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|February 18, 2018
|LHP Dan Runzler assigned to Durham Bulls.
|February 6, 2018
|Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP Dan Runzler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 6, 2017
|LHP Dan Runzler elected free agency.
|November 6, 2017
|Pittsburgh Pirates sent LHP Dan Runzler outright to Indianapolis Indians.
|September 10, 2017
|Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of LHP Dan Runzler from Indianapolis Indians.
|July 8, 2017
|Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Dan Runzler from the 7-day disabled list.
|June 5, 2017
|Indianapolis Indians placed LHP Dan Runzler on the 7-day disabled list.
|November 2, 2016
|Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Dan Runzler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 2, 2016
|LHP Dan Runzler assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
|June 22, 2016
|Rochester Red Wings released LHP Dan Runzler.
|May 31, 2016
|Rochester Red Wings activated LHP Dan Runzler from the 7-day disabled list.
|May 24, 2016
|Rochester Red Wings placed LHP Dan Runzler on the 7-day disabled list. Strained right oblique.
|November 9, 2015
|LHP Dan Runzler assigned to Rochester Red Wings.
|November 4, 2015
|Minnesota Twins signed free agent LHP Dan Runzler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|July 30, 2015
|Reno Aces released LHP Dan Runzler.
|December 29, 2014
|LHP Dan Runzler assigned to Reno Aces.
|December 16, 2014
|Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent LHP Dan Runzler to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|July 30, 2014
|Fresno Grizzlies released LHP Dan Runzler.
|May 9, 2014
|Fresno Grizzlies activated LHP Dan Runzler from the 7-day disabled list.
|May 3, 2014
|Fresno Grizzlies placed LHP Dan Runzler on the 7-day disabled list.
|January 13, 2014
|San Francisco Giants invited non-roster LHP Dan Runzler to spring training.
|September 6, 2013
|San Francisco Giants sent Dan Runzler outright to Fresno Grizzlies.
|September 3, 2013
|San Francisco Giants designated Dan Runzler for assignment.
|March 24, 2013
|San Francisco Giants optioned LHP Dan Runzler to Fresno Grizzlies.
|October 29, 2012
|Dan Runzler roster status changed by San Francisco Giants.
|September 4, 2012
|San Francisco Giants recalled LHP Dan Runzler from Fresno Grizzlies.
|June 27, 2012
|San Francisco Giants optioned Dan Runzler to Fresno Grizzlies.
|June 19, 2012
|San Jose Giants sent LHP Dan Runzler on a rehab assignment to Fresno Grizzlies.
|June 8, 2012
|Dan Runzler assigned to San Jose Giants.
|March 30, 2012
|Dan Runzler roster status changed by San Francisco Giants.
|September 6, 2011
|San Francisco Giants recalled Dan Runzler from Fresno Grizzlies.
|August 28, 2011
|San Francisco Giants optioned Dan Runzler to Fresno Grizzlies.
|August 16, 2011
|San Francisco Giants recalled Dan Runzler from Fresno Grizzlies.
|May 28, 2011
|San Francisco Giants optioned Dan Runzler to Fresno Grizzlies.
|May 28, 2011
|Dan Runzler assigned to Fresno Grizzlies.
|November 6, 2010
|Dan Runzler roster status changed by San Francisco Giants.
|October 7, 2010
|San Francisco Giants reassigned LHP Dan Runzler to the minor leagues.
|September 1, 2010
|San Francisco Giants activated LHP Dan Runzler from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 17, 2010
|San Jose Giants sent LHP Dan Runzler on a rehab assignment to Fresno Grizzlies.
|August 14, 2010
|Dan Runzler assigned to San Jose Giants from AZL Giants.
|August 11, 2010
|Dan Runzler assigned to AZL Giants.
|July 9, 2010
|San Francisco Giants placed LHP Dan Runzler on the 15-day disabled list. Dislocated Left Patella
|September 2, 2009
|San Francisco Giants selected the contract of LHP Dan Runzler from Fresno Grizzlies.
|August 28, 2009
|Dan Runzler assigned to Fresno Grizzlies from Connecticut Defenders.
|August 6, 2009
|Dan Runzler assigned to Connecticut Defenders from San Jose Giants.
|June 8, 2009
|Dan Runzler assigned to San Jose Giants from Augusta GreenJackets.
|April 6, 2009
|Dan Runzler assigned to Augusta GreenJackets from Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Selected by the Giants in the ninth round of the 2007 June Draft out of UC-Riverside… previously selected by the Mariners as a drafteligible sophomore in the 17th round of the 2006 June Draft, but did not sign…began his high school career at Chaminade (Calif.) HS as a 5'6" first baseman and right fielder, and graduated high school at 6'4"…in fact, he was the only junior on the school's junior varsity team…for his senior year, former major leaguer and two-time All-Star Mark Gubicza took over as the varsity coach and moved him to the mound…he and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Ryan (5) and Quinn (1).2017
Was a non-roster invite to Pirates spring training…selected to the major league roster on Sep 10 and made 8 apps with the club…his Pirates debut on Sep 11 at MIL marked his first app in the majors since Sep 30, 2012 at SD, going 1,807 days in between…his first 6 apps with the Pirates were scoreless…was with Triple-A Indianapolis through their exit in the International League playoffs.2013
Spent the entire season with triple-A Fresno, going 3-7 with a 5.68 ERA (33 ER, 52.1 IP)...Was 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA (3 ER, 10.1 IP) over 11 games in April...Struggled in June and July, going 2-4 with a 7.72 ERA (20 ER, 23.1 IP) in 21 relief appearances...Right-handed opponents hit .299 (38-for-127) off him...Was 1-for-8 in save opportunities.2012 Missed the first two months of the season due to injury and played the majority of his games in the minors, appearing in 32 games and going 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA (20er, 30.0ip). Missed almost all of spring training and did not appear in any Cactus League games after aggravating his latissimus dorsi muscle in a bullpen session during the first week of spring. Visited Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla., who looked at Runzler's MRIs and determined that surgery would not be necessary...tore his lat muscle in the final regular season game in 2011. Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on March 26 and began the 2012 campaign in extended spring training to build up innings. Went on a rehabilitation assignment to Class A Advanced San Jose on June 8 and appeared in three games before being reinstated from the DL and transferred to triple-A Fresno on June 27. Went 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA (18er, 27.0ip) and one save in 29 relief appearances for the Grizzlies. Was called up by the Giants in September and appeared in six games, logging 3.2-scoreless innings. Participated in the Arizona Fall League following the regular season. 2011 Southpaw spent most of 2011 season at triple-A Fresno, but did appear in 31 games for San Francisco, going 1-2 with 6.26 ERA (19er, 27.1ip) ... Made SF's Opening Day roster for 2nd-consecutive season and was one of 3 left-handers in bullpen (also Affeldt, Lopez) ... Spent 1st month and half with big league club, but struggled, allowing 14 runs in 19.2 innings (6.41 ERA)... was optioned to triple-A Fresno on May 28 where he finished Grizzlies' season, compiling 2-3 record with 4.17 ERA (23er, 49.2ip) in 14 games (10 starts) ... Worked his way into starting role while at Fresno, slowly increasing his pitch count in each start...as starter, went 1-3 with 4.02 ERA (18er, 40.1ip) ... Was recalled to San Francisco on Aug. 16, taking roster spot of RHP Sergio Romo, who was placed on DL ... Made his 1st career start on Aug. 21 at Houston, filling rotation spot of LHP Jonathan Sanchez, who sprained his left ankle in his start on Aug. 16 at Atlanta...manager Bruce Bochy was hoping to get at least 6.0 innings out of Runzler, but he got just 1.2 innings as southpaw struggled with his command, allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks... faced 10 total batters ... Following that start was moved back to bullpen where he ended season as one of Giants' best relievers, working 5.1-scoreless innings over 11 relief appearances ... Pitched in season finale against Colorado and exited during 7th inning with strained left lat muscle. 2010 Proved to be valuable out of bullpen during Giants run to World Series championship as he was 3-0 with 3.03 ERA (11er, 32.2ip) in his 1st complete season at Major League level ... Rookie made his 1st Opening Day Roster as he entered 2010 ranked by Baseball America as 5th-best prospect in Giants' minor league system ... Fashioned 0.52 ERA (1er, 17.1) in 18 home games while also holding opposition to .183 (11-for-60) avg. against ... Missed 47 games with an injury to his left patella, an injury that occurred while taking his 1st ML at-bat July 8 at MIL ... In 8 rehab games with rookie-level Arizona, Class A Advanced San Jose and triple-A Fresno, went 0-1 with 2.70 ERA (3er, 10.0ip), allowing 8 hits, 4 walks and 11 strikeouts ... Fashioned 1.10 ERA (2er, 16.1ip) with 7 walks and 20Ks...while allowing .250 (16-for-64) avg. against in his last 23 outings with SF. 2009 entering season was 24-year-old reliever who had never pitched above Class A... sure made up for lost time as he climbed up Giants' Minor League ladder rapidly, combining to go 5-1 with an 0.76 ERA (5er, 59.0ip), 17 saves and 83 strikeouts against 24 walks in 47 relief appearances at all four of San Francisco's full season minor league affiliates, and was called up to majors when rosters expanded in Sept...being southpaw may have attributed to his lightning ascent, but by any measure, his 2009 season was nothing short of phenomenal...skipped from low-A Augusta to Class A San Jose to double-A Connecticut to triple-A Fresno...is considered to be 1st Giants player to play on five different levels in one season...was promoted to big league club Sept. 2, having his contract purchased from triple-A and became one of Giants' clutch left-handers out of 'pen...overall, appeared in 11 games for San Francisco, allowing just 1 earned run in 8.2 innings (1.04 ERA) with 11 strikeouts against 5 walks...certainly didn't seem overmatched in his major league debut Sept. 4 at Milwaukee when he took mound with 2 outs in 6th inning of 2-2 game in major league pennant race to face veteran Jody Gerut, who struck out looking on three fastballs to end threat in Giants 3-2 victory...most of his 11 appearances came in situational matchups, where he was called upon to retire 1 or 2 hitters...dominated left-handed batters, holding them to just 1 hit in 17 at-bats (.059)... Arizona's Stephen Drew was lone lefty to record hit off Runzler (single, Oct. 1)...some notable lefties he faced were Prince Fielder, Adrian Gonazlez, Carlos Gonzalez, Todd Helton and James Loney, all of whom combined to go 0-for-4 with hit by pitch against him...retired 26 of 38 ML hitters faced, while holding opponents to .180 avg. against (6-for-32)...began season with low-A Augusta, going 1-1 with 0.68 ERA (2er, 26.1ip), 11 saves and 45 strikeouts in 19 relief outings...credited his success to scaled back approach that pitching coach and former Giant Steve Kline helped him form at Augusta... did not allow run in 15 home appearances and was unscored upon in 17 of his 19 outings...fanned at least 1 batter in 18 of 19 games, including 6 over 2.0 innings May 20 vs. Greenville...was named to South Atlantic League's Mid-Season All-Star team, however did not participate due to his promotion to San Jose...was promoted to Class A SJ June 8 and proceeded to log 17-scoreless appearances while going 1-0 with 0.84 ERA (2er, 21.1ip), 5 saves and 26 strikeouts against 4 walks in 19 games overall...started Class A career with 16.2-inning scoreless streak, before allowing runs in 2 of his final 4 appearances... in fact, had 32.2-inning personal scoreless streak from May 2-July 22, which spanned his final 12 outings with Augusta through his 1st 15 appearances with San Jose...was transferred to double-A Connecticut Aug. 6 and went 3-0 with 1 save and 0.96 ERA (1er, 9.1ip) with 11 K's and .172 avg. against (5-for-29) in 7 games...allowed run in his very 1st outing Aug. 7 at Erie, however held opposition scoreless over his next 6 games (7.2ip)...ended his minor league tour at triple-A Fresno, being transferred Aug. 28...appeared in just 2 games for Grizzlies, tossing 2.0-scoreless innings... 2008 Split season between single-A Augusta and short-season Salem-Keizer, combining for 0-2 record with 3.62 ERA (22er, 54.2ip) in 47 relief appearances 2007 Began 1st professional season with Arizona Giants and short-season Salem-Keizer, going 1-2 with 3.72 ERA (8er, 19.2ip) in 16 relief outings...converted his last 4 save chances and did not allow an earned run over his final 11 appearances with Giants, spanning 12.2 innings...


