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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the book "Life Lessons from Mothers of Faith," published by Covenant Communications. Previous published excerpts from this book came from Jimmer Fredette and Kyle Whittingham.
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My mother, Ann Davies Romney, attended Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. It was an all-girls high school and was sister schools with Cranbrook, the boys school my father attended. They grew up just miles apart, attended the same elementary school and later became high school sweethearts.
After high school, my mom and dad's relationship blossomed, and they talked of marriage, but they both knew my dad would soon be leaving on a mission. When my dad was called to Paris, France, he encouraged her to wait for him. Although not a member of the church, my mom attended BYU, and on her own accord sought out the missionaries and subsequently joined the church.
Upon my dad's return from his mission, my mom and dad were riding home from the airport and agreed, right then and there, to get married. Fearing their families' response to a seemingly rash and emotional decision, it took them awhile to finally announce their engagement.
I grew up in Belmont, Mass., and am the third of five boys, including my older brothers, Tagg and Matt, and my younger brothers, Ben and Craig. We were much like any other family but did have an abundance of testosterone. My brothers and I were constantly pounding on each other for one reason or another. My mom was incredibly patient with us, despite our frequently testing her nerves with our antics.
She was once asked about raising five boys, and she put it best by saying: "There were times when, seriously, I wanted to pull my hair out because I'd wish they would just be quiet for a minute, or sit, or even bake cookies, or pick up their dishes, or any of that, which never happened spontaneously. But then there were the fun times when, honestly, they were so silly, the five all together, that I laughed a lot because there was just so much exuberance and happiness. I learned a lot from having boys."
My mom is an intelligent, wise and accomplished woman. She studied a year at the University of Grenoble in France and earned a bachelor's degree at BYU, with a concentration in French language. She could have pursued a career in teaching, business or science. But she always knew that the profession that would bring her the most happiness and fulfillment was that of a mom.
On one occasion, she was asked to speak at a women's conference, where other accomplished women also spoke, many of whom were lawyers, doctors and business professionals. She initially felt sheepish about being included with such a group of distinguished career women. She questioned how those in the audience would think that she measured up, since she was "only a housewife." She stood before the audience and reported proudly that as a mother, she practiced psychology, nursing and business and had become skilled in a host of other professions, all of which she learned on her own without any formal training. The audience responded enthusiastically with the loudest cheers of the day.
As the boys grew and began leaving home, her life took a dramatic change. Not only had she recently lost her mother to cancer, but in 1998, she noticed numbness in her legs and began suffering from chronic fatigue. After stumbling several times, she called her brother Jim and described her symptoms. He listened carefully, and concerned, he encouraged her to see a neurologist.
The neurologist ordered a battery of tests. With my dad by her side, he watched as tests were performed that gave them some insight into the seriousness of her illness. My dad remembered it as the hardest day of his life. They later met with the doctor, and he broke the news that she had multiple sclerosis. After the doctor left the room, they sat quietly and wept together.
My mom has always been athletic. Not only was she an accomplished equestrian but she also played tennis regularly and led a very active life. Facing an existence confined to a wheelchair was terrifying, and she prayed for guidance.
At this time, I was living in Provo and attending BYU. My father had put behind him his unsuccessful 1994 bid for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat and had settled back in at Bain Capital, where things were going very well.
Mom had focused her efforts on battling MS with the assistance of some of the greatest physicians in the world and had no intentions of leaving Massachusetts when she received a call from her dear friend Kem Gardner, who was involved with Salt Lake City's Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Games.
Knowing of my mom and dad's relationship, Kem asked Mom to consider moving to Utah so Dad could take over the operation of the scandal-ridden Olympics. He knew my dad would not consider a proposal if it came directly from him, or anyone else for that matter. But he knew that if it were the right thing, only my mom could convince him to do it.
After hearing of the opportunity for the first time, both my parents were sure it was not meant to be. Mom's medical concerns were still mostly unresolved. Leaving the comfort and safety of her support network was a daunting prospect.
However, she became convinced that moving to Utah was the right thing to do. My dad, however, was not so confident. As weeks passed, she never wavered in her belief that they should take on this challenge. Eventually, she convinced him. It was a huge personal risk for my mother and a career risk for my father, who would be leaving behind a successful business he had helped found to work on something that seemed hopeless at the time. In retrospect, that single inspired decision led to a successful Olympic Games, my father's subsequent election as governor of Massachusetts and many other opportunities for each of them.
After the move, my mom struggled to adjust to my dad's hectic schedule, her new home and the unfamiliar surroundings. I was still studying at BYU, so I was able to spend many wonderful visits with my mom as she contemplated her treatments and the new challenges she faced.
My mom's open heart and mind resulted in her willingness to try some traditional and nontraditional therapies for her MS. She found value in receiving treatments from both Western and Eastern medicine, and miraculously, she is now nearly symptom free.
Her recovery was so incredible that she renewed her activity in equestrian competitions, and as an amateur, she won the 2006 gold medal and 2005 silver medal at the Grand Prix level from the United States Dressage Federation.
Although my father has many trusted advisers who are politically savvy and have many lifetimes worth of knowledge about politics and business, he relies on my mother for her wisdom, love and guidance. I'm proud to say that all the brothers feel the same way.
Taken from the book, "Life Lessons from Mothers of Faith." Click here for more excerpts from "Life Lessons from Mothers of Faith."
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HOLLYWOOD, California (Associated Press) -- It ain't no lie! The producers of the upcoming biopic, The Runaways, have announced their next project. Studio Apparition will next tackle a biopic on the popular late-'90s boy band, *NSYNC.
The group, formed by Ponzi scheming manager Lou Pearlman, is perhaps best known for the Max Martin-penned hits "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," "Gone," "Pop," "This I Promise You," "Girlfriend," "Tearing Up My Heart," and "I Want You Back."
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Taking on the role of Timberlake in the film will be Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson. Fatone will be played by Devon Werkheiser of Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
"You should see the facial hair [Werkheiser is] growing!" says Timberlake.
Joe Jonas will play Chris Kirkpatrick. Daeg Faerch (Halloween, Hancock, Pushing Daisies, Dark Mirror, and the upcoming thriller Sebastian) will take on the challenge of playing the now-openly gay Lance Bass.
However, due to the threat of a lawsuit,
slightly less gay JC Chasez is not to be depicted in the film. So instead, screenwriter-director Floria Sigismondi has created a fictional member named Gary Lightning, played by Chace Crawford.
"That was a challenge," Sigismondi says. "We ran into the same problems with Jackie Fox in The Runaways. Legal rights are such a hassle in Hollywood."
Lou Pearlman will be played by Toby Jones, who has gained 200 pounds for the role. "I've written Lou Pearlman as a corrupt, greedy embezzler, much like he is in real life. If you thought Gordon Gecko, The Joker, and Hans Landa were the perfect screen villains, you haven't seen it all. This performance will win Jones an Oscar, hands down."
The film will follow the groups formation in 1995 in Orlando, Florida, to their success in Germany, to their breakthrough in their native United States. Their legal battles with Pearlman and record label Sony BMG -- and their eventual deal with Jive Records -- will be crucial to the story, as will Timberlake's relationship with Britney Spears (Dakota Fanning).
The film will not stop after the band broke up shortly after the release of 2001's
shit-tacular album, Celebrity. Lance Bass will come out; other members, such as Timberlake, will pursue solo careers to varying degrees of success; Timberlake will branch out into films and form a friendship with Andy Samberg (the gender-bending Cate Blanchett); Bass will pursue his NASA interests; Fatone will act in the movie, My Big Fat Greek Ass and in Broadway shows, host TV's The Singing Bee, and become a bloated parody of himself.
The producers are pushing for an R rating and a 2012 release, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the band's breakup... as well as the apocalypse.
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- Glenn Beck "*NSYNC bi-bi-biopic announced". Fox News, March 27, 2010
- Peter Travers "I'd rather they make that Weird Al biopic for real". Rolling Stone, March 27, 2010

