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Preschool Story Time
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: Every Wednesday and Thursday; next, July 17
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlandlibrary.com
For children 3 and older. No registration required.
First Grade & Up Story and Craft
Time: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Thursdays
Date: Every Tuesday and Thursday; next, July 18
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlandlibrary.com
Registration required.
Movie Matinee
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: Every Friday; next, July 19
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlandlibrary.com
Lunch & Listen
Time: Noon – 2 p.m.
Date: Every Tuesday; next, July 23
Place: Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road
More information: 815-756-7274 or www.cortlandlibrary.com
Toddler Time
Time: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Date: Wednesday, July 17
Place: DeKalb Public Library youth services department
More information: 815-756-9568 ext. 250 or email@example.com
Infants, toddlers and caregivers are invited to a morning of stories, songs and crafts.
Victim Advocacy Services On the Move
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Date: Every Wednesday through Aug. 14; next, July 17
Place: MLK Commons, Northern Illinois University
More information: 815-753-0320
Victim Advocacy Services advocates go outside to educate the community about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Advocates debunk stereotypes and myths and lead advocacy projects.
E-Book Help Lab
Time: 1 – 9 p.m.
Date: July 17 and 19
Place: DeKalb Public Library youth services department
More information: 815-756-9568, ext. 220
Get help downloading e-books to e-readers or mobile devices. DeKalb Public Library cardholders can check out Kindles or Nooks.
Free Community Meal
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Date: Every Wednesday; next, July 17
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
More information: www.feedemsoup.org
For transportation, call 815-293-7433. July 17 menu is pork chops. Diners pay what they can; those who cannot pay can eat for free.
Free Community Meal
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Date: First, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month; next, July 17
Place: DeKalb Community Center, 330 Grove St.
July 17 menu is pork chops with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, herbed green beans, fruit, a dinner roll and dessert. For transportation, call 815-758-6641. To volunteer, call 815-758-1678. To donate, call 815-758-3932. Dinner sponsors are especially needed.
Illinois Jones: Raiders of the Lost Books
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, July 17
Place: DeKalb Public Library youth services department
More information: 815-756-9568, ext. 220 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Travel the mysteries of Illinois: talk to Abe Lincoln, see lead turned into gold, discover the mysterious thunderbird, meet a Big Muddy Mud Monster and more. Family show with audience participation.
Bilingual Story Time
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: DeKalb Public Library youth services department
More information: 815-756-9568, ext. 250 or email@example.com
Story time for children 5 and younger. Stories, songs and puppet play in both Spanish and English; children can learn and appreciate stories and songs in a different language. Translations available.
Farmers Market
Time: Noon – 6 p.m.
Dates: Thursdays through Sept. 26; next, July 18
Place: Van Buer Plaza, North Second and Locust streets
KishHealth Laboratories Open House
Time: 4 – 6 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: KishHealth Laboratories Patient Service Center, 2111 Midlands Court, Suite 202 (Midwest Orthopaedic building)
More information: www.kishhospital.org/laboratory
An open house of the new patient service center will include tours and refreshments.
Time: 7:30 p.m. Thursday – Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
Dates: July 18 – 21
Place: Stage Coach Players Theater, 126 S. Fifth St.
Tickets: Adults $12, children $9
More information: www.stagecoachers.com
Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St.
Tickets: $15
More information: www.brothersunmusic.com or 815-793-0950
Male folk trio will perform a blend of folk, Americana, blues, pop and jazz.
Salsa Night
Time: 8 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: The House Cafe
Cost: $5
Lesson begins at 8 p.m., then social dancing.
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra Golf Outing
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Date: Friday, July 19
Place: Sycamore Golf Club
Cost: $25 to $550
More information: 815-756-3728, email@example.com or www.kishorchestra.org
Registration and lunch at 11:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner and silent auction begin at 5:45 p.m. There will be raffles and awards. There are six levels of participation, ranging from $25 for an individual dinner only to $550 for a foursome with cart, tee signs, cart signs, balls, mulligans, lunch and dinner.
Summer Under the Stars: Calling All Comets
Time: 7 – 10 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 19
Place: Latourette Hall Room 200, Northern Illinois University
More information: 815-753-1201 or www.niu.edu/stem
STEM Outreach and the Davis Hall Observatory will talk about the two bright comets that will pass Earth this year and give a discussion on the history and properties of comets. After the presentation, all are invited to visit the observatory.
Dates: July 19 – 21
Place: Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University
More information: justmakeithappen-dekalb.com or 815-758-1093
Dances from 8-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. All dances feature live orchestras. Dance lessons are available for $6 per person/per lesson. Cost is $25 per person/per dance to dance; $40 per person/per dance for dance and food; or $115 per person for all three dances with food. Listening-only balcony tickets are available for $5. Registration forms are available online.
Local Flavors Dinner
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 19
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
Tickets: $12
More information: www.feedemsoup.org
All of the food served at the dinner is sourced within 50 miles of DeKalb. Ingredients will be provided by Montalbano Farms of Sandwich, DeKalb County Community Gardens and Scott Hassellman Farms of Marengo. Proceeds will be divided between Feed'em Soup and DeKalb County Community Gardens.
Larry and His Flask
Time: 8 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 19
Place: The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway
Tickets: $10
Lineup includes Larry and His Flask, a high-energy bluegrass-punk band, and Jadam James and the Multi Felons, a country-punk band. All-ages show.
Kishwaukee Fest Flea Market
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Peace Road and Pleasant Street
More information: 815-756-1263
Family Picnic
Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: DeKalb Harley-Davidson, 969 Peace Road
More information: 815-756-4558
Bounce houses, food and refreshments.
Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Duke Ellington Ballroom, Holmes Student Center, Northern Illinois University
Cost: $15 per family in advance or $20 per family at the door
More information: 815-758-1093 or www.justmakeithappen-dekalb.com
Live music at family-friendly volumes, easy dance lessons, free babysitting and free parking.
Country Music School Supply Drive
Time: 1:30 – 5 p.m.
Date: Sunday, July 21
Place: The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway
More information: 815-762-5589
Live bands will perform country, bluegrass and gospel music. Cost of admission is the donation of school supplies, which will be distributed by the Salvation Army to disadvantaged children in DeKalb County. Bands and singers who would like to perform are welcome.
Kishwaukee Fest Country Tails Night
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Sunday, July 21
Place: Hopkins Park
More information: 815-756-1263
A free concert by Stroker Red. Several pet adoption agencies will also be on hand.
World War II B-17 Bomber Tours and Rides
Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dates: July 22 – 28
Place: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
Cost: Free to view; cockpit tours $5; flights $425
More information: 602-448-9415 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Call or email to make flight reservations. Cockpit tours and ground viewing are available daily.
Open Mic Night
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Date: Every Monday; next, July 22
Place: The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway
More information: 815-787-9547
Sets are about 12 minutes.
Kishwaukee Fest Jazz at the Mansion
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Monday, July 22
Place: Ellwood House, 509 N. First St.
More information: 815-756-1263
A free jazz performance by The Jodi Beach Trio.
Fourth Street Family Fun Fest
Time: 4 – 6:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, July 23
Place: Parking lot at 905 S. Fourth St.
More information: 815-756-6306
See what businesses along South Fourth Street have to offer. The event includes free food, free haircuts for children and adults, face painting, children's activities and a fire truck for children to explore.
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, July 23
Place: DeKalb Public Library
A physical therapist talks about how our bodies keep up balanced, factors that cause us to lose balance and strategies to strengthen balance.
Time: 8 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, July 23
Place: Hopkins Park band shell
Bleacher and lawn seating are available for free weekly concerts.
Kishwaukee Fest Youth Challenge and Skateboard Event
Time: 5 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, July 24
Place: Downtown DeKalb
More information: 815-756-1263
A skateboard challenge with multiple age brackets, plus demonstrations by professional skateboarders.
Rummage Sale
Time: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday
Dates: July 25 – 27
Place: Feed'em Soup, 122 S. First St.
Donated items for the sale will be collected Wednesdays fro 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m. Fridays. Donations must be clean and in saleable condition. Hangers, grocery bags and wrapping materials are also appreciated.
Time: Noon – 2 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 25
Place: Barb Food Mart, at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., Door 28
The Barb Food Mart is a food assistance program for families with children enrolled in DeKalb School District 428. Half of the students in the district qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The open house includes tours, a cooking demonstration and refreshments.
Kishwaukee Fest Parade and Street Dance
Time: 5 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 26
Place: Downtown DeKalb
More information: 815-756-1263
At 5 p.m., Miss Illinois and other regional beauty queens will visit downtown shops and sign autographs. At 6 p.m., classic cars and motorcycles will drive in a pre-parade, then will park along Lincoln Highway so spectators can look at them while waiting for the parade. Parade steps off at 7 p.m. At 8:30 p.m., rock and country bands from the parade will play in a street dance on Second and Third streets.
Kishwaukee Fest BaconPalooza
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 27
Place: Downtown DeKalb
More information: 815-756-1263
A festival of bacon and wine, plus shopping at local merchants and craft vendors. Classic Corvettes will be displayed in Van Buer Plaza, at Second and Locust streets.
Railroading in DeKalb
Time: Noon – 4 p.m.
Dates: Sunday, July 28
Place: Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway
Cost: Adults $4, children younger than 14 with family, free
Commemorating Joseph Glidden's part in bringing the railroad through DeKalb, activities will include a display of an early 1900s HO model steam train and showings of the video "Song of the Pioneer," a history of the founding and early development of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. There will also be blacksmith demonstrations and tours of the homestead.
Author Visit: Mike Mullin
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, July 30
Place: Latourette Hall Room 200, Northern Illinois University
More information: 815-753-6784 or teenread.niu.edu
Mike Mullin, author of "Ashfall," will talk about his book, his writing process, and the science behind his fiction. After his presentation, NIU experts will talk about volcanology, video game design, food science and more.
Safe Sitter Basic
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, July 31
Place: Kish Hospital Roberts Conference Center
Cost: $40
More information: 815-748-8962 or www.kishhospital.org/programs
This internationally-recognized babysitting program teaches children 11 to 13 the skills to provide children in their care a safe, nurturing environment. Includes backpack, manual, supplies and refreshments. Registration is required and closes five days before the program date.
Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinic
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Date: Wednesdays; next, July 17
Place: KishHealth Family and Specialty Care
A community wellness professional monitors blood pressure weekly. Receive blood pressure information and a tracking card. No registration necessary.
Line Dancing
Time: 7 – 11:30 p.m.
Date: Third Friday of every month; next, July 19
Place: Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St.
Cost: $5
Line dancing by dancers' request. Split floor for couple dances and line dances.
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Every Tuesday; next, July 23
Place: Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St.
Hymn Sing
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Fourth Sunday of every month; next, July 28
Place: Emmaus Baptist Church, 701 Pearson St.
Story Time
Time: 9:45 a.m.
Dates: Wednesdays in July; next, July 17
Place: Hinckley Public Library
For children 2-5 years old and a guardian. Registration requested.
French for Kids
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Friday, July 19
Place: Hinckley Public Library
More information: 815-286-3220
Kids learn some basic French. Registration required.
Concert Benefit for Mark Ready
Time: Noon – 4 p.m.
Date: Sunday, July 28
Place: Pioneer Park
More information: 815-751-8096 or www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/readytowin
Back Country Roads will play from 1 – 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted. Food and beverages will be available for purchase; no alcohol will be provided. Donations benefit Mark Ready, who is undergoing a second stem cell transplant.
Kingston Fest
Time: Noon
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Kingston Township Park
More information: 815-784-5572 or villageofkingston.org
Sack races, egg toss, watermelon-seed spitting contest, craft and vendor fair, giant water slide and other activities noon to 4 p.m. At 4:15 p.m., crews will launch their cardboard boats into the Mighty Kish for the Kardboard Boat Regatta.
Blood Drive
Time: 9 a.m. – noon
Date: Thursday, July 25
Place: Kishwaukee College
Mental Health First Aid Training
Time: 8 a.m. – noon
Dates: Wednesday, July 31 and Friday, Aug. 2
Place: Kishwaukee College Conference Center, Room A-225
Cost: $25
More information: 815-757-3488 or email@example.com
Certification course that teaches the public how to recognize symptoms of mental health problems, how to direct people to get help and how to approach people having a mental health crisis. Both sessions must be attended for certification.
Time: Card sales start at 6 p.m.; play begins at 7:15
Date: Every Wednesday; next, July 17
Place: Sycamore Veterans Home, 121 S. California St.
Garden Story Time: We Love Vegetables
Time: 10 a.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St.
More information: www.sycamorehistory.org
Two storytellers will lead children 3 to 6 in stories, crafts and songs. Older/younger siblings welcome.
Family Fun Day
Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St.
Cost: $5 per family
More information: 815-895-5762 or sycamorehistory.org
See a demonstration on well building, have fun with water-based experiments, take home a water-related craft and end the afternoon with a water balloon fight.
Concert in the Park: Dave Rudolf Beach Party
Time: 7 p.m.
Date: Thursday, July 18
Place: Good Tymes Shelter, Sycamore Community Park
More information: 815-895-3202 or www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com
Beach music in the styles of Jimmy Buffett and Harry Belafonte.
Growing a Garden to Eat
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St.
More information: 815-895-5762 or www.sycamorehistory.org
Children learn that producing their own healthy food can be fun.
Time: 3 – 6 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Pay-It-Forward House, 719 Somonauk St.
More information: www.payitforwardhouse.org
Free admission, children's games, raffles, silent auction, stories, face painting, a moon bounce, live music and food are featured in this fundraiser for Pay-It-Forward House.
Gospel and Bluegrass Concert
Time: 5 – 10 p.m.
Date: Third Saturday of each month except June; next, July 20
Place: Sycamore Baptist Church, 302 Somonauk Street
More information: 815-895-2577
There will be an audience sing at 6 p.m. and acoustic bluegrass starting at 6:30 p.m. Musicians are invited to join throughout the evening. The concert is free; free-will donations are accepted.
Electronics Recycling Collection
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Date: Third Saturday of each month; next, July 20
Place: Public Works Building, 475 N. Cross St.
Items accepted for recycling include anything with a battery or that plugs into a wall; batteries; refrigerators; monitors; scrap metal; cardboard and plastic.
Science Saturday: Microscopes
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St.
Cost: Members, $3; nonmembers, free with museum admission
More information: 815-895-9777 or www.mmnh.org
Learn to use microscopes as you examine polar bear fur, a lion's mane, python skin and your own saliva. For ages 8 and older; children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is recommended.
Beautiful Butterflies Weekend
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Dates: July 20 and 21
Place: Blumen Gardens, 403 Edward St.
Cost: Free general admission; kids workshop $8
More information: www.blumengardens.com, 815-895-3737 to register for kids workshop
Monarch butterfly populations are at their lowest levels in 20 years. Learn to protect and increase butterfly populations and create butterfly habitat in the garden. Butterfly plant kits and butterfly-attracting plants on sale all weekend. A children's butterfly workshop will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday. A gardening class for adults will be offered at 1 p.m. Sunday, focusing on how to attract butterflies to your garden.
Farmers Market
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dates: Sundays through Sept. 29; next, July 21
Place: Corner of Elm and Somonauk streets
Walking tours of the historic district are offered at 1 p.m. the first and third Sundays of each month for $5. Next, July 21.
Jan's Clan Puppets
Time: 11 a.m.
Date: Tuesday, July 23
Place: Sycamore Public Library
A musical variety puppet show with an assortment of puppet characters performing popular songs.
Summer Readers Talent Show
Time: 1 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, July 24
Place: Sycamore Public Library
Performers 18 and younger can compete for cash prizes in different age groups. Performers must register in advance.
Summer on State
Time: Dusk
Date: Friday, July 26
Place: Corner of Somonauk and Elm streets
A free showing of "Wreck-It Ralph" on an outdoor screen. Concessions will be available to purchase by donation; outside food and drinks are welcome. Bring your own seating.
Turning Back Time Cruise Night
Time: 3 – 11 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 27
Place: Downtown Sycamore
More information: www.discoversycamore.com
Music from the 1950s and '60s provided by a disc jockey and by band Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones for a street dance. Live music from 7 to 10 p.m. The event also includes a Classic Car parade, beer garden and food vendors.
Fizz Ehrler Memorial Car Show
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Date: Sunday, July 28
Place: Downtown Sycamore
More information: www.discoversycamore.com
Registration from 8 a.m. until noon, with awards presented at 3:30 p.m.
Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinic
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Date: Thursdays; next, July 18
Place: KishHealth Family and Specialty Care
A community wellness professional monitors blood pressure weekly. Receive blood pressure information and a tracking card. No registration necessary.
Time: 7 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, July 20
Place: Waterman Lions Park
More information: www.watermanlionstractorshowandsummerfest.com
• French toast breakfast 7 – 9:30 a.m. Food concessions open at 11 a.m. Beer garden open at 3 p.m.
• Tractor and truck registration 7-9 a.m. Truck and Tractor Parade of Power, announced by Orion Samuelson, 11:30 a.m. Trophies presented at 4 p.m.
• Vintage base ball game at 10 a.m.
• Garden and mini tractor pull, children's activities, petting zoo, hay rides and rides on the Waterman & Western Railroad miniature train from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cowboy quick-draw from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Craft show and flea market from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Live music from 12:15-1:45 p.m., 3-5 p.m. and 5:45-11:30 p.m.
• Orion Samuelson book signing 12:30-2 p.m.
• Kids pedal pull 2-3 p.m., register at 1:30 p.m.
• Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.


