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I love this phrase that is used by Dr. Phil McGraw: Right Fighters. It is just a perfect phrase to describe the situation when a person always thinks they are right and wants to battle everyone around him in order to convert them to their way of thinking.
I was reminded of this phrase when I phoned my midwife to schedule my annual exam. I was shocked to hear that the practice had broken up and that now my midwife was working for a large OB/GYN group owned by a certain doctor. The Right Fighter part comes into this story because of one of my sister-in-laws. Just months after I got pregnant with my first, she became pregnant with her first. We both used the GYN who we had each gone to all of our lives, for our prenatal care—we had different doctors in different practices. She always had this attitude that her practice was the best and she was so happy with them. She seemed offended that I'd go to a different practice. I really didn't care who she got her care from. As it turned out my OB was going on vacation 11 days before my due date. The minute I heard that I knew that I'd deliver when she was on vacation. I had a prenatal visit on her last day of work, first thing in the morning. I didn't realize it but that accidentally put me into labor because the back pain I felt while exiting the office was actually early labor pains (I know they say that in books but when it was really happening to me I thought it was 'just' back pain). My water broke that evening, just two hours after her workday ended and when her vacation technically began, and guess who the delivering doctor was? It was my sister-in-law's doctor.
My OB then stopped delivering babies so for baby #2 I needed a new doctor and I wanted a natural birth with a midwife so I found a Certified Nurse Midwife that did hospital deliveries. This time that sister-in-law was pregnant with her #2 just a few months before I was pregnant. Again we had the Right Fighting going on, some kind of battle about how she loved her doctors. This time I was adamant to have a more natural pregnancy. So this also involved a battle about her wanting all the drugs and inducement of her labor and everything she could get while I sought a natural birth. For example she bragged of her ultrasounds at every single prenatal visit while I said I'd only had two the entire time (which horrified her). She seemed irritated that I was not in line with her outlook. Well so now my CNM is employed by that practice, so my CNM's boss happens to be her favorite doctor. I was wondering now what she would think as her OB must like my midwife and her philosophies or else he would not have hired her, right?
I started out life as a Right Fighter. I first got a glimpse of this when I was about eight or nine and I was being told that I was doing 'back talk' and then that I 'always wanted people to do things my way'. It really became apparent to me when I was a teenager when I was around some really annoying people who I then realized were just acting the same way as me (gasp) and I realized how my words may sound to other people (and I was horrified).
Later while working, that fact was illuminated yet again. I had to consciously work to stop myself from being a Right Fighter as it does not at all fit in with many workplaces. For one thing workplace attitude and how I got along with others was on my annual evaluation and was tied to my raise! It was important not just that my boss think I had a good attitude and got along with others but I actually did have to get along with everyone and sometimes that meant not even discussing things where my idea was different than theirs. This was when I was working in a small business, working with about six people day in and day out, and with some part-timer's here and there. I had to get along with everyone and we were all so different and worked in different ways and had different work ethics. I was of the mind that there were the workplace rules, that we all should follow them, that we all should work hard and do all the things we were supposed to—but I learned that not everyone was like that. I'd often come in to work and find undone work from the night shift so I'd start off my day doing someone else's work because at the end of my shift that night shift that took over would be irate if I had left THEM work. At my next job I found that this was also especially an issue in corporate environments where 'teamwork' is the goal and where political correctness and evidence of always optimistic attitudes are the only allowed ways to communicate.
My new outlook is that I have an opinion regarding my own business and I like to talk about ideas with others. I respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with their theories or if I think they outright believe (what they think is) a falsehood. I am the type of person who can discuss things rationally and who can agree to disagree. The older I get the less I care what other people think to be honest. I don't have the energy to figure out what others think then to try to covert them over to my way of thinking. I don't nix people out of my life if they don't believe all that I do because people are so complex and we change our minds, it is impossible to find a person who believes exactly everything that another person does. As for others who believe other ideas I don't really care what they think except if it negatively impacts me or harms other people or harms creatures or the larger world in some way.
I recently realized that my younger son is a Right Fighter. Oh no!! How will I deal with that??
I was under some impression that being a Right Fighter may be a learned behavior after having it modeled to them. This would align with the fact that my father is a Right Fighter and I grew up with that and I was the same way. (He still is a Right Fighter as he sees no reason to change his ways.) However I have not demonstrated being a Right Fighter to my son and he is one so the idea of it being learned, I am tossing out the window. I now suspect being a Right Fighter is an inborn personality trait that can be handed down to people in their genes. In order to stop being a Right Fighter (at least about every single little thing in life) a person must learn to change their thinking, so the inborn natural tendency can be actively changed by the person of their own free will (it does take a lot of effort though). Of course no one can change something they don't acknowledge or something that they don't want to put any effort into addressing.
I don't advocate for stopping being a Right Fighter just to get along with others, just to be a follower. I think it is alright to hold an opinion but it is just really annoying and not conducive to good relations with other people to constantly Right Fight about every single little thing. Right Fighters should pick their battles. Right Fighters also need to learn how to communicate politely and clearly and in a way that doesn't instantly offend everyone. This can be difficult and it can take a lot of effort. The main reason to try to stop being a Right Fighter is that it helps a person be healthier, mentally and physically.
I don't think it is healthy to be a Right Fighter. This is the main reason that I encourage all Right Fighters to Get Over It. It is unhealthy because it leaves a person in a continual bad state of mind, with a bad attitude that can run over into all areas of life and that can spoil the ability for a person to feel happiness. We all, as humans want to be liked and accepted. The problem is that the Right Fighter often feels different than other people, they often feel not accepted—this can also be directly caused by the person due to their own communications or actions if they engage in Right Fighting with other people. So you see the Right Fighter starts the problem in the first place then they are unhappy that the situation is happening at all.
The way a Right Fighter's mind works is that they continually notice when other people are thinking or doing something in a different way then that person things is the right way. Then they are annoyed about this and want the other person to change and do it the Right Way. Many people are resistant to change and will not just abandon their idea or action in order to please the Right Fighter. This refusal on the part of the other person to change is highly annoying to the Right Fighter. Some Right Fighters can dwell on those negative issues and some also ruminate. Ruminating is not at all a healthy thing to do.
When in the Right Fighting mode the Right Fighter feels a bit like they are doing battle, they are also feeling sometimes defensive, especially if they take the other person's differing idea or action as a criticism that their own way is wrong or inferior. Staying in battle mode is not healthy for the mind or body. I would bet that a person's cortisol level is higher when thinking about or doing Right Fighting.
I could never have married a Right Fighter. Two Right Fighters in a close relationship is a dangerous thing. Sometimes I wonder if some of the marriages or relationships with a lot of fighting and also with verbal abuse and/or physical abuse are situations were both are Right Fighters. My older son is not a Right Fighter and in other ways too he has inherited my husband's personality traits. I can imagine that having a Right Fighter as a sibling would be highly annoying. I am much better now at having an idea of how I come across to others and so I can now imagine that some of the ways that I have acted in the past could have been very aggravating.
Right Fighters themselves do have to learn how to deal with other Right Fighters.
The older my kids get the more I see of their personalities. I can see more and more aspects right now that I know will continue right into adulthood because I can see that certain things are 'just the way they are'. The challenge for me now is to work on the behaviors while they are young to get them acting well and right before they are towering over me and before they are double my size. I don't want to just begin working on parenting when they are out of control teenagers who can use their rage to inflict bodily harm on me! But now I am taking this to a totally different discussion. My point is that right now I am trying to figure out how to best parent a Right Fighter so that I can possibly teach my son some things that will help him get along with others better now and in the future. He has a low tolerance for certain people and what is happening is that he tends to nix people out of his life and refuses to have friendships or to interact with certain other children. This is leading him to have limited opportunities for developing close friendships. For example if once a child refused to go along with my son's idea he decided he could never be friends with that kid because he 'doesn't like him'. If he keeps this up he'll end up being a loner.
Anyhow if you have a Right Fighter in your life and if you have not yet figured out how to handle them you should start learning because to not get along well with a Right Fighter, especially in a workplace setting could really make your life miserable. Perhaps some insider advice on how to get along with a Right Fighter would be a good idea for another blog posts. So many ideas, so little time…
One last thought: I have a feeling that many activists are Right Fighters. People who take up causes and believe extreme views I have a feeling are Right Fighters. To choose to live certain lifestyles such as the vegan lifestyle take a lot of persistence and dedication that I suspect only a Right Fighter has. It could be that the Right Fighter has learned to curb their personal communications with others so maybe they don't necessarily display Right Fighting with their interpersonal relations but to life the life of a vegan takes a kind of discipline and strong will that I think is usually also present with Right Fighters. Those who cross the line from just living their life with certain views to then reach out and communicate to the world in small ways or in activist ways takes a kind of chutzpah that Right Fighters also possess .I think of the vegans that I know who are trying to convert others to become vegans and those who try to tell others how wrong they are to eat animals. An example from my life right now is that it is one thing to not like a bill that is in the Congress right now, a higher level to actually email others about it to engage in discussion, it takes more to write a letter or call a legislator about, and an even more to go to a face to face rally type of event especially if that might end up having face to face discussions with legislators. For those who believe in causes, it is one thing to have the opinion, another to donate money to that organization, and even more to actually volunteer with that organization.