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday to end with the best gains in more than a month after the minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting revealed a more dovish stance than investors expected.
The S&P 500 SPX, +0.76% ended the day 20.22 points, or 1.1%, higher at 1,872.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.79% jumped 181.04 points, or 1.1%, to 16,437.18. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.68% also jumped 70.91 points, or 1.7%, to 4,183.90.
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Doug Cote, chief investment strategist at ING U.S. Investment Management, says two things stood out in the Fed minutes, and both indicate a dovish stand that markets are liking.
"Most participants revised down their GDP projections, which means they will want to stay accommodative. There were concerns about low inflation among Fed officials. Current PCE at about 1.5% is below the Fed's target 2% rate. This would mean rates will stay low for longer. And even when the rates are raised it will be done in a slow and measured way, without any shocks," Cote said.
Federal Reserve officials had a secret video conference call in early March and reached a general consensus that the 6.5% unemployment rate threshold for the first rate hike was outdated, the central bank said Wednesday. A summary of the video conference was included in the minutes of the Fed's March 18-19 meeting. On the conference call, the central bankers were clearly worried that changing the forward guidance would impact markets.
Fed officials have publicly encouraged a view that the first interest-rate increase won't happen until the second half of 2015 at the earliest, and most economists hadn't expected the minutes to sway from that.
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Investors had mixed reactions to earnings from Alcoa Inc. AA, +2.58% and Constellation Brands Inc. STZ, +1.25% J.P. Morgan JPM, +1.02% and Wells Fargo WFC, +0.49% are scheduled to report on Friday.
Drew Wilson, investment analyst at Fenimore Asset Management, says markets are focusing on earnings in the absence of macro and political news.
"Correlation between stocks has fallen and continues to diminish, which means that markets are reacting to company-specific news, rather than trading in risk-on/risk-off environment. Markets are starting to distinguish profitable companies from nonprofitable ones and reward or punish them for their earnings," Wilson said.
"This is evident from the shift away from momentum stocks whose valuations were too high. We see it as a positive for the markets, they are getting healthier," he added.
Alcoa, Constellation
Among individual companies, Alcoa shares rose 3.8% after the aluminum producer's adjusted earnings per share topped estimates, though revenue came in just under expectations. The company also said it still expected aluminum demand to rise around 7% this year.
In other earning news, Constant Contact Inc. US:CTCT jumped 29% after the online marketing company posted results late Tuesday.
Constellation Brands Inc. STZ, +1.25% initially rose after posting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings above consensus estimates, but reversed gains to close down 1%.
Facebook, Inc. FB, -1.76% shares rose 7.3%, the best one-day gain since Jan 30, after a few analysts recommended to buy the stock. J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth said he social network is "still early in monetizing Facebook's base of 1.2 billion users globally."
Susquehanna analyst Brian Nowak recommended buying the stock, saying, "Facebook's first quarter advertising revenue should surpass expectations and the company's overall first-quarter results should beat the consensus outlook by a healthy margin."
Intuitive Surgical Inc. ISRG, +1.13% tumbled 6.9% after the surgical robot maker warned on revenue.
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You'll never bore me with Manson stories B) I am a fan since, well, almost 9 years now. Seen him 5 times in 5 different countries. You have a truly great taste! What Manson forum are you on? There's quite a lot of them, although no official forum connected to the official site marilynmanson.com.
We have a Marilyn Manson topic here as well though, even though most contributions were of my hand, so it pretty much turned into a monologue.
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No breasts? No buttocks? No problem. Early arrivals walking the red carpet at Sunday's 2013 Grammy Awards are playing it safe, sartorially speaking, and not running afoul of the wardrobe advisory sent last week by the Standards and Practices committee advising attendees to cover up.
Thongs and sheer panels were out, the email said. So was cleavage, puffy skin and "bare flesh undercurves" of the buttocks.
Not an issue for Janelle Monae, who worked her signature androgynous look in a tux jacket with sparkly lapels, a dripping bow tie and a flat top hat. She told E!, "I'm wearing ideas," and credited her stylist Erin Hirsh for putting it all together.
Miranda Lambert managed to keep it all tucked into her low-cut black Roberto Cavalli halter gown. The always well-behaved Taylor Swift played the goddess in a strappy white gown by J Mendel with cut outs over the waist, but nary a hint of side boob. And Carrie Underwood's tame black, baroque-looking beaded Cavalli looked more like something you would see at the Golden Globes than the Grammys, where over the years, viewers have been treated to such risqué red carpet statements as Jennifer Lopez's infamous, plunge-front, sheer jungle print Versace gown from 2000, Rihanna's barely legal, sheer white ruffled gown by Jean Paul Gaultier from 2010, and Toni Braxton's side-less, loin cloth of a Richard Tyler gown from 2001.
Things better heat up or I'm gonna fall asleep. Come on, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, flout the red carpet rules! Because what is rock 'n' roll without rule breakers?


