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The second 37 Cooks challenged that I participated in was for Sciabica Olive Oil. Sciabica Olive Oil is a family run business which prepares their olive oil in the Italian tradition of old-world quality and they say that their oils are "California Sunshine in A Bottle". Sciabica proves that you do not need to go to Italy or Spain to get good quality and fantastic tasting olive oil. Sciabica generously provided each of the 37 Cooks with two bottles of their choice. I chose the Manzanillo Variety Fall Harvest and the Garlic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Both of which were simply delicious. I always like to taste my olive oils by themselves before using them in either cooking or baking – this helps me get an idea of what I want to use them for and what flavors I think would go well together.
For this challenge we were asked to again prepare two dishes with the olive oils that we choose. Below is my first recipe and I can't even count how many recipes I made after this which made it difficult to choose my second one (will be posted soon). This olive oil was so delicious and I'm happy but surprised I have any left!
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Ratatouille – Serves 4
Sciabica Garlic Olive Oil* 3 tablespoons, divided
Eggplant, 3/4 inch dice 1 cup
Onion*, White, 3/4 inch dice 1/2 cup
Garlic, Minced 2-3 large cloves (1-2 tablespoons)
Red Pepper Flakes 1/4-1/2 teaspoons
Baby Bella Mushrooms, quartered 1 cup
Bell Pepper, Yellow, 3/4 inch dice 1/2 cup
Bell Pepper, Orange, 3/4 inch dice 1/2 cup
Zucchini, 3/4 inch dice 1/2 Cup
Tomatoes, Roma, 1/2 inch dice 4-6 each
or pasta sauce of your choice 1/2 – 1 cup
Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated To taste
Salt, Kosher To taste
Pepper To taste
Gluten-free pasta – we use corn or brown rice pasta.
- Gather all the ingredients and equipment.
- Trim ends from eggplant. Cut eggplant into ¾ inch dice. Sprinkle with kosher salt and allow to drain for 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
- Cut mushrooms in halves or quarters and set aside
- Cut onions, peppers and zucchini in to ¾ inch dice and set aside.
- Cut Roma tomatoes into 1/2 inch dice, remove seeds and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet or sauce pan. Add onions, garlic and chili flakes. Sauté until translucent.
- Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil the eggplant and sauté until lightly browned.
- Add all other vegetables. Season generously and simmer for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in basil chiffonade.
- Stir in tomatoes or tomato sauce and cook for additional 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve as is or over pasta.
- Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese
*B was out-of-town so that is why there are onions in this dish, but if you are cooking for someone who suffers from onion allergy like B does then just omit those and add some additional vegetables. You can also use regular olive oil if you can not find the garlic olive oil.


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Billy Ray Cyrus Says Daughter Miley Is Smart With Her Business Strategy
No matter what she does, Miley Cyrus is a daddy's girl. Her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, once again stood up for his little girl, who is grabbing lots of headlines with her twerking, sticking out her tongue and her controversial MTV VMA performance.
She also starred in her own MTV documentary, 'Miley: The Movement,' which offered her side of the story. Once again, Billy Ray beamed with pride over this little girl during a sit down interview with Arsenio Hall on his talk show.
About her MTV documentary, the singer said, "She's smart. She thought this thing out in advance of where she was going. She's going back to her heart and her roots of music, that's who she is. She grew up around the greats, Waylon Jennings, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash. The greatest. All that being said...that show, expressed where she is going, reinventing herself. She is a singer-songwriter and has a great way of expressing herself."
He made a good point, saying, "If they ain't talkin' about ya, you probably ain't doin nothing."
People are talking so according to her father's perspective, her strategy is a smart one.
Cyrus also performed on the show as well.

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Day two of the Battle of the Paddle dawned warm and calm over the epicenter of Doheny State Beach. It didn't disappoint. The Distance race started in glassy, balmy conditions for competitors with slightly larger surf than Saturday.
Travis Grant, the 2013 Molokai-2-Oahu champ who didn't race in the Elite Battle yesterday due to a recently dislocated knee, proved that he's the man to beat in the endurance realm with a win in the 14′ BOP Distance race. He had enough of a lead to limp his way across the finish line. Danny Ching was nearby but missed a small swell that Grant was able to capitalize on and take to the beach. Zane Schweitzer rounded out a great weekend after a sixth in the elite with a third in the Distance.
Strongman Chuck Glynn was the first across the finish line on his Unlimited board followed closely by Ryan Helm and Brennan Rose.
Annabel Anderson made her consecutive clean sweep of the BOP with her win in the Distance on Sunday after her hard-fought Elite win the day before. She won the Distance by over three minutes ahead of Australian Karla Gilbert (who finished third in the Elite the day before) and Canadian Lina Augaitis.
The day rounded out with Team Relays and an attempt at a Guinness World Record attempt at the most people riding a wave.
Day One and Elite race wrap here.
Women's Distance
1. Annabel Anderson
2. Karla Gilbert
3. Lina Augaitis
4. Jenny Kalmbach
5. Karen Wrenn
6. Fiona Wylde
7. Krisztina Zur
8. Shannon Bell
9. Celine Guesdon
10. Rachel Bruntsch
Men's Distance
1. Travis Grant
2. Danny Ching
3. Zane Schweitzer
4. Beau O'Brian
5. Jake Jensen
6. Casper Steinfath
7. Eric Terrien
8. Kody Kerbox
9. Leonard Nika
10. Chase Kosterlitz
11. Slater Trout
12. Kai Lenny
13. Luiz Guida
14. Arthur Daniel
15. Lincoln Dews
Men's Elite
1. Kai Lenny
2. Connor Baxter
3. Danny Ching
4. Casper Steinfath
5. Mo Freitas
6. Zane Schweitzer
7. Jake Jensen
8. Kelly Margetts
9. Lincoln Dews
10. Fernando Stalla
Women's Elite
1. Annabel Anderson
2. Jenny Kalmbach
3. Karla Gilbert
4. Terrene Black
5. Mariko Strickland
6. Morgan Hoesterey
7. Rachel Bruntsch
8. Shannon Bell
9. Sondra Purser
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Linkin Park Unveiling New Song as Part of Facebook Game
On Sept. 12, Linkin Park, will release a free-to-play Facebook game called 'LP Recharge.' Playing the game will also unlock the song 'A Light That Never Comes,' a new Linkin Park collaboration with EDM artist Steve Aoki that the two acts premiered at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan earlier this month.
'LP Recharge' takes place in a world where all of the natural resources have been taken over by an elite group. Players try to bring clean, sustainable energy back to the environment to save the planet. Early registrants who signed up for the game on its official website have received a free download of a clip of the new song.
Last week, Linkin Park held their ninth LPU Summit. The event was held in Hong Kong, with video clips of some of the festivities available here.
In recent months, singer Chester Bennington has lent his talents to Stone Temple Pilots, singing on their new song 'Out of Time.' Bennington will be part of an Stone Temple Pilots EP to be released this fall, and will also be touring with them on a trek that begins Sept. 4.
Bennington's addition to Stone Temple Pilots was an instant success, with 'Out of Time' hitting No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. That gave Bennington No. 1 songs in consecutive years with two separate bands, a very impressive feat. Linkin Park's 'Burn It Down' topped the charts last year.


