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Help me Understand the 3.21 vs 3.73 vs 4.10 Axle Ratio on JKs
I am having difficulty in understanding the concept of axle ratio as it relates to adjusting / improving my driving skills and competencies on difficult off-road trails.
Need help...please.
My 2011 JK 2dr Sport model w/manual transmission has an axle ratio of 3.21.
How does its handling and performance off-road differ from a JK with 3.73 or 4.10?
What's the difference, if any, between the expression "crawl ratio" and "axle ratio"?
When I am observing other drivers on the trail ahead of me (with 3.73 or 4.10---eg. Unlimited / Rubicon) approach and overcome an obstacle in 4L, how does my 3.21 gear ratio figure into my strategy when I take on the same obstacle? What considerations, limitations, adjustments do I have to consider in my approach on the same obstacle?
To-date I've found my 3.21 doesn't "crawl" as slowly as I'd like---if I'm in a precarious situation---when I want to creep in 4L it seems that as I slowly let out the clutch, my JK still jack-rabbits forward.
Also, when in 4L when going down a really steep slope...by the time I get to the bottom my speed is still fast enough to bang the front end of my JK----if the slope levels out abruptly.
I don't post too often, but thought I would try and give some help here.
Axle ratio is simply that, the number of times the drive shaft turns to make one turn of the tire (or axle shaft if you prefer). So your rigs drive shaft will have to turn 3.21 times for one tire rotation. So an axle ratio of 4.10 would mean the drive shaft has to turn 4.1 times for a complete revolution of the tire....that is almost one more turn for the same tire rotation! Quite a bit of difference when you think of it, the result is that your engine will run faster for the same speed, or, by running the engine slower, you will get a much slower wheel rotation and hence be able to "crawl" slower for the same speed than when using a 3.21...
Crawl ratio is simply the combination of the lowest transmission ratio in low range, the ratio of the transfer case in low range and the axle ratio discussed above. Simply stated, the lower the combination (obtained by the multiplication of all three) the "higher" the crawl ratio...as above, this means that for a given engine speed (rpm) the vehicle will go or crawl slower. An example (for my JK) first gear in low range is 4.46, I have installed a RockTrac 4.0 transfer case and my axle ratio is 4.88 - so, multiplying these, 4.46 x 4 x 4.88 = 87, my crawl ratio is 87. On your vehicle, and making some assumptions, your first low gear is 4.46 (same as mine on the 6 spd) your transfer case is 2.7 (std JK) and your axle ratio is 3.21. 4.46 x 2.7 x 3.21 = 38, so your crawl ratio is 38 compared to my 87 or about 43% of 87....this roughly means that for the same engine rpm, my vehicle will go a little less than half the speed yours will....this is a significant difference when rock crawling.
Third point, what does it mean? Could mean a lot of things, but a few basics. Going slower when rock crawling gives a lot more control over wheel placement and and tire speed control...that is not "jack rabbiting" as you explained it. You gain a lot of tire spin control with the higher crawl ratio just through throttle control. Going slower can allow your tires to "dig" in or "bite" at the rock or obstacle instead of just spinning. Going downhill the higher gear ratio will allow the engine compression to provide much more braking effect...again, more control using the throttle.
This is a real short story, so hope it helps. For more info, discussion you may PM me.
Well said. Rocky
with 3:21 you have about street gears. If you use a bigger tire than stock everthing you are having issue with will get worse as well. Most the issue you are having in "rocks" as it gets harder, is where a Rubi transfer box comes to play.
Cheepest fix is get the the highest gears you can live with on road.
Not the cheep way but get a Atlas, have a few extra loons. get a 2speed atlas then you can have 1low and 2 low.
you must also recognize that there is a difference in ratios in the transfercases as well. as stated above, your Jeep has the NP241 with a 2.73:1 Ratio for low range. Rubicons come with the NP241OR with a 4:1 ratio low range.
there are aftermarket transfercases like the Atlas 2 that can be geared for a 10:1 reduction.
also what was not mentioned is that the lower gears (higher numeriacally) also have a multipication effect on torque output. you start throwing mathamatics into the mix and suddenly you have a lot of theoretical lbs-ft of torque.
Rockyclimer (?) said it well.. but basically, with 3.21 gears, you have a higher top speed on the highway, and not a lot of torque for pulling. That being said, to reiterate previous post, at low engine speed, you will still move faster with less pulling power and more (potential for) wheelspin.
I have a 6spd and 3.73. Mine will not go as fast as yours on the highway, but has a little more torque at the wheels, meaning more low-end power and less wheelspin on the trail.
the 4.10 is the next step (and from the factory, the final) to lower top speed and more torque.
There is also the math part about transfer case and transmission ratios, to calculate engine rpms and final output per engine rev, etc. but this is quick down and dirty ratio basics. Mostly just trying to simplify prev post into newbie terms--NO OFFENSE ROCKYCLYMER!!! IMHO, before you drop in new transfer case, while a good option, would look into lower gears such as the 4.10 or lower. depending on the shop, changing those varies (based on forum info) by location from $800 to $2600 for front and rear axles, regardless of ratio-most of that is labor. I am not sure what the Atlas costs, but i am pretty sure that the case and labor would be dropping a fair amount of money on it.
My Jeep is 08 JKU, with 6 sp and 3.73, and i would like to go to 4.56s at some point, for 35s... but that may be a while yet.
Hope this and prev posts help!
Thank you all, sincerely appreciate your efforts.
Given my existing axle / crawl ratio --- What off-road driving tips, tricks, and techniques do you suggest that I can use when I'm off-roading on difficult trails (rock clusters, tight turns between obstacles, deep mud, steep slopes).
I'm assuming that I won't have the same vehicle-assisted crawl control as the Rubis and Unlimited that I'm following through obtacles---therefore different driving techniques and strategies.
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you should have the hill assist (which i think you are referring to as "crawl control") as it is a pretty standard option, although, with your 3.21s, i am not sure. the 3.21 is capable, once you learn to use it, but is meant for the "soccer-mom" set or for the commuter who wants mileage and highway speed, rather than off-roadability. NOT saying it can't, just not the ideal setup. only advice is to get grippy/high-traction tires (to reduce slippage) if you can afford it. Also, just go slow, and be gentle goosing the throttle over obstacles... if you ARE into offroading a good bit, then you may want to consider regearing... again, kinda pricey, and you lose some mpg/top end... otherwise, just experiment with throttle control yourself and see what works for you!
I would not try myself to address all the circumstances you list, but I will offer my experience when it comes to throttle control with a JK on a steep decent. Remember the JK is a drive by wire system, that is, there is no direct linkage between the gas pedal and the throttle body on the engine. The foot pedal just sends a signal to the computer which in turn interprets that, along with other collected information, as a setting for the throttle. My experience, and I have taught this to other JK drivers which report an increased level of throttle control when making a steep decent.
Simply put, how to "talk" to the vehicle computer! With no keyboard or mouse, the only thing you need is the brake and gas pedals believe it or not. The computer monitors these two inputs and reacts accordingly in a steep decent scenario...so all you have to know is how to
using these two inputs to convey what you want to do to the computer.
When starting a steep decent, if you stay off the gas the throttle will stay very closed and the engine will tend to run slow. Now with the gearing you have, the engine may speed up, so this may not totally apply. In fact, the engine may run too slow, esp with low gearing, and you might want to speed the engine up a bit. So, you tap the gas pedal sending a request to the computer to speed up and the engine speeds up, in fact, when you take your foot off the gas pedal, the engine will stay at the higher rpm and will not return to the slower speed you were at! What you did was "tell" the computer you wanted a higher rpm and the computer answered your request....but, it thinks you want to stay at the higher rpm and will not return to the slower speed when you take your foot off the gas pedal....so, how do you "tell" the computer you want to slow down again? Simple, just tap the brake pedal and send that request to the computer...and it will now know that you want to go slower again and the throttle setting will return to a lower level. Sounds funny, but it works every time for me and others that I have gone through this scenario under real driving conditions...
The actual way the system "works" may be totally different than I describe, but I am describing the way it "behaves." Enough BS for now.
PS - this is for a manual tranny only - no experience with an auto.
this guy deserves a thumbs up from OP
that is the best description of hill assist i have seen!!!
:cool: Withj an auto--it'll all depend on your diff. ratios and xfer case gearing-
With extreme gearing you can ascend/descend a lotta hills/rocks that would normally NEED 4lo app's
:tea: JIMBO
5.38's and 4LO (Rubicon t-case) = who needs brakes while descending steep slopes? You might even need to give it gas to keep it rolling. :laugh:
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Wow! Thank you all.
This entire thread has helped big time --- surpassed my expectations. All the best to you all. Mark
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My 2011 JK 2dr Sport model w/manual transmission has an axle ratio of 3.21. Would simply buying and installing a Terra Low 4:1 system be a 100% remedy to my current crawl being way too fast? Pros/Cons? Would doing this just create another issue somewhere else?
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Breaking: White House communications director Anita Dunn will step down from her post at the end of the month and Dan Pfeiffer, her deputy, will take over, reports the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza.
Dunn, who had taken the job on an interim basis earlier this year, will remain with the White House as a consultant. She is most known for recently leading the White House attacks against Fox News. On October 11th, Dunn appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" and stated, "The reality of it is that Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party." More to come.
UPDATE: ABC News reports, "There have been discussions at the White House about Dunn's husband, Bob Bauer, replacing White House counsel Greg Craig. Today's move presumably makes that switch more likely."
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Mark Wright to take entourage to LA in new ITV2 series Hollywood Nights
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright is to get to his own ITV2 reality show Hollywood Nights, which will see him head to California for an 'ultimate lads holiday' with his friends.
The weekly series will follow the Essex boy as he indulges in a lifestyle of 'VIP bars, stylish clothes, girls and flash cars', joined by a loyal group of friends.
None of Mark's The Only Way Is Essex friends will feature, instead his 'entourage' will consist of George (Mark's driver). Neil (Mark's PA), Nick (Mark's best mate and bodyguard) and Tommy (another of Mark's friends).
The structured reality show plays on HBO's Entourage TV series, a fictional drama that followed a successful actor frittering away his cash on a Hollywood lifestyle.
Wright said: 'Me and the boys are going to smash it, I've got lots of things lined up – this holiday is not just about partying. I want to explore LA, discover what it has to offer and I've got a few cheeky surprises up my sleeve also.'
We don't yet know what aspects of LA Mark intends to explore, but we imagine it will be a little less Louis Theroux and a little more Stifler .
Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights is being created by TOWIE producers Lime Pictures and is currently filming in LA.


