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Before and After: Actor Sean Hayes' Hollywood Home
There's no acting involved for a Hollywood couple who play themselves perfectly in their updated home
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Sean Hayes is used to not being himself. As an actor and producer who creates and plays the roles of fictional characters—most notably Jack McFarland in the long-running sitcom Will & Grace—he spends lengthy days in someone else's shoes, channeling and perfecting someone else's personality.
So once Sean closes his script and hangs up his wardrobe for the night, he's ready to leave rehearsed dialogue and comedic timing behind for the laid-back, spontaneous life he enjoys with husband Scott Icenogle, a music producer and composer, in their Tudor-style home in Los Angeles's Hancock Park neighborhood.
Photography: Michael Garland
Interior designer: Chris Barrett, Chris Barrett Design, 10881 Washington Blvd., Suite 202, Culver City, CA 90232; 310/829-6291, chrisbarrettdesign.com.
Entry Before
But their home, which hadn't received an update in years, seemed to read more like a studio set for one of Sean's shows than an easygoing retreat that reflected their own style preferences. And neither was it ideal for spur-of-the-moment entertaining and fun with their friends.
"Its scheme and tone seemed too dark and serious," says Scott of the deep colors and heavy plaids that swathed the rooms before the design redo commenced. "This house needed to be comfortable, cozy, and fun, not only for us, but for all the people who we love to be around us. We wanted the update to be contemporary and classic, not too modern, and not museum-like. I think we got it."
After: Bright Foyer
Los Angeles-based interior designer Chris Barrett, who appreciated the couple's traditional sensibilities and desire to reduce the level of formality, was ready with a plan.
"The main objective was to brighten and lighten the look of the entire house," Barrett says. "Sean and Scott didn't intend for this project to endure major construction, but we did add some architectural elements. We also thought carefully about the original purpose of each room and assigned new functions to them as we saw fit so the house provided space for all of their needs."
Wallcovering ("Linen Texture I"/Bleached #9704, by Rubelli): Donghia, donghia.com.
White paint on stairs ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Black finish on stairs (dark wood stain): custom.
Carpet on stairs: Mark Nelson Designs, marknelsondesigns.com.
Flooring: custom wood finish.
Blue chair by stairs: custom.
Chair fabric: Chris Barrett Design, chrisbarrettdesign.com.
Pillow on chair: Lucca Antiques, luccaantiques.com.
Table beside chair: Mecox Gardens, mecox.com.
Demilune: owner's collection.
Brass bowls on demilune (by Alma Allen); art above demilune (Bullet Blossoms, by Nancy Baker Cahill): Lendrum Fine Art, lendrumfineart.com.
Light over art ("Dean 12-Inch Picture Light" #AH2701,by Alexa Hampton): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Gorgeous Library
Case in point: the library, which originally functioned as the formal dining room. Located in the front of the house, where natural light pours in through the windows during the daytime, the room was used primarily for evening dinners, so no one saw the sunshine. In addition, its buttoned-up ambience wasn't conducive to the casual entertaining Sean and Scott prefer.
"I wanted to take advantage of that daylight," Sean says. "So many people have light-filled rooms that are reserved for night. That's how the dining room was. We only saw it at night when it was dark and could never fully enjoy it with natural light."
Wall, millwork, and ceiling paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Ceiling light ("Salon Light" #UA0641 F): Urban Archaeology, urbanarchaeology.com.
Area rug ("Hagga Gooseye," wool); drapery ("Vesna"/Platinum): Elizabeth Eakins, elizabetheakins.com.
Sconce on bookcase ("Single Light Classic Wall Sconce" #SL2813): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Chaise: custom.
Chaise fabric ("Rigoletto Velvet"/Lagoon #2012-04): Kerry Joyce Textiles, kerryjoycetextiles.com.
Pillows on chaise: C. Geller Pillows and Etc., cgellerpillows.com.
Floor lamp by chaise ("Fairfield Pharmacy Floor Lamp" #RL11165, by Ralph Lauren Home): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Table in front of chaise: Mecox Gardens, mecox.com.
Leather chair ("Phelps Club Chair" (#G2020, by Gérard, in French Leather/Chocolate #D-13): Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Pillow on leather chair: owner's collection.
Hardware on banquette ("Hanson Knob"): Restoration Hardware, rh.com.
Banquette cushions ("Urban Linen"/Stone #KK1): De le Cuona, delecuona.com.
Blue-and-brown floral pillow on banquette: Lucca Antiques, luccaantiques.com.
Striped pillow: owner's collection.
Art by banquette: by Nancy Monk, nancymonk.com.
Sunny Window Seat
Once a dining room, the space off the foyer now houses a library featuring floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a cozy window seat.
Billiards Room
With an eye toward the casual entertaining the couple favor, Barrett turned Sean's office into a billiards room with extra space where guests can linger. Blue-gray paint in a high-gloss finish covers the millwork and radiates a friendly disposition.
The new billiards room, located between the living room and the patio, which is accessed through French doors, helps establish an easy flow through these public areas. The arrangement makes for carefree entertaining when friends gather for activities such as game night, a rollicking, recurring event that's a nod to the Hollywood Game Night show Sean produces. Their guests often finish up the evening with an impromptu piano concert in the traditional living room, with either Scott or Sean at the keyboard—each can dazzle on the ivories.
"Sean and Scott don't take themselves too seriously," says Barrett. "This is where they house the well-deserved awards, but it's merely a representation of a good time in their lives, not up on pedestals."
Paint ("Cloudy Sky" #2122-30): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Area rug (custom wool Soumak): Inigo Elizalde Rugs, inigoelizalderugs.com.
Billiard table ("Innsbruck," Signature Series): Olhausen Billiards, olhausenbilliards.com.
Light over billiard table ("Carlyn Double" #DC-1501): Urban Electric Co., urbanelectricco.com.
Leather bar stool ("Augusta" G1032, by Gérard); French leather ("Chocolate" #D-13): Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Window shade ("Vernon"/Ivory #1766 ): Pindler & Pindler, pindler.com.
Banquette-seat cushion ("Armand Stripe"/Powder Blue #1224/03, by Classic Cloth): Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Patterned pillow on banquette: C. Geller Pillows and Etc., cgellerpillows.com.
Green pillow on banquette: Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, rosetarlow.com.
Pair of circular sculptures in bookcase (button table sculptures): by Clare Graham, claregraham.com.
Living Room Before
The living room had a darker, more serious design.
After: Chic Space
Designer Chris Barrett lightened the living room with a palette of cream and terra-cotta. Matching antique chests of drawers flank French doors. Sofas are covered in mohair, and a pair of chairs feature a hand-block print from Kerry Joyce Textiles.
Drapery ("Vernon"/Ivory #1766): Pindler & Pindler, pindler.com.
Drapery hardware: custom.
Sofa by window; coffee tables: custom.
Sofa fabric ("Silk & Sexy"/Frost #2301/02, by Great Plains): Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com.
Blue pillow on sofa: Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, rosetarlow.com.
Terra-cotta pillows on sofa; trim on pillows: vintage.
