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I am my own worst patient. Doing my best to walk the walk, but sometimes habit, inertia, ego and time get in the way.
At 43 I am starting to feel a few hitches in my giddyup. My R ankle (victim of 3 major sprains & a chipped talus) is a bit cranky these days and it seems the issue is moving up the fibula near the knee. My L knee (the one with a complete meniscus) barks at me with consistency. It feels like the lateral facet of the patella is just grinding along the femoral condyle. My R low back seems have a constant dull ache that intensifies with sitting on soft surfaces. A couple of post-whiplash cervical and tspine knots seem to occasionally creep up on me with prolonged sitting at the computer or some overhead lifting.
The pain isn't debilitating but it is irritating and very disconcerting to me. Is it time to throw in the towel and just spring for a Tempur-Pedic?
Not a chance.
Thanks to my friends Jimmy Radcliffe and Joe Pryztula, I am revitalized--mind and body. Professionally, I now understand just how much I have been limiting myself and my athletes by not truly appreciating the necessity of the transverse plane, rotation and a thorough dynamic warm up. I know I do a good job of teaching people the benefits of using the barbell correctly. But this personal experience showed me just how much I need to emphasize additional movements in order to facilitate optimal joint health and prepare the body for training or competition.
One hot, humid morning in Houston at Vern Gambetta's GAIN 2012 mentorship, I had the opportunity to participate in the morning activity sessions that included a 20 minute dynamic warm up stations with Jimmy and Joe P. The emphasis was flexibility. I started with Joe P. and we went through a very nice multi-directional lunge/reach/rotate sessions. And Joe, as he has said in the past, reiterated his philosophy of not just pushing through mobility limitations, particularly in the thoracic spine. His approach is to work the accessory movements and sneak in, e.g. gain thoracic extension via more gentle rotation and lateral flexion.
My approach has been more direct. I use lots of overhead work, with a particular emphasis on light pressing with dumbbells and the barbell behind the neck. I've had good results with my young athletes. I now know I can, and must, do better for them and my older athletes by incorporating more arm drivers and working a variety of rotation in all planes with lunges. My own t-spine and shoulders felt great after his session.
Next I was completely humbled by 20 minutes with Jimmy and what seemed to be some very high hurdles and challenging movement patterns. Jimmy was kind enough to spot me and many others from falling over sideways as we awkwardly stepped forward and backward over the hurdles. Skipping over them at this height, as he could easily do, was out of the question for me. I sheepishly asked Jimmy if this was the height for all the athletes at Oregon--was there a remedial, shorter hurdle option? He shook his head no and said this was the only height. Every athlete--short, tall, chunky, inflexible--was expected to work through the challenge. If he could do it, they could learn to do it.
There I was: major motor moron. The hips did not lie. I had a severe lack of comprehensive mobility. My ability to negotiate those hurdles was compromised. Bill Knowles chirped "tick- tock, tick-tock" and all I could manage was a clumsy "thud-pause-thud."
But even as my ego was in pain from the experience, my left knee and right low back rejoiced on the walk back to my room. Not a hint of discomfort. And I had not done one static stretch that focused on my tight quads, hip flexors and hip rotators. I felt more supple--more flexible and better than ever.
I have some great static stretches I've used with patients and athletes to change their lives. But I have failed to really appreciate the power of a truly dynamic warm up, with more of a locomotor emphasis, to create hip and ankle mobility. I have been stuck in weightlifter mode--a sagittal plane junkie. My basic mobility work is good for squatting, but not enough to build the truly healthy athlete. We need rotational movement. Weightlifting coaches, you would do well to build more rotation into your programming! I know some knees, hips and backs that would benefit greatly.
Since returning home from GAIN, I've committed to improving my own mobility and developing better dynamic warm up and cool down plans for my athletes. My entire body is feeling the benefits. I cannot thank Vern, Jimmy and Joe P. enough for reminding me how therapeutic movement can be and how essential it is to give the body tasks outside the sagittal plane. I was talking the talk but not really walking the walk in my own training or with my athletes.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Thoughts on Mobility
In training, it's about what you do and what you don't do.
Poor movement begets negative tissue/training adaptations. Some movements & motor patterns are specifically counterproductive to achieving certain postures and positions.
All the stretching--cussing, pushing, prodding--in the world cannot undo these adaptations if you continue to train the movements that promote them.
Training & programming must promote positive tissue and nervous system adaptations if you want optimal health and performance.
Poor movement begets negative tissue/training adaptations. Some movements & motor patterns are specifically counterproductive to achieving certain postures and positions.
All the stretching--cussing, pushing, prodding--in the world cannot undo these adaptations if you continue to train the movements that promote them.
Training & programming must promote positive tissue and nervous system adaptations if you want optimal health and performance.
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The resignation of Sheriff Leroy Baca this month is tantamount to the king abdicating his monarchy.
Comparing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to a royal kingdom is not a stretch by any means, but a very apt analogy. History bears this out.
Since 1932, the bloodlines of only four sheriff executives have run through the largest sheriff's department in the world. The four individuals who have worn the sheriff's badge were all department executives promoted with the approval of the sheriff. Except for Baca, the other three were placed into the role of undersheriff before becoming sheriff.
The royal succession has worked like so: When the sheriff resigns the next in line becomes the chief-in-waiting. Next, this handpicked successor receives the blessing of the second group, the powerful Board of Supervisors. This then allows the "candidate" to run for sheriff in the so-called public election.
The candidates picked by the Sheriff's Executive Planning Council, or EPC, which is made up of the sheriff's court, i.e., his undersheriffs and assistant sheriffs, as well as the division chiefs, and annointed by the supervisors, have a decided advantage over their opponents.
In 1932, Sheriff William Traeger stepped down to run for Congress and Undersheriff Eugene Biscailuz became sheriff. Biscailuz stayed in the top post for nearly three decades, running successfully to stay in office until 1958.
That year, Biscailuz stepped down and Undersheriff Pete Pitchess became sheriff. He was able to remain atop the throne until 1982 when — you guessed it — he stepped down and Undersheriff Sherman Block was appointed sheriff.
In 1998 there was a minor disruption in the succession protocol with the anointing of the bloodline of Leroy Baca, a recently retired division chief, who ran against Block. Both failed to achieve a majority in the primary and were set to run against each other in the general election in November.
Then, something happened that shook the kingdom.
Days before the election, Block died. Block slipped in the shower. He lingered in the hospital in critical condition for a few days and died of a brain aneurism.
During this period, Baca actually suspended campaigning. There was panic behind the shield. Block's name stayed on the ballot, and the law says if he received the most votes the Board of Supervisors get to pick the next sheriff. And they weren't going to pick Baca. Most likely it would've been another insider.
When Supervisor Michael Antonovich was asked days before the election who he was going to vote for, his answer was "I am voting for Sherman Block."
While it was clear that's what the supervisors wanted to happen, it wasn't meant to be. The voters elected Baca.
Baca won by a vote of 61 percent to 38 percent. But in a way, the public elected an insider, anyway.
The House of Baca, which lasted 15 years, will fall by the end of this month. Already there is panic and dissention in the kingdom. Where in the past no one would dare challenge the Office of the Sheriff unless knighted by the EPC or the Board of Supervisors, this June will be different.
Already there are numerous candidates vying for the throne, including a detective from LAPD, several top brass from the Sheriff's Department and a popular newcomer, the chief of police in the city of Long Beach.
The June 3 primary election will be the first time the voters of Los Angeles County get to choose from a pool of candidates and have a real say in picking what Time magazine once called "The most powerful lawman west of the Mississippi River."
One thing is sure, there will be another king. We just don't know who that will be.
Paul Scauzillo is a retired lieutenant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Gareth Bale is a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo, says Jeff Stelling
All hail to Gareth Bale, says Jeff Stelling, for becoming a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Last Updated: 07/02/13 4:32pm
We already know that Bale is held in high regard by some of Europe's biggest clubs and recent stellar displays have put him firmly back in the shop window.
His goal in Wales' 2-1 friendly victory over Austria was his 17th in all competitions this season and came swiftly after those two superb strikes in the Premier League, against Norwich and West Brom.
I just worry, from Spurs' point of view, that an offer might come along in the summer that they can't refuse.
I heard Jamie Redknapp say on Super Sunday that Bale is 'absolutely world class', that he's 'as good as Ronaldo'.
I don't often disagree with Jamie, but I think it's got to the stage where you can say that Bale is better than Ronaldo because he's simply unplayable.
That's not to denigrate Ronaldo, who has got all the tricks and dynamite in his boots - but so has Bale.
What Bale's got that Ronaldo hasn't is incredible strength and power; Ronaldo is quick but when Bale gets up a head of steam, there's no stopping him.
I'd love to know who the fastest player in the Premier League is if it's not Bale. He's adaptable, too - he can play wide or down the middle. If you want him to do a job defensively, he can do that as well.
Wales fans won't thank me for saying it but it's such a shame that we are unlikely to ever see him play in a major tournament.
It's the 'George Best syndrome' all over again: Bale is one of the best players in the world and as much as I'd love to see him at a World Cup, despite his best efforts, it's not going to happen.
I was in Portugal this week and I saw Ronaldo score against Ecuador and it was a fine goal, but I'm hard pushed to think of another player in Europe (aside from Lionel Messi) who gives you the all-round quality that Bale gives Spurs.
He's the reason why Spurs are where they are now - fourth in the Premier League - and he's the one who could drive them on to a Champions League place, which is the minimum Spurs will need to keep him.
Liverpool are nine points behind Spurs in that coveted fourth spot but might just be the most entertaining team in the Premier League right now.
They were absolutely brilliant against Arsenal at times - adventurous, exciting and pacey up front - and they followed it up with a fantastic display against Manchester City.
Daniel Sturridge has been brilliant since he signed and other players are flourishing: Stewart Downing is back to the kind of form that earned him so many England caps, while Steven Gerrard is back at the peak of his game.
Some people (and I might have been among them at one stage) thought we'd seen the best of Gerrard but they've been proved completely wrong; he is rampaging forward and scored a brilliant goal last week.
The Brendan Rodgers revolution looks to be well ahead of schedule at the moment. He's got the team playing in a way that Kenny Dalglish couldn't.
The passing game that Rodgers encourages means they are not willing to sit back and hold onto a lead; he's permanently imploring them to go forward and Gerrard has learnt to play within the system.
I think the Liverpool owners have to be applauded for making a great choice in appointing Rodgers, who despite coming in for a fair bit of flak in the early days has stuck to his guns and is now reaping the rewards.
Rodgers could win even more admirers by adding Jamie Carragher to his coaching staff next season.
I've admired Carragher as a player for many years - as most people have - and I admire the fact that he's had the bottle to call it a day while proving he can still do it against the best in the English game.
He didn't get a whole lot of game time towards the start of the season but he started the games against Arsenal and Manchester City and in the course of the latter I made a few notes about how well he played; at times he was the glue that was holding them together.
Now he's confirmed that this is his last season (the whispers have done the rounds for a while), he won't be short of work offers - either as a coach or in the media.
I'd love to have him on the Soccer Saturday panel because he's always shown himself to be a good reader of the game, someone who's very articulate and has a great sense of humour.
But I'd rather see him stay involved directly in the game; he's been invaluable to Liverpool over the years and I assume staying at Anfield would be his one and only choice if the offer was on the table.
Jeff's Gem of the Week
Ipswich 4-0 Middlesbrough: Tony Mowbray won't want to remember this one - it was anything but a happy return to his former club. However, it was the perfect tonic for Mick McCarthy, who had to hand over the reins to Terry Connor for the match due to sickness. It's a year this week since Mick was to all intents and purposes shown the door by Wolves. Since then Wolves have been through Terry Connor and Ståle Solbakken and now have Dean Saunders at the helm. Meanwhile, Mick has steered his Ipswich team above them in the Championship table. I think a lot of Wolves fans will look back with a lot regret that Mick was allowed to leave their club. He's handled the loan market superbly well; he's a great man-manager and a great motivator, not to mention a top man. I'm really pleased for him.
And finally...
It was pretty unlikely that James Poole and Peter Hartley would score in the same match because Hartley is not exactly a regular goal-scorer and Poole hasn't been this season either. But score they both did against Notts County. The only thing was they scored in the wrong order - Poole Hartley rather than Hartley Poole - but I guess you can't have everything.
I would be happy if they could do that every week from now on as we prepare for the greatest escape that football has ever known! Swindon will pose a big test on Saturday and there is already one unlikely sub-plot to the match. Swindon boss Paolo di Canio was the room-mate of Hartlepool manager John Hughes when he was at Celtic, so you might say it's a meeting of strange bed-fellows...


