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FUS tennis rolls again; lacrosse teams defeated
ALTOONA, Pa.- The Franciscan University men's tennis team was in control of its match against conference opponent Mount Aloysius College from start to finish, sweeping the Mounties with a 9-0 victory.
"Today was pretty quick," head coach Jeremy Ellis said. "They played well and really had to stay mentally tough and they did."
Both No. 1 doubles, Paul Jarzynka and Zachary Quiza, and No. 2 doubles, Luke Merry and David Freytag, shut out their opponents with 8-0 wins. No. 3 doubles, Joseph Staniszewski and Robert Butcher, also came out on top winning 8-1.
"It was a good match for us today," senior team captain Jarzynka said. "We really went in there and played well. I think the thing is to focus from game to game on different things to work on."
Women's LAX falls
BETHANY – Franciscan University women's lacrosse team lost 17-2 in a disappointing away match against Capital University.
"I don't even know what went on out there," head coach Maura Conant said. "We had been playing well this week. We had a tough game against Medaille but we were bouncing back."
Lauren Noce notched the only two goals for the Barons, who next host St. Vincent College on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Men's lacrosse beaten
BETHANY – After a strong start, the Fransican men's lacrosse team was beaten 20-8 by Capital University on Saturday. The Barons tallied one of their highest scoring games of the season, led by freshman midfielder/attackman Joseph Francis who had the first two goals of his career.
"We were competitive today," head coach Pete Rosaschi said. "There were some moments where if we cut down on the mistakes we could play with these guys. We just had too many mental mistakes and had way too many penalties which put too much stress on the defense."
Francis is one of thirteen players on the roster who have never played lacrosse before the season started.
"Joe Francis is new to the game and it was awesome to see him score," Rosaschi said. "Guys like him are coming out, they're learning the game and getting out there, that's the most important thing."
The Barons play at Thiel College at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Track fares well
MARIETTA – The Barons endured constant rain and cold temperatures, showing their resiliency in the slow conditions at the Don Frail Invitational hosted by Marietta College on Saturday.
"In this sport you're running against the clock all the time, you're throwing against the tape all the time, and you're jumping against the length all the time," head coach Vince Oliver. "From that standpoint it was an average day but in terms of virtue, we couldn't have had a more successful day."
Junior Elena Luke who became the first Franciscan athlete to win a long jump event, setting a personal and school record in the process with a jump of 4.65 meters.
"Elena is getting comfortable with herself, she's getting confidence in herself, and she's starting to blossom," Oliver said. "I think she would have done even better than that distance if the conditions weren't what they were."
Sophomore James Marra set a personal record in the 800 and junior Katherine Molidor set a PR in the 1500.
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By Tibor Machan: Freedom New Mexico columnist
It is a running joke, of course, concerning some mothers that they relentlessly try to instill guilt in their children along lines of, "You owe me since I brought you up." Never mind now that bringing up children is something parents usually sign up for freely and it is a fair assumption that they do so for reasons of their own.
In times like these, when a good many of those in some parts of the globe are hit with catastrophes, most decent people not experiencing plight ponder just what they might be able to do to help. Sending some supplies or money is the usual, normal and sensible answer.
Yet there are those among us who jump at the chance to indict all who are doing reasonably well in these times of confusion and uncertainty, by claiming that we owe everything to those in dire straits; that any joy we experience during these days must be denied a place in one's life since it would be an insult and affront to those who suffer and who have perished.
I was on my morning constitutional, walking past some homes in my neighborhood, and I heard laughter coming from some porches or kitchens. I thought it was a welcome sign that the world isn't quite going to hell in a handbasket, that people go on with their lives even when some others are having a really bad time of it. And that is just as it should be.
But I can tell you, from having read the writings of some very influential people, including academics, that that is not what some people in prestigious places would want from us all. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, for example, that "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." If one takes these proclamations seriously, one will defeat the very thing in one's own life that one is being urged to help support in the lives of others people, namely personal well being and happiness.
The other side of the coin, however, isn't to stick one's head in the sand and pay no attention to how others, even total strangers, are faring. In clear emergencies, such as what is happening right now in Haiti, decent human beings will take some of their time or resources and chip in not because they may not be happy without doing so but because no such individual ignores the plight of other people who are facing sudden drastic circumstances.
Clearly, a proper concern for the bad lot of one's fellow human beings does not entail by any stretch of the imagination the adoption of an ascetic life of one's own. Showing care for the mishaps of others cannot even be effective if one proceeds to join them in their misery!

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It scared up more than $40 million at the box office, so there's a chance that almost everyone in town watched it.
Love it or hate it, it did have it's share of jumps and uneasy feelings throughout and was by no means a bad movie.
The only time I didn't buy the scares was when they showed the ghosts, or demons I should say.
I prefer to scare myself with images of what I think is running around scaring the bejeezus out of the family instead of actually seeing it.
And they are currently writing a sequel.
There are a lot of people calling foul right now, but just listen.
We're brought up to believe that every time we get the words "Based on true events" or "Based on a true story" that it means it really happened and that the filmmakers wouldn't dare lie to us.
Well, perhaps I'll just note that "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" didn't really happen.
It's based on the "true events" of Ed Gein, who dismembered his victims and reportedly ate them and made clothes and furniture out of their skin and bones.
Hannibal Lecter, of "Silence of the Lambs" fame, is based off the same guy.
And none of it happened in Texas.
Now, films like "The Amityville Horror" are based on "true events," but even then the true story is a bit murky and leaves a lot to the imagination.
Or sometimes you don't even need the words "based on a true story." All you need is the opening scrawl of the explanation of what happened like "The Blair Witch Project" and that the footage was found later, discarded, and the filmmakers or family have vanished.
However, everything in "The Conjuring" is at least based on fact and "true events," though they are smudged a bit but true nonetheless. We're watching a movie not a documentary.
You know that creepy looking doll at the beginning of "The Conjuring" that you thought no one in their right mind would have lying around their house?
Well, you were right. The doll looked nothing like the one in the film. It's actually just a Raggedy-Ann doll. But one possessed by a demon, mind you.
And that room where the Warren family keeps all their accursed items? That's real, too. Heck, you can even take a tour of it if you're in New England.
If you're not brave enough, you can just check out the video at www.warrens.net. But even that's a bit creepy.
So, back to "The Conjuring" part II. It's actually possible since the husband and wife paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, have supposedly investigated more than 10,000 hauntings during their career.
That's a lot of movies.
They were also the first ones to investigate the Amityville haunting made famous in the "Amityville Horror" films.
And if you're keeping track, another film, "The Haunting in Connecticut," was loosely based on the 1986 Snedeker haunting investigated by, you guessed it, the Warrens.
"True events" horror movies are meant to entertain or, as point in fact, frighten you. But there is something very interesting that you get from these movies that are based on "true events." You get to investigate the real stories and find out what really happened.
The moviemakers show you what they want you to see and tell you what's scary. But sometimes just a little digging on the Internet can lead you to more frightening occurrences, like the deer hunter who stumbled upon a satanic idol in the middle of the woods. He immediately became frightened by it and fled, only to run across a man dressed in all black with white hair and a white beard. He appeared next to the man and began walking with him.
Or just ask your parents or grandparents. I'm sure they're chock-full of stories of the occult and scary stories about Mexican folklore.
I mean, they're family... why would they lie?
Just like the movies, all their stories may be "based on true events," but that doesn't mean that's what actually happened.
"The Conjuring" is showing at the Rio 6 Cinemas, 806 E. Houston St. in Beeville.
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The first authorized food trucks will soon be located in Busan Citizen's Park starting next month.
An official from the Busan Infrastructure Corporation said it prepared a 10-square meter site for the trucks at an outdoor parking lot of the park in Cho-eop, Busan Jin-gu and would begin testing during November.
