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Connecticut gun sales soar in wake of Sandy Hook
Gun sales spiked in Connecticut this week -- just days after Adam Lanza opened fire on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown -- far surpassing the sale of handguns, rifles and shotguns during the same period last year.
Statistics from the state Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection reveal that retailers sold 1,220 guns in a single day Thursday, compared to 431 on the same day a year ago, records obtained by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers show.
Demand for guns in the aftermath of the massacre rose every day this week -- except for Sunday, when many gun shops are closed. Ammunition sales also were robust, according to a survey of gun shop owners.
December is typically a strong month for firearm sales in Connecticut, said Lt. J. Paul Vance, spokesman for the State Police, who noted that the latest numbers were still unusual.
"At this time of the year, we tend to see an increase in people purchasing guns for themselves as Christmas gifts," Vance said Friday. "But these numbers are a very big increase. Could it be as a result of this tragedy? It's possible."
On Dec. 14, the day Lanza stormed Sandy Hook, 756 guns were sold in Connecticut, compared to 375 sold in the state on the same day in 2011, according to records released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Hearst.
A day later, retailers made 941 sales. Only 365 guns were sold on that day in 2011.
In Connecticut, the figures released are for overall guns sales, Vance said, adding that the state Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection did not have the numbers broken down by type of firearm -- handgun, semi-automatics or long guns.
The FBI, which compiles national figures on background checks on prospective gun buyers, will not release state-by-state statistics until January. Those numbers will provide law enforcement agencies and public policymakers with a snapshot of how the Sandy Hook massacre affected the national outlook on guns.
The gun sales boom in Connecticut mirrors what other states have experienced after mass shootings.
Colorado saw a 40 percent surge after a gunman in an Aurora movie theater killed a dozen patrons and wounded 58 more with a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and handgun. In Arizona, FBI data show one-day handgun sales rose 60 percent after a gunman killed six people in Tucson in 2011.
The same scenario played out after the Columbine, High School shootings in Littleton, Colo., in 1999, when gun owners rushed to beat what they thought would be massive restrictions on assault guns.
Fear and a desire to protect oneself are natural reactions to a mass shooting, but Gary Kleck, a Florida State University professor who studies gun control, deterrence and violence, believes the spike in gun sales is only a "temporary blip."
"After shootings like this, it's a common reaction that people purchase guns," said Kleck, the author of "Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America."
"Most of the time," Kleck said, "it's people who were already looking to buy anyway, or it's people who already own guns anticipating the possibility that their preferred model of gun might be banned, especially if it's an assault weapon because what those are is so vaguely defined."
Since Sandy Hook, states as far flung as Florida, Pennsylvania and Alaska have seen gun sales rise sharply.
In Illinois, from the day of the Sandy Hook shooting, through Tuesday, that state's Firearms Transfer Inquiry Program processed 12,557 background checks -- double what it processed over the same period last year, the Associated Press reports.
Calls for more gun control have erupted since the Newtown massacre, with President Barack Obama backing renewed gun restrictions in response to the school shooting. At the same time, semi-automatic rifles are selling out at many Walmart locations.
"What we've witnessed is an immense tragedy," a salesman at the Connecticut Gun Exchange in Monroe said, adding that he's noticed more women wanting guns. "People may be concerned about their safety, or if they already have guns, they may be concerned about changes in gun laws."
Adam Lanza's mother, Nancy Lanza, had legally purchased the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle and Glock handgun her son used in the rampage that took the lives of 26 at Sandy Hook. Before driving to the school, he shot his mother in the head four times as she lay in bed.
As sales rocketed, gun buyers have found themselves waiting longer than usual, sometimes for hours, or having to leave stores without their guns because the FBI background check system was overwhelmed and kept crashing.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - It's been a long time... Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in It's been a long time... Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message RedRoseJoined: 21 May 2004Posts: 2735Location: GuangZhou, China Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:56 am Post subject: It's been a long time... Yeah, it's been a long long time since I posted my ideas at this forum last time. I missed this forum....but it seems those old friends are all gone, where are Turtle? CP? Bob? Admiral? Back to top Bob S.Joined: 29 Apr 2004Posts: 1767Location: So. Cal Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:22 am Post subject: Didn't you get my e-mail? I sent you a calendar in MS Word format. Happy New Year! 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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Greater London Jutland 1916 - WW1's Greatest Sea BattleMarking the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, this new display presents the compelling story of the ships, technology, strategy and impact of the battle on both the men who fought and their families. 'Jutland 1916'...National Maritime Museum - Royal Museums Greenwich | 27 May 2016 — 1 January 2021
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Greater London Nelson, Navy, Nation: The story of the Royal Navy and the British people, 1688–1815From bustling dockyards to ferocious sea battles, the gallery brings to life the tumultuous 18th century, exploring how the Royal Navy shaped everyday lives as it became a central part of society and turned sea-faring...National Maritime Museum - Royal Museums Greenwich | 21 October 2013 — 21 October 2022
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Dorset Tank Men: The Story of the First CrewsThe Tank Museum's landmark First World War Centenary exhibition, Tank Men: The Story of the First Crews, focuses on the stories of eight men who crewed the first tanks, 1916-1918. The new exhibition tells the stories...The Tank Museum | Bovington | 25 March 2016 — 26 March 2021
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Programs of Religious Activities with Youth, or P.R.A.Y., is an interfaith resource, providing information on religious awards for youth for 130 different faiths.
P.R.A.Y's business office is a resource for all those of faith. They seek to bring youth closer to their individual faiths through education.
They encourage religious organizations and youth programs to come together. Both have an interest and responsibility for youth, and youth can be best served when they work together. Youth benefit from a collaborative effort.


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Drake season is about to go into overdrive.
The "Worst Behavior" rapper is teaming up with his mentor and label boss, Lil Wayne, for a massive 31-date U.S. tour that will find the dynamic duo playing amphitheaters across the country, including a date at Los Angeles' iconic Hollywood Bowl.
Related: Watch Drake Get 'Sound Advice' on Dating from 'SNL"s Vanessa Bayer
The co-headlining tour launches on Aug.8 in Darien Center, N.Y., before wrapping up on Sept. 27 in Bagwell, Texas. Tickets for the shows go on sale via Live Nation on June 20.


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My booklist has taken an R-rated twist
I consume books regularly and try to be open to all genres (except Twilight and Harry Potter; I refuse based on principle), but tend to stick with titles that offer some literary content or even just a thrill. Lately, my titles have been more suspect and less something I would proudly read while riding on public transportation (yet another reason I need an EReader!). Strippers and womanizers have dominated a few of my recent literary ingestions.
Drunkenness & Debauchery with Tucker Max: To some, Tucker Max is a hero: One to emulate, live vicariously through and high-five. To me, he is a cringe-worthy example of all that's wrong in society today – a mediocre looking man who somehow has managed to find innumerable women who willingly exploit themselves and become a topic of Max's only talent – writing. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is written as a memoir, filled with vignettes of stories, aka one-night stands.
For Max, sex is an activity akin to my shopping habit. He just walks out on the street, sees something he likes and takes it home – nothing personal or even especially friendly. I don't even care enough to go on a tirade about this, because the strongly offensive nature is exactly why this exaggerated content is so popular. If everyone just ignored it, Max would hopefully disappear, and suffer from some STD, alone.
- Novelwhore's Grade: C (Mediocre, like the author)
- Title: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
- Author: Tucker Max
- Publisher: Citadel Press (Kensington)
On-Stage with Juno's Screenwriter, Naked: The blockbuster success of the Summer Movie of 2007, "Juno", about the pregnant high-school giving her baby up for adoption, resulted in an umbrella effect of PR for the author, Diablo Cody. Not the typical glitzy Hollywood Screenwriter, Cody had already been around the block before achieving fame and there is no doubt many people who became fans experienced her naked at multiple strip clubs in Minnesota.
Yes, Minnesota. The cold state in which the taking off of clothes makes me shiver was the setting of Cody's memoir Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. College-educated with a normal childhood (if there is such a thing), she had a job in an advertising agency before wandering into an Amateur Stripping contest and becoming rather addicted to the thrill. This memoir reminds me of Chelsea Handler's Confessions of My Horizontal Life, as both women managed to maintain a conversational, self-deprecating voice while describing intimate things. Entertaining throughout, this memoir offers a subversive thrill to a taboo subject and ends before getting overly disgusted from the vivid descriptions of what is done for cash.
- Novelwhore's Grade: B+
- Title: Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
- Author: Diablo Cody
- Publisher: Gotham (Penguin)
Expected Stripper-Tale, with Political Twists: From my experience, Carl Hiaasen takes a normal murder/suspense/power plot and adds tidbits of sex and humor to keep the reader engaged. Striptease (an old title, found at library sale for $1) stays to this obviously successful formula and follows a young mother, driven to strip by the piling up of legal bills as she fights her ex-husband for custody of their young daughter (typical stripper sob-story, right?).
Seedy tale with the emotional mother-daughter pull, Hiaasen weaves his web of politics, blackmail and murder through the sleazy Governor of Florida, who's in love with the stripper (like that Akon song!) and in bed with $millions$ behind the illegal farming of sugar cane. The stripper is realistic and smart, the bouncer muscular and clever, the Congressman aging and not aware of all that's happening for his behalf, this book is another look at the different cogs in society and what happens when they interact. Definitely entertaining, but without the introspective angle of Candy Girl or the disgust-worth content of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
- Novelwhore's Grade: B-
- Title: Striptease
- Author: Carl Hiaasen
- Publisher: Vision


