sauces or slices of cheese or tomato to slide around or spill," said Kovacs.
At the time the friends had founded Small Steps Cooking teaching youngster to cook and loving that. But they carved out a few hours a week to create original new-style muffin recipes - just for fun. Every home cook knows one batch equals a dozen. Experimentation meant dozens and dozens of muffins.
"We couldn't possibly eat them all, so we took them to Ironworks and gave them away," said Piciucco.
The first recipe they shared with their gym friends was a Chicken Thai Curry muffin. Not only were they scarfed up, people begged for the recipe.
Remember that oft-repeated line from the Portlandia television series - Put a bird on it?
As Kovacs and Piciucco considered recipes for pesto pizza on a cornmeal crust, Soba noodle soup, and an enchilada Verde with zucchini and corn, their mantra became "Put it in a muffin!"
Not only did Ironworks eventually ask to put in real paying orders, so did Great Western Power Company in Oakland, another climbing facility.
With a revolutionary new food product and orders in hand they quickly created their business identity - a tongue in cheek ode to Berkeley's history of student protests. Kovacs created the logo mimicking a clenched fist salute and Piciucco loved that love is spelled backwards in revolution, which they highlighted in red. And so Muffin Revolution was launched.
With a website and web stand on the Good Eggs, an online market for bay area food producers, the partners began dreaming of landing wholesale accounts. Sometime not too far in the future they'd love to open a brick and mortar store or café.
Some of their muffins are marvels. Who wouldn't want to grab Rise & Shine with a delicately baked quail egg on top, a Cheesy Mac or a Salmon Run muffin? Their menus also include plenty of paleo diet recipes, gluten-free, dairy-free and grain-free choices all chock full of flavors and nutrition.
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The Stanford women wasted little time earning their first win since claiming the No. 1 ranking this past week, dispatching Long Beach State 77-41 Sunday at Maples Pavilion.
"It (No. 1 ranking) didn't change anything," said Joslyn Tinkle, who led all scorers with 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds. "It motivated us more. We are fighting to do everything we can to maintain it. … The target is just going to get bigger and bigger."
Pac-12 player of the week and espnW national player of the week Chiney Ogwumike chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds, Amber Orrange had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Taylor Greenfield added 11 points.
This was the first time these teams had met since 1993, when the Cardinal won 122-49 and set a still-standing single-game school scoring record.
Long Beach State (3-3), which shot 27.3 percent, was led by Alex Sanchez with 14 points.
Stanford (6-0) extended its home winning streak to 81 games. But the Cardinal won't see the home court much over the next six weeks, as it is playing only two home games in December and won't be back until January after the Pac-12 season begins.
"We want to play great competition," said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. "So, we are playing at Gonzaga, at South Carolina and at Tennessee. The tough road games will help us in the Pac-12 and hopefully here at the NCAAs."
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Orrange scored the first seven points of the game.
"Our philosophy going into this game was to take away the 3-pointer and pack in on Chiney and let Amber shoot," said Long Beach State coach Jody Wynn. "She started out 3 for 3. What are you going to do?"
Stanford finished shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and owned the boards with a 43-32 rebounding advantage.
San Diego 91, San Jose State 52: Ta'Rea Cunnigan scored 20 points and Emily Schill had 18 for the Spartans (2-3), but they couldn't overcome 60 percent shooting by the host Toreros (3-1).
San Diego shot 39 of 65 from the floor while SJSU shot 17 of 64 (27 percent).
The Toreros took control early with a 16-0 run for an 18-2 lead.
Indiana 101, Ball State 53: Will Sheehey scored 19 points to help the No. 1 Hoosiers (6-0) rout the visiting Cardinals (2-2).
Syracuse 87, Colgate 51: James Southerland scored 18 points and Michael Carter-Williams had 13 assists as the No. 6 Orange (4-0) defeated the visiting Raiders (3-4).
Michigan State 63, Louisiana-Lafayette 60: Keith Appling scored 19 points to help the No. 15 Spartans (5-1) hold off the visiting Ragin' Cajuns (2-4).
Gonzaga 81, Davidson 67: Elias Harris scored 24 points and Kevin Pangos added 23 as the No. 17 Bulldogs (6-0) defeated the Wildcats (3-3) in the final of the Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Louisville: Senior center Gorgui Dieng is out indefinitely with a broken left wrist.
No record this time: Grinnell College's Jack Taylor, who scored an NCAA-record 138 points in a game Tuesday, settled for 21 Sunday in a 131-116 loss to William Penn.
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Justin reveals that he is "in love" with Selena!
"I wouldn't be with somebody if I wasn't in love," JB confessed to New! magazine, via MTV UK.
"Everybody can see she is hot and that's great, but there is so much more to her than that," he added. "She makes me laugh and she puts up with my practical jokes."
Justin also explained that having a similar family background to Selena helped build a strong foundation for their relationship.
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I'm currently taking Fosamax (taken sporadically for 4 years) & several other medications (Humira, Voltaren, Arava) for Rheumatoid Arthritis, as well as folic acid, vitamin D, & iron supplements. With all the articles related to Fosamax & dental extractions or implants, I'm concerned if I'm a candidate for extensive dental implants.
