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Those are the findings of research released Friday by Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization. The findings result from Feeding America's "Map the Meal Gap" study, which provides estimates on the rate of food insecurity at the county and congressional district level for the entire nation. Food Bank for Larimer County is part of the Feeding America network.
"Food insecurity is one of the leading public health challenges in the United States due to the physical, mental damage and behavioral problems it may cause,´ said Dr. Craig Gundersen, associate professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, a member of Feeding America's Technical Advisory Group, and the lead researcher of the "Map the Meal Gap" study. "By ascertaining the extent and distribution of food insecurity at the county and congressional district level, we can better direct our resources to alleviating this serious problem."
The total number of food insecure people in Larimer County is about the same as last year.
"Because of the support of the Larimer County community, we are making healthy strides in closing the gap on hunger in our community,´ said Amy Pezzani, executive director of the Food Bank for Larimer County. "(But) this report is a reminder of the depth of food insecurity in our community. In 2011, we distributed enough food to provide 6.5 million meals to the community. … We will not rest until we are certain no one is hungry in Larimer County."
The Food Bank for Larimer County provides approximately 8 million pounds of donated food and other products to the community each year.
Nationally, the food insecurity rate remained relatively unchanged from last year at 16.1 percent, or nearly 49 million people nationwide.
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Chinese Minister of Culture Cai Wu stressed the importance of culture to both the domestic and foreign policy agendas of his country at a China-US Cultural Forum on September 21 in Washington, D.C.
Las Vegas, Nevada-- As bombs began to explode in 1951, so did the economy of Las Vegas, only sixty five miles away. An exhibition at the Atomic Testing Museum shows the dramatic effect the Nevada Test Site had on Las Vegas.
An NEH-supported exhibition titled "Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts" explores Islamic art through the universal tradition of gift giving.
Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery throughout his political career are reexamined in an NEH-supported traveling exhibition, "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation."
As the turn of the twentieth century approached, increasing numbers of Americans found themselves with "free" time for recreation. Discover what they did with it on EDSITEment, the award-winning NEH website.
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The federal agent accused of the deadly shooting of Hawaii man has been denied a request to move his case to federal court.
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Boulder, CO, USA – In spite of the human suffering and environmental dangers they cause around the world, naturally burning coal fires and coal fires ignited by human activities receive little attention from the media, compared to other environmental catastrophes. Unfortunately, few university geoscience curricula devote time to the study of these fires. A new volume published by the Geological Society of America may help change that.
Geology of Coal Fires: Case Studies from Around the World, GSA Reviews in Engineering Geology Volume XVIII, offers a comprehensive overview of coal-fires science, an interdisciplinary area of research that is gaining international attention.
According to volume editor Professor Glenn B. Stracher of the Division of Natural Science and Mathematics at East Georgia College in Swainsboro, Georgia, coal fires are responsible for coronary and respiratory diseases and arsenic, fluorine, and carbon monoxide poisoning in humans, often culminating in death. The heat energy, toxic fumes, and solid by-products associated with coal combustion, both at the surface and underground, destroy floral and faunal habitats while polluting the air, water, and soil.
"In addition to addressing these pressing problems, coal-fires science may lead to an understanding of the role played by ancient and modern fires in global warming and Earth's carbon cycle. The affect of coal fires on the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere and life on our planet is unknown," said Stracher. "Coal-fires science is an exciting and critically important field of interdisciplinary research ripe for expansion."
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I wish I was one of those women who had that wonderful breastfeeding experience, but mine has always been a struggle.
First dehydration, then relactation. Finally we are nursing, and I thought the battle was over.
Now I have OS, have tried the remedies with no success yet. Called local LC, and of course she never dealt with anyone having to much milk. She told me to let him hang over my shoulder and nurse upside down to help control OALD. Crazy.
I have posted on the oversupply suggestion already.
If my inlaws found out what is happening, I will never here the end of it.
I was concerned when babies poopy diapers went from one week, to five days, then four days, two poops in one day, etc. since nursing (versus EBM). He has been more fussy the past two days. Well, today his diaper was very mucousy.
I am not one of those women that will perserve if my child is suffering. I can not live tied to a pump the rest of my life. I need to get out of my house.
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Israelis, social protesters, and left wing activists march against the possibility of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities in Tel Aviv, Israel, Mar. 24, 2012.
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"Why Negotiating with Iran is Israel's Best Strategy"
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March 28, 2012
Author: Annie Tracy Samuel, Former Associate, International Security Program, JulyAugust 2014; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20112014; Former Research Fellow, Dubai Initiative, Fall 2011
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Sanctions and the threat of attack won't persuade Iran to stop developing nuclear capability. Negotiations and talk will.
A nuclear-armed Iran would present a dire threat to Israel.
Those of us who are committed to defending Israel must consider the strategies for preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and support the strategy that is most likely to achieve that goal and to maximize Israel's power and security. There are three elements of a strategy to achieve this objective.
Strategy 1: Sanctions, pressure, threats
A policy of sanctions, pressure, and threats has dominated Israel's and the United States' approaches to Iran for many years. However, if threats and coercion are intended to force Iran to abandon its nuclear program, they are not likely to produce the desired result.
Much of Iran's motivation to develop an ambiguous nuclear program stems from the belief that Iran faces threats from other countries, particularly from the United States. The escalation of threats, therefore, will only further convince Iran that it needs a nuclear program, either as a symbol of strength, as a deterrent, or as a bargaining chip to gain concessions from its adversaries.
Further, sanctions and threats are strengthening the power of Iranian hardliners and the Revolutionary Guards, the forces that present the gravest danger to Israel. A policy that is centered on pressure will increase the likelihood that Iran will decide it needs a nuclear weapon and that it cannot reduce its enmity toward Israel and the United States. Such a policy will likely make Israel less secure.
Strategy 2: An attack on Iran's nuclear facilities
An Israeli or American strike on Iran's nuclear facilities may delay Iran's nuclear progress. While it is difficult to predict precisely what the outcome of an attack would be, and how much damage it would cause to Iran's nuclear program, a strike will not prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Instead, it is more likely to convince Iran to pursue a nuclear weapon as a deterrent against a future attack. A strike is also likely to provoke retaliation, putting the lives of many Israelis at risk. Therefore, an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities will make Israel less secure in both the short and long term.
