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The Green Bay Packers follow a similar blueprint for other successful NFL franchise by building through the draft and sitting on the sidelines for free agency. This is mostly academic because my shopping guides have been ignored in the past. It wouldn't be that fun if I just posted the last sentence and said check back for my draft coverage in a month though so I am going to push on.
The Packers are set at a number of positions (QB, WR, TE, T, and MLB) so I am going to focus my advice for Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson on other positions. Trust me, I know the chances of Thompson signing any of the players below are equal to the chance I have of leveraging this blog into a job running a professional sports team but I still hope you enjoy my 2012 Free Agent Shopping Guide for Ted Thompson:
#25 - Terrell Thomas (CB, 6'0", 191 lbs, 27 years old): There is .0001% chance that Thompson signs a borderline starter that is coming off a serious injury. The only reason I added Thomas to the list is that he might bring some of the secrets for why the Giants have dominated the Packers in the playoffs at Lambeau Field.
#24 - Nick Hardwick (C, 6'4", 305 lbs, 30 years old): Since Thompson didn't follow my advice to sign Wells there is going to be a bunch of centers on this list. Hardwick is an upper echelon center in the NFL but his age hurts his case. If Hardwick were a few years younger he would have already signed a lucrative extension with the Chargers though.
#23 - Mark Anderson (DE/OLB, 6'4", 255 lbs, 28 years old): Last year Anderson had a career renaissance as a pass rusher for the New England Patriots. After an impressive rookie season in 2006 when he registered 12 sacks, who would have thought it would take till 2011 for Anderson to registered another double digit sack season. It's hard to tell whether Anderson is going to post a bunch of sacks every five years or whether he is turning into a legitimate pass rushing threat. As always I think Anderson is somewhere in between but clearly an upgrade at the outside linebacker spot opposite Claymaker.
#22 - Israel Idonije (DE, 6'6", 275 lbs, 31 years old): This marks two former Bears in a row. It pains me to talk up one, let alone two former Bears but either Anderson or Idonije would clearly be an upgrade for the Packers.
#21 - Matt Birk (C, 6'4", 310 lbs, 35 years old): Despite being a former Viking (before playing for the Ravens) and being old, I am very happy to put Birk on the list because he is the current recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. After hearing Birk's acceptance speech, I blocked out that Birk is 35 years old. Don't get me wrong, I would much rather have Wells on the roster than Birk in 2012 but if Wells leaves via free agency then Birk would be a fine stop gap starer for the Packers in 2012.
#20 - Andre Carter (DE/OLB, 6'4", 255 lbs, 32 years old): Much like Anderson, Carter had a career renaissance with the New England Patriots in 2011. If Thompson didn't want to keep Cullen Jenkins last year the odds of him signing Carter are slim but much like Birk, signing Carter for one year seems worth it to me.
#19 - Samson Satele (C, 6'3", 300 lbs, 27 years old): I know I am starting to sound like a broken record but if the Packers are going to let Wells leave via free agency then adding a guy like Satele would be a younger, more cost-effective version of Wells. Let me be clear, I would rather have Wells than Satele in 2012 but I am not sure if that is the case in 2014.
#18 - Manny Lawson (OLB, 6'5", 240 lbs, 27 years old): Thanks to playing Madden with my buddy Sug I have a Madden Crush on Lawson. Although Lawson's purported skills according to Madden have rarely been backed-up on the field, I am still a huge Lawson supporter.
#17 - Jeremy Mincey (DE, 6'3", 270 lbs, 28 years old): Since the Packers let Aaron Kampman leave via free agency to sign with the Jaguars, may be its time to return the favor. Unfortunately if the Jags are returning the exact favor they got when they signed Kampman then Mincey would struggle through a handful of injury riddle seasons. Even I am getting confused now, let's just move on.
#16 - Aubrayo Franklin (DT, 6'1", 317 lbs, 31 years old) & Shaun Rogers (DT, 6' 4", 350 lbs, 32 years old): Let's call this the Old Man Bounty Special. I would be downright shocked if Thompson considered either of these older defensive tackles but they both could be a decent upgrade from Howard Green at a slightly higher price.
#15 - Reggie Nelson (S, 5'11", 206 lbs, 28 years old): When the Packers took Justin Harrell 16th in the 2007 NFL Draft I had a huge draft crush on Darrelle Revis and Reggie Nelson. Revis went before the Packers picked and Nelson turned out to be better than Harrell but not the stud safety I thought he would be. I know that doesn't sound like glowing praise for Nelson but the Packers could use a guy like Nelson with the uncertainty surrounding the safety position.
#14 - Luis Castillo (DE/DT, 6'3", 290 lbs, 28 years old): Injury problems make this a long-shot at best but when healthy, Castillo is one of the better combo 3-4 defensive lineman in the entire NFL. Please re-read that sentence. Yes, Castillo is injury prone but with the lack of quality depth the Packers have along the defensive line he seems like the perfect guy to take a risk on.
#13 - Jarret Johnson (OLB, 6'3", 260 lbs, 30 years old): Might be overvalued because he played on the impressive Baltimore Ravens defense but any legitimate presence opposite Claymaker at outside linebacker is poised for a big year.
#12 - Kendall Langford (DE, 6'6", 295 lbs, 26 years old): Miami is moving from a 3-4 to a 4-3 so since Langford is a perfect fit at defensive end in a 3-4, the Packers should get on the horn ASAP because Lanford will be a hot commodity.
#11 - Red Bryant (DT, 6'4", 323 lbs, 27 years old): After being a part-time player for his first three years in Seattle, Bryant appeared in every game last season. Although Bryant has never put up a ton of stats but he has a big body that can plug up the middle of the defensive line.
#10 - Chris Myers (C, 6'4", 289 lbs, 30 years old): Thompson reportedly already kicked the tires on Myers despite the fact the he is still under contract with the Texans till March 13th. Much like all the other centers mentioned so far, I would rather the Packers just resign Wells but with only a few days left before free agency it looks like both sides are too far apart so Meyers would be a taller version of Wells with a ton of experience anchoring a zone-blocking offensive line so he is arguably the next best option besides Wells.
#9 - Jason Jones (DE/DT, 6'5", 276 lbs, 25 years old): Although Jones never put up huge stats, he looks like a big combo defensive lineman that is poised for a huge breakout. The odds are that Jones stays in Seattle with former Green Bay Packer front office member John Schneider but if there is any chance the Packers can prying Jones out of Seattle, they should do everything in their power to sign Jones.
#8 - LaRon Landry (S, 6'0", 220 lbs, 27 years old): Call this the Expensive Nick Collins Insurance Policy. Landry is dealing with his own injury problems but they are not of the career threatening variety that Collins is facing. If Collins is healthy, the Packers would be set at safety with Burnett, Collins, Jennings, and Peprah. If Collins is forced to retire because of a neck injury then "should Woodson move to safety" speculation would kick into high gear. All of that would be muted if the Packers added a guy like Landry to the roster.
#7 - Paul Soliai (DT, 6'4", 355 lbs, 28 years old): 6'4", 355 lbs. After foolishly letting Cullen Jenkins leave via free agency, making a run at Soliai would give Thompson a mulligan on that poor decision. Add in that Soliai is only 28 and Thompson would not be overpaying for an older guy.
