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Yippee, the next week will be really rainy in my area, according to the forecasters. We really need it.
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- Posted by naturenut_pa z6 PA (My Page) on Fri, Jun 23, 06 at 14:27
Oh, no...I'll believe it when I see it. My ponds need it soooo bad. I won't even mind having to engage in a "search and rescue" for the goldfish if the rain comes too fast. I'm still surprised we didn't get much rain last night. I even did a rain dance. Well, not a real rain dance. A couple of yellow jackets came after me while mowing the lawn. But it looked like a rain dance... |
Okay...it is the second day of the predicted "rainy week" and I still haven't seen much moisture. I hope I get some soon. There's lots of thunder and lightening, and I'm sure all the towns around me are getting drenched, but as for me and my garden, well....... |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 24, 06 at 14:33
Not just you melissas! It rained some last night and this morning, but not the 4" - 6" or even 10" that one the weather services claimed would come (not that I would want flooding). I wouldn't even hazard that it was an inch. I'm sitting here looking at the sun right now, which is kicking the temperature up with all this humidity - even with the overcast skies today. I think they should take a clue about how consistent the weather pattern has been around here since winter this year - with "dry slots" almost always forming smack in the middle of the rain shield. The models seem to never get this scenario right. |
Well here in Bucks county things are getting pretty messy. I had to wear boots to get to the back of our property and was almost up to my ankles in water. If this keeps up,I fear for those living on the Delaware. Can't imagine getting flooded two years in a row. |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 25, 06 at 10:25
This whole thing has been odd. There has still been a relative "dry slot" within the rain band and last evening, one solid side of the band pummeled Chesco & parts of Delco (sending the creeks to flood stage) with another side of the band going across Bucks and later into the Jersey counties, including down to Cape May county. Where I am (NW Philly), we had a couple bouts of 10 minute moderately heavy rain and then it lightened considerably and pretty much stopped, with on and off light rain through to this morning. The airport here only reported about 1/4" for yesterday. Looks like a heavier mass of rain is slowly moving up from the SW though so we'll see. |
Yahoo! I have finally been the recipient of some of the rain!! Last night we got about 1 1/2", and a nice on and off gentle rain today. I am so happy--but here come the weeds (not that I'm complaining)! |
- Posted by nick_17815_pa NE_PA z6 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 25, 06 at 15:19
Didn't get any rain last night, but the night prior I got at least 2" maybe 3" plus. Started raining sometime this morning while I was at church and it hasn't stopped since. I just checked on my lil' tub pond. Had to take more water out of it, so it doesn't overflow and give my fish a way out. Soon we'll be complaining about the lack of sun.... |
- Posted by naturenut_pa z6 PA (My Page) on Sun, Jun 25, 06 at 21:27
Here in Upper Bucks....PFFFFFTTTT! NOTHING A half inch on friday night. Big deal. On Saturday, driving thru Hunterdon County on my way to the big W, I drove thru lots of rain. Today, driving to Flemington and then to Nazareth, I drove thru rain again almost the whole way. And back home? A drizzle that measured .04 on the rain gauge. Yes, that was today's total. Arrrghhh...this is so frustrating ;-( |
I don't know how much rain we received but it poured all last night. That had to be several inches. We received a good deal the last 2 days too. |
- Posted by pipersville_carol z6 Bucks PA (My Page) on Mon, Jun 26, 06 at 10:20
In Pipersville the Saturday rain total was about two inches. It did seem to be VERY localized... we had pouring rain in the morning, but when I spoke to my hay dealer around 11 a.m., he said he hadn't gotten any rain even though he's only five miles west of me. Sunday was disappointing, only about a inch of rain. But it's pouring again today. I put all of my houseplants outside this morning. They'll love getting a nice rain bath. |
According to the map displayed by the NBC affiliate in Phila., we had 6 inches of rain so far in SW Chester County with much more coming. |