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MANSFIELD, OH -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a scattershot attack on President Barack Obama on Monday, emphasizing a series of issues other than the economy.
Romney veered from his laserlike focus on the economy as several polls released in the aftermath of party conventions suggested that the incumbent president emerged with the advantage. But in looking to get his campaign back on track, the GOP nominee decided to discuss military issues and his commitment to keeping God in the public square, making his focus on the economy (an issue on which he enjoys an advantage over Obama) secondary.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stands on a table as he addresses an overflow crowd as he campaigns at PR Machine Works in Mansfield, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012.
"I will be a president, if elected, that honors that pledge and all the pledges that I make," Romney said at the top of his remarks before a crowd of about 1,200 in swing state Ohio. "That pledge says that we are a nation under God, and if I am president of the United States -- when and if I become president of the United States -- I will not take God out of my heart, I will not take God out of the public square and I will not take it out of the platform of my party."
Romney also served up fresh lines attacking Obama for his handling of last summer's bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit, a deal reached with the approval of both the Republican-controlled house and the president. That deal called for automatic defense cuts to take place in January 2013 if lawmakers couldn't reach some other sort of deal to address the nation's mounting debt. Lawmakers failed to reach a consensus, and the defense cuts loom on the horizon.
In anticipation of the politically difficult defense cuts, Congress earlier this summer passed a law requiring the Obama administration to detail where cuts would fall if they were to reach fruition. But the Obama administration missed the deadline to report back to Congress, giving political fodder to Romney and other Republicans.
TODAY's Savannah Guthrie discusses the presidential election race with NBC's David Gregory, including the crucial battles in swing states. Gregory also talks about his "Meet the Press" interview with Mitt Romney.
"He won't describe all the jobs that are going to be lost -- no, not probably until after the election," Romney said. "It seems we found one secret relating to national security that he's willing to keep."
Here in Ohio, where the unemployment rate is 7.2 percent, nearly a full point better than the national average, a senior Romney campaign adviser insisted voters were still primarily dialed in to economic issues, including debt and the deficit, and that Romney's economic focus could persuade voters who had not made up their minds.
"The number one issue in Ohio is the same as, I think, the number one issue across the country, which is the economy," Romney senior adviser Kevin Madden told reporters after the event here.
To be sure, Romney, as per usual, laid out his five-point plan for the middle class during today's stop, and hit the president for what he claimed was the administration's lack of a job creation plan. But other economic-based elements of the Romney stump speech were absent, including any mention of welfare reform, and the once ubiquitous "You didn't build that" attack.
While campaign advisers downplayed the significance of Romney's time spent on non-economic issues today, at least one supporter told NBC news that kind of talk was exactly what Romney needed to win over undecided voters in the Buckeye State.
The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd takes a look at the recent poll numbers and campaign stumps made by both candidates.
John Goodwin, a retired firefighter who shares a mutual Mormon faith with Romney, said before the event that Romney needed to communicate his personal values better to wavering voters who don't yet feel they know and trust the man personally.
"If he can take those values and turn them into the presidency, our country will come back," Goodwin said.
In turn, the Obama campaign accused Romney of the very same secrecy for which he attacked Obama.
"What we saw today from Mitt Romney is more of the same evasiveness that has defined his campaign. He said he would repeal Obamacare, but didn't offer a solution for the 89 million Americans who could be denied coverage if they have a pre-existing condition. He said he would cut taxes, but didn't say how he'd pay for $5 trillion in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires without raising taxes on the middle class. And he said he would put students first, but left out how his deep cuts to education would hurt schools. Mitt Romney knows it's political suicide to level with the American people about his 'secret' agenda, so he's evading the truth at every turn," said Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for the president's re-election campaign.


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Ronald G. Victor, M.D. is Director of the Cedars-Sinai Center for Hypertension, Associate Director of Clinical Research and holds the Burns and Allen Chair in Cardiology Research at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. He is board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Victor's research focuses on the neural mechanisms of hypertension and hypertension in special populations including African-Americans and patients with chronic renal failure. His other research interests include obesity-related hypertension, cocaine-induced cardiovascular toxicity, cyclosporine-induced hypertension and metabolic modulation of adrenergic receptor signaling.
Dr. Victor has been awarded numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health and other organizations in his studies of heart disease, including the innovative project entitled "Optimizing a Barber Intervention for Hypertension in African American Men." He has published more than 180 articles and book chapters in peer reviewed publications and is on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Hypertension, American Journal of Cardiology, the Journal of Hypertension and the Journal of Clinical Hypertension. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Victor has presented at dozens of meetings both nationally and internationally.
He is a member of several professional associations including the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the Association of University Cardiologists and is a member of the executive committee for the American Society of Hypertension. As an active member of the American Heart Association, Dr. Victor has served as immediate past president of the Dallas affiliate, a newsletter editor of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, and is a fellow of the Council on High Blood Pressure Research.
Dr. Victor graduated summa cum laude with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi from Cornell University and earned his medical degree from Tulane University. He then completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles and a cardiology fellowship at Duke University, as well as a special cardiovascular research fellowship at the University of Iowa. He then completed a visiting fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the University of Uppsala in Uppsala, Sweden.


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Assisi Animal Sanctuary is Northern Ireland's largest independent animal welfare charity providing shelter for up to 200 companion animals - cats, dogs and rabbits.
Charity Reference No: NIC104594.
Bringing a new dog home from a Sanctuary isn't just as simple as giving it 'extra' love and a comfy bed at night, it is much, much more than this. Rescue dogs can be challenging, quite often they have come from bad situations and are bringing their own baggage from past experiences into their new homes. Some dogs settle in to their new homes straight away while others take a bit longer, they may throw various behavioural problems at you and leave you at your wits end. It is always better to expect the worst, this makes it easier to deal with the problems as they crop up. Ask for help too, you haven't failed the dog if you have to ask for a bit of guidance.
Do not expect the dog to be grateful. They don't understand that we have rescued them.
If your dog recently passed away don't expect your new dog to behave in the same way your previous dog did. They are as individual as we are. It is usually best to go for a different sort of dog.
If you are having personal problems or are harbouring emotional issues for any reason don't take on a dog who also has 'baggage'. It will be no good for either of you and could make a difficult situation worse.
Be prepared to work hard. Research dog behaviour, look into training classes and local socialisation classes and have time set aside for attending these when you bring your new dog home.
Treat your new dog like he doesn't know anything and begin as you mean to go on. Having a good routine is key as it helps increase the feeling of security and will allow the dog to settle in quicker. Don't be harsh but boundaries do need to be set from the very start, it is much easier to relax the rules than to get tough when things get out of control. To start with keep the dog in just one or two rooms, preferably the room with access to the garden for toileting. Many dogs will not be house trained so being close to the garden will help with this training, most dogs catch on within a couple of days of reward based training.
Be aware of the 'settling in period' where the dog may appear to be very well behaved, it could be that it is unsure and is not yet confident enough to try and test the boundaries. After a few weeks you may see a change in the dog and it may begin to test the boundaries, not every dog will do this, but it is something to be aware of. With careful guidance those that test the boundaries should quickly settle down again.
During the first few weeks keep everything as low-key as possible, try not to fuss over the dog too much, don't shower him with excessive attention and love and make sure any visitors do as you ask. If there is too much going on this can confuse the dog and put too much pressure on him which can lead to anxiety issues. The aim of keeping everything calm with a consistent routine is to make him feel comfortable with what is going on and develop greater emotional independence.
As your dog settles in over the coming weeks your bond will grow stronger as you experience new things together. Your dog will look to you for guidance and support, reassure him when he needs it and show him the right way. Overcome the problems as they crop up and enjoy the experience. The end result is very rewarding.


