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Bruce Walker
New American
Oct 2, 2012
A Mori survey taken for the European Depression Association has found that 10 percent of European workers say that they have missed work because of depression. When the survey dug deeper, the results were grimmer: A whopping 20 percent of those surveyed had been diagnosed with depression at some time in their lives.
The "IDEA" survey (Impact of Depression in the workplace in Europe Audit) polled 7,000 workers in seven different nations: Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Denmark. Interestingly, those who reported diagnosis for depression the most often were workers in nations that have largely avoided the recent economic problems of the eurozone — Germany (61 percent), Denmark (60 percent), Britain (58 percent) — while Italy, which is facing major economic problems, had the lowest rate of depression at 12 percent.
The survey estimated that the economic cost of depression is €73 billion a year. In Britain alone, the average number of work days lost is 41. Throughout the nations surveyed, the number of lost work days "per episode" was an average of 36 days. The association also cited findings of general medical research which show that indecisiveness, forgetfulness, and inability to concentrate were consequences of depression. This impact upon cognitive functions is said to occur in 94 percent of depression episodes.
The Mori study also found that 25 percent of workers are reluctant to tell employers that they suffer from depression, for fear of losing their jobs.
Dr. Vincenzo Constiglioni, president of European Depression Association, commented on these findings:
The results of the survey show that much needs to be done in raising awareness and supporting employees and employers in recognizing and managing depression in the workplace. We ask policymakers to consider the impact of depression on the workforce and charge them with addressing depression and workers and workplace safety.
European Parliament member Stephen Hughes, who belongs to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and holds a cabinet-level position for Employment and Social Affairs, observed, "Depression in the workplace is an employment and societal challenge that is causing serious damage and which requires attention and action from the European Union."
Ms. Emer O'Neill, chief executive of the UK's Depression Alliance, noted that things were improving in Britain:
We have moved forward significantly. Depression and anxiety is being talked about more and is more widely recognized … employers are increasingly coming to groups like us to help them provide support and put procedures in place to allow people to go through this illness like they would any other.
Critics say there may be an agenda behind this research. Stephen Hughes belongs to a political movement which strongly favors a paternalistic state. The survey findings themselves show that "43% of managers call for better policies and legislation to protect employees."
The findings in America also suggest that depression costs a lot of money. Mental Health America estimates that worker absenteeism from depression costs the economy $51 billion annually in lost productivity. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also reports that in a three-month period, depressed employees miss an average of 4.8 days and have an average reduced capacity for 11.5 days.
These surveys and organizations focus on government action (e.g., European managers who want more regulation) and medical research, but ignore what some analysts say may be the salient factor in depression: absence of faith.
In 2010, Baylor University conducted its Religious Survey, an exhaustive study of the relationship between faith and mental health. The results were clear: Religious people tend to be happier and feel less stress. Depressed people are less likely than the non-depressed to belong to a church, attend religious services, read the Bible, or pray.
Moreover, people who believed in an "engaged" God were found to have significantly fewer problems with anxiety, obsessions, and compulsions than those who did not. Those with the fewest mental health problems attended church "several times a week." The group with the second-lowest instance of mental problems was those who attended church "about weekly." The data did not produce an unbroken line, however. Those who attended church "about once a month," for example, had the highest reported incidence of mental health problems. But on balance, the more one attended church, the fewer the mental health problems.
In the specific area of depression, the Baylor University survey found that the highest level of depression was among those who never attended church — at 39 percent — compared to a depression rate for those who did attend church of 22 percent. The same pattern appeared when people were asked if God had a plan for their lives, if they had a personal relationship with God, and if God loved them.
Analysts see parallels between these findings and the depression rates in European nations. For instance, in Italy — suffering dire economic problems but with a church attendance rate of about 30 percent — only 12 percent of workers report depression; meanwhile, in Denmark — which is in much better economic shape than Italy, but has a church attendance rate of only about one percent — 60 percent of workers report depression. Church attendance rates in Great Britain are also much lower than Italy, and among the young the rate is only 7.4 percent and dropping with each survey. The study showed that church attendance is only about 10 percent in West Germany and five percent in East Germany. The same patterns appeared when questions were asked about praying daily (Danes, Germans, and Britons overwhelmingly do not; Americans generally do; and Italians, less frequently than Americans, but much more often than other Europeans, tend to pray daily).
In 2009, a survey from the University of Toronto showed that "believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress." A February 2010 study from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago revealed that "belief in a concerned God can improve responses to medical treatment" for clinical depression.
Meanwhile, in answer to the recent Mori survey in Europe, officials of the European Depression Association and the European Union are calling for more regulations and laws.
This article was posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 2:40 am


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We are the greatest nation in the world, and I'm pleased the government shutdown is over. However, with budget talks underway, we cannot afford any cuts to important programs like Medicare Advantage. As a 90-year-old woman who's in good health, I have no complaints about my Medicare Advantage plan and hope it will continue to provide excellent coverage.
When I fell last February and broke my arm, my insurance really came through for me. I depend on my plan, and partly because of it, I am now able to play piano at the church again. As a former businesswoman, I think hospitals need to keep prices down to where customers can pay them.
I go to my doctor every six months, and he understands my situation. So far, I haven't had my insurance turned down, and I don't know what I'd do if my doctors stopped accepting it. My beloved husband of 63 years passed away four years ago, and my income dropped by $1,000 a month. I depend on my insurance, and if costs go up too much, I fear I won't be able to pay my bills.
Senior citizens have worked hard all our lives and paid taxes to support important programs like Medicare Advantage. It's not fair for us to have to worry about the program losing any more funding. We need our legislators to do whatever it takes to prevent additional cuts to the Medicare Advantage program when the new federal budget is created.
I would like to give my thanks to Western Sizzlin' for their dinner to veterans on Veterans Day!
Progress or regress? What used to be a three-lane street, center lane for left turn, is now a two-lane street with two bicycle lanes. This is a very busy street with trucks, school buses and traffic going and coming to the industries located on the east side of town. How is traffic going to move smoothly when the car in front has to wait in order to make a left turn? Maybe someone smarter than I am can make sense of this. I think we are regressing. Please consider making this a three-lane street again.
The work on our city streets which is much needed and appreciated by those of us who travel them on a daily basis. I live on a very busy street that was recently resurfaced. Work traffic as well as school traffic uses this street daily. It functioned very well with two lanes and a much-needed turn lane. Now the street is only two lanes with two wide bike lanes on either side. The congestion will be unimaginable, not to mention the added danger for our school children. Please reconsider this change and restore East 16th Street to three lanes.

