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The schedule was full today: three cuts and a color before lunch, and two more colors followed by a slew of cuts in the afternoon. She didn't mind being busy though, it made the day go by quickly, and Mary Ellen was coming in today. Hanna smiled at the thought of her. Mary Ellen was a one of a kind and didn't really fit into the demographic of the salon's clientele, or any salon for that matter. Her clothes reminded Hanna of the girls growing up who had attended that funny Baptist church where you couldn't wear pants, except that Mary Ellen didn't stick to drab colors; she threw in every pattern of lace or flowery sweater she could find to make her dresses as romantic and whimsical as possible.
The funny part of it all, was that as much as she tried, Hanna couldn't even do much with the sole reason Mary Ellen had come to her in the first place, and that was to work on her hair. It was hopelessly outdated, but in spite of all her subtle and sometimes outright attempts to get Mary Ellen to change it, the woman was just too desperately attached to the look she had worn for almost thirty-five years now. It sort of befuddled Hanna what led Mary Ellen to come to this salon in the first place, since it was a little more upscale and known for being cutting edge. But come she did, and she was a loyal client, and more than that, a good friend.
The thing about Mary Ellen was that she didn't seem like she was trying to prove anything. Sure, she dressed like a woman who been through a time warp, but she did it purely because that was exactly what she liked. And it was the same reason she wouldn't change her hair in spite of all Hanna's reasoned attempts to get her to do so. Mary Ellen was of sound mind, she just had a mind of her own. Plus, her heart was so full of goodness and giving that Hanna couldn't help but be drawn to her.
One of the first things Hanna had learned as a hair stylist was that you had to listen to people. They come in and somehow the chair they are sitting in seems to magically transform into a therapists couch, and all their secrets, woes, and every private thought or problem comes flowing out like spilled wine. Usually, you just try to dab the spots, and pick up the glass to send it back on its way. But with Mary Ellen, it had always been different. She didn't talk too much, except to ask questions, and somehow she turned the tables on Hanna and got her to share the parts of her life that mostly remained hidden in a place like this. Hanna had learned over the years though, that her spilling onto Mary Ellen was not just a mess to be blotted, but was somehow soaked in and accepted. And if Mary Ellen felt stained with what her friend shared, she never showed it. She seemed to cherish whatever Hanna had to offer.
Today Mary Ellen settled right into her chair like she always did, but her face looked a little more pinched than normal. Hanna started running her fingers over the mass of dark but graying curls, fluffing and massaging as she always did while her client warmed up and let her know what she had in mind for that day's appointment. "How are you today Mary Ellen?" she smiled into the mirrored reflection of her friend. "Are you flying around in your usual holiday whirlwind?" Mary Ellen's smile looked tired and she closed her eyes a moment, letting the calming effect of the head massage soothe her tenseness.
"I'm doing okay, but to be real honest I'm feeling a bit frustrated right now. Just too many things flying at me, and not really any of them working out. Bruce is working so much with his classes and finals and everything that he can't be much help. Yesterday we got a call from his sister, who said his mom is not doing well at all and wants us to seriously think about coming up in a few days for the week. She sounded really concerned. Christmas is four days away and I have so many commitments. But she's mom, you know. And then we have Terry. What am I going to do with Terry? No one will be able to take him over the holiday, and he can't come up there with us because of his physical therapy appointments. Plus it just stresses him out to be out of routine. But ah, you know, I'm sure something will work out. The Lord knows all this."
Mary Ellen smiled, but it seemed faint and a little less hopeful than she was trying to sound.
Hanna knew about Terry, but had only met him a couple of times, when she had dropped by Mary Ellen's house to return a book or drop her off after they met up for coffee on a day Mary Ellen had been without a car. Terry was in his mid-thirties, and mentally handicapped to such a degree that his mind was like that of an 8 year old. Mary Ellen and Bruce had taken him in after his mother, a close friend at their church, had passed away, leaving no plans or money for her handicapped and care-needy son. It had not been an easy decision to take him in, and Hanna knew it hindered Mary Ellen and Bruce quite often in their ability to do some of the things they wanted to. Terry needed daily care and supervision, and it was hard to find willing hands to take him when they needed time off. Usually, Mary Ellen and Bruce just ended up just sending one and leaving the other to stay at home, which meant more often than not, they were separated these days.
Hanna listened as Mary Ellen talked a little of Bruce's mother and the way she was heading downhill rather quickly. She could tell it was weighing on M, who dearly loved her mother-in-law and had always been close to her. But Hanna couldn't help her mind wandering to Terry, and the predicament her friend was in. She and Warren still had a full house these days, even though most parents her age were finding their nests empty and sending kids off to college. Maggie had shown waning interest in school much like her mother had and after graduation had struggled to find a job or any motivation for keeping one. Hanna was fed up with it, but she felt responsible in some way too. She wasn't sure what to do about the girl. And Bud was so quiet, but out of the two of them Hanna sensed there were deep waters that ran under that still and gentle exterior. It didn't seem to make a difference when it came to school though, and so he too was living at home, working regular shifts at Al's Garage down in the center of town and hoping to get an apprenticeship.
Hanna wondered how her two kids would handle someone like Terry in their midst. Cora at least, was not going to be home. She was in Minneapolis with her mother for a few weeks. Hanna wondered what Warren would think of her idea, or what any of them would think for that matter. She wasn't even sure she liked that she was thinking it either.
Christmas, as it was, was always hard on Hanna, with too many bad memories and not enough good ones to release any sort of nostalgic repertoire of good cheer. She wanted it to be nice for her family, but any more they were a sad lot on what was supposed to be such a grand occasion according to the commercials and December movie specials. More often than not, she decorated the tree by herself and was lucky to squeeze in a few batches of gingerbread cookies as means of "holiday preparations." This year she had hung a wreath on their door, one that had caught her eye at Wal Mart as she hurried through her shopping one night. It wasn't too bad for a fake wreath, and she liked the red berries that reminded her of what an old farm door in New Hampshire would have on them, or something picturesque like that.
More than anything, Hanna felt confused and disappointed by the whole idea. She had been to enough church programs to know that according to history, Christmas was supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus, but the Nativity Plays and carol sings she had been to all seemed so starchy and removed from reality, especially the ones that proclaimed they were throwing a birthday party for Jesus. Why are we throwing a birthday party for God? If he was God, wasn't he eternal? And did he really see coming to earth as something he wanted to celebrate with a birthday party every year? It just seemed, somehow trite, compared to all the issues of life and death and salvation stuff that church was supposed to be about. And then there was the simple fact that the whole story seemed so distant from her. Bethlehem and mangers and especially angels visiting people was all so very far away and foreign, and like nothing that had every happened in her life. It was just plain hard and uninspiring to sing Joy to the World when she had struggled so hard to attain the little bit of happiness she had, and even that was often clouded by some issue or another.
