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You can't end a dinner at Pie Ranch without pie now can you? The raspberries are bumpin' and the rhubarb is crisp, red, and fat right now. It's rhubarb-raspberry pie time!
This was my finale for a dinner for Google Executive Chefs who flew from all over the world to lend their support to Pie Ranch and their mission to educate communities & youth about food systems, sustainable agriculture, and land acquisition for new farmers.
Believe it or not Google has a strong committment to sustainable agriculture. They are extremely proactive about the produce and proteins they serve and they have created their own standards that are higher than the norm – including the Monterey Bay Aquarium's sustainable fish watch list. They will be hosting Pie Ranch's upcoming Benefit Event if you are interested in tasting some Google haute cuisine, tickets are on sale (running low – hurry!) for $200 a pop. The event includes: food, wine, pie, barn dance, charity auction, fun – come!
Pie Ranch is a huge working farm. It's a very exciting place to be. It's a great place for learning on many levels whether you are a farmer interning after college or a student from one of the Bay Area's schools learning how to harvest, grow, and process food.
Okay, back to this pie – it was a huge hit. I got some fantastic reviews and one comment in particular that was most flattering and a little embarrassing: "This is better than my mother's signature rhubarb pie and she is probably rolling in her grave for me saying this to you right now…".
Now before you go thinking I'm bragging; the deliciousness of this pie had nothing to do with me. What makes pies at Pie Ranch special are a few things. For starters they grow and mill their own Sonora flour and it is low in gluten which is ideal for pastry. The whole wheat flour makes crisp flakey crust, and it has a wonderful subtle nutty flavor which I've never experienced even with the best organic flours. The flour was milled the day of – super fresh!
Secondly when I cook for there, I cook outdoors. (like camping – no joke here ). I bake in a wood burning pizza oven that takes about two days to really get going. So, you can imagine all that wood-fire aroma just infusing right into that crust … yummm….
And thirdly, the farmers harvest the day I'm cooking. When I show up, the produce is waiting, picked at the peak of ripeness. Does it get any better? My job is easy – all I have to do is put a few simple ingredients together et voilà!
Chef's notes: be light-handed with the thickening agent (arrowroot, cornstarch, tapioca, or whatever you prefer). I like this pie a little soup-y, almost like a cobbler. When you cut slice into it, a nice rich magenta juice should run at least a little bit.
The pie crust recipe is for Pie Ranch flour and it holds up well with a filling that is not overly gelatinous. If using regular all-purpose flour, the butter to flour ratio will be too high and you will probably end up with a ball of goo. In this case increase the amount of flour by 1/2 cup and the cornstarch to 3 tablespoons.
- 2 cups Pie Ranch Sonora flour, plus extra for rolling out (or 2 1/2 cups of All-purpose flour)
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
- 6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds trimmed rhubarb, diced 3/4-inch thick
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch (3 if using all-purpose flour crust)
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice (I prefer Meyer lemon if available)
- 2 cups raspberries
Preheat oven to 425˚F
For the pie crust: in a large mixing bowl whisk the flour, salt, and sugar together to evenly distribute ingredients. Using your finger tips, a pastry cutter, or a Cuisinart cut butter into flour. If making by hand, pretend like you are counting money and press the fat and flour together until the mixture resembles small peas. If using a Cusinart, use the pulse on/off button to achieve this. Add water little by little until the dough comes together in a ball.
Divide dough into two balls of equal size. Squish to form flattened disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
In a medium mixing bowl add diced rhubarb, 1 cup of the raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch. Mix to incorporate and let macerate for at least 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. When ready to add filling to crust add the remaining berries.
Take pie crust from refrigerator and let rest for a few minutes before rolling out to fit the shape of the pie dish. Roll both disks to 1/4-inch thickness. Place crust in pie pan and prick bottom with the tines of a fork. Carefully pour in filling. If desired create a lattice top with the remaining disk by rolling it out to 1/4-inch in thickness and then cutting into long 1 1/2-inch strips. Weave strips together on counter in an under-over style and carefully place on top. Crimp sides and flute edges. Or place a full crust on top and crimp edges and make a few cuts in the top for steam.
Bake at 425˚F for 35 minutes with a baking sheet underneath pie – it will likely bubble over a bit. Then turn heat down to 350˚F and bake for another 15 minutes until crust is golden brown. Let cool completely on a wire cooling rack before serving.
You are going to serve this with vanilla ice cream right!?!?! Yum!


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By rob bauer
From: Golden, CO
Jun 1, 2013
|This climb can be further identified by virtue of climbing in black rock the whole way; trending slightly left on fins, jugs, and alligator skin. You can see the anchors from the base. Lotta fun!
By Coury Ditch
From: Boulder, Colorado
Jun 17, 2013
rating: 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
Hey Mike (or whoever this may concern), the left bolt on the anchor for this route is suspect. The actual bolt wobbles, and the hanger spins a little as well.
I'm not too experienced with bolting rock. I am interested in learning the art, as I have been excited about developing in Staunton since I first heard the rock would be open to the public a couple years ago (Lion's Head!).
Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're so inclined. I'd love to meet you up there to help out/get beta on bolting and the route development ethic in Staunton.
By Mike Morin
From: North Conway, NH
Jun 17, 2013
Hey Coury, I'll take a look at the anchor. Thanks.
Edit: On June 18th I checked the anchor on Reef on It. The bolts are fine, but the left bolt did need to be tightened. Thanks for the info, Coury, I was happy to have an excuse to go up to the park this evening.
I'm glad that you're psyched on the park, but I'm not the guy to mentor you on bolting, sorry. If you want to chat about the ethics of the area, I'm happy to.
By Coury Ditch
From: Boulder, Colorado
Jun 25, 2013
rating: 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
|Thanks, Mike! Maybe see you up there sometime. I'll PM you about the ethic issues once I get closer to buying a Bosch/finding some sweet lines up there.
By Tombo
From: Boulder
Aug 25, 2013
rating: 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|Really fun! One of the best sport climbs of done of this grade, great rock, strange holds, good bolt placement, and a a few different ways it can be climbed. I didn't think there was a move harder than 5.9, but it really stacks up on you especially if you don't milk the rests. I'd give it a 10- for the consistency.
By Jeremy C
From: Golden, CO
Oct 13, 2013
rating: 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|The first route we did at Staunton. This route is SO good! I placed a medium-sized nut in a slot 10ft off the deck on the way up to the first bolt to avoid a possible broken ankle. A stick clip would definitely feel better. The route has such a fun variety of holds and stays pretty sustained for the most part. Great movements and humbling bolt placements on this beautiful climb. CLIMB THIS ROUTE!
By SeanMc123
Jun 10, 2016
rating: 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
|This is an excellent warm-up for the area. The first clip might seem tenuous, especially for shorter climbers. Begin in a controlled fashion if you're not stick clipping and you should be fine. Good intermediate ledges are available for shorter climbers to get up to the jug that allows a safe first bolt clip.
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From: Boulder, Colroado
Jul 17, 2017
|The best easy climb at this crag, nice big holds, vertical to slab and SUPER fun.


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I have been running on & off (took time off for injury) for 2 yrs. I am starting to build my base again to get up to 35-40mpw. I know it differs from each person but how long do you usually stay at your base mileage before you do a longer race? I am planning on doing my first half in the spring next year but I also want to do a full marathon in the future. Thanks
How long should you be in the base building stage?