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Presidential Range > Mount Washington > Huntington Ravine Trail > Climber's Log
Huntington Ravine Trail Climber's Log
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|Huntington is the Way to GO
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2011
|Definitely the desired path to the top if you're looking for some easy climbing and not just a steep hike. Tuckermans was just that, a steep hike. I descended this way. Hammered out Huntington in 3 hours 20 mins flat. Great Class 4 moves along the way. No extreme exposure, just steep rock that required hand holds and some upper body strength to ascend. Would love to try a variation of this route next time. Definitely do not feel intimidated if you're comfortable with your ability to pull yourself up over rock, I felt like I was being talked out of the route by some people. I appreciated their concern, but when it comes hikes/climbs like this, I feel you should weigh your options, get a variety of opinions, and have some self knowledge of your own abilities! Wet weather would have turned me away, it is steep, but a lot of fun!
|Posted Sep 5, 2011 4:58 pm
|1st time
Date Climbed: Feb 5, 2010
|Boulder field before the scree is a little tiring
|Posted Jul 22, 2011 12:29 am
|2nd time
Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2010
|one of my favorite routes, even in the rain
|Posted Jul 22, 2011 12:27 am
|A great surprise
Date Climbed: May 1, 2010
|Didn't even realize it was Huntingtons until after..... I always heard it was SOOO hard, I thought it was great technical climbing!
|Posted Feb 28, 2011 9:37 am
|Sunny Day
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2010
|Glad it was a nice sunny day for this one. Little sketchy at times, especially for my short self. But a good time. Up this, down Lions head.
|Posted Jul 8, 2010 12:47 pm
|Loved it
Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2010
|Loads of fun. found the ledges above the slab to be the most sketchy, but nothing terrible. First time on Washington and glad we did it right. Perfect day, near 60 with little to no wind and clear skies.
|Posted Jul 7, 2010 8:18 pm
|Into the clouds and wind
Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2008
|It was fine at the base, but as we approached and climbed the Fan you could feel the cold wind coming down from above! We hit the clouds and put on all our gear!
|Posted Jul 5, 2010 1:42 am
|Fun Scramble
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2009
|Had a great time after he clouds lifted and the rock dried... far better than just slogging up the peak... a great little challenge. Loved it!
|Posted Oct 7, 2009 3:51 pm
|Beats Trudging Up Anyday
Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2009
|This hike/scramble spoiled me. Where are others like it in the Catskills, Adirondacks, Poconos, Gunks, Smokies, or Blue Mountains?
|Posted Oct 7, 2009 8:49 am
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2009
|Up Huntington's...across Alpine Garden...down Boot Spur.
|Posted Sep 14, 2009 1:34 pm
|Cold wind on top
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2006
|Did a traverse - up Huntington, down Crwaford.
|Posted May 30, 2009 5:22 pm
|Jerry L
|This one too.
|Did it.
|Posted Feb 16, 2008 7:18 pm
|A Great Day
Date Climbed: Oct 4, 2007
|This is a really cunning trail. It was a nice, dry day; the trail was definitely steep, but the exposure wasn't all that bad. And there was even a place to proceed "au cheval".
|Posted Oct 7, 2007 12:08 pm
|A MASS kid climbs it at 21
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2007
|We were going rain or shine and since it was shine we did this little route that is thoroughly fun! The last maybe 300 to 500 feet to the top of the ravine are the most fun with some slabs and steps. The exposure is pleasant. It's a long way down but it's not vertical so it's not too scary. Best standard route on the mountain!
|Posted Aug 18, 2007 9:53 pm
|Sam Page
|Surprisingly steep
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
|Excellent "trail".
|Posted Jul 28, 2007 2:49 pm
|Huntington Ravine Trail
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007
|After the usual New England bushwack through the forest, we finally reached the start of the slabs in the ravine. We had a great time putting out rock climbing skills to use in this area, and enjoyed minimal crowds during our ascent (most people were headed up Tuckerman's). The entire climb up was such a blast, and I'm glad to have experienced Washington on such a beautiful day using this fun, scrambling route. I felt very proud after having completed all of the class 3 slabs!
|Posted Jul 23, 2007 8:16 am
|Fun in the sun..
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2005
|But its not always sunny. I've also been on Boot Spur, Lions Head (Winter and summer) for summit days. Nice route not many loose rocks. The mountain is better on a nice day in the winter less people who shouldn't be there and there are some interesting ice patches to climb up and down.
|Posted Nov 25, 2006 11:37 pm
|Huntington Ravine Trail
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2005
|Climbed this route many times. Best non technical ascent of this peak at least you get to scramble!
|Posted Mar 7, 2006 7:30 pm


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Eric Dane spends his days in fake hospital rooms on the set of "Grey's Anatomy," but he plans to spend some time in a real one, to support wife Rebecca Gayheart as she gives birth to the couple's first child in three weeks.
"I'll be in the room," the actor told Ellen DeGeneres for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show's" Monday February 15 episode. "I'm going to stay close to my wife and make sure that she is alright."
Eric's "Grey's" character, Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan, has spent the last several episodes meeting and discovering all about his pregnant grown-up daughter, played by actress Leven Rambin. And like his character, Eric himself is getting intrigued about his own little girl on the way.
"I'm excited," the dad-to-be told Ellen. "I'm really excited. I'm also very interested."
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Eric and Rebecca have discussed names for their impending arrival, but the actor told Ellen his wife wants to meet the little one first, to make sure the name they want fits.
"We have one [name] we really like, but Rebecca wants to wait until she sees her before we give her the name," he said.
While plenty of Hollywood stars have given their children out of the ordinary names (Apple, Pilot, Kal-El, Romeo, Bronx Mowgli), Eric said his baby girl is likely to get a precious, but normal moniker.
"It's not a weird name. I don't know… Whatever you name your kid I don't think it is a weird thing, but we went straight down the middle with this one," he said.
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After nearly $2 billion in spending, scores of attacks and counterattacks, hundreds of campaign stops and more ads than most anyone could count, the 2012 presidential race is finally – and many would say mercifully – coming to an end.
But it's not quite there yet: The two major party candidates, exhausted though they may be, will spend all day Monday making last-minute appeals in battleground states. And where they've chosen to go during the home stretch highlights what polls show to be a very tight race.
Both candidates made it to four states on Sunday to rally supporters: President Obama was in New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio and Colorado, while Mitt Romney traveled to Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
It's no surprise that both men stopped in Ohio, the most fiercely-contested battleground state in the nation. Both candidates have visited the Buckeye State more than any other: Mr. Obama has campaigned there 22 times, including Monday's planned stop, and Mr. Romney has campaigned or will campaign there 25 times.
Why so much focus on Ohio? Because both candidates have a far easier path to the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the White House if they secure it. For Romney, in particular, Ohio's 18 electoral votes are crucial. If Mr. Obama wins Ohio as well as Nevada, which looks likely to break for the president, he will be just nine electoral votes short of what he needs for reelection – assuming he takes all the states he is expected to win.
Without Ohio, Romney would need a near sweep of the remaining battlegrounds to take the White House; polls suggest he holds a clear lead in just one of those states, North Carolina. Two polls out over the weekend, meanwhile, showed Mr. Obama with a five point lead in Iowa, where a victory would give the president another six electoral votes. (The remaining battleground states, as identified by CBS News: Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Virginia and Wisconsin. Polls suggest the first four are effectively tossups; Mr. Obama has been polling slightly ahead in Wisconsin, which boasts 10 electoral votes.) Most recent polls have found Mr. Obama with a small lead in Ohio, though a Columbus Dispatch survey out Sunday suggested the two candidates are effectively tied.