She had sort of let all that go though, or at least didn't think about it as hard as she used to. Yet even with church issues aside, the scurrying around and all the Christmas hype made her feel lonely in a strange sort of way. She wished she could feel as happy and excited about holiday activities as everyone around her seemed to be. Instead, she felt like it was just another reminder of a way of life she couldn't create and had never really experienced.
So why not have Terry stay with them? It wasn't like they had some wonderful big tradition he would be imposing on, or a houseful of relatives that would be put out. They could easily keep him in his routine, and he probably wouldn't feel much of a change outside of the bed he was sleeping in. It would be hard to deal with the drooling, and he talked quite loud because of his hearing aids, and she knew from the things Mary Ellen said that though he was pretty independent for all his disabilities, he was lacking in social boundaries or sensibilities, and sometimes that was a challenge to know how to work with. But her friend was in a bind, and all the times that Mary Ellen had brought her meals, or been a listening, loving shoulder full of good counsel came to her mind and Hanna felt she had no other choice but to offer.
It was her year for a miracle. Mary Ellen could feel it, or she just knew how badly she wanted one, and needed one. It was time for God to come through for her, not that he wasn't always there for her, she would never have thought or said that, but she just needed something miraculous, something extravagant from his hand to encourage her a little. It had been so many long years of trusting, of waiting, of bearing up when things were hard and believing that He was in control, and always looking to find his grace in the small things. Now she wanted something big and demonstrative, something obvious to everyone. This was her year, she almost felt him whispering it to her.
Bruce almost had the car packed, and Mary Ellen finished wiping up the counter, sweeping her eyes over the kitchen to make sure everything was put away and in place before they left for their week trip up to see Bruce's mother. It was strange to think of not being here for Christmas. Mary Ellen loved Christmas, and she hated being away from home for it. In fact, in all her years with the children and even those following when they had moved away to other parts of the country, she had been able to avoid spending Christmas away from home. Let them come here, she had always said, and when they couldn't, let them fill the table with those who needed a place to be. It had become their tradition, albeit a rather risky and uncertain one—never knowing who or what was going to show up to grace their Christmas table. But she and Bruce had grown used to it, and Mary Ellen liked the feeling of food between her hands, full of something tangible to give out and nourish the people around her, knowing they had so much need.
A small part of her was grateful for the break. It had almost shocked her when Hanna had called late that evening after seeing her at the salon, saying the family would love to have Terry stay with them over Christmas. In the few hours of phone calls she had made, Mary Ellen had received so many "we just can't" and "we'll be out of town" responses from the friends and neighbors she had asked, that she had resigned herself to the fact that it would be her and Terry home alone, while Bruce went on to be with his mom. It hadn't even crossed her mind to ask Hanna, who always seemed to struggle so around the holidays, and her family didn't exactly seem the kind to be up for caring for a middle aged handicapped man for a week. But she had sounded so genuine, and willing to help, and Mary Ellen felt that this was in fact, like all things, "provision."
Terry was moving himself slowly down the stairs, chattering all the way about things they needed to remember, certain clothes of his and particular toiletries and pills. And of course his activity books and puzzles. Mary Ellen, nodded, giving him vocal affirmations as he listed his concerns and reassured him they had everything ready and that he would be fine. Would he be fine? And would she be fine? Leaving home to see a woman who had been the closest thing to a real mother she had ever experienced, and who could at any moment be reaching the end of her life here on earth? Could she handle another loss? Could she walk through another Christmas with so little wonder to sustain her, with nothing but what felt like wasted bones, wasted from service and weariness in trusting. Yes, she needed a miracle this year. Surely He would give her one, or she'd have to resort to performing them herself.


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While there is a good portion of the world crazy about gaming and get themselves gaming consoles like the XBOX or the Playstations, there is another portion of the world who love to game on their phones. More than the cost being the reason, it is about convenience. We see more and more smartphones adopt some powerful processors that will allow for high end games to be run on, in addition to the notion of standard screen size being completely erased. From 4.7 to 5.0 to 5.5 inch and what not! A powerful processor and a bigger screen make it possible for a good gaming experience. Wait, we can throw in one more thing here to take it up a notch and give better user experience by solving some of the coming issues gamers face – The phones get heated up, the sweaty hands make the phone slip off and speaker grille positioning at times hamper the sound output. Entering the scene is a new breed of gadget accessories that will connect to your phones and give you a portion of the experience you'd have on the real gaming consoles.
Introducing the Amkette EVO Gamepad Pro. Consisting of a left and right analog sticks, 4 way directional pad, standard A-B-X-Y control buttons in front of the right analog stick, two bumpers and two triggers, the key highlight is the extendible flip out clip that can house phones coming upto 5.5" of screen. The tiny home, start and back buttons are scattered in the center portion. To the bottom side sits the on/off toggle switch and a micro USB charging port.
The gamepad is not really heavy and the build is quite decent. Rubberized matte finish provides a good grip and during elongated periods of gaming when there is a hint of sweat, the device never slipped off. The edges are ribbed to provide extra grip.
To start off, head on to the Google Play Store and download the Amkette EVO Pro app. Turn on the gamepro and follow the instructions on the app to pair up the phone via Bluetooth. That is it. You are all set to start gaming now – once you've clamped your phone into the flip open extendible clip. You can choose the gamepad to be on Gamepad Mode or a Mouse Mode based on your linking. The Gamepad Mode is what we loved. Switching between modes is very easy and works seamlessly. We had no issues at all.
Browse through the Evo Gamepad App and you will find a little more than 300 games available and this will cover almost all of the games from Angry Birds to Asphalt 8, from Soccer to Arcade games. To ensure compatibility, we tried the gamepad on OnePlus 2, Samsung Galaxy A8, Xiaomi Mi4, Moto G (2015), Asus Zenfone 2 Laser, Lenovo Z3 Note and none of them had issues.
You can also pair this with a tablet using the special stand that comes with the gamepad, which can support tablets unto 10-inches in size. You can maintain the connectivity to a distance of 10 meters but 7-8 meters is the safe range according to our experience.
Coming with a 400 mAh battery, it takes close to 30 minutes to charge up the gamepad. That provides up to 10-12 hours of continuous game play, which isn't bad at all.
One of the things, apart from the physical design, is the bunch of 4 LED lights that have different ways to indicate a status. Example – the last two lights on means the gamepad is in pairing mode while the 3rd light on would mean its in a Gamepad mode.