Strategy 3: Negotiations and engagement
The idea of negotiating with a regime that champions hate towards Israel and Jews, denies the Holocaust, and represses its own people is difficult to consider. However, doing so becomes easier if we recognize that negotiating with Iran is the surest way to maximize Israel's security, because it has the highest chance of producing an Iran that is less threatening and that does not develop a nuclear weapon.
Most importantly, a negotiated agreement can be based on pro-Israel solutions that maintain Israeli supremacy in the region. This involves demands that Iran cap its enrichment to 5 percent, cease activities at the Fordow enrichment plant, deposit its 20 percent enriched uranium with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and institute comprehensive IAEA inspections through ratification of the Additional Protocol that addresses protection civilians are entitled to in wartime.
To secure these things from Iran, Israel and the United States can accept a uranium enrichment capability in Iran, enact Article IV of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by agreeing to technological and nuclear cooperation between Iran and the international community, and provide some form of security guarantee including the disavowal of regime change.
These measures maximize Israel's security. An indigenous enrichment capability brings Iran under the continued auspices of the NPT and the continued oversight of IAEA inspectors. It decreases the likelihood that Iran will develop a clandestine program and makes it much harder for Iran to develop a military nuclear capability. Technological and nuclear cooperation between Iran and the international community has the same effect. Both measures, therefore, increase Israels security.
A security guarantee, reduction in threatening rhetoric, and disavowal of regime change will minimize Iran's conviction that it faces international threats, and will reduce its incentive to develop a nuclear weapon as a deterrent. Further, in gaining a perceived win in negotiations, Iran will have less need for an advanced nuclear capability as a bargaining chip.
Of these three strategies, only the third negotiating with Iran can lead to an Iran without nuclear weapons; consequently, it is the best strategy for maximizing Israel's security.
Annie Tracy Samuel is a member of a family that was instrumental in the creation of Israel and in assuring it has maximum U.S. support. She is the great grandniece of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, leader of American Zionism, and the granddaughter of Philip Bernstein, former chief executive of the Council of Jewish Federations (now the Jewish Federations of North America). She is writing a doctoral dissertation on the Islamic Republic at Tel Aviv and Harvard Universities.
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As North Central College prepares to celebrate its Sesquicentennial on November 11, 2011—Veteran's Day—it honors the many military veterans who served their country and returned to earn degrees. Their presence on campus during the post-World War II era changed the physical campus, the social environment, athletics and the makeup of the faculty. Enrollment grew from 410 in 1944 to 920 in 1946 with the return of veterans like Charles Sehe '50 of Mankato, MN, who had witnessed four years of intensive combat.
"It was quite an adjustment we had to make," says the veteran of the U.S. Navy, who majored in biology, earned a doctorate in zoology and became a professor of anatomy. "Sitting in classes for 50 minutes was tough but we did it."
Sehe and his peers came to campus on the GI Bill, which he says provided him with a monthly allowance of $75 plus free tuition and textbooks. Sehe was stationed on the USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He stayed on the ship as it returned to Puget Sound for repairs and later witnessed the D-Day invasion at Utah Beach and the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, among other events. He was injured on March 17, 1945, when a Kamikaze plane killed 11 and wounded 65.
Sehe's memoirs are available in the College's Archives, including his account of life on campus after the war. He first lived for eight months in a locker room with cots on the second floor of Merner Field House. He writes: "Each morning this motley crew of former soldiers, sailors and airmen would march in military fashion up to Kaufman Hall where breakfast, family style, would be served." The group would consume several pots of coffee.
In the summer of 1947, he moved to one of the three barracks buildings temporarily erected behind Goldspohn Hall. "I was one of the 'barracks boys'," he said. "While we were respectful of the rules about no liquor on campus, we violated the no-smoking policy during our late study hours."
Professor of English Harold E. White had a profound influence on him as they casually met to exchange thoughts and ideas. "All I could offer were my encounters with the horrors of the war, but he soothed my troubled mind with words from Wordsworth and other poets. Today I can still recite poems from Wordsworth, Byron, Keats and Shelley."
Among the new faculty arriving on campus were Donald "Doc" Shanower (who served in the U.S. Army infantry from 1942 to 1946), Mary Alice Seybold and Dick Eastman, who was a major in the U.S. Army during WWII. He inspired Howard Cosyns '49, a former pilot of a P47 Thunderbolt stationed in New Guinea. "My first class as a freshman was with Doc Eastman and he was a neophyte professor then," recalls Cosyns, who was married and living off campus. "Here I was, 25 years old, in class with a bunch of kids who were 18."
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By Judy Sedbrook, Colorado Master GardenerSM, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Denver
The reflection of the sun, dragonflies and butterflies dancing overhead, the tranquility of trickling water; the desire for just such an idyllic setting has made the water garden an increasingly popular idea. Add in the affordability and availability of easily installed, prefabricated materials and the backyard pond becomes a practical option for many homeowners.
To go along with this, most garden centers and mail-order catalogues now stock a variety of plants specifically meant to be grown in or near water. Just as in any other part of the garden, though, these water plants are subject to a number of insect and disease problems.
By following a few simple guidelines, many of the problems you might encounter can be avoided.
Mary Small, urban pest management specialist with Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinic, has identified some of the more common water garden plant problems occurring locally. The following is a list of these insect and disease related problems, their causes, and what can be done to control them.Petasites, Rotala and Water Hyacinth: Root Rot Obedient Plant (Physostegia) and Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis): Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
Water Lily:Water Hibiscus: Scorch
Papyrus (Cyberus): Helminthosporium leaf spot (a fungus)
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpurea): an unknown virus
Petasites, Rotala and Water Hyacinth: Root Rot
Cause: These symptoms are most likely caused by root rot, a fungal disease. The fungus is usually introduced with new plants, but several conditions may be contributing to the problem.
Control: Remove the plant from the water garden and monitor the remaining plants for signs of root rot. Correct any design deficiencies that may be adding to the problem.
