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# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 21 July, 2019
'Plenty of boxing left in him,' but Pacquiao mulls future after title stunner
The 40-year-old rolled back the years with a huge win at the MGM last night.
Pacquiao wins WBA welterweight title at 40 with split-decision victory over Thurman
Manny Pacquiao produced an impressive performance at MGM Grand on Saturday night.
# manny-pacquiao - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
Pacquiao's camp deny Khan fight agreement
The Briton claimed he has an agreement with Pac-Man for a fight later this year, but the Filipino's representatives dispute this.
Khan says Pacquiao fight next provided Pac-Man emerges uninjured from Thurman clash
The Filipino will first square off with Keith 'One Time' Thurman this Saturday night.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Arum concerned his former star Pacquiao is risking brain damage by fighting into his 40s
The Hall of Fame promoter doesn't wish to see Pac-Man fight on for much longer.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 12 May, 2019
Pacquiao to fight Thurman in WBA welterweight showdown
The 40-year-old will meet the American at a yet-to-be determined venue on 20 July.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 20 January, 2019
'I really don't believe my career is over' - Pacquiao batters Broner in lopsided welterweight bout
Pacquiao possibly set the stage for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, who watched the bout from ringside.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 6 January, 2019
'He wants to be on TV so badly': Roach believes Pacquiao win will set up Mayweather rematch
The resurgent Pacquiao faces Mayweather's former apprentice, Adrien Broner, on 19 January in Las Vegas.
# manny-pacquiao - Saturday 15 September, 2018
Mayweather says '9 figure pay day' and Pacquiao rematch on cards this year
The US star earned an estimated $220 million from the previous fight.
# manny-pacquiao - Monday 10 September, 2018
Manny Pacquiao 'initiating legal proceedings' against former promoters Top Rank
'Pac-Man' claims he hasn't been paid money for the U.S. TV rights to his last fight.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Pacquiao in talks with Hearn and Matchroom over promotional deal
Katie Taylor's promoter is mulling over a move to sign six-weight world champion Pacquiao, now a free agent.
# manny-pacquiao - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
Manny Pacquiao sacked his boxing coach of 16 years through a press release
Freddie Roach found out he'd been fired at the same time as the rest of the industry.
# manny-pacquiao - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
Manny Pacquiao confirmed to fight Argentinian puncher for WBA world title
Pacquiao will bid for a 12th world title in Kuala Lumpur this summer.
# manny-pacquiao - Friday 8 December, 2017
Pacquiao says he is in talks to fight McGregor
The boxer-turned-senator has his eye on a bout with the Irish MMA star.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 7 September, 2017
Mayweather-McGregor gate receipts short of record
The controversial 26 August fight raked in $55.4m, well short of the $72.2m generated by the 'Fight of the Century'.
# manny-pacquiao - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
Boxing judges re-score Pacquiao v Horn fight - but still get the same result
Review panel finds Horn won seven rounds to Pacquiao's five.
Mayweather hoping McGregor fight can ease financial woes
The 40-year-old pocketed a mammoth $220 million for his May 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao.
# manny-pacquiao - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
Manny Pacquiao wants WBO review of Horn defeat
Following his defeat to Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Pac Man has called for a review from the WBO.
# manny-pacquiao - Monday 3 July, 2017
Game Over, Pac Man? I'll urge Pacquiao to quit, says trainer Roach
It may be the end of the road for one of boxing's icons.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 2 July, 2017
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
From the weekend's GAA action to the Confederations Cup, it's been another busy week in sport.
'I respect the decision' - Pacquiao gracious after controversial defeat
Few could believe it when Jeff Horn was awarded victory, but his opponent refused to blame the judges.
Jeff Horn stuns Pacquiao to take WBO crown with unanimous victory
Pacquiao declined to talk to the media after the fight, claiming he needed treatment on his head wounds.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 29 June, 2017
Starstruck Conlan hoping to light up the undercard down under
The Belfast boxer is fighting in Australia this weekend.
# manny-pacquiao - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
Manny Pacquiao says Conor McGregor won't land 'a meaningful punch' against Floyd Mayweather
He reckons the fight could be 'very boring'.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 25 June, 2017
Pacquiao predicts Mayweather victory as McGregor is not 'compatible' with boxing
Manny Pacquiao feels his 'Fight of the Century' opponent is sure to win his 50th fight.
# manny-pacquiao - Friday 21 April, 2017
Michael Conlan could fight in Australia this summer on undercard of Pacquiao's title defence
The bout would take place in Brisbane in July.
# manny-pacquiao - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
Pacquiao-Khan bout 'dead', claims Arum
The pair won't now be meeting in April.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 26 February, 2017
Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan agree terms on April 'super fight'
Pacquiao will fight former sparring partner after negotiations between the pair were concluded.
# manny-pacquiao - Monday 13 February, 2017
Manny Pacquiao asks Twitter followers to pick next opponent
The poll had received more than 10,000 votes by Monday morning.
# manny-pacquiao - Wednesday 25 January, 2017
Boxing legend De la Hoya arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
The star was pulled over around 2 a.m. in Pasadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 22 January, 2017
Manny Pacquiao: 'If McGregor will fight me in boxing, why not?'
Pacquiao wants to fight the UFC star if a potential bout with Mayweather doesn't happen.
# manny-pacquiao - Tuesday 15 November, 2016
Manny Pacquiao's awful suit is fuelling speculation about a Mayweather rematch
Promoter Bob Arum says there's "75%" chance of a second installment of boxing's richest fight.
# manny-pacquiao - Monday 7 November, 2016
Pacquiao eyeing Mayweather rematch after dominant Vegas display
The Filipino icon wants to earn back the trust of his fans after his defeat last year.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 6 November, 2016
Manny Pacquiao reclaims WBO title for third time on return to the ring
Despite giving away 10 years to his opponent, Pacquiao dominated the fight.
# manny-pacquiao - Tuesday 20 September, 2016
Michael Conlan turned down chance to make debut on Pacquaio's comeback card
Belfast star expected to make pro debut in New York on St Patrick's Day.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 4 August, 2016
Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement to fight WBO champion - manager
Talks are still being held but the bout could take place on 5 November in Las Vegas.
# manny-pacquiao - Friday 27 May, 2016
Manny Pacquiao says he won't fight at the Olympics this summer
Controversial vote next week could open the door to professional boxers in Rio.
# manny-pacquiao - Thursday 28 April, 2016
Manny Pacquiao shocked at Islamic militant kidnap claim
The boxing star is campaigning to win a Senate seat in next month's national elections.
# manny-pacquiao - Sunday 10 April, 2016
Manny Pacquiao 'retires' with Bradley win - but says he's 50-50 on another fight
"Right now, my decision is to retire."


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Perhaps it's your acting that's the problem, Demi
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Demi Moore has had a rough couple of years, what with losing the younger husband, a stint in rehab, the rumours that Rumer and the other kids have considered taking out a restraining order against her and the lack of film roles.
In the past, Demi has complained of ageism in Hollywood, claiming she can't land roles due to inherent sexism in Tinseltown.
In a bid to combat this image, she's recently been pictured behaving like a teenager on alcopops on nights out and has spent an estimated $500,000 on cosmetic surgery to defy Old Father Time, physics and reason.
Demi is considerably older than me but now looks younger than I did when I was 12. To be fair, I could get served alcohol when I was 12, but that's not the point.
Despite the knee lifts, nose jobs, suction, peels, implants, personal trainers, yoga, kick-boxing, live-in nutritionists, time machines, virgins' tears, portrait ageing in the attic and the pact with Satan, she's still struggling to find anyone interested in giving her a job. Perhaps it's something to do with the acting.
"It has been a challenging few years, being the age I am, almost to the point where I felt like, well, they don't know what to do with me," said Demi.
"I'm not 20. Not 30. There aren't that many good roles for women over 40. A lot of them don't have much substance, other than being someone's mother or wife."
