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The Magazine
High Anxiety
We went from playing inflation-era Monopoly to playing depression-era Monopoly in mid-game.
Sep 29, 2008, Vol. 14, No. 03 • By LAWRENCE B. LINDSEY
Friends and tradesmen, not to mention clients, have all been asking me the same question in the past few weeks. Is this 1929? Are we headed for a depression?
Let's begin with the somewhat reassuring point that even if we are headed for a depression, it will not be like the memories or pictures in history books we have of the 1930s. In 1929, Americans had the per capita GDP of people now living in the Balkans. Today it is five times higher. So even if we have a depression, there won't be any Hoovervilles or soup lines. There may be a massive increase in demands for public assistance and rental housing, but this is hardship, not the privations of the 1930s.
We have learned from what happened back then and from Japan's experience in the 1990s. We will probably not make the same mistakes. We will, however, make other mistakes (and indeed we already have). Although conditions change, the basic human motivations of fear, greed, ignorance, and hubris are enduring.
Keep in mind as we go through these tough times that even the smartest people can be wrong. Isaac Newton lost money in the South Sea Bubble. He not only figured gravity out, but was Master of the Mint, as close to being a central bank governor as one could be back in the seventeenth century. Recognizing the developing bubble, he sold his position. Then, when prices continued to rise, he decided that he must have been mistaken and bought back in just before the top, ultimately losing a small fortune.
More than three centuries have passed, but the model is still the same. A great idea comes along that has some grounding in economic reality: exotic spices from afar; the beauty of tulips; canals as the hot new mode of transport; railroads making canals obsolete; a radio in every home or a car in every garage; the Internet and dot commerce; home prices that can only go up. Those who first pursue the idea make money. They tell their friends, and their friends pile in. More buyers mean higher prices for assets related to the core idea. Lenders, seeing a new idea whose price is rising, lower prudential standards as those investing in that idea have all made money and never defaulted on their loans. Higher asset values means improved balance sheets, a greater feeling of economic security, and so even more willingness by all parties to borrow and lend.
We all fell for it again. Who do you think we all are? Geniuses like Newton?
Most readers, I trust, have played the board game Monopoly. But probably few of us actually play by the original rules, which provide insight into hard times. One popular embellishment of the original version is to pool all the money collected from Chance, Community Chest, Income Tax, and Luxury Tax and pay it out to the person who lands on Free Parking. Some expand this further, adding one of every kind of bill (a total of $686) to the take of the lucky player who lands on the space that the original rules designed as a free space where nothing happens. Improvisations like this turn a game originally designed for adults in the hard times of the 1930s into a much faster "Inflation Era" Monopoly, a game in which even children can accumulate cash and have a good time. Indeed, the desire to use the game to teach children the rudiments of money and economics in a manner which is fun is one of the reasons most players end up changing the rules.
The biggest rule change most contemporary players use, though, is to have the bank pay the owners of houses full cost when they sell them back or "liquidate" them. The original rules paid the owners only half. This changes the game completely. Property development becomes a very risky proposition rather than a sure thing. The pace of "economic activity," building houses and hotels, is excruciatingly slow as the money supply in the game is restricted to the income supplied when players pass GO and the risk of losses is high. Then, after a long process of building, just as the game board gets nearly fully developed, an economic accident occurs when one of the more aggressive players hits Street Repairs in Chance or Community Chest and must liquidate his holdings at fifty cents on the dollar. Wealth is destroyed and houses and hotels crumble. Welcome to Depression Monopoly.
I stumbled on this when trying to explain what was happening in the economy to my 16-year-old son with whom I had played many games of Monopoly under the inflation version of the rules. We had found the 1930s version too demoralizing, quit before finishing the game, and resolved that, whenever we played with my younger son, we would use the inflation version, pumping as much money in through Free Parking as possible and definitely giving full price for houses. The American economy has just moved from the Inflation Monopoly rules to the Depression ones in mid-game.


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The most important aspect of any bonsai tree care in the great outdoors is the water. You should not have a regular watering schedule for your bonsai trees. The frequency of watering depends on the type of tree, size of the pot, and type of soil.
The reproduction of natural tree forms in miniature is called bonsai. The word bon means pot, tray or container and the word sai is the tree or potted plant. So a bonsai tree is known as a tree-in-a-pot. A tree planted in a small pot does not become a bonsai until it has been shaped, pruned and trained into a desired shape. These trees are a great addition to your outdoor living.
There are many different kinds of lights suitable for outdoor living in your yard and garden. You have to determine what you want to use them for. Do you want a light bright enough to show your way down a path; do you want lights that are less bright to use as an accent; do you want a spotlight to focus on a certain area in the great outdoors or do you want a motion light. Solar lights will absorb the sun during the day and light up at night. You can also program electrical lights to come on at a certain time of the evening and shut off as the morning light brightens.
Spring is a super time to enjoy some great outdoor living. Everyone is tired of the cold winter months. Get outside and watch Mother Nature come alive in the great outdoors. But, wait a minute! Spring brings rain. Can't really go for a walk in the great outdoors if it's raining! So what can I do? Now is the time to work on the transition of the family from winter and going into the spring months.
One of my great outdoor living pastimes is watching birds in my yard. I love to sit by the window or in the porch swing to watch them. I have mostly blue jays, finches, sparrows, robins and doves. I notice the doves are always in pairs. Blue Jays are loners while the finches and sparrows are always in a group and don't seem to be in pairs. The robins may arrive two to four at a time; usually not just one, but not in a bunch like the finches or sparrows. Once in a while there will be a red headed woodpecker. There are so many different kinds of birds in the great outdoors, that sooner or later you will see one that is not familiar. A good bird book is a handy reference to have.


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Internet Explorer and 'mobile' Connect
Hi All,
I've always liked the mobile interface that you get on the Connect Forums on say an Android phone.
I have a shiney new 8 inch Dell Tablet, and I use Internet Explorer 11 from the modern/start interface (so not the DESKTOP version of Internet Explorer). The problem is that I get the regular Connect Forum interface, not the mobile one.
Has anyone else tried?
Can I 'force' the mobile interface with a parameter in the URL?