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We thought it was time to revisit the den of zesty, fast-casual temptation known as Chili's. Before you dine, study up on this need-to-know info...
HG Heads-Up: The sodium content of the food at Chili's and similar chain restaurants is often pretty high. If you're watching your salt, you may want to shy away from restaurants like this.
The appetizers are bad news. Trust us -- the only thing with less than 700 calories and under 50g fat per order is the Fried Cheese. That's hardly a smart starter.
Get in the house! The regular house salad, without dressing, has 150 calories and 6g fat. (See our dressing picks in the Salad Menu section below.) Skip the cheese and croutons, and it'll be even lighter. This is your best bet to start off your meal.
Keep away from those chips! They might seem reasonable because they're served with salsa and aren't bogged down with cheese but, um, THEY'RE NOT. These sneaky tostada chips clock in at 1,020 calories and 51g fat!
While the calorie counts per cup aren't disastrous (160 - 210 calories), the fat content in Chili's soup lineup is a bit high for us (10 - 15g per cup). A bowl clocks in at 330 - 410 calories and 20 - 30g fat. However, since there are SO many nutritional grenades on the menu, you could do worse. The lightest pick is the Southwest Chicken & Sausage (PointsPlus® value 4* per cup).
The short answer is no; the helpful answer is "only if you make special requests." Overall, ditch fatty extras like cheese, tortilla strips, and croutons. Dealing with the dressing is key -- try the no-fat honey mustard (70 calories) or low-fat ranch (80 calories and 5g fat); then dip, don't pour. Don't be fooled by the health halo of vinaigrette -- the citrus balsamic packs 250 calories and 25g fat! And if you wanna get zesty, use salsa.
HG Pick: Caribbean Salad with Grilled Chicken (No Dressing)
1 order without dressing: 410 calories, 8g fat, 570mg sodium, 52g carbs, 6g fiber, sugars n.a., 34g protein -- PointsPlus® value 10*
If ordered as is, this salad includes 200 calories and 17g fat worth of honey-lime salad dressing! Get a 50-calorie side of salsa or one of the aforementioned dressing picks instead.
HG Shocker! Just say no to the Quesadilla Explosion Salad -- 1,300 calories and 86g fat! Click here for a make-at-home swap. And check out the next section for another smart salad find.
These are pretty much the most sensible selections offered. But they could still use some tweaking... Grilled Chicken Salad 1 order: 420 calories, 22g fat, 660mg sodium, 21g carbs, 5g fiber, sugars n.a., 38g protein -- PointsPlus® value 11* To slim it down even more, skip the cheese and/or swap out that dastardly honey-lime vinaigrette for something lighter. Lighter Choice Grilled Chicken Sandwich 1 order: 610 calories, 13g fat, 1,320mg sodium, 78g carbs, 8g fiber, sugars n.a., 43g protein -- PointsPlus® value 15* If you eat this open-faced and ditch half the bun, you'll save about 180 calories and 4.5g fat. Nice! Lighter Choice Santa Fe Chicken Wrap 1 order: 680 calories, 25g fat, 2,120mg sodium, 80g carbs, 8g fiber, sugars n.a., 37g protein -- PointsPlus® value 18* They're going to try to give you a side of ranch with this -- don't take it! Nixing it will bring your meal's total down to 500 calories and 6g fat (PointsPlus® value 13*). Sweet & Spicy Chicken 1 order: 670 calories, 18g fat, 2,740mg sodium, 95g carbs, 6g fiber, sugars n.a., 37g protein -- PointsPlus® value 18* Not the lightest item around, but if you've gotta have it, request double broccoli instead of rice. Just ask nicely! Lighter Choice 6 oz. Classic Sirloin 1 order: 260 calories, 7g fat, 1,630mg sodium, 14g carbs, 4g fiber, sugars n.a., 40g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7* Topped with pico de gallo and served with broccoli. PERFECT. Lighter Choice Grilled Salmon 1 order: 480 calories, 17g fat, 1,590mg sodium, 37g carbs, 5g fiber, sugars n.a., 49g protein -- PointsPlus® value 12* Includes rice and broccoli -- ditch the rice and boost the broc for fewer calories and more fiber. Margarita Grilled Chicken 1 order: 550 calories, 14g fat, 1,870mg sodium, 62g carbs, 8g fiber, sugars n.a., 46g protein -- PointsPlus® value 14* If you want to save some fat and calories, skip the rice and tortilla strips. You'll still have plenty of chicken and beans to fill you up.
Here's the breakdown... Calorie Bargain! Black Beans - 100 calories, 1g fat, 620mg sodium, 18g carbs, 5g fiber, sugars n.a., 6g protein -- PointsPlus® value 2* Cinnamon Apples - 280 calories, 11g fat, 130mg sodium, 48g carbs, 9g fiber, sugars n.a., 0g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7* Cole Slaw - 240 calories, 20g fat, 490mg sodium, 15g carbs, 2g fiber, sugars n.a., 1g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7* Calorie Bust! Homestyle Fries - 380 calories, 13g fat, 1,210mg sodium, 61g carbs, 6g fiber, sugars n.a., 4g protein -- PointsPlus® value 10* Calorie Bust! Loaded Mashed Potatoes - 390 calories, 25g fat, 1,160mg sodium, 28g carbs, 3g fiber, sugars n.a., 13g protein -- PointsPlus® value 10* Mashed Potatoes with Black Pepper Gravy - 280 calories, 15g fat, 1,300mg sodium, 31g carbs, 3g fiber, sugars n.a., 4g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7* Rice - 190 calories, 7g fat, 580mg sodium, 30g carbs, 1g fiber, sugars n.a., 3g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5* Calorie Bargain! Steamed Broccoli - 80 calories, 6g fat, 490mg sodium, 6g carbs, 3g fiber, sugars n.a., 3g protein -- PointsPlus® value 2* Sweet Corn on the Cob - 200 calories, 7g fat, 420mg sodium, 32g carbs, 3g fiber, sugars n.a., 5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*
On a menu packed with crazy-high stats, these are the worst of the worst... Southern Smokehouse Bacon Burger - 2,290 calories (PointsPlus® value 61*) Texas Cheese Fries with Chili - 2,120 calories (PointsPlus® value 57*) Original BBQ Ribs - 2,170 calories (PointsPlus® value 57*) Shiner Bock BBQ Ribs - 2,310 calories (PointsPlus® value 61*) Big Mouth Bites - 2,120 calories (PointsPlus® value 57*) Jalapeño Smokehouse Bacon Burger - 2,210 calories (PointsPlus® value 59*)
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Happy Friday!
(Remember: no meat today.)
For Lent, the Roman Curia is focusing on theology of the Doctors of the Church, including this one. Later tonight, Pope Francis will pray in a special way for victims of mafia violence.
At a conference in Baltimore, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley shares his thoughts on Pope Francis and his mission.
An article in the Moscow Times reports that Russian Orthodox priests, accompanied by armed men, have attempted to seize two churches in Crimea belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kiev Patriarchate. OSV's editorial board looks at past religious oppression under Russian rule and how persecution is likely to increase.
President Obama meets Pope Francis on March 27. Take a look back on other papal/U.S. president audiences, via the USCCBlog. The Washington Post's Michelle Boorstein has her own analysis.
Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist church, died yesterday. RNS' Cathy Lynn Grossman says his legacy might be the opposite of what he intended.
From the Deacon's Bench, Melinda Gates discusses her faith and contraception.
OSV Associate Editor Scott Warden writes his first blog post on playing catch-up as a spiritual leader in his family.
And, finally, you won't believe who turned four chairs on The Voice of Italy.
Gretchen R. Crowe is editor of OSV Newsweekly. Follow her on Twitter @GretchenOSV.
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GALESBURG, Ill. — A volunteer firefighter has pleaded guilty to arson in northwestern Illinois.
The (Galesburg) Register-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/1ot5hIN) 24-year-old Blake Walsh accepted a deal Wednesday in a Knox County court to plead guilty to three counts of arson. The Williamsfield volunteer firefighter was initially charged with five counts of arson and criminal damage to property.
He faces a maximum of seven years in prison.
Walsh was arrested in April after witnesses reported he was near a trash bin fire in Galesburg. The county sheriff's department and the Galesburg and Williamsfield fire departments investigated. They determined he had set fire to more than 20 hay bales between November and April.
The judge ordered a mental health evaluation before Walsh's next court appearance in September. He remains at the county jail on $10,000 bond.
Information from: The Register-Mail, http://www.register-mail.com


