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I recently joined AF to change my life for the better. I need to lose a lot of weight.. Actually 200lbs, at least, is what I need to lose. Is there anyone else that is in the same situation that I am?
It brings me to tears just to write this, but I really do need help. I feel so ashamed of myself when I step up on the treadmill between 2 fit people, but I do it anyway. I've always been the biggest person around. I've lost so much of my life because of my weight. I need to fix that before it is too late.
When I had my evaluation, I signed up for 8 training sessions. That 30 minutes goes by so quickly, and this will be my third session tomorrow.
Do you have any tips that would help me, or others like me? Or, is there anyone just in the same situation as me? It would be so nice not to feel so alone...
First post!
I know how much it sucks to go to the gym and everyone else is thinner than you are. One thing I've done to make it easier on myself is to go at a time when there are not a lot of people there. I typically go between 11pm and midnight, and I have the gym to myself much of the time. Just make sure you're pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. I feel exhausted while I do my cardio, but as soon as I step off the machines I feel like I accomplished something, even if it's small.
I've found that by tracking everything via this site, I'm able to get a handle on what I need to do. I input my calories and my workouts daily in the trackers, and it's especially nice to see progress with the graphs. Plus when the scale doesn't move how I want to, I have visual proof that I have lost a pound or two in the last week. I've lost 32 pounds so far with a goal of being 140 (healthy BMI for my height) by Christmastime.
I have been a member since January '10 and I need to lose about 100 lbs so I know how you feel. However, I have noticed that AF is very different than other gyms. Even with fit people around me I don't feel out of place. I have never felt like I didn't belong. The other good thing about AF is it's usually not that crowded at any time. I started working out with a personal trainer about a month ago. In January I started out with 2 minutes on the elliptical and now I can do 60 minutes. So even though my clothes may not be as loose as I would like them to be I know my heart health is much better. Just push yourself a little at a time and you'll get there. But the main thing is to keep going. Don't stop. You'll get there. I have to remind myself I didn't gain this weight overnight and it's going to take time. You can do it!
Couple things...
Write down everything you eat, and of course, you can track it here. When you write it down, you realize how much, how little you eat...
Eat more, smaller meals. Portion snacks ahead of time, instead of bringing the whole bag.
Eat until you are not hungry, don't eat until you are full. You will be amazed at how little you really have to eat to not be hungry. You will then be hungry sooner, which is good, so eat again!! Smaller portions, more often.
Exersize!! I really like "Body For Life". It teaches you to change your lifestyle, not just to do something for a short period of time. YOu don't have to buy all the products, just change your lifestyle.
One step at a time.. don't rush, don't expect the wieght to just fall off.. be patient. Just do a little more each week.
There are thousands of people with our same problem. I know where you are comming from at age 27 I weighed 489 lbs. I felt depressed, that I was "too far gone" and I felt ashamed of myself, and basically worthless. One day I decided to visit a doctor for a cold I could not get rid of. Well the doctor took my Blood pressure and it was thru the roof. 180/120. They told me I needed to get on some medication to lower it emediatly. So I did. The next week I went in for a check up and got what I thought was the normal "weight loss talk" from the doctor. Since the scale at the clinic was not large enough to weigh me, he wanted me to go to the hospital to get weighed. Normally I would have just ignored him and went home, but for some reason I went and got weighed at the hospital. I had no idea what to expect from that scale. I got to the hospital and the nurse found the scale and I got on. As soon as 489 came up on the display, I began to cry. Not man crying either, I was a wreck. The nurse actually tried to console me, but I just left, even more depressed than ever. After I left the hospital, I began to think about what he said and one thing stuck in my head "you need to eat to live, dont live to eat" and "any amount of excersise if better than none at all" Which is very true. This was my "aha moment". I decided I wanted to lose weight. To me it seemed like an impossible task for me to look at myself at 489 lbs and think I could lose as much as I need to, to get to a healthy weight. I set my first goal of 10 lbs. The way I looked at it in my head, if I needed to lose 200 lbs, it was going to be easier to lose 10 lbs 20 times than concentrating on the big goal of 200. I started out walking for 15 min. after work, then slowly worked my way to longer and longer until I was walking outside on the sidewalk for 60 min.
Part II
This probably took a good 3-5 months. Since I had to go to the hospital to be weighed I would go once a month and weigh in. Which was good, because I weighed in in front of someone, so I wanted to make sure I lost at least somthing. It made me be accountable. After about a year of walking I decided it was time to take the next step and join at anytime fitness. This was a big step because I was still right about 390 and definatly the biggest boy there. I was definatly self aware when I was there, I didnt want to be seen. You know what though, fit or not fit, everyone is there for the same reason. This is the one place you dont have to worry about someone making a comment. You are amoung your peer group at the gym. Like I said, we are all there for the same reason, to make a change. I went to the gym 6 and somtimes 7 days a week for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs a day. This may seem like alot but you will definatly hit a spot in your weight loss where you cant get enough working out. When the scale starts moving, and people start noticing, that is a great motivator. It took about two years maybe 28 months but I got down to 224lbs (lost 265). I watched what I ate and excercises as much as I could. I never went on a diet though, I changed my life style. You will definatly have times were you will have setbacks, be it eating a fast food meal, or actually gaining weight, when you think you did really good and lost weight. It happens, its a long journey but well worth it. Your worth it, its never too late and I am proof. Life couldnt be better for me and my wife right now, and I am no longer missing out on all of lifes little things. Good luck on your journey and if you need to talk or want to know anything else about my story, here's my email. firstname.lastname@example.com. I also have a video on Anytimefitness.com
Dear S
Congrats on taking control of your health! Give yourself a pat on the back for getting on the right track.Please don't be embarrassed, the skinny person next to you may have been overweight at one time too. We all have a story to tell. Most folks are supportive so hang in there and don't worry about what anyone thinks. Don't beat yourself up because of your weight, concentrate on what you are doing now! We can't change the past but we can change bad habits and replace them with good ones. The suggestions thus far have been good ones. For me, keeping a food journal and an exercise journal are very important. It keeps me honest and accountable. Don't forget to drink enough water and get enough fiber in your diet. Most folks need between 25 to 35 grams of fiber each day. Don't skip breakfast!!!
Working with a personal trainer is very helpful. They can design programs that are suited for you..and they do challenge you. They can also make new programs so you don;t get bored. I have saved programs that Chris Nerat made up for me and I switch them around to keep things interesting.
Don't be discouraged if you have a bad week. You may not lose every week. Just keep plugging along and you will get there. Also, you will learn things along the way, so do share with the rest of us. (:
Good luck and keep us posted.
