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Sarah Gaines wants a refund for her short-lived hotel stay at the Windsor Hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The reason? She claims the property was infested with bedbugs.
The site through which she booked the hotel, Hotels.com, refuses to refund the $750 she paid, even though she checked out after staying in her room for just a few hours. Appeals to her credit card company have been unsuccessful, and now she wants me to get involved.
Here are a few specifics about Gaines' case: Shortly after making her reservation through Hotels.com last fall, she looked up the property online. She found multiple complaints about bedbugs at the hotel.
"We immediately called and were assured the problem had been dealt with," she says. "They even told us if we happened to find any problems upon arrival, they would be happy to move us to a completely different floor, as they were 'sure to have vacancy' still."
That didn't happen. When they checked in, the hotel was running a full occupancy.
"Both rooms had infestations," Gaines reports. "We crammed into the one with fewer bugs — some of us on the floor. We left the next morning as soon as we found a new hotel."
Gaines says she contacted the hotel after she checked out and asked for a refund. It refused, citing its refund policy. Then she contacted Hotels.com, the online agent that sold her the room. It also refused, citing its policy. Finally, she disputed the charge with American Express.
"Today we received our answer from American Express that the charges have been reapplied as neither Hotels.com nor Expedia guarantee 'the condition of the hotel'," she says. "Note, we stayed for about six hours in one room, and were charged the full amount for both rooms for both nights, and woke up to a bedbug on my six-year-old's pillow!"
Oh my. As the father of a six-year-old, I can tell you that I would be pretty upset if I found a bedbug on my daughter's pillow in a hotel.
Gaines adds,
I say their 'no refund' policy surely cannot apply when the hotel presents a health risk!
And worse, possibly, is that Hotels.com still has The Windsor on their site!! When I looked at it tonight, a pop up menu announces, "This hotel has been booked three times in the last 24 hours"!
It's not immediately clear why Gaines didn't investigate the property before making her reservation. Or why she didn't make more of an effort to switch hotels prior to her stay — or why she didn't ask for the hotel to help her once it became clear she was staying in an undesirable room. There may be, as commenters on this site would say, some "missing" details.
Once you've left the building, getting a refund is really difficult. From a hotel's perspective, you've abandoned a room that they probably won't be able to resell, so they're out the $750 you spent. Their policy says: no refund.
But I'm not entirely happy with Hotels.com's response, either. Saying that the site isn't responsible for the condition of its rooms is absurd. After all, its tagline promises it will find you the "perfect place" — and a room infested with insects is not the perfect place.
I was going to put this case up for a vote, as I do every Tuesday, but shortly after I finished writing this story, I heard back from Gaines. Hotels.com offered her a full refund. Case dismissed.


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RICHMOND, Va. – For the past eight days, the VCU basketball team was focused on finishing the fall semester strong academically. On Saturday night, the Rams were focused on acing their Colonial Athletic Association opener against UNCW.
A school record 20 steals and 28 forced turnovers helped the Black & Gold do just that. VCU wreaked HAVOC all over the Seahawks in an 87-64 victory in front of yet another sellout crowd at the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. The capacity crowd extended the school record sellout streak to eight and is now just one away from tying the CAA record.
"Once again, I can't say enough about how phenomenal the crowd was tonight," Head Coach Shaka Smart said. "It really says a lot about the following that we have here at VCU when on a night like tonight, when a lot of kids are gone for the holidays and we're still sold out. I've said it many times before, but I've never been to a place that our fans have such a great relationship with our players. It's terrific."
HAVOC was on full display at the Siegel Center tonight as the Black & Gold forced the Seahawks into turnovers on 39.1% of their possessions, which led to VCU scoring 41 points off turnovers compared to just four points off turnovers for UNCW. The 28 forced turnovers is the most since Jan. 2, 2010 and marks the fourth time this year that the Rams have forced 20 or more turnovers.
"Our pressure was good tonight, which I think got them on their heels a little bit," Smart said. "But to be honest, I thought we played a better defensive game against South Florid and Richmond. We lacked some discipline in spots tonight, but that's why we have practice."
Offensively, senior Bradford Burgess led four Rams in double-digits with 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. He also added three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Sophomore Juvonte Reddic was terrific with 16 points and nine rebounds against one of the CAA's best big men, UNCW's Keith Rendleman. Troy Daniels and Treveon Graham both added 15 points off the bench for the Black & Gold. Junior Darius Theus had a complete stat line with six points, eight assists and a school-record tying seven steals.
"We've got a group of guys that really pull for one another and try to create plays for each other," Smart said. "They really want to try and get each other great shots; we do a pretty nice job of that. We've got a pretty unselfish group of guys."
It was tight early, but seven points from Daniels sparked a 12-2 run in the middle of the first half that gave VCU a double-digit lead that it would never relinquish.
Along with Daniels, Reddic was the star of the first half for the Black & Gold bringing the capacity crowd to its feet on multiple occasions with powerful dunks and at one point scored 10 straight points for the Rams.
After taking a 45-32 into halftime, Burgess and Daniels capped off a 13-5 spurt to start the second half and push VCU's lead to 21 at 58-37 with 15:31 to play.
The cushion would reach as high 27 at one point, but Rendleman's double-double effort (12 pts, 12 rebs) helped UNCW cut it to 19 at one point before Graham scored VCU's final six points to wrap up the 87-64 rout.
VCU's 20 steals tonight broke the old school record of 19, reached twice, once against Buffalo (2/17/93) and once against North Carolina A&T (12/15/03). It was also tied for the most by steals for any team in a game between two Division I schools this year.
The Rams now quickly turn their focus on UAB, who comes to Richmond on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. showdown. VCU will be looking for a conference tying ninth straight sellout.


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Thousands of tourists visit Amritsar every day as it is the most important religious place for Sikhs. The magnificent Golden Temple at Amritsar, also known as Harmandir Sahib, is made out of pure gold. This great Gurudwara at Amritsar is a place where visitors from any religion instantly find peace and serenity. The view of this temple casting its reflection in a beautiful water reservoir is world famous. The site of the Golden Temple is breathtaking by night, when the temple is well-lit. The pool around the Golden Temple, gives the city its name, Amritsar, in which Amrit means elixir and sar represents Sarovar, a Hindi word for lake. On any given day, the temple attracts more visitors than any other tourist places in India, including Taj Mahal.
