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Healthy Beltran knows not to overdo it
By Jenifer Langosch /2/15/2013 5:13 P.M. ET
JUPITER, Fla. -- Though he admitted to being hampered by injuries (more than he let on at the time) late in the 2012 season, Carlos Beltran reported to Spring Training having wrapped up an uninhibited workout program over the winter.
After allowing some time for the aches and pains brought on by the wear and tear of a full season, Beltran said he resumed his normal offseason regimen on schedule. On Friday, he described his current condition as "great."
"When you play 162 games, something is going to happen," Beltran said. "Something is going to hurt. I've been through so much. I tell my wife that I don't pay attention to my waist down. If something hurts, I ignore that part. I continue to move forward. It's part of baseball."
Beltran battled minor ailments throughout 2012, including soreness in his knees, forearm discomfort and an injury to his right hand. While each of those kept Beltran out of the lineup for various lengths of time, last year was the first since 2008 that Beltran was able to avoid a stint on the disabled list.
He played in 151 games, hitting .269 with 26 doubles, 32 homers and 97 RBIs.
Still, becaues of Beltran's injury history, the right fielder will be one of the players whose health manager Mike Matheny monitors especially closely. Matheny has said he will be more active in resting his veteran players in order to decrease the chances that they break down later in the season.
"We are going to have to step in as a staff, and there are going to be days where they don't really like it," Matheny said. "I've also had a year to build up trust with them, and if I've done that, then he can trust the fact that I'm trying to do what's best for him. It might not look right at the time, but the motive and intent is right."
Beltran conceded that a cautious approach is likely the right one.
"When you're a ballplayer and like to compete, sometimes it's hard to say that you need a day off," Beltran said. "You want to go out there and compete. You want to go out there and help the team win ballgames. But sometimes that's not a bad idea [to take a break]. Sometimes, I think, when you're a little banged up it's a little better to take a day than continue to push it, and that day will become a week because you end up hurting yourself."
Taveras pursuing Classic opportunity
JUPITER, Fla. -- Wanting to get an extended look at one of the organization's rising special talents, the Cardinals invited outfielder Oscar Taveras to participate this year in his first Major League Spring Training.
Yet, almost as quickly as Taveras arrived in Jupiter for workouts, he spoke about departing. It was a possibility, too, that caught the Cardinals by surprise.
While meeting with media members Friday, Taveras brought up the possibility of playing for Team Canada in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Though Taveras was born in the Dominican Republic, he holds dual citizenship because he spent time living in Montreal as a child.
Taveras said his agent had recently talked to him about the possible opportunity to join the Canadian team next month.
"I'm going to talk to the team right now," Taveras added. "Maybe [I'll play]. Maybe not. That's a decision for the team and the agent."
At the time of Taveras' comments, the Cardinals were unaware of his interest in the Classic. The organization is not likely to encourage such participation. If Taveras were to leave for the Classic in March, he'd miss the opportunity to work with the Major League coaching staff and to shadow some of the Cardinals' other outfielders.
The Cardinals also expect that there will be plenty of playing time available for Taveras in Grapefruit League play.
"You look at Carlos [Beltran] going to the World Baseball Classic," manager Mike Matheny said. "You know that Matt [Holliday] is not going to be playing every day through the spring. There is going to be opportunities in the outfield. I plan on getting a good look at [Taveras], no question."
Matheny said he reached out to Taveras a few times this winter and spoke some Spanish to him in their phone conversations. His message was simple: Play hard. And play the game right.
Matheny said he would deliberately group Taveras with Beltran to initiate some mentorship. Friday, it was Jon Jay who took Taveras aside. The two discussed some specifics about playing center field.
"I have come here to improve my defense and run the bases hard," said Taveras, noting the two facets of his game that he particularly wanted to improve.
Taveras' calling card, though, will continue to be his offensive ability, which some contend is already strong enough for Taveras to be able to hold his own at the Major League level. He will still most likely begin the season in Triple-A.
Cardinals begin full-team workouts
JUPITER, Fla. -- Under not-so-sunny skies and a persistent drizzle, the Cardinals held their first full-squad workout of Spring Training on Friday.
Manager Mike Matheny, who was forced to limit his players to indoor or batting cage work Thursday because of rain, was relieved that his players could at least get outside for some work Friday. The schedule was altered to compensate for soggy field conditions. Though pitchers were able to throw off the mound and position players could participate in on-field defensive work, batting practice was held in the cages.
"I was ready to roll," Matheny said as the players took the field. "It's a little different spring and we've got some more time, so you can rationalize that if we only get a few things done that we're ahead of pace. We try to take advantage of every day we can."
The workouts, which wrapped up around 12:30 p.m. ET, were preceded by a team meeting, which Matheny led. Owner Bill DeWitt Jr. and general manager John Mozeliak were also in the room for the gathering. Matheny said he used several of his observations from 2012 as a means to stress improvement.
"There's not some canned message," Matheny said. "It's reactionary. What have we seen? What challenges are new this year that we didn't have last year? What do we have in front of us that we need to talk about? That's what we addressed. I'll never forget [former manager] Tony [La Russa] telling me he started, as soon as the previous season ended, he started preparing it. He felt it was that important."
Worth noting
Five commemorative "Musial 6" jerseys worn by hockey players from the St. Louis Blues will be sold through an online auction. Bidding began Friday and ends at 3 p.m. CT on Feb. 25. These special No. 6 jerseys were worn by the Blues before the team's Jan. 27 game. Musial had died a week earlier at 92.
The jerseys up for auction belonged to Blues players David Perron, Brian Elliott, Kris Russell, Ian Cole and Jamie Langenbrunner. All proceeds raised will go to Cardinals Care. For more information about the auction, or to make a bid, visit cardinals.com/musialauction.
Right-hander Carlos Martinez and infielder Ronny Cedeno were the only two absentees from camp Friday, which was the first day of full-squad workouts for the Cardinals. Reliever Marc Rzepczynski showed up but went home early because of an illness.
One of the highlights of Friday's workouts was a bunting competition, which was run by bench coach Mike Aldrete. The pitchers each had 10 chances to bunt balls within a certain boundary that began at the lip of the grass and went a few feet further. Trevor Rosenthal emerged the winner from the first group of pitchers. Victor Marte took the second competition.


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Saturday, April 29, 2006
Curious to know what others who see the film think.
16 comments:
And I suppose the money made by that movie will go towards the Memeorial? Maybe... but some better!
- April 29, 2006 4:44 AM
I saw the movie last night, and Paul Greengrass could not have made a better, more powerful film.
As for all the snarky comments about profit-mongering, could you please wake up to reality? Universal already stated that 10% of the opening weekend gross will go to the Memorial. Filmmaking is both an art and a business. Just like Shakespeare didn't write any of his plays solely for the gratification, but - *gasp* - charged people money to see actors perform it at his theater!
Secondly, for all the thoughtless criticism of "too soon", I don't recall any such peep being made about the A&E and Discovery Channel's made for TV movies some months ago.
Finally, "United 93" won't be the first or the last film that "make money" off the tragedy of 9/11. Disney recently cut a check (and I'm sure, very reluctantly) for $21 million to Michael Moore for Fahrenheit 9/11. It might be a shock for you to realize, but Michael Moore and his F-9/11 is the biggest profiteer of them all so far.
BTW, I don't think Michael Moore has donated one damn cent to any of the military families who have lost loved ones because of the war. Not one damn cent out of $21 million in cold, hard cash.
- April 29, 2006 9:33 AM
- Jeremie said...