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Last week's ranking in parentheses.
1. Patriots 3-0 (1): Some have already started wondering if they can go 16-0 again. No joke. Their three opponents so far are 5-1 in other games.
2. Packers 3-0 (2): Made it look easy against a talented Chiefs defense. Too easy.
3. Broncos 3-0 (4): Crazy to say, but they're going to go as far as the defense carries Peyton Manning.
4. Cardinals 3-0 (5): They're not just winning, they're mauling opponents by channeling Bruce Arians' message.
5. Bengals 3-0 (6): Made believers out of many with a gritty win against a desperate Ravens bunch.

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Somos el cuerpo de Cristo
U.S. Catholic has helped Latinos claim their rightful place in the church. Part of a series on U.S. Catholic's 75th anniversary.
There's been a "three-stage Hispanic Awakening," Father Virgilio Elizondo told U.S. Catholic magazine in an October 1981 interview. In the first stage, this country's leading Latino theologian explained, Hispanics were just not accepted. They "were kept out, and they were told that even though they may have been in the present-day United States long before the U.S. immigrated to them, they don't belong here."
In the second stage, Elizondo said, "our people wanted . . . to forget Spanish, change their names, change their religion. Even though some people pretty well succeeded in Americanization, they were still not fully accepted. No matter how well they made it, they were still considered 'the other,' and that was the beginning of the third stage.
"Now we realize the images of U.S. pluralism: E pluribus unum. We know that we can be fully American without losing our heritage, our religion, or our language. We can continue using our language as the most concrete and deep way of expressing our being."
At the time of the interview, Elizondo was president of San Antonio's Mexican American Cultural Center, the country's premier training ground for Hispanic ministry, which he had founded nine years earlier. In 1983 he would publish his groundbreaking book Galilean Journey: The Mexican American Promise (Orbis), in which he developed his theology of mestizaje, using the Hispanic mingling of cultures, ethnicities, and races as its core theme.
Responding to the resentment that other American Catholics expressed then--and continue to express today--about Hispanics keeping their language and cultural identity, Elizondo explained, "Difference doesn't mean inequality. We want to participate in the way of life of the United States, but we do not want to have to be apologetic about who we are or why we do things the way that we do them."
The growing importance of Hispanics in the U.S. Catholic Church has come as no big surprise to the publishers of this magazine, the Claretians. Since first arriving in San Antonio in 1902, the Claretian Missionaries have been dedicated to ministering to the spiritual and social needs of Hispanic Catholics in the United States.
In 1989 they combined their expertises in Hispanic ministry and in publishing to launch the Hispanic Ministry Resource Center. Under the leadership of its director, Carmen Aguinaco, this branch of Claretian Publications has been a pioneer in producing original, culturally appropriate bilingual publications and products for the Hispanic Catholic market.
Aguinaco, who today serves as the president of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry, also assists U.S. Catholic as a contributing editor, helping the magazine cover developments in Hispanic ministry as well as include Hispanic voices.
Though usually soft-spoken, Aguinaco minces no words when it comes to Hispanic concerns. In a July 2000 Sounding Board article she called non-Hispanic Catholics to repent of their attitude of "tolerance" toward their Hispanic brothers and sisters in faith: "Tolerance is almost like saying: 'I don't understand your values or your culture. I don't like you, but, because I am a big person . . . I will tolerate you.' It is condescending and annoying to people on the receiving end. And by encouraging complacency . . . it breeds indifference. It leaves the dominant culture as dominant and only grudgingly makes room for the different."
When it comes to the church, Aguinaco argued, the concept of mere tolerance is preposterous. "Could a heart ever 'tolerate' a leg? Or a finger tolerate a liver? . . . There are no aliens or guests in the Body of Christ. The Body of Christ was not originally Anglo-with Italians, Hispanics, Asians, or African Americans later transplanted to be rejected or accepted by the host organism. They belong there."


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KC-135 with blown tire lands safely at Pease
March 01. 2013 10:40AM
NEWINGTON -- A New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135 refueling plane landed safely at Pease International Tradeport Thursday night after tread separated on a front landing gear tire.
No one was injured in the incident
First Lt. Aaron McCarthy, executive officer of the 157th Air Refueling Wing at Pease, said the plane with a three-man crew was practicing routine touch-and-go landings about 6:15 p.m. at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport when they felt a vibration and suspected they had a blown tire.
Immediately, they called an in-flight emergency and returned to Pease where the plane made a low-level approach with the landing gear down so a supervising pilot on the ground could try to make a visual inspection of it. The pilot could not see anything and the plane, piloted by Lt. Col. Robert Courtemanche, made a soft, uneventful landing.
The KC-135 taxied to the end of the runway where the maintenance crew inspected the landing gear and discovered the tread separation on a front landing gear tire. McCarthy said there was some tire left.
The incident is under investigation, according to McCarthy.