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1. Edit your "to do" list.
The often overwhelming pressure to manage pregnancy and do it right -- eat well, exercise, kick butt at work, be attentive to your family and friends -- can wreak havoc on your emotions, says Diane Sanford, Ph.D., president of the Women's Healthcare Partnership in St. Louis. Sanford advises letting go of everything on your to-do list that isn't urgent: "Choose your top priority. Get that done, then put the list away for the day."
2. Spread the joy.
The more loved ones involved in your pregnancy, the more rewarding it will be, says Shari E. Brasner, M.D., the New York City author of Advice from a Pregnant Obstetrician: An Insider's Guide. "Have your partner, or someone else who's close to you, come to doctor visits with you. A lot of women now come in with their mothers." If your partner or mother is away, don't feel shy about bringing anyone else who helps you feel at ease, like a sister or an old friend. Creating a welcoming atmosphere now, and letting the important people in your life enjoy the anticipation too, will form the support structure that will get you through the rougher moments of parenting to come.
3. Take pictures.
Though your pregnancy may feel eternal, in the scheme of things, it lasts a relatively short time. Memories of it will fade fast, eclipsed by the drama of childbirth and intensity of motherhood. Even if you don't think you'll be interested in revisiting your pregnancy in photos, trust us, your kids will. Have your partner document each month's changes to your body with a photo, taken in the same location, wearing something that shows your shape, like a unitard. You'll delight your kids, their kids, and even yourself. And it's nice to have a friend snap a few candids of you and your partner together now and then so that your children can see how much you've always loved each other -- and them -- before they were even born.
4. Wear a sexy bra...
Since you now have a dream bustline, have some fun, girl! Try something lacy, or if you want an underwire for an extra boost, lingerie shops like Victoria's Secret, and some department stores, now carry sexy push-up styles in sizes up to a DD cup.
5. ....and a soothing one.
During pregnancy, breasts can feel uncomfortable if unsupported, even while you sleep. Try a stretchy pull-on bra, or even a long tank with a built-in support shelf, for overnight relief.
6. Resist radical haircuts.
"I had my shoulder-length hair cut very short while pregnant and I looked like I'd gained fifteen pounds in five minutes," says Kathy Suder, a mother of three in Fort Worth, TX. "Nature is already doing this makeover on you -- you don't need to add to the changes." Put the word out to your friends, husband, family, and hairstylist to talk you out of any over-the-top changes that you demand in a moment of hormonally induced dissatisfaction with your looks. (Small alterations, however, are great for a little lift.)
7. Watch your back.
It's time to gear up -- and we're not talking about strollers and pacifiers. You need tools to reduce pregnancy's physical toll on your back:
A footstool, placed wherever you spend a lot of time sitting, to ease the stress on your hip joints and lower back. Choose one that's five to ten inches high (or whatever is comfortable, depending on the height of your chair).
A body pillow, to make side sleeping more comfortable. Experts advise sleeping on your left side while pregnant to increase blood flow to the baby (sooner or later, side sleeping becomes the only comfortable way to rest anyway). Once you've tried the pillow, you won't be able to live without it. You can order a variety of styles online, or a look for specially-designed maternity models.
A tennis ball or two for a do-it-yourself back massage, recommended by Nyack, NY-based naturopathic physician and massage therapist Isadora Guggenheim: Put two or three tennis balls in a long sock, then sit in a hard-backed chair. Place the sock comfortably (in a vertical or horizontal position) behind you, so that when you wiggle your back, the balls massage tense areas.
8. Exercise now.
"Pregnancy is a perfect time to work out," says Julie Tupler, R.N., founder of Maternal Fitness, a New York City-based company that teaches workshops on exercise to help your body through the trials of pregnancy, labor, and delivery. "Abdominals stretch out and weaken during pregnancy, so it's important to strengthen your abs to help push the baby out, prevent back problems, and aid in your body's recovery from childbirth. Also, exercising helps keep your energy up and stress down." Since boosting your fitness will help you bounce back into shape more quickly following delivery, don't be afraid to be active while pregnant, but do check with your doctor before embarking on a regular regimen.
Seek out a specialized pregnancy-fitness class, book, or video; there are right and wrong ways to exercise during this time. Check out Tupler's book or video set, both under the title Maternal Fitness: Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy, an Easier Labor, and a Quick Recovery.
9. Inhale the relaxation.
Aromatherapy gets a bad rap, but experts know that aromas stimulate the olfactory nerves, which in turn activate the emotional center in the brain. Since soothing, relaxing scents are what you need right now, look for lavender or vanilla candles, available at almost any drug- or department store.
10. Keep your style.
If bootleg pants and body-skimming jackets are your signature look, pregnancy doesn't have to change that, says Jody Kozlow Gardner, cofounder of the Belly Basics maternity line and coauthor of Pregnancy Chic. Number-one pregnancy-fashion advice: Don't try to hide the fact that you're pregnant. It's impossible. And anyway, you can show off your new shape in style these days, since more and more retailers now ofer reasonably priced but fashion-forward maternity wear. Find great maternity style from online retailers like OldNavy.com and Gap.com, as well as at boutique-style stores like A Pea in the Pod.
11. Sip a soothing tea.
A tea ritual can be a great way to relax: Brew up a decaf version of your favorite, add a bit of honey and lemon, sit back, sip, and clear your mind.
Just remember that many herbs are not safe during pregnancy, so check with your doctor before trying any herbal teas. Sticking with a flavored black or green tea that's been decaffeinated is your best bet.
12. Fake a glow.
The fabled glow of pregnancy is sometimes just that, a myth. For some women, manufacturing a baby doesn't exactly add up to a radiant look, thanks to breakouts and blotchiness, fatigue, nausea, and bloating. So go ahead and fake it with Physician's Formula Glow-Boosting Loose Bronzing Veil or one of Revlon's Colorstay lotions, makeup sticks, or powders.
13. Baby your feet.
They'll probably be out of view before long, but your feet are rarely out of mind when you're pregnant. Prop 'em up whenever possible and heed these tips:
Wear shoes with a low, chunky heel, between one and two inches high; they're more comfortable than flats.
Look for styles with thick soles (they keep you more stable and are more comfortable for walking) and straps or laces that you can loosen as your feet expand. Naturalizer, Aerosoles, and Easy Spirit carry a variety of comfortable, supportive, and stylish shoes.
Treat feet at the end of the day to a nice soak and a refreshing lotion. Fill up the tub or a basin with Earth Angel Mama Baby Happy Feet, made especially for pregnant peds, or slather on yummy-smelling Weleda Foot Balm.
Splurge on a salon pedicure. Your feet will thank you, and you'll revel in pure rest and relaxation.
14. Write to your baby.
Connect with your child before birth by writing her a letter. It can be long or short, goofy or profound, a poem, a drawing. Whatever form your communication takes, it will be a treasure for your child later in life. "I wrote to each of my three kids," says Suder. "I expressed how I felt as they were growing inside me and my dreams for them and myself as a mom. I'll give them each their letter when they turn sixteen."
15. Forget about it.
Besides eating right and getting proper prenatal care, one of the healthiest things you can do while pregnant is to forget that you're pregnant. Some tactics:
Escape to another time and place. A richly detailed novel set in another era -- try Emma or Gone With the Wind -- is what you're after here.
Float. Being in water is true liberation during pregnancy. You feel virtually weightless, your legs and feet free from their supporting role. Swim, play, give in. (But not in a hot tub; becoming overheated can be dangerous to your baby.)
Laugh. Rent Knocked Up. Go to a comedy club and live it up on laughs and soda. Watch Brady Bunch reruns on Nick at Nite. Take regular breaks from the intensity and swirl of emotions of pregnancy, and you'll feel the excitement and joy of it even more.
Kimberly Bonnell is a freelance writer.


