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A world beneath our feet… ALC students dig it up
"Eeeeeewwwwwwwwww!" said ALC student. "What did I do?" said squirmy worm exposed to the sunlight. "Worms are amazing. Here, grab one and I'll tell you about what they do" said Garden Ranger. "Their poop is really good for the plants and they create air pockets for roots. Worms are legit." said other ALC student. "…
Sprouts for the Sprouts at Mid-City's Prescott
The 1st and 2nd graders of Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences (the sprouts, the 3rd, 4th and 5th graders are the seedlings…) watched these radish babies grow from seed to seedling and last week we discovered why root vegetables sometimes grow hugging each other…like these carrots… Once roots start to grow and grow under…
Stewardship at Taking the Reins
Every Sunday I teach at Taking the Reins, a non-profit dedicated to building their four core concepts: responsibility, confidence, teamwork and leadership to teen girls in LA. Last Sunday, our main lesson was on garden troubleshooting and land stewardship where we made a list of things to do when you walk into the garden: watch…
Growing in the City…
Between Westlake (McArthur Park) and Downtown LA you'll find Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, a high school made up of several 'sub' schools. One of them, the Academic Leadership Community or simply ALC. The after school garden group meets every Tuesday from 1:30-3PM in a small but oh so mighty garden overlooking downtown. From day one,…
The Wait for Water is Over- Berendo is Blooming!
This month at Berendo Middle School, the students learned about the soil pie chart, producers & consumers, climates & seasons, and parts of plants. This was these students first exposure to the garden so there was lots to learn! With the construction going on, the water had been turned off for a couple weeks so…
Ladybugs, Seeds, & Weeds at 2nd Street!
This month, the students at 2nd Street Elementary learned about dirt, friends & foes, seasons, and parts of plants. This was these students' first exposure to the garden class so we were starting from ground zero- very exciting! For the "Let's Talk Dirt" lesson, the students got their hands dirty touching some wet clay soil…
Getting Kids Going with Composting @ Micheltorena
Kids are awesome! No, really, they are! They intuitively get things that take adults years to understand, and they don't have all of these ingrained barriers. With that said, let's get dirty. Compost. EWWWWWW right? Not really as it turns out, I only heard one "ew" from my classes and we moved on. I was…
Adjusting Lessons for Autistic and Special Needs Kids @ Micheltorena
One of my biggest challenges has been teaching children on the autism spectrum, not because they are different, but because I had such a limited scope of what these kids are able to accomplish individually. Initially, I believed that the lessons were too complicated for them to grasp, and after seeing how well they adjusted…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle @ Micheltorena
The kids at Micheltorena had a great time with our reduce, reuse, recycle lesson. Not only were the kids already fairly aware about recycling, but they were ready to get their hands dirty by helping me sort items we use on an everyday basis at home. After reviewing definitions of reduce, reuse, recycle, we laid…

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was announced on Thursday evening that the MIT women's tennis team has moved up one spot to No. 21 in the latest national rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. In the Northeast region, the Engineers are ranked ninth, while junior Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) and freshman Victoria Tam (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) are 12th for doubles. The duo, which has played every match at No. 1, has a record of 9-3.
MIT officially opened its spring season in California on its Spring Trip this past week, returning to New England four days later with a record of 3-1. Freshman Meghana Vasireddy (Golden Valley, Minn.) was victorious in all of her singles matches, playing the majority of her matches at No. 5 and 6 but winning the final match at No. 3. Sophomore Vynnie Kong (Cupertino, Calif.) defeated all but one of her opponents, winning her final match at No. 1 with scores of 6-3, 6-1.
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Milk Transfer issues like
Tongue/lip ties
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choking, trouble protecting airway when swallowing etc,
Many of these issues can lead to poor weight gain and a decreased milk supply.
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I'll post more details later but wanted to get this up before my computer crashes again. I hope others will post to this thread too and maybe it will get stickied.
I'm posting this because I have had some extensive challenges nursing my Son who was born Mid March 2014.
He lost too much weight during his first 5 days and we had to supplement. We used at the breast supplementation. The Dr didn't look into reasons for the weight loss and later poor weight gain, it was largely attributed to me and a poor milk supply but I was offered no help in figuring out why. The supplementing masked the true cause (my poor milk supply was actually really a symptom) which turned out to be tongue and lip ties but since they were not diagnosed early and the correction didn't happen till 8 weeks, we also needed to get some physical therapy to re-train his oral motor skills. We have been getting therapy from a speech therapist and doing exercises 5 times a day for a couple weeks and we are just now starting to see some signs of improvement.
I had a heck of a time figuring out where to go to get my son treated and then who to go to for therapy since only some IBCLC's seem to be experienced in suck-re-training of older infants. Seems most LC are more experienced in newborns and dealing with initial latch issues and not necessarily how to deal with teaching an older infant how to use newly freed up muscles. With the help of our WIC LCs I did finally find a speech therapist who does work with infants and breastfeeding issues.
If anyone out there reads this early on I advise having baby specifically checked for tongue and lip ties before even leaving the hospital, even if nursing doesn't seem to hurt much. Tongue ties are best treated ASAP since the longer you wait the less likely that the improvement will be instant (the longer they have to learn to compensate in order to eat, the harder it will be for them to Re-learn to nurse without hurting mommy.)