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Heat the bottle back up by floating it in a bucket of hot water. I had some test batches turn out just like yours and that usually fixes it.
Here is what I have after many attempts. I tried both my WVO and some virgin Canola. Oddly, my WVO looks a bit better compared to where it started! After 2 days of settling and proper washing, it still looks like apple cider. I even heated it to make sure the water was gone - and when I do it goes clear....but then looks like this again in a day after sitting room temp.
HOWEVER, pass 3/27 with flying colors! How can this be if it looks this bad? (not clear) The examples and pictures of the "experts" brew always look clear and shiny. I have yet to produce any that looks like that no matter how carefully I follow directions. (I've been doing this for a week now - probably a dozen batches)
This is how they looked immediately after washing:
THis is a sample of mine, but it took 8 hours to look like this and it doesn't look like the explanation you have given. I measured out 250ml of HEET with a plastic measuring cup. I used a cleaned spaghetti sauce jar and it seemed like the seal was melting or at least not working when I was "sloshing" arund the methanol and lye.
I mixed the methanol and lye and Canola veggie oil outside so that I had proper ventilation, But I set the 1 liter bottle inside after I mix and shook becuase it is about 40degrees outside.
The only thing I didnt measure absolutely correct was the lye...I used half a tablespoon of lye instead of a teaspoon.
Attached is the pic of my final product after 12 hours sitting....
Any advice would be helpful or does my experiment look correct?
biodiesel.jpg (33 Kb, 69 downloads) final product
i have definitely heard about this Dr.Pepper technique...but have never used it personally coz of the danger of chemicals involved in it
It probably still has too much water in it. It should clear up when dried thoroughly. I'd try putting it into a large shallow pan and then blow a fan across the surface for a few hours.
Tilly's directions call for half a teaspoon of "lye". Three teaspoons = one tablespoon. You used about a teaspoon too much "lye".
Biodiesel quality is difficult to judge by appearance. If the reaction goes well it will appear good. If the reaction is marginal it can still look good.
New vegetable oil usually yields a very clean looking byproduct layer. It's sometimes hard to see the difference between the biodiesel layer and byproduct layer. Used vegetable oil gives a very dark byproduct layer. Biodiesel doesn't always look like liquid gold over a layer of tar.
It's hard to tell in your photo but it looks like your batch had a reaction and separation. It might be correct but you used three times the recommended amount of "lye". If your "lye" is NaOH it can turn the biodiesel to gel. If your "lye" is KOH it probably won't turn to gel but it will be very soapy.
True, the chemicals can be harmful if handled improperly. Safety precautions are included in the directions for the Dr Pepper technique. If the safety procedures are followed and the chemicals are handled with respect and common sense the risks are manageable. If you are unclear about anything in the procedure you should seek clarification before beginning.
Thank you, I have since bought metal measuring spoons and glass mixing pitchers so I am going to try again. I am trying to get enough WVO from our own home use to try again to see if I get a clearer seperation. I appreciate the advice!!
Just outta curiousity, what "tests" can I put my final batch through to VERFIY it is Bio-diesel? I dont want to try to make batches and then just pour them into a diesel engine and ruin the engine.
The 3/27 test is described here in an CBT article and here in the thread where it was introduced to this forum.
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I have made 5 dr Pepper batches of biodiesel and it is good to know there is a test for quality. I will read your recommended test and check out the batches I have made.
I hope it will work with unwashed biodiesel.
Hi all,
My friend and I made our 1st batch of bioDiesel the other day using the Dr. Pepper method.
We had 1 Liter Virgin Veg oil, 250ML methanol and 7g KOH.
When it came time to wash we did the following:
Wash 1, about 500ml, tipping the 2l bottle end over end (taking the lid, turning the bottle so the lid was at the bottom. Then similarly till the lid was at the top. repeat.) For about 30s, then drained. We repeated 3 more times with increasing force/vigor.
The book we were reading said to use 500ml and shake with vigor for the 5th wash. Now we have what looks like biodiesel on the top and Milk on the bottom. (ocassional wisp of mayo can be seen if we swirl it around).
I have pictures. Is this bioD ok or did we make emusion? (see: http://picasaweb.google.com/Ca...E7AE&feat=directlink )This message has been edited. Last edited by: CalgaryBioDiesel,
Hey Guys,
First, let me give my thanks to Tilly for this technique. I apologize if my question is a bit newbie-ish, but I've just made my 1st batch using this technique and I'm waiting for it to settle. My question is, how do I dump out the biodiesel and/or glycerine after it has seperated? Thanks guys, I appreciate it.
I have not tried this method, but will be shortly. To answer the previous post, my plan was to attach a small piece of hose to a hole drilled in the bottle cap. Using a small valve at the end of the hose, the lower layer of waste can be drained out.
I can only assume that the next step would be a series of washes, settle, and drain.
After this, perform the 3/27 test.
Has anyone converted a W210 Mercedes to use SVO?
You can use the pull top off of a small water bottle that you get at the store.. Just make sure the cap threads match. Had one that did not fit good. Big mess as soon as I flipped it over.
Hey all. Good forum. I think the links to the Dr Pepper wash and titration parts are broken. I can't read up anymore.
Here is why you can't find them:
Perhaps this is something that should be discussed.
I went to the new archive:
And put in the search criteria:
Title: Dr Pepper - selected Titles only.
Author: Tilly - select "Topic Starter Only" (first search was on Author).
I tried to "save" the searches, but it doesn't seem to be encoding in a method to save them. Go ahead and search as above. You want just articles with the Dr Pepper in the title. The best of the Dr Pepper series will also have Tilly as the topic starter, but there may be others so you can decide if you wish to include the name as "author, topic starter, or not at all". I discovered that the Titration topic did not include Dr Pepper in the title, but the link is below.
I had to do a second search for Titration as apparently it didn't have Dr. Pepper in the title.
Here are the links you're hunting for:
Dr. Pepper Wash:
I think this is the Dr. Pepper Titration Page:
http://www.biodieseldiscussion...&highlight=TitrationThis message has been edited. Last edited by: keelec,
Thanks all. Very helpful links.
Hey all. I have been making Dr. Pepper size batches with little problems. I moved up to 10liter batches. They fail the quality tests, but not by much. I reprocessed a batch at 100ml/3.5g. I
had no more glycerin seperate out. I had a thin skin on top though. I assumed it was soap and was careful when I washed it. After about 5 washes it was clear. It has since air dryed and has passed the tests. What part of the process do I need to improve so this doesn't happen again?
Hi Debbie.
It sounds like you're off to a good start. Now that you have moved beyond the Dr. Pepper method please consider posting questions in a new discussion in the Making Biodiesel section of the forum.
Please list all of the details of your 10 liter batches including feedstock type, feedstock titration number, feedstock moisture test results, caustic type and amount used, amount of methanol used, process temperature, mixing method, mixing time, settling time, and washing and drying methods.
What quality tests were performed and what were the resuts? Sometimes it helps to know exactly what happened in the quality tests instead of a "fail" statement.
I'm a bit unclear about the reprocess attempt. Did you try to reprocess the 10 liter batch with an additional 3.5 grams of caustic and 100ml methanol? Was the reprocess done before washing and drying?
How exactly do you air dry the batch? Is that just leaving it stand in an open bucket?
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No Digital Release for PSP Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Sony's support of the PSP Go seemed to be on the rise as PlayStation Store updates were moved to Tuesdays, matching retail releases and making day-and-date digital releases a possibility. While digital releases of lower profile games are not always timely, it looked like high-profile titles were safe. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was day-and-date with retail.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy and many of Square's back-catalog titles have been released digitally. It's an odd move not to continue to support digital downloads for the new Kingdom Hearts game, especially after releasing Dissidia for Go users.
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The official CNN app from Nokia has been updated. Version 1.5.1 comes without a changelog (no change there then - pun intended), but we've noticed speed improvements and optimisations being applied to better the overall experience. Loading the app is much quicker and it seems to do a more efficient job pulling content down.
If you're into all the latest headlines and whatnot, the CNN app is well worth checking out. It's available for all Lumia Windows Phones as a Nokia exclusive. You can download the official CNN app from Nokia on the Windows Phone Store, using a Lumia handset to access the Nokia Collection of apps.
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Lieutenant Colonel Christopher J Pehrson
CHRISTOPHER J. PEHRSON is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force currently assigned to the Air Staff at the Pentagon. He has served as a squadron commander and held a number of staff positions at the squadron, wing, and major command levels. Lieutenant Colonel has over 3,200 flying hours, including 350 combat hours, as an EF 111 Electronic Warfare Officer and C 130 Instructor Aircraft Commander, and has participated in contingencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Indonesia. Lieutenant Colonel Pehrson is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Air War College. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Michigan, an M.S. degree from Boston University, an M.S. degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Master of Strategic Studies from Air University.
*The above information may not be current. It was current at the time when the individual worked for SSI or was published by SSI.
SSI books and monographs by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher J Pehrson
String of Pearls: Meeting the Challenge of China's Rising Power Across the Asian Littoral
July 25, 2006
Authored by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher J Pehrson.
The author describes the "String of Pearls" as the manifestation of China's rising geopolitical influence through efforts to increase access to ports and airfields, develop special diplomatic relationships, and modernize military forces that extend from the South China Sea through the Strait of Malacca, across the Indian Ocean, and on to the Arabian Gulf. The monograph examines the "String of Pearls" as an evolving maritime component of China's national strategy, implications for the U.S.-China relationship, and broader U.S. policy implications for the entire region.


