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- 1 fresh beef brisket (4-1/2 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup dry red wine or beef broth
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 celery ribs with leaves, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pound carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- Season brisket with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, brown brisket in oil over medium-high heat. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute onions and garlic until tender. Place brisket over onions. Add the wine or broth, tomatoes, celery, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf.
- Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours, basting occasionally. Add carrots; bake 1 hour longer or until meat is tender. Discard bay leaf. Cool for 1 hour; cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Trim visible fat from brisket and skim fat from tomato mixture. Thinly slice beef across the grain. In a saucepan, warm tomato mixture; transfer to a shallow roasting pan. Top with sliced beef. Cover and bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve sauce over beef. Yield: 12 servings.
Editor's Note: This is a fresh beef brisket, not corned beef.
Originally published as Brisket with Chunky Tomato Sauce in Light & Tasty June/July 2001, p22
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Breastfeeding will not protect your baby from cow's milk allergy as the milk protein that you have in your diet can cross into your breast milk. If your baby does have this allergy, you need to remove dairy products from your diet until she is weaned to avoid reactions. Consult a dietician to ensure that you still meet your daily requirement of calcium and other nutrients by eating an alternative diet.
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Re: Richard Gombrich - Comfort or Challenge
...failure to denounce cruelty and torture, as well as failure to recognize the ignorance at work in holding to tradition and preventing ordination for women!
appicchato wrote:...failure to denounce cruelty and torture, as well as failure to recognize the ignorance at work in holding to tradition and preventing ordination for women!
Having been there that day I was a little surprised he was saying what he did, where he did (Mahamakut Buddhist University)...his address was given in English to a gathering largely made up of about three hundred, mostly Thai, monks with no command of the language...I was wondering at the time what they would think if they understood what he was saying...
pilgrim wrote:"So if we have such a good product, why can't we sell it?"
Dmytro wrote:Hi,pilgrim wrote:"So if we have such a good product, why can't we sell it?"
This question explains very well the peculiarities of the Western Buddhism.
It has to be 'sell-able', and therefore has to conform to the Western mores.
mikenz66 wrote:Haven't had time to listen yet but one of Ajahn Brahm's recent talks contains some comments about the address:
http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/component/ ... onomy.html
Buddhism and Autonomy
Ajahn Brahm challenges ideas about autonomy and freedom, and about knowledge and faith, in Buddhism and in other religions.
Ajahn refers to Richard Gombrich's keynote address 'Comfort or Challenge?' for the International Conference on Dissemination of Theravada Buddhism in the 21st Century, held in Salaya, Bangkok, Sep/Oct 2010. Click here for the text of the address.
Professor Richard Gombrich is chairman of The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.
mikenz66 wrote:The discussion of Gombrich is at about 50 minutes. Ajahn Brahm expresses agreement with Gombrich's concerns (even though Gombrich is from Oxford, not Cambridge ).
tobes wrote:For other people who may be interested, the talk was generally about.....well, this may sound strange, but it's true.....the democratic anarchy that defines (or should define) Buddhist modes of organisation.
Gombrich wrote:To start with, let me revert to comfort and challenge. As the Ven Sugandho has written in the conference document, Theravādin missionaries obviously prefer comforting to challenging. Rather than teaching Buddhism to the indigenous people of their host countries, they mainly run cultural centres for the Buddhist immigrants from their countries of origin, centres which indeed operate largely in Sinhalese, Burmese, Thai, etc., not in the language of the country where the missions operate. To run such a centre is not in itself an unworthy thing to do: in the modern world most countries regard providing cultural attachés and consular services as part of their diplomatic mission. But if this is the main and central activity of the mission, it points to an extremely serious underlying weakness in the Theravāda Buddhism we find in the world today: its parochial nationalism. It is outrageous that the vast majority of Theravāda Buddhists, whether monastics or laity, consider only Buddhists of their own nationality to be true Buddhists; and whatever they may say in public, that is indeed what most of them think.
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Barkley was in New York City on Tuesday night to accept a scholar-athlete award from the National Football Foundation.
Barkley caused a controversy in New York on Monday when he told radio host Dan Patrick that USC's offense focused too much on wide receiver Marqise Lee.
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PEARLAND, Texas - An armed woman chased her boyfriend down a neighborhood street and ended up committing suicide, police said.
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The woman died at the scene. Her name has not been released.
The man the woman was chasing was shot in the shoulder, investigators said. Police said they were working to determine if he was shot before or when he was running.
The man was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital. His condition has not been released.
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Good enough for me. I like that he took the same amount as Brady, just an extra year.
Yeah according to Mort, Peyton was willing to take less than Brady but Irsay refused?
Putting that aside lets see what the Colts FO does now because they can't pin this on Manning anymore.
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Really? I guess you forgot Irsay's " We can't afford to pay Peyton Manning $25 million a year and field a decent team" just a few days ago.
Then when Manning offers to take even less than Brady if Mort's report is to be believed Irsay says no way.
Manning took less like he said he would and apparently said he got assurances from Irsay he'd spend it for FA now lets see Irsay put his $$$ where his trap is.
If they do nothing significant they can't say it was Manning's contract that got in their way.
If Irsay insisted that Peyton take more money then he is crazy. If Peyton would have been happy taking less then why in the world would they not let him?
Even if it was just a couple million less whats wrong with that? Does Irsay just want to be able to say he has the highest paid player in the league or something? I don't understand it.
I'm just happy its done.
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Now we see the Manning deal come into focus. $69m over next 3 ($23m per); new TV deal in 2014 will allow the team to re-do it. Sensible.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...90_million_deaThe Colts have reportedly reached an agreement with franchise QB Peyton Manning(notes). According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, it is a five-year, $90 million deal.
That's an $18 million-a-year average, equaling the deal the Patriots gave Tom Brady(notes) last offseason.
Manning had been given the exclusive franchise tag before the lockout, but owner Jim Irsay had made it clear the team was going to try to sign him to a long-term deal, with a goal of getting it done before Sunday.
Manning, who had neck surgery on May 23 to remove a portion of a bulging disk, has not begun practicing. He told The Indianapolis Star this week, "While I appreciate Jim Irsay offering to make me the highest-paid player, I told him I'd rather he save that money and keep whoever it is." Manning referenced RB Joseph Addai(notes) and OLT Charlie Johnson(notes).
"I'm willing to take less than they've offered if they are going to take that money to keep players we need to keep and go get other players," he added.