#6 - Michael Bush (RB, 6'1", 245 lbs, 27 years old): With how little the Packers run the ball, adding a potentially expensive free agent running back seems silly but Bush is just the big, punishing running back the Packers need to add to the young three headed running back monster of Alex Green, Brandon Saine, and James Starks.
#5 - Cortland Finnegan (CB, 5'10", 188 lbs, 28 years old): Will never be mentioned in the same breath as Revis but signing Finnegan would give the Packers a ton of options in the secondary. If Nick Collins is forced to retire, adding Finnegan would allow the Packers to move Woodson to safety. If Collins returns healthy, Finnegan would lock down one side of the field while allowing Sam Shields to mature as the 4th cornerback instead of having to play almost every snap as the 3rd cornerback since the Packers play Nickel on roughly 2/3rds of their defensive snaps.
#4 - Kamerion Wimbley (OLB, 6'4", 255 lbs, 28 years old): Although Wimbley is technically still a member of the Oakland Raiders, former Packer front office member Reggie McKenzie has been cleaning house since he took over as general manager. Wimbley has a huge cap number for 2012 so he looks like the next potential salary cap casualty in Oakland. Much like Lawson discussed above I have had a huge outside linebacker crush on Wimbley for years because of his outlandish Madden ratings (speed, agility, acceleration, etc). In fact, if the Packers sign Wimbley I promise to buy a Wimbley jersey (kids XL as always) once Nike releases their new jerseys.
#3 - Brandon Carr (CB, 6'0", 207 lbs, 25 years old): As I've said many times, the odds of Thompson signing any free agents is slim but I view Carr as the best potential free agent not named Carl Nicks or Mario Williams so landing Carr would force Thompson to break the bank. Carr's potential former employer (Kansas City Chiefs) have a ton of cap space so if they let Carr walk without trying to re-sign him that is a bit of a red flag, especially since the Chiefs are run by a well respected general manger (Scott Pioli).
#2 - Carl Nicks (G, 6'5", 343 lbs, 27 years old): In the early 2000's the left tackle became the new sexy position. With the influx of dominate defensive tackles (i.e. Ngata and Suh), the need for bigger guards has become the new sexy position. The Packers seem set at guard with T.J. Lang and Josh Sitton but Sitton regressed last year after signing an extension and Lang is set to become a free agent after the season. Nicks is a very large man but still very agile for his size, which makes him the perfect antidote to dominate defensive tackles. Add in that Nicks is only 27-years old and the Packers would not be paying an over the hill guard for past performance, they would be adding a building block to their roster for the next five to seven years. If the Packers do in fact lose Scott Wells to free agency, moving Lang to center and slotting Nicks at left guard makes a ton of sense to me.
#1 - Mario Williams (DE/OLB, 6'6", 283 lbs, 27 years old): Most people argue that Super Mario's best position is at defensive end in a 4-3 as opposed to outside linebacker in a 3-4 but since the Packers play mostly Nickel anyhow the versatility of Super Mario would be utilized at both defensive end and rush outside linebacker. The only reservation most teams are having is that Super Mario is recovering from a season ending torn pectoral injury. In a weird way I actually look at the injury as a positive because if Super Mario played an entire season as a rush outside linebacker in the new 3-4 defense installed by Wade Phillips last year for the Texans, there is no way he would be a free agent. Super Mario has 53 sacks and is only 27-years old so he has a few more years of improving until he starts to decline in his early 30's. Add in that Claymaker was double teamed on almost every play last year and signing Super Mario would have such a positive waterfall effect on the entire defense. There is a 5% chance that signing Super Mario turns into Joe Johnson 2.0 while there is a 95% chance that signing Super Mario tuns into Reggie White/Charles Woodson 2.0 so open the check book TT.
If any of the players mentioned above actually play for the 2012 Green Bay Packers I would be absolutely shocked but we can always hope.
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New decade! New guitar player! New album! The 1980s were over, and Iron Maiden faced many challenges in maintaining their status at the dawn of the 1990s. Continue reading
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FUN FACTS: Here is the original Live After Death cover. Scream for me Eddie!
The Live After Death cover as we know it today is one of the most iconic and sinister sleeves in the history of Iron Maiden. But if it weren't for a number of casual events it would most likely never have seen the light of day. Continue reading
A Real Dead One 20 Years!
October 1993 saw the release of that year's second Iron Maiden live album, A Real Dead One. The dreadful title said more than intended about the state of Maiden, for it was in many ways a dark time for band and fans… Continue reading
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The Iron Lady is dead, long live Iron Maiden!
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I'd like to try audio books, but I feel like I wouldn't retain the information as well as if I was actually reading.
So THIS is kind of a nifty new development. The X-Files is getting a brand new season... on audiobooks. I KNOW! It comes out next week and features the original cast. I LOVE that we can get more stories from series long past (and actors who perhaps are not immortal). I hope this is a trend!https://www.amazon.com/The-X-Files-Cold-Cases/dp/B06Y4BYM61
It all depends on the narrator. I listened to an excerpt of a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast and was completely drawn in. I only wish I could figure out the name of the book. It wasn't listed, just that it was a fairytale...but the narrator did a phenomenal reading!
So, I just spent a week at the Arvon in the UK learning how to write radio dramas from the head of BBC Radio North (It was amazing. A week in the English countryside, living in an old manor house, sitting around writing and learning and long walks through gardens and woods and farmland...
I am so jealous! LOL But you're right, it would be nice to see more radio programs in the US. Maybe audio books will create more of a demand for it.


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Ivan Jakes didn't let getting struck by lightning ruin a race this week.
The Slovakian biker was riding in the Dakar Rally when he was hit by lightning. Motorsport.com reports the Slovakian felt getting hit but continued to finish the race with pain in his left arm. Not only did he finish the race, but he also finished 15th.
It's not only a miracle Jakes finished the race, but it's a miracle he's alive. Doctors say his bike acted as a conductor for the electricity, as it went through Jakes and into the ground. If his feet would have been on the ground, he likely would have felt the full impact of the lightning and been killed. How freaking metal is that?
Jakes went to a nearby hospital to be checked out and was cleared for future participation.
It's incredible Jakes not only lived through the ordeal but finished the race and managed to be completely fine from the incident. Getting jolted with electricity might have been motivation to finish. You've got to imagine it provided some adrenaline. He's lucky to still be alive and racing. It's a great story to tell, but if I'm Jakes, I'm a bit apprehensive to get back on the bike, even if the expression tells us that "lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place twice."


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to be tired!
Man, am I tired. I crashed on the couch at about 8:30, waiting for WB and Boy to come back from archery. Girly and I had treated ourselves to some chinese, and I had a full belly in a slightly chilled house.
I should have been making my dad's half dips, but I couldn't keep my head up. So today, I head off to see my new grand-student born yesterday, take Girly to her gymnastics show, and then pick up the kids to bring them back to decorate sugar cookies while I do up dad's candy. Tomorrow we head to Boy's first qualifying shoot, then to my parents to exchange gifts. Sunday is a baby shower for our VT friends and then caroling in the afternoon. Monday may have a gathering, Tuesday definitely does, as does Wed and of course Thurs. Friday may take us to Mass for another gathering... so yes, tired is an extremely acceptable consequence of loving and being loved by so many people.