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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — When Brandon Montes crushed a home run off Japan starter Kazuki Ishida, the big bats of Mexico seemed ready to rumble again.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — When Brandon Montes crushed a home run off Japan starter Kazuki Ishida, the big bats of Mexico seemed ready to rumble again.
"I definitely felt chills," Ishida said. "But I made sure to keep my composure and keep on throwing."
And hitting.Taken out after three innings with an eye on a future game, Ishida slammed a tie-breaking home run in the bottom of the fifth inning and unbeaten Tokyo rallied past powerful Tijuana 5-2 on Wednesday to earn a berth in the international championship game at the Little League World Series.
Westport, Conn., faced Chula Vista, Calif., in Wednesday's other game in the double-elimination tournament.
Ishida's blast came off Tijuana starter Ramon Mendoza. Kouyou Mizushima followed with an RBI single and pinch-hitter Kyousuke Kobayashi capped the winning rally for Japan (3-0) with an RBI double off the left-center field wall.
"I'm glad that we won. Everybody's starting to get their groove back," said Seiya Nishino, whose pinch-hit home run tied it at 2 in the fourth.
Mexico (2-1) still has a shot. It will play Aguadulce, Panama, on Thursday in a rematch. Mendoza hit two of Tijuana's five home runs in a 13-0 four-inning win over Panama on Sunday in the winners' bracket. That game was stopped because of Little League's 10-run rule, the second time Mexico had done that in the World Series. Not on this day, though.
Ishida and winning reliever Ryutarro Takeo kept the Mexican players off-balance with a variety of off-speed pitches, never allowing the Tijuana offense to get untracked. Mexico, which also beat Australia, 12-0 in 4 innings last week, managed just five hits against Japan.
"They handle their pitchers well," Tijuana manager Francisco Fimbres said. "They paint the corners, a lot of breaking balls down low. I'll have to congratulate Japan's pitchers. The first two games we hit great. It might have been a little bit of nervousness with the importance of the game."
Mexico took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Axcel Mandujano reached on an error by third baseman Shunpei Takagi, who bobbled Mandujano's bouncer and threw wide of first as the Mexican player ducked under the tag.
The call stood as ruled after a challenge by Japan, and after Jorge Romero bounced into a fielder's choice, eliminating pinch-runner Luis Manzo, left-handed hitting shortstop Jorge Rodriguez doubled down the left-field line over the outstretched glove of Kobayashi to score Romero from first.
Japan evened the score in the bottom of the second. Kouyou Mizushima had a hustling double to right center and scored on a two-out single up the middle by Ryusei Hirooka.
Montes, who homered on the fifth pitch of the game in Mexico's rout of Panama, struck again in the top of the third. He slammed an 0-1 delivery well over the fence for a 2-1 lead.
Mendoza got out of a big jam in the bottom of the inning as his pitch count mounted. He walked Ishida to start the inning and Sho Miyao followed with an infield single that caromed off Mendoza's glove. That gave Japan two men on and nobody out, but first baseman Jorge Rodriguez robbed Shunpei Takagi with a beautiful stop behind the bag as the runners moved into scoring position and Mendoza induced two weak popups to escape.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Grant Holman hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth and Chula Vista, Calif., rallied for a victory over New England champion Westport, Conn., to earn a berth in the U.S. championship game at the Little League World Series.
Micah Pietila-Wiggs laced a one-out single to left, his third hit of the game, to start the ninth and Jake Espinoza followed with a double to right-center before Holman connected off reliever Alex Reiner.
Matt Brown hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for Connecticut, and the Northeast champions seemed headed for a big victory.
But California shortstop Nick Mora hit his second homer of the game to make it 3-2 with one out in the top of the sixth and Chula Vista tied it when Reiner threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded.
Holman pitched 3.2 strong innings. Chasing his second no-hitter of the World Series, Holman struck out nine and was cruising when Max Popken drew a leadoff walk to start the fourth. Harry Azadian broke up Holman's no-hit bid with a single to right field and Brown homered.
Westport plays Northwest champion Sammamish, Wash., on Thursday. Sammamish (3-1) moved on to the matchup in the U.S. bracket by eliminating Nashville, Tenn., 6-5 on Tuesday. Westport was coming off a 9-7 victory over Sammamish on Sunday.
Port Jervis ump John Bell will be at second base Thursday in the game between Sammamish, Wash., and the loser of Wednesday night's Westport, Conn. vs. Chula Vista, Calif., contest. The game is at 8 p.m.


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fdvj wrote:Oh and 2 brand new C4s 11 and 8 which are still virgin.
Christ mate did you rob a bank or something!! Lol.
I think the point made about the safety factor of launching and landing a really good one. If I'm in the mood, I too prefer to be be lit, which is most of the time. I'd rather let the wind do the work and to tap into its energy with deft touch. Actually the monk has let me move into the category your are talking about. But you are right on the money man, its the point when you are launching there is a slight tension like you get beforehand say a big grand final in your sport or you are about to go on stage, or she's about to....anyhow
Then when you are out there for a while you co sided landing and go, well this will be interesting.
But not to the point where you know it is downright dangerous. Yeh man I hear ya.
So the SP for me also depends if I have someone who can help launch and land. If solo will always err on that safer side.
