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If Best Buy Stays Public, Stock Could Become a Strong Buy
Consider Best Buy (BBY) .
Founder Richard Schulze announces he'll attempt to take the company private. Stock goes up. The media reports a setback. Stock goes down. Yesterday, we get word that Schulze and his investors are forging ahead with their plan and could pay up to $11 billion to take control of Best Buy. Stock goes up.
If you're a long-term investor, stay a mile or two away from the crowd on this one. Don't chase a stock that traders move on the basis of volatile news they know nothing about.
Put BBY on your watch list. And wait until the dust settles before making any decisions.
Let me tell you something straight up. I don't know a whole lot about the ins and outs of this potential bid by Schulze. However, I know the way this company intends to proceed long-term, private or public, better than most others who cover the stock.
Pay close attention to the wording of a press release Best Buy put out on Wednesday:
Best Buy Hires Top Global Technology Talent
Best Buy today announced that Scott Durchslag has been named senior vice president Best Buy and president Online and Global e-Commerce ... Durchslag will report to Stephen Gillett , president Digital, Global Marketing and Strategy (bold emphasis added).
In the PR, Gillett lauded Durchslag: He's a seasoned tech veteran whose passion, talent and experience will add tremendous value to Best Buy as we build upon the broader digital and online experience for our customers . Note: Keyword -- "tech."
Compare the contents of the Best Buy press release, particularly the focus on "technology," with recent articles I have written on the company: Best Buy May Have Already Found Its New CEO (May 23.) Why Best Buy Might Follow in Yahoo!'s Footsteps (July 18.) Best Buy's Curious and Controversial CEO Move (Aug. 22.)
While Gillett did not get the CEO gig, it's abundantly clear that Best Buy has loaded him with a level of responsibility that makes it safe to assume he, at the very least, co-runs the company with the current (potentially lame duck) board and new CEO Hubert Joly.
When Best Buy lured Gillett away from Starbucks (SBUX) , where he was head of digital ventures and CIO, I connected the dots. It was clear Best Buy was set to shift from an old and failed retail mindset to thinking more like a tech company. More like innovative brands such as Starbucks, Lululemon (LULU) and Apple (AAPL) .
I'm shocked more people did not make the connection.
In any event, Durchslag reads like a solid hire. He comes from Expedia (EXPE) where he was president. Prior to that, he was the COO at Skype. He has Web 2.0 written all over him. That's precisely what Best Buy needs -- young tech guys like Gillett and Durchslag, not retail lifers.


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2013/01/07 Minutes Economics Working Group
1. Minutes from 17th, 21st December and 4th January 2013 – approved subject to correcting Month on January minutes heading.
2. Douglas on multiplying wind power: Skydiving simulators in Milton Keynes and Manchester demonstrated the concept of recirculating the air which multiplies the power; adding additional turbines further multiplies the power; can be sited next to an existing power station and multiply the power (wind is not necessary); 1.2m diameter domestic installation can generate 4kw (twice that needed); could use night time surplus energy from the Severn project; effective way of capturing wind power – if no wind, need electricity to power turbine – more power out than input? Need prototype to convince people; comparison with ordinary windmills? Number of rotors and size impact; 30 times more powerful than standard turbines; more rotors/ more power; source of continuous renewable power; multiplier of power; referring to Energy, Environment and Equity Group; similar to gyroscopic principle? Previous experiment of motion by virtue of inverted pendulum and magnetism. Friction losses in the wind technology? Boundary layer losses are very small;makes energy almost free; with 2bn starving – needs to be shared freely; paper to prove the concept? commons knowledge; safest in the public domain – put a commons licence on top of the existing patent; open source model;
3. Topic for theme on Friday: Scale of banks or LVT with reference Henry George, Progress and Poverty; demand is extracting even more from the land; Marx acknowledged land robbery but did nothing about it; need to put together George and Marx; George avoided talking about accumulation; notion of class struggle is not clear unlike for Marx; agreed to talk about scale and size on Friday 11th January – Clive to circulate something; Steve wants to talk about the urban world sometime; suggested speaker for the future – the guy who set up the people's supermarket in Lambs Conduit Street. Economics of climate change could be a future topic;
4. Tim to propose a date and location to organise an economics review/discussion in line with what was agreed late last year.
5. a) GIRO – Mike is planning a meeting on his return; b) smaller banks meeting (Rich) – to deal with system risk – Michael Mainelli possible speaker; possible venues Friends Meeting House, LSE, TUC; c) roadmap in train; d) LBOI 500 in stock – next edition being discussed; e) EWG website – Dave to circulate something; Lancaster EWG and others have offered help; e) social housing policy – Steve to circulate a summary of his presentation; Whitty report is one of the best documents on the subject; David Harvey and David Graeber have written definitive books for Occupy? need to analyse and discuss the books; f) LA FoI requests – refer to Mike; g) Commoning meetings – 10th January details from School of Commoning h) economic statistics – send more information;
6. Shout outs:
12noon Sunday 13th January 2013 – Occupy New Year gathering Phoenix Project 244 Goldhawk Road W12 9BE
22 January 2012 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at SOAS – Becoming Catalysts for a Radical Social Movement in 2013
Tamo"s book is out in German and English translation due in a few months; Peter interviewed in Financial World; Mary Portas – shops in the high street.
7. Next meeting Friday 11th January 2013 – scale of banks and corporations

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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Eastern New Mexico Univesity's track teams finished sixth in the Lone Star Conference meet, hosted by Angelo State.
The three-day event concluded on Sunday.
Abilene Christian took the men's team championship for the 17th consecutive season, scoring 205 points to 195 for Angelo State. Tarleton State was third at 108, Texas A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M shared fourth with 106, while ENMU scored 52 points and Texas A&M-Commerce finished with 44.
On the women's side, host Angelo State won its fourth team title in seven years with 297 points to 204 for Abilene Christian. Rounding out team scores were West Texas A&M 88, Texas A&M-Kingsville 77, Tarleton State 73, ENMU 35, Central Oklahoma 19 and A&M-Commerce 13.
Highlights for ENMU on Sunday included a second-place finish by sophomore Nicole Reid in the 5,000 with a time of 11 minutes, 30.04 seconds.
For the men, junior Daniel Draper was fourth in javelin with a toss of 190 feet, 11 inches, nearly 12 feet ahead of fifthh-place Ted Dugie of Kingsville and an inch short of third-place Jacob McDonald of ASU.
Also for ENMU on Sunday, sophomore Kassie Daugherty was fifth in women's discus at a season-best 135-2. Freshman Dustin Francke placed sixth in the men's 800 with a season-best time of 1:57.17, and freshman Marcus Oakley placed eighth in men's discus with a season-best toss of 152-7.


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How to Make a Fast Pinewood Derby Car
Packs around the country are preparing to hold their annual pinewood derby. There are many ways to make your pinewood derby car go faster. Here are some of them.
General Guidelines for Pinewood Derby Car Design
The possibilities are endless when it comes to picking a shape for your pinewood derby car. Before you begin, consider the following guidelines:
Avoid designs with a pointed nose. A pointed nose will make it difficult for your pinewood derby car to rest on the pin at the starting gate. It may also cause your pinewood derby car to get bumped around when the pin drops, and it can create problems for electronic timing systems.
Leave enough wood in the rear of the pinewood derby car so you can place additional weight there. You will end up putting most of the weight in the rear of the pinewood derby car.
Make the maximum weight. Your car should weigh as much as it's allowed. In most races, that's 5 ounces. If your car weighs less than that, add coins or other weights.
Be sure that it is very clear which end of your pinewood derby car is the front and which end is the back. In many races, the race officials —- not you -— will actually place each pinewood derby car on the track. Sometimes the officials put the pinewood derby car on the track backward because they can't tell which end is which.
Choose a design that allows the air to move over and around the pinewood derby car body in a smooth manner. Pinewood derby cars with aerodynamic profiles go faster.
Designing the Ultimate Pinewood Derby Car
You don't have to strive for the "ultimate pinewood derby car" to build a fast car and have fun competing in your pinewood derby. But if you and a helpful adult are willing to put in the extra time and effort, these tips are for you.
