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Emory Healthcare is a proud sponsor of the American Heart Association's My Heart. My Life. This program was created by the American Heart Association to help people understand it is never too late to make changes that can improve your health. As part of our partnership for heart health, this week we will discuss the importance of lowering blood sugar.
It is very important to keep your blood sugar in a normal range for the health of your heart. If your fasting blood sugar level is below 100, it is in a healthy range. If your levels are higher than this number, you could have pre-diabetes or diabetes. When we eat something, our bodies turn this food into glucose and our bodies then use this for energy.
You can decrease your risk for heart disease and stroke by lowering your blood sugar and managing it carefully to keep it in a healthy range.
The American Heart Association considers diabetes a controllable risk factor for heart disease. By lowering your blood sugar, you are taking an active approach to protect your vital organs and give yourself a chance for a healthy heart!
If you have been diagnosed or suspect you have high blood sugar levels, I recommend you consult with your physician and he/she can prescribe a course of action to lower the number that may include:
- Reduce your consumption of simple sugars like those found in soda, candy and many desserts.
- Get active! Make sure that you get 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. This can be as simple as taking your dog for a walk! Physical actively helps your body respond to insulin.
- If you have been prescribed medication, take your medication or insulin as prescribed.
If you are proactive in lowering your blood sugar you can slow the progression of long-term complications. Small changes can improve your levels and possibly help you avoid the need for medication.
Learn more about the Emory Heart & Vascular Center's Heart Disease Prevention Program.
Looking for a free and easy way to reduce your risk for heart disease? Dr. Ijeoma Isiadinso is hosting a live chat on the topic of Women & Heart Disease on Wednesday, October 19th. You can learn more about the heart disease chat here & sign up for the chat here.
About Susmita Parashar
Dr. Parashar is a cardiologist at the Emory Heart & Vascular Center. She specializes in preventive cardiology and has special interests in women's heart disease. She is the newest member of the Emory team and looks forward to helping patients in Atlanta prevent heart disease. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, and Cardiology fellowship at Emory University. Prior to joining Emory faculty in the Division of Cardiology, Dr. Parashar was Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine at Emory for eight years.
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Every year I get more and more excited to create and show our annual family picture. It's hard to believe this is the 4th year we have done this! Each year has felt like a different process, and the one comment I get more than anything else is, "Where do you come up with this stuff?" I like how the concept for this year's picture came about, and thought it would be fun to share the story with you.
This fall, our family vacationed on the Washington coast for a week, which was pretty amazing. On a number of days, we noticed there were hundreds of pelicans and seagulls standing on the beach, staring out at the ocean for up to 7 hours at a time it seemed. Not that I was timing them or anything. I had better things to do than worry about how long birds stayed on the beach. But seriously, get a job you lazy birds. Nobody could figure out what the heck they were doing out there just staring at the ocean. One day I went for a long walk on the beach. Every once in a while a wave would wash over a sand dune, and these tiny fish would get beached for a few seconds until the next wave washed over and they swam away. After seeing that, I'm guessing those lazy birds were just sitting on the beach, waiting for a free lunch. The pelican equivalent of day drinking panhandlers.
On the last day of vacation, I got it in my head that I wanted to create an image with a bunch of birds in it. As much as I had grown to resent their laziness and lack of drive, I took my camera down to the beach with my sister, and tried to sneak up as close as possible to get some pictures. Well, aside from being extremely lazy, these pelicans are also very cynical with some serious trust issues. I don't know if I could get closer than 75 feet to them without every single bird flying away. Talk about bird issues…
Our daughter Isla does this really cute thing, where she puts her hands out in front of her like a T-Rex, and bobs up and down while she takes big steps toward the person she is going to "scare". My sister joked that it was too bad we didn't have a pelican costume for Isla, so she could sneak up and get closer to the birds. That was it. The clouds opened up, I heard angels singing, and I saw God smiling at me. Thanks to my brilliant sister, Allison, I knew what had to be done for the 2012 Keatley Family Picture. With a new focus and determination like never before, I came up with all kinds of tactics to get the lazy birds to fly in all different directions, and I shot about 1,000 images of birds for the next 30 minutes or so.
Once back home, I began researching costumes and decided I wanted them to look frumpy and not very realistic. The idea was not to make us look like actual pelicans, but that it would be overly obvious we were in these sad costumes, which at least some of us did not want to be in.
I would like to thank my family for putting up with the things I ask them to do and wear for these pictures. Isla, I swear you will thank me in 20 or 30 years. Thanks to my sister,Allison, and her husband, Simon, for helping me chase and herd birds on the beach like a bunch of crazy people. Thanks to Nichelle's mom, Denise, for making the perfectly frumpy costumes, and thanks to one of my best friends Ian Goode, from Gigantic Squid, who made the retouching magic happen. Thank you for your interest in my work, it's a blessing to get to do this for a living. Until next time, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did.
Below is a little collection of images from this project. The first group of beach and bird pictures are a few of the images used to create the environment. The second grouping is a little behind the scenes look at the human / pelican studio shoot, and the final group contains some of my favorite outtakes that didn't make the cut. Enjoy.

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CRESTVIEW � He's cute. He's huggable. He's adorable. The way he tumbles over his big paws and his floppy ears seems precious.
CRESTVIEW � He's cute. He's huggable. He's adorable. The way he tumbles over his big paws and his floppy ears seems precious.
But after a few weeks, the new puppy in your life might become tiresome � especially after he gnaws your favorite slippers to shreds.
The secret to raising a cooperative, well-adjusted dog is comparable to raising cooperative, well-adjusted children, experts say. Both need structure and � in canines' case, at least � an unequivocal understanding of who is the alpha dog.
"Structure and guidance and sprinkled with a little bit of love" is how Marietta Birdsell, a certified volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Companions for Independence, puts it.
Since 2001, Birdsell has raised 10 dogs in her Crestview home. Each graduated to commence adult training for ultimate placement with a disabled person.
Stevenson � her most recent puppy, who left her care in November � receives advanced adult training at CCI's southeast regional dog training center in Orlando. Birdsell expects to receive a new eight-week-old puppy in March.
