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Thank you for another great giveaway! So pretty :0)
That yarn is so beautiful and so bright.
Another great episode…. Guess what? I am on the last block of my log cabin quilt!!! wooot!!
5 stars!!!!
Leslie, the forthcoming sweater/cardi looks very nice. I think putting the yoke pattern on the wrist will set it off very nicely.
Laura, you are very patient with your cardigan, I like the look of the fabric. Should be a warm one.
The yarn on offer is very colourful.
P.S. sorry, forgot to mention the shawlette>>> gorgeous in colour and pattern.
Great show once again!! Love the colors in the giveaway yarn.
I love that color!!! WWOOOHHHOOO!!! Pick me!
Love the yarn and color you are giving away. Love the book you reviewed. Judy
Love the yarn and love the podcast. I look forward to it every week!
Wouldn't be Sunday evening without you girls! Love that yarn!
Leslie, the baby quilt turned out gorgeous! I absolutely love it. What a great gift. Laura, we are so sympatico. Also, my teenage son was in the room when you were talking about me and he was very amused that you referred to you and me as "two big dorks". Heh heh.
I just finished "You Suck" yesterday! It was a great vampire book in such a different way than the Sookie Stackhouse and Twilight books and accompanying TV shows and movies.
Such a pretty sock yarn. When you said the colorway name i thought "awesome song."
Great show! Safe travels!
Great show as always. You two have motivated me to try spinning. I ordered my first spindle last week.
Thanks for another great episode. Hope you have fun at Camp PluckyFluff!
Leslie, I love your quilt! Laura, I love how your sweater is turning out. Thanks for another great episode. 😉
What a beautiful quilt ! I love the simplicity and all the colors. Looks like you've gained some great quilting skills Leslie. The book reviews were great this week. I'd not heard of the first one you reviewed so I'll definitely go check that one out. As always I really enjoyed relaxing on my couch with my knitting while watching you both. Laura hope your wrist completely heals soon.
Good luck on your new sweater Leslie, and go baby go, Lala on yours. 🙂 Love the vesper yarn too.
Beautiful shawl, Laura!!
I can't wait to meet you both next summer!!!
Thanks for offering up another awesome giveaway ladies! I love those colors. So glad that you mentioned what shawl you were wearing Laura because that's what I immediately wanted to know when the podcast started!
I love you guys and enjoy your show every time I sit down to watch. That yarn is gorgeous!
I must be the last person in the world to try Vesper sock yarn but I can't ever find it. I'm a failed stalker. I would love to win this yarn. PS I love your show.
Never forget this day. My prayers are with all the families effected by the events 10 years ago.
Thanks for another giveaway. I've never tried Vesper, but it looks beautiful.
It was a sad day, I spent it watching the coverage and then football – and knitting. It was a nice mix of remembrance – and then moving on. Big groups of people in one place watching a game, and thankfully nothing happened. I think we ARE doing what we can do which as the Brits said during the bombing of England was to Keep Calm and Carry On. So Keep Calm and Carry Yarn. God Bless America.
I can't believe I won!!! that is so great. yep, I'm Pattisand on rav. thanks for such a great episode. Leslie, your quilt is so beautiful. Laura, your sweater is looking great.
What a great chance to win Vesper sock yarn.
I'm yet another that hasn't tried Vesper. Thanks for another great giveaway!
The vesper yarn is just so pretty and I have never tried it before but those colors look perfect! Laura your sweater is looking beautiful and I am sure nothing will go wrong and you will finish it by next week. Another great episode, and yes Leslie I too cannot watch the 9/11 as it is so sad and always reminds me of watching it late at night whilst I was feeding my 1 month old daughter and thinking a horror movie had come on the tv, but then realising it was real life. OMG that was so scary and yes we shall never forget wherever we live.
Leslie, I LOVE that quilt. It's so cute. And Laura, I can't wait to see your sweater when it's finished.
BTW, Leslie, that look you gave when Laura said her stash didn't count because she bought it before she said she wasn't buying any more was hysterical.
Oh, and that yarn looks like it wants to jump into my hands. =)
Go go on your Camp Loopy project, Laura! And Leslie, the little quilt sure looks cute. Good job!
Loved the podcast this week! Can't wait to see the finished sweaters.
Thanks for the contest! Another great episode!
Another great ep. I love seeing what you are working on and the finished product.
I just love this contest and so excited to see who wins!
Another great episode. Laura-can't wait to see your sweater finished. It looks fantastic!
Another wonderful episode. I am looking forward to seeing the how the spinning class is for ya. And honestly, I am hoping to win the vesper. I have never worked with that before.
Can't wait to see what fun things ya'll make in your class next weekend. Another great episode 🙂
Love the Vesper! Soooo pretty! Thanks for another great podcast!
As always, love the episode! Love the Vesper!
Always love to watch the podcasr. Hope to win the vesper sock.
I am going to order fiber today and start spinning after seeing everything you two are up too. I love your show.
Thanks for another awesome podcast! I so needed something soothing after a crazy interview. My Monday is never complete until I watch your podcast! That Vesper is so darn purdy too!
I would love to win! that is beautiful yarn
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Another great episode!! Good luck completing the sweater by Thursday Laura, it looks great.
Pretty, pretty yarn! I can't wait to see what that fall fiber turns into.
That yarn is absolutely gorgeous! Have fun next week you guys!
That yarn is stunning!
Leslie, the quilt is beautiful. You are so talented. Laura, the sweater is coming along great. Can't wait to see the finish product.
My friend Megan has a ton of vesper and I have none, so I must enter to win this one 😉
I will say that I already feel like a huge winner, because I got into SSK!
LOVE the stripeys, and cardi and baby Perogie's quilt came out so great! I always knit along while watching you guys and managed to finish one of my sock monkey stripey socks -Yay for me! Thanks for another enjoyable vid-cast.
I love the Vesper sock yarn. Always enjoy your book reviews for both knitting and non-knitting related stuff.
Never used this yarn before so I'd love to win some to give it a try! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow so much patience with the cardigan! I'm not sure that I could do that. oooo shiny yarn…..
Leslie- I love your quilt! I'm getting into sewing now, so i love to see your creations. Laura- love the sweater- can't wait to see it finished! I live in NYC, so 9/11 is always a difficult time for me….I was actually expecting my son when the attacks happened (he'll be 10 in October). What I remember most about that day was the panic everywhere as evryone was trying to locate their loved ones around the city….that and the terrible smell that came from Ground Zero……we can never forget!
