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February 19, 2004: Seventeen years ago, astronomers spotted the brightest stellar explosion ever seen since the one observed by Johannes Kepler 400 years ago. Called SN 1987A, the titanic supernova explosion blazed with the power of 100,000,000 suns for several months following its discovery on Feb. 23, 1987. Although the supernova itself is a million times fainter than 17 years ago, a new light show in the space surrounding it is just beginning.
This image, taken Nov. 28, 2003 by the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows many bright spots along a ring of gas, like pearls on a necklace. These cosmic "pearls" are being produced as a supersonic shock wave unleashed during the explosion slams into the ring at more than a million miles per hour. The collision is heating the gas ring, causing its innermost regions to glow. Curiously, one of the bright spots on the ring [at 4 o'clock] is a star that happens to lie along the telescope's line of sight.See the rest:
Stars at least 10 times more massive than our Sun end their lives in supernova explosions, among the most violent events in nature. When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, its core collapses, sending a shock wave that tears apart the star.
No, our Sun is a medium-mass star that will end its life quietly by puffing away its outer layers of matter. As these layers of gas expand into space, they begin to glow, and are called a planetary nebula. A dense, glowing stellar remnant, called a white dwarf, is left behind.
A neutron star or a black hole is formed in a supernova blast. Astronomers, however, have not detected either object in Supernova 1987A, either because it does not exist or the debris is so dense that astronomers cannot see inside the material.
One scenario is that the star cast off a disk of material into space as it devoured a stellar companion. The ring formed about 20,000 years before the doomed star exploded. A pair of bizarre outer rings also may have been cast off by the star before the explosion.
The ring was heated by a flash of ultraviolet light just after the stellar blast, causing the ring to glow. But the energetic shock wave unleashed by the exploding star is just arriving at the ring. The shock wave's powerful punch is creating a spectacular light show.


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When Alex Kube recently stepped on the scale in DeKalb, the numbers surprised him.
The Cary-Grove graduate, who will be a senior this fall for Northern Illinois' football team, was 234 pounds, his highest weight ... "ever," Kube said.
Despite spending the past two seasons at strongside linebacker for NIU, the weight helped Kube come to the realization that he's in the right spot in the Huskies' defense.
"I'm more comfortable than I've ever been," Kube said.
That was not always the case.
In 2007, he piled up 111 tackles as a 195-pound redshirt freshman safety. When new head coach Jerry Kill came aboard after that season, Kube was moved to linebacker.
"I didn't totally buy into it," Kube said. "I kept coming back to the fact that I was a safety. I was disappointed in the last two seasons."
This summer, disappointment is far from Kube's vocabulary. NIU is predicted to win the Mid-American Conference West Division by two preseason publications and he is one of 10 returning defensive starters.
"This is my third year in the system," Kube said. "I finally put on the weight I needed to. Now, my confidence is just so huge. I expect big things. I don't want anything less than a (MAC) championship. "
Kube's expectations grew when the coaching staff said goodbye to the team for a three-week break.
Three days later, "35 guys were there working out, including myself," he said. One week into the summer break, nearly the entire team had returned to campus to work out together.
"This is the hardest I've ever worked," Kube said. "And this is the best my body has felt."
Kube also has found a comfort level in being a mentor to younger players because of his experiences.
"I tell them how fragile and how precious the game is," he said. "You need to have three goals when you become a college football player – graduate, become a better player and become a better person. I'm going to end up doing all three. I couldn't be any happier."
UIC's Horizon stars: Crystal Lake South grads Kellie Schuh and Matt Zaluckyj won individual events last month at the Horizon League's outdoor track and field championships for Illinois-Chicago.
Schuh, a sophomore, won the pole vault with a leap of 12 feet, 11⁄2 inches. She also placed fourth in the triple jump (38-51⁄2) and was part of UIC's sixth-place 4x100-meter and 4x400 relay teams.
Zaluckyj, a sophomore, won the 800 run in 1:51.44 seconds as the event's top seed. He also helped UIC's 4x400 team place third.
In the 3,000, senior Nic Aubert, also a South grad, placed sixth in 9:37.65.
In April, UIC honored its top student-athletes at the annual Night of Champions banquet. Zaluckyj (men's cross country) and fellow South grad Aimee Schuh (women's track) were honored for having their teams' highest grade-point average.
Aubert and Kellie Schuh were named to the athletic department's Academic Honor Roll.
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Just as the ecosystems in the Pacific Southwest Region are extremely diverse, so are the impacts of climate change. Many environmental impacts are already apparent, including increased forest fires and droughts, threatened or extinct animal and plant species, sea level rise and coral bleaching from ocean acidification. Below are some examples of documented changes resulting from global warming in our region. Information on national and international impacts of climate change is also available on EPA's national Web site.
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Resurveying the Wildlife of California and Nevada
Nearly a century ago, Joseph Grinnell started a project with his colleagues and students to document the wildlife of California. They surveyed over 700 locations in California and Nevada, documenting and collecting mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Today, the UC Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is resurveying these locations to get a comprehensive dataset on how ecology in California has changed.
Butterflies in Danger
The Bay Checkerspot butterfly is both federally listed as threatened, and now extinct on most of the San Francisco peninsula including nature preserve Jasper Ridge in California. A study by a group of scientists shows that this extinction was likely hastened by increased variability in climate which is likely caused by climate change.
Hawaiian Honeycreepers Face Extinction
Several scientists look into human impacts on Honeycreeper birds in Hawaii. Landscape analyses of three high-elevation forest refuges shed light on a deadly combination of anthropogenic climate change, past land-use changes and biological invasions. These combined forces threaten to drive several of the remaining species to extinction, especially on the islands of Kauai and Hawaii.
Ocean Acidification, Sea Level Rise, Polluted Seas and More
A recent study indicates that increased ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is impacting the calcification of shellfish and could threaten the entire ocean ecosystem. EPA is soliciting information that may be used to develop guidance on how to address ocean acidification. The Center for Ocean Solutions is a collaborative effort funded by the Packard Foundation and drawing upon the resources of Stanford University, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institution. This report reviews more than 3,400 scientific papers to outline the major threats to the Pacific Ocean.
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EPA Region 9 has funded several research projects to examine the impact of climate change on air quality, specifically examining the impacts on criteria pollutants as identified under the Clean Air Act.
Assessing the consequences of Global Change for Air Quality: Sensitivity of U.S. Air Quality to Climate Change and Future Global Impacts
The overall objective of this project is to assess the impact of changes in regional and global climate on air quality in California. By using a combination of model and observation-based analyses, they determine the effects on air quality of changes in temperature, moisture, pollutant inflows from the Pacific Ocean, and future changes in emissions in central California.
Regional Development, Population Trend, and Technology Change Impacts on Future Air Pollution Emissions
The purpose of this study is to integrate economic forecasts with land-use models, water constraint models, travel demand models, and stationary source models to create an emissions modeling system that can be used to predict future air pollution emissions. The new emissions modeling system will be demonstrated by predicting air quality emissions in the San Joaquin Valley in central California during the year 2030.
Consequences of Global Change For Air Quality
Ozone and particulate matter standards designed to protect public health are routinely violated in California's south coast air basin surrounding Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley in central California. Global change will affect air quality in California through adoption of new technology, altered background concentrations, and evolving meteorological conditions. The magnitude and direction of these effects are unknown, and so the true public health costs of global change can not be quantified at this time.
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Climate Data Shows California Has Been Heating Up
Bill Patzert of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., teamed with Steve LaDochy of California State University, Los Angeles, and Richard Medina, now a doctoral candidate at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, to investigate California air temperature patterns from 1950 to 2000. Average temperatures increased significantly in nearly 54% of the stations studied, with human-produced changes in land use seen as the most likely cause.
Increased Forest Fires in Western U.S.
