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Lifetime's 'William & Kate' is as dull as the real couple
BY PAIGE WISER TV Critic / email@example.com April 14, 2011 7:18PM
Camilla Luddington and Nico Evers-Swindell star in "William & Kate." By Lifetime standards, the movie is somewhat tasteful; it's as dull as the real couple. If the movie went for camp, it could have been a classic.
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Updated: July 16, 2011 12:20AM
I was a dorky 11-year-old for the last royal wedding, staying up all night with giggling girlfriends at a sleepover to see Lady Di transformed into a princess. I wasn't disappointed.
Diana was a 20-year-old naif who arrived in a glass carriage wearing exactly what I would have picked: acres of taffeta with sleeve puffs as big as her head. I forgave Prince Charles for his ears, mainly because his naval uniform was so dashing. It couldn't have seemed more like a fairy tale if it had been animated.
This time around, I don't see myself getting up at 4 a.m. for William and Kate. They'll have to settle for a mango mimosa toast from me — at a more civilized hour.
I just can't get excited about these two. A nine-year courtship? How . . . sensible. And in all that time, there have been no real scandals to sink our teeth into.
The moral of their story seems to be this: The key to a prince's heart is first becoming his friend and flatmate. And, if necessary, wearing a see-through dress.
There's just nothing fairy tale about them, but Lifetime gives them the full treatment anyway in "William & Kate," a movie that arrives just five months after news of the royal engagement.
"Highly speculative" doesn't begin to describe it. Without any real details about William and Kate's relationship, we get dialogue like, "I love the private you. I love the public you. I love the you no one gets to see but me."
Try as I might, I can't believe that William has ever said anything like, "I'm not sure we represent anything except a desperate hold on an irrelevant past."
Among some of the more imaginative scenes:
◆ After William has accidentally made Kate jealous, he grabs an open microphone to publicly sing her an apology.
◆ An etiquette expert, played by Victoria Tennant, gives Kate a royal crash course — just like in "The Princess Diaries." "Keep your legs firmly together!" she chastises the commoner.
◆ William and Kate ultimately reconcile in a dramatic, wet gesture witnessed by a rowing team.
"It's not meant to be an in-depth character study of the royal family," says New Zealander Nico Evers-Swindell, who plays the prince. "Take it for what it is and hopefully enjoy the ride."
"Grab the girlfriends," says Camilla Luddington, who plays Kate. "Grab the wine, and let us be your guilty pleasure."
The actors are being careful to manage expectations, seeing as they've already come under scrutiny for taking the parts. Some critics object that the movie is disrespectful; others are just complaining that they look nothing like William and Kate.
It's true. Luddington looks more like Leighton Meester — or possibly a long-lost Judd sister — than Kate Middleton. And Evers-Swindell is more handsome than William, with significantly more hair.
Thinning it out was a consideration, says Evers-Swindell. "We discussed the hair situation at the beginning, but the powers that be decided that they didn't want that to be an aspect of the production."
And while there may be no dirt on Middleton, there's been Internet gossip about an earlier role Luddington took on an episode of "CSI." She played a drunk driver wearing a cropped T-shirt that reads "b---- bridesmaid."
Conduct unbecoming a princess.
"I'm expecting a wedding invitation, but it seems to have gotten lost in the mail," says Luddington.
One word of praise: Casting Ben Cross ("Chariots of Fire") as Prince Charles was genius. My favorite part of the movie is when he stops to pose for the paparazzi. "Yes yes yes," he says under his breath, through clenched teeth. "I'm soooo happy." If only they had cast a Camilla, too.
By Lifetime standards, "William & Kate" is somewhat tasteful. During a love scene, they discreetly close the door. From years of watching "The Bachelor," I can tell you that they are suggesting Kate is not a virgin.
If the movie had gone all-out camp, it could have been a classic. If it had gone all-out cheesy, we could mock it more mercilessly. As is, "William & Kate" is as benign as the actual couple.


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Careful site selection, space planning and alternative sourcing strategies all pay off when building a new restaurant.
Once chef at New York's legendary 21 Club, Erik Blauberg has made his name in recent years as a hired gun to help open and restructure restaurants. His EB WorldWide Consulting has advised on projects ranging from B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in NYC to the London Ritz Carlton. He recently shared some tips to save on up-front development costs as well as control ongoing operational expenses.
1. Find the right location. By location, Blauberg means GPS coordinates as well as the property itself. Will the neighborhood support the concept? Does the structure suit the concept you have in mind? Can you produce the menu, serve guests efficiently and keep an eye on the dining room with the existing layout? Is the seating capacity adequate to achieve the cover counts projected in your business plan?
2. Bring experts in to evaluate the potential location. "Hire someone who can look at the space and see things you wouldn't: the gas and electrical service, the provisions for exhaust, whether the structure is sound, whether you need to replace floors or other structural components. If there are issues those are things you need to raise up front," Blauberg says.
3. Be a shrewd lease negotiator. Look for concessions, such as a rent-free period before your opening date. That's key, especially if snafus such as permit delays prevent your restaurant from going online in a timely fashion. If having your restaurant on the premises adds prestige or value to the building, use that for leverage. "In New York City, for example, if you have a big building and want to put a restaurant on the ground floor as a showcase to bring in tenants, you can ask the property owner to contribute to the buildout," Blauberg says. If you're sinking large sums into renovating a space, improving the electrical supply and other improvements that will add value to the space, negotiate a subsidy for those items.
What about the lease time frame? "You want to know if you can extend your stay there if you want, you want that in writing and you want to know what those terms will be."
"There are a lot of things you need to think about before you go to the table to negotiate," he adds.
4. Choose your architect carefully. "I usually recommend looking for more of a nuts-and-bolts architect, someone who knows the building codes and is a problem solver, because that adds a lot of value," Blauberg says. He says having restaurant-specific expertise is a plus, but not a must, as long as the architect knows local building codes.
Once you've settled on an architect and started working out a design, it's important to review any plans carefully. "I would comb through the plans and make sure I have exactly what I want, because any changes later in the process will result in a change order, and what that amounts to is dollars," he says.

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The Production Association of Minsk Tractor Works (P/A MTW) was founded on May 29, 1946. Over the years of its existence, P/A MTW became one of the world's largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment with nearly 20,000 employees. It produced over 3 million tractors and exported more than 500,000 of them to above 100 countries. Today the customer can get 62 models of different kinds of vehicles with more than 100 assembly options for all climates and operating conditions. New models have wide possibilities in mounting agricultural machinery of various producers. All tractors for sale have international certificates that confirm their compliance with European Union standards. Beside tractors P/A MTW offers the customer a wide range of special vehicles for forest felling and improvement, material handling, municipal services, and mining.
