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Five Things Vitamin Makers Won't Say
Medications can't be sold without FDA approval, but vitamins can. This is just one of five things you'll want to know about vitamin makers. Elizabeth O'Brien peels back the label. Photo: Getty Images.
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Same Disease, Different Response
Arthur suffers from severe arthritis. He is in pain most of the time and can't sleep. He took early retirement because of his arthritis and now, only 55, he spends his day sitting at home bored. He avoids most physical activity because of the pain, weakness, and shortness of breath. He has become very irritable. Most people, including his family, don't enjoy his company anymore. It even seems too much trouble when the grandchildren he adored come to visit.
Isabel, age 66, also has severe arthritis. Every day she walks several blocks to the library or the park. She works two days a week as a volunteer at a local hospital. When her pain is severe, she practices her relaxation technique and tries to distract herself. She also loves going to see her young grandchildren and even manages to take care of them for a while when her daughter is out. Her husband is amazed by how much zest she has for life.
The difference between Arthur and Isabel is one of attitude. Attitude
cannot cure a chronic illness. But cultivating a positive outlook and
learning self-management skills can make it much easier to live with.
The more confident and determined you feel, the more you will be able
to maximize your health. Whether you have arthritis, diabetes, heart
disease, cancer, lung disease, multiple sclerosis, or a combination of
chronic conditions, you can learn to be more active, cope better and
be more in control.
To live well with chronic conditions you need to learn skills for managing three areas:
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Learn about your medical condition. What makes it worse or better? What action plan should you take if symptoms flare? What are the warning signs that you should get professional medical help? What can you expect from medical care and what must you do for yourself?
There may be specific skills you need to learn: how to measure your blood sugar if you are diabetic, how to properly use an inhaler if you have asthma, how to exercise safely with a heart or lung condition, how to use assistive devices if your have arthritis.
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The wisecracking New York cop John McClane travels to Moscow to bail out his wayward son, only to learn he's actually a CIA operative trying to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney. Directed by John Moore. 20th Century Fox
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Welcome to the January 2008 Babies community, where we chat about our January 2008 children and whatever else is on our minds!
To get things started, I thought it would be nice if we all introduced ourselves in this thread, which will be pinned to the community home page. Whether you're a Circle of Moms veteran or you're new to the site, let us know who you are, what you're interested in, and what your lovely January 2008 child is up to right now, developmentally speaking!
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Obama Congratulations - Morman Church
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are congratulating President Barack Obama for winning a second term, and are urging Americans to pray for him.
The Mormon church's First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles also said they commended Mitt Romney for engaging in the high levels of the democratic process, and said they wished him and his family success in the future.
The LDS leaders' statement Tuesday didn't mention that Romney was a member of their church.
The congratulatory message says it's now time for Americans to come together after a long campaign. Church leaders encouraged prayer for the president, his administration, and the new Congress as they navigate "difficult and turbulent times."


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Frank Corrado pushes Hunter Shinkaruk into goaltender Tyler Binnington during the Red v. White scrimmage on Tuesday.
Photo Credit: REUTERS/Todd Korol
Vancouver hockey fans haven't had any Canucks-related hockey to cheer about for seven and a half months, so it's understandable why the die-hards (myself included) are beginning to feel somewhat stir-crazy. To compound that issue, the possible remedies like, following a moribund Vancouver Giants team or a Chicago Wolves team that plays at a snails pace, are generally pretty unsatisfying.
That could all change later this evening however, because it appears that 19 year old two-way defenseman and Canucks prospect Frank Corrado, a fifth-round draft pick in 2011 whose stock has soared over the past sixteen months, might make Team Canada's World Junior Championship team. A Canucks prospect, playing on Team Canada's World Junior Team, to root for over the Christmas holidays? That's the hockey-itch equivalent of Goldbond powder.
So what are Corrado's chances of actually making the team? I figured this was a topic worth spilling some digital ink over, so read on past the jump!
When Team Canada's selection camp opened and Corrado was selected to attend (along with 12 other defenseman, almost all of whom are former first round picks) he was somewhat of a surprise inclusion. While he represented himself (and the OHL) well at the Subway Super Series game against Russia in November, partnering with Dougie Hamilton and scoring the game winning goal, he nonetheless appeared to be a long-shot to make the team. But this week in Calgary, Corrado has done just about everything he could've possibly done to force his way onto Team Canada's roster.
On Tuesday, the junior team candidates were split into two teams and played a "Red versus White" game, that could more accurately be described as a scrimmage (since it included practice components like simulated special teams situations). Corrado was on team Red and with the clock winding down in the third period, he snuck a slap shot past Malcolm Subban for the game-winning tally for the Red team.
On Wednesday, the team Canada brass scratched all of the "shoe-ins," while the rest of the bubble players – including Corrado – faced off against CIS players in a game that the Canadian juniors lost soundly. Frank Corrado, however, was among the few brightspot on the Canadian junior side and again managed to score a goal. After the game, Corrado avoided the first round of cuts as the pool of blueline candidates was whittled down to ten, with Derrick Pouliout and Adam Pelech (Mike Gillis' nephew) being sent home early.
Now, with guys like Matt Dumba and Ryan Murphy also competing for a spot on team Canada's roster, it's not like Corrado was going to make the team based on his offensive skills, but those two goals – surprising as they were, even to Corrado – can't possibly have hurt his chances.
There are now ten defenseman remaining at the selection camp, and seven spots available on team Canada's roster; but realistically that's not the way the competition is breaking down. Four defenseman are mortal locks at this point (Dougie Hamilton, Scott Harrington, Maxim Ouellet and Morgan Rielly), which leaves six guys (Corrado, Griffin Reinhardt, Ryan Sproule, Tyler Wotherspoon, Matthew Dumba and Ryan Murphy) competing for the three reamining blue-line roster spots.
My sense of it is that Ryan Murphy, who has been twice previously cut by Team Canada, should be a slamdunk to finally make the team. Beyond that it's anyones guess, but where I saw Corrado as a long-shot earlier in the week, I'm now beginning to think that he may have a legitimate shot at making the team. I spoke briefly with Sunaya Sapurji, Yahoo Sportss Junior Hockey editor who has been in Calgary covering the selection camp this week, and she seems to agree:
"[Corrado's chances of making the team are] definitely better than they were when he came to camp, and I think he's opened a lot of eyes with his play. Everyone talks about his play defensively, but he's shown some great offense leading the camp in scoring which is definitely a big surprise when you look at the kind of players Team Canada has here. He's done a great job.
Steve Spott, for the past couple of days, has been talking about opportunity and players who need to use this opportunity to really earn a spot. I think Corrado is one of those players who has gone out there and made the most of every shift."
Also, when I asked Sunaya how Corrado has performed in comparison with Ryan Murphy and Matthew Dumba (two other highly touted right-side defensemen, and Corrado's main competition) she thought his performance compared favorably with what those two have shown: "I think Corrado's probably out-paced Dumba, whereas Murphy has kind of been on and off. I don't think either of those two players have blown anyone away, but Corrado has been solid." Good news!
If Corrado does make the team that's gravy, both for his development and for Canucks fans who would have a Canucks-angle to root for at this year's World Junior Championship tournament in Ufa. Realisically, even if Corrado is among those players cut this evening, that he's shown so well on this stage is a very positive sign and he's certainly got a bright future in professional hockey regardless.
Not to shabby for the 150th player off the board at the 2011 NHL Entry draft…