According to Mortensen, Manning told Irsay that a five-year, $100 million deal was not necessary. That would have made him the highest-paid player in football; instead he is at the same average as Brady.
The 11-time Pro Bowler threw 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions last season, while many of his skill players battled injuries.


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Who Do You Think You Are Is Not Renewed
I'm really bummed out that Who Do You Think You Are? wasn't renewed for another season. I guess we were lucky it was on as long as it was. It's my opinion that even with a good time slot, interesting stars and healthy topics like personal family history, it just wasn't a quick money maker like some of the other shows on TV now. They cater to some made-up demographic they "say" is more of the 20-30 age range, but I'm sorry, it just doesn't fly with me.
There seems to be a complete misunderstanding on which age group has the most money to spend (us older folks) and which one does spend. Maybe that's the problem. The mentality of not renewing good family shows like WDYTYA in favor of some low brow fluff is just another example of national stations making a quick buck any way they can.
Paula Deen's Family History Surprise
I didn't expect Paula Deen to be all that knowledgeable about the Civil War in the south, or it's ramifications. I think her interests have run in the direction of making a living and successful business interests. I don't fault her for that in the least.
I do think she was genuinely saddened by the war story of her ancestor's son and his eventual death. I imagine she was imagining her own boys in the same situation. I've heard some people griping about her not anticipating that some of her family could have been slave owners and rather than looking at it as a seasoned genealogist, I've tried to see it from a 'newbie's' point of view as she did.
We all like to believe that our families didn't own slaves but that is a exercise in futility. I know mine did and I do think it is horrible, but I can't change history. Some of my ancestors were indentured servants also, and that is a whole other part of history of a kind of slavery. NBC had/has a chance to educate our younger generations about history and how it affected their ancestors then and now, but right now it's not to be.
Who Do You Think You Are? may be gone now, but you can still find many genealogy-related programs on TV and in podcasts or webinars. Think about investigating some of these well put together programs too.
Some genealogy-related TV viewing suggestions are:
Finding Your Roots with Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. on PBS (Sundays)
The Story Trek with Todd Hansen on BYUtv (Mondays)
American Ride with Stan Ellsworth (also BYU; Mondays)
History Detectives on PBS
Ancestors on BYUtv
Suggested Genealogy Webinars
Thomas MacEntee has an excellent listing of upcoming genealogy webinars on his blog.
My friend Michael has Genealogy Webinars with Genealogist Michael John Neill is available. These genealogy webinars can be downloaded and you can listen to them on your schedule too.
Those are just two suggestions. Try a Google search for genealogy webinars to see what else you can find.


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Every Wednesday during the Advent-Christmas season, we will post a reflection from Larry Livingston, CFCA church relations director. We hope these reflections help you on your own journey through Advent.
ì…for you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.î (Isaiah 64: 6b-7)
We begin our Advent journey with a beautiful and plaintive reading from the Prophet Isaiah.
In a time of exile, the prophet yearns for Israel to know once again the intimacy of her historic relationship with God, even while acknowledging the sinfulness that has injured that relationship.
In a reading filled with powerful images, one of the most haunting is that of the face of God being hidden from the people. It is an image worth some reflection.
For the people of ancient Israel, the ìface of Godî was a metaphor for how they understood their place in the universe. They were the chosen people and God had revealed himself to them.
His face (his loving and revealing gaze) was expressed in the covenant, which gave Israel its sense of identity as a nation.
But now in exile, Godís face had faded from the Israelites' collective memory, and with it their sense of who they were.
The struggle to return to God and reclaim their identity as the chosen people is one of the fundamental themes of the Hebrew Scriptures.
We too sometimes distance ourselves from God through our poor choices in a world filled with distractions.
In these times it is all too easy for the face of God to become, like that of a long-absent loved one, unclear to us.
Thankfully, Advent reminds us that God is not so distant after all.
For Christians, the face of God is revealed most profoundly in the person of Jesus. In him we know God not from a distance, but up close and intimately.
Jesus is the Word made flesh, the one who models for us the freedom of living in loving communion with our Creator.
Jesus also reveals to us, through his life and teachings, the sacredness of the human person. He showed a love for humanity that was so deep and enduring that it ultimately expressed itself in complete sacrifice.
The life and death of Jesus communicate to us, simply and powerfully, that God is so deeply enmeshed in the human family that love of God is inseparable from love of our fellow human beings.
That truth is at the heart of CFCA. For 30 years we have helped people to express their love for God through the loving service of others.
Our greatest joy comes when sponsors recognize the face of Christ in the beautiful faces of their sponsored friends.
We hope this Advent provides you with many opportunities to see the face of Christ in those you encounter.
What better way to prepare yourself to truly celebrate Christmas, the incredible feast of a God so in love with humankind as to want to become one of us!
Related links
- God shares in our humanity [2nd Advent reflection]
- Choosing to be 'eager,' not 'anxious' [3rd Advent reflection]
- God dares us to dream big [4th Advent reflection]
- Glorifying God with fully human lives [Christmas reflection]
- We are God's partners in serving others [2nd Christmas reflection]
- Recognizing Christ when we find him [3rd Christmas reflection]


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The Experience of African-American Students on Predominately White Campuses
by Crystal Guillory
Major: Psychology
When I applied for the grant in the fall, the original project proposal was to conduct a literature review in order to develop a research proposal for examining the experiences and coping styles of African-American students on predominately white campuses. Since then, I have been conducting library research. Through this experience, I have located many journal articles and various books that have given me great insight into the many experiences of other African-American students on a predominately white campus. After researching this topic, I have developed a research proposal that will strive to look at the relationship between African-American students' racial identity attitude, depression, and school involvement.


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Dec. 31 – Valeria Hartel of Malvern reported a theft.
Jan. 1 – Shirley Burlingame of Blair, Neb. reported a theft.
Jan. 2 – Wilfred Shehan of Malvern reported an identity theft.
Jan. 3 – Keith Combs of Pacific Junction reported a theft.
Dec. 18 – A vehicle driven by Molly Carr-Gross of Silver City, was slowing to make a left turn onto 11th Street but, due to icy road conditions, was unable to make the turn, causing the driver to continue south on Linn Street. A second vehicle, driven by Jordan Grassau of Glenwood and also traveling south on Linn, was unable to stop quick enough due to the slick road conditions and collided with Carr-Gross' vehicle.
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Clayton Andrew Fritz, Glenwood - driving while license is barred (habitual offender), pleaded guilty, sentenced to serve seven days in county jail with credit for time already served, ordered to pay court costs and fees.