Scientists from universities in California and Arizona as well as the United States Geological Service collaborate to look at a comprehensive data set of forest fires in since 1970 to determine what is driving the recent increase in the frequency and areas burned by forest fires. Their study indicates that the increase may be caused by land management practices or increased climatic variability associated with climate change. Improvements in agriculture and forestry practices can reduce carbon emissions as well as increase carbon sequestration.


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This is the first offical step to allow DCP Midstream to receive tax abatements on a $100 Million gas plant that the company plans to build at this location. A portion of this plant could be designated Environmentaly Free of taxes by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (TCEQ).
Assuming that $75 Million would be the taxable improvements constructed by DCP, the first year's tax abatement at the present tax rate is $328,913. DCP has asked for a 70% tax abatement each year for ten years. A gas plant is typically depreciated over a twenty-year period. Not allowing for depreciation each year, but reducing the amount of the abatement by 10% each year, the total amount of taxes abated would be $2,142,279. All this calculation is based on the values and tax rate currently in effect. There is no guarantee that DCP will build the $100 Million plant nor that it would stay in operation for ten years. At the end of the ten-year period, the taxes would then be based on the depreciated value of the improvements. The approximately $950,000 they paid for the 381 acres is not included in this abatement.
Last year, Goliad County lost approximately $136 Million in total assessed valuation. This year, the projected loss has yet to be determined, but preliminary values estimate the loss in assessed values at $125 Million. A $125 Million loss at the current tax rate will mean an approximate $783,000 loss in tax revenue to the county.
Where will the tax cuts come from to absorb this $783,000 in loss revenue? The four commissioners and county judge could donate their entire annual combined salaries of $260,400 to help cover the loss in tax revenues. If this tax abatement is approved, the applications for tax abatements are just beginning.
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By Jimmy Isaac Plans to build a 72-unit assisted living facility in Longview's Wildwood neighborhood got a boost April 12, when the city council created a way for developers to secure lower interest rates. Council members unanimously founded the Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. at the behest of two developers with LV Medical Properties, LLC. …
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DESPITE claiming to know nothing about fashion, having once stated that she "couldn't care less" about it, Meryl Streep has an enduring sense of style.
From her early days on the big screen in Kramer vs. Kramer where she donned a timeless trench coat - on and off set - to her recent red-carpet appearances, Streep imbues a timeless, confident elegance that consistently transcend trends. Since her marriage to sculptor Don Gummer in 1978, Yale-educated Streep has placed a higher emphasis on raising her four children than on following fashion and, in doing so, has created her own individual look. "For me, clothes are kind of character; I don't follow fashion or understand trends," she has said. Here, we chronicle Streep's style, through four decades of fashion.


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Discipline issues down at B-UMS
Disciplinary problems are on the decline at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School, principal Renee Warner said at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting, adding that the presence of a deputy sheriff in the hallways seems to be making a difference.
She said the goal was to reduce the alcohol, tobacco and drug violations by 10 percent from 2010 to 2011. Warner presented statistics from a discipline report on student behavior. There were eight infractions for the use or possession of alcohol, according to the report.
Another goal was to reduce aggressive acts and fighting by 10 percent. There were 28 physical fights without injury, 39 instances of battery against a student, eight threats of injury and three instances of battery against a school employee through Feb. 18.
"Do we have issues? We sure do, like everybody else, but they (school employees) are taking a proactive stance. This board has taken a proactive stance to try and limit that," Superintendent Scott Lampinen said. "When you look at the report, you'll see things like assault and battery and those kinds of words. Sometimes a student who gets upset with another student may push someone and that will go down as a battery."
Warner said the middle school has exceeded its goal for a 10-percent decrease in those behaviors so far, even though she said the statistics have increased since Feb. 18. Since mid-February, the total number of tobacco-related infractions has increased from eight to 12, and the instances of fighting and aggression have increased from 78 to 116.
"It's that stretch between Christmas and spring break, and kids have spring fever," Warner said, adding that the middle school's Prevention Resource Officer, C.J. Day, has recently been patrolling different areas of the school.
Jodie Akers, the director of student services for the Board of Education, said a $28,000 grant to support the Prevention Resource Officer at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School for the upcoming school year was submitted on March 22. The school system is seeking an additional $8,000 over the grant amount that was allotted on last year's application.
Akers said she is required to match the grant with $9,333. The Upshur County Commission usually assists with uniforms and other necessities in the amount of $5,900.
"It has been an invaluable program at the middle school," Akers said. "We are seeing a lot of great things happening."
In other matters, Lampinen announced that a planned school safety forum will take place at 6 p.m., April 25 in the cafeteria of Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School. It is open to the public. Parents, students, teachers and community members are welcome to ask questions and make comments about the safety of Upshur County Schools.
Board members approved the purchase of a used vehicle for a lower price after tabling its purchase at a previous meeting because of the recently announced closure of Kelley Motors in Buckhannon. The vehicle is a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt with 60,000 miles on the odometer. The purchase price is $7,900. The car will be used in the county's Driver's Education courses.
The Board of Education will be presenting the levy rates and budget calendar for the upcoming year. Board members expect to approve the final budget in May and have a budget workshop at their April 16 meeting.
Board members approved bids for lawn care at the meeting. Highland Landscaping will perform lawn care for Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School, Tennerton Elementary School and Buckhannon-Upshur High School. Brothers Property Management will take care of the lawn work for Buckhannon Academy Elementary, French Creek Elementary, Hodgesville Elementary, Union Elementary and Washington District Elementary schools. Happy Grass Lawn Care will perform the yard work for Rock Cave Elementary School.
Lampinen announced that Mariann D. Jack, the secretary of food service for Upshur County Schools, was nominated and selected as February's "Keys to Excellence" employee of the month. The person who nominated Jack remains anonymous, but stated in the nomination that Jack strives for perfection when working on projects or assisting staff members.
"She is the go-to person for advice on grammar, proper etiquette and thorough proof-reading," the nomination stated. "When she completes a project, you can be assured that it has been done well with special attention to quality and details."


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I am a teacher and about to start working again in a few weeks. Last school year I pumped and pumped and it seemed to work out well. Well, Noah is now 17 months and he isn't BF much anymore, mostly just BF before a nap, bedtime, comfort, etc.
My question is should I still pump during my breaks at work? I honestly have no idea how much milk I have left at all? Sometimes i feel like there is barely any coming out, maybe 1 let down, and he falls asleep quick with the breast so thats just how it goes. I don't mind pumping but is is worth it? I have no idea. I honestly can't believe that I am still BF but I am so happy and he is too and I would like him to wean on his own I think. Lots of questions and thoughts!!!


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City tackles money-control issuesBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | August 17,2013While city aldermen appear largely in agreement on whether to audit the Recreation and Parks Department, questions about the citys financial controls are just getting started.
A discussion of the citys policies on financial control is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but aldermen are already putting forward ideas and staking out positions this week.
Alderwoman Sharon Davis said any proposals for change should come from the administration.
Im not here to present the solution, she said. Im here to receive a solution and weigh in on it.
She said the aldermens role is not to wade into the day-to-day operation of the city and questioned the effectiveness of any new measure the board might adopt.
The accountability first starts at the department-head level, Davis said. I think you can pass all the policies you want. It doesnt make a difference if theyre not followed.
Alderman Jon Kiernan recalled how, as a store manager, he would randomly spot-check paperwork, calling customers to make sure returns or layaways were what they appeared to be. If the city found a way to adopt that strategy, he said, the department heads would know they were being watched.
Alderman John Cassarino, who served as mayor from 1999 to 2007, said that during his time running the city he signed each check personally.
That can lead to error, John, City Treasurer Wendy Wilton replied, going on to characterize the system when she took over in 2007 as an absolute ... mess and that the automated system she instituted was much more secure.
Wilton described how she has the sole authority to print checks, which is only done after two of the three members of the Board of Finance herself, Mayor Christopher Louras and Board of Aldermen President David Allaire, sign the warrants.