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Book Review & GiveAway: 10 Secrets!
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Sounds like a great book. I'd love to win! I guess my secret is that I'm a knitting book addict!ReplyDelete
The hooded shawlette is beautiful. All the patterns you showed are nice. I don't think I have any secrets though!ReplyDelete
I'd love to win, too! My secret is that I get up in the morning before the rest of the family to have a quiet cup of coffee, and read some blogs in peace..ReplyDelete
Ooooh, YES, I'd love to win a copy of that book.ReplyDelete
My secret is that hidden beneath my jeans and proper shoes, I wear multi-coloured stripey knee-highs.
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 4:45 AM
Ohhh! I want to try!ReplyDelete
my secret?I'm writeing a new knitting pattern ^.^
Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
My secret is I love to knit socks.
This looks like a great book. I LOVE the hooded shawlette and that baby (and the hoodie) are adorable. My secret... When I'm working from home and on the phone with my boss, I'm usually knitting as we talk.ReplyDelete
If I told you it wouldn't be a secret anymore. However I do not have any secrets.ReplyDelete
- Jaimie HoopsNovember 4, 2011 at 7:48 AM
Thanks for the great giveaway! My secret - sometime I tell my friends I'm busy so I can stay home and knit in peaceReplyDelete
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The book looks wonderful. Thanks for the giveaway. Something secret- Knitting keeps me sane!ReplyDelete
- FiberValleyGirlNovember 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM
If you say it's a great read, Laura it's a great read!!!!ReplyDelete
My secret? Ho Ho Ho ... no, SantaKnitTricks will never tell!ReplyDelete
Looks like a fabulous book--so inspiring! I met the co-author Lisa Souza at Stitches East recently and purchased some of her gorgeous hand-dyed yarn. (I love hand dyed yarn but that's not a secret.) Can't wait to get it in the mail to start the shrug. I'd love to check out the patterns in the book.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the review - looks like a nice variety of projects. My secret is that I always knit during conference calls and phone calls with my family.ReplyDelete
What a great book! I love the patterns. I would be thrilled to own it!ReplyDelete
my secret is that I LOVE to kitchner!ReplyDelete
the books looks awesome!
This book is definately on my wish list!ReplyDelete
knitterlydesigns on Ravelry
I would love to have this book - my secret - try to remember that knitting is supposed to be fun and relaxing. If it's frustrating, you're trying too hard <3ReplyDelete
Love the title - that's the kind of knitting I strive for! I guess my secret is shared by lots of knitters - it's the stash of yarn in my closet and under my bed(s) and on the book shelves.... Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
- Martyc (Ravelry)November 4, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Looks like a delightful book. I would love to have it. Martyc on RavelryReplyDelete
What a fun looking book! :)ReplyDelete
My secret: I hate knitting with DPNs!ReplyDelete
My secret: I've never knitted with DPNs. Magic looper all the way. :)ReplyDelete
That hoodie looked fantastic.ReplyDelete
I think my secret would be: Remember that you reserve the right to cast on whatever you want whenever you please no matter what else you have on the needles!
thanks for this opportunity.
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My secret is that I woke up from a dream about work, so clearly I need knittig decompression.ReplyDelete
I have been eyeing that book for a while now and would love it. My secret is that I knit at stoplights. My knitting is always with me for those quick minutes to knit a round or two.ReplyDelete
I don't have a HUGE secret, but my knitting philosophy is 'if I'm sitting, I'm knitting' and that gets quite a bit of knitting done and makes me feel productive even when resting. Thanks for the opportunity to win!ReplyDelete
I've been eyeing this book for a while :) I spose my secret is that although I'm usually up to do whatever my friends want to do, mostly I'd prefer to stay at home and do nothing.ReplyDelete
sillylittlelady on Ravelry :)
I knit and I want to win.ReplyDelete
My secret is that I lost 20 pounds while knitting the last sweater that I knit. It didn't fit - so I seamed it on a sewing machine. Cheater cheater!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great book. I would love to win it!ReplyDelete
My secret is that I long for a week long knit-cation, by myself at a bed and breakfast, away from everyone, and free of responsibilities.ReplyDelete
The books looks fantastic! That hooded shawl - loverly. My secret is I hide my yarn and other knitting purchases from my husband. I'm home before him so I can grab the packages and put them in my messy craftroom. I've even gone so far as to take the opened packaging into work to throw away! Not that he would say anything but... So if I won I could proudly show him the box and honestly say "it didn't cost me/him anything!!"ReplyDelete
I have seen that book around, and really want to read it!ReplyDelete
This book looks really interesting!ReplyDelete
I've secretly always wanted to try knitting one of Rebecca Danger's monsters-- but I'm not-so-secretly stingy with my money (even to my own chagrin)! It'd be such a special treat to WIN it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 4:27 PM
Ooh, those monsters are so cute! I'd love to increase my knitting book collection. It's pathetically small right now.ReplyDelete
Oh you got me at the Musical Monsters, would love to put my paws on this book!ReplyDelete
That book looks awesome! My secret? I.hide.yarn! Lots of it, so Hubby doesn't know how much there really is.ReplyDelete
-Jessica, monkeybuttbabies on Ravelry
Friday giveaways... what fun!! My secret (shared by many other knitters) is the size of my stash!!!!!ReplyDelete
Great patterns in this book. My secret, prefer knitting to sleep.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 5:57 PM
This book looks lovely! I guess my knitting secret would be knitting into the wee hours of the morning, I get so much more done while the rest of the world is sleeping!ReplyDelete
Those little monsters are too cute! My knitting secret is that I spit splice everything--doesn't matter how little wool content there is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 7:10 PM
My secret is just to have fun! Do it with love!ReplyDelete
- Janice in NJNovember 4, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Don't usually comment, but for this I will! firstname.lastname@example.com
I want to win!! I love having Laura to read everyday! Thanks for the giveaway!!!ReplyDelete
My secret, gifting my favorite made for me items to my dearest friends....just because they say they love it.ReplyDelete
My secret: I only read knitting books!ReplyDelete
My secret is knitting for friends with yummy yarns so they feel hugged when they wear the gifts.ReplyDelete
My secret is I have way more yarn than my hubby knows about! Debbie HReplyDelete
gussek on Ravelry
My secret is that I make every possible excuse to knit. I've even pushed aside the sewing machine which has been my constant companion for 4 years in favour of stroking new yarns and admiring my needle collection!ReplyDelete
pipnmilly on Ravelry
I lying back on my sofa right now! Love your designs.ReplyDelete
czsknits on ravelry
Love The Prospero Hoodie and would love this book. Looks like a lot of fun!ReplyDelete
dvorag on Ravelry
ssshhhhh.......I have a secret.....but I'm not telling ;o)ReplyDelete
jendada on ravelry
The book sounds great. Haven't found it in the bookstore as yet. I'd love to snag a copy!ReplyDelete
Secret? Its Sunday morning at 7:16 a.m. No secrets here!
SallyBC on Ravelry
I would love to win this book! I need to learn the secrets of the laid back knitters!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Knitting keeps me laid back--not much of a secret but would love to know others Tgentry on RavelryReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Oh wow, I want to knit every single one of the patterns you picked out, and several more to boot (the mitts! the hat! and how cool are those Elfin Leaves!)ReplyDelete
Here's a secret... I love the look of cables and travelling stitches but I detest knitting them. Actually, individual accent cables are okay. But travelling stitches, especially when there's a lot... ugh, they drive me crazy.
ilina on Rav
Oh best way to keep up the blog excitement is surprise and fun 8) Great idea for the bla bla of November and the seasons changing routines.ReplyDelete
My secret-the best things in life are messy-ask any 2 year old 8)
Oh I would love to win!ReplyDelete
Goodstuff on Rav)
Secret: I found I had a twist in my circularly knitted sweater. So I steeked it, and sewed it back together. Sssh!
I'd love to win this book. My secret: while I'm generally fairly laid-back about life, I'm not a laid-back knitter. I'm and obsessive-compulsive perfectionist when it comes to my knitting. Well, that may not actually be a secret from people who have seen me knit.ReplyDelete
SheilaOKeefe on Rav
What a cool mix of patterns. My secret: I'm cheating on my knitting with spinning right now ... don't tell the needles a wheel is on the way.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM
This looks like an excellent book! Thanks for the contest...ReplyDelete
I secretly want to call out of work today so that i can be home knitting :-)
allisonlane on rav
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM
My secret? I'm pumping (breastmilk) at work a bit longer than I should - mainly so I can have longer knitting time! :)ReplyDelete
It looks like a great book for my library, I'd love to add it! I think one of my secrets is I love to pet my stash. In the wee hours of the morning as I head to bed I have to pass the glass front cabinet where I keep most of my stash. I usually look through knitting books just prior to going to bed so I have all these patterns floating in my head. It just seems natural to open the cabinet and feel the yarn, hold it to my cheek and yes, even smell of it, trying to hear it telling me what it wants to be!ReplyDelete
I would love the patterns you have mentioned & that is only a few from the book.I am a book lover. Rinebird on RavReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 3:57 PM
Love the hooded sweater. My secret (which isn't so secret as I'm in public) is that I knit during seminars and conferences because it keeps me awake and listening. And all that time is doubly productive. I've learned new things for my job and have a knitted item as well.ReplyDelete
Lovely! My secret is that besides knitting, I'm also a nail polish addict. It's not really a secret if you've ever seen my hands in real life - always a different color :]ReplyDelete