This temple came into existence during the late 16th and early 17th century due to the contributions of two great Sikh Gurus, Guru Ram Das, the 4th Guru and Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th Guru. The holy literature for Sikhs, Guru Grantha Sahib is present inside the Gurudwara all the time.
Amritsar is also known for Jallianwala Bagh, a gathering point surrounded by walls with one narrow exit where 1526 innocent men, women and children were massacred by the British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. This black incident, one of the high-points in India's freedom struggle, has been noted down in history as Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The place today hosts museums recounting the incidents on the black day and about the freedom fighters of India.
Wagah Border, situated near Amritsar, is another major attraction about the city. Also called the Berlin-Wall of Asia, this is the place where the borders of India and Pakistan meet. Every evening, the soldiers from both the countries undergo a retreat ceremony known as Lowering of Flags, during which both the sides perform zealous parades matching each-others skill and passion. Throngs of civilians flocking at the place in order to witness the ceremony perform dances on patriotic songs to demonstrate their love for the country.
Apart from the above famous attractions in terms of places, Amritsar is famous for its delisous lassi, a famous identity of the burly punjabis. Besides lassi, one can also enjoy various delicacies of chicken and fish while in Amritsar.
One of the major and most famous cities in India, Amritsar gives a true taste of Punjab with a tinge of history and a strong flavor of religious unity in India.
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Amritsar is the most important religious place for Sikhs. The magnificent Golden Temple attracts thousands of tourists of any religion every day. Golden Temple, also known as Harmandir Sahib, is made out of pure gold. The temple casting its reflection in beautiful reservoir is a visual treat. The Golden Temple is breath taking at night when well lit. Amritsar is also known for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Jallianwala Bagh hosts a museum of paintings about incidents on that took place on the Black Day and about the freedom fighters of India. Another major attraction of the city is Wagah Border, also known as the Berlin-Wall of Asia, where the borders of India and Pakistan meet. Every evening, people flock at the border to see the Retreat Ceremony.
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Congressman Rick Crawford has been clear on one thing since he began running for office in 2010 � he opposes health-care reform touted by President Barack Obama.
Congressman Rick Crawford has been clear on one thing since he began running for office in 2010 � he opposes health-care reform touted by President Barack Obama.
However, after three years in office, he and his colleagues have been unable to stop Obamacare from moving forward, and he is now asking Arkansas legislators for help.
Crawford�s inability to halt the program is not for lack of trying. The congressman and his fellow Republicans, along with a handful of Blue Dog Democrats, repeatedly have voted to repeal Obamacare. In March, they did it for the 39th time. It is safe to say he and like-minded congressmen will do all they can to put up a roadblock.
It�s also safe to say they�re losing and will continue to lose as long as Democrats control the Senate and White House. As a result, implementation of health-care reform is forging ahead.
Based on his inability to stop progress, the congressman sent out a press release last week seeking assistance from the state Legislature. State lawmakers are grappling with some of the difficult aspects of dealing with the federal health-care law, including whether to adopt a private-option plan to expand the Medicaid program to include those making up to 138 percent above the poverty line.
The private option � dubbed the Arkansas Plan � would expand the program through subsidized private insurance providers while reforming several aspects of the state�s Medicaid system.
Crawford is not impressed. Instead, he is asking state lawmakers to oppose the plan created through bipartisan support of Republican leaders in the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe. He wants the Legislature to petition Congress to delay implementation of Obamacare.
�Arkansas state legislative leaders are doing their best to make lemonade out of lemons, and I applaud them for taking the initiative to cope with a bad situation. However, I feel the Arkansas Plan, which can only receive temporary approval at best, is destined to worsen the fiscal outlook for our state,� wrote Crawford. �Perhaps a better approach would be to petition Congress to delay ObamaCare for two or three years and ask the hard question � isn�t it the height of recklessness to add $1.3 trillion in new entitlement spending in the middle of a debt crisis?�
The message was not warmly received by several Republican legislators.
�Congressman Crawford may be correct, but he should have communicated his thoughts with Arkansas legislators and not the media,� Rep. Bob Ballinger, R-Hindsville, posted on his Twitter account.
�The U.S. Congress gave us Obamacare,� responded Republican House Speaker Davy Carter, who lives in Crawford�s district. �The Arkansas Legislature has led the fight against Obamacare and turned a losing hand into a winning one. A vote for the private option in Arkansas is a vote against Obamacare.�
I asked Crawford how realistic it was for Congress to delay the federal program. He said it was possible if Republicans unite and educate the public on the costs of moving forward.
�If we unite, I think there is a strong case to be made that momentum will shift in a major way,� Crawford said. �Democrats will be forced to defend speeding ahead with $1.3 trillion in new entitlement spending in the middle of a debt crisis. There are also two legitimate questions to ask any Democrat who supports cutting Social Security and Medicare as part of a grand bargain: Does it make sense to cut Social Security and Medicare while adding $1.3 trillion in new entitlement spending? Shouldn�t Obamacare spending be the first to get cut?�
Crawford�s belief is popular in his conservative district, where polls show most oppose the federal health-care reform law. It will be interesting to see if that changes as benefits of health-care reform are put in place. It likely will depend on whether individual Arkansans pay more or get more benefits.
Regardless, the Legislature�s decision over how to handle implementation may come down to whether they buy into the notions that the program can still be stopped, as Crawford still believes, or whether they see the handwriting on the wall that Obamacare is here to stay. If the latter, it seems prudent to make sure Arkansas� implementation is done in the most responsible way possible.
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Leading fabless specialty DRAM company Etron Technology announced on September 28 it shipped more than 19 million units of webcam controller IC in just over a year.
Etron now offers two series of webcam controllers - the eSP258 and eSP268. The former features a small die area, while the latter has a built-in OTP. Both eSP258 and eSP268 series are patented, and provided to customers worldwide for PCs and notebooks. They deliver a high-quality user experience at affordable prices.
