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England cheering for Italy after Suarez, Uruguay put them on the ropes
SAO PAULO – The English love all sorts of things Italian.
Italian soccer is usually not one of them.
That all changed Thursday. Italian soccer moved swiftly past pasta, Pavarotti, Pisa and polenta on the English what-I-love-that's-Italian list.
Why? If England wants to remain in the World Cup in Brazil, they will only do so by the good graces of Italian soccer.
Uruguay put England on the brink of elimination from the tournament Thursday, getting a late goal from Liverpool forward Luis Suarez for a 2-1 victory. Suarez, who returned from injury for this game, scored both goals for Uruguay.
Two weeks ago, Suarez was in a wheelchair. Thursday, he may have buried the country where he collects his paycheque.
Uruguay responded proudly from a stunning 3-1 defeat to Costa Rica in their opening game.
As for Jolly Old England, well, it was far from jolly. England looked to steal a draw Thursday after the fates finally smiled on hard-luck Wayne Rooney, who scored his first World Cup goal in the 75th minute.
But fate is indeed fickle and 10 minutes later a goal kick ricocheted off the head of Steven Gerrard to Suarez behind the English defence. From a tight angle, Suarez ripped a screamer into the top of the net past England keeper Joe Hart.
It was the ultimate scorers' goal, a poacher finding his prey and dispatching it with a stunning shot.
With the loss, England has no points in two games while fellow Group D sides Italy, Costa Rica and Uruguay have three each. Italy and Costa Rica play their second group game Friday.
For England to live, Italy must beat both Costa Rica and Uruguay. England would then have to beat Costa Rica by two goals. If all that happens, England would be through to the next round on goal differential.
Italian striker Mario Balotelli got into the swing of things. He says he expects the English to be appreciative.
He tweeted, "if we beat Costa Rica I want a kiss, obviously on the cheek, from the U.K. Queen."
No one in England was laughing. The loss was a kick in the stomach for the English.
The idea the stars can align for England is not Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy unbelievable but its getting pretty close.
England coach Roy Hodgson looked like he'd lost his best friend at the post-game press conference. He didn't look as if he believed his club still had a chance.
"What do you want me to say?" Hodgson said several times.
"I don't know what to say," he said on another occasion.
It was the kind of game that would leave the English speechless.
Hodgson was asked what he thought would happen regardless of results the rest of the tournament.
"I see a team that's making progress but results are everything and both results were negative," Hodgson said.
England may be getting better but it's not enough. They continue to fail in key situations. They don't make the big play when it's there to be made.
Rooney had a sitter directly in front of the Uruguay goal in the second half for the tie and he drove it right at goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
"We've seen (Suarez) a lot more active because he's just come back from injury. But he had two chances and he took them both," Hodgson said.
Even on the winner, Hodgson said that despite the flick by Gerrard there was no way Suarez should have gotten behind the last two defenders.
Another key moment and another failure by England.
"The dressing room is a quiet dressing room, a frustrated dressing room," said Hart. "We've come to Brazil and given everything we have."
Not enough it seems.
It's the failure to produce in key situations that make a difference in tournaments like the World Cup.
After Suarez was substituted, he was shown on the bench in tears absolutely over the moon at his performance, one that was magnificent considering its timeliness and the pressure Uruguay were under.
It screamed that this is how teams who believe they are potential World Cup winners produce when the lights are on and the world is watching.
Instead, come Friday, England will only be screaming "Forza Italia."


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Despite what all the advertisements say, there aren't many ways for you to increase your credit score quickly and legitimately. Many of the advertised tactics revolve around disputing old, negative information in the hopes that the original creditor won't respond and the mark will be removed. It's an entirely legitimate technique but it's a little dishonest. Some companies also advocate writing a letter to the original reporter of negative information and asking them to remove the mark for one reason or another. While less dishonest, it goes against the spirit of how the score was intended and while I have no problem with it, I think there are several honest moves you can make to give your score a boost without resorting to these tactics.
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Many civilizations in the BrikWars universe possess the technology to create weapons that can blow up entire cities, battlefields, or even planets. This is known as the Nuklear Option. It is very rarely used, however, for two reasons. Firstly, blowing up the enemy army instead of fighting it is considered boring, cowardly, and generally anorakish. Secondly, a nuke rarely kills everyone caught in the explosion, instead turning them into mutants or badass post-apocalypse warriors. Nukes see some use, however, in the creation of cool nuklear wasteland battlefields.


