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Chicago (3-0) at Detroit (2-1): First place in the NFC North is at stake today, and the Green Bay Packers will be nowhere in the vicinity.
Instead, it's the Bears, one of seven 3-0 teams, against the Lions at Ford Field. A victory for Chicago would give it a stranglehold on the division through one-fourth of the schedule.
The Bears have been impressive under new coach Marc Trestman, showing a knack for clutch plays on both sides of the ball. They have a league-high 11 takeaways, are making good decisions, and Devin Hester is averaging 38 yards per kickoff return.
But they also have some injuries, with defensive end Henry Melton (knee) gone for the season and star cornerback Charles Tillman hobbled but saying he will play. Tillman normally would match up with the Lions' top threat, receiver Calvin Johnson.
''He's a big, strong, physical corner,'' Johnson said of Tillman. ''He's smart. He's seen a lot of football, so he understands some of the concepts probably that we do on offense, so we've got to throw different things at him to get him off balance.''
Detroit (2-1) is winning the close ones — the Lions have outscored the opposition by only 13 points. Their passing attack is second in the league, but they lost a key piece when receiver Nate Burleson was injured in a car accident.
The Lions got some good news: Running back Reggie Bush has recovered from the left knee injury that sidelined him in last week's win over Washington.
''He's a very valuable part of our offense and he affects the way defenses play us,'' coach Jim Schwartz said. ''If we can get him back on the field, that will be a big plus for us.''
Seattle (3-0) at Houston (2-1): Under Pete Carroll, the Seahawks have been dominant at home but mediocre on the road. They began turning that around late last season, and this would be a statement win.
Carroll brings the NFL's stingiest defense, particularly against the pass, into Reliant Stadium. Houston also has a rugged D, but the Texans got pushed around by Baltimore last week and have yet to make their own statement as a power.
Pittsburgh (0-3) vs. Minnesota (0-3): Wembley Stadium has been sold out for months, and there will be three big stars on the field — Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu and Ben Roethlisberger and Minnesota's Adrian Peterson, the league's reigning MVP.
With the way both sides have performed so far, it might be a better idea to tour Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London. Pity the loser having to stew at 0-4 on the long plane ride back home, then stew some more with an upcoming bye week.
New York Jets (2-1) at Tennessee (2-1): Rex Ryan and Mike Munchak entered the season with tenuous job security. As each team has gotten off to a decent start, the heat has subsided a bit, and this is a better matchup than previously expected.
Although the Jets got a gift win in the opener against Tampa, they came close in New England to upsetting the Patriots. They are far too sloppy, especially with penalties, but as usual, Ryan has a solid, physical defense.
The Titans needed a long TD pass with 15 seconds remaining to rally past San Diego. But they have shown vast improvement on defense and have not turned the ball over.
Philadelphia (1-2) at Denver (3-0): Don't believe Peyton Manning is losing any sleep over this one.
Manning runs an offense so potent it looks unstoppable, and the Eagles can't tackle in the open field and aren't much in pass coverage. The game is in the Mile High City, where the Eagles' fast-paced attack could run out of breath less than a half-mile in.
Philly's best hope is through the air; Denver ranks first in ground defense.
Dallas (2-1) at San Diego (1-2): Two teams difficult to get a handle on.
Dallas looked excellent last week against St. Louis and has won both its home games. But it frittered away plenty of chances to win at Kansas City in Week 2. The Cowboys' defense, sparked by end DeMarcus Ware and linebacker Sean Lee, could decide this one.
New York Giants (0-3) at Kansas City (3-0): If Eli Manning thinks last Sunday's seven-sack barrage was ugly in Carolina, well, the Chiefs lead the league in taking down quarterbacks and have a better all-around defense than the Panthers. The Giants, whose offensive line is banged up, must find a running game; might be time for coach Tom Coughlin to swallow hard and give mercurial (and fumble-prone) David Wilson the ball.
After Andy Reid's successful return to Philadelphia, the Chiefs lead the NFL with a plus-9 turnover differential. They have yet to have a giveaway.
Cincinnati (2-1) at Cleveland (1-2): The Ohio faceoff got some added luster when the Bengals beat Green Bay and the Browns stunned Minnesota.
Still, Cincinnati is in far better shape and has the look of a contender. There's big-play capability on both sides of the ball with playmakers like WR A.J. Green and RB Gio Bernard on offense and Geno Atkins and Reggie Nelson on defense.
Baltimore (2-1) at Buffalo (1-2): After two weak showings, the Ravens looked much more like champions in manhandling Houston last week. There's hope Ray Rice can return to the backfield from his hip flexor. Baltimore could use a spark for its offense.
Buffalo is dealing with the growing pains of a rookie QB, EJ Manuel, and a defense that can't stop the run. It couldn't grab a victory last Sunday when the Jets seemed willing to hand one over.
Indianapolis (2-1) at Jacksonville (0-3): Coming off their huge win at San Francisco, the Colts need to remain sharp, although a lesser performance still should be enough to beat the undermanned Jaguars. Indy will have RB Trent Richardson more indoctrinated in the offense after a full week of practice.
Jacksonville gets back starting QB Blaine Gabbert for an offense that has produced a mere three TDs.
Washington (0-3) at Oakland (1-2): If the Redskins can't get off the schneid against the Raiders, some changes might be in order. It's difficult being patient waiting for Robert Griffin III to return to full fitness, or for the league's worst defense statistically to turn it around.
Arizona (1-2) at Tampa Bay (0-3): Some members of the Cardinals must smirk about Tampa Bay's unstable QB situation given how Arizona went through four of them last year, none productive. Now, the Cardinals have a veteran passer with credentials in Carson Palmer, and the Bucs are going with rookie Mike Glennon over benched Josh Freeman.
Miami (3-0) at New Orleans (3-0): Sean Payton's return to the sideline has made a world of difference in the Big Easy, and his hiring of Rob Ryan to run the defense so far has been a stroke of genius.
The Saints rank fourth in overall defense, almost unheard-of territory in New Orleans.
''Any time you go into a situation where it's a new defensive coordinator that's installing a new defense, you always have the question of how you're prepared,'' LB Parys Haralson said.


