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Bulletin Board 11/8
NOTICE:For your convenience, you can e-mail your bulletin board notices to email@example.com as well as mail to 1944 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889, or fax to 732-3110.
Conimicut Village Association
The Conimicut Village Association will meet on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in the downstairs Friendship Room of the Woodbury Union Church at the corner of Beach Ave. and West Shore Rd. (please use the Carlisle St. entrance). This is an important meeting as the annual election of officers will be held along with a discussion regarding a possible Village Festival for next summer. All are welcome, refreshments will be served.
Williams Shields Auxiliary
The American Legion William Shields Jr. Ladies Auxiliary Unit #43 will meet on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m at the post home, 662 West Shore Rd. All members are requested to attend.
Gorton Monthly Luncheon
The Gorton Monthly luncheon will be held on Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m. at Top of The Bay on Oakland Beach Ave. The cost of the luncheon is $13 per person. Gortonites, friends, spouses are welcome.
Compassion Through Fashion
Mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual Girls' Night Out, an evening of fashion and shopping, all for a good cause. House of Hope CDC is hosting a fashion show and shopping event Nov. 9 from 5:30-9 p.m. at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston. The event includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, shopping with over 30 vendors and a fashion show. The fashion show is provided by The French Bulldog, a women's consignment boutique in East Greenwich. Miss Kitty Litter will serve as the special guest emcee. All proceeds benefit The House of Hope Boutique. General admission tickets are $40 and VIP tickets are $60, which includes no-wait entry and front row seating. For tickets call Christine Foley at 463-3324x231 or e-mail email@example.com.
Veterans Day Observance
There will be a Veterans Day Observance Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. The Warwick Veterans Council will be laying a wreath at the Veterans Memorial in front of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School at 10 a.m.
Free Pancake Breakfast
Woodbury Union Church, 58 Beach Ave., will have a free pancake breakfast Nov. 12 from 8:30-10 a.m. They would love you join them.
Sweet Binks Bowl-a-Thon
Join the RISPCA and Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue for their annual bowl-a-thon Nov. 13 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at AMF Lang's Lanes, 225 Niantic Ave., Cranston. The cost is $12 for junior bowlers (child 13 and under), college students $15, adult bowler $20. Minimum of four bowlers per land, maximum 6 bowlers per land. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 438-8150.
Holistic Awareness Fair
The RI Holistic Healers Association is sponsoring a fair on Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.- 5p.m. at Concordia Center for Spiritual Living, 292 West Shore Rd. Free admission.
Ocean State Orchid Society
The Ocean State Orchid Society will meet Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. at the North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., Wickford. The guest speaker will be Dave Nicholson, American Orchid Society Judge, who will speak on the aspects of AOS and ribbon judging.
Friends Sunday Bingo
The Friends of Warwick Senior Centers Inc. will have a bingo Nov. 13 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Pilgrim Senior Enrichment Center, 27 Pilgrim Parkway. Meet and make friends. Minimum of 34 winners.@H_Bulletin Board:Gaspee Seniors@T_Basic:The Gaspee Seniors will meet Nov. 15 at 1:15 p.m. at the Buttonwoods Community Center. They will be celebrating Presidents Day and discussing adopt a family and neighbors as well as their Christmas banquet. The color of the day is red, white and blue. New members are always welcome. Call Mary Nolan at 941-5507.
Crafters and Vendors
Greenwood Elementary School is rekindling its seasonal tradition with a holiday bazaar Dec. 3 from 10 a.m.-2p.m. They are looking for crafters, vendors, artisans and more. Table rental is $25. Space is limited. Shopping, refreshments and children's activities will be offered. E-mail email@example.com or call 578-0492.
Crafters Wanted
Calling all crafters, vendors and artisans! On Nov. 18 the John Brown Francis School PTA will be hosting a "Shopping Spectacular" and are looking for vendors, crafters, artisans and more. The event will be held from 5-9 p.m. in the gym at JBF with set-up beginning at 3 p.m. Rental space is $35 and all money raised will benefit the students of John Brown Francis School. Interested persons may contact Monyn Facente at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 270-6509.
Cornerstone Church
Cornerstone Church, 1990 Elmwood Ave., Warwick, is now a member of the RI Community Food Bank. Hours of operation are the first and third Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and the second and fourth Monday from 6-8 p.m. For more information call 781-6121.
Mentor a Child
Do you have an hour a week to spare? That's all it takes to make a difference in the life of a child. Today's children need positive, caring adult role models to help them develop confidence, self-esteem and a desire to stay in school. For more information on the Warwick Mentor Program, please contact Pamela Leonhardt at 732-7700 x117 or visit the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership Web site at www.mentorRI.org.
Old Warwick Grange #41
The Grange is a fraternal community service, non-profit organization with a special interest in rural life and the traditions of faith, patriotism, leadership and family values. Grange-where the whole family can go and grow. Help them to help others. The meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. No meetings in July or August. The Grange hall is located at 1175 West Shore Rd.
Developmental Screening
The Child Outreach Department of the Warwick Public Schools, in cooperation with the Volunteers of Warwick schools (VOWS), conducts regular preschool screening clinics. All Warwick preschool children between the ages of 3 and 5 are offered the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R). This is a free service provided by the Warwick Public Schools. Participation in a Developmental Screening is a long established program of the Warwick School Department that provides families with information about their child's development and offers information about community resources. For more information, or to arrange a clinic appointment for your preschool aged child, call the VOWS office at 734-3230.
Free Sunday Lunch
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 389 Greenwich Ave., is offering a free lunch for anyone in need of a meal or companionship. All are welcome every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more information call 737-6758.
Rhode Island Pet Bird Club
The R.I. Pet Bird Club welcomes anyone who owns birds or has an interest in exotic birds. Meet other people who have birds, listen to guest lecturers and more. The meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. For more information call Michele at 739-7290 or visit www.orgsites.com/ri/ripbc.
Bird House Rescue
Lazicki's Bird House Rescue, 1935 Warwick Ave. (behind the Giant Stride Dive shop) that does exotic bird rescue. For more information call 732-5806 ask for Diane.
There will be Bingo at Sparrows Point III, 355 Hardig Rd., every Wednesday starting April 6. Doors open at 4 p.m., bingo starts promptly at 6 p.m.
Photographic Society of RI
The Photographic Society of Rhode Island welcomes camera enthusiasts of all abilities. Meetings are held on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month, September through May at Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave. For more information visit www.psri.us.
There will be bingo every Friday at 6:45 p.m. at Meadowbrook Terrace on Warwick Ave. in the Community Hall.
Donate Shop
The Donate Shop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit thrift store that provides free clothing to families in crisis. They are an all volunteer organization that relies solely on the support of the community to continue this endeavor. The shop has a new location at 400 Warwick Ave., Unit #14, between Dunkin Donuts and Shaw's. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The phone number is 533-9944, the website is www.thedonateshop.org and "Like" them on Facebook for special updates.
Gambling Counseling Offered
Bridgemark now offers individual, group and family counseling for problem gambling. If you or a loved one is experiencing difficulties as a result of gambling, call for discreet and confidential assistance, 781-2700. Deaf services are also available; call their videophone number 1-866-730-9573.
Domestic Violence Volunteers
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center (EBCC) is currently seeking volunteers for their Speakers Bureau. All volunteers will be trained to provide outreach, as a representative of EBCC, to communities in their service area through attendance at health and community fairs and by fulfilling requests for informational speaking engagements. Volunteers will receive thorough and specialized training under the supervision of the agency services coordinator before beginning this work. For more information, or to get involved, contact Deb Ferrante at 738-9700.
Fife and Drum Corps
The Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the Kentish Guards Armory on Pierce St. in East Greenwich. Free lessons on playing the fife are provided to men and young men interested in joining the corps.
Fife & Drum Corps
Join the Pawtuxet Rangers Fife & Drum Corps of Warwick and continue the great tradition of Colonial/Revolutionary history through music. The Fife & Drum Corps meets every Wednesday night at Wyman Elementary School from 6:30-8 p.m. The corps is open to anyone over the age of 12. Drum and fife instruction is available to beginners.