- Posted by pipersville_carol z6 Bucks PA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 27, 06 at 20:09
Lordy, enough already! I just read about possible flooding in Philadelphia tomorrow. It'll be heartbreaking if New Hope and Lambertville get flooded again. Those people have already suffered two years of back-to-back destruction. Ouch. |
Well... We got 2.6" more here at the PA-DEL-MA corner over the night. This bringe us to a bit over 8" since Friday night. Had to take a detour to work this morning, as the Red Clay was over the road in Yorklyn, DE, but the White Clay near my home had already receeded, and the Brandywine was still fine at Thompson's Bridge. Still, that is a bit much and there is a lot more coming if the predictions are right. George |
- Posted by naturenut_pa z6 PA (My Page) on Wed, Jun 28, 06 at 8:29
River road along the Delaware (Route 32) is already feeling the effects. With an SUV, the water comes up to the bottom of the doors. I suspect that the road will be closed by mid-day (if not closed by now already). Our total rainfall for the past few days isn't even that bad. 2.5" last night, but the total is still under 5 inches. I probably should have gone on a "search and rescue" for the goldfish this morning, since I'm sure the pond overflowed. |
- Posted by paula_in_pa z6 SEPA ChesCo (My Page) on Wed, Jun 28, 06 at 8:42
Hi folks, since Friday... I have emptied my rain gauge twice, and as of this morning, a total of 9.25 inches in my yard! |
- Posted by pipersville_carol z6 Bucks PA (My Page) on Wed, Jun 28, 06 at 10:17
Naturenut, I'd heard that River Road was bad in Uhlerstown at 7 am this morning, and it's probably gotten much worse by now. My mother is being evacuated right now, in Ewing NJ. Luckily my brother is there to help (although he sounded pretty panicked on the phone). I was up at 4:41 am this morning clearing ditches around the garage and barn, and couldn't believe how hard the rain was coming down. I was still outside when the storm "broke" and the weather started to improve, and it was an amazingly distinct moment. Suddenly the rain lessened, the pre-dawn sky brightened, and a bird started singing. It seemed to happen in about 10 seconds. |
- Posted by naturenut_pa z6 PA (My Page) on Wed, Jun 28, 06 at 22:46
Yikes! Carol, I hope that the evacuation turns out to be a precaution only, and everything turns out okay with your mother. As of tonight, River Road is closed from 611 all the way down to Solebury. I'm sure that by morning, it will be closed all the way down to Trenton. I had no idea that the rain was so bad last night...not until I did some weeding tonight and I saw the telltale signs of dirt splashed onto the siding from the gutters overflowing. |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 9:44
Apparently much of the flooding over here in Philly is coming from all the water pouring downstream to the river outlets here and not so much from rain here. I can imagine what it would have been like if the city had as much rain as the other areas on top of receiving the overflow water from upstream! |
Jenny did you get that rain cell over you last night? It woke me up I've been up since 3:45 am this morning. Sarah |
- Posted by jenny_in_se_pa USDA7 Sunset 32 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 30, 06 at 8:37
Sarah - yep! That woke me up. Alot of lightning. And last night, I actually recorded some of the lightning storm on my digital camera around 10:30pm! |
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I have been diagnosed with AReflux. Actually I did it myself and my Dr confirmed. I've had symptoms for 3 yers but thought it was a rib misalignment.
My Dr is a homeopath/MD: Her list of guidelines: Avoid carbonated beverages and foods made of soy Meal time liquids: no ice, limit to 1/2 c for a full hour around meals After meals be upright, walk, even chew gum if possible (keeps saliva flowing) Focus on and savor your meals, chew thoroughly. Turn off the computer, TV and phone. Keep meals small or mid-sized, finish eating 3 hours before bed Slant your whole bed: head of bed 1-4" higher than foot. Minimize sweets, non beyond mid-afternoon Filter your water to avoid chlorine ingestion. Non-drug treatment:
Priobiotics include things like yogurt (good quality stuff w/0 sugar fruit); acidolphilus, kefir (you can make your own very easily) BTW: The ACV works for some people due to the type of acid in the vinegar (Malic acid).