Box on coffee table: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Small black bowls on coffee table: JF Chen, jfchen.com.
Pair of bergères: Lucca Antiques, luccaantiques.com.
Bergère fabric ('Coptic"/Sienna Rose #1018-06): Kerry Joyce Textiles, kerryjoycetextiles.com.
Table between bergères; rattan log basket: Mecox Gardens, mecox.com.
Chests flanking window (antique): owner's collection.
Art above chest (Cityscapes Series): by Marc Yankus, marcyankus.com.
Box on chest: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Appealing Kitchen
Barrett carried the color scheme of the new billiards room into the kitchen, where an ever-so-slight shade of gray bathes the cabinetry, blending perfectly with Calacatta marble countertops and tile backsplash from Ann Sacks. The neutral shade brings a warmth that stark white cabinets often don't. Bar stools reference the spool chairs in the adjoining family room.
Wall, trim, and ceiling paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Cabinet paint ("Skylight" #205): Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com.
Flooring (refinishing existing floors): custom.
Cabinet hardware ("Lugarno Knob," "Bistro Pull"): Restoration Hardware, rh.com.
Countertops: Calacatta marble.
Backsplash tile ("Earthenware Elements Field Tile"/Bright White Gloss): Ann Sacks, annsacks.com.
Range: Thermador, thermador.com.
Refrigerator: existing.
Hanging lights ("Urban Smokebell" #MA-9106): Urban Electric Co., urbanelectricco.com.
Counter stools: owner's collection.
Seat leather ("Seville"/Coffee #L1006/05): Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Island faucet; main faucet Rohl, rohlhome.com.
Main sink: existing.
Microwave: Miele, miele.com.
Clock: vintage.
Area rug in foreground: Mansour Modern, mansourmodern.com.
Window shades ("Breeze"/Soft Grey #1940LD-1, by LuluDK): Duralee, duralee.com.
Vase on island: Modern Floristry, modernfloristry.com.
White bowl on island; canisters: Maison-Midi, maison-midi.com.
Breakfast Room
Anchored by a square table, the breakfast area features a banquette with a cotton-blend back and a pair of chairs upholstered in a hemp print. A vintage light fixture illuminates the area.
Wall paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Seat-cushion fabric on banquette ("Outdoor Leather"/Sky #DL8001-06): DeLany & Long, delanyandlong.com.
Back-cushion fabric on banquette ("Moro"/Dusk #7435/07): Romo, romo.com.
Pair of patterned pillows: C. Geller Pillows and Etc., cgellerpillows.com.
White pillow with trim ("Jute Braid Pillow Cover"): Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Window shade ("Breeze"/Soft Grey #1940LD-1, by Lulu DK): Duralee, duralee.com.
Dining table: owner's collection.
Dining chairs ("Russell Upholstered Back Side Chair" #KJ1002-SU, by Kerry Joyce): Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Dining-chair fabric ("Naomi"/Blue, Green, Cream #1013-01): Kerry Joyce Textiles, kerryjoycetextiles.com.
Chandelier: vintage.
Art (6 Flowers, by Donald Baechler): Cheim & Read, cheimread.com.
Flooring: existing, refinished.
Family Room Before
The kitchen opens to the family room, where movies typically steal the spotlight when the couple entertains. Prior to the re-design, the style of the room was not in keeping with Scott and Sean's contemporary yet classic style.
After: Family-Friendly Space
Barrett added seating to the updated family room, all extra-comfortable for feature-film-length enjoyment, tripling the number of movie-watching guests that the room can accommodate.
"The best way to maximize seating was to create a symmetrical arrangement with pairs of chairs and sofas," Barrett explains. "And because the family room was visible from the entry foyer, the chairs needed to be interesting and sculptural."
In addition to two sofas upholstered in light-blue wool, Barrett included a pair of spool chairs with embroidered linen cushions and two woven rope stools. They all surround an oak-top coffee table, generously oversized, that invites guests for that much-loved game night in addition to casual conversation.
Wallcovering ("Leo's Luxe Linens"/Hope Linen #3872): Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com.
Paint on trim and lower wall ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Drapery ("Vernon"/Ivory #1766): Pindler & Pindler, pindler.com.
Drapery hardware: custom.
Area rug: Decorative Carpets, decorativecarpets.com.
Wall sconce ("French Deco Horn Sconce" #S2020 ): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Sofas: custom.
Sofa fabric ("Oxford Embossed Wool"/Ice #62761); Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Tall off-white pillows: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Pair of pillows with zigzag pattern; pillow with circles: C. Geller Pillows and Etc., cgellerpillows.com.
Pedestal table between sofas: custom.
Coffee table: custom.
Rattan basket on coffee table: vintage.
Scrolls in basket: Bourgeois Boheme, bobointeriors.com.
Pair of chairs: custom.
Chair fabric ("Limoges"/Aquamarine #1115-03, by Classic Cloth); Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com.
Rattan stools: Mecox Gardens, mecox.com.
Mantel: original to house.
Art (Ajanta, 2012, by Ned Evans): Miller Gallery, millergallery.com.
Light over art ("Anette 24-Inch Picture Light" #RL2277, Ralph Lauren Home): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Console table behind sofa: custom.
Covered dishes holding candy: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Sweet Treats
The classic family room shies away from any sort of formality with accessories such as oversize glass jars filled with movie theater candy.
Master Bedroom
The master suite on the second floor has soaring vaulted ceilings that heighten the space. Walls and moldings are painted in a creamy white that provides a neutral backdrop for the colorful rug, which marries teal and turquoise for a peppy and vibrant take on tone-on-tone decorating. The four-poster, dressed in linens from Sferra, provides welcome volume for the vaulted architecture.
Paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Chandelier ("Hamilton" #MA-1030): Urban Electric Co., urbanelectricco.com.
Area rug: ABC Carpet & Home, abchome.com.
Bed; bedside tables; bench; lounge chair; ottoman; fireplace surround: existing.
Bed linens: Sferra, sferra.com.
Blanket: Rose Tarlow-Melrose House, rosetarlow.com.
Pillow on bed: C. Geller Pillows, cgellerpillows.com.
Sconces above bed ("Boston Swing Arm Wall Lamp with Linen Shade" #SL2920-L): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Table lamps: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Fabric on bench ("Linen Texture I"/Bleached #9704, by Rubelli): Donghia, donghia.com.
Lounge chair-and ottoman fabric ("Marrakesh"/White #15177): The Flemming Group, theflemminggroup.com.
Throw on chair: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Wood containers by fireplace: JF Chen, jfchen.com.
Fire screen: Wilshire Fireplace Shop, wilshirefireplace.com.
Photograph over fireplace (Harbor, Chappaquiddick, Massachusetts, 2011): by John Huggins, John Huggins Photography, johnhugginsphotography.com.
Sitting Pretty
Sean and Scott's Australian Shepherd, Buzz, basks in the sunlight on a slipcovered chair in the bedroom's seating area.
Wall and ceiling paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Drapery ("Marianne"): Victoria Hagan Home Collection, victoriahaganhome.com.
Drapery hardware: custom.
Area rug: ABC Carpet & Home, abchome.com.
