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Yesterday we shared five single lady perks—number one being that you don't know where your next orgasm will come from—in honor of National Singles Week. (Never heard of it? It's only like the biggest holiday in September—after National Waffle Week, obvi.) And today we asked you ladies to share why you love being unattached. The answers we got were so good that they even made a few coupled-up Cosmo staffers wax nostalgic about the carefree days when they didn't have to share the closet with someone else or could make out with a stranger at the bar.

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"Being single means you can flirt with all the cuties!" —Fee Fee

"I don't have to check his plans before I make my own." —Ashley

"You don't have to share closet space. The entire second closet can be exclusively for your shoes." —@QueenInHeels

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"Fewer text messages clogging my inbox." —Bekka

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"Freedom to travel and the possibility to meet new people." —River

"You don't have to worry about whether someone is mad at you." —Amy

"All my money goes to me and not a BF." —Kenzie

"You can focus completely on yourself and your success." —Sierra

"Never having to worry about what someone else is thinking about your life and your direction." —Laurie

"I love being single because it gives me time to have my priorities straight before I get into a relationship." —Christine.

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thank you for answering my last question. i just have one other question it says boot height, size and calf circumference, but i don't see an option for circumference? just boot height and size i have quite muscular legs which makes it difficult to get the right sizes the circumference of my calfs is 45cm

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when it says boot height is that from the sole or from the ankle?

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Thieves have taken copper wire and laptops from Verizon work centers in Bel Air; Brooklyn; Churchville; Edgewood; Fork; Hampstead; Jarrettsville; North East; Owings Mills; Parkton; Randallstown; Sparks; and Taneytown from May through August, Verizon officials said Thursday.

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This surveillance photo taken May 11 and provided by the Burbank Police Department, shows Estrella Carrera, 26, of Burbank, Ill., walking out of a restaurant during her wedding celebration. Estrella was found stabbed to death in her bathtub shortly after she and her husband, Arnoldo Jimenez, 32, celebrated their wedding with friends. Jimenez is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying and the subject of a manhunt by the FBI and 32 law enforcement agencies. (ASSOCIATED PRESS / Burbank Police Department)
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CHICAGO (AP) — Hours after police found Estrella Carrera stabbed to death in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate her wedding to her on-and-off boyfriend, her family received a haunting phone call from the groom’s family.

Arnoldo Jimenez had called his sister and tearfully told her he had left his bride bleeding after a “bad fight,” Carrera’s sister said Wednesday.

As a manhunt is under way for Jimenez, who is charged with first-degree murder in Carrera’s slaying, the new bride’s family is searching for answers to what happened to the 26-year-old mother of two in the hours after she secretly got married at Chicago’s City Hall.

Most of Carrera’s family disapproved of her relationship with Jimenez, even though he was the father of her 2-year-old son.

Jimenez had hit and bruised Carrera in the past, according to an older sister, Jazmin Carrera, who talked to The Associated Press. Police also said family members reported incidents of violence while the couple was dating.

Jazmin Carrera described 6-foot, 220-pound Jimenez as “very possessive” and jealous. She said she doesn’t understand why her sister married the 30-year-old Jimenez in what seemed like a rushed ceremony — or why she married him at all.

“That’s the question everyone’s asking themselves,” Jazmin Carrera said.

She got a text message from her sister Friday, inviting her to join them and their friends at a Mexican restaurant and a nightclub to celebrate the nuptials. She didn’t join the festivities.

“It was just all of a sudden,” Jazmin Carrera said. “She didn’t give us enough notice.”

Family members became concerned when Estrella Carrera failed to pick up her two children Saturday as she’d arranged. They were unable to reach Carrera or Jimenez by cellphone, so they asked police to check on her well-being at her apartment in the Chicago suburb of Burbank. That’s when Carrera’s body was found in a bathtub, still clothed in the dress she wore at the wedding reception. Police said she may have worn that dress at the marriage as well.

On Sunday, relatives heard from a sister of Jimenez that he had called that day, Jazmin Carrera told the AP.

“She said that he was crying and he was really nervous,” she said. “He said they had a really bad fight and he had left her bleeding.”

Jimenez hung up on his sister and wouldn’t pick up when she called him back, Carrera said.

The phone call is the first detail to shed light on what evidence investigators may have given a judge to obtain the warrant. Police in Burbank said they are aware of the account and are looking into it.

Police are pleading with Jimenez to turn himself in “for the sake of his family and especially his children,” Capt. Joseph Ford of the Burbank Police Department told the AP. “I am sure they are very concerned for his well-being.”

Ford said Jimenez was previously arrested for domestic violence in another city in a case that did not involve Carrera. Police don’t know what Jimenez does for a living, although he was last known to be driving a black 2006 Maserati, an expensive car.

“We do not believe Jimenez is a danger to others, but we certainly do not know his mind frame at the present time,” Ford told the AP.

Since the killing likely took place mere hours after the couple went to Carrera’s apartment, the suspect had a day to flee the metropolitan area or even the state, Ford said. More than 30 law enforcement agencies and the FBI are hunting for him, he said.

The victim’s sister said she is taking things “a day at a time.”

“The emotions are just on and off,” Jazmin Carrera said. “It’s unbelievable one minute, and then it hits you and becomes real.”
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With an estimated one million people expected to file bankruptcy in the United States in 2008, district courts are going to be busy processing the claims. If you want to find bankruptcy records, you can search federal court records online. An online court records search will tell you when and in what court a bankruptcy was filed. You will be able to contact or visit the court to get a copy of the record.