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Autumn is one of our favorite seasons on the High Line, and a time when many of the species planted here come into their own.
Very soon, the now-green landscape will soon erupt into rich colors — warm golds, vivid reds, and deep browns.
We're particularly looking forward to watching the sassafras and sumacs that punctuate the Washington Grasslands and Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck flare into orange. There are, too, a number of flowering plants like toadlily and aromatic aster that will bloom with such boldness that the park will feel like it's in its second spring.
"There are so many exciting aspects to a High Line autumn," says Patrick Cullina, Vice President of Horticulture & Park Operations. "From the purple fruits of the black chokeberry to the profuse, yellow lantern-like flowers of the Bill McKenzie clematis to the lustrous burgundy foliage of the Wintherthur smooth witherod, there is a wonderfully diverse collection of seasonal highlights throughout the park."
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The college years are a time of exploration, experimentation, and learning on many levels for students and their parents! Some student challenges may seem more positive than others, but all contribute to the educational outcomes of the college or university experience.
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Academic achievement. Although it is not (and should not be) the primary factor in determining a candidate's success, the grade point average (GPA) is one factor considered by competitive employers and graduate schools. It is one of the few tangible indications of a student's ability to learn and perform effectively, at least in the academic environment. Therefore, students need to do as well as possible in the classroom, especially in courses in their majors.
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By Warren Strobel and David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's a truism often repeated in the Pentagon and across the U.S. security establishment: In war, the enemy gets a vote.
A U.S.-led cruise missile attack on Syria in response to its alleged use of chemical weapons, which seems increasingly likely in the coming days, could provoke reprisals from Damascus and its backers, ranging from retaliatory missile strikes to terrorist attacks and cyberwar, according to government officials and private analysts.
U.S. military commanders are preparing contingency plans for a potential counter-strike by Syria's military, defense officials said. The officials expressed confidence that the United States and U.S. regional allies such as Israel could deter or neutralize an immediate response from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A European defense official said the purpose of building up large forces near Syria - mostly in the form of naval assets - was to deter Assad.
"The important thing is to have enough force to control the escalatory response," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Even so, "there is no military action without risk, and a punitive strike on Syrian regime forces would carry some. Weapons could hit unintended targets, perhaps killing civilians," Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank wrote this week. "The regime could strike back in unexpected ways against U.S. and allied interests, or it could resort to further (chemical weapons) attacks inside Syria."
Syria and its close regional ally, Iran, both are widely believed to have ballistic missiles capable of reaching Israel and other U.S. allies nearby, such as Turkey and Jordan.
Hezbollah, the Shi'ite militia backed by Tehran and fighting on Assad's side in Syria, has tens of thousands of short-range rockets in southern Lebanon, near Israel's border.
Many analysts predict that Syria and its allies will avoid a direct conflict with the United States and opt instead for an "asymmetric response" aimed at Western vulnerabilities - terror or cyber attacks, for example.
Assad also could opt not to respond to a strike, hoping to wait out the U.S. and allied military threat.
A U.S. official with experience in the Middle East said that Washington also is concerned that Iran could turn up the heat in Iraq. So far, resurgent violence by Sunni militants there has not been answered with retaliation from Shi'ite militias with ties to Tehran.
There are still militias in Iraq "that would respond most likely if the Iranians put pressure on them," said the official, who is not authorized to comment publicly on the matter. "It's something that's of concern, and something that's on everybody's minds."
The potential for retaliation by Syria or its allies is among the growing concerns in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere about President Barack Obama's moves toward launching missile strikes against Syria in light of its apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians outside Damascus on August 21.
Some lawmakers and analysts say they worry that Washington could be sucked into Syria's 2-1/2-year-old civil war - something Obama has long resisted. Others argue that a few volleys of missiles aimed at Syrian military facilities would have little effect, and might even embolden Assad.
"It is vital we avoid shortsighted military action that would have little impact on the long-term trajectory of the conflict. We can't simply launch a few missiles and hope for the best," Senator James Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Wednesday.
How Syria itself will respond will be key, although many analysts expect Assad initially will simply absorb any strikes as long as they do not appear intended to decapitate his government.
"I think the calculation will be, 'Let's just hunker down, take what we think will be a limited series of strikes and then just live to fight another day,'" said Shawn Brimley of the Center for a New American Security.
"I'd be surprised if Assad tried to respond because that would just further draw the United States into an engagement," said Brimley, who recently served on Obama's National Security Council staff. "He probably has the calculation that if the United States becomes decisively engaged that he's unlikely to survive."
Iran's military chief of staff, Hassan Firouzabadi, was quoted by a state-run Iranian news agency on Wednesday as promising that "any attack on Syria would burn down Israel."
But Iran seems unlikely to directly attack Israel, which almost certainly would deliver a robust military response. And Iran's newly inaugurated president, Hassan Rouhani, took office promising to improve Tehran's foreign relations.
Iran could turn to Hezbollah, however, to accomplish its goals.
"A Hezbollah attack on Israel is likely, and in fact some are speculating about yet another Hezbollah-Israeli war in Lebanon," said Hayat Alvi, a lecturer in Middle East studies at the U.S. Naval War College.
"Iran and Syria can target coalition cyber-based infrastructure and other potential targets," Alvi added. "They prove to be quite capable in that domain."
A pro-Hezbollah religious leader, Sheikh Afif Nabulsi, warned on Tuesday that a U.S. strike on Syria "would be met by harsh responses against U.S. interests in the region and against Israel directly," according to Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper.
Yet Hezbollah's calculations might be complex too.
The group has sent thousands of fighters into Syria to help Assad quash mostly Sunni rebels, stretching its capabilities and sparking apparent attacks against it by Sunnis back in Lebanon.
"Hezbollah may say, 'Actually, I don't want to get sucked in further over Assad's poor decision to use chemical weapons,'" said Matthew Levitt, author of a book on Hezbollah that is due to be released next week.
Iran, Syria and Hezbollah "are all inclined to do the asymmetric thing," Levitt said.
Hezbollah's most likely response, he said, will be to tell operatives already in the field who are planning violent attacks "to speed up."
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SZTAKI's back up with plenty of work. Good thing that TN Vault admin didn't notice it was down for a day or he probably would have tried to get it bumped
I'll be on this soon to help pad our stats and get our million in this project.
SETI.Germany are attempting a run... not sure how long it will last, but they currently sit back in 6th 3.5 million back from us and gaining about 80k a day. Which puts them at 5-6 weeks out from passing us.
They're pushing harder now, having gained 1.8 mil on us in the last month. I've been ramping slowly to make 5 mil, but they've been matching me. It's conceivable they still overtake us for first in just 30 days.
Boogie and I have added a few more cores to this, but it's about all I can do. My work machines can't do it as the web filter blocks the site.
I'm hoping we'll acquire a bit more help
I'll move everything over after the 2 short PrimeGrid challenges. I need a million or 5 on this anyway.
Ask and you shall receive... outlnder on his way to help save the day
I was going to ask if you guys need me on this. Then I checked the stats page. We need EVERYONE on this.
Don' they do a project of the month thingie? Maybe this is it. Well, the stats don't quite support that either. A spike for about a week in Feb, and now another in March that is already dropping. Not sure what to think here.
moving 8-10 quads here
Thanks, everyone. I'm due to hit 5 mil shortly, but I'm going to keep it running as long as necessary (minus a little break to move these machines to Primegrid). If absolutely necessary I can move back the 10 or so quads I've got running PSP Proth, but I'd like to keep pushing there too (we're so very close to retaking first).
EDIT: might be seeing some scaling back from them, though one day does not a trend make...
Website is down and I have completed WUs stacking up. I think we broke it.
Haha! I thought the same...
It was back up some time yesterday, and I see we have some more people joining the fight.
How about we try to get everyone on this for 7 days, starting this Friday??
I'd be up for that but maybe it would be best to hit it right after SIMAP ends in early April.
We could use a few days on Leiden where we're in imminent danger of losing 5th place:
Enigma could use a little help too:
SG really has some sustained momentum on this. Approximately 27 participants getting 1K+/day, 11 of which are 2.5K+/day. That's pretty good on a low to moderate points project like this one. This is currently Ars's'es sole #1, but unless we put a sustained group effort into this we are destined to lose it sooner or later. We just can't match the sheer number of team members they can throw at it. If today's gap were to be the norm, we would lose this #1 in 45 days.
Maybe now that they've taken 2nd they'll lay off (hard to tell with the long validation lag), but otherwise it'll take more than a couple heavy hitters hitting this for a week or two for us to hold it.
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This is currently Ars's'es sole #1, but unless we put a sustained group effort into this we are destined to lose it sooner or later. We just can't match the sheer number of team members they can throw at it. If today's gap were to be the norm, we would lose this #1 in 45 days.
I'll certainly help out for a while after SIMAP. Problem is we have a lot of Vault projects that need shoring up (It would be nice if those interested in our Vault position could concentrate on Vault projects or ones that have a high probability of being vaulted). BTW, we are also #1 in Wieferich@Home. Most importantly we are also still for the time being #1 in the DC Vault.
I've been pushing for PrimeGrid to do a Wieferich project through BOINC, hopefully eliminating the poor scoring current project.
But you are correct about our position being in peril. With more and more members deciding not to runDC anymore, we are in a world of hurt.
Missed Wieferich@Home. Nevertheless, it is worth deciding on this. I am hitting this with all I can get to work on it, but it would be a waste if we aren't planning on holding #1. If it is inevitable that SG will take #1, then it would be wiser to move on to other Vault projects that need help as #2 seems solid for us. If we plan to try and hold #1 though, then we need a sustained effort starting ASAP (unless, as I mentioned, SG is satisfied w/#2 and the delayed validations just aren't making that obvious). I don't think this is a scenario where we wait 'til they get within 100K and then hit it hard. They'd roll right over us. We would need, if we plan to hold #1, to show SG now that we intend to hold this, IMHO.
SG usually does a project of the week or maybe project of the month type thing. I have moved my machines back to this, but will continue to watch SG. I have a feeling today will be their last day for their push. But we need to be aware there is a long lag time for credit to be validated.
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SG usually does a project of the week or maybe project of the month type thing. I have moved my machines back to this, but will continue to watch SG. I have a feeling today will be their last day for their push. But we need to be aware there is a long lag time for credit to be validated.
Seems like this will in fact be the case. We'll know for sure by Monday or Tuesday once those validations flush through, but already points are reduced. Good call.
We're hanging in at #1 in this project. Good work! Deserves an anti-lock bump
Thanks largely to Whizbang's project leading effort (notice he has more credits than the #2 team) we're the #1 team at SZTAKI by a decent margin:
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page ... roj=sztaki
Nice crunching everyone!
I'm officially saying "no mas!" to SZTAKI. Unless one of the other teams mounts a major offensive, the position is pretty safe.
Congrats - a job well done.
We are set to lose our #1 position in about three months' time. That's about the window I have to lose my personal #1 spot as well, which I don't intend to do
Look what Whizbang did:
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page ... roj=sztaki
We're back in #1
'The force is strong with this one'
Well done Jedi Whizbang.