The 9/11 Memorial ain't for military families chief. So are you complaining Michael Moore isn't giving money to 9/11 victims or to soldier's families? There's a difference.
Personally I think the 9/11 Memorial is a little shady. How many people die in America every day? How many people die in Equador every day? How many of those people's families receive millions of dollars in sympathy money?
- April 29, 2006 11:11 AM
I thought I read somewhere that the 9/11 memorial at the WTC site was going to cost like 100 million dollars? Don't take that as gospel, but when you compare it with the Pearl Harbor memorial (very very simple), it seems a little out of line. Looking forward to seeing the 93 movie.
- April 29, 2006 12:43 PM
American society today seems to have degenerated into a guilt-laden culture. I think that explains a lot about how we handle certain issues such as death and tradegy, natural parts of life, but something society now-a-days feels like we must reimburse the victims of natural occurences.
- April 29, 2006 3:39 PM
- Yost said...
Natural occurences? I hope you're not lumping 9/11 in that category.
- April 29, 2006 5:45 PM
Natural occurences? Of course not. I doubt anyone's that stupid.
I agree with jordan's point, however. People (or liberals, at least)expect the gov't to give them money every time something shitty happens to them. That's life, dumbasses. The Constitution gives us all the right to PERSUE happiness. Nowhere does it say we have the right to ACHIEVE it.
Obviously, dying because some freaks from some candy-ass religion fly a plane into the building you're in doesn't qualify as "that's life", but why should they get any money from our gov't for it? That's along the same lines as slave reparations. The gov't should pay people money because of something that happened 150+ years ago, before anyone who's involved now even existed? Lunacy. I suppose next someone's going to suggest we apologize to Japan for dropping the A-bomb on them 50+ years ago to stop the slaughter they initiated.
I'm all for peace and prosperity but I don't expect it to be handed to me.
- April 29, 2006 8:14 PM
- IC said...
Though I actually agree with some of what you write, I do feel compelled to provide a brief Civics lesson (using your words):
"The Constitution gives us all the right to PERSUE happiness. Nowhere does it say we have the right to ACHIEVE it."
Actually it's the Declaration of Independece, not the Constitution, that mentions the pursuit of happiness.
"People (or liberals, at least)expect the gov't to give them money every time something shitty happens to them. That's life, dumbasses."
According to Federalist Paper #10, "That's life, dumbasses" was the final phrase cut from the Constitution, only after a drunken late-night coin-flip was lost by James Madison.
- April 30, 2006 12:53 AM
Yost... a brief history lesson. Through the history of mankind, even animal-kind, there has been violence. Creatues of all types, from mammals to insects, kill each other. Death, destruction, etc. are all part of our reality and to act as if these things won't happen is simply ignorant. 9/11, while not a force of nature as in wind, fire, and water, is a natural occurence in that human (animal) violence is apart of nature.
People die, wars happen, horrible things take place, but only recent has American society lost sight that the world is not a perfect place and no matter what these things will happen. Does this mean whenever something bad happens that those people deserve other's money? Not that charity is out of the question, but the idea of "owing people" has gone a bit overboard.
- April 30, 2006 4:40 AM
Sorry, take that first sentence away. I don't mean to sound rude, I'm a guest here, but yes I would lump 9/11 into that category based on my reasoning above. Should we hand out money to all the victims of every American war/castrophe/automobile accident? These things are apart of life.
- April 30, 2006 4:45 AM
The compensation issue is a tough one. I dont know if the slavery comparison is the best because, unlike slavery, the people asking for compensation for the events on 9/11 were directly affected by that tragedy. These are not people wanting money 5 generations after the fact.
Ideally, I think that the victims relatives should recieve compensation. In reality, I not so sure how it would work. I look at it just like any civil case. A wrong has been done against someone and they should rightly be compensated for their loss. So yes Jordan, if someone dies in an automobile accident because the car was designed poorly or they were hit by a drunk driver, the guilty party should fork out some money to compensate for there negligence. BUT, should the US government should take responsibility for a terrorist organization? Its a tough question. Personally, I wouldnt be against the US government giving some support to those families, as long as it was reasonable. But I dont agree with some of you who argue that shit happens in life and thats just tough. If people violate the law and damage/kill/hurt someone or something, they should be responsible for compensating their victim. Luckily in this country we have a system where people can be compensated and they dont have say "shit happens, tough for me."
I hate contaminating a good sports site with politics and legal talk. From what I've read, the movie sounds great and I'm going to see it as soon as finals are over. I'm so glad it turned out to be a good piece of film and not just some studio exploiting a national tragedy for profit.
- April 30, 2006 6:20 PM
Yeah, we wouldn't want some studio turning a national tragedy into profit. That's Halliburton's job.
- April 30, 2006 8:33 PM
First off there is a difference between wars and crazy nut jobs hijacking a plane and killing innocent Americans.
Animals eat each other for food or for dominance, what the hijackers did is found no where else in the realm of this world.
One of my favorite quotes of all time is by Einstein he said:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
- April 30, 2006 11:01 PM
"First off there is a difference between wars and crazy nut jobs hijacking a plane and killing innocent Americans."
To them we are at war and have been for centuries. This is only your biased slant on what constitutes normality in death.
As I said above most people aren't compensated for deaths. Death is a random thing, it could happen to anyone, from floods, to physco terrorist, to car accidents, to you simply hitting a nail in the road, blowing your tire, and running into head on traffic. My mother when I was younger died from brain hemmoraging (sp), no one's fault, but a random event none-the-less. Should I have been compensated by the goverment for my loss? Was I? While sympathy and goodwill should go towards peoples of all tragedies, I think we are fooling ourselves to say the government should begin compesanting the families of random tragedies.
- May 01, 2006 8:51 PM
So, the initial posting asked if anyone had seen the movie and we get 13 comments of political rhetoric that is meaningless and half-informed and one actual answer to the question.
Did anyone see the movie and what did they think? That was the question....
- May 07, 2006 9:39 PM
- Yost said...
So true, Anon.
- May 07, 2006 9:47 PM

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To be honest, at the moment my needs are more focused on the quietness of a power supply, I can quite easily cope with 300W on my main PC.
Sorry about your server. I didn't get the chance to read the article, but I'll be back for it.
And clicking on the "next" button is somehow more interactive than clicking on the scroll bar?
Not always, and not what I buy. ALOT of powersupplies these days are way overpriced. They focus more on inflated power ratings on the cover and bling like LED fans and chrome gratings (who is even going to see that, the fan usualy is in the back??). A better way to determine quality is weight comparison. The ones that work better generally weigh more as they actually use real components rather than single-chip regulators. The brands I have stuck with are Sparkle and HEC, two brands that are rebranded by several other companies after inflating the price for their company's logo or the bling they add to it. 3 HEC's to replace cheapo came-with-the-case PS's, and all three are still running strong, several years longer than the ones they replaced. Best part is, they dont cost that much. Most reviews that include them (no I didnt rtfa on this one) take note of it, and they usualy wind up near or at the top, depending on how the test was done.
Well, I can't RTFA due to some other people trying to do so, but a good test setup usually includes a "clean" primary power supply for fairness as was already suggested and then some fun add-ons to simulate controlled SNAFUs like bursts, surges and very short interruptions of up to, say, 100ms.
Always suprised me on these new pizza box servers that I can't buy a pizza box PSU or two and save space enough in the main box for an extra CPU or two.
I think it's a basic issue of amperage and voltage drop?
