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How long is applying cold compresses effective? I still have swelling on my face and jaw line 9 days after surgery.
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I have a ridge/line near jaw after MACS facelift. Any suggestions? (photo)
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56 year old male. Face still numb from cheekbones down to and under the neck along with this ridge on my face. Sort of wish I hadn't had the... READ MORE
Irregular Semi Soft Ridge Above Left Side Jawline 7 Weeks Post Facelift?
The ridge above jaw extends to lower ear. I've had 6 lymphatic massages and continue to work on this.It does seem better in the morning or after... READ MORE
I am 13 weeks post facelift. I have swollen areas in front of both my ears that extends below ear? (Photo)
I just completed a 5 day 4 mg Medrol dose pack after seeing my plastic surgeon for the persistent swelling ( ridge) in front of my ears and swelling... READ MORE
Is dense facial numbness and ridges normal 5 weeks out of surgery?
I'm a 56 year old male. I had a mid face lift and fat lipoed from under my chin 5 weeks ago. Probably the biggest mistake I've ever made. I still have... READ MORE
Follow up. Is this fat necrosis? (Photo)
5 weeks post facelift & fat transfer surgery. Ridges have not changed in weeks. Opened for aspiration, but solid. I have 6 large HARD bumps in lower... READ MORE
This is 8th day after my face lift, and I have a visible ridge around my face. Will it subside with the swelling?
This is 8th day after my face lift, and I have visible ridge around my face and along my jawlineg. It looks like it separates unshwollen part of my... READ MORE
Horizontal ridges on cheeks after facelift. Can this be corrected with surgery?
I had a facelift just over a year ago. After 6 months I began noticing some horizontal ridges on one cheek, as if the skin had been unevenly pulled.... READ MORE
Will ridges go away and will I regain movement of upper right lip four weeks post neck and face cosmetic procedure?
4 weeks ago I had necklift, facelift,blepharoplasty, lateral forehead lift, fat graphs & small chin implant. Still swollen around cheeks but... READ MORE
Scar tissue or cysts??? Numerous hard ridges and lumps after Facelift & fat transfer with no improvement at week 5.
I have developed numerous hard ridges in my cheeks and neck that have shown no improvement in the last 2 weeks. My face is so tight that I can not... READ MORE
4 wks po facelift healing fine except for these two unusual bulges with ridges, with this go away? (Photos)
Is it a hematoma on both sides from procedure for the jowls ?...it never changes day to day...and the more the surrounding swollen areas recede and... READ MORE
Within 3 days after surgery I had developed a hard horizontal ridge beneath the chin incision. What is this? (photos)
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One of 6 boats acquired by St Andrews from University of London in 2004.
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Politics of Friday, 6 July 2012
Source: GNA
Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has repeated that the creation of more district assemblies would hasten socio-economic progress.
He has therefore appealed to all personnel posted to serve in the new assemblies to accept to work diligently and with passion to bring positive transformation to the lives of the people.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo was speaking at the opening of the 9th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Local Government Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kumasi.
The two-day meeting was attended by more than 500 delegates drawn from across the country.
"Working in partnership with Local Government Service for improved service delivery" was the theme.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo repeated the government's determination to strengthen and deepen the decentralization policy to enhance good governance and enrich the nation's democracy and said it was on account of this that 9,000 motorbikes had been distributed to assembly members nationwide.
There are also plans to provide some assemblies with 200 vehicles and 50 computers to improve their operation.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo assured members of the Union of maximum support and cooperation in the discharge of their duties.
The General Secretary of the TUC, Mr. Kofi Asamoah, said there was the need to make sure that the local government system was insulated from partisan politics.
This, he said, would allow the workers to perform their duties professionally and more effectively.**


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Big banks beware. Your "insane" profits – estimated at $29 billion this year – are in the sights of some of Australia's most ambitious technology entrepreneurs.
The co-founders of SEEK and Atlassian, two of Australia's most successful technology companies, believe financial services is the industry most vulnerable to disruption by new technologies.
"We have over $27 billion to $28 billion of banking profits per annum," Paul Bassat told The Australian Financial Review and Macquarie Future Forum in Sydney. "That's quite extraordinary. That's over $1000 per man, woman and child."
Mr Bassat, the co-founder of SEEK and chief executive of venture firm Square Peg Capital, believes traditional banks will be challenged by start-ups that work out new ways to solve old problems, including payments and peer-to-peer lending.
Banks know the threat is coming.
Westpac recently invested $5 million in peer-to-peer lender SocietyOne. Others have introduced new ways for small and medium businesses to take payments over smartphones and tablets.
"The profitability of the banking industry in this country is insanity," said Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes, who is a director of banking competitor Tyro Payments, which has a banking licence to process credit card transactions.
"It doesn't appear anywhere else in the world and I think Tyro, like a bunch of others, are trying to change that and doing a phenomenal job."
According to PwC research, Australia's big four banks generated a combined $27 billion in profits in 2013, and $14.7 billion for the first half of 2014
The warning comes as banks are increasingly looking at Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon.com as potential rivals.
Facebook has reportedly applied for an e-money licence in Ireland, which would enable it to issue its own currency and compete in the lucrative global remittances industry.
In Australia, eBay's payments subsidiary PayPal pushed the financial systems inquiry led by David Murray to overhaul legislation that it says is holding back financial innovation in Australia.
Smaller companies are looking to get some of the market. Australian medical school drop-out Josh Reich helped found US online bank Simple, which promised customers a more transparent view of their fortunes with updated technology. The company was acquired by Spanish global bank BBVA for $US117 million this year.
Although Australia's big banks are protected by one of the most highly regulated financial systems in the world, the fear remains that technology companies can use their experience creating products that customers want to use in order to offer services that rival the banks.
"Twelve months ago, I might have said that being a quick follower may be enough; now I strongly believe you have to strive to be a leader," he said.
"Although we are at the beginning, things are moving quickly. It's easy to forget tablets did not exist before 2009."
