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Controlling your high blood pressureControlling hypertension
If your blood pressure is high, you need to lower it and keep it under control. Your has 2 numbers. One or both of these numbers can be too high.
The top number is called the systolic blood pressure. This reading is too high if it is 140 or higher.
The bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure. It is too high if it is 90 or higher.
You are more likely to have high blood pressure as you get older. This is because your blood vessels become stiffer as you age. When that happens, your blood pressure goes up. High blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, and early death.
If you have heart or kidney problems, diabetes, or if you had a stroke, your doctor may want your blood pressure to be even lower than people who do not have these conditions.
Medications for Blood Pressure
Many medicines can help you control your blood pressure. Your health care provider will prescribe the best medicine for you. Your health care provider will also monitor your medicines and make changes if you need them.
Normal blood pressure is lower than:
100 over 70
120 over 80
140 over 90
Daily exercise lowers blood pressure.
People with high blood pressure should limit alcohol to:
1-2 drinks a day
3-4 drinks a day
When your stress level goes up, so does your blood pressure.
Your body weight does not affect your blood pressure.
You can lower blood pressure by giving up:
Chewing gum
All of the above
People with high blood pressure should avoid foods that are high in:
All of the above
People with high blood pressure should also avoid eating:
Egg yolks
Hard cheese
Ice cream
Fatty meats
All of the above
Diet changes can help lower blood pressure within a few weeks.
You can add fiber to your diet by eating:
Whole grains
Fresh fruits and vegetables
All of the above
You can keep track of your blood pressure at home.
Diet, Exercise, and Other Lifestyle Changes
In addition to taking medicine, you can do many things to help control your blood pressure.
Limit the amount of sodium (salt) you eat. Aim for less than 1,500 mg per day. Limit how much alcohol you drink -- 1 drink a day for women, 2 a day for men.
Eat a heart-healthy diet. Include potassium and fiber, and drink plenty of water. Stay at a healthy body weight. Find a weight-loss program to help you, if you need it.
Exercise regularly -- at least 30 minutes a day of moderate aerobic exercise.
Reduce stress. Try to avoid things that cause you stress. You can also try meditation or yoga.
If you smoke, quit. Find a program that will help you stop.
Your doctor can help you find programs for losing weight, stopping smoking, and exercising. You can also get a referral from your doctor to a dietitian. The dietitian can help you plan a diet that is healthy for you.
Checking Your Blood Pressure
Your doctor may ask you to keep track of your blood pressure at home. Make sure you get a good quality, well-fitting home device. It is best to have one with a cuff for your arm and a digital readout. Practice with your health care provider to make sure you are taking your blood pressure correctly.
It is normal for your blood pressure to be different at different times of the day.
It is usually higher when you are at work. It drops slightly when you are at home. It is usually lowest when you are sleeping.
It is normal for your blood pressure to increase suddenly when you wake up. In people with very high blood pressure, this is when they are most at risk for heart attack and stroke.
Your doctor will give you a physical exam and check your blood pressure often. With your doctor, establish a goal for your blood pressure.
If you monitor your blood pressure at home, keep a written record. Bring the results to your clinic visit. Your doctor or nurse may ask you these questions. Having a written record will make them easy to answer:
- What was your most recent blood pressure reading?
- What was the blood pressure reading before that one?
- What is the average systolic (top) number and average diastolic (bottom) number?
- Has your blood pressure increased recently?
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor if your blood pressure goes well above your normal range.
Also call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:
- Severe headache
- Irregular heartbeat or pulse
- Chest pain
- Sweating, nausea, or vomiting
- Shortness of breath
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Pain or tingling in the neck, jaw, shoulder, or arms
- Numbness or weakness in your body
- Fainting
- Trouble seeing
- Confusion
- Difficulty speaking
- Other side effects that you think might be from your medicine or your blood pressure
Gaziano JM, Ridker PM, Libby P. Primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Saunders; 2011:chap 49.
Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Blood Pressure. The seventh report of the joint national committee on detection, evaluation, and treatment of blood pressure. NIH Publication No. 03-5233, May, 2003.
Victor RG. Arterial hypertension. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Saunders; 2011:chap 220.
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NAACP protesters' cases delayed, 100 more arrested
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ More than 100 people are facing police charges following the eighth week of protests at the North Carolina legislature against Republican policies they consider unfair.
The event's largest crowd yet rallied behind the General Assembly on Monday as part of what have become weekly demonstrations. The new arrests bring the total number of demonstrators facing charges to more than 550 people.
Protesters are angry over the rightward direction of the state on economic, social, education and voting policy. They focused much of their demonstration Monday on looming unemployment benefits cuts that will end extended benefits for about 70,000 people at the end of June.
Protesters decried a decision by the conservative Civitas Institute to publish photos and employment information of those arrested.

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Over 20 000 Lesser and Greater flamingos can be seen at Lake Chrissie.
Chrissiesmeer, in Mpumalanga's lake district, was once an important staging post for transport wagons making their way to and from the interior to Maputo in Mozambique.
But the coming of the railroad reduced its strategic position and the area turned to farming and forestry. Today, however, Chrissiesmeer has once again become an important destination – not for gold miners and transport drivers, but for visitors looking for natural beauty, history and hospitality.
The charming little town is surrounded by 270 lakes and pans and is named after its biggest lake, Lake Chrissie. The story goes that an entrepreneurial Scotsman, Alexander McCorkindale, came to the area in the 1850s, fell in love with it because it reminded him of his native country and bought up many farms in the area.
He was also an ardent admirer of then-President Pretorius' raven-haired, beautiful daughter, Christina (Chrissie), and named the largest lake after her. And so the name of the town was born.
There's a lot to experience in Chrissiesmeer. The lakes and grasslands, havens of tranquillity, are home to abundant birdlife – look out for Blue cranes, Red-winged francolins, Chestnut-banded plovers, the elusive Red-chested flufftail, flamingos and, in summer, migratory waders.
It's not only feathered friends but froggy ones too that draw the crowds. Every December there's a Frogging Festival. Florence Guest House hosts the annual festival that lures frog fans from far and wide to an action-packed night filled with facts, wetland expeditions and 'ribbiting' fun. Interestingly enough, the Siswati name for Chrissiesmeer is Matotoland, which means 'frog land'.
The little town is full of fascinating historical buildings and the 1901 Battle of Chrissiesmeer, a defining battle in the Anglo-Boer War, was won here by General Louis Botha against a vastly superior British force of 12 000 men.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
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Florence Guest House
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How to get here
From Johannesburg, take the N4 towards Machadodorp and the R33 to Carolina. Travel 4km out of Carolina, turn right and travel 20km to Chrissiesmeer.
Best time to visit
Spring (September to October) and summer (October to March) offers the best weather. If you're a frog fan, then visit the annual Frogging Festival in December.
Tours to do
Even if you've never thought of it before, go on a frogging safari. You'll love it and learn so much about these critically important creatures.
Get around
Birding is best done from the roadside, so stay in your vehicle or take to the verges on foot. Frogging involves wading.
What to pack
Comfortable walking shoes, binoculars, camera, sunscreen and a hat. Gumboots for wading while frogging are usually supplied by your hosts.
Where to stay
Florence Guest House is one of many welcoming guest houses in the area. Farm stays are also an attractive option.
What's happening
The annual Frogging Festival in December.


