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While the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline passed with much noise but little action, teams aren't necessarily done dealing. The rules are different for trades in the waiver period (which has an August 31 deadline), but they leave open the possibility of swaps both big and small for contenders and non-contenders alike. Any player acquired before the deadline is eligible for the postseason.
A look back to last August shows an assortment of players dealt to contenders, including back-rotation Joes (Blanton and Saunders), fringe relievers (J.C. Romero and Jesse Chavez), previously injured lineup regulars (Stephen Drew) and role players (Jeff Baker), not to mention the expensive stars sent by the Red Sox to the Dodgers in that late-season blockbuster.
The mechanics of August deals are worth reviewing. All around the league, teams place the overwhelming majority of their players on revocable waivers sometime during the month, generally as a way to gauge their market regards to future deals, some of which may not transpire until the winter. Once a team puts Player X on waivers, every team in the majors is given a chance to put in a claim, with the priority for awarding that claim going in reverse order of record, first within the same league and then in the opposite league. If the Mariners wanted to explore the market for Raul Ibanez, the Astros would have first crack, and the Red Sox would be in line before the Marlins. If a player is claimed, he can either be pulled back and not dealt for the rest of the season, traded within 48 hours to the team putting in a claim (only for other players who have cleared or will clear waivers, or those not on the 40-man roster; this is why players to be named later are sometimes used as proxies), or given away to the claiming team for a $20,000 transaction fee, with the new team assuming the entirety of his remaining contract. If a player is unclaimed, he clears waivers and can be dealt to any team.
The system can be manipulated in ways that are within the rules. Suppose the Phillies negotiate a deal that would send Michael Young to the Red Sox in exchange for Will Middlerooks. If the Yankees and Red Sox both put in claims while maintaining their current places in the standings, the Yankees would be awarded the claim, and the Phillies would then have 48 hours either to work out a deal with them instead, drop him and his $5.3 million remaining salary burden in the Yankees' lap, or pull Young back and hold onto him for the remainder of the year. Keep in mind that the Yankees may have put in the claim only to prevent Boston from getting him; the prospect of assuming his contract is the poison pill they face.
As for which players we could see traded this month, many are names we kicked around during July, and by now some of them seem like overripe produce at the supermarket — and expensive, overripe produce at that. Rather than beat to death each player's credentials, I'll elaborate only on the ones who have received less discussion, and focus on the remaining money on all of these players' their contracts, assuming that they're still due one-third of their full-season salary. The players are listed alphabetically.
Cliff Lee, Phillies SP
He's due around $71 million including a steep $12.5 million buyout of his 2016 option, and the limited no-trade clause that he can use to block deals to 21 teams is still applicable. Given that, Amaro faces no risk in putting him through waivers; he's given no indication he'd let Lee go merely for salary relief, and under no obligation to make a deal.
Michael Morse, Mariners OF/1B
Whereas Jack Zduriencik expressed (or implied) his desire to hold onto Ibanez and Kendrys Morales, he was said to be talking to the Orioles about Morse and lefty reliever Oliver Perez, though a deal ultimately fell through. Part of that may have had to do with Morse playing just two games and going 0-for-9 since returning from a nearly six-week absence due to a quad strain. If he demonstrates his health in the coming days and weeks, somebody — Baltimore, New York, Pittsburgh, Texas — will be willing to take on the $2.2 million or so he'll be due.
Justin Morneau, Twins 1B
If he rebounds from July's disastrous showing (.175/.266/.330 in 109 PA), he'll likely be on the go to a team such as the Orioles, Pirates or Rangers still in need of first base or DH help, with the Twins able to get some relief on some fraction of his remaining $4.7 million salary.
Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies RP
Due over $30 million through 2015, not including a $13 million vesting option for 2016, he's unencumbered by the no-trade clauses held by some of his high-profile teammates. With the market for expensive closers collapsing and his own strikeout rate dipping, he'll likely move only if the Phillies want to get him out of town and are willing to eat salary.
Placido Polanco, Marlins 3B
Aged, largely unproductive, and making less than $1 million for the remainder of the year, Pierre (.241/.283/.296) and Polanco (.256/.311/.298) are the type of players who could be awarded outright via an initial claim without anyone getting too excited. For a team like the A-Rodless Yankees, Polanco may still be preferable to Brent Lillibridge or Luis Cruz, at least as the short half of a platoon. Another contending team might find Pierre a worthwhile late-inning bench weapon simply for his speed (19 steals in 25 attempts this year, and 610 steals lifetime). Stranger things have happened.
Alexei Ramirez, White Sox SS
The Cardinals showed interest in the 31-year-old Ramirez, who's owed just under $22 million through 2015, and they didn't fill their need at shortstop, so it stands to reason that they could put in a claim and try again. It would help Chicago's return if he could rediscover his power; after averaging 16 homers with a .409 slugging percentage (.123 isolated power) over the previous five years, he has one homer and a .351 slugging percentage (.071 isolated power) this year.
Aramis Ramirez, Brewers 3B
Limited to just 54 games thus far due to a left knee sprain, Ramirez has been on the disabled list since July 6. The injury has sapped his power; after hitting 27 homers and slugging .540 last year, he's at five homers and a .271/.359/.414 line this year. In addition to the $3.3 million he has remaining on this year, he's owed another $20 million through 2014 (some of it deferred); if the Brewers want to shed that salary — and if he's able to start a rehab assignment soon (something that's not yet the case) — they could pursue a deal, and perhaps hook the A-Rodless Yankees.
Joe Saunders, Mariners SP
As noted above, Saunders is no stranger to waiver-period deals, having been dealt from the Diamondbacks to the Orioles in one last August 26. With a 4.65 ERA and 5.3 strikeouts per nine, he's not much more than an innings-eater, but he's a battle-tested one making around $2.2 million the rest of the way. If contending team loses a starter due to injury down the stretch, his number could get called.
Josh Willingham, Twins LF
The Twins were dealt a blow when Willingham went on the disabled list retroactive to July 1 due to a tear in the medial meniscus of his left knee, and underwent surgery soon afterwards, as they had been looking to move the 34-year-old slugger. He'll start a rehab assignment this weekend, and could be back in the majors soon. Hitting just .224/.356/.398 with 10 homers, he's been well off last year's 35-homer form, but if healthy, he could provide some pop, particularly if limited to a DH role. On Wednesday, MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan specifically suggested that he's a player the Rangers would keep an eye on, and one who's cheaper than Rios; he's owed another $2.3 million this year plus $7 million next year.
Michael Young, Phillies 3B
Having indicated that he would waive his no-trade clause to accept deals to the Rangers, Red Sox and Yankees, his availability will be watched closely, particularly if and when Alex Rodriguez is suspended.


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Stool Analysis
Test Overview
A stool analysis is a series of tests done on a stool (feces) sample to help diagnose certain conditions affecting the digestive tract. These conditions can include infection (such as from parasites, viruses, or bacteria), poor nutrient absorption, or cancer.
For a stool analysis, a stool sample is collected in a clean container and then sent to the laboratory. Laboratory analysis includes microscopic examination, chemical tests, and microbiologic tests. The stool will be checked for color, consistency, amount, shape, odor, and the presence of mucus. The stool may be examined for hidden (occult) blood, fat, meat fibers, bile, white blood cells, and sugars called reducing substances. The pH of the stool also may be measured. A stool culture is done to find out if bacteria may be causing an infection.
Why It Is Done
Stool analysis is done to:
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How To Prepare
Many medicines can change the results of this test. You will need to avoid certain medicines depending on which kind of stool analysis you have. You may need to stop taking medicines such as antacids, antidiarrheal medicines, antiparasite medicines, antibiotics, laxatives, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for 1 to 2 weeks before you have the test. Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription and prescription medicines you take.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you have:
If your stool is being tested for blood, you may need to avoid certain foods for 2 to 3 days before the test. This depends on what kind of stool test you use. And do not do the test during your menstrual period or if you have active bleeding from hemorrhoids. If you aren't sure about how to prepare, ask your doctor.
Do not use a stool sample for testing that has been in contact with toilet bowl cleaning products that turn the water blue.
How It Is Done
Stool samples can be collected at home, in your doctor's office, at a medical clinic, or at the hospital. If you collect the samples at home, you will be given stool collection kits to use each day. Each kit contains applicator sticks and two sterile containers.
You may need to collect more than one sample over 1 to 3 days. Follow the same procedure for each day.
Collect the samples as follows:
Take the sealed container to your doctor's office or the laboratory as soon as possible. You may need to deliver your sample to the lab within a certain time. Tell your doctor if you think you may have trouble getting the sample to the lab on time.
If the stool is collected in your doctor's office or the hospital, you will pass the stool in a plastic container that is inserted under the toilet seat or in a bedpan. A health professional will package the sample for laboratory analysis.
You will need to collect stool for 3 days in a row if the sample is being tested for quantitative fats. You will begin collecting stool on the morning of the first day. The samples are placed in a large container and then refrigerated.
You may need to collect several stool samples over 7 to 10 days if you have digestive symptoms after traveling outside the country.
Samples from babies and young children may be collected from diapers (if the stool is not contaminated with urine) or from a small-diameter glass tube inserted into the baby's rectum while the baby is held on an adult's lap.
Sometimes a stool sample is collected using a rectal swab that contains a preservative. The swab is inserted into the rectum, rotated gently, and then withdrawn. It is placed in a clean, dry container and sent to the lab right away.
How It Feels
There is no pain while collecting a stool sample. If you are constipated, straining to pass stool may be painful.
If your health professional uses a rectal swab to collect the sample, you may feel some pressure or discomfort as the swab is inserted into your rectum.
Any stool sample may contain germs that can spread disease. It is important to carefully wash your hands and use careful handling techniques to avoid spreading infection.
A stool analysis is a series of tests done on a stool (feces) sample to help diagnose certain conditions affecting the digestive tract.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
Stool analysis test results usually take at least 1 to 3 days.
Many conditions can change the results of a stool analysis. Your doctor will talk with you about any abnormal results that may be related to your symptoms and past health.
Abnormal values
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
What To Think About
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2/3 c. margarine
2/3 c. paked brown sugar
2 c. flour
1 c. finely chopped walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. sugar
2-8 oz packages cream cheese
2 eggs
4 T. milk
2 T. lemon juice
Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl. Add flour and walnuts. Mix till it looks like a crumb mixture. Reserve 2 cups for the topping. Press remainder into bottom of pie pan. Barke 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, blend sugar with the cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs, milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat well. Spread mixture over the baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. When its cool cut into 2 inch squares.