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by Mark Garcia July 18, 2014
Removing rust stains from pool surfaces can be difficult - unless you know a few things about the stain, and your pool surface.
Plaster Pools - stain more easily than vinyl, the layer of plaster is porous to many stains, and rough or etched surfaces accentuate a stain around the edges. Plaster is meant to degrade over time and be acid washed occasionally, to remove a thin layer of plaster, exposing fresh and unstained plaster beneath.
Vinyl Pools - the composition of vinyl makes it less likely to stain in most cases, however organics, metals and minerals can stain and deposit on vinyl liners or plastic in-pool steps. As a liner ages, it loses more of it's resistance to UV rays and chemical degradation, with fading and staining a more common occurance.
Causes of Rust Stains in Pools
Rust stains can develop from nails or hair pins that fall in the pool. Old water pipes can carry iron into the pool when adding water. A reappearing rust spot on a plaster pool can be a rebar tie wire that is too close to the surface. Vinyl pools with rusty steel coping, or rusty walls have a larger problem to deal with, beyond the scope of this article. Try to locate the source of the rust stain (or any pool stain), to avoid having to retreat the same stains.
5 Methods for Removing Rust Stains in a Pool
Method #1 - The Sock Method
Wearing proper protective gear, fill up an old tube sock with a granular acid like sodium bisulfate (dry acid) - just your regular pH decreaser. You can also use ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Add about a cup of dry acid to the sock, and then tie the sock in a knot to keep the acid contained.
Use your pool pole to position the sock over the stain, holding it in place if the stain is on a vertical wall. Depending on the size and age of the rust stain, the dry acid will eat away at the stain in 5-15 minutes. Brushing with a stiff brush during and after will help.
If your pool has an overall stain or discoloration, as most do, be aware that beneath the sock, and around the rust stain, you may now have a reverse stain, meaning it may be whiter or brighter than the surrounding areas. Check your sock often to strike a balance between rust stain removal and the area around the stain.
Method #2 - Jandy Stain Master
Perhaps the coolest tool ever invented (another one of Andrew Pansini's designs), the stain master siphons liquid acid (muriatic acid) from a bottle on the deck, and delivers it to the pool surface, beneath a 3" round cup. It allows you to do underwater acid washing of small areas, and is perfect for removing rust stains in pools.
You can modify a StainMaster with a Frisbee®, to give a larger surface area, for treating larger areas, but for small rust stains, it works great. I've even used a StainMaster on vinyl pools with success, although it's pretty harsh on vinyl to do that (I was desperate at the time!).
As with the sock treatment, keep in mind that the Stain Master can produce a reverse stain, and instead of an ugly rust stain in your pool, you now have an odd looking whiter colored circle, where the StainMaster was placed. This can be reduced by actively and slowly moving the StainMaster in concentrically larger circular patterns around the rust stain.
Method #3 - Vitamin C Tablets
Vitamin C tablets (with or without Rose Hips. lol), are made of ascorbic acid, which is a mild acid that works well for cleaning. Most rust stains can be removed by rubbing a large Vitamin C tablet over the surface. You can also put 20 or 30 in a heavy ziplock bag and hammer them into a powder, and sprinkle the powder over a rust stain, followed by vigorous brushing.
Stain Free is a pool stain remover that is made from ascorbic acid, already in a granular form, and very useful for treating an entire pool for metal or organic stains. Use 1 lb per 10000 gallons, with low chlorine and high pH (Adding the Ascorbic Acid will lower your pool pH level). Stain Free can also be added to a sock, or poured into a pipe, for concentrated spot treatments.
Method #4 - The Pipe Method
Place a 1.5 or 2 inch PVC pipe directly over the stain, with the other end of the pipe above water. Now pour in your acid - it can be a dry acid like pH down or ascorbic acid, or you can pour in liquid muriatic acid (wear safety goggles and gloves). Hold the pipe over the stain for approximately half a minute, and then slowly move it in a circular pattern around the stain, increasing the circle diameter with each revolution.
For rust stains that are on the wall, attach a 90 degree elbow fitting to the pipe, so that you can hold the acid against vertical surfaces.
Method #5 - Plaster Repair
I mentioned at the start of the article that a persistent, reoccurring rust stain on a plaster pool is likely caused by a rebar tie wire. It could also be caused by the rebar itself. The steel in a pool shell is supposed to be tucked 4-6 inches below the surface, but sometimes bars get bent, or bent improperly, and they end up within 1-2 inches of the surface. After years and years, they could become wet, and begin to bleed rust to the surface.
The only fix for this is to cut out that section of the wall, using a 4" grinder with a diamond blade. Cut right through the rebar and then chisel out to a depth that is beneath the rebar. Coat the rebar ends with rubber sealant, and after it dries, pack the hole full of hydraulic cement. After that dries, top the hole with a plaster mix (guaranteed not to match in color), and then you can refill the pool again.
~ Vinyl Pools may want to consider a more delicate method, such as using Jack's Magic products. Acids can remove rust stains from vinyl, but could damage the vinyl. The Blue Stuff, and the Step Stuff are truly magic products, and the Iron Stuff works very well for overall rust staining, or for rust spots on a vinyl pool.
Thanks for Reading!
Mark Garcia


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Shutdown Innings Join the Wall of Statistical Shame
Just a quick pillory of 'shutdown innings', a concept that is sadly making its viral way into Baseball's consciousness despite having all the validity of 'pitching to the score', 'clutch hitters', and the rest of that baseball folklore that sounds plausible at first, but then less and less the more you learn and the more you use your brain. Let's go to Richard Griffin for a sweeping introduction to the idea:
There are two sets of circumstances when you should step up if you're a No. 1 starter. First is when your team scores runs for you. The shutdown inning is imperative to winning and to leading. Romero failed in those situations, miserably.
This is followed by a long stream of numbers, without any real explanation as to exactly why this is true. I mean sure, yeah, it sounds great to 'keep the lead', and 'not let them back in it', etc, etc — but obviously if the opposing team scores three runs in the first inning, nobody gives a crap if your starting pitcher allows runs in the second and then none the rest of the way or spreads them out over his remaining innings. What we've got here is really a ham-fisted attempt to statify a pitcher's performance in high-leverage situations (those cases where the game is late and close and your team scores to go up by one), but there's so much irrelevant data thrown into this method of collecting it that anything read out of such a "stat" is just a mirage.
Because the whole concept is wonky…just for fun, imagine there was a guy who for some freakish reason only allowed runs immediately after his team scored. So the worst example of this supposedly lead-killing, win-stealing phenomenon. Compared to other pitchers with the same ERA, this choke artist would actually have the lead much more often, since he would never give up a lead before the offence got going — and get more wins, since he would never give up leads when his offence went cold (i.e. he would pitch better in higher-leverage situations).
That's a ridiculous example, but illustrative of the fact that there isn't anything to the numbers or the logic behind 'shutdown innings' being an important factor to your overall effectiveness. Really, it's a slightly-hidden form of the old momentum-and-emotions-heavily-influence-the-game theory — that somehow 'giving the lead right back' deflates your team to the point that they go up to the plate hating you as a pitcher and a person and fail at hitting out of spite and/or a sudden lack of confidence mystically tied to your performance in the last half-inning. Which is silly twaddle long disproven, if you want to get into it.