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In all honesty - I would stick to the regular Connect site if I were you.
I use the 'regular' connect site on my (Samsung) Android tablet and the mobile version on my (Samsung) Android phone.
There is just so much functionality missing on the Mobile version that I do not even bother with the mobile version on my tablet.
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Blackburn Super Flea rear flasher £34.99
Great power to size ratio - the charger design needs revising though
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The Blackburn Super Flea rear flasher stretches a good design to its true potential with excellent optics, weathertight casings and decent mounting hardware whether affixed to seatposts, clothing or accessories.
Measuring 33x23x46cm it's about as genuinely bijoux as you get while still doing the job on dark nights. Blackburn doesn't quote figures but it seems broadly in thirty-odd lumen territory. Run times are quoted as fifteen hours steady, twenty-eight in flash/strobing.
Before I cast shadows on some of these claims, let's concentrate on some of the uniquely superior engineering. Lifetime no quibble warranties are given but highly unlikely to be required. The Super Flea is genuinely waterproof as confirmed by warm water kitchen sink immersion and five minutes' high pressure hosing, primarily because this current is passed magnetically - ergo it can remain sealed.
Sounds ingenious on paper but in practice, the charge stick needs stronger magnets for more reliable connectivity with computers, and it's proved pretty hopeless from a mains converter.
Universal fit around most seatposts and luggage is assured by sprung clip or rubberised loop n' clasp that's just supple enough to achieve helmet mounting without escaping, although fiddly in gloved fingers. Not fiddly is the top mounted triangular switch cum battery indicator, which needs a definite prod but won't go off in your pocket.
Once for steady, twice flashing and third brings on a funky strobe. In common with Moon's shield reviewed last year, it's a painful light when followed at close quarters - say through slow moving traffic. Peripherally it's pretty virile too, although I've felt more comfortably conspicuous combined with a bigger unit or retro reflective accessories.
Great power to size ratio - the charger design needs revising though.
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Make and model: Blackburn Super Flea rear flasher
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Ultra-bright, ultra-compact''1.30'L x .90W x 1.80'H
* Collimating lens makes central appear larger than life, enhancing visibility
* Compact, rechargable LI-Ion power
* Easy hookup magnetic USB smart charger, waterproof charging ports
* Versatile silicone strap mounting system
o Concave rear profile nests against seatposts to stay in place
* LED fuel gauge/charge indicator
* 15hr steady, 28hr flashing runtimes
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Li-on battery, waterproof ports, magnetic twin prong USB smart charger, collimator lens.
To Blackburn's typically high standards. No quibble lifetime warrantee should calm any nerves.
Nicely designed, sensibly located switch cum battery indicator.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
By far the most powerful and effective flea, I have been impressed by its build qualiy, output and road presence. However, run times have been nearer 13.5 and 25 hours-something I think could be bettered with a slightly revised charging system.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Great power to size ratio, solid build quality.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Not sold on the charge magnets in their present guise.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes, with revised charging system.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, with the above proviso.
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It's a bit sad that there are so many ultrabright lights but they give out hardly any light to the sides. Even 10 or 20 per cent of light output directed this way could actually save people's lives on traffic junctions while in most cases it's not that important to make your bike visible from 500 metres instead of 400 metres.
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I wonder if the magnets have been gold plated as the Flea 2.0 ones rust after a couple of months of daily use in all weathers. Makes getting a charge very difficult indeed.
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Leave No Trace at Pawtuckaway State Park
On an unseasonably balmy 80 degree day last week, my friends Caroline, Greg, and I headed to Pawtuckaway State Park to do some campfire cooking. Unfortunately, things did not work out as planned. It turns out the campground/campfire area doesn't … Continue reading
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Mt Washington State Park: Monday, March 26th, 2012
It's been a record breaking weather week on the summit of Mt Washington. Temperatures for the summit shattered six daily record highs with the warmest recorded by MWO of 54F on Wednesday, March 21st. That's 15 degrees warmer than the … Continue reading
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Chocolate Festival Near Mount Washington State Park
This has definitely been the hardest post I've ever had to write. It was torture. I have been sitting here drooling for the past hour, reminiscing about my experience at the 23rd Annual Mount Washington Valley Chocolate Festival. Nestled in … Continue reading
Winter Surf at Jenness State Beach
Surfing doesn't often come to mind when most everyone in New England is hunkered down in the middle of the winter season. With New Hampshire boasting its 18 miles of coastline it's an unlikely candidate for the sport, but when … Continue reading
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Mt Washington State Park, March 19th, 2012
By the calendar this past week was still officially 'winter' but it definitely felt spring like on the summit of Mt Washington. We had all sorts of weather from light snow to rain to fog to stunning undercasts where the … Continue reading
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Mt Washington State Park Monday March 12th, 2012
Sherman Adams Summit Building Guess I shouldn't quit my day job just yet to become a weather forecaster. Last week I wrote that a series of low pressure systems could give us a Nor'easter on Friday. Instead we got record … Continue reading
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Dog Sledding up Mount Washington with Muddy Paw Dog Sled Kennel
Last week, I had an experience I'll never forget: a sunrise dogsled run up on the Mount Washington Auto that leads to Mount Washington State Park. The Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel, based out of Jefferson, New Hampshire, has been … Continue reading
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Mt Washington State Park, Monday March 5, 2012
We saw an interesting large dog print the other day on our trip up the mountain. Guessing it spanned well over 4″ from tip of claw to its heel pad. It was traveling downhill towards Pinkham at 2000′ elevation coming … Continue reading
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NH Fish and Game's "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" Winter Workshop
On February 18th, I went to the annual Winter "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" program, sponsored by the NH Fish and Game department. Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) gives women an opportunity to learn useful outdoor skills in an exciting and … Continue reading
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Natalie Portman has always been a celebrated actress, but the 29-year-old has recently received big accolades for her turn as a paranoid ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's thriller 'Black Swan.'
Portman picked up a 2011 Golden Globe win for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama this weekend, and looks poised to win the Academy Award next month, as well.
So it seems strange to some that her next flick is a light rom-com co-starring Ashton Kutcher. Could it be that we're misjudging the upcoming 'No Strings Attached' as throw-away without trusting Portman's prior good judgement when it comes to choosing scripts?