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Secretary Rice Visits Beirut as Hezbollah-Israeli Shelling Continues
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GWEN IFILL: Now, the American diplomatic push to end the violence between Hezbollah and Israel. It began today with Secretary of State Rice's visit to Lebanon, a country once again caught up in the fighting and the maneuvering of outside powers and once again a focus of American interests in the Middle East.
To assess the Rice visit to Beirut, we're joined by Hisham Melhem, Washington correspondent for the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar and host of a weekly program on Al-Arabiya. He was born and raised in Lebanon, but is now an American citizen.
And Theodore Kattouf, a former State Department official who spent 31 years covering Middle Eastern affairs, his final posting was to Syria as U.S. ambassador from 2001 to 2003.
Welcome to you, both.
THEODORE KATTOUF, President, AMIDEAST: Thank you.
GWEN IFILL: Ambassador Kattouf, what would Secretary Rice like to achieve on a trip like this and what can she achieve?
THEODORE KATTOUF: Well, I think the administration goals are rather clear. They want to see Hezbollah become merely a social movement, a political party in Lebanon, but certainly not an armed militia, not a state within a state.
And for that reason, she's coming with the hope that she can fashion some kind of an agreement with the Lebanese government and various Lebanese factions to achieve that goal.
GWEN IFILL: Is it a realistic hope?
THEODORE KATTOUF: It's hard to say right now. If I were a betting man, I would perhaps bet against it because it's very, very hard to imagine Hezbollah willingly giving up its weapons. Israel will have to almost certainly send in a lot more ground forces if it truly wants to disarm Hezbollah.
GWEN IFILL: Hisham, are you a betting man?
HISHAM MELHEM, Washington Bureau Chief, An-Nahar: No, but I wouldn't necessarily bet my farm on it. I think the secretary went to Beirut because of the outcry from the Arab allies of the United States, chiefly the Saudis, the Egyptians, and the Jordanians and others, who look at the public opinion in their own countries getting angrier towards not only Israel, but also the United States.
The United States clearly now is providing a political diplomatic cover for Israel's military onslaught against Lebanon, and they don't want a quick cease-fire.
She went to Beirut. The secretary said to Lebanese essentially, "Release the two soldiers, then we will talk about a cease-fire later." The Lebanese essentially said, particularly Nabih Berri, who represent essentially for all purposes now, intents and purposes, he's negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, "Let's talk about cease-fire. Cease-fire first, and then we will talk about other things."
What is happening right now is an incredibly scary humanitarian disaster. We have more than 700,000 displaced Lebanese. This is the equivalent to 60 million Americans. And my fear is that, in the next few days, unless we have a quick fix about the cease-fire issue, the whole Lebanese governmental structure could collapse, and then all bets are off then.
U.S. Talks with Lebanon
GWEN IFILL: Let me ask you about who was at the table today. You mentioned Nabih Berri, the speaker of the parliament. Is he the closest that U.S. officials will get to talking to someone who talks to Hezbollah?
HISHAM MELHEM: Absolutely. He's there now, designated by Hezbollah, to be the interlocutor with the government, the Lebanese government, vis-a-vis the prisoners and other issues. Secretary Rice met with him before.
The American government is very aware of his past history, his relationship with the Syrians. He used to compete with Hezbollah at one time, but in last few years he lost a great deal of his influence when the Syrians left Lebanon. And now he's under Hezbollah's tent.
But he's someone, because he is the speaker of the house, that the Americans can talk to. And by the way, the embassy in Lebanon and other Lebanese officials, like the prime minister, and the Americans are trying to find a Shia interlocutor, trying to wean Nabih Berri away a little bit from Hezbollah.
GWEN IFILL: So, Ambassador Kattouf, is this something -- do you worry, as Hisham Melhem does, about the future for the fragile Lebanese democracy if something doesn't happen very quickly?
THEODORE KATTOUF: I do worry: 35 percent of Lebanon's population is Shia Muslim. And as we were discussing, Hezbollah is much more than a terrorist organization, or a militia, or as they put it a resistance organization.
They are a social movement; they are a political movement; they are a religious movement; they are a movement of empowerment. And the Shias really respect Sayid Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, and they will follow him. They will follow him, in some cases, fanatically.
And as I said, he does not want to give up Hezbollah's weapons, and he has convinced much of the Shia community that their well-being depends upon their keeping their arms.
GWEN IFILL: Are there diplomatic traps that -- Secretary Rice hesitated to take this trip, and she said she wanted to see a cease-fire in place. Now that she's there, or at least somewhere nearby, are there diplomatic traps she has to avoid?
THEODORE KATTOUF: There are. And we can go back to the 1982-84 period, when Israel did invade Lebanon, went the whole way up north of Beirut, encircled the city, drove the PLO out. And, by the way, at that time there was no Hezbollah, so there is a certain irony here.
But one of the traps at that time was the United States was so closely aligned with Israel's position that we essentially imposed or helped impose a treaty on Lebanon that most Lebanese didn't really want, most Lebanese saw as an imposition on Lebanese sovereignty.
And we also did not bring the Syrians into it. We assumed that they would have to acquiesce. And the agreement, the so-called May 17 agreement, fell apart, and Syria picked up the pieces and has been a force in Lebanon ever since.
A Safe Role for the U.S.
GWEN IFILL: Well, let me ask you then, Hisham Melhem, is there a role, a safe role -- if there's anything that's safe in this -- for the United States to play diplomatically, in trying to get the sides to talk without one side wants first a cease-fire, and then we'll release the prisoners, and then the other sides want the other? Is there a way to thread that needle, I suppose?
HISHAM MELHEM: It's going to be tough. I mean, everybody knows that the United States is the only party that can convince the Israelis, can be influential with the Israelis, and can help the Lebanese government, because they have (inaudible) good relationship with the current Lebanese government.
The problem is, I mean, talking about avoiding pitfalls, the United States should avoid sending troops to Lebanon. I think the secretary made that very clear, which is very -- giving America's bitter experience in Lebanon, that's a very wise move.
The other thing is to avoid grandiose plans. I mean, when the secretary talks about the birth-pangs of a new Middle East, I mean, you wonder whether we're talking about dying, last gasps of a political order or what.
But the United States is indispensable, whether people like it in the region or not. And that's why there has to be an American-supported international package that would have security aspects, economic aspects, political aspects, that would deal with some of the outstanding issues that Hezbollah's using as an excuse to maintain that status of a state within a state.
And then you have to challenge Hezbollah politically. Then you will take it to the Lebanese and say, "Look, there is an international consensus that the army should be deployed in the south, that there should no state within a state."
But also address the other issues: the demarcation of the borders; the Lebanese prisoners in Israel; and a few other issues. But there has to be a comprehensive approach. That was lacking, is still lacking at this moment in the American approach.
GWEN IFILL: To what extent does the bitter experience that Hisham Melhem describes, the past relationship between the United States, and Lebanon, and Syria, affect what happens now?
THEODORE KATTOUF: Well, the United States actually had almost a decade of close diplomacy with Syria. So while there was distrust on both sides, there wasn't necessarily bitterness.
During the first George Bush administration and then the two Clinton terms in office, we had intense talks with the Syrians. The late president, Hafez Assad, trying to bring about a peace treaty between Syria and Israel. And we almost succeeded.
And virtually all of the things that we would want from Syria today would have been achieved under a peace treaty between Syria and Israel.
GWEN IFILL: But now?
THEODORE KATTOUF: But now we're basically telling the Syrians -- and I understand why -- we want virtually everything that was going to be granted by Hafez Assad under a peace treaty, we want that now as the price of admission, in order to talk with you, deal with you, give you the respect you seek, and maybe enter into negotiations, sponsor negotiations with Israel.
We need you to stop supporting Hamas, Hezbollah, become a more liberal regime, don't interfere in Iraq. And President Bashar Assad more than once has famously said, "I run a state, not a charity." In other words, he wants to know what he's going to get in return.
Returns on Diplomacy
GWEN IFILL: And now everybody wants something in return. And given what has happened in the past between the United States and Syria, as well as the lingering concerns about Iran and its role, and what Israel has done in Lebanon, in southern Lebanon before, only recently having withdrawn, what is your sense of what has to happen next for there to be actual movements? He just talked about all the barriers to movement. Are there any -- do you see any daylight?
HISHAM MELHEM: Well, the problem for the United States now is they cannot affect the behavior of states and players, non-state actors like Hezbollah, because they don't talk to them. They don't talk to Iran. There is a small embassy in Damascus, no ambassador.
GWEN IFILL: Well, she kind of talked to Hezbollah today, through an intermediary.
HISHAM MELHEM: Well, indirectly, but they want due respect, OK, to put it that way, just as the Iranians want to be recognized as a major player in the region.
The problem with the Syrian now and the world that the ambassador was talking about is, in many ways, gone, because there was at that time a framework for a peace process, in which you could go and tell Hafez Assad, "Look, you have to help us in Lebanon, because you need us the peace process," and Assad will understand that.
This young Assad is not as smart and tactician as his father. The Americas dealt with him. They don't trust him. They see him as politically inexperienced...
GWEN IFILL: Bashar Assad.
HISHAM MELHEM: ... Bashar Assad, or even immature politically. And now actually the American see Syria as exposed, and Syria is exposed. So they're trying to scare the Syrians rather than engage them.
In the end, you have to engage them by an approach that would include carrots and sticks, whether you're dealing with the Iranians, or with Hezbollah, or with Hamas, or with the Syrians.
That aspect is lacking. You know, the Syrians know what they should do. I mean, I know that. But in the end, they are players on the ground, and they can still make life difficult for the new Lebanese republic government. And they can make life difficult for the United States and its allies.
The United States is relying on Egypt and Saudi Arabia to affect Syrian behavior, but the limits of influence of these states is very well-known.
GWEN IFILL: Hisham Melhem, Theodore Kattouf, thank you both very much.
THEODORE KATTOUF: Thank you.


