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June 16, 2009
Good Quality Video of Remember Me Filming...
...but shady, annoying Pap commentary. Watch it with the volume turned down. :-) [Source via RobPattzNews]
19 comments:
- AshleyJune 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Again with that darn cancer stickReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 7:49 PM
that ppz is sooo gay jajajaReplyDelete
- thparkleJune 16, 2009 at 7:55 PM
It's gotta be annoying with all the by standers and especailly papz there when he's probably trying to concentrate an ACTING!ReplyDelete
the smoking thing is in the script.. ;)
- AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 9:36 PM
I absolutely hate smoking, so why does he make it look so sexy?ReplyDelete
I love the fact that they have his Edward hair. Haha! He looks like he's wearing his own wardrobe too. And what was the big deal about him smiling? He always smiles.ReplyDelete
Ohh what an amazing thing to end my day!!! haha He's sooo dreamy... my god!!! I don't like the smoking buttt I don't care!!! Thanks TCA!!!!ReplyDelete
he looks despress and sad a little.Poor Rob =( Fame has gotten Rob freaked out and ALOT , we(twilighters who RESPECT him and adore and love him alot)let's try to give him a break.He has many things going on like what happened yesterday , Kstew , his personal life , Fame alot is going on , etc. Too many things going on for him , and he has many things/problems in his plate.He cant go to NYC and get coffee @ Starbucks beacuse crazy bitches who look old enough to be his grandma , grandmother or even great grandmother stalk him and sexual harass him i guess those bitches never learned their manners and how to RESPECT ppl or dont even know what RESPECT means or don't know the word RESPECT.I think those bitches shoulg go to rehab and stay there for idk ... their rest of their life.And im a 12 year old , 8th grader and knows better than them my manners and how and what RESPCET is and mean.That was totally wrong.Im thinking that Rob might start giving RESTRAINING ORDERS.ReplyDelete
- EdwardsPandaJune 17, 2009 at 1:14 AM
I have A question!!!ReplyDelete
Does rob play a student or something cuz he always has a backpack???
- MelanieJune 17, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Woww. I completely agree with Anonymous at 4:36. Smoking repulses me but for some reason, when HE does it, I'm not disgusted.ReplyDelete
"Renesmee Cullen".. I agree with you about the respect, but there's no need to curse.
- thparkleJune 17, 2009 at 1:53 AM
I hate smoking too. But he makes it look hot (I know that's bad and stupid but what can I say?)Its kinda has the same effect as in the modern adaptation of Romeo + Juliet when Leo (my first crush) was sucking on cig.ReplyDelete
@EdwardsPanda--- I don't know for sure but I would think he was playing a student afterall they're filming at NYU so I'm assuming and as you mentioned he has a backpack
ok, i no that i dont know rob, but for some reason the way they are talking bout rob at the end of the video just makes my stomach hurt.. i no they dont say anythin bad butjust how arrogant and almost entertained (maybe thats the right word im not sure) and just makes him seem like a piece of freaking meat for them to stare and comment on just makes me sick idk maybe im being drammatic but it really does make me sick.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 2:07 AM
poor rob looks so uncomfortable at 2:08 cuz the ppzari are trying to get video of him and the guys arguing with the other guy right next to him :( i hate to see him uncomfortable or sadReplyDelete
I like the vid- They make it look so natural just two friends walking down the street. Rob must be in heaven cuz he can smoke in his scenes. (That beautiful face is gonna look real old before its time:((ReplyDelete
I'm with ya Caley... at the end I was saying too stop talking you jackass, Rob usually is smiling-and what a infectious smile it is. so sweet.
- AshleyJune 17, 2009 at 3:03 AM
Hah the smoking is everywhere with him. Seriously he should be getting a pay check from the tobacco industry anyday now. I think since he is a role model to so many kids he could have a bit of a backbone about where he smokes. Given I havent seen the scrip but unless it is a movie about someone dying of cancer the cigs probably could have gone.ReplyDelete
Other than that... cute :)
- AnonymousJune 17, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Anyone else think his walk is different? Like, more relaxed and confident than his stiff Edward walk? I like this walk :)ReplyDelete
Also did anyone notice how at about 0:45 mark he starts looking intensely to his left? I kinda have a feeling he was supposed to be looking at Emilie/Ally. Like, he probably notices her for the first time in the movie, or something.
cool. Thanks! (I turned down the volume)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 19, 2009 at 8:02 AM
He's got an interesting way of holding his cig. He gets his hand as close to his face as he possibly can...I don't condone smoking at all, but Rob just makes it look like it's okay... But it's not kids, absolutely not!ReplyDelete
thparkle, Leo was my first celeb husba- er, crush too! And he was hot as hell in R&J.
He is the hottest sexiest human being that ever existed! That;s it...ReplyDelete


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I'm waiting for a dryer that will iron and fold my clothes. Cmon Kenmore/LG, you can do it!
All this in the name of energy efficiency but where is there really energy savings when appliances last less then 10 years. They don't take into consideration how much energy it takes to scrap a dead appliance and build a new one. You can have features and still make them realiable but they don't because profits are more important than reliability. All manufacturers are guilty of this and the consumer is being sold a bill of goods with this energy effiecency bull.
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Arriving in Newhall in 1965, Pete Reese took the reins of a fledgling athletic program at Los Angeles Baptist College and over the next 20 years transformed it into one of the most respected in Southern California. Overseeing the construction of Bross Gymnasium and developing other raw athletic facilities into some of the finest around were testimony to his attention to detail and quality. Everything enjoyed by coaches and athletes today at The Master's College can be attributed in some way to this man and his work.
A 1960 graduate of Cedarville College, Pete established himself as one of the premier basketball players in Yellow Jacket history and was inducted as a charter member of the Cedarville University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. Following graduation and after marrying Joyce in June of 1960, he taught and coached at the elementary and junior high levels in Flint, Michigan, while earning his master's degree in education from Eastern Michigan University.
Accepting Dr. John Dunkin's invitation to join the college in 1965, Pete, and his wife, Joyce, began a wonderful time of service that would change the lives of everyone they touched. In the early years, Pete was the athletic department, leading it as the athletic director, coaching the basketball team to new heights, and chairing and teaching in the Physical Education Department. In his tenure as head basketball coach, Pete led the Mustangs to over 200 wins, highlighted by the 1968-69 club that led the nation in scoring.
After the transition to The Master's College, Pete was named Director of the Physical Plant and started to put his signature touches on all of the campus-wide facilities. In 1988, Pete and Joyce sensed the Lord leading them back to the Midwest and Cedarville University, where he was named Director of Athletic Facilities and baseball coach. Ten years later, Pete was appointed Athletic Director where he continues to administrate the Yellow Jacket program.
Pete and Joyce live in Xenia, Ohio, and have two married children. Their daughter, Kim Ray, and her husband, Ken, make their home in San Jose, California, while son, Chris, who is the athletic director and head men's basketball coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, is married to Cheryl and has two children.
A native of Mississippi, Dolphus Weary entered Los Angeles Baptist College on a basketball scholarship in 1967. During his two-year stint at LABC, he was a standout point guard on teams that went a combined 33-11, including the 1968-69 squad that led the nation in scoring average at an eye-popping 104 points per game.
In his short career at the college, he averaged a double-double (10.8ppg, 10.3rpg, sixth all-time), and was the career record holder for assists (325) until 1973. He was voted in as an original member of the LABC Basketball Hall of Fame in May of 1971.
Graduating from LABC in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Dolphus went on to earn a master of arts in religious education from LABTS and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1973 and received his Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, in May of 1997.
Following his time in Newhall, Dolphus returned to Mississippi to work with Mendenhall Ministries, a multi-faceted ministry, from 1971-1997. President George Bush named this ministry as his 541st Point of Light. In 1990, he published a book entitled I Ain't Comin' Back, which tells how his early life growing up in Mississippi and working in the cotton fields instilled in him the desire to run away from the problems of racism, poverty, and injustice.
Today, Dolphus serves as the Executive Director of Mission Mississippi, a racial reconciliation movement that encourages unity in the body of Christ across racial and denominational lines. It encourages the building of relationships so that communities throughout Jackson and Mississippi can see more clearly the message of Christ. Dr. Weary is a frequent speaker at various local and national conferences and has written articles featured in many renowned magazines.
Dolphus and his wife, Rosie, have three children: Danita, a medical resident at the University of South Alabama, Women and Children's Hospital; Reginald, a graduate of Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, and Ryan, a high school student.
Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Rick Surls grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and enrolled in Los Angeles Baptist College in the fall of 1974. Over the next four years, he developed into one of the finest all-around athletes in the history of the college, starring in soccer and baseball. Known for his aggressive style of play in goal and at the plate, Surls became one of the most feared players in the NAIA District III. He is one of only two male athletes in school annals to win the President's Cup for Athlete of the Year twice, going back-to-back in 1977 and 1978.
