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Why Not Invoke Thy Holy Goat?
Verily! Every baseball season I, Jeffery Lung, walk through the valley of the shadow of death… also known as Wrigley Field.
I have been punched in the back of the head. I have been called a f^g. I have been kicked in the legs while relieving myself in the men's room in between innings.
I have been told my mother will rot in hell. I have had beer thrown on me. I have been spit on.
So it is certainly no surprise to me that a bunch of Wrigleyville yahoos placed a severed goat head atop the infamously scary Harry Caray statue on the corner of Sheffield and Addison yesterday.
The curse of the billy goat — still haunting the not-so-friendly-if-you-wear-Cardinal-red confines — lives on, dear readers; and apparently, people still take it seriously. Very seriously.
They take it so seriously that they are willing to act like bigger a-holes than they are already perceived to be.
But such is life as a "lovable loser", I suppose.
Impressed was I last year, before the National League Division Series, when the Cubs went for a more subtle approach to ending their poor luck: praying to God. After the Greek Orthodox Reverend Father spread holy water throughout the clubhouse, Ryan Dempster responded by quickly walking seven batters; and the Cubs went on to lose three straight lackluster games to the Los Angeles (perhaps Holy) Dodgers.
Guess God don't like no posers, ya'll.
I was just thinking, Cub fans: perhaps ye should combine thy wasted efforts into one successful go-for-all. Call on Bishop Tom Burns and his iconic regimental mascot (a goat no less) to bless thy dump of a field in that oh-so-vigilante neighborhood and ask him to pray for your forgiveness — for all thy slander-slinging, grudge-grovelling and curse-coveting.
Couldn't hurt, right?
Well… nah… I just realized, when your fan base is more known for this…
…than winning baseball games, you really don't have a prayer, do you?
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Oh my God. Is that seriously a bathroom in Wrigley? That's disgusting. I seriously threw up a little. For all the sh*t you go through being a Cards fan in Chicago, I say you have more than earned the right to bash Cubs fans. And I thoroughly enjoy it! 🙂
That video would be much better if it were set to Yakety Sax.
Poor Jeff. At least we know Cubs fans are just jealous of the superior organization that is the Cardinals. I don't think any amount of praying will help the Cubs at this point.
Ah, nothing like a little cub bashing to put a smile on my face. Of course, I wish I had not clicked on the video. Gag! Hopefully, our Cardinals stay hot and do some cub bashing of their own this weekend!
Jen — Looks just like it. The YouTube chatter seems to point to a debate, but I've seen similar acts at wrigley and they do have troughs like that and those guys are all tools just like the wrigley faithful.
Erin — If you can arrange it, I'll play it😉
Melissa — Superior is RIGHT! Winningest franchise in NL history! 10 rings!
Kathy — I'll be there Thursday and Sunday. If you don't hear from me after that, have someone look under the bleachers for a dead man wearing a Molina jersey.
Julia — I know. I know.
If that is truly what that guy is doing, all I can say is – Gross! Really gross!
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That might be the funniest and most disgusting thing I have ever seen! If it in fact took place at Wrigley it doesn't surprise me at all😉
Major League Ballhawk
To quote a famous blogger, "I wouldn't have gone with that video, but that's just me." When are you making your pilgrimage to Wrigley this year? We'll all start praying for you.:)
Sue — Cub fans tend to be "gross".
John — Me neither😉
Jane — Touche. The pilgrimage begins tomorrow (say a prayer, yeah?)… and Sunday too. Cards are in town to whoop some tail!
I live just a few miles from Wrigley. That severed head was the talk of the town. Crazy, huh.
I live just a few miles from Wrigley. That severed head was the talk of the town. Crazy, huh.
Congrats on #3
I live and work a few miles from wrigley. Crazy
That severed head was the talk of the town
You're right, baseballintheattic. I'll be in your neighborhood tomorrow to see the Cards beat 'dem Cubbies!
As soon as I saw that picture and read the first 3 paragraphs I thought I knew what this article would be about. But when I read about the bishop – I guess I didn't realize what this world has come to.
As a Cubs fan I can say I have experienced a lot of trash talk at Busch similar to what you have experienced at Wrigley. However, the "pissing trough" video was utterly disgusting!!!
Jeff- Wow, you go through a lot of misfortune. The video… I am speechless.


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Defense as a team and little to no switching, combined with a better rebounding effort.
with prior win streak of 7(begin lin) and 2 lossing streaks of 6 pre lin, 6 post lin.
what do you make of this 5 game win streak, post D'Antoni?
It's been so hard to get a read on this team. I love the way they're playing, but I also loved the way they played when Lin took over. then they hit a 6 game skid?
Will Woodson make them more consistent?
I'm assuming they will win against toronto and detroit. hoping they can win a couple big games coming up against Milwake, Orlando and Atlanta.
I would like to see them get a win against Miami, chicago or orlando...likely playoff match ups.
The two wins vs Indy were a good sign. but the knicks have been bad against playoff competition.
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Defense as a team and little to no switching, combined with a better rebounding effort.
Stat & Melo playing better than ever together
"I'm more concern how Melo is gonna play with Lin" Joe Budden
I like what I saw, during the winning streak.
Anthony and Stoudemire played as part of a big 4 with Chandler and Lin, instead of dominating the basketball like they were doing under Antoni.
Mike Woodson really knows how to get the most out of his players. This team is good enough to get to the Eastern Conference Finals next year. The question is will Stoudemire and Anthony improve their conditioning for next year, or will they settle for mediocrity as they have for 90% of this season?
Next year, this is the production this team is capable of, IF Anthony and Stoudemire get in shape.
PG Lin 18 points, 8 assists, 1.5 steals
SG Shumpert 12 points, 1.5 steals
SF Anthony 22 points, 5 assists, 7 rebounds
PF Stoudemire 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists
C Chandler 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Bench: Fields, Smith, Novak, Davis, Harrelson or Jeffries
Jeremon Linbury
Real Talk....We won every game this season when Jefferies got 24+ minutes of playintime
Jefferies deserved all the bashing he received back in the daze....our Knicks oponents
never defended Jefferies, a wide open Jefferies missing 9 out of 10 open layups, and
never getting the rebound deserved all the bashing he got.
Our poor coaching-staff back then deserved more bashing for being so damn clueless
on how to put the right complimentary players in a lineup so they can motivate each
other (Mike Woodson seem to be having that problem now with lineups of a 32+ minute Stat/Melo).
Jefferies veteran experience is paying off big-time, especially when u add Jefferies in a
lineup with two other defensive-players (Chandler/Fields/Shump), any of the two highlighted
players in a lineup with Jefferies gives the Knicks "STOPS", Jefferies player/coach leadership
has been contagious in the defensive department this season, especially during the
Lin-Sanity era, and Mike Woodson 5 game win streak.
Headcoach Woody better open his eyes to notice....Jefferies-Team-Leadership has
been accepted by the majority of the Knicks roster....Jefferies 24 minutes has 5 players
putting 100% energy on defense for 24 minutes...
When the team puts in the effort on defense, they can win alot of games.
When they don't, they lose like they did to the Raptors.
Just that simple.
I take nothing from the win streak, I wish I could but that loss in Toronto makes you wonder. The team can't seem to get over .500, had a chance to get to .500 against a weak team and again came up short.
More collective effort, good defense, good bench, Amar'e is inspired, Melo is more team oriented.
The moral of the story is that a 5-game winning streak is just that. Five games. You can't pay it forward in NBA.