The corporation established the food truck operating plan as part of its effort to create jobs in the city of Busan.
Six food truck operators, including a Mexican food truck, have been selected for the project.
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Lego will open it first official store in South Korea's first LEGO Store at the Hyundai Department Store just south of Seoul, this Friday the company announced.
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Kia Motors America continues to break records in sales for the division as sales in November reached a total of 52,504 units, a 15.3 percent increase over the same period last year. The brand's seventh monthly sales record.
Busan to Host Forum for East Asian-Latin American Cooperation in 2017
Foreign ministers of East Asian and Central and South American countries will gather in Busan next May.
SNL Korea Women Under Fire for Groping Male Hosts
Some female cast members of SNL Korea are under fire after a video of them sexually grabbing a popular K-pop boy bands genitals has sparked outrage on Korean social media.
Have Your Say: Do You Like Busan's Newest Branding Video?
The City of Busan has released its newest branding film entitled "Busan Brand Film" in hopes of promoting the city domestically and internationally.
China Slaps Ban on Korean Shows, Entertainers
The Chinese government has placed a ban on all Korean entertainment activities in the country in retaliation for Korea's plans to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in July.
Monthly Ha Ha Hole Returns Saturday
Busan's first, best, and only open mic comedy night returns tonight for its May edition at HQ Bar in KSU.
Old Before My Time: The Concept of Korean Age
As an international traveler, you are used to the idea of various countries using different measures to refer to the same thing.
Annual BIWA Christmas Bazaar Returns Saturday
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Eat Like a Local: Kim Siljang Charcoal BBQ
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A few weeks ago I wrote an article about people I'd like to murder for doing seemingly minor things. Specifically, seven kinds of people, which is the largest number I've ever had in a Cracked list. I think that speaks volumes about my mental stability and capacity for forgiveness. Even more impressive? I left six people out. I now present six more folks I'd like to murder for committing minor, but apparently completely unforgivable, offenses in everyday life.
6People Who Walk Slowly in Groups On Crowded Sidewalks
I didn't read all the comments in the original article (honest) but from what I scanned, this entry was probably the most popular suggestion for something I missed. It's one of the many sins people commit due to selfishness and/or the complete lack of situational awareness. You know who they are: a group of friends that decide the best way to carry on a conversation is to walk, three or four in a row, at a snail's pace on a busy public sidewalk. Maybe they think they're just like those sassy Sex and the City women, and the world is their oyster. Maybe they don't realize that those women are actresses, and those scenes are shot with extras who are paid to walk three feet behind and not punch them in the back of the head, drag their stunned bodies to the curb and stomp them until they're dead. Or maybe they do know and they just don't care. They'll walk how they want to walk because this is America. (Unless you're reading this somewhere that isn't America. In which case, do you have sidewalks there? Oh, you do? Just like real people! That's adorable -- easy, France, I'm just messin' with ya.)
OK, cool. You're off the sidewalk and into the street. Now just hold it. Hold it. No, I don't hear a truck coming ...
I can hear some of you asking, "Why don't you just cross the street if it bothers you so much?" to which I reply, "Why don't you and your three fat friends cross the street? You're the ones who suck." I know. I have a gift for rhetoric. And now the death.
Appropriate Death Penalty
This was almost too easy to concoct. The offenders are placed in an enclosed hallway and chased by the chupacabra monster. (If chupacabra is unavailable, pit bulls will do.) With only one way to go, the offenders run from chupacabra (or pit bulls) until they hit a group of three heavily-padded walkers, impossible to pass. As the chupacabra/dogs close in, and after the offenders shriek with cries for forgiveness, a wall goes up to hold back the chupacabra/pit bulls (but seriously, let's try to go for chupacabra). Then the padded walkers punch the offenders in the back of the head and curb-stomp them to death.
Actually, maybe we do need the pit bulls.
5People Who Put Their Money On the Counter Instead of Handing It To a Cashier
Hey, you know that thing that people do called "going to the store and buying stuff with money?" Of course you do. We all do it. Quick question though: Why do so many people do it wrong? Here's how it's supposed to work: You hand your stuff to a cashier; the cashier tells you how much it costs; you give your money to the cashier; and if you give more than the item(s) cost, you get back change. That's it.
Here's what doesn't happen: You don't take out your dollars and coins and lay them down on the counter for the cashier to pick up. Why? Well, for one, why would you do that? Are you really asking? But if you need a better reason, how about it takes more time for you and everyone else in line. Or how about, it's just rude. Maybe you don't mean it, but that gesture implies the cashier is at a lower station. An untouchable. Someone you can't make contact with even indirectly. Think I'm overreacting? Putting money on the counter and waiting for the cashier to take it was actually a practice in the segregated South. Yeah, that's right. I can't find a link to validate that statement, but I saw it in a movie once and wrote it on the Internet so it must be true and now you're Internet Hitler. How's that make you feel? But seriously, it's time-consuming and rude. Just cut it out.
If you put your money on the counter, then this is not a picture of Hitler; it's a magic tiny mirror on your computer screen.
Important Exception: Some cashiers (of every race, color and creed) suck. They don't look at you or pay attention. Or sometimes they go off talking to their buddies while you're trying to pay. The Gladstone exception allows you to put money on the counter if you've gotten it out and the cashier is ignoring you so you don't have to stand there like a jackass with cash in your hand.
Appropriate Death Penalty
Place offenders in an uncomfortably hot room containing only a counter, a register, a clear refrigerator filled with bottled waters and a bell next to a "ring for service" sign. Wait until the offender grows sufficiently uncomfortable and rings the bell. At that point, a cashier comes in and offers the offender a bottled water for $1.50. If the offender puts his money on the counter, he receives a mild electrical shock. I forgot to mention the counter was electrified -- but not enough to kill. There's no need to fatally electrocute this offender. The water is poison.
Not water.


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Ohio Northern University alumnus John Bishop to be inducted into OFIC Hall of Excellence
John J. Bishop, a 1972 Ohio Northern University graduate and chairman of the board of The Motorists Insurance Group, was selected as a 2014 inductee into the Ohio Foundation of Independent College Hall of Excellence.
Bishop was among four selected for the Hall and will be formally inducted at the "Evening of Excellence" on April 16 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. Joining Bishop as inductees into the Hall of Excellence are author and health and nutritionist expert Jean Carper (Ohio Wesleyan University), chairman of NVR Inc. Dwight C. Schar (Ashland University), and chairman and CEO of Thomas Properties James A. Thomas (Baldwin-Wallace University).
ONU President Daniel A. DiBiasio said, "John Bishop's induction is well-deserved, and ONU is proud of his accomplishment. He has always shown that he is not only a dedicated graduate of ONU, but also an ardent supporter of education, and his actions have always shown his passion for higher education."
Bishop, who also serves as chairman of the ONU Board of Trustees, is chairman of the board of The Motorists Insurance Group. The Motorists Insurance Group is an affiliated group of 10 property and casualty and life insurance entities operating in 21 states with more than 5,000 independent insurance agents. Bishop joined Motorists in 1972 and progressed through a series of management positions.
He joined the group's senior executive team in 1995, was named president and chief operating officer in 2000, and was elected CEO and chairman of the board in 2001. During Bishop's tenure as CEO, The Motorists Insurance Group more than doubled in size and now ranks among the top 25 mutual property and casualty insurance organizations in the U.S.
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Bishop is a native of Lima, Ohio, and graduate of Lima Central Catholic (LCC) High School. In 2010, he was inducted into the LCC Hall of Fame for professional achievement. He and his wife, Shirley, were high school sweethearts, reside in Powell, Ohio, and Marco Island, Fla., and are the proud parents of two adult sons, daughters-in-law and three grandchildren.
