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April 22nd, 2012
4-22-12 (vs. Colorado)
Sunday morning started with a text from a friend who said they were tailgating in the general lot, and asked if Victoria and I would like to join. It was already 9:50 by this time, and I wished they would've given us a little bit more notice. We were going to try and stop by for a little bit, but once we hit traffic after 894, we took an exit and hit up Jimmy John's instead. I got my usual Big John, which consists of delicious roast beef. We took Bluemound to the preferred lot instead of jumping back on I-94, and it went rather smoothly.
We got to Miller Park at 11:45, and went right to the upper deck. I'll be glad when I'm done getting the picture taken up there. My knee really hasn't gotten any better, so coming back down the stairs is the reason for the angst. It'll be more crowded on the other levels though, so it's really a gift and a curse.
I think tomorrow's will be from behind home plate, I was hoping the roof might be open for it, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
We got to our seats and ate lunch, and waited for the game to start. I still snicker a little when they water the infield, because they need five guys to use a hose. I know they don't want to mess up the infield, so it makes sense, but it still seems a little strange.
For those not too familiar with the upkeep and care for a baseball diamond, they water the "dirt" to keep it soft and not as dusty. I put dirt in quotes because it's not really dirt, it's a combination of sand, silt, and clay. Watering the infield wasn't done very often, if at all, at the little league diamonds of my youth. As a result, sliding into a base could be a very painful experience. The ground underneath the top layer of sand dries out if it doesn't rain very often, and it becomes pseudo-cement rather quickly.
The Rockies broadcast does their pregame show from the field, and I saw the same two guys prior to the first two games of the series. Today I decided to take a picture:
I just thought it looked silly, I know it's the Rockies and there are "Cowboys" in Colorado, but nonetheless, it gave me a chuckle. "This is baseball, it ain't no rodeo" is something that I could see some fans taunting him with. But if that's his personality, then more power to him. If Rockies fans didn't like it, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be wearing it during the pregame show.
Braun was being presented with his 2011 awards, and the game was pushed back 15 minutes to accommodate this. I don't know why it was delayed 15 minutes, as his presentation lasted about five. They may have wanted to give more people a chance to get inside, since there are many tailgaters who come in late. I went down to the field level, and found a good spot in the concourse to take some pictures. They didn't turn out the best, but they'll suffice. The four images below, going clockwise from top left are as follows:
1) A poster/sign someone made and brought to a game last year. The Brewers played a short video montage which highlighted some moments from his MVP season.
2) Braun tipping his cap to the crowd, after coming out of the dugout.
3) Braun, with Mark and Debbie Attanasio. Mark is the Chairman Principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, and he presented Braun with his fourth consecutive Silver Slugger award.
4) Robin Yount and Ryan Braun posing with the MVP plaque, Robin won AL MVP as a Brewer in 1982 and 1989. Robin presented Braun with the MVP award. It was a pretty special moment.
It was also a special day for Jonathan Lucroy, because it was his bobble head day! I don't think you can call yourself a Brewer until your likeness is formed into a small ceramic sculpture with a head that is too big for the body. I am being honest, who doesn't love a good bobble head?
This one appears to be of higher quality than in past years, and the face looks just like Lucroy, something that can't be said about a lot of bobbles. I think they may have started paying the workers more, because the paint job appeared better than previous bobble heads. I took out my Zack Greinke bobble from last year, and Lucroy's did seem a little better. The duration of head bobble favored Greinke though, and it wasn't even close. I don't know if they started using more rigid springs this year, but I timed how long it took for the bobbling to come to a complete stop, after giving each head an equal twist. Final score: Greinke 50 seconds, Lucroy 5 seconds. I was blown away. It could just be that Greinke likes shaking off signs, and Lucroy doesn't like saying no.
The game itself was close, and was tied at one a piece heading into the 8th. The Brewers would have the top of the order leading off the bottom half, so I was hoping for a quick half inning from K-Rod, and then see what happens. As is often the case with K-Rod, he made the eighth somewhat difficult to watch. He gave up an infield single, walked Giambi on 5 pitches, and then gave up a two run double to Cuddyer, and that was that. The Brewers got their first two batters on base in the bottom half, but then Braun popped out to first (below), Aramis Ramirez flew out, and Corey Hart struck out looking, ugh.
Willy Peralta, who was just called up, made his major league debut in the top of the ninth, and I captured his first pitch as a big leaguer. He is pinned as a potential future ace, and I'm hoping he can live up to the hype. If so, I can see him anchoring the Brewers staff for years to come.
He gave up back to back singles but then struck out the third batter of the inning. Lucroy had thrown him the ball back, but the Brewers dugout was calling for it. A major league pitcher's first strikeout ball is something that is typically kept as a momento. Peralta tossed it towards the dugout, and after a few bounces it started rolling. One of the Brewers' bat boys didn't know what was going on, and he quickly got up and tried to make a save with his foot. I'm almost positive that he thought it was just a scuffed ball that he would usually have given to a kid. Luckily it bounced off his foot and into the dugout. I thought it was pretty funny, but I don't think anyone around me saw what had happened.
The Brewers went down quietly in the ninth, even though Gamel hit a another ball hard, that resulted in an out. He's hitting a "hard" .278 in my book. He has to be leading the team in hard hit balls that haven't fallen for base hits. The law of averages will eventually play out, and I see his batting average going up in the near future.
I missed a pitch at the game, and I'm not too happy about it. The "Ice Man" is a beer vendor at Miller Park, and he's the man. He's really friendly, and uses some very famous lines. "Who needs a shiver?" and "Be careful, you might get frostbite!" are the two most noteworthy. After someone buys a beer he'll also yell "YOOOOOO! OOOO" followed by "AAAHHH". Whenever I see him I give him a YOOOOOOOOO! and we exchange OOOOOOs and AAAAHHHHs. I saw him in the third inning on the opposite aisle of my section, and shouted "YOOO!" He had just started talking with someone else, and didn't hear it. Victoria was a little embarrassed because a bunch of people looked at me like I was crazy for yelling that, especially since the Ice Man didn't reciprocate. I became distracted and was waiting for him to turn around, to redeem myself, and missed the 1-0 pitch to Nyjer in the bottom of the third. I'm better than that, I promise.
I'm going to the game tomorrow with Larry Granillo, who writes the Wezen Ball and Tater Trot Tracker blogs for Baseball Prospectus. Hopefully the Crew can get some hitting and pitching on the same night, because it seems like we get one or the other, but not both.
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4-21-12 (vs. Colorado)
Saturday was an all around great day. Victoria met me at my parents' place in Fort around noon, and we left for my Grandpa's around 12:45. His name is Wallace (we call him Wally), he's 85, and lives in Delavan, Wisconsin, with his second wife (of over 35 years). He's a great guy and I feel like he's my link to the Rouse side of the family. My dad passed away when I was nine, so my Grandpa has been the one to tell me about the Rouse family and its history.
I'm not sure how long this was hanging in their entryway, but recently I've noticed it and have asked about it each time, because I forget where the pictured Rouse lies on our family tree. This first picture is the Marriage Certificate of my Great Great Grandfather, Wallace Thurman Rouse, who my Grandpa was named after.
I think it's cool partly because it's so old, and because it's an ancestor of mine. It's dated April 16th, 1882, so it's just over 130 years old! Also, some of the sayings that are on it might be viewed as a little strange by today's standards. The one in the top left reads "It is not good that the man should be alone." And then the one going down the right side reads "Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands." I don't think this sort of stuff appears on today's marriage certificate. I do like old documents and pictures, as I think it provides a window into the past.
My Grandma brought out this piece as well, she said it had been printed in newspaper back in the day, without that color picture in the middle of course. It's somewhat of his life story. Clicking on it will enlarge the image, but it still might be hard to read. One of the pedals says that he witnessed a famous bank robbery at one point. Kansas in the late 1800s was a place for outlaws apparently.
Victoria and I ate lunch with Wally, Rosalie, and my Uncle Scott. After lunch the guys played cribbage (I went 1-1), while Victoria and Rosalie talked and ran an errand. I got a picture with Wally before we headed out. Wally's mother lived to be 98, so I'm hoping that Grandpa can try to match, if not best, that longevity.
Victoria and I made the hour drive from Delavan to Milwaukee, and as we were pulling into the preferred parking lot I noticed a great photo opportunity. I like it because it's a welcome sign, with the glorious destination waiting in the background.
New to the main entrance staircases this year are some pretty cool advertisements for Southwest. I noticed them on opening day, but never bothered to take a picture. As you can see, each riser has a segment of a picture of Miller Park, then above it an airplane and some text for Southwest.
Also new this year is the starting lineup, that the Brewers adjust for each day's game. This is also sponsored by Southwest.
Victoria and I went to the upper deck to get game photo number 15. When we got up there it took a few minutes for me to figure out from which section I had gotten the picture taken the day before, and then move over a few sections.
After getting the picture we went to get some food. I went with the BBQ Brisket Grilled Cheese. It's $6.75 and I was a little disappointed with the amount of Brisket. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious, but there were five or six bites that contained nothing but bread and cheese. We got to our seats with plenty of time to spare, and I was ready for the game.
Marco Estrada got the start, because Narveson injured his shoulder and could be done for the year. Estrada, despite only pitching 5 innings, deserved the win. He gave up two hits, one run, and struck out NINE, while walking none. He actually was in line for the win after the Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but Manny Para gave up two in the sixth, and Estrada got a no decision. The Brewers tied it up in the sixth, and then put a six spot on the board in the seventh to open up a lead they wouldn't relinquish. The Rockies cut it to five with a run in the ninth, but that was it. Final score: Brewers 9 Rockies 4.
Fifteen times during the game this happened:
FIFTEEN pickoff attempts at first base, I'm not one of the people that boo when the opposing pitchers does it, because it's part of the game, but it does get old. The Brewers did it a bunch too, so it wasn't all one sided. When Braun was on third at one point, Ed Sedar, the third base coach, leaned in and whispered: "Ryan, to get to home plate, you follow this white line, it's straight ahead, you can't miss it." I guess I can't say this for sure, but he was pointing, so it must be.
Victoria and I stayed at her Aunt and Uncle place, in Sussex. We stayed at Jan and Ron's to cut out some travel time. Her aunt and Uncle have a few interesting things to note. The four parter below is as follows, going clockwise from top left:
1) Their Jack Russell Terrier, Balkee George, who would play tug-of-war with a rag bone all day if you were up for it. Within five minutes us of getting there at 10:30 pm, he was sitting in front of me just waiting for me to give in.
2) Iscus, one of their three Sphynx cats. Iscus is short for meniscus, because when Jan was taking his father home (she used to breed Sphynxes), she tore her meniscus. She kept one of the offspring for herself, and the rest is history.
3) Princess Yoda, another Sphynx . I'll have to admit, it was a little creepy when one of them was under the covers, with just its tail exposed. It honestly looked like there was an opossum in the bed.
4) Their Harley Davidson themed bed. The top blanket is a leather material and the sheet set is Harley orange. They have a Harley, so I guess it makes sense.
The game is in three hours, so I need to get a move on.
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After my tour of Lucky Brand I got to partake in my own private fitting with Nico, the head of denim design. They took me through their current styles and elaborated on how they fit, the washes, and what their objectives were when creating the styles.
Lucky surprised me by sending me not only one pair, but THREE DIFFERENT PAIRS OF JEANS. They were all the styles I tried on at the fitting and I love them all. I got the Sienna cigarette, the Charlie skinny and the Charlie baby boot.
The Sienna cigarette was by far my favorite style, it is a boyfriend jean without being overly big, baggy and unflattering. I got a size bigger so that they sat a little lower on my hips and they are perfection. I was so inspired by the Sienna Cigarette that my outfit options were endless. I decided to showcase how you can take them from day to night because of how versatile they are. In the day look I wore the Sienna's with some flats, a hat to shield the sun, a sheer top to keep me cool, and a lot of accessories to jazz it up. When I took the jeans into the night time I kept the same top on but buttoned it up all the way for a more put together look, held back on the accessories to keep it simplistic and classy, added heels for height and tied my hair up to dress up the look. You can't go wrong with a blazer and when I added one it tied in the whole look. Now you're ready for a night out!