Could you provide me with your suggestions on what I should do to determine if I can have dental implants? I stopped taking Fosamax for over 1 year & just restarted taking it the last 2 months. I'd like to start the implants this December.
You are correct that a slight risk for some exposed or necrotic bone in the mouth after extractions or implant placement has been linked to patients taking Bisphosphonate drugs, of which Fosamax is one.
However, the primary risk seems to be in patients taking IV bisphosphonates for breast cancer or similar problems. The risk to patients taking oral Fosamax is very small, but one you should be aware of.
Discussing your implant surgery with an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon would be my best advice. They are the best trained experts to evaluate your individual situation.
Ed A McGlumphy, DDS, MS
Professor of Restorative/Prosthetic Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Bond Buying Hinges on Jobs Report
This Friday's payroll report will hopefully answer some important questions. Is the recent pickup in hiring gaining momentum? Or will the specter of the fiscal cliff cause employers to hold off on new hires? And how will any of this impact the Fed and, therefore, interest rates? Since where any given payroll number comes out is anyone's guess, today's column will focus on how the recent budgetary debate might be influencing hiring.
It is easy to fall into the mental trap of assuming that macro events impact everyone in a similar manner. To wit, let's think about the fiscal cliff from the perspective of a medium-sized business owner. There are two basic concerns. One is that government spending may fall, especially defense spending. If your business is related to the defense industry, even indirectly, this is certainly a good reason to hold off on hiring. The other is that your personal tax rate will go up. This one is a little trickier....460 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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The Southwest Chief runs daily between Chicago and Los Angeles, through the vast expanse of the fabled American West.
You'll be mesmerized by this region's beauty and allure. We'll take you across the mighty Mississippi through eight states—past wheat fields and ranches, missions and pueblos, mountains and deserts. Carving through curving canyon passages only a few feet wider than the train itself, you'll see spectacular landscapes and pristine vistas not visible from interstate highways.
Arrive just steps away from the south rim of the Grand Canyon, with Thruway bus connections at Williams Junction, AZ to the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams. On this century-old railway, you'll be entertained by cowboys, musicians and a mock early 1900s-style train robbery.
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ByJoe Palazzolo
Voters will consider a raft of ballot measures when they head to the polls on Tuesday on issues including the death penalty, abortion, recreational pot use and same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in cases that involve the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause and certification in class actions.
Monday, Oct. 5
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend and Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans. In both cases, the court will consider what the lower courts must require of plaintiffs seeking class certification.
• Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of carrying out one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is scheduled to appear in a military courtroom in Washington state. In what's known as an Article 32 hearing, military prosecutors will lay bare their case that he slaughtered 16 people during a predawn raid on two villages in the Taliban's heartland. The hearing could run as long as two weeks.
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments over Arizona's earliest-in the-nation ban of most abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Smith v. U.S. and Evans v. Michigan. In Smith, the court is asked to decide which party in a criminal conspiracy case bears the burden of proof that an alleged conspirator withdrew from a conspiracy outside of the statute of limitations. In Evans, the court will consider whether the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits the retrial of a defendant acquitted based on a trial judge's mistakenly adding an element to the offense.
• Election Day. In addition to submitting their pick in a clutch of close state Supreme Court races, voters in 38 states will face a total of 176 ballot measures, according to the Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California. Let's run though some of the highlights, as reported by the Atlantic and the Associated Press:
Same-sex marriage: Maine, Maryland and Washington could become the first states to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote.
Marijuana: Washington, Oregon and Colorado could become the first states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Voters in Arkansas and Massachusetts will decide whether to allow marijuana use for medical reasons, as 17 states have already done.
Assisted suicide: Massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Oregon and Washington are currently the only states to allow terminally ill patients to obtain lethal doses of medication if doctors say they have six months or less to live.
Death Penalty: California voters will decide whether to abolish it. If the measure is approved, more than 720 inmates on California's death row would have their sentences converted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. We looked at the issue in depth in this October story.
Abortion: Florida voters will decide on a measure that seeks to limit interpretation of the privacy rights contained in the state's constitution. And voters in Montana will consider a measure on parental-notification rules.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
• The Supreme Court will hear arguments Already LLC v Nike and Marx v General Revenueration. In the first case, the court will consider whether a federal court has jurisdiction over a trademark dispute involving Nike's Air Force 1 shoes. In Marx, the court will look at the standard for awarding costs in litigation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• Former Penn State president Graham Spanier is scheduled to make a court appearance. He faces eight criminal counts related to the Jerry Sandusky child-sex-abuse scandal, including conspiracy, endangering the welfare of children and perjury. Mr. Spanier's lawyers have called the charges baseless, saying Gov. Tom Corbett, a Penn State board member, is trying to deflect attention from his handling of the investigation when he was attorney general.
Thursday, Oct. 8
• Jared Lee Loughner, who pleaded guilty in the Tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others wounded, will be sentenced.
• In a "fairness hearing," a judge will consider whether to give his final approval to proposed class-action settlement of claims spawned by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP estimates it will pay $7.8 billion to resolve claims from the 2010 disaster.
• Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to deliver remarks and take questions from students at University of Baltimore Law School about choosing a career in law.
