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The Texans advanced to the divisional round with a 19-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in a game that was a lot more one-sided than the score indicated.
It wasn't pretty, but this is Texans football. They held the ball for more than 38 minutes, rushing the ball 37 times. The defense swarmed, led by another monster J.J. Watt game (five tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and another pass defensed). The Bengals' offense never had room to breathe. By the end of the game, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was seeing ghosts.
There are points to quibble with. The Texans never should have let the Bengals hang around. Matt Schaub threw a killer interception returned for a touchdown in the first half and often played it safe by checking down on third-and-long. The Texans settled for four field goals.
It says a lot that some fans will take issue with Houston's performance in a playoff victory. The franchise has come a long way under coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith; wins in back-to-back playoffs help to validate them. The expectations have been raised.
Close score aside, this win should give the Texans a lot of confidence. It was the most complete performance by the team since its Week 7 domination of the Baltimore Ravens. Back then, the Texans looked like a sure-fire No. 1 seed that would be a Super Bowl favorite.
Now the Texans will go on the road to face the New England Patriots in a game that few people will expect them to win. The hard part for any franchise is going from good to great.
The Texans took a big step Saturday, but they still haven't shown they can exceed expectations on a big stage. They'll have their chance next week in Foxborough.
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Although his first musical prominence came as bassist for Ivy, and his commercial breakthrough occurred when wrote the obscenely catchy title cut for the Tom Hanks flick, "That Thing You Do," Adam Schlesinger's most high profile gig still remains his membership in Fountains of Wayne. But perhaps not for long. Earlier this year, Schlesinger also scored major plaudits for his contributions to the soundtrack of the Hugh Grant / Drew Barrymore romantic comedy, "Music & Lyrics." At the moment, however, he's best known for FOW, and they're dropping their first new album – Traffic and Weather – since conquering the charts in 2003 with "Stacy's Mom." We spoke with Schlesinger about all these things, as well as the band's near-immaculate cover of the Kinks' "Better Things" and why the awesome video for "Mexican Wine" didn't get much airplay.
Bullz-Eye: Hi, Adam.
Adam Schlesinger: Hey, how's it going?
BE: Pretty good. But if my voice drops to a lesser volume during the conversation, it's because I'm battling a sore throat and a case of the flu.
AS: Oh, OK. No problem.
BE: I actually met you guys a couple of years ago when you played the NorVa. You know, the place with the big hot tub backstage.
AS: Oh, yeah! Yep, I remember it well.
BE: I've been a big fan since the first album, but if you'd like, I can adopt the persona of someone who only discovered you with (2003's) Welcome Interstate Managers and start talking about how I don't hear another "Stacy's Mom."
AS: (laughs) That'd really be great. I'd appreciate that.
BE: Seriously, though, it seems to me that Traffic and Weather is the same album you guys would've made whether you'd had a hit off the last album or not. I mean, it's very Fountains of Wayne.
AS: Well, yeah, I mean, we sort of just do what we do, you know? I don't think we really changed our methods, particularly, based on anything from the last record.
BE: Although I do think there's a song on the album that has the potential to be the next "Stacy's Mom" -- "Hotel Majestic."
AS: Oh! Cool! Yeah, I like that one, too. I don't know if it's…who knows? Who knows what to expect? But I'm glad you like it.
BE: But I guess you've actually gone with "Someone to Love" as the first single.
AS: Yep.
BE: Was that a band decision or a label decision?
AS: Well, you know, I think it mostly comes down to the label and the management and everybody weighing in, but, who knows? (laughs)
BE: USA Today previewed the album, and they encapsulated your sound as "guitar-driven neo-psychedelia and retro-pop."
AS: (considers this) Um…that's okay. I don't mind that. I think it's definitely got guitars, and it's definitely got a lot of sort of retro influences, so I don't think that's…I'd rather have somebody say that than have someone say "nerd rock" or something crazy.
BE: I think Weezer's got that covered anyway, haven't they?
AS: Yeah.
BE: "'92 Subaru" has got kind of a "Dream Police" riff running through it.
AS: I guess. I always sort of thought it was sort of Doobie Brothers, or even, like, Little Feat or somebody.
BE: Very '70s, anyway, though.
AS: Yeah, definitely very '70s.
BE: And, actually, the title cut reminds me a little bit of "Green River," by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
AS: (hesitates) Oh, I never thought of that. Yeah, I can kind of hear that. That's a little bit of a different thing for us, just because, basically, no chord changes, you know? It's just a guitar riff all the way through. We don't usually write like that.
BE: And "Strapped For Cash" is so all over the place that I can't even figure out everybody it sounds like.
AS: (laughs) Well, you don't have to. It's not a test.
BE: But it's got a Billy Joel reference (with a lyric that mentions a "heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack") in there. That was pretty cool.
AS: Yep. Gotta have at least one Billy Joel reference in there.
BE: Sure. And I swear that some of the music reminds me of the theme from "Taxi!"
AS: (laughs) All right. I'll go along with that.
BE: Mike Viola is on the album…
AS: Yep.
BE: …on "Fire on the Mountain." I know you've known him at least since "That Thing You Do!" (Viola handled the lead vocals on that song)
AS: Wait, it's "Fire in the Canyon." "Fire on the Mountain" is a Grateful Dead song!
BE: Whoops.
AS: But, yes, we've known him for years, and it was nice to get him on one of our records. He happened to be in town. Well, he actually lives in town, but he happened to be free, so he just came by and did it.
BE: How long have you known him? Did you know him prior to "That Thing You Do?"
AS: Yeah, I mean, actually, we met when we all lived in Boston. He's from Boston, and Chris and I lived in Boston in the early '90s, and Chris is actually the one who discovered him. He got some record and said, "You've got to check this guy out, he's amazing!" And we became friends in Boston. And eventually, we all moved to New York. And, later, Chris moved back to Massachusetts.
BE: So the album was mixed by Michael Brauer, who's got a pretty solid resume, to say the least. (Brauer has worked on Coldplay's X & Y, the Pet Shop Boys' Release, Aimee Mann's Lost in Space and Ben Folds' Songs for Silverman.)
AS: Yeah, he actually only did two tracks. The rest of it was mixed by a guy named John Holbrook. But, yeah, Michael Brauer was a lot of fun to work with. He's a very talented guy. Very expensive, too, unfortunately. That's probably why he didn't do more!
BE: What tracks did he do mixes for?
AS: He did the first two.
BE: So "Stacy's Mom" was in that Dr. Pepper commercial.
AS: Yep.
BE: Did they back a truckload of money up to your house, or were your rates surprisingly reasonable?
AS: In fact, I'm sitting in a big wheelbarrow full of money right now.
BE: (hesitates) You're not naked, are you?
AS: I'm naked, and I'm surrounded by hundreds.
BE: Awesome. So what was the deal with the post-"Stacy's Mom" singles getting so little promotion? Because I've got a DVD with the video for "Mexican Wine" on it, and I just thought that was awesomely over the top, but, did "the kids" just not get it?
AS: I don't know. Y'know, it's, like, I never expected lightning to strike twice like that. I think "Stacy's Mom" was a fluke thing where it was the right song and the right video, and you kind of had the novelty factor, and all that stuff. And you can't really make that happen again. I think "Mexican Wine" was a little bit more abstract or something, and it just didn't quite connect the same way.
BE: I'd read that people were up in arms about the fact that there were kids in the video who were singing about drinking Mexican wine. But, honestly, I wouldn't think it got enough play to inspire anyone to get up in arms!
AS: Yeah, I mean, it wasn't really that people were up in arms. It was MTV. At the time, they were under a lot of heat for the whole Super Bowl thing with Janet Jackson, so they suddenly got very conservative.
BE: As far as the cover songs you guys have done, I guess "Baby Hit Me One More Time" got more publicity than maybe ya'll really wanted, but "Better Things" has gotta be one of a handful of definitive Kinks covers.
AS: Oh, thanks. You know, what's funny is that I got a call from Al Franken yesterday, and he may use that as the campaign theme for his Senate race.
BE: Oh, wow.
AS: That's really cool.
BE: When they were putting together that tribute album (This Is Where I Belong: Songs of Ray Davies and the Kinks), was that ya'll's pick, or was it handed to you?
AS: Yeah, we picked that one. And then it ended up being used in that movie, "The Manchurian Candidate," as well, so that cover has had a life of its own.
