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Spring Hurts
Injuries are often reported as time lost, usually as a range of days, weeks, or even months. As the clock ticks down toward Opening Day with the sledgehammer tocks of a Jack Bauer-style clock, baseball players are learning that while there's no clock during the game, there may as well be one hanging on the wall of the training room. The steadily moving arrow of time is not the key, however. Instead, it's the gap between "now" and "healed." The trouble is, that time span is different for everyone.
It's even harder to evaluate during spring training. "The guys are all at different stages. Some are coming off winter ball and are tired. Some are rested, and not ready for a full load yet," one trainer explained. Injury management is in many ways not unlike scouting. It takes years of training and experience to make the required decisions, all of which go into both treating an athlete and estimating his recovery time. "The hardest part is knowing there's a hard deadline. Opening Day is what all these guys are shooting for once they've made the team, and getting the team as close to 100 percent on that date puts pressure on both them and us," he explained. "It gets the rehab a bit tighter. We push to make sure that four weeks means four weeks, or that four to six is closer to four if it's not going to put a guy in a bad spot."
With time becoming tight, teams are looking closely at the injuries they have, and working hard to prevent any new ones. With pitchers, it's more difficult; not only do they need to be physically able, but getting them up to speed and building their stamina is a big part of spring training. "Even missing a day or two sets them back," the trainer explained.
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The World Baseball Classic has made for a lot of spring ink, but not a lot of significant injuries; nevertheless, "Classic-itis" is a term we've heard since teams were being selected. While Chipper Jones (oblique), Dustin Pedroia (abdominal strain) and Ryan Braun (ribcage) have been injured during the Classic, none of those injuries are significant. Jones followed his standard pattern, trying to come back too quickly and re-injuring himself, but with time to heal up before the season starts, he and the other two should all be in the Opening Day lineups with no deficits. Braun didn't even miss a game for the ill-fated Team USA. David Wright is another player of note injured during the Classic; he fouled a ball off of his toe, and while he was initially worried that he may have broken it, he's just going to miss a pedicure or two while the cracked, painful toenail grows back in.
Perhaps the most serious injury to occur to anyone on Team USA was that of Kevin Youkilis, who came out of the tournament with a sprained ankle. He showed no real damage, and is expected back as soon as this week; a couple of extra weeks should have him at or near 100 percent, which gives the Red Sox some leeway with third baseman Mike Lowell, who is more of a question mark than, say, Chase Utley is. Utley has played more like a man who's been resting since we last saw him after the World Series, rather than one who underwent a major surgery and months of hard rehab; he's moving well and showing no ill-effects at all. With Utley and Lowell (or Alex Rodriguez), the issue is less about getting them back than it is about keeping them back. It looks as if Utley and Lowell will be ready on or around Opening Day, with Rodriguez ready as soon as April 15, though May 1 is a more likely date.
The news isn't so good for Joe Mauer, because after a back problem and kidney surgery, he's having more back problems. The two are discreet and only related by symptom-lower back pain-with the swollen back joint exacerbated by squatting, precisely what the Twins insist on having Mauer do. Mauer could DH once these symptoms clear up, but catching is going to put so much pressure on his back that several sources think this will be the injury that finally pushes the Twins to get the gear off of their best hitter.
Remember too that there are some injuries that play into a team's hands or involve other circumstances. Teams will consider roster space and their schedule when making moves. B.J. Upton is caught up by all of these complications, with a crunch of players out of options and a schedule that takes the Rays to two cold-weather cities during the first week. While he could play on Opening Day after recovering from shoulder surgery, circumstances are such that he's likely to start out on the DL. Try not to let these kinds of factors and their unexpected outcomes take you by surprise when it comes to managing your own roster.
A version of this story originally appeared on ESPN Insider .
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Would it be beneficial for catchers to do yoga to open their hips more? Greater hip flexibility should allow catchers to squat with a straight back, and thus cause them fewer back problems.
Mar 23, 2009 09:09 AM
I've wondered the same thing but for catcher development - would yoga create the flexibility needed for some guys to stick at the position who otherwise move?
Mar 23, 2009 10:16 AM
All San Diego Padres players are required to do Yoga. It didn't seem to help the catchers much last year.
Mar 23, 2009 12:52 PM
Not to be Annoying Internet Grammarian, but I think Mauer's injuries are discrete (separate) rather than discreet (unpretentious, modest, unnoticeable).
Mar 23, 2009 11:55 AM
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You know, I think you're right. I actually took it straight from a doctor's email to me, so I didn't even think about it until you said that.
Mar 23, 2009 12:50 PM
Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins goalie) is partly crediting an off-season yoga regimen for his vast improvement this year. I would imagine the benefits, if there are any, would be somewhat similar for goalies and catchers.