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Huerco S. is an electronic music producer/DJ based in Kansas City who's been steadily releasing material over the past few years on labels such as Wicked Bass, Opal Tapes, Future Times, and Prohibito. His work has been gaining notice from the underground electronic music community, appearing in online publications Resident Advisor and XLR8R. KWUR was lucky enough to have him perform a DJ set in the Gargoyle for the KWUR Week 2013 Electronic Showcase. In case you missed out on that, I asked him to put together a mix that I played on my show last month. Included in the mix are some of Huerco's own tracks that will be released on his first LP due out later this year. Since he's such a nice dude, I also asked Huerco a few questions to go along with the mix. Check it out and enjoy!
Describe your sound in two words
Huerco S.
What's your production process like?
Ritually turning mundane tasks into something of great purpose. I'm always drawing parallels between the act of making music and the act of, let's say building an earthen mound. The repetitive nature of the work is something I enjoy.
How did you get in to electronic music?
During high school I was mostly listening to hardcore/noise/punk and eventually got burnt out on that really aggressive sound. The soulful and upbeat nature of drum & bass and jungle made a great segue.
What are some of your influences, musically or otherwise?
Pre-Columbian America and Kansas City Jazz.
What are you looking forward to for the second half of 2013?
Touring is a big one for me. I'll be heading to Europe for the first time this June, so excited. Also looking forward to working in collaboration with some friends. We'll see.
You've got a full-length album coming out sometime soon. How's that production been compared to releasing EPs?
For this particular release I wanted to showcase a more "experimental" side to my production. I really admire people like Rene Pawlowitz aka Shed. His full lengths are absolutely mental and all over the place, yet his EPs generally consist of dancefloor related material. I just want to do it all and I don't see any reason why I can't.
How is it being based in KC? What's the scene like?
It's lovely really. Rent is ridiculously cheap, so just in the fact I don't have to work 60hrs a week to survive allows me time to work. The city itself is always a source of inspiration, the architecture, the isolation. As far as a scene goes it's just me and my friends.
What have you been listening to recently / releases you're looking forward to?
My taste lately has been really reflective of the weather (crisp, bouncy, warm, angular, gleaming). Really been lovely Funkineven's NTS radio shows, stoked for the Kyle Hall LP, been listening to a lot of New Musik.
You've had digital, vinyl, and cassette releases so far. How's that experience been and do you have any preference?
Digital and cassette are good in there own right, but I really only prefer to release on vinyl from here on out. I do believe however there will be a CD accompaniment to the 2xLP coming out this summer. I just love the tactile relationship you can have with a record. Never really felt that with digital or tapes.
Weirdest or most exotic place you've performed so far?
Haha California is pretty exotic for me, just got back a couple weeks ago…such a trip. I played packed in a laundry room in Montreal, that was pretty insane.
You've released under the alias "Royal Crown of Sweden," aka "R.C.O.S." Any plans for a "H.U.E." release? Any different approach when releasing under an alias?
Hahaha you caught that. Wasn't sure if anyone would get it. Yeah I generally use an alias as a break or departure from what I'm currently doing. So for the RCOS stuff i really just wanted to make House tracks and I felt like that wouldn't necessarily fit as Huerco S.
If you had a time machine when and where would you go?
1340s North America, would be lovely just to walk around and experiencing this massive continent free from our corruption.
Here's the link to the mix on Soundcloud since the widget can't seem to find it: https://soundcloud.com/kwur903/huerco-s
Exael – Room of Veiled Lights
Konx-om-Pax – Let's Go Swimming
Ñaka Ñaka – 00000003
Huerco S. – Younger
Huerco S. – Skug Kommune
Huerco S. – Canticoy
MGUN – Tritan
Austin Cesear – Hac? Jam
Shadowlust – Garden
Huerco S. Soundcloud (Download his 2011 EP for free) & Discogs


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CagePotato Roundtable #26: What Is the Greatest Comeuppance in MMA History?
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After spending last week's roundtable discussion paying tribute to the most foul people associated with our sport, this week we'll be focusing on great comeuppances — cases when a fighter got too cocky and karma caught up with him mid-match. Some of our picks are knockouts, some are submissions, and all are extremely satisfying to relive. Read on for our picks, and please continue to send your ideas for future CagePotato Roundtable topics to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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It's one of the most well-known (and feared) unwritten rules in baseball: You never jinx a no-no. When a pitcher has gone a few innings without giving up a hit, you shut the fuck up about it. Teammates aren't supposed to acknowledge it in the dugout, broadcasters aren't supposed to mention it on air. These days, you're not even supposed to tweet about it. If you even so much as whisper the words "no hitter" into your sleeve from the bleachers, the baseball gods will smite you for your hubris and it'll all come crashing down.
MMA offers all kinds of painful penalties for celebrating early, and you'd think that everyone would have learned the lesson by now. But every once in a while, some asshole comes along and claims that he'll achieve some lofty feat way before he has any right to. Call it a jinx, call it karmic retribution, but those fighters tend to fall on their face, while the rest of us revel in their defeat. You shouldn't have tempted fate, buddy. You should have stayed humble. You shouldn't have jinxed the no-no.
If you've been following the UFC for a long time, you might remember a former lightweight champion by the name of Benson Henderson. (He was the guy who held the belt between Frankie Edgar and Anthony Pettis? Long, curly hair? He could do all things through Christ who strengthened him? Does any of that ring a bell?) Anyway, this Benson Henderson guy was known for edging out very close decision wins in title fights — the kind of fights that could have gone either way, but kept falling in his favor. He got a reputation as a point-fighter who never went in for the kill, who only took risks involving toothpicks.Read More DIGG THIS