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Mark of Ephesus
Our father among the saints Mark of Ephesus (Greek: Μάρκος Ευγενικός), Archbishop of Ephesus, was famous for his courageous defense of Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence (1439 A.D.) in spite of the Byznatine emperor John VIII Palaeologus and the pope of Rome Eugenius IV. He held Rome to be in schism and heresy for its acceptance of the Filioque clause added to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and for the claims of the papacy to universal jurisdiction over the Church, and was thus the only Eastern bishop to refuse to sign the decrees of the council. Sometimes he is called "The conscience of Orthodoxy".
He died peacefully in the year 1444 A.D. On his death bed, Mark implored Gregory, his disciple, and later Patriarch Gennadius II of Constantinople, to be careful of the snares of the West and to defend Orthodoxy.
For his efforts at the Council of Florence and his defense against: 1- the addition of the Filioque, 2- the primacy of the Pope, 3-purgatorial fire purification; the Orthodox Church considers him a saint, calling him a Pillar of Orthodoxy. His feast day is January 19.
"It is impossible to recall peace without dissolving the cause of the schism—the primacy of the Pope exalting himself equal to God." [1]
"The Latins are not only schismatics but heretics... we did not separate from them for any other reason other than the fact that they are heretics. This is precisely why we must not unite with them unless they dismiss the addition from the Creed filioque and confess the Creed as we do." [2]
"Our Head, Christ our God... does not tolerate that the bond of love be taken from us entirely." [3]
"We seek and we pray for our return to that time when, being united, we spoke the same things and there was no schism between us." [4]
"The Symbol of the Faith must be preserved inviolate, as at its origin. Since all the holy doctors of the Church, all the Councils and all the Scriptures put us on our guard against heterodoxy, how dare I, in spite of these authorities, follow those who urge us to unity in a deceitful semblance of union—those who have corrupted the holy and divine Symbol of Faith and brought in the Son as second cause of the Holy Spirit" (s.v. Jan 19th in The Synaxarion, ed. Hieromonk Makarios of Simonas Petra, and trans. Christopher Hookway; Ormylia: Holy Convent of The Annunciation of Our Lady, 2001).
"The souls of the departed can indeed benefit to their 'advancement,' and even the damned to a relative 'relief' of their lot, thanks to the prayers of the Church and through the infinite mercy of God; but the notion of a punishment prior to the Last Judgment and of a purification through a material fire is altogether foreign to the tradition of the Church" (ibid.).
Death, Miracle and Canonization
He died peacefully at the age of 52 on June 23, 1444, after an excruciating two week battle with intestinal illness. On his death bed, Mark implored Georgios Scholarios, his former pupil, who later became Patriarch Gennadius of Constantinople, to be careful of the snares of the West and to defend Orthodoxy. According to his brother John, his last words were "Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, into Thy hands I commit my spirit." Mark was buried in the Mangana Monastery in Constantinople.
There is an account of a posthumous miracle performed by St. Mark of Ephesus. Doctors gave up on trying to save the life of the terminally ill sister of Demetrios Zourbaios, after their efforts had worsened her condition. After losing consciousness for three days she suddenly woke up to the delight of her brother, who asked her why she woke up drenched in water. She related that a bishop escorted her to a fountain and washed her and told her, "Return now; you no longer have any illness." She asked him who he was and he informed her, "I am the Metropolitan of Ephesus, Mark Eugenikos." After being miraculously healed, she made an icon of St. Mark and lived devoutly for another 15 years.
In 1734 the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople under Patriarch Seraphim I canonized Mark of Ephesus as a saint, stating:
"All of us of the holy Eastern Church of Christ acknowledge the holy Mark Evgenikos of Ephesus. We honor and receive this saintly, God-bearing and righteous man as a zealot of ardent piety, who was a champion of all our sacred dogmas and correct piety. He is an emulator and equal to the holy theologians, and those that adorned the Church of ancient times."
Troparion (Tone 4)
- By your profession of faith, O all-praised Mark
- The Church has found you to be a zealot for truth.
- You fought for the teaching of the Fathers;
- You cast down the darkness of boastful pride.
- Intercede with Christ God to grant forgiveness to those who honor you!
Kontakion (Tone 3)
- Clothed with invincible armor, O blessed one,
- You cast down rebellious pride,
- You served as the instrument of the Comforter,
- And shone forth as the champion of Orthodoxy.
- Therefore we cry to you: "Rejoice, Mark, the boast of the Orthodox!"
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Tretara Flowers of Rockford was convicted of a home invasion in her teens, served time in prison and has been pursuing online educational degrees. But she has found her felony record a roadblock to getting a job. She told me her story after a Transform Rockford meeting Jan. 13.
Transform Rockford aims to align efforts to dramatically improve violent crime rates, joblessness and educational deficiencies in the area.
On Jan. 24 at a Transform Rockford meeting of faith leaders, the Rev. Karen King stood at the microphone and asked attendees to spread the word about a 9 a.m. Feb. 15 meeting at Macedonia Baptist Church, 1720 Morgan St. It's a Deferred Prosecution Seminar presented by Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato and Rockford Ministers Fellowship. "So people have less opportunities to have felonies," she said.
After King spoke, Mike Schablaske, executive director of Transform Rockford, said: "It's a concern raised on a daily basis."
Here's a story colleague Kevin Haas wrote about deferred prosecution last year, and he said he'll write an update before the Macedonia meeting.
Yesterday, when I was talking with state Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, for a story on local drug overdoses, he said he is considering proposing legislation that could turn a person's felony record into a misdemeanor, assuming in part that they didn't hurt anyone and have received their GED in jail and are continuing to pursue educational advancement.
"We have to do a better job of getting people back into society," he said.
Amen to that.