Hi my name is Danny I am 312 now but when i started i was 337.4 I think Jeremy Blahnik realy hit the nail on the head its a LIFE STYLE CHANGE not a diet and that was something i struggled to relize for years and paid the price by failing at weight loss attemps time and time again - the best advice i could give you is remember what your doing this for and thats YOU not the little priss priss on the machine next to you and remember to set small goals like 5 or 10 pounds or walking a mile a little faster so your workout is filled with successes and not what seem to be unreachable goals and remember you will have times where you wont loose any weaight or might gain a pound or 5 but wait a week and you will see it come of as if by magic and that can be caused simply by stress or certain things in your life causing you to retain water and
I'm in the same boat, my friend. Name's Jeff, and I am 340 lbs. i've been up and down my whole life, but stress over work and the experience of nearly losing my kids soon after their birth (preemies, fine now) has sent me up the big hill this time.
But I just joined. I'm as anxious and fearful as you seem to be, but facing a gym and an exercise bike is a damn sight less frightening than facing diabetes, being bedbound, or being buried too soon.
I'm determined to make this work. To make this stick. It's nice to know others out there are in the same fight.
Dear S.
Welcome to Anytime Fitness!!! You are in the right place. It took a lot of courage for you to make that step. I know! Two years ago when I walked into Anytime Fitness, I weighed 431 pounds. Little did I know how life changing joining Anytime Fitness would be. To date, I have lost 195 pounds. I believe a lot of my success has to do with the owner and members of this gym. And Anytime Fitness as a whole. I have been shown so much compassion and have been encouraged every step of the way. I also enlisted the help of a personal trainer too. Being that heavy, it was important for me to not get injured. She also kept me focused and committed. I would be happy to have you keep in touch. If there is anything you want to ask, I would be more than happy to share with you more of my story. I have a Success Story Video on Anytimefitness.com My email is email@example.com. Hang in there!!!
Wow! All I can say is wow, the community on her and in my local AF is amazing! I think I have finally found a home at a gym. I signed up today and am really excited. I have about 150 lbs to lose and I am so intune right now. The support on here is making me want to go back to the gym but I also have to learn how to balance final studying and gym time. I can't wait for my session with the trainer tomorrow to get a plan down on paper. Good luck to all you can do it!
if anyone who has posted here wants to set up a little mutual support group, my email's email@example.com. would love to give and get some support.
I joined AF in September 2009, hit my 100 pound milestone when I weighted myself today. I couldn't be happier. I think the best thing for me was having a personal trainer, he keeps me accountable and keeps me from getting bored in the gym. I know I did this myself, but I couldn't have dine it without him!
My two big things:
Don't beat yourself up when you have a bad day, just get back on track the next day and don't look at it like a diet, look at it like a lifestyle. Your nutrition and fitness need to be something that you can do for the rest of your life!
Wow man...this is absolutely amazing!!
You guys are all an inspiration...
Please keep the posts coming, and if you have specific questions, continue to post them in the Q&A or in this thread. I think I speak for many in saying that we're here to motivate, educate, and inspire...and believe me, it's a two-way street!!
I look forward to chatting with each of you in the coming weeks and months.
Reading all of your posts makes me see how many others are out there in the same situation. When I saw the scale hit 299 one day I told myself that was it I am not going to let myself hit 300. At that time I joined AF in January 2010. I am now down 15 pounds. I admit I wish it was coming off a little faster but I know I did not put it on fast so it is not going to come off fast. I have found logging my food on this wesite and logging my workouts very helpful. Whenever I take a break from doing it those are the weeks that I do not lose weight. Thank you for all of your inspiring stories and I look forward to hearing more from all of you.
I joined up about a month ago, weighing in at 329. I have struggle with my weight quite a bit. My high was just after I got married at 341. My goal is to get back down to the 240ish range that I was in high school playing football.
The big thing that has been pointed out is that it is a lifestyle change, don't consider it a diet. There are days where you will eat fast food, or a meal you probably shouldn't have. Just realize that it will happen and don't beat yourself up over it. IT SHOULD HAPPEN! If you try to cut yourself off, you will only regress as you will constantly feel "deprived". By just making a conscious effort to work out, eat right a majority of the time, you will notice the lbs dropping and you will also find it much easier to eat right more often because it becomes your new habit.
It is no different than smokers trying to quit, its much easier to change your habits over time and create new habits, than it is to try to start something "cold turkey".
Down to 314 as of my workout this morning.
Also, once your down to under 330 I highly recommend a wii fit, you can play some of the games/activities on it to help add additional calorie burn to your routines. My wife and I play them and compete (she is working on losing weight too) and its fun going back and forth. It also allows you to weigh yourself, check your BMI, improve balance and create routines for yoga, strength, and aerobic activities. Its a nice compliment to AF and gives you an additional outlet.
My next step will likely be to consult a trainer and find some others at my local AF in Indy that I can work with to maintain motivation. Feel free to add me as a friend if your in the area, or not and want someone to chat with.


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When I first became vegan back in September of 2010 (5 months ago already!), I was kind of addicted to the veggie tofu burgers from Trader Joe's. Don't get me wrong, they are delicious. BUT, they are also loaded with sodium as are most prepared veggie burgers. What's wrong with sodium? It is a major contributor to high blood pressure and other serious problems like dementia and kidney disease. Click here to read an article written by Dr. Fuhrman on the dangers of sodium that was published in the Huffington Post last week.
Since late last year, I've eliminated most of the added sodium from my diet. Sometimes, I'll still discover sodium in foods I never thought would have it including most boxed nut milks. I should also note that while humans do need sodium in our diets to survive, plant foods contain a natural amount of sodium in the general amount of .5 mg/kcal of food (about 1,000 mg per 2,000 kcal of food). The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans that were released earlier this year recommend that people consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. People older than 51, children and those who have certain diseases should consume less than 1,500 mg per day. Many medical professionals think that the 1,500 mg maximum daily guideline should extend to everyone.
But, I digress. The point is that I have started making my own tofu burgers without any added sodium and they are really easy and delicious. Here's a general guide. I've updated an older recipe here that can be made without any sodium. I also now bake my burgers instead of pan-frying them to reduce the fat content.
Start with some tofu, preferably firm or extra-firm. You'll need about a pound for 4-6 burgers. Press the tofu to get rid of any excess water. The last think you want is a watery burger. I use my Tofu Xpress, but you can also press your tofu between two plates with cans stacked on top. You're going to need a food processor to mix the burgers well.
You can get creative with what you put in the burger mixture. I start with the tofu and usually add some shredded vegetables like carrots or zucchini and some chopped mushrooms. Chopped onions are a nice addition as well. I also like to add about a 1/4 cup of some kind of nut or seed like walnuts or sunflower seeds. Using about 1-2 tablespoons of ground flaxmeal is also a good idea because it helps bind the burgers. The tofu is usually still moist enough even after pressing that it provides enough moisture for the burger. If not, feel free to add a tablespoon of water.