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Bangalore might be uninhabitable by 2025 say scientists who have been closely studying the depleting 'City of Lakes'. If you think this read is unrelated, think again, tons of untreated sewage and waste eliminated by industrial and residential buildings is illegally being dumped on the banks of the lake. The components of the waste turn anaerobic, causing methane to form, leading to the ideal disaster that creates fire and chemical froth.
Bengaluru we urge you to take a stand for the environment. Our home Bengaluru needs a united conscious effort to ensure waste is treated and dumped in a rightful manner. At such a time, a globally renowned Grammy Award Winner, Ricky Key, also a local of Bengaluru, is touring with his music Shanti Samsara, an album which propagates Environment consciousness.
The album Shanti Samsara was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande at the prestigious United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. Ricky Tej is passionate about music that sends out a message. He collaborated with 500 musicians, across 40 countries to develop the heartwarming tunes of Shanti Samsara.
His videos are impeccably shot in serene landscapes, tracing the freedom of birds, movements of the trees and small pleasures of life. One will often find the stellar Grammy Winner, Wouter Kellerman rendering beautiful flute tunes. Their collaboration is quite special, both Kej and Keller are ardent fans of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela's ideologies, and have struck their friendship harmoniously, leading to multiple tracks in multiple genres of music.
Kej's work is dynamic and a combination of multiple genres; he retains the roots of Hindustani Classical and marries it perfectly with the Carnatic music. Both lounge and electronic in nature, but conceived by Indian culture.
Though a dentist by qualification, Kej was inclined to music from his university days, where he got the opportunity to be a part of a rock-band that laid his strong foundation in music. Kej has composed music for several mainstream Kannada films, created over 3000 radio and television jingles, including the signature tune for 2011 Cricket World Cup ceremony in Dhakka, Bangladesh.
Ricky Kej has the talent to fuse Indian classical music with western styles of music, he does it effortlessly. His numerous collaborations point to the fact that he is a people's person. His album consists of creative song titles like Ganga, Vishwa, Barkah, Kudrat, Kaira, Fitrat and Compassion, rendering environmental awareness.
Delve into a meditative mode as you decode the deep meanings given through instrumental melodies. Away from the loud remixes and raps, Samsara is a breath of fresh air. Just what's needed!


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Last year I wrote a blog about HDR and implications of delivery through HDMI. But then I just recently received a great message from Simon Fulstow of Sona Projects in the UK, which prompted the need for further clarification. He asks;
"I wonder if you could guide me to a resource (or resources) where I could really clarify the various video formats and data rates specifically as applicable to HDR and Dolby Vision. I understand the concept of resolution, refresh rate, colour depth and chroma sampling but am lost how this applies with HDR added in and how to apply this to video distribution products ... which claim to support video formats and resolutions that don't seem possible based on the data rates required. We have a project at the moment where the client wants to ensure his system is Dolby Vision compatible - but trying to establish products that are, is proving to be an absolute minefield. [Some claim to] support 4K60, 4:4:4, HDR (which if I assume is 10bit has a data rate of just under 23Gbps) but not Dolby Vision (even though we could have a 4K60, 4:2:0: 12bit signal with a data rate of under 14Gbps) - Does Dolby Vision require a certain chroma sampling..?"


