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what about george mason? i actually live really close to there. I don't know much about edelbrock (he is the trumpet professor there, correct?) and really haven't heard much about the school at all
what about george mason? i actually live really close to there. I don't know much about edelbrock (he is the trumpet professor there, correct?) and really haven't heard much about the school at all
im sorry - i was talking about the college basketball tourney this year, I think they beat Michigan State, North Carolina, and UConn, pretty amazing. It wasn't luck, they were just as good and outplayed many of those teams.
It's pretty amazing what they've done at GMU the past 10-15 years to develop a solid music school. Denny Edelbrock is well known in music circles and is experienced in all facets of professional trumpet performance. Many of the "students" are also highly experienced musicians and are working in the military bands here in DC or are teachers in the public schools. I've had an opportunity to work with many of their recent graduates in Music Education and I think they have been very well prepared. Well worth looking in to.
Bill S.- NY and Mt. Vernon Bach trumpets, Bach "C" cornet, NY Bach trombone 6vii, Schilke G and Yamaha Eb, Bb/A and flugelhorn. Warburton and Monette mouthpieces.
You still got no shot at the NBA. Sorry buddy.Originally Posted by matthoffner
I know guys at GMU and it's not my ideal school. However I would like to get a job in one of the military bands here in D.C. There is currently an trumpet opening in the army concert band and the marine band... Not that I plan to take the audition, but there was also a marine band trumpet opening around this time last year... so it seems like there is more opportunity for playing gigs in the service bands then there are an orchestra.
It might seem like there are a lot of openings in service bands, but don't go into it thinking that it's going to be a walk in the park audition. These auditions are not easy: the top service bands are good, steady gigs and a lot of talented people show up to these auditions. The auditions themselves are often several rounds and include enormous amounts of very difficult site-reading. I would approach a top service band audition with the same kind of intensity that you would approach an audition for a top 25 orchestra audition.Originally Posted by fnchdrms87
By no stretch of the imagination was I saying that military band jobs are any easier to win. My teacher was the lead trumpet player in the blues for 20 something years and he highly adovactes those groups and he is a GREAT player. The guys in those groups are fantastic. However, when the opening's are a little more frequent, one would have more shots at winning the position should they choose to take the audition everytime a spot opens up... and that notion gives me just the incentive i need to work my @$$ off
In further response to your questions, as KMT said about Michael Sachs, he did attend UCLA, but for a Bachelor of Arts degree in history not for music. Then he went to Julliard. Another good story is that of Mark Gould who did a pharmaceutical degree at BU and "never took a trumpet lesson." The fact that you're not paying for school is huge. Far too many people go into too much debt. If you were going into medicine, then of course spend 40 g a year cause you'll make it back for sure, but trumpet? Canadian schools are also good for those reasons, Mcgill, Glen Gould School are both far less than almost all American schools.
jimichel made a great point about summer festivals. I've found, and I'm sure most people agree, that the orchestral education at every summer festival was far more valuable than playing in the orchestras at school. jmichel mentioned the big ones which are mostly attended by later undergrads or masters students from these brand name places. Tanglewood has had at least 2 Northwestern students every summer for the last 3 or 4 years. Round Top is a little bit less know but is a great festival. I went last summer and have all wonderful things to say about it, especially Tom Booth and the food.
Does anyone know of festivals a bit more practical for younger students to get into. Las Vegas Music Festival was a good one, maybe Brevard, Eastern Music Festival... more?
You've been given some great suggestions. What does your current teacher have to say about where you've been accepted? There are many excellent teachers out there. You would do best to find one that you can work with, and your current teacher can probably give you the best advice along those lines.
Schools look at much more than just your audition, and playing ability... academic achievement, and how well-rounded you appear to them is very important. Knowing your strengths, and your weaknesses is something that you ultimately have control over. Because you weren't accepted into this year's programs where you auditioned doesn't mean that you should give up. What I can tell you is that of the few that I knew who came in as transfer students from another school is that they had a very good work ethic, and they were achievers.
Your personal commitment to achieving your goals is without a doubt the best avenue that you can take. You need to feel confident that the school that you ultimately choose will allow you to stay on track, and provide a means towards that end. Best of luck in making the right choices!
Eastman runs a summer program. New York State School of the Arts also runs summer programs in jazz, orchestral, dance, theatre, ballet, and the visual arts. Summer music camps abound, as well, from Crane Youth Music and Fredonia as well as probably most colleges with 4 year degree programs in music. How about Summit Brass? Anyone know anything about that?Originally Posted by mazzrick
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Friday, Dec. 24 enjoy train rides to the North Pole; visits with Santa; 1,000,000 lights; snowball cannon; petting zoo; live animal nativity; pony rides (in advance - groups of 10+/ $5 per child) 4 - 9 p.m. Wales West Light Railway, 13670 Smiley St., Silverhill with Emerson Farms. $10. Call 866-569-5337.
'Tis the season and The Salvation Army stands at the ready to serve the hundreds of folks who will dine on a traditional Christmas meal of turkey, dressing and all the sides. In addition to the regular serving at its Dauphin Street location, The Salvation Army is also providing a box lunch "on the go" to residents of South Mobile County from its mobile canteen. As always, these meals are free and open to everyone. "We welcome anyone, young and old alike, to come spend a little time with friends at The Salvation Army on Christmas. With over 75 volunteers serving up Christmas cheer, it truly has all the makings of a festive celebration of the season", states Major Ted Morris, Area Commander. Christmas in the Bayou (box lunch on the go): Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Bayou La Batre Greer's and Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Bayou La Batre Community Center; Christmas in Mobile (traditional seated meal): 1009 Dauphin Street from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.salvationarmymobile.org.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT BASHSaturday, Dec. 25 Doug Previto and the Family Jewels with special guests. 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. Veet's Bar & Grill, 66 S. Royal St. Call 251-694-3090.
5:30 p.m. at Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road in Theodore. Prices: Adult $12; Children 5-12 $6.50 and Children 4 and under are free. Tickets: Participating Regions; online at www.bellingrath.org or at the door during regular hours of operation. Features over 3 million lights with 928 custom make set pieces in 13 themed scenes.
through Dec. 30 offered by the Baldwin County Animal Shelter. The public may adopt any puppy or dog for $30 and any kitten or cat for $25. The adoption fee for each includes a spay or neuter surgery and a microchip. If you would like to find a fantastic friend to add to your family, come to the animal shelter and find a pet! For more information, contact the Baldwin County Animal Shelter at 251-972-6834.
Tuesday, Dec. 28. Live music by Jack Randolph and the Exit 105 Band. Dressy/formal attire. 7 - 10 p.m. Elks Lodge 108 at 2671 Dauphin Island Pkwy. Members/ $5; nonmembers/$10. Call 251-895-2033.
MOON PIE OVER MOBILE A New Year's Eve celebration featuring a Mardi Gras-style parade, a street party featuring two stages of live entertainment (including The O'Jays), and at midnight, the Moon Pie drop, accompanied by an elaborate laser and fireworks show. Downtown Mobile.
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center will be open late on Friday, Dec. 31 as part of Downtown Mobile's New Year's Eve Celebration. And, the Exploreum will be offering 50 percent off all admission rates from 5 - 11 p.m. The public will be able to enjoy permanent exhibits as well as special activities in the laboratories. The Science of the Moon Pie will take place in the BioLab and the Science of Fireworks and ice cream making will take place in the Chem Lab. IMAX films will not be offered on this date. Ring in the new year with some family fun at the Exploreum! Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, 65 Government St., Mobile. Visit www.exploreum.com. or call 251-208-6873.
Music by Doug Previto & the Family Jewels; party favors; champagne and breakfast buffet at midnight. 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Dec. 31 at Veet's Bar & Grill, 66 S Royal St., downtown Mobile. $10. Call 251-694-3090.
MCKEMIE PLACE NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY"Mobile In Lights… Enlightens Mobile," a New Year's Eve party hosted by McKemie Place in conjunction with the City of Mobile and Mobile County will come alive in the Mobile Convention Center's Cityscape Gallery (3rd Floor) on Friday, Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The evening will kick off with heavy hors d'oeuvres and dancing to live music from iSing. The excitement continues with a beautiful inside and outside view of the MoonPie Over Mobile Drop from the RSA BankTrust Building along with a champagne toast at midnight. Finally, you'll have a front row-view of a thrilling fireworks display lighting up the night sky over the Mobile River. You'll also be able to dine on the world's largest MoonPie thanks to the Chattanooga Bakery. Weighing 55 pounds, measuring 40" in diameter and 6" in height and boasting 14 lbs. of marshmallow, 6 lbs. of chocolate and 45,000 calories, the world's largest MoonPie will then be served to all in attendance, as long as it lasts. Your $450 tax deductible donation can purchase a table for 10. Individual tickets are $50. All profits go directly to McKemie Place, a homeless shelter for women. Dress is semi-formal, and a cash bar will be available. Tickets can be purchased thru Pay Pal at www.mckemieplace.org and by checks sent to: McKemie Place, P.O. Box 9082, Mobile, AL 36691. CRESCENT THEATER "True Grit" Shows are at 6 and 8:30 p.m.; weekend matinee 2 p.m. at 208 Dauphin St., Mobile. Please note that the theater is closed Christmas Eve but we will be OPEN on Christmas Day. Please also note they are no longer offering the Wednesday matinee showing.
EVENT RESCHEDULED Author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson has rescheduled his planned event at Fairhope United Methodist Church's Christian Life Center, 155 S. Section St. to from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. He will discuss and sign Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tickets purchased for the previously scheduled Nov. 1st event are valid for new date. Additional tickets will be available for purchase - sponsored by Wachovia Bank, tickets to the event are $5; this includes admission to the event and can also go toward the purchase of Mortenson's hardback $26.95 or paperback copy $16 of Stones for School. Tickets are available at Page & Palette, 32. S. Section Street, online www.pageandpalette.com or by calling 251-928-5295.
MURPHY CLASS OF 1947The next scheduled meeting of the Murphy Class of '47 is 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at Ryan's/The Fire Mountain Grill, 4439 Rangeline Road, Tillmans Corner. Call 251-662-0880. The Murphy High class of 1947 normally meets for luncheon everyother month on the third Tuesday. For further information contact Ina Shaw 251-414-1418 or you may email Dick Allen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
MERCY MEDICAL NEEDS HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS to provide socialization and companionship to hospice patients or working in the office providing clerical assistance. For more information, please contact Judy Hazelton at 251-621-4445 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
MERCY MEDICAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS John McClure Snook Center, Mercy's Memory Care Community on Baldwin County 13, in Daphne is currently recruiting volunteers to assist with activities for the residents. Catherine Place next to the Snook Center needs volunteers to assist the front desk by greeting and answering the phone a few hours a week. For more information about volunteering at Mercy Medical call Judy Hazelton at 251-621-4445 or email email@example.com.
WINTER STUDIO through Friday, Dec. 31 at Cathedral Square Gallery. Works by more than 60 local artists including art in all media for hoiday giving; featured artists: Holly Carrigan, Judy Aronson, Laura Worsham, Ann Calagaz. Also: A Thousand Thoughts, work by students at the University of South Alabama. Cathedral Square Gallery at 612 Dauphin St. Tue - Sat, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Contact: 251-694-0278/ email@example.com/ http://cathedralsquaregallery.blogspot.com.
BOOKSIGNING Sarah Blake, author of the New York Times bestselling book THE POSTMISTRESS, will be signing at Page and Palette for Artwalk on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. THE POSTMISTRESS raises intriguing questions about the way we get our news. How does the experience of listening to the news via radio in the 1940s differ from our experience of getting news online and on TV? What is the difference between hearing news vs. seeing pictures and reading accounts? Is there something that the human voice conveys, which the printed word cannot? And, is it ever really possible to "get" the whole story? Moving between war-torn London at the height of the Blitz and a sleepy town on the far end of Cape Cod before America is drawn into World War II, the novel follows the lives of intelligent and courageous radio reporter Frankie Bard (one of the first women war reporters) and Iris James, the dedicated spinster postmistress of Franklin, Massachusetts. Blake recently wrote this article about the first women war reporters http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/7872900/Women-war-correspondents.html and can speak in-depth about their experiences.
DIVORCECARE, A weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, 4-5:30 p.m., Woodridge Baptist Church, 2700 Schillinger Road S., room D-223. Childcare provided. 251-633-6000 or www.woodridgebc.com.
ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF SEMMES SCHOOL INC. meet at 3 p.m. the last Sunday of each month at Semmes Heritage Park, 3871 Wulff Road. Call 251-649-0270 or 251-649-1647.
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP: meets 5:30 p.m. Mondays at the Spring Hill Baptist Activities Center, Room 235 for families and friends of those with drinking problems and for Adult Children of Alcoholics. Call 251-639-5858.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP meets at 6:p.m. Mondays at Robertsdale First Christian Church Annex. Call 251-947-7772 or 251-947-1933.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Everyone in the group, including the facilitators has had someone close to them take their life and knows how devastating that experience can be. We have all experienced those exaggerated feelings of responsibility as we tried to cope with something we could not understand. We invite you to attend a meeting of the group which meets every first and third Monday of each month. Free. For meeting location or questions, call Susan Brownlow at 251-602-0909.
MOBILE RACING PIGEON CLUB meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Call Tom at 251-649-4652 or 251-454-4280.
COUNTRY LINE DANCING 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays; all ages; Our Savior Catholic Church, 1801 S. Cody Road. Call 251-633-6152.
BLANK PAGE, a group of Bay area writers, is looking for developing writers for a critique group. Blank Page meets 7 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at Panera Bread Company at the Eastern Shore Center and on the third Monday at Carpe Diem Coffee Shop in Mobile. Members are all ages and are open to writers of fiction, poetry, plays and anything in between. Visit www.blankpage.info or contact Meredith at firstname.lastname@example.com or Frank at firstname.lastname@example.com.
DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTERS Mondays noon - 1 p.m. at the Bienville Club. Call 251-610-2216.
NAMI The National Alliance On Mental Illness, has started a monthly Support Group for family and friends of persons diagnosed with a mental Illness. It will take place every 3rd Monday of the month, 6-7 p.m. in the Activity Center of Springhill Baptist Church, 11 S. McGregor Ave., Rm 222. It is designed to help families cope with and share insights, problems and concerns they may have in dealing with a loved one who may be struggling with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or any other mental illness. This group is based on respect, understanding, encouragement and hope. The NAMI National format is used and there is no charge. The next meeting is April 19. For more information, call Connie Ewing – 251-438-2444 or Diane Kent – 251-591-8021, or go to www.NAMIMOBILE.org.
USTOO the prostate cancer survivor and support group, meets from 7 - 8:15 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at Gerald Wallace Auditorium/Springhill Meml Medical Center; usually with a topic of interest in dealing with Prostate Cancer. For More Information contact Duane Kent, Chapter Leader; 251-591-8557(C) 251-639-7274(O); 251-645-4404(H), firstname.lastname@example.com or www.ustoomobile.org.
THE LADIES OF CHARITY meet on the first Tuesday of each month at St. Mary's Home on Moffat Road. Benediction and Rosary begins at 10 a.m. followed by a brief meeting. For information, call Pat Cannon at 251-660-8856.
KIWANIS OF GULF SHORES meets at noon every Tuesday in the Palmer Room at Craft Farms Golf Resort on Baldwin County 4. Learn more at www.gulfshoreskiwanis.org.
SUPPORT FOR STUTTERERS meetings held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the University of South Alabama Speech and Hearing clinic in the USA Health Sciences building.Contact Jeremy Hyde, the chapter president, at 251-402-2678.
AARP: AZALEA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS, 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month, Tillman's Corner Community Center, 5055 Carol Plantation Road. Call 251-666-1820.
AZALEA CITY KIWANIS noon Tuesdays; Carraba's Restaurant, 3917 Airport Blvd.; 251-607-7655.
THE AZALEA CITY HARMONY CHORUS OF SWEET ADELINES, 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Airport Boulevard and Sage Avenue. Call 251-380-0579 or 251-666-2557.
B-SHARP PLUS SQUARE DANCE CLUB 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Azalea Hall on Bourne Road. Call 251-666-0271.
CIRCLE OF LOVE meets at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month in the choir room at First Baptist North Mobile, 1255 Industrial Parkway, Saraland. Meetings include a guest speaker and are open to those considering adoption, parents involved in the adoption process and post-adoptive families. Call Teresa Persons at 251-679-0535 or Renee Vaughn at 251-679-4660.
CLOGGING CLASSES 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays or Thursdays; beginner clogging classes, all ages; One Step Ahead Studio, 3998 Dozier Lane, Tillman's Corner; $5 per lesson; 251-666-5436.
HOMEOWNERS HURRICANE INSURANCE INITIATIVE (HHII) a part of All Churches Together (ACT II) Mobile locations: meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. Way of Life Community Church, 1760 Riverside Dr.; South Brookley UMC, 3755 Dauphin Island Pkwy. South Baldwin locations: Third Tuesdays: St. Peter's Episcopal, 6270 Co. Rd 10; St John's the Evangelist, Rt. 59 in Robertsdale. Eastern Shore locations: meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Eastern Shore Presbyterian, 23050 Hwy 98, Fairhope; Christ the King Catholic Church, 1601 Main St. Daphne. Other events: Call 928-3430 or 895-3902 to add your name to the next community-organizing workshop according to PICO (People Improving Communities through Organizing).
HONDA GOLD WING MOTORCYCLE OWNERS Come and join the fun-loving members of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association Chapter "A" (since 1982). Contact Bill Long at 251-649-0003 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com; or call Jack Perkins at 251-675-9704 or e-mail email@example.com.
THE CITRONELLE KIWANIS CLUB meets at noon every Tuesday at the Iron Skillet Restaurant on Hwy. 45. The public is invited. Call 251-866-0544.
THE 50+ CLUB meets at 10 a.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at St. Philip Neri Community Center located at the corner of D.I.P. and Laurendine Road. All senior citizens are invited. Call 251-957-6216 or 802-4277. The club goes by bus once a month to a casino, for information on this trip call 251-973-0416.
HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUP, 6 p.m. Tuesday. HIV/AIDS men only. Strictly confidential. Call John Gordon at 251-471-5277, ext. 25 for location.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 6:30-8 p.m., Spring Hill Baptist Church, 2 S. McGregor Ave. Free. Register at any class meeting. Call 251-649-4838.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 2-3:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 5601 Zeigler Blvd. Free. Register at any class. Call 251-649-4838.
THE LA HIKERS meet the first Tuesday of every month at the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort at 6 p.m. Each meeting features a guest and interesting discussion of hiking, backpacking, and trail building projects along Alabama's Gulf Coast. You do not have to be a member of the Alabama Hiking Trail Society to attend! The meetings are free and open to everyone. Contact Joe Cuhaj for more information at 251-533-1812 or visit us online at lahiker.blogspot.com.
MOBILE BAY GROUP SIERRA CLUB'S monthly meeting location and date have changed. Join us at 5 Rivers Delta Center, 30945 Five Rivers Blvd. on the Causeway, on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Call 702-496-5050 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
SEWING FOR SAV-A-LIFE meets at Dauphin Way Baptist Church 3661 Dauphin Street, Room 144 The group meets from 1-3 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Room 144 at the church.
NEW MOBILIANS Meet on the first Wednesday of every month - 11 a.m. social hour, followed by luncheon at 11:45 a.m. for women of all ages new to Mobile. Call Karin Zimmerman at 251-639-9081 or Fay Simmons at 251-660-0515 reservations or visit: www.newmobilians.org.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 9:30-11:30 a.m., First Baptist Church of Tillman's Corner, 5660 Three Notch Road, Theodore. Free. Register at any class meeting. Call 251-649-4838.
KIWANIS CLUB OF AIRPORT-METRO, 11:30 a.m., Wintzell's Oyster House, 6700 Airport Blvd. Call 251-633-1367.
DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTERS, a weekly meeting to enhance public speaking abilities. Noon, fourth floor, Lee Room, International Trade Club, 250 N. Water St. Call Davy Brasfield, 251-690-3276.
FORT CONDE KIWANIS CLUB, noon in the Thompson Room, International Trade Club, 250 N. Water St. Call 251-209-7099.
CRICHTON OPTIMIST CLUB, noon, Knights of Columbus Council 666 Hall, 3051 Pleasant Valley Road. Anyone interested in becoming a member is invited to the meetings. Call Dick Hylton at 251-422-9723 or e-mail email@example.com.
PARENTING SKILLS CLASSES, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Exchange Club Family Center, 3101 International Drive, Suite 701. Free. Call 251-479-5700 to reserve seat and child care.
MOTORCYCLE DINNER RIDE, 7 p.m. Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter "W." For information on where to meet and ride, call David Sumerlin at 251-973-0460 or 251-455-7125.
DIVORCECARE, a weekly support group for separated and divorced people, meets 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Moffett Road Assembly of God, 6159 Moffett Road. Call 251-649-3502 or email@example.com.
BLANK PAGE, a new bay-area writers group, is looking for developing writers for a critique group. Open to members of all ages and writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays and anything in between. Blank Page meets twice a month on Thursday nights, once on the Eastern Shore and once in Mobile. Visit www.blankppage.info or call 251-626-7204.
CAMERA SOUTH a nonprofit organization that provides a platform for photographers of all levels to work together to further the art and business of photography. Usually first Thursday 7 p.m.; second Thursday in January and July at the University of South Alabama, Library, auditorium. Membership: individuals/ $25; families/ $30; students/ $20. email@example.com/ www.camerasouth.org.
CLOGGING AT VIA! CENTER, 1717 Dauphin St.; all ages; Thursday: Beginners, 6-7 p.m., Intermediate and higher, 7-9 p.m. Call 251-633-7682.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 6:30-8 p.m., Springhill Baptist Church, 2 S. McGregor Ave. Free. Register at any class meeting. Call 251-649-4838.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 9:30-11:30 a.m., First Baptist Church of Tillman's Corner, 5660 Three Notch Road , Theodore. Free. Register at any class meeting. Call 251-649-4838.
THE DELTA MEN OF NORTH MOBILE COUNTY rehearse 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays at Satsuma United Methodist Church, 58 W. Bayou Ave., Satsuma. This nonprofit group is dedicated to quartet-style singing of classic Southern gospel songs. New members accepted. Does not meet on holidays. Call Paul Betros at 251-675-1979.
SALVATION ARMY NORTHSIDE FOOD PANTRY: open 1-3 p.m. Thursdays at 31 U.S. 43 S. in Saraland. Requirements: one visit every 90 days; must be a resident of North Mobile county; must have a current valid drivers license and a signed Social Security card for each person. Call 251-675-1952.
PARENTING SKILLS CLASSES, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Exchange Club Family Center, 3101 International Drive, Suite 701. Free classes and child care with reservations. Call 251-479-5700.
BAYWAY TOASTMASTERS, 11:30 a.m., 109 St. Joseph St. To visit, call Henry Battaglia at 251-694-4066.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) sponsors a support group for family members of those suffering from mental illness the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church, 1507 Dauphin Street in the Family Life Center. For information, call Connie at 251-438-2444.
MOBILE TOASTMASTERS meet first and third Thursdays 6 - 7 p.m. at USA Women's and Children's Hospital. Call 251-610-2216.
MOMS' SUPPORT GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Exchange Club Family Center, 3101 International Drive, Suite 701. Call 251-479-5700.
MOBILE BRIDGE CLUB, 2 p.m., South Alabama Bridge Association, 1510 University Blvd. 251-666-2147. Duplicate game instruction. You do not need a partner to play.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 p.m. Bradford Health Services, 1000 Hillcrest Road, Suite 304. 251-633-0900.
DIVORCECARE, A weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced, 4-5:30 p.m. Childcare provided. Woodridge Baptist Church, 2700 Schillinger Road S., Room D-223. 251-633-6000 or www.woodridgebc.com.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, 2-3:30 p.m., Emmanuel Baptist Church, 5601 Zeigler Blvd. Free. Register at any class. Call 251-649-4838.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY 12-step Christ-centered Recovery Program. Freedom for life's hurts, hangups and habits.We meet every Friday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God, 6800 Three Notch Road, Mobile. For info contact 251-586-4871 or 251-472-6831.
MEETING: THE CATHEDRAL SQUARE GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY SALON: Discussion of the photographic image as art, equipment, techniques, and whatever else participants want to talk about. Second & fourth Fri, noon - 1:30 PM. Cathedral Square Gallery (612 Dauphin St) 251-209-0064/ www.michaelmastro.com.
SAA (Sex Addicts Anonymous) 5:30 p.m. Fridays at Common Ground 8162 Well Road, Daphne. S-Anon is a 12-Step fellowship dedicated to helping those affected by the sexual addiction of a family member or friend. call Donna O. at 251-947-8411 for more information.
DANCES AT VIA! CENTER, 1717 Dauphin St. tea dance 1-4 p.m. first Fridays, $5; cabaret dance 7-10 p.m. third Fridays, $5; 251-478-3311.
DAVID MINER BALLROOM DANCESPORT ACADEMY: Swing, salsa, Latin and ballroom dance lessons, Monday through Thursday. Private lessons by appointment. Dance parties, 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. Buffet dinner, 7 p.m. Sundays. 262 Azalea Road behind Bojangles, call 251-343-3339 or visit www.davidminerballroom.com for dance schedules.
TOPS (take off pounds sensibly) 12 chapters in Mobile/Baldwin counties. Call Christine Whitely at 251-634-8467.
498 RESERVE MENs BREAKFAST The 1950-1961 Army Call Up 498 Transportation Reserve Men will meet every third Saturday at Morrison Cafeteria from 8:30-10:30 a.m. for a buffet breakfast. The public is invited to come out and eat. Call Fred Stevenson at 251-432-5197 or Simon Doss Jr. at 251-452-9626.
BALDWIN WRITERS GROUP meets on the third Saturday of each month at the Daphne Public Library. Bring a piece of work for discussion and critque.Nolan White 251-937-6828
MOBILE COUNTY BEEKEEPERS meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. until noon at Wilmer Hall Children's Home Chapel, 3811 Old Shell Road. Meetings are open to anyone interested in beekeeping. Call 251-675-9129 or 251-865-3137.
HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH MOVIE NIGHT, on the second Saturday of every month at 6 p.m. at 2335 Firetower Road, near the corner of Howell's Ferry Road and Firetower Road in Semmes. Call Pastor Troy Bland at 251-604-9379.
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Histidinemia is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by elevated histidine levels in blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid, generally with no clinical repercussions.
Reported prevalence varies widely from 1/8,600 to 1/180,000, probably as a result of differing screening programs.
Histidinemia is defined biochemically as elevated histidine in blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid, and decreased levels of the metabolite urocanic acid in blood, urine, and the skin. In most individuals with histidinemia, the condition is clinically silent and considered benign, with no need for treatment or a specific diet. In a small subset of patients with specific events in the neonatal period, such as low oxygen, it has been suggested that histidinemia may contribute to development of intellectual disability, behavioral or learning disorders. Growth is normal in patients with the disorder. Histidinemia is important because in the 1960s and 1970s the condition was unnecessarily added to universal newborn screening before the natural history was fully understood.
Histidinemia is caused by impaired conversion of histidine to urocanic acid via the histidase enzyme. Deficiency in this enzyme is related to mutations in the histidine ammonia-lyase HAL gene (12q22-q24.1).
Histidinemia is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
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Seattle Public Schools has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit with a teacher who was fired for not working in a building she said was harming her health.
Denise Frisino says the district discriminated against her by not accommodating her health needs. She said mold at Nathan Hale High School made her sick.
District spokeswoman Teresa Wippel told The Seattle Times the district spent a significant amount of money over three years on building changes.
The district decided to settle after an appeals court said the case could go to trial.-- The Associated Press.


