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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 14, 2013) –After finding domestic success with a new partner in 2012, Jennifer Fopma feels ready to take the next step to the FIVB World Tour.
|Jennifer Fopma, right, and Brooke Sweat go after the ball.
Fopma (Bellflower, Calif.), 31, has been playing beach volleyball on domestic tours since 2005 and had her most successful season in 2012 with new partner Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.), 26.
"Definitely playing with Brooke Sweat was a highlight for me," Fopma said. "She changed my career and made me passionate about playing and playing internationally.
"We have this crazy chemistry that I haven't had with anyone before. Everything was easy. Training and traveling was easy."
The pair finished first at the Milwaukee Shootout on the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Tour. They finished second at the open tournaments in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach and they finished third in Huntington Beach and Chicago.
In July, they traveled to Switzerland for the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam. They won the country qualifier and made it through the qualification bracket to advance to the main draw, where they did not advance from pool play and finished 25th.
Nevertheless, the experience made the team hungry to try again.
"That is definitely our intention to compete on the FIVB World Tour," Fopma said. "We felt like we had a good domestic season last season. We feel like, 'let's take it to the world stage.' It's going to be difficult, but we're committed."
The team will also compete on the NORCECA Beach Circuit and in whatever domestic events they can fit into their schedule.
Fopma admitted that making the Olympic team in 2016 is "in the back of our minds." She got a taste of the Olympic Games during the summer of 2012 when she traveled to London with her husband, Jeff Conover, who was coaching eventual silver medalists Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
"My favorite match to watch was the semifinal when April and Jennifer beat Juliana (Felisberta) and Larissa (Franca)," Fopma said. "No one expected that.
"I felt so much pride for Jeff," Fopma said. "He was an unknown coach when Jen and April took a chance on him. All of a sudden they are in the Olympic final. Seeing an all-American final, every American should be excited about that."
Knowing a good thing when they see it, Fopma and Sweat have started working with Conover this year and they sometimes scrimmage Kessy and Ross in the mornings. Fopma, Sweat and Conover have lunch together, and then go their separate ways.
In the afternoon, Fopma heads for the gym and then to physical therapy, "because I'm old," she said.
"It's really boring during the preseason. But I wouldn't want to be doing anything else in the world."
The new U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Ryan Doherty (Toms River, N.J.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) will play in the opening event of the 2013 NORCECA Beach Circuit event on March 22-24 in the Cayman Islands.
It will be the first tournament for the new pair, who formed at the end of 2012 after Rogers split with Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Doherty left Casey Patterson (Van Nuys, Calif.). Dalhausser and Rogers won the FIVB World Championships in 2007 and the Olympic gold medal in 2008.
The U.S. men's team of Casey Jennings (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Stafford Slick (Andover, Minn.) are also scheduled to compete in the Cayman Islands.
On the women's side, the U.S. team of Jenny Kropp (Grand Island, Neb.) and Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) is scheduled to compete along with Jennifer Fopma and Brooke Sweat.
At the second 2013 NORCECA Beach Circuit event on March 29-31 in the Dominican Republic, Brad Keenan (Westminster, Calif.) and John Mayer (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) will play in the men's bracket while Fopma and Sweat will play in the women's.
Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Todd Rogers were part of a delegation of beach volleyball players that met with FIVB beach volleyball officials on March 7 in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss the FIVB's new regulations for its World Tour.
According to an FIVB press release, FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission President Vicente Araujo and FIVB Beach Volleyball Department Director Angelo Squeo explained to the delegation the technical aspects of the new FIVB beach volleyball philosophy and its goals, namely:
To grow the sport worldwide;
To increase the number of participating national federations;
To increase the role of the confederations;
To increase the importance of all levels of events;
To increase the number of promoters;
To create more opportunities for players to play;
To allow new teams and new countries to enter the World Tour easily;
To ensure high quality events without over burdening promoters
"We are very appreciative to the FIVB for making this meeting happen and in particular Mr. Araujo and Mr. Squeo for listening to and considering the players' thoughts and comments," Rogers said in the release. "I am also very appreciative to all the players who gave input and in particular the players that were able to make this meeting. Without question positive progress was made and I believe we are moving in the right direction. We all want what is best for beach volleyball and these kinds of discussions are very important for the different constituency groups to be able to discuss how that can be accomplished moving forward."
Jennifer Kessy and April Ross played the first-ever match at the University of Southern California's new Merle Norman Stadium at a dedication ceremony on March 7 for the new on-campus home to the Women of Troy sand volleyball team.
Following the dedication hosted by USC athletic director Pat Haden, Kessy and Ross, who were All-American indoor players at USC before forming their beach volleyball team, played an exhibition match.
To view photos from the dedication, click here.
Stanford University officially announced on March 7 that it will field a sand volleyball team this spring.
The women's sand volleyball team will begin its inaugural season on April 2 when it faces Santa Clara for the first of eight duals this season.
John Dunning, who coaches Stanford's women's indoor volleyball team, will also coach the sand team.
For the AVCA list of schools that have confirmed sand volleyball programs or are considering adding programs, click here.


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Monday, February 13, 2012
Michael: Call Him Carson
Michael Jefferson is a 30 year old Banker from Seattle, Washington. His pet peeves include people who grunt while working out, bad breath, and anyone who "needs" a cigarette. But what if you get attacked by tiny ninjas who pierce your skin with a sword the size of a cigarette? In a case like that, you really do need a cigarette! You know, to plug the hole. Don't be so close-minded Michael!
Anyhow, Michael is doing Survivor because it's his mom's favorite show. Aww precious. My mom's favorite show is My Big Fat Redneck Wedding, but you don't see me marrying Harlon down at the tractor pull, do you?
Wait, isn't Carson Daly hosting The Voice or some shit like that?
The way he talks *inhale* with *gasp* bated breath is so bodice tearing, corset ripping. Actually no, it's not like that at all. It's like he's swallowing air in preparation to rip a mega shart. I don't know, I think I would have preferred his mom.
Note: If my mother ever bothers to read any of my blogs one day, she'd kill me if she knew I said her favorite show was My Big Fat Redneck Wedding. It's not. It's I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant.
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- SouthernFebruary 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM
What's up with all the guys who work out for two hours a day ~ all on upper body?ReplyDelete
Heh,heh. I was thinking the same thing. What's up with the chicken legs?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 9, 2012 at 9:51 PM
I'm till trying to figure out if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I know exactly what the word shart means.ReplyDelete
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If you need a jolt about the value of low-cost investing, Vanguard has a brew for you.
The investing behemoth is serving a warm cup of metaphor this summer in a novel marketing campaign aimed at illustrating how pennies saved add up over time.
The company has released the At-Cost Café, a roving food truck that sells cups of premium coffee for $0.26, in select cities. Commuters could start their morning recently with a cup outside New York's Penn Station (and another, if desired, as it's buy one get one free).
Why $0.26?
Vanguard says its funds cost a fifth of the industry average, so their coffee costs a fifth of the going rate for a quality cup of Joe.
"Get a taste of how Vanguard does business," reads the pun- (and fun-) heavy campaign on its dedicated Web page.
"If you're wondering why one of the world's largest investment companies is selling premium coffee, here's the scoop. When you buy a great cup of coffee that's 1⁄5 the average price of coffee, you see for yourself that paying less means you keep more."
Vanguard rhetorically asks: How can it offer coffee — er — mutual funds, for less?
"Our secret is simple: We offer our funds 'at cost.' That means you pay only what it costs us to run the funds, which happens to be—on average—1⁄5 as much as everyone else."
They can do this, the site claims, because they're the only company in the industry that's client-owned.
"We're owned by our funds and the funds are owned by the people who invest in them, people like you. We don't generate profits for private owners or stockholders. We return profits to you as cost savings. Selling premium coffee for less is just a fun way to spread the word about costs."
In a hypothetical example, the company notes that if a client invested $50,000 in a fund with the current average Vanguard expense ratio, and assumed a (generous) 6% annual return, in 30 years they could have $65,793 more than someone who invested in a fund with the industry's average expense ratio.