Its not hard to see when every player "plays" as a unit to lose....we seen this done over a dozen times as Knicks-Fans, it was done to coach Larry Brown after he called a young player "delusional", we seen it done after Dolan gave Isiah an extension, we seen it done after no-suspension to Marbury for pulling a u-turn at the airport in Phoenix....its one thing to repremand a young player like Landry Fields, but when u add Tyson Chandler with him the 2nd time (benching Chandler/Fields in 4th qtr. of 76ers) when u needed their 4th qtr. STOPS (Stat & Smith provided no defense), other teammates were steering Woody down while Lin's free-throws won the 76ers game....pay back is a bitch (Woody) when u lose your winning-streak to the Craptors
after a laps in toronto, they recoverd nicely. big wins against milwake/orlando...now ATL?
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USS Defiant (NCC-1764)
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|USS Defiant
|United Federation of Planets
Terran Empire
| Missing (prime universe) (2268)
Active (mirror universe) (2155)
|USS Defiant trapped in spatial interphase (2268)
The USS Defiant (NCC-1764) was a Federation Constitution-class heavy cruiser that was in service with Starfleet in the mid-23rd century, and one of at least three Federation starships to carry the name.
Built at Tranquility Base, Luna, the Defiant was named in honor of the British warship HMS Defiant. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" set decoration)
Final mission and loss Edit
In 2268, the Defiant responded to a distress call in the unexplored Tholian sector claimed by the Tholian Assembly. Shortly after entering the region, the Defiant's crew began experiencing sensory distortion, and insanity quickly spread throughout the ship. The ship's chief medical officer was unable to determine what was happening, and eventually the insanity induced by the phenomenon led the crew to kill each other.
Three weeks later, Starfleet ordered the USS Enterprise to mount a search and rescue mission to locate the Defiant. On stardate 5693.2, the Enterprise located the Defiant, only to find it lost between universes in a space warp. The Enterprise's instruments recorded that space itself was literally breaking up, the result of a previously unknown phenomenon known as a spatial interphase. An Enterprise boarding party beamed aboard the Defiant and discovered signs of mutiny and insanity – the captain's neck was broken and his crew were dead.
At that time the Defiant was visible in the "prime universe" while in the interphase. Later, as a result of a phaser exchange between the Enterprise and the Tholians, a hole was created through the spatial interphase. The Defiant was pushed through the hole to parts unknown and in the process trapping Captain James T. Kirk between universes. Captain Kirk was eventually saved when the Enterprise, encased in a Tholian web, entered the interphase and, upon utilizing full power, was thrown clear of the region while Kirk was locked in the transporter beam. (TOS: "The Tholian Web")
Mirror universe Edit
During the 22nd century, the Tholians of the "mirror universe" created an interphasic rift by detonating a tri-cobalt warhead within the gravity well of a dead star and sent the distress call which lured the Defiant from the other side to that universe. Soon after, the Tholians took the Defiant to a drydock built into an asteroid-moon in orbit around a gas giant in the Vintaak system and began a salvage operation. This operation was reported to Commander Jonathan Archer of the ISS Enterprise NX-01 through his contacts shortly thereafter. Archer and the ISS Enterprise were eventually ordered by Admiral Black to investigate. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
Arriving in the system, Enterprise was destroyed by a Tholian web shortly after beaming an away team over consisting of Archer, Commander T'Pol, Commander Tucker, and Sergeant Travis Mayweather. They were able to escape by restoring the partially deconstructed Defiant's shields and weapons, and destroyed the drydock.
At first, the Defiant could only reach impulse speeds because a Tholian slavemaster, a Gorn named Slar, had stolen a plasma regulator, one of the key components of the warp engines. After Archer trapped and killed the Gorn, Tucker was able to restore warp drive.
The USS Defiant then rendezvoused with the remnants of a Terran assault fleet still engaged with rebel forces. Two Andorian battle cruisers, one Vulcan D'Kyr-type cruiser, and one Tellarite cruiser were disabling the ISS Avenger NX-09. The Defiant easily destroyed all the rebel ships except one Andorian cruiser, which Archer intentionally allowed to escape.
After seeing how Archer had treated the rebel Vulcans, and learning of the existence of the United Federation of Planets in the other universe, T'Pol and Crewman Soval tried to sabotage the Defiant with Doctor Phlox's help. When Phlox disabled main power, the Defiant was left defenseless, and Avenger, commandeered by Soval and other non-Terrans, began firing at her. The Defiant received heavy damage until Tucker was able to stop Phlox and restore main power. Archer then ordered the destruction of Avenger. The Defiant's phasers and photon torpedoes caused heavy damage to Avenger, with the second barrage of photon torpedoes breaching Avenger's warp reactor, destroying the ship with all hands.
The Defiant arrived at Earth, now under the command of the self-proclaimed Empress Hoshi Sato. She ordered Admiral Gardner to surrender and stand by for instructions, or she would open fire on Earth. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
Personnel Edit
|Starships named Defiant
|USS Defiant (NCC-1764) • USS Defiant (2370) • USS Defiant (2375)
|Mirror universe: ISS Defiant
|Constitution-class starships
|USS Constellation • USS Defiant • USS Enterprise • USS Enterprise-A • USS Excalibur • USS Exeter • USS Hood • USS Intrepid • USS Lexington • USS Potemkin • NCC-1700 • NCC-1707 • Unnamed
|Mirror universe: ISS Enterprise
Appendices Edit
Background information Edit
Origins Edit
The USS Defiant was originally named the "USS Scimitar," in an early draft of the script for "The Tholian Web". (Star Trek Compendium, et al.)
The registry number NCC-1764 was originally conceived by Greg Jein in an article in T-Negative from 1973. It was subsequently used by Bjo Trimble in her Star Trek Concordance, FASA, and eventually ended up in Michael and Denise Okuda's Star Trek Encyclopedia, before finally being seen on-screen in "In a Mirror, Darkly" and later in the remastered version of "The Tholian Web".
In the final draft script for "In a Mirror, Darkly", a note reads, "We'll suggest the Defiant is a slightly newer vessel than Kirk's ship; the exterior shows slightly more detail... intricate hull plating patterns can be visible in reflected light, etc."
Studio model Edit
The studio model of the Defiant in the original series was a reuse of the original Enterprise. The CGI model of the Defiant used in Star Trek: Enterprise was wholly built by Koji Kuramura. Nacelles, lighting and certain textures were "tweaked" by Rob Bonchune. The work was done at Eden FX, with reference help from Doug Drexler. [1]
According to Bonchune, the location of the aft torpedo launcher on the CGI model of the Defiant was "the little round port right between the impulses engines. We tried to make it logical with what existed so we didn't have to make a new hole on the ship. Everyone agreed, except that apparently if you frame by frame it, they actually come from the hangar bay phaser mounts. Someone in the chain ether decided against it or didn't know. Even one of the writers was surprised it hadn't been done as discussed." [2]
Star Trek: Enterprise teleplay writer Mike Sussman noted in his "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" audio commentary that the aft phasers and torpedoes that the Defiant possessed indicated a variation from its Constitution-class sister ship, the USS Enterprise, as that ship apparently lacks or at least does not make on-screen usage of those weapons. It should be noted, however, that in the original series episodes "Arena", "Friday's Child", and "The Doomsday Machine", verbal reference to the Enterprise's aft phasers can be heard in a stock voice loop. Additionally, reference to starboard banks is made in "Balance of Terror", as well as the port weapons mentioned in "Mirror, Mirror".