Combine all of your ingredients in your food processor:
It's also a good idea to add some dried herbs at this point because there won't be any salt. I usually add a few teaspoons of ground cumin, some dill and maybe a teeny bit of cayenne pepper for a kick. Process the mixture until it is all mixed together. Then, use your hands to form the burgers and place them on a lightly oiled baking sheet:
Bake at 375 degrees for about 35-40 minutes, flipping once. I like to serve mine on lettuce with some grilled onions, a side salad and/or steamed vegetables on the side:
If you need more flavor with your burger, pour a little balsamic vinegar on top. If needed, freeze the uncooked patties to cook at a later date. These burgers taste so moist and delicious that you'll never have to buy the pre-made ones again!
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This is the fuckin thing of it. I aint gettin on topa the ball. I keep fuckin droppin down moren I should, and I keep fuckin rushin my fuckin delivery. I gotta get WORK to get thru that. It aint somethin Im gonna fix jus by fuckin THINKIN bout it. I gotta get out there and pitch pitch pitch til I get back in my good groove. But Torres convinced he cant use me fuckin hardly EVER. Not on consecutive days, an not in moren one innin.
Fuck, I know I had back issues, but I dont think thats as tied to pitchin as he pparently does. I been talkin to a buncha trainers, a lotta em think, yknow, I do so much weight trainin, maybe I aint been balancin that wit as much flexibilty trainin as I should, so the muscles in my back been gettin TOO huge an kinda stiff... which was why they were gettin prone to spasms an shit. Now, thats somethin I gotta work out on my own time, an Im aimin to... I aint no motherfuckin DELICATE FLOWER, I can fuckin pitch moren one day in a row, this is jus them bein fuckin PARANOID. FUCK.
Now SOMEONE fuckin EXPLAIN to me why it is that they so fuckin afraid o me havin a few muscle spasms that they gonna treat me like a asscrackfuckin tiny baby kitten, but they perfectly comfortable throwin Scott out there til his arm falls off at the shoulder? Which tbe honest alla us in the bullpen are waitin on arready. Its ony a matter o time.
I aint gonna get back in no kinda groove if I dont pitch. An they dont want me pitchin much, an defnitely not innins that mean nothin. Now how the fucks a dude suppost to solve somethin like that?


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Friends and classmates are trying to come to grips with the loss of 15-year-old Dylan Weinmann, a sophomore on the Temecula Linfield Christian boys basketball team who died in his sleep overnight Friday, Nov. 16.
The cause of death has not been released and details of a service have not been determined, according to school spokesman DeChon Burns.
The Riverside County Coronerâs officials said an autopsy was performed Monday but results were not made available.
âThe family is requesting privacy,â Burns said. âThe family is requesting a little peace as they try to sort it out.â
The school formally said Monday afternoon that more information would be released today .
âThis is a very surreal situation,â Burns said. âOn Friday, he was a strong young man at school getting ready to start the basketball season.â
When word of Dylanâs passing got out on Saturday, members of the Linfield community gathered at the school for an afternoon vigil, Burns said.
Weinmann started at point guard for the Lions as a freshman. He averaged 9.4 points and 2.4 assists for the season.
In last Decemberâs Tri-City Christian Tournament, Weinmann scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including making all three of his 3-point attempts, in one victory.
A day later, he had 16 assists in another Lions win.
Weinmann was named that tournamentâs Most Valuable Player.
âI saw him play, âWow, who is this kid?ââ said Burns, who said he taught Weinmann in a Bible study class. âThe short time heâs been on this Earth he left a legacy. Anybody that knew Dylan, knew his heart and he made an impact.â
Weinmann honed his basketball skills with the Murrieta-based Triple Threat club headed by Eric Mobley. Dylan joined when the club started in 2007 and played into high school.
His father, Joe, coaches the Triple Threat girls teams.
âHe came in real timid, kinda shy when he first started,â Mobley said of young Dylan.


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Kaine and D-Roc, better known as the Atlanta-based duo Ying Yang Twins are back with yet another cadre of crunkified stripper anthems on The Official Work. This time around the frequent Lil Jon collaborators deliver, at the risk of sounding like a political ad, more of the same.
"Don't Trip" and "Ochee" (the latter, quite possibly spelled incorrectly, for those of you playing along at home and referencing Nas and QB Finest) are unquestionably catchy, albeit chock full of references to a gynecologist's money-maker. However, like many of the offerings on The Official Work, they cull from the same bag of sonic tricks and cop lyrics from the Ghosts of Hip-Hop Past. For all their faults, these songs fare better than others on the mixtape. "Juaah" is an unintelligible, unimaginative stripper anthem made painful to listen to by the recurring sample of a man screaming like someone dropped a case of Crunk Juice on his foot. "Whoop Ass" employs similar theatrics but substitutes aggression for libido. Same old, same old. Then again, when Ying Yang step outside of their comfort zone of up-beat booty-shakers, the results are disastrous. While "Cheech & Chong," an ode to everyone's favorite smokers fares better than "The Wind," these songs slow down the party mood and close the disc on a downer of a note
While every artist has their hallmarks, The Official Work is rife with what sounds like the same, uninspired samples that have been passed around more times than a crumpled dollar bill at a strip club. Having Lil Jon scream "Yeaa-aah!" between every other verse was novel, even catchy, back in 2002. Now it's just another tired cliché, the type of thing that makes hip-hop fans cringe and is turning the genre into a parody of itself.
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To set up an appointment, you will need to use Acuity Scheduling, our online scheduling client. Once you arrive on Acuity's Web site, the system will ask you which type of appointment you would like to schedule. The five types of appointments are the General Counseling Appointment, the Mock Interview Appointment, the Alumni Career Counseling Appointment, and the Externship Counseling Appointment.
Select General Counseling Appointment if you have questions related to the job search process, resumes and cover letters, networking and informational interviewing, or other related topics. Once you select General Counseling Appointment, follow the on-screen prompts and provide the requested information to complete your General Counseling Appointment.
Select Mock Interview Appointment if you wish to sit down with a career advisor for a brief mock interview. An advisor will ask you some typical interview questions and provide you feedback regarding the substance of your answers, your speaking style, and your demeanor. Once you select Mock Interview Appointment, follow the on-screen prompts and provide the requested information to complete your Mock Interview Appointment.
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The IllumiRoom project from Microsoft Research turns a living room into a video game with projected images that extend and complement the main television screen.
The realistic effect, if commercialised, could propel Microsoft's gaming business far beyond its competition. It could also created some interesting experiential design projects for agencies, as it combines Kinect input with projected output to allow the real world to appear to be manipulated by the software (or user).
It kinda reminds us of Studio Output's live-streamed, projection-mapped viral films for Sony PlayStation's Move controller, a comparison we're guessing Microsoft won't appreciate for this project.