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Modern to Traditional: What Kind of Kitchen Are You?
Kitchens, like people, come in many different shapes and sizes. Walking into someone's kitchen can tell you so much about that person (whether they like it or not). There are so many different styles of kitchens — do you think you can tell which one you are?
We've selected eight kitchens from previous kitchen tours to represent very different styles in kitchen design. These eight kitchens represent Sophisticated, Modern, Rustic, Simple, Historic, Industrial, Compact, and Traditional.
Personally, we see ourselves as Sophisticated — we're suckers for white subway tiles scaling the walls, the clean white lines that contrast so elegantly against the stainless steel appliances and black countertops. The stained floors add a warm, special finishing touch that envelopes the kitchen into a timeless, elegant space.
However, just because we fall under one specific category doesn't mean we don't appreciate the others. We love the starkness of a modern kitchen, the old world feeling of a Rustic, the focus-on-the-food Simple, this-is-how-our-mother-did-it Historic, shiny Industrial, intimate cooking Compact and the no-fuss Traditional as well.
&bull Katin & Brandon's Casual Kitchen by the Sea
&bull Pratt Designer Infused Kitchen
&bull Ann's Old World, Round-The-World Kitchen
&bull Kelly Moseley's Calming Austin Kitchen
&bull Michelle's Gracious Craftsman Kitchen
&bull Art & Chelsea's Delicious Kitchen Update
&bull Kittie's Precision Micro Kitchen
&bull Joanne Weir's Live/Work Laboratory
What kind of kitchen are you? Do you fall into one of these styles, or would you define your own style in a different way?
Related: What Kind of Kitchen Floors Do You Have?
(Images: Kayla Hicks, Jill Slater, Jill Slater, Kelly Moseley, Jeff Ong, Evan Thomas, Jill Slater, Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan)


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Walker to speak to Arkansas Republicans
Latest trip fuels 2016 speculation
Walker to speak to Arkansas Republicans
Latest trip fuels 2016 speculation
MADISON, Wis. —
Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to give a speech at a meeting of the Arkansas Young Republicans later this month.
Walker is the featured speaker at the April 30 Reagan Day Dinner event in Fayetteville, Ark.
The speech comes amid growing speculation that Walker is preparing a run for president in 2016. Last week, Walker announced that he was working on his memoir to be published later this year.
Walker is a frequent guest speaker at Republican fundraisers and other events across the country. On May 23, he is scheduled to headline a Republican fundraising dinner in Iowa, further fueling talk of his presidential aspirations.
Last month, he was a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.


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Much better with more window showing. It helps explain the dogs' story. Either three rows of rivets or none. A single row at the bottom is distracting but showing them on the sides too explains their presence at the bottom. The bottom border is now too wide for me. I'd reduce the width of the aluminum siding by half, keeping the rivets.I'd also lose the brown border at the top of the curtains unless you have the top of the window available in the original. I'd vignette the top of the curtains a stop.Anything you can do to further increase the visibility of the dark dog will help.
Great shot, but we have been told in no uncertain terms. "On LuLa, NO CATS." : )Even though, as anyone can plainly see, the Internet runs on cats.
Thanks for your response and from everyone else's as well.I want to keep the second dog as vague and almost meancing. In his face I read resignation of yet one more time being disappointed but in such a manner as not to ever bark again.I'll probably lose the top part of the window frame and will look at vignetting the curtains. I did do quite a bit of work on them to diminish their value against that of the dogs thoough perhaps more is needed.
And I'd lose the single rivet at right.
KISS first, Andrew I am sure it has its theoretical name that escapes me at this moment, but isn't there a principle that says that if a simpler explanation fits, it is most likely the right one?
I suspect you're thinking of Occam's Razor, Slobodan. It's a principle that has been expressed in many ways: my favourite is "It is vain to do with more what can be done with less". I find it can be applied to almost everything I do.Jeremy


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NEW YORK (AP) — The tortoise is running laps around the hare when it comes to investing in mutual funds.
Investors are embracing stocks, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 further into record territory. But investors are focusing on mutual funds that buy cheap or underappreciated stocks, ones called value funds. Funds that specialize in more glamorous, high-growth stocks, meanwhile, are still getting the snub.
A net $7.9 billion flowed into domestic value stock funds through April of this year. Over the same time, investors withdrew $8.2 billion from their growth counterparts, according to Morningstar. The bias toward value stock funds began last year. As recently as 2012, investors were pulling out of both growth and value funds, still scarred from the financial crisis.
To be sure, value and growth stock funds aren't the only options available. Broad index funds are even more popular, with many investors choosing to own the entire market. But when investors have opted for actively managed funds, they've clearly gone for value over growth.
Stocks don't declare themselves in one camp or the other, instead they're categorized based on broad guidelines. Value stocks tend to have slower revenue growth than companies like Amazon.com or Netflix, but they also tend to pay dividends and have lower stock prices relative to their earnings. Many also have strong balance sheets. Think of companies that cater to basic needs, like toothbrushes, insurance or electricity.
"Our style of investing tends to do better in an environment when the stock market is going slightly up, sideways or down," says Tom Kolefas, manager of the TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Value fund (TCMVX). It tends to lag growth stocks when there's "a jack-rabbit market that's very powerful, like last year."
Last year, growth stocks in the Russell 3000 index surged 34.2 percent, including dividends. That topped the 32.7 percent return of value stocks in the index, and it was the fourth time in five years that growth stocks beat value.
Part of the allure was the short supply of companies delivering strong growth in a tepid global recovery. The world's economy grew 3 percent last year, its weakest performance since the recession, according to the International Monetary Fund. That made it tough for most companies to boost their sales significantly.
Amazon.com's revenue rose 22 percent last year, and its stock surged 59 percent. But in March, the Internet retailer's stock fell with other growth stocks as worries mounted that their momentum was slowing.
The shift in performance can be seen in mutual-fund returns: The average large-cap value stock fund has returned 5 percent this year, including dividends. That's more than double the 2.4 percent return of large-cap growth stock funds. The disparity is even sharper for smaller stocks: Mid-cap value stock funds have returned 5.1 percent versus 0.5 percent for mid-cap growth funds.
Some of the factors that managers say are driving interest in value stocks include:
Last year's market surge means nearly all stocks are more expensive relative to their earnings than before. The Standard & Poor's 500 index trades at 17 times its earnings per share over the last 12 months, for example. That's up from 13 at the end of 2012 and from 8 in early 2009.
Many managers say the market doesn't yet look frighteningly expensive, but investors are more aware of price-earnings ratios. Value stocks in the Russell 3000 index traded at 17 times their earnings at the end of April. Growth stocks were at 21.
Value stocks typically steer more of their profits to paying dividends. In contrast, growth stocks often find it best to plow their cash back into the business: Spending money to develop new products or expand their warehouses helps to generate even more growth.
Value stocks in the Russell 3000 had an average dividend yield of 2.3 percent at the end of April, versus 1.6 percent for growth stocks.
Demand for dividend stocks has increased as investors look for alternatives to bonds, which offer relatively low yields. This should be a long-lasting trend, says John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management. With the Baby Boom generation reaching retirement age, a bigger percentage of the population will be looking for investment income.
One challenge for value investors is that the stock market's surge has made cheap stocks tougher to find. But managers say it's not impossible.
When the market looks too risky, John Osterweis says he sells stocks and bides his time in cash. That's what he did with his $1.2 billion Osterweis fund (OSTFX) in 2008, when half the fund at one point was in cash.
But today, cash makes up just 6 percent of the fund. Osterweis looks for cheap value stocks that he believes will morph into growth stocks, and he says he's still finding opportunities.


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Don't ask Natalie Portman about the color scheme for her baby's room — the actress says it's way too soon to start planning the arrival of the child she's expecting with her fiancé Benjamin Millepied.
"I'm very superstitious," Portman, 29, said Tuesday at the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie No Strings Attached, in which she stars with Ashton Kutcher.
"I'm very Jewish that way. We don't do that."
Considering the actress has been busy promoting three movies in the past few months, she says she's ready to take some time off after the birth.
"I'll be out of the public eye after [the baby's born]," Portman said, adding that she will be laying low for a while and will just take any future career opportunity "as it comes."
— Sara Hammel with reporting by Michelle Ward


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has picked the finance chairman for his 2012 re-election campaign to be the U.S. ambassador to Britain, the White House said Tuesday.
Matthew Barzun, a business executive, has been confirmed by the Senate once before. He served as U.S. ambassador to Sweden until 2011, when he took the position as Obama's finance chairman. If confirmed for the London post, Barzun would replace Ambassador Louis Susman, another Democratic fundraiser, who stepped down earlier this year.
Obama is also nominating John Phillips, who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama's 2012 campaign, to be the U.S. envoy to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, the White House said. His wife, Linda Douglass, is a former White House official and served as a spokeswoman for Obama's first campaign. An attorney known for representing whistle-blowers, Phillips currently chairs Obama's commission that selects candidates to be White House Fellows.
Barzun and Phillips become the latest in a long string of Obama fundraisers and former campaign operatives to be given plum diplomatic postings in recent months — many of them in European capitals. Last month Obama tapped Patrick Gaspard, a former White House aide and top Democratic Party official, to be the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. Earlier in June he nominated Rufus Gifford, who raised upward of $700 million as the head of Obama's 2012 finance operation, to be U.S ambassador to Denmark. Obama also chose major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany.
John Hoover, a veteran diplomat who served in Africa, Asia and Europe, is Obama's pick for Sierra Leone.


text: My LO is 8 months old and my supply is lowering I was wondering if I should start trying to wean her since I feel as if I am starting to dry up? I have plenty of milk stored to do her till at least 12 months. I just don't want to dry up and then just have to throw a sippy on her all of a sudden And her not be able to nurse. Seems to me it would be confusing to her. Help please!