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Big news everyone! With the Players Cup returning in grand fashion and complete with a new format (Match Play), new location (Pine Oaks Golf Course in Ocala, FL) and a new presenting sponsor (Vibram Disc Golf), I'm excited to announce the 2010 Players Cup official tournament logo artwork contest! We are looking for creative original pieces that will best represent the fact that the Players Cup is returning to glory with all the new above mentioned components. Other factors to consider during the logo creation are the unique match play format, the sunny Florida locale, the presenting sponsor (Vibram) and host sponsor (Sun King Disc Sports). Feel free to visit www.PlayersCup.org to view the new website and learn more about the event. We welcome all artists and look forward to reviewing the selections, as we are aware that there are many disc golfers out there with enormous creative talent.
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LoMo making progress in rehab games
CHICAGO -- Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison plated Class A Jupiter's only run on Saturday night with his ninth-inning single. He's now knocked in a run in three straight rehab games.
In his five rehab starts with the Hammerheads, Morrison is hitting .211 but boasts a .348 on base percentage. He's drawn four walks in 23 plate appearances.
Morrison will likely be promoted to Double-A Jacksonville on Monday, depending on how he feels. He's recovering from right knee inflammation that has kept him on the disabled list all season.
Ethan Asofsky is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have, over the past two weeks, had one of the more awkard and unusual experiences of my young life. It concerns my new sim card and a young femme from Nigeria who is apparently now enamoured with me as a result of my new mobile phone number. A few months ago my sim card was unceremoniously cancelled by that bastion of good customer relations Vodafone. Their reasoning? I wasn't putting enough money into my pay as you go mobile phone. "*****", I hear you say? Indeed. I only recently decided to get off my pert ass, if I do say so myself, and buy a new sim card. Having done so, I was issued a new number and went about passing it on to various friends. In the ensuing weeks little of note occurred, but then I began to receive intermittent calls from a number beginning +2348033. The first time I answered, I got little besides static and a faint, oddly accented voice on the other end. "Strange", I thought. The next call was somewhat clearer, if only marginally so. My Scottish accent was tripping up the lady on the other end, and I fared little better with her French/Chinese sounding accent. The girl was clearly trying to get in touch with the previous owner of my new number, as far as I could tell. What I did make out from the conversation was as follows: "I lost your number, but found it now. How are you?" I attempted to explain that my name is "James MacDonald" as clearly as my accent will permit. Heaven knows how she would have dealt with a concentrated Glaswegian accent. I then received a text message after I had given up and cancelled the call. This is what it read, verbatim: HELLO MYDEAR HOW ARE ?IS BEEN A LONG TIME,I LOST UR NUMBER,BUT IGOT IT NOW.THIS IS MYNUMBER 0803277 (I'll leave out the remainder of the number).YOU OK? I attempted to reply to her text, again explaining that I was not the man she was looking for. I tried, but failed. For heaven knows what reason, I couldn't reply to her. Probably because, as I later found out, she is in Nigeria. She phoned back and I spoke as one would to a child, in a desperate attempt to actually put the poor girl straight. This was an improvement, and we even at one point laughed at our inability to understand each other. It was still an exercise in futility, however, given the connection and the clash of accents. As I was about to put an end to the call again she said, "I will call you again" in what appeared to be a quite flirtatious voice. Now, I have been told many times that I have a good voice, particularly over the phone and especially from those not from Scotland. Many women do have a weakness for accents, after all. However, my accent being an attribute is usually contingent on the other person understanding a ******* word I'm saying. Anyway, I laughed as she said this and humoured her by saying, "Ok, I'll call you too". I of course had no intention of doing so, but I felt there was no harm in being polite. Soon after I had ended the call, I received another text message. It read as follows: MY NAME IS AMAKA .MEANING FOR ENGLISH BEAUTY.IAM FROM AFRICAN IN NIGERIAN.ARE YOU THE BOYFRIEND 4 MYFRIEND?ARE YOU WHITEMAN?IAM HAPPY HEAR YOUR VOICE,REPLY ME. Now, given that it has been a good few months since I've been laid, I think I have shown remarkable restraint by not going to Nigeria and getting my end away. That aside, is it right that I should be a little freaked out by these events? Right or not, I am, and I have no idea why.
