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How to visit the Cinque Terre while avoiding the horde of tourists crowding bars and restaurants? From the top of the Via dei Cinque Santuari, a veritable Way of the Cross walked by believers on annual anniversaries, the spectacle on the villages is breathtaking. To each of the five villages of the Cinque Terre corresponds, a Sanctuary. They are five, tall, they look like impregnable fortresses that want to challenge the sea from up there. A path between land, sea and sky outside the tourist flows, to travel this itinerary born in the sign of faith means to immerse oneself in an authentic and ancient Liguria. Of that Liguria devoted to the cult of Mary, a reference point for farmers engaged in heroic agriculture, and for sailors who could find comfort from the sea. Evidence of an ancient past when maritime villages were part of the diocese of Luni. Some scholars even claim the Via dei Santuari, traces the route of a communication route dating back to the Bronze Age (1800 – 900 BC), to which the menhirs of Volastra and Tramonti attributed to an ancient Ligurian civilization would bear witness.
Stage No. 1: Soviore (Monterosso) – Reggio (Vernazza)
Soviore Sanctuary: The Sanctuary of Soviore is the oldest in Liguria. The object of worship here is a wooden Pietà dating back to the Middle Ages. Legend has it that the first church was built in the 8th century, when a priest, guided by a dove, found a wooden Pieta in the ground, buried there a century earlier by local inhabitants who had fled for fear of the arrival of Rotari’s troops.
From the sanctuary of Soviore (Monterosso) to the sanctuary of Reggio (Vernazza): Starting from Soviore, climb along the Levanto-Pignone road to the beginning of path 8/b. Leaving the carriage road, descend until you cross the Mulinaro stream, continue to Capanna Ricchetto and then descend again along the Mesorano Coast. One more short flat stretch and you reach the road connecting Vernazza to Foce Drignana. From here, a short path leads to the Sanctuary of Madonna di Reggio below.
The mule track winds through vineyards and olive groves until it reaches the square of the sanctuary surrounded by centuries-old trees.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Reggio (Vernazza): Tucked away in the shade of monumental trees, including a centuries-old holm oak, it venerates the image of a Black Madonna and Child known as “the African,” painted, according to legend, by St. Luke. The huge and mighty building still retains the Romanesque facade of its origins, dating back to 1284. Outside, look for the beautiful spring kept in an artificial cave.
Stage No. 2: Reggio (Vernazza) – Nostra Signora delle Grazie (San Bernardino – Corniglia)
Sanctuary of Reggio to the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora delle Grazie: Walk all the way up along the road leading to Foce Drignana until you meet path 8/a. At the height of Muro Superiore you cross the road leading to the small village of San Bernardino where you find the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora delle Grazie.
The small building has the appearance of a country church. Inside a canvas depicting the Madonna with the saints St. Bernard and St. Bernardino of Siena is venerated. A legend says that originally there was a chapel founded by St. Bernardine himself who used to come here to pray.
Stage No. 3: San Bernardino (Corniglia) – Volastra (Manarola)
From the Sanctuary of San Bernardino to the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Salute: take path No. 7 until you reach the small village of Fornacchi houses. From here you walk on the carriage road in the direction of Riomaggiore. At the fork, take path No. 6/d from which there are breathtaking views of Corniglia and Manarola, and you will reach Volastra where the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Health stands.
This shrine dates back to the 20th century and still retains its simple and clear Romanesque structure.
Stage No. 4: Volastra – Montenero (Riomaggiore)
From the shrine of Our Lady of Health (Volastra) to the shrine of Our Lady of Montenero (Riomaggiore). From Volastra you take path No. 6, the same path that descends to Manarola, until you meet the Strada dei Santuari, a few hundred meters before the junction leading to the village. From here you walk along the carriage road and reach a wide hairpin bend toward path No. 3a.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montenero (Riomaggiore): The community of devotees pours in every Pentecost Monday to carry in procession the votive image kept inside. The shrine has ancient origins and its foundation is due to the discovery of a Byzantine icon that became a pilgrimage destination. Of all the shrines, this is our favorite. A green atrium from which one can embrace the entire coastline with one’s gaze. The wind that blows on late summer days fills the soul with freedom and peace. Far from the chaos of the villages, far from the noise of civilization, here the silence and the sea remain.
Recommended periods: spring, autumn or very early summer. Check the walkability of the trails on the official website. Hiking equipment (no sandals), water.

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In the realm of Vastu Shastra, the ancient Indian science of architecture and design, the choice of colors plays a significant role in influencing the energy and atmosphere of a space.
When it comes to the heart of your home, the living room, selecting the right Vastu Shastra colors can create a harmonious and positive environment.
In this blog, we’ll explore the top Vastu Shastra color combination for living room, providing insights into how these hues can enhance the well-being of your home.
Understanding Vastu Shastra Color Combination for Living Room
Vastu Shastra emphasizes the use of colors to create a balance of the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space – within a living space.
The living room, being a central hub of activity, is particularly important in Vastu, as the energy it exudes can impact the entire household.
Here are some Vastu-shastra color combination for living room:
Serene White (Safed)
– White symbolizes purity and positivity, making it an ideal choice for the living room. It reflects light, creates a sense of spaciousness, and promotes tranquility.
Soothing Blue (Neela)
– Blue is associated with calmness and serenity. Opt for soft shades of blue to instill a peaceful ambiance in your living room, promoting relaxation and open communication.
Earthy Green (Hara)
– Green represents nature and growth, bringing a sense of freshness and vitality to your living space. Earthy greens are particularly favored in Vastu for their grounding properties.
Energetic Yellow (Peela)
– Yellow is associated with positivity and vitality. Choose warm shades of yellow to add energy to your living room, fostering a lively and vibrant atmosphere.
Elegant Beige (Bhura)
– Beige, with its neutral and earthy tones, creates a balanced and grounding effect. It complements other colors well, making it an excellent choice for the living room.
Radiant Red (Laal)
– Red symbolizes passion and warmth. Use it sparingly in the living room to add a touch of vibrancy and excitement without overwhelming the space.
Tranquil Lavender (Neela)
– Lavender, a blend of blue and purple, promotes relaxation and spiritual well-being. It adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to your living room.
Calming Gray (Dhundla)
– Gray, when used wisely, can create a calming and sophisticated atmosphere. Avoid overly dark shades, and consider combining gray with other Vastu-approved colors.
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Tips for Vastu-Compliant Color Application
Allow natural light to flow into your living room. Vastu-approved colors resonate well with sunlight, enhancing their positive impact.
Balance of Elements
Ensure a balance of colors representing the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space – to create a well-rounded and harmonious environment.
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Study Shows Early Introduction of Cereal Containing Gluten May Raise Risk of Celiac Disease
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May 17, 2005 -- Infants who are introduced to cereals between the ages of 4 months and 6 months may have a lower risk of developing celiac disease than those who start eating cereal earlier or later, according to new research.
Celiac disease is a condition in which the small intestine becomes inflamed and damaged after eating foods containing gluten, a type of protein found in grains such as wheat, barley, and rye. The disease, which causes malabsorption of nutrients, usually develops in early childhood, and treatment requires following a strict gluten-free diet.
