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Insurers' hikes already taking toll
If you work for a small business, your next health insurance premium may give you sticker shock.
Many of the small-business and individual insurance policies are working the health reform law's 2014 fees into their 2013 bills, contributing to double-digit premium increases for some people.
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All those new consumer benefits packed into the health reform law — birth control without a co-pay, free preventive care and limits on when insurers can turn down a customer — had to be paid for somehow.
So the law's drafters included a new tax on health insurers, starting at $8 billion in 2014 and increasing to $14 billion within four years, to help meet the new expenses. And insurers in 2014 will also have to pay a "reinsurance contribution" to cushion health plans that end up with a lot of sick customers under new rules requiring them to cover people with pre-existing conditions.
Some health insurance companies are getting a jump-start, passing on those 2014 fees to consumers in policies that start in 2013.
While insurance rates have been going up for years — and not all of the new increases can be pinned to the health law — the hikes will certainly give more fuel to Obamacare critics.
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Insurers say they have no choice but to increase premiums to cover those costs. But it's hitting pocketbooks sooner than some people expected, and that's causing controversy.
Everyone, even many of the law's supporters, admit premiums are going to go up under the health law — although many people will get subsidies to help pay for coverage. Many of the costs — and the priciest benefits — were pushed beyond the 2012 election to 2014. But if the public revolts when they see 10 percent,15 percent or 20 percent rate hikes, already shaky support for the health law could suffer.
That means there's a lot at stake for insurance companies and the law's supporters when consumers see their health insurance bills.
The law's backers have a history of using steep rate increases to garner public support for health reform — and against insurers. One turning point that helped the law's passage was when Democrats blasted a 39 percent rate increase requested by Anthem Blue Cross in California in early 2010.
Now, insurers are being proactive, arguing the health law is driving the increase in prices.
"There's a massive new health insurance tax that starts in 2014," said Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for industry group America's Health Insurance Plans. "For policies that are sold in 2013 and extend into next year, there's going to be taxes imposed. … As a result, like all taxes, they will be reflected in premiums charged."


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Dec. 13, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Shannon Brooks (Colorado Springs, CO) has been elected captain of the 2005 Yale men's soccer team. The announcement was made at the team banquet on Dec. 8, following a team vote. Brooks started 16 games on defense for the Bulldogs this fall and finished fifth on the team in scoring with six points (1 goal, 4 assists).
"Shannon is tremendously well-respected by everybody for his commitment to hard work and excellence on and off the field," said Yale head coach Brian Tompkins. "He is everything one could ask for in a captain, and I am looking forward to his leadership next season."
Five other awards were presented at the banquet. Ryan Raybould (Leawood, KS) was the recipient of the Jack Marshall Award (most dedicated) and the Walter Leeman Trophy (senior leadership). The Bob Holliday Award (unsung hero) was presented to Greg Carlson (Moorestown, NJ) and the Walter McNerney Trophy (most valuable) went to Andrew Dealy (Pittsburgh, PA). Jake Miller (San Rafael, CA) was the recipient of the Frank Dunne Award (most improved).
The Bulldogs finished the 2004 season with a 7-10 overall record and were 4-3 in Ivy League play.

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The ACM Awards will return to Las Vegas on April 6 with co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan. In addition, Florida Georgia Line has been confirmed to host the ACM Fan Jam.
It marks Shelton's fourth consecutive turn and Bryan's second time hosting the awards show which will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The ACM Awards will air on CBS.
Meanwhile, the ACM Fan Jam will take place simultaneously at the Mandalay Bay Events Center with live performances during the awards show. The ACM Fan Jam will continue after the awards ceremony with a concert featuring Florida Georgia Line. More details will be announced.
As in past years, a special taping will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Monday following the awards show. The theme of this year's taping has not yet been announced. The special will air at a later date on CBS and ticket proceeds will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, a charitable endeavor.
The ACM Party for a Cause Festival will return for its second year, as well. The outdoor concerts will be held April 4-5. Tickets for that event will go on sale on Jan. 10. More details will be announced in January.
Bryan is the ACM's reigning entertainer of the year. Florida Georgia Line is the ACM's reigning new artist and new duo of the year. Shelton has won four ACM awards, including one for co-writing "Over You," the ACM's reigning song of the year.
Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. PT at ACMawards.com.


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LONDON — Everyone got a hug on their way down the stairs, to the seats, where they were hugged again. And when everyone was hugged, the Canadian women's gymnastics team posed for photographs, smiling arm-in-arm, after making history.
Canada has never won a medal in the artistic team final, and that did not change Tuesday in London, but that does not mean nothing changed. The Canadians finished fifth out of eight teams, giving the country its best-ever result in an Olympic team event.
The United States won gold with a score of 183.596, leaving their rival Russians with the silver (178.530) and Romania with bronze (176.414). Other than the Americans, who are already accorded celebrity status in the sport, and are thus expected to deliver under any circumstance, there might not have been a happier team than the Canadians (170.804).
"It honestly is amazing," national team director Kyna Fletcher said. "You're in the big leagues, and when you're dealing with the top four, where they are now, you know you're in reach. It's fabulous."
Canada, she said, funded its Olympic preparations — as well as its junior program — on a shoestring budget of about $285,000. Fletcher estimated the Americans worked with a budget of more than $2 million.
"We're a sport that is not heavily funded," she said, the buzz still audible from the stands above, in the North Greenwich Arena in London.
The Canadians did not even qualify four years ago in Beijing, and had made sixth place a stated goal after their surprising qualification for the final in London. This was the first time a Canadian team had qualified for a team final in a non-boycott year.
Canada, with a team comprised of four teenagers and a 20-year-old, was able to compete with a unique freedom. It was a freedom from expectation, having already exceeded their expectations on Sunday.
As the friends and family of Canadian Dominique Pegg repeated outside the venue before the competition began, the team was already in celebration mode. No Canadian had done what they were about to do, and with the world's attention on the established monarchies of the sport — the United States, Russia and Romania among them — they could go about their work away from the spotlight.
"We thought, coming in, that we could be sixth," Canadian coach Dave Brubaker said. "We were going to be happy with eighth or seventh. And fifth is just icing on the cake."
Canadian coaches, officials and athletes were beaming in the dark corner of the mixed zone, where competitors meet reporters after their event. As the team posed for another round of photos, Brubaker tried put a finer point on their accomplishment.
"I think it actually feels, for us, like being first in the world," he said. "Because we are really up against a lot. We're a low-budget sport in Canada. We put a lot of effort in from the clubs. There's a huge culmination of effort from a lot of very gifted coaches that produce this result — it's not just the people you see on the floor."
And the Canadians are still not finished with the floor in London. Pegg has qualified for the individual all-around final on Thursday, while Ellie Black and Brittany Rogers will compete in the vault final.
On Tuesday, tension filled the arena as the final scores were tabulated. The arena erupted when it was announced the United States had won. In their corner of the arena, far from the spotlight, the Canadians were also celebrating.
"We were watching that scoreboard," Pegg said, eyes welling. "And when it happened, we just couldn't believe it."


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Last night at the skater-friendly Red Room bar in Long Beach, California, Element threw a rad party for its newest pro, Nick Garcia. From the free tacos outside to the rad freebies inside (coozies, coasters, buttons, and beer!), it was a really cool event for Nick. A video loop of Nick's amazing footage was on the TV screens and Nick showed up with his arm sling on due to a broken collarbone he sustained while filming for our Skate & Create. The bar full of friends and fans went off as we all got to see Nick's rookie boards for the first time. Click through the gallery below to see who was there. Congrats Nick!
