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"Normal" Pain
Saturday, May 04, 2013
I went back to the chiropractor this morning. Last night we went to the first free concert of the summer and by the end of the evening, I was near tears. The doctor told me today that it is normal to feel a fair amount of pain after the first few adjustments. He showed me a few stretches, told me that my muscles are so tight that stretching cold is going to do damage, and that I need to give up my beloved heating pad.
Next time, I am going to have a massage. My muscles are used to my bones being in the wrong places so they are pulling things back out of alignment. Hopefully a massage wil help wtih all of that.
He also recommended drinking water with a squeeze of lemon. Usually I like just plain water, but the lemon is okay. I cut some very thin slices so it isn't overpowering. He asked if I have been doing normal or more moderate work outs and I told him that since it hurts to stand I haven't tried to run, and that I haven't been working out at all. He said that was probably wise, but that if it starts feeling better I can try walking.
Going to the chiropractor once a week, and now having the massage as well is not cheap, but if it works it will be totally worth whatever it ends up costing. I'm fairly sure the medical reimbursement from the new job - which hasn't been officially offered yet - won't kick in for ninety days, but it is good to think that I will eventually have some kind of medical coverage. Six months ago, getting treatment would have been much more difficult from a financial standpoint.
There are lots of things to be grateful for from the fact I can afford to get help to the doctor saying that he can fix me - not to mention the extremely likely possibilty of employment in the near future.
Since I have decided to focus more on weight loss, I have been trying to figure out how, exactly, to do that. I am aiming for a lower daily calorie intake - somewhere around 1300 - and thinking that HIIT work outs of some sort will be important when I can work out again. So far that's really all I have come up with. Well, and continuing to avoid wheat as much as I can. Sometimes it's just really convenient.
Tonight is all about resting, drinking water, and slowly, carefully taking care of a few household chores. Clean laundry is such a wonderful luxury.
Happy weekend, everyone!
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This blog made me happy, glad you have the opportunity to feel better! I am also happy to hear about the job, maybe I missed an entry, glad to know it sounds like a sure thing!! Congratulations!
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Massage is so awesome, I love it.
Sounds really rough how you are feeling... I really hope the treatments start to help you out soon. Being in pain is no fun at all.
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You know, there was a time when you started working for a company, healthcare kicked in after 30 days. Lately I've noticed that more companies aren't offering healthcare until 90 days have passed. That stinks if you ask me.
I have friends with various aches and pains who rave about getting regular massages. I haven't had one in years. At some point, I need to treat myself to a deep tissue massage. basically, I just need someone to dig all the knots out of my muscles. it's either that or I hang upside down by my heels for an hour. LOL !!
Anyway, I'm glad you're getting some care for your back. I'm sure you'll start feeling normal again before you know it. I was talking to a friend today about some of my own aches and pains. I'm glad I start the new job on Monday because it means I can cut back on some of my exercise. I'm beginning to think the reason some of my aches haven't healed is because I haven't given them enough time to heal.
Have a great weekend ! Who did you see in concert ? I love outdoor concerts.
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Last year's mega-hit The Avengers was, in some ways, the catalyst behind the spate of comic book movies created by Marvel Studios, who struck gold with 2008's Iron Man, which teased at a superhero team-up movie to come. After finding that success, Marvel followed by introducing more individual superheroes in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, 2010's Iron Man 2, and last year's Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, embarking on an unusual strategy of creating individual movies that also worked a little bit like sequels that fed into the story of The Avengers.
The Avengers 2 will arrive in 2015 and cap off a second phase of Marvel's "cinematic universe," and will face competition from what Warner Bros.and DC Entertainment hopes will be the start of their "cinematic universe," starting with 2015's Justice League. Gangster Squad screenwriter Will Beall has already been hired to write the screenplay for the movie which will follow (if recent rumors are true) an unsurprising lineup that includes Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter. With the release dates being so close together, we wondered which team could take down the other, and, since there will never be a movie where the two teams face off, there's only one way to solve this hypothetical dilemma: the cybernetic walls of our Character Cage Match!
The Rules: While we can assume that the Avengers lineup will include the usual suspects of Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, writer-director Joss Whedon has strongly hinted that the lineup might change a little. "I used to read The Avengers and part of the ethos of the team was that it changed their lineup every month," said Whedon at a special Avengers screening at the Director's Guild of America last month. "They were already changing it up after one issue. That's what they always do."
Despite Whedon's tease, there are too many characters arriving in Marvel's next wave of movies to know who might be added. The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) will arrive in 2014's Captain America: Winter Soldier, while either War Machine (Don Cheadle) or whoever stars in Marvel's other 2015 release, Ant-Man, could get involved as well. Since there's no way to be sure of who Whedon will add, we'll stick to the original Avengers lineup, while we assume that the supposed Justice League lineup will ring true as well (and anyone that has ever read a Justice League comic book would assume that the rumored lineup sounds right).
Match #1: Captain America (Chris Evans) vs. Batman
Captain America Analysis: In the battle between team leaders, who better than Captain America to tackle the Dark Knight? America's Super Soldier possesses heightened strength, agility, speed and endurance and won't be intimidated easily by someone dressing up like a Bat. Cap's shield offers protection from Batman's many gadgets and is a handy throwing weapon to boot, but should Batman step into one of his many vehicles, Cap could be in for a long fight.
Batman Analysis: There's no question that Batman, despite not having any superpowers, is a force to be reckoned with. The question is, since Justice League follows the events of last year's The Dark Knight Rises, which Batman is going to show up? Will it be Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale won't be back for a fourth time), who dedicated his life to protecting Gotham, or will it be John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the idealistic Gotham city police officer who inherits the Dark Knight mantle from Wayne? According to HitFix, Gordon-Levitt will "absolutely" be playing Batman in Justice League, despite the actor's reps denying the report. There's been no confirmation of Gordon-Levitt's participation, though the actor recently made it clear that he will not appear in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy despite studio interest, so feel free to make of that what you will.
Batman would be a handful for almost anybody, but the odds might be stacked in the other direction if Bruce Wayne has truly retired. Blake's Batman might be a tough customer, but could be outmatched against a Super Soldier.
Match #2: Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Green Lantern
Iron Man Analysis: Considering how well Tony Stark trusted his own tech against Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in The Avengers, it's seems that an intergalactic space cop probably won't keep billionaire playboy philanthropist up at night. Iron Man's armor can't become anything that he imagines in the moment, but, given a little time, there seems to be no limit on what Stark can add to the armor. While we're not sure how the fight would have ended up, Iron Man was holding his own against Thor in The Avengers, which means, at the very least, that he's not outmatched here.
Green Lantern Analysis: According to the rumors, Justice League's Green Lantern will be Ryan Reynolds' character of Hal Jordan that appeared in 2011's Green Lantern, but will be "freshly written with a more serious tone." Like Gordon-Levitt, Reynolds' participation is also up in the air, as the actor has cast serious doubt over whether he would return for Justice League. Even if Reynolds does return, it would appear that he won't be a fountain of wisecracks like he was in the Green Lantern movie, which is too bad since that was one of the few enjoyable aspects of the comic book adaptation.