If you are into mind-body connections: Louise Hay is a wonderful source in her book "You can Heal your life"
Good luck on your personal quest for healing. |
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The above is a mix of good advice, possibly useful items and nonsensical suggestions, as you'd expect from someone who's a "homeopath MD". Among the suggestions having demonstrated value are eating smaller meals, not eating close to bedtime, elevating the head of the bed and avoiding foods and drinks that are heartburn triggers in many people (such as liquor, wine, caffeinated drinks, dairy products etc.). A big problem with the list of advice in the opening post (aside from the non-evidence based things like avoiding chlorinated water and soy-based foods) is that you're apparently supposed to follow all these suggestions simultaneously, including going out and buying a bunch of probiotics to take in large quantities. It'd make more sense to follow a few proven suggestions first and see if those help, and only then going on to more radical changes (if eating smaller meals and avoiding liquor does the trick, you won't need to spend $$ for probiotics that may have no effect at all on your problem). |
I get it worst after booze or cheese. I take vinegar in water when I get it and it goes away. |
- Posted by jordanjones none (My Page) on Wed, Jan 22, 14 at 2:03
Foods like honey,almonds,banana,youghurt also help in treating acid reflux. |
cellofool, emailed you privately with some forum advice that will save you much aggravation. reflux is a symptom of a larger problem, once that crisis heals and passes look at a gut healing protocol, there are several really effective ones being used now. welcome! |
There can be an underlying anatomic problem causing acid reflux - hiatal hernia, This occurs when part of the stomach prolapses upward through your diaphragm (a muscular structure which normally has a small gap to allow passage of the esophagus). Hiatal hernias may be asymptomatic, but if large enough tend to cause reflux of acid into the esophagus and symptoms of reflux. The dietary and lifestyle measures mentioned earlier may be enough to relieve symptoms, but if they or meds don't do the trick, surgery to fix the hiatal hernia may be necessary. Any other underlying G.I. issues would require a good gastroenterology consultation and not a nebulous "gut healing protocol". Sometimes acid reflux improves whether or not you take steps to reduce risk factors. I used to have a lot of discomfort from it at night some years ago and took medication for a short time. More recently it's only occasionally that I have mild symptoms, and I'm not taking any meds, herbs or special precautions. Sometimes conditions get better on their own and whatever interventions you were trying wrongly get the credit. |
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I think there must be several different things that cause it so that'd change which remedy is best. My nausea was probably fungal then helped with probiotics. But ginger is good for after meals that cause it. |
- Posted by johnorange (My Page) on Tue, Mar 25, 14 at 15:30
A friend had acid reflux after meals and she said eating a small slice of lemon the size you would add to a glass of iced tea solved he problem. Try eating the lemon slice, peel and all, at the end of your meal. Be sure to rinse your teeth with a little water to remove the acidic lemon juice. |
DGL licorice gives instant relief to many. it's not a cure but does help manage symptoms while you are working on healing it. |
- Posted by LuckyDurazno 9 (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 18:59
The best remedy for you is to get 8 oz or a regular cup of water 10 minutes before you have a meal, add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, do not use regular vinegar as that one is acid, this one is alkaline. add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder and a teaspoon of honey. mix them all and drink it. that should cure it, as you have too much acid in your system. |
Apple cider vinegar, like all vinegars mostly is composed of acetic acid which is mildly acidic. When you drink it, it will be rapidly swamped by the far more acidic gastric juices and not have any significant effect on stomach pH (since reflux of gastric acid into the esophagus is what causes reflux symptoms, there is no rational explanation as to how drinking ACV could relieve gastric reflux). There are numerous sources of misinformation online suggesting not only that ACV can alter gastric pH but that it somehow "alkalinizes" systemic (blood) pH, which is physiologically impossible. If we could actually drive our body's pH to a markedly more alkaline level, we'd be dead. Thankfully there are natural pH balancing systems in the body (pH is largely regulated by the lungs and kidneys) that prevent this from happening through changes in diet. |
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Tacos are always a go-to meal at my house when I don't know what else to make, whether it's fish tacos with a little homemade queso fresca, grilled carne asada tacos, or ground meat with taco seasoning. That's why when The Motherhood asked me to cook up a Taco Night recipe with McCormick spices, I was happy to join in.
The beauty of a Family Taco Night is that it's easy to make, easy to clean up, and everyone can usually find something they like to eat. With that in mind, I chose to do a pulled pork in my slow cooker using several spices from McCormick's Gourmet Collection like Smoked Paprika, Chipotle Chile Pepper, and Sicilian Sea Salt along with Ground Cumin and Garlic Powder from their regular line. (Some of the McCormick spices I already had in my kitchen cabinet. Others were sent to me by The Motherhood.) I figured the smokiness of several of the spices would give the feeling of smoked pulled pork without the hassle. Plus, what could be easier to clean up than a slow cooker?