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Why Are Conservatives Trying To Scare Seniors Out Of Talking To Doctors About Treatment?
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In the days since the New York Times' report that beginning January 1, Medicare will cover voluntary discussions between patients and doctors about end-of-life planning, conservatives (with help from media like the Times and the Associated Press) have been claiming that "death panels" are back and Sarah Palin was right. This is false. There are no death panels.
When PolitiFact named Palin's "death panels" claim the 2009 "lie of the year," it noted the obvious implications of the term -- that the government would kill people:
History professor Ian Dowbiggin, who has written several books on medical history, euthanasia and eugenics, said he had never heard the term before Palin used it. He said the phrase invokes images of Nazi Germany, which denied life-saving care to people who were not deemed useful enough to broader society. Adolf Hitler ordered Nazi officials to secretly register, select, and murder handicapped people such as schizophrenics, epileptics, disabled babies and other long-stay hospital patients, according to Dowbiggin.
Palin's death panel lie clearly referred to the government denying medical care in such a way: "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil."
That -- obviously -- is very different from Medicare covering completely voluntary counseling sessions in which doctors discuss end-of-life care options with patients. Indeed, "different" seems inadequate; the two concepts are "different" in the way that an airplane is "different" from an orangutan. Even if you set aside Dowbiggin's sensible explanation of the implications of the term "death panel" and look only at Palin's literal words, what she said was the opposite of what is actually happening. In Palin's version, the government decides what care people will receive. The new Medicare regulation simply pays for voluntary sessions in which doctors discuss with patients what care they want to receive.
But in the up-is-down, black-is-white, Sarah-Palin-is-a-truth-teller fantasyland of right-wing media, giving patients resources to make end-of-life treatment decisions -- if they want those resources -- is the same thing as not allowing them to make such decisions at all. And to the truly unhinged -- that would be Daily Caller columnist Tim Daniel -- Medicare coverage for voluntary counseling sessions is nothing less than a dystopian nightmare. Here's Daniel:
Whether or not grandma is run over by a reindeer, Obamacare death panels will finish her off
If grandma narrowly escaped being run over by a reindeer this Christmas, she may still suffer a worse New Years Day fate.
Sarah Palin has once again been proven correct — death panels are back, surprisingly exposed the day after Christmas in the Sunday pages of the New York Times
"Spooky Dudes" behind end-of-life Medicare "incentives":
– The Chief Spooky Dude himself: President Barack Obama. Obama kept this insidious regulation a secret and is more insistent of grandma facing a grinning doctor death panel than defending anything that makes America great. Imagine if this man fought for liberty as fervently as he obviously fought for this onerous issue and other visions of his American dystopian future.
Again: What Daniel is talking about here is a doctor and a patient talking through options for treatment and care -- if the patient wants to have such a conversation. And the government picking up the tab. That's all. You have to wonder what kind of person would try to scare sick senior citizens out of talking about treatment options with their doctor by convincing them that if they do so, a "grinning doctor death panel" will kill them. On second thought, the answer is pretty obvious.
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(AP) - Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson each hit a pair of homers, powering the New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 14-2 on a raucous Wednesday night in the Bronx for their 13th AL East title in 17 years.
In front of fans poised to party from the first pitch on the final night of the regular season, the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the last-place Red Sox to win their second consecutive division crown. The championship was locked up by the seventh inning, when Baltimore's 4-1 loss at Tampa Bay went final and prompted a huge ovation from the 47,393 in attendance.
Alex Rodriguez stepped out of the batter's box, and several players high-fived and hugged in the dugout while coaches shook hands.
But the subdued celebration didn't really start until Freddy Garcia struck Ivan De Jesus looking to end it. Players hugged and slapped fives on the field and put on their AL East champion shirts and hats as fans feted them with a standing ovation with "New York, New York," blaring over the loudspeakers. The team walked off the field to chants of "Let's go Yankees!"
"Now the real season starts," Derek Jeter said.
Cano tied a career high with six RBIs as New York (95-67) finished two games ahead of Baltimore and secured home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. The Yankees will open on the road Sunday against the winner of Friday's wild-card game between Baltimore and Texas.
New York led the division by 10 games on July 18 but the pesky Orioles caught up on Sept. 4 and were tied with the Yankees after 10 different days in September.
New York rode the long ball all season and the four homers in the finale set a franchise record at 245.
Hiroki Koroda (16-11) shut Boston down with an encouraging performance after struggling through much of September. He allowed two runs and seven hits over seven innings.
With New York heading into the playoffs for the first time since 1981 without career saves leader Mariano Rivera - he tore a knee ligament shagging flies in May - the rout gave the Yankees a chance to rest Rafael Soriano, who threw 43 pitches over two innings of the 12-inning, 4-3 comeback win Tuesday night.
Bobby Valentine brought the lineup card out to the umpires for what might have been the final time as manager of the Red Sox, who finished last in the AL East at 69-93 in his first season leading the club. Boston ended the year with eight straight losses, their longest skid since losing nine in a row in 2001. The Red Sox lost 26 off their last 33 games.
Granderson hit his career-best 42nd homer in the second, a three-run shot off Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-7), making his first start since Sept. 19. Cano then connected in the third for a 5-1 lead.
One batter later Matsuzaka was finished, most likely ending his six-year career with Boston. The Red Sox paid $51.1 million to win the rights to the Japanese star and gave him a $52 million contract. Matsuzaka went 33-15 in his first two years, winning a World Series in 2007. But injuries, including elbow-reconstruction surgery June 2011, marred the last four years and he finished the deal 50-37.
Cano hit his 33rd homer in the fifth, followed Alex Rodriguez's double, A-Rod's first extra-base hit since Sept. 14.
Granderson matched his teammate with a solo shot to right-center leading off the seventh for a 10-2 lead.
The Yankees narrowly avoided what would've been their biggest blown division lead in team history - they led by six games in 1933 and finished seven back of the original Washington Senators.
This summer's skid was brought on as CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte and Rodriguez got hurt. The Yankees stumbled through August - often looking old and tired. But New York went 18-9 down the stretch, thanks to two stirring comeback victories led by 40-year-old Raul Ibanez, New York went 19-8 down the stretch.


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Two finalists have been selected in the search to replace Thomas G. Pandiscio as superintendent for the Wachusett Regional School District: Casey Handfield and Paul Schlichtman.
Steven Hammond, chairman of the superintendent search subcommittee, said the committee unanimously voted to send the two candidates forward.
�Our instructions from the full committee were to send two to four candidates,� Mr. Hammond said. �After going through the slate of candidates, the committee voted unanimously for these two.�
Mr. Handfield is the principal of Auburn High School. Mr. Schlichtman is coordinator for research, testing and assessment for the Lowell public schools.
The advertised salary for the superintendent�s job is between $150,000 and $180,000.
Mr. Hammond said the search process was conducted in executive session and he could not comment on the number of applicants, or who was not selected to be in the pool of finalists.
�Both candidates have a lot to offer,� he said. �We�re excited about the slate.�
Mr. Handfield is an Assumption College graduate and has been Auburn High principal since 2005. He is a former teacher and assistant principal at Wachusett Regional High School.
Mr. Schlichtman is a graduate of City University of New York and has held his current position in Lowell for the past 12 years. He is a former member of the Arlington School Committee and past president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.
Search committee member Cynthia Bazinet is a teacher at Auburn High School; Mr. Hammond said that when the minutes are released, they will show that her position was properly disclosed, as was advised by the attorney general�s office.
On April 9 and 10, three members of the 10-member search committee will visit each of the candidate�s home districts; on April 22 and 23, the candidates will be invited to visit the Wachusett district. The visits will include a public meet and greet session in the afternoon.
The candidates will then be interviewed by the full committee on April 23, followed by a vote on April 24.
Mr. Pandiscio submitted his resignation in August and left Wachusett in December.
The system is being overseen this year by acting Superintendent Anthony A. Gasbarro.


