text: Pregnancy > Second Trimester 10 Crazy Things Happening In Your Body Right Now While you're going about your normal day, all this is going on right inside you. Cool and (a little weird), huh? Photo: Getty Images 1. Your uterus is growing to 14 times its original size. Yep, it will stretch from the size of a pear to the size of a watermelon (and go back down again), says Sheryl Ross, MD, an ob-gyn in private practice in Santa Monica, California. The uterus holds between four and six pounds of liquid (that's almost two pint glasses full!), like mucus and amniotic fluid to cushion baby in utero.2. Your heart is pumping a whopping 40 to 50 percent more blood than it did prepregnancy. It's also beating 10 to 20 more times per minute than it did before. This is to fuel the umbilical cord and placenta -- and to prep for the main event: baby's birth. Now, it totally makes sense why you get tired so much more quickly than you did in your prebump life, doesn't it?3. Baby hears you (so watch what you say!). By 18 weeks gestation, baby's ears will have fully developed, and she can very likely hear your voice, the vacuum and the dog barking. When you sing to her, she's actually listening and may recognize the songs after birth as being extra-soothing.4. If it's a boy, he could be having erections (sorry, but it's true). Even before birth, baby's tiny reproductive system has started prepping. Between 20 and 23 weeks, a boy has already started making sperm. At that time, a girl's ovaries and uterus are also fully formed, with a lifetime supply of eggs.5. The placenta is doing the work of four organs. Sometimes called the "tree of life," this organ (that you just recently grew!) is extremely elaborate and helps your baby eliminate waste, filters away bad things, supplies all her blood and feeds her. Talk about the ultimate multitasker!6. Baby tastes her meals. Believe it or not, by week 20 of pregnancy, baby has developed taste buds, and she's already learning to prefer the foods you eat. Some experts even believe you can shape baby's palate by eating a wide variety of (healthy!) foods during your pregnancy. You're probably already paying attention to what you're eating, but here's extra motivation to order a side of broccoli instead of French fries!7. Your boobs are full-fledged milk producers. Nope, this isn't just a postpregnancy thing. Hormones trigger milk production pretty much right after you become pregnant, and by 20 weeks, baby's first milk (a thin yellow liquid called colostrum) is already in there, Ross says. You may notice leaking during the third trimester -- nothing that nursing pads can't fix.8. (On a grosser note) Baby is making poop. As you near the midpoint of pregnancy, baby starts producing meconium, the black, tarry substance that he'll expel soon after birth to fill his first dirty diaper.9. Baby can see the light. Around week 30, baby's irises are completely formed, meaning she can see and might even react to light. And surprisingly, it's not always completely dark in there. If you lie in the direct sunshine, you might notice baby move to try to shield her eyes.10. Baby is rehearsing for his crying debut. Anticipating what it will be like to hear that first cry? Baby is too. Ultrasound photos have shown babies making crying and other facial expressions in the womb. This doesn't mean he's sad, though. Crying is actually an important skill for baby to master, since it will be his primary way of communicating with you during those first exciting weeks. Plus, More from The Bump: Pregnancy Symptoms You Will Actually Like How Big is Baby? Find out! Weight Gain During Pregnancy -- Meredith Franco Meyers See More: 1st Trimester , 2nd Trimester , 3rd Trimester , Pregnancy Symptoms Previous Article: 10 Babymoon Tips Next Article: 10 Creative Ways to Reveal Baby's Gender How to Be Your Own Advocate Mommy blogger Heather Spohr shares three rules every high-risk pregnancy patient should know. Advances in Cord Blood Research Know what can be done with baby's umbilical cord blood now, and what may be done in the future. Craziest Delivery Stories Birth plan? Hardly. Bumpies share their downright wacky labor experiences. popular questions Q&A: Morning sickness tips? Q&A: Do I need a birth plan? Q&A: Registering for baby? recently added questions Plus-Size Maternity Clothing Q&A What Happens at Baby's One-Month Checkup? When Can I Switch Baby From the Infant Car Seat to a Convertible?


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In Part 2, Because We Can founders Jeff McGrew and Jillian Northrup told us about projects past and present. Here in Part 3 they tell us about an ongoing project and tease a related item they're thinking about pursuing in the future: Open-source Because We Can desk and table designs! (I'm loving love the brilliant cable-management solution seen in the photos above; it appears to be a snap-shut binder.) Have a listen:
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The Baltimore Ravens hope to retain the services of Linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, one of the top free agents at his position. The Baltimore Sun's Aaron Wilson reports the Ravens remain in talks with Ellerbe after meeting with his agent at the NFL scouting combine.
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No time to write commentary today. Great game, though! :) Game notes are here.
G87: Rangers pitch well, beat M's 5-1
onAnother good day to be a Ranger fan. First off, we got a very nicely pitched 5-1 win against the best team in baseball at the moment. Ismael Valdes looked good, not like that train wreck he looked like the last few starts.
But the best news of the day was that two and a half Rangers were named to the All-Star team. Alex Rodriguez is the starting shortstop, and that's no surprise. The other player is Hank Blalock, who was picked as the backup in the players' vote. He really outdistanced his closest competition for the spot – that was really nice to see. The half was that Carl Everett was also named to the All-Star team as a DH. Carl's a White Sock now, but he got the award on his playing time with the Rangers – that was great.
Don't have a whole lot of time to write today – it being Monday at work and all. :)
Game notes are here.
G86: Rangers lose to Mariners, 3-2
onA frustrating game. For some reason, extra inning games fill me with dread. We always seem to lose these – and for some reason, in the 10th. This one was no different. :(
John Thomson pitched surprisingly well – must be the fact that he now wears his pants legs up, and we can see his socks! :) He went 7 innings, giving up only two. Problem was that Jamie Moyer did basically the same thing. Ugueth Urbina gave up a run in the 10th, and we couldn't come back from that.
Juan Gonzalez had another home run – probably makes his trade stock higher.
Game notes are here.
G85: Rangers beat Mariners on Jul 4th, 7-3
onThe 4th of July brought with it this year the usual things. Stirring ceremony at the beginning with a bunch of kids being sworn into the Air Force, those little mini planes behind centerfield, a flyover (which was timed perfectly this year), fireworks, and the Seattle Mariners. My mini plan gave me a ticket to this game, and while I did not stay for the fireworks show, the game was great. I wasn't expecting much throwing Victor Santos out there against Freddy Garcia, Seattle's #1 pitcher. However, it turned out better than I thought.
Santos was wild in the first inning, tossing 34 pitches (by my count), and allowing a few runs to score, as well as another in the third. Santos had a total of 5 walks in his 4+ innings of work. However, in the bottom of the fourth we blew the game open – batting around, and scoring 5 runs, powered by a 3 run Juan Gonzalez home run. In fact, the Rangers as a team hit for the cycle that inning. We tacked on two later on on a couple of sac files to make the game 7-3.
Our bullpen threw scoreless baseball, although it got dicey in the ninth when Ron Mahay let a couple of guys get on. Mahay was brilliant in the 8th, striking out the side with some really dominating looking stuff. As was said on the postgame show, our lefthanders this season (Shouse, Mahay, Fultz) have done extremely well, and I remember there being talk of there not having much from the left side this year – a great surprise.
I ended up not staying for the fireworks because up until this year my wife and I have seen just about every fireworks show that the Rangers had over the last 5 years or so. I think it's safe to say "I've seen the show already". Plus it got me home faster. :)
One last comment. We've won two in a row and are now only 20 games back from the Mariners. After winning two in a row, isn't this the place where we usually lose the next 4?
Game notes here.
G84: Rangers eek out win over Halos, 6-5
onIt was a good night to be a Ranger fan (something I don't get to say much anymore). Tony Mounce looked really good again. He had a curveball that reminded me of Barry Zito's at times – it had some wonderful movement. I'm not claiming he's Barry Zito of course – I'm not that naive. It's just he looked awfully good at points. He went 5.1 innings, and got his first major league win. Rosman Garcia slipped a bit, giving up a couple in under an inning, but Shouse, Cordero, & Urbina gave up nothing, with Urbina getting his 22nd save. I know Urbina will be gone, but I wish we were a bit better – I've really enjoyed his time here.