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WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — A Morristown man killed in a car crash in upstate New York Monday had officially beaten cancer only three weeks ago, according to his daughter.
Abramovitz was pronounced dead at the scene, the newspaper reported.
His daughter, Stephanie Fletcher of Annandale, said her father had just celebrated his 70th birthday on June 11, just days after he received news on June 2 that his oral cancer was in remission following chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
"Even with the cancer, he worked every day," Fletcher said.
Abramowitz worked for Skanska, a project development and construction group, and had traveled up north for work for the past month, she said. Her father stayed in New York through week, and returned home on Fridays to spend the weekend with "my mom," Fletcher said. This was supposed to be the last week he'd have to make the long commute, she said.
"He was still pretty wiped out from the chemo," Fletcher said.
Fletcher said this past weekend had been a good one for the family. Her father loved visiting state parks and the beach, and he had a chance to do both this past weekend, she said.
The weekend was also monumental, she said, because he was able to eat "a couple of clams," — something he hadn't been able to do due to the side effects of chemotherapy."If someone had asked him what he wanted to do for his last two days (of his life), I think he'd say he did what he wanted to do," Fletcher said. "I don't think my father really had any regrets."
According to Fletcher, her father was most proud of his three grandchildren, all of whom are under 6 years old.
Fletcher said her daughter, who is 5, was the only grandchild really aware of her grandfather's death. Fletcher said her daughter in her innocence had suggested a "going away party, with stars in the sky, like for Simba's dad (in the Lion King)."
Fletcher said her father's death was not the only tragedy in the family, as her brother, David, went missing 12 years ago.
A funeral service will be held at Menorah Chapel in Millburn Wednesday, and Abramovitz will be buried in Woodbridge. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.
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Colombian Hernan Dario Burbano scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Leon to a 4-1 victory over Jaguares de Chiapas in late-season play in the Mexican soccer league.
Leon opened the scoring in the sixth minute of Friday night's match when Uruguay's Sebastian Maz took advantage of a mistake by Argentine defenseman Miguel Martinez and found his countryman, Matias Britos, who netted a left-footed strike.
Jaguares, however, tied the match in the 27th minute when Colombia's Luis Gabriel Rey converted a penalty kick after a foul in the area for his seventh goal of the season.
Luis Montes got Leon back on top just two minutes later, finding the back of the net with a left-footed strike after being fed by Burbano.
In the second half, Burbano took advantage of a blunder by Jaguares' goalkeeper to score in the 52nd minute and Carlos Peña tacked on an insurance goal at the 79-minute mark.
The match was an especially physical contest that resulted in two players - Martinez and Leon's Jose Juan Vazquez - being sent off.
With the win, Leon improved its record to eight wins, three draws and four losses for a tally of 27 points. That puts the club in third place, two points behind leaders Toluca and Tijuana.
Jaguares remains in ninth place with 19 points but could fall several spots depending on this weekend's results.
On Saturday, Toluca will visit Cruz Azul, while Sunday will feature two of the most-anticipated matches of the season: Pumas versus America and Guadalajara versus Atlas.
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We claim that far from being a strength, the lack of demands reflects the weak ideological core of the movement. We also claim that demands should not be approached tactically but strategically, that is, they should be grounded in a long-term view of the political goals of the movement, a view that is currently lacking. Accordingly, in the second part of this text, we argue that this strategic view should be grounded in a politics of the commons.
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A registered sex offender is accused of breaking into a trailer at a mobile home park to save his two girlfriends from a man who looks just like him, according to court documents.
Neither the two girlfriends nor the man existed, however, the police report indicates.
Prosecutors charged Bryan Parent, 39, in Island County Superior Court Aug. 29 with residential burglary and malicious mischief.
Parent pleaded not guilty Sept. 9.
Officers responded to a report of a man screaming at a mobile home park on Heller Road.
They contacted Parent, who denied screaming.
Soon after they left, the officers again responded to a call from the park. This time, a caller reported that Parent broke into a home.
The officer reported finding Parent inside a residence. The front window was broken in and Parent had blood on his hands, according to the police report.
"He said that there had been a man inside the home who looked just like him and his 'two girlfriends' were screaming for help," the report states.
Parent claimed the man and women ran out. A witness said nobody left the home.
The officer contacted the resident, who wasn't home at the time. The woman was frightened and said Parent didn't have permission to be in the home.
Court documents indicate Parent is a registered sex offender who was convicted of child molestation in Kitsap County.
Parent was arrested in March for allegedly impersonating a federal agent at a hotel in Oak Harbor. He told an officer that his name was "Angel of Prosperity."
Parent could face more than five years in prison if convicted of the new charges against him. He has a high "offender score" — which increases the sentence — because of his criminal record.
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AUBURN, Alabama -- ESPN will provide a sneak peek at the SEC Network during a visit to campus April 18, the eve of the Tigers' A-Day game.
Auburn legend Bo Jackson, ESPN host Joe Tessitore and Stephanie Druley, ESPN's vice president of production for college networks, will attend the event slated to begin at 2 p.m. inside the Foy Auditorium, according to the university.
Druley is leading the launch of the SEC Network, which is slated to debut Aug. 14. Tessitore, who will host the pre-game show SEC Nation, will join Druley for a panel discussion.
Jackson will answer questions beginning at 3 p.m. The former Auburn running back and baseball star will screen a three-minute clip from the upcoming "SEC Storied" documentary titled "Bo, Barkley and The Big Hurt."
The event is free and open to the public.
"Our students will have experience shooting live sporting events for broadcast and the Web," said Jennifer Adams, Auburn's director of the School of Communication and Journalism. "Students will also have the opportunity to do play-by-play announcing, producing, and the possibility of serving as on-air talent for some of the shows Auburn Athletics plans to develop."
The newly-formed journalism school has partnered with the Auburn athletics department to teach an "introduction to sports video production" course. Students will also contribute content to the SEC Network.


