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By John Goralski
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At 16 years old, Phil D'Agostino sat on his front porch and cried as two men destined to be major league general managers walked away with his dreams. D'Agostino's mother still stood guard at the front door, and his father never left the kitchen table.
The scouts had come with a contract for Southington's future chief of police, but D'Agostino's parents never let them in the door.
"I remember her standing in the doorway, and saying, 'No. No way. He can't play. He's got to work,'" said Lou DePaolo, a childhood friend. "That was the immigrant style. You had to work, and baseball was just a game. It just broke him up. I sat with him on his outside steps. I tried to comfort him, but he just cried…"
It might seem ludicrous by today's standards to let a major league contract slip from your fingers. But as young men traveled overseas to fight in World War II, it was a decision that D'Agostino's parents never questioned. Since it took both of their signatures to enroll their son in the minor leagues, the scouts were forced to return to Brooklyn empty handed.
Baseball's loss was Southington's gain. After trying his hand at construction and other pursuits, the young D'Agostino traded his baseball mitt for a badge, and the rest was history.
Still, the debate lingers on…
"Had he had the opportunity, I think he would have been a very good ballplayer," said DePaolo. "How great I don't know, but I'm sure that he would have been good. Whenever you matched him up against the teams he played, he was outstanding. The guys that he played with were all good ballplayers, but he always stood out."
D'Agostino grew up in the 1930s, and Southington was yet to be known for anything other than baseball. These days, the town boasts the distinction of being the only community in the state to graduate a pair of World Series champions. Last year, Southington was the only town in Connecticut to boast two players in the major leagues.
It was D'Agostino that set that standard in the 1940s.
Former sports writer and Southington native Art Secondo remembers overhearing conversations as a child, and D'Agostino's name was always mingled amidst a long list of football stars. Lewis High School was a football powerhouse, knocking off big schools as if they were midget teams. Local sports fans championed NFL players like Jack Zilly, but D'Agostino began to turn the conversation.
"In that era, it was all about football," said Secondo. "Everybody would talk about the football players. Nothing else really mattered, but Phil was an exception. He came before Mike Mauro and all the rest of those great guys in baseball. He was the first to get a lot of attention for baseball, and everybody used to say that he was such a natural athlete."
The Southington shortstop was described as a jackrabbit on the bases with a shotgun arm. He could go to his left and his right. He could hit and run the bases. It was no surprise that the Brooklyn Dodgers wanted to snatch up the Southington phenom. D'Agostino was one of the best in the state.
"Phil D'Agostino could do it all," former Lewis High School coach Joe Fontana told The Southington Observer when D'Agostino was inducted to the high school baseball hall of fame in 1983. "He could hit, field and run. We had some great teams in those years, and Phil was a major reason."
Nobody would have known if to speak to him. D'Agostino built a baseball diamond in the back of his parent's house. He taught all three of his sons to play the game and sat quietly on the sidelines as they fought their way onto all-star teams. He loved to watch the game. He could quote statistics on almost any player in the major leagues, but D'Agostino rarely spoke about his own days on the diamond.
His sons learned about their father when old timers would approach them in town.
Pat D'Agostino remembers hearing the comparisons each time he drove a long ball past the outfielders at Recreation Park. "I'd hit one all the way to the trees, and I remember people saying, 'You hit like your dad," he said. "I never knew how good he was, but I can remember him hitting that ball in the back yard. It would go way, way out to the outfield."
Pete D'Agostino remembers searching through old scorebooks from the Southington Police Department's softball teams, and his father's statistics were always some of the best.
"My father never bragged or told us any big stories about how he hit," said Pete. "We'd always hear from some of the coaches or the older guys about how good our dad was. They'd always tell us how good of a shortstop he was. They'd always say that he could have played for the Yankees, but he never really pushed us to go out for the team or anything. He never bragged about himself."
D'Agostino let everybody else do the bragging, and he let his own performance do the talking. He was known from driving long homeruns onto the house at the back of Pexto Field during Southington pick-up games. He batted over .300 in each of his seasons at the high school, although most of his exploits are lost to history because coverage of the war and rationing of resources made high school baseball articles scarce in the 1940s.
Still, his legend grew. Even today, the former Chief of Police is known more for his stolen bases than for catching people stealing. That's why it's no surprise that members of the selection committee selected D'Agostino to be inducted into the Southington Sports Hall of Fame.
He will be inducted posthumously in a ceremony at the Aqua Turf on Thursday, Nov. 8.
"He would have liked this. It would have brought a smile to his face," said his son, Pete. "My mother's really excited about it. It's an honor."
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Brits abroad - Rob McDonald
Continuing our Brits abroad series in which we speak to players to get the lowdown on their time overseas, Adam Bate speaks to Rob McDonald about his fascinating career in Holland, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark and Turkey.
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Last Updated: 24/03/13 7:46pm
In the late 1970s, Rob McDonald was a young striker trying to make his way at Hull. What followed was an extraordinary globetrotting career that included an Eredivisie title with PSV in 1986 and tales of hat-tricks for Sporting Lisbon. Adam Bate caught up with the Englishman, who is still living in Holland, to find out more about his fascinating career.
So you're a young lad playing for Hull. How does the move to Holland come about?
I was a local boy making huge steps to the first team and I didn't want to ruin it by going to a second division club in Holland. But when a new manager comes it can shake everything up. Mike Smith came with Cyril Lee and they were quite clear that they didn't want to go ahead with young players. So the writing was a little bit on the wall.
Cambuur wanted to loan me for half a season and I thought, 'I've got nothing to lose'. I only played seven games out there but luckily out of that I played three really good ones. And then the coach who was at Cambuur moved to Wageningen. He soon rang me up and said: 'Rob, I'd love you to come to my new club.'
And that was Eredivisie football...
They were in the Premier League of Holland. And that meant your Ajax and so on. That was when I thought this is worth the risk and breaking all ties from home. In the third game away at Ajax, we won 4-2 and I scored two goals and got two assists. All of a sudden everyone knew who Rob McDonald was.
That season we got relegated but I had a good season and got a lot of interest. I moved to a club called Willem II and it was a year when I scored a lot. I was the third-top scorer in Holland with 21 goals behind Wim Kieft and Kees Kist, two top strikers for Ajax and AZ.
But we were battling relegation so I moved again, simply because I was a player who could bring money in and they were having financial problems. So I went to FC Groningen. I think if people were to mention my name in Holland they would always mention FC Groningen. Not just because we did well, breaking into Europe, but also because I spent three years there.
It was quite a successful rise for you then. Do you think it suited you as a player out there?
Oh yeah. I never really understood the English game. I couldn't understand why a big man should run the channels and then give the ball off to the little wingers. Then you've got to be lucky for your other striker to be a big man so he can head it in.
When I came over here it was a 4-3-3 and I was reliant on crosses from the wings. I created so many more chances and it just made sense. So it suited my style of football. I don't know if I'd have been successful in England if I'd stayed. Simply because I didn't agree with the tactics.
Do you believe Dutch players think about the game more and put a greater emphasis on tactics?
I learned more in the first couple of years in Holland than I did in all my time at Hull City. And that's no disrespect to anyone at the club. But [in England] we were nearly every day in the gym - 20 against 20. It was just a matter of keeping up the atmosphere and not working on tactical things.
You didn't know you were going to play until the last minute so how can you work on set-plays if you don't know who is playing? It's little things like that. Holland really opened my eyes a great deal.
And after Groningen there was a big move to PSV Eindhoven. That must have been an exciting one?
Talk about nipping yourself! In my third year [at Groningen] I was really in form. I got 17 goals and I'd missed quite a few games. That [move] was huge. When you come in and you've got players like Ruud Gullit, Willy van de Kerkhof, Eric Gerets and Hans van Breukelen. Great players.
Was that daunting?