Let us know how those new C4s go, haven't yet read a detailed explanation of how the new ones ride. Just little bits of nothing really.


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Kenshou,Kenshou wrote: I can't really say though yet what "works", since I have no idea if I've gotten to jhana yet. I get to points where focus becomes very strong, piti and sukha are so strong that they almost seem to drown out the defined position of the body, and the the fuzzy-head/face-pressure-nimitta-thing that is powered by the breath seems to start to envelop/draw in my awareness (though mindfulness of the breath -still- remains at the peak of it all). It really feels pretty interesting, but I'm hesitant to claim that it's a jhana. Certainly feels like it could be close, though, maybe.
When you attain the first jhana, there won't be any doubt about it. I think Ajahn Brahm and Catherine both mention the "bounce" that is possible from the intensity of the sensation. Also remember their advice about holding on to the breath too tightly. A hard and fast "grip" on the breath is counterproductive. I believe it's necessary to maintain resolve over time, pay attention to what works and what doesn't, and expect to "burn through" more than a few sittings simply experimenting.
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Troubled times continue at Commander Aircraft Co., as the Bethany, Okla.-based company is set to be liquidated.
After two failed attempts to find saviors for the bankrupt company, Commander's December 2002 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing has been converted to a Chapter 7 filing by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. All operations at the company have ceased and the court has appointed a trustee to oversee the liquidation of the company's assets.
The latest action by the bankruptcy court occurred when Commander's latest angel, Pilot General Aviation, defaulted on its plan to buy 80% of the company for $2.8 million. That followed a decision in July by Tiger Aircraft to pull out of a similar investment deal in Commander.
Pilot General, created by the forces behind Stonegate Capital Group, a Farmington, Conn.-based merchant bank, "could not come up with the rest of the financing" for the deal after putting up an initial $200,000, according to Wirt Walker, chairman and CEO of Aviation General Inc., Commander's parent company. "They were not for real," Walker said. "They forfeited over $200,000."
Commander filed for an extension with the bankruptcy court, "believing we would come up with the financing," he said. "There were several parties who were interested, but time just ran out."
Walker believes some of those interested parties will show up to bid on Commander's assets. Those assets include its FAA Type Certificates, tooling and equipment, inventory, work in process, furniture and fixtures, trademarks — everything necessary to manufacture, service and support the single engine Commander line.
"We believe potential buyers will be interested in buying the assets as a package, as together they are more valuable than they are individually," Walker said.
The sale of the assets is expected to go "much faster" as the liquidation is "less fettered" than the Chapter 11 process, he noted.
The Commander was first designed and manufactured by Rockwell International Corp. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. acquired the Commander line when it bought Rockwell's General Aviation Division in 1981. In 1988, Commander Aircraft Co. was formed when the line was purchased from Gulfstream. The company implemented improvements to the proven Commander line, resulting in the new Commander 114B, which received a new Type Certificate in 1992. Next came the 114 AT (All Purpose Trainer) and the 114 TOC (Turbo-Charged).
In 2000, the company introduced the Commander 115 series of high performance, single engine aircraft.
The company's revenues doubled from approximately $8.1 million in 1997 to $16.8 million in 2000, at which time it was profitable. However, its business was adversely affected by an ensuing stock market crash, recession, default of a credit line by an international dealer, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and the subsequent march to wars, Walker said. Consequently, on Dec. 27, 2002, the company filed for bankruptcy. While new production was suspended, the company continued operations with a skeleton staff.
Those operations have ceased indefinitely "until the company finds its way into new hands," Walker said. "I hope that would happen as quickly as possible. Commander is a world-class product. It is one of general aviation's most renowned marques."
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London: Socialite Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, is reportedly engaged to her stockbroker boyfriend Nico Jackson.
The couple has only been dating for six months. According to a source, Pippa and Nico were delaying the engagement announcement because "they didn`t want to take the shine off Kate Middleton and her baby", reports people.com.
If the grapevine is to be believed, Pippa will walk down the aisle next spring. She is "designing a ring" and also busy preparing for her D-day.
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Dwyane Wade was bleeding after taking a smack in the head from Tyler Hansbrough, who became the target of a retaliatory shot from Udonis Haslem a few moments later.
When that was over, the Miami Heat kept hitting the Indiana Pacers where it mattered most — the scoreboard.
LeBron James scored 30 points, Wade added 28, and the Heat moved one win away from another trip to the Eastern Conference finals with a 115-83 victory over the hurting Pacers on Tuesday night, when three flagrant fouls added more intrigue to an already-physical series and Indiana watched starting forwards Danny Granger and David West leave with injuries.
"We're in the flow," James said. "We're in a good flow right now. Guys know what it takes out on the floor to help us win and guys are always in position, both offensively and defensively."
The Heat outscored Indiana 74-45 after Granger sprained his left ankle, and 86-58 after Wade took the shot from Hansbrough early in the second quarter. Miami leads the best-of-seven East semifinals 3-2, with Game 6 in Indianapolis on Thursday night.
"We learned early in this series, you don't get two wins for a blowout," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said.
James and Wade outscored Indiana's starters 58-45. James finished with 10 rebounds and eight assists, Shane Battier scored 13 points, Mario Chalmers had 11 rebounds, and Haslem scored 10 points for Miami, which never trailed, held a 22-2 edge in fast-break points and shot a franchise playoff-record 61 percent — best of any team in the playoffs this season.