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SLC in its commitment to develop School cricket this year, have
under one of its initiatives provided cricket balls for Junior and
Senior cricket schools participating in the Under 13, Under 15 and
Under 17 schools tournaments during the 2010 Schools Tournaments. It
has already provided a total of 6700 cricket balls for the year 2010,
[Junior 5100 balls and Senior balls 1600].
In keeping with SLC's policy of assistance to schools it will
once again provide 186 schools participating in the Under 19 Division
1, Division 2 and Division 3 school teams with further 1820 senior
cricket balls for the for the Under 19 Schools cricket season 2011.
The names of the schools that will receive cricket balls are listed
Division [ONE] I Schools
Colombo District: Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya, Ananda College,
Colombo, S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia, St. Joseph's College,
Colombo, Prince Of Wales College, Moratuwa, Nalanda College, Colombo,
Lumbini College, Colombo, Mahanama College, Colombo, Isipathana
College, Colombo, St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa, Moratu Vidyalaya,
Moratuwa, Royal College, Colombo, St. Peter's College, Colombo, D.S.
Senanayake College, Colombo, Thurstan College, Colombo, Wesley Colege,
Colombo, Zahira College, Colombo, St. Benedict's College, Kotahena.
Galle District: Mahinda College, Galle, Richmond College, Galle
Revatha College, St. Aloysius College, Galle Balapitiya, Dharmasoka
College, Ambalangoda. Kurunegala District: Maliyadeva College,
Kurunegala. Kalutara District; Holy Cross College, Kalutara, Royal
College, Panadura, Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara. Gampaha District: De
Mazenod College, Kandana, Maris Stella College, Negombo. Puttalam
District: Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa. Matara District: St.
Servatius College, Matara. Kandy District; Dharmaraja College, Kandy,
St. Sylvester's College, Kandy, Trinity College, Kandy, Kingswood
College, Kandy, St. Anthony's College, Katugastota.
Division [TWO] II Schools
Colombo District: Ananda Shastralaya , Kotte, St. John's College,
Nugegoda, St. Thoma's College, Kotte, Siri Piyarathna MMV, Padukka,
President's College, Kotte, Sri Jayawardhanapura MMV, Kotte,
Piliyandala MMV, Piliyandala, Asoka Vidyalaya, Colombo, Carey College,
Colombo. Kandy District: Vidyartha College, Kandy, Sri Rahula College,
Katugastota. Kurunegala District: Ibbagamuwa MMV, Ibbagamuwa, St.
Anne's College, Kurunegala, Wayamba Royal College, Kurunegala. Galle
District: Karandeniya MMV, Karandeniya, Sri Devananda Vidyalaya,
Ambalangoda, P De S Kularathne Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda. Puttalam
District: St. Xavier's College, Marawila. Gampaha District:
Bandaranayake College, Gampaha, Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya, Sri
Pagnananda MMV, Raddoluwa, St. Anthony's College, Wattala, Sri
Dharmaloka College, Kelaniya. Kalutara District: Tissa MMV, Kalutara,
Taxila MMV, Horana, Sri Sumangala College, Panadura. Matale District:
St. Thomas College, Matale,Kegalle District: St. Mary's College,
Kegalle, Matara District: Rahula College, Matara, St. Thoma's College,
Matara. Jaffna District: St. Patrick's College, Jaffna
Division [THREE] III Schools
Colombo District: C.W.W. Kannangara College, Colombo 08, De La Salle
College, Modara, De Soyza College, Moratuwa, Gothatuwa MV, Gothatuwa,
Henrey Olcott MV, Kolonnawa, Herman Gmeiner College, Piliyandala,
Kottawa Ananda Vidyalaya, Lalith Athulathmudali Vidyalaya, Mt.
Lavinia, Mahabodhi M.V., Colombo 10 Mahamathya Vidyalaya,
Athurugiriya, President's College, Maharagama, Rajasinghe MMV,
Hanwella, S.de S. Jayasinghe Vidyalaya, Dehiwala, Science College, Mt.
Lavinia, Seethawaka MMV, Avissawella, Shastrananda College, Dehiwala,
St. John's College, Colombo 09, St. Mathew's College, Dematagoda,
Susamayawardana MMV, Borella, Veluwana College, Colombo 09. Gampaha
District: Anura MMV, Yakkala, Bandaranayake M.V., Veyangoda, Basilica
College, Ragama, Daranagama M.V., Siyambalape, Gonsalvez College,
Pamunugama, Harischandra College, Negombo, Karunarathne Buddhist MV,
Ragama, Kirillawala MMV, Kirillawala, Kirindiwela MMV, Kirindiwela,
Loyola College, Kochchikade, President's College, Pilapitiya,
Sangabodhi MV, Nittambuva, Sapugaskanda MV, Makola, Sri Chandrajothi
M.V., Yakkala, St. Peter's College, Negombo, St. Sebastian's College,
Kandana, Vidyaloka M.V., Veyangoda, Wedamulla MV, Kelaniya. Kandy
District: A Rathnayake MMV, Walala, Kandy, Anurudda Kumara NS,
Nawalapitiya, Azhar Central College, Akurana, Berrewaerts College,
Ampitiya, Harangala MMV, Nawalapitiya, Madeena MMV, Madawala Bazaar,
Nugawela Central College, Nugawela, Sri Chandananda Buddhist MV,
Asgiriya, Kandy, Sri Sumangala College, Kandy. Matale District: Christ
Church College, Matale, Hindu College, Matale, Vijaya College, Matale,
Weerakeppetipola M.V., Akuramboda. Nuwara Eliya District: Delta
Gemunupura MV, Nuwara Eliya, Poramadulla Central College,
Rikillagaskada. Badulla District: Badulla MMV, Badulla, Bandarawela
MMV, Bandarawela, Girandurukotte MMV, Girandurukotte, Halpe NS, Halpe,
Millaththawa MV, Girandurukotte, New Burgher Tamil MMV, St. Thoma's
College, Bandarawela, Uva College, Badulla. Kalutara District: Ananda
Shastralaya, Mathugama, Bombuwela Sri Dharmaloka MV, Kaluthara,
Bulatsinghala MMV, Bulatsinghala, Mahanama College, Panadura,
Rajakeeya Vidyalaya, Horana, Sri palee MMV, Horana, St. Anthony's
College, Panadura, St. John's College, Panadura, St. Mary's College,
Mathugama, Vidyaloka College, Galle, Wadduwa MV, Wadduwa. Ratnapura
District: Ananda Maithreeya Vidyalaya, Ratnapura, Karavita MMV, Uda
Karavita, Seevali College, Ratnapura, Sri Buddha Jayanthi MMV,
Balangoda, St. Alosyus College, Ratnapura, Theraputta MMV,
Ambalantota. Kurunegala District: D.S. Senanayake College, Uhumeeya,
Kuliyapitiya MMV, Kuliyapitya, Maliyadeva Model School, Kurunegala,
Mayurapada College, Narammala, Pannala NS, Pannala Sandalanka MMV,
Sandalankava, Saranath MMV, Kuliyapitiya, Sir John Kothalawala MV,
Kurunegala, Sri Rahula College, Alawwa, Sri Sumangala College,
Wariyapola, Wickramashila NS, Giriulla. Puttalam District: Ananda MMV,
Puttalam, St. Mary's College, Chilaw, St. Sebastian's College,
Katuneriya. Galle District: Ananda MMV, Elpitiya, Batemulla NS,
Imaduwa, Devapathiraja MMV, Rathgama, Gamini MMV, Bentota, Kataluwa
MMV, Ahangama, Madampagama MMV, Kuleegoda, Meepawala Amarasuriya
College, Poddala, Siddhartha MMV, Balapitiya, Sri Dhamma MMV,
Labuduwa, Sri Sumangala College, Hikkaduwa.Jaffna District:
Canagarathnam MMV, Jaffna, Jaffna Central College, Jaffna, Jaffna
College, Vaddukoddai, Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, Kokkuvil Hindu
College, Kokkuvil, Mahajana College, Tellipalai, Manipay Hindu
College, Manipay, Skandhavarodhya College, Chunnakam, St. John's
College, Jaffna, Union College, Tellipalai. Ampara District: D.S.