After graduating from LABC in 1978 with a degree in physical education, he married his college sweetheart, Becky, and moved to Woodland, California, where he began a teaching career that is still flourishing at Woodland Christian School. Rick has coached baseball at WCS for 25 years and in 2001 was named Central Valley Christian League Coach of the Year.
Rick and Becky have three children: Sarah, Austin (a freshman at TMC), and Tyson. He attends First Baptist Church of Woodland where he teaches Sunday School, works with the youth, and serves on the church board. In his spare time, Rick plays men's senior baseball, earning several all-star appearances since 1986.
Woody Swenson grew up in Minnesota and attended high school and two community colleges in Southern California before coming to Los Angeles Baptist College in 1975. After sitting out a year, Woody's booming left leg and legendary intensity led a revitalized soccer program to new heights.
He scored 12 goals in 1976, including an eye-popping six vs. Ambasssador College, and went on to earn All-Far West Honorable Mention honors. A year later, he moved up to the All-Far West Second Team and was an NAIA All-District 3 First-Team choice. Capping a brilliant career in 1978, he was a first-team selection for the All-Far West and All-District 3 squads, respectively. He is currently the 16th-leading scorer in school history with 78 points.
Graduating from the college in 1979 with a bachelor's in biblical studies, Woody married Noreen Oda later that year and moved to Lancaster where he served in many aspects of ministry at Bethel Baptist Church from 1980-1994. In 1995, he was called to Fallon, Nevada, and continues to serve there as pastor at Parkside Bible Fellowship.
Woody and Noreen are proud parents of four children: Sam, Heidi, Kari, and Sara.
When Don Menez enrolled at Los Angeles Baptist College in 1977, it didn't take long for teammates and opponents alike to see an unparalleled, fiery competitiveness and intensity. Upon graduation five years later, those same characteristics served to label him as one of the finest multi-sport athletes in the college's history. Never one to take it easy, Don went from one athletic season to the next, challenging himself to be the best at what he did.
Blessed with blazing speed, Don blew by opponents on the soccer field, scoring the fourth-most points (150) in the program's history. In 1980, he set school single-season standards for most goals (26) and points (64) scored, marks that stood for seven years. Injuries sustained during soccer season kept Don from record-breaking accomplishments on the hardwood, but few who watched him will ever forget the chaos he caused on defense and the opportunities he created on offense.
On the diamond, he was just as disruptive, whether it was hitting at a .388 career clip, a school record that stood for a decade, or stealing a program-best 131 bases, a mark that lasted until 2000. A two-time recipient of the award for Best Academic Achievement, Don put an exclamation point on a standout career by being named Athlete of the Year in 1981.
Don married Mary Forbes in 1983 and started putting his degree in physical education to use immediately. His first stop was Anchorage, Alaska, where he taught and coached basketball at Grace Christian School for five years. Following that time in the nation's largest state, he moved south to Redding, California, to coach and teach for six years at Liberty Christian School. In 1994, he continued his southern migration, landing at his alma mater, Berean Christian High School, where he taught and coached through last spring. He continues to serve as the school's Director of Development but has taken his coaching skills to the collegiate level at Los Medanos Junior College.
Don and Mary live in Clayton, California, with their son, Drew, and two daughters, Audra and Karley. Don teaches fourth-grade Sunday School at North Creek Church and has led missions trips the past two summers to Ecuador and Kazhakstan, using sports and, specifically, basketball as an avenue to present the gospel.
Parlaying outstanding speed with excellent technical skills, Chris Palm may have been the most complete soccer player in TMC history. Certainly, he is the most prolific with his name etched at the top of all the major statistical categories. However, what he is most proud of during his four-year stint at the college was being on the front end of a soccer revolution that took the Mustangs from also-rans to regional and national titlists.
Palm's lightning-quick assaults on goal fueled the 1987-90 Mustang squads that won 56 matches, an NAIA Region II title that produced a first-ever appearance at the NAIA National Championships, and a pair of NCCAA National Championship crowns. Palm racked up college single-season records for goals scored (34 in 1987), assists (39 in 1989), and points (78 in 1987). He is the all-time leader with 80 goals, 70 assists, and 230 points, outdistancing his closest competitor by nearly 70 points. The most decorated athlete in the annals of the program, Palm was a three-time NAIA All-American, including a first-team selection in 1988, a four-time All-District 3 selection, and the MVP of the 1987 NCCAA National Tournament.
After graduating from the college in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communication, Chris married Melody Machiela and moved to the Tri-Cities area in Washington where they have lived since. Chris works in the insurance and financial services industry and thoroughly enjoys his career.
Chris and Melody have two children, Danika and Dawson. They attend Bethel Church where they serve as small group leaders in a vibrant community of believers.
Following a stellar prep career in Fresno, Mike Penberthy enrolled in The Master's College in 1993 with high expectations. He didn't disappoint. After learning the college game during his freshman campaign, Mike exploded over the next three years to establish himself as, arguably, the greatest player in the history of the program.
Leading the Mustangs to the first four of seven consecutive appearances in the NAIA National Tournament, Mike burst on the national scene with a lethal jumper and the ability to change the course of a game in just a few trips down the court. As a senior during the 1996-97 season, he was the second-leading scorer in the nation (27.5ppg), established a new single-season scoring mark with 852 points, and earned NAIA First-Team All-American honors for the second consecutive year. Mike owns career records for points scored (2,616), three-pointers made (444), and free throw percentage (87.9).
Graduating with a bachelor of arts in biblical studies in 1997, Mike began to pursue a professional basketball career immediately. He started in Germany, played some for AIA, had a brief stint in the CBA with Quad Cities, and then returned to Germany before getting his big chance. Fresh off an outstanding summer league performance in 2000, Mike landed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and earned an NBA championship ring in June of 2001. Released the following season, he headed to Naples, Italy, with his wife, Wendy, where he has been playing for Pompea Napoli.
Although, he has not been able to really serve in a local church due to his travel, Mike has been able to use his job as a professional basketball player as a platform for the Gospel. Many players, teammates and opponents alike, have asked him why he leads the life he does and he is able to share his faith. Mike and Wendy have two sons, Ty and Jaden.
Wendy (Jones) Penberthy started her collegiate career at The Master's College in 1993 and proceeded to become the most prolific and one of the greatest volleyball players to ever wear the blue and gold. A native of Visalia, California, Wendy was part of the two winningest squads in school history as the Mustangs posted 35 wins in 1993 and 31 victories in 1996.
In an outstanding four-year career, she literally rewrote the volleyball record books, etching her name at or near the top in several statistical categories. A three-time NAIA All-Far West First-Team honoree, Wendy set standards that may never be broken for total kills, total service attempts, total attacks, and digs.
Wendy graduated from the college with a degree in Liberal Studies (teacher education emphasis) in May of 1997 and married Mike Penberthy a few weeks later. For the past six years, Wendy has been faithful in supporting her husband's professional basketball career, traveling throughout the United States and Europe.
Wendy and Mike have two sons, Ty and Jaden, and are currently living in Naples, Italy.


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Birmingham & Glasgow
Following the decision to postpone the show at the Birmingham LG Arena tonight and after seeking medical advice, Arctic Monkeys must also postpone the show at the Glasgow Hydro on Fri November 1st.
Alex Turner has been diagnosed with Laryngitis and is regrettably not able to perform. The show at the LG Arena in Birmingham will now take place on November 20th and the show at the Glasgow Hydro will now take place on November 21st. All tickets will remain valid for these shows.
We wish to apologise to all ticket holders for any inconvenience this has caused. Please contact the customer services at the box office you purchased your tickets for any further assistance.
01.11.13 12:43 pm
Well said SP!
01.11.13 12:42 pm
AM5 - You've obviously misinterpreted my post. I was clearly stating to another member that THEY weren't the only ones to work hard. I was emphasising that they aren't the only ones. Perhaps you haven't been reading through the posts properly? I'm quite happy for thinking the way I do, thank you very much. You really should engage your brain when reading, you know? Of course everyone (including myself) are gutted about all this...but some comments going around are getting way below the belt about the AM and uncalled for. The lads are quite right partying now and then, they're the same age as me and a hangover is unlikely to make them cancel a gig. By the way, I'm entitled to my opinion like everyone else - just because you don't like it doesn't give you the right to tell me what to think and when to post. Man up. Have a good weekend, I'm going out to get @#$*!ed now and move on :D xxx
01.11.13 12:38 pm
I hope all these moaners do sell their tickets or get a refund. They will be better gigs without them
01.11.13 12:26 pm
Sorry about the typos in my last post but I can barely see what I'm typing in the comments box. Small white font on ivory coloured background. Anyone else got that problem?
01.11.13 12:14 pm
My thoughts:
AM were disrespectful to their fans staying out till 3am on Wednesday night. By my calculations they would have been drinking for around 8 hours from the beginning of the awards night. Party animals have a lowered immune system. If Alex does indeed have Laryngitis it's likely he's caught the virus because he was run down.
He could just have the mother of all hangovers. If they play Sheffield, then it's not Laryngitis.
