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George, Pacers topple Mavericks 103-78
Mar. 29, 2013
DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and Indiana Pacers went on an offensive surge in the third quarter to sink the Dallas Mavericks.
However, all Pacers coach Frank Vogel could talk about was his top-ranked defense.
George had 24 points and eight rebounds and the Pacers broke open a close game in the third quarter to beat the Mavericks 103-78 on Thursday night.
With the game tied at half, the Pacers outscored the Mavericks 34-17 in the third. George had eight points in a 20-5 run to open the second half.
Vogel said his team's defense allowed Indiana to pull away in the second half.
"Our defensive effort keeps getting better and better," Vogel said. "I'm very impressed with how dialed in our guys are and how disciplined they're playing on the defensive end."
The Central Division-leading Pacers won their fourth straight and have a half-game lead for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Indiana is 2-0 on a four-game Western Conference trip. The Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 100-91 on Wednesday night.
"It was great win," George said. "For us to come out and match their same intensity was huge, especially on their floor."
Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points for Dallas, which remained 1½ games behind the Los Angeles Lakers in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
"Having a dud like this on our home floor is definitely disheartening," Dallas center Elton Brand said.
Nowitzki and five of his teammates have grown out beards since early February and vowed not to shave until the Mavericks (35-37) got back to .500.
Those unshaven Mavericks will have to put their razors away for at least a few more days as Indiana denied Dallas a chance to even its record for the first time since Dec. 12.
Pacers center Roy Hibbert didn't want the Mavericks to pull out the clippers just yet.
"We heard something about them wanting to shave or doing something like that," Hibbert said. "We wanted to shut that (stuff) down to begin with. They wanted to get to .500 so they gave us their best effort in the first half. Whatever gimmick they need to rally themselves, that's fine."
Hibbert had 16 points and 11 rebounds one night after scoring a season-high 28 against Houston, and Tyler Hansbrough added 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Indiana, which announced before the game that former All-Star forward Danny Granger will have season-ending left knee surgery.
David West scored seven points in his return for the Pacers after missing six games with a lower back strain.
The Pacers outrebounded the Mavericks 55-34 and scored 15 second chance points. Dallas suffered its 11th loss of 20 points or more this season.
"It was a wipeout for us as far as the rebounding," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "That's been a challenge for us."
George Hill hit a 3-pointer to start the second half and break a 41-all halftime tie.
George hit a 21-footer to push Indiana's lead to 49-42. Indiana closed the 20-5 run with a couple of layups from Hill and a jumper from Ian Mahinmi to make it 61-46 midway through the third.
George scored 13 points in the third. He finished 10 of 17 from the field and had six assists and three steals.
Mahinmi closed the third with a dunk off a pass from Orlando Johnson as the Pacers outscored the Mavericks 34-17 in the third.
Vince Carter had 14 points and Darren Collison added 10 or Dallas. The Mavericks shot 38.6 percent (32 of 83) against the NBA's top-scoring defense.
Dallas, which got no closer than 10 points in the fourth, dropped to 3-2 on its six-game homestand. The Mavericks close out their longest home stay of the season Saturday against the Chicago Bulls, who ended Miami's 27-game winning streak Wednesday night.
NOTES: The Mavericks fell to 10-5 in March. ... The Pacers have held 10 straight opponents under 100 points. ... Justin Dentmon made his first appearance for Dallas after signing a 10-day contract Monday.


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister met with the head of Exxon Mobil on Monday to discuss the firm's plans in the country, raising the possibility that Baghdad could be mending its dispute with America's largest oil company.
Exxon is helping to develop one of Iraq's largest oil fields, but it has infuriated Baghdad by signing separate deals with the OPEC member's largely autonomous Kurdish region to hunt for crude there too.
Baghdad and the Kurds have been at loggerheads for years over rights to develop Iraq's vast oil wealth, but tensions have been on the rise in recent months. The Kurds, who have their own armed forces, have signed dozens of deals with foreign oil companies since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Recently, the Kurds began trucking oil pumped from their self-rule region into neighboring Turkey, prompting allegations of smuggling and threats of lawsuits from Baghdad. Iraq's central government does not recognize the Kurdish agreements, which offer more generous terms than its own. It believes it should manage the country's oil policy and wants all exports to travel through state-run pipelines.
Iraq announced the meeting between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Exxon Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson in a brief statement following the talks in Baghdad. It offered few specifics, saying that the men discussed the company's activities and working conditions in Iraq.
Tillerson said Exxon was eager to continue and expand its work in Iraq and "will take important decisions in this regard," according to the statement.
The Exxon chief also met with U.S. Ambassador Robert S. Beecroft during his visit to the Iraqi capital, said embassy spokesman Frank Finver. He would not provide further details.
Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers declined to comment to The Associated Press. Ali al-Moussawi, a spokesman for the prime minister, would not elaborate on the government's statement.
Exxon, based in Irving, Texas, reached a deal with the Kurds to hunt for oil in their largely autonomous region in late 2011. That deal is particularly contentious from Baghdad's point of view because it includes the exploration of land claimed by both the Kurds and Arabs.
Dueling claims to disputed territories running along the Kurdish region are seen as one of the gravest threats to Iraq's long-term stability. An exchange of fire in one disputed city in November prompted a military standoff, with both sides sending reinforcements and heavy weapons into the contested area.
Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal to develop Iraq's 8.6-billion-barrel West Qurna-1 oil field in 2009. But Exxon has been looking to get out of that contract so it could focus on the Kurdish deal instead.
A spokesman for the Kurdish regional government, Safeen Dizayee, downplayed the significance of Monday's meeting.
"What is important is the results of this meeting, not the meeting itself," he said. "We have not seen any change in Exxon Mobil's policies regarding its work in Kurdistan."
Iraq sits atop the world's fourth largest proven reserves of conventional crude, with about 143.1 billion barrels. Oil revenues make up 95 percent of the country's budget — a portion of which is earmarked for the Kurdish region.
Associated Press writers Sameer N. Yacoub in Baghdad and Mohammed Jambaz in Irbil contributed to this report.
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The Texas State Board of Education is throwing itself into a nationwide debate over Islam and Christianity.
But some educators in Houston fear the debate might lead to a revision of history.
"I was a social studies teacher, and, I'm sorry. History is what it is. It happened," Gayle Fallon of the Houston Federation of Teachers said.
The board was direct in its assessment. They said some classroom history books devote more lines of text to Islam than Christianity, meaning some of the textbooks that used to be used in Texas were pro-Islam.
Fallon doesn't agree.