Does Natalie Portman's presence change your mind about 'No Strings Attached'? It almost makes us want to see it!
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Sandy Neck Park Manager Nina Coleman understands that her domain is for the birds sometimes, but she reports that the piping plovers who shut down vehicle access to the beach recently have kindly moved east, opening up .6 miles for vehicles.
A complete closure hadn't happened since 2007, said Coleman, who said the plover chicks go on the prowl for feeding habitat within 24 hours of their birth. "We're hoping the birds move more," she said. ".6 miles is tight, but we'll do our best to get as many people on the beach as we can."
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Growing up in Adelaide, Cameron (affectionately known as Camo to his mates) first started playing indoor cricket at the age of five. He switched to outdoor when he was 10, playing for Northern Pines Cricket Club for the next five years. At the age of 13 he also joined the Northern Disctricts Cricket Club where he remains today. Since he was 14, Cameron has played in the SACA youth squads, and was selected for South Australia's under-17s and under-19s teams. He also represented South Australia in the last two Futures League matches. At the end of the 2010/2011 season, Cameron was awarded the Major General Symes Trophy for Bowling at the State Players Awards Night, which is awarded to the South Australina cricketer with the highest bowling aggregate in the Under-19 male championships. Cameron currently plays for the Northern Districts Cricket Club, and has just been selected for SA's second XI. Cameron's hero is Shane Warne, and his most memorable cricket moment was seeing Warne take his 600th wicket. Cameron also plays AFL during the winter season.


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Real Madrid training and Press Conference
Head coach Jose Mourinho listen to questions from the media during a... News PhotoAsking,Bestof,Club Football,Football,Galatasaray S.K. - Soccer Club,Head Coach,Horizontal,José Mourinho,Listening,Madrid,Press Conference,Quarterfinal Round,Real Madrid,Santiago Bernabeu Stadium,Spain,Sport,Stadium,The Media,Topics,Topix,UEFA Champions LeaguePhotographer Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoCollection: Getty Images Sport 2013 Getty ImagesMADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 02: Head coach Jose Mourinho listen to questions from the media during a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray AS at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on April 2, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)


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Six Questions with Designer Peter Lee
Just as we did with Kevin Tatroe, here is a short interview done with Peter Lee, designer/developer of the game.
1. Tell us a little bit about your history with D&D and miniatures games.
The first time I heard of D&D is when my brother was given a copy of the basic blue box. Being the younger brother, I had to know what this arcane game was. Fortunately, my DM brother needed players and let me play, so I've been rolling up characters since I was 7 years old.
I didn't play a lot until early high school when 2nd edition came out, and I started painting miniatures about the same time. I didn't get a lot of time to paint once I hit college. I graduated in 1997 with a degree in Computer Science and Chemistry. I returned to D&D a few years later when 3rd edition D&D was released. This rekindled my love of miniature painting with a vengeance, but my dream of painting every monster that could be encountered in a game basically collapsed – I couldn't paint 60+ minis for each adventure that I wanted to run.
Enter D&D Miniatures – I picked up a few boosters of Harbinger and loved them, but more importantly, I fell in love with the D&D Miniatures game. I lived in Madison, Wisconsin at the time, and I would frequently drive to Milwaukee to play in the tournaments there. The Milwaukee miniature judge, Chris Tulach, invited me as a miniatures judge for GenCon in 2004. I was hired at Wizards to work on Miniatures at the beginning of 2008, and my duties were expanded to include the new board game line a couple of years ago. Recently, I've worked on Conquest of Nerath, the upcoming Lords of Waterdeep, and all the Adventure System games starting with Castle Ravenloft.
2. What has your history and passion for miniatures done to affect your design and development work on the game?
I'm extremely fortunate to be in the position I'm in. I'm a huge fan of the D&D Miniatures game, so there is a lot of responsibility to get this game right. Map design has been a big part of the evolution of the skirmish game. For example, the Harbinger version let you create the battlefield by placing tiles, so creating the gameboard with tiles is a callback to that element. The maps introduced by Fane of the Drow and the Wardrums starter look fantastic, so the board creation of the new skirmish game is a little more structured to keep the beautiful looking game board. I love how the victory areas made all parts of the map important, so the Treasure squares mentioned last week show that mechanic.
There have been a lot of great mechanics coming from the vast number of board games being published these days. I love how many board games start small and continually build, so I wanted to make sure this new game ramps up in excitement as you play. One of the great parts about D&D is the creativity of the players, so if someone playing this game wants to customize his warband, he'll be able to both choose which figures to have in a warband as well as which action cards will be in the action deck.
3. What has been the most important part of the ongoing design and development of the minis game?
The most fundamental part of design is iteration towards a goal. It doesn't matter what you're designing. If you're writing, you want to get your ideas down on the page as soon as possible. If you're writing music, you want to get notes down on paper or in a computer. When I design dungeon tiles, I mock up paper copies, cut them out, and try to create interesting environments. It's all the same design process.
For a board game, the best thing is to play it. Once you have the initial direction for the game, you should get that initial design done as quickly as you can. Mock up components, write prototype cards, find pieces and dice from other games, and just play the game. Most of the time, this first session is not fun, it's mechanically broken, and it often spirals out of control in a round or two. That's fine in an iterative process: you determine what works and accentuate that, and you change the elements that aren't working as well as you'd like.
It's usually pretty easy to figure out what isn't working, but it's not always obvious how to change the game. That's where clear goals are key. Goals are sign posts that direct your design. I want this skirmish-like game to be a quick tactical experience with growing excitement with a strong D&D feel. If, for example, there is something that makes you not want to fight the opponent, that mechanic would make it feel less like D&D and is a clear thing to change.
4. How do you feel about the playtest feedback that has been gathered so far?
I think it's great! I love seeing both old and new faces talking about the game. I've loved the discussion on hit points, the lack of a die, tile placement rules, and so forth. We've been playing the game a lot here in the office, but all the feedback we're getting from all the playtesters has been fantastic.