Obedient Plant (Physostegia) and Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis): Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
Spread: The cause of these symptoms is the Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV). It is spread by thrips feeding on the plant. Thrips carry the virus in their bodies and introduce it to uninfected plants when they feed on them. The virus survives only if the host plant is alive. It can overwinter in the infected plant or other perennial host plants.
Control: Discard the plant. There is no control for the virus.
Spread: Damage is caused by the aphids sucking sap from the leaves of the plant. Black aphids can be introduced to the pond with infested plants. They overwinter on plum and cherry trees and these plants can be another source.
Water Lily: Aquatic Leaf Beetle
Spread: Aquatic leaf beetles can be introduced with new plants, or they may just be attracted to the water garden.
Symptoms: The leaf edges are necrotic with no evidence of insects or disease.
Cause: Scorch is caused by the inability of roots to take up enough water to replace what is lost through transpiration. Scorch is worst during periods of hot dry weather, but can also occur when there is insufficient water present or when the roots are incapable of functioning well enough to absorb it.
Papyrus (Cyberus): Helminthosporium leaf spot (a fungus)
Cause: This disease is stress related. Conditions that create stress include:
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpurea): an unknown virus
Symptoms: The plant's leaves are mottled and crinkled.
Spread: The virus is as yet unidentified and is awaiting further testing. The method of spread has not been determined.
Control: Discard the infected plant.
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- Grains and peanuts edging out cotton on Moore Farms
- Problems with resistant pigweed
- Peanuts for rotation, diversity
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"We've got about 1,000 acres of cotton this year," says Josh James, who farms with his uncle, Walt Moore in Tallahatchie County, Miss. "But, we've cut 'way back in favor of grains, and this year, for the first time, peanuts. Grain prices have been a factor in the cotton cutbacks, but Uncle Walt has always wanted to get more diversity into our operation, and we've been able to move in that direction with corn and peanuts."
WALT MOORE, left, and Josh James, who farm in Tallahatchie County, Miss., were waiting for the remnants of Hurricane Isaac to clear out before they began defoliating cotton.
Cotton accounts for about one-fourth of the acreage this year at Moore Farms, located in Tallahatchie County, Miss., at the eastern edge of the Delta along the bluff hills — but that's a sharp drop from 85 percent four or five years ago.
"We've got about 1,000 acres of cotton this year," says Josh James, who farms with his uncle, Walt Moore. "We've cut 'way back in favor of grains, and this year, for the first time, peanuts. Grain prices have been a factor in the cotton cutbacks, but Uncle Walt has always wanted to get more diversity into our operation, and we've been able to move in that direction with corn and peanuts."
With corn harvest under their belts, he breaks into a broad grin when asked about yield.
"We had 550 acres this year, all Pioneer 1615, and bar none, it's the best corn I've ever seen. We were done harvesting in late August, with an average of about 220 bushels. On the dryland part of one odd-shaped field where the pivot doesn't reach, we were cutting about 100 bushels, but on some of the watered portion the yield monitor was showing 335 bushels per acre — which is absolutely phenomenal!
"In years past, we've averaged about 175 bushels, with some fields going 200 or better.
"All our corn is irrigated, some under two center pivots, the rest furrow. We got all of it planted early before the spring rains, and then we got some good rains during the season. We really stayed on top of our watering this year and put all the corn on stronger ground. Everything has just some together well."
About one-third of their land is irrigated, with the majority of that furrow. They have three center pivots, all Valley; one covers 80 acres, another 175 acres, and the one added this year covers 300 acres.
"While water is still plentiful at shallow depths here in the Delta, we all know that we need to make more efficient use of this resource," Josh says. "At young farmer meetings in recent years, most of the talk has been about marketing, but this year it was all about water and what an important — and serious — issue it is.
"Here on our farms, our plan is to continue to expand our irrigation capability. We pump from wells and also relift water from a pond."
They harvest corn at about 17 percent moisture, which then requires only minimal drying. They have 60,000 bushels of grain storage in two bins, and plan to add two more bins this year, doubling capacity to 120,000 bushels.
"We believe putting our money into additional irrigation and storage offers a greater return on our investment than anything else right now," Josh says.
As August ebbed into September, they were expecting to start defoliation as soon as rains from Hurricane Isaac moved out of the area — "about the same time we hope to start digging peanuts," he says, noting that "this year's cotton crop has done well."
"We have Stoneville 5288B2F and 4145LLB2, which is a LibertyLink variety. We also have Deltapine 0912 B2RF, and Deltapine 1137 B2RF. This is our fourth year for the 0912, and we've really loved this variety. It has performed well for us.
"Last year we had some Deltapine 1048 B2RFcotton, which developed a lot of four bract squares. We really had to nurse it, but it was still one of our best-yielding varieties in 2011."
Their year-in, year-out cotton average is about 2.5 bales, he says.


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1. Name: Stan
2. Age: 23
3. Nationality/Location: Haitian/Queens
4. I love the Knicks since: 1992... I was 8 and it was awesome
5. Favorite Knick moment: So many to choose from. Starks dunking on Jordan is probably it.
6. Favorite current Knick: David Lee/Wilson Chandler
7. All time favorite Knick: Patrick Ewing
9. Worst move the Knicks management has ever done: Theres so many. Giving Allan Houston 100 million bucks, trading for McDyess, trading for Marbury, basically everything Scott Layden and Isaiah Thomas did.
10. Best move the Knicks management has ever done: Draft Ewing, Reed, Mark Jackson... basically every other good Knick we've ever had.
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Hope persists for Golden Guernsey plant's future
A week after the sudden closing of the Golden Guernsey dairy company, resulting in the loss of more than 100 jobs and sending schools scrambling to find another source of milk, Teamsters union official Gene Gowey says he clings to hope the plant will reopen.
Some people had worked at the Waukesha plant for more than 25 years, but they're too young to retire and they've spent their entire career in a niche business that doesn't offer many local job opportunities, said Gowey, recording secretary for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 695 in Madison. »Read Full Article(151)
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Madison - Gov. Scott Walker pledged Thursday to cut income taxes in the state budget he signs this summer, calling it the best way to spark the economy. But he also said the reduction would be phased in over a number of years.