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Minneapolis, Minn - The 2007 Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continued today at the University of Minnesota. UCSB representative senior Pat Cary competed in his first event of the meet today, the 100 yard butterfly.
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Jimquisition: The Creepy Cull of Female Protagonists
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Yeah...well you got me there. Bleh it's an annoying trend and one I heartily dislike and always attempt to subvert in the various things I write. Maybe that is the reason my manuscripts keep getting rejected! My women are covered, not buxom, and just as involved in the action as the men!
Perhaps if you've had enough, I'd respectfully suggest... not coming into those threads?
Yes, we need to support games with female characters, but being vocal about wanting more does nobody any harm.
Not in the numbers they buy games like Battlefield, Call of Duty or Halo in.
In an non creepy sexual manner the Harvest Moon games the later ones let you choose to be a boy or a girl or when they came out with the cute versions of the earlier games that didn't have the choice. You active pursue male love interests and in most the games have to get married and such to get to the end game.
But I get the demographic not buying female games. Even the old school gamers that yell out how rare never made a new banjo kazooie game and nuts and bolts was a sell out or whatever. I like to bring up it was made, it was Kameo, and no one bought it and it was awesome ;p.
I can say at least we aren't getting games like fear effect <.< Also lets give a nod to beyond good and evil for a great female protagonist.
Well there is many reasons for this and it is and it isn't the fault of industry, I can understand games like Call of Duty and Battlefield being very male orientated because that's life the military is like that and with wanting realistic games that's what you're going to get and all the female gamers I've met who play these kind of games are not bothered by it in the slightest.
Though when you get into more fictional driven games like Gears of War, Crysis or even Halo there is very little excuse outside of a very sexist driven market and yes it should be addressed but when developers and consumers seem to want to have relationships and love interests in every game again you're forcing a problem into a game but when you're trying to immerse a player then forcing them to do something they wouldn't and yes it does put people off. These relationships need to always optional so either write the game where the characters stay platonic or any romance is a choice like Mass Effect.
I mean if a Male character shows his emotions or god forbid cries he's a whiney emo b*tch but if a strong female character hits on every man she meets and goes on about all the c*ck she's had she is seen as a whore. Imagine Duke Nukem made with a female lead and the roles reversed I think the outcry from the feminists would be deafening.
Though to be honest unless the protagonist is historical or a predetermined fictional character then their sex is a mute point, though as foot note male protagonists are far easier to write and you can put the depth and character into the female companion while the player is teabagging his latest kill.
P.S I hope you noted steam used art featuring Elizabeth to sell Bioshock Infinate =p
must...resist.....islam.... joke.....
The thing is, sadly, the majority of amers, who are male sexists actually ARE that bad. Thats the community we have grown up. and we jut have to do with what we have. sure in a perfect world noone would care. but this is not a perfect world. Its a problem, and like you said, we must admit it is there.
Whos at fault? idiots that run the world to be frank. thats the humanity we have grown up for outselves. we are beaten into this track from a very young age. and i mean primary school age.
I agree. I'm not really sure what else to say. Anyone who really believes there is no problems with the way games portray women and sexuality is deluding themselves because they don't want to admit that their hobby is flawed on a community and social level.
Know what would help push this issue? A game with strong female protagonists, with varied story arcs, who develop greatly as characters, who overcome some great challenge.
And then have all the male characters in the game be shirtless, mindless, bulky fools who are there only for one thing. Lifting heavy objects and putting them down so the female characters can move on. Hell, make it where you don't even need the male characters there to do it but have it be the only option and reason why the male characters are there.
I just think people need to learn by example but sadly a game like that would never be made or if it was, it would never be spread across a large enough audience to make an impact.
Speaking of Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy. We've got that Beyond: Two souls coming. With Quantic Dreams and their "EMOTIONS" might have their female protagonist initiate the intimacy with whomever. Or they could play it safe and not do that, but it's a Quantic Dream game there is bound to be a sex scene. That isn't even a joke, by their record every game they've made has had a sex scene. The only way they could twist that around to be "no homo" is to make her a lesbian.
"Or whether we should blame anyone" One of many lines in this video where Jim shows his complete indecisiveness only rivaled by Extra Creditz. No im not saying you have to pick a side or we have to blame a particular organ in this whole "debate". However it would be nice to go in with this with at least some kind of certainty and confidence. Playing blame war will not benefit anyone except the one doing the blaming and getting the attention and ad revenue and (i think you already know the metaphor by now). Instead, blame everyone and say that everyone has an equal amount of responsibility, its not up to a single organ in this argument, its not the "evil" publishers or the "stupid" developers, the "ignorant self-entitled" consumers or the "flawed" industry, hell its not even the fault of the society.
I however highly commend but still think its sad you have to "fight" in order to put the female protagonist of Last of Us on the boxart because of her gender, which is an actual problem but only a problem isolated to the game in itself, not to the industry or to society as some feminists will try to claim and use this example as justification.
Its up to each individual organ to say: no, this shit aint working so we will try and change that.
You can blame all you want but in the end its all up to you and what you choose or do not choose
Because I'm a stupid teenager, that's why I keep coming in. That and I do enjoy debating when it can be civil, such as right now. I'd be all for sexism debates if people could be as civil as you, but the thing is that the bitter sarcasm and the holier than thou attitudes crop up before too long.
I think part of my problem is that we're being vocal in the wrong places. I don't think that publishers are going onto the escapist to check what gamers are angry about. If you want my opinion, I think we should be less vocal about it on the Escapist, we're were surrounded by no one but other gamers, and take out complaints somewhere were the publishers can see them, like the EA forums or something.
I guess you have a point there, but again, the debates get so vicious and sometimes paper thin accusations of sexism get thrown around at gamers from gamers that I just want to shut it out. Not to mention every time people try to bring up ME3, people tell them to shut up, and as someone who is still pissed at it, I can respect where you're coming from. Being civil about this would go a long way for making me willing to talk about this. You're managing to do that very well by the way. Kudos.
Levine's defense, which I think makes a lot of sense (like Jim said, it's reasonable, just sad that it has to be that way) is that people who know what Bioshock is (which would be everybody who comes on sites like Escapist but certainly not everyone who walks into a Gamestop) don't buy games based on the box art. Yeah, the original Bioshock had a little sister. And while all of my gamer friends have heard of it, everyone else I know with an Xbox has no interest in Bioshock 1. People who are familiar with the franchise will have seen trailers and already decided to buy the game. The box art is to sell to impulse buyers walking through the mall, and hopefully give them a chance to (unwittingly) branch out into a deeper game than they are used to. Spec Ops did much the same thing--a bait and switch where the "bait" was more shooter schlock and the "switch" was surprising them with a quality game.
I think this could apply to this whole question. Gamers who look for games with quality mechanics and engaging story don't toss games aside for something as trivial as the gender of the main character or the box art. Aside from the super elitist, most "game connoisseurs" won't say "That game has a white male as the lead, I won't buy it". Whereas the masses may refrain from buying a game because it's got a chick. Is this right? No, but it seems to be the way things are and, like Jim, I'm not sure who's to blame. But even the most artistic of developers will market his game to as many as possible. Thus he brings in the discerning gamers with the quality of the game and brings in the masses with flashy box art and dudebros.