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His company's success has allowed George Altirs to pour support into the game he loves.
Since coming to America in 1988, George Altirs dreamed of owning a professional soccer team.
Altirs has a deep passion for the game. He grew up in a village of 800 people in Lebanon and began playing at age 5. When he came to New York City after college, Altirs and his brother started a company that manufactured hair accessories.
But he always kept tabs on what happened on the soccer field.
"The European game, the U.S. national team, all the major games nationally, internationally and the World Cup," Altirs said. "That's my sport. It's what I like most and what I follow."
Capelli New York has evolved into an international business over the past two decades. It now operates in 17 countries on three continents, designing, manufacturing and marketing apparel, footwear and fashion accessories for women and children.
The company's success has allowed Altirs to pour support into the game he loves. In 2011, Altirs started the Cedar Stars Academy, a youth program based out of Carlstadt, N.J., that soon will work with kids ages 5 through 18. He owns the Capelli Sport Center, an indoor facility that opened in 2011 and offers leagues and private lessons. Last month, Altirs purchased a majority stake in the Wilmington Hammerheads professional soccer team from local businessman Bill Rudisill.
"That was my dream," Altirs said. "We started in New Jersey establishing a youth soccer academy. Within three years, we've done very well. We've built a very nice organization. Response was very big and everyone was happy. So everybody was encouraging me to (do) more with the game. I got in touch with Bill, and it was right. And that's how we were interested and are here now."
The sale of the Hammerheads happened fast. Altirs and Rudisill met in early September in Wilmington and connected immediately. It took about two weeks for them to strike a deal, with Rudisill keeping a minority share of the team.
Altirs met the organization's staff for the first time Friday, and his wife, Elizabeth, also made the trip.
"I didn't know much about (Wilmington), but after I came the first time, I started to do some research," Altirs said. "It's a great, great town. It's on the beach. It's a beautiful area. I feel like I'm from here."
Altirs is reserved and appears uncomfortable talking about himself. He prefers to stay behind the scenes, much like his role with Capelli. But when Altirs opens up, he flashes the energy and charm that helped him and Rudisill form a bond so quickly.
"People told me about Bill. He's a nice guy, straight shooter, very honest," Altirs said. "So when we met for half an hour, from the first half hour we hit it off. He's the same type of a guy as I am. He's been supporting this team for many years. So his motives and objectives over the team, it's not financial, it's not money, it's not fame. So it's the same as I am."
The Cedar Stars Academy currently has programs for children ages 5 to 14. Altirs holds nothing back from the club, bringing in elite coaches and trainers at the early stages. In the next few years, Altirs hopes to expand teams up to age 18. He said owning a professional team was the next logical step to have the "full spectrum of soccer."
Altirs has big plans for the Hammerheads. He said he will look at how national and international clubs are run and use his and Rudisill's business experience to determine the best practices moving forward. A possible affiliation with Major League Soccer looms, as the league expressed a goal to have all its teams aligned with USL Pro franchises (or operating a reserve team in USL Pro) by 2015.
Altirs already has a relationship with the MLS New York Red Bulls from the Cedar Stars Academy, but said it was too early to speculate about possible affiliations.
"Our first vision is to make Wilmington fans happy," Altirs said. "We want to create an environment for Wilmington people to be happy and excited and feel like they have something that belongs to them. We want to make them excited to go to games and the social environment.
"Whatever is needed to get that objective (we will do). Whether it's an alliance with an MLS team, an alliance with an international team. We're a global company and have a global reach. Whatever it's needed. But we can't really say now what we want to do. It's a little premature."
Along with Altirs, the Hammerheads have hired Jason Arnold as general manager. Arnold was previously the executive director of youth leagues in the USL Pro league office.
And as for how much he will be around Wilmington, Altirs flashed a smile and said "often."
"Both of them are extremely busy," Rudisill said of Altirs and his wife. "But I think the more he gets into this, the more fun it's going to be. We'll see more of him. I'm confident of that because it's a fun business."
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It has been more than 24 hours since I was standing in the crowd at the Acheron basking in the sweet sounds of organized screaming and my ears are still ringing. Not being able to approximate my own speech volume is a worthy trade off for what was a very entertaining evening of alcohol consumption, head-banging, and tinnitus. [Read more…]
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Bob Dylan, Marilyn Manson on West Memphis Three film soundtrack
Arkansas teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were found guilty of the 1993 murder of three boy scouts, but a star-studded campaign and an investigation funded by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson led to their release last year (11).
Now the artists who fought for their exoneration have contributed to an album called West of Memphis: Voices For Justice, the soundtrack to filmmaker Amy Berg's movie about the trial and conviction of the trio.
Johnny Depp's band Tonto's Giant Nuts, Eddie Vedder, Dave Navarro, Natalie Maines and Henry Rollins appear on the collaborative album, which also features the original score which Nick Cave and Warren Ellis composed for Berg's film West of Memphis.
In a statement, Echols, who also produced the documentary, says, "Music has always played a huge role in my life. In my early years, it allowed me to escape the crushing poverty I was born into. Music took me out of myself and into a thousand other worlds. Then, when I was put on trial, it was music they used against me. My love of heavy metal was considered 'proof' that I was evil and a satanic murderer. And then, ultimately, it was music that helped to free me when friends and supporters came together to put on the Voices for Justice (benefit) concert in Little Rock."
The album is due for release on 15 January (13) and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the West Memphis Three.


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Steve Hiett
Bird WatchingAbout this photograph
The photographs of Steve Hiett taken between 1970 and today are representative of his style, a style that distinguished itself as a model for all fashion photographers. Regarding his work, critics often evoke an acidulous world of flashy colours, pop stagings and stunning beauties in lascivious poses. This contemporary of Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton cultivates the art of provocation and a taste for mystery. All of the top fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle and Harper?s Bazaar publish his masterful pictures, starkly lit and in saturated colours.Read more Read less
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Regarding his work and fashion photography in general, Steve Hiett says: "Photography is recording what you're seeing. Fashion photography is portraying what you're thinking about. It's a process built up based on your imagination.†This quote from Steve Hiett explains why, more than 40 years after he started out in fashion photography, he is still at the top of his game. The photographer known as "the director of colour†did not plan to become a fashion photographer, let alone one of the masters of the genre. After studying painting at the London Royal College of Art, Steve Hiett branched out into a career as a musician, then artistic director and advertising filmmaker. At the age of 27, he produced his first fashion photographs and eventually devoted his time exclusively to this activity.


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Amazon Prepares For Showdown In California After Budget Includes Amazon Tax
from the how-will-this-help-california dept
For well over a decade, the Amazon Associates Program has worked with thousands of California residents. Unfortunately, a potential new law that may be signed by Governor Brown compels us to terminate this program for California-based participants. It specifically imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on sales by online retailers - including but not limited to those referred by California-based marketing affiliates like you - even if those retailers have no physical presence in the state.As we've noted before, this is an incredibly short-sighted move by the state. They think it will bring in tax revenue, when all it actually does is kill off affiliates and drives that money elsewhere, to other states. For a state that should be friendly to the internet, considering the whole "Silicon Valley" thing, you'd think the local politicians would know better.
We oppose this bill because it is unconstitutional and counterproductive. It is supported by big-box retailers, most of which are based outside California, that seek to harm the affiliate advertising programs of their competitors. Similar legislation in other states has led to job and income losses, and little, if any, new tax revenue. We deeply regret that we must take this action.
As a result, we will terminate contracts with all California residents that are participants in the Amazon Associates Program as of the date (if any) that the California law becomes effective.


