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nope. age never matters
Ha ha ha!
Really it all depends on how much you travel and what your job is, if you work at an office you will probably make lots of friends in that place, if you travel around the world you will meet different people and make friends, I have traveled almost everywhere and from personal experience
I think that traveling is the best way to make friends as an adult. Or even business.
Do you find it harder to make friends as an adult?
Well sort of. Instead of being all like "hey let's do something sometime", I'm all RUNNN AWAYYYY!!!!!!
FA LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA *runs away*
I'm still in high school so of course I don't know whether or not it's hard to. In my experiences, it's better to have few good friends than lots of asshole friends; No matter how desperate or lonely you are.
Personally, I'd rather want to be alone than spend time parties and noisy places.
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It's harder to make "good" friends because you'll come to realize how many people are empty shells who try to create stories to promote themselves in others eyes. I'm very picky about who I keep around me. I have no tolerance for ignorance or stupidity.
Slice of Life changed my world!
Depends. But from my experience so far. Yes.I'm sure once I go to art school. I'll make more friends.
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Since I've began college I've made several friends that found themselves in a similar situation as myself; They were successful business people but just weren't satisfied or adequately challenged with what they were doing so went to college. We've also made friends with a few of the professors gotten drinks and traded stories. Something that younger students probably wouldn't do.
I can definitely empathize however, while I was working I rarely had time for friends.
There should be an age restriction for this thread... if you're under 24 you're still a kid...
The word elitist Is only derogatory when non-elitist people use it...
Only issues I have is location isolation and most of the people are married or getting there.
Had I picked a house miles north or south of here, probably would have been easier to maintain some hang out time. Mid way between everything sounds nice on paper, but can be a pain.
As for the marriage part, 3rd/5th/umpteenth wheel status ain't always fun, and it makes things difficult when your gal is on the other side of the world serving the country.
Eat, drink and be scary.
Sometimes , it kinda depends on the person
Live life without regret
When I was in high school, I had a core group of people I hung out with, and even into younger adulthood. I went off to college, and it was a lot easier for me to meet people. Fast forward several years, I struggled with addiction, and have since conquered it, but not without consequences. I drove off the people that were closest to me (ie, those friends I'd known since high school), and realized that most of the people I knew were only through bars, etc. Now, I struggle horribly to meet new people. My anxiety in social situations and even in everyday, normal situations tends to hold me back.
I spend most of my time alone, with my only social interaction coming from my job, and even that tends to be fairly limited.
Sometimes, I don't know how I do it, but then others, after an attempt at being social, I'm reminded why I'm so reclusive.
I find it hard because everyone has different interests. But I love the current friends I have They are awesome
Not really... I did join this site to make some new ones.. so add me ^_^
I would say it is. There are less opportunities to get to know people. without school it really only leaves work as a time that I frequently see the same people and get a chance to get to know them. I did however find a group of guys that I met online and after getting to know them for a while we started hanging out in person. They are now my closest group of friends.
I guess I'm not an adult yet, but I think... it would be harder, elementary school you're pretty much forced to hold hands and be friends, though it was still hard being the only asian. Highschool is hard enough, having to seem normal and everyone pretty much finds their own clique... I'd say highschool has been the best time in my life so far, even though I just graduated...
I HEARD university/college ti's hard to make friends cause of the varying classes... so... I'd imagine adult hood to be hard... We're not forced to cooperate, we're not grouped due to interests and no one is there to tie you together.
I don't want to grow up
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The Canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico says it will shift its route. Monday's announcement came after President Obama said he would delay a decision to approve the $7 billion project. Nebraska residents were concerned about the pipeline running through an environmentally sensitive area, and possibly contaminating water supplies.
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Single-game tickets going quickly
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Single-game tickets for the regular season went on sale on Saturday and the home opener on April 8 against the Twins was sold out within an hour.
However, enough Opening Day tickets were held back to supply future purchasers of season-ticket packages for 21, 40 games or the entire home schedule.
About 300 people were lined up at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday morning and tickets for the other 80 home games were reportedly selling briskly.


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The R-C Morning Report
January 29, 2013
A Los Angeles man who told a judge he couldn't remember a March 9, 2009, break-in at a Metcalf Boulders job site faces sentencing after his DNA was found at the scene faces sentencing this morning on a count of theft. Yoni Sota Vanega, 26, admitted the theft to avoid a burglary charge and being charged as a habitual criminal. He faces a maximum of up to five years in prison, though under the agreement prosecutors are only seeking 12-30 months.
There are still a few places with chain controls, including over Highway 88 from Woodfords over Carson Pass and on 89 between Picket's Junction and South Lake Tahoe.
The forecast for today is mostly sunny, though you wouldn't know it to look outside. It will warm up a bit today with a high of 46, despite a north wind of 5-10 mph. Tonight, the low will drop to 18 degrees.