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Commonwealth Games are not too far (October 2010) and this is the time that we need to discuss loads of issues that revolve around hosting such a big sporting event in India. The estimated budget is above $1.5 billion, participating nations 85 and 8500 atheletes coming from across the globe. Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) has been raised on 10th Feb 2005, as a registered society under the Societies Reg Act 1860. The OC has set itself the goal of providing best standards of service to athletes, officials and public. It hopes to set new benchmarks for other Host nations with regards to urban sustainable development by showcasing excellent infrastructure and facilities which could be used by the society and the general public for generations to come.
Significance to India:
This is the first time India will be hosting such a large event in her history. There have been only couple of third world countries like Jamaica and Malaysia holding Commonwealth Games in the past.
Given the circumstances of global economy slowdown, security in the subcontinent, India's aspiration to become superpower, China hosting its best ever Olympic games in 2008 there is a lot at stake for India. This is the best chance for India to showcase its might in terms of general infrastructure, sporting infrastructure, tourist attractions, social environment etc. Infact, this is the chance to change any westerners perception as India just being land of spices and slum dwellers. Perhaps no one will disagree with the fact that such an event will help India to swim the tides of global recession.
One should not deem this event limited to itself but also as a launching pad for hosting Olympic games. Beforehand,one needs to keep track of all the preparation Organizing Committee is doing and all kind of challenges being faced (Political, Judiciary, Monetary, Social, Infrastructural etc)
Why this thread:
- Discuss infrastructure, security and environmental issues
India's prepardeness for Commonwealth Games
Discuss direct and indirect effects to Indian economy
Event management in India
People's perception towards sports
Foster other sports apart from Cricket in India
all other stuff that relates to Commonwealth Games
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Hugh Hefner Impersonator
Hugh Hefner, the 80-something millionaire magnate of Playboy Enterprises, maintains a strict uniform — black silk pajamas during the day, and colored pajamas in the evening along with his signature smoking jacket and S-curve pipe [source: Playboy Enterprises]. His trademark fashion choice embodies the laid-back, sophisticated lifestyle Playboy has promoted since the 1950s.
Since 2011, a Florida man named George Kane has been cashing in on his uncanny resemblance to the octogenarian celebrity publisher. A retired high school principal, Kane decided to take a hint from the dozens of strangers who had approached him for autographs at restaurants. He bought the silk pajamas, memorized Hef's bio and began selling himself as a professional Hugh Hefner impersonator.
On Kane's website, he boasts that 90 percent of people who meet him believe he's the real Hugh Hefner. Kane works car shows, fantasy conventions, corporate events and private parties, always staying in character and happy to pose for pictures. His wife Monnie hopes it's a fad, like his brief stints as a charter boat captain and racecar driver [source: First Coast News].
True, it's hard to pull off a good Hugh Hefner impersonation if you're not a white male over 70, but don't let that get in the way of your dream to work in your pajamas.


text: Charles Barkley celebrated his 48th birthday in L.A. on Sunday, February 20th. TNT presented Sir Charles with a championship ring-shaped birthday cake covered in Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the All-Star 2011 pre-game broadcast. The world famous Sweet Lady Jane bakery custom designed the decadent devil's food cake, which measured 2 feet by 2 feet and weighed 200 pounds.


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Salumeria Rosi) and Dorothy Cann Hamilton (founder and CEO) hosted the launch of the International Day of Italian Cuisine (IDIC) with two days of culinary workshops, demos, tastings, and dinners, showcasing all things Italian. Massimilano Alajmo, the famed chef at the three-Michelin-starred Le Calandre in Rubano, Italy, prepared the Gala dinner and closed the celebrations with a master demo.
The dish for this year's IDIC was pesto alla Genovese, which chefs around the world prepared on Monday, January 17th. This annual event is organized by the Gruppo Virtuale Cuoci Italiani (GVCI). Chef Cesare is the leader of the GVCI in the United States.
The event began with a session about pizza dough made with long leavening and the art of making Italian pizza, led by Nicola Demo of Agugiaro & Figna mills and Pasqualino Barbasso, world-champion acrobatic pizzaiolo.
After a pizza lunch, attendees were able to learn more about typical Italian products, such as grana Padano (introduced by Lou Di Palo, Lou Di Palo Fine Foods, New York City), De Longhi, and Birra Moretti beer.
The evening finished out with dinner prepared by Massimiliano Alajmo and a Chef's Night Out.
Thursday's activities began with the IDIC Worldwide Launch. Chef Andrea della Gatta of Tratoria Andrea, in Genoa, and president of the Consorzio del Pesto Genovese lead a panel discussion followed by a pesto competition.
Chef Paolo Monti of Gaia, in Hong Kong, prepared a special lunch, featuring Italian extra-virgin olive oil.
The day finished with a master class taught by Massimiliano Alajmo.


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Adapted by StarChefs.com
January 2011
Yield: 1 Cocktail
2 ounces Maker's Mark
½ ounce Navan
1/3 ounce maple syrup
1 barspoon fresh grated ginger
Regan's No. 6 Bitters
orange peel
Combine Maker's Mark, Navan, maple syrup, and ginger in a mixing glass. Add ice and shake well. Double strain the mixture into a chilled cocktail coupe. Add 3 drops of the bitters. Flame an orange peel and float on top.
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What if we prevented obesity? Would the occurrence of joint osteoarthritis be eliminated? Probably not; other factors like joint injury also contribute to the cause of arthritis. However, the sheer number of joints deteriorating rapidly would decline if less people were obese. For now, the aging, obese population is presenting with a deluge of joints in pain. Which joints take the brunt of the heavy burden? Most of the major joints that are involved in large movements bear the majority of the weight like the shoulders, knees and hips. The more pounds packed on, the faster the joints wear down because excessive weight is harmful to the joints in more ways than one.
Starting with the all important shoulder which holds up an anchor called the arm; people who are obese are much more likely to develop shoulder pain at some point. The pain is usually caused by arthritis and/or a rotator cuff tear. One lesser known fact about shoulder function in someone who is excessively overweight is that the range of motion available to the shoulder is diminished by nearly 40%. With less ability to move the shoulder, abnormal postures are adopted and contribute to abnormal wear-and-tear on the bones, ligaments and tendons. Eventually, something tears like the rotator cuff. As if this rapid deterioration of the joint was not enough, surgery to repair a damaged shoulder joint like rotator cuff repair or joint replacement is more likely to fail in someone who is obese. Obesity causes problems for the shoulder in more ways than one.
The shoulder is not the only joint that suffers from excessive weight or load. The knee is also severely impacted by obesity. Knee osteoarthritis is the most common chronic painful condition in Americans over 50 years of age. Some say that a majority of these cases could be prevented by preventing obesity early in life. And that the best way to solve knee osteoarthritis is to unload the knee. Not only does a heavy load affect the knee, but range of motion is also affected by obesity. Like the shoulder, the knee's ability to move is reduced by the presence of excessive weight. The result of excessive load and restricted movement is pain. Knee pain is contributing to a substantial loss of quality of life in many individuals in today's society much more so than before the obesity epidemic started.
Joint pain caused by obesity does not stop at the shoulders or even the knees. The impact from obesity is also seen at the hip that has an anchor attached to it called the leg. One in four people experience symptomatic hip osteoarthritis. Just about everyone knows someone who has had a hip replaced. The youngest individuals needing hip (or knee) replacements usually have been overweight most of his/her life. Additionally, the surgery that amputates the bad hip and replaces it with an artificial hip is more likely to result in failure or complications in those who are fat, morbidly fat (BMI >35 kg/m).
Even if one was have a "biggest loser" event and shed a tremendous amount of weight just prior to surgery, it would probably be too late. The joint damage is already done. Obesity early in life leads to osteoarthritis in the future. And right now, our future is grim. The fat children (and the parents) better pay attention. Much more is at stake than the shoulders, knees and hips which suffer greatly from excessive weight. The entire muscle and skeletal system cannot bear the burden of America's life-style habits any longer. America needs to wake-up and smell the seaweed, quinoa, farro, fruits and vegetables. America needs to shape up or be prepared to suffer the consequences of joint osteoarthritis.