5. What has been the best moment during the ongoing development of the game, for you?
The best moment was playing the game and realizing I was thinking tactically against Chris – lining up my minor and immediate actions – when I suddenly realized that I wasn't thinking about the design of the game, but instead the game itself. Board game design is often like building Frankenstein's monster. You have a lot of theoretical parts designed to fit together, but at first, the game just sort of sits there. As you iterate, the game suddenly comes alive – that's a good feeling.
6. What do you want existing minis players to see and get excited about in the game?
From the limited selection of cards and minis put up in the playtest, it's a bit hard to see all the exciting options of creating your own warband and action deck. The existing players have a lot of experience building warbands, but this game opens up a ton of options. When designing my old warbands, there were a bunch of times I would think, "If only I could change this spellcaster's spell to something else" – this game makes it a reality. I'm really excited about the potential to customize this game.
Customization will also make old creatures or cards need to be re-examined as the game progresses. Remember how everyone thought the Young Master was a terrible commander, but then the Githzerai Monk brought it back as a key part of a great warband? That's the feel I want out of warband and action deck building.


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Billy and Jeanie Mitchell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 2nd, 2011 at Hodges Baptist Fellowship Hall with family and friends. Their Children hosting the party were Joe and Sarah Mitchell of Abilene, Cindy and Cody Hord of Winters, and Scotty and Vicki Mitchell of Wichita Falls.
Billy was born February 24th, 1941 in Mason TX. Jeanie was born August 31st, 1943 in Gorman, TX. They met in Abilene, TX at the Chuck Wagon Drive In near South 1st and Sayles. They married March 31st, 1961 at Rock Bluff community near Gorman, TX. Jeanies Grandpa, Brother Frank Skaggs officiated the ceremony in his home.
They have been blessed with 3 children, 9 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Both have been active members and Hodges Baptist Church since the early '90's where Billy has served as Deacon, and Jeanie volunteers in the Nursery.
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The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has been hacked once again. The incident has resulted in the personal details – including social security numbers – of 14,000 current and former employees being compromised.
According to The Wall Street Journal, on Wednesday, the DOE sent out emails to the impacted individuals, warning them that their personally identifiable information (PII) might have been stolen by cybercriminals in the attack that took place at the end of July.
Sources have told the WSJ that the attackers gained access to the department's networks by hacking into a human resources computer.
The DOE is confident that no classified information has been obtained by the cybercriminals.
"The Department is strongly committed to protecting the integrity of each employee's PII and takes any cyber incident very seriously," the email sent out by the department reads.
"The Department's Cybersecurity office, the Office of Health, Safety and Security and the Inspector General's office are working with other federal law enforcement to obtain information concerning the nature of the incident. No classified data was targeted or compromised."
Individual notifications will be sent out to current employees starting today. The notification of former employees will start sometime this week, once the DOE obtains their current contact information.
They will all be offered assistance on how to protect themselves against identity theft and one year of free credit monitoring.
This isn't the first time the DOE is hacked this year. Back in February, the personal details of several hundred employees were compromised after a total of 14 servers and 20 workstations from the Washington headquarters were penetrated by cybercriminals.
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The House of Representatives will debate and vote this week on H.R. 2112 – Agriculture Appropriations for 2012. Some provisions would reduce access to food for members of our communities who are living in poverty – particularly children and the elderly. It is critical to the health and development of our children that these negative provisions in H.R. 2112 are amended prior to a vote.
If the current provisions are accepted, hundreds of thousands of people would lose access to food assistance through WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children), TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for the elderly.
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Provisions in H.R. 2112 would fund the WIC program at nearly $1 billion below the $6.83 billion needed to meet the anticipated demand in 2012. Given an estimated 5% increase in the price of food in 2012, this means that approximately 350,000 women and children would be denied access to the program.
The WIC program was established in the 1970s when nutrition deficiencies were identified among children living in poverty. Today, approximately 25% of the children in the United States are living in "food-insecure" households, meaning that they do not have sufficient food throughout the month. In most cases, these households lack nutritious foods such as fresh vegetables and fruits, and rely heavily on processed foods high in salt and preservatives, and on starches. Many of the least well-nourished children in the United States are overweight or obese.
WIC provides nutrition education and better access to healthcare and nutritious foods to pregnant women and their children to help ensure that they will grow and develop physically, emotionally and intellectually. This is necessary to ensure a well-functioning society in the future. However, H.R. 2112 eliminates nutrition, considering it to be wasteful administration. The WIC Farmers' Market program encourages women to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables by reimbursing farmers' markets for WIC purchases. This is a help to farmers as well as to families. However, this program would be cut by 25% if the appropriations bill passes without amendment.
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CSFP provides food boxes to supplement the nutrition of seniors at least 60 years of age whose incomes are at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines. It is also available to pregnant women and those with children under the age of one whose incomes are very low. The exact level is determined by states, but averages 185 percent of the poverty threshold. The funding for 2011 provided $176.8 million, but this would be cut to $138.5 million.
The numbers of seniors are rising, as is the percentage of seniors who have very low incomes. This critical program helps our seniors remain active, alert and healthy for as long as possible. Young single mothers are often the recipients of this assistance, which they need to raise healthy children who develop well. If this cut becomes a reality, many thousands of our neighbors would be eliminated from the program.
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Yup. It's true. My husband put me on a diet.
But it's not as bad as it sounds. Really. I promise.
Rewind to January of this year. It was 5+ months after the birth of my second daughter. I had a tougher time with my second c-section and it took me a while to get into the groove of having two children. I think I often forget how much my body deals with during pregnancy and after a c-section. Anyway, I was having some medical issues and I saw my primary care doctor. A lot of blood tests later, I was seeing a rheumatologist who did more blood work.
To be honest, nothing definitive came from any of my doctors visits or blood work. However the conclusion was "something isn't right." Yes….I paid for that diagnosis.
My blood work did show that there was a chance I have rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. No, I don't have a PhD but I also don't believe I have either of those diseases. I just don't. But those are inflammatory diseases.
I talked to my husband about everything and his solution was to put me on a diet. Yes, really. But not THAT kind of diet. Weight loss was not his intention. Getting me healthy was. I often refer to my husband as Mr. Fitness. For those who know him, you know why. He's a trainer and a fitness coach for a pro soccer team. So the title seems appropriate. Anyway….he's been eating "Paleo" for over a year and suggested I try it. Notice I don't say "he's on a diet" because that just sounds strange.