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|Well it's high time we had a bit of a catch up on how our Summer Holiday Competition winner got on in Miami. So here goes, sit tight and allow the wonderfully charismatic Camille to transport you to a sunnier climate with her candid tales;
|"Surfing. Fantastically good fun, in the sea as on the net. Both ways, if you let yourself go completely, ride the wave with absolute freedom, you never know where you might end up. Tossed and buffeted every which way but loose… I love it, you never know where you might end up. Well, in my case, the wave took me to Miami. Woosh…There I am, my fingers expertly weaving me round the web, and next thing I know I am the winner of the most fabulous summer competition courtesy of Office, Look Magazine and Virgin Holidays.
|Now I may as well tell you know, when it comes to travelling I am usually cursed. What am I saying, I AM cursed. This is no laughing matter. Family members generally refuse to travel on the same day/plane/train as me for fear of what may lie ahead. You name it, I've been through it. Unable to travel home for Christmas (Eurostar blocked in tunnel), stranded in JFK over new year's eve (blizzard), stuck in Seville two days prior to finals (Volcano ashes – remember Eyjafjallajokull?)… Not this time though. I guess the cherry on the cake of this gorgeous prize was that there was not a single hitch. Not one (unless you count my being distraught at not having Will Smith as a welcome committee, melodiously rapping WELCOME TO MIAMI as I stepped off the plane). And when our driver dropped us off at the Mondrian, the coolest urban chic hotel I have ever had the pleasure of staying at, I knew the boy and I would be having the time of our lives!
|The hotel was in fact so cool that we were tempted to spend all six days lounging by the pool, sipping cocktails and soaking up the (very hot) sun. Set in a stunning all black and white minimalistic décor, and located in South Beach, the Mondrian fulfilled all the clichés of what life in Miami is all about: flashy, fun and fabulous. Highlight of the week? The in-house all-day pool party complete with thumping house beats and magic mojitos.
|I could go on about the hotel and it's daylight nightlife, but let's move on to the main event: food. When in Rome etc.. Why bother even making the 8 hour trip if one does not plan to indulge in a giant burger or two. Not to mention oversized pancakes with maple syrup, frothy milkshakes, waffles and whipped cream, french fries and nachos. Although I'm very much a 'full English' kinda girl, South Beach's 11th Street Diner's authentic fare floored me (in a good way) and set me out to sashay out into the city in my new biker boots. And while I was embracing all things US of A, I also dug out the hot-pants. Potentially the shortest piece of sartorialism I own, and perfect for the job at hand. Giving off a casual-meets-urban cool Florida vibe that is, not eating as much as possible. Being open 24/7 meant that we did make regular pit stops to the Art Déco dining car; we did not however confine our culinary exploration to all-American fast-food. Indeed, another great find was Sushi Samba, a restaurant offering a unique blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine and design. If you ever get a chance, you could also check out the News Café, a charming sidewalk coffee shop with complimentary newspapers and books available to browse while tucking-into your salmon bagel with cream cheese.
|And at night? Pulsating house beats, intoxicating beverages, suggestive visuals… Miami's latest super-club? Not quite. More like a pub crawl for art lovers. Once a month, dozens of Wynwood's art galleries open their doors to the public for a festive 'night walk'. If like us you are lucky enough to find yourselves in the city during one of these happenings I highly recommend you don't give this one a miss. Street DJs keep the party going all night, and there is almost more colour-popping eye-candy on the exterior walls of the showrooms than there is on their (more conventional) interior ones. Fresh to death graffiti. My absolute fav … Ghetto, moi?
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The Reluctant Star
Actor Andy Garcia chooses roles that rouse his passions and cement his reputation as one of Hollywood's most likable nonconformists.
Flee your homeland when you're five years old, never to return. Grow up hearing of a life lost in Cuba, of a country that over the years fades into a collage of mirages, of a land that when mentioned brings tears to your eyes. Imagine that personal journey, and you may glimpse some of what makes actor Andy Garcia who he is. You begin to understand why he's been struggling for 10 years to finance a film called The Lost City about Havana in the years before Fidel Castro's revolution.
"You have certain scars from when you were 10 years old. You carry those scars with you and subconsciously you make decisions off of those things," Garcia says. "There is a reason I want to tell the story of The Lost City. America has given me an extraordinary opportunity to explore my dreams, and my father made great sacrifices for me to have that opportunity. That's why we left the country that we loved, because freedom is not negotiable.
"I only get involved in things that I get stoked about," says Garcia, trying to explain a project like The Lost City, which was written by exiled Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante. "When I see material that I get passionate about, I go with it."
That's Garcia's career in a nutshell. In the late 1980s, while in his early 30s, the Cuban-American actor had Hollywood in the palm of his hand. Roles such as federal agent George Stone in 1987's The Untouchables, opposite Kevin Costner and Sean Connery; as investigator Raymond Avila in 1990's Internal Affairs, opposite Richard Gere; and as hotheaded Vincent Mancini in The Godfather: Part III the same year put him on the fast track to superstardom. He inherited the thinking woman's sex symbol mantle from Clark Gable, Connery and Al Pacino. He was considered for nearly every action hero or sexy male lead in big-budget movies at the time. His celebrity seemed sudden, and, to him, overwhelming. Not that the brush with fame was not enticing. Garcia had endured years of struggle and rejection in Hollywood, often with hints about or even direct barbs at his ethnicity, before he scored what he considers his first major role as Ray Martinez in The Mean Season in 1985. In the end, he didn't succumb to the lure of easy money and fame.
"It's always been my nature to shy away from overexposure, and the first onslaught of fame, when it came from those pictures, I did not embrace it. I went the other way," Garcia says. "I felt that you lose something; there's a price you pay by just letting yourself into that world. They might pay you a lot of money, but…you ask, is it really what you want? I did not become an actor to do those kinds of movies."
Sporting a well-worn, bulky tan coat, Garcia runs his fingers through his thick tousled hair. Even as he talks, the surroundings echo his words. He sits in the backyard of a small bungalow in a residential neighborhood in Sherman Oaks, California, out in the valley, over a range of hills from Beverly Hills. This modest home, which now houses his production company, Cineson, was the place where he raised his family until a few years ago. You could drive by and miss it, sitting amid a long row of single-story, ranch-style homes on a tranquil street.
But the quiet persona, and the devotion to smaller, independent-style movies, doesn't mean that Garcia shuns big-studio movies with star-studded casts and subjects designed to appeal to mass-market audiences. He played casino executive Terry Benedict in 2001's gambling heist remake Ocean's 11, opposite George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, and this April he begins filming its sequel, Ocean's 12, with the same cast plus a still-secret extra cast member. And, he can currently be seen in the Paramount release Twisted with Ashley Judd and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Judd plays Jessica Shepard, a homicide detective whose past lovers wind up dead. Garcia portrays her partner, Mike Delmarco, who, along with the police commissioner (Jackson), begins to believe she may be the serial killer. "So I try not to sleep with [her]," Garcia says with a grin.
Garcia decided to take the part in the thriller after getting a call from the director, Philip Kaufman, whose last film was the critically acclaimed Quills in 2000. "For me, it was all about Phil Kaufman. He's done some extraordinary films—The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Right Stuff. It was an opportunity to watch someone work, and collaborate with someone who I'm a fan of."
For Garcia, it is always about the material, or the director, or the challenge. Those motivations led him to Ocean's 11 and Ocean's 12. "You're working with Steven Soderbergh, a great director. You're working with Warner Brothers and great actors and a great script, and everything is there. Don't get me wrong. There's great value in that. It makes the journey more interesting. But there's no mystery in the destiny of that film," Garcia says.
His star-making turn as Vincent Mancini in The Godfather: Part III garnered him his first Oscar nomination in 1991 for Best Supporting Actor. But even with the critical acclaim, Garcia is more concerned with the moviemaking process than what happens when it's finished. "I haven't seen that movie since 1992," Garcia says. "The real memories you have are not about the final product, but the process is the memory you take with you. I remember the whole film, the making of the movie. It's about the relationships and it's about your life. Life is what happens while you're making a movie."
However, Garcia's relationship with Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola is more than just a memory. The experience changed Garcia's life, and to this day, Coppola remains a friend, a mentor and a go-to guy for Garcia.
The relationship developed slowly. Garcia was completing Internal Affairs when Paramount president Frank Mancuso suggested he pursue the role of Sonny Corleone's illegitimate son in The Godfather: Part III. "But you know with Francis, being suggested by the studio wasn't exactly the best part to play," Garcia says. He first put his name in the hopper in May 1990, and it wasn't until August that he was asked to meet with Coppola.
Nearly a month went by after their meeting, and Garcia kept asking his agent to find out why other actors such as Val Kilmer and Alec Baldwin were being screen-tested, but he wasn't. Finally, he was invited to visit Coppola at the Niebaum-Coppola winery in Napa Valley, California. He met with the legendary director, who gave Garcia instructions and scenes to act out. That night, the power went out at the estate and Garcia scrambled to find candles just to be able to read his lines. Nevertheless, he felt the screen test went well, and Fred Roos, a casting director and longtime Coppola collaborator, invited him to stay in Napa for dinner with Coppola that night. "Fifteen minutes later, Roos said 'Never mind, go home to Los Angeles, and we'll be in touch,' " Garcia says, with a laugh. But at 8 the next morning, Garcia's agent called and said he had the part, instructing him to report for rehearsals the following Monday morning. "He [Coppola] waited until the end to test me, and then he gave me the part," Garcia says.
"Francis inspires you to dream," says Garcia. "There's a Robert Browning quote that 'man's reach should be greater than his grasp. What's a heaven for?' Francis inspires you to go out and try things. That's why he inspired a great director in his daughter [Sofia]. He has that effect on you.