Bake the Block: Start with your block of wood, and before you do anything else, bake it in the oven at 250 degrees for around two hours to remove moisture and make it lighter.
Create the Design: Select a fast design. A rectangular car is not an aerodynamic design. The most basic aerodynamic design is a simple wedge. If you don't have time to design a complex car, a wedge will work just fine.
Cut the Design: Draw the outline of your pinewood derby car on a sheet of paper, cut it out and attach it to your block of wood.
Make a Three-Wheeler: Raise one wheel about 1/16 inch higher so it never actually touches the track. Less friction = more speed. Rules vary from pack to pack, so make sure this is allowed in your race.
Extend the Wheelbase: The front and rear wheels should be as far apart as possible.
Determine Weight Placement: A heavier rear increases speed. Add weight to the rear of your pinewood derby car. Remember to make your car as heavy as the rules allow.
Create Glue Holes: Glue the axles firmly in their holes to ensure that they stay perfectly placed.
Sand the Pinewood Derby Car: Make it smooth to reduce friction.
Lubricate the Wheel Well: The less friction between the body and wheel, the better.
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Choosing and Polishing Your Axles and Wheels
The quality of your axles and wheels may be the most important factor in building a fast car. Here's how to choose and polish your axles and wheels.
1. Start with a set of raw axles.
2. Can you tell the difference between the axles in the top row and the ones on the bottom? The ones on the bottom aren't straight and will slow your car.
3. To tell which are straight and which aren't, mark each axle with a marker about 1/2 inch from the pointed end.
4. Have an adult clamp a power drill into a vise, a device that will hold it perfectly still.
5. Have an adult help you clamp each axle into the drill at the location you marked in Step 3. Have the adult turn on the drill.
6. Bent axles will wobble as they turn in the drill. Straight axles will hardly wobble at all. Pick the ones that wobble least.
7. Once you've selected the four straightest axles, use a file or fine-grit sandpaper to remove small burrs and mold marks that can cause friction and slow a car. These imperfections should be removed from both the axles and the wheels.
8. Use polishing compound from the auto supply store to polish the wheels and axles. One easy way to do this is to clamp the axles back in the drill and let the drill spin the axle while you polish it.
9. When you install the axles and wheels, make sure they are aligned perfectly straight. You can test the alignment of your axles by pushing your car across a smooth floor or table. It should roll in a straight line.
10. Don't forget to add graphite or another dry lubricant to your wheels and axles.
Remember: The No. 1 rule of a pinewood derby is that it's supposed to be fun. While you should always strive to do your best, don't get caught up in winning. Just enjoy the ride.
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What to do when your spouse financially cheats on you
Poll finds 80% have hidden bills from their spouses
By Cecilia Ybarra, Special to THELAW.TV
In a September 2013 message board post on Loveshack.org, "Debanked" shared a post detailing his wife's financial infidelity. He found out from the mortgage company that he and his wife were three months behind, his wife frequently withdrew hundreds at the ATM, and she had a secret post office box to which she had secret credit card statements delivered. Needless to say, trust became a problem in this 14-year marriage that produced two kids. Their savings were all gone, and they owed money to the IRS.
"Debanked" is far from alone. Today.com polled its readers and found that 80 percent of respondents have hidden bills from their spouses.
Why a spouse commits financial infidelity
The Today/Self survey revealed:
- 38 percent say they fear the truth will lead to divorce
- 43 percent say they just want to avoid an argument
- 34 percent say they do it because they disagree on how money should be spent
What to do if your spouse hides debt
First of all, accept responsibility for the part you played while he or she racked up debt. Yes, you. Both of you played a part that led to this mess. You made it possible by turning the family finances completely over to him or her, and he or she let it get out of control. Acknowledge your part and apologize, as difficult as that might seem. The idea behind this is to create a safe place for your spouse to acknowledge what he or she did and apologize for it.
Next, take an inventory of your debt, including balances owed, overdue payments and interest rates. You've already worked through the "How in the hell did this happen" conversation, so keep your eyes forward on how you'll turn your finances around.
Look for cash
What assets do you have that can be liquidated? If you have an annuity, for example, 877 Cash Now says you can sell future payments to a company like J.G. Wentworth and collect a lump sum sooner. Selling all or a portion of your annuity payments may be worth it if it can possibly save you from fines, fees, interest and possible legal actions.
Create a debt-payoff plan
Financial expert Dave Ramsey likes the snowball approach to paying down debt. He recommends listing debts from smallest to largest, regardless of interest rates. Continue paying the minimum balances on all of the loans, if possible, and pay extra to the one with the smallest amount. As soon as Debt One is paid off, take that amount and add it to the minimum you were paying Debt Two. Ramsey says this gives you a feeling of accomplishment (zero balances are a beautiful sight after a debt mess like this), and as you pay down more debt, you'll begin picking up momentum.
Financial matters are family matters
"Debanked" followed up his post by saying he and his wife were working on paying down the debts and he's taken a more active role in the family's finances. He said they are trying to put this in the past and working on improving communication. "Don't think I'll be playing detective, rather, working on communicating," he wrote.
Review your bank statements and financial snapshot at least once a month, together. Mint.com is a popular tool that helps people understand their financial outlooks. It reads your accounts and helps you plan your budgets. It doesn't manage money or enable you to move funds; rather, it's a tool that shows you where you spend money so you can manage it better.
Communication, collaboration and some elbow grease will rebuild the trust and prevent this from happening again in your marriage.
The author, Cecilia Ybarra, is a freelance writer who covers parenting, relationships and health and fitness.
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DURANT, Okla. — Suffice it to say, Saturday was a tough day for Eastern New Mexico University's softball team.
The Zias ran out to a 12-2 lead against Northeastern State in the Lone Star Conference crossover tournament, but the RiverHawks rallied for 13 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to claim a 15-12 win in a game featuring three grand slam homers. Then, against host Southeastern Oklahoma, the Zias put together a seventh-inning rally that ended with the bases loaded in a 5-4 loss.
ENMU (9-24) has gone 1-3 in the event. The Zias face Midwestern State at 9 a.m. (MDT) and Cameron at 1:30 p.m. today to wrap up their slate.
Senior right fielder Alex Mayo Otis went 4-for-5 with eight RBIs against Northeastern, hitting a leadoff homer and a three-run double in the Zias' seven-run first and then belting a grand slam in the third. Rebecca Quinones' RBI ground-rule double later in that inning made it 12-2, but Northeastern State got grand slams from Lisa Rippinger in a seven-run fourth and Kelsi Hilderbrandt in a six-run fifth.
Cayce Coleman (5-8) relieved starter Tara Higgins in the bottom of the first and went 6 1/3 innings for the win, blanking the Zias except for the third inning. Catcher Michelle Anderson went 3-for-3 for ENMU.
The Zias took advantage of three Southeastern errors in the bottom of the seventh to score twice and pull within a run, but with the bases loaded Amanda Tanner slipped a third strike past ENMU shortstop Melissa Williams to end it and earn her first save of the season.
Right fielder Makesa Richey hit a two-run homer for the Savage Storm (16-15) in the second inning, while freshman designated player Amanda Lale belted a leadoff home run in the fifth.
Senior Kristen Cruickshank (6-10) went the distance, allowing 10 hits and three earned runs. She walked one and struck out three.


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God is Screwing With Us
The events of this past holiday weekend finally confirmed a suspicion I had harbored for a while. God is screwing with us.
Oh yes, I know this is blasphemy. And to make a statement like this during the advent just adds fuel to the bonfires already being stoked for heretics like myself. But it doesn't make it any less true. Look at the facts.