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A conference call interview with Ohio State corner Chemdi Chekwa, selected in the fourth round (No. 125 overall) by the Raiders:
Hints that the Raiders might be calling
"Not really. I knew they were interested in taking a corner. I didn't know if it was specifically me or whoever. I'm just happy to be a part of the Raiders. I was just waiting by that phone, got that phone call and I'm glad they welcomes me to the Raiders organization.''
Strengths relative to outside corner or slot corner
"Whatever they want me to be. I think I can do both. I did both in college. I think I'll be ready to do whatever they ask me to do.''
Amount of pre-draft contact from Raiders
"I spoke to them at the combine. They had contact with my agent and were in touch. I didn't go there and meet or work out with them. At the end of the day I'm happy they picked me at all. I'm happy about it. ''
Needed areas of improvement
"Not in particular. I think I have to continue to get better and continue to work on what the Raiders like to do …. I'm just going to continue to train and get better and be ready to go once the lockout ends and I'm ready to go out there.''
Comfort level playing man to man
" I think I'm good at that. I'm a corner. That's what I do. I've been there, I've played zone. I do whatever they ask of me.''
Amount of man-to-man played at Ohio State
"We played a lot of man. We played zone coverages, we played man, we mixed it up. We played some zones where one corner was playing man and the rest of the team would be playing zone. We do a lot of different things at Ohio State but we played a lot of man.''
The chance to be coached by Rod Woodson
"It's a good opportunity. When I once met with the Raiders at the combine I also met with him. That would be a good opportunity. I think he will really do a good job helping me grow as a corner and I'm excited about it."
Expect Raiders to be interested because of your speed
"No, you know, so many thoughts go through your mind during the draft, you know, that I'm just excited that they reached out and drafted me at pick 113 and happy to be a part of this organization."
Possibility of helping replace Nnamdi Asomugha
"I'm not getting ahead of myself right now. Really at this point I'm just trying to go out there and compete for a position, continue to get better, continue to work on my craft, and be ready to play once I go up there and once it's time to play in the NFL."
Understanding of contact with coaches after today
"It's very limited. There not really a lot because at this point I'm just gonna go back and training trying to get better and once the lockout ends, then I'll be ready to the OTA's and things of that nature."
Where are you going to train?
"I'll be training up in Columbus Ohio, at my school with the rest of the guys after the draft."
Condition of injured wrist
"It's not 100 percent now. I'll probably be cleared in a couple weeks. And I'll continue to do rehab like catching the football, I can do everything but full contact for right now. I'll be cleared in a couple weeks and I'm excited about it."


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Holiday help for nonprofits
holiday wish lists from local nonprofit organizations
If you're like most Illinois Times readers, your life is safe and secure and the holidays are a time for family fun and delicious meals. Sadly that isn't the case for everyone in our community. Many won't have packages to open or a festive celebration to look forward to. Thousands around the area count on help from a nonprofit organization just to have the most basic comforts in life.
Below are the first of nearly 20 holiday wish lists IT has assembled from local nonprofit organizations. These groups need your help all year round but they are especially eager for help during the holidays. Look for this feature each week during the holiday season; we'll publish as many wish lists as space permits in print each week. If you represent a nonprofit organization that has not yet submitted a wish list please send email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 622-6700 for details.
Animal Protective League
1001 Taintor Road, 544-7387
The Animal Protective League (APL) is a private,nonprofit animal welfare organization, funded by donations. It operates an animal shelter, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic and maintains numerous programs that benefit members of the community. APL services individuals and other animal welfare groups and animal control facilities within a 90-mile radius of Springfield.
Wish list:
* Monetary donations to spay/neuter and medical needs
* Canned cat food, pate
* Dawn dish soap
* Paper towels
* Liquid laundry detergent - non-HE
* Bleach
* Trash bags – 13-, 33- and 55-gallon
* Baby washcloths
* Karo syrup
* Sharpies, pens, Index cards (3x5), manilla folders, White Out tape
* copy paper, letter size
* Forever postage stamps
First Presbyterian Church of Springfield
321 South Seventh Street, 528-4311
First Presbyterian Church's physical location remains emblematic of its mission to live and serve within the heart of the city. The church's Food Pantry assists 800 to 1,200 people monthly. Staffed by volunteers, the pantry is stocked solely through generous donations of cash and shelf-stable food. The pantry is always in need of items such as peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables, pasta, chili, soup, cereal, and Spam. The pantry is open for those in need on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon.
Food donations may be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you are unable to deliver your donation, need help unloading it or parking directions please call 528-4311 and ask for the administrative assistant. At this time the pantry is not in need of volunteers but keeps a list of those willing to help in the future.
Central Illinois Horse Rescue
Roodhouse, 720-2905.
Facebook: Central Illinois Horse Rescue
Steve Alexander, owner
Save a horse: firstname.lastname@example.com
Founded in 2003, Central Illinois Horse Rescue's mission is to rescue horses from abuse and/or neglect situations. We rehabilitate the horses with a strict diet and health / behavior evaluations; after they pass the horses are available for adoption. We also aid (when money and space permits) those individuals who are unable to care for the horses due to financial or hardship situations. Steve Alexander and his family started this rescue for the love and beauty of the horses and are the primary providers for the horses.
Central Illinois Horse Rescue has rescued and successfully rehabilitated and re-homed 46 horses. Based in Roodhouse, CIHR serves Greene, Scott, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Macoupin and Cass counties.
Wish list:
• Volunteers and foster homes across the state
• Horse blankets
• Feed/hay
• 4 rolls of 360-foot field fence
• 4 ft 3pt scraper blade to clean out stalls
• Construction labor and materials to complete the barn:
- Building materials: 80 2x4x16, 20 2x4x12, 40 2x8x12
- Nails
- Smaller "out barns" for horses during inclement weather.
- Donations to purchase tin for building. (Estimated $1,600 to finish the barn)
- Electric wire 10-3 underground 250 feet to connect electricity to barn
- Three 52' frost-free water hydrants
• Someone to cut hay fields / prepare square bales.
Tower of Refuge, Inc.
329 S. New Street, 241-9911
www. towerofrefugeinc.com
Tower of Refuge is a grass-roots organization whose primary purpose is to reduce the rate of prison recidivism in the state of Illinois. It works in collaboration with several local and state organizations to provide a continuum of reentry services to address the needs of individuals who are currently or formally incarcerated and their families. Tower's services include training, education, employment readiness, HIV/AIDS education/testing/counseling, help with housing, toiletries, clothing, medical assistance and counseling. The group's success is determined by former inmates becoming and remaining healthy, productive members of their neighborhoods and communities.
Wish list:
• Adult bicycles in good condition to provide transportation for TOR's clients to get to work
• Bus tokens or bus passes
• Gift cards
• Monetary donations
• New underwear for men and women in all sizes, including socks
• Toiletries for men and women. (razors, toothbrushes and toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, lotion, bars of soap. (Please provide full-size items.)
• Volunteers. If you would like to assist with projects, programs contact Bobbi Norman, 241-9911 x228 or firstname.lastname@example.com
M.E.R.C.Y. Communities
108 E. Cook Street
753-1358 Office
217-753-1360 Fax
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact: Joan Hysler, marketing director, firstname.lastname@example.com
M.E.R.C.Y. Communities provides housing and supportive services to homeless and at-risk women and children. MERCY started in 1999, serving 10 transitional families and has grown, with our Permanent Supportive Housing, to 30-plus moms and 55-plus children. The children's ages range from infants to 17 years old. Our families are working hard to become independent and self-sufficient, through educational classes, life skills training, and a variety of job training opportunities. We have a volunteer base of 30-35, with additional volunteers helping throughout the year on various projects.
Wish list:
• New towels and washcloths
• New dish towels and pot holders
• Sheets -- full and twin sets
• Laundry and cleaning supplies
• TV converters
• Bus passes
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region
928 South Spring St., 753-1216
Contact: Carissa Brownback, director of programs
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region (BBBS), an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, was organized and incorporated in 1972 in Sangamon County.
The mission of BBBS is to help children reach their full potential through life-changing, professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships. BBBS serves youth in five counties: Christian, Sangamon, Logan, Macoupin and Montgomery.
Wish list:
• Mentors, mentors, mentors!
• Child-size scissors
• Markers
• Individually wrapped snacks
• Copy paper
Mini O'Beirne Crisis Nursery
1011 North Seventh Street, 525-6800
Karen Cox, executive director
MOCN's mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing emergency care for children who may be at risk or whose parents are experiencing some type of crisis. We are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The nursery opened on May 15,1989.
Nursery Programs: Infants and children from birth to age six are cared for by trained, nurturing staff in a homelike environment, free of charge. The children we care for participate in learning activities, interacting with other children and staff. Developmental and medical screenings also are provided.
Family Support: Support services from our professional staff are available 24 hours a day to help families though a crisis. Family services include --
• Crisis counseling and follow-up home visits
• Parent education classes and support groups
• Referrals for food, clothing and shelter
• Referrals for drug/alcohol treatment or domestic violence protection
• Necessities for children such as diapers and formula.
Wish list:
• Updated furniture and supplies for all the children's areas
• Metal shelving units
• Three-drawer horizontal (lateral) filing cabinet 42X18X40
• Weekend volunteers to help in the nursery with children
• New stove/oven
• Digital camera
• Children's winter clothes, socks and underwear (size newborn to 8/10)
• Office furniture for our intake office (desk, storage credenza, etc)
Financial donations are always welcome
Sojourn Shelter & Services
1800 Westchester Boulevard,
726-5200 (24-hour hotline), 726-5100 (office)
Sojourn Shelter and Services, Inc. was founded in 1975 to provide a safe place to help victims of domestic violence. Sojourn currently provides 24-hour emergency shelter and hotline services, court advocacy, prevention and education, volunteer opportunities and operates Sojourn Westside Fashions. Each year Sojourn assists approximately 1,600 victims of domestic violence and their children.
Wish lists:
For women:
• Winter hats, gloves, scarves
• Slippers (all sizes)
• Bras (all sizes)
• Bath robes, pajamas
• Socks
• Journals/diaries
• Shampoo, conditioner, lotions, deodorant
• Combs, brushes
For children:
• Winter hats, gloves, scarves
• Snow boots (all sizes)
• Slippers, socks (all sizes)
• Bath robes, pajamas (all sizes)
• Board games, puzzles, books
• G-rated DVDs
• Action Figures
• Dolls
For shelter:
• Rock salt
• Alarm clocks
• Cough drops, allergy medicines, chapsticks
• Toilet paper
• Umbrellas
• Paper towels
• Garbage bags (39 gallon)
• Clorox wipes
• Prepaid calling cards
• Canned foods
• Clear garbage bags for recycling (39 gallon)
The Phoenix Center
109 E. Lawrence Ave., 528-5253
Contact: Jonna J Cooley PhD, executive director
The Phoenix Center provides quality, confidential HIV/AIDS-related services to the community including free testing, counseling and outreach as well as transitional housing for homeless men and women who are HIV. The Phoenix Center is also Springfield's LGBTQ Community Center, offering groups and services for the LGBTQ community as well as organizing Springfield PrideFest.
Wish list:
• We are in desperate need of a chest of drawers
• Van for client transportation to medical appointments and grocery runs.
• Bath towels
• Personal hygiene products
• Dish and laundry soap
• Twin-size bedspreads and blankets
• Nonperishable food,
• Toilet paper and paper towels
• Two vacuum cleaners
Central Illinois Foodbank
2000 E. Moffat Avenue, 522-6418
Contact: Kaleigh Friend, firstname.lastname@example.com
The purpose of Central Illinois Foodbank is to collect donated food and grocery items from growers, manufacturers, processors, distributors and retailers for distribution to charitable agencies serving people in need. The Foodbank, established in 1982 by a coalition of churches, distributes more than 8.5 million pounds of food annually to about 150 food pantries, soup kitchens, residential programs and after-school programs in a 21-county region. Central Illinois Foodbank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, and is a United Way certified agency.
Wish list:
• Canned vegetables
• Canned fruit
• Ham/turkey
• Boxed mashed potatoes
• Stuffing mix
• Peanut butter
• Canned chili
• Canned beef stew
• Hygiene products
Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault
3 W. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 206, 744-2560
Catherine Walters, executive director
Shelley Vaughn, assistant director
Our work began in 1975, when a dedicated cadre of Springfield women organized to create a rape crisis center. They established a grass-roots organization with 24-hour crisis hotline and named it The Rape Information and Counseling Service (RICS) now known as the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault. Now celebrating 37 years of service, Prairie Center is third largest rape crisis center in Illinois, serving 11 counties with offices in both Springfield and Jacksonville. The center has 12 staff members and 30 volunteer crisis workers.
Our mission today is the same today as it was in 1975: to alleviate the suffering of sexual assault victims, prevent sexual violence and promote social justice for women and children. Prairie Center provides emergency room response, legal advocacy and counseling for sexual assault survivors. We advocate for victim rights in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems. Our school-based prevention education programs focus on reducing the likelihood of sexual victimization, particularly in the lives of children and adolescents.
Wish list:
• Angels or inspirational stones/trinket items that clients can hold in their hand while testifying in court
• Personal care services -- massage, haircut, manicures, yoga, etc.
• Gift cards -- coffee shop, restaurants, book stores, gas, etc.
• Clothing for survivors to wear home from the E.R, specifically — new non-logo adult and youth shirts, sweatshirts, sweat pants, and shorts in neutral colors (grey, black, tan, white) in all sizes. New flip flops (sandals) in all sizes. New women's, girls' and boys' underwear in neutral colors (grey, black, tan, white) in all sizes.
• Bus tokens/passes and taxi vouchers
• Crisis accommodations -- Hotel gift certificates and/or vouchers to provide a short-term safe place for victims of sexual assault.
• Sponsors for 2013 Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event scheduled for April 20, 2013.
• Raffle Items -- gift certificates, electronic items, gift baskets, etc.
Historic Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry
714 E. Capitol Ave.
217 / 522-3965
Pastor Tom Christell
Historic Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry has operated in downtown Springfield since the late 1960s. Historic Grace's goal is to provide the best nutritional l food for families and individuals in need. The economy has created more need than ever before; we're grateful for the community's support with cash donations and / or non-perishable food items which go directly to our clients. The pantry is supported by many congregations across Springfield and is volunteer run.
Our wish list is primarily non-perishable food:
• Soup
• Vegetables, fruits
• Dried beans
• Canned meats of all kinds
• Cereal
• Ramon noodles
• Peanut Butter, Jelly
• Pancake mix and syrup
• Cake mixes and frosting
• Spaghetti Sauces
• Pasta , rice
• Instant potatoes and stuffing
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Bar soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper
Illinois Humane
P.O. Box 512
Springfield, IL 62705
Doug Mayol, email@example.com
Illinois Humane (www.illinoishumane.org) relies on foster homes and paid kennel space to house homeless – rescued - sick or in-need animals until they can be adopted. IH's costs are mainly for food and medical needs of the animals. The group does not have a kennel facility - and thus no storage space is available for donated supplies.
Animals in need are featured on our website. There is a link on the site to donate money as well as a link to purchase t-shirts and other merchandise that aids in our support of the animals.
IH's wish list:
• Foster homes to house animals in need
• Monetary donations to defray the medical costs
• Gift cards for grocery/pet/farm stores to help with the cost of feeding
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois
610 N. 7th Street, Springfield
Contact: Megan Mueller, development and communications coordinator
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois (RMHCCI) exists to provide a supportive home away from home for families with children receiving medical care in Springfield. Located in the heart of Springfield's medical community, we've provided more than 10,000 families with a convenient "home away from home" while their children are hospitalized. We're here to offer a good night's sleep, a hot meal, and everything needed to keep the parents' lives as simple as possible while they tend to the important task at hand: devoting all of their love and support to helping their child get well. Donations are accepted daily from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.
Wish list:
• Volunteers! Please visit our website
or call the House for more information
• Converter boxes and antennas for TVs
• Queen sheets (bleachable, white)
• Queen-sized zippered pillow protectors
• AAA, AA, C, & D batteries
• Postage stamps
• Slipper socks
• Long bathrobes
• Gallon size Ziploc bags
• Certificates for haircuts, manicures for guests
• Ingredients for baking: butter, eggs, sugar, chocolate chips