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Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, prayed together for unity between Catholics and Anglicans at the Church of San Gregorio al Coelio in Rome, Saturday evening March 10. They did so, despite the serious divisions between them over the ordination of women as priests and bishops, during a prayer service - sung Latin Vespers, as part of the celebrations for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Camaldolese (Benedictine) monastic family.
Many cardinals were present at the ecumenical prayer service presided over by the pope, including Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, and the President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Kurt Koch. So too were the Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome, the Rev. David Richardson, and the Chaplain of All Saints Anglican Church in Rome, the Venerable Jonathan Boardman, as well as the British Ambassador to the Holy See, Nigel Baker.
The Prior of the Taize Community, Brother Alois, was among the many distinguished members in this crowded church. So too was the founder of the Sant' Egidio Community, Andrea Riccardi, and the Rector of the Venerable English College, Monsignor Nicholas Hudson, where Archbishop Williams is staying during his Roman visit.
Both the Pope and the Archbishop preached at this deeply moving 90 minute celebration in the splendid Baroque Church that stands on the site of the ancient Roman monastery where St Gregory the Great (himself a monk) had lived. The Camaldolese monks have been here since 1573, and in his homily Pope Benedict traced the thousand year history of this order of monks and nuns, and mentioned its great members, including its founder, Saint Romuald.
He said the Monastery had invited the Archbishop of Canterbury for the millennium celebrations because "together with us" he recognizes this place "as the birthplace of the link between Christianity in Britain and the Church of Rome". It was from here, he said, that Pope Gregory the Great sent Saint Augustine with 40 monks "to bring the Gospel to the Angles, a little over 1400 years ago".
Emphasizing the "profoundly ecumenical character" of the evening's celebration, he recalled that since the Second Vatican Council this Roman monastery has developed close ties with Canterbury and the Anglican Communion. Indeed, he said, this was the third time that a Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury have prayed together here. Pope John Paul II did so with Archbishops Robert Runcie (September 1989) and George Carey (December 1996).
He prayed that their presence together in front of the altar where Gregory himself celebrated the Eucharist would serve as "a stimulus" for Catholics and Anglicans, "encouraging them… to renew their commitment to pray constantly and to work for unity" as Jesus wishes.
Speaking in English, Archbishop Williams said it was "a privilege" to be here, like his two predecessors, "to offer the sacrifice of praise" with the Pope to "the One Lord in whose name we are baptized"
He recalled how St Gregory the Great had emphasized that "humility is the key to all faithful ministry" and said the eight-century English author of the first life of the saint had associated 'humility' with the 'prophetic' gift that allowed Gregory to see what the English people needed and to respond by sending the mission of St Augustine from this place.
Noting that St Gregory himself had also linked "humility and prophecy" together, Archbishop Williams said "the true pastor and leader in the Church is one who, because he is caught up in the eternal self-offering of Jesus Christ… is free to see the needs of others as they really are."
Archbishop Williams reminded his audience that in 1989 Pope John Paul II and Archbishop Runcie had said the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion enjoy 'certain yet imperfect' communion. It was "certain', he explained, "because of the shared ecclesial vision to which both our communions are committed", which is "a vision of the restoration of full sacramental communion, of a Eucharistic life that is fully visible, and thus a witness that is fully credible" in a "confused and tormented world".
Nevertheless this communion is still "imperfect', he said, because of "the limit of our vision, a deficit in the depth of our hope and patience" and the "unstable and incomplete" recognition "of the one Body (of Christ) in each other's corporate life". Without such ultimate recognition "we are not yet fully free to share the transforming power of the Gospel in Church and world", he concluded.
At the end of the ceremony, as the choir sang the beautiful English hymn composed by Charles Wesley, "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling", the Pope and Archbishop went to the chapel of St Gregory the Great and there lit candles in honor of the apostle of the English nation and the missionary he sent to preach the Gospel to that people – St Augustine of Canterbury.
Pope Benedict remained at the monastery for dinner with the monks, while Archbishop Williams went to pray with the Sant' Egidio Community with whom the Anglicans have close links.
Earlier that day, Archbishop Williams had "a private conversation" with Pope Benedict during which – he told Vatican Radio – they had discussed the Middle East and the Churches responses there, and shared their mutual "sense of anxiety" and "uncertainty about what the future holds there". He said they also discussed the address he will deliver to the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization, next October, but did not discuss the present state of ecumenical relations.
The spiritual leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans revealed moreover, that he and the Pope had talked "quite animatedly" on "the need to connect Christian theology to human rights" and "the need to ground it on a robust view of the image of God in human beings". And, he confided, "We are very much of one mind on this."
Commenting on the fact that he is the third Archbishop of Canterbury to pray at San Gregorio with the Pope, Dr. Williams said "this is an acknowledgement of historical fact, that the mission to England began here" and "by going back to our common roots to affirm a communion that is still in us" we pray together that this "common ancestry" and "family relations" may become "full and sacramental and visible again, in God's own time."
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
You are the man, Mr IGP!
NO ROOM FOR ILLEGAL DEMOS, says IGP Tan Sri Ismail Omar in Butterworth today (here)... and dont ever try to challenge the police in carrying out its duty!
For the first time since taking office from Musa Hassan about a year ago, the Inspector-General of Police has finally stood tall with this stinging remarks. He is beginning to be 'the man in-charge', and I think i am going to like him.
That's the way, bro. As the IGP, you are vested with a special power to act using your own jurisdiction in determining the best action to deal with security matters. Of course, while the Home Ministry is there as a political-governing regulatory institution for national security, an IGP should know how and when to act in attending to situations like this.
"Don't challenge the sovereignty of the law which has been enshrined in the federal constitution. Police will take appropriate action using the law provided against anyone violating the law," he said in urging those intending to participate in the illegal assembly on July 9 to abort their plan or face police action.
The police had received more than 2,000 police reports nationwide protesting against the illegal assembly and PDRM had certain strategies which could be used to maintain security.
And in Petaling Jaya, his deputy Datuk Seri Abdul Khalid Abu Bakar said (here) the police have not dismissed the possibility that more people will be arrested under the Emergency Ordinance (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) 1969 for subversive activities.
He also brushed aside claims by some groups that police were out to arrest anyone according to their whims.
Yesterday, police detained Sungai Siput Member of Parliament Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj and five members of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) under the Emergency Ordinance. To date, 152 people have been arrested under Section 27(5) of the Police Act.
In 1987, the IGP used the special power vested in him to carry out the arrest of 106 people under Ops Lalang to quell street demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur. It met with heavy criticism from various quarters, including the Opposition, NGOs and foreign media but it proved to be very successful in bringing about stability to the nation.
And with Bersih 2.0 is ready to challenge the law and order on July 9, I believe Ismail and team are ready to brace it. As our IGP, peace-loving Malaysians are looking at him.
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as the IGP, ismail must also be firm and decisive in whatever resolution taken by the police to act against bersih on july 9, bro.
however, he must also not put the police in jeopardy if such an action is overboard.
find a good and 'bersih' solution in attending to it.
we dont want any bad incident on that day.
anyway, we must appreciate the police in maintaining peace and stability to the country. its not easy to supervise peace in a multi-racial society.
- July 3, 2011 at 7:26 PM
that's our man!
he has been so out of touch all this whiles.
go on tan sri. show your true colors!
- July 3, 2011 at 7:27 PM
come what may, the police must not tolerate Bersih!
they are just like the communist!
- July 4, 2011 at 2:10 AM
salam tuan,
saya berusia 71 tahun dan pernah hidup di zaman darurat, ketika komunis mengganas di malaya dan malaysia.
janganlah biarkan anasir ini kembali bertapak di bumi tanahair tercinta ini kerana kesannya amatlah mendukacitakan kita semua.
sesiapa saja, sama ada orang melayu, cina, india dan kaum lain yang mengancam keselamatan negara perlulah diasingkan dari masyarakat.
utamakanlah masa depan anak cucu cicit kita.
- July 4, 2011 at 2:12 AM
we need a powerful IGP to lead the police force, bro. a weak one will not bring any effect to the force. we also cannot depend totally on decisions made by the home ministry. as you said, the IGP is empowered to take unilateral action should the situation worsens.