Mar 23, 2009 15:59 PM
Nick Punto talks about how yoga has helped him stay healthier over the past few seasons. Not that that helps the Twins much.
Mar 23, 2009 18:12 PM
Is there any data to suggest that "tightness for simple inflammation" is more risk for more serious elbow problems in the coming months/years for Hamels...or any pitcher for that matter?
Mar 23, 2009 13:17 PM
Dang, I wished I had seen this before picking up Mauer -- last report, his back injury wasn't as serious as feared.
Mar 23, 2009 18:56 PM
I'd think playing on that rotten Metrodome turf does no one (especially Mauer) any favors.
Mar 24, 2009 08:18 AM
There hasn't been much talk the last year or so of moving Mauer off from behind the plate here in Minnesota. Do you really think that this might happen sooner than later? Sure he is our best contact bat, but he elite skills behind the plate and seems to make our pitchers great rather than good.
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This is one of the dumbest things, I have ever seen. That's partly due to the fact that I am a New England Patriots fan. However, with the official football season around the corner, it looks like the Manning brothers had more time to kill this off-season, rather than stay in shape.
DirecTV has a contract with the NFL with its NFL Sunday Ticket, one of the sole reasons to get DirecTV, and it looks like it has another good deal. Their fantasy tracker, which allowed you to put in your Fantasy Roster and track track them in real time during the games. The new Fantasy Zone however, is a step up from that providing a full channel dedicated to all things Fantasy.
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Peyton, can do what ever he wants, because he clearly proved that he was the MVP of his team when he was out with a neck injury and the Colts were nowhere near competitive. Last year, went he 13-3 with the Broncos, breaking Tom Brady's 50-touchdowns-in-a-season record by five touchdowns. Yeah, Peyton can do whatever he wants.
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Ithaca, N.Y., peace activist Peter DeMott, 62, died Feb. 19 after a fall while working in a tree. His wife, Ellen Grady, was able to see her husband before he went into surgery at a Pennsylvania hospital where he was airlifted following the accident. DeMott, a father of four daughters, died during the surgery.
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Ramasamy, Devarajan (2005) Development of a compressed natural gas (CNG) mixer for a two stroke internal combustion engine. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering : Mechanical.
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has been accepted widely as an alternative to gasoline. More importantly the use of CNG in two stroke engines will drastically reduce the high emission output from these engines as these engines are widely used around the world. A conversion kit is used to apply the fuel in engines. A bi-fuel conversion system converts engines without much modification to other systems. They are normally produced for four stroke application. This kit has to be studied to be modified for two stroke application. The part that connects the engine to the kit is called a gaseous fuel mixer. This part mixes the air and fuel due to its venturi shape. A mixer provides fuel suction at different engine speeds due to pressure difference at the throat. The optimisation of the throat is important as a small throat will cause poor performance at high speeds while a large throat will reduce fuel suction. The smaller throat size creates higher velocity and lower pressure. This low pressure creates fuel suction into the mixer. The mixer was designed for a two stroke engine air flow. Computer aided design (CAD) and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software were used as a tool for the design. The design is optimised for inlet and outlet angles, number and size of the hole at the throat circumference and also the throat size. The prototype design was manufactured based on optimised dimensions of the mixer that were obtained from CFD analysis. The mixer was validated to show that the CFD analysis was correct. Testing apparatus were used to do the validation. The apparatus consists of a laminar flow element (LFE), a smoke generator, a digital manometer and a gaseous flow meter. It was used to validate the flow pattern, pressure drop from the mixer and the air fuel ratio given by the mixer
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TEL AVIV (Jun. 16)
A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Office today charged that Britain was violating the United Nations cease-fire to Palestine by shipping crude oil from Haifa tanks to Tripoli for refining and eventual use by the Arab armies. At the time of the adoption of the cease-fire resolution by the Security Council; Britain agreed that her military supplies and stockpiles in the Arab countries would come under the four-week U.N. embargo.
The spokesman, a senior official in the Foreign Office, pointed out that the British closed down the Haifa Bay refineries in order to keep petroleum products out of the hands of the Jews. He asserted that the Israel Government refused to recognize anyone's extraterritorial rights within its precincts, although any concessions granted by the Mandatory would be honored, in accordance with the U.N. partition resolution.


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About the Book
This is the 12th volume of Southern Pacific Forever's Photographic Diary of the Railroad series. Over 2100 photos explore the railroad as seen through the eyes of Southern Pacific Forever. In addition to the regular photographs of the current state of the railroad is a look back into 35 mm times with photos from 1998 to the mid 2000's seen from coast to coast and acquired through trades with other railfans. Also, a look into artist group MF's work on the rails and a special section showing all the Golden West Service cars caught by SPF. As usual, it's a lot to look through, 440 pages of fun. Take a glance at the preview and I hope you enjoy SPF's latest release.