Senanayake College, Ampara, Dehiaththakandiya NS, Dehiaththakandiya,
Gamini MMV, Ampara, Madagama Isuru School, Dehiaththakandiya.
Polonnaruwa District: Nagalakanda MMV, Polonnaruva, Royal College,
Polonnaruva. Trincomalee District: Kantale MMV, Terincomalee.
Anuradhapura District: Anuradhapura MMV, Anuradhapura, Habarana Isura
School, Habarana.
The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association have been entrusted to
distribute the Senior cricket balls to the above mentioned schools.
The Principal/Head Master of the above mentioned schools are requested
to contact the Secretary of Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association who
have been entrusted to distribute the senior cricket balls.
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Nantucket Dune. Sandy Ridge. Tidewater. Sounds like bad poetry, but these are Sherwin Williams paint colors currently in use at the Woods Hole Inn intended to bring the poetry of the summer beach inside.
Getting the paint colors right at your beach house is one of the hardest things to achieve — trips to the paint store for samples, letting your patch dry, holding up draperies and fabrics to guess whether or not this color will work when it covers the whole wall! This is the iterative process we followed here at the Woods Hole Inn to narrow our colors down to our current palette which is meant to inspire you to feel the warmth of the beach in summer, all year long.
Many guests ask us about the colors so in order to share this information, here is a current list: Our front entry walls are Nantucket Dune. Our front living room is a darker sophisticated beige called Sandy Ridge. Walls in most of our guest rooms are the lighter color, Nantucket Dune, with an accent wall of dreamy sea blue called Drizzle. Complimenting Drizzle is an even lighter aquamarine called Tidewater. Our trim is all standard white gloss, crisp like a beach towel on a sunny day.
Our exterior blue shingles sometimes also get asked about, and that is a totally custom blend created to match what has been there for a long long while. You can call Sherwin Williams in Falmouth, MA (508) 548-1770, where they keep this magic formula on file for us.
Bringing the summer beach inside is a thoroughly Cape Cod aspiration, and the easiest thing to do to accomplish it is come visit us here in Woods Hole! See you soon, we hope.


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Idle for nearly five months after finishing second on the local turf course, Appealing Afare was ready for the off-the-pace score for owners Gardner, Master and Westside Rentals and trainer Doug O'Neill.
A 3-year-old daughter of Successful Appeal out of the Meadowlake mare Afare, Appealing Afare ran the six furlongs over Cushion Track in 1:10.01. The win was her second in six starts. The 2-1 second choice pushed her earnings to $63,840.
The race was the Kentucky bred's second for her current connections. Appealing Afare was claimed for $50,000 out of a maiden victory May 22 at Hollywood Park.
The winner returned $6.80 and $2.60. There was no show wagering. Vision in Gold, who was coupled in the betting with Rote, paid $2.10.
Onenightin Beijing, the pacesetter under jockey Martin Garcia, Rote and Paleo completed the order of finish. Naughty Mariana broke through the gate prior to the start, unseating rider Felipe Valdez, who escaped injury, and was scratched after getting loose.
Bejarano, who also won the third with Frequent Fame and the sixth aboard Format V., has a 30-28 advantage over Joel Rosario with four days left in the inaugural Oak Tree/Hollywood Park season.
Racing resumes Thursday. Post time is 1 p.m. There is a carryover in the Super High Five of $26,904.
The afternoon start represents a change from Oak Tree's original calendar. The card was supposed to begin at 7:05 p.m. until the alteration was made last weekend.
Entries were drawn Wednesday for the 21st California Cup, which will be run Saturday. The 10 race program includes seven stakes for California breds with purses totaling $700,000.


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Our Roots Grew Deep in the Russen Soil
By Alfred Opp
Glueckstal Colonies Research Association, Redondo Beach, California, 2009, 229 pages, softcover.
In this, his third book, Alfred Opp continues to reveal the culture of his ancestors, from the peoneer years of Teplitz, Bessarabia to the deportation of 1940.
Life did not stop when they left their beloved village and the way of life so carefully nurtured by the German colonists in south Russia. Their path led through the horrors of World War II. Mr. Opp brings to light why he is passionately opposed to war - so much is lost, so many lives are destroyed.
"Life at times made us think there could be no peace or love between people. During the war our educational values and the basic goodwill taught us by our parents was pushed aside - the values of our people were put to a severe test. But in the end, seeing misery at its depths, people stood up and began helping others. That was a great victory for mankind. When people stood up to be counted, they began to feel better about themselves and the world around them. While it was heartwarming for those in need to receive help with material possessions, it was even more important to again feel understood and loved. Then healing could begin - we took the first steps on the path toward a normal, peaceful life. The lessons we learned from that experience we have passed on to our children. Those of us who learned these lessons are better people than we might otherwise have been."
"Although cultures may vary, all have values. If you have no roots from which to draw strength, your life is in jeopardy. We survived because our values are strong. Our values gave our families their back-bone not only to survive but to succeed in life."
Our Roots Grew Deep in the Russen Soil is a tender remembrance of the nurturing family life Alfred Opp knew as a young child growing up in Teplitz, Bessarabia, and a frank recounting of the effects of WWII on the lives of everyday people caught in the war. It is a story of fortitude, courage and triumph.
The Table of Contents shares these sections for the book: 1) Prologue; 2) Pioneer Days in Teplitz; 3) Childhood Memories; 4) Church Life in Teplitz; 5) Village Life; 6) Myth of a Dark Night; 7) Uprooted - 1940; 8) Welcome Home; 9) Growing New Roots In a New Land; 10) The Language of Bessarabia.
Simon and Regina Zacher with daughter Pauline. Teplitz, Bessarabia, 1940.
Der Verein - Teplitz Social Club
About the Author
Remembering a way of life that was snatched away from his family, surviving the horrors of World War II as a child among strangers, pulling through to achieve a life won by hard work and perseverance - these are the stories Alfred Opp serves up in his second book.
Born west of the Black Sea to descendants of German pioneers, Mr. Opp lovingly recalls the life and culture he enjoyed as a child. Cookstoves were fired by corn stalks, Mischt and wood scraps. Wagon axles were hammered out by blacksmiths who knew how to work an anvil. All work was done without the benefit of labor-saving devices, yet the people lived their lives with dignity and community spirit.