Fact #1:
On Saturday Michigan lost to The Ohio State University for the seventh time in a row. And it wasn't even close. Consecutive defeats would be bad. Four in a row is unimaginable. But seven straight times? That's ludicrous. Terrelle Pryor will graduate (or at least leave OSU) never having known the stinging scorn of the Ohio State fans because of his performance in a loss to the Maize and Blue. Sure, the Tigers may have picked up Victor Martinez and stolen a little bit of Ohio's soul in the process. But seven straight losses? By comparison, that almost makes this palatable:
Fact #2:
No god that actually liked us would let Leslie Nielsen die on Thanksgiving weekend. That's not funny. That's just mean. Sure, Nielsen may not have done anything recently but his work with OJ in the Naked Gun movies made him a legend. To die at this point instead of at the very capable hand of Mr. Simpson just seems cruel.
Fact #3:
This all leads us to the final and indisputable fact which proves without question that god is screwing with us. He purposely messed up an NFL game yesterday. Yeah, really. It would be easy to believe that Johnson just plain and simple dropped the ball. Just like it would be easy to believe that a 14-year old virgin gave birth to a kid a couple millennium ago. But the truth is, it's just god screwing with us.
Anyway, get out there and live it up this week. Have fun, go crazy, don't stop. And if something does go wrong, just remember that it's probably god screwing with you.
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I don't watch football, but it was cruel that Leslie Neilsen died, period! He made me laugh so hard during the latter part of his career in all those funny roles. And don't call me Shirley!
Used to think God created the Gators because the sky was blue and the Sun ornage, then he let a band of Seminoles scalp them.
It is almost as if the axis of the Earth has been tilted again just a wee degree off its natural center. When God gets blessed and found guilty by abandonement the same day…..Time to check the 50-day supply of food in the bunker mates.
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Haha on the OJ comment. During the OJ "chase" year, I carved a pumpkin and named it the O(range) J(ack O latern) It had a little black beanie hat, a bloody knife, a little doll on the ground, a little get away car. the ground was made to resemble a football field with 10 20 30 years, the end zone that I made out of wire was Life. I know it was kinda morbid but I did win a prize at work.
Screwing with us? Nah, I'm convinced that God just has a sense of humor…alas, we usually don't get the joke. Oh well.


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Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930s at the Museum of the City of New York is an exhibition about yesterday's visions of the future. Through the lens of six fairs, Chicago (1933/34), San Diego (1935/36), Dallas (1936), Cleveland (1936/37), San Francisco (1939/40), and New York (1939/40), we see what depression-era Americans imagined their nation would look like in the years to come, when financial hardships were overcome and prosperity once again reigned over our land.
Many of these dreams became realities, the spread of highways leading to outward suburban sprawl as well as the upward reach of skyscrapers that allowed Americans to live and work in the sky. Modern conveniences such has toasters, washing machines, and televisions, introduced at the fairs, became everyday household items. This exhibition, which originated at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, shows an optimism at odds with the general tone of its era but is characteristic of the ambition Americans have shown in hard times. Read the rest of this entry »


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the dark ages were terrible. hopefully, knicks will get lucky with a few good pieces along the way and continue to trucking forward.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]Some Knicks fans felt that the 2012-13 season was a disappointment.
Former Knicks coach and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy disagrees.
"I never was on that bandwagon that their season was anything but a success," Van Gundy, who along with Mike Breen will call The Finals on ABC, said on a conference call Tuesday. "You know, it's steps in the NBA. You don't usually go from really bad to championships. There's intermediate steps, and I thought the Knicks took a big step this year and I thought the Pacers were very good."
The Knicks won 54 games in 2012-13. They also won an Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1994 and a playoff series this season for the first time since 2000.
But the Knicks, who finished second in the Eastern Conference, lost in six games to the Pacers, who were seeded third. Van Gundy thought the Knicks-Pacers series was decided after the first game, which the Knicks lost at Madison Square Garden.
"Game 1 swung the whole series," Van Gundy said. "Indiana took home court and were able to win three at home, and that's how quickly home court advantage can go if you don't play well. Six months of effort to get the extra home game, lose it in two and a half hours."
Motivation moving forward to continue to succeed... Just on management to improve the roster this off-season...
the dark ages were terrible. hopefully, knicks will get lucky with a few good pieces along the way and continue to trucking forward.
We've played them 7 times in the post-season every first game winner has gone on to win the series. I agree with JVG, bust your ass for 82 games to get home court and not to take advantage hurt us. Miami on the other hand used it in game 7.
After seeing them take the Heat to 7 games I gained a lot of respect for that team, they have a bright future. I think they will have to trade Granger to keep that team intact though.
Yeah imo there not much difference between us and the Pacers. We're both 2nd fiddle to the Heat. Next year include the Bulls in that group as well as another (maybe the Nets ).....I had us finishing our division around 4th, so we met/exceeded my expectations
The Knicks' 2012-13 became a failure because of Mr.Mike Woodson. A better coach would have gotten this roster of talented players to the NBA finals.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Its hard to believe a word that comes out the mouth of a 6 year unemployed NBA head coach JVG.
How JVG & Breen got to announce the FINALS .. were a sorry selection.
I predicted the Knicks were going to WIN the Atlantic Division Title before training-camp, which they did.
Did the Knicks have a successful season? Yes and NO!
Did the Knicks have success in 3-Ball shooting? Yes!
Did the Knicks have success in team-chemistry? HELL-NO!
Did the Knicks have success in team-defense? NO!
Did the Knicks have success in ISO-Melo scoring? Yes!
Did the Knicks have success in ISO-JR scoring? Yes and NO!
Did the Knicks have success in having the most injury-prone players in the NBA? Yes!
Did the Knicks have success in building a better winning team for next season? NO!
Ask any Knicks fan how many of the players on the roster they want to return next season?
How many Knicks Fans grade HC Woodson with a B+ for the 2012-13 season?
How many Knicks Fans notice the NO-EFFORT from Knicks players in the postseason games???
Our success lies in having a veteran roster of players that can actually win games with ....
To much damn dribbling, way to much perimeter shooting, and less ball-movement this season.
1) Felton dribble to much, but he's the PG .. grade C+
2) JR dribble to damn much, wanting to win the game by scoring without playing defense .. grade ???
3) Melo dribble to damn much on every offensive possession as if he's the only player on the court, plus Melo's the worst defensive-player on the Knicks roster .. grade ???
It depends what you expected. I personally feel good about getting out of the first round. When you look at our team it's an achievement in itself. We had a bunch of injury-prone old farts, guys who are almost/over 30 with zero NBA experience, and J.R. and Melo who our are prime players but are pretty much A.I. style blackholes. The future is slightly concerning as there are people questioning our coach and no real team stability. At least we're not the Isiah lead team we were a few years back though!
I expected a ($75M salary team) prepariing thru 82 game season to b a same-page team-ballin team for the postseason series. What did u expect?
Did we really get out of the First-Round?
The Boston Celtics without Perkins/BigBaby/Ray Allen/annd Rondo was not a NBA postseason team.
The only playoff team in the NBA that Boston had an equal chance of beating in a series was the Milluakie Bucks, and that wouldve took all 7 games.


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The ingredients you'll need for the tacos: orange juice, garlic, shallot, pork belly, honey, red onion, jalapeno, tortillas, jicama, watermelon, peppercorns, bay leaf, allspice, lime and cilantro.
A simple savory-sweet brine -- just honey, bay leaves, salt and black peppercorns diluted with water -- gets the pork off on a good foot (belly?).
Bring it to a boil, just to dissolve the salt and honey and release the bay and peppercorn's flavors.
Bay lilypads and peppercorn water skeeters.
Go go brine!
You want the brine to be cool when you dump it on the pork (so it doesn't start cooking prematurely) -- an ice bath helps to get there faster.
Still life in pork. a la Alison calls for a 6-7 hour brine in the fridge -- but if you don't have that long, it will still be good.
The pork belly we found still had the ribs attached (bonus dinner -- already brined!). Here's how we separated the two after patting them dry.
1-inch slabs, ready to move on to the next phase: the braise.
The simplest of spice rubs: salt, pepper, allspice.
Lots of allspice (trust us).
Braise kickoff -- first sear the slabs on all sides. They're about to get really pretty.
Jalapeno's first role: adding heat to the braising liquid. (Role #2 is in the kicky salsa.)
