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Podbelsek celebrates senior season in style;
Railers hope to clinch CS8 title tonight at Lanphier
By Justin Tierney
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[February 22, 2013]
There was only one senior to
celebrate in last Saturday night's final home game of the season at
Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium.
led the Railers with 15 points in a thrilling overtime victory over
Moline, an appropriate send-off for the sole senior on the squad.
Podbelsek has been the heartbeat for Lincoln this season.
Although small in stature at only 5-foot-9, Podbelsek is the team's
biggest leader, according to coach Neil Alexander.
Alexander cited Podbelsek as a player who has steadily improved
over his four years in the program.
"He hasn't physically grown very much, but his heart sure has,"
said Alexander. "He's just gotten better each year. He's as
important to us as anyone else we play. He plays hard, he practices
hard, and he's a really good leader. He's kind of a silent leader.
He's not a very vocal (leader), but he has a lot of fire in him.
"He is what makes us go."
Into the Lions' den
The Railers will need everything Podbelsek's got in tonight's
showdown with Springfield Lanphier.
Lincoln travels to Springfield's north side in their
regular-season finale with a chance to clinch at least a share of
the Central State Eight championship.
The Lions, led by highly touted prospect Larry Austin, enter the
game with a record of 15-10 overall and 8-7 in Central State Eight
play. The Railers' record stands at 25-4, with a 13-2 mark in
conference play. Lincoln is tied for the conference lead with
Springfield Southeast.
Alexander sounds as if he's expecting another thrilling chapter
in one of the Central State Eight's most historic rivalries.
"We need to win it to get a piece of the conference
championship," said Alexander. "I think the basketball fans in
Lincoln know the history of the Lincoln-Lanphier rivalry. I think
it's as big as there is in the Central State Eight.
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"The fact that we have to go try and win a conference
championship at their place, on their floor, you know they're going
to come out fighting. The records may not be great, but in this type
of game, the records don't mean much."
A season in numbers
Over the course of the last 30 games, the Railers have achieved a
few notable feats in terms of statistics.
For starters, the 2012-13 Railers are threatening the school
record for defensive average. While much of the media attention has
centered on Lincoln's balanced offense, they have quietly been one
of the best defensive teams in the history of the program. Through
29 games, the Railers have allowed an average of 37.9 points per
game. The record for defensive average is 38.9 points per game, set
by the 2006-07 team that advanced to the Elite Eight and holds the
record for most wins in a season, with 33.
Another interesting statistic
Lincoln has beaten every team in the Central State Eight
conference by double figures this season. The Railers avenged both
of their conference losses to Jacksonville and Sacred Heart-Griffin,
beating the Crimsons by 19 points in their second meeting and the
Cyclones by 16 points in their second meeting. In their first
meeting this season, on Jan. 11, Lincoln beat Laphier by 10, 49-39.
The Railers have been arguably the hottest team in central
Illinois since Christmas. Since a loss to Oakville (Mo.) in the
Collinsville Holiday Classic dropped their record to 8-3, the
Railers have won 17 of their 18 games, the sole loss being a
three-point defeat at Sacred Heart-Griffin.
[By JUSTIN TIERNEY]
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We would like to thank all delegates and speakers who attended Te Ao Tangata 3rd Universal Design Conference and helped to make it such a great success. We thoroughly enjoyed all the high-quality speakers, concurrent sessions, workshops, posters, the conference dinner, the live performance from Touch Compass and also the Te Ao Tangata Hikoi. We hope you did too.
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A lovely and haunting song perfect for this rainy afternoon, taken from the Castanets' 2004 album 'Cathedral'. I love this entire record, with its creepy and strange melodies, and the almost desperate delivery. Great stuff.
A lovely and haunting song perfect for this rainy afternoon, taken from the Castanets' 2004 album 'Cathedral'. I love this entire record, with its creepy and strange melodies, and the almost desperate delivery. Great stuff.
But sort of thinking of picking things back up again. Looking back at this format though, I'm not entirely sure where/what to do with it.
Coming in two parts, sorry people…
Pics from a recent trip to Milan in northern Italy (also Genoa, coming in the next post). Like many Americans visiting Italy, I've often simply passed through Milan — oftentimes missing the city entirely. And I'll admit that most of the time I didn't care, what with destinations like Piedmont, Tuscany, Alto Adige or Friuli on the horizon. This time, however, thanks to a long working assignment for a friend, I decided to pay the city a proper visit.
Good times!
Milano has a citywide bicycle rental program where members pick up and park bikes at stations like the one pictured above. And they're not shy to set up the stations near main points of public interest, in this case, Piazza Duomo.
Above: Which way Barolo? A signpost at an overlook in La Morra showing the distance to neighboring communes.
So, do consumers even like Barolo? It's a sad question to ask if you're a nebbiolo obsessive, but I think there's some truth to it. Outside of the wine trade, it seems like most people just don't respond to nebbiolo the way they do to, say, pinot noir or even sangiovese. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing for nebbiolo is an open question; but it most certainly has implications for producers in Barolo and Barbaresco.
I recently wrote an article about the current state of Barolo for the San Francisco Chronicle (you can read it here). And while it seems that producers in the region are moving beyond the (frankly tired) debate of traditional vs. modern when it comes to the identity of Barolo, there's arguably an even bigger step necessary for the nebbiolo heartland: connecting with the people who actually enjoy their wines.
By enjoy, I don't necessarily mean covet or collect, but rather the appreciation of Barolo (or Barbaresco) for what it is instead of as some sort of trophy. Sadly, the wines won't ever be cheap but neither should the pricing continue to rise to levels where (most) wines are unattainable.
It's unlikely that Barolo will ever develop an international high-end market (complete with knock-offs) equivalent to what Bordeaux has going on, and aside from a few rare bottles, Barolo winemakers aren't anywhere close to the status enjoyed by their counterparts in Burgundy — a frequent comparison.
Happily, two recent trends suggest that there's bright news for nebbiolo-lovers. First up, the current vintage in the market, 2006, seems to favor producers with a classical bent meaning that what's in the bottle is an honest representation of the region's terroir.
And perhaps even better news: after years of lavishing their attention on riserva-level bottlings or numerous single-vineyard 'cru' wines, winemakers in the region are turning a serious eye to their blended base wines, those labeled as Barolo, and often sourced from multiple communes. When I joined the Chronicle's tasting panel for an overview of the 2006 vintage, we found several wines from this category in the $30- $40 range that showed the clarity and depth I love to see in nebbiolo. Good news indeed! You can read the results of that tasting here.
Here at the Spume HQ, we're passing some rather cold San Francisco nights revisiting, chronologically of course, Matt Groening's awesome animated series, Futurama. While I was once a strong Simpsons fan — and those first few seasons of the Simpsons are brilliant — Futurama it seems has held up much better over time, both in terms of comic delivery and timeless subject matter.
It's also an amazing food & wine show it turns out. There's the spice-weasel bamming chef Elzar (a spin on Emeril Lagasse), and tons of references to cooking, eating and drinking — in a sci-fi futurey animated comedy kind of way. We recently watched the first season episode, A Giant Ball of Garbage, which included this wonderful line from the alcohol loving robot Bender as he orders wine during a banquet:
I've been perusing your fortified wine list, and I've selected the '71 Hobo's Delight, the '57 Chateau Partay, and the '66 Thunderschewitz.
Check out the audio clip: Bender ordering wine
(Above: Anderson Valley as seen from Handley Vineyards, spring 2005.)
