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Norma,All of my experiments have entailed cold fermented doughs since that is what the De Lorenzo's have done and continue to do according to the reports on this facet of the De Lorenzo business. However, Trenton Bill's modification has merit because it demonstrates how to make a same-day dough. That can have value. If he wishes, Trenton Bill can increase the yeast to about 0.50% IDY to speed up the fermentation process and shorten the window of usability of the dough. To make an emergency version that is usable in a couple hours or so, he can boost the yeast to around 0.80% IDY and use much warmer water. In all of the above cases, it is a good idea to add some sugar to the dough. However, I think I would use more than 0.06%. Peter
Good luck with the dough ball you made with the same hydration and the 0.10% IDY.
Norma,The results using 0.10% IDY for a two day cold fermentation, along with a hydration of 57.5%, were successful. This was the specific De Lorenzo/Robbinsville clone dough formulation I used (but with KABF and about 1/4 teaspoon of VWG, as noted below):De Lorenzo/Robbinsville Clone Dough Formulation #10Pillsbury Best Bakers Patent Flour (100%):Water (57.5%):IDY (0.10%):Salt (1.75%):Olive Oil (0.20%):Vegetable (Soybean) Oil (0.80%):Total (160.35%):188.43 g | 6.65 oz | 0.42 lbs108.34 g | 3.82 oz | 0.24 lbs (at a temperature of 60 degrees F)0.19 g | 0.01 oz | 0 lbs | 0.06 tsp | 0.02 tbsp3.3 g | 0.12 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.59 tsp | 0.2 tbsp0.38 g | 0.01 oz | 0 lbs | 0.08 tsp | 0.03 tbsp1.51 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.33 tsp | 0.11 tbsp302.14 g | 10.66 oz | 0.67 lbs | TF = N/ANote: The dough (10.5 ounces) is for a single 14" pizza; the corresponding thickness factor = 0.0682; bowl residue compensation = 1.5%; the dough preparation method is as described in Reply 745 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25401.msg281529.html#msg281529; I used KABF with VWG to increase the protein content of the blend to 12.9%, and I placed a thin layer of semolina in the dough storage container (a glass bowl).After one day of cold fermentation, the spacing of the poppy seeds indicated an increase in the volume of the dough ball of about 30-42%, as previously noted. After two days of cold fermentation, the poppy seed spacing indicated an increase in the volume of the dough ball of 67.5%. There is that magic number that keeps showing up. I believe that the dough could have gone another day. Through the two days of cold fermentation, there was no bubbling of the dough ball. I let the dough ball proof at room temperature for about 1 1/4 hours whereupon I opened it up to form a skin. As with my more recent test doughs with a hydration of around 57% (in this case, 57.5%), I had no trouble opening up the dough ball and forming a skin of up to 14", and even larger. The skin was not tossable, however. In retrospect, I perhaps should not have tempered the dough ball as long as I did because there were some soft bubbles that formed in the skin. Yesterday, the temperature where I live in Texas reached 92 degrees and my kitchen was warmer than usual so that didn't help matters. This got me thinking about the temperatures that prevail near the ovens at Robbinsville. From the photo at http://www.delorenzostomatopies.com/images/dtp-shoot08-untouched/pages/100_3161_JPG.htm, it appears that there is room for three dough boxes below the central working station (with the marble or granite top) and that the dough boxes are not refrigerated at that station. Also, dough balls are placed on the marble or granite surface pending use. I'm sure that they have figured out how best to cope with their ambient temperatures.By way of summary, the tests I have conducted to date appear to demonstrate that (1) using low yeast and low fermentation levels (through cold fermentation) are conducive to forming dough balls and skins that have either no bubbling or small amounts of bubbling; (2) relatively high hydration values produce dough balls that are easier to open up to form skins than dough balls with relatively low hydration values; and (3) the selection of thickness factor values can affect how the skins handle. Of course, using a flour with good gluten formation characteristics is also important, and the use of oil (blend) can yield some improvements in extensibility as well as provide some flavor. Peter
What I found the most interesting about this exercise was the pizza did taste almost exactly like a De Lorenzo/Robbinsville pizza. Really I could not tell much of any differences except the bottom was not as charred as some place on the bottom crust was that Trenton Bill and I shared at De Lorenzo/Robbinsville.
Norma,You aren't the only member who commented on the similarity in the crust flavors and the degree of charring of the two De Lorenzo pizzas (Sloan and Robbinsville). See, for example, Reply 172 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,7841.msg145168.html#msg145168.Peter
Norma,There were too many variables in what you did to be able to interweave them in search of an answer. However, you should not be deterred if you would like to experiment with lower hydration values. My home mixer does not do a good job with low hydration values but if your home mixer is up to the task you might select a dough formulation to try with lower hydration values. That would entail selecting a fermentation period, the hydration value that you would like to test, and a yeast quantity that will produce the desired dough condition at the end of the selected fermentation period. You might even consider using your Hobart mixer at work to make several test dough balls to see if you can get them to open up with the desired balance of elasticity and extensibility. It may well be that our home mixers cannot replicate what the De Lorenzo's are doing with their commercial mixers.Peter
I had another go at a De Lorenzo clone over the weekend and I think the crust is getting closer to where we want to be.
I know there were too many variables to figure out why the De Lorenzo/Sloan frozen dough ball worked out yesterday. I really don't want to put my home mixer right through more tests right now even though I know my home mixer can mix a lower hydration dough. I don't think I am willing to use my Hobart at market either. I don't know how much dough I would need to mix in that mixer, but know from the past that the Hobart needs at least 5 NY style dough balls to be able to mix right. I think that would translate into too many test lower hydration dough balls and I would not know what to do with all of them. I know our home mixers might not be able to replicate what De Lorenzo's are doing with their commercial mixers.


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A "rogue trader" accused of Britain's biggest banking fraud was "a gamble or two away from destroying Switzerland's largest bank for his own gain", a court has heard.
Kweku Adoboli, 32, is accused of gambling away £1.4 billion while working as a trader for UBS.
At one point he was at risk of causing the bank losses of 12 billion US dollars (£7.4 billion), jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told.
Adoboli, who is facing two counts of fraud and two counts of false accounting between October 2008 and last September, allegedly gambled away the money on high risk trades aimed at boosting his annual bonuses and job prospects.
Prosecutor Sasha Wass QC said: "He is on trial because he lost his bank 2.3 billion US dollars (£1.4 billion). He fraudulently gambled it away. He also, in doing so, wiped around 10% or about 4.5 billion US dollars (£2.8 billion) off the bank's share price.