"I see [Coppola] as the man on the mountain you go to for advice and knowledge," adds Garcia. "He's done it for me. I've shown him movies and he's taken time out to sit in a cutting room for 48 hours straight, to talk about it philosophically, and why is that scene there, and why are you going there."
Garcia says that he was just beginning to think about making The Lost City when he met Coppola. He has often said about making The Godfather: Part III: "I went into that movie an actor and I came out of it a filmmaker." He credits Coppola with instilling his desire to direct.
"That's why I began to pursue that aspect of my life more aggressively," says Garcia. To date, the actor has produced and directed documentaries, dramas and thrillers but The Lost City will be his directorial debut. "There were some other opportunities that I've had to direct feature films, but I have this sort of loyalty to The Lost City to do it first."
While he won't divulge many details about the film, Garcia does say that he was motivated to find a story in which he could highlight the culture, music and artistry of late-'50s Havana, prior to the revolution. In addition, he says it's a story about impossible love and the tragedy of exile. He's quick to mention that some of his Hollywood friends, such as Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman, have expressed a desire to be in the film, but with the financing almost in place, their participation will depend on their schedules. "If the movie gods are willing, we will be filming The Lost City this summer," says Garcia.
It will be another stage in a career that began shortly after he entered Miami-Dade Community College South Campus in 1974. Garcia had acted in community theater as a child, but "I wasn't all that adept at it," he says. He focused on athletics: baseball and then basketball. But he caught mononucleosis and had to sit out from sports for nearly a year. "My freshman year in college, I took an acting class and it refueled my interest in it," he says. He continued to study acting, first at Florida International University and then in Los Angeles.
His first break was a small but pivotal part in The Mean Season. "That was the role that took me away from waiting tables and doing things other than acting," Garcia says. He then scored a role as a villainous kingpin opposite Jeff Bridges's alcoholic ex-cop in Hal Ashby's 1986 film 8 Million Ways to Die, which he says got him noticed in the film industry. After seeing him in that film, veteran director Brian De Palma cast Garcia in The Untouchables, which was the final piece of the puzzle. "That film showed the industry that I could be a marketable commodity," he says, "and that opened up a lot of choices for me as an actor."
Independent cinema, however, has been the lifeblood of Garcia's more than 20-year career. He enjoys donning a producer's cap for many of the independent films he makes and he finds it fulfilling to collaborate with directors.
"I want the movie to exist and then see what happens," Garcia says. "Real success, as William Saroyan says, is that it exists. The real success is that you've been able to create the film."
As he talks about his personal projects, Garcia's speech picks up speed. His voice becomes charged and he stares intently across the table. "I'm not trying to be in the Forbes 500. I've made a comfortable living. I'm financially secure. I don't need to go to work for cash…sometimes the movies that you are the most proud of are the least commercial of the films you do."
There's another element, too, even more personal perhaps. His devotion to the independent film world, and his desire to do more directing and producing, has meant that he can control his commitments and limit the time away from his family. "I can fit it around my schedule…you're more on your own time."
It's not just lip service to hear Garcia talk about how his life revolves around his family. He's been married to Marivi Lorido Garcia since 1982. The couple has three daughters, Dominik, Daniella and Alessandra, and a little boy, Andrés, who turned two in January. Only twice in the last 20 years has he been away from them for longer than five days. Once was for Black Rain, when Maria was pregnant with their second daughter and he spent four weeks in Japan filming the thriller with Michael Douglas; the other time was last summer, when he shot a film about Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani in Romania. The family had actually planned to join him there after Alessandra's elementary school graduation, but his eldest daughter caught mononucleosis. By then, Garcia had shot one week of the film, returned to the United States for the graduation, and realized that Romania wasn't going to be a great place for the family.
"Generally, we all go or I pass," Garcia says. "Certain movies deserve packing everybody up and going, and other movies it's just not worth it. Life is what happens while you're making movies, and the life is your children."
His personal projects also reflect an abiding bond with the land of his birth. He was born Andrés Arturo García Meñendez in Havana, Cuba, on April 12, 1956, and fled with his family to Miami in 1961 with not much more than the clothes on their backs. "We had to borrow a dime when we got there to make a phone call at the airport to call a relative living in Miami," Garcia says. That link to Cuba has involved Garcia in one of his most passionate pursuits, Cuban music, and led to his collaboration with the world-famous Cuban bass player Cachao. Garcia has filmed two documentaries about and released several CDs with the musician, who is 85. One recording won a Grammy award in 1994 and a second was nominated for a Grammy in 1995. Garcia recently finished the second film about the making of a new Cachao CD, which was composed and recorded in 36 hours—three days of 12-hour sessions. Garcia even played conga drums on some of the tracks. The film is scheduled to be released in April.
Those Cuba-related projects are Garcia's way of keeping the memory of Cuba alive. "I'm a Cuban, or more specifically, I'm Cuban American, and I'm proud of it. I have the benefit of two great cultures and I love both of them," Garcia says. But that reality of his dual roots doesn't diminish his feelings toward Cuba. "The tragedy of exile is exile. We didn't come as immigrants. We came as political exiles. You are always at a loss for the one thing you most cherish, the country you were born in."
Cuba's political system and particularly Fidel Castro receive nothing but scorn from Garcia. Although not a radical activist in the Cuban-American community, Garcia nevertheless holds very sharply defined beliefs about the Cuban leader. "The great hypocrisy of the Cuban regime is that the Cuban revolution has never fulfilled its promise. The Cuban revolution was not a Marxist-Leninist revolution. It was motivated and financed by the middle and upper class, the intellectuals, the people who were embarrassed by the lack of pluralism in the [Fulgencio] Batista regime, his corrupt government and his abolishing to a great degree of the Cuban constitution," Garcia says.
He argues that Castro betrayed the 26 July Movement's basic principles, including the restoration of the constitution, democracy, elections and the understanding that its members would not seek political office. He says that within a year Castro had imposed his personal agenda on the revolution, and then quickly consolidated power by eliminating or imprisoning his rivals. "There's been a huge betrayal of humanity there. There have been a lot of atrocities against human beings and human rights in Cuba for 40 years," Garcia says.
Garcia also echoes one of the themes of America's Cuban exile population, that the embargo against Castro should not be lifted until Castro is held accountable for his human rights record. "There are two embargoes that need to be lifted. Yes, America's embargo on Cuba, but Castro needs to lift the embargo of human rights for the Cuban people," Garcia says. He acknowledges that hard-liners exist in the exile community who emphatically state that they will never make a deal with the devil. "But who stops it? Fidel…he's the first one who doesn't want the embargo lifted, because for now he still has his enemy and he can blame the United States for all his troubles."
Technically, Garcia has never set foot on Cuban soil since he left in 1961, but he did visit the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay in 1995 to take part in a concert with fellow Cuban-American Gloria Estefan for 16,000 refugees who had fled Cuba but failed to reach the U.S. mainland. "Oh, I was definitely in Cuba. The only word I can find is it was ethereal. You could hear the wind blow," Garcia says. His voice fades away as he struggles for a more detailed description of what it was like to be there.
"To me it's all a great tragedy. It is a very sad thing. All you can hope is that someday it will change. I think there are people there who want it to change, but in order to survive in that society, you have to have two faces," Garcia says. "Why were we dealt this black card of destiny? The island doesn't deserve it. The people don't deserve [it]. But unfortunately, we are in a bit of a standstill…there's nothing that will happen until he [Castro] dies."
Besides Garcia's love of Cuba and its music, he also enjoys smoking premium cigars on special occasions. "My grandfather smoked cigars until he died and my father smoked cigars and cigarettes when he was younger. It was just part of Cuban culture," Garcia says. "I try to be moderate about it because I really don't want a chain cigar habit."
His favorite smokes include Cuban Montecristos and the Dominican Fuente Fuente OpusX. "I've had the Montecristo No. 5 leadoff, followed by No. 4 batting second, the No. 2 bats third, and then in the cleanup spot, I have the OpusX," Garcia says.
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How to raise happy toddlers
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Download our BUMPWATCH Pregnancy Tracker. Everything there is to know week by week. FREE
Producing more saliva than expected which may seem unappetising, but can happen at around 6 weeks gestation. Here are other signs and physical changes in early pregnancy:
Many women notice they produce more saliva. Some women find excessive salivation during pregnancy makes morning sickness and nausea more unpleasant.
The medical term for excess saliva is 'ptyalism' (pronounced 'tie-al-ism'). Ptyalism can happen on its own but it is usually associated with nausea and vomiting (morning sickness) during early pregnancy.
Some remedies for morning sickness may help with the 'drooling', like eating dry, plain cracker biscuits and having small regular meals.
Ptyalism will usually subside when the nausea improves (usually by 12 to 14 weeks of the pregnancy). A homoeopath may prescribe 'mercurius solubilis' or 'veratrum album' to help with it.
Most women experience excessive salivation as a result of changing hormone levels. Excessive saliva may happen sporadically during periods of rapid hormonal fluctuation like during the first and third trimesters.
Some women find excessive salivation contributes to pregnancy heartburn, which can be relieved by over the counter antacids, or by drinking milk.
Others find brushing their teeth multiple times each day helps relieve their salivation symptoms, or at the very least makes the problem seem less annoying. Drinking more water can improve rather than worsen the condition,as the body may produce more saliva in response to dehydration. You could also try chewing gum or sucking breath mints to take your mind off the problem.
Excessive saliva production during pregnancy won't realistically harm you or your baby, no matter how annoying it may be!
This article was written for Birth.com.au, Australia's leading pregnancy resource and republished on Kidspot.