Lyle Mayberry
Blake Dean Holland, Glenwood - disorderly conduct, pleaded guilty, ordered to pay $65 fine, court costs and fees.
Dec. 9 – Ronald Hurst of Glenwood reported an identity theft.
Dec. 12 - Glenwood Farm Equipment reported a burglary and theft.
Dec. 12 – A vehicle driven by Baeli Greenwalt of Council Bluffs was northbound on 221st Street when the driver lost control of the vehicle in a curve causing the vehicle to go into a ditch and strike a power pole. No injuries were reported.
Dec. 1 – O&H Investments of Council Bluffs reported a burglary and theft.
Dec. 2 – HUD of Fort Worth, Tex. reported a burglary and theft.
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Joseph Eric Funke, Fontanelle - driving while license is barred (habitual offender), pleaded guilty, sentenced to time already served in county jail, one year probation, ordered to pay court costs and fees.
Joseph Corey Jack, Glenwood - unlawful possession of a prescription drug, pleaded guilty, sentenced to time already served in county jail, ordered to pay $315 fine, court costs and fees.
Nov. 30 – Gary Liebsch of Glenwood reported a theft.
Dec. 1 – Bryan Kreps of Council Bluffs reported a burglary.
Dec. 2 – Angie Liddell of Malvern reported a theft.
Dec. 6 – Fredrick Mulholland of Malvern reported a theft.
Dec. 7 – Donald Brantz of Glenwood reported a burglary.
Dec. 7 – Timothy Hill of Glenwood reported a theft and criminal mischief.
She enjoyed being outdoors, whether it was camping, enjoying a hog roast with her family or spending time in the water on a boat or inner tube.
Two of her favorite foods were chicken fingers and pizza.
Her favorite childhood movie was "The Little Mermaid."
She played basketball and soccer as a youngster and was a Girl Scout. She tried playing the flute for a year or two in the school band.
Those are just a few of the special memories Katie Weber-Kuhl's family members have of their daughter, granddaughter and sister.
More than 500 participants in the ninth annual "Bikers For Boobies" poker run converged on Glenwood Saturday afternoon to help raise money for the fight against breast cancer and to bring awareness to the disease.
Glenwood's Keg Creek Brewing Co. was one of five stops on the event that began in Omaha and passed through southwest Iowa before concluding Saturday night in Ralston, Neb.
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Oberholtzer keeps things close but Astros fall
Southpaw strikes out six over 6 2/3 innings of three-run ball in finale
CLEVELAND -- Brett Oberholtzer continued his great stretch since being recalled from the Minors on July 12. But statistics aren't much of a consolation when they don't translate to wins.
The Astros' offense was held in check again on Sunday, as Houston dropped its rubber match against the Indians, 3-1, at Progressive Field to finish the 10-game road trip 5-5.
Despite giving up 10 hits, Oberholtzer only allowed three runs over his 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and walking none.
"I gotta do a better job of shutting the inning down, closing it out," Oberholtzer said. "They had a good approach and they were able to put the ball in play. I gave up a ... fair share of hits, but I was disappointed in myself in not closing innings out."
Over his last eight starts, though, the left-hander is 2-2 with a 3.23 ERA, striking out 31 and walking just six.
"Obie did a good job, he did a good job battling and had us right there in the ballgame," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Again, this guy continues to take the ball and go to the mound and give us an opportunity to win."
As was the case all weekend against Cleveland's starters, the Astros' offense was left searching for its recent dominance at the plate. This time, it came against Trevor Bauer -- who struck out nine. Of course, the Indians' rotation as a whole has been doing that to opposing teams for a while now. It has a 1.71 ERA in Cleveland's last 13 games, dating back to Aug. 9.
"It's been unbelievable. It's just every day you run a new guy out there and have this feeling that he's going to post a really good start and we're going to win the game," Bauer said. "It's nice to have that confidence as a team every day, when you know that your guy is going to go out there and give you a chance to win and post the numbers we're putting up, right now. It's pretty special."
But that doesn't mean the Astros weren't without their chances to score against Bauer. Houston had runners on base in five of the first six innings against him, with Carlos Corporan walking to lead off the seventh to finally knock Bauer from the game.
"We expanded our zone a whole lot more than we wanted to coming into the game," Porter said. "I felt like we actually helped him out quite a bit with expanding our strike zone. Sometimes you get anxious and you don't see the ball as well as you want to see it. He thrives off guys expanding their zones and chasing."
Marc Krauss was especially unlucky at the plate, lining the ball twice to right field with a runner on base -- only to have Tyler Holt make two diving catches. But he finally broke through with a single in the eighth, then scored from first on Jon Singleton's double down the left-field line that beat the Indians' defensive shift.
In the ninth, the Astros had the bases loaded with two outs and Dexter Fowler at the plate. But Indians closer Cody Allen, who pitched in all three games in the series, struck him out to end the game.
The Astros' difficult road trip also included stops in Boston and New York. Yet, Houston was still able to emerge with a 5-5 record -- the third road trip this season in which the team finished .500 or better.
"I'm really proud of our group," Porter said. "These guys battled extremely hard, and to come out of this here road trip 5-5 -- with an opportunity we could have very well been 6-4 -- then you look at the way they battle the last half-inning there, those are some impressive, impressive at-bats in the ninth inning against a really tough closer.
"Now, let's go back home and get the bats [going again]."
The Indians got on the board in the third on Carlos Santana's sac fly to make it 1-0. Considering that Cleveland had runners on second and third with no outs in that inning, Oberholtzer did a good job of escaping greater damage.
Lonnie Chisenhall singled home Mike Aviles to make it 2-0 in the fourth and Jose Ramirez, who got the walk-off hit for the Indians on Saturday night, was 3-for-4 on the day and added an RBI single in the seventh to make it 3-0.
Steve DiMatteo is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dodgers present annual Faith and Family Day on August 17
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers will present their annual Faith and Family Day on Sunday, August 17 (vs. MIL, 1:10 p.m.). All fans are invited to celebrate family and fellowship at Dodger Stadium and following the game, Dodgers A.J. Ellis, Adrian Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw and Scott Van Slyke will share their personal testimonies on faith. A special postgame performance is scheduled by former contestant of "The Voice" contestant and gospel singer Anthony Evans and Christian rock artist Dom Liberati.
Discounted tickets for Faith and Family Day at Dodger Stadium are still available for purchase online at www.dodgers.com/faith or by calling (323) 224-1421. A portion of the tickets sold for this event will directly benefit the Not for Sale campaign, an organization that fights against human trafficking. Additionally, groups of 30 or more can enjoy special benefits including a personalized group message on tickets and in-game acknowledgment on the message board.