But when the Iron Curtain descended in 1940, the villagers of Teplitz, Bessarabia, packed up their household goods and began the Trek back to the Fatherland. They had no idea what awaited them! Housed in a former mental institution, they were indoctrinated in the philosophy of the Reich. Transported to occupy Poland, they were deposited among wary neighbors ready to rise up against the occupiers.
What do civilians do when the front lines of a war push through the center of their town? How does one survive when all community infrastructure disappears? What do children do when their parents are arrested in the middle of post-war turmoil?
Long after the battles had ended, the effects of the war continued to impact the lives of the people. Little by little they had to rebuild their lives and move on. Scars remained that had to be lived with.
This is an epic story of a journey that began halfway around the world from its conclusion. Travel along with storyteller Alfred Opp, and expect some surprises along the way!
The front cover of the book is a painting by Sammie Ramsay, a granddaughter of Alfred Opp. Alfred Opp lives with his family in Canada.
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I remember when I first went gluten free; I would spend hours at the grocery store. Fear not! You can easily tackle gluten free food shopping with some important tips in mind:
1) Do your research and create a list before you shop. Compile a "cheat sheet" of what is gluten free before hitting the supermarket and bring your reference guide with you.
2) Stop by the customer service desk. Many grocery stores are now providing a list of gluten free products they carry in store. Some stores even have a downloadable version you can access online.
3) Shop the perimeter of the store. Naturally gluten free fruits and veggies, meats, poultry, fish and dairy products can be found in the outer aisles of most grocery stores.
4) Explore the inner aisles for gluten free finds such as canned goods, rice, corn tortillas, Frito Lay snacks, Chex gluten free cereal, Betty Crocker Gluten Free cake, cookie and brownie mixes, and Gluten Free Bisquick. Chain stores as well as food stores such as Target, Trader Joes, Wegmans, and Whole Foods also carry a nice selection of gluten free food products.
5) Speak to the store manager. Is there a certain gluten free food that you are wishing your store would carry? Talk to the manager and ask to fill out a product request form.
6) Read all labels. As time consuming as it may be, reading ingredient labels is the one way you can make absolutely certain if a product is gluten free.
7) Shop during non-peak times. If at all possible, plan to do your shopping during a time when your grocery store is not busy (early morning, late evening, weekdays). You'll feel less pressured when the aisles aren't jam packed with frenzied shoppers.


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Tremble, Black Thumbs!
You're about to get greened
by Christie Chisholm, Weekly Alibi, April 1, 2010
The first living thing I remember trying to grow was a strawberry plant. My mom helped me put it in the soil right outside our front door. My mom had a way with plants. She molded massive berms, teeming with pink geraniums, powder-puff-like marigolds and starry daffodils. In our backyard, she nurtured plum trees and guarded heirloom tomatoes, which ballooned into ripe, deep crimson orbs the size of baseballs.
When I was around the age of 10, she let me pick out a tiny pine tree, smaller than me, and showed me how to maneuver it into the earth. She told me we'd watch it grow, and it amazed me that it would take more than a decade for it to stretch into adulthood. And that one day it would tower over us, and by then I would be an adult, too.
But before the tree came the strawberry. I was invested in a measly green tuft that produced berries no bigger than a gobstopper. I was responsible for it, and that responsibility made me feel benevolent and powerful.
Most of us have some sort of experience with gardening, be it in an elementary science class watching seeds germinate or as adults, putting a flower in a pot and hoping we don't kill it. A few of us stuck with it, becoming avid gardeners like my mom, who could grow a daisy in Antarctica. But for many of us, the Black Thumb People, the activity is ruled by mysterious, otherworldly laws of nature.
The thing about gardening is that it is kind of mysterious. Even if you do everything right, there's no guarantee you won't kill that flower in the pot. But there are a lot of guidelines that can help you better your odds. If you're thinking about joining the Green Thumb People, or if all this moody spring weather has made you want to get your trowel dirty (even if you're not exactly sure what a trowel is), this one's for you.
Here Comes the Sun
One of the most common mistakes beginning gardeners make is trying to grow plants in conditions that don't suit them. Every plant has an ideal environment for its growth—if you can't give it that environment, you may need to find a different plant. Your best bet is to aim your attention at plants that are native to the region where you live, and therefore the conditions you're likely to have in your yard. Don't despair because we live in a desert. There are still plenty of sun-loving species that will allow you to have a lush, vibrant garden.
Cheryl Rosel is an extension horticulture agent with the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service for Bernalillo County. She says to keep an eye on whatever space you want to use for a day or two to estimate how much sun it gets. If sunlight beats down on it without interruption, it calls for plants that like "full sun." Most urban plots get some shade—if it's enough to take up a few hours of the day, it's considered "part shade." There's also a chance, of course, that the only plot you have available is always shaded. And in that case, your options may be more limited, but you still have them. Just know the terminology that fits your garden so you can find plants that match it.
If you don't have any dirt around, you probably still have a place where you can set a pot. Container gardening has some modified rules—it usually requires more frequent watering and you have to consider how large your plants will eventually become. If you're using pots this year, set them up before you go plant shopping and see how the sun hits them, too—their varying heights may affect how much light they get in a day.
How to Build a Garden
Before you get anything in the ground, you have to prep your soil. Usually all that means is weeding it and then breaking and turning it over with a shovel. If your soil is very poor, you can mix it with compost or fertilizer. If you're not sure what kind of soil you have and want to know the specifics, Rosel says her favorite gardening tip is to get your soil tested. New Mexico State University does the testing for $26. Go to swatlab.nmsu.edu and download a form to send with two cups of soil. If you're not sure how to analyze the results, call Rosel at the New Mexico Master Gardeners' number, 243-1386, and she'll help you decipher them.
If you're using pots, you've got a simpler solution. Just fill them with high-quality potting soil from your local nursery.
Another option is to build a raised bed. Christianna Kistler Cappelle is the project coordinator for the GardenersGuild, a group dedicated to answering people's gardening questions. She loves raised beds and especially recommends them for beginners. One of the benefits to raised beds is that you can put them anywhere—even on asphalt.
Here's the GardenersGuild's step-by-step guide to making your own raised bed on the cheap:
1) If you're plopping one on bare dirt, keep weeds at bay by first covering the ground with 7 to 10 layers of newspaper. You can also use a layer of cardboard, but Cappelle says there's been some debate about the chemicals used in the construction of cardboard leaching into soil. Most newspapers, however, are printed with soy ink these days (including the Alibi, also printed on 100 percent recycled paper) and should be completely safe.
2) Build your walls with cinderblock or adobe bricks. She says the cheapest cinderblocks the Guild has found are at Home Depot, where they're about $1 a piece. There's only one place in town where the guild has found adobe bricks for sale, and that's New Mexico Earth Adobes, where bricks are about the same price. To make a typically sized bed—about 18 inches high, 6 feet long and 3 feet deep—you need 28 cinderblocks. Adobe should be about the same, she said, but you'll need a few extra.
3) To fill your bed, Cappelle recommends getting your earth from Soilutions, Inc., which will mix soil tailored to your needs. One cubic yard of soil fills the bed in this example and costs about $35.
P.S. Don't use potting soils with peat moss. Cappelle says it becomes "hydrophobic," which means once it dries out, it's hard to rewet. Plus, there's a lot of debate over the sustainability of harvesting and mining peat moss, the damage done to ecosystems from which it's taken, and its effect on global warming.