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The Austin Jazz Festival is excited to announce international jazz master Kirk Whalum as the headline act for 2014!
Additional acts scheduled to appear include Jazz Funk Soul with Jeff Lorber and Everette Harp, saxophonists Jessy J and Kyle Turner and San Antonio flautist Althea Rene.
Local jazz talent scheduled to take the stage include vocalists Courtney Sanchez, Pam Hart, and Trent Durham; along with The Matt Butler Quartet, trumpeterEphraim Owens, trombonist Andre Hayward, drummer Masumi Jones, guitarist Jackie Venson, San Antonio Latin jazz Band Mambo Blue - and even more acts!
The Austin Jazz Festival is happening out in the beautiful hill country at the Backyard in Beecaves on Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday May 25, 2014. Gates open at 11, music starts at noon and the day includes lots of food, vendors and fun!
General Admission tickets are only $30 and are available online.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network is merging with Greater Hazleton Health Alliance, a nonprofit health care system in Luzerne County that is affiliated with the 150-bed Hazleton General Hospital and other properties.
The two entities announced the merger this afternoon in Hazleton, according to a news release. The executive committee of LVHN's board of trustees signed off on the deal April 16; the full board is expected to ratify it next Wednesday. The merger must get regulatory approval before being finalized.
The merger is not expected to result in any jobs losses, an LVHN spokesman said this afternoon. There have also been no discussions at this point about any name changes to either LVHN or GHHA facilities, the spokesman said.
LVHN and GHHA have partnered for several years on a number of projects, and LVHN physicians previously provided emergency department coverage for GHHA. The merger made sense, GHHA President and CEO Jim Edwards said in a statement.
"Both organizations value their people and realize that's where the care starts," he said. "That's what has made working together a natural fit and what makes merging the logical choice, especially in today's ever changing health care environment."
LVHN Board of Trustees Chairman William Hecht said many Hazleton area residents have come to rely on LVHN care when they needed a specialist that wasn't available in their area. For those residents, the merger will increase access to such specialists in their own community, he said.
Hazleton is about 45 miles northwest of Allentown.
LVHN employs more than 12,000 people and operates nearly 1,000 acute-care beds at hospitals in Allentown, Salisbury Township and Bethlehem. GHHA employs more than 1,000 people.