Note to self: when making wise cracks at the expense of a friend's possible love interest, be sure that the token male friend of said love interest is not part of the conversation. A little back story is in order. You will no doubt be aware of the Big Brother scandal involving Bollywood 'superstar' Shilpa Shetty. If you have somehow happened to avoid any news source for the past 6 months, do a quick google search and marvel at the British tabloids' uncanny ability to incite a moral panic in the form of racism accusations. As the tabloids took delight in perpetuating said racial tension, a good buddy of mine had been on a mission to woo an Indian girl named Nisha, who is a member of his course at Bell College. Well, me, being the observant so and so that I am (not to mention very much politically incorrect), noted that Shilpa and Nisha are both of Indian descent and so during one conversation with my friend I enquired, "Any luck banging Shilpa yet?" Of course my friend got the reference and we both went into fits of laughter, as his rabid pursuit of this femme had become a source of great amusement all by itself. Since that conversation, it has become common for my friend and I to refer to his prospective conquest as "Shilpa", to the point where we no longer even think about it. This fact was bound to come back to haunt me. As I sat with my friends at college one day, we were joined in the cafeteria by a male friend of Nisha's, whom I suspect may be on a similar mission to my buddy. We got to talking and, as is invariably the case, the subject of Nisha came up and I remarked, "Have you finally given up on nailing Shilpa?" I knew it was a mistake as soon as I said it, the friend's bemused expression clearly visible from the corner of my eye. I quickly tried to recover and peppered him with a few questions to occupy his mind, feigning interest in his answers. Luckily lunch was almost over and I took solace in the fact that I had no further need squirm. I sense, however, that I may have inadvertently torpedoed my friend's chances with this girl. Not that he is in any way heartbroken by this. On the contrary, he found the predicament quite hilarious, though we both suspect that Nisha will at some point be informed of my trangression and take great offense, possibly concluding in Bell College's very own race scandal.
One of the more underrated carnal ploys, at least in my experience, is that of "sexual bedevilment", or what a less pretentious peep might simply call "teasing". This ploy has served me well over the years, and often not through choice. Our story begins back when I was 17 and as yet untainted. I had yet to indulge in that most primitive of pasttimes. Indeed, my sexual experience at that point had been restricted to 70s porn loops. For all I knew, the modern woman was equally insistent on keeping her "lady parts" unkempt and as bushy as humanly possible. That, however, was about to change. I had been in the midst of wooing a woman almost 10 years my senior. I've had much success with the more mature women over the years for reasons unknown, and this was the beginning of said trend. I was, needless to say, extremely nervous about tackling such a vastly experienced femme. After all, how could I live up to her usual standard? This played on my mind as I was about to take the plunge for the first time. We had booked a hotel and, as soon as we had entered the room, I was under siege. I obliged and we began kissing, touching etc. As we moved toward the main event of the evening, however, I was overcome with fear that I would last all but 30 seconds. Luckily, or indeed unluckily depending on your perspective, I had forgotten condoms. I quietly rejoiced. My prospective conquest was not best pleased and demanded that I leave and buy a pack of raincoats immediately. I was steadfast in my refusal, however. Between intermittent bouts of foreplay thereafter, she literally begged me several times to get condoms and "roger" her senseless, if you'll pardon the antiquated expression. I was struck by how effective a tactic restraint can be. It was driving the poor girl wild. Needless to say, she had to wait until further notice before I bowed to her incessant nagging. The problem when I did finally consent, again depending on which way you look at it, was that I was still bizarrely eager to please, to the extent that I forgot to actually enjoy it. This led to much tension, as I went for a long time, far longer than my questionable stamina should have rightly permitted. She came, I didn't, and God darn it, didn't she want to know why. "You don't fancy me," she whined. "I can't help it," I replied, "I'm nervous as f**k". She wasn't for having it. This relatively mature broad was on a mission. How could a woman with a CV like hers not force a drop out of this insular teenager? She eventually succeeded, secretly with a lot of help from me, as I strained all in an effort to ease the poor woman's mind. This left a lasting impression one me.


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EL SEGUNDO - Slowly but surely, Mike D'Antoni limped his way onto the practice court.
The Lakers coach still feels the ill effects of his recent knee replacement surgery. But he showed following his second day of practice Saturday how he's progressed since arriving here only four days ago.
D'Antoni walked around without crutches before his expected Lakers coaching debut today against the Houston Rockets (4-5).
"They're close by, though," D'Antoni said of the crutches. "I'm getting there and getting a lot better."
The same analysis applies to the Lakers' current development. They incorporated parts of D'Antoni's swift pick-and-roll offense in Friday's 114-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns in what marked Bernie Bickerstaff's fourth and final game as interim coach.
That's a huge leap from the 98.44 points the Lakers (4-5) have averaged through nine games, five of them under the recently fired Mike Brown.
A light-hearted atmosphere has permeated the Lakers. After Saturday's practice, seldom-used rookie guard Darius Johnson-Odom threw the ball underhand off the wall, caught it and threw down a windmill dunk. More importantly, the Lakers say they feel empowered to shoot early and often.
No one epitomized that more than Metta World Peace, who scored a season-high 22 points against Phoenix and went 5 of 10 from three-point range.
"If someone is open, get the shot," World Peace said in describing D'Antoni's offensive philosophy. "It's all about team ball and playing your game.
"Coach gives us the freedom to play our game."
So much so that D'Antoni joked World Peace may shoot 20 3-pointers per game. Regardless, both said World Peace's strong offseason conditioning should enable him to fit into this faster-paced offense.
"I'm able to sustain for long periods of time," said World Peace, who has averaged 34 minutes per game this season. "Last year, I would have to come out early."
Other Lakers may not have that same luxury.
The starting lineup averages 32.6 years in age. D'Antoni enjoyed "talking junk" as he sat in the trainer's room watching the Lakers-Phoenix game with his injured backcourt guards Steve Nash (fractured leg leg) and Steve Blake (lower abdomen), but it still provided a visual reminder the team's focal point of the offense remains missing.