"He did all of this by exceeding his trading limits, by inventing fictitious deals to conceal this and then he lied to his bosses. Mr Adoboli's motive for this behaviour was to increase his bonus, his status within the bank, his job prospects and of course his ego. Like most gamblers, he believed he had the magic touch. Like most gamblers, when he lost, he caused chaos and disaster to himself and all of those around him."
Adoboli worked for UBS's global synthetic equities division, buying and selling exchange traded funds (ETFs), which track different types of stocks, bonds or commodities such as metals. The bank set a daily trading limit for the ETF desk of 100 billion US dollars (£61.5 billion), and also used hedging to reduce risk - for example buying one type of investment and simultaneously selling a similar one to mitigate any loss.
Prosecutors claim Adoboli failed to hedge several of his investments in order to make a bigger profit for the bank and larger bonus for himself. Ms Wass said: "At one stage Mr Adoboli was in danger of losing the bank nearly 12 billion US dollars (£7.4 billion) of unhedged investments."
Adoboli, from Clark Street, Whitechapel, east London, "fraudulently side-stepped" the bank's rules that banned high risk and unauthorised trades, the court heard. Ms Wass said: "To put the huge trading loss in some sort of perspective, 2.3 billion US dollars is enough to pay a year's salary for nearly 70,000 new nurses or two Wembley stadiums or perhaps even six new hospitals."
Adoboli fell into a "gambling mindset" and very quickly the losses he was causing grew into billions, the court heard. He eventually sent an email to colleagues in September last year, outlining the hole in UBS's accounts. Adoboli walked out of the bank saying he was going to the doctor's, and an hour later sent a "bombshell" message from his personal email account, the court was told.


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GREENLAWN, NY - Asking someone which quarter in a basketball game is most important will get you a variety of answers. But judging from Friday's Long Island Lutheran (LuHi) vs. Harborfields game, a valid argument can be made for the third.
"[In the third quarter], we made the right [defensive] reads," said LuHi Head Coach, John Buck. "We played hard in the first half, but we couldn't execute against [Harborfields'] zone defense."
After trailing, 27-24, at the half, NYCHoops.net #1 ranked LuHi charged back with a high-powered 21-5 third quarter run that negated the #3 ranked Harborfields Tornadoes. The end result was a 55-41 road win for the Crusaders just in time for the holidays.
With the Tornadoes a victory over LuHi away from seizing the #1 spot, they kept things even with the Crusaders in what was a low scoring affair early on. Harborfields' three point shooting was equalized by efforts from LuHi's Tim Quashie (9 points) and Kentan Facey (who secured a double-double with 11 points, 15 rebounds). More importantly, the Tornadoes' zone stifled the Crusaders' offense and playing in a stuffed-to-the-gills Harborfields gym only increased the pressure.
Neither team seemed to have much more advantage than the other, though, as the halftime score was indicative of a truly exciting #1 versus #3 showdown. But senior forward, Ryan DeNicola, didn't think about that - he just knew it was time to put pedal to the metal.
"At halftime, I knew we had to pick it up big time," said DeNicola. "We weren't moving the ball well in the first half; we came out battling and playing as a team [in the second half]."
DeNicola (who also notched a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds) took the initiative to strike first, cleaning up around the basket and showing off a few post moves. Facey joined the fray with a hook shot to make it a 44-32 game - and prove that two forwards working efficiently in the post was what it took to crack the Tornadoes' zone.
"Having Kentan and Ryan in there at the same time helped us execute our zone offense," Coach Buck said.
Once outside shooting from senior guard K.J. Lee (11 points) began to rain down, the Tornado had stopped spinning. Despite solid second half efforts from the guard tandem of Lucas Woodhouse (11 points) and John Patron (10 points), Harborfields could only muster 14 second half points to LuHi's 31. A number of missed lay-ups came back to bite them and caused them to fall behind by as many as 16 points. When all was said and done, the Crusaders had come down the chimney and taken all the presents.
"This was a big game for us," Coach Buck said. "Harborfields are proven champions; they're not all talk. This game was a huge test on their home court."
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Waiting for Snow, What are the chances you have a White Christmas?
We I found this on NOAA's Website:
"NCDC can help answer that age-old question. This year the Center updated a map that shows the climatological probabilities of a white Christmas across the Nation. The Probability of a White Christmas map, now based on the most recent 1981-2010 Climate Normals, shows the climatological probability (in percent) that a snow depth of at least 1 inch will be observed on December 25. The highest probabilities are in northern and mountainous areas of the country.
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She was born July 1, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., and moved to the Bay Area with her family in 1947. She and her husband, Buck, moved to Palo Alto in 1954 and raised their three children there.
She was an avid football fan and enjoyed traveling, cooking and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughters, Dale Muegenburg of Ventura, Calif., Jeanne Aufmuth of Palo Alto, Calif.; and five granddaughters. Donations should be made to the American Lung Association.
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Wayne D. Trewhitt III died May 5 at his home in Woodside, Calif. He was 76.
He was born June 5, 1935, in San Francisco and was raised in Berkeley, where he attended high school and competed on the swim team. After graduating from Berkeley High School he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was also a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
On Nov. 17, 1963, he married Joan Sterling. He and Joan were rarely apart in the 50 years they were together.
He began his career working for his father Wayne Douglas Trewhitt II and the family's Easley & Brassy Corporation as vice president (1963-1978) then as president (1978-1986). Early in his career, as general manager of Solid Waste Engineering and Transfer Systems, the company that owned and operated the San Francisco transfer station, he was responsible for the design of the entire San Francisco-Mountain View transfer system, which introduced the "tipper" unloading system and aluminum transfer trailers to the waste industry in the 1970s. He was inducted to the Environmental Industry Associations Hall of Fame in 1994.
As president and CEO of Nortech Waste, he designed, constructed and operated a 2,200-ton-per-day Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Roseville, Calif. Recently he had been a guest lecturer on several occasions for the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Engineering.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Trewhitt; his two daughters, Stacy Conner and Stephanie Trewhitt; his two grandsons, Ryan and Blake Conner; his sister, Janet Trewhitt; and his sister-in-law, Audrey Sterling.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made payable to UNR Foundation, Wayne D. Trewhitt Scholarship. College of Engineering and sent to Melanie Perish, Mail Stop 162, Reno, NV 89557.
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Women ride differently than men, they have different fears, worries and inhibitions. The husband or boyfriend is often the one who brings us on the bike, and we have our first touring experiences with them. We work hard, try hard, and yet the good feelings only last until the first turn. The head keeps asking questions. "Down there? Really? With all the rocks and that narrow trail?" The men say, "Just ride!" In no time the fun is over and the tour turns out to be a disaster.