The system uses a Kinect sensor and off-the-shelf wide angle digital projector. The Kinect sensor first scans the room, taking into account its geometry, furniture and colors. Once that information is captured, various "illusions" can be created, according to Hrvoje Benko, a researcher at Microsoft Research, speaking Tuesday at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris.
"We know what your room looks like," said Brett Jones a Microsoft Research intern who worked on the project while earning his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "We have 3D information and we have colour information. We take that and build a game experience around it."
For example, in a first-person shooter game, the scenery around the main character can be projected on the walls around the television screen. Or when the shooter is in a gun fight, bullets can appear to fly out of the television and whizz past the gamer.
"A lot of previous research has said, 'Let's take a virtual thing and put it in your physical environment,'" Jones said. "What we wanted to do is take a physical environment and make it virtual."
The research team started with games since that seemed to be the most natural fit, Benko said, adding that the technology could be extended to other media like movies and television.
Microsoft Research isn't working with any specific game developers at the moment, but solicited ideas and feedback from a few, Benko said.
He said not to expect any news about IllumiRoom at the upcoming Xbox announcement on May 21. "At this point it's purely a research project," he said.
Asked whether he thinks the project will one day move toward commercialization he said, "We obviously like to have things that will be adopted with a wider audience, but in terms of the final form factors and this particular implementation, that's an open question."
IllumiRoom will be publicly demonstrated in the Emerging Technologies area at Siggraph 2013, a CG conference in Anaheim, California, in July, he said.
Creating the complementary content for the projected images is one potential challenge for game developers. If game developers wanted to extend the field of view, they would have to provide it, Benko said. It can't be imagined by the IllumiRoom system, he said.
"But some of the more effective [illusions] are about timing," he said. Some effects like the "radial wobble" could be "triggered in the periphery."
The radial wobble is a visually striking effect where the projector provides an exact copy of the room. When a shooter fires a gun, a sound-wave ripple can be seen moving across the room.
Another effect included lighting changes in the room as a race car drove along a course.
"I think the most effective ones will be the ones that are used sporadically to emphasize something in particular," he said.
In another demonstration, researchers showed a grenade bouncing on the television screen, rolling out in the living room and under a coffee table. He hopes the future of the project will allow the gamer to pick up the virtual grenade and throw it back into the game.
"You're breaking the barrier of what you can do for real and what you can do in a virtual sense."


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Quote: Isn't san shoo just supposed to be either practice or being able to use random moves of your kung fu system in combat applications?
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This Is What A Twitter Firestorm Looks Like — The outrage over Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney peaked, and has begun to fall.
Rosen apologizes over comments against Ann Romney — (CNN) - Hilary Rosen offered an apology Thursday after her comments about Ann Romney sparked an uproar and a debate over women and the economy. — "I apologize to Ann Romney and anyone else who was offended," Rosen …
Obama Rejects Rosen's Comments on Ann Romney — President Obama strongly disagreed with Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's controversial comment about Ann Romney, saying today that "there's no tougher job than being a mom." — "Anybody who would argue otherwise, I think …
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Conservatives Attack Hilary Rosen For Raising Children As A Lesbian — Hilary Rosen with her former partner Elizabeth Birch and kids Jacob and Anna. — No one is arguing that raising children isn't work. Democratic strategist and CAP Action board member Hilary Rosen is a single mother …
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows — Some have suggested Americans won't identify with Ann Romney because stay-at-home motherhood is increasingly an upper-class luxury. The numbers don't back up that anecdotal impression. — With the presidential election campaign turning today …
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Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
My friend Hilary Rosen — I am rushing to draft this — I have a flight to South Sudan in hours — but I wanted to briefly weigh in on this latest storm. If I indelicately draft this, cut me some slack since I am rushing and have little time (none?) to spare which I would use to proof read …
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Hilary Rosen: No apology
Hilary Rosen: No apology
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The Hilary Rosen controversy is absurd
The Hilary Rosen controversy is absurd
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Michelle Malkin:
Here's who Democrat hitwoman Hilary Rosen visited at the White House, including at least 5 POTUS meetings
Here's who Democrat hitwoman Hilary Rosen visited at the White House, including at least 5 POTUS meetings
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Comment on Romney's wife keeps campaign focus on women
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Hilary Rosen Apologizes For Attacking Ann Romney As a Stay-At-Home Mom
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Ann Romney discusses Hilary Rosen controversy
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Brewer signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks
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When is a rapper not a rapper? When he's Kanye West!
Dennis O'Dell 2008
When is a rapper not a rapper? When he's Kanye West! It's been a busy year for Mr West touring his Glow In The Dark show as well as producing a host of talent. Recorded in Hawaii, 808s & Heartbreak was originally pencilled in as having the wonderful title of A Good A** Job. Thankfully it's emerged as something that does exactly what it says on the tin. Insisting on a minimalism, with the titular drum machine providing the motorised beats, a wash of synth strings and some other keys and a voice that SINGS (not raps) through an autotuner, West completed this album in record time. The man obviously had something to get off his chest in a hurry. Yes, in years to come this album will be known as 'that one with the drum machine and all the songs about his ex'.
It's an ingenious turn of events. Listen to the mechanical grind of Robo Cop or single Love Lockdown where he may be toughing it out, but the solitary voice does have a deeply bleak effect on the senses. It's polished, perfect, mechanical; like the soul's been ripped out and replaced with something utterly efficient but devoid of hope.
The autotune IS liable to drag over the entire album. After about five tracks it can be a little like being locked in a padded cell with Sparky's magic piano, but it certainly gets across the sad little robot feel which marks this album as personal. West himself claims this to be the birth of a new genre: 'Pop Art' (someone may want to tell him about Andy Warhol, but never mind...). Bless his modesty, it's not as radical as that. But what WILL be interesting is how this album divides his fans.
He hasn't entirely denied his heritage - there's a duet with Lil' Wayne (See You In My Nightmare), but overall what is apparent is that Kanye has a gift for melody that extends his forte beyond mere bragging and busting rhymes. With another album already in the pipeline for next year one suspects that this may be a sideline that proves to be more cathartic for him than the rest of us. But it's kind of reassuring to see that an ego so huge is as susceptible to heartache as the rest of us mere mortals. And somehow this makes 808s & Heartbreak even more affecting. It certainly won't do his reputation as one of the top figures in popular music today any harm.


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The 3 Cornerstones of Driving Message Discovery
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Over the last two days, we've talked about how PR Newswire optimizes press releases, and about press release tactics authors can employ to generate better search results. There's one more piece to the puzzle, and that is discovery. Discovery is a vital component to generating visibility for your organization's messages.