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Before she became CEO, Mulcahy engineered Xerox's $950 million purchase of Tektronix's color printing business in Wilsonville. As chief, she remained a champion of that business and made the color ink a central element of Xerox's office strategy. This month, that technology formed the underpinning of Xerox's revamped line of "hallway" copiers/printers.
Xerox currently employs about 1,500 in Wilsonville. When I spoke with Mulcahy in 2007 (an interview that, alas, is no longer online -- but here's a portion of it excerpted on the blog), she spoke about the Tektronix deal and the future of the Oregon site.
She also spoke about her own future, with retirement already in view. Here's what she said:
Q: One more career-type question. Often times CEOs seem a little like university presidents. They kind of have a shelf life. How long are you going to be at Xerox?
A: I'm here for 31 years now. I became president of Xerox in April of 2000, so I kind of started the clock in my mind even though I didn't become CEO until 2001. So the answer is, I'm going to be here awhile longer but hopefully not too long so I overstay my welcome. I'm also a big believer in freshness and new ideas.
Q: Is there anything else you want to do outside this job in your career?
A: One of the things that CEOs who go out to pasture should do is help solve significant problems. And I think that the marriage between private and public sector needs to take place to solve lots of issues. . . . Business leaders need to roll up their sleeves and give back and participate in solving some of the big problems we have as a nation.
I get concerned when I see CEOs going into private equity. Hello? Maybe it's time to do something that's a little bit different than just staying totally within the business community.
Q: Is there one or a handful of issues that you might want to tackle personally?
A: To me, the solution for all problems kind of lies in the educational system. I'd love to get involved in some way that would be useful. Taking a business view, I think health care would benefit from a business orientation. It needs a real tough-minded, disciplined business focus, and we need to really start to break down the problems and solve them. It's out of control.