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Because it's so fashionable to decry the state of higher education on the pages of American dailies, I think it's high time for humanities scholars to decry the sorry state of opinion journalism in the U.S. today. Take this op-ed by Arthur C. Brooks from the pages of the Washington Post today—please–about America's "new culture war:"
America will continue to be an exceptional nation organized around the principles of free enterprise — limited government, a reliance on entrepreneurship and rewards determined by market forces. [Or] . . . America will move toward European-style statism grounded in expanding bureaucracies, a managed economy and large-scale income redistribution. These visions are not reconcilable. We must choose.
I swear–I had to double-check the date on this, because it could have been written in 1980, 1958, or 1934, or perhaps with somewhat different language and emphases, in 1856 or 1802 or 1789. Let's just set aside the fundamental dishonesty of supposing that our choices really are either "free enterprise" and "market forces" versus "European-style statism." (I guess he assembled his column from a Reason Foundation-provided copy of Mad Libs.) In what sense is this in fact "a new culture war?"
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Adventure Time – "Thank You" Recap
In a special Thanksgiving episode of Adventure Time, the focus on Finn and Jake is eschewed in favor of a snow golem living nearby. The golem's uneventful day is interrupted by a raucous firewolf, abandoned from the rest of its pack. The golem cares for the wolf as a pet but eventually realizes that he needs to return it to its pack, located in a treacherous land of fire and smoke.
As the first episode of a Cartoon Network show to be eligible for an Academy Award, "Thank You" had a lot of hype and expectations behind it. Was it worth the hype? No. Was it worthy of winning an Oscar? No (in my eyes, the year's best animated short is still "The External World" by David O'Reilly). Was it even the best episode of Adventure Time yet? No.
"Thank You" certainly isn't the greatest episode of the show, mostly because it feels like it panders too much to the Academy. The snow golem and firewolf are cute to watch, but outside of a few gags (like an excruciatingly painful-looking cow-milking scene), it seemed too by-the-numbers for a show like Adventure Time. The story has been done a million times before, and the few scenes that could have had an interesting spin on them (mostly the golem's journey through the land of fire) went by way too quickly to do so.
The only parts that really felt like Adventure Time in terms of originality and quality were fittingly the few scenes that actually featured Finn and Jake in them.
What I do like about "Thank You" is that it's different. It's certainly not as funny or clever as previous episodes, but it's really interesting to see the writers experiment with telling their stories in different ways and aspire to make something more than just a TV show. The execution could have been much better, but I respect them for at least trying.