You take the same wattage of power, coming in over 120v, and output it at various voltages under 12v, and your cables coming out end up being pretty large if you need to go 4+ feet. Cable size and weight varies with amps [powerstream.com], not with volts or watts, so for the same wattage, lowering the voltage makes
If Bell had designed the first PC, it would be modular, run on 48V and have a cool black Bakelite case.
Actually, it would have been hardwired in, you wouldn't have been allowed to use third-party equipment, and you'd have been charged a monthly fee for rental
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March 8, 2003
TOWSON, Md. - Maryland freshman attacker Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.) scored the first four goals of his collegiate career to lift the No. 3 Terps to a 12-8 victory over No. 17 Towson at Minnegan Field at Towson Stadium on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Graduate attackman Brian Hunt (West Chester, Pa.) added his 14th career hat trick in the Terps' 11th consecutive win at Towson against the Tigers.
Walter scored his third and fourth goals of the game in a span of 26 seconds late in the fourth quarter to clinch the win, giving the Terps an 11-6 advantage with just over five minutes remaining in regulation. Hunter Lochte drew the Tigers to within four at 11-7 as he netted his third of the game with 4:07 left in the game and Brian Myers made it 11-8 with 2:57 left. Hunt tallied his third of the game with
The Terps defense showed its power and strength in the third quarter as it held Towson scoreless for a span of more than 17 minutes. Maryland jumped to a 9-5 lead as Moran score his second man-up goal and Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) tallied his sixth career goal against Towson. LaMonica's goal was assisted by Alex Melzer (Darien, Conn.), who notched his first career point on the scoring play. Drew Pfarr ended the Tiger drought with a goal with 1:55 left in the thitd quarter.
Maryland increased its halftime lead to 7-5 outscoring the Tigers 3-2 in the second quarter. Paul Gillette (Severna Park, Md.) scored his fourth career goal and first of the season to make it 5-4 with 10:57 left in the first half. The Terps built the lead to two at 6-4 as Moran netted his first of two man-up goals in the game with just over minutes left in the half. After Lochte scored his second of the game to bring Towson back to within one, Walters scored his second of the game with 2:33 left in the first half to give the Terps to 7-5 intermission lead.
The Terps jumped out to a 3-1 lead just 4:41 into the game as Joe Walters (Rochester, N.Y.), Ian Healy (Great Falls, Va.) and Hunt scored in a span of 2:26. For Walters, the goal was the first of his career. The Tigers rallied back with two goals to tie the game as Kevin Rutledge netted a man-up goal and Lochte scored with 2:55 left in the first to make it 3-3. Hunt notched his second of the game off an assist by Ian Healy with 2:23 left in the first.
Towson goalie Reed Sothoron made a career-high 12 saves, while Maryland's Danny McCormick (McLean, Va.) made 11 saves coming off his ACC Player of the Week honor.
Maryland returns to action on Tuesday afternoon as they host Bucknell at the Artificial Turf Facility at 3 p.m.
Box Score
#3 Maryland (2-0) 4-3-2-3 -- 12
#17 Towson (1-2) 3-2-1-2 -- 8
1-13:40 Towson, Brad Monaco 3 (unassisted) 0-1
1-12:45 Maryland, Joe Walters 1 (Ryan Moran) 1-1
1-10:51 Maryland, Ian Healy 2 (unassisted) 2-1
1-10:19 Maryland, Brian Hunt 4 (unassisted) 3-1
1-7:34 Towson, Kevin Rutledge 1 (Ryan Obloj) Man Up 3-2
1-2:55 Towson, Hunter Lochte 5 (Ryan Obloj) 3-3
1-2:23 Maryland, Brian Hunt 5 (Ian Healy) 4-3
2-14:15 Towson, Drew Pfarr 4 (unassisted) 4-4
2-10:57 Maryland, Paul Gillette 1 (Joe Walters) 5-4
2-9:03 Maryland, Ryan Moran 3 (unassisted) Man Up 6-4
2-4:31 Towson, Hunter Lochte 6 (unassisted) Man Up 6-5
2-2:33 Maryland, Joe Walters 2 (Jamie Daue) 7-5
3-12:17 Maryland, Ryan Moran 4 (Mike Mollot) Man Up 8-5
3-5:51 Maryland, Dan LaMonica 4 (Alex Melzer) 9-5
3-1:55 Towson, Drew Pfarr 5 (Matt Florio) 9-6
4-5:35 Maryland, Joe Walters 3 (Dan LaMonica) 10-6
4-5:09 Maryland, Joe Walters 4 (Brian Hunt) 11-6
4-4:07 Towson, Hunter Lochte 7 (Brad Monaco) Man Up 11-7
4-2:57 Towson, Brian Myers 3 (Ryan Obloj) 11-8
4-1:33 Maryland, Brian Hunt 6 (unassisted) 12-8
Joe Walters 4-1-5
Brian Hunt 3-1-4
Ryan Moran 2-1-3
Ian Healy 1-1-2
Dan LaMonica 1-1-2
Paul Gillette 1-0-1
Jamie Daue 0-1-1
Mike Mollot 0-1-1
Alex Melzer 0-1-1
Hunter Lochte 3-0-3
Ryan Obloj 0-3-3
Drew Pfarr 2-0-2
Brad Monaco 1-1-2
Brian Myers 1-0-1
Kevin Rutledge 1-0-1
Matt Florio 0-1-1
Danny McCormick 60:00 8 GA, 11 saves
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Paulino, Royals agree on $1.75 million deal for '13
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Felipe Paulino started throwing a baseball again this week, and no better way to celebrate than by signing his 2013 contract.
Paulino agreed on Thursday to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with performance bonuses that, based on games started and days of active service time, could increase his salary to $2 million.
The righty avoided salary arbitration. The Royals have two other players eligible for that process -- pitcher Luke Hochevar and second baseman Chris Getz.
Paulino made $1.9 million last season, which for him, was cut short by Tommy John elbow surgery.
"I'm pretty happy and I like to stay in Kansas City," Paulino said. "I think that the team is going in the right way for next year in making a stronger starting rotation."
Paulino hopes to join that rotation -- which has added Ervin Santana and Jeremy Guthrie with offseason deals -- sometime around the All-Star break. That would be a little over a year after Paulino's ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery on July 3.
He has spent most of the offseason in Kansas City, rather than returning to his Houston home, in order to facilitate his rehabilitation process with workouts at Kauffman Stadium.
"Everything's good. I started playing catch this week on Monday, so everything is going like it's supposed to be," Paulino said. "I feel strong and I don't have any worries."
He had his second throwing session on Thursday, consisting of two 25-toss sessions of about 25 feet.
"Next week I'll throw twice again and we'll keep increasing it," he said. "Hopefully I'll be going back to Spring Training ready to go."
Paulino's goal is to begin pitching on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment by late May.
"Hopefully after 30 days in the Minor Leagues, I'll be ready to jump to the Major Leagues," he said.
Paulino was supposed to break camp this year as a rotation member, but instead started the season on the disabled list with a right forearm strain and missed the first 25 games. He returned to start seven games and was an impressive 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA.
However, Paulino left his seventh start -- on June 6 against Minnesota -- in the first inning with elbow problems that led to his surgery. He was the fourth Royals pitcher to undergo Tommy John surgery this year, joining relievers Joakim Soria and Blake Wood and fellow starter Danny Duffy.
Before his injury, Paulino beat the Yankees twice in May, not allowing them a run in 12 2/3 total innings.