The mechanics of discovery
Before we dive in, let's think about how people find information:
- Through search engines
- By querying peers
- By word-of-mouth (often via social networks)
Search engines rank the content that has proven most popular highest in their search results. The "proof" of popularity the search engines look for includes things like the amount of traffic a web page receives, the amount of time visitors spend on that page and the subsequent actions the page visitors take, such as clicking on an embedded link or sharing the page with their social networks. And those actions visitors take are the backbone of peer-to-peer communications, which drive word-of-mouth discovery. Point is, they're all connected.
Set your content up for success – distribute it to people who care
If a piece of content is going to have a shot at generating quality traffic and interactions, it needs to be seen by people who are likely to be interested in it. This is where distribution comes in – in order for a message to be discovered, it needs to be distributed to the people who are most likely to care about it.
Distribution can be achieved a variety of ways. Content can be published on a blog, and shared via social networks. And, to give it an additional boost, it can be distributed via PR Newswire.
When a press release is distributed via PR Newswire, a number of things happen. As previously discussed, the release is hosted on our search-optimized web site. But that's just the beginning.
PR Newswire syndicates content to thousands of web sites which republish it for their own readers. In this way, we're able to immediately drive the discovery of messages. In many cases, these third party web sites maintain the links our clients embed in press releases, creating portals from the press release directly to the client web site.
Additionally, many web sites (including PR Newswire's) embed social sharing tools within the press releases, enabling readers to immediately share the content with their friends and followers. This distribution gives the message a boost, and creating an initial opportunity for the content to connect with the audience. Ultimately, the audience will determine whether or not the content is useful or interesting – and if that's the case, chances are good that the campaign will be a winner, and will start to gather steam as more people amplify the message by reading it and sharing it. This is the sort of social media success that can translate into lasting search engine visibility, creating a continuous visibility loop for the brand.
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The 3 Components of Message Discovery
As you can see from this week's series of posts on SEO and press release visibility, a number of factors work together to deliver visibility for the messages your organization issues:
- Hosting on an optimized web site, such as PRNewswire.com. Check and compare the page rank and traffic volumes of the vendors who will be hosting your brand's content, and stay on top of search engine trends so you can recognize the best advice.
- Creating content your audience finds useful. All the optimization in the world achieves nothing if the audience doesn't readily consume and share the content. Make readership and social sharing a goal for all the content your organization produces.
- Driving discovery by distributing the content. Develop and utilize a variety of channels to distribute your content to relevant audiences, in order to drive the discovery of your message by the people who are most likely to care about, read and interact with the content you publish.
Stay up to date with what we're thinking about the interplay of SEO, PR and content marketing: http://blog.prnewswire.com/tag/seo/
Author Sarah Skerik is PR Newswire's vice president of content marketing, and is the author of the e-book "Unlocking Social Media for PR." Follow her on Twitter at @sarahskerik
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Thanks for this post. I'd love to see more content from you focused on how the content distribution/syndication that PR Newswire does affects the ROI on PR activities. We've seen positive returns for our clients, but it would be helpful to have stats on this to help justify the cost of using a wire service.
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Cody Norman doesn't remember what happened, but from what he's been told about how he suffered a concussion the first week of wrestling practice, it was a crazy thing to watch.
"I fell into Justin Hegwer, and then Trenton Duarte fell on me," he said. "It was all sort of a fluke."
Moffat County wrestlers have had three such flukes this season. Norman, sophomore Zack Klimper and junior Levi Weber all suffered head injuries in the first month of the season.
"Head injuries are the second most common I see in wrestling," trainer Jeff Pleasant said. "But to have this many is not common."
The string of head injuries is a coincidence. The injuries occurred in different ways. Norman's injury involved other wrestlers around him in practice, Weber butted heads with an opponent in a match, and Klimper was thrown on his head during a match.
"It's so unusual," coach Roman Gutierrez said. "In my 24 years, I haven't seen so many."
Don't expect to see the Bulldog wrestlers in helmets any time soon.
"As a sport, we try to prevent any sort of injury," Gutierrez said. "Zack's case was the only one that could have been prevented."
Klimper was lifted and thrown on his head during the season's first junior varsity tournament. He was taken to the hospital in Steamboat Springs and eventually flown to a hospital in Denver.
The move in which Klimper was injured was illegal and the wrestler who performed it was immediately disqualified.
"When you put someone in the air we teach our kids that they need to be the first ones to hit the mat," Gutierrez said. "An official has no control over what a kid does once he has him in the air until after the move is performed."
Although Klimper returned the next week to watch his team compete against Hayden, the earliest he would wrestle is after Christmas break.
Norman said that recovering from a head injury is one of the most frustrating experiences he has had.
"On the outside, it doesn't look like anything's wrong," he said. "You just sit at practice in your street clothes with no brace or cast. It just looks like you don't want to practice."
Pleasant said that recovering from a head injury tends to be frustrating for athletes.
"You can rush back because, other than an occasional headache and dizziness, the symptoms are few," Pleasant said. "But you're in the hands of a doctor deciding."
Concussions or head injuries are separated into three levels.
Weber suffered a Level 1 injury. He experienced dizziness after head-butting an opponent. He sat out the next day, but returned to the mat two days later. A Level 2 injury might cause headaches for a couple of days and cause an athlete to miss one to two weeks. Level 3 injuries occur when the athlete becomes unconscious.
Both Klimper and Norman suffered Level 3 injuries.
"(Colorado State High School Activities Assoc--iation) used to have a rule that if you suffered two Level 2 or Level 3s in one year, you were done. They've changed it now to put it in the hands of the doctor."
Norman said doctors told him to be cautious but that he could return to wrestling.
"They said if I went back too soon and got another, it could be fatal," he said. "It was tough not to return too fast, because the team needed me, and after my headaches went away, it seemed like nothing was wrong."
Despite the warnings, Norman said he's more focused on making up for lost time.
"I'm out of shape compared to everybody else," he said. "I need to work hard after Christmas to get back."


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A Few Horrifying Pictures From Ferguson Last Night
From an alderman's arrest to journalists getting tear gassed, things went really wrong in Ferguson Wednesday night.