The enterprise approached to production of well-known Belarus tractors step by step. It started from production of KD-35 tracked tractors. It began to make MTZ-2 tractors with pneumatic tires only in 1953. That determined its further specialization. MTW produced the wheeled tractors together with KT-12 skidding tractors. In 1958, MTW made its 100,000th tractor.
Production of the MTZ-50 versatile wheeled tractor was launched in 1961. The MTZ-52 was introduced a bit later. The millionth tractor was assembled in November 1972. An intensive export development in terms of volume and geography has began since the introduction of the MTZ-50/52 tractors. By 1975 the export reached over 18,000 tractors a year.1974.It was the year when MTW started batch production of a more powerful tractor, MTZ-80. This is the most numerous tractor model in the world.
The 2,000,000th Belarus tractors left the main assembly line. First samples of the MTZ-142 150-hp tractor were made in 1985.
Several modifications of the MTZ-220 tractor with 22 hp were designed and put into batch production. A team of designers was awarded with a State Award of the Republic of Belarus in 1995 for creating the compact vehicles. MTW started production of a new tractor, MTZ-1221 with 130 hp. It was very efficient and productive. First such tractors appeared in 1994. MTW organized production of 15 models of so-called alternative vehicles: municipal, forestry, transporting used in mines, material handling. All of them are based on Belarus tractors and their units. The 3,000,000th tractor appeared in 1995.
In 1999, MTW presented its new development, MTZ-2522 250-hp versatile tractor. The Belarus-1802 tracked tractor was designed within a short time and was presented on the anniversary date of Minsk Tractor Works in 2000. Its design includes a number of major engineering ideas. On its way to foreign markets MTW certified all its tractors in Silsoe Institute (Great Britain). Now they comply with European standards. In early May 2000, the enterprise received a certificate of ISO-9001 quality management system consistency for designing and production of tractors. It means that MTW has a quality system that corresponds to requirements of international standards. This was confirmed by a certification auditing done by TUV-Turingia Company (Germany).
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It's interesting to note, that kids with ADHD tend to be able to focus on what they want to focus on, like video games or a tv show…. It makes sense that the focus can be trained and generalized to other things… Brain plasticity!
Retention and Social Promotion (Sept 2012, "Principal Leadership"), By Shane R. Jimerson and Tyler L. Renshaw
….According to the research, grade retention and promotion of failing students has been shown in most cases to result in negative outcomes. It is far better to provide intervention at school and at home than to "punish" the child for not progressing. This is of even greater concern when the child is a slow learner or has emotional/behavioral concerns.
Don't agree? What intervention ideas have you tried, what has or has not worked for you? Please stay tuned for more on this! :)
Creativity in Science
"They should have sent a poet," whispers Ellie in the 1997 film Contact. She is a radio astronomer, and when she sets eyes on an alien galaxy for the first time, she has no words for its beauty. Despite being fiction, I think this interestingly highlights the need for pursuits in arts and sciences to be cross-disciplinary. Many students lose interest in science at an early age because it's largely "taught to the test", and so there is a decreased focus on creativity and imagination. Even practical experiments allow little room for creativity, as students are all expected to get the same results—and although this is important for teaching the scientific method, careers in science are not entirely like this: they require creativity and innovation. The infographic above shows the results of Creativity and Education: Why it Matters, a survey by research firm Edelman Berland (note: it is not specifically science-related). The research shows that that 85% of participants think creativity is crucial for problem solving in their career, yet 32% don't feel comfortable thinking creatively. Yet, creativity is what keeps science moving forwards, because it fosters new connections and therefore gives rise to not only practical innovation, but also the creation of new knowledge. Scientists and engineers frequently encounter problems where they must use abstract, creative thinking, and they should be equipped to do this. From an early age, students should be encouraged to let their imaginations run wild, and also to use scientific reasoning to assess and test their ideas—and this approach of being open to multiple disciplines would be beneficial not only to science, but also foster innovation in other disciplines too. In Einstein's words: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand."
I used to be an industrial design major before I switched to biophysics, and in my creativity class, my professor would go on and on about designers vs. engineers, and he had this binary where you could only be one or the other. It drove me crazy, because I knew I had skills in both types of thinking. I wasn't a bad design student, but I thought I could get stuck designing pedometers for five years and that was massively unappealing, so I switched to something that drew on my love for math and science. I'm now headed in a different path that I never thought I'd go down, but through all of it creativity has been an important factor. I'm attracted to difficult problems, which is probably why I am fascinated by healthcare and medicine. I'd hate to be at work all day with people who never approach a problem creatively, it seems like a total waste of the capabilities of the human mind.
People so strongly associate creativity with art, especially with kids. If a kid is creative, he's encouraged to draw or write or do whatever. When I was in high school and knew (or so I thought) that I would never need to take another math class because I was going into design, I didn't take any math or science my senior year, even though I was in honors pre-calc and AP chemistry the year before, and it's one of my bigger educational regrets. I didn't take a math class between the ages of 16 and 22, and I almost died in my first calculus class, and that time gap has been one of my struggles with my studies ever since I've been studying biophysics. Creativity does not come from a void, it comes from having a good skill set and knowledge of many things, and then expanding and growing from that. Fluency is a big aspect - being able to come up with many iterations to solve a problem - as well as applying ideas from one field into another where they seem like they wouldn't fit. I could never be creative in science if I didn't not only know how to work within that field, but also be able to take seemingly unrelated ideas and find new solutions to problems. The best scientists have always been creative, and creativity is not synonymous with art.
I think one of the most creative and important discoveries of our time is the periodic table. I'm not talking about the elements, I'm talking about the actual arrangement of them within a table. Some Russian dude got it into his head that he needed to figure this out, had no idea anyone else was working on periodizing the elements, and made such a good table that he accurately predicted the attributes of undiscovered elements. I mean, how awesome is that? That's some damned good creative problem solving, but he couldn't have done it without a very firm knowledge of chemistry to begin with.
If you ask a really good scientist or engineer about creativity, they'll surely attest to its importance. If you ask a really great designer about the need for practical knowledge, they'll do the same. Jony Ive may be the lead industrial designer for Apple, but he's probably better at math and engineering concepts than I am. The result is incredible products. I don't care if you're not a Mac person, the engineering and design that goes into them has been basically unparalleled in the consumer electronics industry.