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Anyone have any thoughts on what'll happen?
Anyone have any thoughts on what'll happen?
As much as Id love BJ to win I think it will be a similar fight to Edgar/Penn 2.
Im gona come at you like a SPIDERMONKEY.....you hear that a SPIDERMONKEY
i don't want to see BJ boost himself up psychologically again and then get slapped down and concussed. so no. not particularly.
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Nope, completely pointless fight, for numerous reasons. The original plan was Edgar vs Faber, but they couldn't agree on a weight. Much better fight.
Fighting, writing and mood lighting.
No! BJs past it and as a big fan I'm fed up wth seeing him get beat. At least he's not fighting ww anymore but edger will be too fast for him. That was his issue in the last fight and will be even more apparent now imo. Penn can KO frankie and thats his only chance of winning, though I think its unlikely


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text: Sometimes my math is a bit off, but I think that since Kanye West has married Kim Kardashian he has spent nearly three times as many days with Riccardo Tisci as he has with Kim. There are also reports that Riccardo spent some time in Ireland during the honeymoon which is one of the reasons Kim insisted they also go to Mexico to have some Riccardo free time. Kanye doesn't know such a thing. It is interesting that the only times Kanye has shown himself in public or semi-public in the past two months it has always had something to do with Riccardo. Those two really are best friends and at some point, no matter how careful you are, or how cute you think you are being there will be some drunk British A list model who takes a bunch of photos she shouldn't have taken and start sharing them with her husband's friends and her friends and the whole world starts talking about the pictures. You know, about the design collection or something. Just saying.


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2011-12 Season:
Saw action in all 30 games for the Lady Bucs (15 starts) ... tallied nine points, five assists, and four rebounds vs. FGCU (2/25) ... led the Lady Bucs with 20 points (8-of-16 shooting) and dished out a season-high eight assists vs. Stetson (2/23) ... finished with eight points, seven rebounds, and two assists at Belmont (2/18) ... posted four points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals at Lipscomb (2/16) ... was one of four players to score in double figures vs. Jacksonville (2/9) ... tallied 12 points and eight rebounds vs. the Dolphins ... posted seven points, a season-high six assists and four rebounds at Mercer (2/2) ... recorded eight points, career-high 11 rebounds, at four assists at UNF (1/12) ... led the Lady Bucs with 14 points vs. Mercer (1/7) ... tied her season-high with 21 points at Missouri State (12/6) ... finished with 12 points and four boards at FGCU (12/3) ... scored 15 of her team-high 20 points in the second half at Stetson (12/1) ... was a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line and finished with eight points vs. MTSU (11/26) ... forced a career-high four steals at App State (11/21) ... scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting vs. Tennessee Tech (11/11).
2010-11 Season:
Red-shirt season (knee surgery)
2009-10 Season:
Played in all 32 games, making 21 straight starts ... recorded a career high in points (30) and three-point field goals made (5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Xavier … named to A-Sun All-Tournament Team ... averaged 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 31.3 minutes at the A-Sun Tournament ... scored 20 points vs. Belmont in A-Sun semis (3/5) ... scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out seven assists vs. Upstate (2/22) ... was one of four players to score in double figures at Campbell (2/18) ... netted 17 points in Buies Creek ... scored a team-high 18 points vs. Kennesaw State (2/13) ... led the Lady Bucs with 16 points vs. Belmont (2/1) ... finished with 14 points, four rebounds and two steals vs. Lipscomb (1/30) ... finished with 12 points, five rebounds, and three assists at Belmont (1/23) ... posted 18 points, two rebounds and two assists vs. FGCU (1/16) ... recorded 14 points, four steals, four rebounds and three assists at Mercer (1/9) ... finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, and 12 assists in first ETSU start at Kennesaw (1/7) ... scored 25 points (12-of-18) in the win at Hawaii (11/29).
About Gordon
Gordon comes to Johnson City after playing her first two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan. … the 5-5 point guard played two seasons under Emily Washburn and was named Second Team All-Conference (KJCCC) in both basketball and soccer … averaged 11.5 points per game and led the Ravens with 146 assists (4.6 per game) and 52 steals (1.6 per game) …scored double figures in 21 of the 32 games and dished out five or more assists 13 times in 2008-09 – including a season-high 13 against Independence on Jan. 21 … also brings a winning tradition to ETSU, as she helped guide Coffeyville to consecutive conference championships.
Daughter of Janet Anderson and Eric Gordon… born March 20, 1989 … majoring in interdisciplinary studies, minor in business.


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Star of NBC's new show 'Siberia' hails from Summerville
The acting bug bit Summerville native, Johnny Wactor, as a kid.
"I was like 8 years old," he told News 2 reporter, Rebecca Ryan, via Skype. "I was the little shepherd."
Along with being a standout swimmer, in middle and high school Johnny spent time performing at Rollings School of the Arts and at Summerville High School.
Now the 2004 Greenwave graduate lives in LA where he was recently cast as a member of NBCs new faux, reality show called Siberia.
"There are definitely elements of me. Maybe I am a little more exaggerated. I get to play more of a jerk," the truly nice guy joked.
On screen Johnny makes acting look easy and glamorous, but behind the scenes is hard work.
"It's a skill and craft you work on for hours. You have to practice just like any other sport," the former swimming champion explained.
While he's gaining popularity thanks to the new show, Johnny paid his dues when he moved to LA in 2009.
"Everything in my apartment was furniture I got on the side of the street. We had air mattresses for three months up here. It's been a tough ride."
But it's worth the effort and rejection now.
Johnny met the show's creator while bar tending in LA. Johnny said he didn't know it at the time, but the creator got Johnny's phone number from a coworker and called him about the role a month later.
The chance encounter is perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime.
"The show definitely, definitely gets better as the season goes on. It gets more interesting. I'm stoked for what happens after the season."
Since being away he said he misses his family and friends in the Lowcountry, along with the food.
His favorite part of LA is the diversity of people and activities.
As for what's next, he said he's already auditioning for his next role.