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Its not completely a myth though. People can get brand new cars every year for the slightest disability - how is that reasonable? Why does everyone on disability have to have a new car? What's wrong with a decent one?
I know a guy, who has been on the sick since the early 80's with 'tennis elbow'. Every year since 1988 (at least) he has had a new 'people carrier' type car. Why he needs this is anyones guess but he does because he can, probably edged on by the dealership. Of course, this doesn't mean the scheme should be scrapped, many people benefit from such a scheme. But if we're struggling for cash in the NHS, then a clampdown on pee takers is a reasonable start.
But if he is getting a new car then there's a good to high chance he's losing out on benefit elsewhere (obviously there's a debate about whether he should be getting benefit at all or at what level).


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Home List of Titles Self-stereotyping, sex role ideology, and menstrual attitudes: a social identity approach
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- Self-stereotyping, sex role ideology, and menstrual attitudes: a social identity approach
- Author(s)
- Hardie, Elizabeth A.; McMurray, Nancy E.
- Abstract
- Two studies were conducted to explore the effects of self-stereotyping (SS) and sex role ideology (SRI) on Australian women's menstrual attitudes. In Study 1 a sample of undergraduate women at a small regional college showed significant menstrual attitude differences when grouped according to Traditional, Moderate, and Feminist SRI. In Study 2 the SRI effect was replicated in a more ethnically diverse sample of undergraduate women at a large metropolitan university. Women's own attitudes were separated from their stereotyped beliefs about most women and further analyses were conducted within the framework of social identity theory to explore the role self-stereotyping. The hypothesis that the difference between women's own menstrual attitudes and their ratings of most women's attitudes would vary as a function of degree of SS and perceived Prototype was supported. Further research is needed to clarify the SS bias.
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- Source
- Sex Roles, Vol. 27, no. 1-2 (Jul 1992), p. 17-37
- Publication year
- 1992
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; College students; Feminism; Group identity; Ideology; Menstrual cycle; Menstruation; Self-stereotyping; Sex role ideology; Sex roles; Sexual orientation; Social psychology; SRI; SS; Stereotypes; Thought and thinking; University students; Women
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- Springer
- 0360-0025
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- Copyright © 1992 Springer.
- Additional information
- An abridged version of this paper was presented at the 20th annual meeting of Australian Social Psychologists at Ballarat, Victoria, April 1991. The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Dr Sung Mook Hong to Study 1. For comments and suggestions on Study 2, the authors would like to thank Professor Marilyn Brewer, Dr Pip Pattison, and Dr Michael Hogg.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
#29 Tall Men
16 comments:
- Joyce said...
...my daily dose of laughter...
- March 21, 2008 at 7:06 PM
hahahaa my mom has a thing with blood types.. she thanked god and was relieved when she found out that my sisters bf was a blood type O and not a blood type B... like that has to do with anything lol
- March 22, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- moolgishin said...
I love this site! (After reading thru this page). I hope you update again soon.
My ma has done the same thing w/ the one short guy I went out with. (Pretends it never happened).
- May 21, 2008 at 5:23 PM
lol this is so true. Altho my mom is really short herself (152cm prolly less tahn 5ft), she really hates short ppl esp short men. I am 5ft 3( 162cm?) and she is very resentful that i am short. She never admits that she is short. she keeps saying she was average height in her time and she is kinda disappointed that i did not take after my dad's height.(he is 175cm) My mom always tells me that its my fault that i did not grow tall (WTF?) that i was picky in eating and i did not eat enough of food she cooked for me. Also she really abhors the idea that i might date short guys... she is very proud of my brother who is 6ft and still praying that he will reach 6ft 3 and i dont think he will grow anymore coz he is already 24 but she still believes he can reach 6ft 3. ha!
- July 21, 2008 at 9:41 PM
so funny- and true. i once went on a blind date with a guy and mistakenly told my mom about it. of course, her first 3 questions were: (1) is he korean? (2) what does he do? and (3) how tall is he? this guy WAS short (5 feet 1), and when i told her, her immediate reaction was "oh no- too short." and because 1 date = path to marriage, she followed by pronouncing that we would look like 2 little kids walking down the aisle (i am only 4 feet 11).
my husband, incidentally, is 5 feet 11. this is acceptable.
- July 25, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Sad but true. I have a husband who is average ht, and I'm tall for a girl. I get these fucked up looks from old Asian ladies when I'm in public with my husband.
- August 10, 2008 at 7:31 PM
And I shopped around and learned that shorter guys are a lot more fun. My ex was 6-ft-6. My husband is 5-ft-8.
- August 10, 2008 at 7:35 PM
So what's average, what's short, and what's tall for Korean men?
- September 10, 2008 at 5:59 PM
- Wondosama said...
I really love this blog! This is so so so true. haha
I'm quite short and my mom always tells me that it is my fault, and I should meet a tall guy to recover it. XD
- October 8, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Heather *IsaBella and Harrison's Mommy* said...
My mom is about 4'10" or maybe 4'11" but of course, those platforms from Ktown make her 5'2"! She always told me to marry a tall guy so that our children won't be cursed... But there is something in the Korean water these days with all the kids growing up to be at least 5'6" and the girls' breasts have also grown from A cups to Cs! I read an article recently that said Asians are getting bigger because of - wait, I don't remember what - but anyhoos, we're getting bigger. Maybe I should feed my kids hanyak or something...
Love always,
- October 10, 2008 at 3:21 AM
- The Cure For Pain said...
I am a product of this, my mom is 5'2'' my dad 6'2''
- January 25, 2009 at 5:53 PM
omg! this is hilarious! i thought it was just my parents who discriminated against short men!!! thanks for helping me realize my parents are not crazy and rude. they are just a product of their culture. i will have more patience for them.
- June 22, 2009 at 2:27 AM
by the way, my ma also says "tall people are lazy" so there is no way to win!!!
- June 22, 2009 at 2:28 AM
I married a white guy...bad.
He's 6'2"...good.
We decided not to have kids.......
- November 2, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I too married a white guy. He's a bit on the short side... which my KM complained about. But she did add, "He better have a big goh-chu!" I almost died.
- February 15, 2011 at 4:21 AM
Ok, I'm 1.73m and my husband is the same size. So yes we have the same size unless I put on high heels off course. Are we tall then?
- February 23, 2012 at 5:28 AM


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July 6, 2012
What Do Animals Think About Fireworks?
Last night many of us were enjoying the Fourth of July firework displays. Many of our pets were closed up indoors cowering under blankets, hiding under beds, or being generously shut up in bathrooms or garages. But what about the wild animals?
Up to this point in my life, I had never paused to consider how wildlife might react to fireworks. Maybe this is just me, but until I got into work this morning and saw some footage and stills from our camera traps, I had never even stopped to think about it.
Here are the images Sam Easterson sent me:
Did the opossums feel like they were under attack?
Or were they going out to enjoy the show?
Sam said, "The...
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Labels: animals and fireworks, den, fireworks, Opossum, Virginia opossum, wildilfe


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It all started with an innocent glass jar filled with heavy cream.
I watched as my 9-year-old daughter shook and shook with excitement until … ta-da! Real butter! She even made a batch of toast so the whole family could try her succulent creation.
"It has no chemicals, no fake ingredients. This is not processed food; this is called REAL food," she declared as if taping an infomercial for "The Butter Shaker 5000."
My 6-year-old daughter needed no persuasion; her small hand, which happened to fit perfectly inside the jar, went in for another heaping spoonful. Toast was completely unnecessary.
As I watched my children enjoy the natural goodness of this simple culinary treat, I felt a tinge of discomfort. However, I couldn't pinpoint exactly why I felt such unease.