"It's hard to believe I've been doing this so long; my first puppy is on the verge of retiring," she said, adding that annual Christmas cards help her keep up with her former charges.
Understanding the attributes and unique care required by the breed of dog that you are interested in is the first of several crucial steps in dog ownership, she said.
Research breeds
"Do your research before you bring the puppy home," Birdsell said. "It's always a good idea � especially if you're bringing home a purebred puppy � because there's an awful lot of information available about the temperament of purebred."
When the live-action version of Disney's "101 Dalmatians" opened in 1996, families rushed to buy the spotted dogs, never realizing they were unsuitable for households with lively children and have an unusually high rate of medical issues.
To prevent a similar occurrence, Birdsell said, it's important to know the dog's grooming requirements, how well the animal gets along with children, and the dog's ultimate adult size.
New owners can learn about a rescue dog's potential traits, even if it's a mixed breed, by researching the apparent breeds represented in your shelter puppy.
"Shepherds are shedders extraordinaire. Labs shed as well," Birdsell said. "You have to be interested in what the dog will look like as an adult and (determine) if your home and yard will accommodate the size of the dog."
Housebreaking your pup
Training your new puppy correctly is "work-intensive" but ultimately rewarding, Birdsell said.
For instance, monitor the puppy throughout the day rather than leaving it to fend for itself while you're at school or work, she said.
Provide constant positive reinforcement and give your puppy his own place to snuggle � Birdsell recommends a kennel, or crate.
"The whole idea of crate training is that it replicates the den where the puppy was born," she said. "In its early stages of growth, before the puppy can see or walk, they spend a lot of time next to Mom. When they eliminate (have a bowel movement), she cleans them.
"As they grow and start to explore their surroundings, they will remove themselves as far as possible from Mom because they will not poop and pee where they sleep."
Simulating the den to foster instinctive behavior is a key to helping the pup establish its special potty place.
"The best way to housebreak a puppy is to use the crate method," Birdsell said. "A lot of people who are not acquainted with the crate training methods think it is inhumane and cruel, but it is anything but that."
Purchase a kennel big enough to accommodate the dog when he reaches full size and divide it into a smaller unit so it serves the puppy. As the puppy grows, move the divider and enlarge the space, she said.
"You want to provide the puppy a secure space and you want the space big enough so the puppy can stand up, sit, curl up (and) turn around; but not so big that he can scooch into one corner to sleep but then scooch into the other corner to do his business," Birdsell said.
The crate method
"The point that many people have a problem with is they think you just throw the puppy into a crate and leave it to its own devices. An 8-week-old puppy is going to have to be let outdoors every hour," Bidsell said. "When the puppy is tired, you put the puppy in his crate and he takes a nap. As soon as he wakes up, you need to be available to scoop him out, put a little leash on him and take him outside."
Leashing him early in his life prepares the puppy to be tethered when you walk him outside, Birdsell said. He will also associate the leash with going on an outing and having fun companionship with his owner.
"Praise the puppy when he does his business properly," Birdsell said. "Choose a praise word and repeat it. Have a little of his kibble (dry dog food) as a reward, so he associates that with the place where he eliminates. Play with him a little bit, (and) then when he gets tired, put him back in the crate. You also want to reward every time the puppy goes in the crate."
A crate will serve the dog well in his puppy years, but it will become his private home throughout his life, the trainer said.
"Crate training provides a place where the dog can go to have peace and quiet," she said. "You teach the dog that it is OK to be in the crate and behave appropriately. You are setting up several behaviors that will be positive behaviors as they grow older."
Observe the puppy's behavior
Getting to know your puppy's behavior is important, Birdsell said.
An attentive owner will soon recognize the signals a puppy gives when he needs to have a bowel movement. She then can intervene to ensure the dog poops where he should.
"Minimize the opportunity he has to make mistakes," Birdsell said. "There will be times when he is out of the crate. They will play and play and play, (and) then all of a sudden they will drop and have to go. You need to know his behavior so you know when to scoop him up and take him outside.
"But there will always be a few accidents. Don't make a big deal out of it."
Reward positive behavior
"Every step of the puppy's training should be positively reinforced," Birdsell said. "One common mistake people make is they allow their dogs freedom of the house too soon and they come home to a mess or a puddle on the floor.
"The instinct is to punish the dog when you notice he has made a mistake. The problem is the dog does not associate the punishment with the mistake he made two hours before. He associates it with you coming home.
"If you are in a situation like that, where you find a problem, the only thing you should do is clean up the mess. Don't punish the dog, because from the dog's perspective, you are punishing him for coming to greet you when you come home."
Birdsell said this is one of the reasons she advocates constantly monitoring a new dog. Puppies, like infants, shouldn't be left unattended.
"The time to catch that mistake is when you are keeping your eye on the puppy," Birdsell said. "The time to correct it is when it's happening. Most of the time, you just have to yell at the dog. He will stop and that will give you time to scoop him up and take him outside.
"Then reward him when he does his business where he should."
Stay positive
Puppies, like children, have short attention spans. Positively reinforcing correct behaviors works well with both groups, Birdsell said.
"Feed puppies by hand," she said. "Between the morning meal and afternoon meal, I have his breakfast kibble in my pocket. We work on (the commands) sit and stay and lay down. Every time we do it, he gets a kibble.
"Don't work a puppy more than a minute or two at a time, but do multiple training throughout the day. We'll work on each command about 10 times. Give him a reward each time he does it right.
"Training should be very upbeat and positive. It boosts the puppy's confidence and strengthens the bond between you and the puppy.
"Puppies are very much like children: they will graduate toward the behaviors that get the positive reward. That behavior is most likely to be repeated."
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Indians, catcher Yan Gomes agree to long-term contract
CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has signed C YAN GOMES to a six-year contract extension thru the 2019 season with club options for 2020 and 2021.