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- Claudia WoodNovember 7, 2011 at 4:17 PM
I would love to win that book! It looks like it has some great patterns. My secret is that I'm collecting my dog's fur (a Sheltie) and am planning on sending it to a spinner (Chiengora) to have it made into some yarn; I'm thinking a pair of gloves. My husband thinks that's a little creepy... do you?ReplyDelete
Trains, people. I commute over an hour each way, which is not ideal, but it means 2 hours straight knitting time per day. Can't do that in a car!ReplyDelete
libbythomas on Rav
- email@example.com 7, 2011 at 6:47 PM
Lovely sweater!ReplyDelete
Oooh, this book sounds fun! My secret? I knit in the car, while my hubby is driving. He hates to be the passenger while I drive, so if we are both in the car, he drives, I knit.ReplyDelete
I'd like to win this book and learn everyone's secrets. :-)ReplyDelete
Zowmom on Ravelry
Knitting secrets-how intriguing-must have.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 11:54 PM
I would love to win this book!ReplyDelete
What a great looking book. My secret is, well, secret....ReplyDelete
Looks like an interesting book. I was telling my kids that I find knitting very relaxing and they were like, "What!? You are always totally stressed out about not having the correct number of stitches on the needle!" And I was like, oh, right, there are those moments of frustration. I guess I just forget about those quickly!ReplyDelete
My secret my favorite knits are baby things. Unfortunately I have noReplyDelete
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Posted by Editoress on 05/30/03
Novice Course at Calgary's Glenmore Velodrome
Courtesy Kurt Innes
The Calgary Bicycle track League is hosting their 2nd Novice (Learn To Ride) course on June 6 & 7.
Course begins on friday evening (6-9 PM), and continues Saturday afternoon (12 - 3 PM).
Cost is $10.00, and includes a rental bike for the two day course + coaching / instruction.
If you are interested in Track Cycling, and would like to learn and experience this exciting cycling discipline first hand - now is your chance.
Registration via e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com
Blizzard Bike Club News Fort St. John, BC
Courtesy Pat Ferris
May 29th ITT
Donna Sipe was the winner of the Personal Best Time Trial with an improvement of 3:57 minutes over her previous best 16 km. time on the Baldonnel circuit. She had a 34:34. Adam Bilodeau improved by 2:21 with a time of 17:45 in the 8 km distance. Trisha Gladysz's 36:18 won the Mystery Time. There were 38 riders.
Vaughn Hildebrand turned in a scorching hot 24:07 minute time trial for the fastest of the night, under superb weather conditions. Stephen Ferris was second at 24:36 and Mike Hientzman was third at 25:07. Doug Dewar of Prince George was 4th at 25:36 and Richard Howes 5th at 25:49.
Ed Fornelli was 6th at 26:10, Rod Lewis 27:09, Gilbert Bilodeau 27:28, Tammy Howes 27:29 and Erik Snucins 10th at 27:30.
Roger St. Jean was 11th at 27:38, Joseph Gladysz 27:57, Derek Waldron 28:27, Terry Stone 28:30, Ken Nix 28:43, Ross Garbutt 28:53, Brian Maddigan 28:57, Dean Lowry 29:23, Richard Wood 29:28, Al Withers 29:55, Tessa Bilodeau 29:57, Adam Currie 29:58, Owen Giebelhaus 30:03, Tara Wallace 30:07, Gord Harris 30:10, Sam Keats 31:59, Erin Drummond 32:07, Donna Sipe 34:34 and Trisha Gladysz 36:18. One rider had a mechanical and could not finish.
Jolea Bilodeau won the 8 km with 14:17. Dayna Stickel was second with 17:35, Adam Bilodeau 17:45, Landon Howes 17:50, Shelby Waldron 18:35, Cody Withers 18:47, Lois Harris 19:44 and Danielle Howes 21:40.
Stephen Ferris is off to Calgary for the 'Prairie Steamer Stage race' over the weekend. The 120 km Cochrane road race will decide who is going to ride with the Alberta Team for the Tour D'Abitibi.
The rest of the club riders will be in the Tri-Co-op Triathlon in Fort St. John.
6th Annual Tri-Co-op
The 6th Annual Tri-Co-op is happening this weekend (with 73 competitors coming from as far away as Prince George and Grande Prairie. Half the entrants are from out-of-town and the remainder from Fort St. John and area for this 'Sprint Distance Triathlon'. There is a particularly large contingent from Dawson Creek.
Vaughn Hildebrand, Ed Fornelli and Lisa Verbisky will lead the local contingent. Ed and Lisa have done the Penticton Ironman with Vaughn doing his, this August. All are fit and fast.
The triathletes will be swimming one km. in the pool. The under 19 athletes will do shorter distances.
The triathletes will be doing all three events. Relay competitors will each do one leg.
They leave the pool and go to their bikes, nearby, between the tourist booth and the pool. From there they do a circuit ride. They go east on 96th aver and left on 93 street, right on 99 ave, right on 86th street and right on 93 ave. After 7 laps, less for kids, they go back to where they started.
The run starts when they drop off their bikes beside the pool. They travel down the 86 street bypass via 96 ave and 96 streets. Kids are doing shorter distances on a smaller circuit. The finish is on the parking lot in front of the Recreation center.
The event entry closed Saturday, May 24th. Numbers and information packets are available from the Co-op at the Triathlon table.
Come on out and clap and cheer! Race time is at 9:00 am starting from the Pool. Be there for an early sign on and body marking.
TeenSpeed Cycling News
Courtesy Steve Lund
TeenSpeed off to a great start in 2003
Victoria's High School Cycling League wrapped up with TeenSpeed races once again sweeping top spots! Robin White and Mike Turner finished 1-2 in the final race of the series, the pair also finished 1-2 in the overall Senior Boys standings with Mike first and Robin a close second. Emily Sandwith, KT Hobor and Sarah van Biert continued to dominate the women's category, finishing 1-2-3 in every race and sweeping the overall standings. The Junior Boys category was also won by TeenSpeed, Matt Savage won all but one race en route to the overall title.
A number of the TeenSpeed racers headed to Vancouver on May 24th for the Provincial School Championship race. Matt Savage won the Juvenile Boys Provincial Championship Race, our first Provincial Title of the 2003 season! In the Junior Boys race it was Christian Ravlic in 4th and Ben Turner in 7th. Robin White finished 8th in the Senior Boys race with Mike Turner a close 9th. Over 500 students participated in the 2003 BC High School Cycling Championships.
On the road, JP Dunlop and Andrew Greydanus continued their quest to make the BC Team for this summers Tour of Abitibi. After strong showings in early selection races they got to come home and race on their "home" course at the Sooke Classic Road Race, May 24. Eager to impress the local fans Andrew sprinted to 4th place in the Senior men's Category 3 race. JP was just back in the pack, taking 10th place. Their results are especially promising considering the category they are racing in is for 19-29 year old men, one step below the Category 1-2/Pro level. Both Andrew and JP are still 17-year-old first year juniors. Steve Morrison will join JP and Andrew in Category 3 after his 3rd place in the Sooke Classic RR and a 2nd place in GC at the Victoria Cycling Festival; Steve has earned his upgrade to Category 3 with a number of strong finishes in the first month of racing.
BC Cup Mountain Bike action, happened in Summerland at the ActionQuest race, the first BC Cup XC on May 18. Emily Sandwith had yet another podium appearance, winning the Junior Women's event. Kristina Vaudry now racing senior had a great first race at a BC Cup, finishing 4th in the Senior Expert women's race. The guys got some good results too with Christian Ravlic finishing 2nd in the Cadet men's race and Matt Hobor, also a new addition to the senior ranks, finished 11th in the Senior Expert men's race.
Back in Victoria, TeenSpeed coach Tracey Temple was honored as a nominee for one of Victoria's prestigious Women Of Distinction Awards at a gala ceremony on May 23. Although she did not win a Woman Of Distinction award (this year) she is a big part of the many successes of TeenSpeed Cycling in the past year. Way to go Tracey!
Next up for TeenSpeed, The Atomic Road Race, BC Cup RR #3, June 1 in Langley and The Bear Mountain Challenge, BC Cup XC #2, June 7 in Mission.
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Tai Chi in the Galleries
Join us for Tai Chi in the Galleries inspired by the renowned Asian art collections at the Ackland. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice known to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical balance and well-being. This class uses gentle Sun-style tai chi routines that are safe, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
All movements are done standing. Wear comfortable clothes and supportive flat shoes. The class is taught by Joanne Marshall, a certified yoga and Tai Chi for Health instructor. More information about Sun Style tai chi can be found at the Tai Chi for Health Institute website.
Registration: Space is limited! Please register below.
Cost: Free for Ackland Members; $5 per session for all others. Now accepting payments by CREDIT CARDS in addition to cash and check!
When: Most Mondays; 1:00-2:00 PM (see below for dates)
See Also: Yoga in the Galleries sessions take place at 12 noon on Mondays, immediately preceding Tai Chi. We hope you'll try a class!
Upcoming Sessions
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Last week I went to see ìyà-ilé (the first wife) the new play by Oladipo Agboluaje at the Soho Theatre. It was quite an experience to say the least, with the audience not only proactively engaged but proactively involved. Yelps of excitement and fear, claps whoops and cheers, gasps of worry and actual calls for action from the auditorium peppered the performance (one woman sitting next to me started imploring at the top of her voice for a mother's sons to defend her and one audience member high fived one of the actors mid scene). It was all really rather exciting and completely different to the usual sit, watch and be silent mentality which seems to haunt British and particularly London theatre. The lively performers were strong leaders in this festive spirit and with the shows eclectic jamboree of music, dance, comedy and melodrama the whole thing came together to infuse the entire space. This atmosphere was taken on by its audience in such a vocal way that the whole thing became the epitome of what theatre is supposed to offer – a truly original night out.
And so I'd love to know what other people's experiences of this show were – if you've seen it, please let me know. Was it just the press night crowd or does ìyà-ilé (the first wife) really have the power to get a London audience past the point of embarrassment and place them comfortably in a world of exuberant and unique participation?