Whoever plays the character, Green Lantern will still be drawing his power from his ring, which can conjure whatever comes to the wearer's imagination, whether it's a force field, energy blasts, a giant green fist, etc. The ring is susceptible to the color yellow, which could be to Iron Man's advantage if he decides to use an early version of his armor.
Match #3: The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) vs. Superman (Henry Cavill)
The Hulk Analysis: Only one member of the Avengers could go up against the Last Son of Krypton and that's the mindless rage that is the Hulk. Seemingly indestructible, only the Hulk could have the might and force to throw Superman around. After all, the Hulk did just fine introducing a Norse god to the floor of Tony Stark's penthouse in The Avengers.
What seems to stop the Hulk is being overwhelmed, or falling from a great distance so as to knock out the Hulk persona and change him back into Dr. Bruce Banner. Superman may not be able to overwhelm him, but could conceivably fly the Hulk into space and then throw him back down to the Earth. That is, if the Hulk hasn't strangled him already.
Superman Analysis: If the rumors are correct, Cavill's Superman will be back for Justice League, which could be good news if Man of Steel fulfills the promise of its trailers. Director Zack Snyder hasn't exactly admitted that Man of Steel will setup Justice League, but did admit that the studio "trust[s] me to keep them on course" and that he didn't know how Justice League could "move forward without acknowledging" Man of Steel.
So what does that mean for everyone else that hasn't been able to watch Man of Steel? Hard to say. Though Snyder said his approach was to ignore the other Superman movies, he admitted that "there are the pillars that you have to respect, and I'm not about to break them." That should mean that Superman will still be faster than a speeding bullet, leap over tall building and all that. Superman's icy breath and laser-beam eyes are are almost secondary to the character's seemingly limitless pantheon of superpowers, which also includes invulnerability and x-ray vision.
Of course, all of those powers are meaningless if Superman is exposed to kryptonite, which could be a difficult thing for the Hulk to find. However, the Hulk does have a hyper-intelligent scientist for an alter ego...
Match #4: Wonder Woman vs. Thor (Chris Hemsworth)
Thor Analysis: It's never polite to hit a lady, but a battle between a Norse god of thunder and an Amazonian princess just seemed too fitting to pass up. Cocky and arrogant, Thor has plenty in common with Wonder Woman: both descend from gods yet both require powerful tools to win in battle. Thor's weapon is the mystical hammer Mjolnir, which he uses to strike enemies, summon elemental forces, fly or even deflect bullets.
Practically invulnerable and highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, Thor is also aided by his enchanted Belt of Strength, which only adds to his already immeasurable strength and endurance. Add it all up and Thor's powers seem to outmatch almost any opponent — unless, of course, that opponent is also practically invulnerable and has the "strength of Hercules" at her disposal.
Wonder Woman Analysis: Besides the "strength of Hercules," Wonder Woman was also "beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena, [and] as swift as Hermes" — back when her origin included being formed out of clay by the Queen of the Amazon (nowadays, the comics have Wonder Woman as the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus). Armed with the strength of a god, Wonder Woman is highly resistant to bodily harm and can withstand great concussive force, even that, perhaps, of a bolt of lightning.
At Wonder Woman's disposal are bulletproof bracelets, a golden tiara and a Lasso of Truth, not to mention the invisible airplane. The lasso might not really be of much use, but the tiara can be a useful, boomerang-like weapon, especially in Wonder Woman's dextrous hands. Since Wonder Woman is now able to fly herself, the airplane hasn't had a real place in her arsenal for a while, and, frankly, might only be a liability against a god of thunder.
Match #5: Flash and Martian Manhunter vs. Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)
Black Widow and Hawkeye Analysis: The more human members of the Avengers, Hawkeye and Black Widow's abilities are on a more human scale, including an almost unequal skill at archery and the martial arts, respectively. In the comics, at least, Black Widow's strength and mental acumen have been raised to a level above normal human limits due to being given a variation of the Super Soldier serum, though, nothing of the sort was mentioned in the movie. Black Widow's bracelets have also been ignored in the movie, though they can deliver a Widow's bite energy blast or dispense tear or knock-out gases.
Hawkeye meanwhile has been trained by Captain America in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, but has no super powers. Still, as an expert marksman, Hawkeye could still hit a moving target — even one that moves as quickly as his old speed-powered Avengers teammate, Quicksilver. Besides, Hawkeye's special arrows can do far more than just hit a target.
Flash and Martian Manhunter Analysis: Anyone can get lucky, and Black Widow and Hawkeye could get just that while going up against the Flash and Martian Manhunter. And they'll need it too.
It might be too simple to say that the Flash is fast, but, indeed, speed is his primary superpower. Flash has even beat Superman in a footrace (Adventures of Superman #463). Flash's speed also helps him to heal faster, which could help should he need to wake up from knock-out gas or heal from an arrow that has exploded near him.
As his name would imply, Martian Manhunter hails from Mars, and is armed with a litany of superpowers including superhuman strength, speed and endurance, as well as (among others) invulnerability, telekinesis, flight, invisibility, intangibility and shapeshifting, which Martian Manhunter uses almost all of the time in order to maintain a human appearance. Essentially a Martian Superman, he has another similarity to the Man of Steel: a signature weakness. Unlike Superman, however, the element that causes Martian Manhunter to become vulnerable is easier to find than kryptonite: fire. The weakness offers an advantage towards Martain Manhunter's adversaries, as fire could be as easy as the touch of a special, tricked-out arrow.
Match #6: Mystery Avenger vs. Aquaman
Mystery Avenger Analysis: No matter who Marvel puts in as the latest member of the Avengers, it's hard to think of who would have a tough time with DC's nautical hero. Whether it's War Machine, the Falcon, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Dr. Strange, whoever, none of them will bother to fight Aquaman in the water, which essentially robs Aquaman of having effective powers.
While Ant-Man wouldn't last long in a fistfight with Aquaman, one should never count out on Ant-Man's "Pym particles," which allow him to become small or large (the Wasp is also privy to the same particles). There's something fitting about Aquaman going up against Ant-Man, who can summon ants, or the Falcon, who can telepathically communicate with birds, but, again, it's unlikely that anyone would allow the fight to get near the ocean, where the ability to breathe quickly becomes "advantage-Aquaman."
Aquaman Analysis: The king of Atlantis, Aquaman's abilities, save superhuman strength, are all tied to the ocean. So much so that he he can only remain out of the water for so long. Aquaman can swim underwater at great speeds and is immune to the effects of temperature and pressure. Aquaman can communicate with marine life. At one point, Aquaman had a hand made of water that could...oh, forget it. Who are we kidding? Aquaman loses.


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This weekend in Los Angeles at the Film Independent Forum, Ava DuVernay, the Sundance award-winning director of "Middle of Nowhere" and the upcoming MLK biopic "Selma," was one of the event's keynotes. While she warned that her speech would not be as newsworthy as that of Netflix chief Ted Sarandos also at the FIND Forum, DuVernay was provocative.