Loved the show again – and have never tried self-striping sock yarn – so would love to win (not alone in this sentiment 😉
I am OBSESSED with Vesper self-striping! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Great episode as usual. I would love to try Vesper. I've heard lots of great things about it. Thanks for the chance at it. 🙂
Go Laura go! I think you can finish that sweater by Thursday. 🙂 And love that colour combination for your sweater, Leslie!
I didn't watch any September 11th footage on Sunday either. I agree that it should never ever be forgotten, but I also think that that the news channels are doing a bit too much dwelling on it. I'm not disagreeing that the 10th anniversary is a big thing, but did they really need to lead up to it with a week of special programs?
Leslie – I love the quilt. The greens are beautiful.
I also would really like to win the yarn. I have never tried Vesper.
Great yarn colors! Thanks for the opportunity.
Thank for another great show and for the opportunity to win Vesper!
Love the yarn and color
Another amazing podcast!! I seriously stalk iTunes and your blog till each new episode comes out. Thank you guys so much for being so inspiring!!
Lovely yarn too!!
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I am SUPER impressed with the progress on the cardigan, I don't think I could ever do something that committed – I'm a baby knits kind of girl. 🙂 Always fun to see what you girls are up to!
The Vesper looks lovely! I am very impressed that Laura's stuck with the same project for so long – but I'm looking forward to seeing more/different knits next week! And I swear, every time the two of you show off fiber, I get a little bit closer to learning to spin. I can't afford to yet, but it's starting to feel inevitable, just so I have an excuse to buy beautiful fiber!
really, how could I not comment when vesper is involved.
You ladies are always so adorable to watch.
Great show as always. Can't wait to see all you're Plucky Fluff spinning!
You guys are awesome. Love the colors in the giveaway yarn.
I love the quilt and I love the color of your shawl, Laura. I haven't had very much knitting time this past week either so I'm glad I found the time to watch another great episode and get some knitting done.
Beautiful Vesper–how I would love to win it for myself! 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win! I've never tried Vesper yarn before but yours have turned out beautiful. I'd love to win so I can try to make a pair.
Love seeing your work as usual, Laura and Leslie! Good luck with those sweaters! : ) I am happy to have the chance to win some Vesper. I've never tried it, and it is so pretty!
Cannot wait to see what you spin at Camp Plucky Fluff. Have fun and enjoy…
Now I am all teary-eyed.
Thanks for another great episode.
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Pretty, pretty yarn! I love to watch you two. I look forward to it every week.
Vesper yarn is beautiful. Nice colors. Good show girllls!
Love the podcast! Would love to try Vesper.
How pretty! I'm so excited for you Laura! I can't wait to see the sweater next week!
Ok so I think I double entered…but not sure if I did…anyway…if I did…sorry don't want to enter multiple times!!
Would love to try the Vesper…and Lala…LOVE the shawl!
Lovely stuff Girlls!
Just finished The Dark is Rising.. Thanks for mentioning it!
Leslie, I love your quilt and your hexi blanket is going to be cute!! Laura, you're so close to the finish line, I'm sure you'll get it done! Looking good so far!
Have a great week!
I have Vesper "Trick or Treat" on my needles now. Can never have too much Vesper! Hope you pick me!
You Girllls introduced me to Vesper
I absolutely love knitting with this yarn
Why, of course, I do your afterthought heels.
Oooh lovely! I'd love to win the yarn! 🙂 (username on Rav = craftygirl83) And a great episode too, thanks ladies! 🙂
Did someone say "Vesper?!" I'd love to try it.
Great show as always! I would love to win the yarn — The color way is amazing!
(username on Ravelry = vfknits)
That is such a great colorway. I love the way you guys are doing your contest entries now.
Beautiful Yarn!!
Love the Vesper colorways!
(Rav: KnitInPupLick)
I would so love to win !!
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Like the quilt you made, Leslie. Admire your patience with your cardigan, Laura. Great episode again. I was choking up this weekend, looking at all the programs they showed here in The Netherlands about what happened 10 years ago. After finishing this comment I am gonna look up the Vesper pattern.
Love the colors of vesper,and haven't tried it yet.
shmopi (rav)
Thank you for another great show! I enjoy watching and knitting with you both. You both inspire and enable me.
I am a real fan of Christopher Moore's books. Lamb is actually my favorite. I hope you enjoy it ,Leslie.
The Vesper color way is very pretty.
I love the shawl! I have to knit that next!
I'd love me some Vesper! Carriecrafts
Thanks to both of you for expanding my knitting "life". I've never knit with Vesper yarn either but the colors are beautiful! Have a wonderful time at your class.
Thank you for making me want to keep going on my projects! I'm going to go learn more about Vesper yarn now 🙂
I would love to knit a pair of socks for my husband out of this sock yarn. He loves all the socks I knit him and he loves to walk around his office barefoot and show them all off to his colleagues. This colorway would be awesome for him!
Woo Hoo! I'm finally caught up on all the episodes! Great podcast.
I would love to win some vesper sock yarn. The color way is gorgeous. Pick me! Pick me!
Lovely yarn! great podcast!
Oh wow, those colors are gorgeous!
lol now you guys have me considering the books you mentioned, especially the last one. and the vesper yarn, ooo… put my name in for that! i'd love to get my hands on some vesper=)
Vesper! Woo!
Great colourway!
Beautiful yarn – please add me to the drawing!
You guys (that's Y'all in the south) are awesome! I love watching your show it always motivates me to get working on my projects. Keep up the good work!
Oh my, the Vesper is pretty!! Thanks for another fabulous podcast!
Wow vesper…thanks for the giveaway!
Beautiful yarn!! I'd love a chance to try it!!
Ms LaLa I'm loving your sweater!!! 😉
Love the Vesper, praying it comes my way!
Sorry about your wrist – just knit through the pain!
Lamb is one of my favorite books, it's such a fantastic read. Christopher Moore's book Fluke is also fantastic, an utterly bizarre premise that works so well.
Beautiful yarn. I love such colorful strips!
great show♥ I have never used vesper. Love seeing all your projects
I have the Monday Morning Cardigan pattern. I feel compelled to knit it up now. Vesper stripey sock yarn just looks yummy!
I'd love to have some vesper yarn! Thanks again for another great podcast!
Love the Vesper yarn…very cool colorway!! Just found the podcast today & just watched this episode. Good work!
Another great episode.
I love the colorway.
I'm a fairly new knitter and would love my first skein of vesper. Never miss you podcast and tutorials.
Your giveaways are so much fun!
Thanks for your show. I enjoy it so much!
the fabric hexapuffs look great!
I am impressed with your monogamy, just thinking I have a deadline makes me want to cast on new things!
Thank you for your great podcasts and for the chance to join in another fab giveaway.