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I hate to jinx the spectacular summer we've been having, but the calendar says it's about to come to an end.
Although we can get some great days in October, September is typically the last gasp of summer. And even if we don't want to acknowledge it, the birds certainly are more pragmatic.
If you're a birder, September signals that some big changes are afoot.
Herons, eagles and many other birds are year-round species, but others will be saying goodbye, and new ones will be saying hello during fall and winter.
Hummingbirds and many songbirds are among those that will be leaving this month. Ditto for some of the Canada geese, although more of them are becoming full-time residents.
A few of the hummingbirds have taken up residency in Western Washington as well, so it's time to make a decision whether or not to continue to feed them through fall and winter. Experts at the Seattle Audubon Society say hummingbirds should be fine without supplemental food during our mild winters, but they note that if you do decide to feed them, be consistent about it.
While I hate to say goodbye to all the sunshi ne we've enjoyed, I'm actually looking forward to fall and winter from a bird-watching perspective.
We may lose some Canada geese this fall, but we'll gain thousands of snow geese.
The Silvana-Stanwood area and farther north in the Skagit Valley is the fall and winter home to some 35,000 snow geese. They breed each summer on Russia's Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and then fly 3,000 miles to winter here.
Our area is also the winter home to thousands of trumpeter and tundra swans, the largest birds in North America. Trumpeters have wings that can span 8 feet and are truly majestic.
But the bird I really hope to see this fall and winter is the snowy owl.
With their golden, luminous eyes and mostly white feathers, snowy owls are among the most beautiful birds on the planet, as well as among the most mysterious.
Also denizens of the Arctic, there are some 400 breeding pairs on Wrangel Island, snowy owls survive there nearly entirely on lemmings.
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Whatever the reason, Western Washington has seen good populations of snowy owls each fall in the past two years. They've shown up in urban and rural areas, but they seem more at home in farm fields along the shoreline.
Will they be here again this year?
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Alps - Eastern Part > Rhaetian Alps > Raetikon > Schesaplana > Climber's Log
Schesaplana Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|From the lake
|There was snow, a lot of snow. There was snow everywhere above the Totalphütte.
|Posted Jul 23, 2016 3:42 pm
|Gangolf Haub
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2013
|Started from Douglasshütte and took the Austrian normal (eastern) route to Totalphütte and onwards to the summit. Up to the southern summit ridge there was good trafic on the route but here the Swiss route joined and we found ourselves enjoying Bergeinsamkeit (mountain solitude) together with some 50 other people.
Weather was absolutely perfect, so that Doufourspitze onm Monte Rosa - about 185km to the south-west could be seen. As we were early we took the hike through Gamsluggen to the Swiss side of Rätikon, then back through Gafalljoch to Douglasshütte. Wonderful views of Kirchlispitzen, Drusenfluh and Sulzfluh.
|Posted Aug 25, 2013 6:43 am
|Beautiful views, tho crowded
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2012
|Our group of 8 made the summit, the high point of our 7 day Raetikon trek. The walk up is not easy, there is some exposure, but its a walk. Same deal on the way down. Weather was excellent so all the easier. Crowded at the summit with perhaps 50 people up there (about 10am).
|Posted Sep 10, 2012 3:15 pm
|Lots of snow
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2012
|A few days earlier, I was at the Schesaplanahütte, planning to traverse the mountain on my way to the Totalphütte. There was still a lot of snow left over from spring, and the hut warden at the Schesaplanahütte advised against the traverse, since the route markers nor trail would be visible. The weather took a turn for the worse, with rain and low clouds, so I first took a rest day, then hiked around the mountain to the Totalphüutte.
The next morning the weather was a bit better, so I went up with a couple of Germans. There was quite a lot of snow on the Totalp side as well, making it a bit more adventurous than a regular hike in the moutains. Fortunately, there were only two short sections where an unarrested fall would be dangerous, as there were rocks lower down. To boost their confidence, I demonstrated in a safe part how to arrest a fall, and then I rapidy glissaded down to show that when the terrain gets less steep and there are no rocks to bump into, falling isn't dangerous.
During the day, the weather kept improving. On the summit, we enjoyed some excellent views while the clouds moved in and out again.
|Posted Jul 13, 2012 11:22 am
Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011
|Schesaplana from Douglas Hut,descent by Schweizersteig to Schesaplana Hut.Cloudly,drizzle,snowfall but a little bit sun on the summit.With Sara.
|Posted Jun 27, 2011 3:24 pm
|Mathias Zehring
|from Pfaelzer hut
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 1987
|a long day from Pfaelzer hut via Mannheimer hut where we stayed the night after the climb.
|Posted Jun 27, 2008 3:08 pm
|Schesaplana 2964m
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2005
|A nice hike to Schesaplana 2964m.
The picture are here: Link to Schesaplana
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 11:02 am
|Traverse from Topali hut to the Schesaplana Hut
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 1998
|Good acclimatisation climb, with the family.
|Posted Sep 21, 2007 7:27 am
|Robert Bradbury
|over Mannheimer Hutte
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2003
|Route taken from Brand upto the Oberzalim Hutte onto the Mannheimer Hutte and then over the Brand glacier to the summit. From there down to the Totalp Hutte and then the Douglas Hutte and back to Brand. Unfortunately low cloud prevented me from seeing the great views from the summit.
|Posted Feb 22, 2006 4:20 pm


