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The Chrome browser can keep a hard drive in almost constant use. Here's how to take back control.
Plus: Rescuing files from an infected drive, security concerns with the Open Source jv16 PowerTools, and more on recovering unallocated hard-drive space.
Three ways to reduce Chrome's drive activity
Reader Dave Heymann is concerned about Chrome's nearly constant use of the hard disk.
- "When I use my Chrome browser and leave it open, it's constantly accessing the hard drive — even on a static webpage. Online information suggests this is a problem with some versions of Chrome and Opera. There appears to be no explanation and no solution (though one person said the problem was reduced by changing his Google profile).
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Avelox I.V.
Generic Name: moxifloxacin (oral) (moxi FLOX a sin)
Brand Name: Avelox
What is moxifloxacin?
Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones (flor-o-KWIN-o-lones). Moxifloxacin fights bacteria in the body.
Moxifloxacin is used to treat different types of bacterial infections of the skin, sinuses, lungs, or stomach.
Moxifloxacin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about moxifloxacin?
You may not be able to use moxifloxacin if you have a muscle disorder. Tell your doctor if you have a history of myasthenia gravis.
Moxifloxacin may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon (the fiber that connects bones to muscles in the body), especially in the Achilles' tendon of the heel.
Stop taking moxifloxacin and call your doctor at once if you have sudden pain, swelling, bruising, tenderness, stiffness, or movement problems in any of your joints, especially in your ankle. Rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking moxifloxacin?
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to moxifloxacin or other fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, gemifloxacin, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, norfloxacin, and others).
You may not be able to use moxifloxacin if you have a muscle disorder. Tell your doctor if you have a history of myasthenia gravis.
To make sure moxifloxacin is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
a heart rhythm disorder, especially if you take medication to treat it;
a personal or family history of Long QT syndrome;
tendon problems, arthritis or other joint problems;
a muscle or nerve disorder;
liver or kidney disease;
seizures or epilepsy;
low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalemia);
a history of head injury or brain tumor;
a history of allergic reaction to an antibiotic; or
if you use a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin) and have "INR" or prothrombin time tests.
Moxifloxacin may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon (the fiber that connects bones to muscles in the body), especially in the Achilles' tendon of the heel. This can happen during treatment or up to several months after you stop taking moxifloxacin. Tendon problems may be more likely to occur if you are over 60, if you take steroid medication, or if you have had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant.
It is not known whether moxifloxacin will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
It is not known whether moxifloxacin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while using this medicine.
How should I take moxifloxacin?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Take moxifloxacin at the same time each day with a full glass of water (8 ounces). Drink several extra glasses of fluid each day while you are taking moxifloxacin.
Moxifloxacin may be taken with or without food.
Use this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared. Skipping doses may also increase your risk of further infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Moxifloxacin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.
Do not share this medicine with another person (especially a child), even if they have the same symptoms you have.
Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
What should I avoid while taking moxifloxacin?
You may be taking certain other medicines that should not be taken at the same time as moxifloxacin. Avoid taking the following medicines within 8 hours before or 4 hours after you take moxifloxacin. These other medicines can make moxifloxacin much less effective when taken at the same time:
antacids that contain magnesium or aluminum (such as Maalox, Mylanta, or Rolaids), or the ulcer medicine sucralfate (Carafate);
didanosine (Videx) powder or chewable tablets; or
vitamin or mineral supplements that contain aluminum, iron, magnesium, or zinc.
Avoid exposure to sunlight or tanning beds. Moxifloxacin can make you sunburn more easily. Wear protective clothing and use sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) when you are outdoors. Call your doctor if you have severe burning, redness, itching, rash, or swelling after being in the sun.
Antibiotic medicines can cause diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or bloody, stop taking moxifloxacin and call your doctor. Do not use anti-diarrhea medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Moxifloxacin may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
Moxifloxacin side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, or the first sign of a skin rash; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Moxifloxacin may cause swelling or tearing of (rupture) a tendon, especially in your ankle. Moxifloxacin can also have serious effects on your nerves, and may cause permanent nerve damage. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have:
signs of tendon rupture--sudden pain, swelling, bruising, tenderness, stiffness, movement problems, or a snapping or popping sound in any of your joints (rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions); or
nerve symptoms--numbness, tingling, burning pain, or being more sensitive to temperature, light touch, or the sense of your body position.
Stop using moxifloxacin and call your doctor at once if you have:
headache with chest pain and severe dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeats;
muscle weakness or trouble breathing;
diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
the first sign of any skin rash, no matter how mild;
sudden weakness or ill feeling, fever, chills, sore throat, mouth sores, easy bruising or bleeding, pale or yellowed skin;
depression, confusion, hallucinations, paranoia, tremors, feeling restless or anxious, insomnia, nightmares, thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself;
seizure (convulsions);
high blood sugar--increased thirst, increased urination, hunger, dry mouth, fruity breath odor, drowsiness, dry skin, blurred vision, weight loss;
low blood sugar--headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, fast heart rate, or feeling jittery; or
increased pressure inside the skull-- severe headaches, ringing in your ears, dizziness, nausea, vision problems, pain behind your eyes.
Common side effects may include:
nausea, diarrhea;
dizziness; or
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What other drugs will affect moxifloxacin?
Tell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with moxifloxacin, especially:
a diuretic or "water pill";
insulin or oral diabetes medicine;
a blood thinner--warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven;
heart rhythm medication--amiodarone, disopyramide, dofetilide, dronedarone, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol, and others;
medicine to treat depression or mental illness--amitriptylline, clomipramine, desipramine, iloperidone, imipramine, nortriptyline, and others;
NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)--aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), celecoxib, diclofenac, indomethacin, meloxicam, and others; or
steroid medicine--prednisone, dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, and others.
This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with moxifloxacin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
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Geraldine E. Cassingham is the daughter of William Owen Cassingham and Leila Myrtle Snyder. She was born 13 Jun 1920 in Kansas. She died 17 Feb 2007 at age 86 in Wildomar, Riverside, California.
On 27 Apr 1940, she married John Ralph Talkington in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. Jack, as he was known, is the son of John Leonard Talkington and Coral Rebecca Hadley. He was born 2 Apr 1919 in Iowa. He died 21 Jul 2005 at age 86 in Wildomar, Riverside, California.
