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The Penguin Book of Contemporary British Poetry, edited by Blake Morrison and Andrew Motion, has been my field guide to better-known British poets, and a useful overview for me. Having mostly studied British poets dating from before the 18th century, and American poets since that time, I have been reading this book as eagerly as I have been reading the London A-Z map book (which is not faint praise; I am enthralled with maps of London).
For each poet, I have been jotting marginalia on my tube journey to work. I include these notes here, in a similar fashion to the notes I took on Modern American poets during my MFA degree. Unlike those notes, however, these are taken on a short sampling of work, as opposed to a whole book. I therefore intend them as starting points, not summaries.
In my notes I have also included broad designations of geographic origin, since to my outside ear a poet from Leeds and a poet from Northumberland have an auditory relationship to language more in common with each other than they do to a poet from Oxford (hence my coarse-grained designation "Northern England.") I realize I may be missing out on subtle distinctions in language and even politics. But for now, I am concerned with puzzling out in general how these poems would sound read aloud by the authors themselves, and taking a first pass this broadly has been helpful.
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A day before the Raiders special teams revealed their new speciality – long snapping the ball into the turf – the Washington Redkins were having their own kicking-game crisis.
Their long snapper, Nick Sundberg, got his arm caught between a helmet and a facemask during a punt that was blocked by the Saints and returned for a touchdown. Sundberg knew it was broken – he had had fractured the same bone in high school – and doctors on the sidelines urged him to get an X-ray. Instead, he simply asked for a painkiller.
And then went back onto the field.
He snapped the ball four times for punts, twice for field goals and twice for extra points in the second half of Washington's 40-32 win over New Orleans. Not once did he make his punter field a grounder on two or three hops – which is probably what Shane Lechler dreamt about last night in a cold sweat.
Sundberg's pain must have been excrutiating.
"It was terrible, but I felt like I really didn't have another option," he said.
Where does Sundberg gets his off-the-charts pain threshold? Well, it might have something to do with his upbringing. Unlike most children, he regularly volunteered to be shocked with a Taser.
Rick Chandler of NBC Sports notes that the Washington Post reported last season that Sundberg's mom works at a company that makes tasers:
"First time I ever did it, I was 9. It was Bring-Your-Kid-to-Work day. My mom's coworkers were messing with me and said, 'You gonna take a hit today?' And I said 'Yeah!' just trying to be cool or whatever, and my mom said, 'Yeah, do it.' I was like, 'What?' the only reason why I said yeah was because I was thinking she wasn't going to let me do it. Sure enough, she did it.
"They got me twice that day. It hurts. Every time they come out with a new one, I've tried it. Except for this last one because I haven't been around there a lot. But it hurts a lot. It completely incapacitates you. Usually it's a five-second run time. All your muscles lock up. When we did it, we tried to do it as safely as possible. We'd have two guys stand there so you don't face-plant. But the second it's off, it's off, and you're like, 'What did I just do?' there's no pain or anything. That's why I was able to keep going back to it over and over again."
Despite his ironman performance Sunday, Sundberg now must wear a bulky cast and will be out of commission for several weeks. The Redskins reportedly signed former Indianapolis Colts veteran Justin Snow as a temporary replacement.
No word yet on whether the Raiders will replace backup snapper Travis "I'm just a linebacker" Goethel, who was clearly not ready to fill in for injured starter Jon Condo.


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At the age of 33, New Jersey mini-mart clerks and best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O'HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) have it made they work with each other, slack off all day, and get paid for it. But when the local Quick Stop that has been their entire life and livelihood suffers a cataclysm, Dante and Randal have to do the unthinkable: find new minimum-wage jobs. Now, they¹re bringing their rapid-fire one-liners, bad attitudes and unbridled love of fun at the customer¹s expense to Mooby¹s burger joint, where the only other employees are an uber-nerd (TREVOR FERHMAN) and an entirely too sexy manager (ROSARIO DAWSON). But when Dante announces that he's going to leave Jersey forever and marry Emma Bunting (JENNIFER SCHWALBACH SMITH), his co-workers plan one last send-off that quickly goes awry. As unbridled debates rage over such burning matters as Return of the King v. Return of the Jedi; George Lucas v. Peter Jackson v. Jesus; and how far is too far in every area from teenage sex to "customer relations," Dante has to figure out an even bigger riddle: just how friendship, love, work and having a great time every single day can all come together in one humble adult existence.
After chickening out and buggering off from more challenging projects that might have stretched and challenged him as a filmmaker, Kevin Smith returns to the movie that made him famous in the first place by sequelizing it. I can't imagine a bigger give-up.
Smith was set to direct a movie version of The Green Hornet. He turned it down because, let's face it, he was afraid he couldn't handle the visual aspects of it. Smith was set to direct a new version of Fletch. He left the project, for reasons that are still unknown. It was Jersey Girl that killed his spirit. Kevin went out on the edge a bit with that one, for the first time really getting away from his Jay & Silent Bob crutch to try something new. It failed, flopped, was critically bashed and he has since turned turtle. Kevin Smith is no longer the bold, brash, in your face filmmaker of Clerks, he's a middle-aged guy scared to death of failure.
What do you do when you're scared? You stick with what you know, and apparently all Smith knows is dick and shit jokes. Expect a lot of them in the sequel to Clerks; a movie which by the way is a product of a specific time and probably should have been left alone. We don't need an update on these characters' lives, doing so makes this new movie little better than a Brady Bunch Reunion special. Smith has lost his nerve, and this is him waving a white flag.
So several people have emailed me to complain that my above comments somehow mean I don't think the movie will be any good. Quite the contrary. Kevin Smith knows this stuff, he's good at it, it's what made him famous. I have little doubt that Clerks II will work every bit as well as it can possibly work.
If you've seen any of the recent trailers for it, then you know it looks like he's got it right on target. I'm even looking forward to seeing it.
But however good it is, it's still a step back for Kevin. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from him. I love the guy, he's got amazing talent. In his place I'd probably make a million Clerks sequels as long as there was money to be squeezed out of them. I don't expect much from myself, I'm nothing. But Kevin… come on, who hasn't wanted to see him tackle a superhero movie? Broaden to become that BIG director everyone always hoped he'd become?
Clerks II is a signal that none of that will ever happen now. Kevin Smith fans now know what kind of director he is, and it's what he'll always be. Chasing Amy will probably always be his greatest, most complete film. He's a niche director and we'll have to be happy loving him for that. I plan to enjoy the heck out of Clerks II, and then say goodbye to a future in which Smith becomes the greatest director in the world. Hey, that's ok. I like dick and shit jokes.


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Three Michigan surfers turned heads Thursday after they decided to brave Lake Michigan's winter waves.
Zach Dorvinen, John McNeil, and Nick Brown say Lake Michigan's waves are ideal for surfing in the wintery weather and paddled out into the frigid waters Thursday to test them out, the trio told NBC affiliate Up North Live.
Water temperatures Thursday were a reported 45 degrees further out in the lake and 18 degrees on the shore in Charlevoix County. But Brown said the frigid season is "actually the best time of year to surf."
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"It's when the waves get really good, so you've got to come out in the winter if you want good waves, he said in an interview with Up North Live. "I mean, we get like one good day during the summer, but it's like almost every day in the winter."
The surfers were seen wearing wetsuit gear and were covered in ice chunks following their icy endeavor. But despite frozen eyelashes and feet, they said they don't feel any colder than your average person bundled up to brave the elements.
And while winter temps are enough to steer people into hibernation, the surfers said the activity helps them survive the winter, at least until the water freezes.
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The cooker hood is to be installed before I leave.
It should have been installed much earlier in proceedings but we bought it when last in San Jose ....and The Men forgot to bring it back here.
We collected it today after a shopping trip for taps (didn't have the model we wanted);
bread (had to go to three bakeries to get enough to last The Men in sandwiches while I am away)
and wine (swept the decks clear of a super Argentinian Torrontes at the Chinese end of line shop).
After lunch, the box was opened and tradition flouted by deciding to read the instructions.