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Two professors win national book-writing awardsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Apr 29, 2011
Separate books written by UH Mānoa Women's Studies Professor Meda Chesney-Lind and American Studies Associate Professor Robert Perkinson have been awarded 2010 PASS (Prevention For A Safer Society) Awards by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Chesney-Lind's book, "Fighting for Girls: New Perspectives on Gender and Violence," features a broad range of perspectives and empirical studies that seek to separate facts about trends in the use of violence among girls from misconceptions perpetuated by the media. Rather than attributing girls' violence to personality or to girls becoming "more like boys," Chesney-Lind examines the contexts that produce violence in girls, demonstrating how addressing the unique problems that confront girls in dating relationships, families, school hallways and classrooms, and in distressed urban neighborhoods can help reduce girls' use of violence. Chesney-Lind, a Kaaawa resident, will be the 2011 Commencement speaker for her alma mater, Whitman College.
Perkinson's book, "Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire," covers the history of American punishment, focusing on Texas, the country's most incarcerated and politically influential state. Examining the dynamics of race, crime, culture and politics from slavery to the present, it argues that Texas has served as the crucible of a uniquely harsh, racialized and profit-driven style of punishment that became a template for the nation in the post-civil rights era. Perkinson has written for The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Nation and other publications, and lives in Mānoa with his wife and two daughters.


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Located above Center Field, Coca-Cola Corner allows a group of Astros fans a rare and exciting view to cheer on their beloved Astros. This premium seating area sells out quickly, so make your reservations today!
Contact the Premium Sales Department at 713-259-8350.
*All catering is handled by Houston Astros Hospitality Group catering services. Contact Tori Johnson at 713-259-8413 for available catering options.