Pair of chairs; ottoman; table between chairs: owner's collection.
Chair-and-ottoman fabric ("Marrakesh"/White #15177): The Flemming Goup, theflemminggroup.com.
Throw: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Table lamp: Katerina Tana Design, katerinatanadesign.com.
Master Bathroom
Damask wallpaper in green and white brings a springlike vibe. Situated in front of a sunny window, the tub provides an ideal spot to relax.
Table: owner's collection.
Mirror above table: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Towels: Waterworks, waterworks.com.
Area rug: Mansour Modern, mansourmodern.com.
Bath Detail
A petite table sits beneath an antiqe mirror in the master bath, serving as a place to store extra linens.
Table: owner's collection.
Mirror above table: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Towels: Waterworks, waterworks.com.
Area rug: Mansour Modern, mansourmodern.com.
Guest Room
The guest room welcomes in warm neutrals. A beautiful area rug from Mansour Modern brings subtle pattern to the space.
Wall paint ("Baby Fawn" #OC-15); ceiling and trim paint ("Glacier White" #AC-40): Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com.
Area rug: Mansour Modern, mansourmodern.com.
Bed; wall sconces; bedside tables; cabinetry hardware: existing.
Bed linens; blanket: Sferra, sferra.com.
Patterned pillow on bed: C. Geller Pillows, cgellerpillows.com.
Box on bedside table: Lee Stanton Antiques, leestanton.com.
Window shades ("Petite Fleur"/Cashew #1006-01): Kerry Joyce Textiles, kerryjoycetextiles.com.
Banquette cushions ("Tweed"/Husk #063T48): Raoul for George Smith, georgesmith.com.
Pillows on banquette: C. Geller Pillows, cgellerpillows.com.
Covered rattan boxes on bookshelf: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com.
Homeowners Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle
Although there is no question that Sean and Scott are thrilled by the personal environment Barrett created for the two of them, they are especially pleased with the gracious comfort the update offers their guests.
"We love to experience the reactions from friends and family who visit," Scott says. "They always say how the design feels like a big, smiling 'hello.' We can't ask for a better compliment than that."
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The traditional Tudor-style home is located in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.


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EP344: The Homecoming
The Homecoming
By Mike Resnick
I don't know which bothers me more, my lumbago or my arthritis. One day it's one, one day it's the other. They can cure cancer and transplant every damned organ in your body; you'd think they could find some way to get rid of aches and pains. Let me tell you, growing old isn't for sissies.
I remember that I was having a typical dream. Well, typical for me, anyway. I was climbing the four steps to my front porch, only when I got to the third step there were six more, so I climbed them and then there were ten more, and it went on and on. I'd probably still be climbing them if the creature hadn't woke me up.
It stood next to my bed, staring down at me. I blinked a couple of times, trying to focus my eyes, and stared back, sure this was just an extension of my dream.
It was maybe six feet tall, its skin a glistening, almost metallic silver, with multi-faceted bright red eyes like an insect. Its ears were pointed and batlike, and moved independently of its head and each other. Its mouth jutted out a couple of inches like some kind of tube, and looked like it was only good for sucking fluids. Its arms were slender, with no hint of the muscles required to move them, and its fingers were thin and incredibly elongated. It was as weird a nightmare figure as I'd dreamed up in years.
Finally it spoke, in a voice that sounded more like a set of chimes than anything else.
"Hello, Dad," it said.
That's when I knew I was awake. (Continue Reading…)


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Are you a risk taker? I think one has to be a bit adventurous to eat jalapeños.
You never know if biting into one is going to yield that wonderful flavor and kick that is the basis for so much of Southwestern food, or if that one little bite will pack such a fiery punch that you'll be running around the room mouth agape and tears in your eyes, begging for something to cool it all down.
If you find that the pepper you've bit into is just too hot for your tongue, cool it off with sour cream, milk, or cream cheese. That's the trick, and the reason why cheese is so often paired with hot chiles.
There's something in the milk protein that lessens the impact of the capsaicin (the molecules that give chiles their heat). Which is one very good reason why stuffed jalapeños are stuffed with cheese, among other things.
The other good reason why stuffed jalapeños are filled with cheese is they taste good that way! Hank and I decided to experiment with stuffed jalapeños this week.
We stuffed them with cheddar, with jack, with pepper jack, with cream cheese, with bacon mixed with lots of other things, and we ended up with two favorites.
One is stuffed with a cream cheese filling with onions, cilantro, cumin and a little bit of jack cheese. The other is similar but has more jack cheese, and bacon instead of the cream cheese. But you can really do whatever you want here.
Mix it up. Try adding some shrimp, or barbecue sauce. Use queso fresco instead of the cream cheese. With the following recipes, I loved the way the cream cheese enveloped the jalapeños in my mouth. Hank likes the bacon and jack (well he would like the bacon version, no duh.)
Do you have a favorite stuffing for stuffed jalapeños? We would love to hear about it.
Cream Cheese Filling Version
- 12 jalapeño peppers*
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3/4 cup cream cheese
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
- 2 ounces jack cheese, cut into 2 1/2-inch long batons
Bacon and Jack Cheese Filling Version
- 12 jalapeño peppers*
- 1/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1/2 cup shredded jack cheese, plus another 2 ounces of jack cheese cut into 2 1/2-inch long batons
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* When buying jalapeños for this recipe, if you want mild peppers, look for peppers with smooth skins. Striations tend to indicate that the pepper has been stressed while growing, and that can mean a hotter pepper.
1 Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2 You can either slice the jalapeños in half lengthwise or you can slice off the top one-third (lengthwise) of each jalapeño to make a boat shape out of each pepper.
The halved jalapeños will go further (twice as many stuffed peppers), but you can put more filling into the boat-shaped peppers. Your choice.
If you choose to make the boats, you can mince the tops and add them to the filling if you want some extra heat, or save them for another recipe. Scrape out all the seeds and ribs from each jalapeño with a spoon (a grapefruit spoon works great).
3 Mix together all the filling ingredients except the jack cheese batons.
4 Pack the filling into the peppers and nestle a baton of jack cheese onto the filling of each one. Arrange the peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, and the peppers are cooked.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.


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New London Historical Society (CT) is doing a terrific job serializing Joshua Hempstead's diary on their site.
Styled the Joshua Hempstead Blog – each entry of his diary captures the details of life in Colonial Connecticut. Hempstead's diary entries are dated from September 8, 1711 through November 3, 1758. He died 22 December 1758.
According to historian Bruce P. Stark, "The diary, the only one of its kind in Connecticut, fills over 700 tightly-packed, printed pages and provides a detailed picture of the life of Hempstead, his family, neighbors, and acquaintances. It also includes a great deal of information about events in New London and eastern Connecticut." See his complete article: Joshua Hempstead published on the Connecticut Heritage Gateway.
I am looking forward to reading his diary entries for the time his sight was restored in 1831. Here is the account from the newspaper Connecticut Courant 12 July 1831
According to the newspaper he was blind for ten years but being "of an industrious habit" he went to work in his fields every day.