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Find out what foods to eat to keep well and healthy during the menopause.
Eating a healthy, balanced diet and losing any excess weight can help ease some of the symptoms of the menopause, such as tiredness and hot flushes, and reduce your risk of heart and bone problems.
It's important to eat a wide variety of foods, in the right amounts and proportions, to get to and maintain a healthy body weight. Following the Eatwell Guide can help you achieve this.
After going through the menopause, your bones will begin to lose density. This can make them weaker over time, so it is important to make sure you're getting enough calcium and vitamin D, which are vital for bone health.
Sources of calcium include:
Sources of vitamin D include:
During autumn and winter, you should think about taking a daily vitamin D supplement to make sure you're getting enough. You can buy these from pharmacies or most large supermarkets.
If you're concerned about your vitamin D levels, you can speak to your GP about having a blood test to check them. In some cases, you may be prescribed a higher-dose vitamin D supplement.
Read more about bone health during the menopause.
Fruit and vegetables are a vital source of vitamins and minerals. It's advised that we eat at least 5 portions each day.
Evidence shows that people who eat at least 5 A Day have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers. Surveys have shown that most women aged 50 to 64 eat less than this.
Getting your 5 A Day isn't as hard as it sounds:
Read more about what counts towards your 5 A Day.
Starchy foods should make up just over a third of our diet.
Potatoes, for example, are a great source of starch as well as fibre. Leave the skins on where possible to get more of fibre.
Try to choose wholegrain or wholemeal varieties of starchy foods, such as brown rice, wholewheat pasta and wholemeal bread. They contain more fibre, and usually more vitamins and minerals than white varieties.
Read more about starchy foods.
Protein plays a vital role in helping the body recover from illness and infections.
Fish is good source of protein, and also contains many vitamins and minerals. Oily fish, such as salmon, mackerel and sardines, are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
You should aim to eat at least 2 portions of fish a week, including 1 portion of oily fish. It can be fresh, frozen or canned, but remember that canned and smoked fish can often be high in salt. Choose varieties sold in oil rather than brine.
Meat is another good source of protein. It's also one of the main dietary sources of vitamin B12, and rich in other vitamins and minerals.
Pick lean cuts of meat and skinless poultry whenever possible to reduce fat. Also, use healthier cooking methods – for example, grilling and steaming rather than frying.
Learn more about meat in your diet.
Eggs, pulses, beans, nuts and tofu are also great sources of protein. Plain, unsalted nuts are high in fibre and protein, but they also contain a lot of unsaturated fats. This means they're high in calories, so eat them in moderation.
Learn more about eggs in your diet.
Having some fat in your diet is essential, but too much saturated fat can raise the amount of cholesterol in your blood, increasing your risk of developing heart disease. This is why it's important to get most of your fat from small amounts of unsaturated oils and spreads.
Too much salt in your diet can raise your blood pressure, which increases your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Regularly consuming food and drink that's high in sugar increases your risk of obesity and tooth decay.
Find out more about cutting down on the amount of saturated fat, salt and sugar in your diet.
For more information on how to eat well and maintain a healthy weight, read our 8 tips for healthy eating and check out our healthy recipes section.


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Grant County High School will present three performances of the musical "Annie" at 7 p.m. April 15 and 16. Saturday, April 16 will have an additional 2 p.m. matinée. "Annie" is based on the popular "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip. The 33-member cast includes Grant County elementary, middle and high school students. Directors are Faith Clifton and Cheryl Workman. They encourage everyone to come out for the entertainment performed by Grant County students. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children and students.
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This app contains both an interactive abridged version of Gulliver's adventure for kids to enjoy, as well as, the original unabridged text version. Both versions feature over 20 pages of custom illustrations, an original musical score, various sound effects and interactive animations.
Swift's masterful satire is as entertaining today as it was when first published in 1726. Written with great wit and invention, Gulliver's Travels has captivated readers for nearly three centuries. Younger readers are captivated by the fantasy adventure story whilst adults enjoy the timeless satire of political punditry.
On his first voyage, Gulliver is washed ashore after a shipwreck and awakes to find himself a prisoner of a race of people one-twelfth the size of normal human beings, less than 6 inches (15cm) high, who are inhabitants of the neighbouring and rival countries of Lilliput and Blefuscu. After giving assurances of his good behaviour, he is given a residence in Lilliput and becomes a favourite of the court. From there, the book follows Gulliver's observations on the Court of Lilliput, which is intended to satirise the court of George I (King of England at the time of the writing of the Travels). Gulliver assists the Lilliputians to subdue their neighbours the Blefuscudians by stealing their fleet. However, he refuses to reduce the country to a province of Lilliput, displeasing the King and the court. Gulliver is charged with treason and sentenced to be blinded. With the assistance of a kind friend, Gulliver escapes to Blefuscu, where he spots and retrieves an abandoned boat and sails out to be rescued by a passing ship which safely takes him back home.


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Marie Smith
Marie Smith, age 79, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at her home.
Memorials may be made to Smyrna Cemetery Fund, c/o Vonnie Smith, 1369 Davidson Campground Rd, Okolona, AR 71962.
Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guest book.


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OMAHA, Neb. — The world will have to wait.
The only people the Stony Brook Seawolves shocked at the College World Series were themselves.
Carrying an unimaginable amount of confidence from their Super Regional triumph at LSU, the loveable Long Islanders were dominated for the second straight game by a perennial power and saw their remarkable season end yesterday with a 12-2 loss to No. 1 seed Florida State at TD Ameritrade Park.
"I'm very proud of them, but that doesn't make the disappointment of this great season coming to an end any less painful," said Stony Brook coach Matt Senk. "I know that this was like nothing else that's ever happened to a college team from Long Island. These young men have done so much for the university in so many different ways and so much for Long Island. Hopefully this team has done some things that will have a ripple effect that goes on for a long, long time."
As the second No. 4 seed ever to reach the College World Series, the Seawolves became the first team ousted from the tournament, unable to repeat the magic of their previous five elimination games. It was the first time Stony Brook (52-15) had lost consecutive games since March 25, having won 28 of 30 games before Friday's 9-1 loss to No. 1 seed UCLA.
"We were hot for so long, it was something ridiculous," third baseman William Carmona said. "Eventually the flame fizzles out, I guess."
Center fielder Travis Jankowski said, "I'm sure as time goes on, we'll reminisce on what we've done and I'm sure we'll kind of forgot about these losses and raise our heads."
Trailing 2-0 with two outs in the third inning, the Seawolves essentially booked their return flight to MacArthur Airport after a throwing error unraveled into six runs for the Seminoles.
With two runners on, shortstop Cole Peragine fielded a ground ball, but then made a walk in the park look like a climb up Mount Everest, under-throwing first baseman Kevin Courtney on what would have been the final out of the inning, allowing Florida State to take a 4-0 lead.
Two batters later, starter Brandon McNitt gave up a three-run homer to Justin Gonzalez. McNitt (8-4) had his shortest outing of the season, pitching 3 2/3 innings, allowing nine runs (four earned), six hits and three walks while striking out two.
"You can't, against good teams, make the mistakes that we made and expect to survive that," Senk said.
The Stony Brook offense didn't do much to keep them out of the obituaries either.
Entering the game with the third-highest batting average in the nation (.333), Stony Brook stranded four baserunners in the first three innings and seven for the game, totaling seven hits. Seminoles starter Mike Compton (12-2) helped keep a muzzle on the majority of the 24,000 fans, as the freshman right-hander allowed two runs and six hits over six innings.
The Seawolves scored their only runs in the fifth inning, cutting the deficit to 9-2 on Pat Cantwell's RBI groundout and Carmona's RBI single.
Florida State (49-16) would smash the glass slipper minutes later with back-to-back doubles from Sherman Johnson and Devon Travis that brought in three more runs in the sixth inning.
"I look back on the season, and I think we did what no one thought we could ever do," said Carmona, who went 2-for-4. "It's what everyone thought was basically impossible and we made it happen somehow, and I'll never forget that."
When Senk was asked what this journey meant to him, 22 years after accepting the part-time position with Stony Brook's Division III ballclub, the coach paused for several seconds, choking back tears.
"It means a lot," Senk said. "It means everything."