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This section explains the policy attributes that govern changes to passwords.
In many deployments, Directory Server is the repository for identity data. Users should be able to change their own passwords, as specified by pwdAllowUserChange(5dsat), so you do not have to change the passwords.
After you allow users to change their own passwords, you might also want to control the circumstances under which users can change their passwords. You can use pwdSafeModify(5dsat) to specify that users who change a password must provide the correct existing password before they are allowed to replace the password. See Modifying Passwords From the Command Line When pwdSafeModify Is TRUE for an example of how to modify the password. You can prevent users from reusing passwords by using pwdInHistory(5dsat) to specify how many passwords Directory Server remembers. You can also prevent users from changing their passwords too often by setting pwdMinAge(5dsat).
In many cases either you as administrator or some application that you manage creates user entries in the directory. You can assign a user password value to change when the user first binds to the new account. You might also have to reset a user password, after which the user should change the password when next using the account. Directory Server has a specific attribute, pwdMustChange(5dsat), that you can use to indicate whether a user must change passwords after the password value is reset by another user.
You can also specify that the Directory Administrator is not subject to policy when changing passwords by setting passwordRootdnMayBypassModsChecks(5dsat).


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Tagged: Prince Fielder
6-15-09 Progressive Field
Since the Pirates are out of town for a week, I decided to hit the road. I made the 2 hour trip north to Cleveland. I got to the stadium around 4PM, bought a ticket, and was ninth in line.
When the gates opened, I sprinted to the right field seats, hoping to find an Easter Egg. I'd noticed that several other people ahead of me ran to the seats also. Instead of going directly into the seats, I ran down the concourse towards the visiting team's bullpen, figuring that all Easter Eggs would already be claimed in center field by those ahead of me. The move paid off. I spotted ball #1 laying in the front row, and quickly ran to it and was on the board.
Batting practice was slow today.
The Indians only hit maybe 7 balls into the seats in their entire portion of batting practice.
I did manage to snag ball #2 off of the bat of Victor Martinez. He hit a home run that sailed about 4 or 5 rows over my head. I ran back and grabbed the ball, as two other people also were grasping for it. I made sure to grab this ball off of the concrete with my bare hand.
Ball #3 also came from the Indians. A right handed batter hit a fly ball that bounced on the warning track and over the fence. I quickly moved about five feet to my left and made the catch over some lady's head. She was sitting down, without a glove, and was mad that she didn't get the ball. Also, she didn't even see the ball until after I caught it. "Ohhhh, yoooouuuuuu…" she said.
That was it from the Indians. The Brewers came out to hit. Despite being over 7 hours away from Cleveland, a lot of their fans made the trip.
Batting practice was more crowded than usual.
Game: 4 Balls (3 hit, 1 device)
Season: 180 Balls (87 hit, 67 thrown, 26 device)
Games: 35 Games (4 without BP)
Average: 5.14 Balls per Game
Career: 346 Balls
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OK so on Thursday I took a big step....
I joined the church choir for the Easter service. This is a one-day three-services kind of opportunity. And yes I will be up there on stage with 50 or 60 other people singing my little heart out celebrating the awesomeness of Christ's victory!
If you have ever heard me sing you may be asking yourself..."who would let her join the choir?" or "yikes, have you heard her voice?". Believe me friends, the voice I hear in my own ears is not one I would classify as "good." It isn't awful but in no way would I win a Canadian Idol audition :) So, onto what really matters....
Last years Easter service was remarkable to me. I finally GOT IT! I finally understood what happened and it meshed with my soul that Jesus died....yes...sad but true. BUT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD and was victorious over the enemy. I cried during the service....I cried in the van on the way home. I remember seeing the people in the choir worshiping and loving the Lord with all of their hearts...the excitement I felt was exhilarating. I want every. single. person to feel that...it is amazing!
So when the worship Pastor at our church announced that they were looking for choir members immediately the thought came into my head that I should be up there. I told Wes about it joking that if there was enough of us that they could drown out my voice. I did bring it up at one of our Sunday night Life Groups about this prompting I had (why me...why this voice??). So that was the end of it for a few weeks. I left it alone. Then this past Wednesday I was leading my last Friendship Factor bible study and we were talking about God Confidence. In developing this I was teaching (from a book, not my own ideas) that to develop more of our confidence in Him and what we can do through Him we need to risk stepping out in faith and do something you believe God wants you to do. So immediately in my head comes the the prompting I have received about the choir. I share this with my ladies....2 of them are in the choir as well and encourage me to come to Thursday practice. That afternoon I email Pastor Dallas and ask him if there is still room, he sends me this:
Psalm 100:2
Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
So all I can say is DO IT...whatever you may feel a prompting to do for His Kingdom I challenge you to step out in God-confidence and trust in Him.


