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Moving to Centennial in late May. Looking to meet climbers and find some partners. Is joining the Colorado Mountain Club a good idea? In other words, are the opportunities/activities organized worth the price of membership? Are there better/easier ways to find climbing partners in CO? Thanks, Tony
If you're an experienced climber then you probably won't get much out of the CMC. Their focus is more on beginner instruction and hiking and scrambling.
No. Just post for partners on here and meet people. Plenty of folks climb ing CO/Denver
In the last two years I've needed to meet new people to climb with in the Denver metro area. I met 4 of them off of Mt. Project, 3 through people I knew, 1 off of RC.com, 2 off of Denver Social Climbers on Meetup, 2 from Rockin' & Jammin's partner page, and 1 from just introducing myself in the gym. I never thought to try the CMC. I used to be a member, but that was in the 90s, and I remember the outings being more geared towards BC skiing, hiking, and easy mountaineering/peak bagging than technical rock climbing. Cool organization, though! (It's weird, also, that no matter how many climbing friends I have, it never seems to be enough. There are *still* times I end up having to TR solo because everyone is busy. Go figure.)
If you are a backcountry skier, then the CMC is absolutely worth it. They have a very active group of skiers, and provide the opportunity for lots of great ski outings. Can't really comment much on their other activities, as I never really participated in anything other than the ski trips.
The CMC has good cheap instructional classes. If you are looking for affordable training they are good. I've taken their Basic Mountaineering School and Wilderness First Aid etc. I think the classes were like $30-$50 but that's been quite a few years ago... Also - if you are a member I know you get 10% off of gear at Bent Gate in Golden :) (probably other places as well) Signing up for their "trips" might be good for you as well if you want to get out and hike a 14er and meet some cool people...
When I was in CO I either met people while out climbing (bouldering or whatever) or on here. There are enough climbers you probably won't have any trouble.
Check out meetup.com. There are several groups you can join that arrange climbing trips outside and in the gym. Denver social climb, Rock and soul climbers and Rock climbers of Colorado springs.


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Continuing the Christie Administration's commitment to the recovery of small businesses in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) announced today that several Ocean City businesses have recently been awarded Stronger NJ Business Grants to support their recovery from Sandy.
Pelican Pete's Island Car Wash, Neal's A&D Tire Service, Christina's Butterfly Boutique, Making Waves, and Serendipity Bed and Breakfast all received grants from the Stronger NJ Business Grant program, which offers grants of up to $50,000 per impacted location to New Jersey businesses damaged by the storm. To date, 132 businesses have been approved grants totaling over $6.6 million.
"We encourage any business with at least $5,000 in damage from the storm to contact us as there are still funds available to support small businesses," said Michele Brown, CEO of the EDA. "The Stronger NJ Business Grant and Loan programs can help business owners fund the gap between the resources they have available and what they need to get their businesses back to where they were before the storm."
Making Waves, a women's clothing boutique featuring contemporary clothing and accessories, experienced major flooding, resulting in building damage and complete loss of inventory and display fixtures at its Ocean City location. The business's three other locations in southern NJ experienced significant damage and loss of inventory as well.
"The damage from the storm was terrible, but the disruption in business following the storm added insult to injury. The Stronger NJ Business Grant is really helping us get back on track," said Making Waves owner Francine Keller.
Serendipity Bed and Breakfast, located just half a block from the ocean, lost the entire contents of its basement to flooding including their boiler, electrical panel, and fire monitoring panel. They also suffered major damage to their chimney, but fortunately the flooding did not make it up to the first floor.
"Returning to our business, which is also our home, to survey the damage following the storm was completely overwhelming," said Karen Morella, Owner, Serendipity Bed and Breakfast. "Our recovery hasn't been easy, but with the help of our neighbors and some trusted contractors, we are now doing fine. We truly appreciate the grant the state has provided."
Since May 1, storm-impacted small businesses have been able to apply for EDA administered grants of up to $50,000 through the Stronger NJ Business Grant Program. The program launched two days after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved New Jersey's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Recovery Action Plan. Governor Christie called on the EDA to administer $460 million of the state's CDBG Disaster Recovery allocation to support the recovery of impacted businesses. The Stronger NJ Business Grant program is the first of these CDBG-funded business recovery programs and is utilizing $260 million of the allocation.
On July 1, the EDA unveiled the $100 million Stronger NJ Business Loan program, which offers loans of up to $5 million with no interest or principal payments for up to 24 years to businesses impacted by the storm, as well as businesses looking to expand within storm-impacted communities.
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The Record: Letters, Nov. 17, 2012
On severe weather and climate change
Regarding "Is this weather's new normal?" (Page A-1, Nov. 12):
There is nothing "unprecedented" in the weather events that have occurred recently in the United States, specifically in New Jersey.
The statement, "New Jersey has experienced above-average temperatures for 21 consecutive months, and in 34 of the past 36 months — basically three straight years," is true based on surface temperature observations from NASA and NOAA.
But many other equally qualified climatologists say that surface temperatures are affected by the "heat-island effect," which raises the daily minimum temperatures in urban and suburban locations and, therefore, annual temperature averages.
When one uses satellite temperature measurements, the University of Alabama at Birmingham temperature records show below normal global temperatures in February 2011, March 2011 and January 2012. The Remote Sensing Systems/Microwave Sounding Unit observations show below normal global temperatures in May 2009, June 2009, March 2011, January 2012 and February 2012.
The article refers to a recent report by Munich Reinsurance. The methodology of this study has been called into question by a number of scientists, including Roger Pielke Jr., professor of environmental studies at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
They have discovered that, after accounting for land development and population, there had been no increase in damage caused by natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, flood or wildfires. Statistics from NOAA show that the number of hurricane strikes on the United States has been decreasing, with the drop particularly noticeable for Category 3 or stronger storms. Sandy was Category 1.
A similar trend is noted for category EF 3 or stronger tornadoes in the United States. Northern hemisphere winter snow extent is in a small increasing trend, according to data complied by Rutgers University's Global Snow Lab. And the heat and drought that affected the United States this past summer were neither record-breaking nor extraordinary, with high temperatures and drought extent having been more severe in the past, particularly in the 1930s and 1950s.
I do not minimize the tragedy caused by adverse weather. I merely point out that similar or more severe events have occurred in the past and will occur in the future. New Jersey should prepare for them as only New Jerseyans can.
But the practice of referring to every bad storm, drought, heat wave and blizzard as being caused by "global warming" or "climate change" is disingenuous and unscientific.
Charles Lampert
Tenafly, Nov. 13
Regarding "Is this weather's new normal?" (Page A-2, Nov. 12):
It is noteworthy that political leaders are addressing the effects of climate change, particularly, damage from flooding and loss of power.
Although upgrading building codes and reviewing transportation, power and emergency systems are necessities, action at the local government level is just as important. Municipalities should review with local utilities the safety of power lines to ensure that trees are trimmed on a more frequent basis. Each municipality should have a central emergency headquarters.
Important actions are:
* Develop a response team for each neighborhood. This team can assess the safety of individuals, possibly moving the seriously affected to a shelter.
* Create a standing crew of tree removal and landscaping firms, trained and certified by the local utility, to be called upon to remove fallen branches on power lines and debris from the streets.
* Maintain a list of building trades personnel, who would be dispatched to the severely damaged areas.