Allaire has said that while he receives copies of the warrants, he typically only signs them when the mayor is on vacation and unavailable to do so.
Alderman David Wallstrom said that if Allaire was not typically signing warrants, the aldermen should review the structure of the Board of Finance.
If one-third of our Board of Finance is not available as much ... were losing one-third of our oversight, Wallstrom said.
Allaire took exception to that comment.
Im there at every Board of Finance meeting, he said. Whether I sign the warrants or not, thats moving away from what the discussion ought to be, which is oversight.
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I have recurring plugged ducts and I have 3 questions:
1. Some articles say, I should express the milk to empty each breast after every feed, because when the breast is not emptied it may cause clogged ducts. But when I express after each feed, that causes the breast to produce more milk, creating another problem which gives rise to plugged ducts, right??
So, should I express after each feed or not??
2. I have tried to get baby's chin pointing at the plugged area to unclog them. But there's this one area that I can't get him into position for - a "pie-shaped" area that radiates from near my armpit to the nipple for both breasts. Any ideas?
3. When I used to have plugged ducts before, it was a hardened area. Now it's just little round lumps and bumps underneath the skin, like nodules. Are those lumps caused by plugged ducts, or are they just milk-filled nodes???
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Where is his redemption story?
I have patiently tolerated this prejudice my entire life, but not anymore. Studios have finally looked out across the cultural landscape and said, "Hold on. Who's making movies for the rich kids? Who is making films about the tribulations of the flawless elite?" The answer, of course, was nobody.
Now, this may be the first you've heard of the newly released smash hit, A Warrior's Heart but that's exactly why you need people like me in your life, telling you what matters most in the world and what you should believe, or else. In the proud tradition of films like To Kill a Mocking Bird and Last of the Mohicans pleading for tolerance of a subjugated people, A Warrior's Heart is another thrilling crest in cinematic history. Yes, we only account for a small portion of the population, but we still have a voice, goddammit, and it is probably richer and fuller than yours.
The Plot
A Warrior's Heart revolves around two private-schooled, white-toothed teens named Conor and Brooklyn as they fall in love over completely surmountable odds. Together, they build a steamy and muscular love triangle between each other and their shared passion for lacrosse. Everything is plaid skirts and money until, look out! Conor's father dies while being a hero in Iraq. Unable to deal with his emotions, Conor acts out by breaking a trophy case and then has to go to a wilderness camp as punishment where he plays wilderness lacrosse with wilderness Indians. Through his time in camp he learns that the exorbitantly wealthy and Native Americans are not so different after all, they are both, for instance, minorities with little-to-no body hair. The story is bold and unapologetic in its exploration of the American teen, acknowledging that every boy has to learn to quell his rage while slowly and painfully learning what it means to be a man, and that every girl really likes boys who play sports.
If that somehow hasn't sold you, here is a press release about the movie "pulsating" through theaters. And here is the trailer:
The Symbolism
I think some context is in order. After watching that trailer, you may have mistaken this movie for something you'd rather not see. In fact, you may have mistaken it for the worst hunk of cloying twaddle at which anyone ever bothered pointing a camera. That's understandable. Your close-minded bigotry toward the genetically and socially advantaged is a product of our culture. You have been taught to judge with your heart instead of your eyes because ugly people have tricked you into thinking it will build character. But I ask you honestly: Who needs character when you have muscles and an allowance?
The first lines of dialogue in the trailer are:
"It's funny what you notice the first time you see someone. Confidence. A nice smile. What's impossible to know at first glance is everything else."
This may sound like the opening to a horror movie in which the cute new guy at school turns out to be a sociopath.
We know how this is supposed to go.
But that's only because you have been conditioned to expect any handsome high schooler who starts a movie flawless to end up being the antagonist by the end. Not Conor. When he is introduced, he is already perfect and then he spends the next 90 minutes getting perfecter.
A Warrior's Heart is revolutionary because it's willing to heap all its attention on the quintessential bad guy while insisting that he's really not that bad. What other movie has had the courage to do that? The trailer even introduces us to the kid that very clearly should be the main character in the conventional high school movie before turning its back on him immediately.
"I probably have asthma."
He's shorter, skinnier and inferior in every way except hair length. Conor even emasculates him, by threatening to take his position on the team while the kid is naked. But this movie isn't called Pigeon-chested Kid Who Tries Really Hard it's called A Warrior's Heart and warriors aren't supposed to be nice. Finally, a fair shake for the big guy.
Now you may be thinking to yourself, "I'm not so sure I want to like Conor." Well good news, his dad is dead. For all of you whiners who still can't get enough of stories about, ugh, overcoming adversity, the film murders his father to make Conor more sympathetic. In addition, every sequence of the trailer where you might start thinking that Conor really shouldn't be the protagonist, they've squeezed in a bigger, blonder guy to remind you that there's always someone you can dislike a little bit more in the movie.
"Here I am."
"Me again. LOL."
"Excuse me. Nameless device, passing through."
Conor isn't the weak kid with a good personality and he isn't the classic meathead either. He is somewhere in between and the trailer for A Warrior's Heart works furiously to walk that line. It tells the viewer that this isn't going to be a movie about character development and overcoming obstacles as much as it is a tribute to just being awesome and perfectly suited for the world. Oh, and I almost forgot. It's also about Indians.
The Cultural Importance
In order to overcome the sadness of losing his father, Conor has to explore his roots. Well, some roots. Any roots will do, really. Conor is whisked away by his father's Native American war buddy to a camp where he can vent his anger by hitting stuff with tools or kicking over barn frames. Conor is mad but the Indians are wise and soon he's learning to cope with loss through the healing power of wilderness lacrosse. And so lacrosse becomes a great metaphor for the film as a whole. Just as the Native Americans graciously handed the sport to white, East Coast prep schools, their very presence in this film serves only to pass on the minority spotlight to a new and deserving group: The one percent.
"You clearly need this more than we do. Sincerely, all of the Native Americans."
I haven't seen the full movie yet so I don't know how it ends. But presumably they all have a good laugh about their shared experiences and then they win the big game. The kids graduate, Conor gets a full-ride to play lacrosse at Duke and the Native American soldier waves goodbye to him before morphing into an eagle and pecking out the eyes of the Iraqi terrorists who killed his friend, all as the Star Spangled Banner swells underneath. Cut to black. Credits. I love this fucking movie.
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Anglicans including ex-Bishop of Oxford Richard Harries and dozens of clergy wrote to the Sunday Telegraph saying they would advise gay parishioners to marry in Quaker or Unitarian services, then return to their regular church.
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racer1 wrote:Ryan may have it better then he thinks or some here think. The season is just getting started and already negativity from Ryan fans--again. Give Zippy a shot and some time to evaluate as most of you say he is good at his job, so you'll see?
BTW the old addage "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" its NOT always greener. I'll go with this again--"be carefull what you wish for"> Iam not a big Ryan fan but I think he is happy with where he is and like most drivers they all wish they could do better, but jumping to another team seldom pays benefits right away, and often NOT at all.
Beside listen to yourselves--werent we just debating Danicas future and some were saying how SHR will have 3 FT cars next yr--well--which is it--make up your mind or do some of you just like complaining? Quit worrying about Ryan as he is a veteran driver and will be fine. He isnt the one at SHR we need to worry about?
well if you followed the readings. It was wishful thinking. We have acknowledged that Ryan will be here to what I believe will be til his retirement. MJ made a joke & I ran with it. I think TG would be great for a brand new Cup driver, so when Danica comes here full time next year I think TG & Danica will be a perfect fit
Wonder who they are gonna bring in for Ryan next year? Any thoughts Racer? Who do you think they will bring in for ryan next year?


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On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre.
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Power tripNovember 14,2013
Back in the 1990s the new thing in energy was deregulation. The idea was that power companies ought to be able to buy electric power on a free-wheeling open market, reaping the advantages of competition. Generators of power would have to compete to offer electricity at low prices.