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SANTA CLARA — The 15-year-old Santa Clara boy who survived a harrowing San Jose-to-Maui flight in a jetliner's wheel well remains at a Honolulu children's hospital while child-welfare officials work on the details of getting him back to the Bay Area.
Meanwhile, an array of news crews Tuesday descended on the teen's South Bay home and high school to get some glimpse into the youth who lived through a feat that the Federal Aviation Administration says has a 76 percent death rate, and is perhaps the only person in recorded history to emerge unscathed.
The boy, whose name has not been publicly released, attends Santa Clara High School, according to schoolmates. An email sent Tuesday morning to school staff stated he transferred to the Santa Clara Unified School District five weeks ago, has been in the United States for about four years and speaks English as a second language.
"The district is in contact with his family and authorities so that when he returns to school, he will be able to get the services he needs," said Santa Clara High Principal Gregory Shelby, who referred additional questions to the district.
At the boy's Forbes Avenue home Tuesday morning, neighbors said the family has lived in the house about six months, and that a yellow cab and gray van usually occupy the driveway. Neither were present Tuesday.
Although it appeared someone was peeking through the blinds, no one answered the door.
Manish Saini, a neighbor, described them as "normal and nice." He said did not realize the stowaway was his neighbor until news crews began parking on his street.
Hawaiian and national news outlets reported Tuesday that the boy was trying to travel to Africa to reunite with his mother after running away due to discord with his father. The FBI says the boy did not intentionally head to Hawaii, and got into the first plane he saw — a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767 — after scaling a fence at Mineta San Jose International Airport. A Maui news report attributed the Africa destination to local police, which first responded after the boy emerged from the plane's wheel well, but officials with Maui police would not confirm that.
Staff writers Eric Kurhi, Sharon Noguchi and David Early contributed to this report.


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I'm betting LenDale gets in tonight, and we both lose our undefeated status.
Well, at least I got that round while I could (and you almost made it all the way back). Now it appears there will be more shuffling on my team and I'll have to use a WR in my flex spot Deuce out with torn ACL, according to reports
Sorry for your loss though.
I know as well as anyone what it's like to have a run of bad fantasy football luck... Hell, I'm already without Brandon Jacobs until who knows when (maybe you know when, you follow the Giants...).
I'm with you Brent... Reggie Bush on a bye, Brandon Jacobs out since the first quarter of week one, and Cadillac Williams now lost for the year during the first quarter of this week's game.84 points without my first 3 draft picks is great and all, but I'd really really really like to get that situation straightened out asap.
As long as Jacobs stays healthy and doesn't lose too much work to Ward, that's great - but I have a bad feeling that his knee won't be right until next year and that Ward will take carries away from him.I'm also worried that Reggie Bush isn't going to do very much and might get hurt once he starts getting 20-25 carries a game.Regardless, I used my first three picks on RB's because I'd hoped to have 3 solid RB's... thankfully Romo and Moss have been carrying the load in the meantime. We shall see.
Willie Parker really needs to find the endzone and stop letting Davenport steal his TD's...
Holy ****, Tony Romo is trying to lose this game for me. And he went to Hawaii last year too. Coincidence? I think not.
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facue420 wrote:Pworld wrote:Mark Jackson just said on PTI he will love the opportunity to coach Monta Ellis. He said rumors will be rumors and he will make this team accountable to defense as his first objective to them.
So I'm hoping Golden State doesn't do this dumb ass trade. Monta Ellis can play defense but he hasn't had a coach who has really made them focus on it yet. Also that man is our closer/clutch guy so I don't wanna see him leave, especially for someone like Andre Iguadola.
if u watch warriors games enough, ull notice monte always go for steal, thats not playin good defense, and the fact that he doesnt run plays to pass the ball to our interior players, thats what made AB playin without passion. when bdavis was on the team he past the ball, and monte just demand the ball too much, 40mins a game?? of course we suck in 4th quater to close out games