Mr Bassat described payments as "the holy grail" of innovation and a significant area of likely competition with the banks.
Companies such as PayPal, MYOB and Square, the US company founded by Twitter director Jack Dorsey, have become likely rivals. Each offers ways for small businesses such as cafes to take credit cards and payments using smartphones and tablets.
The low-margin, high-volume market is seen as a significant rival to the big banks.
Mr Bassat pointed to peer-to-peer lending, online platforms that allow investors to lend directly to consumers, as another potential space for competition and innovation.
SocietyOne, a two-year-old company that has facilitated 200 loans worth $4 million,
He also pointed to technology companies that relied on decade-old business models as facing the threat of extinction. He singled out MYOB, the accounting software maker, as an example of a company being rivalled by Xero, a New Zealand accounting software maker that has gone online-only to serve customers more quickly and at a cheaper price.
"To be frank, companies like MYOB, I think they're in a world of pain," he said.
An MYOB spokeswoman responded: "MYOB has consistently maintained a strong leadership position as the market leader for accounting solutions over the past 20+ years despite the emergence of many competitors."
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Back in May 2008 Yahoo! acquired a search add-on called Inquisitor that brought "find as you type" search results to Safari. Since then there hasn't been much news about what's going on behind the scenes, but there didn't seem to be much development… at least not on the Safari front. They've apparently been working on a version of the add-on that also works in Firefox.
The Inquisitor Firefox extension is currently in the experimental phase, but does offer a lot of what the Safari add-on does. When it comes to appearance I'd have to say this extension is top-notch. And despite the fact that Yahoo! does own the extension it does still include support for either Google or Yahoo! results.
Will I be using the extension? Nah. Inquisitor was actually part of my inspiration for wanting to develop CyberSearch in the first place. Ever since I started using CyberSearch I've removed the search box all together since the instant results are incorporated into the address bar. And I don't think I'm not the only one that has done this if you take a look at some of the reviews people have left on our add-on's page.
If you're still a fan of the search box I'd say that the Inquisitor extension is a must-have for Firefox users, but be sure to sneak a peek at CyberSearch as well. Then just pick the one that suits you best.


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|On my secunia it is listed as an end of Life program I wanted to uninstall tried 3 times it uninstalls from my control panel but not from my secunia list why is that & how do I get it to uninstall from the list I do not want this program anymore to much trouble.
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If you are using psi 2 ; you can use the following method :-
1. Open psi and go to Scan Results.
2. Alongside the vulnerable prog. is a "+" sign.
Clicking on that will reveal Detected Instances..
3. Below, are two yellow folders. Click the one without a red dot.
It will open Windows Explorer and you will be able to view the vulnerable files/folders.
4. Right click and delete.
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Although the candidates for the University nine who were called out yesterday are fewer in number and later to begin practicing than usual, there is every indication that they will do effective work, and under better conditions than last year. The plan of calling the Freshman out before the 'Varsity candidates is beneficial because it enables the choice of the most promising Freshmen for the 'Varsity squad and thus makes the squad smaller and more easy to handle. Calling the men out later than usual also considerably lessens the period of indoor practice before work out of doors begins. Although this indoor practice is absolutely necessary in getting the men into condition, it is always a relief to begin out of door work, and the plan of making the indoor practice as short as practicable will be a welcome innovation. The decision of the Corporation allowing baseball to be played on Holmes Field this year will also help the nine, both as regards its regular work, and from a financial standpoint. It would be impossible to lay out a really satisfactory diamond on Soldiers Field this spring; and even if it were the gate receipts would there be less than on Holmes Field, because Soldiers Field is not yet sufficiently easy of access. With the general supervision of the coaching in the hands of Mr. C. W. Smith '86, who, as will be remembered, was captain of a remarkably successful championship team, it will be felt by all that the coaching interests of the team are in safe hands.
In a general way, then, the prospects for the year are bright. It is unnecessary to add that the more apparent the interest of the undergraduates as shown by attendance at practice and in any other ways that may arise, the greater the encouragement given to the team.
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Living Legacy
by sshg316
o0oApril 7, 1998
Shell Cottage
She raced along the garden path, the red-haired man following close behind. Her heart was pounding in her ears, the steady rhythm thumping in time with her silent footfalls.
She had to hurry; she could not be late.
The wind whipped her cloak about her legs, and she pulled the hood forward in a vain attempt to protect her face from the cool night air. She hastened her steps; the sooner this was done, the sooner she could return to the cottage and her warm bed.
The path forked, and she stopped, turning to face her companion.
"Wait here."
He looked as if he might protest, but then he nodded. "I'll be waiting."
She gave him a brief smile and then continued on, taking the path to her left, her gait steady and determined.
She did not look back.
When she drew near the cliffs, she stopped, careful to remain just inside the boundaries of the Fidelius Charm. Now that she had reached her destination, she turned around. She could just make out the small cottage in the distance. Drawing her wand, she cast a Disillusionment Charm on the surrounding area to ensure they would not be seen. She knew from experience that any one of the current residents could be up at any given hour.
A man appeared a few metres further down the path, his dark-as-night cloak billowing around him like a woollen cloud as he made his way to where she stood. She could not see his face, but she knew it was him.
Her stomach churned, and her body shook. She had weighed and measured every argument, every consideration in order to convince him that she wanted to do this. Now that the moment had come, she wondered if she was doing the right thing.
He stood before her and lowered his hood, his dark eyes gleaming down at her with unspoken gratitude, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She had been right after all.
"Are you ready?" he asked as he reached for her.
She placed her trembling hand in his and offered a nervous smile. "Yes."
His face was impassive, but she knew him well enough to notice the smoothing of the lines about his mouth and brow. He was pleased.
They walked a bit further down the path, moving into the shadows, until he finally stopped near the edge of the cliff. The roar of the waves filled her ears, and she turned her head toward the sound. The view of the sea was breathtaking, but there was no time to consider such trivialities.
"Are you certain you wish to do this?"
She looked up into the face that she had once reviled but now held so dear. She smiled and nodded; she would not turn back now.
