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−Clothing Depot Tip Night at Pizza Ranch5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, August 19, Clothing Depot Tip Night at Pizza Ranch from 5-8pm+5:00 pmClothing Depot Tip Night at Pizza Ranch
−New Ulm Women of Today Kids' Week6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
New Ulm Women of Today celebrated Kids' Week on Tuesday, August 19, from 6-7:30pm in Washington Park. Join them for games in the park.+6:00 pmNew Ulm Women of Today Kids' Week
−Pro Kinship for Kids Fundraiser4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Come to enjoy a Back to School themed Family Fun Night at McDonald's in New Ulm on Wednesday, August 20, 4-7pm.
We need everyone to come dine-in or take-out food on this night for 10 percent of all the business from 4-7pm will go to Pro Kinship for Kids programming. McDonald's will be holding a coloring contest that night and running a movie for families to enjoy.
Pro Kinship for Kids volunteers will also be running games like Hole in One; Ring Toss; and Peanut Toss for prizes. There will be fun back to school activities to enjoy as well as face painting. Drawing will be held for adults and kids as well as materials available on Pro Kinship for Kids.+4:00 pmPro Kinship for Kids Fundraiser
−10th Annual 'Treasure Trek'8:00 am – 5:00 pm
10th Annual 'Treasure Trek' along Highway 212 West, August 21, 22, 23, 8am-5pm
Chaska; Carver; Norwood/Young America; Bongards; New Germany; Hamburg; Green Isle; Plato; Glencoe – follow the yellow (signs) brick road and get your kicks on Route 22 where you will find: occasional sales; garage sales; antique/vintage shop sales; flea market/craft sale; garden center sales; church sales; coffee shop/ice cream/restaurant specials; 152nd Stiftungsfest in NYA.
Do not miss the fun – maps available at stops along the way; interested in participating in this event; need a map, call Saundra at 320-238-2579.+8:00 am10th Annual 'Treasure Trek'
−New Ulm Sertoma's Santa in the Summer4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
New Ulm Sertoma Club's Santa in the Summer will be Thursday, August 21, 4-7pm at the Brown County Fairgrounds in New Ulm.
Rain or shine. Choice of hamburger, hot dog, chicken or bratwurst, chips, beverage and all the sweet corn you can eat (if available). All this for only $8. Pre-sale discount for $7 available at the Chamber or from New Ulm Sertoma Member; Kid's hot dog meal only $3 for 6 and under.
Bring in your unused hearing aids and receive a free meal. 1919 Rootbeer floats available. Proceeds help support Santa's Closet and local education hearing equipment. Live entertainment and special appearance by Santa Claus. Free will donations will be accepted.+4:00 pmNew Ulm Sertoma's Santa in the Summer
−2nd Annual Immanuel Lutheran School's 'Strides for Souls' 5K8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Register for the 2nd Annual Immanuel Lutheran School's 'Strides for Souls' Family Fun 5K Walk/Run by August 1 and receive a t-shirt. You can register by stopping at Immanuel Lutheran School or call Sue at 507-359-4575.
All proceeds will go to the 'Strides for Souls' fund that will help with tuition assistance and other students needs at Immanuel Lutheran School. The Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, August 23, at the school. Registration starts at 8am and the race starts at 8:45am.+8:00 am2nd Annual Immanuel Lutheran School's 'Strides for Souls' 5K
−Glencoe's Annual Sweet Corn and Brat Fly/In-Drive/In10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Glencoe's Annual Sweet Corn and Brat Fly/In-Drive/In at Glencoe Municipal Airport on Saturday, August 23, from 10am-2pm+10:00 amGlencoe's Annual Sweet Corn and Brat Fly/In-Drive/In
−Fort Ridgely Program1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, August 23, 1:30pm – Independent Historian Curtis Dahlin grew up on a farm near Sisseton, South Dakota, on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Indian Reservation. He graduated from South Dakota State in 1964 with a degree in history, spent two years in the army and worked for the Department of Transportation as a traffic analyst for 35 years. Since retiring in 2002, he has spent time researching and writing on US Dakota Uprising of 1862 in Minnesota. He has published two books and three shorter booklets on the US Dakota War. His talk will deal with various aspects of the Uprising.
Come to Fort Ridgely at 1:30pm for this fascinating program.+1:30 pmFort Ridgely Program
−End-of-Summer Potluck Picnic3:00 pm – 11:45 pm
End-of-Summer Potluck Picnic will be held Saturday, August 23, 3pm at 1220 S Minnesota, New Ulm
Bring your own table service, a dish to pass and chairs – this is a free event. Come listen to the Schell's Hobo Band and enjoy a Schell's Beer or 1919 Root Beer.
Call Duane or Karen Bergemann with questions at 417-459-5007 or 417-766-1436+3:00 pmEnd-of-Summer Potluck Picnic
−Sigel Ballpark LA Pig Races4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Sigel Ballpark LA Pig Races, Saturday, August 23, 4pm
Beanbag tournament to follow pig races+4:00 pmSigel Ballpark LA Pig Races
−Breakfast/Vendor Fair Fundraiser, Sleepy Eye9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Supplemental Match by Thrivent, New Ulm Chapter – Breakfast/Vendor Fair Fundraiser will be held Sunday, August 24, Orchid Inn, Sleepy Eye, 9am-3pm; breakfast will be served until 1pm; serving pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, coffee, milk, juice
Vendor fair; silent auction; bake sale; kids activities; mini photo sessions by Amanda Petersen Photography; deluxe face painting 11am-2pm.
Proceeds will go to a Sleepy Eye Family, Tony and Lexi Alvarez and their three little boys.+9:00 amBreakfast/Vendor Fair Fundraiser, Sleepy Eye
−St. John's Church Fall Festival, Searles10:15 am – 6:00 pm
St. John's Church Fall Festival, Searles, Sunday, August 24; rain or shine; everyone welcome
Family Style Ham & Chicken Dinner, with dressing, served 10:15am-2pm; adults/$11; under 13 years/$4; preschool/$1.50; building is handicapped accessible.
Bingo; country store; crafts; horse drawn trolley rides; games; music; refreshments; lunch stand on grounds; big ticket drawing 4:30pm; over $10,000 worth of prizes.+10:15 amSt. John's Church Fall Festival, Searles
−Old School Days, Harkin Store1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Harkin Store will be having a program on old schools in Nicollet County. There will be old pictures and old school books and a picture of the old private school, the Robinson school, in the town of West Newton. The program in Sunday, August 24, from 1-4pm.+1:00 pmOld School Days, Harkin Store
−Rich Ruch Benefit T-Shirts & Bracelet Sales5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fundraising t-shirts and bracelets for the Rich Ruch will be sold this Tuesday and Thursday, August 26 & 28 at the Bill and Cathy Koob residence, 110 5th Street South, New Ulm from 5-8pm.
They will also be sold Wednesday, August 27 and Friday, August 29, at Creative Hair Company, 1106 South Broadway, from 9am-5pm+5:00 pmRich Ruch Benefit T-Shirts & Bracelet Sales
−Heartland Express to Observe Labor Day Weekend8:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Brown County Heartland Express will not be operating on Sunday, August 31, or Monday, September 1, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday Weekend. Regular service resumes on Tuesday, September 2.
To request and schedule rides for the Tuesday following Labor Day, passengers are requested to call the Brown County Heartland Express office no later than 3pm on Friday, August 29, at 359-2717 or 1-800-707-2717.+8:00 amHeartland Express to Observe Labor Day Weekend
−Riverblast, New Ulm5:00 pm – 11:45 pm
Riverblast in New Ulm will be held on Friday & Saturday, August 29 & 30 at Riverside Park; Center Street and the Minnesota River.
This is a free cultural event and festival at the river. Friday gala celebration starts at 5pm. Cold Blooded Whiskey from 5-8pm; Barefoot Winos 8:30pm-close. Camping in Riverside Park; one camping unit and one support vehicle, dogs must be on leash/$25 per site.