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Spy photos of the KTM 1290 Super Duke are nothing new, and the Austrian company has even gone as far as to tease us with a heavily massaged KTM 1290 Super Duke R prototype at the 2012 EICMA show. With the final version of the superbike-powered streetfighter expected to be decidedly less edgy, the photo brought to us today (one can only guess when it was taken), if anything else, is a reminder to be reluctant our expectations.
The ever elusive "spy" photo, what we have here looks to be a near production prototype of the KTM 1290 Super Duke that has been caught in the wild. Easily the clearest photo we have seen of the road-going bike, it clearly holds KTM's LC8 motor as well as the same trellis frame found on the "beast" prototype.


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Date and Time:
June 4, 2011 - 11:00AM
Event Location:
Teardrop Park South (behind Kray Hall)
Free and Open to the Public
Performed by the Touchstone Center Theatre Ensemble in Teardrop Park South, Poets House's beautiful "backyard," this mythic story by Richard
Lewis features a wise crab and reveals how the activity of playing first began. After the performance, children will play with words in the making of poems.
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Panama loses home finale to Vian, but still makes playoffs thanks to Hartshorne win over Wilburton
PANAMA — The Panama Razorbacks football team wasn't quite in the playoffs with last week's home win over archrival Pocola. It took two Wilburton losses last week and Friday night to ensure a Hogs' trip to the postseason, since the Razorbacks lost their home finale 54-0 to No. 1 Vian on Friday night at George Ollie Stadium.The Diggers lost last week to Hugo, then lost in their rivalry game with the Hartshorne Miners on Friday night to solidify Panama's trip to Okemah next week to begin the Class 2A playoffs.


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Civil War ship found at bottom of Houston Ship Channel yields trove of artifacts
A 150-year-old Civil War ship and its contents is on its way to Texas City after being excavated from the bottom of the Houston Ship Channel and restored in a five-year project.
The USS Westfield, which sank in the Battle of Galveston in 1863, was brought to the surface in 2009 in what was the largest maritime archaeological rescue project ever undertaken in Texas.
Once up, archaeological conservators discovered hundreds of artifacts including belt buckles from the crew, boiler and engine parts as well as live ammunition.
The star of the find is a 12-foot-long cannon, which could have fired projectiles over a mile and a half.
"This thing is a beast!" said Justin Parkoff, manager of the Westfield project at Texas A&M Conservation Research Lab where the restoration is taking place.
Early in 2014, that cannon will be sitting on a re-created carriage at the Texas City Museum.
Closer to summer comes a rebuild of the engine cylinder, and later in the year a massive reconstruction of the boiler. That will be so big it will reach the museum roof, Parkoff said.
"It will be a huge attraction," said museum curator Linda Turner. "So many Civil War buffs will want to come and see it. It will be dramatic."
The Westfield sank on New Year's Day 1863 during the Battle of Galveston, where Confederate troops recaptured the island in an early morning surprise attack.
The ship, a converted Staten Island Ferry boat, ran aground. It's captain didn't want the ship to be captured so called for an evacuation and set a charge to blow it up.
Unfortunately for him, the charges went off prematurely and he and 12 others went down with the ship.
"We're always looking for bone," said Parkoff. "Every time I find a bone, I treat it with the utmost respect." He doubts the bones they have found are from the crew, but they will be sent away for analysis.
It's been a painstaking conservation process. Hundreds of fragments of the ship and its contents were brought up covered in marine concretion, essentially looking like huge rocks. Many had to be X-rayed to see what was inside.
Often that led to some big surprises. One piece that looked like a bolt revealed a tiny salt pot on X-ray which is now a treasured and unique part of the exhibit.
"It's been a very difficult process," said Parkoff. "We didn't know what any of this was, it's unrecognizable. How do you make sense of hundreds of bits of metal?"
It took years of work with pneumatic tools and chisels to remove most of the concretion, then longer in chemical baths to uncover the true identity of the massive metal jigsaw.
"Individually, these pieces mean nothing, but together they tell a story," Parkoff said.
Once complete, the Westfield exhibit will become the second largest of its kind in Texas. The largest is the French ship La Belle, which was recovered from Matagorda Bay. It is also being conserved at Texas A&M and eventually will end up in Austin.
"Westfield's tragic story reminds us of the sacrifices that both sides were willing to take in that war." Parkoff said. "The story of this vessel and those men that died aboard her should be honored and preserved for future generations."


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Agencies criticize rich countries' failure to resettle more Syrians
Oxfam, Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council criticized the deeply disappointing outcome of today's international pledging conference for resettlement of refugees fleeing the ongoing crisis in Syria. The meeting in Geneva offered to resettle only a tiny fraction of the most vulnerable people with a less ambitious timeline. Governments have shown a shocking lack of political and moral leadership, said the agencies.
EU and Turkey deal trades human beings for political concessions.
EU deal with Turkey fails to respect the spirit of international and EU laws, and is tantamount to trading human beings for political concessions.
[UPDATED] EU leaders put border security ahead of people's safety, Oxfam criticizes
When European leaders discuss border closures by countries on the Western Balkans migrant route at their meeting in Brussels today, they put border security ahead of people's safety, Oxfam criticized.
EU Commission fails to put Paris climate agreement into action
The European Commission risks betraying the Paris climate agreement by suggesting that Europe is doing enough to tackle runaway climate change, says Oxfam.
Commission plan for humanitarian aid in EU countries welcome, but political solutions needed to overcome the migration crisis
Oxfam welcome the European Commission's proposal a new humanitarian aid mechanism to support people on the move. However, European leaders need to find political solutions to overcome the migration crisis.
Global elite continues to make billions from rigged economic system, Forbes rich list shows
The annual Forbes rich list released today highlighted a slight downturn in fortunes of the rich elite but huge global inequalities remain.
Further tax reform key to sustainable economic growth – Oxfam
G20 Finance Ministers must support more fundamental reforms to the global tax system as part of their plans to deliver sustainable economic growth said Oxfam today.
Oxfam welcomes European Parliament's call to ban arms sales to the belligerents in Yemen's conflict
On the European Parliament's call to ban arms sales from the European Union to countries accused of targeting civilians in Yemen, Oxfam's International Policy Advisor Arms and Conflict, Martin Butc
OECD plans to open up tax reform to developing countries welcome but more is needed
Oxfam today gave a cautious welcome to the OECD's plans to open up its tax reform process to developing countries but said more fundamental global tax reforms, beyond BEPS, are still needed to stop corporate tax scandals.
Rich country governments put national interests ahead of world's poorest
The governments of rich states today cleared the way for the diversion of development aid away from the poorest.