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GameZone's David Sanchez writes: "Nintendo has done great things with the Mario franchise, but as of late, it seems to be losing its luster. That magic that first propelled the iconic platforming series is now but a faint light bulb, barely surviving on the success that every cash-in so unremorsefully chugs along by. There's nothing novel about Mario anymore, and it's a shame."
Nintendo needs to add some new flavor to that old fashioned gameplay of the plumber
Numbers say otherwise. He's still popular. But, the premise of the article is absolutely true for hardcore gamers.
So, the real question is: Does Mario even NEED the hardcore crowd to make Nintendo money? It can't hurt.
Either add something more appealing or let the plumber rest for a while. This goes for those New Super Mario Bros. games and was not intended towards the 3D games.
i guess that mario finally worked out that the princess was doing bowser
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee en lost his awesomeness. Snes was the last time i liked mario.
although New super mario bros was pretty good


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Salem roundabout work to begin
Salem - One of the region's busiest intersections is about to get a makeover.
Construction of a new roundabout is scheduled to begin April 16 at Salem Four Corners. The state Department of Transportation will kick off the $4.5 million project that aims to slow motorists and promote safety.
The federally funded project has been in the planning stages for several years, only gaining traction after a fatal car crash and a number of other serious accidents at the intersection. It is a well-traveled area for commuters heading to and from Hartford.
"The first and main reason it's being done is because of safety," First Selectman Kevin Lyden said. "It's a very unsafe intersection. It's a tremendous safety upgrade for us."
Construction is expected to continue through the fall and some night work will be involved. Lyden said the state DOT has agreed to provide the town with periodic updates, which will be printed on hard copies available from the town clerk. Residents also may sign up on the town's website for email blasts with construction updates.
The roundabout will eliminate the traffic light at the busy intersection, which connects Routes 85 and 82. The state said a high frequency of head-on turning accidents exists in the area. While eliminating the possibility of left turns, the roundabout also forces drivers to slow down.
William Britnell, the state's principal engineer on the project, said the roundabout will resemble others the state has worked on in Milford, Killingworth and West Haven. He said it will be the first that he has worked on where the state is replacing a traffic light with a roundabout.
"With an intersection, speeds are unlimited. It's whatever the driver chooses to drive at," he said. "Even if there is a crash, it will be much less severe than with a signal. Not only do you see fewer crashes, but the severity is reduced."
Lyden said warning signs will be posted on Route 2 and in Waterford to notify motorists of the construction. He suggested that trucks find an alternate route while the work is under way.
The town's white house, on one corner of Salem Four Corners, will have to be demolished to accommodate the roundabout. Lyden said he expected that to happen in mid-May. The state will have a traffic control officer on hand as the project moves forward.
The roundabout will be built with crosswalks for pedestrians. The state also said that bicyclists would be able to enter the roundabout the same way automobiles do because of the lowered speeds.
The project also is expected to create a new "gateway" for the town and an upgraded look for its most-traveled area. The state is expected to complete construction this year and return next spring for landscaping.
"It's a tremendous aesthetic improvement with the roundabout," Lyden said. "It's going to look very nice."
Salem Four Corners traffic circle to start rounding into shape
Killingly's Nsaiah Harriet finds the gridiron via the soccer pitch


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The Walrus Says
Scoutmaster Jim Archibald said, "Islanders have supported the drive in past years and I look forward to their continued generosity." Collected items go to the St. Mark Church food pantry for distribution to the local needy.
Suggested donations are canned soup, tuna, meats, peanut butter and nuts; canned fruits and vegetables, including juices, dried fruit and tomato sauce; nutritious breakfast cereals, whole-wheat pasta and rice; crackers, granola bars, cheese and cracker packages, and canned or dried beans.
Jim said if you did not receive a bag or your pick-up is missed, leave him a message at 423-3094.
"Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two, the Candy Man can" and in the Jamestown Community Theatre's production of "Willy Wonka," Ed Silvia belts out the tune, and does all the lyrics say and more in his role as the Candy Man. Ed portrays the factory worker who enables the last golden ticket to go to Charlie Bucket. "I'm enjoying it a lot. I love the idea of singing and dancing."
No stranger to the stage and acting, he appeared in the JCT's "Joseph and the Amazing Colored Dreamcoat," the movies, "Amistad," "The Brotherhood," "Underdog" and "Hearing Zoe." He also sang at Sessions at 54th St. Ed also recalled that in the fourth grade, he had the male lead as a wandering troubadour in a play directed by his teacher, Patty Vandal. Patty is co-founder of the JCT and appears as Grandma Josephine in "Willy Wonka." "It's a joy working with her after all this time. It's a fulfilling experience. She is my favorite teacher of all time. I'm really enjoying this venture, being a part of such a group effort."
Performances are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 15 and 22, at 4 p.m. Tickets are available at Baker's Pharmacy, Secret Garden, the Conanicut Marine Store and the Cathryn Jamieson Salon. In Newport, tickets are sold at Pleasant Surprise and in Wickford, at Midnight Sun. Prices are $13 for adults if purchased in advance and $16 when purchased at the door. Children 12 and under and seniors, 65 and older, will pay $8 in advance or $11 at the door.
At each performance, one lucky winner will find a Golden Ticket hidden inside a Wonka intermission candy refreshment, which will reward the winner with a surprise.
It's time to think about cookies. Jamestown eighth graders will be stopping by through Nov. 13 to take orders for frozen Otis cookies to raise money for their Washington, D.C. trip in June. Funds raised in the door-to-door drive will go to the student's individual account for the trip. Prices range from $14 to $16. The cookies will arrive on Dec. 13 in plenty of time for Christmas.
And, you won't have to bake for Thanksgiving. Parents of eighth graders will bake and deliver pies to your home. The pies will arrive on Nov. 24 and 25. They sell for $7 each and choices include pumpkin, pecan and apple crumb, with more flavors to come. You can place your order by calling Maryann Toppa at 423-2866. There is also a need for an eighth grade mom or dad who is home during the day to take orders.
Peter C. Pemantell had the poser from the Jamestown Community Chorus' 60th anniversary concert. It's "Mule Train" and was sung by Frankie Laine and Vaughan Monroe, among others.
How about "A note to follow sol."
We don't answer our home phone on weekends anymore. There's either no one on the line, or a person or machine shilling for money.
If you think your days of enjoying volleyball are over, forget it. Grab your shorts and sneakers and join other volleyball lovers at the Lawn Avenue School gym Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Andrea von Hohenleiten, coordinator of the recreation department program, says everyone is invited, ages 12 to 90. Questions? Call the rec. dept. at 423-7260, or Andrea at 932-0939.
Is "Have a good one!" just a Rhode Island thing? I'm never quite sure of what or with whom I'm supposed to be having a good one. Not only that, but I may not want to have a good one.
On the topic of the Spa, John Wright e-mailed, "I believe the reference to the Spa is the Theater Spa, which was located in the east portion of the theater building. It was owned by Phil McCafferty, George Sheehan and Bill Sheehan. I worked there from 1949 to 1950, when I entered the U.S.A.F. Paul Picard, Ray Matoes and Claire Picard also worked there. It was small in area, but big in heart."
On the question of the Western Auto store, Peter C. Pemantell wrote, "The Western Auto store was located in the old Post Offi ce building that was next to the Islander Restaurant. It was on the first floor and I remember it well because I rented a room on the top floor, as did Jack Albaugh back in the 60s. The store, as well as the building and the Islander, were owned and operated by Leo and Mona Allaire and their son, Al.
We get nervous when the General Assembly is in session, even if it is only two days.
The fire horn has been a way of life for islanders for a long time. Former Jamestowner Phyllis Anderson writes from Ohio, "I can understand the complaints of those who live near the fire station. Back when we lived across from the old fire station, the old deep horn going off in the middle of the night was enough to throw us out of bed. My sister and I would together count the signal, which was repeated three times. I think back then the men were all volunteers so it took a few minutes before we heard the engines go out with the sirens blaring. Since Jamestown didn't have a newspaper in those days, very often we never did learn where the fire had been."
Thanks, Phyllis!
*** Hug a veteran next Wednesday.
A Snapple cap moment: Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
*** Be true!
Call in your stuff to 423-0383 or 829-2760 or e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com.