I would love to win some Vesper yarn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since I've been dying to try some and can never seem to find it!
Laura and Leslie! Howdy! Laura, have you read any Cherie Priest steampunk books- kinda steampunk Harry Potter 🙂 Love y'all – you are my special midnight treat!
The yarn is beautiful!
What a beautiful colorway! Thank you for the chance to win!
blue stripeys!
Thanks for the giveaway and the great episode. You guys always make my day a little brighter!
Thank you for offering the giveaway for this beautiful yarn. I've never seen it in person.
I've been trying to get some Vesper!
I would love to try this yarn!
Thank you both for being so awesome.
I FINALLY got caught up all all of your videocasts – love them so much, I didn't want to miss anything (and I must do things in order. Leslie wouldn't understand ANYTHING about that, would she?). So, that means I finally watched a videocast in time to enter for the giveaway – and what a giveaway! I've been lusting for that colorway of Vesper for months now, but I never seem to be within reach of a computer when the shop is stocked. You guys are awesome!
I will love to get this skein, love the colors! Can I grovel?
Love this episode and the book review especially!
Laura, your cardi looks awesome! Can't wait to see it on. Great episode as usual!
Thank you both for the great podcast that you give us newbie knitters. I am still trying to catch up on some of the old ones but have been a regular watcher now for about a month! tsknits on ravelry. Cheers, tara
I love your video podcast! I've started listening to it as soon as it comes out on Sunday night and I can't wait to here about your spinning workshop.
I've been wanting to try out vesper yarn for a long time! Thanks again for another wonderful episode… I look forward to watching every week.
Pretty. I want.
I've caught up with all of the entries and now that I can actually try to win a prize, after seeing so much stuff being given away.
The last pair of socks I made for myself were out of vesper, and it was divine.
Yet again another great give away. I am trying to get caught up with all the old episodes. I am at 52. Love all the tutorials too. I have never knit with Vesper. I don't really have an LYS near me.
Have a wonderful weekend in your class!
Oh, I do so want to win that yarn! I love striped socks, but have never tried a hand-dyed pair.
I just love the colors of the vesper yarn. It would make a beautiful pair of socks and I love to knit socks. Thanks so much for giving away these freebies.
Another great show, thanks
Gorgeous colourway. Love your show.
Beautiful shawl
Love yarn!
I look forward to your podcast each week 🙂 and I LOVE YARN! LOL
Thanks for another great episode! The yarn is beautiful, such pretty colors!
Yummy yarn!!! Love the sweater, Laura, and Leslie I love your quilt! Love the fabrics!
Thanks for another great episode!
mmmmmm Sock yarn – nummy. Have never tried Vesper. Love you show soooooo much.
Thanks for another great episode! The yarn for the giveaway is beautiful!
LaLa, your progress on that sweater is amazing, even with an injury! Love the Cloud Lover you got Leslie…purdy. Count me in on the Vesper, I've wanted to try that since you first talked about it so loooong ago.
I just ordered "My Grandmothers Knitting" – sounds great!
Oh, Vesper yarn! That is gorgeous! I just had to enter this contest.
lovely yarn I Love the colors.
I would like to try the Vester yarn because of the pretty colores I am sure it would work up nice.
I've been lusting after this colourway forever, so would love to win it.
I love watching your show, and it starts my week off with a bang!
I haven't knit any Vesper in ages!
The Vesper yarn looks beautiful!
Awesome episode! I'm trying to catch up after being gone for a week so I don't know if I made it into the contest or not!
I love all your episodes.
Saddly my mom knew a couple who were in the first plane that hit so its hard on her every year but it is still very hard on the rest of us also.
Didn't get into knitting socks much until I started watching ya'll. No LYS in sight so all my yarn is a chain store special. 🙁 would love to try out some Vesper!
Oooh, that Vesper looks fantastic! I haven't knit with Vesper yet and I'd love to try it. Pick me!


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Pet Project: March 19
Here are some lovable animals in need of a good forever home.
Animal Defense League:
Animal Defense League:
Contact 210-655-1481 or www.adltexas.org:
Brooke is a 5-month-old, 17-pound Border Collie mix who's spayed, microchipped and vaccinated. She's a very social, playful and loving girl who enjoys car rides and whatever activity your family engages in. Her sweet personality is perfect for a family with children and another dog. Carlos is a 1-year-old, 31-pound shepherd mix who's neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. He's gregarious, playful, smart and eager to learn whatever you teach him. He has a zest for life and for everyone around him. Although Carlos would love nothing more than to cuddle up next to you, he'll delight in being active with his family.
Britian is a 3-year-old, 10-pound domestic shorthair tabby mix who's neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. He may look plain, but Britian is a very friendly guy who enjoys playtime with feathery toys. But given the choice, he'd rather spend time being loved on. Britian also enjoys socializing with other felines.
Sybil is a 2-year-old, 27-pound beagle/Pug mix who's spayed, microchipped and vaccinated. She's a friendly, animated dog whose favorite pastimes are romping and playing in a kiddie pool. Sybil loves children and enjoys neighborhood walks; she does very well on a leash.
Dillinger is a 3-year-old, 35-pound retriever mix who's neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. This handsome, friendly, smart and loving fellow is filled with enthusiasm and a knack for figuring out when it's the right time to settle down.
Tejas Rescued Pet Adoptions:
Tejas Rescued Pet Adoptions:
Contact TRPA at 210-416-3947; P.O. Box 790372, San Antonio, TX 78279; or www.tejasrescues.org:
Naomi is a 19- month-old, 50-pound Chow/Shiba Inu mix who's spayed, microchipped, vaccinated and heartworm-free. Playful Naomi enjoys going to dog parks and walks well on a leash. She interacts well with other dogs and would do best with an active owner who has another active dog.
Samson is 2 years old, 42 pounds, neutered, vaccinated and housetrained. Samson had a loving home until his pet parent died and he ended up at a shelter with only three days to live. Shelter staff remembered TRPA had been interested in him, and he's now in foster care. Samson is a laidback, passive dog who loves to play with other smaller dogs and enjoys backyard romps.
Mei Yi is a 2-year-old, 40-pound purebred red Chow who's spayed, microchipped, vaccinated, heartworm-free, and house- and crate-trained. She's a very sweet, friendly pup who gets along with everyone, including children and other dogs. Mei Yi enjoys a few laps in the backyard, and does well on a leash and in cars. She's being fostered in a private home.
San Antonio Humane Society:
San Antonio Humane Society:
Visit 4804 Fredericksburg Road, call 210-226-7461 or see www.SAhumane.org.