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ucinda temporally loses interest in Brandon when she flirts with Dylan to ask him to finance her documentary film. Meanwhile, Kelly and Brandon spend the weekend together at a task force retreat where they meet the university Chancellor, Milton Arnold, Dean Trimble and the Chancellor's teenage daughter Clare, where Brandon and Kelly become more attracted to each other and brush off Josh who's still hounding them. Brenda and Donna befriend a stray dog that escapes from the university's lab, whom they name Rocky. Also, Andrea discovers that Steve is allowing Muntz and his frat buddies to use her dorm room for nooners. Andrea protests, but changes her mind when Steve begins to date her dorm resident advisor, Kathy Fisher.Resumen IMDb.com
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Alina Adams, author of the New York Times-best-selling "As The World Turns" and "Guiding Light" tie-in novels, "Oakdale Confidential," "The Man From Oakdale," and "Jonathan's Story," has a new project and she needs your help! Let her tell you about it...
"My newest project is: Soap Opera 451: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama's Greatest Moments.I am asking soap opera producers, directors, writers, actors and fans: Which one moment from the past seventy-five years of broadcasting would you pick to demonstrate daytime drama at the very top of its game?
The finished book will be an electronic app, with the clips embedded right in the text, so that you can read about the scene, then immediately watch it on your computer/iPhone/iPad, etc... (Complete details about the project at: http://tinyurl.com/TopSoapMoments)
Would you be so kind as to let your readers know about the project? I would like to get as much diverse fan input as possible before I compile the finals of my list and go to the actors/writers/producers involved for comments about how it came to be.
Thank you in advance.
With much appreciation -
Alina Adams"
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Okay all you soap opera fans. You know you have your favorite moments. Luke and Laura's wedding on General Hospital? Luke and Noah's first kiss on As the World Turns? Marlena being the Salem Stalker on Days of our Lives? Katherine's face lift surgery on Young and the Restless? Barnabas Collins and Angelique on Dark Shadows?
One of Soapdom's favorite moments has got to be Susan Lucci winning the Daytime Emmy in 1999 after being nominated 19 times for her role as Erica Kane on All My Children. "The streak is broken," Y&R's Shemar Moore bellowed from the podium as he announced Lucci's win!
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Comparative Econometric Analysis On The Evolution Of Tourism Traffic In Prahova And Brasov Counties
The paper analyzes the comparative development of tourist traffic in the counties of Prahova and Brasov, the main indicators for assessing values, numbers of tourist arrivals and overnights number, being studied as econometric time series. The economic crisis triggered worldwide began before 2009 also in travel industry, has important effects at national level in Romania territorial. Studied in this context is the tendency of tourist movement in Prahova and Brasov counties, and recording developments oscillatory growing up in 2008 and a significant decrease in the year 2009. Conclusions of the analyzed phenomena show that the results are the effects of the emergence of financial bottlenecks that led to a significant drop in income population and therefore in important reduction of the tourist arrivals and of the overnight stays in these counties. However, it is expected a revival of tourist traffic in Prahova and Brasov counties, after economic recovery of Romania.
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That left Auxiliary Bishop John Dooher and Auxiliary Bishop Peter Uglietto, both of Boston, stuck in Fort Wayne after traveling here last week for the funeral Mass on Friday of Bishop Emeritus John M. D'Arcy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
D'Arcy, a Boston native, suffered from cancer and died Feb. 3.
Dooher celebrated the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday at St. Jude, while Uglietto, who felt ill, stayed in the back of the church.
Uglietto had stayed in a suite at the church office at St. Jude since arriving Wednesday for D'Arcy funeral events, a parish staff member said. Dooher came to St. Jude on Sunday morning to ride with Uglietto to Fort Wayne International Airport to travel home.
Airports, including Logan International in Boston, had reopened by Saturday night.
A diocesan staff member picked them right after Mass on Sunday and drove them from St. Jude church to the airport.