The EVO Gamepad Pro comes at a price of 2,799 INR (~$42) and is available on Flipkart. Considering the amount of money people shell out on accessories like tempered glass, protection cases, earphones that run into thousands, this price for a gamepad that you can bring along when you are on a long travel to enrich your gaming experience is not a bad deal at all! Amkette has existed since a long time and have been making very reliable accessories for PCs and that does not change here. The coverage of the games being quite sufficient makes it a good buy.

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Naomi Campbell on Staying Fierce at 43
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is busier and as gorgeous as ever, as seen on the April cover of Shape. She dishes on her diet, the top two beauty essentials you should never slack on, and how she rose to the top at a young age and is staying there.
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Where: Beat-Club, Bremen, West Germany
Setlist: (In order of the released CDs, can't find an AUD stream, but looks like you can get the .shn files here. I linked to the songs that were broadcast below.)
- Bertha, Playing In The Band, Mr. Charlie, Sugaree, One More Saturday Night, Playing In The Band, Beat It On Down The Line, Truckin > Drums > The Other One
This 80-minute set was recorded for the German rock 'n' roll TV show Beat-Club, which aired one or two songs from the set just after the Europe tour ended. The fact that the Dead played an entire set indicates to me that they were thinking, "If we're going to make the trip all the way to Bremen, and the crew is going to set up all our equipment, we're going to give them a show so they feel like it was worth the effort!!" The result is a compact set with vast exploration in more than a few parts, and the nearly unheard-of mulligans and a total repeat. Like a studio session, but different. Way different!
|At the Beat-Club in Bremen, 4/21/72.
They end up re-starting the "Truckin'" as well because Bobby can't remember the words (surprise!), but Jerry leads us in an incredible instrumental section that falls into a quite interesting and energetic jam. Billy treats us to a quick drum break, and then the goods get delivered, courtesy of Mr. Philip Lesh. He drops the intro like a ton of bricks and proceeds to juggle the lead in perfect counterpoint to Jerry. This one is FAST for about five minutes until the jamming eases up long enough for Bobby to squeeze in the first verse. About 12 minutes out of "Drums," the band is exploring the mellow hinterlands of jam, bringing it back for a hard-rockin' jam with scorching leads from Jerry and power-chord bombs from Phil. Several minutes later, we get the ethereal release, and eventually a melody emerges. They play around with it as if to consider another song ("Uncle John's Band?" "Wharf Rat?" "Sugar Mags?"), but alas they are out of time. They stop playing for a few seconds before returning to their instruments for a cacophonous farewell to the studio in Bremen, surely leaving the recording techs scratching their heads, wondering what these Americans were up to, exactly. Surely they couldn't really believe we could air any of that rambling rubbish!
Worth mentioning:
- There was no audience at this performance, only the recording studio employees. Considering the band's track record in the studio, they must have brought a bottle of magic for this performance.
- Either that, or their nearly 40-person entourage made it feel like they had an audience....
- Or both.
Song of the Day: "Playin' In The Band""Playin'" grew out of the instrumental exploration aptly called "The Main Ten" for its unusual time signature. Only played five times over twelve months starting on November 8, 1969, "The Main Ten" emerged as a minimally structured theme squeezed into a larger jam that usually grew out of a song like "Uncle John's Band," "Good Lovin'," or "Dark Star." It was a part of Mickey Hart's album Rolling Thunder, released while the Dead were on tour in Europe.
Starting in early 1971, Robert Hunter's lyrics were added to the Weir/Hart collaboration, and "Playing In The Band" was released in September of that year on the live record Skull & Roses (aka Skullfuck).** This version is played "straight" despite the unusual beat, with a very restrained instrumental break. It was almost like they were trying to stretch the confines of commercially palatable song structure, but at just over four-and-a-half minutes it was Dead on arrival. Within a few months of the debut of "Playin'," the band routinely pushed the instrumental section well beyond even the initial, amorphous theme of "The Main Ten" into the depths of space.
The song itself has an ethereal quality, in part due to the continuous, recursive beat in an unusual time signature, typical of Bobby and Mickey. At times the emphasis is on the halting quality of the ten-beat, but at other times the emphasis makes it sound more like a waltz, and at still other times it is closer to a rock 'n' roll standard. This song works because the whole band is comfortable "finding the one" when exploring odd time signatures, but it's Phil Lesh's bass that is most impressive to me. His classical and experimental background in composition comes out when playing this song, as he is able to explore the beat with the rhythm section while still providing melodic counterpoint to the lead once the jam leaves the confines of the song. It's quite an accomplishment to do all of this while never leaving the ten-beat structure. Ladies and gentlemen, the Grateful Dead!!
As the lyrics go, they mesh with the music to bring a joyous expression of youthful enthusiasm. The opening invocation can be interpreted as the Dead's commentary on the political upheaval of the late-1960s and early 1970s:
Some folks trust in reasonWith a few exceptions (like the free concert at MIT on 5/6/70 following the Kent State shootings), the Dead avoided making political statements, particularly in their early years. However, this existentialist expression should not be confused with nihilism; trusting in nothing is not the same as believing in nothing. As the verses progress, the philosophy comes more clearly into focus.
Others trust in might
I don't trust in nothing
But I know it come out right
I can tell your futureAgain, it's the joy and youthful enthusiasm that shines through in this verse. Your destiny rests in the palm of your hand, and all you must do is keep doing what you love. From controlling your own destiny, the next verse describes controlling the whole word. Worrying about the details would just distract you from - you guessed it - playing in the band. Oh, and someone's got a problem with this?
Look what's in your had
But I can't stop for nothing
I'm just playing in the band
If a man among youIn his own mind, the narrator is beyond reproach by virtue of the nifty syllogism that no one is without sin; in a land full of sinners, there is no moral high-ground from which to loft criticisms.
Got no sin upon his hand
Let him cast a stone at me***
For playing in the band
Taken on its own, the philosophy espoused in this lyric could be troubling: pure hedonism with a willful disregard for the tenets of morality or any semblance of duty to society or individuals. As my explorations of the "Song of the Day" throughout this tour have indicated, the larger philosophy (or philosophies) to be gleaned from the Grateful Dead's songs - and Hunter's lyrics in particular - is far more nuanced that merely that.
