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The Other Victim
Gil McDougald confirmed, many years after the event, that his retirement from baseball after just ten major league seasons, owed in large part because of his loss of his sense of joy after the Herb Score incident in 1957. The vision – and career – of the lefthanded pitcher with the greatest start in baseball history would never be the same after he was struck by a line drive near the eye. McDougald was physically uninjured, but he was the man who hit the ball, and psychologically, he never really got over it.
It's generally presumed that
when Warren Spahn dueled Juan Marichal for 16 innings at Candlestick Park on
July 2, 1963 (before losing 1-0 on a one-out Mays homer), it started Spahn's
rapid decline (6-13 in '64, 7-16 in '65). In fact, through that loss, Spahn was
11-4 that season. He would go on to win 12 of his last 15 decisions to finish
at 23-7. Whatever led him downhill, it wasn't the marathon against Marichal.
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Thanks so much for scheduling the cast of Cinematic Titanic on Wednesday April 14th as your guests. I cannot tell you how utterly thrilled I am.
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Thanks so much for scheduling the cast of Cinematic Titanic on Wednesday April 14th as your guests. I cannot tell you how utterly thrilled I am.
Regarding "the other victim" of injuries, thank you for bringing this up. People too often forget the horrified guilt of the person who inadvertently injures someone else, whether on the field or in ordinary life. In situations like this, I'm always reminded of the horrific injury to Redskins' QB Joe Theismann, when the defender who had tackled him (I think it was Lawrence Taylor) nearly became hysterical when he saw what he had done. I'm guessing his psychological trauma became even worse, when he learned that it turned out to be a career-ending injury for Theismann.
Nice to hear you're on Twitter now! You're gaining followers at an impressive rate! BTW, I'm not being picky with this next part…it's just a suggestion so as not to confuse the newbies unfamiliar with Twitter, OK? 🙂
#keitholbermann is just a "hashtag" used to search for a trending topic. Anyone searching for that on Twitter would only find tweets made about you, not tweets by you, if they used that term to search. Your user name on Twitter would be @keitholbermann. Or you could just post a direct link here to your Twitter page, so that anyone who wants to follow you can simply click that link and then click on the FOLLOW button. I'm sure you'll have loads of fun on Twitter…and I hope you'll enjoy your new Walkman, LOL. 😉
@janiceyoung: OK, I'll bite…how do you know this?
Hey…don't know the walkman! I used one yesterday so I could listen to the Phils v. Nats game while watching my son's baseball game. No Ipod for me. Free radio man!
Walkmans rule! I use one all season long when I can't be at the game or at home watching the Phils. I don't think an iPod can get am radio stations and I'm not paying to HEAR a baseball game.
Keith, thank heaven for tender mercies that you will not torture us on Twitter with the minutiae of your life, like what you ate for breakfast. TMI, TMI. Though, I have to agree with Twitter guru, John Hodgman, on Countdown last night ? I for one am curious to know what you have on your feet behind the desk.
BTW, don't buy a Walkman . . . I'll let you have mine for cheap, and I'll even throw in a cassette or two . . . LOL!
This isn't particularly related to anything, but I was wondering if you heard about this yet:
In short, it's a brief analysis of the team of wringers Mr. Burns and Smithers put together for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's softball team in that classic episode of the Simpsons. I got a kick out of it, and I thought you would, too.
Warren had several years around then where he finished really strong, including '60 (11-7 at the end of July, then winning 10 of 13 down the stretch, including a no-hitter), '61 (when he was 9-12 on July 24 before embarking on a streak of 10 wins in 10 straight starts and finishing the year with a record of 21-13) and '62 (8-11 on July 13, then 10-3 to end the season.)
It's not hard to image that people thought he'd pull out of it at a similar point in '64, but it just never happened.


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Map of Kanzas & Nebraska from the original surveys. Drawn & Engraved for Hale's History.
Author: Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909; Sharp, William Comely
Date: 1854
Includes topographic features.Indicates locations of forts. Identifies proposed route for a railroad to the West Coast as Gov. Stevens' Survey For a Pacific R. R. 1853. Identifies proposed route for a railroad to the West Coast as Col. Fremont's Route For a Pacific R. R. Indicates Native American inhabitation. Shows Compromise line of 36? 30'. Removed from Hale's Kanzas and Nebraska: The History, Geographical and Physical Characteristics and Political Position of Those Territories.Archaic spelling of Kansas. Link to scanned image at Wichita State University Libraries - Special Collections.
Location of Original: Wichita State University Libraries - Special Collections Call Number: Wichita State University, Special Collections, 1854-0005
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Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying a surge in income, Barack Obama bought a $1.65 million restored Georgian mansion in an upscale Chicago neighborhood. To finance the purchase, he secured a $1.32 million loan from Northern Trust in Illinois.
The freshman Democratic senator received a discount. He locked in an interest rate of 5.625 percent on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, below the average for such loans at the time in Chicago. The loan was unusually large, known in banker lingo as a "super super jumbo." Obama paid no origination fee or discount points, as some consumers do to reduce their interest rates.
Compared with the average terms offered at the time in Chicago, Obama's rate could have saved him more than $300 per month.
Is this the change, SnObama is talking about????
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Roast Turkey with Fried Sage and Pecans
Grace Parisi blends ingredients into a butter that she rubs all over the turkey. In addition to this one with sage, other creative ideas are Roast Turkey with Lemon and Chivesand Roast Turkey with Pickled Jalapeño–Paprika Gravy.
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup canola oil, for frying
- 1 large garlic clove, smashed
- 1 cup sage leaves
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- One 18-pound turkey
- 1 carrot, cut into 1‑inch pieces
- 1 onion, cut into 1‑inch wedges
- 4 cups Turkey Stock
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Spread the pecans in a pie plate and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes. Transfer the pecans to a food processor and let cool completely.
- In a medium skillet, heat the oil. Add the garlic and cook over moderate heat until very lightly golden, about 1 minute. Add the sage leaves and fry, stirring gently, until crisp, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sage leaves and garlic clove to a paper towel–lined plate and let cool. Add half of the sage leaves and the garlic clove to the food processor along with the butter and 1 tablespoon of salt; pulse until smooth. Transfer 1/4 cup of the butter to a small bowl and stir in the flour; reserve.
- Beginning at the neck end, gently separate the turkey skin from the breast and legs using your fingers. Season the turkey cavity with salt. Rub half of the pecan-sage butter from the food processor under the skin, spreading it over the breast and thighs.
- Set the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan and scatter the carrot and onion in the pan; add 1 1/2 cups of water. Rub the remaining pecan-sage butter from the food processor all over the outside of the turkey. Roast on the bottom rack of the oven for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until an instant-read thermometer inserted deep in the thigh registers 170°; halfway through roasting, add 1 1/2 cups of water to the roasting pan and tent the turkey with foil. Transfer the turkey to a carving board and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, strain the pan juices into a large measuring cup; discard the solids. Spoon off the fat and discard it. (You should have about 2 cups of defatted pan juices.) In a large saucepan, boil the turkey stock until it is reduced to 3 cups, about 15 minutes. Set the roasting pan over 2 burners on high heat; add the reduced stock and scrape up any browned bits stuck to the bottom and side of the pan. Strain the stock into the saucepan, add the pan juices and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the reserved pecan-sage butter with flour and simmer over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 4 minutes. Season with salt.
- Carve the turkey, transfer to a platter and garnish with the reserved sage leaves. Serve the turkey, passing the gravy at the table.


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These projects are all using the brand new Cut, Mat and Create collection. This is a new concept for Heartfelt Creations. It includes a huge range of rounded rectangles and squares to cut and mount photos and frames in a range of shapes. They all co-ordinate perfectly together.
This first one is a pretty blue card, which is a bit different for me, but I really like how it turned out. This collection also includes some absolutely perfect leafy flourishes which are right at home on my scrap desk.
Next up is a purple card. I love purple! See how in both these cards the fussy cut flowers from the papers compliment the flowers in the stamped image so well.
And finally, I have a pink card to share. I really love the bird branch on this one. It's so sweet. I made this one as a window card, using one of the rounded rectangle dies to create the opening.
As always, check out what the entire team has been creating on the blog...you'll be super impressed. I always am.


