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- Nearly three-quarters of Michigan's 1,529 municipalities have 30 percent or more households unable to make ends meet. The average income needed in order to survive in Michigan depends on local conditions and ranges from $47,000 to $62,000 annually for a family of four, more than double the official poverty U.S. poverty rate.
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Overview: These sessions were done in February 2009, and they describe a rocket launch event at Cape Canaveral, Florida that occurred in March 2009. This uses remote viewing to accurately predict a future event.
"Clarity scores" follow the session comments below, beginning with a "C" followed by a number. Clarity scores evaluate the sessions with respect to the known and verifiable characteristics of the target. Clarity scores can range from 0 to 3, and they convey the following meaning:
3: The known and verifiable target aspects are described exceptionally well with few, minor, or no decoding errors. 2: The known and verifiable target aspects are described well. There may be some notable decoding errors. 1: The known and verifiable target aspects are described minimally. There may also be significant decoding errors. 0: The known and verifiable target aspects are described very poorly or not at all.
Decoding errors occur when a remote viewer perceives something that is real at the target, but the description of this perception is not entirely correct. Again, the perception is real, but the description of it is only partially accurate. For example, if someone describes a city with tall skyscrapers as a mountain range, that is a decoding error. The perception is correct in terms of the topology, but the characterization of it as a mountain range is incorrect. Also, if a person places trees or animals in a barren natural landscape, that is a decoding error. The perception of a natural landscape is correct, but the conscious mind added things that it thought would be normal for a natural landscape. Experienced remote viewers are trained to minimize decoding errors, and analysts are trained to discount decoding errors that would be more common with certain types of targets.
Some of the clarity scores are followed by a "UEP" marker, which stands for "Unique Element Portrayal." A Unique Element Portrayal indicator, or UEP marker, signifies that the session contains at least one description that unambiguously describes a unique element in the target. A unique target element is some target component that is not a normal element in other targets. For example, flat land would not be a unique target element since many targets are located on flat land. However, something much more specific with, say, a unique shape, purpose, or energy would be a possible unique target element. Unique Element Portrayals often involve highly specific sketches of some element of the target, although a highly specific verbal description could also qualify. If the session does contain at least one Unique Element Portrayal, then a UEP marker is appended to the clarity score. Sessions with clarity scores of 3 that are also appended with UEP markers are normally considered unambiguous evidence of profound remote viewing, and such sessions should normally satisfy the judging concerns of all reasonable people as being accurate descriptions of the given target.
Tasker for this experiment: Lyn Buchanan
Experimental Design Architect and Analyst: Courtney Brown
Date target was assigned: 1 April 2009
Nature of the target: An event that occurs during March 2009
Number of sessions conducted in February and posted as of 3 March 2009: 9
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In general, this experiment went quite well. There were no totally "off" sessions. Nearly all viewers perceived the basic gestalts of the target, including the coastline, multiple subjects watching an event in the distance, and a huge source of energy (which was the rocket launch). Some viewers also correctly perceived that the subjects watching the event were either close to the event and wearing protective clothing, or they were watching the event from within a protective structure. Some of the sessions are simply remarkable in terms of accuracy and detail. Web site visitors should take time to closely examine the sessions of Debra (HRVG - the complete version) in which the target location was described with a high level of detail with respect to naval vessels that were present at the rocket launch. Also, Rising Sun Touch (CRV) correctly identified the target as a missile launch.

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I wonder what will happen to Delonte West when his NBA career is over.
It appears he is barely holding on to his sanity currently and so what happens when he loses the one thing that brings stability in his life? How will he react to that?
Here is the latest odd story from the life of Delonte West.
Delonte West is quite possibly the first active NBA player to be without a home during a season. The Mavericks guard tells the Dallas Morning News that after arriving in the Lone Star State he couldn't find a place to stay, so he spent nights sleeping in the Mavs locker room and even in his car.
Despite making more than $14 million in a career that began in 2004, West has lost just about everything. During the NBA's labor dispute, he took a job at a Maryland furniture store.
West had to sell vehicles, jewelry and "just about everything I own, except for my house and the clothes on my back," he told the Dallas Morning News.
They have these places called Hotels, that I would assume Delonte could have stayed in for a couple of days while he straightened out his living arrangements.
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Feature Article of Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Columnist: Adu-Gyamfi, Kwaku
The Noisy 'Information Centers' Abound: Who Regulates This New Industry?
The FM radio stations have fierce competitors, but who watches them, and what is their role in this information age?
This is how the mushroomed information centers work: "its 4am. And this is your first announcement: Auntie Maggie, of Atobriso junction had her mobile phone stolen from her bedroom, while she was in a bath house. She's from the Volta region so you know what will happen to the perpetrator. Everyone who is involved will go down. I'll bring you the rest of the story later. This is Ese -wani information Center .Thank you!"
One man's noise pollution is another man's 'Information Center', but who is going to regulate this new industry , so as to prevent abuses and tempering of personal freedom of the citizenry?
Virtually, every town in Ghana that has electricity has some form of 'Information Center'. In fact, my town with less than two –hundred thousand people has two, and it's most likely we will have more by the end December.
For those who are not familiar with an 'Information Center', which is springing up all over the place, it's a new way of disseminating information in our towns in Ghana. It's usually housed in a makeshift building, equipped with an amplifier, a mike and a couple of horn speakers attached to tall antenna.
Not that they aren't sign of progress, but I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be constantly woken up in the middle of the night in my town, for an announcement of a missing goat or funeral agenda, in a town where tranquility used to rule, back in the day .As if that was not enough, the announcement is always followed by the proprietor's "special greetings" to everyone and everybody on his list from whom he has received a blessing or a favor. And I'm not talking about his casual acquaintances only. His family members and the Abusua Panyin are also included-- as a sign of showing love and respect. My guess is, telling them face- to- face is not enough.
The situation is this: The original function of these centers was to broadcast stolen goods and pets, missing items and any social announcement during the day or around 8pm. Usually, a day will not go by without the announcement of a missing mobile phone, palm kernels or a missing banku soap from a chop bar operator—do not laugh, I'm not making this up!. It's also a place for funeral announcements, as well as a medium to send condolences, sympathies and gratitude to loved ones.
The idea of people walking to your house to express their appreciation or gratitude for your donation or contribution to a worthy cause is long gone—Thanks to Ese –wani Information Center.
