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Can GERD Affect Your Voice?
When you have gastroesophagal reflux disease (GERD), the symptom you're most likely to have is heartburn, which is the burning sensation behind the breastbone. Similarly to heartburn, the other potential symptoms of reflux, like indigestion and constipation, are concentrated in the gastrointestinal area. There is little reason to suspect that if you have GERD, your body may be affected elsewhere.
But did you know that GERD can affect your voice? Those with GERD experience the refluxing of stomach acid into the esophagus. Once there, the acid can reach the throat, where the vocal cords are, and mix with saliva to create discomfort. In addition to the burning or sour taste that most people feel in their throat, some will experience hoarseness (chronic or intermittent) or a lump, according to the New York University's Voice Center.[1]
However, just because you're having a voice problem from reflux doesn't mean you have GERD. One of the most common causes of hoarseness, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, is laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD), which is when stomach acid travels into your throat.[2] LPRD differs from GERD because many of its sufferers do not have symptoms like heartburn or indigestion. For those who think they might have LPRD, here are some symptoms of reflux, courtesy of the University of Texas Health and Science Center at San Antonio: [3]
- Excessive mucus
- Chronic cough
- Post-nasal drip
- Sore throat
- Difficulty swallowing
- Prolonged vocal warm-up (for singers)
- Loss of the high end of the vocal range
Whether originating in the gut or the throat, ways of preventing a voice problem overlap. For instance, smoking contributes to heartburn by damaging the upper airway and digestive system[4] and to voice problems by irritating and drying the tissues of the throat, leading to improper vocal cord vibration and function. One way to both prevent acid reflux and not harm your voice, then, is to not smoke.
To get rid of acid, you should simply take in less of it. This means purchasing food and drink with lower acid content. Orange juice, for example, is extremely acidic, but popular grocery store brands like Tropicana make low-acid varieties. Also, eliminating fatty foods from your diet-foods cooked in oils, butters, and greases-helps reduce the likelihood of acid reflux.
There is no doubt that a weakened voice can be a symptom of reflux, but to determine which type of reflux, and the proper ways of treating it, it's important to visit your doctor.
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Two years ago I began the process of writing and recording my latest album, Mess of Me. The album is a collection of 11 songs, different from anything I've written before. I think it's the best album I've ever made.
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Quick and Easy Gooseberry Jam
Last week we showed you the gooseberries we picked up while on vacation in Canada. Gooseberries are not usually found in our neck of the woods and so we were excited to make jam with the half pint or so we had left — call it a kitchen souvenir. Here's a peek at this ultra-easy jam, which reminded us how quick and easy a small batch of jam can be.
Gooseberries are naturally tangy, with tiny seeds inside berries with rather thick skins. They also have little "tops and tails" on either end, remnants of stem and flower. These have to be yanked off before cooking or eating. This isn't too onerous a task, though; we plowed through this small batch in just a few minutes.
To make jam with the gooseberries, we weighed them then measured out about 3/4 of their weight in white sugar. We covered the gooseberries with about 1/2 cup of water in a small saucepan and stirred and simmered them for about 15 minutes or until they were softened and beginning to break down. Then we added the sugar and boiled hard for about 5 minutes — the jam gelled very quickly, since gooseberries are high in pectin. This is a stiff jam!
It's also delicious; we've enjoying it on peanut butter toast and in yogurt.
Are you planning on making any jam this summer?
Related: Seasonal (and Regional) Spotlight: Gooseberries
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I have been making Rhubarb-Ginger Preserves all spring.
I think this article is a sign from the gods. I share a fence with a moronic neighbor who has been renovating the property to turn into small apartments. He has been killing plants that are shared along the fence left, right, and center all summer. I noticed this year though that there are two gooseberry bushes shared along the property and I have been thinking of jacking them and transplanting them just slightly over onto my side of the property (he's not planning on keeping anything growing on his side). Now that I saw this recipe I have all the inspiration I need to commit to plant theft.
We've done up 67 pints of jams, jellies and butters the past few weeks, most by my kids for county fair projects.
I've made a lot of jam but yesterday encountered something new. My daughter was making apricot-no pectin jam and as it was cooking down I noticed some fibery looking stuff in the jam. I tasted it and it was fine so she kept on going. By the time it was nearing the point of gelling the fibers turned dry and woody, making the jam inedible in that state. I checked the apricots and there were fibers throughout the pulp--they weren't even noticable when eaten raw.
We stopped cooking and strained it. Probably will use it for yogurt, coffee cake, etc.
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These DIY ideas are inspired by young crafters! Discover a cool new collection by blogger Jo Cho, winter 'story stones' – even how to make your own baby wipes.
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If your children love paper and creating notebooks or stories, try five local resources: Blick Art, Greens, Paper Source, boundedition and 826michigan.
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Looking for a fun paper craft that doubles as a place to jot doodles or maybe notes on future DIY projects? This does it and upcycles an empty cereal box, too.
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Artist BioGallery was an American soft rock band of the 1970s. It was formed in Detroit, Michigan by Jim Gold.[1] While Gallery did record a number of songs, they are most famous for their 1972 hit single, "Nice to Be with You", written by Gold.[2] The song was arranged and produced by Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore and released by Sussex Records, which earned the band a gold record for sales of one million copies.[2] The song reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] Gallery also had a hit in 1972 with a cover of Mac Davis' "I Believe in Music," which charted moderately well at number 22.[1] They also toured across the South Pacific.8ea8026e-ebf7-4c06-a1a6-8799e23c6464


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Ceftaroline in the Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections
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This is a study to evaluate the efficacy of Ceftaroline in the treatment of bone and joint infections.