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I like serving my tacos on warm soft corn tortillas street taco style with the following toppings:
- chopped cilantro straight from the garden
- salsa – sweet, verde and/or fresca
- Mexican hot sauce
- shredded Mexican-style cheese
- crumbled queso fresca
- wedges of lime
- diced tomatoes
- slices of avocado
- chopped green onions
Feel free to use any or all of your favorite toppings along with my Slow Cooker Spicy Pulled Pork Tacos. Or you can make a taco bowl on white or brown rice or pulled pork burritos. Leftover pulled pork can also be reheated with eggs and potatoes in a breakfast hash style dish.
You'll probably notice that I made a huge amount of pulled pork in my large, six-quart Crockpot, since you cannot get a pork shoulder smaller than six pounds here in Georgia. It's barbecue season and people are serious about their Boston butt around these parts! If you have the same situation in your hometown, feel free to save this recipe for when you're throwing a Taco Night party or freeze half the meat after cooking for a future Family Taco Night.
Slow Cooker Spicy Pulled Pork Tacos
- 1 (6-pound) pork shoulder (also called "Boston butt")
- 2 (14-ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 2 teaspoons McCormick Smoked Paprika
- 2 teaspoons McCormick Chipotle Chile Pepper
- 2 teaspoons McCormick Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Cumin
- 4 tablespoons coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Sicilian Sea Salt
- Trim any extra fat off of the pork shoulder and place it in your slow cooker.
- Place canned tomatoes and seasonings in a medium sized bowl. Stir until combined.
- Pour spicy tomato mixture over the pork shoulder, evenly covering it.
- Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or until pork is tender enough to pull apart with a fork.
- When cooked through, removed shoulder from slow cooker and place on a large carving board or platter.
- Pull apart – or shred – pork with two forks. Remove any bones and discard.
- Strain the liquid from the slow cooker to capture smaller pieces of pork and the diced tomato.
- Place shredded pork in an oven safe dish and add tomatoes. Cover dish with foil and keep on warm in the oven until serving time.
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Hundreds came out Friday to remember the courage and sacrifice of the 19 men from Squad 288 and Hazmat 1 in Maspeth who fell on Sept. 11, 2001, and to embrace those left behind. The two Maspeth companies, housed together on 68th Street, suffered the single largest loss of life of any firehouse in the city on that day.
The 10th annual ceremony, at Maspeth Memorial Park, was one of many held across Queens — as well as the rest of the city — on or around the anniversary. Check back here on Thursday or see this week's print editions for complete coverage of the events in this borough.
The Maspeth commemoration featured an addition to the neighborhood's 9/11 monument. One new wing on the memorial now houses twisted steel from the World Trade Center site. The other displays helmets of firefighters on the USS Wyoming, which patrolled New York Harbor in the months following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
The additions were sponsored by Maspeth Federal Savings and Maspeth's United Veterans and Fraternal Organizations. The memorial also honors four other firefighters and two civilians killed on 9/11 who were residents of Maspeth.
"This was very hard for me," said Cathy Mazzotta whose daughter, Jennifer, died in the North Tower, where she worked for Cantor Fitzgerald.
Jennifer's great aunt, Margaret Scaturo, also attended, wearing a T-shirt adorned with her picture.
"I can't stand Septembers," Mazzotta said. "And then you come into the holidays, like Christmas. It never goes away. We'll go into the city sometimes and go to the family room, but I won't be going in on Sunday. That would be too tough."


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125 years after Louis Riel hanging, it seems that English assimilation is rampant among Metis. Anyaways, that's what suggest some data released by Statistics Canada in the latest issue of "Canadian Social Trends"
An exploration of cultural activities of Métis in Canada: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2010001/article/11142-eng.htm
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To assist the work of the Commission when it commenced, U.S. PIRG looked at existing tax code for loopholes, reviewed government reports on wasteful contracting practices and crunched the numbers. We came up with an initial list of ways the government can save the first trillion dollars by enacting common sense policies that advance the public interest.
As the Commission continued its work, U.S. PIRG continued its research to find another trillion dollars in cost savings and additional revenues that would increase accountability to taxpayers.
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- $160 billion in savings within the Medicare program by the use of electronic records, better alignment of payments to costs and ending inflated payments to pharmaceutical companies for prescription drugs;
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FACT SHEET: We Can't Wait: Obama Administration's New Initiatives to Help Create
Jobs for Veterans
Military medics are on the front lines everyday saving lives; they are the
battlefield's first responders. Yet many military medics who want to work
as nurses, physician assistants or in other health care jobs when they
leave the military, are often not given credit or credentials for the
skills they developed while serving.
