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I have no idea how your week has been but mine has been crazy to say the least.
I have so much to say…so lets get started,
Last Friday, I woke up to my knees feeling like shit, usually they ache but do not cause me pain like I was feeling. I called the Dr however she was unable to see me till the following week.
Saturday I woke up nice and early because I had made previous plans to go on the Unionville Ride. I am glad I went but it took all i had and then some.
Once We got home, I went straight to sleep. Between the heat and the pain, i could take no more.
Sunday i went to work and quickly found a way to make the day go by fast….(with Alisha's help)
After work I made enchiladas for my coworkers that were working on Monday..
I love to cook when my body allows me too!
Monday I went to work….YA 2 days in a row! #shieldmaiden 😉
By monday night my entire leg was killing me and all the blood vessels around my knee had blown..
I tried everything to make me comfortable but nothing was working, not even my K-tape.
It is nights like this i just want to run away….I know running away doesn't do anything because my body comes along but i think you get what I mean. I feel so helpless. Nothing I do ever seems to be enough for my body.
Tuesday i woke up with more pain than i had the night before and i could barely walk. I laid all day in my recliner and cried, it was all l could do.
I thought Tuesday was bad until Wednesday rolled around….my eyes were blurry most of the day and i kept ZERO food down. …
Now we are at TODAY….lets just say I should have stayed home. I got up feeling not so great but knew I had to eat. So i drove down to Einsteins for my Birthday bagel and Berry Lemonade. On my way home, i was pulled over for speeding….HA! I knew had an extra $200 in my pocket to burn….NOT………
After the fun filled 30min with the Police Officer, i headed off to the Dr. I sat in the waiting room for about 20min panicking about what I would soon learn. I knew today would be a day I would soon not forget, it always is when we go over blood work and other testing. As the Dr was going over everything, I found myself disappearing into the background. At some point I just stopped listening because I could literately hear no more. I just wanted to hit the escape button, i wanted to Stop playing whatever game this was. I kept thinking this IS NOT MY LIFE. You have the wrong tests, I am sick enough, I do not need anything new. I really don't.
I nodded to all her questions and then politely excused myself as I felt so overwhelmed especially when she said, "I can send you to Stanford, but they will not do much for you because there are not many meds that show any real improvement with this disease."
I know this might sound funny but i go to the Dr for HELP but rarely do I get any real HELP. I understand they are human too and can only do what they can but I just thought since i can't HELP myself that maybe someone who went to school to HELP others can HELP me….JUST ONCE….But instead I leave with a stack of Poison meds…I just don't understand, i really don't……I feel so lost and so helpless…There really is no light at the end of the tunnel……….THIS IS HOW I FEEL IN THE MOMENT.
I am sure you are sitting there judging me but unless you are in MY shoes, please try not too.
Most of you know I try to be Positive as much as I can but with the month I have had and the 2 new diagnosis's I truly feel lost. Even with that said, i will never give up, i will forever fight up until my last breathe. I am not a sit in the corner and watch my life pass me by person, however I AM ALLOWED to fall apart occasionally, anyone going through this would.
Tomorrow IS my birthday which I like to CELEBRATE because in 2001 my Dr said i would not live past 7 years..So EVERY birthday means a whole lot to me. EveryDAY means a lot to me, EVERY SECOND means a lot to me. This is the very reason why I write and share how I am feeling so that it does not fester and waste anymore unnecessary time that I may or may not have. And I pray it helps others who are going through the exact/similar shit. Just in the last month 2 people that were in one of the support groups i attend committed suicide. Suicide is not uncommon among the chronic pain/chronic illness community. Every time i hear that another one of us has taken their life, it breaks my heart and I am quickly reminded how i have to stay ahead of the beast, that could so easily take control.
Hugs and Prayers to all of us who are going through something tonight, it does't have to be health shit, it can be anything…..we ALL go through things…..Life is NOT perfect for any of us…..But together WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE….Thanks for all your support <3


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Two U.S. Pennsylvania class battleships underway at sea, with other warships in background, during World War 2. One fires to starboard with her 14-inch guns from the forward triple turrets. U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying in formation over mountains. Glimpse of General Douglas MacArthur with General Joseph (Vinegar Joe) Stilwell in gunner's station of a bomber. Montage of brief glimpses showing U.S. forces engaging Japanese forces in: amphibious assaults; firing weapons in New Guinea and other Pacific islands. U.S. warship firing naval guns. U.S. ship firing at attacking Japanese aircraft, with sky full of black flak clouds. Admiral William (Bull) Halsey. Mitsubishi A6M Zero kamikaze aircraft blown up close to flight deck of U.S. aircraft carrier. It misses the ship and crashes in flames, exploding in the water, astern. U.S. General Joseph Stilwell, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, British Allied commander Lord Louis Mountbatten, and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, photographed together in India. Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek seated for a picture with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Camera moves back revealing British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, also seated. Behind them stand key allied military leaders, including (from the right) Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, Commander-in-chief in India; Admiral Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South-East Asia forces; George Giffard — commander of Eleventh Army Group; U.S. General Daniel Isom Sultan, deputy to General Stilwell; General Joseph Stilwell, Commander China-Burma-India (CBI) Command; and General Albert Coady Wedemeyer, Chiang Kai-Shek's Chief of Staff. General Joseph Stillwell is seen stepping from a military cargo plane, and being greeted by another officer. Stilwell is wearing a campaign hat. He has the CBI patch on his jacket shouder. A B-24 Liberator bomber takes off from a Chinese base at Liuchow, or possibly, Luiliang, China. (ostensibly carrying Chinese soldiers to India for training). U.S. marked P-40 aircraft are parked beside the runway. They display the shark teeth nose art of the Flying Tiger All volunteer Group of Claire Chennault. But this is 1944 and the aircraft are from the U.S. 23rd Fighter Group. Chinese soldiers are seen being armed and trained in India, with modern small arms. They are also seen fording a river with military supplies and moving in jeeps through jungle-like settings. Various views of Ledo Road construction in Burma. bulldozers, trucks, caterpillar tractors, explosives and men are shown in construction work. A jeep rides along a muddy section of the new road while U.S. and Chinese soldiers patrol on either side to protect it. Allied soldiers firing a small field piece. A C-47 aircraft airdrops supplies to the road builders. General Stilwell, standing with a Chinese officer, looks skyward at the aircraft. A C-46 Commando plane taking off from a field in India carrying supplies. Men loading a jeep aboard a C-46, plus ammunition and other supplies. Rare sight of supplies being loaded into nose cargo compartment of the one-of-a-kind XC-108A transport plane (modified B-17 bomber, tail number 41-2593). A formation of USAAF C-45 transport aircraft flying "over the Hump." Chinese P-36 Hawk aircraft in formation demonstrate firepower. Newly trained Chinese pilots marching and walking on flightline where solid-nose B-25s and P-40s are parked. Chinese and American pilots wave to each other from their P-40 aircraft. A B-25 takes off flanked by two P-40s. Bombs being dropped by Chinese B-25s. Japanese ship being strafed by Chinese fighter plane. Chinese laborers at work building an airfield without machinery. A large group pull a paving roller by hand. Chinese troops in combat with Japanese forces. One firing a Czech ZB vz. 26 light machine gun. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek addressing the U.S. Congress, 18 February, 1943.