Luckily, Vermont politicians were not able to agree on an acceptable deregulation plan. Thus, the state avoided the debacle that followed when a deregulated energy market opened the way to business fraud of a historic dimension. California experienced brown-outs and skyrocketing costs, in part owing to the crimes of Enron.
Rep. Tony Klein, chairman of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now thinks the state ought once again to think about opening up Vermonts energy market to increased competition. He revealed his plan at a conference in Montpelier on Tuesday with some leaders of government and business alongside him.
Industry in Vermont is interested in finding a way toward lower energy prices, but others are wary of the dangers that have been amply demonstrated in the recent past. Vermont has many energy challenges, and price is one of them. But deregulation has not proven to be an effective way to meet those challenges.
Already competition exists. Producers of electricity compete to sell power to Vermont utilities, which creates pressure on them to provide low-cost power. One reason Entergy decided to shut down Vermont Yankee was that the price for the electricity it was producing from nuclear power had been undercut by the price of increasingly abundant natural gas.
Green Mountain Power dominates the energy market in Vermont; it serves 70 percent of the states customers. Thus, it is in the position of a near monopoly in serving Vermonters. Thats why Vermont has a Public Service Board, which regulates utilities, and a Public Service Department, which represents the interests of the public in cases coming before the board.
Regulation is not a sure way of protecting the public interest. Regulators may become cozy with companies they are supposed to be regulating. They may miscalculate. But in a regulated system, there is at least a public process allowing the public a voice.
Vermont has some cost challenges, but so does everyone else, mainly because of the push to free ourselves from carbon. In the near term, getting free of carbon will create new costs. One way to force a change to sustainable fuels would be to impose a carbon tax. This may be the most sensible solution to the energy problem (and the budget problem), and it confronts in a straightforward fashion the cost of switching away from carbon. But its straightforwardness may be its biggest disadvantage: People dont want to admit that carbon is costly.
The cost may be confronted in another way: by paying higher costs for wind or solar power in order to introduce them into the market, where economies of scale will eventually bring the costs down. The higher costs of renewable power are really a different form of carbon tax. It is a burden we have to bear.
There are additional challenges. The states utilities have been forced to put a cap on the power they buy from small-scale solar installations because they have had trouble working the power into the grid. The economics of distributed power are also a challenge to the utilities. It would be unfortunate if the utilities concluded they needed to create a monopoly on solar power by refusing to take power from multiple sources, relying instead on their own solar sources.
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Hello Sir/Ma'am, I am suffering from serious pain which starts from lower left back goes to under left knee, due to which I am unable to walk and stand. Only when I lie I get relief. So please suggest me some treatment. Thanks.
Sir I have pain in my both ankles back side, when I walk I feel pain pls tell me the cause and remedy.
I have pain in my hand for two days. I have used medicine but it doesn't give me much relief. Please tell me any suggestions to control pain.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful disease of the joints, mostly affecting older people. It mostly results in swollen, aching joints that make movement extremely challenging. Rheumatoid arthritis results in receding and tenderness of the synovial membrane. This leads to a decline in flexibility, causing intense distress, thus hindering daily activities.
Steps to manage the discomfort caused by it
There is no complete cure for Rheumatoid arthritis. The discomfort however, can be controlled to a certain extent with regular exercises, change in diet and medications.
Regular exercise can help in increasing the flexibility, maintaining the synovial fluid between joints that help in lubrication.
Home remedies including use of medical oils to massage the affected joints on a regular basis. In this case, there are several herbal or Ayurvedic oils available, that can provide temporary remedy.
It is important to increase the intake of vitamin D. This can be done by spending a short while out in the sun every day. Vitamin D supplements are also available in the form of capsules.
A decrease in the alcohol consumption is highly recommended to people with bones and joints disorders.
Swimming is an excellent exercise as it causes minimal labour on the joints. It is extremely beneficial to all people.
It is important to lose excess weight, so as to lessen the pressure on the joints. For example, heavy and wide waist structure can affect the knees in the long run. It can help increase your energy level and help you function efficiently.
Smoking and drinking affect almost all organs of the body eventually and lead to a painful death or physical abnormalities. It has been found that overindulgence in alcohol and tobacco can also flare up chances of rheumatoid arthritis.
It has been found that rheumatoid arthritis mostly affects women. Therefore, women need to be exceptionally cautious about their daily exercise schedule and diet.
Cortisone shots are injections that help relieve pain and inflammation. They are injected directly into the joints such as the ankle, wrist, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow or spine. These injections are a combination of corticosteroids and local anaesthetics. These corticosteroids are similar to the hormones produced by the adrenal gland. Cortisone injections are often used to treat arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, shoulder bursitis and plantar fasciitis. Though they do not cure the disease but they provide temporary relief.
These injections may be slightly painful but provide relief in a day or two that lasts for a few weeks or months at a stretch. Hence, cortisone shots provide relief faster and have longer lasting results than other forms of anti-inflammatory medication. Another benefit of cortisone injections as compared to other drugs that need to be taken in through the mouth is that it avoids side effects of anti-inflammatory medication such as an upset stomach etc. Cortisone injections can also be used to treat backaches and pain that radiates from the spine to an arm or leg.
However, cortisone injections are associated with a number of risks. These include:
- Infection in the joints
- Nerve damage
- Thinning of tissue and skin around the injection site
- Pain and inflammation in the joint
- Weakening or rupturing of tendons
- Osteoporosis or thinning of bones
- Lightening of skin around the injection site
- Osteonecrosis or death of bones in the injected area
- Blood sugar spikes – this is seen mostly in diabetic patients
- Weakening of the immune system if the person has an underlying infection
In most cases, these side effects are short-lived. Higher dosages and frequent administration can increase the body's exposure to the corticosteroid. This increases the risk of long-term side effects such as:
- Acne
- Easy bruising
- Weight gain
- Cataract formation
- Puffiness of the face
- High blood pressure
Cortisone may also be held responsible for the deterioration of cartilage inside a joint. For this reason, doctors do not advise cortisone injections to be had more than 3-4 times a year. The minimum interval between two cortisone injections must be 6 weeks. Doctors also typically limit the number of injections given in one joint.
When used judiciously, cortisone injections can greatly improve the quality of a patient's life. Hence it is very important to get treated only by a qualified doctor and to completely understand the pros and cons of using this form of treatment.
An orthopaedic fracture is a serious issue that will require lots of care for the bones to heal and re-join. A broken bone is usually plastered so that the tissue may grow back together by fusing eventually, over a period of weeks. When these bones begin to rebuild in an effort to come together, the new bones are called soft callus. This will require lots of energy, which primarily comes from calories. This ensures that essential proteins like amino acids can be taken from the right type of food which would stimulate good blood flow.
So, let us take a look at the best diet that one can follow in order to recover from a fracture.
- Kale: Leafy green vegetables and herbs like kale can help in supplying good amount of protein and iron as well as calcium, which is highly important for good and strong bones. One can also find plenty of calcium in salmon and other kinds of sea food like sardines; consuming these can speed up the process. Sea vegetables like seaweed can also help in the process.
- Yogurt: Calcium can be supplied by various other kinds of food including yogurt, which has two kinds of amino acids. These amino acids are lysine and glutamine, which can assist the bones in swift calcium absorption for better recovery of the broken bones.
- Spinach: This is a very important ingredient in the bone healing process thanks to its dual elements of calcium and zinc, which come together to cause the appropriate chemical reaction for bone rebuilding. Other zinc heavy food items include pumpkin seeds and wheat germ as well as red meat.
- Broccoli: Ingredients like broccoli are rich in Vitamin K1, which is known to very good for the bone recovery process. This vitamin helps in mineralisation of the bone so that they may fuse with each other and form a new mass. One can have up to one cup of this green vegetable per day for a quick and effective fracture recovery process. Other ingredients like cheese and raw dairy products are known to have plenty of this vitamin as well.