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Surgery to treat epilepsy is most likely to be successful when:
Before the decision to have surgery is made, you and your doctor must consider the following factors:
The main types of surgery used to treat epilepsy are:
This procedure involves removal of the area of the brain that is producing the seizures, called the seizure focus. This procedure is only appropriate in patients who have partial seizures that occur in just one part of the brain. The surgery is often successful in reducing seizure frequency. It is especially useful in patients with certain kinds of temporal lobe epilepsy.
This involves a series of cuts along the nerve path by which seizure impulses spread. The surgery is designed to prevent seizures from spreading into other parts of the brain, while leaving the patient's normal abilities in place. This is sometimes done alone and sometimes done in addition to a lobectomy. Alone, it is done in patients whose epileptic seizures occur in a part of the brain that cannot be removed. This surgery improves seizure control about 70% of the time. Multiple subpial transection is done less often than a lobectomy.
This surgery involves cutting the nerve connections between the right and left hemispheres of the brain to prevent seizures from spreading from one side to the other. It is often done in 2 steps. The first operation partially separates the 2 halves of the brain, but it leaves some connections in place. If the generalized seizures stop, no additional surgery is done. If seizures continue, a second operation that completes the separation may be done.
Corpus callosotomy is done primarily in children with severe seizures that start in one hemisphere of the brain and spread to the other. The surgery can help prevent generalized seizures. However, the surgery does not prevent seizures in the side of the brain where the seizure originates.
This surgery involves the removal of half of the brain's outer layer, called the cortex. It is usually done only in children whose epilepsy is not responding well to medication and who have one of these conditions:
Recovery requires intense rehabilitation in order to regain normal functions. However, after this surgery, children usually:
About half of patients need to remain on their medications after this surgery. And, about half can slowly be tapered off medications if they are seizure-free for 12 months.
The chance of recovery from this surgery is best in young children. Therefore, a hemispherectomy is done as early as possible in a child's life and almost never done in children over age 13.
There are two Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved devices that are surgically implanted under the skin. The devices help manage seizures in people whose symptoms are not well-controlled with medication.
Epilepsy in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115086/Epilepsy-in-adults. Updated December 8, 2016. Accessed February 6, 2017.
Epilepsy in children. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900174/Epilepsy-in-children. Updated December 8, 2016. Accessed February 6, 2017.
Epilepsy information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Epilepsy-Information-Page. Accessed February 6, 2017.
FDA approves medical device to treat epilepsy. Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm375041.htm. Updated November 14, 2013. Accessed February 6, 2017.
US approves antiepileptic brain implant. Epilepsy Research UK website. Available at:https://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/us-approves-antiepileptic-brain-implant. Accessed February 6, 2017.
Treating seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy Foundation website. Available at: http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy. Accessed February 6, 2017.
Wiebe S, Blume WT, Girvin JP, Eliasziw M, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Study Group. A randomized, controlled trial of surgery for temporal-lobe epilepsy. N Engl J Med. 2001;345(5):311-318.
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I wondered if these would be suitable for future readings? I was having an argument with an ID proponent, and he was mickying my beliefs - and in my research for some answers to some of the questions he posed, I cam across some interesting thoughts from other people...
"One man's theology is another man's belly laugh." - Robert A. Heinlein
Isaac Asimov certainly had the right idea: "Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night." In the FSM's eyes, creationism IS a theory dreamt up after being drunk all night!
"When I got there, all the pasta and science stuff hadn't quite caught on in England - things that were perfectly acceptable then wouldn't be tolerated now!" - Robbie Fowler
"Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning." Bill Gates, you should have a look at OUR religion. Long weekends, love, with Friday as the Holy Day. Imagine all you could get done in your free time!? :D
Robert Farrar Capon was TOTALLY one of us: "Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in and sauces which are never the same twice. Raise up among us stews with more gravy than we have bread to blot it with. Give us pasta with a hundred fillings."
"Everything you see I owe to spaghetti" - Sophia Loren
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Bullying is at the top of many people's minds these days — designer Elana Brynes's included. The 25-year-old — who creates loungewear for her line Kings of Cole — recently designed a "Bye Hater" hoodie ($168), already scooped up by the likes of the Kardashians (in their DASH boutiques), Carson Kressley and some New Jersey Housewives. "I came up with the anti-bullying hoodie to get a conversation going, and to let anyone who has ever been bullied know that they are not alone," Brynes tells PEOPLE. "Bullying comes from a place of weakness, and the message 'Bye Hater' is empowering — once you take the power back, a bully has nothing on you." Find the tops (proceeds benefit anti-bullying organizations) online at kingsofcole.com.


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Ke$ha wears a penguin and panda patterned outfit while accepting the Wyler Award at the 2013 Genesis Awards Benefit Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday (March 23) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 26-year-old singer was honored by the Humane Society of the United States for spreading the word about "street dogs, the trophy hunting of endangered lions, shark-finning, Canada's commercial seal slaughter, dogfighting and cruelty-free cosmetics, among many other important animal welfare concerns."
Kaley Cuoco, who presented with basketball player Dwight Howard at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards earlier in the day, was also in attendance.
FYI: Kaley is wearing an Herve Leger dress and Monique Lhuillier shoes at the gala. She is wearing a Paule Ka outfit and Giuseppe Zanotti heels at the KCAs.
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Lesson 1: Creating a Sample Subscriber Database
Before you can define a data-driven subscription, you must have a data source that provides subscription data. In this step, you will create a small database to store the subscription data used in this tutorial. Later, when the subscription is processed, the report server retrieves this data and uses it to customize report output, delivery options, and report presentation format.
You can use a SQL Server 2000 database or a SQL Server 2005 database to store the data. This lesson assumes you are using Management Studio to create a SQL Server 2005 database.
To create a sample Subscriber database
Start Management Studio, and open a connection to a Database Engine.
Right-click on Databases, select New Database.
In the New Database dialog box, in Database Name, type Subscribers. Click OK.
Click the New Query button on the toolbar.
Copy the following Transact-SQL statements into the empty query:
Use Subscribers CREATE TABLE [dbo].[UserInfo] ( [SubscriptionID] [int] NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY , [EmployeeID] [int] , [LastName] [nvarchar] (50) NOT NULL , [FileType] [bit], [Format] [nvarchar] (20) NOT NULL , ) ON [PRIMARY] GO INSERT INTO [dbo].[UserInfo] (SubscriptionID, EmployeeID, LastName, FileType, Format) VALUES ('1', '289', 'Valdez', '1', 'IMAGE') INSERT INTO [dbo].[UserInfo] (SubscriptionID, EmployeeID, LastName, FileType, Format) VALUES ('2', '284', 'Alberts', '1', 'MHTML') INSERT INTO [dbo].[UserInfo] (SubscriptionID, EmployeeID, LastName, FileType, Format) VALUES ('3', '275', 'Blythe', '1', 'PDF') GO
Click ! Execute.
Use a SELECT statement to verify that you have three rows of data. For example:
select * from UserInfo
Next Steps
You have successfully created the subscription data that will drive report distribution and vary the report output for each subscriber. Next, you will modify the data source properties of the report you will distribute to subscribers. Modifying the data source properties is done to prepare the report for data-driven subscription delivery. See Lesson 2: Modifying the Report Data Source Properties.
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Tutorial: Creating a Data-Driven Subscription
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The No. 6 Creighton men's soccer team remained unbeaten on the season, recording its second consecutive shutout of 2013 after a 3-0 victory over Cal Poly at Morrison Stadium on Sunday night.
Creighton (2-0-0) grabbed a 1-0 lead over Cal Poly (1-1-0) at 35:03 of the first half when freshman Ricardo Perez scored his first career goal as a Bluejay. CU senior Sean Kim sent a pass in from the right side and Perez beat Mustang goalie Wade Hamilton for the early advantage.
The Bluejays maintained their lead into halftime.
In the second half, junior Eric Miller doubled the Creighton lead to 2-0 in the 57th minute. Miller redirected a ball past Hamilton on a header coming in from a free kick by freshman Fabian Herbers.
About 13 minutes later the Jays scored the final goal of the evening. Sophomore Timo Pitter blasted the ball into the goal after assists from Jose Ribas and Herbers. It marked Pitter's second score of the season in just two matches.
Junior Alex Bolowich earned his second victory of the year in goal for the Jays to improve to 2-0-0 on the year. Bolowich was held out of the second half as an injury precaution. Sophomore Connor Sparrowtook over in the second half for the Jays. The CU keepers combined for four saves on the evening.
Hamilton dropped to 1-1-0 on the season for the Mustangs.
Creighton edged Cal Poly 9-8 in shots on the evening.
CU head coach Elmar Bolowich is undefeated at 5-0-1 combined in the first pair of matches over each of the last three seasons. It marks the second time in three years that Bolowich has directed the Jays to back-to-back shutouts to open the season. Creighton opened 2011 with eight consecutive blank sheets.
The Bluejays now lead the all-time series with Cal Poly 2-0-0 at home inside Morrison Stadium.
Creighton hosts Socctoberfest on Friday, Sept. 6 when the Bluejays battle Columbia at 7:30 p.m. inside Morrison Stadium.