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Chinidere Mt. > Climber's Log
Chinidere Mt. Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Beautiful day
Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2017
|Hiked this with my husband and 11-month-old son in magnificent weather. Beautiful wildflowers along the way and saw Hood, St. Helens, Adams and Rainier from the summit!
|Posted Jul 9, 2017 1:59 am
|Brett A
|Nice evening
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2014
|Climbed from Herman Creek trailhead up the PCT. Strung my hammock in the trees on the leeward side of the mountain and spent a nice night out.
|Posted Jul 10, 2014 7:13 pm
|Minimal work, great view
|We could see Hood, Jefferson, Adams, St. Helens, and Rainier from this little mountain. The view of Mt. Hood is amazing, and I vowed to myself that the next time I came to Oregon I would climb it.
|Posted Sep 21, 2011 7:58 pm
|Chinidere via PCT
Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2010
|I day-hiked from Eagle Creek Trailhead to Chinidere Mountain to Ruckel Creek Trail back to car. I took 10 hours total and went approx 25 miles. Beautiful views of other northwest mountains.
|Posted Jul 19, 2010 11:15 pm
|Great View
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008
|This is a nice hike to take friends and family who don't do a lot of Mountain Climbing or Hiking. Given the road to Wahtum Lake is open. The views are more expected once you reach the top. On a clear day you can see 5 or 6 different peaks.
|Posted Feb 20, 2009 3:24 pm
|Chinidere Trail from the PCT
|Indian pits and a great rock to lay down and look over the edge. I love this area of the gorge. If you continue north down the PCT, you get great views of Tomlike, only a short hike from Chinidere.
|Posted Aug 22, 2007 1:42 am
|from Whatum Lake
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
|Did this one after doing Lookout Mt. earlier in the day. This a fun, short but fairly steep hike with a cool summit. 4 other people on the summit when I arrived. Perfect weather, clear but not too warm. Fun hike.
|Posted Aug 13, 2007 1:28 am
|Route Climbed from Wahtum Lake
Date Climbed: Oct 21, 2006
|My sister and two youngest daughters and I climbed this in about 1 1/2 hours this time. I didn't have an injured leg, but it was cold and so windy at the top we couldn't even get any good photos it was hard to even stand. Ate our lunch quickly and ran back down fast to the car. If we'd have stayed just an hour longer on the summit we'd have had a great view of Mt. Saint Helens spewing steam and ash after a quake in the crater. We heard about it after on the news...poor timing I guess :-(
|Posted Nov 19, 2006 9:12 pm
|Eagle Creek Loop
Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2006
|Summited after coming up from the Eagle Creek trailhead. We camped by Wahtum lake as part of a 3 day backpack
|Posted Jul 10, 2006 10:36 pm
|Route Climbed from Wahtum Lake
Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2006
|My two daughters (14 & 10) and I made the trek up to the summit on a beautiful sunny day. I was very cold in the am we started about 10:30, but warmed up pretty quickly. We tried bushwacking around the lake, over log falls etc for about an hour. I fell off one log face first and got a huge goose egg on my right leg below the knee, so back to the main trail and on up the mountain. I now have a dinner plate sized bruise all the way down my right leg.
It's a pretty easy climb for the first part then steeply climbs up the last bit, but to views so well worth it. My daughters were very impressed with the view, and I tried to get some decent photos.
Interestingly just like another climber we saw a bear on our way to Wahtum lake also, standing right in the middle of the road. We thought it was a big black garbage back at first until it turned to look at us, then ran off into the forest. A really cool experience.
The bear grass was in bloom as were many, many wildflowers at the summit and the first good viewpoint just beneath the summit. An awsome hike we WILL do again!
|Posted Jun 25, 2006 5:24 am
|Route Climbed: Via Wahtum Lake Date Climbed: June 10, 2006
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
|From wahtum lake, this is one ridiculously easy summit. However, this was one of the most enjoyable hikes I've done in Oregon, mostly due to the abundant 4th class climbing options provided by the cliffs to the SW of the summit. At first I took the easiest route I could find up the cliffs which was low class 4, and then came back for a more difficult route which was probably class 5. tons-o-fun! Tried to loop the hike with Tomlike mountain, but the trails through the forest were too snowy, which was ok, as it gives me a good excuse to head back later!
|Posted Jun 11, 2006 8:30 pm
|One of my favorite easy summits
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2004
|This is a wonderfully beautiful place. Saw one patch of snow in Mid-June, enough to throw snowballs. Beautiful views in all directions.
|Posted Apr 17, 2006 7:12 pm
|Meredith Rose
|Route Climbed: From Wahtum lake Date Climbed: June15, 2005
|Took my brother on this hike hoping to get him hooked on hiking. If this hike didn't work nothing will. Hiked on a weekday so we had the mountain all to ourselves. Wildflowers in full bloom- tons of Indian paintbrush, Lupine, and Flox. Weather was great (warm but not hot ) and the view was amazing. It was a very clear day and we could see all 5 peaks. Coming back down when we passed the lake again we saw a bald eagle fishing in the lake. It couldn't have been better.
|Posted Jun 17, 2005 9:18 am
|Route Climbed: Chinidere Mt. Trail Date Climbed: May 21, 2005
|Hiked/scrambled up the Ruckel Ridge Trail to Benson Plateau, crossed the plauteau to the PCT, and followed the PCT to Chinidere. 22 miles round-trip, about 8.5 hours. Was greeted by horizontal rain on the summit. Absolutely no views.
A challenging day-hike, and pretty tough on the knees. Taking the rough and very cool Ruckel Ridge route up to the plateau makes this trip more of a "climb," as the ridge has some class 2-3 sections with some minor exposure.
|Posted May 23, 2005 6:13 pm
|Brian Jenkins
|Route Climbed: Chinidere Mountain Trail Date Climbed: November 7, 2004
|Hiked up in under an hour from the trailhead. Hardest part was figuring out which trail to follow, there's quite the maze of them. Fun log crossing in the stream.
Something I pondered on this trip-- is fungus more of a plant or an animal? Discuss amongst yourselves.
|Posted Nov 8, 2004 12:28 am
|Don Nelsen
|Route Climbed: Chinidere Trail Date Climbed: Sept. 6th, 2004
|I'd been up this peak many times over the past 18 years and thanks to SP, can give it some well-deserved advertising! The first time I recorded a trip up Chinidere was July 19th, 1986. I've usually gone up it as part of a trail "marathon" running up the PCT, Herman Creek, Eagle Creek or Ruckle trails, and once on a 50 mile Mt. Hood to Columbia River run (Sept. 7th, 1996). great views, and usually few, if any, people on top.
|Posted Oct 25, 2004 8:13 pm
|Route Climbed: Chinidere Mountain trail and Herman Creek - PCT loop Date Climbed: June 09, 2004 and June 09, 2005
|I had a bear run in front of my truck on the drive in to Wahtum Lake. I hiked this on a somewhat damp day, and had absolutely no views. I took the long way home and did Tom Dick, and Harry which also had no views on the way. The summit area was kind of neat, but would have been neater with a view.
After doing Tomlike the day before and camping at Wahtum Lake, I hit this one before descending the PCT back to my truck which was parked at the Herman Creek TH. NIce wildflowers, and an excellent view of Hood and Jefferson. clouds to the north blocked the Washington peaks.
I found it quite ironic that I did this one exactly one year ago.
|Posted Sep 10, 2004 2:16 am
|Route Climbed: Trail/Scramble Date Climbed: May, 2003
|Hiked up this on a solo backpack trip of the classic Eagle Creek,/Ruckel Creek loop. Nice area, very worthwhile side trip if in the area. Lots of snow on the trail still in mid May. Interesting Indian pits on the summit. Great views of Adams and Hood.
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Dollar fails to hold above $US1.05
The Australian dollar slipped against the US dollar on Tuesday, and ran into profit-taking on the yen as a 2-per cent gain in one week left the currency ripe for a small correction.
The Aussie dipped to $US1.0477, from $US1.0504 early, as it met technical resistance, but remained within striking distance of a three-month peak of $US1.0585 hit in December.
"We have been struggling in the past three days above $US1.0500 where there are heavy sellers," said a trader at a European bank in Singapore, seeing the Aussie ranging between $US1.0450 and $US1.0550 in the next few days.
He cited buyers at $US1.0450, with resistance seen at last week's high of $US1.0527.
The local currency was also held back after Australia's trade deficit widened to its largest in five years as imports again outpaced exports. The deficit grew to $2.6 billion versus forecasts of $2.3 billion, representing the 11th straight month of shortfalls.
Yet, the recent meteoric rise in commodity prices suggests the worst of the trade pain is over for the resource-rich nation.
Prices for iron ore, a major Australian export, have edged up to a fresh 15-month high of $US153.90 a tonne, a move that has been underpinning the Aussie dollar.
The need to offset the drag from trade last year was a major reason the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut rates in October and December, matching the record lows of 3 percent set during the global financial crisis.
Markets suspect rates might still ease further, but perhaps not by much should iron ore prices hold their gains and the Chinese economy continue to improve.
Interbank futures now imply rates could bottom around 2.75 per cent by April, up from a previous target of 2.5 per cent. Swap rates put a 38 per cent probability on a cut at the RBA's next policy meeting on February 5.
The Aussie backed off four-year highs versus the yen as investors trimmed long positions.
The dollar had gained nearly 10 per cent in just two months on speculation that the Bank of Japan will soon implement aggressive monetary easing measures to boost its ailing economy.
The Aussie eased 0.4 per cent on the day to 91.68 yen, from a peak of 92.83, its highest since September 2008
Australian government bond futures were a touch firmer, but still stood near multi-month lows. The three-year contract was up 0.1 points to 97.190, while the 10-year contract also added 0.01 points to 96.600.
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Jeremey "Dagger to your heart" Lin..... raptor fans must be sick lol
Jeremey "Dagger to your heart" Lin..... raptor fans must be sick lol
Love Chandler...but when he grabs an offensive rebound he needs to jump and put right back in....he is so gentle when he grabs those boards...LOved his elbow to calderons face...
Dammit stuck at work missed a CLASSIC!!! NBA TV needs to quit the "fan night" bs how did that Heat-Pacer game workout then the WIZ..... CMON MAN!!! Picked up the new-era KNICKS snapback on lunch will be ready for for the MAVS on Sunday!!!!
Well my street are awake.
The Knicks "let me down" on my accumulator as I had them -5 in the spread.
Do I care? Do I balls.
Lin was sent from God to save the sanity of Knicks fans and again it will be his night and Chandler once again showed why he's worth every cent. Once again it was a team win but two players really need massive props for tonights win.
Bill Walker down the stretch was ridiculous. He completely smothered De Rozan and his tenacity is just a joy to watch. No one however defended better than Shumpert. I don't know the stats but when Shump went on Calderon he seemed to just dissapear! 4 steals including the one at the end that was the real knife in the heart of the Raptors (who again come out with a hell of a lot of credit) and 8 points.
Most interesting stat of the night?
The Knicks were plus 10 when Novak was in the game. Despite Novak being 1 from 5. Reason? Because D'Antoni looks to him down the stretch and that's when our D really stepped up.
So happy, up for work in 5 hours so I'm off to bed with a smile on my face.
Let's go Knicks!
"Watching this Knicks vs Raptors game...HUGE
shot by @JLin7 #Respect"
Btw Lin Passes Shaq For Most Pts Threw First 6 Starts
If Lin continues to play like this and the Knicks become a top seeded team by the end of the season, Lin deserves to win the MVP.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
first at Minnesota now at the ACC, so probably Lin is good for the NBA, maybe Mr. Stern will have a close talk to the officials and tell them to start respecting the kid, its absurd....