Free India Legion parade in Germany during World War II. German and Indian officers including leader of Indian independence movement, Subhash Chandra Bose, review Free India Legion members, former prisoners of war to serve Germany. Two soldiers holding Free India Legion flag. Insignia of the Free India Legion on the uniform of a soldier. Soldiers take an oath. Military vehicles driven in the parade. Soldiers in a truck. Soldiers pull a field artillery. They fire machine guns.
Sections of oil pipeline are unloaded at Calcutta from ship. Pipeline sections are transported on boats,river barges,jeeps and trucks Jungle foliage are cleared from the pipeline route into China. Men build pipeline through the jungles of Burma. President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet. ATC planes on ground and air. Line up of tanks. August 1943.1944.
View of traffic on approach to the Old Howrah floating pontoon bridge, across the Hoogly River, on the Calcutta side. Men work and carry luggage on bullock-carts. Building on the East bank of river Hoogly, used by the public for changing when they come to bathe. Men walk. Houses along the sides of a street. People walk on the street. Man buys articles from a street vendor. (Note: The Old Howrah pontoon floating bridge was used until the cantilever bridge, begun in 1937, was opened for traffic in 1943.)
The role of women in the United States Army. In January 1943, the first posting of WAAC enlisted personnel overseas, was to Algiers. Women disembark a ship. WAAC women walk with orphan children into a convent. A WAAC woman washes utensils; others dry clothes. WAAC women arrive in Scotland and get trained. Women visit India. Women at the Taj Mahal in Agra. Women visit New Delhi. Women on camels in Cairo. Women disembark a ship in Europe. Two women adjust a tent. Woman washes her hair and clothes using her helmet. Women inside a tent. Woman checks injured soldiers. Nurses in hospital as they look after soldiers. Women march. A woman pays homage to the female soldiers who sacrificed their life in war. Soldiers carry another injured soldier on stretcher. Officers check injured women in hospital. Women in uniform march.
Allied Commanders meet in Delhi, India during World War II. A transport aircraft lands at an airfield in Delhi. Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of the China-Burma-India Theater Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell gets off the aircraft. Officers greet General Stilwell. Stilwell smokes a cigar as he speaks to officers. U.S. Army General Brehon Somervell gets off an aircraft and is greeted by Lieutenant General Stilwell and others. Somervell smokes a cigarette. Another aircraft lands at the field. Supreme Allied commander of the China-Burma-India Theater, British Lord Louis Mountbatten is greeted by officers as he shakes hands.

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My 3-mile run this morning? Done.
A delicious AND nutritious bowl of baby food breakfast…check.
1/4 cup oat bran
1 cup steamed kabocha squash
1/2 banana
lots o' cinnamon
heaping tbsp. TJ's raw AB
Before I forget, some of you asked how I prepped my new BFF, the kabocha. Well, thanks to my new bloggy friend and kabocha queen Maggie, from The Salad Girl and newbie site Healthy Yum, my kabocha was sheer perfection! Check out her "What is kabocha?" post with lots of fabulous tips.
Gettin' my food art on? See below.
My daily hit of yog/berry/gran goodness…yep.
Eradicating free radicals via antioxidant absorption from chocolate? Check.
As a surprise for my sister (no worries – she's on vacay and won't read this :)), I am re-covering her yellowish ugly lampshade into a beautiful pretty green monster. Over lunch, I ran to our friend JoAnn Fabrics (love JoAnn!) to see what I could find. Fabulous fabric + adornments? Check and check.
Afternoon pick-me-up…happily devoured.
Bumpin' afternoon beats to Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat? You know it.
Quick & easy dinner using up leftovers? Check.
Making the coolest customized lampshade ever for my sister's new house? I think I get a check on this one :).
Reward for a hard day's work of checking things off the to-do list? One last CHECK!
Ugh, still so much more to do:
– Clean kitchen
– Start packing for a weekend trip to CHICAGO!
– Fold laundry
– Short walk
– Bed for morning run #2 in the AM
And I'm meeting Miss Angharad of Eating for England for a lil' bloggy meet-up for dinner tomorrow night! Sooo excited…I'm bringing her to my favorite haunt: Good Earth Cafe!
What's on your to-do list? Please tell me I'm not the only one with a gajillion things to do!
P.S. If you use Blogger, I've been having trouble commenting on some of your blogs today :(. Just wanted to let you know I am still reading even though it won't let me comment!


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This week, night-time pedestrians trying to catch a glimpse of the rehabilitation progress on 14th Street in Old North St. Louis saw the light -- the light of the newly re-lit Park's Drugs sign that has been a fixture of the intersection of 14th Street and St. Louis Avenue for decades. Although the sign resides inside of the building that once housed Park's Drugs, soon it will return to the side of the building.
The sign's restoration is testament of a dramatic rescue of both the sign and the building. In 2004, this is what the Park's building (built in 1931) looked like:
Colorful murals adorned plywood hiding the sad fact that most of the roof had collapsed inside of the building. The sign had once been symmetrical, wrapping the corner with the word "DRUGS." The sign was reduced through overzealous actions by the state pharmacy license coordinator in 2000. The coordinator was enforcing a state law that forbids use of the word "drugs" in signage on a business that does not have a pharmacy license. The Park's building was fire-damaged, vacant and owned by the city's Land Reutilization Authority.
The scrap value of the enameled metal sign board was high enough that many wondered when the sign would simply disappear. However, the worst never came. Instead, the Park's building became part of the transformational Crown Square redevelopment project that started in September 2007 and is slated for completion this April. That project entails gut rehabilitation of 27 buildings as residential and retail spaces and the reopening of the closed section of 14th Street.
The Park's building will even return to its original life. The entire building will be returned to retail use soon. Substantial work is complete and the building has been used for art openings, community events and educational events in recent months.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Park's Sign Once Again Aglow in Old North
by Michael R. Allen on Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Labels: historic preservation, northside, onsl, signs
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so exciting to see all that is going on in this amazing neighborhood!!
ps- the link to the "what's new in old north" is not working. the blog is now part of the onslrg website. may wan to re-link it so folks can see all what's going on up there.
- 2:06 PM, January 22, 2009
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The PowerSquid surge protector may be just the thing if you are looking to try to clean up an electronics-dense area of your home or business. Its design takes the traditional power strip and reworks it by placing each outlet on its own extension. This serves a number of purposes aside from looking cool, the first being that power adapters no longer take up two or three spaces as they would on a traditional power strip due to their width. The extensions also decentralize all the wiring, which prevent tangling, limits heat build up, and makes everything more accessible. Other notable aspects of the PowerSquid's design are the varying lengths to each extension, an On/Off button with power indicator, phone line and coax protection, a phone line splitter, and 6 outlets.
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All told, the Calamari Edition is a solid surge protector. At $84.95, it is not cheap, but this is not really an area where you want to skimp–especially considering the price of the gear that is being protected. You can get something with these specifications for less, but you won't get the PowerSquid's cool design or some of the other perks, such as the LEDs. Fans of good design will appreciate the PowerSquid–especially if you need it to be placed somewhere where it will be seen or where you access it all the time; but for between your computer and the outlet, a UPS is still the best option.


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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Ke Gebeng Ke DeBoom!
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Looks very scary after watching the video.
The long term negative implication far outweighs the economic pluses that it brings(in fact the main beneficiaries are the shareholders of the company).
The other question is whether there will be rigid supervision of the waste discharge over the long term and what is the guarantee there will absolutely no leakage for many years to come.Looking at current govt administration,I really have no confidence!