Etron has developed a firmware architecture for its webcam controllers, which allows customers to re-program their settings onto a built-in OTP memory without external EEPROM or SPI flash. The chips also integrate three low-dropout regulators (LDOs) to convert external 5V to 3.3V, 2.8V and 1.8V, while ensuring a high-quality performance by suppressing noise and heat dissipation induced by the on-chip LDOs. Eliminating the need for EEPROM or SPI flash combined with integrated LDO will significantly reduce the system BOM cost, improve production efficiency and enhance camera performance.
Etron's eSP258 and eSP268 have been highly recognized by clients and consumers, allowing the company to take a more than 50% share of the PC camera market in China, Taiwan and Asia.
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Etron has expanded its portfolio with the eSP568, a new webcam controller series that inherits all successful features of its previous generations, such as built-in OTP, LDO, etc. The series also incorporates a built-in ADC/AGC to enable audio and video operation on just one chip.
Customers can store all their customized settings for both video and audio needs without external EEPROMs or SPI flash, and use the on-chip ADC/AGC function to record data and directly transfer it through the on-chip USB 2.0 interface without extra expenditure on external D-MIC. This new Webcam controller IC is also equipped with color adjusting and audio tuning capabilities to provide a cost-performance choice, and satisfy end-users with a real-time cost-effective way to interact and enjoy an optimized audio, video and imaging virtual reality world.
Etron's vision is to understand, design, and promote the most advanced and intelligent semiconductor memory and logic IC chips to contribute to human society by facilitating smoother communications and enjoyment in real-time virtual reality. With new production of the eSP568 line and further work in Webcam Controller ICs, USB 3.0, and memory areas, Etroners are connecting their chips to people's lives and satisfaction.
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Everyone knows how exciting camping in a truck can be. Short Distance Furniture Movers in South Africa nothing can be better than enjoying the nature by yourself. Having your own spacious ride further supplements the experience. Sleeping in your own truck while enjoying the fresh air is an amazing thing to do if traveling is in your blood. However, it is imperative to have a truck bed tent to ensure a pleasant camping experience. Often we consider securing the tent on the ground using ropes. Setting up such tent can be inconvenient.
Truck bed tents come with a number of benefits that every camper is well aware of. Nevertheless, The Moving Service there are numerous options available in the market when it comes to purchasing a Tacoma bed tent. This creates confusion while choosing the best one. Here are some factors everyone must consider while purchasing a truck bed tent: Type There is a wide variety of truck tents to choose from but the ideal one depends entirely on the type of ride. Additional cargo space hatchback tents are the most appropriate for smaller SUVs and vehicles.
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Durability It is important to look into how durable a truck bed tent is. During the camping experience, you will face harsh climate. There are models designed to protect from external aspects. Go for wind-proof, water-proof and stormproof models. This will enhance the overall comfort. Moreover, Moving Service Quote the overall durability also affects how long your tent will last. If you consider your truck bed tent as an investment, then go for the most durable option in the market. Seasonality Truck bed tents are also designed according to their seasonality. There are usually three season tents in common.
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Having spent more than 30 years of my life in the household goods moving industry, I have a lifetime of experiences. Recently, one of my kids asked me: what was the funniest thing that ever happened to me during my years as a mover? Well, I did not even have to think about it . . . I remember it like it was yesterday.
Interesting things can happen to movers and they can meet some "special" people along their journey. Once, while I was at a storage facility in Los Angeles, California, I sat down beside the owner of the company to take a little break. This particular storage facility looked run down and in very poor shape. It was in a bad part of town and basically looked like it needed to be torn down. There was a reason it had this appearance.
From the outside, one would think that it was a meaningless, worthless building . . . but this storage company actually held the belongings of the rich and famous. Celebrities stored their items at this business because of the way it appeared. It was an ingenious concept by the owner of the company. While we sat together chatting, his warehouse guys were "digging" out a very nice automobile for its owner who was on her way down to pick it up. If my memory serves me correctly, it was a black Porsche. Shortly, a young lady came in and walked up to the owner and me. She politely looked at me and said, "hello," and began visiting with the owner. Later, she hopped in the Porsche and drove away. Looking at the owner, I made the comment that she looked very familiar, but I couldn't place her. He just laughed and said, "That was Christina Applegate!" Now, how cool is that? Little did I know that three years later I would be back at this same storage building and it would be the site for the funniest thing that ever happened to me as a mover.
Then, without skipping a beat, she extended her arm and in her hand was my tip . . . a banana. Yes, that's right . . . a banana. Caught in a moment of utter confusion, I was still able to reply with a soft spoken, "Thank you," and with that . . . she was gone. I turned to the owner of the company as if to cry out for help and he did the only thing he could do . . . he just bursted out laughing!
I said my goodbyes and walked out to my Freightliner and made my way back onto Route 110, then Highway 101 to Interstate 210, and finally Interstate 15. As I settled in for my journey out of California toward my next pick up, I just could not stop laughing.
I reached over for my cooler and pulled out a nice, cold soda. I had to admit that I was feeling very tired and a little hungry. I glanced over to the passenger seat and saw my "tip" staring back at me . . . a bright, yellow banana.


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One thing I've always loved about Autechre has been their modest insistence on remaining tied to their dance music lineage. Not for Sean Booth and Rob Brown the temptation to lose the physical plot entirely in favour of total abstraction; even at their most oblique, during the 'are you sure your stereo's not on the blink?' beatscapes of Confield or the shattered rhythms of Untilted, they retain an intrinsic sense of funk. That certainly tends to show up most obviously during their live sets, when the debt to old-school electro and hip-hop so prominent on Amber is chewed up and spat out as a series of monochrome glitch grooves. But their most recent two records have also proved something of a return to the spontaneity of old, before the algorithms and intense programming obsessions took over. Quaristice, from 2008, was fulfilling in the light of its renewed interest in human connection, with a set of tracks that spliced surprisingly accessible melodic textures back in. That said, in light of this year's wonderful Oversteps it felt more like a series of study sketches to that record's full colour vista. In particular 'ilanders' could almost have been a mid-period Drexciya cut, such is its cool aquatic grandeur.