"Very well. Let us begin."
He removed his cloak, inclining his head to indicate that she should do the same.
She followed suit, turning away from him as she swallowed down her nervous jitters at being so inadequately clad before a man. Yet she allowed the cloak to slip from her shoulders, and the fabric slithered to the ground, revealing the thin white shift the spell required her to wear. She shivered as the wind picked up, and the salty tang of the sea air filled her nostrils and coated her tongue.
With a steadying breath, she faced him once more, her eyes widening at the sight before her. He stood as though braced for battle, his legs spread, his arms at his sides, and his wand in hand. His pale skin seemed to glow in the moonlight and appeared as pure as the white, loose-fitting garments which fluttered about his thin frame.
His eyes locked on hers, and he beckoned her closer. Unable to look away, she jerked forward as though mesmerised, stopping when she was within arm's reach.
Slowly, as if to allow her the opportunity to flee, he raised his wand.
He cast the spell.
"Ingravesco," he intoned as he moved his wand in an intricate pattern. Suddenly, a ribbon of glittering light burst from the length of wood, winding and rippling its way around her once, then twice before doing the same to him.
The incantation left his lips again, louder than before. "Ingravesco!"
The spell began pushing them toward one other as the streams of magic tightened their hold. Tighter and tighter, the magic squeezed until she stood so close, the tips of her breasts brushed his ribcage. She gasped at the unexpected jolt of pleasure that shot down her spine.
His breathing was as laboured as her own, but somehow, he gathered enough air to complete the spell.
"Ingravesco iugo!"
The magic compelled them even closer, until they stood as if in a lovers' embrace, and she lifted her chin until her eyes met his. The ribbons tightened again in a burst of magic, and she felt the sharp sting of it deep within her. Her eyes remained steadfast on his, and for a moment, the world stopped and fell away, leaving only them and the magic.
In her peripheral vision, she could see the frozen glimmers of light which surrounded them, and a small part of her marvelled at the visual manifestation of such powerful magic. The rest of her was acutely focussed upon the man in front of her, the man she had come to know and to befriend—to love.
Her breathing quickened as the magic pulsed around them yet again, encouraging, prodding, demanding. It wanted something, and she despaired at her lack of knowledge. What did it want? Her eyes pleaded with him—did he know?
He did.
She blinked, and his mouth lowered to hers. Her heart leapt within her chest, and she parted her lips in welcome. The magic pulsed in response and exploded around them in a dizzying array of shimmering light. She had never felt such power as she did in that moment, with magic and passion coursing through her veins. She felt his fingers grip her head, angling it to deepen the kiss, and the magic responded yet again, flaring and twisting about them until the very air was saturated with its raw power. Her hands pressed against his back, pulling him ever closer as her own inherent magic cried out for more.
Unfamiliar sensations flowed over and through her body, and she felt as though they were racing toward a precipice. She knew she would fall if she continued onward, but she did not care. The spell was guiding her now, and she would willingly follow, even to the very end.
Suddenly, she felt a stinging pain at the top of her spine, and then she was there, soaring over the edge and convulsing in wave after wave of magic and pleasure. He was with her, their bodies locked together by the spell and by their kiss.
And then it was done. As quickly as it had begun, it ended.
The spell was complete.
He held her in his embrace, lingering for just a moment, and she thought she heard him murmur her name into her hair. His arms lowered, and he took a step back, his eyes resolutely on the ground.
She felt strangely bereft, and she could sense the echo of her magic calling out to his. They stood in silence for several minutes as their breathing returned to normal, and their magic stabilised.
"Are you well?" he asked stiffly.
She could not help but smile at his familiar return to formality. "I am well."
He nodded sharply and then finally met her gaze again, his eyes softening as he looked upon her.
"Thank you, Hermione."
After a lingering look, he turned on his heel and Disapparated.
She was left alone, the tingle of magic still whispering along her skin.
May 2, 1998
The Shrieking Shack
Hidden in the tunnel, Hermione's eyes closed as the order was given. She wanted to scream, cry out, but she could not. She must be silent. No. No!
She watched as Harry peered through the tiny crack in the wall. His breathing had quickened, and he had bitten down on his knuckles until they bled. "Harry!" she breathed as he pointed his wand at the crate and moved it from blocking his way.
She was frozen in place as he pulled himself out of the tunnel and into the room. She didn't want to see, she didn't want to know, and yet she followed.
When she emerged into the room, Harry was kneeling beside him. Severus! From where she stood, she could only see him in partial profile as he turned his head toward Harry. He seemed to be trying to speak.
Hermione's ears strained to listen.
Suddenly, he grabbed the front of Harry's robes and pulled him closed.
"Take … it …. Take … it …."
A silvery blue substance gushed from his mouth and his ears, even his eyes. Hermione realised what he was expelling—his memories. Thinking quickly, she conjured a flask from thin air, and shoved it into Harry's shaking hands.
She took a step back. She wanted to be in Harry's place, kneeling at Severus' side. She wanted to whisper words of comfort, to tell him goodbye, but she could not. She remained standing behind him, her eyes fixed upon Harry in the effort to contain her agony at watching the man she loved die before her eyes.
When the flask was full to the brim, and Severus looked as though he had no blood left in him, his grip on Harry's robes slackened.
"Look … at … me …." he whispered.
He breathed his last breath as he stared into the eyes of Lily Evans, the only woman he had ever loved.
And Hermione felt her heart break into a million pieces.
A/N: Portions of the second scene are taken directly from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32, pages 656-658.
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It was a surprise to no one that Brian J. Smith — the North Dallas native and Quad C (now Collin Theatre) alum and Juilliard grad — received a Tony Award nomination as best featured actor in a play this morning for his role as The Gentleman Caller in the recent Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie … certainly not me.
I first saw Smith in a Quad C production of A Clockwork Orange, and as soon as he did his next professional gig (in the ensemble of WaterTower Theatre's The Laramie Project) I set up an interview.