Props Edit
The Defiant's mission patch was an insignia similar to the pennant on the sides of TOS starships and seen as a set decoration on starbases of that era. A stylized version of this shape makes up the 2150s Earth Starfleet insignia. Three Defiant insignia badges; one command, one science and one engineering were sold in the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction for US$550 (US$660 with premium). [3]
A busy box shown on the Defiant in "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" was sold in week 1 of the It's A Wrap! sale and auction for US$394.99. [4]
Apocrypha Edit
During the events of the Glass Empires, the Defiant acted as the flagship for the Terran Empire. It would also serve as the prototype for many other Constitution-Class vessels, as well as newer, more advanced designs.
In the Star Trek: SCE novellas Interphase, Book One and Interphase, Book Two, the crew of the USS da Vinci rescue the damaged starship Defiant from interphase and the Tholians in the year 2376; the novellas were written before "In A Mirror, Darkly" was produced.
In the DC Comics Special #2 (published late 1994), the story "Raise the Defiant" tells of the USS Enterprise working to recover the Defiant from the Tholian rift during the 2280s to recover a classified phase-inverter capable of detecting cloaked vessels.
On the Star Trek DVD, the special features reveal that the USS Defiant of the alternate reality caused by Nero's arrival in the 23rd century, while maintaining the same registry, is a Mayflower-type starship.
External links Edit
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Police are seeking half a dozen suspects they believe were involved in a home invasion turned homicide that claimed the life of a Honduran national in Texico last week.
Elvin Osmin Orellanna Rivera died Nov. 25 from a single gunshot during a robbery at a home in the 500 block of Florence Street.
Because Rivera was an undocumented immigrant, his age was not known. Law enforcement has estimated he was in his late teens to early 20s.
District Attorney Matt Chandler said several witnesses police were unaware of have come forward in the last couple of days.
Witnesses to the shooting have accounted for between five and six male subjects who simultaneously invaded two trailer homes occupied by the victim and seven others.
The number of suspects has been difficult to pin down because, "It becomes difficult for an individual to count exactly how many individuals are participating in a home invasion due to the excitement and commotion," Chandler said.
He said more suspects may be connected to the incident as the investigation progresses.
Chandler said the investigation is being conducted by the Major Crimes Unit, a consortium of area law enforcement which gives communities within the 9th Judicial District access to the experience, resources and expertise of multiple departments.
Police have said Rivera was shot and another resident was battered by the suspects during a robbery at gunpoint.
Investigators do believe the suspects are still in the area, Chandler said, though he declined to comment on whether or not the victims knew the suspects, if the crime was random or if police have identified the suspects.
The suspects were previously described as Hispanic males. One was wearing a black vest with a long-sleeved undershirt, and the others were reported to be wearing hoodie jackets.
Eight illegal immigrants who were victims and/or witnesses to the robbery and homicide were detained by immigration officials, police have said.
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'Para llegar al Hostal, desde la Tulum, toma 'La Av. COBA', despues del semaforo del seguro, dobla a la derecha donde está la farmacia del Ahorro como para ir al parque de las palapas. Justo antes de llegar al parque, a mano izquierda verás unas banderas y un porton de madera grande. Éste es el lugar!
La direccion exacta es: Calle Alcatraces #45, SM: 22 Mza: 10 Lt: 26, Cancún, México'
Your Third, and cheapest option is to take a bus. Here are the directions to take it:
At the airport, you need to get to Terminal 2. If you arrive at terminal 1 or 3, there should be a shuttle that leaves every 20 mins that takes you to Terminal 2 for free.
If you arrive at Terminal 2, then when exiting, ignore *everyone* trying to sell you a taxi, or a shuttle (They're aggressive and pushy) and walk to the **other** side of the Airport looking for a bus called 'the ADO' (pronounced as individual letters. So it's pronounced: 'A', 'D', 'O'.)
The bus costs $64 MXN pesos or about 5 USD, makes no stops (it goes directly from the Airport to the Bus Station) and takes about 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
Once you're at the bus station, you have two options: You can take a taxi, or walk to the Hostel.
Walking to the Hostel takes just over 5 minutes, but if you can't or don't want to, you can take a taxi from the bus station. If you take one of the taxis right in front of the station, they're going to charge you $40-$50 pesos. If you walk to the main avenue (Tulum Av), then you can grab a taxi for $25-$30 pesos.
If you want to walk to the Hostel from the bus station (5 mins~), follow these directions:
Leaving the bus station (stand facing the Oxxo establishment), you walk to your left, and then cross the Uxmal Av.
Slightly to your left there's a road called 'Margaritas'. You'll see 'Hotel Cancun Rosa' painted on the wall, walk straight and follow this road.
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The groups presented the recommendation Friday, the deadline to submit formal comments to the bureau on its draft environmental impact statement, according to Western Resource Advocates. The Boulder-based environmental group joined the Sierra Club, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council and others to oppose oil shale and tar sands development.
"No lands should be allocated for commercial development until completion of research, including but not limited to federal research, design and demonstration (RD&D) leases, and an analysis of the impacts," reads the groups' recommendation.
Oil shale can be mined and processed to produce oil similar to that pumped from conventional oil wells. But technological and economic conditions cannot currently support a sustained commercial oil shale industry, according to the bureau.
The bureau has proposed to lease more than 460,000 acres for research and development of oil shale in three states. The proposal would allow R&D activity on more than 35,000 acres in Colorado, 250,000 acres in Utah and 174,000 acres in Wyoming in an "environmentally responsible way that protects scarce water supplies," the bureau said.
"Because there are still many unanswered questions about the technology, water use and impacts of potential commercial-scale oil shale development, we are proposing a prudent and orderly approach that could facilitate significant improvements to technology needed for commercial-scale activity," bureau Director Bob Abbey previously said.
Environmentalists contend that large-scale oil shale development on the Western Slope would put pressure on tight water supplies. They asked the bureau to adopt its most restrictive alternative, which makes a limited number of acres available for development until further research is completed.
"It makes no sense whatsoever to risk extensive environmental damage of public lands on a technology that doesn't exist,´ said Bobby McEnaney of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Oil and gas industry representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 1 ) -- Thousands of valves on portable gas grills which may pose a fire hazard are being recalled by their manufacturer, the King Seeley Thermos Company, in Prospect, Heights, Illinois. The recall is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Due to the manufacturer's use of a defective supply of adhesive, some of the 23,383 grills may have faulty valves which leak propane gas. No injuries have been reported.
The grills measure 13 by 23 inches. They have been manufactured since January, 1979 and contain a small one-pound propane cylinder. They have been sold nationwide under the "Structo" brand name in hardware stores and other retail outlets for approximately $40 to $60.
The valves are on models 7962, 7963, 7964, 7965 and 7966. Model 7964 was sold exclusively by K-Mart retail outlets. The model numbers are listed in the instruction manual which accompanied the product, but not on the product itself.
Consumers can obtain a free replacement gas valve by placing a collect call to the company at 815/235-8852.
To verify model numbers, consumers also may contact CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800/638-2772.
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NetBeans Mobility at JavaOne and Oracle World 2010
By Karol Harezlak on Aug 31, 2010
This year we are going to show how to use Java ME Location API to build application to track and share current users position. During our HOL participants create a mobile application which uses the Java ME Location API to track a user's friends and display them on a map. Additionally, this mobile application allows the user to exchange status with friends and shows them on a map along with their photos and names. This HOL is aimed at developers who would like to learn how to bind application content with the current position of an application user.