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Alberto Callaspo's Fantasy Value after the Trade
most notable aspect of Callaspo's profile is that he nearly impossible
to strike out. This season, only three batters sport a strikeout
percentage that's better than Callaspo's 8.3%.
and Callaspo himself, have owned the ability to put the ball into play at a brisk rate. One player who didn't fit the organizational philosophy was Brandon Wood,
who stands on the opposite spectrum and is one of the easiest to strike
out in the majors with a 30% rate. It's no surprise then to see that Callaspo will be replacing Wood at
the hot corner.
elite contact rate earns Callaspo some batting average karma. In both
2008 and 2009, he hit above .300. This season, he's hitting .275,
but has been the victim of an unlucky .278 BABIP. Callaspo's walk rate
is down this season, but with some regression on the upside, he could certainly be a .300
hitter going forward.
become relevant in all leagues, however, he'll need to boost his stats
in the other counting categories. There may be some hope.
stands to gain additional run and RBI opportunities in his new
environment. In Kansas City, he was batting in the sixth lineup
spot for a team that ranked 20th in the majors in runs
scored. For Los Angeles, he'll be hitting for a team that's 9th in run scored. Judging by manager Mike Scioscia's comments after the trade, Callaspo could have a prominent role in the lineup too.
has never been much of a speed demon, with only eight steals in five major
league seasons. But in moving to the Angels, he'll also get the
opportunity to play for a manager who has traditionally been one of the
most aggressive on the basepaths.
power, Callaspo isn't a big bopper. But he did hit 11 HRs last year and
is on pace for 13 this year. Angels Stadium of Anaheim has ranked as a
more friendly HR environment than Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for
three consecutive seasons, according to ESPN's Park Factors.
Wood, the Angels sport another third baseman who is an elite force in
making contact in Maicer Izturis. But assuming Callaspo stays
in the lineup on a regular basis, the trade portends better things to


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Let the Suunto Movescount community help you explore. Use heatmaps to discover the most popular tracks for different sports. Break the routine and find new places to train in your own neighborhood or find where the locals train when you travel.
Create a route based on the heatmap and transfer it to your compatible Suunto watch to get navigation guidance during your training. You can also share an interesting heatmap with a friend via social media.
How to get the most out of Suunto Movescount heatmaps and routes – read more!
You can export any public routes in Movescount to your compatible Suunto GPS watch. Using the Map view, you can also import routes to Movescount from external sources, or create your own with the route planning tool. The route altitude profile updates as you draw the route on the Google or Mapbox map, making planning easy.
Once you selected or planned a route, check "Use this route in my (your watch)" box and save the route. The next time you sync your watch, the route appears under the route list in your watch.
How to plan a route with Suunto Movescount – read more! (in English)
Suunto GPS watches offer reliable navigation aids to help you get to your destination. Download routes to your watch from Suunto Movescount, and navigate them confidently with your watch. Some watches feature automatic breadcrumb trail that allows you to see your track and direction at all times. With Track back you can retrace your route at any point while recording an exercise with GPS.
If your Suunto watch has an altimeter, knowing your exact altitude will help you pin-point your location. When navigating a route that has altitude information, you can locate yourself on the route altitude profile in real time to see your ascent gain, remaining ascent and how many hills you have left on your route.
How to find your location using a Suunto GPS watch – read more! (in English)
Point of Interest, or POI, is a special location, such as camping spot or vista along a trail that you can save and navigate to later. You can create POIs in Suunto Movescount, or in your Suunto GPS watch by saving your current location.
When out in the wild, your saved POI's are conveniently available in your watch POI list and you can navigate to them at any time. The POI navigation has two views: POI view with direction indicator and distance to the POI, and a map view showing your current location relative to the POI and your breadcrumb trail (available in Traverse and Spartan watches).
You can categorize your POIs based on pre-defined types, and each POI type is illustrated with a small icon that helps identifying it in the navigation view. You can edit the names of your POIs in Suunto Movescount.
True to Suunto's roots, all Suunto sports watches come with a digital compass with north indicator. It is an easy navigation aid in its own right, and fast to enable when you want to check if you are heading in the right direction.
In all Suunto GPS watches the digital compass also has a full tilt compensation and declination correction.


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I have been quite disturbed by events in Egypt. We won't know for some time what has been happening behind the scenes, but it appears that the Obama Administration told the Egyptian military that our support would not flag, which I, and certainly they, would have read as a green light to eliminate the Muslim Brotherhood.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Deshaun Thomas scored all but one of his 22 points in the first half and No. 7 Ohio State showed its firepower inside and out in beating Savannah State 85-45 on Wednesday night.
LaQuinton Ross added 13 points, Shannon Scott had 12 and Evan Ravenel 11 for the Buckeyes (7-1), who are three games into an eight-game homestand that will carry them all the way through the Big Ten opener against Nebraska on Jan. 2.
Arnold Louis led Savannah State (5-5) with 14 points.
The Tigers came in relying on their stingy defense. They were allowing only 53.0 points a game, with their opponents shooting 37.1 percent from the field.
But the Buckeyes, averaging 78 points, dominated at both ends and scored in transition to pile up a big lead. They hit 10 of 19 shots behind the arc while shooting 48 percent from the field for the game.
The Buckeyes made 7 of 10 3-pointers in the opening half to pull away to an 18-point lead. Thomas led the way, hitting 4 of 6 while scoring an almost effortless 21 points - three more than the Tigers accumulated in the half.
At one point, the Buckeyes had a 15-1 advantage on the boards.
Ahead 5-4, Ohio State held Savannah State without a point for more than 5 minutes while running off nine points in a row. Lenzelle Smith Jr. got it started with a 3, Amir Williams came in and flipped in a hook, Thomas hit a short jumper and Williams added two free throws.
On the heels of that spurt, however, the Buckeyes took off again, scoring 13 of the next 17 points. Thomas tossed in a couple of quick-draw 3s with Ravenel scoring two buckets inside.
Down 42-18 at the break, Savannah State scored seven of the first nine points of the second half but Ohio State started picking up points in transition to stretch the lead, which gradually grew to the final margin.
Scott's 3 with 12:01 left gave the Buckeyes a 64-31 lead - and also surpassed the most points given up by Savannah State this season. The Tigers gave up 62 points in an 84-62 win over Trinity Baptist. They had limited No. 5 Florida to just 58 points in a 58-40 loss on Nov. 20.
The game served as another tuneup for the Buckeyes who are three games into an eight-game homestand that stretches all the way through the Big Ten opener against Nebraska on Jan. 2. They played three of their first five games on the road, including their only loss - a 73-68 loss at No. 2 Duke on Nov. 28.
The next big target game for the Buckeyes is a showdown on Dec. 22 against No. 9 Kansas, the team that beat Ohio State 64-62 in the national semifinals last spring.
Ohio State improved to 80-2 in non-conference home games in coach Thad Matta's 10 seasons, winning the last 37.
The game was played before 13,848 at Value City Arena. In Savannah State's six home games, the total attendance was 6,071.