i was thinking of watching this but i don't think he says anything i don't already know
Because you can't have women on the battlefield now can you?
You are promoting an unfair/untruthful negative stereotype against something that is completely harmless and in most cases something people have no say in,because of your hateful bigotry bias [you think it's gross],in short your demonizing a group because of your personal opinion becoming no better than a racist or homophobic man.
This subject was brought up in the 'should Lara be gay' thread. My problem there was that my sexuality ie 'straight female' is ignored just as much as gay men and women but it seems people just want to skate over the top of that and ignore straight women because apparently we aren't a minority and the only good female protagonist in video games just has to be gay.
I hope that lady in Remember Me has a big sloppy snog with some Tom Hiddleston lookalike right up in in the camera.
I'm pretty sure they sold less than God of War, Uncharted, and Halo.
But I think we're dealing with a chicken and the egg, catch 22 situation here. Publishers hesitate to focus games on female characters because they sell less. The public buys fewer games with prominent female protagonists because they seem weird and unusual. If someone can figure out how to break that cycle, they're a lot smarter than me.
Um yeah I think that insult has run its course. Especially when you are someone like me with thick gorilla hair that needs to shave twice a day just to maintain a clean look. I go through disposable razors like candy cause they cannot handle my mutant man hair.
Actually, Mirror's Edge received a fair amount of positive press from critics and audiences, because it was something unique and interesting, and most of the criticisms were leveled at the plot, length of the game, and how much trial&error went into progressing. It's got quite the cult following, especially around here.
OT: I hope Remember Me turns out to be good. I generally trust Capcom-published games to at least have fun gameplay, but it's also being made by a completely unknown developer and it's a completely new IP. So many things could go wrong, but I can dream, dammit! I want more strong female protagonists in games, just so we can prove those stuffy publishers wrong.
What is "Remember Me" and why have I never heard of it before today?
Don't forget they let the people who actually did like Bioshock in the first place to vote on a reverse cover, which turned out to be an amazing, stylistic cover. It's quite clear that Ken Levine isn't a sexist pig, but the guys who publish Infinite wanted to get new people in to play their deep game, and sadly that was the only way to do it.
Somebody, quick, we need the Orson Welles/slow clap gif in this thread, STAT!!!
OT: I can't help but wonder whether part of this mindset has been born out of an all-too vocal minority in the industry who are still clinging onto a bygone era of gaming. I'm not necessarily talking about people who are out-and-out sexist (though, statistically speaking, there are bound to be one or two who think that way), but people who still view games as toys that should be marketed directly at teenage and adolescent boys (such as they were in the '80s and '90s). Certainly, it feels like game marketing is still stuck in that mindset of trying to find the "kewl" factor that plays into the adolescent power fantasy (that f--king obnoxious Crysis 3 ad where Prophet does the stupid "look at the camera while firing an arrow" move is the most recent example I can think of of that).
The optimist in me would like to think that any art form is like a standard human being, going through the stages of development, and that the games industry is just going through its puberty right now; getting all the gunge and dreck out of its system ready to dust itself off and settle down into maturity with the next generation cycle. As more of a realist/pessimist, however, I do find it depressing though that an industry that's forced to continuously argue its legitimacy as art has something of a self-sabotaging mindset when it comes to finding ways to express itself beyond being a superficial Call of Duty-Whack-A-Mole clone (or at least having to try and sell itself off as one).
Are we really in a position now where this medium won't grow up because the marketing won't allow it?
i don't think the problem is being gay or straight if they shoehorn in a bad romance no one wins.
Suck it up and shave, dude. The mullet has more legitimacy. :P
OT: I make a habit of balancing the genders of characters I play (in games that give the option), but that's a conscious choice. If given a choice, I much prefer female viewpoint characters.
Let me assure you that I said that in jest.
I don't genuinely believe that owning a neckbeard makes you less of a person :D
I actually don't get this change of cover.
On a personal preference - when playing RPGs where your character actually has no character (like an amnesiac ala Elder Scroll games) I usually choose a male character, because every decision and action is going to be mine, but when there's a story where you play as person who has a character on it's own, then I really don't care as long as it's done right.
Great episode, Jim, as usual.
I agreed with pretty much all of it, and I do hope those with insecurities take you up on your offer XD. I think it's weird that there's people who doesn't like to play female character, or are creeped out by it. I would love to see more female characters, but you don't need to go far to see how sexist gamers can be >_> There's not that many good male characters anyway.
Oh, and now I'm even more excited for Bioshock Infinite.
Exactly, If I could grow a normal beard I would but I can't which means I have to shave it off {something that I have trouble because of how curly it is,and the fact that I don't want to cut my neck} or wear it and get insulted walking down the street :(
I definitely think a huge problem with the games industry is that games are being made with teens in mind and then given "M" ratings, which is why anti-video-game activists think video games are children's toys that inexplicably contain adult themes. Hence "Your Mom Hates Dead Space", implying that the game is made for people whose moms are directly involved in their purchases, ie teenagers, despite the game being rated M, which is supposed to be a label for games designed for adults.
I was actually about to make this exact point, but you made it for me, kudos.
EDIT: On top of the point you made, each of those games is a console exclusive. Which means the market is smaller for those games than 2/3 of the ones he mentioned.
Well ok then,I forgive you,just be careful even if you say it in jest it can still be hurtful/bad just like if you say the N word in jest.
Yeah, this topic has a way of dividing people. Often female gamers feel dismissed and male gamers feel accused. I don't think any of us are above that, these things can be quite personal.
Perhaps, but I'd like this to be part of a larger shift in the view of the community, (like I said, I'm probably too optimistic about this). I'd really like it if these issues had their place. I'm not saying they should exclusively be here. But I think gamers in general should be aware of them, and I feel still too many of us are dismissive of them.
Thanks dude, yourself also.
Well then maybe people need to grow a damn spine and not have their taste in games dictated by what the publishers tell them to like? But that won't happen so we'd probably a publisher who is willing to invest in and market decent games with decent female protagonists/characters. And more kissing!
Dude, don't equate it with racism, it's hardly the same thing and undermines what racism is :D
It's the mullet of facial hair, I won't judge you for it, but I still think it looks ridiculous.
I'm usually picking the female character when I have the choice however I admit that this is usually due to the additional eye candy.
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New Durham grandmother indicted in boy's starvation caseBy JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent
March 20. 2013 1:43PM
DOVER - The grandmother of a boy who was starved and abused has been indicted for first-degree assault.
Peggy Starr, 265 King's Highway, New Durham, was indicted by a Strafford County grand jury March 14 for "failing to provide proper nutrition" to the boy between Aug. 1, 2008, and April 9, 2010. The indictment alleges Starr also caused "serious bodily harm" to the boy, who is now 9.
Starr's daughter, Christina Thomas, 33, of 214 Birch Hill Road, New Durham, was found guilty in February of first-degree assault after a 12-day trial in Strafford County Superior Court. Thomas was the primary caretaker of the boy - who is developmentally delayed.
The boy, who was undernourished, weighed about 33 pounds when he was placed in foster care and has since gained weight.
First-degree assault is a Class A felony which could result in up to 10 to 30 years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
Starr is scheduled to appear for arraignment in Strafford County Superior Court March 28 at 9 a.m.