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Madison - State Assembly leaders from both parties struck a deal Thursday to cut down on their body's frequent and contentious overnight sessions, with time clocks installed to track the length of future floor speeches.
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Milwaukee auto repair shop Habhegger makes way for apartments
Longtime east side business Habhegger Wheel and Axle has moved from the corner of N. Water and E. Brady streets to Glendale.
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Organizers will hold three information sessions this month for entrepreneurs interested in entering the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest.
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September 17, 2009Alert #09-769
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: WoodMaster AFS 900 Outdoor Furnaces
Units: About 600
Distributor: Northwest Manufacturing Inc., of Red Lake Falls, Minn.
Hazard: The temperature gauge can fail and cause fire in the fuel storage hopper, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of 12 incidents of fire in the fuel storage hopper, three of which reported blisters and minor burns to the hands.
Description: This recall involves the WoodMaster AFS 900 outdoor furnace. The furnaces were sold in green, black, brown, camo, grey, red and taupe. The WoodMaster logo AND AFS900 are on the front.
Sold at: Authorized plumbing and heating stores nationwide and direct sales between July 2006 and February 2009 for about $6,000.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled furnaces immediately and contact Northwest Manufacturing to schedule a free repair. All known consumers have been notified.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Northwest Manufacturing at (800) 932-3629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.AFS900recall.com
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Teddy, a Lebanese university graduate, performs a belly dance at a nightclub in Beirut, in this November 2007 file picture.
BEIRUT, Lebanon – It is 2 a.m. in an abandoned theater in Hamra, a neighborhood in the Lebanese capital. Men pack the room, their fists pumping the air in time with the thumping music. A bare-chested dancer in tight-fitting shorts glides around the stage, reaching his hand around another man's neck, pulling him close and stealing a kiss.
These parties are popular with those who can afford the $33 entrance fee. For those looking for an alternative, around a dozen different bars and clubs aimed at gay men dot the city.
Beirut has for decades been a haven for gay men and lesbians, luring people from throughout the region, including deeply conservative countries like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. But while the city's image as an oasis of open-mindedness attracts foreigners - and sells newspapers - the liberal veneer disguises a conservative underbelly that recent police sweeps and reports of invasive "medical" tests have exposed.
Family 'would not accept it'
Many gay men in Beirut carry on double lives despite living in what is considered to be the gay capital of the Middle East.
"I'm only out to my close friends," said "Jad," 22, who asked that his real name not to be published. "My family is quite religious and would not accept it. When I was younger my mother made it clear that she would disown me if I came out to her."
Indeed, while gay bars and clubs are common, homosexuality – or behavior deemed "contrary to nature" – is illegal according to article 534 of the Lebanese penal code.
Technically, this means that only those who have been proven to engage in such illegal acts are liable for arrest. In practice, "people have been arrested just because a particular security officer thinks that person might be gay," human rights lawyer Nizar Saghieh said.
"Despite the façade of tolerance, the reality is that a negative stigma of homosexuality persists," said Georges Azzi, co-founder of Helem, a non-profit group working on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues.
The burden is heaviest for homosexual men who don't have the right connections and cannot afford to pay off officials to avoid punishment.
"Unless you know your rights or know someone in a position of power to help you, you're in trouble," said Rebecca Saade, who works on LGBT rights with an underground group that focuses on lesbians and transsexuals.
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Lebanese demonstrators hold signs against "virginity tests" on women - and men suspected of homosexuality - during a protest in Beirut on August 11.
Gay men who cannot afford to live outside of the family home are more likely to engage in sexual acts in places where they could be caught.
An incident in July revealed the contradictory attitudes toward homosexuality in Lebanon. Leading local television station MTV released footage of several popular gay hangouts and police then raided two establishments and arrested patrons.
"I think the internal security forces felt pressured to act and arrested people in these theaters because they felt no one would pay any attention or care," Helem's Azzi said. "The theater was in a poor neighborhood and the customers are on the lowest rung of Lebanese society, many of them were non-Lebanese Arabs."
A surprising watershed
While a raid in Lebanon's second city Tripoli went relatively unnoticed, journalists jumped on reports of a one in the outskirts of Beirut after it emerged that dozens of men arrested had been subjected to physical tests.
The controversial procedure, which human rights lawyer Nizar Saghieh said has "no basis in science and is used as a tool of intimidation," involves examining the anus for indications of sodomy.
The test has been standard for many years, according to human rights lawyer Saghieh, but was never before brought into the media spotlight. He estimates some 100 to 200 procedures take place every year.
Paradoxically, news that the men had been subjected to the invasive test jump-started a discussion on how homosexuals were treated in Lebanon. Until then, the debate had focused whether to grant equal rights to homosexuals and revoke article 534, said Saghieh.
Hundreds were rushed to emergency rooms after an explosion left a 15-foot crater in one of Beirut's nicest neighborhoods. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports.
"But the debate was stagnant," he added. "With the anal tests, the debate focused on a single aspect of how gays are treated and a lot of people, despite their view on article 534, felt the practice extreme."
Indeed, the media was almost unanimous in condemning the practice following the revelations over the summer. Many referred to the practice as "tests of shame." One major TV channel went so far as to call Lebanon a "Republic of Shame," a term that gained traction across social networking sites.
Following the furor, the Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi passed a decree calling for an end to the tests. Gay rights campaigners cheered the speedy policy change.
"It is probably the biggest success story in terms of gay rights in the Arab world," Saghieh said.
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Saade agreed that the government's decision was significant.
Still, it was just one victory in a long fight for equal rights in Lebanon, advocates said.
"We have come a long way in the past decade or so, but at this point I think revoking law 534 remains a dream," Saade said.
Indeed, if you aren't part of the wealthy and privileged Beirut elite, being gay in Lebanon can still prove treacherous.
"Mazen," a 23-year-old who asked for his real name not to be used, said he's been encouraged by signs that many people are becoming more accepting in Beirut. But these changes are largely limited to the capital and have not reached his village in the south where homosexuality remains a major taboo.