The box was labelled in English, Spanish and French....thus between them there shouldn't have been a problem, so I was unprepared for the despairing howl of
It's all in sodding French!
By the time I reached the kitchen the other sections, Spanish and English, had been found and the tension was subsiding, only to mount again as they made the discovery that the unit was designed to fit into an over-the-hob unit.
Which had not been in our plans.
This not being the ideal moment to remind them that I had wanted a different model I retired to the balcony...the French instructions in hand.
They were in line with most instructions...
Do not put the plastic bag over your head while inhaling;
Use an electrical line tester rather than stuff your fingers into the hole where the switch had been;
But had an additional element.
No spare parts would be available for the units...well, you ask yourself, when are they ever! Blame accountants and just in time stock management.
Not for that reason, ma petite dame.
No spare parts would be available because.....it is, according to the French instructions, too dangerous for a non professional to fit them!
The underlying message being that what you need in your cooker hood's hour of trial is.....roll of drums......
The Artisan Francais!
I have referred to the brute before, the glaring presence of his work....visible pipes...white plastic strips covering his cables...for when, not if, there is a problem; his will of the wisp tendencies where attention to your job is concerned; his total lack of flexibility...if he is mixing cement he will continue to do so until ten minutes before lunch and chip out the wasted materials two hours later, depositing it neatly out of sight under a shrub.
I would rather stick my fingers into the hole where the switch had been while placing a plastic bag over my head and inhaling deeply than employ the artisan francais ever again.
An attempt to book a coach ticket had not left me too well disposed to France either.
The ins and outs of a bull's arse having been typed into the spaces provided, the site proceeded to payment.
Only it didn't. It produced a page telling me that my French bank....for my own security...wanted me to ring a French mobile telephone number. From Costa Rica.
Ah yes, I remember it well.
When they tell you something is for your own security it will either foul you up completely or, as in the case of the roadsigns telling you that...for your security...the road is under the surveillance of the gendarmerie, cost you money.
And then I read an article Guy had sent over on the plight of the artisan francais.
No, he has not been outsourced to India - they have enough troubles of their own
Nor has he been downsized...no other artisan francais will take an axe to him.
He is suffering from a bad case of the coefficients.
Coefficients are the curse of France.
Their use in practice means that some clown will pull a number out of a kepi, multiply it by his mother in law's life expectancy and decide that the result is the amount of tax you have to pay.
And this is what has happened to the artisan francais.
He used to pay the taxe professionelle...as I did on our letting houses...the product of that tax went to the commune.
Then Sarkozy abolished it...only to replace it with eight different taxes, none of which went to the commune. They went to the conglomerate of communes which was supposed to apply economies of scale to local administration.
Of course, nothing of the sort has happened. Each commune has someone someone looking to roads and pathways...and the conglomerate has its own team doing likewise....French local government operating, as it does, on the principle of 'let not poor Nelly (or Francine) starve'.
No chance while there are taxes to feed her.
One of the new taxes is called the CFE....Cotisation Fonciere des Entreprises... and it is based on the rental value of the premises used by the artisan in pursuit of his business affairs.
Deft work with the kepi and calculator reckoned that, in our area, the base of imposition should be put at about 8%...multipled by the next number they just thought of...23.22%.
Then, so as not to exempt those who worked from a hutch in their garden, they imposed a minimum figure of 1,500 euros as a base on which to apply the 23.22 %
The lack of serious grumbles encouraged them to pick from the kepi again the next year.....and raise the base to 5,000 Euros.
The resulting furore on the receipt of tax demands forced the conglomerate to call a public meeting, where the president got off on the wrong foot by declaring that the packed hall showed the extent of interest in the subject ...growls from the floor....and that his staff's simulations showed no effect on the small business sector
He impressed even less when declaring that his staff thought that upping the minimum would only affect big businesses.
Even coefficients can't account for that hallucinatory judgement.
And what could he offer as a palliative?
He would ask the tax office not to apply penalties for late payment....
It was a noisy meeting.....unprintable language was employed....but no conclusions were reached.
I am just glad that I don't want any work done by a local artisan francais in the foreseeable future.
Those who survive this blow will be busy with the calculator, if not the kepi, sharing the burden of the new coefficients with their customers.


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Last month, GOP lawmakers announced that they were supporting a series of pension reforms that were identical to those pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown. it was a smart political play, putting the spotlight on Democrats who oppose those reforms.
Tuesday, a group of Republicans borrowed from the same playbook, announcing that they are backing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's call for teacher discipline reforms.
It's an odd alliance.
Villaraigosa wrote a letter to Gov. Brown in February, saying the recent scandal involving staff at Miramonte Elementary in Los Angeles illustrated the need to change the state's rules regarding teacher dismissals.
Teacher Mark Berndt is facing nearly two dozen counts of lewd conduct, stemming from a lengthy police investigation.
"Moving to dismiss a teacher triggers what can be more than a twelve-step process, often lasting several years," Villaraigosa wrote. "This can be mitigated by giving school boards more authority to dismiss teachers when the situation warrants this."
Tuesday, Republicans echoed that.
"Right now, it takes school districts months or even years to dismiss teachers who have committed sexual or other immoral acts while on the job," Assemblyman Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) said in a statement.
"A balance must be struck that protects due process but ensures vigorous safeguards are in place to quickly remove those that prey on children from the classroom," added Sen. Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo).
Blakeslee refers to a slippery slope, of course.
Teachers need protection from false accusations, and the unions will fiercely fight to keep those protections in place. But the Republican move to introduce a package of bills aimed at speeding up legitimate punishment is sure to strike a public chord.
Mayor Villaraigosa finds himself with allies he must have never expected.
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Masonic, California. I took these last time I was there coyote hunting a couple years ago, I think. The town, or what's left of it is located right on the California/Nevada border, a few miles northeast of Bridgeport.
It had a small boom in 1912 although Masonic Mining District was formed back in the 1860s, I believe. They hit a couple of strikes in the hills above the town but due to the geological misfortune of being close to a volcano and an earthquake fault, the veins just disappeared due to the ground shifting. Lots of pocket gold in the area, but that doesn't pay for a hardrock mine.
The pictures are of an old store (I think), then the post office and the bottom two are the ruins of the mill.


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6 narcissists at the table
This is your weekend assignment. Because who has the time during the week to spend an hour on this, even though it's 60 minutes of pure amazingness?
The Hollywood Reporter Actors' Roundtable is embedded below. Enjoy it, maybe over breakfast on Sunday, really savour the experience. I broke it up into two parts on Wednesday night during my playlist making, loved it, but wonder if I would have even more if I hadn't paused.
These are the six actors many consider to have delivered the finest performances this year in lead roles, and one of them will win the Oscar. In other words, six narcissists of varying degrees at the same table talking about their "art".
There's so much gold. And a lot of quiver too, yes, but mostly gold.
Colin Firth and Mark Ruffalo are the most honest, the most candid, the most... grounded. When they recall their most humbling moments, you believe it to more than just lip service, you believe that these experiences shaped them, made them grateful. Too few of the privileged remember to be grateful. And I mean truly grateful. Not pretend-grateful like it's a line to be delivered at a certain point in every interview.
Then there's Ryan Gosling. To be honest I was annoyed with him at first. He seemed bored. And I wanted him to quit touching his face. It's distracting and vain. And then he gave the most gracious, lovely answer to why he couldn't do a superhero movie and all the rest was forgotten.
Besides, no one could be more annoying next to James Franco.
James Franco is so full of his own sh-t it's actually really, really awesome. In a "did he actually just say that?" way. First of all, you've never seen or heard some so smug. His expression... it's SMUG. Then, at around 19:00, he has to announce that "I WENT TO FILM SCHOOL" as some sort of justification for understanding the casting process, and why he never has to beg for a role. The best is Jesse Eisenberg. Eisenberg is seated next to Franco. He is STRUGGLING to maintain his composure while Franco goes off on his own superiority.