- July 4, 2011 at 2:14 AM
i think there wont be any bersih rally on july 9.
with such a strong statement from the igp and home minister, they must think more than twice before doing it.
- July 4, 2011 at 2:15 AM
now that the agong has spoken, those planning for the rally must consider it or they will be taken up as traitors to the country.
traitors deserve to special pardon and also dont deserve to be citizens of malaysia.
so, call it quit, will u ambigator?
- July 4, 2011 at 2:17 AM
daulat tuanku!
titah tuanku memang kena pada masanya. biarlah pengkhianat negara ini berfikir sebelum berbuat sesuatu yang akan memudaratkan nasib anak cucu mereka sendiri.
kita akan dokong institusi beraja di negara ini, dengan orang melayu sebagai tunjangnya.
kita akan tentang habis-habisan pihak yang ingin mendurhaka kepada tuanku dan raja-raja melayu yang lain.
ini tanah melayu!kalau melayu sendiri yang durhaka, mereka juga akan kami tentang!
- July 4, 2011 at 2:19 AM
i think khalid is better than ismail...
- July 4, 2011 at 2:19 AM
what if they shift the venue from kuala lumpur to other places at the 11th hour?
how will the police monitor the situation?
as they are desperate enough, bersih will find ways and means to stage the rally successfully.
do we have enough police personnel to contain it?
- July 4, 2011 at 2:21 AM
kalau polis tak mampu kawal keadaan, biar je pihak tentera yang ganyang diorang ni!
- July 4, 2011 at 2:21 AM
ambiga ni bukan manusia. dia takkan peduli apa agong dan polis cakap. dia akan teruskan juga.
so, untuk halang dia, cekup je cepat2, tan sri.
buat apa tunggu lama2. cekup sorang dua untuk keselamatan 26 juta rakyat, tak jadi kudis punya.
orang luar takda hak campur tangan dalam urusan keselamatan negara kita sendiri!
sesiapa yang minta bantuan negara asing tu, elok tinggalkan je negara ni dan pergi ke negara mana dia suka!
- July 4, 2011 at 2:28 AM
can we depend on the police force? i am afraid if they are bias...
- July 4, 2011 at 2:30 AM
seri paduka baginda yang di-pertuan agong sudah pun bertitah.
jadi, apa lagi yang ambiga dan bersih nak bantah?
spr bukan badan mentah, tuntutan bersih pun ntah apa2 ntah
kalau begitu, polis tangkap je, bagi diorang ni muntah...
- July 4, 2011 at 7:51 AM
mereka ingat polis ni main2 agaknya. amaran demi amaran diberikan tetapi ambiga tetap berdegil.
jadi, apa tunggu lagi PDRM? gempur je. kalau boleh, tembak je kasi mampus semua yang ambil bahagian nanti.
kecik2 taknak mampus, dah besar menyusahkan orang! dia ingat negara ni datuk nenek dia yang punya!
- July 4, 2011 at 7:55 AM
he he he...
air tenang jangan disangka takda buaya, jai
ismail omar ni nampak je cool tapi tegas orangnya.
kalau tak, takkan lah naik jadi ketua polis negara!
syabas tan sri
- July 4, 2011 at 7:56 AM
tahniah IGP.. gua lihat dan dengar di kedai kedai kopi/ cafe/pub dan karaoke..semua puji tindakan tegas IGP kita ni...ramai dikalangan Rakyat hanya pertikaikan Kenapa menteri KDN kita ckp berlapik...mcm nak selamatkan diri.. meka kutuk Hishamudin The Keris.. as PONDAN TUA...BRAVO IGP GUa caya LU
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I guess i can't initialize it correctly by invoking a constructor - you can simulate event but you can't fill DataContext by valid value.
I try use it to simulate internal action but get no results. I left this.
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The Bryston BP1.5 is a high quality, broadcast grade phono stage offering both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil cartridge step-up capabilities. It features one pair of power supply input and outputs plus one pair of RCA inputs and outputs.
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"It's a terrific product and well worth the price," notes John E. Johnson, Jr., in his March 24, 2011 review for Secrets of Home theater and High Fidelity. "It is very neutral and very clean. There is no particular range of frequencies, such as the lows, mids, or highs, that are in your face. It is extremely smooth and easy to listen to."
Phono Gain
The BP 1.5 includes two different amplifier modes to accommodate both MM (moving-magnet) and MC (moving-coil) phono cartridges.
The moving-magnet mode comes factory set at 35 dB of gain, but can be adjusted with an inside jumper to 41dB gain. The moving-coil mode adds an additional gain stage to the MM stage with a step-up transformer. This step-up transformer has adjustments for gain as well. It can be set for 22.5 dB or 16.5 dB of gain. It is factory set for 22.5 dB as this will facilitate 90% of the MC cartridges available. The standard gain of 22.5 dB accommodates cartridges with outputs of less than 40 ohms impedance. The 16.5dB of gain is for cartridges of 40 to 150 ohm output impedance.
Input Capacitance Loading for Moving-Magnet Section
The Moving-magnet input capacitance switch is located on the rear panel and consists of a four element DIP (Dual In Line) switch and eight high precision capacitors. Four capacitors for the left and four capacitors for the right channel. This ensures the correct amount of capacitance across the Phono cartridge to provide accurate performance.
Mute Switch
The Manual MUTE switch on the front panel can be activated at any time. This switch mutes the output and is indicated by the front panel LED turning from Green to Red.
Note: The BP-1.5 does not have its own power supply. It requires either the Bryston BP-26 Preamplifier or the MPS-2 outboard power supply for operation.
How are components selected and installed in a Bryston product?
Starting with a bare circuit board each component is hand selected and installed, every wire is cut and bent by hand, every connection is hand soldered. Although Bryston could do the job much faster by employing wave-soldering machines typically used in large assembly operations, that would mean exposing the entire board to a molten-metal bath. This is a source of extreme heat shock that could result in long-term reliability problems. Bryston's focus on excellence just doesn't allow for these kinds of short-cuts.
How many hours does it take to build a Bryston product?
The skilled technicians that build Bryston products are not pressured by schedules or quotas. On average, it takes 30-35 person hours to assemble a single Bryston amplifier or preamplifier. The company believes in quality, not quantity.
What kind of product testing does Bryston do?
Frequent inspection and extensive testing are a critically important part of the Bryston assembly process.
Individual components, completed circuit-boards, sub-assemblies and final assemblies are all put through rigorous inspection and testing procedures. Are the soldering joints all clean? Is every component aligned properly? Is the internal wiring laid-out symmetrically and neatly? During every stage of production, quality and performance are checked - and rechecked - against exacting tolerances and specifications.
At the point of final assembly, many manufactures immediately pack their amplifiers into boxes for shipment. However, at Bryston, each of the fully assembled products is connected to what the company calls a "burn-in table." For example, during 100 hours of continuous testing, Bryston amplifiers are monitored through a range of input cycles and thermal stress levels to duplicate a broad spectrum of operational loads. If any failures occur, the company catches them here, before you begin using our product.
Then, and only then, are Bryston products sent to the final quality inspection area for a comprehensive and carefully documented test of all their functions. The printed results of this computer-aided analysis are actually shipped with each unit. During this intensive procedure, Bryston rejects any product that falls outside of advertised specifications, or an even narrower band of specifications used for internal testing. As a result, you can expect each Bryston product to perform as least twice as well as the advertised specifications.What kind of manufacturer's warranty do Bryston products have?
The Bryston manufacturer's warranty is unprecedented in the consumer electronics market.
Bryston analog audio circuits are warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for twenty (20) years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labor.
Bryston Digital circuits and cables are warranted for five years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labor.
Bryston products having motorized moving parts, excluding motorized volume controls, are warranted for three years from the original date of manufacture. The warranty includes parts and labor.
In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact Bryston's repair centers for return authorization.
"My overall impression of the Bryston BP-1.5 is that it is very neutral and very clean. There is no particular range of frequencies, such as the lows, mids, or highs, that are in your face. It is extremely smooth and easy to listen to. It is also quiet. I could not detect hiss or hum (a phono preamp after all is dealing with amplification of very small voltages, and if it is not laid out properly, hiss and/or hum will work its way into the sound)."
"It's a terrific product and well worth the price, especially if you already have a Bryston component with the MPS-2 power supply."
- John E. Johnson, Jr., Secrets of Home theater and High Fidelity, March 24, 2011


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In recent years, home-field advantage has seemingly made all the difference when Gettysburg College and the Muhlenberg Mules meet on the football field.
The home team has won the last five meetings between the two schools. A visiting team has not won in the series since 2007, when the Mules captured a 14-13 victory. So it could be key that the Bullets host the Mules in the Centennial Conference game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
The Bullets are attempting to increase their winning streak to three games.