"I don't know why you want to interview me," Smith asked me quizzically (he was about 21 years old at the time). "Because you're going to win a Tony someday, and I want my story to be the first major story in your portfolio."
It didn't require alchemy or tea-leaf reading to figure it out. Smith was a remarkable, charismatic onstage presence from the start, and his luster ensured him of success. So I'm happy for him — and happier for everyone who sees him. He shares his nomination glory with co-stars Celia Keenan-Bolger (featured actress) and acclaimed lesbian actress Cherry Jones (leading actress). The fourth member of the cast, out actor Zachary Quinto, was overlooked in the leading actor category.
Smith will likely win the Tony, but he does have some competition, including the legendary Stephen Fry and Mark Rylance (both from Twelfth Night), plus Reed Birney (Casa Valentina) and Paul Chahidi (also Twelfth Night).
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Civic Square Stores, in Tilbury, and Select and Save, in Boyce Road, Stanford-le-Hope, have had strict conditions imposed on them after they were caught selling alcohol to underage children.
Earlier this year, Thurrock Council and Essex Police targeted the two areas of the borough, and the council's licensing sub-committee met recently to discuss the results.
The council's Trading Standards team worked with under-age volunteers.
On February 8, nine shops were checked in Tilbury and on April 5, ten in the Corringham and Stanford area were targeted. Just the two served the girls.
The sub-committee was told that after follow-up operations in June, both stores properly refused to sell alcohol. Conditions have now been imposed on the stores and the sub-committee also suspended their licences for two weeks.
Speaking after the meeting, chairman of the sub-committee, Cllr Mike Stone, said: "While these two cases were disappointing, it was pleasing to see that the vast majority of stores visited abide by the law.
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Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 5 minutes.
I do rise in support of the general premise--I repeat--the general premise of this legislation, but oppose the legislation as amended. I would like to mention that only 3 out of 15 Democrats support it. So while it is bipartisan, it is minor bipartisanship on this particular issue.
H.R. 2842 does seek to generate additional hydropower at the existing Bureau of Reclamation facilities--that is, Federal properties--through developing new process of conduit and in-canal hydropower, which we should be developing at a greater speed and length.
We cannot support this bill as amended, even though the original bill did also state it and an attempt was tried to be able to take this waiver language out on page 4, lines 12 to 15. We were unsuccessful, and we cannot support it because it does have a NEPA waiver, language that we cannot support.
We are in support of the general intent. H.R. 2842, the Federal conduits, continue to fall under Reclamation Lease of Power Privilege process, LOPP. It requires offering a preference to irrigation districts or water users associations with an existing contract, those that already have a contract, which we support.
It safeguards current project users by recognizing the project's primary authorized purposes and that no financial and/or operational costs will be incurred by the existing water and power users.
The Federal Power Marketing Administrations are also--and I repeat--are not obligated to purchase or market the power produced.
The legislation does go a step too far and includes an unnecessary and unwise blanket exemption from a critical environmental law.
If my colleagues on the other side had simply followed the advice of the National Hydropower Association and the conservation group American Rivers, we would have a noncontroversial bill which would have passed unanimously out of the House. We also received a letter from six environmental groups in opposition that I would like to include in the Record.
Proponents for exempting the National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, will argue that government regulatory red tape is preventing the development of more hydropower. Reclamation already has the authority to comply with NEPA through categorical exemptions, and the system is working. Categorical exclusions have been issued for hydropower sites under the reclamation's LOPP process at three specific sites in Colorado: the Lemon, which was in 1989; the Grand Valley Power Plant in 2011; and Jackson Gulch in 1995.
NEPA compliance for other sites, in fact, has not been the bureaucratic chaos some would make it out to be. There are three projects in the home State of Colorado for my colleague, the sponsor of this bill. In Jordanelle, Utah, compliance took 15 months from start to finish to receive final permit in 2004. At Lake Carter, Colorado, it took 6 months to finish NEPA in 2010. At Ridgway, Colorado, an LOPP was just issued last month after completing a 15-month NEPA process. On the South Canal Drop 3 site in Colorado, a finding of ``no significant impact'' was just issued last month after a 15-month NEPA process.
Developers and irrigators need clarity and certainty so their project can be developed. Waiving NEPA will not provide clarity and certainty. The stopgap for development is not NEPA; it's a lack of a Reclamation process. There must be a clear process in place for the development of hydropower at Reclamation facilities.
I urge Reclamation to finalize the directives and standards as soon as possible, and it's my understanding the draft is already out to developers and irrigators for their view, and the final directives and standards will be completed by the end of this year.
It is unfortunate that this legislation contains this controversial waiver. Without the NEPA exemption, this legislation would have been on suspension, and I do oppose the legislation and ask my colleagues to join me in opposition to this very sad portion of waiver of NEPA.
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Hey guys I've noticed that my computer is not top dog ( really just feeling sluggish ) any more and I'm looking at going to try and do some upgrades, I currently have an asrock Penryn1600SLI-110dB Mobo with 4 gig of DDR 2, an intel q6700 OC'd to 3.35 Ghz 2 x 500 GB 5600 RPM HDDs, and a 450 GTS graphics card. The only things I really want to change are the MOBO, the processor and the Ram. And before you ask yes, I have fiddled with MSCONFIG and gone through all the processes I don't need running permanently to try and speed it up, I have also used a registry cleaner and the machine is basically reasonably well kept. But anyway, Back to topic.
I'm tempted to jump across to AMD and go for the Hex core 1100T because ive been reading up and it has some awesome reviews.... and surely 6 cores are better than 4 right?
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A MAN has been rescued from Clent Hills after falling down a hole and injuring his leg.
West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics were called to the 'four stones' at the summit of the Worcestershire beauty spot at around 1.20pm this afternoon (Monday).
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was unable to walk to safety after reportedly falling into a hole.
A spokesman for the service said: "The man, who couldn't bear weight on his leg, was given pain relief and was treated for a suspected fractured ankle.