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
It is not something Taylorsville residents want to hear, but taxes will likely go up next year whether the city becomes part of the Salt Lake Fire Service Area District or not, according to the city.
On Wednesday night, the City Council approved a resolution to lower city property taxes by 50 percent. The vote passed 3-2. The tax cut would not be finalized until the next budget is passed in June 2013.
"The council wants to send a message to residents that this is what they can expect next year," said Taylorsville City spokeswoman Aimee Newton, adding that the city is sending out another mailer to educate residents further on the fire district.
In June, the council approved the fiscal 2013 budget with a tax increase of 15 percent to fund capital projects and maintain streets. Now, the city is proposing another tax to be part of the fire district, the governing body that funds the Unified Fire Authority (UFA). Currently, the city contracts with the UFA for service.
If the city carries through the 50 percent tax cut and adds the fire district tax, the cost, based on a $197,000 home value, would add up to $345 a year, or about $29 a month, according to the city.
Overall property owners will see about a 70 percent increase in city tax since 2011.
In 2011, the city's tax, based on a $197,000 home value, was $203. That amount increased 15 percent in June to $238, as the city balanced its budget for 2013. The city most recently proposed to cut the tax by 50 percent bringing the total city tax to $119. When the new fire service district tax is added to homeowner's property tax bills, however, the total comes to $345.
Joining the fire district would continue the UFA services but also add more firefighters and a much-needed new fire station, city officials say.
If it were not part of the fire district, the city would likely have to bond for the fire station and additional firefighters, Newton said.
"Their taxes are most likely going to go up either way," she said.
But some residents don't think the city needs a new fire station, and, therefore, see no need for bonding or paying higher taxes to join the fire district. These people have banded together to collect enough signatures to put the fire district question on the ballot. They need to get signatures amounting to 10 percent of the number of city voters who took part in the last governor's election, according to state statute. They're aiming for 2,500 signatures.
Cherie Shepherd was among the 30 volunteers going door-to-door for signatures, and running into a lot of like-minded people.
"Most of them want to hug ya', because they are so happy we are doing this," Shepherd said."One guy did hug my next door neighbor; he is not a hugger. It is amazing."
She said many people also don't understand the tax increase, so it is also a time to educate them.
Shepherd knocked on one stranger's door and now he is part of the effort to sign a petition against joining the fire district.
Justin Perkins said a woman came to his door with a bunch of papers and he thought she was going to sell him something, instead she was out for signatures. He was glad to see something had been started.
"I'm not one to inspire people," Perkins said. "But as I saw someone else already doing that with something in place, I am more than willing to go help out."
Perkins is now getting signatures as well because he said, "I found it rather irksome, that the city has just tried to pull this on us." He was born in Taylorsville moved to West Valley City and moved back earlier this year after finishing a new home, a home, he will be paying a lot more tax on than he was expecting.
If Taylorsville became part of the fire district, an elected official would be appointed to the board made up of six others. The board decides the needs of the fire district and what the tax levies will be. The levies on city property taxes are then forwarded to UFA.
In a letter to residents, Taylorsville breaks down both options, and states it will cost residents $1.4 million more if the city does not join the fire district.
The letter to residents goes on to say if residents opt not to be a part of the district in 2013, Taylorsville's fire and emergency contract will go up next year and require funding "through a significant tax increase."
During the June budget meeting where the 15 percent tax increase was approved, the City Council budgeted for a half-year contract with UFA, assuming that they would join the fire district in January 2013. If Taylorsville does not join the district, the council would have to reopen the budget and find out how to pay off the remainder of the $3.8 million UFA contract.
The three in favor of the 50 percent tax decrease, which can always be amended, were Jerry Rechtenbach, Kristie Overson and Dama Barbour. The two against were Ernest Burgess and Larry Johnson.
Residents will meet at the city park next to Taylorsville Recreation Center near 2700 West and 5100 South on Sept. 29 to collect signatures for the petition.
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The most notable sign of the market shift in priority change occurred before the July 31 trade deadline, in the eyes of one highly ranked executive.
"There was more conversation about draft picks and signing dollars than there was about actual players," he said.
For example: When Houston traded Bud Norris to the Baltimore Orioles, officials say that their focus was not on minor league prospects or young major league talent. Instead, the deal-breaker was the quality of the competitive-balance draft pick they received, which will increase their 2014 draft budget by $1.65 million.
When the Dodgers made deals, they focused on adding international pool money: In the Carlos Marmol deal, they got the Cubs' fourth slot, which translates into $209,000 for additional signings.
Teams continue to work to hoard draft picks and signing dollars, like squirrels gathering winter feed -- and this is only the latest sign that the labor agreement negotiated just two years ago is going to have a major impact on veteran free agents.


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What do you all use? An electric...?
In the, ahem, nether regions, I now trim, though still rather short. I wouldn't like a rainforest on a girl, so why should she demand any less of me?
I have been through the shaving phase and it's not good. Stubble hurts and the majority of girls I was with didn't like it. Feels bloody hygenic though...
Going to try the old trimming down there I think...better not risk the shaving. And surely more manly to have a bit of hair there?! Do you trim just the main bit or all over down there?
Yeah, guess girls are just as justified to want guys to be trimmed as we are with girls...
Yes, perhaps, but it could be used to just trim, almost like the clippers at a hairdressers, if you get me.
If you are going to use an electric, use the trimmer part rather than the shaver and don't actually touch the skin.
Be very wary of going near the ahem, crow jewels with one of those. If you really want to get rid of hair there you might have to find a less clumsy way.
hmm probably best to stick to a scissor trim for a novice like me. Do you just sort out the main frontal area or the back as well if you get me..?
And yes I do as much as I can without putting myself at danger or making things look unnatural. =)
Ha, it's not rocket science, I wouldn't worry about what design you go for. Just use some scissors to get rid of any dense foliage. Then, as Nath said use the trimmer part of the electric razor to clean things up and shape it to your liking. You might want to exfoliate afterwards to ward of any ingrown hairs. I also like to throw some sudocrem into the mix, I find its presence comforting.
If this method doesn't match your criteria you could go down the lighter / wet flannel route.
I obtained some good quality hairdresser scissors and trimmed everything, it's surprising how much better everything looks!


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Smokin' Tires And Lightin' Fires
Two-Tone '86 C10
Warren Pigott is a good ol' boy from Silsbee, Texas, and his C10 is a good ol' truck with a sweet exterior and a mean demeanor. After several years of building, it is ready to hit the track and ready for its closeup. The nickname Ice Cream fits the truck very well, until you see what is under the hood of this Q ship.
The engine in this monster is a GM Performance Parts 572ci V-8. With 720 hp, this square body certainly gets up and goes. A Billet Specialties Tru Trac serpentine belt system runs all the accessories and looks good doing it. The 572 feeds its power to a GM Turbo 400 transmission and a B&M 3000 torque converter. To get the power to the ground, the 400 is connected to a custom driveshaft, Chevy 12-bolt rearend with a Richmond posi, and Moser axles. A 25-gallon GM fullsize Blazer gas tank holds the juice for the ever-thirsty powerplant up front.
Extra large Pirelli PZero Nero 405/25ZR24 tires with 24x14-inch Intro Hauler 5 wheels help plant the rearend while Pirelli 265/30ZR22 tires sit up front inside a pair of matching 22x8.5-inch Intro wheels. The giant rear wheels are able to tuck into the wheelwells on account of the 'bags and custom Ekstensive two-link being relocated inside the framerails out back. Up front, Warren had Ekstensive Metalworks install a custom Porterbuilt suspension with narrowed, tubular upper and lower control arms, DJM drop spindles, and Firestone 'bags for maximum lowerage. To finish off the suspension, Warren installed a Ford Mustang rack-and-pinion to help steer the nose in the direction of the finish line.
The body has been fixed up with custom sheetmetal work by Bill Carlton of Ekstensive Metalworks. A billet grille up front, a fullsize Blazer rear bumper, and several coats of DuPont basic orange paint and Trans Am silver paint with pearl finish off the exterior.
The interior is just as nice as the exterior, as the seats, door panels, dash and headliner are all covered with gray and orange leather and vinyl. The seats are out of a '91 Chevy 1500 and have custom-fabricated seat frames by Paul Gilders. A B&M shifter comes up out of the floor and a Billet Specialties dash kit brightens up the whole interior. A Kenwood head unit supplies the tunes while Auto Meter gauges provide Warren with all the engine vitals.
Warren sure does have a sweet machine but he still isn't done. He is going to add custom graphics, 14-inch cross-drilled and slotted rotors, polished calipers, custom paint in the bed to match the truck, and a stainless steel tilt steering column. Warren definitely has some work ahead of him, but this is what he does, he loves custom trucks. This is his third custom truck in 30 years and plans on keeping this one for a while. Warren wanted to thank his friends Stacy Booker, Allen Coe, and Paul Glider. But most of all, he wanted to thank his wife, Brenda.