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Leonard Kelly-Young (born 29 September 1948; age 72) is the actor from Chicago, Illinois who portrayed Sonsorra in the Star Trek: Enterprise first season episode "Cold Front" in 2001. His name is misspelled in the end credits of the episode as Leonard Keely-Young. His costume from this episode was later sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] [2]
Among his few other science fiction credits is the 1996 made-for-television movie Special Report: Journey to Mars, co-starring fellow Star Trek alumni Keith Carradine, Rosalind Chao, Deborah Lacey, and Alfre Woodard. His other TV movie credits include the TV movies No Place Like Home (1989, with Steve Rankin), The Enemy Within (1994, with Lawrence Pressman), Down, Out & Dangerous (1995, with Bruce Davison), Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997, with Dwight Schultz), Anarchy TV (1998, with Albert Hall, George Murdock and Matt Winston), When Billie Beat Bobby (2001, with Bob Gunton), and Taking Back Our Town (2001, with Keith Szarabajka). His feature film credits include 1992's There Goes the Neighborhood (in which he and Lee Arenberg played two burglars opposite Jonathan Banks, W. Morgan Sheppard, Ron Taylor and Harris Yulin), The Vanishing (1993, with George Hearn), Sliver (1993, with Jim Beaver), Ed (1996, with Bill Cobbs and Stan Ivar), Diamond Men (2000), and Karla (2006).
During the 1990s, he was a regular on the action series Renegade and had a brief stint on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He has also made appearances on such series as Pros and Cons (starring Madge Sinclair), Beverly Hills, 90210 (with Ann Gillespie), Ellen, Married...with Children, Pacific Blue (starring David L. Lander), Silk Stalkings (with Charlie Brill and Zoe McLellan), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (with Teri Hatcher and K Callan), CSI, That's Life (starring Scarlett Pomers, Paul Sorvino, and Titus Welliver), Six Feet Under (with Graham Jarvis), Carnivale (with Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, John Fleck, Scott MacDonald, Diane Salinger, and John Savage), and Boston Legal (with William Shatner, John Larroquette, David Clennon, Larry Drake, and Bruce Gray).


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How to Stop Calorie Counting
Do you ever feel like counting and numbers are taking over your life and your mind? Are you constantly counting pounds on the scale? Weighing and measuring your food? Do you know the number of calories in every food and the grams of carbs in everything that you put in your mouth? Is this obsession driving you crazy?
Many of my clients come in feeling as though they'd love to stop counting calories, but they don't know how, they feel as though if they did, they'd totally lose control. Counting calories helps give them a sense of control and satisfaction.
Usually, when I begin people on the road to intuitive eating and mindful eating, I help them wean off of calorie counting by using numbers to help them assess their appetites. It's actually a lot more challenging than calorie counting, but ultimately more useful. It increases mindfulness and helps you to actually get in touch with the needs of your body.
How to do it:
1. Learn the hunger and satiety scale.
|Starvation mode. Void of feelings. No energy, tired, empty.
|Ravenous. Feeling uncomfortably hungry. Dizzy, grumpy.
|Very Hungry, unable to focus on work or conversation.
|Hungry. Stomach is beginning to growl, you are beginning to lose focus.
|Getting Hungry. First thoughts of food begin.
|Neutral. Not hungry, not full. Not obsessing about food. Nurtured, productive, able to focus. If you are eating, you can still eat more.
|Satisfied. You've eaten enough to be content. You are not uncomfortable, yet you do not need more.
|Slightly Full. A bit more than satisfied. You might feel like you had a bit too much.
|Very Full. You begin to feel bloated as though you've had too much.
|Uncomfortably full. You just want to go to sleep. You might feel depressed or regretful.
|Completely Stuffed. You feel like you might throw up. You are in pain, you can't focus, and you don't know how you got here.
2. Decide to learn to not let yourself drop below a 3 and not go above a 7.
3. Check in with yourself throughout the day. When you find yourself at a 4, it's time to think about getting a meal.
4. Before each meal, note or write down where you are on the hunger and satiety scale.
5. Eat your food slowly and mindfully and stop right in the middle. When you stop, note or write down where you are. If you are at a 5, you know that you can eat a bit more. Stop again and if you are at a 6 or a 7, stop eating.
It's that simple. But it's not simple really because you are using the wisdom of your body to tell you how much or how little you should be eating rather than an arbitrary number that doesn't necessarily relate to what your body needs. Keeping track of the numbers on the hunger and satiety scale will help you to feel as though you are in control in a way that calorie counting did only it's also a way to increase mindfulness. After a while, you will be able to stop using the numbers because you will intuitively know when to eat and when to stop eating.
Start by trying it for one meal a day. You can also check in with yourself every 1-2 hours and ask yourself where you are on the hunger and satiety scale.
You might try some hypnosis to help you stop dieting and to eat more mindfully for your body and less by someone else's calorie chart.
Interested in doing a seven day experiment? Try it and link to this blog post, I'd love to see how it goes for people!


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Friday, February 3, 2012
I. Found. A. Gray. Hair.
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AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Scary! But way to spin it girl...how positive of you ;)ReplyDelete
I would LOVE to have snow-colored hair so considered yourself envied for even having the chance of rockin it.ReplyDelete
Just found your blog, I just had to follow when I saw huge and mega poof describing your love for hair! I am the same!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:52 PM
In some countries they call it a lunar(spanish word) or birthmark:) Hope that makes you feel better...lolReplyDelete
Haha I found a gray hair this week too! Panic! But then I convinced myself it was more silver than grey, so I could have flowing silver hair like wise old people do on movies.ReplyDelete
Love your take on it. You's look fantastic with snow hairReplyDelete
oh, you are still hot. ;)ReplyDelete
love the blog girl, so happy to have stumbled upon it. :)
love, rach.
My sister always finds a white hair or two on my head and I make her pull them out! She swears that it is bad luck and I will grow 10 more in its place! haha I doubt it so I pluck the suckers! hahaReplyDelete
- BreannaFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Found your blog through The Small Things Blog! I'm 24, and have been finding silver hairs on & off since I was 18... unfortunately, my hair is naturally a dark brown / auburn mix, so they really stand out.ReplyDelete
Love your blog & your style!
I've been getting silver strands since I was 20!!! It's ridiculous... I pluck them out even though I hear that makes them grow back faster. Whatever, am I supposed to go around rocking a few short gray sprouts from my part? Um NO! I may be a hair dying fool for life! At least until I'm 60ish, then I can start rocking the Miranda Priestly look ;)ReplyDelete
Nice post. Thanks for sharing useful information. gray hair reversalReplyDelete