Saturday event begins at 11am; Watershed information; afternoon horse drawn trolley rides along the river; free face painting; "Pirate Ship" playground for kids on the premises; obstacle course for canoes Saturday; get free rides in a Mankato Padding & Outings Club 28 ft canoe; Dick Kimmel and Company 12-3pm; Schell's Hobo Band, 3:30-4:30pm; Jumbo Ya Ya 5-8pm; The Arcades from 8:30pm-12:30am.
Food and beverages available; coffee; pop; beer; wine coolers. For more details, visit www.riverblast.net.+5:00 pmRiverblast, New Ulm
−Sand Volleyball Tournament, New Ulm9:30 am – 11:45 pm
Sand Volleyball Tournament with the Goosetown Roller Girls will be held on Saturday, August 30; sign in at 9:30am; play to start at 10am at Kegel Kourts, New Ulm.
Cost is $60/team or $10/per person (no team); must be 18+ in order to play. Proceeds support the Goosetown Roller Girls.
Please RSVP to: email@example.com or call 507-351-6047.+9:30 amSand Volleyball Tournament, New Ulm
−Children's Games & Craft Day, Fort Ridgely12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On Saturday, August 30, families are invited to Fort Ridgely from 12-4pm for games on the parade grounds as well as create crafts inside the Commissary building. There will be games such as field ball, stilts, and grades for the children to play. They will also show you how to make a hanky doll or your own catapult.+12:00 pmChildren's Games & Craft Day, Fort Ridgely
−Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service, Fairfax7:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service will be in Fairfax on Thursday, September 4, from 7am-3pm at the Lions Park Shelter.
Pillows cleaned, deodorizes and fluffed. Custom-made new pillows and comforters for sale. This event is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of Fairfax.+7:00 amCarlson Pillow Cleaning Service, Fairfax
−Low Vision Resource Group1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Thursday, September 4, 1:30pm, Orchard Hills, 1223 Karl Drive, New Ulm – Low Vision Resource Group. Everyone welcome. Refreshment and snack served.
Questions, contact Monica at 354-5680.+1:30 pmLow Vision Resource Group
−Fluff N Puff Pillow Cleaning, New Ulm7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Fluff N Puff Pillow Cleaning will be in New Ulm on Friday, September 5, from 7:30am-3:30pm at the New Ulm Medical Center Auditorium.
Questions, call Jan at 507-720-9657 and leave message.+7:30 amFluff N Puff Pillow Cleaning, New Ulm
−Nicollet/Sibley County Plot Day10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Nicollet/Sibley County's Varietal Trials Plot Day will be held Friday, September 5. The event will be held at the Pat and Don Bentz variety plots located at 24686 621st Avenue, Gibbon, beginning at 10am.
Speakers for the day will include U or M Extension Crops Educator David Nocolai dicussing weed control and U of M IPM Specialist Bruce Potter sharing information on insect control. Seed representatives will be on hand for discussion and to answer questions.
A lunch of burgers, beans, chips and cookies will be provided by the Nicollet and Sibley County Corn and Soybean Growers.+10:00 amNicollet/Sibley County Plot Day
−Aluminum Can Collection/Scrip Sales, NUACS8:30 am – 10:30 am
Saturday, September 6, Aluminum Can Collection and Scrip Sales from 8:30-10:30am at St. Anthony Elementary School parking lot. All proceeds go towards NUACS Technology.+8:30 amAluminum Can Collection/Scrip Sales, NUACS
−Eagles 5000 5K and KidsK Run8:30 am – 12:30 pm
The 3rd Annual Eagles 5000 5K and Kids K Run will be held on Saturday, September 6, at 8:30am and 9:30am. You can register online at http://www.active.com.
Also, the Friends of ISD88 are looking for any volunteers to help direct runners and/or form a cheer group along the course. If interested, contact Chris or Erin at firstname.lastname@example.com.+8:30 amEagles 5000 5K and KidsK Run
−HermannFest 201410:00 am – 11:45 pm
HermannFest 2014 will be taking place on Saturday, September 6 in New Ulm – Schell's Beer and 1919 Root Beer on tap; German and American Foods available all day.
Hermann Heights Park: 14 Monument Street, New Ulm
10am – welcome
10am-5pm – Hermann Monument open/self-directed tours
12-1:30pm – Wendinger Band
1:30-1:45pm – Program
1:45-3pm – Concord Singers
3:15-4:30pm – SE Concertina Band
5pm – close Hermann Monument
Harmon Park: 101 North Garden, New Ulm
12-5:30pm – Tournament Options: co-rec kickball; co-rec sand volleyball; baggo (bean bags)
607:30pm – Thunder in the Valley; New Ulm Battery and New Ulm Municipal Band; cannon shoot with 11 guns; bring lawn chairs
8:30pm – Fireworks over Hermann Monument
8:45-9:30pm – Time Machine – 'Pop Starz' – music of the 80′s
9:30-10:30am – Time Machine – "Hair Force" – rock of the 80′s
10:30-11:30pm – Time Machine – 'Whiskey River' – country music+10:00 amHermannFest 2014
−Windom Wetland Management District Hunting Rendezvous10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Windom Wetland Management District will be hosting a Youth Hunting Rendezvous from 10am-2pm on Saturday, September 6. The event will include several activities that will be fun for the whole family including a Duck Calling Seminar and Youth Calling Contest with Pay Doyscher, where each child will receive a free duck call and prizes will be awarded.
There will also be demonstrations of both pointing and retrieving dogs at work with local dog handlers Chad Klassen, Wendy Krueger and Jim Sehl. Leif Hanson will be doing a demonstration on the field dressing and cooking techniques of game birds.
A free lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Windom Wetland Management District.
For more information, visit http://midwest.fws.gov/windom; 507-831-2220 or 1-800-577-2875.+10:00 amWindom Wetland Management District Hunting Rendezvous
−German-Bohemian Heritage Society Picnic11:00 am – 2:00 pm
The German-Bohemian Heritage Society Picnic will be Saturday, September 6, at Hermann Heights Park, shelter number one. Social begins at 11am, with potluck at 12pm.
Enjoy delicious American and German food. Coffee and juice will be provided. Bring a dish to pass, your own eating utensils and lawn chairs.+11:00 amGerman-Bohemian Heritage Society Picnic
−Hanska Fire Department Pork Chop Supper4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hanska Fire Department Pork Chop Supper will be held Saturday, September 6, from 4-8pm at the Hanska City Park.
They will be serving pork chops, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw, bread and hamburgers and hot dogs from children. Take out and delivery available in town by calling 507-439-6276.
All proceeds will go for training and equipment.+4:00 pmHanska Fire Department Pork Chop Supper
−Pro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event on Saturday, September 6, at the Sibley County Fairgrounds in Arlington; benefiting Jared Allen's Homes for Wounded Warriors.
Live auction items benefiting the charity include: autographed Jared Allen's helmet; jersey; custom belt buckle; custom laser cut Jared Allen fire pit and more. $2 from every adult ticket goes towards charity. Adults/$15; kids/$5; kids 3 and under are free. No advance ticket discounts.+6:00 pmPro Auto N.Y.A. Bull Riding Event
−Lions Club of New Ulm Fly-In Breakfast7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Lions Club of New Ulm 41st Annual Fly-In Breakfast will be held Sunday, September 7, 7am-12:3pm at the New Ulm Municipal Airport in New Ulm.
Tickets available at New Ulm Chamber; Cash Wise Foods; HyVee Food Store and any Lion member. Ticket prices: adult advance/$7; at the door/$7.50; children 4-12/$3; children 3 and under/free. Free breakfast for all fly-in pilots.
Helicopter rides available. New this year….visit the Kirby Puckett Eye Mobile for free vision screening, presented by Phillips Eye Institute, part of Allina Health.
The Lions Club of New Ulm supports the Sight/Hearing/Diabetes impaired and other local humanitarian needs.+7:00 amLions Club of New Ulm Fly-In Breakfast


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Rally replaces protest in Trenton
November 22, 2011 —
A crowd estimated at nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton on November 21 to celebrate the postponement of the vote on the Delaware River Basin Commission's proposed natural gas regulations—and to keep the pressure on.
A series of speakers including renowned author, biologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, actor Mark Ruffalo, filmmaker Josh Fox, Delaware Riverkeeper Maya van Rossum and more, addressed the crowd.