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Bride and Prejudice is a wild celebration of life and love. In this fresh take on Austens story, an Indian mother, Mrs. Bakshi (Nadira Babbar) is searching for suitable (read wealthy) husbands for her four beautiful daughters. Her husband radar working at full tilt, Mrs. Bakshi lets the world know how she suffers because her daughters are unwed. Shes not in the least bit shy about letting everyone within earshot know her daughters will make wonderful wives to any appropriate suitors (credit check and bank account statements required prior to taking a walk down the aisle).
At a party to celebrate the upcoming wedding of a family friend, the Bakshis oldest daughter Jaya (Namrata Shirodkar) falls under the spell of Balraj (Naveen Andrews), a handsome, wealthy Indian who lives in London and who all the mothers have set their sights on nabbing. In other words, hes 100% prime husband meat. Meanwhile, Lalita (Aishwarya Rai), the second oldest daughter, meets and rejects American millionaire Will Darcy (Martin Henderson). Will comes across as a jerk, making comments about India and Indian women that infuriate Lalita.
Despite the very rocky start, Wills attracted to Lalita but cant figure out why she detests him so much. Lalita sees nothing attractive about his personality, viewing him as a spoiled American capitalist. Still, theres a connection between the two that seems to draw them together almost against their wills.
With mom still hoping to march her daughters down the aisle in short order, the Bakshis invite Mr. Kohli (Nitin Ganatra), an Indian who has moved to Los Angeles and who spouts bizarre, dated American sayings, to come and choose one of their luscious daughters. Kohli selects Lalita but she says no, claiming she will only marry for love. Whats a mother to do?
The situation gets even more convoluted when Johnny Wickham (Daniel Gillies) appears on the scene. Wickham and Darcy have history (and its not pretty) and when Wickham wins Lalitas attention, Darcy does what any man would he leaves India and returns to his home in Los Angeles.
The story is kept moving along by frenetic dance numbers and snappy songs that leap from pop to classic rock n roll to touching ballads. Even Ashanti makes the scene playing a singer at an Indian-style rave.
As for the cast, Martin Henderson is charming even when his characters not at his most likeable. Naveen Andrews (an actor whose career is taking off thanks to the success of the TV series, Lost) shows off flashy dance moves and makes the most of his supporting role.
The actors who make up the Bakshi family are terrific. In fact, they sell the family unit so well its easy to fall into their world and believe these people are indeed related. Aishwarya Rai (the Queen of Bollywood) and Namrata Shirodkar are more than just attractive eye candy. These women can act and easily steal the show from their male counterparts. Theres truly not a weak link in this large ensemble cast.
The success of Chicago and Moulin Rouge have helped pave the way for contemporary American audiences to embrace the return of the movie musical. Hopefully Bride and Prejudice will help sell Bollywood newbies on the Indian cinematic experience. The style is visually stunning and the romance is sweet and innocent. How refreshing!
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↵…but "do" includes certain ties. ↵↵
↵Yes, the U.S. can get through with yet another tie thanks to the three goals they've scored so far, but in that case they're really hoping England is as punchless as they've shown in the first two games. The situation: ↵
↵THE U.S. IS IN IF ↵↵
↵They win, or
↵They tie and England does not win against Slovenia.* ↵
↵THE U.S. IS OUT IF ↵↵
↵They lose, or
↵They tie and England beats Slovenia. ↵
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↵So root for the U.S. and Slovenia when both games kick off at 10 tomorrow. Meanwhile, Algeria's draw against England gives them a shot at advancing if they win, but they absolutely must win. This will likely see them attack much more freely than they did against England, when they didn't play any out-and-out strikers. ↵↵
↵Five key areas for the U.S. going into their most important game in eight years: ↵↵ ↵
Deal With Your Right Flank↵
↵Algerian left-back Nadir Belhadj is the Desert Foxes' best player, but he's a left back in name only, as he bombs down the edge of the field into the attacking third more regularly than anyone else on the team. This fancy graph from Stars and Gripes demonstrates. ↵↵
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↵The Algerian goal is on the right, England's on the left. Though Belhadj will drop back to defend as demanded by the situation, he's more attacking than even bombing full-backs like Ashley Cole or Brazil's Maicon. Though it might look like Algeria is playing a 4-man backline on paper, in reality Algeria is playing with three central defenders. Dealing with Belhadj and his frequent linkups with Karim Ziani, the team's most dangerous attacking player, is the main task the U.S. has on defense. ↵↵
↵With a bunch of attacking midfield-type players and no truly threatening striker, the U.S. will want to clog the area in front of its net—hello Ricardo Clark—and launch withering counter-attacks after one of the midfield folk has won the ball. Bradley might consider giving Clark man-marking responsibilities on Ziani similar to those that saw Wayne Rooney erased in the opener against England. ↵↵
Adapt To The Three Man Back Line↵
↵Three-man central defenses work very well against formations with two forwards because they can aggressively mark the two main scoring threats while maintaining cover in event of a mistake. Putting five in the midfield helps control the rest of the match, giving you an advantage elsewhere. They don't work well against single-striker formations because you've got three guys against one, giving you a disadvantage elsewhere on the field. This is usually on the wings, where advance players can get in behind the advanced wing-backs, or in the middle of the field just in front of the central defenders. ↵↵
↵With Robbie Findley out, this seems like a situation in which it makes sense to move Clint Dempsey up top. Dempsey is not a wing player who is likely to punish Algeria with a quick response up the middle. He's game defensively but struggles against quick players, which Algeria has in quantity. If the U.S. is not finding success in its usual formation, Dempsey can drop back into an attacking midfield position that can drag Algeria's burly but not particularly mobile defense out of position. ↵↵
↵Replacing Findley in the lineup should be Stuart Holden or DaMarcus Beasley, the only player on the roster who have the speed and crossing ability to do that whole exploit-the-wings thing. Which one gets the call will depend more on where Bradley wants Donovan to play than Holden or Beasley. ↵↵
Counter Witheringly↵
↵The longer Algeria is kept off the board the more they'll have to get forward and the more they'll expose themselves to the sort of counter-attacks that Mexico, Brazil, and Spain have fallen prey to over the last year. Whoever's on the wing opposite Donovan should go into the game expecting to get pulled early in the second half and spend the first rampaging up and down the field, playing defense and offense at an unsustainable level. ↵↵
↵This also means that Michael Bradley's patented runs into the box will be one of the best opportunities for the U.S. to get a goal. Getting four or five guys into the attack after winning the ball back, exploiting the wings, and making the relatively slow Algerian defense play in space is one of the ways in which the U.S. is likely to score. The other… ↵↵
Make The Keepers Matter With Set Pieces↵
↵Algeria deployed their backup against England after the primary guy let in a goal almost as bad as Robert Green's to lose the Slovenia game. He was making his first international start and looked nervous, whiffing on a number of balls into the area and fumbling a couple shots. Meanwhile, Tim Howard is rock solid. ↵↵
↵The U.S. can do this by bombing from long range, picking up lots of free kicks and corners, and getting a ref who is not from Mali. Picking up set pieces will be major. Landon Donovan's service in this World Cup has been superior to just about anyone else in the tournament (possibly because the ball complaints are real) ↵↵
Don't Concede A Goal In The First Fifteen Minutes↵
↵This is a pro tip worthy of Marcelo Balboa, but… yeah. ↵↵
↵*(That is very slightly untrue. If the US game ends up 0-0 and the England game ends up 3-3, the US will be out. If the England games ends up 2-2, they'll actually draw lots for the spot in the second round. The chance of four goals getting scored in the England-Slovenia game are so tiny that they can be safely ignored except in footnotes.) ↵↵
This post originally appeared on the Sporting Blog. For more, see The Sporting Blog Archives.