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I. Introduction to the Laundry Business
II. Four Factors in the Cleaning Process
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VI. Financial Aspects of Laundry Business
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X. Laundry Chemicals / Other Supplies
XI. DIY vs. Full Service Laundry
How to choose the best machines.
Machine Price lists and Suppliers.
Machine Maintenance.
Finding a Location.
Different Marketing Strategies.
How to name your business.
Pricing and Quotation for corporate accounts.
How to hire employees,
How to Price your Services.
How to Register your Business
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The 2012 World Series and Its Place Among the Best World Series of All TimeOctober 29, 2012
The 2012 World Series and Its Place Among the Best World Series of All Time
The 2012 World Series has come to a close, and it seems to have ended as soon as it began. Though some baseball fans may have felt the 4-0 Series flew by too quickly, there's no doubt that the San Francisco Giants established their dominance this postseason, winning their last seven games in a row after back-to-back full-length series in their five-game NLDS victory over the Cincinnati Reds and their come-from-behind, seven-game defeat of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Yes, the Giants beat the Detroit Tigers handily this October. But where does this World Series fit among the best Fall Classics of all time?
1. 1975: Cincinnati Reds Beat the Boston Red Sox in Seven
Great World Series are all about iconic moments, and the '75 World Series features the most iconic moment ever. With Game 6 on the line in the bottom of the 12th, Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk powered a ball toward the left-field foul pole. It had the loft to clear the Green Monster, but the question was, would the hooking ball stay fair?
As if willing the ball with his body English, Fisk threw his arms toward center field, and the game-winning shot was good. This clip has been memorialized time and again, even in such unlikely media as the Hollywood hit Good Will Hunting.
Lost in the glow of this fine blast is the fact that, despite the setback, the Reds won the series in seven games, their first of two back-to-back titles as the Big Red Machine of the mid-70s. But that hardly matters: Fisk's homer was one of the greatest postseason blasts of all time.
2. 1986: New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox
Ah, the poor Red Sox. Perhaps the second-most iconic World Series moment came in another championship the Sox lost.
In Game 6 of the 1986 Series, Mookie Wilson hit a two-out, extra-inning ground ball that rolled straight through Bill Buckner's legs, leading to the Mets victory and eventual title in arguably the second-best World Series of all time.
3. 2004: Boston Red Sox Beat the St. Louis Cardinals
The Red Sox make the grade in all the best three World Series—finally, they win one of them.
It took 86 years, but in 2004, the Curse of the Bambino was lifted. In 2004, the Boston Red Sox swept the Cardinals—but that wasn't all that made this series so memorable. Part of the mystique came in how the Sox made it to the Series at all.
After being down three games to zero against their bitter rivals, the New York Yankees, the Red Sox went on a tear, winning four straight to take the AL crown before steamrolling an underprepared Cardinals squad. Part of the Sox' mojo that powered them to the title came from Curt Schilling's famous bloody sock, a relic that now sits behind glass at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Honorable Mention: 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Beat Philadelphia
This generation's version of Bill Mazeroski's walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth that powered the Pirates to victory over the Yankees in the 1960 Fall Classic, in 1993 Joe Carter smashed a ball into the left-center-field seats of the Toronto SkyDome to win the second straight World Series championship for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Game-winning home runs are special; World Series-winning home runs are nothing short of magic. This blast, and series, was even more memorable because Carter hit his blast off Phillies closer "Wild Thing" Mitch Williams, a pitcher considered near-unhittable at the time.
The 2012 San Francisco Giants over the Detroit Tigers
Though all of these World Series games have been fun to watch, nowhere in this championship has there been the iconic moment that characterizes the greatest World Series of all time.
There have been excellent performances, surely—Pablo Sandoval's three home runs off of Tigers ace Justin Verlander in Game 1 comes to mind, as does the Giants pitchers' prowess in Games 2 and 3, both of which were won by the Giants 2-0—but there have been no truly spectacular sights in this year's Fall Classic.
We can simply say it was good, be impressed by the Giants' run, and leave it at that. Of course, it's still a shame that baseball fans, like the Detroit Tigers team, will be forced to hibernate through a long, cold winter until players take the field again.
But if this year's World Series wasn't a memorable clash for the ages, it surely wasn't one of history's worst World Series matches, either. Which begs the question: What were the worst World Series of all time?
3. 1919: Cincinnati Reds over Chicago White Sox
With America freshly emerged from the global devastation that was World War I, many looked to baseball to return to the simplicity and purity that the country had known before the war. Unfortunately, the 1919 World Series would not deliver.
In a match-fixing scheme orchestrated by the notorious Arnold Rothstein, the White Sox threw the Series to the Reds via a payoff conspiracy between figures in the criminal underworld and White Sox players.
This eventually resulted in a lifetime ban for eight players by newly-appointed baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis—among them, star player and fan favorite "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
2. 1989: Oakland A's over San Francisco Giants
The 1989 World Series looked to have all the makings of a classic. The powerhouse A's were coming off a loss to the in-state rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series and now were set to match up against an even more bitter nemesis: local foes the San Francisco Giants. It was a subway series, the first in baseball since the New York Yankees faced the old Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, and it had all the makings of a winner.
The only problem was, it wasn't.
On October 17, the Loma Prieta earthquake interrupted the beginning of Game Three at Candlestick Park. 67 people died in the Bay Area, and it took ten days before the World Series was resumed – and then, only due to mounting public sentiment to hold the games despite the tragedy.
The A's won this Series in a four-game sweep, but it almost didn't matter. The 1989 World Series was little more than an afterthought given the horrific natural disaster that split the contest and the cities themselves in two.
1 (tie). 1904 and 1994 – No Series
Since the creation of the World Series between AL and NL champions in 1903, there have been only two seasons in which the World Series was not played. It was played through war in 1942-1944, and it was played through terrorist attacks in 2001. But in 1904, there was no World Series because the NL champion New York Giants refused to play the AL champion Boston Americans (now the Red Sox). The Giants claimed it was due to the AL being an "inferior" league; in reality, they were more likely afraid that they might lose, as the Pittsburgh Pirates did to Boston in 1903's inaugural Fall Classic.
In 1994, the World Series failed to take place for a different reason: the season had been cancelled due to a players' strike. Though the 1981 season was also affected by strike, that World Series took place; only in 1904 and 1994 was there no interleague championship series.
Let's hope it's another ninety years at least until fans have to sit through another fall without one.


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Dan Boyle seems to be weighing his options on whether to sign with the Islanders or not. According to sources he will not play with the Isles like Christian Ehrhoff and Tim Thomas who recently were in similar situations, but his agent says they will have a formal answer by the end of the week.
Wayne Simmonds is making the trade from three years ago pay in full.
Simmonds scored two more goals, his second proving to be the decider in a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. The goals were his 22nd and 23rd of the season, putting him second to Claude Giroux for the team lead in goals and points.
It was the fourth straight win for the Flyers, who are now 11-2-1 since Feb. 1.