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – With a focus on the family, the Georgia College women's soccer team and head coach Hope Clark hosted their second Valentine's Day Father/Daughter, Mother/Son Soccer Clinic Feb. 12.
"This clinic remains a huge success and a great way to connect and give back to our community, which has been so supportive of GC soccer," said coach Clark. "It was an excellent way for our student-athletes to realize the impact they can have on the lives of youths in the area, using soccer as the tool to help us make a connection. It was a lot of fun for our girls and we appreciate the involvement from the community."
The clinic featured Georgia College's brand-new Wellness and Recreation Center, on GC's West Campus. The state-of-the-art facility has a sizeable indoor soccer surface, which served as the home for the clinic after holding it outdoors a year ago.
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Long-term survival among patients with pancreatic cancer has hardly improved in four decades, a charity has warned.
Just 3% of patients with the disease live for at least five years after diagnosis, Cancer Research UK said.
This is only a slight improvement from the 1970s when only 2% of patients survived for five years.
The majority of patients die within a year of diagnosis, the charity said.
"We've been waiting too long for new drugs to treat the disease and there are very few options available for people with advanced forms of the disease"
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Most cases of pancreatic cancer are not detected until it is too late and a lack of effective tests and treatments for the disease contributes to the poor survival rates.
It is the 10th most common cancer in the UK – every year around 8,800 people are diagnosed with the disease and around 8,300 die from it.
Over the next five years Cancer Research UK is planning to more than double the £6m it spends on research into the disease each year, a spokesman said.
Charity chief executive Harpal Kumar said: "It's shocking that so many patients are still losing their lives to pancreatic cancer, which is why we've made it a priority to ignite a new wave of research that will see the disease detected earlier and much-needed treatments getting to patients sooner.
"Overall, more than half of all cancer patients now survive at least a decade, which is testament to the power of research to transform people's lives," he said.
"But disappointingly, we are nowhere near that level with pancreas cancer, and we won't stop until we can bring those kinds of results to all patients, regardless of their cancer type."
Professor Andrew Biankin, who works at Cancer Research UK's Beatson Institute at the University of Glasgow, added: "Pancreatic cancer has very few symptoms at first and I see far too many patients who, out of the blue, are told they may have just months or even weeks to live.
"We've been waiting too long for new drugs to treat the disease and there are very few options available for people with advanced forms of the disease," he said.
"It's a situation that simply has to change and we can only do that by funding more high-quality research and trials, to get treatments out of the lab and into patients as soon as possible," he added.
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Fujitsu aims to blow the roof off Mobile World Congress (MWC) next week when it formally launches its latest smartphone, which packs the five-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor - the best a man can get.
quin-blade razor five-core handset has yet to be officially named, but Fujitsu has followed competitors' suits and prematurely unveiled a host of specs ahead of the phone's debut.
On top of the Tegra 3 chip, Fujitsu's mystery blower will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, feature a 4.6in display - resolution TBC - and pack a whopping 13.1Mp camera. A long battery life has been promised too, although details on just how long it'll let you talk to people are unknown.
The handset also notches security up a peg with a fingerprint sensor and battles the elements with water- and dust-resistant protection.
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It's cold outside and the snow is starting to pile up. You've strapped on your boots, wrapped your scarf tight and pulled on your gloves. You've dusted off that snow shovel, and you are ready to tackle the snowy sidewalks.
But beware – snow shoveling is the number one cause of back pain during the winter months. Luckily there are a few basic things you can do to prevent spending your days on the couch with an aching back:
- Prior to shoveling, the most important thing you can do is warm up. You wouldn't play a game of basketball without stretching, so don't start your shoveling without warming up your muscles. A cold muscle is an easily hurt muscle, so walk around for a little to warm up. Stretch your hamstrings, arms, legs and back. Five to ten minutes of stretching before shoveling can go a long way to prevent injuries.
- Take frequent breaks. Although you probably will want to get the shoveling done as quickly as possible, taking frequent breaks will help protect your back. Shovel for 15 to 20 minutes then take a break. Stretch your hamstrings and lower back, and take some time to walk around.
- Try to push the snow instead of lifting it. Try to avoid lifting the snow, but if you do have to lift a shovel-full of snow, lift with your knees and hips instead of putting the strain on your back. And don't twist and throw the snow. Lift the shovel and walk the snow over to your dump pile. Most back injuries occur from twisting and wrenching your back while throwing the snow.
- Plastic shovels are lighter and better for your back than metal shovels. An ergonomic shovel is the best tool to use, as the curved handle gives a different and better lifting angle.
- Switch hands often when shoveling. This way you're not using the same muscles repetitively. And remember to keep your hands separated at a comfortable length on the handle. This can also relieve back strain.
- When finished shoveling, remember to stretch. Five minutes of stretching afterwards can go a long way to prevent muscle soreness.
If you do have back pain from shoveling, the best thing to do is to apply ice for the first 24 hours. This can minimize the soreness. Gentle stretches will also help the pain. Lie on your back and draw your knees up to your chest. Any pain that lasts more than a few days warrants a trip to the doctor.
Using a snow blower is always the best option for getting rid of all that nasty white stuff. But not all of us are lucky enough to own one. Following the tips above will help prevent back pain caused by Mother Nature's wintery gift. Enjoy your winter!
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Globemallow Flowers for Your Desert Garden
This flowering herb is one of the easiest plants to grow.
Globemallow's lovely blossoms are always a welcome sight. One of the easiest plants to grow in a desert garden, about 20 different species of globemallow flourish in the western half of the United States. If you've ever driven across a desert landscape and seen a broad expanse or bright orange blossoms lighting up a valley floor, chances are it was globemallow. Learn how to grow this vibrant flower below.
Growing Globemallow
Globemallow prefers full sun, even in the deserts, but will grow well in light or filtered shade. Given an abundant water supply, varieties of this rugged, multi-stemmed perennial can grow upwards of 3 feet tall and equally wide. Native to a wide swath of the desert Southwest from southern Nevada and Utah to Sonora and Baja California, globemallow often grows wild along roadsides and in abandoned fields.
Enjoy a Wide Array of Colors
Each cup-shaped globemallow flower grows on a stalk that rises up to a foot above the plant's foliage. Lucky for gardeners, the flowers don't open all at once, prolonging the bloom. Globemallow most commonly blooms in a light apricot color, but you can find varieties that feature pink, white, lavender and purple flowers. Nurseries in the Southwest have taken advantage of this diversity for years - many nurseries stock any color globemallow they can find, allowing varieties to bloom and cross freely. The result is an array of color forms, only a few of which have names. Named or not, they're all stunning.
Watering Globemallow
Globemallow knows how to grow on just natural rainfall, although if you water intermittently in the summer, you'll reduce stem loss. In the cooler seasons, water only during extended dry spells. Plants that receive too much water will grow huge and floppy and won't live long. The less you do for globemallow, the better it looks.
Caring for Globemallow Through the Year
Globemallow will survive cold spells to 10°F. The first spring bloom is the most abundant, but cut spent flowering stalks and you'll encourage another round of flowering. Remove dead stems annually in the fall and, every three or four years, cut your plants back severely in the fall or early winter to reinvigorate your flowers. They'll repay you in natural beauty.


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Please note that we will not be playing 24th and 31st December 2017 and 7th January 2018. We resume every week on 14th January. The Andy Bowie Quartet play every Sunday night at 8.00 (note changed time) at the Tram Depot tramdepotcambridge.co.uk/ in Cambridge (England), having played for the last 17 years nearly every Sunday in various Cambridge venues. I have played gigs with, among many others, Al Casey and Humphrey Lyttelton, and musicians like John Turville (who was London's jazz musician of the year) have been regulars in the band. We try to keep renewing our repertoire, and have occasional guests from the national and international jazz scene. I am now also organising the Tuesday Jazz Jam at the Burleigh Arms in Cambridge.
The Quartet does gigs for functions, etc., and have played at events with Will and Kate, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, in attendance. We played for years, too, at Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal's, Midsummer Dinner, and for social events at numerous academic conferences.
The Tram Depot is a large traditional pub that is ideal for jazz, with great beer, food, and company.
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Use this tool to restore the squeegee blade's edge, so your squeegee can be brought back to action.
By Screen Printing's Solution Sourcebook
Squeegee sharpeners recondition production-worn squeegee blades and make these critical, but often overlooked, tools ready to return to press. Dull edges, nicks, and uneven profiles are some of the problems that can prevent the squeegee from properly playing its vital role in transferring ink to the substrate.
Normal wear and tear from printing can lead to defects in the squeegee blade, as can exposure to inks and chemicals, mishandling, and improper storage. The squeegee sharpener is the tool that screen printers use to restore the squeegee blade's edge so the squeegee can be brought back to action. Squeegee sharpeners are available in different sizes and configurations.
Squeegee grinders
Squeegee grinders use abrasives to remove material from the squeegee blade. The two most common types are belt and wheel grinders. Long-belt grinders are the oldest kind. They use a continuous belt that spans the length of the squeegee blade so that the entire length of the blade may be held against the belt during grinding. Wheels or pulleys drive the belt. Operators can build fixtures to hold squeegee blades at different angles. The use of such jigs enable the grinder to produce custom blade profiles and edge characteristics.
Short-belt grinders (Figure 1) also use a grinding belt and pulleys or wheels as drivers, but the squeegee is held still while the belt-driving system travels from one end of the squeegee blade to the other. The single point of contact made between the moving belt and the squeegee blade's surface puts less pressure on the squeegee, which means a reduction in blade deformation during grinding. Edge straightness and uniformity of height also improve when the holding device and wheel movement are held parallel.
Heat generation, tearing, and material buildup are among the challenges associated with belt grinders. Friction creates heat, and pressure causes deflection. A tearing effect causes little peaks and valleys on the edge of the squeegee blade. Those peaks will break off, and the valleys tend to cause streaks in the prints. Ground urethane can become lodged in the abrasives embedded in the grinding belt. When enough squeegee material builds up on the belt, the machine may grind erratically or ineffectively.
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Next up, I made the 2nd Ave. Vegetable Korma - which makes a ginormous vat of veggies in a light curry-coconut broth. I also made some white rice (under all those veggies!) to go with it. Mr VE&T loved this one so much. Again, I think he was particularly won over by all that cauliflower. I was just sorta "meh" on this one at first. I think next time I will really amp up the spices. However, after a generous dosage of fresh lime juice (3 cheers for my lime tree!) and some enthusiastic splurts of Sriracha sauce, I was quite happy with this dinner.
Plus, some fresh lime. You just gotta have lime.
Even Mr. loved it, which is amazing for someone who often reminds me that he doesn't really like chickpeas OR kale. ha! Victory!! I totally loved how delicious and filling and nutritious and all-round great this recipe was, and I can't wait to make it again. It's definitely a new staple for me.