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referencing the rumored murphy-kenny thomas swap.
i know we'd like to get jason thompson and kenny thomas' expiring contract for murphy, but it seems improbable to me. on the other hand, we also know that the kings would like to move beno udrih's really long contract (all the way up to 2013).
how about:
murphy, watson, diener for thompson, thomas, udrih
the price for getting thompson is taking on udrih's contract, who will take over the backup pg role (no doubt for many years to come thanks to his contract).
the difference of murphy's contract to udrih's is about $5m, which should still be enough to get us under the luxury tax next year.
kenny thomas can be bought out.
watson and diener are both expiring contracts, so sacto might still end up with a little cap room next year.


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Earlier this year I sat down to make New Year's resolutions. Some revolved around life, some revolved around general fitness and health, exactly one revolved around running: I wanted to run a 5K in under 27 minutes in 2013. The whole half marathon thing wasn't even an idea at that point in time and I never thought I'd run this in an actual race or anything. I just wanted to get on a treadmill or out on a track at some point and run 3.1 miles in under 27 minutes.
I still need to do some work in order to make this happen, but I am much, much closer than I was.
Saturday I ran the Women Running Wild 5K in Osterville MA. I ran it in 27:10 . So very, very close to accomplishing my goal of running a 5K in under 27 minutes, and it's only June. Some take aways from this race regarding timing followed by some reflections on the awesomeness of community (b/c I'm saving the best for last). This isn't all that orderly or anything, more a stream of consciousness.
There is a me who would have been absolutely devastated about coming so close to a goal in the past. I've had moments, some recently, where SO CLOSE was almost worse than SO FAR. That person came around the corner, saw that I was .1 miles away. Saw that the clock said 26:xx. Realized that the xx was 40 and knew that there was no way, no kick I had, no chance of crossing in under 27. And she was annoyed, but really very quiet compared to the much more positive me that has grown and thrived in this new and wonderful running world.
Thoughts regarding the time and my goals:
27:10 is a time I am really proud of. It was 63/371 over all and 9/48 in my Age Group. Every other race that I've been in I've hovered around the half way mark in terms of finishers. This put me solidly in the top 20% of finishers both overall and in my Age Group.
My original goals was a New YEAR'S resolution. I am 11 seconds away from my goal as of June. I *know* I can knock 11 seconds off this distance in the next few months of training.
I used to be amazed when I could run consecutive miles under 10 min a mile. This race was solidly under 9 min miles. 27:10 is an average pace of 8:46 a mile.
I have now run 2 5Ks. Ever. You can read about the first one here. But if we want to talk about times...I knocked 2:48 seconds off my 5K from my first race to my second one. I can be a little annoyed about the 11 seconds that were left hanging between me and my New Year's resolution, but I'm unlikely to do that again in the near future and I should be proud of it.
I ran a smart, negative split race. First mile was about 9:09 and I kept chipping away from there. Last mile speed was down to 8:30 a mile. In fact, when I looked at the Nike+ data (and yes I know, that should be taken with a grain of salt, but it's what I have right now until I can get a Garmin) my first .5 miles is where I lost a bunch of speed. I remember being slower there, b/c I was passing a ton of people. Note to self: start further up.
I was passed exactly 4 times this whole race. From the start, on. I passed 2 of those people later and never caught 2 of the other ones. It was a great race for me.
I probably should have fueled better before this race. I hadn't had many carbs earlier in the day (half an english muffin an a couple bites of bread.) I think that contributed to my lackluster kick in the last .4
The best parts of this race had absolutely zero to do with the times above, they are below:
I got to run this race with two of my very close friends M & K. It was absolutely awesome to run a race with such awesome women. After I crossed the finish line I went back to cheer them on and ran back the last .2 with them. It was so much incredible fun. When we came around 2 of our friends were cheering everyone on. It was amazing.
We had so much fun running together I'm going to pace K in her goal 10K in September. I'm super psyched about it and really hope I can do a good job to help her get her goal!
The race was an all women's race. It was so supportive I couldn't believe it. When I passed people I gave them encouragement and saw others doing the same. I let out an involuntary woot at the water stop b/c I was so close to my goal pace and some women around me cheered in response. I saw a girl of about 8 who I passed running with her mom and gave her a thumbs up, she grinned a grin the size of Texas and I was so glad I got to see her cross the finish around 31/32 minutes.
The weather was gorgeous, albeit a bit warm because the start time was 6pm, and the course, while there were rolling hills throughout was really pretty and not terrible in terms of hills. There was lots of joy and cheer. It was a very fun environment.
So that's it, a great weekend on the Cape filled with clamming, friends, fun and laughter plus a crazy PR, even though it was JUST SHY of my goal. Plus, I now have a t-shirt that says "Women Running Wild" on it. Obvi a win.