The more base building you do, the better. It takes years to build your aerobic system, and it's a very gradual process.
I was capable of running the half-marathon distance within a couple of months after I first started, but it was so difficult on my body, that I would be exhausted, and needed to take a day of complete rest afterwards.
Yesterday morning, I ran a 14-miler, but didn't feel wasted afterwards. I could walk around without soreness afterwards, and perform my normal daily activities just fine. I can run the distance almost a minute per mile faster, at the same easy effort. Plus, I will have no problem pumping out an easy double of two 30 minute runs today.
The difference comes from a year's worth of averaging well over 200 miles per month, the vast majority of those miles at an easy, conversational pace.
I don't notice much of a difference from week to week, and even month to month, but when I contrast my aerobic ability between now and a year ago, there's a huge difference.
Since the long distances you intend to race involve a 99% aerobic effort, the vast majority of your focus should be on building as big a base as possible.
It all depends on your goal. You'll need less of a base for a race like a 5K than for a marathon.
The 35-40 mpw you mention would work just fine for a half marathon and is a bit low for a full marathon.
For me, I try to run my base program on a regular and consistent basis in the 4-6 weeks before starting training for a long race. 8-12 weeks probably wouldn't hurt either.
I posted this over in our MRT team thread... See my comments in green that address your specific question.
Base Building - Revized
"For a high LT you must train your legs. You must recruit and train as many fibres as possible so that they can be utilised in a race at high pace without creating lactate. This means causing them to become wrapped in capillaries (like spaghetti round a fork) so that all the oxygen that is coming in the blood from the heart can be got INTO the muscle cell. Then inside the cell you must stimulate creation of mitochondria and aerobic enzymes...This is what is going to make you race as well as YOU possibly can. It can (and does) take years and many miles, which is why every year runners go back to base and try and raise their steady state/LT that little bit higher before going into the next season.Aerobic training must be begun slowly. You are trying to recruit fibres while under fully aerobic conditions and use them until they become fuel exhausted and then recruit the NEXT fibre, and the NEXT, and so on. Your body will thus be stimulated to adapt itself to better supply energy aerobically NEXT time, and if you do this repeatedly, in time you will have a vast store of well trained aerobic fibres.Done properly, in time you will be able to recruit sufficiently large amounts of these aerobically tireless fibres at the same time to be able to run at close to 5k pace without floods of lactate (even though you trained them all at much slower paces).Now, to train the legs can take years, but to train the heart can take weeks or only brief months. Your VO2max plateaus quite early in your career (genetically, thanks Dad!), but can fluctuate throughout the season, dropping as you concentrate on endurance and rising as you add in the faster running later.So at the beginning of the season, you work on the legs as soon as possible and for as long as possible to move your LT don't just jump into so-called tempo runs. These would be too fast/hard and not cause the effect you want. Begin from the ground up and work until eg: a 90 min is no longer long. Then work until a once-or-twice-per-week 10-mile run at 5k-pace + 1 min is no longer hard (you could go round again, although you don?t). Then until a session of 3 x 20 mins @ 5k pace + 40 secs is not THAT uncomfortable (and you could do more)... and maybe only THEN begin to work at paces such as 5k-pace + 30 secs (2-3 x 15 mins) right on up... (eventually to 2000m repeats at 10k-pace). All the time being careful. You cannot rush this.Now this LT work is where your greatest improvement is going to come long-term. Do not be like those interval-trained dudes who are hanging on from 3k onwards in a 5k race and fighting like hell not to let 1-2 secs slip per lap (this due to high lactate incurred in the opening first mile). The whole idea is not to learn to "tolerate" high lactate at race pace, but to avoid it, to produce as little as possible at your race pace. See the diff? The bottom line; the faster you can run aerobically the faster your race times will be. You create these adaptions in fitness based on the stimulus applied in training.
Seems like it might depend on...
- fitness level when you started
- the base needed for the goal
- how much time/effort you can dedicate to running
^^ That too. My premise of my post is that the vast majority of runners are weak aerobically; meaning their aerobic systems / base is under-developed for the events they choose to target / enter. Good 5k runners are putting in 60-80 mpw, which is more than the majority of half marathoners! So, unless you're a sprinter we can assume that most runners need to build on the aerobic foundation / base.
It's not just a matter of how much free time you have or wish to allocate but overcoming the western mindset of quick results. Most runners skimp on their base training and instead want to jump into events they are aerobically unprepared to handle. Which is a$$-backwards.
I understand that (your response). I do read about running (just measured them 6'-4½" of running books). I simply think most recreational runners do a lot of overthinking about running the first several months, even a year, of running. The transition from no exercise to walking to walking briskly to jogging (whatever that might mean) to running would have a natural accompaniment of curiosity of learning, whether via books, e-mails, conversations, or forums. One of the best conversations I had about running was when I posed the question "What do you do with your mind during a marathon?" It was asked of one of the women at the first U.S. Olympic trials in Olympia, Washington, 1984. That conversation hung around as I started running a short time later.
My ignorance of the technical aspects of running allowed me to run for several (four?) months before I decided I needed to know something about what I was doing. It is a minority view, but it worked for me.
I agree with that as well. I'm quite often amazed at the quality of questions asked on a beginner's forum ATST feel that many are premature. I just ran when I was in my 20's, blissfully ignorant to the right or wrong way, making my share of mistakes along the way. I should count my blessings I was fortunate to have a strong body that was able to withstand the foolishness of my youth.
I have been running on & off (took time off for injury) for 2 yrs. I am starting to build my base again to get up to 35-40mpw. I know it differs from each person but how long do you usually stay at your base mileage before you do a longer race? I am planning on doing my first half in the spring next year but I also want to do a full marathon in the future. Thanks
I'm almost constantly in base building or maintaining, partly because in the 3-4months of snow-free running, would I rather be doing a bunch of short intense stuff or go running in the mountains for hours, perhaps with some harder stuff mixed in. Which will be more useful for my races, which tend to be several hours except for a couple 10ks. So much of my "periodization" / "seasonalization" could really pass for base. The non-aerobic part of my running is probably < 1-2% of my time. My base is not all slow, easy runs but can include hills, snowshoe running, alactic work, plyos, subLT. Speed can be downhill running. Anaerobic can be uphill hiking. I just realized in the last couple years that "coordination" in most people's plans does not refer to agility. duh.
I should add for my first several years of structured running, I only ran in winter since I was a field ecologist in summer. Hence there were very few races I could do, and only in the spring. So I built base until I retired.
My ignorance of the technical aspects of running allowed me to run for several (four?) months before I decided I needed to know something about what I was doing. It is a minority view, but it worked for me.
I started some jogging when I was still in grad school in the late 70s - just sporadic stuff for stress relieve. Had no idea that races even existed, other than Olympics, Boston, and some CO mountain races. It wasn't until 2001 that I decided to do a "little more". I had no idea why people kept logs about their running. I just ran up to the hs and back or on abandoned railroad trail when I had time. Based on some endurance trials (run til you drop) we did in jr. high, I think I had the idea that a long run was about 20-30min. It wasn't until I got on usenet, that I discovered the wonderful world of trails and ultras and other fun stuff that was out there.
Depends on when your race it. You should leave yourself at least 6-8 weeks for strength and speed work followed by taper and peaking. If you look at a lot of the free canned programs, especially for the HM and marathon, you should note that they don't really have a base phase - or any phases for that matter. They just continue to build mileage and concurrently include whatever speed work the schedule has. While that concept of increasing distance and also speed work at the same time is a legitimate method, it's more suitable to someone who races frequently rather than only a few goal races a year.