BE: So thanks to your having worked with him on "Music & Lyrics," Hugh Grant has really been talking you guys up lately.
AS: (sheepishly) I know!
BE: He had "Radiation Vibe" on his Celebrity Playlist for iTunes.
AS: I saw that. That's really funny. That's nice of him.
BE: And I guess you've been getting some mileage out of the song and the video from the film that they've been passing around the internet ("Pop! Goes My Heart").
AS: Oh, yeah, yeah. It was a good project. The director, Marc Lawrence, is a big Fountains fan, and that's how we met originally. So I'm glad that worked out.
BE: Do you enjoy going retro and delving into other songwriting styles like that?
AS: Yeah, but, actually, I only wrote three of them. There were a lot of songwriters on it. I wrote one of the retro ones, and the other two I wrote were not quite as '80s. They were more straightforward ones.
BE: I guess you guys are more or less on the American festival circuit, since you're doing both Bonnaroo and Coachella.
AS: Yeah, and I think we're going to do the V Festival, too, which is the one near Baltimore. So, yeah, we're going to be out playing as much as we can. We've got shows starting in April, and then we'll probably be going through the summer, at least.
BE: So you're doing a proper U.S. tour right after the album's released?
AS: Well, we've got a week of shows on the East Coast in April, we've got a couple of West Coast things after Coachella, and then we're gonna come back and do some Midwest dates in June, and then we're sort of filling in in-between right now. We're trying to figure out how to get to Europe for a minute. I don't know. It all just sort of gets pieced together.
BE: Do you have specific expectations for this album? Or, as much, I guess I'm wondering if you have them, or if the label has them?
AS: I don't think anybody has them. I think that, at this point, we've been doing it long enough to not really have any expectations except to just go out there, do what we do, and hope for the best. We're not really expecting to be conquering the charts, but I don't know that that's necessarily our goal, either, so…
BE: And the label doesn't have unrealistic expectations? Because I know you guys have more or less written off "Stacy's Mom" as a semi-fluke.
AS: Well, I think – unfortunately – that they probably see it that way, too! (laughs) Hopefully, they can prove themselves and us wrong!
BE: I mentioned "That Thing You Do!" a minute ago. I know there's a special edition of the movie coming to DVD soon. Were you called upon to contribute anything to that?
AS: I did some interviews for it, actually. And I think they are including a couple of songs that I gave them that were buried in the background somewhere.
BE: And is Ivy still a going concern for you?
AS: It is, although right now we're all kind of distracted with other stuff. But I'm sure we'll get back into it again at some point soon.
BE: I saw you guys in Virginia Beach a long time ago; I think you were touring behind Apartment Life at the time.
AS: Oh, wow. That was a long time. But that was a good tour.
BE: I'm not sure which release of Apartment Life you were touring behind, though.
AS: Yeah, right. That had a couple of releases. That was a weird one.
BE: So are you prepared to do the talk show circuit to promote Traffic and Weather?
AS: I think we have a tentative "Conan O'Brien" booked again, and offers from a couple of others, so, we'll do what we can, sure.
BE: Do you have any particular favorite songs on the album, or are they all like your children, as they say?
AS: You know, I'm kind of too close to it at this point to have favorites. The thing I'm happy about in general with this record is that I just think that, sonically, it came out really good. I like how it sounds. I like the sort of warmth to it. But in terms of favorites, it'd be hard for me to say.
BE: Are you prepared for the inevitable anthologizing of Fountains of Wayne music within the next couple of years? Four albums is plenty to warrant a best-of.
AS: I'd be happy if there was enough interest to demand one. Sure, it's okay with me.
BE: And are you still doing songwriting outside of Fountains of Wayne? I mean, obviously, there was "Music and Lyrics," but was that a one-off?
AS: Here and there. Right now, the band is definitely my main focus, but when something comes up, I try to squeeze it in if I can. It's just hard to do both, especially if we're out traveling.
BE: Do you find the tag "power pop" to be the kiss of death?
AS: You know, I think we're at a point where I guess it should bug us – it does commercially have a sort of negative spin to it – but I don't mind it. I like power pop!
BE: And did the album intentionally have a theme of transportation running through it, or did the title come about coincidentally?
AS: Well, we had the song before we decided to call the album that, but there is so much traveling and transportation and stuff on the record that it seemed to fit. I don't think the album's really a concept record. There are a lot of thematic similarities, but it's not really something that has a story threading through it.
BE: All right, well, I think I've got everything I need, so I'll keep you on schedule.
AS: Cool, man, well, thank you for doing this, and say "hey" if we're down in your area again. I know that we'll be, I'm sure, in D.C. at some point, at least, if not Virginia Beach.
BE: Yeah, and the V Festival is also a possibility for me, too, since it's only about three and a half hours. It's worth a weekend trip for that show.
AS: Oh, cool. Well, again, thanks for doing this.
BE: No problem. Thank you!


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An Upper West Side elementary school has banned the popular Rainbow Loom friendship bracelets from the premises because the principal says children are getting distracted in class and fighting over them on the playground, according to a published report.
The Department of Education told The New York Post it has no citywide ban on the colorful bracelets, but forbidding specific items at any given school is up to the principal's discretion.
Rainbow Loom bracelets come with a plastic kit that helps kids stretch rubber bands into multicolored chains. Children have fun trading their creations among friends, or giving them away like friendship bracelets.
But if kids are focused on weaving their colorful bracelets during class, they're not paying attention to their schoolwork. And when some are tooling around with the kit during recess, children who don't have the bracelets get jealous -- and kids fight, PS 87 Principal Suzan Federici explained to parents in a letter announcing the ban.
Federici told parents that any child caught with one of the kits has to hand it over to a teacher, reports the Post.
Some parents said the rule was too strict, that the kits inspire creativity and craftsmanship and children should be able to make the bracelets during down time.
Others said they trusted the school administration to make the right call.
Several other schools have banned Rainbow Loom bracelets also, including the private Greenwich County Day school in Connecticut, according to the Post.


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Crashes took 37,133 lives in the U.S. in 2017.
More men than women die each year in motor vehicle crashes. Men typically drive more miles than women and more often engage in risky driving practices including not using safety belts, driving while impaired by alcohol, and speeding. Crashes involving male drivers often are more severe than those involving female drivers.
Li, G.; Baker, S.P.; Langlois, J.A.; and Kelen, G.D. 1998. Are female drivers safer? An application of the decomposition method. Epidemiology 9:379-84.
However, in crashes of equal severity, females are more likely than males to be killed or injured.
Bedard, M.; Guyatt, G.H.; Stones, J.J.; and Hirdes, J.P. 2002. The independent contribution of driver, crash, and vehicle characteristics to driver fatalities. Accident Analysis and Prevention 34:717-27.
Evans, L. 2001. Age and fatality risk from similar severity impacts. Journal of Traffic Medicine 29:10-19.
Evans, L. 2001. Female compared with male fatality risk from similar physical impacts. Journal of Trauma 50:281-88.
Evans, L. and Gerrish, P.H. 2001. Gender and age influence on fatality risk from the same physical impact determined using two-car crashes (SAE 011174). Vehicle Aggressivity and Compatibility in Automotive Crashes (SP-1601). Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Both men and women traveled more miles in 2008 than in 1995. The percentage increase in miles traveled between1995 and 2008 was greater for women (13 percent) than for men (8 percent). Although both men and women travelled more in 2008 than in 1995, the rate of fatal crashes per 100 million miles of travel decreased 24 percent between 1995 and 2008 for both men and women.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 2013. [Unpublished analysis of data from the US Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the National Household Travel Survey]. Arlington, VA.
The following facts are based on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Male motor vehicle crash deaths declined 11 percent from 1975 to 2001, while female crash deaths increased 11 percent. The increase in female crash deaths overall was largely due to a 78 percent increase in deaths of female passenger vehicle drivers from 1975 to 2001. Since 2001, female motor vehicle crash deaths have declined more then male crash deaths. Female crash deaths decreased 28 percent from 2001 to 2011, while male crash deaths decreased 21 percent.
Since 1975, deaths have gone down among both male and female passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists. From 2001 to 2011, deaths among male and female passengers and pedestrians decreased, but female bicyclist deaths increased 38 percent. Male bicyclist deaths decreased 12 percent during the same time period. Since 1975, motorcyclist deaths increased among both males and females and have more than doubled since 1997.