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Kids! @ your library Best Practices Wiki
Best Practices using Kids! @ your library toolkit materials
The Kids! @ your library Campaign kicked off in New Orleans in June 2006, with Bill Harley singing our campaign song and sharing his message about how wonderful libraries are! Libraries across the country have discovered our wonderful free toolkit, available to download from our website: Kids! @ your library website
The ALSC Public Awareness Committee encourages you to share how you have used materials from the toolkit in your library. Post your success stories here. It's easy to toot your own horn and inspire others by clicking on the appropriate heading below and adding your success story.
Our goal: to locate at least one library in each state using some aspect of the toolkit. This includes the games and other activities from the toolkit, instructions on how to plan a library public relations campaign, graphics, the campaign song, logo, or any of the materials found on our website. There are many camera-ready items for you to print and use immediately.
Join us in getting your library's message out today!
Rhonda Puntney
Chair, ALSC Public Awareness Committee
- Kids! Campaign Contest Winners - 2009
- Uses of Bill Harley's song
- Uses of campaign posters, bookmarks, pencils, stickers, items bought from ALA Graphics
- Campaigns built using the Kids! @ your library slogan
- Uses of the campaign logo
- Uses of the rap song
- Uses of the reader's theater script
- Uses of other items from the toolkit
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Science Friday® and SciFri® are registered service marks of Science Friday, Inc. Site design by Pentagram; engineering by Mediapolis.
Researchers published new findings based on data collected by rover Opportunity during its exploration of Victoria Crater in the journal Science this week. The rock and sediment features in the crater, scientists say, indicate that liquid water played an important role in shaping a sizable area of the planet long ago. Victoria crater showed water-driven features similar to those found at other crater sites several miles away.
Meanwhile, the Spirit rover appears to be stuck, mired in a hidden patch of soft soil. We'll talk with Steven Squyres, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Rovers mission, about what's being learned, and what lies ahead.


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The Easter Bunny has come and gone, the egg hunt is over and the kids have overdosed on chocolate and jelly beans. You're cleaning up the last of the festivities when suddenly, reality in every shade of pastel seems to stare you down. What do you do with all those hard-boiled eggs?
No worries. We've got some ideas for you to nosh on:
Deviled eggs: This one's a no brainer. Halve some eggs and scoop out the yolks. Mash them up, folding in a little sour cream or mayonnaise to lighten, a little mustard, some chopped herbs, maybe a dash of Worcestershire. Dollop the filling back in the shell (or pipe it in if you're feeling fancy) and you've got stuffed eggs. To devil them properly, add a little heat with a dash of Tabasco or a sprinkling of cayenne pepper.
Egg salad: I like to think of egg salad as deviled eggs gone wild. After you've mashed and dressed up your egg yolks, chop up the whites and add them to the mix. Throw in some chopped onion or celery for crunch, maybe toss in some capers to brighten it with a little tang. Bacon bits work wonders here. The salad makes a perfect side dish, or spread it between a couple slices of dark pumpernickel for a quick meal.
Empanadas: What is it with hard-boiled eggs and ground meat? Add a couple hard-boiled eggs to your meatloaf before baking, or coat the egg with sausage, bread it and deep-fry it to make a classic Scotch egg. Or chop them up and use in empanadas: Spice ground beef or chicken with a little cumin, a pinch or two of paprika and some chopped onions, eggs, olives, even some raisins for an unexpected touch of sweetness. Place the filling in little pastry rounds (make your own, or use puff pastry) and bake or deep fry.
Anchovy, pepper and egg pintxos: Want to dress your eggs up a bit? Try them in a layered Spanish tapa. Spoon a little mayonnaise on a toasted baguette slice. Top with a slice each of egg and boiled, peeled potato. Place a strip of roasted green and red pepper over, then top with a couple anchovy fillets and a sprinkling of minced parsley.
Salads: Some salads are just not complete without a few wedges or slices of hard-boiled egg. Chop it up to add to a classic Cobb salad, or slice it as you assemble your next niçoise. A warm spinach salad shouldn't be without fresh crumbled bacon or some rustic egg wedges.
Sauce ravigote: For something a little different, try adding chopped egg to this sauce. Taken from the French "ravigoter," which means "to perk up," the cold version of this sauce is basically a vinaigrette decked out with capers, chopped herbs and maybe chopped onion or shallot. Chopped egg adds richness, especially when spooned over spring vegetables.
Sable cookies: Did the chocolate bunnies not satisfy your sweet tooth? These rich, buttery cookies are known for their wonderful "sandy" texture. The addition of crumbled hard-boiled egg yolks adds richness and helps to contribute to their final texture.
Go online to latimes.com/food and let us know what you're doing with your leftover hard-boiled eggs. Share ideas, recipes, even photos with us and other readers — we'd love to know!


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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kerry Washington says she was acutely aware of the challenge of playing Anita Hill in a miniseries dramatizing Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
"I was terrified. Portraying somebody who's real is a different kind of responsibility, especially when they're alive. That significance was not lost on me," Washington told a TV critics' meeting Thursday.
Washington, who is also an executive producer on HBO's "Confirmation," debuting in April, said she was 14 in 1991 when Hill emerged as a witness against Thomas, accusing him of workplace sexual harassment a decade before.
The actress recalled her parents' passionate and contrasting reactions to the hearings, which she said made her determined that the miniseries avoid any "one-note" approach to the event and the people involved.
Thomas is played by Wendell Pierce ("Treme," "Ray Donovan"), who said he searched "for the humanity of the character" as actors typically do.
"I had to check my own prejudice about who I thought he was, and then I had this wonderful epiphany studying the man and realizing how much we had in common," Pierce said, including family roots in the South and influential grandfathers.
"I didn't think of him as a political figure. I thought of him as a man about to lose the greatest opportunity he ever had," Pierce said.
Thomas, who denied Hill's allegations, remains a Supreme Court justice.
Washington, who stars as a political crisis manager in "Scandal," was asked if her ABC series and "Confirmation" made her more or less cynical about Washington, D.C.
"I'm really inspired by the difference a person can make in Washington and the kind of cultural shift" that followed the hearings, she said, with new attention being paid to issues including harassment, victim's rights, race and power.


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In March, 1994, President Clinton signed his Administration's education "reform" legislation, the "Goals 2000: Educate America Act" into law. The education package sets out a number of goals to be achieved over a period of six years, including the following:
There are serious, legitimate concerns surrounding outcome-based education (OBE). In principle, it sounds good. In practice, however, OBE can be used to undermine parental authority and traditional moral and religious beliefs. This explains why much of the criticism of OBE has come largely from parents' rights groups.
During testimony today before the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, Citizens for a Sound Economy Director of Research Michael Becker advocated modifying, and and eventually eliminating entirely, the sugar program. "Due to the sugar program," testified Becker, "CSE's members, along with consumers in general, each year pay excessive prices for food simply to enrich the small group of sugar farmers and corn refiners who benefit from the sugar program."