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- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
440 Pages
- Publish Date Oct 07, 2011
- Language English
- Tags southern pacific forever, union pacific, trains, graffiti, art, photography, railroad, freights, boxcars
About the Creator
I have a passion for the railroad, some say addiction, but I prefer the former. I've been lucky enough to travel around the country and Canada to watch trains and meet other young enthusiasts like myself. I'm a fan of art and love the country, and todays railroad holds both quite well. At the present time I live next to a large railyard and am fortunate to have plenty of opportunities to photograph railcars daily. So, until I find myself living under the Thailand sun, I'll be resting patiently beneath the California sky waiting for another line to come rolling by.
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Declaring "I will not let you down," Police Chief Charlie Beck took the oath of office Thursday to become the 56th leader of the Los Angeles Police Department in a formal celebration of his appointment.
Beck has been on the job for two weeks and has already begun remaking the command staff as he takes over a department from Chief William Bratton, who was able to drive down crime to historic low levels and generate the most popular support it has ever had.
"I recognize this is not for me, it is for the work done by the officers," Beck said, referring to the ceremony in the forecourt of the new Police Administration Building.
Beck, 56, is a 32-year veteran of the department and belongs to a family with deep ties to the LAPD. His father, George, was a deputy chief. His sister was a detective and he has two children on the force.
George Beck pinned the chief's badge on his son's uniform and asked him: "Are you ready?"
Beck replied: "I'm ready. Thanks, Pop."
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pointed to that family history.
"This is a man who represents the past of the department, is part of its present and will shape its future," Villaraigosa said.
While the event and Beck's day - which included a barbecue with officers at the Police Academy and a gala dinner hosted by the Police Foundation at the Getty Center - was a tribute to the department, there was also a dose of reality.
An off-duty police officer, Kenneth Aragon, 48, was killed in a crash early Wednesday morning as he rode a motorcycle in Atwater Village on his way to work in the Northeast Division. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which is under investigation. The 19-year LAPD veteran was married with five children.
"It is a tragic loss that reminds us of the dangers we all face every day," Beck said.
And, he said, it drove home the need for the department to continue working to keep the city safe and push for an expanded force.
"The Los Angeles Police Department has a vast and glorious history," Beck said. "It also has a history that we have tried to put behind us in some instance. It is the responsibility of the chief of police to continue the glory days.
"It is a heavy obligation. But, I have come to realize it is not an obligation, but an opportunity to take the next step forward for the Los Angeles Police Department."
Beck is taking over a department with more than 9,900 officers and 3,000 civilian employees that has come through a rigorous court oversight with the federal consent decree imposed after the Rampart Division corruption scandal in the late 1990s.
Beck was selected partly because of his commitment to embrace the reforms in the consent decree and reach out to a diverse community for help.
It was evident in those who came to see the swearing-in and were participating in the various events.
At his morning ceremony, the grandstand was shared by former Chief Daryl F. Gates and his longtime critic, former state Sen. Tom Hayden. In the crowd, there were civil rights advocates such as attorneys Connie Rice and Carol Sobel.


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I'm especially proud of Ventura County Credit Union's commitment to being a good neighbor. Through our CommUNITY Giving program, we encourage our employees to donate their time while getting paid their regular salary.
If you visited one of our offices this summer, you saw collection boxes for donations of school supplies for families who otherwise may not have been able to afford them. Thanks to your generosity, THRIVES (Together Helping Replenish Inventory for Ventura Educators and Students) and School on Wheels received much-needed backpacks, calculators, crayons and other educational materials. I know they're now being put to excellent use in local classrooms. And as the holidays approach, we are once again asking you to join us in supporting FOOD Share. There are too many people in Ventura County who go to bed hungry every night. Your donations of non-perishable food items will not only help ensure that they have proper nourishment, but will let them know someone cares.
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About the Book
Twenty-five years ago after traumatic breast surgery my wife took a lover with my knowledge and consent. What transpired is related in this book through explicit letters from her lover and in intimate, revealing, funny and sometimes erotic photographs taken at the time the affair took place by the author, her husband of 28 years. Though her years were cut short, Irene lived a rich and full life in the time she she was given.
All profit from this book goes to Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Features & Details
- Category Sex & Relationships
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
84 Pages
- Publish Date Jul 14, 2008
- Tags Breast Cancer, Non profit, Breast, Sex, Affair, Photography, Relationships, Adultry, Beauty, Nude, Wife, Sensual, Erotic, Cancer
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Peter Waters
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I have been involved in photography one way or another for 60 years. I moved to Charleston 13 years ago and have loved every minute of it since.
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This soft and cozy black cotton and cashmere knit is lined in heather grey jersey for a double dose of warmth and softness. Great to wear with black tights and ankle boots or with skinny jeans and ballet flats.