Seventy-one percent of all motor vehicle crash deaths in 2011 were males. Males accounted for 70 percent of passenger vehicle driver deaths, 52 percent of passenger vehicle passenger deaths, 70 percent of pedestrian deaths, 85 percent of bicyclist deaths, and 91 percent of motorcyclist deaths.
From 1975 to 2011, the rate of passenger vehicle occupant deaths per 100,000 people decreased 41 percent among females and 56 percent among males. During the same time period, occupant death rates were about 1.7 to 2.6 times higher for males than females.
The number of driver fatal crash involvements per 100 million miles driven in 2008 was 50 percent higher for males (2.1 per 100 million miles traveled) than females (1.4 per 100 million miles traveled). Rates were substantially higher for males than females up to about age 29, but were only slightly higher for ages 30 and older. The gender difference was largest among drivers ages 20-29.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 2013. [Unpublished analysis of data from the US Department of Transportation's Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the National Household Travel Survey]. Arlington, VA.
In 2011, the rates of passenger vehicle occupant deaths per 100,000 people were much higher among males than among females for every age group except 0-15. Males 85 and older had the highest fatality rate, followed by males ages 20-24. Fatality rates were lowest for males and females younger than 16.
From 1982 to 2011, the proportion of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) at or above 0.08 percent has been substantially higher for male drivers than for female drivers.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Top Three-Year-Old Has to be Oxbow
The three-year-olds have taken up half of our year, haven't they? It seems like yesterday Itsmyluckyday upset Shanghai Bobby in the Holy Bull. Then, in a blink, it's June. It's fitting the sophomores take up most of our attention as they carry us through a winter wrought with despair and an extra ten pounds of "insulation
There was a momentary second when Oxbow beat Orb where the wind was knocked out of our lungs in Baltimore, but when we had a moment to catch our breath we realized it wasn't all bad. There are silver linings around every turn. There's always another race.
I might be in the minority here after the Triple Crown dust has settled and turned into mud that Oxbow is the top three-year-old.
There's a molasses-like momentum around changing allegiance from Orb to anyone else. Being graced in roses has that effect. It's time to breakdown, c'mon, now, give it to me.
Orb's Derby was Overrated
Did you hear about the one when the horse won the race in the mud with the hot pace? Let's break down our prized Derby some more.
Mike Smith, unbeknownst to him, sat on a loose cannon. Palace Malice got blinkers that, in effect, gave PM an extra edge. But it's what Smith said leading up the Belmont that was of particular interest. He noted that with the track sealed at Churchill, it sounded like firecrackers were going off. With 19 horses pounding (19 x 4 = 76, phew) 76 hooves into that highway, it scared PM. He ran like his tail was on fire.
He sets typical Derby fractions normally reserved for the sprinter-who-doesn't-belong-in-the-race. You remember Keyed Entry and Spanish Chestnut. PM tugged several horses with him.
This set up beautifully for the favorite, Orb. He won the one race he was supposed to win. It was the one he had the most control over, among all that chaos, it was his race to lose.
Golden Soul, the Derby's second-place finisher, threw in a flat-soda effort in the Belmont and Revolutionary, third in the Derby, did what he does by running a fifth in the Belmont. He's a good horse. That's it. Both these horses had five weeks off to validate Orb's win. If Orb has lost his standing he can thank those clowns.
Oxbow is a Lot Better Than People Give Him Credit For
We remarked here that Oxbow was about as gutsy a horse as there was. This was back in February and March. He reminds me a lot of Shackleford; just a hard-knockin' horse with a heart the size of a Volkwagen.
He got an easy lead in the Preakness and did what he was supposed to do on that lead. Gary Stevens proved that talent trumps age. He was also up on a swift pace in the Belmont and hung on heroically for second beating Orb a second time head-to-head. The best part is, he didn't skip the Preakness either. You can't say he was fresher because he ran in the same races.
Palace Malice is a Lot Better Than People Give Him Credit For
Let's pause a moment and reflect on his Derby. We all agree he set those crazy fractions and faded. But he didn't fade that far. He only faded to 12th. Think about that for a second. He beat seven other horses while fighting on.
Sure, he—along with everyone else at Big Sandy—was limping home, but given the fast track and the blinkers off, it should come as no surprise that he was near the top. In this case he was the top.
And who should be right there? Oxbow. Oxbow finished six places ahead of Palace Malice in the Derby after being in the same orbit as PM on the pace. Oxbow finished a diminishing second in the Belmont while not being granted the five-week layoff PM had.
To sum, Oxbow is No. 1. Orb is No. 2, and Palace Malice is not as bad as everyone once thought he was. I tell you, this is going to be a fun summer.
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Keystone Resort is getting ready to roll out the white carpet, welcoming guests to the 2013-2014 ski and snowboard season with the resort's Opening Day on Friday, Nov. 1. Keystone will make its season debut with 65 skiable acres on Dercum Mountain, and a weekend of exciting events and activitieswill animate the start of another great season. Lifts will open at 9 a.m. Friday, with skiing and riding through 4 p.m.
Thanks to the round-the-clock efforts of Keystone's snowmaking, grooming and mountain operations teams, the resort will open with top-to-bottom skiing and riding on the intermediate Spring Dipper and River Run trails. The River Run gondola, Summit Express, Montezuma and Ranger lifts will provide uphill access for skiers and riders. For beginners, the resort is offering a learning area at the top of the mountain on the Endeavor trail, complete with a carpet lift open to the public. Keystone's renowned Ski&Ride School will also have ski and snowboard lessons available beginning Opening Day. Additionally, the resort's A51 Terrain Park, ranked among the top parks in the world, is debuting the largest early season park in the country with more than 20 features on the Scout trail, all accessed by the designated Ranger chairlift. A beginner, intermediate and more advanced line will be available in the Park, each comprised of a selection of boxes and rails.
Guests can begin the morning with a treat of warm donut from Keystone's renowned pastry chef Ned Archibald, as well as hot chocolate and coffee at the base of the River Run Gondola. In honor of the resort's 43rd season, the first 43 guests in line at the River Run Gondola will receive a Starbucks mug and gift card, while the first 200 skiers and riders in line for first chair will receive a raffle ticket, making them eligible for a number of great prizes including a GoPro Hero 3, a Never Summer snowboard and Keystone logo wear. On Opening Day, Epic Passholders will be eligible to receive a free Epic knit hat as one of the first 150 passholders to "flash" their pass at the Epic tent in Gondola Plaza. The weekend's festivities will continue Friday and Saturday evening at the Get Stoked movie festival at Warren Station, located in the heart of Keystone's River Run Village, featuring some of the year's best ski and snowboard films. Free parking will be available in all resort parking lots Friday, Saturday and Sunday in appreciation of guests visiting the resort Opening Weekend.
Beginning Opening Day, Keystone's Kids Ski Free offer will return for a second season with children 12 and under receiving free lift tickets with just a two or more night stay in any of Keystone's owned/operated lodging units. Keystone's offer is as simple as childhood itself, without any red tape or restrictions; there are no blackout dates, giving families the freedom to take advantage of the special deal on weekends and throughout holiday periods, a rarity in the ski industry. Last season the resort provided more than 25,000 Kids Ski Free lift tickets and Keystone is proud to offer the industry's simplest and most valuable Kids Ski Free program for a second year in a row. Reservations may be made at Keystoneresort.com or by calling 800-328-1323.
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The three organizations have teamed up to create videos demanding health care reform now and refer to those of us who want smaller, cheaper reforms as those who are against all reform.
Read the full story in LifeSiteNews with update by clicking HERE.
The life issue is not a small one in the Catholic faith, in fact it is quite a major issue. And while health care for all seems to support this notion, it is my humble opinion that subtracting protection for preborns and eliminating conscience clauses for those who do not wish to stain their hands with the blood of late term abortions is a total sell-out of the Catholic faith. If you are willing to do this, then please do us all a favor and join another church. You are Catholic in name only. Read your Catechism: 2270-2275!
To express concern:
Catholic Charities USA
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 600
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 549-1390
Fax: (703) 549-1656
Sister Carol Keehan, President and CEO
The Catholic Health Association
1875 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006-5440
phone: (202) 296-3993
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
58 Progress Parkway
St. Louis, Missouri 63043-3706
phone: 314-576-3993
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Last month I was toiling away trying to get all our tax figures ready for our tax accountant and was fussing and fuming and super cranky! I decided right then and there that I would keep up with the tax stuff quarterly so as not to lose my mind trying to do it in February...or March. Today was the day and after 3 hours of figuring I finally have it finished for this quarter...Yay!!!