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I think there needs to be new jerseys soon, Not the ketchup and mustard, but the BORING Home and Away Jerseys.
Does anyone else feel the same way as i do, because i ask people and they say yeah they are kinda boring, or need to change something.
I like the text and the numbers but the overall design, just needs to be re-done.
I would like the rockets to at least use The Ketchup & Mustards as our standard Away.


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MT. VERNON — A member of Park Avenue Baptist Church, Laura Seidel, looked no further than across the church parking lot when selecting a non-profit organization as a benefactor of a national program.
Monsanto Company selected Seidel in a random drawing through its America's Farmers Grow Communities program. As a result of being selected, Seidel was able to donate $2,500 to a non-profit organization of her choice. She chose the Park Avenue Baptist Church food pantry.
"I thought it was a quite unexpected blessing," said Seidel, who along with her husband Jerry, farm approximately 1,200 acres in southeast Jefferson County. "I go to church here and I'm somewhat aware of their ongoing needs. They largely work off donations. There's always some kind of need."
Monsanto distributes the $2,500 checks in nearly 1,300 counties across 39 states. There were 82,000 farmers who entered the America's Farmers Grow Communities program. Farmers sign up in the fall, drawings are held in the winter, and proceeds are presented to eligible programs in the spring. This is the third continual year for the program.
"The purpose of the program is to show the contributions and achievements farmers give back to rural communities to help grow the smaller rural communities by giving back to local organizations," said Paul Behlman, district sales manager of Monsanto.
"Last week we gave a check in Randolph County to a Lutheran grade school and a couple of weeks a check was presented in Jackson County to the new cancer facility that Southern Illinois Healthcare is erecting. There are other food pantries that have been given donations, as well as schools, churches, and fire departments," he added.
"I feel great and it's a blessing we got it," said Park Avenue Food Pantry Director Frank Chrum. "It's going to help a lot of people."


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SkedX understand the central role of scheduling in your employee culture and helps create a sense of community in your workplace by offering a variety of engaging features that are designed to increase employee engagement and communication.
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Why the Rule of Law?
Richard K. Greenstein
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 65, No. 1
Why should we - indeed, why should any community - care about the rule of law?
There is, of course, a traditional answer: The rule of law protects a community against tyranny. That is, law sets limits on the use of governmental power. Law does this in two ways: by requiring the government to act in accordance with preexisting rules, principles, and standards, and by incorporating into those standards supralegal norms (natural, divine, customary, etc.) that reflect the polity's understanding of unalterable (or very hard to alter) limitations on the government power.
Of course, for the rule of law to protect against tyranny, law must be knowable. That is, law's limits must be sufficiently specified so that they are known in advance of the state's use of coercive power. This requirement of knowability focuses us on the profound paradox of law: On the one hand, law is rule-like. Our everyday experience is that law is relatively clear, enabling us, including government officials, to reliably know what the law permits, forbids, and requires. On the other hand, law is incorrigibly malleable, open-textured, and indeterminate - the very quality that enables lawyers to advocate different legal positions, enables judges to concur and dissent in specific cases, and enables courts to justify distinguishing, limiting, and overruling precedent.
My concern is not to resolve the paradox, but to think about what it implies for justifying the rule of law. The protection-against-tyranny rationale speaks to one aspect of law's character: its ruleness (law's manifest ability to say in advance what is permitted, forbidden, and required). But what justifies the rule of law in light of law's malleability, open texture, and indeterminacy (law's manifest inability to say what is permitted, forbidden, and requires)? Perhaps more to the point, just what does the rule of law mean in light of law's malleability, open texture, and indeterminacy.
That is what this essay is about: making sense of and justifying the rule of law when we think about law as indeterminate and, therefore, unable to specify the limits on governmental power that protect us from tyranny.
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Stanford, CA (Sports Network) - Ian Clark scored 15 points as the Belmont Bruins knocked off the Stanford Cardinal 70-62 at Maples Pavilion.
Kerron Johnson added 14 points, Blake Jenkins put in 11 and Trevor Noack tacked on 10 for Belmont (3-0) which remains unbeaten.
Stefan Nastic had 11 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double for Stanford (3-1). Christian Sanders finished with 11 points and Chasson Randle chipped in 10 on just 1-of-11 shooting. Josh Huestis pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
Belmont led 33-25 at halftime after holding Stanford to just 9-of-29 shooting including misses on all eight 3-point attempts. Belmont meanwhile hit on 14- of-37 attempts including 3-of-11 from beyond the arc.
The Bruins led by as many as 14 points in the second half but Stanford managed to take a 53-52 lead with just over six minutes remaining. However the Bruins outscored the Cardinal 18-9 over the final six minutes while hitting 6-of-8 free throws in the final minute to earn the win.
Stanford lost despite owning a 48-39 edge on the boards. Belmont outscored Stanford 18-6 from beyond the arc. Stanford missed its first 12 shots from 3-point range and finished 2-of-19 from distance overall.
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Current Graduate Students - Carly Eakin
Carly Eakin, Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Aram Calhoun and Malcolm Hunter, Department of Wildlife Ecology
Summer 2013 – Spring 2017
M.S. 2012, Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, MI
B.S. 2006, Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University, MI
I am interested in how urbanization impacts wildlife and how these impacts can be mitigated through planning and management techniques. After working several years as a landscape architect, I wanted to focus on conservation. I joined Peace Corps to protect coastal resources and later researched green roofs' wildlife habitat potential at MSU.
Current Research: Currently, I study how vernal pool-breeding amphibians interact with urbanizing landscapes, with a focus on movement and dispersal patterns. Although tied to vernalpools for larval and breeding stages, amphibians such as the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) spend most of their lives in upland areas. These species rely on wetland and terrestrial areas, but much is unknown about their terrestrial life stages or how these species respond to urban conditions. Terrestrial movement and dispersal patterns maintain population connectivity among vernal pools and may be disrupted by urbanization. An understanding of terrestrial habitat use and urban sensitivities can guide conservation and development in a direction which maintains population connectivity of vernal pool-breeding amphibians and improves the likelihood of long-term population persistence.


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A scathing audit advisory report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office accusing the Village of Fenton of wrongdoing has Mayor Eddie Alfred Jr. on the defense.
"Those are based on completely false accusations," said Alfred.
Auditors visited the Mayor's Office for two days back in December and issued an advisory based on their findings on Feb. 27.
Most notable, the report said a village-owned police car driven by Alfred had blue exterior lights and was not marked in accordance with state law.
State law outlines that, "All persons other than law enforcement officers on official duty are prohibited from equipping, operating, or using motor vehicles with blue colored electric lights thereon."
However, Alfred believes because he is a commissioned police officer and with the amount of hazardous materials rolling through the area - the lights were justified for emergencies.
"If I am out of town and there is a major accident or something here, I can get back here quicker," said Alfred.
Auditors also noted that the Charger did not have permanent markings of the name and/or insignia of the village. State law outlines that public vehicles driven by officials include official markings.
The lights have since been disconnected and are not operational.
Some of the other findings noted were inadequate documentation of fuel usage. The mayor said they not only have a fuel log for every piece of equipment - right down to the weed eater - but also have surveillance.