- Green Bell Peppers: High on vitamin C which helps in producing the skin and tissue structuring element called collagen, green bell peppers are an excellent ingredient that can help you in your fracture healing process. Vitamin C can also be found in citrus fruits like oranges, strawberries as well as tomatoes.
- Milk: While milk has plenty of calcium, it also has another important ingredient called vitamin D. When calcium and vitamin D come together, the bones tend to heal much faster as vitamin D helps the bones in absorbing the calcium at a much high rate.
Hi doctor. I got married 10 months back. After marriage I am facing one or other problem in my life. No hopes. And my husband takes care. But I am working women I cannot achieve my target in office and personal life issue and day by day I am feeling hopeless mind and mind s not constant and feeling something is missing in my life. I forgot how to smile. Always clashes and hurting with my mother n la. Suggest me for some peaceful life please.
Mere mom ki left payears ki ghutno bohat card hai. Kavi kavi ghutna full jata hai. Chalne me taklif hota hai.
She is suffering from right ankle, right hip and upper back pain from more than 1 year. Tried many medicine's consulted ortho doctors no fracture but complains More pains. She can't walk for more than 500mtrs her right leg stairs to swell and she feels shock kind when she steps on uneven surface.
Keep Your Bones Strong.
Calcium and vitamin D can help you do that. Dairy products are the best sources of calcium, but other options are green, leafy vegetables like broccoli and kale. If you don't get enough calcium from food, ask your doctor about supplements.
Early morning yoga, jogging/walking will reduce fibromyalgia symptoms irrespective of age. For severe pain, pain management specialist will give medicine or nerve blocks to relieve them.
Lumbar disc prolapse causes severe back pain and radiates down to one or both legs below the knee. MRI shows exact problem. After basic pain killers - rest for a week, do some physiotherapy if pain persists, a pain management specialist is needed. He will see the possibility of a root block at the nerve affected by disc prolapse. If severe degree of prolapse, endoscopic discectomy under local anesthesia is best as a day care and minimally invasive procedure.The patient usually is discharged in 12-24 hrs.
The human body, a product of millions of years of evolution was built for movement, for activity, speed and precision. However, over the last few centuries, civilization has made our requirements to move much less than it was necessary for our ancestors. Our body is the same as it was millions of years ago, but the modifications in our lifestyle devoid of any physical activity has taken their toll. This is leading to increased incidents of back pain because of abnormal stresses on our spine. Back pain is an affliction which affects about 80% of population at one point or another in their lifetime and sadly the indications are that the incidents keep rising.With advanced technology, fewer physical complaints were to be expected, but this is not so. In fact, even today primitive races like aborigines in Australia suffer far less from back pain then, the so - called civilized races. Therefore, greater mobility and physical fitness is the hall mark in preventing back problems. There are over 100 expected causes of low back pain and many more incidents where the cause cannot be found out. But the most common cause of back pain is the wear and tear of the structures constituting the spine and this is mostly due to abnormal use of back and poor posture.The information given below helps to prevent and reduce the incidents of back pain.
Good posture - The most important way to prevent back aches, good posture, can be defined as any position which allows good use of the body for a specific task and is comfortable for as long as the position is held. Even though bad posture may not cause any discomfort, continuous poor posture will result in long term cause .
Back Posture in standing - Stay slim so that abnormal forces are not put on the spine. If you stand or walk a lot, low heeled shoes are necessary to maintain the proper curve at the small of your back.
Sitting - Choose a chair of the correct height. Feet should be supported on the floor comfortably and should not be dangling. Sit in a chair with proper support for the normal curves of your back. Choose a chair with arm rests. The arm rests should not be too high or low. Reading stance or computer monitor should be at such a height that you do not have to bend to the front or sidevise to do your work.
Lying - The bed should be firm with good mattress and not swinging or slouching because that will spoil the normal curve of the back. Use a single good pillow. It does not matter whether you lie on your back while sleeping or on your side. Sometimes it is comfortable for the back to put a pillow below the knees while lying down.
Driving - Driving seat should support the back properly. If there is a gap in between two back and the seat, it should be filled with small cushion or one can use a back rest. Seated properly, your knee should be higher than your hips. If your job demands long hours of driving on a regular basis, then it is a good idea to break the journey after half an hour to one hour drive, take a little exercise to relieve the stress and restart driving. When getting out of the car, swivel your whole body towards the door rather than suddenly jerking it. Slide your feet on to the ground and then get out.
Lifting - One should follow the principles underlined below: As you approach, relax your knees. Lowering movement should start at the knees and not at the head. After bending your knee get close to the object to be lifted ; almost sit down on the floor keeping the feet apart. One foot should be a little ahead of the other .Lift the object gradually, smoothly and without jerking, keeping the object close to the body and keeping the back straight although not necessarily vertical. Gradually get up without twisting the back, if the load is too heavy get help Pulling or pushing -When pulling or pushing any object - keep the back straight, bend at the hips and knees using your legs rather than your arms or back. Pushing is easier on your back than pulling, so push it if you have a choice.
Fitness -If you are not fit then you are much more likely to damage your back as it will not be as flexible as it should be.
Mobility - Good posture is not possible without a mobile spine and muscle tone. Joints must be moved to keep them. Mobile and the muscles, both the abdominal and back must be used to keep them strong. Back exercises if done once a day, will maintain essential flexibility of the spine and the necessary muscle strength to help to prevent injury.
I am 26 years old my both legs are traumering internally and my right ear is making some sound continuously but no pain because of this I am not able to sleep nasal congestion is der vitamin d vitamin b12 and thyroid test became normal but still nobody diagnosed my disease now m going to depression because of health issue. Please help me which disease is this and which test you suggest.
Pain in back bone. Block vertebra .bohot zyada dard hai kaise kam hoga please bathe bohot tablets khae magar kam nahi hai.
I'm a student studying civil engineering. When I'm working and lifting the weights then my back pains a lot please help.
Hi my mom has knee pain issues, and recently she had a fall post which her leg is swelling and hands too. N she can't move around much. Please suggest.
I'm a student studying civil engineering. When I give pressure on my knees it pains a lot please help!
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Yes, it worked for us. You have to be consistent, though! DS went from waking 2-3x a night to sleeping 9p-7a.
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Yes, it worked for us. You have to be consistent, though! DS went from waking 2-3x a night to sleeping 9p-7a.
I wasn't going to post because I have never had to use CIO my son was very laid back and loved his swing from day one. Most of the time that was the only time he would take a nap. My daughter was a sleepy baby and started sleeping through the night around 3 months however at 9 months she changed and refused to sleep unless I was next to her maybe a growth spurt now that I think about it. It took abou 2 months before she finally would fall asleep without a fight. What really worked was just staying in the room with her and reassuring her I was there and every week I would more farther away and spend less time in the room. It took forever but she is now 4 and up until about 2 months ago she would sleep now monsters exist lol so shes back in my bed around 4 am. I just wanted to reassure you that it can be temporary or a growth spurt and It does get better! What ever you decide to do that works I am behind you 100 % Your the mama!:ita
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By Dave Wagner: Freedom Newspapers
The Clovis and Portales girls basketball teams have enjoyed plenty of success over recent seasons.
Portales has reached the Class 3A state championship game in each of the last six campaigns, winning four times, while the Lady Wildcats were Class 5A state titlists in 2005 and have won 67 of their last 70 games dating to the end of the 2003-04 season.
This year, both are replacing key players but expect to be factors again in their respective classes.
The Lady Rams (1-0) host Clovis (2-0) at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the first of possibly four meetings this season. Portales returns the game at Rock Staubus Gym on Jan. 16, and is also a participant in the Lady Cats' Plateau Classic Dec. 28-30.
In addition, both teams play in a tournament at Rio Rancho next week.
Even though Portales graduated mainstays Megan Kabrick and Morgan Hill from last year's team, CHS girls coach Miles Watters expects a formidable challenge for his squad.