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Parent Discussion Board
Helping you cope is critical to helping your child cope with diabetes. We strongly recommend that you reach out for some type of support from others: family and friends, professionals, or from others going through the same thing you are.
Joslin sponsors a professionally moderated discussion board for the parents of children and teens with diabetes. It is a safe place to ask questions, express frustration, and trade advice with others who may be going through similar challenges.
Meet the Moderators
The discussion boards are professionally moderated by members of the Joslin Pediatiric and Adolscent Unit. Moderators include Debbie Butler, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., C.D.E., and Lori Laffel, M.D., M.P.H.
Debbie Butler has been working at Joslin Diabetes Center since 1996. She received her Masters in Social Work from Boston University in 1999. She has experience working with children, teens, and adults with diabetes, as well as their family members. Debbie is particularly interested in using the Internet as a way to support individuals with diabetes and their families in order to enable people with diabetes to be more successful managing their condition, thereby improving their overall health. When moderating the discussion board, Debbie is supported by the rest of the diabetes treatment team at Joslin Pediatric and Adolescent Unit.
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- Parent Resources : How to make an appointment, how to get a second opinion, how to get a referral to Joslin, and a consent form for communication via e-mail or fax with healthcare providers.
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- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Children : What to do if you suspect or have been told your child is at risk.
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Greg McElroy helped drive the New York Jets to their only touchdown in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Was that enough to win him the starting quarterback job?
NFL.com's Albert Breer reported Monday that Jets coach Rex Ryan met with people at different levels of the organization throughout the day regarding the quarterback situation and chose to sleep on it. A team source said a final decision hasn't been made, but it could come Tuesday.
A Monday report by CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora suggested McElroy, not incumbent Mark Sanchez, likely will be the choice to start Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
As for Tim Tebow? La Canfora reported Tebow isn't regarded as a starting candidate, and coaches have been reluctant to play him at all this season. Tebow's rib injury doesn't factor into their opinion.
Ryan already has done the hard part here, benching Sanchez for the first time in four seasons. If you've followed the Jets, you know Ryan has been reticient to give Tebow a piece of this offense. We're not convinced Sanchez would've even come out of Sunday's game if Tebow were active and available.
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That leaves McElroy, a former seventh-round draft pick out of Alabama, who, according to La Canfora, impressed the Jets with "the improved pace and verve of the offense."
We don't know about all that, but McElroy did provide the Jets and their fan base with a spark invisible under Sanchez. It makes sense to give McElroy his first start. What else do the Jets have to lose?
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A day of the waiting and warnings.
The sovereign fund Korea Development Bank confirms it in talks with Lehman Brothers for a possible investment in the troubled US financial firm.
A day of the waiting and warnings.
The sovereign fund Korea Development Bank confirms it in talks with Lehman Brothers for a possible investment in the troubled US financial firm.
Charlie Gasparino reports that rumors are boiling about a shakeup of Lehman's investment management division: "I don't know if a Neuberger sale is necessarily good news...but everything's on the table right now," he reports. (Watch Gasparino's full report, below--or click here.)
Trouble is also in the air for mortgage lenders: Fitch Ratings cut its ratings on preferred shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, citing concern that if the government-backed lenders can't get access to needed capital, they could be forced to cut their dividends. (As it turned out, that was the least of it!)
What You Were Reading:
The Dow Industrials jump more than 200 points in early trading after oil prices fall to a five-month intraday low, but optimism did not carry the day.
Fed documents released on Sept. 2 show that directors at the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City and Dallas wanted hikes in the discount rate in early summer—fearing inflation, not deflation, as the real economic threat.
The Dow closed down 26.63 points, at 11,516.92; the S&P lost 5.25 points at 1,277.58; and even the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 18.28 points at 2,349.24.
What the Experts Were Saying:
Lehman Bros.' CEO Dick Fuld scrambles for deals to buoy the firm. Charlie Gasparino reports.
Dissecting the financials, with Peter Boockvar, Miller Tabak and Eric Ross, Canaccord Adams.
Crude oil volatility, with Mary Novak, Global Insight; John Kilduff, MF Global; and Vince Farrell, Soleil Securities.


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Participants of Dirt Fest 2012 can choose from several routes for trail rides, with varying degree of difficulty, including the challenging, 54-mile Epic Ride, 30-mile Rincon Loop, 18-mile Dome Trail and several other options. Most rides are guided by state park staff or other expert riders, such as those with Desert Sports, but folks can choose to ride individually as well.
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Can Non-Melanoma Turn Into Melanoma?
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
If I have non-melanoma skin cancer, will I get melanoma someday or can it turn into melanoma?
Christopher Miller, MD, Assistant Professor in Dermatology and Director of the Moh's Surgery Program at Penn Medicine , responds:
Non melanoma skin cancers (eg. basal cell and squamous cell cancers) are much more common than melanoma. 70% of all skin cancers are basal cells cancers, 20% are squamous cell cancers. Only about 10% of all skin cancers are melanoma. However, melanoma causes more deaths than all other skin cancers combined.
A history of basal and squamous cell cancers increases one's risk for melanoma. However, a basal or squamous cell cancer does not turn into a melanoma. That fact that someone has a BCC or SCC indicates that there is enough sun damage to place them at risk for melanoma.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series: Sun Safety and Skin Cancer Prevention Webchat. View the entire transcript on Sun Safety.


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Is it really February as of tomorrow? Where did this month go? I realized that I only posted about 4 times this month, compared to my average of about 6 or 7 a month. I am going to try to bump that number up a bit. I usually post (food) articles that I like to my twitter account, and I got a suggestion a while back about posting the links on here, so I might start doing that. Anyway, I made a Hot Toddy Pudding Cake this weekend.
I didn't try it, but I was told that it was good. It took a couple of tries to make it because you really need a shallow pan to bake it in. It is kind of like making a souffle, with whipped egg whites and everything. The mixing method is different from any other cake that I've made, and it is very low in flour, and there is no leavening agent except the air that is whipped into the egg whites, and I suppose there's a lot of steam from all of the liquid added to the mix. So, it should be eaten right when it comes out of the oven, which also makes sense, since it is a HOT Toddy Cake. If you try to make this, let me know how yours turned out! Continue reading