Each Sunday, the Dodgers also offer pregame entertainment at the historical 76 station with Viva Los Dodgers. Starting two hours prior to the first pitch, fans can attend Viva Los Dodgers for live music, autographs and various family-friendly activities. The first 15,000 kids 14 and under in attendance on Sunday, August 17 will also receive a Kids' Dodger Lunch Box presented by Farmer John. Kids Run The Bases will not take place on August 17 in order for Dodger fans and families to have the option to enjoy Faith and Family Day's postgame program.
Tickets for all games can be purchased by visiting www.dodgers.com/tickets or by calling (323) DODGERS.


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Trip Duration 17 Days
South India Budget Adventure Tour
This overland journey from South India's Coromandel Coast to the Arabian Sea at Goa is an ideal way to meet the welcoming local people as we travel mainly by local bus, train and boat. We explore intricately carved temple complexes, cruise along the tranquil backwaters of Kerala, climb to the cool heights of the Western Ghats and spend time on tropical sandy beaches.
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- Mamallapuram - Discover World Heritage ruins and the colonial grandeur of Pondicherry
- Madurai - Join the worshippers at the vibrant Meenakshi Temple
- Kerala Backwaters - Cruise through the beautiful backwaters
- Kochi - Watch fishermen bring in the days catch as the sun sets
- Ooty - Ride the Toy Train and explore the hill station of the British Raj
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4Time to explore Madurai's Meenakshi Temple
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6Take a motorboat through backwaters to our homestay
7Drive to Kochi and explore the fort area
8Visit the Jewish Quarter or see Kathakali dancing
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11Travel by public bus to Mysore
12Discover Mysore before the sleeper train to Hospet
13Transfer to the ancient Vijayangar capital, Hampi
14A free day to explore the ruins and temples of Hampi
15Take the day train to Goa
16Free time to explore Panjim or relax on the beach
17Tour ends in Goa
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text: Show Hide image Politics 24 January 2013 Cameron's cavalier style has the Tory infantry feeling like lions led by a donkey Labour cherishes serial Tory backbench disloyalty because it chips away at Cameron's credentials as a man in command. Sign up for our weekly email * It is not most people's idea of a race. The competitors are either standing still or shuffling backwards away from the finish line. Such is the state of play in David Cameron and Ed Miliband's pursuit of a parliamentary majority at the next election. The Labour leader, after a phase of incremental advance, is stationary again. Miliband's MPs are getting used to his ponderous, halting rhythm but it doesn't make them comfortable. None believes Labour's lead in the opinion polls is what it could be against a divided Conservative Party presiding over economic failure. The source of Labour's greatest comfort has nothing to do with policy. It is the death of Conservative plans to redraw constituency boundaries, which means the opposition has a modest headstart in the accumulation of seats. To overcome that obstacle, the Tories need a surge of public support well beyond their core vote – unusual but not impossible for an incumbent party. For the electoral battle to come, Labour MPs are mathematically confident and intellectually anxious. They have an advantage but suspect it is unearned. For Conservatives it is the other way around. They know the numbers are against them but are sure that popular opinion on big questions – welfare, crime, immigration, Europe – sits firmly to the right of Miliband. What demoralises many Tory MPs is the sense that this advantage is being squandered by No 10. That feeling is not restricted to Eurosceptic mutineers and Ukip fanciers. Even MPs who want to be loyal find themselves blaming Cameron for mishandling the restive element, either by failing to impose discipline or by confecting needless provocations. While Europe has captured the headlines as a source of Tory neuralgia, it is Cameron's plan to legislate in favour of gay marriage that has fired the fury in local Conservative associations. It is the kind of issue that can turn an MP's stroll through the constituency into a finger-wagging ordeal. "In terms of the mailbag, complaints about gay marriage outnumber Europe by a factor of 80 to one," says a Tory backbencher. Others confirm the ratio. Parliament will have a free vote on the matter, so the prospect of 120 Tories rejecting the bill does not count technically as a rebellion; but it is still a rebuke to Cameron's agenda to "modernise" his party. While some believe the leader's championing of gay rights risks looking like a brandmanagement ploy, his friends insist that he is motivated only by dedication to the cause. Either way, Cameron has accidentally organised a parade of intemperate reaction that can only remind voters why the Tories needed modernising in the first place. Of the small numbers who choose a government for its commitment to gay equality, none will switch allegiance because of this specific gambit. What riles Tory MPs above all is the all too-familiar picture of their leader playing the part of aristocrat officer, barking unrealistic orders at his battle-scarred troops without a care for conditions in the trenches. "It all comes across as a bit Melchett," says one disappointed Cameroon MP, referring to Stephen Fry's portrayal of a pompous, dimwit First World War general in the Blackadder series. The Tory infantry see themselves as lions led by a donkey. Compounding questions about the Prime Minister's judgement are doubts about the rigour of the Downing Street machine. The "grid" system developed by Tony Blair's team to map out announcements and spot hazards on the horizon is said to have broken down. One former No 10 staffer reports that Cameron's planning operation looks ahead no further than two months at a time, which, in terms of strategic perspective and problemsolving, is like crossing the road while contemplating your shoelaces. Labour's top brass are far from complacent but they have become noticeably less fearful. Those who once privately credited Cameron and George Osborne as shrewd operators are concluding that the Tory leadership might be a pair of amateurs after all. One senior shadow cabinet minister likes to joke that the Tories have reached levels of division and disarray in two years that Labour achieved only after a decade in office: "It took us years to be this bad at government." By contrast, inside Cameron's team there are reserves of confidence based on two calculations. First, there is the continuing belief that even a frail economic recovery would justify a campaign claiming credit for progress and warning that Labour would turn the clock back. Second, Downing Street has undimmed faith that Miliband, irrespective of improvements in his media and parliamentary performances, will never match the public profile of a credible national leader. Cameron's relaxedness about the Labour threat only stokes the ire of Tory MPs, who think arrogance and complacency are his chief failings. A tiny but implacable platoon dreams of removing the leader and replacing him with someone of more muscular Conservative credentials, although there is no agreement on who that might be. That is a rather crucial omission for would-be plotters and it confirms the Downing Street view that the seditious whispers are symptoms of midterm panic among MPs who don't know how to win an election and imagine that any fresh face at the top would somehow reset the dial in the Tories' favour. (It wouldn't.) "All those people wishing something magical would happen are deluding themselves," says a senior party strategist. Meanwhile, Labour cherishes serial Tory backbench disloyalty because it chips away at Cameron's credentials as a man in command. The hope is that Miliband's stature will be enhanced if the Prime Minister's authority declines. Neither is growing much in the public's estimation, but that is the peculiar, uninspiring nature of their race. Victory belongs to the one who shrinks the least. 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Designer Pat Bravo is returning to RWQ today to talk with us about her new line from Art Gallery Fabrics called Modernology!