However, I think the biggest story was Hank Blalock getting two home runs tonight, one to each side of the field. Juan Gonzalez came through with a two RBI hit (might help his rumored trade to the Dodgers with Mike Lamb). Overall, it was a good game to be a Ranger fan, and while we let the Angels back into the game, we hung on and got the win.
We split in Anaheim, won in Houston before that, and had a winning road trip. This can't be our Rangers, can it? :) Now we're home for awhile, and we play the Mariners. We're 21 games behind them in the standings. It could be much uglier after this weekend.
Game notes here.
G83: Rangers shut out by Angels, 5-0
Well, we got shut out – not much more you can say. Only four hits, scattered. Our seventh shutout of the season. Not good, but then again we knew the 03 Rangers weren't going to be good, I guess.
G82: Rangers lose to Angels, 7-5
onWell, we lost this game, and it got out of hand in the first couple of innings, as Ismael Valdes gave up a bunch of runs again. He gave up 7 in 5 innings, and while the linescore says he only had 5 earned runs, that's still too many, and he really deserved all 7. RA Dickey, Brian Shouse, and Jay Powell (!!!) didn't give up anything, so I guess that's good.
We tried to mount a comeback in the 8th inning when we got the second home run of the game from Mike Young, as well as one from Arod to bring the game to 7-5, but all that did was bring out Troy Percival, which means there's nothing else to do except make outs.
However, the news of the day was the trade of Carl Everett to the White Sox. I have to admit, I really didn't want to see him go, and while I know it will help our club, I have had a major turn of heart on Everett. I still think he's too slow to play centerfield, but he's been a great citizen here, and hasn't caused any problems. I really was kind of hoping he'd stay. Instead, we're stuck with Gonzalez and no Everett for the rest of the season.
G81: Rangers beat Angels, 6-3
onOK, we've won two in a row. This time John Thomson didn't have the ball up and all over the park, giving up just three hits and three runs over seven innings (98 pitches). He pitched pretty decently, and our offense worked, as opposed to the barely being able to get two runs a game crud we've been seeing a lot of lately. It was capped by home runs by Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. What's better is that we got it against Ramon Ortiz, someone who has pretty much owned the Rangers, going 9-1 lifetime against us before tonight's game.
These 9PM starts are rough, as my wife and I had company over for dinner, and I didn't get to start watching the game until 11:30 – by that point I was so tired, I just started skipping through several sections on my TiVo – probably watched the whole thing in less than an hour. I really wish Hicks had let us move to the AL Central a couple of years ago when we had the chance.
The season is now halfway over. I said that to my wife last night. I said "That's it – it's just downhill towards the end of the season now" :)
Game notes here.
G80: Rangers beat Astros 8-5
onRamos was wild early, walking 7 in 3.1 innings, hitting one, yet only giving up 3 runs, on two hits. Had he had better control, he probably would have stayed in this game, and done well. After the three we gave up in the first inning, we didn't give up any more again until the bottom of the ninth. In the meantime, we scored 8 runs (all from the 5th onwards).
It was powered by home runs by Kevin Mench, Rafael Palmeiro, and a nice triple by Arod that Craig Biggio fell down running after. We also scored a couple on 2 RBI single by Juan Gonzalez in the 9th.
Victor Santos & Rosman Garcia pitched well – a combined 3.2 innings giving up nothing. That's nice to see. Cordero was good his first inning, but not good the second, which allowed Urbina to come in and get a save, which he was good at this time (no heart attack saves).
That's it for Interleague this season. We had a horrific record this time around, going 4-14. :(
Game notes here.
G79: Rangers shut out; lose to Astros 2-0
onWell, I didn't see much of this game – I came home and fell asleep watching the game. Woke up in the 9th inning, didn't see the point in backing up the TiVo to watch it. Didn't miss much, although Tony Mounce pitched really well again – that's promising.
Oh yeah, we formally lost the Silver Boot trophy today.
Juan Gonzalez is still a Ranger; he needs to go – release him!
Game notes are here.
G78: Rangers beat Astros, 10-7
onAs good as it was to see a win, I can't help but think of the fiasco up in Boston. A 25-8 game. It was 14-1 after one inning. The Red Sox got 10 runs before they got their first out. A Florida pitcher had to be carried off on a stretcher with his head immobilized because he got hit in the head. People were throwing at batters – there were two dugout empties, and at least one ejection. Man, if I was at that game, I'd certainly feel I got my money's worth. Here's the details of that game.
Anyway, my favorite moment of our game was actually the pinch hit appearance by David Matranga. My wife and I have checked out several Round Rock Express (Astros AA team) games over the last couple of years, and we always saw David Matranga down there. Well, he finally made it to the show last night. And he clocked a home run in his first major league at bat – I got all excited about that.
On our side, we were hitting the ball around the field like a pinball. We had several shots that hit a wall and went rolling – one was good for a triple for Arod. It was a back and forth and pretty close until the 9th inning, actually. Joaqin Benoit was OK – he got pulled probably earlier than he normally would, but that seemed to be a consequence of National League play. Raffy had a very nice, very majestic, and an absolute no doubter home run in the seventh inning, scoring three. The Astros had four home runs, but none were big problems. Raffy also turned in some nice defense in the field, too. Overall a nice game that felt more in the Rangers control to me watching it than the score indicated.
Overall for the Silver Boot contest, we're down 3-1, and a total of 12 runs. We need to win by a total of 12 runs over the next two games to take the series.
Juan Gonzalez is still a Ranger; he needs to go – release him Here's more on that mess.
G77: Rangers lay a big stinker; lose 13-0
onI guess we got too high and mighty on that two game winning streak, and needed to be brought down. What other reason could there be for a game where we lose 13-0 and give up four home runs in the span of 10 batters? Certainly can't be our pitching. Feel free to insert a joke about our third round draft pick being in attendance to witness it. Feel free to insert a joke about the Rangers Captain pitching later this season.
Mark Mulder looked like a Cy Young award winner, that's for sure. He allowed only 3 hits all the time he pitched. Hard to do anything against him when he's on like that.
On the positive side, Ron Mahay was great. He gave up a single to his first batter, then nothing afterwards. Looked sweet!
The Juan Gonzalez trade is still undecided; he needs to go.
Game notes here; additional notes here.
G76: Rangers barely win, 9-8 against Oakland
onWe won, but God knows we tried to blow it giving up 2 runs in the top of the 9th. If that text looks familiar – it should. I wrote it about the previous night's game. It applied again. We went ahead big with a nice rally in the 6th, 7th, & 8th when we scored a total of 7 runs to take a 9-6 lead. So we bring in Urbina again. He proceeded to do what he did the night before – give up runs. Two this time, and then proceeded to get the save. It really reminded me of some of John Wetteland's saves. :)
We had the longball going, with a solo shot by Arod on the first pitch he saw in the first, as well as two of them by Raffy later in the game during the big rally. That was nice to see – hell, even Raffy got a bloop hit to left. He's also shown bunt a few times, so hopefully he's at least trying to beat the shift.
The Juan Gonzalez trade is still undecided, and while my virtriol from yesterday about my "no Juan" picture has calmed down, I still think he needs to go.
And finally, a very scary moment early when Carl Everett's bat went flying into the stands and hit two people. A 4 year old kid, as well as a 15 year old girl. Both were taken off the field. Carl was extremely shaken up, and my wife and I both commented that it's terribly obvious that he has feelings and a heart, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted the way he did when it happened. Play was stopped for awhile during which medical attention was given. We heard later on that the 4 year old went home fine, and the 15 year old was still at the hospital, but will most likely not need anything more than stitches. One comment I'll make about the situation. Folks who are down in those seats where things like this happen tend to be the least attentive fans there. They're what a friend of mine calls the "boob job & cocaine crowd". In other words, people who have too much money. Where I'm going with this is that they're on cel phones, talking about some biz thing and not paying attention, generally. In my opinion, four year olds should NOT be down there, because they have no clue what's going on, they're just "there". And as such, they have no comprehension of the danger they're in. I don't think parents should put kids THAT young in harm's way. I know I wouldn't.
Hey, two in a row, and we're only 21 games behind the Mariners now. Here we come! :)
Game notes here, and additional notes here.