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1. Both teams are coming off the Centennial Conference-wide bye week.
2. Gettysburg ranks ninth in Division III in total offense (529.0 ypg).
3. The last three meetings between the two teams have been decided by an average of 4.7 points per game, including one overtime decision.
SERIES HISTORY >> Gettysburg holds a 43-33-1 lead over Muhlenberg in a series that began in 1907. The two sides have split their last four meetings.
LAST TIME OUT >> Gettysburg outgained McDaniel 635-436 and the Bullets topped the Green Terror 50-28 in Westminster, Md., two weeks ago. Junior Zach Miller threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns on 17-of-22 passing for Gettysburg.
Muhlenberg outscored Susquehanna 38-6 from the second through fourth quarters to overcome a slow start in the Mules' 38-18 victory in Allentown two weeks ago. Junior Cody Geyer led the Mules with 265 all-purpose yards.
LAST YEAR'S MATCHUP >> Gettysburg rallied from a 14-point deficit to take the lead with less than six minutes left, but Muhlenberg answered with a late touchdown on a fake field goal and the Mules came away with a 35-31 victory in Allentown.
THE GETTYSBURG OFFENSE >> The Bullets offense has shined in the first half of the season and comes into Saturday's game ranked first or second in the Centennial Conference in every major category.
The Orange and Blue lead the league in rushing offense (274.8 ypg) and rank second in scoring offense (38.6 ypg), total offense (529.0 ypg), and passing offense (254.2 ypg). The running game, which ranks 16th in Division III, has been led by sophomore tailback Kyle Wigley, who has run for 116.6 yards per game. A number of additional Bullets have made their presence felt on the ground, as eight different players have rushed for a touchdown this season.
THE GETTYSBURG DEFENSE >> Defensively, Gettysburg has heightened its pass-rushing attack and has reached opposing quarterbacks for eight sacks during its last two games while also accumulating 14 tackles for loss during the stretch.
Junior defensive ends Drew Winters (4.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss) and A.J. Hill (2.5 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss) have accounted for all but one of the team's sacks this season. Sophomore Brian Calatozzo has made four interceptions to lead the Centennial Conference and ranks sixth in Division III in picks per game (0.8) while sophomore linebacker Kodie McNamara is the team leader in tackles with 58. He ranks 17th in the nation in tackles per game (11.6).
GETTYSBURG SPECIAL TEAMS >> Senior Tommy LeNoir has made his mark on offense and in the return game to rank 12th in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (189.4).
SCOUTING MUHLENBERG>> Muhlenberg has made its mark defensively this season and ranks second in the Centennial Conference in both total defense (305.0 ypg) and rushing defense (141.4 ypg). Junior linebacker Gene Blanco leads the team with 39 tackles, including 5.5 for loss
Offensively, the Mules have scored 15 of their 23 offensive touchdowns on the ground, with senior running back Kevin Van Laar leading the way with six scores. Freshman quarterback Nick Palladino has completed 59.1 percent of his passes, throwing for 154.4 yards per game, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.
RECORD BREAKER >> With his two touchdown catches against Ursinus on Sept. 14, senior receiver Aden Twer broke Gettysburg's oldest major football record. His 4-yard grab with 4:06 left increased his career touchdown receptions to 19 -- one more than Ken Snyder accumulated from 1962-64, when freshmen were not eligible for varsity competition. Two years ago, Twer also broke Snyder's single-season touchdown reception record that had stood since 1964. Twer became just the second Bullets player to post 1,000 yards receiving in a season, finishing with 1,079. Twer also comes into Saturday's game ranked second in school history in career receiving yards (1,853) and tied for sixth in career receptions (96).
THE COACHES >> Gettysburg is coached by Barry Streeter, now in his 35th year at the helm of the Bullets. With 177 career victories, Streeter is eighth among active Division III coaches in wins. He is also tied for 21st on the all-time Division III coaches win list.
Mike Donnelly is in the midst of his 17th season at Muhlenberg. With a record of 109-66, he is the all-time winningest coach in program history.
MUTUNGA MAKES RETURN >> A familiar face will be back on the sidelines on Saturday as former Gettysburg standout Jamel Mutunga (Class of 2011) returns to Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium for the first time as an assistant coach at Muhlenberg. A three-time All-Centennial Conference tailback, Mutunga serves as the tight ends coach for the Mules. He ranks third in career rushing touchdowns (30).


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Moments before he was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, Hosmer collected the final out of the Midland (Ohio) Redskins' 15-4 championship game win over the East Cobb (Ga.) Yankees. The big first baseman corralled a routine grounder and, with an emphatic fist pump, trotted to the bag to secure the fabled Redskins' 10th national title.
Though Hosmer still had another year of Connie Mack eligibility, he was already a big-time professional prospect. An encore performance in 2008 seemed improbable.
And yet, here he is this week, back in Farmington trying to pilot Midland to another crown.
"When Eric left last year, he said, I'll see you next year,' and I believed him," Redskins manager Joe Hayden said Saturday morning during his team's workout at the Farmington Sports Complex, a cigar dangling from his left hand. "Hos isn't driven by what drives a lot of young guys. Sure, he wants to make a lot of money, he wants to be a success, but he remembers his roots."
Hosmer simply couldn't bail on a club and a coaching staff that had done so much for him.
"For all that Papa Joe' has done for me, I felt like it wouldn't be fair to him if I didn't come back," he explained. "The experience out here ... I'd be stupid to say no to this."
The money beckoned in mid-June when the Kansas City Royals made the Miami-area standout the third overall pick of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft.
"He's sitting on basically a winning lottery ticket," said Redskins assistant coach Brian Hiler, who has welcomed Hosmer into his Cincinnati home each of the past two summers.
Like Hayden, Hiler wasn't surprised the 6-foot-5, 210-pound slugger returned to the Redskins.
"He told me back in October, Coach, I'll be back,'" Hiler recalled. "He said, The money will always be there, but I have a chance to go to Farmington for three years and that's what I want to do.'"
No kidding.
At the East Central Regional, Hosmer, who played in the 2006 World Series with the Florida Bombers, was a one-man wrecking crew. He strapped Midland to his back and clubbed four homers in five games — the Redskins played from behind in three of those contests. He tallied 16 hits and 13 RBIs while reaching base at a ridiculous .850 clip.
"It was get on my back, guys, and let's go,'" said Hiler, who has been with Midland since 1998.
As much as he likes talking about Hosmer's offensive brilliance, Hiler is just as apt to tout his versatility, noting the "gold glove-caliber" defense he provides from two positions. Many projections have Hosmer starting off as an outfielder in the pros.
He has played both first base and right field for Midland, "So I feel pretty comfortable with either position," said Hosmer, who also has touched 95 on the radar gun as a pitcher.
Hayden has seen no shortage of talent pass through his program. And he's quick to include Hosmer in a list of superstars that includes Ken Griffey Jr., a member of the 600-home run club and a sure-fire Hall of Famer, and Barry Larkin, who also should make it to Cooperstown.
"Eric Hosmer, in my opinion, is potentially every bit as good as any ballplayer we've ever had," Hayden said, noting Hosmer is much like Larkin was in that both players are remarkably even-keeled. "He's the same every day — good day, bad day, win or lose, Eric Hosmer is Eric Hosmer."
Which, according to both Hayden and Hiler, encompasses much more than what's seen on the diamond. When Hiler's wife miscarried with the couple's second child in March, Hosmer called during his lunch break at American Heritage High School in Miami to express his sympathies.
"In my opinion, he's a better person off the field than he is on the field," Hayden said.
But on the field, he sure is fun to watch.
Hosmer admits his contract negotiations with Kansas City are likely to come down to the final hour.
According to an ESPN report preceding the June draft, Hosmer's advisor is Scott Boras, whose reputation as an agent has been built on earning full value for his clients.
For now, the money can wait. The Redskins bounced back from Friday's opening-night loss to East Cobb with a win over Llaneros 21 (Puerto Rico) on Sunday, and Hosmer isn't ready to see his final World Series appearance come to a halt just yet.
Thus, he's not looking ahead to the Aug. 15 deadline.
"It's coming down to the last day, but I'm trying to keep my mind off that," Hosmer concluded. "I feel it wouldn't be fair to these guys if I'm thinking about that in Farmington. I'm just going to focus here, and after this week's done, we'll sit down and see what happens."
Breakout Box
Here's what ESPN's Keith Law had to say about Hosmer during the draft:
"Hosmer has the most raw power of anyone in the first round, but also has a very refined approach at the plate. He has very quick hands and good plate coverage. He has a hole in his swing middle-in, but if pitchers try to pitch him inside, they'd better get it all the way inside. He can hit the ball out to left or left-center. I like his chances potentially to move to right field. He's a good athlete. He has plenty of arm to play right field. He gives the Royals a lot of flexibility."