Things have changed. These days the operators are laughing all the way to the bank at the expense of disturbing one's sleep or tranquility. An information center is a God-sent vehicle for vendors, who use it to advertise their products and services with a fee. Maybe that is why herbal medicine vendors have stopped peddling their wares on buses and in passenger vehicles--who wants to sell on the bus while he can sit comfortably in a room?
It's also a place for would-be preachers and Pastors to hone their rudimentary preaching skills. Every night, around 4am, a preacher comes on to preach; while the volume of the system is turned up to the highest decibel so as to get the maximum coverage, but it puts assault on people's eardrums. After the preaching they send their "special greetings" to those church members who paid the most collection the previous Sunday. Sometimes they use the center not as a pulpit, but as an attacking tool to score points with people who have wronged them. The power of a microphone is very strong and vicious .Indeed, it's getting very crazy!
The question is: Who regulates this new industry and its mode of operation, so as to preserve its integrity and longevity? To me, I consider the information center as a portable local radio station; therefore, it must be regulated and supervised like any other form of media before things go hay-wire.
"Yaw Gyasi, mi kyia wo. Kwame Bobo, mi kyia wo .Teacher Asenso mi kyia wo. Antie Yaa Nko Mi kyia wo. "Welcome to the Information age; Ghana- style. Talk about trapping on people's freedom in the name of 'progress 'and making a buck.
Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi Mountainview, Asuom, Ghana. .


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These were bought for me as a gift, but I don't want them. I have listened to them once. They were bought from a german retailer and I have the invoice dated 7th May 2012 for 1850 euros. I will include this invoice to the winner for warranty purposes. I don't warranty these directly, but the dealer is listed with all the contact information on the invoice.
I took them out of the box once I listened to them on my Woo Audio amplifier and they sound great (to confirm they are working), but I already have multiple pairs of headphones and I will never use these. They are boxed, with the original stand which I assembled for the pictures above. There is the inner box, cleaning cloth (never used), and the documentation.
These retail for £1,750 inc vat in the UK. I have them in the United Kingdom so you won't need to pay any import duties or customs. I would really prefer that these would be paid for by bank wire as paypal fees are very high. If you pay by bank wire I will throw in an additional STAX headphone stand which cost me £60. I am an honest, genuine dealer as you can see by my feedback.
I will ship via DHL tracked and insured, which is overnight. I will only ship to registered addresses if you pay by paypal and if you have no feedback or bad feedback then contact me before bidding or buying. I have these listed elsewhere so the auction may close early. The company have only made a limited amount of these headphones.
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The Federal Reserve already has a 2 percent inflation objective and recently explained in its latest Federal Open Market Committee statement that it will tolerate higher inflation as long as longer-term inflation expectations continue to be well anchored. While the BOJ does not technically have an unlimited bond purchasing program officially in place like the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, there appears to be little limit in how much the BOJ can ease, so far.
When asked if the latest moves by the BOJ bring the central bank closer to full-blown unlimited easing, author of national bestseller Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis, James Rickards, explains, "Yes, the Bank of Japan has moved closer to unlimited asset purchases, i.e. money printing, in a manner similar to what the Fed and ECB have already announced. The reason is that Japan has now announced an inflation target. Once any central bank announces a target such as inflation, unemployment, nominal GDP growth, etc. they are implicitly saying they will print money in whatever amount it takes to hit the target. There are some leads, lags and risks of overshoot that must be taken into account, but essentially the BOJ has said they will print whatever it takes to achieve their inflation goal."
When central bankers intervene and manipulate financial markets it distorts investment decisions and creates capital misallocations. The full effects of monetary easing will likely not be known for years, but some investors are taking caution ahead of time. As the WSJ reported earlier this week, a small number of pension funds in Japan are starting to invest in gold in order to "mitigate the damage from possible market shocks." Gold is currently trading near multi-month lows, but corrections like this are not uncommon and precious metals still remain as a viable way to diversify a portfolio against currency wars.
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Outstanding and scintillating! WoW WooW….Look who is talking!! Thulz was awesomeness personified – has definitely crossed Rubicon and threshold, is finally @ peace with herself – comfortable in her own skin, not running for cover as she used to do. She has definitely outgrown the pain and grief caused by the vexing issue of her life and is talking openly about it with right prespective, commonsense and clarity….. What a transformation.
The colloquy between P and T reminded couple of important episodes. T asks to P "prove that he is not cut from the same cloth as his parents" essentially captures the travails and journey of T and also reminds the college episode where she uttered the very words urging TA to marry her. T's advice to P, it is not his fault for "what his parents have done or not done" reminds TA's pep talk to her when she broke down @ her birthday - TA will be really proud of her.
The D & T banter was a revelation and enjoyable. D calling GW "Wet Grinder" ..LOL. T defending GW and wishing D that she is going to a similar Hummer er 10 Liter monster….tsk tsk …..looks like P will pair with D… B MIL for D…ROFL ROFL, Thulz will have whale of time. D was very annoying when she was trying to interrupt P not allowing him to vent his pain, grief and anger.
GW MIL thrash talking …Grr. Gosh..MIL is not match for GW in trash talking slugfest. GW has the audacity to openly challenge MIL about coming to "her house"…..SQ continuing her walk out and boycott "act"……repetition and boredom.