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WASHINGTON—Upwards of 200 firefighters helped contain a 4-alarm fire in a Capitol Hill hardware store that had spread to three other buildings and sent up plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles.
WRC-TV in Washington reported that the fire broke out at Frager's Hardware about 6 p.m. Wednesday. Crews arrived to find flames bursting through the roof.
The fire on Pennsylvania Avenue, about 11 blocks south of the U.S. Capitol, sent dark smoke drifting over the Capitol dome and Nationals Park, where the Nationals were hosting the Mets.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.
John Weintraub, one of the owners of Frager's, tells WJLA-TV that the fire started in a lumber area on the side of the store.
D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells called the hardware store, established more than 90 years ago, "a DC landmark and an absolute gem to the Capitol Hill community."


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Jesse Jackson's protest tour
ev. Jesse Jackson makes a point in delivering remarks at New Covenant Baptist Church, in Orlando, Fla., Monday night, July 25, 2011. Jackson spoke at a rally at the church protesting changes in state voting laws passed by the Florida legislature earlier this year. Looking on, from far left, Orlando city commissioner Daisy Lynum, Rev. Randolph Bracy and commissioner Sam Ings.
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scirocco wrote:polishbiker wrote:Just had a chat with someone i know who works for flightcentre, she contacted the Emirates airlines and they say they do not accept bicycle boxes hardacse only which makes things difficult but reading the above they dont really care so much?
Anyone else used Emirates and a cardbox?
Just got off the phone to Emirates and asked them if they had any specific requirements with bike packing. Guy checked and gave me the usual spiel that you would expect regarding pedals off, wheel down the sides etc. Asked if there was anything else and he said no. Nothing on their website saying hardcase only.
Polishbiker, can you ask the person who works for Flightcentre to provide a link, a document or a reference to this supposed "hardcases only" rule?
One point to note; when travelling with a bike in a cardboard box to and from Europe in 2010, 2011 and 2012 they did ask me to sign a waiver form each time. Forget the exact details but I think it basically said that they would do "all care no responsibility".
My friend at flightcentre said she called Emirates, not sure who she was dealing with on the phone.
Looks like there would be no issue with having a standard bicycle box, thanks for the above info.
Another good thing is that Emirates allow 2x23 pieces for flights to USA or South America