"I've talked to the history teachers. They say there's nothing there," Fallon said. "A textbook should not proselytize for any side. It should present fact. And, from what we've seen of the text, they present fact."
But Don McLeroy, of Texas State Board of Education, said he's among the members who worries the textbooks are anti-Christian.
"It's that great idea. That radical idea of Judeo-Christianity, that man is created in the image of God. So if you have world history books that downplay Christianity – Judeo-Christianity – and it doesn't even make it in the table of contents, I think there's a great concern," McLeroy said.
In the board's official resolution, members cite textbook passages that call Christian Crusaders "invaders" and "violent attackers," while claiming Muslims were "empire builders."
The resolution also said that in some textbooks, Islam is glorified while Christianity is downplayed.
The Islamic Society of Greater Houston calls that a distortion of history.
"Those are American historians. And they are not Muslim historians," Aziz Siddiqi of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston said. "They are just stating the facts. They are not elevating anybody. They are not downgrading anybody. They're just stating the facts as they are."
But the six-page resolution spells out dozens of other examples. In one history textbook, the board found twice as much text dedicated to Islam as Christianity.
In addition, board members said some of the books sanitized the definition of jihad.
"I'm not asking for anyone to have their roles diminished. I'm just saying, if you look at our books, our Judeo-Christian tradition has been diminished," McLeroy said.
He believes Texas needs to make a bold statement against that.
The board plans to vote on the resolution Friday.


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Mathematics is a vital life-skill. Not only is it is widely used in science, engineering and technology, in estimating, modelling and forecasting, it is also used in other professions such as computer graphics, finance, economics, insurance and linguistics. In studying mathematics, students gain a firm foundation in the basic principles and techniques of modern mathematics, and understand how mathematics is applied.
Flinders University believes that mathematics is an essential component of a modern economy. It underpins many essential disciplines and is an important life-skill. As such, we believe that it is vital we contribute to mathematics education and research, both through direct mathematics research and teaching and in its many other guises including biostatistics, epidemiology, and econometrics.
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The Nassau Community College Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program has a well-deserved reputation of excellence. It was established in 1969 and was amongst the first P.T.A. Programs in the country. Employer and graduate surveys rate the NCC PTA Program as excellent, particularly citing the small student-faculty ratio, concern and expertise of the faculty, comprehensive curriculum, active learning laboratories and clinical affiliation experiences.
Physical Therapy is a growth field involved with the physical rehabilitation of people who have a temporary or permanent disabling condition. Examples of individuals who receive physical therapy are athletes with sports injuries, children with congenital conditions, seniors requiring joint replacement surgeries and people of all ages recovering from traumatic injuries. The physical therapist assistant works under the supervision of a physical therapist.
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A Sicilian priest stunned his congregation by announcing during a mass that he would soon be a father and was quitting to marry his partner, Italian media reported Friday.
"It's my last mass. I am in love with a woman and in a few months I will be a father," Vito Lombardo, 33, told his flock in the city of Trapani in northwestern Sicily, local newspapers said.
The relationship had been going on for a while, but the priest waited until his partner was five months pregnant before announcing his departure, the reports said.
According to the Giornale di Sicilia daily, Lombardo tipped off the Vatican about his decision to marry before announcing it to his parishioners.


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In Sunny Isles north of Miami Beach, the luxury Acqualina Resort & Spa offers a Family Escape Package through Dec. 20. It includes free access to a children's program, a daily $40 body or facial spa treatment credit for up to two adults, daily continental breakfast for two, Internet access and valet parking daily. Rates start from $375 a night for up to two nights, $350 per night for three to four night stays and $325 per night for five nights or longer. That price does not include taxes or fees. Call 888- 804-4338 or visit acqualina.com.
In St. Petersburg, the historic, 347-room Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club is offering 25 percent off stays of three nights or more. Rates start at $134 per night for bookings through Sept. 7. The rate does not include taxes and fees. It is subject to availability and blackout dates. Guests can meet local artists on property the first Tuesday of each month. Call 1-800-228-9290 or visit vinoyrenaissanceresort.com. Use rate code ZZ1 for the deal.
In Clearwater, the 250-suite Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa is offering three summer deals ranging from a $25 suite upgrade to a fifth night free or a 10 percent savings for AAA members. Deals for AAA members start at $170 a night. Rates are subject to availability. Blackout dates apply. Visit clearwaterbeach.hyatt.com or call 1-800-233-1234.
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The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet Thursday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. in the Le Gourmet Room at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the meeting is free and open to everyone.
Dinner can be order from the menu but is not required to attend.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. Forest Service Archaeologist Pat Bower will give a presentation regarding his archaeological work on Easter Island.
Reservations are not required to attend.
For more information call Scott Burgan at 673-5997.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.
Sheridan College will present "The Legacy of the First World War: The View From One Century Later" on Feb. 6. Mike Walker will present a brief overview of World War I, the magnitude of the slaughter that attended the war and the consequences of it. The free presentation will commence at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. A more in depth look at the First World War will be offered in a seminar class beginning Jan. 22. HIST2490 01, First World War, will be taught by Walker on Wed. evenings from 6-8 p.m. Registration is now open at www.sheridan.edu. For more information on the free presentation or the seminar class contact Walker at email@example.com.
The Sheridan County Democrats are sponsoring a program on Thursday at the Fulmer Public Library. "Follow the Legislature" is a non-partisan, free event which is open to everyone.
The program will explain how to navigate the Wyoming Legislature's website, with focus on bill tracking and advocacy.
There will also be discussions on a bill concerning Medicaid expansion, how to contact your legislatures and a few new skills that will keep you up-to-date on bills in Wyoming.
The program will run from 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more information call SCD President Hollis Hackman at 672-7585.
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday.
This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.
The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room.
The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
Landon's Greenhouse and Nursery will host three free public workshops on Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Sheridan's African Violet Society will inform participants on African violet growing techniques, do's and don'ts and society membership.
The second workshop will be presented by Landon's manager Keith Kershaw at 1 p.m. Kershaw will present information on ordering trees and shrubs for the spring.
Finally, at 3 p.m. Janelle Gray will house "It's a jungle in here: Caring for houseplants." Gray will offer information on light, watering, fertilizing and controlling pest problems.
All workshops are free but space is limited so pre-registration is required.
For more information see www.landonsgreenhouse.com, call 672-8340 or stop by the greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Drive.
The Sheridan College Main Street campus Center for Workforce and Community Education will present the next topic in the series of "Brown Bag Lunch Seminars" on Feb. 19.
Lynn Gordon of Family and Personal Counseling Center will present topics on Wednesdays through the end of February including depression, fear, family and codependency and how to take control of these issues.