Lara is a 7-year-old terrier mix who's still getting used to her new surroundings, so she can be a little shy. Sweet, personable Lara seeks owners who'll show her the unconditional love she deserves. Lara is heartworm-positive, but after a few more treatments she'll be heartworm-free.
Zazu is a 1-year-old border collie mix. He's a sweet, mellow guy who enjoys staying close to his humans. He knows how to sit on command and hopes to learn more tricks. Zazu enjoys exploring his surroundings and discovering new things.

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Fall is here, and with it comes the fall run of cattle to feedlots across the country. Many of the cattle that come in are, unfortunately, from a long distance away, with questionable weaning and vaccination status. Starting this class of high-risk cattle can be a hard job at times. Even with several new technologies and products available to us, we still see a high number of sick cattle in the receiving pen.
One of the major issues I address with producers is a way to quantify how sick a pen or individual calf is. A helpful system that we implemented is a clinical illness score (CIS) system. This numerical system allows a producer to quantify a calf at the chute and also gives us a means of retrospectively evaluating a pen of calves.
The system I use consists of a CIS scale of 1 to 4.
1: A calf that is questionably lethargic. He will be individually identified by the pen rider and evaluated again later that same day or the next morning.
2: A calf that—while not obviously ill—is, in the pen rider's mind, worth taking a trip to the chute to be evaluated further.
3: A calf that is obviously ill and needs treatment.
4: A calf that is moribound and needs to be removed from the pen immediately to go to a hospital or be humanely euthanized.
Treatment standards. To further evaluate these animals, a rectal temperature is taken. Although I am not a believer in temperature being the holy grail of diagnostics, I think it can have its place. Keep in mind that on a normal Midwest July day all the cattle will have temperatures above 104°F!
Within this system, I use temperature to help determine the status of my CIS 2 class of cattle. A CIS 2 has to have a temperature of 103.5°F to receive treatment. Work with your veterinarian to set this parameter, as it may change seasonally or in the face of an outbreak. To clarify, a CIS 2 with a temperature of 101°F would not be treated; a CIS 2 with 105°F would be. A CIS 3 is treated regardless of temperature. A variation of this would be to lower the class of antibiotic given to CIS 2 animals that are below the temperature cut off.
Although there is nothing magical about this system, it gives a more objective assessment for pen riders. Research reveals there is poor agreement between pen riders on what qualifies an animal's need for treatment. About 60% of cattle called sick are agreed upon.
Of the cattle that are called sick, only about 60% are really ill, and, of those, only about 60% are identified. In short, we are not very good at determining if a calf is ill, and there is no gold standard to determine if you were right or wrong.
Think about this example: a calf is called sick and treated, and the next day looks normal. Was this a treatment success or a misdiagnosis because the calf was never ill? I encourage everyone to keep a treatment log and have a column for CIS. Use the systematic approach and see if it helps to more objectively treat sick cattle.


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|3 Pro-Government Militiamen Killed in Yemen
|[Yemen Post] At least three pro-government Islamic fascisti were killed and five others injured after an Al-Qaeda jacket wallah went kaboom!" inside a government office in Yemen's southern province of Abyan
...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an
Islamic Emirateafter seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues...
on Friday, state media said.
The September 26 website quoted locals in the capital Zinjibar of Abyan as saying the bomber detonated his boom belt in the old local government office targeting the members of the pro-government popular resistance committees.
"Three were killed immediately and five others were critically hurt," they said.
Since the Yemeni army launched a US-backed offensive and drove Al-Qaeda cut-throats out of their strongholds in Abyan and Shabwa provinces earlier this year, cut-throats of AQAP and its offshoot, the Ansar Al-Sharia, have been carrying out sporadic deadly suicide kabooms targeting military and security commanders and pro-government militias.
The bombings have been reported in Abyan and other main cities including the capital Sanaa which saw the deadliest ever suicide kabooms this year.
Today's attack comes as many families of those which were displaced by the battles last year have started to return to their homes and villages in Abyan.
In addition to Al-Qaeda attacks, kabooms of landmines, which were planted by orcs, have killed scores of civilians and troops.
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Early study found higher rates than in people with heart attacks, diabetes, cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- About one in 12 stroke survivors in the United States thinks about suicide or wishes that they were dead, a new study indicates.
The findings suggest that it might be a good idea to regularly screen stroke survivors for depression and suicidal thoughts, the researchers said.
The investigators analyzed data from the 2005 to 2010 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys and found that nearly 8 percent of stroke survivors reported suicidal thoughts, compared with about 6 percent of heart attack survivors, 5 percent of diabetes patients and 4 percent of cancer patients.
The proportion of stroke survivors who thought about suicide was surprising, compared to patients with other health issues, noted study lead author Dr. Amytis Towfighi, an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and chair of neurology at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.
Stroke survivors who had more severe depression, were younger, had higher body mass index (a measurement of body fat), had less education, and were poorer, single or women were more likely to have suicidal thoughts, according to the study presented Thursday at the American Stroke Association annual meeting, in Honolulu.
Seventeen percent of the people who'd had a stroke also had depression, which is the most common mental health complication in stroke survivors, the study authors noted.
"Given the high prevalence of suicidal thoughts among stroke survivors, perhaps regular screening for suicidal ideation, in addition to depression, is warranted," Towfighi said in an American Heart Association news release.
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
There are about 7 million adult stroke survivors in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association.


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Respected PROGRAMMERS,
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Then it should be the property. Or can it be some attribute?
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It should be a property. It should not be an attribute!
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Twenty Minutes with Chris Bianco
Or, The Music of Pizza
If you're a devotee of pizza blogs and sites, we don't have to tell you how great
Pizzeria Bianco
in Phoenix is, or why it's worth waiting hours for the pizza there, or what an interesting guy Chris Bianco, the owner and pizzaiolo, is. But we're telling you.
If you don't know about
Pizzeria Bianco
, here's the short story:
Pizzeria Bianco
was opened in 1994 by Bronx-born Chris Bianco, who made every single pizza there for fifteen years. People wait up to three hours in line for a table, because Chris doesn't do take-out; he wants you to sit down and taste it out of the oven. Those who know about such things have proclaimed Pizzeria Bianco the best pizza in the U.S., possibly the world. We won't argue.
And knowing this, we still didn't expect the intensity or the sincerity of the spirit that is Chris Bianco.
We were on our way cross-country in our motorhome. It wasn't exactly a pizza tour - we'd only had pizza once between New York and Phoenix (a forgettable experience in Oklahoma City), but
was a must-visit. We'd been hearing and reading about it for a long time, and hadn't been there yet.