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Dr. Thomas W. Jones
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Arts and Sciences Building of Boston University – Room # pending
Seeing the Forest AND the Trees: Mastering the Craft of Genealogical Documentation
This hands-on workshop will cover the why, what, when, and how of documenting genealogies, lineages, reports and other written products. Participants will lean the five characteristics that make a source citation "complete and accurate" and how to apply a simplified format to citing most genealogical sources.
Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGSDr. Thomas W. Jones is a genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator who co-edits the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and teaches problem solving and evidence evaluation in Boston University's Genealogical Research Program, advanced methods at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and genealogical writing at the Samford University Institute on Genealogy and Historical Research
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Collection of twelve unusual and creative giant sculptures from all over the world.
Gundam Robot Sculpture
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the seminal mecha series MS Gundam, an 18-meter/59 feet-tall statue of the iconic RX-78-2 Gundam is being raised at Tokyo's Odaiba island, specifically in Shiokaze Park
Louise Bourgeois's 30ft Spider Sculpture
Louise Bourgeois's 30ft spider, made of bronze, stainless steel and marble, stands outside the Tate Modern. It is one of six built by the 95-year-old acclaimed artist.
Jason de Caires Underwater Sculptures
Jason de Caires creates amazing underwater sculptures. Instead of trying to create unchanging and lasting works, he encourages the organic growth of coral and other organisms across his creations.
Giant Skeleton Sculpture
The giant skeleton sculpture pictured above was created by Gino De Dominicis and it is currently being displayed in the Pallazo Reale in Milan.Now all Gino needs to do is throw a hooded cape and a body on him and we will have the world's largest sculpture of Skeletor. Now that would be interesting.
Optimus Prime Metal Sculpture
Giant 7-foot Transformers Optimus Prime metal sculpture created by Robot Models.
London Ink Swimmer Sculpture
This 46-feet long and 10-feet high sculpture of a life-like swimmer swimming through the grass was commissioned by London Ink reality TV show.
Building VI Sculpture
Sculpture outside the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Montreal, Canada.
Big Rig Jig Truck Sculpture
Big Rig Jig, creative sculpture designed by Mike Ross, is built from two repurposed 18-wheeler tanker trucks.
50 Cars Bus Sculpture
Swedish advertising agency Acne assembled this junkyard monster, a bus sculpture assembled from 50 cars, to make a point about C02 emissions.
Falling Tetris Blocks Sculpture
Giant falling Tetris block sculptures from Sydney, Australia.
It Wasn't Meant to End Like This
Art installation by Glue Society, presented at the Sculpture by the Sea festival in Aarhus in Denmark, is a giant mechanical digger that seems to have buried itself under 300 tonnes of rubble.
Kinetic Bicycle Sculpture


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Whenever I hear people talk of students or prospective students as some kind of homogeneous group, or in generational terms, I recall the first time I ever saw a streetsweeper.
During my senior year of college, I'd crashed at a friend's house after a late night. Woke around 5 a.m., hopped in the '78 Chevy Malibu and that's when I saw it. This strange little vehicle with large rotating scrub-brushes cleaning the street. Coming from a town under 2,000, I'd never before experienced such a fantastical machine. But when I told my friends from cities of any size about it after, they eyeballed me as every bit the rube I often felt.
Similarly, our students come from so many different places and experiences, and have such a variety of needs and interests. So it's curious that, after we're taught while growing up not to stereotype, so many involved in higher education are quick to, well, stereotype students. They talk of a reductionist Gen Y or Millennial stereotype (founded on fairly shaky 'research' and assumptions) and use broad reductionism in spewing generalizations. Don't our students deserve better?
Anyone who's had the pleasure of interacting with even a handful of students know what a diverse bunch they are. The young man from the farming community is quite different from the young lady from the Bronx, even if demographers try to pigeonhole them with the same one-size-fits-all label. Isn't it arrogant to assume they have all these similarities just because they were born within years of each other? To just classify all as Millennials or Gen Yers or whatever oversimplified stereotype someone will invent for the next generation is to do them a disservice. And, in the process, doing all of us a disservice.
So next time you're thinking of what students may want, here's a simple suggestion: Don't box them into a stereotype. Instead, talk to them. You may be amazed. Moreover, you could sweep away preconceptions and assure a clearer road to understanding.


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Catch-22 Notes & Analysis
The free Catch-22 notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. These free notes consist of about 52 pages (15,550 words) and contain the following sections:
These free notes also contain Quotes and Themes & Topics on Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Catch-22 Plot Summary
Captain Yossarian is an American bombardier stationed off the Italian coast during the final months of World War II. Paranoid and odd, Yossarian believes that everyone around him is trying to kill him. All Yossarian wants is to complete his tour of duty and be sent home. However, because the glory-seeking Colonel Cathcart continually raises the number of required missions, the men of the "fighting 256th squadron" must keep right on fighting.
With a growing hatred of flying, Yossarian pleads with Doc Daneeka to ground him on the basis of insanity. Doc Daneeka replies that Yossarian's appeal is useless because, according to army regulation Catch-22, insane men who ask to be grounded prove themselves sane through a concern for personal safety. Truly crazy people are those who readily agree to fly more missions. The only way to be grounded is to ask for it. Yet this act demonstrates sanity and thus demands further flying. Crazy or not, Yossarian is stuck.
The frantic bombardier employs alternative measures to avoid combat flights. Faking a liver condition, Yossarian checks into the hospital and passes time by censoring mail and forging "Washington Irving" to official army correspondence. Yossarian postpones the mission to Bologna when he stealthily moves the bomb line on the map of Italy. A sudden outbreak of diarrhea caused by poisoned sweet potatoes also delays the mission, much to the chagrin of Milo, the mess hall officer and entrepreneur responsible for a complex international trade syndicate in which everyone has a share.
Hungry Joe has flown more combat tours of duty than anyone. Orders shipping him home are constantly unfulfilled and the ragged hero has frequent screaming nightmares. Yossarian is blamed for the loss of Kraft's plane over Ferrara because he flew over the target twice. Colonel Cathcart and Colonel Korn cover-up the disaster by awarding Yossarian a medal for bravery and promoting him to captain. Yossarian stands naked in formation to receive his medal. Still traumatized by Snowden's death over Avignon, Yossarian refuses to wear his gore-soaked uniform. Young Nately crashes in an emergency mission and Yossarian bears the news of his death to his beloved whore in Rome. Heartbroken and furious, she stalks Yossarian with animalistic rage and tries to murder him with a kitchen knife.
Yossarian rebelliously refuses to fly more missions. Colonel Cathcart offers Yossarian a deal: Yossarian will be sent home if he promises to praise his commanding officers. Realizing that such a bargain would betray his fellow soldiers, Yossarian refuses to sell-out.
The chaplain brings Yossarian the thrilling news that his former tent-mate, Orr, has washed ashore in Sweden after many weeks lost at sea. Yossarian realizes that Orr was not the blundering pilot that he pretended to be. Instead, Orr ingeniously rehearsed his escape with every planned crash-landing. In a rush of excitement, Yossarian decides to run away and join Orr in Sweden. Yossarian discovers that there is no such thing as Catch-22. However, it does not matter, because people believe in it anyway. He will not stick around and risk being killed in a war that is almost over. Yossarian escapes to Sweden, determined to stay alive.