This cardigan could not be more perfect. It's cashmere-blend, so it's soft without being too wintery, and the draping of the pockets is perfect and casual in that put together yet slouchy way.
Double layers of fine knit cashmere and silk blended goodness.
Maybe you don't want to be so obvious with your buffalo plaid. Here's a sweater that more subtle but doesn't compromise on style. Love the asymmetrical zipper.
I love a good cowl neck sweater.
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Mobile phone services that offer directions and other location-based services will be huge in 2008, says Mark Collins, vice president of consumer data services for AT&T (T).
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Collins sat down with Fortune at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association show in San Francisco. He says that AT&T is finishing up network upgrades that will allow the company to launch location-based services in the first quarter of 2008. Collins says he expects his major U.S. competitors, including Verizon Wireless (VZ), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (DT), to amp up their mapping-related offerings as well.
"We do think that this is a very big idea," Collins says, "the idea of having my own personal points of interest, and having the ability to navigate whether I'm in a new city or in my own town."
While showing off a GPS-equipped BlackBerry from Research in Motion (RIMM), Collins also suggested that cell phone-based services will eventually render in-car navigation systems obsolete.
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SAN BERNARDINO >> There's a lot riding on 2014.
A new mayor will take office for the first time in eight years, along with at least two new members of a City Council that's still shifting direction after a momentous November election. As supporters of both mayoral candidates say, that could either enable a renaissance or divert the bankrupt city toward even more problems, depending on what voters say in February.
An interim police chief who only just took over, or someone else chosen by the new mayor, will work with those officials and others to try to reduce a homicide rate that's increased 50 percent since two years ago and fix other crime issues — with the help of a shrunken police force that's in the midst of hiring but says its morale is near a record low.
And the bankruptcy case will spread to new issues and possibly new courts — the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, for one — but could end with a successful emergence from Chapter 9 before the year is over.
Or the city could lose bankruptcy protection without making the changes it needs to recover. Or it could languish in bankruptcy court into 2015 or beyond.
That's hardly all of it, but the amount resident Rosie Zuniga knew was enough to make her lose the smile she'd had as she left City Hall after trying to discuss a bill Tuesday.
"This year so much has gone bad, they sure better make some of it better next year," said Zuniga, 40. "I don't know if they can or not. The finances and all of that, and with politicians, you don't know about what they say."
That's a gloom and a pessimism many in the city have expressed in 2013, a year that saw Councilman Chas Kelley and Councilman Robert Jenkins arrested on separate charges, and no shortage of tragedies.
But seeds for great improvement were also planted, and in some cases are already bearing fruit, said Mayor Pat Morris.
"So it'll be a good year, I'm highly optimistic about that," Morris said Tuesday. "Emerging from bankruptcy as a healthy city, that's clearly at the top of the list. … It's highly possible that we'll do this in the next calendar year."
While a cluster of cities filed for bankruptcy protection at around the same time as San Bernardino, the years before that offer few examples to suggest what San Bernardino's path might be. Vallejo exited bankruptcy in 2011, after three years of court battles and still faces formidable challenges.
Nearly as unique is the re-imagining of transportation that will reach several milestones in 2014.
The multi-year 215 Freeway expansion is slated for January, a Metrolink expansion from the historic Santa Fe Depot scheduled for commencement in February, and the SBX bus rapid transit route from Cal State San Bernardino to Loma Linda is planned to open in March.
Critics have said the disruption caused by construction, the cost — nearly $200 million for sbX alone, with the city contributing only through "in kind" costs like waiving fees associated with its construction — and the riders who will participate in such a system are all negatives, but others are enthusiastic about the public transit possibilities.
"We will most assuredly be able to offer people options on how they work, and become the only city, really, in this two-county region to have such public transit options," Morris said.
Also coming down the pipeline for the new year is a new county courthouse .
Less concretely, public safety employees and residents are anxiously watching for the possibility of major changes to the Fire Department — outside experts have now been contacted to study the city's fire services, which may lead to a recommendation to outsource — and potential reforms to the city's charter that most recently sputtered out in 2012.
Many variables are still undecided, but this much is clear already — 2014 will be a year of change.


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Who would have thought watching an action-packed thriller of a Marvel comic book character would teach me so much about entrepreneurship and running a company? Apparently I can't just watch a movie the way it was intended and have to tie everything back to business.
So here it goes: the biggest lessons I learned about entrepreneurship from the movie, Iron Man
1. Entrepreneurs perform at their best when their backs are against the wall: In the first movie, Tony Stark gets captured in the Middle East and is held captive. In dealing with a life or death situation, Tony creates the first version of Iron Man after creating the arc reactor to power it. He was merely trying to save his life when he invented something that would change his company forever.