P.P.S. Cappelle warns against using railroad ties in gardening. Creosote leaches out of them to such a degree, she says, that almost nothing will grow within 6 to 10 inches of them. So definitely don't use railroad ties to wall off your vegetable garden.
When to Plant
You can garden any time of year. A lot of people here have cool-season vegetable gardens—filled with lettuces, spinach and carrots—in the winter. Flower bulbs like to be planted in the fall, while trees can be transplanted any time of year. But most gardening does happen in the spring or summer. And after April 15—the average last frost date in Albuquerque, according to Rosel—it's a free-for-all.
What to Plant
This is the fun part—falling in love with particular plants and watching them take off. You should grow what you like. And the best way to find out what you like is to wander around your local nurseries and see what stands out to you. Check tags to make sure your selections will work in the kind of garden you have. Rosel suggests making sure the "hardiness zone" number on tags matches our climate. Albuquerque is classified as USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7, which refers to how cold it gets here. The lower the number, the colder the climate. In Albuquerque, gardeners will have the best luck with plants tolerant of zones 7 and below. So, again, check tags.
Starter plants are usually easier to grow than seeds. But if you want to go the seed route, make sure you follow the directions on the packet for how deeply it should be placed in the soil and how far each should be spaced from other plants. You can start germinating seeds indoors four to six weeks before the last frost date. Also, check the date on seed packages. Make sure you're using seeds that are labeled "for sale 2010," since they don't last forever. And be wary of your seed plots if you have cats, who love soft, worked-over, vacant soil and who might paw your seeds out of their hiding places.
You're the only one who can decide what plants are right for you. But we asked Wes Brittenham, manager of Plants of the Southwest and a landscape designer, for suggestions on easy plants for beginners. Here are his recommendations.
For Sunny Landscapes
From tallest to shortest:
Russian sage—With blue flowers all summer long, it can also spread to make little thickets.
Red yucca—It blooms at the same time as Russian sage, with 3- to 5-foot-tall red flower spikes.
Desert penstemon—Tall, brilliant, red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds.
Moonshine yarrow—Gray, feathery leaves are topped by yellow flower clusters that spike up to 2 feet.
Catmint—This blue, ground-hugging flower complements taller plants and has been known to attract cats.
Chocolate flower—Great for kids, these little yellow daisy-like flowers open in the morning and perfume the air with the scent of chocolate. Goldfinches love it, too.
For Shady Landscapes
Coralberry—This pretty shrub has red berries that persist into winter.
Snowberry—A great complement to coralberry, this shrub has bright white berries that also last into the winter.
Golden columbine—Extravagant, 3-inch blooms burst from this variety.
Wild geraniums—Lavender flowers cover this pretty plant in the spring.
Sun-Loving Vegetables: Tomatoes, chile, green beans, corn, potatoes, garlic, onions
Part-Shade and Cool Season Vegetables: Spinach, lettuce, parsley, cabbage, cilantro
Sun-Loving Herbs (for containers or landscape): Rosemary, garden sage, English thyme, chives, garlic chives
Container Gardens
Wes Brittenham especially likes strawberry pots for succulent gardens, filled with things like ice plant and sedums, but they're also good for herb gardens. If you find your containers drying out too fast, try setting an"olla" in them—an unglazed, clay, narrow-necked pot that percolates water gradually. Grasses do well in containers, and so do vegetables like tomatoes, chile, corn, beans and squash.
How to Plant
Don't dig holes too deep. They should be just deep enough so that the top of roots are right below the surface. Cheryl Rosel says this is especially important with trees, many of which die every year because they're put too far in the ground. With trees, you can break up the soil two to three times wider than the size of the root ball to give the roots room to move, but you shouldn't break up the soil below. A wide, shallow hole is what you're looking for.
Once your plant's in the ground, sprinkling on three to four inches of mulch can help retain moisture and keep roots cool. Christianna Kistler Cappelle likes the pecan shell mulch at Soilutions, Inc., but you can also use bark, shredded wood, compost, gravel or crusher fines, among a variety of other mulches.
Most native plants are fairly low-maintenance. They need more water their first season, but by their second year, they should be fairly self-sustaining. Here are some of Wes Brittenham's rules of thumb:
• Always give plants a good soak right after you put them in the ground.
• Most plants should be watered every two to three days.
• Container plants usually need watering every day or every other day (unless you're using an olla).
• In the fall, slowly start watering plants less often. Too much water content can break cell walls when plants freeze, so back down to every three days, then every four or five days, then to once a week by the end of October. From November to February, one good watering a month is enough. Then in spring, slowly start increasing your watering schedule.
• Hand watering is the least efficient way to water plants. It's better to get a drip system. These don't have to be expensive. Black soaker hoses work well for vegetable gardens especially.
• To know how much water is required, push an 8- to 10-inch screwdriver into the ground. If it pushes in easily, your soil's moist enough. If it gets hard to push part way down, it needs more water. Trees need water to penetrate more deeply, down to the base of the root ball, so long sticks or metal probes can serve the same purpose.
• Plants with flowers at the end of stalks will sometimes re-bloom: Prune back the stalk to its base after the flower has wilted.
Want to learn more? These materials come recommended by Rosel and Cappelle.
• Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work by Mel Bartholomew
• How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons
• New Mexico Gardener's Guide by Judith Phillips
• Down to Earth: A Gardener's Guide to the Albuquerque Area by area master gardeners
• greenzineABQ, a monthly publication put out by the GardenersGuild
• How To Guide to Xeriscaping, put out by the City of Albuquerque
• Xeriscape Plant Guide: 100 Water-Wise Plants for Gardens and Landscapes by Denver Water


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Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Buhler, 1972, No. 2
Overall: 4 x 12.1 cm (1 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
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Initials for Arthur (d. 1707/8) and Johannah (Parker) Mason (d. 1704/5), m. May 5, 1655; by descent to Mrs. Strafford (Margaret LeMoine) Wentworth (1); bought by Mr and Mrs Philip Spalding; 1940 lent by Mrs Spalding to MFA; 1942, gift of Mrs Spalding and children to MFA. (Accession date: April 9 and 16, 1942)
1: their daughter Mary, m. Rev. John Norton; their grandaughter Elizabeth Quincy, m. Rev. William Smith, ancestors of Mrs Wentworth
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Walsh said he's convinced the people who are overdosing are not novices. "We're quite familiar with them; we've dealt with them and know who they are," he said.
This week, according to news reports, Rhode Island officials said 22 people died in the state during the first two weeks of the month due to either heroin or prescription drug "opioid" use, which includes the commonly abused painkiller oxycodone.
Walsh said he's not surprised, especially since the heroin pipeline to Taunton typically trickles down from the Ocean State's capital city.
Sgt. Matthew Skwarto, who heads up Taunton's street crimes unit, said Providence, like Lowell and Lawrence, is a "pipeline city" from which heroin is distributed to smaller cities like Taunton.
Skwarto said as upper-level dealers become more experienced in their field, heroin, in general, has become stronger and purer during the past 10 years, to the point that many users are content to snort or smoke the drug.
But injection produces an instantaneous and more powerful effect, which, in turn, increases the odds of overdosing, he said.
Perhaps even more disturbing, Skwarto said, is the fact that it appears some people are injecting what they think is heroin, but turns out to be a cutting agent, such as Fentonyl, which normally comes in either liquid form or as a patch.