If you are wondering if someone you know or are about to do business with has filed for bankruptcy, you must search through federal court records. The federal courts recognize several types of bankruptcy:

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  • Cities that are broke will fill a Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
  • The news has been filled with cases of companies filing Chapter 11 bankruptcies since difficult economic times have hit. These types of bankruptcies involve a reorganization of the debt and not liquidation. Company officials will continue to operate their business as normal while negotiating with the creditors over how to settle the debt. Eventually, the company will agree to a payment plan that is approved by the creditors and the courts. Many companies emerge from this type of bankruptcy and continue to do business.
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In conjunction with the annual International Exhibition each year, CPSA presents a fun-filled convention providing colored pencil artists the opportunity to network and become acquainted with other artists, attend workshops led by experienced and accomplished artists, win door prizes at the Art Gala, and enjoy a banquet to see in person the announcement and presentation of exhibition awards.

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Tuesday/Wednesday: Before the convention gets into full swing at Wednesday evening's Meet & Greet, the national governing board and district chapter delegates hold two days of CPSA business meetings.

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I got a lucky find today. The thrift store had a bag of old clothes for FREE. Of course I jumped on the chance to take it for some fabric since I have been working on my sewing skills. Now I have a ton of fabrics and old clothes to cut up and I don't know what to do with any of it. Any help? Here are some pics of some of the items.

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Golfers getting ready for tough state meet

Lindsey Scott and Kristen Reid have never played Colorado City's, Hollydot Golf Course.

And though Coach Chuck Cobb has never even seen the Southern Colorado links, the mystery doesn't spook the Lady Bulldogs.

"My Dad's been down there, and he said that it's comparable to Yampa Valley Golf Course," Scott said. "It's about 6,000 yards, which is about the same as here, so it shouldn't be too hard."

Next Monday and Tuesday, the two, state-qualified Lady 'Dogs will hit the Hollydot links along with 70 other golfers for a shot winning the State Tournament.

The tournament is a 36-hole, two-day event.

This will be Scott's third trip to the state meet. She has gone every year she's been in high school.

This will be Reid's first, and last, trip to the state meet.

In a playoff at the Regional meet on May 9, the senior beat teammate and close friend, Vannesa Wilson, in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff.

Reid stroked a season-best 97 at regionals, which tied her with Wilson.

Scott earned her state spot by shooting an 85, which was the second-best score at the Regional Tournament. Basalt/Roaring Forks' Amanda Rubin edged her out by a stroke for the championship.

In Scott's opinion, the 85 she shot at regionals isn't up to state standards.

"If I shoot anything over an 82, I won't be happy," she said. "But I feel good, and I've been playing well in practice."

Unlike Scott, Reid's week leading up to her first state meet has been a little more troublesome. She has agitated her back, which also acted up during the Regional meet.

She has been receiving treatments throughout the week to curb the pain.

Aside from her back, Reid said she has also been having trouble with her game.

"My swing is sometimes there and sometimes it's not," Reid said. "I've been overswinging, which is a mental mistake."

Reid said she is also having trouble with her putting, which she worked on at the end of last week's practices.

She has tried to correct her swing with increased focus, and has tried to reduce the mental pressure involved with the state meet.

While both linksters are excited to play, Scott has taken a rather stoic outlook to state.

"By the time you get to state, practicing isn't going to make any difference," she said. "When it comes down to performing at state, you either have it, or you don't."

The state tournament is scored by totaling a golfer's scores from two days of play the lowest wins.

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Dear Annie: My intelligent, good-looking husband of 35 years bites his fingernails to the quick and gnaws on the skin around them. This drives me crazy. His fingernails are only half the size they were when I met him.

He once tried to stop, but then began chewing on the inside of his cheeks, which became sore. So now he chews gum constantly, chews on the inside of his mouth and still bites his fingernails. Even when in the other room, I can hear him smacking, slurping and chewing. I don't know if I should buy him a pacifier or dump a bucket of water on him. This is so bizarre. Any suggestions?

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Dear Creeped Out: A pacifier might not be a bad idea. It sounds as if your husband has some anxiety and stress, and what might have been a bad habit has turned into obsessive-compulsive behavior. It can be treated with behavioral therapy and possibly medication, but he must be willing to seek help. Contact the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (, P.O. Box 961029, Boston, MA 02196, for additional information.

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Dripping and Cursing

[By Crabby]

No, This is Not Crabby

Is there anyone out there who actually likes to exercise in hot humid weather?

If so, you may want to excuse yourself, because this is going to be one whiny-assed post.

It's not entirely my fault--I've lived most of my life in coastal Northern California. I'm accustomed to mild summers tempered by cool evenings. Except during occasional "heat waves," early summer mornings tend to dawn crisp, fresh and lovely.

Most importantly, I grew up learning that "wet" goes with "cold." Not with "hot."

"Hot" and "wet?" That's crazy talk! Or pornography. Certainly not weather.

And even though I've spent a few random years on the East coast, I seem to forget, like mothers who get amnesia about labor pains. Now that I'm back east again, I'm suffering from a recurrence of an disorder common to California natives: Pleasant Weather Entitlement Syndrome.

So when the weather gets hot and humid, it feels not just uncomfortable, but like something is profoundly wrong.