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Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, the Snooki Punch reenacted by dogs, Family Guy's failed predecessor's rare pilot episode, Mythbusters takes on matches and guns, grannies on greenscreen, and Arrested Development's Maeby takes on the Teen Witch "Take That" rap-battle.
Alia Shawkat Takes On the Teen Witch Rap
Alia Shawkat, better known as Maeby on Arrested Development, stars in this promo for designer Rachel Antonoff's 2010 collection. Rachel's also featured alongside Alia in this tribute to the "Top That" scene from 80s classic, Teen Witch.
The Snooki Punch, Now with More Dog!
You gotta hand it to Americans, they're crafty. If MTV doesn't want to show Snooki getting punched in the face, people will re-create it in as many ways possible until our craving for misogynistic violence is satisfied. Today's re-interpretation: puppies.
Seth Macfarlane's Failed Pilot: The Family Guy That Wasn't
Did you know in 1996 Seth Macfarlane made a pilot for Cartoon Network called Larry and Steve? It happened. Peter, Brian, and Quagmire were all a part of the show as slightly askew versions of their present selves.
Mythbusters: Can You Light a Match with a Bullet?
Last night's Mythbusters tackled the age-old question: can one light a "strike anywhere" match with a bullet from from a gun? Okay, so maybe the question isn't so "age-old," but it sure makes for an interesting case.
Grandmas Act Adorably Old in "Green Screen Grannys"
Two cute old ladies, Millie and Fran (like they could be named anything else), are put in front of a green screen pretending they're on a rollercoaster. That's it. Maybe they could be a replacement for Leno at 10 PM?


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PONTIAC, Mich. - Jeffrey Pyne walked into court Friday wearing a suit and shackles.
The former high school valedictorian and University of Michigan student faces life in prison if convicted of murdering his 51-year-old mother, Ruth Pyne. He faces a first-degree murder charge.
Ruth was found beaten and stabbed to death May 27, 2011 in the garage of the Pyne family's home in Highland Township. Her then 10-year-old daughter and husband made the discovery.
"He took a 2x4 ... took that, and he was holding it, and he hit her in the back of the head. And he hit her again. And again," said Assistant Prosecutor John Skrzynski.
But Jeffrey's attorney, James Champion, said evidence will show his client had nothing to do with Ruth's death.
Jeffrey, now 21, wiped away tears Friday as he listened to a 911 audio recording. The evidence shows a call was made at 2:36 p.m. that day in 2011. Jeffrey had clocked into work at Spicers Orchard 20 minutes later with injuries to his hands. Ruth's husband, Bernie Pyne, had made the call.
Ruth had a history of mental illness. Her relationship with family members was rocky. However, Bernie says his son is not capable of murder.
-- Ruth Pyne
"He had nothing to do with this. He would never harm his mother. He loved his mother," said Bernie. "I don't believe that I'm a naive, unthinking father that's just hoping that his son isn't guilty. I truly ... I know my son and I know he is not capable of this. I know he would never harm his mother."
Nine months before Ruth was killed she was jailed for attempting to strangle Jeffery. She had been committed to a mental hospital. Her medication was changed by doctors just days before her murder.
The prosecution plans to argue that Jeffrey was angry with his mother at the time of her murder. The defense says there is no evidence that links their client to Ruth's death. The trial is expected to last three weeks.
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Twins lose challenge at first base in sixth
Call stands after replay shows Sox speedster Eaton safe on bang-bang play
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire unsuccessfully challenged a play at first base in the sixth inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox.
With Gordon Beckham at third base and one out, Adam Eaton smashed a hard-hit grounder to first baseman Chris Parmelee with the infield in. Parmelee looked home after making the diving stop, and scrambled to get back to first base in an attempt to beat a sliding Eaton to the bag.
Eaton was ruled safe on the play by first-base umpire Tony Randazzo, but Gardenhire came out to challenge the play. The call on the field stood after a review of one minute, 50 seconds.
It was the 22nd challenge issued by Gardenhire this season, and he's had 11 calls overturned.
After the review, Alexei Ramirez tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Jose Abreu scored Eaton on a two-out double to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I used to be on swim team and wound up with green straw instead of hair one summer due to the chlorine and not rinsing after 4 hours in the pool every morning. Always rinse your hair.
The worst part of public pools is the snotballs on the bottom of the pool.


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"A surprisingly varied 15-track collection of modern blues performances, many of them done live
. Includes a concert version by Elmore James of his majestic 'The Sky Is Crying,' a full-throated and horn section-abetted 'Crossroads' from Homesick James, Ike Turner's sax-fueled 'You Don't Love Me,' Betty Everett (singing in front of the Willie Dixon Band) delivering a kind of pop blues on 'Tell Me Darling,' and Sonny Terry's back porch and down-home solo harmonica turn on 'Whoopin' the Blues.'"All Music Guide


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Quote:Cord your Thursday work out sounds hardcore. Also, sparring with your dad has to be fun. My dad and I used to weight lift together all the time but not so much anymore. How is the shoulder?
Quote:Wednesday, December 13, 2006Will be my last day for working out.
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Good Health
THE PELVIC REGIONBy: JIM REED, PT, MHA - Eisenhower Physical Therapy Supervisor
Eisenhower's Rehabilitation Services Department has recently opened the Pelvic Health Clinic, a program designed to treat conditions relating to the pelvic floor. Staffed by specially trained physical therapists using the latest technology available and working closely with your physician, therapists first evaluate the anatomy and functioning of the pelvic region, then develop an individualized, goaloriented treatment plan, providing expert instruction in techniques specifically designed to target the patient's needs. The ultimate goal of all pelvic health treatment programs at Eisenhower Medical Center is the restoration of normal function.
The ability to remain continent is dependent on one's anatomy, urinary tract health, muscular control, psychological well being and physical abilities to respond to the need to eliminate. Any one or more of these systems, working incorrectly, can cause one to become incontinent. The goals of an incontinence program include improving one's ability to recognize and control elimination through awareness of and strengthening of the musculature involved.
Incontinence and pain in the pelvic region are common occurrences among men and women undergoing treatment for cancer. Incontinence is a frequent symptom following colorectal surgeries, prostate surgeries and any other surgery involving the pelvic floor. Recent statistics show that up to one-half of all men who have had a radical prostatectomy develop urinary incontinence, with 15 to 50 percent reporting continued incontinence up to one year later. One of the key components of the Pelvic Health Program at Eisenhower is the identification of and control of the pelvic floor musculature. This is accomplished through the use of biofeedback equipment (used to isolate these muscles) as well as electrical stimulation, therapeutic exercises and neuromuscular re-education to enhance awareness of the muscle's ability to contract. Biofeedback instruments detect when a muscle is contracting or relaxing and provide visual feedback of the muscle action. Biofeedback helps the individual to understand the muscle movement and improve muscle coordination.
Traditional strengthening exercises are an important part of any strengthening and recovery program. Many have heard of Kegel exercises for pelvic floor strengthening, and many feel that just "working out" or "being strong" will return function to this area. However, the ability to contract these muscles correctly and in an isolated fashion is vital to recovery of normal function. Some common mistakes are made when doing Kegel exercises, including using the wrong technique, contracting the wrong muscles, holding your breath while contracting, and not being consistent with the exercise program.
To identify the correct muscles, practicing stopping the process of urinating —the muscles that are used to stop urination are the correct muscles to exercise.
Through proper exercises and the right training, recovery from pelvic disorders is possible. To get started in the new Pelvic Health Program at Eisenhower, ask your physician for a prescription. An initial appointment may be made by calling 760-773-2033 or by faxing the prescription to 760-773-1634. Eisenhower's Pelvic Health Program is covered by most insurances.