We called ahead and asked Chris for an interview - something we might never have been brave enough to do without Peter Reinhart's encouragement - and he was very friendly and gracious. We knew the pizza was going to be good, and we wondered about the man who makes the pies. We'd heard Chris Bianco in an
NPR radio interview
, read about him, and knew he was from the Bronx and had some fascinating ideas about pizza and life, but frankly, never thought he'd have the time to talk with us.
Parking a car in downtown Phoenix isn't difficult. Parking a 25-foot long, 11-foot high motor home is another story. Lillian took one for the team and searched for parking while Cary sat down with Chris before the pizzeria opened for the evening.
The Interview
P4P: You probably know that there's a whole mystique that's built up around Bianco.
Chris Bianco: I don't know much about that. I try to keep my head down, you know. I've just been around a long time. I opened up my first place (in Phoenix) in '88.
P4P: What made you come to Phoenix?
Chris Bianco: I think it was a lifestyle choice. I didn't know anybody west of Connecticut, and I just kept going till I found a place where I felt comfortable, and this was it.
P4P: And why pizza? You've said that it's not about passion for pizza, it's about passion.
Chris Bianco: I think there's a whole movement right now which kinda troubles me; this whole separation of "I love this, I love that, I'm
for pizza, passionate for this or that." For me, you know, I was born in the Bronx. Pizza was part of my neighborhood, my culture, being Italian-American. You know, it might be barbecue for someone else, whatever they gravitate towards. For me it was more of an expression. Through that - pizza, or whatever our work is - it becomes metaphorical to the process, it connects us to things that actually matter. It connects us to human beings, humanity. In my case, it connects us to farmers and artisans, people, families. These bags of flour, these things we turn into circles, there's a human element and a gift to it. We start to look at it, turn it upside down, check the upskirt, the downskirt, all this kind of crap, it's really disturbing. I'm disturbed by this movement. It's really dissecting something which -- there's no magic to it, it's just a process; you want to be a violin player, play the violin, listen to music, develop it, see what music you like. We want this fast-track, Cliff Notes type of mentality. We see a house, we've gotta own it. We go to visit a place, we've gotta move there.
Sometimes I disappoint people because, well, obviously I love what I do but I don't love it more than anything else, not more than my relationships, my family.
P4P: Compared to like, at DiFara's in Brooklyn. Dom DeMarco makes pizza morning till night, now in his 70's he's cut back to five days a week...
Chris Bianco: That's not me. I mean, I've made every pizza in this place for fifteen years, but I've got a few issues I've been dealing with over the years. I've had asthma since I was five years old, so I've had a struggle with the flour for years. It's a harsh reality this year, and I've had to kinda step back a little, get some help from my guys. My brother works with me, my sister's been working with me since I opened, and there's gonna have to be a time where you have to - well, it is a young man's game in that way, I believe. You talk about the Yankees, well, there's a time when Bobby Murcer had to hang up his glove. Sometimes we push ourselves past the point of relevance, where you say, how can we really affect anything in a positive way? You know, there's a real physicality to this business. There are guys that are banging out 250, 300 pies and cooking with fire, and just dealing with the struggle -- I mean it's no more struggle than anyone else's job, but it's a pretty stressful environment. You're met with a lot of expectations, and I'm here hopefully to deliver. Everyone's been very kind to us, waiting and putting up with things. People say, 'is it worth the wait, is it worth it?' I don't know, I don't know what's worth something that long. I've done something consistently for a long time, and you sit down and eat it, I hope when you get there it's
of worth
. And when people say, 'ahh, it's not worth it,' I used to struggle so much with that. I'm still affected by what people think. I care what you think. I'm not one of these peole that says, I don't care what anybody thinks - I care what everyone thinks. And everyone's opinion, I take wholeheartedly.
P4P: I'm eager to taste your pizza.
Chris Bianco: It's an expression. You know, my brother makes the dough by hand, we don't use a machine. Three fifty-pound batches a day, we make our bread in the morning - we closed for lunch here because it really compromised the process.
I always say that, for me, it's more of a human study than a restaurant. It's afforded me to watch and listen to a lot of things and meet a lot of really interesting people, to exchange ideas and be inspired and hopefully, in some cases by accident, inspire people to do their own thing, to do something that they enjoy, and take what they want from it.
P4P: I was always intimidated about making pizza. Growing up in Brooklyn I've seen a lot of pizza being made and I always thought, 'I can't do that', and my wife and I have really just started making pizza. The initial stuff, making the dough and putting on the cheese and tomatoes, it seems like it doesn't take long to learn but I guess it takes a lifetime to master.
Chris Bianco: You
master it, I don't care how many lifetimes, and that's the beauty of it. You see, that's the slippery slope, where people say 'master this' - there's no master; you're in a relationship with something. That's what's really beautiful about it, it's always bigger than you. It needs you, you need it. There's no difference in any relationship. There's no mastering of it - you
. You engage with it on a daily level. Take pizza, we have our objective, our intention, our medium. Our cooking medium, what we're able to work with: flour, water, condition, time, audience and what their expectations are, and what's our intention - and really being clear with that intention - and serving that intention and staying focused on it. It's very similar to music or sports in that way, where you stay focused on your mission and know that you might get better at something, but the minute you believe you've mastered it, it'll show you who's boss. I've had a beautiful relationship with flour, water, yeast, salt and the human experience.
Chris Bianco - a man and his oven
I appreciate sharing this too - like Peter (Reinhart) and I, we've gotten to share a lot of time, and Brian Spangler (
Apizza Scholls, Portland, OR)
, and other people that are great people in this business, very passionate people, like Jim Lahey (
Co., NYC
), brilliant guy, a great baker who's doing pizza now, and everyone's got their own take and opinion, and yours matters and is just as relevant as mine, and that's what makes it beautiful.
I'm not one who thinks so much that people have to pay their dues - you might make a pizza the first day that might be the best thing in the world, that can happen. Now, repetition and keeping it together and doing it 300 times... well there are a lot of elements to it.
Some days I get tired, physically, sometimes emotionally tired too (chuckles), but it's given me a lot. Hopefully, people can take something from this and do something good with it, to go back home and be inspired by it, to share it, it's a process. I don't care if it's exercise, or yoga, or running, or music. It's a beginning, a middle and an end, an organization of harnessing, notes if your a musician, and all of a sudden the notes turn into something and there's a physicality to it, there's a sound and you enjoy it and this is very similar.
Pizza can be a great common denominator. Making a pizza for someone is a great shared experience, like someone you went to high school with, or being stuck in an elevator with someone, making a pizza with someone is essentially a lot like that, you've gone through something. And when you eat it, there's a deep appreciation for the process. I think as Americans, we're so removed from the process; the process of laying down an animal to have a cheeseburger, or where things come from, we're disconnected from the reality of it.