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KATC Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo Talks Mississippi River Flooding And Flood Preparedness For Acadiana Residents
Relenting rains have hit the Midwest, swelling rivers and other waterways. In Missouri, for example, six small levees north of St. Louis were overtopped by the surging Mississippi River. Considering we are coming up on the two-year anniversary of the flooding that came to the Atchafalaya River and openings and closings of the Morganza and Bonnet Carre Spillways, we decided to bring KATC Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo onto "Your Afternoon Drive Home" to address this issue. With all of this flooding happening north of Louisiana, what could possibly happen here in Acadiana? Perillo says,
That's a really tough call because a lot of the water that will be coming down the Mississippi won't be getting here for about ten days. And the question is: How dry has it been, or not dry as you go farther south along the Mississippi River? But, history tells us when there is a lot of snowpack in the North, and this April has been the snowiest April across portions of the Rockies through the Midwest, now we're getting the Spring rains on top of that, so we are going to see water levels that will more than likely get very close to flood stage along the Mississippi.
So the question is: How much of that water will get diverted down the Atchafalaya? In 2011, the Morganza Spillway, as gates were being opened, sent lots of water into the Atchafalaya. At one point, 108,000 cubic feet per second was pouring into the Morganza Spillway and then down to the basin, which in one day Perillo says equaled 3,600 Superdomes full of water. It was a huge concern in St. Landry, St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes, particularly in Morgan City and the surrounding areas.
"(I) don't think we're going to be looking at perhaps the opening of the Morganza Spillway once again, but we are going to see water levels coming up to rather high levels," says Perillo. "And the forecast time frame...would be in about 10 to 14 days. So, first week of May, we're going to see a pretty good bump coming down both in the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya Rivers."
Perillo also pointed out that, in 2011, many years of drought absorbed a lot of the water that got into the Atchafalaya Swamp. He says our moisture is much greater in the Atchafalaya Swamp right now, so if there is water than comes into that area, we will see a significant increase.
Perillo says he expects the Department of Homeland Security to make a statement on this in the next week or so. He does point out, though, that a lot of this is still very preliminary.
So what can you do to prepare yourself when flooding comes to your area, besides listening to Newstalk 96.5 FM KPEL, especially if you live in a low-lying area? Perillo says,
Always have your stuff ready to go, ready to be picked up. And make sure your valuables and the things that you hold dear to yourself, your pictures and all of your financial information, is in a safe, dry place and preferably off-site.
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By David Colman
Hypes: Spunky V6/8 Speed Transmission Combo, Easy Interior Reconfiguration
Gripes: Overdone Dashboard Chrome, No Power Lift Gate Closure
For 2014, Dodge has rejuvenated the appearance of the Durango with sprightly front and rear fascias that feature a floating crosshair grill insert upfront and sequential LED "racetrack" tail lights. Also new for this year is an 8-speed automatic gearbox controlled by a rotary shift selector located on the console between the front seats that takes some getting used to. We spent a week driving the Limited version, which is a new model for 2014. The Limited upgrades the base SXT level by including premium Capri leather interior, heated steering wheel, 8.4 inch dash stack touch screen, back-up camera with park assist, LED daytime running lights and 1 year of SiriusXM satellite radio. Base price for the rear wheel drive, V-6 powered Limited is $35,995. Add in the all wheel drive specification of our test vehicle and your starting price jumps to $38,395.
Additional option packages up the ante to $46,865. "Customer Preferred Package 23E" costs $2,395 for 20 inch polished aluminum wheels with 265/50R20 Goodyear Fortera tires, GPS navigation, HD Radio, and Power Lift Gate (which curiously does not provide automatic closure). A Rear DVD Entertainment Center adds $1,995. You'll pop $995 for Trailer Tow Group IV which allows you to pull 6,200 pounds. The Safety, Security and Convenience Group costs $1,195 for Self Leveling Bi-Xenon Headlights, and a Power Tilt/Telescope Steering Wheel. Finally, $895 covers a comfy second row of Captain's Chairs.
Even at this price, the Durango offers solid value for your money. Its gas efficient – 19 MPG overall – V-6 engine is a surprising screamer in the performance department, with that octet of gear ratios on hand to keep it operating at peak power (290hp, 260lb.-ft. of torque). There are, in fact so many gear sets on offer that the transmission sometimes stumbles during its self selection process. A couple of times it jerked inexplicably as it seemed to hunt for a lower gear at under 25 mph, and when cruise control is engaged, the 8 speed surprisingly downshifts all the way from 8th to 5th in order to retard speed on freeway hill descents. The rotary controller, however, which Jaguar has been using for years now, is a boon to interior ergonomics. It takes up almost no space on the center console, and flicks from detent to detent with ease. But since old habits die hard, you'll find your right hand fluttering helplessly from time to time as you reach for the stick shift that isn't there.
Dodge has taken great pains to refurbish the Durango's interior with premium materials and plentiful benefits. The first thing you notice when climbing into the front row chairs is how comfortable they are. This comes as something of a pleasant surprise, since the American SUVs I've driven recently have fallen far short of this Durango's comfort level. The rear seat area is particularly well equipped, with its pair of adjustable Captain's chairs, wealth of leg space, overhead and floor vent outlets, and control panel for temperature, fan speed, and source of ventilation. The optional DVD center is particularly well integrated, with screens that fold unobtrusively into the backside of the front seat headrests, and A/V sockets built into those seats as well. Even the shallow floor console between the rear seats is thoughtfully constructed to allow drink holders without protruding high enough to interfere with goods storage when the seats are folded. Although this Durango will carry 6 adults in 3 rows, it can be quickly converted to truck duty by flipping the rear bench flat, then snapping the second row "Fold and Tumble" chairs shut. Even the front passenger seat back folds flat to accommodate extra long loads. These interior design permutations are ingenious, and easy to reconfigure.
Durango Limited offers a sweet ride quality by combining responsive handling with unexpectedly plush comfort. Steering response is outstanding. The Goodyear tires run quiet, the cabin is well insulated, and vision out of all quadrants is good enough to render the Limited's standard back-up camera unnecessary. Only the chrome rings which surround all the front air vents prove distracting, especially when the driver's side exterior mirror reflects the chrome ring instead of showing the traffic you need to see.
Dodge offers a sizeable number of Durango combinations, including a slightly more powerful V6 version called "Rallye" (295hp), and a substantially more lusty V8 Hemi model named "R/T" which quickens your pulse to the tune of 360hp and 390lb.-ft. of torque. But unless you're planning to tow an 8,000 pound trailer, the R/T isn't worth the fuel penalty you'll pay of 14MPG in city driving versus 17 MPG for the Limited V6. In fact for everyday chores, the V6 Limited is as good an SUV as you'll find for the money.
2014 Dodge Durango Limited AWD
- Engine: 3.6 Liter Pentastar V6, 24 Valve with VVT
- Horsepower: 290hp
- Torque: 260 lb.-ft.
- Fuel Consumption: 17 MPG City/24 MPG Highway
- Price as Tested: $46,865
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NEW YORK -- David Robertson, Boone Logan and Shawn Kelley have been integral parts of the Yankees' bullpen all season, but with 21 games remaining and the playoff race heating up, all of them are unavailable with injuries.
Logan left Friday's game after feeling something in his elbow, and an MRI taken on Saturday revealed he had inflammation in the area. Robertson was diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis on Friday and will be out for a few more days, and Kelley has been sidelined since Sunday with inflammation in his triceps.
Kelley is the closest to returning. The right-hander threw 12 to 15 fastballs and sliders in a bullpen session on Saturday and said his arm felt good, "better than it probably has in a few months, actually."
Kelley thinks he'll be available to pitch on Sunday, but said he'll attempt to convince the Yankees he's ready to get back out there on Saturday.
"I'll lobby for it," Kelley said, laughing. "Probably to no avail."
Robertson said he felt better on Saturday than he did on Friday. He plans to take another day or two off, then play catch, throw a light bullpen session and try to return sometime next week.
"I didn't feel anything pop or tear or anything like that. I just know when I got in here [after Thursday's game], I was pretty fatigued and sore," Robertson said. "I reached back for a little extra on some pitches, and my shoulder just didn't feel good the next day."


text: One of the most hotly anticipated channel events of the year, the final night of XChange Americas brought the Annual Report Card (ARC) awards, in which channel vendors are evaluated for product innovation, support and partnership, based on the feedback of more than 3,700 solution providers. In all, twenty vendors were honored at this year's gala awards ceremony at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Dallas. Here's a look at the big winners.