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- Ellese A said...
Why must we propagate falsehood and baseless fearmongering. Independent experts and scientists have no objection. Third party courts have decided anti lynas claim as baseless. And you know what I have debated for past few years and none from academics to stupid supporters can even articulate what's wrong. Zilch. None.
The video itself is a lie. They forgot to mention the stark difference from Bukit merah. They forgot to mention that ARE content shipped to Malaysia is so safe that no international convention wants to regulate it. It fails to mention that we are all exposé to radioactive exposure. If so scared don't eat banana and fly commercial plane lah. it purposely avoid the debate on level of exposure. Bodoh betul thinking we're all stupid. Only gullible partisan supporters and bigots believe in this stupidity.
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Mass Cap, worth at least $500k, set for Sept. 22
Suffolk Downs announced on Wednesday that the Massachusetts Handicap will be run Sept. 22 this year and will have a base purse of $500,000. The value of the 1 1/18-mile race would grow depending on whether the winner is a Grade 1 winner at a mile or over this year.
Majority track owner Richard Fields announced the date and purse structure at a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Boston.
The Mass Cap put horse racing at Suffolk Downs on the map, said Fields. I believe that great riders and horses will once again make history at Suffolk Downs. Bringing back the Mass Cap is just one component of our ongoing commitment to reinvigorate Thoroughbred racing in New England.
The race is being positioned five weeks ahead of the Breeders Cup and will have a winners share of $300,000. A winner of two Grade 1 distance races this year would get an additional $200,000 and a horse with one Grade 1 victory at a mile or more would get $100,000 extra.
The Mass Cap has been scrapped three of the last four seasons because of poor business and will be ungraded this year after formerly being a Grade 2. The Mass Cap was last run in 2004 when Offlee Wild won a three-horse photo over 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide and locally owned The Ladys Groom.


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by Diane Norek Harrison
ROSELLE PARK-Memories from John Kostopoulos: "Dear Diane, in Roselle Park, Locust Street did not extend to Five Points. It ended at the Woodruff Farm where Sumner Avenue now is. Next came the Tuck Farm, then came Five Points. This is why Tucker Avenue in Union changes to Locust Street in Roselle Park. Chestnut Street was the main highway to the shore. When the railroad closed Chestnut Street, Locust became the bypass through residential areas with school crossings. This hurt business centers in Roselle and Roselle Park.
"There was a road between a town in Roselle called Wheatsheaf and Connecticut Farms in Union that was part of a main road between Elizabethtown and Springfield. When Roselle Park parted from Union and became an independent borough in 1901, the engineers laid out all the streets into even blocks running north and south and east and west to make maximum use of existing area."
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Successful construction companies are market driven entities with the ability to establish best practices thereby distinguishing themselves from the competition. They are able to promote their unique capabilities and create an identity that will attract a potential client, encourage a promising business associate and appeal to the best talent. Many companies alter their philosophy and market approach chasing trends and trying to capitalize on other companies' successes. At cm&b we identify potential markets as well as technological advancements that can enhance cm&b's capabilities. In doing so we recognize when and how it is necessary to adjust and implement strategic initiatives in response to an ever changing business climate. What differentiates cm&b from others is our philosophy and the high ethical standards that have defined the company since its founding nearly two decades ago. These trademarks are now second nature and are a company wide expectation. cm&b's philosophy and culture are critical success factors providing the guidelines by which our business operates.
So, what is the culture of cm&b? It is a culture that permeates all cm&b relationships-client, architect, subcontractor and employee alike. It is a culture dedicated to developing these affiliations and acknowledging that such a practice is what makes a good company great. The creation and nurturing of these relationships is the cornerstone of cm&b's corporate philosophy and a major reason for our success. cm&b cares about relationships, people and their futures.
The true measurement of cm&b's growth and success is much more than meeting a revenue goal; it is the culmination and manifestation of individual growth and life lesson's learned by every member of the cm&b team. cm&b will strive to do what is best for the company, but more importantly, what is best for the individual, be that person an employee or business partner.
I look forward to watching our employees and business partners strive to achieve their professional and personal goals. I look forward to sharing in the relationships cm&b has created. And finally, I look forward to what we will achieve tomorrow. The sky can be the limit but the one true indication of success in the future is what has happened in the past.
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Sights & Sounds
Activities & Interests
The town of Linville, located near the Blue Ridge Parkway, has long been a resort community. Visitors can see the careful planning that went into its development by taking a stroll through the Linville Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
A Town of Careful Design
In 1883, the new mountain town was carefully planned and laid out foursquare, with streets and parks thoughtfully incorporated into the design. It was named for William and John Linville, who were killed by Cherokees in 1766. Hugh MacRae, son of one of the original partners, prevailed upon his childhood friend, architect Henry Bacon, to design Strathsheil Cottage for his brother, Donald MacRae. Bacon later won acclaim as the designer of the Lincoln Memorial.
The Linville Historic District includes a number of Bacon's designs, including three other private residences and All Saints Episcopal Church. Bacon's designs incorporated local materials, primarily the chestnut-bark shingle which he used as siding. Bacon is also known for using lattice-work of logs in porches and recessed under windows. The Linville golf course was designed by Donald Ross.
The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ("Tweetsie") passed through the community from 1916 till 1940, when a major flood washed away the tracks; the old rail route later became NC 105 in 1956.
The Town of Linville, NC is located about 2 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 305 on US 221. It is about 17 miles southeast of Boone.
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- Grandfather Mountain (2 miles)
Grandfather Mountain, near Linville, NC, is famous for its "Mile High Swinging Bridge," panoramic vistas, wildlife, and hiking.
- Linn Cove Viaduct (3 miles)
Construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway began in 1935, but the 469-mile scenic drive was not completed until 1982.
- Avery County Historical Museum (4 miles)
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WASHINGTON – In a rare move, House Republicans pulled their own health care bill from the floor Wednesday after failing to secure enough votes to ensure its passage.
The bill offered a lifeline to a main feature of President Obama's health care overhaul - affordable coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions -- after it ran into strong opposition from both conservatives and Democrats.
The legislation is a departure from past GOP efforts to kill the Affordable Health Care Act outright, and faced a White House veto threat.
Democrats are against it because it would bail out the struggling program to help those with pre-existing conditions get insurance by raiding a disease prevention provision the administration says is essential.
Conservative groups also urged Republicans to vote against it, saying it perpetuated the federal role in health care. Some said they felt the bill "embraced" Obamacare.
The measure was a pet project of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia whose office pledged to keep working on the bill.
"We had positive conversations today and made good progress," Cantor spokesman Doug Heye told Fox News later in the day. "We remain focused on stopping the biggest entitlement expansion in a generation."
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's office said they had made "a lot of solid progress."
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Juno Temple & Jeremy Dozier's "Dirty" Road Trip
Juno Temple isn't a 'Dirty Girl,' but she does play one in the movies! She and co-star Jeremy Dozier stop by the Studio to chat about their funny road trip flick, their amazing co-stars, and we get to meet Juno's furry friend Clarence (not what you think). Stick around for a school-oriented quiz -- which one of these two actors was the teacher's pet? Hosted by Oliver Trevena.


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Astrid Lindgren´s Näs
A new place to visit is Astrid Lindgren's Näs, which includes the author's childhood home as well as a recently-built exhibition hall. This area, which has been lovingly cared for, is situated a stone's throw away from the theatre-park, "Astrid Lindgren's World" in Vimmerby.