Paul George scored 11 points for Indiana, with Granger and West adding 10 points apiece. Granger departed the arena in a walking boot, while West's night ended after the third quarter with what the Pacers called a left knee sprain. West said someone dove into his knee — "part of the game, I guess," West said — but on the play in question he was getting boxed out by Battier, with replays showing the Heat forward backed into his hip area.
"They played at their tempo," West said. "We weren't able to get enough stops."
A series marked by some rough moments had perhaps its worst with 19.4 seconds remaining when Miami reserve center Dexter Pittman went across the lane to send a forearm into the chin area of Indiana's Lance Stephenson — who made a choke sign toward James during the Pacers' Game 3 win.
Pittman was caught on camera winking after the foul. Stephenson had X-rays for a possible collarbone problem, but wrote on Twitter two hours after the game that he was fine.
"I don't know if that was retaliation. ... I'm sure the NBA will and do what they have to do," Granger said.
James said he hadn't seen a replay of Pittman's hit.
"There's no room for dirty plays in our game, period — no matter if it comes from us or Indiana or anyone in the league at this point," James said. "We're all one group and at the end of the day you don't want to see anyone get injured."
Hansbrough hit Wade early in the second quarter, and Wade wound up with a cut over his right eye, like Haslem did at Indiana in Game 4. Haslem retaliated against Hansbrough not long afterward, earning a flagrant-1 foul that left the Pacers saying it should merit a flagrant-2 and automatic ejection.
"Referee's call," Vogel said.
Said Haslem: "I've seen worse in this league in nine years. Nobody wants to give an inch and everybody's going hard."
Indiana trailed 19-8 early, then had a chance to tie when Granger lined up a 3-pointer with 3:03 left in the half.
It didn't go down. He did.
Granger landed on James' foot. The Heat outscored Indiana 8-2 the rest of the half, with James — who had been guarded by Granger for much of the series — scoring seven of them, the last a layup just before the halftime horn sounded with Miami going into the break leading 49-40.
Granger tried to play in the second half, lasting about 3 minutes before realizing his ankle wasn't going to let him continue. X-rays were negative, which was about the only piece of good news for Indiana.
By then, Miami was rolling.
James leaned back to catch a slightly wayward pass from Chalmers near the Miami bench, firing it in one motion to Wade for an easy score as the reigning MVP toppled on Heat assistant coach Ron Rothstein. Mike Miller even made the crowd roar for defending Leandro Barbosa and forcing a missed 3-pointer late in the quarter — the highlight there being Miller was playing while missing one sneaker.
When Granger left, it was 56-45. By the end of the quarter, Miami's lead was 76-57, and the margin reached 37 in the final moments.
So now the Heat are one win from the East finals, after a series filled with twists and turns.
"This is our challenge right now, to leave it behind us," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "A lot of good things tonight, but we have to focus on the next one."
NOTES: Haslem needed nine stitches after Sunday's game to close a cut over his right eye; the Heat distributed 20,000 stickers in homage of the bandage he wore on Tuesday. ... Indiana has not held the lead at any point in the last 1 hour, 5 minutes, 20 seconds of the series. ... Indiana lost consecutive games for the first time in these playoffs. ... The winner of the rebounding battle has won each game of the series. Miami outrebounded Indiana 49-35 in Game 5.


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BLANCO, Texas (Feb. 15, 2013) – Encouraged by a successful fall season, the ETSU women's golf team will open its spring schedule this weekend when the Buccaneers begin play in the Jim West Challenge Sunday at the Vaaler Creek Golf Club.
The Buccaneers are coming off a fall campaign in which they enjoyed a victory in the UNCG Starmount Forest Tournament, as well as a second place showing in the Palmetto Intercollegiate. ETSU is currently ranked 53rd by Golfweek.com and 56th by Golfstat.com.
"The depth on this team – from our freshman to senior – naturally pushes the team forward," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton. "They are very eager to get on the road and compete. We have made some tournament schedule changes this year, with the Jim West Challenge being one of them. We will see more central and west teams, including Texas State who is currently 38th.
"Every chance we have to compete against higher-ranked teams offers us the opportunity to increase our national ranking – and we welcome these opportunities."
The Buccaneers are pleased to have a youthful, yet talented group of players. Leading the way for ETSU with a team-best stroke average of 74.7 has been sophomore Gabriella Wahl (Heidenheim, Germany), who a year ago earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Championships. She is followed closely by junior Sian Evans (Gillingham, England), an All Atlantic Sun Conference pick who has posted a stroke average of 74.9 so far this season.
In addition to the consistency of Wahl and Evans, the team has also gotten strong individual performances from others on the roster. This includes a second-place effort by true freshman Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia) in the team's last event of the fall season, and a fifth-place showing by senior Chloe Garner (Somerset West, South Africa) earlier in the year.
The Bucs will play in five regular season events during the spring before wrapping up play with a trip to the A-Sun Championships beginning April 15 in Jekyll Island, S.C.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2009) - The ETSU men's soccer is set to face Jacksonville on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ashley Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Bucs (3-7-3, 2-3-1 A-Sun) currently are tied for the fifth spot in the tournament with North Florida after defeating the Ospreys on Friday, 1-0. A win over the Dolphins could put ETSU as high as the third seed in the tournament with the ability to control its own destiny in the final week of Atlantic Sun play. Sophomore Sean Hoek (Newburgh, Ind.) leads the team with three goals, seven points and one game-winner.