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Catholic Hospitals and Bishops: Trust, but Verify
Could the dispute in Phoenix between Bishop Olmsted and St. Joseph's Hospital be just the tip of the iceberg? Bishops and public-policy experts weigh in on what can be done about a silent and growing problem.
WASHINGTON — Awash in red ink, U.S. Catholic hospitals are navigating a daunting health-care environment roiled by the 2010 health-care reform legislation and other potential threats to their religious mission and ethical practices.
The shifting scene has further complicated the relationship between Catholic health-care institutions and the bishops charged with securing their adherence to the moral teachings of the Church, as outlined in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' "Ethical and Religious Directives" (ERDs). Critics and whistleblowers previously raised concerns about routine sterilizations, contraceptive services and even abortions at some hospitals.
But in the wake of the explosive dispute between Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted and the administration of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, many are calling for stronger action to secure adherence to the ERDs.
John Brehany, executive director of the Catholic Medical Association, which defended the conscience rights of physicians in the recent health-care overhaul debate, contends that Catholic health-care ministries should take their cue from the federal government's aggressive anti-fraud regulations for Medicare and Medicaid.
"It isn't enough for U.S. hospitals to say, 'We don't commit fraud.' Federal regulations require them to identify areas where abuse might take place and develop an action plan to prevent it," Brehany noted. "Why not take the same approach to ensure the Catholic identity of our hospitals?"
Paul Danello, a canon lawyer who has worked in the health-care field for over three decades, says he has prodded the National Catholic Bioethics Center, which advises the bishops on a range of issues, to advocate a hard-nosed approach to weeding out abuse.
"The time is long past for Catholic health systems to create a mechanism that will demonstrate their compliance with the ERDs and help avoid non-compliance," said Danello.
Catholic health-care networks navigate a complex minefield: They answer to Church authorities but also operate in a politicized environment that can misrepresent the Church's countercultural practices as anti-women, or even anti-life.
Bishop Olmsted alluded to the danger of Catholic health-care networks relying on the judgments of theologians who may agree with them — and not recognizing their bishop's moral authority in the matter.
In a Nov. 22 letter to Lloyd Dean, president of Catholic Healthcare West, the parent company of St. Joseph's Hospital, Bishop Olmsted said it was he, as ordinary of the diocese, who had the authority to interpret Catholic moral teachings and the Ethical and Religious Directives governing Catholic healthcare institutions in his diocese.
"Until this point in time, you have not acknowledged my authority to settle this question but have only provided opinions of ethicists that agree with your own opinion and disagree with mine," the bishop wrote. "As the diocesan bishop, it is my duty and obligation to authoritatively teach and interpret the moral law for Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix."
Indeed, the recent national debate ignited by Bishop Olmsted's decision provides a case study of the competing constituencies and interest groups that keep large hospital networks like Catholic Healthcare West, on the defensive.
"Religiously affiliated hospitals are not exempt from federal laws that protect a patient's right to receive emergency care and cannot invoke their religious status to jeopardize the health and lives of pregnant women," charged Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's Reproductive Freedom Project.
Last spring, the ACLU had already registered similar concerns regarding Catholic "emergency reproductive care" with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Newspaper editorials and media pundits echoed the ACLU's position. "No one has suggested that Catholic hospitals should be required to perform non-emergency abortions," stated a Dec. 23 editorial in The New York Times. "But, as St. Joseph's recognized, the need to accommodate religious doctrine does not give health providers serving the general public license to jeopardize women's lives."
Bishop Olmsted confirmed that his decision capped a seven-year evaluation of the hospital's practices; he noted that "many other violations of the 'Ethical and Religious Directives' have been taking place at Catholic Healthcare West facilities in Arizona throughout my seven years as bishop of Phoenix and far longer."
Sister Carol Keehan
Nevertheless, Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, a trade group, further amplified the drumbeat of attacks against the bishop when she issued a statement asserting that St. Joseph's Hospital had "correctly applied" the ERDs in the direct abortion case.
Sister Carol already had already become well known for her support of the health-care reform bill, in spite of the U.S. bishops concerns that the bill would open the door to mandatory taxpayer funding of abortions.
Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth, the episcopal liaison on the CHA board, in a brief comment for this story, said "The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Health Association are in communication, and it is important that we continue to work together."."
When Sister Carol was asked to respond to charges that she had undermined Bishop Olmsted's authority, her spokesman, Fred Caesar, didn't bother to justify her intervention. The USCCB and CHA wrote Caesar in an e-mail message, "have been having many excellent conversations regarding multiple joint efforts."
Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco — the city where Catholic Healthcare West is headquartered — has vowed to initiate a "dialogue" with the leadership of the health-care network. The archbishop did not elaborate on how that dialogue would be structured or whether he would seek to establish a deadline or a mechanism to secure adherence to the ERDs.
"The controversy has raised the level of discussion between the bishops and hospital CEOs to a new level," acknowledged Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, Ore., who recently ended the Church's sponsorship of St. Charles Medical Center — a "stand-alone" hospital governed by a lay board — after learning it routinely provided tubal ligations and had no intention of discontinuing this policy.
Pope Benedict XVI Jan. 24 named Bishop Vasa co-adjutor bishop of Santa Rosa, Calif. There are several Catholic hospitals in the diocese.
A New 'Safe Environment?'
In a world of increased transparency, the scope of the problem is becoming increasingly apparent — much to the chagrin of some bishops. In 2008, for example, Wikileaks released files confirming that Catholic hospitals in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, regularly performed tubal ligations.
Initially, the hospitals said they were in compliance with the ERDs. Later, Jesuit Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio of Tyler acknowledged that "subsequent investigation reveals that there had been a serious misinterpretation of the ERDs and that, in fact, many direct sterilizations had been done and continued to be done."
The bishop's public admission of his "failure to provide adequate oversight of the Catholic hospitals as regards their protection of the sacred dignity of each human person" began to fuel the search for solutions, though some experts question whether a one-size-fits-all approach can work.
"Some bishops sit on boards of the local [healthcare] ministry; some chair those boards; some have delegates. There are a variety of ways that collaboration can occur," observed Marie Hilliard, director of bioethics and public policy at the National Catholic Bioethics Center.
She spoke generally about the issue of epsicopal oversight and could not comment about the Catholic Healthcare West controversy.
One promising approach, Hilliard suggested, is to appoint a member of the clergy to chair the ethics committee in the hospital and submit an annual report on adherence to the ERDs. "That seems to be a very effective way of assuring that there is no misunderstanding regarding the application of the ERDs," she said.
Is the USCCB likely to create a mechanism for overseeing hospital practices, just as they developed a safe environment framework? Would it work?
Bishop Vasa suggested that the first step is for bishops to move beyond formal discussions and initiate a deeper engagement with hospital administrators that specifically targets their practical interpretation of the ERDs.
"Instead of asking, 'Are you observing the ERDs?'" said Bishop Vasa, "bishops have the obligation to ask, 'Are you doing tubal ligations, and under what circumstances?' As Churchmen, we are trained to be forgiving and compassionate, trained to accept that people will tell us the truth. We need to be more vigilant in our evaluations of individuals operating Catholic hospitals."
Register correspondent Joan Frawley Desmond writes from Chevy Chase, Maryland.