According to activist Alice Zinnes, who participated in the rally, Delaware Governor Markell was repeatedly lauded for "listening to the voices of thousands who called and emailed, outlining the potentially catastrophic effects of fracking in the Delaware River Basin."
To rousing cheers, speakers reminded the crowd that the victory was just a beginning. "The river basin is still threatened with a DRBC vote in the future," said Zinnes. "Pennsylvania and the 32 states where fracking exists are part of the same battle.
"Speakers pointed out that it was in Trenton in 1776 that Washington crossed the Delaware initiating America's revolution, and that this day marks the beginning of a new revolution where we take back our land and water from corporate interests," she added.
Rally participants then marched to the New Jersey State House to meet with legislators and later participated in a training session on civil disobedience.
Not everyone was pleased with the postponement. On November 18, PA Governor Tom Corbett issued a press release expressing his disappointment. "Pennsylvania is ready to move forward now," Corbett said. "We have worked with our commission partners in good faith, and it is disappointing to not have these efforts reciprocated."
"Today's delay—driven more by politics than sound science—is a decision to put off the creation of much-needed jobs, to put off securing our energy independence and to infringe upon the property rights of thousands of Pennsylvanians," Corbett said.
Zinnes, a Pennsylvania resident, said that Corbett's view of what Pennsylvanians want to see happen does not fairly represent the perspective of residents who want to see fracking kept out of the state.

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History of the Peace Corps in El Salvador
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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The Peace Corps was invited to El Salvador and sent its first Volunteers in 1963. Over the next 15 years, more than 1,500 Volunteers worked in 15 to 20 different sectors, serving primarily as counterparts to government agencies and offices. In 1980, the increasing violence prior to the civil war led the Peace Corps to close its offices. The destruction of economic and social infrastructure during the war set El Salvador back to 1950s levels in most economic and social indicators. The 1986 earthquake destroyed much of what the war did not, especially in San Salvador. Moreover, widespread migration led to the breakdown of many social and family institutions and particularly affected youth and the environment.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming in El Salvador
The government of El Salvador invited the Peace Corps to return to El Salvador in 1993. The first Volunteers arrived later that year. They were asked to increase the capacity of local people in several priority areas identified by the government and later affirmed by civil society in the Plan de Nación, or National Plan, presented in 2000. The National Plan is a blueprint for national development, and Peace Corps programming is consistent with its priorities. The role of Peace Corps Volunteers remains to build capacity in local people and institutions.
Currently, approximately 120 Volunteers serve in four primary project areas: agroforestry and environmental education, municipal development, rural health and sanitation and youth development.
Agroforestry and Environmental Education Volunteers educate farmers about sustainable soil conservation and integrated pest management practices that incorporate environmentally friendly applications, diminish the use of chemicals, and improve soil fertility. They also teach the youth, farmers and organizations of their communities to preserve, protect, and enhance the environment in which they live.
Rural health and sanitation Volunteers work with community groups and international organizations to increase access to potable water and improve sanitation for rural residents. Volunteers also educate people on the dangers of HIV/AIDS and other health-related subjects.
Municipal development Volunteers work with local governments to improve service delivery to citizens and to increase citizen participation. Volunteers assigned to municipalities assist in meeting the public service demands of the communities, while helping communities to articulate their needs to their municipal representatives. Volunteers have also begun to introduce their communities to disaster planning and mitigation techniques to better prepare them for crisis situations arising from natural disasters.
Youth development Volunteers collaborate with youth leaders, parents, teachers and local institutions as part of an integreated approach to address issues of youth development.
Volunteers promote activities for youth to expand their critical thinking ability and foster their capacity to make sound decisions and to demonstrate moral, social, emotional, physical and cognitive competence. The program is designed to address challenges youth face both in the home and at work to help them develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become active, contributing members of their communities.
Volunteers in all projects are also involved in cross-cutting themes including gender awareness, HIV/AIDS education, environmental education and information technology. In addition, Volunteers undertake a myriad of secondary projects in the communities where they live and work. In all of these projects and activities, Volunteer's counterparts are government and non-governmental organizations and people from the community. As always, the Peace Corps' efforts are focused on the less fortunate.


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Frontcourt. That's where our foundation as a team lies and chemistry issues between our big 3 of Anthony, Stoudemire, and Chandler have been well documented. It will be interesting to see how Woody plays with the roster in order for our frontcourt to produce at max level. In particular, the 2 man game of STAT & Melo MUST be established for us to even get to the second round.
The cohesiveness between Melo, STAT, and TC will ultimately make or break our season.


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Kagan at the Bat
the president stands by his White Sox, even while halfway across the country. But now we find out that new Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, has an appreciation for sport in her past as well. However, it hasn't come without controversy.
Tuesday's Wall Street Journal had an old photo of Kagan playing softball on the front page which immediately led to public outcry. Outcry? Why, because that implies that she drinks or something?
Nope. Instead it turns out that all female softball players are gay, a fact I wish I had been made aware of before. Now I'm always going to wonder about that softball player I hooked up with in college. Did she know that she was a lesbian?
Either way, we face an important moment. No, I don't mean the nomination of the first gay Supreme Court Justice. Clarence Thomas already covered that. What I mean is, what can we tell about Kagan and her policies from this picture?
Well, the first thing we notice is that she's a righty. I guess she could be a switch-hitter but we don't even want to open that can of worms. She also has a decent stance and she's choking up on the bat a little to shorten the swing. All in all, I'd say it looks like she knows what she's doing.
Which is good news because it means Obama also knows what he's getting into. If Reagan had known about Robert Bork's infamous balk that lost his team the circuit court softball league championship in the summer of '87, he might have thought twice about nominating him to the court so fresh on the heels of such disaster. The bad blood from that alone probably cost him the votes of a couple senators who had money (and more) riding on the game.*
*Although possible, RSBS has no proof of Bork's softball shenanigans. Or Ted Kennedy losing his man-ginity to Jesse Helms as a result of that balk. However, we can assure you that Bork most certainly was not ratified by the senate and never sat on the Supreme Court. Although who knows what happened in an alternate universe……?
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The teams were capped to two 'straight' girls per. I found that funny. I caught that this morning. she has a good bend in her knees going for her stance too.
I dated a softball player in high school. Now she's married with kids. She must be hiding her secret well…
'Minoring In Baseball'
I played boys baseball until they forced me to go with softball when I got older…this certainly explains a lot about some of my teammates ;o) LOL
The important thing about Kagan is she's a baseball fan, which makes her a woman of taste in sports – even if she does root for the Mets.
Jane?! (gasp) I don't think I ever "read" you take a cheap shot at the Mets before?! : o LOL
Sorry, Allen. Not buying the argument completely. Not all softball-playing women are lesbian or bisexual. It is all of the sudden that her stances as Harvard Law School Dean and Solicitor General are making the right nervous to want to filibuster when she goes for confirmation. As I always said to whomever wanted to press on such issues – a private life should never be held to scrutiny when his/her public life matters most!
To add to Jane – lJustice Sotomayor is a Yankee fan from the South Bronx. Why not add another She-Fan to the Court?
*plunk* *plunk*


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Norb Aschom signs off after more than 50 years on the air
It is the end of an era this week for the Prairie du Chien community.
For nearly 52 years, news man Norb Aschom has been a staple on the air at WQPC FM and WPRE AM radio.
Two years ago, we spotlighted Aschom and his legendary voice as he marked a half-century on the air. He'll be signing off for good on March 1. Aschom announced two weeks ago he is retiring.
It's a move that will be a big change for Norb and for many residents in the Crawford county community who've grown up listening to him.
"You can go down to any business and just walk in and say 'Norb,' and they know him," said Ryan Skaife, Norb's former colleague. "It's that voice. He's covered so many people and he's living, breathing history in Prairie Du Chien. And all generations can feel proud of him."
"I bet we've had 100 announcers come and go," Norb said. "Some use this as a stepping stone. Several are in really good broadcast markets. Many are out of the bsuiness. Some are deceased. And every year, some come back and show their children or grandchildren. 'This is where I got my start in radio. Right here.'"