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Risk management services provider Munich Re says it will offer serial loss insurance coverage for offshore wind turbines.
Munich Re's coverage pays for the repair or replacement of defective turbines or individual components if there are serial losses affecting a number of elements, such as the gearbox, the rotor or the tower, the company explains, adding that it also covers the costs involved in deploying the special vessels required.
The five-year coverage includes retrofits carried out on units in which defective parts have been installed, even if no loss or damage has been sustained. According to Munich Re, the serial loss coverage also facilitates the financing of major offshore projects by giving investors more security.
The company notes that it has already secured a contract with REpower for a North Sea wind farm.


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Discounts - 10% off products in Kew's shops and 5% off selected talks and courses.
Priority booking for a range of popular ticketed events, such as Kew the Music.
Exclusive behind the scenes events
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Free entry to selected partner gardens across the UK.
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The gift pack includes an attractive sealed booklet containing a unique activation code, details of Kew's attractions, plus information to help plan visits. Available in store and in the online shop. (The gift pack is available for Individual Friends gift membership).
A gift e-voucher is emailed to you within a day. The email contains a unique activation code which you can pass on to your gift recipient. (E-vouchers are available for Individual and Joint Friends gift membership).
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A recurring gift automatically renews at the end of each membership period, allowing your loved one to enjoy visits year after year. When setting up a Direct Debit you will also benefit from a £10 discount. Your gift recipient will be sent their membership card and they can then start using their membership straight away. No e-voucher or gift pack is issued.
If you would like to speak to somebody at Kew about membership, you can call us on 0208 332 3200, 9am until 5pm seven days a week, or email us at email@example.com
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2009-02-25 / Obituaries
Guy Chichester Navy veteran and environmentalist
Guy Chichester, formerly of Massapequa, Stony Brook and related to the Chichesters of Amityville, died Feb. 9, 2009 in his home in Rye, New Hampshire with his family at his bedside. He was 73 and had been hospitalized battling heart problems for several weeks.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Mallia Franklin (c. 1953 - 2010)
I hope her passing does not go unnoticed by the news media... at least in her home town of Detroit.
Mallia Franklin was a lead voice in George Clinton's first female spinoff group, Parlet. Her credited background vocals with Parliament- Funkadelic date back to the 1975 "Chocolate City" album.
Deeper still, Ms. Franklin introduced G. Clinton to a young and struggling Bootsy Collins in 1971, thus changing the course of pop-music history.
Click here to hear the 12-inch version of Parlet's biggest single, "Ridin' High," streaming on my Vox blog. That's Mallia singing lead.
And she is the first one speaking in the Parlet retrospective vidclip below.
27 comments:
- David Fleiss said...
There's a message about Mallia's death on Mudbone Cooper's website, so I think we can consider this more than a rumor. RIP.
- February 5, 2010 at 4:52 PM
- David Fleiss said...
D'oh! Forgot the URL:
- February 5, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- pjebsen said...
The first official-sounding article I saw was a statement by her son on her official Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Mallia-Queen-of-FunkFranklin-Page/199281086088
- February 5, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
David, Peter... thank you, my old friends.
- February 5, 2010 at 5:19 PM
RIP, a great voice.
- February 5, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- junebug said...
This is BEYOND messed up! This hits close to home, in fact; I'm actually cool with her son Seth, as well as Shirley Hayden of Parlet. Damn, I gotta call them 2morrow, as this is the 1st I'm hearing about it.
- February 6, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- keith.harriston said...
Yet another member of the Parliafunkadelicment Thang gone too soon.
- February 6, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Keith, welcome.
- February 6, 2010 at 4:58 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Reg: When it comes to P-Funk, there were so many voices in the mix, it was often hard for even a fan to know who was who.
The audio clip I wanted to stream in Mallia's honor was Parliament's "Peek-a-Groove." Years after I'd bought "Trombipulation" -- I mean years -- I gave this track a serious listen.
The last few minutes of that song, Mallia goes off on some wailing and vocal riffing ("Indebatable..."), and it's just awesome.
Come to find out, "Trombipulation" isn't available in MP3 format... not even from my usual bootleg resource. And my CDs are in L.A.
Blows my mind that a major-label Parliament album is absent from iTunes in 2010.
- February 6, 2010 at 5:07 AM
- DRE said...
Wow! I never felt like Mallia or Parlet ever got their just due. I have all three Parlet albums on vinyl and there is some real good stuff on there. And where would the Parliament/Funkadelic Sound be if she never introduced George to Bootsy ?? BTW, UBM, Where in the world is that Parlet retrospective from ????????
- February 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- junebug said...
Dre, I can give you a little insight on that footage; it was shot for a long dormant documentary about the P-Funk girls called "She-Funk", directed by Mallia's son, Seth. He and the girls have since been collaborating on a book as well. This has been something that's been in the works for the past 12 years at LEAST! At one point, I was part of it...we shot a "reunion" concert of sorts featuring Dawn Silva (of the Brides), & Jeanette Washington and Shirley Hayden (both of Parlet) @ the now defunct Warehouse Club in Detroit in '99. Seth & a singer named Ping Spells sang backup. Mallia was sick at the time and couldn't make it. I've never uploaded any of the footage to youtube per Seth's request, but take my word for it, those girls KILLED IT!!!
- February 6, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Thanks for that info, junebug.
- February 6, 2010 at 3:21 PM
- Invisible Woman said...
i'm sure u know this, but george clinton's son passed the other day too...i have to find out why.
- February 6, 2010 at 9:14 PM
- DRE said...
TreyLewd ?? I didn't hear anything about that at all!
- February 7, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Not TreyLewd... George Clinton, Jr.
I don't know any details.
- February 7, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- Invisible Woman said...
check it: http://www.theboombox.com/2010/02/02/george-clinton-son-dead/
- February 7, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Thank you for that, IW.
- February 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM
The P wouldn't have been without Mallia...
Name the ladies on the Up For The Down Stroke album cover...
Do you know UBM?
- February 8, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Damn... I do not know.
- February 8, 2010 at 7:13 AM
Mallia and Dawn (of Tony Orlando)
- February 8, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson...names would help
- February 8, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Romelle said...
WOW.... I received the news via SoulPatrol email today. Mallia had been on my heart for the past year. I had been searching the internet focusing on the ATL area and randomly searched LA. Mallia lived with me (Romelle or "Ram")for a few months upon her arrival to Minneapolis. Everyday was a new experience. She educated me on the music industry as well as life. My heart is heavy, she will forever be in my thoughts and prayers. may God ocmfort her family, she is a great loss to all that knew her.