One day after being "led into the field" … "while at work, he placed, as usual, his staff in the centre of a hill of corn, as a guide when stooping with a quick motion, the top of the staff struck his eyebrow a violent blow and glanced over the eye, producing a severe pain." The blow restored his sight and he "hastened home alone, bearing the joyful tidings, to his astonished and happy family."
Now – that's a great family story. If you don't have your ancestor's diary passed down in the family or preserved at a historical society – check and see if the stories of their lives were recorded in one of the 3,800+ newspapers in GenealogyBank.
It's a Great Day for Genealogy!
Many thanks to Barbara Matthews for alerting me to the New London Historical Society's decision to put Joshua Hempstead's diary online.


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Israeli troops on the Golan Heights wounded at least 10 people as they fired live rounds and tear gas yesterday at protesters who broke though from the Syrian-held side of the plateau, medics and defense sources said.
Israeli media reported at least one dead and several wounded, but there was no immediate confirmation of the toll, in one of the worst incidents for decades along a ceasefire line that has been quiet since a 1974 truce accord.
Medical officials said "between 10 and 20" of the protesters were wounded, with one feared dead, while three Israelis were said to have been slightly injured in the incident.
The violence came as Palestinians in the occupied territories, inside Israel and across the region marked the anniversary of the Jewish state's 1948 creation, known in Arabic as the nakba (catastrophe).
The army sealed off the area on the edge of the Druze town of Majdal Shams and carried out house-to-house searches in case of infiltrators from the Syrian side, according to media reports.
Israeli troops also opened fire as more than 1,000 Gazans marched on the northern Erez crossing with Israel, wounding at least 52 people, reporters and medics said.
An Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporter said several hundred people had bypassed a Hamas checkpoint to come within a few hundred meters of a concrete border barrier, in a huge march to mark the anniversary of Israel's creation in 1948.
About 1,000 people had gathered between the Islamist movement's post, which lies just under a kilometer from the frontier, and another checkpoint slightly further out, he said.
Emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Selmiya said at least 52 people were wounded as Israeli soldiers opened fire, with five of them left in serious condition, including two minors.
Policemen of Hamas, which controls Gaza, were struggling to prevent the demonstrators from advancing to the border, many of whom were shouting: "No to the occupation!" and "Revolution, revolution to liberate Palestine!"
Among the marchers were a number of foreign peace activists wearing shirts bearing the image of an Italian colleague who was kidnapped and killed by Islamist radicals in the Gaza Strip exactly a month ago.
Further south, more than 5,000 demonstrators also held a mass rally in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which lies on the border with Egypt, an AFP correspondent said.
They waved Palestinian flags and held up huge replica wooden keys to homes they fled or were expelled from during the Arab--Israeli war, which accompanied the creation of the Jewish state.
Since Friday, Palestinians and Arab Israelis have been staging a series of events in the run-up to yesterday's anniversary.
Meanwhile, four protesters were killed and 11 wounded in a shooting incident at the Lebanese-Israeli border where Palestinians were demonstrating, Lebanese security sources said.
Israeli forces fired in the air to repel Palestinians demonstrating and the Lebanese army fired in the air in an attempt to stop protesters from reaching the border.
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged the parties involved in a shooting incident to show "maximum restraint" to prevent casualties.
Spokesman Andrea Tenenti said UNIFIL was in contact with the Lebanese army and the Israeli military.
More than 3,000 police and border police officers were deployed across Israel yesterday, most of them in Jerusalem as well as in the northern Wadi Ara region in lower Galilee, where a large percentage of the population are Arab Israelis, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.


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NHL News and Views, Sept. 19 – Thoughts on Drew Doughty holdout and more
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News: I know this comes as a surprise, but a pro athlete and his team can't agree on the value of a contract, and so we have a holdout situation. We have it in Los Angeles, where Drew Doughty turned down a reported seven-year deal worth an average of $6.8 million per.
Views: This will get solved eventually, but there is the prospect of disharmony between Doughty and the Kings once a deal is signed. This could be one of those situations where Doughty winds up signing a one-year deal, goes all out to have a big year and then gets his bigger average salary and term after that. Doughty's agent is Don Meehan, no stranger to tough, protracted negotiations with teams – or has anyone forgotten the Wendel Clark/Avalanche situation in 1995 which ultimately led his being dealt to the New York Islanders for Claude Lemieux (look it up).
News: Panthers GM Dale Tallon was asked which player he's most excited about this season, and he apparently didn't hesitate in naming former Av Tomas Fleischmann. Here is a good story about Fleischmann by the Miami Herald's George Richards.
Views: Tallon darn well better get a good year from Flash, given the four-year, $18 million deal he gave him July 1. While I agree that Flash has talent and did some very good things in his 22-game stint here, color me skeptical that he'll be a "special" player. He has skill with the puck, but I don't think his speed and strength along the boards are anything special. It'll be very interesting to see how that big, long contract affects his play. Did Flash really do enough to earn that kind of deal? No – but who knows, maybe he'll prove worth it.
News: Roberto Luongo says he doesn't think about "disappointment" and/or "negative things" when reflecting back on the Vancouver Canucks' final two games of the playoffs – both lopsided losses to the Boston Bruins that blew a 3-2 Cup Finals lead and the series.
Views: Sure thing, Bobby Loo. Sure thing, those two games don't come into your mind at least once every, oh, 20 minutes or so. Especially after saying it would have been an "easy save" for you after Tim Thomas allowed the one goal in a 1-0 Game 5 win.
News: Take that Red Wings fans: Tomas Vokoun says he chose the Washington Capitals over your team because the Caps are, well, better and give him the best chance at a Stanley Cup.
Views: He probably also chose Washington because the Wings already had a starting goalie, Jimmy Howard.
News: David Aebischer is attempting a comeback in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets (still can't believe I'm retyping that team name again).
Views: Let's hope this works out for him. Abby was/is a class guy, who always had the impossible task of succeeding Patrick Roy in the Avalanche goal. But, as most Avs fans know, he played well here – and at times extremely well. He played the last four years in the Swiss League, and is hungry to prove he can play still in the NHL.
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Hypertrophy vs. Hyperplasia - 10-14-2011, 06:52 AM
Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy vs. Hyperplasia:
Has the debate been settled?
Jose Antonio PhD
editors note: One of the fundamental questions in exercise physiology has been the mechanism of muscle adaptation to increased force demands (i.e. strength training). The simple and generally correct answer remains that muscles grow in size due to the growth of existing muscle fibers. However, under extreme conditions of muscle size and workload, there is substantial evidence that muscles can take advantage of a more spectacular mechanism; they can split to form additional new fibers, a mechanism termed hyperplasia. Dr. Antonio has been at the center of this controversial research and did his doctoral work in this area. I think this article is an excellent resource for beginning exercise physiology student and an interesting glimpse into the challenges of physiological research for all. His contribution adds significantly to the teaching value of this site.
Stephen Seiler
Hypertrophy refers to an increase in the size of the cell while hyperplasia refers to an increase in the number of cells or fibers. A single muscle cell is usually called a fiber.