The seminars are free and open to everyone with no reservations required
"Family and codependency: We are from where we came" will be the topic on Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
For more information call Gordon at 672-6789.
The campus is located at 171 N. Main St.
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will host two events this week to provide assistance with the Health Insurance Marketplace.
On Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. in The Inner Circle "Enroll Wyoming" will be offered.
A new Health Insurance Marketplace is now open in Wyo., where consumers can find a variety of health plans which all cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits and more.
Those interested may qualify for financial help to afford these plans.
Trained navigators are available to help consumers understand the insurance plans available and assist in the enrollment process on healthcare.gov.
Wednesday night's program will be a presentation and Thursday will offer drop-in assistance hours.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Sheridan County Historical Society will host Veronica Hagemann on Wednesday. Hagemann will discuss the archival project at the Wyoming Girls School. The program is free and open to the general public. The event will commence at 7 p.m. and coffee and cookies will be served. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Sheridan Association Community Room located at the corner of North Main Street and Coffeen Avenue.


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ROCKPORT, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge seen viciously beating his then-teenage daughter in a video she posted online last year returned to the bench Wednesday after a yearlong suspension.
William Adams, the top judge in coastal Texas' Aransas County, worked through a normal docket of juvenile cases, divorces and estate settlements on his first day back. He said nothing to address the incident that kept him off the bench for a year, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.
The Texas Supreme Court last week lifted Adams' suspension, during which he collected his $150,000 salary. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued Adams a public warning in September.
Adams dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the year before his suspension, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking to determine whether parents were fit to raise their children. The state will no longer file physical abuse cases in his court, but most of the state cases had to do with neglect or poor living environments, according to the district clerk.
The nearly 8-minute video was viewed millions of time on the Internet. In it, Adams is seen lashing his then-16-year-old daughter Hillary on her legs more than a dozen times and growing increasingly irate while she screams and refuses to turn over on a bed to be beaten. At one point the father screams: "Lay down or I'll spank you in your (expletive) face."
Hillary Adams said she released the video, which she secretly taped in 2004, hoping it would compel her father to get help. She said the beating came because she had illegally downloaded digital files on the Internet.
After the video was released, Adams said his daughter posted the clip to get back at him for telling her he would be reducing the amount of financial support he gave her and taking away her Mercedes. A day earlier, he had told a television station that the video looked worse than it was.
Hillary Adams and her mother, Hallie Adams, who is also seen hitting Hillary in the video, have said William Adams is not fit to return to the bench. The local district attorney said too much time had passed to bring charges against William Adams.
The courthouse's switchboard had received some angry calls and emails about Adams, but county officials have said all along that the situation was out of their hands. Adams is an elected official with a term running through 2014. County commissioners voted to slightly lower his salary — he earned about $150,000 during his suspension — but there was little else they could do.
The Corpus Christi newspaper also reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/SW9Ai6 ) that it appeared to be business as usual in Adams' courtroom. Security has been stepped up in response to threats received following the release of the video, including visitors now being required to pass through metal detectors to enter the building.
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LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential future of cheating in sports.
IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said researchers have made significant advances in devising a test, leaving officials hopeful a method can be approved soon for use at the Olympics and other events.
"Quite some progress has been made in terms of outlining the scientific basis for analysis of gene doping," Ljungqvist told The Associated Press. "We are moving. It's promising."
Up to 40 experts from around the world will meet in Beijing on June 5-6 to discuss recent findings and how to move forward in combatting the threat of athletes manipulating their genes to boost sports performance.
The meeting is being organized by the World Anti-Doping Agency in conjunction with China's national anti-doping agency. It will be the Olympic movement's fourth symposium on gene doping, following previous conferences in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, in 2002; Stockholm in 2005; and St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2008.
"There have been scientific studies which are quite promising," said Ljungqvist, also a WADA vice president. "We feel it's time to review this within the context of a small symposium of specialists."
Gene doping, which is prohibited by the IOC and WADA, involves transferring genes directly into human cells to blend into an athlete's own DNA to enhance muscle growth and increase strength or endurance. It is an illegal offshoot of gene therapy, which typically alters a person's DNA to fight diseases like muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis.
"We want to continue the momentum that we've got so we can get to a scenario where the detection methods can be approved," WADA director general David Howman told the AP. "It's close."
In 2010, two groups of scientists — one in Germany and a U.S.-French research team — said they developed gene doping tests in what WADA described at the time as a major breakthrough. One was a blood test that would detect doping as far back as 56 days, while the other was for detecting genetic doping in muscles.
However, the tests have not been validated and hopes they could be used at the 2012 London Olympics were not realized.
"When you have a scientific method, that is one thing, but you need to develop a technique and make good use of it," Ljungqvist said. "We have a reasonably good scientific basis and we'll have to discuss how to develop this further now."
How soon could a test be ready for use?
"You can never predict when," Ljungqvist said. "Science is full of surprises and obstacles."
The IOC and WADA say there is no evidence that athletes are gene doping, but warn that it may be only a matter of time. Scientists working on potential genetic cures for muscle diseases and blood disorders have been contacted by sports figures asking about enhancing performance.
"We know that those who wish to take a chance and cheat are ready to do anything," Ljungqvist said. "We've had people who are researching into this and they have been approached by coaches and the like. But we don't have any evidence suggesting this is yet in place."
Howman said WADA has received information about people looking on the black market for access to gene doping methods.
"Nothing has amounted that is sufficient to be able to put together a case," he said. "We don't discount the fact that people are fiddling around with it. Certainly, that possibility exists."
The prospect of genetic manipulation comes as drug cheats continue to turn to more traditional forms of doping, including steroids, EPO and blood transfusions.
Ljungqvist said the Lance Armstrong scandal, in which the American cyclist acknowledged doping during his seven Tour de France victories, shows that cheaters may not be as far ahead of the scientists as feared.
"The Armstrong case is very informative, that such an advanced doping cheat was using usual stuff," Ljungqvist said. "The wonder drugs are not there. It is still the same ones. That is interesting to us."
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Everyone is going to hate me for this, but here is the truth:
Some people who currently prefer to call themselves "Asian-Americans" woke up one morning and decided that "Oriental" is now a word to be used only for Oriental rugs, Oriental art and lamps, or any other inanimate object from Eastern Asia.
When I was teaching English in China, many of my students would refer to themselves as "Oriental", and I would correct them and say, It's better to say that you are Asian or Chinese rather than Oriental, but I was at a loss as to explain why.
My Chinese students were very smart, and came back at me with the fact that being from Asia was too broad a term, and asked if Persians and Saudi Arabians should also refer to themselves as "Asian".