Get that pork out of the way to sweat the jalapeno, shallot and garlic.
Pork returns to the stage. OJ + chicken stock: not part of a balanced breakfast. But part of a killer pork braise? Yes.
Summer = spicy fruit salsa.
We ended up with a rather beastly jicama -- peeling with a vegetable peeler kind of worked.
But a chef's knife really took care of business.
Team salsa!
Watermelon is a funny shape to dice. We got creative.
The colors (and flavors) of summer.
Lime brightens and tamps down the sweetness.
A quick stir.
Party time.
The ingredients: onion, salt, biscuits (we made these), milk, butter, roasted poblanos and flour.
Before we made the gravy, we decided to whip up some biscuits.
This recipe has cream in it, so the biscuits are rich and tender.
The dough also happens to be very forgiving.
After a gentle knead, we patted the dough into a circle.
And cut some biscuits.
A little melted butter helps to brown the tops.
Voila! Now, onto the gravy...
We roasted the poblanos under the broiler, as arielleclementine suggests.
Peeled and seeded, the poblanos yield to Amanda's knife.
To start the gravy, we browned the onions in butter and then stirred in the flour.
Adding the milk gradually will keep your gravy smooth and lump-free.
That, and constant whisking!
The chopped poblanos go in at the very end, which keeps their flavor nice and fresh.
Breakfast is served!
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Helena Bishop George Leo Thomas speaks at a news conference in Helena, Mont., on Friday.
HELENA, Mont. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena filed for bankruptcy protection Friday as part of a proposed $15 million settlement for hundreds of victims who say clergy members sexually abused them over decades while the church covered it up.
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan comes after confidential mediation sessions with the plaintiffs attorneys and insurers, resulting in a proposed deal to resolve the abuse claims, diocese officials said.
Bishop George Leo Thomas expressed his profound sorrow and apologized to the victims in a news conference.
I know the pain is real, the pain is in the present tense, and in the name of the church, I want to say Im sorry and were sorry as a church, Thomas said.
The $15 million will at least be a beginning point for people who are seeking resolution in their lives and in their hearts, he added.
In addition to the money, the diocese must publicly apologize, publish the names of clergy members who have been credibly accused of abuse, offer to meet with abuse survivors, provide victim counseling and reinforce its policies and procedures to prevent abuse, plaintiffs attorneys said.
The diocese already has set up abuse-prevention programs, including worker screenings, a claims-review board and a hotline to report abuse.
The settlement details are being worked out, but the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Montana would be responsible for approving and supervising the disbursement of $15 million to compensate the 362 victims identified in the two lawsuits.
In addition, at least $2.5 million will be set aside for victims who come forward later, according to the diocese.
The church anticipates paying that $2.5 million, with the rest paid by insurers.
The victims and creditors will have the chance to vote on the proposed settlement, diocese officials said.
Church officials are planning to pay the dioceses share of the settlement with cash, though they may have to sell some property in the future, Thomas said.
The diocese was in a precarious financial position before the lawsuits were filed, and a reorganization was already likely, he said.
Court documents filed Friday show the diocese has estimated assets between $1 million and $10 million, and estimated liabilities between $10 million and $50 million.
Molly Howard, an attorney for the plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits, said she believes the bankruptcy process will resolve the case more quickly than years of litigation and trials with uncertain outcomes.
Given the age and ill health of many of the victims, this is in their best interest, Howard said.
The Helena diocese is the 11th in the nation to seek bankruptcy protection in the face of sex-abuse claims.
David Clohessy, the executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, criticized the diocese for seeking bankruptcy protection, saying it will allow church officials to keep records closed that might have come out in a trial.
He also said the settlement falls short because it does not publicly name the church officials who shielded and protected predator clergy members.
Those individuals have to be exposed and punished, Clohessy said.
Thomas said in response that church officials will comb their records to see if there were intentional failures of leadership. But the records from the time of the abuse are incomplete, he said.MORE IN Wire NewsMADISON, Wis. Full StoryKABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan has fallen so far from Americans consciousness that some may... Full StoryCHARLESTON, S.C. Full Story
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Sanders asks NSA if it spies on Congress
When it comes to information gathering by the National Security Agency, members of Congress have no special protections.
Friday, Vermonts independent U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders sent a letter to Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the NSA, asking if his agency is spying on members of Congress.
I am writing today to ask you one very simple question, Sanders wrote. Has the NSA spied, or is the NSA currently spying, on members of Congress or other American elected officials?
In the letter, Sanders defined spying as gathering metadata on calls made from official or personal phones, content from websites visited or emails sent, or collecting any other data from a third party not made available to the general public in the regular course of business.
I have not gotten a formal response to my letter, but I expect one very shortly, Sanders said in an interview Monday.
Over the weekend, the NSA issued a press release addressing Sanders question.
NSAs authorities to collect signals intelligence data include procedures that protect the privacy of U.S. persons, the statement said. Such protections are built into and cut across the entire process. Members of Congress have the same privacy protections as all U.S. persons.
Leaked information from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the NSA collects the phone records of millions of Americans.
I raised this question because I want to make clear to the American people how dangerous this is, Sanders said Monday. The NSA has the ability to blackmail and embarrass members of Congress.
Sanders drew parallels to the Watergate scandal as he addressed the possibility of the NSA leaking information about a political campaign.
You look at all the things (President Richard) Nixon did, Sanders said. If you have an unscrupulous president or a rogue member of the NSA, they would have powers Richard Nixon would only have dreamed of.
In June, Sanders introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate addressing NSA surveillance. The bill, S. 1168, titled the Restore Our Privacy Act, seeks to limit overbroad surveillance requests by requiring the NSA to provide evidence to support their surveillance actions.
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My 6 day old daughter pooped 2 meconium diapers, with the second containing somegreen then no more poop since Sunday. She had her frenulum clipped on Monday due to a mild case of tongue tie (my son was the same), but her latch hasn't improved all that much. I pump when she is not nursing then cup or spoon feed her as much as she'll take. Some spills with the cup so it's frustrating. And the small spoon takes forever!
I tried the sns today, and it worked out ok but not great.
She is meeting her wet ones, so in pumping after she nurses I thought the hind milk would make her poop but nothing.
Pediatrician was not worried yesterday and said her color looked good.
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man....I can't believe I got 2nd place in Mythology contest.
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Home List of Titles Galactic bulges from Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS observations: global scaling relations
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- Galactic bulges from Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS observations: global scaling relations
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- Balcells, Marc; Graham, Alister W.; Peletier, Reynier F.
- Abstract
- We investigate bulge and disk scaling relations using a volume-corrected sample of early-to intermediate-type disk galaxies in which, importantly, the biasing flux from additional nuclear components has been modeled and removed. Structural parameters are obtained from a seeing-convolved, bulge + disk + nuclear-component decomposition applied to near-infrared surface brightness profiles spanning similar to 10 pc to the outer disk. Bulge and disk parameters, and bulge-to-disk ratios, are analyzed as a function of bulge luminosity, disk luminosity, galaxy central velocity dispersion, and galaxy Hubble type. Mathematical expressions are given for the stronger relations, which can be used to test and constrain galaxy formation models. Photometric parameters of both bulges and disks are observed to correlate with bulge luminosity and with central velocity dispersion. In contrast, for the unbarred, early to intermediate types covered by the sample, Hubble type does not correlate with bulge and disk components, nor their various ratios. In this sense, the early-to-intermediate spiral Hubble sequence is scale free. However, galaxies themselves are not scale free, the critical scale being the luminosity of the bulge. Bulge luminosity is shown to affect the disk parameters, such that central surface brightness becomes fainter, and scale length bigger, with bulge luminosity. The lack of significant correlations between bulge parameters (size, luminosity, or density) on disk luminosity, remains a challenge for secular evolution models of bulge growth. The average near-infrared bulge-to-total flux ratio for our S0-S0a galaxies is 0.25 (+/- 0.09).