On the subject of "base building", is there a good program out there, for say a year, that details the process? No races, no peaks, just a good year long base building training program?
On the subject of "base building", is there a good program out there, for say a year, that details the process? No races, no peaks, just a good year long base building training program?
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Hi Janet, do you have a copy of "Thomas Coffey and His Descendants"? There's a good bit of info in there about Reuben and a little on Newell.
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Thanks, Janet. I'll put Mr. Harrison back in my tree on Family Search. If I can find any information on him, I'll send it to you. I am not a descendant of these people at all. They are descendants of a set of my 2nd great grandparents. I go from a fan chart and go down from each direct couple researching each of their descendants. Thanks anyway.
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Just a comment on this memorial. Someone has added a note that says she was married to a "Mr. Harrison." This may be true, but I have found no evidence of it. She died at the age of 17, so she could have been married, or she could have been ill or retarded or something else that would have kept her from marrying. I have also seen where people said she married a William H Allen. There was a Hester Eliza McAdams who did marry him, but our Hester would have been only 6 years old at the time they were married, and only 9 when their son was born. I have also seen the spouse as a J J Duncan, but have found no evidence of this either. At any rate, I am not positive about the Harrison and the Duncan, but I am pretty sure she never married. I am not asking you to put this on the memorial. I just wanted you to be aware of it as the manager. Thanks.
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FYI, there is a biography that contains information on the coffey and sanders family. It is called Newell Sanders. The book is about $30 if you get it from a book store. Contains photos of some of the Coffeys.
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I gave you the wrong info. James France and Sarrah Gould were married and had child Warner France. Warner Gould was Sarrah's brother.
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Not quite sure how this works. Warner gould b 1848 SUMMIT CO OH was m to sarrah gould. Their son was warner francOHJOHN WALKER GOULD AND SARRAH FRANCE HIS SISTER BOTH MOVED FROM SCHUYLER CO IL TO AR.
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I would love to take care of Harriet! I'm maintaining her mother's memorial and documenting/linking all of Harriet's siblings to Miriam. It helps other researchers who are tracing this family line.
My find-a-grave # is #47769963. If you ever need a favor, look me up. I'm in the Houston, Texas area and would be happy to return your kindness.
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Hi. I'm online and happy to answer your question today.
That is a very good question. Could you tell me a bit more about what specifically happened? Also, were you wearing contact lenses at the time?
In one instance, if someone's hands were not washed after a bowel movement, and in another instance, if someone touched a surface that had bird or animal droppings, or had come in contact with them
Thank for you for that information. In both of the situations you are asking about the risk of getting an eye infection would be very, very low.
The tear film contains antibodies to fight organisms/bacteria. The lids and tear film rapidly remove any foreign material and bacteria and the corneal epithelium is a strong physical barrier to infection.
I do not think that you would have any need to worry about an eye infection in either of the scenarios you described.
Does this make sense to you?
Thanks. I'd thought such bacteria would be quite severe.
No. They are no match for your eyes defenses :-)
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I hope this information was helpful for you. But I do work for tips so I want to make sure you are happy with me before rating me. If you have another question on this or a related issue feel free to fire away. And please let me know if the rating system gives you any troubles.Thanks in advance,Dr. Rick
lysozyme is a enzyme in tear film that destroys components of bacteria and other critters.
What if fecal matter or animal droppings were indeed to actually get into one's eyes by accident?
And what about raw fish from sushi - would that contain parasites or bacteria that could cause harm if accidentally rubbed into eyes?


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DAP is nothing more than a scam DO NOT SEND MONEY!!!! My business initials are DAPI and we are in the same county they use for scamming. We get at least 5 calls a week from people looking for their money again its a scam.
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Sent to me in Canada. Very legit looking letter, except for the info included. Same $ amount and address as all other mentioned. Mine staes it is the 3rd and final notice I will receive, we'll see...
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No details except an address, doesnt that send alarm bells ringing. Letter stated that $1,750,233.99 and registered in my name only, ready to claim, with prompt reply and $30 prcessing fee.
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My mother has received three letters, I was going to give her the money but,I know how scams are. Your right true good to be true. First of all they do not have a e-mail or www...so people be aware!!!!!
|charlie (Canton Beach, New South Wales, Australia) Added the following extra information on :2011-12-06 04:32:26
DAB claims I have $1,750,233.99 and have 10 days to re send with $30 I am also another AUSTRALIAN how stupid do you think we are, I know iam not the only person that will not fall for such a scam. NO ONE send there money WARNING!!!!
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i received the letter from US address: DPA 7154 N University Dr #66 Tamarac, FL 33321-2916,stated i have won $ 1,750,233.99,but need to send them AU$30 in cash,cheque or money order for process fee. i didnt send any money to them.
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DAP claiming I have entitlements to $1,750,233.99. These letters are being received in Australia with an United States Address attached to all documentation, it looks genuinely real, but too good to be true. I did not send any money to these people, I recieved three letters of the similar appearance all stating money has been won or is part of a competition. This is a professional scam in circulation, do not send money to them.


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The Penn State Board of Trustees has asked interim head coach Tom Bradley to have assistant coach Mike McQueary off the sidelines for Saturday's game against Nebraska, according to the Lehigh Valley newspaper The Morning Call.
McQueary, the former PSU graduate assistant who, according to a grand jury report witnessed Jerry Sandusky sexually molest an underage boy on university property, will continue to serve as an assistant on the Nittany Lions staff. The Board of Trustees has asked that McQueary coach from the press box rather than the sidelines for fear of his safety and of media attention, this according to an anonymous member of the board.
The board member said they do not plan to fire McQueary or ask him to leave his position.
A former quarterback for Penn State from 1994-97, McQueary worked as a graduate assistant after his playing days ended. He testified to a grand jury last December that in 2002 he walked into the Penn State locker rooms to see Sandusky forcing sexual intercourse on a boy estimated to be 10 years old. McQueary told head coach Joe Paterno about the incident the next day, and Paterno told athletic director Tim Curley and senior vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz. Neither reported the incident to the authorities.
"The fact that someone saw something wrong and did not take the time to ask the right questions, that's the part it all goes back on," said the anonymous board member. "Either [Paterno] knew about it and brushed it under the rug, or he didn't ask enough questions."
Update: Penn State trustees met Thursday night to discuss McQueary's future with the football team.
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Comic-Con International's third try to sell tickets to its July convention was beset with challenges during the morning hours today, with purchasers complaining about continued failures to get through on the online site.
"While we know the process is slow and frustrating, badges are being processed and sold, so we will keep the site live for now," Comic-Con said in a tweet this morning.
However, in an earlier Twitter message, organizers expressed their frustration with "over-capacity" problems, saying, "We're obviously not happy with this morning's events. We are trying to find answers and get to the bottom of this."
By 1 p.m., organizers were reporting that their supply of four-day badges had sold out and later in the afternoon, tickets for Friday and Saturday were gone.
Today's online sale follows two previously unsuccessful efforts to sell badges in November, when the online site had to be shut down. A subsequent test sale of 1,000 badges, using the ticket seller, TicketLeap, convinced Comic-Con organizers they had a workable system they could launch today.
Acknowledging the frustrations of Comic-Con fans, a TicketLeap spokeswoman apologized on Twitter, but urged patience.