If you look at a good marathon runner's physique and compared him/her to a bodybuilder it becomes obvious that training specificity has a profound effect. We know that aerobic training results in an increase in mitochondrial volume/density, oxidative enzymes, and capillary density (27). Also, in some elite endurance athletes the trained muscle fibers may actually be smaller than those of a completely untrained person. Bodybuilders and other strength-power athletes, on the other hand, have much larger muscles (14,40). That's their primary adaptation, their muscles get bigger! All the cellular machinery related to aerobic metabolism (i.e., mitochondria, oxidative enzymes, etc.) is not necessary for maximal gains in muscle force producing power, just more contractile protein. We know that this muscle mass increase is due primarily to fiber hypertrophy; that is the growth of individual fibers, but are their situations where muscles also respond by increasing fiber number?
Scientists have come up with all sorts of methods to study muscle growth in laboratory animals. You might wonder what relevance this has to humans. Keep in mind that some of the procedures which scientists perform on animals simply cannot be done on humans due to ethical and logistical reasons. So the more convincing data supporting hyperplasia emerges from animal studies. Some human studies have also suggested the occurence of muscle fiber hyperplasia. I'll address those studies later.
This animal model was first used by Sola et al. (38) in 1973. In essence, you put a weight on one wing of a bird (usually a chicken or quail) and leave the other wing alone. By putting a weight on one wing (usually equal to 10% of the bird's weight), a weight-induced stretch is imposed on the back muscles. The muscle which is usually examined is the anterior latissimus dorsi or ALD (unlike humans, birds have an anterior and posterior latissimus dorsi). Besides the expected observation that the individual fibers grew under this stress, Sola et al. found that this method of overload resulted in a 16% increase in ALD muscle fiber number. Since the work of Sola, numerous investigators have used this model (1,2,4-8,10,19,26,28,32,43,44). For example, Alway et al. (1) showed that 30 days of chronic stretch (i.e., 30 days with the weight on with NO REST) resulted in a 172% increase in ALD muscle mass and a 52-75% increase in muscle fiber number! Imagine if humans could grow that fast!
More recently, I performed a study using the same stretch model. In addition, I used a progressive overload scheme whereby the bird was initally loaded with a weight equal to 10% of the its weight followed by increments of 15%, 20%, 25%, and 35% of its weight (5). Each weight increment was interspersed with a 2 day rest. The total number of stretch days was 28. Using this approach produced the greatest gains in muscle mass EVER recorded in an animal or human model of tension-induced overload, up to a 334% increase in muscle mass with up to a 90% increase in fiber number (5,8)! That is pretty impressive training responsiveness for our feathered descendants of dinosaurs.
But you might ask yourself, what does hanging a weight on a bird have to do with humans who lift weights? So who cares if birds can increase muscle mass by over 300% and fiber number by 90%. Well, you've got a good point. Certainly, nobody out there (that I know of), hangs weights on their arms for 30 days straight or even 30 minutes for that matter. Maybe you should try it and see what happens. This could be a different albeit painful way to "train." But actually the physiologically interesting point is that if presented with an appropriate stimulus, a muscle can produce more fibers! What is an appropriate stimulus? I think it is one that involves subjecting muscle fibers to high tension overload (enough to induce injury) followed by a regenerative period.
The stretch induced method is a rather artificial stimulus compared to normal muscle activity. What about "normal" muscular exercise? Several scientists have used either rats or cats performing "strength training" to study the role of muscle fiber hyperplasia in muscular growth (9,13,17,18,20-22,25,33,34,39,41,42). Dr. William Gonyea of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas was the first to demonstrate exercised-induced muscle fiber hyperplasia using weight-lifting cats as the model (20,21,22). Cats were trained to perform a wrist flexion exercise with one forelimb against resistance in order to receive a food reward. The non-trained forelimb thus served as a control for comparison. Resistance was increased as the training period progressed. He found that in addition to hypertrophy, the forearm muscle (flexor carpi radialis) of these cats increased fiber number from 9-20%. After examining the training variables that predicted muscle hypertrophy the best, scientists from Dr. Gonyea's laboratory found that lifting speed had the highest correlation to changes in muscle mass (i.e., cats which lifted the weight in a slow and deliberate manner made greater muscle mass gains than cats that lifted ballistically) (33).
Rats have also been used to study muscle growth (25,39,47). In a model developed by Japanese researchers (39), rats performed a squat exercise in response to an electrical stimulation. They found that fiber number in the plantaris muscle (a plantar flexor muscle on the posterior side of the leg) increased by 14%. Moreover, an interesting observation has been made in hypertrophied muscle which suggests the occurrence of muscle fiber hyperplasia (13, 17, 28, 47). Individual small fibers have been seen frequently in enlarged muscle. Initially, some researchers believed this to be a sign of muscle fiber atrophy. However, it doesn't make any sense for muscle fibers to atrophy while the muscle as a whole hypertrophies. Instead, it seems more sensible to attribute this phenomenon to de novo formation of muscle fibers (i.e., these are newly made fibers). I believe this is another piece of evidence, albeit indirect, which supports the occurrence of muscle fiber hyperplasia.
The main problem with human studies to determine if muscle fiber hyperplasia contributes to muscle hypertrophy is the inability to make direct counts of human muscle fibers. Just the mere chore of counting hundreds of thousands of muscle fibers is enough to make one forget hopes of graduating! For instance, one study determined that the tibialis anterior muscle (on the front of the leg) contains approximately 160,000 fibers! Imagine counting 160,000 fibers (37), for just one muscle! The biceps brachii muscle likely contains 3 or 4 times that number!
So how do human studies come up with evidence for hyperplasia? Well, it's arrived at in an indirect fashion. For instance, one study showed that elite bodybuilders and powerlifters had arm circumferences 27% greater than normal sedentary controls yet the size (i.e., cross-sectional area) of athlete's muscle fibers (in the triceps brachii muscle) were not different than the control group (47). Nygaard and Neilsen (35) did a cross-sectional study in which they found that swimmers had smaller Type I and IIa fibers in the deltoid muscle when compared to controls despite the fact that the overall size of the deltoid muscle was greater. Larsson and Tesch (29) found that bodybuilders possessed thigh circumference measurements 19% greater than controls yet the average size of their muscle fibers were not different from the controls. Furthermore, Alway et al. (3) compared the biceps brachii muscle in elite male and female bodybuilders. These investigators showed that the cross-sectional area of the biceps muscle was correlated to both fiber area and number. Other studies, on the other hand, have demonstrated that bodybuilders have larger fibers instead of a greater number of fibers when compared to a control population (23,30,36). Some scientists have suggested that the reason many bodybuilders or other athletes have muscle fibers which are the same size (or smaller) versus untrained controls is due to a greater genetic endowment of muscle fibers. That is, they were born with more fibers. If that was true, then the intense training over years and decades performed by elite bodybuilders has produced at best average size fibers. That means, some bodybuilders were born with a bunch of below average size fibers and training enlarged them to average size. I don't know about you, but I'd find that explanation rather tenuous. It would seem more plausible (and scientifically defensible) that the larger muscle mass seen in bodybuilders is due primarily to muscle fiber hypertrophy but also to fiber hyperplasia. So the question that needs to be asked is not whether muscle fiber hyperplasia occurs, but rather under what conditions does it occur. I believe the the scientific evidence shows clearly in animals, and indirectly in humans, that fiber number can increase. Does it occur in every situation where a muscle is enlarging? No. But can it contribute to muscle mass increases? Yes.