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A common theme of mine during the last couple of years is the growing disconnect between economic policy, politics and the economy.
This juxtaposition is more prevalent where I currently am – Croatia.
I've been coming here for several years now, to teach and research, and have witnessed many changes.
On July 1, 2013, Croatia will join the European Union, which essentially means Croatia will be open to free trade with a large number of European countries.
It will not be fully integrated with Europe just yet. For starters it will not be part of the Schengen Agreement – essentially a borderless Europe. Under the agreement, once you are in, say, Oslo, Norway, you can cross to Helsinki, to Lisbon, Portugal, and depart Paris without a passport. But you can't go to Zagreb, Croatia.
So, labor movements will continue to be restricted.
But goods and machines can effortlessly flow back and forth between Europe and Croatia. Good for firms, less so for people.
German reforms made during the last 10 years or so are reaping benefits. By reducing, relatively, wage pressures, the prices of German goods have remained relatively low, which has boosted exports and driven German economic growth.
Sure, Germany has been helped by a relatively cheap euro, but so, too, would have France, Spain, and others in the eurozone, and we've all seen how well they've done.
In the last 20 years, Greece, the poster child for policy-gone-wild, has seen prices rise at about the twice the rate in Germany. For an Estonian, why buy Greek potatoes when you can buy cheaper German ones?
Greece didn't make the hard choices.
So why is that a concern for transition economies? They haven't either. Well, they kind of have. In a word, they're not ready for integration. I should stress: economic integration. But, a pan-European "economic" entity is, at its heart, political, not economic. The European Union looks a lot like NATO.
A unified Europe rose from the cinders of World War II with the primary goal of constructing economic unity that would trump political, cultural and social diversity.
And so it did, as long as the member countries were, more or less, the same.
But Greece, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Estonia and Ireland are culturally and, more importantly, economically dissimilar – for an economic union anyway.
It's like making fish and chips with a little souvlaki. Sure, it can be done, like admitting Bulgaria and Romania, but why?
So, anyway, Croatia joins a free-trade area, the European Union, without free movement of labor. Nor will it adopt the euro, yet, though it has fixed its currency to the euro.
Now comes the hard work. All the Byzantine regulations, the fondness for stamps, anachronistic institutions, must be modified to a different set of Byzantine regulations and anachronistic regulations, but in 20 different languages.
Against this, the United States looks positively halcyon.
firstname.lastname@example.com Robert "Tino" Sonora is an associate professor of economics at Fort Lewis College and the director of the Office of Business and Economic Research at Fort Lewis College.