So their second album this year – putting paid, I suppose, to the notion of Autechre as austere mad scientists who spend hours tweaking filters for the perfect snare – very much continues where the last left off, finding the duo in a playfully upbeat mode. And Move of Ten is an album really; for all the talk of its EP status, it's a good 50-minute listen. In a lot of ways, despite each one's insular charms, it's nigh on impossible not to discuss a new Autechre record in light of their previous work – there's a lot of ground to cover, after all. So it's helpful that Move of Ten feels every inch a companion work to Oversteps. It certainly validates comparison in a way that a record made in the early Nineties doesn't. It's the yang to that record's yin, and frequently ramps up the slower pace to impressive speed while retaining its curious grasp of emotive dynamics. Opener 'Etchogon-S' could almost, if you could squint your ears, be a proto-jungle track, with a tricksy skanking rhythm that jerks back and forth like a dancer in the midst of delirious rapture, and both 'y7' and the streetlamp flashes of 'M62' are driven by four-to-the-floor techno beats. There's nary a hint of the extended interludes of keening ambience and insectoid clicks that defined much of their mid-period work.
It's these obvious links to the dancefloor and to the nocturnal post-club cityscape that ensure Move of Ten is a far less pastoral experience than Oversteps. It's just as strongly visual, though the images it evokes are more akin to Tri Repetae's dystopian futurism than the ambivalent modernity of the last album. Third track 'pce freeze 2.8i' matches its name, if it's possible to say that about such a typical Autechre title. Listening to its brittle machine gun percussion and frigid synth iteration is akin to waking up after a couple of centuries in cryogenic stasis and finding the world's changed beyond recognition; cast adrift in an unfamiliar and unfriendly city packed with new technologies and potentially terrifying experiences. As ever with the duo's work, it would be easy to peg Move of Ten down as a chilly slab of challenging electronic minimalism, but just like Oversteps it takes little time to fully absorb its myriad pleasures and deeply felt humanity. It may not be as immediately easy to love as their last, but a real heartbeat lurks just beneath the surface, perhaps closer to fully revealing its personality than their music has been for quite some time.
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Janet Marie Smith pointed from the Stadium Club inside Dodger Stadium, across a construction-weary field, to a section of seats beyond the left-field foul line. | PHOTOS
"Those were my seats," she said.
Last August, Smith was hired as the Dodgers' senior vice president of planning and development and was tasked with overseeing upgrades to the 50-year-old stadium.
She had plenty of experience to draw from, having overseen projects at Baltimore's Camden Yards, Atlanta's Turner Field and Nationals Park in Washington.
Smith also has her own memories of living in Los Angeles and attending Dodgers games for five years in the 1980 s. The task came with some sentiment.
On Tuesday, she and team president Stan Kasten unveiled the scope of approximately $100 million worth of renovations they hope will be finished in the next 80 days. It's less of an extreme makeover and more of an expensive modernization with the goal of preserving Dodger Stadium's character.
"We put a lot of care into expanding what we can offer fans," Kasten said. "We can accomplish a lot without changing what people feel."
But can they accomplish it all on time?
Kasten believes they can, but he acknowledged contingency plans are in place if they can't.
"None of which we're going to tell you," he said, "because it is not going to happen."
The Dodgers host the second game of the annual Freeway Series against the Angels on March 29. The regular season begins at home April 1 against the San Francisco Giants.
By then, if everything goes to plan, Dodger Stadium will have a host of new features:
♦ Two new hexagonal video boards above the left- and right-field bleachers. Kasten said it's the first 1080 HD scoreboard to be installed at an outdoor major-league stadium. For comparison's sake, it's the same picture quality as the much larger scoreboard installed at Cowboys Stadium in 2009. All existing message boards will be upgraded to the same definition.
♦ A new sound system which the team said will minimize echoes and sound migration outside the stadium. Sound now will be piped into the concourses and bathrooms.
♦ A new Wi-Fi network and cellular antenna system to support cell phone and internet connectivity from mobile devices. The new network will feature 1,500 data points inside the stadium.
♦ Wider concourses and additional locations for wheelchair-bound fans and their companions on all levels, including wheelchair-accessible areas in the seats closest to the field.
♦ Expanded and renovated restrooms with "substantially" more fixtures.
♦ Food service enhancements to loge, reserve and upper reserve levels including new stands, cooking facilities and menus. (Kasten said team staff participated in a hot dog taste test Monday, but the Dodger Dog recipe will not be altered.)
♦ New Field Level entry plazas and bullpen overlooks to create standing-room areas with a view of the game. Even with the bullpen overlooks, it still won't be possible to walk between the pavilion area and main stadium.
The players will enjoy some spoils of the renovation, too. Both clubhouses have been demolished and will be bigger than their predecessors, which were among the league's smallest. Both teams will have their own batting cages and workout facilities; previously the stadium's lone weight room and batting cage were adjacent to the home clubhouse.
"When I would come here as a visitor, I would just marvel at great, historic magnificent Dodger Stadium with these really awful clubhouses," Kasten said.
New hitting coach Mark McGwire had two requests for Kasten: A larger batting cage area so players could stretch before they hit and a video monitor so players warming up in the cage can watch what's happening on the field.
None of the renovations will affect the outfield dimensions, although Kasten said there will be about six feet of extra foul territory in front of the dugouts. The center-field hitter's backdrop will be less cluttered than before and might be painted blue instead of the current black.
No active park has gone longer without an All-Star Game than Dodger Stadium – 33 years and counting. Kasten said he plans to talk to Commissioner Bud Selig in the coming weeks about changing that. Host sites for the 2013 (Citi Field) and 2014 (Target Field) All-Star Games already have been announced, and other teams have submitted requests to host the game. Kasten said the Washington Nationals submitted one in 2006.
In the meantime, Dodger Stadium will continue to transform. Kasten mentioned a team museum among "a hundred" projects that will have to wait until next year at the earliest. Only the official capacity of 56,000 – a constant since 1962 – will remain the same even as some seats are removed.
Judging by the tone of Tuesday's news conference, the Dodgers have no plans to build a new park anytime soon.
For Smith, that's OK. Dodger Stadium doesn't have the fresh brick exterior of Camden Yards, Citi Field or AT&T Park. Its history is half as long as Fenway Park's and 48 years shorter than Wrigley Field's.
Still, Smith said, the park has held its own for nearly 60 years from the time it was conceived on paper, and she never was asked if it can hold up for another 60.
"That's not the question that we've been asked," Smith said. "The question we've been asked is, 'This is home. How can we make this as good as it can be?' "
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Are you helping teens move beyond content into active obedience?
