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Michigan State hosted their first junior day for the 2013 class on Saturday, but Walled Lake (Mich.) Western safety Joshua Jones was unable to make that event because he was taking part in the Adidas Maximum Exposure Combine in Pontiac.
Jones was still able to visit East Lansing, however, driving up on Sunday to engage in the usual junior day activities.
"It was an opportunity to meet their coaches and take a tour around the facilities," Jones said. "I met Coach Salem, my recruiter, and I met the DB coach. That went well and he really liked me. I sat in the room when they were watching film, getting prepared for Georgia, so it was a good time."
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It was Jones' first time meeting Michigan State defensive backs coach Harlon Barnett, and the Spartans staffer told Jones he made a good first impression. The emerging junior plans to attend Michigan State's one-day camp in June if he has not generated an offer at that point.
Growing up, Jones said he was a general college football fan and did not have one particular school he followed. After having the opportunity to visit East Lansing, though, he is high on the Spartans.
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Central Michigan has also been in contact with Jones, and he plans to attend the Chippewa's junior day in Mount Pleasant next February.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Relax and take in beach and city views from the privacy of your room. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
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Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a fitness facility and bicycles to rent. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and tour/ticket assistance.
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Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Biarritz? This hotel has 2152 square feet (200 square meters) of space consisting of banquet facilities and a meeting/conference room. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge, and free parking is available onsite.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Thalmar (a 150 metres). Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy and thalassotherapy.
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Marbella Beach - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Musee du Chocolat - 0.6 km / 0.3 mi
Milady Beach - 0.6 km / 0.3 mi
Planet Chocolate Museum - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
City of the Ocean Museum - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Cote des Basques - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Villa Francon - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Villa Natacha - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Mazon Park - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Saint Martin Church - 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Villa Belza - 1.4 km / 0.8 mi
Ilbarritz Golf - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Gare du Midi - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Palace of Festivals - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Port-Vieux Beach - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
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- Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
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The Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services started installing the signs in February at 55 prominently located, provincially-owned buildings in 34 communities, according to a written statement from the province provided to iNFOnews.ca.
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I am 30 years old and I went for a mammogram yesterday bc my left breast I thought was enlarging. My ob/gyn said he didnt feel any lumps but said if I have a cause for concern he would schedule a diagnostic mammogram just in case. And that most women have different sized breasts.
I went yesterday. The squishing began. I went back in the holding area. The lady came back out and said we need one more film. Then I went back to the holding area. She then informed me I would be going in for a ultrasound next. I had a knock on the door and it was the radiologist and tech.
He continued to ask about
my right breast about
pain and soreness. Which I didnt really have any. He said my left side was fine. The reason why I went. But, my right breast he has found something in. At this point i'm pretty freaked bc I dont ever think with any test or procedure I ever had the place told me what is happening and not my doctor.
Went for the ultrasound. Back in comes the radiologist. He says he has found a 2.5cm solid mass. I then go in and speak with a lady to make sure i am "ok" and understand the next steps and make an appointment for the surgeon consultation.
So Monday, I have my surgical consultation for my biopsy. I know he will go through my mammogram and ultrasound with me.
Is there any questions I should ask?
Also how long is it typically to heal from a biopsy with an ultrasound?
How long does it take to get results?
If it is cancerous would they tell me on the phone or would they call me back in?
I am a little freaked. And I know your not supposed to worry till they say you have something to worry about
but thats not sticking in my brain lol.
Thank you in advance for any help
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Posted 6/20/2012 4:58 PM (GMT -7)
Hi, LLL... Sorry you are having to come here to ask questions! So I'll try to give you some info on what is going on. There are often two types of mammography appointments; there are screening mammograms, where they typically have a technician take films, make sure they are good, and then a radiologist looks at them later, and there are diagnostic mammograms, where a radiologist (who is a Dr.) reads your films and orders any additional tests right there. Sometimes they will even do a biopsy at that appointment.
So the questions that you ask here are the same ones you should ask the doctor. As long as there are no complications, a biopsy is not a big deal. You can typically go back to work the next day. It's what I'd call a "band-aid" surgery. Some doctors will give you results on the phone, some call you back in for an appointment. Ask your doctor how his office handles it.
80% of the lumps that make it to biopsy are benign. So try not to worry too much. I know it's a big shock when even the possibility of cancer looms in your life, so you're entitled worry just a little bit. ;)
Let me know what the surgeon says. Hope all goes well for you.
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Posted 6/21/2012 2:11 PM (GMT -7)
Dr.s don't like to leave anything 'suspicious' or abnormal in the breast, so I'm not surprised they want a surgical biopsy. Like Bev said, it's not bad to go through. I was under general for the first time and I think that scared me more than anything.
They send results down to pathology right then to make sure they got whole area before they close you up. (At least that's how my surgeon explained it to me beforehand) As far as WHEN you'll get results, that is something to ask. I didn't get a call back right away and when I called for them on a Thurs., was told my Dr. was gone for the weekend. Of course, that would be good news for me right? My case NO, but like Bev said 80% of biopsied tissue is benign.
It's still scary to think of going through it all, but even when I found out I had BC and would need a mastectomy, knowing what I was dealing with was MUCH better than not.
Please post an update for us. We'll all be thinking of you I know. TRY to relax a little, pamper yourself and watch some comedy shows/movies.
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Posted 6/26/2012 9:11 PM (GMT -7)
I just had a biopsy yeaterday. Thou I wasnt expecting it. I was sent in for aspration of some cysts. my doc was not to concerned for they moved freely. After the ultrasound i was sent into the room to have the cysts drained, then the tech told they wanted to do a biopsy. I freaked out and started crying, then the tec she said something about
1%. Try to assure me not to worry...YEA RIGHT...
The doctor who performed the proceedure, seemed impersonal. When she took some fluid sample and gave it to the nurse she looked at her funny....
So I am waiting till Friday to see my gp....
My mom died of ibc when she was 49, she waited way to long to see the doc. she died 10 months after she was diganosed.