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Kona Lotttery Winner Says "Just Do It"
A first-time Kona Lottery applicant looks back on one of the most memorable races of her life.
by Carrie Barrett
Beth Bluestein has a piece of advice for those who haven't yet signed up for the Kona IRONMAN Lottery. Just do it.
Bluestein, 44, was rejected from the ING New York Marathon three years in a row, but got into the 2013 IRONMAN World Championship on her first and only try. "If the thought of signing up for the lottery has even crossed your mind, go for it," she says.
The Atlanta, Ga. resident remembers registering for the lottery when it first opened, but it slipped her mind until April 14th, 2013 when she received the email notifying her of her selection. Bluestein's first reaction was one of doubt—she didn't want to get too excited until she confirmed the news. And then, friends began to email and call. She had planned on taking 2013 off from the IRONMAN distance (she competed in IRONMAN Arizona 2011 and IRONMAN Louisville in 2012), but clearly the Kona gods had other plans for her. She was heading to the Big Island.
This year marked Bluestein's first trip to Hawaii and she relished the chance to meet fellow lottery winners and rub elbows with celebrities like Chrissie Wellington and Craig Alexander. "Kona was built for that one magical week," she says. "I was in awe of the beautiful surroundings, the energy of the town around this race, and the friendliness of the locals."
Come race day, one would think she would be incredibly nervous to race at the world championship, but Bluestein wasn't nervous at all. "There was a definite sense of community and kinship among the participants," she recalls. For many, it was a victory lap after months of hard work and dedication.
To this first-time competitor, the swim was like being in a huge aquarium. Bluestein joked that she was secretly hoping the swim-up coffee bar would be at the turnaround point on race day—just like it had been during the weekday practice swims.
And Kona wouldn't be Kona without wind. Bluestein recalls the so-called "downhills," where she was pedaling with all her might just to stay upright. Those last 20 miles on the bike were certainly memorable, but she knew with each pedal stroke she was getting closer and closer to Ali'i Drive.
The marathon was her favorite leg, as it gave her the chance to see many of the friends she had met through the week. She was able to see and cheer for IRONMAN celebrities including Hines Ward, Gordon Ramsey and, of course, the professionals. This is when it truly sunk in for her. "It was during the marathon that I realized how lucky I was to be out here with the best in the world."
Needless to say, it's an experience that has changed Bluestein's life forever. "I know that I could never qualify for Kona, so winning the lottery was a dream come true for me," she says. "As soon as they put that wristband on, no one cared how I got there. I instantly became part of the Kona family."
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Thousand's current final promotion class is Holy Dragon. This works, but it seems a little off. He changes from a white to gold, so I would propose his final class be Gold Dragon.
Many of the final promotions are religious in nature, so I would understand if everyone liked it the way it is, but I don't see Thousand as particularly religious. I get the sense he doesn't embrace himself as the Sacred Dragon of Foothill. I'm not sure he even knows about it.