I then had to make excuses for my geographically-challenged fellow Americans* who had long ago replaced the correct term of "Oriental" (meaning the bio-geographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines, Borneo and Java), and replaced it with "Asian" which in truth encompasses half the world's population - many of whom do not consider themselves to be of the same race as those from the Orient.
(For those Americans reading this and who've slept through their high school geography class: It's true, the whole Middle East, and half of Russia are located in the Asian continent)
But I admit I am not helping the problem. You see, almost half the people that find our website did so while searching for "Asian art" and I have done a lot to promote our business as "Purveyors of Asian art". So you can blame me too.
To truly be an Asian art gallery, we would have to offer artwork from beyond the Orient, from places like India, Persia (Iran), most Arab nations, and Russia.
There are a lot of things that present problems in the English language.
Usually these problems are thanks to mistakes of the past.
That's why we have to say, "He's an Indian from India" versus "He's a Native-American Indian" (Thanks to Mr. Columbus).
Things to learn:
Do not refer to a Persian (Iranian) as Arab.
If you refer to an Arab-American as being Asian, they will look at you funny and possibly be offended.
If you refer to a person from India as Asian, you will mildly amuse them.
If you refer to a Russian as being Asian, they will pour borsch on you (my ex-wife is Russian, so I know this to be true from experience).
Using "Asian" to refer to a person from Singapore is okay, but they will later, as if by accident, mention that they are in fact from the most civilized country in Asia.
*We citizens of the USA call ourselves "Americans" which seems a bit arrogant to our neighbors who reside on the continents of North and South America. Keep in mind, Canadians and Mexicans are also from North America, but refer to themselves in more correct geographic terms.
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Acting CIA Director Wants to Make Sure Audiences Know That Zero Dark Thirty Is Not a Documentary
Some film criticism from the intelligence community.
Earlier this week, Senators John McCain, Dianne Feinstein, and Carl Levin sent a letter to Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Michael Lynton criticizing Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty's depiction of torture in the hunt for Osama bin Laden as "grossly inaccurate." Now, as people begin to seriously consider what to see with their families (or after Chinese food with friends) over Christmas, acting CIA director Michael Morell has come out against the movie. "I would not normally comment on a Hollywood film," wrote Morell in a Friday night press release. "But I think it important to put Zero Dark Thirty, which deals with one of the most significant achievements in our history, into some context."
Like McCain, Feinstein, and Levin, Morell takes issue with "the strong impression" Zero Dark Thirty gives that "the enhanced interrogation techniques that were part of our former detention and interrogation program were the key to finding bin Laden. That impression is false." Instead, he says, "multiple streams of intelligence" led to to the discovery of bin Laden's hiding place, and only some of those were "detainees subjected to enhanced techniques." And then there's this:
Importantly, whether enhanced interrogation techniques were the only timely and effective way to obtain information from those detainees, as the film suggests, is a matter of debate that cannot and never will be definitively resolved.
Morell also complained that the movie credits "just a few individuals" with locating bin Laden, when the operation was, in fact, "a very large" team effort. And finally, he writes that "the film takes considerable liberties in its depiction of CIA personnel and their actions, including some who died while serving our country. We cannot allow a Hollywood film to cloud our memory of them." He concludes by reminding everyone that Zero Dark Thirty "is not a documentary," which is something audiences can probably figure out based on Jessica Chastain's presence on the screen.


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Madonna rocks a tuxedo while attending the premiere of her new film Madonna: The MDNA Tour held at the Paris Theatre on Tuesday (June 18) in New York City.
The 54-year-old music icon was accompanied by her boyfriend Brahim Zaibat. At the event, Madonna showed off a teaser for her new secret project. Watch it below!
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I asked the Tweeps who should represent the Padres at the All-Star Game.
Seventeen of the 31 respondents chose first baseman Yonder Alonso. Six selected third baseman Chase Headley. Eight others made choices that you'll want to read below.
Several of Alonso's supporters said the decision was easy. @Don_Norcross rated Alonso a "no brainer." Explaining why the choice was "Alonso without a doubt," @drew_bu wrote that the guy with the .390 on-base percentage and 16 doubles has been the team's "only reliable, consistent bat," and "none of our pitchers have been anything special."
@haha1721 saw it as Alonso "almost by default," citing a "lack of elite" first basemen in the National league and Alonso's "nice numbers."
Alonso's total of one home run, however, left at least one voter feeling lukewarm.
@kevin_charity: Anthony Bass would be my pick. Perhaps Yonder if he can get HR total up.
Acknowledgement of Padres bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds's fight with pancreatic cancer came from @beautown, who wrote that sending Akerfelds to the game would be "a class move."
Here are some other responses:
@sdutCanepa: Bud Black
@lonndoggie: Tony Gwynn. Position: Potential Owner.
@DSimonMD: The team should petition the league to waive the requirement so we don't have to hear talk of how bad they are for three hours.
@BoltzLV: Western Metal building.
Pleased with the team's new radio broadcaster, @LorenSCasuto suggested @heyscan.
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Gene Chizik has expressed interest in returning to the college football ranks as either a head coach or defensive coordinator.
AUBURN, Ala. — Gene Chizik isn't bitter about getting fired by Auburn and still believes he can be a successful head coach. Beyond that, he is coy about his future coaching plans.
Chizik shed little light Monday on when he hopes to get back in coaching, or whether the former defensive coordinator would be willing to go back to being an assistant. He worked for ESPN on national signing day and said he's been consulting defensively with some teams.
He has mostly stayed out of the public eye for the past five months. Chizik, who played linebacker for the University of Florida in 1981, can afford to be choosy about his next job since he received a $7.5 million buyout after his November firing, paid in monthly installments.
"I can't pigeonhole myself whether I want to be this, this or this," Chizik said. "I'm very confident in my abilities, both as a head coach and as a defensive coordinator, absolutely."
Getting fired after a monumental collapse two years after winning a national championship hasn't changed Chizik's feelings toward Auburn, which he said is evidenced by the fact that he's still living in town.
"I'm a big boy, and I understand the business," Chizik said. "Whether it's the SEC or the NFL, the bottom line is you have to win. In 27 years, I've never been dismissed from a job. So I'm in uncharted waters and uncharted territory, but I understand the business well enough to know that I'm not bitter. I have no remorse.
"Sure you'd like to look back and reflect and change some things because that's just human nature, but I don't look back on anything here but a lot of fond memories."
Chizik was prompted to speak out after Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs announced the results of an internal investigation into allegations of grade-changing and offering improper inducements for players during the 2010 national championship season.