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Moon Over Miracoli
March 29th, 2005 | Posted by Shannon
It is always so good to get back to Venice. It is, in so many ways, where I belong.
I say this after not living here for almost three years now. One must keep these little tidbits in mind, before getting one's panties all in a twist about possibly moving back.
I got in Saturday night, just barely after a five minute sprint across the Frankfurt airport, and immediately went out to eat a pizza at Casa Mia and then go have a glass of wine at my favorite wine bar, La Cantina. By the time I did all that, it was already 11:30 P.M. So I went to the Piazza to hear the midnight Marangona, the bell that rings in the Campanile, the bell that I measure all my Venice time by.
I thought Easter would be a quiet day, with all the bars and restaurants closed. Boy was I wrong. It was PACKED here, and all the restaurants, all the bars, were open, even the places that are normally closed on Sunday. Osteria da Alberto was open. It is my favorite place (besides La Zucca) and I absolutely love the guy who works behind the bar. I went in and asked, in my most pleading voice, if I could please, pretty please have a table, but they were completo. They are always completo. There was a flea market in Santa Maria Nova, so I went and checked out the stalls there, then skulked back in to Osteria da Alberto. "OK then," I told Favorite Barman. "Cichetti solo, alla banca." It's almost better, anyway, standing at the bar there. I had the best plate of cichetti, roasted potatoes so soft they practically melted in my mouth, peas with pancetta, some frittata, and some little marinated peppers stuffed with anchovies and capers. Favorite Barman commented on how good my Italian was. I wish I knew how to say "dude, you must be totally insane, because my Italian truly sucks." Maybe Alice Twain can hook me up here.
From there I went into San Marco, and sat in the window in Il Cavatappi for the longest time, staring at the gazillion tourists streaming by. Nap time, then Easter dinner, with friends. The Maltese wine was not a hit, but I kind of liked it. I got home just before the bell rang.
I thought Sunday was uber-crowded. Yesterday was like Sunday on steroids. Speaking of Alice Twain, yesterday I got to meet her, and hang out with her and her boyfriend Luca, for the day. When I walked from my apartment near San Giovanni & Paolo to the train station (a thirty minute walk on a main thoroughfare) it was like a wall of people, all the way… thousands and thousands of people headed to San Marco and Rialto. I have never seen Venice so crowded. Not even during the Carnivale.
So when I met Silvia/Alice and Luca, I took them over the Scalzi Bridge, where we might have a chance to breathe. And sure enough, for most of the day, we walked around without total tourist annihilation. I took them to Campo Santa Margherita, down to La Salute, then back up through San Polo (where we did run into some tourist hell). We spent a good part of the day sitting in the cafes of Santa Margherita. It was sunny and warm there. Silvia gave me a beautiful scarf of purple and light blue wool that she made herself. They were fun to be with and we had a great Pasquetta just wandering around.
It is pretty funny, Alice wanted to come to Venice to see the "new" bridge that connects Piazzale Roma and Ferrovia. I was looking but I didn't see any bridge! It might have occurred to me sooner that there is no way they are going to be able to build a bridge over the Grand Canal that fast. Eventually we saw a sign and a rendering of the bridge that isn't built that Alice Twain came to see.
Last night I went to Trattoria da Alvise for dinner, on the Fondamenta Nove. Ruth wrote this one up for the book, so I went in to check and make sure it was still good. I ate some salad and fried calamari and they had a really nice house Cabernet Franc. They had a copy of "Chow!" on their bookshelf. I wanted to out myself so bad… but I didn't, because that would defeat the book's purpose, right? There is a new hotel on the Fondamenta… it looks really nice, with rooms looking out over the Northern Lagoon.
After dinner I went to the Tortuga Pub, a bar where there are no tourists, ever, to make sure the music selection was as I remember it. I remember the Tortuga used to be so smoky that I would have to stick my head out the window from time to time, to suck some air in, but I endured this because where else do they play Queens of the Stone Age in Venice? But now, with the new no smoking law, we get to breathe again! It is totally awesome, let me tell you.
The pub was playing U2 (old stuff, not new drivel) but there was a birthday party for a 16-year-old in the other room and a DJ started spinning some fine Italian rap. 16-year-olds on Guinness plus bad music equals I think I will finish my wine and go. But then I started talking to this British couple (his very first words were, "you are not a George Bush supporter, are you?" I kid you not) and we ended up drinking and talking for several hours; I am meeting them at La Cantina in an hour or so.
I love walking home from the Fondamenta Nove at night. My apartment this week is very close to where I used to live, and this is a walk I know well. The mists, the canals, the calli where if you stick out both elbows you hit both walls. In the day there were thousands, at midnight, I cross paths with two, maybe three people. The only sounds are soft, tiny waves breaking and the click of heels in an echo chamber. The Marangona is ringing, in the distance. It is a city of ghosts, my ghost, other ghosts, shrouded in a veil of midnight fog.


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The human foot is a complex network consisting of 26 bones, numerous muscles, ligaments and joints that function to give a stable yet flexible platform for walking. Our foot is designed to adapt to various surfaces however with the increase in hard surfaces we now endure, or feet are suffering. Orthotics are a medical device designed to assist us in maintaining a "normal" foot posture when walking or running.
Everyone rolls in or pronates to a degree when the foot is in contact with the ground. Overpronation or commonly referred to as "flat feet" can result in pain both in the foot and other areas of the body.
Conditions that can respond to Orthotic correction include
- Plantar Fasciitis or heel pain
- Ball of foot pain (metatarsalgia or neuromas)
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- Sever's disease (heel pain in children)
- Knee cap or patella pain
- Osgood-Schlatter's disease in adolescents
At Beaumont Hills Physiotherapy we will assess your feet as part of an overall Biomechanical assessment and can prescribe soft Custom fitted Orthotics if required.
Soft Orthotics have the advantage over rigid Orthotics as they allow the foot to continue to absorb shock whilst maintaining the arch. This is particularly important in runners. Of course if more rigid support is required we will not hesitate in recommending you see a Podiatrist.
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Fire Insurance, A Savior during Fire Damage
Few months ago a fire broke in a residential building in Worli. Four fire-tenders and four water-tankers were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control. Though damage was not much in this case such incidences if gone out of control can cause greater damage. While one can exercise control over such incidences to a limited extent, the impact of such losses can largely be reduced by insuring wisely. One such insurance which needs due consideration here is a Fire insurance.
Facts about Fire insurance
It is widely known that fire insurance covers building and contents. Building not only covers the structure but also the permanent fixtures, sanitary fittings and such other permanent fittings. Similarly garages, covered porches, canopies and even boundary walls can be covered under the fire policy. It can also cover private roads, swimming pools and foundations. Though foundations do not carry any fire risk, the same is susceptible to damage from earthquake. However all these properties need to be declared specifically while seeking insurance.
Fire insurance is
a contract between the Insurer and the Insured is of personal nature i.e. the policy cannot be transferred in the name of any other person on account of sale of property or so except by way of inheritance.
a location specific policy which means the property declared to be lying at any particular premises under the policy, will not be covered under the policy if the same is moved out of that premises.
one of the policy which is still under regulatory control and hence the coverage offered and the policy wordings will essentially be uniform across the country
Risk covered under Fire insurance
Most fire insurance policies for residential buildings provide cover against damages caused by:
Explosion / implosion
Aircraft Damage
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As the basis of today's diet and those of their ancestors, the people of Brač and Hvar point out vines, olives, goat, sardines, all kinds of vegetables, legumes and grains. Basic cooking techniques are cooking (na lešo), baking (on the grill – gradele - or under the peka), dry (meat and fish) and salted (fish, olive). The usage of wild plants is widespread, and not just for medical purposes, but also in food preparing. Varenik, specific spice made of wine must (mošt) is the kind of a food that testifies the long-term dietary practices of the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Difference between everyday and festive food is still present, with the noticeably larger changes occurred in the everyday food/nutrition/dishes. Family festivities, and especially religious rituals consistently cherish the traditional way of eating, and the female members of the family have the role of in transmittion of knowledge about traditional food.
The close relationship of diet to the environment and natural seasonal rhythm today is expressed through the activities of family farms and agricultural cooperatives and numerous associations. Considering that the art of preparing traditional dishes, knowledge and skills of its production mostly fall within the domain of orally transmitted knowledge, communities are actively working on the written and audiovisual documentation of these skills.
In the communities of Brač and Hvar, the Mediterranean diet is part of everyday life and it is recreated each time when people sit down to eat together, albeit with some modifications that came as a result of economic changes. The basic ingredients of the fisherman's and peasant's cuisines have not changed for the past 70 years, but the availability and frequency of certain foods have. For example, meat that was eaten only on Sundays and holidays in the mid-20th century has become much more common in the last 30-40 years. Also, bread used to be baked from homegrown grains for the whole family once a week. This has changed as well, as the purchasing power of the islanders' has increased and the number of farmers has decreased. There has also been a decrease in dietary self-sufficiency of the islands' households that was significant in the 20th-century war and post-war periods, and the link between diet, nature and the change of seasons is not as close as it used to be. However, the ecology of the Mediterranean diet has been recognized and many family farms and farmers' cooperatives are working to re-introduce forgotten crop varieties and revive recipes for food and herbal remedies made from self-grown Mediterranean plants. There is still a difference between the everyday and holiday diet, with bigger changes happening in the former than in the latter. Through family and especially religious rituals, the traditional diet is staunchly nurtured and preserved. Advances in technology have noticeably changed the food preparation process – food is no longer cooked over an open fire; instead, electrical cookers are used or, in some cases, wood stoves, but even then food is prepared in modern pots and pans.