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1.) The director's uniform for me starts with the glasses. You don't want to have dry eyes on set. You don't wanna get caught up with the glistening. Especially as a lady director, that's when the grip is going to walk by and say "She was crying." It's just not worth it. Another thing [you can use glasses for] is for emphasis. When the actor comes by and wants to talk about something you don't know, you can just do a little (takes glasses off, bites them thoughtfully).
2.) Layering, gotta have thermals, just because.
3.) The hipster t-shirt. It's a nice camouflage, to remind people you care about things other than film.
4.) A nice jacket, because, of course, your night shoot will be the coldest night of the year.
5.) A hat, this is for me, because people always wanna touch the locks. This is just a general tip, not necessarily for filmmaking: don't touch black women's hair.
6.) Shoes, you wanna keep them comfy. A lot of talk about shoes. Folks talk about different brands, and different pads they might use. A gaffer on a shoot talked about a brand called Casual Cool. You know where you get em? Right Aid. These shoes are from Rite Aid. My grandmother loves them, because they're not fashionable. But they are comfy. The worst thing to do is to be on set is to not be uncomfortable even if you have to rock nursing shoes from Rite Aid.
But she really spoke to the audience, when she called out the indie filmmaking community for being plagued with desperation. The message was clear: stop asking for help, permission, and advice and...Just do it!
For a long time, I thought people were laughing at me when I said I was a filmmaker. Or I was laughing at myself. I didn't really fully wear it in the way that I really believed it. I had to make a couple of films to really feel like I was legitimate.
So I put all of this on and I go out on set. I am who I feel I should be. I'm only able to be that because I took off something three years ago that was inhibiting me from being that, and that was my desperation. I wore my desperation like a coat. It was definitely the first thing you saw when you met me. Because it was draped over everything I said, everything I felt, everything I thought, everything I did. It's the first thing I see in a lot of people, in a tweet, in an email, in a Q&A. I see just this heavy coat of sinking, desperate to get whatever it is you're trying to make made. You're in info-gathering mode. You come to these gatherings and think, "Am I interested in this? Can I do this? What is this about? What is this whole independent film thing? How do I get it done?" That's the cool part. When it tips over into the part where you say "I want to do this," you get into a dangerous area because you can miscalculate what you're giving out. And that becomes the death nail in how people are responding to you.
During that time when I was acting in a desperate manner, I needed help to proceed. I needed a break. I needed to nail the pitch. I needed someone to say yes. I needed a mentor. I needed a greenlight. I needed access. I needed a secret password. I needed a rich uncle. I needed everything I didn't have to tell my story. I could be saying words like "I've written a script" or "I've been to this lab," but it was coming out in this way that was not from a place of empowerment.
During that time, I was feeling like this is so big -- what I want to do -- and the odds are against you. The odds were doubly against me, being black and being a woman. Not having access, not having a rich uncle. These are the things I thought I needed, wanted, or thought I deserved at that time.
I rarely meet people who tell me what they're doing. I often meet people who ask, "Can you help me?" or "How do I do this?" or "Do you want to have coffee?" "Can I take you to coffee?" "Can we grab a coffee?" "I'd love to take you to coffee and pick your brain a little bit." "Can I send you a script?" "Can you read my script?" "I have a script that I'd love for you to just check out if you can." "Can you be my mentor?" "I need a mentor." "I would love if you could mentor me." "Is it possible for us to talk?" All of that energy, all of that focus to extract from other people is distracting you from what you're doing. All of that is desperation.
When I figured that out, things started to change for me. When I'm meeting people and they're in that moment, I want to say something to them. "Knock it off, because it's never going to work for you." That feeling of "I need help. I need all of these things to proceed." And when I got that, a revolution happened for me.
All of the time you're spending trying to get someone to mentor you, trying to have a coffee, all of the things we try to do to move ahead in the industry is time that you're not spending time working on your screenplay, strengthening your character arcs, setting up a table reading to hear the words, thinking about your rehearsal techniques, thinking about symbolism in your production design, your color pallet. All the time you're focusing on trying to grab, you're being desperate and you're not doing. You have to be doing something. Because all of the so-called action that you're doing is hinging on someone doing something for you.
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PITTSBURGH — Catcher Reese McGuire, the 14th overall pick in the baseball draft this month, agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, almost a month ahead of the signing deadline, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
The 18-year-old McGuire, from Kentwood High School in Covington, turned down a scholarship offer from the University of San Diego.
Baseball America reported he will sign for $2,369,000, which is $200,800 under the assigned value for the 14th overall pick.
McGuire hit .436 with four home runs for Kentwood this spring. Baseball America had him ranked as the fifth-best position player and 10th-best player overall in the draft.
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"This is a dream come true for all of us as a family," McGuire said. "I couldn't be more proud to become a Pirate, and the confidence for the organization to choose me in the draft is very overwhelming. It's awesome, and I'm looking forward to getting started."
His biggest worry Tuesday?
"I was a little worried about the urine test, because in the past I've gotten a little stage fright," he said.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, city officials said in a lawsuit.
The suit disputes MLB's exemption from federal antitrust law, which MLB has used as a "guise" to control the location of teams, according to the suit.
The San Francisco Giants have objected to the A's potential move on grounds they relied on territorial rights to the San Jose-area market when they built their ballpark, AT & T Park.
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The legislation, H.R. 3370, would repeal provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 if passed by the Senate and signed into law.
The Biggert-Waters Act calls for changes to the National Flood Insurance Program, which has a $24 billion deficit. These changes included raising rates to reflect flood risks based on new maps drawn up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which resulted in steep increases for property owners.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-17, Moosic; U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, Hazleton; and U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, Lycoming Twp. were co-sponsors of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act and voted for its passage.
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NEW DELHI: A new investment boom in emerging markets such as India and China coupled with a decline in saving rate in China is set to end the low interest rate environment in the coming years, McKinsey Global Institute has cautioned. In its latest report — Farewell to cheap capital? The implications of long-term shifts in global investment and saving — the global consulting firm has said that nominal and real interest rates that are currently at 30-year lows are likely to rise in coming years.
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A support group is a gathering of caregivers, family, friends and/or persons with dementia to discuss issues surrounding Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The purpose of the support group is to provide an opportunity to meet regularly for mutual support and to exchange coping skills with one another. The reasons people attend support groups vary. People may come to a group to gain a better understanding of the disease, because they are in crisis, or because they have specific caregiving struggles. They may be looking for advice on a particular subject or just want to be with people who are having similar experiences. The group provides the opportunity for participants to help maintain their own health and well-being, and enhance their ability to care for the person with dementia.
One caregiver, who is caring for her father, says a support group "provides information about Alzheimer's disease and helps you realize that you are not alone - just being with others who understand the caregiver's situation helps. I find it hard to discuss my concerns with those who don't have experience with Alzheimer's as it sounds like I'm complaining- other caregivers understand." A support group can give you moral support and encouragement during a difficult time.