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The first history of judicial administration in California documents the most significant milestones in the construction of the largest court system in the nation. By Larry L. Sipes, inaugural scholar-in-residence of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Exploring the Work of the California Trial Courts: A 20-Year Retrospective
This report identifies and documents major factors that have contributed to caseload and workload fluctuations experienced by the state's trial courts in fiscal years 1980-1981 and 1999-2000.
Recommendations for Improving Public Trust and Confidence, Analysis of Trial Court and AOC Strategic Projects
produced for the Judicial Council of California by Brenda J. Wagenknecht-Ivey, Ph.D., PRAXIS Consulting, Inc., Denver, Colorado*
Results From the 2003 Survey of Administrative Models
Survey conducted in April-May 2003 by the Center for Court Research, Innovation, and Planning at the Administrative Office of the Courts of California to determine how different states administered their judicial branch.
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Hawks' Sinnery dominates again
Undrafted righty takes no-hitter into seventh, reaches 95 mph
By Jake Seiner / Special to MLB.com | May 3, 2013 8:13 PM ET
When he graduated from the University of Michigan last summer, right-hander Brandon Sinnery thought he'd be headed for a Major League farm system.
Instead, he ended up in London, Ontario.
He attended tryouts in Michigan, Florida and Arizona. He pitched for one independent league team until it folded, then he pitched for another. One successful tryout led to another and brought him to D-backs' Spring Training. Now he's flourishing in the Midwest League with a fastball ticking up to 95 mph.
On Friday night, the former Wolverine continued his dominance, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning and striking out eight in Class A South Bend's 3-2 loss to Quad Cities.
The outing lowered Sinnery's ERA to 0.67 over 27 innings with the D-backs' Midwest League affiliate. In that time, he's struck out 24, walked five and allowed just one homer. The 23-year-old sinkerballer induced nine groundouts and one fly ball against the River Bandits and is holding opponents to a .183 batting average.
"Being in affiliated ball is great," Sinnery said. "It's always been a dream of mine to play pro ball. It's been a little bit of a ride and a journey getting here, but I'm just trying to make the most of it now."
The Worcester, Mass., native finished his Michigan career ranked eighth in school history with 260 innings pitched. He went 5-5 with a 3.91 ERA in 14 starts as a co-captain in 2012. His fastball sat in the high 80s range, generally peaking at 91, and he struck out 58 batters in 101 1/3 innings.
The performance didn't make him a hot Draft commodity, but Sinnery thought it was at least enough to get selected. A few big league scouts agreed, telling him they thought their respective teams would nab him in the later rounds.
Draft day came and went and Sinnery's name remained on the board. He sat by the phone for the next 10 days or so, but no one from a Major League front office called.
Nick Belmonte did. The co-founder of Indy Pro Showcase specializes in pairing unsigned ballplayers with independent league franchises. Belmonte thought he could get Sinnery signed and invited him to a showcase in Detroit.
At the tryout, Sinnery caught the eyes of folks from the London Rippers in the Frontier League. Hesitantly, the general studies major packed up and trekked over the border for his first pro experience.
"I wasn't sure going to Canada was going to help me," Sinnery said. "Scouts don't really go there to watch people play."
They definitely don't go anymore -- the Rippers folded a few weeks after Sinnery's arrival. In the aftermath, Belmonte found him a spot with the Lincoln Saltdogs in the American Association.
"That was a way better set-up," Sinnery said.
He went 5-1 with a 2.63 ERA and two complete games in seven starts with Lincoln. His velocity picked up -- "I have no idea where it came from," he said -- and the performance earned him a contract with Lincoln for 2013.
Before the season, Belmonte called Sinnery again, telling him he was running a tryout camp in Florida. The camp was for players hoping to make independent league teams and for current indy players hoping to latch on with an affiliated team.
A D-backs scout liked what he saw and asked Sinnery to attend a tryout in Arizona about a week and a half before Spring Training. Sinnery threw well enough there to earn a contract with a Major League organization.
Michigan pitching coach Steve Merriman had served in a similar capacity in Arizona's system until 2011, so many of the drills and routines Sinnery encountered in Spring Training were familiar.
The D-backs decided to test the 23-year-old in the Midwest League and, so far, he's passed. His fastball has ticked up to 95 mph and sits in the low 90s, and the addition of a curveball to his slider and changeup give him a developing four-pitch mix.
The 6-foot-4 hurler's frame allows him to throw downhill and induce ground balls, like he did Friday. He retired the first nine batters, hit one and walked another in the fourth but ended the inning but striking out Jesse Wierzbicki looking. In the fifth, he struck out the side, all swinging, and added two more punchouts in the sixth.
In the seventh, Wierzbicki reached on an error and scored an unearned run on Roberto Pena's single two batters later. Sinnery ended the frame by retiring Ryan Dineen on another groundout.
"[The competition] is really similar, actually," Sinnery said when asked to compare independent ball to the Midwest League. "I had my doubts after college about playing independent ball, but I went. And now that I've experienced both, I think they're pretty similar.
"Lots of those indy players are affiliated guys who got released and are still looking to play, trying to get signed again. The competition is pretty similar. The lifestyle is similar, too."
In South Bend, more eyes are on Sinnery. At 23, he's old for the Midwest League, but if his ERA remains under 1.00 much longer, he might not be long for the level. After begin passed over in the Draft, he's eager to continue proving himself in pro ball.
"It's definitely a shock," he said, "when you think you're good enough to get drafted or at least play at the next level and no one's willing to take that chance. It's definitely a motivator to show other teams that, show them what they missed out on."
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Colloquia Schedule Spring 2013
Colloquia are on Tuesdays (unless otherwise indicated) at 3:30 pm in RLM 15.216B
"Probing the Physics of the Dark Universe with Galaxies"
Stanford University
hosts: Shardha Jogee (Astronomy) & Linda Reichl (Physics)
"From Building Blocks to Large Galaxies: Towards Understanding the Formation of the Milky Way"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
host: Volker Bromm
"High-redshift, Gravitationally Lensed Starburst Galaxies Revealed by the South Pole Telescope and ALMA"
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
host: Neal Evans
"The Death of Massive Stars"
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
host: Milos Milosavljevic
Tinsley Scholar
"Asteroseismology with the Kepler Mission"
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw
hosts: Fritz Benedict, and Stars Research Group
"Three-Dimensional Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae"
University of Chicago
host: Milos Milosavljevic & Craig Wheeler
"The Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE)"
University of Colorado, Boulder
host: Craig Wheeler
"Feedback in Faint Galaxies During the Peak Epoch of Star Formation"
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
host: Steve Finkelstein
Spring Break: no talks or classes scheduled this week (March 11-15).
Tinsley Scholar
"Reionization History and Physical Processes Indicated from the Census of Galaxies at z~>7"
University of Tokyo, ICRR
hosts: Roderik Overzier & UT Astronomy Galaxies Research Group
"Dark Matter in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies"
New Mexico State University
host: John Kormendy
PhD Defense Presentation
"Theoretical Studies of Superluminous Supernovae"
Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzopoulos
University of Texas at Austin
"Galaxy Star Formation Efficiency from z = 0 to z = 8"
Stanford University
host: Shardha Jogee
"Bayesian Success Stories in Astronomy"
This talk has two (somewhat orthogonal) purposes. In the
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on statistics and data sciences at the University of Texas.
These include our undergraduate and graduate-level courses,
the new Ph.D program, the SSC consulting service, and the
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University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Information, Risk, and Operations Management, Red McCombs School of Business
host: Daniel Jaffe
"New Clues on the Origin of the Astrophysical r-Process"
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/National Ignition Facility
host: Chris Sneden
PhD Defense Presentation
"Metallicities of Anomalous-Velocity Gas in the Vicinity of the Milky Way"
University of Texas at Austin
"The WISP Survey: Overview of Recent Results for Galaxies in the 1 < z < 2 Redshift Range"
University of Minnesota
host: Steve Finkelstein
Tinsley Scholar
"YSOVAR: Mid-Infrared Variations in Young Stars"
California Institute of Technology
host: Joel Green & UT Astronomy Interstellar Research Group
"Repeating Novae and the Origin of SN Ia Events"
University of Washington
host: Harriet Dinerstein
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Chad Johnson sentenced to 30 days in jail after slapping his lawyer's butt in court
Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson was all set to avoid jail time with a plea deal in a Broward County, Fla., courtroom. He and his attorney were on the verge of striking a plea deal withJudge Kathleen McHugh that would have Johnson avoiding the slammer despite probation violations. Last August, Johnson pleaded no contest last August to a domestic violence charge after he allegedly head-butted his then-wife, reality TV star Evelyn Lozada, during an argument. Johnson was arrested in May for failing to meet with his probation officer.
Johnson had his day in court Monday morning, but things went south very quickly just after he playfully slapped his attorney on the butt on Judge McHugh's time. McHugh accused Johnson of failing to take the proceedings seriously, sentenced him to 30 days in jail, and extended his probation to Dec. 21, 2013.
Johnson told ESPN last Friday that he understood the gravity of his current situation, and that there was no room for error.
"I'm going to be OK," hesaid. "I'm OK now, but I put myself in this situation and I have to deal with everything. With life, I'm at peace with everything. I would love to finish my career off the right way. If it happens, I'm not sure. But I would like to."
Johnson played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2001 through 2010, and for the New England Patriots in 2011. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins in June of 2012, but was released in August after his arrest. Johnson's release from the Dolphins was captured by NFL Films cameras for the "Hard Knocks" series.
"I let you down a little bit -- a lot," Johnson told Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin. " I understand what you're doing -- you got the message across loud and clear the first day we met. I [understood] what you wanted out of me and what you expected of me. I apologize for embarrassing you and this organization."
Now, Johnson has weightier issues to deal with.