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As we age, performing ordinary everyday tasks once taken for granted often becomes more challenging due to arthritis, vision or balance issues, reduced range of motion and other health issues related to aging. Working smarter, not harder, can help seniors lead more productive and independent lives. Wendy Gurtman, OT /Assistant Director of Rehabilitation at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, NY, offers the following tips to help mitigate some of the everyday living challenges that seniors often face, such as:
1. Dressing -- Having difficulty bending down to put on your socks and shoes? A sock aide and a long-handle shoe horn can help you slide shoes/socks on more easily, and eliminate the need to bend over. No-tie elastic shoe laces can also help those with arthritic hands or balance issues slip shoes on and off more easily.
2. Eating -- Having trouble holding onto your utensils while you eat? Consider using adaptive utensils with built-up handles that provide a secure, comfortable grip while also reducing pain and cramping.
3. Transporting -- Do you often need to carry a plate of food or a cup, or maybe a pocketbook or phone, while using your walker? A walker tray or basket attached to the front of your walker can help you easily and safely transport items from room to room.
4. Reaching -- Having trouble picking things up off the floor or reaching items in your kitchen cabinets? Using a "grabber or reacher" tool, and placing the things you use within safe and easy reaching distance, will help you get what you need safely.
5. Bathing – Concerned about slips and falls in the bathroom? Installing grab bars in the tub or shower, adding non-slip mats or decals or using a shower chair can make bathing much safer.
6. Sleeping -- Is getting in and out of bed a challenge? Bedrails offer stability for transferring to and from the bed safely, help to facilitate repositioning while in bed and to provide extra support when pivoting to a sitting position.
7. Navigating the Home Environment -- Trips and falls are the leading cause of injuries - both fatal and nonfatal- for seniors. Ensure your home safety by performing a thorough check for items such as throw rugs, which are the biggest culprit for dangerous falls.
Eliminating potential hazards in the home, utilizing adaptive devices and perhaps enlisting the help of a home health aide as needs change to assist with activities of daily living can enhance the quality of life and help make aging in place a real possibility for many seniors.
Wendy Gurtman, OT is Assistant Director of Rehabilitation at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, part of the Gurwin Family of Healthcare Services. Visit www.gurwin.org for information about our full continuum of healthcare services.


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While every Clinton scandal is automatically "old news," even when it's fresh news, somehow Watergate never fades as a liberal-media fascination center. It's erupting again with the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation over Watergate.
NPR's "The Diane Rehm Show" devoted an entire hour to Nixon aide John Dean promoting yet another book on the immoral depths of Watergate, even though the George W. Bush years inspired him to write a book called "Worse Than Watergate."
CBS's "Sunday Morning" promoted liberal Jimmy Carter-adoring historian Douglas Brinkley unloading another book on horrors he's recently discovered in the Nixon audiotapes: "There's a bigotry about people in the Third World. There's a lot of sort of barnyard cursing, unpleasant amount of backstabbing, duplicitous paranoia going on." Brinkley said, "you can come away respecting his intellect while disliking the lack of moral fiber in the man."
With the Clintons, they are always lauded for their intellect and almost never judged lacking in moral fiber.
Brinkley's co-author Luke Nichter told CBS that Nixon was a monster: "And what`s clear is that Nixon is making decisions about the Vietnam War that really don`t have a lot to do with Vietnam. Bombing the bejezus out of Vietnam, killing South Vietnamese, killing North Vietnamese, putting our own soldiers and South Vietnamese in harm`s way simply to show the Chinese we`re tough, to show the Soviets we mean business."
The networks largely ignored a newly discovered audiotape that reveals how just 10 hours before the first plane hit the Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11, Bill Clinton boasted to a business group in Australia that he had a chance to kill Osama bin Laden but passed because it would have meant killing hundreds of innocent civilians. So bin Laden killed 3,000 of ours. How was this not news? But Clinton can spout off like this and know the media will cover for him, and no one will dare to suggest he was just blowing smoke, because he didn't have the guts to risk his approval rating for anything that mattered.
In The New York Times, liberal historian Robert Dallek praised John Dean's 746-page Watergate book as a contribution to understanding how "Watergate has become a synonym for the incomparable abuses of power" of Nixon. Everything else paled to "an attempt to shape a presidential election by other than constitutional means." Nixon's means were clearly unethical, but what makes it bizarre is how the popular will was not frustrated in 1972. Nixon was going to trounce George McGovern, anyway. But the liberal media types can't stomach that idea.
The Washington Post ran four Nixon-slamming articles in the Sunday paper, best summarized by columnist Ruth Marcus concluding, "Forty years after he slunk out of office, Richard M. Nixon retains the capacity to astonish and disgust." But when it came to Hillary Clinton's failure to take any responsibility for keeping the consulate secure in Benghazi, Libya -- "What difference does it make?" -- Marcus insisted Hillary's excuses were neither astonishing nor disgusting. She insisted the job of secretary of state is "not to figure out what the security of an outpost is."
The media are still obsessing over Nixon in 2014, even as they routinely ignore the Nixonian contempt of Congress demonstrated by President Barack Obama, not to mention the abuses of the IRS to punish tea party conservative groups, something Nixon in his most dangerous moments wouldn't contemplate.
It might be their growing concern over the latest presidential poll. In a Quinnipiac University survey at the beginning of July, Obama had replaced Nixon as the worst president since World War II: 33 percent for Obama, to only 13 percent who picked Nixon. The Nixon-hatingl media and their coterie of historians continue to exaggerate the horrors of Republicans, and absolve and whitewash the Democrats. Most people aren't buying what they're selling anymore.