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Renovation Fact Sheet
Project Description |
The New-York Historical Society has undergone renovations and improvements to the entrances and major interior spaces of its landmark building as part of a strategic plan to engage and inspire the public and build a preeminent institution of American history. The renovation is New-York Historical's most ambitious construction project since the completion of the existing building in 1938. It brings a new level of openness and lightness to the building, while improving the institution's ability to serve the public and showcase its collections and exhibitions. |
Location |
170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) |
Renovation Architect |
Platt Byard Dovell White Architects |
Original Architect |
York and Sawyer |
Scheduled Completion |
November 11, 2011 |
Project Cost |
$70 million |
Key Dates |
New-York Historical Society founded, 1804 |
Central Park West Entrance |
Changes to the entrance on Central Park West substantially improve street presence and sightlines into the building, enhancing New-York Historical's public role and providing better access to the building. A new, wider staircase leads up to the expanded entrance, in which two new openings have been created on either side of the existing Classical door surround. Bronze doors similar to the existing ones have been installed at the two new openings. |
Central Park West Kiosks |
Flanking the new staircase, but not attached to the building, are two kiosks made of clear glass panels mounted on bronze bases. Signage on the kiosks is legible to people approaching from the north or south, but the kiosks are transparent when the building façade is viewed from across the street. These devices enable New-York Historical to inform the public of its programs and activities without adding signage to the building. |
East Façade Enhancements |
Façade lighting has been added on this elevation (and on the north side of the building) to highlight the architectural features and enhance neighborhood safety. |
The Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History |
The redesigned main entrance leads directly into the new, 3,400 square foot Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History, visible from Central Park West through the expanded entrance. This single large space, combining admissions, orientation and gallery functions, replaces a series of enclosed spaces, and for the first time allows visitors to encounter New-York Historical's resources immediately upon entering the building. The welcoming new admissions area showcases the ceiling from Keith Haring's original Pop Shop, donated to New-York Historical by the Keith Haring Foundation. The Smith Gallery offers visitors an immediate and palpable sense of American history as it began in New York. |
Orientation Experience |
New-York Historical selected Donna Lawrence Productions to develop an orientation experience on the theme of viewing the story of America through the lens of New York City. Designed as a destination for tourists as well as an educational resource for schoolchildren and families, New York Story is presented in New-York Historical's renovated Robert H. Smith Auditorium, which is also used for the popular series of public lectures and musical performances. Generous funding for the film was provided by Bernard and Irene Schwartz |
West 77th Street Entrance |
As part of the first phase of renovations, completed in September 2009, the West 77th Street entrance has been redesigned to serve school groups and staff; to permit unticketed access to the new Museum Store and planned restaurant; and to provide disabled persons with direct entrance to the first floor for the first time. The existing, non-original stoop and partial ramps were replaced with a new ramp and reconfigured steps. A visual connection between the West 77th Street entrance, the Museum Store, the Rotunda and the new first-floor restaurant has been established by new glass doors. |
Restaurant |
Caffè Storico, a new destination restaurant operated by Starr Restaurants, occupies a new 1,600 square foot space on the first floor, overlooking West 77th Street. The restaurant is accessible through an independent entrance when New-York Historical's galleries are closed and offers a menu focused on cicchetti, small plates from the Veneto region. Starr Restaurants is also the exclusive caterer for events at New-York Historical. |
Museum Store |
The 1,400 square feet of retail space has been renovated and features new, enlarged windows overlooking West 77th Street. |
DiMenna Children's History Museum |
The new DiMenna Children's History Museum and the Barbara K. Lipman Children's History Library, combining for a total of 4,000 square feet, occupy a dramatic, vaulted space on the lower level. The permanent exhibition, designed by Lee H Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, features biography-based pavilions and interactive elements focusing on New York City children from the past and designed to help children to identify with people who changed the course of history. |
Building Systems |
Mechanical, electrical, safety and security systems have been upgraded to serve the renovated spaces and to provide museum-quality climate control and security for collections, visitors and staff. |
Central Park West Entrance |
Granite, bronze and clear glass, all derived from the materials palette of the existing building |
West 77th Street Entrance |
Granite, bronze and glass |
Smith Gallery |
White oak flooring and Tennessee pink marble border to match original floors, acoustical ceiling panels, gallery walls |
Restaurant |
White oak herringbone floors with stone borders, custom millwork and specialty lighting |
Architects |
Platt Byard Dovell White Architects, LLP |
Lighting |
Renfro Design Group (interior), Vortex Lighting (exterior), Available Light (Auditorium) |
Signage |
Lee H Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership |
Structural Engineers |
LERA and Robert Silman Associates |
MEP Engineers |
Altieri Sebor Wieber |
Construction Manager |
Cauldwell Wingate |
Auditorium Media Production |
Donna Lawrence Productions |
Exhibition Design |
New-York Historical Society Design Department |


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Let the hacking commence.
If it wasn't for that, the absolutely horrid clusterfuck maps will turn anyone off.
Nope, I got my GW2 to play thank you.
That's why I don't own a Call of Duty.
The fuck are you talking about, this is a STEAL compared to the normal price. ACT NOW OR BE FOREVER SORRY.
Why are you complaining that is cheaper than a new game
It's still not worth that much.
I can't even be arsed to play it when it's free
Why is it that weekends have been starting on Thursday lately? Did I miss something?
Yes, buy this terrible rehash of a game or forever regret you didn't. My friend surprise-bought me this and wouldn't refund this piece of shit. I crashed before, during, or AFTER every round and saw the "mw2 has crashed lol" screen way too many times.
Comparing to the other recent call of duties, it is shit. Black ops was better, mainly due to customization capabilities, but really there are much better fps' to play.
I agree but complaining about a $40 game that is usually $20 more is dumb.
I think they account for the fact that some people need a day or so to download the game, so they start it on Thursday, and the download would be done on Friday, thus giving the whole weekend to play the game.
How is that dumb?
Thats just exagerating.
Honestly I don't know why they haven't made the fucking game F2P. It's probably their next move.
I think that Black Ops was so much better. I was actually eager to try this the first time, but turns out that it's horrible.
But then they couldn't remake the game every half year and sell it for $60 again.
Why not make it with an ingame store where players can buy perks, gold skins, weapons, and map packs so they can leach money off of their mothers credit cards?
I can see them doing this.
Why not sell the game for $60 then make people pay $15 for two new maps every so often that server leaders will buy and that'll force anyone else to buy if they want to keep playing.
Sure, the F2P idea would work, but it's all optional.
I could easily see them doing a spinoff like that
Whoa, a whole 33%! Don't go too far, lads
33% is a normal Call of Duty sale with free weekend.
The only Cods I liked were Black Ops and Call of Duty 4
I'll pass
With sales dropping, slowly but surely, I doubt in the long run they can afford to continue yearly releases much longer.
Because you can preload it


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I live in North Carolina but am currently on a little R and R here in Okinawa after a tour in Iraq. It saddens me to always hear these stories because I have been to many countries with some absolutely abysmal internet service providers that basically have a stranglehold on all the bases I have been on by a private agreement with the US Govt somehow. I dont see why they would have a problem with having a community ran ISP since they could easily just make it a utility. We have citizen ran electricity providers where I ocme from and they turn out just fine. :/
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Everybody does it. To some it is a daily occurrence, others weekly, while many maintain a monthly practice of it.
To some it is a spiritual experience, others do it just for the workout, while many enjoy both the mind and body benefits.
Some like it slow and controlled, placing focus on each movement in order to go deeper. Others like it fast, powering through it until their muscles quiver and beads of sweat stream from every pore.
Regardless of how and why you do it, when you do it with a partner it creates a connection that transcends talking, allowing body and mind to mingle.