There are two primary mechanism in which new fibers can be formed. First, large fibers can split into two or more smaller fibers (i.e., fiber splitting) (6,25,39). Second satellite cells can be activated (11,16,17,43,44).
Satellite cells are myogenic stem cells which are involved in skeletal muscle regeneration. When you injure, stretch, or severely exercise a muscle fiber, satellite cells are activated (16,43,44). Satellite cells proliferate (i.e., undergo mitosis or cell division) and give rise to new myoblastic cells (i.e., immature muscle cells). These new myoblastic cells can either fuse with an existing muscle fiber causing that fiber to get bigger (i.e., hypertrophy) or these myoblastic cells can fuse with each other to form a new fiber (i.e., hyperplasia).
There is now convincing evidence which has shown the importance of eccentric contractions in producing muscle hypertrophy (15,24,45,46). It is known that eccentric contractions produces greater injury than concentric or isometric contractions. We also know that if you can induce muscle fiber injury, satellite cells are activated. Both animal and human studies point to the superiority of eccentric contractions in increasing muscle mass (24,45,46). However, in the real world, we don't do pure eccentric, concentric, or isometric contractions. We do a combination of all three. So the main thing to keep in mind when performing an exercise is to allow a controlled descent of the weight being lifted. And on occasion, one could have his/her training partner load more weight than can be lifted concentrically and spot him/her while he/she performs a pure eccentric contraction. This will really put your muscle fibers under a great deal of tension causing microtears and severe delayed-onset muscle soreness. But you need that damage to induce growth. Thus, the repeated process of injuring your fibers (via weight training) followed by a recuperation or regeneration may result in an overcompensation of protein synthesis resulting in a net anabolic effect (12,31).
In my scientific opinion, this issue has already been settled. Muscle fiber hyperplasia can contribute to whole muscle hypertrophy. There is human as well as rat, cat, and bird data which support this proposition (1-3,5-8,13,17,20-22,25,29,35,37,47), a veritable wild king*** of evidence. Does muscle fiber hyperplasia occur under all circumstances? No. There are several studies which show no change in fiber number despite significant increases in muscle mass (4,18,19,23,26,30,36,41). Is it possible that certain muscles can increase fiber number more so than others? Maybe. Can any Joe Schmoe off the street who lifts weights to get in better shape increase the number of fibers for instance in their biceps? Probably not. What about the elite bodybuilder who at 5'8" tall is ripped at a body weight of 250 lbs.? Are his large muscles purely the result of muscle fiber hypertrophy? I think it would be extremely naive to think that the massive size attained by elite bodybuilders is due solely to fiber hypertrophy! There is nothing mystical about forming new muscle fibers. Despite the contention that fiber number is constant once you're born (18,19), we now have an abundance of evidence which shows that muscle fiber number can increase. Besides, there is nothing magical at birth which says that now that you're out of the womb, you can no longer make more muscle fibers! A mechanism exists for muscle fiber hyperplasia and there is plenty of reason to believe that it occurs. Of course, the issue is not whether fiber number increases after every training program, stress, or perturbation is imposed upon an animal (or human). The issue is again, under which circumstances is it most likely to occur. For humans, it is my speculation that the average person who lifts weights and increases their muscle mass moderately probably does not induce fiber hyperplasia in their exercised muscle(s). However, the elite bodybuilder who attains the massive muscular development now seen may be the more likely candidate for exercise-induce muscle fiber hyperplasia. If you are interested in a comprehensive scientific treatise on this subject, read a scientific review article that I wrote a few years ago (7).
anabolic - in reference to muscle, a net increase in muscle protein
catabolic - in reference to muscle, a net decrease in muscle protein
concentric - shortening of a muscle during contraction
eccentric - lengthening of a muscle during contraction
hyperplasia - increase in cell number
hypertrophy - increase in cell size
isometric - no change in muscle length during a contraction
mitochondria - is an organelle ("little organ") found within cells and is involved in generating ATP via aerobic processes
muscle fiber - also known as a myofiber; is the multinucleated cell of skeletal muscle
myoblast - an immature muscle cell containing a single nucleus
myogenesis - the development of new muscle tissue, esp. its embryonic development
satellite cell - are the cells responsible in part for the repair of injured fibers, the addition of myonuclei to growing fibers, and for the formation of new muscle fibers.
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John Gotti, the 23-year-old grandson of the late Gambino crime boss for whom he is named, was arrested along with six others early Thursday on state narcotics charges, authorities said.
NYPD detectives took Gotti and the other defendants, including Gotti's girlfriend to the 113th Precinct for processing. Gotti was arrested in the home where his grandfather, dubbed the "Teflon Don," once lived. He was arraigned late Thursday night.
The defendants are charged with illegal distribution of oxycodone and other prescription pills in Howard Beach and Ozone Park. Investigators say a search of Gotti's home yielded hundreds of the pain pills and more than $40,000 cash.
They also seized two of his vehicles as evidence.
Gotti's attorney, Gerard Marrone, said children were present when police "broke in doors'' and "wrecked the house.''
"I would have just surrendered him. It really wasn't necessary,'' said Marrone, asserting that the actions were taken "because of his last name; they want to make a headline. We're going to enter a plea of not guilty and fight the case."
Gotti is the grandson of John Gotti, who died in federal prison in 2002 following his 1992 conviction on federal racketeering and murder charges.
His arrest does not appear to be connected to an indictment also released Thursday accusing nearly four dozen suspects of running a massive East Coast crime syndicate.


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MLB trade rumors: Are Angels front-runners to land David Price?
With no true aces available on the free-agent market, Rays LHP David Price is expected to be in high demand if Tampa Bay, as expected, decides to trade him.
Price, 28, still has two seasons left before he can become a free agent, so the small-market Rays are likely to move the 2012 AL Cy Young winner now to get maximum return.
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• The Los Angeles Angels, in need of starting pitching after a disappointing 2013 (they were fifth worst in the AL in terms of runs allowed and ERA), could be a good fit. The Halos are looking to deal slugger Mark Trumbo, who would give the Rays a much-needed injection of power, and slick-fielding CF Peter Bourjos. L.A. also may be willing to trade 2B Howie Kendrick, according to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo.
But the key to a potential Rays/Angels deal could be RHP Garrett Richards, 25, a former Angels first-round pick, reports Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com. Richards has a 4.42 ERA in 84 games (29 starts) over the last three seasons and is considered a possible future big league ace.
• The other Los Angeles team, the Dodgers, is interested in Price as well. But they "appear to have a full house with Clayton Kershaw (who could sign a $300 million deal this offseason), Zack Greinke, Hyun-jin Ryu, Stephen Fife, and comebacking Josh Beckett and Chad Billingsley," Cafardo writes.