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11 Fashionable Mother's Day Gift Ideas: Unique Necklaces And Jewelry Mom Will Love!
It's hard to choose a gift for Mother's Day that will make your mom feel truly special. For children young or grown, it's a great time to recognize all of those things that your mom has done for you throughout your life, starting with bringing you onto this earth. For those looking for jewelry ideas, here are some great finds that can be personalized and will become sentimental, not just for the materials they're made with, but because of their meaning. (Just click on the name of the item to get more information on any of the gift items suggested below.)
#1 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea- Modern Heart Locket
This unique locket features an abstract symbol of mother and child embracing, but it has even more significant meaning for moms. The locket comes with individual birthstones, one for each month of the year that way moms can place their children's birthstones in the heart to be close to theirs. Of course, that might become problematic if more than one child is born during the same month! (See Modern Locket)
#2 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Fingerprint Necklace
Making molds of a child's feet, hands or fingers has long been the practice of parents around the world, but typically, the resulting items do not allow parents to carry them around as a reminder of their children. Etsy store Rock My World has put together a unique creation that moms will certainly love to receive for mother's day. The cast a child's fingerprint in silver and shape it as a heart. With a Swarovski crystal and sterling silver chain; moms can always have that reminder of their love for their children, represented in a very unique way.
#3 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Round Photo Locket
For moms who aren't into typical locket jewelry but still want the advantages of keeping their family's photos close to their heart with the unique and modern round photo locket. The photo compartments unfold vertically and can hold six pictures. Moms can put each of their children, and if they don't have six beloved pets and perhaps even a husband can make an appearance. (See Round Locket)
#4 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Lucky Heart Locket
Another fun format for a locket that a more traditional mom is sure to appreciate looks like a classic heart locket when it's folded up. But moms can also have the option to show off their children's pictures by leaving the locket open, at which point it somewhat resembles a four leaf clover. What could be luckier than giving mom the opportunity to keep her children's pictures as a good luck charm from mother's day onwards? (See Heart Locket)
#5 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Pearls of Joy Necklace for Mom
This is a unique design that moms will appreciate whether they like a more classic or modern jewelry. The base is a simple silver disc that can be customized to include the names or initials of children and other loved ones. For the more classic mom there's one freshwater pearl placed in the middle of the pendant and a couple of smaller ones along the chain.
#6 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Baby Feet Necklace
Similar to traditional baby foot moulds, the baby feet necklace features a similar design. Of course, they're not real baby footprints otherwise the pendant would be huge, but moms who like that look and want to carry it with them will love this unique Etsy necklace.
#7 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Mom Coin Pendant
Simple and sweet for those moms who love to show off the fact that they are a proud parent. The 24 karat gold pendant says "Mom" surrounded by two little hearts studded with diamonds. Since some moms prefer to be called "Mum" over "Mom" this is a design that still applies as it can be interpreted either way. Having a mom inscription would be so appreciated by moms, since it's the name that the most important people in their lives call them! (See Coin Pendant)
#8 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Mom and Baby Necklace
Featuring a similar design as one of the lockets above, the mom and baby necklace is traditional in a heart shaped design studded with diamonds. Built into the heart is a motif of a mom holding her baby, demonstrating that bond only a mother and child can have. Mom will know you appreciate it too with this necklace as a Mother's Day gift. (See Mom Baby Heart Necklace)
#9 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Family Tree Necklace
This design is meant to represent the family tree in a more abstract form. It's casual enough that all moms can wear this necklace daily. Set in sterling silver with a simple chain, the necklace can come inscribed with up to 5 or 6 names so moms can keep their family with them at all times despite the time they might be physically apart.
#10 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - "M" Is for Mother Necklace
For the mom who has her own definition of what it means to be a mother, but appreciates seeing it in print. This is a necklace that has a definition of mother reprint taken from an 1892 dictionary. The look is definitely much more casual and even a little trendy, so it's a perfect Mother's Day gift for a young or casual mom.
#11 Mother's Day Jewelry Gift Idea - Four Leaf Necklace
A unique take on the family tree necklace is the four leaf modern necklace in silver. A perfect way to incorporate an element of family into a Mother's Day gift for the modern mom, plus each leaf can have an inscribed initial for each child or even a complete four letter name.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and curse the Emmy judges for not giving Nick Offerman an Emmy nod. What is wrong with you people? YOU REPULSE ME. LET'S GO!
TEXAS WOMEN – 10:00PM (CMT) It's a new reality show about, you guessed it, men from Idaho. No, just kidding. The title says it all. Follow four hot Texas ladies (Ali, Anna, Brooke, and Hannah. They rhyme!) as they do all sorts of crazy Texas things. I assume this is CMT's answer to the "Real Housewives" franchise, which means the idea for this kind of show is now migrating to other cable channels. It won't be long before NatGeo has a fighting women's show called "What Mozambique Women Want," and I very much look forward to it. ANTICIPATION: TEXAN!
TATTOO SCHOOL – 9:00PM (TLC) If that show wasn't blue collar enough for you, then head over to TLC to check out their new series about tattoo artist and instructor Lisa Fasulo, who teaches her pupils how to give gorgeous tattoos to all manner of runaways and ex-cons. Fasulo's course in tattooing lasts an incredible TWO weeks. Yes, because when you're about to get a permanent ink stain injected under your skin for the rest of eternity, you want someone who has been through a rigorous fourteen whole days of training. ANTICIPATION: DON'T GET A TATTOO!
TRUE LIFE: I'M A SUGAR BABY – 10:00PM (MTV) Oooh, you mean those little brown sugar-flavored candies that come in a box? No? Oh, you mean young girls who sleep with older, richer men because they're emotionally damaged and can only be made happy by temporary encounters with material goods? Ah. Those sugar babies aren't quite as cool. ANTICIPATION: SAD!
FIRST 48: MISSING PERSONS – 10:00PM (A&E) A 30-year-old man goes missing right before receiving his second Master's degree. I'd question the parents. No parent lets their kid become a professional student without strongly considering making them disappear. ANTICIPATION: GET A JOB!
LOUIE – 10:30PM (FX) Some weeks "Louie" feels brilliant, some weeks it feels sloppy pasted together. What was with the town car bit last week? Why was that there? Sometimes, I secretly just want the show to be 30 minutes of Louie doing standup. Anyway, tonight your guest is Joan Rivers. And I'll say a rosary and pray she isn't involved in any kind of spanking scene. ANTICIPATION: I'M SORRY, DADDY!
Thursday Watch List: Texas Women! Women Of Texas!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and curse the Emmy judges for not giving Nick Offerman an Emmy nod. What is wrong with you people? YOU REPULSE ME. LET'S GO!


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I am happy to announce that Mikronauts advanced robot controller for the Raspberry Pi is now available!
RoboPi stacks on top of the Raspberry Pi with an extra tall stacking header, and adds an eight core 32 bit Parallax Propeller running at 100Mhz to the Raspberry Pi to off-load hard real time I/O from the Pi.
RoboPi provides eight 0-5VDC analog inputs, and 24 digital 5V tolerant I/O. The digital I/O is broken out to three 10 pin female connectors for use with Mikronauts 10 pin modules and/or user modules, as well as three pin servo headers, in groups of eight I/O's. For the first two groups, the user can select between 5V from the Pi or an external battery (for powering the servo headers), for the last group the 5V is from the Raspberry Pi as that bank is intended for sensors or expansion modules. RoboPi also works well as a powerful I/O expander.
NOTE: RoboPi is supplied in a kit form in order to be more cost effective for schools, clubs and individuals.
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Documentation and sample code is currently being completed, and will be released within one week.
An assembled and tested SMT version can be made available given orders from distributors.
I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about RoboPi.
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Grilled Salmon with Maple Syrup Glaze
(Makes 4 servings, recipe adapted slightly from Cooking Light.)
4 salmon filets, thawed if frozen (6 oz. size)
2 tsp. maple syrup
olive oil or non-stick spray for grill
salt to taste
Salmon Rub:
2 tsp. sweet paprika or smoked paprika (don't use hot paprika)
1 tsp. chile powder
1 tsp. ancho chile powder (optional, or use another tsp. regular chile powder)
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. brown sugar
Combine paprika, chile powder, ancho chile powder, cumin, and brown sugar. Rub fish on both sides with paprika mixture. If you have time, let fish sit in the refrigerator for an hour or longer with the rub on. (You can also rub it before you go to work and cook the salmon when you get home.)
When you're ready to cook, take salmon out of the fridge. season with salt as desired, and let it come to room temperature. Preheat gas or charcoal grill to medium high. Brush grill with olive oil or spray with nonstick spray. Put the maple syrup into small bowl and have a pastry brush ready.
Grill salmon on the first side 4 minutes, then turn gently. Cook 2 minutes on second side, then brush with maple syrup and cook 2-3 minutes more or until fish feels firm, but not hard to the touch. Total cooking time will be less than 10 minutes, don't overcook. Serve hot.
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South Beach Suggestions:
I wouldn't use a recipe like this with brown sugar and maple syrup for phase one of the South Beach Diet, but I think with the minimal amount of sugar per serving, it would be fine for phase 2 or 3. This salmon would taste great with Roasted Asparagus with Soy-Sesame Flavors and Asian Cabbage Salad with Sesame Seeds and Peanuts.
More Delicious Grilled Salmon to Try:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Grilled Salmon with Asian Dipping Sauce
Herb Encrusted Grilled Salmon
Grilled Salmon with Sun-Dried Tomato, Olive, and Caper Relish
Greek Salmon Cooked in a Grill Pan
Friday Night Grilled Salmon Two Ways (all phases)
Asian Style Marinated Grilled Salmon from Christine Cooks
Grilled Salmon with White Bean Salsa and Grits from Iron Stef
Simple Grilled Salmon from Use Real Butter
Grilled Salmon Vera Cruz with Lemon Thyme-Scented Salsa from Cast Sugar
Grilled Pesto Salmon with Tomato Cream Sauce from Weekly Dish
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Yankees Take Game 1 From The L.A. Angels
Written on 12:11 AM by Jack B.
A very good win tonight and mostly thanks to Mike Mussina. I've had some somewhat negative thoughts about Mike Mussina and the Yankees during the season because I've always thought he could be much better than he has been. But I've never doubted that when Moose is on his game he is one of the best pitchers in the Major Leagues, no matter how old he is. Tonight he was definitely on his game and we beat L.A.'s 21-game winner, Bartolo Colon, to boot. The pressure is on the Angels now and the Yankees shouldn't relent. Especially since the Red Sox got shellacked by the White Sox earlier today (how sweet that was). Needless to say, in Yankee land, its been a good night.
P.S. As proof of how into the game I was tonight not only did I not change the channel while I was watching (and I hate listening FOX announcers so that's big) but for the first time in a long time I forgot to watch my favorite TV show, The Amazing Race, which was on at the same time. I simply long track of what time it was. But the end result (a Yankee win) was worth it.