- February 8, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Thank you for commenting here, Romelle.
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|Venturing Leadership Award
The Venturing Leadership Award is presented by councils, areas, regions, and the BSA National Council to Venturers and, prior to 2012, adults who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Venturing Code.
- Be registered and involved as a Venturer for at least one year.
- Be a youth member when nominated for the award.
- Hold a leadership position or an office at the (unit, district, council) – council award, area, region, or national level (as appropriate for the level of the award presented).
- Show exceptional dedication and give outstanding leadership and service to Venturing and to Venturers (on the level appropriate for the award).
Additional Required Elements
- The official nomination form must be used for council, area, region, and national award consideration.
- Attach letters of recommendation from Venturers, Scouters, acquaintances, teachers, place of worship, etc.
- Attach additional sheets, if necessary.
- Attach a picture to the nomination form when submitting. (jpg format preferred, if e-mailing)
- Council: Medallion suspended from blue and white ribbon, No. 4220; Certificate, No. 33662; Knot, No. 14220
- Area: Medallion suspended from gray and white ribbon, No. 614296 ; Certificate, No. 33662; Knot, No. 14220
- Region: Medallion suspended from green and white ribbon, No. 606782; Certificate, No. 33662; Knot, No. 14220
- National: Medallion suspended from red and white ribbon, No. 4222; Certificate, No. 33662; Knot, No. 14220
Quota Restrictions
- Councils may present two awards to youth members per year for up to 50 crews/ships and one additional youth recognition per year for each fraction of 25 crews/ships above 50 (e.g., for 51 registered crews/ships, a total of three youth awards may be presented; for 78 crews/ships, four youth awards may be presented).
- Areas may present 8 awards per year.
- Regions may present 8 awards per year.
- National may present 8 awards per year.
Council Award
Submit the nomination form to the local council office. Review and approval to be determined by the council VOA or appointed youth panel approved by the Scout executive. Once approved awards may be purchased through the National Distribution Center. Councils may distribute adult VLAs if the paperwork has been submitted before December 31, 2011.
Area, Region or National Award
Submit the nomination form to the national office. Review and approval to be determined by a youth panel appointed by the respective level Venturing Advisor. Once approved awards may be purchased through the National Distribution Center.
See also
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John Peters, a farmer from Arcade, New York, takes issue with the notion of "environmentally friendly" oil and gas extraction in his recent op-ed forThe Buffalo News. Listening to Governor Romney and President Obama in their second debate Wednesday, it seems that they largely buy the oil and natural gas industry's line that their extraction techniques are always safe and benign.
In Peter's eye-opening first-person account, he describes how hazardous wastewater from a natural gas drilling operation next to his hay fields leaked from a failed holding pond, ruining the fields he uses to feed his livestock.
The thousands of gallons of wastewater – also called "flowback" or "produced" water – that gushed up from the well's borehole is a toxic mixture of drilling fluids and subterranean groundwater that must be securely stored.
After four days of heavy rain, the shoddy construction of the "small poly-lined pond" was apparent when it broke and the waters flooded his fields and those of a neighbor, according to Peters.
Then, to my surprise, an engineering firm hired by the drillers stopped by. His [the engineer's] conclusion agreed with the Wyoming County study. My hay field was ruined by the company's own drillers. The engineer's recommendation: Build a storm retention pond and release the water slowly through the new roadway. The storm water retention pond was never built.
Finally it dawned on me. No one would help me. Not the drilling company. Not the Oil and Gas Association that represents the drilling company. Not my own town government, not even the state agency that gave the driller a license to ruin my hay field.
Now I am buying hay at $8 a bale for my cattle – many times more than the costs to grow my own hay. I have hired a lawyer and I am suing the drillers.
Without question, fossil fuels are important to our contemporary society and economy. Yet when the oil, natural gas and coal industries claim that there are few if any problems with extraction and combustion of their respective fuels, we should question those assertions. There are serious health and environmental risks associated with each fuel. Not every accident is as massive and headline-grabbing as the 2010 BP oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. Many are small-scale, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, farm-by-farm mishaps like the one John Peters experienced with his property. These localized events need to be kept in mind as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) expands oil and gas extraction ever closer to human proximity, be it farms, towns or even urban areas.
As Peters writes, "The next time you are tempted to believe the oil and gas industry propaganda, stop by my farm for a dose of reality."


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Medical Information for Americans Traveling AbroadMedical Information For Americans Traveling Abroad - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Medical information American travelers should know
In case of illness, American citizens traveling abroad should be aware of the services that are offered by the U.S. embassies and consulates. U.S. Consular officers can assist in locating medical services, transferring funds, and informing relatives of a health condition.
However, they cannot act as lawyers or bankers, and payment of hospital and other expenses is the responsibility of the traveler. (The Medicare program does not provide coverage for hospital or medical costs outside of the United States.)
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, recommendations for international travelers:
Learn what medical services your health insurance will cover overseas before going abroad.
Carry both your insurance policy identity card as proof of such insurance and a claim form.
When going abroad with any pre-existing medical problems, carry a letter from your health care provider describing the medical condition and any prescription medications, including the generic name of drugs.
Keep medications in their original containers and be sure they are clearly labeled. Also, make sure the prescribed or required medications are not considered to be illegal narcotics in the countries that you will visit by contacting the foreign embassies prior to travel.
Complete the information page on the inside of your passport providing the name, address, and telephone number of someone to be contacted in an emergency.
Take a listing of addresses and telephone numbers of U.S. embassies and consulates in the countries you will visit.
Some countries require foreign visitors to have inoculations or medical tests before entering. Before traveling, check the latest entry requirements with the foreign embassy of the country to be visited.
Before traveling, please note that, although many health insurance companies will pay "customary and reasonable" hospital costs abroad, very few will pay for medical evacuation back to the United States. Medical evacuation can easily cost $10,000 or more, depending on your location and medical condition.