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? Soup-er Bowl Contest, an education benefit, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Bloomfield High School, Oakmount Avenue.
Proceeds from this fourth annual soup competition between local individuals, businesses and clubs go toward new plumes for the marching band and Bloomfield Rotary's scholarships for graduating BCS seniors. Price of admission buys you all the soup you can eat, bread, salad and a dessert, plus the opportunity to vote for your favorite soup, mingle with friends and listen to small musical ensembles. Additional baked goods will be available to purchase.
Admission is $8; $5 for ages 5-12; free for ages 4 and younger. For details, call (585) 657-6505 or (585) 657-4516 or go to bloomfieldrotary.com.
? PTSA volunteers are being sought for the 2012-13 school year. Those who would like to help with events or other activities should complete a volunteer form at the PTSA's website, ptsa.bcsd.org.
? The deadline for entries for the Alice B. Wilson Literary Awards Contest, sponsored by the Friends of Brighton Library, is 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. The competition is open to students in grades six through 12 who live or attend school in Brighton. Prizes are awarded for fiction, nonfiction and poetry in senior and junior divisions. For information , call (585) 784-5342 or go to www.brightonlibrary.org.
? Coffee & Conversation with the Superintendent will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the Central Office, Conference Room 3B, 131 W. Broad St. For details, go to www.rcsdk12.org.
? Gananda Middle School has named its December 2012 Students of the Month. They are sixth-graders Zachary Ciprich and Cecilia Salupo, seventh-graders Evan Smith and Alizabeth York, and eighth-graders Jadyn Seelig and Desirae Priest.
Students are selected based on their demonstration of the following characteristics: exceptional effort, leadership, consistent homework completion, positive behavior and other characteristics.
? The Webster Central School District's food service department has applications available for the free/reduced lunch program. To learn more about the program and to get an application, go to websterschools.org.
Open Houses
? Roberts Wesleyan College will hold a Preview Day on Monday, Feb. 11, and Friday, March 15, on the campus, 2301 Westside Drive in Chili.
Meet admissions staff, current students and faculty, tour the campus, talk with a coach, attend chapel and a class, sample lunch in the Garlock Dining Commons and learn about financial aid, student activities and student services. To register, go to roberts.edu/visits.
? Canisius College will host its "Select Saturday Visits" at 10 a.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 23 on the college's campus, 2001 Main St. in Buffalo.
For additional details or to register, call the Admissions Office at (716) 888-2200 or toll-free at (800) 843-1517.
? Allendale Columbia School, 519 Allens Creek Road, Pittsford, will hold an All School Admission Open House in January.
On Jan. 30, explore each of Allendale Columbia's nursery through high school programs.
To register, go to AllendaleColumbia.org.
? Cobblestone School will hold an open house from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at 10 Prince St. in Rochester. Registration is required. For details, call (585) 271-4548 or go to www.cobblestone.org.
? St. John Bosco Schools will hold an open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 501 Garfield St., East Rochester. For details, call (585) 348-9401 or go to www.johnboscoschools.org.
? Teens-N-Tots Preschool, 41 O'Connor Road in Fairport, is now enrolling 3- and 4- year-old children for the 2012-13 school year. For details, call (585) 387-3815, or go to www.monroe.edu/webpages/preschool/register.cfm.
? Winton Road Nursery School's public registration begins Monday, Jan. 28. The school is located in First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 S. Winton Road, Brighton. For details, call (585) 442-8340 or go to wintonroad.org.
? Open registration for the Pittsford Nursery School has begun for the 2013-14 school year.
The school is located in First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford, 21 Church St., Pittsford.
Besides cooperative programs for children ages 2-5, the school also offers a Young K program for 5-year-old children who are not quite ready for kindergarten.
For details, call (585) 381-1390 or go to pittsfordnurseryschool.com.
? Gananda Central School District has announced that Bright Start Pediatric Services will again offer a tuition-based preschool program for the 2013-14 school year at Richard Mann Elementary School in the kindergarten-first grade wing.
A parent information night will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the kindergarten-first grade wing. Bright Start will give a brief presentation and answer questions. Registration forms will be available at that time. For details, call (585) 377-2230.
? St. Patrick's Preschool will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at 115 Maple Ave., Victor. Learn more about the programs for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds or register for the 2013-14 school year. For details, call (585) 924-2800.
? Circle of Friends Preschool will hold an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 1211 Manitou Road, Hilton. Meet the teachers, speak with current families and tour the facilities. For details, call (585) 392-4010 or go to www.circleoffriendspreschool.com.
? Preschool Information Night will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Seton Catholic School, 165 Rhinecliff Drive, Brighton. It is for prospective families interested in registering their child for the 2013-14 school year. For details, call (585) 473-6604.
? A Kindergarten Round-Up will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at St. Agnes School, 60 Park Place, Avon. Prospective 2013-14 kindergarten students and their families are welcome. There will be door prizes, crafts and other activities. For details, call (585) 226-8500 or go to http://schools.dor.org/stagnes/.
? The Rochester Police Department is seeking nominations for its 2012-13 Do the Right Thing Awards program. Students throughout the city of Rochester and Monroe County are selected bimonthly during the school year for recognition for their outstanding accomplishments and behavior. Children are nominated by teachers, neighbors, family members, police officers, emergency personnel and others.
A common factor shared by all winners is they acted in a manner that distinguishes them as role models to their peers.
? The After School Program in the Park for youths in kindergarten through sixth grade is offered at Lake Riley Lodge in Cobbs Hill Park, 100 Norris Drive. The program runs from 2 to 6:30 p.m. each school weekday through June 21.
There are fitness and arts activities, healthy snacks and hot meals, homework help and field trips. The cost is $55 per week; $45 per week for siblings.
All prices are $10 more for non-city residents.
On school holidays falling on Mondays, the program will be open at no additional charge. The program is available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays during winter and spring school recess weeks at $85 per week for city residents and $125 per week for non-city residents.
For more details, call (585) 428-8942 or go to cityofrochester.gov/afterschoolprogram.
? The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is holding its 2013 student YouthSafe Contest.
YouthSafe is an annual contest in which high school students in New York state submit posters, videos and essays on the topic of workplace health and safety for young people.
All students whose posters, videos and essays win first, second or third place will receive cash prizes and have their work posted on the NYCOSH website.
The submission deadline is April 12. For details, go to nycosh.org.
? Area high school students are invited to submit creative writing entries to the 2013 Sokol High School Literary Awards Contest.
Students from Monroe County can submit original works of poetry or prose to the Friends of the Rochester Public Library by 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. The top prize is $300. Winners will be announced in April. For more information, call (585) 428-8350.
? The 2013 English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition school participation entry deadline is Thursday, Jan. 31.
Forms can be returned to the ESU-Rochester Branch via email in care of firstname.lastname@example.com or mailed to Wendy Low, 84 Middlesex Road, Rochester, NY 14610.
The winner of each school competition will go on to perform a monologue and a sonnet at the Shakespeare Competition to be held by the Rochester Branch of the English-Speaking Union from 1 to 4 p.m. March 3 at MuCCC (Multi-use Community Cultural Center), where local prizes will be awarded.
The ESU Rochester Branch winner will be awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City for the ESU National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center. First prize for the winner of the National Shakespeare Competition is a scholarship for summer study in the United Kingdom. Second prize is $1,000 and third prize is $500 from the Shakespeare Society.
For details about the competition, call (585) 288-5349 or go to esuus.org.
? Auditions for the 2013 New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) begin in January and will be held throughout New York state.
This program, with its seven component summer residential schools, are supported by the New York State Education Department, Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Summer Schools of the Arts are directed and staffed by internationally acclaimed artists and companies such as the New York City Ballet and The Philadelphia Orchestra. High-school students work in small groups and in one-on-one sessions with professionals and with other students of similar ability. The program is open to all New York state high school age students who qualify through auditions. NYSSSA Programs qualify students for one full unit of high school credit with the student's home district approval.
Tuition assistance, based upon financial need, is available. A complete schedule of audition sites, application materials and program information is available on the NYSSSA website at www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa.
? The AC Encore Before and After School Program is being offered at Allendale Columbia School, 519 Allens Creek Road in Pittsford.
The program offers extracurricular opportunities and is open to students regardless of what school they attend.
The registration deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 23. Classes this quarter include soccer and basketball, dance, financial literacy and fundamentals of fencing as well as piano, viola and violin lessons.
For fees and details, go to allendalecolumbia.org/ACEncore.
? The Manning & Napier Scholarship Program is accepting applications online.
The scholarship program will grant three awards annually: one award of $8,000 and two awards of $1,000. The recipient of the $8,000 scholarship award also will receive a paid internship with Manning & Napier, which will be completed during the summer between the recipient's sophomore and junior years of college.