Joint Infections
Drug: Ceftaroline
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Ceftaroline in the Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections
- Sustained clinical remission from the treated osteoarticular infection [ Time Frame: 1 year after study drug completion ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Sustained clinical remission is defined by the absence of either clinical or microbiological evidence of failure at 1 year after study drug completion, in patients who complete the protocol's antibiotic regimen(s) and did not require subsequent antibiotics for their osteoarticular infection beyond the protocol prescribed regimen.
- Initial clinical success from the treated osteoarticular infection [ Time Frame: 30 days after conclusion of study antibiotic ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Initial clinical success will be measured by the agreement of the Infectious disease consultant and Orthopedic surgeon that the patient has had a positive response to therapy. Success will be measured by decrease of CRP (C reactive protein) by 50% from baseline if initially elevated, no evidence of drainage, sinus tract formation or infection related bone instability. Follow up cultures, if available are negative for originally isolated organism. In patients with prothetic joints no new warmth, tenderness or inflammation.
- Number of participants with defined symptoms, signs and lab values as markers of safety and tolerance. [ Time Frame: Day one through one year after completion of study drug. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Symptoms will be assessed daily by study team while patient is hospitalized and reviewed weekly by investigator while the patient is receiving study drug. Specific symptoms will include fever, chills, rash, nausea. diarrhea, abdominal pain, pain at the surgical/infection site, vertigo, shortness of breath, hives or other rash. A baseline physical will be performed on enrollment and repeated each week at follow up visits. Labs will checked at baseline, then daily through hospitalization and then weekly. If patient develops persistent diarrhea a stool test for C. Diff PCR (polymerase chain reaction) will be performed.
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|April 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Acute Osteomyelitis - Non MRSA
For treatment of Acute osteomyelitis (< 6 months duration) Non MRSA isolate- Ceftaroline 600 MG (milligram) IV (intra-venous) every 8 hours for 6 weeks.
Drug: Ceftaroline
The duration of treatment will vary based on type of infection (acute osteomyelitis or joint infection) and if MRSA positive or negative.
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Experimental: Acute osteomyelitis MRSA isolate
For treatment of Acute osteomyelitis (< 6 months duration) MRSA isolate- Ceftaroline 600 MG IV every 8 hours for 8 weeks.
Drug: Ceftaroline
The duration of treatment will vary based on type of infection (acute osteomyelitis or joint infection) and if MRSA positive or negative.
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Experimental: Prosthetic joint infection
For treatment of prosthetic joint infection Ceftaroline 600 mg IV every 8 hours for 6 weeks.
Drug: Ceftaroline
The duration of treatment will vary based on type of infection (acute osteomyelitis or joint infection) and if MRSA positive or negative.
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Study evaluates the efficacy of Ceftaroline 600mg IV every 8 hours for the treatment of acute osteomyelitis and/or infected joints.
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Adults > 18 years of age with the following osteoarticular infections:
Infected prosthetic knee or hip (first or second episode) with 2 stage procedure planned.
Criteria for infected joint:
- Sinus tract which communicates with the joint
- Preoperative diagnosis by diagnostic, culture positive arthrocentesis
- Intraoperative diagnosis-evidence of purulence/inflammation is seen by the surgeon and/or the pathologist, and at least 2 intraoperative samples grow the same organism (only 1 needed if S. aureus) OR
Acute osteomyelitis of an extremity Criteria for acute osteomyelitis (all 4 needed)
- Onset less than 4 weeks prior to evaluation
- Radiographic (plain, MRI, TC) evidence of osteomyelitis
- Positive culture from bone or blood culture with organism known to cause osteomyelitis
- Orthopedic consultant must concur with diagnosis. PLUS: Positive bone/joint or blood culture for an organism known to cause osteomyelitis which is Ceftaroline susceptible
Exclusion criteria:
Immunocompromised hosts:
- AIDS/HIV patients
- Cancer requiring ongoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy steroid on an ongoing basis.
- Any condition requiring > 20 mg prednisone or equivalent
- TNF (tumor necrosing factor) inhibitor use (ongoing)
- Organ transplant list
- Diabetic foot infections
- Osteomyelitis in association with decubitus ulcers
- Vertebral osteomyelitis/spinal epidural abscess
- Septic bursitis
- Gonococcal arthritis
- Ceftaroline nonsusceptible organisms isolated from bone, joint or blood.
- Infected external fixation devices
- Calculated creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min at baseline
- History of severe penicillin/B lactam allergy (ID to evaluate)
- Intravenous drug use - lifetime exclusion
- Patients with a nail puncture wound to foot
- Patients at high risk for MDR (multidrug resistant) Gram negative organisms
Please note the use of antibiotic containing cement is not exclusion, as it represents standard of care in some of the infections to be studied
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02005068
|United States, Florida
|Orlando Regional Medical Center
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32806
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark R. Wallace, MD
|Orlando Health
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|Responsible Party:
|Mark Wallace MD, Infectious Disease Faculty Practice, Orlando Health, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02005068 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 21, 2013
|Last Updated:
|August 6, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Orlando Health, Inc.:
Osteoarticular infections
Joint infections
MRSA (Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
MSSA (Methicillin- Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Arthritis, Infectious
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Joint Diseases
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Little White Teeth kick off a night of quirky rock at the Casbah.
Tonight you can check out former Pleaseeasaur in JP Inc, along with DevFits featuring Rob Crow doing Devo and Misfits covers. The two will be joined by local favorites Little White Teeth. Other options for the evening include Zapf Dingbats who tear it up at El Dorado with their own brand of "avant-folk, jazz, blues fusion", Irish folk rockers Skelpin take over Humphrey's Backstage Lounge, and the Anthology House Band play the first of two holiday shows. The holiday shows are selling out fast and are open to families who want to start a new tradition with their kids.