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Located in the heart of Greenville, this hotel is 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Greenville Country Club and within 12 mi (20 km) of Patriot's Park and Copper Dock Winery. Hazlet State Park and Governors Run Golf Course are also within 20 mi (32 km).
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Comfort Inn & Suites Greenville IL features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Business-related amenities consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This Greenville hotel also offers an arcade/game room, coffee/tea in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Few drivers braved the snowy conditions Sunday night on Ann Arbor roadways as more than half a foot of snow fell in a day's time.
Many snow-clearing plows, large and small, were out on deserted roads Sunday night to ready parking lots and road surfaces for Monday morning.
Brisk winds picked up about 10 p.m. and are expected to continue until morning—posing a challenge to road crews and commuters.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL. - Earlier last week, forecasts called for rain showers over the weekend and people in the Tennessee Valley thought they might get a break from the heat wave.
So, weather lady, after a few pop-up showers all weekend, where was the cool air Sunday in the Rocket City, where temperatures were the highest in the state at 96 and a heat index of 109?
"Well, if you want to go to Canada, there's some up there," said Jennifer Lee, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Huntsville and hoping a little humor/sarcasm might help.
"In reality, there's a cold front moving toward us, but that front isn't supposed to move through the Tennessee Valley. It should move into the area Monday and stall out."
Great, we finally get a cold front headed our way ... and it runs out of gas when it gets here.
"The front is one of those things where we hope it comes through, we'll just have to see how far it goes," Lee said. "We could see a little bit of relief. Extreme northwest Alabama and southern Tennessee, around Nashville, should get dryer air and cooler temperatures."
There is some good news. Lee said there could be a gradual cool-down of temperatures this week, meaning thermometers maybe won't be heading over 100 degrees. She said temperatures should be in the mid to low 90s all week with thunderstorms possible every day.
Lee said the normal high temperature for this time of year is 89, but Huntsville has been above normal temperatures since the third week of July. The humidity Sunday was 51 percent, making it feel even hotter.
With continued hot temperatures, Lee said the National Weather Service's slogan is "Beat the heat, check the back seat," meaning don't forget to check the back seats for children left in cars.


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The coaches
Steve Hawkins (South Alabama, 1987), 252-200, 16 seasons; 115-89 at WMU, seventh season.
Ricardo Patton (Belmont, 1980), 205-210, 15 seasons; 21-50 at NIU, third season.
Probable starters
For WMU: Sophomore Mikey Douglas (6-foot, 3.0 points per game) and senior David Kool (6-3, 19.8) at guard; senior Martelle McLemore (6-5, 11.8) and freshman Nate Hutcheson (6-7, 6.4) at forward; and senior Donald Lawson (6-10, 7.6) at center.
For NIU: Sophomore Mike DiNunno (5-11, 6.9) and juniors Darion Anderson (6-2, 10.2) and Xavier Silas (6-4, 19.1) at guard; and sophomore's Lee Fisher (6-5, 2.8) and Michael Fakuade (6-7, 4.8) at forward.
WMU update
The Broncos (9-5, 1-0 MAC) have won five straight and their statistics in three categories that reflect effort and concentration are a major reason why. WMU leads the MAC in free-throw percentage (72.6), rebounding margin (6.3) and field goal defense (39 percent).
"The thing that I like about it, and I hate to keep harping on it, but those are the three things that you probably have control of more than anything else," Hawkins said. "You have control over your defensive intensity, your concentration. You have control over how hard you go get a rebound.
"Those areas are very important if you hope to win on the road, which you have to do if you're going to ever contend for divisional titles and overall titles."
NIU update
The Huskies (5-8, 1-0) are 4-4 when Silas plays. The junior transfer from Colorado missed five games with a fractured right hand. He's clearly healthy now, scoring 25 points in NIU's 62-48 win at Ball State Saturday. When Silas is at his best, he's driving to create his offense or get to the free-throw line.
"He is a very, very offensive-minded player. And the rest of the team seems to be content with that, like they know it, so they play their roles," Hawkins said. "I would have to go back to maybe Keith Triplett at Toledo to remember a player who passes the ball as reluctantly as Silas does. I mean he is going to shoot it."
Silas is going to get his points. The trick is to make him take a lot of shots to get them.
WMU often struggles to shoot in the hazy, dim atmosphere that is the Convocation Center. It's just hard to imagine many of the Broncos' shots falling at NIU — there's no point of reference to say otherwise. WMU is the better team. The scoreboard might not reflect it.
Make it: Northern Illinois 67, WMU 64.
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Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse woman is in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times in the back and legs this afternoon at a Centro bus stop and aboard a bus on East Fayette Street, police said.
Police arrested Ciara Daniels, 21, of 118 Milnor Ave., at the scene and charged her with felony assault and misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon, said Sgt. Tom Connellan.
The 25-year-old victim was transported to Upstate University Hospital after the 2:05 p.m. stabbing with critical injuries, Connellan said. She was stabilized after undergoing emergency surgery.
The stabbing happened after the women got into an argument at a bus stop at Westmoreland Avenue. Daniels armed herself with a knife, Connellan said. The women started fighting after getting on a Centro bus and continued after getting off the bus at the same location.
Two officers in the area, Mark Rusin and Matthew Irwin, saw the fight and took Daniels into custody, Connellan said. They also performed first aid and called an ambulance for the victim. Police credited them for saving the victim's life.
The stabbings happened both on the street and aboard the bus, Connellan said.


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SUMMERSIDE – The Summerside Source for Sports Chevys outlasted Kensington 13-10 in a P.E.I. Mosquito AA Baseball League game recently.
Winning pitcher Kaden MacInnis allowed two runs, two hits, four walks and struck out six in three innings of work. Bryson Roberts-MacEwen was the pitcher of record for Kensington.
MacInnis led Summerside at the plate with a 2-for-3 summary. Noah Gallant, Hayden Ellis, Cameron Gallant, Charlie Johnston and Maddix Hamilton all had singles.
Chandler Marshall, who was 1-for-1 with a double, was Kensington's top batter. Roberts-MacEwen, Darrison Cole, Reid MacKay and Cameron Paynter all added singles.
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Harbor Lights opted to delay the opening of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, "The King and I" now set to open Thursday evening in the Music Hall at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston.
Those who have already purchased tickets to performances for last weekend may exchange their tickets for any of the remaining performances.
"Our production of "The King and I" promises to be truly remarkable, not only because of the gorgeous sets, costumes, and performances, but even more so because of the beautiful human beings that make up 'The King and I' cast family," says Tamara Jenkins, Harbor Lights artistic director, before adding that the outpouring of love and support within the company after the hurricane has been staggering. In fact, half of their cast are local residents and half hail from the other boroughs and New Jersey – and sadly, there are members of the production who have lost a loved one in the tragic storm.
It is their wish that this funny, heartwarming and uplifting production will be a salve on the wounded hearts of all Staten Islanders.
"Art is the flowing of civilization," adds Ms. Jenkins. "Let us join together now, celebrating the resilience of the human heart and watch our community begin to blossom again," says she.
And if there's anyone hard hit by the storm who can't afford a ticket and would like to attend, kindly contact firstname.lastname@example.com. A limited number of seats will go to storm victims.
The cast of 45 actors will feature six Broadway veterans alongside local adults and children.
The dramatic, uplifting tale of East versus West has adopted a dynamic score and discloses the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the 67 children of King Mongkut of Siam during the 1860s.
Performances are tomorrow evening at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $30 and $25 for students and seniors. Telephone 866-811-4111 or visit https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/31425.
The Friends of the College of Staten Island are hosting a Literary Brunch featuring members of the Baker Street Irregulars who have been Sherlockians for more than 30 years.
Their presentation will trace the history of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective, Sherlock Holmes. The Kitts' slide show presentation will focus on the super sleuth's long history in London's The Strand Magazine, starting with their first publication of a Holmes story, "A Scandal in Bohemia," in 1891.
Members of the CSI community may recognize Francine Kitts from the OPTIONS program on campus, where she teaches a Sherlock Holmes class to seniors.
The Brunch is set for Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center (1C) Green Dolphin Lounge on the CSI campus at 2800 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook.
The ticket price is $65 per person and proceeds will benefit scholarships for CSI students. Kindly RSVP to the College of Staten Island Office of Institutional Advancement at 718-982-2365.
The event is chaired by The Friends of CSI's Second Vice President, Anne Mondello, who has fostered this organization "primarily because I believe that the College has been instrumental in educating the children of Staten Island." Two years ago, Anne had two nieces, a granddaughter, and a nephew all attending CSI simultaneously, and she adds that "their education at CSI has propelled them into successful careers."
Anne is a director for the Fund for the Advancement of Mental Health at the Staten Island Mental Health Society (SIMHS). She is past co-chair of its Board of Directors. She is actively involved with fundraising for SIMHS, working with the Women's Guild to raise funds, and she is a past recipient of the Guild's Dorothy M. Kammer Award. SIMHS honored Anne and her husband, Frank, at its 2008 Anniversary Ball.
The Friends of the College of Staten Island (CSI) is a volunteer organization comprised of members of the community who are dedicated to supporting the mission of the College. The Friends serve as advocates on behalf of CSI, promote its welfare, devise and execute programs that involve the community in educational and cultural activities of CSI, and raise funds for scholarships and/or other needs of the College. Funds raised by the Friends are donations to the CSI Foundation. Donors receive a tax deduction based on the tax-exempt status of the CSI Foundation.
Here's your chance to "star" as a prize-winner in the Staten Island Mental Health Society's (SIMHS) $10,000 Raffle drawing on Dec. 7, but even if you are not a big winner, you'll be a featured player at the raffle event.
All ticket holders are invited to "Movie Night," as the drawing is billed, although you don't have to be in the "audience" to win the first prize of $10,000, second prize of $1,000, or third prize of $500.
Guests will also be treated to a light supper, home-made "Guild desserts," popcorn (of course) and door prizes.
Tickets are still on sale for the annual fundraiser that benefits Staten Island children with special needs, according to Fran Hogan, SIMHS' director of Community Relations. Only 250 tickets are sold at $100 apiece.
To purchase your tickets telephone Ms. Hogan at 718-442-2225.
Happy birthday today to Mark Hanley, Lucey Wideman, Jenna Dell'Olio, Clyde Anderson, Joe O'Sullivan, Todd Hill, Tara Tempone, twins Roseann and Patricia Grossman, Pietrina Landi, Gloria Golden and Joan Crowe.