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Managing Editor
The Courier has obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request e-mails that give insight into what appears to be a division among some city leaders regarding the Sept. 28 firing of Assistant Public Works Director Dave Garza. Garza had been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 5.
The first e-mail, sent from Mayor Tyrone Williamson to Alderman Phil Carruth dated Nov. 19, indicated Garza was denied unemployment benefits by the state Department of Workforce Services "because he was using city offices, computer equipment and software to conduct a personal business from his city office during normal work hours."
Human Resources Director Christi Williams told the Department of Workforce Services that Garza had permission from former Public Works Director Morgan Barrett, but "[the department] determined that it was still unlawful," according to Williamson's e-mail.
Barrett was terminated in July in connection with an investigation into an alleged theft of city property by a street department employee. While Barrett was not accused of any crime, Williamson said at the time he was fired for "retaliation" against the investigation into the theft.
Bradley Teeter, the street department employee in question, was also terminated. Public Works administrative assistant Rebecca Sanders, wife of Alderman Scott Sanders, was fired soon after Barrett and Teeter's termination. City officials cited the city's "at-will" employment policy in connection with Sanders' termination.
According to the e-mail, Garza appealed the denial of unemployment benefits, and Carruth participated on Garza's behalf in a hearing on the appeal conducted by conference call Nov. 16.
"As an Alderman [sic], do you not feel that it is a conflict of interest to testify against the city?" Williamson asked in the e-mail. "And, as a former Mayor and current Alderman [sic], do you feel that it is acceptable for a city employee to conduct personal business while using city equipment and being on city payroll?"
Carruth sent an e-mail response the same day.
"As you may not recall, I, as Public Works liaison, have been excluded from information regarding the accusations .... You have been present when I asked if there was any more information other than the very thin allegations I had read [in the local media]. The mystery remains why you fired one, then two, and finally three valuable employees ....
"[Barrett and Garza] made suplimental [sic] income by working on outside jobs from home and at night according to [Garza's] sworn testimony."
Carruth wrote he attended the appeal hearing at Garza's request as an observer and was not asked for any comments.
"I would have gladly given testimony," Carruth wrote. "... [Garza] has had annual permission for years to do exactly that for which he was fired."
"In this case, I believe you were far out-of-line [sic] to protest this family man's unemployment insurance compensation," Carruth's e-mail continued. "... Finally, I believe it is any citizen's responsibility to protest government action they believe to be wrong. Surely you agree."
Carruth walked out of a July 19 city council meeting when the council did not secure enough votes to override the mayor and reinstate Barrett, according to a July 20 story by Sean Ingram.
Carruth said in an interview Monday he listened to Garza's version of events during the hearing and felt that based on his understanding of the evidence presented, Garza "had permission from the current mayor" and was fired for "doing the things he had approval to do."
"This is based on what I think I understand," he said. "I've only had pieces of the story, and there may be parts of [the story] that may change my mind, but I haven't seen them yet. I'm not the decision-maker."
According to a Nov. 19 determination letter signed by James E. Smedley, the hearing officer, the department reversed its decision to deny Garza unemployment benefits, citing that "Williams acknowledged that the city policy allowed the [Garza's] supervisor to approve outside work."
Barrett testified at the hearing Garza had his permission to do outside work, according to the determination letter.
"As the claimant had the approval of his supervisor, he did not act willfully against the best interest of the employer," the letter continued.
The city had 20 days to file an appeal.
A state legislative audit is currently being conducted on the Public Works department, and auditors turned over documents for 5th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons to review. Gibbons recently confirmed the Arkansas State Police are conducting a criminal investigation into the information provided by the auditors, but would not say if any specific individuals were being investigated.
The city council's personnel committee voted at a meeting Nov. 27 to recommend the full council amend the employee handbook to disallow any personal use of city-licensed software and to allow department heads to change employees' normal working hours, days of work and work arrangements only with permission of the mayor. The council will decide on the policy changes at its Dec. 20 meeting.


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Like Father, Like Daughter
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Active Citizenship, Blogs, International, Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Students on June 27, 2011
Rising junior Sarah Hartman (A13) and her father Dr. Lester Hartman were the subjects of a father's day feature on Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston's pediatric health blog. In an extreme version of "take your daughter to work day," Dr. Hartman invited Sarah to spend a spring break with him in Cambodia, helping survivors of land mines. This experience, and additional service trips to Haiti, spurred in Sarah an interest in public health and medicine.
From a relatively early age our dad wanted us to see first hand what other parts of the world were like and what people who lived there had to deal with on a daily basis," says Sarah. "He set a real example for me in wanting to reach out to help people and learn more about global health in the process."


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I have nothing better to do than to keep getting banned from here and coming back, so if anyone wants to point their fingers and laugh at my complete lack of a life, please feel free. I'm just too darn smart to be taken down so easily
I dont want your pity. I only want some attention and nothing more
Thank you


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The proclamation reads, "whereas for the past five years, Adullam Youth Outreach's core value has been to care for the children and teens when no one else could or would, and this care has sparked hope and promise for a better tomorrow, a tomorrow that is better for children and families, and ultimately, for the entire community."
The Adullam Youth Outreach ranch in Russellville was founded five years ago by ministers Mark and Leslie Dollar and served the area under the umbrella of Main Street Mission, until the youth ranch applied and received nonprofit status separately more than one year ago.
The youth ranch is a place of refuge which provides youth the opportunity to experience a loving family atmosphere while growing and maturing into adulthood. The Adullam Youth Outreach is a faith-based, tuition-free program centered around sharing the Father's love with teens and their families, while offering counseling and positive role models for behavior modification.
Eaton, Pope County Judge Jim Ed Gibson and 5th Judicial District Circuit Judge Ken Coker Jr. said the city and the county support this local mission, which allows troubled youth the opportunity to remain in school and close to family while experiencing job training, parenting skills, tutoring and self-discipline.
"We will help them as a nonprofit however we can," Gibson said. "They provide a good service for the community and we would like to see more community support that would enable them to grow."
Currently, Mark Dollar said the program is at maximum capacity and because the need is so great in Pope County and throughout the state, the program wans to expand and build four additional dormitories. He said groups from several states have pledged to donate their time to build additional dorms once money to purchase materials has been raised.
"In the past, we've let ourselves get overloaded," Mark Dollar said, "We don't ever want to turn someone away, but really we are at our max right now and need to build in order to truly serve the growing needs of our county and state."
Coker said he has seen a tremendous need for programs like the Adullam Youth Outreach and has seen great success with youth placed there throughout the five years. The program provides numerous benefits to juveniles and monetary savings to the community, he added.
"The Dollars run an excellent program," Coker said. "We are very thankful they are part of our community and so generous with this program. A lot of times we send kids there as an alternative to detention, which saves the community money. Any time we can give kids a positive role model, that goes a long way to rehabilitating the children."
Another positive aspect of the program is proximity. Youth are allowed to remain in the community, near family and attend school. Coker said the court system remains in contact to ensure the program is working for the juvenile, the parents and the Dollars. He added sometimes the juvenile will go back home if it is deemed appropriate and other times, the Dollars will provide the last preparation for life the juvenile receives.
New board member Paul Butler of Russellville said he joined the board after knowing Mark and Leslie Dollar personally for three years and saw their youth ministry in action.
"I've seen the positive changes in some of the kids that come through Adullam," Butler said. "When I see something that works, plus I got to know Mark and Leslie personally and know it's truly their mission, I just wanted to help where I could."
Members of the community are challenged to pledge $10 per household during the Make a Difference Campaign during Adullam Youth Outreach week. The Dollars and their "brood" will hand-deliver envelopes to every household in the community.
For more information, call Mark Dollar at 970-1578 or to mail a contribution, P. O. Box 10025, Russellville, AR 72812.