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Caffé Trieste
Overall Rating: 7.050
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|This newer location of the Bay Area chain is the sophisticated sister to the rest - perhaps a nod to the residential growth in SOMA as China Basin fills. A long, windowed, sidewalk-facing café with dark painted walls, dark wood furniture, elegant lamps, opera music, and plenty of stands selling coffee accessories. Limited sidewalk seating. Using dual two-group La San Marco machines, they pull shots with a generally decent crema that shows signs of intense heat: it's split between a dark brown center with whiter heat spots from under the spouts. (I'd normally attribute that to machine tuning for a new place, but with Caffé Trieste they like high brewing temperatures.) The cup doesn't have much aroma, but the body is adequate. Flavorwise, it is dark, smoky, and carries tobacco. It has some sweetness, but it remains just this side of ashy. Some barista inconsistency: occasionally a weaker, thinner, and sometimes ashy cup. Served in classic brown ACF cups. (They're good about tossing shots when the occasionally go brain dead on for-here orders served in paper.) Their milk-based drinks are oversized and overpriced, but they generally do a good, albeit very inconsistent, job of frothing. Order a macchiato, though it's off the menu, and you'll get a better balance of milk. Order a double macchiato, and you'll often get a distinctive, very good example in a small glass - if you order off peak hours. Unlike the North Beach mothership, you might catch Bauhaus tunes overhead from one of the pierced morning baristas for the art school crowd from literally across the street. [CLOSED: The Roastery Coffee Lounge as of 2011.]


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STRUTHIOMIMUS (STRUTH-ee-oh-MIME-us)
Period: Late Cretaceous
Order, Suborder, Family: Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimidae
Location: North America
Length: 13 feet (4 meters)
Struthiomimus ("ostrich mimic") is the best known of all the ornithomimids. A complete skeleton, which is now displayed at the American Museum of Natural History, was collected from the Judith River Formation of Alberta. Its name points to how similar its skeleton is to the modern Struthio (ostrich).
Like other ornithomimids, the skull was small (only ten inches long) and lightly built, and it lacked teeth and had a horny beak. Its eyes were large and it had a slender neck. Just like modern birds, the neck ribs were solidly fused (joined) to the neck vertebrae (bones of the spine). The back was stiff to support the weight of the body, long arms, and neck.
The arms were slender and the hands had three fingers. The inner finger was slightly shorter than the others. The claws at the ends of the fingers were straight and were probably not used to grasp prey. The back limbs and upper foot bones were long, as was the tail. The hands and arms were like those of a modern sloth, which uses its arms to grasp branches of trees. Because of this, some scientists think Struthiomimus may have been a herbivore that used its arms to pull branches within reach of its beak. But this dinosaur may have been omnivorous and eaten plants and whatever small animals it could catch.


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The Crimson Axe was the starship of Rav that later served as his permanent headquarters.
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The Crimson Axe had a vertical configuration, with the command and control decks mounted on top. The hull was heavily armored, and had a wedge shape. It was often used to ram vehicles to board or disable them.
It had several hangars, with the main hangar being on the front of the vessel. The main hangar was protected by armored doors. The auxiliary hangars were aft-facing, and were on the decks below the main engines. Although Rav encouraged the idea that the Crimson Axe was still operational, it is unknown if the ship was still capable of flight after being grounded in the sarlacc pit on Socorro.
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The Crimson Axe was used by the Bloody Bones pirates to attack ships and settlements throughout the Outer Rim. It was also used to ransack defeated military bases or pick through the debris field left by massive space battles.
It was the ship that found Cade Skywalker floating in space above Ossus following the Massacre at Ossus in 130 ABY. Skywalker and Jariah Syn worked onboard the ship as part of Rav's pirate crew.
By 137 ABY, the Axe was located in an old sarlacc pit high above the Killee Wasteland of Socorro, having been converted into a stationary base of operations. That year, Syn, Skywalker, and Deliah Blue brought gambler Naxy Screeger and Jedi Hosk Trey'lis to the Axe, turning the pair over to Rav for the bounty on their heads.
The Crimson Axe contained the Golden Gorg Cantina.
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- Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2 (Indirect mention only)
- Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3 (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Legacy: Ghosts
- Legacy 17: Claws of the Dragon, Part 4 (Mentioned only)
- Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1
- Legacy 26: The Hidden Temple, Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10 (Mentioned only)
- Legacy 43: Monster, Part 1 (Mentioned only)