Somebody must have screwed up. Something is broken. I want my money back! People simply shouldn't be expected to put up with something as ridiculous and gross as summer humidity, it's outrageous! (Last summer I spent a couple months in Washington D.C. and there'd be times I'd walk out of an air-conditioned building and just start laughing out loud).

Here in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the weather is heavenly compared to the Southeast. It hasn't even gotten hot here yet. Not only is P-town located in a northerly location, but if you were to peruse a map looking for a place where refreshing sea breezes would likely be found (and you were not willing to live on a raft in the ocean), it's kinda hard to beat:

Water Everywhere!
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And yet I can still find something to gripe about.

Sure, it generally is very pleasant in summer--we just happened to have a few warm muggy days recently.

And....Aacckkk! California girl melts down.

I innocently went for a morning run-- and came back drippy and red-faced and exhausted and miserable. What the heck? What just happened???!!!! Oh, my goodness, it's... it's... humidity!

So I'm wondering: how the hell do you folks who live somewhere with real heat and humidity exercise outdoors? How is it even possible?

Sure I've read the general hot-weather exercise advice you tend to get and it sort of boils down to the obvious:

1. Acclimate slowly; your body, once trained, learns to sweat more quickly and copiously.

(Note: This is great when it comes to exercising! Not so great when you're just trying to get from your car to an important meeting and your well-trained body decides that your dry-clean-only outfit needs immediate drenchification).

2. Drink plenty of fluids.

3. Dress in cool, loose, light-colored clothing.

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4. Avoid midday sun.

5. Wear Evil Sunscreen.

6. Don't go outside in the first place!

So I'm clearly not the expert here--have you folks had any experiences with hot humid weather? Any advice?

  1. As a life long resident of Western NY, hot and humid is the norm during the "dog days of summer". I either work out early in the morning or late in the day. I recently found the awesome bene's of under armor (or other brands) heat gear. It definitely helps to keep ya cool. However, if it is too "thick" outside, I will concede defeat and go to the gym.......

  2. I have.
    My recommendation is to spin on your heels and head back inside.

  3. I grew up in Texas. My favorite weather is +90 outside. I'll even go for really long runs and bike rides in this weather and love every second of it.

    But! Yesterday I went for a run here on the beach in southern North Carolina. It was about 92 and a billion % humidity. It felt like running through waters. So while I can handle the heat, maybe not so much the humidity.

  4. Oh, and no advice, really. You will eventually acclimate to it, but more in the sense that you'll get used to dripping sweat.

  5. It's been hot and humid here lately. I went for a 10K (6 mi.) bike ride the other morning around Crimson Lake thinking that it would be okay in the later morning. Dang near did me in.
    My advice? Go early when it's not too hot yet. Or just don't go at all.

  6. I actually live in Washington DC and have for five years now. There ain't no summer like a DC summer--97 degrees and 97 percent humidity, baby. Oh yeah.

    What I've found is that (1) Over time, you get more used to it. It's never pleasant, but you learn to deal. (2) If you're going to exercise outside between the months of May and October, you'd better be out the door by 5am and back no later than 7am. If you wait later than that, you'll pay for it. Running after work is totally out of the question for me. (3) Drink lots of water--more than you thought you could ever drink--and don't restrict your sodium as much. You lose a lot of salt sweating.

    I weighed myself before and after my last long run--I lost 4 pounds of water in an hour!!

  7. If you can, run with a water bottle full of cold water. If you want, you can even run with 2 to get a mini-workout for your arms.

    Pour some on your head. You're already drenched with sweat, and it feels really good.

    For getting around non-working out, iced tea and coffee helps (it saved me whenever I had to wait for the subway).

  8. Me, I'm with Mizfit.
    But then I also suffer from CGW (California Girl Wimpiness).

  9. Every year in Florida, during the late fall, winter and early spring, the weather is glorious! I convince myself that THE HUMIDITY is gone forever! Then over a weekend, it's back with a vengeance. Denial is a beautiful thing :-)

    Dr. J

  10. I lived in a hot, humid climate for 4 long years and technically live in one now (but so far, this is nothing).
    My advice:

  11. Absolutely no advice from cool northern Alberta (which is, currently, suffering a heat wave...) but I can tell ya, even walking in the heat and humidity is awful!

    And one wonders how the Pilgrims did what they did? Look at how they dressed in those days! And no such thing as air-conditioning. Tough, I tell ya!

  12. I spent two summers working on a lettuce farm in Southern Ontario.

    Hot muggy weather (some days it was over 40C/104F) + really really hard labour for 10-12 hours a day. I think that counts as exercising in humidity!

    Thing was, we all looked like crap. We were covered in dirt, sometimes mud, we had hair plastered to our heads under our hats, and boy, did I have one bitchin' farmer's tan. For serious. Sock lines is where it's at people, accept no substitutes for the finest farmer's tan there is.

    Aaaaanyway. As I was saying: we all looked like crap. And so we didn't care. And I think once we stopped caring that we looked so gross, we stopped feeling so gross.

    Also, if you really did want to go for a run and it's humid where you live, why not go out in the early morning, say, before 8 am. It's so very rarely humid at that time :)

  13. I so hear you. Moving from Seattle to Minnesota was more than just a culture shock. I curse the humidity here on a daily basis in the summer. And I don't even live in the south!!