Tips for Caregivers
- The person who best understands a caregiver is someone who has been one. Find someone and talk.
- Become an educated caregiver - learn as much as you can about Alzheimer's disease, the stages and caregiving skills.
- What resources are available and make use of them; in-home care, respite care, adult day care and meals-on-wheels are some community services which can help you.
- Don't smother the person for whom you are caring. Sometimes doing the right thing means doing less.
- Don't be a martyr. You don't have to do it alone. Ask for help.
- Take care of yourself - watch your diet, exercise, and get plenty of rest.
- Give yourself credit - if you are feeling unappreciated and overworked, try to set some time aside to treat yourself as the special person that you are.
We have many support groups at various times and locations. Check to see if there is a group close to you that fits your needs
If you prefer, call our 24-hour Helpline — 1.800.272.3900.
If you have Alzheimer's
Early Stage, 4th Thursday, 1:30 pm
For Caregivers and for Persons with Dementia
Call the Richmond Chapter Office for information at 804-967-2580
Younger-Onset Group
Support Group for individuals who were diagnosed with a dementia disease under the age of 65. Support Groups are offered at the same time for their caregivers, teenage children, and younger children. For information on this group, contact the Richmond Chapter Office at 804-967-2580.
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Support Groups
Support Groups shown below or click here to print a copy.
Richmond Area
Adult Children, 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Bon Air Methodist Church
1645 Buford Rd., Room 207, N. Chesterfield, VA 23235
Lynda Gormus, 320-0619 & Erin Davidson, 514-2142
Ashland, 1st Tuesday, 7:00 pm
First Baptist Church
800 Thompson St., Ashland, VA 23005
Bob Junod, 752-2219
Bon Air, 3rd Tuesday, 2:00 pm
Bon Air Methodist Church
1645 Buford Rd., Family Life Center, Blanchette Brown Room
N. Chesterfield, VA 23235
Nancy Lentz, 967-2586
Chesterfield, 1st Tuesday, 10:30 am
Second Branch Baptist Church
12217 Second Branch Road, Chesterfield, VA 23838
Edith Byrnes, 271-4441 & Sharon Condrey, 590-9305
Chesterfield, 3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm
Lucy Corr Village
6800 Lucy Corr Court, Classroom, Chesterfield, VA 23832
Blanche Castelow, 748-5585 & Edith Byrnes, 271-4441
East End, 4th Saturday, 12:00 pm
Will meet May 21 instead of May 28.
First Union Baptist Church,
3510 Dill Road, Richmond, VA 23222
Jacki Page, 321-2573 & DeBora Holliday
East Henrico, 1st Thursday, 6:00 pm
Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1127 N. 28th St. (Conference Room)
Richmond, VA 23223
Wanda Hunt, 305-8394
Eastern Goochland, 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Home of Hedy Walker, 1661 Centerville Parke Lane
Manakin Sabot, VA 23103
Susan Kidd, 387-7246 (m) or 784-3617
West End, 4th Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
St. Mary's Hospital, 5801 Bremo Rd., Room 163, Richmond, VA 23226
LaQuana Fulton-Garvin, 967-2580
Far West End, 1st Monday, 10:00 am
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
11220 Nuckols Road, Room M109 (Sanctuary Bldg.), Glen Allen, VA 23059
Jessica Samet, 967-2580
Far West End, 3rd Tuesday, 10:00 am
Lakewood Manor
1900 Lauderdale Drive, Henrico, VA 23238
Beth Meyers, 967-2598
Mechanicsville, 2nd Wednesday, 9:30 am
Hanover Adult Day Center
7231 Stonewall Parkway, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Vivian Bagby, 321-1649 & Barbara Allen, 782-1942
Midlothian, 2nd Wednesday, 10:00 am
New Life United Methodist Church
900 Old Hundred Rd., Midlothian, VA 23114
Bob Schaefer, 310-7991 & Leigh Hilldrup, 839-0236
Midlothian, 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Brandermill Woods Health Care Center
2100 Brandermill Parkway, Midlothian, VA 23112
Merle Kahn, 967-2575, & Della Fahnestock
Sandston, 4th Thursday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Chickahominy YMCA, 5401 Whiteside Rd., Sandston, VA 23150
Connie Tucker, 241-2056 & Beth Meyers, 967-2598
Tri-Cities Area
Hopewell, 1st Tuesday, 3:00 pm
First Baptist Church, Conference Room
401 N. Second Avenue, Hopewell, VA 23860
Blanche Castelow, 748-5585 & June Gilliam, 748-6668
Fredericksburg Area
For Caregivers and for Persons Diagnosed with Dementia
2nd Monday, 6:30-8:00 pm
Call the Chapter Office for Information, 540-370-0835.
Fredericksburg, 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 pm
Carriage Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center
6106 Health Center Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Judy Scheibe, 540-898-1378
Fredericksburg, 3rd Tuesday, 1:30 pm
Homecare America,
2017 Plank Road (Westwood Shopping Ctr.), Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Lori Myers, 540-370-0835
Fredericksburg, 1st Tuesday, 10-11:30 am
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
4600 Spotsylvania Ave., 2nd Floor Conference Room
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Lori Myers, 540-370-0835
Fredericksburg, 4th Monday, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
England Run Library, 806 Lyons Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Lori Myers, 540-370-0835 & Melite Secino
Middle Peninsula/Northern Neck Area
Lancaster/Kilmarnock, 4th Thursday, 10:30 am
Commonwealth Assisted Living
460 S. Main St., Kilmarnock,VA 22482
Respite care available with reservation - 804-695-9382
Ellie Galloway, 804-695-9382
Middlesex County, 3rd Tuesday, 10:30 am
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Intersection of Rt. 3 & Rt. 33, Topping, VA 23169
Respite is available with reservation.
Barbara Swain, 804-832-1571 & Lisa Jones, 804-695-9008
Gloucester, 2nd Wednesday, 10:30 am
Alzheimer's Association Office - DeHardit House
7335 Lewis Avenue, Gloucester, VA 23061
No respite available.
Ted Leonard, 804-642-9189
Gloucester, 3rd Thursday, 6:00 pm
Alzheimer's Association Office - DeHardit House
7335 Lewis Avenue, Gloucester, VA 23061
No respite available
Ellie Galloway, 804-695-9382
Warsaw, 2nd Tuesday, 6:00 pm
The Orchard, 62 Delfae Dr., Warsaw, VA 22572
Respite care available with reservation.
To register, call 804-313-2446.
Carolyn Costello, 804-615-1117
Irvington, 1st Monday, 4:30 pm
Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, 132 Lancaster Dr., Irvington, VA 22480
Support Group available for people with dementia with reservation.
Ellie Galloway, 695-9382
Early Stage
For Persons with Dementia
- 4th Tuesday, 10:00 am or
- 3rd Wednesday, 9:00 am
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How Rich Are The 12 American Idol Winners ?