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Poking around the brand spankin' new Digital Public Library of America collection I decided to search "Darien AND Connecticut" just to see what they had.
Here is a 1902 map of the area. The star, in case you couldn't tell, is from modern day and is an approximation of where we exist. Two things that are interesting about this map:
1. Interstate-95 did not exist in this area yet (not until 1952).
2. You would think the hashed line was a railroad, yes? But in fact the railroad is indicated by the bold, black line. Solid pink lines indicated a "good road" whereas hashed lines indicated a "fair road." Ordinary roads were outlined in pink but not filled in. Our area did not contain any "good roads." The Post Road was fair and everything else was ordinary.
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Believe it or not: Canadians like their health care system
This is the typical distorted view you get from Fox News regarding the Canadian health care system. You can choose to believe it if you want. However, it's hardly objective reporting. Believe it or not Canadians are very satisfied with the health care system. Would they like quicker access - of course. Who wouldn't? Canadians like the idea of accessing health care without having to pay directly. Now of course we all pay for care but through the tax system. Therefore, everyone pays according to their ability to pay. Those with chronic conditions do not have to worry about coverage and access to services. Because resources are not unlimited, they are rationed according to need. You show up at an Emergency Room with a heart attack, you do not wait 10 hours to see a doctor. But show up with a minor injury or a viral infection and you can expect to wait a long time. Even the most Conservative politicians are not advocating the dismantling of Canada's health care system. Every system has its flaws. We'll live with ours.
Americans don't need to copy Canada's health care system. But they need to guarantee access to a basic level of care for all Americans. I'm not sure if Obama has the answer. But health care is such a basic need that politicians have an obligation to look beyond partisan politics and do the right thing.
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"Honour killings" is just the lethal form of gender discrimination
"Honour killings" can be defined as the murder of women for actual or perceived behaviour. It really should be called gendercide.
The recent news of the murder of three Afghan-Canadian teenage sisters and another female by their family has shocked Canadians across the country. The murders have quickly been labelled as honour killings because of the suggestion that at least one of the sisteres was dating a man that did not have the approval of her father. The Muslim community has been quick to play the race card with anyone who raises the subject of honour killings. If what is being alledged is true. then these girls weren't murdered because of religious beliefs, they died in the hands of a sexist savage who needed to control them. This is classic domestic violence, nothing more. But I accept the concept of the presumption of innocence so let our judicial system get to the truth.
I have no problem with religious piety as long as it doesn't interfere with human rights. However, some form of extreme religious practices treat women as inferior. I just can't accept that. I'm no expert on Islam but as I see it, the hajib, niqab and burka are tools to ostracize women and only create an obsession over women's sexuality.
But these practices are not unique to Islam. As a Jew, I am familiar with Orthodox Judaism's similar obsession with women's sexuality and discriminatory practices. Women cannot have direct contact with men and in public are kept separate. Women are expected to have arms and legs covered and cover their hair so not to appear attractive to men. There are never reciprocal rules for men.
I recently asked an Orthodox Rabbi why women aren't treated as equal under Judaism. His response was that they were equal but that we are required to show respect to women. What a pile of horse shit. The truth is that many religious fundamentalists practice gender discrimination and will go as far as gendercide to keep women in their place. In an egalitarian society like Canada, that is just utterly offensive.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Would you vote a naked cowboy for mayor?
Seriously, this guy? Alright, so this is happening, living tourist attraction Naked Cowboy has officially anounced he's running for Mayor of New York City.
In Times Square, he declared: "Today, I would like to announce that I am entering the race for the office of the Mayor of New York City. Why? Well, right now this city can't afford wasteful spending. What we really need is smarter spending. Fact is, no one knows how to do more with less than yours truly - and that's the kind of thinking I plan on sharing with my fellow New Yorkers if you elect me. It's exactly the kind of leadership this city needs during these challenging times."
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I can understand why some people would oppose Obama's health care plan but do opponents have to stoop to racism to make their point?
Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Day was a grand slam
The dramatics was set up because Manny had asked to sit out on his own Bobblehead Day. It was because of a hand injury though it could have been to play with his bobblehead. You'll like his imitation of a bobblehead on the bench. The man is a clown but he can sure hit a baseball.
Today is Alison Krauss' 38th birthday
I just love her voice!
Trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
UPDATE: It appears that for some reason Disney has pulled trailer. You won't find it on YouTube but its still working here.
I'm guessing this guy has never been with a woman
For goodness sakes the guy is wearing the worst toupe in the world, stretch pants with stirrups, ballet slippers, and a half shirt.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
July has been celebrity death month
Then Karl Malden left us.
Oscar Mayer stuffed his last bun this month.
Walter Cronkite signed off permanently.
But I literally broke into tears when I heard that Gidget, the Taco Bell Chihuahua has called it quits.
Maybe Ontario is ready for public auto insurance?
A recent government reports indicates that over the past two decades the auto insurance system in
The provinces that have public auto insurance systems have stable costs and benefits and don't require radical changes. Their benefits are as generous as those in
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Microsoft closing YouTube rival
Microsoft is closing Soapbox, its onetime video-sharing rival to Google's YouTube, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft launched soapbox in 2006, but it never caught on as widely as YouTube. Google's in-house offering, Google Video, didn't either, but Google has chosen to support it.
This is the first I ever heard of Soapbox. Anyone out there ever used it?
What happens when your e-car runs out of power?
Electric car drivers introduce another existential problem when they're on the road: Road range anxiety.
Chances are you haven't heard of it, given that electric cars are more scarce than a Phoenix Coyotes season ticket holder. But one of the great barriers to electric-car ownership is anxiety over the car's limited range. Once you hit the open road, will your battery run out of juice before you find a place to plug in and power up?