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A's bats can't back Kazmir's solid start in KC
Veteran lefty tagged for early two-run homer over seven innings
KANSAS CITY -- For the second time in three days, baseball's best team managed just three hits against baseball's hottest team.
The A's 3-0 loss to a dominant Jason Vargas and the Royals on Wednesday night was just another reminder that this offense can frustrate as much as it can excite.
"At times, you're going to get well-pitched games against you, and today was one of those," manager Bob Melvin said. "I don't think our approach today was any worse than what it was yesterday. It was counteracted today by a guy who pitched a great game."
Just 24 hours prior, the A's busted out for a season-high 20 hits to plate 11 runs. They appeared to pick up right where they left off by getting hits from three of their first six batters on Wednesday, but not one reached thereafter.
Vargas proceeded to retire each of his next 23 batters to tie the bow on his first shutout of the season and sixth of his career. Two have come against the A's, who were last victim to one on Sept. 24, 2013, when Vargas was with the Angels.
"He just does a good job of pitching to all quadrants of the zone and using all of his pitches all the time," Josh Donaldson said. "He's one of those guys, it's hard to just sell out on a certain pitch. Just does a good job of manipulating the zone, and when he's on, he's tough.
"He was pretty darn good today."
The sun said its goodbyes not long before Vargas did, with the lefty getting the job done in just 2 hours and 6 minutes, giving the Royals their 17th win in their last 21 games. The A's, meanwhile, have scored three runs or fewer in 11 of their last 16 games, going 8-8 in that span but maintaining baseball's best record at 73-47.
Scott Kazmir was handed the tough-luck loss in this one, after giving up three runs on seven hits -- including Omar Infante's two-run homer in the third -- with one walk and three strikeouts in seven solid innings. He had allowed a combined nine runs in his last two starts spanning 12 2/3 innings.
Infante's home run was Kazmir's only mistake of the night, as the Royals relied on small ball to get their third run across in the fifth.
"One pitch," Melvin said. "Other than that, really gives up nothing. He did his job."
"I was trying to go low and away, a sinker low and away, and it ended up staying belt high, middle in," Kazmir said. "I wanted to do what I did the third at-bat, he rolled it over to shortstop. Just didn't have the location.
"But I felt good. I was able to add and subtract from my fastball, but the important thing was I was getting my changeup back. That's positive going forward, definitely. I felt like the last couple games it's been inconsistent and I've gotten hurt on it."
There were few other positives on this night.
The A's forced 23 pitches out of Vargas in the first inning, but he needed just 74 the rest of the way.
"To an extent, if a guy's pitching a good game, that first pitch you get might be the best one," Melvin said. "He was just on it today. Sometimes, you can out think yourself and be a little too patient and, suddenly, you're 0-2. He pitched well."
If it's the first pitch or the sixth pitch, you have to be ready for a pitch to show up in your area, but he just did a good job of keeping us off-balance all night," Donaldson said. "You have to have your plan. Some days it works out, some days it doesn't.
"We've faced some pretty good guys, and you got to understand, too, when we come into town teams are ready and they're out to prove something, as we are. We're out to play our best game, and other teams understand that they're going to have to be on top of ours to beat us, and today they were."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Monroe's on the Lake Hotel & Banquet Hall features a marina and a seasonal outdoor pool. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, a shuttle from the airport to the hotel during limited hours is offered to guests. This Sanford hotel also offers laundry facilities, express check-out, and a television in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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I had a salad which was very good
Food was delicious. Service was great. Definitely would go there again.
5061 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056
Good menu selection and great service. My salad was fantastic!
3051 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook, IL 60523
very aware of allergies. service was iffy but the manager saved it. Will return.
3 Waterway Square Pl Suite 100, The Woodlands, TX 77380
This is my go-to sushi place! They have a separate gluten free menu with which rolls are gluten free, as well as several other food items. Additionally, they have gluten free soy sauce and are very accommodating. I always get the Philadelphia roll and Houston roll.
3028 Crockett St, Fort Worth, TX 76107
One of my favorite places. Hubby can get whatever he wants. I usually get gf sushi with gf soy sauce. Good sized gf menu!
11997 Singletree Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Food is good and they are careful with preparation.
511 US Highway 1, Iselin, NJ 08830
I did not think the food was good and I felt the service was. It great either. Also I have been sick since I have been home. I will not recommend this place to friends or family.
3051 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook, IL 60523
They do a great job with gluten here. I have eaten here several times without incident. Sushi!!
11997 Singletree Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Great GF menu and dessert. They are very sensitive to the GF crowd. Highly recommend.
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Pretty decent selection of gf sushi and a few salads. The yellowtail roll is outstanding.
5100 1st St, Alpharetta, GA 30009
I loved the food here prior to diagnosis and so pleased that they have a lifestyle menu that is gluten free
3111 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226
Very accommodating. Great sushi gluten free options and the manager brings out anything gluten free to assure you it's safe. As a Celiac, I trust this place completely. They also had really good service!
750 S Rampart Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Had a great selection of foods! Burgers, sushi, salads, steak, salmon, chicken, etc.
11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Austin, TX 78758
I sat at the bar and told the bartender I have Celiac's. He explained to me that because they are a from scratch restaurant a lot of the recipes could be modified to make a special dish for me. The gluten free menu already had a lot of great options. He went back to the kitchen to assure that cutting boards, knifes, and gloves were changed out and brought me gluten free Tamari sauce for my sushi. It was really great to not have to ask for this level of service. He understood my situation and knew exactly what to do. A+++
10111 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Pretty extensive GF menu, and GF soy sauce available for the sushi items. That said, I started feeling symptoms about 2 hours after the meal (salad) and I'm not typically sensitive to cross contamination. Maybe a coincidence, maybe not.
3051 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook, IL 60523
They have a gluten free menu. Seem to take all precautions necessary to avoid cross contamination. I feel safe eating here with celiac. (And their squash is yummy). They seem to struggle getting steak prepared appropriately on the first try but that ok. Still yummy
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Gluten free menu is really good. I do think I got cross contaminated, which is partly my fault I shouldn't have eaten where they prep with gluten.
3111 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226
Great experience! I told the manager I have celiac. He explained their cross contamination prevention process. He came to check on me once they brought my order. And I felt great afterwards.
10111 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Pretty decent. Ask your server a lot of questions. They aren't trained at all. Ask for the manager if necessary. They do have a gluten free menu.
12235 Wayzata Blvd #1068, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Kona has an awesome gluten free menu!
5310 E High St, Phoenix, AZ 85054
It's really nice that they have a gluten-free menu and the staff seemed educated on the different areas of cross contamination. The disappointment was that none of their GF sushi is included on Happy Hour. For example, the Philly role is on HH but the GF Philly role is not.
7524 Gibson St, Liberty Township, OH 45069
The salmon was fantastic, but as the other person noted, the rice and Bok Choy had no flavor at all. Also the price was a little high for the portion I received . But, atmosphere is so nice . I would go back again.
940 Milwaukee Avenue, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
If you love fish/sushi go here. Very limited options if you don't like fish or sushi.
3573 E Longwing Ln, Meridian, ID 83646
Far too expensive for what you get. I found the food and service to be mediocre.
230 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901
Separate gluten free menu so I had a bunless burger but when it comes with salad they really mean some lettuce and a slice of tomato
5973 West Parker Road, Plano, TX 75093
Have celiac and discussed this with the waiter before hand and I got glutened :( was very sick for many days! Wahhhh
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Food was delicious but I felt sick to my stomach for a couple of days. I had filet mignon, mashed potatoes, carrots, crème brulee.
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
I tried it twice, asked all the right questions, ordered off the GF menu, and still got cross-contaminated pretty badly both times. I'm not sure how - I ordered the burger (no bun) the first time and a salad the second time, so it's possible that the pans they used or the grilltop are not clean enough. You're probably better off getting sushi or salad with no meat.
3051 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook, IL 60523
The gluten free sushi was absolutely tasteless. My husband is not gluten free and ate Cuban sandwich, which he says is tasty... But after eating there we both didn't feel well.
7524 Gibson St, Liberty Township, OH 45069
Gluten free menu. Had the GF Grilled Chicken, Bok Choy, and white rice. Decent. They could have taken more effort with seasoning/flavoring.
3573 E Longwing Ln, Meridian, ID 83646
The service and food is well below average. They are also not very service dog friendly. All 3 times I have been in there they want to put us in out of the way areas. That's not acceptable. They also seem to think it's acceptable to allow families with children to run around the restaurant. (Put people with service dogs in the back corner but allow children to run rampant - not acceptable) I won't be back. The food isn't that good.
5061 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056
Has a good gluten free menu, but service was terrible. Was with a group of 4, each ordered their own roll. 1 came out wrong order, 1 never came out. That said once it finally came it was fine.
1776 Wilson Blvd #1, Arlington, VA 22209
G-free options from the sushi menu as well as other items. Knowledgeable staff.
230 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901
variety of gluten free options and separate menu. One day a server will remember to get me the gluten free soy sauce without my reminder, still great service though
3111 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85226
Make sure to ask for gluten free or else they won't do it. Kona Chopped Salad is really good work the grilled chicken. It was about 3 months between visits and the server remembered I had am allergy!
750 South Rampart Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Their sashimi and rolls are some of the best I've had. Great wine selection, too. Staff has always been very knowledgable of GF needs. I eat there regularly, and have never gotten sick and I am celiac and very sensitive to cross contamination.
30 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083
I have celiac and need a gluten and dairy free meal. I had sushi. There was a limited menu. The sushi that I had was great. I've been twice. They have gluten free soy sauce as well.
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Sushi was average. Service was slow. Have a gluten free menu but not many choices for sushi. Disappointed.
940 Milwaukee Avenue, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
well worth visiting. I greatly enjoyed the filet. The service was good and their GF menu had many choices.
940 Milwaukee Avenue, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Great happy hour too!
511 US Highway 1, Iselin, NJ 08830
Nice atmosphere. Offer GF, vegan menu.
5973 West Parker Road, Plano, TX 75093
Great service. Excellent Sushi. GF soy sauce available.
11221 W Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Very nice inside. GF menu . No buns for sandwiches. Waiter willing to help modify any meal.
230 Tresser Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901
The Kona chopped salad with grilled chicken instead of breaded is awesome. Lots of good sushi and seafood options too.
15900 La Cantera Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78256
the filet is fantastic. several options for gf and all tasty so far.
3573 E Longwing Ln, Meridian, ID 83646
Nice GF menu. Able to eat some of the sushi...lovely. Staff friendly and knowledgable...even verified with chef on a special for me (wasn't GF but chef said he could make a change for me if I wanted it). I love when they are willing to make alterations and don't act like its a hardship. Loved the dessert!!!
11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Austin, TX 78758
Great service and food was amazing. Had the Kona Chopped Salad and the grilled salmon. They were very clear about the modifications they made to it and marked it as a Food Allergy. Would go back again
1 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Great place to go in Baltimore for someone with celiac disease or an intolerance. The sushi was fresh, gf soy sauce was great, fresh pickled ginger yummy. We really enjoyed the kona salad too. Dedicated gf menu makes things easy. Would be great if they offered gluten free buns instead of without options. Overall great place. I recommend it.
2224 E Williams Field Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295
Understood gf issues. Very careful. Good food. Noisy atmosphere.
5061 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056
Great service and good selection on gf menu with gf soy sauce available. Unfortunately it is the saltiest soy sauce I have ever had.
3051 Butterfield Road, Oakbrook, IL 60523
Excellent sushi and lots of gluten free options. I've eaten here many times and have never gotten sick.
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20 March 2012
A coworker approached me at work this morning wondering if I thought the Tigers would actually pursue Johnny Damon to fill the (nominally) vacant designated hitter role. My response: "no way".
There was some talk of Detroit brining Damon back following the injury to Victor Martinez, but the signing of Prince Fielder filled the DH void without directly filling it. I think everyone (except Mr. Damon, apparently) realizes that the Tigers aren't looking for another "no defense" hitter to join their roster.
But you can't really blame Johnny for trying. He's not necessarily chasing dollars right now, he's chasing additional rings, but apparently no one's a taker. Reports are that Damon also reached out to the Yankees this offseason before they decided to go with Raul Ibanez.
"at this point of my career, I want to have some say in who I can and can't play with… pay me whatever, and I'll try to help you win a championship"
It was that last portion that my coworker keyed on when asking me my opinion on the matter. If Damon approached Detroit saying that he'd play for any amount of money, is there a number small enough that it would make sense to add the 38 year old to the roster?Delmon Young and Ryan Raburn over the same stretch.
A signing of Damon would basically force Young to play in left field every day (even he's probably better than Damon) and Raburn at second base. So any hitting advantage that Damon might hold over the likes of Clete Thomas, Andy Dirks, Don Kelly, Brandon Inge, Ramon Santiago, or Danny Worth, would be overshadowed by the dangerously sub-par defense that would be penciled in every single night.
As it is, we're bound to run into a handful of games with Miguel Cabrera at third base, Raburn at second base, and Young in the outfield simultaneously (though hopefully not often), but brining Damon aboard as an everyday DH would force this to be the case in nearly every game. Without Damon, the Tigers can plan on 'hiding' a poor defender for a game. I'm a believer that good offense trumps good defense (only to a point, obviously), but Damon probably doesn't possess "good offense" any longer. And 'decent' offense most certainly doesn't trump horrid defense.
It would actually make more sense to sign Damon as a bench player, using him as a pinch hitter, a pinch runner (though he actually put up a negative base running score last season), or a very occasional starter. But where would the roster spot come from? Either Dirks or Thomas need to make the team to be able to provide competent defense in the outfield if needed, and either Inge or Worth need to make the team to provide reliable depth at middle infield (I'm counting Santiago and Gerald Laird as obvious choices).
That leaves only Don Kelly's spot. I'd definitely be willing to listen to you if you argued that Damon was more worthy of a spot than Kelly – because he really doesn't offer anything the other bench players can't do equally well, if not better – but he's a favorite of the manager, and at this point we'd really be forcing the deal to happen. And this would be assuming Damon would be interested in a bench role to begin with.
So, the question of whether or not to add Damon as a DH is a resounding 'NO'. There's no price low enough to make that deal worth it. The question of whether or not to add him at all would bring about a little more debate, but just the realization that we would be debating Don Kelly and Johnny Damon should be enough to tell us that it really doesn't matter either way.
Matt Snyder is the editor of The Tigers Den. He can be reached on Twitter @snyder_matthew.