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Friday, September 13, 2013
Musee des Impressionnismes Giverny
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What I think: I love love love love love this post! Those color tests, I can see how you loved them! And the haystacks! And the museum! And all of it!!ReplyDelete
PS Am getting together w/ travel companion tomorrow...we may just bring up the idea of a trip to you-know-where...
Love your haystacks and their haystacks..ReplyDelete
Love the painbox.. the russian sage..and that darling darling girl w/ her foulard:)..maybe she is even a he.. at that age..many have curly locks..but her stance made me think girl..
Is she munchable or what?
I must get my boys to wear foulards!:)
Especially the way hers is done..
Great for anyone..
How cool to see the Hay stacks. I have never seen one like that in person. Love your sketches you do too. There are those that say they have seen better gardens or have gardens similar where they are but they aren't walking in Monets footsteps where he spent so much time planting and painting...so its not the same... thanks for sharing so much of this with us.ReplyDelete
I love the haystacks & your opening watercolors.ReplyDelete
Hiramatsu's painting are a nice addition, too!
Any idea how big the gardens are? Let's say, as compared to a football field?Replies
Hard to say..not so big. Not as big as Monet's gardens.Delete
Just a bank of them in front of the musee. They seem bigger since they change as you walk through them.
Hi! I was directed your way because I am interested in trying my hand at water colors and a fellow blogger said you would give me courage to start! And wow! She was right. Plus, I love Paris and France so this is the perfect combination! I am so excited to have found you!ReplyDelete
Thanks Carol for all your lovely pictures, I felt like I was walking through those lovely gardens with you & as always I love your sketches.ReplyDelete
Hwo great to see those haystacks! We have tons of hay here but it's all rolled into round bales! Beautiful in their own right, but it's nice to see someone doing the old way.ReplyDelete
PS. Love that chic little baby with matching scarf! She's better dressed than I would be.ReplyDelete
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Hello! I love your and Monet's paintings best in the world. It' s my first time to see the Hiramatsu's. When I'm back to japan, I want to visit his museum. I went to Pushikin museum in Moscow a few weeks ago. It has some paintings of Monet. I looked at the painting of nymphea there, and it reminded me of my visit of Giverny. Thanks your watercolors and photographs.ReplyDelete
Dear Carol, I always read you blog, it's always wonderful! Have you find your new appartment? Is it in the same arrondissement? Kisses HelgaReplyDelete
Et voilà - beautifully presented, Carol.ReplyDelete
Just gorgeous!!!ReplyDelete


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Nice work Kirk.
I never have enjoyed getting up before dawn and driving for miles. But then, you duz wot you have to duz.Kodachrome 64, of course, one of the Nikons and probably the 2.8/35 non-AI'd Nikkor that was my crispest piece of glass at the time. I don't think I'd like to try shots like that with digital. That's one of the good things about digital though: never made me get up early."I think a definition of "recent" that might be useful here is "since Rob C was born."Eric M."I'll fly with that; thanks for the escape clause!;-)Rob C
Love it.
I think a definition of "recent" that might be useful here is "since Rob C was born."
Hi,Shot this a couple of days ago for a client of mine.CheersSimon
The big person chairs were all over the place; about a third of the chairs were wide. And they were so heavy, I mean all of the chairs, like 45 lb. heavy. I did use supplemental lighting, but mainly on the stair to make it shine. I had a couple of flood lights in the back of the office as well. And yes, it is a healthcare office, here is a couple more from the same job. BTW, I hate being slow and waiting for people to make up their minds. I currently have a 15 project proposal out there; one partner said lets do this, waiting on the approval of the 2nd partner. Come on, just say yes, lets get this moving before fall college sports practice starts up again. (I just cant show up to a college in Sept. and say, "I'm here to photograph the women's locker rooms."
Looking at the last image with mediocre vinyl floor & everything else. Congratulations, you made a most mundane office look really great, that's a sign of a great professional photographer.


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We want the world to know that Nala recently took a two hour road trip to an adoption event where she met lots of dogs and was truly an angel — just look at that adorable face! Everyone at the shelter is at a loss as to why our friend Nala still hasn't been adopted. She is a very loving, friendly, playful, sweet dog who likes to go for walks. Nala has successfully learned basic obedience such as "sit," "down," "stay" and how to walk nicely on a leash. Nala needs to go to a home with no cats.
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After the injury: initial evaluation of a web-based intervention for parents of injured children." Health Educ Res. 2011;26(1):1-12."
Child coping and parent coping assistance during the peritrauma period in injured children." Fam Syst Health. 2011;29(4):279-90."
A pilot randomized controlled trial assessing secondary prevention of traumatic stress integrated into pediatric trauma care." J Trauma Stress. 2011;24(3):252-9."
The Child Stress Disorders Checklist-Short Form: a four-item scale of traumatic stress symptoms in children." Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2010;32(3):321-7."
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom structure in injured children: functional impairment and depression symptoms in a confirmatory factor analysis." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010;49(6):616-25, 625.e1-4."
Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children." J Trauma Stress. 2009;22(4):294-302."
Introduction to the special issue: Posttraumatic stress related to pediatric illness and injury." J Pediatr Psychol. 2006;31(4):337-42."
Parent-child agreement regarding children's acute stress: the role of parent acute stress reactions." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2006;45(12):1485-93."
Acute traumatic stress symptoms in child occupants and their parent drivers after crash involvement." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159(11):1074-9."
Heart rate and posttraumatic stress in injured children." Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. 2005;62(3):335-40."
Predicting child PTSD: the relationship between acute stress disorder and PTSD in injured children." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004;43(4):403-11."
Screening for risk of persistent posttraumatic stress in injured children and their parents." JAMA. 2003;290(5):643-9."
Barriers to booster seat use and strategies to increase their use." Pediatrics. 2002;110(4):729-36."
Persistence of posttraumatic stress in violently injured youth seen in the emergency department." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156(8):836-40."
Emergency department evaluation of acute stress disorder symptoms in violently injured youths." Ann Emerg Med. 2001;38(4):391-6."
Looking beyond the physical injury: posttraumatic stress disorder in children and parents after pediatric traffic injury." Pediatrics. 1999;104(6):1293-9."


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VGA Planets is a popular and long running turn based space strategy game. It was created in 1991 and became the most popular play by email game ever created. Planets Nu is the new online browser based version designed as a fun and active social network.
It is free to play and requires no additional software or downloads.
Space Strategy Game
VGA Planets is a turn based space strategy game. Each game takes several months to play and involves between 2 and 30 players. Planets offers meaningful logistics and meaningful intelligence and is considered a zero-sum game. This is an important strategic difference from many strategy games. In that the limitation of key units (ships) is spread accross all players. This means strategies of just attacking and sacrificing ships and winning through shear economic might do not work. Economy does play a huge role, however because of the ship limit it may not be possible to replace a ship after it has been destroyed. Even if you have the resources. You must win tactical battles that provide an advantageous outcome in order to win more opportunities to build ships.