"They still do the same things," he said. "They're going to play a good pressure man (defense) or a good 1-3-1 zone.
"They're missing some good players, but they've got a lot of good kids coming back."
Portales opened its season on Nov. 21 with a 47-41 victory at Carlsbad, while Clovis has beaten both Moriarty (53-49) and Roswell Goddard (58-39) on the road so far.
Veteran PHS coach Brenda Gomez said her squad, led by junior post Bethany Self and senior guard Briana Hernandez, is still trying to hit its stride. They are also awaiting the return of sophomore guard Tara Johnson, who is recovering from a torn ACL sustained during the summer.
"We played (Clovis) quite a bit this summer," Gomez said, "It's going to be a while before we're really in good basketball form, but I think we'll be able to compete with them."
The Lady Cats graduated three of the top 10 scorers in the programs history in Brittany Blackmon, Aimee Hilburn and Tori Quintana. Gomez said she's glad her team won't have to deal with them anymore.
"It'll be a nice change," she said. "But I know the kids he has definitely will play to their potential."
Senior guard Tori Northcutt has given the Lady Cats a big lift to this point, scoring 39 points in the first two games. Her 3-pointer broke a tie in the final two minutes in the win at Moriarty.
Watters said the control of the boards may determine tonight's outcome.
"We haven't done a very good job of rebounding, and they always do a good job on the boards," he said. "It may come down to who does well on the boards."


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Speculation or no, I'll vomit if we get Miller. Old and slow gets us nowhere fast. Good passer, good shooter, has experience....who ****ing cares. He's a cop out if signed. We can do better, but in fairness to the idea------ he'd be cheap(ish).
Talk of re-signing Barron interests me..... He's no spring chicken at 28 either though. Not a long term option but has some room to grow and showed some rebounding prowess in a short showing here. Has roughly the same credentials as Miller bar the passing.
It's so pivotal (no pun there) to have a physical, preferably intimidating center. I don't care what anyone sais, a good, defensive center is essential to winning in the 2000s. Jordan's Bulls are the only team to have won it all without a decent defensive 5 or a really high level and defensively capable 4 since the 80s.
I'll say it again, give Brendan Haywood a look. He, combined with Barron, does an enormous poo on the combination of Miller and Barron that's for sure. And would he be that expensive to sign on? Sure the best of his days are waning...... But he personifies that big, physical, intimidating presence that we so sorely need.
A lot of people are saying that there'll be some good 5s available with our 2nd round picks. I'll believe that when I see it.
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By Kevin Grandia • Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 16:02
What do you get when you cross a puzzle-maker with a lawyer?
Apparently, in Kentucky at least, you get a legislative hearing by climate change "experts."
Last week a committee meeting of the Kentucky Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the science of climate change.
Problem was, there were no scientists.
According to Kentucky State Rep. Jim Gooch (D-Providence), who chairs the committee, there was no need to call any actual scientists to the hearing because, "You can only hear that the sky is falling so many times."
So instead, Rep. Gooch invited a British puzzle-maker named Christopher Monckton (who regular DeSmog readers know all to well) and Chris Taylor a lawyer and "senior fellow" at the Exxon-backed "thank you for smoking" Heartland Institute.
According to a story in Kentucky's Lexington-Herald newspaper, "Gooch said he called the Heartland Institute once he decided to address global warming and asked for any skeptical experts it might send. Scientists weren't necessary, he said."
Well of course not, what a preposterous idea to host scientists at a hearing on an issue of science.
I wonder if Gooch uses an OBGYN when he needs to get a haircut, or calls a mechanic when he needs an opinion on the most recent developments in coal mining?
And speaking of coal mining (drum-roll please)… Gooch and his brother own a company called West Kentucky Steel Construction Co., which sells mining equipment to Peabody Energy, Arch Coal and other coal companies that would rather see the entire of issue of global warming go away.
What is even more surprising is that Gooch's fellow Democrats do not feel that this apparent conflict of interest and complete disregard for climate science is much of a worry. The strongest rebuke uttered by Gooch's Democrat colleagues was from House Speaker Jody Richards (D-Bowling) who stated that she"didn't like it very well."
Fortunately though, some Kentucky bloggers are taking the issue a little more seriously than House Speaker Richards:
The Now NATIONAL Embarrassment Of State Rep. Jim Gooch (D)
Rep. Gooch on Good Morning America
Oh for heaven's sake, how
Oh for heaven's sake, how long do we have to put up with this kind of idiotic nonsense? I hear the strains of "Give me that old time religion" swelling in the background! Christopher Monckton? Chris Taylor? What next? Bill Grey and Tim Ball? Asked & answered. Been there, done that.
Sorry. I have had just about all I can take today of this ignorance and denial. I have been reading about the projected death tolls due to Cyclone Sidr, and seeing pictures of mothers grieving for children lost in the storm. I have also read closely the IPCC report, and the earnest and heartfelt statements of scientists who can see what's coming. These are people of science who are supposed to be objective and clinical. But they also have families, and they hope to see their grandchildren born to thrive in a world that we have left better than the one we inherited. What kind of legacy are we leaving to them? How can we look them in the eye if we don't do everything within our power to put the brakes on this situation HERE AND NOW. WHAT KIND OF AN A$$HOLE IGNORES THE SCIENCE????
Okay. That's me done now. Sorry, Kevin, if you have to delete this post. Just had to say that. Fern
Profits….that's all that people like this are concerned about.
He reminds me of Boss Hogg from the tv show Dukes of Hazzard….corrupt!
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I am going to go out on a
I am going to go out on a limb here but have you read some of the posts around here from people that dont understand very much about the scientific method or how science is conducted?…….I would make a bet that a good number of politicans have never taken a single science course beyond highschool or first year university.
Depressing, isn't it?
I'm no scientist (flunked Grade 10 chemistry), but that doesn't prevent me from making a distinction between solid methodology and willful distortion.
Fortunately, I really think that the train has left the station on this. Gooch & his crowd are still standing on the platform & didn't notice it pull away without them. Despite my rather emotional earlier post, I do see signs every day that we are moving (albeit slowly) towards action. I remain optimistic that it won't be too late.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
They are standing on the tracks
Actually, Gooch and his merry band of AGW deniers are standing in the middle of the tracks, facing the wrong way and the train doesn't stop at their station ;-)
Ian Forrester
MK replied on Permalink
Confusing is more like it.
I'm no scientist either (passed advanced Chemistry and Physics in college), and here's what I KNOW. Baseballs fly farther in warmer air than they do in cooler air. Why, you might ask? Because the air molecules are more tightly packed together when the air is cooler, thus causing more friction for objects passing through, and thus affecting the objects travel. Another thing I KNOW: I can put a plate of food in a box, punch a couple of numbers, and in a few minutes, the food is hot and ready to eat. Does that box use CO2 and sunlight to heat the food. NO. It uses microwaves. The microwaves "excite" the molecules, causing a reaction where the byproduct is the generation of heat. The same type of microwaves that provide us with satellite TV, cell phones, and any number of wireless devices. Isn't it a coincidence that our global climate has begun to increase since radio waves? You might think we can do without fossil fuel-generated energy, but are you willing to do without ESPN or MSNBC? Or your cell phone? Or even your microwave?
Please don't take what politicans (or the-sky-is-falling-liberals)say is fact without first giving it some thought yourself. At least Rep. Gooch has the guts to do that, when most others take the easy way out and jump on the bandwagon, where they try to look like they're with the "in" crowd, or at the very least, won't have to answer the tough questions. If people like many of you who blog here were around in 1492, you'd swear the earth was flat just because that is what you were told.
And really, if climate warming is such a bad thing, why do we as humans flock to Florida during spring break?


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Here are a few things you can do to start taking charge of your health:
Approximately 40% of all premature deaths in the U.S. are due to unhealthy choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, misuse of alcohol and drugs, and failure to use safety equipment.