American Idol premiered in 2002, to great fanfare and audience interest. From 2003 to 2011, the performance and results episodes held the number one programming slot on television. The idea behind the show is simple: it's a talent contest, searching for the next American music superstar, with the winner getting a recording contract and going on tour. So how many of the winners, in the show's twelve year run, have had that dream fulfilled? Here's a list of the winners, their net worths, and their album sales, so you can decide if auditioning is worth it.
12. Candice Glover (2013): $1 Million
The most recent of the American Idol winners, Candice Glover has an estimated net worth of $1 million. She auditioned three times before being accepted onto American Idol. However, her career is being eagerly watched, especially after wowing audiences with her bluesy cover of the Cure's Lovesong, which was lauded as one of the best performances in American Idol history. Her coronation song, I am Beautiful peaked on the R&B charts at number 33. Her album, Music Speaks, had its release was pushed back twice, but was finally released in February 2014, and has sold 19,000 copies thus far.


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A man described as a recently fired employee of the Hillel UW in the University District was arrested Monday afternoon after he threatened to blow up the building, according to Seattle police.
The threat prompted a significant law-enforcement response and closed streets in the area for about two hours.
At 1:45 p.m., employees at the Karen Mayers Gamoran Family Center for Jewish Life building at 4745 17th Ave. N.E., also known as Hillel UW, contacted police and said the former employee had threatened to mix toxic chemicals to cause an explosion, police said.
The man, reportedly a 28-year-old former maintenance worker, then headed for a supply closet, mixed ammonia and bleach together, and inhaled the fumes, according to police.
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The mixture produces chloramines, and exposure to chloramine gas can cause symptoms including coughing; irritation to the throat, nose and eyes; and pneumonia, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
Employees evacuated the building and told police the man might have a knife, according to police. A police SWAT team found the suspect in the basement just before 3 p.m.
The man was affected by the fumes, police spokesman Mark Jamieson said, so officers had to make a plan to guide him out of the basement.
Once he followed their instructions to move toward them, he was taken outside and hosed down.
The man, who reportedly has a history of suicide attempts, was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
No one else was injured, police said.
The man will undergo a mental-health evaluation, they said.
Hillel UW employee Dylan Siegel, 20, called the center a welcoming place where everyone gets along. He has worked at the center's cafe for about two years and said he likes going there to hang out with friends.
The organization serves as a community group for Jewish students and aims to "empower Jewish students and young adults to create vibrant communities that cultivate ownership of identity, sense of Jewish relevance and appreciation of the diverse and complex Jewish experience," according to its website.
Siegel, a UW junior from San Diego, said he felt confused as he watched officers and firefighters go in and out of the building.
"I can't think of anyone who would have done this," he said.
Hillel UW closed Monday evening but will be back in operation Tuesday. Employees said they were shaken up but glad everyone was safe and had responded to the emergency the way they had practiced.
Police closed off traffic along 16th Avenue Northeast and 17th Avenue Northeast near Northeast 50th Street during the investigation.
The scene remained closed until around 4:20 p.m. while hazmat officers cleaned up and made sure the building was safe to enter.
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A Matter of Trust
By Lis Wiehl
As attorney Mia Quinn talks on the phone with a prosecutor friend, she hears gunshots through the phone. She rushes to her friend's house and discovers her dead body. The other prosecutors worry that the murder is related to work, and Quinn gets pulled into the investigation. She can't stand the detective in charge, and at home her teenage son is causing problems. Wiehl successfully weds a page-turning police procedural with a family drama that has Quinn dealing with tight finances, a struggling teenage son, and a father who has had a spiritual rebirth. Though he was often absent during her childhood, he wants now to be involved in a way she finds difficult to trust.
The Case of the Love Commandos
By Tarquin Hall
Private detective Vish Puri is an Indian Hercule Poirot, a slightly ridiculous and self-important detective, who solves crimes with the help of his sidekicks. One of his employees moonlights as a volunteer with the Love Commandos, a group that believes arranged marriages are impeding Indian development. When a Dalit man asks for help eloping with his Brahmin girlfriend, the Love Commandos go to work. Their plan falls apart when the boyfriend disappears, and Puri suspects the girl's ruthless father has kidnapped him. Hall portrays India's charm and uses a light touch to expose the ugliness of the caste system, which still exerts influence, especially in rural areas. His knowledge of Indian culture comes through in scenes of daily life and descriptions of mouth-watering meals.
Spider Woman's Daughter
By Anne Hillerman
Tony Hillerman, who died in 2008, wrote novels exploring the tensions between modernity and the traditional Navajo way. His daughter Anne wants to keep his Navajo police series alive, and in her first attempt consigns her father's two Navajo policemen—Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee—to supporting roles. A minor character, Bernadette Manualito, assumes center stage. After she witnesses an attack on Leaphorn, Manualito—now married to Chee—gets sidelined from the investigation but finds a way to stay involved. Anne Hillerman is not yet the writer her father was, but those looking for clean mysteries with a sense of place will be glad she's taking up the challenge.
Visitation Street
By Ivy Pochoda
Visitation Street takes place in Red Hook, a neighborhood in Brooklyn hovering between decay and gentrification. The story involves two teenage girls who decide to float into the East River on a flimsy rubber raft. Only one of them survives. What happened to the other becomes fodder for gossip and suspicion, with the most intense scrutiny resting on Cree, a young man whose mother still hasn't recovered from his father's senseless murder. Most of the characters are urban loners, isolated by their pasts, family circumstances, and culture. Pochoda offers glimmers of hope—a young woman singing gospel hymns at the end—but the world she portrays in this R-rated novel (language and sexual situations) is a bleak one.
This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash (Morrow, 2014) is a story of a flawed father and two plucky daughters who need him to step up. With the home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire as backdrop, the novel begins when the daughters, Easter and Ruby, find their mother dead from an overdose. They end up in a foster home. They know their father to be a loser who signed away his parental rights. He shows up and wants them to run away with him, and they decide that being with him is better than being sent to Alaska and grandparents they've never met. It doesn't take long for them to find out that someone dangerous is chasing their father. The daughters' court-appointed advocate—a disgraced former cop looking to redeem himself—also pursues them. The chase heads west, culminating at Busch Stadium on the last day of the 1998 season. —S.O.


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I've been using Google docs to store my assignments and teaching resources for a few years now, not to mention for sharing those documents across FYWP. This semester, however, I'll be integrating Google docs more fully into my courses as a replacement for WebCT. For each class, I've built a website with a corresponding calendar embedded in it to list when readings and assignments are due. Student work will be submitted, peer reviewed, and graded using collections (ie, folders) in Google docs, one per student, and those collections will be created and administered by me to prevent accidental sharing or removal of documents.
If there's interest in this experiment, I'll be happy to say more about it and give a demonstration at our FYWP faculty meeting later this week. And perhaps I'll use this space throughout the semester to provide updates on how the experiment is going.
Here's an example of a class website for WR101. You'll need to be logged into your own Emerson-specific Google docs account to view it.


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IHS enables you to protect workers through the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, prevention and control of occupational hazards. IHS provides the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of your industrial hygiene program and support increased productivity by reducing operational risks and costs.