How to use Java ME Location API
How to use maps web services in a Java ME application
How to use Java ME Generic Connection Framework
How to use visual tools to design the flow and UI of the
Participants will learn:
This application can be used with Yahoo Maps (which we are going to use during HOL) or Google Maps (license restrictions).
Details about HOL:
Thursday: 3:30PM
Where My Friends Are: Java ME Location API in Practice
Stream(s): JAVAONE
Track(s): Java ME and Mobile
Stream(s): JAVAONE
Track(s): Java ME and Mobile
- Hilton San Francisco/Plaza A


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When Gloria's heart began to thump irregularly, she immediately sought the advice of her physician and learned that palpitations are often related to tension. Recognizing that she was overworked, Gloria decided to ask her intuition to guide her to a healthy lifestyle.
Surprisingly, her intuition did not start with her heart, but with her primary relationship. A week of daydream images about a vacation with Tom, her husband, culminated when she saw an ad for a Mexican condo rental. Tom was thrilled and, within a few weeks, they were off to their first real vacation in more than a decade.
When they returned, Gloria's rational mind kept telling her to resume her usual pace. But her intuition signaled no with a sick feeling in the stomach whenever she contemplated working more. After four months of listening to her intuition by selecting her work opportunities carefully and investing in her marriage, Gloria's palpitations were greatly reduced.
Gloria's body, mind, and spirit are healing, finding peace with a new work rhythm, and thrilled to be exploring her marriage anew. Gloria's body knew what she needed. All she had to do was pay attention.
It is important to realize that intuition, like all human experience, is not outside of your body. Intuition lives in the body and likely has roots in your biology. Below are some examples.
These biological discoveries suggest that intuitive impressions have biological roots. Your body is knowledgeable.
As you become aware of and sensitive to your body's intuitive knowledge, you will be more aware of changing conditions in your body and better able to monitor your health challenges, guide your healthcare, and nurture your wellbeing [3].
Consider these examples, which represent the spectrum of intuitive experiences-from increasing wellbeing to saving lives.
Anne, a high tech executive, has to work 14-hour days during project deadlines. She was feeling very tired during one of these periods, but dismissed it, considering her exhaustion normal for the circumstances. But one Friday afternoon, as she was driving home excited to see her daughter who had just arrived from London, her intuition urged her to check herself into the Emergency Room. "You are too tired." She argued with her intuition for a few minutes, but found her body driving towards the hospital.
Tests were run that night that showed Anne was bleeding internally due to a malignant tumor in her colon. Surgery was completed within the week and they found that the tumor was still well-contained. Anne is doing fine 3 years later.
Lesson: Listen when your intuition nags you about a health issue. Check its information out with healthcare providers.
Aware of a strange persistent rash on her breast for several weeks, Betsy turned to Google for some answers. Within a few hours, she diagnosed herself with inflammatory breast cancer and later learned that she was at 3.5 stage out of 4. Her prognosis was grim, but her intuition suggested a combination of conventional and complementary therapies.
To create her healing team, Betsy researched providers, then asked her inner self if this person would be a good fit. Eventually, her team included five physicians with diverse expertise, massage therapists, jyorei healing, Native American and Tibetan spiritual and medicine people, and a wide variety of prayer [4] circles. Her physicians lead her through the traditional mastectomy, chemo therapies, and radiation, as well as advised a course of vitamins, supplements, and guided imagery [5] tapes.
Throughout, Betsy listened to her intuitive body and took charge of the course of her care. If her body told her no more chemo or radiation this week, she stood her ground. She remains closely attuned to her body's mental, emotional, and spiritual energy.
Lesson: Do your research and tap into your intuition when choosing providers and therapies. Attune to your body's wisdom and take charge when necessary to serve your healing and wellbeing.
John had a history of cold sores which would suddenly make him ill for days. As his sensitivity and willingness to listen to his body's subtle chemical and intuitive messages grew, John learned to adjust his schedule and reduce stress before a cold sore could take over his life. In addition to noting stress, John's intuition helped him identify what thoughts, attitudes, or actions increased the risk of getting a cold sore.
Lesson: The skill of listening and being sensitive to your body's clues (intuitive and otherwise) can help you respond earlier to health challenges and may help you handle, reduce, or prevent their development.
Jane loves active outdoor vacations, such as canoeing and camping. When she began to have dream images of lying in a deck chair on a cruise, she thought they didn't fit. "I am not the cruise type," she told herself. But when her intuition continued to urge the cruise, she began to wonder what it meant.
Pondering the possibilities, Jane realized that she needed a vacation where she could completely relax and not take care of anyone. Jane let go of her preconceived ideas about how like this might come about. Later, when she and her husband took a canoe trip without children for the first time in years, Jane recognized the deep relaxation and restoration of her dream as she floated along on the water with no deadlines or people to take care of. Her intuition had been working on many levels at once, serving not only the wellbeing of Jane, but also that of her husband, and their marriage, and indirectly their children.
Lesson: When your intuition continues to call to you, give up preconceived ideas of the specifics and surrender to the meaning behind its advice. Intuition will take care of the details.
Below are three practices you can begin immediately to tune into and enhance your body's intuition.
While most people aren't listening to their body, their body is listening to them!
Your body hears everything you say and think about it. So, think for a moment--what do you say about it? Do you criticize or even hate your body? How often do you thank, appreciate, and love your body?
Most people have things about their body that they don't like and they often focus on these aspects. But realize that your body is working on your behalf every second. It allows you to do activities you enjoy, to appreciate beauty and love, and to engage in millions of interactions. Minute-by-minute your cells are communicating; digesting and producing available energy; and cleaning and transforming your being. Your body is one of life's greatest achievements and worthy of great appreciation.
[6]Remember also that intuition operates best in a caring atmosphere. Intuition travels on love. This is why people's greatest intuitions are about things they love. If you wish to use your intuition to improve your health and wellbeing, begin by expressing appreciation and love for your body everyday.
We listen to the people we love; we keep our minds on the things that we love.
Learning to listen to your body's clues is central to applying intuitive wisdom to health and healing. Listening and attending require you to do three things:
Intuition arises in multiple ways, but most of us have been trained out of hearing its voice. In fact, a 2003 study of school children found that intuitive skills dropped as children proceeded through elementary school.
Your intuitive body is a like a musical instrument. Just as it is hard to get music out of an untuned instrument, it is difficult to access intuition when your body is out of whack. Here are some clues for nurturing and growing your sensitivity.
When trying to enhance your sensitivity to intuition, it may help you to appl [6]y some of the ideas of modern physics. The string theory suggests that the core building blocks of the universe and your body are miniscule vibrating strings. Think of your intuitive body as a vibrating, information-rich field that is in constant communication with the world around and within you.
Albert Einstein, a fan of intuition, stated: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
Intuition can contribute to your health and wellbeing in many ways, from potentially dramatically saving your life to guiding you to a more balanced lifestyle. If you learn to love and listen to your body, intuition serves your mind, body, and spirit.
© 2006 Charlson Meadows, used with permission.
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/health/thoughts-emotions/how-do-thoughts-emotions-impact-health
[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/purpose/spirituality/what-spirituality
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term45
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term31
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term21
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/using-intuition-improve-health-and-well-being
[7] http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week510/cover.html
[8] http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar05/slices.html
[9] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/sharon-franquemont
[10] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/-their-words
[11] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/exercises-developing-your-intuition
[12] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/refining-your-intuitive-skills
[13] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/using-intuition-improve-health-and-wellbeing
[14] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/reconnecting-your-intuition


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Laughing Matter3 of 10
Panicked about an upcoming deadline? Laugh it off with your favorite YouTube video. Laughter or simply anticipating laughter is enough to reduce cortisol levels by nearly half, according to research from Loma Linda University in California. Like exercise, laughter reduces levels of cholesterol and cortisol and increases levels of feel-good hormones like dopamine.