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text: Chicago Auto Show: a hot ticket for a chilly weekend February 19, 2009 12:00 AM "Apparently, we've got the ticket that everyone's looking for!" said 2009 Chicago Auto Show Chairman Mark Scarpelli. "According to predictions of media experts, we were supposed to have a lackluster show that no one wanted to attend. I guess the joke's on them as attendance for our show so far is surpassing even our own expectations—which were high." "While there's no hard science behind it, our best guess is that the buzz about the show is spreading virally," said Jerry Cizek, general manager of the show produced by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. "We had unusually large crowds in our opening weekend. Evidently, those people are returning to their communities with reports of a fun, bright, affordable auto show that's packed with family entertainment—and topped off with the great deals that America's consumers are seeking." Dealership representatives and product specialists who answer questions for the public at the show are experiencing people who are not only looking for new cars and trucks, but also enjoying displays that range from interactive virtual game-play to celebrity appearances to the reality of test drives conducted right on the floor of the nation's biggest auto show. "We're also hearing of increased activity in local dealership showrooms," said Scarpelli. "The word is finally getting out that financing is available for customers who have been holding on the sidelines—and what better time to act than now, when the entire industry is as highly incentivized as it is now. In addition to the national rebate and financing programs, several exhibitors are offering additional 'auto show bonus cash' by simply singing up in the exhibitors' display. It really doesn't get more simple than that." Over the closing weekend of the show, organizers are suggesting that patrons utilize the vast—and devoid of any weather complication—Millennium Park underground parking lot. Shuttles will bring customers from there directly to the door of McCormick Place via dedicated bus routes, eliminating the thought of any long walks through inclement conditions or traffic tie-ups. The free shuttles will operate Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-22 only. "The fun part for us, as the show's producer, is to see how excited Chicago has again embraced this more-than-century-old tradition," said Scarpelli. "We're as excited as those coming to McCormick Place. It's not unusual to see three or even four generations attending the show together. And what better way to spend a day with the family instead of getting your ticket punched as a 'couch potato' for another weekend!" Advance ticket purchasing and full schedules for appearance and other special activities can be found on the show's Internet Web site at www.ChicagoAutoShow.com. The show will open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., except for closing day, Feb. 22, when doors will close at 8 p.m. Back to News


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Wales and London were the unlikely locations where members of the Michael Stanley Band recorded their "Cabin Fever" album, released in 1978.
"It was our first album with Arista Records," Stanley told Record Publishing Co. "[Arista boss] Clive Davis had set us up with [producer] Bob Ezrin, who had worked with Alice Cooper and Pink Floyd. We were all set to go [to Toronto], and all a sudden, it fell apart. I still to this day have no idea what happened.
"So Clive hooked us up with this young, unknown [at the time] producer who lived in England -- Robert John 'Mutt' Lange," he said. "He liked to work at a studio called Rockfield in Monmouth, Wales.
"It was a studio that had living quarters there," he said. "You actually lived there. It was cool because you couldn't escape it. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, but there was nothing there. That was where the whole 'Cabin Fever' concept came in."
Stanley said sheep were seemingly everywhere in the countryside.
"We were stranded in the middle of Wales for almost a month, then we finished it up in London," he said.
Stanley and the Resonators will perform at the Tangier, 532 West Market St., Akron, for four shows on April 4-5 and 11-12 at 8:30 p.m. It will be their 21st consecutive year performing there.
During their Tangier shows, they may play "Baby If You Wanna Dance" and "Misery Loves Company," the band's two most memorable songs from "Cabin Fever." Both are high energy tunes.
"We still do 'Baby If You Wanna Dance' fairly often," Stanley said. "We haven't done 'Misery' for a long time, although it used to be a big staple of our set. I saw some [past] live tapes [recently]. It was a real high energy thing at the start of the set. We did three high energy songs in a row to get the crowd going."
While in Wales, Stanley had some memorable moments. He sent his road crew on a 7-hour round trip to a McDonald's to purchase Big Macs.
"I love England. For as many things as England has going for it, the cuisine is not one of them. We were craving something American, and that was the closest McDonald's," said Stanley, a weekday afternoon and Saturday morning host on WNCX 98.5-FM radio.
There was a language barrier, too.
"Welsh people obviously speak Welsh, so you might as well be in Russia [in terms of communicating]," he said. "You don't know what anybody's talking about.
"But the trip was great," he said. "I enjoyed the process of making that record. I had my 30th birthday in a castle. You can't do that in Akron, Canton or Cleveland."
Stanley said he hasn't been to London in about 10 years.
"I've heard it's changed a lot, but London is London," he said. "I like places where I can walk around. In every corner, there's history and something different. The people were nice. As long as you didn't starve to death, you were OK."
The Cabin Fever album cover was one of his few where Stanley had no beard.
"I had a perm, too," he said, chuckling. "I was going through some life changes. I was turning 30."
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MAN OF THE MATCH: LEIGH HALFPENNY – Wales' best player by a mile, slotting over five kicks from five, not all of them easy, and was heroic in defence. Given precious few chances to attack. 9
ALEX CUTHBERT: Impressive display by the giant wing who gives his all. A 100% player who needs much more ball so he can devastate the opposition. 7
JONATHAN DAVIES: Another solid performance by the ever dependable centre who took his try well and was competent in defence. 8
ASHLEY BECK: His first start for Wales was certainly no disaster but he was partly responsible for the Wallabies' crucial try just before half-time. 6
GEORGE NORTH: Took his try well, his 11th in 23 caps, but was again wasted as one of Wales' most potent attacking weapons who can terrorise defences. 7
RHYS PRIESTLAND: Another poor performance from the outside half who must be running out of second chances. Is he international class? The jury's still out. 4
MIKE PHILLIPS: A great break aside, this was an average display at best from a player lacking zip. It could be a case now of come in No 9, your time is up. 4
GETHIN JENKINS: Is the great loosehead losing his mojo? Gave away three points and was penalised in the scrum for the easy kick Berrick Barnes missed. 5
MATTHEW REES: His lineout throwing beggared belief. It's like having a surgeon who can't operate. And it stopped Wales building any momentum. 4
ADAM JONES: Great around the field as always but the Australian scrum gave Jones and his 2009 Lions Test colleagues a tough afternoon. 6
BRADLEY DAVIES: Will surely make way for Ian Evans for the third and final Test. Wales were again outmuscled by the Australia eight in the tight. 5
ALUN WYN JONES: A class act who gives everything. Hopefully being reunited with Evans at lock next week will help turn the tide in Wales' favour. 7
DAN LYDIATE: Another great defensive performance by the blindside. But he does need to now start adding a more rounded aspect to his game. 7
SAM WARBURTON: Was at fault for Australia's try with Beck and some of his tactical decisions were baffling. Justin Tipuric should be given his chance. 4
RYAN JONES: His usual dependable self again. Wales' renaissance man could well be rewarded with the captaincy if Wales drop Warburton and Rees. 7