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Offering a terrace and views of the garden, Shangri-la Hotel Muyenga is located in Bugolobi. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free WiFi is available and free private parking is available on site. Each room is fitted with a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms include a seating area for your convenience. You will find a kettle in the room. Each room comes with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find slippers and free toiletries. There is a hairdresser's at the property. The hotel also offers car hire. Entebbe Airport is 34 km away. more


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For hospital staff working in maternity units, their careers are truly a labor of love.
Giving birth for the first time can be overwhelming, to put it lightly. With hormonal changes that can lead to cravings, fatigue and sickness, first-time mothers have a lot to learn.
That's where the staff at hospitals like Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville and St. Mary's Healthcare in Amsterdam come in, offering classes, consultation and care for everything before, during and after childbirth.
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Sharon Mongin holds her twin boys — Michael, left, and Nicholas, born April 30 at St. Mary's — in one of the rooms in The
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Cynthia Pikcilingis, left, and Sarena Chichester — who is expecting her first baby next month — make a bed in one of the rooms in the renovated maternity unit at St. Mary's The Birthplace in Amsterdam on Thursday.
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A birthing ball and hydrotherapy tub are shown at The Birthplace in?Amsterdam on Thursday.
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"Your whole life changes. Obviously for a new mom, it's an adjustment period," said Kelly Priddle, one of two midwives at Nathan Littauer.
Priddle said working as a midwife is "a very special job."
"It's very rewarding. Sometimes I cry right along with them - tears of joy," Priddle said. "I feel very fortunate. It's like every time I go to work and deliver a baby, it's a happy birthday."
Essential learning
Education and getting involved in childbirth classes is essential for a first-time mom, said Cynthia Pikcilingis, a board certified lactation consultant and certified registered nurse at St. Mary's.
St. Mary's offers a number of classes on topics such as childbirth in general, and breastfeeding confidence. There's a class for siblings getting a new sister or brother, and a number of doctors, nurses and counselors for emotional and physical support before and after childbirth, as well as a prenatal care center.
Both hospitals have recently renovated childbirth areas with private rooms that are more family-oriented and comfortable than the maternity wards of the past.
"It's not so hospital-like," Pikcilingis said, adding that the newly renovated space at St. Mary's - with a cushioned floor so footsteps are muffled - now has a more home-like atmosphere.
At St. Mary's it's called The Birthplace. At Nathan Littauer, it's called The Birthing Center. Both offer hydrotherapy with a tub to help ease labor pains.
Pikcilingis explained soon-to-be-mothers have a variety of choices to help with childbirth before they opt for an epidural, such as the birthing ball, which looks like an inflatable exercise ball, and even aromatherapy.
At St. Mary's the Beech-Nut cafe in the newly renovated Birthplace provides an area for fathers and labor-support coaches to have a snack and relax while they remain close to the mothers.
Priddle at Nathan Littauer said she loves that The Birthing Center is more family oriented since the renovations finished in 2009.
"Most maternity departments are trying to make labor rooms and post-partum rooms more homelike. It's something that has come a long way. Our hospital allows the father of the baby to stay the night the woman has the baby, so we can promote family bonding immediately," Priddle said.
Sarena Chichester, assistant to the vice president of nursing at St. Mary's, is expecting her first baby - a boy - next month.
"Working at the hospital, it's been comforting. They've all been really flexible, and I know everyone so I'm not nervous to come here," Chichester said.
For Chichester, the biggest surprise throughout the pregnancy was fatigue.
"You hear people talk about how tired you get, but now I know what they mean," Chichester said. "It's an overwhelming feeling."
A healthy eater anyway, she didn't have to change her diet much, though ice cream seems to be her main craving - not the traditionally thought of pickles and olives.
Water has become her best friend. Pikcilingis said pregnant women should drink about a gallon of water each day.
"Eating healthy can really help the pregnancy go well," Pikcilingis said. "Especially when it gets hot like this, it is so important for women to drink water."
For the first few months, Chichester dealt with morning sickness, which doesn't always occur in the morning, by eating crackers.
Pikcilingis said morning sickness is a sign of a healthy pregnancy.
"It's the body's way of keeping a baby healthy by producing the hormones to keep the pregnancy there," she said.
Breastfeeding is one of the most important things for a new mom to learn, Pikcilingis said. There are a number of health reasons mothers should consider it.
Breastfeeding can help a woman get back her shape after pregnancy. Research also has found women who don't breast feed may have a higher risk of developing heart problems and breast, ovarian and uterine cancers. Breast milk helps activate the baby's immune system and contains live cells that stay in the baby's body for years. Plus, formula, which is not sterile, can cost a family about $2,000 during the first year and an extra $300 to $400 in medical costs.
The World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued feeding for one-to-two years with solid foods added.
Another benefit -it helps mother and baby bond.
"When you go back to nature, you get nurturing. If babies are breast fed, they're being nurtured through the bonding process," explained Pikcilingis.
Pikcilingis helps patients continue with the process of breastfeeding with support and education. New mothers can get the support of others who have successfully breast fed their babies and make follow-up visits with a lactation consultant.
This is important because it's not always easy to get the hang of it.
One woman at St. Mary's who gave birth to twin boys -Michael and Nicholas -on April 30 urged mothers not to give up.
"If you want to breastfeed, don't give up on it," Sharon Mongin said. "It's really good for them, [baby and mother]. If you need help, get it. Talk to a lactation consultant."
Get enough sleep - that's Priddle's first piece of advice to new mothers.
"Sleep when the baby sleeps, because if [mothers] don't, they're going to be very, very tired. We tell them to allow time for themselves. Don't be afraid to let grandma or a close friend take care of the baby for a little while. New moms tend not to do that. They don't think of themselves anymore, but they need time for themselves," Priddle said.
Priddle noted new moms should remember babies cry because they need something. It's not a call for attention for attention's sake.
"You can't spoil a baby - especially newborns. They don't have that mentality yet. If they're crying, pick them up because they're telling you something," Priddle said.


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Wachovia Contributes $100,000 to UNC Asheville to Support Scholarships, Sherrill Center
February 24, 2011
"We are pleased to make this grant to UNC Asheville," said Robby Russell, market president for Wells Fargo in Asheville. "Wachovia has long been a supporter of education in Western North Carolina. This grant demonstrates Wells Fargo's ongoing commitment to the Asheville community as we move forward in our integration. We're responsible for being leaders to promote the long-term economic prosperity and quality of life for everyone in our communities. If they prosper, so do we."
UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder said, "Scholarship support for our extraordinary students and Wachovia's investment in UNC Asheville, the 'intellectual capital' of Asheville, couldn't come at a better time."
Russell and Wells Fargo colleague Rusty Edwards, Triad West business banking manager at Wachovia, will present a ceremonial check during half-time ceremonies at the Feb. 24 men's basketball game against High Point University. Wilma Sherrill, for whom the Sherrill Center is named, will be among those attending the presentation. The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees voted in December to name the new building in honor of Sherrill, a long-time advocate for health and wellbeing for children and families.
The Sherrill Center is a 133,500-square-foot facility that will open this spring. The center will house classrooms, research and teaching labs; strength training and aerobics rooms; offices, meeting rooms and seminar space; a dance studio, wellness café and demonstration kitchen for use in nutrition courses. The facility also includes Kimmel arena, a multi-purpose convocation center with seating for 4,000. The arena will host commencement, convocation, health fairs, symposia, and Bulldog basketball games.