So, better late than never, please join me as I update you on my life via Happy Homemaker Monday hosted by the very busy and moving again Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom! I have lived in the same house for 20 years and I can't imagine what it would be like to have to move. Besides, decent, affordable housing is hard to find. Please visit Sandra and cheer her on!
The weather outside is::::
It is currently 58 degrees and seems like that has been the temperature since about 11:00 today. It is cloudy and just a bit breezy but not windy.
On the breakfast plate this morning::::
Today was my Intermittent Fast Day so no breakfast. However, for lunch we had some delicious asparagus picked right from our garden! The store bought stuff does not even compare!
As I look outside my window:::
Wilson demolished a lily plant in the flower bed:( He really doesn't know any better and unless we catch him in the act it's hard to get after him for it. It's very cloudy and looks like we might get rain later tonight.
Right now I am::::
Just finished my tax stuff for the quarter so am "relaxing" by writing this post.
As I look around the house::::
Dining table looks good for the 2nd week in a row:) Dog toys all over the living room but the dogs are in the dining room with me. Piles of laundry need to be done--I got one done today and will do 2 more tomorrow.
On today's to do list::::
Quarterly tax prep...DONE
Get ready for Wednesday's stamping club
Currently reading::::
List looks pretty much the same as last week but I am a lot farther along in each one:
- Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions by Lysa TerKeurst
- Read aloud: A Two Pedal World: The Journey (Book 2) by Paul Rega
- Audio: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Thanks to Netflix:
Hart of Dixie
Drop Dead Diva
We watched the best movie I have seen in a looonnnggg time this weekend. It's called The Hundred Foot Journey and was amazing!
On the menu this week::::
No menu...winging it as usual! However, my new favorite food blog, It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken has 10 Vegan Dessert Smooties that I want to try...well, I want to try 8 as 2 of them have peanut butter in them and I am allergic.
Favorite photo from the camera::::
Prayers, Inspirational Quotes or Devotionals::::
"Let your gentleness be evident to all." Philippians 4:5a (NIV)
Thanks for visiting! I will be back tomorrow for Tasty Tuesday with a delicious recipe for you!


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Goals: Giotto was designed to photograph and study comet Halley by passing as close as possible to its nucleus. It was equipped with two shields to absorb dust impacts, although it was not expected to survive the encounter.
Accomplishments: Europe's first deep space mission was a resounding success. Giotto survived an intense battering as it closed to a then-record of 605 km (376 miles) from the comet's core and sent back about 2,000 images. The damaged spacecraft was then sent on to make an even closer pass—200 km (124 miles)—by comet Grigg-Skjellerup in 1992. That flyby revealed even more information about comets. Giotto was also the first deep space misison to change its orbit by returning to Earth for a gravity assist.


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Judge refuses to shield contacts with abortion provider's killer
A judge has again rebuffed efforts by a Kansas anti-abortion activist to shield her communications with the killer of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Gale on Wednesday rejected Angel Dillard's request for a protective order covering her contacts with convicted murderer Scott Roeder.
The judge said even if her jail visits were part of her church's ministry, the Valley Center woman cannot claim the communications are protected because she is not an ordained minister.
Gale's ruling comes as the government prepares to depose Dillard next week.
The Justice Department sued her in 2011 under a law protecting access to reproductive services. It accuses her of sending a threatening letter to Dr. Mila Means, who was training to offer abortions after Tiller's 2009 murder.


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TAMPA, Fla. – Republican convention officials plan to stick with their current three-day convention schedule, but are keeping a careful eye on Isaac, as the tropical storm heads toward the Gulf Coast.
"Obviously, our first concern is for the people who are in the path of the storm," Mitt Romney campaign strategist Russ Schriefer said at the convention's Monday morning media briefing.
Convention officials are taking a "wait and see attitude," he said, adding that he was "not gonna answer the hypothetical 'what if, what if'" questions about possible changes to the Tuesday through Thursday schedule.
The main concern for schedulers is the likelihood that Isaac will slam into the Louisiana or Mississippi coast just as the convention gets underway. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane as it crosses over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the next 24 hours, and is currently projected to hit land just south of New Orleans late Tuesday night.
-- David Lauter, Los Angeles Times


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VIDEO: TNT analyst David Aldridge reports the latest free-agent news
Lakers make move for Melo | Heat meet with Deng | Gortat's return to D.C. was easy call | Novak traded to Jazz
No. 1: Lakers make move for Melo — In the earliest days of free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be the odd team out, as free agents and reps for LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony met with and considered various franchises, from Chicago to Miami to Houston to Dallas, not to mention the incumbents — the Knicks and the Heat. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers entered the summer with just a handful of players under contract and significant room to maneuver under the luxury tax.
But you can never count the Lake Show out. While many reports had Melo choosing between the Knicks and Bulls, last night Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers are definitely in the picture. After his meeting with Lakers execs, reports are that Carmelo is absolutely considering a move to the coast, to join Kobe Bryant in a west side connection…
The Los Angeles Lakers have ascended into serious contention to sign New York free agent Carmelo Anthony, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Lakers moved into strong consideration with the front-running New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls over this weekend, sources told Yahoo Sports.
No one with direct knowledge of the process would declare the Lakers had overtaken New York and Chicago in Anthony's mind, but one source close to Anthony said of the Lakers, "They're in the game now."
The Lakers met with Anthony on Friday, offering him a four-year, $97 million contract. Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been in constant contact with Anthony, and the Lakers could re-sign Pau Gasol to pair with Anthony on the frontline.
This story kicked off when ESPN's Bill Simmons noted via Twitter…
Of course, Melo signing with the Lakers would mean him leaving over $30 million from the Knicks on the table — as his former team, the Knicks can offer Anthony a larger and longer contract than any other team. There's also the question of whether a pairing of Anthony and Bryant (with Gasol) in the rough-and-ready Western Conference would give Anthony the best and quickest chance to win.
Whatever happens, after weeks of speculation and simmering, free agency is finally reaching the boiling point. Get your popcorn ready.
No. 2: Heat meet with Deng — While several NBA teams are loaded with cap space, the Miami Heat are still a work in progress. While James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all opted out of their contracts and seemed interested in returning, the path forward for the Heat has seemed less clear, both in terms of financials and personnel. With an aging roster and burgeoning payroll, the Heat have to find a way to get their Big Three some help, without breaking the bank.
Yesterday, according to an ESPN report, Heat president Pat Riley took another step forward by meeting with one of the top free agents on the market, Luol Deng…
The meeting was described as "preliminary," according to a source, as Riley attempted to sell Deng on the benefits of joining the four-time defending Eastern Conference champions.
Sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that Deng will not take a salary significantly below his market value, believed to be above $10 million annually, merely to sign with the Heat.
Deng has several suitors, including Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago and the Los Angeles Lakers, but a source said Riley's pitch intrigued him.
Adding Deng would give the Heat experience, depth, and help on both ends of the court. It may also be something of a dream — can the Heat actually create enough room to make Deng an offer he can't refuse?
The task facing Riley and the Heat is anything but easy. But then, the best things very rarely are. Four seasons ago, Riley defied many expectations when he successfully constructed the Big Three. Now he's got a different kind of difficult task ahead of him.
No. 3: Gortat's return to D.C. was easy call — Not long before last season began, the Wizards gave up a first-round pick along with the rights to injured center Emeka Okafor in exchange for Marcin Gortat. While Gortat has always been a solid interior performer, he was going to be a free agent this summer, and the Wizards were gambling they'd be able to convince him to re-sign in D.C. After showing promise during the regular season and making a run into the second round of the playoffs, Gortat felt confident enough in the future of the Wizards to stick around.
In an interview yesterday from Orlando Summer League on NBA TV, Gortat said re-upping with Washington was a simple decision…
"A lot of different reasons," Gortat said, when asked why he elected to stay with the Wizards. "First of all, I like the city. I like the team. I definitely feel comfortable over there. The team really took me under the wing and they help me since the day one. I definitely love the chemistry between me and John Wall. I think Bradley Beal is going to be a great player one day. Coach Randy [Wittman] believes in me, and I have a great relationship with him. So, the decision was real easy for me. I believe that we will be a special team for the next four or five years."