I agree with 8955872ppu that a goodwill gesture for the fans would be good, but I also think people should clam for their expenses. It might be the only way to make such rock stars and their managers take their responsibilities seriously. Hit their wallets.
We near to the Arena yesterday when we heard the news of the cancellation. My daughter and her friends were gutted. We spent Halloween on the M! and M42. We didn't listen to AM on the way back.
01.11.13 11:50 am
I don't think it means you are being disloyal to the band if you are ticked off because you've lost money because of the late cancellation. The band and the management SHOULD be aware of the impact on us mere mortals. Feel slightly aggrieved that some people consider being a true am fan is limited to those who have time and money to spare. Don't think so. Get well soon Alex. Can't wait to see the rescheduled gig on 20th November, but it's going to be difficult scraping the money together to do it all again.
01.11.13 11:37 am
Alex, While you are at Uni, ask your lecturer to explain the difference between fact and analogy. And you claim to be a journalist - are you also in the SAS?
01.11.13 11:34 am
Hi 8955872ppu, if you could email me at email@example.com I would be willing to provide you with my University email. I am not interested in the Arctic Monkeys or trying to tarnish their name, it is the story about the 5 star hotel you booked which had been boarded up which I am interested in
01.11.13 11:22 am
Bittersugar, your arrogance amazes me. Don't you think other people work hard too? People have worked hard to pay for hotels and travel expenses just to get it thrown back in there faces. i think you should have a little think before you choose to speak again.
01.11.13 11:16 am
Another note to the slightly dumber half of the nation - any kind of illness can suddenly get worse or appear due to stress/strain on the body. Fact. I work VERY hard for a living (hold down two jobs and I care for someone between these) and to earn money, you're not the only one blether! I can post you a violin if you wish? Yes, you should get over it. As I've said before, people like you have obviously had it easy in life and never had a blip before. You'll get nowhere with such attitude and I honestly do pity you. Sorry, it's maybe not your fault if you see things in black and white. You should educate yourself more and perhaps live life a bit more. Wake up for @#$*! ;)


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Ink-spiration on the Gold Coast
Tattoo fans seeking ink-spiration should head to the Gold Coast on Friday, as the fourth annual Surf 'n' Ink festival gets under way.
The family-friendly festival aims to educate the bare-skinned about tattoo culture, while offering those already steeped in it a chance to see the work of artists from interstate and around the world.
"I think in the last 10 years the stigma has changed," says tattoo addict and vintage stylist Bettie Butcher, who got her first design – a black panther – when she was 18, and is now covered in bright flowers, as well as pin-up girls like Bettie Page and Vampira.
"When I started getting them the stigma was still attached that girls shouldn't get tattoos ... I copped a lot of flak."
Ms Butcher, from Wooloowin, says these days there's more widespread acceptance of tattoos for both sexes, and that beauty is more than skin-deep.
"Just because you have tattoos doesn't mean you can't be a beautiful, confident, strong woman, and still be feminine," she says.
"Most people now, even if they don't want tattoos themselves, accept that it's a form of expression, they're not linked to crime, bikies, drugs and all that."
Over the three days at the Mercure Gold Coast Resort, tattoo artists will compete for prizes in categories such as best chest, best back, best feet, best sleeve and best portrait.
There will be a playground for children, a rockabilly band, plus belly-dancing, skateboarding, hula-hoop, capoeira, and other demonstrations.
Ms Butcher is organising the Miss Surf 'n' Ink pageant, which pits half a dozen girls against each other with judges scoring on quality of tattoo work, stage presence and style.
She's a former contestant and has won pin-up competitions around the country.
"I know what it's like when you're up there for your first time, you get so nervous!"
But she while contestants benefit from the exposure, it's even better for artists and potential clients.
"It's a great place to be able to meet artists, look at their portfolios, see them working, have a chat to them," says Ms Butcher.
"That's the best way to find the right tattooist for you."
- Start with a small design, in a place that you can cover when necessary – particularly if you're a young adult still starting out in your study/career.
- Each tattooist has their own artistic style, so be sure to research and identify your preferences. Bettie Butcher says a good tattooist will be able to work your design choices into one or multiple pieces. And make sure they're reputable, with adequate health and safety precautions such as sterilisation of needles. "Unfortunately there are still some backyard operations," she says.
- Avoid styles and locations that are ubiquitous. "I have a tramp stamp," Ms Butcher admits. "But I'll probably be getting it covered up."
- Get a tattoo for you, not for anybody else. "All my tattoos are personal memories or designs I want to keep forever," says Ms Butcher.
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LOS ANGELES — Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that has struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, Al Gore confirmed Wednesday.
Gore and his partner Joel Hyatt announced the sale in a statement.
"Current Media was built based on a few key goals: To give voice to those who are not typically heard; to speak truth to power; to provide independent and diverse points of view; and to tell the stories that no one else is telling," Gore and Hyatt said.
"Al-Jazeera has the same goals and, like Current, believes that facts and truth lead to a better understanding of the world around us."
The acquisition could extend Al-Jazeera's reach beyond a few large U.S. metropolitan areas, where some people can watch Al-Jazeera English.
The deal was first reported by The New York Times.
The acquisition extends Al-Jazeera's reach beyond a few large U.S. metropolitan areas, where some people can watch Al-Jazeera English.
The network's managing director, Tony Burman, in 2010 blamed a "very aggressive hostility" from the Bush administration for reluctance among cable and satellite companies to show the network.
Al-Jazeera has attracted respect for its ability to build a serious news product in a short time. But there may be a culture clash at the network. Dave Marash, a former "Nightline" reporter who worked for Al-Jazeera in Washington, said he left the network in 2008 in part because he sensed an anti-American bias there.
San Francisco-based Current, meanwhile, began as a groundbreaking effort to promote user-generated content. But it has settled into a more conventional format of political talk television with a liberal bent. Gore worked on-air as an analyst during its recent election night coverage.
Former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Cenk Uygur are currently its lead personalities. Current signed Keith Olbermann to be its top host in 2011 but his tenure lasted less than a year before it ended in bad blood on both sides.
Current has largely been outflanked by MSNBC in its effort be a liberal alternative to the leading cable news network, Fox News Channel.
Current hired former CNN Washington bureau chief David Bohrman in 2011 to be its president. Bohrman has pushed the network to innovate technologically, with an election night coverage that emphasized social media conversation.
Current TV, founded in 2005 by former vice president Gore and Joel Hyatt, is expected to post $114 million in revenue in 2013, according to research firm SNL Kagan. The firm pegged the network's cash flow at nearly $24 million a year.


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Contrary to popular belief, there are more holidays before Christmas. Actually there are two whose purpose is supposed to give us the opportunity to reflect on the blessings in our lives. They are Thanksgiving and Veterans Day.
Contrary to popular belief, there are more holidays before Christmas. Actually there are two whose purpose is supposed to give us the opportunity to reflect on the blessings in our lives. They are Thanksgiving and Veterans Day.
Unfortunately, we are a country of consumers, and the mere suggestion that we don't all froth at the mouth in frenzy of commercialism that has become Christmas can send some materialistic masses into a unstoppable tailspin. It really stuns me when people begin asking me on Halloween what my children want for Christmas or when end-of-summer sale items sit side by side with Santa Claus.
Have we totally become so self-involved that we can no longer contemplate pausing to give thanks for the men and women who have fought and died to protect our freedom? How many people even know when Veterans Day is, except when they don't get mail that day or the bank is closed? But I bet you many people know exactly what day Christmas is on and how many days they are going to have off from work and how many gifts must be purchased before that time. We can spend hours tweeting, checking Facebook and playing Words with Friends on our electronic gadgets but won't take five minutes to shake the hand of one of our veterans. After all they have done for us, why is it so hard just to simply say thank you?
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it has one simple function. There are no gifts to be bought, there are no parties to attend, and there are not elaborate decorations that have to be put up. The only requirement on Thanksgiving is to cook and eat, which is something I love to do anyway.
Once again, this is a holiday to reflect and to thank God for all the people in your life. It is supposed to be a day to spend with family, enjoying each other's company and strengthening the bonds with loved ones. That is what it's supposed to be, but sadly that is not what it has become. Thanksgiving has become Christmas the prequel.
No longer are the mothers, wives and daughters happy to spend time concocting those lovely dishes that you only enjoy at Thanksgiving. There is no mouth-watering smell of turkey basting in the oven or tantalizing sweet potato pie permeating the house. There is no gathering of loved ones around the table to revel in thankfulness to tell family folklore or to remember family members who have passed away.
No, mom is sleeping in late in preparation for midnight Black Friday shopping, and fast food or pizza will suffice because it is more convenient when guzzled down sitting on a sidewalk in front of a store. Does anyone see a problem here?
The complaint is falling on deaf ears, but I'm going to keep saying it until someone acknowledges that Christmas has taken over the last three months of the year. It has put a golden web of mass consumerism over two holidays that were supposed to remind us to be thankful of the people and things we have. Instead we are engrossed in planning what we are going to buy and who has the best sales.