California's Anderson Valley has always had a special place in my heart, ever since I first drove through on highway 128 during a road trip from San Diego to northern Vancouver Island in 1996. I make it back to Anderson Valley once every year or so, and each trip is inspiring. From the awesome beauty of the place and the sense of community that exists there, to the wines — among the most honest wines made in California — it's hard not to say I *Heart* Anderson Valley.
As it turns out, there's a lot more going on in the local community these days than my short visits have allowed me to witness. Thankfully, the California Report recently posted an excellent radio segment about life in Boonville, the area's main town. It's a quick yet fairly thorough look at the region's current social, economic and environmental situation, and includes a substantial amount of reporting on the local wine industry.
Listen – New Harvest: The Future of Small Town, CA: Boonville & Anderson Valley
(NB: The Boonville segment is the second part of series on the California called "New Harvest: The Future of Small Town, CA". You can learn more about this promising series, view slideshows and listen to additional broadcasts, at the project's website.)
Plenty of things in the Anderson Valley broadcast caught my attention, but of note was local David Severn's mention of regional water issues with regards to the wine industry, such as the affects of grape-growing and vineyard development on the local watershed. This is an important issue throughout California, and certainly well-reported, but I'm glad to see the it raised in this radio piece. It's something the wine industry should be talking about as often as possible, and in a way that's completely public and transparent.
(Always did love that Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo compilation.)
There's a growing number of California winemakers working at the margins of the current industry to produce truly distinctive wines, and some of these fine folks have chosen to work with ribolla gialla, a variety that hails from the northeastern corner of Italy. In fact, it became legal in United States only this year to label varietal wines as ribolla gialla.Exciting!
One recent and (to me) quite successful example is the Arnot-Roberts 2009 Vare Vineyard Napa Valley Ribolla Gialla. Sourced from a tiny nook of a vineyard that industry veteran George Vare planted in the foothills of the Myacamas Mountains on the eastern side of the Napa Valley, it's both generous in texture and energetic in expression, with a hint of almond and a fruit character that falls somewhere between a Meyer lemon and a tangerine.
Though this really has nothing to do with the Arnot-Roberts Ribolla Gialla — other than I think the band would really dig — in honor of the first day of Hanukkah, here's a recording of Yo La Tengo performing "Cherry Chapstick" during their annual Hanukkah stand at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey.


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RTC Summer Updates: Pac-12 ConferencePosted by Brian Goodman on July 25th, 2011
With the the NBA Draft concluded and the annual coaching and transfer carousels nearing their ends, RTC is rolling out a new series, RTC Summer Updates, to give you a crash course on each Division I conference during the summer months. The latest update comes courtesy of our Pac-12 correspondent, Andrew Murawa.
Reader's Take #1
Summer Storylines
- The More, The Merrier: The Pac-10 is dead. Long live the Pac-12. The conference welcomes in Colorado and Utah for their first season in the conference, the first expansion in the West Coast's premier conference since Arizona and Arizona State were added 33 years ago. Along with the new teams comes a new schedule – gone is the full home-and-away round robin. While there won't be divisions in basketball like there are in football, each team will play an 18-game schedule with home and away games against its traditional rival, with six other rotating home-and-away series and four additional single games against the remaining teams. For instance, Colorado and Utah will only play the Southern California schools and the Washington schools once each, while they will play the remainder of the conference twice. While neither of the new schools are expected to make a big splash immediately in the conference, their arrival, coupled with other changes around the conference, such as the huge new $3 billion TV deal with ESPN and Fox that begins in the fall of 2012, makes it an exciting time to be a Pac-12 fan.
- Is There A Draft In Here?: Last summer, a big story around the conference was the dearth of Pac-10 players picked in the NBA Draft, as just two players from the conference were selected by NBA teams in 2010. After the 21 players that were picked in the conference between the 2008 and 2009 drafts, that was a precipitous fall. And, back before the season started, there didn't seem to be a whole lot of future high draft picks on the horizon. However, the conference had six players picked in the NBA draft, including three first-rounders and two lottery picks. Derrick Williams, the 2010-11 conference player of the year, led the way, getting snapped up by Minnesota with the #2 overall pick. Unfortunately for teams around the conference, 12 seasons of eligibility were left on the table between those six picks and the two early entries who went undrafted: Stanford's Jeremy Green and Washington State's DeAngelo Casto. And as a result, what had looked like a potential big-time bounce-back season for the conference now sees somewhat diminished expectations. Perhaps no team was hit harder by early defections than UCLA, who had Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee leave a total of three years of eligibility behind to go get second-round NBA draft picks (and the absence of guaranteed contracts that goes with them) at a time when the NBA labor situation is highly in doubt, but Washington State's loss of Casto and lottery pick Klay Thompson also leaves the Cougars' situation fuzzy at best.
- Replacing Production: Between the early entries to the NBA Draft and departed seniors, the Pac-12 loses its top seven scorers from last season, and 11 of its top 20. Likewise, ten of the top 20 rebounders are gone. However, as always, a new batch of youngsters is ready to show up on campuses this fall and begin contributing immediately. While the Pac-10 inked only nine of the ESPNU top 100 recruits, seven of those players are exciting young guards, all ranked in the top 60 on that list. Arizona leads the way, signing point guard Josiah Turner (#14 overall, according to ESPNU) and Nick Johnson (#21), to go with a couple solid frontcourt signees (Angelo Chol and Sidiki Johnson, #60 and #91, respectively). But Washington (Tony Wroten, Jr., #16), Oregon (Jabari Brown, #25), Arizona State (Jahii Carson, #49), UCLA (Norman Powell, #51) and Stanford (Chasson Randle, #59) all have their own big backcourt recruits ready to provide a burst of energy.


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In this Florida kitchen, custom-made cabinets are topped with Corian counters. The pendant lights are by FontanaArte, the stools were found in Belgium, and the floor is porcelain tile. The kitchen's walls are painted in Benjamin Moore Regal in Chantilly Lace. On the table, word placemats are by homeowner Lisa Perry.