Paleo is a lifestyle really…it's not just a diet. You can google it and find much more "expert" explanation of what it is an what it isn't. There are some great experts such as Rob Wolfe. But simply put, it's a way of eating like a caveman.
You can eat:
- Meat (organic, grassfed)
- Eggs
- Vegetables (not corn, which is a grain, not a vegetable)
- Fruits
- Nuts (except for peanuts which aren't really nuts at all, they are legumes)
- Seeds
You can't eat:
- Dairy (eggs are not dairy, even though they are sold in the dairy section at the grocery store)
- Peanuts
- Beans
- Anything processed
That's the simplest way to break it down.
So why did my husband recommend this to me? Because all the things you CAN'T eat cause inflammation. And if my body thinks I have an inflammatory disease, he suggested I "clean" my body of those inflammation causing foods and see what happens. He recommend I try it for 6 weeks and see how I feel, and more importantly, how my next blood test come out.
I like pizza. I like peanut butter. I like milk and cheese. I love Mexican. I love cookies. And cake. And pie.
And I don't like my husband telling me what to do…especially when it comes to eating.
But he was right. Yes, I said it. He was right.
I reluctantly started in mid-May.
Within two weeks I lost 6 pounds. Three months later, I lost 14 pounds. And remember, weight loss was not my intention….but it was an awesome side effect and the main reason I have kept with Paleo.
My doctor's appointment has been reschedule multiple times and is later this week. It will be interesting to see what the blood work reveals from a medical side. But I feel amazing. I have more energy and I just feel better. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what that means, but I feel different. And after having a little trouble shedding the final 10 pounds after my second daughter, it was easy to lose the weight on Paleo.
For the first six weeks, I was was almost 100% Paleo. Now I allow myself a few cheat meals a week (usually on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). Some of my cheat meals are worth it…and after others, I feel sick.
There are some things I haven't been able to part with. I still use peanut butter in smoothies and on apples. I still put sugar in my coffee (and sometimes when out, use milk). But compared to the way I used to eat, it's a HUGE difference.
I'll be writing posts about how to stay Paleo when you are out to eat and sharing some great Paleo recipes. Is there anything you'd like to know? Do you have any great Paleo recipes you've tried? Let me know…. Oh, and I'll be sure to share the results of my next doctor's appointment.


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Wendie Burbridge Recaps Hawaii Five-0 Season 4May 15th, 2014 by littlesrule
From our good friend, Wendie Burbridge (of the Hawaii Five-0 Redux), in a special to the Honolulu Advertiser-
If there is a phrase to describe season four of "Hawaii Five-0," it would be "to change is to mature."
A more grown-up version of the CBS series debuted on a new night and time — Fridays at 8 p.m. — bringing in two new characters while saying aloha to another. And while the show kept its action-filled story line moving along at a smart and stronger pace, changes helped "Five-0" ramp up the quality without losing its focus.
» Change is good. Many fans thought the move to Friday would kill the show, but "Five-0 Friday" seemed to be what the series needed to regain its season one audience numbers. The earlier time slot as well as being the lead-in for Tom Selleck's cop family drama "Blue Bloods" also seemed to help propel the Hawaii-based series onto the list of the top 20 shows of the TV season.
» Change can be difficult. The season started with "Aloha ke Kahi i ke Kahi" ("Love One Another"), where McGarrett (series star Alex O'Loughlin) broke every law to save his kidnapped girlfriend, Catherine Rollins (Michelle Borth), who had been taken by drug lords. Over the course of season four, we got to know more about McG and Cath's love for each other and how their careers have intersected.
Yet even their sweet on-screen relationship did not help to save Rollins from being written off the show in episode 21, "Makani ʻOlu a Holo Malie" ("Fair Winds and Following Seas"). It went down like this: Catherine and McGarrett take off to Afghanistan to find the son of a Pashtun man who once saved her life. During their search, McG is kidnapped by the Taliban and is forced to leave Catherine behind in Kabul. She is last seen on a black motorcycle, riding off into the Afghan sunset, determined to continue looking for the lost little boy. Fans hope to see Cath come back to McG, but Borth is not returning for season five.
» Change can be encouraging. Chi McBride guest-starred in the season opener and joined the cast as a series regular by November. McBride's character, SWAT Capt. Lou Grover, moved his family to Hawaii to start a new life, away from a tragic mistake he made as a cop in Chicago.
It was Grover's episode in the season finale, "ʻO ka Pili ʻOhana ka ʻOi" ("Family Comes First") as Grover pulls a McG — breaking all the rules — to rescue his daughter Samantha (Paige Hurd) after she is kidnapped by evil computer hacker Ian Wright (returning guest star Nick Jonas). McGarrett offers Grover a spot on the Five-0 task force after he is forced to retire. Next season should be interesting, with the captain (Grover) and the commander (McGarrett) trying to work together without killing each other.
Jorge Garcia also joined the cast this season after he guest-starred as conspiracy theorist Jerry Ortega, Chin Ho Kelly's (Daniel Dae Kim) old pal from Kukui High, in "Ka ʻOiaʻiʻo Maloko" ("The Truth Within"). His character quickly became a fan favorite, and Ortega's love of secret government plots seems to have helped McGarrett solve more of the Shelburne mystery surrounding his mother, Doris (Christine Lahti), and her connection to Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos). Ortega found a cypher on the bottom of the Champ box left behind by McGarrett's father, leading the Five-0 leader to a grave in Cambodia that once held villain Wo Fat's mother.
Perhaps next season Ortega will help McGarrett finally solve the mystery surrounding his mother and her connection to Wo Fat. If nothing else, he will add a bit of quirky comic relief.
» Change happens. There were many changes for the core four this season. Whether they were good or bad, we know what the team is facing in season five.