Plug-in cars can travel about 60 km before they need the support of a gas-powered engine. When the engine kicks in, it doesn't actually propel the car but rather recharges the battery. However, after about 500 km the battery is completedly drained and will have to be plugged in. So owners are limited to short day trips. No driving down to Florida in these babies.
Yet even for city driving, owners will expect to be able to plug-in their cars at work or while shopping otherwise what's the point of owning an e-car if is constantly relying on the gas engine. Last time I checked, there were no outlets in parking lots in Toronto.
I now pronounce you both Kelly Hildebrandt
This October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name. This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, will be married in South Florida this fall.
Their modern romance was a match made in cyberspace. She was curious and bored one night last year, so she plugged her name into the popular social networking Web site Facebook just to see if anyone shared it.
At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only match. So she sent him a message.For the next three months the two exchanged e-mails. Before he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes lasting hours. He visited her in Florida after a few months and "fell head over heels."
Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement ring hidden in treasure box on a beach in December.
There was also some uncertainty about how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their middle names. But any confusion likely won't carry on past the husband and wife.
There are no plans to pass along the name to future children.
40 years of Moon hoax conspiracy theories
Forty years after U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon, many conspiracy theorists still insist the Apollo 11 Moon landing was an elaborate hoax. There numerous websites dedicated to exposing the hoax and just as many sites debunking the conspiracy theorists. A 1999 poll by The Gallup Organization found that 89% of the US public believed the landings were genuine, while 6% did not, and 5% were undecided.
The theories fall in 3 categories:
- It never happened at all and was completely faked. The theories suggest that the technology was insufficient at the time or radiation would have been lethal to astronauts.
- There were unmanned landings and but that the rest of it was faked.
- There were manned landings but that the U.S. government did not want to share scientific information so fake photos were made public.
The conspiracy theorists also have quite a number of theories on why the hoax was perpetuated:
- Cold War prestige as it was deemed important to win the Space Race with the Russians.
- NASA got billions from the government (some of it used to buy people's silence).
- The space program was intended to distract the American public from the Vietnam War.
- It was considered important to deliver on JFK's commitment to land a man on the Moon by the end of the 1960s.
Man ticketed for speeding on 401 while watching porn
Call it another reminder to keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel.
A Mississauga man got caught by Northumberland OPP Saturday after another driver complained about a speeding car with a driver watching a porno movie.
Yup, the caller complained the man, alone in his car, had an X-rated movie playing on a portable DVD player in the car's front seat, police said.
Police caught up with the man around 12:39 a.m. along Hwy. 401 in Port Hope.
OPP Const. Chris Dewsbury said the car was clocked at around 140 km/h along the 100 km/h road.
Officers noticed evidence the driver was possibly impaired and a breathalyzer test was administered but he blew within the legal limit, police said.
Efe Osemwegie, 32, of Mississauga is charged with speeding and operating a motor vehicle with a television visible to the driver.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Who takes their homework along to a break in?
Police say they caught two teens that broke into Sacramento home, and the key to tracking them down was a homework assignment left behind.
It's become a common crime in one Natomas neighborhood. But, when a pair of teens tried to break into a home this past week they made a big mistake.
"Well, they say going to school is beneficial. In this case, it was beneficial for us," says Sgt. Norm Leong.
The teens broke into a home with someone still inside, and when they heard the call to police they apparently got scared.
"Suddenly these kids were worried about getting caught, so they started making their getaway," says Sgt. Leong.
The two teens started jumping over neighboring fences, and that's when they left their backpacks behind.
"Low and behold, in one of the backpacks was some homework with someone's name on it," explains Sgt. Leong.
The stunning Diana Rigg is 71
My memories of Apollo 11
President Kennedy's commitment to land on the moon in 1961 before the end of the decade seemed almost a fantasy back then. However, as
Many of us who are still around to recall the event can look back and reflect on where they were and what they were doing 40 years ago today. The moon landing occurred the year after Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey which only fed into a public's fascination with space. I was just shy of my 13th birthday that July. It was too bad that the moon landing was scheduled during the su
mmer so that educators couldn't take advantage of the hype to help you understand what was going on. Walter Cronkite and his peers did an excellent job stepping in. Fortunately the Apollo 11 occurred just prior to my annual trip up to summer camp because in those days television reception in the middle of the Haliburton Highlands was pathetic.
On July 16th much of the world was already glued to their televisions to watch Apollo 11 launch into orbit. Not only were there millions watching from home but thousands and thousands lined the highways around the Kennedy Space Centre to watch the crew liftoff. At the launch site there was a VIP section for the many celebrities that showed up. For the next few days much of the television programming was pre-empted to allow the public to follow the mission. It all culminated on July 20th shortly after 3:00 pm when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. It was a Sunday but my parents who owned a variety store were at the business and not at home. I watched with landing with my brother and sister. The descent of the lunar module from the command module seemed to take for ever but every minute was filled with suspense. The chatter between the astronauts and the Mission Control Centre in
There was quite a delay until the famous first moonwalk. It was late in the evening when Neil Armstrong descended the ladder on the lunar module and stepped down on the surface to utter his historic line "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." I think 600 million people (1/6 of the world population) watched him bounce around the moon surface that evening. It was so incredible you could hardly believe it was happening.
At the time it was predicted that manned missions to Mars would happen but the 1980s and no one doubted it following the success of the Apollo program. However, those successes do not seem to be easily when the mission involves such a great distance. A number of space fatalities underscored the risks of space exploration and tarnished NASA's reputation. Still the moon landing is a classic example of what good man can accomplish in contrast to today when the headlines are dominated by financial collapse, the threat of terrorism and the effects of climate change.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Hey Toronto! How do you beat the heat during a garbage strike
Are the kids driving you nuts this summer? You can't take them swimming because the pools are shut down during the municipal strike. What is there to do?