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David Letterman Gossip
David Letterman gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Dear Gossips,
The two major celebrity interviews/profiles I read yesterday: David Letterman in New York Magazine and Chrissy Teigen in Glamour Read Full Intro
David Letterman signs off
Last night marked the official end of The Late Show with David Letterman. After his final interview, his last broadcast was dedicated to best-of segments, tributes, thank yous, and one last Top 10, which lined up some of Letterman's most frequent and favorite celebrity guests. Full Story
So long, Dave, and thanks for all the fish
Tonight is David Letterman's last show as a late night host. All week he's had special guests—including Eddie Vedder who performed a rendition of "Better Man" with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra that made me teary-eyed—and last night Bill Murray sat in as Letterman's last interview guest. Full Story
George Clooney is comfortable in handcuffs
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George Clooney handcuffed himself to David Letterman last night. To me, he seemed quite comfortable. And quite comfortable alluding to the fact that he was comfortable. And yes, as a favourite of Letterman's, Clooney was a three block guest. Sort of. I mean, officially, he was a two block guest, but he pulled up a stool and stuck around for Tom Waits. Full Story
Julia last word and last kiss for Dave
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Julia Roberts always gets the last word, so it makes sense that she would get David Letterman's last kiss before next Wednesday's big sign-off. After all, she is his favourite guest. He admitted it back in 2001 and he was clearly just as smitten last night. Full Story
Joaquin Phoenix is NOT ENGAGED
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Not engaged. NOT engaged. I just want to make that clear because most headlines you've read this morning will probably say that he IS engaged. But he's NOT engaged. It was a prank. Because this is what happens when Joaquin Phoenix appears on David Letterman. He either pretends he's retiring and f-cked up and on the verge of a breakdown or he tells a story about falling in love with his yoga instructor. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
"I won't be doing the new show in character, so we'll all get to find out how much of him was me. I'm looking forward to it." – What Stephen Colbert told The New York Times Read Full Intro
Colbert is the new Letterman
Man, that happened FAST. Kind of makes you think some wheels were already turning, and when, in the wake of David Letterman announcing his retirement the entire nation yelled as one, IT SHOULD BE COLBERT, they cemented a deal that was already in the works. Full Story
Good night, Dave
Yesterday during the taping of his show, David Letterman stunned his audience by announcing his retirement. He's been on late night television for thirty-two years, the last twenty-one of which have been behind the desk at The Late Show with David Letterman. He broke Johnny Carson's record in 2013 to become the longest-running late night host, and he stuck around long enough to outlast his rival, Jay Leno, which I'm sure is not coincidental. Full Story
Flowers for Julia
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How do you follow up Beyonce and Olivia Pope? Everyone else today has to measure up. God I hope Angelina Jolie makes an appearance. But Julia Roberts works too. Julia was on Letterman yesterday before attending the premiere of August: Osage County. Beyonce? Sorry. Right now Beyonce is everything. I'll be popping Beyonce spasms for the rest of the day. Full Story
Points for just showing up
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Lindsay Lohan was on Letterman last night. You may have already heard about their "awkward" exchange when he pressed her on her rehab and when she's going and her addictions, etc, but when you watch it back, you'll see it wasn't awkward. It was banter. She actually sasses him. Full Story


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So my daughter has this friend who is so bright and shiny and never seems to have a bad day. They are going into 8th grade so they are in "THAT" time of their lives-pre-teen girls. This girl, however, is different. She once told me that she wakes up every day and tells herself that she is going to have a great day-and then she does. She chooses to smile. That's pretty deep for a girl so young-to understand that she has a choice in how she lives, how she will affect herself and others. That does not mean she doesn't have struggles, but it is how she chooses to deal with them that makes the difference. I'm 43 years old and still struggle with that.
In all my personal work, I still have not been able to grasp the idea that only I am responsible for myself and my attitude. That I get to choose how people affect me and how I deal with situations and problems. That being a certain way is a choice….
This world is so full of bitterness and blame and it makes me sad. I am not immune from that sterotype either. I have been known to have a sharp tongue but to be honest, I hate it. Inside I scream at myself because I HATE to hurt people-I would rather hurt myself than others. But that's all wrong too…what I need to do is be true to myself and honest with myself and then perhaps I wouldn't have to sling uglies at others. I need to be happy for the lesson instead of upset that I had to learn it.
Frustrations about everything lie at every corner-no time, it's hot, we need rain, the kids are driving me mad, my husband doesn't understand, I don't understand, I feel like a lazy loser, the house is a mess, I can't catch up, we don't have any money, my coworkers suck, my boss expects too much…blah blah blah complain complain complain. But here is something that I would like to share about myself…that in all of those frustrations, I have this ideal that no matter what, we will be ok-whether it's money or time or anything, I just believe that all will be fine-things will fall into the place they need to be and all is well. Some people I know do not hold this same vision about life and therefore get upset at me for what they perceive as my lack of drive or maybe care is a better word, in certain situations. I do care-I REALLY care, but I believe…I believe that God has a plan for me-for all of us. I believe that if something doesn't fall into the place I think I want it, then it wasn't meant to go there or be that way and so therefore something else needs to happen. I stress about so much "stuff' in my life that to add the "what if's" of the future would drive me to the looney house. I am content in just having faith.
So, here is my point (to you and of course to myself)…Don't stress-no really…don't stress, believe that all will be well no matter what (it might not be fun or might be difficult but it will be ok), wake up each morning and tell yourself you are going to have a great day and have one (or at least start with having an hour or two)! This really is a choice you can make for yourself.
Be happy-really be happy-aren't we so lucky to wake up and be alive? We spend so much time being unhappy or finding the bad/negative in everything that we forget that the alternative is not being here at all. Look at the small things in life and find SOMETHING that makes you happy and smile. Watch your stress melt away from that one small "thing" you chose to find beautiful.
I watched my son the other day at one of his sports practices. He isn't particularly athletic-yet- but he smiled the entire time. He wasn't great at what they were doing, he wasn't the fastest, he wasn't the strongest-he even fell flat on his face at one point, but he smiled because he gave what he could and he CHOSE to enjoy himself even though he wasn't what everyone perceives as "perfect" at it. He felt perfect and that is all that really matters. Bless him for showing me that. It is a picture that I will never ever forget. I will forever use this as an example to myself and others.
I also like to use the pro-golfer Matt Kuchar as a great example of how a smile can change both yours and others' lives. After his Freshman year in college, he qualified for the greatest golfing championship in my opinion-The Masters. He should have been intimidated, he should have been scared and he should have been more serious-right? But what he was was happy and grateful. Kuchar swept the golf world off its feet with his smile and game, right under the shadow of Tiger and other incredibly successful professionals in the first round. As Woods and the others sputtered and fumed when their putts careened past the hole and clubs were slammed at bags when shots went awry (yes this did happen), Kuchar beamed-not because the other players were struggling but because he was having the time of his life, playing well and enjoying the moment and he wanted everyone to know it. To Kuchar a round of golf is a celebration in and of itself. To Woods and others on that course the game is a strategic tragedy fraught with peril at every turn of a dogleg – kick butt, take names and add them up at the end. In Woods' mind, the only thing worth celebrating is total victory and nothing less. To Kuchar just playing the game and being out there was enough. I don't particularly remember much about that Masters except that Mark O'Meara did win the Championship but it was Kuchar who ran away with our hearts and will be forever burned into my memory of what was important that weekend.
So I also add SMILE-it might tick off a few people or make them question your motives, but do it anyway and be honest about it not mean. People may even yell at you to "wipe off that shit eating grin from your face" (that happened to me just last week)-smile anyway-because it isn't about them…it's about you and your affect on yourself and the world around you and how you choose to deal with issues and problems. It's about being grateful for the moment or for the lesson you just got to learn. Even if you make a mistake or say or do something you regret, smile-not because "you showed them" but because you are happy and you are healthy and you realize that maybe you shouldn't have said or done that and that realization alone is a big postive step in becoming a better person. That in itself is the lesson learned and something to be proud of and happy for.
I am a HUGE work in progress (I say it all the time), probably we all are. But we can change our own worlds one step at a time.
I am…
In Good Health…
some information for this article taken from Florida Golf Monthly,Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998 Impact Interactive, Inc.
Nothing is impossible when you believe…
I ran across this video and it filled me with inspiration..
No One is REALLY Superior you know…
As I approach my newfound "full time" job with gusto, I am really seeing how human nature works (and how bad people truly do need a life and health coach and to work on themselves from the inside). Because of the wonderful support granted by IIN and my colleagues and friends on the OEF (that's the site we have at school for support and to ask questions etc), I have learned two things: 1) there is no rejection just selection and 2) you WILL get push back. Well, in the last week I have seen both and for me it's very telling about the nature of things today in America.
I am finding that people seem to take pleasure in watching others fail. It is a sad state of affairs. I mean, look, health coaching is not for everyone, I am not naive enough to think that each and every person I approach will understand what I do much less want to work with me, and that is ok. We are all in different places in our lives and much like a drug addict or alcoholic who won't seek help, you can not MAKE someone want to be healthy-they have to do it on their own be ready for the change and the hard work. They need to be at their whits end and say I've had enough of this lfe (now before anyone gets all worked up-I am NOT in any way linking all unhealthy people to alcholism and drug addiction-it was simply an example).