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His report said mobile services in the bush would be "adequate" by 2004 when 98 per cent of Australians would have terrestrial mobile coverage. But more progress was needed, particularly on improving fixed-line phone services, internet dial-up speeds and broadband internet access.
To address these shortcomings, Mr Estens recommended the continued govern-ment subsidy of satellite mobile phones and imposing a special licence condition on Telstra to guarantee a minimum Internet dial-up speed of 19.2 kilobits per second.
To ensure services continue to improve, Mr Estens wants a regular independent review, part of a broader regional telecommunications plan to be funded by the Government.
The Government has consistently stated it will not sell its remaining 50.1 per cent stake in Telstra until it is satisfied telecommunications services in rural and regional Australia are "up to scratch".
It established the Estens inquiry to determine how far services had progressed since the Telecommunications Service Inquiry conducted by Tim Besley in 2000.
After studying 606 submissions and consulting 40 different interest groups, Mr Estens found the Government had responded comprehensively to the findings of the Besley inquiry and was addressing concerns it raised.
As a result of the Besley inquiry, the Government spent $163 million on improving basic phone services, mobile coverage and internet speeds.
The Democrats' communications spokesman, John Cherry, said the report recognised the important role the Government played in ensuring equitable access to telecommunications.
"The Estens report makes out a good case for increasing Government ownership of Telstra, not reducing it," he said.
The Opposition labelled the Estens report "a complete whitewash" designed to pave the way for the full privatisation of Telstra.
The leader of the Greens, Bob Brown, said the inquiry confirmed the need to keep Telstra publicly-owned. "Talk of a special fund to guarantee Telstra services in the bush is an admission that with a privatised Telstra it would be more difficult to do just that," he said.
The Federal Government will now consider Mr Estens's findings and recommendations "as a matter of urgency", before deciding its next step.
It will also consult with the competition watchdog, the industry ombudsman and the Australian Communications Authority about the report's implications.
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Please fill out the form below, print it, and turn it in, in hard copy, on the due date you selected on the signed up sheet. The Russian Food Network Event as a follow up to your Russian cooking experience will take place on December 2 during class time, in the Whitman Commons. Please duplicate your recipe and bring it in for the event.
Recipe: Russian Gingerbread (Pryaniki)
2 tablespoons butter Glaze:
½ cup honey ½ cup confectioner's sugar
1 egg 2 tablespoons freshly
1 ¾ to 2 cups flour squeezed lemon juice
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon each: ground Cardamom
2 tablespoons crushed blanched almonds
½ cup thick jam (plum is especially good)
Cream the butter and honey, then beat in the egg. Stir in the baking soda, spices and almonds, mixing well. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Wrap the dough in waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. On a floured board roll the dough out 1/8 inch thick Cut out the rounds with a 2 ½ - inch cookie cutter. Spread a generous teaspoon of jam on half of the rounds. Top each jam-covered round with a plain round, sealing the edges with your fingers, them crimping them decoratively. Place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and continue baking for 8 to 10 minutes more. Cool on a rack.
To prepare the glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Pour over the cooled cookies.
Yield: 18 cookies
A synopsis of your research on the recipe and the area where the recipe originated:
These are the oldest Russian sweet and have undergone many changes, especially in their texture and spicing, since their original form. As with most old dishes, each district – even family – has their own recipe. However, the most classic version is a cake-like spicy gingerbread still made in the city of Tula. The cookies are often frosted or filled with jam, and have been known to (somehow) survive long enough to wind up in the Leningrad Ethnographic Museum.
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Your description of the experience of preparing and the tasting the recipe (any ingredients you needed to substitute, any changes you made to the recipe… does it remind you of something you tasted before? What would you serve to accompany it? Etc.
Finding the ingredients was not a problem; the only items we did not have at home were cardamom and the blanched almonds. I substituted slivered almonds, and spent about ten minuets figuring out how to effectively pulverize them. As it turns out, nut-cutters, cutting boards, and knifes, work quite well to reduce almonds to small pieces. They do not, however, pulverize them. For such a thing, I recommend a mortar and pestle. Slight measuring discrepancies with the spices did not result in either an explosion or inedible cookies.
During the rolling out of the dough, make sure that the surface it is being rolled on is covered with flour, as well as the outside of the dough and the rolling pin. I recommend rolling the dough out in small amounts – less time for it to run out of flour and glue itself to the counter. The top of a Mason jar lid worked quite well as a cookie cutter, and resulted in a yield of 12 cookies. One point: make sure that you spread the jam out. This results (probably) in a more even taste, a better surface for the (runny but delicious) glaze, and cookies that do not represent stereotypical UFOs. For the glaze: spoon it on after the cookies have cooled enough to allow the glaze to set.
I have very little experience with gingerbreads of any type, but the dough's taste reminded me greatly of cardamom bread. The jelly center was very similar to Mardigras Puski's. I agree that Plum jelly was especially good. As a cookie, which functions quite well on it's own in my experience, I wouldn't serve anything with these. However, they would probably blend nicely with most types of tea (especially ginger), coffee, or milk.
Like a wine recommendation to accompany a dish, make a recommendation of a reading from Russian literature that would accompany the making or the tasting of the dish you prepared. Perhaps the reading would suit the mood of the dish, its spiciness or its sweetness… perhaps there was a mention of one of the ingredients or the dish itself in the reading… etc. You may select from the stories read or presented in class, or some other Russian work with which you are familiar.
I have several recommendations for this recipe, though only one is literary. First, listening to Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky during the original preparing of the dough may be beneficial to your mood, especially if you have reached the pulverizing of the almonds during the Dance of the Adolescents. I also recommend Modest Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain as an interesting piece to alleviate some of the tedium and frustration of rolling and cutting the dough before baking the cookies. My only literary recommendation (is it really safe to read while cooking?) is to read Diary of a Madman (Gogol) while these cookies are baking. After all, it is always nice to know someone else is more insane than yourself, and by that point you will have probably experienced the full sticking ability of the dough.


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Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
Originally Posted by AOPiBear04
Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
...why were you working at Stanfurd?!?!?!