Paulino, 29, was obtained from the Rockies for cash on May 26, 2011, and he made 20 starts in 21 games for the Royals. He finished 4-6 with a 4.11 ERA for Kansas City and struck out 119 in 124 2/3 innings. After the season, he toured Taiwan with a Major League All-Star team.
Paulino began his career with the Astros and has a Major League record of 13-32 and a 4.93 ERA in 93 games (61 starts).


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Mendel to Speak at Upcoming LINC Luncheon
November 07, 2011
Dr. Ronald Mendel, associate professor of human performance and sport business and director of the University of Mount Union's Exercise Science Program, will present Fit or Fat? on Tuesday, November 22 at the LINC Luncheon. The luncheon will be held in the Hoover-Price Campus Center at noon, which is located on the University's campus.
Mendel's presentation will compare and contrast the morbidity and mortality of people who are normal weight and sedentary to those who are overweight and physically fit. Society and media outlets put a lot of effort into the obesity crisis we are experiencing, much to the detriment of being physically fit.
A member of the Mount Union faculty since 2004, Mendel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Master of Arts degree in education, both from Walsh University. He also earned a doctorate degree in exercise physiology from Kent State University. On campus, Mendel serves as advisor of the Exercise Science Club on the Human Subjects and Student Celebration Honoring Our Latest Academic Research (SCHOLAR) Day committees.
Mendel was named Mount Union's Great Teacher in 2008. He also is a recipient of the Excellence in Education Award sponsored by Ohio Magazine, which recognizes professors' dedication to teaching.
Prior to joining the faculty at Mount Union, Mendel served as the laboratory director of the Ohio Institute of Health & Human Performance, co-editor in chief of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Newsletter, researcher and dietary supplement industry consultant for ESN, Consulting Inc. and science advisor of Twin Laboratories, Inc. He also taught graduate and undergraduate courses in human physiology, scientific inquiry, research methods, problem solving, natural science, clinical chemistry and exercise physiology at Walsh University, and he served as a graduate teaching assistant at Kent State University, teaching courses in sports physiology, energy metabolism, biomechanics, lifetime fitness, exercise and weight control and energy metabolism.
The community luncheon series known as LINC (lunch, information, networking and conversation) was conceived to take advantage of the local expertise from Mount Union's faculty and staff that exists in Alliance, in light of the University's exceptional academic reputation. This is an opportunity to gain practical knowledge on current topics from local experts and a chance to interact with members of the University and greater Alliance community.
The sessions are open to the public and will run from noon until 1 p.m. during the third Tuesday of the months of September, October, November, January, February and March. The cost of each lunch is $10, but a discounted season ticket is available for $50. Payment will be accepted at the door, but space is limited.
Upcoming sessions will be held on January 24, February 28 and March 27.
For more information or to make a reservation, contact Chris Pontius at Mount Union at (330) 823-3296.


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Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands.
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age.
The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside.
You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised Underground. Having never ventured beyond your Metro Station-City limits, one fateful event sparks a desperate mission to the heart of the Metro system, to warn the remnants of mankind of a terrible impending threat. Your journey takes you from the forgotten catacombs beneath the subway to the desolate wastelands above, where your actions will determine the fate of mankind.
Metro 2033 is set to deliver a gripping, atmospheric experience. The PC version supports NVIDIA PhysX technology to enhance the incredibly realistic worlds and provide even more immersive gameplay.
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Solano County prosecutors this week dismissed charges against members of a second former Vallejo medical marijuana collective that had been raided by police.
Hakeem Brown, 37, and Robert Matney, 27, had been charged with possession of marijuana for sale and maintaining a place for selling or using a controlled substance. Both were arrested following the Vallejo Police Department's April 20 raid at the Life Enhancement Services dispensary at 650 Benicia Road.
However, the Solano County District Attorney's Office on Thursday dismissed all charges pending further investigation. A hearing to determine if there was enough evidence to proceed with the charges had been set for Friday in Solano County Superior Court.
The dismissal of the charges follows a decision last month by a retired Solano County judge to toss out a separate case against two members of Vallejo's shuttered Better Health Group dispensary. Prosecutors say they are considering appealing that ruling, which found that the collective was protected by the state's medical-marijuana laws.
Deputy District Attorney Jack Harris would not say if the decision to drop charges against Brown and Matney had anything to do with the earlier ruling. Harris declined to comment on reasons for the dismissal, adding that no decision had been made on whether to refile the charges.
Both collectives had registered to pay the city's 2011 voter-approved tax on dispensaries, said San Rafael attorney Scot Candell, who represented Brown and Better Health Group founder Jorge Espinoza.
"This was a very expensive decision by the city of Vallejo and the county" to file these cases, Candell told the Times-Herald on Friday. "Unfortunately, we are back to where we started. ... the courts have said the collectives are operating legally, the collectives would like to work with the city to pay taxes and be members of the business community, and we will once again be going to the city and trying to work something out so we can move forward together."
Vallejo City Manager Dan Keen, however, said he thinks there is still too much legal confusion over the regulation of medical marijuana for the city to take action. In March, Keen advised the City Council against enforcing the dispensary tax until the laws became clearer.
"At this point I don't think anything's changed," Keen said Friday. "We haven't really discussed internally changing anything. We're still waiting for the state legal situation to get resolved so there's clearer direction to those of us out in the cities."
City Councilwoman Marti Brown said there have been no recent discussions at City Hall regarding policies about medical marijuana.
Brown said she had spoken with fellow Councilwoman Stephanie Gomes since the issue last came before the council, however, and both share similar frustrations over the council's inability to move forward on drafting regulations.
"It's nice that it's quieted down, both with the police raids and with people complaining ... but we know that something needs to be done," Brown said. "Lack of clarity is not good for anybody. But we have not really gotten a sense that we can move forward at this point because there's still some litigation going on throughout the state.
"We remain in the same holding pattern."
Staff writer Jessica A. York contributed to this report. Contact staff writer Tony Burchyns at email@example.com or (707) 553-6831. Follow him on Twitter @tburchyns.


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ADDED: Let me front-page something Clyde said in the comments to yesterday's post noting the death of Elizabeth Edwards:
This is probably an inappropriate question, but if as some have speculated, she knew the end was near and stopped taking the drugs: Did she decide to check out in December before the Death Tax kicks back in in 2011? Dying before January would be very lucrative for heirs, as opposed to hanging on until January 1st and having her estate get slammed with a 55% tax (or I think 35% if the deal Obama made with the Republicans goes through)...AND: Irene said:
Rich people like Elizabeth Edwards plan for death, and their lawyers draft dispositions that minimize the impact of the estate tax. She knew she was dying, and she probably had a plan that gave a good chunk to charity. She also had plenty of warning since her initial diagnosis, and she could take advantage of making lifetime gifts to her children.I didn't realize they were still married. Did they stay married as a tax-planning scheme?
If she didn't plan, then everything passes to John Edwards without any tax implications. They're still married, and there is an unlimited marital deduction for spouses.


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...Tom Kelly?
He won two World Series with the Twins and seems to be the type of manager that we need. Under his watch, the Twins heavily stressed fundamentals and defense. I remember reading about the epic defensive workouts that he used to run the Twins through everyday, whereas most teams don't even run defensive drills during the season.
It seems like he's been around forever, but he's still only 57. I wonder if he'd be a good fit. Krivsky certainly has connections to the Twins and knows Kelly.
I haven't seen his name mentioned, but he seems an intriguing option who strengths line up with the Reds' weaknesses.