Gomes, 26, established himself as the club's everyday catcher in the second half of 2013, hitting .294 (86-293) with 18 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs and 38 RBI in 88 games. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native also had a large impact behind the plate, as the club went 49-30 (.620) over his 79 starts at catcher while Indians pitchers recorded an ERA of 3.56 (281ER/710.0IP) when Yan was catching. He also threw out an AL-high 38.3% (18-of-47) of the runners attempting to steal while registering a .996 fielding percentage.
Yan was acquired from Toronto along with INF Mike Aviles on November 2, 2012 from the Toronto Blue Jays after beginning his professional career with the Jays in 2009. He made history with Toronto in May of 2012, becoming the first Brazilian-born player in Major League Baseball history.


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The average cost of car insurance for three coverage levels are
- For State minimum is $538/year or $45/month
- For Liability limits 50/100/50 is $566/year or $47/month
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The actual cost of auto insurance depends on many factors that are unique to every driver. Getting car insurance quotes from insurance providers is the only way to find out exactly what you will pay for car insurance. And since companies will price you differently, you should compare quotes to find the best rate.
Car insurance rates hinge on risk -- the risk that you will be involved in an incident that the insurance provider will have to pay for. These incidents include car collisions, thefts, vandalism and inclement weather, which result in property damage and personal injuries. The riskier your car insurance company thinks you are to insure, the more you'll pay for insurance. All the factors mentioned below help insurance companies assess the risk you pose to them.
Where you live
Car insurance companies consider your ZIP code and how many claims have occurred there. If you live somewhere with a lot of traffic, there is a higher risk of accidents. If you live in a neighborhood where crime is prevalent, there is a higher risk of theft and vandalism to your vehicle. Congested urban areas typically have much higher car insurance rates than open rural areas. Also, each insurer uses its own formula to calculate risk and your rates, which means the price for the same policy can differ by hundreds of dollars. Enter your ZIP code in the tool below, and choose from six age groups and three coverage levels to get an idea of what you can expect to pay in your neighborhood. You can also estimate car insurance costs by deciding how much coverage you need and then getting quotes from at least three insurance companies. Penny Gusner, consumer analyst for CarInsurance.com, advises buying coverage amounts of $100,000 in liability for injuries, up to $300,000 per accident, with $100,000 in property damage.
Age, marital status and driving experience
Teens are involved in accidents more than their elders, and they therefore pay much higher rates. All other factors being equal, new drivers pay less with each passing year until they turn 25, the age at which drivers are typically as safe as all other adults. For teens, gender plays a role because young males have been found to be more dangerous drivers than young females. Married people pay lower rates because they're shown to be safer drivers. If you happen to start driving later in life than most people, you'll initially pay more for car insurance since you're an inexperienced driver.
- Average Car Insurance Rates by Age: See how much insurance rates drop as you get older.
The more expensive your vehicle, the more it would cost an insurance company to replace if it's in an accident, and the higher rate you'll pay. Some cars are more expensive to insure based on statistics showing that their drivers are more prone to accidents, although contrary to a popular myth, the color of your car doesn't matter. Insuring multiple cars obviously raises your rates, but will get you a discount on your overall premium if you put both vehicles on the same policy.
Coverage options
There are many different types of car insurance, and you have many options when buying car insurance. Your car insurance deductible will also affect your rates.
- Liability insurance: The only coverage that is required by law*, liability covers medical bills (up to your limits) for others you injure in an accident that is your fault, and it covers others' vehicles or property you damage.
- Collision coverage: If you're in an accident, collision coverage will pay for damage to your car due to a collision or upset of your vehicle, regardless of fault.
- Comprehensive coverage: Sometimes called "other than collision," comprehensive coverage pays for damages to your car from incidents such as theft, vandalism, weather, fire and animals.
- Uninsured motorist: If you're hit and injured by an uninsured driver, uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage will pay for your medical bills, up to your limits.
- Personal injury protection (PIP): PIP covers medical bills for you and your passengers in the event of an accident. It also covers disability, loss of income, funeral expenses and survivor's loss when the accident results in injury or death. Twelve states require PIP by law, and other PIP laws vary greatly by state.
- Gap insurance: An option if you finance or lease your car and owe more than the car is worth, gap insurance will pay you the difference between its actual cash value (what is paid out if your car is totaled in an accident) and how much you owe on the car.
*Liability is not required by law in New Hampshire. Personal injury protection is required by law in twelve states.
Safety features
A vehicle with airbags, anti-lock brakes, an anti-theft device and other features can be slightly cheaper to insure than a comparable vehicle without them. These features make accidents or theft less likely or less severe, making you a lower risk to the insurance company.
Miles driven
The more miles you drive, the higher your rates will be, because you have a better chance of being in an accident.
Driving history
If you've been in an accident before, insurance companies figure you're more likely to be in one again, so your rates will be higher. If you've been at fault in accidents, they'll be even higher. Traffic violations, especially DUIs, reckless driving and severe speeding tickets, will raise your rates. Even if your violation didn't cause an accident, insurers treat it as an indication that you're more likely to be in an accident in the future. Your insurance goes up an average of 32% ($450) a year for one property damage accident, and about 20% to 30% (about $300 to $400) yearly for speeding violations.
Credit score
Insurance companies have found that drivers with low credit are more likely to file claims following accidents, so they usually give slightly lower rates to drivers with good credit. State laws in California, Massachusetts and Hawaii prohibit pricing based on credit score, but your credit is fair game in all other states. CarInsurance.com's rate analysis shows that drivers with bad credit pay, on average, 71% more than drivers with good credit. That's about $1,000 more a year.
There are various car insurance discounts offered besides what's mentioned above; your occupation, switching companies and bundling auto insurance with home insurance are a few other ways you can lower your rates.
Education level
As controversial as it is, your education level can affect your insurance rates (in most states). A driver with a high school diploma will likely pay a bit more for insurance than a college graduate.
If you are a licensed driver but you don't own a car, it's wise to have non-owner car insurance. It is secondary coverage when you drive other people's cars and will allow you to keep continuous car insurance coverage in place if in between cars (having a gap in coverage can lead to higher rates in the future). Non-owner policies are typically much cheaper than normal policies.