Originally Posted by AOPiBear04
Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
Ha! I just read that article.
Let me guess, you're Christianne!
This one's interesting, too.
Speaking of the Freedom of Information Act, here's a great article on what big-time coaches (Tedford) could learn from this case.
Such as:
Rule No. 2: The Freedom of Information Act is alive and well and is going to get a helluva workout in the future.
Gone are the days when a coach could make a phone call or two and have his indiscretions or those of his players covered up by the local authorities. Bobby Petrino thought at the end of the day his state trooper buddy could get the more sordid details of the motorcycle accident swept under the rug.
But there was a 911 call (not by him), and those are a matter of public record. And when there is a 911 call about an accident, there is going to be an accident report, which is a matter of public record. And if anybody flat out lies on an accident report, including head football coaches, they are probably going to jail.
Why did Bobby Petrino finally fess up to his athletics director that he wasn't on that motorcycle alone? Because Petrino learned the accident report was going to be released to the public, as is required by law. Petrino called Jeff Long 22 minutes before the accident report went public.
Why did Arkansas call a press conference Tuesday night to fire Petrino and get all the facts on the table? Because on Wednesday there was going to be a document dump of all of Petrino's cell phone records to the Arkansas media outlets that had demanded them under the FOIA.
Moving forward, coaches need to know that every cell phone call, every text message, every email, every scrap of paper that they touch as an employee of a public institution will be subject to examination. If there are financial irregularities -- like a $20,000 payment to your mistress -- they will learn how forensic accountants can find just about anything they've tried to hide.
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...why were you working at Stanfurd?!?!?!
I knew that was going to come up. I interviewed with Cal and they said they didn't have enough work for me. Stanford said yes.
I don't get what the big deal is. Among the requirements for the position was sleeping with the boss at the time of application. Most applicants -- like, all but one -- simply didn't have the qualifications. It happens.
Originally Posted by AOPiBear04
I knew that was going to come up. I interviewed with Cal and they said they didn't have enough work for me. Stanford said yes.
I know a lot of my traitor Cal friends who work for the Furd administration now because of the free tuition program for their children. Dern but understandable.
AOPi, if I recall correctly you applied for the job as well. FOIA requests are great ways to expose public policy nightmares which are usually swept under the rug.
I do also agree that Petrino's hiring of Dorrell will set back women who hope to break into traditionally male-dominated sports fields.
This **** has been going on for decades in all sorts of emplyment opportunities, and the flip side of it hurts male applicants as well.
You may count yourself lucky not getting the job as this guy might have been your new boss.
Photos last forever, and Petrino may never live this one down.
My name is Bobby Petrino . . . and I'm definitely NOT comfortable in my own skin.
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I'm curious. Anybody know the salary paid for that job?
Originally Posted by calBlitz
I'm curious. Anybody know the salary paid for that job?
From one of the SI articles I linked to above:
Despite being the only candidate with no experience in football, Dorrell's "interview feedback" notes identify her as having "the most overall experience of building relationships that the football program is looking for." The following day, Dorrell received -- and signed -- an offer letter from Long listing a salary of $55,735, as well as four complimentary tickets to home football games and two complimentary tickets to home games in every other sport.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1ryONclaF
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One of these things is not like the others!
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25 students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whanui in Lower Hutt will visit Wellington Zoo at 11am on Wednesday 28 May as part of the Warehouse Wellington Zoofari programme.
The Warehouse Zoofari is a partnership between Wellington Zoo and The Warehouse that helps local low-decile schools experience conservation-based learning programmes at the Zoo.
The Warehouse's Wellington region stores raised over $25,000 in December to assist with the costs of learning sessions at Wellington Zoo. Schools from around the Wellington region were invited to apply, and 16 schools will visit the Zoo as part of the 2014 programme.
Full list of schools participating in the 2014 Warehouse Wellington Zoofari programme: Kahurangi School and St Anne's School from Wellington City; St Michael's School, Pukeatua Primary and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whanui from Lower Hutt; Porirua East School, Cannons Creek School, Maraeroa School, Russell School, Titahi Bay School, Titahi Bay North School, Rangikura School, Corinna School, Brandon Intermediate and Glenview School from Porirua; and Ōtaki School.


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VENICE, Fla. -- After years of fundraising and working to obtain tax dollars, they've broken ground on the Loveland Village in Venice. Tuesday, hundreds came out to support the effort to build an on-site living facility for the developmentally disabled in Venice.
It's expected to be complete next year. It's a first of it's kind project in the Sunshine State they say could transform how those with disabilities live their lives.
Ann Graybeal still takes care of her son Scott. He's 46 years old and has Down syndrome. "He lives in the community but is not really a part of the community. His neighbors are very nice, but they don't invite him over for pizza or to watch a movie."
She's excited now that no matter what happens to her, Scott will be able to live out his life at the soon to be Loveland Village, a 42-unit apartment complex for adults with developmental disabilities like Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy. "To be able to be around his friends and the support he has always had in case something happens to me; when something happens to me, I should say."
It's a nearly $12 million project years in the making, as part of the Loveland Center next door. It's been slowed by the downturn in the economy, but they're still pushing through, says CEO Carl Penxa. "We believe this is needed not only in this community, but in all communities throughout the country. This is the first generation of people with developmental disabilities that are going to outlive their parents, or their parent's ability to be caretakers."
Government leaders have taken notice. Congressman Vern Buchanan says federal funds could help. The project has become important to State Senator Nancy Detert, who has already worked to bring in $4.775 million in state tax dollars. "It is such a better model than what we used to do in the old days, where you went to government housing and lived a lonely existence," says Detert.
Loveland has raised $3.5 million in the community but still needs another $1.2 for Phase One.
Former Venice council member Jim Woods is leading that charge. He says with the savings in public transportation funds it practically pays for itself. "In transportation savings it's $1.1 million annually they will not have to pay now to get people here and back."
"There are a lot of no brainers in life. We hope that many people in the community look at this as a no brainer and certainly support what we are trying to do."