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attn: im a lunatic!
If you see me impersonating a moderater, talking crazy, just know that is is me, RZK. Former banned member. I'm unstable, so please bear with me while I work through my tantrum! Sorry for the inconvenience.
By the way, Omess gave me a little email loophole tip. I know how to circumvent the registration process (at least for now). So if you get banned for being a nuisance, head over to his tree fort and he'll fill you in. It's awesome! The whole world gets to see your instability, it's a hoot!
Sorry for ratting you out Omess. Hope you don't get 'rebanned' with me...
I have all the due respect to homosexual people. Some friends from childhood and college have found it to be the way they could be happy and feel complete at their lives, and I believe everyone is free to go this way if this is what they need to in order to feel better. Also, I have very good friends - at work, for example - who are gay and I can take it without any problems.
But... considering what happened to your PSA thread and, above all, the reasons you've presented here explaining why that thread was deleted, I have to ask: you guys aren't trolling us, are you?
I reallly believe this is not the case, but the way you told the history makes it seeming like a joke. I mean, do you really think we should know about you and another admin being lovers? It's not forum members' business, regardless of the gender of this admin. It doesn't help at all when the idea is to be serious and respectfull regarding this subject.
Jeff, thank you very much for bravely telling us a bit about yourself. One element of the old forums you may not be aware of is that many of the longtime members (10 years + members of the forum), such as omess, prp, and myself, have been constantly advocating for a much more gay-friendly forum. I think you'll find that many of the people here will strongly support you for your honesty and respect you for coming out in what you see as a hostile environment.
Because we're being open, I think you should know that the old forum wasn't "all bad." Many of us have known each other for more than ten years; and when push comes to shove we've been known to come together as a community through many of life's special moments, tragedys, etc. Please understand that many longtime members are just feeling a general push to move them out with all of the rules that are being drafted in each new topic. Your new post about guitar companies is one that sticks out for me. I thought you were joking at first when you said we can't mention other guitar brands. The reason is because we have a tradition of posting all of our guitars as a community. Longtime members actually know each others' collections and we talk about our gear constantly. Another tradition we had was that we would post "family shots"... pictures of all of our guitars in one shot. It would be a shame if we could only discuss our ESP guitars. Discussing other brands doesn't mean we love ESP any less.
In the spirit of talking openly and honestly, I hope you will consider my points. You are asking for acceptance in this thread, and you totally deserve acceptance (you've most certainly gained my respect). Please don't feel like there is a stigma to the old board and its members, and consider the fact that we've built strong relationships and traditions over the length of over a decade... all united by our love for the ESP brand. Notice that you will never hear a user say a single bad thing about our original mod (Dave), because he worked to foster a positive relationship with the board and he became a part of our many traditions. I plan to stick around (assuming I'm not banned like many of the other longtime members have been), and I hope we could maintain some of the best parts of the old community while we establish the norms and traitions of this new one.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for setting a strong example for any other gay youth who may be posting. Your post is a step forward for the ESP board.
I've been here nearly ten years, all I can say is; you're brave. Stupid, but brave. You have my respect. Now let me post a 5 instrument NGD thread (zero ESPs in this one - sorry) to celebrate and break the new forum in.
I also thought the prohibition about mentioning other brands was a step back. I honestly used to believe ESP guitars, as a brand, wouldn't feel threatened by any other brand after all those years of solid reputation. Its guitars are as good as it gets, but they are not the only ones available. Unless by force of a contract, one that can afford a collection of guitars shouldn't be forced to ditch his or her non-ESP guitars away, and nor be forbiden from talking about them. There are more than enough space at our hearts for good gear, and more than enough love for all the good guitars.
It would make sense if you asked us not to write bad things about ESP guitars - although it's still too radical IMHO. For example, if we need to pay at least $2,000 for an entry level ESP, it's reasonable to believe that LTDs and/or Elites, being less expensive, aren't perfect guitars - if all of them were perfect, shouldn't they all cost the same? The same comparison could be taken about the higher level stuff: if one has to go Custom Shop to reach the Nirvana, isn't it reasonable to expect that some people won't find what they expected to in the standard series?
Honestly, I don't see such things as offensive. I hope you sleep on Ozzfun's words so that a good agreement on this subject can be found.
Can somebody sum up what the fu*k happened here today? First time logging in and I don't understand what is going on.
who's banned, what can't we say? and why can't I mention my Gibson and Jackson along with ESP products?
I have no clue what is going on either, but the new Mod is coming out as gay first on a forum and not IRL? Is this real life? I need a confused smiley more than ever right now.
Edit: Strong troll, OP. Masterful troll is masterful.
didn't know RZK had a little brother. We have to admit, it is very telling that many people thought it was real.........
Why is it not only possible, but easy, to post as another member, and everyone believes it?
I think that shows a major flaw in the design of this forum.
You lot are a good bunch of guys. I'm at least glad to see that.
Bless you OP for returning lulz to the masses. These are dark times and you are nothing less than a knight. Shining. And lol @ Ozzfun's reply.
Why does RZK keep getting banned? Does ESP USA not support our nation's veterans? (srs question)
P.S. Lol @ the Mods 'mirin the CFE.
Ugh, it's like early ezboard all over (dreamtheater/BC/Ryan). I'm gonna enlist Peyton here in a minute. Guys, help me keep it copasetic, please...
No argument here, Dave. I just want my profile back, and I'll behave. If there's one thing I hate, it's being banned without explaination.
A new era of drama arises for fall 2013. If all the old members were here and the reply function wasn't nested, it would actually be kind of fun.


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What would you do if you woke up one morning in another world? When you meet Haldamir, he's trying to figure that out. He is a moon elf of Cormanthor, and spent his life defending it against invaders... right up until the moment a wild surge from some nearby spellcasting teleported him to Athkatla.
Will you help him adapt? Can you teach him to believe?
This mod adds the NPC Haldamir to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn games. Haldamir can be found in the Den of the Seven Vales in Waukeen's Promenade. Haldamir is an unkitted elven fighter. He has two banters with each of the BioWare NPCs, a short friendship track, and numerous interjections.
- 18/92 Strength
- 17 Dexterity
- 16 Constitution
- 11 Intelligence
- 9 Wisdom
- 9 Charisma
When asked about his past, Haldamir smiles, as if greeting an old friend. He was raised in Cormanthor, and spent his life defending it, right up until a wild surge teleported him to Athkatla. He speaks with fond remembrance of his homeland... though without great detail.