The best way to have a healthy lifestyle is something you already know: make good decisions. Which of these healthy choices have you already made?
Healthy Lifestyle Checklist (Print) [5]
Do you follow most of these guidelines? If so, congratulations: You are taking personal responsibility for your own health and wellbeing [6] and decreasing your risk of developing disease! If not, think about how you could become more intentional in your health and change behaviors to increase your chances of living healthier and longer.
Learn more about creating a healthy lifestyle. [7]
Note also that most integrative therapies [8] include treatments or practices that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. For example, meditation [9] and biofeedback [10] offer techniques to master stress and hypnosis can be helpful in smoking cessation. See Explore Healing Practices. [11]
It's your right and responsibility to be informed about your healthcare, including:
Many of us grew up with the idea that the doctor knows best, and we needed to follow medical orders, no questions asked. Today, more and more people are looking for a different kind of relationship with their healthcare provider, whether that provider is a physician, nurse practitioner, or integrative therapy professional.
Instead of acting as a passive recipient, many people now see themselves as active participants in the purchase and application of healthcare. They are selecting skilled professionals to be part of their healthcare team, and they want to partner with these providers.
It is important to recognize that this new partnership model of care requires a change in both you and your healthcare provider. If you have expectations of an equal relationship, you must communicate this to your provider. Open communication and collaboration with your provider requires you to participate fully in the process.
While you need to take charge, it doesn't mean you need to go it alone. We all need help sometimes, especially when it comes to the often-dizzying array of choices in the medical arena. Here are a few ideas.
Apart from maintaining a healthy lifestyle, your main role is to become informed about your healthcare options and involved in your own care. Other sections in this topic will give you help in this—offering tips on finding and communicating with providers, evaluating healthcare information, and having a healthy hospitalization.
Creagan, Edward T. (Mayo Clinic physician) (2003). How NOT to Be My Patient. Florida: Health Communications, Inc.
CDC. Physical activity and health: Report of the Surgeon General (1996). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC.
McCullough, M. L. et al. (2002). Diet, quality, and major chronic disease risk in men and women: Moving toward improved dietary guidance. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition [15], 76, 1261-71.
Raya, Patricia and Mogenis, Corine A. (2008). Medical Tips from the Inside. Jupiter, Flor.: Merit Publishing International.
For more information on creating a healthy lifestyle, visit our Enhance your wellbeing [2] section.
For information about integrative therapies [8], try the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health [16] (NCCIH).
For more information on being a prepared patient, check out The Center for Advancing Health (CFAH): Be a Prepared Patient [17].
How much do you already know about taking charge of your health?
Print out the checklist [18] below and fill it out to help identify where you are already well-informed and where you might want to get more information.
|How much do I know about:
|Healthy lifestyle choices
|My options for primary providers
|My primary provider's philosophy of care
|My options for specialists (oncologists, gastroenterologists, etc)
|My options for hospitals
|Information about my condition or diagnosis (if relevant)
|My treatment options
|My healthcare coverage (for clinic visits, medications, physical therapy, diagnostic tests, procedures, lifetime limits)
|Healthcare costs
|Who acts as advocates for healthcare consumers
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/images/thumbnails/my-role2.png
[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-wellbeing
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/interviews/interview-susan-frampton-0
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/navigate-healthcare-system/personal-health-records
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/Healthy%20Lifestyle%20Checklist.pdf
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term45
[7] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/lifestyle
[8] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term46
[9] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term24
[10] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term7
[11] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices
[12] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/navigate-healthcare-system/how-can-i-find-good-provider
[13] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/navigate-healthcare-system/how-do-i-get-e-facts
[14] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/mary-jo-kreitzer-rn-phd
[15] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term29
[16] https://nccih.nih.gov/
[17] http://www.cfah.org/prepared-patient/
[18] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/howmuchknow.pdf


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Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson makes a 54-yard reception in front of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr (39) and defensive back Jeff Heath (38) during the fourth quarter Sundays game in Detroit.
DETROIT Matthew Staffords 1-yard lunge over a pile of linemen with 12 seconds left and Calvin Johnsons 329 yards receiving lifted the Detroit Lions to a 31-30 comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Stafford threw a 22-yard pass to Johnson, who had the second-most yards receiving in NFL history, to set up his winning score. The quarterback seemed to catch his hometown Cowboys by surprise some of them appeared to expect him to spike the ball.
Johnsons total trails only the 336 yards receiving Flipper Anderson had for the Los Angeles Rams against New Orleans on Nov. 26, 1989, in a game that went into overtime.
The Lions (5-3) overcame four turnovers and a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Dallas (4-4).
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Alex Smith threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs held off the scrappy Cleveland Browns late in the fourth quarter to preserve a victory and remain the NFLs lone undefeated team.
The Chiefs (8-0), off to their best start since 2003, built a 20-7 lead late in the first half before the Browns (3-4) made it a game.
Jason Campbell, starting in place of the ineffective Brandon Weeden, threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns for the Browns.
The Chiefs kept stopping the Browns down the stretch. They forced a turnover on downs with just over 2 minutes left, and Ryan Succop kicked his third field goal in the closing seconds to help seal the victory.
NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees passed for five touchdowns and 332 yards, and the New Orleans Saints pulled away for a victory over the Buffalo Bills.
Saints tight end Jimmy Graham played after missing practice most of the week with a left foot injury and scored on 13- and 15-yard passes over the middle, powering through tackles at the goal line both times.
Rookie Kenny Stills had touchdowns of 69 and 42 yards for the Saints (6-1) and Lance Moore snagged a 15-yard scoring pass in his return from a hand injury that sidelined him three games.
Thad Lewis was sacked four times, intercepted once, lost two fumbles and appeared shaken up at times, but stayed in the game for the Bills (3-5), finishing with 234 yards passing and one touchdown. Buffalos Fred Jackson scored on a 1-yard run.
LONDON Colin Kaepernick led the way with his arm and with his feet, throwing for one touchdown and running for two more to lead the San Francisco 49ers over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
Kaepernick ended up with 164 yards passing and 54 yards rushing, and Frank Gore also ran for two scores for the 49ers (6-2).
The Jaguars (0-8) were the home team at Londons iconic soccer venue, playing in the British capital for the first of their four-year run of regular-season NFL games in London. It was the eighth regular-season NFL game at Wembley, the home of Englands national soccer team, and the second this year. The Minnesota Vikings beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 last month.
PHILADELPHIA Josh Brown kicked a career-high five field goals, Eli Manning played error-free and the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles.
Michael Vick returned for the Eagles (3-5) after missing 2½ games with a hamstring injury, but clearly wasnt healthy and was removed for rookie Matt Barkley late in the second quarter.
The Giants (2-6) snapped an eight-game road losing streak while extending Philadelphias home losing streak to 10 games. The Eagles last win at the Linc was over the Giants on Sept. 30, 2012.
Chip Kellys high-flying offense that racked up at least 425 yards in each of the first six games has been grounded. The Eagles followed a 17-3 loss to Dallas with another poor offensive effort. They had just 201 yards of offense and have totaled 479 the past two weeks.
OAKLAND, Calif. Terrelle Pryor ran 93 yards on the first play from scrimmage for the longest touchdown run by a quarterback, and the Oakland Raiders won following a bye week for the first time since 2002, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-18 Sunday.
Darren McFadden added two touchdown runs and the defense did the rest for the Raiders (3-4), who had been outscored by more than 13 points a game in losing their last 10 games out of the bye.
CINCINNATI Andy Dalton threw a career-high five touchdown passes four of them to Marvin Jones as the Cincinnati Bengals drubbed the New York Jets 49-9 on Sunday, their first dominant performance of a promising season.
Jones set a Bengals record for touchdown receptions, scoring on catches of 9, 6, 17 and 6 yards.
Daltons five touchdown passes gave him 11 in his last three games, his best such span. Hes the first quarterback to throw for five TDs against the Jets since Dan Marino in 1988.