Yoga has taken the world by storm. In fact, according to a study conducted by Yoga Journal Magazine 7.5% of U.S. adults, or 16.5 million people, practiced yoga in 2004, a number that some say may have skyrocketed to 30 million in 2006!
So what's all the fuss about?
Yes, it tones, slims and tightens the body while infusing the mind and spirit with balance and calm, but yoga is more than a flexibility-making om session. According to Beverly Whipple, PhD., certified sex researcher and Professor Emerita at Rutgers University of New Jersey and co-author of "The G Spot: And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality" (Owl Books), certain yogic positions, like the Eagle pose, directs blood flow to your pelvis, creating a warm and relaxed sensation, increasing desire and arousal. In fact, the rush of blood to the nether regions can leave students feeling slightly "turned on" while in class- a natural and very normal reaction.
In addition to increased blood flow, several poses also help strengthen the pelvic floor by contracting and holding muscles that you wouldn't as easily access while, say, running on the treadmill. According to Whipple, "there is a positive correlation between the strength of the pelvic muscles and women's orgasmic response- the stronger the pelvic floor, the better chances of orgasm."
Dr. Craig Aaron, co-author of "Yoga for Regular Guys" (Quirk Books), acknowledges that "The deep stretching, moving and breathing in Traditional Hatha Yoga classes, and our version called YRG, helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Put quite simply, this portion of our nervous system is known as the breed and feed system. It is responsible for the proper function of the digestive and reproductive systems. So if this part of your nervous system is turned on, so are you!" But, Dr. Aaron reminds us that in order to feel more "turned on" it is and important oxymoron to first feel relaxed. "YRG and Yoga classes will leave people more relaxed, less fatigued, with increased range of motion in their joints and increased nerve and blood flow to ALL parts of the body. This sounds like a prescription for a better sex life to me! It's all about the flow!"
Imagine taking those benefits and adding your "significant other" into the mix, bending, posing and flowing beside you, mat by mat. Darrin Zeer, author of "Lovers' Yoga" (Chronicle Books) believes that, "Yoga effortlessly helps couples to relax, get more intimate, playful and sensual with each other." Sometimes the stress of work and life seems to overshadow our personal relationships. At the end of a long day, just the thought of giving more of the self can feel exhausting. Practicing yoga with your partner allows you to nurture your self, your lover, and your relationship as a whole. Zeer, and his partner Daisy, have lead hundreds of couples in Lovers' Yoga classes and find that, "Yoga is an incredibly rewarding way to spend time with your lover. When two people stretch together, their bodies melt each other's tightness and tension. Simply by staying present with your partner moment by moment, breathing in unison, a loving, sensual, playful connection blossoms."
Yoga isn't just a mode to increase the sensation from intercourse. Whipple believes that, "Sex is not just about the genitals. It encompasses the entire person- emotionally, spiritually, and physically." Yoga is said to open the heart.
Allow your heart to open, your blood to flow and your spirit to soar with your lover, mat by mat.
Get a little closer with your partner using these Lovers' Yoga poses:
Lovers' Yoga Vows
You can repeat these vows silently or aloud before you begin your Lovers' Yoga session.
1. I am grateful for this time with you.
2. I will support you in these poses with care.
3. I will listen to and follow your every request.
4. I will clearly communicate my needs.
5. I love and respect you.
Table for Two
-Stand face-to-face, 5 feet apart.
-Keeping your legs straight, bend at the waist and drop forward so that your upper bodies form a tabletop.
-Rest your hands on your partner's shoulders.
-Relax into the stretch and breathe.
-Try resting the tops of your heads against each other.
-Take 5 deep breaths while you stretch.
-Bend your knees and support each other on the way back up.
Tree Together
-Stand side-by-side.
-Lift your outside leg up and place your foot on your inside upper thigh.
-If your foot slips, you can hold it up with your hand.
-Wrap your inside arm around your partner's waist and hold tight for balance and support.
-Stand tall and feel your head rise toward the sky.
-Breathe in unison and relax into the pose.
-Take 5 deep breaths.
-Switch sides with your partner and stretch the other leg.
Happy Hug
-Stand facing each other with toes touching.
-Relax deeply into your partner's embrace.
-Breathe 5 long, deep breaths in unison with your partner.
-Let stress and tension fall away.
-Easy back rub
-While still embracing, take turns massaging each other's back.
-Rest your head on your partner's chest or shoulder.
-Rubbing between the shoulder blades and spine for 30 seconds.
Tantric Twist
-Sit back-to-back, with legs crossed. Keep your lower backs as close together as possible.
-Twist around to your left.
-Place your left hand on your partner's right knee.
-Place your right hand on your own left knee.
-Look behind you and relax your neck.
-Pull firmly on your partner's knee.
-Take 5 deep breaths.
-Switch directions and repeat.
Window to the Soul
-Sit face-to-face, with legs crossed.
-Rest your hands on your partner's lap and look into his or her left eye.
-Sit up straight and breathe in unison.
-Gently squeezing your partner's leg or arm will help you stay alert and focused.
-Simply look at each other.
-Laughing is permitted!
-Don't be afraid of tender moments as well.
-Take 5 deep breaths together.
"Heeling" Massage
Instructions for the giver:
-The receiver sits up with his or her legs straight in front.
Giver, sit about 3 feet behind the receiver, face toward his or her back.
-Lie down and rest your feet on the receiver's back.
-Walk your heels up and down the receiver's back.
-Rub the sore spots in between the receiver's spine and shoulder blades.
-Ask the receiver how he or she likes the massage pressure.
-This is a heavenly way to give a back massage without lifting a finger.
Loving Lap Hug
-Both partners sit down facing each other.
-You both can loosely wrap your legs around each other.
-Sit closely together and hug.
-Both partners close their eyes and take 5 or more deep breaths together.
-Feel the love and profound intimacy unfold.
Spooning Savasana
The ultimate pose to melt into each other!
-Lie down one partner behind the other.
-The partner in back can hug the partner in front. (Whoever needs the most nurturing should lie in front.)
-Breathe and relax, without any expectations.
-Your bodies will naturally connect together.
-Breathe in unison 10 or more times.


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Shinseki: Report on VA due within 3 weeks
- Written by MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing calls to resign, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said Thursday that he hopes to have a preliminary report within three weeks on how widespread treatment delays and falsified patient scheduling reports are at VA facilities nationwide, following allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA center.