Pat's really out done herself on so many levels for this collection; even breaking though some personal boundaries and trying out some new colors she hasn't gravitated toward in the past.
One of my favorite aspects of Modernology is the flavorful language Pat used to name the fabrics. Using words and phrases like, Contempo, A la mode, Posh, and Mod to describe her prints really give this line a flair for the dramatic. And when you see the lush colors … let's just say it's a good thing you all are sitting down in front of your monitors.
BTW… have you visited the Art Gallery website recently? Right now, they have an awesome inspiration video highlighting Hyperial Garden.
I emailed Pat about a week ago to invite her for a visit and she quickly accepted! Here's what she had to say about Modernology:
"First of all, thank you Ryan for giving me the chance to be on your blog! It's always nice to get the opportunity to spread the word on my latest collections…
So this time, I'm introducing MODERNOLOGY (one of my personal favorites!)
Those who know me and are familiar with my designs and color palettes, probably know that I'm not that much into red and navy blue (to be honest, they used to give me the chills!) but when I first started sketching I started to sort of gravitate to those colors without really noticing… and a couple of weeks there you have it, intense cherry reds and deep navy blue mixed with uber-bright lime!
My inspiration for this collection was the Scandinavian modern lifestyle, with their clean lines and sophisticated simplicity. But of course I had to throw the big florals and intrinsicate lines in there! And as a result, this is what I got… what do you think?
I chose this collection to be featured on my showroom for Quilt Market, so we made a modern-ish quilt using the White Linen from the Pure Elements and prints from the Vogue Blue palette… along with some pillows and pillowcases to complete the look. Swear to God that bed looked so comfy we were all dying to take a nap there hahaha. Those who've been to Market know what I mean!
Oh and that's Martha wearing a caftan dress made with my new voile! (yeah, we gave the mannequin a name lol).
Isn't this dress the cutest little thing?
And the slippers? Someone actually wanted to buy them at Market! Haha! I love how the blue pops out against the white rug…
What do you guys think?? Any favorite prints already? Can you think of something you would make with Modernology?… Well you better cause I'm giving away TWO HALF YARD BUNDLES to Ryan's readers!"
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When one is focussing on the breath for meditation is it best to focus on the abdomen to make sure you're breathing correctly?
As someone who suffers from anxiety I notice I breath a lot from my chest, and the breaths are often shallow.
I know it's often said one should not try and manipulate the breath during meditation, and just let it rise and fall naturally, but I feel that I am actively taking deeper breaths from the abdomen in order to feel slightly more relaxed.


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The full impact of new evaluations for public school teachers would be delayed under a bill approved Wednesday night by the Louisiana House Education Committee.
Under the plan, which is spelled out in House Bill 160, evaluations underway in the current school year would not carry any major consequences for teachers.
Instead, the clock would start in the 2013-14 school year.
That would mean teachers rated as "ineffective" for two years in a row would not face dismissal until the 2014-15 school year, which is one year later than current law requires.
The measure won approval from Republicans and Democrats alike, which is unusual.
It was also hailed by officials of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Educators, the state's two largest teacher unions.
The measure next faces action in the full House.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration did not endorse the proposal.
However, state Superintendent of Education John White, who is the governor's chief public schools lieutenant, said last week that he would look at any bill that delayed full implementation of the new reviews.
White said earlier he vehemently opposed another part of the bill, which required yearly approval by state House and Senate committees before evaluations took place.
That provision was removed from the bill, which then won approval without objection.
In addition, some education groups normally aligned with Jindal's push for public school changes made clear that they oppose any delay in the reviews.
Under state law, public school teachers face annual reviews in which half of the evaluation is linked to the growth of student achievement.
The other half stems from classroom observations by principals and others.
Backers call the change a bid to improve teacher quality and student achievement.
But some teachers have complained for months that the new reviews are flawed, especially with their reliance on improvements in student achievement.
Rodolfo Espinoza, an educator at Lafayette High School, said he was a finalist for state teacher of the year and has earned national certification.
But he said he has also received a modest rating in the initial wave of new reviews, and Espinoza labeled the revamped evaluations a "disaster."
LFT President Steve Monaghan agreed.
"The product is broken," Monaghan told the committee. "No one is saying who broke it. It is broken."
Mitzi Murray, a teacher at West Monroe High School, told the panel that a delay would be a mistake. "This evaluation is the closest thing to National Board certification rigor," she said.
Rambo Schutz, who teaches in Point Coupee Parish, said any delay means another year of ineffective teachers in the classroom.
Action on the evaluation bill followed Carter's surprise announcement that the panel would delay action on three other proposals. All three are aimed at ensuring the survival of Jindal-backed education changes approved last year, which are under legal fire.
Earlier in the day a bill that would put new restrictions on students who could qualify for vouchers was rejected by the same panel.
In addition, the committee approved legislation that would prevent college readiness test scores from being a key part of annual letter grades issued to public high schools.
The voucher measure, House Bill 230, would change eligibility for students to qualify for vouchers, which represents state aid for students to attend private and parochial schools.
State Rep. J. Rogers Pope, R-Denham Springs, sponsor of HB230, said the law needs repair because it allows kindergarten students who could attend a public school rated A or B to instead opt for a voucher.
The measure would limit the aid for kindergarten students to those who would otherwise attend schools rated C, D or F, which is the policy for students in other grades.
But Pope's bill failed, with six panel members voting "yes" and 11 voting "no."
The other measure, House Bill 466, was approved 9 for and 6 against by the House panel and over the objections of top education officials.
Backers said it is needed because, without the bill, new rules that require all students to take the ACT, and make those results part of state-issued high school grades, will cause problems.
The legislation, which now moves to the full House, would keep the same, pre-ACT scoring methods that the state used to determine grades for the 2011-12 school year.
The new scoring system, which is set to take effect with scores released later this year, would have an immediate, negative impact, said Michael Faulk, president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, which backs the bill.
Faulk, who is also superintendent of the highly rated Central school system, said the lone high school in his district would likely drop from an A to a C under the state's new scoring system.