Children of Geraldine E. Cassingham and John Ralph Talkington:
Geraldine: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Geraldine Talkington; SSN: 551-12-1941; Last Residence: 92595 Wildomar, Riverside, California; Born: 13 Jun 1920; Died: 17 Feb 2007; SSN issued: California (Before 1951)].
John: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: John R. Talkington; SSN: 557-16-7693; Last Residence: 92595 Wildomar, Riverside; Born: 26 Apr 1919; Died: 21 Jul 2005; SSN issued: California (Before 1951)].
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Home » Middle East » Israel » Bike Jerusalem - Twice A Week
See Jerusalem with A guide that know the city like no one else; explore the streets and paths of Old and New Jerusalem, see places not accessible by bus/car or too far to go by foot, and just quietly soak up the atmosphere of Jerusalem. Our tour passes through the historic center of the city, the Calatrava Bridge, the Knesset and Supreme Court, Valley of the Cross, Rehavia, Talbiya, the German Colony, Mishkanot Sha'ananim, Jaffa Gate and the Russian Compound.
Bike Jerusalem Itinerary:
- Neighborhood of Nachlaot
- The German Colony neighborhood
- Mishkanot Sha'nanim
- Jaffa Gate (Old City)
Jerusalem: Shared By the three monotheistic religions, Jerusalem is magical and unique. Many fall in love, others are overwhelmed, but none stay immune; TO the spirit that has been pulsating for thousands of years to a beat all of her own.
The SaturdayShabbat tour in Jerusalem is truly A one of A kind experiences.(the tour run on Tuesday as well)
every Saturday Jerusalem undergoes an incredible transformation from Israel's vibrant capital to a quiet and peaceful CIty: Stores are closed, the streets are empty on cars, people can be seen making their way to the local synagogues, and the famous Sabbath atmosphere characteristic of Jerusalem descends upon the metropolis and encompasses all.
In consequence, Saturday is the ideal day for bikers who wish to tour Jerusalem while encountering very little traffic.
- This Bike tour Departures twice a week,(Tuesday and saturday).
- Age: 13-70 years of age
- Level: Easy, An easy 4 Hour
- Bring: water, Snack,Casual clothes, suntan lotion,camera.
- For private tours Available Please contact us.
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- 45$/60$ per cyclist (not including/including bikes)
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In this soulful memoir, the host of Good Morning America recounts her recent struggle with illness and path to recovery. The book begins in 2012, when Roberts was first diagnosed with MDS (a disease sometimes referred to as pre-leukemia), and traces step-by-step her experiences through the treatment that included a bone marrow transplant from her sister, Sally-Ann, all the way to her triumphant return to morning television. Fortunately, Roberts recovers from the risky and often excruciating process with support from family and many friends, including colleagues Diane Sawyer and Dr. Richard Besser. The author's beloved mother, who passed away right before Roberts was admitted to the hospital, is the driving force in this story of resilience; even the title is inspired by something her mother used to say. Roberts contemplates the experience with a mix of gravity, courage and humor, saying, "I traveled so far on a combination of faith and science." She offers readers a deeply intimate and endearing glimpse into the human side of battling illness. (Apr.)
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Robin Roberts took a leave of absence as co-host of "Good Morning America" in 2012 to face a life-threatening battle with a blood disorder, one that likely was caused by the chemotherapy she endured during a bout with breast cancer five years earlier. In Everybody's Got Something, Roberts manages to "make her mess her message," as her beloved mother always advised her to do. Roberts is both astonishingly honest and refreshingly upbeat as she recounts the shock of discovering she once again had to fight for her life.
A hall-of-fame college basketball player, Roberts had always depended on her body to deliver. Yet here she was, searching for a blood marrow donor upon whom she would now depend. Miraculously, her sister Sally-Ann was a near-perfect match, and was willing to travel between her home in New Orleans and Robin's in Manhattan to undergo the lengthy process needed to allow doctors to harvest blood cells for her baby sister.
In the midst of this health crisis, Roberts' mother passed away after years of declining health. It's a crushing blow to Roberts, who spoke to her mom every day after wrapping GMA. But as her mother often told her, everybody's got something they're dealing with. Robin returns to New York and dives into a brutal chemotherapy regimen that essentially destroys her immune system so that Sally-Ann's healthy blood cells can rebuild it.
Roberts, who wrote this book with author Veronica Chambers, exudes warmth and love as she recalls one of the hardest times in her life, giving credit to her GMA co-hosts and her many "dear friends" (she must use this phrase dozens of times throughout the book—girlfriend's got a lot of friends) for their support. She also opens up about her longtime love, Amber, who nurses her through the illness and shares some of her own caretaking advice in the book.
Delivered with candor and optimism, Everybody's Got Something is a remarkable book that offers a blueprint for handling crises with grace and faith.
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This is the TinyFan a fan (and fun) driver that controls up to 4 12V fans using just an ATTiny45 or ATTiny8, 4 tactile switches and some electronic components (most general use, aka cheap).
The programming of the ATTiny has the folowing capabilities:
- Can use PWM in 2 of the outputs (labeled 1 and 2)
- The tactlie switches have a secondary (special) function if held during 2 seconds.
- The program can use EEPROM memory to save last state in the chip. Also, if you don't want this feature, you can disable it.
Also you have available two designs: Prefboard or PCB.
Watch it in action! http://goo.gl/UIM2Z (G+ album)
This thing was made by:
Francisco Malpartida
Special thanks to Iceflow.
Update 15 Aug 2012 (00:00)
Improved the programming. Now memory is only rewrited after a state sticks for 2 seconds (saving writes while changing the PWM state), and also the code has been reduced (1.96KB without EEPROM, 2.27KB with EEPROM).
To build the Perfboard version:
- An ATTiny45 or ATTiny85 and a programer for it. If you don't have one, we suggest you make your own with an Arduino: http://hlt.media.mit.edu/?p=1706
- The file TinyFan.ino
- The PDF TinyFan.en.pdf where all the instructions are!
- Electrical components (see more detailed in TinyFan.en.pdf)
- Patience
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A Gamecock tradition closing up shop
Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:37:18 GMT —
COLUMBIA (WACH) -- R.J. Moore's 66 has been a part of the Rosewood community for more than four decades, but that long run is coming to an end.