Shinseki resisted calls from a Democratic senator to bring in the Justice Department and FBI for a criminal investigation. Shinseki said he first wanted to see results of the audit and a report on the VA inspector general's office on its investigation of the Phoenix hospital.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said there appears to "solid evidence of wrongdoing within the VA system" that could be criminal.
"It's a pattern and practice, apparently, of manipulating lists and gaming the system — in effect, cooking the books, creating false records," Blumenthal said, adding that the VA's inspector general lacked the proper resources to pursue a criminal investigation.
"The more I learn about the misconduct and impropriety at the VA medical facility, the more concerned I am there's evidence of criminal wrongdoing," said Blumenthal, a former state attorney general and federal prosecutor.
Shinseki said he is "mad as hell" over allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at a Phoenix veterans hospital and vowed to hold employees accountable for any misconduct.
"Any adverse event for a veteran within our care is one too many," Shinseki said at a Senate hearing Thursday on the Phoenix allegations and other problems at the VA. "We can, and we must do better."
Shinseki's testimony marked his first extended comments since allegations surfaced last month that the Phoenix VA hospital maintained a secret waiting list to hide lengthy delays for sick veterans. A former clinic director says up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment.
Some Republicans and veterans groups have called for Shinseki to resign.
Pushing back against sometimes hostile questions, Shinseki said he welcomes a White House review of his beleaguered department. "If allegations about manipulation of appointment scheduling are true, they are completely unacceptable — to veterans, to me and to our dedicated VA employees," he said.
The hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee comes as President Barack Obama has assigned White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to work on a review focused on policies for patient safety rules and the scheduling of patient appointments. The move signaled Obama's growing concern over problems at the VA. Problems similar to those that surfaced in Phoenix have since been reported in other states.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the hearing "needs to be a wake-up call for the department," noting that outside reviews have outlined problems with wait times and quality of care since at least 2000.
"It's extremely disappointing that the department has repeatedly failed to address wait times for health care," Murray said.
Murray told Shinseki she believes he takes the allegations seriously and wants to do the right thing, "but we have come to the point where we need more than good intentions."
Murray called for Shinseki to take "decisive action to restore veterans' confidence in VA, create a culture of transparency and accountability and to change these system-wide, years-long problems."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said the Obama administration "has failed to respond in an effective manner" to allegations made public more than a month ago. "This has created in our veterans' community a crisis of confidence toward the VA — the very agency that was established to care for them," McCain said.
A White House official said Shinseki requested more help with the VA review, leading Obama's chief of staff, Denis McDonough, to tap Nabors for the assignment. Shinseki said he welcomed Nabors' help, noting that he served with Nabors' father, like Shinseki a retired Army general.
"While we get to the bottom of what happened in Phoenix, it's clear the VA needs to do more to ensure quality care for our veterans," Obama said in a statement.
The chairman of the Senate committee said there were "serious problems" at the VA but lawmakers must avoid a rush to judgment.
"I don't want to see the VA system undermined," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told The Associated Press. "I want to see it improved. I want these problems addressed."
"If people are cooking the books, running second books, that is wrong. That's illegal and we have to deal with it," Sanders said, adding he also was troubled by reports that some veterans have to wait up to six months to see a doctor.
The VA system is the largest health care system in the country, serving nearly 9 million veterans a year at 152 hospitals and more than 1,500 other sites nationwide. Surveys show patients are mostly satisfied with their care. But with such a huge system, "there are going to be problems," Sanders said.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee voted last week to subpoena all emails and other records in which Shinseki and other VA officials may have discussed destruction of what the committee called "an alternate or interim waitlist" for veterans seeking care in Phoenix. A top VA official had told congressional staff last month that the "secret list" referred to in news reports may have been an "interim list" created by the hospital.
Associated Press writer Pauline Jelinek contributed to this report.


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Graduation Day - The NFL Draft had its ups and downs for Clemson players |
by David Hood - Senior Writer - 2014-05-11 15:20:38.0 |
This past weekend was Graduation Day in more ways than one for many Clemson students; actual graduation ceremonies were held and thousands of students proudly received their degrees. On the opposite side of the ledger, several former football players had a graduation day of sorts as they begin their transition from the college game to the professional level. The NFL Draft – as everybody knows – was held this past weekend, a draft that from a Clemson perspective was highlighted by the Buffalo Bills trading up and choosing Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins I won't get into the Watkins pick here – everybody knows what he can do and it will be exciting to see if the Bills can rebuild with so many Clemson players to watch – but I do have one comment to make about Watkins. There are many, many times when a young player, who no longer has the discipline of a college coach or program and finally has a little money, will do things that make you shake your head. It actually looks bad on the program, and we saw a few instances of that this past weekend. However, Watkins represented Clemson in a classy and mature way during the entire process, and wearing his orange tie and tiger paw pin were nice touches. We're gonna miss that young man. Martavis BryantMartavis Bryant Bryant and the Steelers seem to be the perfect match, and I liked the fact that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger called Bryant shortly after the Anderson native was drafted. Steelers wide receivers coach Richard Mann said he thinks Bryant will be a perfect replacement for departed wide receiver Jericho Cotchery. Mann said that one thing the Steelers will need Bryant to learn is how to be a force in the running game – as in downfield blocking for the Pittsburgh running game. He also said that the Steelers plan to take advantage of Bryant's size inside the red zone. A lot of times everybody knows where the ball is going to go and there's nothing they can do about it if you have a mismatch," Mann said. "That's what we think we have here with the reach that he has, the wingspan. We feel like we can get some cheap touchdowns down there." Brandon ThomasBrandon Thomas This seems to be another perfect spot. Thomas, rehabbing from a torn ACL, can sit back and learn this season and he doesn't have to do it with a losing franchise, the kind that signs and cuts players with abandon. The other good part of this is that the head trainer for the Niners – Jeff Ferguson – is a Clemson guy. Ferguson earned his bachelor's degree in 1993 at Clemson and got his start in college athletic training as a student athletic trainer at Clemson from 1989 to 1993. Thomas told me on the phone Saturday that he and Ferguson have already spoken about the rehab process. It seems like such a short time ago that we talked to Dabo SwinneyDabo Swinney Tajh BoydTajh Boyd Early Saturday, I got a text from a friend who is a judge in the lower part of the state telling me that Rex Ryan loved Tajh Boyd and that the Jets would pick up the former Tiger signal caller late in the day. Talk about prophetic. As the draft went on and on and on, my phone started blowing up as people wanted to know what was happening with Boyd and why he wasn't being picked. I can list those reasons here, but it doesn't matter anymore as Boyd found a home with the Jets. Personally, I think this looks like a good move for New York. They had four picks in that round – compensatory picks – and they were playing (to be cliché) with house money at that point. Ryan understands that Boyd is one of those "good citizens" that teams are always looking for, and he has tremendous leadership abilities. Add in some NFL coaching, and Boyd might actually flourish under the bright lights of the big city. The parts of his game that scared away some of those NFL scouts – locking onto receivers and letting things snowball after a bad play – can be worked on without the pressure of starting. I'm not sold on Geno Smith as a long-term answer as a starting quarterback in the league, and Michael Vick is on the backside of his career. This just seems to be a great situation for Tajh. Bashaud BreelandBashaud Breeland I was kind of shocked when Breeland told us he was going to declare for the NFL Draft back in January. I really thought another year would do Breeland wonders, but he has an infant daughter and took the gamble that he would be picked high enough to make the gamble worthwhile. He won that gamble in a big way as he was taken in the third round by the Washington Redskins. Too often the NFL Draft isn't a fair process – kids will get their paperwork in December from the league and it says they are a second or third round projection, they leave and then never get picked. Heck, two South Carolina players found out about that this year. However, Breeland and Bryant made it work, and while you can say that both might have benefitted from another year in college all you have to do is look at Boyd to see that isn't always the case.