I ramble on.
When will we teach creativity in schools? When will we stop "teaching to the test"? It's becoming more and more obvious that we need to prepare our children for a future of innovation, critical thinking, and specializing in skills that may not be taught in school. We're in the age of technology, why not use it to allow for self-directed learning?
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It's a move away from so-called "zero tolerance" policies that require schools to refer even minor misdemeanors to the police. Critics call it a "school to prison pipeline."
Civil rights and education activists say the policy can be a model for the nation.
Under a new program adopted by the Broward County School District, non-violent misdemeanors — even those that involve alcohol, marijuana or drug paraphernalia — will now be handled by the schools instead of the police."
Fascinating article on exposure to language in childrens' early cognitive development. There is more research coming out all the time, but I like the way this is written. As many of us School Psychologist's know, Verbal IQ correlates positively to overall intelligence (as measured by IQ tests… there are many forms of intelligence that IQ tests don't test for).
Great news! Thanks for sharing! More people need to find out about this!
So according to an article in the new issue of School Psychology Review (which you unfortunately need to be a member of the National Association of School Psychologists to read and hasn't been issued digitally yet, for some odd reason) there is substantial evidence that not only are school-based academic and behavioral interventions for ADHD effective, but also that they're MORE effective than the use of prescription medication (e.g. stimulants).
I feel like this should be bigger news.
The Wise Brain Bulletin brings you skillful means – from psychology, neurology, and contemplative practice – for personal well-being, relationships, work, and spiritual development.
In this issue: Volume 7, 5 (10/13) – Finding inner strength and peace in recognizing the profound truth of impermanence, that things continually change – including our sense of "self." A lovely poem on the beauty and power in "not knowing." The primal emotion of fear, and how to rides its waves with wisdom and grace.
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Social-emotional programs work!
"…there is some evidence that such programs are having positive results. In a meta-analysis of 213 research-based social-emotional-learning programs, the Chicago-based Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning found that such programs boost student achievement, as measured by standardized tests and school grades, by an average of 11-percentile-points. According to that study, SEL programs also reduced conduct problems and emotional distress, and improved students' attitudes "about themselves, others, and school."
Traditional behavior-management systems tend to focus on compliance, or getting students to abide by rules and consequences. SEL-based systems, on the other hand, are more concerned with the emotional causes and ramifications of student behavior."
Is zero tolerance part of the problem? This article from the NYPost questions it. No one wants to advocate violence, but we shouldn't be punishing children and teens for defending themselves. If an adult is being physically assaulted, the only option might be self defense. Children who are being bullied shouldn't have to quietly take the beating when someone is assaulting them!
What are your thoughts?
It's always important to get enough sleep - here's another reason why! A consistent bedtime and sleep routine is especially important for children and the developing brain.
Image of the Day: Compact Brain
This model of a neural network, with individual nuclei labeled in blue and neuronal processes in red, was made by culturing rat hippocampal neurons on a silicon disc coated with a fluorescent amino acid (in green).
By The Scientist Staff | October 15, 2013 Link here: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/37873/title/Image-of-the-Day—Compact-Brain/
Fascinating! :)
Another source, since I neglected to point out earlier that correlation does not equal causation!
This TIME article states: "In fairness, the data is correlational, so it's not possible to say that anti-bullying programs necessarily led to more bullying. One could argue that, perhaps, schools with bigger bullying problems were more likely to implement anti-bullying programs. Nonetheless, this data suggests such programs may not be terribly effective."
Anti-Bullying programs give bullies the latest cutting edge bullying ideas. Raise awareness! If you work in a school let your school counselor and principal know. If you're a parent, please do the same. The current anti-bullying model is making it worse for vulnerable kids.
What's the alternative? We need to teach compassion practices and mindfulness, along with encouraging empathy and gratitude in schools!
Children can be heartless to each other at times … Luckily compassion and gratitude are skills anyone can learn at any time.


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Here's the thing: I've always loved the holidays. Everything is pretty and sparkly and the kitchen smells good and people give you stuff and there are way more little foil-wrapped chocolates around than usual. Oh, and peace on earth goodwill toward men and that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
Here's the other thing: Holidays once you're a parent are a whole 'nother snowball fight. As soon as I had kids I realized that all that shiny happiness doesn't just magically happen. It's a parent's job to manufacture those warm and fuzzy feelings.
No pressure!!!
Absolutely every aspect, every nuance of the season is fraught with potential parental failure. And yes, I know that sounds excessively neurotic but I also know that no matter how laid-back a mom you might be, a little part of you knows what I'm talking about ...
Let's start with gifts. When your kids are little, you must avoid screwing up the presents at all costs. You just can't screw them up, because if you do, you run the risk of laying a lifelong "Santa doesn't love me because I'm not a good boy!" complex on the poor child.
It's the exact same thing when your kids are bigger, by the way, except the official name for the complex is "Mommy doesn't love me because I'm not a good boy ... and so, I will punish her with horrible adolescent antics for the next several years."
Oh, but it doesn't end there! Consider Christmas dinner. The rule of thumb, essentially, is that your kid will want you to replicate the meal served in his favorite holiday special/movie/book. "But on Caillou's Christmas they ate turkey and you made ham!" "Why can't we have roast beast like the Grinch??"
This goes for other "traditional" holiday practices that may or may not be traditional in your family but have been presented to your child, by a teacher or friends or pop culture in general, as Things Everybody Does at Christmas. Woe to the parent who unwittingly makes a choice outside of the pre-determined box! "But we're supposed to have an angel on the tree, not a star!!!"
I suppose it all works out in the end -- that's probably why A Christmas Story is such a classic film. At some point we all look back fondly at our dysfunctional childhood holidays and laugh, right?
At least that's what I'm telling myself ...
Are the holidays stressful for you as a parent?
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HEHE -I'm glad I'm not the only neurotic running around here trying to find the perfect roast beast! LOL-I know people it's all about the sentiment and being with family not gifts- I already get, know and appreciate it thanks :) But, in our house-making sure Santa brings that 1 wished for toy is important too, just as important as the fact that the reindeers nibble the carrots or we go see the same light display every year. It's alot of pressure, I agree, but I love it all!