In the study, researchers found that infants at risk for the disease who were introduced to gluten-containing cereals in the first three months of life were five times more likely to develop celiac disease as children compared with those who started cereals between the ages of 4 months and 6 months.
The results appear in the May 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Although the exact cause of celiac disease is unknown, children who have a close relative with the condition or certain genetic markers recognized by the immune system and associated with the disease have a higher risk of developing the disease. These genetic markers are also associated with a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes, which means people with type 1 diabetes and their relatives are also at increased risk.
Even so, researchers say few people with these genetic variations actually develop celiac disease and other factors must also play a role in determining a person's risk.
Is Timing the Key?
In the study, researchers looked at whether the timing of when a high-risk infant was first exposed to gluten, such as cereal, affected their risk of developing celiac disease.
Researchers followed more than 1,500 children at risk for celiac disease for an average of about five years. They tested the children for celiac disease antibodies as a marker of their future risk of the disease. Antibodies are proteins created by the immune system that help fight infection and are involved in inflammation.

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Three rotating trees installed next to a major city road junction are the latest addition to Liverpool’s artistic landscape.
Arbores Laetae – or Joyful Trees – has transformed a former brownfield site as part of the Biennial arts festival. Designed by New York architects Diller, Scofidio and Renfro, festival bosses say the work gives people a chance to “view nature at its most unnatural”.The Biennial, featuring 30 commissions, officially opens on 20 September.
…I was walking on the sidewalk and the tree was following me as I was walking along – it was quite strange….
The slowly rotating trees, intended to be a playful reinvention of the public park, were largely welcomed by members of the public in their unveiling on Wednesday.The trees can found at the heart of 17 hornbeam trees planted in a grid pattern at the corner of Great George Street and Parliament Street, but are not immediately obvious to passing pedestrians or traffic.
”view nature at its most unnatural”
Some people find their unfamiliar shading patterns tranquil and others, unsettling, which was the aim, according to designer, Rick Scofidio.Mr Scofidio told BBC News: “I found that it’s both beautiful, wonderful and a little bit frightening.
“Trees in poems are beautiful objects, but they are also things that tap on your window at night and in many fairy stories are quite evil and dangerous.
“But these trees are like people. It’s nice being up here with them and they change your view and perception of the world.
“The other day when I arrived I was walking on the sidewalk and the tree was following me as I was walking along – it was quite strange.
“If you stand and look at the tree and the world starts spinning around you – it can be very disturbing.”
Fifteen of the art works commissioned for the month-long festival, which is one of the Capital of Culture highlights, will be exhibited in public spaces. “3
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Europeans’ Views on Digital Currencies, ECB Asks
- ECB conducts a public survey on a digital euro
- Participants return “encouraging” results
Public survey shows positive views of public
The European Central Bank consulted the public on digital currencies. The survey was done focusing on a digital euro. The bank has been exploring currencies lately. This was done with the intention to create its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank gathered the views of over 8,200 Europeans on whether to launch a digital euro.
Everything was gathered in a research paper, called Eurosystem report on the public consultation on a digital euro. Most of the participants want a privacy-respecting CBDC. On the other hand, about 50% of them think the blockchain technology should be used to avoid counterfeiting and technical issues.
“Privacy is considered the most important feature of a digital euro by both citizens and professionals participating in the consultation”. Those surveyed said that this was especially the case for merchants and other companies (often self-employed professionals).
“Citizens participating in the consultation consistently opt for privacy, security, usability throughout the euro area, absence of additional costs and usability offline,” the report stated.
The potential challenges as listed by the public
One challenge pointed out by those surveyed was “poor internet connectivity in some areas”. Others say that privacy and simplicity could be a challenge. The results of the survey, according to the official ECB Twitter account are “encouraging”. This was because participants put “privacy, security and broad usability” among the highest priorities.
Board member Fabio Panetta confirmed that a possible digital euro that will meet the expectations of Europeans. He said that a digital euro can only be successful if it meets the needs and expectations of European citizens”. Panetta stated this during his speech at the ECON Committee of the European Parliament.
The public consultation launched on October 12, 2020 and closed on 12 January, 2021. The goal was to grasp public’s view before the Governing Council decides in mid-2021 whether to initiate a digital euro project.
Recently, the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that the central bank is investigating options to offer a digital euro. Ms. Lagarde mentioned that if the bank decided to launch a CBDC, it will take about four years before it could be used by people.
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The shield of Heracles
There is no stopping the Summer of Hercules! Today, though, I want to focus on something other than movies or comic books. Let’s leave the twenty-first century for a moment and have a look at the earliest known text about one of Heracles’ adventures, the so-called Shield of Heracles.
This short epic poem was attributed to Hesiod, a poet from Ascra and a contemporary of Homer’s (ca. 700 BC), who wrote the Theogony and Works and Days. However, the Shield actually dates, most probably, from the first half of the sixth century BC, and was created by someone working in the Hesiodic tradition rather than Hesiod himself. The Shield takes its cues from earlier poems. Its opening lines are taken from the Ehoiai or Catalogue of Women, a fragmentary poem, also attributed (wrongly) to Hesiod, in which the genealogies of Greek heroes are recounted.
The poem starts of, in the fashion of the Ehoiai, by telling how both Amphitryon and Zeus slept with Alcmene – coincidentally a granddaughter of the hero Perseus – on the same night. As a result, she gave birth to twins: the mighty Heracles, son of Zeus, and the mortal Iphicles, son of Amphitryon (ll. 1–56).
After this brief introduction, the poem switches to an episode later in Heracles’ career, announcing that it was Heracles “who had killed Cycnus (Kyknos), the high-hearted son of Ares,” the god of war. This Cycnus is a bandit who is holed up near a sanctuary to Apollo, where he robs and kills whoever passes by, and also steals the sacrificial animals intended for the archer-god. Upon seeing Heracles, the poet of the Shield tells us that he wants to kill the son of Zeus and strip him of his armour (ll. 65–69).
Cycnus is not alone, but accompanied by his fiery father, who lights up the grove and altar of Apollo, “the shining from his eyes was like fire” (l. 73). Similarly, Heracles is not alone, but accompanied by nephew and squire, Iolaus, who serves as the hero’s charioteer. After a brief exchange between Heracles and Iolaus, the former begins preparing for the impending fight. His greaves are “glorious gifts of Hephaestus” (l. 123), while his cuirass – made of gold or decorated with gold – was provided by Athena back when he first started his famous Labours (ll. 124–127).
Heracles, as the strongest of all the Greek heroes, is associated with wrestling and close-range fighting. But the poet makes a point of mentioning the quiver with arrows that is strapped to Heracles’ back and which would have been used by the hero to defeat, for example, the Stymphalian birds (l. 130). He also picks up a heavy spear and puts a helmet on his head – there is no mention of the lion skin that is so characteristic of Heracles.
The shield of Heracles
More than a third of the poem is taken up by a lengthy description of Heracles’ shield (ll. 139–317). The inspiration for this passage was clearly Homer’s description of the new shield of Achilles in the Iliad (Il. 18.478–608). Like Achilles’ shield, that of Heracles is described as round and decorated with detailed figured scenes, created from enamel, ivory, electrum (a natural alloy of gold and silver), gold, and cobalt.