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By **Jake Whitney**
The other night I was a watching a replay of Game 6 of the Yankees-Braves 1996 World Series. Something wasn't right. As a lifelong Yankee fan, I knew everything that was going to happen, especially in that classic third inning—O'Neil doubles, Gerardi triples him home, Jeter and Bernie follow with singles—yet I found myself unusually engaged, as if I were watching the game live. But strangely, I also felt more relaxed. The stadium seemed calmer despite the fans going bonkers.
It didn't take long to realize the cause—or, rather, the non-cause—of these odd sensations. Behind the batter was nothing but a blue wall and fans. No enormous WB Mason or Burger King banners blared at me from back there; no red-white-and-blue Bank of America signs wallpapered the dugout; no New Era Cap stickers plastered the railings; and there were only a handful of billboards scattered about the stadium. Moreover, when the score was displayed it was just a score, not a score "Presented by…" some corporation. There were no "Gatorade updates" or "Listerine timeouts," no Bridgestone pop ups blocking my view of something. In other words, there was nothing competing with the game for my attention.
This got me thinking about advertising in other sports and how it has grown like an unruly monster. Just about every stadium these days is named after a corporation. There are far more ads decorating pro basketball courts now then there were just a few years ago. Same with hockey rinks. And football, well, football has been dominated by advertising for a while now.
NFL coaches are not allowed to wear suits on the sidelines anymore, only clothing with a Reebok—the official clothing sponsor—logo prominently displayed. In 2006, the New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush was fined $10,000 for sporting Adidas cleats during a pre-season game. In last season's HBO reality show Hard Knocks, which follows a football team through training camp, the Cincinnati Bengals wore SpongeTech ads on their practice jerseys (apparently the Reebok deal doesn't cover practices). College football is even worse. It's not the Rose Bowl anymore, it's the Fed-Ex Rose Bowl; not the Sugar Bowl, but the Nokia Sugar Bowl—with the corporate logos imprinted right on the playing fields.
But why the fuss? In a capitalist society like ours, advertising is necessary to alert consumers to products and services. True enough. And I'm not suggesting we do away with it. But I would argue that there is a limit to how much we should be forced to take. During a typical day, the average American views somewhere between 250 and 3,000 ads. (Estimates vary widely, probably based on where you live; city dwellers are exposed to many more ads than people in the country, for instance.) There's only one reason for their ubiquity: they work. Commercials get you to spend money, usually on things you don't need. And since America is only now beginning to emerge from its worst economic downturn in 75 years—a recession whose underlying cause was people buying things they couldn't afford—the time is nigh for a debate about the role of advertising.
Chew on these numbers. In 1944, the average American household possessed savings of $12,807 and an average debt of $7,475. That's over $5,000 in the black. Thirty years later, however, the average family's savings had dropped nearly by half and debt had more than tripled, putting the typical American family $32,000 in the red. Not so good. But look at what happened over the next 30 years. Average household debt by 2008 had skyrocketed to a whopping $117,951, with savings plummeting to a paltry $392 per year. Total credit card debt in the U.S. in 2008 was $975 billion, with the average household owing approximately $8,500 on four credit cards. So in 64 years, the typical American household went from having $5,000 in the bank to possessing four credit cards, $8,500 in credit card debt, nearly $120,000 in total debt, and little more than a car payment in savings.
Those numbers cannot continue on their current trend if America expects to retain a vibrant economy. But our profligate spending is not only taking a toll on our financial health, but also on our physical health. Look at our obesity epidemic, which has even affected children. How do you think that happened? Mass advertising of processed foods and electronic gadgets surely played a role. And then there is our skyrocketing use of prescription drugs, jacking up health care costs and increasing the risks of abuse. The United States is the only other country in the world besides New Zealand that allows prescription drug advertising on television.
But even beyond our financial and physical health, one could argue that our rampant consumerism has inflicted the most damage to our moral and spiritual health. Because when advertising is this universal, when the Rose Bowl is owned by Fed-Ex, when once-idealistic musicians use anti-bigotry anthems to sell trucks, when the names of great Americans are replaced on arenas with the names of corporations, we are hit with another, even more powerful message than the one in bold letters and flashing colors presented by the beautiful spokesmodel. It is this: nothing—no single ideal or person—is as important as the almighty dollar.
This amoral ethos threatens to devour our culture and undermine the very qualities that once defined what it meant to be a great American and a great human being; qualities like altruism, loyalty, creativity, generosity, and compassion. It also serves as a tacit agreement with the citizenry that it doesn't really matter how you amass your fortune, as long as you do. Even if that means selling bad mortgages to millions of brainwashed homebuyers. Or concocting a grand ponzi scheme that puts your friends, your community and even charities at risk of financial ruin.
Copyright 2010 Jake Whitney
Jake Whitney is a writer originally from the Bay Area who now lives in Westchester. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New Republic, the San Francisco Chronicle, Editor & Publisher, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, and many others. Jake holds a Master's degree in journalism from Iona College. His most recent Guernica piece can be read here.
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Long before advances in technology led to all kinds of new blends and fusions and synthetic fibers, working men and working women wore wool socks. This was not by choice, it was by necessity. There really weren't many other options. Today, wool socks are still as popular as ever. In a day and age when there are lots and lots of other options, woo...l socks have stood the test of time. And for good reason. Of all the natural fibers, wool attracts the most moisture. That means they'll absorb a lot more sweat than other socks before your feet will feel wet. And because wool is an anti-static fiber, they won't attract dirt, leaving your socks even cleaner. So, to summarize: Wool socks: Staying dry, and repelling dirt. Awful hard to top that. Today, working men and working women wear wool socks by choice, not necessity, and boy, are there ever choices. There are so many different consistencies and thickness and colors and cushion, which leads to endless combination. Merino wool is one of the most popular varieties because the long silky fibers means they won't itch. They'll stay soft even after a multitude of trips to your washing machine. But that's just the beginning of the selection. Let's say you're out in the cold. Wigwam's Sub-zero Thermal socks would be perfect. Fox River, Darn Tough, Acorn, Filson, Carhartt, Wolverine and more; from Black, brown, grey, white, and even pink, Working Person's Store has your feet covered with the perfect wool socks. (Learn More About wool socks)(See less)


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powersurge: You're preaching to the choir here re: minivans. Unfortunately, the American auto buyer is fickle and instead decided to go with SUVs and/or crossovers and minivans are somehow "uncool". In my area, many of have gone with BRoD-class SUVs.
Take a look at http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2 ... sales.html for more data about the various segments.


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Cambrian Athletics: Recapturing that soccer excitement
Frank Anselmo has seen Cambrian College soccer rise up and beat the odds before.
Now, he wants to see it again.
A member of the 1989 indoor soccer team that surprised the larger institutions by working its way through to the OCAA semifinals, taking the two-time defending-champion Humber Hawks to double overtime before bowing out, Anselmo was recently named as the new men's soccer head coach at his alma mater.
And though it has been more than a full generation since the Golden Shield excelled at the indoor game, Anselmo is nothing if not cautiously confident that his new crew can gradually work their forward, up from a 2018 season in which Cambrian finished with a record of 2-6-2 in a highly competitive Central Division.
Yes, the move back to the OCAA East is likely to help Anselmo and company, to some extent. But the long-term growth, the future of the program, is much more heavily predicated on the ability of the 52-year-old Sudbury native to find a healthy mix in the lessons of soccer that he garnered through the bulk of his playing days in the 1980s and beyond, with the nuances that are critical to the evolution of soccer in the past 20 years.
It's something that the son of a member of the 1969 Ontario Cup-winning Polish White Eagles team (Angelo Anselmo), and a man who first made his appearance in the local senior men's league at the age of just 14, with C.S. Italia, is keenly aware of.
"Traditional soccer from the '60s and '70s, and even into the '80s, would utilize a system that typically played with a sweeper, an individual positioned in behind the defensive line, sort of an extra defender," Anselmo explained. "In the late 1980s and 1990s, you have these incredible coaches in leagues such as the Premiership, Serie A, La Liga and so on, who totally changed the dynamics of positions.
"We have formations today that didn't exist back then, and that is the beauty of it. These coaches found ways to create formations based on the type of players they had, to throw twists into the opposition. You would never see a formation of 4-2-3-1 back in those days."
Certainly, the man has a solid network of soccer contacts, noting that he will absolutely be tapping into the likes of Laurentian coach and friend Carlo Castrechino, as well as former Cambrian master coach Giuseppe Politi for advice.
"I am thrilled that the communication between the Cambrian men's soccer team and the Laurentian team is what it is," said Anselmo.
"Carlo is a couple of years younger than me, but I remember the battles we had on the field."
Still, it is the memory of the incredible run of 1989 that Anselmo clings to most tightly, while trying to envision the heights to which this program might prosper.
"There was no outdoor (OCAA) soccer back then, so we approached Craymer Forth about fielding an indoor team," he recalled. "Craymer was Cambrian soccer.
"We had to play a pre-season tournament, which we won, and had to play a qualifying tournament, which we won. We showed up at provincials, and nobody even knew who Cambrian was."
Certainly, a handful of playoff appearances, the first in program history, under the watch of coach Politi, has helped to serve notice to opposing schools about what Cambrian is. But named as head coach just six to seven weeks before the start of the season, Anselmo is far more focused on baby steps, having received solid advice from school administration.
"(Athletic director) Tim (Yu) gave me his expectations, as far as what the college is looking for," he said. "Those expectations are extremely achievable, because it's all about school. We have a group of students who really love the game of soccer and have a passion for it, but must balance to make sure they do the right things.
"First and foremost is treating their education as the most important thing in their lives. They are student-athletes. Their education is by far the most important thing that we promote here.
"I am, however, quietly optimistic. These players are showing energy. Moving forward to next year, I can see more positive results and maybe a higher placing, in the standings, once I get my feet wet this year."
Though he had enjoyed several decades of coaching the indoor game, often times serving as player-coach, Anselmo acknowledged that a jump to this level was certainly not something he envisioned, only a few years ago.
"I got back into it in 2011, and I just really wanted to play one more year of indoor soccer and then hang up the cleats and do what I do best, which is being a better fan than I am a player, and a better fan than I am a coach," said Anselmo with a smile. "It started with just one season.
"But the whole process kind of rejuvenated my love for the game and wanting to be around the game."
A game that has changed and grown and morphed, since the time that Anselmo and his indoor teammates of 1989 came ever so close to bringing a soccer banner to Cambrian.
Some 30 years later, that might be a long shot, but that still is the goal.
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Instructor(s) Frenchick, Grady
"What's in a name?...." This course investigates on both practical and theoretical levels the domestic and international law of identifying, protecting, transferring and asserting trade symbols – particularly trademarks.. An understanding of such issues is important for business clients, particularly in marketing, and the lawyers who advise them. Coke, Aspirin, Apple, Bucky Badger, Yahoo, product colors, restaurant décor, and the iPad configuration are examples of such trade symbols . Start-ups and early stage businesses have both company identity and product/service identity issues that can be the difference between success and failure. This course develops both an understanding of the competing theoretical rationales for protection of trade symbols, and a knowledge of the mechanics of the federal and state laws concerning such symbols.
This course is offered on a 2 or 3 credit basis. The basic course will be two credits. A third credit can be earned by preparation of a 10- 15 page paper on trade symbol-related topic to be discussed and agreed-upon by the student and the instructor.