In August of this year, President Obama told the story of Nick Colgin:
When Nick was in Afghanistan, he served as a combat medic with the 82nd
Airborne. Over the course of his deployment, Nick saved the life of a
French soldier who was shot in the head and helped 42 people escape from a
flooding river. He earned a Bronze Star for his actions. But when Nick got
back home to Wyoming, he couldn't get a job as a first responder. So he
ended up having to take classes through the Post-9/11 GI Bill, classes he
easily could have taught, just so he could qualify for the same duties at
home that he was doing every single day in Afghanistan.
To respond to the challenges Nick and his colleagues have encountered,
last month, the Obama Administration announced an initiative to align
accreditation requirements for nursing programs with medic training so
that military medics can receive academic credit for their service.
Beginning in fiscal year 2012, the Administration is giving priority to
nurse training programs that serve veterans when awarding grants. In
fiscal year 2011, these nursing training programs awarded more than $102
million to schools of nursing and other training programs.
Today, the Obama Administration announced two new initiatives to help
create jobs for veterans. The announcement is one in a series of Executive
actions that will help put Americans back to work and strengthen the
Hiring 8,000 Veterans in Three Years: The Community Health Center Veterans
Hiring Challenge
Today, the Obama Administration challenged Community Health Centers to
hire 8,000 veterans - approximately one veteran per health center site -
over the next three years. The health reform law provides funding for
community health centers to serve more Americans and hire more workers.
Additionally, HHS will ask centers to start reporting on the number of
veterans that they employ. The Departments of Health and Human Services,
Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs will work together to connect
veterans to the health clinics' job openings. The National Association of
Community Health Centers will also contribute to this effort and joined
the Administration in announcing this Community Health Center Veterans
Hiring Challenge.
Health centers improve the health of the nation and assure access to
quality primary health care services at more than 8,000 service delivery
sites around the country. They are also an integral source of local
employment and economic growth in many underserved and low-income
communities. Thanks in part to support from the Affordable Care Act,
since the beginning of 2009, health centers across the country have added
more than 18,600 new full-time positions in many of the nation's most
economically distressed communities. In 2010, they employed more than
131,000 staff, including veterans who serve as Physician Assistants,
Administrators, Pharmacy Directors, outreach workers, eligibility
assistance workers, and patient support staff and health center CEOs.
Veterans who are committed to serving their country and their communities
are well suited to serve in a number of capacities at community health
Helping Veterans Become Physician Assistants
To fast-track medics into jobs in community health centers and other parts
of the health care system, today the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) pledged to open up career-paths beyond nursing and
expand opportunities for veterans to become physician assistants. Through
this initiative, HRSA will begin to give priority in physician assistant
grant awards to universities and colleges that help train veterans for
careers as physician assistants. Through the Affordable Care Act,
Recovery Act, and appropriations in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, $45
million has been invested to support accredited physician assistant
training programs. Currently, there are 57 active physician assistant
training grants.
To expand the number of training programs that accommodate veterans, the
Administration also will identify model programs that offer expedited
curricula for veterans and that offer enhanced veteran recruiting,
retention, and mentoring services. The initiative will engage all
physician assistant programs in learning how to replicate these models so
that programs across the country can create better training and career
pathways for veterans. HRSA will start by providing technical assistance
to more than 21 institutions beginning the week of Veterans Day. These
institutions represent those with active veteran programs who can share
best practices and strategize for further outreach to the 159 accredited
physician assistants programs across the country, extending the reach
beyond those that receive HRSA funds.
The physician assistant profession has a long history of working with the
military. Some of the first physician assistants were members of the
military who used their considerable medical training during their
military service to help meet health care needs at home. Today, physician
assistants are an important part of the health care workforce who practice
as part of a team with physicians and provide services such as physicals,
basic emergency care, counseling and follow-up care. They deliver care in
nearly one in ten visits to community health centers. There are about
81,000 physician assistants in the U.S.
President Obama's Commitment to Veterans
Today's initiatives build on the President's commitment to create a 21st
century health care workforce. Thanks to the Recovery Act, the Affordable
Care Act and ongoing appropriations, we are on a path to add thousands of
primary care practitioners to the system through enhanced training and
support for health care workers. Since 2008, Recovery Act and Affordable
Care Act funding has led to a near tripling of the National Health Service
Corps to over 10,000. The Recovery Act also supported the training of
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Injured Joakim Noah an 'absolute warrior' after playing 39 minutes
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Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah reacts during overtime at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Saturday, April 27, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
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With Joakim Noah playing through plantar fasciitis, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau reiterated Thursday night he wanted his center to play 20-25 minutes.