There is one state the Romney campaign seems to be hoping will rewrite the Ohio-or-bust calculus: Pennsylvania. For most of the campaign, polls showed Mr. Obama with a clear lead in the state, and the Romney campaign largely ignored it. But buoyed by a poll last week suggesting the state's 20 electoral votes are within Romney's reach, the Romney campaign and the outside groups supporting it poured money into the Keystone State.
While Pennsylvania remains a relative long shot for Romney, his decision to stop in the state Sunday, during the precious final days of the campaign, is a signal that the investment may be more than just a head fake. The Romney camp has also said it is fighting for two other states where he faces long odds – Michigan and Minnesota – though the fact that Romney himself is not visiting either during the home stretch suggests he is most focused on Pennsylvania. The campaign did dispatch Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, to Minnesota on Sunday.
"The people of America understand we're taking back the White House because we're going to win Pennsylvania," Romney said at a rally in Morrisville Sunday evening. The Obama campaign has portrayed Romney's Pennsylvania play as a "Hail Mary" tied to his inability to lock down the more contested battlegrounds.
Romney continued to push his message Sunday that Mr. Obama deserves to be voted out because he had failed to sufficiently bring the economy back from the 2008 financial crisis; in a new ad, he suggested the president is "offering excuses," while he has a plan that will allow America to come "roaring back." He also said Mr. Obama has been a divisive figure more interested in pushing "a liberal agenda" than fixing the economy.
"We're Americans. We can do anything," Romney said in Iowa Sunday. "The only thing that stands between us and some of the best years we can imagine is a lack of leadership , and that's why we have elections."
The president, meanwhile, has used campaign stops to scoff at Romney's claim to be the true candidate of change. Flanked by seemingly tireless surrogate Bill Clinton in New Hampshire, Mr. Obama told an estimated 14,000 supporters, "[w]e have come too far to turn back now. We have come too far to let our hearts grow faint."
"I know I look a little bit older," he added, "but I've got a lot of fight left in me." While campaigning in Florida later int he day, the president's voice sounded strained and at times cracked.
There was plenty of action away from the candidates as well: The vice presidential candidates were also busy campaigning on Sunday. Ryan was in Ohio, Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin — where he tailgated at a Green Bay Packers game — while Vice President Joe Biden crisscrossed Ohio. Biden offered a message of bipartisanship and attacked the Romney/Ryan ticket as divisive, saying, "I've never met two guys who are more negative about the country."
Elsewhere, top surrogates for both campaigns took to local and national media outlets to claim their side has the edge in the election and argue over the Obama administration's response to the Libya terror attack, the Romney camp's misleading suggestion that Jeep is shipping jobs overseas and other issues. And volunteers and campaign staffers started their final push to get out the vote, pounding the pavement in an attempt to maximize turnout from their side.
In Florida – a state whose 29 electoral votes are nearly essential for Romney – the Miami-Dade elections department temporarily shut down operations Sunday after a crush of voters showed up to request and cast absentee ballots. The move came after Miami-Dade and other counties agreed to allow additional voting opportunities following a Democratic Party lawsuit, which came after Republicans shortened the early voting period. Both campaigns are girded for the possibility of battling over every last vote if a decisive state is too close to call on election night; in Ohio, where Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted will be in court Monday defending a directive that could invalidate thousands of provisional ballots, an Election Day outcome that finds the candidates within 50,000 votes of each other could extend the campaign for weeks or more.
Mr. Obama will campaign in Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa on Monday; Romney will be in Virginia, Ohio and New Hampshire. Both candidates are expected to watch the election night returns from their home bases on Tuesday night: Mr. Obama at his campaign headquarters in Chicago and Romney at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston.
If Mr. Obama triumphs on Tuesday, some Republicans will place the blame on a factor outside their control: Superstorm Sandy, which effectively deprived Romney of three days of media exposure at a crucial point — while allowing the president to project leadership in a time of crisis. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, said Sunday that the "blackout" in Romney coverage broke Romney's momentum and suggested it may have cost the Republican nominee the election. And the Romney campaign has acknowledged that the storm stalled whatever momentum they may have had entering the home stretch.
A Pew Research Center poll out Sunday found Mr. Obama with a three point lead among likely voters in a race that Pew found was deadlocked a week ago; 69 percent of them said they approved of the president's handling of the storm. But three other survey out Sunday found the two candidates tied or within one point of each other nationally. The tight race has both sides pushing one simple message to supporters with renewed urgency: If you care about this election at all and have yet to vote, it's absolutely essential that you cast a ballot on Tuesday.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies: Kelvin Universe' started by WarpFactorZ, May 1, 2013.
If it's the actual model, why does it not have the "NCC-1701" markings on the nacelle?
I guess they didn't have all the decals on when they rendered it
IIRC, they're originally from a Cenefax interview with Ryan Church.
I love profiles like that.
I actually don't give a crap how big Enterprise is. As long as it sticks to the basic design. So what if it's 700m / 800m / 350m long ? It doesn't matter - it doesn't exist.
When go to see Star trek - I expect the Enterprise to be in it. I care 0% about how big it is. It's science fiction. It's not meant to be 100% plausible or scientifically sound.
No, not die, but...
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(Sorry to revive a dead thread...)
The policy on reviving dead threads is pretty clearly "beep beep!"
If nuKirk got revived with magic blood, why can't a thread be revived?
Double yes!
The Starship Size Argument™ will never die.
Remember that guy insisting the bridge took up the entire of the USS Vengeance's centre dome? "Bridge is only a small portion of area"
The fact that NuKirk got revived with magic blood should be proof enough that such revivals are not a good idea.
Having said that, I actually like it when threads PLANET OF THE TITANS and 'missing TMP spacewalk footage' get revived, because you never know when somebody will actually have come across something new.
but on this subject, once you have the proof that the ship got its scale revised during production, the whole thing seems about as productive as a 'star destroyer' vs fed starship' debate, which for me (to quote a David Gerrold character) is about as welcome as a fart in an airlock.
Bumping an inactive thread isn't automatically a bad thing (as long as it's on-topic - which this only sorta is, having nothing to do with the main Starship Size Argument™ discussion this thread was created to contain) but doing so while using an embedded image hotlinked from web space not your own is less-than-exemplary form. Better either to link to the page or to make your point without using a picture.
Don't tempt me.
Star Destroyer wins.
It's bigger, but since Trek has often pointed out that lasers are vastly more primitive than phasers, and SW ships have no shielding nor transporters, I doubt they'd stand much of a chance.
Then again, nuTrek phasers are pretty much blasters, because Abrams.
The Abramsverse phasers look the same as the Wrath of Khan ones to me.
"because Meyer."
Huh? WoK phasers are continuous beams. That they pulse in strength doesn't make them the same as Abrams' "quanta."