G75: Rangers win 7-6, despite themselves.
onWe won, but God knows we tried to blow it giving up 3 runs in the top of the 9th. Mark Teixeira looks good, and I have to admit, I was on the bandwagon that said he should be in the minors. He's certainly turned it around, and I enjoy seeing him come up to bat. Carl Everett jacked a home run off of Chad Bradford again. That's Carl's third I believe, and Bradford has given up just 5 home runs total to everyone – I think Carl pretty much owns him.
Our kids have pitched awesome the last few nights. Ramos last night, Mounce before that, and Benoit (although he SHOULD pitch better as he has more experience). It's funny how a few good pitching performances change your outlook. We may not need the horse to pitch after all. :)
However, the news of the day was the Gonzalez (almost) trade. I wrote about it in my forums already, so you can just check out that thread here – don't really need to repeat myself here. I'm now firmly in the camp that Juan needs to go. If he decides to force the issue and stay here, he should be released.
Anyway, it's a sad state of affairs when a win gets zero talk at all – it's like "The Stars are letting Derian Hatcher walk – the Rangers tried to trade Juan – and oh yeah, we won".
Game notes here.
G74: Rangers lose 3-1. Nobody shocked.
onWell, shit. Tony Mounce was great. That's about it.
Can we put this guy in to help out? Please?
Game notes here.
G73: Rangers lose 7th in a row AGAIN, 3-1 to Houston
Lost 7 in a row. Lost 19 of last 21. About to set a franchise record for futility going all the way back to 1972 when we first moved here from Washington DC. Jay Powell sucks. I think the horse can pitch better than what we throw out there. Pick one. As bad as it seems, I get the feeling it will get worse – I don't think we've hit rock bottom yet, as bad as things are. :(
Actually, Joaquin Benoit was quite good Sunday night. At the start of the game, I thought he had a shot at the 3 or 4 year old record of a Ranger pitcher not getting 10 strikeouts in a game. He came close (he had 8). He looked quite good, quite sharp until he appeared to run out of gas in the sixth – which is far more than we've gotten from a starter lately.
We got our only run on a very long Mark Teixeira home run the bottom of the first inning to (GASP) give us a lead. It actually stayed that way until Benoit gave up two runs in the 6th and was pulled.
Given there's not much else to write about, what's with the crappy player intro music? There's some really horrible player music now – what's that garbage that's being played before Kevin Mench's at bats? Ewwwww…
G72: Rangers continute stinkfest, lose 9-5, lose boot too.
onWe made this a bit interesting late, but the game was nowhere near as close as the 9-5 score indicated. We were losing after the first pitch of the game, a home run to Craig Biggio, and that pretty much was it for the game. The Astros scored in innings 1-6, and we scored 4 in the 7th & 8th, but even with those, the game felt like it belonged to the Astros from the second Biggio hit the home run.
As usual, a team throws a kid making their major league debut against us, and he's great. Rodrigo Rosario went 6 innings, giving up 2 runs (only 1 earned), and overall had us baffled. When we do that, the other team gets 7 runs in 3 innings and 80 pitches off our guy. Sigh. Any chance we can take this team down for a server upgrade and a reboot? It might do some good, as would my suggestion about putting in the horse.
Also, I don't know if anyone noticed, but out in left field in this game from Sec 201 or 202 or so, someone had hung a white banner with nothing on it From where I was sitting, it really looked like someone was throwing in the towel – like it was a surrender flag. I called in to the post game show and asked them about it, they had a chuckle, but didn't see it themselves. If anyone knows who hung that, have them email me, I'd love to talk to them. :)
G71: Oh dear. Rangers lose big, 12-3
onOK, the Astros come back to town for the Lone Star Series. Does the change in opponent make a difference? Hell no . We lost 12-3. It actually was closer than that until the 9th inning when the entire team seemed to Jay Powell; giving up 7 runs in the top of the 9th to effectively remove any real chance we had of coming back to win this.
I was there. There wasn't much else to write about – except I got a pretty decent hat as a giveaway item. Oh, and someone popped by again (dude, I'm sorry I keep forgetting your name) to say hello to me. I also seem to have abandoned scoring games on paper, and have gone to scoring games on my Palm PDA using a program called Scorepad.
What? Write about the game? Feh – there's nothing worth writing about, except maybe Arod had a home run. :)
Game notes here, and addtl notes here.
G70: Rangers lose again; 9-2 to A's
onA daytime game during the week – that means that I don't get to listen to most of it. This was no different – I only heard the start, when Mario Ramos seemed to be pretty decent in his major league debut. Then Jay Powell came in later. He certainly seems like the next person to ride the train out of town – I wonder why we haven't made the call yet?
I think I've officially given up on this season. Up until our big recent slide, I thought we had a chance to at least be respectable this season – that's not happening. :(
Bring on the Astros. We'll sell tickets – which is what I guess it's all about, eh?
Game notes here.
G69: Rangers lose 4-3 for 2nd night
onWe lost again – by the same score (4-3) that we lost the night before. We actually got good pitching – Tony Mounce didn't give up anything in his 6 innings pitched. Alex Rodriguez broke out of his slump with an 2 run RBI home run. Ugueth Urbina had a meltdown, and let the A's back in the game, and then we lost it in extra innings.
I actually was thinking that Mounce looked pretty good. Plus he's a lefty – something we could use.
Game notes here.
G68: Rangers lose 4-3, but Raffy BUNTS!
onWe lost again. I can't say I'm totally shocked. It was nice to see us hang in the game, and not lose like 8-0, 12-2, etc…
One very cool thing. Raffy laid down a bunt on the third base side for a hit. FINALLY. He complains about the shift, yet he doesn't try to beat it by laying down a bunt. He should do this more often!
Game notes here.
G65: Rangers shut out 2nd night in a row, 8-0
onWell, it was nice to see Pudge again. That's about as nice of a thing as I can say. We haven't scored at all in now over 18 innings!
I'm going to Saturday's game, I'm hoping they break out of it.
Game notes here.
G64: Rangers don't show up; lose 11-0
onThat was an f'in disgrace. :(
More info about this game on mlb.com here.
G63: Rangers lose to Mets, 8-2
onSo much for that winning streak.
Victor Santos started for us, and pitched like well.. not Nolan Ryan. Seriously, he pitched like a kid who doesn't seem to believe he belongs here. I didn't feel the Rangers were really bad, but it was yet another in the long list of games that just got away, without anything massively huge happening. I suppose Cliff Floyd with his 5 RBI's was a big deal, but I never felt blown out in this one, even despite the score.
The Mets starter (Jae So, a Korean) did one thing I thought was very cool – and something our culture probably would never do. When an umpire gives him the ball, he removes his cap and bows to him. I rather liked that – nice to see someone with some respect for those in charge of the game. I wish more would have that kind of respect for the game.
We had a lot of balls that died on the warning track. We probably should have been right in this one score wise; maybe even have won it. However, we had quite a few die before going out, including one (who I forget hit it) get caught at the absolute deepest part of the park – the nook at the 407 sign in right center. :(
Oh well, another loss. Another day closer to the point where we're probably going to trade away a bunch of veterans.
More info about this game available on mlb.com here.
G62: Rangers finally win again; 9-7 over Mets
on'Topes Win! 'Topes Win! 'Topes Win! :)
The losing streak is over, powered by a rather balanced attack – everyone had at least one hit, plus we had four home runs (Raffy, Teixeira, Young, & Blalock). Teixeira's one was quite impressive, going halfway up Green's hill – for a distance I think of 445 feet. The furthest by a Ranger this season.
Our pitching was pretty decent, except for Jay Powell, who I think is on the same train that Yan & Van Poppel rode out of town. Powell gave up 3 hits, three earned runs in ZERO innings pitched. His ERA was 9.9 before that, now it's 11.25. I think he needs to go, too. Thomson gave up 3 over 6, Fultz gave up 1 in 1.2, and Urbina had a four out save.
Not to mention I was sitting in the leather seats in the Gold Club – I won the KRLD Golden Moment contest, and had these seats. They were very cool in terms of comfort, both in the chair and the air conditioning. What I didn't consider at all before the game is that you can't hear Chuck Morgan in there, and while they do put the KRLD coverage on, the general chatter from the bar is so loud, that you can barely hear that. While it's a comfortable place to watch a game, it's certainly not the best in terms of baseball. You also cannot see the Jumbotron from in there. They do have TV's which can be switched to the Jumbotron coverage, but it's not quite the same. The tickets had a face value of $60 on them. I don't know if I'd ever actually buy them, but as a freebie, it was definitely worth checking out.