ETSU dropped a tough 1-0 game to the Dolphins a year ago as the Bucs gave up the game-winner in the 86th minute to Jacksonville.
The Dolphins (2-9-1, 2-2-1 A-Sun) come into the match with six points in conference after a 1-0 win over USC Upstate on Friday. The Dolphins are led by Stefan Runeman as he has a team-best four goals on the season.
The game time for the match against Lipscomb on next Friday has been moved to 3 p.m.
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Larry Lorenz, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the Loyola University New Orleans School of Mass Communication, will examine the ever-changing face of media in New Orleans as a part of the inaugural Alumni College, which will be held on Loyola's main campus June 22-24. "The Press of New Orleans: The Past. The Present. The Future?" will take place on Friday, June 22 at 3:30 p.m. and will focus on the history of New Orleans' main newspaper, The Times-Picayune, and discuss its future, in light of the recent announcement that the newspaper will print only three days a week as it shifts to an online media format.
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Melvin Williams got an eyeful of the Cadillac Escalade that Terence Newman used to wheel around K-State's campus before Newman was chosen as the fifth pick overall by Dallas in the NFL draft.
"I wouldn't mind the opportunity," Williams said, "to buy a new car."
Williams -- a defensive end from Kansas State -- drives a 1997 burgundy Dodge Stratus with nearly 100,000 miles on it. He, his wife, Beth, and their two young children live on government aid. Food stamps.
And hope.
"It's a long, hard road I've traveled," Williams said this week. "I've prayed a lot. I can't count how many times I've counted my blessings."
The New Orleans Saints provided that opportunity. Thursday, Williams arrived in New Orleans for the Saints' minicamp. Williams, an honorable-mention All-Big 12 defensive end, was a fifth-round pick by New Orleans during the draft. Overall, Williams (6 feet 3, 270 pounds) was the 155th player selected.
Not bad for a guy who five months ago had to wonder whether his career was over.
Williams, 24, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on the next-to-last play of the Wildcats' 34-27 victory over Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
"It gave out. Just popped," Williams said of his knee. "Everything rushed through my mind you would expect. How was I going to take care of my family? Could I play again? My heart just dropped."
The end to Williams' career at K-State wasn't much different from other difficult stages throughout.
After a standout career at Mehlville High School in St. Louis, Williams weighed an offer from Missouri to be a two-sport athlete. He was one of the top basketball players in the state, and MU gave him the option to play both sports. But his brother, Turelle, was a linebacker at K-State. Melvin decided to join him.
Williams failed to qualify academically and instead of staying at K-State in the fall of '97, he returned home and worked on a loading dock. Williams returned to K-State and redshirted in the fall of 1998.
Just when it looked as if Williams were poised for a breakthrough, he suffered a broken bone in his left foot in the Big 12 Conference opener at Oklahoma in 2001.
Williams recorded a career-high 37 tackles and 71/2 sacks last season. He heard through the grapevine that he might be as high as a second-round draft choice.
Then came the knee injury. Williams had surgery Jan. 9.
There was no NFL combine for Williams because of the surgery. The only visit he took to an NFL city was to New Orleans. The Saints stuck by his side.
"I'm pleased somebody else recognized what we've known for a long time -- that he is capable of being successful in the NFL," K-State coach Bill Snyder said.
Saints coach Jim Haslett compared Williams to Williams' former K-State teammate Darren Howard, a Saint defensive end.
"When you look at him, you're going to think you're looking at (Howard)," Haslett said. "The way he plays, his athleticism. Maybe a little more athletic, but not as big.
"The doctors gave us clearance, saying that he could be ready by July, maybe August. It's not an immediate need. We thought he could be a guy for the future."
Whether Williams played again or not wasn't a matter of life and death. He had already received his degree in sociology, so pro football wasn't his last resort. Williams, though, feels he still has plenty left to prove. To himself. And the Saints.
"I just wanted to come back from the injury so I could walk and play with my children," Williams said. "I have done that. Now my goal is to make the Saints. I want that bad.
"For all I've been through, I'm so thankful to get this chance."
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The first in a three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson's literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy.
Directed by David Fincher and starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, the film is based on the first novel in the trilogy, which altogether have sold 50 million copies in 46 countries and become a worldwide phenomenon.
Starring Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer
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Alternative Names
LGV; Lymphogranuloma inguinale; Lymphopathia venereum
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a chronic (long-term) infection of the lymphatic system caused by three different types of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The bacteria spread by sexual contact. The infection is not caused by the same bacteria that cause genital
LGV is more common in Central and South America than in North America. Every year, a few hundred cases of LGV are diagnosed in the United States. However, the actual number of infections is unknown.
LGV is more common in men than women. The main risk factor is being HIV-positive.
Symptoms of LGV can begin a few days to a month after coming in contact with the bacteria. Symptoms include:
- Drainage through the skin from lymph nodes in the groin
- Painful bowel movements (
- Small painless sore on the male genitals or in the female genital tract
- Swelling and redness of the skin in the groin area
- Swelling of the labia
- Swollen groin lymph nodes on one or both sides; it may also affect lymph nodes around the rectum in people who have anal intercourse
- Blood or pus from the rectum (
blood in the stools)
The infection can cause diarrhea and lower abdominal pain.