There's a battle raging on with the hockey team from Nassau. Unfortunately it has nothing to do with playoff races or games on the ice or "X's and O's." No. This battle goes beyond the ice, into the decrepit seats, into the parking lot and onto the streets. It's the battle between all those who bleed orange and blue. The battle of the "glass half full's" and "glass half empty's." Our own civil war. (Photo credit: Hazboy/flickr).
The New York Islanders played host to the Florida Panthers this afternoon, looking to redeem themselves after a very embarrassing 6-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon. To the Isles' dismay, that would not be the case as they squandered a two-goal lead in the third period to lose to the Panthers by a score of 5-3.
The Blackhawks were dominant in a 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers, scoring 3 of their 5 goals on the power play and staying perfect on the penalty kill. The win was tainted by an injury to starting netminder Corey Crawford, who lasted only 13:45 in the first period before being replaced by Antti Rannta. Raanta was solid, making 28 saves and allowing only two goals.
The Hawks came out jumping in the first, and needed only 70 seconds to take the lead. After a bad penalty by former Hawk Tomas Kopecky for high-sticking Niklas Hjalmarsson, Patrick Sharp blasted a high shot from the point on the ensuing power play past goalie Scott Clemmensen, who was screened on th...
A seven-game point streak offers plenty for a hockey team.
It provides hope for the fans, confidence for the players and in Craig Berube's case, a pat on the back.
The stretch also makes things shinier than they were before. Bright lipstick is applied. When removed like it was in the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-1 loss at Florida on Monday, it's clear to see the pig that still remains.
(Photo: Tim Thomas made 38 saves for the Panthers in their 3-1 win over the Flyers. Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
The Hawks kicked off the first leg of their Mother/Son road trip with a shootout win Tuesday night in Florida against the Panthers. Corey Crawford stopped both Florida attempts in the shootout and Patrick Sharp netted the game winner for the visitors.
The Hawks continued to have trouble putting together a full 60 minutes of hockey, and gave up two unanswered goals to Florida in the third to tie a game that was 2-0 heading into the last period.
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This week, the Blackhawks will play both Florida teams, starting with the Panthers on Tuesday night at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. It is also time for the team's annual parents' trip; this season, it's the mother-son version of the trip.Rookie Joakim Nordström was sent back to the AHL this weekend. He is expected to get much more playing time with the IceHogs and to work on his penalty kill skills. At this time, a call-up player has not been announced; it is expected that Michael Kostka or Sheldon Brookbank will likely fill in on the forward position, as they have in the past.Chicago goes into Tuesday night's game ranked second in the Central d...
Adjustments to the new system need to be made but the Flyers pulled off the win for Craig Berube in his NHL coaching debut.
The Flyers held onto a 2-1 victory over the Panthers thanks to a fantastic effort from netminder Steve Mason. Mason stopped 33 shots in the win, which was Philadelphia's first of the season.
Berube, who also made an impressive debut in his first press conference, was blunt about the impact of the win.
"It's over, we're worried about practice and improving," Berube said after the game. "This is just one win and there's plenty of games left in the season and we need to focus on winning all the games we can the rest of the season."
(Photo: Steve Mason makes a save in the first period. AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Islanders were very busy at the start of an off-season that forecasted a flurry of movement from GM Garth Snow. On the agenda was signing a number-one goaltender and top-six forward, both of which took place on July 5th. A few other moves were made to help keep the core intact for many years to come, as well as removing another bad apple from the organization (Photo Credit: Official New York Islanders/Flickr).
After signing forward Peter Regin to what is seemingly a depth signing, the Isles quickly looked to fill the void left in the crease.
The Isles were reportedly interested in goaltender Ray Emery, who ended up signing a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. This forced Snow to return to his original choice for the crease and sign Evgeni Nabokov to another one-year deal at $3.25 million.


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Laying The Odds
When you're talking about Craps the DON'T Pass and DON'T Come bets, things are a little different, in that instead of TAKING odds, you are going to be LAYING odds. That's because rather than betting on any one number being rolled BEFORE the seven - the most common number - is rolled again, which puts the odds against you, you are actually betting on the seven being rolled BEFORE the point is rolled again. That means the odds are in your favor.
But once again, you are going to be dealing with true odds. So on the 4 and 10, with your $20 odds bet you are going to be laying $20 to win $10. If the seven rolls before the four or ten, you will win $20, which is your Don't Pass bet plus your odds bet at even money.
Odds for the "Don't" bets are like a reverse - think of it as if you put the odds up in front of a mirror. If the 5 and 9 are 3-2 on the Pass, they are 2-3 on the Don't pass, and so on.
Along similar lines, you can LAY odds that the point will not be made before the seven is rolled. This is done through the LAY BET, which can be made at any time. Once again, you're going to be laying odds here, because in the gambler's language, you have "the best of it."
Of course the casino knows this. It also knows that since you can put down the lay bet at any time, as someone who aspires to be a smart player, you are likely going to be tracking the dice and jumping in with that bet when the "law of averages" is in your favor (of course, we know the dice have no memory, but that's been covered already).
Therefore, the casino is going to make you pay a "vig" (or commission) when you make this kind of bet. You will generally pay only on the potential win, though the casino is not sitting back and waiting for the result to collect. Let's illustrate this as easily as we can. Let's say you are going to "lay" $40 that the seven is going to be rolled before the point of 10 is made. You are laying 2-1 odds, meaning the potential win with that is $20. The casino will take $1 from you as the non-refundable commission, which constitutes 5%.
Oh yes, by "non-refundable" we mean that the casino still takes the commission even if you lose the bet.


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Here's one way the British are ahead of America, as you unfortunately won't see anything similar here anytime soon: "The rise of Miliband brings at last the prospect of an atheist prime minister" by AC Grayling, in The Guardian.
One particular point Prof. Grayling makes stands out in particular:
Atheist leaders are more likely to take a literally down-to-earth view of the needs, interests and circumstances of people in the here and now, and will not be influenced by the belief that present sufferings and inequalities will be compensated in some posthumous dispensation. This is not a trivial point: for most of history those lower down the social ladder have been promised a perch at the top when dead, and kept quiet thereby. The claim that in an imperfect world one's hopes are better fixed on the afterlife than on hopes of earthly paradises is official church doctrine.
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Taken that you are coming from Manila, if you are to choose between going to a Bulacan resort and resort in Antipolo, what or where will you choose to be? For what I know, Bulacan is very near to Manila and what's best is that you get to travel less time because you can always take the NLEX or North Luzon Expressway if you want to come over to any and I mean any of the listed Bulacan resorts out there in different barangays of the province.
On the other hand, if you are to choose Antipolo resorts, your choice could be very well far from enjoying. Why? simply because Antipolo from Manila is a mere 3-4 hours trip especially if you are to buzz off in the late day in noon or afternoon. I must warn you traffic is on your way anywhere you come from if you decided to choose Antipolo for your summer escapade to swimming pools or resorts.
Well, allow me to help you though a bit coz I found this Bulacan resort video from Youtube.Com where you ca literally see a number of choices plus get to visit directly the post where the photo and other resort details can be found. Have fun this summer and enjoy while it lasts.