Chizik maintained that Auburn wasn't guilty of either NCAA violation during his tenure. He said it was difficult dealing with a negative perception toward the program starting with the investigation into quarterback Cam Newton's recruitment.
"You know, it is draining. And the reason it's draining is because you try to figure out exactly why there's so much scrutiny and you go back to the 2010 season," Chizik said. "It started there, and over two years, two and a half years, it just seemed like it never ended. It's very frustrating, because you know you're operating this football program exactly the way you need to do it. Every decision was made with the best intent.
"So it's really just hard to operate day by day with what I consider to be the most scrutinized, and sometimes villainized, program in the country. I just didn't see the facts and the data that ever came out that indicated it should have been. I still don't."
Chizik's tenure was marred by the arrest of four players on robbery charges two months after the national championship game win over Oregon, and other off-the-field issues that led him to enforce a nightly curfew last season.
On the field, the Tigers went from 14-0 to 3-9 in a two-year span and didn't win a Southeastern Conference game last season. They lost their last three by a combined 150-21.
Chizik declined to say whether he feels winning a national title should have secured him more time to turn things around.
"I can't give my opinion on what they should or shouldn't have done," he said. "Would I have liked the opportunity to come back and fix what I felt like upon reflection I had a good idea of where we were going and what we were doing? We had a great recruiting class going. It's water under the bridge."


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Explore the wild plains of Kruger National Park and the cosmopolitan streets of Cape Town.
Enjoy an incredible African adventure on this journey from Kruger National Park to the rugged beauty of sophisticated Cape Town. Feel the thrill of spotting one (or more!) of Africa's Big Five for the first time on a game drive, hear the trumpet of elephants across the plains and learn about the park's unique ecosystem on a guided walk. Travel to bustling Joburg – a juxtaposing city of mansions and shantytowns – before travelling to the chic streets of Cape Town to learn about the city's dramatic past. Immerse yourself in the culture, beauty and history of this astonishing region.
Experience a private game reserve after dark in an open top 4x4 vehicle
Try to spot the Big Five in Kruger National Park on a full day game drive
Take a drive along the Panoramic Route, some of the most stunning scenery South Africa has to offer, on a full day guided tour.
Journey to Cape Town aboard the Shosholoza Meyl in a tourist class sleeper cabin passing arid Karoo, traversing the Hex River Pass and pasing through the beautiful winelands under vast mountains outside of Cape Town.
Relax in the lush environs of Stellenbosch with a glass of wine in hand after a city tour
Take in the beauty of Cape Town's coast while driving along the Cape Peninsula via Cape Point Nature Reserve and the Cape of Good Hope
This itinerary starts in Johannesburg and includes 2 long travel days to and from Greater Kruger.
Our lodge is located in the Guernsey Private Game Reserve which is located within the Greater Kruger Park ecosystem. It's about a 50 minute drive to Kruger National Park's Orpen Gate. On this itinerary you will have Game Drives in both the Kruger National Park and neighbouring Private Game Reserves.
This is one of our Short Breaks and is slightly different to our group tours. There is no group leader but rather a local guide in Kruger and in Cape Town with the idea being that you maintain a level of independence during down time. You'll most likely travel on a join-in basis, which means you may or may not be joined by others for activities and transportation, depending on demand. In some instances you will travel with no other Intrepid travellers.
The transport to and from Kruger National Park will be in a 13-seater minivan. This is a shuttle service that departs daily. You may be sharing this shuttle ride with other travellers booked on different trips and itineraries to you.
The train journey from Johannesburg to Cape Town will be unaccompanied.
The arrival time of the train in Cape Town is variable as it is a long journey and there are many unforeseen situations that may cause delays. Delays can be up to 5 hours and in some circumstances replacements buses can be used. Please be aware that this train is used by the general South African community and some vigilance may be required. If you would rather catch a plane between Johannesburg and Cape Town we also have this option.
As the early bird catches the worm, the early camper sights the animals. There will be many early starts either to make use of the better safari time or to beat the morning traffic on long travel days.
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1. This trip departs early in the morning on day 1. It is strongly recommended that you arrive at least one day prior.
2. This trip is a combination of several Intrepid Short Break Adventures and you will not be accompanied by a tour leader. You will have local guides at the Lodge in Kruger and in Cape Town for your activities.
3. This trip travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town by Tourist class sleeper train. The train can only be booked within 90 days of departure. If the schedule changes or we cannot confirm the train trip we will upgrade you to an internal flight
4. The arrival time of the train in Cape Town is variable as it is a long journey and there are many unforeseen situations that may cause delays. Occasionally due to circumstances you may be transferred to buses to complete the journey in to Cape Town Station.
5. A departure airport transfer is included on Day 11 of this short break adventure. Please ensure your arrival and departure flight details are provided to your Travel Agent at least 15 days prior to your departure.
6. Solo travellers will be booked into single rooms at all hotels and lodges, while on the train they will have a 4-berth compartment, sharing with other passengers of the same gender. Two passengers travelling together will be booked into twin rooms and a 2-berth coupé on the train.


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Aie Angek Cottage, View of Paradise
An inn with a refreshing natural charm present in Nagari Aie Angek, Sub X Koto Tanahdatar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The distance is about 80 km from the international airport in the desert Minangkabau, Indonesia. Aie Angek cottages present as right choice to stay and feel at home culturally Minang culture Fadli Zon.
Flanked by three mountains.
The atmosphere and fresh mountain are felt while in this cottage. The atmosphere of unspoiled nature, sometimes shrouded in thick fog that makes the air around it was very cold. Aie Angek flanked three mountain cottage that is Singgalang, Merapi and Tandikat. Beautiful view and fresh air into this cottage more value. It lies at 1.100 meters above sea level making the existing natural view can be enjoyed perfectly.
A perfect retreat situated in West Sumatra at an altitude 1.100 meters (3600 feet) above sea level, offers spectacular view on surrounding volcanic origin Mount Merapi ( 2981m ), Mount Singgalang (2,877 m ) and Mount Tandikat (2438m).
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Adopting a modern building with a touch of local Minang, making Aie Angek cottages blend with nature. The architect, Syaiful Hadi exploit the use of local glass and accessories to be a memorable hallmark. Consisting of 22 bedrooms with swimming pool, meeting rooms, educational. Minang culture, natural scenery, and others. Aie Angek Cottage not only provide lodging to enjoy the natural atmosphere of the mountains, guests can also feel the touch of culture in the home culture Fadli Zon, such as: paintings, artifacts plow the fields, stone axes, paintings, artifacts buffalo head and so on.