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Thayer prof. works on HIV vaccine
The Dartmouth
January 6, 2012
A research consortium led by engineering professor Margaret Ackerman has received an $8 million-grant from Partners Health Care, a non-profit health care provider in Massachusetts, to fund the development of a new type of HIV vaccine, according to Ackerman.
The consortium, led by Ackerman and Galit Alter, a professor at Harvard Medical School, includes researchers with a wide variety of specialties from both national and international institutions, Ackerman said. Although researchers have been trying to develop HIV vaccines for three decades, Ackerman's initiative differs from its predecessors by shifting the focus from the adaptive immune system to the innate immune system, she said. Typically, when the body is infected with a virus, the immune system responds by producing neutralizing antibodies, which block structurally important parts of the pathogen from binding with the body's cells. This system has been the primary focus of the vast majority of HIV vaccine research efforts, and investigators have for years sought to develop a drug that would induce this response in order to prevent infection. However, one of the factors that contributes to the difficulty of developing an HIV vaccine is the disease's rapid rate of mutation, according to Ackerman. Because the disease constantly mutates into different strains, an effective vaccine would require very "broad coverage," which researchers have not been able to produce by focusing on the adaptive immune system.
"There is more viral diversity in a single person infected with HIV than in all of the people in the world infected with the flu," Ackerman said.


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The administration of Gov. Jay Nixon is putting together plans to reopen National Park Service facilities in the state.
Those facilities, including the Truman Home in Independence, have been closed since the partial shutdown of the federal government began Oct. 1.
The governor's office, in a statement late Friday, mentioned the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park "and other federal assets" but not the Truman Home specifically. The governor's office did not respond to requests for follow-up information.
The Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, including the home, is among six National Park Service facilities in the state. It also includes the Truman Farm Home in Grandview and, across the street from the Truman Home, the Noland Home. Both the Farm Home and the Noland Home have been closed since spring due to previous federal budget cuts.
The Truman Library in Independence also has been closed since Oct. 1. It's administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
The Arch is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, and it's a major tourist attraction. Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park in southern Missouri includes the Current and Jacks Fork rivers in the area that includes Salem, Eminence and Van Buren, Mo. The rivers are open, but canoeists are advised that they cannot stop on federal land and that fewer rangers are on duty to help if any emergency arises.
Other states are stepping up to reopen federal parks, too. Colorado is paying to reopen Rocky Mountain National Park, and Utah is paying to reopen five national parks.
The other National Park Service sites in Missouri are:
• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield near Springfield. Wilson's Creek was a crucial battle in western theater of the Civil War.
• The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in the St. Louis are.
• George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond, Mo., in southwest Missouri.


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Have a feeling they'll make the line up for 2013. Which day and what order, that's still debatable.
Have a feeling they'll make the line up for 2013. Which day and what order, that's still debatable.
...The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music—the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics. It will all be on display soon, on the band's first full-length album, due April 3rd via Dualtone Records.
Born out of sorrow, powered by passion, ripened by hard work, The Lumineers have found their sound when the world needs it most.
herna berna sherna
dude if they play hey ho with the visuals from that bing commercial i'll like to totally totally freak out
great band, im in
Stevie Wonder, Jurassic 5!!, Magnetic Man, Pogo, Tycho, Tears for Fears 2013
Coach 06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13(1)
Sasquatch 12
Lolla 11(Chile)
Street Scene 07,08,09
Rock the Bells 07
Is it just me or does the drummer look like Woody Harrelson?