Skwarto said he recently responded to the scene of an OD where he field-tested small amounts of drugs at the scene that bore no trace of heroin.
Norton police on Thursday arrested a 29-year-old woman, after their officers and police from Mansfield, Taunton and the Northern Bristol County Task Force executed search warrants at a South Washington residence.
Leanna Schwippert was charged with heroin trafficking and intent to distribute a Class E drug after police said they confiscated 44 grams of what they believed to be heroin, along with the drug suboxone.
In a statement, Norton police said there recently have been "several" overdoses and at least two deaths possibly related to heroin use.
Skwarto said it made sense to assist Norton since the house where the bust occurred is not far from the Taunton line.
Skwarto said he meets with gang investigative units from the DA's office twice a month. He said street gangs, such as the Gangster Disciples, play a significant role in selling heroin in Taunton and surrounding cities.
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He said the casual friend who went by that nickname was also 39.
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Advisers are split on whether to publicize the amount of investable assets they require a person to have before he or she can become a client. Dow Jones Wealth Adviser's Caitlin Nish reports on the benefits and drawbacks of posting account minimums.
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the plethora of research in 2012 on breastfeeding and maternal obesity.
One of the conclusions I think you could reach in reading this new research is that, while obesity does seem to be associated with poorer breastfeeding outcomes, due at least in part to things like delayed lactogenesis II, it can't all be physiologic. Several studies I wrote about showed an effect of educational level, prior breastfeeding experience, or other demographic variables on breastfeeding outcomes. The headline: Obesity seems to increase the risk of breastfeeding problems, but it's also not destiny.
So I was especially interested in a new study on an educational breastfeeding intervention for obese and overweight women.
This study, conducted by the University of Connecticut, the Hispanic Health Council of Hartford, and the Baby Friendly Hartford Hospital (a remarkable partnership I've profiled before), involved 154 overweight/obese, low income women who planned to breastfeed andwere randomly chosen to receive either standard breastfeeding care and support or specialized peer counseling support. The participating mothers were predominately (82%) Latina and half of the Latinas were of Puerto Rican heritage.
The peer counseling support included 3 prenatal visits, daily in-hospital support, and up to 11 postpartum home visits which promoted exclusive breastfeeding and addressed obesity-related issues.
The peer counselors who provided this support received 20 hours of specialized training on obesity and exclusive breastfeeding, in addition to the standard peer counselor training. Obesity-related topics included: "breastfeeding after cesarean delivery, delayed lactogenesis, body image sensitivity, positioning for large breasts, discreet breastfeeding techniques, and research updates on maternal weight loss and childhood obesity in relation to breastfeeding."
The results:
Breastfeeding initiation was 99% in both study groups. The specialized breastfeeding peer counselor intervention, targeting overweight/obese low-income women, had no significant impact on exclusive breastfeeding rates during the first 6 months, and was associated with an increased rate of any breastfeeding only at 2 weeks after birth. Analysis of secondary outcomes reveals that the intervention was associated with increased breastfeeding intensity at 2 weeks after birth and lower rates of infant hospitalization at 3 and 6 months.
This result was positive, but a far cry from the results of a prior study of this intervention with a general population (not all overweight or obese), which found that moms who got this support were 15 times more likely to breastfeed exclusively for three months than those who didn't.
One thing to note is that the "standard breastfeeding care and support" the mothers in the control group received is not what most of us would think of as standard. Hartford Hospital is Baby Friendly and also employs peer counselors to support mothers, so the care the control group received was likely significantly superior to the "standard care" mothers receive in the U.S. as a whole. This raises a question about whether there was a 'victim of one's own success' factor at play.
So, what to make of the current study's results? The authors state that "Our results…suggest that the breastfeeding barriers experienced by overweight and obese women have not been fully addressed and that further research is needed to understand the etiology of their poor breastfeeding outcomes."
I had the opportunity to pose a few questions to Dr. Donna Chapman, study co-author and Associate Research Scientist in Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Yale University.
You write that this study demonstrates that "further research is needed to understand the etiology of [overweight and obese women's] poor breastfeeding outcomes." What are some factors you'd like to see investigated?
We need to identify the barriers faced by these overweight and obese, low-income women. For example, is body image a factor which limits their breastfeeding success? Are there concerns about privacy and the adequacy of support in the hospital? In addition to understanding these barriers, we really need to further explore how hormonal differences in overweight and obese women are related to breastfeeding success.
Was there any indication that mothers appreciated having support from peer counselors who understood obesity-related breastfeeding issues, such as delayed lactogenesis, body image sensitivity, or positioning for large breasts?
Although we didn't have the space to address this in the manuscript, the mothers were asked to rate their satisfaction with the peer counselors. The overwhelming majority were very appreciative of the specialized support they received.
Was there any indication that extent of pre-pregnant overweight or obesity was a factor? In other words, did mothers with lower BMI scores have different outcomes that mothers with higher BMI scores?
Our statistical analyses controlled for maternal BMI, but showed no relationship between BMI and breastfeeding success in this population of overweight and obese women. It is possible that obese women may have more breastfeeding difficulty than overweight women, but our study was not designed to test this hypothesis.
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Sam is basically right, he's just cranky.
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Brad Pitt is seen out and about for the first time since news broke about his partner Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy while visiting a studio on Wednesday (May 15) in Los Angeles.
The 49-year-old actor was dressed in all black and carried a small black satchel while leaving the studio that day.
Brad has spoken out about his partner's procedure and has noted her bravery and also said that he is emotional at the moment.
In case you missed it, check out Angelina on the cover of Time magazine's issue this week.
30+ pictures inside of Brad Pitt at a studio after the big announcement…


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This delightful sequel to Moody Cow Meditates reintroduces us to Peter (aka Moody Cow) and meet his mischievous "boys-will-be-boys" friend Bully. Along the way we meet a snake named Jaws, who also goes on to appear in Peter's terrifying dreams, and watch as Bully revels in the deaths of the crickets he feeds the snake. Peter is uncomfortable with the plight of the little creatures, earning him a new nickname: "Coward Cow" because Bully thinks he's a wimp. Once again, Grandfather, the beloved old steer from Moody Cow Meditates, brings serenity and long-horned wisdom as he gently teaches to compassionately identify with other beings. And the story ends with everyone sharing a laugh — and even Jaws and the crickets are happy. This book also includes two activities — compassionate cricket release and compassionate worm rescue — for parents and children to do together.
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Bilingual thoughts on life, language, learning, and all things Latina.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Dreaming of a lawn tractor
So we went house-shopping during this very warm weekend. The houses we wanted to see were all in a development that I just had to live in because one of my siblings lives there and I really want to live near family. The realtor showed us several homes, and after he gave us a little background on some of them, I felt bad. You could tell some folks left in a hurry. But after all that, none of these houses suited us. They were either too big, too little, and most only had yards the size of a postage stamp. You need a little land to feel at one with nature now and then, you know? You could say we were just a bit frustrated. (And hot and thirsty! Did I mention how warm it was?)
During my Internet house-dreaming, I had seen one other property, not in the development, but just across the highway, still just a minute from my bro. It called to me; I thought it was exactly the kind of place I could see my pequeña familia in. But when I showed it to el jefe, he was not too keen on it, as it sits on two and a half acres, and all he could think of was how long it would take to cortar el pasto! He didn't even want to look at it. But after looking at several casas and not seeing anything, I asked the realtor to take us just across the highway anyway, just in case - no se pierde nada. There was nothing to lose.