Nash, who performed elliptical exercises following Saturday's practice, is expected to be out for at least another week. Blake remains a game-time decision against Houston. D'Antoni also highlighted the necessity in lowering minutes for Kobe Bryant (36.4 minutes per game) and Pau Gasol (37.3).
Meanwhile, center Dwight Howard touted patience as the Lakers figure out how to increase their speed while staying disciplined on defense.
"That can take a week, take two weeks or a month," Howard said. "It's fine as long as we're ready come January, February and March."
For now, though, the architect of this faster-paced offense needed some rest after standing in front of reporters for seven minutes.
Said D'Antoni: "I would love to be here, but I have to go sit down."


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With a record-attendance Fresh Summit under his belt, the recent success of regional trade shows for the fresh produce industry doesn't bother the Produce Marketing Association's Bryan Silbermann.
"You know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," said Silbermann, president of the Newark, Del.-based trade association since 1996.
With regional shows growing in various parts of the country — including The Packer's Midwest Produce Expo — Silbermann said that doesn't change the association's business model, but merely affirms the power of the free market.
"Others have seen the value of what PMA does," he said. "So far from being a reason for us to change, I think it in fact reinforces we are on the right path."
In an interview several weeks before Fresh Summit 2012, Silbermann talked about the failed merger talks with the United Fresh Produce Association, his future with PMA and whether the association could play a role in the tomato dispute between Mexican and U.S. growers.
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While other regional shows may mirror PMA's education events or trade show format, Silbermann said Fresh Summit has a global dimension that no one else in the U.S. even attempts.
"So much of our business model is globally based, and that is so different than any of the regional events," he said.
International attendance at the show increased slightly.
Total Fresh Summit show attendance in recent years has been around 18,000, and PMA officials said more than 21,000 attendees from 61 countries — were in Anaheim, Calif.
The event is the biggest part of the association's revenue, according to tax forms filed by PMA with the Internal Revenue Service.
With $11.5 million generated from Fresh Summit 2010, the group reported total revenue of more than $17 million and expenses of $15.7 million that year, PMA's tax document revealed.
While the bulk of Fresh Summit 2012 attendees were from the U.S., Silbermann said there was heavy participation from Canada and Mexico. Brazil had a strong showing, with a large contingent from Australia and New Zealand and more attendees from South Africa than ever.
United Kingdom-based Tesco brought top executives and produce suppliers to California for an Oct. 25, and some executives attended Fresh Summit 2012, to take in educational sessions and the trade show.
"I think you are going to see that even though global (attendance) has been growing very noticeably over the last five years, I really think you are going to see almost a tipping point this year in terms of the show really becoming truly global and attracting entire supply chains from other countries," Silbermann said.
Silbermann said the strong international draw of Fresh Summit and the work of PMA's Global Development Committee is a reaffirmation of PMA's strategic plan to become a truly global association.
Statistics point to considerable progress already. As of mid-October, the group had 2,300 members in 45 countries, with 390 new members from all countries added this year, said Meg Miller, PMA's director of public relations.
While Silbermann doesn't see Fresh Summit being staged in other countries because of the size and the logistics of the event, he said the associations' strategy is to develop country councils and affiliates in various parts of the world where members want to create their own region communities.
Australia and New Zealand are furthest along in that process, but groups in South Africa and Chile are also moving in that direction as well, he said.
"You will have events that will draw 1,000 people probably next year in Australia, where they have their own trade show and convention, and we've had Fresh Connections events in Mexico that have had 340 people and in Chile with 275 people, so I think that is more the model," he said.
Silbermann said Fresh Summit provides a focal point for the produce trade in the U.S. and around the world, with regional shows also providing value.
"You can provide local value and also have a global meeting place, where the entire industry gets together," he said. "The two are not mutually exclusive."
PMA could play a role in the tomato dispute between Mexico and some U.S. growers. Silbermann said the role may be pointing out the importance of trade and seeing if common ground can be found between the two sides.
"The last thing we need is a trade war between the U.S. and Mexico, in which produce items in both directions are severely impacted," he said.
Speaking about negotiations between national trade associations that ultimately failed to find enough common ground, Silbermann said the failed merger talks between PMA and United Fresh this year won't kill the working relationship between the groups.
Citing the Produce Traceability Initiative, the Farm Bill Now coalition, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance and other joint efforts, Silbermann said PMA, United Fresh and other associations continue to coordinate their efforts.
"We are certainly not an organization that believes in going it alone," he said. "We feel a responsibility and obligation as the largest association in the industry to include whoever wants to work together with us on any subject matter."
Silbermann, 58, would not say when he might retire but said PMA will get all the time it needs for any transition to a new leader.
"The success of this organization will long outlive Bryan Silbermann, just as it long outlived Bob Carey's tenure here," he said.
Silbermann said it was more important to focus his attention on the strategic plan for PMA over the next three to five years to ensure the organization continues to grow.
"It is really not about the personality of the leader," he said. "I focus much more on the team and member leaders."


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The last big camping weekend of the summer recreation season begins Friday.
Campers looking for a reservable campsite with electricity in an Iowa state park and who are not too choosy have a few options remaining, but they must make their reservation no later than Wednesday or plan to arrive as early as possible to claim a first come, first served campsite.