I appreciate your asking me questions. I'm not here to preach and I hope I don't come off like that. I'm just sharing what I've seen from this perch, and it's one of gratitude. I used to be the rebel who didn't listen, and opened up in a crazy place, and won't do take-out, and it was always for no intention other than to do something really special. And I hope it is, uncompromised. I mean, this isn't rocket science, I'm not curing cancer. I'm doing something that hopefully can sustain people, to do something that's actually important and look at life and the simplest pleasure of it and take it for what it is and maybe not be so maniacal about it and just enjoy the expression of it. I mean, you can have a great pizza here and then go to DiFara's or go to Totonno's or whatever your place is and submit to it. That's what I try to do when I eat out - I just want to submit to it, to see the chef's intention and not be quick to compare but just enjoy it.
There was no other reason coming out here other than to get away from -- in New York you know as well as I do that there's so much competition, competition for a parking space, everything. And it's not always fair - I've told this story a million times - when I was a kid folding boxes that said, 'You've Tried The Rest, Now Try The Best', and I didn't understand that because they were using the same crappy ingredients that everybody else was. So there's propaganda that we buy that something's the best without a basis to it. 'Don't ask any questions, it's the best.' And then I got older and started traveling and meeting people like Alice Waters, 25 years ago meeting organic farmers and using indigenous ingredients and saying, 'wow, this is just Navajo frybread but it's got great texture and integrity and craft,' and seeing that there's something beyond the five boroughs. I'm so grateful being from there but it's really made me appreciate the whole world and made me more of a universal citizen than a New Yorker. I think I have a greater appreciation and respect for all people and especially their food expressions.
P4P: As a novice pizzamaker, any words of advice or something I should keep in mind?
Chris Bianco: I do. I have a couple of bits of advice for you: You always know more than you think you do, and trust your instincts.
Jim Lahey and I had a good talk about this. Now Jim is probably the most knowledgeable baker, Peter (Reinhart) is great too, they're both great, but Jim is -- I don't use the word genius that much, but the guy is a genius. His knowledge of baking is unprecedented, I believe. And I have a completely different philosophy than him. Like, I don't want to say 'I don't wanna know,' but the cooking that I do is very
- I respond to something and then I figure it out afterwards. Jim does due diligence first, he wants to know exact hydration, numbers, fermentation times...
P4P: When we make dough, my wife Lillian always tells me I have to learn how to feel when it's ready --
Chris Bianco: I think from that point, you have to start to watch things, you have to do things -- I don't want to say 'wrong' -- at the beginning, it's really understanding the process and then recording in your book what you did and what happened in that result and then see if there is consistency in that.
Jim's book
is fantastic, and all of Peter's books are great, There are great books on baking, but I think baking, ultimately it's -- you watch these guys in Europe, they stand there with a cigarette and when the ashes hit the ground it's time to proof out the dough, or -- there's a cadence to it, a very organic cadence to it. It's not that they're ignorant by any means, it's that they're responding to something instinctual versus scientific. I think there's real relevance to every method, there's no wrong or right.
In The Bronx, there's a great deli called Mike's Deli, run by David Greco, Mike's son. Mike was a legendary mozzarella maker. Our neighborhood deli of choice. They taught me to make mozzarella there, I used to help out and they were very kind to me. Once we were kneading out curds and I said, "David, how do we know when it's ready?" And he said, "when it smiles." And somehow, in your hands, in the hot water, and back and forth, and watching the sheen of it, and getting the feel of it, you understand what that meant.
Now, that would never translate if you wrote that down in a recipe. But being in it and watching it -- like with some guys I've worked with from other countries, when you have a language barrier, they're some of the greatest learners because of the instinctual gear that takes over. They're not learning from a recipe book, they're watching and learning. It's a very natural way to cook. UNLESS you're someone who loves numbers. Me, I was never a grade-A student. I was always kinda intimidated by all the thinking.
So trust your instincts, develop your palate. With pizza for instance, if you've tasted most of the ones that you've deemed as 'standards', then you choose, through your taste profile and your selection, which ones speak to you.
Like Nancy Silverton's (
Pizzeria Mozza in L.A.
) has more of a breadlike quality, which I love - I think it's fantastic - she's a great baker, it makes sense. We talked about that before she opened. Maybe it's not traditionally Neapolitan, but it has great integrity. It's a great product and it's perfectly balanced.
Pizza is no different than any dish. Less is not more. Sometimes too much is still not enough. It's about finding that balance - finding things in balance.
So, record the process, work through your own taste buds. That's our reference for good. If you get a guy from Korea to review your breakfast place and you don't have kimchi, it has nothing to do with good or bad, its reference and expectation. And I think when we're clear with our reference, with our intention, it's easier to navigate.
P4P: So which is
pizza, what would you order from yourself?
Chris Bianco: You know what? The Rosa and the Marinara are my two favorites. They couldn't be more different, but somehow they're very similar. They both demand your attention and they're both deceivingly complex but very simple. And they're the two I eat the most!
The Pizza
So we'd heard the hype. We'd been bowled over by Chris the man. Now it was time to taste his expression, the result of his process, what so many have raved about.
We had the Rosa and the Marinara, and Chris was, of course, correct. These were some powerful pizzas - powerful in their simplicity, grace and, it's hard to use this word, perfection.
The crust. It's beyond bread. We can go on and on about hole structure (which is there) and that perfect quality of char and soft and chew and the puffiness of the cornicione ... but it's just words. Okay, it's just pizza crust, but it's the best pizza crust.
The Marinara is tomato sauce, oregano and garlic. No cheese. The sauce is not as sweet as we're used to, but it has a brightness and a savory something that simply matches and pairs with the bread, and joins impeccably with the paper-thin slices of garlic and just enough oregano. It didn't need any cheese. At all. And just when we thought we'd tasted pizza paradise,
The Rosa. The pie Chris Bianco has called 'the metaphor of me.' An unbelieveable combination of red onion, parmigiano-reggiano, rosemary, and Arizona Pistachios. Pistachios? On a pizza? It works. It works fantastically.
We don't know if it's the best pizza we've ever had, and listening to Mr. Bianco, we're convinced that it doesn't matter. But we will be thinking of it for a long, long time.
Good gracious, this was some memorable pizza.
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First, the company must remove all of the wood from the building, including doors, door frames and window frames, and any wood frames around chalkboards. This step is necessary because all bricks and metal are being sorted on site for recycling.