Fear when biking, especially downhill, is an ongoing topic with the girls in my riding technique camps. It is evident because women do not hide their fear. If we understand this feeling and take notice of what happens in the body, we can deal with it better. Why is it that one rider can bravely handle every North Shore drop while the other gets blocked by the smallest root?
Every biker knows the feeling of fear. We could call it a blackout or simply a blockade. Suddenly, nothing goes the way it really should go when taking into consideration the skills, riding technic and gear. Nor do we any longer hear encouraging calls from others. Only our inner voice is there, telling us what might happen if we rush down there.
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Where does the fear come from when biking?
When we perceive something that is unknown or appears threatening to us, our body reacts with specific processes. What each perceives as threatening is very different from person to person. It depends on various factors, such as a sporty background in childhood, physical condition, previous experience and how long one has already been participating in the sport.
What does the fear feel like?
Typical sensations resulting from anxiety are sweaty palms, heart palpitations and irritation. We would prefer to stop, turn, and quit. Often times doubt and self-blame are part of it. Our breathing gets short and fast. This leads, amongst other things, to the brain and muscles getting less oxygen, and as a result our performance is limited. Under fear, our muscle tension changes. We draw the shoulders up, clench abdominal and leg muscles. This leads to a change in body posture on the bike and has an effect on riding technique. Tense muscles cannot coordinate or respond properly. Tension also affects our senses: field of vision becomes more narrow and we stare in an awe at the place that makes us afraid. We do not hear the tips that others are giving us.
Do women have more anxiety when biking or are they just being honest about their feelings?
Many men simply do not give in to such worries or thoughts. In addition, it often seems to me that men have more self-confidence in their physical abilities. They are more courageous and daring, because they trust more in their bodies and in their strength. Many women want to be confident with their riding skills more so than with their muscles. But there are also courageous, resolute and "aggressive" women who can hardly wait for the next downhill and have grown under high demands. Often times there are many successful contestants among them. Others react to unknown or threatening challenges with stress, anxiety, and blockages. And that should be accepted as such.
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How do I overcome the fear ?
Basically, it is good to make yourself aware of what fear is and how it feels, because almost all bikers know this feeling . Anxiety or bad experiences can be overcome. With patience and a lot of training you are able to optimize your cycling technique. When you have confidence in your riding skills, then you also become more daring. Accept your own deliberation and caution, and approach your limits gently. Do not give up, always look forward, and above all do nothing just because everyone else is doing it.
Tips for coping with anxiety:
- Relax the respiratory rhythm; inhale and exhale deeply and focus. Breathing calmly helps you to relax and to master the trails.
- Relax and clench your muscles consciously. This will loosen you up.
- Relaxing the senses helps especially when blocked. Look out into the distance, then close to the bike. Repeat.
- Once you make it through the stage of fear, you are loose and free again for the next difficult trail.
- Consider the daily conditions and the training conditions. Often, personal problems or stress at work can play a role. Things that occupy you subconsciously can affect your riding.
- Realize that you are doing the sport for yourself and for no one else, and especially because it is lot of fun. If you keep that in mind, you will be more relaxed and happier and thus more powerful.
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Utah tight end Jake Murphy said he wasn't going to let the Utes forget about him in the spread offense. So far, he has been true to his word.
Murphy leads the Utes with 22 catches for 239 yards and is tied with Kenneth Scott with three touchdowns.
He had four catches for 42 yards in the loss at Oregon State.
A year ago, Murphy started strong, then struggled after he returned from a knee injury suffered against BYU.
He finished the year with only five catches for 64 yards.
"It has just slowly developed where they are getting the tight ends down the field and I felt with my receiving background I could make some plays," Murphy said. "The coaches noticed that, and they are utilizing us more."
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said the plan is to get Murphy even more involved.
"The quarterback feels comfortable going to him," he said. "We'll make some adjustments to the schemes and utilize him more in the package to get him the ball more often. He is a reliable target."
Range defined
After watching kicker Coleman Petersen miss a 43-yard attempt against Oregon State, Whittingham has decided anything between the 25- and 36-yard line might be fourth-down territory for the Utes in the future.
Petersen is 3-for-5 on kicks between 40 and 49 yards this season.
Place-kicking has been an area of frustration for Whittingham, who said he has given junior Nick Marsh, who handles the kickoff duties, plenty of chances to take the job.
However, Petersen consistently beats Marsh during the practice drills.
"At some point during the last five games, we are going to need to call upon our kickers," he said. "We've been working hard every day on it."
Whittingham said on Wednesday there was no change in the depth chart with Petersen still beating out Marsh in drills.
"It's pretty much the same as it has been," he said.
Back to basics
Frustrated at their inability to complete tackles, the Utes have returned to basics this week.
"Our technique has gotten sloppy," defensive lineman Joe Kruger said. "We've been working on the basic stuff, working with our hands and moves. We've got to improve."


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In a town of spoiled directors, Fisher Stevens just became the most spoiled director in Hollywood.
The 49-year-old actor ("Short Circuit") and Oscar-winning documentarian ("The Cove") got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was hired to direct three screen legends in the film "Stand Up Guys," which opens Friday.
Oscar-winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin play aging gangsters out for one last night of revelry and criminal behavior.
"I'm so spoiled," Stevens said. "It'll be hard to direct anything after this, but I'll try."
Pacino plays a career criminal just released from prison after 28 years. Walken, his best friend, picks him up at the prison, and the friends eventually hook up with another old friend (Arkin).
Stevens will discuss what it was like to direct these Hollywood icons, how they worked together on the set and, most important, whether he ever asked Walken if he wanted "more cowbell."
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: I know you have some history with these three great actors, but I was wondering how you were able to sleep at night before you started to direct them.
FISHER STEVENS: Sure, I was nervous. But the lucky thing for me was that I am an actor, and they look at me as an actor. We had an immediate language that we shared. I felt comfortable with them at times. Other times, my greatest fear was that I would say something that would totally derail a scene.
Q. I assume you had rehearsals before you started.
A. Not much before we started filming, but then Chris, Al and I would meet every Saturday and go over the next week's work. When Alan Arkin came to town, then he joined us, and that's when the magic started.
Q. What were they like to work with?
A. The thing that really inspired me about them was the amount of energy and effort they put toward the movie and to their roles. They struggled over every scene to make sure it felt right.