Exams and Tests
Your doctor or nurse will examine you and ask questions about your medical and sexual history. Always tell your health care provider if you had sexual contact with someone who has had lymphogranuloma venereum.
A physical exam may show:
- An oozing, abnormal connection (fistula) in the rectal area
- A sore on the genitals
- Drainage through the skin from lymph nodes in the groin
- Swelling of the vulva or labia in women
- Swollen lymph nodes in the groin (inguinal
Tests may include:
Biopsyof the lymph node
- Blood test for the bacteria that causes LGV
- Laboratory test to detect chlamydia
Antibiotics that are commonly prescribed to treat LGV include tetracycline, doxycycline, erythromycin, and azithromycin.
Outlook (Prognosis)
With treatment, the outlook is good.
Possible Complications
- Abnormal connections between the rectum and vagina
- Brain inflammation (very rare)
- Infections in the joints, eyes, heart, or liver
- Long-term inflammation and swelling of the genitals
- Scarring and narrowing of the rectum
Complications can occur many years after you are first infected.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have been in contact with someone who may a sexually transmitted infection, including LGV
- You develop symptoms of LGV
Not having any sexual activity is the only way to prevent a sexually transmitted infection. Safer sex behaviors may reduce the risk.
The proper use of condoms, either the male or female type, greatly decreases the risk of catching a sexually transmitted infection. You need to wear the condom from the beginning to the end of each sexual activity.
Stamm WE, Batteiger BE. Chlamydia trachomatis (trachoma, perinatal infections, lymphogranuloma venereum, and other genital infections). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 180.
Eckert LO, Lentz GM. Infections of the lower genital tract: vulva, vagina, cervix, toxic shock syndrome, endometritis, and salpingitis. In: Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, Katz VL, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 23.
Workowski KA, Berman S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Dec 17;59:1-110.
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One of Thomas Kinkade's many paintings.
One of the most successful artists of all time, Thomas Kinkade, died Friday at the age of 54. The self-proclaimed "Painter of Light" passed at his home in the San Francisco Bay Area of what appeared to be natural causes.
Despite being reviled by the art establishment, Kinkade was the people's painter. A religious man, Kinkade commonly painted bridges, gates, and visual depictions of bible verses -- his distinguishable style defined by his use of light to often symbolize god.
But it wasn't just his paintings that are inspirational, it's also his words. Kinkade may have had one of the most unique, optimistic outlooks well ... ever. Today, let's remember Thomas Kinkade by reflecting on some of his best quotes:
"What I paint touches on foundational life values. Home, family, peacefulness. And one of the messages I try to constantly get across is slow it down and enjoy every moment."
"Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination."
"Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit."
"Study the faces of people you love as if they weren't familiar."
"Love your home -- its physical space, its personal history, the relationships that define it."
Wow, some powerful stuff -- right? These are only the tip of the iceberg, too. Whether or not Thomas was "well-liked" in the art world, the man has a perspective that was admirable, and a talent that was irrefutable. May his legacy continue to live on through his work. Considering it's in more than 10 million homes across the United States, I don't think that will be a problem.
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This afternoon on film 4 they had a film made in 1961 and the film is called ...Victim
Groundbreaking drama about a closeted gay barrister who discovers that a former lover has committed suicide after being blackmailed. It emerges that a number of men are being blackmailed by the same people, and in a life-changing decision, the lawyer resolves to take on the blackmailers himself, risking his marriage and his career. With Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Sims, Dennis Price, Nigel Stock, and Peter McEnery.(1961)
In the 40's, 50's and 60's the act making homosexuality illegal was widely known as the blackmailers charter. The film is acted in 1960's acting style but shows how things were for those who were homosexual
when it was released it was the first English language film to use the term homosexual within its script
it was a huge gamble for the actors involved as homophobia bordered on the insane with many shamed into suicide.
Anyway, it's not a modern film but a film worth watching I feel
How quickly times change, homosexuality
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I've been looking at the wide world of standalone JTA implementations. ( Narayana || Anjuna || JBossTS ) seem very, very powerful, and I'm keen to get it working. Thus far, I have the following : https://github.com/joshlong/spring-boot/blob/bitronix/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jta/NarayanaAutoConfiguration.java. If you're not familiar with Spring's Java configuration, all that class does is set some properties like ObjectStoreEnvironmentBean.objectStoreDir, register a com.arjuna.ats.jta.UserTransaction#userTransaction, register com.arjuna.ats.jta.TransactionManager#jtaTransactionManager, and then register Spring's JtaTransactionManager. The `JtaTransactionManager` wraps and delegates to an underlying JTA j.t.UserTransaction, j.t.TransactionManager, and optionally a j.t.TransactionSynchronizationRegistry.
Then, I also register a j.s.DataSource through some awkward, not-very-satisfying hoops, using TransactionalDriver. This works, but I have gaps on where to go next. What I want to do is enlist a javax.jms.ConnectionFactory *and* a javax.sql.DataSource in a JTA transaction. I'm not sure how to make My XA JMS ConnectionFactory aware of JBoss TS. Most standalone JTA providers offer some sort of wrapper/adapter javax.sql.(XA)DataSource and wrapper/adapter javax.jms.(XA)ConnectionFactory, but I can't seem to find the equivalent here.