Incidentally, Griffin's argument that "There is statistical evidence that even within his starts, Romero's primary issues were mental, not physical" is garbage as well. Griffy makes the classic mistake of presenting inflated numbers (to support his preconceived notion) without anything to compare them to or any kind of idea of what a reasonable amount of deviation is. Taking into account that Romero's ERA after May 23rd overall was 6.85, the fact that his ERA in a much-smaller sample size of 'shutdown innings' was 9.77 is not at all significant, let alone conclusive proof of a "mental block" caused by Joe Maddon. But at least those numbers come to a non-redundant point, unlike his "throwing more balls than strikes with two strikes leads to a higher ERA" followup…


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Nonito Donaire stopped Toshiaki Nishioka at 1:54 of the ninth round Saturday night, retaining his WBO 122-pound title with a dominant performance in his 29th straight victory.
San Leandro's Donaire (30-1, 19 knockouts) patiently waited for openings against Nishioka (39-5-3) before knocking down the Japanese veteran in the sixth round.
Donaire then put Nishioka down again with a vicious right hand in the ninth, and referee Raul Caiz stopped it after Donaire landed an uppercut moments later.
Brandon Rios stopped Mike Alvarado in the seventh round of a 140-pound bout in the co-main event at a sold-out Home Depot Center in Carson.
Cal (17-2) beat Cal Poly 31-14 to win the Stanford Invitational Sevens title at Steuber Rugby Stadium. The Bears also defeated the Mustangs, UC Davis and Sacramento State in pool play before blanking Saint Mary's 26-0 in the semifinals. Captain Seamus Kelly scored five tries on the day, including twice in the final.
The Bears held their opponents to only 35 points over five games. The next-closest total was 64 surrendered by the Gaels, who finished 3-2, including a 38-5 win over UCLA for third place. Stanford went 1-4, falling to Santa Rosa College 26-24 in the seventh-place match.
Catherine Breed (Amador Valley High) was on the victorious 200-yard freestyle and 400 medley relay teams. Taylor Nanfria (San Ramon Valley High) won the 1,600 free in a meet-record 17 minutes, 19.60 seconds. Rachael Acker (Gunn High-Palo Alto) set meet and pool marks in the 100 free at 51.18 seconds.
The Warriors waived former Missouri guard Stefhon Hannah, who was signed as a free agent Oct. 1. The team now has 19 players under contract.
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Timothy Edwards (1669-1758) was a Congregational (Puritan) minister in East Windsor, Connecticut. Edwards was the son of a wealthy merchant and graduated Harvard College in 1691. He was assigned to his East Windsor parish in 1694, where he remained for the rest of his life. He married Esther Stoddard, the daughter of a famous Northampton, Massachusetts, minister and they had eleven children. Timothy was famous for delivering his sermons from small notes, rather than from fully written-out scripts. This example is typical: it mainly cites Biblical verses which he would recite from memory and use as centerpieces of his sermon's points. This sermon was delivered on the Sunday after the Deerfield Raid. The Raid was traumatic for Puritan New England: for many this disaster meant that God's favor had deserted them, and they turned to their ministers for guidance. Edwards ran a school in his home, as was typical for the time. Here he educated the most famous of his eleven children, his only son, Jonathan (1703-1758), who would become one of the leading ministers of his day, a leader of the First Great Awakening.
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Bumper Sticker Shine
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Coscom Entertainment, publisher of superhero and monster-themed fiction, launched a perzine in November 2009 by Coscom Entertainment publisher A.P. Fuchs called Bumper Sticker Shine. The first issue in the bookazine series was called Dry Ice Dreams.
The second issue, The Macro Mechanic's Manifesto, will be released December 15, 2009.
Though no stranger to magazines (Coscom Entertainment once publishing a horror magazine called Kopfhalter! and was co-publisher to Insidious Reflections with horror publisher Insidious Publications), 2009 marked the year where the company entered the more traditional zine scene with the introduction of Fuchs's perzine. Yet never one to "follow the norm," Fuchs decided his zine wouldn't just be a standard perzine, but instead adopted the trade paperback format and made it a book-zine hybrid instead.
Bumper Sticker Shine presently contains essays on independent publishing from A.P. Fuchs's personal archive, self-publishing questions, horror fiction, poetry, comics, film reviews and more.
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by Clark Groome
Thinking it would be unbearably sad, I resisted reading Mark Kram Jr.'s "Like Any Normal Day: A Story of Devotion." Stupid me.
The book tells the story of the relationship between Buddy Miley and his youngest brother Jimmy. Buddy was 17 years old when he broke his neck in a 1973 football game between Miley's William Tennent High School and rival Plymouth Whitemarsh. The accident, and some really bad medical care at the game and after, left the kid a quadriplegic.
For the next 24 years Miley was unable to care for himself. He had to be fed, washed, dressed and turned over regularly to avoid the omnipresent danger of bed sores. He was moved only with difficulty. He was in almost constant pain.
Jimmy, six years his junior, was his best friend. They spent hours together talking about everything under the sun. Buddy was never at a loss for friends or attention. While most of the actual care came from his family, his hours were often filled with diversions that made life seem worthwhile, at least to the outsider, and at least for a while.
As time progressed, however, he began to find it harder and harder to stand the pain and the isolation. In the early 1990s he learned about Dr. Jack Kevorkian and his practice of helping critically ill people commit suicide.
Buddy was never afraid of death. He thought he was dying when he was first injured and found the experience peaceful rather than scary. So when he finally made the decision that he had had enough, it was a firm, positive move on his part.
As Buddy had done so many times before, he called on Jimmy to help him. Jimmy had taken him to Lourdes and was as devoted as a brother can be, even when he was facing his own physical and psychological problems.
Kram, a superb sports feature writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, did a story on the Mileys years ago. After his first piece, he stayed in touch. After Buddy's death in 1997, Kram says the story and the family stayed with him. He wanted to tell their story, not just the "what" and "when" but the "who" and "how."
As is to be expected by anyone who regularly reads Kram's stuff in the People Paper, this story is told in depth and with sensitivity, insight and heart. He explores in a most human and personal way the lives Buddy, Jimmy, the Miley family and so many others had during the time Buddy was alive and how his death affected them afterwards.
"Like Any Normal Day" (272 pages, St. Martin's Press) is, yes, unbearably sad. It is also amazingly uplifting. One reviewer called it "heartbreaking and heartwarming." It is both.
Kram manages to get to the core of his subject and his subjects without an ounce of bathos. He is an active voice in the story, sharing with us his feelings and parts of his life that help us to understand why he was so fascinated by and felt so connected to Buddy and his family.
In retrospect I wish I hadn't waited for four months after it was published and downloaded to my Kindle before I read it.
These comments about "Like Any Normal Day: A Story of Devotion" are appearing in a sports column because Kram is a sports writer, Buddy was injured in a football game and so much of the Mileys' lives revolved around sport.
That doesn't limit the book's appeal at all. It is about life, courage, survival, hope and, mostly, love. It's an amazing story, brilliantly and sensitively told.