    I also have the same instant-sweat-drenching problem that you do. I swear I have the most active sweat glands I've ever met. And it ain't just my pits either - I'm a fully body sweater.

  14. What can I say? Be born somewhere else? Hot and humid is the only weather I'm truly comfortable in. If the humidity (at any temperature) gets down below 70 I'm the one going "What's wrong? This doesn't feel right!"

    Mary Anne in Kentucky, mold capital of the nation

  15. I have no real advice, just commiseration. As one of the unfortunates training for a half marathon in Washington, DC, I know all about humidity. My running group has started meeting at 6:00 am on Saturdays to “beat the heat”. It DOES help, but that is EARLY. And last week I came back completely drenched. Totally cute, I know. But I always feel great when it’s done so it’s (sorta kinda) worth it.

  16. I was born and raised (and still live) in the D.C. area and I still hate the humidity. I had to skip the Race for the Cure because it was about 95 degrees and a million percent humidity. :-( Some days I skip going to the POOL when it's humid. it's that bad.

  17. Several years ago I went to San Diego for the first time, in August. It was 95F and 95% humidity here at home, and when I walked off the plane at Lindbergh I had a revelation: no wonder Californians have great hair and skin. It's amazing what the lack of humidity does to perk up, well, everything. Likewise, those of us here in the MidAtlantic use anti-humidity hair products, lots of blotting paper, baby powder, and fans. And we run *inside, on treadmills, in air conditioning, from June until September.

  18. I remember visiting Palm Springs, CA, in 2006 and being surprised that there really is a difference between dry heat and humid heat.

    Montreal can be unbearably humid and our temperatures can go quite high in the summer.

    One thing I did notice about the dry heat of CA though, was that it would be a lot easier for those of us from humid places to get heat stroke or dehydration easier in the dryer areas because we don't have the cues (sweat, etc) that we're used to.

    does that make any sense or am I just rambling, as usual?

  19. Living in Hampton Roads, VA - surrounded by water water everywhere - makes it miserable here in the summers. And I despise humidity. So from June until September I generally avoid the outdoors unless I'm going swimming. I'm not really sure why I live here because our seasons are: too hot to go outside, allergy, rainy and cold, allergy.

    I think I need to get back up North to my roots.

  20. Acclimate-Shamcklimate. You might get used to the general idea of humidity, you get used to being outside in it. I think it gets worse as we get older.

    (I grew up in Cleveland.. 90 degree temps with 95% humidity. I ain't never going back.)

    Things that helped:
    anything that let air come between your clothes and your body.

    a layer of powder like frosting.

    staying indoor.

    I think it used to feel less humid even in the evenings, but that just may be a faulty memory.

  21. I don't generally exercise outside. Seems like this kind of weather was made for gym-going or home treadmill-using, no? :)

    All of the places I've lived (Chicago, southern Wisconsin, Minneapolis) have humid summers. I used to hate it. HATE IT. Then I started losing weight... now I often wear a sweater in the evenings! It's nuts!

    Last summer (when I was "only" about 15 pounds down) I was working in a building that was pretty aggressively air-conditioned. I had to wear a sweater during the day at work, and walking out into the summer air in the afternoons was a relief!

  22. Wow, I don't know how some of you cope. Love the stories, though I'm glad I don't live somewhere where it's really bad!

    I'm so there with the idea of EARLY morning exercise. But when exercising somewhere hot & humid, I never seem to get my ass out the door fast enough. I'll wake up nice and early, but then coffee is mandatory, and I need to check on blog stuff, and the cat needs feeding, and where the heck did I put my iPod?

    By the time I'm off for my "early" morning workout it's often after eight and yucky out already. I need to take lessons from some of you folks or just get my ass to the gym, which has at least theoretical air conditioning.

  23. Treadmill indoors is my solution. It hasn't been too bad yet here in Michigan..but I just prefer to do my jogs on the treadmill, I need the extra push of the programs anyway. It looks very nice where you live. I love the water.

  24. I went to college in St Louis, which is one of THE capitals of humidity. When I visited the school, I think it was 105 after the sun went down, and nearing 100% humidity. Like walking through soup. I almost fainted one time when walking across campus, I could barely breathe (humidity+bad air quality = bad bad bad).

    Now I live in Boston, so I kind of laugh when people complain about the humidity. Yeah, it gets humid (like monday and tuesday this week, blech), but I'm just remembering St Louis, so as miserable as it can be here, it's worse there!

    I had to teach cycling in a really hot humid room last night, with floor to ceiling windows that just grab the sunlight and turn it into an oven. We were red faced and dripping by the time the first song was done...

  25. Hah! Hey Hampton Roads Heather! (How's the smoke where you are? Chesapeake is all hazy... blech!)

    Hot & Humid, yeah... boy I love living near the bay. /sarcasm

    I get up at 6:45 and am back by 7:45, it's not so bad, then... just lay out everything you need before you go to bed, get up, and do it. DO NOT TURN on your computer. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Do not drink coffee before you exercise (ew. Just the thought gives me an upset stomach. seriously? You work out after COFFEE??)

    In the afternoon, my husband and daughter and I still walk, even when it's 100+ degrees and 140% humidity (ok, I'm exaggerating, but not much) We bring water for us, and the wagon for the kiddo to sit in after she's "all done" walking. You get used to it.