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2011-12: Three-year letterwinner ... currently holds W&L All-Time Top 10 performances in the 50 free (21.07), 100 free (46.59) and 100 breast (58.60).
2010-11: Earned All-BMC honors as a member of
the 200 free relay ... competed at the NCAA Division III
championships as a member of the 400 free relay (3:06.61, 19th),
200 free relay (1:24.34, 17th), 200 medley relay (1:35.31, 20th)
and 400 medley relay (3:28.30, 20th) ... swam at the Bluegrass
Mountain Conference Championships, finishing 10th in the 100 breast
(58.71), 12th in the 50 free (21.16) and 12th in the 100 free
(46.99) ... all times were season-bests.
2009-10: Helped the 200 free relay squad to a
top finish while also claiming the top spot in the 100 breast
against Gettysburg (1/16) … recorded an NCAA "B" cut time of
1:23.96 as a part of the 200 free relay in a time trial at the
University of Virginia Invitational (12/5) … member of the
200 free relay squad that finished third at the University of
Virginia Invitational (12/3) … helped the 200 free relay to
a second-place finish against Catawba, Rollins and Wingate (11/7)
… member of the winning 200 free relay against Transylvania
2008-09: First-team all Bluegrass Mountain Conference honoree … recorded an NCAA "B" cut time of 21.15 while finishing eighth in the 50 free at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference championships … also finished eighth in the 100 free and was a member of 200 free relay team that finished fourth with an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:23.26 at the BMC championships.
High school: Four-year swimming letterwinner at Mountain Brook … two-time zone team member.
Personal: Great-grandfather, Roderick Beddow 1912, and great-great uncles, William Beddow 1911, and John MacLeod 1912, all attended W&L … sociology major.


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You may have noticed that the media seem to report on a new treatment for ADHD frequently. If so, you may wonder why so many alternative treatments exist for ADHD, and why they so easily gain credibility with the general public. One reason is that, as opposed to such medical conditions as diabetes, the results of a given treatment for ADHD are difficult to measure objectively—that is, there is no blood, urine, or other laboratory test that can prove conclusively that the treatment has worked. Instead, as you will see, the effectiveness of treatments for ADHD are judged through rigorous studies of groups undergoing the treatment compared with those who are not.
Because effects of these treatments are determined through relatively subjective methods, such as changes in teachers' and parents' observations, and ratings of behaviors over time—not by objective blood, urine, or magnetic resonance imaging studies—it is often more difficult, even with careful statistical analysis, to clearly establish that any proposed standard or alternative treatment for ADHD is wellfounded. If a treatment cannot quickly and objectively be proven effective, it is easier for its proponents to just claim that it works. Thus claims for a particular approach can be greatly exaggerated and widely disseminated long before it has been sufficiently studied.
Yet there is a standard, reliable process for deciding whether a new treatment is effective. This process is called the scientific method, and through it investigators can subject any treatment approach to a reliable series of tests or studies to evaluate its effectiveness. There is a great deal written these days about "evidence-based medicine," which is a set of procedures, resources, and information tools for appraising the strength of the scientific evidence to assist practitioners in applying research findings to the care of individual patients. The medical community now expects treatments strongly recommended for the treatment of ADHD to meet these standards of evidence-based medicine. Studies of treatments for ADHD conducted according to the scientific method make use of research tools, including structured observations, rating scales, and objective tests of the child's functioning, whenever possible. They are structured so that extraneous factors that might influence results are taken into account and designed so that they can be reproduced by other researchers to make sure similar results are achieved.
According to the scientific method and evidence-based medicine, we can only rely on the results of studies relating to a particular treatment if the researchers have
The treatments for ADHD supported by the strongest evidence are stimulant medications and behavior therapy techniques, often used together. These forms of treatment have been the most studied and validated by the types of rigorous scientific research described previously. For this reason, pediatricians can feel secure in recommending these approaches as proven, safe, and effective, evidence-based, first-line treatments for ADHD.
Many other forms of treatment for ADHD have been tested in studies using the scientific method. Some, such as traditional psychotherapy and cognitive therapy, have been shown through convincing research not to demonstrate positive results in treating the condition's core symptoms. Another group of potential treatments for ADHD has been tested to some extent, but the studies have been too few in number or were conducted with some flaws in study designs, or the results were too ambiguous to prove that the treatment works. Evidence of a treatment's effectiveness may be insufficient if the


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The car went off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and into the water. It began to fill up, and the 22-year-old driver believed she was drowning.
But Morgan Lake, of Dunkirk, Md., said she made the decision not to die in the water and told herself "you can do this."
And she climbed out of the car, through a shattered window, and swam to safety, becoming the central figure in a story of survival that has attracted vast attention.
It began shortly after she drove onto the bridge Friday night, on her way to Philadelphia to visit friends and relatives. The terror took hold when she looked in the rearview mirror and saw a tractor-trailer "coming full speed." Her car was struck, police said.
According to authorities, the car hit the barrier at the side of the bridge. That pushed her car back onto the roadway, but then it was bumped by the tractor-trailer a second time. That propelled it upward 3½ feet to the top of the concrete Jersey wall.
The car straddled the wall for a time, according to police and to Lake.
But then, she said, it tipped over, and she was falling for what "felt like eternity."
It seemed almost to be happening in slow motion, Lake said. The drop was estimated to have been 40 feet or more. Then the car hit the water, its windshield and the driver's side window shattered.
The car filled with water, Lake said, and she "felt I was going to die." She said she actually "started to drown."
But then, she said in a telephone interview late Sunday, "I got myself together," and refused to drown.
She told herself that she could save her own life, and she did.
"I went from panic to calm," she said. She proceeded in steps, first unbuckling her seat belt, then grabbing the window and getting out of the car.
She said it seemed to take a long time to reach the surface. She gasped for air as many as five times. She looked around and began to swim.
Her mother, Melani Lake, said she knew her daughter was an incredible athlete. But "we didn't know she could swim like that."
She credited her daughter's "sheer will to survive."
For her part, the daughter, a student at the College of Southern Maryland, described herself as "blessed to be alive."
She said she learned that "there's a superman and a superwoman in everyone." The important thing, she said, is "just not to give up."
When the car went into the water, it was not far from the bridge, which is supported at that point by a series of pillars. Soon she reached rocks that surround the base of one of the bridge supports.
Division chief Keith Swindle of the Anne Arundel County (Md.) Fire Department said a boater in the area went to her aid and stayed there until the arrival of the county's fire boat and a boat from the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
After initial treatment, Lake was placed on a police boat and then flown by helicopter to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. She was released Saturday from the hospital.
The police officer said it was first believed that she had suffered fractures, but he said her injuries turned out to be only bumps and bruises.
Lake said she was still experiencing considerable pain Sunday night. But "blessed to be alive," she said.
In their account of the crash, released Sunday, Transportation Authority Police said Lake was driving alone on the eastbound span of the bridge about 8:30 p.m. Friday when her car and another one were struck by a tractor-trailer.
The other vehicle, a Mazda, remained on the bridge and neither occupant was injured.
The driver of the truck, Gabor Lovasz of Canada, was not injured, police said.
No charges have been filed, but an investigation is ongoing, a spokesman for the Transportation Authority Police said.
Authorities said the crash occurred less than a quarter-mile from shore and shut down the east-bound span of the bridge for about two hours.
The car was removed from the water Saturday.
The 4.3-mile arched, dual-span Bay Bridge, which rises 186 feet above the bay at its highest point, has long terrified some motorists. Crossed by more than 25 million vehicles annually, it connects Washington's urban centers and suburbs with Ocean City and other coastal communities - and can provide a white-knuckle driving experience, even in the best of conditions.
"The Bay Bridge has everything to fear, not just height," the late psychotherapist Jerilyn Ross once told The Washington Post. "Water, traffic, claustrophobia - anyone who's prone to suffer from a phobia has a problem with the bridge. It's the feeling of being so close to death."
For years, police offered to drive cars over the bridge for phobics; more recently, entrepreneurs have done the same. In 2010, Travel + Leisure magazine named it one of "the world's scariest bridges."
But accidents in which cars go flying off the bridge into the water are extremely rare.
"It is very uncommon for this to happen," said 1st Sgt. Jonathan Green, a Maryland Transportation Authority Police spokesman.
The last time before Friday, he said, was 2008, when a three-vehicle accident sent a chicken-filled 18-wheeler through a concrete wall and into the water, killing the driver, John Short of Willards, Md.
Another motorist died in an accident in 2011, after his car broke down on the bridge. He stepped out of the vehicle, which was subsequently struck by a truck. The force of the crash sent Harry Blauvelt, a retired sportswriter, into the water.
Washington Post staff writers Julie Tate and Julie Zauzmer contributed to this report.