"So, over time," it concludes, "letting your savings 'brew' with lower expenses could help you save more."
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Pushing your music, photos, files and digital goodies "to the cloud" has become a common selling point. In commercials, after the pronouncement of those seemingly magical words, people are able to instantly watch their movies and listen to their music from almost anywhere.
These promises aren't false. In a world where any device with a Wi-Fi connection was plugged into the cloud, you really could access your files anywhere. The problem is that we're on the frontier of such a reality, and there are dangers — serious dangers — that we'll have to tackle alongside the strengths offered by the cloud.
Here's our forecast for the future of cloud computing.
1. Your Data Is Everywhere
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The general thrust of cloud computing is a dream that's a while in the making. I can remember my first out-of-state business trip in the mid 1990s. I marveled at how I could log in to my company's local network connection in Houston, Texas and still access my shared drives on the server in New York.
In its simplest terms, the cloud is similar. The company network is the Internet and the server is a Web host. Of course, the network speeds are greater (by an order of magnitude), the interface is better, and the files are more fun (video, music, etc.) than what I was working with.
2. Your Apps Can Be Everywhere
Web-based applications are all around us. There are Web-based word processors, image editors, games (like Microsoft's newly proposed game portal) and even professional-grade software, such as CAD. Imagine if all of the software you owned, from games to productivity suites, were all Internet-based and stored in your space in the cloud. All you would need to get to your data and your applications would be any decent computer with a browser and an Internet connection.
With Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple all charging toward this cloud-filled future, that's exactly what the computing landscape could look like soon.
3. Any Computer Is Your Computer
If all of your data is online, and all of your applications are online, why do you need to bring your computer with you anywhere? Travelers would no longer needs to lug around a laptop. You can just use whatever computer is around when you get where you're going. The same goes for business travelers, too, who could give a presentation from any computer where he or she is presenting to without fear of, say, having the wrong version of Power Point, or the need to install any software they might be demonstrating.
Hotels may start offering a computer in every room. Why not? (It worked for coffee makers.) If all of your applications are in the cloud, then the kind of computer or what applications are on it (other than a browser) are irrelevant.
4. Computers Get Lighter, Smaller
The struggle used to be to put a laptop in the hands of students in impoverished regions with a price goal of under $100. Now India launches the Aakash tablet with an expected price tag of $35. The trend is moving away from the need for personal storage. Mechanical hard drives may not be replaced by solid state equivalents before the need for local storage becomes almost moot.
5. Encouraging Innovation
For users, the cloud brings convenience. For IT folks, this will mean a whole new landscape of applications, security and new ideas yet to be invented. In short, there will be lots to do and new jobs to be had in the tech and IT industries.
One thing is for sure, though: it's a whole new way to think about computing, and how we interact with our data. If the personal computer brought processing power to the average household and the smartphone put it in every pocket, cloud computing could really spread it everywhere.
1. The Learning Curve
With each generation, the newer technology presents a learning challenge to the previous generation. The concept of ownership without a physical presence of some kind (CD-ROM, memory stick, etc.) may be difficult for some consumers to accept. Along with new types of login and security requirements, there will be lots to learn in getting the most out of the Cloud.
2. Not Net, No Cloud
It's true, without the Internet, there is no cloud. That means no files, no music, no video — nothing. Potentially, with all of an application in the cloud, it could even mean losing the ability to create new files, or at least files that aren't contain within an app. Truely cloud-based technology might be something we "grow in to" as the Wi-Fi infrastructure improves year after year. Cellular-based data communication has improved, but even at 4G speeds, it doesn't completely fulfill the bandwidth-hungry requirements the future of complete cloud computing could demand. Plus, it's expensive.
There are times I'd rather have no connection than a weak or intermittent connection, then I'd have an excuse to stand up and walk away. Trying to do work with a connection that comes and goes, or is constricted is a current frustration. Try to imagine if all of your apps as well as your data depended on that connection.
There are other contingencies, too. For instance, dropped connections could also cause data corruption. Although the likelihood of corruption from losing a connection is considerably less than off-handedly clicking off the power switch, hopefully we'll have some smarter tools and buffering (dirty word) to combat this as we become more dependent on the connection.
3. New Routes for Personal Attacks
"If you're going to steal... steal big." As folks become accustomed to loading all of their data into the cloud, the hosts will become targets for data theft. Like a bank these hosts will have the data for multiple people and companies, and they will face new challenges as the value of the data in concentrated places increases.
This is already going on today, and will only increase as more and more data is up for grabs. Just like any arms race, our ability to combat data and identify theft has to improve, too.
4. New Avenues for Large-Scale Hacks
In a world where hackers threaten our financial backbone, cloud computing asks that you trust everything from your corporate secrets to your tax returns to your (paid for) movie/music/software collections to the same very environment.
As we increase the infrastructure and bandwidth to accommodate the greater demands needed for true cloud computing, we also make it easier for hackers to use brute force or other hacking methods that haven't been invented yet.
Security measures such as retinal scans, thumb print scans and encryption keys may be a good first line of defense to secure the cloud. Hopefully, the new innovations will spark new means of protecting our data.
5. Not Really A Back-Up
Plenty of companies suggest/push for you back up your data online. Where do you back your data up, if all of it's online? You could do the reverse and back up your data to media at your home or business. Or trust your provider's ability to perform their own hard media backups. Maybe in the true cloud computing world of the near future, you will have one provider back up your data that's hosted on another provider.
As it is, the cloud isn't a one-stop solution for storing you data, just as anyone who keeps everything on one storage drive and one drive only is rolling the dice.
What Do You Think?
It's clear that the expansion of the cloud will be both as exciting as it is scary — just like every other computing advancement has been. There was a time where folks wouldn't dream of putting their credit cards online, now we do it all the time, and we take it one step further, inventing tools such as PayPal to both protect everyone and expand payment options. Even with the risks involved, who isn't excited to see what new ideas and tools will come from this next generation computing platform?
Afraid of the cloud? In love with it? Sound off in the comments below.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
At Iowa Methodist Hospital My Mother Died from A Strep Infection of the Brain
Three weeks and three days ago my mother died unexpectedly at 71. She was in Iowa, visiting her boyfriend, which she did every year when the state fair was going. One morning he found her on the bathroom floor. She couldn't speak. Her eyes were open, but barely. An ambulance came and drove her to the hospital, to Iowa Methodist in downtown Des Moines (a city that is beige across the board and has terrible traffic at certain peculiar moments but then seems to empty out entirely), where someone ran a CAT scan and discovered a 'sizable mass' in her brain, behind her eyes. A surgeon went in and found an abscess there, 'encapsulated,' sealed off from other tissue, and immediately he drained it of built-up fluid and then bathed the area in antibiotics. The fluid, infected with something, was sent for tests. Hours passed. Night came. My mother remained unconscious, breathing with noisy mechanical assistance. A nurse said she saw her blink when spoken to sometime between four and five a.m. and rated her coma an optimistic '11' on a scale -- an official coma scale -- that runs to 15, for some reason, and starts at 3.
I got there a few hours later from Montana, fighting with my girlfriend the whole way. We fought while we packed, about which supplies to bring and what size containers of liquid -- three ounces or five -- can legally be carried on to planes. We fought on the plane over who was more uncomfortable trying to sleep bolt upright without a pillow. We fought all the way down a hall and up an elevator and down another hall to the CCU, accusing each other of failing to use the sanitizer dispensed from little pumps near all the doorways. Sometimes the sanitizer was a foam, other times it came out as a gel. I liked the gel. As it dried, it cooled my hands. It felt effective. The foam felt weak, a pleasantry.
The right side of my mother's scalp was grey and shaved and there was a run of black staples where she'd been cut. My brother and his wife were standing over her rubbing her wrists and stroking her smooth bare ankles. Everyone was saying the right things. Everyone sounded sweet and stressed and brave. Everyone sounded perfect. We amazed ourselves. We amazed ourselves in the way that people do when they find themselves rising to a grave occasion that they've always known would come someday but didn't practice for out of superstition, because to practice for it might attract it. It turned out that we didn't need to practice, though. We were natural born virtuosos of the deathbed.