And why is he shouting? Every time Franco speaks the volume goes way, way, way up. As though whatever he's saying is so important, he has to make sure you hear every word. Half way through his goddamn soliloquy it becomes a lecture. Professor Franco is at the pulpit, rubbing his face in fatigue, like he's doing you a favour by being there.
F-ck off!
And stop trying to answer for Robert Duvall.
Seriously, at one point, Duvall is trying to search his own mind for the name of a film, and you can hear Franco in the background, a know-it-all bitch, throwing out the title like he's a bigger expert on the career of Robert Duvall than Robert Duvall himself. He was wrong.
I wonder if Bill Murray would tell James Franco that to his face. He probably would. Let me get back to Bill in a second. Because we have to focus first on the grumpy ass impatient amazingess that is Robert Duvall. Robert Duvall has no time for stupid journalist follow-up questions. Robert Duvall has no time for David Fincher. David Fincher is a dick if he has to do 50 takes of a scene. It means his method is dumb. Same goes for Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick made great movies but also inspired the sh-ttiest performances. Also, he has no patience for long, drawn out, monster paragraph questions so why are you asking them? OMG I love him so much. So does Bill Murray.
Bill Murray introduced Robert Duvall at the Gothams the other night. He basically told the audience which consisted mostly of pretentious assholes that Robert Duvall is better than them all. Bill's disdain for these wankers... it will make your life. Bill would consider Franco a wanker I think. Because right now Franco is all the things someone like Bill Murray would want to take a dump on.
Am attaching both videos for your weekend pleasure.
And new photos of James Franco arriving at LAX yesterday trying to get his thighs under control. Looks like it's working.
PS. Have you seen Get Low? I LOVED Get Low. There's a part in Get Low where Duvall sits on his porch and says a million things by saying nothing without overacting or using his eyebrows or any other corny tricks and you know he doesn't sit around fellating himself after delivering a scene like that either. He just moves on to the next, like there are better things to do than to be up your own ass.
Photos from Bauergriffinonline.com and Jemal Countess/Dimitrios Kambouris/Gettyimages.com


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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Trailer: Jamaica Pond Snow 2010
Also watch on Vimeo.
Trying out iMovie 11 Movie Trailer creator.
Video shot with Nokia N8, Photojojo Wide Angle lens, and Joby Gorillapod.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Globe Food Section Fail: Fails to Mention and Link to YouTube Videos
This article in today's Boston Globe G Food Magazine fails to mention that lectures were recorded and are now available on iTunes and YouTube.
A first course gets high grades, Harvard's series brought together foodies, physicists:
Science & Cooking Public Lectures: Archive of talks by world-class chefs
Here's Lecture 1:
Speakers: Harold McGee, Ferran Adria (elBulli), José Andrés (minibar by josé andrés, Jaleo, The Bazaar) with commentary/moderation from Professors David Weitz and Michael Brenner (Harvard)
A first course gets high grades, Harvard's series brought together foodies, physicists:
This fall 13 of the world's most accomplished chefs made a pilgrimage to the university to hold forth on how the newest food science informs their creations. It was a dream team of speakers from this country and Europe: chefs David Chang, Dan Barber, Jose Andres, Wylie Dufresne; White House pastry chef Bill Yosses; visiting Catalan chef Ferran Adria, and several of his colleagues. The course filled immediately and outside wonks were swooning. For each public lecture, halls and teleconferenced overflow-halls were filled with the eager fooderati (bloggers, academics, chefs, fans). Thousands more tuned in via live Internet video.Here you go:
Science & Cooking Public Lectures: Archive of talks by world-class chefs
Here's Lecture 1:
Speakers: Harold McGee, Ferran Adria (elBulli), José Andrés (minibar by josé andrés, Jaleo, The Bazaar) with commentary/moderation from Professors David Weitz and Michael Brenner (Harvard)
Globe Editorial Fail: Shows Lisa instead of Macintosh
Lisa, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Boston Globe editorial, "Quiz show: Which network blew it last week?" shows image of Apple Lisa in stead of Apple Macintosh.
Snow Fort at Jamaica Pond
Snow Fort at Jamaica Pond, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Look at the interactive Panorama - 360 view: occip.it/pt3kv1cm
film - man in a blizzard by jamie stuart
An extraordinary film by Jamie Stuart. Not only is it a wonderful evocation of Dziga Vertov's 1929 silent film "Man With a Movie Camera," but consider that it was photographed during the Blizzard of 2010 and edited at lightning speed.
via [ Dave Allen ]
Roger Ebert's Journal, "Man in a Blizzard," by Jamie Stuart:
I shot with my Canon 7D and edited it with Final Cut Pro. Early on, I was able to vary things a little more -- I used macro diopters for the close-ups during the day shots, my portable slider for the dolly shots and also, a 75-300 zoom for the rooftop shots. I was more limited at night because of the weather conditions, so I stuck with my 24mm, 50mm and 85mm -- all of which are manual Nikon lenses. Which meant that in the middle of that maelstrom I was changing lenses, wiping off the lenses and manually focusing/adjusting each shot.
Great inspiration to go out and shoot, then edit some video.
Higher Quality Version
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
AT&T Don't Text While Driving Documentary
AT&T's Txtng & Drivng Campaign Urges Consumers That 'It Can Wait. This documentary featuring families affected by texting while behind the wheel is being distributed to educators, government officials, safety organizations and public as part of a educational awareness campaign.
A Girl and Her Bacon
A Girl and Her Bacon, originally uploaded by CC Chapman. CC BY-NC-SA
Monday, December 27, 2010
Interview with Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke on Wikipedia:
Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Chris Lambton said no to The Bachelor and is dating Peyton Wright
Photo: Peyton Wright - Courtesy ABC
The Boston Globe has a nice article on Chris Lambton from last season's Bachelorette, Real life.
In the article Meredith Goldstein says:
On a recent afternoon, after visiting the Merc for lunch, Lambton travels around town with Erik on a few end-of-season jobs, raking the last of the fall leaves before the snow starts. Later, Lambton will spend quality time with his girlfriend of several months, a tall, blond woman from Texas. Lambton doesn't want to disclose who she is — he turned down "The Bachelor'' so he could fall in love in private — but it's safe to say that he met her because of his participation on the show.Here, let me Google that for you.
"I don't want to put my love life out there,'' Lambton says, shaking his head. "People from 6 to 96 watch this show. The extent of it blows me away.''
A savvy reality show fan can probably identify Lambton's girlfriend with some good Googling. She had her own television experience and now has similar feelings about the reality game. Lambton plans to spend a few weeks with her over the holidays in her hometown.
Blossoming 'Bachelor' Update: Has Chris Lambton Found Love with Peyton Wright?:
Bachelor blogger Reality Steve has made a couple of cryptic comments in his column recently about a possible love connection between Lambton and Bachelor Season 10 contestant Peyton Wright.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The TiVo App for iPad is coming soon to the App Store™
The TiVo App for iPad is coming soon to the App Store™.
Watch your TiVo customer newsletter for details!
via [ How to use the TiVo App for iPad ]
iPad Fans: TiVo® Premiere App for the iPad Coming To a Second Screen Near You
Nice use of collapsed YouTube player
Playable list of Paste's opinion on the 50 best songs of 2010 http://t11.me/IGP-LS #musicless than a minute ago via Tap11Leslie Poston
I've never seen this before.
Image: YouTube players collapsed to 25 pixels high
All you have to do is make the player height = 25.
Turn My Swag On (Keri Hilson/Soulja Boy/Cher Lloyd Remix Cover) - Alexa Goddard
HTML5 Player using frame embed code
Turn My Swag On (Keri Hilson/Soulja Boy/Cher Lloyd Remix Cover) - Alexa Goddard
Standard Player
The Comcast Xfinity TV App doesn't work with a Comcast DVR with the TiVo Upgrade
Photo Courtesy Comcast: The Comcast Xfinity TV App
The Comcast Xfinity TV App doesn't work with a Comcast DVR with the TiVo Upgrade.
Comcast DVR with the TiVo Upgrade
You'd think that early adopters of an advanced user interface would get Xfinity iPad/iPhone App support.