I interpret this as a snapshot of a moment of excitement and freedom I remember experiencing particularly in my youth, a feeling that is so commonly held to make it nearly universal. This makes sense considering the song evolved over the time when the Grateful Dead were extensively touring college campuses across the country in 1970-1971 and they were musically exploring new genres, song structures, and vocal harmonies. Nowhere is this "snapshot" more evident than deep in second set of the epic show at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on 5/19/77 (released as Dick's Picks, Vol. 29). As Tom Van Sant describes in his concert review in Deadbase IX (p 319):
[T]here is something mysterious and other-worldly about this song cycle ["Playin'" > "Uncle John's Band" > "The Wheel" > "China Doll" > "Playin'"]. Perhaps it has to do with the vision of Robert Hunter, who wrote all the lyrics in each of these songs. The journey begins normally enough, "Playing in the band, daybreak on the land..." but soon the structure dissolves, the space jam begins, and we arrive at a song evoking images of growth and celebration (Uncle John's), one symbolizing maturity and acceptance (The Wheel), and one describing decay and death (China Doll), making the cycle a microcosm of the life cycle itself. In the aftermath the formless space jam returns, and eventually were [sic] back to reality, the mundane fact that it's just a bunch of singers and musicians Playing in the Band. But, as we all know, it's more.Well said, Mr. Van Sant! By 1977, "Playin'" was used as an invocation and beginning of the life cycle, owing to the combination of the beat, the lyrics, the song structure, and jam segment that evolved within it. In these seminal performances in Europe, '72 (they played it during the first set of every show on the tour), we can hear the band pushing the limits of the song to both feel out one another and the crowd in anticipation of the second set. These versions also serve as practice for the often-frightening, always-marvellous version from Veneta 8/27/72.
MLB Catch-Up
Now play ball!!
- I watched the Phillies at Giants the first half of this week, a very fun early-season series. You can tell from the atmosphere in the ballpark that the Giants fans feel they still have something to prove against the incumbent best-team-in-the-NL visitors, even when they're missing their two best hitters. Both teams are offensively anemic and will be relying on their stellar starting pitching to be competitive down the stretch and into the postseason.
- However, Tim Lincecum did not look like his old self pitching against Roy Halladay on Monday night. He gave up four earned runs in the first inning, and his fastball topped out around 92 mph. He was throwing a lot more change-ups than in years past, which is likely related to his fastball's velocity in one way or another. Scouts have long expressed concerns over his durability considering his "violent" motion, so keep an eye on him this season. I still expect him to work out the kinks and have a good year, though he isn't likely to win the Cy Young Award after his shaky start.
- Roy Halladay is a machine once he finds his groove, and he had an RBI single in the 4th on Monday. If you're going to score, you better do it in the first inning and hope it holds up.
- Going into Monday's game, the Giants had committed 14 errors in just nine games. In addition, on Monday there were three more that could have been ruled errors that ended up being scored as hits. On Tuesday, Brandon Crawford committed two errors in the first inning (one charged to the pitcher). Tough to win when you can't catch and throw the ball consistently....
- Madison Bumgarner can pitch!! And since he's all that, he better win a matchup with Joe Blanton. And the Giants better hope he's as durable as they expect, or else they have a mini-Zito contract to deal with for years to come.
- On Wednesday they played the first six full innings in an hour and wrapped up the ninth in well under two hours. The pitchers averaged a combined 20 pitches per inning through nine, allowing no runs. Flat-out dealing!! Cliff Lee ended up throwing ten scoreless innings on Wednesday night without surrendering a walk (or a run). The Giants took the game (and the series) in the bottom of the 11th, but both starters deserved the win considering the way they pitched.
- During the local broadcast on Tuesday, the announcers said Chase Utley was placed on the 14-day disabled list and may rejoin the team as early as late next week or the Phillies. Weird thing is, I can't find any mention of it from any other sources. I'm thinking CSN-Philly dropped the ball on that one.
- At the beginning of the week, Matt Kemp of the Dodgers was leading the National League in every offensive category except stolen bases (his teammate Dee Gordon leads that one). It's early yet, so we shouldn't give too much weight to his numbers. However, he was darn close to the elusive triple crown (lead league in homers, RBIs, and batting average) last season. The last player to do that in the NL was the Cardinals' Joe Medwick in 1937, and in the AL it was Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
- Keep an eye those Dodgers. Hot starts don't always last all season long, but their 9-1 start was pretty hot!! And while we're at it, what about those Washington Nationals? Can they keep this up? Hard to think such a young team will be able to perform like this through the dog days and into September, but their starting pitching is very impressive!
- The Rangers are on a tear! Their lineup has been dangerous, but they've come out of the starting gate looking like a well-oiled hitting machine. With the pitching staff they've assembled, they're going to be tough all year if they can stay healthy, and they're deep enough to absorb a couple injuries, too.
- Boston still looks like they're dealing with the fallout from last season's September collapse, and I'm not sure if Bobby Valentine has helped his team much so far. On Tuesday against the Rangers, they looked sluggish - particularly Jon Lester on the mound - and they didn't give him much help in the field.
- It's hard to imagine, but I think Cody Ross made the fans on the Monster at Fenway wish JD Drew was still shagging fly balls in left when Ross missed a routine pop-up in the second inning, allowing a run to score. YIKES!!
- Happy 100th birthday to Fenway Park!! I will never forget when my grandparents brought my sister and I there for a ballgame when I was about 13. Cecil Fielder hit a homer to right-center in a Tigers win.
- After embarrassing the Red Sox on Monday, the Rangers broke out their brooms at Fenway. Then it was on to Detroit. Runs, runs, runs for those Rangers. Looking forward to how they handle Verlander tonight (unless last night's rain out impacts the rotation).
- I am a huge Roy Halladay fan (and not just because I get to watch him regularly here in Philly), but anyone paying attention would agree: Justin Verlander is the best pitcher in the game. Despite a rocky ninth inning on Monday, he managed to get the complete game win on 131 pitches. Four of his final five pitches hit 100 mph.
- I'm not surprised Ozzie Guillen found controversy and headlines in Miami, I'm just surprised the situation blew up so early in the year. I had expected them to get off to a hot start, only to be derailed some time after the All-Star break. It's just been a few days since he's been back with the team, but they're playing well. So far, it doesn't look like the players are too distracted by what we can assume is a very vocal group of Cuban ex-pats shouting their displeasure. The cacophony should continue through most of the season, so we'll see how the team handles it.
- Tip your cap to Jamie Moyer, who became the oldest pitcher in league history to win a game at age 49. He signed a minor league deal in the off season, a year after Tommy John surgery, and asked for 20 innings on the mound in spring training to fight for a roster spot. Not just on the roster, he earned a spot in the big league rotation and won his start on Tuesday. If he can hold on a few more years, he may be able to pitch against his own son, a college freshman this year. Unlikely, but I wouldn't put it past the guy. I heard him on NPR explaining that his most effective strategy is using the hitter's ego against him. Priceless!!
- Congrats on a great career, Pudge. I hope your numbers can stand up to the PED scrutiny they're sure to get in five years when you're eligible for the Hall of Fame. From Jayson Stark: "Our favorite Ivan Rodriguez tidbit, from ESPN Stats & Info's Jeremy Lundblad: All active catchers in baseball combined have won nine Gold Gloves. Meanwhile, Gold Gloves won by Pudge all by himself: 13." Impressive, to be sure. Too bad the surprisingly credible Jose Canseco fingered him on the 'roids.