"We apologize for the over capacity pages. Stick with it, you'll get through."
Many fans, though, weren't consoled.
"No ticket processing system should be displaying over-capacity messages for an hour and should fail every time (from my viewpoint) you try and order," said Richard Marino in an e-mail to The San Diego Union-Tribune. "The mistake Comic-Con made is not using a vendor with experience in very high capacity short term ordering scenarios. From a user's perspective, they failed dramatically, again."
Said another purchaser on Twitter, "So this is the first year that Comic-Con has used TicketLeap, and I sure hope it's the last. VERY FRUSTRATING."
Others, however, cheered their success in getting a badge: "I'M GOING TO COMIC-CON!! WHOO!! YES."
One- and four-day badges for Comic-Con regularly sell out well before the pop culture confab, which typically draws more than 126,000 attendees. Held each July in San Diego, it attracts worldwide media attention and is a testing ground for Hollywood films with sci-fi and super hero themes.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


text: Home > Packaging & Hardware > Device Packaging This article was posted on 08/05/2013 What to do when you drop your cellphone in the toilet Today we're lucky companies are coming out with so many waterproof options for our electronics.But even if you can't afford a waterproof cellphone like Sony's Xperia Z, you can still buy some pretty durable waterproof cases from companies like Lifeproof and Otterbox.Still, there are many of us who don't have a waterproof phone or a waterproof case and subject our electronics to risky water situations. Believe it or not, one of those places is in the bathroom. According to BetterBathrooms.com, 75% of people admitted to sending tweets, e-mails, or having phone conversations while on the toilet.Check out the following infographic about what to do when you drop your phone in the toilet.Infographic via BetterBathrooms.com.Water damage and cellphonesMost phones have a way of revealing if you've gotten them wet. For example, the iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, and 4S have Liquid Contact Indicators (LCI) both in the headphone jack, and on the bottom of the dock-connector housing. You will be able to see a pink color if it has been damaged by water. (The more pink you see, the more water it's been exposed to.) The iPhone 5 features one water damage indicator on the inside of the nano SIM card slot, located on the right side of the phone.In order to get a good look at the indicator you need to aim a flashlight or lighted magnifying glass into the jack. If the iPhone has been submerged in liquid, or has liquid damage, this circular indicator would be triggered and colored red or pink. If the indicator has been triggered, the repair is most likely not covered by the warranty.However, back in April, Apple agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to warranties of early versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch. As it turns out, 3M, the company that makes the LCI, revealed that the strip turns color even if it's only exposed to humidity and not water damage. (But if you drop it in the toilet, odds are they'll know.)The best way to ensure your electronics are safe from the toilet is to leave them out of the bathroom. Good luck! By Nicolette Emmino Learn more about Electronic Products Magazine Related Articles Packaging Materials: Strong Growth Rates for Small Form Factors Make your own VR goggles out of Coca-Cola cardboard packaging Column: Packaging designers are taking the heat This intestinal smart capsule detects gas Dr M Tauseef Omer 8/16/2013 9:08:34 AM Long time ago, my cell phone was washed in washing machine. When the clothes were taken out, it was found in trousers. It was nokia 6630. I removed its battery, unscrewed all of the chipset connectors and placed its chipset under tungsten amp for the whole day. When dried, all connections were made again and BOOM, it worked :p Nicole DiGiose 8/7/2013 3:53:17 PM I didn't even have to look at the byline to see who wrote this. Great article Nicolette. Add Comment Text Only 2000 character limit Please login to comment on the article


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George: You have to take the good with the bad when it comes to Tony Romo
Cowboys beat writer Brandon George answers your questions in Inside the Dallas Cowboys
Q: Do you agree that [coach] Jason Garrett needs to better manage [Tony] Romo and the game?
Ricardo Dominguez Jr., El Paso
GEORGE: I believe that Garrett did a poor job of calling the plays in the second half Sunday against Detroit. The Cowboys had a 24-point lead in the third quarter, and teams should never blow that kind of advantage. Garrett wants a balanced offense, but you have to run more with the lead. And the Cowboys passed 16 times and ran 13 times Sunday with the lead in the second half. That's not smart football. And in the end, with the ball in Romo's hands, critical mistakes put the Lions back into the game and turned the momentum.
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Q: Would the play-calling be different if we had a sledgehammer of a running back to close out games?
Jim S. Gurney, Sisters, Ore.
GEORGE: Certainly, the Cowboys could use a "sledgehammer" of a running back to close out games. Which NFL team couldn't? There's certainly not one of the roster. But the Cowboys don't necessarily need a sledgehammer. They just need a running back who can consistently move the first-down chains, especially when they have the lead and need to milk the clock. That would help Tony Romo and Co.
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Q: Why not have a "relief quarterback" similar to baseball? Start [Tony] Romo and when he builds a good lead, bring in a heady veteran like [Jon] Kitna to close.
Mike Dunn, Austin
GEORGE: If you can't trust your quarterback in the fourth quarter, you can't trust him period. If Romo is indeed the Cowboys' best option to building a lead, then he's the team's best option period. There's no question that Romo is the Cowboys' best quarterback – it's not even close – but he just has to be smarter with the football when the game is on the line, and especially when Dallas has a big lead to protect. Will he ever change his gunslinger ways? Probably not, but you have to take the good with the bad when it comes to Romo.
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Q: Why don't the Cowboys coaches watch some film of all other teams' plays within the 5-yard line and add some plays that work in the red zone?
Perry Hagen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
GEORGE: The Cowboys coaches don't need to watch other teams to develop quality plays in the red zone. The Cowboys have the plays that work inside the 20. Jason Garrett is even calling them most of the time. However, the Cowboys have done a poor job of executing the plays. That said, you'd like to see the Cowboys run the ball more consistently when closer to the goal line.
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Q: When will Jerry Jones allow TV coverage of himself during a game?
Alax Campbell, Florence, Ore.
A: I'm not sure what telecast of Cowboys' games you're watching up in Oregon, but the ones I'm watching here always show Jerry Jones on television during games. They're always flashing to the owner's suite to show Jones' reactions during games. This much is for sure: Jerry Jones likes the camera, win or lose. No NFL owner is more accessible than Jones after games.


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Character Story Part 3
Airing Out the Heads
I had worked as a busboy, a bookseller, a landscape technician, but being a character at Disneyland was the one employ I remember. It sure beat working in a bookstore or moving crates in a warehouse while in school.
Character costumes I had worn were Pluto, Pooh, Eeyore, Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Pig, Friar Tuck, Prince John, Geppetto, Brer Fox, Tummi Gummi, The Knight, The Walrus and Mary Poppins Penguins.
Working inside the cartoon personalities gave me a unique perspective on people, what is expected from the Disney experience, how guests react to it (positively and negatively). The company Walt built is such a powerful cultural commodity that people respond one way or another to it. Walts empire is a self-contained culture providing a sense of identification for so many people.