Kono Kalakaua (Grace Park) spent half the season "on the run" from the Yakuza with her lover, Adam Noshimuri (Ian Anthony Dale). This was in part because Park was on maternity leave. While we saw Kono and Adam in several episodes, those scenes were filmed in Vancouver where Park gave birth to a baby boy. It was a happy day when Kono and Adam returned to Hawaii in "O Kela Me Keia Manawa" ("Now and Then"). In the season closer, Kono mentions that Adam has brought up the "M" word — perhaps there's a wedding on the season five horizon?
Chin seems to have made peace with the loss of his wife, Malia (Reiko Aylesworth), who was killed at the end of season two by bad cop Frank Delano (William Baldwin). In the intense episode "Hana Lokomaikaʻi" ("Favor"), he said a final aloha to her at the beach where they first met. Chin's new girlfriend, Leilani (Lindsay Price), seemed to have a presence this season, but with the news that Price is expecting her second child, Chin may be in for more heartbreak.
Danno Williams (Scott Caan) dealt with his parents' divorce (Melanie Griffith and Tom Berenger played Mom and Pops Williams) as well as the obvious growing pains of having a near-teenage daughter (Teilor Grubbs). His new love interest, Amber (Lili Simmons), seems to be making him a bit happier, but with Danno we never really know. Caan was sporadically present during the season — in one episode and hardly in the next — but with the news of his impending fatherhood in real life, fans can only hope we see Danno in season five.
McGarrett's ohana has grown, as his sister, Mary Ann (Taryn Manning), returned home after adopting a little girl. Unfortunately, he seems to have lost not only his girlfriend, but his Aunt Deb (played to perfection by Carol Burnett), who came for Thanksgiving to tell him she was dying of cancer.
McGarrett spent a lot of season four trying to find out why his mother seems to have such a soft spot for Wo Fat. At one point he thought Wo Fat was his half-brother, even having Max (Masi Oka) test the bad man's blood to see if they were a DNA match.
So when Wo Fat returned in Friday's season finale, we did get a bit of a cliffhanger. Not a huge hang-onto-the-edge-of-your-seat ending, but one that gave us something to think about for season five.
In the season finale, Wo Fat breaks out of a Colorado supermax prison after it seems Doris aided his escape. He shows up in Hawaii, only to kill Ian Wright and free Samantha Grover. While he's still in the wind, the message he has Samantha deliver to McG is that they need to talk. That's a meeting fans can't wait to see in season five.
So perhaps one of the biggest "Five-0" changes will come next season: Wo Fat turns out to be a good guy?
What fun would that be?
Read Wendie Burbridge's "Five-0 Redux" blog with episode recaps, interviews and cultural insight into the popular CBS series at honolulupulse.com.


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For two decades, Sid Mashburn influenced design at some of the country's most successful American labels, including J Crew, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Lands' End. In 2007, he left New York to start an eponymous boutique in Atlanta. "I had roots in the South," says Mashburn, a Mississippi native, "and Atlanta felt very much like I was coming home." Since then, the rigorously edited one-stop-shop and haberdashery has become a mecca for the East Coast's best dressed gents. (Mashburn himself was named one of the most stylish men in America by GQ last year, alongside Justin Timberlake, hotelier Andre Balazs and actor Jason Schwartzman.) This month, Mashburn's wife, Ann, a former Glamour editor and assistant to Vogue legend Polly Mellen, opens the women's counterpart Ann Mashburn in the same Atlanta shopping complex. The couple, who have five daughters, recently sat down with Amy Flurry, a frequent contributor to The Inside Source, eBay's online style magazine, to share their eBay shopping list. Here's a look at what they're clicking on now:
Blind Willie McTell Atlanta Strut Sealed Vinyl LP (buy it now, $36.99) "I've found a lot of vinyl," says Sid. "At the shop we spin records all day and listen to everything from blues to jazz to indie favs."
Vintage Persol Ratti Sunglasses (buy it now price, $140) "My vintage Persol sunglasses were an eBay purchase, as was a vintage Pucci sarong that I will take on our vacation to Italy," Ann says.
1972 BMW 3.0CS (buy it now price, $14,600) "I spent long hours looking for two classic sports car, an early 70s, BMW 3.0 CS and a late 70s BMW 635 CSI," says Sid. "No purchase yet but I'm still hopeful."
Persian Mashawani Kilm Rug (starting bid, $0.15) "We found a couple of kilm rugs for our oldest daughter's college dorm room," says Ann. "They're much more homey and beautiful than some cheap new rug from Target."
Vintage Pucci Silk Scarf Dress (buy it now price, $148)
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Two day Nottingham protest against the privatisation of the Land Registry
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HUNDREDS of people are taking part in a two day protest following proposals to privatise a Government department.
Staff at the Land Registry in Canal Street, Nottingham, joined in the national walk out on Wednesday and Thursday.
The civil servants believe that if the department that registers the ownership of land and property is put into private hands it will result in mass job losses and increased fees.
Case worker Debbie Wright, 49, of Carlton, said: "Everyone that works here is highly trained and the reality is that we could all end up on the scrap heap.
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"We all feel very demoralised because we like our jobs and take pride in what we do.
"I understand that we have to change with the times but privatisation is not the way forward.
"We have had sleepless nights because we don't want to be out of work and we don't know if there is a future."
A consultation into the future of the Land Registry finished on March 20 and the Government is now considering three options for the new structure which include:
A service delivery company 100 per cent owned by Government.
A service delivery company jointly owned by Government and a private sector company.
A service delivery company 100 per cent owned by Government but with day-to-day operations the responsibility of a private sector company.
Case worker Sharon Murden, 47, of Hucknall, said: "I have been at the Land registry for 30 years and it has been my life.
"The consultation is a complete scam and we have been through this so many times before.
"Why can they not see that privatisation is not a good option.
"For the last eight months we have had to increase our hours because of the amount of work that we have."
Part of the proposal says the Government would still have an input by keeping the Office of the Chief Land Registrar who would oversee the new model.
Roughly 400 people work at the Nottingham office.
Case worker Kev Shimmin, 40, of Giltbrook, said: "In my memory this is the biggest industrial action we have taken.
"People are cutting back on things and they are frightened because they do not know if they have a future here.
"We feel like we have been lied to.
"We hit our targets every year and put money back into the treasury and it is astonishing that they want to sell us off.