The Prairie du Chien City Council has declared March 1 "Norb Aschom Day." Norb tells us he's looking forward to spending more time with his four grandchildren.
We want to say congratulations to him on a long and amazing career and best of luck to you in this next chapter!
Copyright 2013 by WKBT News8000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Scientific studies funded by CPSC at the nation's top laboratories determined a strong association between problem drywall, hydrogen sulfide and corrosion. Importantly, this led to the development of identification and remediation guidance for homeowners with problem drywall.
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The first successful manned Apollo mission launches, John Lennon releases the song "Imagine," George Washington gets a posthumous promotion, and Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, all on this day.
1972: The World Hockey Association, started to compete with the NHL, makes its official debut when the Alberta Oilers defeat the Ottawa Nationals 7-4 at the Ottawa Civic Centre. The league would last for seven seasons before ceasing operations in 1979, with four teams, the Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets, merging with the NHL for the 1979–80 season.


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Getting down and staying busy
The Get Down Boys start up at Glendale's Neat Bar while continuing their Kings Row residency
By Bliss Bowen 02/16/2012
Pick a banjo or twang in Los Angeles and, if you're good enough, at some point you're likely to hear, "You oughtta try your luck in Nashville" or "Have you thought about moving to Austin?" Guitarist Andy Keathley, frontman for Los Angeles-based bluegrass outfit the Get Down Boys, has heard it often.
"People always tell us, 'You should move to Nashville or Austin,' but then we would lose our whole edge," he explains. "We wouldn't be the lone bluegrass band in town. That's really helped us — being in a place where it's new to a lot of people and people are excited about it."
Formed barely two years ago, the Get Down Boys are Berklee College of Music alums Keathley, banjoist/harmonica player Matt Bruer, bassist Evan Winsor and, as of last month, fiddler Etienne Cremieux, who turns up the heat under the band's already hard-charging sound. Dedicated to traditional bluegrass, à la Bill Monroe and Jimmy Martin, they were swiftly embraced by Westside clubgoers more attuned to funk than Flatt & Scruggs. During their first year as a band, they were ensconced in a West LA apartment, but with half the band now in Echo Park, they perform more often in downtown and Eastside venues — including Kings Row Gastropub in Old Pasadena, where they've been playing a Sunday residency on and off for the past six months. Next week, after returning from a brief East Coast tour, the Get Down Boys will set up around their microphone for a Thursday residency at Glendale's Neat Bar.
"When we tour the rest of the country," Keathley says, "we see a lot more of the diehard bluegrass community. But at most of our LA shows, it's a lot of people who are new to the style, which is pretty cool."
Here, they spice bluegrass classics with Tom Petty, Spinal Tap and Beatles covers done in a bluegrass style. They're working up original material before making a recording they hope will be available in March. As musically inspired as they are, the GDBs are also unusually pragmatic about business. "Like us on Facebook" is a regular mantra.
"It's been a way for us to just accelerate a lot of processes that would normally take a lot longer," Keathley says. "We get calls for weddings and parties and bars, practically solely because of reminding people about stuff on Facebook."
The group is part of a lively community of other string bands across the Southland, including Dustbowl Revival, with whom they've shared some co-bills. "It's just similar enough but just different enough from our sound," Keathley says. "We're trying to just lock in on an identity, on our character. So far it's worked out pretty well."
The Get Down Boys play the Neat Bar, 1114 N. Pacific Ave., Glendale, at 9 p.m. Feb. 23. For information, call (818) 241-4542. They return to Kings Row Gastropub, 20 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 102, Old Pasadena, from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 26. For more information, call (626) 793-3010. Thegetdownboys.com
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Are they who we thought they were?
So much has changed about them since then. Running backs on an almost weekly basis. Multiple starters on defense. Injuries galore. Cover-2 as a default setting for opponents looking to slow down their offense.
"'A lot's happened,"' Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said as his team prepared for Saturday night's NFC Divisional Playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers – the same team that beat his team 30-22 at Lambeau Field on Sept. 9 in the regular-season opener. ''We're a different football team."
But one thing remains definitively the same: Charles Woodson's confidence in this team.
In the moments following that loss, the Packers veteran safety stood at his locker for an interviewing eternity – it had to have been close to a half-hour – telling everyone with a TV camera, tape recorder or iPhone how good he felt about what he'd seen. The loss, the multiple defensive miscues, the offensive struggles, opening the season 0-1 after starting the previous year 13-0 – none of it mattered to Woodson that day.
"I feel good about where we're at. This was a tough test for us opening up against the 49ers, but I feel good about the Green Bay Packers," Woodson said that evening. "Our offense did some good things. They didn't move the ball the way we're accustomed to them moving the ball, but so what? We've got to make plays out there. Defensively, we'll be better. We're a better team, trust me. Trust me.
"We're just getting started here. It's been a long training camp, and we're trying to figure out pieces and how we're going to run this defense going forward. I'm going to keep saying, we're going to be a good defense, trust me.
"We'll be better because of it. We're not about losing. Don't think that's the case. This was a tough game. This was a team that went to the (NFC) Championship Game last year and they have just about everybody back and they've added some pieces, so they're a good team, make no mistake about it. We're jelling together as a team. This is really, especially defensively, a new team (with) a lot of new players. We're going to get where we need to be. I promise you that.
"We're going to be OK."
Woodson himself would end up missing nine games with a broken collarbone suffered Oct. 21 at St. Louis, one of roughly a dozen key players and starters to be sidelined by injury. Running back Cedric Benson was lost for the season to a foot injury Oct. 7. Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings suffered a lower abdominal muscle tear in the opener that would eventually sideline him for eight games. Star outside linebacker Clay Matthews and wide receiver Jordy Nelson each missed four games with hamstring injuries. And on the offensive line, right tackle Bryan Bulaga went down with a season-ending hip injury Nov. 4 while veteran Jeff Saturday was benched with two games left in the regular season.
Since then, the running back-by-committee roulette wheel has spun to former practice-squadder DuJuan Harris; second-year wide receiver Randall Cobb emerged as quarterback Aaron Rodgers' go-to receiver; Matthews has returned to form while the Nelson-Rodgers connection appears a bit off; and the rejiggered offensive line now has Evan Dietrich-Smith at center and undrafted rookie free agent Don Barclay at right tackle.
The Packers aren't alone, of course; the 49ers made the most drastic change, committing to second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick after Alex Smith suffered a concussion. Their two biggest defensive stars (Justin Smith and Aldon Smith) are battling injuries, wide receiver Mario Manningham has been lost for the season and coach Jim Harbaugh is carrying two kickers on his roster, mulling replacing David Akers with Billy Cundiff.
''Everybody starts the season and has an idea and vision of who you want to be,'' McCarthy said Sunday. ''But the reality of it is, you go through a 16-week season, there's a lot of things happen. There's obstacles that you have to get through. There's injuries to different players, players coming in, players going out. I think all those things factor in to who you really are and who you think you are.'
"But at the end of the day, we've established our brand of football and that's what we're taking to San Francisco and that's what we're taking to San Francisco to win. It's not going to get any cleaner than that for us. We're not going to sit here and start making up things and trying to chase ghosts and worrying about schemes that are out there. We're going to stay focused on the things that we do."
That has evolved as well, both on offense and on defense. In the opener, Rodgers was the team's leading rusher (five carries, 27 yards) while Benson went next to nowhere (nine carries, 18 yards), and now the productive-enough run game has reached 100 yards in five of the last seven games. Cobb caught a team-high nine passes for 77 yards, a harbinger of things to come as he finished with a team-leading 80 receptions. After Sunday's NFC Wild Card victory over Minnesota, Rodgers said he didn't think the team "had our identity" at that point.
"(The 49ers) did a few things different schematically than what we had seen on film. But you expect that the first game of the year," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said. "They played well, they were solid and we need to play better. (This time), they might tweak things a little bit. By and large, at this point in the year, the vast majority of things they do and we do are things that have been on film that they have a chance to study."