The other day I was chatting with a few friends while my son was at JuJitsu-their sons also take the class. I have met some of the most beautiful people in my short time here in North Texas and am really very lucky to be able to visit with them each week in different locales. These people are so real and raw and I am loving just learning about them and being their friends.
There is a new mom who brought her two gorgeous boys into the class. I introduced myself to her on the first day she was there but as I am TERRIBLE with names, I reintroduced myself and gave her my card this week. She looked at my card and said, huh a health coach…then she began to pepepr me with questions as if it were an interrogation.
Here I am saying to myself…ok, here it comes, you worked hard all year for this…elevator speech, I am ready…I am confident in what I do so I can answer any questions with honesty and the knowledge that I do have. What I wasn't ready for was the confrontational way she asked me questions…kind of like I know this stuff but do you-obviously you don't?
You see, she explained that her house is gluten free, dairy free among other "free" things. She is lucky that she had the wherewithall to realize that something was amiss and do the research for her family to make them better. If only more people would be so bold! But because she has had to do extensive research on the gluten side of things, she has a ton of knowledge-and that is great (I wish more people were like her in that manner)! The problem with knowledge is sometimes people do not know how to handle it properly and can get very confrontational if they feel like someone has inferior information. The issue I had was I felt very attacked by her…like she was trying to make sure I knew that I knew less about the subject and she knew more therefore rendering me invalid at my choice of careers. And you know what…I DO know less about it-and I am not afraid to admit that. Each and every time she asked me a question about my "knowledge" and I began to answer-she interrupted my answer to tell me in so many words/ways that I was incorrect and she knows more. In a sense tell me I know nothing and she knows everything. Ok…that's ok…
I listened to her because I think that is what she needed-to feel superior at that point in time. Then I turned the conversation around to what she does for a living and supported her as much as I could in her explanation of her job (and it is a really cool job that she does). I too, have extensive business acumen…I have run a multi-million dollar company with my dad but I do not choose to challenge people on whether I can do it better, but I choose to be supportive and be the "atta girl" kind of person. Use my knowledge constructively and learn each and every day from others.
What I learned from this situation is how to handle superiority complexes…I think, actually, that people who need to be that way have so many other "things" going on in their lives that they are unhappy with. I believe that NO ONE is superior to others…you can not make your own heartbeat.
So what I did is learn a lesson from this sitaution and I sat down and I prayed for her. I prayed for peace in her life from whatever it is that she is struggling with (or doesn't know that she is struggling with). And, I look forward to seeing her again upon our return to the next JuJitsu class. I think she is beautiful and I learned so much from her about a subject that I am not yet a master!
Kindness and understanding…
The second time this week that I have run into people who seem to selfishly want others to fail is at my gym. We belong to a new gym…it is beautiful with sparkling new equipment, but does not have a huge membership yet. I work out there almost every day of the week-trying to keep healthy the best way I know how. Normally when I am working out, the personal trainers are in there either with their clients or working themselves out. They are a thing of beauty-you should see them-no fat and beautiful lean muscles. Strong and lovely people. Valid to be helping those who are in need of support in their health journeys.
I approached the manager last week to introduce myself and let him know who I am and what I do. You see, I had not seen or heard (and I listen) any of the trainers talking nutrition with their clients. Of course, I am not privy to their private conversations but in general, most personal trainers are not trained in bioindividuality of nutrition-they either give their one type diet plan or put them on weight loss products. So I thought maybe I could partner with the gym and their trainers to give these people something that they are not yet exposed to. The manager seemed very on board. My product does not compete at all with what their mission is, it only compliments it. Aren't we all out to do one thing-help people?
WRONG…apparently we are not all out for that in this health journey…apparently some of us are out for the almighty dollar and that is all. You see, for some reason at least one of the trainers must feel like I am trying to impede upon his ability to get clients. I do not know why because if he actually stopped and thought about it, he would see that I have offered to drive my clients to the gym (membership and more $$ for the owners) and to him and his colleagues (more $$) and if they felt their clients might be able to use my service from time to time for those that may not be able to fully help (mind body and soul) then please send them my way.
Here again, he seems so wrapped up in superiority to forget that he does not know everything…he is not an expert in everything health (none of us are). My own personal trainer said it like this…the best heart surgeons in the world do not know much about the rest of the body because they do not have to-they are heart surgeons and we expect that they know that part of the human body like the back of their hands-they don't try to be specialists in other part of the body-they refer.
Unless he has a certification from IIN, he knows nothing really about what I can do to supplement his work with his clients. So, instead of admitting that to himself and choosing to think about what is best for his clients…he has chosen to snuff me out…to make sure that I do not have access to ANY of the clientelle at the gym through the trainers. How completely selfish can one person be? Now, the other trainers, whom I have had discussions about working a referral system with and who are on board because they want the best for their clients (and could get more from my referrals as well) will not get the refernce from me after all. Because one person's inferiority complex has shown through, he has ruined it for others too.
There is no rejection just selection…there is no rejection just selection…there is no rejection just selection…sigh I have to keep telling myself this.
My job is to help people get healthy and work through their issues in their lives, the way I do each and every day for myself. What I have learned from these two people as well as numerous others is that we are all a work in progress. Some are farther along than others and some may never come to terms with the fact that, for the most part, we are all out to accomplish the same goal…we need to be more gentle with one another. Utilize each other's strengths to come to that common goal. I am not out to take you down, take money out of your pocket, make you think I know it all and you know nothing. I am not out to make you feel less than you are or take anything from you at all. I want to be there to partner with others who carry the same vision and mission I do…I want to learn as much as I can for as long as I can so that I can pass along health, happiness, love and understanding. I try to learn from the knowledge of others and utilize that each and every day in my own journey.
So, let's all be gentle with one another…let's NOT look at things from the negative or be on the attack. It seems so angry and mean to take pleasure in the failure of others and to be frank it takes so much more energy. Let's work together for a common good-for a common outcome. Put the arrogance aside and remember what we do this for (and while the almighty dollar is grand it sure as hell shouldn't be the raison d'etre).
Be gentle-and as they said in England during the war.."keep calm and carry on".
I am…
In good health…
Face the Fear
So, I DID IT!!! I resigned from my job at the school system and have taken a part time job with a firm that does land deals-more up my alley AND this allows me much more flexibility to continue building my health coaching business! I feel really good about not having to do a job that my soul was not in but now I am a bit nervous about the future (even though my soul is in this one). They say that you should face your fears head on, acknowledge them and do it anyway. Well, I'm jumping in with two feet and my eyes closed. I am so very excited about this new phase of my life but fearful I am.
I think the biggest issue is that this will be a test for me. This will show myself if I can practice what I preach…can I talk the talk..get out there and market myself enough for people to see how valid I truly am? I KNOW with everything that I am and have that I am good at this, that I know what I am doing and that I am ready for the big time, but will some ugly part of me show up that deep down I knew about myself but didn't want to admit? Some things that I have not yet confronted in my personal work?
For instance…am I lazy? Have I been so lucky in life that everything pretty much went the way I wanted it to so that now I have no skills to work hard to be a success? Does it really matter how bad I want this? Will I sabatoge myself? Will someone else sabatoge me along the way enough that I can't recover? FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR rearing its ugly head from everywhere…
They say that your life will end up where your thoughts go…so I have to figure out how to step outside of the fear and show people that I can help them make a change in their lives-that I am the "real deal" that I truly CARE about their outcomes in this world.