I have never stressed about anything on the above list. My kids (8, 9, 12, 16) each get a few gifts at home and then have a LARGE extended family that spoils them to death, so we get them one thing each from their lists and then things like art sets, football gloves for my son, watches for each, books, and the Christmas Eve pajamas. This year we also did two board games for the 4 of them (that was a challenge, but they love to play games together). Christmas dinner is usually anything from the full deal to ordered Chinese food (A Christmas Story is my favorite movie, I would love to learn to properly cook duck), and after a trip to Grandma's house in the early afternoon (other grandparents the night before) we come home and chill out. Our tree is far from perfect, our house doesn't look like a movie, and we have cheesy traditions like the pajamas on Christmas Eve, dopey movies all month long, putting glitter (or failry dust) on the porch so the reindeer can find us, and putting out eggnog and cookies for Santa, along with marshmallows and carrots for his buddies and a wrapped bag of cookies marked "for the elves." If one of those things falls through, its okay, its not the end of the world. And if a child's worth is based on how many gifts they get, that is the real problem.
Lol! Are the holidays stressful? OMG! YEAH! I am juggling running a full time business with the cooking, cleaning, oh, and total lack of money for christmas. I think we can get a christmas tree, maybe? But my son is learning at a very young age to appreciate what few things he gets (well, at least from me) and to appreciate giving homemade and personalized gifts, cause we can't afford to buy everyone something.
But whats really hard is trying to keep it fun, while hearing OOOH! I want that toy/game/etc! And having to know that "santa" isn't bringing that. Or new shoes. Or knowing that every other christmas has brought us a big crowd, much cheer, and more food then an army can eat, and this christmas, we are gonna make santa skinny, and the guests won't be here. And those who do come are on a potluck basis! Me being stressed is hard to keep under control, so my boy can enjoy his christmas. At least his daddy and their family will make it a merry one for him!
Okay everybody, take a deep breath and repeat after me...Christmas is what we make of it! Now please don't make yourself crazy trying to replicate the perfect Hallmark, or for that matter, anybody else's Christmas. Instead just try to relax, be in the moment and enjoy whatever is going on no matter how crazy it all feels. If your kids are constantly asking why you don't do "such and such" just turn it around on them and ask them what they think and offer to adjust as you can. For instance the deal with the star versus the angel on the top of the tree. If you have the "wrong" one let them make whatever they think should be there and if they do make something then put it on the tree. Please try to make it your own and have fun, all to soon they will be grown up.
I love this time of year, and for me, the only stress is the chaos surrounding the day itself! We have multiple Christmases to attend, and after the last one, we are EXHAUSTED! My husband and I have tried to make Christmas more about the spirit of peace and love rather than the material, and in doing so have taught our children that it isn't about how many gifts you get or how big they are, but that getting gifts at all means that you are loved and thought of during the season as well as all year long. When we hear a "But I wanted _____", we always remind them that some children don't have any gifts at all for Christmas, and that they should be thankful, because Christmas is a time for generosity and kindess of the immaterial kind, not for being selfish!
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What's a fractal?
Just one of the main building blocks of the universe. Known as 'God's thumbprint,' these simple math formulas reveal the intricate recursive patterns found within nature, yet still remain one of science's best-kept secrets. Follow along as we explore the contours, curiosities and creator of this beautiful wonder of the computer age.
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MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- People routinely get vaccinations to ward off the flu or prevent infectious diseases such as measles and whooping cough. Could there be a vaccine in the future that would prevent a heart attack?
Two animal studies suggest that vaccines might someday be used to reduce high cholesterol levels and lower blood pressure, according to findings presented Monday at the American Heart Association (AHA) annual meeting in Dallas.
In both cases, the vaccines interrupt processes in the body that, if left alone, can lead to high cholesterol and elevated blood pressure.
The first study, out of Vienna, found that mice and rats had lower cholesterol levels for a year following treatment with a vaccine that protects a cell's ability to remove "bad" LDL cholesterol from the bloodstream.
"This is one of the most exciting things that's now under development in the controllability of cholesterol," said Dr. James Howard, an AHA spokesperson and an endocrinologist and internist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
The vaccine targets an enzyme called PCSK9. This enzyme causes cells to become less able to yank LDL cholesterol from the bloodstream and convert it into hormones or other useful products, Howard said.
"When you make an antibody to it, it just can't function," he said of PCSK9.
By reducing the amount of active PCSK9 in a body, the vaccine also reduces the cholesterol levels as cells become more efficient in using cholesterol.
"It has incredible power to lower LDL cholesterol, and can be taken with statins," Howard said.
Scientists note that research conducted in animals often fails to provide similar results in humans.
The second study, this one from Japan, used a different vaccine to lower high blood pressure in laboratory rats for up to six months.
This vaccine interferes with a hormone called angiotensin II, which increases blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict. Medications already are widely used to block angiotensin II and control blood pressure, but they have to be taken daily to be effective.
"It's a hormone that increases blood pressure, and many of the common drugs antagonize it and reduce blood pressure," said Barbara Howard, a senior scientist at MedStar Health Research Institute and a professor at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C. "The idea is if you can knock out the production, you can have a sustained reduction that will last longer."
There are some concerns about medicines or vaccines that target this hormone, however. "It's part of a very complex network of hormones that regulate sodium balance in your body," she said. "It has to be very tightly regulated, or it can cause damage to the whole vascular system."
In this study, the vaccine reduced the rats' blood pressure for months and reduced damage to the heart and blood vessels associated with high blood pressure. It also did not cause any damage to the kidneys, heart or liver.
While these findings are promising, Howard said there needs to be more study before it is ready as a vaccine for humans.
"There's a lot of danger of overshooting and disturbing that sodium balance, and they didn't give any real data in this report," she said. "It's got to be done in humans, and it's got to be accompanied by many more measures of functional safety. If you lower it enough to affect blood pressure, can you do that without affecting sodium balance?"
At this point, the vaccine is at least five to six years away from human trials, according to study co-author Dr. Hiroshi Koriyama of Osaka University, in Japan.
There likely will be a similar amount of time needed to bring the cholesterol vaccine to human trials, said AHA spokesperson Dr. James Howard.
However, he noted that human trials now are taking place for another form of the cholesterol vaccine that has to be taken every couple of weeks by injection.
In the meantime, the AHA recommends eating a heart-healthy diet, getting weekly aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity, and avoiding tobacco smoke as good ways to help control cholesterol.
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Top Gear (S19): Africa SpecialFrom Sunday 21 September at 22:15
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Africa with a simple mission – to find the definitive source of the Nile, using only grit, ingenuity and three ageing estate cars.