In the middle of the shield is the face of Panic, undoubtedly intended to strike terror in the hearts of the enemies who looked upon the shield, with Hate hovering above him (ll. 144–153). Various other personifications are also present on the shield, such as Onrush, Battlenoise, Manslaughter, and Death. The shield also features a scene of boars and lions fighting each other (ll. 168–177), and the battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs (ll. 178–191), with the hero Theseus. Interestingly, Ares himself is also included on the shield, as are Athena and Apollo (ll. 191–206). The shield furthermore depicts the sea and includes Heracles’ ancestor Perseus, depicted immediately beneath Panic’s head and shown flying through the air, carrying Medusa’s head, while being pursued by Gorgons (ll. 207–237).
In the upper part of the shield, the siege of a city is shown (ll. 237–271). The battle is described as fierce, with the Keres – a type of death spirits that accompanied Ares in battle and can be compared with the Valkyries of Germanic myth – drinking the blood of the wounded and the fallen. The scene also includes the Fates to add to the theme of death that dominates the description of this part of the shield.
Just like the Homeric shield of Achilles depicts a city at war and a city at peace, so too does the shield of Heracles feature a second city (ll. 271–313), that is also “well walled”. This scene is far friendlier and includes a wedding, with people dancing and making music. Outside of the city, there are men riding horses, farmers tilling the land, and charioteers engaged in races. The poet then quickly concludes by saying that the encircling rim of the shield depicted Ocean, the world-river.
The battle between Heracles and Cycnus
With the description of the shield out of the way, the rest of the poem is devoted to the battle between Heracles and Cycnus. Athena appears and speaks heartening words to both Heracles and Iolaus: it is interesting that in depictions of the battle between Heracles and Cycnus, such as vase-paintings, Athena is also often included in the scene. Athena tells Heracles that he is indeed destined to kill Cycnus, but is not allowed to appropriate either his horses or his armour (ll. 330– 337).
The two opposing parties now drive their chariots towards each other. When close, Heracles addresses Cycnus and gives him the option to simply let him and Iolaus pass unmolested on their way to Trachis (ll. 350–356). Perhaps to intimidate Cycnus, Heracles tells him that Ares will not be able to help him, as the hero already defeated the god of slaughter once before (ll. 357–367).
Cycnus replies nothing and the two opponents jump down from their chariots. The poet adds the interesting detail that the battle takes place during the hottest time of summer, when grain and grapes ripen, so probably sometime in August (ll. 393–402). Both heroes scream. Cycnus hurls his spear at Heracles, but it bounces off the shield. Heracles stabs Cycnus in the area between the shield and helmet and manages to pierce Cycnus’ throat, causing the son of Ares to drop lifeless to the ground (ll. 413–424).
Heracles leaves Cycnus’ body where it lay, but Ares thirsts for vengeance (later sources add that Ares transformed Cycnos into a swan, i.e. kyknos). Undaunted, Heracles turns to face the god of war and the two prepare to engage in combat. Athena then rushes in to block Ares’ way, telling him that he is not permitted to kill the hero. But Ares pays no heed and charges at Heracles anyway. Athena manages to prevent Ares from striking the hero with his spear and then closes with sword drawn. Heracles is quicker, however, and manages to plant his spear in the god’s thigh. Ares falls to the ground and is taken by Panic and Terror back to Olympus (ll. 424–466)
Heracles then decides to ignore Athena’s earlier command and strips the dead Cycnus of his armour. Iolaus and his uncle then hasten on to Trachis. Athena returns to Olympus and Cycnus is buried by those who dwell in southern Thessaly. However, Cycnus’ tomb is obliterated later by the River Anaurus as a favour to Apollo, who was still angry over the offerings that Cycnus had taken from him (ll. 467–480).
The Shield of Heracles does not enjoy a high reputation. The opening is lifted from the Ehoiai and the description of the shield is modelled very closely after the Homeric description of Achilles’ shield. The actual battle with Cycnus is over in an instant; the battle against his father Ares is more interesting. Nevertheless, it is interesting for offering a glimpse of Heracles’ career, with reference to his birth, the Twelve Labours, and so forth.
This story, similar to Theseus’ adventures on his road from Troezen to Athens, also suggest that Greece in the age of heroes – and perhaps modelled after contemporary experiences – was not a very safe place. Aside from monsters and fabulous beasts, there were bandits like Cycnus who preyed on those who wished to make offerings to Apollo, as well as simple travellers on the road to Trachis.
If you want to read the poem for yourself, you should visit the Chicago Homer. There, you can read the poem in translation as well as in the original Greek. The poem is also widely available in many different editions; the translation by Richmond Lattimore of Hesiod’s works (which includes theShield) is eminently readable. Lattimore’s translation was used in this blog post, with occasional changes.

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Pregabalin and dexamethasone improves post-operative pain treatment after tonsillectomy
Article first published online: 2 FEB 2011
© 2011 The Authors. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. © 2011 The Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Volume 55, Issue 3, pages 297–305, March 2011
How to Cite
MATHIESEN, O., JØRGENSEN, D. G., HILSTED, K. L., TROLLE, W., STJERNHOLM, P., CHRISTIANSEN, H., HJORTSØ, N. C. and DAHL, J. B. (2011), Pregabalin and dexamethasone improves post-operative pain treatment after tonsillectomy. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 55: 297–305. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02389.x
- Issue published online: 2 FEB 2011
- Article first published online: 2 FEB 2011
- Accepted for publication 14 December 2010
Background: Post-tonsillectomy pain can be severe. We investigated the analgesic effect from combinations of paracetamol, pregabalin and dexamethasone in adults undergoing tonsillectomy.
Methods: In this randomized double-blind study, 131 patients were assigned to either group A (paracetamol+placebo), group B (paracetamol+pregabalin+placebo) or group C (paracetamol+pregabalin+dexamethasone). Pre-operatively, patients received either paracetamol 1000 mg, pregabalin 300 mg, dexamethasone 8 mg or placebo according to their allocation. Post-operative pain treatment included paracetamol 1000 mg 4 × and ketobemidone 2.5 mg p.n. Ketobemidone consumption, pain scores [visual analogue scale (VAS)], nausea, sedation, dizziness, number of vomits and consumption of ondansetron were recorded 2, 4 and 24 h after the operation. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean 24-h VAS-pain score at rest was reduced in group C (P<0.003) vs. group A. The mean 24-h VAS-pain scores during swallowing were reduced in group B (P=0.009) and group C (P<0.003) vs. group A. Consumption of ketobemidone (1–4 h post-operatively) was lower in group B (P=0.003) and group C (P=0.003) vs. group A. The mean 24-h dizziness score was higher in group B (P<0.003) and C (P=0.003) vs. group A. Other parameters including re-operation for post-tonsillectomy bleeding were not different between groups.
Conclusion: Pregabalin and pregabalin+dexamethasone reduced post-operative pain scores and consumption of ketobemidone following tonsillectomy. Dizziness was increased with pregabalin.


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A Matching Model of the Academic Publication Market
This paper provides a dynamic analysis of the market for academic publications. Given imperfect information about journalseditorial line, authors can sometimes target a wrong journal; in turn, the editor will desk-reject their paper. An equilibrium is de ned as a situation where both editors and authors implement their optimal publication strategies, given the matching technology and the prevailing surplus sharing rule. The model can be solved for the equilibrium submission fee, desk rejection rate and ratio between the number of editors and the number of authors.