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With Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to China this week for an economic summit with that country's leaders, and with the Obama and Romney campaigns in full election mode, it's a fair bet in this slow-news spring that the headlines will be chock-full of China-bashing stories and reports of currency manipulation.
Team Romney and Team Obama, no doubt, are likely to fall back on the xenophobic tendencies that always seem to rise during election years to implore voters to "Buy American."
Trouble is, the real message from the candidates — the message that could truly help our economy and balance of trade — is not "Buy American" but "Sell Chinese."
That message was driven home in spectacular fashion on Tuesday by Apple, America's most valuable company. While the mainstream media was whipping up a frenzy over the labor practices at Apple's outsourcing company Foxconn, Chinese consumers were buying up iPhones and iPads with abandon. Apple's sales in China came in at an astounding $7.9 billion in the first three months of 2012. That's three times the sales of a year ago, a number that translates into 20 percent of Apple's total revenues.
With 600 million Chinese subscribers using a cell phone, the growth potential is exponential.
But this is not an Apple story alone by any means. Wall Street analysts have been waiting for more than 40 years for the day when every Chinese had a Coca-Cola or a Big Mac.
The Apple breakthrough shows that the Chinese upper-middle-class consumer has finally arrived. If tens of millions of Chinese now have iPhones, the market for other uniquely branded American goods — from Coach handbags to Tiffany jewelry to Estée Lauder cosmetics — shows remarkable upside potential.
As Apple CEO Tim Cook put it on his company's earnings call last week, "There's a tremendous opportunity for companies that understand China." How much opportunity? Well, look at it this way: Apple's earnings underscore that it is the No. 1 China play on Wall Street, and its stock is up 50 percent so far in 2012. Enough said.
Big American companies who sell coveted items to Chinese shoppers have two huge trends blowing at their backs. The most obvious one is that the middle class, now estimated to number about 300,000, is expected to double over the next decade. Just as important, economists expect that those shoppers, as they get richer and the social safety net expands, will start to spend a whole lot more.
Right now, consumer spending accounts for only about 36 percent of China's GDP, about half the amount we spend here in the US.
While the Chinese aren't expected to adopt the same "shop till you drop" spending habits of Americans, the Chinese savings rate is destined to go down, while shopping dollars go up.
This all spells good news for our biggest and brightest companies and our persistent trade imbalance with China. It's a trend that will do far more for our economy than any trade sanctions or dollar devaluations could ever hope to manage.


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let me assure you-I am not trying to say you have done anything wrong. Some moms choose to formula feed or try to combo feed because they think it is easier. I disagree in general, and know this choice will typically hurt or end breastfeeding, but of course this is their choice. There is no wrong or right about it.
But I have had too many moms call me or come to meetings 3 or 4 months down the road-or longer-who 'gave up' nursing in the early days because it was so hard. What they realize later was that it was new motherhood that was hard, not breastfeeding. So weeks or months later, when new motherhood begins to be more manageable and they have time to think about it, they regret that they stopped nursing and desperately want to nurse again. I have to tell you, these are heartbreaking calls. These are the meetings where there is not a dry eye. Because while re-lactation is possible, it is really hard. Not only must milk production be brought back, long after the ideal time for increasing production (the first 6 weeks) but also, baby must be brought back to the breast. There are no guarantees either will happen. And everyone recognizes-perhaps too late-that things may have been so different if the mom had only found the support she needed early on with the demands of new motherhood, help with breastfeeding problems if there were any, and been given accurate information about infant feeding and behavior so she could make an informed choice.
I don't really understand why you are supplementing, if it is needed due to poor weight gain, or what. But no matter why you are doing it, you could consider this- Supplementing and pumping (which yes, is generally needed if you are supplementing, no matter why you are supplementing) are not part of normal breastfeeding. Society has normalized something that is actually a medical intervention that has side effects. For mom, they may cause MORE exhaustion, interfere with normal breastfeeding progress, and undermine a mother's confidence. If supplements and pumping are needed, it really is important to understand what is normal and what you can to do to reduce the chances these interventions will undermine breastfeeding.
A new baby needs pretty much constant comfort, it does not all have to be at the breast. Assuming a baby is gaining well and nursing at least about 10 times a day, no need to put baby to the breast or otherwise feed baby at every cue if you need to sleep. You can try having your husband or another helper walk baby around, take baby for a walk outside, or take baby for a drive while you sleep.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The prospects for solving Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension crisis may have grown brighter Friday when powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan said he was open to deferring a contentious teacher retirement issue that has deadlocked lawmakers for almost a year.
Madigan's shift was announced by Gov. Pat Quinn, who is pushing to solve the $96 billion pension problem during a lame-duck legislative session that ends next week. The governor characterized the news as a breakthrough.
But many other pension issues remain unsettled. And whether Madigan's decision, which was confirmed by his spokesman, will lead to a true path through the impasse was far from certain.
Quinn said he would meet with legislative leaders Saturday in an effort to fashion a deal to be voted on in the General Assembly next week. He set a Jan. 9 deadline, the same day the current legislature ends and a new one is sworn in.
The Democratic governor said the talks will now exclude discussion about forcing local school districts to pay a portion of their employees' costs. That is a traditional state expense that Madigan, also a Democrat, and others had proposed shifting back to the districts — but Republicans balked, fearing it would force communities outside Chicago to raise taxes or drastically cut programs.
This year, the cost to the state was $650 million from general state funds paid on behalf of current and former elementary and secondary teachers.
Overall, Illinois' pension deficit has been growing by $17 million per day, threatening to eat up more and more money for education and other public services. It's also costing taxpayers millions more because of the state's low credit rating.
Quinn said Madigan had told him by telephone that he would agree to defer the school pensions issue if it might allow lawmakers to pass some kind of pension reform in the near term.
"That's a major ... step forward for all of us," Quinn said. "We would still keep working on that issue, we'd pay attention to that issue, but it was of such paramount importance that we act now, to begin the process of pension reform, that (Madigan) was willing to take that particular issue off the table."
Madigan spokesman Steve Brown confirmed the speaker's agreement with Quinn.
"What the speaker told the governor is we've got to pass a pension bill," Brown said. "If setting aside the cost shift for now means (the legislature) passing other things, let's pass other things."
Others were more cautious about the news. A spokeswoman said Democratic Senate President John Cullerton of Chicago wants lawmakers to pass a more modest alternative that the Senate adopted last spring. It affects only a portion of the workers and retirees but would be a starting point, and Cullerton is concerned that more ambitious efforts could be unconstitutional.
A coalition of union representatives warned against a "headlong rush" to forge a solution. The We Are One Illinois coalition of unions opposes plans that cut benefits that workers have earned and have railed against a perception that state employees retire with fat pensions.