Along their journey they face insane traffic, lethal mud slides and some distinctly dubious map reading, but the trio and their ailing estate cars still somehow manage to reach the climax of their quest at the source of the Nile.
The Dealership (S1)From Thursday 25 September at 21:05
The Dealership reveals the reality behind car salesman patter, and how, with finances tight, customers are giving dealers more of a run for their money than ever before.
The salesmen at Essex Car Company in Rainham will do anything they can to close a deal.
James has the gift of the gab, shifts over 30 cars every month and could, according to his colleagues, 'sell sand to the Arabs'. But for some, living on commission is tough. Scott is still on probation, and he needs to start closing deals…
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Police Interceptors follows a crack Essex Police unit dedicated to running dangerous criminals off of the road.
Using the most powerful rally cars in the world marked up in police colours, they present a truly formidable opponent to those who think they can run from the long arm of the law.
In series two, the unit faces two knife-wielding robbers in a stolen Toyota, an 83-year-old driver who fails to pull over, and the Lakeside shopping centre car park is put under lockdown. There's also a motorbike weaving through the traffic at 130 mph, and at that speed it's up to the hi-tech police chopper to stop him.
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Want to know why there are dinosaurs in your garden, how Vikings were the world's first metrosexuals, why two thousand strains of bacteria live in your belly button, how beer is the bedrock of civilisation and how to build a hoverboard?
Hosts Dominic Byrne (Mr Curious), Fran Scott (Bold Experimentalist) and Greg Foot (Daredevil Scientist) reveal the world's most incredible facts through explosive experiments, amazing animated tales and strange stunts.
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Friday Night Dinner (S2)Thursdays at 22:00
The Goodman family returns for a second helping of ground-breaking comedy.
In series two, Adam goes on a date with a girl who smells like Mum, Jonny starts going out with an older woman, Mum is forced out of the house by a mouse, dad starts drying fish in the downstairs cupboard, Jim makes a birthday cake for his dog Wilson, Grandma has an affair with a married man, and we meet dad's mother – 'Horrible Grandma'.
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast, Friday Night Dinner is a truly quirky, original series about growing up but not growing away.
The Graham Norton Show (S15)Sundays at 21:00
The irreverent BAFTA award-winning chat show host from the Emerald Isle returns with a new series of The Graham Norton Show.
Each episode is brim full of chat, comedy, celebrity gossip and general weirdness. And there's just enough risqué material to make viewers cringe with delight. At the end of each episode, Graham introduces some of the best contemporary music acts to wrap things up and finish the show off with a bang.
QI (S11)Sundays at 21:45
Stephen Fry and the world's most impossible quiz is back for a brand new series of topics beginning with the letter J – from jargon, right through to jumpers and jobs.
Guests include QI regulars as Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, David Mitchell and Sandi Toksvig, along with such less-frequent panellists as David O'Doherty, Brian Cox, Jason Manford and Rhys Darby. And Alan Davies retains his place as the ever-present clown and butt of Stephen Fry's wicked wit.
Top Gear (S19)Sundays at 22:15
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May return for another collection of motoring adventures, ably assisted by their tame racing driver, The Stig.
They undertake an incredible American road trip in iconic supercars – taking in Las Vegas, Los Angeles – and race against fighter planes before ending with a hair-raising run to the Mexican border.
Other highlights include Jeremy inventing the world's smallest car and testing it out on the streets of London, James finding out what the Bentley Continental GT Speed is like on a rally stage, and the team taking an epic journey to the source of the River Nile using three rather tired estate cars and a sometimes sketchy knowledge of African geography.


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The transition from student life to full-time employment can be a little daunting – especially for those about to embark on highly competitive career paths. A gap year can provide a little leeway, allowing some time to think and the chance to gain some relevant experience that will stand out on a resume.
In the current economic climate, the perception of a gap year as little more than an extended holiday is quickly diminishing. According to American Express, 43% of 'gappers' plan to use their time to earn money and gain relevant work experience.
The most important ingredient for a successful gap year is preparation. Too many variables inevitably spoil the broth, so don't try and immediately decide on a place, project, cost and time scale. Instead, try and focus on what you hope to achieve from the time away and go from there.
For those who are sure about their choice of career, an internship is a great way to get focused experience. While typical beach-side destinations might be a little harder to come by, the quality of the experience can help ensure a job in the field.
Some of the most popular internships are those related to law, medicine, journalism and business. Each will provide the intern with a real-life experience of working in the profession and valuable contacts.
Places can be secured through independent research – this is easiest when applying to big firms such as Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which have established schemes.
Alternatively, apply to dedicated placement-finding companies. These are more suited for those with a desire to travel abroad. For example, business internships can be secured in cities such as Shanghai in China, Cape Town in South Africa, Madurai in India, Chisinau in Moldova, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.
Those who enter into their gap year with an open mind will find plenty of avenues for inspiration. There's a long history of entrepreneurship stemming from the sights, sounds and experiences of cross border travel.
Examples include the two friends who spent a year surfing around the world. The experience led them to realise that there was a lack of surfing specialists offering gap year experiences. After returning to Canada, the pair started a company that offered people the chance to qualify as a surf instructor and beach lifeguard, and carry out some voluntary work in local communities at the same time.
Another round-the-world trip was the inspiration for a renewable energy start-up. While cycling around Europe, the Middle East and Africa, two graduates decided to help safeguard the future of the planet by creating crude biodiesel from waste cooking oil, purifying it, and then selling it on to distributors for sale at pumps.
A gap year can be an ideal time to take a further course of learning. For example, getting to grips with a new language or learning how to use a particular piece of software. As well as being potentially useful in a new job, self-study shows employers that you are committed to bettering yourself.
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Because internships tend to be poorly paid – if paid at all – some graduates try to find short-term opportunities in their chosen field. Maternity-leave positions are ideal, though rarely available. Dedicated recruitment agencies can sometimes help fiend temporary employment in specialist fields.
Choosing one of the many international volunteer programs is a great way to experience a new culture and become part of a community. Voluntary projects range from building work to conservation and are ideal for those who have not yet decided on their future career. Approximately 63% of HR professionals say that time spent volunteering makes a job application stand out.
To be most effective, consider what you can offer your hosts, rather than the other way round. For example, someone who's completed a nursing degree would make a useful care volunteer, while someone with a languages degree could help with teaching.
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The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians. Although their original career lasted just two-and-a-half years and produced only four singles and one studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music.