Now el jefe is a quiet kind of guy, kind of serious, a pessimist, and reserved. As we drove up to this house, we saw the viejito, a little old man doing some yard work. He let us in, and ¡Qué cosa mas linda! We walked around the house, and the surrounding property. ¡Es todo un parque! I looked over at el jefe and he was wearing one of his very subtle, private smiles. I knew this place would grab him.
El niño liked everything about the house, especially the idea of being so close to his cousins. I loved the meticulous care the viejito had taken in the upkeep of the house, and I loved the kitchen. And what did el jefe like the best? Folks, he loved the land. All two and a half acres of it.
So, we cautiously made an offer. My very guarded jefe says "Don't get your hopes up, just in case." This latina optimista is already thinking "Where will we put the Christmas tree?"
Cross your fingers, enciendan las velitas. I wouldn't mind seeing el jefe smile like that again.
6 comments:
- jakill said...
i have fingers and toes all crossed for you. My turn next, I hope.
- July 14, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- The Fearless Blog said...
Best wishes to you and your family. I too hope to one day live all year round on my acreage in the Carolinas. ..once I retire of course and permanently move up there. For now I gladly accept my small garden and stamp size back yard here in Florida.
I love how you incorporated the English and Spanish into the story; it makes me feel like I am speaking with my friends in that very informal Spanglish we use sometimes. This English teacher admits it; I do break the rules sometimes. (lol)
Your new home, for it will be yours if it is meant to be "yours," sounds divine and your enthusiasm contagious. Many good wishes sent your way...right now.
- July 14, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- Orlando said...
Wow,,, Cassy,,, a smile is always a good indication... I'll be praying that they accept your offer....
- July 14, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- TeacherDee said...
It sounds just perfect. Best wishes!
- July 15, 2008 at 1:59 AM
- BK said...
Wishing you all the best too! It is not easy looking for a house, especially one that you like it too. I sincerely wish that you will get the house.
- July 15, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Brenda said...
All my best wishes with the house! This is one of those areas where it seems that if it's meant to be, events just line up, seemingly of there own accord. And the home (and land) sounds wonderful! I understand how important it is to have that connection with nature.
- July 15, 2008 at 5:36 PM


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To date Taro has created high ranked web pages for every home, land, rental and commercial properties for sale in our ViewMyListing.com database -- close to 12 million.
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Taro Systems-- Leading real estate software provider Taro Systems, Inc. today announced a major upgrade, allowing real estate owners to have a one-stop-shopping solution with the addition of SEO services for their ProGold i2 and ViewMyListing.com customers. Additionally, in defining One-Stop-Shopping, Taro Systems offers solutions that cover all areas of the real estate brokerage business from sales leads to bookkeeping and everything in between including our real estate agent software, ViewMyListing9ae.
"To Date Taro has created high ranked Web pages for every home, land, rental and commercial properties for sale in our ViewMyListing.com database -- close to 12 million -- on which we've also created top ranking pages for each real estate agent and homeowners with a ViewMyListing.com account – over 200,000" said Douglas Lee, Taro's founder and CEO. "Real Estate Owners would literally have to have several software systems to perform the same tasks as ProGold i2, but at a much larger price tag for the same functions."
In addition, any homeowner can now create their own top Google ranking web page to obtain national exposure and have buyers find their real estate for sale on the major search engines – mostly Google.com. A homeowner can easily post their real estate for sale, themselves without exposing any personal information. ViewMyListing.com then enables interested buyers to contact the owner through an email.
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Tests Show Problems With AV Detections
Dateline: Moscow.
Here at a security press conference held by Kaspersky Lab, the company demonstrated how some malware detections are easily triggered by innocuous programs.
The problem arises when one vendor detects a threat. Samples are often passed on to other vendors, through multi-scanning services like VirusTotal. The fact that another vendor, particularly a respected one like Kaspersky, detects a threat is enough of a reason to take a serious look at the sample.
After suspecting such problems, Kaspersky created a test which demonstrated the phenomenon. They wrote a series of simple and innocuous programs, compiled them, created false detections for them in their engine, and then submitted the files to Virustotal. Only Kaspersky detected the files at this point.
But standard procedure with VirusTotal is that if at least one of the products detects a submitted sample, it is submitted to the others who didn't detect it. The idea is that they can then analyze the file and create their own detection.
Instead, what they found was that other companies were creating detections for the false submissions from Kaspersky. The programs create some variables and perform simple mathematical operations on them. They don't even touch the file system. Kaspersky provided me with the programs and the source code.
Click on these to see some of the detections:
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/5aee7...1264831301
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/0de6d...1264867956
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/b2a11...1264867934
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/7e79b...1264867923
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/0b974...1264831241
- http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/0b974...1264867640
But it turns out that the fact that Kaspersky was detecting the threats was not the only reason the others were. The real problems were the aggressive heuristics in the products and that fact that only a static scan was performed.
And there is something suspicious about a program that appears to do nothing and then exits. Other vendors I communicated with on the matter said that the behavior was not surprising and that a live on-access detection on a system with their product installed would not be the same. For instance, F-Secure said that "[o]n the end users Windows box, these alerts would show up as a prompt, asking the user whether he really trusts the program. In addition, we have massive whitelist databases in our back-ends, so such prompts would only appear from new, unknown applications."
I suspected that the compiler used to generate the samples might itself be an issue, so I asked Kaspersky about it. They used the mingw crosscompiler, a gcc version for Linux that generates Win32 binaries. It's possible that the same source code compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio would have generated a different reaction in the anti-malware products, not that it should make a difference. But Kaspersky then creates a "hello world" program with the same compiler and settings and uploaded it to VirusTotal; hours later, even though there were no Kaspersky detections, 2 other products called the sample "suspicious".
This problem is not entirely new; Hispasec Sistemas Lab of Spain, the company that operates VirusTotal, wrote about it a few months ago (original Spanish, Google translation to English). As they point out, the volume of samples coming into company labs is so enormous that the vast majority has to be handled by automated analysis processes, and perhaps they are designed to be a little more paranoid than humans.
Kaspersky Lab has written an Analyst's Diary entry on the issue as well.


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The holidays are approaching and what better way to celebrate than with friends, family, and a little bit of gluttony. As satisfying as it sounds to give into our temptations, overeating during the holiday season can be detrimental to our waistline and blood sugar levels. According to the National Institutes of Health, holiday eating can result in an extra pound or two each year. Over time, holiday weight gain can add up, which can increase risks for complications from diabetes. Fortunately, caving into a voracious appetite over the holidays can be avoided by following a few easy steps. Almased offers ways to help people with diabetes avoid weight gain and to keep blood sugars at healthy levels while still enjoying your holiday meals.
Dont be a meal skipper. With all the festivities happening around us it is easy to miss out on breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Recent research of brain scans of 21 people, presented at the Neuroscience 2012 conference, revealed that people who missed out on breakfast were more likely to seek out fatty and high calorie foods later in the day. (1) If youre prone to skipping meals, having an Almased meal replacement first thing in the morning can help keep your cravings for fatty and high calorie foods at bay.
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A poet of sorts, an ancestral immigrant, professor of dominance. A girl whose arms stretch the lengths of the cognitive hemispheres in search of knowledge and subtlety.