They also believe the facility could actually be an attraction to the area as families with those with disabilities move here for it.
For Scott, it's already set to be home. "He is so excited about having the village where he can live and be in a community with his friends," says Graybeal.
Not only will it be a nice place to live but such a relief for these families. Right now if someone who does suffer from some of these inflictions loses their primary caregiver, they can be shipped someplace else and become wardens of the state.


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CUMBRIA's place as a hotbed for green business has been underlined with six firms named in the top three per cent in Britain.
The half dozen have made the finals of the Green Tourism Goldstar Awards with five in the Lake District.
From 2,400 businesses that entered, only 60 made the finals - 30 English businesses, 22 from Scotland, one from Wales and the other from Northern Ireland.
As a county, Cumbria's total of six making the finals is the second highest number from any area apart from the South West.
Now in its fourth year, the annual awards give prizes to those which have done the most to promote sustainability.
- Kendal fish and chip shop in running to be named best in UK
- Latest traffic situation in South Lakes and north Lancashire
- Thieves break into van and steal money and bank cards
- Kendal McDonald's branch closed until late September
This year's Cumbrian contenders and their categories include: Best Activity Centre Provider – Blencathra Field Studies Centre, Keswick and the town's Newlands Adventure Centre.
Best B&B / Guest House - Cote How Guest House, Rydal Best Hostel - New Ing Lodge, Shap, Cumbria Best Inn / Pub - The Miners Arms, Alston Visitor Attraction - Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding All were nominated after being assessed for their innovation, cost savings and green ambassadorship.
Andrea Nicholas, of Green Tourism, said: "The awards are a recognition of the best of the best in Britain when it comes to creating and maintaining a thriving sustainable tourism industry. These finalists represent the best of the best - the top 3 per cent of Green Tourism businesses in the UK.
"The standard has been exceptionally high this year and every one of the shortlisted finalists have shown a dedicated commitment to providing consumers with great service and value for money while at the same time championing the cause of sustainability."
The Green Tourism organisation was launched 17 years ago and is now the biggest of its kind in the world.
It says it has helped nearly 10,000 businesses improve their commitment to sustainability.
It is considered one of the most rigorous of its kind and is the only certification programme independently validated by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT) on behalf of VisitEngland, VisitWales and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, and endorsed by VisitScotland and Failte Ireland.


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The world's a stage, we're all actors, and the bible is a great script.
The question is: Will you play your role?
– Nicholas Payton
The world's a stage, we're all actors, and the bible is a great script.
The question is: Will you play your role?
– Nicholas Payton
Everybody's making a lot of noise about this whole death of jazz thing.
How are we mourning something that's been gone a long time ago and highly questionable if it ever really existed?
The question to me is not if jazz is dead or will die, but rather, if it ever was alive.
OK- let's say jazz is alive.
Then it has most certainly been on life support for quite sometime.
Personally, I think somebody should to sneak in the room and euthanize it.
Maybe if jazz dies, cats will start playing the blues again.
You don't have to play blues if you play jazz.
Shyt, you don't even have to swing.
So I say, let it die.
The Original Dixieland Jass Band made the first jazz record.
Paul Whiteman was the King Of Jazz.
Louis Armstrong played the blues.
Miles Davis played the blues.
If it was good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
You can play anything and call it jazz, but you can only do one thing when you're playing the blues.
You can get a jazz Master's degree in countless schools across the globe.
There's only one way to master the blues.
You can teach somebody how to play jazz.
You can't teach anybody how to play the blues; you can only give it to them.
The premier jazz venue in the world rests on prime realty in Manhattan.
I think it's safe to say that jazz has officially crossed over.
Ever notice that no one ever speaks of the blues dying.
As long as there's life, there will be blues.
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I consider myself an intermediate quilter and this isn't that hard. It's 1,600 2 in squares being sewn together. Time consuming but not difficult if you can sew a straight line. The difficulty comes is when considering fabric placement and making sure that you're sewing them in the right place. Making sure the seams line up will be super important in this one. That's just my two cents:)ReplyDelete
I agree. :) I just looked on the site the quilt is from, and by her patterns, you could totally do this. You could easily replicate it without a pattern. It's just squares. :) Looks like fun!ReplyDelete
P.S. I think you're one of the few blogs I follow that is posting this week. LOL! I usually don't have time to comment, because I'm 'busy' browsing. :)
Agreed...your seam allowance accuracy is going to make or break this one. If you are off by even a bit, then you're going to have difficulty making it all match. But as far as piecing difficulty... it's cake:)ReplyDelete
And I'm with Deanna - Thanks for posting. I actually have some time on my hands to read and there isn't much out there this week.
I checked this out as she was doing it, and my thought was to do it with fusible interfacing (watercolor quilt style).ReplyDelete
I do totally agree that consistent seams are CRUCIAL in a quilt like this!
I actually made this! You can see all my posts about it here:ReplyDelete
It was A LOT of work, but I had fun doing it, and it was a great challenge for me. I actually made it worse by adding an additional 12 rows making it 2080 little squares. I figured each block took me about 1 or 1 1/2 hours. There are 25 blocks in her design. I pinned that thing like I have never pinned a quilt. You have to have near-perfect seams to get everything looking right. This was definitely the most time-consuming quilt I have made.
I did get sick of it in the middle and took a break for a while. It was worth it in the end and is lots of fun to have in my quilt pile.
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The Ups and Downs of Cruising during a Polar Vortex: Explorer of the Seas Cruise Review by bellbandmom
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The Ups and Downs of Cruising during a Polar Vortex
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
That being said, I have never been seasick on a cruise and it happened twice during this one….not fun. We traveled with my son, his partner and his partner's parents and it was an enjoyable, bonding experience for all of us but there were definitely some pitfalls. I have cruised before though and had other cruises to compare this to. My son and my husband were first-time cruisers on this trip. My husband and I had a large suite with a nice balcony. It was very nice but this ship is old and needs updating More badly. The lighting did not work properly in our room and maintenance showed up the evening before departure (while I was packing to go back home) to fix it. I sent them away and told them they could fix it after I disembarked. Not great customer service!