In their first incarnation, the Sex Pistols included singer Johnny Rotten, lead guitar player Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bass player Glen Matlock. Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious in early 1977. Under the management of Malcolm McLaren, a visual artist, performer, clothes designer and boutique owner, the band provoked controversies that garnered a significant amount of publicity. Their concerts repeatedly faced difficulties with organisers and local authorities, and public appearances often ended in mayhem. Their 1977 single "God Save the Queen", attacking social conformity and deference to the Crown, precipitated the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium".


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Ah yes, CFL training camps open this week as it is the beginning of the chase for the 101st Grey Cup on November 24 in Regina. Of all the weeks of the season, these may be the three most important.
In many ways, training camp is about selfish football. It is a time you can have a mercenary mentality and it is understood and completely accepted that this is the time. The reason being, for players to be successful in the last week in June, you have to pull together and work together because if you don't, nothing improves. But up until that time, you have not made the team, you've only been given an opportunity to make the team.
As players, you have to show something; a flash, a consistency, something that separates yourself from the masses. Even for established players, they don't have to prove you can effectively play more that you must re-prove you can play.
The thing about pro football training camp is that it is a necessary evil. It is a time where you set rosters, develop an identity and find out what you have. For players, it is high stress, sometimes boring, others times very gratifying and at all times, very physical.
Even at this time when teams are limited to only one practice in pads, the amount of running, lifting, jumping and just about anything is done at its most intense and grinding level. And all the while, you have to be learning and evaluating whether you're progressing or regressing as a player. But you have to go through it.
Football is about the co-ordination of people with very specific assignments and adjustments. To master so many people doing so many things under pressure, you need to use repetition to your advantage. That takes weeks to master and sometimes it is not mastered at all.
The other abstract purpose of training came is to toughen up. Physically, it happens by the natural increase in pain tolerance. What hurt significantly on the first day, you don't even react to by Week 3.
Mentally, it is about concepts and terminology. Each playbook on offence, defence and special teams has a stated purpose of performance and terminology all its own. It has to be learned to a point that not only you know it, but you know you know with clarity, so there is less thinking and more instinctive reaction.
Emotionally, to be a good player, you must be able to turn it 'on' to play, and of equal value, turn it 'off' to live. What is 'it'? That controlled aggression where you enjoy punishing an opponent when appropriate and know when having those desires is inappropriate.
But for all involved, it is a time of working to win; to develop a memory and enhance revenue so you get as much as you can out of the game because in the end, the game usually gets you.
Right now, every CFL team has a genuine sense of optimism and they should because the most important aspect in football is team health. If you can stay healthy, you can win and since that is 100 per cent unpredictable, it makes sense to feel good about your chances to obtain that goal.
Pro football training camp is a lot of things but it is how you perceive it that is important. If, as a player, you see its purpose, you will do well. After all, with one more training camp done, its one less to experience in a career.
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(Puerto Rican mashed plantains and pork cracklings)
4 to 6 servings
- Green plantains, peeled and cut into rounds on the diagonal -- 4
- Olive oil -- 3 tablespoons
- Garlic, minced -- 3 to 5 cloves
- Pork cracklings (chicharrones), crushed -- 1 cup
- Salt -- to taste
- Soak the plantain pieces in a bowl of salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain well.
- Heat the oil in a sauté pan or skillet over medium flame. Working in batches, sauté the plantain slices until they are cooked through but not yet browned, 10-12 minutes.
- Add the plantains, garlic and a little bit of olive oil to a large mortar or bowl and mash with a pestle or potato masher until fairly smooth. Alternatively, pulse with a food processor. Stir in the pork cracklings and salt to taste.
- Using moistened hands, form into 3-inch balls and serve warm.
- Mofongo Relleno (Stuffed mofongo): Serve covered with a ladleful of stews like pollo guisado, asopao de gandules or quimbombo guisado.
- For a lower fat version, boil the plantains in salted water instead of sautéing them.
- Add a little chicken or beef broth while mashing the plantains to make them a little moister. Mofongo is often served with some broth poured over it.
- Although most recipes call for soaking the plantains in salted water, some say this step is not really necessary.
- If you can't find chicharrones in a market near you, substitute with crispy fried, finely chopped bacon.
Why would you ever use a food
Why would you ever use a food processor?????? Don't be lazy and mash it with a mortar, it's not supposed to be a puree D:
Reheat Mofongo
If you have a convection oven,wet left over mofongo with Aceite/Goya oil in oven dish heat at 275% farenheit and keep checkintg until its heated enough for your taste.. On the stove same process except in skillet add a some oil and leave it on low heat checking every 5 mintues and this is how you reheat mofongo...
Mofongo must be eaten right
Mofongo must be eaten right after it is made unless you add a lot of oil or butter while making it. Then you can reheat it and it's edible to some degree. Just make a new batch and throw the left over away
How to Reheat Mofongo
I'm desperate....I've been trying to find out the best way to re-heat mofongo without ruining it. Can anyone please tell me?
Thanx! Nate
Reheat Mofongo
I found by steaming it you don't lose the flavor or texture.


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The Chosen sat on a worn bench near the Sunlight Altar and crossed his arms. He played this question in his head multiple times in the past. At first, he thought it was because he had the iron will and ultimate resolve to accomplish the task. However, once he saw how the Four Knights fell so low, and how those with the strength of lords degenerated into weakened, pathetic states that even the Chosen could kill, he began to think otherwise.
He had died so many times, yet unlike all other soldiers and warriors, he never went fully hollow. He never lost himself to the lack of humanity that clawed at him, or the dangers of the Abyss and its dark magic. Was his will stronger than Artorias? Was he greater than any legend in Lordran? The Chosen did not think he alone had the power to accomplish the succession or death of Gwyn, and those toothy serpents did not help in making his mind clear. And above all else, he wanted no part of either fate. To succeed Gwyn and use his own flesh and blood as kindling, or to kill him and leave the world a dead husk of itself, he desired neither. Yet… It seemed that he was the only one able to do anything.
"Destiny," he simply uttered, and he stood up and walked toward the bonfire, warping away to an unknown place.
OOC: Drawing a serious blank on what to RP on for Dark Souls, so I'll write more drabble with the Demon's Souls nightmares that the Chosen has. The Dragon God was fun to write, and I get to make the Chosen feel powerless, which is always fun (at least to me).
Conniving, deceitful, dangerous.
OOC: When I have the time, I'll narrate my roleplaying. I really want to practice my narration and voices so I can get better at voice acting in general. Besides, it'll make my RP stand out. Hopefully.