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- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 665, no. 2 (August 2007), p. 1104-1114
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- 2007
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- Band surface photometry; CDM; Cold dark matter; Disk-dominated galaxies; Dwarf elliptic galaxies; Early-type galaxies; Fundamental plane; Galaxy structure; Kinematic properties; Spiral galaxies; Structural parameters; Velocity dispersions
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Love: The Great Healer
British researchers made an interesting discovery in 2004: Love can protect the heart. They enlisted 1,034 patients in the study. All of them had just suffered heart attacks.
The patients who had close relationships with friends or family members were the lucky ones. Those without a support group were twice as likely as the others to have a second heart attack within a year's time.
"The fact of having at least one close, intimate relationship seems to be the important factor," said Dr. Francis Creed, the professor of psychological medicine who headed the study. The researchers found no relationship between depression and recurring heart disease, he said.
"We did find that lack of social support—not having a person with whom one can share all—was related to an increased chance of a further heart attack or severe angina." Angina is chest pain caused by constricted coronary arteries.
What is the link between heart health and social support? People close to the patients might encourage them to take better care of themselves. But hormones might come into play, too.
"We also know that those with a close confidant react to stress with less of an upsurge of hormones," Creed said. "This may be particularly important after a heart attack when the heart is particularly susceptible to an increase in stress hormones."Source: HealthDayNews, April 15, 2004, found at http://www.madhoo.com/archives/003056.php


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Happy Thanksgiving Y'all! :-)
Revel in your current company, light a candle or set a place, for those who have passed but are still dearly remembered at this time of year.
"Eat your fill but never lose your hunger" and remember those who are alone. Count your blessings and be thankful. And have FUN!
And Happy Hannukkah to all my Jewish friends.
p.s. to a couple people on here ... stay away from the kitchen... you're such a turkey, you might get baked!
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"We came out focused and executed well," said Karnes City head coach Jim Wood. "We took advantage of turnovers and great field position."
The Badgers scored twice in the first quarter. The first score came with 7:28 on the clock as Dylan Lopez connected with K.D. Glenn on a 30-yard passing score, though the kick failed. The second score came with 5:53 to go as Paul Kinney rushed past the Natalia defense for a 73-yard rushing score, with John Garcia's kick putting the lead at 13-0 after the first quarter of play.
In the second quarter, the Badgers had a strong scoring showcase on both sides of the ball.
Just 45 seconds into the quarter, Dylan Wright scored on an 11-yard run, though the extra point was no good. With 7:47 on the clock, Lopez and Glenn found each other again, this time on a 21-yards passing score, with Lopez running in the conversion to extend the lead to 27-0. The last offensive score of the half came with 1:11 to go before halftime as Lopez found Mauricio Blanco for the 30-yard score through the air, with Garcia kicking the PAT. The Badgers were not done as, on the ensuing Natalia possession, Chance Leal recovered a fumble and returned it 30 yards for the score. Garcia's kick left the Karnes City lead at 41-0 at halftime.
The Badgers last two scores of the game came in the third quarter. The first occurred with 9:00 on the clock as Lopez scored on a 41-yard run, though the kick failed. The final Karnes City score happened at the 6:20 mark as Nick Adams ran it in from 18-yards out, though another missed PAT left the lead at 53-0.
The Mustangs' only score of the contest came with 25 seconds left to play in the game as Bert Villarreal punched it in on a 1-yard run, with Michael Reyes kicking the extra point to put the final score at 53-7.
Statistically, the Badgers gained 452 yards of total offense, with 339 yards rushing over 40 attempts and 113 yards passing over six completions. The Mustangs, by comparison, gained 170 yards of total offense, with 58 yards rushing over 26 carries and 112 yards passing over 13 completions. In terms of penalties, both teams were flagged five times, with Karnes City being penalized for 35 total yards and Natalia for 24 total yards.
"We actually played our best offensive game so far," said Wood. "We knew we were going to have to keep the ball out of their hands. We got everybody in and did well."
This week, the Badgers will travel to Poth to face the Pirates in a crucial district matchup. "We're going to have to get well prepared," said Wood. "Poth's tough, they've been the district champs the last two years. We're going to have to play our best ball."
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Can someone tell me what I'm supposed to do w/ my breastpump once I'm done breastfeeding my children? Do I really just have to throw it away?
Can someone tell me what I'm supposed to do w/ my breastpump once I'm done breastfeeding my children? Do I really just have to throw it away?
What kind of pump is it?
NO.You can give it to a family member or friend.
Way too lazy for formula
It's a Medela double electric pump
Like a Pump in Style or something? If it's a really good pump, and in good shape, you might want to consider donating it to a family member or friend, as the PP suggested. Just make sure she knows everything about how heavily it was used, and suggest that she get it reconditioned, get new tubes and collectors, and also that she use it as a back-up pump rather than as her primary pump, if she plans to pump frequently. Pumps do wear down over time! If it's a lighter weight pump like a Swing, you can still donate it, but you want to be even more emphatic that it's a back-up pump and not a primary pump.
Obviously, your health status must be disclosed. If you have HIV or Hep C, you don't want to pass along a pump.
WSS. Right. If you have Hep or HIV throw it away. But if you are friends with someone and they KNOW you don't....why not pass it along?
Way too lazy for formula
It actually is a BAD idea to pass along pumps because they can fill with mold. INSIDE the pump where you can't see it. There is a link I posted here somewhere with photos. Gross.
And they are really only good for about 400 hours anyway.
I called Medela and complained about this actually. Because it makes me mad that their pumps are single user and you have to toss them. They won't recondition them. Changing the tubes and membranes doesn't fix the issues with the motor.
There are some pumps that are closed systems and therefore will not get mold in them, but you still have the motor issue to think about. A used pump cannot be someone's primary pump (says the woman who has worn out 2 pumps in the last 10 months!)
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I pumped with an Ameda Purely yours. It was with a mother who has 3 kids before me and I have since loaned it to two friends. It may BREAK at some point...but I dunno. I think a lot of mothers who aren't doing it exclusively may pump way less than 400hrs in a kid. That pump may BREAK eventually.....but it hasn't. And it was my primary pump and the primary pump of the people I lent it to.
Way too lazy for formula
It is a closed system pump.
Way too lazy for formula
I used a hand-me-down pump, contrary to advice (do as I say, not as I do!) and found that it really started to poop out after six months or so. It had already been used for two children before I got it. Next time, I'll buy a new pump for sure. I think they have a limited lifespan, like Susan said, in addition to the mold concerns.
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Step-By-Step Pastry Instructions
Stir together the flour and salt thoroughly before adding shortening and water.
Work chilled shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry blender, two butter knives or a fork. Cut just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with a few pea-sized morsels remaining.
Make sure the liquid you add is ice cold (again, to prevent the shortening from melting) and add the minimum necessary for the dough to stick together. Mix it in gently, a tablespoon at a time; vigorous mixing toughens the dough.
For easier handling, press the dough into a disc shape, wrap it in plastic wrap or waxed paper and chill it at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. When you remove the dough from the refrigerator, you may need to let it stand for a few minutes to prevent crumbling. Sparingly flour the work surface and rolling pin to keep the dough from sticking, but use as little as possible to avoid toughening the dough. A surface covered with a lightly floured pastry cloth and a rolling pin covered with a cloth sleeve are best. With light strokes, roll pastry into an 11-inch circle. Fold the dough in half or quarters. Transfer to pan.
An ovenproof, glass pie plate is best for even baking and browning. Second best is an aluminum pan with a dull finish. Shiny pans can give pie a soggy bottom. 9-inch pans are the standard size used in many recipes.
Do not grease the pie pan. Because of the high proportion of fat in pastry dough, there is no need to grease the pan before baking unless it is specified in the recipe.
Unfold the dough without stretching. Firmly press the dough against the sides and bottom without stretching it. If the dough is stretched, the crust will shrink as it bakes. Mend any cracks by lightly wetting your fingers and pressing the edges together. With kitchen scissors or a knife, trim uneven edges of dough that may be hanging over the pan, then flute or decorate the edges.