2. Innovative companies outperform copycats: There is a large rivalry between the two weapon manufacturers Stark Industries and Hammer Industries. Tony Stark is constantly out doing Justin Hammer, CEO of Hammer Industries, because he spends most of his efforts duplicating what Tony invented. Hammer consistently has defects in his products as a result, and can never land the deals Tony can.
3. Its ok to be a bit eccentric about your company and have a slight ego (just not too much): Tony probably takes this a bit too far, but it is, after all, a movie. His strong sense of confidence and his eccentric personality allow him to continue perfecting the Iron Man suit. If it weren't for this personality trait, he probably would've settled on one of his arc reactors versus continuing to improve upon it. Great entrepreneurs have to continue to believe in what they are doing – even when others don't – and continue to upgrade their product even when it seems like the product can never be beaten.
4. The entrepreneur should NOT always be the CEO: In fact, in almost every case, they shouldn't. In Iron Man 2, Tony gives the managing power and title of CEO to his then assistant, Pepper Potts. He understands he isn't good at running the company and that there's someone who can do a better job. His strength is in creating products that the company can use, not in managing the day-to-day operations. Many entrepreneurs deal with a similar situation where they lack the skills and interest to run the company. There's nothing wrong with this. Successful entrepreneurs know their strengths and weaknesses and have the courage to put a better person in place to actually run the company.
5. Entrepreneurs always get the girl: Ok, this may be a bit of a stretch but I had to throw this in for my own ego. Perhaps this is counterintuitive to #3, but you can't blame me for trying, right?


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Parnell goes for his second win as a starter after he pitched brilliantly in his last outing against San Francisco. He threw a mere 86 pitches but got through six efficient innings. Jerry Manuel said he's willing to let Parnell throw up to 100 tonight.
The Mets try to follow up on their record-breaking game last night but will face some stiff competition against Atlanta starter Jair Jurrjens, who, despite having nine losses, has a 2.99 ERA.
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The St. Francis District 15 School Board has approved its final two 2011-2013 employee contracts.
The office professionals and the instructional program supervisors contracts were approved unanimously Feb. 28 by the board.
The office professionals approved their contract by a 16-14 vote.
In the contract, the office professionals received a 25-cent wage increase just for 2012-2013, but they had to give up two of their sick days, said David Lindberg, district human resources director.
Rather than receiving 15 sick days a year, the office professionals now have 13, he said.
The contract also changed how much sick leave the office professionals could accrue.
Prior contracts limited the sick leave to 260 days, but under the new contract staff has an unlimited accrual of sick days, Lindberg said.
They also received a $5,000 health care savings payment when they retire, an increase of $2,500.
The contract expires June 30 this year.
The three instructional program supervisors, which include the managers for Transition 15, preschool and special education preschool, also approved their contract on a 2-0 vote with one abstention.
The new contract brings the supervisors in line with the school principals, said Lindberg.
The biggest changes are to the district insurance contribution and retirement benefits, he said.
For families, the district contribution has increased by approximately $286 a month, according to Lindberg.
It is hard to give the exact contribution amount as the district is still trying to figure out the ramifications of the Affordable Care Act on district contracts, he said.
The new contract has also added a $1,000 career service payment for each year of service, up to a maximum of $30,000 toward the supervisor's health care saving plan after retirement.
This does not go into effect until the 2014 school year, Lindberg said.
The contract also eliminated the maximum 260 sick day accumulation.
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"Intervention": Nicole Is NOT Walking On Sunshine
Some people are addicted to heroin. Others have a constant craving for sex. My vice? A&E's "Intervention." I watched the episode about Allison, who huffed computer duster, like, 10 times ("It's like I'm walking on sunshine!" she crowed while sucking on the stuff). But last night's episode redefined "out of your mind." Nicole has an eating disorder, but she's not your garden variety bulimic or anorexic. She "eats" only by feeding tube, which pumps liquid food into her stomach. She hasn't swallowed in 14 years. She doesn't even swallow her own saliva! She spits it out! Into a cup! Sometimes she chews food so she can taste something and then spits it out. So how did Nicole get so sick? As a child, she was forced to perform oral sex on a friend's father. As a result, she developed a psychological inability to swallow. Once her weight dropped to a frightening 60-something pounds, doctors put her on the feeding tube. Did Nicole go to rehab? Is she is in recovery? Check out the preview and keep your eye out for reruns or when it pops up at AEtv.com.


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Sir Robin met again with Lawrie in 1977 when he stopped in New Zealand with the Whitbread Round the World Race, and again in the early 1990s when Sir Robin race round the world on 85ft catamaran Enza with Sir Peter Blake. Each year Sir Robin, now 72, and Lawrie, 76, write to each other.