- Nightmares
- Humanity
- Guardian
- Torture
- Insanity
- Slaughter
- Order
- Morality
- Loyalty
- Promise
- Betrayal
- Epiphany
- Apathy
- Memories
- Loss
- Lies
- Death
- Love
- Plans
- Pawns
- revenge
- Monster
- Time
- Waiting
- Laugh
- Trend
- Alliance
- Natural
- Pretence
- Urge
- Impression
- Critic
- Accent
- Stranger
- Judgement
- Delirious
- Instinct
- Damage
- Illusion
- End
His armor was different. His pyromancy was gone, though he retained some spells and miracles. All he saw was a gate of fog before him and the heavy breath of some fiendish creature that echoed behind it. The air was hot and thick, and the room had the bones of enormous beasts that had long been dead. The steps leading up to the fog gate were cracked and old, and the entire gate appeared to be an entrance to a shrine of some sort.
Although a sensation of dread washed over him, the Chosen One walked forth through the fog gate. What he met was a great monster of immense proportions. Parts looked like that of a dragon, others looked like a demon. As he treaded further, the beast unleashed a deafening roar and the earth shook. The Chosen One ran to a pillar for support and hid there.
The bellowing stopped. The Undead peered out from behind the pillar and carefully walked forward. Yet the dragon noticed him, and it pounded on the shrine with great ferocity. The knight lost his footing and fell onto the ground, and the dragon raised its arm and smashed its fist against the shrine. A burst of flame and pressure erupted from the mighty beast, and the burning air cut through the Chosen One's fluted armor, tearing flesh and sinew, shattering bone and knocking him down. He could not feel nor breath, and the shrine grew dim as his crumpled form lay upon the earth.
He woke with a jump. Fear and adrenaline coursed through him as he eyed the familiar surroundings of the Demon Ruins. The crackling magma and the whispers of the Egg Carriers were all he heard. It must have been a twisted dream, though it seemed so very real. With a sigh of a relief, he relaxed his body and closed his eyes. He'd remain in the ruins for only a spell longer…
Humble. Valiant…


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Do any of you guys find it offensive?..
I know a few people of American Indian descent who could careless about it and don't find it offensive..
Should they change their name?
Do any of you guys find it offensive?..
I know a few people of American Indian descent who could careless about it and don't find it offensive..
Should they change their name?
Antrel asks fans to "please stick with us" and when it's over "we'll all celebrate together."
Bob Costas presented both views. He said the majority of the native american tribes have no issue with it and it shouldn't be a problem as long as the Redskins logo itself isn't altered in a derogatory manner. Of course, he also noted other sports teams names like the Braves, Indians, Blackhawks, Seminoles, etc...
On other side of the coin, the term "redskin" was and is a derogatory term.
My view is, if it wasn't such a majorly covered issue for all these years since the Washington Redskins started in 1937. Why now? The media has nothing else better to feed on? lol
The only part of the Redskins that is offensive is Dan Snyder...
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It seems to me, the NFL kind of got the ball rolling with this. They have seemed to perpetuate this more than anyone else.. How many Native Americans really care about a team that's had this name since the 1930's.
I think they'll piss off more people if they change it.. From a fan's perspective, that's a lot of dough to spend on merchandise over the years only to have the team change their name for the sake of a few thousand people that care.
Antrel asks fans to "please stick with us" and when it's over "we'll all celebrate together."
honestly the name/ moniker is offensive. It has its roots in a time in which the noble Native AMericans were referred to as "savages, redskins, heathens etc."
in fact there are over 600 recognized native American nations (tribes) and each is distinct in its personal culture and beliefs.
To be honest such monikers such as the Seminoles, Chiefs, Illini, Blackhawks, Braves, Chippewas, etc are not offensive as they refer to either specific Nations or some aspect to the culture at large. (Chief for example)
Actually we have Washington Wizards, Mystics, Nationals & Capitals...but no one seemed to suggest the name "Warriors."
Which can still be a reference to the Native American iconography and root and yet not be as offensive. the "R with the feather" could morph to a "W with a feather..."
My panties aren't up in a roar about the name redskins, but truth is truth, period.
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Kerry, unlike many in the current administration, volunteered for military service certainly a positive character indicator in an election year dominated by issues of security and leadership (or any election for that matter).
Unfortunately for Kerry, this years election is anything but ordinary. A group of Veterans has come forward to challenge Kerrys service history, a record that has until recently stood unchallenged.
The group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, is led by one of John Kerrys old nemeses, John ONeill. Back in the 1970s, ONeill was one of Nixons cronies assigned to debate and discredit outspoken anti-war veterans, (in particular John Kerry). ONeills involvement with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that offers no hard evidence against Kerrys heroism, should come as no surprise.
ONeill has vicariously lived off John Kerrys fame for 30 years, writing books like Unfit for Command to further spew his venomous diatribe to those who still believe that Vietnam was an honorable and decent war.
More unsettling about the Swift Boat group are its very clear ties to the same people that organized the smear campaign against Republican Senator John McCain in 2000, including top figures in the Bush administration such as Karl Rove, Bushs most senior political advisor.
Roves link to the group comes in the form of longtime associate and business partner Bob Perry, the single largest Republican donor in Texas as well as Merrie Spaeth, who advised the Republicans for Clean Air group that smeared McCains record. Perry contributed $200,000 to the group and Spaeth continues to advise the group, despite her links to Rove and Perry.
Of course, there is not a direct link between Bush and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth smear group. However, Bush underlings like Karl Rove have advised the group, and just a few weeks ago, one of Bushs top campaign lawyers resigned over his proven ties to the organization. The general counsel to the Bush-Cheney campaign, Benjamin Ginsberg, was also forced to tender his resignation after it was discovered that he was coordinating rallies with the group in conjunction with the Bush-Cheney re-election effort.
Democrats have been screaming for Bush to denounce the Swift Boat ads as dirty politics; yet Bush has declined to do so, at least directly. Instead, Bush has called for an end to all such political smear ads by so-called 527 groups.The "527 committees," also known as the "527 political groups or just "527" groups," are products of a loophole recently carved in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code which covers political organizations under the McCain-Feingold soft-money laws. Under federal election law, members of Congress may raise only limited amounts of so-called hard money for their own campaign committees or leadership PACs which aid other candidates.
In essence, 527s can aid a cause or candidate, but cannot be endorsed or helped by a candidate in any advisory or financial fashion. Obviously the Swift Boat ads are beneficial to Bush just as the more liberal 527 ads are favorable to Kerry.