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Wine for the "Whine" Generation
The Wine Brats are attempting to in Gen-Xers over to the wily ways of wine.
By Hillari Dowdle
DECEMBER 14, 1998: It's only Thursday night, but the clubhouse at Eagle Point IIIone of the many cookie-cutter pseudo-upscale apartment complexes spreading like a bad rash across West Knoxvilleis hopping. Here, there, everywhere, incongruous groups of young people mill around meeting and greeting, having been lured here by a mutual interest: wine.
They're like a cross section of Gen-X Knoxville, this crowd. Frat daddies, young suburban professionals, night clubbers, intellectual brooders, swinging singles, goth posers, and even starter parentsthey're all here, playing nice together for the sake of learning more about the drink that Benjamin Franklin so famously cited as "proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy."
The focal point of the room is not the big stone fireplace, or the kitchenette bar laden with appetizers, or even the pool tableit's a brightly lit, fold-up table displaying the night's pouring potables, an array of 12 wines that run the gamut from a super-sweet peach, mango, and raspberry zinfandel to a leathery cabernet sauvignon, with a little of everything in between.
The wines are gratis, this evening, courtesy of Knoxville's wine distributors, representatives of which are doing the pouring. They're here hoping to earn the devotion of a segment of the U.S. wine-buying market that was until recently nearly ignoredthe group of 21-to-36-year-olds less-than-affectionately known as "Generation X." Their emissary is a 34-year-old nuclear engineer and studied wine enthusiast named Paul Cakanic, the man responsible for this evening's main event: the launching of the Knoxville chapter of the Wine Brats.
Founded in California in 1993 by a group of children of Sonoma Valley winery heirs, the Wine Brats exist to proselytize on behalf of the fermented grape, to beseech their would-be 21-to-36 year-old apostles to turn away from the false idols of beer, tequila, and Jagermeister, and follow instead the more civilized, sophisticated, Epicurean, and altogether more grown-up gospel of wine. It's a message, it seems, that Gen Xers are ready to hearin five short years, the Wine Brats have attracted quite a following, more than 10,000 members in 32 chapters across the United States.
Having stumbled upon an article about the Brats in USA Today, Paul Cakanic knew it would be his destiny to bring the good word to Knoxville. "I'd wanted to start my own wine society for a while," he explains. "Nothing against the wine society they have here, but it's pretty exclusive; it intimidates a lot of people. A lot of friends of mine would never join the wine society.
"Then I read about the Wine Brats tasting wines with food, and making it very, very fun. So I called them."
It's easy to see that Cakanic would; he's a self-starting type guy with energy to spare. And it's equally easy to see, as he zooms around the room in an attempt to meet everyone in attendance and drop pearls of wisdom hither and yon, that he's just the kind of charismatic force that can usher such an entity into Knoxvillian existence. Into each outstretched hand, he presses a flyer for the next gathering, the first "official" Wine Brats event, a tasting of Australian Rosemount wines to be held at B & T Distributing. It will cost money, he explains; tonight's freebie is only to generate interest. But at $15, even the most impoverished slacker can afford to attend. As he whizzes onward into the crowd, he exhorts those in attendance to, "Enjoy yourself! Have fun!" And they smile over the rims of their glasses ever more warmly, and nod. Clearly, he's preaching to the choir.
One month later, the Brats find themselves installed in at fluorescent-lit conference room, sitting around a U-shaped table and awaiting the next pour. Already, four different Rosemount winesa traminer/Riesling, a sauvignon blanc, a semillion/chardonnay, and a chardonnay straight uphave been poured in the 30 or so glasses of the Brats in attendance. What with stationary seating around the conference table, there's much less mixing and mingling at this tasting, but it's a lively atmosphere nonetheless. The Brats are busy debating the merits of each wine, and scoring them on the official Wine Brats scale: X = Good (pour more); XX = Very Good (pour lots more); or XXX = Awesome (give me the damn bottle!). No Xs awarded, the score sheet notes, Means It Sucks.
Theresa Gross, a leggy blonde, is clearly in her element. Having learned about the brats from a friend, the 26-year-old health-care administrator is here to forge new friendships, and learn more about wine. "Wine interests me," she explains. "I don't know that much about wine, and I'm open to learning. I've been drinking the same old drinks for yearsdollar nights and all thatand it gets really, really old."
Gross thinks part of the Wine Brats appeal is that it offers a new way of drinking to the post-party crowd. "The parties I went to in college were just big beer fests," she says. "You know, throw down as much beer as you can at the cheapest price, and get really, really drunk. People don't come here to get drunkthey come to learn about wine, to feel that they're past the college scene. They're here to learn about wine and meet people and listen to some music. I love it that it's really laid back, and not stuffy."
Cakanic knows that lack of stuffiness is the key to the Wine Brats success; that's its the perception of stuffiness that have kept Gen Xers away from wine in droves. "When people see people on TV enjoying wines, the guy is always in a tux and the woman is in an evening dress, and the waiter comes in showing them a $600 bottle," he explains. "People think wine has to be expensive, and it has to be enjoyed only on a rare occasion. Or they're drinking it out of a box. There's very little middle ground."
At 40, Dean Jacksona commercial training developer and wine consultant to ABC Package Store on Campbell Station Roadconsiders himself a Senior Brat. He's out of the demo in both age and taste (he's known for his ability to select the world's best Bordeaux), but as a good friend of Cakanic's, he's devoted much of his time and energy to getting the local Brats chapter up and running.
"The challenge is how can you have fun with wine and educate the 21-36 crowd on the enjoyment of wine without getting them bogged down into the bourgeois mentality of wine," he says. "You know, you have to drink it at right temperature, in the right glass, swirl it the right way, drink it with the right meal...We're trying to get people to understand that drinking wine doesn't have to be a picky, stuffy special event. Drink it out of a mason dry if you want to, just enjoy it."
Another thrust of the Wine Brats is teaching wine newbies about combining wine with food. "Wines can complement and enhance food, and flavors of wine can make food even better," explains self-proclaimed "wine geek" Chuck Crockett, 31, wine manager for Cedar Bluff Wine and Spirits. "When you match food and wines, and you get a really good matchand there are millions of good matches like Gewurztraminer and Asian foodit has this noticeable effect on the foods. When you get a really good match, it can open your eyes to what the fascination is really all about. When you start thinking about what you're eating with wine, and cooking for wine, that's when the wine obsession seems to really kick in."
Across the room, Cakanic is busy coaching a group of girls in their early 20s through the great beef experiment. As they swirl and sniff their Rosemount Grenache/Shiraz, a light and peppery red, he has them taste it, sample a bite of the roast beef on hand for this tasting occasion, then taste again. "Isn't that smoother?" he inquires, and they nod, astonished. "Red wine has tannins, which are astringent and give you that cottony mouth feeling. Fat cuts through tannins, they balance."
Aha! The great wine-food connection has been made, the Wine Brats' mission accomplished. Cakanic moves on, smiling. Again, he summarizes the Wine Brats raison d'źtre: "We're showing that you can drink wine and you don't get drunk, and have food and enjoy a good time with your friends," he says. "You don't have to get hammered, or anything like thatand you can still have fun."
"You don't have to save wine for a special occasion," he concludes with a feel-good message. "For me, every day is special."
All of which is not to say that the Wine Brats is not without its exploitive commercial angleGen-X outreach programs never are. Along the back wall of the B & T conference room lurk a half-dozen or more observers, representatives of wine stores and distributors who have a vested interest in seeing that the Brats move up en masse from Natural Light as their beverage of preference.
"Everyone has to start somewhereI started with white zinfandel and now I'm into the heavy reds," says Cakanic, whose own tastes have progressed toward $300 bottles of Burgundy (and whose personal climate and humidity controlled wine cellar boasts 600 bottles of the stuff). "That's the ultimate investment: show them what wine is at a younger age, and they will be life-long wine drinkers. And when their tastes progressand they do progressthey will buy fine wines, and at an earlier age. My friend Mike likes to say that if you can get folks drinking wine in their 20s, then you might have 20 more years of Lafitte Rothchild drinkers 20 years down the road."
For their part, the Brats themselves are unimpressed by this insidious marketing planthey're used to it. If crass commercialism means cheap wine tastings, so be it. "Whatever," says Laura Smith, 32, in sum. "Just pour me some more of that Cabernet."
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers 14 of his most memorable songs, including: Could You Be Loved * Exodus * Get Up Stand Up * I Shot The Sheriff * People Get Ready * and more. Includes lots of photos.
- Buffalo SoldierCould You Be LovedExodusGet Up Stand UpI Shot The SheriffIs This LoveJammingNo Woman No CryOne LovePeople Get ReadyRedemption SongSatisfy My SoulStir It UpThree Little BirdsWaiting In Vain


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There are as many ways to write a hit musical as there are playwrights. Cole Porter sometimes gathered collaborators for a world cruise - he wrote Begin the Beguine on the Cunard liner Franconia in 1935 - between Indonesia and Fiji. Chorus Line began when dancers gathered at New York's Nickolaus Exercise Center in January, 1974, and tape-recorded show business experiences, then bit-by-bit over 15 months the material was shaped into the hit musical that opened at the Public Theatre and later moved to Broadway to become its longest-running hit.
And Ted Swindley, Founding Artistic Director of Stages Repertory Theatre, wrote Always...Patsy Cline in 1988 because one of Stages two theaters was empty and needed a show. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Swindley says: "It was the summer of 1988 and I was the artistic director at Stages. We have two theatre spaces and one of them was dark and the economy in Houston was in the tank. So we needed to put a show in the empty theatre right away. We had been talking about a show about Patsy Cline for some time and this just seemed to be the perfect time to do it.
"We believed that Patsy had large commercial appeal and her iconic stature as a country/pop recording artist would make a good topic for a musical. But I did not want to do simply a musical revue or some sort of bio epic. So I asked the simple question, 'DId Patsy ever play Houston?' With a little research, I found out that she had played the Esquire Ballroom and then I found an interview with Louise Seger in a biography of Patsy that recounted their meeting in Houston and how they became pen pals until Patsy's death in 1963. It was a sweet anecdote set in Houston so I decided to make the story into a small two person musical that became an instant hit with local audiences.
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"Now, all these years later, Always...Patsy Cline is still playing all over the U.S. and Canada and we have had tours in Scotland, England, Ireland and Australia. I thought the show would be one with a little local appeal for Houston audiences but soon found out that Patsy is a huge star and the story of her friendship with Louise is universal."
Swindley's impulse to fill a dark theater changed his life. He told the weekly paper The Nashville Scene: "This country music thing was a total fluke. People think I'm an authority on Patsy Cline. I didn't even know who she was . . . I had to educate myself."
Five years later, when Always ... Patsy Cline received its first staging at the large and historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Swindley himself moved there, where he lives now, after a stint in NYC. And the country music genre continued its siren appeal, with Swindley penning the country musicals Honky Tonk Angels and Bubba's Revenge, along with a play Becoming Kinky, about Kinky Friedman, the legendary Texas musician and humorist turned politician. Swindley has himself become a Nashville legend.
So, if you feel the need to give in to an impulse, be careful - it may transform your entire life.