- Morning Brewer
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|Gaffel Kölsch in it's natural
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|Two modern Köbesses serving Kölsch at the pub.
Through the Middle Ages, the brewers of Cologne formed guilds to gain some measure of political power in the face of their two sources of taxes: the King and the Pope. Closer to a manufacturers' association than a labor union, the guilds had economic, religious, and community functions all involving beer. The various iterations of the guilds maintained their presence through centuries' of the ebbs and flows of dominance in their region between the Germans, the French, and the religious powers that be to represent the brewers' interests in the grain and hops markets, regulation and taxation, and their consumer market, ensuring quality products at a fair price. In turn, this benefitted the farmers producing barley and hops, as well as the consumers and citizens, as the brewers understood that holidays and festivals were for the drinker, not the brewer! Following World War I, the immediate precursor to the current style began to emerge through industrial technology, taxation, grain restrictions, and economic depression under the Third Reichthe. After WWII, the guilds established the Kölsch style as their very own. In the global age, the Association of Cologne Breweries (alongside the Cologne Brewers Corporation) asserted exclusive ownership of the style by signing the 1986 Kölsch Konvention. Today, no brewer outside of the region can legally market a beer under the name of Kölsch, and none of the regional brewers can add descriptors such as "premium," "special," etc. to any of their Kölsch products.
I suggest you seek out a real Kösch to enjoy this show with an authentic and unique German taste. In and around Cologne, of course, you'll have plenty of options, but in the States your options are limited primarily to Gaffel and Reissdorf. (American copycats struggle to get it right, and tend to properly fall into the American blonde ale category discussed at the end of a previous post.) Pair your authentic Kölsch with the classic pub cuisine of the region like bierzupp (it's just what it sounds like), jestuvte murre met brodwoosch (braised carrots with bratwurst), the gourmet Kölsch caviar (actually fried blood sausage crumbs), or leading up to Lent, try the buttery, rich, almond-infused Muuzemandeln cookies. Delicious. Zum Wohl!!
* I agree with Blair Jackson in the liner notes that this is the hotter version of the two, but I can't call it a highlight if they took to shots at it!!
** Bob Weir's solo album Ace, which was recorded with the entire band backing Bobby on songs he wrote along with either Robert Hunter or John Perry Barlow, also included a version of "Playin'." Ace was released the same month as Rolling Thunder, while the Dead were touring Europe.
*** The allusion, of course, is to Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.
**** Information in this section comes primarily from Eric Warner's wonderful addition to the Classic Beer Style Series, Kölsch.


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OVERVIEWThe Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms of Members in Practice is a non-standing Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India formed under regulatory provisions of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. This Committee was formed in the month of February, 2010 under nomenclature 'Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Small & Medium Practitioners' (CCBCAF & SMP) by combining previously formed Committees, Committee for Capacity Building of CA Firms and Committee for Small & Medium Practitioners. Initially, this Committee was thought to establish for facilitating consolidation and capacity building of CA firms in order to address various problems faced by CA firms and to conceptualize and implement various measures for strengthening their capacity as well as developing comprehensive guidelines for consolidation of CA firms. Similarly, Committee for Small & Medium Practitioners was formed in 2009 to empower Small & Medium Practitioners to assimilate and apply ways for carrying out their profession in efficient & competitive manner. Thus the ultimate objective of the Committee is to strengthen CA Firms and members in practice to rejuvenate their practice portfolio. The Committee also focuses to enable our members in industry for development of soft skills. For the purpose committee has made various arrangement with software vendors for providing Accounting, Audit, Tax related Software and Antivirus shields.
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This blog site is a place for Anna Jaworski, author of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Handbook for Parents and My Brother Needs an Operation, and editor of The Heart of a Mother and The Heart of a Father, to keep readers updated on important news related to Baby Hearts Press and important information for the heart community. For more information about Baby Hearts Press, please visit us at http://www.babyheartspress.com.
Friday, May 30, 2014
A New Season Brings Growth, Change and a New Home!
Dear Heart Friends:
I'm excited to announce that we have moved over all of the VoiceAmerica radio shows from Season One of "Heart to Heart with Anna" to BlogTalkRadio! :-) It was a big change and what was exciting was that in deleting all the references to VoiceAmerica, we had a little bit of extra time left over so we actually had some of our former Guests call in and add a little bit more information at the end of the show. We also took questions and callers from the Internet so even "old" shows became new again! Go to our Heart to Heart with Anna website to see a listing of all of the Season One shows with direct links to each show.
We learned a lot from Season One of the radio show. One of the things we learned in moving all of the shows over to a new network is that some people prefer a 30-minute show. To accommodate those people, we will be conducting interviews of our Guests for the first 30 minutes of our show and then the last 30 minutes will be Question and Answer time with Callers or people in our chatroom. To be able to chat, people must sign up with BlogTalkRadio. It's free and you don't have to have your own radio show, but you do have to sign up for it. Instead of taping our shows, we'll be doing them live! The great thing about this is that it's very spontaneous and fun. The down side is that sometimes we have technical trouble (like with the very first show of the 2nd Season!) BUT the good thing is that with BlogTalkRadio we have access to our studio around the clock and we can fix mistakes if we need to and then re-broadcast the show.
We have an exciting line-up of new shows and are looking for Expert Guests. Go to the Heart to Heart with Anna website and look on the Be On the Show link to see what our list of topics is for Season Two. There is a simple form to fill out if you are interested in being on the show. The show will usually feature two Guests for the first 30 minutes and then the Q & A session following the formal interview. We have a wide variety of topics that should appeal to most members of the congenital heart defect community.
Callie Rickard, our graphic designer and editor of the Heart to Heart with Anna newsletter (look under the Newsletter link to see former issues) created a new logo for the new season! I love the little boy holding the heart balloon. Special thanks to Dara Glagola for recommending the sunset background. We love the colors and the feel of the new logo for Season Two.
We are now looking for topics for Season Three. If you have any ideas for new show topics, please let us know. We haven't had trouble coming up with topics but we love to see what our Listeners want to hear. We hope that you are as excited about the growth and changes we've seen happening with the radio show as we are!
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Athlete Heart Screenings
I remember the day like it was yesterday. I had been waiting about a week for the appointment. Joey, my heart-healthy son, was having an athlete heart screening.
For years I had been worried that perhaps Joey had a heart defect, too. When I voiced concerns to Joey's pediatrician, he assured me that if Joey had a problem, we would know. He was healthy and he had no reason to recommend in-depth testing for Joey, despite the research I found that had been conducted by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia which showed that first and second degree relatives of children with left-sided heart defects (like my younger son, Alex was born with) had a much greater chance of having undiagnosed congenital heart defects. The research didn't sway him.