When I went there and had my photo taken with my foot on the ball in the centre circle I was just nipping myself. These were things you'd dreamed of and all of a sudden it comes true. It was fantastic and we were easily champions with, I think, six weeks to go. It was such a great team.
Special memories of Ruud Gullit?
I just remember he was such a personality. He walked in and he's all charisma. I'm tall and well-built but he stood out. And on the training ground he always gave everything. He wasn't lazy at all. He would help carry the bags if it was his turn to take them onto the bus.
He drove an old Fiat. It was quite funny, he had this little white Fiat and this massive hair in the car. It was just a funny thing to see. But he wasn't one to come in with flashy cars or anything like that. We were sponsored by BMW so the majority of others drove BMWs but he just said, 'Nah, I'll stick to my Fiat'. He was a good bloke.
And winning that title must be one of the high points of your career?
Oh yeah. I can say I won a championship with a very good team because two years after that they were champions of Europe. My proudest moment was my debut for Hull simply because I'm a local boy and that was something I'd always dreamed of. But the second was obviously that championship.
But you left after that season with PSV didn't you?
Well, I got injured. I had a 50/50 ball with a keeper and he came out with his studs. It took the inside of my leg and I had to have 20 stitches. In the time that I was out, Ruud went up front... And he's not a bad little player as you know!
As well as that, I knew that there was talk of Wim Kieft, who had gone to Italy to play for Pisa, coming in. And then all of a sudden Sporting Lisbon came in for me.
Another huge football club...
Yeah. I just had that feeling. Do I want to hang around and fight for a place with Wim Kieft? I wasn't frightened of that. But when I heard about the opportunity to go abroad and play for such a huge club as Sporting Lisbon I just jumped at it. I've always had this little bit of adventure about me. So I went on loan. They didn't want to sell me because they didn't want to be short of strikers if Wim got injured.
You didn't see much action out there though?
That was a time when you were only allowed two foreign players. And I was the third one. The first was Manuel Negrete. You'll remember that in Mexico (1986 World Cup) he scored that famous overhead kick.
And Raphael Meade who played for Arsenal was there too. They weren't happy with him and had more or less brought me in to take his place. But did he play well! It was just that kick that he needed and I've got to be honest he deserved to play.
I made my debut in Iceland against Akraness in the UEFA Cup because the third foreign player was allowed to play in Europe. I scored a hat-trick. But the next game Raphael was back in. Then it happened again when I'd scored while Raphael was injured.
The boss got me in [to his office] and said: 'Look, I've got nothing against you, you're training hard but you know the rules - I can't play you.' At that moment, I realised I'd got to get myself back to Holland.
Back on your travels then...
I went back to Groningen on loan and then on to Belgium [with Racing Jet]. That move was purely due to a fascination with the famous Belgian coach Raymond Goethals (who later won the European Cup with Marseille in 1993).
I knew at that stage I was going to be a coach. The money there wasn't that great but I though, you know what, I'd pay good money to work with this guy. But it wasn't a good move. They started to have financial problems and because I was a top earner I had to leave.
And then because of the transfer deadlines the only place I could go was to Scandinavia. So I went to Denmark to play for a club called Ikast who had reached the UEFA Cup. I gave it a bash there and was soon back again.
Holland, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark... Do you think you need to be a certain type of person to be willing to travel the world like that?
You've got to be a person who can mix and adapt. I've always been one for learning languages. I can speak Dutch fluently but I should do now I've been here for 32 years! In Portugal I took lessons there. I wanted to get the craic in the dressing room and after three months I could understand quite a bit of it. I think you've got to be open to learning the language.
But you briefly found your way back to England with Newcastle. In a funny sort of way, was it difficult to adapt to life back in your homeland?
It was in a way. You are a complete unknown. And yet, you're an Englishman.
It was a huge club with huge expectations. The first couple of months everything was on adrenaline. It didn't really bother me that I had the same name as one of the greatest players who has ever played there (Malcolm Macdonald), I just tried to adapt and do things my own way. I enjoyed it.
But all of a sudden the fact that I hadn't played for a few months just hit me and I struggled. I kept battling but I should have gone there when I was 26 after Sporting Lisbon. That would have been perfect. But I still managed to score in [what is now] the Premier League and met some great people.
So it was off to Besiktas but you didn't stay long?
They didn't pay the salaries. If I have to wait three months before seeing any money, I'm out of there. One day I said to Gordon Milne (the manager), because I was due to get paid the following day, if I don't hear from you before 2pm I'm off. He started panicking.
But I told him I was a professional and I wanted to be treated like a professional. I gave it until 2.30pm, got my suitcase, got in a taxi and went to the airport. All of a sudden the tannoy came on: 'Telephone call for Mr McDonald, telephone call for Mr McDonald.' I don't think so. I left.
It's not something I'd normally do. I went back to Jim Smith (Newcastle boss) and explained what had happened because apparently I was AWOL. It wasn't that at all. They just didn't pay the salaries.
You then went back to Holland and, aside from the occasional coaching jobs all over the world, it's where you still are to this day. Does that feel like home now?
Yeah, I'd say I've got two homes. One is Hull. But this is where I've spent most of my life now.
And what are you up to these days?
I'm a head-hunter for professional coaches, particularly youth coaches.
I took Henk ten Cate to a Chinese club called Shandong Luneng. You'll remember he was the assistant to Avram Grant when Chelsea reached the Champions League final. He's been at Ajax, he's been at Barcelona. He's a great coach.
I've just taken a technical director to Ajax Cape Town. I've taken two coaches to Red Bull Ghana. And I've taken a goalkeeper coach to Libyan club Al-Ahly.
So all that travelling around the world has built your contact base?
I've got a huge network. That's the thing about it. I can always fall back on people I know and, more importantly, people I trust.
So presumably you'd recommend footballers opening their eyes to possibilities abroad?
You can find out more about the career of Rob McDonald, his work as a guest speaker and his role as a head-hunter of top-class coaches on his official website - www.robmcdonald.nl


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What is psyllium?
Psyllium is a form of fiber made from the husks of the Plantago ovata plant's seeds. It sometimes goes by the name ispaghula.
It's most commonly known as a laxative. However, research shows that taking psyllium is beneficial to many parts of the human body, including the heart and the pancreas.
Psyllium is a bulk-forming laxative. This means it soaks up water in your gut and makes bowel movements" much easier. It also helps promote regularity without increasing flatulence. It can be used as a one-off to ease constipation, or it can be added to your diet to help promote regularity and overall digestive health.
People with irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease are all too familiar with the banes of the bathroom. The results of studies on psyllium's effectiveness in treating these conditions are still mixed.
Psyllium is a prebiotic — a substance needed for healthy colonies of probiotics to grow in the gut. A healthy colony of good bacteria in the digestive system is essential for healthy immune function. Your body is better able to fight infection, reduce inflammation, and maintain healthy tissue and cells.
Some research has shown that consuming 7.9 grams of psyllium per day (plus or minus 3.6 grams) with probiotics is a safe and effective way to treat Crohn's disease. However, other results show soluble fiber like psyllium can make symptoms worse for some people.
Besides keeping your bowel movements regular and managing a chronic condition, psyllium has the ability to soften your stool. This can come in handy with short-term ailments, such as constipation. Used in this way, it can prevent complications of constipation, such as hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
Preliminary research shows that psyllium may help with the painful symptoms associated with these conditions. Since there is no real scientific consensus, talk to your doctor to see if psyllium could help you.
Research has shown that taking soluble fiber can help people manage their cholesterol levels. Proper cholesterol regulation is important for everyone, but vital for people over the age of 50. One study shows that at least six weeks of daily psyllium intake is an effective way for people who are obese or overweight to lower their cholesterol with very few side effects.
If you've been told that you need to watch your cholesterol, ask your doctor if adding psyllium to a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet will help you.