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The next Zelda game will arrive in the United States on Nov. 20, publisher Nintendo said Wednesday.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which requires the Wii MotionPlus accessory to play, is the latest installment in Nintendo's seminal action-adventure series. Nintendo says Skyward Sword is a prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the classic Nintendo 64 game the company recently remade for its portable 3DS system.
Skyward Sword is the first new console Zelda game since Twilight Princess, which Nintendo released in 2006 alongside the launch of Wii.


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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Five people in Southern California and three others in Costa Rica were arrested this week in a federal fraud and tax case that alleges hundreds of victims were duped into investing tens of millions of dollars in a fraudulent offshore fund that claimed to invest money in highly-profitable foreign currency trading. The eight defendants, along with a ninth who is a fugitive, were affiliated with the Genesis Fund, a defunct private investment fund that the indictment calls a Ponzi scheme.
The arrests made pursuant to an 83-count indictment, which was unsealed this morning in Los Angeles, were announced today by Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division at the Department of Justice; Debra W. Yang, the United States Attorney in Los Angeles; and Nancy Jardini, Chief, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division. The following nine individuals were charged with conspiracy, obstruction, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, failure to pay taxes, and seeking the forfeiture of assets:
·John S. Lipton, 58, allegedly a founder and the principal manager of the Genesis Fund, who resided in Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills, California, until about March 1998 when he relocated to Costa Rica.
·Marlyn D. "Milt" Hinders, 65, allegedly a leading promoter and manager of the Genesis Fund who resided in Aurora and Parker, Colorado from about July 1994 to about May 2004, at which time he moved to Mexico.
·David L. Johnson, 66, allegedly an early investor, manager and promoter of the Genesis Fund, who lives in Walnut, California.
·Richard B. Leonard, 71, allegedly an early investor, promoter, and later, a manager of the Genesis Fund, who resided in Littleton, Colorado until he relocated to Costa Rica in about June 2000.
·William H. Nurick, 69, allegedly a founder and manager of the Genesis Fund. From about July 1994 until about 2001, Nurick resided in Irvine and Shaver Lake, California, after which he allegedly relocated to Costa Rica. Since about April 2003, Nurick has allegedly resided in Camarillo, California.
·Victor H. Preston, 64, allegedly a founder and manager of the Genesis Fund. From about July 1994 to about June 2000, Preston resided in Huntington Beach and Laguna Hills, California, after which he allegedly relocated to Costa Rica.
·William Taylor-Fraser, 57, allegedly a Genesis Fund investor who became one of its managers in about the summer of 2000.
·Denise Taylor-Fraser, 51, allegedly a Genesis Fund investor who became a manager in or about the summer of 2000. Taylor-Fraser is married to William Taylor-Fraser, and has resided with him in Riverside, California since at least the summer of 2000.
·Teresa R. Vogt, 51, allegedly a primary administrator and later a manager of the Genesis Fund. Since about July 1994, Vogt has resided in Anaheim, California and from about May 1995 to about September 1999, Vogt conducted the administrative operations of the Genesis Fund from her home.
A special agent with the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security assigned to the United States Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, working with the IRS attaché in Mexico City, coordinated the arrests with the Costa Rican Judicial Police and Interpol. Lipton and Leonard were arrested in Tango Mar, and Preston was taken into custody in San Jose. They are currently in the custody of the Costa Rican Judicial Police, and the United States intends to seek their extradition.
The indictment alleges between May 1998 and June 2002, Genesis Fund investors entrusted over $80,000,000 with the defendants. The defendants-through promotional materials, account agreements, and other means-allegedly told investors that their funds would be pooled and invested in highly-profitable foreign currency trading. Instead, the indictment alleges virtually all investor funds were used to make payments to investors and to personally enrich the defendants.
The indictment also alleges that in June 2002, within weeks after advising investors that the Genesis Fund was worth $1.3 billion, investment, trading, and payment activities in the fund were suspended. After the collapse of the Genesis Fund, investors were allegedly lulled into believing that their investments would be recovered through a new investment plan.
The indictment also alleges that the defendants promoted the Genesis Fund as having no reporting obligations to the IRS. Bank accounts in the names of trusts and offshore bank accounts were allegedly used to receive distributions from the Genesis Fund that were not reported to the IRS. Some of the defendants allegedly created "disclosed" and "undisclosed" Genesis Fund accounts for themselves and certain Genesis Fund investors in order to conceal from the IRS all but a small portion of Genesis Fund distributions. In addition, some Genesis Fund investors were allegedly advised to create nominee offshore corporations and bank accounts to receive distributions from the Genesis Fund.
The indictment further alleges that to obscure the operations of the Genesis Fund and to limit scrutiny of its operations by investors and the government, the defendants caused the Genesis Fund to maintain no financial statements or other statements of operation. The indictment also alleges that in or about April 2000, to conceal the true nature of its operations from investors and the government, Genesis Fund's administrative operations were relocated from Anaheim, California to Costa Rica. The indictment alleges that at about the same time paper records were moved to Costa Rica and electronic data on computers was destroyed.
The charges contained in an indictment are only allegations. In the American justice system, a person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty in a court of law.
Additional information about the Justice Department's Tax Division and its enforcement efforts may be found at www.usdoj.gov/tax <http://www.usdoj.gov/tax>.