Q. Even though you and Al have known each other for years, is it possible for you to look through the lens at Al Pacino and not see all the great roles he's played in his career?
A. I think I'm really lucky to know him so it is possible for me. I've known him for 20 years. I've hung out with him a lot.
Q. How did you meet?
A. I was doing a play at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and Al came to see it. He was working with my girlfriend at the time. He really dug the play. We became friends and started playing poker together. He always has a coterie of actors around to do reading of plays and movies he's considering, and he invited me to be one of those actors. So I acted with him across a table for about five years.
Q. Sounds exciting.
A. Yeah, it was pretty cool.
Q. I interviewed Al once and he was very friendly, but he wouldn't buy into the legend at all. He simply refused to talk about himself in any iconic sense. I imagine that's how he is with fellow actors.
A. He's a really funny, entertaining guy. He'll tell stories, but he's just one of the guys. But he's Al Pacino for a reason. He's so smart. He's instinctive. And he sees everything. You can't get anything by him. If you try to get away with something while you're directing him, he'll call you on it.
Q. What's he like on the set?
A. He's always prepared. And he wanted to do things differently in different takes. Even if it was one word, he wanted to try it differently the next time. He was very interested in how that would change the definition of the scene.
Q. Does it have more weight when Al Pacino is making a suggestion about making a change in a scene?
A. Not any more than Chris Walken or Alan Arkin (laughs).
Q. How far back do you go with Christopher Walken?
A. I met him about the same time I met Al, but I never hung out with him.
Q. Describe his work process on the set.
A. Chris doesn't really read stage directions. It's all about the lines for him. He really gives you a lot. He'll put a totally different spin on a line every take. The thing that's so incredible about all three of these guys is how well they listen. Acting is a lot about listening.
Q. You mean listening to what the other actor is saying?
A. Exactly. On every take, they hear and react to the dialogue as if they're hearing it for the first time. I've rarely seen that in any movie.
Q. Had you ever met Alan Arkin before this film?
A. I did a movie with him 20 years ago in Brazil. I played his assistant in "Four Days in September."
Q. What's he like to work with?
A. The consummate professional. He came in, and we went over every line and worked on any line he felt needed changing. He's wonderful, and I hope he wins the Oscar (for "Argo").
Q. All four of you have won Oscars. Does that help the working environment?
A. Oscars don't really mean anything. It's nice, but awards are awards, and hopefully, they don't define us.
Q. It's still nice to have one.
A. Yeah, it is.
Q. Between takes, were they serious or playful with each other?
A. There was this one night on the set. The three of them were in the car, and we had to change the camera angle. It was about 1 a.m. and I walked up and said, "OK, we're ready to go." Then I notice that Al and Chris were crying. Tears were streaming down their faces from laughter. I poked my head in, and Alan was telling a story that was making them laugh so hard that they were convulsing. It was a wonderful moment, although it really screwed us up because it delayed us 15 minutes, and on a movie with this budget and limited time, 15 minutes was a setback. Still, anytime they talked about the old days was great.
Q. Did you hear enough of Arkin's story to know what it was about?
A. Not really, but I think it was a Norman Jewison or Mike Nichols story. It almost didn't matter because when we weren't shooting, they were just talking and being comfortable with each other. It was that way from before we started filming, so that by the time we did start filming, everybody was comfortable. That's another thing I learned from them about acting. It's important for them to get to know each other before they start a film. When they get comfortable with each other, it feels natural when the camera starts rolling. They're not acting in a scene at that point, but they're doing real life.
Q. Did they demand the same level of professionalism from the crew and the rest of the cast?
A. Absolutely. And everybody is more than willing to lift themselves to that level because it's Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. Everybody respects these guys.
Q. How did you get to direct these guys, if you don't mind me asking?
A. Tom Rosenberg, the producer, gave me the script and said I could direct it if I could cast it (laughs).
Q. How long did it take to cast?
A. About nine months. Al and Chris were attached to it previously, but in the opposite roles.
Q. How did it affect you that they already had been attached to it and turned it down?
A. It was weird. I hadn't seen Al in years, and they told me Al was out. I chased some other actors, but then Al called me out of the blue because I had produced a documentary on Woody Allen. He liked it and wanted me to do a documentary with him. I said no but I wanted him to read "Stand Up Guys" again. He said, "You're directing it?" And said I was, and he paused for a moment and then said he would read it. I knew in that pause that he was in.
Q. Obviously, you did a great job of casting. What does the audience get from having these icons in the movie?
A. As you said before, they're bringing the history of all their movies into this. You see that when you watch them. But it's not baggage; it's a gift.
Q. One final question; were you ever tempted to say "More cowbell" to Chris?
A. No; he really hates that. A day doesn't go by that someone doesn't come up to him and say, "More cowbell." That's the last thing I'd say.
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Friends from all backgrounds and phases of life gathered Monday at Russellville High School to honor Danny Taylor as he prepares to officially end his 16-year tenure as Russellville school superintendent.
Taylor, a 37-year veteran of education who came to the River Valley more than three decades ago, announced his retirement in February, citing deteriorating health as the reason for his decision. His term as superintendent will end June 30.
Monday, the outgoing administrator was congratulated by school board members, fellow administrators and former and current employees for his service to the district.
"I am especially sad to see Danny Taylor retire," school board president David Eddy said. "Since my kids have been in school, I haven't known a different superintendent.
"I've been privileged to work with Danny Taylor on the board. We appreciate all the service you've given us, this district. It's hard to describe all you've meant to us."
Before moving to Pope County, Taylor served as principal at Wilmar High School near Monticello and as middle school principal, middle school science teacher and high school principal at Drew County Central in Monticello.
In 1975, he was hired as superintendent for the Dover School District, and 15 years later made the move to Russellville.
During his tenure at Russellville, Taylor oversaw the construction of the junior high school facility on Parkway,
He has also been a strong advocate for Russellville schools at the state level.
"When I was first elected to represent Russellville, I started working with Mr. Taylor a lot," State Rep. Michael Lamoureux (R-Russellville) said Monday. "During the 2003 special session, we were in session six months of the year, and Mr. Taylor was very involved. After the session was over, I didn't know how to start my day without my 7 a.m. phone call from Mr. Taylor telling me Russellville needed more money.
"He was a great advocate for the Russellville School District and still is."
Although Taylor said his retirement has come earlier in his career than he planned, he said his career has been fulfilling.
"It's still a bit earlier than I had any idea it would be," Taylor said. "But I want to thank the employees of the Russellville School District. You guys have been wonderful to work with.