"All that and plus when you walk outside you will see the tank has a camera on it. So nobody can still gas from this town," said Alfred.
Also an area of concern was contract work for a heliport that was awarded to Alfred's uncle.
They spent $7,696 on the project. The village paid $5,279 to Melvin Alfred Sr. to do the work.
According to the mayor, three people bid on the project and although it wasn't on record, it was approved by the board.
"The council members did know and vote on the project," said Alfred. "It was discussed and verbally agreed upon, though no formal vote was taken or recorded."
As a response, the auditors suggested the village consult with its attorney before contracts are made.
Addressing the audit advisory report head on, Alfred wants his constituents to know the concerns are being taken seriously by his office.
"I pour my heart into this community. In less than four years, when I took office, this town's general fund was only at $9,000. Now, we almost have $300,000. I dedicate most of my time to this town," said Alfred. "I just want people to have confidence in me in knowing that I am fighting to do what I am supposed to do for this town and I am not going to do anything to hurt this community."
Alfred said they have a plan for suggestions made by the auditors. Meanwhile, the auditors said they will monitor the village's resolution of the issues.
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New Castaic Sports Complex Aquatic Center Opens Friday
Castaic families looking to cool down and enjoy some fun in the water this summer can visit the new Castaic Sports Complex Aquatic Center, which opens Friday at 11 a.m.
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The $13 million facility features a 6,425-square-foot pool and a splash pad with an integrated recreation pool. The energy-efficient design is being considered for a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design Silver Certification.
The entrance to center is marked with "Bbubbles," a civic art installation by visual artist Bob Zoell.
County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and Russ Guiney, director of the County Department of Parks and Recreation will be present for the ceremonial ribbon cutting.
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Most of us probably appreciate that a retailer's checklist for dorm/apartment furnishings is not a college readiness checklist, but rather a convenience for shoppers and a boost for sales.
And although there have been plenty of recent criticisms in the media about the frenzy for designer dorms ("When my daugther went away to college, all she took was a pair of sheets") -- decoration, whether it be of our bodies or environments, is a normal expression of identity.
The problem is when such decoration becomes the preoccupation, rather than living the life of a student, i.e., studying, exploring one's identity, interacting with others who are different, participating in social activities, volunteering, etc. Buying is not being, and image management is not identity development.
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New Orleans, La. -- A six-year-old boy is killed just steps from his home in Denham Springs. Authorities in Livingston Parish have now booked a driver with negligent homicide in the child's death.
Distracted driving is a growing public safety concern, and for many the warnings come too late.
Tyler Myers died on September 24. "We just know he was riding his scooter," said Sheriff Jason Ard of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. "We don't know if he may have fell down in his driveway."
According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Brad Welch was on his phone when he pulled into that driveway and felt a bump. He vehicle had hit the child and killed him. Welch is now booked with negligent homicide in the child's death.
"If that distraction led to the crash, then absolutely that person can be charged," said Melissa Matey with the Louisiana State Police.
Matey says distractions behind the wheel come in many forms, including "GPS devices, texting, radios, IPODs, passengers, food."
She says all of those distractions can lead to disaster in an instant. "Crashes are extremely violent and they happen within fractions of a second," Matey told us.
The combination of driving and distractions has become such a big problem on America's roadways that the U.S. Government has developed a web site devoted entirely to distracted driving and the consequences.
Distraction.gov features the faces of distracted driving. The stories include a five-year-old boy who was paralyzed after a woman who was texting and driving ran a stop sign.
"I've been told that the text was, 'I'm on my way.' It wasn't that important,' said the child's mother from his bedside.
It also includes the story of a 17-year-old girl who refused to listen to her mom about the dangers of texting and driving.
"She believed me in so many things and she did what I told her to do when she was growing up," said her mother. "But this one thing, we couldn't get her to quit."
Attorney John Redmann represents victims of distracted driving. "I don't care what you were texting about. I care if you were texting at the time of the accident," said Redmann. "In the instances where it's a real debate about who is at fault, yes, we can subpoena the phone records."
So the next time a distraction tempts you behind the wheel, state police say remember this: "It's not worth it," said Trooper Matey. "It's not worth the distraction."
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During the conversation Jackson's keys were knocked to the ground, when he tried to pick them up the woman stood over the keys, and that's when he says he pushed them away.
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If you are rapidly approaching thirty, or older, then seeing Shawn Michaels toss former Rockers partner Marty Jannetty through Brutus Beefcake's barber shop window was a watershed moment for your wrestling fandom.
Heck, there's even a wrestling t-shirt website named after the moment.
When "The Heartbreak Kid" committed this act, he fractured one of the most popular tag teams in WWE, but also catapulted himself into singles stardom.
Personal demons would prevent Jannetty from doing the same, however.
He was released following Michaels' betrayal only to return at the 1993 Royal Rumble to challenge his old partner. He was once again let go, but given a third chance -- on this date -- during an episode of RAW.
Michaels was inside the squared circle, gloating and talking himself up to be the greatest wrestler in WWE. He even issued an open challenge which was answered by...
Well, you can see for yourself right here:
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police have arrested a Louisville man after he was allegedly caught viewing child porn at a public library computer.
It happened at the Louisville Free Public Library's Bon Air Branch on Del Rio Place, just west of Farnsley Park, at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
Police say officers were dispatched to the library after a citizen called to report that they had witnessed a man looking at child pornography on the library computer.
When police arrived, they interviewed the suspect, who turned out to be 37-year-old Mark L. Brown. When Brown gave detectives permission to search the content of the thumb drive he was using, they allegedly found child pornography.
Police say Brown admitted that he had been looking at pictures of "adolescents" and that he had saved some of the pictures on his thumb drive.
Brown was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of possession of matter portraying the sexual performance of a minor.
According to the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry, Brown is a registered sex offender who has been convicted of sodomy and engaging in an unlawful transaction with a minor in the past. The victim in at least one of those incidents was 13 years of age, according to the registry.
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A high school hockey goalie in Massachusetts has come up with a unique idea to trick the opposition: camouflage pads.
Trevor Leahy of the Pingree School in South Hamilton has designed a pattern that makes his leg pads look like part of the open net.
"When the shooter comes down and only has a split second to shoot the puck, they're looking for net," Leahy told The Boston Globe. "If you put the net on the pad, they'll shoot at the pad instead of the goal."
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) made the following statement after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to work in the House of Representatives after months of recovery:
"I am beyond joyful that my colleague, Gabby, returned to the work she loves today. What an amazing surprise to see her among all of her colleagues and friends. The recovery she had made to this point is truly remarkable. Arizonans everywhere are elated to see her and are grateful for her progress."


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Who's your early NCAA pick?
Time for a little off-season fun. I'm continuing to work on some blog updates in preparation for the 2009-2010 NCAA men's basketball season. We're about two months from Midnight Madness – the official start of Bracketville 2010. Just for fun, I've attached a short poll to get a feel on your early favorite to win the 2010 NCAA title? Take a moment to vote. And as always, send me a rebound – Dave.
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New Power 24 released May 1
As the NCAA Tournament postlude continues, we'll post our first Power 24 for the 2009-2010 season on May 1. Let me know what you think. I'm still working on some new ideas and upgrades to the site. Look for lots of new posts and information in October. I'll also be working on some feature columns. Meanwhile, keep track of summer progress – especially after the NBA Draft in June. Bracketville is your home blog for all things NCAA Tournament.