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76 Films - 24 Countries - 5 Days
At venues all around the century Village of Chagrin Falls
The Festival is a five day celebration of the art of documentary film, at venues in and around the century village of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. This inspiring event draws audiences from all over Northeast Ohio, the US and the world to experience documentary films and the compelling art and culture they highlight.
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival


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A new report from online business community Manta shows that, desperate to increase sales numbers in 2013, American small business owners are turning up on the social web in droves.
"First of all, small business owners are being sold on the strategy of social by 'experts' who are trying to get them to pay to set up accounts," Rubin says, talking, of course, of firms not unlike his own who manage social media platforms for businesses. "But more importantly, their expectations are being set up in the wrong way." Set up, it seems, for failure."
"First up, if an expert or strategist tries to sell you on the notion that setting up a Facebook page or Twitter handle (or even a LinkedIn company page) will open the floodgates to an Internet's worth of sales leads, they're selling you some bad medicine. "it's not going to cut it," Rubin says."
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Archinect - SCI-Arc (Terri) 2017-09-19T16:59:21-04:00 https://archinect.com/blog/article/21451534/so-what-do-you-do-in-your-free-time "So what do you do in your free time?†tokoloshee 2006-10-08T21:50:04-04:00 >2011-11-24T09:16:03-05:00

 Oh crap, not that question...

 So things are going great, I was flirting with tall dark handsome man from Boston when he comes up with that question. I didn't have a good answer, I never really do. I'm an architecture student people! Even though he was a mechanical engineering major and he thought he may have some kinship with the architecture profession, he still didn't really get it.

 Not only am I an architecture student, I chose to go to sciarc for undergrad, and according to many people in the discussion forums this makes me almost certifiably crazy. Why on earth would I want to sacrifice my college experience? Well my answer is this: that so called college experience is not really for everyone. And to suggest that everyone needs that in their life is an incredibly narrow view of the world. I am getting increasingly indignant and the suggestion that somehow my life experience is lacking because I decided to go to sciarc for undergrad and not some other school with ... https://archinect.com/blog/article/21451489/cardboard-city Cardboard city tokoloshee 2006-10-01T23:53:56-04:00 >2011-11-24T09:05:52-05:00
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 Loan checks dispursed, air travel plans made. Very many studios travelling this semester. Stanford, New York, France, China, Venice, Geneva.

 Personally headed to Paris with a brief stop in London on the way. Glad I maxed out the loan for this semester.

 New Gallery exhibit by Daly Genik. Though some see it as a great makeout room, that wasn't the first thing to come to my mind. Lots and lots of card board, I have the sudden urge to climb over the top of it.

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A MODERN 4 BEDROOM TOWN HOUSE located on the sought after estate in Harworth. The accommodation briefly offers entrance hall, CLOAKROOM, FITTED KITCHEN, LOUNGE/DINER, MASTER BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE BATHROOM , THREE FURTHER BEDROOMS and FAMILY BATHROOM, gas central heating, double glazing, DETACHED GARAGE, front and rear gardens, VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. NO PETS / NO SMOKERS / FULLTIME EMPLOYED ONLY. BOND £824
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Entrance Hall
Double glazed entrance door, radiator, fitted carpet, stairs:
Opaque double glazed window to front, fitted with low level w.c, pedistal wash hand basin, tiled splashbacks, vinyl floor.
Fitted Kitchen 3.65m (12') X 2.67m (8'9")
Fitted with a matching range of base and eye level units with worktop space over, stainless steel sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, wall mounted concealed gas boiler serving heating system and domestic hot water with heating timer control, fitted fridge/freezer and automatic washing machine, built-in electric fan assisted oven, built-in four ring gas hob with extractor hood over, double glazed window to front, vinyl flooring:
Lounge/diner 4.77m (15'8") X 3.73m (12'3")
Double glazed window to rear, fitted carpet, TV point, satellite TV point(s), double glazed french doors to garden, understairs cupboard:
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Fitted carpet, stairs.
Bedroom 2 3.83m (12'7") X 2.67m (8'9")
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Fitted with three piece comprising panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low-level WC, tiled splashbacks, extractor fan, opaque double glazed window to front, radiator, vinyl flooring:
Bedroom 3 3.50m (11'6") X 2.57m (8'5")
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Bedroom 4 2.10m (6'11") X 2.09m (6'10")
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Master Bedroom 3.67m (12'1") X 3.52m (11'7")
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Open plan front garden with lawned area, a variety of shrubs driveway to the side providing off-road parking area for two cars.
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VOLUNTEER: Alpha Phi Omega affiliated- Habitat for Humanity (September 07 - Present), Branch Brook Park clean-ups (07 - Present), Food Shelf and Pantry visits (06 – Present), Raised money for recycling bins for campus (Green Team 08), Tours of campus and architecture building (2 times a semester 07 – Present)
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The British Cabinet today discussed provisional lates for the withdrawal of British forces from Palestine.
It is understood that it came to no agreement on a definite date and voted to put off a final decision until after the United Nations acts. Another report, however, said that the evacuation would begin shortly after Christmas.