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Jeff Kupietzky To Leave Oversee.net Next Month
CEO and president to leave one of domain name industry's biggest companies.
Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky will depart the company at the end of the August, the company has announced. He will be moving his family to Israel.
Kupietzky has been with the company for five years, with the last 2 1/2 years as CEO and President.
Going forward, day-to-day operations will be handled by Co-Presidents Debra Domeyer and Scott Morrow.
Kupietzky has had to manage a number of tough changes to the domain name business in recent years as well as company scandals (e.g. SnapNames insider bidding scandal).
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He is obviously very smart and thought that he was very impressive when I heard him speak at DomainFest. I wish him luck.
Dunno about smart:
Snap names loses bid to namejet. Millions lost.
Moniker loses talisman and reputation. Millions lost.
Domain Sponsor loses credibility industry wide. Millions lost.seems to me all the truly brilliant MBA's that come to the industry fail because the internet doesn't care about degrees, reputation or who-you-know, it based on talent, intelligence and hard work.
Would you hire an MBA to run an auto auction?
No, You'd hire someone who owned cars and knows about cars.
Ng just got lucky.
In the end they'll just be monetizing their TM portfolio under someone else's feed.
Dom Spon owed me $ and stopped responding to my requests requesting payment. No explanation. Granted, it was less than the minimum payout, but I wanted to close my account when revenue went to zero….Craig
M.M.-I have worked on cars, heck I have even worked at an auto auction where we went from aprox 350 units a week to some 1200 (give or take) when I along with my chohorts streamlined operations and ran the enterprise in such a way as to increase production by paying incentives to valued employees that the customers saw as profit for them too, and, never, week in and week out, did anyone ever concoct a skimming scheme like snapnames did,I sued these guys for the Halvarez scandal for the cheap little pick pocket Nelson Brady is and won.
And to date Oversee refuses to pay up what the has court ordered them to pay to put the issue to rest, but noooooooooo.


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If 2013 was the year of the cronut, then 2014 just might be the year the ramen burger takes over Boston.
Yes, you can eat ramen with your hands. Turns out it's actually pretty easy when served as the noodle bun for a Korean kim-chi burger, like the kind you'll find at Ki Bistro on the edge of Allston-Brighton.
Ironically, this old college staple has been redefined right here on the edge of BU's campus. In fact, once you find the unassuming cafe, it'll be a little like freshman orientation all over again: choices, choices, choices.
If you go Korean, you can decide between toppings of tangy kimchi or chili paste. Or maybe you go Vietnamese (bahn mi style with pork and pickled veggies), or for a wintry comfort pick of cheese, caramelized onions and bell peppers.
And at the more-than-reasonable $5.50 price tag, you won't have to relive college by going Dutch with your date. That means side orders of fresh BBQ summer rolls and pulled pork sliders on steamed buns, enough food to last a solid few hours of hearing each other's craziest campus stories.
After eating, maybe you'll try to top them.
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Wishes is always after the night's first run of SpectroMagic. 10 PM is the time it starts.
I know that the fireworks start once it gets fully dark out........but does anybody know about what time they start on August nights, we are planning our first nights meal around it and I cant remember about what time the sun goes down in florida.
Wishes is always after the night's first run of SpectroMagic. 10 PM is the time it starts.
You should check out the official WDW calendar. August times are out now.
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We were there this past August and go often in August. Wishes is on at 10 PM.
Yep. The WISHES show usally starts at 10PM. Be sure to find a spot early though, it gets very crowded! I usally stay at the Polynesian and watch the fireworks along the Lagon Beach. You can see the castle perfect and they play the same 'Jimminy Cricket' Speech at the hotel! Have fun!!
July 20-27> POLYNESIAN!!
thanks for all the help..........we are going to eat at the california grill on our third night there, i here it is the best place in all of Disney to watch the fireworks
Personally, I prefer the beach at the Poly for viewing outside the MK. The view from CG give you a skewed perspecitive. The fireworks that normally appear behind the castle actually go off from behind the park itself. I would say it's a nice experience...not spectacular.
The view from the California Grill of the fireworks is unique, and something worth experiencing, though "best view" is a matter of opinion. They dim most of the lights and play the music in the restaurant. If you finish dining earlier than the fireworks, they allow you to return to the restaurant to watch from the outdoor terrace.
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I have a question. If you are not a hotel guest can you still have dinner at the California Grill? Iam going in April and Iam also trying to see how to get reservations
Yep - just call 407-WDW-DINE. It's a popular place. But, if you have a small party and are willing to eat at a weird time, you should be OK. BTW - if you get a really early dining time (before Wishes) and want to come back to watch the fireworks later, they will let you do that. We just had to show our receipt at the check in desk.
Thank you so much. You just saved my vacation. Lol. I do have one more question.... How far in advance do you have to have a reservation. like how much earlier from the time you want to dine? Thank you again
Make the reservation as soon as you can. Pretty much make the reservation they day you find out you will be there. Do you mean you are going this April? because if you mean next month, you are probably to late to get a reservation. But that doesn't mean give up, phone everyday in the monring right up to the day you want to go, people always cancel.
When things get tough, think fluff and stuff ~Winnie the PoohDisneyland: August 2005Walt Disney World: Cast Member May - August 2007Disneyland: April 2008
I only have 2 other people besides me in my party. So i hope that I can get a reservation. Iam going from April 16-22 so what day do you think has more chance of getting a time for dinner?
You would definetly have better luck on one of the weekdays, the Wednesday and Monday would probably be your best bet. But when you phone the disney dine number tell them you will be there from the 16th to the 22nd and they can check all days.
When things get tough, think fluff and stuff ~Winnie the PoohDisneyland: August 2005Walt Disney World: Cast Member May - August 2007Disneyland: April 2008
thanks!; now one thing my mom doesnt want to make a reservation yet because she has a broken leg and she thinks that the restaurant wont be able to assist her disability. and Iam trying to convince her to make the reservation as soon as possible. Is there any chance at all that we could make the reservation like a week before we leave on the 16th or would they already have everything booked?


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I have always had these little jerks, ever since I was 12 or 13 years old, but I assumed everybody had them. They never really bothered me until one day I had a big one and fell down. I had a couple of grand mal seizures and was put on medication for a few years, and then the drugs were stopped. During college, whenever I stayed up all night or drank too much, the next day I would get lots of those jerks, and sometimes a big seizure right after the jerks. I never thought much of those jerks; in fact, my wife, who doesn't have epilepsy, gets them sometimes as she is falling asleep.
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) accounts for about 7% of the cases of epilepsy, making it one of the most common epilepsy syndromes. The syndrome is defined by myoclonic seizures (jerks) with or without tonic-clonic or absence seizures. The EEG usually shows a pattern of intermittent spike-and-wave or polyspike-and-wave, even in between seizures. CT and MRI scans of the brain are normal and typically are not needed.
Seizures usually begin shortly before or after puberty, or sometimes in early adulthood. They usually occur in the early morning, within a couple hours of awakening. Persons with JME often have photosensitive myoclonic seizures in addition to spontaneous seizures. The intellectual functions of persons with JME are the same as those in the general population.
This syndrome often has a genetic basis. In some families, genes associated with an increased risk of JME are located on chromosomes 6, 8, or 15. The chance that a child born to a parent with JME will also have JME is about 15%.
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I have some Fiesta Ware 5 piece place settings that I would like to sell. These are a retired color, and I have no use for them. I am not advertising here, rather I am curious where I could to for a community interested in Fiesta Ware.
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Try Ebay ro a local consignment shop.. or try placing an ad in the newspaper. Linda C |
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Ebay is your best bet you could also try craigs list |
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GARY — West Side Leadership Academy Principal Judy Dunlap told a U.S. Department of Education official Monday that interactive white board technology is no match for a failed roof.