You can schedule recordings online for the Comcast DVR with the TiVo Upgrade. What's the difference between using the Comcast Xfinity TV App?
Customer support told me that I'd have to downgrade my Comcast DVR, removing the TiVo Upgrade to allow the Comcast Xfinity TV App to work.
Seems like a programming issue to me.
Can I get some clarification? A timetable?
When will it work with TiVo? Thanks. RT @ComcastBill: @stevegarfield Correct it does not work with Tivoless than a minute ago via Tweetie for MacSteve Garfield
@stevegarfield I can honestly say I'm not sure.less than a minute ago via TweetDeckComcastBill
Comcast Chat:
Ashley > Is there anything else that I can help you with?
Steve_ > when will Xfinity TV App work with a Comcast DVR with the TiVo Upgrade
Ashley > Let me check on this.
Ashley > You may check this link www.xfinitytv.com for updates.
Ashley > I apologize but there's no update yet here.
Steve_ > Please find out and email me the status. Is thre a timeframe? Are people wrking on this?
Steve_ > Please do some research and get back to me rather than asking me to check the website.
Ashley > Please wait, I am checking this further.
Ashley > You may check is it is available now on your area by checking fancast.com/mydvr
Steve_ > No. It is available in my area. It just doesn't work with the Comcast DVR that's been upgraded with TiVo interface.
Ashley > Oh, I am sorry to know that.
Ashley > You may swap your cable box Steve.
Steve_ > Can you pass this along to someone who can answer me and email me back?
Steve_ > No. The BOX is not the problem.
Steve_ > Please, the box is fine. It's the TiVo upgrade that is the problem.
Ashley > Sure! You can send an email here http://www.comcast.com/Corporate/Customers/contactus/ContactUs.html
Steve_ > I want a timeframe whe Xfininity app will be supported on Comcast TiVo DVR.
Ashley > This is within 2 to 3 months.
Ashley > Is there anything else that I can help you with?
Ashley > It has been my pleasure to have assisted you today . I'm happy you contacted Comcast.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Ikea Minde Mirror Instructions: Why 9 7/8"
Ikea Minde mirror instructions, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
What I would like to know, is why the support pieces have to be 9 7/8" inches apart.
How about making them 10" apart for easier measurement?
And BTW, the top brackets for this wall mirror are awesome, they are spring loaded so it's easy to attach the mirror.
From IKEA Fans.
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Pond, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Friday, December 17, 2010
Why does the Mac version cost more? TurboTax Home & Business Federal + e-File + State 2010 [Download]
TurboTax Home & Business Federal + e-File + State 2010 [Download]
Windows Vista / XP $65.99
TurboTax Home & Business Federal + e-File + State 2010 MAC [Download]
Mac OS X $74.62
Twitter update from the VP of TurboTax 12/19:
Off On A Tangent: Why does the Mac version cost more? via @stevegarfield/// Mac and Windows are the same price./bob Meighan, VP, TurboTaxless than a minute ago via Tweet ButtonBob Meighan
So now the question goes to Amazon, why the difference in pricing?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
MegaTweetup 12/16/2010
2nd Annual MegaTweetup. Joselin Mane Introduction.
This video was live streamed using Qik.com (I'm an investor) on the new Nokia N8 ( Evaluation Unit ). I think it came out great. The N8 has a 12 MP Carl Zeiss lens.
MegaTweetup Crowd
See the 360 Panorama Version.
Taking the 360 Panorama with an iPhone 4 ( iPhone App by Occipital ):
Lee Wilson Movement at MegaTweetup:
Artist Live Boston capturing video of Lee Wilson Movement at MegaTweetup
The Lee Wilson Movement.
Karmin at MegaTweetup:
Ken's Bird on Cait's Shoulder.
Photo by WayneNH
Ben Spark Flickr Photo Set, Recap.
BruceKGarber.tv MegaTweetup Recap
This video was live streamed using Qik.com (I'm an investor) on the new Nokia N8 ( Evaluation Unit ). I think it came out great. The N8 has a 12 MP Carl Zeiss lens.
MegaTweetup Crowd
See the 360 Panorama Version.
Taking the 360 Panorama with an iPhone 4 ( iPhone App by Occipital ):
Lee Wilson Movement at MegaTweetup:
Artist Live Boston capturing video of Lee Wilson Movement at MegaTweetup
The Lee Wilson Movement.
Karmin at MegaTweetup:
Ken's Bird on Cait's Shoulder.
Photo by WayneNH
Ben Spark Flickr Photo Set, Recap.
BruceKGarber.tv MegaTweetup Recap
Watch SteveGarfield.tv LIVE today at 2:00 Eastern
SteveGarfield.tv, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Watch SteveGarfield.tv LIVE today at 2:00 Eastern on The Pulse Network at http://thepulsenetwork.com/live. Special guest host, Maggie Rulli.
Archived Show: 12/16/10
We'll be talking about:
This Week in Steve
A video series about Teaching Mom's how to Copy and Paste
Lots of Food
A cool new 360 Panorama iPhone App
Behind the Tweet
Social Media Shopping at Whole Foods Market in Whole Foods Market Dedham for BEER and Maggie's favorite things.
How to edit B-Roll in iMovie
How to frame a shot with the Kodak Zi8
Get Seen
New XShot iPhone 4 cast and integrated tripod
This Year in YouTube and YouTube Trends YouTube
Video Soup
Slo-motion video, Bad Breath Solution and Twitter Math
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Beer Shopping at Whole Foods
My friends on twitter helped me make beer selections at Whole Foods. I'll be featuring them on SteveGarfield.tv on December 16. 2010.
The Beers:
Stone Runiation IPA suggested on twitter by @jonbenson
Arrogant Bastard Ale suggested on twitter by @djwaldow
Maudite suggested on twitter by @ThisBeer
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron suggested on twitter by @mattsito
Yeti Imerial Stout, Great Divide Brewing suggested on twitter by @kyle1point10
Double Bastard Ale from Stone suggested on twitter by @Steve_Lafleur
Larry from Wachusett Brewing Company and The Publick House by me
Watch live at 2:00 Eastern at thepulsenetwork.com/live with my co-host Maggie Rulli who'll be sharing her Whole Foods haul video!
Testing out the framing on the Kodak Zi8, while holding a beer bottle, by taking a still photo first.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Delray Beach 360 Panorama Strip
Delray Beach 360 Panorama Strip, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
See this as a 360 Degree Panorama
Taken on an iPhone4 with 360 Panorama iPhone App.
Christmas Video Song: Alexa Goddard & Brett Domino: Fairytale Of New York
My friend Alexa Goddard got together with Brett Domino to record a cover of The Pogues classic Christmas song, 'Fairytale Of New York'.
Available from iTunes
All profits go to Breast Cancer Care.
St.Patrick's Day Live (1988)
Video Songs Blog
How to Make A VideoSong
Interview with Brett Domino
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Christmas in Jamaica Plain 2010
Note: Click where it says '360p' to change to HD '1080p' version.
Music: Christmas Time Again by Steven Battles.
Steven Battle's Adventuretones on MySpace Music.
Used with permission, Thanks Steven.
You can hear it in my simple song.Cupcake Truck: The Cupcakory
And I've been drinking it all night long.
It's seeping through my marrow,
and in cupid's funny arrow.
It's Christmas time again, it's Christmas time again.
So gather round the Christmas tree.
Come and have a drink with me.
We could have a redder wine.
Couldn't have a better time.
It's Christmas time again. It's Christmas time
I'll be home on Christmas Eve, and I'll be waiting, breath abated.
Hoping Santa brings a few toys because all year I've been a good boy.
Maybe New Year's I'll get kisses from a pretty, little Misses.
I've got hopes. Could be a good year. I'm just stoked that I could be here.
City Feed and Supply
Jamaica Plain Farmer's Market
Stillman's Farm
Watch on YouTube.
Monday, December 06, 2010
[Video] Glide 2 - Recorded at 210 fps, Played back at 30 fps
This is cool. Looks like some of the promotional commercials I've seen on TV.