A wife or mother not being a substantial role, love? That's fighting talk, especially when your face is held on with a few staples and a couple of elastic bands.
But I take Demi's point. There are plenty of meaty film roles for men in their 40s and 50s, and hardly any for terrifying cyborgs of indeterminate age or acting ability (unless she's prepared to commute to Chester to be on Hollyoaks).
Of course what Demi really needs to do is latch herself on to the next Tarantino, a director who can cast 'ironic' leads and make them look cool even if their last role was as the father of a baby with Bruce Willis's voice.
Back in the day when Tarantino's films weren't all five day-long self-satisfied claptrap packed with seedy images of women stroking samurai swords, he was able to resurrect careers which had been on life-support machines for years.
In the 1990s, Tarantino could have cast Pat Sharp and Princess Anne in a film and everyone would have applauded like seals.
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But there is hope: it can't be long before surgeons master talent implants and when they do, we can only hope that Demi's at the head of the queue.


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Please review all training tabs to get a full sense of what type of condition you need to be in for this climb. For those who have not specifically trained for mountaineering in the past, we recommend utilizing numerous resources to build your training plan.
Books to consider:
The Outdoor Athlete by Doug and Courtenay Schurman
Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete by Steve House and Scott Johnston
Personal trainers that are familiar with mountaineering are highly recommended as they can create personal training plans utilizing both indoor and outdoor locations with long range objectives and criteria. Trainers and training programs can help build a program based on your location, recognize your access to health climbs and outdoor training.
For those who have not trained for mountaineering or want to refine their training with some industry professionals, we recommend:
Doug and Courtenay Schurman of Body Results
Steve House and staff at the Uphill Athlete
Preparation for Alpine Ascents 3-Day Mount Rainier Climbs
The training statement below is a guide and we've posted it to help you prepare for your upcoming trip. While we realize climbers ascend a mountain at different speeds, the ascent rates posted in this document are not only guidelines/expectations for ascending the mountain, but also meant as a guide to help climbers be as prepared and safe as possible. It is a matter of safety that climbers ascend at the rate stated below.
Prolonged hours on the ascent can greatly affect the health of all climbers. When ascent rates are too slow, climbers can become fatigued, dehydrated, and have a greater chance of getting cold. We must also consider the rapidly changing weather on Rainier.
You must be able to reach Camp Muir from the Paradise parking lot in five hours (this includes one hour of break time). Please note this time may be shortened depending on weather conditions.
You must be able to reach the summit of Rainier from High Camp in five hours (depending on route).
In short, one must expect to carry at least a 40-lb. pack with a rate ascension of 4,500 feet of gain in about four to five hours (approximately 1,000 feet per hour). Climbers who cannot travel at this relatively moderate rate of ascent will have a dialogue with the guide staff about the possibility of returning to the trailhead (Day 1 of the climb) or High Camp (summit day). In most cases, the discussion is initiated by the climber or mutually with the guide. On occasion, guides will ask climbers to start to descend if the guide feels that continuing upward may affect the safety of the group or individual.
Climbing Mt. Rainier is a serious undertaking. Just because you exercise regularly (four to six times per week) does not mean you have the conditioning needed to climb Mt Rainier. Plenty of people who can run a marathon fail to summit Rainier. Pure cardiovascular fitness is simply not enough. You need to be able to ascend 9,000-10,000 feet with substantial weight on your back. Expect to carry at least a 40-lb. pack or more to get to Base Camp, a trip that requires over 4,500 feet of gain in about five hours. The ascent to the summit, which is comparable in elevation gain to the approach, involves carrying a pack weight of about half that of your approach pack.
Prioritize your training efforts in the following way:
- Climbing conditioning– pack-loaded uphill hiking, walking, and stair climbing
- Strength training – for the lower body and core
- Cardiovascular training – including both aerobic and anaerobic workouts without pack weight
- Flexibility training
Most people will need to train specifically for Mt. Rainier for at least four to six months. During your training, you will need to progressively ramp up your pack weight, time, distance, and elevation gain (at roughly 10% per week) to safely and effectively build your climbing-specific conditioning. Trying to rush this will increase the risk of experiencing some sort of training injury and not being ready for the climb. In the tabs "Conditioning" and "Putting it all together" above you will find more information on how to incorporate these four priorities into your program.
Climbing Conditioning
Hike steep outdoor trails, gradually increasing your pack weight with each outing until you are at your target climb pack weight. If you live where it is relatively flat, go up and down stairs or train on an inclined treadmill or StairMaster. Use whatever varied surface terrain (i.e., gravel beds, sand dunes, river banks) you have access to. A reasonable goal would be to ascend approximately 3,000 feet carrying an average pack of 50 lbs. in a two hour period, or roughly 1,500 vertical feet in an hour. A good training option for simulating pack weight is to carry water in gallon containers or collapsible jugs, then you can dump water at the top as needed to lighten the load for the descent.
One training technique that is useful for altitude climbing is to include higher intensity interval training in your weekly program. To do this, find a steep hill or sets of stairs that will allow you to climb steadily for several minutes. Push as hard as you can going up, then recover coming down, and repeat for anywhere from 20-45 minutes depending on how close to your climb you are. Add weight to your pack on a regular basis, no more than 10% per week, until you can carry your target climb pack weight the entire time.
In early season, you might start with a hike that gains up to 1,500-2,000′ feet of elevation over 6 miles round-trip and carry a 15-20-lb. pack; each hike try adding two to three pounds until you are comfortable with a 40-lb. pack, then begin increasing the total elevation gain and mileage. When you can gain 3,500 feet with a 40-lb. pack, start decreasing rest breaks and increasing speed, and once you reach your target time, add the final weight until you can carry your target climb pack weight for the desired elevation gain and mileage.
Flexibility Conditioning
Be sure to include at least 5–10 minutes of targeted stretching following every workout, specifically for the hamstrings, glutes, hips, calves, lower back, and quadriceps. If you have any areas of concern in the early season, add emphases as needed to making sure you have normal range of motion about all your joints. This will become even more important as you add weight and distance to your conditioners.
Strength Conditioning
Training with free weights, bands, a backpack, bodyweight, or gym machines will help you build overall strength, particularly in the core (lower back and abdominals), upper back and shoulders, and legs. Developing strength in your upper back and shoulders will help you with such tasks as carrying a heavy pack and using trekking poles and ice axes effectively. The calves, hips, quads, hamstrings, and glutes are all involved in ascending and descending glacier, ice, and rock routes, and strength endurance is required in all areas of the legs and hips.
Training primarily with free weights will give you the functional, climbing-specific strength that will help you most in the mountains. Free-weight-training requires that you balance the weights as you would your own body, weighted with a pack, in three-dimensional space. When starting any strength conditioning program, complete two full-body strength workouts a week for 30–45 minutes each, focusing on compound exercises such as squats, lunges, step-ups, dips, pull-ups, rows, dead lifts, bench presses, pushups, and overhead presses.
In the beginning phase of strength conditioning, focus on building a foundation for harder workouts; to that end, keep the weight light enough to concentrate on good form and complete two sets of each exercise for 8-10 repetitions. As you continue to train, you will shift focus to building strength (generally five to eight reps with heavier weight). Four to six weeks before your climb, shift your training to focus on strength endurance (10-15 reps with light weight) to turn the newly gained strength into greater strength endurance. Each training phase should vary the weight used, repetitions completed, number of sets, and rest intervals. Regardless of training phase, always be sure you maintain proper form in order to prevent injury or strain.
Cardiovascular Conditioning
Include spinal-loading aerobic training options such as jogging, walking on an inclined treadmill, stair-stepping or stair mill training, trail running, working on an elliptical machine, walking up and down hills, or participating in step aerobic classes. While biking, rowing, and swimming are aerobic options for the earliest stages of training, be sure, as you get closer to your climb, that you include activities suggested above that load the spine and legs the same way that hiking will.