Let me be clear, it's not Christmas itself because the actual holiday is a beautiful and deeply moving experience. It is the whole concept that the theme of Christmas has become more stuff, more stuff, more stuff.
I know everyone has their own thoughts and feelings, but I am the kind of person who still naively thinks that the holidays shouldn't be how much useless stuff you can shove under the tree. How many people fall behind in their bills just so they can buy something outrageously expensive and, in most cases, foolishly unnecessary?
I think the problem is, beside the fact I'm turning into a curmudgeon, I have begun to appreciate the intangible things in life such as beautiful sunset or a laugh with my children. All of this focus on shopping just seems hollow and useless, and it encourages people to risk financial stability simply to say, "Look at me, look at what I have."
Maybe I'm in the minority here, but can we please just forget about all the stuff we are going to buy for Christmas for a few weeks and enjoy spending time with the people in our lives? Besides, when has a person ever looked back on their lives and said the one think they regretted was not buying more stuff?
Sharon Myers can be reached at 249-3981, ext, 228 or at email@example.com.


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FDA Approves Migraine Treatment Device
Cefaly Headband Device Emits Electricity To Stimulate Nerves in Head
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first medical device used as a preventative to ward off migraine headaches, an electrical nerve stimulator used before the onset of pain.
The device, a kind of plastic headband that emits low electrical energy to stimulate nerves in the head, is called Cefaly and made by Cephaly Technology of Liege, Belgium. Christy Foreman, director of the office of device evaluation at the FDA's medical device center, said the battery-powered device "may help patients who...


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In honor of CoolClyde's CILFs
In honor of CoolClyde's CILFs
Garbage basketball by Knicks, wtf is with this team at begin of the games?
i rushed home to see us behind by 10...
Stat power on
Amare brings live to the Knicks!
Don't know why Melo always tries 3s in the end of qtr, when there is enough time to make layup.
once amare comes in the knicks have the interior presence that they need to get the offense flowing(surprisingly)
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Really good play just then to get Novak a good look. Smith/Amare pick and roll and the defense were so concerned with stat that they missed Novak curling around.
They need more creative plays like that.
wow.... this is insane
"I feel great" - Stat
n u r doing great too!!
I take back everything I've said about STAT..HE IS DA MAN
That's how Knicks should destroy scrub teams.
About time!!!
STAT 10/10 and they take him out one shy of the Knicks record..lol@Woodson.


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Somalia Starves while Ramadan Surplus food is Wasted
Ramadan is Kareem (generous) for some, but Stingy for Somalia
Inevitably during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, the Somali plight- the distress of a fellow Arab nation, majority Muslim population, has not been far from the conscience of the devout followers of the fast. These worshippers use the month to reflect and count their blessings for the food and health they have, and use the temporary hunger to feel with the less fortunate. So the irony of Somalia has not been lost on them. Continue reading below »
How much does the Middle East region get through in fasts broken on generous servings and abundent choices and feasts, even before the official 'Eid' Feast to celebrate the end of the fasting month? And how much food is really wasted at this time of theoretical returning to basics or religious aesceticism and less, not more; all the while the Somalis are forsaken and denied the opportunity to break a relentless fast that they did not opt to keep this Ramadan.
This is the worst drought the Somalis have suffered in 60 years, significantly at a time when the world is accused of wasting more food and resources than ever before. (Studies in the region show a 30 per cent food wastage average per household, mostly by busy younger working people aged 16 to 34 and families with school-age children). Some however, are raising awareness and ramping up action to prevent wastage, and feed the hungry, at least the local hungry. Thanks to at least some responsible and concerned Ramadan followers, as well as environment or charity activists, trying to stem the tide of food wastage and create campaigns to highlight the cause at Ramadan, wastage concern has been on the agenda. Ramadan notably is a month that attracts more charity work in the Muslim nation, so it is quite common to find people already or customarily arranging food programs for the needy as part of their family habit or community culture.
But this effort needs to be implemented across the board and spectrum from family level through community to retailer and consumer, since 'the enormous food waste generation can be witnessed at all levels from the wholesaler to retailer and to consumers.'
Somalia on our Minds
Back to Somalia: Tens of thousands have died in the last three months. Muslim member states have been recently meeting to take action. Some people go most of their lives without knowing hunger. That cannot be said for Muslims who practice the fast of Ramadan. Member states gathered in Istanbul last month to coordinate an emergency response to the devastating drought in Somalia.
One person in the world dies every three seconds because of hunger.
Campaigns in the Gulf regions such as Wipe Out Waste (WoW) look at how people can manage the buying and consumption of food in a more effective manner during Ramadan to ensure a clean plate and a clean conscience. This month (and for the last two months retrospectively) we are compelled to think about the suffering from hunger in Somalia especially while it undergoes its most devestating draught.
Muslims are mobilsing to help more than ever during this sacred month whereby charity is prized above all else, in the spirit of giving thanks for blessings.
Every year more than 1.6 billion people around the world partake in the inspirational holy month of Ramadan, fasting from dawn to dusk, abstaining from food, drink and sexual contact. Only those deemed sick, elderly or travelling, or women who are pregnant, menstruating or nursing are exempted and can break the fast and either make up an equivilent number of daysfasting later in the year, or if physically unable, they must feed a hungry person for every day missed. Muslims are aware that the month emphasizes not wasting food which is 'haram' (a wicked, shameful act) , and looking after, as well as feeling for the poor and hungry, is the virtue extolled by Islam now and indeed all year round. As stated in the holy Qur'an: "Eat and drink but waste not by excess, for God loves not the wasters".
Practical advice to save food:
Practical measures to curb food wastage:Shop after Iftar, not before on empty! Don't be tempted by Ramadan food offers such as buy one get one free.
Make sure your fridges are set at the right temperature - to stall food from rotting faster.
Eat leftover food; some dishes taste better the day after!
Buy food in smaller quantities and eat food before it expires.
Muslim Merits:
Many ordinary Muslims exhibit habits that corroborate the spirit of Islam with its emphasis on charity, resourcefulness, modesty and anti-wastage.
Some interviewed have shared their practices of resourcefulness and efforts to conserve and not waste, particularly during Ramadan: When there are leftovers from iftar (break of fast), one woman says she refrigerates it for suhoor (meal before dawn). On normal days, she makes sure no food is wasted.
Another woman questioned, says her children are not very fond of heavy meals, so she cooks minimal food that can be consumed at one time. Whenever there is excess food, it is refrigerated and her husband makes sure that it is distributed to people.
Commonly in the Arab world, peoople cite giving their left over food to their door keepers or 'concierge' of the building.
Another mentioned that she is against lavish dinners, which is why she avoids buying and cooking in bulk. While most of the food is cooked within the family's consumption, any leftover is sent to neighbours or the building's watchman.
Beyond this simple family level action, the wider community, often spear-headed by NGOs or individuals inspired to effect change this Ramadan have initiated campaigns to stop wastage in the first place, as well as to distribute it wisely should it occur. Also programs to provide charitable, free mass-meals for the needy this Ramadan are part and parcel of the spirit of Ramadan in countries where tents for Ramadan free food are set up.
It is incumbent upon humanity to look out for each other:The Muslim imperative insists that Muslims reduce personal food waste in Ramadan. The majority of Muslims give charity and food to less fortunate people, laborers or workers, friends and families.
Our Ramadan Thoughts are with the hungry, but what about Action?
How can the world spend so much money on military missions and food gluttony but struggle so much to help the Somalis, including children, who are dying of a natural cause? Even the oil-rich Arab nations have not stepped forward in any coordinated decisive fashion to date. This delayed or slow-coming aid and relief effort is deplorable, and quite tragic, given that so many in the world are throwing away food and resources.
The amount of food needed in Somalia is enormous, making the recently announced aid from Tanzania, 300 tonnes of maize, quite insignificant, but still far better than 50 tonnes of food from Turkey. This week for example, nine airlifts full of 800 tonnes of high-energy biscuits were delivered to Kenya, but these were just enough to feed 1.6 million refugees for a day.
Arabs and Muslims around the world are not forgetting Somalia- as the juxtaposition is not 'wasted' on them that during the season of giving thanks for food and good health, and feeling the pain of others, Somalia is experiencing distress and devestation cause by a draught. They are malnutritioned to the point of starvation: their hunger goes beyond the daylight hours of the Ramadan fast, ironically something they would otherwise be partaking in as a Muslim nation. And did in fact celebrate last year.
Some sin-salvaging advice to saving food:
Education, awareness and attitude toward consumption can help us to make a smaller impact on the environment; it is the blessing or "barakah" of Ramadan to be thankful and appreciative of the real wealth in our lives.
People generally buy 30 per cent to 40 per cent more household products than they need at this time. Hotels and restaurants over-produce and supply more than the requirement.
In Bahrain, ordinarily, food waste reached more than 300 tonnes per day, but this figure rocketed during Ramadan.