The tech told me if the doc was certain of something she would of said something....
The biop didnt hurt, just a little pinch
So Iam fairly nervous
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Posted 6/27/2012 6:25 PM (GMT -7)
So was this a cyst, or a tumor? Cysts are fluid filled, tumors are solid. Hope it turned out that it was, in fact, just a cyst. Let us know what your report says... and sorry to hear about
your mom. It's always hard to hear about
someone losing their battle with cancer. I lost my own mom when she was 46.
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Posted 6/28/2012 4:12 PM (GMT -7)
It was fluid, and the cysts moved very freely...apparently there was something under the one cyst that looked concerning. That one moved very freely too.
I am still confused about
the 1% the tech said, and wondering if she was telling the truth about
the doc, if she was concerned she would of expressed it????
Both cysts went away after all the draining was down. The one took a bit for it was about
an inch... but they are completely gone.
Thank you Bev
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Posted 7/1/2012 10:44 PM (GMT -7)
Thank you everyone :)
I went back to go over my mammagram and ultrasound with the surgeon. He was very informative and showed me the tools they will be using and the titanium marker that will placed inside to mark the lump as biopsied if the results come back fine.
I go for the biopsy july 6th (this Friday) and should have the results Tuesday.
I got a copy of my mammagram and ultrasound and this is what it says. If anyone can give me feed back that would be great! Thanks again
Findings: routine diagnostic mammography of both breasts followed by a limited right breast ultrasound examination were performed. CAD was used to assist with evaluation of this evaluation. Both breasts are moderately dense throught which can obscure underlying lesions. There is a 3.2cm oviod, smoothly marginated mass in the deep tissues of the right upper outer quadrant. There are no nodules or densities in either breast. No calcifications seen.
Ultrasound exam of upper outer quad demonstrates a 2.5x1.7x2.7cm oviod smoothly maginated hypoechoic mass with posterior acoustic enhancement and no apperciable internal vascularity.
1. 2.7cm mass in upper outer quad
2. Unremarkable left breast mammogram
Biopsy of right breast recommended.
Assessment: BIRADS 4 suspicious abnormality
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Posted 7/5/2012 9:33 PM (GMT -7)
Anyone have any thoughts on my report from the radiologist?
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Breakfast may be called the most important meal of the day, but a nutritious lunch is just as crucial. "A proper lunch will help carry you through the afternoon and a late day run," says Cara Marrs, a sports dietitian in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Yet, too many women rely on nutritionally suspect options at cafeterias, restaurants and in vending machines for their midday food fix.
"Making poor choices at lunch can send your energy levels spiraling downward and increase mid-afternoon cravings," notes Marrs. Getting in the brown bag groove is almost always a better idea than relying on a grab-and-go lunch. Taking the time to make a healthy lunch can boost your intake of vital nutrients, improve portion control and save a surprising amount of money.
Power Up Your LunchA lunch worth packing has to satisfy hunger while giving you a tasty energy boost. Here are the 10 golden rules for creating a power-packed meal.
Lunch Rule #1: Eat Enough, But Not Too MuchIf you've ever gone to a steakhouse for a business lunch, you're familiar with the fact that an afternoon calorie tsunami can leave you feeling lethargic for the rest of the day.
On the flip side, too few calories will leave your body depleted of the fuel it needs to remain alert, and your tank will be empty for your evening workout. "Active women should aim for 400 to 500 calories at lunch," advises Marrs. So while a burger and fries is too much, a measly garden salad won't cut it either.
Lunch Rule #2: Carbs Should Be WholeForget the super-sized bagel, soda or white pasta that can cause your blood sugar levels to yo-yo. "A healthy lunch for active women is one that includes whole carbohydrates, such as beans, quinoa, brown rice, whole-wheat pitas and fruit," says Washington, D.C.-based dietitian and marathon runner, Rebecca Scritchfield. "The steady release of energy will help power you through your afternoon meetings and after-work run."
Lunch Rule #3: Load Up on FiberActive women need about 25 grams of daily fiber. Aim to get a good chunk of that at lunch. Fiber will keep afternoon hunger pangs at bay, and help you to resist the siren's song of office birthday cake. "Adding beans and sliced fruit to salads, loading soups and sandwiches with veggies and opting for whole-grains as opposed to their refined counterparts are all ways to add a fiber pump to lunch," Marrs says.
Lunch Rule #4: Be Pro-ProteinA healthy dose of protein at lunchtime can slow digestion, providing sustained energy and helping to ward off 4 p.m. donut cravings. Plus, protein provides the building blocks for repairing and creating lean body mass in active women.
Marrs recommends shooting for about a third of your daily protein intake at lunch. "You can do
this by incorporating hardboiled eggs, canned fish, tofu, lean deli meats, lentils and nuts into your midday meals."
Lunch Rule #5: Choose Healthy FatsFat can make your meal more satisfying, but you don't want to load up on the heart-hampering variety. "Try adding avocado slices (or nuts and seeds) to sandwiches and salads," advises Marrs. Homemade dressings made from healthy oils gussy up salads as well. Be sure to use dressing sparingly, and pack it separately to avoid a soggy lunch.
Lunch Rule #6: Drink Up"Proper hydration should always be on runners' minds, so make sure to guzzle plenty of fluids with lunch," says Scritchfield. If you're a regular at the soda machine, try lightly-sweetened, homemade iced teas, tangy coconut water or antioxidant-packed green tea. "And don't overlook nutrient-dense
low-fat milk," Scritchfield says.
Lunch Rule #7: Slow DownIt's tempting to wolf down a sandwich while hunched over the keyboard, but studies suggest we tend to nosh on more calories than we think when we eat quickly or mindlessly. "Even in the midst of a hectic day, try and take at least 20 minutes to savor your lunch minus the stressful work distractions," advises Scritchfield.
Lunch Rule #8: Plan Around Your WorkoutsIf you like to run on your lunch break, Marrs says to make sure to eat a small, easily digestible snack of roughly 100 to 150 calories about an hour beforehand. Make sure a run doesn't force you to skip your midday meal. "It's important to leave yourself enough time after your run to eat a well-balanced lunch with carbs, protein, healthy fats and fluids to kickstart recovery."