Why isnt this enough for Democrats? Perhaps because there is a clear difference between the Swift Boat ads and those put on by other 527 political action groups like the liberal Moveon.org. Organizations like Moveon.org certainly present Bush in a negative light, but they do so using hard facts accessible in the public record.
While Bush may not like that his record is being explicated in the national media, it is not tantamount to lying. The Swift Boat group, however, has no hard evidence to support their claims against Kerry.
To present testimony contradictory to a public record that has been accessible for over thirty years not only shows the irresponsibility of those involved with the group, but their utter disregard for honest politics and relevant political debate.
Unlike Moveon.org, or any other 527 groups, the Swift Boat group has accomplished its political mission. It has entirely shifted the attention, at least momentarily, away from the real issues of the campaign to Kerrys war record. Bushs refusal to specifically condemn the ads has only fueled the fire.
In many ways, it is Bushs first political masterstroke of the campaign. By not specifically decrying the ads as lies, he instead has praised Kerrys war record, keeping the focus squarely on his challengers service in Vietnam rather then the state of the economy, the Iraqi insurgency and the unemployment problem.
Bush knows that when it comes to matters of service, his four years of hawkish military spending and strong-armed foreign policy tactics more than make up for his lackadaisical National Guard service. Bush also knows that when it comes to the real issues, Kerry trumps him in every category but national security.
Thus, instead of being able to talk about his plan for the economy, how he would improve the country or his strategy regarding the situation in Iraq, John Kerry has been forced to defend his already secure record against a group run by liars and motivated by revenge.


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Winter Storm Nemo Leaves 4 Dead: When Will We Learn?
Winter Storm Nemo has officially come and gone. Here in New York City, we have one foot. In parts of Connecticut and Boston where the snow is still trailing off, they have a whopping 38 inches. This morning, more than 650,000 homes and businesses are without power, some of which are in areas still struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy. More than 5,300 flights were cancelled through today.
The most striking news of all of this? At this time, four people are reportedly dead from storm-related causes. One woman collapsed while shoveling her driveway, the other three deaths all resulted from car crashes. It's horrible horrible news.
I can't help but wonder, though, if maybe these deaths could have been preventable.
Weather is no joking matter. Yeah, we've all fallen victim to sensationalized weather reports and have been through some sort of "major storm" that never really happened. However, in light of what happened after Hurricane Sandy and now Winter Storm Nemo -- we all need to take government warnings more seriously.
Many of the deaths from Hurricane Sandy could have been avoided if people actually listened to the government orders to evacuate. Instead, dozens who stayed to brave the elements were drowned by the storm surge in Queens and Staten Island.
Leading up to the snow's impact yesterday, people were told to stock up in advance, get off the roads, and stay put. Instead people everywhere were braving grocery stores mid-snowfall to get things they don't really need, driving over to a friend's house, and finding unnecessary reasons to get on the roads putting themselves and others in danger. The reality: Driving bans aren't just put into effect to protect us, they're put into effect so that emergency personnel and utility crews can get through.
Thankfully so many who ventured out are fine. We don't know why the three that were killed in car accidents were on the roads, but my heart breaks for them and their families.
When it comes to extreme weather, do you take the warnings seriously? Have you impacted by Winter Storm Nemo?
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jalaz77February 9, 2013 at 11:21 AMWe do take it seriously. They were warned. They could of prevented it. The lady that collapsed probably had s/s of heart issues but never did anything about it and the car accidents...why were you out driving?? I feel bad for these deaths but people knew this was a bad storm, stay in. People don't think.
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Floridamom96February 9, 2013 at 11:27 AMWhile people should certainly use better judgement than to be driving in such weather, the government has no authority to ban people from driving.
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WheepingchreeFebruary 9, 2013 at 11:58 AMYou know, sometimes people HAVE to drive for work, regardless of the weather. Not all businesses close due to extreme weather unfortunately. My husband used to work at a warehouse for a very large outlet mall in the Hudson Valley and they never close. People would get fired for not coming in, even if there was a foot of snow on the ground. What's a person to do then?
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corinFebruary 9, 2013 at 12:07 PMMy family lives in ma, and there was a driving ban. No one except healthcare workers and utility or emergency crews were supposed to be on a state road. The penalty is a fine and jail time. All businesses were closed except vital places like hospitals. So saying you have to drive to work isnt a valid argument, because the state closed everything. Schools, stores, companies, restaurants... they were closed in those severe weather areas. No one should have been out. New england gets pounded by storms alot, i grew up there... and you always prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
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lasombrsFebruary 9, 2013 at 12:21 PM
You know unless every state threatened to put people in jail for driving like Boston did a lot of people had to go to work or lose their jobs. Way to pick on them for being out, it doesnt sound like any of them were joy riding drunk trying to see how far they could slide with their e-brake in the snow or anything :/
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FreelaFebruary 9, 2013 at 1:41 PM
I'm in Ontario and there were three deaths in my area- one elderly woman shovelling snow, and two motor vehicle accidents. Businesses were not closed, and some people had to go to work. I'm all for staying off the roads as much as possible during bad weather- I'm lucky enough to work from home anyhow, school buses were cancelled so my kids stayed home, and dh was lucky enough to be allowed to telecommute that day. But this isn't possible for everyone, and I don't think we should blame people for being on the roads when I doubt many of them would have chosen to be there if they didn't need to be.
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RachFebruary 9, 2013 at 2:11 PMI don't think there's any excuse for people to die in extreme weather these days in the US. We know well in advance when it is coming. However, if people would rather have their job than their life, it's their right to choose that.
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handy0318February 9, 2013 at 2:47 PM
If the government is going to make it illegal for people to be on the roads during a storm with fines and jail time for drivers, then they also need to make it illegal for business to stay open with fines and jail time for owners.
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Floridamom96February 9, 2013 at 2:54 PM
Yes, handy0318, government control is obviously the answer.
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PonyChaserFebruary 9, 2013 at 3:25 PM
When it comes to weather, do I heed the government warnings?
No, not really. I have heard too many "watch" and "warning" notifications on my radio and TV. NOAA will put us under a "watch" of some sort if a little puffy cloud drifts across the sky. And on top of that, every single storm that isn't a gentle spring rain is hyped as the next Stormageddon. No, I trust my own weather sources, and my own experience.
That doesn't mean I go out driving in a blizzard, but I take precautions because I know what to do, not because I can't take a step without the government telling me how many to take and how far to walk.