Approximately 500 tonnes of food gets thrown away during the month of Ramadan in Abu Dhabi. The alarming issue, which also has serious environmental implications, has prompted the government to launch a drive to curb food wastage.
According to official statistics, one third of the waste generated in the UAE is comprised of discarded food.
The 'Think Before You Waste' campaign, which began on Wednesday (Aug 10), hopes to raise awareness about food waste and its environmental implications.
Donate leftover food to charity: If you're in the UAE you can contact Hefth Al Ne'ma Center, part of the UAE Red Crescent Authority.
While Ramadan is Kareem (generous), the religion insists on no waste: Islamic preachers have called on Muslims to consider reducing personal food waste this Ramadan as part of their religious responsibility, as outlined in the Holy Qur'an.
Mosques are delivering the message too about food waste in Ramadan.
Top Headlines
- Lebanese environment minister says enough, opts out of waste management committee
- What happens to all those Iftar buffet leftovers?
- flydubai goes generous this Ramadan with unprecedented offer
- Save your leftovers Emiratis: UAE to share unwanted food during Ramadan
- What a waste! One third of Ramadan food ends up thrown away!


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The Boston Globe ran a nice feature on how Boston's government and various food companies are promoting urban farming in Beantown—mostly in Roxbury, Mattapan, and Dorchester. That's where the vacant lots are.
Although private-sector interest has been increasing, the idea of growing food in Boston's vacant lots isn't new. The nonprofit The Food Project has been growing vegetables on two acres of vacant lots in the Dudley neighborhood.for years. (If you'd like to visit the Food Project's 10,000 square foot greenhouse, check out their "Jazz Under Glass" fundraiser February 24.)
Two points that I found interesting:
—According to the Globe, estimates of just how much vacant land might be available for farming in Boston neighborhoods varies "from 600 to a few thousand acres." Do we really not know how much city-owned vacant land there is in Roxbury? Really?
—One of the groups pushing to make more Boston land available for farming is the not-for-profit Urban Farming Institute. They're sponsoring an Urban Agriculture Conference on Saturday, February 9 at Roxbury Community College. In January, the Institute sponsored two information sessions on their Urban Farmer Training Program. Here's a photo of the folks who came to their January 16 session:
That's not a group of white suburban college students who want to work with their hands before they apply to law school. Those future Urban Farmers probably live in the neighborhoods where they'll be working, making vacant lots into green jobs.


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CC to start Game 4 on three days' rest
Burnett, Pettitte could also pitch on short rest in Series
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Then Girardi considered the possibility that the Yankees might lose to Cole Hamels and the Phillies, which would put them down 2-1 in the Fall Classic and portray the Sabathia decision as a panic move. That, he stressed, was not the case.
Tale of the Tape: Game 4
- vs.
- 2009 Regular Season
- Overall: 34 GS, 19-8, 3.37 ERA, 197 K, 67 BB.
- Overall: 31 GS, 12-8, 4.05 ERA, 163 K, 59 BB.
- Key stat: Opponents hit .232 off Sabathia.
- Key stat: Allowed career-high 30 HRs.
- Postseason
Career: 9 GS, 5-4, 4.45 ERA.
- 2009: 3 G, 1 GS, 0-0, 4.66 ERA. Career: 7 G, 4 GS, 2-0, 3.45 ERA.
- At CITIZENS BANK PARK
- 2009: No starts. Career: 1 GS, 0-1, 12.27 ERA.
- 2009: 16 GS, 7-4, 3.77 ERA. Career: 23 GS, 9-4, 3.71 ERA.
- Against this opponent
- 2009: 1 GS, 0-0, 3.38 ERA. Career: 4 GS, 1-2, 5.55 ERA.
- 2009: No starts. Career: 4 GS, 0-3, 8.18 ERA.
- Loves to face: Jayson Werth, 0-for-6.
Hates to face: Ryan Howard, 3-for-7.
- Loves to face: Robinson Cano, 1-for-9.
Hates to face: Alex Rodriguez, 4-for-7, 2 HR.
- Game breakdown
- Why he'll win: Not facing Lee.
- Why he'll win: Great in '08 WS.
- Pitcher beware: Crushed in PHI in '08 NLDS.
- Pitcher beware: Bad history vs. NYY.
- Bottom line: Will the ace deliver?
- Bottom line: Can he reward Manuel's trust?
"I started thinking about it today," Girardi said. "I talked about it, thought about it, and I said, 'You know what? Our plans are to use CC tomorrow, so I'm going to [announce] it now.'"
Sabathia was informed that he would have the ball upon his arrival at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, and as expected, the $161 million southpaw was on board with the decision. The early notice provides Sabathia with more than 24 hours to mentally prepare for the start.
"I think that it's important that he knows what he's doing," Girardi said.
The move could set up A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte to pitch on short rest in Games 5 and 6, if needed, bypassing Chad Gaudin and giving the Yankees just a three-man rotation.
Girardi wasn't ready to declare his starting pitchers for those games, but said that he would check with Burnett regarding his availability on Sunday. As Girardi noted, Burnett was 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts on short rest for the Blue Jays in 2008.
The Yankees' management in September, plus their heavy load of off-days during October, has provided this opportunity to feel comfortable giving their starters shorter rest without lack of command.
"It was important what we did in the month of September to give us this option," Girardi said. "You're going to think about it, but physically, we think we've done a pretty good job and they've had plenty of rest over these four weeks. They physically all feel really good."
Another consideration could still be to start Gaudin in Game 5. The right-hander was listed among the candidates to start Game 4, but will instead be assigned to long relief as an emergency option, where he has spent all of the postseason.
Gaudin was 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 appearances (six starts) after being acquired by the Yankees from the Padres in August, but has pitched just one inning during the Bombers' playoff run. He has been told -- as has Burnett -- to prepare as though he is starting Game 5.
Girardi allowed that if the Yankees were heading into Game 4 up 3-0 in the series, he probably would have pitched Gaudin in the potential clincher, but of course that is not the case.
There is a track record of success with giving the ball to Sabathia on shorter rest. The Brewers pushed Sabathia's final three regular-season starts on short rest in 2008, and he responded by going 2-1 with an 0.83 ERA before struggling in the National League Division Series against the Dodgers.
Sabathia fired 113 pitches in Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, the same number he threw in Game 1 of the ALCS before returning on three days' rest to pitch Game 4. He is 3-1 with a 1.52 ERA in four postseason starts, and should the World Series go the distance, Girardi said that physically, Sabathia would be able to handle making another start on short rest.
"I've said all along, this is a big strong person," Girardi said. "We cut back his workload during the season some, knowing that this could be a possibility.
"He went a couple of times without throwing for seven days, and I think that helps recharge a pitcher. Sometimes I worry more about pitchers on extra days rest than I do on short rest, because it might take them an inning or two to find the zone."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Good News, Bad News and a Possible Solution
John Danks' first victory after eight losses, Paul Konerko's 13th homer and clutch RBI singles by Gordon Beckham and A.J. Pierzynski proved to be the difference tonight as the White Sox moved to within six games of the Indians with the 3-1 triumph over the Mariners and their impressive rookie hurler Michael Pineda.
That's the good news. The bad news–again–was the performance of Adam Dunn. It was another empty effort with his 0-4, including two strikeouts, and an error that contributed to Seattle scoring its lone run. I don't pretend to be a baseball genius, but I know this–I've seen enough.
Ozzie smartly decided to allow the slumping Alex Rios to take yesterday and today off in the hope it would help him relax and turn things around. The skipper has to do the same with Dunn or the Big Donkey may spiral totally out of control. It's gotten to the point where it's hard to watch and the boo birds are there every step of the way.
My suggestion is for at least the next two games, Carlos Quentin should be the DH with Rios in center and Brent Lillibridge in right. It's the correct thing to do in any case, but with Cy Award winner Felix Hernandez on the mound tomorrow night and lefty Jason Vargas on tap for Wednesday evening, why not spare Dunn the agony.
It can't hurt and it just may help him get back to his National League form.


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GLENDALE, Ariz. — The prospect of facing Spanish giants Real Madrid may unnerve some players, but LA Galaxy forward Jose Villarreal approached his shot at Los Blancos with no fear.
Villarreal scored LA's only goal in their 3-1 defeat to Madrid on Thursday night at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Guinness International Championship Cup play. The goal was just one highlight for the 19-year-old, who was repeatedly a threat going forward throughout his impressive 71-minute shift against Madrid.
Although the Galaxy opted for a youth-laden lineup that included three Homegrown players at the start, Villarreal admits that LA displayed no trepidation about taking on the Spaniards.
"I think that in these games that you need to come out fearless with a lot of confidence, and just have fun out there. If you don't come out like that, these teams will eat you alive," he said. "I think that I did that and I'm happy that I got the goal, but I'm not happy with the result.
The Galaxy Homegrown forward put Madrid on notice early on when he dribbled past a pair of defenders while hugging the endline as LA looked to earn an early lead. Although Villarreal did the work to get in position and create the chance, he could not get his shot on target, firing into the side netting.