When I heard that there was a free athlete heart screening in Waco, I took Joey and we were the first ones there. As we entered the examination room, I explained to the technician that Joey was a state swimmer, but his brother was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. I asked them if we could specifically look at Joey's ascending aorta and all of his valves.
The technicians were so kind to me. It was a beautiful echocardiogram -- the most beautiful, textbook perfect echo I'd ever seen. The equipment was brand new and everything was so clear.
I was able to hold back until I reached the car before I burst into tears. Joey tried to reassure me, "Mom! It's okay. I'm fine." But his words couldn't stop the tears. I had been so worried for so long and I didn't even realize how worried I'd been!
What's really wonderful is that a friend shared with me a free young athlete heart screening going on in my home town of Temple, Texas. I even set up a Facebook Event for the screening. Now other families won't have to worry about their heart-healthy children. I only wish this had been available when Joey was younger. It would have saved me needless worry.
As if this isn't wonderful enough, a Toastmaster friend, Kevin McGrath, shared another URL with me that will benefit teens in the Central Texas region. One of Kevin's coworkers and his wife (Jim and Michelle Garcia) started the Championship Hearts Foundation which provides free heart screenings for athletes, marching band, cheer and drill team members -- and any student 14-18 years of age. Unbeknownst to me they've been around for 13 years. I strongly encourage everyone to share this URL and this information with others.
You never know when a heart screening might save a life.
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The most common reason for this occurring is because the student is not logged into the Chromebook using the exact same Google account (e-mail address) that is used by your SIS to identify the student.
Have the student log completely out of the Chromebook. Have the student log back into the Chromebook using the exact same e-mail address that is listed in your SIS.
If that does not work, notify your Google administrator at your school district to let them know that your student's Google e-mail address is different than the e-mail address for that student that is listed in your SIS.


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I have read quite a few books from PacktPub as they have range of books on Open Source Content Management Software a subject I am very passionate about. They also have many books on other technologies including many on open source software. I use the open source eCommerce platform Magento at work for clients and for some of my own sites so was very interested when asked to review a new Magento book from PacktPub 'Magento 1.4 Development Cookbook'. So as announced on a previous post and following a competition to win a copy of the ebook please see my review below (if you are happy with the style of book these Cookbooks are please feel free to skip the next couple of paragraphs and go straight to the review):
Before I get into the book review proper I think it is worth explaining a little a bit about these 'cookbook' style and named manuals. Most computer manuals and books do not require you to read through from the first page to the last, after all these are not novels but generally they do build from an introduction and often can require knowledge of a previous section as they build on your knowledge as you go through the book chronologically. Cookbook style manuals on the other hand are just what the name suggests – a list of 'recipes' which often so not require you to have read earlier articles to make sense of later articles. Cookbooks are often designed for you to easily dip in and out and get just what you need hopefully following the a tutorial (recipe) in the section to complete the task. This said, it can be important to remember that Cookbooks often require you to have a reasonable knowledge of the subject and its relevant environment or to continue the food/recipe analogy – to follow s Beef Bourguignon recipe you are expected to understand the basics of meat purchase, storage and cooking including how to use your cooker and other utensils.
In the case of Packt's new book Magento 1.4 Developement Cookbook I think it's fair to say that to get the most out of it, it is an advantage to be relatively comfortable with Magento, the Linux command line and creating a development environment. This said, this might be just the introduction you need to these subjects and although a stiff learning curve for mere mortals (such as myself) a carefully worded Google search and a bit of spare time can often fill in the gaps. What this book is not is a 'Beginners Guide to Magento' mainly because Packt have already published this book here – Magento Beginners Guide. I have read this book and although not as up to date as this cookbook I would still recommend this as the best place to start for anyone getting to grips with Magento for the first time.
A key to getting the right book is often understanding who the book is aimed at and according to the book itself:
If you are a PHP developer or a novice or an experienced software engineer, who is interested in achieving high impact in a fast-paced development environment and want to boost your (PHP/Magento) development skills to the next level, then this book is for you. No prior experience with Magento is required but basic knowledge of PHP is needed.
PHP knowledge is of course useful (all the required code is in the book and available to download) but as I mentioned above I think some knowledge of Linux and CMS's in general would be advantage and if you have limited experience of Magento, to repeat myself, I would start with Magento Beginners Guide or as this Cookbooks tag line possibly sums it up better this book is 'Quick answers for Common problems'.
Right the Review of Magento 1.4 Cookbook starts here:
Although this book is designed to 'dip in and out of' it does start with a very good guide to setting up a development environment and getting an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) – Netbeans which was used throughout the book although this is not an a beginners guide and I think the assumption is that you some knowledge of similar environments.
Included in the book is a wide variety of articles to take your Magento install to the next level making your eCommerce site more attractive and more functional. Of course, we should never loose site of the aim of any eCommerce site which is too sell and get more customers and sell more to those customers (presuming that is your aim) and for me this book covers some of the main areas which can currently help you achieve this. These areas, in my opinion, being improving Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) specifically Google (important to all eCommerce businesses but especially important to UK and European Sites where Google is ridiculously dominant), integration to social media/networking services and analytics because – 'what doesn't get measured, doesn't get done' possibly a reversal of what Tom Peters may have said – 'What gets measured, gets done'.
Having a closer look at these three areas:
Search Engine Optimisation for Magento
Google has a massive influence over what gets sold on the internet for many reasons and even small improvements in a sites Google optimisation can have a big effect, in the cookbook Nurul Ferdous writes the articles:
'Using Google Website Optimizer'
'Optimizing Magento store for search engines'
A whole chapter on 'Performance Optimisation' – site speed has become a key factor to good Google ranking
Social Media and Networks for Magento
We don't have to look far to see the influence of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter on our lives but for online businesses the importance of online networks can be even more pronounced without going overboard on the 'Social Shopping' buzz you do not have to have a million clicks viral campaign to be consistently driving traffic to your website using social sites and getting a serious 'return on investment' (ROI). In particular I found the following guides from the book really useful:
'Integrating WordPress in Magento' – Magento may have CMS functionality but WordPress is probably the best blogging software in the world so integrating the best open source eCommerce platform with the best open source blogging platform could certainly give you the best of both worlds.
'Creating a custom "Twitter handle" field in a registration form' – Adding 'Social CRM' elements to you customer tracking can be key to modern Contact Management
'Adding a Facebook 'Like' button in product page' – apparently (from my own experience) a must have on many consumer eCommerce sites now to tap into the 500 million people recommending products and services to their friends and seeing businesses benefiting from the network effect.
'Embedding a YouTube video in product details' – Peoples expectations of product pages are increasing daily, ASOS the largest UK 'online only' fashion retailer now has catwalk videos on all its clothing product pages and consumers appear to love video content, especially in attracting initial interest where it has been said web users are more likely to click a video than any other link or content.