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Good Morning Worship
Date: Sunday, September 06, 2020
Time: 8:30 AM -
Location: Sanctuary
Traditional Worship for Early-Risers
This early morning service provides a welcoming, worshipful atmosphere, featuring hymns, prayer, liturgry, solo and ensemble singing and instrumental music to add its reverence. Worshippers experience a friendly, accepting, and warm welcome. As the morning light streams in the stained glass windows it is a beautiful time to worship. Our nursery is just outside the sanctuary. Please sign in and ask for a pager from our nursery staff. At this worship service we also have a special worship service just for children Kindergarten to Third Grade called Children's Church. The children stay through the children's time and leave for Children's Church in the Theater Room. Please stay for coffee, snacks and fellowship after service. Just ask us about our Sunday School program for children, youth and Adults which starts at 9:45 am. See our Sunday School Page for more details!


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June 19, 2014
City News Service
City Attorney Mike Feuer announced an effort this week to free three South Los Angeles homes from the grip of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips. FBI agents and LAPD officers arrested about 50 people June 17 in a crackdown aimed at the gang as part of an investigation into murders, racketeering, drug dealing and other gang-related crimes.
"Among the most important work my office does is to bring nuisance abatement lawsuits, targeting chronic crime havens, often controlled by gangs," Feuer said. "Taking back these problem properties from criminals has a tremendous and lasting impact on the quality of life of a community."
The city attorney's lawsuits target owners of three single family homes at 142 W. 56th St., 218 W. 58th St. and 328 W. 45th St. Two of the home are near Estrella Elementary School. The lawsuits point to drug sales and criminal activity taking place on the properties, according to the City Attorney's office.


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Intel Atom processor, the Shuttle X50 opts for a more 'powerful' setup with a dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor.
This will give it a slight edge in the never-ending horsepower race against the normal netbooks and nettops that use the single core Atom chip like the ASUS Eee Top that we reviewed last year. We'll see how it does on our usual performance benchmarking page, but for now, we give you our picture walk through of the Shuttle X50 AIO nettop and specifications table for this lovely Shuttle machine before we examine it in further detail over the next few pages:-
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Aperture is offering two photographs by An-My Lê, coinciding with the publication of her first monograph, Small Wars (Aperture, 2005). Night Operations is taken from her 29 Palms series, in which she documents soldiers training for active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan in a desert like terrain in Southern California. Untitled, Thanh-Hoa, 1998 is from her Vietnam series in which she constructed "autobiographical still lifes."
In 1999 Lê began working with Vietnam War reenactors in North Carolina who restage battles as well as the training and daily life of soldiers—both Viet Cong and American GIs. For four summers, she not only photographed but also participated in battles of the Vietnam War restaged on her adopted American soil. Relating to both documentary and staged photography, the work is aesthetically rigorous and conceptually challenging. Soldiers at rest give themselves up to portraiture, while battle compositions recognizable from classic war photojournalism possess the qualities of a dream. Most recently, Lê has photographed exercises performed by the U.S. military in the American desert in preparation for maneuvers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gelatin- silver print
Print Paper Size: 16 x 20 inches
Print Image Size: 12 x 17 inches
Edition of 40 and 4 artist's proofs
Signed and numbered by the artist
An-My Lê was born in Vietnam in 1960 and came to the United States as a political refugee at age fifteen. An-My Lê received a master's degree in biology from Stanford University before earning an M.F.A. in photography at Yale University in 1993. Her exhibitions include Only Skin Deep, International Center of Photography, New York (2004);Small Wars, P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center (2002); and Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art (2001). She is an assistant professor of photography at Bard College and lives in New York City. She is represented by the Murray Guy gallery in New York, among others.