Once at Small World mall, several units were hanging around, playing with the guests. I was in Prince John (PJ) and felt a tug on my toga. There was a little girl who wanted me to go with her. She took my hand matter of factly and led me over to Snow White, who was sitting on the ground by the fence. The little girl apparently wanted Snow White to tell her a story. Snow said she would, but the girl wanted all of Snows friends to listen. She was in the process of rounding all the characters up. When were all sitting in a semi circle around Snow White, the girl took her place on Snow Whites lap. Now she could tell the story
The Robin Hood unit was fun to be a part of since everyone knew the characters. Prince John was a hard costume because the head sits squarely on my own without any support. Friar Tuck was a much friendlier costume. I did enjoy the Sheriff of Nottingham, though technically I was too short. Had a great day signing autographs (Remember April 15th!). Our unit was at the Small World mall, and we had to get to Tomorrowland entrance. Walking sets were hard because everyone wanted to stop for a photo or autograph or just play, and I dont want to hurt anyone's feelings. Backstage, our unit figured out a way: I would tie the hands of Robin and Friar in Tucks rope belt, as if I had captured them. I would lead them off to jail, PJ following behind. Perfect.
So we left Small World mall. As we neared Matterhorn way, the people in line for the Matterhorn began a loud booing. I bowed to them, tipping my hat. PJ waved to the crowd, making motions that it was curtains for Robin and Tuck. Suddenly a group of small children leapt out at us. "Well save you Robin!" they shouted. Some tried to push me away, while the others untied Robin and Tuck. Once Robin and Tuck were free, the children started running "Cmon! Follow us!" The people in line broke into applause. PJ demanded his prisoners back, so I gave chase. We arrived at Tomorrowland entrance with plenty of time to spare, the guests getting a little show besides.
One summer a favorite costume was Mary Poppins Penguins. We chose our own name, so Mary could tell us apart. I was usually Oliver Wendell, or Ollie. Luckily our Mary was inventive and witty, so our Tuesdays were great fun. Mary liked to tell stories, and we would play with the kids. We would hang out at the Plaza Pavilion and wait on the tables. Or try to get Mary to laugh. This was hard, since she knew most of our tricks. But it was a challenge for my penguin buddy and I to find ways to get her to laugh, to break character. She never did, but we did get under her skin, and get a scolding. Many times Ollie had to stand in the corner until he learned to behave.
The Tweedles were prize costumes. Unfortunately, I wasnt assigned them often. But the few times I did were a lot of fun. The Alice characters were great fun because it was no holds. This was Wonderland, after all. As The Walrus I had the pleasure of hearing a small child recite the entire poem "Walrus and the Carpenter" to me. Her dad proudly announced she had watched the movie the night before in preparation for her Disney day. The little girl was bursting with accomplished pride, and Alice and myself applauded long and hard.
The Pooh Unit was a superstar unit. Children of all ages were drawn to them. I spent time in Eeyore, and enjoyed dragging a broken red balloon behind me by its string. Most of the children picked up on it, feeling bad for me because my birthday present had popped. "Oh, Eeyore " was the usual response. One little girl spent an entire set with me, making sure I was happy. Later that afternoon she and her family were passing through. She ran to me to see if I was better. She became distraught and started crying because I wasnt happy. I tried to convey to her that I was happy she was there, but she felt so bad for me. Her parents took her away to get some ice cream, telling her that I was happy to see her again. Hopefully that and a Fire Engine Sundae did the trick.
As part of being a rookie, I was assigned to work a Grad Night. My character was Eeyore (thanks guys!), and I had to walk from Tomorrowland entrance to the Castle Courtyard, where a photo shoot was set up. From ten pm to five am I ran the gauntlet. This was like tying a steak around my neck and throwing me to the lions. Each time I began my walk I heard a chorus of high pitched squealing "Eeyore!!" I turned and there was a gaggle of teenage girls waving their Instamatics in the air, rushing towards me. I had to gesture I was late (pointing to an invisible wrist watch, shaking my head), but ended up running like mad to the photo shoot. Once safely behind the ropes, I had to contend with jealous boyfriends, feeling burned because their date was paying more attention to a cartoon character than to their smooth moves. It was a long night
Being in the Fab Five was a chore. These were the core characters, and very popular. Our instructions were simple (especially for Mickey and Minnie): Find a wall, and put your back to it. That was about as much time you got before the crowds seal you off. As Pluto it is nothing but rounds of photos and autograph signing, making sure everyone gets the attention due them. Children first, then the young adults. The children loved to squeeze Pluto's nose. Pluto was rather boring because my movements were so limited.
I hear nowadays there have been so many complaints concerning quality character time; now there are more and more photo locations. This is good for the guests, but drudgework for the poor characters. It also cuts down on interaction with the children. But the parents want the photos, and the guest is always right
Being hidden inside the yellow dog fur, witnessing the love that is projected on these characters is cathartic. I felt like a hidden celebrity, having this wave of adoration crash over me. Under all the stress and sweat, the unrestrained laughter of children believing they were actually playing with a Disney character is wondrous.
The looks on the childrens face sum it up. No amount spinning can explain the joy of a child looking up at these characters, wanting to meet them, to spend time with them. These characters, designed on paper with red and blue pencil, are alive and have meaning. This is the truest tribute to Walt Disney's genius: that 70+ years after their creation, these characters still generate such delight.
Walt Disney understood power of fantasy instinctively, and he reaped his reward by appealing to the underlying nature of children in adults of all ages. Even in these cynical times, the formula still holds tight.
15 years have passed since I was in costume. The last character was Brer Fox. My back had been slowly going out over the year, and I knew that day would be my last in costume. As I leaned on a stairwell railing backstage with my Brer feet and pants on, below me walked Michael Jackson and his entourage. Mr. Jackson was wearing his trademark fedora, sunglasses and surgeon's mask. He acknowledged me and I returned the wave. I returned to the inside of the building, to the break room where the Royal Street Bachelors were watching a ball game. I put on the rest of the costume, looking about the area through the mesh eyes for the last time. Then I walked down the stairs, past the DEC, and walked backstage to Main Street. I crossed Town Square, shaking hands with some kids, listen to the Disneyland Band play a march, then exited by the Mad Hatter's.
So ended my last set. I was exhausted and couldn't raise my right arm above my shoulder. A nerve had been pinched. I reported to first aid and secured a release. I would see my own doctor next week. Eventually, I would heal.
My service to the Empire ended quietly. I said goodbye to a few friends, emptied my locker and walked. The timing was perfect, since I was near graduation from college, and a career beckoned behind the horizon. I took with me a lot of memories, and the friendships of some very kind humans.
On return visits to the park Ill see (at a distance) the characters playing with the kids, waving to guests who call out their names. It is a parade that never ends, a continuously flowing river. Only the faces change, but the joy is the same. At times it seemed just a job, but mostly it was an insight into this uniquely American institution and its relationship to the world. In a sense it was closure on a part of my childhood. I dreamed of working there, and now the mission was accomplished. I leave it behind not like it was something shameful, but as a promise made to me as a child, and I collected. I step out of the picture, but the movie continues. Now I would rather watch as a fan. Just enjoy myself with some popcorn and go on a ride if I want to.
Which doesnt mean I did that as a character .;)
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The Mississippi-Missouri River
The Mississippi, especially in its lower sections, can overflow its banks with disastrous results for the people living nearby. Federal and state governments are very vigilant in keeping up with river flow patterns and making sure that such flooding is minimal.
Many different kinds of wildlife make their homes in the river, including 241 species of fish, 37 species of mussel, 45 amphibians, 50 mammals, and a full 40 percent of the entire country's migratory birds.
The first European to see the Mississippi River was Hernando de Soto, in 1541. The Frenchmen Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet traveled down the Mississippi as far as the Arkansas River in 1673. Another French explorer, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, sailed down the river to its delta in 1682. When he got there, La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi region for France.