'Adding an RSS feed (last five tweets!)'
Adding all of this cool functionality as mentioned above is great but if we have no way of tracking the benefits especially making comparisons to changes then we are never really going to know if all our hard work is paying off. This is why analytics are so key and with Google Analytics being free there is no reason why every site should not be using them. Time spent on analysing the 'numbers' should result in a serious pay back if you can easily see where the increased sales are coming from (and do more of it) and see the less effective promotions (therefore reducing or stopping them). Again some great articles in this area with:
'Using Google Analytics for Magento'
'Adding AdWords tracking code to order confirmation page in Magento'
I have highlighted three particular areas that are covered in the book but of course there are many other guides included from implementing payment solutions like PayPal to a whole chapter on creating your own module. Selfishly it was these three areas I found the most interesting and also the ones that I think are key to taking a Magento eCommerce store to the next level which after all is what this book is all about. To see a list of all the chapters and articles the full table of contents is available to see online and you can even download a sample chapter from the Magento Developers Cookbook. As well as the physical book and a PDF available one of my favourite features of Packt is that they make the code available to download too (once you have registered with them).
Clearly, as explained above, this book is not going to suit everybody but for a someone who is relatively comfortable with Magento and the environment of their own install this book is crammed full of practical ideas that can have a direct effect on sales. While the guide's are clear and well written some novices may need some further assistance or background information which is often available elsewhere or most probably covered in more depth in one other of Packt's many books on Magento. Overall I would say this book is easy to dip in and out of and would be a wise investment for anyone looking to add functionality and get the most out of Magento.
For complete transparency I received a free ebook copy of this for book this review and also ran a competition for another free ebook on this site (nothing else) and I was free to write what ever views I wanted whether negative or positive.


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Part of a sample pack called "Grandmither's
Piano". I didn't cut my nails the day I recorded these at my
grandmother's house, so you can hear my nails scratch against it in
most if not all notes. It is out of tune, which adds a haunted, dead
feel to it. I kept a bit of delay before the piano note sounds so it
won't sound so mathematic and fake when ran in a tracker like Buzz. Why
did I spell grandmother with an 'i' instead of an 'o'? Because I read it in a poem once and liked it. ^_^
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If you visited Boston Children's Museum on a Monday in June, you may have noticed that the hordes of children playing in the museum looked…very colorful. Why? There was Messy Monday face painting in the Art Studio! Twice a month we give "big kids" the chance to engage in extra messy (and extra fun!) art activities. (Read art educator Alice Vogler's blog post on Messy Play to learn more about Messy Mondays). I have really enjoyed working in the Art Studio on Messy Mondays because it is wonderful to see the children having a blast playing and creating without grown-ups telling them to stop making a mess! However, I also think that it has helped me to let go of some of my own expectations of art. As we get older, we tend to shy away from getting our hands dirty and forget the simple pleasure that comes from the specific slimy smooth texture of oobleck or the cool temperature of finger paint. However every Messy Monday I am reminded, as I see children of all ages with HUGE smiles on their faces, that life is messy and sometimes we have the most fun when we have oobleck dripping through our fingers. Continue reading
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The Joy of Climbing
When children first lay eyes on the Children's Museum's three story climbing structure, their eyes usually light up with awe and excitement. For many children, it is their favorite part of a visit to the Museum. However, some grown-ups are not quite as thrilled. Despite the fact that it's an extremely safe structure, it is nerve-wracking for any grown-up to let their child climb up so high, especially by themselves. I have to admit, that when I first started working on the floor at the Children's Museum as a Visitor Experience Associate, standing at the exit at the top of the climber was my least favorite shift. I quickly realized I was going to have to overcome my fear of heights in order to muster the courage to help children who were scared, and also celebrate the amazing successes of all of the children who proudly make it to the top.
Those of us who work at the Museum strive to be positive role models for the children who visit us and in many ways I believe that the children inspire us just as much. One day at the climber exit, I witnessed a boy of about 8 years old guide a young girl he didn't know down from the top because she was scared, helping her each step of the way. Another time, a girl from South Korea who didn't speak English played peak-a-boo with me, grinning from ear to ear. I have even seen two year-olds reach the top! Continue reading


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Just about any activity on the "Hill" is considered an "event". Philosophically speaking, "where 2 or more are gathered" there you will also find food and drink served up in a convivial atmosphere.
Formally, the neighborhood gathers once a month to conduct business (and to eat, etc.) and to "neighbor" - find out what is going on with each other. There ARE some specific projects that occur annually. Those are:


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Brands Hatch 26-27 July Classes B-C-D
Wins for Morgan-Owen & Salisbury
With the class B-C-D cars competing on there own once again it was Brands Hatch Indy circuit providing the next test in the Kumho Tyres BMW championship 2014.
A total of 12 cars took to the track comprising of 5 in class B,3 in class C & 4 in class D.With a nice dry track conditions were good for some good qualifying times.After the 20 minute session ended it was Robert Salisbury ( M3) leading the way in class B ahead of Darren Morgan-Owen ( E36 M3).Paul Travers ( 328i Coupe) was fastest in class C ahead of Dave Heasman ( 328i Saloon)In class D it was Greg Marking ( 318 is) ahead of James Ford ( 318 ti)The time of Salisbury was 54.574 which was an average speed of 79.68 MPH with Travers 55.551 & Marking 55.663 on the 1.2 mile circuit.
The cars all came out on track for there 1st race of the weekend later in the day which would be over 20 minutes.A good start by Salisbury and Morgan-owen as they led the pack of cars towards paddock hill bend.All of the cars made it safely around the circuit and the race was well and truly underway.Salisbury & Morgan-Owen were having a good tussle at the front of the race.The class D battle was between Marking & Ford with James Cannon (compact) also getting in on the act.Alan Thompson (E36 328i) was having a good duel with Heasman.Eventually Morgan-Owen took advantage and got past Salisbury and was now leading the race.Heasman had a moment with Travers which made the back of Heasmsns car have a hanging bumper but he was able to continue but it put Travers out of the race.
After 22 laps it was Morgan-Owen taking the chequered flag for his 1st race win of the season with Salisbury in 2nd and Domenic Surdi (M3) in 3rd place overall.Thompson took class C honours ahead of Heasman.Marking took the class D win ahead of Cannon.
Fastest race laps for Morgan-Owen,Travers & Marking Travers establishing a new lap record in class C with his time of 55.313 with Marking also having a new lap record in class D with a time of 56.982.