Images are recorded at 210 per second – but the film is played back at 30 frames per second.
Blog post with lots of details at http://straylight.co.uk/?p=120 . But to answer the most common question, this was filmed with a casio exilim fh20.Cool.
The New Facebook Profile Page: There's a Duplicates Problem
Facebook has a data normalization problem with the new profile page. It started when they added places. Add a college. Is yours a place and a page.
Do you see duplicates?
I do.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst
Now try adding your work place.
Does it exist as a page on Facebook, but not show up in search when you try to add it?
Do you see duplicates?
I do.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst
Now try adding your work place.
Does it exist as a page on Facebook, but not show up in search when you try to add it?
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Ralph Lauren Holiday Favorites: Find it
Ralph Lauren Holiday Favorites: Find it, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
When you visit the home page of Ralph Lauren, you see this woman's Holiday Jacket.
Is it a real product?
Can't find it on the website.
Found it on Facebook.
Santa and Mrs Claus at The Monument - Jamaica Plain Xmas
Santa and Mrs Claus at The Monument - Jamaica Plain Xmas, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Where can I watch The Office Season 7 Episodes 1-9?
xfinity.tv The Office - Season 7 Episodes 5-9
iTunes The Office - Season 7 Episodes 1-9
You can watch the 5 most recent episodes on Hulu, Hulu+ for older episodes.
Friday, December 03, 2010
[Video] Let It Be featuring EVERYBODY!
I won't spoil it by listing all the names here. If you want to see the listing, click through over to YouTube.
Tim McIntire, The Hysterical Comedian on Spices of Life in Whole Foods Market
During the live webinar I did this week at Pixability, the conversation turned to food videos.
I mentioned that I had worked with Nina Simonds on her videoblog Spices of Life. If you're new here, you might not know about it.
Above is my friend comedian Tim McIntyre in one of my favorite episodes, Shopping at Whole Foods Market.
If you want to see more, start at the beginning.
[Video Review] Online Video Secrets - Get Seen
Thanks for the great review Andrea. Glad you liked the book.
VMC #331 – Online Video Secrets – Get Seen
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Top Chef All-Stars: Anthony Bourdain Needs to Apologize to Colonoscopies
In the first episode of this season's Top Chef All-Stars, jusdge Chef Anthony Bourdain says the following when judging a dish:
"As I'm eating it, my mind is drifting back fondly to my last colonoscopy. It was that bad."Video:
Video Courtesy Top Chef: All-Stars Bravo TV
I was shocked when I heard this.
Cancer screening is not something to joke about. Especially colonoscopies, which have a bad rap as something painful, which leads to many not getting this important procedure.
Anthony Bourdain needs to apologize to colonoscopies.
On his blog he blames gin and apologizes to Fabio, Sorta:
I feel bad about beating up on Fabio. Maybe I'm losing my edge. Maybe I should leave the bloodletting to my sinister French colleague, Eric Ripert. Or that English guy ... what was his name? Maybe I should confine myself to constructive criticism. To a kinder, gentler, more mentor-like approach. Wear a big fluffy f---ing sweater to Judges' Table, speak in quiet, melifluous Garrison Keilloresque tones. Maybe lay off the gin.He makes no mention of the colonoscopy remark.
Or not.
More info:
WebMD: Colonoscopy overview including how a colonoscopy is done and how to prepare for your colonoscopy
Livestrong: Colonoscopy
Katie Couric colon cancer screening on national TV saved lives by getting people to take a colonoscopy screening:
Katie saved many lives by showing viewers how the procedure worked, and that it was easy and painless. People often imagine the worst. They talk themselves out of having their colonoscopies. Katie took some of the fear away by taking the mystery out of the test.
Stand Up To Cancer
Update 12/3/10:
This is cool. My tweet, of this post, is now highlighted on the Huffington Post page for the premiere episode of Top Chef All-Stars.
On Demand Video: Social Media Shopping, Blogging Tips, Tweetups, iPod NANO Touch Watch and Angry Birds on SteveGarfield.tv
On Demand Episode of SteveGarfield.tv 12/2/2010
In this episode:
Social Media Shopping - Twitter at Trader Joe's [Haul Video]
Special Guest: Maggie Rulli
Content Rules: Looks Like Someone Got A New Pair
Joselin Mane: Boston Tweetup
Bump in with Angry Birds Cinematic Trailer (10 million views)
iPod NANO Touch Kickstarter watch project
AFOL (Adult Fans Of LEGO) A Blocumentary
Note: Removed HTML5 embed because of Autoplay.
Watch SteveGarfield.tv on The Pulse Network, LIVE Thursday's at 2:00 Eastern.
Social Media Shopping - Twitter at Trader Joe's [Haul Video]
What's your favorite thing at Trader Joe's?
Tweet me: http://twitter.com/stevegarfield
I asked my friends on Twitter what were their favorite things at Trader Joe's. Then I went and bought them.
Think of this as my Haul Video for food.
Thanks to:
Steve Garfield
Thanks Trader Joe's
Tweet me: http://twitter.com/stevegarfield
I asked my friends on Twitter what were their favorite things at Trader Joe's. Then I went and bought them.
Think of this as my Haul Video for food.
Thanks to:
Steve Garfield
Thanks Trader Joe's
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Clips from Gerard Butler's Law Abiding Citizen are hitting the net fast and furious now, this time from JoBlo.com. Click the image below to watch the latest!
Watch the EXTRA preview that aired yesterday on Extra TV!! Thanks to mjbooklady.
Check out the new pics from the Law Abiding Citizen New York Premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival.
Here's what some who attended the event are saying on Twitter..
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Hi all, It been a long time I never post. Quite busy this few weeks due to work.
For the past week, I have minimum trades, but got 2 majors 30pips loss. Of cos, i have gain it back. But, I already determine.. if I am not in front of my computer, I will not trade.
Anyway, until GU show it direction, I also think it is not that safe to trade also. It been ranging for 2 weeks already...
D1 Chart
First Day of the month. Wahah..
Hope everyone will become millionaire this month.
My guess for today.
It might goes up if M15 & H1 EWO signal still remain the same.
D1 Chart
Still need at least 1 more day to prove that the trend is going down. Hope this will be the real thing.
H4 Chart
If EWO is really continuing going
Updated 07-01-2010 at 07:25 AM by chankl78
Here is my guess today.
D1 Chart
EWO seems to be going down. But, need 1 or 2 days to confirm if it is really going down.
H4 Chart
EWO is going down also.
H1 Chart
EWO is on the way going up.
M15 Chart
Here is my guess today.
D1 Chart
EWO is still up. So Maybe today, it will change signal. I do not know. We will see today.
H4 Chart
EWO is down. I like this.. Wahaha.. I am looking at opportunity to go selling.
H1 Chart
EWO is seems going up. Let's wait until London session
Today analysis.
Seems to be downtrend by M15, but higher timeframe is still up in H4 & D1. Let's see today.
D1 Chart
Interesting... EWO is still strong up.. Will it still goes up? Hmm... Maybe. I also do not know... Let's see the lower timeframe EWO to decide.