Scholarship awards are renewable annually for up to three years or until a bachelor's degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and full-time enrollment to continue receiving the scholarship.
Applicants must be high school seniors in the greater Rochester area who have maintained high standards of academic achievement, plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university. Students who begin their studies at a two-year community college and plan to transfer to a four-year school are also eligible to apply. All majors will be considered.
The application must be postmarked by Feb. 21. Finalists will be interviewed in March and the recipients will be notified in April. For details, go to sms.scholarshipamerica.org/manningnapier.
? January is Student Financial Aid Awareness Month in New York. The "Start Here, Get There" campaign has been developed and is managed by the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation, the state's student financial aid agency.
During the campaign, college and college-bound students and families can learn about what financial aid is available and are also encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA is the key to receiving federal, state and most institutional college financial aid.
StartHereGetThere.org lists local events, organized by geographic region of the state, where you can learn about financial aid programs and receive hands-on assistance with a FAFSA application at workshops staffed by financial aid administrators from colleges throughout the state.
The site also provides a tutorial for completing the FAFSA, college and financial aid planning information, videos, tips and tools, as well as information about federal, state and college-sponsored aid, including grants, such as New York's Tuition Assistance Program and other scholarships, loans and work study programs.
Students and families can receive assistance with their FAFSA questions throughout the month via an online chat weekdays; through email at FAFSAhelp.hesc.ny.gov; or by calling a special toll-free HESC hotline, (800) 808-1790, from noon to 5 p.m. weekdays.
? The Harley School will offer a winter/spring driver education program from Jan. 28 through June 3.
Registration is now open to all area high school students for the course. Students must be 16 by Jan. 25 and have a learner's permit or license to participate.
There is a mandatory orientation meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in The Harley School auditorium, 1981 Clover St., Brighton.
After successful completion of the course, participants will receive a New York State Night License Form (MV-285), which enables teenagers who are 17 to drive after 9 p.m.
The cost of the course is $520. For details and a registration form, go to harleyschool.org.


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Lushan China Bistro closed on Sunday after being bought by a Wisconsin-based firm. 'People really liked the food, and it was going well, but anything is for sale at the right price,' owner Eddie Choe said.
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Lushan China Bistro has closed, less than five months after opening at 2 S. Fourth St. in downtown Lafayette.
Later this year a restaurant with a different concept will open under new ownership.
Eddie Choe took to Facebook Monday to announce the closure of the downtown Lafayette restaurant that he rebranded, from Bluefin Bistro, this year as an accessible Asian food establishment. Choe told the Journal & Courier that Lushan's last day in business was Sunday. ...


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Scientists say the Mayon volcano in the Philippines could erupt within days or even hours.
Scientists raised the alert level to four on Sunday.
Fountains of lava up to 200 meters high were seen, and around 85 percent of the area's population has been evacuated to temporary shelters.
Mayon is one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes. It last erupted in 2006 and has erupted more than 50 times in the last 400 years.
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Even though most anglers had open water for the second weekend of the fishing season, the constantly changing weather made for some rather erratic fishing success.
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With Pfizer since 1994, Lisa has worked in several areas of worldwide regulatory affairs, spanning support for regions as well as product development and marketing support. Currently she supports cardiovascular products in the Global Established Products Business Unit. Until recently she was the regulatory lead for the azithromycin/chloroquine development project that aimed to develop an intermittent preventative treatment for malaria in pregnancy. During this experience she gained insights into the challenges and needs of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fellows working with FHI360's Ghana office in 2014-2015 will serve with the Development Office to research, analyze, develop and execute a new strategic plan for non communicable diseases, including health screening, interventions and training. Lisa will begin to research and develop a strategic plan for non communicable disease screening and training with local staff in Accra.
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text: Zanx-iie managed to pull herself out of the river and into the bank with heaving breaths. She had pushed herself a bit too far and now was completely exhausted. Her pounding heart drowned out the sound of the rushing falls and she closed her eyes trying to catch her breath. This would be tough on her, even now she could hear phantom voices of her friends. The sound brought tears to her eyes, she missed them more than she missed anything and she knew it was her fault the mission was given to them. Her other missions had always alluded to the fortress on Tao and she had become so curious. Curiosity killed, she knew that now.


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By On the occasion of our 20th anniversary
Why Do Mexis Like Wrought-Iron Fences?
By Gustavo Arellano
By R. Scott Moxley
By Alfonso Delgado
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By Courtney Hamilton
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By Joel Beers
By Peter Maguire
Can Tech Ruin the Kim Pham Murder Trial?
By Charles Lam
Nos dicen las malandrinas
porque hacemos mucho ruido
porque tomamos cerveza
y nos gusta el mejor vino
(They call us the bad girls
Because we make a lot of noise
Because we drink beer
And we like the best wine.)
This was the opening stanza for "Las Malandrinas," a Rivera-penned piece that, upon its release, became the anthem for the American-born daughters of Mexican immigrants straining to free themselves from their parents' expectations of how a woman is supposed to act. Innocuous lyrics, really, but never had a woman expressed so brazenly her desire to enjoy life, and Mexicans were soon in an uproar. Univisión's morning gabfest Despierta América (Wake Up, America!)and Mexican national newscasters alike railed against Rivera, insisting it wasn't "proper" for a woman to express such sentiments. Some Spanish-language radio stations in both the United States and Mexico even went so far as to ban "Las Malandrinas" from the airwaves.
Herrera-Sobek might have smiled. The professor had noted with glee in A Feminist Analysis, "The very need to structure such corridos indicates that Mexican women were not as submissive and passive as we have been led to believe. If they had been, there would be no need for such songs."
That Rivera expressed such sentiments wasn't surprising, but it was unexpected. She was born in 1971 in Culver City but moved to west Long Beach in the mid-'70s, around the area of Hill Street and Gale Avenue, a section still notorious for gang warfare.
"To us, it was a nice neighborhood," Rivera remembers, "but it was a ghetto neighborhood. I liked that we grew up in a diverse neighborhood. Our friends were Samoans, Filipinos, blacks, all races. But there were fights and gunshots. And when everyone got to Stevens Junior High, each race separated into its own gang. We would find ourselves picked on by someone just because [we] were a certain race."
Undeterred by racial warfare, Rivera maintained straight A's through her sophomore year at Long Beach Poly. Then she got pregnant.
"Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother," Rivera says. "I thought that's what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop out—I had too much promise."
Rivera enrolled in Reid Continuation High School, graduating on time in 1987 as the class valedictorian. She then enrolled at Long Beach City College, transferred to Long Beach State and earned a business degree in 1991. After finishing college, Rivera started selling real estate because "that's where the money was."
As Jenni advanced her education, her father, Pedro, had launched Cintas Acuario Records in 1987 with the vision of releasing his corridos. That effort succeeded only minimally, but other artists Pedro produced—Chalino Sánchez, Las Voces del Rancho, and his own son Lupillo—helped popularize the narcocorrido, a violent updating of the corrido format that introduced drug-running, shootouts and gangsta bluster to the Mexican songbook. Soon, artists across Mexico began emulating the Cintas Acuario style, toughening their image—and singing the same girl-bashing lyrics of their predecessors.
Cintas Acuario was completely family-run, with Jenni assisting by writing legal contracts for the company. "As the label grew and they needed more help," Rivera says, "I started helping more. I did everything—sales rep, receptionist, publicist, packaging CDs, manager. Everything."
Except sing. Although Pedro encouraged Lupillo and two other sons to record for Cintas Acuario, he couldn't convince Jenni to unleash her pipes "He saw that I had talent, but the problem was that I preferred school," Jenni says. The one time Jenni sang publicly as a child—she was 11, and the venue was a Long Beach music hall—she kept botching the lyrics and ran out, sobbing, in midsong. "My dad was mad at me, not so much because I didn't win, but because I chickened out," Rivera said. "He taught us not to quit." She wouldn't sing again until she was 23, a period that Jenni refers to as "an 11-year grudge."
The personal relationship between father and daughter didn't suffer, but there was always tension between the two when each was present at the Cintas Acuario office. In a sort of peace offering, Rivera recorded a few songs for her father as a birthday present in 1994. Most of the songs were covers of such corrido standards as "Cruz de Madera" and "Mi Gusto Es." But one track in particular entranced Pedro: "La Chacalosa (The Jackal Woman)." Backed by the tuba bass of banda music, Rivera offered:
Me buscan por chacalosa, soy hija de un traficante.
Conozco bien las movidas, me crei entre la mafia grande.
De la mejor mercancia, me enseño a vender mi padre.
(I am wanted for being a jackal woman, I am a trafficker's daughter.
I know all the moves, I grew up around the top mafia.