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Our Problem
If your family is like mine, we are full of passion for greening up our eco-footprint however making recycling the natural reaction has been an ongoing project. This Mom can be frequently heard shouting about the house, "Who put the ........ in the waste basket?!?" What's a green-minded Mom to do?
With a bit of extra spare time on my hands, at home recovering from foot surgery, I have taken up temporary residence on the first floor of our home, in our family room, which happens to be adjacent to our kitchen. That's right! Strategically placed in view of both the kitchen waste receptacle as well as the interior door to our recycling center in the garage. The view has been illuminating, to say the least.
My Discovery
Taking advantage of both my time and location, this Mom employed a bit of stealthy spying at strategic times of peak kitchen activity and came to a disturbing albeit not completely unexpected conclusion. The culprit - the whole family.
After witnessing each member of my family, both casually and not so casually, toss recyclable items in our kitchen waste receptacle, I found it necessary to hold a green family meeting. While giving my crew the full force of my sternest "Mom look", one by one the members of my family muttered and stumbled on with pleas of
"I forgot we were recycling those"
To be fair, our family does have an incredibly hectic weekday schedule and are constantly on the go. From the Hubs to my youngest, especially during my recovery, they've all done a fantastic job of stepping up. With the kitchen waste so accessible, how is a green Mom to tackle the lure of quick convenience and make it easier for my family to do the right green thing?
The Solution
In truth, everyone in the family is a fairly good "shot" and with less than 15 steps additional steps required to travel from the kitchen waste to the interior door to the garage and our recycling containers, I could stand firm with my family, however the big green picture is truly most important. Making recycling easier for my family, so it becomes the norm rather than an extra effort is key.
Having the right convenient tools to help my family recycle is key to our efforts and consistency. With high hopes, I was thrilled to be given an opportunity to review a new product from Rubbermaid, the 2-in-1 Recycler system in our kitchen.
Flexibility and convenience is what this recycling unit is all about. With two handy containers, this unit is perfectly suited for whatever your kitchen needs might be. The large lower compartment holds a standard eight gallon trash bag and works well for either an out of sight waste receptacle or for recycling. The upper unit is deep and generous, perfect for holding even recyclable gallon jugs. Both compartments are removable, with convenient carrying handles for transporting your items. The LinerLock™ feature prevents slipping, holding your liner bags firmly in place. A foot release bar allows for hands-free tilting of the lower unit. Best yet, this recycling solution from Rubbermaid is made of recycled materials!
My Take
I appreciated the compact, non-obtrusive size and design of the Rubbermaid 2-in-1 Recycler but was impressed by just how much each generous compartment held. For the time being, we've elected to maintain a separate waster receptacle and use the 2-in-1 Recycler for the two recyclable items my family most commonly has forgotten to put in our bins: tin cans and paper waste. Having found room for both our regular waste container and the Rubbermaid unit within the kitchen, I plan to replace the old waste container with another Rubbermaid unit, allowing for waste to be stored safely out of site (and from the interested nose of our Lab) and another recyclable compartment for plastic containers.
The LinerLock™ is a great feature, enabling me to keep the compartments clean when family members cut corners in rinsing out recyclables, by keeping our liners in place. Both compartments are easy to remove for transporting the recyclables when its time to make a run to the recycling center.
The Result
Although this Mom still maintains a close eye on the waste receptacle for recyclables, I am happy to report my family has really stepped up, with additions placed in the convenient Rubbermaid 2-in-1 Recycler system daily!
Stay In The Know
Rubbermaid on Facebook on Twitter
Purchase 2-in-1 Recycler system at the Rubbermaid website and in Meijer stores.
What challenges do you face in encouraging your family to recycle?
How have you made recycling easier at home?
Tell me in a comment below! I'd love to hear your thoughts!
I was provided with a Rubbermaid 2 -in-1 Recycler free of charge to explore for the purposes of creating a product review feature and giveaway. The opinions above are both honest and of my own experiences. Some images of Rubbermaid products sourced from Rubbermaid.


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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Made from white corn and red potatoes, new Tortatos offer the crunch of a tortilla chip and the finish of a potato chip, said Genelle Chetcuti, director of marketing for RW Garcia. The company launched the half tortilla chip, half potato chip at National Products Expo East Sept. 26-28 in Baltimore. Nationwide distribution should begin in January, Ms. Chetcuti said.
The chips have 25% less fat than conventional potato chips since corn does not require as much oil as potatoes and because the company uses red potatoes, which have less starch than other potatoes such as russets, Ms. Chetcuti said. San Jose-based RW Garcia, which primarily has worked with tortilla chips, had to find the right amount of potato to use in Tortatos.
– excerpted from FoodBusinessNews.com


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Happy Birthday, Gwen Stefani! See Her Best Fashion Moments
In celebration of the singer/designer's birthday, we're revisiting some of her most iconic sartorial moments to date. From her furry blue bikini top—and matching hair!—to glamorous red carpet gowns, click through now to see the looks, and be sure to share your favorite Stefani fashion moment with us on Twitter.
Photo:Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
At the Race To Erase MS Gala.
Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
At the MTV Video Music Awards with No Doubt.
Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Arriving at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards.
On Gwen: Fake London pants.
Photo:Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
Posing with rapper Eve at the 1st Annual BET Awards in Las Vegas.
Photo:Thomas Rabsch/WireImage
Stefani marries Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale in London.
On Gwen: Christian Dior gown.
Photo:Martin Philbey/Redferns
Performing with No Doubt in Australia.
Celebrating the L.A.M.B. for LeSportsac collaboration in New York.
On Gwen: L.A.M.B. for LeSportsac bag.
Rehearsing for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
On Gwen: Adidas sneakers.
Making an appearance on MTV's TRL.
Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Walking the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards.
On Gwen: Louis Vuitton dress from the F/W 04 collection.
Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage
At the MTV Video Music Awards.
On Gwen: L.A.M.B. dress.
Photo:Theo Wargo/WireImage
Visiting MTV's TRL in NYC.
Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Arriving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala.
On Gwen: L.A.M.B. gown.
Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
At the Cannes Film Festival premiere of The Tree of Life with husband Gavin Rossdale.
On Gwen: Stella McCartney sequin jumpsuit.
At the premiere of My Valentine hosted by Paul and Stella McCartney.
On Gwen: Stella McCartney jumpsuit; Christian Louboutin heels.
Walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala.
On Gwen: Maison Martin Margiela top and skirt.


text: The Wittenberg Writing Center plays a key role in enhancing and validating the importance of writing at Wittenberg. Knowledgeable, professional student writing advisors provide consultation for all Wittenberg students, staff, and faculty engaged in all types of writing at all levels of ability. The Writing Center offers an inviting, personal atmosphere where individuals can both develop successful writing skills and foster these skills in others.


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What's that? We almost went a day without discussing the Windows Phone unofficial Instagram app, Instagraph? We'll fix that by mentioning how it has been, well, fixed.
We reported yesterday that there were two issues affecting users, including a placeholder image being occasionally used in place of a submitted photo and long delays in publishing. Luckily, both issues have seemingly been fixed as queuing for uploads has been reduced to less than 5 minutes (from our experience) and the placeholder posting bug was also squashed.
We're still not out of the woods yet, though. Until more servers are brought online, the developers have hidden the app on the Store in order to manage user demand. They will re-open it in the coming days and weeks as they get more hardware.
There's even more good news: we're hearing that for everyone's trouble, people who bought into the service they will be rewarded in some fashion, and from the ideas we've heard it should quell a lot of users as the company tries to make things right.
Finally, a new version with "some stylistic and the incorrect queue time fixes" is about to be submitted to Microsoft, and of course, the enrollment option is practically done now (though it won't go live until server capacity is brought up). We recently teased that feature on, appropriately, our Instagram account.
Stay tuned for more and for current Instagraph users, how are your uploads going?