On defense, Jarrett Bush was the first of four players to start at cornerback opposite Tramon Williams (Casey Hayward, Davon House and current starter Sam Shields followed), while the platooning of Erik Walden and Dezman Moses at outside linebacker in the wake of first-round pick Nick Perry's season-ending wrist surgery – for an injury that actually happened against the 49ers – turned out for the best. Six rookies – defensive linemen Jerel Worthy and Mike Daniels, defensive backs Hayward and Jerron McMillian, outside linebackers Perry and Moses – have seen significant playing time from scrimmage
"We've played an awful lot of rookies and those rookies now are not rookies any longer. They've got some experience," defensive coordinator Dom Capers said. "I think back about that game and we had a number of guys it was their very first time they'd been out there. Nick Perry was out there for the first time, M.D. Jennings was out there. We hadn't started playing Casey Hayward. Jarrett Bush started at corner for us in that game. So I think we're quite a bit different team now. Hopefully we're a little more battle-tested with the guys we put on the field. Hopefully they're a little more confident in our schemes and what we want to do."
Now, they have to do it – and do it better than they did the first time around, with much more at stake. Woodson, meanwhile, is still confident – and looking ahead.
"We know what they're capable of. We know their roster. We know what kind of guys they have over there. So it's going to be a tough game," Woodson said. "We're a long ways from being where we want to be. (Beating Minnesota) was a good initial game for us in these playoffs. But the ultimate goal, it's going to take a lot more than (that) to pull it off. We're moving in the right direction, we feel good about what we did, but there'll be things we can look at to get better and get ready for next week. Of course, it's going to be a tougher opponent coming up next week, so we've got to be ready for that.
"I don't think there's any uncertainty going into this playoffs. We know what we are, we know what we're capable of, and we look forward to next week."
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Double-A Pedro (8-5-09)
My company has a softball team in the soon-to-be world famous Reading-Berks Business Softball League (RBBSL). Sadly, we were eliminated from playoff contention a couple weeks back after a tough loss to the squad from EnerSys. Last Monday, we assembled at Cacoosing Meadows for our final game of the season, another tough battle against the accountants of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher. On the field next to us, it was a battle between EnerSys and the Reading Phillies (their front office). As rec. league softball goes, it was huge game — the R-Phils won 10-9 and punched their ticket to the post-season while sending EnerSys home for a long winter.
After the game, I was chatting with my buddy from the R-Phils and he informed me that the R-Phils had just announced some big news…
…Pedro Martinez would be making a rehab start for the R-Phils on Wednesday, August 5th.
Baseballtown was a buzz. A future hall of famer was about to grace the mound at FirstEnergy Stadium. I was in the middle of a ridiculously busy week at work. But I decided I'd take a short break on Wednesday night so Tim and I could check out Pedro on his comeback trail.
By the way, do you see the guy pictured just below Pedro on the R-Phils website? That's Mike Zagurski. He's had a cup of coffee in Philadelphia and boasts a spotless MLB record of 1-0. A couple weeks back, my softball team faced off against the R-Phils on the night of the MLB All-Star game. It was also MiLB All-Star break so Zagurski and a couple other professional R-Phils players came out to Cacoosing Meadows to cheer on their softball team….and to heckle mine. Well, mostly, I think they were there to heckle us. And they heckled us, and heckled us…and then they heckled us some more. Ultimately, we lost the game by one run. But the silver lining is that I can now say I've been heckled by someone who has pitched in the major leagues. Not too shabby.
After our softball game, I ordered a ticket to the game online. Entry was free for Tim (0-4 is free at the R-Phils). It was a good thing I ordered it online because, for the first time in team history (or so I'm told) the R-Phils completely sold out. As the sign says, they even sold out of standing room only tickets.
We actually got lucky, on the way home from work to get ready to head to the game, my buddy called and said he had four extra tickets. Someone had given them to him, but he already had tickets. He ended up giving them to us so we'd have reserved seats and wouldn't have to battle the crowd for General Admission seats or standing room. It was defintely a good thing, because check out how crowded it was at the game…
…see how people are using the stairs down into the LF homerun trough as standing room to watch the game? Crazy. It was packed!
As we arrived, they were announcing the starting line-ups.
"And pitching for your Reading Phillies, warming up in the bullpen, Pedro Martinez."
We headed straight to the bullpen, and got there in time to watch about two pitches before Pedro was officially "warm." So we walked back toward the grand stand with Pedro, his catcher and pitching coach Steve Schrenk walking right down the foul line along with us.
Notice that Pedro is wearing No. 41 rather than his usual No. 45. In that last photo, Schrenk's pullover is covering up Pedro's number. Based on a close analysis and comparison of Schrenk's and Pedro's career numbers, it probably wouldn't have killed Schrenk to give up No. 45 for a night. Although, it obviously didn't kill Pedro to give No. 41 a test drive.
The R-Phils took the field and Pedro did some more warming up:
And then it was time, Austin Krum stood in and Pedro delivered his first pitch in Double-A baseball since he was a 19 year old kid in 1991 pitching for the San Antonio Missions in the Texas League:
The At-Bat would not go well for Krum.
However, things would go much better for Edwin Nunez in the first inning:
Nunez hit a bomb that landed inside that yellow circle up there.
The rest of the inning went much better for Pedro:
- K – Austin Krum
- K – Reegie Corona
- HR – Edwin Nunez
- K – Chris Malec
Totals: 3 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
All the while, Tim was enjoying a chocolate ice cream helmet with sprinkles:
By the way, here was our view:
Next, the R-Phils came to the plate. Did you pay attention to the Phillies-Blue Jays Roy Halladay trade talks? One name you might have heard tossed around was Dominic Brown. Well, in the bottom of the first, Brown absolutely crushed a ball to tie the score up at 1-1:
Brown's HR exited the stadium and landed out on Route 61.
Building on his early total of three strike outs, Pedro kept dealing in the top of the second:
- K – P. J. Pilittere
- K – Richie Robnett
- ground out – Edwar Gonzalez
Totals: 5 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
Between innings, the R-Phils kept us entertained with the antics of the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor:
The Crazy Hot Dog Vendor throws hot dogs into the stands much to the delight of the fans. However, on this day, thrown hot dogs were not enough to satisfy the capacity crowd. We wanted more Pedro. And in the top of the third, he delivered again:
Top of the third results:
- K – James Cooper
- K – Marcos Vechionacci
- ground out – Austin Krum (Pedro hustles over and covers first)
Totals: 7 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
In the bottom of the third, it was D-Bro time again — and he delivered again…
…not a home run this time…
…a solid double. This guy is looking good.
Tim was pretty excited for two reasons…
1) he had his glove and he was ready to catch a foul ball — but none came anywhere near us, and…
2) Our Arby's Roast Beef batter was at the plate. If Brian Stavisky could hit in D-Bro from second base, we'd all win free roast beef sandwiches at Arby's — unfortunately, Stavisky didn't come through for us.
After someone else did Stavisky's job (no free roast beef for us), Pedro was back to the mound in the top of the fourth.
By the way, ever heard of Reegie Corona? He plays for the Trenton Thunder. However, last February-March, as a result of the Rule 5 draft, he played for our Seattle Mariners. I never saw him bat on TV during the spring, so I didn't know about his crazy wide stance. Check it out:
…but the important thing is that Pedro had his payback on his Double-A arch nemisis, Edwin Nunez:
"Strike Three!"
Top of the fourth results:
- K – Reegie Corona
- K – Edwin Nunez
- single – Chris Malec
- ground out to S.S. – P. J. Pilittere
Totals: 9 Strike Outs, 2 Hit
After the top of the fourth, something funny happened that I thought was noteworthy. After the ground out to end the inning, Stavisky (the R-Phils first basemen) rolled the ball back to the pitcher's mound. Third basemen Neil Sellers ran by the ball to the dugout. Then, he turned around and back to the mound and grabbed the ball. I was watching him and I figured he wanted the ball to keep as a keepsake from his game backing up Pedro Martinez. But he went and grabbed the ball and threw it to a fan above the dugout. I thought that was pretty cool. He knew someone would want that Pedro-pitched ball.