When first beginning a cardiovascular training program, begin with three or four workouts of 30-45 minutes of sustained activity at a moderate intensity, and build to four to five aerobic sessions of sustained effort for at least 45-60 minutes. Be sure to include a 5-10 minute gentle warm-up before working at your target heart rate for the day (for most workouts, choose a level of exertion that allows you to connect a few words together in a phrase, but leaves you feeling comfortably tired at the end of the workout), and cool down with 5-10 minutes of appropriate stretching of the muscles you use most in your activity, including lower back, calves, hamstrings, hips, and quadriceps.
Putting it all together
Roughly a month before your climb, you should be at the conditioning level where you are comfortable hiking on consecutive weekend days, what is referred to as "back-to-back" training. This involves hiking with your target climb pack weight (40-50 lbs.) on the first day for at least 4,000 – 5,000 feet gain, and a somewhat lighter pack for greater mileage on the second day in order to simulate your approach and summit days of your climb.
This will not only be helpful physically but also prepare you psychologically for the challenge of repeat high-effort days without any recovery days in between. A sample week of training a month prior to your climb might look like the chart to the right, in an effort to help you build as much stamina as possible.
Be sure to include at least one recovery day per week and listen closely to your body. Take the final week to taper or gradually reduce intensity and volume of training so that by the time you leave for your climb you are well rested and physically and psychologically up to the challenge.
You can find additional training resources at BodyResults.com:
- Training articles
- Training books and DVDs
- Customized online mountaineering specific training
Special discounts are available for Alpine Ascents customers at: www.BodyResults.com/aai
This training information was provided by wilderness sports conditioning experts Courtenay and Doug Schurman of BodyResults.com. They are the exclusive conditioning resource for Alpine Ascents. They oversee all client training, are co-authors of the book, "The Outdoor Athlete" (2009) and are creators of the "Train to Climb Mt Rainier" DVD.
This training information was provided by BodyResults.com. To access more mountaineering-specific training articles, get a customized training program, or purchase training products please visit www.BodyResults.com or email [email protected] Special discounts for Alpine Ascents climbers can be found at www.BodyResults.com/aai
This is an extremely rigorous climb and being in strong physical condition is mandatory. Please note, the guide retains the right, at any point, to determine whether a climber is sufficiently fit to continue the climb.
Strength Training
Full body, 12-15 reps per set, 45 min.
Cardio Training
30 min., recovery level (<65% Max HR).
Flexibility Training
10-15 min. at the end
Climbing Training
Hills, stairs, or high-incline treadmill, 45-60 min, 40-50 lb. pack (short bursts >85% Max HR)
Strength Training
Full body, 12-15 reps per set, 1 hour.
Flexibility Training
10-15 min. at the end
Cardio Training
75 min., no pack, distance level (65-75% Max HR)
Flexibility Training
10-15 min. at the end
Strength Training
Full body, 8-10 reps per set, 45 min.
Cardio Training
45 min., no pack, tempo level (75-85% Max HR)
Flexibility Training
10-15 min. at the end
Rest Day
Climbing Training
Hike 8-10 miles, 40-50 lb pack, gain 4-5,000 ft.
Flexibility Training
As needed to prevent stiffness
Climbing Training
Hike 8-10 miles, 25-lb. pack, gain 4-5,000 ft.
Flexibility Training
As needed to prevent stiffness
While not a precise science, we look to inform our climbers as best we can to help you achieve your goals. Please see the recommended books, personal trainers and the Alpine Ascents training regimen; specific to your program to help you prepare for your climb.
Those who are more likely to be successful:
- Work out 5+ days per week (see your specific mountaineering training suggested)
- Can climb 1000 feet per hour over 2000 – 3000 feet distance with moderate difficulty
- Have work out sessions of 3 hours or more 3 or more times per month
- Have other athletic experiences such as high school or college athlete
- Climbers 50 years old and over usually have to train more rigorously then their younger counterparts
- Have a BMI of approximately 20 – 27 or less
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The recommendations above are rough indicator as to who might be successful. This is far from being accurate as to who may actually summit, or perform well but a useful tool for self-assessment purposes based on past climbers.
I have been on other expeditions and I was so impressed with how much education happens from gear check to the school (and I thought I knew a lot but I learned a lot) – far surpassed my expectations and superior to my prior experiences.


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Do I rent? Do I buy? Where do I buy? UK or France?
If you are wanting to buy new kit? Maybe its your First time and have two many decisions to make as what to buy? Where to buy it?
We have been getting a fair few questions regarding where is best to buy? We have had this dilemma ourselves in the past, so here to break it down and assist you with your snowboard shopping issues, is a little bit of valuable information and our top tips.
You are considering booking your holiday or have booked it and you have got no kit? What do you do? Rent or Buy?
Less luggage
Cheaper than buying
If you don't like your board you can take it back and try another
The Boots will have been worn by others so won't be molded to your feet.
Lose mountain time for multiple trips to hire shop
It doesn't belong to you
Rental gear will never fit as good as your own
Potentially affect performance
Ok, My wife and I have rented before, many moons ago! The standard of equipment available for rent is far better than what is was 15 years ago and the service is that much better too. If you are planning on renting your equipment in resort, one thing I would urge you to do is BUY YOUR OWN BOOTS! Even if you may never come again, you can always sell them on eBay and lose the amount of money you would have paid for renting them.
The equipment itself will be of a good standard, if all 3 components aren't on key though you could incur issues!
Buying your own boots can be essential and could be the deciding factor on whether your day was OK or freeking Amazing! You will be spending between 6- 8hours in your boots, (possibly longer if you hit the bars straight from the slopes) so the comfort and quality of your footwear is imperative for you to get the best out of your ski holiday.
Your boots need to be of a fit that is snug when tight, your toes should be able to just touch the end of your boot without your toes scrunching. This applies to both snowboarding and ski boots, thought defiantly ask for further advice when getting your boots fitted.
The fit of your boots is also essential to the performance of your skiing or riding, if you have considerable movement in your boot, you don't have 100% control over what it is you are trying to achieve on the mountain, rental boots will very rarely be a perfect fit!
Providing you use a reputable retailer your set up will be specific for you.
You can use the same equipment each and every time you hit the mountain
You will learn quicker therefore you will perform better
You will save money In the long run.
Large initial outlay.
Finding the right retailer and choosing the right board.
Buying UK or France?
Ok so you have decided to BUY? Where do I BUY I hear you cry?
Luckily for you we have retailers on UK Soil and across the pond who are experts in their field of work.
UK Retailers have over the years become much more involved with the Ski Snowboard industry. Since the British Ski & Snowboard was formed in 2010, they have investing millions into the development and management of Elite British Winter snowsport athletes.
The leading retailers, Ellis Bingham, Snow and Rock, Subvert, The Snowboard Asylum, all have a wealth of knowledge and will cater for all your Winter Sport equipment requirements. The prices are competitive and you can find great deals back in UK.
The retailers in Morzine seem to have a greater knowledge of the industry, they life and breathe Winter Sport and know more about the different types of equipment, styles to suit each persons specific needs. Any retailer on the Rue Du Bourg in center of Morzine will be able to assist you, They are all English speaking (because most of them are from UK) Slopestyle, The Woods, Attack Attack, InterSport are all hotspots to check out.
If the exchange rate is a deciding factor in your purchase, just have a think. You have made the commitment to buy you your first set up! This could be the deciding factor on turning you from looking like you are on a set for 'Bambi on Ice' to a solid skier/rider.
The price could be slightly more for your equipment but the service and knowledge provided to you during your purchase could be priceless.
If you can afford to, you would be wise to invest in your own boots. If this is your first time and you don't know whether you will return again, then just rent everything. We work closely with local rental companies who will deliver and fit your equipment direct to you here at the Chalet, minimizing time waiting around in the shop.
For all other scenarios, providing you use a trusty retailer BUY THE LOT. Just do it! You will thank me for it when you return year after year!
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My review of Summer Dance posted on Tuesday, May 30 (click the title for review). Author Nan Rossiter has generously offered a copy of her new book to one lucky winner – scroll down for the US Giveaway!