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Cornbread Dressing
1 box chicken broth
1 stick butter
3 cans cream of chicken soup
4 slices white bread, pulled into pieces
9-inch skillet cooked cornbread, crumbled
1 tablespoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon pountry seasoning
Combine broth, butter and soup in a large bowl and heat mixture in the microwave until butter is melted. Add white bread, crumbled cornbread, sage and poultry seasoning. Mix with potato masher. Pour into large casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until firm.
Note: Sherry Wood uses chopped onions in her cornbread.
Giblet Gravy
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 eggs, boiled and chopped
Combine soup and eggs. Heat in crockpot or in a saucepan. Serve over cornbread dressing.
Banana Pudding
3 cups milk
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons self-rising flour
1 stick margarine
1 box vanilla wafers
3 bananas, sliced
4 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of cream of tartar
Dash of vanilla
Combine milk, sugar, vanilla, egg yolks, flour and margarine in a saucepan and cook on medium heat until mixture begins to thicken.
In a casserole dish, layer vanilla wafers and sliced bananas. Pour pudding mixture on top. Top with meringue.
For meringue, beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 4 tablespoons sugar, cream of tartar and dash of vanilla. Mix until creamy. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired, and place in oven on broil until golden brown.
Note: Sometimes, Sherry Wood substitutes pineapple tidbits for the bananas (making pineapple pudding) and sometimes she uses half bananas/half pineapple tidbits.
Carrot Casserole
2 cans sliced carrots, drained and mashed
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 stick margarine, melted
2 heaping tablespoons plain flour
3 eggs, beaten
Combine all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Nectar Cake
4 egg whites
1 box white or yellow cake mix
3/4 cup nectar (apricot, peach or strawberry)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add to all other ingredients and mix well. Place in well-greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. After cake has cooled, drizzle with icing.
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Nectar juice to taste
1 teaspoon butter, melted
Combine powdered sugar, butter and nectar and mix to desired consistency. Drizzle over cake. Garnish with fresh fruit, if desired.
Mexican Casserole
1 pound ground chuck
1 package taco seasoning
1 cup water
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can chili hot beans, drained
1 can fiesta cheese soup
1 bag nacho cheese chips
Taco sauce to taste
Spray skillet with cooking spray. Brown meat and drain grease. Add taco seasoning and water and let simmmer.
In a casserole dish, layer nachos, mmeat mixture, corn, beans,, soup and taco sauce until all ingredients have been used. Top with crushed nachos. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.


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Off topic question (the whole "looking out for other people" line got me thinking), but if you had about $500, what type of charity, or charities, would be most deserving? Anybody can answer.
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I think the hard thing is that we don't know when someone has no quality of life left. Last year, my dad was on a feeding tube, out of it mentally, in a bed in a "facility" and my wish was that he would die soon instead of suffering. It took a lot of money and pain on his part but now he is back home, eating some foods, enjoying his grand kids and has a decent quality of life.Right, but when does looking out for each other mean letting someone die?
I'm glad he got more time to have a good life.
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Yeah, you're not always in all cases sure if it's the end of someone's life. But if you are, I think the best thing is to die at home. That's how it used to be done and how it's still done when people have loved ones who know that is what you want. But you really have to argue pretty hard to allow someone to die at home. When my grandmother was dying my mother took her home from the hospital so she could die at home. She faced a LOT of wrath from the people at church. It was really awful. She cried daily about it, wondering if she made the right decision. But it's what her mother wanted and so she held her ground, but she was all alone with her grief.
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Speaking as a Canadian, it seems to me that Obamacare is just a tax that's being framed as something other than a tax.
In Canada, we pay far more income tax and other tax than in the States. One of the main things we get out of it is state run health care. It seems to me that the US government is trying to institute something similar, but in a completely half-assed way. No one wants to have their taxes raised to pay for health care, but everyone is ENTITLED to health care, right? So make everyone get insurance! Of course then the people who make more or who aren't sick will have to pay more for the people who are sick... so it might as well be a tax. It's just not called a tax. That's just my take on it though. I honestly don't much care since it doesn't affect me at all...
Wildrose has a point, and I have learned a lot after visiting Canada and getting to know the system there as opposed to in the USA. Everyone says the USA has a great system, but consider this: The USA spends more tax dollars than any other country on healthcare, and yet not everyone is covered. This makes no sense. Where is this money going? The other nations such as Canada with a "socialist" medicine cover everyone. Even worse, when you factor in all of our taxes, fees and regulations in the USA, we pay a comparable amount in taxes to Canada and other nations that have "socialist" medicine. And on top of that, those of us with health insurance have to pay premiums. I have estimated that in the last 20 years I have paid close to $80k in premiums alone, while many people I know have never paid anything.
So basically, what our government is doing is taking our money, giving us nothing in return. When we ask for something in return, they say, "No, that's socialism, and that's not American. Get your own insurance and pay your own bills with what is leftover after our take."
I don't care if you are Republican, Democrat, libertarian, etc., you are giving your money away for it to be used in ways that never directly or even indirectly benefit you or your families. At least the nations with universal healthcare give something back and more in the form of real, tangible benefits.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying I am for or against universal healthcare or Obamacare. I am just against paying in and not benefiting.
Some people get a lot in return. I think a big difference between countries where socialism works....and the US are the number of people in the US that live in persistant poverty and don't pay in to our system. We have a bunch of people (not just elderly) that do not support themselves or make so little that they pay no taxes (beyond SS and medicaid).So basically, what our government is doing is taking our money, giving us nothing in return.
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I think Magnolia makes a very good point....and it is one that a lot of people on the US left do not like to hear, as much as an inconvenient reality it is. I would rank the problems with US healthcare like this:
1) "The Cost Monster", which I have laid out already.
2) Magnolia's point: there are just SO MANY sick people. By the time you add it all up, you end up with a small number of younger, healthy, employed people paying out the nose for an overwhelming number that are either too poor to afford anything, are disabled (sometimes falsely), elderly, or otherwise skip the system and end up with a 600k ER bill everyone else has to eventually pay for.
3) A completely botched end-of-life mentality. I have seen a bill for 3.4 million dollars on a patient that had NO chance of leaving, to anyone with an educated medical opinion. She was 87, in liver and renal failure, and had lost innervation out of C4. ("C-3,4, and 5.....keep the diaphragm alive, as we learned) She was never leaving. Her family refused to give in, and Medicare with her supplemental took it all....YOU ended up paying for that. This happens every day.
I think that cost could be tackled head-on, with huge gains made, but most of these counties like NZ, Canada, and the UK (becoming less so) do not have 65% of their population requiring more care than they could afford. This all goes into prevention and our entire toxic environment, which others are better at commenting about than myself.
You could almost make the point to a 3rd grader:
"Billy. See how we put ten people on this side of the room? Now, do you think those people can pay for the care of the thirty people on the other side, without the government essentially stealing it?"
Those ratios need to move to really get much done.
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Video Review: NARS Holiday 2011 First Impressions & Swatches
First look at NARS' holiday collection along with swatches and brilliant (total sarcasm) commentary by yours truly 🙂
First look at NARS' holiday collection along with swatches and brilliant (total sarcasm) commentary by yours truly 🙂
NARS Albatross Lipgloss ($24.00 for 0.28 oz.) is supposed to yield a "luminous glow" once slicked onto lips. I can get down with that; it's virtually colorless but has a fair amount of white gold shimmer that deposits on the lips to give it a very glossy, shimmery look. It's not quite as white as MAC Almondine or MAC A Quiet Roar. It's the kind of gloss I'd stow in a makeup bag for a quickie enhanced lip if I had nothing else on or add warmth and glow to a deeper shade (think red or berry).Read Full Review
NARS Mandchourie Eyeshadow Duo ($33.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new shade for the holidays described as a "gold-infused denim" and "rich navy." It will be added to the brand's permanent range. NARS line of pressed powder eyeshadows are supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-wearing, and crease-resistant." They don't wear all day on me without a primer, though some perform better than others. I typically get around eight hours with subtle creasing and marginal fading, but the usage of a primer will get me to twelve hours without any creasing or fading.Read Full Review
NARS Ponderosa Cream Eyeshadow ($23.00 for 0.10 oz.) is a limited edition holiday offering described simply as "mink." NARS describes their cream eyeshadow formula as lightweight, blendable, buildable, and it can be worn alone or paired with a powder eyeshadow for "longer-lasting wear and added dimension." I'm glad NARS mentioned using a powder eyeshadow for longer-lasting wear, because without a powder on top, I only achieved an hour of wear before it was a creased mess of brown on my lid–and I don't have oily lids at all.Read Full Review
If you weren't impressed by racy names like Orgasm and Deep Throat, NARS G-Spot Multiple ($39.00 for 0.50 oz.) aims to work that much harder to make you blush–both literally and figuratively. NARS describes this shade as a "rich, gold-infused rose." The Multiple formula is a cream formula that can be used on eyes, lips, and cheeks with a "sheer, natural finish." The sheerer color payoff makes it "mistake-proof" and "quick and easy to apply," according to the brand. It's new for holiday but will join the permanent range.Read Full Review
For the holidays, NARS Miss Liberty Highlighting Blush ($27.00 for 0.16 oz.) is designed to create "instant radiance" with a "soft, shimmering peach." It's new with the holiday collection but will become part of the permanent range. Miss Liberty is a sheer, peach-toned beige brown–it's soft, light, but it's not as pale as peach (like Benefit Georgia, which is very pale). It has silvery-white shimmer and sparkle, so the finish has a shimmer-sheen but there are larger flecks of sparkle, too.Read Full Review