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Conner has 11 kills as Tornados fall to Crusaders, 3-1September 22, 2010
Schoonover has season-high 22 digs on Wednesday evening
Brevard, N.C. - Kortney Conner led the Tornados with 11 kills on Wednesday evening and Rebecca Schoonover had a season-high 22 digs, but Brevard College fell in four sets to the visiting Crusaders, 17-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-16.
Brevard (2-8) hit 40.0 percent in the first set and were led on the evening by Conner as the freshman outside hitter connected on 28.0 percent of her attacks. Jordei Osby added nine kills and Erin Rollins and Jamie Atkinson each contributed six to the Tornados attack. Bethany Stevenson led the way with a match-high 36 set assists, while Cassie Smatana and Sydney Yeomans each had a service ace.
Defensively, Schoonover led all players with 22 digs, while Yeomans contributed eight and Smatana added seven to the effort. At the net, Osby contributed a match-high four total blocks, while Rollins and Stevenson each had two.
Angela Jubb led visiting Belmont Abbey (9-4) with 12 kills on the evening as the Crusaders hit 21.6 percent as a team. Bria James added nine kills to the effort, while Lydia Schellenberg and Remick Tiller each had eight. Kay Schellenberg led the team with 32 set assists in the match and completed the double-double with 11 digs. James added 18 digs to the Crusaders' effort, while Julianne Pisano had 14 digs.
The Tornados and Crusaders were tied through the first 22 points of the match at 11, before a Belmont Abbey attack error gave Brevard a lead it would not relinquish throughout the remainder of the opening set. The Tornados went on an 8-2 run as Osby, Rollins and Atkinson each had kills to put Brevard up 19-13. Belmont Abbey went on a run to cut the lead back to 20-16, but Brevard rallied on Smatana's serve before a kill by Conner ended the first set in Brevard's favor.
The Tornados opened up the second set by going up 15-10 as five different players recorded kills on their way to the lead. The Crusaders battled back, typing up the match at 17, before using the momentum built on the comeback to close out the set with the 25-21 victory on Kay Schellenberg's kill.
Belmont Abbey jumped out to leads in both the third and the final set to close out the match.
Brevard is back in action on Friday, September 24th, as they host Catawba College in Boshamer Gymnasium. First serve for the match between the Tornados and the Indians is set for 6:30 p.m.


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Keith Toston Scouting Report
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Keith Toston, RB, Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is not known for their rushing attack, but Keith Toston has been a vital part of the dynamic Cowboy offense. When he is not rushing the ball, he is still involved in the offense by catching a ton of passes out of the backfield or using his 6-0, 214 pound frame to block for his quarterback. Toston came on strong as a true freshman, rushing for 631 yards and six scores. He added two more trips to the end zone on the receiving end. Toston found himself behind Dantrell Savage and Kendall Hunter on the depth chart for most of his sophomore campaign. In the 11 games he played, he only carried the ball 38 times for 190 yards. Making matters worse, Toston suffered a knee injury that ended his disappointing sophomore season. Though in 2008 Toston came back strong. While he was once again stuck behind Hunter on the depth chart, Toston proved to be a solid change of pace back who averaged 6.7 yards per carry and reached the end zone nine times. Toston finally was the go-to-guy in 2009 and he did not disappoint. He showed that he could be an every down back and ended the regular season with 1,177 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. Toston was also second on the team in 2009 with 24 receptions. 2/15 Update: Toston failed to separate himself from some of the other mid-round running backs during the East-West Shrine Game. During the game he rushed four times for nine yards. While he is certainly a dynamic rusher who can be a receiving threat out of the backfield, Toston better have some good workouts over the next two months or he will be a fourth or fifth round selection at best.
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"When is a crab like a high-performance athletic shoe?" asks ScienceSHOTS, 20 April 2006. The whole item states: "Pump it up. A crab relies on its rigid shell for protection and support, so it must quickly compensate when it moults. Marine crabs create a temporary exoskeleton by pumping their outer layers full of seawater. But what's a land crab to do? Some take a cue from high-performance athletic shoes. The newly moulted blackback land crab (Gecarcinus lateralis) traps air within its gut and squeezes, firming up its entire body. Besides being the first known example of a gas-powered skeleton, the innovation may have been a key step in the evolution of land-based crustaceans, the researchers speculate in the 20 April issue of Nature."
Editorial Comment: Unless an animal is already living on land it doesn't need such an impressive gas pump mechanism. The fact that this mechanism works well for the land crab does not explain how it came about, nor does it explain how a water dwelling water powered crab changed into a land dwelling gas powered crab, but it is good evidence for purposeful creation! High performance gas pump athletic shoes are expensive because the manufacturers claim they have better design than their less expensive non gassed versions. No-one would ever claim that gas pump athletic shoes came about by chance random processes, so it is foolish to claim that similar gas pump crabs evolved by chance. When Nike does a good job on a sports shoe–give them the credit. When Christ the Creator does a Good job –don't forget to give him the Praise also. (Ref. design, invertebrates, exoskeleton)
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A plane crashed at Redlands Municipal Airport Monday afternoon, leaving the 36-year-old student pilot with minor injuries, according to the Redlands Fire Department.
The pilot initially told paramedics he had some trouble with the wind as he was coming into the landing, according to RFD Sgt. Dempsy Chappell.
"His plane actually landed on the runway, but he was unable to bring it to a stop," Chappell said.
The plane ended up in a ditch, damaging the front end and making it inoperable, Chappell said.
The flight departed from Long Beach. It was one of the pilot's solo flight's, required before obtaining his pilot's license. He walked away with a scratched hand, according to Chappell.