My father taught me how to sell the best merchandise.)
Jenni wrote "La Chacalosa" as a defiant response to the narcocorrido records her father was releasing. "Nobody thought women should sing such songs, so I figured I would write one to show that we can," says Rivera. "When I gave him a completed version, he just smiled at me and said, 'I knew that one day, you could do something.' He put it out for sale, and it sold like crazy. The next year, he asked for another 'birthday present'—and again the next year. Soon, I fell into recording without thinking about it."
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April 20, 2012
Duluth, Ga. - Second-seeded UCLA led a Pac-12 sweep in the first semifinal of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, placing first with a score of 197.400 on Friday afternoon at the Gwinnett Center. Seventh-seeded Utah finished in second place with a score of 197.200, and 10th-seeded Stanford was third with a score of 197.125. All three Pac-12 teams advance to Saturday's Super Six Team Finals. The remaining three team finalists will be determined after the second semifinal later tonight.
The Bruins had to overcome some adversity on their final two event to win the meet. A fall from a Bruin competitor on both beam and floor put senior Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs in pressure-filled situations, but on each event she came through immediately after with scores of 9.9 to prevent UCLA from counting a fall.
UCLA started on its best event, vault, but did not have close to its best rotation, scoring 49.275. A pair of 9.9s from Olivia Courtney and Vanessa Zamarripa highlighted the rotation, and the Bruins also counted scores of 9.85 from Samantha Peszek, 9.825 from Tauny Frattone and 9.8 from Hopfner-Hibbs. The Bruins' score was good for a tie for second place with Utah after one rotation. Oklahoma's 49.325 on beam put the Sooners in first place, while Nebraska was in fourth with a 49.15 on bars.
The Bruins quickly built up some momentum on bars after a second rotation bye. Monique De La Torre's 9.85 leadoff routine set the tone, and Courtney followed her with a 9.9. A 9.875 by Peszek, 9.9 by Zamarripa and 9.925 by Aisha Gerber gave the Bruins a 49.45, their second-highest bars score of the year. That total helped UCLA overtake Oklahoma and put the Bruins in second place behind Utah by just .075.
Moving to balance beam in the fourth rotation, Gerber and Kaelie Baer led off with matching scores of 9.875, with Baer's being a career-high. Mattie Larson followed with a 9.775. A fall by Zamarripa put pressure on, but Hopfner-Hibbs and Peszek brushed it off with scores of 9.9 to weather the storm and give UCLA a team total of 49.325.
Needing just 49.175 on floor to move ahead of Utah, who had finished its meet with a final score of 197.2, the Bruins wrapped up the meet with a team total of 49.35. Frattone led off with a 9.85, followed by 9.9 from Zamarripa, 9.875 from Courtney, and 9.825 from Alyssa Pritchett. A rare fall by Peszek on her last tumbling pass meant Hopfner-Hibbs would need to hit in order for UCLA to advance, and she did that and more, scoring 9.9 to tie for the highest floor score of the afternoon and catapult the Bruins into first place.
"To be here, to be moving on the Super Six, is beyond words exciting," said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. "For us, it was an okay meet, it wasn't a great meet, and it's great when you get your team that says 'No, we're not going to give up. No, we're not going to settle for anything less than greatness'. And nobody has done that better this year than the senior that's sitting next to me, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs. She is unquestionably one of the most beautiful gymnasts performance-wise in the world. We had two uncharacteristic falls with two of our guns, and Elyse had to follow both of those athletes and was just absolutely brilliant."
Hopfner-Hibbs qualified for event finals on beam and floor. Zamarripa qualified on bars and floor. Courtney and Gerber qualified on bars, and Peszek qualified on beam.


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It's all about ...
Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Bay Breeze'
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Bay Breeze' flowers
(Photo courtesy of Loen Nursery)
Height: 3 feet
Spread: 3 feet
Hardiness Zone: 7b
An elegant disease resistant variety that produces profuse clusters of pink flowers; bright reddish-orange new foliage matures to a deep glossy green, with deep maroon winter foliage; excellent groundcover, accent, or foundation shrub
Ornamental Features:
Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn features showy clusters of shell pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late winter to early spring. It has attractive dark green foliage which emerges indian red in spring. The glossy oval leaves are ornamentally significant and turn burgundy in fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes:
Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Plant Characteristics:
Bay Breeze Indian Hawthorn will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 feet from the ground. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.


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Seriously, I have looked a little silly at work the last two weeks with tears welling up in my eyes reading everyone's most memorable races.
Thanks for sharing everyone and Thanks to Col. Cupcake for the mixer.
If I am not mistaken, I have read everyone's 20 that was posted. If you find one I didn't read alert me immediately. You are so right, it was great to read and get to know peoples 20. Thanks again Colonel Mike Bazooka!
It was awesome learning more about everyone.
Even us who trip and hope no one see's us or it does not count unless someone does see you.
Rock on and keep on running.....
Yes, this topic "20" is interesting.
Most of us have similar lists.
Makes me wonder what other "20" lists would look like.
Tavern League bowlers?
Lawn Mower racers?
Water-ski show performers?
Chinchilla ranchers?
"I may not be handsome, but I am loved."
I think I have read all of them too. I have really enjoyed getting to know people!
Have a great run!
Seriously, how many more could there be? I HAVE GOT to get some work done! LOL
My head is on fire
But my legs are fine
After all they are mine...
Oh I'm sure that somebody will post a new set of 20 questions next week so that we can all answer another series.
"It is always easy to find an excuse not to do something."
My Blog
They have really slowed down, It was great to see so many people participate!


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From what I understand the restrictions are more export based than import based, the main export countries are clamping down. I think over the coming years you can expect a push toward captive bred specimens as WC specimen prices are likely to go through the roof.
May as well drop in my emp care sheet whilst I'm here :P


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Health Tip: Eliminate One Toxin
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Looking to clean up your act a bit? How about eliminating at least one toxin from your life? This can be anything from smoking, alcohol, fried food (deep-fried oreos?), trans fats, or sugar. Slowly cutting out one vice is a lot easier than changing your total lifestyle, and you'll be well on your way to optimal health for the rest of the year (and your life).
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adrilenee 7 years
Transfat, period. Anything with hydrogenated(evenly partially) oil is a no. Even if the product lists it as having no transfat it may still have hydrogenated oils, they just aren't required to list it if it's under a certain amount..
allien86 7 years
I tried cutting out sugar last year but I didnt have the willpower. But I am determined to get healthier this year and am cutting out fried foods. I already dont smoke or drink alcohol.
GrapeBubbleGum 7 years
I already don't smoke and I rarely drink or eat fried foods, so what I've been working on for some time now is cutting out trans fats and high fructose corn syrup. It's been working out pretty well for me. now I just eat a whoooooole lot of fresh fruits and veggies. I'm at the point now where when I go to the grocery store I spend 90% of my time in the produce, meat, and dairy sections and only a small part of the time walking down the aisles.
kaethe 7 years
easiest: quit smoking, 'cause i smoke like a cig per week. second easiest would be cutting out alcohol. but i would never ever be able to cut out sugar...i think i'm like addicted :B
superblondgirl 7 years
I started limiting HFCS and anything partially hydrogenated a while ago, and even though it takes me way longer to grocery shop (reading all the labels), I feel good knowing I've made that step. I cut down on sugar in my coffee, too - now I just need to keep my less dessert resolution and stop eating pieces of chocolate every day!
Spectra 7 years
Trans fats were an easy one for me to give up. Pretty much my main source of the stuff was Lite Cool Whip...even though it has "0gms Trans Fat per serving", I used to eat about half a tubful at a time. I also don't eat fried foods or anything like that, but I SHOULD give up aspartame. I put it in my coffee (although, to be fair, I only drink one cup of coffee a day) and in my tea (also, only one cup a day) and I drink diet soda. I guess I try to rationalize the diet soda thing by telling myself "Hey, at least you aren't getting all that HFCS", but neither one is really healthy.
suz405 7 years
I have given up sweets since october and its really hard the first 3 or so weeks but then it gets easier, I promise!
suz405 7 years
I have given up sweets since october and its really hard the first 3 or so weeks but then it gets easier, I promise!
bailaoragaditana 7 years
Fast food generally, not just fried stuff. Although it's quite easy because I can't stand the stuff. (Except perhaps the occasional pub lunch of fish & chips *guilty look*) Trans fat is my next target...
efahey 7 years
cutting out soda definitely...and drink mixes like iced tea...to much sugar! I am pretty diligent with my diet so really, cutting out anything would not be to much of an issue.
victoriaeleanor 7 years
As of New Year's Day, I've cut out alcohol, artificial sweeteners, and caffeine, and yes, it is possible but not easy! However, it seems to seriously limit your beverage choices to water, milk, juice, decaf teas, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to keep this up without getting bored of drinking the same thing (especially water) all day? I've already heard of drinking juice diluted with water (because juice can be so high-calorie) but am looking for other ideas.
insanitypepper 7 years
I need to try to cut out the artificial sweeteners. I got hooked on those single-serving crystal light packets last year. I'm going to try taking lemon and lime wedges to work instead to make the office water more palatable.
mlo319 7 years
Buh Bye Diet Coke! French Fries... you're next!
starkiss23 7 years
I'd say that Trans Fat is definitely the easiest to cut out!
suzanne 7 years
Hi widgit and jooj :WAVE: A cardiologist chef once recommended that I iliminate the sugar buy substituting Xylitol... a natural sugar with virtually no glycemic index, dentists endorse it, great for diabetics amd measures and bakes just like sugar... Google it and see what you think. The only side effect they list is a tummy upset, but I have never had a hint of this and neither have my husband or friends. If the recipe calls for brown sugar, I mix in a little agave nectar to get the brown sugar moistness.