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Even More Fall 2014 Bath & Body Works Candles
As if we needed more right? But indeed, there are even more Fall 2014 Bath & Body Works Candles to choose from today! Starting with a three wick Trick or Treat Candle (I had mentioned that I was hoping for a full size of this recently) that I must have!
Bath & Body Works Autumn Sky Candle
Crisp sky with notes of still green leaves, cedar and lemon wood!
Bath & Body Works Tailgate Candle
Dark cedarwood, sage and a touch of soft musk.
Bath & Body Works Trick or Treat Candle
Toasted marshmallow, smoldering woods and vanilla bean!
These are online now at bathandbodyworks.com.
If you're located by a Bath & Body Works Test Store you might have already tried Tailgate as it did have a test launch in select stores!
Are you burning any of your Fall candles yet?
I actually got out a ton of my Fall decorations and started putting them up. Not quite ready for Halloween yet but I'm started on my mums, hung some Fall foliage baskets on my porch, and got out other odds and ends to celebrate the season. It's never too early to start right?


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Katelyn explained the rules of the challenge. A gymnastics contest. I got bar, Riley got beam, (and boy was she existed. She couldn't get off of it,) Joy got floor and Grace got beam. I hoped we would win, I knew that Grace and I would try our bests. I was great at gymnastics but Riley and Joy were too shy to do anything so who knew? They could be better than us.
Bar was my best and I flew through the routine with grace and speed.
And Grace was graceful on the trampoline.
But when It was Riley's turn she froze up.
And in her heels Joy was clunky.
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Thomas Dock, CVJ, Vet. Technician
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Pet Flea/Tick Meds: What's Safe?
Mar 22, 2010
EPA flea tick meds
pet flea tick meds
dog cat flea tick meds
Over this past year, we have seen numerous stories on adverse effects of topical or "spot on" flea and tick medications. Recently, a man in Texas won a court case against Hartz Mountain products after his bulldog died.
Over this past week, the EPA released their findings from the extensive survey of the more than 44,000 reported adverse events during 2008.
Bottom line is that the EPA will be asking for better label instructions, bigger fonts on labels, more pictures on labels. and, for manufacturers to narrow the weight ranges on their products. Additionally, there will be an additional investigation into the role that the "inert" ingredients may play in any toxicities.
After the EPA was able to "clean up" the submitted data of adverse reactions from the manufacturers, they found that 21 products (13 dog, 8 cat) from 8 different manufacturers accounted for about 29,000 events. (To me, this is very telling...where are the other 15,000 reactions? According to the EPA report cited above, many reports were considered inadmissable because no EPA registration number was recorded, the incident was considered generally ambiguous, the incident occurred outside the US or Canada, and there were multiple reports for the same incident).
Overall, 95-97% of the reactions were considered mild or moderate. Mild reactions are those that were minimally bothersome, had a rapid resolution and generally involved skin or eyes or mouth. No treatments were needed. Moderate cases were more pronounced than minor cases, required treatement, and could be more systemic in scope. But, these cases generally resolved without issue.
Keep in mind that 270 million doses of flea products were sold during 2008. If you co with the published number of 44,000 incidents, that is still only 1 adverse reaction for every 6,136 doses sold. If you toss out the ambigous reports (as it appears the EPA did), the incidence rate goes down to 1 reaction for every 9,188 doses and more than 95% of those were mild or moderate.
SO....to me this means that these products are generally safe.
Now...the question everyone is asking....WHOSE products caused the most issues?? Well, it turns out that answering that question is a little complex. Product sales are proprietary in nature so the EPA doesn't know how many of the 270,000,000 doses were sold by Hartz or Sergeants or Bayer or Merial. Plus, do Hartz and Sergeants have a bigger market share because they are OTC and thus we would expect more reactions (from the bigger sales)?
Furthermore, if you buy a product at Wal Mart or the grocery store, are you more or less likely to report a problem? Same thing with products from your veterinarian...
(I am starting to understand why statistics always confounded me so much in school!!)
From my limited, non-scientific research, OTC products were associated were associated with 60% of the 29,386 reviewed incidents. Veterinary channel products were associated with 40%.
BUT...here is the biggest "stat" that I came up with. If you applied the WRONG product to your pet (i.e. you put your dog's flea product on your cat), the OTC products were far more likely to cause a serious reaction or death than the veterinary channel products. Here's my proof: Of the 29,000 reports, 953 came from OTC products applied to the wrong species and 927 came from veterinary products applied to the wrong species. So, pretty equal numbers. BUT...227 severe reactions or deaths were associated with OTC products (almost 24%) compared to only 39 severe reactions or deaths with veterinary products (about 4.2%).
To me..this is HUGE. It shows the value and the importance of having your veterinarian be part of the process in deciding what product to utilize.
There are still a lot of unanswered questions...for example, did the reports of veterinary products (Advantage, Frontline) causing problems come from purchases online or in over the counter markets or from veterinary offices? We know that counterfeit flea products have been a problem in the past, but would that be reflected in the adverse effects reports?
Here's your tip for the day...when you need to choose a flea product (and most of us do at some point), talk with your veterinarian!! He or she understands your your pets risk factors, the local flea population and what product would work best for you.
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Aggressive Dog? Spork, the Dachshund faces possible euthanasia
Feb 24, 2010
"Spork", a 10 year old dachshund was taken to his veterinarian for oral surgery earlier in the month. He is now at the center of a huge debate because the city of Lafayette Colorado has labeled him a "vicious dog" because he bit a veterinary technician on the chin.
FIrst, before I get to my opinion on this matter, let me set a few caveats. One...I was not there, I don't know anything more than what is being reported in the news, so I can't speculate on the actual occurrence. Two...I grew up with Dachshunds and I know their temperment. Three...I have some experience handling aggressive dogs and training veterinary staff on approaching pets and aggressive animals.
Ok...let's dive into this.
My very first question is if the veterinary technician needed to approach Spork and do whatever he needed to do to the pet, WHY was the owner still holding the dog?? First, you are putting the owner in danger of being bitten and second, you are likely making the dog more territorial than usual since he was in the arms of the owner.
Next,, why was your face next to a dog's face? Especially a dachshund's face? As a veterinary employee, there are times when you are going to have your head next to a dog's head, but never when you aren't 100% sure of the restraint. AND...there are several breeds that I would never go face to face with...Rottweilers, Akitas, Chows...and, yes, Dachshunds are included in that list. (Now remember...I like doxies... I grew up with them, but I don't trust them at all, especially around their feet or their faces!)
Next, it seems like the veterinarian and staff might be bearing the brunt of some bad press here. If the bite was severe enough (no report I have found says if the tech needed sutures or not), it might be the outpatient clinic or even emergency room that requested a dog bite report be filled out. The veterinarian's office has posted a statement that says "Jasper Animal Hospital has not advocated for, or participated in any way in subsequent decisions by the City of Lafayette to prosecute Spork's guardians," . In my opinion, I am betting they filed a report because they felt that was the proper and legal thing to do.
So...why are these owners being prosecuted? If I had to guess, I am betting that the city and the city's attorneys are being a little to rigid with their interpretation of the law and that once again, a government is not using common sense when it comes to enforcing the law.
To me, there appears to be several errors here ranging from allowing the owner to hold a pet during a procedure to excessive overexuberhance by city officials to prosecute a "senior citizen" dog. Let's not compound the issue by euthanizing a valued family member.
Maybe we should just simply mark his medical records..."caution...may bite".
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Canadian Docs Say No More Pets In Cabins On Planes.
Feb 23, 2010
So this story caught my eye this weekend and I am just not really sure how to react.
The Canadian Medical Journal posted an editorial in which the writer criticized Air Canada's allowance of small pets to travel in the cabin of planes as an "unnecessary allergic hazard" The editorial called for a ban on all pets in the cabin of planes.
As you many already know, peanuts are not served on airplanes anymore because the peanut dust would get into the recirculated air of the plane and cause reactions in passengers. This editorial says that pet dander can cause the same sort of problem and could be easily remedied by putting the pets into the cargo hold of the plane.
BUT..that type of response will have some pet owners in an uproar because they fear placing their pets down below where they might experience some dramatic temperature variations. Some other pet owners don't believe that it's very safe either. The good news is that accidents involving pets and airline travel is actually pretty rare. We have a video at the Veterinary News Network that details just how safe this sort of travel really is...
The article goes on to say that about 1 in every 10 people are allergic to dogs or cats. That figure corresponds with an ABC report I read where about 15% of people are allergic to pets. Still, it's hard to imagine that with more than 100 people on every flight and hundreds of flights daily, that this has not come to light sooner. So, is it simply that not enough people fly with their pets in the cabin....or....is it less of an issue than the Canadian doctors are saying?
The final interesting thing to me with this article is a 1998 study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. This study found cat hair on 100% of the seats sampled on domestic flights. My questions are this: How many seats on each flight were sampled and do New Zealanders really fly with their cats that often??
I think a lot more study needs to be done before we consign all of our pets to the cargo hold. I would love to hear from anyone who has either experienced problems because of a pet in the cabin or who has experienced problems traveling with their pet.
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Man Poses as DVM, works for USDA.
Feb 19, 2010
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This story was forwarded to me today and it really causes me no end of concern!!
In this story, a man posed as a veterinarian for many years and ended up working for our own USDA, inspecting our meat and the facilities where food is processed. He also supervised several employees.
Two private firms had uncovered his lack of education, but somehow this slipped by the USDA. According to the news story, the USDA even ignored a whistleblower until the news reporter showed up at their offices asking questions about this guy.
So, for me there are really two big issues here. First, that this guy has the guts to pose as a veterinarian and then assume he is qualified to do inspections. I have to wonder what he missed and if the public was ever at risk.
Second, this sort of blatant oversight is not restoring my faith in our government agencies and it is certainly not a positive reason that our federal government needs to grow even more!
I am so happy that I am part of several organizations that will help to eliminate these kinds of issues. First, the American Society of Veterinary Journalism (ASVJ) has started to credential and certify individuals who provide animal health stories in the news or on websites. Soon, you will be able to look for the Seal of Approval from the ASVJ (like the Seal of Approval for meteorologists) and for the credentials, Certified Veterinary Journalist (CVJ) after their name.
Also, the Veterinary News Network and PetDocsOnCall.com are offering pet owners up to date and trustworthy pet health information.
What do you think? Does the USDA have any sort of excuse or defense? What about the individual who posed as a veterinarian...how should he be punished?
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Yesterday, we took a 16.5 mile hike from our doorstep back through Horseshoe Canyon, then to the south and back out of the mountains through Jackwood Canyon.
Strangely, though it is so close, we've never been through Jackwood Canyon. I suspect that the gate into it from 80 is usually locked but I need to verify this. At any rate, it was a very beautiful hike.
You might remember that we did another long "from our house" hike in preparation for the Grand Canyon. That one ended up being mostly off trail (there supposedly was a trail but it was so seldom used as to be gone) and was very difficult as a result. Looking the maps, you never really know whether a trail will be there or not, and our area is remote enough that many trails have disappeared over the years. This time though we were pleasantly surprised to have a good trail for the entire trip. Much nicer!
We started off from our house and went back into Horseshoe Canyon, a hike we've done many times. About 7 miles from our house (5 miles into the canyon), there is an old homestead house. About a half mile past that, there is a branch of the trail/road that goes to the south. This goes to Jackwood Canyon.
Much of the hike followed an old forest service road. While most of it would not be passable even with 4 wheel drive, it was perfect for hiking. The trail/road went south through some beautiful grasslands. It wove behind the mountains and eventually cut through a pass, so there wasn't even a huge climb.
We almost made it the whole way without seeing a soul, but about three miles from the end, we were approached by a pickup driven by an old cowboy. He stopped, and we said hi. He started out with a look of deep suspicion on his face (the normal expression here when regarding "strangers"). As we told him where we hiked and where he lived, his expression changed to looking as though he thought we were a bit crazy. Eventually, by the end of our conversation, he had a slight smile and seemed to think we were ok. He proclaimed us "quite fit" and wished us well.
We finished the hike in Apache, where we'd left a car. That's about 6 miles on Highway 80 to Sunrise.
Oh, and there were lots of cows in Horseshoe.
Here's a map of the hike.