So for today, I will hold my head high, smile inside and out and feel proud that I have taken the first step towards a really killer life…this is the best way I know how to face the fear in the beginning.
Step 1-take care of yourself first before you can attempt to take care of others ——quit unhealthy job…CHECK!!!
I have a sign on my wall that says, " What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"-it's a valid question and a great way to face my fear head-on.
I am..
In good health…
I've Set A Goal!
Blogging is difficult for me. There is so much going on inside my head that I seem to not be able to decide on one thing to talk about. So, today I will simply be excited about some decisions, directions and goals. As you know, I am a Certified Health Coach. I work with people to realize their life and health goals in my step by step program that is client driven! I listen and I help keep my clients on track when it is so easy to "fall off the wagon". I love this opportunity! I love working with people and seeing them find that life isn't all stress and misery but about vitality and living life to the fullest…
What you may not know is that I am also an equestrian. I competed in the Pan American games a few years back and have competed all over. THIS is where my heart lies…they say take care of yourself first then you can help others. THIS is where I am the most whole-riding. And, not to brag, but I am good. Dressage is my forte and I know without a doubt that I can win-I have won.
So, here is my GOAL-this is what I am putting out the Universe and praying to God..
I will compete in the Olympics in dressage. Luckily age is not a determinate on being able to compete! I have been retired for quite a number of years so that I could have kids and raise a family but I am really ready to get back into it now.
I am good enough to win/medal and I can make it happen. Many things have to fall into place for this to become a reality. For instance-I need a major company/group/individual to invest in me to help fund/sponsor my training. It can happen, I just have to go out and market myself.
Second, I need a world class horse. I sold my own world class horse just after the Pan Am Games and will need to work on getting another-a winner. For this I will contact my old trainer and dear friend Scott Hassler of Hassler Dressage (world class person, trainer and rider). He is the one who got me where I was before and I know he can help get me there again.
How can I do this? You see, I have a niche that many others do not have. I can ride for my home 'country" of the US Virgin Islands. I have a bit of an easier route to get on an Olympic team and I am going to prove that I am worthy. This does not mean that I will not fight to be among the best in the world anyway, just that my competition for getting on the team is a bit of an easier route as I will be one of the only ones looking for a spot-but that does not mean the the USVI just gives a spot away…au contraire-they expect winning and world class scores.
The great thing about that is that is I can be an asset for an owner because of this. You allow me to campaign one of your world class breeding stallions, I take him to the Olympics and win on him and your breeding fee just skyrocketed-the worth of the horse just skyrocketed (I mean just to have an Olympic horse whether you win or not is a huge asset)-can you imagine the marketing they would be able to have???
So, this is my GOAL. I will work hard to try to see it fulfilled-this is where my soul lies. This is where I am at my best! Let the games begin!
I am…
In good health…
This video is a great example of what my last post was talking about…humanity is beautiful when it is treated like this…What an amazing human soul…if we look at people not from the eyes of aspersion but from the eyes of love, this is what can be accomplished…can you IMAGINE if we treated our families this way? God bless you sir…
Blessings to all…
I am…
In good health…


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yay pop-punk
*puts on ALIR*
good call on how much of a cliche it is to call pop-punk generic. it's getting boring to read the reviews. this was an entertaining read however, good job hombre
Album Rating: 4.5what the gay, you can't contradict the staff
Album Rating: 3.0i agree w/ u 100%, pos.
it's not exactly a contradiction, we both agree it's good, just not HOW good.
also if anyone spots any typos please tell me cause french keyboards are ridiculousssssssssss
im worried one day im gonna run out of intros for pop punk reviews lol
eh. Kids In Love is ok, but the theme of the song is SOOO cliche and overused that i just can't bring myself to enjoy it. The Silence is easily the best song, in my opinion. It's the only song that sounds as passionate as anything on ALIR. In fact, if it had halfway decent lyrics and a better bridge, it would be one of my favorite pop/punk songs of all time. Then again though, Black Cat was my favorite off of ALIR, and alot of people wouldn't agree with me there.
Very well-written btw, i will reflect that in the voting booth.
Album Rating: 2.0 | Sound OffVERY good review. I agree whole-heartedly, although I gave the album a 2 because I can't even grasp the catchiness. This really is a huge letdown for me. Pos'd.
Digging: Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas
Album Rating: 4.5seems like everyone likes black cat but I hate it
how can you hate Black Cat Zippermouth? (i'm gonna use your old name just to annoy you you now)
grande revue, même si la Mayday Parade ne m'intéressent pas
yea black cat grew on me massively but its still my least favourite song on the debut
Album Rating: 3.5Jersey is probably my favorite on that. Least favorite for me is rather hard to pinpoint. Good review here. I have this a bit higher than you but can completely understand why you gave the score you did. Quite frankly because you wrote a great review expressing why.
Album Rating: 4.5I love Jersey, Jamie All Over, When I Get Home and Walk on Water
Yo strikey, you're good at French aren't you?
Haha, I've studied it for 9 years..
Haha I'll take that as a yes then. I was wondering if you could translate a line of text from English to French for me as I was planning on making it the summary for my Editors review.
courseeeee. well, i can try. then some native speaker will come along and tell me it's not french enough. but sure.
Excellent, the line is:
"It floats like a butterfly thats been stung by a bee"
I'd put it into a free translator but they usually fuck up the grammar and I have little to no understanding of French grammar.
Il s'envole comme un papillon (qui a été) piqué par une abeille.
s'envoler means to fly in an insecty way; as far as i'm aware the french don't really have a word for the whole float in the air kinda thing haha.
You might be able to use
Il flotte comme...
but I really can't tell from my dictionary whether that's good use of language. s'envole definitely is, it just might not be accurate enough in the figurative sense.
Ahh ok, well thanks a lot man. To get back on topic this is a great review. I liked what I have heard of 'A Lesson In Romantics' so I might check out a few tracks off of this.
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Pain during ovulation
Do you ever have a pain in your abdomen, usually once a month, that you can't put down to period cramps or eating prawns past their use-by date?
Then you could be suffering from ovulation pain - a common issue for one in five women, which can also sometimes be a sign of gynaecological problems such as endometriosis.
Who suffers from ovulation pain?
Around one in five women suffer from ovulation pain, often occurring when a woman's ovary releases an egg as part of her menstrual cycle. That means a painful abdomen once a month, often two weeks either side of a period. Ovulation pain is usually completely normal and just another side effect associated with menstruation.
Why does ovulation pain happen?
Experts have a few different theories as to why ovulation pain occurs, one being that the pain is the egg breaking through the ovary wall, or due to contraction of the fallopian tubes after ovulation. Another theory is that the pain may be due to blood or fluid released from the ruptured follicle during ovulation.
What does it feel like?
It could be a sharp pain, cramps or twinges, usually occurring on either the left or right side of a woman's lower abdomen, depending on which ovary is releasing the egg. There is no hard and fast rule – the pain can alternate between right and left sides each month, or it can affect predominantly one side of the abdomen. The duration of the pain also varies between different women, from a few minutes to 48 hours, with some women also complaining of nausea. In the worst cases, it can be mistaken for appendicitis.
When is it more serious?
While painful ovulation is fairly common in women and doesn't lead to other problems, painful ovulation can also be a symptom of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), ovarian fibroids or endometriosis. If you are concerned, see your GP and keep a diary beforehand, so you can let your doctor know exactly when in your menstrual cycle ovulation pain occurs, the level of pain on each day and how long it lasts.
What happens next?