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Quotes from throughout the years:
2001: "Your past is forgotten, and your future is an empty book. You must find your own destiny, my brave adventurer." --Nokama
2002: "Mata Nui faces perhaps its greatest challenge -- one that will test our courage, our strength, and our belief in each other." --Tahu
2003: "So... it has begun, my brother. But soon, it will also end..." --Makuta
2004: "Your journey must end." "By the will of the Great Spirit, it has just begun!" --Makuta and Vakama
2005: "Our destinies are not written in stone, set in place. They are something we have to find for ourselves." --Vakama
2006: "Don't you realize you're fighting for a lost cause?" "Maybe. But don't you realize those are the only ones worth fighting for?" --Axonn and Brutaka
2007: "Sometimes a hero has to do something else besides beat the villains and come home covered in glory." --Hahli
2008: "Dive into the darkness, Ignite the flame within. Now, there is no turning back. Make the future... begin." --Narrator, The Final Battle Animation
2009: "It is said that all endings are merely beginnings waiting to be born." --Mata Nui
2010: "All journeys must come to an end, but this time, there is a new beginning as well. ... All that has gone before, my friends, has only served to give birth to this new day. Let unity, duty and destiny be your guides." --Mata Nui
2011: "Not dead. Just frozen. They'll thaw out … eventually. I'm tired of villains spouting gibberish." --Kopaka
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I thought that this article would have something to do with the Earthbound games when I first saw the headline for this. :PBut still, this is really cool.
For a second I thought they were going to make Earthbound sets.But this is pretty darn awesome too.
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At first I thought this said EarthBound, as in the videogame. :PNevertheless, that's really awesome. It's neat to see all these ways LEGO Bricks can be used in the "real world."
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mvar writes: A woman in the US is able to speak for the first time in 11 years after a pioneering voicebox transplant. Brenda Jensen said the operation, which took place in California, was a miracle which had restored her life. Thirteen days after the surgery she said her first words: "Good morning, I want to go home". It is the first time a voicebox and windpipe have been transplanted at the same time (image) and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplanted. In October, surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the larynx (voicebox), thyroid gland and 6cm of the trachea (windpipe) from a donor body. In an 18-hour operation this was transplanted into Ms Jensen's throat and the team connected it to her blood supply and nerves. Thirteen days later she was able to speak her first croaky words and is now able to talk easily for long periods of time.


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Actos (pioglitazone HCl) is an oral agent for type 2 diabetes belonging to the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class of drugs. TZDs help lower insulin resistance, a core dysfunction in people with type 2. They act by helping the body use its available amounts of insulin more effectively. Actos is known as an "insulin sensitizer" because it directly targets insulin resistance, a condition in which the body cannot use the insulin it produces efficiently.
As an adjunct to diet and exercise, Actos can help improve blood glucose levels in patients with type 2. It helps the body become more sensitive to the insulin it produces. Actos is taken once a day without regard to meals, and it can be used alone or in combination with insulin, metformin or sulfonylureas.
For more information on pioglitazone, please see the complete prescribing information available by visiting the Actos Web site at www.actos.com.
- Actos can cause fluid retention that may lead to or worsen heart failure, so tell your doctor if you have a history of these conditions.
- If you have moderate to severe heart failure, Actos is not recommended.
- Talk to your doctor immediately if you experience nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, dark urine or yellowing of the skin.
- People taking Actos may experience flu-like symptoms, mild to moderate swelling of legs and ankles and anemia.
- When taking Actos with insulin or sulfonylureas, you may be at risk for low blood glucose
- Your doctor should perform a blood test to check for liver problems before you start Actos and periodically thereafter.
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Mehmood Khan, MD, FACE, is the senior vice president for medical and scientific affairs at Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
Five years after its FDA approval, how has Actos revolutionized how type 2s treat their condition?
Up until the last five or six years, we had only two classes of diabetes pills: sulfonylureas and metformin. Actos itself, among all diabetes agents, has a unique clinical profile. It is a therapy that addresses both insulin resistance and also has a significant and unique effect on diabetic dyslipidemia—a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease—that is present in the majority of patients with diabetes. Actos offers clinicians and patients not only the ability to improve BGs but also blood lipids. That is not possible with any other agent. It's truly a unique profile.
Who is the ideal candidate in the type 2 population for taking Actos, and why?
I think the ideal candidate is someone who has type 2 and has insulin resistance. Their body is producing some insulin, but the insulin isn't able to work in the tissue. Patients with insulin resistance respond favorably to Actos.
Does Actos have an almost statin-like quality?
Statins target LDL cholesterol. In fact, their effect on triglyceride and HDL is modest and variable. Diabetic dyslipidemia—by definition—does not mean an increased LDL. Diabetic dyslipidemia is a high triglyceride and a low HDl. And it is that abnormality that is improved with Actos. So, the effect of Actos would be considered to be complementary to a statin—not the same. Actos can be taken in patients who are also taking a statin. And some patients need both.
Takeda announced it has submitted a New Drug Application for a new oral medication that combines Actos and glimepiride. What about this combination is unique and beneficial to people with diabetes?
We actually have two NDAs filed. One for Actos in combination with glimepiride and the other for a combination with metformin. The ability to combine them in one pill adds convenience and helps with adherence. Second, combining the two into one pill means only one co-pay instead of two.


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There's never been a better time to own and operate a classic Tri-Five Chevrolet, but since these vehicles rolled off of the assembly line 50-plus years ago, the rules of the road have drastically changed. The world has sped up considerably. Everyone's in a hurry and no one is paying much attention to the road. Driving in the modern age means you and your car need faster response times and faster response times require better equipment.
One area of improvement we're going to focus on with the '57 used in this article is the front suspension. Global West just released a new set of control arms made for the '55-'57 Chevrolets. As soon as we heard the news, we were there to cover the first installation of these new arms. Interestingly enough, these control arms are engineered to allow the user to fit them to a multitude of applications, including drop spindles or stock spindles, coilovers or OEM springs, OEM power steering, manual steering or aftermarket power steering. No fabricating, cutting, or grinding is required. It's truly a "one size fits all" bolt-in application.


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Lynn Haven, FL--The Mosley Dolphins are looking ahead to a date with county rival Bay, while also licking their wounds from the loss at Fort Walton last Friday.
In some ways, says Mosley head coach Perry Brown, the Dolphins played well at Riggs in that first district game, but the most telling stat, 7 turnovers eventually did them in.
"Well we had two backs that had right at a hundred yards you know so, we had very close to three hundred yards of offense. Defense you know we just have to work on getting to where we need to be, we got out of position a few times on defense. But offensively, like I say, just not turning the ball over, hang on to the football."
The game with Bay Friday at Tommy Oliver, it's a non district game against Bay. Mosley hoping to regroup and take another step towards a county title. The 'fins already with a win over Arnold. Bay coming off it's first district game, a loss at West Florida.


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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Guinta hires Salem native Ruais as campaign managerBy John DiStaso, Senior Political Reporter
January 30. 2014 5:23PM
THURSDAY, JAN. 30: GUINTA'S NEW MANAGER. Republican 1st District U.S. House candidate and former congressman Frank Guinta has a new campaign manager.
Jay Ruais, a former Guinta congressional aide, will join the campaign in mid-February.
The campaign said Ruais worked in Guinta's congressional office and was field manager for his run for Congress in 2010.
A Salem native, he also worked on former Sen. John E. Sununu's reelection campaign in 2008 (Sununu lost to Jeanne Shaheeen that year) and has recently been in the private sector "on behalf of small and large freight brokerages around the country," the campaign said.