High cholesterol is merely one way a bad diet can affect your heart. Numerous studies have shown that fiber like psyllium, taken as part of a healthy diet, can help lower a person's risk of heart disease. Psyllium can affect your heart by lowering blood pressure, improving lipid levels, and strengthening heart muscle.
Maintaining a healthy weight is a concern for many people, especially those with a chronic condition like diabetes. Besides being good for your heart and blood sugar levels, psyllium may help you lose weight.
Because psyllium absorbs liquid in your body, it can help give you a feeling of being full. This can help you control the amount of food you eat. Talk to your doctor about the possibility of taking psyllium if they've suggested that you lose weight.
People with diabetes are constantly watching their diet to maintain a healthy balance of insulinand blood sugar (glucose). Some research has suggested that fibers like psyllium can help people maintain a healthy glycemic balance.
One study found that taking 5 grams of psyllium twice a day can help patients with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar. Another study of people with type 2 diabetes found similar results, but stressed that psyllium therapy should be tailored to the individual.
Psyllium is most commonly consumed in powder or wafer form. It's also available in capsules, granules, and as a liquid. It's the main ingredient in many over-the-counter laxatives, including:
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Many people say that only God and should be worshipped. Then they turn around and worship other people or things.
Many people say that only God and should be worshipped. Then they turn around and worship other people or things.
The prophet Elijah told the people to only and exclusively worship the real God. We have a problem. In many circles, it is commonplace to deify people — secular and religious leaders and celebrities.
Some actually worship such people; even those who claim to be Christians participate in such idolatry. It is sad that in our world there is not much real knowledge and understanding of God's word in context. The masses, even in the church, are only following their earthly leaders.
Our religious and political leaders might quote a Bible verse or some favorable study and then make some rule of their own, many times contrary to God's word and common sense.
For instance, many preachers just make up something and then say God told them that, and to choruses of amens, convince and obligate their congregations to do anything they say.
No worshipper of God should ever blindly follow any man, especially those who oppose the Lord.
While the Lord Jesus was on earth, religious and political leaders issued and followed what "thus says man" instead of "what thus says God." The pagan leaders would cite some mythological god or some philosopher.
The religious leaders would often cite their own interpretation of the law given through the prophet Moses. The problem is, neither has a truly divine foundation.
John 5 shows one of the many confrontations between the Lord Jesus and the political and religious leaders (Pharisees, etc.). This chapter begins with the Lord Jesus healing a paralyzed man. The rest of the chapter is a confrontation of the earthly "powers that be" vs. the Lord Jesus Christ. It's still like that.
At the end of a chapter, the Lord Jesus strongly rebuked them, telling them they missed the main point of Scripture — the Lord Jesus Christ himself. While those leaders gladly honored and accepted one another's worldly stance, they rejected God's standards and supremacy over them and their views.
While the leaders often made their highest appeal to their interpretation of the Law of Moses, the Lord Jesus informed them that they did not actually know or believe what Moses wrote. He told them what Moses was actually testifying about — him, the Lord Jesus Christ. Since they rejected the main point that Moses made, they were actually opposing Moses as well. Moses was not a rival to the Lord Jesus, but a servant.
Self-absorbed, evil-hearted, spiritually spineless leaders are still opposing the Lord while claiming to know, love or believe in him. They are causing much chaos in the world and the church.
Before going to celebrate man, we should honestly consider what the real worship of the Lord is. He is not interested in empty words or mechanical religious observance. He is interested in our exclusive, wholehearted allegiance to him. Anything else is idolatry.
The Rev. J.L. Littlejohn is director of One in Christ Ministries. Reach him at email@example.com or P.O. Box 6851, Spartanburg, SC 29304.


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Missoula City Council Votes 10 to 1 to Restrict Union Gospel Mission [AUDIO]
The Missoula City Council voted nearly unanimously Monday night, September 9, to approve retroactive restrictive ordinances that would keep the Union Gospel Mission from relocating from Toole Avenue to a storefront on West Broadway.
During the emotional public hearing before the council Monday night, Trudy Welker, a resident of the area where both the soon-to-be-built Poverello Center and the mission would be located, said her home had been broken into several times just after she moved into the neighborhood.
"I have never thought of owning a gun," Welker said. "But after my home was broken into just after I moved in, I thought my two big dogs would keep me safe, so I actually contemplated getting a gun, which scared me, because I would never have considered that. So, I really encourage you to adopt this resolution."
The vote itself was overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the retroactive restrictions on homeless shelters, soup kitchens and related organizations. Ten of the 11 council members voted for the restrictions, with the lone dissenter being Ward 6 representative Ed Childers. Ward 5's Dick Haines was absent for the vote.
Missoula Mayor Jon Engen encouraged the management of the Union Gospel Mission to sit down with leaders in the neighborhood to work out a solution.
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Four-goal third period leads Flyers past Red Wingsby Brian Hedger
DETROIT -- The Philadelphia Flyers needed a monumental effort in the third period, but they did something pretty rare Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena.
The Flyers beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 despite entering the game with one victory here in 19 regular-season games since the 1989-90 season. Trailing 3-2 heading into the third, the Flyers scored four times to deflate the injury-laden Red Wings (14-8-7).
"I wasn't even born back then [in 1989], so I didn't really know that," said 20-year old center Sean Couturier, who had two goals and two assists. "We've been having great chemistry [as a line]. We're just keeping it simple, putting pucks on net and having guys at the net. That's how we're creating chances."
The other two members of Couturier's line, Matt Read and Steve Downie, also had big games. Read finished with a goal and two assists and Downie had a goal and assist to keep a recent trend going in the right direction. During the past 10 games, the three have combined to score 11 goals and 26 points to help Philadelphia post a 6-3-1 record over that span.
"They don't change much," Flyers coach Craig Berube said. "They just keep plugging along, doing the right things with the puck and checking. And because of their checking, they get offensive chances."
Philadelphia held Detroit to a 1-for-7 performance on the power-play and killed off four of five man-advantages in the second. The Red Wings' lone power-play goal, scored by Tomas Tatar in the second, was during a 5-on-3 situation.
The Flyers went 3-for-3 on their own power plays, with two scored in the third. This was the first time they've won a game they trailed going into the third and the relief was evident.
"It's a great feeling," said Scott Hartnell, whose goal made it 5-3 at 9:58 of the third. "In the dressing room [during the second intermission], it was a calm confidence in here that we were going to go out there and do it [in the third]. Our power play was the difference tonight and our penalty kill was great too."
Detroit has only won five of 16 home games (5-5-6) and played without forwards Henrik Zetterberg (herniated disc), Pavel Datsyuk (concussion) and Todd Bertuzzi (shoulder), along with rookie defenseman Danny DeKeyser (shoulder).
Things looked good for the Red Wings after Johan Franzen and Tatar (two goals) scored less than two minutes apart midway through the second, but it fell apart quickly in the final 20 minutes.
Philadelphia scored three times in the first 10 minutes of the third and added a second by Couturier, who scored into an empty net to post the Flyers' highest goal total for a game this season.
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock was not pleased.
"[We've] got to win games, that's all there is to it," he said. "There's an opportunity for every one of these guys right here to lead, to grab a bigger piece and do their part. I thought Tatar was a factor in tonight's game. To me, that means you get more. If you're not a factor, you get less, it's real simple."
That includes goalie Jimmy Howard, who allowed five of the six goals. Babcock said Jonas Gustavsson will get the next start on the road Friday against the New Jersey Devils.
Claude Giroux also scored for the Flyers (13-13-2), who helped goalie Steve Mason (32 saves) pick up his 10th victory and third in a row. Philadelphia simply dominated the first 10 minutes of the third, outshooting Detroit 9-4 through the first 13 minutes and getting goals from Giroux, Couturier and Hartnell.