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As a documentary filmmaker, naturally I am interested in telling a good story. My film subjects are often people who somehow 'repurpose' culture or history to address problems they face. So my curiosity was piqued when I learned that several very different communities were using a Native American tradition – the peacemaking circle – to resolve conflicts and achieve justice.
The peacemaking circle is an ancient indigenous tradition that brings people together to deal with community problems. Participants sit in a circle with no table between them, and often place sacred objects in the center. The circle is opened with a ceremony such as a prayer, reading, or the burning of sage, which marks the time and space of the Circle as special. In accordance with Native American tradition, participants pass a talking piece – an eagle feather, special stone, or any object of significance to the group – and may only speak when holding it. This means that everyone has an equal chance to speak their mind without being interrupted, and that others are encouraged truly to listen to what they have to say. (Sometimes it seems like deep listening is becoming a lost art in this multi-tasking age.)
The talking piece slows down the conversation and gives space for people to express their emotions. safely As Kay Pranis describes in The Little Book of Circle Processes: A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking, '"Because only one person can speak at a time and the talking piece moves in order around the Circle, two people cannot go back and forth at each other when they disagree or are angry. The talking piece spreads the responsibility around the Circle for responding to and managing the difficult feelings."
Last fall I attended a four-day circle training at Roca, Inc., a national leader in circle practice. The facilitator explained that typical Western conflict resolution practice goes something like this: 1) Identify the problem 2)Find a solution 3)Try to implement the solution. The immediate crisis may be resolved, but the deeper issues that caused the problem remain untouched. In the peacemaking circle process, most of the time and energy is devoted to building relationships and trust before the problem is even put into words. And it turns out that storytelling is a key part of this process.
In the first few rounds of a peacemaking circle, participants together define guidelines for how they want to behave in circle. They share stories about themselves, stories of joy, pain, and struggle, to explain why they feel these values are important. Storytelling engages us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, so we can absorb lessons more deeply than we might if they were passed down as 'advice' from an elder or professional.
As they come to understand each other's struggles, people often realize that they agree more than they disagree. When it comes time to talk about the actual conflict at hand, which is often in the last few rounds of a circle, the issue may seem to have shrunk in proportion. In circle, participants find it easier to right the wrongs that have been done and to restore balance in the community, rather than seek revenge or punishment.
Peacemaking circles can be convened just once or dozens of times around a single issue. They are being used in rural and urban settings and for issues as wide-ranging as gang violence, school fighting, intimate abuse, and workplace conficts.
Interestingly enough, my filmmaking process has been mirroring the circle process. I have always liked to form good relationships with my subjects before I begin shooting, but this film has been taking unusually long to develop. At first I was frustrated that I still didn't have a subject nailed down after observing several groups across the country (including a great middle school program run by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth; Father David Kelly's violence healing programs in Chicago; and Roca's youth work in Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston). But then it dawned on me that since building trust and defining shared values is so important to the circle process, there was no way I could expect to jump in and start filming right away as an outsider. I will have to be an integral part of the circle from the beginning.
I have now stepped back and am working on developing relationships and building the necessary trust to be part of an authentic peacemaking circle process from beginning to end. I'm listening to a lot of stories and trying to share my own. My advisor Carolyn Boyes-Watson of the Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University reminds me of the wisdom that '"Good things fear no time."


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19th Senate: Osten big winner
Democratic Sprague First Selectman Cathy Osten won the bitter 19th state Senate District campaign battle over Republican Christopher Coutu to succeed 18-year incumbent Democrat Edith Prague in the 10-town district.
Osten and Coutu spent a nervous evening waiting for numbers that were slow to come in. According to figures collected by Osten's campaign headquarters, she defeated Coutu 19,273 to 18,057, winning six of the 10 towns, including Coutu's hometown of Norwich, which Osten won by 1,770 votes.
Osten's campaign party at TJ's Café in Baltic erupted with cheers and applause at 10 p.m. when the final numbers from Ledyard Center were read aloud. While Coutu took Ledyard by nearly 500 votes, it wasn't enough to overcome Osten's earlier lead.
Osten thanked the packed house of supporters, especially her mother, Pat Osten, and Prague, who endorsed Osten from the start, giving a major boost to her campaign that included a primary victory in August over Ledyard state Rep. Tom Reynolds.
"It was a combination of everything," Osten said of the factors that put her over the top in such a contentious race. "We knocked on over 25,000 doors. We made 65,000 phone calls."
Prague was the first to stand from her seat to hug Osten as she prepared to make her victory speech.
"You'll be sitting in my seat," Prague said.
At 10:15, Coutu called Osten and conceded after a brief conversation.
Coutu said he too worked hard and although disappointed, he will turn his attention to his military service in the National Guard and to his family. Coutu will finish his two-term state House duties in January. He wouldn't rule out future runs for office, but offered no specific plans.
Both candidates had strong ties to Norwich, the largest town in the district. Coutu lives in Norwich and his 47th District encompassed the northern portion of the city. Osten's family ran the popular Pattio's Restaurant on West Town Street for years. But Osten said she was confident all along that she would win Norwich handily, taking all five precincts, including those that included Coutu's district.
The open district campaign proved to be one of the most hotly contested in the region. Coutu and Osten have sparred during several debates, differing on most major issues and each questioning the other's leadership ability.
Both candidates campaigned doggedly, knocking on doors and plastering the district with campaign signs. Coutu bought 50 billboard-sized signs he rotated around at key spots.
"I'm proud of the amount of work my staff and volunteers have put into this campaign," Osten said. "We could not have made this happen without the support of all the Democratic campaigns working throughout the 19th Senate district."
Vote totals
Columbia 1,572
Franklin 563
Hebron 2,117
Lebanon 1,642
Ledyard 2,368
Lisbon 1,043
Marlborough 1,469
Montville 981
Norwich 6,672
Sprague 846
Total 19,273
Columbia 1,333
Franklin 447
Hebron 2,714
Lebanon 1,854
Ledyard 2,824
Lisbon 902
Marlborough 1,795
Montville 744
Norwich 4,902
Sprague 542
Total 18,057
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Most of us would agree that the price of the $148,000 Porsche 911 Turbo is prohibitive. Even selling your house might not cover it. But could you raid the 401(K) and come up with $35,280?
That's the buy-in for the new 2015 Subaru WRX STI.
What you won't get for that bargain price is the 911 Turbo's plush, around-town ride, because the 2015 Subaru WRX STI is on all-attack mode, all the time. The torque vectoring that rips you through turns and the turbo-punched, 305-hp engine in the STI is positively Porsche-esque. It's awesome on a (relative) budget.
When Subaru execs talk about the 2015 model, it's a lexicon of added stiffening, rigidity, and responsiveness. If the latest WRX is a massive step up in attitude and aggression over the proletarian Impreza, the STI is an armor-clad warrior.
It soon becomes clear just how serious the folks at Fuji Heavy Industries have become about their halo car's chops. I'm handed the keys of the STI Launch edition—blue paint, gold wheels, and an STI short-throw shifter—and am pointed southeast on Carmel Valley Road.