The state has issued letter grades to Louisiana's roughly 1,300 public schools since 2011.
But the formula is changing, with the biggest impact on high schools.


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Temporary fix to this issue: Add the G.Closure Library third-party extensions as a project dependency.
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We currently distribute the Google Closure Library in two separate JARs: the main library and the third-party extensions. We do this because the third-party extensions are covered by different licenses.
But, as it turns out, various classes in the main library have explicit dependencies on things in the third-party extensions. See See also this G.Closure mailing list discussion.
As a result, the ClojureScript browser-connected REPL has a transitive dependency on the Google Closure Library third-party extensions. This manifests as an error in script/cljsc and a NullPointerException in lein-cljsbuild.
See the initial Clojure-dev mailing list discussion and discussion of this ticket.
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It seems that the dependency on third-party extensions is unavoidable. There are several possible fixes:
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2. Release a new G.Closure Library JAR with the third-party extensions included in the JAR. This would make it harder to exclude the third-party-licensed code from projects which do not actually require it.
3. Release a new version of ClojureScript with a declared dependency on the third-party extensions JAR. This makes the dependency more visible to ClojureScript developers.
Regardless of the approach taken, developers can always use explicit dependencies/exclusions to choose which version of the G.Closure library to include in their projects.


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Flipping PagesLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Yesterday I went through a book, which I had already read, in a peculiar manner. After I had finished a page, I flipped to the next page, then rotated the book 180 degrees. After that page, I rotated it 180 degrees and then flipped through the next page, rotated the book 180 degrees again, and continued in this fashion until I was done with the whole book. What was I doing?
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In a year when drought has caused some soybean growers to harvest later than normal and heavy rains prevented others from getting into their fields for fall planting, many have been slow to get winter wheat planted, according to an Ohio State University Extension expert.
Growers still have a chance for good wheat yields if conditions are right, said Laura Lindsey, an OSU Extension specialist in soybeans and small grains.
Although the best time to plant winter wheat is within 10 days after the fly-free-safe date for Hessian flies, which in northern Ohio this year was Sept. 22-30 and in southern Ohio was Oct. 1-5, growers might find that there still could be time to get seeds in the ground, she said.
"Especially for growers in southern Ohio," Lindsey said. "Growers in northern Ohio have a smaller window as it is getting late.
"It all depends on the weather. November is getting late, but if we have a mild enough winter, you could still have a good yield."
The Hessian fly date ensures that wheat growers are less likely to experience infestation and crop damage from Hessian flies. Hessian fly maggots cause damage to wheat crops by feeding on the crown and base of the wheat leaf.
"Ohio counties are now well past the 10-day window for optimum wheat planting," she said. "Wheat fall growth is reduced when planting is delayed, resulting in reduced winter hardiness."
However, if freezing weather does not occur until late November or early December, wheat planted up to three weeks after the fly-free-safe date can achieve the same yield as wheat planted within 10 days of that date, Lindsey said.
Lindsey, who is also an assistant professor of horticulture and crop science at Ohio State, said growers who are planting now should consider increasing their seeding rate to 2 million seeds per acre or 24-30 seeds per foot of row to compensate for reduced winter hardiness.
As of the week ending Oct. 21, about 67 percent of the winter wheat crop was planted, compared to 76 percent for the five-year average, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report. At the same time, about 63 percent of the soybeans have been harvested, compared to 68 percent for the five-year average, the report said.


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Although Urban Outfitters is more known for their clientele of bo-ho hipsters trying to latch onto the latest fashion anti-trend, there's far more to this giant company. Their furniture lines are perfect for those with small spaces to fill, but are still trying to go big on style.
The styles of Urban Outfitter's furniture spans all different eras of design. Some pull from Mid-Century inspiration, while others have a more Victorian or modern influence. Their prices run from reasonable to higher for more custom or quality items. A few of our favorite finds are pictured below, if you have first hand experience when any of them, make sure to leave a user review in the comments below.
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• Night & Day Convertible Sofas: for $588, available in 4 color options.
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• Mid-Century Sofa: for $480, 75" in length.
• Metal Accordian Side Table: for $60 (hello versatility!)
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• Rolling Side Table: for $158, height 29"
• Smoke & Mirrors Side Table: for $110, also available in coffee table length.
• Ludhiana Woven Bench: for $128 and is 36" in width.
• Slipper Chair in Watermelon: for $325, available in other color/print ways.
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OK, maybe not quite, but a Gold's Gym franchisee who owns four locations in the Bay Area did just cut ties with the chain over CEO Robert Rowling's donations to the conservative group American Crossroads. From CBS San Francisco:
The group, founded by former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie and former George W. Bush senior adviser Karl Rove, supported anti-gay candidates in the congressional midterm elections, prompting Bay Area owners to vow an end of their association with the chain once the existing contract ran out.
The contract has expired, and the four former Bay Area Gold's locations now exist under the name Fitness SF.
Gold's Gyms have been fixtures in the Bay Area for 22 years, with the bulk of the clientele members of the LGBT community.
"Very rarely in a situation like this does a business stand up and actually take a position on the matter, which is why I think people have been so happy that we've taken this course of action," Don Dickerson, Director of Operations for Gold's Gym Bay Area said in October of 2010.
In contrast to Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, Rowling went on record two years ago saying his donation of $2 million to American Crossroads was motivated by a desire for "fiscal sanity," not anti-gay positions.
Rowling heads TRT Holdings, which in addition to Gold's Gym owns Omni Hotels, one of the few lodging chains that doesn't offer health benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees.
The kicker, of course, is that Rowling lives in Highland Park, and TRT Holdings is moving its headquarters to Oak Lawn.


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Ive been playing seriously every other day for over a month and I know my form is not good yet, but last week I decided to learn side-arm and during that time my right elbow started hurting really bad!!!!!! It feels like the inside of the elbow.
After playing it immediately went away, until the next day when it came back twice as hard after throwing a tennis ball a few times with the kids, barely throwing it, it hurt for awhile until I was able to relax fully an hour later and then it went away completely.
Went yesterday to play a round and right away it was bad, really bad, but I kept playing, I took some IBprofun, and around the 13-14'th it went away and played the rest with ease.
Well, today went back to using my arm, not disc golf, and immediately had pain.
What is this?????????????? Looked up Tennis arm and some of the symptoms dont match up. Any one experience this?