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Industrial hygiene is a term designed to evoke a simple view of what the practice means. However, it comes from a time when the words had a different interpretation to them. Industrial seems clear enough - practicing in a work or factory setting, but even that gets blurred these days when defining a problem in an office setting. Hygiene comes from ...
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This module records and tracks a wide variety of user-defined sample types including, but not limited to, personal, area, bulk, wipe and direct reading samples. The system is capable of storing data related to chemical stressors, biological stressors and physical stressors such as radiation, heat stress and vibration.
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The questionnaire module is an important component of all of the Medgate software suites. In the Industrial Hygiene Suite, you can use this module to create and track hygiene-related checklists and questionnaires.
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At Strong4Life, created by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, our doctors, nutritionists and wellness experts create fun, easy ways to help your kids eat, move and live healthier. From picky eaters to passionate gamers, we have a slew of simple tips by experts who understand, because we're parents, too.
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Maybe you're looking outside right now and snow is falling on the ground. Or maybe you're in a place where people are sweating and wearing shorts. You might have a bunch of friends available for playing, or you could be all by yourself. No matter what the weather is like or how many friends are around, there's always a way to be physically active and have fun. Here's how.
By yourself? Try hopping on your bike, strapping on your skates, or grabbing your skateboard. Don't forget your helmet and pads! Or try jumping rope and counting how many times you can jump before you miss. Jumping rope is a great way to get aerobic exercise.
Sometimes being by yourself gives you a chance to practice stuff so you get better at it. If you play tennis, try hitting a tennis ball against a brick wall. If basketball's your thing, try shooting hoops and seeing how many you can sink. Or if you're into soccer, grab a ball, and see how long you can keep it in the air using your feet, knees, and head. When you play with your friends again, they'll be amazed at what you can do!
More things to do when it's just you:
Just you and a friend hanging out, looking for something to do? Practice playing some Ping-Pong or start a tennis tournament between the two of you. Ever try badminton? It's great if you have a net, but you also can play by just seeing how many times you can hit the birdie back and forth to each other.
How about a little one-on-one in basketball or a race to see who's the fastest runner? Maybe you're into cheerleading. If so, invent some new cheers together.
More things to do when there are two:
If there are a bunch of kids looking for something cool to do, you're in luck! Lots of sports and games work well with a group of kids. Baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball are good group games. Or you might play follow the leader on bikes, blades, or skates.
More things to do when there are a lot of you:
Brrr! It's a cold day and you're all bundled up, looking for some fun. Warm up fast and get those muscles moving by shoveling the snow off the driveway or the sidewalk. You might even offer to shovel the driveways or sidewalks for people in your neighborhood. Make some giant snow people or other snow creatures. Build an igloo or a fort, and store all your snowballs there.
If you live near an ice-skating rink or pond, strap on some skates and glide across the ice. If skiing is more your thing, put on those skis and go because both downhill and cross-country skiing are great ways to exercise. Or see the snow rushing past you from a sled, snowboard, or toboggan. It helps to have a grown-up around to keep everyone safe. Be sure to steer clear of obstacles like trees and to stay off roads and streets.
More things to do when it's cold:
Yikes — it's hot outside, everyone is sweaty, and your legs are stuck to the seat of the car. What do you do? Swim, of course! Race your friends or show off your underwater skill by doing a handstand. But don't forget the safety rules. Make sure there's an adult around to watch you and no dunking!
On land, you can have a water balloon toss with friends. Catch that balloon, or you'll get soaked!
When you're exercising in the heat, it is very important to remember to drink lots of water, even if you don't feel thirsty. Hot temperatures make you sweat more when you're exercising, so you must replace the water you lose to prevent heat exhaustion.
More things to do when it's hot:
Maybe you can't go out because the weather is rainy or too cold. But that doesn't mean you can't get some exercise while you're inside.
Turn on your favorite music and dance. Invite your dog or cat to join in the fun. Or grab a hula hoop and make up some hula-hoop dances. If there is enough room, you can jump rope and count how many times you jump without missing.
There are basketball hoops with over-the-door hooks and basketballs made from soft foam that are meant to be played with indoors. If you have them and there is enough room, set them up and shoot some hoops. Have a tournament with everyone in the house — may the best basketball player win!
More things to do when you're stuck at home:
And here's one thing not to do: Try not to say, "I'm bored. There's nothing to do." As you just found out, there's always something to do!
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Date reviewed: September 2010
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The Cedar Point Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting tonight to review plans for a medical office building.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Cedar Point Town Hall.
The board will discuss and may take action on the East Coast Square commercial site plan review for the proposed facility at 1165 Cedar Point Blvd.
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For those of you who participate in local UX groups, what kind of activities do you do at your meetings? Our local group has done UX Show and Tell (which was great), and we're looking for other programming ideas for helping get the community more engaged on a regular basis.
This seems like it'd be a great resource for IXDA. A list of programming ideas for local group meetings seems as if it would help spur more local UX group activity. Does anything like this exist yet?
Thanks for any ideas ya'll have.
Hey Justin,Here's a list of past meetings with topics for the non-denominational LA-UX Meetup Group.http://www.meetup.com/ia-55/calendar/past_list/
We'd be happy to discuss our experience with you.
I've been planning meetings for a local, similar group for the past several years. It's the Rocky Mountain Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. Basically a group of problem solvers who work with usability and human factors and ergonomic issues.This Thursday we are meeting at a local business which specializes in ergonomic furniture and business space solutions. The plan is to have a "design mashup" where our members will learn about their design challenges and do an on the spot workshop with their engineers giving them suggestions. (and we invited local IxDA and grad students in design disciplines). Basically the idea is real issues, real people and applications, hands on fun.Other field trips we've done included a trip to the local Firehouse. Our past president is a volunteer fire fighter and we got to go over
the equipment and make suggestions from an ergonomic point of view. We've been to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to see their HCI lab.For more ideas go to our website, http://www.rmhfes.org/, and click on the Events tab.elianna james'I break websites' firstname.lastname@example.com 303-494-2285 (home)720-425-1001 (cell)
Here are some of the events we are contemplating for this year:
What I'm learning about this gig is that it never hurts to ask. Think Jared Spool is too important to speak at your tiny meetup in Podunksville? -- you'll never know if you don't ask. Want to organize a private after-hours tour of the local design museum? Just ask. The worst thing they can do is say no, and most of the time people are flattered to be asked.


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The superintendent of the Bertie County School system is speaking out after auditors turn up what they call some questionable spending.
Superintendent John Smith is taking exception with the audit, denouncing what auditors call questionable spending on travel costs, automobiles, cell phones and credit cards. As for the schools 19 vehicles the audit calls unusually high, Smith says the district will get rid of 10 vehicles. And the cellphones issued to positions the audit says doesn't require them? Smith says that too will be reviewed.


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Hello everyone,
So basically we have Zimbra running in a VM on Ubuntu. Everything seems to be configured probably for the most part. The MX & A records have been setup. I am able to hit the public webmail address & login.