Prick an unfilled pastry shell before baking. If the pastry shell is to be baked before it's filled, prick the bottom and sides with a fork to keep it from puffing during baking. If it does begin to puff, re-prick the crust. Don't prick the bottom of an unbaked pastry before you pour in the filling, or the filling will seep under the pastry.
For a two-crust pie, trim the bottom pastry even with the pie-plate edge; add filling. Cover with the top pastry, allowing a 1-inch overlap; fold under the edge of the bottom crust. Seal and flute. Cut vents in the top of a two-crust pie. Vents allow the steam that forms during baking to escape and minimize bubbling over of the filling. They can be cut before or after the pastry is placed over the filling, and can be plain or fancy.
Place the pie in the center of the preheated oven. If two pies are baking side by side, arrange them so they do not touch the sides of the oven or each other. If two pies are baking on separate shelves, stagger the placement so the pies are not directly over each other.
Heat circulation varies among ovens. If the edges of the crust start to brown before the center is done, cover the edges with 2-inch wide strips of foil. If the whole top is overbrowning, drape a sheet of foil over the top.


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Brimming with style
Hats are properly back on the fashion agenda this autumn for the first time since the 1980s. Back then, it was all about Princess Diana and the gorgeous, big-brimmed numbers by Graham Smith, John Boyd, Frederick Fox, Philip Somerville, et al, while for autumn it is all about wearable hats that also tick the season's huge retro trend.
That is not to say we haven't all put on a hat from time to time in the last 20 years, but mainly for occasions: bar- and batmitzvahs, weddings and ritzy events like Ascot, and, of course, for shul-goers for Shabbat and yomtov.
In addition, of course, we are all prepared to jam a furry or woolly hat on our head when the temperatures plummet or when we are heading for the ski-slopes.
But this season, the hat's ubiquity on the catwalks and in the ads sprinkled throughout the pages of the glossy mags - Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Tommy Hilfiger, Sportmax, High, Comptoir des Cotonniers and many others showed models in hats - demonstrates that the top echelon of stylists are using hats in a quotidian, non-occasion way.
Which for all of us means that electing to wear a hat to go shopping (and I mean to Sloane Street or Deansgate, by the way, not to your local Waitrose) is actually possible this season with hardly any risk of being written off as an eccentric.
If you need further proof, it is the fact that autumn's big hat shapes - trilbys, fedoras, 60s peaked caps and 70s floppy brimmed hats - are all widely available well beyond the millinery departments and hat shops.
The millinery revival is largely attributable to the retro trend that has put the spotlight on the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s, with the 50s - an era when women routinely wore hats- given a particular boost by Mad Men and, more recently, BBC2's The Hour.
Kate Middleton - aka the Duchess of Cambridge - has not done any harm to the millinery trade, either; a pretty, fairly on-trend young royal, regularly photographed wearing a hat has doubtless been the incentive for many women to buy a hat, or a substantial fascinator, for an occasion where she may otherwise have gone bare-headed, or sported a bit of veiling on a band.
There is also more temptation to wear a hat thanks to a slew of fabulous millinery designers and a flurry of new hat shops. Along with established names like the hugely gifted Gabriela Ligenza, and the prodigiously talented Gina Foster, there are brilliant young designers, too. New to millinery is the precociously gifted north-west London-based Eliane Sarah (elianesarah.com), who creates the kind of ultra-chic, directional hats that look stunning with a sharp little 40s-inspired suit or cinched waist 50s dress. Another young milliner crafting exquisite occasion hats is Nerida Fraiman (neridafraiman.com). Her designs sell from her website and at The Hat Gallery in Conduit Street, where hat lovers can find a ravishing collection from an international stable of milliners that, as well as Fraiman, includes Philip Treacy, Celine Robert, Karin Henrikson, Patricia Underwood and Laurence Leleux.
For the faint-hearted who find the hats on these pages too dramatic for shul, here are the best of the trilbys, fedoras, and berets: leopard print trilby by Walter Wright, £175, John Lewis; mushroom felt fedora, £49, Reiss; dark red fedora, £40, Aldo; dark brown fedora with lilac band and feather, £20, River Island; grey tweed trilby, £25, Marisota; purple fluffy peak cap, Marzi £139, Fenwick, W1; black fedora, £19.50 M&S; teal fedora, £26, Accessorize; jewel-studded and crocheted berets from £30, the Hat Gallery, W1.


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Fresno has many local area attractions offering fun and entertainment for all.
For more information visit any of the links below and be sure to check the events calendar for current activities.
Shinzen Japanese Garden
Fresno Art MuseumFresno Arts and Culture EventsFresno Philharmonic
Legion Of Valor Museum
Fresno, the only city surrounded by three national parks, provides easy access to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon.
The Tower District
Sophisticated, progressive and with its feet firmly rooted in the arts and entertainment, the Tower District is Fresno's own unique version of similar neighborhoods of culture in New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
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Union Pacific Director of Engineering Anthony Davila declared the railroad bridge over the northbound lanes unsafe and closed those lanes of U.S. Highway 77, according to Ramirez.
The northbound lanes will be closed 24 hours or more, depending on what is found by Union Pacific work crews, Ramirez said.
Southbound lanes on U.S. Highway 77 remain open.
According to Rickey Daily , Texas Department of Transportation spokesman, repairs on the trestle were progressing smoothly as of Tuesday morning, and officials anticipated that the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 77 could reopen as soon as 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Assisting in traffic control was TxDOT.
Initially at the scene, after the bridge was hit around 7:30 p.m., in addition to the DPS, were Refugio law enforcement and the Refugio Volunteer Fire Department.
Northbound traffic was being diverted to U.S. Highway 183. If commuters needed to be on U.S. Highway 77, they can turn east on Farm-to-Market Road 239 to return to the main highway.


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Firstly I must introduce myself. My name is Jannine, ;Im a 24 year old first-time Mum to a beautiful girl named Harriet Elizabeth born 21st of Seprtember '07
I have been exclusivly breast feeding since birth, and have so far never had to use formula and hope to keep it this way. I have had various issues trying to introduce EBM via various bottles to no avail, Im afraid its just boobie my little darling wants!! However the past 4 days have been an utter nightmare, she is refusing to feed off me and screaming, she'll only feed when asleep or half asleep, I have tried some EBM and she drank an ounce, she is feeding well (about 20-30mins) when she does decide to feed but yesterday she went 7 hours before she finally fed, shes also waking 3 times between 8pm and 7am for feeds and then struggling with her 7am feed. Could it be she is ready to wean? Or is she just at one of those awkward stages??
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Christoval Lee Garza's body was found by a resident at approximately 5 a.m. on July 4. Goliad County Sheriff's Office investigators announced Friday that the autopsy report from Central Texas Autopsy in Lockhart revealed Garza's death was the result of blunt force trauma to the torso.
"We have spent countless hours in the past week following leads," GCSO investigator John Pape said in a statement to the Advance-Guard. "We have reconstructed the last hours of Chris Garza's life and are continuing our investigation. Because of the nature of the investigation and the large number of leads we have followed, this is proving to be a very intense, time-consuming investigation but progress is being made."
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"Jav" A Day
Vazquez Fabulous in Yankee Win
Last season in the West Coast Trip before the All-Star Break, the Yankees got swept and lost all three games to the Angels. When I noticed te schedule for this year had a West Coast trip right before the All-Star Break, I couldn't help but to panic. But after last night/this morning's game, I no longer have to worry about a sweep. The Yankees beat the Athletics 3-1, and start off the road trip with a "W."
Pitching Analysis: Javier Vazquez recorded his first win of the season against the A's back in April, so I hoped that maybe he'd have similar luck last night. Eh. I was wrong. JAVY WAS EVEN BETTER! Oh, he was fabulous. In 7 innings, Javy allowed just 1 run (a sac fly) on 3 hits. He really pitched an amazing game. That's my boy! And to think in the beginning of the year, everyone was ready to give up on him. His ERA is back to respectability at 4.81. Since mid May, Javy has the BEST ERA out of every Yankee starter. And I believed in him ♥
Oh Javy! Way to have a day, my little cutie😉
The bullpen was actually good! Joba Chamberlain, with help of Francisco Cervelli, threw a perfect 8th. The Great Mariano is back to his normal self as he saved the game last night.