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I'm a sucker for King-inspired things, and this one hits that chord well enough to be worth a look over your Christmas break.
I'm a sucker for King-inspired things, and this one hits that chord well enough to be worth a look over your Christmas break.
Not just a heavily redacted version of the film that will be playing around the clock on basic cable in a couple of years.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
This was published on June 24th, 2001, and we are republishing it in honor of the film's 25th anniversary rerelease."Schindler's List" is described as a…
Chaz Ebert reveals her list of movies from 2018 to see before awards season 2019.
A wish list in honor of my birthday. #birthdaywishlist
A feature film by Scout Tafoya, celebrating five years of his video essay series, The Unloved.
A look back at Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris, as part of Scout Tafoya's video essay series on maligned masterpieces.
A Mexican correspondent writes on seeing Roma in Alfonso Cuaron's neighborhood.
The first episode of TNT's "I Am the Night" made its world premiere at AFI FEST on Friday afternoon at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
The best films of 2018, according to Monica Castillo.
The ten best films of 2018, as chosen by Peter Sobczynski.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
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The problem
There are a number of actions that can be performed by many different applications that a desktop user might want to choose a default application for.
Which program should be used to play CD's, which program should open webpages, etc.
Gnome currently has two programs to configure this: gnome-volume-properties and gnome-default-applications-properties
This program has no dropdown-menus, no idea about which programs are installed (?) and it is hard for all users to know if they should use %m or %d (and what they mean!)
This program tries to figure out which programs are installed from a hardcoded list and let's the user choose between those. It also allows the user to type a custom command.
List of actions from the two programs above
- Browse Web
- Read Email
- Play Multimedia
- Open Terminal
- Read Screen
- Play Audio CD
- Play DVD
- Manage Music Player Device
- Import Photos
- Edit Video
- Scan Image
The solution
Idea 1: new properties in .desktop files
Add something like
X-Action-?BrowseWeb=firefox %s
to the .desktop files.
This would then be used by the appropriate settings programs to present a list of available applications to the user to choose from.
Idea 2: depend on mime types
Some of these actions have corresponding mime types, and fake/new mime types could be added to the .desktop-files which the appropriate settings programs would use to present a list of available programs to the user.
However, this would not allow the programs to specify in which way they should be called.
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Phyllis Thaxter
Veteran actress played Clark Kent's mother
Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday at her home in Orlando, Fla., said her daughter, actress Skye Aubrey. She hadAlzheimer's disease.
After watching her screen test, MGM executives chose Thaxter, a stage actress, to play opposite Van Johnson in the World War II drama "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944).
A string of roles as the wife or romantic partner followed, as Thaxter appeared with Burt Lancaster...


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Nobody does it quite like some of our favorite Latinas! From movie premieres to the Imagen Awards, our stars were knocking it out of the fashion park this week. Take a look at these stylish celebrities:
1. Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne
The 16-year-old Cubanita looked super cute with her off-the-shoulder Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tee and leather skirt. She paired the fashionable combo with strappy heels and a neon accent clutch.
2. Jordana Brewster
Jordana Brewster
The Dallas star took to the red carpet of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie premiere in a sleek croc-inspired romper.
3. Edy Ganem
Edy Ganem
The youngest Devious Maids chica was looking like the belle of the ball in this yellow strapless Leanne Marshall mini dress.
4. Stephanie Beatriz
Stephanie Beatriz
Our favorite Brooklyn Nine-Nine actress was looking like elegant perfection while attending the 29th Annual Imagen Awards.
5. Emily Rios
Emily Rios
The 25-year-old estrella stunned on the red carpet at the Imagen Awards in this dazzling low-cut gown.
6. Fatima Ptacek
Fatima Ptacek
The voice of Dora looked all grown up wearing this gorgeous gold number to the 29th Annual Imagen Awards.
7. Dania Ramirez
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The mami of twins was looking fierce wearing this red cutout mini dress.
8. Mayte Garcia
Mayte Garcia
The Hollywood Exes star was looking radiant in this multi-colored maxi.


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This 150,000 sq ftbay used to construct submarine deck modules for the Navy'sVirginia class nuclear submarines is a massive high-precision assembly steel structure. It includes the largest single crane structural steel pick – weighing 268 tons – in RI history. This giant steel puzzle was assembled on the floor before being hoisted up into position
The quality of Canatal production greatly eliminated rework at job site.
General Dynamics, Electric Boat – Bay 4 North Kingston,RI
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Recreated from Sue's skeleton at the Field Museum this resin cast replica measures 8" long. Some Scientists believe that the claws were used as weapons against other dinosaurs fighting over food or territories but the main job was to keep the T-rex supported when walking or running by gripping the ground beneath. Truly a collector's item suitable for enthusiasts, teachers and kids and will be admired by all.
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Kinston woman given $9,000 bond
You could call it a cautionary tale of allegedly pointing fingers in the wrong direction.
Saturday at 4:15 p.m., a Lenoir County Sheriff�s Office deputy responded to a disturbance on the 2600 block of Crepe Myrtle Street, where he encountered two people who answered to � but did not provide IDs to verify � the names of Ramon Sutton and Sabrina Nicole Sutton, according to a LCSO incident report.
The couple told the deputy that Sabrina�s uncle and cousin showed up to the residence, whereupon the cousin pulled out a gun and gave it to the uncle saying, �Here, I don�t need this.� She said her cousin then punched her and pushed her to the floor.
Ramon said the cousin took the gun back and said while leaving, �I�ll do you later,� according to the report.
The report mentions Sabrina did not show signs of a physical altercation.
The deputy was told the uncle and cousin went to a location on the 1400 block of Hamilton Boulevard. The deputy advised the couple of their options as to pressing charges, and they said they would, leaving the residence � the deputy believed � to go to the magistrate�s office.
When the deputy arrived at the Hamilton Boulevard residence, he encountered three people who provided written statements saying they had been to the Crepe Myrtle Street house to collect rent when Emanuel Ramon Sutton pulled a gun on them, causing them to leave the location. They also attested the cousin in question was in Snow Hill and hadn�t been in the area that day, and that Sabrina�s name was really Temonica Nicole Ingram.
The report states Sutton and Ingram were both back at the Crepe Myrtle Street house when the deputy arrived, telling him they weren�t going to press charges. The deputy asked Sutton for his ID, and he handed it over. Asked for his girlfriend�s real name, Sutton said it was Temonica. The deputy gave Ingram a pen and paper and asked her to write down her full name and birth date. She wrote, �Nicole Ingram,� and the deputy asked again.
Then, according to the deputy�s narrative, �she began cussing and stated, �I don�t have to do this s�-,� and began walking away. I instructed Ms. Ingram at that time to stop and she continued to walk away. I then reached out to grab her coat sleeve to stop her from leaving and she turned to me and attempted to strike me in the face. Ms. Ingram continued to strike at me, eventually striking me in the nose and eye area with her right hand.
�I told her she was under arrest and to stop resisting. Ms. Ingram continued to attempt to get away from me and was forced to the ground and placed in handcuffs.�
Two more deputies arrived at the scene after the reporting deputy placed Ingram in his patrol car.
They were given permission to search the Ford Explorer on the property, attempting to locate the suspected gun. No weapon was found, but deputies recovered a hundredth of a gram of marijuana and a set of digital scales.
Ingram was placed in the Lenoir County Jail under a $9,000 bond for assault on a government official, resisting arrest and filing a false report. Sutton received a $700 bond for misdemeanor possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and filing a false report.
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at WolfeReports.