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Freedom New Mexico
This time of year, most Americans are spending a balmy day at the beach, or heading out on vacation. Not the Republican presidential candidates. They're frequently swooping into Iowa to campaign for the Aug. 13 Ames Straw Poll. The non-binding event is the first expression by actual voters in America for their preference. And it's a run-up to the Feb. 6 Iowa caucuses, which are important in that they determine delegates to next year's Republican National Convention.
Democrats skip holding a straw poll, but do participate in the Iowa caucuses. President Barack Obama is assured of re-nomination by his party. But he has been running ads in Iowa and four other states blaming Republicans for blocking progress on the economy. And on June 28, the president flew in to visit an Alcoa plant that has been creating manufacturing jobs. "And in fact, you guys are telling me that you're thinking about hiring some more folks in the near future," the president said. "That's worth applauding."
Job growth, is, obviously, a major campaign theme: Accentuate the jobs created rather than the high unemployment figures. President Obama won Iowa in 2008 and knows that, in November 2012, it will be one of the crucial "swing states" that could decide the general election.
Among Republicans participating this year are Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, an Iowa native; Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who captured 9 percent in the 2007 Iowa straw poll; Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota; former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum; businessman Herman Cain and Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is sitting out the caucuses. So is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, even though he won the straw poll in 2007. Romney spokesman Matt Rhoades explained in a statement, "In the last presidential campaign we were both strengthened as an organization and learned some important lessons by participating in them. This time we will focus our energies and resources on winning primaries and caucuses."
"It's a matter of bragging rights and expectation," Jack Pitney told us; he's a professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. "If you put a lot of effort in and come up short, that's going to become one more difficult thing down the road. If you do well, it's a boost, but no guarantee of victory. The ability to do well is a sign of organizational strength."
The straw poll will be a focus of TV news channels and other news outlets in the coming weeks. Pitney said that voters in New Mexico, Texas and other states should "focus on what specifics the candidates offer for the budget, deficits and debt. What are the candidates' policies? And how specific and realistic are those policies?"
A June 29 Rasmussen poll found that, if the general election were held today, a generic GOP candidate would get 46 percent of likely voters, beating Obama's 42 percent. So the Republican nomination this year is a real prize. Let the presidential campaign horse race begin.


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US Peace Corps
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Peace Corps History
Main article: History of the Peace Corps in Albania
Albania began the transition to a democratic, open-market nation later than the other Balkan states. Former Communist leader Enver Hoxha headed an isolationist and authoritarian regime from 1944 until his death in 1985, and it was not until March 1991 that Albania and the United States reestablished diplomatic relations (after a 35-year break). The Albanian government invited the Peace Corps into the country soon after, and the first group of 21 Volunteers arrived in June 1992 to begin teaching English at secondary schools and universities. The Peace Corps program was expanded with a small business development project, and 12 Volunteers working in this sector arrived in April 1993. The program was expanded again in 1995 with the addition of 15 Volunteers for an agroforestry project. A group of new Volunteers was scheduled to arrive in February 1997, but a breakdown in civil order and public safety precipitated by the collapse of fraudulent pyramid savings schemes led to the evacuation of all Peace Corps Volunteers and U.S. staff in March 1997 and the closure of the post. At the time of the evacuation, 73 Volunteers were serving in the three Peace Corps projects.
Living Conditions and Volunteer Lifestyle
Main article: Living conditions and volunteer lifestyles in Albania
As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania, you will have to adapt to conditions that may be dramatically different than you have ever experienced and modify lifestyle practices that you now take for granted. Even the most basic practices— talking, eating, using the bathroom, and sleeping—may take significantly different forms in the Albanian context. You will need to learn to live on far less money than you are now used to, give up most of your privacy, and adapt to different ways of socializing. You may not be able to go out of your house much after dark or have an opportunity for dating within your community. Women will have many more restrictions than men. You will come to Albania to assist people in their efforts to improve their lives, which will be difficult. It will be up to you to adjust to Albanian lifestyle and work practices—Albania is what it is and it won't adjust to you. If you successfully adapt and integrate, you will in return be rewarded with a deep understanding of a new culture, the establishment of new and potentially lifelong relationships, and a profound sense of humanity.
Main article: Training in Albania
You will participate in an intensive 10-week training program that will begin immediately upon your arrival in Albania. The weekly schedule is Monday through Friday with some Saturday mornings for language training and special events. You and a few other trainees will live with host families in a small town or village. You will participate in many of the training activities with that small group. One or two days each week, you will travel to a central site where you will participate in training activities with the entire group of new trainees. Pre-service training focuses on learning the Albanian language, cross-cultural, community skills development, technical skills development, safety and security, and health. The training period is a time for you to reexamine your commitment to being a Volunteer in Albania. It also gives Peace Corps/Albania the opportunity to get to know you and be assured that your skills and attitudes are a good match for the program here. Throughout the training period, you and Peace Corps staff will measure your progress in meeting the training goals.
Health Care and Safety
Main article: Health care and safety in Albania
The Peace Corps' highest priority is maintaining the good health and safety of every Volunteer. Peace Corps medical programs emphasize the preventive, rather than the curative, approach to disease. Peace Corps/Albania maintains a clinic with a full-time medical officer who takes care of Volunteers' primary healthcare needs. Some additional medical services, such as testing and basic treatment, are also available in Albania at local clinics and hospitals. If you become seriously ill, you will be transported either to an American-standard medical facility in the region or to the United States.
Diversity and Cross-Cultural Issues
Main article: Diversity and cross-cultural issues in Albania
In Albania, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyle, background, and beliefs are judged in a cultural context very different from their own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Albania.
Outside of Albania's capital and a few larger regional towns, residents of smaller towns and rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What people view as typical American behavior or norms may be a misconception, such as the belief that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes. Albanians are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners; however, members of the community where you live may display a range of reactions to cultural differences that you present.
- Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
- Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Volunteers
- Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
- Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
- Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Frequently Asked Questions
Main article: FAQs about Peace Corps in Albania
- How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Albania?
- What is the electric current in Albania?
- How much money should I bring?
- When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- Do I need an international driver's license?
- What should I bring as gifts for Albanian friends and my host family?
- Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
- How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- Can I call home from Albania?
- Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
- Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
Packing List
Main article: Packing list for Albania
This list is based on the experience of Peace Corps Volunteers generally. You will need an assortment of clothing for work, play, and socializing. Keep in mind that Albanians dress stylishly, even if their clothes are worn. Don't expect to replace clothing at the same rate that you might in the United States. You also will need your own money for your purchases. Many Peace Corps Volunteers throughout the world end their service with the same clothing (albeit well-worn) that they started with.
- General Clothing
- For Women
- For Men
- Shoes
- Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items
- Kitchen
- Miscellaneous
The normal way of getting around Albania for volunteers is by bus or furgon. A furgon is a van that travels regularly on a particular route, for instance Tirana-Elbasan. Typical furgon protocol is that the driver will cruise around in the town of origin, looking for passengers, and not leave until the furgon is full. By contrast, a bus leaves at a specified time regardless of passenger load. In spite of this, a furgon trip tends to take much less time than the equivalent journey by bus. It is also more expensive, costing sometimes as much as twice the equivalent bus fare.