Yet more astounding, infuriating, and terrifying images from Ferguson, Missouri last night, where an alderman was arrested, journalists were arrested and tear gassed, and chaos ensued. Adam Weinstein at Gawker rounded up some of the best (worst), and we've added a few more:
Incredible image of protester engulfed by tear gas in #Ferguson tonight. via @stltoday. http://t.co/VJdlbtJeX0 pic.twitter.com/HXZyzrMIFq
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 14, 2014
Happening now in #Ferguson https://t.co/D2YLVJpJqB
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 14, 2014
Gas cans and crackers being lobbed into people's front gardens pic.twitter.com/tvEkVZoGtE
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 14, 2014
Incendiary, explosive devices deployed by police, harrowing images out of Ferguson http://t.co/41rUz26D0o pic.twitter.com/zmhvYCDLPp
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 14, 2014
My face after tear gas. Stinging, eyes watering. I'm not getting out of this car. #ferguson #mikebrown pic.twitter.com/ALIVdhzlXa
— Christina Coleman (@ChristinaKSDK) August 14, 2014
"Freedom of Press" #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/dVTKlDepXV
— Rich Porter (@AC_Hussle) August 14, 2014
Standoff between police and protesters continues in #Ferguson, Missouri http://t.co/CKFW2Ctg44 pic.twitter.com/eMLszNtgBn
— Circa (@Circa) August 14, 2014
"This is what the world is seeing, the world to which we strive to be an example." http://t.co/iTn2V84t0S pic.twitter.com/eUP08OJf61
— The New Republic (@tnr) August 14, 2014
Video of journalists trying to escape from clouds of teargas in #Ferguson Wednesday night, via @ksdknews https://t.co/nDKolrbrKH
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) August 14, 2014


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The exquisitely finished all-metal 5.0 Megapixel Digital IXUS 50 conceals precision optics and cutting edge image processing technology - so your shots are as irresistible as the camera taking them.Features
- 5.0 Megapixels
- UA lens for slim body & 3x optical zoom
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Power and style
Key to the cutting edge miniaturisation of the Digital IXUS 50 is the ultra-high refractive index aspherical (UA) 3x optical zoom lens, which delivers outstanding optical performance and corner-to-corner clarity in an exceptionally compact form. It combines with the 5.0 Megapixel sensor to deliver superb images suited for photo quality prints to A3 size.
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Review and share images and movie clips on the large high-definition 2.0" LCD. Night Display mode automatically improves visibility when it is dark, while the user-controlled Quick-bright function lets you frame/review comfortably in low-light conditions. Record and playback extended 30 fps VGA movie clips with sound (up to 1GB files possible¹). Analyse fast action sequences by recording QVGA quality at 60 fps and watching in slow motion.
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Integrating a Canon DIGIC II processor, the Digital IXUS 50 has power to burn. DIGIC II links all key camera functions, driving fast auto-focus, outstanding camera performance, quick start-up times and first-class image quality.
Like a hidden photographer's assistant, iSAPS uses DIGIC II's power to analyse the scene and optimise key camera settings even before the shutter release is pressed. 10 shooting modes including 6 scene modes combine with 9-point auto-focus system (AiAF) to deliver consistently brilliant results in every situation.
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For full colour prints within seconds, simply connect the camera to any PictBridge compatible photo printer and push the Print/Share button. It's that easy. With a Canon SELPHY CP series printer, you can even print handy ID photo prints and Movie prints.
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Canon's ZoomBrowser EX (for Windows) and ImageBrowser (for Macintosh) help you arrange albums, crop photographs and adjust image contrast and brightness. Access to CANON iMAGE GATEWAY² gives you 100MB online space for your own personal gallery, for sharing with family and friends.
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Canon 50, Digital IXUS. Megapixel: 5 MP, Image sensor size: 1/2.5", Sensor type: CCD. Optical zoom: 3x, Digital zoom: 4x. ISO sensitivity: 50, 100, 200, 400, Auto. Flash modes: Auto. Maximum video resolution: 640 x 480 pixels
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When I was in the fourth grade I started a petition to get my gym teacher fired. My mission? To rid Stonegate Elementary student life from the stench of unequal treatment. Ahem.
It took me 10 years to admit this embarrassing fact to my husband and less than 24 hours later I'm telling you. Obviously I had a few things to learn about tact and consideration toward the feelings of others, but looking back it is one of the first times one of my most dominant traits surfaced.
I am a revolutionary.
A traditional, cooking, cleaning, take care of my man (and honor him, too), stay at home with the kids, churchgoing, law-abiding revolutionary.
Being the "good kid" that I was, I was totally humiliated when I was called down to the principal's office and handed my little hand-scrawled manifesto. My first revolutionary act was a bust and I was ashamed. I decided not to be a revolutionary anymore. I crossed it off my list of possibilities.
But deep down, it's who I am.
It's almost impossible to overestimate the value of knowing what gifts and talents we have to give to the world. Through my teens and most of my twenties I searched for meaning and purpose and found nothing. Looking back, I realized I had crossed some of the most important roles off my list too early in the game. Roles like mother and homemaker. This year I am adding revolutionary back on my list, too.
Due to some changes in our circumstances, Daniel, Gigi and I are reassessing things. We're keeping our vision but scaling down our plans. We're defining what's essential, and for me it is this:
Our home must be a place people can gather.
If our children do not learn "love thy neighbor" from us we have failed. For us, the "net" that typically draws people is healthy living. We want to host a time each week where friends gather and learn a new skill or recipe (like making rye bread, fermenting your own sauerkraut, time-saving tips, or making broth). We also want to host mini-gardening classes and outdoor events. We plan to be like normal folks and do movie nights and stuff, too ; – )
I have often wondered if I have missed my window. Now that I am a parent I want to change the world. Ironically, because I am a parent I have no free time. How can I change the world when I consider five minutes alone in the bathroom a break? I look at that list of things to become/things to do and it seems impossible.
What to Do… How to Live
Maybe it would be better to focus on raising my children to be world-changers. Maybe I should invest in them and then give them to the world as my contribution. In a sense, I think this is what I'm doing. But on the other hand, what better way to instill them with a sense of purpose than to have one of my own? Something I can share with them, invite them to care about when they are young before they learn to be "cool" or "bored" with those kinds of things. How better to help them to catch a vision for their lives than to live it with them?
So here is my resolve: Through my homemaking, mothering, wifely ways I am going to change my community a little at a time. It may not look like much is happening, but it will.
"Never believe that a few dedicated people cannot change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that does."
Margaret Meade


text: Workhorse Engine of the Day: BMW M30Murilee Martin10/08/07 4:30pmFiled to: Engine3-Series5-Series6-Series7-SeriesBmwm30Workhorse Engine of the DayEngine of the Day29EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink First of all, thanks for all the great Workhorse Engine of the Day suggestions, everyone- we'll be working down the list, so keep the ideas coming and don't get upset if your favorite engine hasn't appeared yet. Today we're going over to Europe (thanks to the suggestion of PatrickAustin) to take a look at the venerable BMW M30 engine. Built in various displacements for nearly 30 years, the Bavarian über-six-banger powered a bunch of our favorite BMWs, ranging from our last DOTS BMW to the '94 730i. And while we're at it, we'd like to thank Wikipedia for boasting so many must-read engine pages that, once lured in, you might as well forget about working for the rest of the day. [Wikipedia]


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LINK USER ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Although I understand that WhyQuit will promptly investigate and react to any user concern brought to its attention regarding any listed meter, I fully understand that WhyQuit cannot guarantee the safety of using ANY Internet freeware or shareware program. By clicking on and using any of the below meter links I hereby expressly agree to assume any and all use risks and to hold WhyQuit.com and its affiliated organizations and volunteer staff harmless from any and all risks and/or damages that might possibly result. Please report any concerns to firstname.lastname@example.com . Thanks!