Lunch Rule #9: Cool in BulkA crazy work week can leave you with little energy for preparing nutritious lunches, making it more likely you'll order a fast-food meal combo in a pinch. "Try spending an hour or two on the weekend to rustle up big batches of items, such as pasta salads, taboulleh, sliced vegetables or fruit, soups, stews and chili, so your week's worth of lunches are already taken care of," advises Marrs.
Lunch Rule #10: Embrace Leftovers
Another big time-saver is to make extra portions of dinner and simply bring the leftovers for lunch the following day. An added bonus: the flavors of some dishes, such as soups and chili, only get better after a day or two.
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América es hermoso no importa cómo se canta. (America is beautiful, no matter how you sing it.) 70 votes44.59%
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Wow… this is something that I actually saw coming at some point in the near future, and it's one that I'm actually happy about. I was a pretty big fan of the original version of the film, but I always thought it was too short, and they didn't really get into the story as much as I would have liked. I wanted to see more than they offered, which is probably part of why I watched it more than a few times.
Now, Disney is planning a remake of the film:
Brad Copeland is writing the remake, which is being produced by Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.
The 1986 original told the story of a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by an alien spacecraft in 1978 and reappears eight years later, still the same age and with no memory of what happened. NASA scientists discover a connection between the boy and a downed spacecraft and try to exploit the boy, who ultimately escapes with the ship and attempts to reunite with his family.
The movie grossed only $17 million when it was released but was later rediscovered on VHS, becoming a cult hit.
John Hyde, who executive produced the first one, steps into the same role for the new version.
Mandeville's senior vp Albert Page will help oversee development and exec produce. Kristin Burr is overseeing for Disney.
Copeland, repped by UTA, wrote "Wild Hogs" for Disney and is writing "Nightcrawlers" at Warners. He cut his teeth in the TV world, where he acted as writer-producer on "Arrested Development" and recently as writer and consulting producer on "My Name is Earl."
I've just read that they have decided to re-name the Karate Kid remake. Thank you! The Kung Fu Kid is a name that I recommended back in January.
This is the first positive news that I have heard. According to an interview with Jackie Chan, found on FirstShowing: "They don't want to call it Karate Kid any more," Chan said. "They want to call it The Kung Fu Kid."
It's about time that a company got some bit of intelligence when doing a remake of a film that many, including myself, consider to be a classic among films created in the past 150 years.
I mean, Pat Morita was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the original Karate Kid. Let's not have Jackie Chan try to repeat that performance. Let's see if the news continues to improve as character names are changed, and the name Miyagi doesn't appear in the film.
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I suppose it was inevitable. I just didn't expect it. I don't know why I didn't see this coming, but I should have. One of my favorite movies to watch when I was young was The NeverEnding Story. Now it's in a stage where a remake is going to happen. It was just a matter of time.
If you've been keeping up with this blog, you know that I despise the Karate Kid remake and I am excited at the potential for Ghostbusters 3. But when it comes to this film series, I only loved the first one. The second one was okay. I thought it was good, but not great. The third one, a straight to home video film that I can barely remember… let's just say it's good that they're doing a new film instead of just trying to do a NeverEnding Story 4.
One of the original film's producers is on board to produce the new one, along side Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy.
I just hope that they keep the original theme song. At the very least. It's a song that captured the adventure and the mystery of the story.
I'm pretty excited to see a spectacular looking Falcor, though. I think that it could become a much better film, in the long run.
It was also based on a German book, which the movie only covered about half of. I only was able to get through a little more than half of the book when I tried to read it. I had just read Tolkien, and the writing in this one was nothing compared to Tolkien. It was insanely boring in parts, and that was sad to me.
However, I'm willing to give this remake a shot. I hope that it goes well, and I look forward to seeing it.
So, not only are they destroying the classic film The Karate Kid by making a remake of the original. They're also ruining the character of Mr. Miyagi with the casting of Jackie Chan in the iconic role. In a move that I am sure the executives believe is the best choice worth celebrating, they've picked someone that is not right for the tone that Miyagi set.
For those of you that don't know, Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith is in the leading role of Daniel Larusso. However, the name will likely be changed as Larusso was Italian. The character has also been dropped from high school to middle school, making any amount of story from the original movie nil. An article at Variety said that it "will borrow elements of the original plot, wherein a bullied youth learns to stand up for himself with the help of an eccentric mentor."
I had never heard of Klonoa before this late last year. When I did hear about it, I wasn't all that interested in it. But since reading about the game-play mechanics, consider me interested in giving it a shot. This game came out in 1997 on the Sony PlayStation (no wonder I missed it!) and features 2 1/2 dimensional game-play.
Old games being remade for the Wii have tended to be games that were released on other, non-Nintendo, consoles. They also have a tendency to be great games that the developer believes can find a new audience, and perhaps to breathe new life into a property.
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Okefenokee Humane Society shelter manager Ben Hood told the Florida Times-Union that several people have made donations to the shelter after they learned of the situation.
The shelter had no fans before because it lacked electricity.
The city of Waycross has followed through on a promise to finish wiring the 140-by-40-foot kennel so that fans could cool the animals housed there.
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Maria Nielsen, the principal at Millville Elementary, says she works hard to make sure her school is a place where kids like to be.
Third-grader Melissa Berry says she loves how Mrs. Nielsen "always comes in during lunch to talk to us." Another third-grader in the Cache County school, Taylor Jorgensen, said Nielsen makes birthdays special because she gives out "a card and a shiny new pencil."
Growing up, Nielsen saw how much her father loved working as an educator in the Cache County School District and decided to follow in his footsteps. She taught for 14 years before becoming an administrator 11 years ago.
"Teaching is my passion," Nielsen said, "being able to see into those kid's souls and being able to help them to discover themselves, and grow into the person that they are is so rewarding."
As an administrator, Nielsen said she works hard to center her school around the children.