• The Philadelphia Phillies "have gone so far as to kick around a trade for Price," according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com. The team likely would have to part with top pitching prospect Jesse Biddle and possibly slugging OF Domonic Brown to get a deal done.
But GM Ruben Amaro Jr. knows his team has plenty of needs after an 89-loss season and thus is "unlikely to go all-in on a trade for Price," Rosenthal writes.
• The Washington Nationals are looking to add elite pitching through the trade market, Rosenthal says.
• The St. Louis Cardinals lack a left-handed starter and have deep well of young talent to offer up in a trade.
• The Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners all are said to have varying degrees of interest in Price.
Price, 28, was 10-8 with a 3.33 ERA and a 1.098 WHIP in 2013.


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Investigation into L. Brooks Patterson's accident sent to prosecutors for review
The investigation into the two-car crash Aug. 10 that injured Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and three others has been sent to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for review.
Prosecutors said they received the file Monday morning to see if the crash warrants additional charges.
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton said by email the file is "very thick" and may take some time to review.
Patterson, 73, has undergone three surgeries since the crash that injured him, his driver and two others in a Volkswagen at Opdyke and Walton in Auburn Hills.
Injured in the Volkswagen were a 31-year-old Royal Oak man, who was treated for minor injuries at McLaren Oakland, and a 51-year-old Fraser man, who was taken to William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
Patterson and his driver, Jim Cram, were not wearing seatbelts in Patterson's Chrysler 300, although violations of seat belt laws would be citations issued by local police.
Oakland County stopped issuing daily updates on Patterson's condition Friday, and Patterson spokesman Bill Mullan said Monday there was nothing new to report since then.
No discharge dates have been set for Patterson, who is recovering at McLaren Oakland hospital in Pontiac, or for Cram, who is at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
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14x20 Viking A-frame Panther canvas and random wood. $500. See Fridrikr or Orianna. E04, High Rafters
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French Double Bell, 12x16. 1 yr old. Used once. $750 obo on site. Mary 703-973-3491.
BAD GARB I and BAD GARB II - Now AVAILABLE from Claus the Toymaker - How do you know you are not in them unless you read them?
Full size slat bed, mahogany red stain. Available at war end. $250 or b.o. Contact Ziggy @ August Moon, E18
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KNIFE SHARPENING, cleaning, de-rusting, custom sheaths. CLOAK & DAGGER, 13 Bow St.
LINEN WADDING for stuffing gambeson, armoring coat or pourpoint. BLACK CHEAP. Dragons Magic space 27
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Need a big tent now? 3yr old Eudora titan - 9'3" x14' and new Ez-Up. Paid $600/tent and $200 /10' shade. All for $450 - negotiable. Call 631-786-6025 onsite.
NEW THIS YEAR - Decorate your child's walls with medieval images - Knights, dragons, ladies - more. Let the mundanes put up Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck! - at Claus the Toymaker, #26.
On-site storage trailer for sale. Large, homemade. Light duty wheels. $350 OBO. Marcus 215-808-8480
Want a page turner? Dragonslayer's Sword- Nominated for the Nebula. Author will sign. Space #63.
PERIOD PAVILIONS, new and used for rent and sale. 11 on site for immediate delivery and 18 moreon site at end of war. Others in stock can ship. We do custom pavilions - colors and intricate shapes our specialty. More details and pics plus free catalog at space #28.
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WARM CLOAKS, repairs, and custom orders on site. CLOAK & DAGGER, 13 Bow St.
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Tent 4Sale! 13" dia round canvas w/attached heavy duty floor. "Soul Pad 4000 Ease." Brand new, only used this Pennsic at Trimaris Kingdom Camp in Swamp. Asking $600. Call Lady Albreda 305-781-3882.
Tent, as is, no center poles or ridge beam, $55 OBO. See William, Lochac X07 by West Gate.
Weld, Woad, Madder, Cochineal, Brazilwood, Longwood - dyes to die for. Guild of Limners, #26.
UNIQUELY YOU dressmakers dummies - the only one to corset properly. 3 available on site. Space #28.
Washable wool embroidery thread available in a full range of colors at Ursula's Alcove. 166 Fleet St.
Pennsic in a Box: the perfect gift for a friend who couldn't attend Pennsic 40. Images of people, places anda things that make Pennsic special. From Claus the Toymaker, #26.
Why melt? The cool comfy 100% cotton tunics and kaftans are here again. Also skirts, kurta, shirts, chemises and cloaks. Come early for best selection. And now we can take credit cards. Costumes by Loren. Space #166. Fleet Street.
You went to war and came home without treasures. For shame! Stop in to see our fine, exotic yarns at Ursula's Alcove, 166 Fleet St.
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Heirusalem Help! You have to come back! Columella is making us WORK! - The PI Staff
Armor Cleaner: rusty, dirty, smelly? 757-867-3861. Ask for Rheanna or text name, camp name and location. Reasonable rates. Look good. Please your lady!
Bard's Haven is open for business! Also Celtic bardic again on Tuesday night as usual. E19.
BEOWULF THE ROADSHOW! Monday 8/8 @ 8PM. Midrealm battlefield pavilion. Beowulf in Modern English. BYO chair. Monsters await.
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"You play on enough losing teams and it breaks you down. I don't care who you are, (or) how strong you think you are," Jets linebacker Mo Lewis told the Daily News. "You're worried that no matter how hard you play, everyone just looks at you and says, 'He's a loser like everyone else.'"In his 13-year career with the New York Jets, Mo Lewis managed to counter the consistent agony of defeat with a relentless pursuit of glory.
Selected in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft, the former University of Georgia Bulldog didn't experience a winning season until Bill Parcells was hired in 1997 to bring a reputation to Gang Green. Lewis' tenure saw the Jets post a 93-115 record, while he recorded 1,236 tackles, 52.5 sacks, and 14 interceptions of his own.
His production earned him three trips to the Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2000) and All-Pro honors in 1998 and 2000. But the acknowledgment came late in a career where Lewis was consistently overlooked despite his value to the organization.
In September 1995, Gerald Eskenazi wrote of Lewis' reputation in the New York Times, highlighting the fact that No. 57 was considered the best football player in New York—including the Giants.
"It's hard for people to separate the person from the team he's playing for," Lewis told the Times in 1995. "They say, 'Mo Lewis of the New York Jets.' But if the Jets haven't had success, then it doesn't mean anything."
As Jets' fans suffered through most of the 1990s, so did Lewis.
Seasons where he led the team in tackles and received the Jets' MVP award went for naught as Lewis' talents, contributions, and impact went largely unrecognized around the NFL.
The Jets' reputation as a bottom-dwelling team made glory even more elusive for the loyal linebackers. Lewis would have to reserve himself to winning personal battles rather than holding his breath for proper recognition.
"We'd go out there at the end of the season, and no matter what our record was, I'd tell myself the game meant everything," Lewis said. "The team's record would be 1-12 and I'd tell myself I was really 13-0. That was the game I'd play with myself. Or the way I'd trick myself.
"I'd be a winner in my heart, and in my mind. Because if you don't do that, you become the thing you hate the most."