Anyway, I took one last picture of the field, it was a beautiful night for baseball…
…but, as I said, I was crazy busy at work this week. So we cut our night short after four innings so I could go home and work, work, work. But it was an excellent four innings of getting to see Pedro pitch some minor league ball. And the R-Phils did an excellent job playing host to a huge crowd for the night.
Pedro ended up having two more strike outs over two more innings. He gave up a couple more tuns, one of which was unearned. We'll see how he holds up when he makes it to Philadelphia. I was watching the gun throughout the night. I saw one pitch clock in at 91 mph. But he seemed to throw mostly curves and change ups that were in the 60s and 70s. In fact, he had one curve that was 64 mph.
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Great recap. Awesome photos. I'll say to you what people sometimes say to me: I felt like I was there.
Now I just want to see Pedro get back to The Show.
Sounded Like You Had A Great Time!
I loved your pictures! Agree With Zack, Can't Wait To See Pedro Back in Action.
Pretty sweet! After the two minor league games I've been to this year, I'm really interested in other people's encounters. Altough I haven't seen anyone to the caliber of Pedro, it makes me think who might be in the bigs in the future.
Hey, long time reader first time commenter. I was also at this game in Reading when Pedro was there. I never seen that stadium more packed. Did you go to the Phillies game on sunday? I thought I saw you on TV when they were showing the pregame show.
Great stuff – looked like another fun night at the park – can believe the details you provide. Between the pictures and details, I feel a little crowded too – Good to see Tim was set with his ice cream helmet – Hopefully you will also get to catch Pedro in action at Citizens Park – Todd
ZACK – thanks, man. Well, it looks like you'll get your chance to see Pedro in the show tomorrow. If he stays in the rotation, you should be able to see him pitch live again in Philadelphia or Queens.
YANKEEKID – Thanks. Glad you enjoyed.
BRIAN – Yep, it was pretty sweet. Pedro is easily the biggest name I've ever seen in the minors. After him, its probably Melvin Mora and Jerry Hairston in the same game in 2003 between the Bowie Baysox and Harrisburg Senators. Both were on rehab assignments.
TOMMYD. – Hey, thanks for commenting. Indeed, that place was packed. Very cool for the R-Phils. We were at the Phillies game on Sunday. I should have a post for it tonight. Cool that you saw us on TV. One of my buddies called me during the game and told me he saw us on TV – I guess it was at the end of the pregame show? Anyone TIVO/DVR it? I'd love to see a screen shot!
HAWAII TODD – I don't think we'll catch Pedro in the Bigs. We don't have any more Phillies games planned for the rest of the season, plus we don't have much room to squeeze one in due to other games were attending — also, if we did have more time, I'd probably rather go to another stadium — like Camden Yards. So, Big League Pedro will have to wait until next season (assuming he's still around). We actually saw him in the bigs last September up at Shea — he got the loss, Jamie Moyer got the win, good times.


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The highest award in Cub Scouting is the Arrow of Light award, which you will begin working on as a Webelos Scout. It is the only Cub Scout badge that you can wear on the Boy Scout uniform. As you work on the Arrow of Light Award, you practice outdoor skills, get physically fit, and learn more about citizenship and working with others. All of these things prepare you for the next stage of Scouting.
It is worn on the left pocket flap of the blue Cub Scout Uniform, or below the left pocket of the tan Boy Scout Uniform.
Arrow of Light award requirements
Requirements for boys who earned their Webelos badge before June 1, 2015
Note: boys may only use these requirements if they had already earned their Webelos badge by June 1, 2015, otherwise they must use the new requirements. Boys who earned their badge by that date may choose to use the old requirements or the new requirements an in either case adventure pins and activity pins may be used interchangeably to satisfy elective requirements, although a boy may not reuse an activity pin used for the Webelos badge.
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Judges Increasingly Catching On to Copyright Trolls' Unfair Tactics
Life under the bridge is a bit less comfortable for copyright trolls these days, as a series of legal losses continues to undermine their misguided business model. Trolls make their money through variations on a simple scheme: file mass copyright lawsuits against thousands of people at once without regard for whether they're in the right court, get a judge to give them power to obtain identifying information for the anonymous "Does," and then send settlement demand letters threatening to name these Does in a lawsuit if he or she doesn't pay up. In many cases, troll lawsuits are based on allegations of downloading pornography, creating additional pressure to settle rather than risk the embarrassment of being publicly named as watching dirty movies online.
27 Copyright Troll Cases With Over 3,500 Does Dismissed in Florida—Copyright Troll Lawyer Practicing Without License
In February, we documented how a judge in the Northern District of Florida halted 27 copyright troll cases naming over 3,500 individuals to determine whether the copyright troll lawyer, Tarik Hashmi, initiated the cases while being unlicensed to practice law in Florida.
In response to the judge, Hashmi did not deny practicing without a license and instead tried to substitute a lawyer to continue the cases. This week, as noted in the Order attached below, the court not only dismissed the substitution, but also all of the cases.
Late Friday, the federal district court in Nevada issued a declaratory judgment that makes it harder for copyright holders to file lawsuits over excerpts of material and burden online forums and their users with nuisance lawsuits.
The judgment – part of the nuisance lawsuit avalanche started by copyright troll Righthaven – found that Democratic Underground did not infringe the copyright in a Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper article when a user of the online political forum posted a five-sentence excerpt, with a link back to the newspaper's website.
Yesterday, the Northern District Court of Florida halted 27 copyright troll lawsuits targeting more than 3,500 Doe defendants while it examines whether the copyright trolls' lawyer, Tarik Hashmi of the Transnational Law Group, is properly allowed to practice law in Florida. The cases include copyright troll lawsuits Hashmi filed on behalf of, among others, Third Degree Films, Inc.; Patrick Collins, Inc.; and SBO Pictures, Inc.; (a full list can be found in the attached order). The cases were moving along rapidly until three Doe defendants called the court's attention to a Cease and Desist Affidavit that Hashmi submitted to the Florida State Bar in 2010. The affidavit stated Hashmi was not licensed to practice law in Florida and would not conduct legal actions until he was licensed by the state.
Mr. Hashmi has until March 9 to respond to the allegations. Any person who has been contacted about these suits should know that they have been stopped.
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should you drink a day to have a good supply? I have been slacking on my water intake and I'm trying to be a good girl
should you drink a day to have a good supply? I have been slacking on my water intake and I'm trying to be a good girl
The first few weeks I forgot to drink water, so everytime I nursed my lo I made sure I drank water... so I guess I drank 8-12 glasses a day...
Married mama with 4 kiddos...2 girls (11 & 6) and 2 boys (21mo & 3mo)
My original LC suggested I have a glass every time I sat down to nurse. THat was a good way to make sure I, not only put my feet up to relax, but I had a refreshing beverage too!!
My goal is 64 oz every day. I have a 32 oz jug thing I carry around where ever I go (got it from the hospital)- I find I drink what I need to when I have the jug filled up. I'll finish the first one off by noon, no problem, then I have all day to have other things to drink in addition to one more jug.
Click here to find an LLL leader near you...or call 1 877 4 LA LECHE for help now.
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ban the bags. ......... Watch your language. ....... Help keep Dr Newman's clinic open!
We demand that our childcare providers are CPR certified... why don't we demand the same of ourselves! Get certified!
I lost 22 lbs in 8 months... with a bit of determination and common sense information from this book.
I was always told 10 8oz glasses a day. Nursing does make me very thirsty and with my twins it is even worse.
Wow!!! I'm a slacker
I get maybe one bottle in each day (16 oz), and I am really dealing with oversupply! I've read that your body will make the milk....but you might get dehydrated. (Kinda like with vitamins.....your milk will have all that's needed, but YOU might be calcium deficient or anemic) KWIM?
For me, it doesn't seem to matter. I drink a lot of juice and decaf iced tea. But not a whole glass every time he nurses....