"I want to be that kind of principal that was really involved with them and working really hard on their behalf so that their school is positive," Nielsen said.Comment on this story
How do you keep your students on track and learning despite today's challenges such as bullying, gang violence and digital distractions?
The Cache Valley school district does not allow the students to bring any digital devices into elementary schools. But, like every school, Millville Elementary is not immune to bullying. Nielsen's daughter has begun a project called "The Buddy Box."
"That's an anonymous reporting box that students can put notes in when they have a friend or themselves that's having a problem," Nielsen said.
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29 January 2012
Starting over
Normally when I move over into a new binder, I transfer long-term inserts, information, addresses, and accessories so that I don't have to re-write things that are still current.
But this time when I start my new Aston Filofax, it will be entirely new inside. My plan is to start using it when we move away from Indonesia (which will hopefully be this summer sometime). It will be my all-new Filofax, a fresh start in planning and in life.
I want to make a clean break from this chapter in my life and move forward fresh and new. So I'll have a new diary insert, rewrite my info and address pages, get new maps and even a new sticky notes accessory rather than just transfer over my old ones.
Especially long-time Filofax users, do you always transfer still-current things over from your old Filofax to your new one? Or do you sometimes make a clean break and start completely over with your new Filofax?
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Oh crap--I hadn't thought of starting all over...hmmm maybe for my birthday--just for fun!ReplyDelete
Now off to look at binders...is the Chameleon on sale yet?
I started over fresh with my new Malden this year. I am using the inserts that came with the Malden plus a few more that I purchased from filofaxusa. My old dayrunner was a household binder to keep track of chores and household information. This new binder is a writing companion. Different organization and things needed for it. I am playing with a few decorative ideas that I've found here on the blog too. Another departure from my old, plain plastic dayrunner. :)ReplyDelete
When I set up my crimson Malden I rewrote the things that were on coloured paper onto white paper because I wanted more coordination between the paper, and it to look more professional with just white. Now I'm using pink and purple binders and I think having different coloured paper, especially with my very colourful Flavia Day Timer diary, looks so cute and fun! So when I write things on coloured paper I just move them straight over to the new binder, I don't rewrite them- plus I don't have time for that now!ReplyDelete
With my A5 Malden, I started a fresh, the 30mm one had arrived with no inserts at all, so it was good to install just the things I wanted in to it. I did in advance of 2012 and got things in to it by December.ReplyDelete
I transferred a few things from my old one such as maps, but otherwise it was a fresh start.
When I got the Cuban zip I could have just moved everything from my Malden in to it. But I decided to check through it first and in fact it slimmed it down a bit.
I'm awaiting a FedEx delivery of my new A5 Malden in Ochre. It will have all new pages but I'll probably just transfer my current pages from my black A5 Finsbury to the Malden. But now that Laurie is passing on the idea, I may have to reconsider!ReplyDelete
I have started fresh in the past, but honestly, everything ends up being the same - the same set up and information. So now, I don't even bother. I just transfer everything from one binder to another.ReplyDelete
I am starting fresh. I recently bought a new Cuban personal.ReplyDelete
The diary is used to record shifts, holidays diabetic readings and everyday things, but what prompted the new purchase was the state of the old binder and the address book.
I sent a christmas card to an old address I had not updated!!! There were so many crossings out and new adressess. So it is a rewrite and tidy up.


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Six Long Islanders were handed prize checks totaling $16 million Friday at a ceremony in Plainview, the New York Lottery said.
Splitting the $13 million jackpot from the March 8 Lotto drawing are John Ventrice and his wife, Sharon, of Seaford. The winning ticket came their way free as part of a limited-time lottery sales promotion, when Ventrice sent his son Zachary, 21, out to buy $20 worth of Lotto and Powerball tickets, the lottery said.
A senior project engineer at Capital One, Ventrice said he was checking the numbers the next morning while buying gas, seeing that the first Lotto ticket had made him a $1 winner. "I then scanned the [free] Lotto ticket and it said 'Big Winner,' " said the father of three. "I asked the clerk just how big, and after he told me, I couldn't pump the gas fast enough."
Each will receive single lump-sum net payments of $2,682,515.50, the lottery said.
A Valley Stream father of two who works two cleaning jobs said his $1 million prize winnings from a Ruby 2s scratch-off ticket will allow him to spend more time with his family, as well as enroll in a class to improve his English.
El Salvador native Jimmy Candelario, 37, bought his $5 ticket at The Depot New Smithhaven Smoke Shop at the Green Acres Mall.
Candelario opted for a single net payment of $516,204.
In New York for 10 years, he said he is already enrolled in a class to become a U.S. citizen, the lottery said.
Dennis Pedra, 38, a construction company owner in Holbrook, waited seven months before claiming his $1 million second prize from the July 13, 2013, Powerball drawing, the lottery said. He bought the winning Quick Pick ticket at Carry-All Wine & Liquor, at 5507 Nesconset Hwy. in Mount Sinai.
Pedra opted for a lump-sum net payment of $661,800, the lottery said.
Peter "Pete" Arebalo, 36, a massage therapist in Babylon, is sharing his Win $1,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game winnings with his friend Aazazullah Kahn, 20, a clerk at the 7-Eleven at 140 Little East Neck Rd., West Babylon, where he buys his tickets.
Each has opted for the lump sum net payment of $257,014, of the prize worth at least $1 million, the lottery said.


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CARLSBAD – On Tuesday, the Carlsbad City Council is set to consider a 30-year contract to buy water from the under-construction Poseidon Resources Corp. desalination plant.
The contract would be with the San Diego County Water Authority, and backers of the deal say it would guarantee a local source of drinking water to supplement Carlsbad's only other source — imported Colorado River water purchased from the Water Authority, the U-T San Diego reported.
The pending agreement would inflate the average Carlsbad homeowner's water bill by about $7 per month.