"Somewhere in there," Thibodeau said after Noah played 27 minutes in a 79-76 Game 3 win.
Asked if there was a chance to extend his Noah's minutes, Thibodeau said, "Yeah, a minute or two, or something like that."
Or more.
Much more.
Noah's play time Saturday was nearly 39 minutes and only ended because he fouled out early in the third overtime of a 142-134 Bulls win. And after scoring 16 points in the first three games, Noah finished with 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots on Saturday.
"Unbelievable. The crazy thing is, as the series goes on and on, he's done more and more and more," forward Carlos Boozer said.
"Joakim has been an absolute warrior."
Noah said how he feels now versus Game 1 is "not even comparable."
"It's a miracle," he said. "I mean, before this series started, I thought I wasn't going to be able to play. The last month, I must have done 40-50 different treatments. I don't know exactly what it is that helped me, but it's a little bit better."
Thibodeau marveled at Noah's performance, despite limited practice time.
"He's sort of mucking through it right now," Thibodeau said. "But he keeps going, goes after every ball. His defense is always great, and then he found his rhythm."
In fact, Thibodeau said Noah was at the practice facility working on his shooting Friday night.
"So that's usually a good sign," the coach said. "I haven't seen that in a while."
Watson scrap
Former Bulls guard C.J. Watson got tangled up with Nate Robinson in the second quarter, with each getting a technical foul.
Asked about Robinson shoving him, Watson said, "That's in his character so it doesn't surprise me."
Boozer downplayed it all.
"It's just playoff basketball," he said. "Sometimes, you just get tired of seeing the same face."
Watson finished with nine points, but he should have been in double figures; in the fourth quarter, he missed a breakaway dunk.
"The basketball Gods were definitely on our side. C.J.'s missed dunk was huge. Thank you, C.J.," Noah said.
Nets coach P.J. Carlesimo lamented that miss.
"That would have made the lead 16," he said.
"When it is all said and done, we did not do enough things to win."
Boozer said he thinks the hard pick by Gerald Wallace on Robinson in the fourth got the guard fired up.
"Nate became a whole different person," Boozer said.
Defense rests
The Bulls set a playoff franchise records in points (142) and field goals (58). And while they appreciate winning in that fashion, they'd prefer to return to their usual ways.
"You never know how a game is going... You have to win different ways, especially in the playoffs," Boozer said. "But we'd like to play a more defensive-minded game."


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Silvia from Mama Latina Tips is all sorts of fabulous. She is smart and tells wonderful cuentos. When I met her in Miami last month, I convinced her to tell some stories on video.
And, here they are.
In the first, Silvia describes what happens when the American groom does not understand the Mexican priest and in the second, she explains why her husband calls every man in the family "Pepe."
Watch and enjoy.
Silvia is a former Human Resources executive who lives in California's Central Valley with her loco husband of eight years and two traviesos sons. In an effort to express herself as a wife, mother, and multi-faceted Latina woman, she began Mama Latina Tips, a bilingual blog for Latina moms. Since that all wasn't enough, she also blogs at Disneylandia al Día, a Spanish blog about the magic world of Disney.


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You often hear about games taking inspiration from movies, and especially movies like Aliens, which more or less founded its own subgenre. But increasingly, that's a door that swings both ways. Speaking in the latest issue of OXM, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford has suggested that initial discussions with Alien director Ridley Scott may have impacted not only Sega's Aliens: Colonial Marines, but Scott's recently released Alien prequel (or is it?) Prometheus.
"I remember in 2006 - back before we even thought about making the game - when Brian Martell sat down with Ridley Scott and talked about Alien," Pitchford reflected. "He blew the dust off his original storyboards, and they're talking about the nature of what we used to call the space jockey, when Scott tells Martell we can now call them the engineers.
"I think it was that moment that Scott got exciting again about his universe," he insisted. "I believe that. I don't know - only Scott can tell us - but the timeline makes sense. It was another year or so before he actually started his project." A typically bold statement from one of the industry's more outspoken figures. Of course, development of what would become Prometheus began in 2002, but it's not impossible Pitchford and co contributed significantly to Scott's thought process.