Mommy to Aidan and Kaitlyn (09/12/02) and to Anderson (07/04/07)
The LLL leaders always say "drink to thirst and eat to hunger." While we're all supposed to get eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day, nursing or not, getting less than that won't effect your supply unless you're in chronic dehydration territory. Do you get thirsty when you nurse? I always need to have some water while I'm nursing & in the early months I would get so thirsty it was like my soul was begging for water! If you want more info, check out this link: http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mo...ds.html#fluids


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Airmen in Afghanistan honor veterans with silent vigil
By Capt. Michael Meridith, USAF Special to American Forces Press Service
Posted 11/16/07
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airmen here honored veterans past and present with a 10-hour silent vigil Sunday.
Following a formal wreath-laying ceremony, teams of two Airmen -- a total of 80 in all -- stood at parade rest near the flagpole of Camp Cunningham here as a constant reminder of the significance of Veterans Day.
The vigil took place in the shadow of a picture and monument to Senior Airman Jason Cunningham, the fallen pararescueman who is the camp's namesake. Cunningham gave his life saving fellow service members during combat in Afghanistan in 2002.
"It took me full circle," said Air Force Staff Sgt. San Juana Vasquez, with the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron. Vasquez, a San Antonio native who was involved in setting up the vigil and who also served on the Air Force Honor Guard detail that provided honors during Cunningham's burial. "Sometimes back home Veterans Day can seem like just a day off, but here it means more because you live it every day."
The vigil was even more significant because it came shortly after the announcement of the deaths of several service members serving in Afghanistan.
"I feel pride at being able to honor those who gave their lives for our freedom," said Senior Airman Michael Salansky, of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, a Uniondale, Pa., native who participated in the vigil. "When I stand out there, I think about everyone deployed out here putting themselves on the line."
Those sentiments were echoed by Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Tallman, the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group first sergeant and a Council Bluffs, Iowa, native. Tallman organized the event.
"Those who have served and those who are now serving should have a sense of pride that their efforts will not be forgotten," he said. "No matter how small they think their role is, every person is a key to making the mission happen."
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Ah, Mother's Day, that one day of the year when we do special things to show Mom how much we appreciate the efforts she makes the other 364 days to keep the house running, the kids clothed, the finances balanced, the horses brushed, the cows milked ...
Sorry, got carried away for a moment there.
The point is that being a mother is hard work. Sure, June Cleaver made it look easy, what with the pressed white apron, the freshly baked pan of cookies and the morsels of pithy maternal wisdom, but she had writers and stagehands. Your mom has, if she's lucky, a maid who comes in twice a week and NEVER remembers to wash the baseboards.
So it's important that you get the right gift for the woman who brought you into this world. You need something that will show her just how much you love her, what you think of her and how much she means to you.
Herewith, five things to avoid giving Mom if you want to get your message across ...
No. 5: Cookbooks
Your mom loves to cook. She's really good at it. You have fond memories of family dinners in your youth where her culinary skills shone forth and you left the table with a full belly and a happy heart. Her little plastic box of recipes, scribbled on index cards and clipped from magazines, is a treasure trove of food wisdom.
So here you come with a cookbook. What exactly does that say to Mom?
Say your mother is a great German cook and you buy her a coffee table-quality Italian cookbook. You're saying, "Mom, your spaetzle stinks. Try making ravioli instead."
Of course your mom won't SAY anything. She'll smile and thank you for your lovely gift. She might even leave the cookbook out on the coffee table and dust it regularly. But she won't use it, and its very presence will reinforce to her that you are the black sheep of the family.
But, unlike our next choice, at least the cookbook doesn't go out in public ...
No. 4: Purses
Is there a more iconic piece of motherly accoutrement than the purse? Mother's purses have a legendary place in childhood lore, being the repository of everything from Band-Aids and tissues to peppermints and Life Savers.
If your mom was anything like ours, her purse resembled something a GI would have had strapped to his back on Omaha Beach. It was huge, with flap pockets, zippered compartments and seemed to have a tucked-away time-space continuum hole that permitted her to store the entire contents of your house inside.
In case you haven't noticed, though, you've moved out of the house. When Mom does carry a purse anymore, it's one of those little things big enough for some makeup and mad money. If you go and buy her a purse like the ones you remember from your childhood, she'll likely end up using it to hold scrapbooking supplies or to sort coupons.
Oh, and speaking of makeup, that brings us to our next bad idea ...
No. 3: Makeovers
Every Mother's Day, every salon in the country starts peddling makeovers. "Show Mom she's still beautiful!" they'll say, or "Help her recapture her youth and show her you love her."
Let's break down the logic here, shall we? If your mom was truly beautiful, would she need a makeover? Do you really want some spike-haired beauty school graduate slathering foundation like spackle over the face that used to look down on you when you were sick and used to light up when you got home from school?
And as for recapturing her youth? Pal, you were no picnic to raise. It's a safe bet that now that you're out of the house she's feeling younger than ever. If you're still living in her basement, this might not apply -- but there's a whole different set of issues to be dealt with there.
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While we do not wear colors and are not a "MC", our membership is comprised of a diverse group of women who enjoy the camaraderie and sisterhood that is an inherent part of the Chrome Divas. With over 45 chapters worldwide, we are the Ultimate Female Motorcycle Organization.
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March Top Notch Teacher
LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- After a lifetime of traveling and nearly 40 years of teaching a world language, La Crescent High School's Mrs. McDowell says there's no place she'd rather be than with her students.
Mrs. McDowell's interest in other cultures began at a young age. "I had a teacher who also knew French and she taught us some French expressions and I think the seed was planted in first grade," said Maureen McDowell, March Top Notch Teacher.
She started learning Spanish in seventh grade. "I found it really thrilling that I could speak a language and my mom and dad couldn't understand what I was saying."
After learning the language she set off on adventures of her own, traveling to Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. "I love to travel and I hope I can instill that in my students. It's a big world out there and I want them to see the whole world."
"In addition to learning the language and being able to create within the language, I hope I instill in them another lens in which to see the world."
Her enthusiasm about world languages have inspired her students with stories similar to her own.
"Mom has no idea what we're saying. We'll start talking Spanish and she'll have no idea what we're saying," said Jessica Ideker, Student.
"To see them come into the class knowing zero and then at the end of three years go onto Spanish four, being able to communicate in the language, knowing different tenses, knowing about the culture it's very rewarding," said Mrs. McDowell.
And to every one of her students who she says has taught her something, she says this. "I hope they all realize that no matter how proficient or how easy Spanish comes to them, I want them to know I care about them as a human being and I want them to follow their dreams and I would like to encourage them in all areas of life and not just Spanish."
In 2012 Mrs. McDowell will have spent 40 years in the classroom. She continues to enjoy teaching Spanish and plans to do so for at least a few more years, saying it's her students who keep her young.


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Creative unveiled their newest player, the Zen X-Fi3, at IFA Berlin. Resembling the 'brick' design of the iriver Clix or Cowon D2, it's quite a departure from the looks of the older X-Fi and X-Fi2.
Being a bit late to the dying touch interface fad, Creative put some resistive touch buttons around the 2″ TFT screen, but luckily they didn't forget about proper tactile buttons for volume control. Same as the older X-Fi models, the X-Fi3 comes with a MicroSDHC slot, making it possible to boost the internal 8/16GB capacity with an additional 32GB of storage space. The biggest complaint about Creative's SD implementation in older players was that files on the card weren't integrated into the database at all, they were only available via folder browsing. Time will tell if Creative fixed that flaw in the X-Fi3. Battery life isn't overly great with a claimed 20 hours for audio and 5 hours for video, but it's not too shabby either.
On the software side, the X-Fi3 is quite interesting. The best feature for sure is Apt-X Bluetooth audio connectivity. Apt-X can be either lossy (384kbps) or lossless (up to 24/96) – both being vastly superior sounding compared to regular A2DP audio and transparent to most people's ears. Creative also added FLAC support to the usual array of audio codecs (MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, Audible). For video it supports standard definition AVI/DivX/Xvid and WMV. Of course they're also continuing to push their X-Fi Crystalizer sound enhancement technology. While it can't really compete with Cowon's BBE or Sony's DSEE, it probably is better than nothing. FM radio, a speaker on the back, video-out (analog) and a voice recorder are present as well.
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My seven week old son has so far been thriving - he went from 6 pounds 14 ounces at birth to 10 pounds 7 ounces at his four week check-up. Until recently, he had at least 4 dirty diapers a day and more than that wet.