Oh God, we were good. It kind of made me sick.
We all went home around eleven that night. My girlfriend and I had a room in a vast Marriott built around one of those plunging central atriums that ought to provoke more suicides than they do and are awkward places to eat breakfast, with all that disquieting space above your heads. I took an Ambien when I laid down and a few minutes later I had a vision of my mother walking behind my girlfriend at a distance of a foot or two but then, as the two of them passed by the TV set, closing the distance and merging with my girlfriend. It was a vision, not a dream, because I described it the instant after it happened to my actual girlfriend, who was awake and who responded by reaching behind herself to feel the space where my mother (I insisted) had physically, or at least visually, entered her.
At six in the morning the phone rang right on schedule and my brother right on schedule said get over here -- don't eat, don't shower, don't think, get over here -- and we, right on schedule, raced over in our rental car and there was the surgeon, all scrubbed and right on schedule, asking permission to go into the skull again and suck out more junk again, more goo, more fluid, he frankly didn't know what it was this stuff (necrotic brain tissue? ordinary pus?) but he sure as hell wanted it out of there this minute ("Your mother will be, if not entirely paralyzed on her left side..." That was in there too somewhere) except that we, the loved ones, right on schedule, and in accordance with the Health Directive kept by my mother always in her purse (she'd worked as a nurse all her life, she knew the truth; the tubes, once they go in, they tend to stay in) told him to please go away and let her die.
Right on schedule.
Which she didn't do.
First she punished us for a while with perfect vital signs until I started laughing, proud of her, proud of her savage creaturely momentum, her mad ungovernable pendulum persistence. Who knew that, despite her pose as my dear mother, my dear autodidact Gibbons-reading mother who once went to Hungary, then crossed it off her list, and then went to Egypt and crossed it off her list, and then learned Italian and crossed it off her list, and Latin and French and The Lives of the Impressionists and the Bob Dylan Songbook and Naguib Mahfouz, was actually, underneath it all, Lou Gehrig, a being of pure brute Newtonian pump and suck.
When it's over you go in a room and sign some papers with people who do their best not to let on that they did this only half an hour ago with people just as brave as you feel you are. (And maybe you are, but if so, then bravery's easy, not a virtue, a reflex, like drawing one's first breath.)
The test came back Streptococcus intermedius and I am afraid I have it and you do too and that it is one of those new mysterious bugs that most of the the time does nothing, just sits or circulates, but that some of the time (and perhaps more often of late, since everything bad seems to happen more often of late) can collect in your brain and destroy you in two days.
Which is why all the kids say "I love you" all the time now, even though, if you ask them, they don't know why. They think it's normal. They think it's what kids always said. It isn't, though. I was a kid once and I remember: We said other things.
Lots of things.
But what?
For Mildred Irene Kirn (Stein), 1940-2011
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What an incredible farewell to a woman so clearly beloved. To say that I'm sorry for loss seems...inadequate, somehow. But I am, all the same.ReplyDelete
The gift here, for all of us? That "I love you" comes naturally from the hearts and mouths of those who share you mother's blood.
They will change the world.
I think, when you enter your seventies, as I and my partner have recently, "I love you" begins to mean "Please don't die when you are away from me.". Your story about your mother's death is very beautiful and sad. Thank you for writing it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Words don't seem to be possible to do justice to this piece, your experience and honesty about it, and your message. Very, very powerful and moving, and of course, I am crying.ReplyDelete
Maybe people started saying "I love you" more after 9-11. I don't think it's like bike helmets and car seats, though. I think people genuinely don't give as much of a shit about the career real-life issues anymore.ReplyDelete
Anyway, you know I love *you* and I have been telling you that for decades.
My father died in January, and your words remind me of the surreality of death. The small details that one notices. It's hard to focus your mind, and it latches on to things it might ordinarily miss. There are sights and smells, feelings from my dad's last stay in the hospital that I'll never forget. We also did hospice, at a facility and finally at home-my dad's ultimate wish, to die at home. It was incredibly strange to essentially be waiting for someone to die, let alone your father, but that's what it was. I remember when they came to take my dad's body. It was just a guy and his minivan, the seats down. I helped put my dad in the back and watched as this minivan pulled away, just another vehicle in traffic.ReplyDelete
All those memories seem strange, yet I cherish them.
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- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:35 AM
I noticed this with my granddaughter and her friends. I wondered where it came from. One commenter's suggestion that it has something to do with 9/11 and the apparent general disarray of the world makes sense.ReplyDelete
Youth used to be free of the vulnerability old folks were tuned into, maybe not so much any more.
In any case, thanks for this fine piece of writing. What you were experiencing; it came through. Clearly.
Jim Culleny
GMc -- it's clever embittered little shits like you, with your pop contrarian psychoanalyses and suddenly stuffy bursts of verbal puritanism that come out of nowhere but the shared failed promise that you and yours have probably founded a lodge around, The Golden Order of the Snotty Sad Sacks, that keeps me warming up that bottomless coffee cup when I sit for hours at my desk. keep it it up -- you're the grit inside my pearl.ReplyDelete
Lovely and true words Walter or Walt -- and an apt rejoinder to GMc, btw. Very much 'get' the read and appreciate the depths from which it came -- southernersjournal.comReplyDelete
thank you. keep that grit grinding.
Thank you for posting this. My mother died a few days after a massive, unexpected stroke. I too went through those agonizing days where she was unable to speak. It became clear that she was going to die but couldn't communicate except by nodding her head... It's such a difficult thing. I love you means a great deal more these days.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. She sounds like a wonderful woman and the is a beautiful piece on the surreal experience of grief. We lost my kid's great grandpa last year in a similarly unexpected and abrupt way. Sometimes it still feels like it didn't really happen. Also, that's my hospital and my State Fair you described, which makes your story that much more touching for me. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Walter, bravo post! L'chayim!ReplyDelete
My mother passed away this summer from sepsis. You describe the feeling of heightened awareness like love- death is another reality- it takes the witnesses on a journey. I wish more people would write about this experience watching a parent die because it is the most painful experience I have ever been through.ReplyDelete
Thanks Walter for helping me not feel alone with my pain. I was told not to let anyone tell me how to grieve.
Do our real condolences translate through the most impersonal of mediums? I hope so.ReplyDelete
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Walt, Last Saturday on his weekly Prairie Home Home Companion show, Garrison Keillor, who knew your mother so well, sang a lovely song about "Marine" where he lived so close to Milly and the rest of us in the mid-seventies. The video can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/3j4v68xReplyDelete
It is no coincidence this "tribute" came so soon after her death.
My mother died a year ago. She was also a nurse. Nurses are special. Milly was so very special.
Thank you again for sharing your great gift. She saluted you, on many an occasion, for sharing that gift, you can be sure.
There's a choice involved, I see that every time my grandfather gasps for air. It's tragic, in the sense that this is how we choose to file it in our brains. But I can almost imagine the burst of neurons and the white halo that is being fed through his ocular nerves. He's calm, aside from that. He thanks each of us for visiting, my mother says that sometimes - in the confusion - he's surprised to see her walk into the room. I can see the tiny bubbles of oxygen filtering upwards from the plastic cylinder hanging above his head, his thumb trembles a little has he struggles to find the buttons on the tv remote. Last night I dreamt that Manhattan was being attacked by an increasingly absurd series of 60's era Japanese monsters. They would crash through buildings, punching holes through them, sending crowds of people into a panic. At the end, though, the dream ended with a party, and a subtle resignation at all the carnage that had ensued earlier in the day.ReplyDelete
I just did a story on these same health care directives here in Idaho. The patient's wishes are tantamount although ultimately no one wants to be there. My mother is going on 96 in a nursing home in Florida. She was the same woman until about 93 and after that the dementia took over albeit not completely. Still, nothing is the same nor ever will be. I'll get there in January.ReplyDelete
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Doula Services
A doula is a caring woman who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother during the third trimester of pregnancy, and/or the first few weeks or months after the baby's birth.