Your doctor will look at your diary, along with your medical history and conduct a physical exam to assess the cause of the pain. If your pain is severe or if anything crops up in your medical or physical exams, you may have a vaginal or abdominal ultrasound, blood tests or X-ray to determine the cause of the pain. Following that, as a last resort, you may be recommended to undergo keyhole surgery to try and resolve the issue.
What else can help ease ovulation pain?
If the pain is getting you down, take a painkiller and rest in bed as much as possible. Warmth can also act as pain relief, so use heat packs, hot water bottles or warm baths. The Pill can also prevent ovulation pain, as it stops ovulation: talk over this option with your GP and always see your doctor if ovulation pain lasts longer than three days, or is accompanied by heavy bleeding or discharge.
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Singha wrote:inside delhi also lot of these private cars operate as airport drops or day taxis. the driver makes sure to take the agreed upon fare before reaching the airport departures driveway lest anyone see it as a commercial venture and pounce. he acts as your personal driver.
The best part such "business practices" have now been even taken into countries like UK . When I made my first visit to the UK, from Heathrow to Hounslow I became a pucca brown sahib and went using a London black cab. No refusal to ply, no haggling on the fare and he went by the meter. The finance folks at Veg.Oil.Co was not very happy when I gave them the bill.
Next time around my UK counterpart had arranged my pick up. He gave me the number of the driver as well. I called up the number, and the driver asked me NOT to go to the area where black cabs or other registered cabs would be waiting. I was asked to come to another area where private cars (with relatives of the passengers) could wait. The driver a Sardar from Punjab then took me to the hotel using the services of Tom Tom. Had to really convince him, that I have no plans to camp in UK even when he kept on explaining the benefits of UK . Paid him much lesser than the black cab rates, for which he gave me a receipt (from one of the rent-a-car agencies).


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SANDY, Utah — RSL looked nothing like a team that hadn't won in more than a month. With Will Johnson, Kyle Beckerman, and Javier Morales all back in the starting lineup, the Claret-and-Cobalt controlled the tempo from the outset en route to a dominating 3-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the first leg of their Western Conference semifinal matchup at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night.
Álvaro Saborío scored two goals and Ned Grabavoy added the third as RSL took a commanding lead heading into the return match on Wednesday night at Seattle's CenturyLink Field (10 pm ET; ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com; live chat on MLSsoccer.com).
Seattle will need to regroup after managing no shots on goal against a masterful Real Salt Lake defense.
Kasey Keller kept the series from getting out of hand with eight saves. Morales contributed two assists for the home side.
RSL started off strongly, with Fabián Espíndola among the standout performers in the first stanza. His strike partner Saborío just missed scoring in the eighth minute, while Keller had to dive to deny Will Johnson in the 20th. Keller once again came up big in the 24th minute, stretching to his left to deny Andy Williams when it looked like the RSL midfielder would score.
Kreis was forced to use a substitute in the 31st minute, bringing on Chris Schuler for Jámison Olave (right quad strain). The move didn't slow RSL's tempo, as the team finally broke through in the 41st.
Saborío provided the final touch to a lovely maneuver as Javier Morales and Chris Wingert advanced down RSL's left side against Seattle's James Riley. The overlapping Wingert's cross was headed for the net, but Saborío tapped it in on the goal line. After conferring with the assistant referee about a possible offside call against Saborío, match referee Mark Geiger ruled it a good goal. (See image at right)
Seattle had great opportunity to tie it up before half, but Álvaro Fernández couldn't direct Leo Gonzalez's cross on frame from very close range.
RSL started the second half the same as the first — with constant pressure. The reward came earlier this time. In the 53rd minute, an RSL throw-in turned into a goal as quickly as Morales could center the ball to Saborío. The Costa Rican forward took the ball on the bounce and hooked a backheel around defender Jeff Parke and inside the far post as RSL took a commanding series lead.
In the 60th minute, Seattle's Lamar Neagle came off for Erik Friberg, who pushed Evans out to wide midfield. Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid desperately needed some connections in midfield as Seattle was spending a great deal of energy defending.
Subsequent inclusions of Mike Fucito and Roger Levesque did little to jump-start Seattle's offense as the visitors ended the night meekly. Fernández' 64th minute cross off the crossbar was arguably as close as Seattle got, while Saborío missed a chance for the hat trick in the 71st minute.
Grabavoy added the shock third in the 88th minute, outhustling the Seattle defense to pound home a rebound.
It wasn't all roses for RSL – they lost a second center back in the late going when Nat Borchers left the game with a left knee strain.
Scoring Summary:
RSL -- Alvaro Saborio 1 (Chris Wingert 1, Javier Morales 1) 41
RSL -- Alvaro Saborio 2 (Javier Morales 2) 53
RSL -- Ned Grabavoy 1 (unassisted) 88
Misconduct Summary:
RSL -- Fabian Espindola (caution; Reckless Tackle) 30
SEA -- Osvaldo Alonso (caution; Reckless Foul) 54
SEA -- Fredy Montero (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 91+
SEA -- Erik Friberg (caution; Reckless Foul) 93+
Seattle Sounders -- Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Leo Gonzalez, Lamar Neagle (Erik Friberg 60), Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans, Alvaro Fernandez (Roger Levesque 77), Sammy Ochoa (Mike Fucito 63), Fredy Montero.
Substitutes Not Used: Nate Jaqua, Zach Scott, Tyson Wahl, Bryan Meredith.
Real Salt Lake -- Nick Rimando, Robbie Russell, Jamison Olave (Chris Schuler 32), Nat Borchers (Luis Gil 84), Chris Wingert, Andy Williams, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales (Ned Grabavoy 79), Will Johnson, Alvaro Saborio, Fabian Espindola.
Substitutes Not Used: Arturo Alvarez, Paulo Araujo Jr., Collen Warner, Kyle Reynish.
Referee: Mark Geiger
Referee's Assistants: Joe Fletcher; Steven Taylor
4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
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Razorbacks advance to College World Series
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Jake Wise drove in a run with a two-out single in the top of the 10th inning and Arkansas advanced to the College World Series with a 1-0 victory over Baylor in the deciding game of their super regional on Monday night.
Wise, a sophomore catcher who had entered the game as a defensive replacement, grounded a ball into left field out of the reach of diving shortstop Steve DalPorto.
It will be the seventh CWS appearance for the Razorbacks (44-20), who play Kent State on Saturday.
The Bears tried to come back in the bottom of the 10th, but left two men on base.
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From The Foundry, by Mike Brownfield, January 23, 2012 –
"If you build it, they will come," an ominous voice called out to Kevin Costner's character, Ray Kinsella, in the movie Field of Dreams. For Kinsella, the "it" was a baseball field in the middle of a farm in Iowa—and despite all the naysayers, the starry-eyed young father put his family's fortunes on the line in pursuit of his crazy dream.
Eventually, "they" came—the ghosts of the disgraced 1919 Chicago White Sox team and carloads of fans from miles away—and Kinsella's "knight of faith" reliance on the mysterious voice paid off. Unfortunately for President Obama and General Motors, the dream of creating an electric car revolution is not being realized, and the positive results are about as tangible as the apparitions of eight dead baseball players.
About one year ago, General Motors began producing sleek, highly marketed, battery-powered Chevy Volts—whose $41,000 price tag is being offset with a taxpayer-funded $7,500 tax subsidy. But last year, only 7,671 Volts were sold, falling well short of the 10,000 that GM expected to sell. To make matters worse, GM was forced to recall all of those vehicles to make modifications to keep them safe during crashes. Now, after the dim year of poor sales, car dealers are starting to rebel and don't want to put the cars on their lots. Jalopnik reports:
Now we're hearing reports of dealers who don't want to buy the cars from GM because customers just aren't materializing for the Volt.