Description: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter brings together characters from her acclaimed novel Nantucket in a powerful, heartwarming love story that bridges past and present.
When Liam Tate was seven years old, his uncle Cooper opened his heart and his Nantucket home to him. In the intervening decades, Liam has found both love and loss on the island, and since learning of his son Levi's existence, a new kind of happiness. Yet one piece of his family history remains elusive—the long-ago romance between his uncle and Sally Adams. Now Sally has a revelation that sets the whole town abuzz: She's publishing a book about what happened during the summer when she and Cooper first met, painting a picture so vivid it feels like yesterday . . .
In 1969, Winston Ellis Cooper III lands on Nantucket with only a duffel bag and a bottle of Jack Daniels. He finds a sparsely furnished beach cottage, about as far from Vietnam as he can get. But even here, Cooper can't withdraw from the world entirely. Especially once his eyes meet Sally's in the flickering lights of a summer dance. The effects of that fiery affair can still be felt decades later. And as the story unfolds, there are new lessons for all to learn about life's triumphs and heartaches, and about loving enough to let go.
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My take: Summer Dance is the story of Sally Adams. We met Sally in the first book of the Nantucket series. She was the love of the protagonist's uncle Coop in that book (Nantucket).
Sally has always wanted to write a book and decides that a memoir would be the way to go. Her life was deeply impacted by the death of her mother when Sally was a little girl. Her father made sure she was fed, clothed and educated but wasn't able to give her much direction in the important things in the life of a girl. He did tell her that humans "make mistakes. Hopefully, we learn and move on…and God forgives us." The decisions regarding her education and religion would guide her life for decades. That had positive and negative consequences but all made for a good memoir.
Sally could be a frustrating character but, at the same time, very human. She seemed to find forgiveness for almost everyone in her life but herself. Guilt consumed her and she felt undeserving of true happiness because of her sins. From the time she was a little girl she knew if she wasn't good she wouldn't get to heaven to see her mother someday. Sally strove to be a 'good Catholic'. So, while it was frustrating for this 21st century Catholic to read about those mid-20th century days I also felt sympathy for Sal. Ultimately she was a good person who tried her best and had many people who loved her.
I like a 'book within a book' novel and Nan Rossiter did a great job with it. Sally's life was filled with good times as well as times of heartache – much like anyone. Summer Dance is a wonderful companion to the first book and I hope this saga will continue. There are a couple of loose ends at the close of the novel that seem a natural lead-in to a book 3.
Recommended to fans of the author, a Nantucket setting, and family sagas. Also included is a Reading Group Guide as well as a sneak peek chapter of the first book in the series.
Advance praise for Summer Dance:
"Rossiter returns to the characters from her novel Nantucket in this coming-of-age story." – Publishers Weekly
"Continuing the story started in Nantucket, Rossiter revisits the New England island with a quiet look back at one woman's past with the man she loved…It' s a pleasant love story fit for a summer read."– RT Book Reviews
About the author:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter's adult fiction is often compared to the work of Nicholas Sparks – especially her first novel, THE GIN & CHOWDER CLUB. Nan's second novel, WORDS GET IN THE WAY, is an uplifting story about a single mom whose young son has autism. Her third novel, MORE THAN YOU KNOW, touches on the bonds of sisterhood and the tragedy and despair of Alzheimer's. UNDER A SUMMER SKY ties the first three books together in an unexpected way, and NANTUCKET touches on the difference time can make, the truths that never alter, and the bittersweet second chances that arrive just in time to steer a heart back home. FIREFLY SUMMER is an uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow the deepest heartaches, and Nan's new novel, SUMMER DANCE, brings together characters from her acclaimed novel NANTUCKET in a powerful, heartwarming love story that bridges past and present.
Nan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and is also the author-illustrator of several books for children including, most recently, THE FO'C'SLE: HENRY BESTON'S OUTERMOST HOUSE, called "a lovely vision of one man's communion with nature" by Publisher's Weekly.
Nan lives in rural Connecticut with her husband, two handsome sons and a black Lab named Finnegan.
To learn more visit http://www.nanrossiter.com
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Description: The close-knit Quinn siblings enjoyed the kind of idyllic childhood that seems made for greeting cards, spending each summer at Whit's End, the family's home on Cape Cod. Then comes the summer of 1964, warm and lush after a rainy spring—perfect firefly weather. Sisters Birdie, Remy, Sailor, Piper, and their brother, Easton, delight in catching the insects in mason jars to make blinking lanterns. Until, one terrible night, tragedy strikes.
Decades later, the sisters have carved out separate lives on the Cape. Through love and heartbreak, health issues, raising children, and caring for their aging parents, they have supported each other, rarely mentioning their deep childhood loss. But one evening, as they sit together at Whit's End to watch the sun set, the gathering fireflies elicit memories of that long-ago night, and a tumult of regrets, guilt, and secrets tumble out.
Poignant yet hopeful, Firefly Summer is an uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow even the deepest heartaches. (publisher)
My take: I'm from a big family of seven girls and one boy so I love novels about siblings, especially sisters. Nan Rossiter's new novel is about four sisters in their late-fifties to mid-sixties. When they were young, more than fifty years earlier, tragedy struck the family and had a profound effect on each sibling.
Birdie, the oldest feels responsible for the tragedy and has increasingly self-medicated with wine. It's taking a toll on her marriage as well as her relationship with her sisters. Remy was widowed young and made her life's focus raising her three children. Now she has an unexpected chance of love. Sailor, having just filed for divorce from her philandering husband, has realized her dream of living on the Cape near her sisters. Piper, the youngest sister, is feeling the physical changes women of a certain age go through and is a bit disconcerted by it all.
I loved reading Firefly Summer. The Cape setting was lovely. There's so much I identified with – a bit in each sister. I found that so enjoyable. There's not a lot of fiction out there with characters in my age demographic so I relished in reading it. The future is uncertain for all the siblings, just as it is for all of us. What is certain is that if one remains optimistic in life it makes the tough times a little easier to endure. And, in this novel as well as my case, having sisters is always a plus. Recommended.
Praise for the novels of Nan Rossiter
"Nan Rossiter is at the peak of her storytelling abilities with Under a Summer Sky, which is told with the kind of compassion, grace, and wisdom that is nearly unrivaled in contemporary fiction."—Examiner.com
"Eloquent and surprising…I love this story of faith, love, and the lasting bonds of family."—Ann Leary, author of Outtakes from a Marriage on The Gin & Chowder Club
"A gripping story of three sisters, of love lost and found and a family's journey from grief to triumph. A sure winner."—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on More Than You Know
About the author:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Parson Rossiter's adult fiction is often compared to the work of Nicholas Sparks – especially her first novel, THE GIN & CHOWDER CLUB. She hopes readers who enjoyed GIN & CHOWDER (or those who haven't discovered it yet!) will look for the same characters in the Christmas anthology, MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT. Nan's second novel, WORDS GET IN THE WAY, is an uplifting story about a single mom whose young son has autism. Her third novel, MORE THAN YOU KNOW, touches on the bonds of sisterhood and the tragedy and despair of Alzheimer's, and her new novel, UNDER A SUMMER SKY, ties them all together in the spring of 2014.
Nan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and is also the author-illustrator of several books for children including, most recently, THE FO'C'SLE: HENRY BESTON'S OUTERMOST HOUSE, called "a lovely vision of one man's communion with nature" by Publisher's Weekly.
Nan lives in rural Connecticut with her husband and two handsome sons.
To learn more visit www.nanrossiter.com
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Synopsis: Over twenty-five years ago, Liam Tate and Acadia McCormick Knox fell in love. It was summer on Nantucket, and eighteen-year-old Liam knew that wealthy, college-bound Cadie was way out of league for a local boy who restored boats for a living. Yet the two became inseparable, seizing every chance to slip away in Liam's runabout to secluded spots, far from the world that was trying to keep them apart.