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Judy Smith, Real Life Inspiration Behind 'Scandal'
The new ABC drama Scandal follows the work of a Washington fixer, someone who helps high-profile politicians and celebrities survive a crisis. Guest host Viviana Hurtado speaks with Judy Smith, the real-life crisis manager who inspired the show, Scandal.
Next, we'll hear from a woman whose ability to manage even the most headline-grabbing scandal has earned her the respect of CEOs, celebrities and heads of states. And now it's made her famous.
Crisis management guru Judy Smith is the woman who inspired the new ABC drama "Scandal." The show revolves around the character inspired by Smith. Olivia Pope is played by actor Kerry Washington, a self-proclaimed gladiator in a form-fitting Tahari suit. She devotes her career - those near her would say her life - to helping people get out of a bind.
Here's a clip of Olivia Pope wrapping up a tough negotiation.
KERRY WASHINGTON: (as Olivia Pope) Since we have a deal, I am going to take what we paid for. Pleasure doing business with you. I thank you. My client thanks you, and I hope to never see you again.
HURTADO: Judy Smith is the co-creator of the program and an executive producer, but in real life, she's always preferred to stay out of the spotlight. She's advised everyone, from President George H.W. Bush to former White House intern Monica Lewinski and NFL quarterback Michael Vick during their times of crisis.
And now she's the author of a new book. It's titled, "Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Biggest Assets."
And Judy Smith joins us now. Welcome to the program.
JUDY SMITH: Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. Excited to be here.
HURTADO: As we are having you here. You know, Judy, I saw the first couple of episodes, and it's a fast moving, nail-biting drama. She's hopping planes, defying the district attorney by looking to not, say, seizing evidence before he does. She even steals a kiss with a fictional president, President Grant of the United States. And so I think what a lot of people want to know: Is this your life?
SMITH: Well, let me just say that I think Shonda Rhimes has done a terrific job at really dramatizing the sort of fast-paced, crisis-driven life that we lead every day. And, of course, it's television, so it is much more sexier and exciting than my everyday life.
HURTADO: Take us through the steps from meeting "Grey's Anatomy" creator, Shonda Rhimes, to seeing "Scandal" air on ABC. I guess there's a lot of potential for crises to derail this project.
SMITH: Yes. I mean, that is actually true. We started on this, believe it or not, about a year and a half - almost two years - before we got it on the air. And, when I met her, it's probably like your typical interview in the sense that, you know, someone says pull me out in 10 minutes. You know, call me so I can get out of the meeting. So it was originally supposed to be a 15-minute chat, and we ended up just talking for two-and-a-half hours, just about crisis.
And by the time I left, Betsy Beers, who's co-producer - I'm sorry, the executive producer - Shonda looked at her and said, I've got to have it. We've got to do this show. And it's the first show that she has written herself since "Private Practice."
HURTADO: That must have been music to your ears.
SMITH: Yes. I mean, it's...
HURTADO: I've got to do this show.
SMITH: Yes. It was a very exciting moment.
HURTADO: Actor Kerry Washington, Judy, plays Olivia Pope, the character you inspired. She's also the lead. You've mentioned that many African-American actresses auditioned for one role, and yet, as I watched, I thought, Olivia Pope is a strong, smart, tough-as-nails, successful businesswoman who happens to be African-American. Is there a reflection on barriers the series is breaking down?
SMITH: Here, it is exciting in the sense that you have Kerry Washington - who's African-American - myself and Shonda Rhimes. So it's one of those unique situations that I think hasn't happened since the '60s.
HURTADO: If you're just joining us, you're listening to TELL ME MORE, from NPR News. I'm Viviana Hurtado. And we're talking with the woman who inspired the new television series, "Scandal." Our guest is professional crisis manager Judy Smith.
In the first episode of "Scandal," Judy, Olivia says that she needs to look someone in the eyes to see if they're telling the truth. So how much of your crisis management job is getting your clients to that place of truth?
SMITH: That involves a lot. Usually, when you think about it, if you're involved in the crisis, it's sort of the worst part, in some ways, of your life, and it's very difficult to tell a complete stranger that I've made a big mistake and let me share all of that with you right away. So the client - you have to gain the trust of the client, and it takes time.
I will say this about the truth, that it's one of those crisis rules, whether you are a client or someone who's living their life just every day, is that the truth has a funny way of not going away, and telling the truth is extremely important in dealing with any problem or crisis.
HURTADO: Surviving a crisis, Judy, means overcoming failure. When did you fail, and how has this failure made you a better crisis manager?
SMITH: Ooh, that's a good question. I would probably say - I actually had to take the Bar twice. I think twice. I had to take it twice. And it was very difficult for me because it was the first time that I had tried something and I did not succeed at it immediately. So it was one of those lessons that, if you want something bad enough, that you have to be very focused and you have to stick to it in order to overcome it.
HURTADO: In our 24-hour, Twitter-verse media culture, I've got to ask you, Judy: Do you think that a problem or a crisis can ever really be solved, or only contained and mitigated?
SMITH: Yeah. I think it depends on the type of crisis. I will say, though, that I think with the 24-hour cycle that we're in, it has made it really difficult to handle crisis, because someone can blog and put out something that may not be factual. And, all of a sudden, that is around the world in seconds and, as you well know, sometimes the fact of it actually becomes fact, and it's not. And then it becomes true, and then the truth is the perception of it, and it just sort of goes from there. So it becomes very difficult, a lot of times.
HURTADO: How has that made your job more difficult?
SMITH: Well, I think that, you know, you want to get out there and, as they say, you want to correct anything very quickly that's wrong. But at the same time, I think that you have to balance it and you want to make sure that you have the facts. It's one of those things, you can't put the genie back in a bottle once it's out. So you just have to try to mitigate it and try to get your side of the facts out quickly.
HURTADO: Most of us, hopefully, will never need the kind of assistance you've provided to presidents and celebrities. But what's the most important piece of advice you could offer to everyone who has to manage a personal crisis?
SMITH: I think the most important advice I would offer is to have people own it. It's one of the things I talk about in my book. Whatever the issue is or problem is, you have to own it and you have to face into it. If not, it will just really get worse, and it will get compounded.
You know, I think sometimes when we face problems and issues in our life, we have a tendency to really deny that a problem exists. Or sometimes we say, oh, it'll go away, or we can handle it. It's - you know, don't worry. I've got it covered. And a lot of times, that's not the case.
HURTADO: Judy Smith is the author of "Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Biggest Assets." She's also the co-creator and the inspiration for the ABC show, "Scandal."
Thank you for joining us.
SMITH: Oh, thank you so much for having me.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara celebrated its Senior Day in style as the Gauchos capped their series sweep over visiting Cal Poly with an 8-0 mercy win at Campus Diamond on Sunday afternoon.
With the win, UCSB improves to 27-28 on the season and 12-6 in the Big West. The Gauchos are currently tied for second with Pacific and UC Davis on the league leader board. Long Beach State is in first place at 14-4. Cal Poly falls to 12-34 and 4-14 in league with the loss.
Freshman Jenessa Jeppesen topped off a fantastic weekend at the plate by hitting a three-run bomb in the bottom of the third inning to give UCSB an early 3-0 lead.
Senior Lainey DePompa led off the inning with a base hit to shallow left field. Freshman Shelby Wisdom was able to reach first base on the next play when Mustang pitcher Chloe Wurst was unable to cleanly field her sacrifice bunt. Sophomore Lauren Boser moved both runners when she grounded out to second base, putting two runners in scoring position with just one out.
Jeppesen gave the first pitch she saw a ride, sending it over the baseball batting cages beyond Campus Diamond's left center field fence.
With two outs in the fourth, junior Jessica Soria laid down a bunt and beat the throw out to first base. Sophomore Kathryn Pilpil followed with a base hit of her own, hit to shallow center field. Senior Brooke Putich's ensuing single, hit to shallow center, drove Soria home and pushed the Gauchos' lead to 4-0.
In the bottom of the fifth, junior Keilani Jennings led off with a base hit to left field and her pinch runner, DeJanee Moore, promptly stole second. The runner was able to move to third when DePompa hit a fly ball to center field. Wisdom's sacrifice fly brought Moore home to add one more run to UCSB's lead.
Jeppesen opened the sixth inning for the Gauchos with a base hit to right center field. She was able to move to third base when Mustang right fielder Cami Brown overthrew the ball into the UCSB dugout. Sophomore McKenzie Kane and Soria then loaded the bases with a pair of infield singles with no outs.
Pilpil hit into a fielder's choice during the next at-bat, but the second baseman Ashley Romano missed the throw home, allowing pinch runner Jenny Liepman and Kane time to dash home.
Putich followed by hitting another fielder's choice, but the Mustangs were once again unable to make the play at the plate as Soria scored the game-ending eighth Gaucho run.
Soria led the team going 3-for-4 with two runs while Jeppesen went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run.
In the circle, Wisdom tossed six shutout innings. She limited the Mustangs to just three hits and one walk while striking out nine batters.
UCSB will wrap-up the regular season with a three-game series against Cal State Northridge next Friday and Saturday, May 11-12.


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Listen To Both Basketball Games Wednesday night On 94.1
January 07, 2008
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Jan. 7, 2008
Both of the ODU men's and women's basketball radio broadcasts will be on Wednesday night. Beginning at 7:00 p.m., the men's game at Towson will be broadcast live, followed by the tape-delayed broadcast of the women's game at UNC Wilmington. Listen to both games on WXEZ 94.1 FM


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Here's an easy way to double your salary: Go to work for the U.S. government.
GovExec.com reported earlier this month that in 2005 average compensation for federal employees was "double that of private sector workers for the first time," according to figures released by the Commerce Department's U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2005, federal workers' average compensation, including benefits, was $106,579, compared to $53,298 for the average private-sector worker – that is, the people paying the taxes that fund the salaries of the federal functionaries.
The immense compensation differential was defended by Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley, who toldGovExec.com that in recent years, the government has out-sourced a lot of jobs, especially lower-paying blue-collar jobs, with higher-pay jobs remaining.
There may be some truth to that, Chris Edwards, the Cato Institute's top expert on federal budget issues, told us. But he pointed out that the private sector also has been moving away from a lot of lower-paying jobs, for example sharply reducing the number of typists because of computerization (executives now usually do their own e-mail instead of dictating letters).
Even if one accepts that rationale, Mr. Edwards said it accounts for only part of the explanation. The main reason for the pay differential, he said, is that federal workers automatically get "steady and generous" pay increases every year, no matter what the economic climate, whereas private-sector pay increases are low or stagnate during recessions. He said average federal pay increases in 2005 were 5.8 percent compared to 3.3 percent in the private sector.
And the pay gap has been increasing, with average federal compensation rising from 51 percent higher than private compensation in 1990 to 100 percent higher in 2005. Federal workers, Mr. Edwards charged, have become "an elite island separate from the rest of us."
So much for a "fiscally conservative" and "thrifty" Republican president and a Republican-controlled U.S. Congress.
What's a taxpayer to do? At a minimum, average federal raises should be tied to the average wages in the private sector. The compensation gap moves us to question, once again, the true value of some federal departments, such as agriculture, education and energy. It is more government than we need, and high priced, at that.


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How Can I Control My Aging Weight Gain?
I am slowly gaining weight with my age (48-51) and am having a terrible time keeping weight down even with consistent dieting and exercise. How can I manage my weight while aging?
Thanks for your question. Part of the reason you may be gaining weight is due to constant dieting. Most fad diets or very low calorie diets provide less than 1200 calories per day. Depending on your height, weight and sex, this may be too little for you. In general, if your body feels as though it is in a state of starvation (due to constant calorie restriction), your metabolism may decrease, and therefore, you won't be able to burn calories as effectively. Most people need a minimum of 1200-1400 calories per day to meet RDAs for vitamins and minerals, and keep metabolism working effectively. Other reasons for dieter's plateau can be additional calories in foods that you may see as low calorie (such as juice, margarine or excess sugar in foods). Be sure to include nutrient dense foods every day, and limit excess sugar and fat in your diet. Eat foods high in fiber that help you feel full, and drink plenty of water every day (at least 4-6 glasses per day). High fiber foods include fresh fruits & vegetables, dried beans, and whole grains breads and cereals. Exercise and low fat diet are still the best known methods of weight control. If you are doing exercise on a regular basis (i.e. at least 3 times per week for 30 minutes), and you're breaking a sweat, you may be building muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so although the scale may say you've gained weight, you may simply be toning muscles. Pay more attention to how your clothes fit and the way you feel, rather than the numbers on the scale. In addition, you may need to increase the time and intensity of your exercises in order to improve metabolism and heart conditioning. Weight resistant exercises (like free weights) will also help you tone and build muscle. For individual weight counseling, see a Registered Dietitian that can review your diet and exercise habits. Good luck to you!
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