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Hello folks,
We are replacing our old sky blue toilet, and I am planning to plant some flowers in it. I put it outside and cleaned it up, but the water (halfway up the bowl) will not drain out. I found one person with the same problem on the internet, and people suggested that she drill a hole with a ceramic drill bit (sounds expensive, and I am worried we would break the toilet). Would getting the water out, filling the bowl to the waterline with gravel, and then adding the potting soil and plants solve my water problem? I am hoping the plants would suck up any water that stuck around... any ideas? |
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- Posted by susiewantsroses (My Page) on Sun, Jan 25, 09 at 12:16
How about plants that love wet feet???? Water plants made for ponds. It is sure to fill up and not drain after a rain. My Hubs is very interested to see what you decide. Those ceramic drill bits are about $10.00. Susie |
- Posted by cindee11461 z9CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 25, 09 at 13:17
Drilling a hole is the only way to get it to drain. A drill bit made for ceramic is what you need. Drill slow and it won't break. Otherwise a water plant sounds like a simple answer(-: I want to see pictures too(-: |
- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Sun, Jan 25, 09 at 14:01
Candlelabra primroses like wet feet. Primula Japonica tends to be maroons and burgundy's so would look great with blue. Of course they bloom only for a few weeks in early summer so you'd want something else too. Ours keep gr0wing into the ditch and I have to take them out cuz we dredge it. Not sure where you live to know if they'd like it there. kathy |
Thanks to all -- I have a vision in my head of blue and yellow pansies in the bowl and snapdragons and variegated vines coming out of the tank, so I guess I am going to have to drill (plus I have a brown thumb with pond plants...I can't even keep them alive in my pond). Would a carbide tipped masonry bit work for ceramic? My husband has a couple of those, but is willing to get a ceramic bit if he has to (he is now curious as to how this project will look when it is done). I'll post a picture when the flowers bloom, maybe by then I'll have figured out how to get a picture on here. Thanks again. |
why not try to scoop it out, and then use terry towels to suck it up? I would then find a black nursary pot that fits, or a plastic pot that you could trim down to fit and plant the pot... would be easier to replant and redo that way.. just lift the pot out.. when you drill.. make sure you keep pouring oil over it as your drill.... maybe tape around it too..... |
You can do this: Snake in a long towel from the bottom of the bowl thru the serpentine throat of the bowl to the ground. The capillary action of the towel will siphon the water and draw the water to the ground by gravity. It works very slowly, but it works. dcarch |
The drilling was a success. We bought a ceramic bit, but despite using a lot of water while drilling it broke off halfway through the second hole. So my husband used a masonry bit, again with water, and we now have 3 holes and the water is draining out like a champ! We put a little reemay and gravel over the openings to keep the dirt from washing out, and tomorrow I am going out to get my pansies. I'll try to post a picture when the flowers fill out in a month or so...my son saw my new planter today and told me I had passed my Redneck exam... |
yep, its official, yer a redneck GJ'er!!! I bet its gonna be so cute when ya get it all planted! ya gotta throw in some gnomes or bunnies or something to make it come alive. How about a sign sticking out the tank with a cute saying on it, like "the think tank" or "Gardeners dive right in!" or something catchy!Are you gonna plant in the tank too? I can see something like a fern with some vinca trailing down the sides in it! Whatever you do will be cute! Don't forget to post when ya get done! blessings-sherri |
- Posted by ccgoldendreamer (My Page) on Tue, Feb 24, 09 at 19:29
So glad to find the drilling info here! I've had a pink toilet planter for several years now, joined by a pale green one last year, & just yesterday a white one. Yes indeed, the water does collect in the bowl & while the tank of the first one got planted, the rest have been awaiting my attention. Hopefully this year all three will be planted full of trailing vines & other goodies to delight the eye. S'pose I too have passed - - or perhaps surpassed - - my Redneck exam! Also have a deep sink planted, which had been the drainage for a washing machine. |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Wed, Feb 25, 09 at 0:47
Or you could have copied an idea from a 'sculpture' in the Seattle Art Museum. It's a bathroom stool with bright gaudy paint splashed all over it and brown water in the bowl. |
Please post a photo for us once it's planted. I am looking for evidence of beautiful toilet plantings, to convince some skeptics that it's not a bad idea. |
Toilets make the best planter. I have two of them plus a bathtub, two sinks, a kitchen plus alot of other items. Plan on adding a dishwater this year to my kitchen. Hope this works - been along time since I've uploaded any picures |
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- Posted by wile_e_coyote Zone 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 23, 09 at 11:15
What happens to old toilets that get thrown out? Do they just end up in a landfill forever breeding mosquitoes? Some may think it tacky but it seems to me that reusing them as planters is better for the environment. That said, I guess when I replace my old ugly '70's style toilets I should put them in the backyard as planters so as not to upset the neighbors. |
- Posted by lindasewandsew 9 So Calif (email@example.com) on Fri, May 22, 09 at 1:01
I couldn't get the photos from your thumbnails. Here they are. The toto looks great and is a great color and the bottle tree is very cute. Linda |
I put a toilet in my yard and put pots of terrestrial orchids in them. They bloom for 6-8 months. Then I put a sign in front of it "Pot O' Posies". I also have a wash tub I painted blue and put a sign in front of it. "Tub O' Tunias". Sue |
Thanks Linda Sew and Sew -- how did you get the pictures bigger? I tried to go back and resave them on photobucket in a larger size, but they still kept coming out tiny. |
- Posted by lindasewandsew 9 So Calif (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, May 22, 09 at 14:47
Hi Jay, I right clicked on your thumbnails and clicked on 'properties'. It gave me the photo info and where it came from. I cut and pasted it in the address line. This is the address that comes up. http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww321/jaymo49/th_GardenMay11200900008-1.jpg Nothing comes up when you go to this address, because it's a particular photo added onto the site address. I took off the last part of the info and tried this. http://i732.photobucket.com/albums/ww321/jaymo49/ This address took me to your album. Put your cursor on the photo you want to paste. A box will appear underneath that photo. It has 4 choices. Click on the HTML one, I think it's the third. It may copy automatically when clicked, but I still right click on the code, then hit 'copy'. Come back to GJ and paste it. You should be able to see whatever you post on the preview. If it isn't what you want, either use the back button, or erase the photo info on that page and try again. Hope this helps. We've all been there. Linda |
- Posted by jitterbug4756 zone 8 (My Page) on Sat, May 23, 09 at 3:14
Judy...I like your sky blue toitty & the way you planted & placed it. And I love your little garden angel hovering above... so cute. I haven't seen or heard of another Judy in a looong time.......Hi....Judy |
Can you believe some poor woman in Lakemoor, IL is in jeopardy of being fined for her toilet planter? Don't people have better things to do than to complain about a planter in someone else's yard? I have had a toilet planter for years and I think that they make great planters. There is alot of creativity that goes into these planters and they are very pretty when they are arranged nicely with flowers and plants! Go Green!!!! |
I hope I can find that story on the internet, too bad we can't contact her and get her to log onto Garden Junk... on second thought, we might be a bad influence and result in more fines for her.. next thing we know, they'll be telling us what color of flowers we are allowed to plant! |
- Posted by blooming_in_zone5 5-6 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 17, 09 at 14:47
A neighbor recently redecorated their bathroom and put their old pink toilet at the curb. it was clean and drained and waiting for me. But when I went back it was gone. So sad. :( |
- Posted by blooming_in_zone5 5-6 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 17, 09 at 14:54
Here is a link to the story. Ignore the naughty stuff on the side of the page. http://donchavez.com/blog/2009/06/09/this-story-stinks-town-orders-woman-to-remove-toilet-from-front-yard/ She even has nice messages written on the potty lids. Some people are just too mean and grumpy. |
- Posted by Lisa Alford(email@example.com) onWed, Apr 13, 11 at 11:13
My husband and I were just talking about doing this last night. I have two old toilets in my garage and am going to put them on my back porch with plants. You won't be able to see them from the road, but the neighbors might say something, but then again they might not. So we will see. Thanks for all the info on how to get drain holes in them! |
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Hometown: Born in Fullerton, CA but I consider Long Beach my home.
Training: Started practicing on and off since 1992, practicing intensely since 2006 and teaching since 2007.
Most often I'll open class gently with focus on pranayama (breath) and a light meditation. Then I'll begin to heat the class by physically building my yoga sequence around an area of the body that needs to be strengthened or opened to support a chosen peak pose. I'll weave in thoughts and ideas to awaken the subtle body and mind while engaging in a rigorous yoga practice that will leave you stimulated physically, mentally and spiritually.