Buses and furgons regularly carry a stash of plastic bags (qese) for the use of carsick passengers.
Until recently, the Albanian education system divided the grades into 1-8 (shkollë tetë-vjeçare, "eight-year school") and 9-12 (shkollë e mesme, literally "middle school", but corresponding to high school in the American system). This changed with the 2008-2009 school year: grade 9 was moved to the elementary division, thus yielding a change in nomenclature from shkollë tetë-vjeçare to nëntë-vjeçare ("nine-year").
Students in Albanian schools typically have all their classes in the same room, while their teachers move from room to room. There are some exceptions to this, in particular language classes at foreign language high schools, which may have separate rooms designated for specific language classes.
Lessons in the Albanian language (Shqip, pronounced roughly "shcheep") consume a large part of Pre-Service Training. This can be both a blessing and a curse, as mastery of the language is a tremendous asset in nearly every aspect of volunteer life, but hours upon hours spent in Albanian class tend to wear on all but the most language-focused trainees. Every trainee is tested in a language interview near the conclusion of PST, and Peace Corps Albania policy is that every trainee must attain at least the level of Intermediate Low. In practice, failing to meet this standard only means that the volunteer in question will be officially required to hire a language tutor (reimbursed by Peace Corps) upon arriving at site.
Some peculiarities of the Albanian language include the existence of both a definite and indefinite form of every noun, including proper nouns (thus both Tirana and Tiranë); a nominal case system similar to that of Latin; the existence of clitics (pronominal forms that coexist in the same sentence with their antecedents, for example Unë e njoh pronarin: "I know (him) the owner"); and a few sound contrasts that can be difficult to distinguish reliably for a speaker of English (q/ç, xh/gj, l/ll, y/u). Of these, the distinctions between q/ç and xh/gj may be safely ignored in speech, as there are very few word pairs distinguished only by the difference between them. Furthermore, there are regional varieties of Albanian in which these two sound distinctions have disappeared: thus a northern Albanian speaker or a Kosovar may write qfar for çfarë ("what"), hearing no difference between the two.
One fact that is an occasional source of amusement for Albanian learners of English is that the Albanian homophone of the English word car, with the R pronounced as in American speech, is an extremely vulgar word in Albanian.
It is sometimes incorrectly stated that Albanian is unrelated to any other language. In reality, it is a cousin of almost every other language of Europe and more distantly even many of the languages of India, forming its own branch of the Indo-European phylum.
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Country Fund
Contributions to the Albania Country Fund will support Volunteer and community projects that will take place in Albania. These projects include water and sanitation, agricultural development, and youth programs.
See also
- List of resources for Albania
- Albania sites
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Hi chadberg00,Thanks for telling us about you sauce. What are the toppings that you use on your Margarita pizza? Also, are you baking it or putting it in a wood fire oven? Thanks!!TomN
Craig,Would you please take a look at these and tell if you think they are yours. You can't see the top of the cans for your numbers. Do your cans say "certified" on the label. This deal seems almost too good to be true compared to what I'm only able to get locally(no 35oz Cento's ) Thanks!http://www.amazon.com/Cento-Imported-Italian-Tomatoes-35-Ounce/dp/B002C4C67C/?tag=pizzamaking-20
...and this one is from week before only with Cento's SM (non DOP) sauce and sliced roma tomatoes instead of grape ones. Much preferred this on flavor.Hopefully didn't derail this thread.


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One American worker is among the 12 who have been killed during a hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, U.S. officials and Algerian state news said Friday.
The Associated Press reported that officials identified the dead American as Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident. However, it was unclear how he died. The officials told the wire service that they recovered Buttaccio's remains on Friday and notified his family. Officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
The AP reported that the Obama administration was seeking to secure the release of other Americans still being held by the militants.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that at least two Americans also had escaped.
After days of chaos, drama and an untold number of deaths, Algerian special forces troops are holding their fire -- and hoping for a peaceful resolution -- to the hostage crisis at a gas facility in the North African nation's remote eastern desert.
Survivors have described their harrowing escapes from Islamic militants who attacked Wednesday. Some invented disguises, others sneaked out with locals, and at least one ran for his life with plastic explosives strapped around his neck.
Yet others didn't make it -- either because they were killed or are still being held.
Algerian troops earlier this week staged a military offensive that some nations slammed, claiming it didn't make hostages' safety the top priority. For now, they are trying a different tact, the state-run Algerian Press Service reported Friday evening.
"The special forces ... are still seeking a peaceful settlement before neutralizing the terrorist group currently entrenched in the refinery, and free a group of hostages who are still detained," according to the official report.
It isn't clear how many hostages were seized by the Islamic militants and how many were initially or are still being held. The Thursday military operation ended with 650 hostages -- including 100 foreigners -- freed, while at least 12 were killed, reports the Algerian Press Service. The dead include one American, according to U.S. officials, as well as one French and one British citizen.
At least 30 foreign workers were unaccounted for, according to the official media report, which has not been separately confirmed.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that "significantly" fewer than 30 of his countrymen were still hostages. There could be as few as three Americans still being held, two U.S. officials said earlier this week.
The fate of eight workers with Norway's Statoil, some of them Norwegians, is unclear, according to the company. The same is true for 14 Japanese, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters in Tokyo. And Malaysia's state-run news agency, citing its foreign ministry, reported Thursday two of its citizens were held captive.
A spokesman for Moktar Belmoktar, a veteran jihadist who leads the Brigade of the Masked Ones -- a militant group associated with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb -- reportedly offered to free U.S. hostages in exchange for two prisoners.
The prisoners are Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who orchestrated the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman jailed in the United States on terrorism charges, the spokesman said in an interview with a private Mauritanian news agency.
Asked Friday about the offer, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland rejected it, restating U.S. policy of not negotiating with terrorists.
With the situation remains very much unsettled, officials from countries involved in the crisis said they have no doubt who is to blame.
"This is an act of terror," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday. "The terrorists ... are the ones who have assaulted this facility (and took) hostage Algerians and others (from) around the world who were going about their daily business."
A dangerous escape
The ordeal began when the militants -- apparently angry about Algeria's support in a rout of their comrades in neighboring Mali -- targeted the gas field, which is operated by Algeria's state oil company in partnership with foreign companies.
At the start of the siege, the militants gathered all Westerners into one group and tied them up, according to survivors.
The kidnappers were equipped with AK-47 rifles and put explosives-laden vests on some hostages, a U.S. State Department official said.
Some escaped by disguising themselves, according to Regis Arnoux, who runs a catering firm at the site and spoke to some of his 150 employees who were freed. He said they all were "traumatized."
Some Algerian hostages were free to walk around the site but not leave, according to Arnoux. A number of them still escaped.
As the Algerian military launched its operation Thursday, the militants moved some hostages, according to one survivor's account.


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Autumn is the perfect time to do repair work on your lawn, which may have been stressed by the summer heat and may now be infested with unwanted weeds. In addition, depending on where you live there are things you should do to prepare your lawn for the coming winter.
One of the most common end-of-the-season problems is "thatch," a build-up of dead grass and other materials that can accumulate on the surface of the soil, blocking drainage, promoting fungal-related disease and impeding the growth of healthy grass.
So a first step in getting your lawn ready for winter is to rake it thoroughly, getting up leaves, pine needles and other debris. Once the lawn has been raked, use a pitch fork or lawn aerator to make small holes over the surface of the lawn. This aerating will allow the easy movement of water and air to grass roots and promote overall plant health.