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Youth ministry has morphed into a never-ending conversation. Let's face it. Those of us in youth ministry run from one meeting to the next planning, sharing, envisioning, describing—talking. If we got paid by the word, we would all be rich.
And now we have all sorts of seminars, workshops and conferences where we pay to hear others talk.
Too much talk and not enough action. I don't think the early church was immune to this problem. First John 3:18 says, "Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth" (NIV).
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Jesus was all about action. He was always on the go serving, teaching, healing, feeding, touching and sharing. If we build our youth ministries in His image, then they'll be active—not passive—focused on obedience and not just content.
I'll never forget being a junior high intern 17 years ago. As the new guy on the block, I thought I'd try something different. My talk was on evangelism (no surprise!), and I finished it about 30 minutes early (big surprise!).
The handful of confused teenagers all kind of looked at each other and their watches with the "What now?" look. I seized the opportunity and said, "Now we are going to go do it!"
"Do what?" one seventh-grader asked.
"We're going out into this neighborhood to serve people and share the gospel," I explained.
"We can't do that?" one teen said in fear.
"Why not?" I asked.
"This is Sunday school."
"Well, you take field trips in school, right? Think of this as a field trip."
So off we went door-to-door—raking leaves, cleaning up, initiating conversations, taking prayer requests, sharing Jesus. At first, the teens were terrified. But then it caught on.
By the time we headed back, a buzz had ignited among those young souls. Their Christianity was no longer a theory or a classroom situation. They had an opportunity to live it out in very tangible ways right in their church's own backyard.
After that, Sunday school was never the same. There was always a sense that, with Jesus, anything could happen at anytime.
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That's the way church should happen every time. Look at the early church and how they did church. It wasn't just about the meeting, so much as the mission that followed. Why do we compress all of our outreach efforts into a quarterly meeting or an annual missions trip? Maybe because we prefer a strategy that depends on words and not actions.
Now don't get me wrong. Words are very important. Without words, our actions would be misguided and misled. But words without actions are like fire without heat—useless. Life-changing youth ministry has fire and heat, words and actions. Effective youth ministers talk the talk and walk the walk.
So why not have an application at the end of every talk you do? Your teens will soon catch on that "faith without works is dead" and that God wants us to be "doers of the Word and not hearers only."
That's one reason why we challenge students to call or text their unreached friends and get started immediately. We want students to experience the joy of doing what they have learned.
All talk and no action tends to turn Jack into a dull Christian.
Greg Stier is founder and president of Dare 2 Share, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing teenagers to reach their world with the good news of Jesus Christ. He is the author of multiple books and numerous resources, including Dare 2 Share: A Field Guide for Sharing Your Faith and Ministry Mutiny: A Youth Leader Fable.
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A series of engineering, construction and council-related errors over 20 years led to the catastrophic collapse of the CTV building in the second major Christchurch earthquake, a Royal Commission has found.
Prime Minister John Key said the commission's report, released this afternoon, made for "grim and sobering reading".
He said the findings would be of little comfort to the friends and families of the 115 people who were killed in the collapse of the six-storey office block - the biggest loss of life in the February 22, 2011 quake.
The Royal Commission concluded that the engineering design of the CTV building was deficient in a number of ways. It should never have been issued with a building permit by the Christchurch City Council in 1986 because it was not built to the standards of the time.
A number of defects occurred during the construction of the office block, which was poorly supervised by the construction manager.
The Royal Commission also found that after the first major quake in September 2010 the CTV building was "green-stickered" by a rapid assessment team and later by three council building officials, none of whom was an engineer.
The report came after the intensive eight-week hearing which heard testimony from more than 80 witnesses, including collapse survivors, eyewitnesses, building designers, architects, engineers, builders, and inspectors.
The report said that principal engineer Alan Reay did not provide adequate supervision to the structural engineer employed to work on the project, David Harding.
Mr Harding was "working beyond his competence" because he had not designed a complex multi-storey structure before, and was inexperienced in the use of a computer modelling program relied on for the design.
As a result, many of the building's features were non-compliant.
Despite the council's buildings engineer Graeme Tapper holding concerns about the structural designs, he signed it off in September 1986.
The commission found that Mr Tapper and his colleagues had been convinced by Dr Reay that their concerns were unfounded.
After the CTV building collapsed, a number of construction defects were found. While the foreman of the construction was found to be competent, his construction manager Gerald Shirtcliff did not carry out proper or regular inspections at the site.
At one point the contruction was not supervised for five months.
Stuctural weaknesses in the building were identified during its sale in 1990, but the remedies may have weakened the building's ability to withstand seismic activity.
The commission also found that after the September 2010 quake, council assessments declared the building safe without expert advice from an engineer.
Commissioners noted that even if an engineer had been present, there was no guarantee the building would have received a yellow sticker, instead of a green sticker.
Government would not give an official response to the latest part of the Royal Commission's investigation until next year. Mr Key said he wanted to release the report to give the families of the dead access to the information as soon as possible.


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MIT's A boat completed the three mile course in 24th place with its time of 13:56.52, 6.14% behind host Princeton University's A boat that finished first, as it did at last year's race, with its time of 13:08.14. Tech finished less than a second behind the University of Pennsylvania's B boat and five seconds ahead of Syracuse University's C boat.
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Welcome to the first edition of Dear Lodur, a column where people can ask me questions anonymously and get advice.  It seemed fitting that this inaugural post of Dear Lodur is centered around Love is in the Air, the wonderful (or heartbreaking) festival in Azeroth. With so many people swept off their feet of left sobbing in the streets, who would be a better Draenei to ask for help than Lodur?
Dear Lodur,
I'm a prot paladin and I think that my girlfriend is cheating on me. Lately she's been healing an offtank (a feral druid!) on Patchwerk more than me and I'm the MT! She's not responsive to my tells and she just doesn't seem interested in healing me anymore. Should I be worried? What should I do?