Then I started reading, and found connecting the dots | Planet JBoss Developer, which implies that I need to setup a full JCA environment (like IronJacamar, which looks cool, but I'd like to avoid the exploratory rabbit hole until I know I'm going down the right one...).
So, my question(s) are: what's the *right* way to get a j.s.(XA)DataSource *and* a j.j.(XA)ConnectionFactory enlisted in the same transaction managed by JBoss TS, in a standalone scenario? Does it involve setting up IronJacamar? If so, would you point me in the right direction? Code examples of JBoss TS and/or, if required, IronJacamar and friends, working together? Comments on the technical approach and/or feasibility? Thanks in advance for your help.
From what I can tell, JBoss TS looks like it could be one of the better (certainly most feature-complete! I don't think even the proprietary Atomikos extensions support all the use cases as Narayana JTS/JTA/REST/WS's supports) standalone JTA implementations out there, so thanks for doing such good work. I'm eager to be able to use it.


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Renovated Rijksmuseum Is Late but Up-to-Date
Ten years after they started, renovations at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are complete. They are five years behind schedule, but as WSJ's Thorsten Gritschke explains, the museum will now employ all the latest in technology to display its 8,000 paintings. Photo: AP
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Amid the hundreds of thousands of people chanting, singing and waving flags at President Barack Obama�s second inauguration were two Tucker Creek Middle School students from Havelock.
Amid the hundreds of thousands of people chanting, singing and waving flags at President Barack Obama�s second inauguration were two Tucker Creek Middle School students from Havelock.
�I could barely hear,� said 13-year-old Ashley Walton. �It�s crazy, just coming from Havelock it�s a lot of people and I�m not used to that.�
Despite the loud and large crowd, friend and fellow student Jaimee Wishon was glad to attend.
�It�s really fun.� She said from Washington, D.C. �It�s really crowded and not at all like Havelock.�
JoAnna Wishon of Havelock, Jaimee�s mother, brought the two teens plus Wishon�s mother, Linda Meadows, and a friend, Joyce Carthen, both of Goldsboro, to the nation�s capital to see Monday�s inauguration.
JoAnna Wishon said the crowd was so large that the group could get only as close to the inauguration as the Washington Monument and viewed Obama�s inauguration and speech on a large television screen set up at the site.
Afterward, they made their way to Pennsylvania Avenue to watch the inaugural parade.
�People are in the street chanting,� JoAnna Wishon said, describing the scene in Washington. �There�s like a big train in the middle of the crowd. They�re just dancing, and it�s overwhelming, but in a good way. It�s just packed, wall to wall people, people singing. It�s amazing.�
Walton also enjoyed the scene.
�I like all the emotion that everybody has. I love it,� she said. �It�s really cool being able to come here and see all the history and the town and seeing Obama being able to go back in office. Everybody�s happy and cheering.�
Jaimee Wishon put the experience at the top of her list of the most exciting things she�s ever done.
�This is like number one. This is pretty awesome,� she said. �They�re all really happy and everybody is like singing and excited. It�s really cool.�
Though having fun, they all agreed that walking through the large crowd to get around was the toughest part of the trip.
As part of the trip, the group visited the Holocaust Museum and the Smithsonian�s Natural History and American History museums.
�We�re working on a project in language arts on memorials and we get extra credit if we bring in something of us by the memorial,� Jaimee Wishon said.
She said she wished her classmates in Havelock could have had the experience she had.
�I think it�s important because if other people don�t experience it, they don�t understand how everything works,� she said. �It�s the heart of America. They need to know how everything works.�
Her mother said making the trip was important for the girls.
�I�m not sure that the education kids get today stresses the importance of this. They don�t understand how it all fits together,� she said. �Sometimes it means walking in the streets and seeing it for themselves. Breathing it, seeing it and touching it makes it real.�
Going to the inauguration was especially meaningful to JoAnna Wishon, who had worked for Obama�s campaigns.
�I worked both campaigns. My daughter even helped this last one,� she said. �It was gratifying seeing how all the pieces fell into place. It�s just a huge relief and a celebration.�
Jaimee Wishon said one aspect of the president�s speech sank in.
�I remember him talking about how everyone is equal,� Jaimee said.
JoAnna Wishon appreciated President Obama�s speech, too.
�I think they were very timely and words we needed to hear � with the challenges we face now and in the future,� she said. �It was what we needed to hear. I was inspired.�


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Yes.vinasp wrote: It may also be the case that right view for puthujjanas was worked out first, and then the opposite set of views naturally became wrong view, which led to logical contradictions.
It should be considered that nearly the whole of the Dharma teachings are now available to nearly everyone, and that nearly everyone now thinks that they are qualified to determine their meaning...as if words and phrases on paper or electronic screens have only one concrete correct meaning within the Dharma. This isn't how the Dharma was originally taught, and even now it isn't how thoroughly trained traditional Dharma teachers teach it. The Dharma was originally taught as a path with the implicit meaning of one carefully considered step at a time, each step expediently and skillfully revealed to the student according to the student's level of temperament, awareness and ability to understand. Teachings that could lead to confusion or nihilism in unprepared or incapable students were withheld, and paradoxical realizations were reserved for later on the path. In our "all you can eat" time the Dharma teachings are widely regarded as a pig regards the trough...everyone is free to snout through them looking for morsels that feed their unique hungers regardless of their temperament, awareness, ability, or previous training or lack thereof. The Dharma path is full of paradoxical twists and turns that teachers skillfully employ in their wisdom. What is taught as the meaning of something at one stage of the path can ultimately come to mean it's seeming opposite at higher elevations (or inner core) of the path, without a trace of inconsistency. Many people who consider themselves "Buddhists" are wading in waters over their heads in the absence of a teacher that they are confident will reveal the Dharma to them in a skillful way.