After Cadie returned home to New York and discovered she was pregnant, her parents crushed any hope of communicating with the boy she'd left behind. Unanswered letters and calls couldn't change Liam's heart, but over the years he's settled into a simple, solitary life in his rambling beachfront house. Now he's learned that Cadie is returning to Nantucket for the opening of her son's art show. Over a weekend of revelations and poignant memories, Cadie and Liam have an opportunity to confront the difference time can make, the truths that never alter, and the bittersweet second chances that arrive just in time to steer a heart back home… (publisher)
My take: Nantucket is the story of Liam and Cadie. We learn about their history in chapters that alternate between 1989 and the present. Usually when this technique is used in a novel I prefer one time period over the other but Nan Rossiter did it flawlessly and I was engrossed in both.
I loved Liam's willingness to open himself to Cadie and her family when it would have been so much easier to keep living his closed-off life. Cadie risked a lot by coming back to Nantucket but she knew she had to do it. I was also charmed by the children in the novel. They added so much to the emotional tone of many scenes.
Of course, I loved the Nantucket setting. The passages describing Liam's job of building and repairing boats were interesting and, at the same time, helpful in the understanding of Liam himself.
Nantucket is an emotional and romantic story of love, forgiveness, trust and second chances. I really liked it and recommend it to fans of Nan Rossiter and women's fiction.
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CACNA1S gene
calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S
The CACNA1S gene belongs to a family of genes that provide instructions for making calcium channels. These channels, which transport positively charged calcium atoms (ions) into cells, play a key role in a cell's ability to generate and transmit electrical signals.
The CACNA1S gene provides instructions for making calcium channels that are abundant in muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles). For the body to move normally, these muscles must tense (contract) and relax in a coordinated way. Muscle contractions are triggered by the flow of certain ions into muscle cells. Channels made with the CACNA1S protein control the transport of calcium ions into muscle cells and are part of the cellular machinery that initiates muscle contractions.
Channels made with the CACNA1S protein also activate a protein called ryanodine receptor 1 (produced by the RYR1 gene). Ryanodine receptor 1 forms a channel that releases stored calcium ions within muscle cells in response to certain signals. The resulting increase in calcium ion concentration stimulates muscle fibers to contract, allowing the body to move.
At least four mutations in the CACNA1S gene have been identified in people with hypokalemic periodic paralysis. These mutations cause up to 70 percent of all cases of this disorder.
Mutations in the CACNA1S gene change single protein building blocks (amino acids) used to make the CACNA1S protein, which alters the structure and function of calcium channels in skeletal muscle cells. The altered channels open more slowly than usual, reducing the flow of calcium ions into these cells. This disruption in calcium ion transport prevents muscles from contracting normally. It is unclear precisely how these changes lead to episodes of muscle weakness in people with hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
CACNA1S mutations account for a very small percentage of all cases of malignant hyperthermia. Researchers have identified two mutations in the CACNA1S gene that are associated with an increased risk of this condition. One of these mutations replaces the amino acid arginine with the amino acid cysteine at protein position 1086 (written as Arg1086Cys); the other mutation replaces the amino acid arginine with the amino acid histidine at the same protein position (Arg1086His).
Genetic mutations likely cause channels made with the CACNA1S protein to activate the RYR1 channel improperly in response to certain drugs (particularly some anesthetics and a type of muscle relaxant used during surgery). As a result, large amounts of calcium ions are released from storage within muscle cells. An overabundance of available calcium ions causes skeletal muscles to contract abnormally, which leads to muscle rigidity in people with malignant hyperthermia. An increase in calcium ion concentration also activates processes that generate heat (leading to increased body temperature) and produce excess acid (leading to acidosis).
Cytogenetic Location: 1q32.1, which is the long (q) arm of chromosome 1 at position 32.1
Molecular Location: base pairs 201,039,509 to 201,112,453 on chromosome 1 (Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.20191205, GRCh38.p13) (NCBI)
- calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1S subunit
- Cav1.1
- dihydropyridine receptor
- dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type calcium channel alpha-1 subunit
- HypoKPP
- hypoPP
- Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S
- voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha Cav1.1
- Basic Neurochemistry (sixth edition, 1999): Ca2+ channel mutations produce hypokalemic periodic paralysis
- Eurekah Bioscience Collection: High Voltage-Activated Ca2+ Channels
- Molecular Cell Biology (fourth edition, 2000): Muscle: A Specialized Contractile Machine
- Neuromuscular Disease Center, Washington University
- Fouad G, Dalakas M, Servidei S, Mendell JR, Van den Bergh P, Angelini C, Alderson K, Griggs RC, Tawil R, Gregg R, Hogan K, Powers PA, Weinberg N, Malonee W, Ptácek LJ. Genotype-phenotype correlations of DHP receptor alpha 1-subunit gene mutations causing hypokalemic periodic paralysis. Neuromuscul Disord. 1997 Jan;7(1):33-8.
- Lehmann-Horn F, Jurkat-Rott K, Rüdel R. Periodic paralysis: understanding channelopathies. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2002 Jan;2(1):61-9. Review.
- Miller TM, Dias da Silva MR, Miller HA, Kwiecinski H, Mendell JR, Tawil R, McManis P, Griggs RC, Angelini C, Servidei S, Petajan J, Dalakas MC, Ranum LP, Fu YH, Ptácek LJ. Correlating phenotype and genotype in the periodic paralyses. Neurology. 2004 Nov 9;63(9):1647-55.
- Monnier N, Procaccio V, Stieglitz P, Lunardi J. Malignant-hyperthermia susceptibility is associated with a mutation of the alpha 1-subunit of the human dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type voltage-dependent calcium-channel receptor in skeletal muscle. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Jun;60(6):1316-25.
- Rosenberg H, Sambuughin N, Riazi S, Dirksen R. Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility. 2003 Dec 19 [updated 2013 Jan 31]. In: Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Wallace SE, Amemiya A, Bean LJH, Bird TD, Ledbetter N, Mefford HC, Smith RJH, Stephens K, editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2017. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1146/
- Stewart SL, Hogan K, Rosenberg H, Fletcher JE. Identification of the Arg1086His mutation in the alpha subunit of the voltage-dependent calcium channel (CACNA1S) in a North American family with malignant hyperthermia. Clin Genet. 2001 Mar;59(3):178-84.
- Venance SL, Cannon SC, Fialho D, Fontaine B, Hanna MG, Ptacek LJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Tawil R, Griggs RC; CINCH investigators. The primary periodic paralyses: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. Brain. 2006 Jan;129(Pt 1):8-17. Epub 2005 Sep 29. Review.
- Vicart S, Sternberg D, Arzel-Hézode M, Franques J, Bendahhou S, Lory P, Hainque B, Fournier E, Nicole S, Fontaine B. Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis. 2002 Apr 30 [updated 2014 Jul 31]. In: Pagon RA, Adam MP, Ardinger HH, Wallace SE, Amemiya A, Bean LJH, Bird TD, Ledbetter N, Mefford HC, Smith RJH, Stephens K, editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2017. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1338/
- Wang Q, Liu M, Xu C, Tang Z, Liao Y, Du R, Li W, Wu X, Wang X, Liu P, Zhang X, Zhu J, Ren X, Ke T, Wang Q, Yang J. Novel CACNA1S mutation causes autosomal dominant hypokalemic periodic paralysis in a Chinese family. J Mol Med (Berl). 2005 Mar;83(3):203-8. Epub 2005 Feb 22.
- Yamakage M, Namiki A. Calcium channels--basic aspects of their structure, function and gene encoding; anesthetic action on the channels--a review. Can J Anaesth. 2002 Feb;49(2):151-64. Review.


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Water is essential to life. Unfortunately in certain parts of Kenya, access to clean and safe drinking water is unavailable. In several KELC communities drinking water is not accessible, so people spend several hours, walking long distances to find clean drinking water. The distance and time required to fetch water is a considerable burden to these families. In some places, people walk several kilometers to fetch water, but the water is dirty and unsafe for drinking. The only option they have for water is from man-made collection ponds, which are contaminated with agriculture and livestock run-off, as well as bacteria and parasites.