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Gaga Milano Luxury Watches
Let's be honest, in this day and age; it is essentially cool to be equipped with a smartphone. A smartphone that can be your notebook, assistant, diary, calculator, provide access to all of your social media outlet, business dealer, and what not – all in one. This tiny device includes a watch as well. If you are a millennial, give or take a few years here and there, you might be one of those people who essentially survive on their smartphones. And you may think that who would carry anything else than just their smartphone? Why wear that extra burden on your wrist when you can watch the time on your phone?
Well, don't mean to prance all over your parade but ever since the nineteenth-century wrist watches have been a sign of elegance, class, maturity, and confidence. No matter which profession one belongs to, having a decent timepiece [wrist watch] on your hand would definitely distinguish you from the crowd. And what better than Gaga Milano watches?
To all the millennials out there, Gaga Milano is right around your age as well. Gaga Milano is the brainchild of Ruben Tomella, who was inspired by the 50's phrase 'Gaga.' Although you might know Gaga as someone who is extremely enthusiast about something/someone so much so that they start to hit borderline crazy, however, that is not how the word originated. In the 50's, Gaga was associated with men who were very quirky with their remarks and very forward with their stance and style, they were quick-witted, elegant – when it came to fashion – and very charming to boot.
Though one can argue that Gaga Milano watches, at times, are a bit pricey, but one should spoil themselves once in a while, and Gaga Milano watch price can be neglected one in a while. While it is a fairly young company, it is still a great choice because it can be the best of both worlds. It can bring you the class of elegance and sophistication of decades-old Englishness and Europeans along with the modern and cutting-edge cool and hip looks of the current time as well. If you are one of those whose best friends are diamonds; do not worry, there are surely many Gaga Milano diamond watches up for grabs.
Gaga Milano caters to the need of all sorts of people coming from all corners of the world. Whether you are a teacher, business tycoon, a simple bystander, or a nine to five worker, or a man, woman, a boy or a girl, there's something for everyone! The fresh designs under their banner are Manuale 48MM special Edition, Neymar Jr. Limited Edition, Manuale 48 MM, Carbon 48MM, Bionic Skull 48mm, Bionic Skull 45mm, Diving 45MM, Napoleone Lady, and Necklace Watch to name a few.
As the name suggests, this piece is the result of the brand's proud collaboration with the famous Brazilian footballer, Neymar Jr. Only five hundred pieces have been made of this immensely beautiful and boisterous looking timepiece.
It is designed with a sapphire treated mineral glass, and a mineral glass back case, strapped with black rubber; with black enamel dial and decorated with steel applique digits adorned with steel hands showing those minutes and hours passing by. Quite old school, its functionality contains the passage of time only. The timepiece is 16mm, and its dimension is 48mm.
This automatic, waterproof piece is 20mm thick with 48mm in dimension. It comes with a few varieties of cases such as titanium case, helium valve, screw down crown, and back case. With rubber acting as its strap, its domed glass is highly resistant with double range and sapphire treatment. The dial, itself, is black with white digits in applique with some steel sapphires.
Although the company originally started with men's Gaga Milano, they cater to women's fashion as well. Napoleone Lady is basically elegance wrapped around your wrist and is available in three different versions: steel, gold-plated, and diamonds. They are further available in different colored and styled straps to make the watch much more personalized. Napoleone Lady is steel cased with mother of pearl dial, and decorated with lilac multicolored numbers, with screw down crown, steel hands, and lilac coco strap.
If you are a watch enthusiast and know a thing or two about the history and origins of pocket and wristwatch, and if you want to have a feel of the nineteenth-century pocket watches while still being in tune with the modern era, you can try your hands at the Necklace watch. The Necklace watch is basically a pocket watch that goes around your neck instead of in your pocket. The chain is 31mm long. The one with a rose gold casing comes with a white dial and pink multicolored digits to brighten up your day. There are three versions available; steel, rose gold, and yellow gold.
Remember when we said the brand caters to everyone's needs? We weren't kidding. If you aren't a business tycoon or a lady trying to be classy, or a worker trying to show up to their boss, Gaga Milano is still the place for you. For all the Goth lovers out there, the brand has a unique watch up for offer; the Skeleton 48MM.
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I like this drawing by Walt Pascoe a lot. In my head, it's the birth of Aphrodite—but of course Aphrodite is not a woman on a clamshell, but rather a bright burning star. And the whole thing is a bit more violent than Botticelli would have you believe.
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Address: 37 kilometres south-east of Cooktown, Cooktown QLD 4895
Tourism TAS welcomes Hope Islands National Park in Cooktown, for all your attraction and things to do, book your adventure today.This island national park includes East and West Hope islands as well as Struck Island and Snapper Island. East and West Hope islands are low-lying cays. West Hope Island is a shingle cay formed from piles of loose shingle (coral debris) on which only the most hardy plants such as mangroves survive. East Hope is a typical sand cay, forested with tall coastal trees such as beach almonds. These islands are among the most important bird-nesting sites in the northern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Thousands of pied imperial-pigeons visit the islands to breed each summer. A delight for birdwatchers and fishers, these tropical islands provide a haven for nature lovers. Relax and enjoy the natural beauty. Bush camp at one of four camp sites on East Hope Island. Watch the birdlife along the shore. Listen to the calls of the pied-imperial pigeons in the trees during summer months. Go snorkelling or diving to discover amazing reef life. Make use of public moorings and throw in a fishing line.
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First it was Junior Bridgeman, a Bucks alumnus who dropped by Milwaukee over the weekend and fueled speculation that he might buy a chunk of the franchise from owner Herb Kohl to keep it in town.
Now it's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, talking in more general terms about his interest in NBA ownership but doing so on the day he's back in Milwaukee, too.
Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks' first and greatest superstar, acknowledged to the Milwaukee Business Journal on Monday that he hasn't talked with Kohl about investing in the Bucks.
It also sounded as if his commitment — whenever, wherever and if ever — would have more to do with reputation and perhaps sweat equity than the deep pockets Bridgeman can bring to any deal. The NBA's all-time leading scorer (38,387 points) and six-time champion talked with the Business Journal's Rich Kirchen more about his fit as a minority NBA owner than about securing the Bucks in the city he left after six seasons.
"Being involved in the business of basketball is something I wouldn't shy away from," Abdul-Jabbar said in an exclusive interview with the Milwaukee Business Journal. "But it would have to be a good situation for me. It would depend totally on what the situation was."
So what kind of situation would meet the all-time NBA scoring leader's goals? Financial upside would be necessary, he said.
"Something where I had some equity in the team, so that what I would get an opportunity to benefit from it," he said.
If Abdul-Jabbar does invest in an NBA team, he said he would want to play a role in setting a team's direction.
"Oh yeah, I'd have to have some say," he told me. "I wouldn't have to have all of it."
Abdul-Jabbar was in Milwaukee on Monday to promote his role in a new Wisconsin Department of Tourism ad campaign that teams him with "Airplane!" co-star Robert Hays and directors David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams. In the retro commercial, Abdul-Jabbar reprises his role as pilot "Roger Murdock," with he and Hays' character marveling at Wisconsin scenery from their cockpit view.
Part of the joke is Abdul-Jabbar's mock second-guessing of his decision after six seasons to leave Milwaukee in 1975, when he pressured the Bucks into trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers. He won five more championship rings by teaming up with Pat Riley, Magic Johnson and the rest of the "Showtime" Lakers, but the Bucks haven't returned to The Finals since winning the title in 1970-71 with a team featuring NBA legend Oscar Robertson and a young Abdul-Jabbar.
So it rang a little hollow when the Hall of Fame center spoke with Kirchen about the challenge faced by Kohl to build and maintain a winner in a small market.
"I think he's trying to run it the right way," Abdul-Jabbar said [of Kohl]. "They just haven't been able to get the talented people they need to be more successful. I don't know where the fault there lies. But it's all about getting, identifying and signing up the talented players.
Trouble is, Milwaukee can no more entice big-name free agents now than it could hold onto its sky-hooking superstar 40 years ago.