A few hours later, I discovered my open lap top computer. Posted on the screen was a PowerPoint slide show the kids had created. The title was: "How to Make Halloween Costumes For Kids." With each click, I watched my youngest child transform from a fairy to a witch, from a "cheer girl" to a scary monster—all with a few stitches of fabric and a whole lot of creativity.
There it was again—that uncomfortable feeling. When I should have been marveling, I felt like crying.
Shouldn't I be the one making homemade butter?
Shouldn't I be the one making handmade costumes?
I know, I know. It is so wrong. I'm the one who just weeks ago was declaring the fabulous freedom to raise a child.
But I am human. And I live in the same world you live in—the one where afternoon snacks can resemble palm trees if you arrange the apple slices and carrot sticks just so on the colorful plate … the world where back-to-school means coordinated outfits in earthy tones with unsmudged eye glasses sitting perfectly on bright, shiny faces … the world where organizational cork boards align kitchen walls so you don't forget the easily forgettable letter sack containing an object that starts with "C." (Which consequently, I have discovered is an object that is virtually impossible to find at seven o'clock in the morning.)


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I am a single Stay at home mom, I am very fortunate to have this opportunity! My daughter stays with my mom for 3 hours one day a week and after that she is with me ALL the time! Im not sure where I should post this and I going to apologize in advance for its length but, if anyone has any suggestions Id really appreciate it!! My daughter is EBF she will be 8 months on the 22nd and weights 19lbs 5oz. She is growing and advancing perfectly. She has 8 teeth which broke through at 3 months. She crawls, pulls herself up, has started drinking out of a sippy cup and starting to eat solids. I guess this is really more of just a vent but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Problem 1: Ever since she was born she NEVER sleeps and I really mean never sleeps I am lucky if she takes 2 twenty minutes naps and she wakes every 45min to 2 hours at night to nurse.
Problems 2: I have started having to fight with her to get her to BF almost all the time even at night when she wakes up. (We do co-sleep and have even tried her sleeping in her own bed but since she just cried and cried no matter what I did.) She will eat some solids (really like the yo baby organic yogurt) and I give them whenever she wants them, but I can tell she wants to nurse but she wont at first.
Problem 3: She cries ALL the timeokay well maybe 85% of the time! She is never seems fully content. If I am holding she never just sits or cuddle its always like a battle, she will push like she wants down but when I put her down she wants me to pick her up. She wont sit in her carseat, a bouncy, walker, johnny-jumper, activity saucer or even on the floor. And never mind just playing with her toys she is always she would rather be in your face fussy/crying. I baby wear all the time even though she still is fussy and crying.
Solutions Ive tried. I have tried lavender, trying nursing her to sleep, music, white noise. Forget getting her to sleep in your arms and laying her back down she is a very very light sleeper. I have also tried a routine, bath, lotion rub downs. I can tell when she is hungry she signs for milk and head butts my chest (lol) but when I try to latch she will scream and cry and squirm I would say 95% of the time even if she awakes at night time. These two things I can handle but she cries all the time, maybe cry is a harsh word more like a whiny cry and sometimes a full cry that's sounds like she is pissed off. I have had her checked for reflux but Dr said no but still tried zantac, grip water, elevation. I tried eliminating food groups including milk out of my diet to see if that would help but to no avail and she doesn't show any other signs of a food allergy. And cut out caffeine and sugar, I mostly try to just use honey. I know there is so much more I have tried but Im not going to type everything.
I am happy and love my daughter very much, Im not mad at her, I just feel bad, it makes me feel like something is wrong and I dont know what or how to fix it. I have discussed this topic many times with my mother who is a nurse and breastfed all three of her children and has had many foster kids and she agrees its me, that she is a very discontented baby.
My last resort is that I have an appointment with a pediatric chiropractor to see if that may help. I have always been very skeptical but if it will make her feel better than I will try it!
I just want her to feel better and not always be on edge!
Thanks to all and again sorry for the length


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Google unveiled its new social networking product, Google Buzz, during the second week of February. This marks Google's most direct challenge to social networking sites that have proven to be important tools for communications and multimedia sharing amongst its users.
For political communications, Facebook and then later Twitter, have become important tools in both national and local electoral politics. These social media sites allow for deeper engagement between campaigns and their supporters, enables increasingly scaled multi-way conversations and are excellent organizing tools.
How will Google Buzz fit in to this mix of social media sites already running and how will Buzz be integrated into political communications?
The buzz about Buzz going around blogosphere is now centered around the lack of sensitivity to Google and Gmail users' privacy concerns. Google may have made a huge mistake when it automatically brought users into one's Buzz network without their permission. Internet privacy advocates are having a field day with this. But as with most everything Google, the company is listening and trying to correct its errors.
As a social network, I see the biggest advantage of Google Buzz being its integration into other Google software. For example, in the last year, I have gotten away from my activity on Facebook and have moved much more heavily into email. It's not so much a conscious decision on my part, but simply a reaction to the amount of emails I receive daily necessitates my attention get paid to my inbox. Therefore, having the Buzz tab next to my Gmail inbox is highly convenient. Not to mention, Buzz syncs up with YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Google Reader, Google Chat, etc. very seamlessly. On top of that, Buzz seems to be a pretty clean and easy designed app.
Google Buzz's downside may be that it's too connected to one's email. I think many Facebook users like the idea of having a personal network on Facebook unconnected to their email. I can understand that.
As a political tool, we shall see how Google Buzz gets used and if campaigns will utilize it in the 2010 cycle. I think it will provide a new way to bring in a lot of engagement to a campaign and communicate in a new and possibly easier fashion. As someone who works on campaigns, the thought of having email and social networking contained in one interface is very attractive. In fact, I would venture to say at the moment that Google Buzz stands to assist campaigns to communicate with key activists and volunteers in a deeper and more personal way.
For example, beyond non-Google web apps, I see a lot of value in being able to have Google Docs and Google Calendar be a part of Google Buzz and at the fingertips of campaigns and volunteers in a single medium. That could prove very valuable. I, for one, would be willing to give it a try. I believe it will aid in multi-way communication better than Facebook at this point as Facebook has become another broadcasting tool for campaigns. If the privacy issue can be resolved and users of Google Buzz can have better control of who is able to tap into a given network, Buzz can be a very useful tool.


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Money can't buy love this Valentine's Day as the 2013 Discover Valentine's Day survey finds that the majority of couples prefer spending quality time together over receiving an expensive or elaborate gift.
Celebrants of Valentine's Day also indicated they most enjoy receiving traditional gifts such as flowers, gourmet chocolates and casual dinner dates from their partners.
When it comes to spending, more than half of respondents won't be shelling out for a costly vacation getaway or dinner date this Valentine's Day. Twenty-eight percent of both men and women are planning to spend nothing, nada, zilch.
More than half of respondents, 53 percent, said they plan to spend about the same as they did last year, while 7 percent plan to spend more and 25 percent plan to spend less.
The majority of shoppers share the belief that the amount they spend does not necessarily represent their affection, as 83 percent say they do not change their Valentine's Day spending to demonstrate their feelings.
If their significant other's spending were capped at $50, 39 percent of respondents would want dinner at a casual restaurant, 34 percent would want a quiet night at home with their partner, and 15 percent would want a creative, personalized gift.
In order to find that perfect gift, 49 percent of shoppers plan to shop only in stores and 43 percent plan to combine their efforts between shopping in stores and online. Only 8 percent plan to shop online only. Tablets and smartphones are getting no love this year, as no one surveyed plans to use them for Valentine's shopping.
Not all respondents plan to spend the day with a significant other. Of those choosing to spend the holiday in other ways, 46 percent are most likely to spend the day with family.
The Discover 2013 Valentine's Day Shopping Survey was conducted online with 1,000 adult U.S. general population respondents. The survey was conducted Jan. 16-21.