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When I want to get a room full of gardeners engaged in a lively debate, I bring up the topic of tomatoes. A question that transforms shy, reserved types into outspoken, opinionated verbal wranglers is this one: "Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?"
Botanically speaking, tomato is a fruit. In The American Heritage Dictionary, fruit is defined as the "ripened, seed-bearing part of a plant, esp. when fleshy and edible."
From a legal standpoint, the tomato is a vegetable. Over 100 years ago this question was litigated in the courts, according to Michael S. Heard in his paper titled "The Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable? A Nonhorticulturist's Perspective" (July/Sept 1996 issue of HortTechnology).
On Feb. 4, 1887, an importer named Mr. Nixon brought a case against Mr. Hedden, a collector of the port of New York. Mr. Nixon, the plaintiff, wanted to recover the duties he paid on tomatoes he had imported from the West Indies the previous year. Mr. Nixon argued that tomatoes were fruit, thus exempt from a tariff. Mr. Hedden, the defendant, considered tomatoes vegetables and followed the regulations of the 1883 Tariff Act, which imposed a duty on vegetables, but not fruits. So the court had to decide if the tomato was a fruit or vegetable according to the 1883 Tariff Act.
Both parties used dictionaries to prove their cases. Mr. Nix's counsel read the dictionary definitions of fruit and vegetable. He followed with the definition of tomato, proving that it was a fruit. Mr. Hedden's counsel countered with dictionary definitions of pea, eggplant, cucumber, squash and pepper. Mr. Nix closed with dictionary definitions of potato, turnip, parsnip, cauliflower, cabbage, carrot and bean.
The court ruled in favor of Mr. Hedden by declaring the tomato a vegetable. Mr. Nix appealed.
In 1893, the higher court defined the case of Nix v. Hedden, 149 U. S. 304, as a "single question … whether tomatoes are to be classed as 'vegetables' or as 'fruits,' within the meaning of the Tariff Act of 1883."
Justice Gray delivered the court's opinion:
"Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas. But in the common language of the people, all these are vegetables, which are grown in kitchen gardens, and which, whether eaten cooked or raw, are like potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, and lettuce, usually served at dinner in, with or after the soup, fish or meats which, constitute the principal part of the repast, and not, like fruits generally, as dessert."
The higher court agreed that dictionaries call the tomato a fruit; however, the dictionary definitions were not admitted as evidence because "in the common language of the people [tomatoes] are vegetables." The ruling of the court: "Tomatoes are vegetables and not fruit within the meaning of the 1883 Tariff Act."
Recently I was cornered by a group of truth-seeking gardeners during a lunch break at a symposium, when I was asked if the tomato is a fruit or vegetable. I calmly replied, "Yes," and quickly ducked out in the direction of the sliced tomatoes, salsa and gazpacho.
A version of this article appeared in Carolina Gardener Volume XXVI Number IV.
Photography courtesy of Bob Polomski.
So, what do you think – fruit or vegetable? Let us know in the comments below.


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I had heard good things about the mountain biking at Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming. And I took to the location – not five hours from Boulder (hi, Fruita), not six (hey there, Moab), but less than two.
But as we sailed across the oceanic grassy swells sprawling west out of Cheyenne, and past the clutter of oil and gas machinery, my heart grew weighty. I feared a precious Saturday and Sunday could be a bust. What kind of trails would we find here?
Things grew worse when we entered the park, between Cheyenne and Laramie. Jet skis and speed boats roared around the small lake. Generators from RVs roared and whined and clattered. When we pulled into the tent-only sites we reserved, the Marlboro-smoking guy sitting by the water's edge looked awfully edgy, like maybe he had lost his pit bull, or his assault rifle had jammed.
Even more: Only when we arrived did we learn that not only was there a fire ban, there was a cook stove ban.
On the menu? Spaghetti (fortunately, we pre-cooked the spaghetti, and here's a great blog item about spaghetti and camping) with a sauce to be sauteed at the campground. Breakfast pancakes, sausage and bacon.
Feeling a touch deflated, my wife Annie and I hopped on our bikes for a quick look at the trails. Maybe the riding would be at least OK.
Boy, was it ever.
The areas around the lake were, indeed, yahoo central (although, to be fair, it wasn't exactly Sturgis – just a handful of motorized things zooming around on the lake and the standard campground smattering of loud RVs), but the minute we left the Land of Microwaved Pepperoni Hot Pockets for Camp Dinner and QVC for Campfire, things changed dramatically. The landscape, which appeared flowing and gentle from most vantage points, was in fact rugged: mounds of granite and pine rose from everywhere, canyons dug deep. And through it all, singletrack. Miles and miles of singletrack.
In 2006, the International Mountain Biking Association hooked up with the state of Wyoming to turn the park into a destination for mountain bikers. They built nearly 30 miles of trails, and classified them in the same manner as ski areas, with different colors denoting different levels of difficulty. Green trails are the easiest. Blues are great for intermediates. Reds and blacks? Experts.
The effort was a "pilot program." I hope Wyoming replicates the Curt Gowdy model with more of its parks (and it would rock if Colorado studied Gowdy), because this place was mountain-biking nirvana for this fat-tire novice, far better than anything I have encountered along the Front Range. The park even wowed mountain-biker-extraordinaire Cheri Felix, a fellow Boulderite and coach of the Boulder High School mountain biking team, who was part of the camping party.
While the park did thrill, it also freaked me out in places. Steep climbs, strewn with big rocks. Sharp turns. I ended up pushing my bike along lots of trail, and I never left the blues. At one point, I came within a millisecond of falling into a dense bed of cactus.
We already are planning a return trip (and let's keep it cactus-free), sometime before it gets way too cold for tents (even in August, the nights bottomed out around 40 degrees).
In addition to the mountain biking, the park is made for a weekend of trail running, something I plan to do during the next visit. During one early-morning hike, I saw a bald eagle in a tree, I watched fish galore rise in a small lake surrounded by forest and off-limits for motorized watercraft, I found a deer hoof and learned later that people had seen a mountain lion nearby, sunning on some rocks (and presumably with a belly full of venison).
It gets still better.