"I also want to thank the administrators. It's been my great pleasure to have a part in placing every administrator in their current position. I take great pride in that.
"I would be remiss if I didn't thank the Russellville School Board. Unless you're in a role like mine, you can't truly appreciate a good school board. I've been so blessed to work in not one but two communities, both local, that have had great school boards. The team starts at the top, and I have always had good support from this school board."
Taylor said he is looking forward to having more time to enjoy some of his hobbies, and to learn some new ones.
"I've got a few plans for retirement," he said. "I've never learned to play golf very well, so I'm going to try to play some golf, to get better. I'm going to get a boat, and I'm going to fish again.
"And I'm going to spend time with my family."
Taylor and his wife, Jackie, have two daughters, Kate and Gina, and two grandchildren, Madison and Gunner.
Taylor said he has enjoyed his time at Russellville.
"It's been my pleasure to serve Russellville. It's been fun.
"Sometimes you don't know the superintendent's just a guy doing the best he can to make the district move forward. But that's all I am and was.
"To those who remain, do the best you can. And my advice is, never let them see you sweat."


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Sox revitalized, stay alive at home
Danks strong in 6 2/3 as club aims to even ALDS on Monday
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Playing on head groundskeeper Roger Bossard's immaculately manicured natural grass was like returning to a safe haven for the host White Sox.
Cowbells and their constant clang, featured prominently during the first two games of this American League Division Series at the home of the Rays, were replaced by black-clad White Sox fans waving white towels in some sort of synchronized cheering.
And the two losses suffered by the White Sox in St. Petersburg on Thursday and Friday, leaving them one game away from postseason elimination, turned into a 5-3 victory for the South Siders with the combined help from all the creature comforts. There also was one more interesting change that allowed the White Sox to stay alive for Game 4 of this competition on Monday, with Gavin Floyd set to throw the first pitch.
It was the team with a Major League-best 235 home runs that lost the battle of the long ball by a 1-0 margin, but picked up the only three stolen bases of the night. To the aggressor goes the surviving victory, at least on this night.
"We did manufacture a few runs tonight," said White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson, who replaced Ken Griffey Jr. as a pinch-runner in the sixth, stole second base and scored an insurance run on Juan Uribe's two-out single. "There were some key baserunning moves that gave us a chance to win this game."
"No matter how you do it, the object is to score runs," Griffey said. "It's the most important thing. We were able to do it with the small ball."
This departure from 2008 White Sox baseball began in the second inning, with the Rays leading, 1-0. Dewayne Wise, who walked to lead off the frame, picked up a stolen base with two outs and scored on A.J. Pierzynski's singe to center.
Wise doubled home two runs during a three-run fourth against Tampa Bay starter Matt Garza to give the White Sox a 4-1 advantage. Jim Thome led off the frame with a double, stayed at second on Paul Konerko's walk and then advanced another base on Griffey's single to right.
|"I've never seen a team in big games act as normal and as unflappable as this team has been."
|-- A.J. Pierzynski
"You mean the logjam?" said White Sox closer Bobby Jenks with a laugh. "Hey, they got it done. You talk about speed, but they ran the bases well, especially in those situations. That's the type of baseball that wins championships."
Thome tagged up and scored on Alexei Ramirez's sacrifice fly to center fielder B.J. Upton. At the same time, Konerko moved to third and Griffey made a slick baserunning move by sneaking into second a split-second ahead of the relay throw from shortstop Jason Bartlett.
Both runners scored on Wise's first-pitch smash, dumping the ball down the left-field line.
"During the first two games of the series, we just never came up with the big hit with runners in scoring position," said Wise, who now has five RBIs in the series. "Today we did that, and that's something we're gonna have to do again tomorrow."
John Danks was brilliant in his second straight start where a loss could result in the end of the White Sox season. After hurling eight scoreless innings during Tuesday's AL Central tiebreaker victory over the Twins, Danks gave up three runs over 6 2/3 innings on Sunday.
He struck out seven and walked three, exiting after Upton's two-run home run and Carlos Pena's single in the seventh. Octavio Dotel came in to strike out Evan Longoria looking with a fastball to end the rally, and Matt Thornton and Jenks finished up the victory over the final two scoreless innings.
"That's what we get paid to do," Thornton said. "It's our job, and everybody's doing it right now."
Sunday's victory was the 55th for the White Sox at home against just 28 losses. More importantly, they won for the 10th time without going deep in a game, after producing a 9-31 record in that area during the regular season.
Yet, the White Sox still find their backs to the wall, with one false move on Monday canceling their return trip to Florida for Wednesday's Game 5. They are working with a little momentum and the home edge, not to mention a renewed aggressiveness found on Sunday evening by this station-to-station team.
"I've never seen a team in big games act as normal and as unflappable as this team has been," Pierzynski said. "Everything's the same. No one changed anything. That's a good sign. Obviously, we have to win two more games, and it starts with tomorrow. But this team has been amazing."
"Honestly, I can't remember the last game we had a game here where it was just go get them like any other game," Anderson said. "Lately, it's been, 'If you don't win, pack your bags.'"
Scott Merkin 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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Revere, Young helping each other's transition
Both new to Phillies, former Twins comfortable with their teammates
By Paul Hagen / MLB.com
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Charlie Manuel ambles through the clubhouse from time to time. He doesn't seem to be looking at anything, but he sees everything. And one of the things the Phillies manager pays close attention to is how the players are interacting with each other. He's especially interested to see how the new guys are fitting in.
"I look at how they act and I listen to how they talk," Manuel said. "I look at what kind of character he is, if he laughs a lot. I like a positive guy. If somebody's real positive and you can see them having fun, you can see that they go about their work and that they're determined. Those are the things you look for."
This spring, these reconnaissance missions focus on players like Ben Revere and Delmon Young for reasons that are both similar and different.
Revere was the first-round Draft choice of the Minnesota Twins in 2007. He progressed steadily through the system before making his Major League debut in 2010. The 24-year-old center fielder had been with just one organization before he was traded to the Phillies on the last day of the Winter Meetings.
Young, on the other hand, knows what it's like to walk into a new clubhouse for the first time. Just 27, he's with his fourth big league club. And he hasn't been able to play in a game this spring, or even participate in full workouts with his new teammates, since he's rehabbing from microfracture surgery on his right ankle.
Coincidentally, the new teammates Revere and Young knew best were each other, having been with the Twins in 2010 and '11. And, fittingly, their lockers are right next to each other in the Bright House Field clubhouse.
Revere insisted that his transition to a new club has been smooth.