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Treating Diabetes: About this book.
Chapter One: George Minot
George Minot is diagnosed with diabetes.
George Minot birth through high school
George Minot's Education
Abraham Flexner and The Flexner Report
George Minot's medical education
George Minot starts his research career.
Microscopy, Blood, and Pernicious Anemia
Alice Hamilton a pioneer in occupational health
George Minot becomes a leading medical scientist.
Chapter 2: Fred Banting
Fred Banting sets up a small town medical practice.
Fred Banting has an idea that changes the life of thousands.
Fred Banting: Birth and early schooling
Fred Banting fails out of university and enters medical school instead.
Fred Banting obtains his medical degree.
Fred Banting in World War I
Fred Banting's surgical training
Chapter 3: Prelude to a discovery
The mysterious pancreas
Oskar Minkowski removes a pancreas and deduces its function.
Eating organs to cure a disease
Treating diabetes with secretions of the pancreas
The outlook for patients with diabetes was bleak in 1910.
Chapter 4: Measuring blood glucose levels in the 1920's
The origins of clinical chemistry
The Lewis and Benedict method of measuring glucose
Picric Acid
Chapter 5: Discovery of Insulin 1921
Banting's pre-clinical research
Insulin in humans
Limited supplies of insulin
James Collio works out a biochemical method of purifying insulin.
Collip's purification of insulin works spectacularly well
Chapter 6: Eli Lilly
The Eli Lilly company was an early innovator in medicine
Problems producing insulin in Toronto
The importance of pH and buffers
The first university-industry cooperative agreement
Eli Lilly starts purifying insulin, but faces yield problems
George Walden discovers isoelectric precipitation, produces enough insulin for all.
George Minot gets his first insulin in January 1923
Insulin restored life to those on the verge of death
Chapter 7: Standardization
Collip discovers hypoglycemia.
Early definitions of a unit of insulin were based on a rabbit's physiological response.
The rabbit standard caused problems.
Treating Diabetes: About this book.
Chapter 8: Nobel Prize for Banting and Macleod
History of the Nobel Prizes
Controversy over who gets credit
Banting, Macleod, Best, Collip and Walden all made important contributions
Banting becomes a national hero
Banting's death
Chapter 9: Proteins
Insulin is a signaling protein.
Insulin tells cells throughout the body about the level of glucose available
Insulin is a linear chain of amino acids.
Chapter 10: Complications from Diabetes
Foot problems caused by diabetes
Intermittent claudication and peripheral arterial disease
Neuropathy, Microvascular Disease and Macrovascular Disease
Causes of diabetic complications
Chapter 11: Control of blood glucose levels.
Tight control of glucose levels is necessary to reduce complications
Normal glucose control processes
Engineered insulin and drug delivery
Glucose levels: Tight control vs "living normal"
The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial settles the controversy
Chapter 12: Recombinant DNA production of insulin
A projected insulin shortage
Irving Johnson led the quest for recombinant insulin.
Eli Lilly engineers figured out how to produce polio vaccine on a large scale
Eli Lilly engineers developed a life-saving drug from the leaves of the periwinkle plant.
Irving Johnson leads Eli Lilly project to develop an alternative source for insulin.
Alternatives to purifying insulin from animal glands.
Genentech and Axel Ulrich
The quest to clone the insulin gene.
Safety and ethical issues debated in recombinant DNA technology
Cambridge Massachusetts City Council hearings on the safety of DNA technology
Axel Ulrich clones the rat insulin gene
Hurdles in cloning human insulin
Genentech and Axel Ulrich clone the human insulin gene
Eli Lilly prepares for production of recombinant insulin
E Coli containing the insulin gene grow in a fermenter
Processing of recombinant insulin
Chapter X: Modern glucose measuring
An engineer struggles with diabetes
The Ames Reflective Meter for measuring blood glucose levels.
Dick Bernstein spreads the word on the importance of controlling blood glucose levels.
Anthony Cermai develops the glycosylated hemoglobin test, HbA1C
Torpor is a poorly understood physiological state
Detlev Müller discovers glucose oxidase
Leland Clark invents the electronic biosensor.
Ultimately the standard unit was defined as a specific mass of insulin.
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You could probably say, it's only fitting. In January of 2012, we brought you a hilarious story about a study researchers did on how often people use their smart-devices on the toilet. In turns out that a surprising number of us do precisely that very often. Today, things have come full circle, as we can now wrap up this year with another toilet story. Apparently, Japanese toilet manufacturers were paying attention to this study (perhaps they funded it), because they have developed an Android-connected smart-toilet. Yep, you read that right. A company called Lixil has developed a toilet, called the My Satis (because of course, everyone names their toilets, right?) that can be remotely controlled by your Android smartphone through Bluetooth. It has a number of luxurious features that can be activated with the My Satis app.
Here are some of the intriguing features of the My Satis toilet and app:
- Users can raise or lower the seat
- Users can activate the bidet to clean their bum
- Users can also stream music to a set of speakers installed in the toilet
- Users can monitor their toilet usage
- And more...
Leave it to the Japanese to come up with both a brilliant and bizarre way to use an Android smartphone and a toilet. For now this seems to only be available in Japan. If this technology takes off, it would mean that more of us might need to take advantage of the Liquipel technology in case of a potential mishap. Of course, even with the Liquipel water-proofing treatment, we all hope that if there is an accidental dropping, that it happens before the intentional dropping.
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[This post was originally written by site member Hu on January 27, 2008]
Plainness (Llaneza)
Jorge Luis Borges, 1968
The garden's grillwork gate
opens with the ease of a page
in a much thumbed book,
and, once inside, our eyes
have no need to dwell on objects already fixed and exact in memory.
here habits and minds and the private language
all families invent
are everyday things to me.
What necessity is there to speak
or pretend to be someone else?
The whole house knows me,
they're aware of my worries and weakness.
This is the best that can happen.
What heaven perhaps will grant us:
not to be wondered at or required to succeed
but simply to be let in
as part of an undeniable Reality,
like stones of the road, like trees.
Borges sometimes crops up on those lists of conjectured asexuals of the past — you know, the endless lists that grow on the Wikipedia article and have to be trimmed back like vines. We have to accept that anyone who died before the very recent appearance of an asexual identity can never be anything but an object of conjecture in this regard. It's true that sexual lust ranked extraordinarily low among Borges's favored themes, but plenty of scholars will tell you he was gay, which is really just as credible. Whatever the case, I would imagine him a sympathetic soul and certainly a voice we can turn to. This poem in particular stands among my favorite expressions of unadorned love.
What heaven perhaps will grant us
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Thanks for sharing this! (Way back when...)
I think this is the kind of love/community I have been looking for. I will try to provide something of that feeling for others, then.
I think this is the kind of love/community I have been looking for. I will try to provide something of that feeling for others, then.
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Some elections don't end at the ballot box. They set the scene for the next world-changing election.
Already, speculation is feverish over 2016. Will Hillary seek her party's nomination to succeed Obama? Will Jeb take a shot despite his brother's tortured legacy?
In Escondido, anticipation for an epic 2014 title fight is already building: Sam vs. Olga.
In the most recent election, the table was set for a showdown on civic values, but it broke down when Don Greene, a long-shot ally of dissident Councilwoman Olga Diaz, finished third, out of the money.
In their wisdom, the voters in Escondido, just as they did in Oceanside, elected to split the partisan difference and restore the status quo, re-electing Diaz and granting a full term to Councilman Mike Morasco, who two years ago was appointed to the council.
If Greene had outpolled Morasco, an Abed ally, and joined Diaz on the council, an evenly divided council would have had to either compromise on an appointment to replace Councilwoman Marie Waldron, who is going to the state Assembly, or, as was more likely, hold a special tie-breaking election in which the city would decide who deserved to be the face of the council majority: Abed or Diaz.
As it was, the city postponed the definitive brawl two years.
Barring an unforeseen development, Diaz will run against Abed in the 2014 mayoral election, insiders close to Diaz believe.
This showdown has been in the tarot cards ever since Diaz first ran for the council in 2006, a brash newcomer railing against the Escondido council's heavy-handed attempts to purge unauthorized Latino immigrants.
Since her historic election in 2008, Diaz has been widely viewed as a shining North County star in the Democratic Party, a status that would be much enhanced if she were to unseat Abed and take over as Escondido's mayor.
For the time being, however, Abed has the gavel and Diaz, the only self-identified Latino council member in the city's history, remains the nettlesome thorn in his side, a constant reminder that the city is deeply divided over his leadership.
On Wednesday, Abed clumsily revealed how much Diaz's likely run is getting under his skin.
Check out the first gaffe of the 2014 campaign:
Two years ago, Abed proposed a tightening of the rules related to appointing the mayor pro tem, or deputy mayor.
The admirable idea, Abed said at the time, was "to take the politics out of the appointment" and establish a two-year term for the most senior council member who had not yet enjoyed the largely ceremonial role.
The immediate beneficiary of Abed's resolution was Marie Waldron, an Abed loyalist slated to run for an open Assembly seat. Though she would go on to win in a walk, Waldron benefited in the gravitas department when she affixed "Mayor Pro Tem" to her name. (Dave Roberts of Solana Beach enjoyed the same symbolic boost in his successful supervisor race against Steve Danon.)
Two years ago, Abed explicitly said that Diaz, if she were re-elected in 2012, would be in line for the appointment.
So it came as something of a surprise when Abed and Waldron last week proposed an amendment to give more "flexibility" to the council in naming a deputy mayor.
Abed, it seems, had changed his mind.
Diaz, on the other hand, smelled a familiar wharf rat.
Over on the coast, Encinitas Councilwoman Teresa Barth, another lone "progressive" marginalized by a council majority, had been famously passed over three times for deputy mayor because the council majority didn't want to put her in line to be appointed mayor.
Diaz saw the same sort of cold shoulder being turned toward her and she mobilized resistance.
At Wednesday's council meeting, Diaz's supporters showed up. Faced with a potentially ballistic councilwoman — and a small mob armed with his own recorded 2011 words — Abed retreated in incoherent confusion.
As it stands now, Diaz will get her decorative title for two years. (On Wednesday, Morasco and Councilman Ed Gallo floated the compromise of making the appointment one year, which would deny Diaz the fancy title when it mattered most, during the run-up to the 2014 election. No dice, said Diaz.)
At this early stage of the game, when the play is so far from the basket, rarely do you see such a bruising exchange of elbows.
I'm not complaining, mind you.
To a political junkie facing withdrawal, this is the sort of partisan dope that gets you through a dreary off-election year.
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Wall Street caught its breath Friday after a tizzy over the threat that the Federal Reserve might take away its punch bowl early.
Minutes from the central bank's most recent meeting released on Thursday indicated considerable internal discussion over whether its debt-buying quantitative easing program should end before 2013 is out.
Even though the Fed's Open Market Committee voted with just one dissent to keep QE going indefinitely, the concern raised by some members was enough to stop any carry-through from Wednesday's violent rally. (Read More: End of Stimulus? Why It Isn't All Bad News)
But with the cold light of dawn Friday came another mediocre employment report and the realization that the U.S. economy remains a far cry from being able to stand on its own.
"The overall picture is that the labor market remains lackluster," Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said in an analysis.
"If this weak state of affairs in the labor market continues throughout most of this year, as we expect, then it is hard to see the Fed dialing back or stopping its QE purchases as some officials currently envisage," he added.
Investors have relied on Fed stimulus and liquidity efforts as a lifeline whenever stocks have weakened.


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My First Tag
All This talk of Yarn Bombing had me wanting to try it out myself, I've been knitting a lot recently but never actually got around to Yarn Bombing. I was talking to my little brother on the phone about this blog and he kept asking "Have you done anything, what have you tagged?" It made me feel silly, I've been writing about all of this, knitting in my spare time and have not actually experienced what I've been writing about.
Tonight I decided was the night I'd do my first tag. Someplace where not a lot of people go and where I wouldn't have to immediately have to explain myself. I took what I had knitted already and walked to the back of the building and knitted it up. The whole time I was going through what I'd say if anyone caught me…. "Oh, yeah this is a social experiment I'm doing for my research and resources class. You don't like it? You want me to take it down? Ok, but can I interview you about this, this is exactly the reaction I need for my paper?" So while thinking of the worst and how I'd manage to keep out of trouble I finished my work without any interruption. My first tag, done! I even put a paper calling card on it directing people to modernknitting.wordpress.com. I feel more like a Yarn Bomber already. I got the rush, I made a place more beautiful where it's dark and dreary and I didn't get in trouble. I'm just glad I don't have to explain myself to anyone.
After this my intention is to put more Yarn creations up around campus and see how people react. I may even do a survey, I'm not sure yet. But, after putting up my first tag I got a taste of why people do this and I like it. I haven't even seen anyone's reaction yet. Once again I think this is something that is just in its beginning stages and will probably go through a lot more before it becomes a fad of the past…. but I'll keep researching to see what I can find.