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Budgets… not exactly the most fun topic around, right? However, I think that the reason people find budgets to be so restrictive and frustrating is not because of the act of budgeting itself but rather the way we talk about it.
So many approach budgeting as a one-size-fits-all philosophy, but that couldn't be further from the truth. A budget has to fit your life like a glove in order to work.
What if we compare budgets to physical fitness regimens? Sure, you can try a fad diet and maybe lose a few pounds fast — but how long will the weight stay off? Probably not for long. Fad diets are hard to maintain, one size fits all philosophies. But if you adopt a whole new fitness and eating regimen that fits your lifestyle and your personality, then you are much more likely to have long-term success.
The same goes for budgeting. To have long-term success you need a holistic approach that you can maintain for years to come. So how can you find out what approach works for you? Try looking at it like your favorite fitness regimen (or the one that seems most like one you would try)!
Crossfit = Gazelle Intensity
Crossfit is a workout regimen so intense many are known to be physically ill after their first session. Crossfit pushes you to the extreme, but it's all about giving it your all. You may not have had perfect form in your workout, but you finished and you'll do it again and do it better next time.
Crossfit's converts often find themselves changed people after only a few short months — often stronger than they had been their whole lives, no matter what their age. But it takes a serious commitment and a fighter mentality. If this workout sounds like something you'd like to try, then you'd probably also be a gazelle intense budgeter.
"Gazelle intensity" is a financial philosophy first articulated by Dave Ramsey that focuses on stopping at nothing to reach your financial goals. There are no breaks, no excuses. Someone using gazelle intensity to pay off debt or reach financial goals doesn't just set a budget and stick to it, they find every avenue possible to reach their goals faster. This type of budgeting isn't for the weak of heart but it is for those who want to get rid of debt as fast as humanly possible and have a tunnel vision focus to succeed.
Yoga = Homesteading
So what if you like the commitment level of Crossfit, but prefer to take things at a slower pace? Yoga lovers are equally as focused on committing to the process but believe in never pushing your body too far. The most important thing in yoga is to focus on your breath and listen to your body. Only go as far as your body can go each and every time and slowly your strength, flexibility, and yoga practice will improve. Each day is a new journey in yoga and a new opportunity to explore the possibilities of what you can do.
If this sounds good to you, then you might like the homesteading lifestyle. This is all about self-sufficiency. You don't necessarily go out of your way to find every means to slash your spending or earn extra money. Rather, your savings come as a byproduct of growing your own food, making your own things, and generally creating whatever you need rather than buying it (whenever possible, of course). This lifestyle allows you to revisit consumerism and provide for yourself, to be self-sufficient, and that allows you to operate off of a lean budget leading to a potentially bright financial future.
Well Balanced Diet = Well Balanced Budget
So what if you enjoy working out (or maybe not but you at least try to work out regularly to stay in shape) and try to eat healthy as often as possible? But there are days when you'll have a few cookies and days when you'll skip the gym. You might keep your fitness and healthy eating priorities in the forefront of your mind, but you allow yourself breaks every so often so that you can also enjoy life to the fullest. You are probably a well-balanced dieter and thus would match well with maintaining a well-balanced budget.
A well-balanced budget is one that is focused and prioritized, but leaves room for a few slip-ups along the way. This type of budget either has money built in to make up for slip-ups — or you find a way to move around your funds at the end of the month to ensure that you still end up on track. And if you find that you're not staying on track, then you re-do your budget so you can set more realistic goals for your lifestyle. You might not reach your financial goals as fast as someone on gazelle intensity but you do have multiple goals set out and you check in with them often to make sure you're heading in the right direction.
So which regimen fits for you? Remember, there are absolutely NO right choices here. It's all about understanding who you are and what lifestyle you can honestly sustain long-term. You could try fitting into something because it sounds better to you, but if it's not truly your philosophy then it won't work. That's the beauty of having a variety of budgeting options! No matter what you decide, you can use budgeting tips and ideas for saving money to help you on your journey. Once you find the financial philosophy that fits your life like a glove, then you'll be sure to reach success.
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A healing miracle and an extraordinary image of the Virgin Mary triggered a pilgrimage movement to Altötting in Bavaria more than 500 years ago, which is still undertaken today. Around a million pilgrims a year come to see the "Black Madonna" in the Shrine of Our Lady, in the hope that she will hear their pleas and prayers.
Even though Altötting has always been a place of pilgrimage for the common people, several of the world's "major players" – emperors and kings, dukes and popes – have also visited. One of these was particularly close to the people of Altötting: Pope Benedict XVI, who was born Joseph Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, not too far from this place of pilgrimage.
Altötting is considered a centre of faith and religious devotion, and is one of the six Shrines of Europe, some of the continent's major places of pilgrimage. Pilgrims from all over the world travel here, especially the Shrine of Our Lady with the famous "Black Madonna" and its great artistic masterpieces, including the altar, which is decorated in wrought silver, and the statue of the silver prince who kneels beside it.
It is said that the Madonna and child carved out of lime wood was brought to the Shrine of Our Lady on Kapellplatz (Chapel Square) in around 1330. But it took approximately 150 years for the "Black Madonna of Ötting" to become a bearer of hope and a pilgrimage site following a healing miracle. Countless votive offerings on the outer walls and inside the Shrine of Our Lady, plus more than 2,000 votive images dating back several centuries in the ambulatory – symbols of thanks for the miracles granted by the Virgin Mary – give visitors some idea of how many pleas were not in vain...
Opening hours: 5:30am-8pm every day, open until 8:30pm in the summer months
Entry: free
Nearest train station: Munich
For information on services and the pilgrimage programme (in German),
visit: www.altoetting.de; the church features a ramp for accessibility
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Wang Lijun was once China's top cop, labeled a hero by the state media for leading the country's most high-profile crackdown on organized crime in decades. But he suffered a spectacular downfall after he fled to a U.S. consulate in February, where he spent a day spilling details about his boss, the ambitious political leader Bo Xilai. Upon leaving the consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, Wang was detained by state security. He hasn't been seen until today, when state television showed him in a Chengdu courtroom, wearing a white short-sleeved, button-down shirt and black rimmed glasses, as prosecutors presented their case against him.
Wang, 52, was charged with defection, abuse of power and accepting bribes. The official Xinhua news agency said Wang "voluntarily gave himself up after committing the crime of defection, and truthfully supplied the main facts of the crime." The verdict will be announced at a later date, and he will almost certainly be convicted. The Chinese Communist Party leadership will have predetermined the outcome of such a high-profile case, legal and political experts say. All that remains to be seen is how harsh a punishment he will receive, and what light he will shed on China's biggest political scandal in recent memory.
(MORE: Murder, Lies, Abuse of Power and Other Crimes of the Chinese Century)
Wang's flight to the U.S. consulate helped topple Bo, who until then had been considered a leading candidate for elevation to the Politburo Standing Committee, China's top ruling body, when it is reconfigured later this year. Wang exposed the murder of Neil Heywood, a British businessman who had worked with the Bo family for several years, by Bo's wife, Gu Kailai. Gu was convicted last month of poisoning Heywood in November over a business dispute. She was given a suspended death sentence, meaning she is likely to escape execution.
Prosecutors say that Gu informed Wang in advance of her intention to kill Heywood, and his failure to act makes him liable of "bending the law for personal benefit," which Xinhua called an "exceptionally serious" allegation. That charge, along with accepting bribes, was heard Tuesday at the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court, which was nominally open although foreign media weren't allowed to attend. Wang's trial began Monday with a closed-door hearing on the counts of defection and abuse of power, Xinhua reported. That segment of the trial was closed to protect state secrets — one of the allegations is that Wang engaged in illegal wiretapping of Chinese leaders and the defection charge involves providing classified information to the U.S.
The indictment against him sought to distance the wiretapping allegations from Wang's former boss, Bo, suggesting that he ignored or forged orders. But it's unlikely that Bo didn't know, says Steve Yui-sang Tsang, a China expert at the University of Nottingham in the U.K. "The bugging of other senior leaders could not happen without Bo Xilai knowing or approving in advance," Tsang says. "The idea a local police chief bugging Hu Jintao on his own goes beyond what is credible."
(MORE: Murder Trial Puts Spotlight on China's Political System)
Wang rose to prominence as tough and eccentric crime fighter. He made a reputation battling organized crime in northeast China; later, after Bo was made party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing in 2007, he invited Wang to join his administration. Wang was later made vice mayor and public-security boss, and he led a widespread crackdown on organized crime that earned him and Bo widespread attention in China. Thousands were arrested and 13 executed including Wen Qiang, formerly deputy head of public security and chief of the city's judicial bureau. The campaign won locals' support but was marred by severe abuses of power and due process, including the torture of defendants.
Wang is likely to escape the fate of Wen, whom he had personally arrested at the height of the 2009–10 crackdown. Prosecutors noted that he cooperated after his arrest, which could help lessen his punishment. "He had produced important clues for exposing serious offences committed by others and played a key part in the investigation of these cases. This can be considered as performing major meritorious services," Xinhua said. Wang was accused of accepting $475,000 in bribes, a small amount by the standards of official corruption in China.
Bo went unmentioned in the initial state media coverage after Wang's trial concluded Tuesday. Likewise he was little discussed at his wife's trial, and she escaped charges of corruption that may have implicated him as well. He was accused of a "serious violation of discipline," Xinhua said in April, and removed from his posts in March and April. He hasn't been seen in public since, and no charges have been announced.
(MORE: How Bo Xilai's Fall Will Affect China's Leadership Transition)
Alice Miller, a China scholar and research fellow at the Hoover Institution, argues that the removal of Bo, whose tendency for showmanship clashed with the consensus-oriented style of leadership under President Hu and his predecessor Jiang Zemin, likely strengthens preparations for the upcoming 18th Communist Party Congress. Despite the dramatic details of the Bo saga, it is not without precedent. Chen Xitong, the party chief of Beijing, was removed in 1995, and Chen Liangyu, the Shanghai party boss, was ousted in 2006, albeit for the more straightforward charges of corruption (the two are not related). Both were investigated by party authorities before being handed over to the judicial system. If the pattern follows, then the Bo Xilai saga still has one last major trial to go — his own.


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Secondhand smoke remains unfiltered threat to children
While many smokers take precautions like only lighting up in an isolated room, on a porch or in the yard, those steps seldom eliminate the dangers that nicotine and other chemicals from burning tobacco pose to infants and children. These range from increased risks for respiratory infections and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome to higher lifetime risks for cancer.
But short of setting up an array of lab sensors in the home, there's no way to tell how much smoke residue is entering a particular space.
Now, researchers at Dartmouth University report they've come up with a prototype sensor sensitive and compact enough to use just about anywhere.
Smaller and lighter than a cellphone, the prototype -- developed in the lab of chemistry professor Joseph BelBruno -- can fit in the palm of the hand. It uses polymer films to collect, trap and measure nicotine levels in the air. The project was described in the March issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
While a patent is pending for the first device, BelBruno expects that a consumer version will eventually be available featuring a computer processor, a rechargeable battery and perhaps a screen to show immediate readouts.
Outside of the home, the devices could be used commercially in places where smoking is banned, such as hotel rooms, rental cars and restaurants.
Secondhand smoke combines smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke exhaled by tobacco users. Thirdhand smoke is the tobacco residue left behind after smoking that can build up on clothing, walls, curtains, furniture and other surfaces. The residue can return to the air and cause harm long after active smoking has stopped.
There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds of these are toxic and about 70 cause cancer. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke face a 20 percent to 30 percent increased risk of developing lung cancer.
Significant exposure to toxic chemicals from secondhand smoke can happen in as little as 10 to 20 minutes.
Simply breathing in a smoky bar or car can constrict a healthy adult's airway in as little as 20 minutes, researchers at the University of Athens in Greece found. They tested subjects in a chamber simulating the exposure to smoke particulates, and reported their findings at the American College of Chest Physicians' annual meeting in October.
Spending just 10 minutes in the back seat of a car with a smoker in front boosts a child's daily exposure to harmful pollutants by up to 30 percent, another study found. The study, published in November by the journal Tobacco, measured pollutant levels in 22 tests inside a stationary vehicle and found levels higher than those found in bars, restaurants and casinos.
Tests were done with front car windows all the way down and partially open. In both cases, pollutant levels were three times as high as those measured outside the car, taking into account both tobacco and vehicle emissions.
The CDC recommends that parents forbid smoking around their children, particularly in the home or car, and avoid restaurants or other indoor spaces that allow smoking.