Defensive Analysis: The Yankees have the best defense in the Bigs. They've made the least amount of errors. But last night, their gloves really shined. Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, and Colin Curtis all made amazing web-gem-worthy plays to save Javy the stress of baserunners. GO D!!!
Offensive Analysis: When you have good pitching, you don't need a boatload of runs. Javier Vazquez has had bad luck with offensive support, having the least run support of all Yankee starters. But this time, 3 runs were enough.
In the 2nd inning after 2 quick outs, I didn't expect the Yankees to score any runs. Why do I always do things like that? Nick Swisher, who really needs our help to be an All-Star, (SEND SWISH!!!!) got himself aboard with a 2-out double.
Curtis Granderson then followed with a triple down the line to score NickySwish. Then, my sweet Franciso Cervelli, just looked to put the bat on the ball. He's got the BEST hitting approach I've ever seen. Cervelli hit the ball on the ground right back up the middle, for an RBI single. 2-0 Yankees!
Mark Teixeria must feel left out. The rest of the Yankee infield (execpt catcher) is headed to California for the All-Star Game, but Mark is not. He must think he still has a chance, because he has really turned it on these past few days. Last night in the 6th, Tex hit a monster solo homer to centerfield to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. And that was the final score.
Last night's win was very comforting for me. The heroes for the victory are Javy Vazquez and Mark Teixeira for proving they can do it, and that all we needed was to be patient and believe!
Have a day, Yankees! Keep up the good baseball🙂
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It does seem weird that Tex won't be going to the All Star game this year, but he really didn't deserve it. Very glad Andy's going though. And I hope Swisher will make it, but it doesn't look good at the moment.
CC and A-rod gave you guys a nice performance yesterday. It boggles my mind at how many different ways, and with how many different player combinations, you guys can eek out a win. It makes it impossible to catch up to you guys!!
Sorry, I can't agree with you on Swisher, but I actually really liked that picture of Vasquez. The over the shoulder glare he's giving as he delivers is kinda badass. And for a Yankee, no less! You guys aren't even looking over your shoulder anymore, kind of running away with the East right now. Hopefully this ends soon…
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Hi Everyone,
I have been reading this forum for a week or two now and it has helped me in many ways while I'm figuring out this breast feeding journey with my bub. However, it's time for me to speak up and get my questions answered. TIA for your help.
A little background: My 4 week old is gaining weight and has good diaper output. During the day he goes 1.5-2.5 hours between nursing sessions, but at night time it's more like 1.5-2 hours. He's still got his nights mixed up with the days!
About me: I have a flat nipple which is on my R side and my L side is pretty normal.
Do I have OALD/OS?
I think I have some of the symptoms - baby is choking on both breasts after the first let-down, baby is gassy from gulping so fast, baby spits up a lot and doesn't like to be laid flat because he's so gassy and uncomfortable. However, we don't have green stools, although they are quite watery and gassy/explosive. My breasts aren't leaking too bad or feeling too engorged these days.
I have been nursing lying-down and laid-back and have felt that these are helpful in controlling the flow.
So last week I decided to try block feeding and did so until yesterday. If he fed from the R breast on the 1st feed, I would offer the R one more time. However, the 2nd time, he wasn't as interested and would shake his head and release the nipple after some time. Does that mean that there isn't enough flow to say that I have OS? Or does it just mean that he doesn't prefer the slower flow afterwards and wants the fast flow like he's used to? He often tugs and pulls at the nipple which hurts!
I didn't notice much of a difference in the OS symptoms after this week of block feeding so I decided to stop. However, now he likes to shake his head and pull at the nipple still.... at the end of the feed. Sort of like he's frustrated with the flow. I have tried compressions at those seem to help but just for the short time that I am compressing.
Is he wanting more milk and I should switch breasts at this point? Is he going through a growth spurt? For the last three weeks he has gained over 500g each time he was weighed! So he's a healthy boy. I just want to clarify if I have OS/OALD.
I am willing to go back to block feeding twice on each breast if that will help with the gassiness, choking, and general uncomfortable feeling he goes has to deal with.
Also someone suggested the having him sleep on an incline would help. Any advice on this? Finally, we have tried carrying him around in a moby wrap and swaddling him at night. I think he's getting used to the moby but really squirms when swaddled.
What else can we do to help him? We are trying everything we can think of and are willing to try more!


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Big East Favorite? Depends Who You Ask
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Four teams tallied first-place votes in the Big East women's lacrosse coaches poll, released Tuesday. Georgetown, with four first-place votes (59 points) edged Syracuse with three first-place votes (57 points) to be tabbed preseason favorite for the second consecutive year.
Notre Dame (50 points) and Loyola (47 points) each earned a first-place vote as well. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
Loyola senior Grace Gavin was tabbed as the Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and was one of eight unanimous Preseason All-Big East honorees. For the second straight year, Syracuse senior Liz Hogan earned Preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors, as well as Preseason All-Big East accolades.
Gavin totaled 87 points, including 64 goals and 23 assists last season. She also scored five game-winning goals and was the 2010 Big East Attack Player of the Year. In conference play, she tallied a league-leading 46 points and was tied for the most goals with 34. Gavin also helped lead the Greyhounds to their first appearance in the Big East Championship as well as a top-20 ranking in the national polls.
Hogan played in 22 games last year and posted a league-leading 8.63 goals-against average. She also led the Big East in save percentage, posting a .525 mark along with 211 saves. In conference play her numbers were even better as she lowered her goals-against average to 7.01 and upper her save percentage to .616. Both figures were tops in the Big East. In 22 games, Hogan helped lead the Syracuse defense in holding 13 opponents to 10 goals or less. She also was named the 2010 Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
Georgetown returns six starters and 21 letterwinners to a squad that won the 2010 Big East regular-season crown as well as the No. 1 seed in the Big East Championship. The Hoyas went 13-6 last season, including 8-0 in Big East play. Senior Logan McCraw and junior Kelly Barnes anchor a defense which ranked among the league leaders. Both players also were All-Big East First Team performers last season, while Barnes was a unanimous preseason selection this year. Senior attacker Jordy Kirr, a unanimous Preseason All-Big East pick, will be a key cog on offense.
Syracuse, which has advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship in two of the last three years under the direction of head coach Gary Gait, was picked second. The Orange (15-7, 6-2 Big East) return seven starters and 23 letterwinners. Syracuse also has a league-leading four Preseason All-Big East selections, including Hogan. Leading the offense will be Preseason All-Big East selections Tee Ladouceur and Michelle Tumolo. Ladouceur, a senior attack, had 91 points last season and is the league's top returning scorer. Tumolo, a sophomore attack, is one of two underclassmen on the preseason team along with Georgetown's Kelly Barnes. Senior midfielder Catherine Rodriguez also was a Preseason All-Big East selection and tallied 28 draw controls, 22 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers last year.
Notre Dame was slotted for the third position and has advanced to the NCAA Championship in each of the last three seasons. The Irish (11-7, 6-2 Big East) tied for second in the regular-season standings last year and were the No. 2 seed in the Big East Championship. Notre Dame had three players selected to the preseason all-conference team, including seniors Kailene Abt, Shaylyn Blaney and Jackie Doherty. Doherty was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big East team and led the league in caused turnovers last season averaging 2.2 per contest. All three players earned all-conference honors last season.
Loyola (11-7, 5-3 Big East) was tabbed fourth in the preseason selections with 47 points and one first-place vote. Including Gavin, three Loyola players earned Preseason All-Big East honors, including senior midfielder Cara Filippelli and classmate Abby Rehfuss. Last season Filippelli was among the league leaders in draw controls averaging 2.67 per game along with 23 goals, 23 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers. Rehfuss also was a steady contributor with 23 goals, 41 ground balls, 48 draw controls and 24 caused turnovers.