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I ordered a HDC Galaxy Note 2 Pro from Fastcardtech
I just want to tell my readers that I had ordered a HDC Galaxy Note 2 Pro from Fastcardtech today. 😀
I was really eyeing on this phone for quite some time now and I finally decided to bring it on a check-out already from my cart at FCT. I originally wants a JiaYu G3 or a Xiaomi Mi-2 but I wasnt really able to commit on all the delays and how they keep on being a "hard-to-get" device for so many months.
I cannot wait till December for a hope of owning such dream-phones. We can expect that by that date, easy purchasing on these dream phones can be done. But I really want and need a new phone now and this cant wait up until next year. My ZOPO ZP100 is boring now that's why I am upgrading to this 5.4-inch dual-core phablet knock-off.
That's why I decided to buy the HDC Galaxy Note 2 Pro now. Sadly, I wasnt able to order when the 1GB RAM is readily available on stock. Now, I am now just expecting just a 512MB RAM unit but that is okay with me.
The HDC Galaxy Note 2 PRO is available for free shipping and retails for a bargain price of just $199. I didnt paid for the shipping as I had choose it to be sent here in the Philippines via REG Airmail as this one hasn't failed me from all of my orders from China. I didnt want to use DHL or other as I do not want to get into trouble with the thieves at the customs of our country.
That means I will have to wait 15-30 days before this thing arrives on our doorsteps. I can wait though. I will make a review once I got this device. I havent made a feature post of this phone here, but we have a post about its predecessor, the HDC Galaxy Note 2; just not this PRO one.
HDC Galaxy Note 2 PRO specs
By the way, you might want to know the specs of this HDC Galaxy Note 2 Pro so you can have an idea why I picked this one out instead of other devices out there. Here's a run down of its specs based on posted information online:
|HDC Galaxy Note 2 Pro
|$199 (free shipping)
|Android 4.0 ICS
|Dual-core MTK6577 1.2GHz
|PowerVR SGX531
960*540 pixels, qHD
|8MP main, with AF/flash
1.3MP front
|Dual SIM
|Yes, with 3G
Click here to see it on Fastcardtech listing.
A free leather cover is also stated as free gift, so we'll confirm that out once we got the unit.
Stay tuned, I will update you guys how does this goes. I will update this post based on the status of my order. I will make future posts featuring this device and also about making orders on FCT. Be sure to sign-up on our newsletter which you can see the form on the sidebar.
PS. Rumors say that the HDC Galaxy Note 2 PRO is made by ZOPO, and its almost the same as the ZOPO ZP900 but with a very high difference on the pricing. (please take this with a pinch of salt)
11/15/2012 – just had made the finalization of my order. My order processing was delayed due to me being in some sort of FCT advices of other better models to get and then me changing orders in the last minute. I have been considering the JiaYu G3 (which is already on stock but with higher price), or the HDC Galaxy S3 EX, or the other version of this Note 2 from HDC that is 1GB RAM model. But still, finally settled with this one; the HDC Note 2 PRO. I am planning to get the S3 EX up next with this, if there isnt any new interesting model will come up. Status up to this date: Unshipped.
12/9/2012 – its been already nearing a month now, but still I do not have the package on me. >_< This is why I really hate our postal services in our country. I should have opted for DHL but I do really fear the very high tax for me to pay. This customs policy in the Philippines really sucks, maybe the package was already been brought into our doorsteps but unluckily there isnt anyone present in out house that time that will receive the parcel. We don't have a mailbox, just fyi.
I was happy that it was finally shipped few days after I put my order and got it processed. Another good thing for me that I did noted is its origin being from SG as my friend told me that he had experience of very fast delivery of parcels originating from Singapore post.
It sure do arrive fast here on our country.
Even FCT had asked me if I already got my package. I am really sure that they did sent one and didnt attempted to fool me out on faking this, this is the first time for a big delay that happened to me through all my online orders from different stores and of different bought stuff.
Will just update this post once I got my package. Im planning to make a visit on our post office, and I wish they didnt really intend to hold-up my thing and plans to milk-out some cash from me.
One thing I know is, the foreign countries on the opposite side of ours doesnt have this problem. They have really good governing people on their customs, and I envy them.


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Physicist Stephen Hawking is certainly not the first scientist to dismiss thousands of years of religious belief, but he's the latest. And he's got a new book.
Hawking and Caltech physicist Leonard Mlodinow, in "The Grand Design," tackle questions both scientific and philosophical, exploring man's understanding of how life came to be.
The authors argue that physics, and specifically a derivation of string theory called M-theory, can explain the beginning of the so-called multiverse, making God immaterial to the equation.
"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing," says Hawking. "Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist.
"It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going."
Accepting the idea that M-theory can give an explanation for why life exists is probably a leap of faith in itself, unless you are as smart as Hawking.
Others remain skeptical, including Craig Callendar, a philosophy professor at the University of California, San Diego:
M-theory in either sense is far from complete. But that doesn't stop the authors from asserting that it explains the mysteries of existence: why there is something rather than nothing, why this set of laws and not another, and why we exist at all. According to Hawking, enough is known about M-theory to see that God is not needed to answer these questions. Instead, string theory points to the existence of a multiverse, and this multiverse coupled with anthropic reasoning will suffice. Personally, I am doubtful. (New Scientist)
Either way, it's pretty good buzz for a book launch.


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- You visit each directory from list
- For each directory, you search for the category best-fitted for your website
- Once you are in the proper category, you click the Submit/Add url link
- You fill all the empty fields with the submission details
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Why do I see carefully?
Some web directory owners will refuse your submission if you don't take your time and make a porper description or if you don't take your time to choose the best title/keywords for your site. There are certain rules that you must obey when coming up with the above details.
For example: The description must be properly written. You are not allowed to stuff keywords in it. It must make sense and it must be a proper description about your site. Most web directories require a 300 character minimum description.
The title mustn't be to short nor to big. Same for the keywords. Don't use too many keywords. We recommend to use 5 keywords max.
Now go cracking and submit to that directory list. Just register over at 4DL.info and you'll get access to a 1000 directory list. You don't need to buy anything. Just manually open each link in a new tab and do the steps we described above. Or buy the $10 service that 4DL is offering ( Their automatic directory submitter is the best! )