Giroux's tied it 3-3 at 5:15 via the power play with a long wrist shot from above the left circle that sailed through traffic. Couturier then put the Flyers ahead for the first time, 4-3, at 8:28 on his line's second goal.
Hartnell made it 5-3 at 9:58 during another power play with his sixth goal of the season and third point of the game before Couturier (two goals, two assists) sealed it at 19:01 with an empty-net goal.
"We didn't do enough good things tonight to win the game and it starts with specialty teams," Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "We need to do a way better job on the power play. We had a lot of power plays in the second and we could not take advantage of it. They found a way on their PP to take advantage of their opportunities. We just have to find a way to get better."
The Red Wings got on the scoreboard first on Tatar's first of the game, a snap shot he zipped over Mason's shoulder into the upper right corner at 10:17 for a 1-0 lead.
Downie tied it 1-1 at 13:48 by putting a shot from the slot between Howard's pads after the puck found its way through traffic. It was his first goal since being traded to the Flyers by the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 31 in exchange for Maxime Talbot.
The Red Wings got a golden chance to retake the lead with 1:33 left in the first, but Justin Abdelkader's wrist shot off a breakaway clanged off the iron to keep it 1-1 starting the second.
Franzen and Tatar gave the Red Wings a 3-1 lead halfway through the second, but Read's goal with 3:22 left cut it to 3-2 and set the stage for the big Flyers' big third.
Couturier fed him with a nice pass after Downie helped win a puck battle.
"Sean made a great pass and I got lucky," Read said. "I put it underneath Howard's pad and there was a [defenseman's] stick there, but it was just across the line. It was one of those goals that was [created by] hard work from the other two guys on the line and I was just in the right spot at the right time."


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Gary Vaynerchuk on Growing Up in a Family Business
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk talks about his relationship with his father and becoming an entrepreneur. The success of the partnership between the two, and the success of the business, came down to respect, he says.
"You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat," he says. "If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business and you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party. . . My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other."
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Spiced Pumpkin Pie
I know, pumpkin pie is a North American classic, and has been for years. You all have probably been making them, or sampling them, forever. Most of you undoubtedly celebrate Thanksgiving with a slice of pumpkin pie(or two...or three) and I must admit that I've felt somewhat out of loop knowing I had never had a piece. As you probably know, pumpkin isn't a commonly used ingredient in France.. and Thanksgiving not exactly a celebrated holiday - hence my lack of pumpkin-pie eating growing up. All to say, that I was in dire need of making my very first pumpkin based dessert! I followed Anna Olson's recipe from foodtv.ca October 'cooking club challenge', and found myself happily surprised when I was sent a copy of Food 2.0:Secrets From The Chef Who Fed Google as a winning prize.
And what could be better to complement a lovely orange-tinted pie than the scenic view of falling fall leaves?
For the dough, follow my fail-safe pate brisee recipe.
Pumpkin Pie
2 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tbsp fancy molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp fine salt
3 large eggs
1 1/3 cups whipping cream
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to just under 1/4 inch thick. Dust the bottom of a 9-inch pie shell with flour and line with the dough. Trim edges, keeping scraps to roll and cut for garnish, if desired. Blind bake (using beans to make sure the dough does not rise) for 7-8 minutes.
In the meantime, make the filling :whisk the pumpkin with the brown sugar, molasses spices and salt. Whisk in the eggs and the whipping cream. Pour into the pre-baked pie shell.
Bake for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the filling puffs just a little around the edges but still has a bit of jiggle in the center when moved. Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill completely.
To serve the pumpkin pie warm, it is recommended to bake and chill completely, then re-warm in a 300 degrees F. oven for 15 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
24 comments:
- Dana Treat said...
Good for you for going for it! I have never made a pumpkin pie since it is the job of one of my mom's friends each Thanksgiving. I actually don't even like it which is a sacrilege in my family where everyone loves it.
- November 10, 2008 at 11:15 PM
- Peter M said...
Anna Olsen's Sugar show is still one for good reason...her desserts are amazing!
- November 11, 2008 at 5:22 AM
- Margaret said...
Thank you for visiting my food blog and leaving such a kind comment.
How wonderful to visit a blog that I could only ever aspire to!
Pumpkin pie isn't something that I have either made or indeed eaten. Perhaps, someday?
- November 11, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- Elra said...
Goodness, your pie looks so neat!
It's so funny that I've been living in the U.S for such along time, but never really tempted to make Pumpkin pie, even on Thanksgiving day! Maybe I should try to force myself to do it this year.
Yours look really delicious!
- November 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- nicisme said...
That pumpkin pie looks brilliant! We don't see them much in the UK, I really should make one.
- November 11, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- Sharon said...
You did a wonderful job with your pumpkin pie! I grew up in a family of pumpkin pie haters so I had to wait until I was an adult to fall in love with it myself.
I've wanted to read the Google chef book so let us know how it is after you read it!
- November 11, 2008 at 12:59 PM
this is perfect, jen, i have to make pumpkin pie for thanksgiving and who better to trust than you for a recipe? looks beautiful. excited about good pie crust :)
- November 11, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- rich said...
The photography on here is superb...and that pie looks incredible!
- November 11, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- Hillary said...
Great pumpkin pie! I made pumpkin pie (tarts) recently too!
- November 11, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- Cakespy said...
This looks like a fine version of a classic! Yum! The pictures really set the mood!
- November 11, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- the italian dish said...
The pie looks wonderful. LOVE the photo of the dog!
- November 11, 2008 at 7:25 PM
- cheryl said...
I have no idea why I only eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. There's no good reason, and so this, THIS will be the year I cast off the ridiculous once-a-year-pumpkin-pie tradition and branch out.
Many thanks for the inspiration. My heart's beating a little faster!
- November 11, 2008 at 9:02 PM
- Maria said...
A true classic!! Looks great!!
- November 12, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- Deborah said...
I hope you enjoyed your first pumpkin pie! Gorgeous photos!
- November 12, 2008 at 5:40 PM
- Terry B said...
Pumpkin pie is just about my favorite dessert. I even request it for my birthday [in October] instead of cake. This sounds like a delicious version, and I love your autumnal photos!
- November 12, 2008 at 5:49 PM
- Darius T. Williams said...
This pie looks great - I saw it on tastespotting!
- November 12, 2008 at 6:06 PM
- Susan C said...
Oh my. You've made me simultaneously hungry and homesick with the beautiful photos of the pumpkin pie and the fall scenes. No such vignettes here in sunny So Cal.
- November 13, 2008 at 12:19 AM
- Tartelette said...
Love this post full of Fall colors, something we sorely miss here down south!!
The pumpkin pie is perfect!
- November 13, 2008 at 3:37 AM
- Jude said...
Amazing photos.. Also liking your pate brisee recipe :) Thanks!
- November 14, 2008 at 1:41 AM
- Robin Sue said...
Wonderful looking pie. Your photos are beautiful. What colors!
- November 14, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Maggie said...
The molasses in the pumpkin sounds fantastic! It's a favorite flavor of mine but I've never seen it in pumpkin pie. The fall images are beautiful as well. Are the dog and cat yours?
- November 17, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Julie said...
Beautiful pictures and what a cute dog!
- November 18, 2008 at 11:24 PM
- Jeremy said...
Delicious looking and delicious tasting and quite simple to make! I've never made spiced pumpkin pie before. These were pure delight and I'm sure to make them again.
- May 29, 2009 at 3:01 PM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
Jeremy: I'm glad you liked it!
- May 29, 2009 at 5:35 PM


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Intel Core i7-990X Gulftown Processor and DX58SO2 Motherboard Review
The fast get faster
With all the news and excitement about the Sandy Bridge architecture, platform and processors from Intel since their launch in January, it is easy to overlook the Nehalem architecture that continues to sell and be integrated into the fastest consumer PCs available. Remember Nehalem and its three digit model numbers? You really have to stretch that memory as it was before the CPU/GPU combo of Sandy Bridge and even before the Clarkdale / Lynnfield processors that began the move towards lower cost dual-channel memory based processors.