ElectroPopTart 7 years
It hasn't been easy...but I've been cutting out sugar A LOT..I will have one bite of cookie or something every few days.
Molly4630 7 years
Transfat and fried food. Don't think I could give up on alcohol completely...
LJDP 7 years
I need to give up alcohol but it seems impossible. I need to limit my intake to a couple glasses of wine on the weekends, not every night! I don't eat fried foods so perhaps what I need to get rid of is white foods - rice, pasta, bread, sugar. Let's see if I can try it! But give up my occasional glass of cabernet? Talk about meaningless torture!
legalbeagle 7 years
Im giving up alcohol this year. I want to be an overall healthier person and realized that hangovers were seriously preventing me from getting up and going to the gym on the weekends. Also, ordering buffalo chicken fingers while drunk is probably the LAST thing I need to be doing haha
aimeeb 7 years
Giving up alcohol would be no big deal to me, I did it for a year once just to prove a point to my friends. I rarely drink as it is and to be honest I see it as a waste of money and empty calories.
Allytta 7 years
all of them are pretty easy to get rid of for me, except for sugar, and it's not toxin, a eprson will get sick and die without any sugar.
rscarter 7 years
I did a little detox for the first 5 days of the year in which I cut out dairy (I'm already vegetarian), sugar, alcohol, transfats, wheat, peanuts, chocolate... pretty much everything I had been binging on during the holiday season. It was really hard, but I feel much much better. I've slowly began eating certain things that I temporarily limited but I'm still off sugar, which is nice. I had serious withdrawal symptoms because of my sugar addiction, but if feels good to be letting go of that now. Pretty soon I should have no more sugar cravings at all. So if you're considering giving up sugar, just know that it's really hard at first (which tells you something about how evil it is to begin with) but after a few days it gets easier and eventually it's not a problem at all. You CAN do it.
superfoxml 7 years
Last year I stopped drinking sodas, and cut out the nasties like high fructose corn syrup. This year I'd like to cut down on the wine I drink on the weekends. I never drink during the week but come Friday I probably overdo it a tad. That's my goal for this year. And I am lactose intolerant so I'm trying to stick to a meat free and dairy free (vegan) diet. Geez. What do I eat, right? :)
GlowingMoon 7 years
Fried food, sugar, and salt. Actually, I'm really good at avoiding these things, except during the holiday season.
Beauty 7 years
Coca-Cola. I like to have one every fortnight or so, but this year I'm trying to buy the stuff from abroad—it uses sugar, not HFCS, so I think it's SLIGHTLY less evil.


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By Lisa Pezzolla
It's funny how life repeats itself from one generation to the next. As a kid I would hear my parents and grandparents talk about what they did with their friends while growing up to keep busy. My grandmother and her friend would sit around and share stories with us how they met and walked all over the Bronx to take a train to Manhattan. I can hear them talking about how they played stickball and hopscotch, and how they were never bored. Over this past Mother's Day weekend I had the pleasure to wish my old friend from first grade a Happy 50th. It's hard to imagine where the time went! We had so much fun recalling childhood memories, how we played "African Safari" in her back yard (her dog played the role of lion) and how we'd play for hours with our model horses. One day we were blasting her older sister's records and the cops came because we happened to be singing the Country Joe & The Fish" Vietnam Song," (it features the "F" word). We didn't understand what we were even saying. Those were great days! I am sad for the kids growing up now. They've been robbed of the freedom to go out and play and to just be kids.
As I approach my big 50 (next month) I am lucky to have shared many years of laughter and realize how much fun we had growing up, and that special bond we have shared in our life.
We've all grown up and have gone in different directions. But what we have is hard to find… because all it takes is one phone call and we'll be right there to help one another. That is true friendship!


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Songs of the weekend: Demo, take one, take seven of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
Published September 7, 2012 3:02 pm
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
This clever video combines three versions of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" included on their Anthology series.
The first is John Lennon's demo, then take one, and then take seven. It's a fascinating insight into how a song grows from infancy into a classic.
As an aside, one of the stupidest things I ever yelled when I was the equivalent of a boot-camp sergeant at the Coast Guard Academy was "Pain is temporary, but strawberry fields are forever."


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Ham & eggs
There's that old tale about the pig and the chicken trying to decide what to have for breakfast. When the chicken suggests ham and eggs, the pig quickly rebuts, "You're not giving up much but for me it's a total sacrifice."
That could just as well be a conversation between the national Republican Party and a few of Pennsylvania's Republican leaders. The proposal to change the manner in which Electoral College votes are apportioned here would likely please the party's national bigwigs but at great risk to the locals.
In Pennsylvania, the tried and true winner-take-all Electoral College system would be replaced by the assignment of delegates on a proportional basis. This would split the votes and would have given some delegates to Mitt Romney in the last election, even though he lost the state.
National Republican Chairman Reince Priebus has said of some states that President Obama won, like Pennsylvania, "I think it's something that a lot of states that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red ought to be looking at." But that's easy for him to say.
There are more than 1 million more Democrats than Republicans in Pennsylvania. With that registration edge, no Republican can get elected statewide without considerable support from Democrats. And Pennsylvania Republicans would bear the brunt of the likely backlash from changing the rules to gain an edge for some imaginary presidential candidate.
The lessons are fresh. Manipulating polling places and times in Florida and Ohio frustrated some voters in November. But it only hardened the resolve of many who showed up and waited, even some who had not planned to vote, just to prove that they could not be denied. They were mostly Democrats.
Voter ID laws, like the Pennsylvania version that is still being challenged in court, transparently required hoop-jumping by elderly and poor voters who would have been rebuffed at the polls without the "proper" ID. In Pennsylvania, a court order sidetracked the law so as not to affect the last presidential race, blunting its intent. Those who were allowed to vote as they always had in the past were mostly Democrats.
Changing the rules to win — in Monopoly or football or politics — rubs most Americans the wrong way. It is the opposite of winning fair and square, of fighting the good fight. And those who try it are usually held accountable by a fair-minded electorate, without regard to party or politics.
If you are a Republican with statewide ambitions, or if you represent a swing district now, and you get a say in this proposed rule change, you have a choice. You can listen to the chicken, knowing that it stands to lose only an egg, and contribute your whole ham to the national agenda, making the ultimate sacrifice.
Or you can play by the rules. Run on your record. Win or lose.
Joseph Sabino Mistick, a lawyer, law professor and political analyst, lives in Squirrel Hill (email@example.com).
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ALBUQUERQUE >> A new report says Albuquerque water use dropped seven percent last year amid an ongoing drought.
The Albuquerque Journal reported (http://goo.gl/LX8aWw) Saturday that the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority says the percentage was the biggest one-year drop since 1997.
Officials said the community's total water use for the year, 32 billion gallons, was the lowest for the metro area since 1983. That comes despite the fact that the population in the utility's service area has grown 70 percent in the two decades since.
But officials say conservation efforts helped keep water usage down. Katherine Yuhas, a water conservation officer for the utility, said incentive programs such as offering rebates for tearing out lawns had an effect. But Yuhas also credited changing attitudes among residents.
"It's all human behavior. It's all people doing the right thing," Yuhas said.
Albuquerque water use began dropping in May and June, even as drought left the Rio Grande nearly dry and Albuquerque gardens parched. While there was rain in July and a record wet September, the climate has been dry since October. Officials are expecting a low runoff on the state's rivers this year.
The weekly federal Drought Monitor currently classifies Bernalillo County as in moderate drought status.
The low water usage rates may affect the budget for Albuquerque's main utility. Water utility officials are trying to balance the fiscal year 2013-14 budget, which is seeing revenue shortfalls.
David Morris, the spokesman for the Albuquerque water authority, said the agency will get a better sense of the financial situation after seeing spring water usage numbers.