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The Andrews University Office of Integrated Marketing & Communication is now accepting student page applications for the 59th Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in Atlanta, Ga., June 23–July 3, 2010. Pages will have an opportunity for an up-close look at the business of the world Church and network with leaders from all corners of the earth.
General Conference is foremost the quinquennial business session for the world Church, electing leadership and discussing church policy. Additionally, the purpose, according to Jan Paulsen, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, "goes to the heart of our identity and mission. Through these gatherings we powerfully affirm that we are one people, united in faith, and bound by our shared desire to be instruments of God's purpose in the world." The session theme is "Proclaiming God's Grace." Attendance is typically about 70,000 people.
Andrews University, a GC institution and educational servant to the world Church, is seeking hard-working, poised and professional students who love Andrews to serve as pages at the GC Session. We will be looking for a diversity of language skills and a variety of academic disciplines, graduate and undergraduate. The General Conference will assign those selected to serve GC staff in administrative areas such as, but not limited to, session management, communication and Secretariat, as helping hands to conference management, delegates and guests throughout the session.
For their service, student pages will receive a $700 scholarship to be applied toward the 2010–2011 academic year. Pages will also be provided with hotel accommodations, two meal tickets per day and round-trip transportation to the session in Atlanta.
Students interesting in applying to be a General Conference page can pick up an application at the Office of Integrated Marketing & Communication or via download. Two letters of reference must also be submitted with the application. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2010. Questions can be directed to Rebecca May, director of campus relations, at firstname.lastname@example.com or 269-471-3345.


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The year is 1992. Nelson Mandela, two years beyond his release from 27 years of political imprisonment and two years before he will be elected president of South Africa, stands before a classroom of Soweto children.
A rare moment is being captured by camera and crew: Mandela as actor, rather than activist. Cast in the role of teacher, handed words to speak that are not his own.
The only backdrop is a blackboard. Erased, it is a clean slate, but evidence of lessons past cling in the chalk powder. A subtle statement of its own to match the man whose passing Thursday — as well as his life — leaves traces that will cling forever.
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London: The Blaugrana striker has been linked with a move to the Premier League in the January transfer window, but the Ballon d`Or candidate hopes that his team-mate remains at Camp Nou.
Andres Iniesta has called for Barcelona to keep hold of "key player" David Villa in the January transfer window.
The Spain international has been linked with a move to the Premier League at the turn of 2013, with Chelsea mentioned as a possible destination for the ex-Valencia star.
However, Iniesta believes that Villa is important to the Blaugrana succeeding this season and hopes that he remains at Camp Nou.
"I don`t know if that`s a possibility," he told reporters, when asked about the sale of Villa in January at a ceremony to celebrate the renaming of Albacete`s training ground after him.
"I don`t think [it will happen]. Personally I wouldn`t like it, because Villa is a key player."
Barca currently sit top of La Liga having forged an intimidating 16-point lead over their perennial rivals Real Madrid.
And despite Tito Vilanova side`s dominance, Villa has been unable to break into the first-team and has been limited to appearances off the bench since returning from injury at the start of the campaign.


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Senior Bruno Castro delivered the game-winning tally in double overtime to give the Creighton men's soccer team a 2-1 victory against Old Dominion at the host Monarchs' Stihl Classic Friday night.
Castro's goal completed a Creighton (4-0-0) come-from-behind victory over Old Dominion (1-2-0) after the Bluejays trailed in a match for the first time this season. It marked Castro's first goal of the year. The score was Castro's third tally and second game-winner in a Creighton uniform. Sophomore Vincent Keller earned the assist on the clincher, his second helper of the season.
The victory improves Creighton's all-time record as the top-ranked team in the nation to 9-1-1. It also lifted the Jays' overtime record to 9-0-6 in the last 15 matches that went into extra time dating back to September 2010. The Bluejays evened the series with ODU at 1-1-0 after the Monarchs won in Omaha last season by the same 2-1 margin.
Old Dominion scored first on a penalty kick in the 35th minute off the foot of Ivan Militar, his second goal of the season. It marked the first time this year that Creighton trailed in a match and the first time the Jays trailed at the half in 2013.
CU withstood the Monarch attack in the first half, fending off 11 ODU shots while the Bluejays managed two shot attempts in the opening 45 minutes.
Creighton bounced back to knot the score at 1-1 early in the second half in the 59th minute on a penalty kick conversion of its own. CU senior Zach Barnes blasted his PK attempt past the reach of Monarch goalkeeper Sean Stowe. It marked Barnes' first goal of the season. The score was also Barnes' first in a Creighton uniform. He scored six total goals in two previous seasons at SMU.
Junior Alex Bolowich made five saves en route to his fourth victory of the year in goal for the Jays to improve to 4-0-0 on the season. Stowe made three saves for the Monarchs and dropped to 1-1-0 in 2013.
The Jays took five shots in overtime and held ODU to just one attempt to close the shot margin to 20-13 in favor of the Monarchs. Old Dominion also edged Creighton in corner kicks, 8-6.
Creighton will remain in Norfolk, Va., to wrap up the Classic against William & Mary at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday. Live stats and video feeds will be available at GoCreighton.com.


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Google celebrates the shot put Friday with another Olympic Doodle. The men's finals are Friday at 3:30 p.m., but it's only the start of a weekend jam-packed with track and field events.
The US's Christian Cantwell, from Missouri, will have another chance at an Olympic medal. Cantwell is currently in the same place he was going into the shot put finals at Beijing. He's in fifth after the qualifying rounds, and will have to rally to place in the top three. Cantwell was able to do it in Beijing, walking away with the silver medal.
Coming off of Beijing, Cantwell had an outstanding run in his career. In 2009, he toppled the reigning Olympic champion, Thomasz Majewski of Poland, and won the world outdoor championship. Then, in 2010 Cantwell became the first man to win three world indoor titles in men's shot put. But recently, he has been recovering from surgery on his right throwing arm.
Once again, Cantwell will try to throw further than his rival Majewski, who finished second in qualifying rounds.
There will be plenty of action the rest of the weekend in track and field at the London Games. Friday will also be the finals for the women's 10,0000-meter. Americans Amy Hastings and Lisa Uhl will compete, beginning at 4:25 p.m. Hastings, from Kansas, won the 10,000-meter at the US Olympic Trials.
Saturday there will be more final events, the men's 20-kilometer walk, the men's 400-meter hurdles, the women's discus, the men's long jump, the women's heptathlon, the men's 10,000-meter, and the women's 100-meter.
The weekend will be capped off with the men's 100-meter finals on Sunday, at 4:50 p.m., where the fastest men in the world will go head to head. Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who won the gold and smashed records in Beijing with a time of 9.69, will face his running partner Yohan Blake, who bested him at the Jamaican trials. Americans Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay will also hope to medal.
For the full schedule of events visit nbcolympics.com.


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Stocks finished largely unchanged in lackluster trading Friday as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of next week's flurry of earnings reports, but still pulled off their second-straight weekly gain.
"The bulls really need a breakout here," said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services. "You've got to make a credible run toward 1,500 [on the S&P 500] and that itself may stampede some money from the sidelines." (Read More:
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November 28, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Around 100 members of the Arab Misseriya tribe staged a demonstration in Khartoum on Wednesday to protest the proposal tabled by African Union (AU) mediator Thabo Mbeki on the disputed Abyei region which recieved the blessings of the Pan African body.
- Some 100 protesters from the nomadic Arab Misseriya tribe demonstrate in Khartoum on November 28, 2012 (Getty Images)
Under the terms of the proposal the Dinka Ngok tribe, affiliated with South Sudan, would vote in the referendum to decide on the future of the area along with other permanent residents of Abyei. This would effectively leave out the nomadic Misseriya who travel south into Abyei a few months a year to graze cattle.
The Sudanese government insists that the Misseriya should be allowed to participate. But unless a separate deal is reached with South Sudan by early December, the AU proposal will be binding to the two sides.
The popular commission of Abyei region which organized today's demonstration handed a memo to the AU and the United Nations (UN) expressing their views and reiterating the rejection of Mbeki's plan.
Mahdi Babu Nimir who heads the commission, said in a press conference that the proposal is a "Zionist, French, British and American" one that aims to allow South Sudan to annex Abyei.
He called that a betrayal of the Misseriya and the Dinka Ngok and a blow to peaceful co-existence in the region.
The Misseriya figure went on to say that the Abyei issue is used to remove Sudan from its African dimension and accused U.S. ambassador Susan Rice of working against his tribe in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) calling her a "speckled snake".
Nimir also had harsh words for the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of president Omer Hassan al-Bashir saying they marginalized the Misseriya during the north-south peace talks in Naivasha which eventually led to the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
He claimed that Sudan's delegation had little knowledge about Misseriya's tribal structure and also lambasted "influential" Dinka Ngok members in South Sudan government for "spreading lies" in international media on Abyei crisis.
"The issue of Abyei has been hijacked and if it was about courage we could take it [Abyei] by force but we respect the institutions," Nimir said.
The referendum is close to two years past due as it was supposed to be held on January 2011 along with South Sudan referendum but disputes on voter eligibility delayed it.
In New York the Sudan UN ambassador Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman described Abyei as a "sensitive issue" and warned that imposition of "any unilateral solution will not help reach a final peace in the area and might bring people back to square one which we would like to avoid".
"The [United Nations] Security council here or any organ should not behave as a court of justice. This is a legal dispute on a territorial dispute. The two parties must be given time," he told reporters after a briefing on South Sudan by head of UN peacekeeping operations Hervé Ladsous.
"So any kind of quick fix which will not take care of the interests of the two communities on the ground would not help the two states agree on a final suitable solution for Abyei," Osman said.
The Sudanese diplomat emphasized that they should be given more time to seek alternative solutions
But South Sudan UN ambassador Francis Deng told UNSC meeting that his country welcomes the "endorsement of the UN Security Council of any decision made by the African Union with regards to Abyei or other outstanding issues, not as an imposition on the parties but rather as a demonstration of support for the region's considered view of what the most appropriate way forward is the AU endorsement of Abyei plan".
Deng expressed regret that Sudanese president did not take up South Sudan president invitation to Juba to continue discussion on the final status of Abyei.
In Khartoum, the visiting US special envoy to Sudan said that Washington is seeking to narrow gap between Khartoum and Juba on outstanding issues including Mbeki's proposal on Abyei.
Sudanese troops withdrew from Abyei in May to end a year-long occupation that sent more than 100,000 people fleeing towards South Sudan. The area is now controlled by United Nations peacekeepers from Ethiopia.