"I didn't think it was going to be too tough," Revere said after Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Yankees. "We played these guys last year. I talked to most of them. They welcomed me with open arms. Of course, there's always something about getting traded. You're going to miss the people back at your first team. The Twins were my only team. But you've got to move on. It's a business. So now I'm with a new family.
"I played against Domonic Brown in the Minor Leagues. I talked to Jimmy Rollins last year. Freddy Galvis, Michael Martinez, all those guys. I talked to John Mayberry. There are a few of these guys that I've known for a little while and I'm pretty close to."
Rollins called Revere after the trade to welcome him.
"Everybody was pretty nice when I first got down here," Revere said. "They were like, 'Hey, man, let's get a world championship.' A couple said, 'Let's get at it.' So that was pretty nice."
Noted Manuel: "Ben Revere has definitely got some energy. He's got laughter. He brings life to it because of the way he plays. He'll have a conversation with you. He's the kind of guy in a clubhouse where guys kind of pick at him, because of how he laughs and his size and everything like that. But he's in real good shape and he's very strong. He's going to be good because he'll bring some laughter to the guys and definitely help them stay relaxed."
Revere was asked if there was anything special anyone did that made him feel welcome.
"They said hello," Young deadpanned before answering the question.
Young also said he felt comfortable almost immediately. One reason is that all three of his previous teams (Rays, Twins, Tigers) were frequent Grapefruit League opponents of the Phillies.
Young said that not being able to play hasn't kept him from feeling like he's part of his new team.
"Because it's Spring Training," Young said.
Manuel said Young has fit in fine so far, but added that he thinks he'll become even more comfortable when he's able to play.
"Delmon's more quiet, but he likes to talk to you about baseball. That's one of the biggest things I've seen about him. He talks more than I thought he would, but he talks mostly about baseball," Manuel said. "The program that he's on is what we want him to do. But once we get to where we can turn him loose, I think you're going to see that he'll interact better.
"I think he kind of picks his way right now because he's not able to do the full practice with his teammates. Maybe he shies away a little because he feels like he has to get in there if he's going to be one of these guys."
Paul Hagen 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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Upon noticing a bright beam of lightning being released towards him, Mathias smirks as he recognizes its his own technique. He simply channels chakra throughout every muscle and energizes his cells, increasing his speed and strength greatly. For dramatic effect, minato style, Mathias vanishes in a blur of speed inches away from the beam. He heads towards Akuam's location in an circular motion from right keeping a two-six or so meter distance while moving in an unpredictable zig-zag manner.
( Nakkuru's Kyoukudai Kyuukei ) - Knuckle's Maximum Break
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage Points: ( +10 to Taijutsu , +10 to Ninjutsu )
Description: The user gathers chakra and channels it into every muscle of the body to energize the cells in the muscles by using chakra . By doing so , the user's mitochondria in the cells of his muscles produces ATP at a much faster rate , increasing the user's speed and strength greatly .
-Takes a few seconds to fully activate
-Lasts for 3 turns
-Usable only once per battle
-No Taijutsu or non-elemental Ninjutsu for a turn after it deactivates
-Can only be taught by Rokusho
Upon activating his speed and strength boost, he further channels chakra through his system and enhances all his senses, reducing any blurred effects he might have seen during your speed advantage.
(Ninpo: yajuu Ishiki ) Ninja Art: Senses of The Beast
Type: Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage Points: N/A
Description: User sends chakra to his 5 senses to increase them substantially increasing his hearing,touch,smell,sight and taste,allowing them to detect incoming attacks more quickly (sight,hearing,touch) and track his opponent's movements even in dense surroundings like a jungle or mist.(sight,hearing,smell)
-Once per battle
-Only taught by Professor Sarutobi
-Lasts for 3 turns or until canceled.
Now re-appears behind Akuma's flank, Mathias suddenly comes to a halt as he reaches his short range, releasing a burst of fire that pushes Akuma back once more, leaving first degree burns behind which are further strengthened by his previous boost.
Katon - Katon Sui-pu - Fire Release - Fire sweep
Type: Offense/Defense
Rank: B
Range: Short
Chakra: 20
Damage: 40 +10
Description: The user begins by channeling their fire chakra into their feet. Once the chakra is built up in their feet, they release it in a quick burst. The user uses shape manipulation to shape the fire into a circle that sweeps the opponent off their feet and pushing them back. The fire causes first degree burns all over the opponents and lower parts of their legs feet.
Can only be used three times
Can only be taught by -Cerberus-


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Kutless has continued to make massive impacts in the last several years being awarded RIAA® Gold® Certification for their worship-based album Strong Tower in addition to Gold Certification for Long-Form video Live From Portland. Their most recent album, It Is Well, has made an impact with the hit song "What Faith Can Do". This single topped the 2010 Mediabase Christian AC Song of the Year, and in addition to Mediabase, "What Faith Can Do" was the No. 2 Billboard Hot Christian Song of the Year. Kutless was also named the No. 7 Billboard Christian Artist of the Year, and It Is Well was the No. 10 Billboard Christian Album of the Year.
February 2012 brings the bands new album Believer and continues to press this band further into the AC/CHR market and growing their consumer reach with songs that transcend listeners. This album was produced by Dave Lubben (producer of It Is Well) and Christopher Stevens/David Garcia (Mandisa, Sanctus Real, TobyMac).
The first single "Carry Me To The Cross" is a worshipful cry and reminder about God's never-ending faithfulness and grace.
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"Many of us dismiss talk that does not convey important information as worthless - meaningless small talk if it's a social setting or "empty rhetoric" if it's public. Such admonitions as "Skip the small talk, " "Get to the point," or "Why don't you say what you mean?" may seem to be reasonable. But they are reasonable only if information is all that counts. This attitude toward talk ignores the fact that people are emotionally involved with each other and that talking is the major way be establish, maintain, monitor and adjust our relationships."
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"True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information."
"On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us."
"That which today calls itself science gives us more and more information, and indigestible glut of information, and less and less understanding."


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A Doncaster schoolgirl has put her best foot forward and is in line to win a national competition to have a pair of her own fashion boots created.
Sapphire Wroe, eight, has reached the last eight of a contest organised by leading footwear brand Kickers from thousands of entries to see her funky pink leopardskin design become a reality.
And if she wins, the big-hearted Copley Junior school pupil has pledged to donate her prize - a PlayStation - to ill youngsters at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
She said: "I am lucky and have everything I need and I am OK. I want children to have some fun when they are poorly."
Mum Katharine said: "We are very proud of her. She did it all herself and spent hours on the design."