Syria may exploit instability in Lebanon: Clinton
Like others in his position, he hides his sexual orientation from much of his family.
"I have told a few cousins who are of similar age but I would never come out to my mother. She would be heartbroken, ashamed and make sure it stayed within the family," he said.
"If I came out to her, I think she would never speak to me again."
Shane Farrell is an NBC News contributor and a reporter at NOW Lebanon.
More world stories from NBC News:
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- After decades of oppression, Kurds get taste of freedom in Syria
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Creamy Chocolate Streusel Bar
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Ready Time: 210 min
- Yield: 3 dozen bars
- 1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup cold butter
- 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 350ºF.
- COMBINE flour, powdered sugar and cocoa in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (mixture will be dry). Reserve 2 cups crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
- BAKE 15 minutes. Beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add egg and vanilla, mixing well. Pour evenly over partially baked crust. Combine reserved crumb mixture and walnuts. Sprinkle evenly over cheese mixture.
- BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly. Cool. Chill. Cut into bars.
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Nutritional Information Per Serving
Serving Size (1 bar, 1/36 of recipe), Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 30mg, Sodium 75mg, Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 13g), Protein 3g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 6%, Iron 4%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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As a high-mileage neutral trainer, the Brooks Ghost 5 is sure to please, offering a protective, cushioned ride with a smooth transition.
Cushioning is the cornerstone of the Ghost 5. We expected a good deal of impact protection in this high mileage trainer, and it delivered. Though not the softest cushioning, testers found it to be resilient over longer distances, and the firmness of the midsole through the forefoot added to the shoe's responsiveness.
Testers agreed that the ride of the Ghost 5 is undeniably smooth. The crash pad extends into the forefoot, providing full ground contact that creates a silky transition from heel to toe.
The upper does a great job of holding the foot in comfort. We found the upper to be spacious in both the forefoot and the heel. Runners with a wider foot will be well accommodated by the Ghost 5, but even those runners with an average foot volume were able to tighten the laces for a tight and secure fit through the midfoot.
It's easy to see why the Ghost has been one of Brooks' top sellers since its introduction in 2008. Though the Ghost 5 is not the quickest, lightest, or most agile running shoe, it does offer long-lasting cushioning and a padded upper for high mileage training.
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The first of a three-part series, this lesson will introduce you to South African research. The class will first discuss historical events that affected South African research, then talk about the major record types that can assist you in finding your South African ancestors. Finally, the lesson will discuss naming patterns and peculiarities to researching in South Africa.
How To Find Your Ancestors In Your Family Tree
In most modern cultures, records are created for important life events such as birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial. Information from many of these records has been indexed and put online. This lesson shows how to find ancestors using these records. Also in this lesson is how to use Descendancy Research to find ancestors.
Record Search Tips on FamilySearch
This video gives users tips for effectively searching for records of their ancestors. It explains how to use filters to bring birth, marriage, death, census, and other records about an ancestor to the top of the search results list.
Step three is to grow your family tree by searching historical records on FamilySearch.org. Your ancestors' everyday milestones and experiences—like birth, marriage, and death—often created historical records that have been indexed and made searchable online. Use Search to find more details about the people in your family story.


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Numi Tea'm
Numi is an organization that celebrates difference and creativity. Our offices and warehouse provide vibrant spaces that invite all employees to find their own thoughts and visions and take the tea transformation.
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I always loved cheese. When I was young my favorite snacks were string cheese and the neon orange Kraft singles. I'd unwrap the packages, quarter the cheese and pop it in. Maybe I'd put it on a cracker, but often I'd just eat it as is. When I became vegetarian giving up meat wasn't hard for me. I was never a big fan anyway. But cheese—cheese was something I really loved.
Like most people I thought eating cheese was harmless. I understood that in order to eat meat, animals had to die. My understanding was as rudimentary as that. I didn't understand though, as many people don't, that in order to consume milk, a cow has to give birth to a calf. Her calf is typically taken away from her within days of birth—sometimes within hours, which is a heart-breaking separation. The mother cow is then hooked up to milk pumping machines and milked until she runs dry while her calf, if female joins the dairy herd and if male, becomes a veal calf. Isn't it wrong to put these animals through this misery just to produce a fluid that is not only unnecessary for our health, but that is actually bad for us?
In addition to the systemic psychological abuse involved in artificially inseminating cows then taking away their day-old babies, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals today released the results of an undercover investigation into Adirondack Farms, LLC, a dairy factory farm that sells milk that becomes Cabot and McCadam cheeses. PETA's investigation documented egregious acts of cruelty.
PETA's investigation documented workers jabbing and striking cows with a pole and cane—on the face, udder, and hindquarters—when being led to be milked. According to PETA, when its investigator raised concerns about this behavior to a farm manager, the investigator was told that the workers "get carried away with" striking cows. Workers were also documented repeatedly electrically shocking a cow in the face and jabbing a cow in the ribs with a screwdriver.
This video is further evidence that egregious animal cruelty is widespread in dairy production, and that animals must suffer these cruelties in addition to the indignity and misery caused by the standard practices of the dairy industry. And these cruelties are entirely unnecessary, because humans do not need to drink cow's milk.
In addition to encouraging people to adopt a vegan diet, PETA has a quick online form people can fill out to ask Agri-Mark's CEO to implement its recommendations to help end the most egregious abuses of cows on cooperative members' farms and to improve the animals' welfare.


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My LO stared on some solids about 3 weeks ago when she turned 6 months, we began w/ avocados, sweet potatoes and baby oatmeal ceral. I think she may have had some pears too. We fed her that maybe 1-2/day only about 2tbsps at a time though.
About 1 week ago she got all constipated to the point she hadn't pooed in like 6-7 days and was grunting in pain. We've only been giving her pureed prunes and pears for the past couple of days and finally things are back to normal, but now I'm not sure how to go back to solids w/o her getting constipated again and we wanted to start new foods, but it seems like a circle... Any suggestions?


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We planned our dinner hour a bit early this evening so we could treat the kids to The Walmart Ice Cream Social, which I called this morning to confirm was happening, and was told that yes a vendor would be at the store from 5-9 tonight, which is the information I received, and that is listed on their website.