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By Ryan Divish The News Tribune
PEORIA, Ariz. — After a week of anticipation and a few moments of panic, the Seattle Mariners and Felix Hernandez have agreed on a contract deal that will keep the "King" in Seattle for the next seven seasons.
The Mariners will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. at Safeco Field where Hernandez will officially sign his new contract.
"We're headed out right now and Felix will be headed out as well," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "We'll give you all the details at that time."
The caravan took a private jet back to Seattle for the announcement.
No contract details have been released by the team, pursuant to club policy. However, it's being reported by multiple sources, that the remaining two years on Hernandez's current deal will be canceled and he will sign a new 7-year, $175 million contract. It will be the largest contract ever signed by a pitcher in major league baseball history.
The $25 million per year would be the highest average yearly salary of any pitcher in baseball. And during the five new years, he would average $27.1 million. Zach Greinke earns an average of $24.5 million a season.
"I would like to send along my congratulations to Scott Pucino and Wil Polidor (Hernandez's agents)," Zduriencik said. "They were very professional in working this agreement with us. I think it's a great thing for the Seattle Mariners and it's a great thing for Felix Hernandez. We're looking forward to this guy being here for a long time, obviously."
The first report of the proposed contract extension for Hernandez appeared last week in a story from USA Today. It seemed as though the extension would be announced in the following days. The Mariners were in the midst of planning a coronation level celebration.
But questions surrounding Hernandez's elbow arose after he took his physical in Seattle on Thursday. The Mariners sent him to Los Angeles to meet with Dr. Lewis Yocum for a second opinion. From there, reports of the contract talks slowing became prevalent.
The questions about the health of the elbow weren't significant to derail the process, just extend it a few days.
Zduriencik met with the media early Tuesday morning saying, he hoped to have a deal "sooner rather later."
It was sooner.
A Mariners source said the contract will have some language to protect the team in case Hernandez, 26, suffers a serious elbow injury in the future.
Hernandez arrived in Peoria on Monday and was in the clubhouse on Tuesday to take his mandatory physical with the rest of pitchers and catchers, who also were reporting for spring training. Hernandez will miss the first workout on Wednesday, but will be back for Thursday morning's workout.
Signed as a teenager out of Venezuela in 2002, Hernandez slowly has transformed himself into the face of the Mariners' franchise the past few seasons.
He was raised and groomed in the organization as the pitcher of the future. Along the way, he established himself as one of the best pitchers in all of baseball, winning the American League Cy Young award in 2010 and signing a five-year, $78 million extension after the 2010 season.
This past season he posted a 13-9 record with a 3.06 earned run average in 33 starts. He led the American League with five shutouts, while ranking second in innings pitched (232) and complete games (5) and third in strikeouts (223). He also threw the 23rd perfect game in MLB history on August 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Beyond the baselines, Hernandez has embraced the Puget Sound area, living in Bellevue nearly year-round. He was named as the Mariners' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which celebrates Clemente's achievements and spirit by recognizing current players who truly understand the value of helping others. Hernandez also was one of 10 finalists for the Hutch Award this year and the Mariners' nominee for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award.
Hernandez is very active in the Puget Sound community, supporting a variety of charities that include local children's hospitals, the Make-A-Wish foundation, the Boys and Girls Club, the Edgar Martinez foundation, the King County Humane Society and the Mariners' Refuse to Abuse campaign against domestic violence.


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The Flaming Lips celebrated a big anniversary with Miley Cyrus this weekend.
Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd took the stage with the pop star Saturday night, exactly 30 years after the Lips made their live debut at the Blue Note Lounge in Oklahoma City.
For their special appearance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, they teamed up with Miley for a new rendition of their 2003 hit "Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots, Part One."
Cyrus introduced Coyne and Drozd by telling her screaming fans that it's hard to explain just how important the Flaming Lips are to her.
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Jessica is one of two girls born into a poor farming family in outback Australia. She takes on the role of the son of the family and helps her dad with the farm and shearing etc. She becomes great mates with two boys she works with named Billy and Jack. The three are inseperable. After an accident during a fight, Billy gets kicked in the head by a horse and is mentally damaged and called "Billy Simple" thereafter. He murders his tormenting employers an...
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This story is a great book about a young English boy growing up in a South Africa with racial discrimination. The boy, Peekay is discriminated against for being English by the Boers (Dutch), but is still strong and due to his genuis and boxing skills and strength comes to lead all the tribes of Africa. "First with the head and then with the heart, that's how a man stays ahead from the start." Hoppie Groenewald, advise that Peekay will carry with him thro...
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. Isaac (Ikey) Solomon was known as the �Prince of Fences� in 1800s London. He was so called because any illegal activity went through him. He dealt in gold, stolen goods, but especially, counterfeiting. He employed a Jewish deaf, dumb Belgian to make his counterfeit bills. Mary Abacus was so named because she had a Dutch father, a drunk, no less, who'd taught her to use the abacus: the strange mystical instrument of the Chinese. Although Mary had...
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Buzzer-beater falls short as Bears slip past Tornados, 69-66January 14, 2012
Brendle scores 20 as Brevard falls in SAC play on Saturday
Hickory, N.C. - Anna Schlobohm's three-pointer from the right wing hit the back of the rim and bounced out as the buzzer sounded, ending the Tornados comeback attempt in Shuford Memorial Gymnasium as Brevard fell on the road in SAC action on Saturday afternoon to Lenoir-Rhyne, 69-66.
The Tornados (5-9, 0-6 SAC) forced 24 Lenoir-Rhyne (12-3, 4-2 SAC) turnovers in the game and scored 29 points off Bears' miscues in the contest as Brevard held a double-digit lead in the first half. The Bears battled back to the win, taking advantage of 24-for-38 shooting from the free throw line in the victory.
Lindsay Brendle led the Tornados with 20 points, her second consecutive game with at least 20 points as the Tornados shot 35.2 percent (25-71) from the floor in the game. Schlobohm added 13 points, while Holli Flippo hit three three-pointers on her way to an 11 point game. Asheley Watkins and Micheala Watkins recorded six steals apiece in the game, while Lacey Singletary blocked three shots for the Tornados.
Krystal Patton sparked the Bears with 19 points from the bench, shooting 7-for-9 from the floor, as Lenoir-Rhyne was 22-for-54 (40.7 percent) in the game as a team. Whitley Culler added 17 points and eight rebounds, while Whitney Brinkley recorded a double-double for L-R with 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Bears won their 12th consecutive game against the Tornados.
Brevard came out of the gates hot as Singletary scored the first two Brevard baskets of the game off assists from both Micheala and Asheley Watkins as Brevard took control early. An old-fashioned three-point play by Sealey and a free throw by Caroline Laughter cut the score to one at 7-6 at the 16:44 mark, but a pair of free throws by Brendle extended the Brevard lead back out.
Brendle followed the free throws with a layup as Brevard went on a 9-0 run with Schlobohm converting a three-point play to give the Tornados the 16-6 lead with 13:01 to play in the first half. The Tornados would go up by as many as 11 in the first half on a three-point play by Micheala Watkins with 10:12 to play as Brevard built a 23-12 lead.
A free throw by Taylor Johnson sparked Lenoir-Rhyne's comeback in the final 10 minutes as Krystal Patton drove in for a pair of layups and hit a trey as the Bears went on a 13-2 run capped by a layup by Danielle Bongiorno to tie the game up at 25 apiece at the 5:30 mark. The Bears took their first lead of the contest at the 4:04 mark on a Sealey layup on their way to building a 32-27 advantage helped in part by the Bears converting 11 shots from the charity stripe during their run.
Lenoir-Rhyne went up by five just before the break at 34-29 on a free throw by Whitney Brinkley as the Bears shot 15-for-25 from the charity stripe in the opening half, but Micheala Watkins beat the buzzer with a layup to send the teams into the half with the Bears holding the 34-31 lead.
Brendle scored the first two baskets of the second half as Brevard retook the lead at 35-34 to set up a wild second half which saw four ties and 10 lead changes, with neither team able to establish more than a two possession lead.
The ties came at 42, 46, 52 and 54, with Flippo giving the Tornados their final lead of the game on a pair of free throws with 5:21 remaining at 55-54. Sealey answered with layup on the other end to give the Bears the 56-55 advantage as Lenoir-Rhyne went on to record their biggest lead of the contest, going up six on a jumper by Bongiorno from the right wing with 1:37 to play.
A three-pointer by Holli Flippo cut the lead down to three points and Micheala Watkins drove in for the layup to keep the game within striking distance. A free throw by Sealey gave Lenoir-Rhyne the 68-64 lead with 19 ticks remaining in the game, but Tempestt Mack answered with a jumper to give the Tornados one final chance.
Laughter converted her first free throw attempt with five seconds remaining to extend the lead to 69-66, but missed the second, giving Brevard one final chance in the contest. However, Anna Schlobohm's three-point attempt hit the back of the rim and fell out as the Bears held on for the 69-66 South Atlantic Conference victory.
Brevard is back in action as the Tornados return home to Boshamer Gymnasium on Wednesday, January 18th as they host Lincoln Memorial University. Tipoff between the Tornados and the Railsplitters is set for 6 p.m.