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Penn State President Rodney Erickson offered his regularly scheduled President's Report at the start of today's (Jan. 17) Board of Trustees meeting in Dean's Hall of The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at the University Park campus. Following is a transcript of his remarks.
Thank you, Keith and Happy New Year! 2014 is off to a great start at Penn State, and we're fortunate to begin the year with a few new outstanding leaders.
Last week, Amr Salah Elnashai began his tenure as dean in the College of Engineering, and you'll have the opportunity to meet him in coming months. On Feb. 1, Penn State Brandywine will welcome a new chancellor – Kristin Woolever, who comes from Prescott College in Arizona, where she served as president. She too is looking forward to getting started.
As you know, on Saturday we welcomed Penn State Football's 16th head coach, James Franklin, to the Nittany Nation. Within hours, our downtown merchants had welcome messages in their store windows, and the Family Clothesline even ran a contest for T-shirt slogans, which prompted suggestions like "Bankin on Franklin" and "James Wins Games."
We owe our gratitude to the search committee led by Dave Joyner.
The committee did a remarkable job … so remarkable in fact, that Onward State gave them an A, which is impressive coming from students!
Before I introduce Coach Franklin, I wish to offer our deepest appreciation to Larry Johnson, who stepped up to serve as interim coach. His steady leadership, commitment to student-athletes and enthusiasm for the program were vital during the transition. We also wish Bill O'Brien our very best in the next chapter of his career. I for one will be cheering on Houston as long as they're not competing with the Steelers or Eagles.
Today, I'm pleased that Coach Franklin has made the time to stop by our meeting and say hello. We're thrilled that you and your family have joined the Penn State family, and we look forward to your contributions to our storied Nittany Lion football program. I realize you have a very tight schedule, but would you care to come to the podium to say a few words?
(Franklin speaks)
Thank you, and again, welcome to Penn State!
Now I have a few other items to share before we move on to the business of the afternoon.
First, I'm pleased to report that credit rating agency Standard and Poor's announced that it has revised Penn State's outlook from negative to stable and affirmed its 'AA' long-term bond rating. This move, on the heels of the Moody's rating outlook boost, clearly affirms the ongoing progress that's been made and provides recognition of Penn State's commitment to fiscal responsibility and overall improvement.
Another sign of stability and strength at Penn State can be found in our latest admissions cycle report.
After last year's dip in the overall number of applications, from all indications, this admissions cycle could well produce a new high.
To date, applications for undergraduate baccalaureate applications are up 19 percent over last year at University Park and up 7 percent at the Commonwealth Campuses; that adds up to 7,600 more baccalaureate applications received this year, compared to last year.
Some other notable statistics include:
-- Pennsylvania applications at all campuses are up 8 percent.
-- Out-of-state applications are up 26 percent.
-- International applications are up 18 percent.
-- African-American applications are up 14 percent.
-- Hispanic-Latino applications are up 18 percent.
-- Graduate applications are up 10 percent.
What's more, we have seen a record number of applications to the Schreyer Honors College. This year, 3,277 students are competing for 300 spots. That is an all-time record for Schreyer applications, and it's a 29 percent increase over 2013.
Also, the Honors College now offers an optional interview opportunity with Schreyer alumni. More than 1,500 prospective students have signed up, and about 450 alumni are conducting the interviews. We greatly appreciate the alumni engagement, which enhances the experience for all of our students.
Penn State's World Campus also continues to attract outstanding students and accolades.
Most recently, the World Campus ranked in the Top 10 for its online undergraduate and graduate programs among the hundreds of higher education institutions included in U.S. News & World Report's 2014 Best Online Programs rankings.
Notably, Penn State's World Campus rankings include:
-- No. 3 for best online bachelor's programs.
-- No. 5 for best online graduate engineering programs.
-- No. 6 for best online graduate computer information technology programs.
This is the time of the year that brings people together at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
This annual event is part county fair, part educational experience, and part food extravaganza. Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences always plays a prominent role. This year, more than 200 Penn State students, faculty and staff were on hand to help make many of the show's activities successful.
I had the privilege of attending a special ceremony during which Gov. Corbett proclaimed Jan. 9 Cooperative Extension Day in Pennsylvania. The honor recognized 100 years of Penn State Extension, and it was a pleasure to share the honor with our many state and local government officials and private sector partners.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation honored 10 Penn State students, including eight enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences, with $3,500 scholarship awards. The College of Agricultural Sciences will contribute an additional $2,000 for its student winners.
The winners are selected based on leadership qualities and excellent academic performance, and are shown here with U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture George Greig.
On Wednesday of this week, we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the annual Forum on Black Affairs banquet. I had the opportunity to share some of Penn State's progress in our diversity initiatives.
For example, in December Penn State was honored with the 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award by INSIGHT into Diversity Magazine. This honor recognizes higher education institutions for exceptional strategies and programs in place to help achieve diversity and inclusion across campus.
In addition, results from an assessment of Penn State's diversity and inclusion efforts ranked the University among the top 20 higher education institutions in the nation.
The assessment, conducted by Halualani & Associates, found that Penn State ranks in the top four in comparison to peer institutions for diverse undergraduate student enrollment, diverse student graduation rates and new minority faculty hire numbers.
The report concluded that "the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity leads one of the top 10 diversity strategic planning frameworks in the country, and stands out as one of the few offices nationwide that focuses on diversity achievement outcomes and impact."
Certainly there is more work to be done, but I hope you'll join me in congratulating Terrell Jones, vice provost for educational equity, for his leadership of the Office for Educational Equity and his support of diversity initiatives in our community.
As I do each year, I'd like to recognize the Penn State faculty members who have been recently named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which is the world's largest general scientific society.
The new fellows for 2014 include: Ottar N. Bjørnstad, professor of entomology, biology and statistics; Squire J. Booker, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biology; William H. Brune, distinguished professor of meteorology; Kevin P. Furlong, professor of geosciences; Bruce E. Logan, Evan Pugh professor and Kappe professor of environmental engineering; Alan M. MacEachren, professor of geography; and James R. Broach, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the College of Medicine.
Congratulations to these faculty members, as well as the many others who are making discoveries in their respective fields, while inspiring the next generation of scientists, innovators, artists and scholars.
Penn State is continuing our work to improve the lives of children and families.
Later this afternoon, you'll hear from Dr. Susan McHale about some of the research under way through the Network on Child Protection and Well-Being.
And next week I will be at Penn State Hershey to participate in a Grand Welcoming Event for the Center for the Protection of Children. Led by Dr. Benjamin Levi, this center is a collaborative effort whose goals are the research, prevention and treatment of child abuse.
In other campus news, the Pennsylvania College of Technology is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year.
Started as an industrial-arts shop in the Williamsport High School, Penn College has developed a unique approach to education by focusing on hands-on, real-world experience in skilled and technical career fields.
Pennsylvania legislatures have played an important role in the success of Penn College, our Commonwealth Campuses and our institution. I look forward to sharing some of the highlights at the House and Senate Appropriation hearings, in which I'll be participating on Feb. 13.
Since our last board meeting, we have had some significant accomplishments in athletics, too.
Eighty-three Penn State student-athletes earned fall Academic All-Big Ten honors; that's the Nittany Lions' second-highest number of honorees all-time among fall teams.
Football All-American and mathematics major John Urschel will need an extra suitcase to take home all of his awards, including the Campbell Trophy, which goes to the nation's top college football scholar-athlete. He is the first Nittany Lion to win this award, and he was honored at the BCS Championship Bowl game. John also picked up the 2013 Senior CLASS Award for his abilities both on and off the football field.
We also had a thrilling conclusion to our women's volleyball season when the team captured its sixth NCAA national championship in program history, rallying past Wisconsin in a decisive victory. This marks the fifth national title in the last seven years for the Nittany Lions. With this title, the team is now tied with Stanford for the most women's volleyball national championships.
Congratulations go to Coach Russ Rose, his staff and to the student-athletes, who have made us so proud.
Continuing their record of excellence, the Penn State wrestling team is ranked No. 1 in the nation.
In addition, on Dec. 8, Penn State Wrestling set the NCAA attendance record for the largest crowd at any college wrestling dual meet ̶ 15,996 fans at the Bryce Jordan Center -- all cheering on the team on to victory.
Last year, the Lady Lions donated a record $260,000 to breast cancer charities, and this year the Pink Zone game will be played Sunday, Feb. 16, against Wisconsin. There's always a great turnout, and it will be an excellent game.
Finally, a few words on For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students. We are closing in on the goal of $2 billion due in large measure to the support of the Penn State community and the outstanding leadership of Rod Kirsch, senior vice president for Development and Alumni Relations, and Peter Tombros, the Campaign Chair.
This campaign has brought out the best in our alumni and friends, and we will be able to celebrate its success on the Campaign Closing weekend, which will be April 11-13.
Also coming up is THON 2014, which will be held Feb. 21-23. There is nothing quite like the experience of seeing the passion and commitment of our students and the families they support.
If you wish to join us for THON, please let Jeanie know and we'll make arrangements.
That concludes my remarks. Now I'll be happy to take your questions.