H4 Chart
EWO is still going up.. When this EWO is going for down, I think


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Pineapples as a cause35 messages in this subject.
|Drank two small cans of pineapple juice on airplane, two hours later tongue painful, four hours later some difficulty swallowing and visible ulcers all along sides of tongue. No visible swelling at back of throat but there is some swelling of tongue. No rash or wheezing. I a physician but this scared me. I took a Zyrtec and some oral prednisone. No worse, but no better an hour later. . Direct bromelian reaction vs. allergic reaction??? Will do some more research tomorrow and report if I find anything else. Thanks to everyone for the info, helped to reassure me it was the pineapple juice. Anyone else with difficulty swallowing?
|MamaJ 25 October 18
|I drank a fresh pineapple juice and I immediately got mouth ulcer. I did not realize until the next day when my whole mouth was painful. Any quick remedies??
|Girish 20 October 18
|Cut up fresh pineapple and right away my gums and part of my tongue were hurting really bad...checked in the mirror and I now have these white bumps, very painful. It came on so fast! Glad to see Im not the only one!
|Iz 17 May 18
|Please tell me...as I am sitting here in Hawaii with a mouth full, too many blisters & ulcers to count! What can speed my recovery? Ive not been able to eat in three days. Even water sets my mouth on fire!
|Teri McLemore 30 April 18
|Im not sure but I believe the pineapple I ate on Sunday has caused swelling of my gum
And my teeth feels like they are coming loose. Its a horrible feeling.
|Beverly 8 February 18
|I have been eating pineapple daily for the last three months because of digestive problems and it worked but at the same time I have had extremely sore gums (I have lichum plants which causes sore gums anyway) Looks like the pineapple made it worse as they are much worse now so I will stop eating it, thank you
|Veronika 14 October 17
|Wow. After a bit of logical deduction and with the help of this site it turns out pineapple is the culprit. I accidentally swallowed some lake water Friday and felt a bit peaky Saturday - mild head cold symptoms. I had a fresh pineapple on hand and ate the whole thing Sunday thinking nice fresh fruit would get my immune system firing. Monday two canker sores opened up and my gums were badly swollen and chewed up by the bromelain in it (it turns out). Wednesday now and mouth still on fire. I've eaten raw pineapple many times before so can only infer that it was the fact my immune system had already taken a hit after swallowing lake water that led to the canker sores / swollen gums. But would I ever risk this level of pain and discomfort again to enjoy a bit of pineapple? No way. Thanks for all the helpful comments.
|Jamie 13 September 17
|I have this sore on the side of my mouth after eating pineapple. It's annoying, I can't eat properly cause its scabbing and whenever I try to take a bite it stretches and tears open the soar. I look like I have herpes. Has anyone experience this? (I don't have herpes, by the way lol)
|Ian 16 July 17
|Just found out that pineapples has been causing me 15 years of mouth ulcer pain. To do with the enzyme Bromelain ( a meat tenderiser) in Pineapple. Goodbye pineapple and mouth ulcers. TF for that!
|martin 27 June 17
|I am so grateful for this message board. I broke out with an ulcer 2 days ago...clueless why. Just had 1 cup of pineapple with lunch...bam!...3 ulcers on my lips developed, which prompted me to look up allergic reactions. Good bye pineapple!!!!
|Linda 27 June 2017 27 June 17
|I think I HV a cure for mouth ulcer. Got it from pineapple. Immediately after the breakout, I started rubbing my tounge over it regularly, kinda like pushing it back with my tounge. It stopped expanding further after a few days, and died without much damage. I just had it today and will try again, let's up it works again.
|Vineet 15 June 17
|I made a fruit salad, strawberries, caned pineapple and bananas , next day woke up very fatigued and sore taste buds and sore gums. Ugh! no more pineapple, even caned! Thank you everyone for sharing. I even read where one person had the problem with caned pineapple just like me.
|Pat laner Owens 29 May 17
|I found if I leave the fresh pineapple out till it turns completely yellow it is not acidic. The other day I went to a church supper and now have a huge ulcer on my lip. Extremely painful and ugly. I also take blood thinners and found out it's very bad when mixed with blood thinners. I don't get sores when I let it turn completely yellow.
|Sue 20 May 17
|This is the second time ive had a reaction to fresh pieapples. The first time wasnt as bad as this time. The roof of my mouth is on fire and is swollen. I guess no more pineappls for me. It actually has my gums and itching and causing a little discomfort with my sinuses,
|Kali 27 April 17
|after eating pineaple iget sores how can overcame this?
|Nzimuli Jonathan 19 April 17
|That's good to know but sad to think I can't eat pineapple and:(
|Textorn 15 April 17
|If you've ever eaten a pineapple, you'll have experienced that weird, scratchy, rough feeling on your tongue after you've munched through a few chunks. So why does that happen?
It turns out that pineapple contains bromelain, a mixture of enzymes that digest proteins. Despite bromelain being an approved anti-inflammatory treatment and having other health benefits, when it comes into contact with the sensitive skin in and around one's mouth, it's actually breaking down proteins, causing the tissue to become sore and inflamed.
Effects of Bromelain
Pineapple contains a substance called bromelain that actually breaks down proteins, which is why it's sometimes used as a meat tenderizer. If your mouth gets sore after eating pineapple or drinking fresh pineapple juice, it may be because the bromelain started breaking down the proteins that make up your mouth. The enzymes in your stomach break down the bromelain, which is why your mouth is usually the only part of your digestive tract affected this way. Your mouth and cheeks may even swell if you eat too much pineapple.
|Sunny 13 January 17
|Any time I want to eat anything acidic, including pineapple, I always use L-Lysine 2000mg 2-3 times a day , then I just cut the dose back to 2000mg daily for about 2 weeks.
|Meredith 16 December 16
|I ate frozen pineapple two days ago now my tongue and lips are so sore with 8 ulcers. No pineapple ever again for me
|Julie - Melbourne 8 December 16
|I had a friend who used to work in a pineapple processing plant in Hawaii.He said pineapple juice was the most acidic of all juices and they must be completely covered with thick vinyl or rubber from head to toe to keep from getting burned from the pineapples......think about it. I knew from the past I could not take Vitamin C because it gave me mouth ulcers. Recently, I started taking B-complex which has Vit C, My cran-cherry and cran-pomergranet had 100% Vit C, I was drinking pineapple mixed drink, lemon water and oil and vinegar dressing. I guess I shocked my system.I
Anyeay, I stopped all of the above and started eating yogurt, Tums and green tea with honey. My daughter made me an essential oil roll on for wounds and it is helping.
|Katie 9 April 16
|Oh God. Thank you everyone. I just had pineapple lat night and I got mouth ulcer immediately. My husband also gor that. I knew it was from pineapple because we didn't eat anything else except some pieces of fresh pineapple.
|Cecilia 4 April 16
|chlorohexadine works best
|reader 15 February 16
|I too am suffering from a pineapple blowout it looks like I have herpes for the last week its two soars on my lips I will never feast on pineapple like I did the other day
|Evan miller socal 28 October 15
|Yes Pineapples generate more heat within the body and generate mouth ulcers..Sometimes I cant resist to the flavour and the taste of it and will have only few pieces, waking up with an ulcer..I was told by a herbal doctor whom I visited months ago to take pineapple raw or juice with honey, which will prevent ulcers...I am yet to test this out....
|Siva P 4 March 15
|Yep me also. I can't eat them at all and haven't for years now
|melly666 3 October 14
|Hi all, just had pineapple with salt & pepper few days a go. The next morning found my mouth soar and painful when eating or drinking. Have been told that this is due to high level of acidity in the fruit. But sress can be a cause as well. Thankyou everybody for sharing your knowledge, it helps greatly. Cheers
|josh smith 18 September 14
|Everytime i eat pineapple i end up with ulcers in my mouth, maybe its the acid thats what ive always thought?!
|Saraht 7 August 14
|Stay away for foods with acid like pineapples Jacqui
soda,drink water,,they have vitamin water out which is very good.Eat some yogert too. have a canker sore right in the crack of the rights side of my mouth.I cant open my mouth all the way.I cant wait for it to dry up some.I need relief
|Gail 11 March 07
|Oh lord, got 5 ulcers which i am used to and can usually cope with but am in so much pain i came on here for advice. Just realised i ate i tub of pinapples the other day, how strange!
|Jacqui 10 March 07
|well that is what started this 10 yrs of suffering for me and 12 doctors laters I am getting some results.I went to an Infectious desease doctor and she gave me acyclovi 400 mg but when she reduced the mg to 200 it started to activate again.I see her on march 26th.But yes a pineapple is what started this 10 yrs ago this coming June.I often wonder if there was some sort of desease on the pineapple b/c for the longest time I chalked it up to,too much acid.But I had mouthful of ulcers and all I heard from these idiot doctors was that it was from oral sex.1.I am not having any sex at all (nothing to brag about) 2 if that was the case the entire homosexual community would have it.These doctors are really dumb.They are just lazy and dont want to look into anything other than their dirty minds.I am so disgusted.I think if oral sex was the cuprit,I think if I was having sex,I would have enough common sex to stop doing it.It was degrading going to doctor to doctor and than on top of it all.It made me so depressed but not as much as those ulcers,they feel like they are eating your flesh away.It is just a nawing pain of where it makes you eyes water.Sleep was my only comfort
|Gail 4 March 07
|Good to know I am not alone, and as I am still suffering from THE worst ulcer I have ever had I do not need to try pineapple one more time just to make sure that is the cause.