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'"I've got some personal issues to attend to here in Buffalo so I had to come back home," Briere said on the phone Monday. "So I signed a two-game contract and played this weekend, hoping to show them some goodwill. We'll talk again later this week and decide whether or not I'll spend the rest of the season there."'
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Weather vs. climate, and what a difference a few degrees can make
There seems to be some confusion out there about weather vs. climate. For example, a Virginia Republican Party video urged citizens to call their Congressmen and tell them how much global warming they got during the big snowstorm a couple of weeks ago. But that doesn't really make any sense. In simple terms, weather determines whether you need to take an umbrella with you today; climate determines whether you need to own an umbrella. Weather determines whether you need your down coat today; climate determines whether you need to own a down coat. Weather determines whether you turn on your air conditioning unit today; climate determines whether you own an air conditioner. Weather determines whether the plants in your garden have a good day; climate determines what plants will likely thrive in your local environment.
Climate is the long-term average of weather. Weather changes all the time; climates are generally fairly stable, allowing us to make long-term decisions based on the notion that the future climate will be like the past. One unusual weather event does not mean the climate is changing. But many unusual weather events could mean the climate is changing. And climate change will mean that on average, the weather we will have in the future will be different from what we had in the past. That could even mean that record-breaking snowfall events happen more and more often in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
There also seems to be some confusion out there about global vs. local. Global warming means that the average temperature of all the places all over the world is increasing. It doesn't mean that any particular place is necessarily warmer, it just means that more places have gotten warmer than have gotten cooler. Just because the east coast of the United States is having a cold winter doesn't mean the rest of the world is cold. Seattle just had its warmest January on record, and it's been raining in Vancouver in the middle of the Winter Olympics. In fact, on a global average basis, last month was the warmest January ever recorded in the satellite data that have been collected since 1979. The world is, in fact, continuing to warm despite the winter we're having here in D.C.
A U.S. government report concluded that "Global average temperature has risen by about 1.5 degrees F since 1900. By 2100, it is projected to rise another 2 to 11.5 degrees F." Even the low end of that range is a pretty significant amount of warming. On the map below, compare Chicago, the windy city, to more moderate Pittsburgh. Chicago has an annual average temperature of 49.1 degrees F, whereas Pittsburgh's is 50.9, a difference of 1.8 degrees.
|Annual average temperatures in selected U.S. cities
|Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data for the United States through 2008. Accessed 23 February 23, 2010. Available at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/nrmavg.txt.
As another example, compare Washington, D.C. to Boston, MA. Washington is known for its hot, humid summers and its inability to deploy snowplows; Boston is known for its cold winters and pleasant summers. Washington's annual average temperature is 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Boston's is 51.6. What a difference 5.9 degrees can make!
Mark Twain said the coldest winter he ever spent was the summer he spent in San Francisco, and L.A. is famous for its warm and sunny climate. Yet the cities differ in temperature by only about eight degrees.
It is unclear how global climate change will impact any particular location in any particular season. But it is clear that overall, climate change will affect our wardrobes, our houses, and our local plant and animal life. More important, it will affect our economies, our infrastructure and our environment, all of which are suited to the fairly stable climate conditions of the past and will have to adapt to rapidly changing climatic circumstances – unless we begin to take action now to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are heating up the planet.
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Christine Porath's research examines incivility and its effects. Her research focuses not only on the effects of bad behavior, but also how organizations can create a more positive environment where people can thrive; and how individuals and organizations benefit in terms of individual well-being and performance. In addition to her book, The Cost of Bad Behavior, her research has appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Harvard Business Review, and in several other journals and books. Her work related to incivility has been featured worldwide in over 500 television, radio and print outlets (including 20/20, Time, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, L.A. Times, The Washington Post, NBC, CBS, ABC, FoxNews, CNN, BBC, NPR, and msnbc).
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Redlands United Church of Christ is all about the journey, inward and outward
"Tell me about your vow of silence " read the oversized pin-backed button worn by one Dorothy Landeros, founding member of the Redlands United Church of Christ, on a Sunday in 2005 when I returned from my first eight-day silent retreat.
She also wore her droll smile and characteristic glimmer in her eyes as she approached me with obvious glee.
At the suggestion of a good friend, I had traveled to a retreat center in County Sligo, Ireland and voluntarily entered into a period of silence spanning a week and a day.
Dorothy and her pin exquisitely captured exactly why I was bubbling over: I wanted to talk and talk and talk about the silence!
Silent retreats, vows of silence, and the like are not new in the history of spirituality.
Every major religious pathway urges something of the kind.
The concept was, however, new to me, and heeding Dorothy's advice to talk about silence started our congregation on an intentional inward journey.
Since that initial silent retreat, there have been others, by myself and with members and friends of the congregation, of varying durations, and in locations both within California and in nearby western states.
We recently added "Thin Place Pilgrimages" - residential retreat trips to Death Valley, Stonehenge, Iona, and Ireland - for the express purpose of experiencing spiritually alive locales.
Here in Redlands, each Sunday offers people an early morning contemplative worship service, with some 20 minutes of sacred silence.
As expected, such inward moments provide balance to outward-leaning actions.
Redlands United Church of Christ (RUCC) also travels that outward journey.
From its birth in 1975, the congregation has been known as a creative, artistic, progressive group of folks who, if there is a cutting edge, will most likely be holding the scissors.
Over the years, RUCC has cooperated with others in the faith community to start Christian Counseling Service, Food for All, and more recently, the Step by Step Parolee Re-Entry Program.
We host an annual weekend art show, "Art, For Heaven's Sake!" which brings 60-plus local fine artists together with more than 2,500 guests in a show that celebrates God-given creativity.
Our members serve as elected and appointed leaders in the community. We have marched for peace, written letters to legislators to encourage their acts of justice, and been a center for a variety of social action groups in Redlands.
At various points along our journey, and depending on the issues we are addressing at that time, we are coined as "that church." It is a nametag we seem to wear well, an imprimatur of the so-called outward journey.
The great spiritual traditions of our world - Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, and many others - contain within them instructions for adherents to walk both inwardly and outwardly.
In fact, each urges such a two-way street be traveled: silence and action; marching and contemplation; prayer and justice.
All those many years ago, RUCC's members and friends assumed a more intentional and simultaneous practice of both inward and outward disciplines - both - and, not either/or - thanks to the wisdom and humor of an oversized pin and its wearer.
Rev. Dr. Sharon R. Graff, Pastor and Teacher, Redlands United Church of Christ


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I'll start. Never have I ever dinged a parked car and driven away without leaving a note.