Spokesman Anders Lindall said the group is "very concerned" about Friday's development. He renewed a call for a summit meeting this month to deliberate solutions as "the only path to a fair and constitutional solution, not a headlong rush to pass legislation that only hurts workers and retirees."
But Republican leaders embraced the possibility of breaking through the impasse.
"Successful pension reform is not dependent on a cost shift (to the schools)," said House Republican leader Tom Cross. "We've always said it's a separate issue."
Republican Rep. Darlene Senger, who met with Quinn on Friday to discuss the issue, said that with the cost shift out of the picture, "this is moving in a really significant direction."
"Now we're talking about, 'Let's stick with the real issue and the real issue is getting our pensions sustainable for the long term for everyone,'" she said.
Decades of inattention to saving up for state workers' retirement plans, including years where legislatures and governors skipped payments, means the state's five pension accounts are short $96 billion.
Various plans floated in the last year have included bumped-up contributions and less-generous returns for current employees, which raised Cullerton's constitutionality questions. His spokeswoman said Cullerton is willing to negotiate a separate deal addressing the local-government share of pension costs.
The House convenes Sunday with plans to work until Wednesday morning. The Senate adjourned abruptly Thursday night but Cullerton cautioned senators to be ready for a call to return Tuesday if action is needed on any legislation.
Contact John O'Connor at https://www.twitter.com/apoconnor


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The Winder Police Department on Wednesday afternoon filed murder charges against twin Pensacola brothers suspected of killing the person whose remains were found buried under concrete in a Winder yard two days ago. William and Christopher Cormier, both 31, also were charged at 4 p.m. with concealing the death of another person, according to a WPD press release.
An autopsy Tuesday afternoon showed that the victim was killed by blunt-force trauma to the back of his head and that the approximate time of his death was a month ago. The medical examiner's office in Escambia County, Fla., is attempting to positively identify the remains. Pensacola police believe they are the remains of 30-year-old Sean Christopher Dugas, a Pensacola resident and former reporter for the Pensacola News Journal.
"Winder Police learned that the Cormier brothers were in fact acquaintances" of Dugas, who has been missing since Aug. 27, the press release states. "The Winder Police Department and the GBI will continue to work together to process existing evidence, gather additional evidence and follow leads as they develop," the press release states.
Brothers charged with murder, concealing body
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My name is Francesa, and I am a screamer.
Admitting this to you feels as though I'm revealing a dark family secret. Yelling isn't really done anymore. It's retro, like leaving your kids in the car while you pop in the corner store for milk. There was a time when raising your voice was considered okay for parents to do, but now screaming is the new spanking.
Social stigma aside, raising my voice to my kids makes me feel bad. I'll hear myself shout at my sons, Conrad, 6, and Dashiell, 3, "WHY CAN'T YOU LISTEN? PUT YOUR LEGOS IN THE BIN OR I'LL THROW THEM OUT!" and remember a clip from Supernanny that showed a little boy alone in his room after being chewed out by his mom. He was looking away from the camera, crying, feeling overwhelmed. Every time they'd show the sad-kid shot, I was always on that child's side. "God, that mom is so out of control," I'd think. But by 7 p.m. the next evening, I'd be starring in my own reality show.
I had to stop. This wasn't the tone I wanted to have in my house anymore. The universe must have heard my plea because that very Monday, as I unpacked Dashiell's backpack, I found a flyer that read: "Parent Workshop this Thursday: How to Master Positive Discipline Strategies." I signed up the next morning.
On the night of the workshop, held at the Montclair Community Pre-K, in Montclair, NJ, the classroom was packed with desperate parents. Patty Dow, the therapist conducting the workshop, kicked off the session by asking, "Who yelled at their kids this week?" Everyone raised their hand. Then she asked, "Who thinks it's working?" No one raised their hand. Patty nodded and explained that as parents, it's only human to get angry when our child grinds play dough into our wall-to-wall carpeting. But showing how we cope with our anger and our displeasure is one of the most effective ways to teach a child, she pointed out. If you scare her by screaming, or insult her with judgments or sarcasm, her energy goes into defending herself instead of learning from her mistake.
Patty then asked us for examples from our own lives of when we screamed and regretted it. I was anxious for results, so I spoke up first. I explained that my morning routine with the boys was becoming worse by the day. Knowing that the kids are slow to get out of the house, I prepare for their dawdling the night before by laying out their clothes, getting their lunch boxes ready, and hanging their coats and backpacks on hooks near the doorway.
All the boys have to do is Velcro their sneakers, slip on a sweatshirt, and grab a backpack. But can they do that? No way. They whine and stall. They wrestle in the doorway. They throw their Crocs at each other. They ignore my initially friendly requests to stop roughhousing. And the less they listen, the more agitated I become until I shout, "Why must you make the morning so hard? Can't you boys be helpers and do anything?" The result: Conrad bursts into tears and screams back, "When you yell at me in the morning, it makes me feel yucky all day." It's only 8:30 p.m., and we're all exhausted.
Patty asked me what was missing from my well-planned routine. "An au pair," I responded glibly. The crowd laughed, but she didn't. "What's missing is teaching your children a sense of responsibility. There are no consequences to their actions. You're yelling at them because they won't do anything for themselves. But you do everything for them, so how will they ever feel confident enough to try?" she asked.
Her solution: I needed to help my children solve their own problems by using descriptive language to get them to behave. This just means using words that have no value judgments attached; you simply describe what you see. For instance, instead of saying "Why must you make the morning so hard?" I could say "I see two boys who need to put on their shoes and their coats." It's a subtle shift from blaming to emphasizing what I need them to do. Such a simple change!
As the evening progressed and more of us revealed our screaming sins, Patty helped us cook up plenty of other ways to quit our hollering habits. Two hours later, I had so many unique solutions, I couldn't wait for my kids to misbehave.
Tactic #1
Luckily, I didn't have to wait long. When I came back from the workshop, my husband, David, was getting the boys out of the tub, and they were in the throes of their pre-bedtime hyperactive hijinks. Dashiell had just tried to bite Conrad's behind, and in return, Conrad was trying to give Dash a purple nurple. Neither was actually brushing his teeth as much as banging and strumming the toothbrush in his mouth like a musical instrument. I walked into the bathroom and David turned to me and said, "Whatever you just learned, put it to work."