The Water Authority board is set to vote on the water purchase agreement with Poseidon at a meeting Thursday. When completed, the desalination plant, which is being built near the Encina power station in Carlsbad, is expected to produce about 50 million gallons of fresh water per day, enough to supply about 7 percent of the region.
Also on the agenda is a public hearing for a $29.4 million expansion of the city's recycled water system in the southeastern reaches of Carlsbad.
Recycled water is mostly used for irrigation. The expansion would be in the southeastern portion of the city.


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Golden-brown crust.
Sugar-and-gold corn interior.
The melted gold of pure, rich butter.
It all adds up: this cornbread is absolutely golden!
Heck, you'd never know it's gluten-free by looking at it, would you?
Nor by tasting it. This cornbread is so good, I'd feel just fine making it for family, friends, or a potluck.
It's not just "pretty good, considering it's gluten-free."
This cornbread's darned good. Period.
Here's your first secret to success:
Our special gluten-free multi-purpose flour. For those of you baking GF, you know that both grittiness and a "grassy" taste can be problems.
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Still, if you choose not to use it, you can make your own gluten-free brown rice flour blend, which will work just as well.
Here's your next secret:
Xanthan gum. It's a thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer that steps in for gluten, improving the "body" and texture of gluten-free treats.
If your recipe calls for xanthan gum – use it. It'll keep crumbling, so common in GF baking, to a minimum.
Let's get started.
First, preheat the oven to 375°F.
Put the following in a bowl; not the bowl for your stand mixer, but another bowl (do as I say, not as I did!):
1 1/2 cups gluten-free yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 cups King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour
1/4 cup buttermilk powder
2 tablespoons King Arthur Cake Enhancer, optional
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl (your mixer bowl), whisk together the following:
5 tablespoons melted butter or oil
1/2 cup brown sugar*
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon vinegar, cider or white
3 large eggs
*We like our cornbread a little sweet here in New England. If you like a more Southern-style cornbread, feel free to cut down on the sugar.
Add 1 cup of the dry ingredients to the egg/oil mixture, beating to combine.
The mixture will be very lumpy; that's OK.
Add the remaining dry ingredients about 1 cup at a time.
After each addition, scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl, and beat for 30 seconds on medium-high speed.
See why you need to scrape the bowl? You want to incorporate all that flour (and the sticky residue along the sides and in the bottom of the bowl) into the batter.
Once all the dry ingredients have been added, beat on medium speed for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
See how nicely this has thickened? There are still some lumps, but many fewer than when you first started.
Lightly grease a 9″ square pan. Make sure your pan spray isn't one that includes flour.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Use your wet fingers to gently smooth the surface. Let the cornbread sit for 10 minutes.
Bake the cornbread for 25 to 30 minutes.
It'll rise nicely, and its top crust will be golden brown.
Unlike many baked goods, the toothpick test – it's done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean – doesn't quite work for this GF cornbread.
A toothpick did indeed come out clean at this point, but the internal temperature was just 169°F – too low. The cornbread would have been gummy if I hadn't returned it to the oven.
Another 3 to 4 minutes was all it needed. So, you want to bake about 3 to 4 minutes beyond the point where a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. My Thermapen says the internal temperature of this bread is 190°F – just right.
Remove the bread from the oven. You'll notice the edges pulling away from the sides of the pan; that's another sign it's fully baked.
Cool 5 minutes before cutting.
Serve warm, to melt the butter. OH so good…
Did I mention this is one TALL cornbread?! The angle exaggerates a bit, but the bread is a good 2″ high.
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Bridgeport police have arrested a man accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run that killed a 21-year-old pedestrian on Noble Street on Saturday night.
Police have charged Dennis Berrios, 36, of Bridgeport, with evading responsibility and said more charges are possible.
He was arrested in connection with the crash that killed Tyron Tate, 21, who was walking in the 600 block of Noble Avenue near Jane Street at 10 p.m. on Saturday.
It was the second hit-and-run of the weekend in Bridgeport.
Witnesses told police that Tate was walking along the road with several people when he was hit.
Tate was transported to the hospital to be treated for injuries, but medical staff later pronounced him dead.
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Eisenstadt, city, capital (since 1925) of Burgenland Bundesland (federal state), eastern Austria. It lies at the southern end of the Leitha Mountains, south of Vienna. Mentioned in 1264, it was a free city of Hungary from 1648 until Burgenland was ceded to Austria in 1921. Eisenstadt's notable landmarks include the former castle of the Esterházy princes (14th century; rebuilt 1663–72); the Mount Calvary Church (Kalvarienbergkirche), with the tomb of the composer Joseph Haydn; the house where Haydn lived from 1766 to 1790, now a museum; the parish church (1450–1522); and the Franciscan church (1625–30), with the Esterházy family vault. The castle of Forchtenstein, former seat of the counts von Mattersdorf, is nearby. Eisenstadt has orchards and vineyards, and its manufactures include textiles, ski equipment, metal kitchenware, and electrical equipment. A considerable portion of the city's labour force works in public administration and services. Eisenstadt also is a regional market centre. Pop. (2006) 12,190.
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The followers have spoken
Well it looks like my poll asking for assistance on which half-finished blog post I should complete next has provided me adequate results. Other than the injection of posts regarding open badges and ignite learning labs I will spend my next while completing the following posts, in this order;
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March 15, 2011 was the first time that thousands of people came out onto the streets of Deraa to protest the regime of Bashar al-Assad. That marked the beginning of a popular movement and the subsequent bloody events which spread to the entire country and turned into an uprising against the tyrant of Damascus. On the first anniversary of the uprising, Deraa was the target of intensive Syrian tank and artillery fire. The same went for Idlib and nearby villages in the north.
The event log of last year will certainly make one of the darkest pages in Syrian history books:
- There have been upwards of 8,000 fatalities. Of the 230,000 who fled their homes, 14,000 have come to Turkey.
- As in certain other countries, the uprising started as a protest movement against the regime. But Assad read it as "terrorist action spurred on by external forces," opting to crush it with the maximum force of his army. This led to the shedding of much blood, and the transformation of peaceful protests to an armed uprising.