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Giants send southpaw Runzler to Triple-A
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants optioned left-hander Dan Runzler, who began the Cactus League season in promising fashion, to Triple-A Fresno on Sunday.
Runzler's 7.27 ERA in 10 appearances was deceiving. Through eight games he had allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings for a 1.23 ERA. But he yielded six runs in his last two outings. That, and the apparent return to health of fellow left-handed reliever Jose Mijares, hastened Runzler's fate.
"Runz had a pretty good spring," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said, adding that despite those final two games, "he's the guy who's knocking on the door" to be the first reliever promoted to San Francisco during the regular season.
Runzler, who turns 28 on Saturday, has pitched for San Francisco in every season since 2009, when he ascended through four Minor League classifications -- low and high Class A, Double-A and Triple-A -- to reach the Majors.
The move left 31 players in camp.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It is convincingly disguised as a weekend of fun and frivolity, but Whalefest Monterey, in its fourth year, is really a tricky way to convince the rest of us to care a little bit more about our planet.
There's a 60-foot-long virtual whale that can be explored, inside and out, from snout to tail. There's a man in a shark suit. There are undersea experts offering the rare opportunity to fondle a dead squid, a giant whale bone, or the jaws of a sea lion. There are lectures by renowned marine experts, and documentary films. And there is music from eight groups or individual performers.
If you're not careful, you'll learn a lot, even from people who, if you saw them in a different context, might inspire you to cross the street.
"I'm Nina Rosen, and I'm dressed up today as The Bag Lady," said a volunteer for Monterey Bay Marine Life Studies, who was adorned head to toe with plastic shopping bags — the kind many of us mindlessly discard every day. "I'm here today to help educate people about reusing their plastic bags, and how they get into the ocean."
And, yes, they get there, and they float around, looking very much like food to sea creatures, which eat them and become ill or die.
On average, Californians use about 550 plastic bags per person every year. So much discarded plastic has reached our oceans that a vortex of plastic, approximately the size of Texas, is swirling in the North Pacific.
"The plastic doesn't go away, and a lot of it gets very, very small, so it becomes more easily ingested by sea life," said another Marine Life Studies volunteer, Alicia Beverage. "Particles of plastic actually get fed to young birds by their parents, who think that they're grabbing food from the ocean. Those birds suffer high mortality rates because they can't digest plastic.
"It never really goes away, so the more we put plastic into our environment, the more it will affect our natural resources, marine life and terrestrial life. It really is a big problem."
Allison Watson was part of a team from the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History manning a table where passers-by could plunge their hands into simulated whale blubber, or touch baleen, the two-foot-long, comb-like filter system that gray whales have instead of teeth.
"Gray whales scoop amphipods from the dirt and sediment. They shoot the dirt, sediment and water through the baleen, and the amphipods get stuck, and that's what they eat," Watson explained.
Professional whale watchers, it turns out, can recognize individual whales from the injuries and markings on their tails. Some whales that frequent Monterey Bay even have names, said Sue Leinweber, a volunteer with Marine Life Studies.
"There's a humpback whale out in the bay that is missing part of its dorsal fin, and his name is Stumpy," she said. "(Whale researchers) see him quite often. The markings on a whale's tail are like a fingerprint."
Hannah Rosen, a graduate student working at the Hopkins Marine Station, presided over one of the more popular exhibits of the festival: a table displaying a pair of squid, whose normal habitat is about 2,000 feet below the surface of the ocean.
"This is all ink, and it's very concentrated," she said of dark goo covering her hands and the tentacled creature on the tray in front of her. "When squid get scared, when they're being chased by a predator, they'll shoot the ink out of their bodies, it gets diluted by the water, and it forms a cloud that hides them from the predator and enables them to get away."
Scientists from the Pacific Shark Research Center were on hand to explain the plight of the greatest predators of the sea, many of which are now on endangered lists because of environmental abuse. A centerpiece of their display was the head of a short-finned Mako shark.
"Almost one-fourth of all shark and ray species are endangered, so our work here is to encourage the public to be more aware, and also to educate little kids," said East Bay native Kristen Walovich. "Ecosystems are in balance. Everything relies on everything else, and when you remove one of those pieces, inevitably the whole system will be affected. Reducing your overall footprint is a great way to help."
Children are a prime target of educators at Whalefest and other eco-aware events, she said.
"They absorb what we're telling them. They have that sense of curiosity, and I think all of us who became scientists started out as one of those persistent kids who always ask why ... why ... why?" she said. "Eventually we got older, but we're still asking why. You don't know the answers, so you go to grad school to find out."
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In the grass, I'm clothed in yellow array.
Near death, I turn white, then fly away.
What am I?
AnswerA dandelion!
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When you're a little kid, Santa Claus can be scary looking fellow -- especially with his long, white beard.
If the beard comes off Santa, the question is -- why?
That was my dilemma as a 4-year-old as Christmas approached.
My family lived directly across from an airport where two-engine airplanes took off and landed in Lorain. My mom, Bettie, spotted a note in the local newspaper that Santa would be parachuting out of a plane and landing at the airport. So when the time arrived, we watched through our front window using binoculars.
Santa apparently leaped out of the plane too early, though, and landed in a wooded area behind the landing spot. As he drifted through the air, we could see that his beard was in place, but when he emerged from the woods, his beard had been torn off during the rough landing.
"Why did Santa's beard come off?" I asked my mother.
Mom usually had a good answer for everything. This time, though, she was understandably speechless about what to tell her little boy. She said she didn't know.
Despite the awkward landing, Santa appeared to be in good shape, which was comforting to me. He is a man who universally brings hope and happiness to children -- when you get past the initial fear of greeting him when you're a young child.
I remember my father, Mike Lesko II, telling me how he was wary of Santa when he first spotted him as a young boy.
Maybe that happens to a lot of people. I experienced the same thing, and so did my son, Michael, who now is 14.
AFTER realizing that Santa was an OK guy, though, young Michael was intrigued by that long beard, which he often tried to pull when he was little. Usually, the beard didn't budge, which was fortunate.
I recall how young Michael, seated on Santa's lap, kept turning around to check him out, which was always cute.
We have photos of Michael and Santa. Once, Santa, as a wood carver, gave Michael a carving of a small wooden wagon, which we still have.
When I was young, I always wondered how Santa found the time to visit all those homes around the world. Or how he knew exactly what I wanted for presents.
Somehow, though, he did.
My son found that out -- just as most every little kid does -- and eagerly awaited his arrival. Sometimes, the anticipation was so great that Michael did not want to go to sleep.