But in the 63rd minute with LA down 2-0, Villarreal enjoyed his finest moment when he scored his fifth career goal for the club, firing a bomb from distance that sailed into the top right corner of Diego Lopez's net.
In the build-up to the game, Villarreal talked at length about absorbing any lessons that he could learn from Madrid's superstars and following his stellar showing, he believes that he's certainly picked up something that he could use once league play resumes.
"I was like a sponge out there. I was looking at them and trying to imitate what they do. They're great players and they started off somewhere," said Villarreal. "Their thinking off the ball and their movement is always one step ahead of everything, so I made sure to take that from them."
Villarreal's teammates were particularly impressed by the teenager and his mature showing against Madrid.
"Jose scored a really, really, really, good goal," said midfielder Marcelo Sarvas. "The kid has potential. I'm very happy for him."
Villarreal hopes that his goal is the start of a run as he's scored two goals in his last three games after going 12 matches without a goal for the club.
The 19-year-old will get his opportunity to add to his goal tally on Saturday against Juventus at Dodger Stadium, but the forward is hopeful that he can continue his form once MLS play starts again on Aug. 11 against FC Dallas.
"It was a good finish, I've been lacking in scoring goals lately so I was happy to get one back," said Villarreal. "It'll be positive for me and, hopefully, I can move forward from there."
Adam Serrano is the LA Galaxy Insider. Read his blog at LAGalaxy.com/insider and contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Please welcome Matt Mistele of Toronto Truculent to the MLHS Blogging team. A really funny guy with sublime writing talent and hockey knowledge, we're thrilled to have him.
Let's begin this 'Confidential!' piece with an outright disclaimer:
Kerry Fraser seems like a nice guy. A few epically blown calls aside, he's apparently well-liked by the players both personally and professionally – voted the most consistent NHL referee by the players in a poll that happened in December 2005, according to this. The successes and unique accomplishments of this man's career vastly outweigh the failures on paper.
I was seven years old when "The Call†occurred. Personally, I'm over it. Might say, I'm even too young to care (the Blue Jays being awesome, helped). I really don't have much of a dog in the Kerry Fraser fight.
But this is a humour piece, and Kerry Fraser royally screwed the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans, and we'll be damned if that's not worth parodying – especially in light of the sentimental garbage published today under the guise of a response/rebuttal, merely 18 years after an explanation would have been useful, or worth anything.
I have obtained the internal TSN markup copy of Kerry Fraser's first draft response – the one the public was never supposed to see. Text they outright removed, and text they kept, but rewrote both included.
No official wants to make or miss a call that has an impact on a game or a series. It becomes a bitter pill to swallow. Unless, of course, you can use the ensuing notoriety and ridiculous hair poof to present yourself as unique amongst the pool of forgettable, indistinguishable NHL referees and develop a personal brand that will later lead to publishing and TV analyst deals. Take that, Bill McReary!
On the 18th anniversary of the infamous "Missed Call," for many a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, I still can't walk into a Toronto bar without six or seven die hard Leaf junkies throwing a drink at me. A subway driver made eye contact with me on the Dundas platform amidst hundreds of commuters and literally did not stop the train. Some guy from Markham paid $44 shipping to UPS a 26 pound, dead raccoon to my house. the bitterness has never subsided.
Every year, right up to my final season as a referee in the NHL I was contacted by the media on this day and asked to explain what the hell else I could have possibly been looking at, besides Gretzky, Gilmour, and the puck in the middle of the damn ice rehash the play. They always ran with it and feelings were dredged up from old wounds that have never healed; especially from those that harbour hatred towards me. I'm going to be personally vague about whose feelings I'm referring to, since I'm implying that they're yours but I need to set myself up as a victim in all of this for good reason, later in the article. I devoted an entire chapter in my book (coming out in updated paperback and e-book versions this fall – nice plug!), "The Final Call" entitled, "The Missed Call" and put it all out there; including a sincere apology to Leafs fans everywhere for not having seen the play. Oh, right, did I not mention that? Not only am I mocking your fury at the horrible error I made, but I'm literally plugging my new attempts to monetize your frustration and my blatant mistake. Because, you know, beyond that one incident, I'm not sure anyone cares what else I have to say. God, I love this business.
My dear wife, Kathy has always told us (our seven children and I) that feelings exist. See? If I humanize myself by highlighting the attributes of my wonderful family, it make it that much harder for you to hate me. They are real and for the person who holds onto them there is no right or wrong; just that they exist. I have never avoided the subject when asked and today won't be any different. I will respond to your questions and accept that your feelings exist as another anniversary passes. Hopefully that family line also covers up the fact everything I just said about "feelings†makes absolutely no sense, beyond suggesting that I don't care what you think and the crappy frustration you feel is completely irrelevant.
Do you remember what happened 18 years ago today? Have you cleared your mind of it since or do you carry it around with you like luggage?
Joe, Halifax
Yes, Joe in Halifax, I do remember those aching feelings well. The helplessness (see, victim!) of not watching the play knowing for sure what had just occurred as Doug Gilmour dabbed blood from his chin and prevented it from staining the Fabulous Forum ice lingers in my memory. While I don't carry it with me like "luggage," the baggage that many a Leafs fan continually pack – oh, yeah, because I feel the real issue here is why fans even care about injustice; what babies you are, refusing to accept that something "unfair†and "blatantly wrong†doesn't just become less reprehensible over time. HA!, makes it impossible for the memory to ever go away. After all it was only 18 short years ago! Perhaps more time is required to close the wound? Is there anything else I can say that's possibly more sarcastically mocking of your frustrations, putting you on the defensive and deflecting responsibility from my screwup?
Can you go one day without someone mentioning the Gilmour-Gretzky incident to you?
Cory Maas, Toronto
Cory in Toronto, I live in New Jersey and nobody south of the 49th Parallel is really affected by this. Just one more way of saying that you are totally irrelevant and undermining all your criticisms. Even the NHL looked the other way! Repercussions? Pffft. My career's been great. Many events have occurred for me since that night in Los Angeles, both professionally and personally.
I worked several Stanley Cup Finals; the World Cup of Hockey; the Winter Olympics in Nagano; the 2000 All Star Game in Toronto; the Winter Classic in Boston's Fenway Park to mention a few in a record setting career. Did you miss it the first time I said it? #AwesomeCareer #ImAwesome #NoOneCaresAbout1993ButYou
On a personal level, I buried my father in 2001 – the same father that chased a Leafs fan from Kitchener up the street with an axe in the wee hours of the morning after the game in '93. The uninvited assailant drove away in haste after continually ramming into Dad's mini-motor home parked in the driveway of his Sarnia home. (Kitchener is close to a two-hour drive from Sarnia in Southern Ontario.) My mother has retired the referee whistle that hung on a skate lace by her telephone at the ready to blow into the phone whenever terribly obscene phone calls were received at their home.
Interject: There is nothing mockable or funny about this, if it's true. Fraser's family deserved none of that. That one paragraph gets a pass.
We have witnessed our children's graduation from high school and university. Kathy and I shared in the joy at weddings for three of our children to this point, along with the current engagement of two others. We have been blessed with five beautiful grandchildren years after the missed call. Seriously, I can talk about myself forever. Life is not static unless we chose it to be and mine has continually moved forward. Which means that if I can pretend like nothing ever happened, so can you! Ugh.
That being said, when I was in Toronto at the TSN studios for the first month of the Stanley Cup Playoffs every day someone would recognize me and ask me about '93. The supervising producer who coordinates the website at TSN sifts through all your questions and provides me with the ones that best serve the league's and online editors' respective agendas I answer in this column. He tells me there is at least one a day on the Gretzky-Gilmour subject. In some camps the very mention of my name causes vitriol unlike no other.
Hi Kerry,
Did Gilmour or Gretzky ever talk to you/confront you about you know what back in 1993? Is it a taboo subject?
Stephen Anderson – Oakville, Ontario
Stephen Anderson in Oakville, I did speak to Doug Gilmour about the missed call in a telephone conversation he and I had last summer. It was horrible, It was mostly cordial, he swore at me for sixteen straight minutes, even friendly since we argued vehemently on my involvement on that play. My "didn't see it†versus his "f*****g blind or rigged, whichever's worse, a**h***†as we shared stories and different perspectives from our long careers. Doug Gilmour is a class act beyond being the tremendous player, captain and leader that he was throughout his career. Doug understands that plays are missed and mistakes are made by officials and players alike, but pointed out that missing that call in that game is like an Olympic runner training 10 years for the 100m sprint and then lining up facing the wrong way when the gun goes off. In that conversation, 'Killer' shared something I have seen him state publicly in the past. Doug said, "Give me Game 7 back in my home building and I'd take it any time. We just didn't get it done." See? They derailed their own series, not me. I just added an unnecessary, wouldn't-have-even-been-an-obstacle element that helped shatter their resolve before Game 7.