Gortat was asked about interest from the Miami Heat and bobbed his head side to side, "We had a few teams, but I don't think it [makes] any sense to talk about that now."
If they're planning to get the entire band back together, the Wizards still have to convince Trevor Ariza to re-sign — and as an in-demand swingman, Ariza may take a little more convincing than Gortat.
No. 4: Jazz trade for Novak — Sweet-shooting swingman Steve Novak spent the last few seasons knocking down 3-pointers for the Knicks and the Raptors. While out enjoying the 4th of July holiday with his family in his hometown of Milwaukee, Novak found out he would have a new NBA home next season: The Raptors reportedly agreed to move Novak to the Jazz for Diante Garrett, who the Raptors could waive to create salary cap space.
One of the interesting bits of this story is how Novak discovered he was being traded: According to the Desert News, Novak found out via a series of text messages from his Toronto teammate Kyle Lowry…
Novak, who was dealt to the Raptors from the Knicks just a year ago after thinking he'd finally found his long-term NBA home in New York, wasn't expecting that news. He even wrote back to Lowry, "Are you kidding me?"
Traded again? To Utah? On Independence Day?
"It was the Fourth of July. I didn't have any idea that you could get traded on a national holiday," Novak said, laughing, Saturday evening in a phone interview with the Deseret News. "I didn't think GMs worked so hard."
The gift and the curse for Novak is his combination of shooting and size (he is 6-10) simultaneously makes him a hot commodity and a tradeable asset. For his part, Novak seems to be embracing his new home…
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: The long wait to see Nerlens Noel in a Sixers uniform may have been worth every second … If the Rockets need to move Jeremy Lin to create cap space, Philadelphia might be an option … You know who's not happy about players being asked to take pay cuts? Their agents and their union. … Looks like Devin Harris will agree to a three-year extension with the Mavericks …


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South Dakota Sees Record Number of Corporate Filings
SIOUX FALLS - South Dakota saw a record number of new corporate filings in December. Secretary of State Jason Gant says that suggests the state's economy is improving.
Corporate filings in December totaled 827, a 23 percent increase over the year and the highest number on record. Gant tells the Argus Leader newspaper that he thinks the numbers show that economic development is thriving in the state.
University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business Dean Mike Keller says he also thinks the record number of filings indicates optimism about the future.
For all of last year, there were 7,108 new entities created in a state that has more than 100,000 corporations on file. Gant did not have data on how many businesses in South Dakota closed last year.
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Newcastle Food & Wine Expo 2017
CTM Events - Food & Wine Expo
Event Details
3 Days of Gourmet Food, Wine & Celebrity Chefs
Friday 25th August 2017 - 11am-8pm
Saturday 26th August 2017 - 10am-6pm
Sunday 27th August 2017 - 10am-5pm
Newcastle Entertainment Centre
The Food & Wine Expo is an annual 3-Day event dedicated to Celebrity Chefs, Food & Wine, Cheese, Cocktails and everything Gourmet!
Celebrity Cooking Stage
Enjoy free cooking demonstrations from MASTERCHEF and MY KITCHEN RULES Celebrities plus local talent. The main stage has all the latest recipes and cooking ideas for you to try at home! Grab a front row seat, sit back and relax and watch celebrity chefs create their favourite recipes - an interactive cooking show not to be missed!
Celebrity Dining Room
Enjoy a modern dining experience with a MasterChef favourite, Logie nominee and Channel 10 TV host, Ben Milbourne. With a succulent 6-course degustation menu each paired with a matching wine, this is the menu of the year with the perfect opportunity to get up close and personal to learn all Ben's secrets in cooking and more.
Appreciation Area
Taste, sample and learn the appreciation for finer tastes. These FREE classes include wine, cheese, beer, liqueur and cheese classes. With non-stop sessions running throughout the expo, there is definitely something for everyone to indulge.
Cheese, Lavosh & Wine Masterclass
Sample cheese from the cheese experts at Smelly Cheese Shop served with lavosh from Kurrajong Kitchen all paired with French wines from Bordeaux and Beyond. This class is not one to be missed!


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Market maker Knight Capital Group (NYSE:KCG) was forced to shut down activities in Jersey City on Wednesday due to power issues in the wake of devastating Hurricane Sandy.
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While Knight Capital is curtailing activities at its New Jersey headquarters, the company is continuing to handle trades from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Knight is asking institutional equity sales, trading and market-making clients routing to its Jersey City systems to route their orders away.
A spokesman at Knight said the company's headquarters had been running on generators since the power went out due to the storm, but then was hit by generator issues just before noon ET on Wednesday.
Knight said it isn't sure when power will be restored, but did say some of its other operations are up and running, including its institutional fixed income desk in Greenwich, Ct. and a backup site in Purchase N.Y.
The area around Jersey City has been hit especially hard by Hurricane Sandy, which has left more more than 2 million New Jersey residents in the dark.
"All computer interfaces with Knight will be shutdown with no new orders, both by phone or electronic, being accepted at this time," Knight wrote in a client alert.
The move by Knight Capital comes hours after the U.S. financial markets reopened following their longest weather-related closure since 1888.
Trading activity has been relatively smooth, though traders on the floor of NYSE Euronext's (NYSE:NYX) NYSE struggled with limited phone and Internet service.
Shares of Knight Capital retreated on the news, dropping 4.20% to $2.51 in recent trading.
Earlier this month Knight Capital disclosed a third-quarter loss of almost $400 million, driven by $461.1 million in red ink caused by an August 1 trading glitch that nearly collapsed the entire company. Knight received a last-minute $400 million rescue from a group of companies that prevented a bankruptcy filing.


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Member Representative - Witney
- Location Oxfordshire, South East England
- Salary £17,000 - £23,158
- Contract type Permanent
- Closing date 24/04/2019
- Ref R00BN01428
We need:
- A Customer Service Representative for our branch in Witney, Oxfordshire
- £17,000–£23,158 a year on a full-time contract, plus benefits
- Send in your application by 24th April
- Interview date is likely to be 8th May
As a building society, we always put our members first. That's why we would like you, as our Customer Services Representative, to be the first point of contact our members have, the minute they walk through the door. Guide them in the right direction when they ask for your help. Offer advice on the best ways to manage their money. It's outstanding personal service like this that shows our members just how much Nationwide believes in doing the right thing.
Who we're looking for
Do you have a talent for talking to people and a flair for understanding what our members may need? Are you comfortable working on your own as well as within a team? Can you multi-task while still remaining calm and polite?
At Nationwide, we find that going the extra mile to give the right financial support to our members can really make a difference. So now we'd like you as our Customer Services Representative to help us achieve that too.
As a team-player, you'll have a thirst for knowledge and be great at managing your time effectively between admin and dealing with our members' requests, and you won't mind working on a Saturday.
Don't worry if you've not had any previous financial services experience. We'll give you all the training you need to set your career on its way.
In short you'll need to be:
- Able to talk to different people and handle lots of different types of conversations, from answering a simple question to handling a complex problem. You'll stay enthusiastic, calm and polite.
- You don't need any direct experience in Financial Services – you might have helped customers in another sector, like retail.
- Curious about Financial Services and good at understanding and explaining complex information to our customers so that they can understand it.
- Enthusiastic about working as part of a team. You'll sometimes work on your own, but you'll mostly work with colleagues, supporting each other
As a minimum requirement you'll:
- have previous experience building relationships with customers.
- have a basic understanding of the financial services industry.
- be compassionate, sociable and compliance aware.
- be computer literate.
What you'll be doing
You'll confidently meet and greet our members in the branch foyer, pointing them in the right direction, or responding to their enquiries.
When asked by our members for help with their money, you'll recommend the most suitable products and services for their financial needs.
You'll attend training and development programmes to keep you up-to-date with Nationwide's internal processes, digital management systems, in-branch communications, and product and service initiatives.
Whether working independently or within a team, you'll be asked to meet strategic business objectives, and make the branch experience a welcoming and memorable one for every member that walks through the door.