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My son is 14 months too, nurses all the time, and I've actually been feeling pretty tired lately myself! Mine is pretty hit or miss with solids; sometimes he eats a lot, sometimes he only takes a couple bites. He eats what the rest of us eat. He has never tolerated baby food (I made my own, but this lasted about a week before my son refused entirely). I find that it helps get him interested in eating if I take a couple bites of the food on his tray. I will also give him food directly off my plate so that he knows that he's getting the good stuff.
I think sitting down together for meals, giving your baby the same thing you are eating, and letting him do whatever he wants with his food fosters a good attitude toward eating, even if it does take longer for solids to become a significant part of his diet.


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If you're going to spritz up a fusty old whodunit, you'd better bring three things: posh costumes, a killer set and a shameless sense of humor. And it wouldn't hurt to throw some drag queens into the mix. With The Dolls' latest production, Murder on the Orient Express, Albuquerque's legendary drag theater troupe may have accomplished all four. The story shakes out in 1935 when a wicked American financier is found dead in his train compartment, stabbed twelve times. Naturally, no one's talking and suspects are legion. Was it the Russian princess? Or perhaps the Swedish missionary? What role did the Pekingese play? You'll want to come for the twists and turns adapted from Agatha Christie's classic mystery as much as for The Dolls' seductively campy struttings. Showing for two weekends only at Albuquerque Little Theatre (224 San Pasquale SW), the play opens tonight and runs through August 11. For dates and times, visit albuquerquelittletheatre.org. General tickets are $20 and $18 for ATL season ticket holders. Albuquerque Little Theatre • Fri Aug 2 • 8 pm • $20 • ALL-AGES! • View on Alibi calendar


text: I went through EXACTLY what you are going through! I walked around the house topless and used cabbage leaves. At night I slept on a towel, with a liner underneath. As for setting an alarm at night - my huge leaking breasts would wake me up! It did get better. And if it doesn't, agree with seeking out help from an IBCLC.


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This Thanksgiving, Erin and Nick Ciapponi are spending their holiday in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU/PCICU) at UC Davis Children's Hospital. The Ciapponis will be seated at the bedside of their beautiful newborn baby boy, Guy, now a little more than 2 weeks old.
And for that, they are thankful.
Erin Ciapponi delivered her second child at Mercy Medical Center Redding, Calif., a scheduled Cesarean section at full term. Guy weighed in at a healthy 7 pounds, 14 ounces, but immediately after his birth his doctors realized that something was very wrong.
Their beautiful baby boy was experiencing breathing and lung difficulties. Doctors at Mercy diagnosed him with a life-threatening condition of newborn babies: persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).
When a baby is born and begins breathing air, the blood pressure in their lungs falls and a vestigial blood vessel that facilitates blood flow throughout their bodies while in the womb closes. But in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, the vessel doesn't close and rather than blood flowing through the lungs, the blood is directed away from the lungs, depriving the heart and other organs of oxygen.
While doctors at Mercy can successfully treat mild PPHN, they realized that the best place for a child like Guy to be treated was in the intensive care units at UC Davis Children's Hospital, where he could receive the complex medical care he required.
Erin and Nick were stunned when they first learned of their son's condition.
"We felt helpless," Erin said while seated with her husband in Guy's room in the PICU/PCICU.
Erin is a stay-at-home mother and was looking forward to bringing her son home to his older brother, Sam, who is nearly 2. Her husband, Nick, is a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE) Shasta-Trinity Unit.
Now, instead of taking Guy home, they were driving nearly 200 miles to UC Davis, while the UC Davis Children's Hospital Pediatric Transport Team flew their 1-day-old son to UC Davis. The team would provide their son with nearly the same level of care as an ICU during the entire trip, according to Debra Bamber, patient care services manager of both the pediatric transport team and PICU/PCICU.
Guy arrived at UC Davis on Nov. 7 and at first was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the care of Associate Professor of Pediatrics Ian Griffin, a neonatologist. Griffin recognized that the baby was continuing to struggle and decided to consult the Extracorporeal Life Support team housed in the PICU/PCICU. On the morning of Nov. 8 Guy was placed on extra-corporeal life support (ECLS) in the NICU and then was transferred to the PICU/PCICU. ECLS is similar to heart-lung bypass used in the operating room.
Guy would remain on ECLS from Nov. 8 through Nov. 14.
"Without ECLS, Guy would not have survived," said Laura Kenny, assistant patient care services manager and ECLS coordinator of the PICU/PCICU's ECLS. "His PPHN was so severe that it was not treatable with any of our other lifesaving capabilities. We reserve ECLS for only the most severe conditions affecting the heart and or lungs. Guy is a perfect example of that."
ECLS is one of the most advanced forms of life support available to patients experiencing acute failure of the cardiac and respiratory systems. In ECLS, a machine does the work of the heart and lungs, artificially oxygenating and purifying the blood and returning it to the body, allowing the patient's heart and lungs to rest and heal.
At UC Davis, ECLS is provided by a team of physicians, nurses and perfusionists trained to provide extra-corporeal life support. All patients on ECLS have a bedside nurse dedicated to the care of the patient and a second specially trained nurse committed to the management of the ECLS machine.
While Guy was on ECLS, dozens of wires and tubes, large and small, emanated from his tiny, fragile body. His isolette was surrounded by medical equipment -- the ECLS machine, monitors and other medical devices.
By Thanksgiving, most of those had been removed. His parents were able to pick him up and hold him. Soon, he will begin to learn to breastfeed, Erin Ciapponi said.
"Guy's prognosis is very good," said Robert Pretzlaff, professor and chief of the pediatric critical care medicine at UC Davis Children's Hospital. "We're glad we were able to be here for him and his family."