Lawrie's son Mark, a member of Wellington's Royal Port Nicholas Yacht Club, was united with Sir Robin for the first time today during a Q&A session with the skippers of the VELUX 5 OCEANS solo round the world race, of which Sir Robin is the chairman. Mark presented Sir Robin with a letter from his father as well as a collection photographs of the pair together and pictures of Anna D.
'It was lovely to be given the letter and photos by Mark,' Sir Robin added. 'I really didn't expect that! Seeing the photos brought back some very happy memories.'
Mark, who was only seven years old when his father met Sir Robin, said: 'When Dad heard Sir Robin would be coming to Wellington he asked me to deliver his annual letter in person along with some photographs of the two of them. It's wonderful to have finally met Sir Robin and to be able to continue the family connection.'
Sir Robin played a key role in the founding of the VELUX 5 OCEANS in 1982 when it was known as the BOC Challenge, and has been chairman ever since. In 2007 he made history again when he competed in the VELUX 5 OCEANS at the age of 67, becoming the oldest person ever to complete a solo round the world race.
The skippers of the current edition of the VELUX 5 OCEANS have so far sailed more than 15,000 nautical miles from La Rochelle to Wellington via Cape Town during two ocean sprints. After several weeks in port making repairs to their Eco 60 racing yachts, they set sail on ocean sprint three to Punta del Este in Uruguay at 2.30pm local time (0130 UTC) on Sunday.


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An Elk River men's slow-pitch team with a long history together had a breakout summer, capturing both state and national championships in the US Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Class D division.
McAlpine Well Drilling/Dayton Bar & Grill won the state tournament in Brooklyn Park on Aug. 19-21 with a 7-1 record, then nationals in Omaha on Labor Day weekend with a 6-0 mark.
"Most of us have played together since 2002," said captain Reed McAlpine. "We've come close at state three times before, placing second in 2010, 2005 and 2006."
The key game at nationals was an 8-7 win over Urban Landworks, also a Minnesota team, from Burnsville. Shortstop Jeremy Herold made a great catch of a pop-up in the top of the seventh to preserve a 7-7 tie. Chad Degroat tripled in the bottom of the inning with two outs and scored on Eric Herold's single.
The win put them in the finals unbeaten, and they repelled the same team 8-3 in the finals with two chances to win once.
Ross Reemts hit .842, Eric Herold .667 and Brady Nelson .600 at nationals.
The lineup had Degroat pitching, Brent Lange catching Jake Carlson or Tony Hoaglund at first, Matt Geissler or Pete Shallenberger at second, Reed McAlpine at third, Jeremy Herold at short, Joey Reemts at middle infield, and Eric Herold, Brady Nelson and Ross Reemts or Neil McAlpine in the outfield left to right.
"Our defense made the difference in Nationals, turning numerous double plays," said McAlpine, citing Geissler, Nelson, Degroat and Joey Reemts as defensive leaders.
The team got to pick someone for nationals tournament MVP and named Degroat, while also designating Joey and Ross Reemts, Eric Herald and Lange for all-tournament.
At the state tournament, Degoat batted .731, Eric Herold .679 and Reed McAlpine .656.
They went to finals unbeaten after three straight come-from-behind wins, and had two chances to win once against MPL/One Industries of Little Canada. They lost 20-14 to force a second game, which they won 12-10.
At state, they named Eric Herald as tourney MVP, and put Degroat, Carlson, Nelson, Reed McAlpine, and Ross and Joey Reemts on all tournament.
The squad is eligible for the world tournament in Orlando in late September but hasn't yet decided if they're going, said McAlpine.
All the players are ERHS graduates except Lange (Buffalo), Hoaglund (Monticello), Shallenberger (Minneapolis Henry) and Ross Reemts (Rogers).
They used to play in an Elk River league but now just get together for weekend tournaments, said McAlpine, with most of them playing for other teams in the Tuesday Night League. They had a 41-17 record and didn't win any tournaments before state and nationals, finishing third twice and fifth once.


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Denmark's capital city is a charmer any time of year. But when Christmas comes to Copenhagen, there's a special magic in the air.
There's a chill, too. December's average high is just 39 degrees, and the average nighttime low is 32. It's not unusual for the picturesque city to sport a dusting (or more) of snow.
That doesn't deter pedestrians (or bicyclists) in this eminently walkable city. The pedestrian-only Stroget – the city's main shopping street – is alive with people braving the chill.
Also along the Stroget are several Christmas markets, small villages of shops selling everything from food to toys to clothes to wrapping paper.
The most popular markets are in the Tivoli Gardens amusement park. Said to be one of Walt Disney's inspirations for Disneyland, Tivoli closes after the summer but reopens for about six weeks starting in mid-November with a decidedly festive atmosphere.