BF for me has been challenging, but not tremendously. I started out with oversupply and OALD issues, but in the past week the oversupply issues have diminished. I am no longer painfully engorged after three hours.
What I'm worried about it this. My son can now sleep for at least six hours at night - he doesn't always, but it has happened a number of times now. Is sleeping this long okay?? I don't even have bad engorgement after a six hour sleep, and now I'm worried that I'm sabotaging my milk supply and/or not nourishing my baby as much as he needs. Yesterday, he might have had eight feedings. However, with changing the diaper at least twice, getting up for a bathroom break or to get a snack, getting up to burp him, some of these feeding sessions can stretch to two hours or even a little more.
Am I doing something wrong? He doesn't seem to have any physical signs of dehydration, but I'm worried that this could change at any moment.
Thanks for any input!


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I recently replied to a question on the National Journal blog: "Should international negotiators abandon the top-down multilateral system to confront climate change and find another way?"
You can ready other responses at the National Journal [2].
Here is my response: True enough, the Doha climate talks will produce no big breakthroughs. Compared to the last three conferences – Copenhagen, Cancún and Durban – Doha is indeed a pretty ho-hum affair.
That is no doubt disappointing to anyone still looking to the U.N. climate negotiations to deliver a quick, decisive response to the challenge of global climate change. In actuality, though, the diplomatic humdrum in Doha marks a long overdue shifting of gears that could, in time, produce a far more practical approach.
Since the start of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change [3] (UNFCCC) two decades ago, there's been tension between two competing models, and over that time, parties have experimented with both.
The "top-down" approach of binding targets-and-timetables is reflected in the Kyoto Protocol. As part of last year's deal in Durban, Kyoto does in fact survive, at least for now. Europe and a handful of other countries will take a second round of binding emission targets (adoption of a formal amendment to that effect will be the headline achievement in Doha). But these targets cover only about 15 percent of global emissions, and this is almost certainly the last round for Kyoto.
Meanwhile, we've seen the emergence of a parallel "bottom-up" framework commonly referred to as pledge-and-review. Starting three years ago in Copenhagen, some 90 countries, including all the major economies, have made explicit pledges to limit or reduce their emissions by 2020. Their progress is subject to international review, but the pledges are strictly voluntary.
Neither model is delivering the strong action we need. Kyoto promises greater rigor, but encompasses a small and shrinking share of global emissions. The bottom-up approach has drawn broader participation, but the pledges fall far short of limiting warming to the goal of 2 degrees Celsius.
Is there a third way?
Also as part of last year's deal in Durban, governments launched a new round of talks called the Durban Platform with the aim of reaching a comprehensive new agreement by 2015 (to apply starting in 2020). As we explore in a new C2ES report [4], this new round affords parties the opportunity to weigh the relative merits of top-down and bottom-up, and try to craft an alternative that borrows the best of both.
Doha, then, is year one of a four-year negotiation. While it's much too early to anticipate the shape of a 2015 agreement, one clear lesson of the past 20 years is that we shouldn't look to the UNFCCC, or any other forum, to deliver a single sweeping solution to such a multi-faceted global challenge.
Another key lesson is that multilateral agreements can go only as far as the domestic political will of key countries will allow.
In Doha, it's important that the United States signal its continued commitment to its Copenhagen pledge (reducing emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020) and to finance for developing countries. The more critical task, though, is not at the negotiating table. It's back at home, putting in place the policies that will drive down U.S. emissions and, in so doing, pave the way for a stronger global agreement in 2015.
[1] http://www.c2es.org/blog/diringere
[2] http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/12/whither-global-climatechange-t.php
[3] http://unfccc.int/key_documents/the_convention/items/2853.php
[4] http://www.c2es.org/publications/durban-platform-issues-options-2015-agreement
[5] http://www.c2es.org/category/topic/international
[6] http://www.c2es.org/category/keywords/doha-climate-talks
[7] http://www.c2es.org/category/keywords/durban-platform
[8] http://www.c2es.org/category/keywords/unfccc


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Acadiana's Thrifty Momhas teamed up with SaleCamel to bring a huge giveaway for 3 Amazon.com gift cards! 3 lucky winners will each win a $200 Amazon gift card! I wish I could win, but you guys get the fun prizes, not me!!
I just bought something last week from Amazon.
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the last time i bought in Amazon is books
I purchased a book on Amazon a few days ago.
i bought my son a pair of sneakers last week 🙂
We bought DVD a week ago, thank you.
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I bought something two weeks ago.
I bought Christmas presents from amazon!
In February, I bought my Bissell Steam and Sweep then. I LOVE it btw 🙂
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text: One consistent theme in my work is that of Social Landscape. The idea that a photograph can, even should, be made to convey a personal vision of the people and things around us has been part of my photography almost since the beginning. One of my favorite things is the photo essay, and my first venture into social landscape was one of these. More challenging than the collection, to me, is the single photo that can stand on its own. My goal is to achieve success in both of these approaches to the Social Landscape.


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If they do well it could really kickstart the game there and then who knows what could happen!
Their union team seems to have a good following and league is closer to American Football so surely we'd be a better code to watch/play as it's what they're used to really.
Also, unlike Italy mentioned in the other thread, I think they'll be using mainly American players.
Your thoughts?
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Scouting offers numerous age-appropriate activities and events for your son.
Outdoor adventure is the promise made to boys when they join Scouting. Boys yearn for outdoor programs that stir their imagination and interest.
The Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base challenges Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking treks, horseback cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many ways to experience this legendary country.
The Boy Scouts of America operate three high-adventure bases: Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier, and Philmont Scout Ranch.
The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting.
Program-specific criteria designed to assist unit leaders in determining what activities are age-appropriate for their participants.
The Boy Scouts of America has held National Scout Jamborees for Scouts and leaders of Boy Scout councils throughout the United States and the World Organization of the Scout Movement holds World Jamborees for Scouts and leaders throughout the world.
The Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and amateur radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.


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Drug Arrests in Monticello
August 26, 2013 —
At 2:00 PM Saturday Monticello officers stopped a 1999 mercury sable being operated by Darren Schubert on Forestburg road for failing to signal. Upon further investigation officers located a crack pipe and hypodermic syringes in the vehicle. Schubert and his passenger price were then arrested.
While Courtney Price was waiting to be processed in the Monticello Police station she threw a black pouch that she had hidden on her person under a chair. Officers recovered the pouch and it was found to contain 4 tin foils containing more than 500 milligrams of crack cocaine, a crack pipe, 2 decks of heroin, a hypodermic syringe and marihuana.
Monticello police arrested Schubert (43) of Swan lake and Price(27)of Monticello on Saturday 8/24/13. Schubert was charged with misdemeanors for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree and criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
Price was charged with felonies for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 5th degree and tampering with physical evidence. She was also charged with misdemeanors for criminal possession of controlled substance in the 7th degree and criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument. She was also charged with unlawful possession of marihuana.
Schubert was released on an appearance ticket to appear in the village of Monticello court. Price was arraigned before village of Monticello justice Josephine Finn and remanded to the Sullivan county jail on $750.00 bail pending further court action.
Sent 8/26/13 by Lt. Mark Johnstone Monticello Police Dept.


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Belitung Wreck (c. 826)
Large parts of the hull require further recording; further study is intended.
A displaced, eroded timber, sided 22 cm and molded 34 cm, is possibly a sternpost.
Three through-beams survived.
Ballast consisted of about ten tons of lead ingots.
Keel is U-shaped with an upcurving forward end, into which the stem is stepped in a mortise. There was no false keel and no rabbet; the garboard was lashed to the upper edge of the keel. The framing plan is erratic in spacing and size. Outer frame faces are notched to bridge seam stitching and wadding and are stitched to the planking. Frames do not cross the keel; they are actually half-frames.1
1. Richard Steffy, INA Shipdata Project, Texas A&M University.
2. Flecker, M., "A 9th-century Arab or Indian shipwreck in Indonesian waters," IJNA 29.2 (2000): 199-217.