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Last night, I woke up to my husband and brother coming home from partying after the Giants won game 2 of the World Series (GO GIANTS!). I crawled out of bed to do the sleepy, cranky thing (Be quieter! Go hang out in the living room!). Then Joe hugged me in apology and I spotted […]
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Second runnings are when you make a strong, high gravity beer, save the grains, and reuse them a second time to make a lighter, lower alcohol beer. Sort of like how my grandma used to reuse her Lipton teabags. The second running of a beer is often called a "small beer", which just means a lower alcohol beer. Small beers […]
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Cornell Law School: Faculty in the News
Members of the Cornell Law faculty are frequently consulted by news media across the world. The following are a sampling of some of the faculty's most recent appearances in the press.
May 2009
The Washington Post quoted William Jacobson in an article about how the gay marriage issue may dominate the nomination process for the next Supreme Court Justice. " '[Same sex marriage] is now the flash point where politics and law meet. That flash point used to be abortion. I don't think anybody thinks that's going to be the flash point in this nomination,' said William A. Jacobson, a Cornell University law professor and conservative blogger."
William Jacobson was also quoted in the Investment News discussing a proposed rule change regarding arbitration. "In another sign that industry-affiliated arbitrators may be on their way out, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. wants to stop using industry panelists in most cases involving a registered representative and a brokerage firm. … The proposal is a reflection of 'the industry model [of arbitration's] moving to the public model,' said William Jacobson, director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell University Law School in Ithaca, N.Y."
April 2009
Reporters for the Christian Science Monitor quoted Michael Dorf in an article (published by numerous publications) about filling the soon to be vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat presently held by Justice David Souter. "'It's going to be hard to find people who are ideologically liberal versions of Justice Scalia, because what that would mean, I suppose, is a Thurgood Marshall or a Bill Brennan, and American law has moved since the 1970s on a lot of issues,' says Michael Dorf, a constitutional law professor at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, N.Y. 'I think it will be very hard to find someone on the liberal side who is an ideological liberal in the way that Scalia is an ideological conservative,' Dorf says. 'Part of what people want is someone who is temperamentally a fighter in the way that Scalia is.' "
The U.S. Supreme Court Monitor and the National Law Journal also quoted Michael Dorf in an article discussing Justice Souter. "Dorf called Souter the 'counterpoint' to Scalia on the Court. 'Souter says, 'I, too, am a conservative, but a traditional conservative who values precedent and craft.' … Souter also has followed what Dorf and others described as 'the well-worn path' of justices who come to the Court, apply its death penalty jurisprudence, and become increasingly troubled by it."
William Jacobson was quoted in a Fox News story on possible Senate Committee problems in replacing Souter on the Supreme Court. " 'The senators, as political as they can be, they have tended to put value on the rules of conduct,' [Jacobson] said. 'To change the rules to get a particular nominee confirmed would set a dangerous precedent. I doubt Democrats would want to do that.' He added that changing the rules might tick off the unpredictable Specter who has developed a strong respect for tradition."
March 2009
The New York Times quoted Bernadette Meyler in an article about a German family seeking US asylum in order to have the freedom to home school their 5 children, who range in age from 3 to 11. The parents claim they were persecuted in Germany for their evangelical Christian beliefs and for wanting to home school their children instead of sending them to German schools where the attendance is compulsory. "Bernadette Meyler, a Cornell Law School professor who has studied differences in religious liberty between the U.S. and Europe, said she's never heard of another case like this in the U.S. … Meyler said the U.S. is more tolerant of homeschooling because of religion's prominence in the country's founding. Germany is more concerned about educating students equally, she said. 'The idea is homeschooling might lead to the emergence of separate societies that would not share the same vision of the (German) state,' Meyler said." The article also appeared in German online news pages.
The Catholic Courier quoted John Blume in an article discussing New York State's proposed "Markey bill"—which would temporarily waive the state's civil statute of limitations on child sexual-abuse lawsuits against individuals and private institutions. It also would lengthen the period in which alleged victims may sue individuals and private organizations for child sexual abuse in the future. "[A]ccording to one legal expert, even if a plaintiff lacked physical evidence of abuse due to the age of the case, it still might not be difficult to prove his or her allegations. John H. Blume, law professor at Cornell University Law School, explained that current law requires plaintiffs to prove their cases with a preponderance—defined as more than 50 percent—of the evidence. 'Could a case be proven with the unsubstantiated testimony of a victim?' Blume asked rhetorically. 'By law, that would pretty much do it, if the fact finder decided to believe it. It's not like there's a combination requirement that there be some type of physical evidence of the abuse, although, obviously, it would be a better case if there is.' "
The Wall Street Journal quoted Associate Dean Richard Geiger in an article about how law school applications have increased during this recession. "In light of the economy, 'there are a lot of people who have decided they will not test the job market as a graduating senior from college,' says Richard Geiger, the associate dean of enrollment at Cornell University Law School, where applications are up 8%."
February 2009
The National Law Journal mentions Professor Henderson in an article on the complex plan to resolve lawsuits involving the thousands of workers who participated in clearing up the site of the World Trade center after 9/11. "A total of 225 of the most severe cases have been selected by two special masters appointed by Southern District of New York Judge Alvin Hellerstein in the litigation brought by more than 9,000 plaintiffs. … He settled on his final plan for the cases in late 2008, memorializing the procedure in an opinion issued Feb. 19, 2009, explaining his methodology for a case management order that he said was 'forged with the experience of earlier failures and frustrations' but also with the cooperation of counsel for both sides and the special masters: Professors James A. Henderson of Cornell Law School and Aaron Twerski of Brooklyn Law School."
The Wall Street Journal quoted Stewart J. Schwab, the Allan R. Tessler Dean, in an article about how job discrimination cases face fare poorly in federal courts. "Just because more workers have standing to sue doesn't mean that they will receive a better reception in court, if previous patterns hold steady. From 1979 through 2006, federal plaintiffs won 15% of job-discrimination cases. By comparison, in all other civil cases, the win rate was 51%, according to a study to be published this month by the Harvard Law & Policy Review. 'Judges demand more of discrimination cases than other types of cases,' says Stewart Schwab, a co-author of the study and the dean of Cornell University Law School."
Smartmoney.com quoted William Jacobson in a discussion of the Financial Industry Regulartory Authority's rule change. "The new rule would try to level the playing field by preventing brokerages from filing motions before investors even begin to make their case and it would also limit the reasons they can use to justify the filing. Securities lawyers contend the motions often have little merit. Brokerages use them as 'a tool of harassment' to stall cases brought against them, says William Jacobson, head of Cornell University's Securities Law Clinic."
January 2009
An article by Suzanne Barlyn, of Dow Jones Newswires New York, quoted William Jacobson about the increase of securities arbitration claims in 2008. "'Most investors realize that it will be years - if ever - before their portfolios come back,' said William Jacobson, director of the securities law clinic at Cornell University Law School. The current crisis is unique, he said, because investors can't recoup many losses, such as those related to defaults and bankruptcy. 'Investors in this market won't wait years to file claims because it's already apparent that their money is gone,' he said."