Well, we arrived at the store and walked all through the grocery area, and even the summer fun section, but there wasn't any sort of social of any kind going on. Very confused, we went to customer service and the kid working was happy to share about the free ice creams a lady gave out from 3-4 near the ice cream section, free Nestle Drumsticks, he said. He'd gotten 2 and was happy to report they were delicious.
My kids were crushed. I'd promised them ice cream all day and here we were, standing in Walmart, and they didn't have the promised ice cream.
I did what any mom would do. I opened up a 4 pack of NESTLÉ® DRUMSTICK® cones after we looked around at the ice cream treats (I didn't want to buy any more than that since we had one stop to make on the way home and it was hot)…and let the kids eat them right in the store while we finished up our shopping. They of course thought this was the coolest.thing.ever.
So I can't tell you how The Ice Cream Social was, because apparently there was some miscommunication between the people who came to run the event and the store, but I can tell you that anyone who had been there for it thought the free ice cream was great. The Drumsticks we got the kids looked delicious- I was a good girl and didn't have one, but Mr. Bargains and all three kids polished theirs off before we got back to the van.
I was kind of surprised how many varieties of the Drumsticks there are- we buy popsicles and basic ice cream, we just don't seem to ever buy the 'novelties' in the ice cream section. I just remember one kind of Drumstick as a kid at the ice cream truck and here there were different flavors, different sizes, and all sorts of different package sizes. Thank goodness we found a 4 pack so we didn't have to waste any ice cream (because that would be wrong).
We may have missed The Ice Cream Social but made our own fun and all's well that ends well. The kids got their ice cream they waited all day for, so they were happy. They even got to try something new! We also had a chance to take the time to look a lot closer at the ice cream novelties aisle, something we don't really do- I can't believe all of the different sizes of product there are- mini's to extra large- and the package sizes- from single packs to huge value packs and everything in between.
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The Friends of the Mill Valley Library present a series of Monday Night at the Movies events. This month's theme: Alec Guinness.
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Monday, October 21st @ 7:30 p.m.
Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness), brilliant young research chemist and former Cambridge scholarship recipient, has been dismissed from jobs at several textile mills in the north of England because of his demands for expensive facilities and his obsession with inventing an everlasting fiber. While working as a laborer at the Birnley mill, he accidentally becomes an unpaid researcher and invents an incredibly strong fiber which repels dirt and never wears out. From this fabric, a suit is made--which is brilliant white because it cannot absorb dye and slightly luminous because it includes radioactive elements. The problem is realized by both Labor and Management. They will eventually lose out due to this marvelous fabric.Doors open at 7:00. This series is sponsored by The Friends of the Mill Valley Library. For more Programs and Events at the Library, see the Library Events Calendar.
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Marion, 36, reportedly wants to play alongside star forward LeBron James and have a chance to compete for an NBA title. The Indiana Pacers are also pursuing Marion after losing forward Paul George to a broken leg that will keep him out for about a year.
The Cavaliers can only offer Marion $1.4 million this season.
The Pacers could pay Marion up to $5.3 million after being granted a disabled player exception by the NBA stemming from George's injury. However, they would enter into luxury tax territory if they spent more than $1.7 million of the exception.
Indiana could outbid Cleveland for Marion without going over the luxury tax. Pacers president Larry Bird has said the Pacers will not be a luxury tax team.
Marion has reportedly said he wants to play for a championship contender if he leaves the Dallas Mavericks. He has met with the Pacers and Cavaliers.
Last season, Marion averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Mavericks. In 15 NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors and Mavericks, he has averaged 15.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest.


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Seems strange to me, how quickly the name Jabez disappeared in my English relatives, considering that it was there in Lancashire the first Mary Burn of my line named her second son Jabez. He was a rather famous Jabez, a temperance preaching Baptist minister. His son was named Dawson Jabez
Burns; Dawson was the surnmane of his mother, and of course, Jabez the name of the father.
The Dawson Jabez Burns of this Part 4 of the Jabezes series was the last of the English Jabez Burns of which I am aware.
Although Dawson Jabez Burns' older brother George interest turned to printing and publishing, Dawson Jabez Burns followed his famous father's footsteps into the ministry. At the age of 22 years, he was attending the General Baptist College at St. Margaret, Leicester. During his youth he was surrounded by those in the temperance movement, such as Clara Lucas Balfour, who was the wife of James Balfour, of the Ways and Means Office in the House of Commons. Her husband, an alcohlic took the temperance pledge in 1837, and she a week later. Clara later contacted Jabez Burns and became a Baptist convert. It certainly is not surprising that Dawson Jabez Burns found a suitable wife for an upcoming Baptist minister in Clara's daughter Cecil Balfour. Dawson and Cecil Burns had five children, none of which bore the Jabez or Dawson name..
Dawson Jabez followed his famous father's steps in preaching temperance from the Baptist pulpit. He died at the age of 80 years, 23rd of August,1909.
1841 English Census, St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
1851 English Census, St. Margaret, Leicester, England
1861 English Census, St. George, Southwark, Surrey, England
1871 English Census, Southwark, Surrey, England
1881 English Census, Southward, Surrey, England
1891 English Census, Southerick, Surrey, England
1901 English Census, Battersea, London, Surrey, England
1909 BMD Record, London, England
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Jabezes, Part 2
Jabezes, Part 3
Jabezes, Part 3, Addendum
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Jabezes, Part 1
Jabezes, Part 2
Jabezes, Part 3
Jabezes, Part 3, Addendum
Burns Brass Band
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Alexandra V. Tobias, a young mother and casual game aficionado from Florida, is at the center of a tragic murder. The Jacksonville resident pleaded guilty to second degree murder this week, admitting that she'd killed her three-month-old child because he disturbed her while she was trying to play Farmville.
In her confession, Tobias said her baby started crying, interrupting her important game. She shook him, smoked a cigarette to calm down, then shook him again. She says he may have hit his head at some point. I wonder if she finished harvesting her crops?
Tobias could face life in prison. Keep your fingers crossed.