Vote for Sapphire's shoes to win at http://www.wynsors.com/blog/kickers-finalists/. Voting closes at midnight on Sunday with the winning design announced on Monday.


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I've this
Which is updating the existing row where the supplied gamecode value (foreign key) matches, though it also allows the row to be cleared and overwritten by submitting the same gamecode value again.Code:
INSERT INTO opl_comp(gamename, gamecode, region, mode, vmc, smb, hdd, usb, notes, comp)VALUES('$gamename', '$cleangc', '$region', '$mode', '$vmc', '$smb', '$hdd', '$usb', '$notes', '$comp')
ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE gamename=('$gamename'), region=('$region'), mode=('$mode'), vmc=('$vmc'), smb=('$smb'), hdd=('$hdd'), usb=('$usb'), notes=('$notes'), comp=('$comp')";
I'm trying to achieve the same thing as above, except only when (gamename)="".
I've tried a few things such as CASE WHEN & THEN VALUES, but must be doing it wrong.
Goal is to allow the existing row where the FK (gamecode) matches to be updated but only if the gamename column in that row is blank.
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text: In Parallels, we saw two reality that had something to do with the Borg. The one where the Federation, and maybe all the Alpha Quadrant, are assimilated by the Borg. The other has Picard lost to the Borg, but otherwise everything seems okay. So how did Riker and crew defeat the Borg in that reality? Did everything happen exactly as portrayed except Picard did not survive the destruction of the Cube; or Picard was able to resist long enough for the Deflector Dish weapon to work. I would like to think that everything happened as it did in BoBW except that Picard did not survive the destruction of the cube. What other ideas are out there?


text: Yeah - the E-D had trouble upon entering the conduits as well. Here's the line you were thinking of: SEVEN: When a Borg Cube enters a transwarp conduit it's subject to extreme gravimetric shear. To compensate, the Borg project a structural integrity field ahead of the Cube. By modifying Voyager's deflector we may be able to do the same.


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could someone please show me how to set the governor in your rc.local? (http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_ma ... cy_Scaling)
i found out to set it to "performance" for both of my cpu's, but it goes back to "ondemand" on reboot?
its easy on mint9 and 10 using
but that doesnt work on LMDE. please describe in detail, im new to mintsudo gedit /etc/init.d/ondemand
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Coldplay game for iPhone/iPod Touch launches
7 April 2009 9:21 am
Tap Tap along to 10 Coldplay tracks on new app
7 April 2009 9:21 am
Tap Tap along to 10 Coldplay tracks on new app
Good morning. We're very pleased to announce that a special Coldplay game for the iPhone and iPod Touch arrived in the iTunes App Store this morning. Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition is the latest release in the wildly popular Tap Tap Revenge series, which allow you to tap along to songs on your iPhone/iPod Touch. Click here to check it out.
This special edition features ten full Coldplay songs to play along to, with graphics and effects inspired by the band's videos. It also includes a Coldplay news feed (taken from this very website) and Facebook Connect, so that you can flaunt your scores to the world. The songs included are as follows:
- Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
- Lost!
- In My Place
- Fix You
- Life In Technicolor ii
- Clocks
- Yellow
- Shiver
- Speed Of Sound
- Viva La Vida
- Vida La Vida (Thin White Duke Remix)
The game is available in iTunes stores worldwide and is retailing for £2.99p in the UK, 3.99 Euros in Europe and $4.99 in the US. Click here to purchase it from your local iTunes store. (By the way, we've played it and it's really very good.)
Players can also enter the Tapulous Coldplay Edition Contest to win some rather impressive prizes. Grand prize includes front row tickets to any Viva La Vida Tour concert this summer and an autographed copy of the Viva la Vida Prospekt's March edition. Find out more about the Tapulous Coldplay Edition Contest here.
ps - If you want to pit your scores against ours, look out for ColdplayAnchorman on the Global leaderboards...


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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by voggmo, Aug 16, 2008.
ITL, Elbow are a great band!
Double posting issues Meant this to be an edit...
Even though I only saw it on TV, Elbow playing Grace Under Pressure at Glastonbury a few years back was.....awesome.
And they were pretty damn good this year, as well (Again, only saw it on TV).
And Guy's radio show is great. A truly nice guy and excellent musician.
This song seems to have some covers. I like the Marillion version a lot.
She spoiled the song. Really.
KISS' "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II" is a big improvement on Argent's original song.
You mean it wasn't a Bill and Ted original?
mrcoaster, somehow I always knew you'd be a member of the Kiss Army.
And you're right.
Can't Get You Out Of My Head (googled it as it's 1.15am). Their version of Karma Police was no where near as good as the Radiohead version.
Interesting with Radiohead, most cover versions suck - but Gnarls Barkley's version of Reckoner would be one of the few Radiohead songs which can match the original version.
^ In my circle of musician friends it is an unspoken rule that we never cover Radiohead tracks, chances of doing them justice are slim at best.
You're a goddamn liar. I think that version omits all the best verses. Plus, it's lame.
Damn it!
I was going to mention that one.
That's a cover version? I had no idea. Anyway, got to love that song.
Oh, and that's a big no-no on the whoever cover of Green Day's Good Riddance. The song rules because of Billy Joe Armstrong's nasal voice!
The Clash covering Brand New Cadillac.
Gary Jules covering Tears For Fears' Mad World.
A matter of opinion and personal preference, I suppose. I like a few songs, but I've never been overly fond of CCR and I'm pretty certain that the Ike & Tina Turner Revue's cover of "Proud Mary" was my first exposure to the song (probably here) and remains my favorite one.
That's just me, though.
Disturbed covering the Genesis song Land of Confusion
Iced Earth does a better job of God of Thunder than KISS.
It certainly is a matter of opinion and exposure. For me, one of the first ten LPs I owned was Bayou Country by CCR. Beyond the long jams on the record, Proud Mary seemed to me then, and still now, to be 3:08 of perfect rock 'n' roll song writing and performance.
But I can certainly see any young boy being attracted by Tina Turner shakin' her booty. Those legs, man, those legs!
And "The Name of the Game" with Gene Barry. You're reaching now, M'Sharak! I remember that show well. Part of a rotating series on NBC. Wasn't McCloud one of the other shows in rotation?
Sex Pistols-stepping stone
Good call! Great thrash rock verson.
I don't know if I'd say it's better than the original, but The Cure's cover of Hello, I Love You is pretty good, and adds a little zip to the song.
Always thought it was epitome of a bad cover. hard band covers a softer band material and makes it sound like very other hard band covering a softer bands material beacuse they always use the same gimmicks.