KELC is motivated to assist our members who have little or no access to safe, clean drinking water. Last year the KELC Youth Department donated four rainwater collection tanks to congregations in Naserian Mission in Southeast Kenya. The water tanks collect rainwater during the rainy season and then the water can be used during the lengthy dry season.
Recently, a group from KELC Head Office traveled to Naserian Mission to assess the impact of the water tanks and discuss the future of the program with congregation members. During the evaluation, church members sang the praises of their water tanks. People reported that water-borne diseases were drastically reduced, and the health of their children had improved. Women discussed their relief that they no longer spend many hours of their day walking long distances to fetch water. They can now use their time on more valuable tasks, such as childcare, household maintenance, and personal hobbies.
Furthermore, the water tanks have become a small income-generating project for the congregations. Through the small fee for filling a jug of water, congregations are able to pay for maintenance on the tank, and many congregations have improved the structure of their church building with the profit from their water tank. Some congregations mentioned plans to save the profit from their water tank to purchase a second tank, which will help them to supply surrounding communities with clean, safe drinking water.
The water tank project has been a success for these congregations in Naserian Mission. KELC is thankful to be able to serve our congregations in their quest to find safe sources of drinking water. We pray that we will be able to continue this program and expand the number of water tanks in our congregations so that all of our members will have reliable access to drinking water.


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Can you help with my PhD by taking a short survey about your experiences when taking online classes? My doctoral dissertation is about how colleges and universities provide services to students taking online classes. If you have taken an online class, you can complete the survey. If not, perhaps you know students and might be willing to invite them to complete my survey by forwarding my message or posting it on your Linkedln home page. Here is the survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CJarrellSurvey6 If you want a summary of the research findings or more information, email me at email@example.com. Thank you! Chuck Jarrell
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Without meaning this to sound in any way disrespectful, it is just a process that all players go through and me included. There are three types of poker thinkers in online poker. These are novice poker thinkers, average poker thinkers and advanced poker thinkers. We can see these three strata's of thinking when we consider certain types of hands and how each thinker plays in each. Let us take a hand like K-7o on the button. It is folded around to a poor poker thinker and they limp in because they simply want to play their hand.
A more advanced beginner may have done some research on hand values and folded it but whatever the reason there will be very little thinking process behind it. An average poker thinker would take different (or the same) actions. They would fully understand the weakness of K-7o and would more than likely fold for that reason. However a more advanced average thinker would determine that the K-7o was ahead of random hands in the blinds and raise to capture the "dead money" that is in those blinds.
The advanced poker thinker on the other hand understands about equity. They know that the equity of a hand like K-7o is quite low. They also understand how pre-flop play links with post flop play and select only the best suitable hands in which to play. If an advanced thinker does raise with the K-7o then it is because they have identified that the blinds are very tight. So a large part of their strategy is pre-flop aggression. If the blinds are folding 80% of their range then eight out of every ten blind steals will win the pot.
This is 12bb but if the raise was to 3.5bb then only 7bb is lost back when their opponent calls or re-raises. Even then our hero will flop a big hand some of the time and so the entire 7bb will not be lost back. There is not much wrong with having aggressive stabs at the blinds with low equity holdings if you are prepared to give up rapidly. This may seem weak but against very tight blinds then there can be profit pre-flop. Let us look at another example here from a NL50 full ring cash game. It is folded around to a player in middle position who raises to 3.5bb with a 100bb stack.
We have the As-3s on the button with a 100bb stack also and a poor poker thinker simply makes the call because he has an ace and his hand is suited. Apart from this then they have no further consideration. An average poker thinker understands that his ace is dominated and folds and looks for greener pastures. He figures that a large part of his opponents range will include an ace and he does not want to give reverse implied odds. However an advanced thinker makes the same play as the novice and calls but for more sophisticated reasons.
They understand how them merely holding an ace reduces their opponents combinations that involve aces massively. Even if the raiser came from early position and only had a 5% range then the A-3s stacks up well against many hands in that range. The raiser will have AA-99, AJs+, AQo+ but the number of ace combinations are halved as a result of us having an ace and so A-A is far less likely. If we flop an ace then we overtake KK-99 pairs as long as they don't make their set.
If we flop two pair then we could stack hands like A-K on boards like A-9-3 or at least win more than one street of value. If we make a flush then we can stack premium pairs and we can even make the wheel straight as well. However our opponent has hands like AJs+ and AQ+ in their range also! While we may have to pay off against these hands when an ace flops for perhaps one or two streets of value, we win pots by playing aggressively when they miss.
This means calling on small boards that have missed all of our non-pair hands. On a board like 9-5-4 then we have the ace overcard and the gutshot draw and so a flop raise would blow off all their non-pair high card hands. All this is even assuming that the raiser came from early position which in this instance they didn't. So their range was even wider than 5% from middle position and so we can call more profitably.
These are part of the thinking processes of an advanced poker thinker. The difference between an advanced poker thinker and a lesser thinker is that an advanced thinker is looking to win the pot in several different ways and plans for that from the very outset of the hand.


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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election 2008
MY FINGER...MY VOTE!!! 6am
MY Ticket...for MY Vote
Que Bueno!!!
Friendly Voters at 6:30 am
Friendly Voters at 6:30 am
We got up this morning at 5am.
I didn't sleep much last night because of the anticipation of this
possibly "historic" day.
As we pulled up to the polling place , we noticed more cars than usual.
We always try to vote before we go to work in every Election.
We walked inside the church, and there were about 20 people ahead of us.
We still had a 10 minute wait, but everyone who walked in after us was very
(Excuse me...I had to shed a few tears...it is 11pm and Barack Obama has just won!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!)
To Be Continued...........
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I was disturbed by the artwork used for the poem "Jesus is Stripped of His Garments" (March 2013), which features Gwyneth Leech's Stations of the Cross and a depiction of a fair-skinned person surrounded by dark-faced captors. Leech sets her pieces in the midst of contemporary struggles in the Middle East, but the picture tells a very different story when used out of context. Please carefully consider the use of visual imagery with regard to the power of subversive messages about color and racism and our broken history as a nation.
Heather Loring-Albright
Chicago, Illinois
THE EDITORS REPLY: Gwyneth Leech's Stations of the Cross draw on contemporary photos—the U.S. military torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, the genocide in Darfur, American soldiers killed in Iraq, and prisoners held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. Art is about context. When viewed through the lens of America's racial history, Leech's Stations may prick our own consciences about everything from contemporary events to race in religious art.
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Infant circumcision is probably most closely associated with hair growing well up the shaft. So much skin was lost during development to the adult size penis, that basal and scrotal skin get pulled up to accommodate the penis' natural mature size.
Penises have all sorts of natural color variation without having had PE done to them, so it would take someone well aware of PE to have suspicions. Some of the discoloration the PE can induce may fade away gradually with time. Inflammation in the skin can prompt the melanocytes to generate melanin just like UV light does (tanning). Things we do in PE could well create inflammation, and so your dick might look like it's become kind of tanned afterward.Wood is good!
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I'm uncircumsised and have hair growing on the base, I shave though
I also always had a bit of turkey-neck
Stretch marks would be the easiest way to tell I think, or unusually high vascularity


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Director's Notes
8th Grade Summer Letter
Dear Parents and Students,
I hope that you are having a WONDERFUL summer! I have been living at Hawaiian Falls as often as possible. I am actually a little bit tan, too! :-)
Well, it is August 1st and it is time to start thinking about band class! Sometime today (hopefully) you should be getting a letter from me. If you just can't wait, you can get it in the "Handouts & Files" area of Charms, or here is a link to it:
8th Grade Summer Letter
Parents, there is a letter in there for you also.