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A lot is at stake as for the first time the top three teams in both the women's and men's competitions will qualify directly for the Olympics.
England represent Great Britain in the competition and will look to book their spot for Beijing and avoid further qualifying events in New Zealand, Chile and Japan next spring.
Alastair Eykyn introduces the action and commentary comes from Barry Davies and Sean Kerly.
European Hockey Championships
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Monday 27 August
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originally posted by: choos
a reply to: BornAgainAlien
300km radius?? doesnt sound right.. the largest nuclear bomb doesnt have that kind of reach.
3km maybe???
www.globalresearch.ca... bloodiest-days-of-ukraines-ethnic-cleansing-expected-to-come-now
ethnic cleansing noun
: the practice of removing or killing people who belong to an ethnic group that is different from the ruling group in a country or region
I googled binary explosive damage and found an interesting pdf on making your own landmines, but I am not sure that was a good idea.
originally posted by: paraphi
I suppose the most obvious question is "why".
- Why would Ukraine want to do this and face international pariah status? They would not.
- Why would Ukraine do this and make a large block of land uninhabitable? They would not.
- Why would Ukraine go out of their way to give Russia an excuse? They would not.
The other why concerns the insightful Globalresearch, the source of this "news".
- Why run such a story? Because it increases traffic to their website. More clicks increases promotion and(eventually) cash.
- Why run such a story? Because there are gullible people who - in the absence of any evidence - just want to believe Ukraine is doing ethnic cleansing. This is the Ukraine supported by the evil West. Must be true because I read it on Globalresearch!
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
Maybe you forgot this ?
originally posted by: paraphi
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
Maybe you forgot this ?
A tapped telephone conversation with a foul mouthed politician does not prove ethnic cleansing, or this accuracy of this fanciful story from Globalresearch.
originally posted by: paraphi
A tapped telephone conversation with a foul mouthed politician does not prove ethnic cleansing, or this accuracy of this fanciful story from Globalresearch.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
Ethnic cleansing isn't anything new to Americans either ... bombing of Dresden, killed more civilians in one single day, than all brits that died during the entire war.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
And after the war, Americans (with their European friends, east and west) kept all the slaughterhouses in Germany open, so they could kill Germans in it, instead of Jews
originally posted by: bjarneorn
So, somebody who thinks that's "normal" sure is a good ideological source, to debunk stories about ethnic cleansing in the world.
originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
a reply to: BornAgainAlien
I googled binary explosive damage and found an interesting pdf on making your own landmines, but I am not sure that was a good idea..
"I also found out that it's incredibly illegal, to go on television and say something like; 'The best place to fire a mortar launcher at the White House would be from the roof of the Rockefeller-Hewitt building, because of minimal security and you'd have a clear line of sight to the President's bedroom.'
Yet, even more illegal to show an illustrated diagram."
originally posted by: paraphi
Just to help calm your revisionism. Dresden was a joint RAF and USAAF raid. Around 20,000 people died. The number of British civilians killed in WW2 was c. 70,000.
originally posted by: bjarneorn
Typical American, you keep the numbers to the absolute minimum ... the actual numbers that you are looking for, range from 35 thousand, to 130 thousand people dead.