The extras you'll get
When you put a lot in, we think it's only fair that you should get a lot out. That's why in addition to your salary, you'll be rewarded with a host of other benefits:
• Salary of £16,380 – £21,756
• 24 days' holiday + bank holidays
• The ability to 'buy' another 10 days' holiday
• Benefits scheme giving you access to discount vouchers at various retail outlets
• Access to loads of training to help you progress and develop your career
• Pension scheme where if you pay in 7% we'll top it up to 23%
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
We think it's a great place to work, and we're not afraid of giving you praise when you've done well.


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Thursday, December 3, 2009
UN Translators Needed: POSITION FILLED
Job description: translate this article below about MMTSI in the new issue of the very awesome and very glossy Swiss fashion magazine Edelweiss.
Experience required: Dealing with heads of state or high school level French
Payment: respect, admiration, leftover Halloween candy
UPDATE: Readers Pam Carson and Chryssi Tsoupanarias have taken on the job.
Translation as follows:
Fashion, the world and vice versa
Where we ask, each month, how the continent of fashion shakes the planet
On the other hand, let's talk about…
…"gypset" and "my mother, style icon"… We've got to chat with you before the end of this year, the one during which we celebrated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. We've also got to talk before the unveiling of hippie chic in spring 2010. Oops, hippie chic? Rewind. We wanted to say "gypset." This catchword ("gypset" = "gypsy" + "jet set") appeared in the fashion universe last spring. Coined by the New York journalist Julia Chaplin (who writes for The New York Times, Elle, Vogue, and Wallpaper), it means "an emerging group of creative semi-nomadic people and the bohemian places where they live, from Montauk to Cornouailles, passing by the Rift Valley, in Kenya." Their family tree? "English Romantic-era poets, Victorian adventurers, the surrealists, the beatniks, the hippies, and ravers." On the runways? Marant, Marni, Missoni… or Altuzarra. And where does my mother fit in? In the last issue, we talked about the "vintage-me" (vintage-moi) wave, the funny trend of posting photos on the Web of you wearing the worst outfits of decades past. Next? The wave of "vintage my mother." Who started this trend? The blog, My Mom, The Style Icon – Moms as Fashion Muses*, launched in March by Piper Weiss, a 31-year-old Brooklyn journalist. Where did she get the idea? "I came across two photo albums of my mother when she was 20 years old, around 1969, and I was struck by all the adorable clothes, sexy and trendy boyfriends, exotic places… I scanned the images when my mom was out walking the dog and I created the blog. Now she knows and she adores the site, which took off when I started to receive images of "mother style icons" from around the world," says Piper. She admits that her mother-muse relationship hasn't always been idyllic. "We have epic battles on the topic of clothes. I rebelled against her advice by doing exactly the opposite (which drove me to some serious fashion blunders). Then, around the age of 25, I discovered my parents' old records, 1960s films, Fleetwood Mac, and the flamboyant sense of fashion they had in 1979. Today, I'm thankful to her for her influence. "Gypset" and your mother's wardrobe, where we can build a future with the past.
8 comments:
- rivka said...
Do you have a web address for this page? Put it into google translate. I've been trying to get the enlarged photo page address into 'translate' but it is not working. If you've got the original address...you could let me know what it is and I'd be glad to do it. This looks like French not swiss?
- December 3, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Piper Weiss said...
thanks rivka! articles not online only in print. yeah it's french. know french?
- December 3, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- rivka said...
I do not know French! But google translate knows French and we've got to get this page in there- short of typing it in myself (too darn lazy). My right click won't copy and paste the article you have shown either. gr. But congrats on your mention. I love your blog so much and all the beautiful stylish mommies.
- December 3, 2009 at 12:34 PM
google translate messes up a lot. i'd give it a try.
- December 3, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- Steph Hill'10 said...
I can translate it for you if you haven't worked it out yet.
- December 7, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Salanth said...
Style, the world and vice-versa
Where we ask, each month, how the fashion continent resonates with the planet's shaking
This month, we talk to you about…
…canine chic. "Having a dog at your heels, it's almost as good as having the world at your feet", said a 1930 Vogue, quoted in the book Dogs In Vogue, A Century of Canine Chic by Judith Watt (Editions Little Brown Book, coming February 2010). "These are swindlers and philosophers, mystics, snobs and saints." Bah. Us, we have a horse.
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Ever wanted a slice of Italy? Now's your chance.
An entire alpine village by the name of Borgata Calsazio is for sale on eBay with a "Buy It Now" price of just $333,057.
The town is just a few ski runs from Turin, site of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
It's quite the idyllic hamlet. But caveat emptor, it's also a bit of a fixer-upper.
The National Union of Mountain Communities, which is helping the town's remaining residents with the sale, told La Repubblica newspaperthat any future owner would have to restore the town's historic stone and wooden homes under its master plan.
And that won't be cheap.
"The dream is to revive these mountain villages, which too often are just abandoned," UNCEM representative Marco Bussone told La Repubblica.
The eBay listing describes Borgata Calsazio as "a strategic location to live, start a business or a tourist restaurant."
The village includes 14 homes with a total of more than 50 rooms and is listed in "used" condition. Returns will not be accepted.
Bidding is open until July 15.
While certainly one of the more picturesque, this isn't the first Italian municipality placed on the auction block.
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The remains were found in a container in the water. Police did confirm that the remains were those of an infant, but would not speculate whether they those of Baby Levon, who has been missing since May 29, 2013.
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How Come Gluten Didnt Bother Me In Italy
NightOwl replied to Leeloff's topic in Ingredients & Food Labeling IssuesI know this is already a few months old but because I disagree with most of what was said here I want to post my opinion for the sake of future readers. First, unless I missed something I didn't see anywhere that the OP said he/she had celiac, all I saw was "gluten sensitivity" which is not the same. In a video I saw a few months ago on Youtube, (and which unfortunately is no longer available) the difference between gluten intolerance, sensitivity and celiac was explained. If I remember correctly an intolerance is more of an allergic reaction and sensitivity is difficulty digesting it which can lead to full-blown celiac in some individuals. Next, I disagree with the statement "wheat is wheat", the GMO wheat we eat here in the USA has several extra sets of chromosomes and the gluten in it is not quite the same as natural wheat. Dr. Davis explalins this in his book "Wheat Belly" and in several videos available on Youtube as the reason why so many people are having trouble with wheat and he is of the opinion no one should eat it. Also, "gluten is gluten" is not entirely correct, all grains contain some type of gluten but only some are really bad for celiacs, also, each grain has a different proportion of gluten, and naturally, wheat has the highest percentage of all, whereas oats has the lowest, which probably explains why many people only seem to have a problem with wheat. The video also mentioned that all glutens appear to cause some intestinal inflammation though, but I imagine that is more of a problem on a heavily grain-based diet and is probably the reason why some, like Dr. Mercola, actually recommend a grain-free diet for better overall health.
Very Hard To Lose Fat
NightOwl replied to adab8ca's topic in Sports and FitnessI realize this post is now 8 mo. old and the OP may not need help but I noticed NO ONE answered her question regarding the anti-depressant he/she was taking and that bothered me because from what I've learned the answer could be "yes", but that would depend on which a/d it was, some can actually help weight loss. But since several SSRI a/d contain fluoride, which has a suppressive effect on the thyroid by virtue of blocking iodine absorption, perhaps taking supplemental iodine could (or could've been of) help in this situation.
Hello, Introducing Myself
NightOwl replied to CeliacShack's topic in Meeting RoomHi and welcome! Besides having studied Cosmetology, which led me to participate in hair forums, I also was studying Holistic Nutrition so I know quite a bit about nutrients, and one that I researched and has a lot to do with hair health but is also related to PCOS is iodine, please read go here. Biotin is part of the B-complex and I learned that it's never a good idea to take a single B vitamin without properly supplying the other known 10 factors. Silica has worked for me, more specifically with MSM, a form of sulfur, another mineral that plays an important role in hair and skin health. Magnesium "oil" (or liquid mg. chloride), intended for transdermal use, is applied by some people directly on the teeth, with a brush, to help strengthen them, especially when the enamel is worn out and the teeth look translucent. I don't know if these days it can be found at health food stores but I've been ordering mine online from www.health-and-wisdom.com because their prices are very good.
NightOwl replied to DavinaRN's topic in Meeting RoomI didn't know celiacs could suffer from constipation! That was the story of my life, in fact, I had intestinal/digestive problems on/off since childhood but the bane of my life was constipation, then in the last couple of years began having both intermittently and finally very directly after eating wheat sometimes, so it's very possible I already had problems with gluten or at least wheat way back then. Oh, sorry! Hi Davina! I hope you will soon be able to go on your gluten-free diet so you can start feeling better soon!