"It's hard; it's really hard, but you gotta take life as it comes," said Moore.
Moore may just be the biggest gamecock fan around. His business, which he recently sold, looks more like a museum than an old filling station.
The station
covered with pictures, bumper stickers, USC memorabilia and Moore just may have set a record for attending football games.
"All these guys are really close to me, and I'm close and I'm close to them; they're
like sons to me," added Moore, as he looked at old photos of former South Carolina football players hanging on walls around him.
The World War II and Korean War veteran has spent most of his years supporting the University of South Carolina.
"I've never missed an away game for 37 years... not one. I only missed one home game; a Clemson Carolina game in 1979", said Moore.
Moore was there in spirit. He listened to his good friend Bob Fulton make the radio call by telephone when he had to leave town for a funeral.
However, helping those in need has been Moore's life. He gave students discounts on car repairs and would stop to help disabled motorists.
"He's incredible. There is no word I can put in place that describes who he is," said Moore's Granddaughter Margie Williamson.
"What a great life I've had... picked out [the station] just above the University and that was your life," added the lifelong Gamecock fan, Moore.
Over the years, Moore has seen many of his favors returned. A former USC student who received help from Moore is now a Doctor. He provided surgery free of charge when Moore was in need even though Moore had the ability to pay for the service.
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Chinese and Russian naval forces have begun six days of joint exercises in the Yellow Sea off China's eastern coast.
Anti-submarine operations and the simulated rescue of hijacked vessels will feature in the drills.
It is first time the two navies have conducted such drills, although both countries have participated in four military exercises since 2005.
They come amid tensions with China's neighbours over territorial claims.


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Internationally renowned author Simon Higgins dropped in on Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton, as part of World Book Week.
The best-selling author of Thunderfish and Moonshadow: Eye of the Beast, talked to pupils about his books, as well as his love of travel and the martial arts.
In addition to award- winning books on crime, adventure and fantasy, Mr Higgins, who was born in England, but moved to Africa and then South Australia, is a former police officer, prosecutor and private eye.
He has a black belt in martial art iaido and is a fan of feng shui and kung fu.


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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer promised the world Windows tablets at last year's CES, but thus far has failed to deliver. Speaking to an audience Tuesday, he promised that they would see Windows tablets by Christmas.
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"You'll see new slates with Windows on them. You'll see them this Christmas." -- Steve Ballmer
One of the technology industry's big Steves -- Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive of Microsoft -- on Tuesday
that Windows tablets
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r to hit the market and compete with Apple's popular iPad and upcoming Google Android/Chrome OS tablets. He remarked, "
You'll see new slates with Windows on them. You'll see them this Christmas
Of course "see them this Christmas" could have a variety of meanings -- anything from "see them" as be unwrapping them, or "see them" as in reading an online press release that they will be available in March.
Google and its hardware partners has been a bit slow responding to the tablet craze. They only recently have aired 5-inch (Dell Streak) and 7-inch (
Dell Streak
Samsung Galaxy Tab
) designs, and are still awaiting
full-sized 10-inch tablets
, comparable in size to the iPad.
Microsoft, however, has been even more lackadaisical in pursuing this lucrative market. The company
showed off a slew of tablets
at a presentation attended by
at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, yet has failed to deliver a single Windows tablet from a major player.
HP, the world's largest personal computer maker, was reportedly close to releasing designs like the HP Slate this spring, but has shelved those plans, instead focusing on webOS tablets. WebOS is a product of Palm, which HP
acquired earlier this year
Meanwhile July's numbers indicate that Apple is unloading at least
2.3 million iPads a month
. If it can sustain that sales pace (which seems likely due to holiday demand and lack of competitors), it's on the mark to hit anywhere from 15 to 20 million tablets sold this year.
Mr. Ballmer also hit on one of Microsoft other key problem spots -- the mobile phone market. Microsoft's Kin project was a
colossal sales failure
perpetrated by miserably outdated hardware, bizarre commercials that bordered on disturbing, and a lack of carrier support. At the end of the day Microsoft pulled the plug.
Meanwhile, Microsoft's veteran Windows Mobile brand has languished, bleeding market share to Apple and Google. Microsoft's answer is a brand-new smart phone operating system dubbed Windows Phone 7, which will
air October 11th
Mr. Ballmer addressed his company's challenging state of affairs in this sector, summarizing, "
The job right now is we've got to get back seriously into the game of phones
We've got to have a comeback against the competition and I think with our new Windows phones we really have a beautiful product
WP7 faces an uphill battle when it hits the market, but Microsoft's CEO seems to realize that. At least he can take comfort that he will quite possibly be putting some in peoples' Christmas stocking...even if that something isn't a Windows tablet.
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(Dec. 24, 10:50 a.m.) Houston-based IFCO Systems NA has agreed to a $20.7 million settlement with the Department of Justice for employing illegal immigrant workers in its plants.
After the 2006 raid of 40 of the nation's largest pallet management service company's facilities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the company lost more than a quarter, 1,187, of its then 4,000 employees.
This settlement includes fines for the employment of illegal workers, as well as $2.6 million in back pay and penalties for overtime violations with 1,700 of IFCO's pallet workers. The other $18.1 million is in civil forfeitures that will be available to support future law enforcement activities, according to an ICE news release.
The settlement does not cover the nine managers who were indicted and have already pleaded guilty to their respective charges nor does it cover four managers who were indicted this year and are awaiting trial. Three of the nine who have pleaded were guilty of felony charges, the others misdemeanors. One, Robert Belvin, former general manager of the Albany, N.Y., IFCO plant, pleaded guilty to two felony charges: conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal immigrants and conspiracy to possess identification documents with the intent to use unlawfully.
Mike Hachtman, senior vice president of IFCO, said the nine managers who have pleaded guilty are no longer with the company. The four who are awaiting trial, Charles Davidson, vice president of new market development; William Hoskins, new market development manager; Thomas Soto Castillo, operations manager for new market development; and Wendy Mudra, human resources manager, are still with the company on paid leave of absence.
In the settlement agreement, IFCO is required to follow several specific practices, at least through 2012. If at that time the company has been in compliance with all of the agreement's terms and conditions, the U.S. Attorney's Office agrees not to seek additional prosecutions.
IFCO has already started using Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify screening program for all new hires, Hachtman said.