|Penny DS 28 February 07
|Pineapples cause mouth ulcers for me, thats for sure, even canned ones.
|Don Batten 24 February 07
|Pineapples, nice as they are, do seem to be bad for ulcers.
|Dom Walton 24 February 07
|Pineapples are a bugger for too - gives me mouth ulcers and starts my Crohns Disease off.......I definately avoid them as I do peanuts which do the same.
|Lucie 23 February 07
|I have had ulcers as long as I can remember, as did my father and grandmother. I do think it is in the genes. I have just got back from a wonderful holiday in Indo China. Fabulous food, but eating was made difficult by a bad out break of mouth ulcers. The fruit, especially pineapple was superb, and at the start of the holiday I was eating it at least twice a day, but once the ulcers started it was just too painful to eat pineapple, so I cut it out and the ulcers died down. I came home ulcer free, and ate pineapple as an experiment and within 12 hours three mouth ulcers had erupted. I am off pineapple!
|Penny DS 23 February 07
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 20, 2010) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on April 20 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas, player information, Volley-Tweets, trivia questions and much more.
For the complete PDF version including a complete list of players training at the USA National Team Center facility at American Sports Centers in Anaheim, the U.S. international transfer list, 2010 season stats and other fan interaction sections, click here.
TRIVIA QUESTIONS: 1. What was Christa Harmotto's major at Penn State University? 2. Megan Hodge's parents played on the national team for what country? 3. Who was named Best Setter at the 2004 NORCECA Women's Junior Continental Championship? Answers can be found on page three in the full PDF version (click here) of the current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update.
SECOND TRAINING BLOCK CONCLUDES: The U.S. Women's National Team ended its second winter training block on April 9 with a total of 16 players and will be on hiatus until April 26. The team training sessions, held at the USA National Team Center located within the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., are open to the public. Training times are generally Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while Fridays often vary on times. Players that ended the training block were middle blockers Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), Tracy Stalls (Denver, Colo.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.), Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Mekana Barnes (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and Brittnee Cooper (Houston). Outside hitters/opposite include Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.), Brittany Moore (Orange, Calif.), Jill Collymore (Bellevue, Wash.), Julie Rubenstein (Camarillo, Calif.) and Aneli Otineru (Hale'iwa, Hawaii). The setters training include Bryn Kehoe (North Bend, Ohio) and Nicole Vargas (Seal Beach, Calif.). The libero position has Jessica Fine (Tarzana, Calif.) and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) training with the U.S. Women's National Team. Some players could leave for pro opportunities or other circumstances.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS: For a full listing of the 166 international transfers for American female players to other countries to play professional volleyball, visit the full PDF version of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update.
KEHOE FEATURED ON CBS SPORTS: Bryn Kehoe (North Bend, Ohio), a setter for the U.S. Women's National Team, was recently featured in a video clip by CBS Sports. In the clip, she discusses her participation in the ALT Games a couple seasons ago in which she won the event. Further, Kehoe talks about training with the U.S. Women's National Team and her future plans. To view the clip, click here.
BERG PUSHING ITALIAN TEAM TO TOP: Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), a setter on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team which won the silver medal in Beijing, is playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese of the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. In a break from the Serie A playoffs, Villa Cortese took part in the Italian Serie A Cup this past weekend. Berg set her team to a 25-18, 25-20, 25-15 victory over Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi on April 17. She led Villa Cortese to a 39 kill percent and .306 attack efficiency in the sweep while scoring an ace for her single individual point. In the April 18 title match, Villa Cortese took on Foppapedretti Bergamo, which upset regular season winner Scavolini Pesaro 25-21, 25-22, 25-16 in the other semifinal match. In the Italian Cup championship match on April 18, Villa Cortese jumped to a two-set lead over Bergamo, but needed five sets to earn the gold medal with a 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 15-13 victory. Berg set her team to a 37 kill percent while adding a block and ace herself for two points. Villa Cortese will now face Riso Scotti Pavia in the Italian Serie A playoff quarterfinal round scheduled between April 21-26. During the Italian Serie A regular season, both Villa Cortese and Pesaro finished with a league-best 17-5 record, but Pesaro earned 53 points to Villa Cortese's 51 points (three points for a three- or four-set victory, two points for a five-set victory and one point for a five-set loss) to earn the playoff's top seed. During the Italian Serie A League regular season, Berg set Villa Cortese to a 43.5 kill percent, second-best in the league behind Bergamo's 43.9 percent. She also led Villa Cortese to a league-best .364 hitting efficiency for the regular season. Last season, Villa Cortese competed in the Italian Serie A2 division but earned a spot in this year's upper division. To follow Berg throughout the season, check out her blog at lindseyberg.blogspot.com.
TOM, ASYSTEL VOLLEY NOVARA: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time Olympian and member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver medal roster, is competing for Asystel Volley Novara in the Italian Serie A professional league this winter. Novara, seeded eighth in the Serie A playoffs, will play top-seed Scavolini Pesaro in the best-of-three quarterfinal round between April 21 and April 26. The first match is scheduled for April 21, followed by an April 24 contest. If necessary, the teams will meet on April 26 to decide who advances to the semifinals. Novara reached the quarterfinals by defeating ninth-place CFG Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte in the knock-out round.
BOWN COMPETING FOR JESI: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a three-time Olympian with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi in the Italian Serie A professional league. Jesi finished the regular season in fourth place with a 13-9 record and 39 points. During the best-of-three quarterfinal playoff round, Jesi will play fifth-place Chateau d'Ax Urbino Volleyball between April 21 and April 26. The first match is scheduled for April 21, followed by an April 24 contest. If necessary, the teams will meet on April 26 to decide who advances to the semifinals. During the regular season, Bown ranked third among all league middle blockers in scoring with 274 points. She averaged 2.55 kills per set with a 50.7 kill percent and .388 hitting efficiency. Bown added a 0.64 block average as part of her 3.30 points per set average. Last week, Jesi took on MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese in the Italian Serie A Cup semifinal on April 17, but came out on the short-end of a 25-18, 25-20, 25-15 match. Bown scored seven kills on 15 swings with only one error.
JOINES TAMAS, BUSSE WITH TOA BAJA: Jen Joines Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) and Cassie Busse (Prior Lake, Minn.), both members of the U.S. Women's National Team, are playing for 2009 Puerto Rico League champion Toa Baja in 2010. Toa Baja finished the regular season with a five-match lead in the standings, thanks to a 21-match win streak after losing its opening match. The Llaneras also won the regular season and tournament title in 2009. In the quarterfinal round. Busse netted 11 points all on kills in the Llaneras' 25-20, 25-10, 25-13 victory over Corozal on April 17. Joines Tamas added eight points in the victory. Toa Baja lost for the first time since the opening match of the regular season on April 18 as Corozal won 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19 ending the Llaneras' 24-match win streak. Busse had 12 points in the loss, while Joines Tamas charted 11 points. Through April 18, Toa Baja holds a 3-1 record in the Pool A's home-and-home round robin format and is tied with Corozal.