Worried in the Construct Wing
Dear Worried in the Wing,
The relationship between a healer and their tank is a very delicate one, but one that has been around for as long as we can remember. It is one of those natural couplings. Because this is so natural to us, we tend to see our healers with other tanks as a threat. Are you sure her healing lead just didn't assign her to the offtank? Are you trying to send her tells while she's healing? I would say that if you are truly concerned you should catch her after a raid, sit her down and talk to her calmly and rationally. Maybe even bring her a dozen Roses . I'm certain you'll find she is, at heart, a one tank woman and you have nothing to worry about.
Dear Lodur,
My guy has recently started up Alchemy, and now every time he has extra Pygmy Oil around he downs it and turns himself into a Gnome! Lately I see him with a lot of Gnomes in the Eventide bank as well. I asked him to stop but I still find the empty vials laying around the sewers after his arena matches. I'm concerned this is going to turn into an unhealthy obsession and addiction. What can I do?
Distressed in Dalaran
Dear Distressed,
Get help for your loved one right away! Gnome morphing can become a serious addiction very quickly. Get your mutual friends together as well for it may be time for an intervention. Tell him how it is affecting you and how concerned you are for him. And if all else fails, wait till he Gnomifies himself, then hire a couple Tauren to drag him to Darnassus to get the Priestesses of Elune involved. I hear they did wonders for King Wrynn's Pickled Zevhra hoof problem. Good luck and make sure you guard your ankles!
Dear Lodur,
I've been dating a elemental shaman for awhile now. We've raided a little bit together and everything seemed fine. Then he asked me to do some battlegrounds with him and who was I to say no? We were waiting at the gate in Arathi Basin when he shifted into Ghost Wolf (something he hadn't done while we've been dating) and since then I can't stop sneezing! He's asked me to join his arena team, but I think I'm allergic to dogs. Help!
Allergic in Arathi
Dear Allergic,
Being in an arena team with someone is a large commitment, especially when balancing a potential health issue like allergies. There are a variety of solutions, though it is almost impossible to determine which will be best. First thing you need to do is figure out if you are allergic or not. Get him to transform and see if the sneezing fits continue. If they do then it's time to disclose your allergy and talk about solutions together. As a shaman, I can say that you might want to suggest your significant other take a bath in Ghost Wolf form, as many shaman often forget that even the spiritual elements of what we do need to be cleaned once in a while. You're reaction might just be to slightly dirty wolf hair. If that fails you may be able to work something out where there won't be a need for him to shape shift, perhaps buy him a mount. I hear Kodo are hypo allergenic. The most important thing is that you talk about it and come up with solutions together. You need to agree in advance that you won't fight about this or build up resentments, and that you will both give it your best shot.
Dear Lodur,
I'm a Nightelf priest and my best friend forever is a dwarf hunter. She tames all these different animals, sends them off to fight and some of them even die! If they don't die, she'll just abandon them when she has no use for them. She does the same thing to all those poor cats and small pets she picks up everywhere, just abandoning them whenever she gets bored. How can I show her what she's doing is cruel and unusual punishment to these poor creatures?
Ally of the Animals
Dear Ally,
Your situation is not the first I've heard of this. Unfortunately hunters have been brought up this way, and as a result this learned behavior is so ingrained in them it is often times nigh impossible to break. I do however have a suggestion that just might do the trick. What you need to do is find yourself a sympathetic mage and then ask a little favor from Breanni in Dalaran. Convince your friend you're going to Breanni's to buy some pet supplies with your mage friend. When you're there have the mage Polymorph Cat the hunter! Get Breanni to lock the door and unleash Stinker . After being chased around for a while we'll see if your hunter has a new respect for her poor pets. If that doesn't work I hear Arthas has a great Re-Education program…
That's it for this installment of Dear Lodur, feel free to submit your questions if you have any at all. Till next time remember,anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart!
I would like to give special thanks to Sientina from Mug'thol for her help in this post.


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Slideshow with audio and narration delving into the attraction of Urban Exploration. This piece accompanied a San Francisco Chronicle article on the subject.
To commemorate the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, I re-shot George Lawrence's landmark photograph, "San Francisco in Ruins."


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Although the retail price is close to £150, we found reputable etailers stocking this 100GB, 2.5-inch USB 2.0 drive for just over the hundred-clam mark.
Now, we know that storage prices are dropping hugely at the moment, but a quid a gig is incredible considering 4GB USB drives are still hovering around £80.
The OneTouch III Mini is not only affordable though: the performance is also impressive. We put it up against an equivalent 5,400RPM drive with a USB 2.0 connection and in transfer tests it worked out at over 15% faster.
It's also delightfully diminutive as well, taking up less space in the back pocket than a well-thumbed paperback (though it's less comfortable to sit on). The pre-installed backup software gives you a wealth of options allowing you to choose exactly what you want backed up on the OneTouch and when you want it to do it. As a portable, secure storage drive this offering is hard to beat.


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Gladstone Grow Op / Bruno Brillio / Gentlemen's Palm Room
Having lived at the Gladstone hotel for the past decade, its very exciting to see what artist Bruno Billio will do for this years' Grow Op show. Bruno has a huge love, respect and curiosity of the green living environment around him, and the direct connection he has have to it. Living in such a special apartment Bruno will create an overwhelming sense of nature in his small personal space.
Turning the tiny living room apartment into a palm plant gentleman's greenhouse, the viewer will be able to visit and experience the colour, textures smells and feelings of intense tropical greenery.
GROW OP will be on public display at the Gladstone April 24 – 27, 2014
For press and media inquiries please contact the Gladstone Hotel's Managing Director – Artistic Projects, Britt Welter-Nolan


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Fachbereich Mathematik
We present an optimal control approach for the isothermal film casting process with free surfaces described by averaged Navier-Stokes equations. We control the thickness of the film at the take-up point using the shape of the nozzle. The control goal consists in finding an even thickness profile. To achieve this goal, we minimize an appropriate cost functional. The resulting minimization problem is solved numerically by a steepest descent method. The gradient of the cost functional is approximated using the adjoint variables of the problem with fixed film width. Numerical simulations show the applicability of the proposed method.


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During a rather boring english lesson, a friend of mine decided he wanted to kill me . His plan was to go back in time, and kill my grandparents so that I would never exist. He's an idiot so I didn't pay much attention to what he said anyway.
But I got to thinking, would that be possible? If he killed my gradparents, I would never be born. So if I was never born, he would never have met me. If he never met me, he would have no reason to go back in time to kill my grandparents. If he never killed them, they they would exist again and so would I.