Couple of things that you need to do:
#1 - If you are going to come to the picnic, please go to Charms and RSVP (tell me you are coming) so I can have enough food for everybody.
#2 - Start working on your All-City music that is in the letter!!
Now, if you haven't got you letter yet, you can download it from either the "Handouts & Files" area. They are in a folder called "City / Region Music". You should only see the music for your instrument. If you are a Double Reed (Oboe,Bassoon) or Saxophone (Alto, Tenor, Bari) you will have to pick the appropriate one. Baritone players, your instrument is listed under "Euphonium" Be sure to get that one, not the one that says Baritone TC.
Scale sheets look different, but they are the same notes and rhythms. Then, Selection 1 and Selection 2. Start working on small parts of it.
You can also go to the band website and download them there. However, they are password protected. So, if you do it that way, the password is "practice" :-)
I hope you are ready for a GREAT year! I am so excited and can't wait to see you all on August 23rd for some hot dogs!!!!
If you have ANY questions, please feel free to e-mail or call!
Mr. Major
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Lowdown: An Aussie father who lost his three sons at Gallipoli goes there to track them down.
Having established Gallipoli serves that good old Murdoch point of view on the ANZAC motif, we sought to learn further. You know, maybe we might even receive a proper account (for a change!) on what the ANZAC story is/was all about. We turned to our old mate Russell Crowe and his recent 2014 account, which also happens to be his directorial debut, The Water Diviner.
To the uninitiated, I will disclose that Mr Crowe was born in New Zealand (the NZ of ANZAC), has resided in Australia since he was a child, and has been repeatedly denied Australian citizenship. I can see why: his The Water Diviner is UnAustralian. By violating contemporary conventions and telling the story from all sides while making the most of the cinematic tools available to artists today, Mr Crowe is standing against all the usual myths. On the way there he has also managed to produce one hell of a war movie.
The Water Diviner starts off as tragically as such stories can. We meet our hero, Joshua (Crowe), a South Australian farmer, as he uses his water divining skills to dig a new well. Yes, I know, water divining is as bullshit as bullshit gets, but it is instrumental to the film's structure and – once we accept the fantastic – allows this war movie to do war movies as well as anyone can.
Following his successful dig we meet Joshua's wife, and witness him read his children their bedtime stories. Only that the beds are empty and the children, all three of them, are dead. The fact the war is already over (and won) does not prevent tragedy from following up on tragedy, forming up a resolute Joshua: he will head to Gallipoli, trace all three of his children, and achieve closure for all family members.
Following his successful dig we meet Joshua's wife, and witness him read his children their bedtime stories. Only that the beds are empty and the children, all three of them, are dead. The fact the war is already over (and won) does not prevent tragedy from following up on tragedy, forming up a resolute Joshua: he will head to Gallipoli, trace all three of his children, and achieve closure for all family members.
The rest of The Water Diviner takes place in Turkey. Joshua arrives there, to the now British controlled Istanbul, and starts asking questions. It is clear the British cannot be bothered with him; as far as they are concerned, Joshua is one of many and they are already doing their best to recover remains at Gallipoli. On the other hand, Joshua learns, through his Turkish hotel room providers, that he is not only clueless concerning local culture but also completely unaware of the toll the same war that lost him his children took on the locals whose very home was invaded by the ANZACs.
Joshua does not give up, though. Through continued efforts he earns the sympathies of some of the locals as well as some of the British; most notable, though, is the support he receives from Major Hasan (Yılmaz Erdoğan), the Turkish commander who led the local defence efforts and was almost certainly the orchestrator of Joshua children's deaths. Between this and your average romantic subplot with Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), a Turkish woman that knew war tragedy herself, the tragic circle is complete: we realise war is the real and only enemy between those two sides.
The differences between this and Gallipoli are blatantly obvious. Whereas one is all about national ethos, the other is about conciliation and closure so that we can all move on with our lives, the way we should, while recognising the terrible cost of wasted human lives. That understanding, that sense of closure, is provided by exposing us to the realities of war as they affect both sides. There is none of the implied "we are superior to them" state of mind that dominates Gallipoli; all are equal in The Water Diviner, and all suffer their own way (yet all to similarly).
At the end, the tacky ending does not distract from the fact that what we have ourselves here is a great war movie that makes the most of its "looking back" perspective. One hundred years later, the real tragedy is that our national ethos is still driven by the likes of Gallipoli instead of the likes of The Water Diviner.
Best scene: The image of an injured soldier that yells and groans for hours and hours at no man's land until he dies has tattooed itself into my brain. Most war movies skip over this in their rush for action; The Water Diviner's advantage, in its post mortem approach to war, allows it to expose its viewers to a new brand of atrocities.
By my account, The Water Diviner now stands firmly as one of the all time best war movies. It is not Saving Private Ryan; it's focus is on the aftermath of war. That, however, is probably the most useful way for viewers to learn what war is all about.
If this is Crowe's first venture into the director's chair, I can't wait for his more mature and learned efforts. For now, I give The Water Diviner 5 out of 5 saluting crabs.


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So Logan and I had our very 1st mama-son baking extravaganza this weekend. I was a little stressed out to start because I like structure, and order, and to not have to screech "Logan, NO!" every 30 seconds or so. However, I braved the store to buy supplies, and last night we settled in to baking our treats. Logan actually loved it. He was very well-behaved, and made a point to remind me every few minutes that he was my "big-boy helper." So without further ado, a picture tutorial on how to make some yummy Christmas treats (the 3 year-old edition):
Step 1: Realize that you plan on taking pictures for your blog, and take Captain Underpants into his room to put on some clothes. When he protests, remind him that we get to eat cookies when we are done. Emerge with pants on to commence baking.
Step 2: Lock the baby behind the baby gate so that you only have one kid underfoot in the kitchen at a time. Listen to him shriek about the indignity of it all.
Step 3: Get ingredients out while 3 year-old salivates over his favorite treat in the world, "nener-nems." Explain that the "nener-nems" are for later when we make the cookies so we can' open them yet.
Step 7: Show 3 year-old how to line the mini-muffin tin with mini-muffin cups. When you notice what a good job he does, allow your mind to wander, while you try to think of all the other menial chores that you can now convince him are fun.
Step 8: Pour brownie mix into muffin cups, and have 3 year-old push a peanut-butter cup into the center of each one. Admire his skillful work.
Step 9: Put brownie bites in the oven. While they are cooking, get all of the ingredients ready for the cookies. Watch as toddler becomes even more of a dictator, and demands to do ALL cookie batter assembly (of course with a big smile, saying, "I a GOOOOD helper, right Mama?").
Step 10 (OPTIONAL): Put the butter in the microwave for 10 seconds to soften (unwrapped of course- that's not moronic), and accidentally cook it for an entire 30 seconds because the kitchen chaos is stressing you out. Scrape as much butter out of the microwave as you can, while hissing under your breath at your husband (who is acting as your kitchen photographer) when he asks if you'd like him to take pictures of this particular mishap.What? No accompanying photo? Are you shocked!?
Step 11: Compliment your husband's creative kitchen photography skills when he takes this beauty. Forget that the butter ugliness ever happened.
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I know it's only the 2nd of December and the traditionalists among you will probably be going "noooo it's far too early" but I don't care - my Christmas tree is up!!
This is B and I's first Christmas in our new flat, and as it's much smaller than our old place I wasn't really sure where we were even going to fit a tree in our living room but in the end we did a bit of furniture shifting and it all fitted in fine.
We had got rid of our old tree and most of the decorations in the move last year (we moved house at the end of Dec/start of January...I know that sounds a bit like the worst time of year to move house but it wasn't as stressful as it sounds!) so we needed to buy all new stuff this year. Rather than spending loads of money buying pretty decs from Next or somewhere we just went to our nearest Poundstretcher (which is handily a 5 minute drive) and picked up a tree and pink/purple decs (to match our living room colour scheme) for grand total of £30!