I was actually excited to experiment. To break the frenetic vibe, I tried the whispering tip one mom swore by when her kids were climbing the walls: I leaned down, put my head between theirs, and in my most serious whisper I said, "You two need to brush your teeth while I sing 'Frère Jacques' right now." I sang in a deep, conspiring whisper, and they were so surprised that they tilted their heads in to listen and brushed for the whole song, nearly two minutes. I was thrilled by my immediate results. I wanted to run downstairs and tell David, but instead, I kept my voice low and described what I needed them to do next: "Now go put on your pajamas and pick out a book you both like." Watching them behave so well, I realized that by whispering and using descriptive language (instead of my usual "No story!" threat), they tuned me in -- not out. My voice was soft, but they got the message loud and clear.
Tactic #2
Because I work from home, I'm usually eager to see the kids after hearing them play all afternoon. But as soon as I step my foot into the kitchen, the boys are all over me, and I find myself trying to ask them about their day while making dinner and responding to last-minute e-mails on my phone. They sense that I'm distracted, so they become rambunctious to get my attention. Their strategy works -- but I end up yelling. Apparently, I'm not the only one who struggles with the transition from work to home. At the workshop, one mom explained that this time of day is usually her prime scream time because she hasn't had a second for herself. Her trick: Unbeknownst to her children, she lets herself in a side door and sneaks upstairs to shower and eat a protein bar. The kids don't notice that she's home, and that 15-minute pocket allows her to regroup. It's not just kids, after all, who have a hard time switching gears. So Patty suggested we all try to give ourselves a sliver of time to reflect on what we really need, or what we are really feeling, before reacting to our children. When we do, we might be surprised to find out we are hungry or stressed -- or perhaps feeling bad because of something small but significant, like not having called our mother. Reflecting for just a moment frees you to be present with your kids.
The next afternoon, I knew rushing downstairs would lead to yelling. I was already frazzled from a deadline-driven day: My story was late. A source was MIA. And my sitter asked to leave early. So at 5 p.m. I let her know she could leave at 5:15. Then I gave myself 15 minutes. I tracked down my source. I e-mailed my editor to ask for an extension. I even took a quick shower. This little time-out helped me feel more organized and in control. And that helped me go downstairs and be a mommy equivalent of a push-me-pull-me without wanting to pull my hair out.
Tactic #3
Saturday is the day we get a reprieve from our typical fire-drill-like mornings. Yet whenever we break with routine, the kids act up. And on this particular weekend morning after the workshop, Dashiell was in rare form. I was reading a Bionicle comic to Conrad, and for no reason other than feeling bored and left out, Dashiell took one of Conrad's fairly elaborate Lego creations op the shelf and dropped it on the floor. Conrad shrieked and burst into tears. Normally, I would scream at Dashiell, "Why are you so mean that you must break your brother's things!" Or I'd just let loose a flat-out "Bad Dashiell!" as if he were a naughty puppy. But I woke up anticipating a moment like this, and now it was time to prove I could turn our family tension around.
I looked at Dashiell and said, "What are you, three years old?" to remind myself that, after all, my son is only 3. Labeling your child by his age has a magical way of giving you instant perspective -- reminding you that, no, he doesn't get it. Dashiell was 3. He felt jealous. If I'd been living on earth for only 36 months, when I got mad, I would break things, too. "What are you, three?" stopped me from escalating the situation to where I was shouting and he was having a tantrum. It's been so effective that my husband and I both use it now. And the real beauty is that it can work for any age: Your kid is skateboarding without his helmet! What are you, 9? Your daughter got her lip pierced! What are you, 16?
Tactic #4
During the workshop, I was so impressed with the idea of using descriptive language instead of threats that I kept imagining scenarios where I could try it. Perhaps I'd discover the boys had decided to finger-paint the playroom floor. Instead of saying "Who was the genius who thought it was time to paint my floor blue?" I would say "I see a huge mess of finger paints on the floor, and it makes me infuriated that you didn't use the table. Get rags and clean it up."
But descriptive language is not the most spontaneous form of speech, and it didn't come naturally to me. I needed an incentive, so I made myself a Descriptive Language Star Chart. Every day that I was able to use it consistently, I would give myself a sticker. At the end of the week, if I had more than six, I'd give myself a reward (a yoga workshop, sleeping in late).
At first, it was tiring to be on descriptive-language alert, waiting to pounce on a misdemeanor with a flat and accurate description of what I saw. When Dashiell jumped into the tub from the edge, splashing me in a tsunami of water and nearly cracking his skull, I shouted, "What are you, nuts?" then recovered with, "Sweetie, when I see you jump like that, it scares me, and the water splashes everywhere. Get a towel and dry the floor." But the more I did it, the easier it became. When Conrad kicked his brother in the back for knocking over his block castle, I was able to turn to him swiftly and, in a whisper, say, "I see a boy expressing himself with his body when he should use words, and it makes me upset." After a week, I had seven sparkling stickers. The following Saturday, Dashiell woke up just as the sun was coming up, and I nudged my husband to get up with him. I had earned my right to sleep in, and I had the stickers to prove it.
What's PMs Got to Do with It?
Let's face it: Even with all these tricks and techniques, there are certain days of the month when nothing seems to work. I noticed that my yelling and sulking were much more acute the days before my period, and it was making everyone unhappy. At a checkup with my ob-gyn, I told him that my PMs was getting so intense that I was considering checking into a hotel the week before! I needed a solution that had a shot at working. My doctor suggested I take Sarafem, a very low dose of an antidepressant, fluoxetine, that you take only the two weeks before your period. I've never felt comfortable with the idea of medicating my problems away. But when the stress of shuttling the boys to school in the morning left me crying in the parking lot after dropping them off, I realized I needed some help.
I called my doctor back and asked for a trial prescription.
Three months later, I'm here to evangelize about how I've become a better wife and mother through chemistry. Don't worry -- this is not a Stepfordian lobotomy, where I walk around the house saying "That's nice, dear" and "More homemade biscuits, dear?" and "Would you like me to seduce you now, dear?"
No, my husband, David, can attest to the fact that it's not like that at all. I haven't gained weight. My sex drive hasn't changed. I sleep normally. I still understand nuance and irony, and I can even feel bitter if I want to. But what's gone is the dark spot on my heart: that angry place where I'd go from zero to sixty after asking the boys for the third time to stop hitting each other. When David says something like "Gosh, we're low on groceries," I no longer take it as a personal insult that I can't get anything done fast enough. There's an emotional cushion to buffer the everyday situations that could set off an anger spell, and the screaming switch that used to go all the way up to 11 now goes only as high as 6. I'm grateful to have figured out how to turn down the volume of my mood swings. I've even stopped feeling ashamed about having to take a pill, because Sarafem, in combination with my newly learned techniques, has put an end to the screaming, full stop. And I'll take happiness over hollering any day.


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