Pitchford also expressed gratitude to 20th Century Fox, who sold the rights to make a game based on the Aliens IP to Sega in 2006. "We begged, and they trusted us for some reason," he said. "I think they just decided to take a bet, and I'm thrilled they did because we're living the dream. We worked on Halo for the PC, and I loved that, because up until this happened that was the closest we were ever going to get to something like Aliens."
Read about the game's multiplayer in our most recent Aliens: Colonial Marines hands-on, and stay tuned for more on the subject next week. Issue 93 is now in stores, boasting exclusive poster versions of original movie artwork, and if you're minded to set up a subscription, you'll be pleased to know that we're currently offering a discount.
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0Jan 21, '12 by brown eyed girl, LPNHey all,I'm trying to find out some info from anyone here who is planning to attend or currently in SCC LPN-RN in Dayton. I know it exists because I seen it on their site; however, there is severely limited information about it. Can someone fill in the blanks about it???
0Apr 6, '12 by er3465I am a Sinclair student too, graduating in June whooo! There are several LPNs in my class. The regular RN program is 8 quarters and the LPN program is 7. The LPNs take a class called 132 Transition to Registered Nursing I and 133 Transition to Registered Nursing II during their first quarter. The next six quarters you are then with the other RN students who are not LPNs. I do not know how it will work when they transition to semesters this fall.


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adjective \ˈkəm-bər-səm\: hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
: complicated and hard to do
: long and difficult to read, say, etc.
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dial : burdensome, troublesome
: unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
Examples of CUMBERSOME
- The application process is cumbersome and time-consuming.
- Her expanded job title is really cumbersome.
- Squad members, already decked out in cumbersome chemical suits, put on masks and rubber gloves. —Ray Wilkinson, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 1991
- He got the approval of the higher-ups, but the course was scuttled by members of his own department, who devised all kinds of cumbersome, silly requirements and prerequisites. —Alice Munro, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 1989
- He cut some segments of the 2" pine but discovered that … a cumbersome system of braces would be needed to hold the sides straight. —John Updike, Couples, 1968
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My wife is looking for a basic cellphone and minimal usage plan. Seems most of the plans have "gotchas" -- you pay for minutes that can expire, or they cancel the service if you don't use it enough.
She uses about 5 minutes a month, and would even pay $1/minute or more if that were the only cost. BTW, the only providers that I know will work here in VT are ATT, Verizon, and Tracfone. |
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- Posted by suellen_2010 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 8, 11 at 11:12
I used to have a Tracfone. As I recall, I had to buy 120 minutes for $20 every three months. The unused minutes rolled over. I now have an ATT GoPhone. I have to buy $25 worth of usage every three months. They deduct $2 for every day that you use the phone, whether you use it once or a hundred times that day. That also includes unlimited text usage. Your unused balance also rolls over. Both plans worked well for me since I seldom use my phone. The reason for switching was that I would too often not have service with my Tracfone. I live in south Florida. |
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 8, 11 at 16:55
Check Virgin Mobile. I pay $20.00 every 3 months. I hardly use the phone and the money accumulates. If I do use the phone it is 18ďż˝ per minute. In my opinion this company is straight shooters. |
I have and use PagePlus. It only requires that you purchase $10 (100 minutes) every 90 days. If you add the minutes before the 90 days are up, the existing minutes will roll over. Once you buy the phone, it figures out to $40 a year. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Page Plus plans
- Posted by albert_135 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 11 at 14:49
My wife uses TracFone. Most of her day she cannot use a phone. With TracFone she can pick up voice messages with the land line and not use minutes so $20 might get her 120 minutes of voice phone and unlimited(?) minutes of voice messages too. BTW, she said that a couple of months ago the hardware from TracFone was much cheaper than the same hardware from WalMart. |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Sun, Jul 10, 11 at 0:29
After years of monthly cellular bills (starting since the 1980's) that would always seem to increase for "who knows" how many various reasons, I went with TracFone several years ago and am very happy. I use a cell phone as a telephone and nothing more. If I need more time I can just buy it, and each time I do, it extends service for another 90 days from the last end date. I'm good now until way after the Mayan calendar ends! I have a TracFone Motorola W376G which comes with lifetime double minutes. So, minimum 60 mins @ $20, gives you 120 minutes and 90 days of service. If I'm doing a lot of traveling on business, I buy more time in whatever quantity I need , and when not, I just don't worry about it. The only thing I found in setting up one of the phones (my wife has the same phone too) is that I was having some problems and their "standard 800 number support people", located outside of the USA, couldn't solve it. I found that there is another unadvertised 800 number that gets you into their Florida offices with very capable people - don't have it off-hand but you can Google around to find it. |