Once you have created the holes, fill them by brushing fine horticultural sand into them. Otherwise, they will just close up on their own. Filling them with sand keeps the air and water flowing.
Autumn is best
Lawn care experts say autumn, not spring, is the best time to work on your lawn. Jim Welshans, regional turfgrass educator at Penn State University, suggests lawns with cool-weather grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, fescues, and perennial ryegrass should be fertilized in two waves, the first in early fall and the second around Thanksgiving, but before the ground is frozen.
He recommends a fertilizer high in phosphorus. However, the best way to make sure you're putting down the right fertilizer is to get a soil test through your county or state extension agent. There are geographic exceptions, of course. Hold off on fertilizing in the desert Southwest and deep south. The grasses prevalent there usually go dormant in the winter and don't need fertilizer.
In its advice on winter lawn prep, Better Homes and Gardens suggests a new layer of mulch will help protect the grass over the harsh winter months. Think of the much as a blanket – not to keep the soil warm so much as to keep the soil temperature even.
Prime time
HGTV, which dispenses homeowner advice on cable TV, says the fall is also prime time for sowing grass seed. It's an especially good time for cool weather grasses and give them time to develop a root system before freezing weather arrives.
"While taking care of your outdoor space can require time, effort and braving the elements, the reward is seeing how a well-maintained lawn contributes to greater quality of life and enjoyment of your home," said Jason Henderson, associate professor of turfgrass and soil sciences at the University of Connecticut.
Henderson spends part of his time maintaining athletic fields that must stand up to hundreds of feet clad with cleats. He's come up with five steps for homeowners who would like their lawns to look like a gold course.
Five tips to a great lawn
The first is proper mowing. Grass needs to be cut to the proper height and mowed at the proper frequency. Generally, cool-season lawns should be mowed once a week between three and three and a half inches, alternating the direction each time.
The second step is to feed your lawn a proper diet. Just like a person, a lawn can build up strength to fight off disease. Again, here is where a soil test will prove useful to tell you what you need to feed it.
The third step is the aeration process discussed earlier. Those little holes really will allow your lawn to breath.
Fourth, keep pests and weeds at bay. Your lawn will not only look better but will be a safer, more even surface for children at play, reducing stumbling and triping.
Finally, keep your lawn hydrated. When Mother Nature doesn't provide enough rain, turn on the lawn sprinkler. Here, timing is critical. Watering is most effective early in the morning, to minimize excess moisture from negatively affecting your lawn. Applying water during the late morning or early evening can extend the amount of time the grass stays damp, making your lawn more susceptible to disease.


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Nate supports the ongoing development of the U.S. Green Building Council's National Green Schools Campaign. Through partnerships with national education organizations, schools, and local, state and federal governments, Nate educates elected officials and national advocates about the benefits of green educational facilities for students, teachers, and communities. In particular, Nate works closely with a network of leading mayors, state legislators, and representatives on Capitol Hill to develop resources and promote programs that encourage the vision of green schools for all within this generation.
Prior to joining USGBC, Nate taught history and political science at Winchester College in the United Kingdom. Nate holds a bachelor's degree in urban history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was also captain of the heavyweight rowing team.
He resides in his home city of Washington, D.C.
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From dazzling Disney displays to brilliant boat parades, Yahoo! Travel ranks the best holiday lights destinations to ring in the season this year.
10. Baltimore
For more than 60 years, a charming block of row houses on the city's 34th street has been transformed into what's dubbed "Christmas Street" and the "Miracle on 34th Street."
9. Virginia
The "100 Miles of Lights" festival strings together illuminated extravaganzas between six cities, including Richmond, Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
8. San Antonio
The city's famous River Walk comes alive each year with more than 1.8 million holiday lights garnishing 200 trees and 20 bridges. Carolers sing nightly from passing river barges.
7. McAdenville, N.C.
For nearly six decades, this town of 700 lures some 600,000 visitors to witness its transformation into what's been dubbed "Christmas Town USA," decking more than 375 firs with nearly a half-million lights.
6. Branson, Mo.
The city's 1880s-style theme park Silver Dollar City hosts "An Old Time Christmas" each year, an elaborate light-and-music show showcasing 4 million radiant lights and 1,000 decorated Christmas trees.
5. Chicago
Don't miss Macy's 45-feet-high Great Tree and downtown's sparkling Christmas tree in Daley Plaza. The 20th annual "Magnificent Mile Lights Festival" is at the city's celebratory epicenter.
4. Denver
Denver's dazzling city and county building is a must-see. The Denver Botanic Gardens' "Blossoms of Lights" exhibition features more than a million lights, glistening ice sculptures and a strolling choir.
3. Walt Disney World
"The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights" blankets the theme park with a staggering 5 million lights that sync up with animated displays for choreographed interpretations of holiday tunes.
2. Newport Beach, Calif.
A flotilla of some 200 vibrantly decorated vessels glides through Newport Harbor in the "Christmas Boat Parade" as holiday music and costumed carolers fill the air with melodious merrymaking.
1. New York City
Rockefeller Center's iconic towering tree, set aglow with some 30,000 bulbs that glisten down upon the ice-skating rink, is not to be missed. Also check out the downtown's Winter Garden and 14-foot illuminated stars at the Time Warner Center.
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Junior shortstop Ryan Howard hit a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the eighth, lifting Tarleton State past Eastern New Mexico University 5-4 on Friday in the opener of their Lone Star Conference South Division baseball doubleheader.
The Texans won the second game 9-2 as catcher Keith Peacock homered twice and drove in six runs.
ENMU (21-25, 3-7 South) and Tarleton (15-29, 4-6) complete their series with an 11 a.m. twin bill today.
Greyhounds senior Kelly Crain carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the eighth, but left with two on and two out. Charlie Ward (5-2) hit Roland Robles with a pitch to load the bases before Howard unloaded them with his team-leading 11th homer of the season.
Left-hander Jeremy Roberts (1-0) picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings in relief of starter Brian Babbitt.
The Hounds took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth on catcher Brian Green's sacrifice fly, but Tarleton tied it in the bottom of the inning when right fielder Chris O'Bryan hit his first home run of the season.
ENMU chased Babbitt in a three-run seventh that featured a run-scoring single by Gilbert Alvarado and a two-run double by Green.
In the second game, the Texans pounded ENMU starter David Swinconos (0-5) for five runs in one-plus innings. Ward took over for him and pitched two innings, allowing four runs.
Peacock's homers, only his second and third of the season, helped stake the Texans to a 9-1 lead through three innings.
Lefty Brandon Gowins (4-5) surrendered a run in the first on a triple by Gilbert Alvarado and a sacrifice fly by Green, but cruised to the win on a three-hitter with no walks and six strikeouts. He allowed Mike McDuffie's team-leading eighth home run for the Hounds in the top of the seventh.


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Hi ladies, I am new here but didn't know where else to turn. I have a 6 week old son that is exclusively breastfed and today we were having issues.
As of today he had not had a bowel movement in 4 days which I understand is completely normal. He was also straining to pass gas, which I know is also common. What concerned me was that he would scream out and cry hysterically for quite a while after attempting to have a BM. I called the doctor and the nurse told me that if his fussiness and lack of BM continued for another day or two to give him either a suppository or baby Apple juice. Well, all day today I massaged his tummy, bicycled his legs, gave him a warm bath, and tried to stimulate his rectum to assist him in passing a stool. None of those worked and tonight he became absolutely inconsolable and cried for over two hours hysterically. I called my mom, and in a panic allowed her to give him a suppository. He went almost instantly. It was a thick, sludge-like consistency and smelled "off" - not rotten, but not normal either. He stopped crying shortly afterward and only started fussing if he was passing more stool.