They're definitely pulses. Look when Kirk says "best guess, Mr. Sulu. Fire when ready."
Don't leave out the pulse phasers from the Defiant--which are even closer to what we get in the NuVerse.
Star Wars ships have shields. (They're mentioned in A New Hope during the attack on the Death Star. "All shields, double front!")
And if you accept the EU, the "lasers" are a different tech using the wrong name. Which makes sense, as what we see on screen aren't lasers.
Separate names with a comma.


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What Causes Equine Cushing's Disease?
- May 12, 2017
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Q.What causes Cushing's disease, and why does it seem like it's so prevalent in our horses?
A.This is a disorder that's better referred to as pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID). The word dysfunction is the best place to start, because this is a progressive disorder that begins with the dysfunction of the pituitary gland. This gland at the base of the brain sends out a number of hormones, and as the horse gets older and develops this condition, we see region of the pituitary gland--the pars intermedia--starts to send out more hormones. And it's really a collection of hormones that get sent out and affects the horse in many different ways.
We also call this Cushing's disease because there's an element of it that leads to an increase in cortisol and other stress hormones in the body. It's not as straight forward as just elevated cortisol concentrations all the time, but it certainly has this underlying problem of an increase in stress hormones. So, it's a dysfunction that develops overtime into a small tumor or multiple tumors in this particular region of the pituitary gland and the key part is that they are active tumors sending out too much hormone all the time, so that's what's causing the signs we're seeing in the animals.
Why is it so common? Really because lots of this goes hand-in-hand with aging and this particular part of the pituitary gland is controlled by some nerves that basically degenerate over time. They degenerate in some horses faster than others, and those are the animals we see the disease in. As a horse gets older the risk of getting PPID increases, until we get to an age (in the 20s or 30s) where one out of three old horses will have Cushing's.
About the Author
Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, is a professor of large animal internal medicine and chair of the department of clinical sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Massachusetts. His research interests include laminitis, metabolic disorders, PPID/equine Cushing's, and many other internal-medicine related areas.
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The FAA has been working on regulations that would permit commercial drone flights in U.S. skies for more than 10 years.
Washburn baseball named former player and assistant Harley Douglas the leader of the Ichabods.
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole returns to Kansas next month for the latest of several planned trips to his home state this year.
The Obama administration on Friday accused a Chinese fighter jet of conducting a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance.
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-- Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Most first-time mothers
wait more than six weeks after childbirth before having sex again,
a new study finds.
Australian researchers examined data from more than 1,500 women
and found that 41 percent of these new mothers attempted vaginal
sex by six weeks after giving birth, 65 percent by eight weeks, 78
percent by 12 weeks and 94 percent by six months.
Although most of the women waited longer before having vaginal
sex, 53 percent of them resumed some form of sexual activity within
six weeks, according to the study, which was published Feb. 27 in
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and
Women aged 30 to 34 were much less likely than those aged 18 to
24 to resume vaginal sex by six weeks after giving birth: 40
percent versus 63 percent.
Women who had a cesarean section, a birth assisted with forceps
or an episiotomy or sutured tear also were less likely to have
resumed vaginal sex by six weeks after birth. The rates were 45
percent for those who had a C-section, 32 percent for those who had
a forceps-assisted birth, 32 percent for those who had an
episiotomy and 35 percent for those who had a sutured tear. In
comparison, 60 percent of women who had spontaneous vaginal birth
with intact perineum resumed sex within six weeks.
Only about 10 percent of first-time mothers will have a vaginal
birth and an intact perineum, according to the study, so it's
reasonable for most women and their partners to expect a delay in
resuming vaginal sex, the researchers said.
"The most important finding from the study is the wide time interval over which couples resume sex after childbirth," study lead author Stephanie Brown, an associate professor at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Victoria, said in a journal news release. "Most couples do not resume sex until after six to eight weeks postpartum, and many delay much longer than this."
"This is useful information for couples to know before their baby is born, and may help reduce feelings of anxiety and guilt about not resuming sexual activity sooner," she said.
John Thorp, the journal's deputy editor-in-chief, said in the
news release: "It is very common for women and their partners to
want information about when sexual activity may be safely and
comfortably resumed, and what to expect in relation to the impact
of childbirth on their relationship."
"It is important to remember that these decisions are down to the individual couple and when it feels right for them," he said.
More information
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Sorry, I don't buy it
What this post is about is actors who cannot overcome their better-known roles. And it's not through any fault of their own, necessarily. It's just that in my mind, they are stuck for me in that one character forever and ever.
Case in point, Kiefer. I think he's a talented actor. But he's Jack Bauer now. Watching Mirrors, all I could think is "Jack Bauer ain't scared of no ghosts!". And every time he'd yell "DAMMIT!", Joe and I would burst into a fit of giggles and wonder what tools Jack's man-purse might hold. There's one line where he hears a voice and he calls out "Where are you? I need to know where you are so I can help you!". I swear, it was 24 all over again.
Another actor I have this issue with is Dustin Hoffman. I have enjoyed him in so many roles. But he's Rain Man (one of my favorite movies ever even though it stars pre-crazy Tom Cruise). Playing some crazy smart scientist in Outbreak, I couldn't buy it because I expected him to tell me he bought his underwear at Kmart, Cincinnati, Ohio. (By the way, is it just me or does Cincinnati look like the dumbest word ever?) Oh, he's gonna save us from the monkeys? Better hope he doesn't have to take a Wapner break during the crisis! Someone get him his fishsticks and lime green jello because it's Wednesday, people!!!
I'm not sure why Kiefer and Dustin (we're on a first name basis) are so stuck for me. Plenty of other actors have had memorable roles that don't interfere with my ability to see them as other characters. Johnny Depp comes to mind - nobody throws themselves into outlandish roles with more abandon than him. But I easily accept it and move on. And Dustin plays a wide variety of roles (I'll give you the argument that Kiefer tends to play the same character most of the time) so it doesn't make sense to me.
Do you have this problem with anyone? How do you overcome it?
25 comments:
- TMC said...
Two cases in point: I can't stand Lauren Graham (of Gilmore Girls fame) because she played an efficiency expert who mucked up the offices at NewsRadio, my favourite sitcom ever. This either shows me to be petty & morally flawed or else she's such a stellar actress that she skillfully performed her way into me disliking her.
Similarly, my husband despises Debra Messing since seeing Along Came Polly, in which she is an unfaithful wife (on the honeymoon!) He won't watch anything else she's in and can't even see her picture without having flashbacks of her infidelity. It's like she personally wronged him or something!
Wait... what was my point? :)
- Mar 16, 2009, 10:24:00 AM
- Peggy said...
Totally agree...both actors are great!
With Keifer I think it's b/c 24 is/was such a pop phenom and no other actor (that I can think of) could play JB like him. So, he is Jack Bauer. (Incidentally, this is the 2nd season as a non-watcher...any good?)
With Dustin, I think he seems a lot like Rainman IRL (sorry D!) via mannerisms and such...he's very distinct, so that character
seems natural for him which projects onto his other projects.