The state parks reservation page is available through www.iowadnr.gov/parks then click on Reservation System in the column on the left.
"People just don't miss spending these three day weekends in our parks," said Kevin Szcodronski, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Parks Bureau.
"It's going to be hot and we are going to be busy so having patience and being respectful of your neighbors will be important. Campers should watch their noise level during quiet hours, only burn firewood in fire rings and leave the fireworks at home. It only takes one loud campsite to ruin the experience for a lot of people," Szcodronski said.
While Labor Day Weekend marks the end of the summer recreation season, it also is the beginning of fall camping when the crowds are lighter, bugs are fewer, weather is cooler and the leaves begin to show all the colors in the spectrum.
"We've had a good year in our campgrounds and we hope to continue that into the fall," he said.
Camping Tips
- Plan to arrive early in the day to set up the site, look for potential problems and avoid those areas
- Prepare ingredients for meals before leaving home for less time cooking and more time playing
- Bug spray, sun screen and a basic first-aid kit are must haves
- Bring extra water
- Check the registration kiosk for activities in the area
- Don't burn trash
- Don't bring fireworks
- Be a good neighbor. Observe quiet hours and pick up after yourself
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship requires all firewood sold or acquired in Iowa to have the county and state of harvest location on the label of packages and the delivery ticket for bulk firewood. The rules were added to prevent the spread of invasive species.
The rules only apply to firewood sold and acquired in Iowa.
The rule also requires the Iowa DNR to collect firewood from campers that does not have a label.
Logo courtesy Iowa Department of Natural Resources


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Exclusives, Book Signings, Lady Action Debut, More...
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Captain Action Enterprises invites New York Comic Con attendees to booth #226 for a slew of action packed goodies, including:
Wave 3 toys -Iron Man and Wolverine Costume sets
Action comics from the new hit, sold-out series- including the NYCC Variants and Sketch Covers. (Issue 2 on sale now)
New Hoodies, T-shirts, coffee mugs and ID cases from Titan Merchandise
Dr. Evil is back - and badder than ever! Get your Dr. Evil NYCC "Coffin Box" Variant Exclusive for just $79. He comes with three creepy, interchangeable brains, trading cards and the retro style 1960's package. But hurry- this is limited to only 350.
Captain Action NYCC Sketchbook / Coloring Book - The coolest sketchbook since ever - mainly because it's disguised as a 1960's coloring book. And you'll love the images from top artists like Joe Jusko, Art Thibert, Steve Scott, Murphy Anderson, Eduardo Barreto and more. Just $9.99 while supplies last! (Sorry, crayons not included.)
The last British import to make this much fuss was probably the Clash, but now make way for Lady Action. Captain Action will be unveiling, for the first time ever, their new Lady Action prototype from Tonner Dolls. Look for the prototype to be unveiled on Saturday at 10:00 AM.
Superheroes! Capes, Cowls and the Creation of Comic Book Culture by Lawrence Maslon and Michael Kantor
Friday 11:00 am booth #226
PBS will debut the documentary right after the convention (check local listings for times) but as Captain Action is featured, it's only appropriate that we host the authors Prof. Maslon and Michael Kantor for a NYCC autographing session. (And Captain Action might have a surprise guest from the documentary on hand too!)
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January first — an opportunity for a fresh start. And around the globe there are traditional foods that are served to ensure a good year.
At midnight, revelers in Spain and Portugal eat one grape at each of the 12 chimes of the clock to bring 365 days of good luck. And that's just one of the many traditions observed in Philadelphia.
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"New Year's Day everybody eats sauerkraut, pork and mashed potatoes," said Sally Shontz. The 85-year-old Fairmount resident grew up near State College, Pa. She says the tradition began in the Amish community and probably goes back to Germany. Every year she gets a delivery of sauerkraut from the Big Valley area to cook with her pork roast.
And how does this make for a good year?
"Chickens scratch back. Cows don't do anything. Pigs' snouts root forward," said Shontz, "and this is supposed to mean that you are going to move forward in the New Year."
Emilio Mignucci, owner of DiBruno's specialty food shops, recalls a dish that will be seen in many Italian homes New Year's Day.
"For that day what gets served is lentils — or as the Italians call it, lenticche," Mignucci said. "So it's stewed lentils like a thick soup with cotheghino cooked inside. Cotheghino is pork salami or sausage that's highly seasoned with garlic and black pepper, and it was done that way because it masked some of the flavor of the odd parts that was ground into it."
Mignucci notes that this dish has evolved over the years.
"Historically the dish was lenticche and zampone," she said. "Zampone is the pig's foot stuffed with the trimming and pieces of pig that were leftover, because they used the main portion of the pig that they were getting ready for New Year's Day porchetta."
While the lentils are said to bring you prosperity, perhaps the dish's real benefit is a cure for the previous night's revelry before you dig into the porchetta sandwiches.
"You would party into the wee hours," she said, "so you would need something hearty the next day to help bring your stomach and your head back."
And if it seems that whatever dish you consumed isn't bringing you the desired results, there's always Chinese New Year on Feb. 10. Eating noodles is supposed to give you longevity. Tangerines and oranges are said to bring you wealth.