Once it clears the posh golf courses, the lane wends along ridges and wiggles over hills, following the vagaries of California's shifting tectonic plates. It narrows and widens capriciously and is hardly the smoothest stretch of asphalt in the West—an appropriate tarmac rally stage; the kind of shakedown road that either shows a sports car off or shows it up.
Those stiffened crossmembers, firmer control arm bushings, and 22-percent-higher front spring rates? Subie was not joshing. It takes about a tenth of a mile for the reality of that stiff frame to translate to your tailbone. This is the kind of suspension that will irk non-fanboy passengers to no end. I see messy breakups and endless recriminations as a result: "It seems like you love that crass car more than me." "I adore, you honey, but the car is an STI." "It's me or the car." "Well…."
In the hot moment, swept up in those sweeping corners, the stiffness seems like a fabulous idea. What do I, a backroad bombardier, care for comfort? The combo mechanical limited-slip and electronic differential pops the Subaru out of the deepest bends. The car's scrabbling trajectory is impervious to broken pavement and roadside debris. The STI has real-deal sports car bite.
The reason for all that snap is hidden under the skin: the differentials, the active torque vectoring, and the symmetrical all-wheel-drive that normally operates with a 9 percent bias to the rear wheels. The systems work hand-in-glove, humming somewhere in the engineering ether, never giving the impression they've hijacked the process. The STI still seems analog.
That's partly because of the six-speed manual (fittingly, the only transmission offered), which slips into gears with a firm, cradling confidence, plus old school hydraulic steering. The steering ratio has been quickened; it's a tactile experience, giving plenty of feedback but not unsettling with harsh vibrations.
Halting at a stop sign, I discover smoke tendrils rising from the right front brake. I've been diving deep into corners, but not so deep as to warrant that. The Brembo system has 13.0-inch front discs with four-piston calipers and 12.4-inch rear discs with two-piston calipers. I experience very little fade, but several times during the day I am greeted by a smoke signal.
The new STI is not offered as a hatchback, only as a four-door. Still, the boy-racer stance and compact size feel right. If you're hoping that the rear doors and seats will make it seem a more practical buy, well, best of luck. The sizable rear wing wouldn't look out of place on a shogun warrior and will help ensure that newly single STI drivers stay that way.
The windshield gains more rake and the A-pillars are brilliantly thin, doing wonders for sightlines. You can see through corners perhaps better than almost any modern car. The standard alcantara sport seats are well bolstered and comfortable. Otherwise, the plastic on the doors is shabby and the leather highlights unconvincing. The cost for all the sharp-edged mechanicals has to come out of somewhere.
It's a just trade, as this is a sports car, and so we detour from public roads and head to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Here, decisions must be made. Which mode for the differential (there are three)? What throttle response (three) and traction control settings (three)?
It is rather overcomplicated, and the busy digital instrument cluster doesn't help matters. The best racetrack mix is the differential in "auto minus" for smooth roads; the throttle left in "intelligent" mode, allowing the least jerky modulation of the accelerator; and the traction/stability control in track mode, which allows plenty of yaw and still gives you active torque vectoring.
Weight is almost the same as the outgoing base model, at 3386 pounds, and the boxer engine is plenty familiar. The 2.5-liter turbo puts out 305 hp at 6000 rpm and 290 lb-ft at 4000 rpm.
The one-two combo of Laguna Seca's long front straight, which rises spookily over a blind crest, and the slow, deep Turn 2 speak plenty about how the STI handles power and weight. By the time you've arrived at the off-camber braking point at the end of the straight, your heart is in your throat. There's power aplenty across the range, and the STI feels lithe and balanced through Turn 2's double apex. You have to work hard to induce understeer, and it's easy to correct a bad line.
Only 1000 examples of the Launch Edition -- with those gold-painted forged alloy wheels --will be sold for $38,190. The STI Limited, at $39,291, has a few more feature comforts but adds more than 50 pounds of weight.
So the real questions become: How badly do you want the semi-affordable, hard-edged sports car of your dreams? And how stable is your relationship, anyhow?
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MALELANE, South Africa (Reuters) - Holder Charl Schwartzel made it back-to-back Alfred Dunhill Championship wins when he romped to a four-stroke victory at Leopard Creek on Sunday.
The former U.S. Masters champion produced a final round 68 for a 17-under-par total of 271 to finish comfortably ahead of second-placed Briton Richard Finch (70) at the private club adjoining the Kruger Park in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province.
Last year Schwartzel triumphed by 12 strokes in the European Tour event.
On Sunday he began with a two-shot lead over playing partner Finch only to see it wiped out in the space of three holes.
The Englishman, playing on a sponsor's invite after losing his tour card at the end of the 2013 season, birdied the first and third.
"I was a little worried but I know this golf course and I knew it was far from over," said Schwartzel at the post-tournament presentation.
Finch made his first mistake of the day on the 11th, a wild drive leading to a penalty drop and a bogey five.
Schwartzel's birdie on the 13th put him three clear and the contest was effectively over when Finch ran up a double-bogey six at the next hole, his approach from a fairway bunker hitting rocks on the edge of a water hazard and bouncing into bushes.
The winner dropped only three shots in his four rounds - all on the opening day on Thursday.
"When you go through some 60 holes without dropping a shot you should win the tournament," Schwartzel joked.
Finch's runners-up slot will go a long way to helping him regain his tour card but he must still rely on invitations to compete in events in the immediate future.
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Guilt mingles with relief, leaving Drizzt uniquely vulnerable to the persuasions of his newest companion--Dahlia, a darkly alluring elf and the only other member of their party to survive the cataclysm at Mount Hotenow. But traveling with Dahlia is challenging in more ways than one. As the two companions seek revenge on the one responsible for leveling Neverwinter--and nearly Luskan as well--Drizzt finds his usual moral certainty swept away by her unconventional views. Forced to see the dark deeds that the common man may be driven to by circumstance, Drizzt begins to find himself on the wrong side of the law in an effort to protect those the law has failed. Making new enemies, as his old enemies acquire deadly allies, Drizzt and Dahlia quickly find themselves embroiled in battle--a state he's coming to enjoy a little too much.
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An Iranian judge has ordered Facebook founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to appear in a court in southern Iran to respond to complaints that the apps Instagram and WhatsApp violate users' privacy.
The judge is also ordering the two Facebook applications be blocked, according to media reports Tuesday. Last week, a different Iranian court banned Instagram, though users reported they still had access to the photo-sharing app.
The U.S. doesn\'t have an extradition treaty with Iran, and it\'s unlikely Zuckerberg will be forced to go.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social-media sites are banned in Iran, though a few high-level government officials seem to embrace social media as a way of skirting around traditional media outlets and connecting with the West. President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei all post updates to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Rouhani recently has signaled support for open dialogue over the web, tweeting:
He also stepped in earlier this month to prevent mobile-messaging service WhatsApp from being blocked. WhatsApp rival WeChat was banned in December.
Despite Rouhani\'s pledge to open up the Internet since the last presidential election, many Iranians still have little access to the same social-media networks that government leaders are using. Al Jazeera reports that most decisions about guidelines on Internet censorship and social media are made by a convoluted network of groups and committees, leaving Rouhani will little control.