The Wall Street Journal also quoted William Jacobson in an earlier article about new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules that will substantially restrict the grounds for granting dispositive motions (motions to dismiss cases). The SEC made these changes in response to complaints that parties were filing such motions "routinely and repetitively, causing increased costs for claimants." Under the new rules, "arbitrators must also conduct a hearing on the motions to dismiss. A unanimous decision from the panel is required in order to grant such motions. 'This is one of the biggest changes to securities arbitration—ever,' said William A. Jacobson, director of the securities law clinic at Cornell Law School. 'In the context of arbitration, we feel that a claimant should be entitled to a hearing.' "
The Associated Press mentioned Joshua Chafetz in an article about Illinois Governor Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Obama. " 'It is enough for the Senate to reject Blagojevich's appointee if a majority of senators are firmly convinced that Blagojevich is corrupt and that any nomination he might make is inherently tainted by such corruption,' Amar [Akhil Amar at Yale University] and Josh Chafetz of Cornell Law School wrote in Slate magazine."
December 2008
The Seattle Times quoted William Jacobson in an article about a Florida teacher who has filed an arbitration claim against WaMu Investments (now part of JP Morgan Chase) over what he considers was poor investment advice. At the urging of a WaMu investments stockbroker at his WaMu bank, the teacher borrowed $150,000, using his home equity line of credit at the WaMu bank, and to purchase WaMu stock. "William Jacobson, a Cornell University law professor who runs a clinic that helps brokerage customers with arbitration cases, says the single, large, risky investment described in Charles' case 'is on its face almost unsuitable for anyone. As natural as the reaction may be to say, "How could this investor have done this," nonetheless it's the obligation of the broker not to make the recommendation.' Jacobson, too, asks whether extra incentives might have been prompted the WaMu broker to suggest such a dubious investment in WaMu stock."
The New York Observer recently quoted Michael Dorf in an article about New York Governor Patterson's unhappiness with the slate of candidates proposed by the Commission on Judicial Nomination, which released the names of seven men to fill the seat of retiring Chief Judge Judith Kaye of the Court of Appeals. " 'The constitutional provision is clear: that Governor Paterson must choose someone from the list,' said Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School. 'I am not aware of any provision either in the New York constitution or in the implementing statute that governs what happens in the event that the governor either requests a new list or the legislature continually rejects the governor's nominees from the list. … This ambiguity will almost certainly be resolved by the political process rather than in court,' he said. 'It's not clear who sues whom for what.' Or in what court. It's enough to make your head spin."
November 2008
An article in the New York Times discussed a footnote written by Justice Souter that questions the validity of academic research funded by parties with a vested interest in the outcome. The article goes on to mention a CELS conference topic on "Exxon Shipping, Footnote 17" and quotes Professors Rachlinski and Eisenberg. " 'The opinion reads like a bad joke,' said Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, a law professor at Cornell. 'They say they know of no study showing punitive damages are orderly in any way, and yet they cite' a study by Theodore Eisenberg, a prominent empirical legal studies scholar at Cornell, 'showing punitive damages are pretty orderly.' Professor Eisenberg struggled to stay respectful about the court's approach to his work, saying he had been flattered to be cited at all. He finally settled on this phrase: 'I believe the court went seriously astray' in concluding that his work supported a reduced award."
Michael Dorf was quoted in a Legal Times article by Tony Mauro on Bush's "conservative high court." " 'If Bush had cloned Scalia twice, he still could not have moved the Court to the right of Kennedy,' [says] Cornell Law School's Michael Dorf, a former Kennedy clerk. Kennedy replaced O'Connor as the swing vote, and when he tacked to the left, so did the Court."
The Battalion at Texas A&M quoted Michael Dorf in an article on not voting in the election. The article suggests that you should not vote if you are uninformed or don't care about the outcome. "You have a statutory right to vote, a moral right to vote, but it's not in the Constitution," said Michael C. Dorf, professor of law at Cornell Law School. "There's nothing wrong with getting out the vote, it's a civic duty."
October 2008
A USA Today article quoted Michael Dorf on the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. The article discusses how the next president may influence Court decisions by whom he appoints to the Court. " 'Roe v. Wade is at the top of the list' of what could be immediately at stake in court appointments, Cornell University law professor Michael Dorf says. He emphasizes that the bench would change more dramatically if a McCain pick succeeded a liberal. Five justices—a bare majority that includes the four liberals—have endorsed the 1973 landmark ruling on abortion."
CNN Money.com quoted William Jacobson in an article about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) reading agreements in principle with three securities firms over the sale of auction-rate securities. "William Jacobson, director of the securities litigation clinic at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, N.Y, told Dow Jones Newswires on Thursday that regulators, in general, have taken a 'good lead' in getting firms to make good on auction rate securities. 'Strong activity by regulators should enable many investors to recoup their money,' he said."
The Boston Globe quoted a blog entry by Eduardo Peñavler as part of an article on Catholics, abortion, and Obama. "Over at dotCommonweal, Eduardo Peñalver, an associate professor at Cornell Law School, responds. An excerpt: 'From the point of view of a pro-life person who (based on his own prudential reasoning) views the war as unjust, voting for someone who, although he favors abortion rights, promises to end the war as soon as possible can be a reasonable position to take, even if that pro-life voter accepts everything Weigel says about the impermissibility (at all times and all places) of laws permitting abortion.' "
The Women News Network has an article on harassment of women in Cairo that quotes a Harvard Law Review article by Cynthia Bowman. " 'Street Harassment and the Informal Ghettoization of Women,' by Cynthia Grant Bowman, Cornell Law School professor and Gender Studies professor from Northwestern University, outlines the need for specific criminal and civil laws to protect women in public. Street harassment globally has one insidious and common denominator, the use of words that include extreme sexual innuendo and profanity. 'Fighting words statutes seem to offer an appropriate remedy for many kind of street harassment,' says Professor Bowman in her report. 'They encompass personal, face-to-face insults that cannot possibly be described as political discourse; they apply to 'threatening, profane or obscene revilings'; and they turn upon the reaction of the hearer rather than upon the intent of the speaker or harasser.' "
NewsRx Science and Marketing Weekly News reported on a study by Theodore Eisenberg and Martin T. Wells regarding mismarketing of Lipitor to women. "[A] new study appearing in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies was unable to find high quality clinical evidence documenting reduced heart attack risk for women in a primary prevention context. Furthermore, advertising omits label information relevant to women. Theodore Eisenberg of Cornell Law School and Martin T. Wells of Cornell University assembled studies for a meta analysis of drugs' effects on cardiovascular risk, taking into account all relevant studies reporting risks for both men and women. Not one of the studies that included women with a mixture of risk factors for heart attacks provided statistically significant support for prescribing Lipitor or other statins to protect against cardiovascular problems. … Lipitor's advertising repeatedly fails to report that clinical trials were statistically significant for men but not for women."
The National Law Journal quoted William Jacobson in an article about Clinics, like the Securities Clinic at the Law School, and how the recent financial crisis is increasing the number of claims from small investors. "Cornell University's Securities Law Clinic began in January with a mix of 2nd and 3rd year law students. It provides a mix of help for small investors, public education programs and public commentary on rule change proposals by the Securities & Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). 'We have filed a dozen comment letters on rule proposals, including FINRA arbitration rule proposals,' according to William Jacobson, director of the Securities Law Clinic. 'We've been very, very busy in just the two semesters of operation,' he said."