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August 31, 1994
ARLENE A. HUGHES, as Director of the MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, FOURTH DEPARTMENT, on behalf of WILLIAM DAVID, Plaintiff,
MARIO CUOMO, as Governor of the State of New York; THOMAS A. MAUL, as Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities; FRED F. FINN, as Director of the Oswald D. Heck/Eleanor Roosevelt Developmental Disabilities Service Office; and BARBARA HAWES, as Director of the Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Service Office, Defendants.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: DAVID G. LARIMER
Arlene A. Hughes, Director of the Mental Hygiene Legal Service, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on behalf of William David ("David" or "plaintiff"), who since 1986 has been a resident of the Monroe Secure Unit for Intensive Treatment ("MSU") at the Monroe Developmental Center in Rochester. Plaintiff contends that defendants' failure to place him in a less restrictive, community-based setting has violated his right to due process under the Constitution. He also alleges that defendants have violated the New York State Mental Hygiene Law. Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, and in particular, an injunction directing defendants to place him in a community treatment facility.
Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint. They contend that the allegations in the complaint are insufficient to state a constitutional violation, and that the claim based on state-law violations is barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
The facts as alleged in the complaint, which the court must accept as true for purposes of this motion to dismiss, are as follows. David, who has been diagnosed as mildly mentally retarded, was arrested in 1980 on charges of sexually assaulting two children. He was found unfit to stand trial and was committed to the Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center. He remained there until 1986, when he was accepted for treatment by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities ("OMRDD") and was admitted to the Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center ("Heck Center") in Schenectady County.
Shortly thereafter, David was transferred to MSU. This unit provides intensive treatment on a locked ward for developmentally disabled patients with other behavioral or emotional impairments. MSU accepts residents from throughout the state, and under OMRDD policy, residents are returned to the area from which they came when the MSU treatment team determines that the residents no longer need the type of treatment provided at MSU.
According to the allegations in the complaint, in early 1988, David's "treatment team," which apparently consisted of physicians and other health care providers, determined that he was appropriate for transfer out of MSU into a less restrictive, community placement setting with around-the-clock supervision.
David's treatment team has requested that defendants find an appropriate community placement for him near the Heck Center since around February 1988, but so far that has not occurred. In January 1993, defendants took some steps toward developing a plan to put David in a community residence, but that process has never gotten past the preliminary stages. At this point, the matter is at a standstill, and nothing is being done to put David in community placement.
1. Standard on a Motion to Dismiss
In ruling on a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court must liberally construe the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Hernandez v. Coughlin, 18 F.3d 133, 136 (2d Cir. 1994), petition for cert. filed, (U.S. May 18, 1994) (No. 93-9204). The court must accept the material allegations of the complaint as true and draw all inferences in favor of the pleader. Id. "Moreover, 'the district court should deny the motion [to dismiss] unless it appears to a certainty that a plaintiff can prove no set of facts entitling him to relief.'" IUE AFL-CIO Pension Fund v. Herrmann, 9 F.3d 1049, 1052 (2d Cir. 1993) (quoting Ryder Energy Distr. Corp. v. Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc., 748 F.2d 774, 779 (2d Cir. 1984)), petition for cert. filed, 63 U.S.L.W. 3001 (U.S. June 21, 1994) (No. 93-2308). "This standard is applied with even greater force where the plaintiff alleges civil rights violations . . ." Hernandez, 18 F.3d at 136; accord Branum v. Clark, 927 F.2d 698, 705 (2d Cir. 1991) (Rule 12(b)(6) standards "applied with particular strictness" in civil rights actions).
2. Due Process Claim
Relying on the Second Circuit's decision in Society for Good Will to Retarded Children v. Cuomo, 737 F.2d 1239 (2d Cir. 1984), defendants argue that this action must fail because there simply is no constitutional right to community placement for residents of psychiatric facilities. The court in that case vacated a judgment entered after a bench trial in favor of a class of mentally retarded plaintiffs which ordered that 400 residents of a state school for the mentally retarded be released into community placement.
I do not read the court's decision in Society for Good Will as broadly as defendants, however. Although the court did state "that there is no such entitlement [to community placement]," id. at 1248, that statement must be read in context. The opinion as a whole makes clear that the court did not intend any sweeping declaration that there can never be any right to community placement. Rather, the court's decision was limited to its holding that "mere residence in an ...
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I'm an idiot and I'm sorry for acting like a fool everyone.
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Hey guys. Hockey newb here.
I root for the Red Wings during the playoff. I know of Dylan Larkin and that he is just "kind of having an okay rookie season". /s
I basically know enough about hockey to know the rules. Any veterans out there willing to give me some inside info on how this Michigan team is doing/who we are missing.
Thanks in advance!
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I've said it all year. It all comes down to the center position / in the paint.
We can win this game if we shoot out of our freaking minds from the 3 position. Which is fun to watch and cheer for, but isn't reliable.
If MSU starts to get near doubling our points in the paint, it's a loss 100%.
Donnal can have a good game, but he isn't a big center type guy that can post up, get points in the paint, and even out the offensive/defensive rebounds as seen from a total Michigan rebounds vs MSU rebounds.
I think Michigan wins this game by 1 point only because it's at home. Doesn't matter if Levert plays or doesn't.
Edit: 3 position was meant to be, "3-point shooting"
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We could have absolutely won this game.
Playing soft. Weak presence in the middle. It's going to be a theme all year.
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|We could have absolutely won
We could have absolutely won this game.
Playing soft. Weak presence in the middle. It's going to be a theme all year.
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Being a freshman isn't dependant on your age.
The count down starts as soon as you take your first class.
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ND won 5! of their regular season games by 7 points or less. Including OT wins over a 6-7 PITT team and a good 12-2 Stanford team. ND also got 5! gifted interceptions against us to win by a whopping single TD. ND at least went undefeated but was lucky as shit.
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ND was probably more over rated.
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What Anchored Can NOT Offer…
It's enrollment time, and I am wondering what ACS can offer that others schools can not. Instead I kept thinking what ACS can't offer.
Here are some of my thoughts. We can NOT offer
* The possibility of a teacher's strike. We just can't offer it; we don't have a union or board meetings where adults fist fight over contracts, cuts, and new buildings. Our teachers are here for the "kids."
* Free speech. I really do support this right; however, we just can't allow the profanity, bullying, and taunting that exists in other schools. Students won't be allowed to assert their opinions into every discussion or decision. Sometimes there just has to be an adult in the room who is willing to "own" the responsibility to guide and lead.
* Policeman in the halls. ACS has an officer who checks in once or twice a semester to see how things are going, but we just don't need him here all day long every day. There's not enough to keep him busy. We don't have fights; we don't have drugs in the locker or car; and most discipline problems are so minor that a simple "demerit" takes care of the problem. We still make that "50's List of Discipline problems" where gum chewing was considered a huge offense. We are so old-fashioned.
*Sex in the Hallway. Maybe we're just too out there on this one, but public display of affection (as we used to call it) hardly describes what goes on in schools today. We just can't offer that here. Sorry. We believe boys and girls ought to be friends, get their educations and pursue God's will for their lives. This "other" is Satan's trap to deter them from that goal.