2009 ACC/Big Ten Challenge pairings
See newest update 11/24: ACC/Big 10 Challenge: Who wins?
This year's national title game will be replayed in Chapel Hill on December 1 as part of the 2009 ACC/BigTen Challenge – sort of. The 2009 National Champion Tar Heels will be hit harder by graduation and NBA defection – giving MSU favored status as we look "way ahead" to the early part of the 2009-2010 season.
Other interesting matchups at the 11th annual event include: Wake Forest at Purdue (who'll be playing for Wake?) … Boston College at Michigan (the Wolverines should be improved if Manny Harris stays as expected) … Florida State at Ohio State … Illinois at Clemson … and Minnesota and Miami-FL. Second-tier battles feature Penn State at Virginia, Maryland and Indiana, Northwestern at NC State, Virginia Tech at Iowa, and Duke at Wisconsin.
The Big Ten conference has never won the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Early returns indicate the Big Ten will continue to rise. Michigan State and Purdue will be favored – again. Michigan figures to be more consistent and Illinois, Ohio State, and Minnesota in particular have solid building blocks and strong recruiting classes arriving.
More updates to come soon including our first 2010 NCAA Tournament Projection. Updates will be made after the NBA Draft when we know for sure who's back and who's not. Full coverage of the 2009-2010 season will return with Midnight Madness in October. I'll be working on several other site upgrades and information during the summer – and provide NCAA Tournament related comments as relevant.
New Bracket Projection begins weekly updates
Welcome to 2009 here at Bracketville. What a great time for college basketball. Conference play is underway and we're heading into the stretch that makes or breaks seasons for many teams. It also means weekly updates and additional insights here at Bracketville. We're excited to announce the first of our weekly brackets now in Bracketology.
We've also added regional links with team information and our BV insight. Let us know what you think. Our No. 1 seeds to start 2009 are North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Duke, and Connecticut. They are being chased by Oklahoma, Texas, Georgetown and Michigan State. The current bracket is updated through games on Sunday, January 4. Additional thoughts to come as the week progresses – Bracketguy.
Xavier makes Top 10 leap in Power 24
Welcome to Bracketville's Power 24. It's a look at teams based on performance and potential, not single game outcomes. This way, a team's full profile is more inclusive, including strength of schedule, wins against top teams, and evalation against the RPI. Just as important, teams are put through the "eye test."
The Power 24 is a reflection of both potential and substance. A team's overall profile, ability, and potential will be better defined as the season progresses. Read more…


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We've come up with some interesting culinary themes for the 2012 Concert in the Park Summer Season. All of our themes, dating back to 2008, are listed on Newf in My Soup's Holidays, Parties and Themes page. This week's Stripped and Dipped could be interpreted to mean foods that were stripped, peeled, skinned, naked or raw, cut into strips, made into a dip or dipping sauce, or a combination thereof. On Sunday morning, after struggling with what to make, I stumbled across a recipe for Creamy Poblano Pepper Strips (Rajas) on Food Network.com, but then found a more appealing version in Mark Miller's Tacos cookbook. I was off to Northgate Market for everything I needed, including fresh tortillas hot off the presses, and set to start roasting chiles for Rajas and Cheese Tacos.
Rajas means "slivers" or "strips" in Spanish. In Mexico and the Southwest it refers to julienned strips of roasted, peeled, and seeded chiles or sweet peppers, used in soups, as a garnish, or with quesadillas, tacos, and tamales. Here, strips of roasted poblano chiles, sweet red bell peppers, and jalapeno chiles mingle with sauteed diced onion, oregano, cilantro, Mexican Crema, queso Oaxaca, a touch of Parmesan, and toasted pine nuts. When spooned into small, fresh white corn tortillas, this filling makes incredible, two-bite hors d'oeuvre tacos. Additional accompaniments include salsa fresca, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips, and toasted pine nuts (the recipe for rajas and cheese is at the end of this post).
|Rajas and Cheese Tacos
Plate courtesy of Steelite (Craft Collection freestyle plate in green)
Carmen used julienned strips of crunchy vegetables, and lettuce and sprouts, in her vibrant Spring Rolls with Ginger Dipping Sauce, a raw vegan recipe from Carmella Soliel's Delightfully Raw.
|Spring Rolls with Ginger Dipping Sauce
Kai heard my calling for fried calamari strips, perfectly crunchy on the outside and tender within, served with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.
|Fried Calamari Strips
John's 'deviled egg of the week' was inspired by one of his adored dipping sauces, a Tunisian hot chili sauce called Harissa. We've made Bon Appetit's Cinnamon-Roasted Chicken with Harissa several times and John was successful in bringing those flavors to his eggs. The yolks were blended with honey, minced golden raisins and plain yogurt. Strips of roasted cinnamon chicken topped the filled egg and a bowl of lively harissa sauce stood ready for dipping.
|Tunisian Deviled Eggs
At the other end of her raw and healthy vegan spring rolls were Carmen's Chocolate Covered Bacon Strips. Optional gourmet add-ons may include chopped dried apple chips, apricots and crystallized ginger, finely chopped pecans and pistachios, toasted coconut, kosher salt, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and coarsely ground black pepper. Carmen used chopped pecans on the dark chocolate strips and cracked black pepper on the white ones. These caused quite a post-concert Newf in My Soup Facebook feather ruffling when no-show, minute chef called her a copy cat. I had to reach way back in the archives of my brain to recall Bradley's Pig Lickers, a different version of chocolate-covered bacon strips he made for Challenge Bacon in August 2010. I commented to Bradley that Carmen's version reigned supreme, and she followed with a recommendation that he watch and learn from the more accomplished chefs in the group, and to stay tuned for her chocolate covered pork rinds.
|Chocolate-Covered Bacon
|Melon Strips and Grapes
The music for the evening was performed by Sue Palmer's Motel Swing Orchestra, with lead vocalist Deejha Marie Pope.
|Alec and Sonoma
|Julie back from summer travels
|This dancing couple comes in matching outfits every week
|A refreshing white on a warm summer evening
|The 'Smitten Ones' arrived on a tandem bicycle, but we're not sure how they got home ;-)
Mark Miller's Rajas and Cheese
From Tacos, 75 Authentic and Inspired Recipes
|Poblano chiles, red bell peppers, jalapeno chiles
|Oil Roasting the Chiles
Fresh chiles are commonly roasted and peeled to deepen flavor and, if desired, help loosen the skin so it is easier to remove. Chiles blackened over a gas flame or under a broiler can sometimes pick up the flavor of the heat source, which is not always desirable. Mark Miller recommends two methods for roasting chiles. Dry-roasting in a dry cast-iron or heavy-bottomed skillet works well for smooth-skinned chiles like jalapenos and serranos, as well as fruits like tomatillos. Use the oil-roasting method for chiles that you want to stuff, for a clean, sweet vegetable flavor without smoke, for a sauce that requires chiles with a deep green color, or for chiles whose ridges and valleys (like poblanos and sweet peppers) would blister unevenly with other roasting methods.