Stephen W. Yale-Loehr was quoted in a Los Angeles Daily Journal article that discusses wide disparities in the rates at which immigration judges grant asylum. "The GOA (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report found that after 2002, the board's backlog decreased, along with the number of decisions favoring asylum seekers. 'The report shows that after the streamlining, the percentage of people granted asylum dropped precipitously,' said Stephen Yale-Loehr, who teaches immigration law at Cornell Law School. 'It shows that procedure is just as important as substance,' Yale-Loehr said. 'These procedural changes were intended to simply make the process faster. However, they created a substantive negative impact on legitimate asylum seekers fleeing persecution.' "
The New York Times quoted Theodore Eisenberg in an article discussing how companies are unlikely to use arbitration with each other, though it is frequently the only option for consumers in dispute with a corporation. The article reverences a study by Professor Eisenberg, Geoffrey Miller of NY University, and Emily Sherwin. " 'I believe they're really using arbitration as a way of avoiding class action litigation,' said Theodore Eisenberg, a law professor at Cornell. Because it is not worth it to a single upset consumer to sue a big company, he said, 'the only thing those companies fear is your having a plaintiffs' lawyer aggregate you and people like you into a class action.' Arbitration provisions are a controversial topic, although it is fair to say they are getting less attention right now in light of the current financial turmoil. But legislation limiting their use in nursing home contracts is working its way through Congress and on Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about the enforceability of arbitration agreements. The findings by Professor Eisenberg, whose co-authors on the most recent study were Geoffrey P. Miller of New York University School of Law and Emily Sherwin of Cornell Law School, might prove provocative. Their study, which was described in an article this summer in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, included contracts by 21 different telecommunications and financial services companies."
Michael Dorf was quoted in a New York Times article on political campaigns running ads about possible Court nominees by their opponents. "The next president is expected to have at least one nomination for the Supreme Court and as many as three in his four-year term. 'McCain is a social conservative, and he's given every indication that his appointees would be conservative, especially since that's the traditional way to repay the Republican base for helping elect you,' said Michael Dorf, a professor at Cornell Law School and a former clerk for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. 'Obama's whole message, meanwhile, is about uniting people and listening to the other side. And he is close to a number of core centrist Democratic thinkers about the court, so it's likely that he would pick people who are fairly centrist.' "
September 2008
An article in the New York Times, "Who Owns the Law?" by Noam Cohen, quotes Peter Martin in an article about claims of copyright for the accouterments surrounding government codes. While the laws themselves are copyright free, the process for accessing and understanding them can be copyright. "Even some critics of the current system say they understand why copyright has infiltrated the basic codes of the government. Peter Martin, a law professor at Cornell who was a pioneer in making legal material available on the Internet, explained the dilemma. A company 'will say to some city, all your city council has to do is pump out ordinances, we'll help you organize it and we'll get to copyright it,' he said. 'That is part of the quid for our quo.' "
The Congressional Quarterly quoted testimony by Cyrus Mehri '88, that referred to both Stewart J. Schwab and Kevin M. Clermont. Mr. Mehri's testimony discussed key findings in an article by Dean Schwab and Professor Clermont regarding discrimination in the workplace and a "precipitous drop in employment cases since 1998." "The seminal new study is "Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs in Federal Court: From Bad to Worse?" by Dean Stewart J. Schwab and Kevin M. Clermont, both professors at Cornell Law School. Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev. (forthcoming 2009). (Exhibit 2). Cornell Law School is at the epicenter of scholarship on empirical legal studies and is the home of the peer-reviewed Journal of Empirical Legal Studies."
The Daily Record in Rochester, NY, quoted Associate Dean Richard D. Geiger in an article that questions the continuing importance of LSAT's, following the University of Michigan Law School's decision to stop making the LSAT a requirement for all applicants. "At Cornell Law School, a private university, Associate Dean Rick Geiger said he thought the University of Michigan Law School was making a good faith effort to attract more of its undergrads and in-state residents. He was uncertain whether Cornell might consider a similar program. 'It's certainly got me scratching my head a little bit, because there certainly are students that, you just know based on their records, their recommendations - you know that even without the LSAT they're going to be a success at your school,' said Geiger, associate dean for communications and enrollment. 'It's appealing to me to be able to admit those people without going through the agony of the standardized test. After you have a certain amount of experience with recommenders and honors programs and the various disciplines, you develop the ability to make predictions ... about who will succeed and who won't. And that's all the LSAT is designed to do,' Geiger said."
Science Daily and other news publications have recently quoted Theodore Eisenberg and Martin T. Wells on their article that recently was published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. In the article, Professors Eisenberg and Wells assembled studies of Lipitor's effects on both men and women. Their meta analysis of the drug's effects indicate that statins like Lipitor do not appear to help women. Furthermore, Pfizer's advertising for Lipitor is misleading for women. Both Science Daily and Physorg.com report: " 'Our findings indicate that each year, reasonably healthy women spend billions of dollars on drugs in the hope of preventing heart attacks but that scientific evidence supporting their hope does not exist,' the authors conclude."
The National Law Journal quoted both Dean Stewart J. Schwab and Professor Kevin Clermont in an article about employees filing federal job discrimination suits. The quotes were from an article Dean Schwab and Professor Clermont wrote which is being published in the Harvard Law and Policy Review. " 'Today employment discrimination plaintiffs still must swim against a strong tide ¬ in the federal district court and on appeal,' wrote Kevin Clermont and Stewart Schwab, Cornell University law professors. The current study follows up on a similar study they did five years ago. Both reports used statistics gathered from Administrative Office of the Courts. ... The most startling change since 2001 has been the sharp drop in federal employment discrimination suits, nearly 40%, the study reports. Clermont and Schwab call this a 'breathtaking pace of change' since their last report on employment discrimination case numbers. The Wisconsin Law Journal also picked up the story. That article went on to say: "The study, released on Sept. 18 by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, also suggested that because of the comparatively low success rate, fewer lawyers are willing to risk taking an employee's case to the federal level."
The National Law Journal quoted Valerie Hans in an article on nonunanimous jury verdicts in serious criminal trials. The article suggests that a 1972 decision, Apodaca v. Oregon, has become an unconstitutional anachronism. "The Apodaca court, said Hans, had as very positive view of the way in which juries would persist in exploring every argument without an unanimity requirement. 'But the fact is juries, like everyone, are affected by organizational and other constraints,' Hans said. 'The unanimous structure is the one that produces the most vigorous debate. Clearly, it gives those arguments against the majority a very strong platform.' "
William Jacobson is quoted in a Dow Jones Newswires column by Suzanne Barlyn on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FinRA). FinRA is proposing changes to the discovery phase of arbitration proceedings, marking the latest development in a debate over the fairness of the proceedings. "William A. Jacobson, director of the securities law clinic at Cornell Law School, says the proposal would require investors to produce information that may be irrelevant, particularly in cases involving a single trade. 'To include [ this documentation] in every single case, regardless of the nature of the case is an intimidation factor - and even more pernicious because it turns the hearing into putting the customer on trial,' he says. Jacobson says he's 'fairly confident' that the clinic will oppose the Finra proposal when the SEC comment period begins."


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Lose It
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Couch to 5k
Couch to 5k is a workout-training guide designed to get you in shape. It consists of a series of interval workouts, each about 30 minutes long and spanning over a period of 9 weeks. Ultimately this training app improves your strength over a period of time so you develop the ability to run up to 5 km (3.1 miles) without stopping or walking. It is a 20 to 30 minute workout program with an extra 10 minutes to split between warming up and cooling down. Users mostly raved about the ability to listen to their playlist while using this app plus the voice prompts to guide and keep them motivated.