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Bonfire Night: Fireworks displays in Abertysswg - 2020
Here's a list of all the Bonfire Night events and fireworks displays we have in Abertysswg for 2020.
Make the most of your Bonfire Night celebrations by taking the family along to an organised Guy Fawkes night event in your area.
Sorry, we have no local fireworks displays for 2020 in Abertysswg.
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Past fireworks displays
View details of old fireworks displays local to Abertysswg here in our archive.
Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night is a huge event across the UK with many local organisations, Charities and sports and social clubs putting on their own Bonfire Night displays to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night.
Bonfire Night has always been hugely popular with families and children and with many events growing into large local and regional attractions there is lots to see and do on Guy Fawkes Night. Many Bonfire Night events now feature funfairs, catering companies offering food and drink and licensed bars serving alcohol to keep the adults happy. Fireworks, although the main attraction of Bonfire Night, are now the grand finale of the event after fun has been had at the other attractions and activities.
Some of the biggest and best Bonfire Night events are hosted by charitable organisations such as the Round Table and Lions Club with volunteers providing a brilliant, value for money family experience where proceeds to go local charitable causes.
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It has been used for century's as a good health aid and immune system. Melissa Officinalis which they call Lemon Balm is used as sedative in the treatment of depression. It is used to minimize the effect of depression. Have you ever sat back and enjoyed the aroma picked from a fresh leaf? It has a relaxing smell and is therefore very popular with headache sufferers. Ever add some into your cucumber juice? It's quite relaxing and enjoyable with a beautiful cool taste to roll on the tongue. It is very soothing and calming to nervous irritations to heart, stomach, head, menstruation, sleeplessness, peevishness, and colic. Scientific research has only recently began to back up the numerous claims of the health giving properties of this herb. It is notably effective against the herpes virus. It lessens the effect of stomach gas and cramps.It has also antispasmodic effect on the stomach. According to the researchers, lemon balm leaves have antibacterial and antiviral properties. It is used in the treatment of thyroid and to treat flu, low blood pressure, insomnia, indigestion, memory, Grave's disease, and Alzheimer's. It is used to release hormones in the body and the "feel goods" indeed.
This is very good. You could actually use lemon balm in cracking cells of other substances that are least indigestible or metabolized do to their fine genetic structure and most beneficial having the cell walls cracked for absorption into the blood stream. This means you can use them to ferment certain substances and get the results of using or running a science lab and developing a super powerful medicine that works. FYI we use tannins to ferment grapes to make wine and apples to make cider vinegar. So let's say you are suffering from a thyroid conditions or perhaps live in a highly radioactive environment You would use tannins and fulvic acid in your ferments to extract the important benefits of seaweed to utilize the highest potentials of those enzymes, minerals, nutrients, etc to create it at its best bio-available source. I am telling you exactly how to create medicine that will best fit your immune system to thrive in modern day toxic environment.
The high selenium content in this herb assists with its ability to regulate thyroid function and helps raise antioxidant levels, promoting immune system health. In autoimmune disease, oxidative stress is considered to be a major environmental trigger. In knowing this you can prep your body with the preventive maintenance required.
Over the years, dried lemon balm leaves has been consumed as tea. Teas made with the herb, both hot and cold are common and like many green teas, proponents believe they have wondrous health properties. Lemon Balm tea is believed to contain antibacterial compounds and antiviral properties, as demonstrated by the herbs ability to combat viruses like the Herpes Simplex virus, cold sores, Shingles, etc. Studies suggest that melissa reduces the development of resistance in the herpes virus and blocks the attachment of herpes virus to the receptor sites of host cells, preventing the spread of infection.
External of lemon balm can help cold sores heal more quickly when they appear, according to the University of Michigan Health System Health Notes. The higher the concentration of lemon balm in the cream or ointment, the more effective the treatment seems to be. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, you can make your own cold sore treatment by steeping 2 to 4 teaspoons of crushed lemon balm leaves in a cup of hot water for about 15 minutes and applying the cooled liquid directly to cold sores with a cotton ball.
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones (a serious metabolic imbalance known as hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis). Lemon balm has been used to relieve symptoms of autoimmune disease and promote a healthy immune system in patients with autoimmune disease.
Used as an injection along with Lycopus virginicus or bugleweed, lemon balm is widely used in Europe for treating Graves' disease and is also used as a tonic or tea to reduce and manage symptoms in Graves' disease. The Melissa herb slows pituitary function, lowering TSH levels, which, in turn, reduces thyroid hormone levels and it is rather paradoxically used to raise thyroid hormone levels in patients with hypothyroidism. Balm herbs strengthen rather than stimulate thyroid function, restoring normal levels to patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. However, its effects are mild and this herb is not considered an effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe hypothyroidism.
In addition the melissa herb inhibits the receptor binding site and biological activity of immunoglobulins in the blood of patients with Graves' disease. You should seek a medical professional's advice when considering any treatment.
For a calm mellow day stress free, try infusing some lemon balm leaves in your water. Can also add thin slices of cucumber, lemon, and perhaps a few strawberries. I suggest giving it a try sometime.