  26. I'm only as far south as Southeastern Connecticut but this is what I wrote in my running log this morning: "Ran in foggy, humid soup. Managed 5.25 miles (barely), arrived home looking like I've run through sprinklers. Is there any hope for my marathon?"
    And, I started that run at 4:45 AM! By the end of the summer if you stick with it, you'll acclimate and then run some of your fastest times ever in the fall because it will feel like that Norhern CA weather you're looking for.

  27. Lynn,

    OMG you exercise WITHOUT coffee???

    Simply. Not. Possible. (For me).

  28. Menopause is portable, hot, humid weather. There's little you can do (short of pill popping - been there) to get out of that situation. Now when I exercise during the summer heat (in central, often foggy, coastal California!) and I sweat buckets I feel I'm getting 3 times the workout.
    If I lived anywhere else, I have no idea how I would cope.

  29. I live in middle Georgia and the thing I've found that helps the most is to run through the neighbors' sprinklers! The neighbors may not appreciate it much, but most of them just laugh. Of course if I'm going somewhere important, like work, I can't do that, so my advice would be to move veeerrryy slowly, and definitely crack the windows in your car. :)

  30. I live in Ft. Lauderdale, and let me tell you...there are no tricks, no methods, no way around it...its hot, sticky, wet and it sucks!!! The one and only thing I can advise, is jump in a pool! And sometimes, even then the water is hot...like your swimming in... never mind!

    Its rough just getting in your car to drive to the gym. You crank uo the AC, and its like a dragon is breathing fire in your face until it cools.

    Thats not even the worse part... do you know what humidity does to your just blow-dried & flat ironed hair?!?!? Poof! Afro -city! I given up on my hair in the summers.

    Sure, come vacation in Sunny Ft. Lauderdale, the arm pit of HELL! =)

    OK- that was dramatic! But, do you get the picture? =)

  31. Totally know what you mean. Winnipeg isn't very humid and when I first went to Costa Rica (we were in the rainforest region too) the weather was such a huge change! I'm not a big fan of the hot & wet combo.

  32. And Crabby? Suuuuuure you can exercise without coffee.
    Drink tea, like me :)

    The question is: can you function in a caffeine-free existence?

  33. Work out, hell--I'd like to be able to get ready for work without my upper lip perspiring...

    I either do a weight circuit in the morning at the gym and go for a run late in the evening or run early and hit the gym after work.

    If I'm going to be sweating on my couch I might as well be sweating outside!

  34. You never get used to it, trust me. I've been in NC my whole life and hate the heat and humidity. I exercise inside the air conditioned gym, and I walk my do at 5am and 11pm in the summer. But you can appreciate the occasional breaks in the weather or trips... I'm in New England right now on vacation..NH, and it's nearly 89 or 90, but it feels heavenly to me.

  35. uh.....correction to above comment....that's walk my DOG, not walk my DO.....yikes (but, i do pick up the do)

  36. Last summer, in Hawaii, I would work out in the evenings, when the balmy ocean breeze would blow through. Or early morning. Like, before the sun came up. Or, y'know, IN THE OCEAN, 'cause it's Hawaii!
    When I lived in Massachusetts, I just gave up and joined a gym.

  37. And may I add, after 10 years in Los Angeles, we've now lived in the Bay Area for 2 years, and it is GOOD!!!!! No more waiting until the sun goes down to do yard work! No more stepping outside and into an oven!
    I'd also like to say that my mother grew up in Maryland, and we visited D.C. in the summer when I was little. No wonder politicians are so crabby! I would be too if I had to wear a suit in that kind of humidity!

  38. I have no advice, but plenty of sympathy. As someone born, raised and planning to STAY in Southern California, I TOTALLY have Pleasant Weather Entitlement Syndrome (I'm so stealing that phrase, btw!). I remember being at my uncle's house in GA one really hot, humid summer. I got out of the shower, dried off and thought, "Wha? I SWEAR I remembered my back." So I dried it again. And then again. And then again. And then I realized that I COULDN'T STOP SWEATING. Grossest. Thing. Ever.

  39. it is pretty miserable where I live as well. When I was training for a marathon, I had to be out the door by 4:30 to avoid the scorching heat and humidity. It made for a very long day, but was the only way I could get it done.

    I was finishing as the sun came up and made sure to run thru every sprinkler system around!

  40. I've lived most of my life on the Gulf Coast and I don't feel like I've gotten a proper workout if I don't come home dripping.

    That said, yes, it's uncomfortable. Miserable. All you can do is drink plenty of water, try to time your workouts for very early or very late, and be sure to replace electrolytes if your workout is long and/or strenuous.

  41. Wow, reading all those comments and I complain when the humidity gets above 45%! Which it has been doing more frequently of late. Of course the drugs that make me sweat and the ones that are killing my estrogen are not helping - my personal humidity level is quite high these days.

  42. #6 definitely. That's what I usually do, at least! ;)

  43. heh.

    I have lived in Missouri (Misery) all my life. Our summers are humid, especially August.

    When I was pregnant and had a job that required me to be outdoors a lot, in August, big as a whale, the only thing that kept me from melting was chewing ice all day long and sometimes a cool towel on the back of my neck. I'd just leave it there 'til it dried out.

    Hope that helps. Good luck. :)

  44. Ha, April -- I'm in big MO, too. And yes, it can get nasty humid. Almost like you're swimming outside.

    I pop in an exercise DVD. Saves gas and time, and it's nice and cool in the AC. :)

  45. I live in kansas city, so we get our fair share of humidity.

    I don't know what I'm going to do when I have rowing practice 5 days a week- outside! at least it's in the morning??