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Here are some scripts from my scripts directory, which happened to be fixed for 2.8, either because I needed them or out of curiosity. They may be backward incompatible with 2.6. If I did the work before the authors, they can receive their good back here. I updated this package on 2012/09/09, adding some other great scripts I use daily.
The Orton Effect is a combination of Orton Effect by Julia Jomantaite and other Orton effect scripts - with changes of my own. JP-Borders was written by J-P Sutto and me. Tuxcomputers split-tone with edge detection can do a classical split tone easily configurable or, if "Edge Detection" is checked, a different but very interesting effect.
I did not modify "my" version of Serge Mankovski's B/W Film Simulation, with a new option, "Add grain", which calls "my" version of Elsamuko grain (I hope you'll forgive me, Elsamuko, for having snooped your code and added some options I needed), and will not work with the original script except if you modify 19 lines :(( But maybe the grain is too big for some "simulations" of high speed films.
Some of them previously modified by me, or completely altered.
I just wanted to update this with some information-
I saw the gimp 2.7.4 release notes and they state:
- Lots and lots of undeprecations"*
...which is why i don;t like releasing scripts for unstable versions.... they can be a real pain to maintain.
*I haven't looked at the specific details yet, so am not sure what was un-depreciated....
-Rob A>
Thanks Francois; just tested Cartoonize in 2.7 64 bit. No drop down menu to choose GREYC, Guessean, or G'MIC (just defaulted to use G'MIC) but I only use G'MIC anyway, so didn't care. Haven't evaluated the other scripts yet (way too early in the morning to do so; just woke up and about to hit the sack for another hour; lol) but wanted to tell you again, thanks a heap. :)
Please be aware that the warnings generated by these scripts only appear for GIMP version 2.7 -- the development version of GIMP. When GIMP 2.8 is released, it will not generate these warnings.
If you are running the development version of GIMP and wish to avoid these warnings, invoke GIMP with the following command line:
gimp-2.7 --pdb-compat-mode on
(GIMP dev versions are compiled with a PDB compatibility mode of "warn" so that developers can determine which stock plug-ins will require updating. The warnings are not particularly indicative of problems with GIMP, nor are they intended for regular users.)
I question how advisable it is to release versions of scripts that target the GIMP development release, breaking compatibility with previous releases while offering no gain once the next stable release arrives.
I'm a retired old teacher, Saul, and I have time to do this sort of things.
I am not questioning your motivation, your generosity, or your skill; only the efficacy of publishing development-specific versions of scripts. You are certainly permitted, from a legal standpoint, to do what you're doing; however, consider things from the viewpoint of the original authors of the scripts.
For example, you've now published your own version of Rob Antonishen's 'histogram-match' script which will not work with GIMP 2.6. When GIMP users complain about this, do you not think it mayn't be a tad bit confusing to Mr Antonishen that a script he has thoroughly tested is no longer working? Do you not see this as potentially causing confusion and grief?
Similarly for Elsamuko, Barak, and the others. I am sure they do not mind that you modify their scripts, building upon what they've shared; however, distributing "broken" versions of their scripts -- and the ensuing complaints that such breakage is sure to illicit -- is in my opinion hardly worth the temporary convenience of not having warning messages appear for those few who have chosen to use a development version without any understanding of what that entails.
I do not wish to speak for RobA, elsamuko, Mr Gabor, or the other .script authors; but I have not noticed any particular negligence on any of their parts in maintaining their scripts and I think you should reconsider whether what you are doing is conducive to their efforts of maintaining their scripts.
As the author of one of these scripts (Histogram Match) I'll give my perspective.
Personally, I will NOT make publicly available a version of any of my scripts to work with a development version of Gimp. (I do have such a version of most of the scripts I have written, however) Once 2.8 is issued, I will release an updated version of the script, either specifically for 2.8, or more generally that will have reverse compatibility along with version checks (it depends on the complexity of the script).
If someone wants to make a modified version of the script available that works with a development version of Gimp, that is their prerogative (I did make the script GPL). I may borrow some of that code, even!. It is still my intent to release a new version for the next stable release of Gimp(assuming I am still around and still developing scripts).
I'd appreciate, though, if the script name is changed and appropriate "support" contact information is provided on any script issued based on one of mine.
-Rob A>
Soon or later the warning will become errors , it would had make no sense change gimp Api if the changes are not to be applied counting to a compatibility layer still to come
so i found the update quite useful and i like the new scripts
I know how disable or redirect error messages so they do not pop out pretending to be clicked out
But i don't like disable warning some may be useful, updated filters as this filter out the not useful warnings and so allow to see the others (if not they will be buried)
Soon or later the warning will become errors ,
Yes, in about two or three years (maybe more). By that time hopefully the number of people using GIMP 2.6 will be negligible -- and it won't be that egregious to suggest that they upgrade to a more recent version.
Thank Francois
I am slowly doing the something similar with the script i have installed(using Notepad++ search and replace feature ) but i did miss some of the script you got
(I didn't upload mine because i have no tested all yet,i used Notepad++ search and replace feature to replace in batch the deprecated commands , i see that now that the filters give much less warning )


text: So I was looking at this photo taken last year when Viola-tor and I did the Grand Canyon. When the decision was made that I needed to see the GC again. Sunset sounds like a plan. I leave town pretty early on Sunday, just as the balloons are setting off. It's gonna be over 100 degrees today in the desert. I head north on the 89A to find some lean angle. I spend time playing around with video for the first time and I may share some of it later. I stop to stretch the legs in Jerome. This place attracts tourists, artists, and the bikers line up in front of the saloons. I found a few interesting things in Jerome. Liberty Theater Porsche! 1898 Highway 89A runs down the mountain and across the Verde Valley towards the red rocks of Sedona. My 2002 Aprilia RST1000 Futura Porsche 2 Highway 89A in Oak Creek Canyon .......... I forgot how much of the river is visible at Desert View. I get to Desert View about 2.5 hours before sunset. It was warm so I change into shorts and t-shirt to wait. It looked like I may get wet, but all of the showers moved away. Wait for it!


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This year could be the year Oregon's public meetings law gets poked full of holes. There are at least two proposed changes in the hopper in Salem that could change the law for the worse.
One says that email communication does not constitute a meeting.
That change should be relatively harmless, but there is potential for abuse.
It would be ridiculous if city councilors or county commissioners had to declare a public meeting each time they emailed each other. Their emails can already be obtained through a public records request and that doesn't change under this proposal.
One of the reasons for this legislative concept, though, is some tumult about what the law says.
A court found that Lane County Commissioners Pete Sorenson and Rob Handy violated the state's public meeting laws in 2009.
The court said the commissioners held private, serial one-on-one meetings. It was for the purpose of deciding how to vote on aides for the commissioners. There were never enough commissioners present during the meetings to constitute a quorum.
That decision caused some confusion about what is permissible. Emails are not the same thing as a meeting. But emails that get passed around could also be viewed as private, serial, one-on-one meetings. So it's a good step to clarify the law's intent.
At the same time, email sent within a quorum of board members could also be a deliberate attempt to evade the meaning of public meeting laws. Public officials should not use it that way.
The second proposed change is a legislative concept that says fact-gathering activities and on-site inspections of property are not public meetings.
This is trouble.
Imagine if all the members of the Brookings City Council went around on fact-gathering activities as the basis for a new $60 million water project for the city. With the proposed change in the law, the council wouldn't have to tell the public what it's doing. The councilors may not ostensibly be making a decision or even deliberating toward a decision. They still would be doing something the public should know about.
The Legislature should not allow public meetings to become a sham where decisions have already been made behind closed doors.
- WesCom News Service (Bend Bulletin)


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yay i'm up a rank!
so new question it's a kinda boring one, but i'm really interested to see what you guys think:
what music do you think Leah ejnoys listening to?
because i can't really imagine...
Moderators: Bronze Haired Girl, una
copper curls wrote:Do you mean that Leah wouldn't have to feel Sam's regret, mixed with continuing love for Emily?
copper curls wrote:dawn wrote:I really don't know what job she would have taken, I could see her as a kick-butt lawyer or business women. I think she has good leadership skills, so anything where she could utilize them.
I like the idea of Leah as a professional, no nonsense business women. She could wear powers suits and stuff.
I actually have this idea that she might want to be a divorce lawyer... feminine empowerment and all that.
I came across another interesting idea, from dawn and lacuna scion...dawn wrote:I agree with lacuna scion that Leah probably would have gotten over Sam much easier/quicker if she didn't have to constantly be inside of his head.
^ I'm not saying you're wrong, either of you, I just don't quite understand what you mean... wouldn't it have been easier for Leah to an extent, to finally understand at least some of the reasons behind the betrayal and heartbreak?
I don't mean that she would have enjoyed being inn Sam's head, but that she would have been glad for some sort of explanation.
Do you mean that Leah wouldn't have to feel Sam's regret, mixed with continuing love for Emily? or am I totally off base here?
this is an interesting idea, so I'd love if anyone could elaborate on this...
~ Kat
P.S. Jo, congrats on your promotion! woot woot!
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FORMER doubles champion, Australian-born Bob Hewitt, has been suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame after allegations he sexually abused girls he coached.
Officials have announced that Hewitt's legacy has been stripped from the institution.
Hall of Fame chief executive Mark Stenning told The Associated Press that the hall's executive committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to suspend Hewitt indefinitely after an outside investigation deemed credible the allegations of multiple women who said they were abused by Hewitt while he was coaching them decades ago.
Australian-born Hewitt won several grand slam events during his career in the 1960s and 1970s and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.
No one has ever been suspended or expelled from the hall.
Stenning said the committee did not consider expulsion because it believed that would require a criminal conviction.
Contact information for Hewitt, who lives in South Africa, could not immediately be found.
The Weekend Post newspaper in South Africa quoted him last year as saying: "I only want to apologise if I offended anyone in any way."
Stenning said Hewitt's plaque in the enshrinement hall and other references to him at the institution and on its website were removed on Thursday.
The website had called him an "enduringly elegant player" and a "master of the doubles craft".
"His legacy ceases to exist in the Hall of Fame," Stenning said.
Lawyer Michael Connolly of the firm Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, which the hall hired to conduct the inquiry, said he interviewed more than two dozen people over several months.
He spent 10 hours interviewing Hewitt, who was accompanied by two South African lawyers, in September, but would not characterise those discussions.
"We identified as many of the victims as we could, spoke to them, spoke to their family members and spoke to a host of others with relevant information," he said.
Among those Connolly interviewed was Heather Conner, who says she was sexually abused by Hewitt starting at age 15, when she says he forced her to have sex with him near a high school in Massachusetts.
Conner, who has spoken publicly before and agreed to be identified, had been critical of the hall for not taking action sooner and had sought Hewitt's expulsion.
She could not immediately be reached.
At least two of Hewitt's accusers in South Africa had asked authorities to open a rape investigation.
A South African lawyer representing some of the women said in July that the criminal investigation had moved slowly. The status of the case was not immediately clear on Thursday.
Originally published as Aussie-born tennis great in abuse probe


text: I am currently working on a space combat game. It will be just another one of those games where you scroll from side to side shooting the enemies in space. I need to know something. How do I use a for loop to draw a specified amount of enemy planes at a random "x" position? I am using OpenGL!