*Skimpily-dressed girls. I still don't understand what happened to that "woman's movement" that promised to teach girls that they were not created to be sex objects but had bright minds and even the ability to "do math." It seems to me that more than ever before girls are expected to dress to entice guys, then satisfy their physical needs, and expect nothing in return. We value our girls here. We want boys to respect them as "special" and whose value is more than the "price of rubies." We will not tolerate their being exploited.
* "Hip" Teachers! Sorry if our teachers just aren't cool. Sorry if they are not here to be your child's best friend or surrogate parent. Sorry if they don't dress like the world, talk like the world (our teachers don't cuss in the classroom), and think like the world.
They won't be inviting your child over and giving him the key to their liquor cabinet. They are different even a bit "peculiar." Our teachers believe in family, love this country, and enjoy serving God.
* Humanistic Teachings. I know man is a splendid creature. Afterall he is God's workmanship, created in His likeness, unto good works, but we do not believe man and reason have the answer to life's most pressing questions. Consequently, we have no choice but to use God's Word as the reference point for all learning. It just makes sense to us, as man is always having to rewrite his textbooks, but God has never had to!
I supposed I could go on, but I won't. What does ACS offer that others schools don't? ACS offers everything that is important: a good education, a caring and cultivating setting, a place where virtue and honor are reverenced, the complementing of the teachings of the home and church, and the training of those called by God for Christian service. Every parent ought to quit justifying "why" they continue to keep their children in government-run schools and go to their knees asking God to show them "how" they can see their way clear to enroll them now in Anchored CHRISTIAN School.


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I really don't want to use the word "scandal" but since only in Japan can a normal male and female relationship be labeled as "scandal" so I decided to go with it.
As you all know, Arashi's Ohno Satoshi has been involved in a "scandal" after FRIDAY exposed his relationship with a former actress right before Arashi's "BLAST in MIYAGI". Lots of things have been said here and there and even the innocent pug has to be dragged into the issue. Sorry, dog lover here.
According to media reports, before the curtain rises for Arashi's BLAST, Ohno "apologized for the sadness he caused to the fans. He regrets his thoughtless behavior and will also reflect on his actions". Furthermore, Ohno made a clarification on a misunderstanding, citing that he's not in cohabitation and not in a relationship with the woman, who is just a friend, and that he will no longer meet with (her) to avoid any misunderstanding.
This news really broke my heart. Seriously, Ohno is 34 years old and he's making an apology as if he's a minor caught on a sex scandal. There's no reason for Ohno to apologized to fans and more so, those fans should be the one who should reflect on their actions! Oh well, damn you Johnny when you were just talking about allowing Johnny's in "marriageable age" to get married a few weeks ago. In times like this, I think that girl idols are luckier than guys since they can get married, have kids, and moved on with their lives while the male idols will forever be saddled with their selfish fans.
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Now Available at Logos is the first installment of Chris Thompson's documentary film series on the history of Santa Cruz Surfing! Out of the Blue is available on DVD for $25. You can read about Chris Thompson, his current film, and his upcoming Riding the Rails below, as well as view a slide show of images from the documentaries.
Chris Thompson is a Bay Area filmmaker who is currently producing a four-part documentary film series on the history of Santa Cruz surfing, which dates back 125 years when three princes of the Hawaiian king were the first people to ride surfboards anywhere outside of Polynesia when they happened to visit a relative in Santa Cruz back in 1885. His first film in the series, Out of the Blue, traces the Sport of Kings back to its origins in Hawaii and follows it over to the Mainland where surfboard riding finally took hold to stay in Northern California during the 1930's when the Santa Cruz Surfing Club was formed. Riding the Rails, the second film in the series (scheduled to premiere at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz on October 8, 2010), focuses on the postwar generation of Santa Cruz surfers who enjoyed the dozen years of surfing's Golden Age.
In the late 1930's the sport of surfing finally arrived to stay in Northern California when a small group of surfers from Los Angeles at college in San Jose began to venture over to the coast and surf the frigid waters along the small beach town of Santa Cruz. The local kids soon became inspired to take up the sport for themselves with no formal instruction, making their own equipment and banding together to help each other along and overcome the elements. Eventually, more of the town's youth would join in and the Santa Cruz Surfing Club was formed, complete with a boardhouse and clubhouse that became the center of the social scene on the beach until World War II changed their lives and brought a sudden end to a memorable era in California's history.
By the early 1950's a new generation of California's youth had begun to embrace the sport of surfing and its back-to-the-land lifestyle. Many of them would choose to abandon the big-city "rat race" and migrate to the quiet beach town of Santa Cruz, joining together with a handful of locals to partake in what is now regarded as the Golden Age of Surfing, before Hollywood and its creations revealed the secret and brought the trampling masses to the coast and an end to a remarkable era in California's history.


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Forty five years later I still remember some of my altar boy Latin:
Suscipiat Dominus sacrificium de manibus tuis ad laudem et gloriam nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae.
(May the Lord receive the Sacrifice from your hands to the praise and glory of His Name, for our good, and that of all His holy Church.)
We altar boys were responding in many places for a silent audience behind us. Then came the "The Secret". The Priest said the day's secret prayer etc.
I wore a black cassock and white surplus. To accent this were white gloves, a celluloid 1920's style collar with brass collar button and a white silk scarf tied into a bow. This description reminds me of some secular lyrics from a Sinead O'Connor song. Wow! Where's the party?
There is this return to the Latin Mass thingy in the R.C. church. I don't understand it on one level but then I tend to see things from some very odd angles.
I read the comments of a priest once about how a "Cardinal Ratzinger wanted fewer and only obedient Catholics in the church". I cannot find the context or the argument on the Internet anymore. The concept remained in my mind and I had to wonder how you could support a leaner meaner R.C. machine.
I grew up in the Philadelphia experiment of Saint John Neumann whereby the immigrant Catholics built a separate but superior education system. That bygone formula consisted of many, many Catholics contributing a little here and there and on a regular basis.
Indeed, having moved to NYC some thirty years ago, they were restoring St Patrick's cathedral for it's centennial around 1979 and the concept of how this great Gothic structure had been built literally with the pennies, nickels and dimes of the faithful was a common concept mentioned in the press releases. ( I do not like the majority of the stained glass in St. Patrick's but that is another story. )
At the basis of the Constantine Church from its beginnings around 325 C.E. is, if not money, then property and the generation of goods for trading. In the most basic European sense of anything, property is not shelter, property is land and crops and trade (income).
Where does this new leaner, meaner more obedient future R.C. church come from? It comes from the lonely dying boomers whose property and portable cash wealth, that was estimated a decade ago at about six trillion dollars.
No doubt most of that goes to children and grandchildren but hey, even Public Broadcasting System stations these days are begging for consideration in your last will and testament. They do that on pledge breaks in between snippets of The Lawrence Welk Show etc.
Oddly enough, the people clambering most for the nostalgia of their youth and the return of the Latin Mass are old farts such as myself from the boomer generation (but not me specifically).
Comments on many blogs and customized websites exclaim the joy of being able to go to a Latin Mass just like when they were young etc.
Hey, it's all marketing (and The Golden Rule) these days and the reward is BMW's for the clerks at the Vatican and Mercedes cars for the big shots. Funded in the near future by mom's estate.
Have I ever mentioned before how cynical I can be? It is one of my cardinal sins and or virtues.