The lake. It had its moments. For example, the gaggle of preteen kids found a stick. They threw the stick into the water. They dared one another to go fetch it. Then they spent probably six hours tossing the stick into the lake and retrieving it. Good times!


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From Sandy Hook to Dunblane, shootings leave unforgettable legacies
- Schools are particularly safe, professor of criminology says
- Focus needs to be on providing help to troubled people before events happen
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A gunman armed with several handguns walks into a school, kills 16 children and an adult, then turns the gun on himself, in an all-too familiar scenario of horror.
But it wasn't a U.S. tragedy: it was the Dunblane school massacre of 1996, in Scotland, one of the United Kingdom's deadliest shooting rampages.
Such shootings take an emotional toll on communities wherever they happen - and even though experts say mass shootings are not on the rise, the images of such tragedies have become all too common lately.
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A rampage in Aurora. Another in Portland. Now, unbelievably, 27 dead in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Among the victims: 20 young children.
The grim suburban body count of the past few months makes it sometimes seem as if nowhere is safe in 2012, as if mass shootings in public places are happening more than ever.
But decades of crime statistics suggest a different picture: After spikes in the 1990s and 2000s, both in the number of deadly shootings and victims, mass public shootings have followed no discernible trend. The number of shootings rose in the early 1990s, then dropped just as precipitously. A decade later, it happened again.
In spite of high-profile cases of the past few weeks, there hasn't been an uptick in mass shootings this year, said James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University. Fox tracks mass murders dating back to 1976 and said most occur inside places such as homes and workplaces. But he said public shootings in restaurants and malls are nothing new.
"It's awful," Fox said. "Yet this is not an epidemic and we're not seeing a new upward trend."
In schools, where public angst over shootings is often highest, the truth is actually more definitive: Deadly shootings are rare and getting rarer.
School shootings have declined dramatically over the past few decades, even as attacks such as those at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999 and Scotland's Dunblane Primary School in 1996 have loomed large in our imaginations. The early 1990s were among the worst years for school killings, as gang-related incidents "spilled over into schools," Fox said.
After reaching a high of 63 deaths in the 2006-2007 school year, the number of people killed in "school-associated" incidents dropped to 33 in 2009-2010 — the lowest in two decades, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
While a few dozen children are killed each year in school, statistically speaking it remains the safest place a child will likely ever be, with the lowest chance of being killed. "When you consider the fact that there are over 50 million schoolchildren in America, the chances are over 1 in 2 million, not a high probability," Fox said. "And most cases that do occur are in high schools and less so in middle schools — and hardly ever in elementary schools."
"These always make me sad," said Dave Cullen, a journalist and author of the 2009 book Columbine, "but I try to keep some distance and not slide down the emotional rabbithole. But when I saw a tiny little girl interviewed, I kind of fell apart. And then I heard how many it was. God.
"In my head, I have always fought the idea that it's 'more tragic' when it's a kid. Any human being matters just as much. But I guess I have a threshold. When it happens that young they just seem so helpless and innocent, it's hard to take.
"The Dunblane shooting at a kindergarten in Scotland always tore me up the worst, other than Columbine. I prayed that would never happen here."
Such shootings make up only a "small fraction" of incidents, said Dewey Cornell, director of the University of Virginia's Youth Violence Project.
"We must be careful not to let the enormity of this tragedy affect our perception of the safety of our schools," Cornell said. "Violence is far more common outside of schools than in schools."
He said the answer to preventing such tragedies involves a broader approach to mental health and violence. "It is a bit misleading to call these events 'school shootings,' because the school is simply the location and not the cause of the event."
Cornell said simply making school buildings more secure won't solve the problem.
"Real prevention begins long before there is a gunman in the parking lot," he said. "Our society needs more effective ways to provide help for troubled individuals before their conflicts escalate into a crisis event."


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Carnaval in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Cadiz
It's not just a cliché: Spain is a country of fiestas, shared emotions, life in the street. Whether its Las Fallas in Valencia, the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona or Holy Week in Seville, the list of world renown celebrations goes on and on, and would not be complete without Carnaval. There are few places in Spain that do not celebrate Carnaval, but there are two celebrations that stand out which have gained much-deserved international fame: those of Cadiz and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Carnaval in Santa Cruz de Tenerife is, without a doubt, the most "Brazilian" of all of Spain's Carnaval celebrations. For a week the streets of Tenerife's capital are flooded with revelers from all over the world, with music, color, jubilation and creativity, creating a concentrated festive atmosphere difficult to describe. Carnaval on this island, which has become one of the world's largest celebrations, is an explosion of joy and freedom that perfectly brings together the essence of this universal fiesta: for a few days there are no limits, and the only rule is complete abandon, taboos and norms disappear. The purest, most complete expression of freedom is what defines Carnaval in Santa Cruz.
However, this chaotic revelry is in no way improvised or disorganized. Months beforehand, the people of Tenerife excitedly prepare the floats that will travel the city streets, investing these preparations with boundless imagination and good energy that is catching. Songs and musical pieces are rehearsed, and parodies about current politics or famous people are created. All Carnaval groups participate in the opening parade on the first day (the Saturday before Carnaval): Brazilian style groups, bands of adult and child street musicians, choirs, and of course thousands and thousands of people in costume. The Carnaval Queen is selected from among the parade's most beautiful girls, who are then royally outfitted in gorgeous dresses specifically designed for the occasion. On Carnaval Tuesday participants experience the festival's apotheosis in an enclosure in which all participants gather; it is the culmination of what has truly been a metamorphosis, the closing of this long parenthesis in the day-to-day life of Tenerife which its Carnaval celebration represents.
Although the essence of the Cadiz Carnaval celebration is the same, and joy the common denominator, it has a few original characteristics that give it its own personality. Here too the fiesta has a long prologue - a period of more than a month that gets underway with the "Erizada", a traditional tasting of sea urchins, and continues with competitions of choirs, "comparsas" and "chirigotas" (humorous carnival groups) held in the Falla Theatre, some of the most characteristic events in the Cadiz carnival. The "chirigotas", street musicians, choirs and quartets are Carnaval groups that compete to create the most visually and musically original, and fun, stage performance.