How does that sound? I guess its a lot like the grandfather theory, where you can't kill your own grandparents because you would not exist, and so would never come back to kill them. The only difference is its someone else doing the killing. With me not existing, he has no reason to go back in time, and so I would exist again.
Does what I said make sense? Would it then be impossible to go back in time (if we assume time travel IS possible) and kill someone? Then wouldn't it be impossible to kill hitler and not have world war II, because if he didn't exist you would have no reason to go back, and so then he would?


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Hypovolemia is a low level of fluid in the body. Lower levels of blood make it difficult to get nutrients and oxygen to the entire body. Hypovolemia will affect the entire body but certain organs are at higher risk of damage. Organs that are very active like the heart, kidney, brain, and liver may be affected the most.
This condition is serious. It requires immediate care.
Hypovolemia may be caused by:
- Blood loss–from an injury or illness
Dehydration which may be caused by:
- Problems absorbing fluids in the digestive tract
- Trouble feeding
- Illness with vomiting or diarrhea
Risk Factors
Factors that increase your baby's risk of getting hypovolemia include:
- Trauma, including complications at birth
- Trauma with excessive bleeding
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- A severe burn
- Certain medications
- Surgery
- Infection
- Illness of intestines or stomach
Symptoms may include:
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Cool, clammy skin
- Rapid heart beat
- Weakness
- Abnormal drowsiness
- Dry mouth
- Absence of tears
- Reduced urine output
- Changes in breathing
You will be asked about your baby's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your doctor may check your baby's blood flow by putting pressure on a nail bed.
Talk with your baby's doctor about the best treatment plan.
Options include:
Replacing Fluids and Improving Blood Flow
Your baby may have:
- Rehydration therapy—fluids and electrolytes may be given by mouth, feeding tube, or IV
- Packed red blood cells—blood given from a donor; may be needed if large amounts of blood have been lost
Your baby's legs may also be elevated. This will increase the amount of blood going to the heart and brain.
Managing the Underlying Cause
Additional treatment will depend on the cause of hypovolemia:
- Medication may be needed to help manage diarrhea, vomiting, or blood pressure in severe cases
- Your baby may also need an IV or feeding tube for the duration of the illness. These will deliver fluids until your baby can feed again.
- Any bleeding will also need to be managed. Surgery and/or stitches may be needed to repair injuries.
There is no known way to prevent hypovolemia. It is important to notice signs of dehydration and begin treatment right away.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Kari Kassir, MD
- Review Date: 09/2018 -
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Toward Quality Schools in Every Neighborhood
By Carlos Azcoitia, M.Ed. '75
Editor's note: On Nov. 18, 2012, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed alumnus Carlos Azcoitia, Ed.D., 62, Distinguished Professor of Practice in the National College of Education, to the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education.
The driving force behind urban education is a simple premise: education does not occur in isolation from the rest of a student's life.
At NLU, we pride ourselves on opportunity for the underserved, an innovative approach to preparing teachers and top-notch curriculum, values that mold teachers who are active members of their communities, not just their schools. These values must also be implemented within Chicago Public Schools, a diverse school district with overwhelming minority and immigrant populations, in order to provide quality school options in every neighborhood in the city. It cannot occur unless we implement consistent accountability standards applicable to every school option available.
This approach toward educational and fiscal accountability standards for all schools needs to be supported by a "community school model" where the integration of school, families and communities become interdependent for student success. Chicago Public Schools cannot escape interdependence with outside factors that influence whether students learn.
The meaningful extension of the school day is all about strengthening schools' external relations. Extended learning opportunities must provide a variety of academic, social and recreational activities to accommodate different learning needs and styles, meaning there must be a seamless connection between what classroom teachers do during traditional school hours and what happens after school. Family and community engagement can be fostered through high school equivalency, English as a Second Language, and literacy classes that reflect the needs of the community. A partnership with a health agency would allow a school to offer health fairs, conferences and services to families. Parents working as literacy leaders can teach other parents and community residents. Family support can be provided through counseling sessions and initiatives on financial education, neighborhood improvement, immigration rights and community safety.
In seeking out community opportunities, we cannot ignore the growing richness of diversity in our city. Immigration and community-focused schools reflect and strengthen the core values of democracy in America. Both are just and wise investments.
Due to economic pressures, immigration remains in the public eye. Dominant populations have always demonstrated a high level of anxiety while immigrants are arriving, yet as immigrant groups acculturate to the American way of life, the tension subsides – until new issues emerge and immigrants become scapegoats for a variety of social and economic ills. The immigrant population in its great majority is grounded on the value of hard work, family and faith commitments and the adaptation to America by learning English, all traits that can be tapped by schools for support.
It is estimated that immigrant youth will make up a third of young Americans in 2040. We need to focus on their educational and economic success for the well-being of our country. Therefore, the Dream Act, as it has been proposed in Congress, needs to be addressed. Community schools are a successful approach for addressing the needs of immigrant families. Students should advocate for issues they regard as vital and become involved in planning what they will be doing. Whenever they are involved with applying ideals such as fairness, equity and justice to their world, their engagement is powerful. Therefore, service learning opportunities enrich the curriculum and provide leadership development as students address community needs.
As Elizabeth Harrison, founder of NLU, said, "One of the chief joys of life has been to watch the sweep forward from the idea of education as a formal acquisition of material facts and philosophic theories, to the more vital work of creative activity and the significance of community responsibility."
Achievement must be not only influenced by what happens inside the school but what happens beyond its walls. Chicago schools have the power to become the focus of the community, connected to daily lives and experiences and thus can share the educational responsibility with other responsible partners.


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Behind the Scenes: Tristan und Isolde
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Peter Sellars's Tristan und Isolde, with video art by Bill Viola, was premièred...
Step into the world of Duke Bluebeard's Castle and discover the work done behind the scenes to bring the Philharmonia Orchestra's production of Bartók's only opera to life.
Directed by Nick Hillel of Yeast Culture and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, this unique, new production featured specially created films projected onto the set surrounding the orchestra. The production toured the UK and Europe in October and November 2011.