I'm with Virgin Mobile, and only pay $15 every 90 days with auto top-up. All of the unused time rolls over too. |
I use STI mobile which is a prepaid plan. The cost is 9 cents per day and 9 cents per minute. You must use the phone for at least 1 minute every 60 days or you lose your phone number and have to get a new number by calling them. (This has happened to me a few times so it just shows how little I actually use a cell phone! LOL) I have been using this for the past 5 years and find that it works very well. It doesn't do text but I only call. Also, if you order a phone card from ephonecardss.com or other outfits (google STI discount phonecards) you can save a little more-3 to 5% by using a discount code which you can find in a search on the internet. |
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Great mid layer for high aerobic activities. Great coverage and comfort, for the times that a fleece is too much, but a base layer alone is too little. The Asics Fuji Trail Hoodie, or Asics Fuji Hoody as they seem to call it in Europe, is a great mid layer. I often run hot and find no need for many of the otherwise very nice grid layers on the market, until it is around -10˚C. This hoody seems to fall between a thick base layer and a thin fleece. So perfect for running or otherwise high aerobic… Full review
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The Stoic Merino Comp Shirt is a comfortable shirt that wicks moisture extremely well. It keeps you warm or cool as needed. The fabric has the right amount of stretch, and it's machine washable. This has been my go-to shirt for snowshoeing over the past three winters. With a silkweight base layer underneath it and a wind and rain shell on top I'm comfortable snowshoeing in temps around -10°F because my sweat isn't making me cold. Wearing just this shirt while out hiking around a cedar swamp with… Full review
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I'm generally a huge fan of ExOfficio clothing, but maybe not this time. Perhaps I'm expecting too much, a shirt that can actually keep me cooler in East Texas summer heat, but that is what the mfg description claims. But under most summer conditions here, it ain't happenin'. Imagine my excitement when I read about this magic shirt that claims to not only protect the wearer from the sun's rays, but can actually keep you cooler in summer heat than std summer wear. I spend a fair amount of time… Full review
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Lung King Heen
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This is the only restaurant in Hong Kong to get three stars from the 2009 Michelin guide, and the locals were not all pleased. Sample harangue: "These French [Michelin] people, what do they understand? They only care about the view. So many better restaurants in Hong Kong, but not so fancy." Well, it is true, you cannot beat the view from atop the Four Seasons Hotel, the meditative arrangements of wood and glass dipping into the harbor. Still, the food is phenomenal. The lightly fried pork looks golden and actually tastes golden, while the spring onion has been julienned with startling precision. And then there's the off-the-menu house favorite: the pan-fried, silky-smooth grouper with a shading of black truffle used with perfect restraint. (The chef apparently keeps an emergency supply of black truffles for those in the know.)
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Everyone knows that football physically destroys its participants from the outside in—breaking bones, smashing shoulders, shredding ligaments. It's just that no one really cares. A football player goes down, writhing in pain. A trainer jogs in from the sideline. Cut to commercial. The end. The entire scene is routine and mundane.
Brain damage destroys lives from the inside out—not only what people can do but also who they are. For much of the past two years, I've been reporting and writing on football's concussion crisis, which is less a crisis than an everyday state of affairs and hardly limited to concussions. (Big hits, little hits: They're all unavoidable, and they all add up.) I've met parents mourning the death of their teenage son; former players who get lost driving around their own neighborhoods; scientists describing in microscopic detail how proud, intelligent men become hollow, half-mad husks. I've learned that the NFL can be callous, and fans even more so, and that for many people, ignorance is bliss, even when it involves the health of their own children.
I can't watch football because of Linda Sánchez, a California congresswoman and member of the House Judiciary Committee. During a 2009 Capitol Hill hearing on concussions in football, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell slouching meekly in his seat, she likened the league to the tobacco industry.
For decades, Big Tobacco said cigarettes were harmless, backing up that claim with junk science and bogus expertise, working very hard to discredit scientific evidence to the contrary. The league seems to have used the same playbook, Sánchez said.