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The testing for several DVD to iPod converters
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The testing for several DVD to iPod converters
When the mp3 just come out a few years ago, people suddenly discovered that, with such a small device, carrying heavy machine CD and running everywhere are no longer needed.
Then people around take with all kinds of MP3, enjoying their favorite music. Today, the people's demands are not only limited to listening to music, thus, MP4 player is more and more popular, of course, For the video player, we must mention Apple's iPod players, by Apple Computer Inc. The excellent quality of the products wins the largest users group, although the price is a little higher compared with some other products. But loyal "Apple fans" are still keen on it. Recently, with the recommendation of my friends, I purchase Apple iPod, failing to resist the temptation and joining their ranks. Then the attendant problems are coming after having it. How can I put DVD video onto iPod for playback? What kind of conversion tools can help complete this task? Will you search for a larger amount of the information about software to find the most suitable one? I spent a few days, to the end, and collected several good products from the major forums. By using the trial version for each one, I am familiar with the main features of each product.
I did the test from several aspects of them and hope that everyone can choose the software that is suitable for you.
Comparison for the operability of the interface
One of the important factors that attract the iPod users is certainly the appearance and Apple products, with its simple but unique appearance attract a lot of support. When we use dvd to ipod converter software for conversion, It is for granted to hope it can also have the beautiful appearance same as iPod. Running the software, the first to enter our field of vision is the overall interface. For a good interface, we can gave it a very high scores at the first sight, and during the subsequent using process, we arre also in a relatively good mood. Many iPod users know little about the computer and such a complex parameter settings will make them brain fatigue. So the tools with the simple interface and easy steps are really more desirable.
Here I will offer some outstanding software in the field of audio and video, and you can choose one that you like.
[url=***********.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/]Pavtube DVD to iPod Converter
[url=www.cucusoft.com/dvd-to-ipod.asp]Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter
[url=www.pqdvd.com/dvd-to-ipod-movie-video-converter.html]PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter
[url=www.dvdipodconverter.com/]Super DVD to iPod Converter
[url=www.xilisoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter.html]Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter
[url=www.movkit.com/MovKitDVDtoiPodRipper.html]Movkit DVD to iPod Ripper
Conclusion: overall, for the appearance, all the software has their unique design, and which one to choose is up to you. In my opinion, from the perspective of color, the styles for Movkit and Pavtube are the best.
Performance (conversion speed and stability)
When using conversion software, we often want efficient conversion speed. Converting a DVD files usually needs a lot of time. Usually from a one-hour DVD to MP4 format files it is about 30 minutes. If you have a lot of DVD to convert, you had better choose the software with fast speed. Otherwise, you will waste a lot of time on conversion, meanwhile, your computer will be stepped into the bundling process.
The test in this aspect took me a relatively long time, as the common DVD documents need an hour and a half for playback on average and the conversion time is around one hour.
After the comprehensive test, I discover several problems. First, if converting the whole DVD discs, the speed is more or less same. The time for total conversion and the source file are controlled in the ratio of 1:1. As for the personal settings, Xilisoft, Movkit, and Pavtube software, all can automatically detect your CPU style, and then choose your processing algorithms to increase the conversion speed. If you have a concert CD, and just only want to convert several pieces of favorite music onto your iPod, you will discover the conversion speed for the chapters with Pavtube is less up to a half than the whole, and I was shocked.
Output quality
Video effects:
Most iPod users enjoy movies with it, so it is particularly important for video effects. For the top DVD conversion tool, the quality of the output video is the same as the original one without any loss so that we can experience the enjoyment for high-precision video, otherwise, not only your eyes will be hurt, but the frequent beat and mosaic images also will annoy you.
Audio quality:
iPod is the most popular high-quality music output system around the world, so you can get the best music effects from it. Could you bear that a piece of good music becomes bad via conversion? I can not! Therefore, do not choose the converter that will damage your ears and brain. Among the software, except for super products, the other products all can customize the parameters such as the resolution, video / audio bit rate, and audio sample rate. Here we must to mention PQ DVD, on the interface, we can see clearly the slider for output quality, and output file size is shown too. Thus, it is very easy for us to balance the quality and size. Other products are also very excellent in this aspect, each has respective settings interface. The output quality values by the users, therefore, none of the products will be neglected here.
Stylish settings (advanced parameters)
For some primary customers, the simple conversion function can fully meet their requirements, but for those who play music, film fans, the setting options are particularly important. Here, PQDVD sets up 6 tailoring, Xilisoft 4, and Pavtube also provide 5 tailoring, which is of great help for trimming the image. In addition, Pavtube supports playback effects such as brightness, contrast, the volume for voice and the thumbnail. Cucusoft supports the brightness filter (you dont have to worry about the background light.) Movkit will have an adjust ion for the angle and the contrast, and Xilisoft supports both color migration and the migration subtitles so that you wont have the trouble for blocked image. By the simple operation, we can solve such a problem. At the same time, Xilisoft and pavtube can also support the division for film size or time, giving us the control for iPod capacity. Cucusoft, PQDVD, and Pavtube all support the function of automatic shutdown after conversion.So you dont have to wait in front of the computers until it finishes the conversion task. As long as you set the necessary settings, it will work automatically.
The comparison for price
Everyone would like to get most reward with least spending. Here is a list form for comparison.
Pavtube Cucusoft:29$
[url=***********.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/]Pavtube DVD to iPod Converter, Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter and Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter are pretty good on the conversion speed and output, if I have to give an opinion.
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Have you test freeware EM Free DVD Copy [IMG]***********.effectmatrix.com/free-DVD-copy/index.htm[/IMG] ?
It can copy DVD or rRip DVD to AVI, Mpg, iPod Pro, iPhone Pro, PSP Pro Video
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There are a lot of converters now and I like [B]TuneCab[/B], it has many features such as audio conversion, video conversion, extract sound from video, remove DRM, download and convert video from YouTube etc. Easy to use all in one software! [IMG]***********.tunecab.com[/IMG]
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Why Courier-Post columnist Danny Henley didn't buy a Powerball ticket last week.
I am not a gambler. I don't bet on baseball, football, basketball or hockey games.
The only thing I might be tempted to bet on is a sure thing, and how often do they come along? Besides, if it was a guarantee would it really be gambling?
While some people refuse to gamble on grounds of "moral principle," I choose not to because I don't like throwing money away.
Like in many households across the country, the budget in the Henley home is pretty tight. I'm not saying God doesn't meet our needs, but in meeting those needs there isn't a lot of extra cash to be squandered on gambling.
Consequently, at no point during the days leading up to last week's record Powerball drawing was I tempted to go out and buy even a single ticket. Still, according to news reports regarding how fast the pot grew leading up to Wednesday's drawing, a lot of people who typically don't indulge in lotto betting were going against the odds and playing the numbers. According to one Associated Press story, tickets were selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide as the drawing drew closer.
What fascinated me was the fact people were willing to invest in a ticket(s), even knowing that the likelihood of them winning was astronomical. But just how astronomical were the chances of winning last week's jackpot?
According to Tim Norfolk, a University of Akron mathematics professor who teaches a course on gambling, the odds of winning the Powerball prize was 1 in 175 million. Not knowing when he provided those odds to the AP, I have to believe the odds might have grown against winning because of the last-minute ticket purchasing that took place.
To provide a point of reference, the odds of being hit by lightning is 1 in 5,000, according to Norfolk. Those odds of being hit by a bolt of lightning are surely better (is that really the right word?) for someone like me who is hellbent on photographing lightning.
While the odds of winning millions are great, the chances that all those dollars will provide a life of happiness aren't as great as one might think. A West Virginia man who won $315 million a decade ago later said the windfall was to blame for his granddaughter's fatal drug overdose, his divorce, hundreds of lawsuits and an absence of "true friends." The National Endowment for Financial Education estimates that as many as 70 percent of people who land sudden windfalls lose that money within several years.
Honestly, the thought of winning the jackpot and winding up miserable never factored into my decision not to buy a ticket last week. It was the simple knowledge that I frequently can't come out ahead when the odds are far better.
This past summer while out cutting grass I got the mower a bit too close to a brick. Moments later I was looking at a bent blade.
I was lucky enough to find a replacement at the local Farm & Home store. Bringing the new blade home, I had it back on in no time at all.
Even though the mower on occasion would make an unusual noise if I got on just the right slope, I didn't give it much thought. After all, it still worked.
Spring forward to Thanksgiving when my son, Caleb, came home for the holiday. While out mulching leaves for me, he noted the sound coming from beneath the mower. Upon further inspection, Caleb discovered that I'd installed the new blade upside down.
I had a 50-50 chance of putting the blade on correctly, but couldn't beat the odds. Buying in when the odds were at least 1 in 175 million against me… Seriously?


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Steve Stamkos is quietly having a great season down in Tampa Bay.
The Vancouver Canucks continue their epic pre-Olympic road trip as they head to sunny state of Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canucks look to continue a winning stretch after bumping a 2-goal losing slump woth a win against Boston on Saturday.
Despite the two losses on this roadtrip, the Canucks are still one of the hottest teams in the league winning 8 of their last 10 games. The Lightning, meanwhile, are also heating up before the Olympics, as they've gone 6-1-1 over their eight games.
At home, the Lightning are a tough opponent. They have a decent penalty kill and power play, ranking 9th and 10th respectively. Where Tampa Bay really struggles is 5-on-5. The Lightning are 28th in the league in goals-for when 5-on-5. So the key to playing the Lightning is to stay disciplined and keep the game moving. The more time spent at even-strength, the greater the chance to win for Vancouver. Tampa Bay are decent defensively, sitting in the middle of the league in a number of defensive categories, but their surprising Achilles heel is their inability to score goals. Despite all their firepower, Tampa Bay is having trouble scoring this year. They sit 27th in total goals-for, and have only two players with more that 20 goals (Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone). They also have only 6 players with a +/- over 0, and only one player with double-digit +/-, with Steve Downie at +13.
All that being said, the Lightning have the one player who is flying lowest under the radar than anyone else. Steven Stamkos already has 32goals this season, and will very likely hit 40 goals by year's end. Not bad for a sophomore who spent a lot of time last year in and out of the line-up.
The game plan for the Canucks should be to contain Stamkos and stay disciplined. If they can do that, and Luongo is having a solid game, the Canucks should be able to get their record on this roadtrip back over .500.