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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Uncle Norman Joins Uncle Brooks and Elizabeth in a Laugh, 1981
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- Ann said...
Wasn't this about the time Elizabeth was encouraging Uncle Brooks about his assignment to speak at Mother's funeral? As I recall, that was a very sweet/tender experience for both. Elizabeth is good with that kind of thing - and Brooks did a beautiful job.
- March 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Could have been. I do remember this as a tender time. I also remember how reluctant Brooks was to take that assignment at first. He did a good job.
- March 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM
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2008 Land Rover LR2 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
All-new entry-level Land Rover is the real deal.
If the Land Rover LR2 doesn't knock the socks off of shoppers for an SUV of this size and price, nothing will. It offers more content than they have reason to expect, compared to what's out there. Think of it as a baby Range Rover Sport, for at least 20 grand less. It costs about $8,000 less than the next Land Rover up the scale, the LR3, and has a more powerful and smoother engine: an all-new, high-tech, inline six-cylinder built by Volvo, mated to a sophisticated six-speed automatic transmission.
The styling is clean and handsome, and the interior roomy, with leather seating surfaces, wood trim, a panoramic sunroof, fold-flat rear seats, quality sound system and all the power stuff as standard equipment. The body structure is second to none in its rigidity and safety, with liberal use of ultra-high-strength steel in the door beams and other places. The list of electronic safeguards goes on and on. ABS, EBD, EBA, DSC, ARM, CBC, HDC, GRC (they're all explained below; each could save your life, or at the least keep the vehicle under control far better than any human). Also Terrain Response, with four settings for different driving conditions: pavement; gravel, grass and snow; mud and ruts; or sand.
The long-travel suspension uses all the acquired knowledge of Land Rover engineers, and delivers a firm and stable ride in all conditions, while providing superlative cornering for an SUV that's 68.5 inches high. The vented disc brakes are big and bomb-proof. The traction system is made by Haldex, the leader in all-wheel-drive design, and it's state of the art: electronic rather than hydraulic, making it faster and more sensitive than anything that's ever found its way into an SUV.
The Land Rover LR2 has it all, for a five-seat SUV.
The only decisions to make in buying a Land Rover LR2 are about options; there is only one model, the LR2 that retails for $34,700 including $715 freight; Land Rover doesn't price the LR2 at a lower-sounding $33,985 plus freight. That price includes all the comfort and capability you expect from a Land Rover.
Standard features include leather seats, air conditioning, power doors, windows and remote entry, keyless starter button, panoramic dual panel sunroof, front and rear foglamps, power headlamp washers, rain-sensing wipers, rear park distance control, 18-inch alloy wheels, and dual-zone climate control with pollen filter and humidity sensor.
The Technology Package ($3500) includes a DVD-based navigation system, Dolby Pro Logic II Surround Sound system, Sirius satellite radio, rear seat audio controls and Bluetooth telephone system. The Lighting Package ($1050) includes bi-Xenon adaptive headlamps (they swivel in the direction of turns), approach and puddle lights, and a memory driver seat and mirrors. The Cold Climate Package ($700) includes heated front seats and a heated windshield and washer jets. You can also get a special Narvik Black paint job ($400).
Safety equipment includes electronic stability control with anti-roll technology, and anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist. There are seven airbags: two-stage frontal bags, side-impact bags for the front seats, airbag curtains for both rows, and a final small airbag for the driver's knees. There's also Hill Descent Control, which keeps the vehicle at six mph going down steep hills (even, or especially, on ice), and Gradient Release Control, which holds the vehicle on a steep hill for a moment before letting it creep up to that speed. All that's lacking in the safety equipment is a tire pressure monitor.
There's no mistaking the LR2 for anything but a Land Rover. Its design director says the LR2 has 'chiseled lines, chunky good looks and sporty energy.' We'll go along with that, as well as with his other adjectives: 'simple, uncluttered, sculptured, sophisticated, dynamic, refined.'
Your neighbors might think it's a Range Rover, although it's 18.6 inches shorter overall and 6.5 inches less high. But its wheelbase is only 6.5 inches less, giving it a total of one less foot of overhangs, which makes it more modern and compact. It also has a cool trapezoidal engine vent on each front fender just under the sideview mirror, a wider body-colored C-panel, black door handles, and outstanding 12-spoke spidery 18-inch wheels in silver alloy. Sleeker horizontal rectangular headlamps. As a package, it's the best looking and best proportioned Land Rover out there, although the LR3 (bigger than an LR2 and smaller than a Range Rover) is also very tidy. We just wish the LR2's silver plastic grille were black, and didn't look like its pattern was designed in about 10 minutes. The LR3 has by far the best grille, with body-colored slats.
Safety is enhanced by the LR2's monocoque structure, which uses crumple zones and ultra high strength steel to create what Land Rover calls a safety cell.
Sitting in the slightly elevated driver's seat, which Land Rover calls Command View, you feel satisfied by knowing that your SUV was designed by the best. It's a very professional layout, all black and thick and having no-nonsense gauges, instruments and controls. The smooth and meaty four-spoke, leather-wrapped steering wheel, with two horizontal and two vertical spokes coming straight down from the hub, adds to the solid overall feel of the vehicle; the buttons for cruise control and the sound system are on those vertical spokes. The gauges couldn't be cleaner, a big speedo and tach split by one smaller circle with fuel and water temperature, with neat small white numbers on a black background. They're shaded from the sun's glare by an extension from the dashboard like a visor. The rest of the dash is sloped, providing more of that Command View. A thick strip of stylish wood splits the dash panel.
The center stack is wide and full of black rectangular buttons that make you feel like a pilot when you press them; a few of the icons are arcane, but they're not as baffling as German ones. The vents are long and rectangular, on each side of the navigation screen having displays for other information such as climate control and the sound system.
The center stack doesn't flow into the console like some vehicles. Forward of the shift lever and at the bottom of the center stack, there's a big round knob for the Terrain Response System. It controls engine and traction settings for four different driving conditions: general; grass, gravel and snow; mud and ruts; and sand. The lever and knob are nicely rimmed and trimmed by aluminum-look plastic.
The standard seats are good Land Rover leather; they're roomy and supportive, not always an easy combination. Ours were black and looked terrific. They were so good that after one day and 400 hard miles, including hundreds of hard curves and some time off-road, we weren't a bit sore. You can't say much more about a seat than that.
There are sufficient storage spaces all over, with good legroom in front, 41.9 inches, but less good in the rear, 36.4 inches; that's still nearly an inch more than the larger Range Rover, although it's 1.2 inches less than the LR3 (it's longer by 14 inches) and a huge 3.2 inches less than the new Ford Edge crossover. Our back-seat passenger said he didn't feel cramped, maybe thanks to the Stadium Seating, elevated a bit for better visibility out the windshield, while still allowing 39.4 inches of headroom.
The 60/40 rear seat folds flat, yielding 58.9 cubic feet of storage space, and there's 26.7 cubic feet with the rear seat raised; those are pretty good numbers but not as much as a Toyota RAV4, for example. There would be more cargo space if if the loading floor were lower; but if it were, you'd have to bend down to load things through the liftgate. The floor has a unique reversible cover: one side is carpeted, the other a washable surface.
The standard 40-watt sound system with eight speakers has an automatic volume control; the faster you drive, the louder it gets.
Driving Impression
We had great seat time during a long day in the Land Rover LR2, in different driving conditions. No snow and ice, but doubtless the LR2 would be sure-footed and safe in those conditions too.
The engine is a new inline six cylinder displacing 3.2 liters; it was designed by Volvo and is used in the S80 sedan and XC90 SUV. It's very high tech and extremely small: only 24 inches long, small enough to be mounted transversely, an exceptional thing, yielding benefits in a number of areas, maybe most importantly in the safety structure, specifically the front crumple zone.