I am now concerned that we didn't do the right thing and he wasn't truly constipated. What do you think? What would cause a breast fed baby to become constipated? I am also concerned that I may have robbed him of nutrients. Would he eventually have passed the thick stool? Have any of you had similar experiences? Sorry, I am a worrying first time mom.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.


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There are lots of things Keira Knightley is famed for – her acting skills, that surprise football-kicking talent, her breath-taking beauty which lights up silver screens and Chanel campaigns alike, and for just being, well, despite all of the A-list-ness, a pretty regular gal. We all know she can do a killer red carpet look, but the thing is, we've never really looked to Keira for is fashion tips on a daily basis – she's admitted a complete disinterest in fashion in the past, but now she's looking mighty fine.
Since Knightley's engagement to The Klaxons' keyboard player James Righton earlier this year, she a.) hasn't stopped smiling and b.) suddenly has a much happier wardrobe to boot! We can only imagine what the handsome chap is doing to keep that Cheshire Cat grin going strong or to keep Keira in such pretty frocks, but we like that it's occuring. It could even been down to the film, Can A Song Save Your Life?, that Keira is currently filming over in New York. Her guitar-strumming character looks feminine, carefree and a bit boho, and you know how dedicated these serious method actors can be….
Once upon a time the Brit actress would only wear ankle boots, jeans and a Del Boy-style coat, now there's a cheery selection of prints, Chanel bags and sandals suitable for romantic strolling. Just look at the major AWWWWWW selection Keira fashion snaps in the gallery above and try not to let your face crack a wee smile.


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Homeless children face numerous hardships in their personal lives that sometimes result in significant academic, health, developmental, psychological and emotional problems in school. While these challenges are not insurmountable, state policymakers must be aware of them and take extra steps to help these children overcome the damage done by homelessness. This new ECS Web Issue Site shares state policies and practices, federal legislation, research and other places to get information on educating homeless students.
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Opening Doors is an Illinois State Board of Education grant-funded project under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program. The goal of this statewide initiative is to disseminate information to Illinois schools and shelters as to the educational rights and needs of homeless children and youth.
- ISBE Homeless Site
Informational material on the Illinois Homeless Education Program.
- Illinois Plan for the Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program (5/29/2002)
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The Maui Police Department hosted the Annual First Hawaiian Bank Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run on the Islands of Molokai and Maui.
The Molokai event was held on Saturday, May 4 with participants starting at the Molokai Education Center and ending at the Kaunakakai Ball Park.
Maui's event was on Saturday, May 11 starting at the First Hawaiian Bank in Kahului and ending at the Maui High School Softball Field.
Both events continued with a potluck and a softball game between the participants of the respective events against their Special Olympics Unified Softball teams.
First Hawaiian Bank, Friendly Market, and Misaki's Market donated refreshments for the participants. Participants included members from the Maui Police Department, State Department of Land and Natural Resources, United States Air Force, United States Coast Guard, Transportation Security Agency, American Medical Response, Haleakala National Park, Adult Client Services-Judiciary, Maui Ki-Aikido, Prosecutor's Office, Maui Vet Center, and the University of Hawaii Maui College.
This year, all proceeds from the entry fees and sales of t-shirts go to the Special Olympics Maui to help the athletes on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
Click here to see more pictures from the Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run.


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The fall of Andrew Wakefield
I must admit, I never saw it coming.
At least, I never saw it coming this fast and this dramatically. After all, this is a saga that has been going on for twelve solid years now, and it's an investigation that has been going on at least since 2004. Yes, I'm referring to that (possibly former) hero of the anti-vaccine movement, the man who is arguably the most responsible for suffering and death due to the resurgence of measles in the U.K. because of his role in frightening parents about the MMR vaccine.
I'm referring to the fall of Andrew Wakefield


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The Route Switch Processor 4 (RSP4) is the main system processor for the Cisco 7500 Series Router. The RSP4 combines all of the routing and high-speed switching functions for the Cisco 7500 series router. In addition to running the system software, the RSP4 contains and executes the following management functions that control the system:
- Sending and receiving routing protocol updates
- Managing tables and caches
- Monitoring interface and environmental status
- Providing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management and the interface between the console and Telnet
The high-speed switching section of the RSP4 communicates with and controls the interface processors on the Cisco 7500's internal high-speed buses. This switching section determines the destination of a packet, and switches it based on that decision.


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A mystery goose from the north
November 17, 2011 —
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were paddling on Walker Lake in Shohola, PA when we spotted a migrant flock of Canada geese on the far shore. About a dozen or so geese were foraging and resting; they seemed like the typical small flock that stops over during this time of year during their migration south. One individual, however, caught my eye; even from afar, it seemed to have more white plumage than a normal Canada goose.
As we paddled closer, it was apparent that the goose in question did not have typical Canada goose plumage and was a hybrid. Most of the white we saw from the far shore came from a largely white breast. It also had a larger eye patch, and a longer neck than its brethren. It had small pink markings on the bill, and when it paddled, we could see that it had pink legs and feet.
When a hybrid goose or duck is seen, it is often difficult to identify the species of both parents, as varying contributing characteristics from each parent are carried to the offspring every time a hybrid offspring is produced. Complicating identification is the frequent occurrence of one parent of a hybrid offspring being a hybridized domestic goose itself.
Our hybrid is somewhat of a mystery. The eye patch closely resembles the "Greater White-fronted X Canada Goose hybrid" pictured in the Sibley Guide to Birds, but the rest of the plumage, and especially the pink legs are in conflict. Some members of a local birding club suggest that the mystery goose may have had an Asian parent, perhaps domestic.
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A 69-year-old woman has been indicted on charges she tried to use a Bible to smuggle drugs into the Jefferson County Jail.
Carolyn Hebert Frioux, 69, of Fannett, went to visit her daughter in jail in July.
When deputies inspected the Bible she was carrying, they said they found meth inside.
A grand jury last week handed up a one-count indictment charging Frioux with possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility.
She was booked into jail, then released after posting $8,000 bail.


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- Title
- BCS-BEC crossover in an asymmetric two-component Fermi gas
- Author(s)
- Liu, Xia-Ji; Hu, Hui
- Abstract
- We discuss the superfluid phase transition of a strongly interacting Fermi gas with unequal (asymmetric) chemical potentials in two pairing hyperfine states, and map out its phase diagram near the BCS-BEC crossover. Our approach includes the fluctuation contributions of "preformed Cooper pairs" to the thermodynamic potential at finite temperature. We show that, below a critical difference in chemical potentials between species, a normal gas is unstable towards the formation of either a finite-momentum paired Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov superconducting phase or a uniform superfluid, depending on the asymmetry and interaction strengths. We determine the value of critical chemical potential mismatch, and find that it is consistent with a recent measurement by Zwierlein et al. (Science, 311 (2006) 492).
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Europhysics Letters, Vol. 75, no. 3 (Aug 2006), pp. 364-370
- Publication year
- 2006
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- 01 Mathematical Sciences; 02 Physical Sciences
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- Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superfluid; BEC-BCS crossovers; Bose-Einstein condensation; Degenerate Fermi gases; Fermion systems; Nonlinear systems; Quantum gases; Statistical physics
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- 0295-5075
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