  46. LOL...you have no idea...try living in Houston, where walking from my back door to the car puts me in a sweat.

    Summer is definitely meant for being inside. In a nice, cool, air conditioned room.

    You never acclimate. You run, you sweat, you then spend the time until your next run trying to hydrate again.

  47. Shanna's comment about sums it up for New Orleans too... people tell me I will get used to it; it will even grow on me.... I'm thinkin'... maybe ALGAE will grow on me in the humidity if I go outside for too long.

  48. Have I ever. Welcome to the Japanese summer!

    I stepped out of my AC'd bedroom the other day, and my glasses fogged up!

    Just standing on the train makes sweat drip ever-so-slowly down my back. Someone throw a snowball at me, please. Or 500.

    Oh, and because the Japanese are intent on saving energy (kudos, BUT!) - many businesses and gov offices keep the office temperature at 28C (82F)!!! What I wouldn't give for a chilly office, some days. I ask you - what's the point of AC if it's not to keep an office cool?!

  49. I live in southwest Ohio, where we have plenty of heat and humidity. Air conditioning is my friend.

    A few years ago, some relatives came into town from Colorado for my brother's graduation. My aunt's ankles swelled up to the point where she could barely walk, and I had to go pick up my uncle early one morning from a failed jog. The man has finished several marathons and still couldn't make it five miles in our humidity. 7 AM.

    As far as my workouts, if I can only get outside when it's particularly nasty, I figure I'm going to get drenched anyway, so I've actually put a damp t-shirt in the freezer for a few minutes before I go out. It's not pleasant at first, but it works.

  50. I just about died when I spent a summer in Atlanta. I was just not used to the concept of getting out of the shower and being wet the rest of the day. There's something wrong with that.

    I live in Phoenix, and while the summers aren't a picnic, at least I can dry off.

  51. "The question is: can you function in a caffeine-free existence?"

    I have a friend that can.

    She quit caffeine entirely while she trained for her black belt, so by the time she tested she was caffeine free with no withdrawal symptoms.

    I love her but I don't see her much.

    OT - Crabby et al, this may not be the advice you expect. But I've lived in several of the joyously humid towns on the eastern seaboard - Hampton, D.C. (nobody mentioned good old Boston in August? Lovely! NOT) and I have discovered a strange way to cope:

    Bikram yoga class.

    You get shut in that room with the heat cranked up to around 105, and you repeat a series of yoga asanas twice for 90 minutes or so.

    Certainly not for everyone. And you HAVE to have a good teacher or things can get ugly.

    But since discovering Bikram, I have found that I can saunter through Florida and cruise the Chesapeake in the evening in pantyhose, and still retain something resembling a sense of humor -- 'cause nothing, NOTHING, beats the heat of Bikram class.

  52. I live in sunny Australia. Its very hot and going for a run during a hot summers day is very dangerous as we have many snakes where i live. I recommend exercising in the morning or at night when it isnt so hot. Also its important to keep up the fluids.

  53. I live in southern Texas (born and raised). I never "got used" to the heat. I do, however, spend lots of money on electricity bills (for the A/C), and only exercise indoors (during the hot days of summer). Those folks who run outside are just nuts!

  54. Crabby, get yee to Hawaii and enjoy our gentle tradewinds!

  55. I'm a hot weather wimp, too. Perhaps, though, for good reason. This morning, when I went to run at 7:15, it was 72° and 81% humidity. I ran 11 miles and lost about 5.5 pounds -- and I had drunk 28 oz of water/gatorade just before and during the run. This time of year, I can count on losing at least 0.5 # per mile. I DON'T like it at all.

  56. Since I currently live in the DC metro area, I can attest that living here can be quite hellacious in the summer. July and August are usually the worst. I've been able to get around it by going running later at night, once the sun goes down, and also going to the gym more often for cardio (which is NOT my first option).

  57. Here in Utah, we have dry heat. It gets terribly hot, but still it's dry. When I went to Korea last year in August, I thought surely I would die. The only relief was a cold shower, then you would walk out and never really dry off. It made everything lotion and make up just flat out gross. And running there was sheer torture, nothing short of taking a sweat bath. YUCK!!

  58. That's one reason why I like living in the prairies...it gets super hot, but rarely muggy.

    I lived in Vancouver and Ontario for summers and man...how people deal with muggy humid heat is beyond me.

    It's why I like running in the mornings...cool and crisp and lovely.

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Will Mike Modano Make A Return To The NHL?

The future Hall-of-Famer could be mulling over the thought of a return if teams are interested.

Ed Millerby Ed Miller

Minnesota’s professional hockey scene has been on a rollercoaster ride since Mike Modano and the North Stars left for Dallas after the 1992-93 season, but with the big signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter by the Wild last week, a new era of hockey has begun in Minnesota.

The news has Minnesota fans excited and players around the league wanting to join the Wild as the team attempts to build a winning tradition.  Even Modano seems interested in returning to where his career began 23 years ago after he tweeted, “Can I come back and play in Minnesota too…?”

He might have been kidding but it opened the door for all sorts of rumors surrounding the 42-year-old.