Sunday saw race 2 of the weekend for the class B-C-D cars with another 20 minute race.Another good start to the race by Salisbury & Morgan-Owen.Heasman took the lead in class C ahead of Travers who had fixed his car from the collision the previous day.fORD,Marking & Cannon were having the normal duel in class D.Salisbury & Morgan-Owen had a race long battle and it was Salisbury who took the race win after completing 22 laps by 0.66 seconds with Morgan-Owen 2nd and Surdi 3rd.Class C went to Heasman ahead of Travers.Marking took class D for a race win double ahead of Cannon & Ford.
Fastest race laps to Morgan-Owen,Travers &Marking.
Salisbury is leading class B with Heasman ahead in class C & Marking in class D.
A good weekend of racing for the Class B-C-D cars with some good action on track by all concerned.
Winner race 1 Darren Morgan-Owen
Winner class C race 1 Alan Thompson
Winner Class D race 1 Greg Marking
Winner race 2 Robert Salisbury
Winner class C race 2 Dave Heasman
Winner class D race 2 Greg Marking


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This is really, really ridiculous. At this point they might as well give us a document with all of the race's tasks and locations as well as the entire finish order. It can't possibly get worse than this.
Quote from: J-Squeeze on February 13, 2010, 03:20:09 PMThis is really, really ridiculous. At this point they might as well give us a document with all of the race's tasks and locations as well as the entire finish order. It can't possibly get worse than this. You mean BETTER than this, right??
Was Wulff castle ever a part of it? (future tarcon question ) We can see the teams arriving at the main terminal at Valpo, not Vina. And we can see them leave in taxis from the station (the Congress building and Claudia Cafe can be seen in the background). We hear teams asking for Villaseca; if the audio is spliced in, they did a great job with it.
Can you guys figure out where teams picked up their pails and ladders? It sure doesn't look like the bottom of the Ascensor! Much closer to Templeman, I think... Top of the Ascensor Concepcion?
Wow! That episode was quite a whirlwind. I'm not sure there was even time to draw breath.Hopefully the pace slows down enough, otherwise we're not going to know half of the teams by the time the end rolls around.Jeff & Jordan: These two surprised me this episode. I didn't think they would start off so dominant (or even be dominant, for that matter). I really hope that somehow Jordan gets at least a little smarter before Leg 2, so we don't have to watch them make clueless mistakes while still being successful. On a side note, though, it would be funny to see them eliminated due to a careless mistake. Monique & Shawne: Faster than I anticipated. These two (despite the spoilers) actually appear to have great potential to be a threat. Possibly my favorite team now, although it's still hard to know who to like and who the villains should be.Jet & Cord: Impressive catchup! They went from last place all the way up to third by being fast and smart when necessary. I think. It was actually quite hard to tell just how they ended up in third place. But obviously they did it, so they look like they'll be a tough team to beat.Steve & Allison: I like these two, but they haven't made a very smart first impression, either. The problem that many teams seem to have this season is hurrying up without actually knowing what they are doing (see Brent & Caite also). But I think they will improve as they get used to the race. We'll see.Joe & Heidi: Seems Joe has a few random skills. Knowing the transportation system of LA was useful this episode (until the other teams beat them to the first flight). Not a lot more to go on yet, but I think they will be portrayed as the Lance & Keri of the season. Which is a shame, because so far I see little evidence of them being obnoxious. But I guess we'll see in Leg 2, as we saw in the preview.Carol & Brandy: These two have some good entertainment value going for them. Usually teams who have that will go pretty far. Lot's of good one-liners. I think they're greatest asset will be keeping level heads and thinking through things before rushing ahead and doing them carelessly.Brent & Caite: They're going to have the storyline of the season: proving that she's not clueless. Unfortunately they seem to have failed with that from the very first leg. I'll be rooting for them to fall out. Not sure why, I just don't get good vibes from them. Plus, I don't want to have that awful storyline shoved down my throat the whole season, and I sure don't want to see them win.Daniel & Jordan: Don't have much to say about these two yet. Losing a paint brush is a rather trivial mistake that I'm not sure warranted a penalty. But then again, when have we seen any team lose the provided supplies for a task before? These two could become a threat, but not until they become a little more careful about how they perform tasks.Louie & Michael: Looks like we'll be getting the Globetrotter edit from them. Only they aren't quite as entertaining. They're likable though, but it's hard to say if they're likable enough to root for at this point.Jody & Shannon: Love these two already! I really hope they get a chance on the next leg to climb out of last place. They're low finish seems to have been due to fate rather than skill. If they're equalized again, I think they will be competitive. But right now I just have an awful feeling that they will be last for the entire next episode, which would be sad.Adrian & Dana: Oh well. They gave it their best. Another team that I realize how much I'm going to miss. If they would've just thought a little more about their Roadblock choice they would still be in it. Uchenna & Joyce and Chip & Kim will apparently not be duplicated this season, which is a shame.As a whole, the first episode was kind of a letdown for me. I was excited at the start, but the ridiculously fast-paced editing and the over-portrayal of all our wonderful "stunt teams" turned me off rather quickly, and left me confused. Oh, and also the cluelessness of almost all of the racers. This season looks like it will beat TAR 13 in racer cluelessness if they continue to race like they did in this leg. The vital lesson for everyone seems to be: slow down, read the clue, and think through what you are doing.
they were touchy felly on live at the studio
Just an observation of the JJs on the pitstop bathmat.... even though Jeff says that they have been together every weekend since BB, notice how Jordan almost pulls back from the mandatory winners embrace on the mat after Phil tells them about winning the trip to Vancouver. IMHO, looks to me that this "so called" relationship has a ways to go before they get to the "touchy feely stage". How ironic too, that along with the travel package, they get to ride the skeleton course at the Olympic "Bobsled Track From HELL!" (BTW, the skeleton sled goes "head-first" down the track). They may be having second thoughts about that prize, right about now.
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The hCG Injection Diet was the gold standard in Dr. Simeons' popular weight loss practice at Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Rome, Italy, for many decades until his death in 1970.
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Athletic Bilbao's Iker Muniain has suffered the second serious knee injury of his career.
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Athletic Bilbao have confirmed that midfielder Iker Muniain has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The 24-year-old suffered the injury during Thursday's Europa League defeat to Zorya Luhansk.
Muniain spent more than eight months on the sidelines in 2015 after damaging ligaments in his left knee.
In a statement on their website, Athletic Bilbao said that Muniain will now see a specialist to determine how long he will be out for.
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Typically used to treat acute ischemic stroke and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) can also help restore blood flow to frostbitten hands and feet. In a new study, researchers compared six people with frostbite who received intra-arterial t-PA within 24 hours of injury to 25 similar patients who didn't receive t-PA. Six of 59 frostbitten fingers and toes (10%) were amputated in the six people who received t-PA. In the group that didn't get t-PA, 97 of 234 frostbitten digits were amputated (41%).
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