A Philharmonia Orchestra, Rite Digital and Yeast Culture production. Co-commissioned by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon) and Konzerthaus Dortmund. Part of the Infernal Dance: Inside the World of Béla Bartók season, generously supported by the Meyer Foundation.
For series and concert information, please visit our Bartók mini-site. www.philharmonia.co.uk/bartok
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Korean War Criminals in the Movement to "Set History Straight"
Frog in a Well welcomes a guest posting from Sayaka Chatani on the issue of Korean War Criminals and the difficulty Korean historians have found in addressing them in modern Korean historiography. Sayaka is a PhD student in the History Department of Columbia University. Her research interests are in the transnational history of early to mid-twentieth century East Asia, mainly focusing on the colonization and decolonization of Korea and Taiwan.
Colonial legacies are one of the most hotly debated political issues in South Korea. The phrase "legacies of Japanese imperialism (ilche chanjae)" is ubiquitous in newspapers and in bookstores, and the topic not only triggers controversies among academics, but inspires social movements, and leads the government to adopt policies to resolve the remnant problems.
Among the many controversies surrounding the history of Japan's colonial rule in Korea, much attention has centered on the question of collaborators. Many Korean historians argue that former pro-Japanese collaborators subsequently prevented Korea's unification and brought about significant harm to South Korean society. They see punishing them as a prerequisite to restoring a healthy society.1 In the context of 'setting history straight,' The South Korean government has confiscated the property of descendants of nine collaborators.2 A presidential fact-finding panel has finished its second investigation to identify the names of pro-Japanese collaborators, and continues working on a third investigation.3
In contrast to their excitement over the issue of collaborators, historians have only given very limited attention and analysis to the issue of Korean war criminals despite the significant number of Koreans put on trial and executed as Japanese prison guards. When a few Japanese and Korean historians do face the issue, they tend to simplify the complex experiences of Korean war criminals to fit the dominant minjung discourse that blames a distinct group of collaborators for betraying the majority of Korean people. The fact that Korean war criminals were both victims and victimizers makes it difficult for nationalist historians to openly discuss the issue.
- For example, Ahn Byung-ook, "The Significance of Settling the Past in Modern Korean History," Korea Journal, Autumn 2002, pp.7-17, and Chung Youn-tae, "Refracted Modernity and the Issue of Pro-Japanese Collaborators in Korea," Korea Journal, Autumn 2002, pp.18-59 [↩]
- New York Times, "World Briefing, Asia: South Korea: Crackdown On Collaborators" May 3rd 2007. [↩]
- The Korea Times, "202 Pro-Japanese Collaborators Disclosed." September 17, 2007 [↩]


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Added fructose linked to Type 2 diabetes surge
February 6, 2015, 7:52 a.m. by Jenn Savedge
Researchers find that fructose may be more harmful than other sugars when it comes to its effect on blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.
Hershey says it's listening to consumers about high-fructose corn syrup
December 3, 2014, 12:20 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
Many people would prefer that sweets contain sugar and not high-fructose corn syrup. Hershey is considering giving those consumers what they want.
Which kid's cereal tops the "Hall of Shame" for sugar content?
May 15, 2014, 1:57 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
According to a new report, children who eat a bowl of children's cereal each day could be eating up to 10 pounds of added sugar a year.
Fighting fine lines? Glycation may be the culprit
May 2, 2014, 8:31 a.m. by Starre Vartan
Sweets can exacerbate skin aging and wrinkles, research shows.
'Fed Up:' A must-see documentary that connects the dots about food
May 1, 2014, 2:38 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The soon-to-be-released documentary is a call to action to join the battle that must be won to ensure that today's children live long, healthy lives.
Artists create beautiful world maps made from food. Does the vegetable representing the U.S. surprise you?
March 19, 2014, 11:37 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
We get why the artists chose this common vegetable to represent America, but if you could choose a food to represent your state, what would it be?
8 surprising sources of refined sugar
July 26, 2013, 1:52 p.m. by Melissa Breyer
Warning: Your marinara sauce may have as much sugar as two Twinkies.
Why refined carbs may trigger food cravings
June 26, 2013, 5:39 p.m. by Tia Ghose, LiveScience
A craving for sweets is the same brain function that drug addicts and alcoholics experience for their "fix." The quick reward that comes with eating processed carbs activates the addiction areas of the brain.
Not a shocker: Watermelon Oreo cookies don't contain watermelon
June 19, 2013, 1:23 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
The Oreo summer flavor sold exclusively at Target is not a substitute for a serving of fruit.
How sweet it is: A sugar terminology guide
January 16, 2013, 10:01 a.m. by Jennifer Nelson
A sugar by any other name is confusing. Here's a breakdown of common sugar terms and what they mean.
Complete guide to sugar and sugar substitutes
January 16, 2013, 9:54 a.m. by Jennifer Nelson
Confused by the sheer number of sugars and sweeteners on the market? Here's a comprehensive guide.
My sweetest foe (the humorous story of one woman's war against sugar)
January 11, 2013, 2:59 p.m. by Kimi Harris
Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.
Scientists discover 'monster' black hole that 'should not even exist'
Drone captures the largest swarm of sea turtles ever filmed
Your dog understands more than you think
Radar uncovers another Viking ship in Norway
These birds prove you don't need a big brain for a complex social life
Why dogs love the cold and playing in the snow
17 memorable quotes from 'Elf'
Buddy the Elf always knows what to say to spread holiday cheer.
5 ways to cat-proof your Christmas tree
Keep your kitty — and your holiday decorations — safe with these tips for cat-proofing your tree.
9 yummy winter drinks
These drinks will make you feel cozy, whether it's a party or just an ordinary day.
Which holiday foods are safe for pets?
You know dogs and cats will be eyeing that holiday table.
It's time to revive the Society for the Prevention Useless Giving
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- Dragon Age 2 thrusts players into the role of Hawke, a penniless refugee who rises to power to become the single most important character in the world of Dragon Age. Known to be a survivor of the Blight and the Champion of Kirkwall, the legend around Hawke's rise to power is shrouded in myth and rumor. Featuring an all-new story spanning 10 years, players will help tell that tale by making tough moral choices, gathering the deadliest of allies, amassing fame and fortune, and sealing their place in history. The way you play will write the story of how the world is changed forever.
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