According to OpenSecrets.org, Ruais last year was a lobbyist for the Transportation Intermediaries Association.
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29: GUINTA'S LISTENING TOUR. In his first high-profile campaign activity, Frank Guinta next week will begin a "health care listening tour" to listen to and discuss with health care professionals, seniors and other Granite Staters what he views as the failure of Obamacare.
Guinta, a Republican who is running to regain the 1st District U.S. House seat he held before losing in 2012, will visit hospitals in the district excluded from the state's network under the Affordable Care Act.
Guinta will begin with a visit to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester and will also visit senior centers and businesses affected by the health care law.
His campaign says he'll hear from professionals, patients and clients about the "solutions needed to fix the broken health care system."
Guinta will visit Frisbie Hospital on Feb. 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. It is among the 10 hospitals excluded from the state network by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield's network.
Additional planned stops include the Londonderry Senior Center on Feb. 11; Portsmouth Regional Hospital on Feb. 17; the Dover Community Center on Feb. 26; Core Physicians at Exeter Hospital, March 5; and Parkland Hospital, March 12.
"Obamacare offers New Hampshire residents plans they don't want, don't need and can't afford," Guinta says in a statement.
"Thousands of Granite Staters have lost their health insurance, access to hospitals in their backyard while their premiums skyrocket. It is long past time to focus on solutions to decrease costs and increase access to health care. Obamacare has failed New Hampshire."
Guinta is running in a Republican primary against former UNH business school dean Dan Innis, while Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is seeking reelection.
Guinta's campaign said, "Granite Staters deserve a health care system that offers access to health insurance that won't bankrupt them, offers choice and easy access to health care services they need. Obamacare offers none of this. Solutions are within our grasp if Washington politicians would simply listen to those they represent and implement policies consistent with the needs of their constituents."
(An earlier Granite Status report follows.)
TUESDAY, JAN. 28: HELP FROM MITT. As speculation swirls that maybe -- just maybe -- Mitt Romney could be convinced to run for President for a third time, he's reaching out to Granite Staters again.
We've learned a fund-raising letter from Romney on behalf of the state Republican Party arrived in mailboxes today.
The two-page letter has Romney recalling his announcement for President on former New Hampshire House Speaker Douglas Scamman's farm in Stratham in 2012, his appearances at Amherst's July 4 parade, at the Exeter Town Hall and "countless other coffee shops, business and living rooms."
He recalls his New Hampshire primary win in 2012 and then asks for donations to the NHGOP for the upcoming "pivotal" U.S. Senate race as well as for the U.S. House and governor.
He wrote that when he spoke at a NHGOP fund-raiser last August, he promised to do "would do whatever I could to help."
State GOP Chair Jennifer Horn said that New Hampshire "has always been a special place for Governor Romney and he has been an extremely strong supporter of our party. New Hampshire Republicans appreciate his continued leadership and look forward to having him back in the Granite State in the future."
Although Romney has repeatedly said he has no interest in running for President again, mostly positive responses to the new Netflix documentary about him and the recent issues facing establishment Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have some strategists and columnist speculating about the possibility.
The Romney letter to first-in-the-nation primary Republicans will do nothing to quell that speculation.
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1979 Mercedes Benz Unimog 416 - Unimog(Ster)Posted in Project Vehicles on January 1, 2009
Long before the Jeep Rubicon ever crushed its first grain of dirt, Mercedes-Benz built an unparalleled vehicle equipped with factory selectable lockers, massive tires, and portal axles that most kids can pedal a big wheel under. Part farm tractor, part people-mover, and all business, the Universal-Motorgert-or Unimog, as it's often referred to-is one of the original do-it-all wheelers. For most of us, having a GM pickup as a daily driver and an International Scout as a trail rig might sound like everything we need, but for Frank Navratil it was time for a change. With a strong admiration for the Unimog and looking for a more spacious wheeler, Frank sold both his rigs and imported the massive 416-series Unimog direct from Germany. Equipped with 46-inch tires, a naturally aspirated 5.7L diesel, and a unique torque-tube suspension, Frank's adventures crawling over the rocky-mountain terrain in Big Bear, California, were going to get a lot easier.
When we first caught up with this rare four-door on the trail, we were amazed at how easily the heavy Benz climbed hills. Though we cringed a bit when we learned of its 62-mph top speed and are still amazed at the sheer size of Frank's new daily driver, we can't stop thinking how badly we really don't need-but must have-one of these German monsters!
The Unimog's suspension works by connecting torque tubes from the transfer case to the differentials, which also protects and encases the driveshafts. Assisted by front and rear track bars to keep side-to-side movement in check, this setup is designed to prevent the suspension from binding under articulation and uses coil springs at each corner to allow the axles to travel. And since the 416s are something of a workhorse, two air-assisted calipers are on each front wheel to stop the rig and whatever its heavy cargo may be.
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1979 Mercedes-Benz Unimog (416)
Engine: 5.7L six-cylinder
Transmission: UG 2/27 six-speed manual (six forward, two reverse)
Transfer case: Hi, Low, two- and four-wheel drive
Front Axle: Factory MB Portals with selectable air lockers, air-assist dual calipers, 6.52 end ratio
Rear Axle: Factory MB Portals with selectable air lockers, 6.52 end ratio
Springs & Such: Torque tube with coils
Tires & Wheels: 395/85 R20 Michelin XMLs (46-inch-tall) on factory steel 20x11
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Marriage Penalty
At the time we cancelled the wedding, we didn't acknowledge it on the blog. I suppose some thought this was because it was too painful. Truth is, we didn't even have time to deal with it at the time it was all happening. A few quick phone calls and emails to vendors undid a few months of planning. My mom and dad graciously and discreetly stepped in to handle the rest- picking up the wedding dress, formally notifying the guest list, and worst of all- dealing with the gifts. To this day, I am not sure what happened to them. I think some are still at my parents house in-limbo.
I know people felt terrible about the whole situation. After all- a wedding is supposed to be one of the big three personal event that make a person's life complete in today's world... wedding, first home and kids. Truth is, the wedding planning gave me something to do for a couple of months while I was unemployed and while Dan was undergoing chemo. Even when we were planning, all of the things we focused the most time on were for other people- the gifts and special touches at the reception. In most ways, we knew the wedding wasn't really for us, but more like a big "thank you" to friends and family. And we had a lot to be thankful for with respect to our support system.
To this day, I don't really care about the wedding the way you readers probably think I do. Truthfully, it saved me a lot of money that ultimately allowed me to stay with Dan the last few weeks of his life and now to take time for myself. Sure, it was fun to plan, but I am a planner. I enjoy the process of planning most anything.
We did get a marriage license, and thought we'd go to the courthouse by ourselves when Dan had a good day. Well, he never felt well enough for us to go after that (which should tell you something), and it never really mattered to us that we weren't married. It certainly would've saved some headaches with respect to the fact that a fiancee has no legal rights, but we dealt with it the best we could in the time we had. Though it's a real kick in the shins to be told that, as a fiancee, you've got no rights and that legally, you're no different than the average schmo on the street.
As I was saying to the Boss Lady today, the only reason not having the wedding bothers me is that it was the one thing that cancer took from us during our time together. Until the very end, cancer never prevented us from traveling, working, running... basically enjoying a normal life. Dan & I were more than adament about having a normal life. I remember when we met with the priest the first time last April to schedule the wedding. When he learned that Dan was a cancer survivor, he asked us if we wanted to move the wedding up as opposed to having it in 11 months. You know- just in case. I remember Dan saying that we just wanted the normal process, and 12 months seemed like a good timeframe (we would've married 1 year and 1 week from the day we got engaged).