What to Expect After Selecting a Doula
Ideally the first contact between the mother-to-be, her partner, and the doula comes in the third trimester of pregnancy, 1 ½ to 3 months before labor is expected to begin. This meeting may be followed by one or more additional meetings.
If there is a problem after the initial meeting, tell the doula that you are not completely comfortable with her style or approach. Then try to find a doula with whom you are more compatible. Most doulas understand that this may occur and they may be able to provide you with the names of other doulas.
It is critical that the doula chosen is qualified with proper education and certification, and that you feel comfortable with her.
Types of Doula Services
There are two basic types of Doula services:
- Independent Doula practices
- Hospital/Agency Doula programs
Independent Doulas – Independent Doulas are employed directly by the expectant parents. They usually have telephone contact and one or more prenatal meetings with the clients to establish a relationship.
When labor begins the Doula arrives and stays with the woman until after the birth. Doulas often charge a flat fee, but many base their fees on a sliding scale to account for the income of the parent(s).
Hospital/Agency Doula Programs – Other Doula programs are associated with or administered by a hospital or community service agency. The Doulas may be volunteers or paid employees of the hospital or agency. Payment to the Doula may come from the institution, the client, or it may be shared by the two.
Insurance Reimbursement
Some insurance companies reimburse Doula support, however most do not. Grant funding is also available. Some Medicaid-funded health agencies have contracts with Doula organizations to support women in poverty.
- DONA International. Position Paper: The Birth Doula's Contribution to Modern Maternity Care, 2006.
- DONA International. Position Paper: The Postpartum Doula's Role in Maternity Care, 2006.
For more articles about Doulas:
- Doulas – A Risk-Free Option For Pain Relief During Childbirth
- Finding a Qualified Doula
- Kangaroo Care
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, January 22, 2013) – The Colorado Rapids selected four players today in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. Jamaican international Brenton Griffiths was selected 25th overall, followed by Stefano Souza Pinho from Brazil with the 37th overall pick, Nigerian midfielder Machael David 44th overall and Marcello Castro, also of Brazil, with the 63rd overall selection.
Griffiths, a defender from Spanish Towne, Jamaica, played his junior and senior seasons at the University of South Florida, scoring four goals in 36 games for the Bulls. His first two seasons were spent at Tyler Junior College in Texas, where he helped guide the squad to the 2009 and 2010 NJCAA National Championship while also leading the Apache to a 41-0-1 record during his two years. Griffiths has also played for the Jamaican Under-17 and Under-20 National Teams,
Pinho, from São João Nepomuceno, Brazil, is a left-sided winger who began his soccer career in Brazil with Belo Horizonte club Tupi. At the age of 15 he joined Fluminense where he played for the U-16 and U-20 teams before joining the first team and winning the Campeonato Carioca in 2012, and later going on loan to Guaratinguetá of the Brazilian Serie B.
David is a midfielder from the University of Santa Barbara, where he played 66 matches for the Gauchos, scoring three goals and adding 10 assists in his four years. Originally from Kwame, Nigeria and growing up there and in Milan, Italy, David moved to the U.S. at 17 and later was named to the All-Big West First Team in 2010 and Second Team in 2009, as well as 2009 Big West Freshman of the Year.
Castro, a defender from Sacred Heart University, earned NSCAA All-American Third Team honors for his defensive performance during his senior year. He was also the NEC Player of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, earning First Team All-NEC honors as well. During his four years with Sacred Heart, he scored 23 goals, good for fifth on the all-time SHU record.
All four players are expected to join the Rapids soon for training.
Brenton Griffiths
Full Name: Brenton Griffiths
Number: TBD
Position: Defender
Born: February 9, 1991
Hometown: Spanish Towne, Jamaica
Citizenship: Jamaica
Height: 6-3
Weight: 165 lbs
College: University of South Florida
Transaction: Selected by the Colorado Rapids with the 25th overall selection (second round) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft on January 22, 2013
Stefano Pinho
Full Name: Stefano Souza Pinho
Pronunciation: STEH-fahn-oh PEA-no
Number: TBD
Position: Midfielder
Born: February 14, 1991
Hometown: São João Nepomuceno, Brazil
Citizenship: Brazil
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165 lbs
College: N/A
Previous Club: Guaratinguetá (BRA)
Transaction: Selected by the Colorado Rapids with the 37th overall selection (second round) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft on January 22, 2013
Machael David
Full Name: Machael David
Pronunciation: ma-KYLE da-VEED
Number: TBD
Position: Midfielder
Born: July 3, 1988
Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Citizenship: USA
Height: 5-8
Weight: 160 lbs
College: University of Santa Barbara
Transaction: Selected by the Colorado Rapids with the 44th overall selection (third round) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft on January 22, 2013
Marcello Castro
Full Name: Marcello Castro
Pronunciation: mar-SELL-oh CAST-roh
Number: TBD
Position: Defender
Born: December 25, 1988
Hometown: Parana, Brazil
Citizenship: Brazil
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Sacred Heart University
Transaction: Selected by the Colorado Rapids with the 63rd overall selection (fourth round) of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft on January 22, 2013


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Colombian striker Radamel Falcao scored a brilliant first-half hat-trick as Atletico Madrid crushed European champions Chelsea 4-1 with a glittering display of attacking football in the Super Cup final on Friday.
After hitting the bar in the fourth minute, he opened the scoring two minutes later when he chipped Chelsea keeper Petr Cech with the ball going in off the post.
His second 13 minutes later was from a superb curling shot and his third just before halftime completed another rapid Atletico breakaway.
It was his second hat-trick in five days following the one he scored when Europa League winners Atletico beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in La Liga on Monday.
Miranda made it 4-0 after 60 minutes to make sure of the victory before Gary Cahill scored Chelsea's consolation when he fired in from close range after Atletico failed to clear a corner.
The final was the 15th and last to be played in Monaco before the game is moved around Europe in future years and like the majority of the last 14, it ended in a victory for the underdogs over the European champions.
Atletico became the ninth team who either won the old Cup Winners Cup or UEFA Cup/Europa League to beat the European champions and their victory was thoroughly deserved and could have been even more emphatic.
Chelsea defender David Luiz, who had a poor game, almost gifted Atletico a fifth in the 90th minute when his clearance rebounded off his own post but by then the outcome was inevitable.
Atletico, breaking from the back with pace and accuracy tore Chelsea's midfield to shreds with Adrian Lopez, Koke and Arda Turan finding Falcao with embarrassing ease.
Although Chelsea were without their suspended talismanic captain and centreback John Terry, they were still second best in almost every position and looked a shadow of the side that has started the Premier League season with three straight wins.
Former Atletico striker and self-confessed Atletico fan Fernando Torres hardly had a touch of the ball, but was hugged by some Atletico fans and most of the Atletico players after the final whistle.
While the match may have been bitter-sweet for Torres, it was also a significant one for Atletico's Thibaut Courtois, the 20-year-old keeper on loan from Chelsea for a second season at the Vicente Calderon.
He hardly had a save to make and could do nothing to prevent Cahill's late goal on a night that belonged to the Spaniards whose fans hugely outnumbered Chelsea's, with many of those in blue leaving long before the final whistle.
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PFW news on the Giants, Panthers, Chargers and Raiders, plus the latest Fantasy Buzz.
The Way We Hear It
What Giants head coach Tom Coughlin says to the media on a daily basis often gets construed as coaching rhetoric, and what he says to his team behind closed doors very well might have the same effect. But Coughlin has a purpose to his methods. He knows that with success through the first part of the season comes higher expectations, in and out of the team facility. And although there have been no signs of the Giants getting out-of-control egos, Coughlin wants to make sure that things stay that way. We hear his message to his team has been along that vein, challenging them each week with new things and trying to keep them centered on the task at hand. Although the regular season is well past its midpoint, the season as measured from Week One to the Super Bowl is barely past the halfway mark, and with lots of football left, Coughlin hopes his team will not have peaked too early once the playoffs arrive.