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Ok folks the fourth GOW book Coalitions End is out today! Sweet!!
In 2006 when science fiction author Karen Traviss' editor asked her if she wanted to do a military video game tie-in novel, it was the first she'd heard of Epic Games' Gears of War. Today she's responsible for the entire fictional universe, steering the adventure of Marcus Fenix and company to its inevitable conclusion and beyond.
Kotaku recently spoke to the award-winning author about fleshing out the world of the epic video game franchise.
A former television and newspaper reporter , Traviss made a name for herself in science fiction circles with her original Wess'har series of novels as well as the much-loved Star Wars spinoff series, Republic Commando. Traviss is a highly visual storyteller, fully capable of transporting the reader to the front lines of a massive war on an alien world, but it's her work in the trenches that's always impressed me, developing the personalities and depicting the personal relationships between soldiers in battle, breathing life into what otherwise might have been a handful of plastic action figures.
Her storytelling style was a perfect fit for Gears of War, so much so that when Karen reached out to friends and Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik back in 2006, hoping to get a little background on the project her editor offered, Holkins replied with "It's Traviss Town."
And now it's Traviss Universe, and that's not a responsibility the writer takes lightly.
She writes the novels. Last year she took over writing duties on the ongoing comic book series. She once even wrote some text for the packaging for the Gears of War action figures. This is not a woman that delegates.
"I don't delegate anything that's got my name on it," Traviss told me during a recent e-mail interview. "Writers are judged by that — although you have to accept that stuff will get changed in a game for necessary technical reasons after you've gone, and you won't always love what results."
It's with that same spirit that Traviss took on the extended responsibility of writing the story forGears of War 3, the third chapter in the tale of humanity's struggle for survival on the fictional planet of Sera. Just how involved did she get? "I think the only way to describe it is that I lived and breathed it every waking moment for the best part of two years."
This wasn't a case of the game creators hiring a writer to come in and clean things up. I inherited the levels because the environments had been built, but this was a game series with a solid story structure from the start, so it wasn't what (Heavenly Sword and Mirror's Edgescribe) Rhianna Pratchett so aptly calls 'narrative paramedic' work," Traviss explained. "It fitted the story arc, so it was a matter of fleshing it and tuning it to the fine detail of the game story.
"And yes, Epic was prepared to change stuff in the levels to make a better story. That's what I admired about them."
Traviss' involvement in Gears of War 3 goes far beyond writing the story proper. "The game was a great deal more than writing a pile of scripts," she told me, explaining how she developed storytelling devices for the game's environments and wrote up the game's collectibles. She tailored the banter between characters to suit the story and specific situations, sitting in on the "hilarious" voice capture sessions. She even worked with cinematics director Greg Mitchell ("the Brilliant Greg Mitchell"), on the visuals, briefing the motion capture actors.
Having her hand in every aspect of the Gears franchise helps balance the story across multiple media — books, games, and comics — ultimately creating a richer universe. "It's definitely easier to keep a story straight across different media if there's one writer working on it," she tells me. "But it's not just because I effectively became the Gearscanon maven. It's equally important that the emotional tone and characters match and makes sense throughout, and no two writers will ever interpret those the same way."
Hailing from a television background, Traviss illustrated her point via long-running programs. "TV is an old hand at this style of writing, because sitcoms and soaps have run on writing teams for decades, but what you gain in continuity you can lose on what I'd call 'distinctive flavour.'"
That television background proved to be the steepest learning curve for Traviss in transitioning to video game writing. Television programming tells a story in a linear fashion, leading the viewer through the process. Television writers have control over the pace in which their product is consumed. They know when the important plot beats can hit; they shape the viewer experience. A video game writer must take a different approach.
"Pacing doesn't exist — the player consumes in chunks, sometimes weeks apart, so each element, be it cinematic or gameplay, has to both stand on its own to keep the interest going, and also become parts of a larger, holistic process to convey a story arc," she explained.
"Gears is, as I've often said, a thriller. It's not only a who-dunnit but also a what-did-they-do. That's a challenge in linear storytelling, but it's as hard as it gets in a game — because none of the linear devices are available to you. You have to build subtle repetition into the story because you can't guarantee the player will work through the plot clues in the order that they would in a linear medium like a novel or a movie. So where there were key story elements the player needed to know, I would repeat those clues and cues in different ways in the in-game dialogue, chatter, and even collectibles as well as in the scripted cinematics."
Karen Traviss' involvement with Gears of War 3 ended a little over a year ago, when the game went into the technical polish stage. "Then I got some sleep," she joked, but her journey through the Gears universe is far from over.
The fourth of five Gears of War novels went on sale today, Gears of War: Coalition's End, telling the story of what happened between the end of the second game and the beginning of the third. "It's effectively the run-up to the third game, and although I've left a big unfilled space in the timeline, the events take you right up to the point where the game opens. You'll know why Marcus and Co. are in the spot they're in."
At 464 pages, it's a lengthy tome ("by even my lengthy standards"), but it covers a great deal of ground, shedding light on who did what, why they did it, and past decisions coming back to bite fan-favorite characters on the @@@. "Pay particular attention to Prescott, because... no, that would be a big spoiler. All I can say is that you'll see a lot more clues, and then at the end of the game, most of it — but not all — will finally fall into place."
There's a fifth book, Gears of War: The Slab, due out next year, telling the story of Marcus Fenix's time in in the Jacinto Maximum Security Prison. Then there's the comic book series, and whatever action figures might be coming out (they need writing too!). She's even got a series ofHalo novels in the works.
As for video games themselves, Karen Traviss absolutely loves writing them (almost as much as comic books), while remaining wary of the delicate balancing act committing to such a monumental task presents to a writer with her own career and fan base.
"If you've already got your own established writing career where your name is your brand, it does present a dilemma. You can do specific parts of a game while other writers pick up the rest, which can be unsatisfying but is less risky. Or you can do the whole shebang, full service agency stuff, and that may mean dropping out of sight for two years. So you become invisible to your regular audience and you also don't write as many (or any) of the books, comics, or screenplays that are your core business."
Without the royalties or residuals that come from writing for other media, it makes hunkering down for a major game project a risk, one that can be balanced by the increased profile that might come from working on a successful game.
"Trouble is, nobody buys a game because of who the writer is, not even if someone digs up Hemingway and reanimates him to do Call of Duty. (Although a zombie Hemingway sounds like a terrific movie.) So there's no good reason for any developer to give PR profile to the writer. That means you could end up having to rebuild your career each time you emerge from a game cycle. It's quite a stark choice."
I'll be picking up Gears of War 3 on September 20, and Karen Traviss is my primary motivation for doing so.