The river formed the western boundary of the United States from 1783 until 1803 and the Louisiana Purchase. American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark traveled the length of the Mississippi River on their journey west with the Corps of Discovery.
Today, the Mississippi is one of the busiest rivers in the world, serving mainly as a commercial waterway but also a tourist destination.
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With the release of HANA SPS05, SAP has opened up the 3rd party BI certification for SAP HANA and customers can look forward to having their non-SAP BI tools certified on SAP HANA. The purpose of this certification is to go beyond just issuing SQL statements and to provide a more integrated solution (like SSO, hierarchy visualization, LCM etc.) when connecting to SAP HANA as a data source since these are common requests that we hear from several HANA customers even when working with SAP's native BI tools.
Some of the requirements that are included in the certification are
We are already working with several BI vendors and planning to have our first certified BI vendor in early 2013 depending on the lab testing.
The steps for participating in the certification program is to apply thru SAP ICC team and then work with SAP HANA Product Management to validate if the above requirements are met and finally execute the necessary test scripts required for passing the certification. The certified partners can be tracked thru a SAP Partner Information Center.
Here is a list of BI Partners certified on SAP HANA BI (SQL/MDX)
Microstrategy, IBM Cognos, Arcplan, Information Builders, Birst and Bissantz.
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June 16 2013
Four holes prove costly for Garcia
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM
ARDMORE, Pa. --The par-4 14th and 15th holes have proved to be two of the more difficult tests at Merion. For Sergio Garcia, they were a nightmare.
Garcia played them in a combined 16 over this week, making three pars, a 5, 6, 7, 8 and a 10.
"Take that away, and I played well," Garcia said.
Give him pars instead, and he would have finished 1 under for the week and with possibly his first career major championship.
Instead, a fan shouted 'Did you make another 8?' as Garcia approached the 18th green. Garcia went over to the womanand gave her a signed glove.
It was a brief moment of levity for Garcia, who at times was heckled by fans this week over his recent comments about Tiger Woods.
Asked if it was a difficult week from that standpoint, Garcia said, "What do you think?"
Between the ropes wasn't any better.
Garcia hit three tee shots out of bounds on the 15th hole during the third round and on Sunday triple-bogeyed the 14th.
"They're the kind of holes that you have to be spot on," Garcia said. "You can't miss it."


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Playing Twisted Metal this past weekend got me thinking about awesome soundtracks. Between rounds of blowing up cars to Sammy Hagar's "Heavy Metal" and N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton," I started to reminisce about classic gaming soundtracks that made my head bob while playing my favorite games. While there are a ton of great soundtracks out there, to keep this list of soundtracks that you absolutely must own simple, I'm going to stick to soundtracks that featured a good deal of licensed music. Nothing against orchestrated soundtracks, but there's something special about gaming to songs you can sing along with. So with that in mind, let's dive into ten gaming soundtracks that you absolutely must have in your music library.
Note: I'm not counting any of the Rock Bands, Guitar Heroes and DJ Heroes, or Amplitude and Frequency. In a nutshell, no rhythm games.Those choices are too obvious.
Katamari Damacy
While the gameplay of the original Katamari Damacy is responsible for hooking us on the idea of rolling around a ball to pick up crap, it was the soundtrack that made us love coming back for more. The soundtrack to Katamari Damacy was wildly bizarre and incredibly mesmerizing. You could play the game for 15 minutes and then have the game's songs stuck in your head for days. And you know what, you'd be happy about it.
SSX: On Tour
I'll never forget bombing down the slopes while listening to Jurassic 5's "Red Hot" in SSX: On Tour. The SSX games have always been known for their great soundtracks, and On Tour is no different. However, On Tour is one of the first SSX titles to branch away from the series' electronica roots to feature a wider range of talent from all corners of the music spectrum. You get everything from the aforementioned J5 to Queens of the Stone Age to Motorhead to Hot Hot Heat to Blackalicious and more. It was a musical bonanza.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Ah, flashbacks to the good old days of playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater while listening to it's punk rock-infused soundtrack. Man, that brings me back. The soundtrack to the first Pro Skater title is responsible for opening my ear holes to a number of new artists that I still listen to to this day. It might also be one of the first instances where a soundtrack to a video game proved to be a great opportunity for unheard artists to get noticed, a tactic EA Games would later use for every sports game they would release.
GTA: Vice City
The soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the perfect 1980s time capsule. This massive soundtrack featured everything a fan of flashy clothing, huge hair and cocaine could ever ask for, and then some. Honestly, the soundtrack to Vice City might be the pinnacle of video game soundtracks. Fans of the 80s should, without question, have this soundtrack in their collection.
Some of the best tunes from the 1930s, 40s and 50s compiled and given a hauntingly eerie new lease on life. I bet you'll never listen to that Carnival cruise line song, "Beyond the Sea", the same way again after hearing it in BioShock. The soundtrack was a mix of orchestrated originals and licensed music from the previously mentioned eras, melding together into a perfect concoction that helped make BioShock even more terrifying.
Alan Wake
I looked forward to each chapter's end in Alan Wake not just because I wanted to be hit with the next awesome cliffhanger, but because I wanted to find out what song would accompany that plot bombshell. The licensed music used in Alan Wake is some of the very best I've ever seen in any game. Period. By the time the credits roll and David Bowie's "Space Oddity" is pumping through your speakers, you'd be hard-pressed to disagree with me.
One of the best games of last year also has one of the best gaming soundtracks ever, in my humble opinion. The soundtrack to Bastion, as a friend of mine labels it, is "neo-western flavor with a boatload of awesome." For the record, he's not wrong. Whether you choose to dabble in Supergiant Games' indie darling or not, the soundtrack is an experience you shouldn't miss if you consider yourself a fan of good music.
Red Dead Redemption
The soundtrack to Red Dead Redemption was composed by artists Bill Elm and Woody Jackson, turning the gameplay experience into something truly memorable with a sweeping score that perfectly captured the sad sounds of a dying Old West. In addition, the RDR soundtrack also featured a few amazing licensed tracks from artists such as Jamie Lidell, Jose Gonzalez, Ashar Command and William Elliot Whitmore. If you're a fan of quality western music, look no further.
GTA: San Andreas
This is the second Grand Theft Auto soundtrack to make this list. With San Andreas, Rockstar turned its attention away from the '80s and to the early '90s. The soundtrack to San Andreas is an eclectic mix of gangsta rap, hip-hop, R&B, rock and roll and even country. There is literally something for everyone to love in this collection. You must own this.
PaRappa the Rapper
I'm kicking' it old school with this final selection. Composed by Masaya Matsuura, the soundtrack to PaRappa the Rapper is an instantly memorable listening experience. These sweet tunes will bore themselves deep into your soul and refuse to pack up and leave. Much like the music to Katamari Damacy, all the tracks on this soundtrack are catchy as hell, so good luck getting them out of your head after hearing them.


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Friday, August 02, 2013
The Death of Cool
You're not cool anymore.
It didn't happen all at once, of course. There's no single event you can point to and say "That's the day I started acting like my mom." It's more of a slow creeping erosion, like how the tide steals a little more of the cliff each year, until your house of cool falls into the sea of mom jeans and dad shorts.
It takes longer for women. One day, you're in your mid-20s. College is behind you, you've got a job, you're up on the latest fashion, the coolest music, and the best places to drink and dance.