NFL Whispers
PANTHERS: Sources in Carolina say Panthers head coach John Fox has been unfazed by QB Jake Delhomme's recent slump. Delhomme drew the ire of fans, who booed him at the team's last home game, and he seemed to have lost his sense of accuracy, throwing passes that sailed away from open receivers. We hear Fox remains fully committed to him and there will be no on-field sightings of backup Josh McCown, barring an injury.
CHARGERS: Don't be surprised if the playing time of DE Igor Olshansky is cut back in the season's final month. Set to become a free agent this offseason, Olshansky already has one foot out the door, as San Diego has no desire to sign him to the big contract he'll be looking for. Also, his play simply hasn't been as good as in years past, and the team feels like it can get similar production from its reserves.
RAIDERS: OLT Kwame Harris has been a popular whipping boy for the team's problems on offense, but we hear interim head coach Tom Cable, who also coaches the offensive line, is unhappy with all three of his tackles. Mario Henderson, who looked like a potential replacement for Harris, hasn't played well when given the opportunity and Cable is down on ORT Cornell Green as well, but he doesn't have any other options.
The Fantasy Buzz
If you own Browns RB Jamal Lewis, odds are you've been frustrated with his inconsistent production this season. But if you look at his schedule, you'll see that he's had very few favorable matchups thus far. He gets one this week in the Texans, who are giving up 133 yards per contest on the ground and have surrendered 15 rushing scores. With QB Brady Quinn nicked up and bad weather expected, look for Lewis to dominate.
Titans RB LenDale White is known for his ability to bust right through the D-line, but he won't be able to do that against the Jets and star NT Kris Jenkins. Thanks to Jenkins, the Jets have one of the league's top run defenses, allowing just 81.3 yards per game. RB Chris Johnson will see the bulk of the carries in this one, so the best White could hope for is a short TD plunge.
WR Devery Henderson was a big-play machine back when the Saints were banged up at receiver, but now that the corps has returned to full health, Henderson has been much less effective. He's scored just once since Week Five and hasn't topped 34 yards in any of the past three games. With Green Bay sporting one of the league's best secondaries, Henderson could sputter once again.
For more NFL news and daily fantasy football advice, visit ProFootballWeekly.com.


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This post is part of my continuing series of guest authors sharing their perspective on different courses at genealogy institutes. This one features Laurel Baty, CG writing about a course at the British Institute held each October in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A Unique Course: Advanced Methodology for Irish Research Taught by David E. Rencher
My first experience with Genealogy Institutes was in October 2007 when I attended David Rencher's class, Irish Research: Sources and Methods for Research in Ireland, at the annual British Institute in Salt Lake City. I was a novice to Irish genealogy and learned so much during that first class and had a wonderful experience. I have attended the British Institute annually since 2007 and enjoyed every class I have taken. The British Institute, sponsored by the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History [ISBGFH], offers a unique format: lectures in the morning with instructor consultations and guided research in the afternoon at the Family History Library. Where else can you learn about records in the morning and have hands on research in the same records in the afternoon? The instructor consultations are a wonderful addition to the classes.
At the British Institute in 2011 I attended Advanced Methodology for Irish Research taught by David E. Rencher which will also be offered in October of 2012. I highly recommend this unique class. The other Irish classes I have taken from David Rencher were about the records of Ireland and how to locate them [Governmental Records of Ireland in 2009 and Making the Transition from Irish Church Records to Irish Land Records in 2010]. The Advanced Methodology class taught us what to do with the records once we found them and how to utilize Irish records to solve genealogical problems.
Each day was organized around a broad topic, with multiple lectures each day:
· Monday: Strategies for a Sound Beginning
· Tuesday: Strategy and Methods to Sharpen Your Skills
· Wednesday: Research Methodologies for Catholic Research
· Thursday: Strategies for Scots-Irish Research
· Friday: Strategies for Church of Ireland Research
After a morning packed with lectures we headed off to the Family History Library in the afternoon to test our new found knowledge and consult individually with David Rencher, a world renowned expert in Irish genealogy who also happens to be the Chief Genealogical Officer of Family Search! The consultation is worth the cost of the class! Make sure to bring your Irish research problem—you may topple a few brick walls.
David's classes at the British Institute inspired me to take three research trips to Northern Ireland and plunge into Irish research. His classes also started me on the road to certification by the Board for Certification of Genealogists. David will offer the class in 2012 with some changes. Visit the ISBGFH webpage to read the course description: http://www.isbgfh.org/cpage.php?pt=7
I will be attending Tom Jones' class, From Simple to Complex: Applying Genealogy's Standard of Proof to Your Work, offered for the first time at the British Institute in 2012:. There is currently space available in both classes as well as the two other classes being taught this year:
· British Military, Its Regiments and Records taught by John Kitzmiller, II
· Records and Strategies for Beginning English Research taught by Judy Jones.
Laurel Baty, CGSM


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Pump giant Grundfos' first half-year was characterised by continued stagnation in many markets. However, the company has performed positive growth, even though the ambitious growth outlined by the management has not been achieved during first half. The management has a more positive outlook for the second half and is still expecting 2013 to become another good year for Grundfos.
The status of the Grundfos Group's first six months of 2013 shows a three per cent growth and a turnover of 1.47 billion euro. Earnings amount to 59 million euro.
"At best, the pump market is stagnating, and when seen in that light, our modest growth is very reasonable. The first half-year is always weaker than the second half-year in Grundfos, and it is our hope that the figures for growth, turnover and earnings will develop positively for the entire year. So far, market developments have not been favourable to us. Some markets do not perform as we had planned. The half-year result is only just satisfactory", says Group President and CEO Carsten Bjerg.
The highest growth figures are seen in China with 12 per cent and the Eastern European countries with five per cent, while other Asian countries lag a little behind the plans and Western Europe is stagnating.
"Our global sales organisation is making a great effort by being close to the customers. At the same time, we continuously monitor our level of cost, adapt the business and keep a watch on expenses. Everything is under control, and we expect the 2013 result for the year to show satisfactory growth for the Group. We are pleased that our financial strength remains more than intact with an equity ratio of 66.2 per cent as against 64.7 per cent after the first half-year last year", says Carsten Bjerg.
During the first half-year, Grundfos inaugurated a new factory in Serbia, opened new regional headquarters in Chicago and set up a new sales company in Columbia.


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Recipe Servings: 8 portions
Recipe Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Recipe Cook Time: 30 minutes
12 ounces sea bass fillets
12 ounces shrimp, peeled and deveined
12 ounces squid, cleaned
1/4 Cup fresh lime juice
1/4 Cup chopped cilantro
1/4 Cup chopped Italian parsley
1 Scotch bonnet chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco to taste
Kosher salt to taste
1 recipe 'Salsa of Life'
Cut the sea bass into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Rinse well under cold water, cover, and chill.
Slice the shrimp into 1/4-inch pieces. Rinse well under cold water and set aside. Slice the squid into 1/4-inch-wide rings, then slice each squid ring into pieces. Rinse well under cold water.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Put the shrimp and squid in a strainer and immerse them in the boiling water for about 10 seconds, then immediately immerse them in the ice-water bath. Chill for about 10 minutes, then drain.
Meanwhile, make the pickling juice: In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, herbs, Scotch bonnet, Worcestershire, and optional Tabasco.
Combine the chilled sea bass, shrimp, and squid in a medium bowl and toss well with the pickling juice. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Season the ceviche with salt.
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I liked the last Metal Gear figures Play Arts released, but I like the looks of this one a lot more.
Metal Gear Solid 2's Solidus Snake is the next character from the series to get the action figure treatment from Square Enix's toy division, and he's a beauty.
You'd think those arms would be a nightmare, but no, they're done perfectly. He's also packing two rifles and two swords, and will be out in November.
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Erik Manassy is the founder of Jets Twit, a blog dedicated to everything New York Jets on Social Media. [http://jetstwit.com/] Erik is also the founder of the Manassy Media Group, L.L.C.