There's a lot of time to enjoy the holiday lights here, too: This far north – Copenhagen is about as far north as Edmonton, Alberta – there are only about seven hours of daylight in December. Sunrises are around 8:30 a.m. and the sun sets before 4 p.m.
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Four Jews will sit as judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court during the coming year, as a result of the appointment this week by Governor Myers V. Cooper of Maurice J. Meyer and Alfred L. Steur to fill vacancies on the Municipal Court bench arising through the recent elections. The other two Jewish judges are Jacob Stacel and Mary D. Grossman.
Meyers, a former Assistant County Prosecutor, is attorney for the State Banking Department. Steur is a well-known lawyer. Neither of them has been active in Jewish affairs.
Many Jews here feel deeply disappointed at the failure of the Governor to appoint to the Municipal Court bench Lewis Drucker, communal worker who was strongly recommended by Cleveland Jewish leaders.


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If Adriana and 'Mr. Lopez' are divorced, I don't expect Adriana to still hold the Lopez surname. So therefore, I think it is more likely that 'Mr. Lopez' has a different surname. Should we mention this on the article? -- Master Sima Yi 17:49, April 25, 2010 (UTC)
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Congressman Jeff Duncan says President Obama fails to see the seriousness of the debt crisis. In an article prepared for a newspaper's op-ed, the Third District Republican said, "President Barack Obama wants to raise taxes, Republicans do not. But with all the sound bites floating around about why this approach is good or bad for the country, I think we've forgotten that this debate is supposed to be about the national debt." The war of words over the approaching fiscal cliff is beating up between Democrats and Republicans locally. See our story elsewhere on this site.


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Sometimes the shores of our minds are dark, misty, lonely places and it seems as though rays of sunlight — good feelings — will never pierce the gray clouds of negative thoughts.
For those with mental illnesses, the aforementioned analogy is often a common way of thinking, according to Louise Newsom and Morgan Caldwell, volunteers with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota.
Newsom and Caldwell were at North Branch Area Library Thursday to give a presentation titled "In Our Own Voice."
Newsome co-facilitates a mental illness support group that meets Thursdays at the Cambridge Medical Center. She and Caldwell have struggled with mental illness and are in recovery. Both told their stories of dark days, acceptance, treatment, coping skills, successes, hopes and dreams at the North Branch Area Library Thursday.
A 15-minute video that included people talking about their struggles with mental illnesses was also part of the presentation. The purpose of the presentation was to show that even with difficult to mange mental illnesses, there can be levels of recovery.
Dark days
Newsom has been diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar 2.
"That means I don't have true highs, and I spend most of my time in depression," she said.
Years ago, that depression reached a critical point. She mentioned she had actually planned suicide, but didn't attempt it.
Newsome also said the depression also affected her work, and she was let go from her teaching job at a community college.
"Those were some of my darker days," she said.
Like Newsom, Caldwell has also struggled with bipolar disorder, and she also has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which equates to rapid-onset manic states, panic attacks and feelings of extreme depression.
During high school, Caldwell said she only went about half the time because many days it just took too much effort to combat the depression and leave the house.
Simple tasks were very difficult, she said. "Eating, cleaning, taking a shower — it seemed like I had to move a mountain to do these things. Sometimes it hurt to breathe, and it just seemed like too much work."
She explained that most of the time, people didn't understand why she was depressed, and she couldn't explain to them why she was in such a melancholy mood most of the time.
"It was just this deep sorrow that kind of lived in my bones," she said.
She also noted there was a stigma about depression and remembered one fellow student telling her depressed people are "just a bunch of crybabies."
"That had a devastating effect on me," she said.
Acceptance, treatment and recovery
Newsom and Caldwell said once they accepted their disorders and sought treatment, then recovery — which seemed unattainable for both during their darkest times — was on the horizon.
Both noted they utilize a combination of one-on-one and group therapy coupled with medication to manage their mental illnesses.
At first, Caldwell only used medication to treat her symptoms, and the side effects were tough to handle.
"The medications have a lot of side effects for me," she said, noting weight gain, fatigue and extremely low or excessively high appetites were some of the adverse reactions.
"On one medication, I could barely walk a block; my joints ached and I was short of breath," she recalled.
She was able to reduce the amount of medications she takes through therapy and by focusing on her wellbeing by exercising, getting regular sleep and eating nutritious foods.
Newsom and Caldwell both mentioned an integral part of recovery is being surrounded by people who offer their support.
Hopes and dreams
Caldwell and Newsom said recovery from mental illness is different for everyone, and the symptoms of mental illness still arise even when combated with therapy, medication and support groups, but, in their experience, recovery from the crippling effects of mental illness is attainable.
Newsom said her battle with mental illness has prepared her for other hurdles in life.