GLENDALE, Ariz. Rookie Andre Ellington rushed for 154 yards on 15 carries, including an 80-yard touchdown run, and the Arizona Cardinals intercepted Matt Ryan four times in a 27-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
DENVER Peyton Manning overcame four turnovers and Denver scored the last 38 points Sunday in a come-from-behind 45-21 victory over former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan and his new team, the Washington Redskins.
Manning finished with 354 yards and four touchdown passes to offset his three interceptions and lost fumble.His first two turnovers led to points that gave the Redskins (2-5) a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter. From there, Manning led the Broncos (7-1) on two long scoring drives, then the go-ahead score on a 35-yard touchdown pass to Knowshon Moreno.
Robert Griffin III finished with 132 yards passing, one score and two interceptions for Washington before hurting his left knee.
Griffins replacement, Kirk Cousins, threw an interception that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie returned 75 yards for Denvers final points.
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What started as a jazz jam by the bay a decade ago has turned into Petoskey's biggest summer bash.
"Nine years ago, it was suggested to the chamber that Petoskey develop a signature festival," explains Kathy Bardins, Festival Coordinator. "Festival on the Bay was the result, and began as a jazz festival for the first two years. It developed into a regional/local music festival in the third year, with the goal to provide our visitors as well as our residents with a great threeday event."
'A great three-day event' is an understatement where Festival on the Bay is concerned.
The event has grown exponentially since its inception, and in the past five years has brought in more than 7,000 attendees, Bardins says.
The wide range of events is likely the reason; in addition to plenty of live music, Festival on the Bay offers sporting and water events and a concession midway.
The entertainment tent, which has an admission fee of $2, has a full schedule, and will be featuring such local favorites as Larry McCray, the Jelly Roll Blues Band, Charlie's Root Fusion, Brent James and the Contraband, and the always-popular Steel Drum Band from Petoskey High School.
Even though $2 is a steal for all that music, Bardin explains that there's an even more economical way to take part in all that the festival has to offer.
"We will also be selling Festival on the Bay buttons for $5," she says, "those will cover both the entertainment tent admission and the kids' area admission for the weekend."
Other popular events at Festival on the Bay include the Jiimaan (Native American) canoe rides, the Wellness Walk, the Sunset Cruise, Vintage Baseball Exhibition Games, the Downtown Treasure Hunt, the Arts and Crafts Fair (which takes place in downtown Petoskey's Pennsylvania Park, and much more, including a range of events that are new to this year's festival.
These include the Great Bear River Duck Race fundraiser; the Chalk Festival (purchase a sidewalk square to perform chalk art); Whitewater and Kayak demonstrations; a Sea Kayak tour of Little Traverse Bay; and a Corporate Challenge team event in which participants will compete in "wacky events" to earn a trophy from Camp Daggett and the Adventure Center team.
There's so much going on over the festival's duration that it won't be easy for visitors to get bored.
Larry McCray brings on the Motor City blues.
"This event serves visitors and residents both," Bardins says, "we have many, many local residents who look forward to the Festival on the Bay and join in each year. Our hotels are all fully booked during the weekend, too, so we know that we have many visitors who come to town for the festival."
Carlin Smith, President of the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, agrees that the festival appeals to both "year-rounders" and vacationers.
"I think the festival started with great community support ,and we continue to have that local participation, with locals continuing to be the foundation of the festival," Smith says, "through that local buy-in, it has expanded to be more of a regional draw, and we're bringing in more and more people for day trips.
"Something that has come more slowly, but is starting to come, is for the festival to draw people from outside of the area for overnights," he continues, "last year I talked to more people than ever who were visiting from downstate or from other states and Festival on the Bay was part of their itinerary. I hope this market continues to expand." "Next year will be our 10th anniversary," Bardins enthuses, "so watch for lots of new and exciting ideas and activities."
The Petoskey Festival on the Bay takes place August 19-21 throughout downtown Petoskey and the bayside area. Visit www.petoskeyfestival. com for a complete schedule of events.


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Prairie Grass Film Challenge, record-setting year
January 21, 2013
A record-setting 36 teams participated in this year's Dordt College's Prairie Grass Film Challenge, an event that has been issuing a creative challenge to aspiring filmmakers every year for seven years. Each year the number of teams competing grows and the challenge expands into new territories.
For the first time, Prairie Grass Film Challenge included a second option of creating a film with similar requirements within 480 hours (about three weeks). Of this year's 36 teams, six signed up for the new 480-hour challenge. Because entries are submitted online, teams from all over the country are able to compete. This year, teams signed up from as near as Sioux Center, Orange City, and Hull, and as far as North Carolina, Washington state, and Missouri.
At the start of the challenge, teams are given a genre that they are required to work within and a character, line of dialogue, and a prop that they must incorporate into the story. After that the whirlwind filmmaking experience begins, with participants creating a five- to eight-minute film within a strict 48-hour (or 480-hour) time frame.
"While the 48-hour competition is an adrenaline rush and will remain our primary competition, some filmmakers are ready for more craftsmanship, more honing of the message. That can only be accomplished with more time," said Mark Volkers, Dordt College digital media production instructor and organizer of the Prairie Grass Film Challenge.
The 480-hour challenge began Monday, December 31, and ended Saturday, January 19. The 48-hour challenge, which organizers deem a "sleep optional" event, was held Thursday through Saturday, January 17 to 19.
A free public screening and awards ceremony will take place Friday, February 15, on the campus of Dordt College. Check www.dordt.edu/filmchallenge for more information.
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UVM ranked among best-value public collegesFebruary 19,2013The University of Vermont (UVM) has again been ranked among the top 100 best-value public colleges in the U.S. by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
UVM ranked 63rd for in-state students and 67th for out-of-state students in the publication's annual ratings. The magazine narrows its list from a field of nearly 600 public colleges and universities.
To compile the list, Kiplinger's initially sorts schools on quality measures, such as admissions rate, test scores of incoming first-year students, and four- and six-year graduation rates. It then adds cost data, including tuition, fees, room-and-board and financial aid, and re-ranks the schools.
In addition to its overall rank, UVM came in 25th for its four-year graduation rate of 58 percent.
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Change and Ambition
For the Peace Corps, the 1970s are a time of change, far-ranging ambition, and specialized talent.
Despite budget constraints, by December of 1974, Volunteers are serving in 69 countries, the largest number to date. The Peace Corps is working with developing nations as never before to plan and select projects to meet their specific needs. More foreign nationals join the Peace Corps as administrators; by 1973, they comprise more than half of Peace Corps' overseas staff.
The Multipler Effect
Volunteers are more qualified than ever. Men and women with professional skills, such as doctors, engineers, and horticulturists, account for more than a fifth of the Volunteers. These Volunteers, Peace Corps officials believe, will have a significant "multiplier effect" - they will transfer their talents to host country nationals who will, in turn, share these skills with their fellow citizens.
As the Peace Corps becomes older, so do its Volunteers. The average age of a Volunteer reaches 27, and 5 percent of Volunteers are over 50 years old.
In July 1971, the Nixon Administration folds the Peace Corps and several other federal volunteer programs into a new federal volunteer agency called ACTION. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signs an executive order that grants the Peace Corps full autonomy.
At the close of the decade, more than 6,000 Volunteers are at work in the field and two returned Volunteers have been elected to the United States Senate: Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts, who served in Ethiopia from 1962-64; and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, who was a Volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1966-68.
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Makes 4 servings
This simple but exceptionally tasty side dish can be served warm, chilled, or at room temperature. I especially like it with grilled chicken.
1 cup vegetable stock (prepare using stock concentrate, cubes, or powder)
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lime zest
2 teaspoons orange zest
1 cup couscous
¼ cup chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
¼ cup chopped dried apricots
In a measuring cup, stir the stock powder and zests into the boiling water.
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Stir in the basil and apricots. Serve warm or at room temperature.