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PIZZA chain Domino's has been granted planning permission to open a store in the former Blockbuster's branch – but local residents have expressed their disappointment that their objections were ignored.
Work recently began to refurbish the Windsor Road store, after planning permission was granted from change of use from retail to a hot food takeaway, and it is expected to be open to the public in time for summer.
Penarth councillors raised concerns about parking, littering and the affect on surrounding businesses during a town council planning committee meeting earlier this year.
Following their recommendation that the planning application be turned down local residents on Windsor Road wrote letters to oppose the application, but their campaign was unsuccessful and the Vale Council approved the bid.
A spokesman from Domino's said they were "delighted" to be granted planning approval and said that the pizza chain "strives to be a good neighbour in every location in which it is based".
The takeaway will be open from 9am until 11pm seven days a week.
Pete Williams, of Windsor Road, said local residents were frustrated that their letters of objection against the planning application were unsuccessful.
"We are opposed to the hours they are open until, the noise pollution they will have and the various smells of pizza wafting down into our gardens," he said.
He added that they were also concerned about rubbish collection and people leaving discarded pizza boxes across the roads, and the affect on surrounding businesses and residents.
"They might have private bins inside but people won't use them," he said.
"I don't think it's the right kind of establishment in the right place, if it was nearer the high street I would understand, but having a fast food restaurant right next door to terraced houses encroaches on their space."
He added that they were also concerned about the increase in traffic and parking.
"It's going to make it even more frustrating as if you have a Domino's there will be lots of people turning up waiting for their food," he said
"I think we are getting the short end of the stick.
"It's doing Penarth no benefit at all."
A spokesman for Domino's Pizza said: "We are delighted to have been granted planning approval to open a new store in the former Blockbuster's building on Windsor Road.
"Work has begun to give the premises an extensive refit and rejuvenate a tired looking unit which has been vacant for many months. We're looking forward to creating a smart new store in this location and hope to open our doors in the summer."
He added: "Opening a new store in Penarth will generate around 25 – 35 new jobs for local people.
"Domino's Pizza strives to be a good neighbour in every location in which it is based and our franchisees work very hard to play an active role in the community, not only by delivering great tasting pizza but also by supporting numerous local charities, groups and events."


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- Choosing a Retirement Community
Perhaps you've seen ads for a new "over 55" luxury condominium development in your town. Or another winter of shoveling has finally convinced you that it's time to move to a warmer climate. You're looking forward to life in a retirement community, but with so many options, how do you choose the right one?
- Housing options for older individuals
As you grow older, it may be time to consider your housing options. Maybe you're determined to stay in your present home, but tasks like housecleaning and yardwork have become too difficult. Perhaps you're thinking of moving in with your child. You have much to think about as you make this difficult decision. Will you need any help, financial or otherwise, or can you care for yourself? Will you accept help from others? How important is your privacy? If you're looking into assisted-living facilities or a nursing home, can you afford such care?


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Thank you. This is what I feel also, but I started wondering if one should feel the weight all the way from the start of the pull. Puhh.., good to know I have that part of my pull/loft somehow correct. Looking forward to your article. I'll bet it'll be a goodie, cause you are one heck of a dude at explaining things


text: Hello, On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 01:49, Klonuo Umom <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Interesting package. Congratulations on making milestone release > > I installed it and on a first look I can't see it workflow. On web > portal I found tip to follow examples that come with this package, but > those aren't trivial at all; I mean lot of classes and functions comes > from nowhare and it's like no walkthrough provided > We have not put efforts to make the package user friendly. SOLVCON began with the idea to provide a framework to collect important supportive functionalities needed by CFD codes, to enhance the robustness and coding efficiency. The proof of concept turned out to be successful, and we realized that SOLVCON has great potentials to facilitate a new category of practices of building high-performance conservation-law solvers for high-fidelity solutions. In the time being, SOLVCON is made for experts in computational science. In the foreseeable future, our collaborators and we will make it more accurate, more scalable, and more versatile. You can find the plan for the forthcoming development at http://solvcon.net/yyc/writing/2011/solvcon_0.1.html . We hope SOLVCON can be used to renew the technology used in high-end calculations of PDEs, e.g., CFD, computational electromagnetism, etc. > If I may explain myself, I got summer seminar assigment, starting from > shallow water eqs to derive eq of absolute vorticity for nondivergent > flow in linearized form using perturbation method. I've done it by > hand, but would like to understand the process with some of Python > packages if feasible, and as staring eqs are hyperbolic PDEs maybe I > could use this package although it uses different method for solving. > Is it good idea to try to use this package, and if answer is yes, can > you maybe provide some starting point for this simple task? > > The package was geared up for large-scale, complex calculations. Using SOLVCON for very simple calculations would be an overkill. Unfortunately, the short answer to your question could be no. When dealing with multi-physics, we take the approach to model the underlying numerical algorithm, mathematics and physics as much as possible. The approach looks complicated at the first glance, but is actually concise from theories to implementations. We believe the conciseness or compactness is critically important for scaling SOLVCON from thousands of CPUs to hundreds of thousand of CPUs. The price for this approach is to prolong the path to generic representation of PDEs. We do hope to provide the capability to compile the PDEs written by users in a symbolic form for SOLVCON to execute automatically. But this won't happen in foreseeable future. If you want to know more about SOLVCON and its theoretical background, you can check up with my dissertation at http://solvcon.net/yyc/publications.html . with regards, Yung-Yu Chen > Thanks > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Yung-Yu Chen <email@example.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am pleased to announce version 0.1 of SOLVCON. SOLVCON is a Python-based, >> multi-physics software framework for solving first-order hyperbolic PDEs. >> >> The source tarball can be downloaded at >> http://bitbucket.org/yungyuc/solvcon/downloads . More information can be >> found at http://solvcon.net/ . >> >> This release marks a milestone of SOLVCON. Future development of SOLVCON will >> focus on production use. The planned directions include (i) the high-order >> CESE method, (ii) improving the scalability by consolidating the >> distributed-memory parallel code, (iii) expanding the capabilities of the >> existing solver kernels, and (iv) incorporating more physical processes. >> >> New features: >> >> - Glue BCs are added. A pair of collocated BCs can now be glued together to >> work as an internal interface. The glued BCs helps to dynamically turn on or >> off the BC pair. >> - ``solvcon.kerpak.cuse`` series solver kernels are changed to use OpenMP for >> multi-threaded computing. They were using a thread pool built-in SOLVCON for >> multi-threading. OpenMP makes multi-threaded functions more flexible in >> argument specification. >> - Add the ``soil/`` directory for providing building helpers for GCC 4.6.1. >> Note, the name ``gcc/`` is deliberately avoided for the directory, because of >> a bug in gcc itself (bug id 48306 >> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48306 ). >> - Add ``-j`` command line option for building dependencies in the ``ground/`` >> directory and the ``soil/`` directory. Note that ATLAS doesn't work with >> ``make -j N``. >> >> Bug-fix: >> >> - METIS changes its download URL. Modify SConstruct accordingly. >> >> -- >> Yung-Yu Chen >> http://solvcon.net/yyc/ >> +1 (614) 859 2436 >> _______________________________________________ >> SciPy-User mailing list >> firstname.lastname@example.com >> http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-user >> > _______________________________________________ > SciPy-User mailing list > email@example.com > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-user > -- Yung-Yu Chen http://solvcon.net/yyc/ +1 (614) 859 2436