Last Sunday a rumor began to spread that the San Jose Sharks gave Modano an offer – an offer that was most likely a training camp tryout.  It was the first time his phone rang with an NHL offer since he announced his retirement in 2011.  The rumor may or may not have been true but it led to Modano admitting he’s willing to contemplate a return.

“If the phone ever rang, if there was somebody who inquired, I would give it serious thought about playing,” he told the Buffalo News.  “There’s a sour taste in my mouth with the way [my career] ended.  I thought it would be more of a fairytale departure.”

Talking on the phone and skating on the ice are two completely different things and there’s no doubt Modano is not in shape, or NHL ready, but he still has a few summer months to prepare if he decides to make a comeback.  He did admit that he began working out on Monday just in case he does want to end his career in fairytale fashion.

Modano spent 20 seasons with the Stars franchise and his final season with the Detroit Red Wings, playing in 1499 games, scoring 561 goals and 1,374 points.  He holds the record for most goals and most points by a United States-born player.

While a return still seems highly unlikely, we can’t help but imagine that some team would be interested in Modano for his leadership and experience.  Hey, if Jaromir Jagr and Teemu Selanne can still play at their age, why not Modano?

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Discovery Education and OPEI Expand TurfMutt Science Program to Reach K-5 Classrooms Nationwide

New 'Spruce Up Your School' Sweepstakes Gives K-5 Teachers a Chance to Win a $5,000 Grant to Turn Their School's Play Area Into an Eco-Friendly Space (December 08, 2011)

SILVER SPRING, MD and ALEXANDRIA, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/08/11 -- Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) announced their science-based TurfMutt program has expanded to meet the needs of K-5 educators across the country. The program offers classroom resources for fostering an appreciation of the environment and green spaces through investigation, activities and experiments.

In addition to the new resources, educators can enter the 'Spruce Up Your School' Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $5,000 grant to give their school's play area an eco-friendly makeover. Two runners up will receive "Green Packs," complete with eco-friendly, TurfMutt-branded school supplies for the whole classroom. Educators may enter once a day, every day to increase their chances of winning.

Based on TurfMutt's tremendous success among 3-5 grade teachers in its first year, the program has now been expanded to meet the needs of K-2 classrooms. Designed to get students outside investigating the benefits of landscaping and recycling, TurfMutt online lessons and resources help students understand the importance of the green spaces that surround us daily such as lawns, flowers, bushes and trees.

"TurfMutt has helped open my students' eyes to a new way of learning about our nations' various ecosystems and has inspired them to take a deeper interest in preserving their environment," said Wendy Palese, a fourth and fifth grade teacher for Mechanicsburg Area School District in Pennsylvania. "The interactive, kid-friendly TurfMutt website is more intriguing than ordinary classroom materials and encourages students to explore and research science beyond what they read about in their textbooks."

"TurfMutt gives students the unique opportunity to connect what they learn in school to the important environmental choices they make on a daily basis," said Mary Rollins, Discovery Education vice president of educational partnerships. "We are thrilled to expand the program to all K-5 classrooms to help spark students' natural interest in science and encourage them to explore their curiosity beyond the walls of their classroom."

A 2011 study published in the journal Science Education finds that sparking students' interest in science at an early age is more effective at steering them toward eventual careers in the "STEM" fields -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- than pushing high school students into more advanced courses.

"What's great about the TurfMutt program is that it reminds students that science is right in their backyard -- and all around them as they play outside," said Kris Kiser, President of OPEI. "TurfMutt is filling a need for lessons plans that teach science and get kids outside in nature."

OPEI and Discovery Education have created a dynamic digital curriculum led by Lucky, a real-life rescue dog who encourages kids to protect the land around them and fosters an appreciation of natural surroundings in their own community. In addition to lesson plans, engaging activities, puzzles and videos, students can enjoy an interactive map about ecosystems across the country. With these resources, teachers can emphasize the benefits of landscaping in balance with local environments, and instill a new appreciation for environmental issues.

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England will try to end nearly 40 years of one-day international heartbreak when they face India in the Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Tournament hosts England have not won a major ODI title, losing three World Cup finals and the 2004 Champions Trophy final when, as now, they were the home side.

Reigning world champions India, by contrast have won both the 1983 and 2011 World Cups and in 2002 they shared the Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka after a Colombo wash-out.

Below AFP Sport looks back at England's near-misses in major one-day finals.

1979, Lord's: World Cup final v West Indies -- England lost by 92 runs

England, without the injured Bob Willis, reduced the West Indies to 99 for four but paid for the fast bowler's absence as Vivian Richards (138 not out) and Collis King (86) cut loose to take the defending champions to 286 for nine.

Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott shared a century opening stand but England were rarely up with the run-rate and giant Joel Garner, one of several formidable fast bowlers in a powerful West Indies side, finished off the hosts with five wickets for 38 runs.

1987, Eden Gardens: World Cup final v Australia -- England lost by seven runs

England held arch-rivals Australia to 253 for five despite contributions from David Boon (75) and Mike Veletta (45 not out).

They were well-placed at 135 for two when England captain Mike Gatting reverse-swept opposing skipper Allan Border and was caught behind. Bill Athey's run out left England 170 for four and from then on wickets fell steadily with Gatting's men eight down as they finished within touching distance of victory.

1992, Melbourne: World Cup final v Pakistan -- England lost by 22 runs

Derek Pringle had arguably his greatest match for England, the tall all-rounder taking three for 22 after dismissing both openers.