Automotive News gives an example this morning in the New York City market where last month, GM allocated 104 Volts to 14 dealerships in the area and dealers took just 31 of them, the lowest take rate for any Chevy model in that market last month. That group of dealers ordered more than 90% of the other vehicles they were eligible to take.…
In Clovis, Calif., Brett Hedrick, dealer principal at Hedrick's Chevrolet, sold ten Volts last year. But in December and January he turned down all six Volts allocated to him under GM's "turn-and-earn" system, which distributes vehicles based on past sales volumes and inventory levels. GM's "thinking we need six more Volts is just crazy," Hedrick said to Automotive News. "We've never sold more than two in a month." Hedrick says he usually takes just about every vehicle that GM allocates to him.
With dealers opting to not stock the cars, Jalopnik writes that GM no longer plans on meeting their Volt production targets for 2012—apparently supply and demand matters to the company. Bear in mind that electric cars like the Volt are a "critical element in President Obama's long-term plan to break our dependence on foreign oil," as Energy Secretary Steven Chu explained. What's more, the President predicted that electric cars would help create thousands of new jobs with surging demand for the vehicles, all while pumping some $5 billion in taxpayer funds into the electric-car industry. But even those subsidies aren't enough to stoke the demand for the product.
Politicians can deliver speeches, set goals, and subsidize; likewise, companies can build products and market them to consumers. But at the end of the day, they can't force people to buy. "Build it and they will come" might have worked for Ray Kinsella, but it doesn't always work in the free market. Supply matters, but only if there's a demand to go with it.


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CRS: North Korean Drug Trafficking: Allegations and Issues for Congress, September 14, 1999
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About this CRS report
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Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: North Korean Drug Trafficking: Allegations and Issues for Congress
CRS report number: RS20051
Author(s): Raphael F. Perl, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Date: September 14, 1999
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- At least thirty documented incidents, many involving arrest or detention of North Korean diplomats, link North Korea to drug trafficking. Such events, in the context of ongoing, credible, but unproven, allegations of large scale state sponsorship of drug production and trafficking, raise important issues for the Congress, the Administration, and America's allies in combating international drug trafficking. The challenge to policy makers, is how to pursue an effective counter drug policy and comply with U.S. law which may require cutting off aid to North Korea while pursuing other high priority U.S. foreign policy objectives including: (1) limiting possession and production of weapons of mass destruction; (2) limiting ballistic missile production and export; (3) curbing terrorism, counterfeiting and international crime; and (4) addressing humanitarian needs.
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I am all swagged up and ready to go. Maybe the Reds could wear this cap tonight.
I am all swagged up and ready to go. Maybe the Reds could wear this cap tonight.
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I predict Votto ties or beats his season rbi total for a single series! It's 4, I believe.
This late-season stressful game is bringing out Brantley's ultimate folksiness.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
53 more to go!
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My POV (including the back of Heather's head)!
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2 weak grounders to start -- might take a few minutes for the changes to kick in
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Votto ties Rose's record for on base in a single season.
Having quite the "subpar" year.
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There's growing concern in Hollywood over film crews' safety, as crews feel mounting pressure to push their limits on set. The call for attention to the issue amplified after the death of 27-year-old Sarah Jones.
On Feb. 20, the camera assistant was killed in an accident on the set of the film Midnight Rider, a biopic about the musician Gregg Allman.
The crew had been shooting a scene on an active train trestle in Doctortown, Georgia. According to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, police got a report of a train hitting people working on the film. Jones was killed, and seven others were injured. The Sheriff's Office is still investigating the case, as is the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The film's production has been put on hold indefinitely.
David S. Cohen, a senior editor at Variety, says the crew had been filming a dream sequence on the train trestle, and had placed a metal bed on the tracks. The crew, Cohen says, "had been told that there might be a train coming and if they did hear a train, they would hear a whistle, and they'd have a minute to clear the bridge."
When a train began approaching the film shoot, Cohen says, it surprised the crew, arriving much more quickly than expected. Crew members did not have time to move the bed from the tracks.
"The train struck the bed, which then became shrapnel," he says.
With the multiple investigations still ongoing, there are several unanswered questions, including whether or not the crew had obtained permission to shoot on the train tracks, and exactly what safety precautions had been taken.
But even as the results of the investigations are pending, the accident has forced a discussion of safety on set.
Jones was briefly mentioned during the "In Memoriam" segment at this year's Academy Awards, and hundreds attended a memorial walk and candlelight vigil in Los Angeles on March 7, where they paid tribute to Jones and called for a greater attention to safety. There have been other notable deaths on set in recent years, such as the death of stuntman Kun Lieu during filming of The Expendables 2 in 2011.
But Jones was not a stuntwoman. She was a camerawoman, and that has broadened the debate. Unlike stunt positions, second assistant camera and other crew positions do not inherently involve a high degree of danger. But Cohen says crew members feel that film productions are pushing the envelope, and sacrificing safety as a result.
"There is a feeling that in the push to get shots made, to get shows done in an era of a bad economy and limited resources," says Cohen, "that productions are pushing harder and harder, and that safety is less and less of a consideration."
Cohen says that crew members also feel enormous pressure to accept potentially dangerous conditions on set.
"No one wants to say no," he says, "because they feel like if you say no, they won't hire you next time."
Still, Cohen says, the incident has already prompted people to speak up more frequently about safety issues on set.
"What we're already hearing," he says, "is that more people are saying no, and more people are saying, wait, stop, think."
Director Lars von Trier takes on sex and death in ways that deeply disturb moviegoers. But the business of moviemaking itself can be disturbing. The process can be chaotic and even dangerous. Sometimes, people die. The most recent case in America was Sarah Jones.
Jones was a 27-year-old camera assistant, and a month ago, she died while working on the set of the film "Midnight Rider." The film had been shooting at an active train trestle in Doctortown, Georgia, when an oncoming train killed Sarah Jones and injured several others.
David Cohen is a senior editor with Variety, and he's been reporting on the case. He says on the day of the accident, the film crew was shooting a dream sequence and had placed a metal frame bed on a train bridge.
DAVID COHEN: And they had been told that there might be a train coming, and if they did hear a train, they would hear a whistle, and they'd have a minute to clear the bridge. And as it happened, for whatever reason, they heard the whistle, and they didn't have a minute to get off the bridge.
The train struck the bed, which then became shrapnel. Some of that shrapnel hit members of the crew and broke their bones. One large piece of shrapnel struck Sarah Jones, who was the second camera assistant, and hit her hard enough to knock her into the path of the oncoming train. And she was killed more or less instantly.
RATH: You know, a point of controversy here is whether the production had permission to shoot on those train tracks. What do we know about that?
COHEN: We know very little about that, and that is one of the key questions upon which this case will turn when it comes to lawsuits and criminal charges. The railroad has insisted that they did not give permission for them to be on that trestle or those tracks and says they have an email chain to prove it.
The production says that the email chain continues past CSX Railroad's denial, and that there was something that seems to imply permission or something like that. Those emails have not been made public.
RATH: Can you talk about the reaction you've been hearing from people who work on sets since this accident?
COHEN: There have been fatalities on film sets before, and some relatively recently. But this has hit people in a very different way, and I think for a good reason. Usually when people are killed or badly injured on sets, it tends to be stunt men who are paid to do dangerous work and go into the work they do knowing the risks that they're taking.