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Just in time for the holiday selling season, the online wine wars are heating up.
Wine.com, the leading online wine retailer, said it is launching the Wine.com Marketplace, which will allow smaller domestic and international wineries with limited distribution channels the ability to sell its wines on Wine.com.
"Over the past 14 years, we've developed relationships with thousands of wineries of all sizes, all around the world," said Rich Bergsund, CEO of Wine.com. "Often, these wineries lack partners to help sell and distribute their vintages."
While Wine.com's core business model will remain sourcing wine from wholesale distributors, the new program will allow small production, tasting-room-only and boutique-type wineries to sell wine through the Wine.com website.


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Haunted Pittsburgh
Posted 09 December 2002 - 12:42 PM
If anyone know a good place in Pittsburgh, please let me know.
Posted 09 December 2002 - 02:52 PM
it also links to the Pittsburgh Ghosthunters Site which is what I found this through.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 10 December 2002 - 07:20 PM
Closer to Monroeville, but still near Pitts.
Maybe he's more urban legend than part of a "truly" haunted site .... still, pretty freaky story in any event.
Posted 13 December 2002 - 06:36 PM
I'll be back on Sunday and will probably be on the site aroun 7 PM. If you can pop in, we can chat. Otherwise I'll send you a PM.
Right now, I can't log into the site because the system I am on won't accept cookies.
But Masq sent you to the right place, Paul should be able to give you lots of good suggestions and info.
Camile, tell me more about this "pigmaster"? I have never heard of it!
Posted 14 December 2002 - 10:16 AM
Camile, tell me more about this "pigmaster"? I have never heard of it!
A friend of mine used to live in Monroeville (trivial sidenote: her uncle was an extra zombie in "Dawn of the Dead"). "Pigmaster" is actually supposed to be a real person. A crazy, old coot who lives by himself in a rundown pig farm on a rural road out near monroeville. He would post crazy things along the side of the road--large, crudely drawn signs warning people to stay away or die (words to that effect), strange "sculptures" made out of trash (and something else ?? :o).
After a while, rumors would circulate that he'd trap, kidnap, torture and kill passing motorists, or curious kids who happened to trespass on his property. Doubt that part of the story (sounds like a plot right out of Texas Chainsaw Massacre :).
Posted 16 December 2002 - 09:59 AM
Jeff, how much time do you have in Pgh? When will you guys be getting here? I would suggest Moundesville, the prison in WV, but it is closed for the season.
Camille, I have never heard that story before. I work in the Monroeville area and I am going to have to talk to some people that I work with that are from around here to see what they know.
Boy, it sucks coming back from vacation!
Posted 01 January 2003 - 12:18 PM
Posted 01 January 2003 - 02:53 PM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 12 January 2003 - 12:13 PM
It's located along the Beaver River near New Castle, north of Pittsburgh. An unnamed island is also part of the swamp. Supposedly, it once served as a dumping ground for a serial killer, who at one point was also thought to be the "Mad Butcher" of Kingsbury Run.
Posted 13 January 2003 - 09:16 AM
That is another one that I haven't heard of. How about you Masq, that is over in your area?
I still haven't found anyone that has heard of "Pigmaster" either.
Posted 13 January 2003 - 03:34 PM
Yes, I have not heard of the "Murder Swamp" before, either. But I picked up on this tale from an anthology put out by Western PA historian and former Pittsburgh Press writer George Swetnam (who is now, sadly, deceased). It was originally an article he wrote in 1954. The anthology, if you're interested, is called Devils, Ghosts and Witches: Occult Folklore of the Upper Ohio Valley. (1988; McDonald/Sward Publishing Co.) It contains quite a few tales and legends around Pitts--pretty interesting stuff.
As for Pigmaster, I don't know what to tell you. The tale is what it is.
Funny, just last Thursday night, I was cleaning up my website's email and came across an email back in early October from another ex-Pitts resident about the Pigmaster (and another equally gruesome legend, "Hells Gate"). Sorry you couldn't turn up something on the Pigmaster. It's such a unique legend, not like the "crybaby bridges" or "orphanage fires" or "melonheads" that seem to occur in every state. Maybe try some area message boards and see what turns up. :-/
Posted 13 January 2003 - 03:42 PM
I will also have to check out that book, probably has some good tales in it.
Thanks Camille!
Posted 13 January 2003 - 04:26 PM
Yeah, definitely get your hands on that book--it's a great read.
Posted 14 January 2003 - 03:59 AM
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." Albert Einstein
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
Posted 14 January 2003 - 05:38 AM
And I think it is dresmith that is from the Evans City area. Hope he pops in with some information.
Masq, sorry to hear your not feeling well......hope you feel better soon!
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