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Berkshire County Residents Head East to Tackle Boston Marathon
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — For an activity that seems so solitary, long-distance running is all about community.
On Monday, the running community converges on Boston for the 120th edition of the Boston Marathon. As usual, there is a healthy contingent of Berkshire County residents making the trip east to tackle the world's best known 26.2-miler.
For the Wilson family, the Patriots Day event is a family tradition that goes back to 2003, the first of 14 straight Bostons for David Wilson, 54.
On Monday, his son Logan, a 21-year-old Mount Greylock Regional School graduate and Northeastern University student, joins his father for the first time as one of the thousands who will head from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.
But Logan and the rest of the family are well acquainted with the thousands more who line the streets of greater Boston to cheer on the runners and wheelchair athletes.
"There were years we'd take the train out and see [David] at other places like the Natick area and then back to the finish line," said Sherri Wilson, David's wife and Logan's mom. "Of course, by then you're peering over hundreds of people to see the finish line. But it's very exciting.
"With all those people, it's amazing how supportive everyone is, and they're all recognizing you're there for someone. There are times when you'll talk to someone standing around you, and they'll tell you who they're cheering for and they'll say, 'Oh, here comes so and so,' and everyone in the area will take up the cheer for that person."
David Wilson admitted it is hard to pick out individual cheers in the din that greets runners along the route, but he always knew they were there.
And this year two members of the family will be together at the start.
Although David and Logan have different seed times and will start in different waves of the race, they will get to hang out with the rest of the runners waiting to take off on Monday morning.
"I won't see him during the race," David said. "He would have the option of hanging back … but I don't want that for him.
"We'll see each other in the starting area in Hopkinton, the athletes village. They pack thousands of people into, and basically you can't even get into that area unless you're a runner. You have to go in on special buses."
Logan Wilson will not be the only Berkshire County resident making his first trip to the athletes village. Dalton's Jennifer Bell, Williamstown's Adam Falk and Pittsfield's Sam Russo each is looking forward to his or her first Boston Marathon on Monday.
And for each, in a way, the event is about community.
Russo is one of many runners who is participating in the event for charity. In his case, his entry came through Gronk Nation, the foundation headed by New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. Unlike more serious marathoners, Russo did not qualify for Monday's marathon, but he is serious about giving back to the Berkshires.
The St. Joseph Central School alumnus left the area to attend West Point and served two tours of duty in Afghanistan flying Blackhawk helicopters before finishing his military career in Washington, D.C. Recently, he returned to the area with his wife.
He is no stranger to raising money for charity through road races. In the past, Russo has run to raise money for groups like Soldier on and the Intrepid Hero's Fund. His only prior marathon was in the Memorial Day event that used to run out of Lenox but now has moved to Ski Butternut in Great Barrington.
Through his participation in Gronk Nation, Russo is raising money to benefit the Pittsfield Youth Football Program.
"When I got back to the Berkshires, I wanted to find a way to connect to the community and give back to the organizations I felt impacted me growing up," Russo said. "Although I didn't play in Pittsfield — I played in Dalton — I feel strongly about youth sports. A lot of kids come into their own playing sports."
Russo, 32, is looking forward to his first Boston Marathon experience.
"I certainly feel fortunate to be able to participate in the Boston Marathon," he said. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity — especially for me, because I'm probably not going to qualify for it any time soon.
"I'm sure there's a level of excitement and energy that flows through the runners and the spectators. To feel that will be absolutely amazing."
Dalton's Bell, 50, has felt that feeling before, and she will have a new perspective on Monday.
Bell is running her eighth marathon. She qualified at last year's Providence Marathon in Rhode Island.
In the past, she also has run the Boston Athletic Association's 5K, but the marathon has long been a goal.
"I grew up in the eastern part of the state, so I watched it many times over the years," Bell said. "Last year, I was lucky enough to be at the finish line watching with my daughter.
"I think it's very inspiring, especially when you are a runner. You know the dedication it takes, especially for the elite athletes to conquer that distance. It's just very inspiring to watch."
Falk, the president of Williams College, drew inspiration from the college community after he arrived on campus in 2010.
"I only started running when I came to Williamstown," he said. "It's such a wonderful landscape to run in. I feel sorry for people who have to train in cities and run in cities. It must be a very different experience from running on the roads here.
"And Williams is a community that encourages you to be active and outside both explicitly and implicitly. You move here, and you discover your friends outside and doing things."
Falk has run two marathons before — the Mohawk-Hudson in Schenectady, N.Y., and the Toronto Marathon in November.
"I've never been to the Boston Marathon," he said this week. "I've never had that experience of a big city marathon — even Toronto, which is big, is nothing like Boston. I'm excited to see what all of that is like and to be a part of it.
"I think that for anyone who has the opportunity to run, Boston is another category."
While Falk and other Berkshire County residents enjoy working out on hilly rural roads, Logan Wilson will enjoy the "home course" advantage on Monday.
"I'm on the club running team at Northeastern," he said. "There are 11 of us doing [the marathon] this year. That gives us a good group to train with. For a lot of the long runs on the weekends, we've made a point of doing different sections of course. We've done all the miles at least once and some of the sections regularly."
Wilson, who also qualified at Providence last year, cannot wait to make his move from the sidewalk to the course.
"Marathon day was always such an exciting day," he said this week in a telephone interview from Boston. "It's not every day that an entire city gets taken over by runners.
"I have this ridiculous grin on my face right now just talking about it."
Berkshire County residents running in Monday's Boston Marathon include:
Jennifer L. Bell, 50, Dalton; Nicholas D. Curelop, 27, Housatonic; Adam F. Falk, 50, Williamstown; Leatrice S. Finck, 60, West Stockbridge; Lauren Gotlieb, 47, Williamstown; Joseph J. Gwozdz, 61, Cheshire; John Kemp, 48, Sheffield; Matt Kinnaman, 55, Lee; Samuel J. Russo, 32, Pittsfield; Deanna Salvagni-Atwell, 37, North Adams; Lisa A. Sheldon, 45, Williamstown; Elizabeth S. St. Clair, 57, Williamstown; Steve R. St. Clair, 57, Williamstown; Ann Marie Swann, 47, Williamstown; Karen T. Vidoli, Lee; David W. Wilson, Lanesborough; Logan Wilson, 21, Lanesborough.
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Transcanada to reapply for Keystone Tar Sands pipeline; Santorum & Romney criticize Obama, promise speedy passage.
“For years, the knock on the President Obama was that he backed down too easily in the face of opposition. Not here. When Republicans in Congress forced the issue again by passing a 60-day time limit on the President’s final decision, he stood strong and denied the permit. And that was despite the most explicit threats from Big Oil: that they would exact ‘huge political consequences’ if he did the right thing on Keystone. Make no mistake—this is a brave decision.” ~ Bill McKibben of 350.org
“President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is as shocking as it is revealing” ~ Romney.