It seems odd to think that today we are taking a step BACK in time to review the new Core i7-990X processor and a very nicely upgraded X58 motherboard from Intel in the form of the DX58SO2. The Core i7-990X is a Gulftown (6-core) processor that in many cases becomes the fastest consumer processor on the market and flagship CPU for Nehalem and the "Extreme Edition" suffix. Replacing the i7-980X, the 990X will fill that $999 processor segment for extreme enthusiasts and high end system builders.
For a quick refresher on the specifications of the Nehalem-based Gulftown processors, let's look at what the Core i7-990X offers:
- Core i7-990X
- 6 cores / 12 threads
- Clock speed: 3.46 GHz
- Max Turbo Frequency: 3.73 GHz
- Cache: 12MB
- 3 channel DDR3 memory controller
- 32nm process
Basically, we are moving a single clock speed step higher with the 990X over the 980X: 3.73 GHz maximum frequency versus the 3.60 GHz of the previous EE option. This remains one of the few processors taking advantage of the triple-channel memory controller that was so popular at Nehalem's launch. While much of the world has moved on to newer things, they really haven't moved on to FASTER things though and the 6-core Core i7-990X will demonstrate some truly impressive performance in our testing.
Before we dive into the world of benchmarks though we need to spend some time with another product that Intel sent along: the Extreme Series DX58SO2 motherboard that offers a lot more in the way of features that you might initially expect.
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You guys are still using handbrake 0.9.2 to test? Do you have any idea how many SSE optimizations have gone into x264 (the main component of HB) since then? There are even a few AVX instructions in the newest x264. Some encoding work functions have increased in speed by as much as 50% for Nehalem and more recent processors. Please consider updating your test platform.
Use your head Anthony, fact is I am sure most of these benches were done when 9.2 was the current version of handbrake. I would hate to see half of these benches done on 9.2 and half on 9.5. Those results would be rather inaccurate.
I am sure that at a point PCPER will update the version and re evaluate the processors accordingly.
Yeah last I checked, other sites do that on an annual basis. Anand does it every year for his storage bench. Do you know how old 0.9.2 is? Try February 2008, over three years ago. Time to give up the ghost and rebenchmark a set of CPUs on 0.9.5 with the new defaults for HB to give users an idea of what the difference is today in terms of performance, not with ancient code from 3 years ago.
I have a system with an Intel DX58SO2 mother board.
Once I'm in the BIOS setup menu, how can I change the
"Boot Drive Priority"?
It looks like you use F10 during boot to bring up the boot menu, not having seen it I can't say for sure, but that menu is probably a bit more complex than just choosing a temporary boot device.


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New Lenox, IL (October 23, 2012)— Even after 36 year-old Darbie Day found a large lump in her right breast during a self exam, her initial thought was to stay positive and figure out what to do next. So after her gynecologist confirmed that a lump was present during her annual appointment, Day and her husband began their extensive search to research what institution offered the best cancer care – the result was the University of Chicago Medicine and its satellite - the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital.
"Everything we researched online kept pointing my husband Elliot, a financial/insurance agent, and I back to the cancer program at the University of Chicago Medicine," said Homewood resident Darbie Day, who is a professional makeup artist. "We were impressed that the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center was the only area program rated among the best in the nation and is the top-ranked cancer program in Illinois, according to U.S. News & World Report."
Photo caption: Staff from the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital pose with inspiring breast cancer patient Darbie Day. Pictured from back left to right are Kimberly De Nardo, Lead Radiation Therapist; Stacey Perry, Patient Service Representative; Darbie Day; Darbie's husband Elliot; Nicole Fender, R.N.; and Anne McCall, M.D., Radiation Oncologist.
In the fall of 2011, Day was diagnosed with Triple Positive Breast Cancer by Olwen Hahn, M.D., a medical oncologist at the University of Chicago Medicine In Hyde Park. "The biology of Darbie's breast cancer indicates that it will respond to a targeted approach. We considered this fact in recommending her treatment plan, a combination of chemotherapy, targeted therapy against the Her2/neu receptor, and endocrine therapy. " said Dr. Hahn.
"Dr. Hahn was wonderfully kind at explaining that these high levels of estrogen progesterone and Her2 proteins, were the things that fed the cancer," said Day. "It was also explained to me that it could be possible that this type of cancer maybe due to the fact that I was never pregnant and I was on birth control for an extended period, but not totally proven."
Fortunately the cancer was not in her lymph nodes. So to treat the cancer, she had what is known as Neoadjuvent Therapy. Since the mass was so large, she first had chemotherapy treatments which reduced the large tumor to small particles. Then her next step was to undergo radiation therapy. "Ironically as I was getting ready to have my radiation treatments, I received a brochure in the mail announcing the opening of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. My husband and I were thrilled that I could receive care so close to my home instead of traveling all the way downtown," said Day.
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pressure/pres·sure/ (P ) (presh´er) force per unit area.
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pressureVox populi A force or stress applied to a suface by a fluid or object, and measured in units of mass per unit area. See Blood pressure, Continuous positive airway pressure, Coronary perfusion pressure, End-diastolic pressure, End-systolic pressure, Intracranial pressure, Intraocular pressure, Intrauterine pressure, Negative pressure, Negative end-expiratory pressure, Oncotic pressure, Osmotic pressure, PEEP, Pulmonary-capillary pressure, Transpulmonary pressure, Wedge pressure.
pressureforce divided by the area over which the force acts. Measured in pascals (Pa) or newtons per square metre (N.m-2). barometric pressure the pressure due to the column of atmosphere above an object or body (measured also in millimetres of mercury or millibars).
pressureforce per unit area exerted by a gas/liquid against the walls of its container, or a solid (e.g. foot) against the contact/support surface
blood pressure; BP pressure/tension of arterial blood, maintained by ventricular contraction, arteriolar and capillary resistance, arterial wall elasticity and circulating blood viscosity and volume; recorded (using sphygmomanometer and stethoscope or automated blood pressure recorder) by occluding the brachial artery at heart level; as cuff pressure is reduced, blood flow gradually restores; systolic and diastolic BP are noted (Korotkoff's sounds) in mmHg, and expressed as a ratio (systolic/diastolic); normal adult BP = 120/80mmHg; BP is often raised in older people and in diabetes (see antihypertensive agents; hypertension)
diastolic BP lowest value (in mmHg) of recorded BP and minimum pressure at which the arterial system operates; occurs at the point of heart muscle relaxation; noted as the last audible arterial bruit (when impedance to blood flow [imposed by the deflating sphygmomanometer cuff] has fully reduced), and arterial blood flow is no longer restricted, and therefore silent; see pressure, systolic BP
partial pressure pressure exerted by a gas in a liquid, e.g. pressure of oxygen in blood (P O2); see pulse oximeter
systolic BP highest value (in mmHg) of recorded BP and maximum pressure at which the arterial system operates; occurs at the point of heart muscle contraction; noted as the first audible arterial bruit (when impedance to blood flow [imposed by the fully inflated sphygmomanometer cuff] has reduced [following opening of the pressure valve screw]) and arterial flow can just occur, at maximal cardiac contraction
blood pressure See sphygmomanometer.
equivalent oxygen pressure See equivalent oxygen pressure.