After the famous competition, everything bursts out onto the streets, as if the theatre were the final barrier holding in their joy. The different groups move through the streets of the city's historic quarter, singing popular ballads, tangos, cuplés (a light, sometimes risqué song), popurris or pasodobles that they have composed, which always have a sharp note of politic or social satire, eroticism, inseparable from Andalusian humor. No one and nothing is spared. Not only organized groups participate in the festivities, but the entire city does, creating a tumultuous atmosphere of happiness and color, one of total and free expression. The fiesta culminates with the grand parade on Piñata Sunday, a jubilant night in which the collective delirium reaches its most festive, joyful and colorful manifestation.
Imagination, fantasy, vitality, humor and public spirit are the values that mark these two Spanish fiestas, admired and envied throughout the world.
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On a cold night in the Gobi, a tourist van, limping on three tires and a steel rim, bounced up to a ger, the circular tent of the desert nomads.
After peering into the tent, the three young tourists asked the herdsmen inside for help. The men grouchily gave them a choice: watch the last half of a South Korean soap opera on television, or wait it out under the stars.
"They were just too busy to notice us," Khorolsuren Byambasuren, the tour guide, said here, still miffed at the memory of her mid-September mishap. "They waited until midnight, when Min Sung-yong happily met Kim In-ha, at the last part of Intrigues of the Life. Then the guys enthusiastically helped us, and we were on our way to the tourist camp at 3am."
Mongolia's ancient hospitality takes a holiday during the time slot for dubbed South Korean soap operas. With Mongolia's two main television channels showing South Korean movies daily, a giant Do Not Disturb sign goes up every evening across this sparsely populated land.
Mongolians and Koreans are ethnically related peoples cut off by centuries of history. In the 13th century, Mongolians swept across China and down the Korean Peninsula, and were on the brink of invading Japan until several naval disasters changed their minds.
Mongolia's occupation of Korea left linguistic affinities, shared genes and wild horse herds, known to this day as Mongolians, on the South Korean island of Cheju, the staging base for the frustrated invasion of Japan.
Today's bonds reflect, to some degree, the solidarity of two small nations living on the edges of a rising China. Commercially, Mongolia is an outpost for Korean business. On an ethnic level, Koreans and Mongolians are like fraternal twins.
Advertising banners here implore "UB"girls to try a cosmetics line from Seoul, Ulan Bator's new style maker. For ad campaigns in Mongolia, South Korean companies do not bother to reshoot with local models.
"It works -- our features are that similar," Byambasuren said over lunch at a sidewalk cafe.
Kim Sung-chul, a South Korean pastor who has been here three years, said, "We look the same; our skin is the same; our grammar structure is the same."
Since 1999, the year Kim Dae-jung, then South Korea's president, flew here, the Ulan Bator-Seoul route has been one of the busiest for Korean Air and Mongolian Airlines.
Remittances from Mongolians working in South Korea have become an important source of income to this nation of 2.5 million. With 20,000 Mongolians in South Korea, the country now has more Mongolians than Japan, Europe and the US combined.
While some Mongolians say they are put off by a Korean arrogance, many Koreans say the advantages are there for both sides.
"After two years, Koreans can speak Mongolian," said Kim Wan-jin, a translator.
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I just graduated with my Bachelors. I have no certification but it seems that I have had no trouble finding well paid (about 20-25 thousand per year) teaching jobs in Korea and I am about ready to accept a contract but im hesitating. My problem is I have a real interest in Indonesia because Islamic History was my Major in college and I would rather stay in an Islamic country such as Indonesia where I can learn sufi-theology of the south-east asian area. I heard there are many jobs available in Indonesia that pay well, but I cant seem to find any as I guess they are not advertised as well as Korea. Can someone tell me the real story on this and what to expect??? Is it realistic for me, as someone with minimal experience (I volunteered for about 3 months teaching english to Sudanese refugees while i studied in Egypt) my chances of finding a well paid English teaching job in Indonesia and where do I go to find these??? I really only want to accept this English teaching contract in Korea as a last resort. I also would not mind teaching in the XinJiang province of China or somewhere in the middle-east besides Egypt or Saudi.
What do you guys recommend? Also, before you throw a bunch of acronyms at me and different certifications, please explain what they are or I will get really confused. I dont know what QTS is and all these different certifications. Would it be a good idea to first teach in Korea and get experience, or do you think its not out of question that I could easily get a well paid job in Indonesia for my first gig? thanks so much for your time and energy. Also pay does matter. I understand living is cheaper in Indonesia, but lots of contracts pay for housing anyway, and even if not, i live cheaply. My main concern is I have about $10,000 to pay back in student loans so pay does matter, not just the cost of living.
I think you should stay in Indonesia to teach English and study your interested subject since earning money is not your main objective
Ummm that did not answer my question. Also, i owe quite a bit in student loans, so unfortunately money is an issue as well. Also, i dont know where to find a job teaching English in Indonesia. The recruiters dont seem to be throwing themselves at me like they do for Korea. Im new to this. I dont even know how to get a job teaching English in china. Please, can I get a helpful response? thanks
I would suggest you find a job at home teaching English as a Second Language, get rid of your student loan, and then start looking abroad.
From what I have heard, teaching in Indonesia is not especially well paid, though it may be fine with local costs. However, without certification or much experience, you will be towards the back of the queue. You should be able to find some work, but it is likely to be piecemeal. If you are in the right place at the right time, you may find a good place, but in all honesty, unqualified with next to no experience is really not that attractive a CV in a market that is awash with people with (alphabet spaghetti acronym) qualifications and experience. If you go off the beaten track away from the major urban areas, you will probably find more opportunities but they are unlikely to pay what you are asking.
Also, check out the schools in Korea very carefully- there are numerous blacklist sites of the hagwon and many tales- some people love it and stay for years, others find a huge gap between what is offered and what happens when they get there.