Well in New York, people are coping by going dumpster swimming. Some New Yorkers stuck in small apartments on a hot summer day have a new option: swimming in huge bins that once held trash. That's right, people are swimming in dumpsters.
So if you want to make some money this summer then get three big metal bins and they were cleaned, lined with plastic and filled with water.
One Hit Wonder
Ricciardi, don't trade Roy Halladay
'Doc' Halladay just completed another pitching clinic a few minutes ago. His 4th complete game of the season and 44th of his career. He scattered 6 hits and no walks over 9 innings and gave up a run. He struck out 7 and needed only 105 pitches. But this is just a typical game for Halladay.
His career record is 141-69 which means he has won more than twice as many games as he has lost. His single season high for losses is 11 (last season) but he also won 20 games. He would never has lost that many games if it wasn't for lack of run support.
But Halladay has never pitched a playoff game. That is because since last winning the World Series in 1993 the Blue Jays have been rebuilding but never contending. This year is no different despite the unexplained hot start this season. They own the best pitcher is baseball who surprisingly is happy to play for Toronto. But their dumb ass GM wants to move him. It's next to impossible to find a pitcher of his calibre but Ricciardi wants to trade him. In sports trades it is pretty much accepted that the team that receives the best player in a trade generally is the winner of that trade. It is unlikely that there will be no Roy Halladay type player coming the other way. He is one of a kind. Maybe it's the blame of the mediocre owner, Rogers Communications who provides enough of a budget to provide for an acceptable product for their sports channel but has no interest in winning.
I was listening to his wife Brandy on the FAN yesterday during the 5th inning promoting a food drive sponsored by players's wives and girlfriends. The woman was in tears on thought about leaving Toronto. Does this sound like a player who wants to jump ship? Halladay is a stoic individual who rarely shows emotion but the man actually loves it here. Do him a favour and give him a contract extension to allow him to finish his career here. Then build a winner around him. He deserves it.


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SHELDON FACES A CRISIS AFTER LEONARD DISPROVES HIS ACCIDENTAL SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, DEC. 5 Ira Flatow Guest Stars as Himself
"The Discovery Dissipation" – Leonard and Amy help Sheldon cope with the shame he's feeling after his accidental contribution to science is disproved. Meanwhile, Raj must stay with Howard and Bernadette for a week, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Dec. 5 (8:00 – 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Tony Mimms overcame a broken engagement, homelessness and the death of his son to still lose 200 pounds on his journey from obesity to health. His story continues at a place that be a surprise to some – back in the quick service restaurant business.
Since location at 8875 Tampa Ave., seven months ago, Mimms has been a team member, serving as dining room host, greeting and serving customers and sharing his amazing journey.
Here's his story as reported on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition."
Overweight for as long as he can remember, Tony attributes his nutritionally unhealthy lifestyle and food addiction to his unstable family life throughout his childhood. From the time he was 14, he supported himself by shoveling snow and working at a local fast food restaurant. He would overeat at work because he never knew where his next meal would come from. At 21, he and his first wife had a severely handicapped child, and those stresses pushed him towards food for comfort. He rose through the ranks to a 30-year career in food service management, but quit when he decided his weight had gotten out of control.
Tony is now 49, jobless and divorced, and his weight is teetering at the 400-lb. mark. He wants to have a healthier future in time for his 50th birthday and upcoming wedding to his fiancée. At the start of his year-long transformation, Tony learns from Dr. Terry Schaack at the California Health and Longevity Institute that, since he carries the majority of his fat on his abdomen, he is at high risk for a variety of cardiovascular complications. With Tony's health at stake, trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell works with him to undo all the years of unhealthy living that brought him to this point. However, the road to health is rougher than Chris had anticipated for his client. During his 12-month journey, Tony faces homelessness, the unexpected death of a beloved family member and a change in his engagement, all while taking on the race of his life to regain his health.
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"Our recent *Housing Poverty* report concluded that Britain's social housing estates, once stepping stones of opportunity, are now ghettos for our poorest people. Life expectancy on some estates, where often three generations of the same family have never worked, is lower than the Gaza Strip" – Iain Duncan Smith MP (2009)
'Is this even a word?' asked the copy-editor for a report I was working on in 2002. She had a point. The word was 'worklessness', and despite years of experience in editing, she'd never seen it before. Up to a few years earlier I had probably never used the word myself, but at this stage I was so immersed in the world of labour market and poverty analysis that its oddness had ceased to register.


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Auction houses like Barrett Jackson are the perfect places to find special edition vehicles. All you need is steely determination, glass full of patience, and pockets full of cash - in some cases, more than that.
Recently, a special edition Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was auctioned off at Barrett Jackson in Las Vegas, raking in an estimated $250,000 from some deep-pocketed bidder who you might have heard of: NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Rick Hendricks.
This particular Camaro is noted for being the first production Camaro ZL1 to find an owner - good job, Mr. Hendricks! - and while it's being touted as such, it's actually the 69th ZL to be produced by General Motors.
So why is it a special edition?
For one, it's being advertised as an anniversary model of the 1969 Camaro ZL1, hence the 69th model designation. It's also the only Camaro ZL1 to be dressed in a Carbon Flash Metallic exterior paint finish, making it a true one-of-a-kind. The only downside is that General Motors decided against tweaking the muscle car's outstanding 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 580 horsepower and over 550 lb/ft of torque. But even without the engine upgrade, the ZL1's numbers are still mighty, mighty impressive.