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That's fantastic.
The church actually forbids its members from smiling while wearing a colander, so I guess he's OK.
We all are unique disciples of the FSM.. I like to wear a large sifter... since it is so fine.. it keeps the finer points of irrational nonsense solidly intact in my pea brain. I wouldn't want the irrationality to escape my head!
i'd like to see him wearing that 24-7. that would be a hoot.
hehe! This really is hilarious :-D
I once wore a giant colander upon which sat a plastic moose, all tied up with a pretty ribbon under my chn. Ostensibly, I was an appraiser at a Destination Imagination tournament, and we all had to wear silly head gear of some kind. In reality, though, it was an homage to the FSM. May you be touched by His noodly appendage!
I am almost intoxicated by that visual imagery, Diane. I don't suppose there's a photo?
Haha! I don't know. It was very special though. I could re-create it, I suppose, but then the spontaneity of it will be gone. It was all I could put together at the last minute for the tournament.
Some may find his behavior ridiculous but isn't that the point of religion?


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- These articles were first published many year's ago and whilst some are as relevant today as they were when new, many are now mostly of historical interest as modern research and coaching methods have superseded them.
The Enigma of Phosphorus
By Frank Horwill
"Warning: excessive consumption of this drink may damage your bones" The average 70-kilogram man has 680,000 milligrams of phosphorus in his body. It is an essential nutrient, and sufficient quantities are necessary for calcium to do its job in the system, yet too much phosphate can increase calcium needs, which, if not met, can render the individual calcium- deficient. A junk-food diet is rich in phosphorus and can produce a relative calcium deficiency and all the problems that this entails. Ideally, the dietary calcium-phosphorus ratio should be about 1 or 2:1.
The phosphorus RDA has recently been fixed at 900mg. In 1980, in the USA, it was fixed at a trivial 100mg per day. In the UK, the daily intake is about 1200-2000mg. Good food sources include milk and milk products, nuts and wholegrain cereals, poultry, eggs, fish, meats and legumes.
B vitamins are only effective when combined with phosphate in the body. A very important use in the athlete is the phosphorus-containing compound, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is involved in all exercise, short or long. Its other activities include: development of bones and teeth, multiplication of cells, activation of some enzymes and vitamins, and maintenance of body neutrality. It also participates in carbohydrate metabolism.
But are athletes getting too much?
Quite possibly athletes are ingesting three times the RDA. Dr Tim Noakes, the eminent physiologist at Cape Town University and author of 'The Lore of Running' (one of the greatest books ever written about road running) and four other scientists decided to carry out an investigation into the causes of shin-soreness. To do this, they brought together 12 sufferers from different sports (not just runners).
Their research was mainly confined to the type of training being done before the onset of the condition, what surfaces were mostly used, the strength of specific leg muscles and the gait of the foot on landing. Almost as an afterthought, they did a mineral assessment of each athlete. To their astonishment they found that they were all below the average calcium level.
Why was this? Their diet was examined and they were all found to be heavy consumers of cola-based drinks. These drinks invariably contain phosphorus and so do some food additives. I knew one 5,000m runner of note who consumed a giant-sized container of a cola drink after every training session. He trained twice a day and, coincidentally, he was invariably injured every three months. It may well be a suggestion that a public health warning, similar to that on a packet of cigarettes, be stamped on every tin and bottle: 'Excessive consumption of this drink may damage your bones'.
The simple fact is that the more phosphorus that is ingested, the more calcium intake must be increased proportionately. The formula is straightforward: junk food + soft drinks = excessive phosphorus = extra calcium or possible injury. Other things that affect calcium absorption are the phytates in bran and unleavened bread (including chappatis). Adequate vitamin D is also required for calcium to work properly; the same applies to an adequate supply of magnesium (found in nuts).
Yet phosphate boosting improves performance
It must be remembered that on average we possess 1,700,000mg of calcium in our bodies, and 99 per cent of it is needed for our bones and teeth. That said, it is astonishing to learn that phosphate boosting to improve performance in distance runners is producing good results. As stated, ATP and CP, two high-energy chemicals which provide the energy necessary for muscle contractions, also prevent unwanted increases in muscle acidity and may also increase the flow of oxygen from the red blood cells to the muscles.
Several studies are worth noting. In the first, four grams of sodium phosphate per day were given to runners at the University of South Florida, which lowered lactic-acid levels and increased the V02 max of all 10 athletes involved. Yet another study at Brigham Young University involving 11 active people who ingested 'Slim-O-Stam' (a phosphate supplement) failed to bring any improvements. Research at Adelphi University confirmed these findings.
However, at Old Dominion University, the exact method used by the University of South Florida on experienced triathletes saw the lactate threshold lifted by 10 per cent, the V02max by 9 per cent, and an 8 per cent improvement in a well-used time trial. The latest research score is: four in favour, three against. One drawback is that no women were involved in the experiments, nor was anyone over 30 years of age.
However, don't rush out and buy a phosphate supplement just yet. There is a twist in the findings. Phosphate supplements appear effective only in maximal work of not more than five minutes duration. The four grams have to be taken in single gram doses for three days with the last ingestion three hours before competition. Another little trifle is that training can lift blood phosphate levels more than supplements. If they are going to be used, calcium intake must be increased pro rata. High- calcium content foods include milk, cheese, broccoli, legumes, green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, peas, beans and lentils. Since milk products are often linked to allergies, it is unwise to rely on them as the main source of calcium. Milk also lacks magnesium.
Phosphorus is, indeed, an enigma.


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Four weeks after the Google Play launch of Final Fantasy III, Square Enix has now released "the Final Fantasy that started it all!" Final Fantasy for Android allows you to relive the amazing game which paved the way for at least a dozen more Final Fantasy titles over a 25 year history. The graphics may not be as good as Shadow Gun, The Dark Knight Rises, or Angry Birds, but the turn-based battles and compelling story line of Final Fantasy guarantee hours of nostalgic entertainment.
The 46.39MB download does require Android 2.1 and does cost more than most Android games. The $6.99 price tag may seem steep to most, but we're sure Square Enix will still be able to sell quite a few copies of the game since the $15.99 priced Final Fantasy III has racked up nearly 100,000 sales in less than a month.
We know most Android users prefer cheap or free games, but is $6.99 a fair price for a classic RPG game like Final Fantasy?