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Former Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt is expected to sign a one-year deal with St. Louis, according to espnboston.com.
A source said the deal will be completed "soon" and is pending a physical.
Oswalt, 34, was being feverishly pursued by Boston. Texas also was reportedly interested, and Oswalt is said to have spurned an offer from Detroit earlier this week.
Having pitched his entire career in the National League, he apparently wanted to remain in the NL.
Oswalt went 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA last season but was limited to 23 games because of back problems. He missed the entire month of July.
The Red Sox will now turn their attention to a possible trade with the White Sox for former Phillie Gavin Floyd, according to the report.


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It's about as uncomfortable as sitting through an interminable counseling session - involving two people you hardly know and don't much care about.
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More comedic drama than midlife romantic comedy, rather literally titled Hope Springs holds few surprises but delivers plenty of warmth.
The movie perseveres with affecting, sometimes startling candor, and eventually delivers on its promise by confronting the dark fears and furtive hopes of a couple no longer young.
Hope Springs dares viewers to look closely at the remarkable sight of naked adult intimacy and its discontents.
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Marital dramedy is well acted but won't interest teens.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Hope Springs -- a romantic comedy about a sixtysomething couple trying to save their 31-year marriage -- isn't very likely to appeal to most tweens and teens. Although there's no nudity in the movie's one actual love scene, plenty of sex talk (positions, preferences, erectile dysfunction) is part of the conversation as the characters explore the reasons they're no longer intimate. And there are a few scenes of passionate kissing, foreplay, and a humorous attempt at a public sex act. Language is fairly mild except for several uses of "goddamn," "Jesus," and "Christ." The couple drinks during a dinner date and gets a bit tipsy. Overall, this is a pro-marriage story that encourages husbands and wives to appreciate each other and hold on to why they were drawn to each other in the first place.
Messages: Valuable messages and themes about the joys and sorrows of a successful, long marriage. As the marriage counselor says: "Even great marriages have terrible years." The counseling sessions are full of sage advice about rekindling the spark in a complacent marriage and not taking your spouse for granted, no matter how long you've been together.
Role models: Kay works hard to try to save her marriage from the domestic malaise she feels. She seeks help from a professional marriage counselor and tries to do everything the counselor suggests to make things better, although Arnold is really hesitant and stubborn until he comes to realize just how much he wants to make Kay happy.
Violence: Not an issue
Sex: Lots of talk about sex (or the lack thereof) in long marriages. Kay and Arnold have a sexless marriage, and they have to discuss it with their counselor in detail. The couple offers many specifics about their sex lives, including sexual positions, use of toys, preferences, and fantasies. Also a few scenes of passionate kissing, foreplay, and a humorous attempt at a public sex act, but only one actual love scene (no nudity).
Language: Language includes "hell," "prick," "damn," and several exclamations of "goddamn," "Jesus Christ," "Christ," "Jesus," etc.
Consumerism: Product placements include The Golf Channel, Coldwater Creek, Barnes and Noble, Subaru Outback, and EconoLodge.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Arnold and Kay drink wine and champagne during (and after) a fancy dinner date. Kay drinks (a lot) at a local bar.
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text: This address was delivered by Dr. King at the Formation of the Gandhi Society for Human Rights event on May 17, 1962. Dr. King opens by discussing various anniversaries that coincide with the event and represent similar struggles for justice including the Supreme Court school desegregation ruling, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Henry David Thoreau's death. Throughout the address he uses elements of these occasions in conjunction with quotes by Thoreau to outline his view regarding the future of social, political and economic conciliation by way of nonviolent action and federal regulation of state conduct. Specifically, he references a proposal for an Executive Order submitted to President Kennedy by the SCLC that calls for national desegregation and federal assertion of power to enforce it. The speech includes a reiteration of the order.


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Thank you. That makes me feel better.I was raised in a church that used the Apostles' Creed. Then one day we switched to the Nicene and used it ever after. I never gave much thought. The stuff about "proceedeth" and "begotten" was mystic poetry to me. It was like a software EULA. Just click the [I agree] button at the bottom.I'm not the only one. In the movie Warlock (not to be confused with the movie Warlock) the warlock projected thru time to 20th century Los Angeles needed to phone home. So he went to a fake medium or as they call themselves these days, a channeler."I wish to channel a spirit", he said."What is the name?" said the channeler."He has many names", said the warlock.He decided on a name the medium hadn't heard and the medium had his first real trance (and his last as well). Possessing the medium Satan sends the warlock on a quest that will completely nullify God's power in the universe. The warlock asks for a reward for this. Satan says, "You will be my only begotten Son." The script writer must've meant something like "my sole inheritor" or "my favorite son".
Quote from: jakec47 on March 02, 2012, 01:28:05 PM Interesting to know we only use 10% of our brain. I see Omen already helped you with this, but I'd like to quote it once more to point out how easily you throw the word "know" down.Next time you claim to know something, you need to show where the "knowledge" comes from. That's non-negotiable if you're going to get taken seriously as anything more than someone's puppet.
Interesting to know we only use 10% of our brain.
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
On religulous that guy dressed as jesus used the analogy of water. water can be water, steam or ice but they are technically one thing.
Google should do the job, Jake.
Though an alluring idea, the "10 percent myth" is so wrong it is almost laughable, says neurologist Barry Gordon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore... The myth's durability, Gordon says, stems from people's conceptions about their own brains: they see their own shortcomings as evidence of the existence of untapped gray matter...


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'Conan' Has Fun With Lindsay Lohan's Bizarre 'Today' Show Interview
The Lindsay Lohan comeback tour is more than just this weekend's much ballyhooed stop on 'Saturday Night Live.' She also sat down for an interview with 'Today's' Matt Lauer, which aired Thursday.
'Today' had been teasing their high-profile "get" all week, and Conan O'Brien made a little mischief with those promos Wednesday night. (One has to imagine Conan takes particular glee in spoofing NBC shows such as 'Today.')
Before we talk about what Conan did with the interview, you should watch Lohan's awkward 'Today' show appearance (in two parts) below. Is it just us or is she looking an awful lot like fellow tabloid queen Nicole Richie?
As for Conan's take, his team edited the interview so it seemed like Lauer was asking Lohan a hard-hitting question about America's relationship with Pakistan. And, actually, Lohan's 'no comment" style answers ended up being just as coherent as any we've heard on that confusing situation.
So, if Lindsay aces 'SNL' on Saturday, maybe we should send her over to that trouble region to do a little diplomacy.