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CISAC Google gave a keynote speech to the biggest global gathering of authors' societies today.
The internet advertising giant is embroiled in several areas of copyright litigation. Publishers and authors object to its mass scanning project, Google Books. News agencies and publishers have sued it over its use of links and excerpts in Google News. And Viacom is suing Google for using infringing clips on YouTube.
So the audience at CISAC's Copyright Summit was presented with Google's EMEA chief Nikash Arora. Would he tell the authors he felt their pain? Would he speak a language they understood?
Not likely. Arora may as well have chosen to speak in Klingon. He was also the first non-government speaker at the summit to avoid answering questions from the audience. Instead, we were treated to a stage-managed 15 minute Q&A which avoided the tricky subject of litigation all together.
Arora is a marketing guy and a former telcomms analyst who has only been at Google two years. He crammed in every Web 2.0 cliche he could. It was all there: Wikipedia was replacing libraries - because "you're more likely to rely on the wisdom of crowds". "Nerds", he said were the new cultural arbiters:
"People who have never left the house are now surfing at home, finding new talent," he said - so perhaps soon, the only music in the world will be made by prog rock or death metal bands.
Arora used phrases like "connected society", "democratisation of information", and enthused a plenty about the "Long Tail". Everywhere he looked, the internet was overcoming the homogenity of the modern world by promoting diversity, he argued.
Naturally, there was no mention of research that shows people who spend a lot of time on the internet become more narrow-minded than ever - because they tend to seek out only people who share the same views. All was for the best in all possible worlds.
He did concede, however, that, "it requires a lot more users to monetise than it does in the physical world".
There was little indication Google was locked in combat with the audience.
What we did learn instead, was that when Arora went for his interview, he was wearing a jacket...while the Google staff were wearing short-trousers. While Sergei Brin was doing yoga on the floor, waiting for the next meeting to start.
Short-trousers! Yoga! You can't help loving us!
Maybe this is what Googlers tell each other to motivate themselves, to reinforce their sense of goodness. But the message bombed - delegates we spoke to complained they'd learned nothing new and resented being patronised. Google had lost a golden opportunity to explain and enlighten.
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As far as fire rescue calls go, this one seemed straightforward enough: a kid at summer camp, a bee and a bad sting. For volunteer firefighter Mandie Crawford, racing down the highway toward Camp Hector with the Exshaw emergency crew to check on the boy, suddenly, overwhelmingly, uncontrollably, it all became too much.
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As far as fire rescue calls go, this one seemed straightforward enough: a kid at summer camp, a bee and a bad sting.
For volunteer firefighter Mandie Crawford, racing down the highway toward Camp Hector with the Exshaw emergency crew to check on the boy, suddenly, overwhelmingly, uncontrollably, it all became too much.
In the back seat of the rescue truck, she began to cry.
The call in late August 2013 was the first time that Crawford had got back in the fire truck since the floods hit her community, 90 kilometres west of Calgary, in June.
In the early days of the deluge, she'd worked 'round the clock helping friends and neighbours flee their homes, marshalled food and sleeping quarters for evacuees, guided media tours through the destruction that left Exshaw looking "like a moonscape."
It took tears over the bee sting weeks later to realize the mental toll of what she'd experienced was much greater than she'd accounted for.
"I'm like, why am I crying over a bee sting? I can't believe I'm crying over a bee sting," says Crawford, 53, a peace officer with the M.D. of Bighorn.
"That's when I started to realize there was something not fixed yet."
In the months after Canada's costliest natural disaster, residents of southern Alberta affected by the floods rolled up their sleeves and got down to work rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities.
But the emotional burden of the floods has demanded its share of blood, sweat and tears, too.
"You feel like you're moving ahead and doing pretty good," says Jane Russell, 63, a graphic designer and photographer. She was rescued by a front-end loader out of her High River neighbourhood on June 20 when the streets filled with water, destroying her home and business.
"Then for some unknown reason you spiral down this horrible pit for a couple days and you don't even know why."
In the past 12 months, thousands of residents have found themselves transformed by disaster.
Spurred by the devastation surrounding their residences and communities, teachers, graphic designers, writers and many others have petitioned city council, pushed back against insurance companies, argued with contractors over bills for drywall and plumbing and everything it costs to rebuild a home.
All this against unimaginable loss — possessions bought after years of careful saving, knick-knacks and family mementoes handed down through generations, precious time with spouses and children.
Relationships, buckling under the pressure, have gone to pieces.
There have also been many moments of strength, triumph and resilience as they grow into their "new normal."
Now, as the one-year anniversary of the flood approaches, some say they are experiencing heightened distress.
They question whether community leaders have built adequate protection, they worry whether an emergency plan is in place. They fear it could happen again.
And that's on top of the soccer practices and family dinners and work and every other demand of everyday life.
Anxiety, depression, guilt, rage, vulnerability — the emotional aftermath and mental health issues stemming from the flood are considerable, experts say.
Resolution is certainly attainable, but the path to healing can be complicated, says Calgary Counselling Centre counselling manager Thalia Anderen. In High River, a counselling location set up in January to help residents cope held close to 100 sessions in April. Requests for help have climbed as the anniversary approached, Anderen says.
"We're getting a lot of people coming in with fear and anxiety, that difficulty moving on, moving forward," she says.
"I've heard from a lot of people who've said, 'I've gone through a lot of difficult times in my life, but nothing like this,'
"Your home is your sanctuary."
In 1975, Torontonian Jane Russell, her husband, and their young daughter found their refuge from big city life in High River, a picturesque foothills community that "just felt right."
After moving in 1988 to Wallaceville, a neighbourhood adjacent to the Highwood River, the family became accustomed to dealing with the regular floods that struck. They poured close to $90,000 into mitigation features in their home, which was built above grade, and bailed themselves out on at least 10 occasions.
Nothing prepared them for what they returned to on July 10 last year, three weeks after the 2013 monster flood hit.
Their street was littered with flood debris — fences gone, mattresses tangled in rubbish, houses knocked off foundations.
Inside their house, the main floor was covered in mould and muck and the stench "was like everything rotten you can think of, all mixed together," Russell remembers.
Surveying the wreckage of her home and neighbourhood, Russell decided she'd never again live in Wallaceville. With a team of helpers, it took just five hours to move out that summer.
But her fight with town council took six months.
From the basement suite of her daughter's Okotoks home, Russell launched a battle to convince government officials, town council — anyone who would listen — that the neighbourhood, which had been deemed "flood fringe," and, ultimately, livable, should be written off as a red zone, and no one allowed to go back.
"Eight to ten hours, every day for six months, I fought the government, insurance companies, DRP. I fought for our life," she says.
Her husband, a furnace installer, rented a truck and borrowed some tools to replace what had been lost, and got back to work soon after the flood.
The wrangling over the house, the long hours apart from her husband, the strain of relying on their adult daughter for a place to live, the loss of their possessions, all made it feel like "everything was just so low," like it was too hard to carry on, Russell says.
"You didn't just lose your home, you lost your town and your friends and your lifestyle and your job and all the things you loved. It was just so much at once."
Two days before Christmas, residents of Wallaceville got word they were indeed being offered a buyout, and by March, the Russells' house deal had gone through.
They bought a new home immediately — still in High River but far from the riverbank.
Even now that she's settled in to the new place, there are moments Russell feels she can't shake the darkness.
"It's hard to explain it, this despair feeling. I keep thinking, why am I feeling like that? Because I'm moving forward, I have a house now, I have a place to live, a place that's my home," says Russell.
"You just slip into this pit, and it's scary."
When it comes to flooding and mental health, the two are inextricably linked — but it can be difficult to determine exactly how and why a disaster affects emotions and well-being long after the emergency is over, experts say.
"People may not directly correlate changes in their homes or in their lives as being directly impacted by the flood," says Anderen.
"When you start to peel the layers of the onion back you start to realize there's maybe more conflict at home because the flood has put stress on them. Or the children are acting out a little bit more because they're scared. And you don't always know how to put your finger on it."
In a major December 2011 report reviewing previous studies of the effects of flooding on mental health, the United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency concluded the impacts are significant and can challenge even the most resilient survivors.
But not enough work has been done to examine the psychosocial experiences in the short, medium or long term, it concludes.
In England, Sue Tapsell, head of Middlesex University's Flood Hazard Research Centre, has been calling for more in-depth research on the mental health impacts of flooding for years.
A four-year study the research centre conducted at the request of the U.K. environmental agency, however, has provided a few compelling clues.
In 1998, Tapsell's team conducted interviews and questionnaires with people in two communities just north of Oxford that experienced flooding.
While physical health impacts receded quickly after the floods, "What came out strongly one year later was on the mental health impacts, and that people still felt those very significantly," Tapsell says.
Four years later, when the team returned, they found "fairly significant impacts" on flood survivors' mental health hadn't gone away.
Some residents told the researchers of their persistent fear another flood would strike, while others had left the community altogether.
"I can think of an example of a policeman who'd worked in the police force for 30 years and had seen all sorts of terrible things he'd had to deal with. He said, 'Oh, during the flood it was actually quite fun. It was a bit like everyone working together in the community, a bit like wartime spirit,' " Tapsell says.
"Then, in the fourth year, he said, I'm just in a complete mess. He said, 'I've realized this flood has affected me in ways I never ever thought would be possible.'"
While the qualitative study indicates mental health impacts can be significant and long lasting, says Tapsell, "What we don't have is a big study that follows people over a number of years. We don't really know how long these impacts will continue for."
In Alberta, soon after the flood the provincial government earmarked $50 million over two years to address mental health concerns. The government also hired an outside firm to make sure its psychosocial flood response remains on track.
But the road to recovery is likely to be long, slow and complicated to manage, cautions Tapsell.
"When the waters have receded … that's when people who've been flooded say the real problems begin. It's that long recovery process. And that's a sort of hidden process."
In High River, Jackie Roe has spent much of the past year juggling nine flood and hailstorm insurance claims.
The damage has been tough to swallow, says Roe, 44, who spent months living in a fifth-wheel trailer parked at a colleague's acreage waiting to get back in to her home.
What keeps her up at night, though, are worries about how the disaster has hurt her relationship with her mother, who is in her 80s.
"It's been pretty devastating for the grandkids, my husband, myself, to find that your relationship is so strained after an event that you couldn't control, you did everything you could to make it better and get her back into her home," says Roe, who believes that after the water ruined much of her mother's home, the experience became a catalyst for some memory loss and other difficulties.
"I feel like a lost a relationship with a family member because we just can't seem to get it back on track, because there's so much anger and frustration on both our parts," says Roe, who has two children.
"It's been a year of loss. When you're in those dark moments, that's how you feel."
"What keeps me going is what keeps anybody going through a crisis: your love for your family, your dedication to ensuring they have some normalcy. And routine. It's funny what becomes routine," she adds.
For many people who are dealing with life after the flood, there will be no easy answers, Tapsell says.
The key to helping communities move on is restoring faith in authorities to build defences and design cities and homes to make them more flood resilient.
As for individuals, "It will be different for different people. That needs to be acknowledged," says Tapsell.
After the bee sting call, Crawford, the peace officer and volunteer firefighter, made an appointment with a counsellor, and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Her symptoms have eased, but she still plans on seeing a trauma specialist once a month.
"You just can't change how your emotions and body react to thing like that. I didn't give it enough time to heal, so I ended up in a really, tenuous emotional state."
In High River, Russell is spending time making her new house feel like a home. She finds joy in her young granddaughter, Emy, who has brightened all the year's struggles.
"Her sweetness and sensitivity to the whole flood situation — she kept me keeping on. She could make me laugh, she was the only one who could make me smile."
A year after the flood, the difficult moments still creep up, the ones where she feels "like my heart is broken in half," Russell says.
But she's found a strength she didn't know she had, and a certainty: tomorrow will be better.
"I'll make it better."


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The Buddha said many times that just as the great oceans have but one taste, so do all the true teachings of the dharma: the taste of freedom. Jack Kornfield's The Roots of Buddhist Psychology is an invitation to drink deeply of these teachings to taste the wisdom that flows from the heart of Buddhism's most useful ideas about the interior life, and what brings awakening, freedom, and happiness.
Among the world's great religions, Buddhism alone has developed a rich, intricate psychology based not on metaphysics, but on the human predicament. Through its strategies, you can find the way to true freedom.
Buddhism views the mind as a labyrinth of feelings, perceptions, and emotional states. Unhappiness is rooted in unskillful responses to our world: grasping when things are pleasant, aversion when they are unpleasant, and delusion/confusion when they are neutral. Through awareness training, Kornfield teaches, you can transform these responses into real skills that are the path to true happiness. This is the way to inner stillness—the deathless state that allows your wisdom and compassion to flow together for a state of greater knowing.
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This week I read a list of solstice and Christmas events in history, starting with the Newgrange around 2500 BCE: this is apparently not that far from Noah's Flood, which was in 2304 BC, according to Ken Ham. Considering Stonehenge was supposed to have started around 2800 BCE and added to for another thousand years is quite curious indeed. Seems that Noah's immediate family must have made their…Continue
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This week Alison lectures some more on the origins of Santa. Who knew Santa was a Yeti? Looks like "Bob" really is Santa Claus' son.
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Thrill as Hellbound Alleee lectures on the secular and pagan origins of Christmas, because she's going to keep doing it until everyone knows it and thinks they thought of it.
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Welcome to an all-new Secular Solstice Season 2011! This year has come to a great start, since I did not have to work on Black Friday! How much better could it be? The clips for this show come from an old article in LA weekly by Jeffrey Vallance. It's lauded by cryptozoologists for some reason, but I think it's a great article for fans of the pagan origins of Christmas. You can read the article here:…
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