Doug Gilmour retired as a Maple Leaf in the 2002-2003 season. During almost 10 years that we were on the ice together after May 27, 1993, I never heard Doug Gilmour reference that play with me, probably because he pretty much hated me after that and we didn't really speak until that vaguely-referenced "mostly cordial†phone call last year. At no time did I ever discuss the incident with Wayne Gretzky. Why would I care about the truth? And why would Wayne be that stupid? If you sh*t your pants in Math class, when the teacher asks what's causing the smell, do you put your hand up? Wayne knew what happened better than any of us.
Hey Kerry,
What can you say to me to make me stop hating your guts after the missed high stick in 93? You cost us the Cup because everyone knows we would have whupped the Habs!
Andrew, Toronto
And finally to all the "Andrews of Toronto" that need me to say something that might help make you "stop hating my guts." I don't really think there is much more that I can say that hasn't been already said. "I'm sorry, I missed the call, I blew it…" just don't seem to be helping you let go of it or the fact that the Leafs lost Game 7 back in Toronto, as if forcing culpability on them in some less-than-should-have-been-likely scenario somehow reduces the role I played putting them there.
Instead, please allow me to share with you a quote that Doug Gilmour gave to Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun on the occasion of my last game worked in the Air Canada Centre on March 27, 2010. Your captain said, "Please let it go. It's over. The man's retiring. For the sake of his sanity, let it go." See? That pr-…wait, there's really nothing in there about the merits of my officiating. Damnit, Doug!
If that fails Andrew, I would like to offer the wisdom of Alexander Pope (even though he didn't play for the Toronto Maple Leafs) who said, "To err is human; to forgive, divine."
So, the moral of all this: "Meh."
Or, if you'd prefer, "I screwed up. But every day that goes by makes it less relevant, somehow, so forget the injustice of it and accept that while the universe will usually win, the Leafs will usually not."
Peace be with you…
It still stinks, Kerry. Maybe you missed the call. Maybe a linesman didn't do his job. Maybe the NHL was trying to establish a foothold in a new, promising US market and sidelining the league's marquee player on said team for what would have been the most critical few moments in the Campbell conference playoffs would have been, in short, "bad for the "brand.†Maybe your mind ran through those permutations pretty damn quickly, as the league may or may not have trained you to do.
Maybe the Leafs would have won the cup.
-Matt Mistele
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However, I encourage him to continue the fight.
I will remind readers of this post that I was the victim of the same kind of treatment Mr. Buckheit was subject to.
An Atherton Police Department React Task Force agent performed forensics on my computer and shared the fruits of that illegal search with Wende Protzman. I will not name him in this post, but he knows who he is. We all know who he is.
This is the kind of police department that patrols the streets of Atherton.
How can Atherton have law and order if those who enforce the law are not obligated to abide by it, nor see any reason to?
My allegation against the un-named but well known REACT agent is not a groundless anonymous personal attack. It is an allegation against the man who probably wishes and hopes he will someday become Chief, it is a matter of public record and it is the subject of a criminal complaint I leveled against him with the District Attorney. It is an allegation that I signed personally under threat of criminal prosecution.
I will remind readers that I did not win my lawsuit against the town until after I lost not once but twice. Before my victory, I suffered two humiliating defeats, three if one counts my termination.
My criminal complaint against this REACT agent went nowhere, proof that justice is not blind in San Mateo County.
If the man whom I speak of by some misguided decision of the powers that be in Atherton does become Chief, it will be because the town and he deserve one another.
I think Jon Buckheit and Kathy McKeithen are the last hope for Atherton. It is as though there are two decent people and if one of them leaves, Atherton will share the same fate as Soddom or Gomorrah albeit not as dramatic or explicit.
There are some politically correct folks (one who's initials are PC) who speak of the need for reform, but they aren't fit to carry Mr. Buckheit's shoes. They won't save the town, because they are too busy preserving their own reputations and relationships.
Atherton's hopes are with those who have the courage and fortitude to stand up to the chronic abuse of power that the Atherton Police Department exercises with impunity.
Congratulations to DeVlught and his cronies. They have won this round. Their victory may smell sweet to them. To me the odor permeates as though it were an unattended sewer backup.
The Atherton PD's victory I sense will be short lived, because Mr. Buckheit is a man of resolve and a man who has been underestimated.
Mr. Buckheit has my never ending support and admiration. I have faith that he will prevail, despite this recent setback.


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Ryobi 18-volt L-ion hand tools were used to frame the structure and attach the deck on this project. The purpose was to gain access to our goat farm on Mound Key in Estero Bay, Lee County, Florida. The impact drive was especially useful installing the deck screws. The 1x6 "Ipe" decking is spaced 1/2-inch apart and attached using stainless steel square-drive deck screws, predrilled and countersunk. The batteries were recharged using a portable generator since the site is off-grid.
The project was built by my two brothers and myself with the help of our sons. The permitting process was the most time consuming part of the project requiring Corp of Engineers, State and County permits due to environmental, archeological and historic concerns as Mound Key is a Calusa Indian shell midden and extended through mangroves.
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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by Samurai8472, Sep 22, 2012.
I think I'm going to watch this twice before chiming in. It seems like this season (series) the first viewing I find a bunch of negative things I don't like but then on my next viewing, while still there, only then do I really absorb the positive aspects of the episode to balance it out.
I thought it was good. Enjoyed seeing UNIT being handled better than they ever were under the auspices of RTD, and I definitely got a kick out of the new UNIT Commander.
Looking forward to next week.
The first episode this season I haven't enjoyed that much. It just felt incredibly flat.
Oh look, another 39 minutes of a problem and 30 seconds to fix it. Then 30 seconds of "lets be deep"
What the fuck was that? Some nonsense bollocks who are Emporer Palpatine want to fuck off the human race for some reason, and the best way they can think of is sending some cubes that do fuck all for a year and then give 1/3 of people a heart attack after a long visual countdown?
Why do they keep getting away with this moronic shite.
Because three-year olds will watch whatever is in front of them?
See: Teletubbies, Barney, etc.
I said to my wife last night, "It's like this isn't so much Doctor Who as it's The Adventures Of Young Doctor Who!" Like some watered down, dumbed down version for kids to watch after school. Like when they took James Bond and made that cartoon about him as a kid, and it had all the visual and musical elements, but it was just a dumb cartoon for kids.
That's what this show has become: a dumb cartoon for kids.
They made the mistake of taking a show that kids could watch too, and turning it into a kids show that adults can watch too. There's a difference there, and we're seeing it.
Well I'm giving it a good just for the nod to the Brig.
The cubes and holo villain were really just the background to the Doctors relationship to Amy and how it's coming to an end, so I don't really care about quickly they wrapped it up. Id like to know how long those people went without oxygen to their brains before being brought back.
Very good point. It's like going from Jurassic Park to Beethoven (about that dog).
have to say im really not sure where "The Power of Three" comes from, I dont think the idea that the Doctor, Rory and Amy are best as a unit, it was highlighted all that well, or at all in the episode. The half in, half out approach, the Ponds have continues to do nothing for the show.
I always thought this was a poor produced plot, why is it that over a year, the cubes were just left where they were, be that in bins, or knife and fork containers, and oddly in hospitals. Seriously could the production not have moved them around a bit.
I also do not buy that they just be left around for a year, people would have gotten bored, and put them in the back of the cupboard.
As for the Brigs daughter, I guess its nice, but seems a little forced and out of no where, I mean has she ever been mentioned before?
The talk of this being child friendly, well it would have made a decent Sarah Jane Adventures plot.
Child friendly except for Amy's "Och aye, ah've always wanted a troop of soldiers tay give me a raight good seeing to, hoots mon".
Tonight's DW was... nice, fun, interesting... Not a mini-blockbuster, but... Seemed to belong in a previous season, really. Steven Berkoff was somewhat underused ... and surprisingly restrained!
Brian needs to be a companion. Seriously. Somebody should do a book about his travels after DOAS.
What's with the Scot bashing? It's offensive, she is Scottish, she has a Scottish accent. She doesn't talk like a bad comedy stereotype.
Another solid and very enjoyable episode for me, and it was nice to see Steven Berkoff in it as well.
Great stuff....so far i'm 4 for 4 for this season......and next weeks looks good with the return of River and the angels.......cant wait.
Mild spoiler for next week that was hinted in this episode
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Amy's reading glasses are ready due to the Optometrist leaving a message
Liked it. Not perfect, and treading ground that's a little familiar after The Lodger, but a nice little story about the relationship between the three main characters. Enjoyed the one-to-one between Amy and the Doctor, and it was nice to see the nod to Lethbridge-Stewart. The Freak Of The Week was a bit generic, but since it was little more than a McGuffin that's hardly a crippling failure. This is one of those episodes, like Dinosaurs On A Spaceship, that feels like it would stand up to repeat viewings.
So even with a bit of a dip in quality last episode, I think that's four-for-four this season.
Personally, I think that under Moffat the show is as smart as it's ever been. And wasn't it originally conceived as a kids' show that adults could watch with them?