Most Important Quitting Lesson of All
While using quitting counters and meters to track progress is fun and inspiring, no meter can undo the consequences of just one hit of nicotine. Nicotine addiction is a brain wanting disorder, illness and disease that is every bit as real and permanent as alcoholism. While most quitters walk away from cheating thinking that they've gotten away with it, within seconds of that first puff, up to half of their brain's dopamine pathway receptors become saturated by nicotine. Once the saturation wears off they'll find their brain wanting and begging for more. It is not a matter of weakness or a lack of willpower but the design and function of brain dopamine pathways, to make activities which activate those pathways extremely difficult to ignore.
We call this lesson the Law of Addiction, that one is too many and a thousand never enough. Knowledge is power. We hope you'll visit WhyQuit often and become more dependency recovery savvy than your addiction is strong. There was always only one rule ... no nicotine today! Yes you can!
A pack-a-day Greek software designer, on April 21, 2003 Harry went "cold turkey" claiming freedom from nicotine, and on June 6th unveiled his own meter. Graphically themed upon the milestone clubs of WhyQuit's Freedom from Tobacco (a forum dedicated exclusively to the art and science of abrupt nicotine cessation), aside from just helping you celebrate all major milestones, users are awarded Green status at one month, their quits are "Bronzed" at 3 months, turn Silver at midyear, and are awarded Gold status at one year. In addition to tracking standard features such as time quit, cigarettes not smoked, and money and life saved, Harry's meter offers the unique ability to not only track the quit statistics of others (friends, family and online favorites) but also to easily copy their latest statistics to your computer's clipboard (as well as your own) for quick pasting in message board posts and e-mails. With one click you'll see all the latest milestones of each quitter entered and with another click you can send them an e-mail of "support." Yes, at last, a meter design to not only foster and celebrate your own achievement, but to interactively support and encouragement the continuing success of those around you!
Quit Keeper 1.09 is a free quit meter that tracks various statistics as you quit smoking, including how long you have been quit, money saved, cigarettes not smoked, life saved and listing anniversaries. It allows for posting of stats and also tracks the increasing price of cigarettes. It's a quick, small download of only about 100k.
"The current version of SilkQuit calculates and tracks the time you have been quit, the total amount of money not spent on your habit, and the time you've saved by not smoking. Your quit duration is shown in years, calendar months, weeks, hours, minutes and seconds. By using a configurable hot-key combination you can paste detailed quit information into any document, handy if you're involved with an online support forum."
Afraid of downloading quitting counter programs into your computer or on the road traveling? QuitSmokingCounter.com offers the first online quit smoking meter that allows users to calculate their quit smoking statistics in either U.S. or Euro Dollars, copy the results to their computer's clipboard and transport them for easy pasting onto message boards or into e-mails.
Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Russian, QuitNow is an Android application for smart phone and tablet computer users. QuitNow tracks days without smoking, cigarettes not smoked, money saved, time saved, nine aspects of your health that you will see gradually improve, facts about snuff, and more.
Quit Time is another Windows 95/98 quitmeter that shows you how long you've been smoke-free, how many cigarettes you haven't smoked, how much money you've saved and how much longer you might live by not smoking.
Factoring for inflation (the ever increasing cost of cigarettes) how much will smoking cost you each year, between now and your 69th birthday, if you fail to keep your dependency under arrest? Within seconds, this nifty online tool will create an online chart showing you.
Quitomzilla is the first truly international quit meter. Its languages allow for display in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. In that this meter is new and was added to this page on April 29, 2005, WhyQuit would appreciate feedback from any users, letting us know what you think and describing the meters features.
This is a very simple widget for Apple Mac users only gives you a count of the number of days that it has been since you stopped smoking. You enter the date that you last had a cigarette and it displays the number of days that have passed since you stopped on top of a No Smoking sign. You can also enter the amount you spend per day and the widget will also display the total amount you've saved.
Quitometer is a no smoking calculator written in HyperTalk™ the scripting language of HyperCard™. Features include: automatic calculation of years, months, weeks, days, hours and minutes from the time of quitting; an ongoing record of the money saved since the time of quitting; can manually be updated hourly, and updates when launched, or when exporting; can save the current information to the clipboard upon quitting for pasting into signature files for posting; can export information to a text file for further record keeping; keeps date and time of exporting within the exported file. Write Brian Sheafer, the program's SVMac creator for support questions. Please report any unresolved issues to us here at WhyQuit.
Quit meters can be fun but with nicotine smoking having a 50% adult kill rate you truly are engaged in a life or death struggle. Have you met Bryan, Noni, Sean, Kim or any of the more than two million middle-aged nicotine addicts who each year wait too long and allow their addiction to kill them?
Knowledge is power and we strongly encourage you to read, read, read! Like the true alcoholic, your dependency is a permanent condition. If you are to keep it arrested and remain on this side of the bars there is only one rule that absolutely guarantees success to all - no nicotine today, Never Take Another Puff, Dip or Chew!
The next few minutes will always be doable!Please report dead links and e-mail link recommendations to:
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text: Remember when they told us that horizontal stripes made you look fat? By all means, stay AWAY from horizontal stripes! That golden fashion rule was ingrained into our style-psyche for years and years until large black and white horizontal stripes became the next big trend and everyone couldn't wait to walk around looking like pseudo-Parisians everyday, causing cravings for berets and lattes in all innocent on-lookers. The new stripe trend to hit is that of the vertical black and white stripe! Scientists are now saying that vertical stripes can be a frenemy in the "looking fat" department, but runway giants like Gucci, Herve Leger by Max Azria, and Ann Demeulemeester have all embraced the trend. I don't know about you, but I'd rather take fashion advice from the fashion experts! Black and white is a classic contrast combination and is only punched up more by the visually exciting look of vertical stripes. The pattern is versatile and looks great in a lightweight wool for a structured blazer, or a gauzy chiffon for a flirty yet sophisticated day-to-night dress. Vertical stripes are also great for elongating the figure and can make legs look like they go on forever! The trick is to not wear super thin vertical stripes close together. This will cause a visual sensory overload and you run the risk of looking like a wobbly optical illusion. Stripes in varying widths is the most flattering such as wide black stripes and thin white ones for example, or look for stripes that have a slight diagonal tilt to it. If you like what you see but want to take it for a test-drive first, opt for accessories like bags, scarves or hats that feature the vertical stripe pattern. Really be a trendsetter and try vertical stripes with this spring's pop citrus colors!