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IMapMyRide is great app for cyclists, it uses your iPhone's built-in GPS technology to track and record every mile you ride. It generates voice feedback to let you know the distance you have traveled and speed during riding. At the end of the journey, the app can upload your route and mileage history, directly into your profile at MapMyRide.com. This app received superb user reviews (four & five stars) - it is very easy to use and helps you to quickly keep a log of your cycling workout trips.
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Gym Shuffle
The Gym Shuffle app is referred to as the ultimate workout randomizer. It gives you the ability to combine different types of exercises, which randomly arranges them so you can switch up your workouts from time to time. This app serves as a muscle confusion solution, with over 160 exercises and over 10,000 possible combinations. It offers limitless workout possibilities through step-by-step workout illustrations and instructions. Gym Shuffle received good reviews as a simple and intuitive application but would have made a better package if it had a voiceover feature.
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Yoga Stretch
Yoga on the go! No matter where you are, this app allows you to pull out your yoga mat any time and stretch. Even from the comfort of your home in the back yard too, no TV or PC needed; this app generates a voiceover on yoga instructions and provides images for each pose. You can create and save up to 5 custom yoga sessions or play preloaded sessions. Also, play your own background music with your phone's iTunes music selection. People love the mobility potential this app provides and also that it integrates your own playlist while going through the yoga routines.
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Men's Health Workouts
This app is a complete guide in building the perfect body. It provides 23 preloaded workouts and over 150 step-by-step upper and lower body exercises from the world's top strength coaches, athletes, and fitness experts. The Men's Health Workout app gives you high quality photos, and advanced logging features, making it easy to manage your workouts.
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The iPhone App Store has some amazing iPhone apps for just about anything. We have highlighted this set of fitness apps for you through in-depth research and deliberation to present the best iPhone fitness apps. You can follow the links provided to download these apps to your iPhone right away.
You may also be interested in iPhone food diary apps, iPhone diet apps and iPhone apps for runners.
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- iPhone App Store - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app
- FitClick – Diet & WorkoutTraker - http://www.fitclick.com/
- Gym Shuffle - http://gymshuffle.com/
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That's So Funny (I Forgot to Laugh)!
By now, most of my online friends know that in addition to being a writer, I play a mean rhythm guitar and love to sing—blues, torch songs, R&B, soul, classic Motown, Beatles, Stones, the list is endless. I've logged countless hours performing music, including some of my own tunes and even opened for *Gasp* Timothy Leary at a local Body, Mind & Spirit expo. Crazy, man!
Another dimension to my wacky life is my love of comedy. In South Lake Tahoe, I wrote skits and co-produced a comedy show that showcased at the late, great Del Webb's High Sierra.
For me, it all started with Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman in "I'm F#@$ing Matt Damon!"
I'm just glad I'd set down my glass of wine, since I'm not sure my monitor would have survived the spit-take! Not to be outdone, Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel in "I'm F#@$ing Ben Affleck!"
Watching these led to the discovery of the website Funnyordie.com
There's cute and silly, like this one revealing a glimpse inside http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0748620/
What's great is these aren't just shaky videos featuring kitties dancing or sea gulls stealing cat food (okay, that one was pretty funny).
These are quality productions, reminding me of the amazing videos SNL has produced over the years. Warning, adult content! Check out Tim Roth in "Brostitute":
Now, Ralph Macchio in his latest role:
As can be expected, Funny or Die is extremely popular and this year was picked up by HBO. Another website getting attention is www.istudio.com
Seems there's a treasure-trove of funny out there on the web. Since laughter really is the best medicine, I say, "Bring it On!"
Now it's your turn to share. Any funny videos that rated a spit-take? Do share!
--Chiron O'Keefe
Chiron loves to laugh, sing and dance. Give her a glass of wine, a guitar and a smile and she'll be entertained all night long!


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Torin's Passage
Also available on: Mac
Description of Torin's Passage
A cartoon adventure that might as well be called "Sierra's Lost CD Game" due to the quick disappearance from store shelves months after its release, Torin's Passage is a diversion for Al Lowe (better known for Leisure Suit Larry) that aims to please young gamers with its charming graphics and relatively easy puzzles.
However, the average story, droll humor that are incomprehensible for targeted group and dry for adults, and short length makes it only slightly better than average. Recommended only as a diversion between games, budding young gamers, or to Al Lowe fans.
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Comments and reviews
Yellow 2016-09-04 0 point DOS version
Unfortunately, I was unable to use the DOSBox game launcher solution in windows 10. It seems that windows 10, in general, doesn't play nice with DOSBox itself and it may need some adjustments that I can't help with. Windows 7 works just fine with the same method.
Loui 2015-12-11 5 points DOS version
Dan, I had the same problem...but in my case it´s windows 10
i have followed lucid and presto´s steps "but once i double click the profile i created it opens dosbox then closes it and then nothing"
I loooove this game. I am trying to remember the name of this game for years. can anyone help us? :D
Veda 2015-09-16 0 point DOS version
This is a great and easy to understand video on how to change DOSBox to full screen.
dan 2015-07-09 0 point DOS version
does this work on win 8, i have followed lucid's steps but once i double click the rofile i created it opens dosbox then closes it and then nothing
Presto 2015-06-05 1 point DOS version
I was having trouble getting this to work, and Lucid's comment helped a lot. However, the "Add a Game Wizard" didn't add the game permanently to the library. Here's what I did:
Follow the first three steps Lucid suggested, namely:
1) Download Torin's Passage zip from this page
2) Download DBGL (DosBox Game Launcher) it's basically DosBox with a GUI front-end, which is nice - http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/#download
3) Unzip DBGL, and run "Launch.exe"
And now it's different:
4) Click "Add Profile"
5) On "title" type "Torin's" and click the blue M to the right ("Consult mobygames" etc) and on popup window select Torin's Passage
6) Go to the Mouting tab (last tab of the profile window)
7) Here, you only have to set the ExecuteDOS files. For "Main", browse the SIERRAH.EXE file, and for "Setup" the INSTALL.EXE file. Everything else needed will be auto-filled.
Now it should be on your main DBGL library window. Just double-click and GG
TrunkMonkee 2015-05-03 0 point DOS version
Thank you Lucid!!! Your solution worked perfectly!!! Also, just a random note, you have to install Java Version 8 Update 45 in order to get DBGL to run.
Dao-Lin-Hay 2015-05-01 0 point DOS version
I've downloaded "DosBox". I created a directory in c: called oldgames.
There, I copied the folder "torin". After that, I launech DosBox.
Z:\ appears.
1) Type z:\ mount c c:\oldgames
2) Type c:
3) Type cd torin
4) Type sierrah
And it works!
Lucid 2013-05-07 3 points DOS version
I was able to run Torin's Passage on Windows 7 64-bit:
1) Download Torin's Passage zip from this page
2) Download DBGL (DosBox Game Launcher) it's basically DosBox with a GUI front-end, which is nice - http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/#download
3) Unzip DBGL, and run "Launch.exe"
4) Within DBGL, select the "Add Game Wizard" icon
5) In the dialog box, enter the name for the title, in this case, I highly suggest typing "Torin's" - more on this in a second.
6) Make sure "Has to be Installed (from the original source media)" is selected.
7) Click "Next"
8) Now since you entered "Torin's" you'll be brought to a list of games to select from. I have NO IDEA what this does, but I selected "Torin's Passge 1995 DOS" from the "MobyGames Browser"
9) Now, you must navigate to the unzipped directory of the Torin's passage download from step 1.