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Anyone remember this bizarre sleaze/camp-fest?
Starring a caftan-draped Ruth Roman as a ball-busting mother of an infantilized grown man she keeps imprisoned in a baby crib.
This movie has been the subject of a lot of speculation over the years. Certainly one of the farthest-out things to hit the television screen in the mid-70s.
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Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu), Feb 3 (ANI): Five generations of a family recently came together to celebrate the 110th birthday of Rujam, believed to be the oldest woman in the Toda tribal community of Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu.
With a few of her surviving children and a large crop of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she celebrated the event by cutting a cake in their presence.
"Our grandmother is 110 years old, and we celebrated her birthday in a grand manner. The main reason for her healthy living even today is her diet. She has only yoghurt and buttermilk every day. We do not eat any non vegetarian food, and her healthy diet and our clean surroundings we live in have given her this longevity," said Rajadevi, her granddaughter.
After the cutting of the cake, the family members took turns dancing around a seated Rujam, to celebrate their joy and pride in her long life.
"She is my grandmother's mother and I belong to the fifth generation of this family. My son is the fifth generation of this family, today all 199 members of our family have gathered here to celebrate this birthday. This is an unforgettable day for all of us. Our grandmother is the oldest member of the Toda community. We believe this is a record and are very proud of it," said Rujam's great-grandson, Nasamudi Kuttan.
An indigenous community native to the Nilgiri hills, the Toda tribals number around 1,500. A community of nature-worshippers, they continue to live lives steeped in tradition, with their own language and customs.
India's tribal communities form over 8 percent of the country's 1.2 billion population - with over 80 million tribals and non-tribal people dependent on the country's resource-rich forests, which make up 65 million hectares, or just over 20 percent of India's land. (ANI)