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Hometown: Born in Redwood City CA but Long Beach is my home!
Training: Practicing since 1990, teaching since 2003.
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Hometown: Born in Los Angeles, CA, lived out of trunk, in the southwest, New Orleans, Ipswich, UK, northern CA, and some other places
Training: Drawn to yoga in 1996 in response to a dance injury. Began teaching in public schools in 2008, and yoga studio in 2009.
My yoga philosophy for myself and my students is to work sincerely, without taking it all so seriously. Much can be learned, let go, and overcome, with an open heart and an open mind. Whatever happens, "Keep Beathing". Be kind to yourself and it is that much easier to be kind to others. Class is generally focused on spiritual attribute and a muscle group(s), such as forgiveness and releasing the hamstrings.
Adho Mukha Svasana because it is always there, like an old friend and competitor... or maybe a family member. It is always there to work me hard if the practice is light and easy, and to lend support when the practice is intense.
Hometown: Munich, Germany, but Huntington Beach is my home.
Training: Practicing faithfully since 1993, but took my 1st yoga class with Rene Taylor in 1971. Teaching since 1998.
My classes are heart based. The first part of my class will get you in touch with your subtle and energetic body, with your breath through guided meditations, mantras and mudras. You will learn deep relaxation techniques. Expect to learn something new each time you come to my class. I hope to encourage a deeper awareness and understanding of your body, mind and spirit by integrating the postures to suit your body and it`s individual needs. Gaining knowledge of your true authentic self and divinity through the postures and learning to honor and respect your body where ever you are in your practice. I hope you will gain a deep love for yourself by bringing harmony and balance into your life through the healing power of yoga.
Saul David Raye, John Algarme, John Childers
This is a very hard question. I have so many favorite poses! Right now it is my headstand. This has been a very challenging pose for me for several years on many levels. When I could finally move into a headstand without the wall it was a huge uplifting moment for me. I really feel a connection to the earth through my head and such lightness and freedom up to the sky through my legs and feet. It is such a deep and quiet pose. I love the feeling of stillness in this pose.
Hometown: Born in Long Beach, raised in the OC, and I've lived all around the country
My classes are breath centric, with an emphasis on creating an energetic effect. I like to offer a safe yet challenging class with a compassionate and therapeutic tone. I am rooted in the tradition of the Yoga Sutras and the teachings of Krishnamacharya, and I recognize that each one of us is uniquely different with different needs and abilities. There may be components of Viniyoga, Astanga, Flow, or Anusara, but, in the end, it always comes back to the breath. I am interested in using the tools of yoga to help people become well, expand their consciousness, and to access their own source of unlimited potential.
Gary Kraftsow, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Juris Zinbergs, Lindsey Davis.
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Hometown: Philadelphia, PA – London England – Long Beach, CA
Training: I began my path of yoga during an extended trip to India. I educated myself by becoming teacher trained in 4 yoga's, Hatha, Kundalini, Tao and Tibetan and 2 esoteric traditions of Sufism and Tantra. Due to my deep love of yoga I embarked on a journey of sharing knowledge and experience with others. This journey has led me teach yoga both nationally (CA, CO, NJ) and internationally (England, Australia).
My style is hands on, so you can expect to be shown how to deepen the pose based on from where you are in that moment. I like to be sure that the student can experience "flow" by matching their skills with enough challenge to take them a little beyond where they thought they could go. Sweat, smile and stretch your way to Bliss.
Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Chogyam Trunpa Rinpoche, Lama Tenzin Rinpoche, Swami Rudrananda
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Hometown: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, then moved across the country to Austin, Texas then Los Angeles, and now consider Long Beach my home (since 2006).
Training: I have been regularly practicing yoga since 2010. In November 2012 I completed my 200 hour teacher training at Kava Yoga, and during the summer of 2013 I completed my 85 hour Prenatal Vinyasa Yoga teacher training with Jennifer More. I continue to deepen my practice through weekly yoga classes and workshops.
RYT 200 through Yoga Alliance
RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher) through Yoga Alliance
B.M. Music composition – West Chester University, PA
M.M. Music Composition – University of Texas at Austin
Graduate work in Music Composition- University of Southern California
I believe in a supportive and precise focus to my teaching and sequencing through themes, providing guidance in the breath, the movements, and the alignment of poses. I like to incorporate the yogic philosophies into my classes, offering not only guidance to help students set an intention in class, but to encourage students to use this intention and focus in their daily lives. As a music composer and conductor I believe in the power of music and words and I incorporate not only a variety of music in my classes, but I will also usually close my classes with a mantra.
Cindy Zackney, Andrea Morgan, Sati Ah
Bakasana – this "gateway" pose to other arm balances has it all – focus on the breath, heart reaching forward, and that wonderful feeling of flying!
Hometown: Long Beach
Training: 2008 Hatha yoga certification with Saul David Raye in Venice, CA; 2009 Meditation & Ayurveda immersion in Bangalore, India; 2010 Thai yoga massage therapy certification in Chiang Mai, Thailand
I teach a unique form of holistic yoga that combines traditional hatha philosophy and postures with a focus on breath work and fluid movement. I also incorporate elements from the tantric, kundalini, and Thai yoga therapy traditions creating a form of yoga that addresses all levels of the human experience; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Each class is pleasantly challenging and infused with a soulful, playful spirit that leaves the body and mind feeling strengthened, relaxed and revitalized and the soul joyful. It is very rare that I plan a class sequence in advance of teaching, as I prefer to work with the energy and changing dynamics that are inherent in each individual and each class. This spontaneous approach makes for classes that are ever-changing and always fresh. To learn more about me and my mission, feel free to visit my website at www.chrysalisyogainfo.com
Saul David Raye (yoga and meditation), Banafsheh Sayaad (dance), David Watts (shamanism) Tony Khalife (mantra and music) and Siva Mohan and James Bailey (ayurveda)
Reclining bound angle pose! It opens the heart, the hips and the spine all at the same time, brings a feeling of deep relaxation, release and rejuvenation and allows for focus on expansion of the breath and opening of the lines of energy throughout the body.
Hometown: Fenton, Michigan. Midwest, REPRESENT!
Training: Kava Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training
Students can expect a vigorous, playful and balanced practice. The physical practice of yoga is an opportunity to take a break from our frenetic environments, settle the mind by bringing attention to the breath and lighten up by being content with where we are at as yogis and as people. I aim to create an experience that allows people to feel good, balanced and grateful.
Cindy Zackney and Andrea Morgan, of course! I also really enjoy the sense of humor Kathryn Budig brings to her classes, Stephanie Snyder's approach to sequencing and Seane Corne's ability to connect the spiritual and physical practice.
Uttanasana or Standing Forward Fold because my hamstrings need all the help they can get! It also calms my mind and improves digestion. I often sneak in several uttanasana's while I'm at the office. Uttanasana next to the copier, anyone? It is a great mind and body break from the day-to-day activities of the office.
In the Fall, Vata influences everyone with dryness and colder temperatures. Stay warm, eat nourishing cooked veggies, slow down and establish routines to calm the scattered mind & anxiety caused by excess Vata.
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HOUSTON — The Patriots talk all the time about playing for the full 60 minutes.
In reality, they play only 30.
The last 30.
At least that's been the case lately, as they've trailed at halftime in four of their last five games. Three times, they've been behind by double-digits heading into the second half, including Sunday's game against the terrible Texans.
Although the Texans hadn't scored a touchdown in losing at home to lowly Jacksonville a week earlier, they were on top of the Patriots at halftime, 17-7.
But Tom Brady and the offense put up 27 points in the second half while the New England defense, although it gave up two more touchdowns, came up with two big stops in the waning minutes, enabling the Patriots to pull out a 34-31 victory.
It was the 10th straight loss for the Texans, who hadn't scored 31 points since their season-opening win at San Diego.
"We've got to do a better job earlier in the game," coach Bill Belichick said. "We keep digging ourselves a hole. We've got to do a better job getting started, instead of leaving it all to the second half."
The troublesome trend started in October, when the Red Sox were in St. Louis, on their way to winning the World Series.
On the Sunday the Sox were beating the Cardinals in Game Four, the Pats fell behind the Dolphins in Foxboro, 17-3, at halftime before rallying to win, 27-17.