- damienwoody Yo....now Dolfans are talking smack to me on Twitter??? I like it.....get ya popcorn ready!!!!
- Braylon Edwards was tweeting from Jail after his DUI Arrest? No. He has someone either tweet for him or he uses an auto tweeter. Why on EARTH would he tweet this motivational tweet from the slammer!
- Still think Twitter is useless? The crew from L7 got to meet Darrelle Revis' Manager, cousin and brother, all from connecting on twitter. Erik Ainge's manager also heard there was a party at our tailgate and popped over as well. Here is the video.
- The players were voicing their opinion on Twitter about the Pats game and also for the Dolphins game coming up this week.
- Jim Leonhard tweeted that he opened up his MERCH store online. Also there are many cool t-shrits out there that are not on the main stream that you can buy online.
For more on the Jets, Twitter, Facebook, and Erik, check out his blog Jets Twit, http://jetstwit.com/
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See how Toyota vehicles compare against the competition. Start by choosing your Toyota vehicle and a competitor to learn more on how they stack up.
Simple, straightforward and safe. The recently refreshed 2018 Toyota Yaris is all about character — with upgraded style and features you'll enjoy using every day. Luckily, Yaris already comes standard with Entune™ Audio, which includes a 6.1-in. touch-screen display, Bluetooth®2 and a backup camera.3 These features make getting from point A to point B comfortable and convenient. Since safety and reliability reign supreme, you'll be pleased to know that Toyota Safety Sense™ C (TSS-C) 1 comes standard. If leading by example is your thing, Yaris is your chance to demonstrate how pure and practical can also be sporty and stylish.
See how the 2018 Toyota Yaris SE 5-Door Liftback 4AT compares against the 2017 Chevrolet Sonic hatchback LT Auto. If fuel economy is important, the Yaris SE 5-Door 4AT's Fuel Economy (city) is 30 while Sonic Hatchback LT Auto's Fuel Economy (city) is 24. For music fans, an MP3 player and a CD Player are both Standard on Yaris SE 5-Door 4AT while neither are available on Sonic Hatchback LT Auto. Convenience features include console storage, which is Standard on Yaris SE 5-Door 4AT but not available on Sonic Hatchback LT Auto, and a Remote Fuel Filler Door Release, also Standard on Yaris SE 5-Door 4AT but Not Available on Sonic Hatchback LT Auto.


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Critical Care medicine, also known on intensive care medicine is a relatively new but increasingly important speciality. It is the specialised care of patients whose conditions are life threatening and who need comprehensive care and continuous monitoring.
Critical care is provided by a highly specialised multi disciplinary team comprising intensivists, critical care nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists, and clinical pharmacists. Intensivists are physicians who are trained in intensive care. They receive additional fellowship training in critical care medicine after completing post graduate training in Anaesthesiology, pulmonology, Internal medicine or emergency .There is increasingly strong evidence that patient outcomes are better if they are managed in a "closed" ICU, where the critical care physicians are the primary care givers.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued an update on its balky HealthCare.gov enrollment but once again declined to offer actual numbers.
CMS officials have said only that about 350,000 users have completed the process of determining whether they're even eligible for Medicaid or for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Julie Battaille, a CMS spokeswoman, took some time to sidestep a question about why CMS had taken a much-discussed photo of Adrian, off its site over the weekend, but, in response to a question about HealthCare.gov activity, she said only that consumers have submitted about 700,000 applications for coverage through all state and federal exchange systems.
When a reporter from CBS asked her about the chain of command of officials in charge of HealthCare.gov, Battaille said only that the CMS administrator is in charge of HealthCare.gov and that, "We have a plan to fix the website."
The exchange plan open enrollment period began Oct. 1 and is set to end March 31.
Here is a look at new state-based exchange enrollment site activity data:
- Kentucky: The Kynect exchange says that, as of Thursday, 51,482 consumers had started applications and 26,174 consumers enrolled in either Medicaid or private exchange plans.
- Maryland: The Maryland Health Connection says that, as of Wednesday, about 27,204 residents had gone through financial assistance eligibility testing, and 3,186 residents had enrolled in coverage through the exchange of site.
- New York: The NY State of Health exchange says that, as of Wednesday, 174,000 state residents had completed the full exchange application process, while 37,030 residents had used the exchange program to fully enroll in coverage.
- Rhode Island: The HealthSource RI exchange says that, during the week of Oct. 20, residents used the exchange to create 2,206 accounts, up from 1,764 the previous week. The number of applications processed increased to 1,110, from 951.
- Utah: The Avenue H exchange — an exchange that predates PPACA — says it will be serving a total of 358 groups Nov. 13, up from 357 Oct. 13 and up from 356 Sept. 13. The number of small-group renewals is on track to be to 16, down from 20 Oct. 13 and up from 14 Sept. 13. The exchange expects to see one small-group non-renewal. It received four non-renewals in October and 1 in September.
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Tinseltown was a television pilot produced by the Jim Henson Company for the Logo TV network.
The 15-minute episode debuted on Logo on Friday, November 2, 2007 as part of the Alien Boot Camp program block and was also viewable on Logo's website.
The show follows the lives of a gay couple as they try to balance their work, their relationship, their family and their lives in Hollywood. The series, a mock-reality show, showcases the life of fading Hollywood star Bobby Vegan who is an outspoken and struggling entertainer (and a pig). Bobby's life-partner, soul mate and manager is Samson Knight (a bull). The two puppets have a 13-year-old human foster son named Foster.
The Henson Company started shopping the project around to networks in 2006 after producing a five-minute presentation tape for the project. [1] The sample of this pitch tape was shown at the 2007 Comic-Con International. Brian Henson and Bill Barretta served as the lead producers, writers, directors and stars of the series.
Along with Henson and Barretta, Del Shores served as a producer and writer for the show; and Eric Poticha served as a co-producer. The human cast of the pilot included Paul Butcher (as Foster), Mia Sara (as Lena) and Francesco Quinn (as Arturo).
According to casting director G. Charles Wright, Logo did not pick up the pilot presentation for any more episodes.[2] The characters of Bobby and Samson however lived on. The couple hosted a special tour video created for the "Adventures by Disney" tours of the Henson Studio lot. In the video Bobby and Samson provide an overview of the history of the facilities. The characters returned as the fictional producers of the 2010 stage show Stuffed and Unstrung. A promotional Twitter account and Facebook page were established in February 2010 with regular updates from the two characters as they prepared for the show's debut - Bobby focusing on getting the greatest talent, while Samson is more into the stage show's state-of-the-art technology. In September 2011, Bobby and Samson appeared in an exclusive YouTube video introducing the website's spotlight playlist celebrating Jim Henson's 75th birthday.
In 2018, the characters made a return at the Puppets for Puppetry event which was held at the The Jim Henson Company to celebrate Caroll Spinney who received an honor from the Center for Puppetry Arts.[3]
The cold open of the episode opens with Samson and Bobby enjoying a romp under the sheets. Samson says he has to get up, but Bobby begs him to go one more time and the show cuts to the opening title.
Samson has lined up an exciting audition up for Bobby. On the way to the audition Lena helps read lines with Bobby in the limo. Samson calls to check-in with Bobby – making sure they are running lines and are on their way to the audition. However Bobby isn't interested in working, so he tells Arturo to "turn this bus around" because he wants to go shopping.
In a lavish musical montage Bobby, Lena and Arturo hit the town to shop 'til they drop. Their day is filled with shopping, trying on clothing, getting their hair done, flirting with guys, looking at jewelry and plenty of drinking.
The trio returns to Bobby and Samson's house where Samson is preparing dinner. Lena is smashed so Bobby tells Arturo to take her home. Bobby inquires as to what Samson is preparing. The menu includes snap peas, duck – two foods that Samson knows Bobby can't stand. Bobby detects that Samson is upset, and soon Samson asks how the audition went. Bobby lies about going and being brilliant, but Bobby soon realizes that Samson already knew Bobby blew it off.