A year later, the car that got you through college is nearly dead, so you upgrade. You move into your own apartment so you don't have to share, and you realize your paycheck doesn't go as far as it used to. So you squeeze one more season out of your wardrobe. You go out with friends once a week, not three. And you're tired of the constant "oonce oonce oonce" of the clubs, so you try a quieter bar and sit on the patio instead.
Besides, what's wrong with staying in once in a while? Do we have to go out every weekend? I just got the new Reese Witherspoon movie. Let's eat ice cream and watch "Miss Matched Southern Belles."
Later, you're worried you haven't seen your boyfriend in a while, and you have to get ready for the wedding, because these invitations just won't mail themselves, and you're still coming, right? We'll have a good time at the bachelorette party, and kick it like we were 21 again!
Months later, you can't go out for drinks because you "have a big announcement," so your friends throw you a shower and make all those "oooooh" noises whenever you hold up anything tiny, which is pretty much every single present.
Except your single friends who just roll their eyes and mumble "lame" when one of your mommy friends tells that cute little story about what Jeremiah did during poopy time, and when you follow her outside for one of her many smoke breaks, she tells you, "you used to be cool, and now you're just one of 'them!'"
Meanwhile, guys hang onto their cool a little longer, but the loss hits us harder. Your husband has spent the last several years hanging out in sports bars, eating wings and drinking beer, because that's all guys ever really wanted to do. Unless he's one of those husbands who's deliriously happy to come to the baby shower, in which case there wasn't much cool to lose in the first place.
After the baby comes, his friends don't see him unless he bumps into them at the grocery store with the baby strapped to his chest like some poopy time bomb.
He's no longer Captain Macho, he's become Dad Man.
And it doesn't get any better for either of you. By the time your kid is six, you know the names of every Disney Princess, every Thomas the Tank Engine character, and every word to every freakin' kids song ever made. Which you hum to yourself while waiting six hours in line for tickets to Yo Gabba Gabba.
You give it all up, all of it, for your kids, to give them a loving, nurturing home that offers every developmental and educational advantage in life, until your little brats inform you that you're not cool, and you probably never were.
Here's what you can do.
When they're old enough to understand "do as I say, not as I did," you'll tell them what life was like B.C. — before children — and all the cool stuff you did when you were in your 20s.
You embellish stories about how you hung out with your favorite band for hours backstage, when really it was just a rush-through, after winning passes from the radio station.
Or you — wisely — tone down those stories, smiling quietly to yourself at the memories.
You show them the photos of all the fun times you had with your friends. You tell them how their own kids will laugh just as loudly at their teenage haircuts. You talk about how you and your spouse met, and what life was like while your family was growing.
And then the coup de grace — you'll tell them what brought you to your sad, sorry, frumpy, uncool state today. You'll gesture at yourself, at your mom jeans, at your dad shorts and dark socks, with a battle weary sense of hard-won pride.
You'll say, "All this happened because of you. I stopped being cool because I became a parent. And it will happen to you too. Welcome to your future."
And the looks on their faces will make your 20-year fall from cool totally worth it.
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Having said that, I think I'm "adult cool," which is a whole different thing. Adult cool is what adults think of each other, even though our kids don't see it. That's almost worth another column in itself.
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In the midst of a culture that shouts "Sex!" from every corner, isn't it time someone talked eye-to-eye with Christian men about how to master lust and achieve the holiness they long for? Bill Perkins details a plan for sexual integrity--one that works. He shows men how to achieve a purity that will preserve the sanctity of their marriages, the security of their families, the vitality of their walks with God, and the strength of their relationships with their brothers in Christ. Perkins unfolds a three-part game plan that can lead men to victory. Complete with discussion questions and "Take Action" strategic steps, each chapter is designed to propel men onward toward the high prize of virtue. "Temptation comes to all--even good men.' This book helps you look temptation in the eye. Then in a realistic, practical way, Bill Perkins gives hope and encouragement by suggesting steps you can take to win the battle.
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In this sleepy Turkish bordertown, locals pass the time playing a dominos-like game and drinking strong black tea from tulip-shaped glasses.
It's here that a Syrian refugee named Mahmoud chooses to tell his story about the government offensive in Idlib. He arrived on Saturday from Jisr Al Shigur a town in the Idlib region. He was scouting an escape route for his family. He found the situation was worse than expected.
"If I could return to Syria to get my family and bring them here I would," says Mamoud. "But I would be killed if I went back now because of all the snipers, tanks and soldiers in the mountains. I will try but if I can't we'll have to depend on God."
He says the shooting started on Friday. Before he left, friends had warned him that the Syrian military had recently placed landmines in fields favored by refugees. On his seven hour journey by foot, he says he saw the freshly turned earth where they had been placed. Like many Syrians nowadays, Mahmoud is well-versed in the esoteric world of military hardware he saw on the way.
"A huge number of tanks, APCs (armored personal carrier), about 40 BMB tanks, 50 or 60 vehicles with soldiers, 10-15 cannons," says Mahmoud. "And the Shabiha militia's pickup trucks with machine guns mounted in the back. I saw this convoy with my own eyes as I was leaving."
There are reports Tuesday of fighting in Idlib between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel movement and government forces.
Mustafa Haid is a Syrian human rights researcher. He says that the military is moving to control the city before international demands are realized for a humanitarian corridor to deliver aid.
"They talk about these these secure lines for humanitarian aid and buffer zones, some countries have started talking about that," Haid says. "It sounds like the regime knew Idlib would be the perfect place to do such things. And that's why they want to make sure they'd keep Idlib under control."
Human Rights Watch released a press statement Tuesday condemning the use of anti-personnel mines in the border regions.
Haid says he saw the mines in the field during his research.
"This kind of mine is Russian-made and it's called BMN2," he says. "It's also a pressure mine, only 15 kilograms [33 lbs] are needed to explode it, its not 30 or 40 [66 or 88 lbs]. It's even anti-children. Which means that they didn't put it there because they are afraid of the Free Syrian Army going back and forth to Turkey. They just want to kill people. They are placed in known refugee crossings."
Haid met a Syrian living along the border who received anti-mining training during his military service. The man personally removed 300 mines near his home but had no training in how to defuse them.
"He crossed like 10 km [about 6.2 miles] with one in his hand to show it to me just to take a photo to show me for proof that they are placing landmines," Haid said.
Leaders of the FSA believe the new Assad offensive is about projecting power rather than capturing land. Captain Ayham al-Kurdi is an FSA commander. He says the government has been sending forces to Idlib for several weeks. Al-Kurdi doesn't expect Assad to destroy the entire city but just a neighborhood, to set an example.
"He wants to terrorize Idlib by staging strategic attacks and create maximum terror among the civilians," says al-Kurdi. "He is making a massacre in each city in the north. And just like they did in Hama, in the massacre of 1982, the rest of the country was so afraid that they did not even react.
Al-Kurdi says Idlib has opposed the regime since Bashar Al Asaad's father — Hafez Al Assad — first took power in the 1970s. Recent government gains have driven almost all of the rebels out of the cities. Al Kurdi says Idlib will be a hard battle, and a long battle, because the mountainous terrain of northern Syria is favorable to the rebels' guerrilla tactics.


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ST. PETERSBURG — Like most American moms, Natrina Shultz hadn't planned to breastfeed her babies for long. Maybe, she thought, just for the first month.
But she had time to reconsider during the five weeks she spent in the hospital before her twin girls were born. Arriving three months prematurely, Brinley weighed 2 pounds, 1 ounce; Piper was just 3 ounces larger.