Volvo might have outdone itself with this new engine, and that's saying something. The acceleration is smooth and strong, taking the 4255-pound LR2 from 0 to 60 in 8.4 seconds, and it delivers an estimated combined 21 miles per gallon. There's a nice little inner growl, the engine's exhaust note a bit deeper than most BMW inline sixes. The horsepower is 230 at 6300 rpm, with a solid 234 pound-feet of torque peaking at 3200 rpm, a good low range for efficient acceleration. And 80 percent of that torque is available at a rock-bottom 1400 rpm. You'd only need a V8 if you tow a boat or horses or something, and then not even necessarily.
The least expensive LR3 costs nearly $8000 more than the LR2 and uses an older V6 engine with only 213 horsepower, making the LR2 look even better.
The new six-speed automatic transmission brings the most out of the engine. It's got three modes: Drive, Sport and Command. Slide the lever to the left for Sport, and the shifts get quicker and come later; after you make one shift manually you're in Command mode, and it stops shifting by itself (most of the time). But if you forget you're in Command, it won't always help you. We were in sixth gear one time, and slowed down for a 35-mph speed zone in a town; when we got through the town and accelerated, nothing happened because the gear was too high. It wasn't just slow, really: nothing happened. We downshifted two gears and all was well again. Okay, we were punished for forgetting; but we like that better than a transmission whose programming is annoyingly overprotective, because it invariably does things you don't want it to, and doesn't do things you do want it to. On the other hand, you can simply select Drive and the transmission does everything automatically.
The ride is excellent, maybe even exceptional. Our 400 hard miles with no stiffness or soreness attests to that. Way out in the country on a long straight road, we hit a series of deep long dips at 100 mph, and the LR2 stayed true, even when the front wheels got a bit light at the top, once. Land Rover says the LR2's monocoque structure is nearly twice as rigid as the competition (whomever that might be), and is exceeded by only the Porsche Cayenne. This airborne test was our way of finding out. The LR2 passed.
Land Rover tested the LR2 on the 13-mile Nurburgring circuit in Germany, where the best and sportiest go for their development. We drove miles of curvy roads more suited to a sports car, and the LR2 handled the challenge remarkably well for an SUV, thanks again to the chassis rigidity, the rubber-mounted front and rear subframes, and the long travel and large diameter of the gas shock absorbers.
Corner Brake Control (CBC) helped keep the rear end stable when we were braking in a corner.
The anti-lock brakes (with electronic front-to-rear distribution and brake assist) use big vented rotors, 12.5 inches in diameter in front and 12.0 inches in rear, and they took all the pressure we put on them for the slow corners, some of which came after long straights at high speed.
The all-wheel-drive system is exclusive to the LR2, and is as high-tech as anything else available, including from Land Rover. It's designed by Haldex, the leader in the field. Most systems use hydraulic coupling of the driveshaft to the rear differential, but in the LR2 it.
The LR2 is a ground-up new model from Land Rover, and it's a technological tour-de-force. It's the smallest and least expensive Land Rover, offering the most bang for the buck. It has a sensational new inline six-cylinder engine built by Volvo, and a smooth six-speed automatic transmission with obedient manual mode. The ride is beyond reproach in all conditions, the cornering is superior for an SUV, the brakes are huge, and the off-road capability is typically Land Rover. The safety structure breaks new ground, with ultra-high-strength steel, crumple zones, seven airbags and electronic safeguards galore.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses filed this report from Santa Barbara, California.
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Land Rover LR2 ($33,985).The Land Rover LR2 is an entry-level luxury SUV designed to provide superior off-road capabilities and classic Land Rover creature comforts. Power comes from a 230-hp, 3.2-liter inline six cylinder engine that is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and a permanent all-wheel drive system with Land Rover's unique "Terrain Response" system. The LR2 seats five passengers with standard luxury features such as leather seating, panoramic sunroof, Alpine audio system and dual-zone climate control. Standard safety features include four-wheel anti-lock brakes, stability control with roll mitigation, seven airbags, front and rear fog lights and rain-sensing wipers. The Land Rover LR2 is all new for 2008 and takes the place of the Freelander as the lowest priced vehicle in the Land Rover family.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
The real celebration over the weekend though, was this guy. Our oldest turned 17 yesterday. And no his fingers aren't injured. I keep a pair of baby socks from when each our boys were babies in a drawer. Yesterday I pulled them out to show him just how little his now size 13 feet used to be. Hard to believe! His father and I are so proud of him and feel blessed to have such a wonderful son! Happy birthday Tyler! We love you to the moon and back!
Mr. and I spent most of the day yesterday cooking - getting ready for the birthday & the Super Bowl. We live in the best neighborhood and enjoy the tradition of getting together with neighbors to watch the game.
First things first....
I found a recipe for salted caramel icing yesterday on pinterest. Yowzers! I've made caramel toppings before and the most important part is being patient by letting the sugar and water turn that rich amber color. Sometimes it takes longer than the recipe calls for so just hang in there.
I topped a double batch of Ghirardelli brownies with this dreamy stuff and called it a birthday cake. No one seemed to mind ;).
Next up - apps inspired by The Reluctant Entertainer. These turkey, pesto, & swiss cheese sliders were super easy to make and quite yummy! We used regular rolls instead of Hawaiian and a little less brown sugar than the recipe called for. Also, we ran out of aluminum foil and used parchment paper instead.
Another hit and a "do-again".
Great times with great friends - that is what weekends are made of! I hope you had a great one!
P.S. I might be in over my head, but this is happening...and I am part of it. Details coming soon.
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looks like fun times!!! needless to say we were pulling for the ravens, and such a great game it was! :)ReplyDelete
I have always wanted to make those sandwiches! Thanks for reminding me. I saw your salted caramel icing on Instagram and have been have a sweet tooth ache that needs to be satisfied ever since!!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to Tyler, wishing him a wonderful year ahead!!!
Happy birthday to your son! Looks like a super fun time... :) And I re-pinned your salted caramel frosting recipe. I cannot wait to try it!ReplyDelete
this post makes me miss the old "hood!" happy birthday to tyler - reece is right behind him! can't wait to try those sliders at a tailgate next fall.ReplyDelete
- StephanieFebruary 4, 2013 at 1:14 PM
I was lucky enough to taste the goodies shown above...YUMMY! It was so great seeing you all and enjoying another Super Bowl together!ReplyDelete
Tyler is seriously so darling. Cutie!! And those sliders. Yum! I really want to make those. Can't wait to see which room you are doing for the One Room Challenge. So fun.ReplyDelete
Oh my, those sliders look delicious!!! Take care, CarolineReplyDelete
Happy birthday to your "little" boy. Wish I had been at your party...but my husband's chili was good.ReplyDelete
I need to take our my son's first baby shoe (don't think I saved any socks)...what a cute idea.
Happy birthday to Tyler...what a cutie! And a good boy to boot...fantastic!ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a great weekend, but I am most excited to read that there is going to be another ORC and that you're in it this time....woohoo! Can't wait for that! xo
Missed spending the Superbowl with you guys. Looks like you had some yummy food there!!ReplyDelete
One Room Challenge.....hey, you are not in over you head girl...no way, no how!ReplyDelete
Super Bowl looks very fun at your house! Looking forward to sharing in the ORC love with you over the next six weeks! xoReplyDelete
Yummy menu - I'm glad you enjoyed the sliders! :) Can't wait to see what you're up to, Rene! xoReplyDelete
How sweet your son looks sporting his old baby socks. Arn't sons wonderful.ReplyDelete
Those sliders look amazing! We also are lucky to have great neighbors to hang out with!ReplyDelete
Ahhhh...your baby is so grown up! My heart skipped a beat seeing those baby socks on your big boy's fingers. So cute, I love it! I'm going to remember to do that with my boy on his bday! Your photographs are beautiful! What camera are you using? Scrumptious, delish, your menu turned out way better than mine on super bowl Sunday. Great job!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the 'one room challenge' Rene! Excited to see what you do. That first picture is so adorable. When I first saw it, I definitely thought he broke his fingers!! Now, I want to go and make sure I kept my little one's newborn socks!! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
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