Hendricks shelling out around a quarter-of-a-million might be a little too steep given the circumstances, but the NASCAR team owner and car dealership mogul should be comforted in knowing that proceeds from the sale of the ZL1 '69 Carbon Flash' will go directly to the YMCA of Southern Nevada.


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Well, let says you already have Google Plus (Google+) account now, then after you have added a few people you don't know yet, or some of friends to your account you found a few of them are not friendly with you even they're so annoying you. I think the interesting about Google+ is that there's one feature named "Circle", which allows you to manage all your friends whom you wanna share, and whom you don't, this feature just make your Google account+ keep in a privacy. Anyway, in earlier post I have posted How to remove friends from Google+, and this post will show you how to block friends from your Google+ account instead of be friend with them.
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Movie Info
Movie Name: White Christmas
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre(s): Romance/Comedy/Musical/Seasonal
Release Date(s): October 14, 1954
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) have returned from the war to start a career as a successful singing duo. When Phil suggests Bob needs to slow down he tries to set them up with another singing group made up Betty Haynes (Rosemary Clooney) and her sister Judy (Vera-Ellen). When both end up going to Vermont for a Christmas engagement, Bob and Phil learn that they are working for their old army major Thomas Waverly (Dean Jagger). With no snow and a new inn, Waverly reveals his business is failing, now Bob, Phil, Betty, and Judy set out to save the inn and hope that the snow will come.
White Christmas was directed Michael Curtiz and was of the biggest hits of 1954. It was shot in the new VistaVision and had bright,sharp Technicolor. The movie featured the Academy Award winning song "White Christmas" from Bing Crosby's 1942 movie Holiday Inn as its centerpiece.
The movie has a nice, easy plot. World War II veterans trying to help their commanding officer and a mix of typical romance. The war was pretty fresh at the time so I can imagine stories like Waverly's story were fresh on the minds of many people so a nice happy ending for someone scarred by war probably went over well. The romance is very formulaic with Crosby and Clooney hating each other at first and Kaye and Ellen only working together to set them up. There isn't much tension or suspense, you know how it is going to end, but that still doesn't mean it is a bad thing.
The music for White Christmas(except for the title number) is relatively forgettable. Kaye, Crosby, and Clooney did their own singing for the film but Vera-Ellen was dubbed by Trudy Stevens. In the Haynes Sisters' introduction number Sisters, Rosemary Clooney sang both parts for the recording.
White Christmas is a staple for holiday seasons. It is bright and colorful and a nice pleasant film for the family. It isn't as good of film as Holiday Inn (which unfortunately has the horrible Abraham sequence…only mentioned here), but the Technicolor really helps bring it out as a bright holiday classic.


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Obsessed with Catching Fire and the soundtrack. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Shooting Arrows at the Sky, Santigold
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Embrace, Goldroom
I went to NYC last weekend and heard this song at a burrito place. Even burritos have great soundtracks in New York
how can you swallow so much sleep by bombay bicycle club
beautiful. reminds me of those long nights in the library in college.
Bad golfers tournament, Bethlehem, NH
I made this motherboard cake for my boyfriend's birthday a few weeks ago. We didn't eat much of it because c'mon, how perfect is it?! (Maybe not totally accurate though)
Went to the New England aquarium this weekend!
so I just discovered vitamin string quartet (yes, I'm behind). I can't even handle the awesomeness. It makes me like all the obnoxious songs on the radio! Set something to violin, viola, and cello and anything sounds amazing…who knew?? Plus, they have a third eye blind tribute, so really, VSQ is flawless.
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I have made this with and without goat cheese. also no greens and used a few kalamata olives chopped. Very filling and good warm or cold. Refresh with a small amount of oil and lemon juice on second or third day.
Wheat Berry Salad with Goat Cheese
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr
Taking a cue from traditional tabbouleh, this dish uses lots of peak-season vegetables, tart lemon juice, and pungent fresh herbs. Serve with toasted pita wedges.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 253
- Fat: 9.7g
- Saturated fat: 3.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 9.2g
- Carbohydrate: 35.7g
- Fiber: 6.8g
- Cholesterol: 11mg
- Iron: 1.2mg
- Sodium: 401mg
- Calcium: 79mg
- 1 1/4 cups wheat berries
- 2 1/2 cups chopped English cucumber
- 2/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1 1/2 cups loosely packed chopped arugula
- 6 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) crumbled goat cheese
- 1. Place wheat berries in a medium bowl; cover with water to 2 inches above wheat berries. Cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain.
- 2. Place wheat berries in a medium saucepan; cover with water to 2 inches above wheat berries. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cook, uncovered, 1 hour or until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain well. Place wheat berries in a large bowl; add cucumber and next 4 ingredients (through tomatoes).
- 3. Combine rind and next 4 ingredients (through sugar) in a bowl; gradually add oil, stirring constantly with a whisk. Drizzle dressing over salad; toss well to coat. Stir in cheese. Let stand at least 30 minutes; serve at room temperature.
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The Second International Online Ericksonian Conference is called Putting Ericksonian Approaches into Action. Erickson experts each provide a lecture and video demonstration of methods you can use in your own practice.
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Girl Who Doesn't Grow Baffles Doctors
Little Brooke Greenberg has shining eyes that twinkle when her mother takes her clothes' shopping, pushing her stroller through the infant wear department of their local stores, where Brooke gets her clothes.
But Brooke is 20 years old this year, and she hasn't grown an inch since she was 4 or 5 years old. Her story is a medical mystery that has baffled some of the finest doctors in the world, according to the Daily Mail.
"Many of the best-known names in medicine, in their experience … had not seen anyone who matched up to Brooke," pediatrician Lawrence Pakula of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore told ABC News. "She is always a surprise."