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Since I collect muffin recipes as well as rhubarb recipes, this one was a real find! These muffins are good either for breakfast with butter or as a dessert topped with whipped cream.
39 Healthy Snacks That Make Kids Happy
- 1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups diced fresh rhubarb
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- In a bowl, combine first five ingredients; mix well. Stir in flour, salt, rhubarb, baking soda, baking powder and nuts. Pour into greased or paper-lined muffin cups. Mix topping ingredients; sprinkle over muffins and press lightly into batter. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes. Yield: 15 muffins.
Originally published as Rhubarb Muffins in Bountiful Harvest Cookbook
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"Very good! I froze most of them and then thawed them out as needed and they were just as good, plus the topping stayed crunchy."


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Police are investigating the death as a homicide.
A 28-year-old man is in jail after a New Year's fight in an Eagan apartment that left his roommate dead.
Police and firefighters along with paramedics were called to the apartment building just before midnight Tuesday. The caller told the dispatcher he had been fighting with the 36-year-old victim earlier and the man was now unresponsive.
Officers saw injuries on the victim's face. Attempts to revive the man failed. Authorities have not released his name.
The caller was taken in for questioning, along with two others who were there during the fight. Investigators believe alcohol was involved.
Eagan police had answered a noise complaint at the apartment last June.
The suspect is in the Dakota County Jail. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.


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We have written more about the game previously here, and you can read up on some additional details in this Huffington Post piece.
Hear Me Roar: The trailer looks appropriately epic (relatively speaking). Once it is done (not before next year), we shall see if it manages to change everyone's view on browser games.


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The Daily Record – April 20, 2012
A woman has been arrested after a tailor's dummy was put up as a candidate for the upcoming council elections.
The mannequin, named Helena Torry, was entered in the Hazlehead, Ashley and Queens Cross ward in Aberdeen.
Its election "agent" Renee Slater was charged by Grampian Police yesterday under the Representation of the People Act.
A force spokeswoman said: "Grampian Police can confirm that a 63-year-old female was charged in connection with an offence under the Representation of the People Act 1983 on Thursday April 19. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal in due course.
"As the matter is now the subject of active proceedings, Grampian Police can make no further comment."
On April 2, Aberdeen City Council published a revised Notice of Poll for the ward, ahead of the election which is due to take place on May 3.
Returning Officer Valerie Watts said: "It has been brought to my attention that Helena Torry, for whom a nomination paper was submitted for the Hazlehead, Ashley and Queens Cross ward, does not exist.
"I am, therefore, republishing the Notice of Poll for that ward, deleting the reference to the fake candidate.
"This is a very serious and unusual step to take but is necessary to ensure that the interests of the genuine candidates and voters are protected, and that the election can take place on May 3.
"The nomination paper for Helena Torry was submitted shortly before the close of nominations on March 3 and contained all the information required by statute for a valid nomination.
"In this case, it is clear from public statements from the purported election agent that the information on the form was inaccurate to the point of rendering the nomination a complete nullity, which can be disregarded for the purposes of the election."
She added that "those concerned" would be billed for all costs involved in dealing with the matter.
Ms Slater told STV News: "This is not a police issue.
"This is an Aberdeen City Council issue. I think the police have much more important things to deal with than me.


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A story in yesterday's Lawrence Journal-World mentions that the proposed rec center in Northwest Lawrence may include an ice rink.
On the indoor facility, Schumm said it is still envisioned to have at least eight full-length basketball courts that could be used for volleyball and other indoor sports. But the latest version also includes an indoor ice rink that could be used for hockey and other skating.
An ice rink in Lawrence would be a wonderful addition to the Lawrence-Topeka-Kansas City area. The problem I see is that Lawrence isn't very progressive. I know that seems like a silly thing to say considering Douglas and Wyandotte counties are the last bastions of liberals left in the state of Kansas. However, traditionally, Lawrence hasn't really taken a "hey, let's get out and try something new" kind of attitude toward city planning. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Lawrence. I may retire there someday. I make at least 10 trips a year down K-10 for KU events or just to visit Lawrence. I honestly never thought anyone in Lawrence would see the potential wide-open market for a ice facility and spend the bucks to try to build one.
I KNOW Lawrence can support an ice facility. Hell, if Ames, Iowa or Kearney, Nebraska or Jeff City, Missouri or backwardass Springfield, Missouri can support an ice facility, then Lawrence can support an ice facility (and the fact that it is proposed for NW Lawrence means Topeka would be included).
Anyone who thinks the ice facility wouldn't get enough traffic has never actually BEEN to an ice facility in Kansas City. KC Ice Center in Shawnee has 10 and 11-year olds practicing until 9:30 at night and adults playing hockey until Midnight several nights per week. It's the same thing for Line Creek and the community ice facility at the Independence Events Center. Every adult league and a few youth teams have Lawrence residents playing in them.
I guarantee parents in Western Shawnee would gladly drive their kids to Lawrence a couple times a week for practice.