“This is just, again, pandering to radical environmentalists who don’t want energy production, who don’t want us to burn more carbon.” ~ Santorum
“While we are disappointed, TransCanada remains fully committed to the construction of Keystone XL. Plans are already under way on a number of fronts to largely maintain the construction schedule of the project. We will reapply for a presidential permit and expect a new application would be processed in an expedited manner to allow for an in-service date of late 2014.” ~ Russ K. Girling, CEO
Want to see a scary, dangerous, Earth-trashing process drastically slowed? Guess what, you just did!
Today President Obama has, big sigh of relief, rejected the proposed permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. He’s already getting hell for it.
The action indicates that our leaders believe, at least for now, the pipeline is not in the best interest of our country – an opinion long held by environmental groups and concerned citizens. Many of you were part of petitions pushing for this victory, so take a moment to reflect on the joy of effort sustained by your purest beliefs for our Earth.
The recommendation to reject the permit came today from the Sate Department, rising from concern that the project and planning faced insufficient timing restrictions for proper evaluation. The pipeline was attached to a hot piece of legislation passed on December 23, 2011, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (“the Act”). The Act provided 60 days for the President to determine whether the Keystone XL pipeline was a good bet for Americans. Today President Obama concluded that time frame was inadequate.
“Earlier today, I received the Secretary of State’s recommendation on the pending application for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline,” said President Obama. “As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline’s impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment. As a result, the Secretary of State has recommended that the application be denied. And after reviewing the State Department’s report, I agree.”
While this action may not permanently stop the project from moving forward, it does create a delay that will allow for more research contemplation and, hopefully, a healthy outcome for the Earth.
It will also offer opportunity for people like you to reach out to your legislators to find a total abandonment of the Keystone XL permit.
To read the official announcement from the U.S. Department of State, click here.
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The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies
The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2. Articles by Lee Breakiron (The Cromlechers, on the fanzine the Cromlech), and Jeffrey Shanks on theosophy in the works of Robert E. Howard. The journal ends with a book review by Mark Finn.
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Hi, I would like to first of all thank anyone willing to help me out! I need some help deciding what to do for my next training Phase. I was thinking of doing a bulk for explosion and strength in the early/mid off season (now) then go on a cut in the late off season and go for lean strength in the season.
A little about me and my experience with lifting:
I am 16 years and 11 months old, 5' 11" and 145 pounds. I don't know what type of body I have but I gain and lose fat easily. I do the 300 hurdles and 400 meter in Track. I have just completed P90X with very mixed results. Week 7 I was about 140 pounds, and 9% body fat. I was feeling very light but the diet eventually screwed me up as I was taking in 1800 calories a day. After week 7 I couldn't control my eating and now I'm at 15% body fat (somehow basically all on my stomach and some of my upper legs). I have gone from doing 0 pull ups to 12 in 12 weeks so I would say that p90x was definitely good for me as a beginning to lifting though. Since I just did a cutting phase, albeit not too successfully, my question is should I go through a clean bulk even at 15% body fat? I have a workout buddy who is bulking so I would be lifting heavy weights now unless I decide that cutting would be better. I definitely need more muscle mass in my opinion as I am not as fast/strong as I would like to be.
My ultimate goal would be to be the best I can be for track. For that to happen, I know I need more muscle.
What would you guys suggest? Thanks again!
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I don't know how in God's name you arrived at 145 lbs, and 5'11" with 15 percent body fat. Unless you are literally skin, bone and fat, with absolutely no muscle mass. I highly doubt you have 15 percent body fat.
I would say get on a sport specific program like WSB4SB and follow it to the T while eating a lot. You'll gain weight, and you will get faster if you follow it. Just make sure not to get caught up in what your partner is doing. Don't worry about the weights he is throwing around,just focus on making YOURSELF as strong as possible. Don't get into a pissing contest.
1 year and 6 months of hardwork, bitchezzz
Luke, if your goal is to compete in the 300 hurdles and 400 meter, P90X is likely not your best S&C program. It is more of a basic general fitness-type program geared towards workout rookies with little to no access to gym equipment.
If you like the style of P90X and want something that may help you more with your track-specific work, you may want to check out "Never Gymless" by Ross Emanait (sp)?. Like P90X, it focuses on bodyweight strength training, but adds HIIT-style conditioning. It is also a hell of a lot cheaper than P90X.
The events you're competing in require good sprinting speed, strength, and explosiveness since they're shorter races as you well know. I would second gaining a little weight, as increasing your strength should increase the previously mentioned attributes. I would incorporate some speedwork on your non-lifting days as well, although I wouldn't make it so intense that is affecting your recovery for your lifting. You'll have to play around with it and find out how much your body can handle. If I were you, I would also gain weight until the season draws nearer, and then you can eat at maintenance or lean out a bit if you would like. Best of luck!
What are you going to cut at 145 lbs ?
I would bulk and lift heavy if I were in your situation. If you want to go faster you are going to want to build the muscles that are going to propel you. If you get a good clean diet in order you can minimize the fat gain and gain some decent LBM. If you end up gaining any substantial amount of fat you can always cut down somewhat before the seasons starts. If you do this though you will want to watch your energy levels.
Get a gym membership and a strength coach (not a trainer at your local fitness facility). It seems like you're relatively new to the lifting game, so technique is going to be huge for you.
Your goal should be to get stronger. Don't get caught up in strange body fat percentage measurements, just eat a lot and train hard. Keep it simple.
The single most important thing you can do to improve your track and field performance is to get stronger.
There, have I got your attention?
Listen, "explosiveness," "strength," "speed," whatever buzz word their throwing around these days is all the same. Being fast is all about exerting the most force per step, per lb of your own body weight. Thats it.Essentially, become strong relative to your own body weight. Strive to squat 2 x your bodyweight, deadlift, 2.5 x your bodyweight, and bench 1.5 x your bodyweight, all while staying somewhere around 155-170 lbs or so (to be honest I would need more than your height though to say what weight you should compete at). You don't need that much "speed" or "explosiveness" training, especially at the beginning. Just get stronger. Remember that if you can squat 300 lbs slowly, you can squat 150 lbs explosively. On the other hand, if you can power clean 125 lbs explosively, you probably aren't strong for ****, or very fast either.
read everything on this guys site: http://www.defrancostraining.com/ask...htm#question02
don't get too complicated. start with a program like osmeone has listed, or just the program starting strength : http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi..._Strength_Wiki at least until you get the big three down.
GET STRONGER IN THE BIG 3 (relative to your bodyweight). Do whatever it takes to do this and I gaurentee you will jump higher and run faster. Because you're 5'11 you're going to have to be a little heavier than 145 lbs to do this --you can't flex bone.
Cut out all other bull****.
Stats: 11/15/07-First-meet--2nd Meet----3rd meet
Max Bench: 255---220-----------280------300
Max Squat: 405----395----------440------460
CHINUPS - Bodyweight + 135, x1, dead hang. Still working on the one arm chinup.

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Kill Bill And Django Unchained Star Michael Parks Dies Aged 77
Kill Bill 2 and Django Unchained star, Michael Parks, has died aged 77.
Parks’ prolific career in the industry saw him go from hit TV shows to working on films with directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodrigues.
His death was announced over Twitter by Park’s close friend and writer, Kevin Smith.
Kevin Smith, wrote of Parks:
I hate to report that my cinematic muse #michaelparks has passed away.