"All of our new employees are already screened with the E-Verify system," Hachtman said. "It's the most stringent system currently available."
The company has also hired additional human resource managers, internal auditors and payroll employees, in addition to a vice president for corporate compliance, who will be able to focus more efforts on screening and monitoring hiring.
IFCO is also required to maintain a hotline that will be available to employees for reports of any suspected violations.
The government had been following IFCO since a February 2005 tip to ICE that IFCO employees were observed tearing up their W-2 forms. The April 19, 2006, raid on 40 IFCO pallet plants in 26 states resulted in the detention of workers in each of those states.
Hachtman said virtually all of IFCO's customers stayed with the company after the raids. There were no significant service interruptions and customers were supportive in allowing changes in delivery schedules and making other concessions to help IFCO fill its orders, he said in 2006.
Steve Fore, national brand manager for produce for Oakland, Calif.-based Sundia Corp., said he never noticed any sort of glitch in IFCO's business. Sundia worked with IFCO before the 2006 raids and continues to use IFCO's pallet services today.
"It's been business as usual," Fore said. "It's surprising that they haven't really had any glitches at all."
Fore said Sundia plans to continue working with IFCO.
An analysis of IFCO's payroll information by the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration suggested as many as 6,000 illegal immigrants were employed by IFCO from 2003-06. The Social Security Administration reported having given IFCO notices as early as 2000 that the company showed irregularities in the social security numbers used for many of its pallet workers.
"This settlement allows us to put this behind us," Hachtman said. "The difficulty we're facing day to day is the economy. That is the biggest challenge that is laid before us."
(Dec. 24, 10:50 a.m.) Houston-based IFCO Systems NA has agreed to a $20.7 million settlement with the Department of Justice for employing illegal immigrant workers in its plants.


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Gibbons optimistic Reyes will be ready Opening Day
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons remains optimistic that shortstop Jose Reyes will be ready to play on Opening Day.
Reyes is currently listed as day to day after an MRI revealed a mild strain of his left hamstring on Monday afternoon. The Blue Jays have less than a week to prepare for the regular season, but Gibbons thinks that will be enough time to get Reyes back on track.
Toronto will attempt to give Reyes a start at DH later this week, but there is no immediate timetable for his return to the field.
"They said it's a very mild strain, so hopefully he gets in the next couple days, maybe DH, have him run at half speed, three-quarter speed," Gibbons said. "He's feeling pretty good after getting the results."
Reyes has dealt with this type of injury before. He had two stints on the disabled list and missed 29 games during the 2011 season with a similar injury. Reyes also has missed a handful of games over the years because of hamstring issues, but his only other time on the DL with that injury came in 2004.
The Blue Jays had been saying all week they thought this version of the injury was relatively minor, but it wasn't until the MRI results were revealed that the news became official.
"Yeah, you never really know. ... but he's had a history of problems with his hammies so I'm sure that [tightening] gets his attention," Gibbons said. "We're making sure we'll be good and cautious with it."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LISBON (May. 15)
Jews from Axis-occupied Yugoslavia are slipping into Italy where the local population, contrary to the official anti-Semitic policy of the Mussolini regime and in demonstration against Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda, is displaying marked sympathy with the Jews, it was reported today by a neutral diplomat arriving here from Rome.
Declaring that "not less than several thousand Yugoslav Jews have crossed the border into Italy during the last year, escaping from Nazi brutalities," the diplomat said that many of them reached Italy with the help of Italian soldiers who openly expressed their disapproval of the inhuman treatment of Jews in occupied Yugoslavia. Those of the Yugoslav Jews who were qualified artisans were permitted to work in Italy in shops, while those who could not prove that they were able to make a living by working in factories have been interned in camps.
"The majority of the people in Italy still can not comprehend Mussolini's anti-Semitic policy. They consider it nothing but another concession of Mussolini to Hitler and express their disapproval of it whenever they have a chance to do so," the diplomat stated.


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Custer County deputy kills knife-wielding man
DENVER — Authorities say a Custer County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man who was threatening the officer with a knife.
Custer County Sheriff Fred Jobe says the incident began after the allegedly unruly man was kicked out of a Westcliffe restaurant Saturday night.
Jobe says his office was called and the deputy who responded pulled the suspect over as he was driving away.
He says 57-year-old Cixto Rodriguez of Arlington, Texas, drew a knife and repeatedly threatened the deputy, at one point saying: "you don't have it in you to shoot me.
Jobe says the deputy warned Rodriguez to stop but fired twice as he continued to approach.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Custer County District Attorney's Office are investigating.
The deputy who wasn't immediately identified was place on paid administrative leave.


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Ronaldo on course for Spurs tie
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to prove his fitness in time to face Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, according to Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho.
• Jose confident of Spurs win
• Mourinho hails Redknapp
• Ronaldo struck by injury
Ronaldo's participation in the first leg at the Bernabeu has been placed in doubt after the forward sustained a hamstring injury in a derby win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
However, with Madrid saying he will be out for "between two to three weeks, depending on his progress", Mourinho is hopeful that Ronaldo will be able to play a part against Spurs.
"We knew Cristiano Ronaldo's trip to Portugal was just so that his national coach and the medical staff over there could check the tests he underwent in Madrid, which were very clear," Mourinho told the club's official website.
"I hope he recovers in time for our game against Tottenham Hotspur. Judging from the mentality he has we believe he will make it, but it will be tight. A return like the one he had against Lyon to help the team will always be welcome."
Mourinho also clarified his position at Real Madrid after conducting an interview with The Sun in which he said he would return to England whenever his reign in the Spanish capital comes to an end.
The former Chelsea manager has reiterated his desire to once again work in the Premier League, but insists he could well remain at the Bernabeu for a number of years.
"I've never hidden my desire to return to England some day, but there are three more years left on my contract and I intend to see them through and to work hard to make the board, the fans and the players happy," he said.
"If I manage to do this I will see those three remaining years through and maybe even carry on with a new contract. I currently feel everyone is happy with the job we're doing. Real Madrid is my near future."
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She said:
She said:
"You sound like a poet."
So I said,
"For you, I hope I always do!"
You make my mind's choir sing,
Set my heart aflame, aloft.
For you, my coarse, stark utterances
Transform upon my tongue.
Into the very best eloquence
my lips may command.