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Trinity Repertory Company announced today that celebrated stage and screen actor Kate Burton will be honored with the 2013 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 17th annual Pell Awards to be held on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Trinity Rep. The annual fundraising event will be co-chaired by Joe & Michele Madden and Elizabeth "Beppie" Huidekoper. Mrs. Nuala Pell will serve as the event's honorary chair.
The Pell Awards honor Senator Claiborne Pell and recognize artistic excellence in Rhode Island and the New England region as well as on the national level. Throughout his life, Senator Pell worked to support the arts and provide new opportunities for artists. He sponsored the landmark legislation that established the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities in 1965, and chaired the Senate Education and Arts subcommittee.
2013 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Kate Burton has amassed a wide range of awards, nominations and accolades from her decades as an actress across the globe in theatre, film and television. Recent film roles include Josh Radnor's Liberal Arts; 2 Days in New York from writer/director Julie Delpy; Danny Boyle's 127 Hours with James Franco and the indie Puncture with Chris Evans. Past film roles include: Remember Me (Alan Coulter), Max Payne (John Moore), What Just Happened (Barry Levinson), Celebrity (Woody Allen), The Ice Storm (Ang Lee), First Wives Club (Hugh Wilson), August (Anthony Hopkins), Big Trouble in Little China (John Carpenter), Unfaithful (Adrian Lynne), Swimfan (John Polson), Stay (Marc Forester), Sherrybaby (Laurie Collyer), Quid Pro Quo (Carlos Brooks), Upcoming roles include the indie Consent; Barefoot with Evan Rachel Wood, and Mariachi Gringo.
Television audiences can see Kate recur in the latest Shonda Rhimes ABC series Scandal, in addition to her recurring roles on the CBS hit drama The Good Wife, the NBC series Grimm and the HBO series Veep with Julia Louis Dreyfuss. Prior pilots include the ABC drama pilot Boston's Finest and the HBO comedy pilot The Washingtonienne. Past recurring roles also include both Grey's Anatomy (2 Emmy Nominations) and Rescue Me. Recent television guest star roles include Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Eleventh Hour, Justice, The West Wing, The Practice, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 100 Centre St., and Notes For My Daughter (Emmy award). Kate appeared in HBO's Empire Falls, the Lifetime feature Obsessed (John Badham) with Jenna Elfman and The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer for ABC.
On stage, Kate starred in the new A.R. Gurney play The Grand Manner at Lincoln Center Theatre, playing the legendary Katherine Cornell. Previous theatre credits include the Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening, the Williamstown production of The Corn is Green directed by Nicholas Martin, starring opposite her son, Morgan Ritchie, and the City Center revival of Applause with Christine Ebersole. Kate received a Tony nomination for her role as the title character in The Constant Wife for the Roundabout Theatre, directed by Mark Brokaw and appeared in The Water's Edge opposite Tony Goldwyn at the Second Stage Theatre. She appeared as Olga in the critically acclaimed West End production of Three Sisters with Kristen Scott Thomas, directed by Michael Blakemoore. Kate received 2 Tony nominations in 2002 on Broadway for her title role in Hedda Gabler, directed by Nicholas Martin, and for the role of Mrs. Kendall in The Elephant Man, directed by Sean Mathias. Kate has also starred on Broadway in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (also UK/Ireland tour), An American Daughter, Jake's Women, Some Americans Abroad (Drama Desk nomination) and Present Laughter (Theater World Award). She has appeared for thirteen seasons at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
The 17th annual Pell Awards will be held on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Trinity Rep. Individual tickets to the full event are $500; a limited number of individual tickets to the ceremony and post-show reception are $250, and corporate sponsorships are available. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit Trinity Rep's artistic and educational programs.
Trinity Rep invites the public to nominate outstanding local artists for the 2013 Rhode Island Pell Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Nominations are due by February 17, 2013 and submission forms are available online at www.trinityrep.com. The Pell Awards' selection criteria includes excellence in the artist's chosen field; work that significantly advances the artist's chosen art form; and demonstration through artistic presence, or contributions to the betterment of the Rhode Island community and the world at large. To nominate an artist, please submit a completed nomination form to Trinity Rep, Attn: Selection Committee - RI Pell Awards, Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI 02903 or by fax to (401) 751-5577.
Previous Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts honorees include Jane Alexander, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, Viola Davis, Olympia Dukakis, Adrian Hall, Arthur Miller, Liza Minnelli, Toni Morrison, Robert Redford, Chita Rivera, Jason Robards, Maurice Sendak, Beverly Sills, Stephen Sondheim and Kevin Spacey. Past honorees for the Pell Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts include Amy Morton and Trinity Rep's Resident Acting Company.
Past Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts honorees include John Benson, Howard BenTré, Dan Butterworth, Bob Colonna, Robert Coover, Umberto "Bert" Crenca, Richard Cumming, Ruth Frisch Dealy, Richard Fleischner, Peter Geisser, Malcolm Grear, Michael Harper, Bunny Harvey, Dorothy Jungels & the Everett Dance Theatre, George Kent, Eugene Lee, David Macaulay, Salvatore Mancini, Dave McKenna, Barbara Meek, Denny Moers, Timothy Philbrick, Duke Robillard, Thomas Sgouros, Sr., Consuelo Sherba, Gretchen Dow Simpson, Maria Spacagna, Judith Lynn Stillman, Chris Van Allsburg, Paula Vogel, Keith and Rosmarie Waldrop, William Warner, Rose Weaver, Steven Weinberg, and Toots Zynsky.