Michael was, and will likely forever remain, the best actor I’ve ever known. I wrote both #RedState and @tuskthemovie FOR Parks, I loved his acting so much. He was, hands-down, the most incredible thespian I ever had the pleasure to watch perform.
And Parks brought out the absolute best in me every time he got near my set.
Parks leaves behind his wife, Orianna, and son, James.
Our thoughts go out to Park’s family and friends at this hard time.

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The Shadow must fight his way through Gotham City’s worst rogues in order to stop the Joker and the Stag from carving out Batman’s heart!
But if he’s freed, will Batman be able to save the villains from the wrath of the Shadow?
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Tom Sizemore's ex-girlfriend says the actor knocked her up with twins then left the three of 'em to fend for themselves -- because he allegedly bailed on a massive amount of child support.
According to a lawsuit filed last week in L.A. Superior Court, Sizemore owes babymama Jinele McIntire $58,800 in child support for the couple's two boys, who were born in 2005.
In the first line of the lawsuit, Jinele makes her point clear, "TOM SIZEMORE is a DEAD BEAT DAD."
Jinele says because of Tom's non-payment, she's been forced to live with a friend while the kids stay with her brother in Texas. She adds Sizemore "has made no attempt to see them there."
Jinele also claims Tom last saw the boys when he was taping "Sober House" -- a gig Jinele says paid $200,000. She also claims Tom made another $200,000 for "Celebrity Rehab."
Besides the overdue child support, McIntire is also seeking health insurance coverage for the kids and $50,000 for attorney's fees.
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What’s the concern? Debt. But not the national debt or even deficits, which are topics themsel...
Update LAN Airlines (LFL)
01/27/2010 4:28 pm EST
On January 26, 2010 the Chilean airline, which accounts for nearly 75% of Chile’s domestic air passenger traffic, reported fourth quarter net income of $109.8 million. That was an increase of 17.6% from the very depressed fourth quarter of 2008. In the third quarter of 2009 net income fell by 37% from the third quarter of 2008.
System passenger traffic for December increased 10.6% . Capacity climbed by 7.8%. That took the load factor up 1.9 percentage points to 76.7%.
For the full year LAN’s net income fell by 31%.
Total revenue in the fourth quarter declined to $1.07 billion from $1.11 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008 on a 1.6% decline in passenger revenue and a 10.7% drop in cargo revenue. Passenger revenue makes up 71% of total revenue. For the full 2009 year revenue declined by 14.7% from 2008.
Look out for some for some volatility in the stock as winning presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera carries out his promised sale of his 26% stake in LAN Airlines before he takes office on March 11.
A recent sell-off in the Chilean peso, which hit a four week low on January 25, had sent the stock lower this year by 5.7% until it rallied by almost 1.7% on the earnings news.
The stock is a member of my long-term Jubak Pick’s 50. If you’ve been looking to add shares of this play on rising air travel in Latin America (besides Chile, LAN services Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina) and on rising exports to the United States (LAN operates a big air cargo facility in Miami), this volatility might provide a good buying opportunity. For more on why you want to increase your exposure to emerging market stocks such as LAN Airlines see my post http://jubakpicks.com/2009/11/24/how-to-escape-the-next-lost-decade/ )
Full disclosure: I own shares of LAN Airlines in my personal portfolio.
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Faro Airport is the most important airport of the Algarve, in the south of Portugal. It is located seven kilometres to the west of the city of Faro. There are many direct flights from budget airlines in northern Europe, like EasyJet, Flybe and Air Berlin. Most passengers come from Great Britain, Netherlands and Germany. The terminal was recently renovated and Faro Airport is now a modern airport. The Arrival and Departure terminals are connected. Most service desks can be found between the two terminals.
There is no train connection to Faro Airport. It is possible to travel up the coast from the city's train station, but the service is usually slow. The airport is easy to reach by car and there are buses that connect the airport to the bus station, from where passengers are transported via high-speed buses to other locations in the Algarve. The nearest hotel is situated two kilometres from the airport.
There are a reasonable number of bars, coffee shops and shops. The duty-free department has the usual collection on cigarettes, booze and luxury food. The roof terrace (open from April to October) offers a great view of the arriving and departing airplanes. In addition, the airport has (limited) conferencing room (max 65 people), disabled-accessible elevators and toilets, banks, ATM machines, money exchange offices and a post office.
In the aviation industry Faro Airport is indicated by the abbreviations FAO (IATA airport code) and LPFR (ICAO airport code).
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Catherine MacDonald, MFA
Anderson House, 913 W. Franklin St., room 302B
- MFA in Creative Writing, Virginia Commonwealth University
- BA in History, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Creative writing (poetry)
- Rousing the Machinery (poems). Fayetteville, AR: The University of Arkansas Press. 2012.
- How to Leave Home (poems). Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 2009.
- “Court and Bower,” Prairie Schooner. Spring 2015: 45.
- “Pleasure Wheel,” Sou’wester. Spring 2015.
- “Symmetry in Arrangement.” The Abaculi Project. Vol. 1, No. 1: (17).
- VCU Visiting Writers Series, Spring 2013.
- College English Association Annual Conference, “Beyond Boundaries and into Transformations: A Reading from Rousing the Machinery,” March 2012.


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Mama Zuma's Revenge
We wrote a letter back in the day telling the owner of Route 11 that we couldn't get enough of her potato chips. Got a meeting. Made some posters, and then eventually developed the packaging design and backstory for Mama Zuma's Revenge. The agency made a few other designs too, but the Mama Zuma flavor is forever seared into memory.
Get too close to Mama Zuma and you will get burned. This woman is determined to scorch everyone in her path. Mama Zuma's weapons are the hottest jalapeño and habanero peppers this side of the Rio Grande. Since she lost the love of her life in a bizarre and tragic potato peeler accident, Mama Zuma has been hell bent on burning every mouth she kisses with her special brand of passion.


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KBS2’s “Oasis” released new stills of Jang Dong Yoon and Seol In Ah!
“Oasis” is a new drama about three young people who fiercely fight to protect their dreams, friendship and first love against the backdrop of turbulent South Korea in the 1980s-1990s.
Earlier in “Oasis”, Lee Doo Hak (Jang Dong Yoon), who was imprisoned for the murder committed by Choi Chul Woong (Chu Young Woo), broke up with his first love, Oh Jung Shin (Seol In Ah). Doo Hak pushed Jung Shin away, spitting harsh words that he didn’t mean in prison. However, after Doo Hak was released from prison, he continued to hang around her as Jung Shin had not yet recovered.
In the midst of this situation, newly released stills feature Doo Hak and Jung Shin’s unexpected reunion four years after their heartbreaking breakup. Jung Shin is surprised to see Doo Hak appear in an unexpected place, and Doo Hak looks at Jung Shin as if he’s trying to take her all the way.
In another photo, Choi Chul Woong and Oh Jung Shin share an umbrella in the pouring rain. Jung Shin sobs in Chul Woong’s arms as Chul Woong tries to swallow his deep sadness by embracing Jung Shin. Viewers are curious what story Chul Woong will tell her, who reunited with Doo Hak before Jung Shin did.
The next episode will air on March 14 at 21:50 KST.