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Rockne inherited many problems when he assumed his role as Notre Dame football coach and athletic director. He left an entirely different set behind him. One of them, every single one of his successors has grappled with every single day on the job: the pressure of sustaining a winning tradition. "Success breeds success" is an old platitude that carries some truth. Even truer is that success breeds the demand for success. At Notre Dame it has also bred a rather unpleasant culture of ousting unsuccessful Rockne successors.
Everyone knew following Rockne would be a nearly impossible task. The man had become a larger-than-life figure, admired and adored nationally. When university president Father Hugh O'Donnell asked Jesse Harper to return to South Bend he consented only to assume the role of athletics director, steering clear of any coaching responsibility. Regardless of the obvious pressures there were several candidates understood to be interested in the job. Some already had head coaching experience elsewhere, but the Notre Dame priests were as insular and snobby in 1918 as they can be today. Frank Thomas was overlooked because Alabama was considered a backwater, insufficient to prepare a coach for Midwestern football. That was surely a mistake.
In the end the job fell to Heartley "Hunk" Anderson, Rockne's assistant. Hunk had played as a lineman on Rockne's earliest ND teams, though somewhat undersized at 170lb – even for 1918. A five sport letterman, Anderson was extremely athletic and very talented. Hunk came to Indiana from Michigan because of a hometown friendship with the now legendary George Gipp. His years as a player were the first great era of Irish football, the school lost only two games in his four seasons. He went on to play several years with the Chicago Bears before returning to South Bend as an initially unpaid assistant coach in 1927. Hunk had passion, commitment, a desire to win, a love of the game, and no end of athletic aptitude. He was not at all a poor choice as head coach, at least on paper. Unfortunately he lacked Rockne's affable charm – but then, who doesn't?
Rockne had insisted upon complete control of the athletics department, books and all. He could always find grant-in-aid scholarships for his players and maintained a large roster. When Anderson assumed the role Notre Dame Vice-president Father Michael Muclaire made clear that the new era would be different. The priests would subject athletics programs to complete institutional oversight. Anderson enjoyed the same basic amount of scholarship packages from the school that Rockne had been given. What he failed to do was maintain the network of unofficial booster relationships that Rockne had established to provide off-campus jobs for ND players. That system enabled Rockne to take on more and better players, but on Anderson's watch the gravy-train dried up.
The same bullish lack of charisma that inhibited Anderson's efforts at glad-handing boosters also made him a less capable motivator of players. He had always been the aggressive task master as assistant and filled the role admirably. But a head coaching job requires much more. Managerial skills, media relations, giving players a sympathetic ear, inspiring respect, motivating deeper effort… These roles are not new to modern head coaching culture. Hunk did not change the tactics or philosophy that he and Rockne had successfully employed on the field. He stuck with the famous "box" offense, built around controversial multiple-player pre-snap shifts. Anderson knew this system as well as any living man. He could coach it and had done so. His teams did not lack talent. That showed in the fact that they routinely beat the lesser opponents that Notre Dame teams were supposed to beat. But occasional performances began to lack luster. Inevitably, unacceptable losses followed.
Anderson's career as head coach opened with a 25-0 romp over a useless Indiana team, but questions were raised the following week when the Irish played out a thoroughly uninspiring 0-0 tie against Northwestern at Soldier Field. Following that performance with four wins over lesser teams failed to convince the most powerful newspapers. After a 20-0 win over a comparatively poor Navy side in Baltimore on November 14th one Eastern journalist complained that:
"A stern and fearless [boxing] fight commission with the honor of the grand old game at heart might suspend them for not trying…"
Notre Dame was then 6-0-1, a good record. Anderson was a first-year head coach. The walking legend who had built the program from nothing had died tragically less than a year previously, leaving the team in shock. Wouldn't it be reasonable to expect a little grace? But reasonable and the measure of expectation that comes with being Notre Dame football coach had about as much to do with one another in 1931 as they do today. Hunk received no grace.
The following week USC visited South Bend. A crowd of 52,000 watched Anderson's team control the first three quarters and reach the forty-five minute mark up 14-0. Early in the final period USC began to build momentum but Anderson, not perceiving the shift, pulled many of his first string players. Under one-platoon substitution rules they could not be returned to the game that quarter. Notre Dame's best players watched helplessly as the Trojans surged to a 16-14 comeback win, sealed on a scoring drive sustained by a reckless penalty that blew a Notre Dame defensive stand. In the final fifteen minutes the Irish had committed errors, relinquished the ball weakly, been out muscled at the line of scrimmage, and fallen foul of a sucker trick-play. Notre Dame had been out coached. Rockne's teams lost games, sometimes. But they were never out coached, ever.
The 1931 season finished with a 12-0 road loss at Army. One newspaper reported that Notre Dame had so been so utterly inept on offense that Irish coaches suspected Army of knowing their signals. In fact the play-calling was predictable enough that knowledge of the signals was unnecessary. Whispers of Hunk's inadequacy began, even after one season with a not unrespectable 6-2-1 finish. Rumors were strong enough for the campus newspaper to openly acknowledge. The Scholastic reported that Hunk would stay on, making a point in Anderson's favor that would be repeated many times for many coaches in future years, regardless of the argument's relevance:
"Hunk Anderson is a Notre Dame man."
By the time the following season began Anderson could feel the weight of expectation resting heavily upon him. Once again the schedule provided very few chances to truly prove Notre Dame's worth. Three wins over Haskell Institute, Drake, and Carnegie Tech by a combined score of 177-0 meant very little and impressed no one but the ever enthusiastic student body. The seemingly surging Irish came unstuck in their fourth game, at Pittsburg. Two interceptions returned for scores in a single minute gave Pitt a 12-0 lead. They held on and late in the game the Notre Dame offense that had scored so freely against minnows looked frantic and clueless. An AP writer described the "strange" sight:
"A Notre Dame team, its assurance and cohesion absolutely destroyed, passing wildly like a bunch of high school kids in a demoralized effort…"
Newspaper exaggeration and speculation abounded to the point that now Jesse Harper had to explicitly address the situation. He told reporters that Anderson would be coaching at ND the following year:
"The fact that he lost one game is no reason to fire him. We at Notre Dame feel he has done a fine job."
On the face of things there was every reason to agree with Harper's statement. The Irish answered the Pitt loss with four wins over Kansas, Northwestern, Navy, and Army, giving up only a single touchdown. The Army win, at Yankee Stadium, was particularly impressive. One newspaper called the display "dazzling". Notre Dame's countless New York 'subway alumni' were thrilled. But the mood did not last. Again Anderson's team finished the year on a loss, and a most inopportune one. Two weeks and three-thousand miles of rail travel after beating Army in New York the Irish faced USC in Los Angeles. 93,000 came out to witness a dominating physical display up-front from the Trojans, who won handily 13-0.
Over the year Notre Dame had racked up 540 penalty yards against 245 by their opponents. That was sloppy play, even when they were winning. Anderson couldn't seem to keep referees on his side. He apparently didn't care about winning the press over, either. After the USC loss he gave only a single interview to one paper, angering a host of Midwestern beat writers who had travelled 2,000 miles to cover the game. Francis Wallace, an influential writer who had always vocally backed Rockne's Irish, complained that Notre Dame was "learning to lose." Four losses in two years were, he said, not acceptable in South Bend.
Going into the 1933 season Notre Dame had never fired a football coach. One might be forgiven for thinking that a man with a record of 13-4-1 could hardly be considered a candidate for setting that precedent. And yet the tension around Anderson was palpable. One prominent Irish-Catholic priest wrote in his widely read column that Notre Dame football was "a spiritual service played for the honor and glory of God and his Blessed Mother." This magnitude of sentiment did not seem overstated to many Notre Dame backers. So when Hunk prohibited visiting priests from watching pre-season practices without letters of clearance from their bishops, the move naturally created a bitter reaction. Most wondered what of such secretive importance had gone on in those practices when the Irish opened with a pathetic 0-0 tie against Kansas. Notre Dame had won its season opener every previous year since 1901.
Only one game into the season Anderson's uninspiring personality and his team's poor play had already turned even the home press against him. The South Bend Tribune editorialized:
"This fellow Anderson may be a coach, but if he is, I'm ready to accept my post as ambassador to China."
An anonymous open letter signed by "an irate fan" and dated the day after the Kansas game ran in several papers. It began:
"There is no disgrace in failure. There is disgrace in sticking through when one sees that he has not measured up."
Such audacious, irreverent attacks from ordinary fans were par for the course. Rockne had built his success on making Notre Dame the ultra-accessible, globe-trotting team of the huddled masses. He welcomed the sentiment that poor, uneducated, immigrant Catholics possessed a meaningful sense of ownership in his program. With Rockne as coach that ownership only ever took the form of adulation and vicarious enjoyment of 'their' team's success. Rockne never lived [and likely never would have lived] to see that sense of ownership become a problem. But as so many coaches can confirm, the cheers of the emotionally invested turn very quickly to jeers when results begin to waver.
Results did waver. In 1933 Anderson's team began losing not only crucial games to good opponents, but many games to mediocre one. Losses to Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, Navy, and disdained in-state step-sister Purdue were unacceptable. As was a third straight loss to Southern Cal. By the season finale in Yankee Stadium vs. 8-0 Army Anderson seemed like a dead man walking. To the surprise of all, ND won a field-position battle on a late, late Army punt that was blocked in the endzone for a touchdown. New university Vice-president Father John O'Hara's praise of the comeback as "a thrilling exhibition of old-time Notre Dame football" sounds to modern ears like the dreaded Board of Trustees 'vote of confidence'. The fact remained, 13-12 comeback win or no, that Notre Dame had finished 3-5-1: the school's first losing season since it had played Michigan three times and lost all three in 1887 – its first year of football.
The following week the university announced that both Harper and Anderson had 'resigned'. Hunk's position was untenable and he could not have stayed had he desired to do so. Notre Dame had pushed a football coach out of the door for the first time in its history. The man was an alumnus, a celebrated letterman, a former Rockne assistant, and a childhood friend of George Gipp. Anderson could not have been more of "a Notre Dame man". More importantly, [if being a ND man is important to coaching in South Bend at all] his record over three seasons was a reasonably respectable 16-9-2.
On November 30th, 2009 Notre Dame fired Charlie Weis after a more generous five seasons and with a far less respectable record of 35-27. The university paid him the ungodly $18,000,000 remaining on his ridiculous contract just to get him out of South Bend. Many harsh words were said by fans, media, and general passers-by regarding Weis' performance. The disgracefulness of "sticking through when one sees that he has not measured up" was oft commented upon. In stark mockery of the chest-thumping promises made at his 2005 introductory press conference, Weis ended as just the latest in a long line of coaches to learn that it is very, very difficult to succeed Knute Rockne.
Even after eighty years.
(Sources: Murray Sperber, Shake Down the Thunder -- Sperber's book is the exhaustive, definitive, must-read resource for the early history of ND football. It is a peerless achievement.)