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Noelle Beck was a junior at a Maryland high school for the arts when a New York agent came to her school to cast a role in a Sissy Spacek film. Beck didn't quite fit the part — they were looking for a teen-age boy — but she caught the agent's eye. The following year she came to New York to visit prospective colleges and, on a whim, called the agent. After her first audition ever, she landed the role of Trisha Alden on LOVING. She began working on her 17th birthday.During her nine-year run on the ABC soap, which was set in a Pennsylvania college town called Corinth, Trisha evolved into a true soap heroine and, after hooking up with Trucker MacKenzie, became half of one of daytime's most memorable couples.After she left LOVING in 1993 (she returned briefly in 1995), she starred in two short-lived prime-time shows: CENTRAL PARK WEST (1996) and TUCKER (2000). She has also appeared on SPIN CITY, SEX AND THE CITY and three of the LAW & ORDER series.In August, Beck will celebrate her 13-year anniversary with her husband, Eric Petterson; they have three children: Forrest, 12, Spencer, 11, and Brock, 5. Soap Opera Digest caught up with the busy mom to reminisce about LOVING…Digest: What do you remember most about your time on LOVING? You were so young when you started.
Beck: I know. A lot of things happened to my character before they happened to me, that's for sure (laughs). I remember how much fun I had. I made the best friends. The whole group of people at LOVING was like a great big family. It was a great way to be introduced to New York and to the world of acting. It was a blast.Digest: Do you have a favorite storyline?
Beck: I would have to say when Trisha got married in Rome, because we went on location. [Costume designer] Bob Anton used to make me the prettiest clothes. He was such a sweet man.Digest: The big, fluffy, pink dress. I remember seeing pictures of you in it and thinking it was so glamourous.
Beck (laughing): It's hard to look at that stuff now because it was all back in the '80s and '90s. When my kids look at it, they're like, "What were you thinking?" I say, "You'll be doing the same thing 20 years from now when you look at pictures of yourself."Digest: You lived with Susan Walters (Diane,YOUNG AND RESTLESS; ex-Lorna Forbes Conway) while you were on the show.
Beck: Susan was like an older sister to me. She had been in New York longer than I had and was definitely more experienced with living here and getting around town. She was a great influence on me, but we didn't live together long — pretty soon after she got engaged and married Linden Ashby (ex-Curtis Alden), then she left me (laughs).
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text: This Is Probably Not A Good Idea, But ...Leitch2/02/07 5:15pmFiled to: NflBad Idea JeansGLOG!Super Bowl XLI68EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink So you know the Super Bowl? Big game, Bears-Colts, this Sunday, Billy Joel's gonna be there? Yeah, that one. Well, in a move we'll probably end up regretting, we have accepted an invitation to do the live blog of the game for CBS Sportsline. We decided to do this because the Super Bowl is on CBS, and lots of people watch the Super Bowl, and there will be Deadspin stuff all over Sportsline, and the notion of that makes us laugh. (It has a certain Trojan Horse quality to it.) We are taking no payment for the live blog and only accepted because we thought it would be funny. We're not sure we're gonna be correct about that. Advertisement There are a few issues that concern us:• 1. They insist on calling it a "glog." Seriously, that's what they call it. We are a "glogger." This sounds like a stagehand on a gay porn film. • 2. They say we can say what we want. We're not sure we believe this. We can't curse, but we're not big into the expletives anyway, and they would rather us not imply that Phil Simms is gay, which is fine, because that's his son anyway. But still: We're not sure we believe them. • 3. MJD. The Mighty MJD will be here all weekend and will be live-blogging the game for us. He is a much better live blogger than we are, and he will shame us, and not just because he can say dirty words. • 4. General ethos. We prefer just doing our own thing over here and answering just to you. We worry about doing — gratis, but still — work for someone else who might be wearing cufflinks. For crying out loud, have you seen what CBS has done to Andy Rooney? He's actually 37 years old. • 5. Glog. Seriously. "Glog." But, well, we're gonna do it anyway, if just because we didn't have anything going on Super Bowl Sunday anyway. So if you want to come by and mock us for a few minutes before heading back over to MJD, feel free. It might be fun to see what we can get away with ... but probably not. Advertisement We Saw Chris Simms Make A Spinach Dip In A Loaf Of Sourdough Bread Once [Deadspin]Reply68 repliesLeave a reply


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Winging it sounds like fun, I almost did that!:)
Universal Gibberishon the a to z express...
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IZOMBIE: Visit the MadnessGreat start! Wonderful idea and love the pic. This will be fun as always. It really is easy.
Gregg MetcalfI'm aboard! Definitely going to be a fun-filled, crazy kind of month, but I'm looking forward to it. : )
PUTTING WORDS DOWN ON PAPERWe'll all be frazzled messes by May 1st but hopefully we'll be messes with new blogging friends and have lots of fun/interesting information in our frazzled heads.
I'm doing the A to Z Challenge too at A to Z of NostalgiaThis is a very full train. You're off to a good start DL. Thanks for your part in making this A to Z such a success.
Places I Remember
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An A to Z Co-host blogIt's fun reading a lot of blogs so far.
A Ladybug's Life
SonniaI was planning to be all packed and ready to go well in advance. Got three days sorted at least.
Moody Writinghow cool to have learned to drive in one of those chromy old buicks!
eccomi! (here I am)
Mimi Torchia Boothby WatercolorsIt's already a smashing success! And I love wingin it! I do have my characters selected for each letter, but I write the post spontaneously. I did that last year with no theme and it was the most fun I'd had blogging... just picking a word and going with it.
I definitely see a blog-cation for May in my future!!!I'm excited! First time doing the A-Z and we'll see how it goes!
Saffron WineI've sketched out my topics, and along the way, I'll be talking planes, trains and automobiles.
All aboard, indeed.
American RoadI'm with ya, HL = I have 25 of 26 posts scheduled w. books I've read, but I haven't yet written any recommendations after A (got it posted on time at least).
As a military brat, I understand about not having a hometown, too. So now, home is where we make it!
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Recommending YA books beyond the bestsellers at http://BooksYALove.blogspot.com
Follow me on Twitter @BooksYALoveAs you know, I was going to pre-write and schedule, but then the Great Notebook Mystery of 2012 occurred and have nothing written except for A, which I did yesterday. So I think I'm something hybrid: everything planned, yet nothing written. So I'm not really a pantser, maybe more of a capri-er...I think it's good that there's at least a few hosts who aren't completely done with all their posts so we can relate to those challenge participants who are wining it along with us. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. As to the frazzled mess? Yup. I'll be right there with you.
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Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallengeWoo-hoo! It's on!!
Shannon at The Warrior Muse, co-host of the 2012 #atozchallenge! Twitter: @AprilA2ZFrazzled? Yes indeed. Last year, I had more than week's posts done before we started. Not this year; as of yesterday, I'd finished A.
But don't get me wrong. I'll be smiling the entire way. Partly because I'll be enjoying myself, but mostly because it makes other people think I'm up to something.


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