Two weeks ago, the Patriots trailed Carolina at halftime, 10-3, and couldn't quite come back, instead coming out on the short end of a 24-20 score.
And then there was last Sunday night, in the bitter cold and blustery wind at Gillette Stadium, when the Patriots erased a 24-0 halftime deficit against the Denver Broncos — the biggest comeback in Pats history.
Given that, were you worried at halftime yesterday?
Or did you think, hey, if the Pats can come back against the Broncos, they'll surely come back against the Texans?
Which they did.
But that's not to say you shouldn't be worried about what the Patriots lackluster starts, given that the playoffs will be starting a month from now.
"That's not the way we want to play," Belichick said.
As they have so often this season, the Patriots made plays when they needed to against the Texans.
"Mental toughness — that's what it comes down to," said veteran defensive end Rob Ninkovich. "We need to start better. But, at the end of the day, it's about how you respond to adversity. When we do eventually click, and play the way we need to play, we're a pretty good team."
The Texans are not a very good team, as their 2-10 record clearly shows.
It would have been embarrassing for the Patriots to lose to them, especially just a week after the lowly Jaguars came to Houston and won.
And not just embarrassing, but also costly, given that the Pats are very much in contention to finish as the top seed in the AFC, which would secure the home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
If you doubt the importance of that, consider that Sunday's narrow win over the Texans snapped a three-game losing streak on the road for the Patriots, who are 6-0 at home.
"I wish we could start fast and put the foot on the gas pedal the whole way," Brady said. "But we played a lot better in the second half.
"We can't keep getting behind, because you've got to play too well in the second half to overcome (a bad first half.)"
The Texans didn't go down without a fight.
Twice, they came from behind in the second half. After falling behind, 21-17, they regained the lead with a 10-play, 81-yard touchdown drive. Then, after the Pats went back on top, 28-24, a 66-yard bomb from first-year QB Case Keenum to DeAndre Hopkins again gave Houston the lead, 31-28.
In the end, however, the Patriots prevailed, thanks to a couple of clutch, 53-yard field goals by Stephen Gostkowski, both of which were followed by key stops by the New England defense.
"It's tough to win on the road," said Brady, "especially when you get behind, 17-7. You pump a lot of life into them there.
"It ended up being a dogfight for us. But we found a way to pull it out. That's the most important thing. No matter what the situation is, you have to figure out a way to win it at the end."
If the Patriots want to keep winning, they'd best figure out a way to play better in the first half, while also maintaining their dominance in the second.
Despite what they did against Denver, having to rally from double-digit deficits in the second half isn't the way to get to the Super Bowl.
The time is fast approaching when the Patriots really will have to play well for the full 60 minutes, and not just the last 30.


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Substream talks with us about our music, our history and how we became Gentlemen Hall. Very cool interview by a very cool publication. Article by Adam Bernard.
Substream talks with us about our music, our history and how we became Gentlemen Hall. Very cool interview by a very cool publication. Article by Adam Bernard.
Tickets are still available (though likely not for much longer) for our show this Friday with Civil Twilight they're only $10 and it's likely this will be the last time there's a chance to see those guys for that cheap – they're blowing up! Gonna be a really good show.
We've just added two new dates to the schedule, which you can check out on the shows section of the page. We'll be in Virginia Beach with Civil Twilight on Friday, June 1st Somerset, WI for Summer Set Festival August 24-26th and the North Coast Festival in Chicago August 31-September 2
We've been moping around the house for about a week mourning the now-inevitable death of Boston's WFNX – possibly the last great independent radio station. They've been very good to us, especially Henry, Paul, Michael and Fletcher. The station has spun us on regular rotation for several months now – a goal we set when we first formed this band 4 years ago. We can't thank the station enough for all they've done for us. We'll leave you with a great article by Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald explaining why you should miss the station (doesn't hurt that we're mentioned).
We couldn't believe it either. The Boston Phoenix thinks we have what it takes to be the city's Best Act, but they're leaving it up to the fans to decide. If you have a minute to give us your vote, we'll promise to love you forever and ever and ever
A really touching video in case you haven't seen this yet!
Hollywood East Connection catches up with the latest on Gentlemen Hall. Tours, albums, awards, whatevz. Thanks for the post guys!
Cool article from Billboard Mag with Gavin of GH about this year's contestants and some highlights of ours since last year's victory.
There's been a bit of confusion, but our show at the Hard Rock is tomorrow, not tonight. You can still get in free with an RSVP here!


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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal endoscopy is done when it is important to see the inside of the stomach or intestines. Gastrointestinal endoscopy involves placing a thin tube-like instrument through the mouth or the back passage, the rectum, and down into the gullet, or esophagus, stomach or intestines. The tube is able to carry pictures back to a video screen or camera. When endoscopy is done through the mouth, it is called upper endoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD for short). When endoscopy is done through the rectum, it is called lower endoscopy or colonoscopy.
Common reasons for its use and benefits:
- Bleeding - The most common reason for gastrointestinal endoscopy is to find the source of bleeding from the esophagus, stomach or intestines. Sometimes, if the source is found, doctors can use the endoscope to stop the bleeding.
- Tumors - Sometimes tumors can cause discomfort or even clog the esophagus, stomach or intestines. The endoscope can be used to find tumors and take a small sample for analysis in the lab, called a biopsy.
- Diarrhea - Sometimes severe diarrhea can be caused by inflammation or infections of the colon and endoscopy can be used to help find the cause.
- Belly pains - Sometimes severe stomach pain can be a sign of ulcer, a clog in the gastrointestinal track, inflammation or infection. Endoscopy can help find the reasons for some belly pains.
Some of the risks of gastrointestinal endoscopy include:
- A low blood pressure (called hypotension) – Frequently, medicines are given to help keep patients comfortable during endoscopy. Some patients develop brief drops in the blood pressure during endoscopy. Such drops can be life-threatening and can be a reason for stopping endoscopy before it is finished.
- Leak of gastrointestinal contents - Rarely, the esophagus, stomach or intestines can be damaged by the endoscope and the contents can leak into the surrounding area of the body. This is a serious problem which can cause infection and even death.
- Bleeding - The esophagus, stomach or intestines can be damaged by the endoscope causing some internal bleeding.


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Aliens: Director's Cut (1986)
Seventeen minutes of footage James Cameron found it difficult to cut from the original Aliens is back in Aliens: The Director's Cut. Originally released on Laserdisc on a limited run, many of us had to wait until the 1999 DVD release. Extra scenes include Ripley in a virtual reality garden, back story about Newt's family, and a tunnel scene where automated gun turrets vainly try to fend off the alien threat.


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I'm calling shenanigans on this whole brutal East Coast winter thing. It's currently February, and if I look out my window I see clear blue skies and folks walking around in spring jackets zipped open. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining by any stretch of the imagination. Just slightly perplexed as to the reason why I had to spend so much effort into finding boots and thick sweaters for the winter that I was expecting: A real life rendition of The Day After Tomorrow. To compliment the sunshine, I put on my massive sunny day playlist when I was walking to class.
Mid frolic, one of my all time favourite tracks came on. If you don't know of Matt & Kim, you're in for such a treat. This Brooklyn couple have been making music together for about seven years now, and playing their instruments for exactly the same amount of time. That is one of the many things that makes them so great; their sound is raw, something I'm a huge fan of. Another reason I love these two is that they put on an awesome show. When I saw them a few years ago back home, they were jumping, dancing, and climbing non stop for the entirety of the show. The only time the madness momentarily ceased, was when Matt took the mic in hand and told us how much the two of them love playing music for people, to which the entire hall sat down and just listened. Don't ever miss seeing them if you get a chance.
Seriously hope I didn't jinx this weather,
In case you're wondering, their last two albums, Sidewalks and Grand, are well worth the pocket change from start to finish.
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Matt & Kim – Daylight [Purchase]
Matt & Kim – Good For Great [Purchase]
Matt & Kim – Cameras [Purchase]
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HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards reward and recognise individuals and salons that excel in the business of professional hairdressing.
From the front of house teams, salon assistants and managers through to the business directors and the teams that epitomise all that is good about the hairdressing industry – there are categories to acknowledge the professionalism and skills of everyone in your team.
What the Winners Say:
It's such a worthwhile thing to do.