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General Seminary is a worshipping community. The daily rhythm of Morning and Evening Prayer, along with the daily celebration of the Holy Eucharist, creates a shared framework for our life together as Seminary community. During the school year our worship schedule includes many services, both spoken and sung. The integral relationship between worship and scholarly pursuit is a central hallmark of GTS and Seminary's approach to formation for ministry.
The celebration of the Eucharist on Tuesday evening joins the entire seminary community in the central act of Christian worship. On other weekdays, a morning Eucharist immediately following Morning Prayer, and the Friday mid-day Eucharist, offers the community the chance to experience the richness of the Episcopal Church liturgical calendar of feasts and fasts. At every Eucharist, a sermon or homily is preached by a faculty member, senior student, or distinguished guest. Evensong, a distinctive feature of the worship life of the Seminary over many generations, is sung four evenings each week. Worship most often follows the liturgyies of The Book of Common Prayer, but the new forms of Enriching Our Worship are also used. All members of the community, including students, faculty members, staff, and family members, participate actively and offer liturgical leadership in the worship life at GTS.
Three Seminary guilds are central to the worship life of the Chapel. The Guild of Sacristans maintains the Chapel and makes all necessary provisions for the smooth conduct of services. The Guild of Precentors are cantors who provide vocal ministry at services. The Guild of Chimers play the Seminary's historic set of fifteen Durfee tubular tower chimes, heard each morning and evening throughout the neighborhood of Chelsea. In a typical week, the community may sing more than sixty pieces of music, often supported by the Chapel's three-manual 1958 Holtkamp organ, which was fully restored in the spring of 1996.


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Australia's white wine scene is a hotbed of quality, and very much on the up. The country's foremost wine communicator, Huon Hooke surveys new and established wineries, large and small, to name his top estates. As published in the Decanter July 2012 issue.
The mere idea of selecting my top 10 Australian white producers is almost an insult to the next 10 – no, the next 50 – in line. I could easily have picked all 10 from purveyors of Hunter Valley Semillon, or Yarra Valley Chardonnay. The important thing was to find a balance between big and small, old and new, varietal specialisations and regions.
If I'd done this 80 years ago, Yalumba would again have figured – but as a master of Riesling. Otherwise, the map has changed beyond recognition. Chardonnay, almost unknown 35 years ago, is now one of Australia's greatest strengths. Semillon, always a strong suit, is better than ever before, and while it's a hard sell, its makers and drinkers are ever more passionate.
And there's a panoply of 'new' grapes: Viognier, Pinot Gris, Fiano, Arneis, Vermentino, Roussanne, Gruner Veltliner, Friulano, Greco, Garganega, Grenache Blanc, even Bianco d'Alessano.
Improvement in Aussie whites isn't limited to the variety: site selection and choice of winemaking technique ensures we have an increasingly fascinating menu from which to drink.
Written by Huon Hooke
Bindi Wine Growers
Bindi Wine Growers
Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Few Australians come closer to the Burgundy model of the vigneron than Michael Dhillon of Bindi (pictured). Working entirely with a single, 6ha (hectare), cool-climate vineyard, Dhillon crafts spectacularly refined, delicate, compact and multi-layered Chardonnays (and Pinot Noirs) of great precision. There are two Chardonnays. Composition is the second-rung wine – lesser in price only – while Quartz is, as the name suggests, from a single block of vines on particularly quartz-rich soil (though rich is the wrong word – these gold-bearing soils are very low in fertility and grape yields are paltry). Quartz is a spine-tingling wine of great purity and intensity, line and focus. These wines are rare but thrilling, and destined for greatness. If they weren't so scarce, they would be household names by now. Certainly, whenever Chardonnay is discussed by the cognoscenti, Bindi is recognised as among Australia's finest.
Bindi, Quartz Chardonnay 2010
Intense citrus aromas, fresh and clean. Bright lemon with touches of grapefruit. Very fine and taut in the mouth, intense and penetrating, with impressive power. Very persistent. More nervy, mineral and intense than the softer Composition. 19.5pts/20
Price: £57.49 Les Caves de Pyrène, Swig
Drink: 2012–2023
Alc: 14%
Hunter Valley, New South Wales
Since this venerable family winery, under fourthgeneration proprietor Bruce Tyrrell, sold off the Long Flat brand and non-premium assets, and re-focused the portfolio on high-quality Hunter regional wines, Tyrrell's has soared to a new high. With longstanding chief winemaker Andrew Spinaze calling the shots and running a strong team, quality is outstanding across the board, especially with white wines. The array of Semillons is breathtaking, with Vat 1 (and Museum Releases thereof) at the crown, and single-vineyard bottlings of HVD, Belford, Stevens, plus the marginally eccentric Johnno's Basket Pressed Semillon on its tail. Chardonnay is also better than ever, with Vat 47 and Belford maintaining their position among the Hunter's elite – finer, less oaky and less alcoholic than the wines of the past.
Tyrrell's, Single-Vineyard HVD Semillon 2006
Fresh, crisp, youthfully fragrant aromas of freshly squeezed lemon juice. This has stacks of pure, zesty fruit on the palate. Really delicate and yet intense, it fills the mouth, dancing on the tongue and blossoming on the back palate. A truly delicious wine. 19.5pts/20
Price: £21.99 Fells
Drink: 2012–2022
Alc: 10.8%
Yarra Valley, Victoria
Since David Bicknell took over as chief winemaker, quality here has soared, especially in Chardonnay, of which there are around seven each vintage. Over the Shoulder is deliciously light and fresh, barely sees wood, and is among the most slurpable examples in Australia. A rung further up on the price ladder is the estate wine, combining lightness and complexity. Next is the Local Vineyard Series (formerly 'Lieu-dit'), with the vineyard specified – eg, Lusatia Park. The 864 is the top Chardonnay, also vineyard-named. Oakridge has been a pioneer in the move to lower alcohols and the style is delicate, subtly wooded, crisp and refreshing. And don't miss the Limited-Release Fumé, 864 Botrytis Riesling and Over the Shoulder Pinot Grigio.
Oakridge, 864 Lusatia Park Vineyard Chardonnay 2010
Oily texture; subtle, shy aromas of toast and nut, and flavours of grapefruit which build in the mouth. Delicate yet intense, subtle and refined, with a long finish. Understated and delicious.18.5pts/20
Price: £43.99 Matthew Clark
Drink: 2012–2019
Alc: 13.3%
Eden Valley, South Australia
With chief winemaker Louisa Rose (pictured) and director of winemaking Brian Walsh setting the style, Yalumba is arguably the greatest white producer in Australia, with a wide range of varieties at the top level and an unusual level of pioneering exploration. In that area, Yalumba has made Viognier its own, producing about seven each year (including an organic bottling and a stunning Wrattonbully Botrytis Viognier). The flagship wine is Virgilius (the regular Eden Valley Viognier is less worked and almost as good) and other new varieties include Running With Bulls Vermentino. But it's Riesling that is this family company's great strength, all grown in the Eden Valley. Pewsey Vale (and its five-year-old reserve release, The Contours) has been extended to an off-dry version, Prima. Heggies and the cellar-aged Heggies Reserve are outstanding in a more austere style, and Mesh is a justly celebrated joint venture with Grosset. Yalumba Chardonnay is less fêted but recent strides have been made with FDW Adelaide Hills (made with Dijon clones), Heggies and Heggies Reserve. Heggies also yields stunning botrytised Noble Riesling.