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5 plead guilty in NJ human trafficking case
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Five New Jersey men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a human trafficking and prostitution ring.
Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced Thursday that Jose Romero-Flores of Lakewood and four male associates admitted to running brothels in the state.
Officials say the operation was part of a larger network in New York and surrounding states that brought women into the U.S. illegally from Mexico and other Latin American counties to work as prostitutes.
Hoffman says many of the women were tricked into thinking they were coming to work as house cleaners or baby sitters and were forced to service as many as 40 clients a day.
The state will recommend up to five years prison time. All are Mexican nationals living in the United States illegally.


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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Revelations - Grand Palais
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Looks so interesting.. I still have 2 small wood forms for childrens shoes.. what an art..You must have enjoyed every moment~ReplyDelete
That doll..bottom photo..is the most priceless of all:)Her tutu and polka dots..Be still my heart.
How fab. to see the top craft peoples work.ReplyDelete
Maybe that little cherub was browsing through shoe designs thinking about when she could have a pair of heels of her own , instaed of having to fit her feet into her mummy's .
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Fantastic. Thank you so much. What fun! And what IS it with French children? The style they demonstrate even as toddlers is something I still haven't acquired and, at this late date, probably never will. At least this year I have, for some strange reason, managed to melt into the crowd instead of having my clothes scream AMERICAN. First time in 20 years, so I guess I was due a break. Mind you, we are in the Southwest and it's far easier than Paris, but we have 5 days left in Paris in Oct. to see if my luck holds.ReplyDelete
Best wishes and many thanks,
I always save the emails I receive of your daily blog posts to read last. Somehow I managed to have 5 days worth sitting in my email without having read them. How did that happen?! Now that I've read them, I'm sitting here trying to decide should I eat, paint or just go to bed and dream about Monet and glass shoes. (It's 11:30 pm here.) I'm afraid eating is going to win out. I'm also thinking, though, that you need those glasses with the sapphires! No one has as interesting a life as you do!ReplyDelete
It's just Paris offers so much. Ones plate is always full hereReplyDelete
Sounded like you had a ball looking at the shoes and glasses in particular. Does this mean you'll be sporting new lunettes by a MoF? Looks a great exhibition.ReplyDeleteReplies
I wish I could give up my kiddie lunettes for something swank...sighDelete
fascinating . Thank you for sharingReplyDelete
I never knew you were a shoe designer!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes many, many careers...all of them pushing a pencilDelete
Very interesting. Like the best of the ACC show.ReplyDelete