Foster enters the kitchen, grabs a beverage from the fridge and leaves. Samson realizes that Foster just grabbed a beer and is concerned as Foster is only 13, but Bobby brushes it off, saying, "Oh it's a light beer". The couple continues to fight about the missed audition. Samson is upset Bobby continues to blow the auditions off; Bobby is upset Samson keeps lining up minor roles. Bobby says he doesn't want to keep doing auditions for pointless pilots – he wants a substantial role in a network show. That's when Samson reveals he has lined an audition up for "The Lisa Kudrow Show" which excites Bobby and the couple ends their feud. They excitedly dance around the kitchen until Bobby, still slightly intoxicated, wipes out across the floor.
Later that night Samson is in bed reading while Bobby is in the other room, trying to figure out what to wear to the big audition. Samson tells him not to worry about it, as whatever he chooses will be fine. Bobby then tells Samson that he has a surprise, and to close his eyes. Bobby enters the room dressed in some newly purchased "leather daddy" apparel. Bobby says he wants to show Samson, who is stunned and a little excited by the sight, some appreciation. The episode concludes as Bobby pounces on his lover.
- Bill Barretta: Bobby Vegan
- Brian Henson: Samson Knight
- Mia Sara: Lena
- Paul Butcher: Foster
- Francesco Quinn: Arturo
- Michelan Sisti: assistant puppeteer (Bobby Vegan)
- Drew Massey: assistant puppeteer (Samson Knight)
- Executive Produced by: Brian Henson, Bill Barretta, Del Shores
- Co-Produced by: Eric Poticha
- Produced by: Chris Plourde
- Written by: Brian Henson, Bill Barretta and Del Shores
- Directed by: Brian Henson and Bill Barretta
- Music composed by: Jeff Sudakin
- Characters designed by: Gene Barretta
- Puppet Wrangler: Scott Johnson
- Puppet Supervisor: Jane Gootnick
- Puppet Builders: John Criswell, Jane Gootnick, Paul Hartis, Scott Johnson, Marian Keating, Michael Oosterom, Julie Zobel
- The song that plays during the shopping montage is "Bring It On" by Debby Holiday.
- ↑ Wallenstein, Andrew. "Jokes That Kermit Wouldn't Dare Tell", The New York Times. November 12, 2006
- ↑ Hot in Hollywood- Casting Apersions: So Gay
- ↑ http://www.toughpigs.com/bird-mitzvah/


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Annette's Bike
Annette, our CFO, has made some changes to her bike that I find interesting. Her semi-custom VO rando (frame #2) was set up with drop bars and brifters and a leather saddle, in typical randonneur fashion. But Annette no longer lives in the countryside with endless farm roads around. Now she finds herself riding in a more urban area or on rail-to-trail bike paths. So she decided to rebuilt her bike to match her new riding style.
She switched out the drop bars for VO Milan bars. A new VO chrome stem provides more bar height than the previous Nitto Technomic. The driver train went from Campy 9-speed triple to Shimano 105 10-speed double with flat-bar shifters and a VO compact crank. A new VO Hi-Lo wheelset completes the running gear. Grand Cru caliper brakes provide more stopping power and much better modulation than the previous Tektros. She also switched the saddle from a Brooks B17S to a Terry, which she'd used on another bike and preferred. New dual-sided pedals with SPD on one side, platform on the other side, are on the way and will be the final change. Igor, our new warehouse manager, did the wrenching.
Annette is thrilled with the new setup and can't wait to get some serious riding in. (Note that when the photo was taken the bar and saddle height had not yet been adjusted.)
This really seems like great compromise between an urban bike and a road bike. It's a sort of ultimate hybrid bike. Who else has switched from drop bars to city bars on a road bike and what's your experience been?
Posted by VeloOrange at 4:14:00 PM
23 comments:
- Pierce said...
Earlier this year I switched from noodle bars on my VO Rando to Porteur bars with the stem raised quite high, soon craved even more height! so now I'm using the Montmartre bars, and I have to say they are my favorite! my rando is really a porteur with the upright handlebars, and porteur rack. I'll have to email some pictures, esp when I've got my 50lbs Fender guitar amp upfront (I ride to all my gigs with it up front and my guitar on my back)
- Brian Park said...
My experience is that when you go from drops to flats, you need a longer TT or stem to compensate.
- Anonymous said...
Hmm, that almost resembles a Schwinn Suburban. I have been riding an older Jamis Coda flatbar road bike for my 9 mile RT urban commuting lately. It feels plenty fast and lively, though I noticed when I switched out the 23c tires for 35c reflective sidewall ones after a tragic double pinchflat in an alley pothole obscured by leaves last fall. Fender clearance is key and I added some biocork ergo grips to reduce palm pressure. A rear rack and crate complete the picture for now. I may add my VO Porteur Rack on the front soon too. I like that my bike is black, and easy to keep touched up with simple brush-on gloss enamel. One other thing is upright bars give you more real estate for bell and headlight. I got some bar mitts for winter riding, and they do seem to help keep my hands warmer.
In warmer seasons I prefer the simplicity of my french singlespeed conversion with flop-n-chop bars. On really horrible rainy days the upright Panther balloon tire cruiser gets the nod, and snowy days it's the singlespeeded 80's Ross chrome rigid atb icebike with studded tires and bullhorn bar/stem that gets ridden.
- Kyle said...
Lookin' good! Do I detect the influence of Nick on the handlebars? He sure loves the Milan bars...
I did my tour down the Pacific coast with Nitto Albatross bars, and was so glad I went that route. Have since gone back to my VO Rando's for city riding and shorter weekend tours, but if you're gonna be in the saddle 10 hours a day for weeks on end, something that gets you upright and has some back sweep is the way to go in my humble opinion.
- Pierce said...
for me I like the same stem and TT length. when riding upright bars I want them high and close, so that my torso is more vertical. I think with something longer you're not really going for upright, but a somewhat in between. I would say keep it closer if you want your weight off the handlebars.
- VeloOrange said...
Hi Kyle, I ended up putting Postino bars, much like the Milan, on your old Motobecane.
- Sweet William said...
I swapped drops for north-road-style bars on my shopping/ride with the kids bike. Control and comfort at low speeds is much better.
Much better than flats, which as others note still needs lift and still leaves me leaning forward.
- P Finn said...
I would say shorter top tube, from my own experiences...for the less agressive posture. Did this to a Panasonic road bike that was too small (just right) for me...trying it now on my proper road size (too long TT) Long Haul Trucker, but having issues getting the extension dialed back, even with short stem/max spacers/Left Bank style bar...I'm definitely going for the upright position, though, y'know...
- alistair said...
I swappped some drops for flats on my 80s nishiki rebuild. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mralistair/6159707736/in/set-72157627439986477 I really like it, but need a slightly higher stem.
One problem I had was finding bull horm bars that would accept mountain bike style shifters (in this case sram rockets) in the end i gave up, any thoughts?
- John Lyons said...
I've done the same thing with two bikes for my wife and I. They startd life as better quality 12 speeds from the early 70's and now have 700C wheels with wide tires, generator hubs, Honjo fenders, VO chainguard, VO Dajia stailess rear racks, 7 speed hubs (We're real fans of internal gearing), Brooks B-66, Brompton saddle clamps (these are fabuous), and upright bars and stems. These bikes are ideal for up to 30 or so miles in a day or a quick trip to the grocery store. Totally comfortable. The final mechanical configuration was finally arrived at last year and now the frames are at Bilenky's for some added braze-ons and matching paint. Can't wait....
- Evan said...
Several years ago I noticed I was riding almost exclusively on the hoods and the flats of my drop bars when I rode my old Trek 310 around town. Gilbert at the (now gone) North Road bike shop suggested switching to Nitto Moustache bars. They've been fantastic. Soon I'm going to be adding a pair to my camping bike.
About a year after I switched to the moustache bars, I also switched the gearing to a 7-speed Nexus IGH. It's not the fastest bike in the world, but it's great for stop-and-go traffic where you may not have enough time or foresight to fully downshift before you stop.
- Don said...