While you wait, watch the drama below:
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Spreadsheet Model Generator (SMOG): A Lightweight Tool for Object-Spreadsheet Mapping
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
In the life science domain, experts are usually familiar with spreadsheet software and often use it in their daily work to collect and structure required domain knowledge. The processing and analysis of spreadsheet data is an important task that must be supported by efficient software solutions. A typical application scenario is for example an integration of spreadsheet data (specified or derived) in an ontology to provide reasoning or search. Different converter tools were developed to support
... a spreadsheet-to-ontology transformation. Such tools allow often only a relatively simple structure of the spreadsheet template or they require complex mapping processes to map the spreadsheet and ontological entities. In many cases, it is impossible to use the existing converter tools because the spreadsheet data must be processed first before the derived data can be integrated into the ontology. In such cases, an efficient and fast development of customized software solutions is of great importance. In this paper, we present a general spreadsheet processing framework to efficiently read and write spreadsheet data. The Spreadsheet Model Generator (SMOG) provides a simple mechanism to automatically generate the Java object model and mappings between object code and spreadsheet entities. Our solution greatly simplifies the implementation of spreadsheet access methods and enables an efficient development of spreadsheet-based applications. The SMOG has already been used successfully in several biomedical projects under real world conditions.


A to Z of the Sunday newspapers
HERE is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday newspapers.
Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks to take a strategic stake in Bank of China, the country's second biggest bank, in a deal which could be worth up to £2.13bn.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the multi-billionaire founders of search engine Google are to be paid a salary of just $1 in 2005 after deciding to slash their pay and bonuses.
The fund management company set up four years ago by John Duffield is preparing to float in October - a year later than originally planned.
Jamie Oliver is playing hardball in negotiations over whether he will remain as the face of J Sainsbury. But the success of Oliver's school dinners campaign has persuaded the supermarket group that it must retain the celebrity chef.
Boeing is to strike back at Airbus with the launch in a few months of a new version of the venerable Boeing 747 called the 747 Advanced. British Airways may become one of the first customers.
The confectionery and drinks maker, is exploring a £750m sale of its European beverages arm, which includes brands such as Oasis and Orangina.
The owner of British Gas has held talks with the Norwegian utility Norsk Hydro about a merger to create a £19bn international energy giant but the negotiations are said to have stalled.
The retail group that owns PC World and Currys, is reviewing the future of The Link, its High Street mobile- phones operation. The review could lead to a sale of the business, which bankers believe is worth up to £200m.
KKR, the American private equity house, has entered the auction for Hit Entertainment, the media company behind children's TV characters Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine despite Hit having accepted a 300p-a-share offer from Apax Partners, KKR's British rival.
Company directors seeking special Government protection from kidnappers and animal rights extremists have doubled in number in the past year with more than 6,500 directors having applied for permission to keep their personal details off the UK's register of directors.
Potential inheritance tax liabilities will go on rising this year in many parts of the country despite a larger than expected increase in the tax's threshold this month – because of rising property prices.
Britain faces a fresh tax row with Brussels after a European court ruled that UK companies will have to pay around £2bn extra a year in VAT because they will no longer be able to claim back the tax on staff expenses.
Independent on Sunday
Only days after an influential group of MPs raised serious concerns about the growth of fee-paying cash machines, plans virtually to double the network are to be unveiled by Cashbox. The firm is raising £20m, which it will use to install 18,000 machines.
Profit warnings by UK listed companies in the first three months of 2005 jumped 20% compared with the same time in 2004, a survey is due to reveal.
PD Ports is laying plans to develop a deep-sea container port in the North of England that will compete with established by congested ports such as Southampton and Felixtowe.
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The film is set in England and Ireland during the Dark Ages, sometime after the fall of the Roman Empire. Not much is known about this era so producer Ridley Scott and Director Kevin Reynolds had a fairly blank slate with which to work regarding the look of the film. Torn between making a film of historical accuracy and one that appeals to large audiences, the filmmakers unfortunately chose the latter. But by doing so, they stripped the story of its rich origins and mystical Old World allure. What we're left with feels like it's dangling in suspension somewhere between Dawson's Creek and Braveheart... but not nearly as good as either.
Ireland and England are at war. Tired of suffering under the domination of the Irish King Donnehadh, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) with his trusty knight Tristan (James Franco) at his side, wants to unite the English tribes into a single nation in hopes of finally overthrowing the smothering Irish rule. Gravely wounded during a battle and set to sea in a Viking funeral, Tristan washes ashore in Ireland and is nursed back to health by Isolde (Sophia Myles), the Irish king's daughter. The two fall in love but soon realize that Tristan must return to his native Cornwall or face death at the hands of the Irish. As circumstances eventually result in the marriage of Isolde to Lorde Mark, Tristan and Isolde rekindle their affair at the risk of destroying not only Tristan's relationship with his adoptive father, but also of the newly formed kingdom of England itself.
Kevin Reynolds is not new to period pieces. Having made Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and the Count of Monte Cristo he has skins on the wall. But the dumbed-down script by Dean Georgaris and uninspired performances deal him a bad hand here. It's clear that he was mandated to shoot for a more mainstream audience, and unfortunately he hit his intended target. The themes that run through the classic tale are glossed over and replaced by teen angst, puppy love and California accents. Such a resilient and lasting love story deserves better...and so do we.
Screen formats: Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Subtitles: English; Spanish; Closed Captioned.
Language and Sound: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English: Dolby Digital 5.1; French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Other Features: Color; interactive menus; scene access; deleted scenes; director's commentary; making-of featurette.
* Audio Commentary
o With screenwriter Dean Georgaris.
o With executive producer Jim Lemley and co-producer Anne Lai.
o Love Conquers All: The Making of Tristan + Isolde
* Image Galleries
o Production Design
o Costume Design
* Music Video
* Trailer - original theatrical trailer for Tristan & Isolde plus TV spots
Number of discs: - Keepcase Packaging
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Luminato includes art, theatre, film, dance, music and literary events from local, regional and international artists, playwrights and filmmakers. They’ll be showcasing their talents to the city throughout the ten day event. David Pecaut Square (at the corner of King St. W. and John St.) continues to be the Luminato Festival Hub for the full ten days with nightly free concerts and events.
This year, 1000 performers will be taking part of the experience, and featured performances include Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer’s Apocalypsis , performed in its entirely for the first since 1980, and Contemporary Color, fusing pop music and a pep rally in a world premiere performance.
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Popular singers and songwriters, Tiwa Savage and Reekado Banks delivered stellar performances in a private concert together for the first time in a while.
Former Mavin records labelmates, Tiwa Savage and Reekado Banks took center stage at a private concert and performed their classic collaboration "Like" on stage. Tiwa also stunned the crowd with her sleek moves at the indoor event that was organized as she got her groove on during Reekado's performance.
Reekado also stunned the audience with his hit song Ozumba Mbadiwe, while Tiwa also performed Somebody Son at the event. It is however what the event had been all about but it was refreshing to see both artists and former label mates interacting well with one another.
Mavin records Diva, Ayra Starr was also present at the event, the singer performed her hit song fashion killer as she graced the stage.
Denola Grey could not hide his excitement when Tiwa and Reekado took the stage as he took to his Instagram story to share a video from the event with the caption
I will always love this song. Def playing at my wedding


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A program to replace the green grass turf with native desert landscape around Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is anticipated to save $400,000 annually in labor and materials as well as millions of gallons of water.