10) Navigate to "SIERRAH.EXE" in the Torin's passge directory, and select next.
11) Take a walk down memory lane
paulzee 2013-03-02 -1 point DOS version
Could not get the game to work. Using windows 7 64-bit. Even with compatibility mode changes I got nothing to work.
Paperbrain 2012-11-14 -1 point DOS version
There are several hilarious easter eggs in this game including (But not limited to,) a picture of Elvis over a fireplace, and Al Lowe himself frozen in a block of ice
Paperbrain 2012-11-14 0 point DOS version
Al Lowe of "Leisure Suit Larry" fame designed this as a game which had the same brand of slapstick/wry humor as the Larry series while being clean enough for young children and adults to play together. It worked, and is well worth the download for children of ALL ages.
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- Year: 1995
- Publisher: Sierra On-Line, Inc.
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Easton Press. Norwalk, CT. 1994 "Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World" Mikhail Gorbachev. Signed Limited Edition. Full genuine leather. Limited to only 250 signed and numbered copies. This is number 170. "SIGNED LIMITED EDITION" as stated on the title page. Original publisher issued cloth slipcase. One of the most rare and valuable Easton Press signed limited editions ever produced. A collector's heirloom edition that is luxuriously bound in full premium leather. A very fine signed copy in the original shrink-wrap, which was removed only once to verify autograph and number.
This book (Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World) was written just a few years before the Soviet Union collapse, yet provides vital clues to explain the then impending collapse. In the first 30 pages of the book, Gorbachev provides a searing indictment of Soviet society. The economy couldn't produce useful goods and services. The people were demoralized. And the Communist Party, which controlled the government, perpetuated these and numerous other dysfunctional social systems through its top-down mode of operation.
Attempting to revitalize Soviet society, in the mid 1980's, the party finally began its "glasnost" (opening up) and "perestroika" (restructuring) campaigns. Glasnost was an attempt to allow people to freely criticize the government. Perestroika was the attempt to reform and restructure the economy. But these were either too little or too late. The collapse came anyway.
The mystery in the Western world was why it seemingly happened so quickly, and why no one in the West anticipated it. Gorbachev's description of Soviet society illuminates that the collapse did not happen quickly; it had been developing for decades. In a simple phrase, socialism as practiced by the Soviets just did not work. Gorbachev attributes the problems in Soviet society to the government's top-down management style. Orders came from the top. Everyone else was conditioned to simply obey.
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Gorbachev was born in Stavropol Krai into a peasant Ukrainian–Russian family, and in his teens operated combine harvesters on collective farms. He graduated from Moscow State University in 1955 with a degree in law. While he was at the university, he joined the Communist Party, and soon became very active within it. In 1970, he was appointed the First Party Secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee, First Secretary to the Supreme Soviet in 1974, and appointed a member of the Politburo in 1979. Within three years of the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, following the brief "interregna" of Andropov and Chernenko, Gorbachev was elected General Secretary by the Politburo in 1985. Before he reached the post, he had occasionally been mentioned in Western newspapers as a likely next leader and a man of the younger generation at the top level.
Gorbachev's policies of glasnost ("openness") and perestroika ("restructuring") and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims contributed to the end of the Cold War. He removed the constitutional role of the Communist Party in governing the state, and inadvertently led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 1989, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 and the Harvey Prize in 1992, as well as honorary doctorates from various universities.
In September 2008, Gorbachev and business oligarch Alexander Lebedev announced they would form the Independent Democratic Party of Russia, and in May 2009 Gorbachev announced that the launch was imminent. This was Gorbachev's third attempt to establish a political party, having started the Social Democratic Party of Russia in 2001 and the Union of Social Democrats in 2007.


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So much of what inspires me to create is being hands on. It's not just taking images with my camera, it's what I can do with them after. I created this piece in college using an image of an oak tree printed on Lazertran and then transferred to the plexi. The idea was to bring the natural elements inside, while still allowing for the work to emanate from the natural light of the sun. This piece represents the bridging of natural with the constructed, a way to balance feng shui and to reconnect your mind with outside stillness.
Client: Jennifer Skog for Reinstein Ranch
Location: Reinstein Ranch // Livermore, CA
Behind the scenes photo journaling.
Six. Six years ago we were married under an alter of cypress trees with the meditative sound of crashing waves lapping at the cliffs below. The whipping wind sending shivers down my spine. Six years later we stand hand in hand at that very spot staring out at that endless horizon. The Cypress Grove. It's majestic, healing vibes are felt the moment you arrive.
My mind jumps back through it's catalog of photographical memories filling in the gap of time from then to now. Joys, success, setbacks, and so, so much love. He grips my hand tighter as if he knows my mind had wandered. Returning to this place only strengthen the vows we first took.
The girls run among the tall grasses and we hear giggles at our feet. We've built so much and have a lifetime to go. Life is good. Life is fleeting. This feels right. Slowing down and taking the time to be, reading paper, not screens. Being here, feeling the wind at my face. Grateful for six.


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A Texas animal health official says a national animal identification program will help the livestock industry stay ahead of threatening diseases that could affect farms nationwide.
"It (the identification system) enables us to protect animal health in our country as best as we possibly can," Bob Hillman, executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, told beef producers at the 43rd Blackland Income Growth Conference recently in Waco.
Though a mandatory animal identification program has yet to be established, the animal health commission, on a voluntary basis, is already issuing premises identification numbers.
The commission assigns premises identification numbers to farms, ranches, feedlots, livestock markets and other locations with an address and having livestock handling facilities.
Producers can go to the Web at http://www.tahc.state.tx.us and sign up electronically, or call 800-550-8242.
Approximately 200 premises identification numbers have already been issued statewide, Hillman said. However, electronic ear tags, database infrastructure and other aspects of the system are still in development, hinging on the amount of federal money allocated for the system.
Electronic ear tags could be ready for distribution to those with premises identification numbers by mid-year, Hillman says. By 2006 mandatory premises identification could be enforced and "realistically 2008" before required participation in the animal identification program is implemented, he says.
If an outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease were to hit the United States' beef industry, the identification program would allow animal health officials "to get ahead of the disease."
"We've got to have that ability," he says. The goal of the national identification system, in cases such as foot-and mouth disease, is to identify within 48 hours any suspect animals and all places they have been.
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Gordon Ramsay shows off bright white teeth
TV chef Gordon Ramsay might be better known for bearing his teeth in anger but he was all smiles when he left the Restaurant Story in South London this week, and it wasn't hard for waiting photographers to catch a glimpse of his brand new, dazzlingly white teeth. Far beyond a simple whitening procedure, speculation immediately arose that the Kitchen Nightmares star has had veneer treatment to straighten his teeth and cover up dental stains – this sort of procedure could cost anywhere from £7,000 to £20,000, depending on the type of veneer selected for use.
Gordon's new show Masterchef Junior is set to launch in the US next month, so it seems that the top chef has gone for a more 'Hollywood' approach to dental improvements, with the laminates providing a perfectly straight, white smile – that can't be missed. Unfortunately, fans and critics probably need some time to get used to the drastic change and some have taken to news sites to comment on the chef's new teeth, saying they 'look so silly' and asking why he felt the need to get veneers that are so straight and unnaturally white.
As well as improving his teeth, fitness fanatic Ramsay, 43, has signed up for the Ironman Championship in Hawaii this October – this includes a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run.
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