I don't knock this craving for stability (nostalgia) or the comfort of the village of one's youth when the village was real and not virtual. I did the same when I sought out the grace, that many times accompanies a group of the faithful in prayer, and in celebration of a common liturgical service in a mainstream Protestant church.
The fear of death is as motivating a thing as any, like the fear of God, to look for some concrete answer as to what happens passed death. Buy your tickets to eternity now and buy them early.
Vorrei prenotare un posto a sedere.


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Acute cholecystitis
Also known as: Cholecystitis - acute
- Serious illnesses, such as HIV or diabetes
- Tumors of the gallbladder (rare)
- Being female
- Pregnancy
- Hormone therapy
- Older age
- Being Native American or Hispanic
- Obesity
- Losing or gaining weight rapidly
- Diabetes
- Sharp, cramping, or dull pain
- Steady pain
- Pain that spreads to your back or below your right shoulder blade
- Clay-colored stools
- Fever
- Nausea and vomiting
- Yellowing of skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)
- Amylase and lipase
- Bilirubin
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Liver function tests
- Abdominal ultrasound
- Abdominal CT scan
- Abdominal x-ray
- Oral cholecystogram
- Gallbladder radionuclide scan
- Antibiotics you take at home to fight infection
- Low-fat diet (if you are able to eat)
- Pain medicines
- Gangrene (tissue death)
- Perforation (a hole that forms in the wall of the gallbladder)
- Pancreatitis (inflamed pancreas)
- Persistent bile duct blockage
- Inflammation of the common bile duct
- Empyema (pus in the gallbladder)
- Gangrene
- Injury to the bile ducts draining the liver (may occur after gallbladder surgery)
- Pancreatitis
- Perforation
- Peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the abdomen)
- Severe belly pain does not go away
- Symptoms of cholecystitis return
Acute cholecystitis is sudden swelling and irritation of the gallbladder. It causes severe belly pain.
The gallbladder is an organ that sits below the liver. It stores bile, which your body uses to digest fats in the small intestine.
Acute cholecystitis occurs when bile becomes trapped in the gallbladder. This often happens because a gallstone blocks the cystic duct, the tube through which bile travels into and out of the gallbladder. When a stone blocks this duct, bile builds up, causing irritation and pressure in the gallbladder. This can lead to swelling and infection.
Other causes include:
Some people are more at risk for gallstones. Risk factors include:
Sometimes the bile duct becomes blocked temporarily. When this occurs repeatedly, it can lead to chronic cholecystitis. This is swelling and irritation that continues over time. Eventually, the gallbladder becomes thick and hard. It does not store and release bile as well as it did.
The main symptom is pain in the upper right side or upper middle of your belly that usually lasts at least 30 minutes. You may feel:
Other symptoms that may occur include:
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask about your symptoms. During the physical exam, you will likely have pain when the provider touches your belly.
Your provider may order the following blood tests:
Imaging tests can show gallstones or inflammation. You may have one of these tests:
If you have severe belly pain, seek medical attention right away.
In the emergency room, you'll be given fluids through a vein. You also may be given antibiotics to fight infection.
Cholecystitis may clear up on its own. However, if you have gallstones, you will probably need surgery to remove your gallbladder.
Nonsurgical treatment includes:
You may need emergency surgery if you have complications such as:
If you are very ill, a tube may be placed through your belly into your gallbladder to drain it. Once you feel better, you may have surgery.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most people who have surgery to remove their gallbladder recover completely.
Possible Complications
Untreated, cholecystitis may lead to any of the following health problems:
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
Removing the gallbladder and gallstones will prevent further attacks.
Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ. Treatment of gallstone disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease:Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 66.
Jackson P, Evans S. Biliary system. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap. 55.
Wang DQH, Afdhal NH. Gallstone disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease:Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 65.
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Introduction:When my husband lost his job, I began looking for even the smallest ways to save money. I found that even the smallest expenses add up to great costs over the course of a year! Depending on how many people are in your home, and how often they change clothes, laundry costs can really add up quickly. Here are a few ways I cut some major costs on the laundry bill.
If you only have a few towels, save them until there are a few more. Yes, you can change the load size, which reduces water usage, but the energy required to wash small loads is the same as washing larger loads. I wash laundry two times a week, and have a family of four. Find creative ways, such as decorative baskets, to store laundry until wash day.
The average family will spend $180-$250 a year on name-brand laundry detergent each year. Making your own laundry detergent is simple, and much more cost effective. To make your own detergent, you need three ingredients, all of which are $3.00 or less at your local store. Washing Soda, Borax, and Zote soap. It is a simple ratio of 1-1-1. In the last year, I have only purchased 2 boxes of the soda and Borax, and 2 bars of Zote, which has made my detergent bill less than $20 for the year! Read the ingredients of a name brand detergent, then compare to the ingredients in the home-made. You will find they are nearly identical. If you prefer a scented detergent, simply add an essential oil of your choice. This recipe is also safe for HE washers, as none of the ingredients are sudsy. Borax and washing soda are also naturally occurring, so not only are they safer on your wallet, they are safer on the environment as well.
Take the drying outside, and hang it on the clothesline! There are many reasons this is far superior to drying clothes in an electric or gas dryer. To begin with, once I stopped running the dryer, my electric bill went down about $30 each month. It is also much better for your clothes; all that lint in the filter? Fibers from your clothes, which will cause them to wear thin. The sun helps fade stains naturally. And, it actually takes less time to line-dry than it does to dry them in a clothes dryer! If you live in a high-humidity area, it might take a bit more time. During the winter, hang your clothes throughout the house. It actually helps put moisture into the air! Using vinegar as a rinse aid (see below) will keep your clothes from becoming stiff. Why pay for laundry detergent that smells "spring fresh" when you can get the real scent!?
If you still want to dry your clothes in a clothes dryer, don't fall into the trap of purchasing expensive softeners. Both the liquid softener and dryer sheets are expensive, and leave a build-up on your clothing. Using vinegar in the rinse cycle of your washer will help rinse the soap out of your clothing, as well as help eliminate any orders. If you still want the smell that the softener leaves behind, try this trick: Mix a solution of 3 parts water to one part liquid softener. Store in an air-tight container, with a clean sponge. At drying time, squeeze excess mixture out of the sponge, then toss the sponge into the dryer. Viola, you have your own dryer sheets!
Not all clothing must be washed after each wearing. Jeans can typically get two wearings per wash, as can most nice blouses. T-shirt need to be washed after each wearing, as do the obvious articles of clothing, such as undergarments and socks.
Making small changes can add up to big savings. Once you start using these tips on a daily basis, they will become habits, and will save you big bucks over a period of time.
Excellent list, one of my most favorite things is to hang laundry out on the clothes line in the fresh air! H5!
Nice tips. Welcome to LM5. Well done list.
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Yet to be announced presidential candidate Rudy Guiliani has suggested that Bush is in the same league as Abe Lincoln.
I can't stop laughing. Are you kidding me? Guiliani managed to stopped screwing his woman of the hour and showed up to work on 9/11. He was just doing what he was paid to do. When you show up to work and do your job, do you get celebrated as a war hero? I don't think so.