THOMPSON, SALVO WITH CATANO: Setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) and outside hitter Airial Salvo (Farmington, Utah), both members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team and products of University of Washington, are playing for Catano de Lancheras of the Puerto Rico Superliga. Prior to the playoffs starting, Catano added another Washington Husky in Christal Morrison. In the quarterfinal round, Catano scored a 25-12, 25-19, 25-17 victory over Carolina on April 16. Morrison chipped in 21 points with 14 kills, three blocks and five aces. Thompson dished out 14 assists to go with 14 digs and a block. Salvo charted eight kills in the victory. Catano was upset in the next match of the quarterfinals as Mayaguez won 25-22, 25-21, 25-21. Thompson had 16 assists and two aces to lead Catano, while Morrison added 11 points. Catano was victorious over Carolina 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 on April 19. Morrison had a match-high 15 points, while Salvo charted 14 points. Thompson contributed two aces and two blocks while setting Catano to a balanced offensive attack. Catano is in a tie in Pool B with a 3-1 record through April 19.
METCALF, HODGE LATE SIGNEES WITH CAGUAS: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) signed late in the Puerto Rico Superliga season in hopes of rejuvenating the team and advancing into the playoffs. They join past U.S. Women's National Team member Shonda Cole on the team. Hodge, who competed with the U.S. Women's National Team on a trip to China earlier this year, started her professional career with Caguas on March 27. In the quarterfinal round, Caguas dropped a 25-18, 25-16, 27-25 match to Juncos on April 17. Metcalf scored a team-high 10 points and 13 digs, while Hodge added nine points. Caguas rebounded with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 victory over Juncos on April 18. Hodge turned in 20 points with 18 kills and 13 digs, while Metcalf provided 14 kills and 16 digs. Caguas is 1-3 in Pool A's home-and-home round robin and is in danger of not advancing to the semifinals.
PRESSEY JOINS BAYAMON LATE: Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Team, joined Bayamon of the Puerto Rico Superliga just in time for the playoffs. In the quarterfinal round, she tallied 19 points and 14 digs in Vaqueras' 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 victory over Mayaguez on April 16. In its next match, Pressey contributed 15 kills, 12 digs and 19 service receptions in Bayamon's 25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21 victory over Carolina on April 17. Pressey collected a team-high 19 points with 15 kills and four blocks in Bayamon's 25-9, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17 loss to Mayaguez on April 19. In the home-and-home round robin quarterfinal playoffs, Bayamon is third place with a 2-2 record in Pool B.
HOOKER WITH COROZAL: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio), who trained with the U.S. Women's National Team in spring of 2008 before heading back to University of Texas to complete her final two collegiate seasons, signed late with Corozal of the Puerto Rico Superliga. In the quarterfinal round, Hooker scored 25 points with 21 kills and four blocks in Pinkin's 25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23 victory over Juncos on April 16. Teammate and former U.S. Women's National Team member Shonda Cole added 17 points in the victory. Corozal ran into regular season champion on April 17 and lost its quarterfinal match 25-20, 25-10, 25-13. Hooker provided a team-high 10 points in the loss, while Cole added eight points. Corozal became the first team to defeat Toa Baja since the opening match of the regular season by winning 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19 on April 17. Hooker pounded out 24 kills and two blocks for a match-high 26 points, while Cole charted 22 points. Through April 18, Corozal holds a 3-1 record in the Pool A's home-and-home round robin format and is tied with Toa Baja.
OTHER AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS IN PUERTO RICO: Kelly Wing scored eight points in Juncos' quarterfinal match loss to Corozal on April 16…Kaitlin Sather scored nine kills in Carolina's three-set loss to Catano on April 16…Erin Moore powered down 15 kills, three aces and three blocks for 21 points in Bayamon's four-set win over Mayaguez on April 16…Juncos collected a three-set victory over Caguas on April 17 as Kelly Wing provided 15 points in the victory…Erin Moore helped Bayamon to a four-set victory over Carolina on April 17 with 18 points and 17 digs…Christine Tan was credited with 19 digs in Caguas' sweep of Juncos on April 18…Erin Moore collected 14 points in Bayamon's April 19 four-set loss to Mayaguez.
NNAMANI, GLASS PACING PROSTEJOV IN CZECH REPUBLIC: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) continue to lead their Czech Republic professional team Prostejov. Prostejov opened the best-of-five semifinal round with a 25-22, 25-16, 25-18 victory over Olymp Praha on April 14. Nnamani carried the offensive load with 15 points via 14 kills on 27 swings and a block. In the second match played April 15, Prostejov came out the winner with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 25-17. Nnamani contributed 13 kills on 24 swings with two blocks for 15 points in the victory. To view photos of the match, visit http://tinyurl.com/y5xvfgr. Prostejov was challenged further by Olymp Praha in the third match, but still came away with a 21-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-10 victory. Nnamani chalked up 11 kills on 26 swings, two blocks and an ace for 14 points in the victory. According to the Prostejov Web site, Glass did not play during the playoff round due to health reasons. With the victory Prostejov advances to the championship round, which will take place between April 24 and May 1.
BARBOZA WITH TORAY IN JAPAN: Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Team and alternate on both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games rosters, is playing in her first professional volleyball season in Japan V-League with Toray. After finishing the regular season with a 21-7 record and a second-place finish, Toray finished second in the four-team round-robin semifinal with regular season winner JT coming out on top. In the final match to declare the V-League champion on April 10, Toray swept JT 28-26, 25-21, 25-16 to claim its third consecutive championship. Barboza, who started the title match and was a reserve in the second set, scored two points on kills in the championship deciding victory. As the V-League champions, Toray will face the winner of Korea's pro league between April 22-25. Barboza and Toray's season will conclude with the Empress Cup held April 30 to May 5. Toray is in Pool B with Sanyo, Tsukuba University and Toyota Autobody with the matches played April to May 2 in that order. The quarterfinal crossovers will take place May 3, followed by semifinals on May 4 and championship on May 5.
DAVIS PICKS UP AZERBAIJAN: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), the U.S. Women's National Team libero during the 2008 Olympic Games, has shifted her professional season from China to Azerbaijan. After helping the Evergrande Volleyball Club to a perfect 12-0 season in the Chinese club season, she is now part of Lokomotiv of the Azerbaijan Super League. Her team has nine points and is in third place – one point out of first place – after the second round of the second phase of the Azerbaijan Super League. Azerreyl, with U.S. Women's National Team member Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.), defeated Lokomotiv on April 16 with a 25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 15-9 victory to start the semifinal round. In the second match, Lokomotiv came back to win in three sets. The victory forces a third-and-final match of the best-of-three series to be played on April 20.
THREE AMERICANS WITH IGTISADCHI IN AZERBAIJAN: Three Americans with ties to the U.S. Women's National Team are competing for Igtisadchi of the Azerbaijan professional volleyball League. Setter Angie McGinnis (Fraser, Mich.) and middle blocker Cheryl Weaver (Washington, D.C.), both current members of the U.S. Women's National Team, arrived in Azerbaijan in time to compete in the league's second half. Patrice Arrington, a former member of the U.S. Women's National Team, is also part of the squad. Igtisadchi lost to Rabita in five sets on April 15 to start the semifinal round. In the second match of the best-of-three series, Rabita again won a hard-fought five-set match to advance to the finals and end Igtisadchi's season.
LANG PING COACHING YOUNG ATHLETES: Lang Ping, who led the U.S. Women's National Team to a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in her hometown of Beijing, is giving back to young volleyball players in her home country. According to Chinese publication People's Daily Online, Lang Ping will lead Baotou No. 1 Middle School women's volleyball team in May. The team will represent China at the 2010 World Middle School Volleyball Championship. Baotou, a key city of China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, will host the 2010 edition of the biennial World Middle School Volleyball Championship in June.
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Forum:Shotguns in GTA IV... Help plz thxkbye
I love shotguns in GTA IV. They're like snipers. Well, ok, not really, but they sound so AWESOME. When you shoot, it, it's like a rush of virtual adrenaline... Im straying from the point.
- I want to know if the Pump Shotgun is stronger than the Combat Shotgun. Obviously, the combat shotgun is stronger. And I can use the AA-12, but that thing is so damn overkill that it isn't even fun. But I want to use the pump-action. It sounds cooler. But I want to survive. But I want to use the pump-action! It's awesome! Straying from the point again... Which shotgun has the stronger individual shot?Thanks. Extremofire 13:37, September 23, 2010 (UTC)


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