intraocular pressure (IOP) The pressure within the eyeball occurring as a result of the constant formation and drainage of the aqueous humour. This is measured by means of a manometer. What is actually measured in the human eye is the ocular tension by means of a tonometer. This is an indirect measure of the IOP as it depends on the thickness and rigidity of the tunics of the eye besides the IOP. Both terms, intraocular pressure and ocular pressure, are usually regarded as synonymous. Normal IOP is usually considered to be between 11 mmHg and 21 mmHg. However, there may be cases of glaucoma with lower IOP than 21 mmHg and there are also many normal cases with IOP greater than 21 mmHg. There is a slight increase in IOP with age (about 2 mmHg), in the morning as compared to the evening (about 3-4 mmHg), in the supine position as compared to the sitting position (about 3-4 mmHg), and a decrease during accommodation (about 4 mmHg). See in intraocular pressure diurnal variations; glaucoma; aqueous humour; ocular hypertension; ocular hypotony; scleral indentation; Imbert-Fick law; ocular rigidity; differential intraocular pressure test; provocative test; tonometer.
osmotic pressure The pressure required to stop the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane (e.g. corneal endothelium) from one solution of a given concentration to another of a different concentration. When the concentration of the solution on both sides of the membrane is equal, i.e. at equilibrium, the pressure of water on both sides of the membrane will be equal to the osmotic pressure and the movement of water will stop. The more concentrated the solution, the greater the osmotic pressure. See osmosis; hypertonic solution; hypotonic solution; isotonic solution.
pulse pressure See sphygmomanometer.
pres·sure(P) (presh'ŭr)
Patient discussion about pressure
Q. how can i reduce my blood pressure?
Q. what do i need to do to bring down my blood pressure? what cause a high blood pressure? what are the risks? of high blood pressure ? how can i deal with it effectively ?
http://www.ehow.com/how_12778_eat-lower-blood.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art Hope this helps.
Q. What Are the Complications of High Blood Pressure? My wife suffers from high blood pressure. What are the possible complications that are so dangerous? Why is it important to keep high blood pressure under balance?


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Whitey Bulger's girlfriend files appeal for less prison time
BOSTON – The longtime girlfriend of former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has filed an appeal aimed at shaving time off her prison sentence for helping him while he was a fugitive.
Catherine Greig pleaded guilty to charges related to helping Bulger stay on the run for 16 years. She's serving an eight-year sentence at a low-security federal prison in Minnesota. Her lawyer said Wednesday people who claim their relatives were killed by Bulger shouldn't have been allowed to speak at her June sentencing.
Bulger is 83. Greig is in her 60s. They were posing as married retirees from Chicago when authorities arrested them in Santa Monica, Calif., last year.
Bulger is a former Winter Hill Gang leader and FBI informant who fled Boston in 1994. He's charged with participating in 19 murders. He has pleaded not guilty.


text: Hi Timo, > Thanks for your help. I have not installed Rocks just yet. Can you > explain to me what the ch_p4 device of MPI_CH is? Nochmals, vielen Dank! MPI is a standard of a protocol for writing parallel programs. MPICH is one implementation of this standard (there are others, also commercial ones). Inside MPICH you have different "devices" for communication between the nodes to chose from, which will best fit to your computer system and network. The ch_p4 device is one, which will use the p4 communication standard. This will use rsh/ssh to start the tasks on the nodes. Other devices will need a special daemon running on each node. All the programs we use, use the ch_p4 device. Cheers - Reuti


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Techwin C band preliminary Er-doped fiber amplifiers are high-gain, low-noise fiber amplifiers (Pre-EDFA). They are used to pre-amplify small signal, improve receiver sensitivity and extend transmission distance of the signal. This series of amplifiers employ optimized Er-doped fiber Optical path Structure internally. The ASE is suppressed to an extreme and high-performance small signal amplifier output is realized. The maximum gain is up to 50 dB (-40dBm).
Techwin C- band preliminary Er-doped fiber amplifiers (Pre-EDFA) have built-in drive circuit and logical control circuit to perform real-time monitor on the input/output optical power, temperature of the pump laser, temperature of the module and signal gain. The main control software of upper computer can adjust and monitor all the state parameters and configuration information flexibly. This series of amplifiers are available with benchtop or modules package to meet the requirements of different applications.


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GPS collars help hunters keep track of their dogs
Sun., Jan. 6, 2013
It can be one of the lowest feelings in bird hunting.
Darkness is falling across a rugged and remote landscape at least five miles from the nearest house and 15 miles from the nearest town.
Coyotes are howling in many directions and a beloved bird dog is nowhere to be seen.
Too often such scenarios don't have a happy ending.
Ted Gartner faced the above with total calm despite the absence of his wide-ranging English pointer, LuLu.
"She's 175 yards over that hill," Gartner said as he looked at a palm-sized device. "She's coming in."
Several moments later LuLu trotted into sight where Gartner had predicted.
Thanks to technology, hunters needn't worry about losing their dog while afield.
It's been about seven years since Garmin International, of Olathe, Kan., first matched its global positioning system technology with hunting dogs.
GPS units utilize satellites to mark their positions at all times, and record assorted information. The units on the Garmin dog collars also transmit their location to the hunter's handheld display screen.
They've become a valued tool that Gartner, Garmin's communications director and a fanatical upland bird hunter, helped develop and test.
"The main thing is the peace of mind you get with them. You know where your dogs are all of the time," Gartner said. "You're not hollering all the time and your dog's not wearing one of those annoying beepers. You just get to enjoy the hunt and the dog work."
Gartner uses GPS collars on LuLu and Vegas, a German shorthair, on birds ranging from Kansas quail, Minnesota ruffed grouse and Montana Hungarian partridge.
He said waterfowlers utilize the collars to track retrievers working tall cattails. Houndsmen rely on them even more.
"Our largest group is certainly the hound guys, guys who are running their dogs on raccoons, bears or big cats," Gartner said.
"They're often hunting at night, or in really remote mountains and their dogs may be a mile away."
Under ideal conditions, the collars might register on the hunter's tracking screen up to five miles away.
Gartner said the collars are also popular with those handling law enforcement, rescue and military canines.
The GPS collars provide more than a dog's simple direction and distance.
The screen unit vibrates and emits a sound when the dog stops, like if pointing birds.
Gartner said one function is logging distances and routes traveled. Comparing the distances covered between four- and two-legged hunters is always interesting. After quail hunts last week, Gartner checked the trails of both dogs and himself. True to her breed, LuLu, the English pointer, logged the most distance, covering 7.4 miles in one 75-minute trek. Vegas tallied 5.3 miles while Gartner totaled 2.1 miles on the same hunt.
The units also provide trails so Gartner can later look at the workings of his dogs.
The GPS units also allow him to log important locations as a hunt progresses.
Gartner described it as a "digital diary" of his bird hunts as he records points made, birds flushed and shot at his hunting places. Such information comes in handy when he returns on future hunts.
Some GPS collars come with pre-programmed topographical maps so hunters will more easily know how to get to a distant dog, or the easiest way back to a vehicle.
Applications that feature aerial photography of wide areas are also available.
More and more state fish and wildlife agencies are providing online maps of public- and private-land hunting areas that can be downloaded to the unit.
"It's nice to know for sure where you can legally be and where you can't," said Gartner, who enjoys hunting public lands.
Gartner could be getting by with Garmin's Astro, a basic GPS collar system that does all of the above.
Instead, he's been fitted LuLu and Vegas with the company's Alpha, which incorporates an electronic correction collar with the GPS.
The latter technology became available when Garmin purchased Tri-Tronics, a leading training collar company, about 18 months ago.
Gartner monitored the collars of both dogs from the same monitoring screen. As well as a correcting electric charge, the collars could also emit a tone to signal the dogs to come to him.
Such conveniences don't come cheaply, though.
Gartner said the GPS-only Astro normally sells for around $600. The Alpha, with its correction collar capabilities, retails for about $800.
"That's a lot," Gartner admitted, "but I've never met anyone who's desperately looking for a lost dog who wouldn't gladly pay twice that amount. It's much more fun to just hunt, and not have to worry about lost dogs."