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The tall clock is fitted with a thirty-hour wooden movement produced by reputable makers, often in Connecticut, and sold by peddlers. Its best feature, however, is the elaborately grain-painted pine case, probably made by a local woodworker. The graining was intended to suggest exotic woods; the skirt is further embellished with a colorful painted pinwheel. Timepieces were becoming more affordable and more commonplace in the 19th century; this one was owned by Orlando Ware (1779-1860), who placed it in his Deerfield, Massachusetts, general store facing the town Common.
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Glaucoma is an eye disease that can cause irreversible loss of sight by damaging a part of the eye called the optic nerve. This nerve sends information from the eyes to the brain. When the optic nerve is damaged, peripheral vision begins to diminish. If left untreated, over time, glaucoma may also damage central vision. Unfortunately, once vision is lost to glaucoma, it cannot be restored.
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This is a recipe for Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting inspired by Alton Brown. I say inspired because I made a lot of changes, especially to his method. Who uses a food processor to mix a cake? I don't even have a food processor large enough. Besides, I like to use a hand mixer. Call me old-fashioned but part of the fun of baking a cake is seeing and feeling the batter come together beneath your hands.
I had my heart set on golden raisins. Don't you hate when you think you bought something only to discover in the middle of a recipe you didn't? I came up empty-handed even after a thorough pantry search. But they would really add a little something extra to the cake. I missed them in the final product.
I baked this for my Dad's birthday. He loved it. I didn't. I didn't hate it. I just didn't love it. And I wanted to love it. I like a dense, moist cake and this had a lighter, dryer texture. It may be because I split up the batter to make a layer cake whereas Alton makes one big cake. Or maybe I overcooked it…if that's the case then I'm totally at fault. That was my only complaint so it wasn't a total fail. Otherwise it's nicely spiced with a distinct carrot flavor. And off course the cream cheese frosting with walnuts is a total save…making the cake slightly irresistible.
I also substituted ginger for allspice and amped up the yogurt/sour cream. Because ginger loves carrots.
Carrot Cake
(Inspired by Alton Brown)
2 + 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour, plus extra for pan
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon Ginger
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 + 1/2 cups Carrots, about 5 medium, grated
1 + 1/4 cups Sugar
1/3 cup packed Brown Sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup non-fat Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream (not non-fat)
3/4 cup Vegetable oil
3/4 cup Golden raisins, chopped, optional
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 8-inch round cake pans.
2. To a large mixing bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt, whisk until well combined. Add the carrots and toss well. Set aside.
4. Divide evenly into prepared pans and bake 32-36 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool pans on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out cakes onto racks and cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces Cream Cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons Butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3-4 cups Confectioners' Sugar
1 cup Chopped Walnuts, optional*
In a medium mixing bowl beat (on low-medium speed) the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar a cup at a time until the frosting reaches the right consistency. Beat on low until fluffy 3-4 minutes. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes before frosting cake.
*Immediately after frosting pat the walnuts on by placing them in the palm of your hand, working on one small area at a time and working your way around the cake.
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How Can I Prevent a Stroke?
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke and every four minutes, someone dies of a stroke. Once you have had a stroke, your risk increases 25 percent.
A risk factor is a condition or behavior that increases the chances of getting a disease. Certain risk factors greatly boost that risk of a stroke. Some of these factors are controllable or treatable which means taking action will reduce your risk. Other factors are beyond your control.
Risk Factors You Can't Control
Risk Factors You Can Control
**Both alcohol and the use of illegal drugs increase the risk of bleeding into the brain. **
Treatable Risk Factors
Optimum cholesterol:
Total cholesterol: Less than 200 mg/dl
LDL-cholesterol "The bad one": Less than 100 mg/dl
HDL-cholesterol "The good one": More than 60 mg/dl
Triglycerides: Less than 150 mg/dl.
Normal blood sugar:
Before eating: 70-100 mg/dl
**Don't ignore warning signs of a previous stroke!
Sometimes temporary symptoms – such as sudden blindness in one eye, slurred speech, weakness, numbness or paralysis in the face, arm or leg – occur as a warning. These are called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). If you experience stroke symptoms for even a little while, you should still go to the emergency room right away, even if they are gone. Tests to find the cause of the mini-stroke are run. Treating the cause will keep you from having a stroke that sticks.
If you've had a stroke before, follow your doctor's advice to avoid a second occurrence. ***
See a Doctor
See your health care provider to find out if you have any medical conditions that lead to a stroke. If you are diagnosed with one of these conditions, you should have these questions answered at your visit:
1. What are my risk factors?
2. How do I manage my risk factors?
3. What do I need to do to get it under control?
4. How do I follow my targets to make sure I stay under control?
If medication is recommended:
1. Take as directed.
2. If you experience side effects or cannot afford medication, talk with your medical team.
3. Plan ahead so you do not run out of medication.
4. Bring a list of your medications with you to each doctor visit to make sure they are still the best medications for you.
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NEW YORK (AP) — This will sound like a fairy tale, but there was a time in the mid-20th century when politics in Washington, D.C., were conducted with some civility. No matter what disagreements occurred in committee meetings or Congressional debates, political adversaries could still gather for social occasions, chatting together and perhaps even nudging deals forward a little.
Playwright Anthony Giardina explores this fabled time in his new play "The City of Conversation," in a sharp, intelligent production directed by Doug Hughes that opened Monday night at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Using the experiences of one politically-involved Georgetown family over 30 years, Giardina depicts the sharp divide over social issues that hardened America into two rigid political camps. His compelling characters intensely discuss complex political ideals while remaining believable as people during their pitched family battles.
Jan Maxwell gives a lustrous, nuanced and moving performance as Hester Ferris, a liberal-minded political hostess initially seen celebrating the end of the Carter administration in 1979. Hester can't realize the upcoming election will finish off the era when Georgetown dinner parties could, in her self-satisfied words, "help move a social agenda forward."
Hester's insular world starts to come undone when, at her own dinner party, her self-assured, coquettish persuasions are outmatched by her son Colin's forthright, calculating fiancee, Anna. This ambitious young conservative is given chilly rigidity by Kristen Bush. Hester is further rocked to learn that Colin, (Michael Simpson, who performs admirably as Colin and later, as his own adult son Ethan), has turned to the political right himself.
Giardina's well-crafted drama next depicts a sharply changed political world through one telling day for Hester's family in the Reagan era of 1987, including her loving interactions with her 6-year-old grandson, Ethan (a sweet portrayal by Luke Niehaus) and fractious arguments with her son and Anna. The final scene occurs on the night of President Barack Obama's inauguration, with Ethan's unexpected arrival at his long-estranged, grandmother's house.
Hughes, who won a Tony Award for "Doubt," gets pitch-perfect performances out of the whole cast. Beth Dixon provides gentle, grounding humor as Hester's widowed sister, Jean. Phillip James Brannon brings an ingratiating warmth to adult Ethan's partner Donald, an historian fervently studying what Ethan resentfully calls the "ancient battles" fought by his grandmother and his parents.
Kevin O'Rourke is confidently genial as the liberal senator and live-in lover for whom Hester plays the ingratiating hostess. John Aylward and Barbara Garrick are all smooth, Southern wiliness as a Republican Kentucky senator and his wife, who see the political wind starting to favorably blow their way.
Hester and Ethan may have a strained reunion, but at least, harkening back to the title of the play (said to be a phrase Henry James once used to describe Washington, D.C.), they are once again able to talk about their differences.
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DONETSK, Ukraine — For Spain it's more about stopping one man, while for Portugal it will be about containing a whole team when the two meet in today's European Championship semifinal.
While Cristiano Ronaldo holds the keys to Portugal's chances of taking a step closer to a first major trophy, Spain's charge toward an unprecedented third straight tournament title is anchored in selfless teamwork.
Spain simply does not need a Ronaldo, Portugal desperately does.
After a difficult start to the tournament, Ronaldo has stepped up when it matters, scoring three goals in the last two games to move Portugal within touching distance of its first final since Euro 2004, where it lost on home soil to outsider Greece.
This time, Portugal will be very much the outsider at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk.
"We have to be ourselves and not change the way we play just because we're going to face the reigning World and European champion," Portugal defender Joao Pereira said. "We're going to play our own game."
That is more than France did in last Saturday's quarterfinal, when it tried to stifle Spain at the expense of its own ambition, and meekly lost 2-0.
Meek is not a word often associated with Ronaldo, whose 86 league goals in the past two seasons with Real Madrid make him the only player who comes close to rivaling Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Though Portugal has another skillful player in winger Nani, the team is under no illusions how to play: with fast breaks and by getting the ball up to Ronaldo as quickly as possible.
"Our weapons are not a secret," midfielder Custodio said. "Will this be Portugal's year? I hope so."
Portugal beat Spain 4-0 in a friendly match in November, 2010 — Spain's heaviest defeat since winning the World Cup.
But only victory on Saturday will heal the wounds from Portugal's ill-tempered 1-0 loss to Spain in the second round of the World Cup two years ago — in which Spain shackled Ronaldo.
Spain will be confident of doing so again, with four of Ronaldo's teammates likely to be playing — goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, and Alvaro Arbeloa.
The three Madrid players for Portugal are Ronaldo, Pepe and Fabio Coentrao.
"I've spoken to [Portugal's Madrid players] and the three of them look very good," Alonso said. "They've carried over their club form into the tournament."
Throw in Spain's five Barcelona players — Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Cesc Fabregas — and the match has all the elements of being a mini-Clasico.
Whether Pepe can keep his sometimes dangerous tackling under control may prove crucial to Portugal's chances.
The Spanish have dominated possession in every match, but have yet to provide the sparkling play many observers expected. Some are saying Spain's suffocating ball-retention and relentless closing down has made it a boring team to watch.
"That is [the press] opinion," Alonso said. "We're confident in how we play and we're not going to change our style."


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When I started genealogy there were no computer, no word processors, and no Internet. We used a pencil and paper. We could buy Family Group Sheets and Pedigree charts and we filled them in by hand. If you had the money you might be able to purchase a typewriter but if you made a mistake it was either do it over or white it out. The only genealogy magazine that I knew about was "the Genealogical Helper" published by Everton Publishers, and I poured over every issue again and again. I started to gather information by writing letters to everyone I could get an address for, then I waited and watched the mail for a letter that would bring any little bit of information on the family. Sometimes it was one piece of information per letter (one date or place), then I would send another letter. How far we have come from the "good old days".