Yalumba, Virgilius Viognier 2009
Discreet, subtle aromas, a lick of restrained toasty oak, and spicy fruit which is complex and a far cry from one-dimensional, apricotty Viogniers. A sneaky hint of honey adds complexity. Smooth and very long finishing. Beautiful balance. Could easily take more age.18.5pts/20
Price: £24.99 AC Gallie, Harrods, Majestic, Nidderdale Fine Wine, Planet of the Grapes, Selfridges, Slurp, Taurus Wines, The Wine Society
Drink: 2012–2017
Alc: 13.5%
Howard Park
Howard Park
Western Australia
Although putatively based in Margaret River, Howard Park has adopted a determined southerly focus for its top whites. The Burch family wine business never sleeps: there's a bewildering array of wines and new ones are constantly being added to the range. The most surprising thing is how good they all are, and a succession of top-notch winemakers has been pivotal: Janice McDonald is in charge today, while owner Jeff Burch, whose knowledge of wine is wide and deep, plays a key role. One superb Great Southern Riesling turn deserves another: now there's also a single subregion Porongurup Riesling that's equally thrilling. Concurrently, the Great Southern Chardonnay has been gradually refined into a tense, nervy, spinetingling wine which invites comparison with Chablis, yet in many ways is nothing like it. The Great Southern Sauvignon Blanc is also one of the best in Australia – again, unlike Loire or Marlborough but very much its own style. The Mad Fish range, especially the Gold Turtle Chardonnay, is also worth checking out.
Howard Park, Chardonnay, Great Southern 2009
Mealy and toasted, nutty to sniff, with a lively and intensely flavoured palate that's fresh and zippy, lively and tangy, intense and tremendously persistent. Structure is tight and fine. An outstanding Chardonnay. 19pts/20
Price: £20.85–£21.71 Bibendum, Slurp
Drink: 2012–2019
Alc: 13.5%
Bay of Fires
Bay of Fires
The ex-Hardy group is undergoing profound changes under the ownership of Accolade (which bought it from Constellation in 2011) but the calibre of the wines remains extraordinary. Houghton, under Ross Pamment, makes excellent Western Australian wines, Arras is Australia's best sparkling brand, and Eileen Hardy is a great Tasmania-based Chardonnay. Tom Newton takes the major credit for the output of the group's central winery at McLaren Vale, along with group chief winemaker Paul Lapsley. But the most multi-faceted jewel in the crown is the group's Bay of Fires winery in Pipers River, Tasmania. First with Fran Austin and now Peter Dredge (pictured) as chief winemaker, Bay of Fires is plumbing the true essence of Tasmania, with terroir-driven whites of real panache – Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Gris. The Pinot Gris is head and shoulders over its competitors, and more Alsace-like than most, while the Riesling is off- dry and rich. The 2011 Sauvignon has already won a major show trophy (in Sydney) and the Chardonnay is only less exciting because its excellence is less uncommon.
Bay of Fires, Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Pungent capsicum, radish, nettle and herb nose. Intense and challenging for its piercing flavour, power and aromatic lift. Not subtle but deserves its rewards.18.5pts/20
Price: N/A UK www.bayoffireswines.com.au
Drink: 2012–2016
Alc: 12%
Margaret River, Western Australia
Vanya Cullen (pictured) and her deputy Trevor Kent push this exemplary biodynamic winery to ever-higher levels. The Chardonnay especially has acquired another level of complexity and charm in recent years. Wild primary and malolactic ferments, earlier picking and lower alcohols, sensitive usage and choice of oak and shunning of acid addition are all ingredients in the mix. The flagship white is the magnificent Kevin John Chardonnay, a true grand cru Burgundy impersonator, while the Cullen Vineyard Sauvignon-Semillon is also superb, and ages into something miraculous after 10 years. The simpler, more fruit-driven Mangan Vineyard Sauvignon-Semillon is also very good.
Cullen, Kevin John Chardonnay 2009
Tangy, edgy and lean, with a firmness and angularity. Chablis-esque: chalky, honeyed, complex and layered. Also tight, with frisky acidity. A magical wine of line, length and steely purity. 19pts/20
Price: £65 Bennett's, Fortnum & Mason, Philglas & Swiggott, Secret Cellar, Swig, Vineking, WoodWinters
Drink: 2012–2017
Alc: 13.5%
Barossa Valley, South Australia
The Penfolds team, led by Peter Gago for the past decade, has put paid to the old cliché that Penfolds is strictly a red wine company. Yattarna is firmly enthroned as one of Australia's greatest white wines and has spawned a growing series of fine and steadily improving Chardonnays such as the Bin 311. Yattarna is a pristine, refined, high-tensile style based on the scintillating fruit flavour of Derwent Valley, southern Tasmanian grapes, while Reserve Bin is all about funky winemaking and oak supporting slightly fuller Adelaide Hills fruit. There's a bevy of other varieties at the Cellar Reserve, Koonunga Hill and Rawson's Retreat levels (notably Koonunga Hill Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc), while back in the so-called Luxury range there's the super-smart Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling, from old vines at High Eden.
Penfolds, Yattarna Chardonnay 2009
Very fine and clean aromas – it's all about pristine fruit. The oak is not obvious, nor is winemaking overly funky, in contrast to the Reserve Bin Chardonnay. This has great delicacy and refinement, subtlety and purity of fruit. Finishes with tremendous line and length. 19pts/20
Price: £70–£85 Slurp, Treasury Wine Estates
Drink: 2012–2022
Alc: 12.9%
Vasse Felix
Vasse Felix
Margaret River, Western Australia
Cullen (pictured) and Vasse Felix are an interesting Margaret River pair that invite comparisons. Both are at the top of their game, run by highly talented women and produce remarkably similar product ranges. Vasse Felix is owned by one of Australia's top business families, the Holmes à Courts, and of late the winery has been streamlined and refocused. Chief winemaker Virginia Willcock's powerful but elegant, complex yet clean Heytesbury Chardonnay has had a stunning run of success in wine competitions, taking out several top white wine of show awards, but the very affordable Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon has also been cleaning up the trophies. Meanwhile, the regular Vasse Chardonnay is hard to beat for value in an everyday drinking package. The Classic Dry White (Semillon- Sauvignon Blanc) is also smart stuff at a nice price. Most of the grapes come from the estate vineyards in Wilyabrup.
Vasse Felix, Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon 2010
Sauvignon Blanc-led aromas of tangy herbs, salad greens and lime juice. Tropical and minerally, with a hint of oak lending an extra boost. Delicate but intense, with abundant refined fruit, the merest tinge of sweetness adding juiciness. 18.5pts/20
Price: £11.99–£13.50 Morrison's, Slurp
Drink: 2012–2017
Alc: 12.5%
Clare Valley, South Australia
Jeffrey Grosset (pictured) is Australia's Mr Riesling. This fastidious grapegrower and winemaker produces two sensational dry Clare Valley Rieslings each year, a fuller Watervale wine now labelled Springvale – from calcareous soil – and the more nervy Polish Hill, grown on the slate soils of the higher-altitude Polish Hill River sub-region. In 2010 these were joined by a wine labelled Off-Dry, which is barely off-dry and crafted in the same restrained, refined, delicate style as the other two. It's destined to be another classic. Occasionally, in suitable seasons such as 2011, there's a rivetingly powerful Noble Riesling made from botrytised grapes. Grosset's Piccadilly is a superbly taut, ageworthy Chardonnay from that Adelaide Hills locality, and his Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc blend deftly combines Clare Semillon with Adelaide Hills Sauvignon. Mesh, of course, is his superb Eden Valley adventure, jointly produced with Yalumba..
Grosset, Off-Dry Riesling 2011
Fresh, fragrant, young-wine aroma of floral notes and green apples. A pristine wine, very delicate and fragrant in the mouth, with the barest minimum of sweetness. Fine and long, taut and balanced; a lovely wine with a big future.18.5pts/20
Price: £17.30–£20 Noel Young, Selfridges, Slurp, Swig, Vineking
Drink: 2012–2021
Alc: 11.5%


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Can you use Deal Bucks?
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If I used Deal Bucks what happens?
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Can I buy more than one?
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Will they stack?