NightOwl replied to Mr Happy's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseGreat story Mr. Happy, thanks for sharing it! And congratulations on your many improvements in such a short time, it's very likely that the rest will follow as time goes by. I feel exactly like you, no way I want to put my body through more suffering (now that I finally "got it") just to get tested. I don't know if all my problems will resolve in time since I'm older AND for years played the "game" of "resting" from gluten, or mainly wheat, and then even when I did try going gluten-free I was not always careful about cross-contamination and sometimes did cheat in small amounts thinking what I had was more of a wheat "allergy", and all that probably caused a lot of unseen damage over time. When my gut began to react and my liver function got worse,because my father was a diagnosed celiac I figured I probably inherited the genes from him but I still was in denial for a good while, it took my having some very scary episodes this year to realize this is nothing to play with.
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NightOwl replied to bartfull's topic in Related Disorders & Celiac ResearchThree weeks off gluten is hardly enough to start reversing anything, at best some lucky people might get relief from diarrhea and other acute digestive problems but anything else would take months, even years to heal if the damage is not too great. When I didn't know better I'd tell people to go off wheat for a week or so to see if it would make a difference, well, that might work for a few lucky ones but now that I know about "gluten detox" and have lived it on 2 occasions I know it's completely possible to feel much worse before starting to feel better. Because I've never been diagnosed I'd stay away mainly from wheat for months at a time but would eventually cheat, but the last 2 times the consequences have been more serious, especially the last time. I first stopped wheat, then the other gluten grains back in March but my progress this time has been very very slow. I surely understand your frustration, I've felt it regarding other important things that I wanted to pass on to others, but many will not listen. These days I don't get frustrated anymore, I plant the seed and leave it up to others to choose what to do, and cold as it may seem I now feel that those that won't listen probably deserve the suffering they're in.
NightOwl replied to Razzle Dazzle Brazell's topic in Related Disorders & Celiac ResearchI just posted on the thread "Wheat Belly" and you'll see my opinion of why I think it's not reasonable to eat wheat every single day even for those who are "healthy", so if there are more reasons, it makes even more sense to "approach it with care". As far as I'm concerned, it's all a "conspiracy" to sell more wheat products, even the skewed Food Pyramid was concocted by the Dept. of Agriculture in an effort to encourage people to eat more grains.
"wheat Belly" By Dr. William Davis
NightOwl replied to NoDayButToday's topic in Related Disorders & Celiac ResearchI read this thread about a week ago and did a search on Youtube and found several videos with Dr. Davis, what he said really supported what I'd read quite a few years ago about wheat being hybridized/genetically modified. I once saw a video about allergies where a Chinese doctor suggested that we do not eat the same foods every day, his opinion was that that depleted our enzymes and made it harder for us to digest those foods over time, and it made sense to me. And when we think about the American diet revolving around wheat (i.e., pancakes, cereal (at least 90% contain wheat...), toast/bagels for breakfast; sandwiches for lunch; pasta or pizza for dinner, or biscuits/rolls as a side, then desert that could be cake, pie, cookies; crackers/pretzels for snacks, etc.). We all know that one can't go to a supermarket without seeing wheat products, or others with wheat or its byproducts as an ingredient, in every isle, so people's diets revolving around wheat has got to be bad even if wheat were "normal". I have forwarded the links to Dr. Davis' videos entitled (Parts 1 & 2) to all my e-mail contacts and also posted them on my FB wall because I think EVERYONE should be aware of this and even if they're apparently healthy they should at least limit their consumption of this "Frankenwheat" in order to hopefully avoid problems in the future, so I hope others here will want to do the same.
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NightOwl replied to Lolli's topic in Meeting RoomHi, I'm kind of new here but I want to welcome you too and tell you that I totally understand your frustration, this is a hard thing to accept! I'd joined here several years ago but at the time wasn't sure I "belonged" here as I've never been officially diagnosed; also the forum didn't seem too active so I eventually forgot to come back. Through those years I kept eating wheat/gluten periodically. When things caught up with me in some way, I'd stop for a few months but eventually fell into temptation again. It was also amazing how I'd "forget" things I'd read before and how I could not see the connection between my worsening health and the pattern I'd created. It took a rough wake-up call last Spring for me to come to terms with my "gluten sensitivity" very possible celiac. It came in the form of a thyroiditis attack (2nd since last year...) accompanied by the panic attacks from hell, intermittent diarrhea, queasiness and pain in the liver area, nearly paralizing fatigue and depression all of which interfered with my sleep. The puzzling thing was that all that happened about 2 months after I'd cleaned up my diet again (but I learned here that some people go through a period of "detox"). Also, during my so-called gluten-free period I'd cheated a little a couple of times by having cheesecake with cookie crust, at the time I thought it was more of a "wheat allergy" so I'd pop an antihistamine and avoid the worsening of my chronic nasal congestion (my only most obvious and immediate symptom) and thought that was the worst of it. But I forgot about my thyroid... I'd read many years ago that antibodies from gluten would attack it, so I've had a few thyroiditis attacks, during those my throat area gets swollen so I can't lie on my side when I sleep or I choke, and the symptoms that go with it are like being hyperthyroid, not fun at all. And I also "forgot" that last year eating wheat had begun to give me loose bowel movements (and I was always constipated...) and awful abdominal cramps. But I also read that such antibodies can be lowered by taking vit. B12 and selenium, so I made a point to try to take those supplements as regularly as I could remember, which sometimes I just didn't, but on the whole I think that kept me from things getting much worse. So perhaps you could give that a try. I'll try to find the article I read about it (if it's still available online) so I can give you the link, who knows, perhaps that might help shorten/speed up your recovery period.
Gluten Free And Weight Loss
NightOwl replied to gottarun96's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac DiseaseHi, one thing I learned over the years of my "playing" with eating gluten (because I've never been Dx'd) is that there comes a point when one doesn't feel well at all when stopping, to the contrary, the last 2 times I quit gluten (and dairy which makes my chronic nasal congestion worse) I couldn't understand why I was feeling SO ultra-fatigued and depressed. I learned here recently that it's due to "detox" and that can definitely last for several weeks, in my case the last time, probably because I have Adrenal Fatigue, I began going downhill after I stopped (in March), ending with a huge adrenal crash that started on 4/30 and for most of May I felt really bad. Also, I usually lost weight quickly and rather effortlessly after stopping, but not this last time, it's going slower. In fact, when I went to the doctor at the beginning of May I'd ballooned to 160 lbs., about 15 lbs. more than weighed during the winter. I attribute that to the following: 1) I have Hashimoto's and my last indulgences must've increased my antibodies causing my TSH to go up again, to 9, the highest I've ever had measured, I also had a thyroiditis attack at the beginning of May. 2) My liver was affected, for many months I had not been secreting much bile and sometimes felt an ache on the upper right side of my abdomen, have had to take digestive enzymes w/ox bile (but a liquid liver/galbladder supplement and milk thistle have really helped). The bottom line is that a sluggish liver will prevent weight loss. 3) In July I finally felt well enough to want to exercise more but then I made the mistake of pushing myself harder than my body was ready for and I had a lesser adrenal crash that set me back some. I began feeling discouraged until I realized that I'd abused my digestive system on/off for way too long and I cannot expect my body to bounce back in just a few months. Now my expectations for more significant improvement have stretched to a full year from when I stopped, and that because about a month ago I realized I'd eating a canned soup that had some wheat in it twice. If I get better and lose weight sooner, great, but if not at least I won't feel let down by expecting more than is realistic and I feel this is the way you need to think right now. My best wishes to you!
Hello From Greenville, Sc
NightOwl replied to NightOwl's topic in Meeting RoomHi, thanks for responding to my post, I had not yet figured out how to get notified by e-mail of replies so I just coincidentally came back around here and saw you had replied. I'm glad my post offered something, I'm sure we all have experiences that can be useful to others. I now have to "educate" my sister who believes eating gluten occasionally is not a big deal, that's what she did with my father, kept giving it to him when he asked for it, and now I'm not surprised that her adult son, who I learned yesterday was diagnosed several years ago, still cheats fairly regularly and he thinks as long as he can avoid getting diarrhea everything's "ok". But then for years I used to think that all I needed to avoid was making my nasal congestion worse... I thought it was all due to a connection to my mold sensitivity (as wheat contains mycotoxins, on top of everything) because for a while it looked like I could get away with it during the winter months, but I'm now not exposed to mold anymore and kept getting worse due to my cheating and I now I understand that the antibodies had attacked my thyroid, adrenals and liver (so far that I knew of...).