You set my desire aflame.
Change my quill's strokes
On vellum soft.
First gentled, tender, questioning
To bold, confident, glorious!
Effulgent being.
Pan himself would weep
Upon descriptions of thy pulchritude
If mere wordy metaphor
conveyed the proper essence
Of any feelings reserved just for you.
And so, she said:
"I just meant you rhymed a lot."
So I said:
"Thanks, that's really cute."


text: I think Chris Ogbonnaya is definitely a keeper especially with the uncertainty of Ben Tate and the fumbling issues with Slaton. The O line did an awesome job of moving the pile and creating holes for Ogbonnaya throughout the night. Adibi, Dobbins, and Braman all showed up to play and they were all over the place making plays on the field. I hope they all make the team including Braman who seem to be high motor guys and those sacks were pretty impressive and I don't care if it was against second or third stringers I was still giddy. This team could use his energy and attitude no matter who it was against JMO. JJ Watt and Jessie Nading looked very sharp while Williams and Ryans looked like they still need more reps and work. Not much to say other than both of them are coming off injuries in 2010 and one was worse than the other but I think they will be a lot better by the season opener I hope so. My sleepers on D for this game are Stephen Friday with 1.5 sacks as well as well Torrie Williams. Overall all I think the D did a very fine job with 7 sacks. The pressure on both QB's was something to be excited and encouraged about it was something we have not seen sense the first half of 2009 under Frank Bush and everyone knows what happened after that. All and all color me very pleased after the the first preseason game but it is just that preseason. I hope things continue to progress.


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Social capital and innovation: an empirical analysis in the context of European regions
Although conceptual support for the relevance of social capital as an antecedent of innovation has received much theoretical attention over recent years, measurement and quantitative evidence are scarce, particularly in regional contexts. Available empirical research referring to different units of analysis (individuals, organizations, and so on) supports, in general terms, a linear positive relationship among some components of social capital and innovation. Yet some studies also offer controversial results by finding non-significant, negative, diminishing returns and quadratic relationships. Building on the social network theory of innovation, this paper seeks to contribute some insights to this stream of research by empirically testing the impact of social capital on innovation in 54 NUTS1 European regions. Our results show that the social capital-innovation relationship has an inverted U-shape, which is consistent with recent research that suggests that some sub-constructs of social capital, such as tie strength, involve maintenance and opportunity costs and that social capital has positive effects but has also its limits.
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Fourth-graders from around Redlands went to Crafton Hills College Thursday and Friday mornings to learn about the local Native American heritage through crafts, songs and language and celebrate National Native American Heritage Month.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians' annual "California's First Cultures: A Celebration at Crafton Hills (Waa't)" offered schoolchildren from Mariposa, Kimberly and Mentone elementaries and other local schools education about weaving baskets, pottery, and the lifestyle, songs and the Serrano language of the Cahuilla and Serrano tribes indigenous to the area.
"Waa't" means juniper in Serrano and refers to the California juniper trees found in the Crafton Hills area.
The educational conference is sponsored by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, The Dorothy Ramon Learning Center and Yucaipa Heritage Society. The presenters were a mix of Cahuilla and Serrano descent.
A group of Kimberly Elementary pupils jumped up and down along with the rhythm while a table full of musical instruments lay nearby. Kim Marcus and his son Raymond taught the children about the local tribes and their songs and instruments, along with the traditional game of peon.
"These are ancient songs," said Marcus, 54.
Nearby, David Largo showed how he made clay pots using a paddle and a smooth stone for an anvil, fielding questions from the curious crowd about food storage and materials used in the process, mentioning that pot-making was traditionally women's work. He only uses clay from his Santa Rosa Indian Reservation unless someone specifically brought him someyhing else to use.
He taught himself the ancient craft at 18 after finding out even his elders had not seen it done in person. He has been making pots for 25 years.
"No one was doing it," he said.
Paakuma' Tawinat, 39, kept wiggly pupils engaged with true-or-false questions sprinkled in with his presentation about the tribes' homes, clothing, tools and diet.
"A lot of kids think we live in teepees," said Tawinat, as he surprised the children with a picture instead of a brush house covered in branches and mud. The homes stood as the tribes migrated to and from the mountains to escape the heat and cold, sometimes wearing shoes made from the yucca plant.
He said he was inspired by his grandmother and aunt, reminiscing about holding up the baskets for schoolchildren who visited the San Manuel reservation and sat in front of his grandmother's house while she talked about them.
Kimberly Elementary School teacher Krystal Haskins said that her students were coming away from the event with new respect for a culture different than theirs.
"It was surprising how much they don't know about nature," she said, expressing that some of them had no idea they could just dig clay out of the ground near their homes. "It's fascinating to them."
Holding up a stone that his family has used for hundreds of years, Tawinat likened the tool to his people's oral tradition.
"Just like this is hundreds of years old, we sing them just like we use this stone to grind with."


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Special Experience
The Special Experience Courses provides students with opportunities to demonstrate the application of the knowledge and skills developed through both the major discipline of study and the General Education Program.
Special experience courses can be developed in any subject or discipline. Special experience courses are characterized by reflective thinking and the ability to synthesize information and ideas, to integrate knowledge, and to express ideas acquired through the college experience. These courses also emphasize the overall general education experience by emphasizing ethics, values and norms, and the multicultural awareness as broadly defined.
Educational Goals:
- Examine interrelationships within and across disciplines;
- Apply problem solving and/or critical analysis skills using a variety of methods and tools;
- Demonstrate information literacy skills including the ability to access, evaluate, interpret, and use information from a variety of sources;
- Address issues in the community, or consider community or social implications of the course (i.e. multicultural issues, values, ethics).


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First Round of Questions
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KWAME HOLMAN: Everything was different today. Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter moved the confirmation hearings from the historic Senate Caucus Room in the Russell Office Building to a modern, more spacious hearing room in the Hart Building. And the senators' scripted opening statements that filled yesterday's session were replaced by pointed case- specific questions.
In fact, 30 seconds after he gaveled today's hearing into session, Chairman Specter went directly to the 1973 landmark abortion decision Roe versus Wade and whether it is considered settled law.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: And I begin collaterally with the issue of stare decisis and the issue of precedents. Black's Law dictionary defined stare decisis as "let the decision stand, to adhere to precedence and not to unsettle things which are established."