Writing my entry alone meant I learnt so much and I spent several hours dissecting my salon business and in doing so learnt invaluable information about the business. It will help me to prepare my future business plans as well as giving me a non-biased overview of the salon's performance.
Claire Denyer Saks Hair and Beauty
It has done an enormous amount to lift our profile both in the UK and around the world. On the back of that best-practice profile we have developed a global product company and a new salon business-training academy.
Michael Van Clarke Michael Van Clarke
It is a fantastic opportunity to reflect on what we are doing well, and what needs to be improved. Putting our entries together gives us a written blueprint or manual, if you like, for how the business is run.Our clients love to hear about our successes, and new clients are attracted to the salon on the back of this.
Sean Tetlow The Colour Room
The combination of winning this British Hairdressing Business Award has given us the confidence and belief to grow – we have now opened up a flagship barbershop in Covent Garden! Without the recognition in the industry, and this award, it would not have been possible.
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measurement of the amount of capital (assets minus liabilities) an insurance company has as a basis of support for the degree of risk associated with its company operations and investments. This ratio identifies the companies that are inadequately capitalized by dividing the company's capital by the minimum amount of capital that the regulatory authorities feel is necessary to support the insurance operations. A ratio of 1.00 or greater is deemed to be satisfactory. This standard can be used to identify inadequately capitalized life and health companies, thereby enabling regulatory authorities to intervene before a company becomes insolvent.
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Solar goes utility-scale in Michigan
DTE Energy is building it's first utility-scale photovoltaic plant in Huron County, Michigan. The 485 kilowatt array, being built on leased land from Wil-Le farms, is slated for completion by Thanksgiving. The project's a far cry from the utility-scale projects going up in the U.S. Southwest, which are 100's of megawatts in size, but it represents another step forward in the northern state.
NASA to Develop Solar Array Systems for Future Space Missions
ATK Space Systems and Deployable Space Systems have been chosen for contract negotiation by NASA's Space Technology Program for the development of cutting-edge solar array systems.
Columbia employees begin work on Missouri's largest solar array
Work started Monday on what will be the largest solar energy array in Missouri.
New York to inject US$107 million into large-scale PV projects over 2 years
Through the NY-Sun Initiative — a programme which aims to co-ordinate a well-funded solar energy expansion plan — US$107 million will be injected into the NY-Sun Competitive PV Program to facilitate the development of large-scale PV systems throughout New York, US, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced.
Apple to Build Largest Solar Array
The creators of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod are going to be building America's largest end-user-owned, onsite solar array at their North Carolina data center.
PVUSD Explores Solar Power Plan
Chevron representatives pitched the project, which, they said, could net the district more than $2 million in rebates during the next five years, as well as an estimated $700,000 annually in savings on utility bills.
El Paso Electric Proposes Tariff with a Solar Penalty
El Paso Electric proposed a rider last month that would impose a substantial penalty for solar-owning customers in its service territory
Solar Power Arrives On Time At Tennessee Airport
While airlines are experimenting with biofuels to make the skies greener, the Chattanooga airport in Tennessee is focusing on greening operations on the ground.
House Bill No. 2417 Will Hurt Hawaii's Renewable Energy Efforts and Industries
House Bill No. 2417 (HB 2417) will limit the availability of the Hawaii Renewable Energy Technologies Income Tax Credit from one credit per system to one credit per property for both residential and commercial projects.


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Andrew Rich Cuvee B Pinot Noir 2008
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With its darker color and deep aromas of graphite, crushed red and black berries, and a hint of wild herbs, the Cuvée announces itself as a wine that is altogether more "serious" than the Prelude. (And for those who have been following this wine for the last 10 vintages, it should be noted that with this vintage the B has been promoted: it is no longer our "entry-level" Pinot, though in order to attain an elevated rank it was necessary to bottle much less than previously—about one-half of normal.) In the mouth the wine seems more savory than overtly fruity, with a round, sweet, rich mid-palate. It is full and lush with any excess weight (a hallmark of 2008). There is excellent length here, with well-integrated tannins and vibrant acidity to keep the wine focused and fresh. Delicious now, this will go five years at least.
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Other members of Kaplan's team also raised doubts, including ICIJ staff writer Kate Willson, who, according to internal Center emails, confronted Solomon about his potential financial interest in the business plan. In the end, the Center chose not to have Solomon's firm handle advertising. Solomon says he never actually wanted the business—that Buzenberg offered him the account to try to entice him to stay, but that he declined because he found the arrangement "unseemly." Buzenberg, on the other hand, says the deal was something Solomon was pushing, but that he and the board opposed it, citing "a conflict of interest."
In early November of 2010, Solomon was promoted yet again, this time to executive editor. The same week, a new BBC documentary based on reporting by Kaplan's team was screened at the offices of Pew Charitable Trusts. It was the kind of work the Center had built its name on—a seven-month cross-border investigation that exposed a multi-billion-dollar black market in bluefin tuna. This trend, fueled by illegal overfishing, was pushing the species toward collapse and upending ocean ecosystems. The documentary also revealed that the regulatory scheme created to tackle the problem was full of holes. In one scene, Willson, the lead project reporter, was shown sitting in a darkened room trolling through a largely blank International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) database. She explained that roughly 80 percent of the files are so riddled with gaps that it's impossible to tell whether the fish were caught legally.
The day after the showing, Solomon began raising questions about the legality of accessing the ICCAT database without authorization, and the role of a paid consultant who had been quoted in the film. Kaplan argues this was simply Solomon's way of retaliating. "He was clearly trying to discredit us because of the questions we had raised about the business plan," he says. Buzenberg tried to settle the dispute by having Bill Kovach, a former Washington bureau chief for The New York Times and longtime Center board member, look into the matter. Kovach found that the reporting was "ethical, sound, and fully in the public interest."
But Solomon wasn't satisfied that the legal questions had been answered. So he went over Buzenberg's head—directly to the chair of the board. The board, in turn, hired the media law firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz to investigate how Kaplan's team got the database password and whether using it broke any laws. After this, the simmering tension between Solomon and Kaplan burgeoned into full-scale warfare, and fierce shouting matches began erupting in the newsroom. As Solomon puts it, "Everything went nuclear."
By late December, the outside lawyers completed their investigation. What they found, according to internal Center documents, was that the reporters had initially gotten the password—along with a downloaded version of the database—from the paid consultant who appeared in the documentary, a Spanish fishing-industry analyst named Roberto Mielgo Bregazzi. Solomon seized on this as proof that Kaplan's team had resorted to checkbook journalism. "We hacked into a government database with a password we paid for," he told me. "You can't do that and call yourself the Center for Public Integrity." But the reality is not so black and white. Mielgo, who had initially been an unpaid source, was only brought on as a consultant several months after the password changed hands. Obviously, putting a former source on payroll raises questions about motives. But the reporters on the team gave a reasonable explanation for this move: They had relied heavily on Mielgo to help unravel the political and technical complexities of the tuna-fishing industry and guide them to sources in hard-to-penetrate countries like Libya. At some point, it became clear that he was spending a substantial amount of his time responding to their queries.
As for the legality of using the password to access data, the lawyers concluded that, in theory, a prosecutor might argue it violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. But whether it actually did was open to debate. And, in any case, it was highly unlikely that charges would ever be brought.
At this point, the board was apparently satisfied that Kaplan's team hadn't made any flagrant missteps. In January 2011, it issued a statement saying, "The board recognizes the outstanding reporting done by ICIJ members: the quality of the reporting, including the bluefin tuna series, remains above question and beyond doubt." Kaplan, meanwhile, stepped down. As he explained in a memo to the board, he didn't feel he could go on reporting to Solomon, "given his reprehensible conduct toward ICIJ staff."


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April 12, 2010
This week, we have a story written by Tony Gauthier, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Tony is doing training at the Gabriel Dumont Institute for Training and Employment. He has also had tutoring with READ Saskatoon.
I am in Gabriel Dumont. My tutors did an awesome job getting ready for school. I wouldn't be passing my midterms without their support.
I am pretty proud of myself for learning to read.
I have more friends now that I can read.
I moved from a noisy place and quit smoking so I could learn better.
I can buy my own groceries now that I can read.
I got a tutor for another guy.
[This story was taken with permission, from the READ Saskatoon website, in the Adult Learners section.]