"The only reason they are proposing to keep the Office of the Chief Land Registrar is so that any costs in the future can be handed back to the tax payer and the private side can keep the profit."
The Government has tried to privatise the Land Registry seven times previously.
Public and Commercial Services Union branch chairman Bob Mitchell for Nottingham, said: "Fewer than 10 per cent of our members are not taking part in the protest and we have 260 members in Nottingham.
"We are doing it because the people that run the Land Registry have not guaranteed that there will not be compulsory redundancies.
"Across the country 4,500 people work for the land registry and all their jobs are at risk.
"Handing over the Land Registry is a bean feast for George Osborne and his city friends."
A Department for Business spokesman said: "We are aware the Land Registry received notification of planned strike action on May 14 and 15.
"We hope that all parties will be able to find a solution as soon as possible.
"Ministers are yet to make a decision on the future commercial model of Land Registry. All options are still under consideration.
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Local builders were used for the construction work on the house. I always buy local products when I can (from the green grocers, convenient store and the local bar) - they're superior in quality, cheaper in price and give a boost to local providers struggling to survive in an economically deprived area. We use our local builders, carpenter, ploughman, electrician, mechanic, ironworker etc, as well as an informal type of carshare scheme.
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Boast + adult beverages = a B-17 on the roof
MILWAUKIE, Ore. - Art Lacey's daughter, Punky Scott, knows the story of her father's wild B-17 adventure well.
She said it all started at a party where her father, a local businessman, bragged that he was going to put a B-17 on top of his gas station.
"He was at his own birthday party in 1947 and he, I think, probably had a few adult beverages," Punky said with a laugh.
A friend promptly told Art he was absolutely out of his mind and could never pull it off. Art bet the man $5 he could do it and immediately ran with the idea.
"And so he turns to his friend Bob and says 'you got any money on you Bob?' And Bob says 'yeah, how much do you need?' (And my dad says) 'I need $15,000.' And the guy had it on him," Punky said. "I don't know how that translates into today's money, but it's got to be a lot."
If it sounds surprising that someone back in 1947 would have that much cash on them, Punky said you have to realize what Portland was like back then.
"The whole area was wide open. There was gambling, there was prostitution, there was illegal booze - everything," she said. So Art got the money from his friend Bob and wasted no time on getting the ball rolling on his big plan.
"So he got acquainted with this guy who was the head of the base (in Oklahoma) and my dad was a real outgoing, personable sort of guy, easy to talk with," said Punky. "So he bought a B-17 and then the guy says 'now you go into town and you come out tomorrow, you and your co-pilot, and I'll have the plane ready for you.'
Art had two problems with his plan. For one, he didn't have a co-pilot and more importantly, he didn't even know how to fly a B-17.
But he was determined to pull the whole thing off. He borrowed a mannequin from a seamstress, dressed it up and and made it his 'co-pilot.' Then he hopped in the plane and made some practice runs on the runway with the manual in hand.
"He knew how to fly a single-engine aircraft and was a good pilot," said Punky, "But he didn't know how to do the big ones."
Art might have been able to fake his way through it if the plane's landing gear didn't malfunction. He was trying to land back on the runway when he ran into trouble.
"So he flew it around and finally he just had to bring it in. So he crash landed it and skidded in," said Punky. "He was flying it low and slow and skidded in and crashed it into another parked B-17."
Art wasn't hurt in the mishap but he did have to walk up to headquarters and admit that he really didn't know how to fly a B-17. Punky said the guy he talked to took pity on him.
"He turned to his secretary and said 'have you written up the bill of sale yet on that B-17?' And she said 'no.' and he said 'worst case of wind damage I've ever seen.' And so he sold him a second B-17," she said.
And that second B-17 actually turned out to be a better deal for Art.
"The first one that crashed had seen serious time during the war," said Punky. "It wasn't the best."
The one that Art ended up buying was in much better shape with under 50 hours of fly time. But he had already spent over $13,000 on the B-17 that he had crashed and he didn't have much money left. Fortunately for Art, the guy took pity on him once again and sold him a second B-17 for just $1,500.
Did you know Art Lacey? Do you have a story about him? If so, his family would love to hear from you.
They are creating an Art Lacey Memory Book that they hope to publish sometime in the future. Funds raised from the book will go towards the Lacey Lady's restoration.
To share your story with the family, send an email to email@example.com along with this form (pdf) to give permission for it to be used in the book.
This time, Art decided it probably wasn't a good idea for him to try to fly it alone, so he got some buddies lined up to help him take it home.
"So he called my mom and had her send down two of his friends," said Punky. "And one was the guy who had taught him to fly in the first place and the other one had been a crew chief on a B-17. And he told her to send them down with a case of whiskey."
The whiskey, Punky explained, was to be used to bribe the local fire department. Art didn't have any money left for gas and he wanted to use their fire truck pumps to siphon fuel out of the two crashed B-17s. Oklahoma was a dry state at the time and whiskey was a good enticement.
"And so that's what they did and they fueled up and took off the next morning," said Punky. "They flew to Palm Springs, California and then bought gas. But he didn't have the money for gas there either so he wrote a bad check for it and covered it when he got home."
By this point you might be wondering what Art's wife thought of all this. But Punky said her mom was pretty cool with it all.
"I think she was used to it by that time," she said. "He was pretty crazy. Their whole married life, he was just one of those people that would do anything."
"Anyway, they got lost on the way home - lost in a snowstorm," she went on, adding that her dad almost hit a mountain during the flight and even flew low to the ground so they could see street signs and get their bearings. Through it all, they did manage to finally land in Troutdale.
"So they got it to Troutdale, dismantled it, put it on trucks and then he went to get permits to bring it here. And they wouldn't give him any permits because it was still too high, too long and everything was wrong," said Punky.
But by that time, Art Lacey was so far in debt there was really no turning back.
"So he hired a motorcycle escort for funerals," said Punky. "And the guys are in black leather and they put him out in front in the middle of the night and had two teenagers ride along with him. And he told them 'now if the police show up you burn rubber in another direction and they'll follow you.' And he told the trucking drivers 'you just keep going. I'll pay any tickets, just keep on going and don't let them stop you.' "
Punky said her dad didn't run into any issues with the cops, but she does remember hearing about a tipsy driver who probably got the scare of his life.