The issue is: we are unable to send/receive emails locally or externally. No bounceback emails are received. Under server status, next to our domain, there is a red X. All services underneath is have a red X as well. Under mail queue, all the emails are deferred. All emails say the following: Reason: host 127.0.0.1 [127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 error in processing, id=24706-06, parts_decode_ext failed: unix utility file(1) not available, but is needed at (eval 97) line 110,
line 784. (in reply to end of data command)
While researching this issue I came across this forum:
The second post (from a Zimbra Consultant) asked the person to double check everything: What else is in the logs? Is there any reason the connection might be refused? Are your DNS A & MX records correct? Is your hosts file correct? Is there any firewall? Are you behind a router? If so, you'll need a Split DNS setup.
So I checked out the Split DNS link: Split DNS - Zimbra :: Wiki
I configured that as well. We are completely stuck. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you.


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The 2012 Honda Civic sits toward the bottom of the small, affordable car class even in the face of a redesign for the new model year. With a ho hum exterior and an equally unimpressive interior, the lower-priced competition has it over the Civic this year in spades. Priced in an MSRP range of $15,605 to $23,455, the Civic gets 28 mpg city and 36 highway.
Buyers have a number of better choices including Honda's own Fit, which is cheaper and offers more hauling room. Since there is a hybrid variant of the Civic, comparison shoppers will also want to look at the iconic Toyota Prius for $23,000 and racks up a stunning 51/48 city/highway.
There are seven Civic models: sedan, coupe, Si sedan, Si coupe, hybrid, high fuel-efficiency (HF), and a natural gas version. In the sedan, coupe, HF, and natural gas there's a 1.8-liter four cylinder with 140 hp. The Si gets a 2.4-liter four-cylinder making 200 hp with 170 lb. ft. of torque. All models except the Si can be outfitted with a five-speed manual or automatic transmission.
In terms of handling, the Civic isn't the most powerful in the class. The driving feel is nimble enough, but lacks the degree of "oomph" most test drivers would prefer. Vehicle stability control is a standard feature in the 2012, but opinions are divided on whether or not it's an improvement. Some drivers find more body roll and complain of understeering, others say the 2012 performs on a much higher level than the 2011. This means one thing. You have to drive it for yourself.
"Simple" is a word often used for the Civic's exterior, but that's frankly just code for "boring." The changes for 2012 are too subtle and the overall design still seems just too dated. Open the door and the first thing you encounter is a long feature list, but there are much better cabins in this class, notably on the Chevrolet Cruze and the Hyundai Elantra.
It continues to be confounding that the base Civic doesn't come with AC or even a radio. You can drop $16,500 on the Cruze (just $700 more) and drive off with air and an audio unit that has XM, MP3 capability, and an audio input jack. The over-use of plastic on the dash and doors just adds insult to injury for this interior that comfortable seats can't smooth over. (You do get 12.5 cubic feet in the trunk, but again, the Elantra has 14.8 and the Cruze 15.4.)
The 2012 Honda Civic has not yet been tested by the federal government or the insurance industry, but the 2011 did not do well, earning only three stars in front and rollover testing. In addition to vehicle stability assist, other safety standards include anti-lock brakes, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist, and side curtain and front airbags.
The 2012 Honda Civic is one of those models that trades on its name value. Unfortunately the real value doesn't hold up to the perceived reputation. There are lots of variations of the Civic, and lots of options (with every one costing more), and some equate that with choice. The real choice is to shop the competition. There are more affordable small cars out there, that do much better. Even with a redesign, take a pass on the Civic. It's just not worth the money.


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Full Sail Brewing Co. promotes the responsible enjoyment of its products. If you are of legal drinking age, we welcome you to visit our website.
Full Sail is proud to host author Joshua Bernstein as he presents and signs his new book, "Brewed Awakening," in our Pub on Thursday, November 17th from 5-7PM. We'll be featuring a special "Full Sail Holiday Brews" taster tray for the event.
"Brewed Awakening" is the ultimate beer geek's guide, offering a glimpse behind the beers and brewers leading the world's craft brewing revolution. Joshua Bernstein highlights Full Sail as one of these breweries. Copies will be sold and signed by Joshua in the Pub.


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Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack
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Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack is the original soundtrack for Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. It was released on February 15th, 2006, in Japan.
The OST contains 53 tracks on two discs. The first disc contains 30 songs while the second disc contains 23. Masashi Hamauzu composed 51 songs, while Japanese rock singer Gackt Camui contributed two songs: "Longing" and "Redemption". Both songs are sung in Japanese and contain lyrics pertaining to Vincent.
The Dirge of Cerberus soundtrack was the second time composer Nobuo Uematsu was not involved with the soundtrack of a Final Fantasy game after Final Fantasy X-2. It is also one of the few Final Fantasy soundtracks to feature completely English track titles, other than the Final Fantasy VIII and the Final Fantasy XI soundtracks.
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Other versionsEdit
Two versions of the soundtrack were released, both released on the same day. The regular soundtrack only contains the two discs, but the limited edition (also known as the Cerberus Complete Case) comes with a DVD-size box for the limited edition single CD for Gackt's "Redemption", the game itself, and the regular OST.
Gackt also released "Longing" and "Redemption" on a single titled Redemption. The regular edition contains both the songs in Japanese as well as instrumental. The limited edition includes a DVD that contains two versions of the "Redemption" music video.


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Builders: A & J Inglis, Pointhouse 1935
Propulsion type: Diesel Electric Paddle
Owners: London North Eastern Railway, British Transport Commission, Caledonian Steam Packet Co
Service dates: 1935 - 1966
Tonnage: Gross 544
This picture was taken by Tom Deas, who has kindly allowed me to reproduce it here. It shows Talisman leaving Millport Old Pier enroute to Kilchattan Bay at the end of the morning run from Wemyss Bay and Largs. Tom took this picture circa 1964.
Built at a cost of £48,900 Talisman was the world's first diesel electric paddle vessel, having four British Polar diesel engines, connected to electric generators. These engines were not immediately successful and gave the ship considerable trouble, which resulted in her sudden withdrawal at the peak of the 1939 season. With a service speed of 17 knots she was requisitioned by the Admiralty as HMS Aristocrat, serving as an anti aircraft ship and in other roles until her reconditioning after the war. For a press cutting upon her return to service in 1946 click here. Her engines continued to give trouble and she was re engined in 1954 but this affected her service speed which fell to 12 knots. She remained popular, with a passenger capacity of over 1250 and had Decca radar fitted in late 1958. She continued in summer service until her withdrawal in 1966, after which some sailings which she would have undertaken were full, resulting in restricted sailing tickets. Perhaps she was withdrawn too soon?
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Despite heavy rain in the Abilene area Saturday, festivities scheduled for the Big Country Balloonfest at Redbud Park will resume during the evening hours.
According to organizers, three bands are scheduled to play from 6 to 10:30 p.m. and the hot air balloon pilots will be back on the park grounds around 7 or 8 p.m.