"A year ago, on Ash Wednesday, I was diagnosed with bilateral kidney cancer," she said.
"And I think my trials and tribulations with a mental illness was to make kidney cancer a piece of cake. I will take physical over mental anytime."
She added that for years her approach to dealing with mental illness was like "trying to change the direction the wind was blowing."
"I realized when I couldn't do that — that all I could do was control the tilt of my sails — is when I sailed into recovery."
For a list of classes, support groups and publications about mental illness, visit www.namihelps.org. NAMI Minnesota can be contacted at 1-888-NAMI HELPS.


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Creamed Turkey with Bow Ties Recipe
"I created this dish for a church supper one night when I didn't have a lot on hand in my fridge or pantry," writes Cindy Evans from Sedalia, Missouri. "I was a hit! Now, I fix it often for my large family. You could also used cooked chicken in place of the turkey."
- 1 package (12 ounces) bow tie pasta
- 12 green onions, chopped
- 6 celery ribs, chopped
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2-1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
- Pepper to taste
- 1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onions, celery and mushrooms in butter until tender. Reduce heat. Add the turkey, broth, soup and sour cream; heat through (do not boil). Season with pepper.
- 2. Drain pasta; top with turkey mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
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Angry Birds, love them or hate them, is a very popular game series in the App Store. Even though Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars have all the cool unworldly space physics, one of the older versions of Angry Birds with those old fashioned Earth-like physics, Angry Birds Rio, is still around and for a limited time, you can get the game for free because its the App Stores free app of the week!
The promo is in effect for the iPhone/iPod touch version of the game and for the HD iPad version of the game, however the promo is not in effect for the Mac OS X version of the game, so unfortunately, you'll still have to shell out $4.99 if you want to download Angry Birds Rio on your Mac from the Mac App Store.
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Rovio, the creators of the game, just recently announced that they had 263 million active monthly users in the month of December 2012.
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* Growth beats global chocolate market as Europe holds up
* 2011/12 sales volumes up 8.7 pct vs poll for 7.8 pct
* Results helped by outsourcing agreements
* Shares jump 4 pct
* Ivory Coast crop seen slightly down; cocoa prices seen flat
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ZURICH, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Barry Callebaut AG expects sluggish growth of the global chocolate market to pick up slightly next year as the world's largest maker of chocolate products reported better-than-expected sales for its 2011/12 financial year.
The group, which makes chocolate for groups such as Nestle SA and The Hershey Co, said sales volume growth rose to 8.7 percent in the 12 months to Aug. 31, compared with average analyst forecasts for an increase of 7.8 percent.
"We believe the big markets, western Europe and north America, will grow but, with today's view, it will not be a big push," CEO Juergen Steinemann told Reuters, adding he saw global growth of more than 1 percent, but "probably not 2-3 percent".
"Barry Callebaut's growth rate is impressive given the low market growth of the overall chocolate industry," said Sarasin analyst Patrick Hasenboehler.
Shares in the group jumped 4 percent to 920 Swiss francs versus a 0.4 percent rise for the European food and beverage index.
Market researcher Mintel expects the value of the global chocolate market to be little changed at $84.5 billion in 2012, but to fall by around 5 percent in western Europe due to the economic crisis even though the treat was once thought of as recession proof.
But Barry Callebaut, which provides the food industry with cocoa and chocolate products, coatings and cocoa powders, said it had managed 6.9 percent sales volume growth in Europe due to new outsourcing deals and strong demand in eastern Europe.
Barry Callebaut has signed a string of outsourcing deals this year, including supplying the world's third largest consumer good's group, Unilever, with 70 percent of its global cocoa and chocolate needs.
However, ramp-up costs associated with those deals as well as investments in factory expansions and "sustainable cocoa" programmes weighed on net profit, which fell 8.5 percent to 241 million Swiss francs ($255.38 million), compared with average analysts forecasts for 239 million francs.
Steinemann said he saw the trend towards more outsourcing goods continuing: "There is still roughly 3 million tonnes out of the 6 million tonnes consumed which is produced in-house. So I don't see a limit to outsourcing."
Barry Callebaut renewed its financial targets of 6-8 percent average volume growth and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) at least in line with that through to 2014/15.
Steinemann said he expected the cocoa harvest from top grower Ivory Coast to be slightly smaller than last year's record crop, with the global crop roughly meeting demand.
"We will not see a surplus but not a significant deficit," he said, adding he expected flat global cocoa prices.
"On the bearish side, there is rather a weak cocoa demand, the industry is very well covered, the funds are long so that shouldn't give too much upward pressure," he said.
"On the bullish side, there will likely be a slight deficit this year and the prices of cocoa came down quite a bit. It is still undervalued compared to other commodities. So there are reasons why it should go upwards as well as downwards."