My two cents anyway! :)
- Mar 16, 2009, 10:24:00 AM
- Peggy said...
Um...just read my comment...projects onto his other projects? I need an editor! Monday mornings...ugh!
- Mar 16, 2009, 10:25:00 AM
- mo.stoneskin said...
And I always thought 'Jack Bauer meets Rainman' would be the perfect movie...
Truth is Kiefer IS Jack.
- Mar 16, 2009, 10:33:00 AM
- Comedy Goddess said...
Matthew McConaughey is always an effort for me to watch. He seems like he is always watching himself in an inappropriate way. It's icky.
- Mar 16, 2009, 11:01:00 AM
- Sassy Britches said...
I still have trouble with Drew Barrymore as Gertie in "ET." And oddly enough, Jodie Foster, ever since I saw her in the Disney Sunday Night movie Candleshoe when I was a little girl!
- Mar 16, 2009, 11:06:00 AM
- blognut said...
I have that problem with Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington. They play the same character in just about every movie, regardless of what it's really supposed to be about, and I can't take it.
- Mar 16, 2009, 11:21:00 AM
- Ryan Ashley Scott said...
Hmmm... I have more of a problem watching movies with actors I don't like, such as J.Lo - can't stand her. It's hard to get over, even if it's a good movie. And I'll never again see Tom Cruise as anything other than that nasty man in Tropic Thunder. Eww.
And Ahahaha at the underwear from K-mart. I see Dustin Hoffman as Hook. Oh, and that one guy from The Fly - he'll always be the Fly.
Outbreak and Red Lobster - my first date with Hubby. :)
- Mar 16, 2009, 11:45:00 AM
- Isabella said...
I've never seen "24" (I know, I'm probably the only person in the world), so I don't know about Kiefer Sutherland. I disagree with Dustin Hoffmann, but I haven't seen "Rain Man" (again, I'm probably the only one).
Here are a few that I can't see past the "romantic comedy" stereotype - and what movie they were in that I had trouble believing the character:
1. Drew Barrymore (Scream)
2. Cameron Diaz (Being John Malkovich)
3. Meg Ryan (Hurlyburly)
4. Katie Holmes (Thank You For Smoking)
- Mar 16, 2009, 12:03:00 PM
- Call Me Cate said...
TMC - I don't think I've seen a whole lot of Lauren Graham though maybe I need to do a follow-up post about actors I just can't stand in general. I haven't seen Along Came Polly so that's interesting to me. I think of DM as Grace but I've seen her in other roles with no real issue.
Peggy - I'm 3 or 4 episodes behind on 24 right now but it's been better than last season I think. I can see what you're saying about DH and the mannerisms. And your "projects on other projects" totally made sense to me. No editor necessary!
mo.stoneskin - now we're talking. I can just imagine the dialog between Jack and Ray. "Tell me where you hid the transponder!!!" "Drive real slow, on the driveway."
Comedy Goddess - I'm always torn with MM. Part of me wants to eat him because he's so pretty but I also understand what you're saying about the inappropriateness.
Sassy Britches - never saw the JF movie though I most often find her kind of wooden. Drew I can buy in certain roles but nothing too heavy or dramatic.
blognut - I'll add Sandra Bullock to your list of "always the same character" actors. So rare to see them out of that place they always go.
RAS - some actors, I just cannot watch. Or the movie (or a costar) has to be WAY awesome for me to make it worth the effort. Joe pointed out last night "oooh, look, a new Nikolas Cage movie, I know you want to see that!". And then I punched him in the face because he fails at sarcasm. Our first date was While You Were Sleeping but we saw Outbreak not too long after.
Isabella - I totally hear you about Meg. And to a lesser extent Drew. Cameron just has a duck face and makes me crazy in general. And I haven't seen much of Katie's work but I did think she was awesome in Pieces of April.
- Mar 16, 2009, 12:38:00 PM
- Snarky A. said...
I totally agree, Kiefer is Jack. (almost wrote "jack is jack", which I guess would have been equally right.
Some of the ones I have the hardest time seeing as anyone but their best-known roll, are any and all of the friends cast. Even if you're watching something where they are doing pretty good at NOT being just like their old friends character, they say something who sounds just like something they would say on friends and the spell is broken.
As an actor, being too stuck in some old role, must be the biggest handicap to your career ever.
- Mar 16, 2009, 12:52:00 PM
- Juliet Colors said...
I definitely have the issue, especially with actors I've seen repeatedly as a character in a tv series, but with others as well. I mostly find it funny, as in, "Haha, what does X think s/he's doing!?! That's not right!" And if the acting is good enough, I can generally get over that initial gut reaction that this is just WRONG. And if the acting is not good enough... then that's kinda funny too.
- Mar 16, 2009, 1:45:00 PM
- Melissa B. said...
When I see Dustin Hoffman, I always think of Tootsie. Do you remember that flick?
- Mar 16, 2009, 1:47:00 PM
- Donnetta said...
I can not stand Nicholas Cage. He just gives me the heebee jeebees! UGH!!
And Keifer might have ruined himself as anyone other than Jack!
- Mar 16, 2009, 3:03:00 PM
- Call Me Cate said...
Snarky - I agree about the Friends folks. Though Courtney did ok on the few episodes I saw of Dirt. But Jennifer always manages to be Rachel with very few exceptions.
Juliet - maybe that's what gets me so much with Kiefer - too many episodes watching him as Jack. And I do the same thing "Carrie Bradshaw would never wear that skirt!" or "Terminator would never vote for McCain!". Oh, wait...
Melissa - (very small voice - I've never seen Tootsie)
Donnetta - power in numbers, down with Cage!!! Kiefer may have pigeon-holed himself with Jack but I think his career was kinda on the outs before that so maybe it's not a bad thing?
- Mar 16, 2009, 3:20:00 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Jack Bauer wouldn't have a problem. He'd just beat up the ghosts.
- Mar 16, 2009, 4:35:00 PM
- The Wife O Riley said...
Funny, I always see "Tootsie" when I watch Dustin Hoffman.
The actor I can't watch is David Krumholtz. Ever since he played the incredibly creepy Paul Sobriki who killed Lucy and stabbed Carter on ER, I can't watch any movies with him in it.
- Mar 16, 2009, 9:15:00 PM
- Hayleybryn said...
Hi - great post! I haven't seen that movie, but I know what you mean about associating certain actors with roles!
And, I'm so happy to hear that Blogger baffles someone other than me. It drives me crazy!
Thanks for coming over and saying hi today - it's so nice to meet you!
- Mar 16, 2009, 11:27:00 PM
- Grand Pooba said...
LOL~! I saw mirrors too this weekend! Although I watched it while I did laundary, the hubster refused to watch a movie where Jack Bower didn't play himself.
Whenever Jack said "Dammit!" I was waiting for "Dammit Aubrey!"
- Mar 17, 2009, 12:34:00 AM
- ella said...