And more recently, six Iranian youths were arrested for posting a video of themselves dancing in the streets to the Pharrell Williams\' song \"Happy.\" They were later released, but police in Iran have been quoted as saying their \"vulgar clip\" had \"hurt public chastity.\"
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Last week's brief look at the work of Sandy Kossin elicited some very enthusiastic response - most notably in regard to Kossin's "Bay of Pigs" art for the May 10th, 1963 issue of Life magazine. "A powerful cover" wrote one reader, Harald, and "the crowning achievement of his career" was David Apatoff's comment.
I'd never seen this series of illustrations, but thanks to Tom Watson, who clipped the pages for his files back when that issue first came out, we can now study the whole series in greater detail. I always enjoy Tom's insightful analysis of individual illustrations and asked him if he wouldn't mind providing the words to accompany this week's look at this series. His commentary begins below:
The cover illustration is more defined with facial detail than the inside illustrations... perhaps that was the art director's request, but probably it was Sandy Kossin's decision to personalize and attract interest, and then give a more bold impressionistic depiction to the inside spreads. After all, it was 1963... and breaking from traditional realistic renderings in magazine illustration, was still in it's infancy.
When I look at the cover, in spite of the desperate conditions, I see the determination in the eyes of those men...
...and perhaps Kossin wanted to convey that powerful emotion in the beginning, on the front cover.
We feel the tremendous energy and adrenalin of those first terrifying moments in combat, and the straight forward simplistic use of color adds to the drama without stealing our attention.
His contrasty patterns of dark and light also heightens the intense drama of the moment.
My thanks to Tom for this week's scans and his analysis of these images.
*An interesting aside: Mike Lynch, who knows Sandy Kossin personally, made the artist aware of that post from last week and reports that Sandy was "tickled pink" that so many folks were discussing and enjoying his work from long ago. If you go back and read the comments from that post you'll notice that Sandy's son, David, and grand daughter, Jennifer, both left remarks there. Mike reports that Sandy still has all but one of the originals from the "Bay of Pigs" series. Here's hoping we might hear from the artist himself at some point this week!
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Absolutely stunning piece. The second I saw it, my breath caught in my chest. This truly captures the fear/courage/chaos of combat that sets the heart and blood racing. The first time somebody actually shoots at you is a moment you never forget.ReplyDelete
LEIF....First time moved to comment! Two absolute winners this week....and two more different illustrators could not be found. Familiar with Kossin's work but had forgotten the Life mag Bay of Pigs cover. Outstanding. Glad to hear he's still around. Had not heard of Jerome Weisman....just amazing. Shows how little of a statement is enough. Beautiful drawing...what a talent. Thanks....CMAReplyDelete
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MORGANTOWN, N.C. - The men's golf started strong at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate hosted by Appalachian State University, but was slowed down by rain. After a delay, play continued only to have the second round halted after 14 holes due to darkness. Tennessee State shot a 7-over 289, eleven shots behind team leader Elon (4-under 278) on the Par 70, 6,718 yard course. Only to fall off the pace when second round play resumed. TSU ended the day 29 shots behind new leader James Madison.
Andrew Warner led the Tigers through the first 18-holes with a 1-under 69. Warner bogied the third hole, but bounced back with par-play and birdies on five, twelve and the par-3 17th. The junior could not escape the 18th hole and finished with a bogey placing him in a tie for 6th, one shot behind a group of five golfers, after the first round. Warner struggled in the later round and has fallen to 7-over through 32.
Dallas Hill used birdies on the only two par-5 holes, seven and 14, on the course to shoot a 1-over 71 during the first round. The Tigers started on the 10th hole in the afternoon and the back-nine got the better of Hill to open round two. The sophomore began with a double bogey on ten and recorded bogies on five of the last six holes. Hill birdied the second-to-last hole of the day and enters Tuesday at 9-over.
Cameron Scitern registered 16 pars in the morning session for a 3-over 73. Scitern was able to card a birdie on the par-5 14th, but could only manage a 4-over through the first 14 on Monday afternoon.
James Stepp shot a 7-over 77 to open the day despite picking up a birdie on the fourth hole. The sophomore lefty notched a birdie on the par-5 14th late in the day and sits at 13-over through the first 32 holes.
Codie Welborn scored for TSU during an up and down first round with a 6-over 76. Welborn shot over par on seven holes, but was able to pick up birdies on the 4th, 10th and 18th. The junior dropped birdies on 12 and 14 to start the later session on a good note, but came back to par play for the round with a double bogey on 15. Through 32 holes, Welborn is 8-over par.
Play will resume at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning with the final round beginning immediately after the end of the second round.


text: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 APTA Attends FTC Workshop on ACOs Yesterday, APTA attended the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) workshop on the Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy, which addresses how the federal agencies will enforce antitrust laws when competing health care providers create new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The workshop featured 2 panel discussions with a variety of industry stakeholders, including private legal counsel for several health care providers and insurers, academics, health policy and economic experts, and representatives of the FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Panelists raised questions and concerns regarding the January 1, 2012, formation date of ACOs; the types of organizations that will be covered; whether patient choice will be limited due to the number of small practices that join ACOs; and if the mandatory 90-day review period is sufficient to make an appropriate determination as to whether the ACO is pro or anti-competitive. Panelists felt strongly that the administrative burden of calculating primary service area data and proving compliance should fall on the agencies and not the providers, and that the FTC and DOJ should take a law enforcement approach rather than a regulatory approach to oversight. Additionally, the experts addressed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' eligibility criteria for the Shared Savings Program, asked how possible cost-shifting from Medicare to commercial markets would be monitored, and explored issues of exclusivity—in particular, if hospitals could participate in more than 1 ACO. Other topics included the antitrust "safety zones" for ACOs that meet certain criteria, the rural exception to the safety zone provision, and how ACOs can reduce unnecessary health care services. The comment period for the FTC and DOJ joint proposed policy statement ends May 31. APTA members are encouraged to submit their input to the association on this proposal and the other ACO proposed rules by May 15 to be included in APTA's comments to the federal agencies. Members should e-mail their input to firstname.lastname@example.com. Comments What is the future of PT private practice with the formation of ACO's. From our stand point things look VERY insecure. What is the APTA doing to protect PT private practice...what can we do to help ourselves ??? Posted by Chris Newell/ Jorge Battilana on 5/11/2011 2:39 PM How is this ACO set-up any different than physician owned practices or the referral services run by hospitals to their own facilities? How is this in any way ----a positive for the private practitioner? How does this promote the APTA 2020 agenda of autonomy and independent practice for our profession? Posted by Robert Crossett on 5/14/2011 6:57 AM ACOs do offer a POSITIVE alternative to the present situation. But, there are always possibilities for unintended consequences. Please recognize how broken fee for service is. Second, recognize the plethora of insurance companies and regulations you presently deal with in private practice. Third, recognize that no where in the present system is there ANY incentive for a positive outcome nor is there any way to measure when you provide care that reduces the overall cost of an individuals care (preventing MRIs, preventing surgery, preventing falls). Those are the real areas where PTs can positively impact outcomes--not seeing people "only 6 visits" and