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If you have a chance, I would be interested to know the approximate caloric intake on your A day and B day.
Typical meats are...
beef (all cuts - cow or buffalo, see below)
chicken (whole chicken, thighs, drumsticks)
lamb legs
bone in pork chops
uncured bacon
It's tough to list out all the types of beef I use... because it could range from a huge shoulder and veggies in the crockpot, strips stir fried, to steaks/burgers on the grill.
If you have a chance, I would be interested to know the approximate caloric intake on your A day and B day.
I would tell you, John, but I've actually never calculated it, even approximately. I just eat until full, but the total amount of calories that takes seems to vary from day to day. I think it usually works out to more than 2500, especially on Day "A".
I'm curious about it myself, though, so I will have to tabulate a couple of sample days and get back to you...
Thanks Timothy. I am fairly new to PB, and I am interested in the caloric intake aspect and IF.
I haven't tried IF, and I wonder what it would do for me. I currently eat at what are considered maintenance calorie levels of about 2200 per day. However, I lift pretty heavy three times per week. I was trying to find a way to incorporate the IF around my weight training. Sounds like it has worked well for you.
I would add 2 sprint days in there and just eat until you're full.
Maybe track on fitday.com until you get the desired ratio down, but that's it.
All calories are not created equal.
John, good to hear you're considering IF. My first IF was a major step into the unknown, but having crossed that bridge, I never want to go back. I love how light and energetic I feel at the end of a good fast, and how incredibly good the food tastes when I break it. It's also nice to know I never have to eat if I'm too busy or don't like whatever food is available.
The biggest advantage you can have going into IF is to make sure you're in fat-burning/ketosis mode from following a low-carb diet for at least a week or two. I'm sure it's possible to do an IF on a higher carb diet, but the blood sugar drop will make you extra hungry and irritable, if not give you a headache and other symptoms. On the other hand, if you're in ketosis, the only barriers are psychological. You'll feel a reflexive hunger at your usual mealtime, but it will fade away, especially if you do some exercise when you'd normally be eating.
Before you break the fast, do a good set of heavy lifting. You'll be super insulin-sensitive going into your meal and your muscles will be ready for the nutrients. Be ready to sleep because your body will need it.
A good IF burns a lot of fat, and some say it burns just enough worn-out muscle tissue to clear the way for newer and stronger fibers.
After my first IF, I smashed nearly five pounds off my weight which never came back. I hope you find the results to your liking as well!
Hey, thanks Iceskater -- glad it inspired you!
While I'm not currenty tracking my intake, I have done plenty of tracking in the (recent, primal) past to say confidently that my calorie count reliably comes in around 2200 most days. Occasionally, I'll have a day around 1900 or 2500, but usually I seem to self-regulate within quite a narrow range.
I definitely eat to satiety. If I finish a meal hungry, then I haven't finished the meal!
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Wow, that sounds pretty effective Timothy. I have been low carb for a few weeks, but not low as in ketosis. I keep it between 50-100, averaging about 70. I will still give it a shot and see how I do. I just hope I can eat enough food when the fast breaks. Seems like it would be hard to get a couple thousand calories down. However, I bet I could if I added a lot of fat in there. Thanks for the advice.
John, it sounds like your body is already well primed to IF. With less than 100g of carbs daily, you shouldn't feel much of a glucose drop. Good luck! I hope you'll let us know how you feel when it's done.
Wow this is a lot of great info guys!
Tigerj- i am 6'1 and am about 165 pounds, bf is 12-14 percent according to my scale.
and Timothy a question for you, when you said you did your fast and lost 5 pounds would you say it was mainly fat or was their some muscle? I have down 24 hour fast in the past, but that was a while ago before I was primal, and before i was ketosis


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Many of the Jewish hostages held by Islamic terrorists are understood to have been released from the Chabad House in Mumbai.
Israeli TV had reported that one of the hostages was forced at gunpoint to call the Israeli embassy in New Delhi with the captors' demand for the release of Islamic terrorists from Indian jails.
Full details are unclear. But among the hostages taken early on Thursday morning was rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka.
Terrorists raided the offices in Hormusji Street after a day of unrest in the city. Indian special forces killed one of the gunmen but four others managed to barricade themselves inside.
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Mumbai - India situation is probably one of the most tragic happening in our life time , it's painful to comment on, its so sad for all of us no difference if we knew the victims or not, its a loss for all of Klall Yisroel. May Hahem give their families and us comfort; help lead us to the ultimate Geulah in the near future, Amen.
I was thinking what lesson can I take from this tragedy for my self, please allow me to share a couple of points that I have derived from this situation, to try and better myself, I am not trying to point fingers at any one, I'm simply thinking out loud.
First, We always have to remember what Chazel teach us, that NOTHING ever happens in the world by itself, everything that happened since the first moment of creation is all done and approved by Hashem Yisborch.
Second, As Jews we have to believe that what ever happens in our lifetime is good for us, even though we can't see how something so tragic could possibly be considered good, but as we know that it's Hashems doings it must be good for us, Hashems ways are only good he is a Ruchum V'chunun, there has to be something "good" for us hidden in every difficult situation that we are not on a level to imagine yet.
Third, The people who Hashem ended their life so suddenly must have been very great - special people, holy Neshomes, they have tremendous Zechusim, as a amall example, they where able to unite Klall Yisroel have all of us, no matter of our background, from all around the globe, Daven for their safety etc. 50 - 60 hours around the clock, when was the last time that we all felt so close to each other having Yiden all over the world pray so much, same time, for the same topic to Hashem.
Forth, Where did it happen? in a Bais Hamedresh a Shul building: lets examine our selves and see if we are careful with the full amount of respecting one has to have for a Shul / Bais Medresh as it says in Shulchan Aruch? What percentage of us can honestly say that we go to Shul JUST to Daven and not to socialize? Are we on guard not to Shmuz or not to answer our Cell / Mobil phones during Davening? Do we pray with enough Kavonah? How many keep quiet during Laning when we read from the holy Torah? (and don't join the Kiddush club) sad to say, I have visited places that there is so much talking during Davening that's its a Chilul Hashem to step into a so called Shul... So why do we wonder why Hashem is showing us so much anger.
Fifth, One or more of the Kedoshim at the seen was a Mashgiach for a very reliable Kashrus organization; I think it time that we are careful what we eat and whom we can trust to certify our foods, what foods enter our homes. We can't go with the attitude when I go to a Shimcha / Kidush / Hotel / Restaurant etc. I rely totally on the Mashgiach no matter who he is, we have to go and investigate the kitchen situation see whom we are relying on, would I rely on him or her for my business advice too? Or if we hear that a cretin product is questionable do we care, or our attitude is: well it has a Kosher symbol on the packaging it's enough for me, the rest it's not my problem.
Sixth, The Kedoshim where reported as hostages for some time, WHY DID HASHEM MAKE THIS into a HOSTAGE SITUATION? Maybe the strong message
May we all use this horrifying experience to get closer to Hashem, do Teshuva obey our holy Torah, and be Zocha to see with our own eyes the Geulah in the near future.


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We are hearing some people say they are afraid to allow children to play in backyards due to the occasional appearance of black bears. Do they know the state game councils increase animal populations by altering habitat and feeding both public and private lands? Are they aware that the Division of Fish and Wildlife has refused to enforce the ordinance requiring residents of bear country to secure their food (garbage) in order to build more complaints?
How safe do they think children will be with the passing of the "perimeter bill"? This bill makes it legal for bow hunters to release arrows from an elevated platform 100 feet away from an occupied building. We are not talking abut 100 feet from the property boundary but 100 feet from the back door. The required distance was 400 feet before this bill was passed. There is also an effort to reduce the safety zone for shotgun hunting from 450 to 150 feet. Imagine arrows and bullets invading your backyard.
These changes are supported by the hunting industry as a way of opening more suburban space to hunting and thus selling more licenses. Many who approve of these measures are the same individuals claiming they cannot let children play in the backyards. What were our state senators and Assembly persons thinking when they voted to pass this bill? Do they have any regard for the opinion and welfare of the state's citizens? Only 1.4 percent of New Jersey residents hunt.


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