Louisville was picked fifth and will look to seniors Emily Dashiell and Bergan Foley to lead the offense. A unanimous Preseason All-Big East selection, Dashiell had a league-leading 3.73 draw controls per game last year, along with 41 goals. Foley, also a unanimous Preseason All-Big East pick, led the league in goals at 4.59 per outing. She totaled 84 points, including a league-leading 78 goals. The Cardinals were 11-6 last season, 4-4 in Big East play.
Rutgers was picked sixth following an 11-5 mark last year, 4-4 in Big East action. Senior midfielder Marlena Welsh, a Preseason All-Big East pick, will help direct the offense after totaling 31 points, including 27 goals last year.
Connecticut, Cincinnati and Villanova round out the poll.
In all, 14 of the 16 Preseason All-Big East selections were seniors.
The 2011 season will be the second year in which the league will contain nine members. In addition, it is the second year that all three games of the Big East Championship will be televised live on national television. The CBS College Sports Network will broadcast both semifinals live on Thursday, May 5 while the title game is set for Saturday, May 7. The 2011 Big East Women's Lacrosse Championship will be held at Georgetown University.
2011 Big East Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches
1. Georgetown (4) 59
2. Syracuse (3) 57
3. Notre Dame (1) 50
4. Loyola (1) 47
5. Louisville 36
6. Rutgers 31
7. Connecticut 23
8. Cincinnati 14
9. Villanova 11
2011 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the
*Grace Gavin, Loyola, Senior, Attack/Midfield
2011 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the
*Liz Hogan, Syracuse, Senior, Goalkeeper
2011 Preseason All-Big East Team
Kailene Abt, Notre Dame, Senior, Midfield
*Kelly Barnes, Georgetown, Junior, Defense
*Shaylyn Blaney, Notre Dame, Senior, Midfield
*Emily Dashiell, Louisville, Senior, Midfield
*Jackie Doherty, Notre Dame, Senior, Defense
Cara Filippelli, Loyola, Senior, Midfield
*Bergan Foley, Louisville, Senior, Attack
*Grace Gavin, Loyola, Senior, Attack/Midfield
*Liz Hogan, Syracuse, Senior, Goalkeeper
*Jordy Kirr, Georgetown, Senior, Attack
Tee Ladouceur, Syracuse, Senior, Attack
Logan McCraw, Georgetown, Senior, Defense
Abby Rehfuss, Loyola, Senior, Midfield
Catherine Rodriguez, Syracuse, Senior, Midfield
Michelle Tumolo, Syracuse, Sophomore, Attack
Marlena Welsh, Rutgers, Senior, Midfield
*unanimous selections
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Experience may mean no cash for students
MARIETTA – For many students, securing a summer internship is not an option but a necessity.
Much like the job market, the internship market is competitive and students sometimes end up accepting unpaid positions, sacrificing a summer income to get experience in their field of study.
"I really feel like the trend is unpaid and people feel like they better take what they can get to get the experience," said Bret Frye, co-owner and dentist at Frye Dental Group in Marietta.
Frye, whose one summer intern is paid, said he has also offered unpaid internships in the past. The decision whether to pay depends on the business having the funding to pay an intern and the ability level of the intern, he said.
The Memorial Health System offers a handful of internships that while rich in experience, are unpaid, said Jennifer Offenberger, director of marketing and public relations for the Memorial Health System.
"Many of our internships are done through school programs and are used for credit through class," she said.
Receiving college credit through an internship is one of the criteria that exempts for-profit companies from paying students, said Hilles Hughes, director of Career Services at Marietta College. The criteria for offering an unpaid internship is outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, she said, even though the term intern wasn't yet used then.
"It's very difficult for for-profit companies to hire students and not pay them unless the student is getting academic credit. If they are getting credit it becomes a little less onerous because students feel like they are getting something out of it," said Hughes.
However, the unpaid loophole in the standards has gotten some pushback lately, as a handful of students have brought lawsuits against their summer internship provider.
On Tuesday, a U.S. District Judge issued a summary judgment saying Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated minimum wage laws by not paying interns who worked on 2010's "Black Swan." The judge also opened the doors for a class action lawsuit for all interns who worked under parent company Fox Entertainment Group.
A 2010 report by the Economic Policy Institute found that the rise of unpaid internships is even more detrimental to students from low-income families.
These students often do not have the time to take on a second, paying job, and are saddled with travel, housing and other living expenses while they perform their internship duties, it said.
"Low-income students are either denied the opportunity to participate in these valuable experiences, or must take on significant debt in order to receive the same advantages as their higher income peers," said the report.
For many students, summer living expenses mean it would be hard, if not impossible, to go without any summer earnings.
That's why Lower Salem resident Jessica Daye, 19, considers herself lucky to secure payment for her summer internship through her college.
Daye, who is interning in management services at Peoples Bank, was able to obtain a stipend through Berea College in Kentucky.
"They know it's hard to find internships that are paid, so if you find one that is unpaid they compensate you," said Daye of the program.
But without the program, she would likely have to work a second job after her internship program, she said.
"I live on my own. So I don't think I could take an unpaid internship unless I can have a night job. I would have had to look for like a waitressing job or something," she said.
Thanks to the program, Daye was able to accept a summer position that closely resembles what she wants to do in the long run, she said.
Marietta College student Becca Thomas also lauded the ideal internship situation she found herself in this summer.
Thomas, 21, is required to perform an internship for her graphic design major and was able to find a local internship through Stonewall Retail Marketing Group.
"I didn't accept the internship knowing it would be paid. After I said yes, they told me I was going to be paid," said Thomas, who lives in Kent, but is staying on Marietta College's campus this summer as a Resident Assistant.
But Thomas is worried that some of her fellow majors have not yet secured an internship at all.
"It just goes to show how difficult it is," said Thomas, who cold-called several area businesses and jokingly said she bothered her now-boss until he agreed to take her on as an intern.
Besides Daye's internship, Peoples Bank is also offering paid internships to two other students this summer.
When deciding whether or not to offer internships, the bank first wants to make sure it can offer them career-related work to do, said Tyler Wilcox, director of Human Resources at Peoples Bank.
"We want to make sure if we offer (internships) it is going to be a way for them to get meaningful experience at the bank," he said.
In fact, the bank often uses its summer internship program as a way to recruit candidates for employment, he said.
Danielle Brodie, 20, is working as a paid marketing intern at Peoples Bank. She has been given a project that is hers entirely, she said.
"I'm working on a marketing project with student checking accounts and I actually have a lot of free reign," said Brodie, who is brainstorming guerrilla marketing ideas for the campaign.
Brodie, who lives in Mineral Wells, would have accepted the summer internship for no pay. The experience is incredibly important, she said.
"I do a lot of extracurriculars through the college. But that stuff can kind of get overlooked on a resume. Where if employers see an internship, that stands out," she said.


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The third and final film of the Film Central series will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in Madden Theatre. The new student film club Celluloid has chosen the featured film, "Rubber," for its first campus-wide showing as an official club. Admission is $3/North Central community and $4/general public. "Rubber" is rated R and considered an indie horror film.
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You meet and have fun in your neighborhood den and Cub Scout pack.
Millions of other boys are also in Cub Scouting across the nation and
around the world.
Every Cub Scout is a member of a large group of boys called a pack.
The pack has smaller groups called dens. Each den has about six to eight
boys. All of the Cub Scouts in a den are about the same age and live in
the same neighborhood.
Most of the things that Cub Scouts do happen in the pack and its dens.
You have weekly den meetings and monthly pack meetings. You also go to
special events and activities with the members of your pack. You may take
part in district and council activities as a member of your pack.
Cub Scouting is bigger than your own pack. Cub Scouting is nationwide,
with Cub Scout packs in every single state and in places overseas. Even in
far-off places where only a few boys live, those boys can be in the program
as Lone Cub Scouts. And so, you are part of something huge.
The last time we counted (in December 2004), there were almost two million
Cub Scouts in more than 50,000 packs, helped by more than half a million adult
leaders. And that's just the Cub Scouts who belong to the Boy Scouts of America.
Countries around the world have similar programs. The World Organization of the
Scout Movement says there are Scouting programs in almost every nation.