Had Pringle's appeal for lbw against Javed Miandad (58) been upheld the match might have taken a different course but together with captain Imran Khan (72) he shared a stand of 139 that took Pakistan to 249 for six.

England's Neil Fairbrother made 62 in the chase but the match turned Pakistan's way decisively when Wasim Akram produced two stunning deliveries to bowl Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis off successive balls.

Defeat meant England's Graham Gooch had lost three World Cup finals in three different decades.

2004, The Oval: Champions Trophy final v West Indies -- England lost by two wickets

England on a dreary September day had the match all but won when, after making 217 with opener Marcus Trescothick contributing 104, they reduced the West Indies to 147 for eight with the loss of their last top-order batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

But wicketkeeper Courtney Browne and paceman Ian Bradshaw numbers nine and 10 respectively, turned the match on its head with an unbroken stand of 71 as the West Indies won with seven balls to spare.


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According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is working on a smaller, 7-inch version of its Surface tablet and will launch the new device later this year. The exact dimensions and technical specifications, however, of the 7-inch tablet aren't known.

The Journal's report said Microsoft hadn't planned on producing a mini-Surface model but changed course after seeing the success of smaller tablets such as Apple's iPad Mini, Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire. The report also stated that the software giant is working on its own smartphone, but suppliers told the Journal it's unclear if Microsoft will actually release the device or if it will be used as a reference design.

[Related: Microsoft: The Buzz About Blue, And A Shot At Google]

Microsoft has struggled to gain momentum in the tablet market over the past year. The company first released the Surface tablet last June, with two initial versions of the 10.6-inch device -- one for its Windows RT operating system running ARM processors, and one for its Windows 8 OS running Intel x86 processors. But Surface sales were lower than expected, and many Microsoft partners were disappointed with the vendor's go-to-market strategy for the device, which bypassed the reseller channel in favor of retail stores.

Microsoft followed up its Surface launch last year with the introduction of the Surface Pro model in February. Microsoft said demand was high for the Surface Pro, which runs Windows 8 Professional on an Intel chip, but the device experienced product shortages during its launch and, like the original Microsoft Surface, wasn't made available for Microsoft partners to resell.

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Lysa TerKeurst

 “Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.” I Timothy 4:15 (NIV)

I think we all get to a place sometimes in our life where we have to honestly assess, "How I am doing?"

It's not really a conversation I have with a friend or family member. It's one of those middle of the night contemplations where there's no one to fool. There's no glossing over the realities staring me in the face.

I know certain things about myself need to change but it's easier to make excuses than tackle them head on. Rationalizations are so appealing:

I'm good in every other area.
I make so many sacrifices already.
I need this comfort in this season of life- I'll deal with it later.
I just can't give this up.
The Bible doesn't specifically say this is wrong.
It's not really a problem, if I really wanted to make a change, I could - I just don't want to right now.
Oh for heaven's sake, everyone has issues, so what if this is mine?

And on and on.

But excuses always get me no where fast. This is especially true for me in the area of healthy eating.  Even if that's not your issue, I suspect this same script of rationalization has played out in your mind over other things.

So, the cycle continues day after day, week after week, year after year.

A whole lifetime could be spent making excuses, giving in, feeling guilty, resolving to do better, mentally beating myself up for not sticking to my resolve, feeling like a failure, and then resigning that things can't change.

And I don't want to spend a lifetime in this cycle.

Nothing will change until I make the choice to change. I have to want it, spiritually, physically and mentally. The battle really is in all three areas.

Spiritually: In Colossians 3 1-5 we are told to set our minds and our hearts on things above. In order to do this, we have to put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature which sets itself up as an idol in my life.

Idolatry is trying to get my needs met outside the will of God.

Bingo. Can't deny it. This described food for me at times. Again, it wasn't a huge problem where I was medically in danger. But, any idolatry, no matter how small is a problem.

Physically: According to an extensive study done by Northwestern University, calorie restriction is the key ingredient for managing weight issues.  (The link to see this study can be found on Lysa’s blog today.)  Of course, they state that exercise is also important but good nutrition is crucial.

Bingo. Can't deny it. It does matter what I eat. My weight is a reflection of what I consume.

Mentally: Don't settle. Don't compromise. What happens when you cut the "com" off of the word compromise? You're left with a "promise."

We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God's promises in all areas of our life.

Honestly. I am made for more than a vicious cycle of eating, gaining, stressing - eating, gaining, stressing...

I am made to rise up, do battle with my issues, and using the Lord's strength in me, defeat them - spiritually, physically, and mentally - to the glory of God.

Dear Lord, help me be courageous enough to speak honestly to You and to myself in those areas I’m giving in to compromise.  Show me how to rely on Your strength for more self-discipline in my life - not for my glory but for Yours. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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So, how are you doing spiritually, physically, and mentally?

Decide today to set your mind on things above and ask God to reveal to you an area in which He wants to usher you to victory.  It will take prayer.  It will take faith.  And it will take the encouragement of a friend.

What issue do I have that consumes way too much of my mental energy and produces stress in my life?  Why not start tackling it today?

How might I apply the insights from this devotion to my particular situation?

Power Verses:

1 Timothy 4:16, “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” (NIV)

Philippians 1:25-26, “Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.” (NIV)

Psalm 27:8, “My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’ Your face, Lord, I will seek.” (NIV)

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