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Portland Public Schools to cut $870,000 from budget
Superintendent orders freeze on expenses
The Portland Public Schools are cutting $870,089 from their current-year operating budget, officials said.
School leaders said the cuts are in response to a curtailment order issued by Gov. Paul LePage in December that eliminates $12.6 million in General Purpose Aid to Maine schools. The Maine Legislature's Appropriations Committee approved the order early in the week.
"There is no question that these cost reductions will affect students and classroom activities," said Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk. "But we must act now to prepare our district for the likelihood that they will be enacted. As difficult as it is to absorb these cuts more than halfway into the school year, we remain committed to using all available resources to support student achievement."
Caulk said the cost-reduction initiatives include freezing hiring for all non-critical positions, including locally funded and grant-funded jobs, which is expected to save $200,000 to $300,000 in the current fiscal year, ending on June 30.
Caulk also ordered a freeze on other expenses starting Feb. 6, and these include purchases of books and periodicals, non-essential athletic supplies, co-curricular supplies, use of the Portland Board of Public Education's contingency fund and staff travel that is not contractually obligated.
Caulk said the district has already taken a number of steps since July 2012 to reduce its expenditures, including freezing 40 percent of most of the general and instructional supplies to achieve a cost reduction of a little over $300,000.
"The impact of the curtailment, coming on top of the other cutbacks we have already made, will be felt in many areas," Caulk said. "It has forced us to put a hold on filling vacant positions, which could make it difficult to control class size. We will cut back on professional development, delay hiring for key positions and postpone purchasing new curriculum materials for math and language arts. We also will delay an audit of our program for English language learners, which is an important assessment tool for a district like ours that has so many students for whom English is not their first language."
Caulk said that he anticipates a very difficult budget in Fiscal Year 2014 due to a projected $700 million revenue gap in the next biennial state budget, the opening of new charter schools that will siphon money from public schools, rising costs and the continued sluggish economy.
Caulk said that LePage's proposed budget for 2014 would reduce the Portland Public Schools' state subsidy substantially below the amount that it otherwise would have received.
"Our students matter most, and we are focused on minimizing the impact of these financial challenges on them," Caulk said. "With personnel our largest single cost, we have already begun discussions with our bargaining units regarding the financial issues and constraints we are facing. Those discussions are ongoing with the goal of maintaining programs and services for our children."


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Day before yesterday, I had to make a trip into Portland to see two of my doctors. My daughter and I were going to navigate to the two locations then try to put it all behind us and have a brief trip to the mall. I must confess I hate mall shopping. We don't have any malls out here at the tip of the country where we live and that's just fine with me; there are, however, times when you need to check in at a mall. Christmas shopping is usually that time. Most of my shopping I do right here, at my computer on the Internet.
I had set my alarm clock to arise early so we could leave in time to make the two-hour drive into the "big city." An hour before my alarm was set to go off, my gut woke me with a feeling of urgency. I hate it when my gut wakes up before I do. Mornings are not my thing but some things cannot be ignored. For some reason, I had diarrhea.
I've had irritable bowel syndrome for many years, but my usual symptom with it is constipation and cramping but every once in awhile the gut decides to throw in a little variety and I get this, if I may say without offending you, "jet diarrhea." There you have it. Do I have any secrets from all of you? I don't think so.
I kept thinking "Why this morning? I have to sit in the car for two hours and am looking forward to a fun day with my daughter." Like so many of the problems we face, there it was and it had to be dealt with. I reverted to my routine which I have used for many years to treat IBS. Let me share some of those treatments with you, even though I know we have talked about some of them previously.
Every night, without fail, I take Metamucil. It's a soluble, gel-like substance that creates bulk and cleanses the gut and keeps it flowing. It has also brought my cholesterol down over years of use. I know many people find it just too disgusting to drink but I have overcome my revulsion to it by learning to drink the orange flavored variety; drink it quickly before it settles and I mix it in seltzer water or juice to make it more palatable.
When I'm having a "bout" of IBS I take it twice a day but usually once a day will suffice, at bedtime. For those times when constipation is a major problem I make my "kamikaze cocktail" which is mixing it in prune juice. If the constipation is really severe I make the "ultra kamikaze cocktail" which is Metamucil, prune juice and MOM. You'd better plan on staying home the next morning when you take that one and stay away from open flames.
For years I took an anti-spasmodic called Anaspaz and really liked it for those difficult times. Now it is no longer being manufactured. I don't know why. My gastroenterologist prescribed another one called Dicyclomine. I don't like it. It appears to slow down the peristalsis in the gut too greatly for me only making my chronic constipation worse. Therefore, I have to take Milk of Magnesia or another mild laxative along with my Metamucil. As is so often the case, one solution causes a new problem. Life is so frustrating sometimes, is it not? On this particular morning the new anti-spasmodic had not helped by the time we had to leave so I had to move on to Imodium and took it regretfully because of its very binding effects. I hate it when Mother Nature thinks this is her body and not mine.
My next line of defense is to take slippery elm bark capsules or tea made from Slippery Elm bark. It is usually available in box labeled "Throat coat" tea so I guess it is also used for sore throats. I usually just brew the straight small bark chips in my tea strainer along with my old favorite for a bad gut, Peppermint tea. If, after a few hours, the gut doesn't start to calm down and the cramping desists, I reach for a bottle of enteric coated peppermint capsules. The one I buy locally is made by Enzymatic Therapy. It is quite expensive to buy the coated caps but worthwhile because you want them to pass through the stomach acids and dissolve in the bowel. I've tried the cheaper caps but when they begin to dissolve in the esophagus and stomach you get a true peppermint peppiness that's not all that pleasant and doesn't really do what it's supposed to do where it's supposed to do it. I've recently read about another enteric coated peppermint I've ordered online which is much less expensive called Pepogest by Nature's Way and I'll let you know if it's just as good when it arrives.
Other measures which I have found help me when cramping and pain become too intense in the gut or simply to avoid it from occurring are: avoid caffeine in all forms such as colas, coffee and chocolate to excess. I also avoid all artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame and sorbitol. Some individuals with IBS find relief by avoiding milk products. That is not the case for me, however I do find beef products more difficult to digest than other forms of meat such as chicken and lean, white pork. On bad days with my gut I rely on the boxed soups, homemade potato soups with or without sharp cheddar or homemade chicken and noodles. If you want my recipe for either of the latter two, just let me know and I'll share.
The doctor visits were fine. I'm healing well from the surgery except for some pin pricks in the form of internal stitches which I am assured will dissolve in six months from the time of surgery. I think I've been feeling them lately because of my renewed exercise drill. My rheumatologist was glad to hear I made it through the last few months in one piece. We made it to the mall, briefly did a bit of shopping before the drive home. I enjoyed my daughter's company as I always do. Since she's become a mother we seldom get those mother-daughter days together and it is a sweet experience when we do.
The day reminded me of the old golfing joke I have shared with all of you in the past. "Hit the ball, drag Sue's gut along. Go to the doctor in Portland, drag Sue's gut along. Go to the mall, drag Sue's sitter along." What else can you do? It's built in. It's all part of "my package."
You might want to check out Dr. Z's blog from two days ago. He also has some very worthwhile ideas about IBS. Check it out.
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