I guarantee KU (and Washburn) students from St. Louis, Minnesota, Chicago and Colorado would bring their hockey gear with them and fill up drop-in times and form a KU Intramural league.
I guarantee adult players all over the KC area would be willing to drive to Lawrence for their weekly game.
This would be a WONDERFUL addition to the area and the type of grassroots growth that hockey needs (and NHL21 should be fully behind) to show that the KC area could be a hockey town.
This must happen.


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Converting this rundown warehouse into Greenpoint's chic-est lounge was a labor of love for Diane Foley and Allen Welch (former bartender at LIC's Lounge 47). The pair hand-poured and polished the long concrete bar and personally selected the minimalist décor—and their premium bourbons, scotches, tequilas, and rare European liquors like the Czech bitters Becherovka are what you'd expect of such a sleek space. But they know the neighborhood, and the twelve microbrews on draft, including locally-brewed Six Point Sweet Action Ale, are only $6. The cavernous, 2,500 square-foot room is lined with large, low ottomans and rotating art installations, and flat screens recessed into the walls loop animé and The Triplets of Belleville.
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'Fat corner' by Joseph Beuys
printed 1997
Ute Klophaus
10 Feb 1940 - 06 Dec 2010
Joseph Beuys
12 May 1921 - 23 Jan 1986
An inspiring teacher and one of the 20th century's most influential artists, Joseph Beuys first came to prominence in the 1960s as a performance artist and major contributor to Fluxus, a group dedicated to organising anarchic events and happenings. While many of his early actions were witnessed by only very small audiences, they have become well known through the photographs of fellow artist Ute Klophaus. The action 'Explaining pictures to a dead hare', for instance, took place on the opening night of Beuys' exhibition of drawings at Galerie Alfred Schmela in Düsseldorf. The invited public arrived at the gallery to find the doors locked. Through the glass front of the gallery they saw Beuys sitting in a chair with his face covered in honey and gold leaf, cradling a dead hare in his arms. Slowly he got up and wandered around the exhibition, as if explaining each work to the hare.
The photographs of this action, along with others such as 'Mainstream', have been extensively reproduced and have taken on a significance of their own independent of the original event to become iconic images of the post World War II era. 'Mainstream' for example was a cathartic event in which Beuys rolled about convulsively slapping fat into his armpit and behind his knees. A survivor of no less than five near fatal crashes as a Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, Beuys saw his art both as a means of working through his guilt-by-implication in the Holocaust and of finding a language of healing. On one occasion Beuys was shot down over the frozen wasteland of the Crimea, where he was discovered unconscious by a nomadic Tartar tribe who saved his life by covering his body in fat and felt to regenerate heat. In his later actions and installations, the elements of fat and fur, combined with other non-art materials such as minerals, turf and honey, became important symbols of healing and regeneration.
Beuys' performances left behind material traces such as pieces of bitten fat and objects used during the action and these have been assembled as relics of the actions. The photographs taken by Ute Klophaus also have a reliquary feel to them with their emphasis on the materiality of the black-and-white print, with its limited tonal range and emphasis on the alchemical nature of the photographic process. Beuys had developed a very personal symbolic language drawn from alchemy, shamanism and his own personal experiences to represent his predominant themes of healing, regeneration and enlightenment as a result of personal trauma – in particular the shaman belief in heightened perception following a near death experience.
© Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary Collection Handbook, 2006
Other Title
Fat corner with bicycle pumps
Alternative title
'Fettecke' von Joseph Beuys, Nüraberg
printed 1997
Materials used
gelatin silver photograph
20.1 x 31.3 cm image/sheet (irreg)
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Signed and dated u.c. verso, pencil "Ute Klophaus/ 1968/1997".
Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1997
Not on display
Accession number
Referenced in 2 publications
Michael Wardell, Contemporary: Art Gallery of New South Wales Contemporary Collection, 'Ideas and actions', pg.60-107, Sydney, 2006, 78 (illus.).
Joseph Beuys, London, 1979, 153, 159 (illus.). plate nos. 236, 250


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10:35 : Meeting called to order by: Nancy Austin
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Township Clerk called a special meeting of the Township Election Commission with the County Clerk, Pamela Mayfield to discuss the revision of the 4 precincts down to 2 precincts.
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LONDON Prince George, Britain's third in line to the throne, is to start school in southwest London in September, Kensington Palace announced on Friday.
TORONTO Runners who listen to music while exercising can turn to new apps that match the beats to their steps, which app makers claim can increase enjoyment of the sport.
More than 45 million smartphone users in the United States use fitness and health apps, an 18 percent increase since last year, according to global information company Nielsen.
Although runners often turn to apps to track distance traveled, calories burned, or to set goals, new apps aim simply to increase enjoyment of running by matching the tempo of the music with the runner's stride.
RockMyRun, a free app for the iPhone, provides playlists that change tempo to match the pace of the runner, slowing down and speeding up as they do.
"We want to help people enjoy running more and perform better, because those are the keys to getting them to do that activity again," said Adam Riggs-Zeigen, co-founder of San Diego-based Rock My World Inc, which developed the app.
The app uses the device's sensors to detect the runner's steps per minute and then automatically adjusts the music's beats per minute to match the step count.
"Music that is matched to the pace of the runner can increase the length people are willing to run, and create more positive emotions associated with the activity," said Riggs-Zeigen.
Playlists within the app, which is available worldwide, are curated by professional DJs.
TempoRun, for iPhone, and DjRun, for Android, are also designed to make running more enjoyable by matching the tempo of music to a runner's pace. Both apps are free and scan through music on a runner's smartphone to figure out whether the songs are faster- or slower-paced.
TempoRun categorizes all songs into levels based on their tempos, between level 1 for walking and level 10 for sprinting. Users can also stream music through the app and track their progress including calories burned and distance.
DjRun adjusts the music to the runner's stride and can curate the next song based on the person's current pace.
While apps may make running more enjoyable, new research suggests that consumers should be cautious if they expect a health or fitness app to change suddenly their habits and exercise routines.
"There's so much promise in mobile health for changing people's behaviors and reducing healthcare impact on the country, but it's not clear that hype will turn into reality," said David Conroy, a professor at Penn State who led a study that looked at 167 health and fitness apps and whether they incorporated recognized behavior-change techniques.
He suggested that more app developers work collaboratively with behavior scientists.
"A lot of apps are driven and developed around what looks good or what people would like to see. There's a chance to inform apps with the science of behavior change by not only putting in features users want but also which science shows changes behavior in desirable ways."