Several staff members at the lounges and especially in the casino were rude. I am not accustomed to this at all on a cruise. The general clientele on this ship were less than classy and a little trashy. I encountered rude individuals all week long on this trip and I was shocked at the language and the way people dressed on this ship. Again, not the fault of the cruise line. Let's talk about the cuisine…..
Overall, the food was simply mediocre and I had one meal that should have never left the kitchen. The food in the Wyndjammer was "ok" at best - think Las Vegas low budget buffets. We had our evening meals in the Da Gamma dining room and there were some hits and misses (mostly misses). The lasagna, lobster, most appetizers and most desserts were extremely good. Some of the soups, and many of the main dishes fell short. The salmon was awful and tasted like I was eating sandpaper. Most fish dishes were overcooked and bland. That being said, we had a wonderful wait staff and our waiter "Earl" was fabulous. He made our dinner meal extremely enjoyable.
As a suite guest, we had access to a private lounge on the 9th floor and the 19th Hole on the 14th floor. Both served free appetizers and drinks. This was a very nice perk although again, the food was not fabulous. Denzil Fernandes, our concierge was delightful and did everything he could to make our family's cruise experience a good one. I booked two spa visits while I was there and ended up with the same masseuse on both days. She was nice but I waited well beyond my appointment time for my service. She did a fairly good job but did not ask me the common questions a good masseuse should ask - in particular, about pressure. I had bruises on my thighs and back after the first massage. I took advantage of the "Happy Hour Spa Special" on the second visit and told her to use light pressure and it was a better experience. The second experience felt rushed though and I did not get the full time for my service because they were behind and the lady before me had lost her rings in the sink and maintenance had to retrieve them. I should have asked for a discount but didn't. I liked the girl that did my service but do feel I was cheated a little on the allotted time. The cruise directors: I have to give a huge shout out to Leigh and Erky! What a great team they made. They definitely know how to make things fun! Loved them! I do think the weather was a big factor on my level of enjoyment with this cruise as well. We could not go up on the pool deck with the exception of one day. It was just too cold and windy.
The port of call in Cape Canaveral was pure misery because of the weather and in all honesty, the tour we booked (Kennedy Space Center) was a huge disappointment because the tour was extremely disorganized. I would have stayed on the ship had I known the weather was going to be so miserable and the tour so disorganized. Our trip to Nassau was a little better but overcast and rainy. Atlantis was beautiful but forget the casino. Extremely high limits and no wins at all for anyone that I witnessed. We enjoyed our day at Coco Cay but again, due to high winds, our kayak excursion was cancelled. Because of the weather, we spent an extraordinary amount of time in the casino on the ship and lost A LOT!!!! Good for the ship but bad for us. Very disappointed but again, the weather is not within the control of the cruise line. I also feel there should be smoking lounges (enclosed) on the ship. The smoke was unbearable in the casino. Hated it! I would cruise with Royal Carribean again but would probably select a different port of embarkation (different itinerary) and a newer ship. Less
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Cabin review: 1552
Overall very accommodating, had our lighting worked properly. Roomy though and plenty of closet/drawer space. Suite in desperate need of updating.
Port and Shore Excursions
This was our port of embarkation and it was chaos. Getting there is confusing and we waited in our vehicle forever just to get our bags off-loaded and get our vehicle parked. I hated every minute of it. Again, clientele added to the misery (not the fault of the cruise line but perhaps attributed to the actual port of embarkation). I would never choose this port again.
This was our favorite day. Weather was better although we did get soaked in a downpour while we were there AND our excursion was cancelled due to high winds. The staff was not set up timely in the bars and dining areas due to weather delays so our day was pretty short. I do believe if the weather cooperated, this would have been a perfect day. Beautiful island.
This was fun. We shopped but the it was rainy and cloudy that day so again, weather was a factor. We did go to Atlantis and that was fun to see but everything in Atlantis is so expensive and overpriced. We visited the casino and the limits were extremely high and we saw no one win a thing. the staff at Atlantis were very rude as well. I would never book a trip to Atlantis after actually experiencing it on this trip.
Kennedy Space Center
The weather was miserable which added to the bad experience. We had a very disorganized tour and my husband and I actually got separated. The tour guide rushed through the exhibits and she was very hard to follow. The actual museum was very enjoyable though. We did enjoy the exhibits that we had time to see but wish we had a better, more organized tour guide.
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Jonny Venters is about to revisit every pitcher's worst nightmare. The Atlanta Braves reliever is scheduled to meet with Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday about his sprained left elbow.
Venters left Tuesday's game with the Detroit Tigers after he felt discomfort in the form of a "pulling sensation," though he says there was no pop like he felt in 2005 when he had to have Tommy John surgery.
"It didn't swell up," Venters said on ajc.com. "(Wednesday) it wasn't terrible, soreness-wise. Most of the soreness is in my muscles. So that's good. I don't know what the plan is…. I'm not too awful worried about it being anything."
General manager Frank Wren also chose his words carefully in search of some shred of optimism, even though Venters is expected to start the season on the disabled list.
"It seems like a sprain of some sort, or strain," Wren said. "We'll let Jim Andrews tell us what his findings are once he sees him. Until Jim sees him, we just won't know."
The move leaves the Bravos with Eric O'Flaherty and Luis Avilan as the bullpen's remaining lefty arms. They also have two spots to fill with Christhian Martinez and Anthony Varvaro – both of whom are out of options – or Wirfin Obispo.
The 28-year-old Venters has appeared in 230 games since 2010, the second most in baseball. Although his ERA is a miniscule 2.23 in that time, he did go on the disabled list in July of last year with an elbow impingement.
"It's disappointing, because I worked hard this offseason and this spring to get ready for the season," Venters told braves.com. "Unfortunately, this had to happen at this time. It's nothing I have control over, so I'm just going to do everything in my power to get healthy."
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