And then his talents were finally recognized.
After eight seasons, Mo Lewis was voted to his first Pro Bowl. Parcells was in his second season as head coach, effectively changing the Jets' culture and working to establish a new winning tradition. It took a 12-4 record, seven sacks, and an interception to send Lewis to Hawaii for the first time in his career.
But for Lewis, it was four years too late. While his teammates were happy for him, Lewis was already focused on another goal.
"I felt like, in '94, I should've made (the Pro Bowl)," Lewis admitted. "But after all these years of losing, having that ring on your finger is the most important thing."
Unfortunately for Lewis, the playoffs following the 1998 season left Gang Green with another heart-wrenching end to the season after losing to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game..
Lemony Snicket would call Lewis' career a series of unfortunate events.
Playing second-fiddle to the late Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs for Pro Bowl votes — despite posting superior numbers in some seasons — was the first bout with despair. Couple that with the fact that Lewis only enjoyed five winning seasons in his 13-year career, and you have an illustration of despair.
Ultimately, his career ended without earning what would have been a well-deserved Super Bowl ring.
Such is the cruelty of life. As if 13 seasons of disappointment weren't enough, fate concocted a more devious plot. One of the most beloved New York Jets of all time would be the catalyst for the success of a sworn enemy.
That bone-crushing blow to New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe ushered in the Tom Brady era, and historical revisionism nearly thrust Lewis into the bowels of Jets' hell with the jerseys of Neil O'Donnell, Blair Thomas, and Doug Brien.
But such asinine thoughts should belong only to the most short-sighted fans.
Brady's tenure with the Patriots was going to begin in the Bill Belichick era, regardless of how hard Lewis rattled Bledsoe's organs. He should never be faulted for doing what made him one of the most respected men to ever wear the Jets' uniform.
The hit should be a footnote — not a definition.
Mo Lewis was the on-field extension of Jets' fans. All the pain and agony the fans felt through years of defeat were emotions he experienced first-hand. That makes him a martyr, of sorts — more appropriately, a legend for the New York Jets.
His loyalty and dedication to the Jets — through all of the ups and downs — make him absolutely worthy of admiration from any fan who cherishes the Jets' history. The fans who celebrate No. 57's career hold him in the highest regard for being a player who wanted the Jets to win as badly as any of them.
"I think one of the most interesting conversations I had was with Mo Lewis," Parcells recalled after being hired.
"He was just telling me, 'I am sick of people running up points on us. I'd just like to have, one day, a defense that when the other team comes out of the huddle, we know they're not getting anything. You've had those defenses before and I'd like to have one where they have a hard time moving the ball.'"
On June 27, 2005, Mo Lewis signed a one-day contract with the New York Jets to formally retire with the only team he'd ever known.


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Retailers are "dismayed" by the Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of Obama's healthcare plan, according to the National Retail Federation.The law unfairly penalizes employers and the private sector, NRF President Matthew Shay said in a release today.
The Wall Street Journal reported back in 2010 that most retailers said they'd have a hard time complying with employer requirements for the bill. Many retail employees don't currently receive healthcare from their employer.
The NRF has lobbied lawmakers to make amendments to the Affordable Care Act.
According to Shay:
"NRF worked closely with lawmakers throughout the debate with the hopes that bipartisan reform would help make coverage more accessible and affordable. The law that emerged in 2010 was a controversial and partisan measure riddled with punitive mandates and penalties that were as unreasonable as they were unworkable.
"Although the Court upheld the law's constitutionality, many problems remain: it penalizes employers too much; it doesn't do enough to reduce the cost of health care; and it is unreasonably complicated and difficult to implement and administer.
"This law will have a dramatic, negative impact on every employer and employee in the United States and further constrain job creation and economic growth.
"NRF will redouble our efforts to repeal the law while we continue to work, in good faith, with regulators to smooth implementation for retailers and businesses alike."
Retailers have been in an intense battle over the law since it first came up. Politico described the potential striking down of the individual mandate (and upholding of the law's other provisions) a "doomsday scenario" for retailers a couple days ago.
There's a huge intersection between health care and retail, and right now it's going through a time of flux. Aside from the internal issues with employees, retailers like Walmart, Walgreens and CVS have their own consumer-side health care businesses, and are particularly exposed.
For retail workers, most large employers aren't expected to drop health insurance coverage, according to Louise Radnofsky at the Wall Street Journal. They've been preparing for it, and will now have to kick their plans into gear.
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I've been a bit quiet on the blog lately. Behind the scenes, I've been steadily plodding away.
- I have now had two cousins who found me through my online tree at www.twigsofyore.com and have been trying to fill in a bit of detail about their branches. I still have more conversations to have with them.
- I've been sending off contact invitations to other 23andMe members. I find that I get 1-2 responses per batch of 5 invitations. We exchange a few messages but so far I have not worked out my connection with anyone. One day it will happen.
- I'm taking 2 courses of genealogy study at the moment and have fallen a little behind in the coursework due to a few family commitments that came up.
So between data entry, writing to other researchers and writing up the weekly assignment answers I've been feeling all written out. Actually, I started writing any number of blog posts but never quite had the energy to finish them.
Subjects that I only got half way through writing about include:
- How my grandmother knew all the questions on a particular topic, when we played Trivial Pursuit with her.
- Tips for making great cousin connections on Ancestry.
- My life in the cloud and across the galaxy – how I've set up my new Galaxy tab with particular reference to cloud computing services.
- School – then and now.
Any preferences for which should I finish writing first?


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Florentine designer Stefano Ricci rose to success in 1972 with his family-run luxury fashion house. Initially starting out with fine silk ties, he soon set himself apart from the rest with a collection of handcrafted designs aimed at the globally discerning gentleman. From sharp tailoring and soft cashmere pieces to exquisitely made shoes in the finest Italian leather, Stefano Ricci ensures only the utmost quality when it comes to your wardrobe, combining the sartorial traditions of Florence with a modern interpretation. Now branching out into a premium ski-wear line for Stefano Ricci devotees, this collection delivers durable, waterproof and wind resistant technology in the designer's signature shades of blue.more
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Curbstoning is the unlicensed commercial sale of vehicles for profit. And, sadly, research shows that as many as one in five vehicles sold outside of dealerships are not legal private party car sales, but are in fact illegal sales of curbstoned vehicles. Take 20% of your total volume last year. That's the amount of business you lost to curbstoners. Across the industry, it adds up to millions of transactions, and billions of dollars.
That's a tremendous financial hit, and it's just the beginning. Those billions of dollars are generated outside the legal system, so taxes are usually unpaid - putting the burden for supporting your local services squarely on you and your fellow businesspeople. And, curbstoners bring the whole used car industry into disrepute through the sale of unsafe, cobbled-together, salvaged wrecks.
Consumers need to be informed about their choice of seller, and that's part of what this website is about. But licensed used car dealers also need to act to help fight curbstoning.
On this website, there are links to municipal authorities, sample letters to parking lot property owners, and even a printable handout you can use to educate your customers. We hope you'll join us in reducing this fraud.