Sarah Jessica Parker? Carrie Bradshaw FOREVER...
- Mar 17, 2009, 1:05:00 AM
- Juls said...
...I can only see Leonardo DiCaprio as "Arnie" in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape..." No matter what other movie I watch him in...it's like "Arnie" trying to play a different character...
- Mar 17, 2009, 4:13:00 AM
- Jamiedidit said...
Heh. How many times have you seen Rainman? I thought it was just me.
The actor I have the boggest problem with is Clooney. I L-O-V-E him, I love his movies, but....really, it's all Doug Ross from ER. Hot, tounge-in-cheek Doug Ross. But I love him anyway.
Another one? Katherine Heigl from Grey's. I LOVE Knocked Up, but other than that I just can't watch her anymore. She also has David Caruso Syndrome.
- Mar 17, 2009, 9:25:00 AM
- Lora said...
I feel like Robert DiNiro and Al Pacino can't play anyone other than Robert and Al in every single movie they are in. I can't stand them.
Also, NPH said on SNL the other night something about the importance of giving time between a huge role (Doogie, obviously) and anything else you do so people take you seriously.
- Mar 17, 2009, 10:17:00 AM
- Call Me Cate said...
Blonde Duck - seriously, Jack Bauer isn't going to be slowed down by some silly spirits!
Wife O Riley - I haven't watched ER in years but I remember that episode vividly. Specifically Carter looking across the floor and seeing Lucy. Chills!
Hayleybryn/Jen - Thanks for the return visit. :)
Grand Pooba - What did you think of the movie overall? I was trying to decide if I wanted to recommend it to SomeMonkey because she was interested in it. I thought conceptually it was interesting just poorly executed. Every time Kim Raver's current show gets canceled, I'm afraid she's coming back to 24. NO!!!
ella - 100% agree.
Juls - That's exactly it. It's like you lose the actor into that one particular character. And then it's the character in a new role that doesn't quite work.
Jamiedidit - Oh, I've seen Rain Man dozens of times. It's one of few movies I can watch repeatedly. Clooney does always seem to be the same guy. And Heigl I've never seen on Grey's.
Lora - I've enjoyed both in a couple of roles but I'm not nearly as in love with them as I think I'm expected to be. And I think NPH has it right - you need time between those roles. You also need to make sure you choose something different. Otherwise, you'll always be stuck.
- Mar 17, 2009, 10:44:00 AM
- andy said...
thank you, thank you, thank you...I had lost all humour until this post.
you are awesome.
- Mar 17, 2009, 3:44:00 PM


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Original post made on May 5, 2013
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a resident of Castlewood
on May 5, 2013 at 6:26 pm
This is so sad. This is confusing? How did 5 young ladies die? A fire starts, they must have banged on the "glass" that separates them and the driver and let him know? not trying to put blame, but something doesn't add up here. A fire starts, why didn't he pull over immediately and they get out? God bless the famlies of all...
a resident of Livermore
on May 5, 2013 at 8:41 pm
very very suspicious...very very spooky...
a resident of Downtown
on May 6, 2013 at 9:33 am
Electrical fire . electric doors/windows . electrical intercom = deathtrap!
a resident of Laguna Oaks
on May 6, 2013 at 9:39 am
Such a tragic story. Sincerest sympathies to the women involved and all of their families. Rest in peace.
a resident of Sycamore Place
on May 6, 2013 at 9:40 am
Agree, something doesn't add up and suspicious. I suppose the fire could have cut the power to the electric door locks and windows. This would prevent people from inside getting out and people outside from being able to open the door as well. If this was the case, the only other option would have been to break the windows. So why couldn't the driver or escapees break the windows? Don't know. I never tried to break a car window with bare hands and/or feet so I can't say if it's even possible. The escapees being all women probably did not help matters...their high heels would have rendered them trying to kick in the windows with their bare feet...then there's hysteria. Ok, then how about the driver? He would have had shoes on. Shame on him if he did not try to kick in the windows. If he did try and failured, then he is off the hook. Being on the bridge also did not help matters. One would probably not be able to find a rock or some tool to break the window. So sad.
a resident of Castlewood
on May 6, 2013 at 11:43 am
yes to last post... kicking out windows, etc. surely they were in a panick, poor girls, but just feels more could have been done here...? I guess no it doesn't matter now...it just seems off.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 6, 2013 at 1:47 pm
I hate to be a cynic here, but could drugs be involved somehow - something along the lines of the Richard Pryor incident of long ago? How very, very tragic.


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a resident of Alamo
on Sep 21, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Thank you for your article on "Muslims in the Valley." Thanks also to Dr. Rana, Rabbi Goldblatt, and Pastor Harms for their leadership in the San Ramon Valley Interfaith effort.
Heather Leslie Hammer, Pastor, San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, Alamo
a resident of Danville
on Sep 22, 2007 at 6:46 am
Thank you for an excellent article.
a resident of San Ramon
on Sep 24, 2007 at 10:53 am
The acceptance of muslim community, its mosque in the area and the overall relationship with other religous groups has been a team effort. Dr Rana has done a fantastic job of leading this group along with other community members. Diligent efforts of the last 5-6 yrs are now paying off. These efforts need to be continued by our younger generation as well.
a resident of Danville
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It's interesting that the opening line in your story is, "Bloodshed persists among Muslims and Jews...", as if there is only one conflict in the world in which Muslims participate. There are no Jews involved in the Muslim wars in Darfur, or Sudan, or Chechnya, or anywhere except Israel, right? I'm sure there are many civilized Muslims in San Ramon, but the wars of Islam are against the entire Western world, not just Jews.
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McCann day to day with ribcage strain
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McCann had to leave the 6-1 victory over the Pirates on Friday night after five innings because of a strain in the right intercostals area. In layman's terms, that is the ribcage.
Last season, McCann spent most of August on the disabled list because of a left oblique strain and never fully recovered, his poor September part of the Braves' late-season collapse.
McCann is listed by the Braves as day to day this time. McCann hopes that is really the case.
"I want to be smart about things and make sure it is a day or two or three instead of a DL stint," he said.
McCann hurt himself when he blocked a ball in the dirt and threw late to second base in the fifth inning trying to prevent a wild pitch. He left the game after batting in the bottom of the inning and grounding out.
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He was born Oct. 20, 1935, in Murphy, Miss., to Austin and Christine New. John was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing and watching sports on the T.V.
He was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Gean New; and a son, Charles Alan New.
Survivors include his wife, Flora New; his mother, Christine New; seven children, Shirley West, Debbie LeBlanc and husband, Alan, Angela McGee and husband, Randy, Sonya Boyd, Raina Lucero and husband, Dan, Anthony Treadway and wife, Annette, and David Myers and wife, Michelle; four brothers, Richard and Kathy New, Allen and Ellen New, Ronnie New and Larry New; one sister and one sister-in-law, Margaret Mangrum and Jolene New; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and other family and friends.