|Oil-Roasted Chiles ready for easy removal of the skins
|Rajas and Cheese, kept warm in a chafing dish
|Rajas and Cheese mini tacos
Plate courtesy of Steelite (Craft Collection freestyle plate in green)
Rajas & Cheese
Slightly adapted from Tacos
Makes 6-8 mini tacos
1 1/2 large sweet red bell peppers (oil-roasted, peeled, cored and seeded)
3 large poblano chiles (oil-roasted, peeled, cored and seeded)
4 jalapeno chiles (oil-roasted, peeled, cored and seeded)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 small white onion, diced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano, toasted
Pinch of kosher salt
3/4 cup Mexican Crema (or creme fraiche or natural sour cream)
2 ounces grated queso Oaxaca (or Chihuahua cheese or Monterey Jack)
1 1/2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
6 (5 1/2 inch) soft white corn tortillas
Optional Garnish: oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and cut into strips, and toasted pine nuts
Accompaniment: Salsa Fresca
To Oil Roast the Poblanos, Jalapenos and Red Bell Peppers: Heat 2 inches of canola oil in a heavy-bottomed pan to 375 degrees F. Roast only 1 or 2 chiles at a time to avoid overcrowding and lowering of the oil temperature. Turn the submerged chiles as the skin starts to blister, after approximately 1 1/2 minutes per side. Turn the chiles as necessary until all sides are blistered, but not burned. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Allow chiles to steam for about 15 minutes and then peel off the skin with your fingers or dull edge of a knife. Do not rinse the peeled chiles. Split open the chiles and remove the veins and seeds. Slice into strips, about 3 inches long by 3/8 inch wide.
For added heat, simply cut the jalapenos into strips without discarding the seeds.
Set aside the bowl of roasted, peeled, cored, seeded and sliced chile and bell pepper strips.
In a large, heavy nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and saute the onion until translucent, about 3 minutes. Decrease the heat to low, add the bell pepper and chile strips, then stir in the cilantro, oregano, salt, crema, queso Oaxaca, and grated Parmesan. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously so the mixture doesn't brown or scorch, until the queso melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat immediately.
To serve, lay warm tortillas side by side, open face and overlapping on a platter. Divide the filling equally between the tortillas and top with salsa, sun-dried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts.
Newfie Notes: I doubled the recipe for our concert in the park crowd. I prepared the chiles and bell pepper strips, and sauteed them briefly with the onions, oregano and cilantro. After arriving at the park, and just before serving, I put the chile mixture back into a pan over low heat (on our portable burner) added the crema and cheese, and finished cooking as directed. I transferred the filling to a chafing dish to keep warm, and everyone was able to assemble their own tacos and add salsa, sun-dried tomatoes and/or toasted pine nuts as desired.
Disclosure: Steelite International provided me with four pieces from the new Craft Collection. I had been searching for some beautiful, rustic pieces for the blog and food photography shoots and absolutely love these!
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The Annual Report documents UN Women's work to foster women's empowerment and gender equality around the world. It highlights some of the organization's initiatives during the year and provides summary financial statements, a list of new programmes and projects, and contact information. More
"Voices against Violence" is a co-educational curriculum developed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and UN Women, with inputs from young people. Designed for various age groups ranging from 5 to 25 years, it provides young people with tools and expertise to understand the root causes of violence in their communities, to educate and involve their peers and communities to prevent such violence, and to learn about where to access support if violence is experienced. More


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Six employees were seriously injured when a fire broke out in a plant of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) at Sunabeda in Odisha's Koraput district today.
The fire broke out in the compressor shop of the high—security plant, Manager (Industrial Relations) of the HAL unit, S K Rout said.
He said all the six injured persons were shifted to a hospital in Vishakapatnam with burn injuries and now all of them were stated to be stable.
It had been wrongly said earlier that one of the six had succumbed to injuries on way to Vishakapatnam, Rout said.
The injured employees, including one engaged on contract, had been initially admitted to the HAL Hospital.
The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes before it could spread to other areas.
Efforts were on to ascertain the cause of the fire and the circumstances that led to the incident, Rout said adding senior officials are examining the matter.


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Actor news is still light on the ground. Firstly, the chaps behind the Facebook page for the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", in which Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will star this Spring, have added new photos of the Al Hirschfeld theatre marquee. The marquee features never-before-seen promotional photos of Radcliffe and you can find these pictures here on the "How to Succeed" Facebook page. The musical opens on the 26th of February 2011.
Also in theatre news, David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) is to appear in a West End production of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" as Benedick to Catherine Tate's Beatrice. Previews begin on the 16th of May and the show is currently booking until the 3rd of September. Find more details here at the Wyndhams Theatre website. Tennant appeared on BBC Breakfast to talk about the role - you can watch a clip of his interview on the BBC News website.
Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) appeared on British television programme, "Come Fly With Me", starring comedy duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas. Screenshots of Rupert's appearance can be found here in our galleries and a video can also be found in our video galleries.
Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) attended the People's Choice Awards 2011 last week at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre. We have lots of images from Pattinson at the event here in our galleries. "Eclipse" won Favourite Movie, Favourite Drama Movie and Favourite On Screen Team.


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Bay High School teamed up with the Southeast Football Officials Association Saturday to hold an officials clinic, where the guys and gals in the black and white stripes honed their skills, while six area football teams got a chance to suit up in pads one last time before the lull of summer starts.
"It kind of gives out kids something to look forward too while practicing another week," said Bay High head coach Jimmy Longerbeam. "We play teams we normally wouldn't play, and see a variety of offenses and defenses, so it's been really good for us."
"The more reps you can get the better," said Paul Wunstell, a second year official. "This is obviously beneficial to all the schools, as they're trying to get their reps in."
"It's fun to see teams you don't see very often," agreed Daryl Shines. "Some of the bigger schools that come from the west or east. It's fun seeing those teams."
The officials did classroom work Friday before taking the field on Saturday, and field director Greg Domico said no matter the experience, Saturday was beneficial for everyone.
"We have veteran officials working with the newer guys, to try and help them, to learn what they need to do, the keys they need to look for, it's all about trying to get better."
"Today it's really about the field work," agreed Wunstell. "It's about live action, knowing where to be so we're making the right calls. We have evaluators and clinicians out here that are giving us valuable feedback that we can't get during the game. We have to hone all those skills now so that we're prepared come August or September to do the right thing."
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Pretty good. I added jalapeno to mine to increase the heat. will make this again.
Potato, Chorizo, and Green Chile Burritos
Photo: Johnny Autry; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl
Chorizo and potato make a classic Mexican combination; be sure to use highly spiced, raw and crumbly Mexican chorizo—not the firm, cured Spanish kind. Waxy red potatoes work best here; they hold their shape well and retain some firmness even after they're cooked until tender. For the best browning and a bit of crunch, resist the urge to stir the potatoes often.
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 burrito)
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Recipe Time
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Total: 36 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 349
- Fat: 15.4g
- Saturated fat: 4.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 14.5g
- Carbohydrate: 39.6g
- Fiber: 5.8g
- Cholesterol: 77mg
- Iron: 1.4mg
- Sodium: 669mg
- Calcium: 135mg
- 10 ounce red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 2 tablespoons diced white onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 6 ounces Mexican raw chorizo
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced poblano chile
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 (7- to 8-inch) whole-wheat flour tortillas
- 2 ounces queso fresco, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
- 1. Place the red potatoes in a saucepan, and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove the pan from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain; pat potatoes dry with paper towels.
- 2. Combine 1 cup tomato, 2 tablespoons onion, cilantro, and lime juice.
- 3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chorizo; cook for 3 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add 1 cup onion and poblano to pan; cook 2 minutes or until onion is tender and chorizo is done, stirring frequently. Remove the chorizo mixture from pan. Add oil to pan, and swirl to coat. Add potatoes; cook for 8 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove pan from heat. Stir in chorizo mixture and salt.