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Kate Hudson Pushes Baby Bing in a Missoni Bugaboo Stroller
Kate Hudson Pushes Baby Bing in a Missoni Bugaboo Stroller
Move over baby Skyler, there's a new tot in town strolling around in the year's most fashionable stroller. He may only be 6 weeks old, but Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy's son, Bing, is already showing his stylish ways. While Mom and Dad grabbed a bite of lunch in North London today, their lil one rested in Bugaboo's Cameleon stroller with a Missoni fabric package. Currently back ordered, the $270 Cameleon Missoni Accessories Package, which also includes a cotton blanket in the designer's signature chevron pattern, is quickly becoming the fabric of choice for this year's crop of new moms. The stroller is a bit fancier than the Bob Revolution and Silver Cross umbrella strollers Kate pushed when Ryder was little. Also adorning the baby's ride was one of our favorite baby blankets, Aden and Anais' Jungle Jam Swaddle ($50 for four). Looks like Kate and Matt's son is starting out life with some popular choices!


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Justin Masterson and Brett Cecil Are Mirror Images
By R.J. Anderson //
There are only so many ways to make it to the major leagues. You
have to be good at something; whether it's hitting for average or
power, pitching with great stuff or excellent command; or excelling at
defense. Two of the youngest and most promising American League
starters this season share quite a bit in common, both being talented
but still flawed pitchers. Those two SP: Brett Cecil and Justin Masterson.
When the Jays drafted the 6'1″ Cecil, he was finishing up his career
at the University of Maryland as a closer. In fact, he made fewer than
10 starts during his collegiate career, but showed promise as a
potential late-inning reliever who could be placed on the accelerated
path to a big league bullpen. The Jays selected him in the supplemental
phase of round one in 2007's draft, and immediately converted him to
starting. He spent less than two seasons in the minors before being
promoted as a 22-year-old last year. Cecil went 7-4 with a 5.30 ERA in
17 starts.
On the other hand, Masterson came out of San Diego University and
the Boston Red Sox quickly groomed him as a swingman. He started 36
games in the minors while entering 17 others as a reliever. Promoted to
Boston, a team with strong starting pitching depth, he started only 15
games while entering 42 others out of the pen. He only became a
full-time starter after the Red Sox traded him to Cleveland last July.
Beyond those similarities, the biggest trait the two pitchers share
is an inability to retire opposite-handed batters. Masterson has held
righties to a .699 OPS this season; but lefties have a .462 slugging
percentage and .392 on-base percentage (.854 OPS) against him. When his
days as a set-up man are factored in, the difference holds true; a .626
OPS against righties, .848 OPS against lefties. Cecil, meanwhile, can
get lefties out – their career line against him is .232/.269/.388 – but
struggles with righties: .280/.353/.451. For a further illustration of
Cecil's struggles, consider this:
If you could combine the two pitchers, taking each of their
strengths and placing them into one pitcher, you would have someone
capable of retiring both hands without ease.Dr. Frankenstein isn't
walking through the doors of a baseball facility anytime soon, though,
unless it's to retrieve Shelley Duncan,
meaning the hopes of improvement hinge not on the advancements of
modern science and surgical precision, but on the ability of either
pitcher, or both, to make strides at adaption.
a scouting perspective, the better bet is Masterson. Cecil is short for
a starting pitcher, with a fastball that lives in the low-90s.
Masterson is no vintage Pedro, but his fastball moves faster and his
ability to rank among the league leaders in groundball rate during any
given season appears legitimate. Beyond that, Masterson is more likely
to face a bunch of right-handed hitters than Cecil. This season alone,
Masterson is facing righties roughly 46% of the time; Cecil is facing
lefties 22% of the time. As is the same with positional players, if you
have two at a position with extreme platoon splits and you can only
keep one, keep the one who will be useful more of the time.
One caveat: Masterson's pitching motion, typically from a
three-quarters angle, might always invite a significant split. He's a
fine player to own in AL-only leagues, but not an ideal choice for a
shallow mixed league.
For more information on Masterson, Cecil, and hundreds of other
players, and for dozens of tools to help you dominate your fantasy
league, check out Bloomberg Sports' fantasy kits
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Learn more about the vital work of water plant operators by viewing TV30's "Slice of Life" interview with John Brixie, Water Plant Operator III, of Zone 7 Water Agency.
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Zone 7 Water Agency is located in the Tri-Valley region of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area. It provides water on a wholesale basis to the cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and the Dougherty Valley area of San Ramon, and flood-protection services to all of eastern Alameda County. Zone 7 employs approximately 116 full-time employees and has an operating budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year of $151.6 million. The Agency's administrative offices are located in Livermore, CA, the easternmost city of Alameda County, which is bordered by Contra Costa County to the north and San Joaquin County to the east. Livermore, California's oldest wine region, is known for the science and technology of its national laboratories, a historic downtown area and the surrounding farm lands and ranches that mirror the Valley's western heritage.
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Shirtless Olympic Swimmers and Models in Speedos – Hunks of the Day [PICTURES]
The Speedos brand has a bad rep. We all cringe when we think of those skimpy little bathing suits on men who clearly should not be wearing them, but Speedos can actually look really good, assuming you're an Olympic swimmer or toned model.
At the Speedo fashion show and the Fatskin3 Racing System launch in London on Wednesday, athletes Christian Vom Lehn, Fabio Scozzoli and Rafa Munoz sported these skin-tight swim attire along with other Olympic swimmers and shirtless models.
The event was spectacular -- men with rippling pectorals performed stunning feats of strength, and the rest stood in place, showing off their bods. That's what we call a perfect day in London.