Our nation's civil war, began the process of cleaning up the loose ends the founding fathers knowing left. We are still trying to figure out why Shrub started the war in Iraq.
I live near a nuclear power plant. We were always told that in the event of a catastrophe, run toward the plant and get it over with. Maybe that is what Guiliani and McCain are doing by extolling Shrub's virtues.


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Sunday, August 3, 2008
Chicken Stock
3 5-pound roasting chickens
3 large yellow onions, unpeeled, quartered
6 carrots, unpeeled, halved
4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
4 parsnips, unpeeled, cut in half (optional)
20 sprigs fresh parsley
20 sprigs fresh dill
15 sprigs fresh thyme
1 head garlic, unpeeled, cut in half crosswise
2 tbsp kosher salt
2 tsp whole black peppercorns
1. Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parley, dill, thyme, garlic and seasonings in a 16- to 20-quart stockpot. Add 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 4 hours.
2. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and discard the solids. Chill the stock overnight.
3. The next day, remove the surface fat. Use immediately or pack in containers and freeze for up to 3 months.
Recipe from: Ina Garten - Barefoot Contessa Family Style
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Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I want to start by thanking the senior Senator from Virginia both for advancing a nomination that we will vote on this afternoon and for his comments about Gina McCarthy. She is, as the Senator says, a quite remarkable person, and she will be a wonderful director of the Environmental Protection Agency. I very much appreciate the Senator's comments about her, and I know Ms. McCarthy does as well, and the people of Massachusetts do as well.
I rise today to do something very simple. I ask my colleagues to give a simple vote to the President's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency. This is not fancy or ambitious, it is just a basic principle of good government in our constitutional system.
When the Founders of our Republic came together to write the Constitution, they knew the President would need help in administering this great and expansive Nation. Without help, without a government that was staffed, justice would not be established, our common defense would be threatened, and the blessings of liberty we hoped to secure through our laws would go unfulfilled.
The Founders of our Republic gave to the President the task of nominating individuals to serve and gave us the responsibility to advise on and consent to these appointments. For more than 200 years this process has worked. Presidents over the years have nominated thousands of qualified men and women who were willing to serve in key executive branch positions.
The Senate has considered nominations in a timely fashion and taken up-or-down votes. Of course, there have been bumps along the way, but we have never seen anything like this. Time and again, Members of this body have resorted to procedural technicalities and flatout obstructionism to block qualified nominees.
At the moment, there are 85 judicial vacancies in the U.S. courts, some of which are classified as ``judicial emergencies.'' That is more than double the number of judicial vacancies at the comparable point during President George W. Bush's second term. Yet right now there are 10 nominees awaiting a vote in the Senate, and they have not gotten one.
But that is not all. The nomination of the Secretary of Defense was held up for weeks and then filibustered. The nominee for the Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez, has been held up on an obscure technical maneuver. Then, of course, there is the determined effort to block Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau--not because he is unqualified; in fact, he has received praise from industry and consumer groups alike. Even the Republicans who blocked him have praised his fairness and his evenhandedness. No, Rich Cordray is blocked because some Members of this body do not like the agency he heads. They know they do not have the votes to get rid of it or to weaken it, so instead they are holding the Director's nomination hostage.
Now we get to Gina McCarthy. This past Thursday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee was scheduled to vote on Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Right before the scheduled vote, all the Republicans decided not to show up. Under Senate rules, that meant there was no quorum and thus the vote could not take place.
The President has done his job. He named an outstanding nominee for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy. Gina has dedicated her professional life to the protection of our public health and to the stewardship of our environment. She was confirmed to her previous position at the EPA as Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation by voice vote without objection.
Just to be clear, this means most of the Members of this Chamber have already voted to approve her once before.
Gina also has a long record of working effectively across party lines. She served under Republican and Democratic Governors alike, including working for Gov. Mitt Romney, the most recent Republican Presidential nominee. Her record in Massachusetts was stellar, and she has done all of us in the Commonwealth proud through her service in Washington.
Gina herself has also done her job and more. She has answered a staggering 1,120 questions from the Environment and Public Works Committee. That is the largest number of questions ever asked of a nominee facing a Senate confirmation. To put this in some perspective, 4 years ago the last confirmed Administrator of the EPA, Lisa Jackson, was asked 157 questions during her nomination process.
When Congress convened in January, many of us, both veterans and newcomers, were concerned that this kind of obstructionism would persist in the new Congress. We pushed hard for changes to the filibuster rules. We understood passions on both sides of the issue, and we listened to our colleagues. Ultimately, the two sides reached a compromise, a compromise that many of us were concerned about, but it included a clear understanding that the Democrats would not make substantial changes to the filibuster and, in return, the Republicans would not abuse its use. But in the past 3 months, abuse has been piled on abuse. Republicans have prevented votes on judges, on agency heads, and on administration Secretaries.
This is wrong. Republicans can vote no on any nominee they choose, but blocking a vote is nothing more than obstructionism. Blocking the business of government, the business of protecting people from cheating credit card companies, from mercury in the water or from unfair labor practices must stop.
The President has done his job. Gina McCarthy has done her job. Now it is time for the Senate to do its job. Gina McCarthy deserves a vote.
I yield the floor.


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DESPITE its continued success, organizers of the 15th staging Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival are intent on making it "bigger and better".
The festival was held in Markham Park, Sunrise, Florida, on Sunday, November 13.
"You know, food crosses all barriers. Music crosses all barriers. And we can combine food and music to bring people together. That's one of our goals to bring people together to celebrate the Jamaican heritage and culture," Eddy Edwards told Jamaica Observer.
"However, every year we want to be bigger and better. We always want this event to be not just a Caribbean event in South Florida, but a South Florida event promoting the Caribbean," he continued. For its recent staging, Edwards said he pulled out the stops.
"We wanted it to be special for our 15th anniversary. It's a little higher than we normally go. We said go higher or go home. We wanted to keep the patron experience extra special," said Edwards.
The event saw headliner Shaggy as well as Chaka Demus and Pliers, and Singing Melody. Newcomers Kristine Alicia, Zeke Don, the Code Red Band and Sons of Maestro and the deejay/singing duo J Stone and K Charlz were also on the bill.
Grace Foods has been a sponsor of the festival since 2004 and became title sponsor five years later.
Kimberley Lue Lim, assistant global category manager for Grace Foods, said the festival allows the brand the opportunity to showcase its products to consumers.
"It's a wonderful event for us to bring together our Caribbean people. It's really something that we allow to showcase all our great products with Grace. It's a really good family event, so it was a no-brainer for us to come on board," she said.
In addition to Grace Foods, American supermarket chain Publix has been a presenting sponsor since 2008. "We made several overtures to their agency and it took about three years to convince them that the festival was a natural match. Once Grace signed on as title sponsor, we were able to create a symbolic partnership between Grace Foods and Publix leveraging the power of the festival in the community," Edwards explained.
Based 0n 2014 revenue, Publix is the 13th largest US retailer and 35 in the world. It has locations in Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Looking to next year's event, Edwards and his team plan to make improvements in weak areas while continuing to make the customer experience a pleasant one. "Going forward, we have to see how we can keep the patron experience very pleasant. We are given the task now to make it bigger and better and improve."
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