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TOTAL REWARD AFTER 2 SETS - $140 in Amazon Gift Cards for a cost of $50 (7 Accounts because 1 is reused)
Deal Bucks are no longer valid, but you can still get this deal for $5 a piece
Here's my detailed instructions on how to obtain $80 worth of Amazon Gift Cards for only $30 on your first set. Each set after your first set will only cost $20! (Because you're reusing an account on the next set you'll get $60 in GC, but only pay $20)
Let me first summarize the process. When you join Living Social you're given two completely different referral links. If you use the first referral link, anyone that joins under you will receive $5 in deal bucks instantly. Unfortunately, Living Social has disabled deal bucks for this deal. You can still take those deal bucks and use them on another deal later on. The second referral link requires you to refer 3 additional users who must purchase this deal as well. If the 3 users purchase this deal, YOUR deal is FREE. So in other words, you will only have to pay for the 3 additional accounts and not your first account. (Or main account) The goal is to now combine both of the referral links to allow you to purchase 4 $20 gift cards for $10 a piece and only pay for the last 3. (The first referral link isn't necessary since you're not using the deal bucks now, but why pass up on free cash that can be used for a later deal?) If you do the math, the cost is $30 and you'll receive $80 in Amazon Gift Cards. HOWEVER, on your next set, SET TWO, you will repeat the process below using the referral links from one of the 3 additional accounts you have created. This account will become your new main account. This means you won't have to make an initial purchase on the main account. Once you've made 3 purchases, costing $30, your main account will be free. Since your main account was part of the first set and you're no longer going to have to pay for it, that first set will cost $10 less, or a $20 total. Each consecutive set will only cost $20 because the main account will become free. I realize this is confusing, but hopefully the steps below will iron out any questions.
(1) Sign up to Living Social to create a dummy account. Don't worry about being refereed as you won't be making a purchase on this account.
(2) Click "My Account > "deal bucks" > "Invite more Friends" > Scroll down and copy the referral link (You won't need to save this referral link. You'll use it just once.)
(3) Log out of your account.
(4) Paste the referral link into your browser, press enter > Enter your email > Click Sign Up (Your account should now have $5 in Deal bucks that you can't use for this deal. I'll refer to this account as your main account.)
(5) Make your first purchase on your main account for a total cost of $10
(6) Repeat step 2 and save your referral link somewhere such as notepad. I'll refer to this referral link as referral link 1.
(7) Click "My Account > "buy more" > Scroll down and copy the referral link located in the bottom/middle of the page. I'll refer to this referral link as referral link 2. Save this link as well. (Take a mental note and look to the left of the referral link, you'll see a picture of 4 men that say "Me,1,2,3")
(8) Log out of your account.
(9) Paste referral link 1 into your browser and press enter. Enter your new email and press submit. (DO NOT SIGN UP YET) (Read the notes below to see a Gmail trick for using the same email each time)
(10) Paste referral link 2 into your browser and press enter. Sign up now using the email entered in step 9. (I use the same exact information on every account except the email address)
(11) Make a purchase for again $10. (I'll refer to this account as "Additional Account 1")
(12) Repeat steps 8-11 two more times to give you a total of 4 accounts, 1 Main Account and 3 Additional accounts. (We don't care about the dummy account anymore)
(13) Log out of your account.
(14) Log into your main account and click "My Account > "buy more". To the left of your referral link you should see 4 little men in green that spell out FREE instead of "Me,1,2,3". This means your main account will receive the gift card for free and you will not be charged.
(15) If you're now moving on to a second set, login to "Additional Account 1", your new main account, and repeat steps 6-14)
Congratulations... You now have purchased 4 $20 Amazon Gift Cards for only $30, or $20 if you're on your second set. You can repeat this process multiple times to purchase even more gift cards. This took a while to create! Please say thanks if it helped!
(1) If you decide to purchase more than $80 worth of gift cards, you must use one of your 3 additional accounts as your new main account to only pay $20.
(2) If you're using Gmail, there's a trick to using your 1 email address over and over again. Gmail ignores "periods" in your email. For example, email@example.com is the same as email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.
(3) If you haven't already realized it, you're making a new account for each purchase. This bypasses the 1 purchase per account rule.
(4)Don't forget, each main account will also receive $5 in deal bucks per sign up after the deal ends. This means each main account will have $15 laying around.
Here's an example with less words and more data.
Dummy Account - No Purchase
Main Account - $10 (This account becomes $0 after the next 3 accounts are created and the deal is purchased)
Additional Account 1 - $10 (This account becomes $0 after SET TWO is finished)
Additional Account 2 - $10
Additional Account 3 - $10
Total Cost - $30 ($20 after SET TWO is finished)
Main Account - $0 (This account is also "Additional Account 1" from the first set and is already purchased and calculated in the previous total)
Additional Account 1 - $10
Additional Account 2 - $10
Additional Account 3 - $10
Total Cost - $30 (If you continue on to a third set it will only cost $20 after the third set is finished)
TOTAL REWARD AFTER 2 SETS - $140 in Amazon Gift Cards for a cost of $50 (7 Accounts because 1 is reused)
**The above information is for educational purposes. Use it at your own risk. Whether or not gift cards will stack is still unknown.


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The Keck Observatory on the Big Island is on the cutting edge of astronomy. In fact, it is the most scientifically productive telescope on the planet. That means more scientific papers are published thanks to the Keck telescopes than any other telescope.
Click here to watch Yunji de Nies report.
But since its construction 20 years ago, the Keck telescopes have aged and engineers are preparing to do something that could make a lot of folks nervous. Essentially, engineers will take the heart of the telescopes apart to make sure researchers can keep churning out discoveries.
It is hard to overstate just how important the twin Keck telescopes that sit atop Mauna Kea are to scientific discovery in space.
"They are the largest telescopes in the world, and they can see further back in time than any other telescope that we have. For a lot of us, access to these telescopes is basically the lifeblood of our research," said Professor Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University.
The heart of that lifeblood are the giant mirrors - 36 in each telescope - in large hexagonal segments that fit together and then move as a giant single unit to capture light millions of light years away.
"The mirror captures the light, sends it to instruments and then the instruments are like your digital camera that captures the light and makes a picture," said van Dokkum.
But for those pictures to be useful, those mirrors have to be perfectly aligned and pristine. And after 20 years, they need some TLC.
"It's sort of like having glasses that aren't at the right prescription. Things will get blurry. In order to see things with as much detail and see things that are really faint, you have to have that prescription. Be as perfect as possible," said Rich Matsuda, Senior Manager for Operations and Infrastructure at the Keck Observatory.
Matsuda is in charge of what they are calling the "Segment Renewal Project"; a somewhat bland name for a high stakes job.
When they built the telescopes in 1993, they did not anticipate the glue that holds the mirrors in place to deteriorate. Each panel has to be taken off and inspected, some re-glued, but all put perfectly back together.
It makes one wonder if this was always part of the plan.
"Well, these are the first, basically prototypes that nobody had ever tried to build before. No one knew how long they would last," said Matsuda.
In Waimea, the engineers are building a special lab where Matsuda and his team will spend months practicing the process of taking apart the telescopes. The team cannot get the process wrong because each panel is truly priceless.
"They're basically irreplaceable because of the technology used to make them," said Matsuda. "There were special facilities built at the time to produce the mirrors that no longer exist."
One of the most challenging parts of the project was figuring out how to get those large, delicate pieces of glass from the summit and down the bumpy road to the lab. Researchers answered that by engineering a special truck -- changing the suspension and building a contraption to make sure each piece gets up and down the summit safely.
When all of the mirrors are put back together, a laser will check their work because there is no room for error.
"Imagine our 10-meter Keck primary mirror. If you made it the size of the Big Island….the amount of imperfection in the surface is less than the thickness of a credit card. And that's really amazing," said Matsuda.