Would we have changed it if we'd known what was in store? Probably not, because after the cancer spread, the wedding ceased to be of any real importance, other than to have a big party for friends and family. And when it did spread back in late June, we didn't know what would really become of our relationship in some respects. We were optimistic, but realistic.
So yeah, I didn't get married. Cancer took away the party, and it irritates me just for the fact that Cancer got us on that one. I don't think it's as tragic as people would like to think. What would've been tragic... what if I decided that I couldn't hack it, and since I wasn't married, had no obligation to stick around for the tough stuff. People get divorced over illness. People leave. Dan's illness brought us full circle. No regrets.
So sorry if I seem emotionally detached from the whole topic of my wedding. I guess I don't buy into the traditional notion anymore that life begins when you say "I do". Not being married doesn't make the loss any easier. Being married wouldn't make the loss any easier either. I just find solace in the fact that I had a good love story. As Dan said to me "We had a good run". A pretty great run. Of course, I desperately wish that run was a lot longer, but man, what a wonderful ride no matter how short.
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You are so grounded and so balanced with such healthy and strong values. You see the big picture clearly and seem to be hunkering into a mode of making it through this very hard time, doing what you need to do for yourself, but moving through it and onward. The wedding, the marriage certificate, the party--details of no consequence--while being in that loving and caring and present relationship with Dan is what mattered and what you committed to. We get it, witnessed it, and respect your choices and your attitude and your feelings about those choices. What you did and do now, think and write--well, it's all authentic and beautiful and praiseworthy.
cousin Paula
- March 31, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- Lisa Auslander said...
It was wonderful seeing you yesterday. As for the blog, it was beautiful, as usual. You guys were partners in every sense of the word. No legal paper needed.
- March 31, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- bob said...
"Love is patient; love is kind
and envies no one.
Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;
never selfish, not quick to take offense.
There is nothing love cannot face;
there is no limit to its faith,
its hope, and endurance.
In a word, there are three things
that last forever: faith, hope, and love;
but the greatest of them all is love." Love doesnt care what legal papers you need or what contract you have. Love doesnt care if you have cancer or are perfectly healthy. Love is something nobody can ever take from you. They can take away your wedding day, or take away your rights, but they cannot take away the love you shared. Thank you for Loving danny so much! You meant the world to him and we all truly appreciate the blog and your love for Danny.
PS.. Happy Birthday!
- March 31, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- Diane said...
Hi Meg,
Thank you so much for your words of support to Scott and to me. I will follow my gut and Scott's. We think about you and Dan every day. Dan is still giving us strength and courage. The only difference is that he now has long hair :) ... His other half is now taking up the challenge, under his guidance, of course. Dan helped me so much through my son's cancer journey. I never got to meet him, but I truly would love to meet you someday. I know Scott would love it too. We live in Vienna. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
With love and prayers for you,
Diane and Scott (and the Nickster ... woof! )
- April 1, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Right on, Bobby!
- April 2, 2009 at 5:58 AM
Lisa put it very well. Just based on this blog I could see that your partnership and love was stronger than many people ever achieve, and it doesn't matter what your legal paper status is.
- April 6, 2009 at 1:03 PM


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September 24, 2011
By: Brandy Bidlack, sports information assistant
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team defeated Mount St. Joseph
3-0 on Saturday, Sept. 24. It marked the first time ever in women's soccer that the
Beavers have knocked off the Lions in their 14-match history. Bluffton improved to
4-1-1 this season with a 1-0 mark in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
(HCAC) while Mt. St. Joseph fell to 0-1 in conference action with a 1-6-1 record overall.
After an own goal by the Lions in the 18th minute, Bluffton's Maddie Moore (Linn Grove, Ind./South Adams) connected with senior standout Kourtney Lewis (Arlington/Riverdale) for a 2-0 lead at the 23:33 mark. Unable to penetrate the Beaver defense in the second half despite a 9-6 edge in shots, the home team buried its third and final goal from Taylor Fultz (Camden/Preble Shawnee) in the 87th minute of the match. Fultz created Bluffton's first score when she beat the MSJ keeper and her shot, which pegged the left post, deflected off a Mount defender into the net.
Fultz lead the Beavers with five shots while teammate Jessica Ramirez (Archbold) produced three shots for Bluffton. Sophomore keeper Maggie Armstrong (Vevay, Ind./Switzerland Co.) came up with six saves in the win.
Bluffton took 17 shots in the contest while MSJ tallied 14 shots. The Beavers forced two more corner kicks than the Lions (7-5) and were whistled for seven fouls, compared to two from the visitors.
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Think of the biggest, most beautiful churches in SouthCoast and you may soon find a pattern: They are probably built for what once were French-Canadian parishes in New Bedford and Fall River.
Think of the biggest, most ornate, most beautiful churches in SouthCoast and you may soon find a pattern: They are probably built for what once were French-Canadian parishes in New Bedford and Fall River.
As almost a million French-Canadians poured over the border and resettled in New England's cities a century or so ago, they built their churches small at first, then, as if to make the loudest statement about their place in their adopted land, they built to such a scale that they rivaled the most beautiful and impressive churches in Europe.
There is St. Anne's Shrine in Fall River. There was Notre Dame Church, which burned after restoration in the early 1980s, taking out a whole Fall River neighborhood along with it.
Then we get to St. Anthony De Padua in New Bedford's North End, a colossal statement of devotion to God and the Catholic Church that has no equal in Southern New England. At 367 feet, its steeple is the tallest in Massachusetts and 10th in the nation, said local historian Ray Patnaude.
"They wanted the steeple taller than any of the smokestacks of the mills they worked in," he said.
To understand how important this church was in the community, all you have to know are a few telling facts.
The Rev. Edward A. Murphy, who took over as pastor in July, told me this one: "There were once 223 altar servers in a parish with 2,000 families in it," he said. Members of those families, including many of the children, worked in the textile mills, said Patnaude.
"If you look at the 1870 census, several families had children as old as 9 working in textile mills," he said. "The attitude of industrial and religious leaders was that being idle is sinful, and work is better than poorhouses."
"It's interesting what faith they had when you think of all those pennies dropped in baskets to build that particular church," he said.
Murphy took over as pastor of St. Anthony's in July. Today he is trying to rebuild, not the church but the parish.
Thankfully he doesn't have to worry much about the church itself; it has been kept in good repair except for the coating of soot on the exterior.
Rebuilding the congregation to a church that will seat 2,000 is another question. "We're getting a few hundred" on Sundays, Murphy said. And since he has been holding "healing Masses" and conducting such things as 100th anniversary processionals, benedictions and consecrations, attendance has started to inch upward.
Murphy's easy Irish manner cetainly helps as well.
It doesn't hurt, too, that the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra performs and even records at St. Anthony, bringing in people who might, possibly, become inspired by the church and come back.
"People are hungry for God and they want to hear about Him," said Murphy. "I'm bringing them back."
The unmatched architecture can help, he believes. "When these churches were built, it was done to bring us closer to God."
But the French-Canadians have largely dispersed, replaced with an assortment of other nationalities that may or may not cling to the times when Catholic Mass was said in their native language. Murphy's job isn't easy, but overseeing one of the most impressive churches in New England certainly can't hurt.