never monitoring whether those 6 visits made a difference)! I am in a private practice. I am working on being part of an ACO with the largest hospital system in the area. I am doing it because this is the way to recognize the incredible impact I have on my patients--the present system has never rewarded me in any way for having a positive impact; in fact, it has penalized me in less revenue and having to work harder than other PTs. So, review this list and then you will be able to count ways in which an ACO is positive for a private practitioner (but only if you are able to reduce costs of care OVERALL which will probably INCREASE how much is spent on PT and LESS on MRIs, injections, surgeries--see Virginia Mason for a case study). So, more power to the APTA for trying to help PTs get on the bus. For those of us that can't figure out how to compete against a surgeon for most orthopedic problems and have a positive impact on preventing many disease processes, get out of the way. For those of us excited about the opportunity for being rewarded for doing a excellent job, all I can say is that finally there is a chance that our huge impact MIGHT be recognized--most likely obstructionists will prevail in most markets and PTs will be stuck with REDUCED fee-for-service and low per diems. All I can ask, has anyone's reimbursement increased under fee for service? NO. It might under and ACO--not guaranteed, but it might. It did at Virginia Mason and the PT reimbursement was already over twice what I get in Georgia. Posted by Herb Silve on 5/15/2011 9:01 AM The danger of course is that corporate (even non profit corporate) health care systems will "capture" the market. Despite language in the ACO regulations that enables choice of providers by the patient, we fear that the referral patterns will tighten to prioritize ACO members and visits to non ACO members will get limited. The opportunity is to join with primary care provider groups who will come to see surgery and the neglect of PT-treatable conditions (balance, weakness, metabolic instability, etc.) as financial risks needing management. We can help them. The question is can the APTA provide us with the documentation and presentation to get our foot in the door. What structure should we have in approaching the potential ACO groups in our community? Should we go in as a solo practice? Should we merge into a small network w colleagues to offer a broader base of participants (and potentially be able to join in the financial risks/ rewards)? I need some help on these questions. I am looking for those in the APTA to help me as I am busy just staying afloat. And I see such a small picture of the territory that the ACO will cover (OP PT is <2% of health care dollars). Posted by Jonathan Holtz on 5/16/2011 9:26 AM APTA will be advocating for its members in the ACO proposed rule and the fraud and abuse waiver and antitrust proposed notices to "protect the PT private practice." The association's comments will be posted on www.apta.org in the next couple weeks as the deadlines are approaching for both rules. (The deadline for ACO comments is June 6. Comments are due on antitrust laws May 31.) Posted by News Now on 5/25/2011 9:10 AM


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The Witcher Adventure Game Brings Geralt to the Table(top)
CD Projekt Red has had great success with its monster-hunting RPG The Witcher. In addition to a third entry in the game series coming out soon, Fantasy Flight Games will also be releasing a tabletop adventure game in 2014.
Fantasy Flight's game allows you to play as four of the central characters from the novels and games. You'll be able to play as either Geralt, Triss Merigold, Dandelion or Yarpen Zigrin. There'll be a variety of different quests hunting monsters, missions around the world and more. You'll have to forge alliances and deal with the other characters you encounter, never knowing who will betray you.
"We are very pleased to partner with CD Projekt RED on The Witcher Adventure Game. The story and the setting of The Witcher really lends itself to an adventure board game. We're looking forward to players being able to craft their own narrative during the course of the game," said Steve Horvath, Senior VP of Communication and Digital Business for Fantasy Flight Games in a statement.
Fantasy Flight is no stranger to the gaming world, as it's already adapted the likes of Civilization and Gears of War into rather enjoyable board games before. The Witcher already lends itself perfectly to a tabletop adventure, so we can't wait to see what FFG does with the material. Even better, The Witcher Adventure Game will also be coming to iOS and Android later this year. Good news for mobile fans, and those of you who don't want to worry about having to break out a massive board game to enjoy what Fantasy Flight is working on.
Check out the trailer below, and learn more about the game (including how to pre-order) over on the official site.


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Sankashti Chaturthi, or Ganesha Sankashta Chaturti, is dedicated to Hindu God Ganesha. Apart from fasting, special pujas are performed on the day. Sankashti Chaturti March 2017 date is Thursday, March 16, 2017. Moonrise time on March 16 is 9:39 PM. Sankashti Chaturti, which is observed for removing problems in life, is observed on the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar. Sankashti Chaturthi fasting is considered to be highly auspicious by Lord Ganesha devotees.
Sankashti Chaturti fasting begins at sunrise and ends after evening puja or after the sighting of the moon. Ganesh Temples conduct special pujas on the day.
Popular belief is that observing Sankashta Chaturthi will help in alleviating problems and it will bring prosperity, happiness and fulfillment of desires. The holiness of Sankashti Chaturthi Vrata was explained by Sri Krishna to Yudhishtira, the eldest of the Pandavas. It is found in the Narasimha Purana and Bhavishaya Purana.
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2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommendations
Key recommendations from the 13 prominent medical and scientific researchers on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
The advisory committee in June handed the federal government its recommendations for new dietary guidelines and wants to wage all-out war on obesity—not simply suggest, as earlier guidelines have, that Americans eat more of this (veggies and whole grains) and less of that (salt and fat), reports U.S. News & World Report. Key recommendations from the 13 prominent medical and scientific researchers and leaders in their fields across America include:
Think total diet
A concrete but flexible diet is more likely than one that is vague and rigid to succeed over time. Rather than saying that less than 10 percent of calories should come from saturated fat, the panel's guidelines promote nutrient-dense foods that are also low in saturated fat, such as whole-grain bread, produce, skim milk, and poultry, and discourage but never impose a total ban on foods like full-fat cheese, pizza, french fries, ice cream, and bacon. "A healthful total diet is not a rigid prescription, but rather is a flexible approach that incorporates a wide range of individual tastes and preferences," the panel wrote.
Salt is out, potassium in
To bring down the 70 percent of the adult population with hypertension, or high blood pressure, the recommended daily maximum for salt should be slashed to 1,500mg from the current 2,300mg. The lower number already is the suggested ceiling for Americans who are middle-aged or older or African-American, or who already have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Raising the blood level of potassium is another way to lower blood pressure, and many Americans don't get enough from foods like raisins, figs, and bananas; the panel recommends more than doubling the currently suggested 2,000mg a day to 4,700mg.
All fats aren't evil
Mono- and polyunsaturated fats and omega-3 fats found in many cold-water fish are healthier substitutes for solid fats like butter, shortening, and animal fat. More fish and small quantities of unsalted nuts are recommended. So is dark chocolate, as evidence is building that it reduces blood pressure.
Low carbs vs. low fat: no winner
A "moderate body of evidence" fails to demonstrate that one or the other was superior for losing weight and keeping it off, the panel concludes. Eating less, the advisors note, is the only tried and true way to lose weight. They do find that high-quality protein from sources such as lean meats, poultry, eggs, and seafood can initially help pounds come off by quelling hunger, but they cite studies showing that over time the amount of protein in different diets has no bearing on weight loss or maintaining it.
Tofu and other veggie-based proteins aren't magic
Claims of unique health benefits of vegetable and soy protein aren't backed by good evidence, but the panel notes that these sources do add dietary fiber, and most Americans don't eat enough fiber-rich foods.