Next, he said, contractors will be removing some of the artifacts from the building, including the main arch and the bricks that spell out Ravenna High School. That step, he said, should take place in mid-December.
Once the demolition starts, it will begin in the north corner of the building that housed the old gym of the building.
Observers may notice some work going on in the southwest corner of the property. That, Wisniewski said, is a water line that will be used to keep the building wet during demolition to keep dust at a minimum.
Wisniewski said when he visits the site to inspect it, he often finds people looking at the school and expressing fond memories.
Today I went there and there was a man who said he went to school there, he said. I asked him if he had any memories and he said, I have a lot of memories. People ask me questions and I try to answer them the best I can.
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Think you know the stats on teen pregnancy and childbearing in your state? The facts may surprise you. Read on to "bust" some of the more common misconceptions, or check out NCSL's updated interactive map to see where your state stands.
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Within the State of the Union speech the president touched on a number of issues relevant to natural resources and infrastructure policies.
Representative Sue Wallis, who served four terms in the Wyoming Legislature, died Tuesday. She was 56.
When it comes to the minimum wage, the feds get the attention but the action is in the states.
The Presidential Commission on Election Administration's recommendations include more online registration, easier access to polls, better polling place management and reform of voting machine technology.
Out of over 20,000 votes cast in the Jan. 7 special election in Virginia's 6th Senate District, just nine separated Democrat Lynwood Lewis and Republican Wayne Coleman at the end of the initial canvass. With such a tight margin, trailing candidate Coleman requested a recount. That recount, which concluded on Monday, shifted two additional votes into Lewis' column, for a final tally of 10,203 to 10,192.
NCSL's Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee has analyzed the federal FY 2014 budget and how it will affect programs related to agriculture, energy, environment and transportation issues.
It was a cool morning in Austin, Texas, when a group of legislators, staffers, two NCSL staffers and state officials met at the state capitol last week for a "field trip" to see how elections are run in a small Texas county.
The recent chemical spill and resulting water crisis in West Virginia that left 300,000 residents without potable water is likely to push the federal government to reform the regulation of toxic chemicals.
More than one trillion dollars—yes, trillion, with a T—is the amount of student loan debt that is outstanding across the country today, and it has almost doubled since 2007. In fact, it's about $1.2 trillion to be precise. This is placing a tremendous stress on the U.S. economy, and many experts are citing huge concerns for millennials in particular.
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Prank Story with Funny Gag Gift Candles
Prank Candles - A prank store with funny gag gifts and novelty items for men, women, and children
It all started over some beers! "We should make candles that start out smelling incredible (like Apple Pie) and after a couple hours, smell absolutely terrible (like a Dirty Fart)!" Nobody actually thought we'd do it. After all, it was just a drunken joke, right!? Not quite. When we finally did pull off the most epic and best prank ever – the world and the internet went crazy!
That's how Prank Candles was born! With lot's of beer farts and witchcraft!
It all happened back on April Fools Day in 2015 and after a few large news sites and blogs caught wind of the farticle funniness we were brewing in our warehouse – we had our hands full with thousands of orders of stinky stank candles. It was insane! Once our Prank Candle went viral, there was no looking back. Our website crashed from the traffic flood of epic pranksters. We didn't even know how we were going to make them all! Pranksters from all over the world were buying our candles to give to friends and coworkers or shipping them directly to their victims as a mail order prank. We, of course, got caught up on everything and to this day, we're still cooking up stinky scents in the witch's brew for your nose's worst nightmare.
This isn't your typical store, it's a prank store!
At Prank Candles, we make gag gifts and novelty items that will make you laugh and will make you cry (laughing). That's why we're doing this - who doesn't love a good prank? Who doesn't love a good laugh? Well, maybe a scrooge or a jerk doesn't enjoy a good prank but those are the best kind of people to prank. Maybe someone should have put the Scrooge in place by giving him a good old fashioned Christmas Prank!
That's why we serve all kinds!
Are you looking for funny birthday gifts for him? We've got you! Looking for a great Mother's Day gag gift? No need to look any further. Looking for a novelty gift for an expecting mother? We've got your back! Over the hill gag gift for the man or woman that has everything? Yep, check! We've got you there too!
Want to make your wife or girlfriend go absolutely crazy searching for where that fart smell is coming from in her house? Light up a prank candle! Sit back and let us do the rest.
Want to confuse someone with the gift of nothing at all but an empty box? You can do that too! Why? Because the confusion of getting nothing lingers on longer than the stinky smell of meat farts after Thanksgiving!
While our original product was our famous Prank Candle that put us on the map, we had a greater vision of becoming the best prank website on the internet. As we grew, we expanded to other mail order pranks, gag gifts, novelty gifts, and some really cool prank items. We're not looking to just have the best prank website online but are looking to help you pull off your own perfect prank and best prank ever!
And we did it! PrankCandles.com IS the coolest prank websites on the internet & our prank products ARE hilarious. Our blog will give you good prank ideas and pranks to pull on your friends and coworkers. Our product collections include prank products for April Fools Day, great office pranks, gag gifts for men, funny gifts for women, and funny white elephant gifts.
Ship Your Friends Nothing came about later on in our expansion when we were looking to add the best pranks ever to our website! Our mail order pranks are one of a kind! Our gag gifts strive to be different. We don't want to just sell you a whoopee cushion – we're better than that! We want to do something different, something better!
We don't just sell prank candles, or even just candles. We are always making new and better products.
That's why Prank Candles isn't just about joke gifts and silly gifts. It's about funny gifts and hilarious gifts. Maybe we should say the funniest gifts ever! This epic joke shop has a wide assortment of novelty gifts, gag gifts, funny gifts for men, fun gifts for men, funny gifts for women, fun gifts for women, and a ton of incredible gag gifts! Don't have what you're looking for? Shoot us an email – our customer service team is here to tickle your fancy.
Oh, and by the way, we're perfect for office gifts! Our office gag gifts make for the best office pranks! Want to pull a revenge prank on your boss? Sure, we've got you. Just don't get fired!
Looking for the perfect white elephant gift? Sit back and laugh while our deliciously scented candles get passed around. You'll be the only one who knows the truth that underneath the wonderfully fragrant top layer is a very stinky candle.
The funniest gag gift story we've ever heard is when someone "regifted" our prank candles. That happens a good bit actually. Maybe the best prank isn't when your victim burns one of our prank candles but when they unexpectedly prank, say, their uptight mother or grandma!
Our collection of odd gifts aren't just adult gag gifts though. This is a safe for work environment (sometimes) & we also have good pranks for kids.
Do kids burn candles? Sure, unless they want their rooms to smell like body odor and stale junk food.