KWAME HOLMAN: Specter cited as an example Casey versus Planned Parenthood, the court's 1992 decision that for the most part upheld Roe.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: In Casey, the key test on following precedence moved to the extent of reliance by the people on the precedent and the… Casey had this to say in a rather earthy way: "People have ordered their thinking and living around Roe. To eliminate the issue of reliance one would need to limit cognizable reliance to specific instances of sexual activity. For two decades of economic and social developments, people have organized intimate relationships in reliance on the availability of abortion in the event contraception should fail." That's the joint opinion, rather earthy in its context. Would you agree with that?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Well, Senator, the importance of settled expectations in the application of stare decisis is a very important consideration. That was emphasized in the Casey opinion but also in other opinions outside that area of the law. The principles of stare decisis look at a number of factors, settled expectations, one of them as you mentioned; whether or not particular precedents have proven to be unworkable is another consideration on the other side — whether the doctrinal bases of a decision have been eroded by subsequent developments.
For example, if you have a case in which there are three precedents that lead and support that result and in the intervening period two of them have been overruled, that may be a basis for reconsidering the prior precedent.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: But there's no doctrinal basis erosion in Roe, is there, Judge Roberts?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: I feel the need to stay away from a discussion of particular cases. I'm happy to discuss the principles of stare decisis.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: The joint opinion after the statement as to sexual activity to come to the core issue about women being able to plan their lives, quote, the joint opinion says the ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives. Do you agree with that statement, Judge Roberts?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Yes, Senator, as a general proposition. But I do feel compelled to point out that I should not, based on the precedent of prior nominees, agree or disagree with particular decisions. And I'm reluctant to do that. That's one of the areas where I think prior nominees have drawn the line when it comes to, do you agree with this case or do you agree with that case? And that's something that I'm going to have to draw the line in the same place.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: Well I'm not going to ask you whether you're going to vote to overrule Roe or sustain it. But we're talking here about the jurisprudence of the court and their reasoning. Let me come to another key phase of Casey where the joint opinion says, a, quote, "terrible price would be paid for overruling Roe."
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: I do think that it is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent. Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and even-handedness. It is not enough– and the court has emphasized this on several occasions– it is not enough that you may think the prior decision was wrongly decided. That really doesn't answer the question. It just poses the question.
And you do look at these other factors, like settled expectations, like the legitimacy of the court, like whether a particular precedent is workable or not, whether a precedent has been eroded by subsequent developments. All of those factors go into the determination of whether to revisit a precedent under the principles of stare decisis.
KWAME HOLMAN: Chairman Specter then moved to a broader discussion about the right to privacy and whether Judge Roberts believed it was protected by the Constitution.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Senator, I do. The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways. It's protected by the Fourth Amendment, which provides that the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, effects and papers is protected. It's protected under the First Amendment dealing with prohibition on establishment of a religion and guarantee of free exercise, protects privacy in matters of conscience. It was protected by the framers in areas that were of particular concern to them that may not seem so significant today — the Third Amendment protecting their homes against the quartering of troops.
And in addition the court has over a… in a series of decisions going back 80 years has recognized that the personal privacy is a component of the liberty protected by the due process clause. The court has explained that the liberty protected is not limited to freedom from physical restraint and that it's protected not simply procedurally but as a substantive matter as well.
And those decisions have sketched out over a period of 80 years certain aspects of privacy that are protected as part of the liberty in the due process clause under the Constitution.
KWAME HOLMAN: The committee's top Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont went next and challenged Judge Roberts to defend several opinions he wrote as a Justice Department lawyer in the Reagan administration.
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: You objected to a bill that would give certain preferences to veterans would had served in Lebanon between Aug. 20, 1982, and, quote, the date the operation ends, close quote. The day would be either set by presidential proclamation or a concurrent resolution of Congress. And you wrote that the difficulty with such a bill is that it recognizes a role for Congress in terminating the Lebanon operation. And you wrote further, quote, I do not think we would want to concede any definite role for Congress in terminating the Lebanon operation even by joint resolution presented to the president.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: The memo you refer to, I was working in the White House Counsel's Office then. The White House Counsel's Office is charged to be vigilant to protect the executive's authority just as you have lawyers here in the Senate and the House has lawyers who are experts and charged with being vigilant to protect the prerogatives of the legislative branch.
I believe very strongly in the separation of powers. It was a very important principle that the framers set forth that is very protective of our individual liberty to make sure the legislative branch legislates, the executive executes and the judicial branch decides the law.
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: But your position in this memo in President Reagan's office seemed to indicate that Congress has… does not have an ability to end hostilities.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: With respect, Senator, you're vastly over reading the memorandum.
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY: Tell me why.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Well, because it had nothing to do with terminating hostilities. It had to do with the eligibility for certain pension benefits.
And the question then was whether or not who should be determining when the hostilities ceased or should cease and I suspect if you asked any lawyer for any president of any administration whether they wanted to concede that general principle or if, as careful lawyers, they would prefer that that provision were rewritten or not in there, I'm fairly confident that regardless of the administration that a lawyer for the executive would take the same position.
KWAME HOLMAN: Utah Republican Orrin Hatch asked Judge Roberts about the pro bono work he has done throughout his career.
SEN. ORRIN HATCH: The position that you have been nominated for is chief justice of the United States. Do you plan to use that role as a bully pulpit to encourage members of the bar to take seriously their responsibility to undertake pro bono work as you have done throughout your legal career?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Yes, Senator, if I am confirmed I would hope to do that. If I'm not I would hope to do that back on the court of appeals. I think it's a very important part of a lawyer's obligation.
KWAME HOLMAN: But Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts launched into a long criticism of Roberts' opinions — again while a Reagan administration lawyer — on civil rights issues such as extension of the Voting Rights Act.
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY: I'm deeply troubled by a narrow and cramped and perhaps even a mean-spirited view of the law that appears in some of your writings. In the only documents that have been made available to us it appears that you did not fully appreciate the problem of discrimination in our society. It also seems that you were trying to undo the progress that so many people had fought for and died for in this country.
KWAME HOLMAN: Kennedy interrupted several times as Judge Roberts attempted to explain his positions, finally setting up this exchange.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: And the Supreme Court….
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY: That's all….