By the time they were born, their mom had learned that study after study shows the benefits to mother and child of breastfeeding newborns for at least six months and preferably a year. And the evidence is especially compelling for the sickest babies. But for mothers with babies in intensive care, nursing is especially tough. The infants may be too small to suckle or fragile to hold. Mothers can be too stressed to produce enough milk to pump for bottle or tube feeding.
So medicine is stepping in to give nature a boost.
All Children's Hospital, where the Shultz twins are just now learning to breastfeed at 11 weeks of age, has designed a particularly high-tech support system. New mothers are encouraged to pump breast milk at home and bring it to the hospital, where bar codes and computer algorithms ensure it goes to the right baby, fortified with any nutrients needed.
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa has its own careful systems in place. At both hospitals, the main goals are getting moms to breastfeed, and when babies can't nurse, treating the milk with the utmost care and getting it to the right babies.
Shultz, who has had to pump every three hours, says the assistance was invaluable. "I probably wouldn't have stuck it out," without services such as a phone line to quickly answer her questions about lactation.
Now her twins are close to going home after nearly tripling their birth weights.
"It's been worth it," the 37-year-old Seminole mother said. And as her babies increasingly breastfeed directly, the benefits are increasing.
"You get to cuddle. There's no bottles to clean."
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies get nothing but breast milk for the first six months, and continue to breastfeed for at least a year. But only a third of U.S. mothers exclusively breastfeed infants at three months, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding has become a staple of public health efforts, including last week's International Breastfeeding Week.
Breastfeeding may be the most natural thing in the world, but it's not the easiest, especially for working mothers and those who have older children to care for.
The obstacles are unique for mothers of babies in a neonatal intensive care unit. The body's natural reaction to stress can make it difficult to nurse, and it's harder to produce milk away from the babies, explained Beth Sherron, a nurse and lactation consultant at All Children's.
But breast milk is the best medicine mothers can give their babies, encourages the poster outside the hospital's breast milk depot, where mothers bring bottles after pumping.
In addition to a host of longer-term benefits, breast milk helps protect from respiratory problems, infections and necrotizing enterocolitis, a potentially life-threatening intestinal disorder.
"Milk is like liquid gold to our mothers," said Cindy Quackenbush, nurse and director of neonatal services at All Children's, who says nearly 80 percent of her mothers breastfeed or pump. "You don't want to waste a drop."
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The hospital was jolted by some "near misses," in the past, when it nearly brought one mother's milk to another's baby, Quackenbush said. A mixup would pose minimal medical risk, but could upset families that already are deeply stressed.
"This is a large emotional issue for both families involved if there is a mixup," she said.
Today, from the time mothers drop off their milk, to the time it's fed to babies, bar code labels ensure there is no confusion.
The milk is hand carried to the pharmacy, since excessive agitation could breaking down delicate nutrient compounds. In the pharmacy, an isolated room is devoted to breast milk preparation. Gloved and gowned technicians defrost any frozen milk slowly so as not to damage it. Supplements are stirred in, according to computerized formulas six months in the making, as shaking could be damaging.
The milk is transferred to syringes labeled with the baby's name and bar code, and carried back to the neonatal intensive care unit. Nurses scan bar codes on syringes, the baby's bracelet and their own ID tag to ensure the match before feeding.
St. Joseph's also puts bar codes on bottles, to do its own checks. "We encourage our parents to question us at any time if they think we aren't doing something or missed a step," said Sheila Johnson, director of patient care for critical areas at St. Joseph's.
If all this seems extraordinarily complex for something as basic as breastfeeding, consider the goal. As Kevin Olson, All Children's director of pharmaceutical services, noted, "We put this in place to get to zero errors."
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WHITTIER >> Cal High's 750 incoming freshmen got a chance to meet their classmates, teachers, mentors and administrators on Tuesday during a welcome-to-school orientation.
"This makes me really excited for school, and I could tell the others are excited too," said Dylan Calzada, who was promoted from East Whittier Middle School. "It's a good change. I'm still a bird, but I'll be a Condor soon." Freshmen First Day started at 8 a.m. with team-building activities with Link Crew members, who will serve as mentors to the freshmen. That was followed by an introduction to extracurricular activities available at California High School and the debut of a student-made music video, based on the Pharrell Williams' song "Happy." The video was put together by nearly 150 Cal High students over the summer.
Student athletes, visual and performing arts groups, clubs, academics and student government members directed the video and wrote the lyrics, according to Whittier Union High School District.
The video highlights Condor PRIDE, which stands for Productivity, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Excellence.
The video promotes picking up trash, arriving to classes on time, carrying a student ID, and includes a no-bullying message.
Freshman First Day, in its 10th year, is offered annually at all Whittier Union High School District campuses.
"Freshman First Day really gives our students the opportunity to get a feel for what high school life is like and gives us at Cal High the chance to show not only what PRIDE is, but the sense of unity we have on campus, as well," said Richard Rodriguez, assistant principal for business and activities. "They get to meet new classmates, bond with upperclassmen and take part in fun activities."


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DENVER -- Qwest Communications International Inc. (Nasdaq: QWST) today unveiled its new corporate identity and national branding and print advertising campaigns at the dedication of the Qwest Tower office building in downtown Denver.
"The launch of our new corporate identity, delivery of a national branding campaign and dedication of the Qwest Tower reinforces Qwest's market position as the driver and enabler of breakthrough communications now and in the 21st century," said Joseph P. Nacchio, president and CEO of Qwest. "Through our clearly crafted brand messages, we will introduce to businesses and consumers the Qwest mission of bringing them the very latest, most affordable and innovative communications services available anywhere."
The new Qwest corporate identity and branding campaign communicate in a single phrase the benefits of Qwest's unprecedented network technology designed to erase communications constraints of time and distance: "ride the light." Inspired by Albert Einstein's teachings about the Theory of Relativity, "ride the light" is Qwest's clarion call to individuals and businesses to begin enjoying the benefits of 21st century digital communications. The branding campaign is designed to make Qwest synonymous with simple, yet powerful attributes of light, such as speed, clarity, simplicity, illumination, and enlightenment.
To deliver its branding messages, Qwest is rolling out a national print advertising campaign to communicate the power and possibilities of the Qwest vision and network. The campaign reinforces the speed at which even very large transmissions occur on the Qwest Macro CapacitySM Fiber Network.
The Qwest network is poised to reliably deliver high-speed broadband services and the framework necessary to empower businesses with the next generation of multimedia business communications. The Qwest network is the first network designed with enough capacity to send multimedia content ? data, images and video ? as seamlessly as voice.
The unveiling of Qwest's branding and advertising campaign took place at a dedication ceremony at Qwest's new worldwide headquarters -- the Qwest Tower located at 555 Seventeenth Street in downtown Denver. Formerly known as the Anaconda Tower and originally built in 1978, the Qwest Tower now displays the new Qwest logo.
About Qwest Qwest Communications International, Inc. (Nasdaq: QWST), is a multimedia communications company building a high-capacity, fiber optic network for the 21st century. Qwest's planned domestic network will connect 125 cities, which represent approximately 80 percent of the data and voice traffic originating in the United States, upon its completion in the second quarter of 1999. Qwest is also extending its network 1,400 miles into Mexico with completion slated for late third quarter 1998. With its cutting-edge technology, Qwest will deliver high-quality voice, data and video connectivity securely and reliably to businesses, consumers and other communications service providers.
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