Church closings and mergers are a fact of life today. Presumably, St. Anthony's won't close because of them. I doubt it will take another 100 years to find out.
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Wii U prototype is literally a Wii duct taped together
Noteworthy game developer Chris Hecker generated quite a bit of controversy when he famously described Wii as two Gamecubes duct-taped together. While Wii's graphical prowess has become less of a point of contention over time, similar debates seem to be rising over Wii U's equally-underpowered specs. This time around, it isn't an outspoken developer that's bringing the duct tape--it's Nintendo themselves.
In the latest edition of Iwata Asks, Nintendo's president revealed this early prototype of the Wii U, which literally tapes together two Wii Remotes and a monitor. Not only was the early GamePad prototype conceived in such a practical way, Nintendo's Tatsuya Eguchi noted that early software simulations for Wii U simply used two Wii consoles.
Takayuki Shimamura from Nintendo's EAD studio revealed that "about 30" software prototypes were developed using this prototype device. Some of those games eventually led to the development of Nintendo Land's various mini-games.
The GamePad was inspired by yet another odd prototype: a Wii Zapper with a screen attached to it (seen above). The genesis of this concept was the desire to have gameplay using both a small screen in your hands and the television screen. According to Eguchi, that was "the start of two-screen gameplay" for Nintendo's internal teams.
"We tested gameplay that involved moving the Wii Zapper and having images from the Wii move in sync on a monitor in your hands. It was fairly well received," Shimamura described. "Thanks to this prototype, however, we were able to explain the structure of Wii Uâ"having a screen in your handsâ"and it became more compelling."
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Just as a side, DD is a kid - and it doesn't matter who she's with, at the end of the week, she's going to want to come home. I've been on vacation with my parents and whined about wanting to go home. And the letters home from camp... I think that you're letting your view of your inlaws color this situation more than necessary.
They offered to take your DD on vacation, so they offered to provide for her. I think it was definitely their responsibility to feed her during that week. I think you were fine. All that's required is a thank you gesture of some sort by you.
I couldn't get past the "I was overruled" part. Who gets to overrule you on what happens to your child?
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5-22-08 - An incident in the regional semifinals could jeopardize the S&S Lady Rams chances of reaching the state tournament. S&S will play tonight's game against Aubrey without two of their best players.
According to KXII sources, pitcher Angela White and catcher Nikki Jones have been suspended for tonight's game after the incident in the regional semifinals. After getting several questionable calls in game two of that series, White allegedly threw a pitch that was intended to hit the umpire, and the catcher made little effort to stop it. After being hit by the pitch, the umpire ejected both players.
Both players are expected to be available for game two on Saturday. S&S Superintedent Robert Steeber would only say, "to protect our players and school, I have no comment."


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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Dear Isis
But I still cried and I'm disappointed about seeing Isis eliminated during Wednesday's broadcast.
I'm writing this open letter to my sis anyway.
Dear Isis,
I just watched the episode containing your heartbreaking elimination from Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model, I know you wanted to go much further in the competition than you did and your brothers and sisters in the worldwide transgender community and beyond wanted just as badly to see you win it.
Sis, know that I and the entire transgender community are immensely proud of you.
Through difficult circumstances, catty remarks, borderline inappropriate questions and the ignorance of some of your fellow competitors you handled yourself with class and dignity even with a camera lens pointed at you.
I felt your pain of dealing with a transition in a fishbowl situation. My own transition was done in the middle of a major international airport in which 30,000 passengers a day transited through it. I don't know if I would have had the courage to do it with most of the planet and the unblinking eye of a television camera following my every move, But if that's what it would have taken for me to become the Phenomenal Transwoman I am today, I would have done so in a heartbeat and with a smile on my face.
I recognized that you had the weight of our community's hopes and dreams on your slender shoulders in this competition and I worried about that. I noted you were struggling with the confidence issues that many transwomen have during the early stages of transitioning from the old gender role to the new one. I'm 15 years into it and I still have nervous butterflies from time to time when I'm thrust into an unfamiliar situation or meet a relative from my extended family for the first time in decades that only remembers the old me.
The recent article I read mentioning you'd only been transitioning for two years confirmed what I'd suspected as I watched the episodes of you in that competition unfold from week to week.
Sis, you have the look, the intelligence and the talent to go all the way. I have no doubts that you will succeed at whatever you choose to do. You also have something else going for you that many people don't have who are trying to enter the fashion industry- a worldwide community of people who love you and wish you nothing but success.
As time goes on, transition will get easier for you. Your confidence will grow as you learn who Isis is, get comfortable with your body and figure out what type of woman you want to project to the world. As you work through that ongoing process, you will eventually get to the point in which you feel as strong, sexy, beautiful and confident as the Egyptian queen you chose to name yourself after. This America's Next Top Model experience will only help speed that inevitable day along.
Isis, you are a wonderful role model for us, and as Tyra said, you are an inspiration to me and many of us inside and outside the GLBT community. Hold your head up high and never forget that we love you. You are a beautiful butterfly emerging from your cocoon, spreading your wings and evolving into a classy young woman both inside and out.
Never let anybody tell you you're not.
Sincerely yours,
Monica Roberts
The TransGriot
11 comments:
- blackwomenblowthetrumpet.blogspot.com said...
Hey there!
I hope Isis sees this touching and inspiring letter!
I believe she will!
Remember the Saturnday morning show for children that had the superwoman who used to say:
"OH MIGHTY ISIS!" before her exploits?
Peace, blessings and DUNAMIS!
- Lisa Harney said...
I remember that show - one of Sid & Marty Kroft's.
Monica, I cried too. :( I was expecting her to last a few more weeks.
- Monica Roberts said...
I hope she does as well.
And if you do Isis. Let your big sis know you saw it by leaving me an e-mail or a message on this post.
- Véronique said...
Beautiful letter, Monica. I'm very proud of Isis for taking on such a challenge and doing as well as she did. I'm sure she will go far.
- Mes Deux Cents said...
Hi Monica,
Isis showed so much poise. I too was proud of her. I didn't expect much from the producers at ATNM and sure enough they didn't really offer any education on the subject of transitioning. It was a missed opportunity to educate a lot of people.
- Mireille said...
I think Isis was incredibly brave. At that point in my transition, I was just trying to do my thing and not be noticed. I think she just needs time to develop the confidence in herself that only comes with experience. Maybe it's just me, but it took years until the defensiveness went away. There are still moments of distress, but anymore, I know who I am and nobody can tell me different. And, with any luck, she'll get there, too.
On another note, while I do think Isis was a total class act, it's disappointing that acceptance in media and the mainstream seems to depend on passing and beauty. Definitely not Isis' fault, she is who she is, but it would be nice to see that sort of rallying for all of us.
All of this is said having never watched the show because ANTM gives me body acceptance issues, so I don't watch it anymore.
- GallingGalla said...
Sis, know that I and the entire transgender community are immensely proud of you.
- NerfButch said...
- Kara said...
I had the need to write her too. Sympathetic, yes, but also how it will inspire others and hopefully help her as well. While it would have been great to see her go all the way there can only be one winner .... although her being able to get through being spotted by Tyra, the casting call, and several eliminations is already an achievement.
Fortunately, with a bit of googling, I was able to find her myspace page and send it (see the email to you Monica). Hopefully she writes back, as there is a better than even chance we know some of the same peeps in DC.
- Tyler said...
Very very beautiful. Isis is amazing.
- Monica Roberts said...
Got an e-mail from Isis this morning thanking me and everybody here for all the support we've given her.