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: Let him finish his answer, Sen. Kennedy.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: The point is at and again this is revisiting a debate that took 23 years ago.
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY: I'm interested today in your view. Do you support the law that Ronald Reagan signed into law and that was co-sponsored —
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Certainly. The point I would make is two-fold. That those like President Reagan, like Attorney General Smith, who were advocating extension of the Voting Rights Act without change were as fully committed to protecting the right to vote as anyone.
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY: Could I….
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER: Let him finish his answer, Sen. Kennedy.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: And the articulation of views that you read from represented my effort to articulate the views of the administration and the position of the administration for whom I worked, for which I worked, 23 years ago.
KWAME HOLMAN: The questions posed by Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley dealt with the role of the judiciary in connection with the other two branches of government, the executive and the legislative.
SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY: Some legal scholars claim that when the political branches of government are slow to act, the broad and spacious terms of the Constitution lend themselves to court-created solutions. Do you agree with this role of the court?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: I have said that it is not the job of the court to solve society's problems, and I believe that. It is the job of the court to decide particular cases. Now sometimes cases are brought and the courts have to decide them, even though the other branches have been slow to act, as you say.
Brown versus Board of Education is a good example. The other branches in society were not addressing the problems of segregation in the schools. They were not just slow to act, they weren't acting. But that didn't mean the court should step in and act.
But when the courts were presented with a case that presented the challenge, this segregation violates the equal protection clause — the courts did have the obligation to decide that case and resolve it – and in the course of doing that, of course, changed the course of American history.
KWAME HOLMAN: Along those same lines, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl asked Judge Roberts how the courts should react to the tragedy that unfolded following Hurricane Katrina.
SEN. HERB KOHL: But in spite of all of our laws and all of our rules, we still saw what happened down in New Orleans. The people who were left behind were people who had not had educational or employment opportunities. The question I asked was whether you as a person who aspires to become the chief justice of the United States sees a particular role other than continuing the role that you observe we are following now, the particular role for improving our ability to respond to the needs of those people who live under those circumstances.
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Well, the courts are, of course, passive institutions. We hear cases that are brought before us. We don't go out and bring cases. We don't have the constitutional authority to execute the law. We don't have the constitutional authority to make the law. Our obligation is to decide the cases that are presented. Now I'm confident just in the nature of things that there will be cases presented arising out of that horrible disaster, of all sorts. And many of those will be federal cases, I'm sure. Others will be in the state courts.
And, again, the obligation of the federal judiciary and the state judiciary is to make sure they provide a place where people can have their claims, their litigation decided fairly and efficiently according to the rule of law.
KWAME HOLMAN: California Democrat Diane Feinstein is the lone woman on the Judiciary Committee. And this afternoon she returned to the morning's discussion of two of the court's abortion- related decisions, Roe v. Wade, and Casey versus Planned Parenthood.
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: Unlike my experience, there are now entire generations of women who know a world only where their reproductive rights are protected. Do you agree with the court that this reliance is sufficient?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Well, again, I think that's asking me whether I think the decision was correct or not on that point. It certainly was the analysis of the joint opinion in the court entitled to respect as precedent like any other decision of the court under principles of stare decisis.
And that would certainly be where I would begin if any of these issues come before the court. If I were to be confirmed I would begin with the precedent that the court has laid out in this area.
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN: One other question on Casey. And I'd like to quote from something that Justice Ginsburg said in the transcript in her confirmation hearing in a discussion with then Sen. Brown: The Casey majority understood that marriage and family life is not always what we might wish them to be. There are women whose physical safety, even their lives, would be endangered if the law required them to notify their partner. And Casey, which in other respects has been greeted in some quarters with great distress answered a significant question, one left open in Roe. Casey held a state could not require notification to the husband. Do you agree?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: That is what Casey held, yes. That's, as I said before, a precedent of the court, like any other precedent of the court entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis.
KWAME HOLMAN: Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions added his own thoughts.
SEN. JEFF SESSIONS: Well, I would like to know how you'd rule on a lot of those cases too. I didn't ask you when you came and talked with me. And I don't think it's appropriate.
I don't think those of us who are politically conservative ought to look to the courts to promote our conservative agenda through the manipulation of interpreting words of the Constitution or statutes.
I don't think liberals have a right to ask the court to promote their agenda by twisting the plain meaning of words to accomplish an agenda. What we need is what you said, an umpire — fair and objective that calls it like they see it based on the discreet case that comes before the judge. I think that's most important.
And I just don't think that we ought to take the view that that matter is open and shut. And I hope that you will take… we'll take you at your word that your mind is open and you will evaluate the matter fairly according to the high standards of justice that you can bring to bear to that issue and any others like it that come up. Will you give us that commitment?
JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS: Absolutely, Senator. I would confront issues in this area as in any other area with an open mind in light of the arguments, in light of the record, after careful consideration of the views of my colleagues on the bench and I would confront these questions just as I would any others that come before the court.
KWAME HOLMAN: And in response to a question from Wisconsin democrat Russ Feingold Judge Roberts said he hadn't settled on an opinion about whether to allow cameras to televise Supreme Court proceedings but he's thinking about it.
A second round of questions for Judge John Roberts will begin tomorrow morning.


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A Mother's Story
Have you ever wondered if you are relevant, significant, or if anything you do really matters? Sometimes I get moving so fast, occupied with my daily activities, and whirling in a million directions, that I wonder at the end of the day, if any of it really mattered…….does anything I do count?
I received a card in the mail the other day from Whitney, a childhood friend, and the cover read: "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible" – Francis of Assisi.
That gave me pause for reflection because certainly Craig and I know that Beyond Batten Disease Foundation was created by a "necessary" response to give hope to our child, Christiane. What came next was the "possible" with the creation of the foundation and the extraordinary contributions of our friends and community. While our destination is certainly to accomplish the" impossible," what's striking to me is how amplified that concept becomes when an entire community is simultaneously contributing to that phenomena.
Back to school always marks the end of summer with anticipation and excitement for a new season for children. Even parents welcome the new routine. New beginnings abound for children of all ages and suddenly we find ourselves in a new place. Kindergarten gives way to first grade, elementary gives way to middle school, and on it goes until our kids finally go off to college or into the real world and we wait breathlessly for the results of all of our hard work.