- 4. Heat the tortillas according to package directions. Divide the potato mixture evenly among tortillas, and top evenly with salsa and cheese. Roll up each burrito, jelly-roll fashion.
- 5. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 burritos to pan, seam side down; cook 1 minute on each side or until browned.
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How to Give and Receive Comfort
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While some people are intuitively gifted at saying and doing exactly the right thing at the right moment, the rest of us can learn how. "Comfort boils down to empathy and acknowledgment," says New York City-based psychotherapist Jane Greer, PhD, author of Gridlock: Finding the Courage to Move on in Love, Work, and Life. Acknowledgment, in fact, is so powerful that it doesn't require the gloss of eloquence. "When someone affirms what you are feeling and conveys an understanding of your distress, their sensitivity helps you feel safe and understood," says Dr. Greer. When you offer to bring a sick friend a cup of hot soup, stop by to change the bedsheets, or send a bouquet of flowers with a warm note, you put acknowledgment into action.
Comfort that doesn't include that crucial element of acknowledgment seems emotionally tone-deaf. "It's a good thing that she didn't suffer longer," someone said when my mother died at 73 of Parkinson's disease. That might have been the appropriate response to a survivor relieved to see a loved one's suffering end, but it didn't feel comforting to me. At that moment, I felt it was horrible that she died at all. We can be equally off-key when we hear a person's distress as an invitation to commiserate with our own tales of woe. Who isn't occasionally guilty of this? In retrospect, I could have kicked myself when I replayed in my head a conversation with a friend who called to update me about her mother's illness and I wound up telling her, at great length, about my own mother's hospitalization six years earlier. A brief mention is fine, but only if you stay focused on your friend's problem. How can we so not get it?
The problem is, how much compassion we have for others is sometimes driven by the degree of compassion we have for ourselves -- and, let's face it, most of us are pretty tough on ourselves. "If you're stoic and you have a stiff upper lip, it could be hard to muster up the empathy and compassion for someone else's plight," says Dr. Greer. That was the case with a woman I know who'd been having problems with her boss. When she told her boyfriend that she feared being fired, he said, "What's the big deal? You'll call the headhunters and find another job." He didn't stop to acknowledge her wounded self-esteem, her fear of change, or her financial concerns -- that is, all the fallout that comes from your job's being imperiled.
There does tend to be a gender divide when it comes to giving -- as well as receiving -- comfort. According to Marianne Legato, MD, founder of the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine at Columbia University, in New York City, men will often hunker down in solitude rather than reveal a need for comfort; they're also less skilled at soothing others: "A man will focus on solving the problem. He'll give you directions to accomplishing whatever goal he thinks you should be achieving," she says.
On the other hand, women tend to be much better at offering a sympathetic ear and a shoulder to cry on. Women are not necessarily good, however, at allowing themselves to be comforted. Many of us have become so hyperefficient at juggling the demands of work and family that we've lost the art of being tended to. And we feel ashamed to even need tending. "Accepting comfort is like accepting a gift, but that can stir up feelings of helplessness and vulnerability in some of us," says Dr. Greer. "We think that by saying 'I don't need it' we can make ourselves feel stronger."


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I am also trying to think of some way to tell Vasquez we love him, and in a way that shows he is a part of USA- or somehow counter those obnoxious fans at other schools who chanted USA.
Vasquez has given us his all, it is our turn to give him our all.
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When Your Child is a Bully
When Sue Parker* was 6, she began teasing Kate, her 2-year-old sister. Soon the teasing escalated into physical aggression: pushing and shoving, grabbing Kate's coat when they were out in the park, throwing it into the dirt and stamping on it. By the time Sue was 12, her mother received weekly complaints of her picking on other children, verbally and physically.
"We were at our wits' end," says Sue's mother, Frances Parker* of London, England. "We'd seen how Sue treated her little sister, but had put it down to sibling rivalry."
It took many hours with the school counselor, along with some family therapy, before things improved. "It was really hard," Parker says. "My husband and I had to hear how we had never set clear boundaries for Sue, and how she was angry with us and with the world."
Why My Child?
According to Randy Reynolds, author of Good News About Your Strong-Willed Child (Zondervan Publishing Company, 1995), the failure to set limits is one of the most common reasons why a child becomes a bully. "Setting boundaries for a child's behavior, and mostly importantly, sticking to them, is vital," he says.
When children bully, they are mimicking actions they have seen around them, says Richard B. Cohen, a psychotherapist in Los Angeles, Calif. "These kids are blank slates," he says. "Most of this bullying behavior is modeled in the family or in the peer group, and that's how the kids acquire their behavior."
Joyce Moore* of Brooklyn, N.Y., had to face this when her 11-year-old son started getting into trouble at school. "I kept getting calls about how angry Ben seemed to be and how he was taking it out on his peers, threatening them and punching them," she says.
Addressing the problem required Moore to look at her family situation, understanding that Ben had learned this behavior from seeing his father bullying his mother. "I knew that my ex-husband had been emotionally abusive to me, but I believed I had shielded Ben from it," she says.
Bully Warning Signs
Drawing the distinction between typical childhood meanness and bullying may be difficult. "Usually you have to rely on others for information and feedback, because it's unlikely that your child will come home and say, 'This is what I did in school today; I pounded on one kid and then on another,'" says Jeffrey Marsh, a family therapist in Beverly Hills, Calif. "Parents are going to get information from teachers and other families."
Even if your child is quiet and placid at home, don't assume that he or she is that way with his or her peer group. "Parents need to ask good, pointed questions and should also be willing to observe without trying to jump in and change things at first," Marsh says. The idea is to see if your child's behavior is not just an isolated incident, but reveals a pattern over time.
Teaching Healthy Relationship Skills
If you do determine that your child is using controlling, aggressive behavior, experts agree that the responsibility lies first with you to teach your child non-coercive ways to negotiate. "When a kid victimizes another kid, make the perpetrator sit down and listen to how his behavior has affected the other child and what that feels like," Reynolds says.
Maintaining a set family communication time – usually dinnertime – is critical, Marsh says. Deliberately pose a question to the aggressive child or all the children in the family, and then give each one an opportunity to respond, without interruption and without judgment. "This is much better than dealing with this problem by jumping on the kid and saying, 'What did you do today? That was terrible! You should know better! We've taught you for years,'" Marsh says.
As a follow-up, a child with a combative personality needs to be shown how to manage frustration and deal with conflict before bullying becomes a habit. The following strategies can help:
- Help your child express anger and fear.
- Nurture your child's sense of self-worth.
- Back up the bully's feelings with support, but let him know that his or her behavior is unacceptable.
- Model the values you wish to teach.
- Provide healthy, non-violent entertainment.
Talking With the "Victims"
Perhaps the most difficult task to address is talking to the parents of your child's "victim." Parents naturally shy away from this, because it gets into the area of who has the right to talk to another parent about their parenting skills – an uncomfortable situation.
Reynolds advises that the first step is to listen to each other non-defensively. "Both sides need to work to de-escalate the situation by hearing each other, without responding," he says.
If that doesn't work, parents can ask for help from teachers, counselors or another objective mediator. "It's especially difficult for two men to speak openly, as opposed to just getting defensive and mimicking the children's behavior," Marsh says. Yet, he emphasizes, it's critical for parents to recognize that they can talk to the parents of a child who has been victimized without it becoming a blame/shame scenario.