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Write it down
There's something to be said for blogging, and there's also something to be said for writing it down with good old fashioned pen and paper. Katie's running a journaling challenge this week on her Facebook page and invites people to share a page from their journals. I've been enjoying the She. 1.1 journal and created this page for the start of Lent; you might recognize those lyrics. I took some scraps of things I had scattered around my desk and stuck them right to one of the pages of pretty paper that's clips out of the journal.
I used to journal a lot, but it really tapered off when I started blogging. It's been nice to rediscover it as I find some things are better expressed without a computer. =) Sometimes I wanted to journal, but didn't know just how to start up again, anybody else have this problem? Katie's journals are loaded with prompts, which is great for people like me. What about you? Do you journal?
5 comments :
- Lizzie said...
Hello, I've been reading your blog - lots of posts! I started with one of your "moving house" posts from 2009 - because there was a link to it at the bottom of this post. Then I was curious to see how you got on with those huge cupboards and re-arranging your stuff to suit your new home... then I liked the posts about your new sewing machine and the fabric market... then there was the Berlin Wall post... and what you did at Christmas time... and your trip home to the USA... and I have just been looking through your BYW class posts. I had your blog on my subscribed list, but haven't been here for ages. Glad I came back!
BTW, I don't know if you want to add a moderator for comments on old posts (I have this set up for posts older than 1 week). You've been getting spam comments - http://zuhauseingermany.blogspot.com/2010/02/bloggy-botox-new-look.html
Also, it means you would know if someone (like me - hi!) read some old posts and added a comment. Just sayin'!
Love your blog. I'll be back!
- February 24, 2012 at 1:18 PM
- Lizzie said...
Ooh, sorry, how rude... I meant to say that I like your Journal challenge project. The colours are great - so cheery and looking-forward-to-Easter-timey!
And I did come here the other day, to look at your Washi Clothes-pin project.. that's why I came back again!
- February 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM
- Allison said...
Even though I really enjoy writing, I somehow have never really kept a journal. I'm usually too busy and forget to keep up with it. I find that there are normally several months between each entry, and then I think, why in the world am I doing this. I guess I consider my blog to be the most "kept-up" journal that I have ever had, thus why my blog posts seem to be so wordy and long. Hmmm... just can't seem to keep it short.
- February 24, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- GBR said...
I agree-nothing beats a pen and paper. Beautiful notebooks are one of the splurges I allow myself. Plus, I've been reading about how the light from computer screens is like caffeine before bedtime. Thanks for your post.
- March 3, 2012 at 6:55 AM
- jane said...
i´m still in the how to start agin stage. :) i´m going to check out katie´s page. thanks!
- March 3, 2012 at 9:59 PM


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Pevans needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 47 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
internet marketing association. Logo/emblem/seal/badge built around strength and integrity.
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He'd love to hear from you
As the spending battle reaches its climax, public sector bosses from the cops to the profs to the jolly Jack Tars, are starting to fight dirty. Cam and George need to be resolute.
The leaker of Doc Fox's letter to Cam is reportedly being tracked down by the very latest and highly sophisticated MOD drones. But given that the leaker pretty well has to be someone at the top of the MOD itself, it will be a miracle if the drones find anyone.
Still, there's no reason why we should stand by idly while the battle rages. We can help the good guys by at least showing them we're on their side.
And in that vein, the TPA has written to Energy Secretary Chris Huhne to urge the abolition of the useless £118m pa Carbon Trust. The letter neatly summarises why the Trust should be added to the quango bonfire, and the TPA suggests we all add our voices by e-mailing email@example.com or writing to him at
Chris Huhne
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
Well, what are you waiting for?
PS Grown-ups, eh? Of course we can all understand why Milli snr has stomped off in a huff because baby bro was given the biggest slice of cake (which of us can honestly say, etc). But the point about these people is that they're not supposed to be like the rest of us. They're the ones who reckon they are so grown-up that they deserve to be put in charge and to tell the rest of us how to behave. And talking of infantile behaviour, did you clock Milli jnrs' speech yesterday? Either he really believes all that tired old boilerplate crap about "a new generation" is actually meaningful - in which case he needs to grow up - or he thinks we'll have fogotten about the thousands of other manipulative chancers who've used exactly the same pitch - in which case he needs to grow up. Here's the benchmark performance - nobody has ever delivered it better, and to make it stick properly you have to die before your high flown promises turn sour... and not fall out with your bro:


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1) 4 Top Vegas Venues (1 ultra-lounge + 3 nightclubs)
2) Cover Charges at all venues - a $100 value!
3) Hosted VIP Entry - no waiting in line!
4) Luxury Limousine / Party Bus Transportation between all clubs with Free Drinks on board
5) Drink Specials at the meeting point
6) Fully hosted by our fun & friendly VIP Hosts
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INSIDER INFO: Beware copycat club crawls that make you walk for miles in 120 degree desert heat. There are NO short walks between Vegas casinos!
I found the Club Viva in a google search for Las Vegas clubbing advice. The Club Crawl seemed to me like a great deal especially if you have guys in your group. There was a total of six of us and I booked it online. I called customer service and ask if it was alright if we came a little later than the requested meeting time and they told me it was no problem. The day of the club crawl I got a text from our club crawl host, giving me his phone number in case we had any problems. It put my mind at ease that we already had contact with our host a few hours before the crawl started.That night two of my friends went ahead early to the starting point and the host let them in per my request and then the last four joined in at the first club. Our club crawl host, Jordan was super cool. He checked us in fast and then escorted us right into LAX. LAX was amazing! It wasn't too crowded and we had enough room to dance. The DJ there played the best music. Next we moved out to the shuttle bus where we got free shots. The bus took us right outside the entrance of Pure where we walked right in. No waiting in a pretty long line. Since is was a Sunday only one room in Pure was open but the dance floor was packed. Great DJ and bars all over provided you easy access to get drinks fast. Finally we moved onto Body English at the Hard Rock hotel where we ended the night. Just note, you do have to pay for your own alcohol inside the clubs. The club crawl's meeting point gives you $5 well drinks which is great but it is all the drink specials you get besides the shots on the bus which are delicious but light on the alcohol. Also the transportation is a shuttle bus not a party bus but who really needs a party bus when you are only in it from ten minutes at a time. Overall, the Club Crawl was an amazing deal. Customer service was fantastic and I would recommend it to all my friends because of the great club lineup. Having a club host go with us everywhere and take care of everything made the price worth it. We didn't have to pay cover or wait in line or walk anywhere. I'll be using Club Viva's services again on my next trip to Vegas.
I ordered the Vegas Club Hop Party package ( with the upgrade on the third club) online because it was the best looking website with the best prices. I hate long reviews so here the scoop:Good Customer Relations, they deliver everything they say they will, they promoter was friendly but professional and efficient; the club's on the schedule were lively and fun. The bus is not as upscale as some of the others around, and the free shot's are better left alone (super cheap booze). Overall it's a good deal.
I booked this for a staff reward event and it was a big hit with everybody. We had looked at other options with a number of VIP companies for a private event but all of those were at least 3 times the cost. Being a crawl we had to mix with other parties but it was kind of fun and on balance was definitely worth the saving. The clubs were great and the party bus provided was out of this world, it was like a nightclub on wheels! There was not a huge choice of drinks on board though and so we rated it at 4.5 stars overall.
Every time we come to Vegas we spend at least 1 night with Club Viva. This was our 3rd time on the club hop and definitely the best - we got a comp upgrade to the limosuine party bus - whoop whoop! We love the way they mix up the club selection, none of us had been to Pure before and we loved it. When we arrived there was another crawl company there and they stopped them to get us in first - very cool! We did ask if we could have Kerry as our host who was absolutely awesome last time but she wasn't available which was the only down side. The new girl was very sweet but not so outgoing.