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Outspoken singer Morrissey has taken aim at U.S. President Barack Obama, branding him "useless" and "simply a set of teeth."
The former The Smiths star is adamant the mechanics of democracy is dead and singles out the American leader as an example of why voters have "lost faith" in politics.
He tells JuiceOnline.com, "It's only my personal view, but I think the age of the President or the Prime Minister is dead. People everywhere have lost faith in politics, and rightly so. Something different needs to happen.
"I think we were all initially swept along with the Obama win, but he's proven to be simply a set of teeth, and useless in every other regard. Time and time again we see the same scenario whereby political figures only see the public as electorate, and once anyone is elected they appear to hate the people."


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Can we agree that the Red Sox have no business beating the Yankees and the Yankees have no business losing to the Red Sox?
So why would the Yankees allow a 4-3 walkoff win Tuesday night to one of the worst teams in baseball ?
Until Derek Jeter's bloop double to right field in the sixth inning off Jon Lester scored a pair of runs to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead, Boston's early 2-1 lead was a case of a blind squirrel finding an acorn. As it turned out, that squirrel feasted. Dustin Pedroia tied it, 3-3, in the bottom of the sixth with a home run.
And then Jacoby Ellsbury won it with a ninth-inning single, scoring Yankee-killer Pedro Ciriaco.
The Yankees were trying to stay in first place, a perch they've held every day since June 12, so it seemed a good thing that the Red Sox were on the schedule. By the end of the night, though, they were tied with the pesky Orioles again in the American League East and scratching their heads trying to figure out what had just happened.
They all realized the opportunity they squandered. Lester walked seven. The Yankees left so many chances on the table (nine left on base).
The big joke entering the series was that while Baltimore and Tampa Bay were going to clobber each other (Baltimore won Tuesday night, 9-2), the Yankees had a rocking chair series vs. Boston. They also face the Red Sox in the final three games of the season.
As Boston general manager Ben Cherington would say, the Sox have earned being the brunt of jokes.
It's a stretch to think the horrible Red Sox could even be considered a spoiler, but they were Tuesday night.
"Of course they have pride," Jeter said. "Forget the record, they have guys who want to win and finish strong. They want to be spoilers. It's Red Sox-Yankees. There's a lot of pride and emotion in these games. I don't care what the record is."
Jeter said the Yankees need to begin to be more consistent and string together wins.
"We win a game and we lose a game and we win a game and we lose a game," he said. "That's pretty much it. We have to try to string together some wins. If we win and lose and win and lose they're gonna gain ground on us. We have to battle through times when you're not playing as well as you'd like but we have to string together some wins."
The Red Sox may have awoken a sleeping giant in Nick Swisher, who stroked two hits and broke an 0-for-28 skid, but Swisher, who is replacing the injured Mark Teixeira at first base (calf injury), likely for the remainder of the season, said, "I would have rather gotten no hits and won the game. That's the mentality right now. It's all about wins. I could care less about what I'm going through. We ran into a tough stretch. We're a no-excuse type of team. It's a tough one to lose tonight."
And Yankees manager Joe Girardi is presiding over all this.
His team had a 10-game lead on July 18, and now he's in a dead heat with the Orioles.
"We had a lot of opportunities and we weren't able to cash in," Girardi said.
Losing Teixeira has made managing a little tougher.
"You have to pinch hit a little bit more than you normally would," Girardi said. "I said he was a big loss. He's a big middle-of-the-order guy. He's had a lot of success against lefthanders as well, so we miss him."
He watched Alex Rodriguez strike out three times in four at-bats. Rodriguez had come into the series 8 for 26 and was one of New York's more productive hitters since coming off the disabled list.
"[A-Rod] needs to play well, but there's a lot of guys who need to play well down the stretch if we want to accomplish what we want to accomplish," Girardi said. "We haven't been able to get on a roll and we haven't been consistent."
Unless we're witnessing a catastrophic collapse, the Yankees are still in the best position.
Before Tuesday night's results, the Orioles had the toughest road with their opponents sporting a 31-19 record. The Rays' opponents the rest of the way were 31-26 and New York's were 25-24.
It hasn't been often that the Yankees and Red Sox have played in September where something wasn't on the line for both teams.
In this case there's only something in it for New York.
But fielding one of their least-talented teams in recent memory, it didn't look on paper that the Red Sox had much of a chance of beating the Yankees in many of those six remaining games, unless one of their pitchers threw a gem.
And that has seldom happened over the last two months.
Besides Teixeira's absence, the Yankees haven't pitched very well either. CC Sabathia hasn't shown his usual No. 1 stuff, and that could cause the Yankees to not make the playoffs, or if they do, limit their ability to do damage once they get there.
Ivan Nova threw a simulated game Tuesday and he'll be New York's starter Saturday against Tampa Bay.
Andy Pettitte has a simulated game scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Fenway, and he could be back by next week, which could help solidify a shaky rotation that can do without Freddie Garcia and David Phelps.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was asked before the game whether he, being out of the race, would treat games against contenders any differently than other games.
All you can do is shake your head at such a question. The Sox are just trying to win a game against anyone, period. The lowly Jays just swept them.
With their Triple A lineup, the Sox might have problems beating their Pawtucket affiliate, which is currently in the International League playoffs. Don't think they can pick and choose which series they can turn it up a notch.
Beating the Yankees is really all they have left.
Don't know if they did it subconsciously in Tuesday's game, but the Yankees can't look past the fact that the Red Sox are struggling. The Yankees likely realize after this loss that they can't throw their gloves out there and win, though most teams since Aug. 1 have been able to do that against the Sox, who had won only 10 of their last 27 games before Tuesday.
The Yankees have to be happy they're playing the Red Sox. But they can't be too giddy.
Every once in a while, the underdog, the team nobody thinks can win, rises up.
All the Red Sox have left is to be that underdog.


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In 1999, he helped NBC create "Early Today," and in 1996 he launched the award winning "NBC Asia Evening News" in Hong Kong. He produced CNBC's "Today's Business" and the nationally syndicated newscast "This Morning's Business." He's won two Golden Mike awards for radio reporting and documentary. His websites have earned national distinction for innovation, and his broadcast work has been aired on NBC, PBS, NPR and Pacifica.
Mr. Niwa created a fellowship for aspiring foreign correspondents. He is a board member of the US-Japan Council, Pacific Citizen newspaper and the AAJA New England Chapter.