"Michael, Santa won't come to our house unless you're asleep," my wife, Lori, would tell him, and he was soon headed to dream land.
I remember my mom telling me the same thing.
My most vivid memory of Santa occurred when I was 5.
We left a plate of cookies and a glass of milk on the dining room table for Santa on Christmas Eve in case he was hungry during his long journey.
On Christmas morning, I was amazed to find that Santa had consumed the cookies and milk -- and even written a thank you note -- in addition to bringing some cool presents, which included his name on the gift tags that were taped to the boxes.
Yep, Santa is a pretty special guy -- even when he does occasionally lose his beard.
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David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox are unlikely to agree to a new contract by midnight tonight, according to The Boston Globe, meaning the free-agent DH will be free to sign with any team as soon as Saturday.
And FOXSports.com reports the Texas Rangers have emerged as a possible suitor for Ortiz, who could replace center fielder Josh Hamilton as a power-hitting, middle-of-the-lineup option. Hamilton also is a free agent, and the speculation is that the Rangers will allow him to sign elsewhere.
According to FOXSports.com, the Red Sox remain the favorites to land Ortiz.
Ortiz, 36, has expressed a desire to re-sign with the Red Sox, for whom he has played since 2003, but the two sides reportedly aren't close on a deal.
Limited to 90 games this season because of an Achilles' tendon injury, Ortiz hit .318 with 23 homers, 60 RBIs, a .415 on-base percentage and a .611 slugging percentage.


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The new year is here, and for some teams and players, it couldn't come quickly enough (Miami Marlins) while others never wanted 2012 to end (R.A. Dickey).
With a mostly clean slate in 2013, some organizations and people would like to see changes over the next 12 months.
Well, so would I.
These aren't resolutions but rather they are wishes and hopes for things that might make this year better on the field, more interesting off it and more entertaining all around.
More replay (duh!)
This season will have some expansion of the system beyond fair and foul calls on potential home runs, so that is progress. But determining if a fielder trapped or caught a sinking liner is less vital than getting calls right on the bases. The technology is available to make it happen, and make it happen in a timely manner.
We saw blown calls on the bases all season and through the playoffs. If the tools are there to make the game better, just do it, Bud. It couldn't hurt as you prepare for your final exit from the commissioner's office in the near future.
No more high horses
Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America have some right to sit on those horses since they are given the privilege to vote on awards and who gets into the Hall of Fame.
However, the treatment of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and others suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs is ridiculous when it comes to their standing in the game.
Several of these players have the numbers to be voted into the Hall, but because some writers believe those players "cheated," they will never vote for them.
Some will cite that while some of the drugs taken weren't tested for by baseball, they were illegal in the eyes of the federal laws without a prescription. They will also forget that "greenies" were also illegal without a prescription and that they probably have voted for plenty of players who took them.
Some will cite players' integrity, and that anyone who would knowingly try to get a chemical edge on the field is not worthy of consideration for the Hall. They will also forget other players with integrity issues who they likely voted for in the past.
A new challenger
The American League East has been dominated for years by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, and the Tampa Bay Rays have gone from party crashers to invited guests almost every season for the last five or so.
But it's time for new blood, and the Toronto Blue Jays are in a position to be that. After their trades for All-Stars Jose Reyes, R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson as well as signing free agent Melky Cabrera to team with Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, the Jays are looking like one of the best teams in the league.
If they can live up to that billing and the Baltimore Orioles can build on their 2012 success, the face of the division can change in a hurry.
Shifting power
Again, after years of the Yankees and Red Sox dominating opposing teams and the headlines, hopefully next year there will be a shift to the teams on the West Coast.
The San Francisco Giants have won two of the last three World Series, and they pretty much return every key piece from last fall's improbable run. They have to be looked at as one of the best teams in baseball for 2013.
In Southern California, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels are turning themselves into formidable contenders. They have the lineups and potentially the starting rotations to be elite in their respective leagues.
If that happens, the Dodgers and Giants along with the Angels, Texas Rangers and Oakland A's can upend the fading Yankee-Red Sox rivalry as the most intense in the game and force eyes to look to the left side of the map.
A new superstar
Ideally, this player would have an infectious personality, a glowing smile that makes endorsers fawn and the ability to make those things matter with his play on the diamond.
Giancarlo Stanton is a perfect candidate. However, let's just hope he develops into the game's next mega-star in a place that is not Miami. The Marlins' front office and ownership is a disgrace at this point, and watching Stanton waste his talent for such employers should make baseball fans shudder.
It's not that Stanton has to play in New York or Los Angeles, but just not in Miami, not for those owners, not for a team that has no chance of winning while he's in his prime.


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(NEW YORK) — Go to your nearest Abercrombie & Fitch, and you're likely to find shirtless salesmen and the latest distressed denim. But if you're looking for a women's extra-large blouse, you'll be out of luck. The trendy retailer apparently doesn't want your business.
Critics have lambasted the popular casual-wear chain for eschewing clothes for overweight shoppers.
Robin Lewis, co-author of The New Rules of Retail (2010), says it's all part of CEO Mike Jeffries' master plan to cultivate what he considers cool.
"He's been very, very successful, so he doesn't want anybody in the store that doesn't fit that cool, young and sexy definition," Lewis told ABC News.
According to a University of Oregon Investment Group stock report, "Abercrombie & Fitch targets young adults aged 18-22 and sells jeans, dress shirts, shorts, fragrances, and a number of other products for both men and women."
To get a closer look, ABC News visited the Abercrombie flagship store in New York City, where the company was founded 121 years ago, to see whether it offered something for the average woman, a size 14 in the United States.
But after scanning multiple shelves and racks, most of the sizes displayed were double-zeros and extra-smalls, with a couple of large tops and size 10 pants. Salespeople said A&F doesn't carry XL or XXL for women.
A representative for the New Albany, Ohio-based retailer declined to comment, but in a 2006 interview, CEO Jeffries told Salon magazine, "We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."
But author Lewis says it's a model that might not fit the future. Plus-size shoppers now make up 67 percent of consumers.
"He is a brilliant visionary," Lewis said. "He really crystallized this core consumer he was going after. I think the young people today want cool, but as they define it themselves."
From Dove's Real Beauty campaign highlighting heavier women, to H&M's inclusion of plus-size swimsuit model Jennie Runk, many other brands are embracing that individualism and making their clothes more accessible. Rival retailers H&M and American Eagle, for instance, carry sizes up to 16 and 18. The largest at Abercrombie & Fitch is a 10.
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