In the midst of all this, parents should remember that anger is fine, but lashing out is the wrong way to handle it. As parents, we must help our children find the right way.
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Some friends and I are heading to Cincinnatti for opening weekend and obviously, there's a strong desire (and need) to represent Milwaukee. We've got pretty decent "sign" seats, sitting in the front row of the outfield for 2 games, and the edge of the second level for the third.
We keep brainstorming different ideas for what to write on our signs. There'll be 4 of us so it'd have to be something that splits evenly (or close to evenly) over 4 without being too tiny.
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So I've got a lot to say, cause I've got a lot on my mind after that game. Whatever hopes or ambitions I had about this team a week ago are quickly fading, and it will take a mesmerizing performance at Commonwealth Stadium in 2 weeks to convince me we've got any shot at postseason play, and even then, if anybody says we've still got a chance, I'll look at them silly in public. Anyway, ridiculously, unnecessarily, over-the-top wordy analysis after the break.
Offense: Let's face it; the offense looked horrible to start the game. Burke was throwing everything but a good pass, and the running game was decent, but couldn't get a first down against a terrible team. But they settled down, and things finally started humming along. The running game was solid, and the receivers made some good plays, but they still had a problem with dropping passes on key possessions and downs (Beaumont in the end zone comes to mind).
But there were two major problems: penalties, and interceptions. While the first interception could be understood because this was still during Burke's apparent "rust period," the second was absolutely terrible, and for a guy as mobile as Burke to even be under the pressure that he was under by a team as bad as ISU is baffling. That whole play was a disaster from the moment Jurich said "Kragthorpe" three years ago, however, as I don't understand why you don't go for the field goal there. The way I see it, here are the possible outcomes in that situation: you get the touchdown (good), you throw the interception (bad), you get sacked and don't have time to go for a field goal (bad), you throw short of the TD and don't have time for a field goal (bad), or you get an incompletion but the clock runs out anyway (bad), or you get a quick incompletion and have a chance at a field goal (acceptable). Seems to me there's more bad there than good, especially when you're trying to get your kicker experience after last year's field goal debacle.
The penalties were perhaps the worst part of this ridiculous game. 14-128? That's absolutely atrocious, and only goes to provide further evidence of Kragthorpe's apparent ineptitude at the game of football. This is the sloppiest game of football I can remember seeing the Cards play in a long time, and the fact that all the coordinators and trainers are now either Krag himself of "Krag's guys" should tell you what the problem here is.
The only stat that I think is worse than 14-128, however, is 1-9. How can a team in the FBS possibly go 1-9 for third down against a team in the FCS? I have no idea, so I'm not even going to tackle that one.
Defense: I don't know why everybody keeps saying "At least the defense was good." Were we watching the same game? Sure, ISU only had 101 yards of offense. Only 19 of those came on the ground, and this is definitely where the Cards showed that they can be strong. They also managed to snag three interceptions and a fumble, which is great, but hardly unexpected against this team. But they also allowed 82 yards in the air, almost all on third down where ISU went 7-16. Man coverage is clearly not this team's forte, but the linebackers also seem to be playing far too deep in zone coverage. I'm also not impressed at all with the new defensive coordinator's play calling. Combining the talent that we have on the D-line and at linebacker with ISU's middle-school offense of running between the tackles on first and second then throwing from the shotgun on third should have resulted in far more than one sack. There were very few blitzes, and there was much less pressure on the quarterback than there should have been with a team of this caliber. I can guarantee this: teams like UK, Cincinnati, and Rutgers will tear up this team through the air. Picture Rutgers last season, and expect to see that at least once this season.
Special teams: Trent Guy is back. That's good. The rest: We were 3-4 on field goals, all within the 35, they were averaging as many yards per return as Trent Guy, and their punter had a higher average and long punt than ours. Superior talent what?
The Good: Victor Anderson not only doing the shuffle like always, but also showing his power by keeping his feet moving and getting extra yardage; Bilal Powell having a nice night and showing his obvious power; Burke making good plays outside the pocket (after the first quarter); getting some actual interceptions; we won by 20.
The Bad: Pretty much everything else besides the good, but in particular: penalties; third down conversions; penalties; QB pressure; penalties; Burke's long ball; penalties; coaching and play calling; penalties; we won by 20. Did I mention penalties?
The Ugly: Besides the penalties and third down conversions? How about some of ISU's throws? No wonder Wyoming dropped that guy like a hot potato.
Random thoughts: I still don't understand this game. If you assume the first quarter was rust and that we didn't really start playing well until the second quarter, then the stats look good: 419 offensive yards, 101 defensive yards, +2 turnovers. And yet you look at the score, and see just how many points we left on the field through bad decisions and penalties (like a pick-6 being called back and working your way out of FG position). These are simply the mistakes you can't make if you want to pull some upsets. By the way, Burke: you need to cool it on the long ball. It's not your thing. Stick to the short and intermediate passes for now, and we'll come back to the airing-it-out when you get some more experience under your belt.


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According to research led by a team at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the angiogenesis inhibitor drug, bevacizumab — better known as Avastin — failed to increase overall survival rates or to provide statistically significant progression-free survival for glioblastoma patients when used as a frontline treatment approach.
Mark Gilbert, M.D., a professor in MD Anderson's Department of Neuro-Oncology, presented the findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago on June 2, 2013. Although Avastin had shown some promise early on as a treatment for glioblastoma, the MD Anderson study was the first Phase III double-blind, randomized test aimed at understanding whether Avastin benefitted survival rates and whether its side effects impacted a treating patient's quality of life. The MD Anderson Study, financially supported by Avastin's maker, Genetech, and the National Cancer Institute, found no difference in overall survival rates, and no statistically significant progression-free survival, between those given the drug and those given the placebo. Further, when looking at molecular markers, the study could not identify a subgroup of newly-diagnosed patients who benefitted from taking Avastin. Of equal concern, the study found that Avastin was associated with a higher rate of specified side effects, including hypertension, bleeding, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and gastrointestinal perforation. In a field where there are too few treatments for glioblastoma, Dr. Gilbert remarked that it would not be beneficial, given its toxicities, to give Avastin as a first treatment to glioblastoma patients but that it could be reserved as a second-line or salvage therapy for recurrent glioblastoma.
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Lynchburg - Today's high school Team of the Week is the E.C. Glass boys lacrosse team. The Hilltoppers are off to another fast start this season. Tuesday night's 9-4 home win over Charlottesville improves Glass' overall record to a perfect 5-and-0. Before Tuesday night, the Toppers had already beaten some tough teams in V.E.S., Western Albemarle, Patrick Henry and Rockbridge County.
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We cannot thank you enough for your music, your inspiration, your insight and your stories that you've shared with us for over 20 years. You make so many millions of people happy, and on the edge of their seats with every direction you choose.
Your music has helped so many of us, and I'm sure that we can all thank you SO much for that, I hope you realise how much you and your music and every single project you do actually means to us. You are an amazing, amazing man and there will not be anyone like you.
You are so influential and we are blessed as fans to have someone so inspiring in a role model position. We are forever ecstatic to hear news about you and see you play shows with such a contagious energy. For those of us who have been to a Foo Fighters concert, or any concert you have been involved in, you light up the show…The smile and great energy radiates and we can't help but feel as happy as can be.
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