The word should only be uttered in elongated syllables resembling dead poets, a thick persian accent- coming soley from a man with an unmistakably deep voice. Goleh Anar.
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The revered jazz bassist Charlie Haden hopes he can give a brief speech when he picks up his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammys are broadcast on Feb. 10.
But Haden sometimes has difficulty speaking, and his energy level isn't what it used to be. He hasn't eaten solid food in about two years, he says, and he has considerable difficulty swallowing.
These symptoms, and others, have been caused by the onset of post-polio syndrome at the end of 2010, and they have dramatically altered Haden's life – and denied the rest of us the pleasure of basking in the warm glow of his music live.
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Every couple experiences it at some point: the sexual dry spell. Between working your 9-to-5 and taking care of the kids at home, couples go through phases where they feel less than frisky. But just how long do most parents go without sex? It was recently reported that 32 percent of moms go years without having sex with their partners. This stat made jaws drop and had many women wondering why. Ultimately, it comes down to the kids. — more specifically, who takes care of them.
Men dedicate about seven percent of their after-work hours to taking care of the children, whereas women spend 14 percent of their free time with kids. Balancing work with child care and other household duties increases a mom's stress levels, which in turn lowers the libido. This turns the bedroom into a sleep-only zone.
We can't blame moms. It's hard to muster up the energy for sex when you spend most of your waking hours working. Unfortunately, asking your husband to help with the kids could backfire. A 2011 study found that men experience a 34 percent drop in testosterone when kids enter the picture and an extra 20 percent decrease if they spent more than three hours tending to the tots. Those who suffered form low testosterone levels were less likely to have sex with their wives.
So how can couples have a sex life after having children? For starters, men could help out more around the house. Many studies suggest men don't do enough at home. So rather than letting your spouse kick back after a long day, ask him to take out the trash of cook dinner. This will lighten your load and could get you back into the bedroom.


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The Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, and a supposed accomplice are scheduled to stand trial some time after September 20 for allegedly stealing Vatican documents and leaking them to the press. The documents are supposed to demonstrate power struggles and corruption in the highest echelons of the Catholic Church. The butler is supposed to have confessed. Per the article:
Gabriele, the indictment alleges, said he stole the pope's papers because he felt the need to root out "evil and corruption in the church."....The butler told them, "Seeing evil and corruption everywhere in the church I was sure that a shock, even in the media, could have been a good way to bring the church back on the right track," according to the indictment....He told investigators he felt he was "in a way working undercover" for the Holy Spirit, according to the 35-page document that included the indictment released by the Vatican on Monday.
Besides the documents Gabriele is supposed to have wound up with a check for $123,000 payable to the Pope as well as other valuables. It will be interesting to see whether the Pope turns the other cheek by pardoning him (which the Pope would have the authority to do) should he be convicted.
Update: Popes Butler convicted - Sentenced to 18 months - Expected to be pardoned by Pope.
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vatican needs ... nothing but more gold and slaves. do that math and .. megh
funny the USA secularus maximus just passed? or is gonna pass more whistle'blower acts .. they must check all claims. rightfully so.
Popes Butler convicted - Sentenced to 18 months - Expected to be pardoned by Pope.
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VIDEO: The Randolph-Griffin battle is nothing new
HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — When the Clippers visit the Grizzlies tonight (8 ET, League Pass), Blake Griffin will once again tussle with old pal — nemesis, if you must — Zach Randolph.
Combined, you're gazing at 511 pounds (listed weights) of pure power forward. When they get together, these two men of behemoth proportion often get tangled up, tied up, jostle and grapple. It's not uncommon for it to end with the two twisted up like a giant pretzel on the hardwood.
Just search YouTube for either of last two playoff series between the Clips and Griz for video evidence.
Of course, it's not unusual to see Griffin locked in a heated exchange or physically locked with another player. If NBA rosters were bound together like a phone book, chances are you could close your eyes, open it up and point a finger at a player that has tried to rile Griffin.
A simple Google search for "Griffin and fight" brings us, of course, Randolph, plus Serge Ibaka, Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green, DeMarcus Cousins, Lamar Odom and even an ornery little guy, Mario Chalmers. And that's just the first page. Andre Miller, Tony Battie and Anderson Varejao also quickly pop up.
There's just something about the 6-foot-10 brick wall that is Griffin that gets opponents a little on edge. Probably the part about him being 6-10 and built like a brick wall. There's that whole dunking thing, too. Chaos can, and does, arise. Griffin tries to remain calm.
"I've been experiencing things like that since high school," Griffin said during All-Star weekend. "Being a bigger guy you kind of get fouled a lot, fouled harder, and it's something my dad always taught me and told me is just to respond with how you play because you don't want to put your team in a bad situation by getting kicked out of the game."
Sometimes tempers flare, stares turn into shoves, teams converge and elbows can fly and sometimes worse. Even when cooler heads seemingly prevail, ejections happen. Like when Griffin got the hook at Golden State on Christmas Day. It started when the Warriors' Green threw an elbow at Griffin's head and neck region, drawing a Flagrant 2 foul, which carries an automatic ejection. Griffin took exception to the play and got hit with a technical foul.
Then, early in the fourth quarter, Griffin and Bogut got into a skirmish after Bogut got his arm up around Griffin's head. Bogut received a Flagrant 1, and Griffin, who felt he did not retaliate, got nailed with a second technical resulting in an automatic ejection. Griffin couldn't believe it and the next day the league agreed, issuing a statement saying Griffin should not have received the second technical, and thus should not have been ejected. But the damage was done and the Clippers lost the game, 105-103.
"He's in a great place right now," Clippers point guard Chris Paul said of Griffin's ability to mostly keep himself in check. "He doesn't react to all those type of things. At the end of the day he knows we want to win games."
Getting unnecessarily bruised and battered has long been a big-man complaint. Hakeem Olajuwon to Shaquille O'Neal to Yao Ming to Griffin, they've all complained, and mostly rightly so, that they're getting killed down there. The biggest of the big tend to overpower their opponents, it puts their opponent's in a bad mood and cheap shots the referees don't see can result.
"There's moments definitely when you're close to snapping, but I haven't gotten to that point yet," Griffin said. "When I feel like somebody is trying to hurt me, physically hurt me, that's the point where you have to stand up for yourself."
Old-school big guys see the effect Blake's power and size have on opponents and three Hall of Famers of a more physical era of NBA basketball — Shaq, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone — have come out and said Blake needs to stand up for himself more often and more forcefully.
Barkley on a TNT postgame show earlier this season: "You've got to draw a line in the sand and say, 'Hey, I'm going to start hitting y'all back."
Malone said he loves watching Griffin play and feels his frustration. During a recent appearance as guest analyst on a Utah Jazz game, Malone said he'd love to spend some time with Griffin: "First thing I'd do [is say], 'Blake, the next time one guy cheap shots you, just lose your mind, I would pay your fine. Lose your mind, run roughshod."
Griffin said he hears those guys, but taking things into his own hands is not that simple.
"The game was a little different back then," Griffin said. "You could punch somebody in the face and they'd just get a technical and you just keep on playing, so I completely understand what they're saying, and I completely understand the words of advice. But it's one of those things where I'm trying to deal with it on my own terms. I don't think anybody's out there really trying to hurt you, I think just bigger guys — I've watched Dwight Howard for a lot of years take a lot of punishment because he's so big and so strong."
Just another angle to watch tonight as you settle in for Clippers-Grizzlies.