While it is very difficult to find time to play games when you have a three month old child, the fact is, they sleep a lot. If you're creative, you can squeeze in some Farmville and not have to shake anyone. Games really aren't at fault here. I blame the depersonalizing onslaught of late Industrial Capitalism and the inherent unfairness of the American class system... but it could have been errant chemicals in this lady's brain.
I'll bet when anti-game activists talk about murders caused by games, they'll leave this one off the list because it doesn't help the argument. Very few rational people could believe Farmville caused this woman to murder her child, even though she was playing the game pre-murder. Farmville will get a well-deserved pass, but I'll bet if this crime was committed by a man, and he had been playing Slaughterhouse, the media narrative would be very, very different.
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These Boys Are For Real
What an exciting game. What an exciting series. What an exciting homestand. What an exciting season!
If anyone still doesn't believe in this team, I don't know if they ever will. If you don't believe in this team now, I don't see how they can do anything less of winning the World Series to get you to say that hey, these guys are for real.
I know that as San Diegians, we've been let down time and time before. I understand your hesitation to be quick to jump on the bandwagon. But it's safe. Trust me. I've been on the bandwagon for a long time and we've yet to get stuck in the mud. How can you watch this team and have any doubts that they're for real?
Yesterday's game was beautiful. First of all, you've got a pitching matchup between Clayton Richard and Johan Santana. It was quite the pitcher's duel. Santana went seven innings, allowing nothing but five hits and five walks. Richard, on the other hand, did allow a run but only four hits and four walks.
That was basically the story, all the way until the bottom of the ninth. You know, it might have seemed like the Padres weren't going to do anything the whole game, but they don't just give up then. If you start giving up, hang around just a little bit longer. Maybe they'll surprise you.
In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and a two-strike count, David Eckstein drove in the tying run. See? Told ya they'd surprise you.
The game went into the extra innings. Both bullpens were solid. Then we got to the bottom of the 11th, which was the big inning of this game.
Tony Gwynn led off with a double. Jon Garland, pinch-hitting, got a bunt down that got Tony out at third. Garland to first.
Jerry Hairston singled, and then Eck got hit-by-pitch to load the bases. That brought up Adrian Gonzalez.
Adrian's really been heating up over the past week or so. Before that at-bat in the 11th, he had two singles and a triple.
Adrian took a ball, a strike, and a grand slam. Yep, he just sent that ball out to left to win the game, 5-1. It was SOOOO COOL!!!!
What made it even more cool was that we got TWO grand slams in one series. That is just too sweet.
I am so glad that we won this series. I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to the pitching match-up tomorrow: Mat Latos vs. Roy Halladay. It's going to be so good.
I just have to say a few things about the horrible call by Jim Joyce last night in Armando Galarraga's almost perfect game. Obviously, it was one of the most terrible calls we've had in a long time. The guy completely ruined the highlight of Galarraga's career. But you see how incredibly remorseful he is about it. He knows. He knows that the guy was out. And he is deeply, deeply sorry about it. I bet he didn't sleep at all last night, and it looks like he's been crying for all that time. Sure, it was a terrible call, but there's nothing he or anyone else can do about it. What Joyce really needs right now is not haters but forgivers. Think about it.
The Latest Leaders list on MLBlogs for the month of May is out, and I'm #11!! Thank you guys sooo much for your readership and support. I could not do it without you. Thank you!!
Jump on the bandwagon, people. These boys are for real. Nothing's going to stop them.
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No jumping on no bandwagon Kaybee. I bleed Dodger Blue but congrats on your boys doing well and your ranking! My boys are right behind you staying very close. I love tight races but still is early.
Now you and everyone in baseball knows that the Phillies offense is on vacation somewhere, I just want to advance notify you that if they return during this weekend, it's nt my fault… and if they don't, you could at least ask your guys to go easy on us…🙂
welcome Philadelphia for the weekend….
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Cardinal fan here, I was in San Diego last week for a couple of games and I can't help but wonder, where are all your fans? You've been in first place awhile you would think more would have jumped on the bandwagon a month ago. Even aside from that though, weather is beautiful there, you have a big city, is fan support really that weak? Your pitching is awesome! I've been trying to find Padre fans who can explain why but I don't understand. It's not 2009 anymore. I heard you average about 20K a game. Have you sold out any games this year? Congratulations on taking the series from us & leading your division.
Cardinal fan here, I was just in San Diego last week for the series against us, you guys have awesome pitching but where are the fans? I haven't been able to find a Padre fan who has been able to explain this to me, why so few fans when you have such great weather and a large population. They said you are only averaging 20,000 a game? But you've been in first place for several weeks now. It isn't 2009 anymore. And your new ownership seems to want to prove it can win. Why's the fan support so bad there? Have you sold out any games this year? Congratulations on taking the series from us and on first place in your division.
Sorry I posted that twice. It didn't show up the first time. Still think you have an awesome team, though.
Padres are playing really well, and I think they're for real, but the Padres need one more power hitter to really put them over the top. Corey Hart is a possibility, and i think he'd be a good fit in San Diego. GO PADRES!!!
I agree, we need a big bat! Who doesn't agree. People have been saying this for years now. The thing is we need to make sure it's someone who can hit with power in Petco. To stlheat, the Cardinal fan, we have sold out at least 3 games this year, they were all against the Dodgers. I know Opening Day wasn't a sellout at first but I think it may have sold out via walk ups. But the Dodger games mostly sold out because half of Petco Park was full of their fans. I can't answer why fans are so slow to come back when the team is winning so much. Sure it's true, we've lost 2 games on the road now, but we've been winning at home a lot. I know your question was directed to Kaybee, not me. I'll let her say if she has any other theories.