Because no doctor has ever been able to provide a formal diagnosis for Brooke's condition, her condition has been labeled "Syndrome X." Weighing just 16 (7 kilograms), she is estimated to have the mental capacity of a toddler.
Brooke has "no apparent abnormalities in her endocrine system, no gross chromosomal abnormalities, or any of the other disruptions known to occur in humans that can cause developmental issues," said Dr. Eric Schadt, director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, reports the Daily Mail.
Her Baltimore-area family treats Brooke like any other child, insisting she does not need to be cured: "If somebody knocked on the door right now and said, 'It's a guaranteed pill. Give this to Brooke and she'll be fixed,' well, first I would say to him, 'She's not broken,'" her father Howard told Katie Couric on her daily live talk show.
Nonetheless, the baffling nature of Brooke's condition has led some researchers to believe her unique genetic code could provide insights into the aging process, according to the Daily Mail. Schadt and other geneticists are now sequencing Brooke's genome in the hopes that it may someday lead to new treatments for age-related disorders like Parkinson's disease.
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Zack Ellison, director of customer technical support for Cummins, says fleets have tools that can offload information from engine computers that detail percentage in top gear and "all parameters for fuel economy," he says.
Trucks that run in top gear more than 90 percent of the time get the best fuel mileage, Ellison says.
Some modern GPS units and electronic logs can help keep track of fuel mileage, too.
To cruise or not to cruise?
When he's on the highway, owner-operator Jerod Ray sets his cruise control "to let the truck do the work," he says, and his fuel mileage doesn't take much of a hit when climbing hills with cruise on. "Again, I'm not sticking my foot into it constantly to get up the hill. I walk up the hill and let the motor do the work."
Owner-operator Henry Albert, however, disagrees. "Cruise throws everything it has at a hill, including the kitchen sink," he says, and drivers can beat cruise's fuel mileage if they try.
"I monitor my boost gauge," Albert says. "I try to press hills using as little boost as I can and use the back side of the hill to pick up speed."
There's some truth in both arguments, says Zack Ellison, director of customer technical support for Cummins. He says that while good drivers can occasionally beat cruise control fuel mileage in some areas and terrains, habitual use of cruise control offers the best fuel economy.
"When you look at the overall life of the vehicle and variations of drivers, using cruise control a larger percentage of the time will improve overall fuel economy," he says.
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Though nearly 200 years have passed since Jane Austen's final publication, the literary world continues to dote on her and the memorable characters she created. Today's writers retell Austen's stories in different ways. Some pick up a story where Austen finished, adding new events in the lives of her characters. Some tell her stories in a modern day setting. Other writers are more liberal with Austen's tales, adding racy love scenes or even zombies! If you have read all of Austen and find yourself craving more, fear not- there are many options!
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This summer's biggest blockbusters aren't at your local theater; they're at your local library. This summer a whole slew of books are going to be released, and the waiting lists are already starting!
Some of the greatest historical fiction stories I have read are in the Dear America series. My favorite story is Standing in the Light: the captive diary of Catharine Carey Logan, by Mary Pope Osborne.
Last week, a patron came into the Kearney Branch in a slight panic.
He had checked out a book for his wife, and she'd loved it. Now, she wanted him to pick up the next in the series.
Problem was, he couldn't remember the title or the author. The only thing he could remember was that the main character was a Greek or Italian, a private detective, and maybe, a woman.
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November is National Novel Writing Month. Tens of thousands of writers will spend this month frantically pounding the keyboard attempting the impossible – complete a 50,000 word novel before the month ends. In honor of all those intrepid souls, I blogged a little fiction, only 1300 words or so. I hope you enjoy "A Tale From the Library".
Everyone has their preferred genre when it comes to reading books for fun. Fantasy, mystery, westerns, non-fiction – all are great choices. If you spend a lot of time at your local library, you're bound to start to branch out of your comfort zone.
Even when I'm not working, I find myself at the library. In this particular case, I was hanging out with a friend and she was out of books. Instead of spending twenty to thirty dollars at the bookstore, we went to the library and checked out several.
Times are stressful and a little fantasy is a great way to escape from day to day pressures. Do you want to spice up your romance? Ever wanted to date a vampire and possibly live forever? These are two totally different subjects, but they follow along with my blog theme.
Who doesn't want to lose themselves in a good novel? No one says that you must follow one path! Come on into your local branch and lose yourself in a fantasy novel or a self-help novel. Everyone could use some improvement. Either way, you win.
As a library staff member who works with teens and teen lit all the time, I find myself constantly extolling the value of YA books to adults, whether that's to my coworkers needing something to display or to customers looking for something to read or even to my friends and family when I'm off the clock. But I realized this morning that I almost never do the reverse, and I'm a little bit ashamed of that.
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Tree care professionals like you want to receive great deals and view the newest product innovations on the show floor at TCI EXPO. But you also want to hear the latest research and gain CEUs at the world's largest tree care industry trade show and conference, which is why TCIA is packing TCI EXPO with a variety of dynamic education workshops, forums, and demonstrations.
CEUs are Continuing Education Units which help to insure your professional growth and development as a safety specialist in the arborist profession.
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As a courtesy to our attendees, TCIA submits our program to various industry organizations for CEU approval prior to the show. As a result, you can earn multiple CEUs in just a few days. Earn credits toward CTSP, ISA, PLANET and ASCA re-certifications. Pesticide Applicator CEUs are also available for many states. You can use your trade show pass to earn multiple CEUs FREE by participating in engaging tree demonstrations on the trade show floor, or by attending open forums, seminars, workshops and more.


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When Socks Are the Pits
When I gave my daughter socks for the third night of Hanukkah, she burst into tears.
Momlogic's Julie: Hanukkah gives us EIGHT nights of presents, so they can't all be extravagant. Last year, I had picked up a cute pair of Juicy Couture socks for my 6-year-old daughter and wrapped them for her third-night present.