Americans should know how much they should eat
"If you ask any American how many calories they need on a given day, most of them are clueless," says Linda Van Horn, chair of the advisory committee. The panel believes that if people had a better sense of that, and of how many calories they take in, the obesity epidemic might be slowed. So the 2010 guidelines, says Van Horn, must offer effective, consumer-friendly tools to help individuals come up with reasonable estimates, personalized according to age, sex, and level of physical activity. The report does not propose a form for those tools.
Treat kids and pregnant women as special groups
Previous guidelines lumped all children ages 2 and up with adults and didn't address pregnant women separately. The advisors want the dietary needs of infants, children ages 2 to 18, and pregnant women treated separately. While all groups need to eat less overall, pregnant women need to seek out foods rich in folate and iron, while kids should give up soda for milk to bolster levels of vitamin D and calcium, nutrients essential for healthy bones.
Tackle childhood obesity before birth
"The only effective way to combat obesity is to never develop it in the first place," says Van Horn. Promoting nutrition and exercise when kids are young isn't enough. The report cites evidence from the Institute of Medicine that mothers who are obese when they are pregnant put their child at a greater risk of following suit when they get older. Prevention, the advisors said, must start in utero, with nutritional and exercise programs during and after pregnancy.
Put more emphasis on kids
According to the report, the incidence of overweight and obese kids since the early 1970s has approximately doubled among children ages 2 to 11 years and tripled among adolescents ages 12 to 19 years. Advice like "spend more time outside and less time in front of the TV" won't cut it in 2010. The environment at home, at school, and in the community needs a complete overhaul, the panel concludes: Get TVs out of children's bedrooms. Create safe routes for walking or biking to school. Organize recreational sports leagues that encourage kids who may not be athletically gifted to join up. Get soda and junk food out of school.
Change the environment
The report is the first to identify community barriers that get in the way of a healthy lifestyle and to offer suggestions for how to get around them. Healthy food should be cheaper and easier to find, say the advisors, especially in low-income neighborhoods. Among their solutions: open more grocery stores and promote farmers' markets. And to meet minimum weekly standards for physical activity of an hour of vigorous exercise or 2½ hours of moderate exercise, the report calls for more workplace help, perhaps by offering employees gym membership discounts and encouraging them to get up and move around during frequent breaks built into the work day.
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The Chapel of the Holy Family is one chapel made up of several components. There is a large liturgical space, a gathering space or narthex, a small prayer room where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved and a reconciliation room.
The altar was dedicated and the chapel was blessed by Bishop Leo J. Brust, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, on October 6, 1990. The formal blessing does not preclude use by other faiths. In fact, the liturgical space was deliberately constructed so that it can be used by all campus religious groups for worship and prayer. In the flexible liturgical space one can seat between 130175 people comfortably, depending on the configuration. One also finds a statue of the Holy Family, crafted in Italy and installed in 1995.
The Narthex, or gathering area, also serves as a lounge. In general, nothing is scheduled or conducted there which interferes with the use of the liturgical space or with the peace and accessibility of the prayer room. In the Narthex one finds a stained glass depiction of the Holy Family. Created by the studio of Francis Xavier Zettler of Munich, this window was oringinally installed in the University Chapel in Johnston Hall, which opened in 1906. Its subject matter does not correspond directly to a Biblical text but shows the child Jesus holding a book of the prophets and educating his parents.
The Eucharistic Chapel contains two other stained glass windows from the University Chapel depicting the parable of the rich young man (Matt 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30), and the finding of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52). All the windows were installed in 1993. This room is used exclusively for private prayer and devotion, and is a spot for privacy amid busyness, a respite for talking with God about your day, your choices, your hopes and dreams.
Adjoining the Eucharistic Chapel is a reconciliation room which offers the opportunity for the anonymous or face-to-face celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.


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medical insurance
Medical Insurance
All full-time international (F-1 Visa) students are required to participate in the Los Angeles Community College District approved medical insurance plan for international students studying in the U.S. Participation is mandatory and there are no waivers. The medical insurance, which is a GEOBlue PPO plan, offers coverage at the exceptionally low rate of $666.00* for six months of coverage. (*Subject to adjustment once per year.)
Students enrolling in the fall semester receive medical insurance coverage from August 15th through January 31st. Students enrolling in the spring receive coverage from February 1st through August 14th. Students starting as full-time students outside of the normal semester periods will be charged a monthly rate until the next semester cycle begins.
Part time international (F-1 visa) students from other colleges enrolling at L.A. Harbor College are not expected to pay the medical insurance fee. However, because the fee is automatically charged upon enrollment, part-time students need to visit the International Student Program (ISP) each semester they attend--as required for part-time admittance or continued part-time attendance--with a letter of permission from their current school's ISO, their current passport, and their I-20. At that time, the medical insurance charge will be manually blocked. Unless the charge is blocked or removed shortly after enrollment, it may not be impossible to remove the charge. As a result, part time students should check the Student Information System to ensure that they are not being charged for this medical insurance. If they are, they need to contact the ISO immediately.
The medical insurance fee must be paid at the time of enrollment. Medical insurance identification cards are distributed by the insurance agent (GEOblue Insurance; tel.: 1-800-537-1777; www.renstudent.com) on behalf of the provider (Anthem Blue Cross of California). The cards are mailed directly to the student at the student's local home address listed on the college's student information system. If student has not received his or her medical insurance card within two or three weeks of enrollment, student should contact the ISO or Renaissance Insurance at 1-800-537-1777. (The Renaissance representative will ask for the name of the student's school, the student's full name and date of birth, student college identification number, and date of enrollment at the college.) If student needs medical attention before receipt of medical identification card, student can contact Renaissance for his or her medical identification number.
L.A. Harbor College students who have completed the education component of their programs and are on OPT may make arrangements with Renaissance directly if they wish to continue their student medical insurance. OPT students who take class part time will be automatically charged the medical insurance fee unless the student has contacted the International Student Office in a timely manner to have it blocked or removed.
Medical Insurance Type: GEOBlue PPO
Co-Pay: The amount of money the patient is required to pay when visiting a doctor or hospital. The LACCD GEOBlue PPO plan has a co-pay of $25 per doctor's visit and a co-pay of $100 for an emergency room visit. Co-pays can be waived or refunded if the student receives a written referral from Nurse Carole Stevenson in the Student Health Center at Los Angeles Harbor College.
Finding a Doctor: Go to www.renstudent.com. Click on "Student." Select "Los Angeles Community College District" for school.
Urgent Care: Many hospitals have Urgent Care Centers where patients are treated by a doctor and the co-pay for Urgent Care is the same as that for a doctor.
Emergency Rooms should only be used if the medical condition appears to be an emergency. If a patient goes to an emergency room and the condition is not life threatening as determined by a nurse practioner in the emergency room, the patient may wait an hour or more from treatment especially if the emergency room is filled with patients with life and death emergencies.
Detailed information about this policy can be found at
Los Angeles Community College District .
Campus Student Health Center Information
Location: CA (Cafeteria) 110
Tel: (310) 233-4520
Office Hours:
Mon & Wed: 8:30 - 4:00
Tues & Thurs: 9:45 - 4:00
Fridays: 8:30 - 12:00
Visit the Student Health Center page for more information.