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Barbequing with Legends: Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek on Cinema, Cinephilia and Good-Looking Shoes
29 Jul 2010 // 10:00 PM
On the eve of the release of Get Low, PopMatters talks with film legends Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall about food criticism (sort of), film critics (without mentioning any, ahem, names), and of course, cute shoes (and a few other things).READ more
29 Apr 2010 // 8:56 AM
Director Aaron Schneider's feature film debut and its cast are impressive.READ more
10 Feb 2010 // 10:00 PM
The most-recently Oscar-nominated Gyllenhaal talks about why Jeff Bridges is sexy at 60, the dangers of falling for the wrong person and why Sissy Spacek rules.READ more
23 Sep 2009 // 10:00 PM
The terrifying, 'it could happen today' message of this story is best told in the Atwood's book, rather than the film version.READ more
23 Sep 2009 // 8:00 AM
An adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road will be released on October 16th in theaters. The film stars Viggo Mortenson,READ more
12 Jan 2009 // 9:00 PM
Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.READ more
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Motherhood, Four Christmases submits, is all Kate needs to be happy. The husband, he's incidental.READ more
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10 Sep 2008 // 10:59 PM
Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.READ more
24 Jan 2008 // 10:00 PM
It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year.READ more
18 Dec 2007 // 10:00 PM
The openness and honesty with which Eleanor Coppola portrays her husband is by far the greatest asset of Hearts of Darkness.READ more
12 Oct 2007 // 3:00 AM
You can see -- though the brothers take a few more scenes to catch up -- that each envies the other: Joe wants Bobby's seeming independence, Bobby wants daddy's approval.READ more
11 Sep 2007 // 10:42 PM
Idealistic scientists, less idealistic military-industrial complexes, and governments of varying ethical strength are always creating things that they shouldn't in the real world and in The Outer Limits.READ more
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Man, there's something really satisfying about hitting someone.READ more
8 May 2007 // 11:00 PM
A good movie about poker, but only good enough to appeal to those who enjoy watching card games on TV.READ more
4 May 2007 // 2:00 AM
The cuts are obvious, the rhythms sluggish, and the dialogue redundant, as if the movie's afraid you've missed it the first time.READ more
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Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash.READ more
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From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.READ more
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Naylor doesn't need a "human" face; we love him the minute he offers us a light.READ more
Robert Altman Collection: Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Robert Duvall, Carol Burnett - PopMatters
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This uneven collection is a definite example of the adage 'when he's good, he's very good, but when he's bad, he's very bad'.READ more
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I had lipo for my neck and lower abs. I'm a young male and actually really lightweight (128 lb, for a guy thats super light, even my ribs show haha) I wanted a defined neck and ab, so went to Dr. A for liposuction. He said he could definitely get my results. Well no good =( He's nice and all, but results weren't good. READ MORE
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Can Cheek/Facial Lipo Make my Face Toned and Masculine?
Hi! I'm a male, 5' 7" and only weigh 125 lb. However, I have a bit of an untoned face that kinda bothers me. It's not fat, butt I really want it to be more... READ MORE
Confused About Artefill - Permanent or Not?
Hi! I'm really confused about Artefill haha. I've read that artefill is a permanent filler, yet it last for 5-10 years. I also read another question on this site where... READ MORE
How Long Until I Can Get Permanent Artefill Injections After Radiesse?
Hi! I had Radiesse Injections for my nose (non-surgical nose job) and really like it! So now I'd like to get the permanent Artefill injections once the Radiesse is gone. It... READ MORE
No Bowel Movement After Lipo
Hi! I just Power-Assisted Liposuction done yesterday. The doctor and staff were just awesome! However, I'm a little worried about my bowel movements, since I haven't... READ MORE
Is It Normal to Look Fatter After Liposuction?
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Stomach Looks Bigger 1 Month Post-op Lipo
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Does Sleeping on my Side Affect Liposuction Healing?
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Do You Need a Lot of Protein After Liposuction?
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Can Thermage Tone my Cheeks?
Hi! I'd like to get a toned and defined cheek. I'm really lightweight for a male (only 128 lb) but I have a baby-face haha. I've seen some thermage pics where the... READ MORE
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Hi! I'm a young and thin male. I used to be fat a few yrs ago, and I've lost a good amount of weight since then. My ribs, show so I'm kinda too skinny right now... READ MORE
Do I Still Have Blood-tinged Anesthetic 2 Months Post-op?
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As we enter the holiday season, stress increases in many people's lives. Loving connections with family and friends can lead to a happily pounding heart and surges of emotion – a "good" kind of stress. But negative stressors are all around us, too, including unrealistic expectations placed on us by ourselves or others, arguments with friends or family and gatherings that don't live up to our hopes. Simply seeing others who appear happy can increase our feelings of isolation or sadness.
Research shows that our minds are Velcrolike in their attraction for negative experiences, and Teflonlike for positive ones. We can get very stuck in this mindset, paying attention to what's wrong instead of what's right. Chronic worry and negative reactions may increase, and even cause, physical and psychological health problems.
One helpful antidote is to ask yourself: "What's not wrong?" Then pay attention to something you appreciate or for which you feel grateful.
It's important to learn to manage stress to stay healthy. The trigger most often reported for a heart attack, for example, is emotional upset – usually anger. People who have more stress tend to have more problems after a heart attack or other illness.
If you're stressed, you probably already know it. But following are some telltale signs.
• Difficulty sleeping or changes in sleeping patterns
• Moodiness
• Frequent crying
• Lower energy or fatigue
• Feelings of irritability, anger, fear, nervousness or helplessness
• Eating too little or not enough
The best way to beat stress is to practice good health habits. Exercising regularly, eating healthful foods and limiting fat, sugar and salt can lower stress levels and your chance of developing poor health.
You can help prevent health problems and relieve chronic conditions by participating in a stress-management program, such as mindfulness-based stress reduction, to learn new ways of dealing with life's daily challenges.
Following are a few more tips for how to acknowledge and lower stress.
• Breathe a little more slowly.
• Go for a walk.
• Lie down and close your eyes for a few minutes, paying attention to your breathing.
• Pay attention to "what's not wrong."
• Write down one to three things for which you feel grateful each day.
• Talk to a friend.
• Take small steps to change parts of your life that cause stress.
If you find yourself unable to manage your stress level in general, or the idea of upcoming holiday activities and expectations sends your stress levels soaring, consider talking to a doctor or therapist. Turn to friends and family for emotional support, and try to stick to a healthful exercise and eating plan.
Don't let stress get the best of you this holiday season. You can make changes and get help to reduce your stress and improve your health.
Renée Burgard, licensed clinical social worker, is a mindfulness-based psychotherapist who teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction courses for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and other organizations.
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation and editor Arian Dasmalchi provide this monthly column.


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BitTorrent -- Cisco of the digital content revolution?
Or so says Om, here, after meeting with the supremely confident chief operating officer of BitTorrent, Ashwin Navin:
...A recent San Jose Mercury News article [free registration] resulted in over a dozen VCs reaching out to the company. Bit Torrent could be one of those start-ups, that VCs can go nuts about.
Think about it. In today�s Silicon Valley, there is so much cash sloshing around, that some of the smartest money managers on the planet, the guys who have turned more pennies into dollars than I can even dream off, aka Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, are ready to pump in $8.5 million into a promise of an aging hipster�s ability to turn podcasting into a mega-business. Or that, another equally pennywise bunch is ready to invest a few million more, in another Podcasting start-up, Odeo. If those companies can snag millions, then Bit Torrent is definitely worth a lot more. Let me put it in the old world terms. The podcast start-ups of today are like Wine.com today, while Bit Torrent is Cisco of the digital content revolution...
And here's another skeptic on the podcasting VC trend.
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WASHINGTON (Mar. 23)
An 83-year-old Holocaust survivor has won a battle with the U.S. government over whether her reparation payments from the German government should count as income.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development decided last week that reparation payments should not be considered part of a survivor's income.
The decision, which brings HUD's policy into line with that of other government agencies, means that Fanny Schlomowitz of Phoenix, Ariz., will again qualify for low-income rent.
Schlomowitz's rent in her federally subsidized, low-income senior citizens housing unit skyrocketed from $63 to $227 a month last year after the complex's manager told her that HUD considered the reparation money part of her income.
"This was very unfair," Schlomowitz said on Friday, explaining that her money situation was very tight because of high medical bills. "I couldn't afford anything."
Residents of her housing complex generally pay 30 percent of their income in rent. Schlomowitz receives a $377 monthly Social Security payment and about $500 a month from the German government.
She said that she certainly did not consider the reparation money to be income. "I didn't work for it. I didn't earn it. I just suffered for it," she said.
The reparation money is compensation for injuries Schlomowitz suffered in Budapest during the war when Nazis beat her, hit her over the head with a rifle and kicked out some of her teeth. She was pregnant at the time.
Since then, she has had dizzy spells and headaches.
Last month, Schlomowitz sought the help of Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.).
The senator sent a letter to HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros, stating that HUD's interpretation of laws concerning reparation payments "is grossly unfair to those who suffered through the most appalling event in modern history."
DeConcini also wrote to President Clinton.
On March 18, HUD announced it was changing its policy.