When she saw them, she burst into tears! I guess socks are not her idea of a good gift.
I felt kind of bad that I had given her socks as a gift, but then figured it might teach her a good lesson. We talked about the kids who have no socks or warm clothes, and how she should be grateful for ANY gift she receives, no matter how small.
But still ... I definitely wasn't giving any socks this year.
Moms, have you ever had a Hanukkah or Christmas FAIL in the gift-giving department? Tell us about it.
Sooo…. no original posts this holiday season?
Sounds like a spoiled brat to me. She'll get over it.
LOL, Robin…I'm wondering the same thing!
My kids have never been disappointed on Christmas. Wait, let me rephrase. My kids have never acted disappointed. We're not very well off right now, so our gifts never cost much, but I can still manage to find things my kids like from thrift stores or hand-me-downs so the risk for disappointment is low. However, my kids get more than one present on one day, instead of one at a time, like your daughter. If I gave my 7 yr old a pair of socks, I know he wouldn't be jumping for joy (unless they had cars or Pokemon printed on them….that changes EVERYthing) but he wouldn't pout, either, because he knows another (better) gift is right around the corner. I suppose if ALL he got were socks (with nothing "cool" printed on them) he might act disappointed? I don't know about bursting into tears, though. Even my kids have more tact than that. When my oldest was 2, one of his Christmas presents was underwear. He said, patronizingly, "Oh. that's very nice, Mommy," and then moved on to more exciting things.
I can see your daughter's point. I mean, socks. I got them for my husband once, but they said 'Little Devil' and had a picture of a devil on each of them. I got him other stuff too. If you're going to go the clothes route without wanting big things like jumpers and trousers, try a hat or a scarf. They're more likely to have cutesy things on them and be more appreciated because, like you said, the weather is cold.
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DSLR cameras have long been associated with fragility. In other words, drop them in water, on concrete or into a sandbox and you can wave goodbye to your precious digital single reflex camera. That is until now.
Pentax yesterday officially unveiled their new K-30 Digital SLR Camera. And as you've probably concluded, based on our intro of course, this camera can survive a variety of weather, dust and cold. To be more specific, it can resist temperatures as low as 14°F, rain (it's not clear if it could be submerged despite boasting 81 seals throughout the body) and the sands of Sahara.
That said, Pentax hasn't skimped on the camera's technical features. They've included a 16-megapixel sensor that can record 1080p video at 30fps, an ISO ranges between 100 and 12800, auto picture and scene modes, a 6fps burst mode, 3-inch LCD with 921k dots of resolution and an optional 18-55mm zoom lens (for $50 more scratch).
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i wonder whose exchange will make it to colorado first?
this week: sketching, coffee, snowboarding, tumblr exchange, bike repair, getting a piece ready for this show, freaks & geeks, vinyl stickers, more coffee, and making test prints for soon-to-be-available art prints! next week: naps. how about you?
thanks to everyone who volunteered to participate. i'll send emails to the first 25 tonight. if all goes well, i might throw down another round soon!
spots left in the tumblr exchange!
i'm realizing that i've fashioned daily life into a series of grids, walls, and schedules. i can deal with things that fall outside of this system, but only if i can quickly schedule them into the grid and build any necessary walls. and yes, the title is definitely a tron reference.
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On Oct. 15, St. Olaf traveled to Moorhead, Minn., to play the Concordia Cobbers. Despite winning the first and third games, the Oles were not able to finish off the Cobbers, who beat the Oles in the last two games, 32-30 and 19-17, respectively.
Jessica Levin 09 contributed a strong performance in the match against Concordia with a career-high 22 kills. The Oles also had four players besides Levin with double-digits in kills, including co-captain Danica Finseth 06 and Ashley Dennis 07, who both offered 17.
The following week, the Oles played host to St. Marys College on Oct. 19. The team hoped to clinch a MIAC berth by defeating the Cardinals, but they fell short of another win, losing in five games.
Top performers were Otteman, who produced 20 kills and 21 digs, and setter and co-captain Audrey Volstad 07, who contributed six set assists and seven kills out of eight attempts. Dennis contributed 19 kills and 19 digs in the loss for St. Olaf.
After falling to the Cardinals, the Oles needed to win one of their final two matches (or have St. Marys lose one of their last two) in order to secure a spot in the MIAC tournament. Only the top six teams in the conference make the playoffs.
St. Olaf did not have to wait very long to learn their fate. The team gained a postseason berth on Oct. 21 when St. Marys lost in four games to Carleton.
Sunday, with their playoff fate already known, the Oles traveled to St. Joseph, Minn,. to take on St. Bens. Unfortunately, the Oles lost to the Blazers in four games.
St. Olaf will head across the river on Wednesday to compete against cross-town rival Carleton for their last MIAC game of the regular season. If the Oles defeat the Knights, or Bethel University loses their final game, St. Olaf will get the fifth-seed spot in the playoffs. If the Oles lose and Bethel defeats Macalester, the Oles will receive the sixth seed.
Next week well see either Concordia or St. Bens [in the conference tournament], Finseth said. Both teams will be equally challenging, but they are beatable.
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(Outdoor) Whether Brent Crawford has captured the world's largest alligator gar will never be known — his scale bottomed out emphatically at 300 pounds and he filleted the prehistoric-looking fish after attempting to obtain its weight.
But this much is clear: The gar Crawford landed while bow-fishing recently in Texas' Lake Corpus Christi is among the largest specimens ever captured — and it was captured in a manner like no other gar captured beforehand.
(The largest-known alligator gar caught while bow-fishing weighed 365 pounds. The largest caught on rod and reel weighed 279 pounds.)
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