- After this, it became impossible to cool tempers and find a solution through compromise. Had Assad read the popoular movement correctly at the outset and rather had listened to the peoples' hopes for change as recommended by Turkey and other friends, instead of resorting to brute force, he could have avoided the escalation of the crisis and possibility of a civil war.
- As Assad displayed his decisive attitude first against the protestors and then against the armed resistance, he trusted in his army, his security services, the Ba'ath party and the interest groups close to him. Apart from a few defections, his trust was not misplaced. These are the internal dynamics that keep the regime on its feet.
- Iran and Russia have been another source of confidence for Assad. To this group we can add China, who also has veto power in the Security Council. Material and moral support from by these countries has helped Assad resist potential external threats.
- A large segment of the international community, including the Arab League, have openly confronted Assad. However, he was not swayed by this isolation.
- Syria is feeling the effect of the economic sanctions more and more with every passing day. The Syrian economy is on the brink of collapse. However, these kinds of dictatorships feel no compunction in continuing with their defiance in spite of the hardships it may bring upon their people.
- Another factor that has encouraged Assad has been the West's reluctance to get involved military, as it did in Libya. For the moment, Assad does not fear such a scenario.
- The international community is trying to solve the crisis through diplomacy, and Kofi Annan's mission is a part of this effort. However, Assad stands firm in this arena, and has been for time.
- Over the past year both an organized opposition force, the Syrian National Council, and an armed force, the Free Syrian Army, have emerged, but both remain. The Council suffers from lack of unity, and the FSA has inadequate military power.
These are the main features of this tragic year for Syria.
While Assad and his supporters seem to have gained ground and those who rose against him seem to be losing it, the true cost is being paid by the people.


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text: Ryan Leaf retires from the NFL after 4 years [Archive] - DVD Talk Forum DVD Talk Forum > General Discussions > Sports Talk > Ryan Leaf retires from the NFL after 4 years PDA View Full Version : Ryan Leaf retires from the NFL after 4 years Tsar Chasm07-26-02, 03:56 PMMSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com/news/786083.asp?0cm=c51) Man, he was great in college. J-Dubya07-26-02, 04:01 PMDon't you have to have a career before you retire? Da Thrilla07-26-02, 04:02 PMrotfl :lol: rotfl :lol: rotfl Now that's funny stuff...:lol::up: Iron Chef07-26-02, 04:18 PMBest career move ever. Geofferson07-26-02, 04:23 PMOriginally posted by J-Dubya Don't you have to have a career before you retire? Good point. El Scorcho07-26-02, 04:36 PMMy heart goes out to the 3 Ryan Leaf fans out there. criptik2807-26-02, 04:39 PMHoly carp! Amazing! Thank god I got to see one game of his (short) career when he was a Charger. Sad. :eek: Mad Dawg07-26-02, 04:50 PM..sigh... Why do bad things always happen to good people? ;) sexy_overlord07-26-02, 05:43 PMI remember when the Colts were trying to decide between Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf. Good choice guys! Now start winning damnit! Ranger0207-26-02, 05:54 PMThis question begs to be asked: If Ryan Leaf retires from the NFL and no one is around to care, does he really retire? Edge07-26-02, 06:55 PMI remember when Ryan Leaf was coming out of college and some scouts were saying that he would have a better NFL career than Peyton Manning. They said Peyton would help his team immediately and Ryan would be better later. Well, it's now in the record books. <B>Ryan Leaf is the biggest and most expensive bust in the NFL. </b> Perhaps in all of sports? kvrdave07-26-02, 07:02 PMMan, and I thought he'd be the next Todd Marinovich. oh wait, he was -wink- CharlesC07-26-02, 07:22 PMJust leave him alone OKAY! *sob* *Charles throws gatorade bottles at Others* Thank You! I'll be here all weekend! Wait till you hear my John Madden impression! Its a real wham-bam-pow gut buster! Snake Plissken07-26-02, 08:33 PMSo is his rookie card now completely worthless? Ranger0207-26-02, 08:47 PMNot only is his rookie card worthless... it's like old oil, you have to pay for someone to take it from you. tygloalex07-27-02, 01:51 PMOriginally posted by Ranger02 Not only is his rookie card worthless... it's like old oil, you have to pay for someone to take it from you. :lol: Wazootyman07-27-02, 10:47 PMOriginally posted by DTSC My heart goes out to the 3 Ryan Leaf fans out there. I have a poster of him in my basement!! dx2311-05-08, 10:41 PMIt looks that he continues to be an idiot in life and football: NFL bust Ryan Leaf placed on leave from college coaching job Ryan Leaf, the legendary NFL quarterback bust, was placed on leave today from his position as quarterbacks coach at West Texas A&M. ESPN's Joe Schad reports that the suspension came after Leaf asked one of his players for a painkiller. Presumably Leaf was asking for something a little stronger than Tylenol or Advil. What isn't known is how the incident came to light. Did somebody overhear the question? Did Leaf get a guilty conscience? Did the player narc on his coach? The latter seems to be the most likely. I'd imagine it has to be a little strange to play for Ryan Leaf. Anytime the coach critiques a player, the kid must be thinking, "Dude, you're Ryan Leaf. What can you tell me about quarterbacking? I was at that game when you went 11-26 with two picks and threw a pass that hit your center in the thigh. And you're telling me to 'keep my wits under pressure.' Just like you did when you flipped out on that reporter, right?" Leaf, who also coaches the school's golf team will be on leave "indefinitely." If the incident is true, it's not too surprising. After all, Ryan Leaf never was very good at trying to score. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/NFL-bust-Ryan-Leaf-placed-on-leave-from-college-?urn=nfl,119970 davidh77711-05-08, 10:48 PMNice thread resurrection! I saw the story and figured it could revive the "biggest draft busts" thread. Cardsfan11111-05-08, 10:57 PMWhen I saw the bump, I figured maybe he was making a comeback. I was prepared to go out and buy up all those worthless rookie cards that folks had disposed of a few years ago. sergtv11-05-08, 11:30 PMI can't believe i bought his jersey about a week after he was drafted by the chargers ugggg! NotThatGuy11-06-08, 12:54 AMI can't believe i bought his jersey about a week after he was drafted by the chargers ugggg! So YOU were the guy! http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/images/leafJersey.jpg wm lopez11-06-08, 02:05 AMI remember when Ryan Leaf was coming out of college and some scouts were saying that he would have a better NFL career than Peyton Manning. They said Peyton would help his team immediately and Ryan would be better later. Well, it's now in the record books. <B>Ryan Leaf is the biggest and most expensive bust in the NFL. </b> Perhaps in all of sports? What did that guy from ESPN draft with the Ace Ventura hairstyle say back then? Jobronie11-06-08, 06:57 AMSo YOU were the guy! http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/images/leafJersey.jpgThat'd be a cool niche business: replica jerseys of the biggest busts, jokes, also-rans, and 25th men in sports. What was Wally Pipp's number, anyway.......? ernestrp11-06-08, 06:14 PMTexas police in early stages of investigating allegation against Leaf Associated Press Updated: November 6, 2008, 3:36 PM ET DALLAS -- Police in the Texas Panhandle are investigating a minor drug allegation made against former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, who this week was placed on leave from his job as an assistant football coach at West Texas A&M. Canyon police chief Bobby Griffin says the investigation is in its preliminary stages, but confirmed the allegation was that Leaf obtained a controlled substance by fraudulent means. "We are trying to determine whether anything like that happened," Griffin said. "There is not enough information or facts to say we have a crime being committed or not." Leaf did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press, and Griffin said the police have not interviewed him. "Some allegations have been made and some rumors are flying around. We've been asked ... to look into it," said Griffin, who declined to say why police began the investigation. Leaf, a former Heisman Trophy finalist who led Washington State to the 1998 Rose Bowl, is the quarterbacks coach and men's golf coach at West Texas A&M in Canyon, about 20 miles southwest of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. On Wednesday, West Texas A&M athletic director Michael McBroom said he and Leaf met Sunday and agreed Leaf should take a leave of absence. McBroom declined to say why Leaf is on leave and when, or whether, he would return. This is Leaf's third season as quarterbacks coach at West Texas A&M, which is 9-1 heading into its final regular-season game. Quarterback Keith Null has completed nearly 68 percent of his passes and has 36 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. The team's passing offense ranks first in the Lone Star Conference. Leaf was taken second in the 1998 draft behind Peyton Manning. He retired after four seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys, and was better-known for off-field outbursts than on-field play. He finished his career with 14 touchdowns and 36 interceptions. Jericho11-07-08, 09:16 AMThat'd be a cool niche business: replica jerseys of the biggest busts, jokes, also-rans, and 25th men in sports. What was Wally Pipp's number, anyway.......? You mean something like this: Random Sports Jersey Syndrome (http://www.gunaxin.com/random-sports-jersey-syndrome/1077)? jager9811-12-08, 01:44 AMthis clown coaches at my college. he still thinks he is bigtime jager9811-12-08, 01:44 AMin canyon texas btw.. the most boring place on earth kantonburg11-12-08, 06:18 AMin canyon texas btw.. the most boring place on earth That's funny. Seems everywhere you go everyone thinks it's the most boring place on earth. I lived with me girlfriend's parents when I interned. They live in Fairfax, VA. Twenty minutes from anything you want on earth basically. 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The LHC is coming, and it's time to place your bets. What do you do? (Fun though it may be, shooting the hostage doesn't really help here.) We're committed Bayesians (for the sake of this post, at least), and we want to assign a probability that the LHC will see supersymmetry. More generally, we have a set of possibilities for our observable physics, and we would like to assign probabilities to each. This is called the problem of finding a measure. Since the theory of eternal inflation with its "bubbling universes" is the context where the multiverse often comes up, this is often referred to as "measures for eternal inflation".
To approach this problem, let's return to the drug side effects situation of the previous post on this subject. To come up with the probability of 5%, we tested the drugs on a number of people and saw how many experienced side effects. Can we do this with our multiverse? Well, the obvious thing to do is to look at each possible universe (or "valley") in the multiverse and assume that are all equally likely. This is called a "counting measure", and one can use it to derive probability distribution for physical parameters. There is, however, one major problem with it. If there are an infinite number of possible universes, a counting measure does not exist. Since the total probability must be one, the probability for any given universe is zero. (There's no continuum here, so probability densities can't save you.) Oops.
Now, you might argue that assigning an equal probability to each universe isn't the right thing to do. After all, we're not universes; we're observers. Thus, we should weight each universe by the number of observers. This is hard to do, but one can guess various proxies for the number of observers. Popular examples are the amount of free energy or the amount of cold matter. People have tried to implement this sort of weighting, but I don't see how it escapes the above problem. Instead of using a counting measure on universes, you're using a counting measure on observers. But it's still a counting measure, and if there are an infinite number of observers, you're still SOL. It seems to me that to proceed along these lines, one either must choose something other than a counting measure (and justify your choice somehow) or postulate a finite number of possible universes or observers.
There's another aspect of the story that we have neglected, however. As discussed previously, in many theories, the multiverse is populated by a sort of reproductive process. It seems reasonable that this would affect your choice of measure. In Lee Smolin's hypothesis of cosmological natural selection, for example, black holes produce new universes and, consequently, one might imagine that universes with large number of black holes are more plentiful. But, as with so many things in this story, this is hard to make precise. If the multiverse keeps reproducing forever, one has an infinite number of universes. In order to obtain a measure from this (and solve the above problem with counting measures), we need a limiting process that we can compute with. An intuitive idea would be to look at the (possibly finite) distribution of universes at a given time and then take the large time limit. The problem with this is that, in general relativity, there is no global notion of time. Depending on how we decide to choose the sequence of time slices in our limit, we can obtain completely different answers.