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The past five days, I've been fading fast from eating only raw, lukewarm produce and then having to do a lot of manual labor at my job. Now that it's day six, I feel incredible. The mind fog has lifted, I feel focused and energized, the hunger pangs and junk food cravings have almost entirely dissipated, and most importantly, my body feels really good. In about an hour, I'm going to start drinking some crazy juice concoctions which will overload my now pristine gallbladder, so tomorrow I can spend my day off meditating, drinking lots of water, and flushing out my system (yes, that's a more pleasant way of saying enemas and laxatives:P).
This is the final stretch so it's important to eat super clean, small, entirely raw meals. So I kicked juices to the curb and ate pretty much salads and fruit. So here's the rabbit cuisine I had today:
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Bilingual thoughts on life, language, learning, and all things Latina.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Me han dicho un dicho...
The Latin Baby Book Club is celebrating El día de los niños, El día de los libros over at their blog. Please stop by and see how proverbs or dichos are an important part of literacy as well as culture. In Small Phrases, Wordly Lessons I share my thoughts on sayings - and the lessons they teach. I also suggest a few books classroom teachers can use to anchor lessons about idiomatic expressions and proverbs.
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The Samford District Historical Museum boasts a comprehensive collection of buildings of local significance and purpose built replicas. There's also an Aboriginal kippa-making ceremony diorama as well as displays featuring local rural industries, horse-drawn transport, Ferny Grove to Dayboro railway (1918 to 1955), education and domestic life.
Groups, by prior arrangement, can be entertained with demonstrations of old-time working with timber skills, blacksmithing, olden day school and more.
Researchers will be amazed at the reference collection of photographs, published local history books, newspaper cuttings, historical maps and other files covering Samford district's growth and changes since the mid 1850s to current times. The rustic and rural buildings also provide ideal settings for wedding photos.
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Obama Considering 'No Fly Zone' For Lybia
President Obama in a public address tells Gadhafi that he need to "Go!" The Libyan people deserve a leader who is looking out for their interests rather than his own. A lengthy struggle in Libya could cause a humanitarian crisis -- the Pentagon is drawing up a full range of options including a "No Fly Zone." This is getting pretty serious -- Associated Press video of Obama's reaction to the increasing Libyan turmoil after the jump.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-5416?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13405062#comment-13405062 ] Zhihong Ted Yu commented on HBASE-5416: --------------------------------------- @Andrew, @Mikhail: What do you think of the performance comparison shown above ? > Improve performance of scans with some kind of filters. > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HBASE-5416 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-5416 > Project: HBase > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: filters, performance, regionserver > Affects Versions: 0.90.4 > Reporter: Max Lapan > Assignee: Max Lapan > Attachments: 5416-Filtered_scans_v6.patch, 5416-v5.txt, 5416-v6.txt, Filtered_scans.patch, Filtered_scans_v2.patch, Filtered_scans_v3.patch, Filtered_scans_v4.patch, Filtered_scans_v5.1.patch, Filtered_scans_v5.patch, Filtered_scans_v7.patch > > > When the scan is performed, whole row is loaded into result list, after that filter (if exists) is applied to detect that row is needed. > But when scan is performed on several CFs and filter checks only data from the subset of these CFs, data from CFs, not checked by a filter is not needed on a filter stage. Only when we decided to include current row. And in such case we can significantly reduce amount of IO performed by a scan, by loading only values, actually checked by a filter. > For example, we have two CFs: flags and snap. Flags is quite small (bunch of megabytes) and is used to filter large entries from snap. Snap is very large (10s of GB) and it is quite costly to scan it. If we needed only rows with some flag specified, we use SingleColumnValueFilter to limit result to only small subset of region. But current implementation is loading both CFs to perform scan, when only small subset is needed. > Attached patch adds one routine to Filter interface to allow filter to specify which CF is needed to it's operation. In HRegion, we separate all scanners into two groups: needed for filter and the rest (joined). When new row is considered, only needed data is loaded, filter applied, and only if filter accepts the row, rest of data is loaded. At our data, this speeds up such kind of scans 30-50 times. Also, this gives us the way to better normalize the data into separate columns by optimizing the scans performed. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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The service provides a number of indicators for the social impact of published works, including traditional scholarly papers but also blog posts and other more casual publications. It is part of a movement for altmetrics intended to indicate affects of an author's publications on a discipline based on statistics like number of times a work is cited by other authors, how often it is downloaded and saved, and the frequency of conversations in social media outlets about the work. Code embedded in the web version of a work updates the service's statistics when that work is accessed, leading to a cumulative measure of its overall popularity and potential influence. API methods begin with embedded identifiers for the work and the namespace where it is published. Methods allow retrieval of cumulative influence statistics, or altmetrics, by combining data about the work from a number of tracking services. Methods also support grouping of related individual works into collections to be tracked as a whole.


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Tax reform in 2013? Forget about it
This is supposed to be the year that Washington finally locks arms and tidies up the littered Tax Code.
Don't count on it.
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In a perfectly divided Washington, a mix of politics, policy and personality has made a comprehensive rewrite of the nation's tax system — a top Republican priority — increasingly elusive in 2013, aides and lawmakers say.
The fiscal cliff has deepened distrust between the two parties. The politics have become riskier and more complicated. Time is short. And Washington has to first endure battles over the debt ceiling and scheduled spending cuts before tax reform can come under serious consideration.
( PHOTOS: Who won, lost with fiscal cliff deal)
"We're starting from ground zero in doing this," said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. "They have this object out there — this kind of mythical goal — but there's no basis in fact of people actually working together."
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) was more blunt: "I'm not overly optimistic."
Privately, that sentiment is echoing through the corridors of power in Washington.
The latest wrinkle came Thursday. House Republicans were deeply discouraged by President Barack Obama's nomination of Jack Lew as his new treasury secretary. Lew, according to sources, has privately expressed vocal opposition to moving toward a territorial tax system — a staple of GOP plans for corporate tax reform.
But practical reasons also make a second "Showdown at Gucci Gulch" unlikely.
The highest hurdle to a deal, perhaps, is the fact that Republicans insist that a rewrite of the Tax Code cannot generate more revenue for the federal government — while some Democrats favor a tax overhaul that raises revenue.
( PHOTOS: 12 Republicans resigned to higher taxes)
Indeed, the GOP is already trying to beat back efforts from Democrats to raise revenue as part of deals to raise the debt ceiling and get past sequestration.
"A balanced approach to replacing the sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform, and I believe it is fully possible this year if we work on a bipartisan basis," Michigan Rep. Sander Levin, the top Democrat on Ways and Means, told POLITICO.
Republicans say they only want to look to revenue as a tool to help lower rates in the context of fundamental tax reform.
There also will be big clashes over how low tax rates should be and whether to reduce the number of tax brackets on the books. Republicans want to push top rates down to 25 percent with just two tax brackets, while Democrats are still crowing that they were able to actually raise rates and make the tax system more progressive in the fiscal cliff deal.
But there's more.
Tax reform would almost certainly have to come in 2013 to avoid the political pitfalls of an election year — but the year is quickly filling up. At a minimum, the next three months will be dominated by trying to solve the debt ceiling, government funding and the sequester.
Then, Obama wants to muscle gun legislation and an immigration overhaul through on Capitol Hill.


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I'm kind of a no-baloney type of girl, which means I approach all beauty claims with a skeptical, "Oh, really?" attitude. Especially the ubiquitous "anti-aging" claim that pops up on packaging for everything from hand lotion to facial cleanser, nail polish to body scrubs. My baloney-barometer went into overdrive when I was given a bottle of Alterna Caviar Anti-aging Polishing Serum. How the heck is a hair serum going to stop my hair from aging? Does my hair age? What does that even mean?
Little did I realize, caviar is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids. Omega 3's are essential for (among other things) strong, healthy hair. As we age, our ability to retain omega 3 fatty acids decreases, leaving us with hair that is drier, more brittle and fragile. Alterna combines caviar with "smart silicones" to infuse the hair from the inside out.
My mom and I have been using the serum for a couple of months. My hair is regularly colored and tends toward the wavy/frizzy side. Mom's is naturally gray and tends toward the coarse side. We both apply one pump of the serum to damp hair – I blow dry and Mom air dries. I've been able to forgo straightening lotion in favor of the caviar serum. My hair is soft and swingy. Mom's air dried hair is touchable and soft. We both love it. And I'm not going to pretend that we don't get a kick out of putting caviar on our hair. You know, 'cause we're all decadent like that.


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