Cheap night out, we booked this package and thought ok what is not true on the advertising, lets face it $55 per person for 3 nightclubs, free shots etc was hard to believe. Anyway we met at the sign in venue, took about 7 mins to get wristbanded and signed in ,could of been improved a little on this, the host was really nice and arrived at each location on time. I think next time we will book the upgrade version to enjoy a limousine party bus as this would of made our night even more. Thanks Club Viva speak to you soon to book our next night out! Love Jacqui


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Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs), such as the Taser. Police departments report
that overall injury rates among suspects and officers decline when they start using CEDs, but significant controversy remains
about their safety. CEDs can injure people, and numerous in-custody deaths have occurred after their use.
Studies in animals and healthy volunteers are important and useful, but they cannot substitute for field studies in the actual
population at risk of CED exposure. In the first study of its kind, researchers monitored CED use under real world conditions.
In the study:
CEDs are not risk-free. These devices can cause injuries. While most (99.7 percent) people who are exposed to CEDs suffer no injuries or mild injuries only, a small number do suffer
significant and potentially lethal injuries. Police officers and agencies should be aware of these potential injuries and
address them when they do occur.
This study could not mandate specific assessments or interventions. Therefore the reported incidence of mild injuries likely
underestimates the true incidence of minor abrasions, bruises and cuts.
This study did not observe any deaths occurring immediately after CED use that might suggest that the CED directly affected
a suspect's heart rhythm. This does not rule out the possibility of such an event but does inform us that the frequency of
such an event is very low.
All suspects underwent medical screening.
After CED use, 99.7 percent of the 962 subjects had no injuries or mild injuries only. Skin punctures from CED probes were most common, accounting for 83 percent of the mild injuries. Skin punctures, bruises
and cuts accounted for 98.5 percent of the mild injuries seen.
The significant (moderate or severe) injury rate was 0.3 percent. Three suspects were admitted to hospitals due to significant injuries:
Two deaths occurred among suspects in police custody. Neither person died immediately after the CED use. After investigation and autopsy, both deaths were determined to be unrelated
to CED use.
See also findings from NIJ In-Custody Death Study: The Impact of Use of Conducted Energy Devices.
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Rhian has been modeling for about four years, and in that time she has been featured in many large publications: Hustler, Playboy, Maxim, American Curves, MMA Sports Mag, and FHM, to name a few.
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Remembering the Wounded Knee Occupation
In a way, it's hard to believe the occupation of Wounded Knee began 40 years ago, and in a way it seems longer.
I was a senior in college when we heard about what was going on at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Many South Dakotans didn't know what to make of it. They probably criticized the leaders of the American Indian Movement who spearheaded it, but deep down, they might have realized the occupiers had a point.
We often hear about conditions on the reservations, but without first-hand knowledge of the situation then or now, I would venture to say things were worse then.
I've only crossed the Pine Ridge once, and that was back in 1962, and we mostly saw open spaces. But the church at Wounded Knee that later burned down was there then, and I remember seeing it.
There was lots of talk about mediation and negotiation, and 73 days after the occupation began, it ended. Two Native Americans were dead and a federal agent was wounded. But the public's collective consciousness was forever raised.
One final note came on the day of my graduation from South Dakota State University when the commencement speaker, Governor Dick Kneip, committed news (as we say in the business) by breaking his silence on the occupation.
And for the life of me, I can't remember anything he said.


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DAHLONEGA, Ga. – After a splitting four games earlier in the week, the King University softball opened play at the Captain D's Classic hosted by the University of North Georgia. The Tornado dropped the first game to the 10th-ranked host 5-1 on a walk-off grand slam before bouncing back to take the nightcap with 1-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan.
North Georgia (15-6) grabbed an early lead on back-to-back hits to start the third inning. Taylor Anne Merritt led off the inning with an infield single and scored on a Kim McMillan drove her in with a double to left center.
The score remained the same until the seventh when Chrissy Melcher started the frame with a walk. After Stephanie Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice, Fallon Thomas ripped a double to left center that looked to give King the lead. However, Rodriguez was thrown out at home. Nevertheless, Hannah Smith came up with a clutch single to left center to even the score at one-all.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Nighthawks started a one-out rally with a pair of walks, and following an error, McMillan crushed a home run to give North Georgia the 5-1 victory.
Thomas and Smith registered both of King's hits while Hannah Light tossed the complete game. She allowed five runs, four earned on four hits while striking out seven.
The Tornado (11-14) jumped ahead early in game two as Cassie Ringstaff sparked a rally with a double in the bottom of the first inning. After an out, Smith recorded the two-out RBI with a single to left field.
That run was all Light needed as she only allowed three hits in her complete game victory. The senior worked around Panther hits in each the first, fourth and sixth innings to earn the shutout. She struck out eight in the contest.
King threatened to break the game open in the third inning, but Panther pitcher Josalyn Ress stranded the bases loaded. She then stranded a pair of Tornado runners in the fifth inning to keep the score at 1-0, but Light proved to be too much for the Kentucky Wesleyan (4-7) offense.
Ringstaff went 3-for-3 in the game while Smith went 2-for-3 and drove in the winning run.
King will be in action again tomorrow at the Captain D's Classic when they take on Kentucky Wesleyan at 10:00 a.m., and North Georgia at 2:00 p.m.


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CHICAGO (AP) Bears quarterback Jay Cutler says he is not sure if he will play this week after missing Monday's loss at San Francisco because of a concussion.
Cutler says on ESPN Radio's ``Waddle & Silvy'' show that he's feeling ``as normal as can be'' and will play again this season. But he ``can't say for sure'' he'll be ready for Minnesota this weekend.
Cutler says he's ``going through the process'' to get cleared to return. He met Monday with the doctor and still has some ``hoops to jump through.''
Cutler did not travel with the team to San Francisco after being injured the previous week on a helmet-to-helmet hit by Houston's Tim Dobbins in a loss to the Texans.
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LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather showed little sign of ring-rust after a year out of the sport as he used sublime defense and a steady parade of right hands to dominate fellow American Robert Guerrero and retain his WBC welterweight championship on Saturday.
One day short of 12 months since his last bout, Mayweather, who also spent two months in jail in 2012 for a domestic abuse offence, landed an astonishing 60 percent of his power punches en route to a unanimous 12-round decision.
All three judges scored the fight 117-111 in favour of the undefeated Mayweather, who admitted that a damaged hand had prevented him from ending the fight early.
"I really was looking for a knockout, but I hurt my right hand," he revealed. "After that, I just had to box smart.
"Robert Guerrero was a tough warrior. He was trying to press the attack. But I got really good work in the gym and I felt comfortable in the ring. My defense was on point."
After an opening two rounds in which the southpaw Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KOs) had some success, Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) seemed to slip into his comfort zone from the third.
Although the challenger's game plan seemed to be to back Mayweather to the ropes with his jab and then land punches to the body, the champion repeatedly slipped under his opponent's left, landed one or more right hands and moved out of danger.
After being hit with several rights in the third, Guerrero appeared more hesitant to commit to his attack, giving Mayweather yet more time to slip in and out of range and land his key punches.
"I thought Floyd did an excellent job tonight," said the 36-year-old's father and trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr.
"There was nothing he couldn't do in there tonight. I told him to steal it with the right hand. That was a punch (Guerrero) couldn't see and wasn't expecting each time he threw it."
By the eighth round, Mayweather was stepping up his assault, landing right hands with greater force and mixing in left hooks as he opened up a cut over a clearly hurt Guerrero's left eye.
At that stage, it appeared that Mayweather would stop Guerrero inside the distance and although he continued to paint his opponent with right hands and left hooks, the champion remained content to focus on coasting toward the finish.
"Floyd was tricky with his punches," Guerrero said in a post-fight interview. "He's a great fighter. He's slick and he's quick. He's better than I thought. He was definitely on his game tonight."
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