Call me weird, but I like it.
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HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) today announced that it is scheduled to release its earnings results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. In conjunction with its release, the Company will be conducting a conference call on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to review its 2012 fourth quarter results and current developments.
To listen to the conference call via webcast, log on to www.omegahealthcare.com and click the "4Q 2012 Earnings Call" hyperlink under the "Upcoming Events" section on the Company's homepage. Webcast replays of the call will be available on the Company's website for approximately two weeks following the call. Additionally, a copy of the earnings release will be available in the "Featured Documents" and "Press Releases" sections of the Company's website. Analysts and investors within the United States interested in participating are invited to call (888) 317-6016. The Canadian toll-free dial-in number is (855) 669-9657. All other international participants can use the dial-in number (412) 317-6016. Ask the operator to be connected to the "Omega Healthcare Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Call".
The Company is a real estate investment trust investing in and providing financing to the long-term care industry. At September 30, 2012, the Company owned or held mortgages on 460 skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and other specialty hospitals with approximately 53,269 licensed beds (51,117 available beds) located in 33 states and operated by 47 third-party healthcare operating companies.


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Next time, I'll aim for the pickles and tuna.
- At May 20, 2009
- By Lotus Carroll
- In Humor, Life, Self
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I am seriously in need of a super large mug of coffee right now.
This morning I woke up on the couch (I am completely unable to sleep in my bed when John is gone) and my brain was talking to me. In blogpostese.
It was composing a blog post.
Which, you know, my brain really hasn't done of its own volition in a long, long time. I mean, it used to do that all.the.time. So I don't know if this is a sign that my muse is actually back this time and I'll be posting a lot more often again, or if it's just a sign that I really shouldn't have gotten up at 3am and eaten that spoon full of creamy peanut butter with my eyes half open.
Does anyone else do that shit when they're trying to lose weight?! I think something is wrong with me. Waking in the night to sabotage your own weight-loss efforts in order to damage that bitch's self-esteem is probably not a sign of excellent mental health. Just sayin.
So, anyway, last night I totally dreamt of this guy from back when I was in school. Remember school?
And by school, I don't mean all those losery years you spent actually working your ass off in college/grad school.
And don't even tell me that you spent all those years partying, getting drunk and drugged off your ass and being a total whore with anyone who would hang around while you dropped trou. Because I KNOW that those years are for serious academic pursuit and the preparation for your successful adult life. Besides. I did all that other stuff in high school already.
What I mean is the grade school years. Dig in and pull up all your "Stand By Me" memories, folks. This is what I'm referring to presently.
His name is Kenneth, and I always found him to be sort of quirky and really nice. And we shared the exact same birthday, which I thought was the coolest thing since crotchless underwear. (None of your business, it was a weird 4th grade year.)*
Kenneth is literally the only person I have ever met that has the same birthday as I. And really, I always thought that was some special kind of groovy. I kind of always figured him for my super secret long-lost twin.
In addition to that being totally crazy and interesting, it means that my real dad, out there somewhere, is African American. Which really kind of makes this super pale skin and my complete lack of dancing groove a total embarrassment to the other side of my family. And for that reason, I can understand why they have kind of pretended I don't exist this whole time. And I can forgive.
But I digress.
In my dream, Kenneth was in this convention area thingy or something (back off, it was a dream) and he was standing behind a podium when I walked by and noticed him there. Of course, I totally stopped walking to where I was currently going, and went over to talk to him (super secret twin importantness, duh).
He was set with a large audience of people who were filing in, and was about to sing the entire last chapter of some religious book in another language. No, I don't remember what book or what language, or even why in the damn hell he would have been doing that (dream, remember?) but I do remember one thing. I was HELLA impressed. And also really bummed, because I totally had to go to this other thing, so I couldn't attend.
I told him I had to go to a jazz concert instead.
WTFH? Who goes to a jazz concert instead of watching their super secret twin friend from grade school sing the entire last chapter of some crazy religious book in another language? That's the kind of shit you get a super footlong hotdog and a big gulp for and you watch that with bursting excitement and pride.
But, no. Jazz concert.
And then, you know what I did? I didn't even go to a jazz concert. I went to some random classroom where, apparently, I was the guest of honor, because they made me sit up front next to the teacher and everyone clapped. And then she made me say something about myself.
I did. It was incredibly intelligent and intensely hilarious. Everyone clapped and laughed and there was much carrying on.
But I don't remember what I said.
Which is really pissing me off, since I'm absolutely positive it contained the key to happiness for my entire life, and if I just knew what it was, all my problems would cease to exist. Of course, my own brain is still in on the whole "sabotaging my happiness" thing, and it refuses to retrieve this information for me.
So then, after that class thing was over, I exited the building and noticed that all sorts of hell was breaking loose over by the convention area thingy. Every manner of emergency vehicle was all over the place and the atmosphere in general was grey and ominous.
I ran over to find out what the hell was going on, and some official person told me that Kenneth had been murdered while he was singing his religious thing.
Apparently some crazy ass terrorist type person ran up and shot him, and then jumped on him until he went through the floor and into a large vat below the podium, which was full of some type of liquid that dissolved Kenneth.
Uh. Don't even ask me. I have no idea.
So, Kenneth was dead, and he never even got to finish singing his religious-in-a-different-language-thing and I was supposed to be there for my super secret twin friend from grade school, but I wasn't.
As if that wasn't bad enough, I woke up in the middle of the night last night (different time than the peanut butter sabotage event), and an ominous voice inside my head said, "The end of the world is not far off. You have had your time with your son. You will not see your husband again." And then I fell asleep again.
Which is all pretty much making me lean towards the whole "don't freaking eat a big spoonful of peanut butter in the middle of the night" thing.
I hope you are alright, Kenneth.
*No. I did not actually have any experiences with crotchless underwear as a child. I was actually not into that kind of thing at all. Studded leather was more my style.


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The latest Leader Lists are up and….
Phillies Red Pinstripes is still among the leaders, rising up to no. 35 among the top 50 fans blogs. I would like to, once again, thanks everyone for stopping by my blog. For those of you who do not know yet, here's the most recent fans blogs leaders list:
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2. Pick Me Up Some Mets!
3. Red State Blue State
4. Julia's Rants
5. The 1 Constant…Baseball
6. FutureAngels.com
7. The Future Blog of the Red Sox
8. Rockpile Rant
9. Eat, Sleep, Baseball
10. A Diatribe from a Law Student: Baseball Edition
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27. Yankees Chick
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30. The Season Experience
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