Does your teenage daughter burn too many candles? This prank will put a stop to that very quickly!
So whether you're looking for wedding jokes or funny pranks for kids, you've come to the right spot!
As we grow, so do our prank products and funny services! What's always most important is, you, they customer! So, sit back, relax, and laugh a little while you browse the best prank website on the internet. And prank hard… prank very hard!


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A quality auto accident lawyer can help you handle any and all losses sustained during the accident. Additionally, you should carefully research the lawyer's track record, references and background. Our law firm handles these cases on a contingent fee, which means you do not have to pay anything unless and until the case settles. If the insurance company is unwilling to offer a reasonable settlement amount, we are prepared to file a personal injury lawsuit to help you get the compensation you deserve. To recover compensation for your injuries, the accident must have been caused by the other driver's negligence – it is your burden to prove this.
A skilled lawyer will be able to accurately value your injury claim to help ensure you receive the compensation you need to cover the costs associated with your injury. Delays of more than two years on a car accident claim without a lawsuit filed will prevent you from pursuing any action because the statute of limitation to pursue a claim is expired. If your health insurance pays your accident-related medical bills, subrogation (payback) rights or liens of the health insurance carrier will generally be asserted.
What to do after a car accident in Oakwood Villa, Florida?
If your claim involves insurance coverages issues, you definitely need an attorney involved at the beginning of your case. Many attorneys don't want to take these claims because of the work involved and the low settlement amount that insurance companies are willing to pay on these claims. If these laws apply to your claim, you will have much difficulty negotiating and dealing with dealing these governmental entities. Your attorney in Oakwood Villa, Florida 32211 can assist you with reimbursement of your collision deductible. The lesson for us is clear—an insurance company's goal is not to pay you money, but to keep the money for itself.
Car insurance companies often try to make you think they're being nice or reasonable by admitting certain things. Insurance companies may make say that to people who do not have lawyers because they're hoping to force the injured person to settle before he or she has a chance to hire a good lawyer. Insurance companies often suggest or hint that you should not hire a lawyer because "lawyers charge too much" or "a smart person like you doesn't need help." The insurance company may also claim that any injuries the doctor diagnosed did not occur in the wreck, but must have occurred after the collision.
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Not all personal injury attorneys have experience with cases that deal with personal injury caused by a car accident. Sometimes, evaluating your comfort level can prevent you from hiring a personal injury attorney who isn't well suited for your case; other times, it might convince you it's time to change course with a new attorney. But you can still benefit from hearing a thorough explanation regarding how a personal injury attorney might help you recover more money. Regardless of the extent of your damages and the value of your claim you can learn a wealth of information about how to move forward and protect yourself from exposure in a disputed case.
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How to choose the right lawyer in Oakwood Villa, Florida after a car accident?
A responsible attorney in Oakwood Villa, Florida can educate you on what the insurer is trying to find out and so you can give the adjuster the information in a way that does not jeopardize your claim. For minor injuries that don't inhibit your everyday activities and heal within a week or two, your insurance company can take care of you throughout the entire process: car repairs, medical bills, and other financial issues. Being an automobile accident victim can be overwhelming, and if you're thinking about hiring an attorney, you may not know how to tell which lawyer is right for you.
Car accident lawyers specialize in auto accidents and help represent victims of the same to ensure they are duly compensated for damages caused. Unfortunately, insurance issues, impaired drivers, and corporate vehicles can cause a small wreck to become a major hassle and require months of litigation. In the unfortunate event that you have an accident, you can immediately inform their office that you need legal assistance.


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NFL Scouts To Visit Campus To Evaluate Tiger Seniors
TOWSON, Md. – Members of the Towson University football team will be demonstrating their athletics skills and showing off their potential when National Football League scouts visit campus for the Tigers' annual "Pro Day" on Tuesday, March 12 starting at 2:00 p.m.
The Pro Day activities will begin in the weight room in the Towson Center at 2:00 p.m. From there, the scouts and players will move to the playing field at Johnny Unitas® Stadium for additional tests and drills.
A contingent of seven Tiger seniors will receive most of the attention from the NFL scouts. All-Americans Jordan Dangerfield (Royal Palm Beach H.S./Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and Frank Beltre (Randolph H.S./Randolph, N.J.) will be getting long looks from the scouts. A second team All-American safety, Dangerfield was a three-year starter for the Tigers who made 258 tackles in his career. He was also named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association first team twice.
A three-year starter at defensive end, Beltre earned honorable mention All-American notice as a senior. A three-time All-CAA selection, he finished his career with 232 tackles, including 38 tackles for lost yardage and 11 sacks.
Defensive end Romale Tucker (Cardozo H.S./Washington, D.C.), a four-year starter who earned third team All-CAA honors as a senior, will also participate. Tucker made 191 tackles in his career, including 25.5 tackles for lost yardage and 10 sacks. He also forced four fumbles and recovered two in his career.
Dangerfield, Beltre and Tucker were all part of a Tiger defensive unit that lead the CAA by allowing 313.2 total yards per game.
Scouts will also be evaluating four offensive standouts from a Towson unit that averaged 31.9 points per game last season. A second team All-CAA selection at quarterback, Grant Enders (Old Mill H.S./Millersville, Md.) was a two-year starter for the Tigers who led Towson to a 16-6 record and two CAA championships. In his career, he passed for 4,413 yards and 35 touchdowns with only 16 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,002 yards in 22 games.
Wide receivers Tom Ryan (Father Judge H.S./Philadelphia, Pa.) and Gerrard Sheppard (McDonough H.S./Owings Mills, Md.) are also scheduled to participate. In his career, Ryan caught 127 passes for 1,528 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, he earned third team All-CAA notice. A transfer from the University of Connecticut, Sheppard caught 52 passes for 584 and five TD's in his career.
Versatile Cody Kirby (Kent Island H.S./Chester, Md.) will also be evaluated. A three-year performer for the Tigers, he saw action at tackle, long snapper and tight end for the Tigers. In his career, he caught 10 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
"We are very excited about having a Pro Day with so many teams coming on campus," says Coach Rob Ambrose. "This is another indication of the growth of our program. Since the end of our season, every NFL team has sent someone to campus to look at film. They know we have players who should be evaluated."
Beltre, Dangerfield, Enders, Kirby, Ryan, Sheppard and Tucker were key parts of the dramatic turnaround of Tiger football. In the last two seasons, Towson posted a 16-7 record, including a 16-4 mark against NCAA FCS opponents. The Tigers, who won the 2011 CAA championship outright, were CAA co-champions last year. Towson has a 13-3 record against CAA opponents the last two years.