This is almost exactly what I have arrived at for my riding. Perfect for blending into one's routine, and for riding every day. The double actually decreases the need to shift, ironically enough, at least up front. I'd venture to say that this is what bikes gravitate toward when the sport element of the industry doesn't have a stranglehold on things: responsive and efficient transportation that's fun to ride.
- Christopher said...
When I built up my Peugeot Triathlon from scratch, I found alloy 3 speed bars in my stash that fit the bike perfectly. The bike is my lightest bike with 12 speeds and 23mm tires but with an upright position that lets me see where I am going while cutting through traffic.
- the bike dork said...
I have a flat 30 mile a day commute in SoCal. My ride has been a crapy old ten speed to single speed conversion. I went for near a year with the original SA Rando drops. The advantage being able to get down when it blows. Just to try something different I put on VO porteur bars. These are very comfortable. I ride them taped, shellacked, and with Cane Creek aero type brakes mounted out on the front of the bend making for an extra hand position. here is a link to some pictures and stuff.
- GravelDoc said...
A few years ago, I took my old 70's Schwinn Super LeTour 12.2 and changed it into an upright, commuter style bike by switching the bars to VO Tourist bars and a VO model 8 saddle. The bike has the Schwinn approved front and rear racks. On the front rack I put a medium Wald basket with a Sackville Shopsack. I also, changed the wheels from 27 inch to 700c. I've taken off the front derailleur and large chain ring to make it an easy cruising five-speed. Finally, I've purchased a VO chain guard to install this spring. Funny thing is, I don't live in a city but in a rural area surrounded by country roads! I've also got a drop bar Bridgestone 400 with several VO parts as my "country bike" but that's another story. I like what Annette's done with her bike.
- tellyho said...
I have the VO Montmartre on my Raleigh Twenty, and I like them, but Nitto North Roads are by far my favorite upright bars - hand position vs sweep is just right for me. They've moved from my 3-speed commuter to my 8 spd NEXUS tootling-around bike. Only problem is fitting that ridiculously large grip shift on there with grips as well.
- Anonymous said...
I put on a Nitto "Dove" handlebar on my wife's Trek 728 steel touring bike, which would normally be too small for me, put on a single speed freewheel, a Brooks model 67 seat and 35c tires and it has been one of my favorite rides for the last four years. I can use it to go the store or on 30 mile rides with a few short hills thrown in. It's totally comfortable, even my teenage son likes to borrow it to get around town.
- Peter said...
At my wife's request, I converted her '84 Lotus Excelle to upright city bars, cushy upright saddle, etc. about 2 years ago, after which I began searching for a way to make one for my own use. Problem was, I loved my upgraded '83 Lotus Classique way too much to convert it. So I searched for and found a similarly framed Lotus Classique on Craigslist and got the seller to ship it to me. Now I have my favorite bike frame of all time built up in both a drop-bar and city-bike version and I can jump on and ride whichever version suits my fancy any time I want.
Original equipment on the '83 included a short in height but very long-extension stem with drop bars that were much lower and deeper in the drops than anything made nowadays. Presumably the designers expected long-legged riders of 25" frames to also be long in the arms and torso. I ain't built that way and I eventually got tired of the stretch and replaced them with a much taller and shorter Nitto Technomic stem and smaller noodle bars.
The '84 came with a shorter stem and the mystery-maker bars I found deep in the vaults at my LBS were swept back and uplifted more than enough. Sitting up made the original seat even more uncomfortable than it already was, but the VO Model 8 saddle proved to be extremely comfortable for upright riding. To ride comfortably, I think converting to full upright bars automatically requires switching to a saddle designed for upright riding. I jettisoned the front derailleurs in both city-bike conversions which also allowed me to split an old set of Suntour bar-end shifters between mine and my wife's city bikes. I covered the teeth on the outside chain-wheels with a plastic grommeting material from an electronic supply house that effectively made them function as chain guards.
I'm very delighted with my city-bike conversion. The city-bike still feels extremely light and zippy, but my posture and sight lines are hugely improved for riding in traffic. And even without traffic, although I still love riding my original Classique from time to time. The only thing I'm thinking of changing is swapping out the freewheel gear cluster for something closer to the same cluster I use on my '83.
- Matthew J said...
I sort of did a conversion.
I had a built up MAP rando frame and a not built Johnny Coast rando frame. I was not using the MAP, so I sold the frame but kept most of the parts.
Then I built up the Coast with upright bars, 1x7 gearing, and platform pedals. I think, but cannot say for certain I bought the MaxiCar hubs from VO way back when there was a one time only NOS sale.
Link to pictures - if interested, you can root around and find a picture of the MAP and my Kellogg 30th Anniversary that made the MAP redundant.
- Matthew J said...
Where are my manners?!?
Annette's bike is a beauty. I hope she has many happy miles on it.
- Anonymous said...
Once when I turned 50 I thought I should convert a Fuji touring bike with drops into an upright bike. My urban commute was literaly a pain in the neck. Big mistake to add the flat riser because all of a sudden I felt like an old man. No performance to speak of now that I was strapped into a static position with one hand grip. So I converted the upright to moustache bars. I thought the best option was always something I had never tried until one day I traded the Fuji bike for a fast skinny tired flat bar Masi. All this in the name of comfort and performance. But as time passed the fast flat bar just didn't cut it. Symptoms crept back with rides over 15 miles. Was there not a handlebar that could do it all and where could I find one? Rummaging through my garage I came upon an old Raleigh Gran Prix someone had given me. By the looks of it the bike was on it's last leg, and on top of that it was one size too large. TT and stem with drops was not going to work for me unless I took drastic measures. First was chop the handlebar end. Then flop and reverse the handlebar. No, not a bullhorn, reverse the bar. Then I added a modification to the bar end so I could use reverse brake levers or finger levers and have a grip area. Then I wrote a patent for the handlebar. The prototype handlebar has been field tested for thousands of miles on my commuter Raleigh, my touring/ commuter Bridgestone XO-4, the Masi Speciale Primio and a single speed Rollo. The simple fact is that the reverse drop/flop raises the bar, brings the rider closer to the bars,provides multiple hand grips, multiple postures,mulitple component iterations, and confounds single hand grip fashion and drop bar functionality in an urban situation. Go to domotion2011.wordrpress or google domotion2011 Detroit Bar
- Brian said...
For me, converting from country to city riding introduced the idea of a bullhorn bar. Boston is FULL of them. Since my work commute is now less than 5 miles (used to be 35 each way), my Nitto bullhorn provides a nice clean look. I also no longer need all the hand position options. At least, not on THIS bike. :-)
- Anonymous said...
I gave up on drop bars over 20 years ago while living in Key West Florida. Had my beautiful Fuji Del Rey converted to upright riding style with nice bullhorn type handlebars. Since then I've converted three more old school high end steel bikes to bullhorn handlebars. It's made a big difference in the amount of time and pleasure I get out of riding. My usual technique is to discard old stem & handlebars. Install new "comfort" type stem. Select 27" bull horn handlebars with about a 2.5" to 5" rise. Install foam grips. New brake handles & cables. And, last but not least install a nice SunTour stem shifter. Done deal. I still have my 1986 Del Rey. It is one of the smoothest fastest most comfortable bikes I've ever riden


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In what supporters called a "victory" for the seals, a judge ruled Friday that the thin yellow rope designed to protect the colony at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla can remain year-round. It marks a possible end to the years-long and contentious battle over how people and the marine mammals should share the slip of sand.
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"We are all very happy that the final judgment has come down," Bryan Pease, attorney with the Animal Protection and Rescue League, said following the San Diego Superior Court ruling in downtown San Diego.
The animal advocacy group filed suit last year against the city of San Diego, whose officials and elected leaders have alternately supported and opposed a year-round rope through the years.
Last month, Mayor Bob Filner, who supported making the rope permanent, ordered the beach closed overnight after video surfaced showing the seals being sat on, kicked and punched. A legal challenge to that order was filed by Friends of the Children's Pool, which has pushed to preserve public access at the beach.
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Neither will advocates for greater beach access, said Ken Hunrichs, president of the Friends of the Children's Pool.
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