I once heard that raising children is like having a herd in a green pasture surrounded by a secure fence. They are free to explore and discover within the boundaries of the fence. Every year, our job as parents is to expand their boundaries and responsibility so they can become more and more independent. The idea is to increase their limits and make room for their own decisions so they can discover success and failure, and learn to grow from those experiences. Our job is not to control and dominate them, but rather to allow them the freedom of making their own choices as we continue expanding their pasture until they are capable of functioning independently and responsibly without the fence.
Mother Theresa once said, " We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world".
In the wake of Run to the Sun, our fourth annual overnight relay through the Texas hill country, we received a letter from someone named Jack, whom I've never met.
In the letter Jack describes his experience of the event and his own challenge in the wee hours of the night as he ran his leg of the 90 mile trek back to Austin.
"I cannot stop thinking about the Run to the Sun……….Although this leg was extremely hard for me physically and emotionally, God told me not to give up and to keep running. The blisters on my feet, the tightening pain in my hamstrings, calves and knees plus the feeling of distress alone on Highway 360 were all washed away by the thought of your family……….I admire and commend you for not giving up. By fighting hard and raising awareness, God has used the Benson family to bring hope to others affected by orphan diseases."
Some say control is an illusion and if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plan.
Have you ever tried to prepare for the unknown or anticipated a new situation or challenge and wondered if you had the skill set or fortitude to execute the task at hand?
Last summer, our family signed up for a 7 day overnight campout on horseback through the Teton wilderness in Jackson, Wyoming. At the time, it sounded like an exciting vacation and something totally outside of the box of our conventional choices. But as the date approached, I found myself wondering what on earth I had done! "This was MY idea" I reminded myself. I mean, I was a summer camper and absolutely loved adventures as a child…… but that was 35 years ago. What about the bears? How about taking a shower and washing my hair? What's it like to sleep outside in freezing temperatures? Trying to prepare for the unknown was consuming and soon I found myself on the floor of my closet, cramming in a week's worth of riding gear and "survival essentials" into a small duffle bag. Should I take the Icy Hot or Benadryl? Can I take the EpiPen and still have room for the bear spray? I was beginning to realize that the flurry I produced trying to anticipate every possible eventuality, weather condition or unwanted visitor from the wild was a futile effort. Finally, packed with everything I could think of (that would fit), I zipped up my bag…… and just to make God laugh, I forgot my toothbrush.
I remember a little boy when I was young who was handicapped. I don' t remember his name, but I'll never forget the impression he made. Walking for him required effort, his expressions were contorted, and the sounds he made when he spoke seemed involuntary and scary to me as a child. I remember my mother shuffling us past him in the breezeway leading to the sanctuary at church. I'm not exactly sure how I was reminded, but the basic message was to keep walking, and don't stare, or make his family feel uncomfortable. He was the only handicapped kid from my childhood that I remember.
I'm not sure where children with special needs went to school then, I simply never saw them. How refreshing it is that times have changed. I am amazed today to walk through the halls of Casis Elementary, to not only see these children fully integrated into school, but also to see them so fully embraced by the children who surround them.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the whole world knew your pain? Would you feel exposed or liberated? Would you be embarrassed or relieved? Would others treat you differently? I frankly never gave it any thought until 3 weeks ago when Craig and I took the children to Colorado for their first ski trip.
We enrolled Christiane in a program called Challenge Aspen, where children with special needs are taught to ski. Her instructor, Chloe, had worked with children with all sorts of disabilities and turned out to be a perfect choice for Christiane. While Christiane is not totally blind, her vision is blurry with dark spots; she sees shapes and shadows and struggles to focus on objects up close. Chloe asked me how Christiane would feel about wearing a fluorescent vest that indicated she was visually impaired. At first I felt exposed and uncertain about drawing so much attention to Christiane, but the obvious necessity to alert other skiers that she was skiing with a visual impairment made it an easy decision. So off they went, in matching orange and green vests, with Christiane's reading "Blind Athlete" and Chloe's reading "Guide for the Blind." I followed behind and watched in awe as Christiane began to trust her instructor as she was led down the slope holding on to Chloe's pole that was extended horizontally in front of her.
With the holidays approaching, the children and I have decided to decorate our front yard with characters from our favorite Christmas story…….Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Twelve years ago, my brother, John, made a Grinch who sat on the front porch at Christmas, and I remember all of the children being fixated on every detail, fascinated with his yellow eyes, bright green skin, and long fingernails. Every wrinkle of his face was animated with a grin that held the awful thought of his plot to end Christmas by stealing it away from the Whos. Every child imagined what it would be like to wake up with no presents or toys, and the Grinch would finally be satisfied that he had put an end to the noise and commotion of Christmas.
by guest columnist Missy Herndon
Three years ago, Missy and Wayne Herndon received the shocking news that their then 6 year old son, Will, had been diagnosed with Batten disease. Like the Bensons, the Herndons responded with a "knowing" that they had to do something to make a difference. Shortly after Will's diagnosis, the Herndons created the Will Herndon Fund and joined BBDF to collaborate their efforts to fund research to find a treatment or a cure for their children.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
On Mother's Day, I received a poem from Christiane entitled "I Wish." There was a picture of her at the top blowing on a thistle and written with a black marker in her own handwriting, the last line read, "I wish that there was no more Batten." I swallowed hard knowing that this was one of those difficult moments.
Two weeks earlier, Christiane and I had gone for a walk to the hardware store to buy some birdseed. It was the first time we had ventured out so far from home on foot, and she was especially delighted that we had successfully crossed such a busy street to get there.
On our way home we stopped at a friend's house to visit. While we were there Christiane was introduced to a woman who kindly told Christiane that she had her picture on her refrigerator and that she prayed for her every day. Christiane had a puzzled look on her face and I guessed that she might be wondering why someone she had never met was praying for her every day. So when we left, I asked Christiane if she knew why that lady said that she prayed for her, and she answered "No."


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We spent 5 days in Paris that time and every evening we headed out towards the Eiffel Tower after dark to admire the gorgeous light spectacle. Normally we would go underground using the closest Metro entrance to get back to the hotel. But the last day we decided we would walk all the way back and enjoy the beautifull night. After a while I turned around and saw this amazing scene! Check for yourselves and I'm sure you'll agree: Paris is lovely by night!
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