"McLoughlin Boulevard was a two-lane highway at the time and there was some guy that had been drinking. And he sees this airplane coming at him in the middle of the night and he thinks he's on a runway. And so he cranks his wheel and goes off into the ditch and the plane goes on by," Punky said, laughing.
The B-17 made it to Milwaukie, but it's hard to keep something that big a secret. It didn't take long for local officials to come after Art for not having permits. Punky said a local newspaper article helped him out.
"The Oregon Journal wrote up an article saying something to the effect of 'local government tries to keep bomber from final resting place.' This was right after World War II, so patriotism was running pretty high. So they ended up fining him $10 for doing what he shouldn't have done. And it's been in the area ever since."


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'Scott Pilgrim' tops decade's graphic novels
Graphic novels grew up in the decade of the 2000s, maturing from an oddity to a staple of sequential art. The following are a selection of the best 10 graphic novels of the decade. I've limited the list to stories that first appeared in a graphic novel format, as opposed to collections of periodically released comic books.
Next week, return for the top 10 periodical comics of the '00s. 1. "Scott Pilgrim." Five of a planned six volumes of this graphic novel series by Bryan O'Malley were released in the 2000s. Slacker twentysomething Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's evil ex-boyfriends to win her hand. A post-manga, arcade logic experience, "Scott Pilgrim" synthesized its influences into a catchy pop confection. 2. "Fun Home." Alison Bechdel's memoir of growing up and her father's death is a moving autobiography. Comic strip writer-illustrator Bechdel examines her childhood with her father, who hid gay affairs from his town and his family for years. Bechdel's story peels back layers through her diary entries of the time, mixed with her later perspective on events. Bechdel's father died — in a possible suicide — just weeks after Bechdel came out to her family, and after her mother made her aware of her father's affairs. It's a complex portrait, not sugarcoating the father's perfectionism or absence of affection, yet still honoring his love of literature and his children. 3. "Asterios Polyp." David Mazzucchelli ("Batman: Year One") returned to graphic novels in 2009 with a visually intriguing tale of an architect forced to change his world view. 4. "Blankets." This nearly 600-page graphic novel recreates Thompson's adolescence and first love with grace and beauty. Thompson examines his relationships with his brother, his parents, his faith and his art. While "Blankets" suffered a bit of a backlash after its huge popularity early in the decade, it remains moving and beautifully illustrated.
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Stress of Potential Job Loss Is Worse Than Unemployment
Study Measures Health Risks of Stress From Potential Job Loss
Researchers analyzed data on 1,700 adults and studies conducted between 1986 and 1989 and from 1995 and 2005. In one exceptional finding, the study suggested "chronic job insecurity was a stronger predictor of poor health than either smoking or high blood pressure." If it's true the stress of job uncertainty is just as bad for us as picking up a health vice, like cigarettes or fatty foods, that's pretty amazing news. Burgard explained, "Persistent stress is a strain on people. It is the unrelenting nature of the uncertainty that really gets you."
If you're someone who's constantly stressed about your uncertain future at your job, it's important to try your best to contain it and make stress-relieving exercise a regular part of your life. Most of all focus on staying in the moment, instead of worrying about what's to come. The future is going to happen no matter how much you worry about it.


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Collin McHugh struggled with location yesterday
In yesterday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals, Collin McHugh allowed four runs and six hits with two strikeouts in four innings.
"I wasn't super pleased with the way I went about my game plan today," McHugh said after the game. "I made a couple of pitches that I thought were pretty good …. against a team like that where seven of the nine guys are hitting .300, I've got to be smarter."
McHugh is now 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts this season, although he's walked just one while striking out 11 in 11 1/3 innings this season.
Michael Baron, ContributorFor what it's worth, McHugh threw strikes and didn't walk anybody, but he just didn't execute his pitches well – the quality of his strikes were poor no matter what he threw. His curveball was kind of lazy and he hung a lot of them over the middle of the plate. But it was his fastball location which hurt him in the third inning in particular. He threw a fastball right down the middle to Joe Kelly who smoked it for a leadoff double, Matt Carpenter smoked a fastball down the middle all the way to the wall to drive Kelly in, and both Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina smoked pitches for hits which were located up and over the plate as well. As he said, the Cardinals have a formidable lineup, and so the margin for error is very small. It's not to say he needs to try and be perfect, but McHugh isn't going to get away with an 88-90 mph fastball down the middle of the plate against any team in the league, let alone the Cardinals who are third in the league in runs scored and batting average.


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IMKB And NYSE Liffe To Launch On Turkish Stocks And The IMKB 30 Index
İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası (IMKB) and NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, today announced the launch of futures and options contracts based on some of the constituents of the IMKB 30 Index. The new contracts will be available for trading before the end of this year on IMKB and in the first quarter of 2013 on NYSE Liffe London market.
Standard Individual Equity Option Contracts on some of the constituents of the IMKB 30 Index will be available to trade on IMKB and on NYSE Liffe's London central order book. NYSE Liffe will also make available, via Bclear, flexible Universal Stock Futures and standard and flexible Individual Equity Option Contracts based on some of the constituents of the IMKB 30 Index. In addition, the exchanges will also list derivatives on Turkey's leading index the IMKB 30 Index in due course.
Roland Bellegarde, Executive Vice President for European Listing Business and Cash Tradingat NYSE Euronext said: "The introduction of these new futures and options on underlying stocks from Turkey and derivatives on the IMKB 30 index is the outcome of successful discussions between IMKB and NYSE Euronext and highlights our commitment to working collaboratively with IMKB and meeting the needs of our customers in rapidly evolving markets."
İbrahim M. Turhan, Chairman and CEO of İMKB said: "IMKB has recently engaged in comprehensive projects to increase the volumes as well as the diversity of traded products for our investors. One of these projects is the further development of the derivatives market, that will bring significant added-value to the Turkish Capital Markets. This agreement with NYSE Liffe is just another building block to bolster the drive to promote İstanbul as a financial center. We greatly value the global experience of NYSE Euronext in the exchange industry and hope to continue our collaboration in further projects.