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'The proposed offer is expected to be filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo within the next two or three business days, the source said. The sale of the team then would be open to alternative bids higher than Golisano's offer.'
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by WoodysGirl, Oct 7, 2012.
This is ugly.
E: Wow... another flag
oh wow, those were both awful calls
Another flag? Lawdhavemercy!!!
Rivers almost fumbled.
I really wish I could watch this game right now. Stupid TV doesn't work.
Why re the Saints wearing their aways at home?
On a side note, the NFL prevented the Saints from showing Sean Payton on the jumbotron in the stadium...
They're making up for that on the TV...they've shown him after almost every play.
Rivers is a choker. Wait, nvm, Chargers.
That's just embarrassingly bad coaching. Gaither can barely walk and they leave him one on one with their best pass rusher.
Norv Turner is a rich man's Jason Garrett :laugh2:
Collingsworth called it
Jared 'Lame Horse' Gaither should have been taken out there. Boy, I am sure glad we didn't give up anything for him.
Dallas is the only team that wears white at home. Washington and Miami used to.
So why were the saints
My bad, you are right. I wasn't even thinking about which jersey they had on.
A lot of teams have ambiguous home uniforms. I've seen the Saints, Dolphins, Redskins, Panthers, Bucs, Eagles, and Texans do it too. They just switch it week to week, sometimes due to hot weather if they're outside or just for the sake of it
I believe the Browns were the first team to wear white at home. They were doing so in the 50's and at least through the 70's. I don't remember when they stopped. They gave the same reason as the Cowboys have done -- so the fans could see the different team colors. However, it may well have been because their own color was so drab. It certainly wasn't to gain an advantage in the overwhelming heat of Cleveland winters.


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- Disney's Teacher's Pet Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Spot, Scott Leadready II, Leonard Amadeus Helperman, Mary Lou Helperman, Mr. Jolly, Ian Wazselewski, Leslie Dunkling, Pretty Boy, Principal Crosby Strickler.
- Vocal Talent: Nathan Lane (Spot, Scott Leadready II), Shaun Flemming (Leonard Helperman), Debra Jo Rupp (Mrs. Helperman), Jerry Stiller (Pretty Boy), David Ogden Stiers (Mr. Jolly), Rob Paulsen (Ian Wazselewski), Mae Whitman (Leslie), Wallace Shawn (Principal Crosby Strickler), Cree Summer, Lauren Tom.
- Directed By Timothy Björkland.
- Produced By Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner, Cherie Steinkellner (Executive Producer).
Co-executive Producer: Michael Price.
- Written By Laura McCreary.
- Edited By John Royer.
- Storyboard: Celia Kendrick, Raymond Persi, Barry Vodos.
- Timing Directors: John Kimball, Joanna Romersa, Woody Yocum.
- Additional Voices: Jerry Stiller, David Ogden Stiers, Pamela Segall Adlon, Jeff Bennett, Pat Musicx, Rob Paulsen, Cree Summer, Wallace Shawn, Lauren Tom, Mae Whitman.
- Voice Casting & Dialogue Director: Julie Morgavi.
- Art Director: Gary Baseman.
- Character Design: Brent Gordon, Marc Perry.
- Key Location Design: Keith Weesner.
- Prop Design: Michael B. Singleton.
- Key Background Stylyst: Seonna Hong.
- Lead Color Key Stylist, FX Director: Christina Long.
- Color Key Stylist: Nancy J. Ulene.
- Main Title Director: Tim Björkland, John Kimball.
- Main Title Storyboard: T. Bjorklund, Fred Gonzales, Celia Xendrick, Chuck Klein, Melissa Suber.
- Production Mananger: Krist-Ann Pehrson.
- Production Supervisor: Michael Gracey.
- Storyboard Revisions: Robert Griffith, Leo Pinero.
- Continuity Coordinators: Ralph Migliori, Robin Police.
- Technical Directors: Darren Clark, Todd Maugh.
- BG Key Color Correction: Dean Stanley.
- Main Title Theme Written and Produced by: Brian Woodbury, Peter Lurye.
- Music Consultant: Andy Hill, Stephen James Taylor.
- Animation Production by: Wang Film Productions, Co., LTD..
- Animation Director: Marian Lin.
- Layout Director: Ander Yah.
- Art Director: Vincent Liu.
- Track Readers: Christine Craig, Skip Craig, Denise Whitfield.
- Animatic Editor: Carmen Woods.
- Scanner: Shannon Fallis-Kane.
- Post Production Sound Services: Advantage Audio, Inc..
- Sound Design: Paga Thomas.
- Dialogue Editor: Robbi Smith.
- Music Editor: Marc S. Perlman, M.P.S.E..
- Foley Artist: Phyllis Ginter.
- Foley Recordist: Kris Daly.
- Digital Audio Transfer: 0. J. Lampinen.
- Re-Recording Mixers: Melissa Ellis, Fil Brown.
- On-Line Editor: Steven Sjolund.
- Post Production Manager: Steve Arenas.
- Post Prouction Supervisor: Craig Sawczuk.
- Audio Supervisor: Victor Garcia.
- Post Production Coordinator: Mike Harrigan.
- Production Coordinators: Christopher G. Collins, Jefferey Rigler.
- Production Associates: Shawn Eddit, Yvette Espinosa.
- Production Secretary: Sharon E. Morgan.
- Production Accountant: Kathy Rung.
- Casting Manager: David H. Wright III.
- Talent Coordinator: Brian L. Mathias.
- Script Manager: Anita Lish.
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iOS the worst thing I hate is gamecenter sending me challenges from people for games I don't even have, very annoying.
The ability to automatically manage profiles (you know auto silence and turn off un-needed services like GPS) based on my agenda, time or location triggers.
Expandable storage.
Changing my system font.
Not needing to call in to the mothership for "activation" when I upgrade my OS.
Having my personal data survive then OS upgrade without having the back-up before and restore after.
Having more than 2 choices for how to unlock my device.
Setting a unique alert tone for each of my e-mail addresses.
The list really is quite long but this isn't the place for it. Not bashing Apple's products, just saying.
Seriously, neither one is better than the other. It's about which is a better fit for each user.
As a wireless consultant I see more Seniors and Teens getting iPhones lately. One exception to this is a customer who was thinking iPhone but after talking to me about Galaxy devices, Note 2 specifically, she did her research and came back for the Note 2. She'll be replacing her laptop, Nokia cellular phone and home cable/internet with the Note 2 a Samsung Smart TV and a few accessories to get the most out of the combination.
Of course there are still a lot of users who can't even handle the simplicity of iDevices (not a knock on Apple products)...
FWIW, one of the reasons I passed up the Nexus 4 to get my Galaxy S 3 is specifically because it lacks a MicroSD slot.
My point still stands that iOS doesn't natively support external storage unless you count the camera connection kit but I doubt anyone would equate that to having a MicroSD slot built-in.