Among those honorees awarded the Pell Award/Charles Sullivan Award for Distinguished Service in/to the Arts are Mayor Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Adrian Hall, P. William Hutchinson, Virginia Lynch, Lowry Marshall and Elaine Foster Perry. The Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in Arts has been awarded to Mihailo "Misha" Djuric, Roger Mandle, Senator Claiborne Pell, George Wein, J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, and the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in Arts Education to Ruth J. Simmons. Additionally, past recipients of the New England Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts were Brian Dennehy, Julie Harris, Lloyd Richards, Gunther Schuller, and John Updike.
Since its founding in 1963, Trinity Repertory Company has been one of the most respected regional theaters in the country. Featuring the last permanent resident Acting Company in America, Trinity Rep presents a balance of world premiere, contemporary, and classic works for an estimated annual audience of approximately 120,000. In its almost 50-year history, the theater has produced 61 world premieres, mounted national and international tours, and, through its MFA program, trained hundreds of new actors and directors. This season marks the 46th year of Project Discovery, Trinity Rep's pioneering educational outreach program. Last season, Trinity Rep's educational programs reached nearly 15,000 Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut students through matinees as well as in-school residencies and workshops. Brown University/Trinity Rep offers professional training for actors and directors in a three-year MFA program. Trinity Rep's 49th Season continues with the world premiere of Social Creatures by Jackie Sibblies Drury and House & Garden, an epic duo of interconnected plays by Alan Ayckbourn performed simultaneously in our upstairs and downstairs theaters. For more information, call the box office at (401) 351-4242 or visit Trinity Rep's website at www.trinityrep.com.


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mainstream boxing fans, who really r they in the U.S
this is not no bait thread or a race thread, this is a serious thread i want to ask this question in this lounge. Is it wrong to say that the mainstream boxing fans here in in america is the mexican fanbase. If you coulnt puerto ricans, it is the hispanic fanbase, lol, we know mainstream america dont follow boxing for jack sh1t. lol, mainstream america instead of watching boxing.......... theyre probably watching the dallas cowgirls or listening to the spice girls or britney spears on their ****ing ipod. I think if you get the mexican following on boxing, lol, if you get labeled a a mexicutioner , youll get sucessful in boxing just for that, lol, puerto rican fighters get sucess due to the mexico vs pr rivalry, lol, that alone brings instant following to many of their fighters, lol, many other countries follow boxing but many those fighters never travel here in america and never get the mexican crowd to see them against a top mexican, i dont know why we as americans dont show no love to the american fighters, i personally dont like many american fighters cause most of them just try to box and not fight, paul williams and shane mosley were fighters and they never got the american support as fighters, they never were a draw, mosley only drew in big events sometimes but his sucess was based on the de la hoya victory(mexixican american fighter) win
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in NYC everyones into boxing - blacks, ricans, mexicans, dominicans, whites, italians, everyone, even jews lol
Floyd and Manny have been carrying boxing lately and they not even hispanic.
All over the world theres huge fanbase, especially in east europe (like russia, kazakstan, azerbaijan).
But yeah, Mexican fighters en general make boxing fun to watch because they fight intense to the end with not much care in their defense.
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If you see the numbers made by the biggest Americans not named Floyd, they cant sell 10K seats in their hometown. It has been mexicans. For a guy to sell less than 10K seats in their hometown it shows that it doesnt matter how good you are if you dont have the right promotional company behind you. It is stupid to think that TMT will be able to do the same thing TR have been doing for ages when they dont even have the stable to make in-house fights or the talent (outside of Floyd) to sell.
Compare to latinos/hispanics, look how good Narvaez do in Argentina. He has a big following there. Canelo and Chavez were drawing big numbers without even being champions. JuanMa Lopez was selling out in PR. Miguel Cotto Promotions are doing good numbers with D level fighters.
And lets not talk about European and Asians.
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yes its defitnally the mexican who hold the majority of the fan positions....
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" If it wasn't for Latinos, boxing would be dead"
- Dana White!
I agree with this!
Latinos support their fighters no matter what! Chavez vs. Lee sold over 13,000 tickets!!!!! Broner vs Escobedo= 4,000??? And I bet 3,000 of those tickets were for Escobedo!!!!
Did you guys see thE Guerrero vs. Aydin fight? That shyt was packed too!
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We run dis shat....
well, maybe not entirely lol, but I do believe Latinos are definitely contributing to keep boxing alive, if anyone thinks otherwise they need an elote in their culos.
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Like the guys above me have said Latinos play a huge role.
The sport would not be the same without us.
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Mexican and Mexican American fighters are keeping this sport exciting. I agree, most American fighters are extremely boring. Look at everyone praising Dawson-Ward, fight is going to be a snoozer. I'm glad Rios-Alvarado got signed cause us boxing fans are going to need that scrap to recuperate.
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