The Kids Run that was cancelled because of the Saturday morning rain has been reset for 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The run costs $15 per child and each participant is provided with a T-shirt.
The balloons will leave the area in a group flight at sunrise.


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Date of Stay: August, 2012
Would not recommend this campground. The spaces are way to small, utilities are on the wrong side of the rig, management was unresponsive to request to move to space that would accommodate our rig, even though we had booked the reservation months in advance. This place is ok for small rigs, and if you like your neighbors under your nose. Very noisy.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
This is the nicest campground anywhere. The sites are big enough to put out the awning, set out chairs and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Flowers are lovely, mountains are gorgeous, the staff are helpful and friendly. We will stay here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
Very clean and well cared for park. The owners are super nice and helpful. The spaces and roads are gravel, but there is a nice patch of grass and a picnic table at every site. The creek running through the middle, and all the watering they do, made it a little too buggy to eat outside, but everything else that we experienced was great.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
We stumbled on Rainbow Lake RV Park by accident. What a treat. Picked our own spot right by the lake. All the sites and roads are rough gravel right now, but they seem to be working on it every day. Laundry and showers immaculate. Wi-Fi was decent. Quiet, restful, and inexpensive. It won't take much more for this place to be a ten


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Congress Turning FREEways into Toll Roads!
In another end-around maneuver, Congress is planning to raise the taxes on the entire country by turning existing freeways into toll roads with SB 1813 and HR 7. Terri Hall of TexasTurf.org is raising the red flag and calling on all Americans to contact their Senators and members of Congress to put a stop to this madness. It has been 7 years since Congress passed the | Read More »


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2-Needle Mittens
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease
Pattern Number: 70746AD Using Wool-Ease Chunky, these mittens will keep your hands cozy and warm this winter season. Make them in a variety of sizes.
SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: 24 months (2 yrs), Child 7-8, Medium, Large
Finished Width 2 3/4 (3 1/2, 4, 5) in. (6.5 (9, 10, 12.5) cm) Finished Length 6 (8, 10 1/2, 11 1/2) in. (15 (20.5, 26.5, 29.5) cm)
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.
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Exact gauges is not imporant to this project.
M1 (make 1) An increase worked by lifting the horizontal thread lying between the needles and placing it onto the left needle.
Work this new stitch through the back loop.
ssk (slip, slip knit) Slip the next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, from the tip of the left needle to the tip of the right needle; insert the left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts from the left and k them tog from this position to dec 1 st.
MITTENS Cuff With smaller needles and leaving a long tail, cast on 25 (29, 35, 41) sts.
Row 1 (WS): P1, (k1, p1) across.
Row 2: K1, (p1, k1) across.
Rep these 2 rows 6 (6, 9, 9) times.
Change to larger needles.
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Thumb Gusset Row 1 (RS): K12 (14, 17, 20), place marker, M1, k1, M1, place marker, k12 (14, 17, 20).
Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl.
Row 3: K to marker, slip marker, M1, k to last st before 2nd marker, M1, slip marker, k to end.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 until there are 9 (11, 13, 15) sts between markers.
Purl 1 row.
Palm (RS) Next Row: K12 (14, 17, 20), removing markers, slip next 9 (11, 13, 15) sts to a stitch holder, k12 (14, 17, 20).
Continue in St st until piece measures about 5 (6, 9, 10) in.
(12.5 (15, 23, 25.5) cm) from beg.
End with a WS row and place marker between 2 center sts.
Top Shaping Row 1 (RS): Ssk, k to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, k to last 2 sts, k2tog.
Row 2: Purl.
Rep last 2 rows 1 (2, 3, 4) time(s) - 16 (16, 18, 20) sts.
Next Row: K2tog across - 8 (8, 9, 10) sts.
Next Row: Purl.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail.
Using yarn needle and beg with last st on needle, pull tail through rem sts, gather tog, and fasten off.
Thumb With RS facing, return sts from holder to larger needle.
Join yarn and k across.
Next row: P3 (4, 5, 6), p2tog, p4 (5, 6, 7).
Work 2 (2, 4, 6) more rows in St st.
Next row: K2tog across.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail.
Using yarn needle and beg with last st on needle, pull tail through rem sts, gather tog, and fasten off.
FINISHING Seam hand.
With yarn tail, seam thumb and opening below thumb.
Weave in ends.
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dc = double crochet
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sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
beg = begin(s)(ning)
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 together
p = purl
rem = remain(s)(ing)
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
RS = right side
sl = slip
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Zen Table Tennis is a simple table tennis app for Android phones. The app is obviously not meant to be a complete experience but more provides a quick game to fill some extra time. The game offers two different difficulties, Easy and Hard, to choose from. Aside from that, there really isn't much more to it.
Your paddle is controlled by your finger. As the ball comes toward you, you will need to hit it back. I found that swinging too hard will cause the paddle to fly right through the ball which got annoying at times, so the best way is definitely to just block or swing slowly. There aren't any more options to choose from. Games are played and won by the player who reaches 11 points first. The graphics of the game are decent but nothing to rave about. Many times in the game it lagged and lost the point for me.
Overall, the game was fun and simple but didn't offer much more than a quick break from what I was doing. The price being asked in the app store is somewhat ridiculous for what you are getting, so I definitely suggest grabbing the lite version before plopping down the money for the full version.


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Okay, I am (re)writing a series of novels that are Arabian Nights style fantasy. I think I've decided on a name for the world/setting.
Mir'aj (sounds like mirage)
Now, in Islam the word miraj is the second part of a journey taken by the Prophet Muhammad and his ascent into Paradise.
My books, rooted in Arabic tradition, however do not take place on Earth and the people of this world are not Islamic.
Most readers will think of an exotic desert setting (which is what I want). At the same time I do not it to be offensive to Muslims. I do not believe this to be the case, but I am running it by as many people as possible for feedback.
So I would like to hear your opinions.
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A lot of energy filled the air at Howard Payne University (HPU) as incoming freshmen moved into their dorms Tuesday morning.
"I'm excited to just get started with school, learn new things and start a new chapter in life," freshman Colby Humphrey said.
There is a good chance that Humphrey is part of the biggest freshman class yet at HPU.
HPU's Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Kevin Kirk said enrollment has been on the rise, and that he felt confident this year's turnout will exceed last year's, which amounted to roughly 300 freshman.
"It's an exciting time for campus to see the large numbers which obviously means enabling the school to do bigger and better things in the future," Kirk said.
The school will not have the exact number of freshmen enrolled until Census Day, which is the eighth day of class.
Despite the numbers, Kirk was just as excited as many of the students. Kirk said move-in day is like Christmas to him. "It's move-in day to a lot of people but it's celebration day for really the whole campus as we finally get to see the students here joining our family at Howard Payne."
"I think it's going to be fun getting to meet new people and having a new environment to be in," freshman Malcolm Mitchell said.
Many of the students said their nerves started to dissipate as they met their peers and got more comfortable. Classes start on August 19.