This turf replacement and landscaping project, which was completed in June, is a step toward a more sustainable future for the airport—and the city. This region is known for its dryness and intense summer heat, which puts a premium on water. That makes water conservation essential for the Phoenix metropolitan area’s long-term sustainability.
Water consumption at the airport averages 30 million gallons per month, necessitating such conservation efforts like the use of low-irrigation xeriscape. Removing all grass turf that is high in water use from Sky Harbor grounds will dramatically reduce water usage by 5.375 million gallons a year.
In place of the grass that also required high maintenance as well as water, suitable desert scenery is in its place:
- 435 new low-water-use trees added;
- 75 saguaros added, 61 of which were salvaged from the areas where turf was removed and from the Rental Car Center currently undergoing PHX Sky Train construction;
- 275 large signature cacti (ocotillo, senita, totem pole, Mexican fence post, organ pipe, and Argentine toothpick);
- About 2,900 accent plants and shrubs for ground cover added.
Succulents and drought-tolerant plants are hallmarks of the desert, but another new landscape feature that was created as part of this project is meant to evoke aviation imagery from an unexpected source: rock-filled gabion baskets.
Gabion baskets are typically used near slopes and banks to combat water erosion as well as offer an eye-pleasing element. There are now 8,950 linear feet – or 1.7 miles – of gabions in areas where turf used to grow, and they are designed to mimic the swirling wingtip vortex created by high-speed jets.
“This union of primitive landscaping and high-tech, airborne jets is the perfect celebration of the job we do and the place where we work,” said James E. Bennett, Director of Aviation Services. “Visitors arriving from around the world are now welcomed by the sight of terrain that reflects our natural Sonoran Desert habitat and commitment to environmental sustainability.”
The Aviation Department created a Sustainability Management Plan with the goal of reducing water consumption by 10 percent by 2020. The Aviation Department worked with the Phoenix Water Services Department by performing water audits at its three airports, and developed a Water Conservation Plan outlining best opportunities for water conservation.
“In a desert city like Phoenix, every drop counts,” said Phoenix Water Services Director Kathryn Sorensen. “By making the switch to xeriscape, Phoenix Sky Harbor is not only honoring our city’s native landscapes, but also significantly reducing its water use.”
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego echoes the call for sustainable resource use.
“Phoenix is deeply committed to sustainability and has pledged a thirty percent reduction in greenhouse gases community-wide by 2025. A vital part of these conservation efforts is keeping water top of mind in every decision we make,” she said. “Steps, such as those taken by Sky Harbor, to reduce water use ensures our beautiful city will continue to thrive for generations to come.”


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Dear Cystic Fibrosis,
I hate you today.
I have on and off my whole life.
But today you have made me angry and sad. You have made me question my ability to live my life and filled me with so much doubt. The worry and discouragement I feel is overwhelming.
My chest is so tight, I am suffocating. I just want to effortlessly take a deep breath.
Instead, I imagine a person with big muscles and your biceps, are ridiculous, your squeezing me so tightly that whilst it may be intended to be like a cuddle, it’s not, you’re not letting go and I am suffocating. I can’t breathe. I want to scream and break free.
As my tears fall from my eyes, I try so hard not to let out a cry, but I am just so sad.
Sad that for the first time in years I have seen people close to me frightened of you. Frightened of what you are doing to me and it can’t be stopped.
So, to protect themselves, they have chosen to be distant. To slowly separate themselves from me as they are afraid of what could become.
I am so frustrated that my long list of to-dos is looking like impossible which infuriates me. Do you not realize how big my list is? I am always adding to it and you are finding ways to make this seem unrealistic.
I close my eyes and can see a stop sign. My vision is blurry, and I can’t quite make it out, but I can see the red and I am afraid that I am going to come to this stop sign and that is it. The End.
Is it a stop sign that I am coming to an end of the suffocation for good?
Or is it a stop to this rollercoaster of hell? Which once I reach the Stop, I will be able to breathe again. Take control. Stop and reset my goals my pathway.
You make me doubt my all...the life I have and the life I have worked so hard in creating because I am learning that when you want to knock me down.
And when you want to know me down, you do it well. I lose all control. I am nothing but helpless. I feel like I'm kicked to the ground, repeatedly being kicked with a steel cap boot...so I am left weak were I'm unable to get up.
I feel like I'm drowning in puddles that are filled by the rain that is pouring as I lay down, coughing and struggling to breathe.
Yet life is going on around me and no one seems to stop to help me or be able to pick me up.
How is it that YOU CYSTIC FIBROSIS can get the better of me and make me feel so inadequate?
It doesn’t take long before that small positive part of me begins to resurface. I am a fighter after all.
This small positive piece is all I needed to help me realize the battle is between you and I.
I have a decision to let you defeat me, but I am very quick to be reminded that this life, my life, has a long way to go yet.
So, whilst you mind find ways to test me and brig me down. I will get up again, I will come back stronger, I will continue to fight. You are not who I am, you are a part of me.
You may have won this round...but your about to be put back in your place.
As I slowly start to stand up and take that deep breathe in, I find I am standing on my two feet again.
Ready to take on the world.
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"Food Is The Ingredient That Binds Us Together"
Everyone loves food, that is a fact. While it looks good and tastes great, one challenging aspect for photographers is food photography. How do you make this food like amazingly delicious?
I like to incorporate two big components in my food images.
Movement and Outside Elements (for example people)
Movement adds something special to each image. Whether you are stirring, adding ingredients, or if its steam coming off the fresh homemade dinner. The movement creates something interesting and makes you want to keep staring at it longer. I loved the images of the shrimp thawing in the pan and the streaks of light falling through the steam and of the chili powder being sprinkled into the pan. They give a fresh and homemade feeling to the dish!
I also used people as elements in the other two images. From the kid looking longly about eating that big pan of food to the cook stirring his creation. Each one make the food look delectable even though the food is not the main focus!

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In their latest issue, Oregon Wine Press completes a 6 part Cycling Series. Part 6, the last part in the series, focuses on wine and cycling in the Rogue Valley. This article showcases the Rogue Valley and brings attention to the abundance of cycle paths and cycle friendly Tasting Rooms in the Rogue Valley..
We are pleased to have been mentioned in the article as a cycle friendly destination along one of the valley's more busy backroad bicycle paths. Special thanks to Jamie Lange our Tasting Room manager for helping make our Tasting Room a favorite stop for both local and out of town riders.
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... Back on the road, follow South Stage Road east in the direction of Pioneer Road and StoneRiver Vineyards. There are several routes, each with quiet country roads. Map an appealing route knowing this is hilly terrain. Some effort will be required.
StoneRiver Vineyards, boasting a spacious indoor tasting room and outdoor seating, is a regular for cyclists along Pioneer Road.
"I have a couple of bike racks outside because I get cyclists here quite often," tasting room manager Jamie Lange said. "Serious riders will stop just to take a break. Others will stop and hang out for awhile and then circle back later (by car) when they're 're finished riding because they want to buy wine."
The Oregon Wine Press is a great place to find information about Oregon wine and wine facilities. Copies are generally available free at Oregon wineries and associated businesses. It's a great magazine about the Oregon wine scene. Drop by and pick up a copy!