The pressure for perfection seems high for these researchers, but they seem to take it in stride.
"We do make mistakes all the time. The trick is to learn from them and apply that lesson into the next thing you do. That's how we got here in the first place. People made tons of mistakes and tried different things to get to this amazing technology," said Matsuda. "If you're too conservative, you'll never get to the edge of what is possible."
As if it wasn't hard enough, there is a tricky part to the process. Since so many scientists rely on Keck for their research, engineers cannot shut it down while they do these repairs. So they have to do this complicated dance of taking one mirror out at a time and replacing it with a spare. The team has a few of those to use until they bring back the originals.
The whole process is expected to take up to five years.


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The decade is almost over, and it's been quite a ride. In ten years, we've gone from MP3 players so embarrassingly bulky you could probably kill a large animal with them, to something so compact you could lose it in your very own pocket. We've gone from being able to take a handful of songs with us, to being able to carry entire collections. Noisy, bulky, mechanical storage was replaced by silent, compact, efficient flash memory. We've gone from syncing via parallel ports to being able to sync without wires at all. Black and white dot-matrix LCDs capable of showing a few lines of text are now full color, capable of displaying brilliant full-motion video.
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Women are often told that a great way to lose weight and stay healthy is to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. However, there is actually something called "water intoxication," or hyponatremia, that can literally kill you.
According to an article in the Journal of Clinical Pathology, "Water intoxication provokes disturbances in electrolyte balance, resulting in a rapid decrease in serum sodium concentration and eventual death."
There is particular concern about people who become dehydrated while participating in sports, and then try to replenish themselves by drinking gallons of water.
With an increasing number of women participating in endurance events such as marathons and triathlons, the concern over hyponatremia has grown. In fact the New England Journal of Medicine reported in 2005 that 13 percent of runners in the Boston Marathon in 2002 drank too much water and ended up with mild hyponatremia.
Of course, some hidden health risks don't come from outside of us, but rather from within.
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Before fibromyalgia was labeled as an actual disease, many women who complained of being fatigued and having pain all over their bodies were dismissed as merely being stressed out or just not coping with the aging process very well.
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Town meeting works for Vermont
Dear Mr. Pappas, I am the moderator for the town of Orange. Since 2009, I have tried to guide the legislative body of the town as well as my predecessor, Kermit Richardson, who did so for 50 years.
Last week you published your own article calling for an end to traditional town meetings. You described town meetings as a relic and a display of our dysfunction. You suggested that the voters are not informed, that they make fools of themselves, that they are nosy, and that their only interest is in keeping their taxes low. My experience in the town of Orange leads me to believe otherwise. Allow me a few points in this regard:
You have suggested that town meetings undermine the hard work of the school and select boards. Town meetings do not undermine the hard work of town and school officials if the hard work is deemed to be in the best interest of the community. School boards and select boards certainly put in long hours preparing budgets, making decisions and overseeing the work of the town. But if the citizens, who, in a constitutional republic, are the government, do not approve of the work, then they have every right, even a responsibility, to undermine the work of the boards.
You have suggested that the voters are ill prepared, that most dont understand operating budgets, and that the boards are more knowledgeable. This year in Orange, we debated the school boards proposed article to repair a portion of the roof on the school. The board had asked for a special allocation of $15,000. Two of the voters questioned the board about a sinking roof fund that had been approved years ago, a fund that had allegedly been set aside to repair the roof in the future. The board could not explain where the funds had been spent. I am not suggesting any wrongdoing on the part of the board. Apparently, the roofing fund had been created years before, by a different board. But the back and forth between the board and the body was helpful to all in making decisions. Holding our elected officials feet to the fire is our responsibility as citizens of a free republic.
You have suggested that it would be more effective to centralize services at the county level so that we dont have to fret over them every first Tuesday in March. Fretting over these decisions is what makes our republic vibrant. Centralization only leads to tyranny. Centralization leads to more bureaucracy. Centralization destroys local control. This year, in Orange, after much debate, the body voted down the proposed school budget. It was my impression from the stage that the voters were not upset with the work of the school board, but rather with the fact that the school board has no real control. Education has already been centralized in Vermont. The board acknowledges that it has little to no control over special education spending, teacher salaries and benefits, testing requirements, and high school tuition costs. The people of the town of Orange currently remain helpless, thanks in large part to the centralization of the education system.
You have suggested that the turnout for town meeting is low because it is on a Tuesday. In Orange, voters had previously complained that they could not take time off from work for a daytime meeting. We have tried to increase attendance at town meeting by holding it in the evening for the past several years. However, attendance has not increased. This year, we heard complaints that attendance has not increased for the evening meetings because baby sitters are too expensive. I would suggest that civic involvement is simply not a priority to the voters. I would suggest that they feel powerless in the face of ever-encroaching centralization.
You have suggested that turnout may be low because voters are self-interested, bullies or narcissistic, thereby driving other voters away. I agree with your assessment that moderators must be more familiar with Roberts Rules. It is the moderators responsibility to maintain order, and doing so prevents rude outbursts and uncivil discussion. In the digital age, we, as a society, seem to have forgotten how to engage in a civilized debate regarding the merits of an issue without pointing fingers and calling names. We seem to have forgotten that there are still two sides to every story. Politicized television programming has surely hastened this descent into indecency. But we can still learn these skills in the context of a well-managed town meeting. Bullying, shouting and name calling should never be tolerated by a moderator, who has authority to remove any such offender from a meeting or to fine them.
You have suggested that there must be a better, 21st century way. I am sure that there is a 21st century way but do not believe that it would be better. At our meeting in Orange this year, we voted down a measure suggesting Australian balloting for the school budget. On the open floor, the body discussed the pros and cons of such an approach and noted that, eventually, people will want to cast their vote from their cellphone. This thought may be intriguing, but it is entirely terrifying to me. How could anyone intelligently vote without hearing what their neighbors have to say? I have witnessed several occasions when the body has been swayed to reconsider a decision when a new nugget of truth is spoken. I have seen school and town budgets amended on the floor and passed as amended, thus avoiding the effort of multiple Australian ballot votes.
You have suggested that we dont need town meetings in order to be effective citizens. I respectfully disagree. Democracy is not simply voting. Democracy is a system of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people. In order to exercise that power in a way that preserves the liberty of the individual and achieves the goals of the group, each citizen must educate themselves prior to casting their vote. Town meetings create effective, educated citizens who can cast their vote in a meaningful way because the citizens are educated throughout the meeting. They educate themselves through legitimate and rational debate.
Freedom is never free. Freedom requires sacrifice. If Vermonters wish to retain the right to govern themselves, they must engage themselves at the local level. I call on the citizens of Orange to sacrifice an evening and to engage themselves in the upcoming special meeting that we will be having to determine the school budget. I call on the people of Orange to exercise their God-given right to self-government, as described in our state and federal constitutions. For if you fail to exercise your rights, those rights will be stripped from you and turned over to a centralized bureaucracy who will decide what is in your best interests for you.
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Heeeeey I'm curious to what Itachi gave Naruto when that crow went down Naruto's throat! :flaw:
My best guess... something similar to what Minato and Kushina did, set to activate when Sasuke uses Itachi's eyes to enter Naruto's mindscape, either for tsukyomi or to shut down the fox.... since he was planning suicide by sasuke. He hoped it wouldnt be neccesary(you know Sasuke NOT taking his eyes) but planned for it anyways....
i dont know....but i do know it "WILL" come out in the final fight against naruto and sasuke....one can only imagine how strong EMS is and sasuke now has EMS (eternal mangekio sharingan for those who dont know) i know naruto has the sage mode and controls the 9 tails....but i know the crow is going to play a factor in this fight....so we will see itachi again.
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