But this is a second camera assistant. And as someone explained to me, everybody in the business started on a bottom-of-the-ladder job like second camera assistant. Everybody who works in production, whether it's a cinematographer or a sound mixer or assistant director, understands how powerless that person is.
There is a feeling that in the push to get shots made in an era of a bad economy and limited resources, that productions are pushing harder and harder and that safety is less and less of a consideration. And technicians, camera people, sound people feel across the board that they are being put in danger regularly and an accident like this isn't shocking for that reason. It's only shocking that it was such a horrible one.
RATH: So, David, do you think the death of Sarah Jones is going to have any kind of effect on how movies are made?
COHEN: Yes, I do think that the death of Sarah Jones will have an effect, if only because it will empower people to stand up for themselves a little bit more. The danger every one experiences, even very, very experienced crew people on a movie set, is that no one wants to say no because they feel like if you say no, they won't hire you next time. And what we're already hearing is that more people are saying no and more people are saying: Wait, stop, think.
RATH: David Cohen is a senior editor with Variety. David, thank you.
COHEN: Thank you for having me.
RATH: The local sheriff's office is still investigating the incident, as is the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Those investigations are expected to take at least several more weeks. The production of "Midnight Rider" is on hold indefinitely. This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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So I am crushing hard on my best friend's brother. We have met up twice for drinks recently, and while I haven't exactly lied to my best girl about it…I haven't exactly gushed the details either. I feel like I'm in high school all over again, but worry the repercussions of the situation could far exceed simply not riding in the same limo to prom. Is this a red light or a green light? –Hand Check
Well, it certainly is not the optimal situation. Should something go awry, you could end up losing a love interest and a friend.
Before this budding romance goes any further, it's best you come clean with your BFF. Let her know you have feelings for her brother and you'd like to explore it. While you don't need her permission, it certainly will make life easier to have her blessing.
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Angela, how do you know if "the one" is in fact "THE ONE?" –Something Blue
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But what happens when despite every instinct, every effort, "The One" turns out to no longer be your "One"? Just as life gives us multiple chances at success, life also gives us multiple chances at love.
Trust your instinct. Honor your commitment. Love with an open heart. Do all of these each day and whatever you face, you can remain at peace with your choice.
My ex keeps texting me but I know through the joys of Facebook that she's dating a new guy. She hasn't mentioned this to me yet though. She ended our relationship a few months ago, but we have remained friendly, or flirty, depending on how you look at it. Should I call her out on stringing along two guys? –James
No, James, you don't need to call her out on stringing you both along. You just need to stop allowing her to string YOU along. She's clearly seeing someone new, but it feeds her ego to continue to have you interested. It's very simple. Cut off communication with her. Do not play her game.
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Hey y'all! Remember Taco Bell Tuesday? I'm now doing basically the exact same thing, except it counts as part of my job and it happens on Wednesday.
Look upon this Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit Taco and despair, for it might just be the worst thing I have ever eaten at Taco Bell:
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Mere hours after I sampled Taco Bell's Biscuit Taco breakfast for the first time, Taco Bell announced that it will provide free Biscuit Tacos to all customers from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 5, the same day it will introduce its new Diablo Sauce at restaurants nationwide.
But unless some added heat can save the woeful breakfast dish, true Taco Bell enthusiasts will be best served skipping the lines that morning and showing up at 11:15 a.m. for traditional Taco Bell lunch. Thanks, Taco Bell, but no thanks. The Biscuit Taco is terrible.
Before I go on, I should note that I hoped to try the Biscuit Taco in its more heralded, Crispy Chicken incarnation. But though multiple menu…
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Well here's your first look at the 2011 Aprilia Tuono V4 R. While we don't have official information, the Tuono V4 line seemingly comes equipped with the Aprilia Performance Rider Control package. Sharing its frame with the RSV4 superbike, the Aprilia Tuono V4 R receives a de-tuned motor with performance figures coming in at 162hp and 81 lbs•ft of torque. Like the Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE, the Tuono V4 R will be fitted with APRC system, which will bring traction control, anti-lock brakes, wheelie control, launch control, quick-shifter, and rider-selectable driving modes to the naked V4.
Braking power comes from radial Brembo monobloc calipers mated to 320mm discs up front. Suspension is done by Sachs, with 43mm titanium nitride (TiN) forks and a four-way adjustable (compression, rebound, pre-load, and ride height) rear shock with piggyback reservoir. The 2011 Tuono V4 R comes with new wheels that are 5 lbs lighter than the ones that come on the Aprilia RSV4 R. We apologize for the small photos after the jump, but perhaps that's better so as to help you avert your eyes from this abortion of a motorcycle.


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Roman Holidays of the Vatican Planet Chain is a comfortable B&B situated in the historical Prati area and it is only a few steps away from the Vatican Museums and St. Peter Cathedral.
In a few minutes, it is possible to reach some of the principal historical sites as the Vatican Museums, the Sistin Chapel and S. Angelo Castle.
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Review: Sold overclocked to 700 MHz
We continued to test cheap DirextX 10 cards and today we bring you the Zotac Geforce 8500GT. Zotac is a fairly new name in the industry - it is in fact Nvidia's PC Partner brand. Zotac launched a number of their products based on Nvidia's DirectX 10 chips and they are currently trying hard to get their piece of the market. Many of their products are over-clocked and are running on greater speeds than Nvidia's reference clocks. The Zotac GeForce 8500GT is no exception.
The Zotac 8500GT (SKU#: ZT-85TE250-FPP) is a card with the fastest core among the GeForce 8500GT family, at least among the ones we've tested so far. The core runs at 700MHz which is 250MHz faster than Nvida's default speed for the 8500GT which is 450MHz. Quite an impressive start for the Zotac 8500GT card.
However, the memory is still at the default 800MHz. Zotac didn't opt for GDDR3 memory, although we've seen some Nvidia partners, such as Gainward do this. With such a fast core, it is quite sad to see the memory not running at greater speed. The only way to change this would be over-clocking, and we will be talking about it later on, but we'll tell you this - we were impressed with the Hynix HY 5PS561621A-FP25 memory chips' capabilities. These modules are rated at 2.5ns which makes for 400MHz, and we easily ran them at 530MHz and 1060MHz in GDDR2 mode. Whether this is enough to beat Gainward's GDDR3 memory, we'll find out later. The memory interface is still 128 bit and stays the same no matter what type of memory used. That was Nvidia's decision and it applies to all 8600 and 8500 cards, meaning G84 and G86 cores. On the GeForce 8500GT with 256 MB of memory, the bandwidth measures up to 12.8 GB/s, the core is 80nm and it has 16 Stream Processors.
Zotac also worked on the design - the I/O side has DVI and VGA connectors painted yellow on black metal, and it fits in with the rest of the card. The cooler is small but sufficient for a G86, which is quite small itself. The fan would sometimes run a bit louder than usual, but it's bearable. The RoHS sticker on the back of the card says that the materials used in the manufacturing process contained no harmful elements.
The picture on the box shows the same macho Zotac soldier we saw on the card's cooler. It also has some additional info like "DVI to HDMI adapter". That's correct, besides the S-Video and component cable as well as a CD containing the drivers, you'll find the afore-mentioned adapter. It seems that in this range of cards, Zotac is the only one giving away such a juicy gift.


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John Stewart's classic look at the moment the Republicans realized they had lost and tried to justify it to themselves.
What an incredible story to tell yourself: We would have won were it not for the moral failings of the non-real America. Fox lost because last night minorities, who feel entitled to things, came and took the country from the self sufficient white Medicare retirees and upper class tax avoidance experts, or as they're also known, your audience.