My version of the real story to expect- a few hours here and there in various schools, some filling in and a lot of time on public transport.
where do I go to see a list of blacklist schools? I want to make sure mine is not on it before i accept an english teaching contract.
What qualifications do you recommend for me to get some decent paid employment in Indonesia and get a good spot on the que? I really need to work in an Islamic country, as its what i studied in college and eventually in the distant future I would like to enroll in an Islamic Historical studies graduate program and I need experience living in more muslim countries.
also, is China just as easy to get a job as Korea? I would prefer China over Korea, especially if I could teach in the XinJiang Autonomous province in the west. Any suggestions?
If I were you, I would look for Indonesian jobs as hard as I can.
Adapting to Korea migth be hard for foreigners.
Plus, you are very interested in Indonesia
If Indonesian job doesn't pay enoght to pay back your loan,
you can have a side job there.
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Taiwan apparently pays decent wages. I've seen jobs advertised on the internet offering $60,000 a month (Taiwanese dollars, don't get too excited), which is about $1900US. The ones I've seen require ELT qualifications, but I've heard of plenty of people getting work in Taiwan without qualifications.
Bear in mind that your salary doesn't necessarily reflect how much spare money you will save. You might end up struggling to get by saving $500 a month in Japan with no social life, for example, when you would save the same amount fairly comfortably in a country like Indonesia despite a lower salary. Research living costs and taxes before you decide. Also bear in mind that you will be a fairly well paid person in certain countries, and a fairly poorly paid person in others, which may affect the amount of tax you're paying.
You haven't mentioned Malaysia in your list of muslim countries. Probably with good reason tbh. I hear the pay is low and the tax is high. But it's probably worth checking out at least because it's a really interesting country. Also maybe check out Turkey, though I suspect they may be fairly strict about qualifications.


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Perth showed inadequacies of seniors: Akram
"The conditions at Perth and Sydney exposed the physical inadequacies of an ageing cricketer. Hot and humid conditions can be physically taxing and at WACA, at least three senior Indian batsmen were simply too tired to move their feet and tackle a moving ball after fielding for almost two days at a stretch," Akram wrote in his column for espnstar.com.
"For a cricketer who is nearing 40, these are signs that tell him to move away from the intensity of international cricket." For the record, Rahul Dravid is 39 while Sachin Tendulkar is aged 38 and VVS Laxman is 37. Akram reckons that criticism on the Indian team is completely justified and selectors need to take some brave decisions.
"The criticism on the Indian team is fully justified. Dhoni is talking about phasing out the senior players and that`s exactly how the entire world feels. The onus is now on the Indian selectors, who have to take some brave decisions. Dravid, Laxman and Tendulkar have been legends but past laurels don`t win you matches. You need to accept reality and move on." Akram termed India`s performance as a matter of "sub-continental shame".
"Perth should be an eye-opener for Indian cricket. Seven straight overseas Test loses should send the BCCI a clear message: there is something seriously wrong in the way India is playing cricket and a team that was recently world No. 1 cannot afford to be just kings at home. India`s abject surrender is a sub-continental shame," the legendary pacer wrote.
Akram also took a dig at BCCI stating that its the on-field performance that people remember rather than "financial muscle". "Financial muscle or power politics in boardrooms are advantageous only when your team does well on the cricket field. Alas, India haven`t been able to do that in Australia," Akram wrote.
The `Sultan of Swing` was also critical about Dhoni`s leadership skills. "Personally, I think he is a good ODI captain and has definitely not been "cool" in Test matches. The extent of annihilation overseas has definitely taken the sheen of his "cool" demeanour. Actually, his inability to motivate the younger players has surprised all of us in the commentary box."
While Akram stated that Ranganath Vinay Kumar`s pace was a disappointment, he also wanted Duncan Fletcher and Eric Simmons` contracts to be reviewed. "It is a dream for any quickie to bowl at Perth. But when I saw Vinay Kumar clock just 120 kmph in his first over, it was just disappointing. He seemed to be warming up in a Test match scenario. Was he playing a Ranji match against Kerala? While I expect the BCCI to review Duncan Fletcher after at least 12 months in the hotseat, Eric Simmons needs to work hard on the ethics of the young bowlers," Akram added.


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Rest in peace
Charles Samuel Ing
23 Feb 1918 - 31 May 2012
Funeral at Breton Hall on Tuesday June 5th, 2012 at 1 PM
All are invited.
Charlie Ing of Breton passed away in Rimbey Hospital on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Charlie is survived by his sisters Dorothy Buchanan, Violet Matthews, and Myrtle Carson, as well as his son-in-law Darcy Doble, numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. He was pre-deceased by his daughter Karen Doble, parents Richard and Louisa Ing, brother Walter Ing, sister Marion Lidgett and the spouses of his siblings (of these only Evans Carson survives).
Charlie was born to Richard and Louisa Ing in Kirriemuir, Alberta in 1918. When he was seven years old he moved with his parents to South Cooking Lake. He lived there until February of 1933 when he, his father and his brother Walter moved to the farm near Breton on foot, driving the cows ahead of them from South Cooking Lake. The trip took 7 days and seven nights. The rest of the family followed the next spring.
He worked in the sawmills until World War II started. Charlie and his brother Walter were called into the army about 1940. Charlie liked to recall how the train he was travelling on to Ontario was derailed, so he arrived too late to go with his unit to Europe. Instead Charlie was deployed to Jamaica, where he spent the war as a military chauffeur. He definitely felt that the derailed train was a blessing.
After the war, Charlie worked again for Anthony's before they closed down the mill and the village of Antross was dismantled. Then he went to work for the Pearson Brothers mill in Breton. In 1952 he got into the oil patch, working on trucks in Leduc, then Camrose, Red Deer, Lacombe, etc., wherever he was needed. He worked at Fox Creek, Swan Hills, Whitecourt, and Valleyview on pipeline, construction and maintenance.
Charlie met and married Mary Boudreau while working in Red Deer. On June 10th 1965 they adopted Karen. Later he and Mary divorced. On April 5th 1985 Karen married Darcy Doble. Darcy and Karen lived in Lacombe, Alberta.