Wheat Belly Book
NightOwl replied to kenlove's topic in Publications & PublicityThank you very much for posting this, after watching it I went on to find longer videos of a lecture by Dr. Davis (in 2 parts) in which he explains everything in more detail and I've just posted them to my FB wall and also to my sister's wall because our father was a celiac and my sister never took it seriously and fed him wheat whenever he wanted it and as a result he died a very sad death. She now has like at least 2 AI illnesses and all her children are not healthy either, one with digestive issues supposedly diagnosed as "Crohn's Disease". We all need to raise consciousness so this nonsense of GM foods stops! The moment I read years ago that today's wheat is not the wheat "of the Bible" I immediately suspected that was the reason why so many people are now having trouble with it and that video has confirmed it for me. And, holy cow! Two slices of whole wheat bread have a higher GI index than a Snickers bar! And for years that's what I ate thinking it was "good" for me, yeah right! No wonder I've always dropped weight whenever I stopped eating that c***, even last night a male friend told me at a party "You've lost weight!" I'm not remotely on a weightloss diet, so I had not even noticed although, come think of it, I fit into some clothes I'd not worn for many months and during my last wheat indulgence back in February I quickly gained back 10-15 lbs. I'd lost last year (after I stopped eating wheat once before...). So I feel pretty encouraged thinking that this time I'll continue to lose and achieve my final goal because I "ain't" touching that stuff ever again, so help me God!
Hello From Greenville, Sc
NightOwl posted a topic in Meeting RoomHi everyone! I actually joined this forum in 2007 but stopped coming here, at the time I lived in W. Palm Beach, FL but 2 years ago I moved to SC. I am a 50+ divorced mother of 2 adult children, and I have a beautiful 2 y.o. granddaughter. I have never been diagnosed w/celiac but my father died as a consequence of it and I'm sure that's what killed his mother as well. But because I never even told a doctor about my suspicions, it was easy for me to be in denial. Around the year 2000-1 I did begin to see that wheat was not my friend. I remember one time when I suddenly began feeling awfully depressed, tired and my clothes were suddenly tight; I realized I'd been eating whole wheat bread daily for several days so I decided to stop and see what happened and I was amazed when 6 lbs. dropped off me in less than 3 days. Anyone would've thought that had made a believer of me but it didn't, I thought at worst I just had a "wheat allergy" because I didn't seem to react to rye. The only other cereal I ate occasionally was oats, but it was hard to tell if they affected me because I ate them with honey and molasses and I was supposed to avoid sugars because of my hypoglycemia. So for years I went back and forth avoiding wheat (& dairy too) for months but eventually falling into temptation again. I'd read somewhere that some people supposedly can eat gluten again after 6-12 mo. of abstinence and I was hoping to be one of those (if they indeed exist), so I guess that delusion helped me continue my destructive pattern. At first there was no reaction whatsoever, then my chronic congestion would get worse causing apnea attacks when I slept (but I often could get around that taking Loratadine), my face contour would change looking rounder and my upper eyelids puffy, and I'd gain weight extremely fast. But then two years ago I began having clear intestinal problems when eating wheat, I remember being doubled over with colic wishing I at least could go to the bathroom and "get rid of it". Naturally, I stopped but foolishly repeated the same cycle 2 more times, each time with increasingly serious consequences, the last time, because of my Adrenal Fatigue the symptoms were horrendously scary and I swore I'd never touch gluten foods ever again because I do not want to have to go through that ever again, and not only that, it's taken me much longer to recover this time. :-( I'm hoping though that my experiences with this affliction will allow me to help others in the future. Ok, now that I got my story out, if there's anybody from Upstate SC in this forum I'd love to connect with you, but I'll also be happy to find any friends close to my age from anywhere, I'm sure everyone knows how lonely having celiac can be, it's like others have no clue as to how bad this can be and how difficult it is to try to live in a world where just about everything has gluten in it.
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NightOwl replied to NightOwl's topic in Meeting RoomThanks! Regarding Publix I wouldn't say they carry "a lot" of stuff but, yes, I've been able to find some Bob's Red Mill products, breakfast cereals and Nut-thins (crackers).


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It's no secret that investment banking analysts and associates work an obscene number of hours per week. Of course, hours can vary from firm to firm, city to city, and group to group. (Bulge bracket M&A bankers in New York, for example, tend to work more than corporate finance bankers in San Francisco.) But overall, I-banking requires junior bankers to work anywhere from 80 hours per week on average up to 110 hours week. And, in some cases, bankers are discouraged from using all of their alotted vacation days each year.
However, recently, the phrase "work/life balance" has been creeping into the halls of even the largest, busiest investment banks on Wall Street. And despite the monstrous workloads, many analysts and associates say their firms actually provide them with a very good work/life balance. In fact, many bankers told us in our latest Banking Survey (which was administered this spring and which will determine our 2013 Vault Banking 50, forthcoming in less than two months) that work/life balance is alive and well on Wall Street.
Now, before I continue, I should point out that, as touched on in a previous post (What the BLEEP is Work/Life Balance), the ubiquitous phrase work/life balance does not necessarily (or only) refer to number of hours worked; rather (or in addition), it refers to flexibility of scheduling, the ability to work remotely, respect of one's time, the ability to take the vacation time one is entitled to, and not doing meaningless work, among other things.
That said, here's one bulge-bracket associate speaking about life at his firm:
"We work a lot of hours, but the high level of responsibility for associates and VPs makes it not as bad as it could be. MDs and partners generally don't care where and when the work gets done provided that deadlines are met, so it's your choice as to whether you stay late, work from home, or shift work from one day to the next. And most people don't mind if you take a day off to attend things such as weddings or family events—as long as the work gets done."
Working from home is definitely something that is prevalent on Wall Street (and which wasn't prevalent as little as just a few years ago). Here's a boutique M&A banker speaking about his workload:
"Senior bankers don't care if you're in the office as long as you're getting your work done, and even that can be done at home much of the time. Also, there's a real effort to tailor the amount of work to the importance and probability of generating revenue on the project."
Indeed, many bankers at the busiest firms (those with the strongest deal flow) told us that there is little time spent on non-revenue generating work. That is, these days, fewer hours are spent on pitches that end up going nowhere but that still require scores of hours of junior bankers' time. Here's what another banker (in M&A) at one of the top firms on the Street has to say on the subject:
"Senior bankers respect work/life balance, and since we're focused on deep relationships, there isn't a lot of pitching to burn time outside of live deals."
Also gone, for the most part, is face time—staying in the office when you're work is done but senior bankers are still around. Here's one associate at a top boutique bank speaking about her experience:
"Long hours come with being in the industry, although I think our hours are better than most. Also, there's no face time, and the hours you do spend here are typically on meaningful work."
And another banker says:
"Truly no face time, either during the week or on the weekends. But when situations go live, and the deal team is lean, long hours are inherently necessary."
Which brings me to this question: Why are long hours necessary? Are they truly inherently necessary? Does everything absolutely, positively, have to be there overnight?
One bulge bracket analyst, who loves his specific job but has little love for some of the general aspects about life on Wall Street, has this to say about work/life balance:
"I genuinely enjoy the people I work with. My managers have been people of exceptional ability, remarkable drive, and integrity. Some of the greatest mentors I've had have been senior-level individuals here at the firm. However, it's difficult to not be able to make weekend plans or vacations without the real possibility of having to put together some sort of deliverable on a weekend. Investment banking as a career at the analyst level is highly demanding and makes work/life balance difficult. Unless the industry as a whole changes the way the job is done (for example, a client asks for something on Friday afternoon and a managing director indicates we will get back to them by Wednesday instead of Monday morning) it will generally be that way no matter the firm."
What do you think? Is it possible that one day an interaction on Wall Street will look like this:
Joe the MD: Hey, Bob, when you get a chance, can you run the XYZ merger model with these 17 different scenarios.
Bob the Analyst: Sure, no problem, Joe. When do you need them?
Joe the MD: Oh, no rush, Bob. Sometime next week'll be fine ... enjoy your weekend!
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