Thanks so much for the comments guys!! Stlheat, I don't think we have many fans at the ballpark because, for some reason, most of the fans still aren't sure about this team. The past few years the Padres have not been good, and as San Diegians, we've had to deal with a lot of disappointment from our sports fans. I think they're afraid that the Padres will let them down. I don't blame anyone for being wary, 'cause this does seem to be too good to be true. But the boys have been winning very consistently, our pitching is solid, we get enough runs, and we've been on top of the NL West for a long time. I don't have a definite explanation, but I think that people are being very careful to see if these guys are really for real. If the Padres keep winning like this, I think we'll start to have decent numbers as the season goes on. Personally, the boys have shown me that they can and will win. Sure, there's going to be some glitches like the two games we lost over the weekend, because no team can be perfect for all 162 games. But I think the Padres are going to keep winning, keep holding that lead, and maybe even go to the playoffs. I think the fans will jump the bandwagon…eventually.
You know, Kaybee, I do appreciate your comments but I disagree strongly. It is not okay to rely on "bandwagoners" because bandwagoners are the weakest fans of all. I was there in 1998 and the bandwagons all jumped on, then the Padres went down in '99 and they all jumped off. Waiting to see how long a team is good, just to start going to games, is very weak. All around the league there are teams that had much worse starts than ours did, and their teams' fans didn't wait around, they showed up from day 1. Now I will agree all around the Majors, because of the economy, the attendance is down a bit. But not to 15K a game in most places. Our city is I believe 7th ranked in population in the country. It takes playing the Dodgers and the Cubs and having their fans come in to pack the park to sell out? That's just sad. Other teams' fans will travel from all over the country to Petco. Our fans won't even come from San Diego. It must be disheartening for our players to see the empty stands or worse, to hear the visiting fans make it sound like it's their home and not ours. I will go on record that I admire fans who come from afar when their team is not even in 1st place. I gotta respect that and wish our fans would do the same. Being a fan is not about winning or losing, it's about supporting your team whether they are in first or last place. It's about loyalty and showing up no matter what. Truthfully, I think a lot of San Diegans are weak in the excuses they use. It doesn't help our reputation nationwide. We complain we don't get enough national media attention. Why should they pay attention when the impression that's given, with all the empty seats, is that we don't care, ourselves? The Padres have done a lot of things, lowered ticket prices in a lot of areas, etc., they understand the economy is bad. They must really be flustered.
You are dead right on, padres2050. I agree completely. I still don't know why we're not getting out there, but whatever excuses we use are very lame. Forgive me, I wasn't thinking about the fact that it shouldn't matter whether the team is winning or losing. But the fact that we are winning should have the fans out here…I really don't know, but you make some excellent points. I've only been a Padres fan for about four season, so I don't really have experience, but do you think that the fan base was never really developed in the first place? Like maybe the Padres weren't that big of a thing for San Diego 40 years ago and they've never really caught on? Or maybe the front office didn't try to develop the fan base as well as Jeff Moorad seems to be doing? Well anyways I agree with you 100%. If you're a true fan of this team you support them no matter what.


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Agreed. I think and pray we make a serious play for Chris Paul. And I actually would like to have this team battle & destroy Lebron:
Curry + Chandler + Serg + 2011 1st + 2012 1st FOR Paul + Okefur
pg CP3
sg Morrows (MLE signing)
sf Gallo
pf Bosh (Lee?)
c Okefor
6th Douglas
I *love* that lineup so hard. Imagine how beautifully those pieces would work together....
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PELLA—The Central College soccer teams earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2012-13 academic year.
To receive the award, teams must post a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). The Central women's team, led by coach Mike Kobylinski, compiled a 3.54 GPA—tying for ninth among Division III schools—to achieve its second consecutive honor. The men's team, guided by coach Garry Laidlaw, landed its first program honor with a 3.01 GPA.
The Dutch women earned their first program award with a 3.25 GPA in 2011-12.
Central was one of 182 schools—spanning all divisions—to have both the men's and women's programs earn the award. The Dutch men were one of 269 teams to earn the award, while the women were one of 593.
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Not Giving Up
Well, here we are again. Forced to share first place with the Giants. It's not pleasant, but I guess if we have to endure it for a day, then there's not much we can do about it.
Not only that, but the Rockies, who we are playing tonight, have come out of nowhere and are now only 1.5 games behind!! No one said this would be easy, I guess.
I don't know about you, but I'd much, much rather have a very safe lead than a very unsafe lead. Maybe some of you like all this crazy drama stuff, but this is too nerve-wracking for me. I guess it does make things interesting.
What a bizarre situation we've gotten ourselves into! Our biggest rivals for most of the season come into our house and take three out of four, tying themselves with us for first place. Then, the day after, we go to Colorado who is right behind us at 1.5 games!!! It's just way too crazy. Just saying, we'd better get out of this ASAP.
Even though this situation is ridiculously crazy, I am not giving up on my boys. They dug this hole for themselves and they're the ones who are going to get out of it, but I'm going to be there to support them all along the way. They're scaring me like crazy, but I'm sticking with them.
I believe that we'll be able to get out of this little jam. I'm not exactly sure how, but I think they'll be able to do. We've come so far. We can't give up now.
Needless to say, tonight is a MUST WIN GAME. The Giants are idle, and the Rockies must be beaten. The San Diego First-Place Padres need a win.
Guys, please. Pitching, hold down their hitters. Hitters, for goodness sakes, find your bats already. Defense, you know what you need to do. Let's get back together and get a win. We need it!!!
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The NL West is turning into a tight race – exciting for those of us in other divisions, but I'm sure very nerve-wracking for you! Of course, please don't talk to me about the race between the Phillies and Braves right now…
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Joseph Conn with ModernHealthcare.com wrote about the Health Privacy Summit in the IT Everything blog. You can read the full article here: Don't bet on knowing your records' whereabouts
"Do you know where your electronic health information is tonight?
Here's a reader challenge: I'll pay $10 to the first adult who has had at least five encounters with the private-sector healthcare system in the past 10 years to come up with a complete map of where all his or her electronic health records have traveled, who has seen them and where they are now.
I feel my money is safe in my pocket, and here's why:
First, I've been covering health IT for nearly 11 years, and there is no system I know in this country that can completely track the whereabouts of someone's electronic health information.
Second, there are no laws or incentives to induce complete tracking of a patient's records.
And yet, patients ought to have access to just such a record map, according to health IT and privacy experts participating in the first Health Privacy Summit Monday in Washington. The daylong conference was put together by Patient Privacy Rights and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin…"