In 1973 Charlie went to work for Miller Western Lumber Company in Whitecourt. He said it was really a good place to work at the time. He retired and moved to Breton in July 1983. Charlie enjoyed gardening and satellite TV, but he especially enjoyed fishing.
My great-great grandparents Robert and Ruth Ing have 600 descendants but Uncle Charlie was the last male in our family with the old Buckinghamshire surname of Ing. So his passing marks the end of an era.
Charlie enjoyed the annual Ing family reunions near Breton, where he had the opportunity to visit with family and friends. At the reunions he had the honour of bestowing the medals on the winners of the horse shoe pitching competition. He died at age 94, and will be buried in the Breton Cemetery.


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Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of shady overhanging trees can keep these five fantastic edible landscape plants from becoming standards in the Southeastern garden: crabapple, yucca, sunflower, native rose and pawpaw.
"Forgiving" is what I call these attractive plants. That's another way of saying they aren't terribly fussy about temperature or soil, they don't fall prey to pests or diseases and they don't need much pruning – yet they all produce delicious, organic food while adding drama to the garden throughout the year. At their blooming best they attract birds, butterflies and beneficial insects into the yard, filling space with subtle motion and fragrance, too.
A delicious part of South American cuisine, fried yucca root is often served with spicy cream sauce.
By paying attention to each plant's favored growing conditions and matching them to particular microclimates, as I call them, any gardener can pick and choose the strongest candidates for their yard.
Some of these plants can even fix problem spots in the garden. For example, yucca grows best in thin, sandy soil where moisture can dissipate quickly, as at the top edge of walls. The lovely pawpaw tree needs shade to get established, so it is ideal as a specimen plant at the edge of woods or in deep shade.
But eating yucca, roses and crabapples? Yes, yes and yes.
Rose hips – the rather dry, seed-filled fruits of rose bushes – contain many times the vitamin C of orange juice and can be made into tea, syrup and sauce for basting roast meats. Yucca roots provide a delicate starchy food, and the magnificent flowers can be sautéed with onions for a savory relish. Crabapples yield delicious juice that will keep all winter if pasteurized or made into jelly.
Here are a few good reasons to add some of these plants to your garden.
Prettier than it sounds, and more fun to eat, the rosy fruit of crabapple (Malus coronaria) adds tang to apple pies and other standard apple dishes, and makes an outstanding pink-orange jelly that works equally well on buttered toast or as a glaze for meat.
Of all the many crabapple varieties, the 'Callaway' crab (M. 'Callaway') yields perhaps the sweetest fruit, quite juicy when ripe in early fall and wonderful as a child-sized treat. Plant a crabapple tree or two for bright spring color, which can range from white to magenta, with many pink shades.
The yucca plant (Yucca filamentosa) looks good year round – in summer with 6-foot arrays of white flowers, and in winter with snow resting in the evergreen crevices. It's always delicate with curling filaments along the spiky leaves to soften their edges.
Naturalizing freely, the yucca withstands frigid temperatures and high winds, as long as water doesn't stand on the roots. Yucca also tolerates blasting heat.
Thick white yucca blossoms reach 6 feet in height, usually in early summer.
Ripening heads of the mammoth sunflower exude sugar that draws bees and other insects.
The tuberous roots, cleaned and cored, can be boiled and then mashed or grilled and served as a delightful potato substitute. Yucca fries are good with spicy sauces.
Sunflowers come in all shapes and sizes, annual and perennial, and in habits that favor sun or shade, damp ground or dry.
The best for eating include the annual 'Mammoth' sunflower grown from seed (Helianthus annuus), which grow up to 12 feet tall on thick stalks and produce pounds of seeds, and the perennial Jerusalem artichoke (or "sunchoke," H. tuberosus), which grow as a wildflower and store its starch in edible roots. Jerusalem artichokes are particularly attractive in a large yard where their early autumn blooms attract goldfinches until first frost.
Native roses
Roses bring cheer to the garden all year, especially hardy, naturalizing species such as the wrinkled rose, Rosa rugosa. (R. rugosamay be considered invasive in some areas; check with your local county extension office before planting. – Ed.) Its bright red hips encased in ice look like glowing rubies. White or pink flowers can bloom throughout the growing season, and the bright green foliage looks fresh even as other perennials begin to lose their allure in late season.
Rose hips are packed with vitamin C. They're too tart to eat fresh but excellent when cooked, strained and sweetened for further processing. Simply dried, the hips make a healthy tea that's fine with honey.
The small tree called pawpaw (Asimina triloba) glows golden in the fall, with its large drooping leaves visible here and there in the forest. When grown in the sun, the pawpaw can produce a lot of fruit, but young plants need protection from the sun until established, and the long taproots must receive adequate water.
Pawpaw fruit is not well known in stores because when ripe it is too fragile to ship. The flavorful pulp of the bean-shaped pod – sometimes half a pound apiece – is creamy with tropical overtones. A beautiful native plant, pawpaw needs cross-pollination for fruit.
Salty-Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Harvest ripe heads of 'Mammoth Russian' or 'Russian Giant' sunflowers as they begin to dry, but before the birds eat the seeds. Continue air-drying the heads indoors on paper until seeds are completely dry, and then rub individual seeds from the flower disk.
Rinse seeds in water to remove dust, and soak overnight in salt brine – ½ cup salt to 4 cups boiling water. Drain.
Bake at low temperature (180 F) on cookie sheets or in baking pans for 2 to 3 hours, turning seeds every half hour to ensure even baking. Do not overcook.
Cool and store in clean jars.
A mammoth sunflower seed head can hold pounds of nutritious seeds that can be roasted and stored.
(Photos by Nan Chase)


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Back onlineApril 13th, 2014
After some internet nastiness, the site was messed up and I didn't have much time or motivation to fix it. Somehow, I found some time and now the Bob and AJ archives are back online for you to enjoy.
I'm eternally hopeful once day AJ and I will record again, so this site being around makes that easier. In the meantime, you can find me on Best Episode Ever and The Marshall Mcluhan Variety Hour, where I keep the podcasting chops active.
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