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BISHOP'S Waltham has to accept hundreds of new houses as part of Winchester City Council's Development Plan.
But that doesn't mean locals can't influence where they go.
A parish council meeting on Tuesday (Jan 13) heard that the Bishop's Waltham Development Plan continues to gather pace and now, following unanimous approval from councillors, proposed sites for development will go out t public consultation.
Over the next 20 years the town will have to find space for 500 new homes, as well as the accompanying infrastructure and employment opportunities.
A year ago 40 residents, led by Cllr Robert Shields, began gathering information on housing requirements and suitable locations which will be sent to Winchester City Council as they draw up their Development Plan.
Last year the group agreed on a vision: "All new developments should be situated as close as possible to the town centre, or existing developments, in order to maintain the social ambience and vitality of Bishop's Waltham, a medieval market town within natural boundaries surrounded by farmed land."
Cllr Shields, who heads the parish council's development plan steering group, said on Tuesday: "Let's be clear about this: this is our plan and Winchester City council agreed to it."
The consultation is slated for January 24 to March 7 and will include public exhibitions, presentations to community groups and online access to all Development Plan documents.


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Royals have pitching to thank for position
BOSTON -- Entering Sunday's doubleheader, the Royals were percentage points ahead of the Tigers in the American League Central despite ranking 12th among 15 AL teams in runs scored.
"We're in first place and haven't even gotten going offensively yet," manager Ned Yost said. "But the pitching is carrying us right now, and there'll be times when the offense will carry us."
In the first game of the twin bill at least, he stayed with Eric Hosmer as his cleanup hitter, with Billy Butler in the third spot, even though both were sputtering at the plate.
"Trust me, I've been thinking about the lineup the whole time and just really hate moving guys around from game to game," Yost said. "I think, ideally, if Hoz is Hoz, he fits best in the [three-hole] and Billy in [fourth]. But we're not there yet, so we're just going from game to game and hoping for a big hit. ... Really, each individual hitter sets his spot in the lineup by his production."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rawcliffe (or Rawcliffe in Snaith) is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Goole. It lies on the banks of the River Aire just north of the M62 and on the A614 road.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Rawcliffe and the hamlet of Rawcliffe Bridge which lies just to the south-east of the village. According to the 2011 UK census, Rawcliffe parish had a population of 2379, an increase on the 2001 census figure of 2087.
The parish was part of the Goole Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974, then in Boothferry district of Humberside until 1996.
A 20 acres (8 ha) Local Nature Reserve, Sugar Mill Ponds, has been created on the site of an old sugar factory at Rawcliffe Bridge.
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Canadian researchers had healthy men ingest whey protein, which is a fast-digesting protein, after resistance exercise. One group consumed one 25g serving of a protein drink at one feeding (called a single feeding). The second group sipped one 2.5g serving of a protein drink every 20 minutes over a 3-hour period (called a pulse feeding).
By the end of 3 hours, the subjects had consumed the exact same amount of whey protein providing identical amino acid profiles.
As expected, the single feeding group experienced a rapid increase in blood levels of amino acids, including leucine. The pulse feeding group experienced a more sustained and prolonged increase in amino acid levels over time.
The rate of muscle protein synthesis determined over a 3-hour period after exercise was significantly greater with the single feeding group (95%) compared to the pulse group (42%). Surprisingly, greater protein synthesis was also present 3-5 hours after exercise in the single feeding group (193%) than the pulse group (121%).
This research shows that consuming a fast-digesting protein like whey right after workouts provides both immediate and long-term benefits for protein synthesis versus sipping protein over a period of time.


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You always hear people say "I will buy that one on a pullback."
I know, I say it too. No one wants to pay up, or chase a stock, because the results for the last 12 years have been mixed at best if you adopt that strategy, even with this terrific market.
But one thing's for certain, when you get the pullback people are way too gun-shy to use it. Take today. We all noted that Google (GOOG) hit $800, its all-time high. So many wish they were in Google. It's a score of a lifetime if you had it.
Yet, when this terrific online search-and-destroy-the-competition juggernaut fell 60 points back in October of last year after it reported a miss and gave uncertain guidance, did you use that pullback to buy? Or did that $754 plummeting to $695 scare the heck out of you? Did you use the further pullback to $645, another 50 points lower, to put money to work in Google? Was that the opportunity? Or was that pullback just another one that you had to avoid, even as you might have been waiting for one after the initial drop?
I think the answer is that it was a pullback wasted on many because it seemed like Google's growth was over. There were moving parts that worried people, the cost of acquisition, the gross margins, the continuing spend on uncertain products.
Yet, all you really had, in retrospect, was the pullback you needed to pull the trigger, the one you might have been patiently waiting for until it happened. Making matters worse, at least for many of you, the second pullback created what could be the beginning of a nasty head-and-shoulders pattern, giving you pause that the stock could sink still further as the technicals signaled a mountainous top if they didn't hold.
Of course it turns out that the stock did stop going down, the ship righted itself, the company developed a host of new products, including the much-beloved Chrome low-priced computer and a continuation of its excellent Android operating system, still without real monetization, but that's just around the corner when they want it to be. Not only that, but now Google's become the new Apple (AAPL), with talk of retail stores and a sense of excitement that includes a use of its cash hoard to extend dominance to other areas, including handsets. What's amazing is that while a hedge fund dukes it out with Apple about capital allocation, Google's getting growth via its cash hoard and that's all anyone really wants from a technology stock, as we know from the stagnant stock action that comes from stagnant growth at Microsoft (MSFT) and Intel (INTC), despite those two offering attractive dividends like the one that Apple dissident David Einhorn has to applaud.
Now here's the real kicker. When Google broke down we didn't see wholesale number cuts. We just saw a shrinking of the price-to-earnings multiple to a level that actually was, at one moment, below the average stock in the S&P 500, at least on future earnings. You got the highest-quality growth stock for one of the lowest multiples in the book, well under companies like General Mills (GIS) or Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) that have dramatically subpar growth vs. the Internet giant but traded at much higher multiples than Google did at the bottom or, in the case of General Mills, even at the top.
The lesson? When you get the long-awaited pullback without a concomitant major slashing of earnings, perhaps you really should take advantage of it. Don't fear what you've been waiting for, as Google's run to $800 shows, and instead, embrace it. That's how the biggest money is ultimately made.


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Land ProblemMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
A, B, and C each had land: am^2 (m^2=square meters), bm^2, and cm^2 (this is c square meter, not square centimeter!) big. A sold 1/4 of his land to B, then B sold 1/3 of the land he had (after he bought land from A) to C. If A, B, and C now have the same amount of land, what does (b+c)/a equal to?
HintI advise that you use a letter (ex: k) to compare the three measures.
(and just in case, 1/3 is read as one-third, and so on.)
(multiplication symbols are not written down)
Steps: (3/4)a=2/3((1/4)a+b)=1/3((1/4)a+b)+c
a=(4/3)k, b=(7/6)k, c=(1/2)k
(b+c)/a = (7k/6 + 1k/2)/(4k/3) = (10k/6)(3/4k) = 5/4
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