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As the release date for The Sims 3 Seasons nears, our need to give you more codes grows!
Out of the four codes we were supplied, we've given two codes away…This means Round 3 of The Sims 3 Seasons caption contest has begun! Or is beginning…Right now!
If you find yourself wondering what games coincide with the previously mentioned 'codes',well, I have an answer: The Sims 3 Seasons and The Sims 3!
You have until November 15th to think up a witty caption for the photo below!
"If I blow hard enough maybe I won't freeze to death."
Don't worry, if things don't work out for you this round we have a fourth (and final) round! So get on with captioning this screenshot in the comment section below! Don't forget to be clever!
*Winners will receive their code on November 16, 2012 when the game is released.
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ATHENS, GA —- Former Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft on
Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Caldwell-Pope was the eighth overall pick of the
draft. He is the seventh UGA player to
be taken in the first round, the fourth Bulldog to earn lottery-pick status and
the first lottery pick since Jarvis Hayes in 2003. He's the highest draft choice from Georgia
since Dominique Wilkins was taken third overall by Utah in the 1982 NBA Draft.
"I want to congratulate Kentavious on his selection
in the NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons," Georgia coach Mark Fox
said. "Years ago Kentavious shared
with me his dream of playing in the NBA. Tonight it came true. We are very
excited for him and proud he chose to spend his college years at Georgia."
Caldwell-Pope, a 6-5 guard from Greenville, Ga., became
the first Bulldog since Wilkins in 1981 to sweep the major Southeastern
Conference Player-of-the-Year awards this past season. He led Georgia and
ranked second in the SEC in scoring at 18.5 points per game. In what
became his final collegiate game, he scored a career-high 32 points against LSU
in the SEC Tournament. That total made him the 43rd player in UGA history
to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Caldwell-Pope also led the Bulldogs in rebounding,
steals, minutes played, as well as field goals, 3-point field goals and free
throws made. He ranked among the SEC's leaders in nine of the 13
categories for which individual stats are kept. In addition, he was one
of just nine players in all of NCAA Division I to have scored in double figures
in each of his team's games in the 2013 season.
"Detroit is getting a terrific basketball
player," Fox said. "He has
perfect shooting guard size and the natural instinct to put the ball in the
basket. He is a great shooter and scorer
but is a far more complete player than most shooters. His ability to rebound is a strength, as is
his effectiveness as a defender.
Kentavious has great mobility and his speed should be a real asset in
the open nature of the NBA game. As most
young guys require, he will need some time to learn the NBA game. But he is a worker and I am sure he will keep
his great approach to development in the NBA.
Kentavious is a very soft spoken young man with a huge heart. He plays the game with great passion and I am
certain Pistons fans will love watching him play."


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Better Your Breakfast
Follow these brilliant tips to scale back your calorie intake...by the hundreds! From breakfast tips to dessert ideas, get some great ideas that will make your diet totally doable.
1. Make your own parfait instead of buying one. Use a cup of fat-free plain Greek yogurt, a half cup of sliced strawberries or blueberries, and a quarter cup of Kashi GoLean Cereal. Save: 151 calories
2. Share your favorite brunch dishes with friends. "Split a 500-calorie waffle and a 600-calorie omelet four ways," says Leslie J. Bonci, RD, FITNESS advisory board member and director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "You won't overindulge or feel deprived." Save: 225 to 325 calories
3. "When ordering eggs, ask for them to be cooked dry," suggests Alyse Levine, RD, dietitian and the nutrition adviser for Livestrong.com. "Chefs often overpour the oil or butter." Save: 250 calories
4. Use 3 ounces of sliced chicken breast in your omelet instead of having 3 ounces of sausage with your eggs, says Marjorie Nolan, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "Add veggies and salsa for a little kick." Save: about 120 calories
5. Slice your bagel lengthwise into thirds. Keep the ends and toss the center and "you'll have the illusion that you're eating a full bagel," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, FITNESS advisory board member and author of The Flexitarian Diet. Save: 120 calories
6. Order Canadian bacon instead of sausage on your breakfast sandwich. Save: 100 to 200 calories
7. At Dunkin' Donuts, get a medium iced coffee with skim milk and Splenda instead of a medium Coffee Coolatta with cream. Save: 560 calories
8. Eat half a grapefruit. "Its high water content can make you feel fuller and keep you from overeating at your main meal," Blatner says. Save: about 100 calories
Snack Smarter
1. Nosh on 20 salted edamame pods instead of 20 potato chips. Save: 100 calories
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3. Dip baby carrots and slices of cucumber and bell pepper rather than 14 tortilla chips in your guacamole. Save: 220 calories
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5. Rather than a Snickers bar, have a tablespoon of Nutella on a small apple. Save: 125 calories
Lighten Your Lunch
1. Use a teaspoon of dry-roasted sunflower seeds instead of croutons on your salad. "You'll get a healthy crunch with more protein, vitamins, and minerals," Levine says. Save: 30 to 50 calories
2. Swap candied walnuts for an ounce of raisins on your salad. Save: 115 calories
3. Choose a 6-inch turkey sub instead of tuna the next time you're at Subway. Save: 220 calories
4. Spread a wedge of light cheese on your sandwich instead of using a slice of Swiss. Save: 71 calories
5. Order a cup of egg drop soup instead of a cup of wonton soup. Save: 50 to 100 calories
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9. Get an open-face grilled chicken sandwich with a half serving of fries and a side salad instead of a burger and fries. Save: 300 to 500 calories
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Restaurant meals tend to be loaded with more fat and calories than we realize, Levine says. Order healthy with these tips.
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2. Top pasta with the Roasted Garlic Cream sauce instead of the Alfredo sauce at Macaroni Grill. Save: 250 calories
3. Ask for chicken and fish to be grilled instead of fried. Save: 150 to 250 calories
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6. At Chinese restaurants, choose stir-fried dishes, like broccoli beef, rather than deep-fried, like orange chicken. Save: 200 to 300 calories
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1. Trade a cup of spaghetti for a cup of spaghetti squash. "The noodles have nearly five times the calories," says Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, author of Power Eating. Save: 179 calories
2. "You don't have to change the foods you're eating to cut calories," Blatner says. "Just reportion them." Nonstarchy veggies, such as green beans, should take up half your plate, and carbs and protein, like potatoes and steak, should each fill a quarter of it. Save: 250 to 300 calories
3. Prevent late-night binges by dividing your dinner into two separate meals, Bonci suggests. "Eat half your portion of carbs, protein, and veggies at 7 p.m. and the rest at 10 p.m., when you would normally have a snack." Save: at least 250 calories
4. Toss your salad with a squeeze of orange and a teaspoon of olive oil instead of two tablespoons of ranch dressing. Save: 100 calories
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6. Instead of using oil to flavor rice, add a tea bag (try jasmine and green tea) to the cooking water. Save: at least 100 calories
7. Make cauliflower and cheese instead of mac and cheese. Save: 192 calories a cup
8. Swap sour cream on a baked potato for nonfat Greek yogurt. Save: more than 60 calories
9. Replace butter on asparagus with grated lemon peel. Save: 200 calories
10. Thicken soups with a cup of pureed white beans, not cream, says Katie Cavuto Boyle, RD, nutritionist for the Philadelphia Phillies. Save: more than 500 calories a cup
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Indulge in: a half cup of frozen berries with a half cup of vanilla ice cream. "It'll look like a full bowl and give you antioxidants," Nolan says.
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Indulge in: one biscotto with a mug of pomegranate tea. "It takes longer to eat dessert if you sip a hot drink, so you'll feel fuller," Bonci says.
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