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President Obama says he's decided to punish Syria for the use of chemical weapons. Now he's asking support from Congress, even though both parties are sharply divided. We hear about the politics and the long-term consequences for coping with weapons of mass destruction. Also, Israel tests its missile defense, and declining financial support for America's Parks and Forests. Is the nation turning it's back on the concept "public good?"
Congress Takes Up Strikes on Syria
President Obama's asking Congress to support his decision to punish Syria for the use of chemical weapons. We hear about the politics and the long-term consequences.
When it appeared that the US was about to attack Syria, Israelis flocked to collect gas masks in case it might be a target of retribution. Today, Israel test-fired a missile, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "it is not advisable" for anyone to harm his country. Edmund Sanders is in Jerusalem for the Los Angeles Times.
Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times (@edmundsanders)
Republican John Boehner and Democrat Nancy Pelosi left the White House today supporting President Obama's plan to punish Syria's use of chemical weapons. But both the parties they lead are sharply divided. So why has the President asked Congress to debate a decision he says he's already made? Without more international backing, does he need time to plead his case to the American people? What if Congress says "no?" What's at stake for American security and international sanctions against weapons of mass destruction?
Martin Kady, Politico (@mkady)
Adam Schiff, US Congress (D-CA); U.S. Democratic Representative (@RepAdamSchiff)
Janice Hahn, US Congress (D-CA) (@Rep_JaniceHahn)
Dennis A. Ross, US Congress (R-FL) (@RepDennisRoss)
David Hawkings, CQ Roll Call (@davidhawkings)
Michael Hirsh, Politico Magazine (@michaelphirsh)
The western writer Wallace Stegner called America's National Parks the nation's "best idea." But facilities in both the Parks and the National Forests are being allowed to decline. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof grew up on a sheep and cherry farm in Oregon. This summer, he went home in a way, with his 15-year-old daughter to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs south from the Canadian border to Mexico. That led to a column on the current status of America's wilderness preserves.
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times (@NickKristof)
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A photo 'Passage' to history and the future
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A gallery talk and reception for Linda Foard Roberts, a North Carolina-based photographer, is set for 5-7 p.m. today, Jan. 24, in McMaster Gallery.
Roberts distinctive exhibit "Passage" is on display from now through Feb. 15.
"Passage" is a body of work that explores the transformations we make — from birth, through life, death and beyond. Roberts' work examines this ongoing metamorphosis of the physical as well as spiritual. Her subtle use of symbolism is filled with personal meaning for her and the viewer.
"All of my work is inspired by Wabi Sabi, the Japanese word for finding beauty and acceptance in death. Through photographs of my family, landscapes and still lifes, my work weaves together our connection to nature and our surroundings. My work doesn't answer questions, but opens pathways for thought and discussion," Roberts says.
Roberts uses oval-shaped format prints which harken back to portrait photography of the 1800s, focusing the viewer on the history of the medium and the passage of centuries. By incorporating photographic traditions and drawing from her surroundings, Roberts addresses universal themes.
Roberts earned a master of fine arts degree from Arizona State University, and her work is in the permanent collections of Bank of America and the Mint museums in Charlotte. She is also the former executive director for The Light Factory Photographic Arts Center in Charlotte.


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5th December 2012 06:21 AM #16
HI Kristi - welcome to the forum. It is great that you have Emma as your doula. It would be wonderful if you could gain the support you need when you go into labour. I wish I could give you some wonderful words of wisdom but unfortunately I can't. In the hospital system you cannot control who you get on the 'day' regarding midwives and doctors. You may get a wonderful supportive midwife and I certainly hope so. Have you asked the obstetrician whether the on call obstetricians will support your vbac2c? I am imaging that Nepean operates like other public hospital's with the on call obstetrician making decisions during their period of on call. My experience is that many obstetricians will not support a vbac2c.
Have you explored other options like hiring a supportive midwife and/or obstetrician? This is obviously a lot more expensive option but one in which you can control who is caring for you. I am happy to talk to you if you like to find out who may be available in your area. Phone the PBB Health Centre 02 9890 7755
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Thanks Jane, I have explored the option of an independant mw but I simply cannot afford it nor an ob. I'm bound to the mercy of whoever is on duty at the time. I have so far had a different registrar or mw every appt so hopefully if they all read the notes they will find that Findlay is supportive. I have decided that I wasn't going to go into the hosp as soon as contractions started but wait until I was well advanced in labour so I didn't have too much of a battle on my hands. from everything I have researched my frame of mind is the most powerful thing to help or hinder my labour so if i'm around unsupportive people I might as well just sign the form of consent straight away. I'm just going to have faith that on the day it will work out the way god wants it to. thanks again


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(ibidem) Rose is by many of his contemporaries called Ross or Rosse, but he appears to have spelt his own name Rose.
For two seasons in 1865 and 1866 I had the honour of being Lord Rosse's astronomer.
This scene is almost exclusively occupied with the narrations of the "bleeding Soldier," and of Rosse.
That of the great Rosse speculum was no less than four tons.
I remember on one occasion hearing Lord Rosse explain how it was that he came to devote his attention to astronomy.
The colossal Rosse reflector still marks, as to size, the ne plus ultra of performance in that line.
For this act the regimental commander highly commended Rosse, remarking on his "high sense of duty and exceptional courage."
A witness never influenced by imagination has now come forward, and the infallible photographic plate has justified Lord Rosse.
It was designed and constructed in 1845 by the late Earl of Rosse, and has rendered great service to science.
Personally and socially Lord Rosse endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact.


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For many years, Eric Taylor refused to perform crew cuts on many popular dog breeds.
Taylor, owner of the Dog Father Groomery in Riverton, says the "old-school" training he received 25 years ago discouraged close crops.
"You just did not shave any double-coated dogs," he said, referring to breeds with two layers of fur, such as German shepherds, huskies and chows.
A golden retriever named Gator brought a change in Taylor's professional code. Gator belonged to Taylor's sister, and the dog clearly suffered in the heat.
"The older he got, the harder it got for him to move around and even breathe during the summer," Taylor said.
When his sister started having Gator's coat shaved, Taylor noticed an improvement. So, in recent years, Taylor has been willing to shave dogs for his customers. But like other groomers and veterinarians, he warns customers that shaving brings certain risks. A shaved dog can be susceptible to sunburn and bug bites, and the animal's coat will likely appear fuzzy as it grows back.
Indeed, some groomers still eschew shaving. There are deep differences of opinion on whether it helps or hinders a hound in the summer heat.
"It's a common question this time of year, and it's somewhat controversial," said Susan Jenkins, a former full-time groomer who now provides her services as a volunteer at the Humane Society of Utah. "Some people swear by it, but I actually know some groomers who refuse to do it."
Detractors say shaving robs a dog of an insulating layer designed to protect it from both cold and hot weather, and it can take two years for a coat to grow back to its original state.
Jenkins says shaving is a good option for single-coated breeds such as poodles and schnauzers, but she generally opposes shaving for double-coated dogs.
"There are certain circumstances when a shave-down is necessary," she wrote in a treatise on the subject. "If the coat is matted to the skin, if the animal is elderly or ill or otherwise will not tolerate a traditional grooming, or if there is an underlying medical issue such as hot spots or other skin condition, shaving may be the best option."
But in most cases, she recommends other grooming techniques: washing, brushing, trimming of the fur on the belly and the "feather" fur on the legs and tail, and the use of a high-velocity dryer to blow out the dead undercoat.
"Many pet owners believe they are doing their cats and dogs a favor when they have them shaved down for the summer when, in fact, they may be making their pet more miserable," Jenkins wrote.
Shaving proponents might say she is barking up the wrong tree.
Gregg Latimer, a veterinarian at Sugar House Veterinary Hospital, has his Australian shepherd shaved each year at the beginning of the summer.
"If I don't cut him, he suffers," Latimer said.
He advocates shaving, as long as the groomer leaves enough fur for protection from sunburn.
"I don't think there's any question that they're cooler," Latimer said. "I used to work in Phoenix, and everybody shaved them there."
Taylor, of the Dog Father, believes that these days more people allow their dogs inside their houses, so shaving might be increasing in popularity as pet owners try to reduce shedding.
Taylor says customers have told him, "If I don't do something, my wife's going to make me get rid of the dog."
"Some of the trims are not only for the comfort and health of the dog, but also for the health of the marriage," he said with a chuckle.
Darlene Malin, a Salt Lake City dog walker, says she has noticed that long-haired dogs appear to liven up after getting a shave.
"They seem to have a little more spunk to them," she says. "But who knows?"
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Should owners have their dogs shaved for the summer? This is a polarizing topic among groomers and veterinarians.
Shaving exposes a dog to sunburn, bug bites and skin disease.
A dog's fur serves as insulation against heat.
The fur will grow back fuzzy and may take two years to return to its natural state if it ever does.
Shaving helps a dog keep cool during the summer.
Shaving reduces the amount of dog hair in the home.
Shaving reduces the need for other grooming services.