The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the Broussard Chapel in Russellville, officiated by Pastor Fred Goates. Burial will follow at Phoenix Cemetery on Buck Mountain in Moreland under the direction of Broussard Funeral Home of Russellville.
Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013, at Broussard Funeral Home of Russellville, at the new location, 3323 E. 6th Street.
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Kyle Lowry has already been penciled in as the starter, and point guard for the future. That already has a huge difference to it.
Jack is a good back-up, average starter.
Lowry was one of the better back-ups in the league time ago, now arguably a top 10 point guard....


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Administrators, trustees and coaches at Arkansas Tech University broke ground Thursday on the Chartwell's Athletic Complex, a facility that will feature eight tennis courts and a softball diamond and will provide a much-needed boost for the two athletic programs.
"This is really going to be great, from a recruiting aspect and for our players," head tennis coach Abby Davis said. "Our students will be able to come over and use these facilities more often. It's going to be convenient for players to come out of class and come over here to work out or practice instead of having to drive across town.
"The convenience is going to be key. From what I've seen, this is going to be the best facility on this side of the conference as far as outdoor tennis courts."
Head softball coach Gidget Pambianchi agreed with Davis, saying the complex would assist coaches in recruiting and retaining quality athletes.
"It's going to mean players, players, players," Pambianchi said. "It will give the girls a lot to look forward to. They are excited about seeing this happen.
"This will be very helpful for our program - getting players here and them seeing that we've got a great facility will do wonders for our recruiting."
Besides the eight tennis courts and softball diamond, the complex will also include spectator stands, a facility for locker rooms and coaches offices for the Golden Suns softball and tennis teams.
Currently, the softball team plays all of its home contests at fields around the Russellville area, including Fast Pitch World, while the tennis team holds most of its home matches at Old Post Park in Russellville.
"It's going to be a big change," Pambianchi said. "This is the fourth year for the softball program, and we have seniors who have been here the whole time who haven't had the benefits of an on-campus facility. It's going to be really exciting for the future of our team."
Athletic director Steve Mullins said having first-class facilities for athletic programs was invaluable for those sports.
"It means everything in the world when we have on-campus, first-class facilities," Mullins said. "I think it makes a statement to our university and to the community that softball and women's tennis are important to Arkansas Tech.
"I think it will give these teams a boost and make us very competitive in the Gulf South Conference. When you're talking about visiting with 17- and 18-year-olds, where they play and the facilities you have are important because if you're involved in college athletics, you're going to be spending an inordinate amount of time with those sports."
Also Thursday, Dr. Robert C. Brown, university president, announced the complex would be named for Chartwell's International. Chartwell's provides the food and dining services for the university and made a $1.25 million donation to the university in February that was designated for capital improvements.
The $1.25 million that will help fund the women's athletic complex is part of the $4 million "Return to Glory" capital campaign that was unveiled to the public at homecoming earlier this month.
In addition to the women's athletic complex, the campaign is also renovating the press box and other services attached to the school's football stadium, Buerkle Field. Among the improvements expected at Buerkle Field are revamped concession stands, new ticket offices, new restrooms will be installed and a bookstore will be added.
"This is an important day in the life of our university," Brown said. "Because our friends at Chartwell's have been so good, so cooperative; because we've had such a good relationship over the years, and because they've given a gift to the university for this project, I'm pleased to announce the name our our women's athletic complex will be the Chartwell's Athletic Complex."
Vice president of development Jayne Jones said that as of this time, nearly $3.2 million of the $4 million goal has been raised privately for the campaign.


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Billinkoff Architecture were hired to transform a post war apartment in Manhattan into a contemporary, urban space.
Billinkoff Architecture were hired by a couple who were interested in downsizing from a 7,000-square-foot family home in Westchester, New York to a much smaller Manhattan apartment. The clients settled on a two-bedroom, post-war apartment but with several demands to make it work. The apartment appeared to have zero potential when first viewed as it was located in a 1960's white brick building with low quality finishes and details. The one appeal?an outdoor terrace the owners were allowed to enclose if they desired.
The new apartment needed to have the same attention to detail that their previous home had, although it didn't need to be a replica. Their desire was a contemporary, urban interior that allowed for large family get togethers and plenty of places for storage.
The only requirement that had to be incorporated into the new apartment was the owners' prized art collection that they had amassed over the years. Other than that, all of their possessions were negotiable.
The living room is wrapped with a built-in storage cabinet set to 42″ in height leaving room for a rotating display of art, along with niches to hold their various sculptures.
For additional seating, a bench upholstered in leather was built into the storage wall.
The terrace was built out for extra interior space. The sliding doors were removed and the ceiling and floor heights were leveled out to create a seamless transition. A built-in chaise and two leather Poltrona Frau chairs fill the space.
In the den, a custom sofa bed is placed in front of a 65″ wall-mounted television. Additional display shelves hold artwork.
Throughout the apartment, two wood finishes were used – a deep walnut for warmth and a light TABU veneer for contrast. Other accents incorporated were blackened steel and charcoal-colored quartz.
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Summer is more than half over, officially — but please don't write it off. Starting today through the end of the month, we've rounded up all the different end-of-summer festivals from around the world. There really is something for every type. From throwing tomatoes to watching offbeat films to trying the tango, check out eight wacky options in Cully Schneider's report.
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August 29
You say tomato, I say DUCK! Get into a mess of fun with Spain's annual Tomato-throwing Festival. Be sure to bring goggles, but don't worry, the tomatoes are provided. Once the morning food fight is done, the streets are hosed down by fire trucks as calm returns to the small town.


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San Diego Padres starter Chris Young and his wife, Liz, gave back to the community earlier this week when they hosted 125 disadvantaged children for a back-to-school shopping trip at the Mission Valley Target Store.
The children were allowed to select from a variety of school-related items, such as backpacks, supplies and clothes.
"This was a terrific event," Young told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "It was great to see the smiles on their faces. These kids don't have a lot, so it was great to give them a jump-start on their education year."
Young took over the event after Woody Williams, who hosted it last year, signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent this past offseason.
"Liz and I thought it was a great event, and it became her project over the summer," Young said. "And we had a lot of help from the Padres and outside sponsors. Hopefully I'll be here a long time because this is something we'd like to keep doing.
"The kids were really excited. And the Padres announced a free ticket program for them as an incentive to do well in school."
Verlander didn't take offseason off: When the Detroit Tigers lost the 2006 World Series, Justin Verlander didn't sit back and dwell on it. Instead he worked hard to prepare himself for another strong season in 2007.
"I worked pretty hard in the offseason to get ready for my second season. It wasn't based on trying to stay healthy as much as I was striving to be one of the best pitchers in the game. I know if I don't work hard, it will never happen," he told MLB.com.
"There have been a lot of guys who were pretty talented but never made it to that next level. I want to work as hard as I can so I know I never left anything out there. I want to be able to say, 'I gave it all I got.'"
One of the things that Verlander focused on during the winter was his strength.