I'm not Scot bashing, just Amy bashing. And she does talk like that when I'm restating what she said in a comic way that makes its meaning clearer.
Anyone notice this?
When the episode hit's Christmas time there's a song playing at Rory's hospital
".....Does he ride a red nose reindeer?!"
It's the same song that played when Mickey noticed the doctor was coming back in "The Christmas Invasion"
That's because it's the song that's played absolutely everywhere, all day long and all over Britain when it's Christmas. And I'm not joking. It's Slade. Of course, they don't actually play music in hospitals, but I guess they thought the audience might be too stupid to realise it's Christmas just with "December" on the screen and tinsel everywhere.
I feel it's just as good as last week's, although I still prefer the first two episodes this series.
Incidentally, a black cube has just followed me on Twitter.
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'The Hole In Our Gospel' inspires football coach to sell his home
My email inbox is notorious for housing second-hand articles from my colleagues about new technology, philanthropy, trends in new media, or nonprofit stories -- my typical work-related interests. But last week, several work friends sent me the UGA Sports Blog article, "Mark Richt sells Lake Hartwell property."
When I first started reading it, I was thinking that my colleagues who sent me this must think I'm an avid Georgia sports fan, even though I went to college in California, and have never even visited Georgia (nor do I keep up with college football). My short attention span had just about given up on the article when I read this paragraph about half way down:
"Within the last year, I read this book, "The Hole in Our Gospel," written by Richard Stearns. He's the president of World Vision U.S. I think people understand who World Vision is but, basically, they help the poor. Through their organization, you can help children, you can help build wells, you can buy them donkeys, whatever people need. World Vision helps people across the world. Well, anyway, there was a lot of statistical data in there about the amount of people that live on a dollar a day around this world. Billions of people. So I'm reading this book and it really affected me. It helped me realize that what we have is way more than we need and that our ability to give is hindered by this property. I guess that's the best way to tell you. We just wanted to be in a better position to give and bless people that don't have anything. We felt like this was one way to be able to do that."
Mark's story about selling his home is unique, but it isn't an isolated example. We hear from people every week -- teachers, lawyers, recording artists, entrepreneurs, bloggers, stay-at-home moms, pastors, and now, a university football coach -- via email, Facebook, and Twitter about how Rich Stearns' book changed their perspective on the world's poor and our biblical mandate to help.
I also got word last week from Rich Stearns, who was in Zambia at the time this article was published. "You never know how God is going to work in someone's life," he said. "Coach Richt called my office a few months ago, and we chatted for some time. He told me that he had read my book and was considering how he might respond. This is wonderful news."
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Mauritania has launched a tree-planting program aimed at protecting its capital from the advancing desert and coastal erosion, a project that could eventually extend thousands of kilometers across Africa.
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Saturday planted the first of some 2 million trees that are meant to form a "green belt" around the capital, Nouakchott, and curb erosion elsewhere in the desert nation that straddles black and Arab Africa.
"The aim of this green belt is to stop the advancing desert and stop encroachment by the sea, which is threatening the town with floods," Ba Housseynou Hammadi, minister for the environment and sustainable development, said.
"This belt will also play an economic role. Some of the trees that have been chosen can be used for firewood. Others will produce gum acacia, which is (a natural gum) sought after for pharmaceutical products," Hammadi added.
It will take four years to plant the trees in Mauritania.
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General methods of qigong
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Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 08:09:
Qigong is an exercise to regulate the mind and breathing in order to control or promote the flow of qi. Since qi plays such an important role in the vital processes of the human body, the regulation of qi flow is therefore be used to preserve health and treat disease. Medical qigong, the qi exercise practiced to prevent and treat disease, is different from general physical exercise. While physical exercise is aimed at building up health or restoring physical functioning by enhancing strength, medical qigong is focused on the mobilization of functional potentialities by regulating the mind. In other words, physical exercise is purely somatic, while qigong exercise is generally psycho-somatic. Another important difference between physical exercise and qigong is that physical exercise expends energy by tensing the muscles and accelerating the heart beat and respirations, while qigong works to ease, smooth and regulate breathing to store up or accumulate energy in the body.
Medical qigong can be divided into two main categories: internal qigong, which is practiced by the patients themselves to preserve and promote their own health, and external qigong, which is performed by a qigong master on a person with health problems. Practicing internal qigong requires regulation of the mind, body and respiration. There are many kinds of internal qigong, some with motion and others without. Qigong can be practiced while sitting still, standing upright, or lying on the back or side. The basic requirement is to stay comfortable and relaxed.
Kang Jian
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Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 04:14:
Theory of Jing, Qi and Shen
In the Daoist tradition, which forms the foundation of the traditional Oriental healing and health-promoting arts, there are said to be Three Treasures that in effect constitute our life. These are known as jing, qi (pronounced "chee") and shen. The ultimate goal of all of the Oriental healing and health-promoting arts is to cultivate, balance and expand the Three Treasures. At the highest level of the Oriental healing arts, the practitioner is attempting to harmonize all aspects of one's being. This is accomplished by focusing one's attention on the Three Treasures. There are no exact translations for the terms jing, qi and shen into English. They are generally translated, though, as essence, vitality and spirit.
The author's great teacher, Daoist master Sung Jin Park, described the Three Treasures by comparing them to a burning candle. Jing is like the wax and wick, which are the substantial parts of the candle. They are made of material, which is essentially condensed energy. The flame of the lit candle is likened to qi, for this is the energetic activity of the candle, which eventually results in the burning out of the candle. The radiance given off by the flaming candle is shen. The larger the candle and the better the quality of the wax and wick, the steadier will be its flame and the longer the candle will last. The steadier the flame, the steadier the light given off; and the greater the flame, the greater the light. Master Park described it like this:
There are three treasures in the human body. These are known as jing, qi and shen. Of these three, only qi has received some recognition in the West so far. Qi is but one of the Three Treasures--the other two are equally wondrous.
Jing has been called the "superior ultimate" treasure, even though even in a healthy, glowing body, the quantity is small. Jing existed before the body existed, and this jing enters the body tissues and becomes the root of our body. When we keep jing within our body, our body can be vigorous. If a person cares for the cavity of jing, and does not hurt it recklessly, it is very easy to enjoy a life of great longevity. Without jing energy, we cannot live.
Qi is the invisible life force which enables the body to think and perform voluntary movement. The power of qi can be seen in the power that enables a person to move and live. It can be seen in the movement of energy in the cosmos and in all other movements and changes. Coming from heaven into the body through the nose (yang gate) and mouth (yin gate), it circulates through the 12 meridians to nourish and preserve the inner organs.
Shen energy is similar to the English meaning of the words "mind" and "spirit." It is developed by the combination of jing and qi energy. When these two treasures are in balance, the mind is strong, the spirit is great, the emotions are under control and the body is strong and healthy. But it is very difficult to expect a sound mind to be cultivated without sound jing and qi. An old proverb says that "a sound mind lives in a sound body." When cultivated, shen will bring peace of mind.
When we develop jing, we get a large amount of qi automatically. When we have a large amount of qi, we will also have strong shen, and we will become bright and glowing as a holy man.
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 07:03:
Dear Echokang,
This is a beutifull description of Qi Gong.
Are you familliar with web sites where elaboration on internal Qi Gong can be found.
Kang Jian
Username: Echokang
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 09:34:
Dear ron,
I'm glad to see you.
There are some articles and pictures on Qigong ,you can view from the web:
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 - 12:31:
Thank you Echokang. It looks excellent !
Eric Waltemate D.C.
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2005 - 20:46:
Dear practitioners,
Do you have any advice for any Qi Gong/ Tai Ji Quan exercise(s) for anger/irritability/rising liver yang/liver qi stag?
Dr. Waltemate
P.S. I went to the site you just mentioned and didn't find any for anger/liver yang issues.
Shmuel Halevi
Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 11:46:
Both Tai Chi forms and Chi Gong have the ability to balance the energy flow in the meridians, relax the muscles and tendons and the nervous system. If you have basic knowledge of these techniques and if you perform them regularly, there is no need to look for any specific exercises in order to soothe the liver or lower the Yang Qi. In any event, it will not cure the problem. For this, acupuncture or herbs are needed, or a very resolute indulgence in meditation, Tai Chi etc.
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Since he is dealing with very low ambient temps, this system may not operate correctly under 68 degrees outside. He really needs a heat pump capable of defrosting itself.
This system will not operate correctly because the "outdoor temperature" is nearly the same as the "indoor temperature".The unit is so efficient that too much refrigerant is condensing in the condenser. Remember that this is a critical charged unit, therefore the condenser,evaporator,suction line and liquid line will contain the proper amount of refrigerant. If at anytime there is an unbalanced condition, the system will fail to operate in the prescribed manner. The condenser has too much refrigerant due to the low ambient therefore starving the evaporator thus resulting in lower pressure which results in lower temperature (frost accumulation).To remedy this situation, block off the condenser allowing the head pressure to build up to a corresponding pressure of a 95*F day. You will then notice the suction pressure will also rise and now is the time to check the superheat.