I make no claims to originality with any of these arguments. They are well-known to most of the experts on this subject, and they have a variety of responses. I think some people believe that there is a right answer — that if we understand the theory and the philosophy well enough, we will able to say that this is the correct measure and begin to take our bets. Most people I talk to, however, take a much more pragmatic approach. Given some abstract principle that leads to a measure, some will say that we should consider the choice of principle as part of the theory. Thus, if the experiments turn out other than how we made our bets, the combination of physical theory and measure principle is falsified. (Lee Smolin's principle wherein one postulates that we live at a local maximum of the measure/fitness function is a variation on this, avoiding questions of probability by sheer force of axiomatics.) Others say in a similar vein that we should plug away, and if we find something that works, we get to be happy. It's possible, I suppose, that one of these measure papers will lead to a series of predictions that get vindicated at each opportunity. Who would want to argue with success? Finally, some have tried to look for quantities that end up being independent of the choice of measure, thus sidestepping much (but perhaps not all) of this philosophical morass.
I want to end with an odd consequence of such reasoning called the Doomsday argument. As I argued above, there's nothing particularly special about a given point in time, so if we are to consider ourselves as generic human, we should consider all humans throughout time. Human population has been undergoing exponential growth recently, and if this were to continue, there would be far more people in our future than in our past. Since the average person should have roughly half of humanity born before and half of humanity born after them, it would seem that either we're not very average, or the exponential growth of humanity will come to an end. Soon. In other words, the end is nigh. Doomsday approacheth. Repent.
Or not. I just can't make myself take this very seriously, although many people do. Take Ken Olum's version of this. Consider all observers in the multiverse. Surely a fair fraction of them would live in an interstellar civilization that will have many more people than our measley six billion. Well, then, where are my spaceships? I find the lack of spaceships very disappointing. Or take the "simulation argument" mentioned in John Tierney's latest column and discussed subsequently around the internet. If our hyperadvanced descendents are performing lots of simulations, who'd be simulating boring stuff like us? Wouldn't there be lots of simulations a whole lot cooler? You know, magic, spaceships, lots of kick-ass martial arts maybe. Fun stuff.
Why stop with simulations, anyways? The philosopher David Lewis has put forth the idea of modal realism, that all possible worlds exist. The mother of all multiverses. Greg Egan's Permutation City on some seriously strong steroids. Counterfactuals become a piece of cake, but oy vey. It all seems like it could be a lot of fun, I suppose, but it's not for me. As for where you stop, well that's up to you. If not in this universe, then in the next.
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The Lay of the Landscape
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So much has been written and said about Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid over the last few months, it seems like a foregone conclusion that they'll be the first three players selected in next month's NBA draft.
But as the Cleveland Cavaliers showed last year when they shocked the world and selected Anthony Bennett No. 1 overall, nobody knows for sure until the names are called.
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The Rocklahoma festival was a whirlwind tour of '80s hair-metal Olympus. What a weekend "" the sisters were twisted, the foxes were Britny and the pussycats were faster. This festival united a swarm of Sunset Strip pay-to-play sleaze metal titans: Ratt, Poison, Twisted Sister, L.A. Guns, Warrant, Slaughter, Skid Row, Quiet Riot. For three days, they rose out of the cellar and into a giant field on the outskirts of Pryor, Oklahoma, where some 30,000 hardcore fans came on, felt the noize and asked each other, "Who were Firehouse again?" Whitesnake didn't make it, but White Lion did, and so did Great White. This was definitely the place where the down boys go, even if they're down men now. The fans ranged from local kids to leathery ladies still trying to fit into that vintage Winger "In the Heart of the Young" tour bustier.
Some of the bands still had it, others didn't. Poison headlined Friday night with a set that went heavy on classic-rock covers ("Suffragette City," nice; "Can't You See," gimme a break) though the inevitable highlight was "Talk Dirty to Me," the song that sums up the entire genre if anything does. Vince Neil did a solo set of mostly Möley Crüe tunes, though unfortunately not his solo hit "You're Invited But Your Friends Can't Come." (Vince also spread the word about his upcoming ocean adventure, The Möley Cruise.) Bang Tango blasted through "Untied and True," Enuff Z'Nuff did "New Thing," Faster Pussycat did "Cathouse," and Firehouse (best remembered for their feud with Firehose) probably played a bunch of Firehouse songs, though I took off for the barbecue stand so don't ask me. Queensryche added a touch of prog. Winger's "Seventeen" was greatly enhanced by Bang Tango's Joe Leste, who danced around the beer tent improvising new lyrics: "She's only seventeen / But now she's forty-three." Quiet Riot flubbed a few chords in "Cum On Feel the Noize" and "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)," yet the crowd was rooting for them, giving a strangely emotional cheer when Kevin Dubrow sang, "I'm not a loser and I ain't no weeper."
Before the show, Skid Row's guitarist said, "Nothing's changed in this band for twenty years." Dude, you mean besides the fact that Sebastian Bach isn't in the band anymore? Because we all noticed. Ratt has Stephen Pearcy back, but his voice was sadly shot. It's a shame Britny Fox doesn't have Dizzy Dean Davidson anymore, but he left in 1990, so I guess it's a little late to start complaining now. Oh well — at least Tommy Paris could hit the earsplitting high notes in "Girlschool." Warrant's new singer Jamie St. James couldn't hold a slice of cherry pie to Jani Lane. There was a strange backstage scene on Sunday, when Jani Lane unexpectedly showed up, getting into a shouting match with his old bandmates in the parking lot. Another guest was original GN'R drummer Steven Adler, who walked around, shook hands and advised anybody in earshot that it was time for Axl to cut the bullshit and get the band back together. Perhaps Skid Row's new singer Johnny Solinger said it best: "No matter how old you get — or how old we get — you will always be — Youth! Gone! Wiiiiiild!"
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What is the Definition of Sequester and What it Means for Us on March 1
According to About.com Sequestration is a term used to describe the practice of using mandatory spending cuts in the federal budget if the cost of running the government exceeds either an arbitrary amount or the the gross revenue it brings during the fiscal year.
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