"I did more strength training this past offseason, working my shoulder a lot harder," he said. "The team has a program for me. I did some stuff on my own, but mostly I worked with our strength and conditioning coach. I lived down in Lakeland, Fla., where our Spring Training site is, and he and I worked out four days a week. Our rehab guys are all there too, and we did separate exercises for my shoulder."
He had good reason to work on his strength, too, as he admittedly began to tire last season.
"I wore down a little late last season, so I took precautions in the offseason and during the first half of this season to make myself feel better in the second half," he said. "If you're feeling fatigued in August, it's too late to do anything about it. That was the problem I ran into last year."
Perez has family, team depending on him: Cleveland Indians reliever Rafael Perez has more than just himself and his teammates to think of when he pitches. A native of the Dominican Republic, Perez has family back home to consider, too.
Jose Fa, Perez's father, does not work. "They depend on me," Perez told MLB.com.
As do the Indians. "He's not only a guy who has had unbelievable success against lefties, but he gets righties out as well," said pitching coach Carl Willis. "If Rafael Betancourt needs a day, we feel confident using [Perez]."
In 13 appearances since the All-Star break, Perez has a 1.10 ERA and 42 strikeouts while walking just 10 in nearly 41 innings.
"I'm getting confidence each day as I go," Perez said through bullpen catcher Dennis Malave, acting as an interpreter. "Going out to the games and being able to do well gives the coaches confidence in me, and that gives me self-confidence."
Willis says that Perez's level of confidence is a factor in his success.
"He has a lot more trust in his fastball and the ability to sink his fastball on the plate or early in the count," said Willis. "That's been a big help for him, because it's eliminated [hitters'] ability to look for it in just one area. He's been tremendous. It's hard for him not to build confidence doing what he's doing."
Pence nearing return: Houston Astros rookie center fielder Hunter Pence is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Corpus Christi and then play for Triple-A Round Rock Saturday.
Pence, who is recovering from a chipped bone in his right wrist, started taking live batting practice Wednesday and said he is getting better every day.
"Every day it seems to get a little better," Pence told the Houston Chronicle. "It's not huge jumps, as it was when I was first rehabbing. But it's also a lot healthier than it was. It's gradually loosening up a little more and more.
"It's a little bit of a struggle to loosen it up, but once it gets loose, it's pretty capable of handling a lot of stuff."
The only thing that may keep Pence from starting his rehab assignment this weekend is bad weather in Texas.
"A lot of it is now going to depend on the weather in Texas to see where we can get him to play over the weekend," general manager Tim Purpura said. "Medically, it seems like he's ready to go now. We want to see from a baseball skills point of view whether he's ready to go (Friday)."
Sheets may be back for series with Cubs: The Milwaukee Brewers may be a little closer to having Ben Sheets return to the starting rotation. Sheets, who suffered a tear of tissue in the middle finger of his pitching hand on July 14 and has missed six starts, threw a bullpen session Thursday and could throw a simulated game Monday in Arizona.
If Sheets doesn't suffer any setbacks, he could return to the rotation in time for the Aug. 28-30 series in Chicago.
"Slow and steady; slow and steady," Sheets told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel of his progress. "It's at the point where I feel like I can help. I feel like I'm close enough that I can help."
Manager Ned Yost wants Sheets back, but he is making sure not to rush his ace right-hander.
"I want him to make sure that he feels good and that he's free and easy," Yost said.
While Sheets does feel better, he knows he probably isn't going to feel 100 percent the rest of the season.
"They make the final decision," Sheets said. "I think it's going to feel like it feels the rest of the year. I think it got strong enough to where we could start throwing bullpen, and we did. We stayed aggressive. Whenever it allowed us to do something, we did it. We pushed it."
Jimenez steps up for Rockies: With injuries depleting the Colorado Rockies' starting rotation, rookie Ubaldo Jimenez did his part Wednesday by throwing six shutout innings en route to a 3-0 win over San Diego.
Jimenez struggled in his last two outings, allowing 11 earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. But against the Padres, he struck out a career-high nine hitters and allowed only one hit -- a single by Geoff Blum in the first inning. Jimenez has now thrown 12 consecutive shutout innings against the Padres.
"We were talking on the bench, (Jimenez) had a different look in his eye," fellow rookie teammate Ian Stewart told the Rocky Mountain News. "I have seen him do this at Single-A, Double-A and Triple-A, especially Double-A, where he really dominated teams like he did (the Padres). He is close to being that kind of pitcher."
With three starters on the disabled list, the Rockies will need Jimenez to come up with several more outstanding starts in order to stay in the National League West race.
"He was big time for us when we needed it, and he needed it," manager Clint Hurdle said of Jimenez. "He was overpowering. He did what he needed to do. He made his pitches. It was a very polished performance."
Martinez ready for big leaguers: Pedro Martinez is getting tired of rehab starts, and after his latest outing in which he threw four innings for the rookie Gulf Coast League Mets, Martinez is ready to face big league hitters.
"I need to pitch in the big leagues," Martinez told Newsday. "I feel like my pitches are improving, but I can't tell you how good I am until I get a big-league hitter out. I am already pushing the issue, but it's going to take me a little while still."
Martinez, who threw 60 pitches, 47 of which were strikes, threw three perfect innings before allowing a three-run homer in the fourth inning. He ended the night allowing three hits and one walk while striking out four.
"I like this outing a lot more than the other one," Martinez said. "I am more in command, and I actually felt like I pitched a little bit, making pitches where I wanted to, and overall it was a jump ahead. It was a great improvement."
The Mets are being cautiously optimistic about Martinez's progress.
"We got an encouraging report," said vice president of player development Tony Bernazard. "He had a better outing today. Let's wait ... to see how he feels and we'll take the next step."
Wainwright on a roll: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is on quite a roll. On a team missing would-be aces Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder, Wainwright has stepped forward in his first season as a starting pitcher to become as close to a stopper the Cardinals have in their rotation.
After working nine innings and allowing only a ninth-inning two-run home run against the Dodgers last Friday, Wainwright continued his dominance on Thursday in the Cardinals' 8-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. With 11 victories on the year, Wainwright has now lowered his ERA to 4.01.
The key for Wainwright on Thursday came in the third inning against rookie third baseman Ryan Braun, who has been a terror at the plate this season. With a full count, Wainwright used his outstanding curveball and froze Braun.
"He's hitting .350 for a reason," Wainwright told MLB.com. "He's got amazing hands up there. He can do a lot of things. I just wanted to make him beat me with my best stuff if he was going to do it. And if not, I was going to win. Right there, in that situation, with him up to bat, if he's going to beat me, he's going to beat me with my best stuff."
Catcher Yadier Molina was not concerned at all about calling for a curve -- three in a row actually -- with Wainwright on the hill.
"I've got confidence in him because he's got a great curveball and he can throw it for strikes," said Molina. "Every time we get in that spot, I don't doubt to throw any pitch because I know he can throw it for strikes."
Manager Tony La Russa, meanwhile, summed up the effort of both Wainwright and Molina succinctly. "Our stars were the pitcher and the catcher," he said.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.