We spent this Sunday afternoon moving a bookcase into the spare room and putting up the tree and stuff - it took HOURS (as you can see from the fact the before pictures are in the light and the after pictures are in the dark!) but it's now finally done and I think it looks lovely (if I do say so myself....). Feast your eyes on these festive photies :)
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Sometimes I can't remember, as I'm writing, if I've written everything I'm about to write already or if it was just one of those things where I composed an entire post (or paragraph or chapter) in my head and it comes out later and I only think I wrote it before. Usually when this happens, I'm too lazy to go back through the stuff I've written to see if I already wrote it for reals or just in my head.
This post could very well be one of those times.
I love my job. Let's just be clear about that. Even when it's so crazy that I can't take a full lunch (yes, that's why there was no lunchtime bloggy goodness today), I still love it. I love it so much that I traded a job that was 6 miles from my house to one that has a 20mile commute (depending on the day this is either a 25 or 45 minute trip).
And to be honest, I still look forward to going to work every day. Even two and a half years later. Even when it's nutty and we're getting ready to open a new store.
But there are days where that fucking commute drives me nuts. It's Ohio...so of course there is always construction. Always. Since I've been driving (roughly 1989..I was a late bloomer (and I had friends with cars))...I can not remember a time when I didn't see the tell tale orange barrels of progress in this great state. And around construction people drive stupidly. People also drive like idiots when it rains...or heaven forbid- snows. I have a theory. It's the Inverse-Precipitaion Principle and it goes like this.
As precipitation (rain...snow...plague of locusts) increases, the common sense and skill of the average commuter decreases in direct inverse proportion.
Now, as I am not an average commuter, I am immune to the principle. But I am not immune to its victims.
So...interesting and seemingly unrelated side note. T-Mobile (my current cellular provider--don't worry, I'll bitch about cellphones in the near future) recently launched a plan where many of the major streaming music services are excluded from data charges. Meaning I can stream Pandora all damn day over 4G or LTE and it won't count against my data for a single byte. Which is cool.
Because (ok...it wasn't unrelated at all)....thanks to the streaming, I figured out a way to actually make the frustrations of the commute vanish.
Pandora. Yup. Oh, yeah, I mentioned that. So...yeah...music...no commercials.
I have several go to Pandora stations for various moods that strike my fancy.
80's Alternative. This one is all Smiths-Cure-Depeche Mode...and the like. Very much like a lot of the music I listened to (and much more that I wanted to listen to in the 80's).
90's Alternative. STP, Bush, Smashmouth, Everlast...all that shite.
Now...the 80's alternative is good for the commute home. Or for driving places where there's no real time I need to be there. That synth-poppy 80's excess oozes from my speakers and basically dares me to go find the Coca-Cola rugby shirts. There's a tone of mopiness, but it's covered by the fact that you can flat out tell that the people want you to think they're sad an miserable as they were making money hand over fist. OR something like that.
90's Alternative has more of an edgy angst. The problem is there is an undercurrent of being pissed off but having absolutely no idea why. It wasn't enough to rally against the 80's excess, they had to pretty much cover it in flannel and bury it at sea.
Which is fine, but they made money hand over fist. But I digress.
I kick on the 90's when it's been slow to get out of Westerville and get on to the freeway. Or if I've encountered 3 or more stupid people before I get to the on-ramp.
And then there is the ultimate commute/drive time radio Pandora station of all time.
If you have Pandora....you can follow along at home.
Create a new station. Pick 'Newcleus' as the artist. Pick 'Jam On It' as the song. The station that it builds is fraught with old school hip hop and funk. And then, based on the old school rappers you like, it works more in. Dre, Snoop Dogg, MC Shan, Spoony G, KRS-1, Run DMC, EPMD, Eric B and Rakim.
In short it's my sophomore through senior years of high school. And it's awesome. It's damn near perfect. There have been a few times where I've had to hit 'next' because I wasn't quite ready for what they had playing.
But seriously...Newcleus Radio. It's pretty much assuaged all of the road extreme dislike (rage seems a bit strong).
Alright....I'll leave you with that little nugget to ponder. Heading off to ...well...maybe bed...maybe dialing in for work. We'll see.
In any event--sweet dreams!!
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While I was there my nieces introduced me to all kinds of things I never knew anything about. Of course, I know about Minecraft, but since talking with Mounds I have a whole new level of the things I know.
I also learned about "squishies" and Kid Snippets from Almond Joy which you can learn about if you look them up on YouTube.
It was all so much fun, but not nearly enough time. We did at least have time to go shopping . . . duh, Mrs. Claus and Santa never forget to go shopping. . .
They are both growing up faster than I imagined. I am sure their mom and dad are equally amazed sometimes. If you don't know my sister you should read her interview from a few years ago in this post.
The girls were really excited to see all of Reese's "Inktober" drawings that she has been posting. Since Reese's switched to be an art major she has been doing a lot more drawing and one thing she has been doing for fun is drawing ink pictures, one for each day in October, aka: Inktober.
Mounds asked for a picture of "fluffy pants" her stuffed penguin.
. . . which Reese's drew, snapped and sent back in about 15 minutes. Ta da!!
Then Almond Joy asked for a picture of all her friends, but Reese's explained that it would take too long as she has to post one for each day.
So Almond Joy asked for a picture that included an alpaca, a golf ball, a heart and an Under Armour logo. . . . which means something to all her friends. So . . . .
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If you are feeling sick or suffering from a prolonged illness, it may be because of the prescribed medications by your doctor for the healing. In the United States, prescription drugs are governed by the FDA i.e. Food and Drug Administration. According to FDA, in any condition, a prescription medicine is not allowed to be


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The Howard Beach grandfather who died after a final good Samaritan act had a history of helping others, family members said.
Paul Trinchese, 61, was accidentally struck by an unidentified man suffering from a violent seizure — after rushing to his aid, according to reports.
The incident occurred during a student talent show at Ave Maria Catholic Academy on February 2. The man was treated at the scene, according to reports, and Trinchese died later that night at his home on 98th Street, his family said.
"It wasn't shocking that he went to help. He was always like that," said his daughter Gilda Turano, 31. "He was always trying to help people however he can."
Trinchese died of apparent cardiac arrest before emergency responders arrived. Family members said he had a history of heart problems, but he never had a heart attack and he was always vigilant in checking his health.
It was unclear whether or not the punch caused the heart attack leading to Trinchese's death.
Trinchese, a well-known metal worker in Ozone Park, was a longtime resident of Howard Beach. He owned Trinchese Iron Works, building gates and railings for several decades.
He leaves behind a wife of 39 years, Filomena, five children and eight grandchildren — with one more on the way.
"He was a funny guy, and he was very straightforward. He told you how it is," Turano said. "He had a lot of friends. We're remembering his good memories and trying to be strong."
School officials directed comment to the Diocese of Brooklyn, who did not respond as of press time, and police officials could not be reached.
Wake services were held on February 4 and 5. Trinchese was buried on Monday, February 6 at All Saints cemetery in Middle Village.


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CYPRESS, Calif. - (March 7, 2017) - FONA International replaced its aging video wall at the FONA Center with Christie® Velvet LED, keeping pace with its "high-tech, high-touch" philosophy. Located in Geneva, Illinois, just outside Chicago, FONA International (Flavors of North America) designs and produces flavors for many of the largest food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical companies in the world.
The FONA Center, which is approximately the size of a basketball court, is used as a company meeting and training center for groups ranging from 10 to 200 people. The "high-technology" nature of the video wall was a key driver for FONA, to uphold its reputation as an innovator with customers and members of the community. As a service to the community, the room is free to use by local groups, including fire and police departments, and teachers' groups.
Working with AVI Systems, FONA initially considered both LCD and LED options for the planned 16-foot by 9-foot video wall, but, with long-term future proofing in mind, realized LED was the better choice. AVI Systems specified a Christie video wall, using Christie Velvet™ Merit Series 2.5mm LED tiles. The Christie LED video wall features 60 Merit Series tiles in a seamless, HD display with 100,000 hours of service life.
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