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Takeda is observing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month with the launch of an unbranded website for patients called Let's Talk IBS. Campaign materials include a video featuring Dr. Lauren Gerson, along with tips, treatment options and other interactive areas for patients.
The campaign uses visual metaphors to describe how IBS sufferers feel, with images of people holding dart boards, knotted rope, inner tubes and pressurized gas tanks to their abdomens. In one section of the website, visitors can drag and drop similar images onto a blank T-shirt to describe their experience with the disorder. Ketchum is a PR partner on the campaign.
The creative for the Let's Talk campaign is reminiscent of the much discussed (and much recalled) ads for Novartis' Zelnorm, which introduced bare stomachs as a medium for messaging. FDA took Zelnorm off the market in 2007, citing cardiovascular risks.
Takeda markets Amitiza in the US through a partnership with Sucampo Pharma Americas. Under the "Treatment Options" tab at Letstalkibs.com, visitors will find a link to Amitiza.com down at the bottom of the page, beneath other suggested treatments for IBS including OTC treatments, antispasmodics and antidepressants.Sales of Amitiza (lubiprostone) were up 8.2% in 2009, to $209.2 million, according to a Sucampo annual report. Fresh branded creative is in the works.


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Granholm, Legislature Could Save $34 Million in Agriculture Budget, Sell Land for $59 Million
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MIDLAND — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, as part of a forthcoming study recommending more than $1 billion in budget savings, has found $34 million-worth of state agriculture department programs Gov. Granholm and the new Legislature can start on as they search for ways to balance Michigan's overstretched state budget. In addition, the Center is recommending to lawmakers that the state fairgrounds in Escanaba and Detroit be sold for another $59 million in one-time revenue.
"Gov. Granholm is to be congratulated for setting a budget-cutting tone for her new administration," said Michael LaFaive, Mackinac Center fiscal policy director, and author of the budget study. "The fiscal pressure exerted by the current $1.6 billion budget deficit gives lawmakers a chance to re-evaluate programs that are unnecessary or counterproductive, or which distort market mechanisms and incentives and would be better handled by the private sector," LaFaive added.
Indeed, as Granholm herself recently told The Detroit News, "Any organization has things within it that are wants and not needs, and all of that needs to be reviewed." And as state Sen. James Barcia, D-Bay City, recently told the Michigan Information and Research Service, "Every government, from local to state to federal, has areas that can be trimmed without impacting the quality of life for your constituents."
Among the Mackinac Center's recommendations to Gov. Granholm and the new Legislature:
Eliminate the Statistical Reporting Service(SRS), a program of the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA), which maintains an agricultural database under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "Most non-agricultural industries provide market information without government assistance," said LaFaive. "There is no reason to expect any less from the agriculture industry." Savings: $435,100.
End state funding and oversight of equine drug testing. "Many sports monitor [drug use] without the benefit of state intrusion," said LaFaive. Savings: $509,000.
End state funding and oversight of seed quality for farmers and seed dealers. "If the industry believes it needs a central source of analysis to check the quality of its seeds, it should use one of the many existing private agricultural associations — or create a new one — to do so," said LaFaive. Savings: $500,000.
End Michigan's participation in the USDA's pesticide data program, which is a federal program administered by state governments. Michigan is one of nine states participating in the program voluntarily. LaFaive cited this as another example in which the government provides market data other industries provide for itself. Savings: $1,824,000.
Eliminate the Agricultural Development Office (ADO). LaFaive cited, as one example of the Office's work, a grant agreement with the Midwest Nut Producers Council to "develop, test and devise a marketing strategy for … a chestnut puree and chestnut crumble." "Private industry has its own incentives for adding value to agricultural products," LaFaive said. Savings: $742,400.
Eliminate the Southwest Michigan Tourist Council, which publishes color brochures and buys products, such as strawberries and asparagus, and distributes them gratis on Saturdays to travelers who stop at the New Buffalo Welcome Center. Savings: $60,400.
Get the State of Michigan out of the state fair business completely and sell both the Detroit and Escanaba state fairgrounds. As examples of what can be done instead, LaFaive cited "Seven Michigan counties and another 80 communities and associations [that] run their own fairs," and Barry County's Bill Ackerman, who has run a private, for-profit fair for 24 years. Savings from not running fairs: $6,324,600. One-time savings from sale of state fairgrounds: $59 million.
The forthcoming study analyzing Michigan's entire budget will offer more than 125 budget-cutting ideas for lawmakers searching for sources of savings. "Throughout the budget-balancing process, Michigan legislators will need to make some hard choices about which programs and functions deserve state funding and which are best scaled back or eliminated altogether," says LaFaive. "The Mackinac Center's budget analysis is aimed at making that process somewhat easier for lawmakers."
All $34 million-worth of recommended agriculture department savings may be viewed at www.mackinac.org/4984 (16 pages).
Contact: Michael LaFaive, Director of Fiscal Policy at (989)-631-0900.