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Fermilab Today Monday, June 23, 2008
Layoff Information

New information on Fermilab layoffs, including an up-to-date Q&A section, appears on the layoff Web pages.

Furlough Information

Information on the furloughs at Fermilab, which stopped May 31, 2008, is available on the furlough Web pages.

Monday, June 23
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
All Experimenters' Meeting - Curia II
Special Topic: MI Proton Scraping and Tevatron Luminosity

Tuesday, June 24
12:30 p.m. (NOTE TIME)
Summer Lecture Seminar - One West
Speaker: T. Kroc, Fermilab
Title: Hadron Therapy
3:30 p.m.

Click here for NALCAL,
a weekly calendar with links to additional information.

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Wilson Hall Cafe

Monday, June 23
- Minestrone
- Parmesan quesadilla
- Baked chicken enchiladas
- Herbed pot roast chicken melt
- Assorted slice pizza
- Szechwan green bean w/chicken

Wilson Hall Cafe Menu

Chez Leon

Wednesday, June 25
- Tortilla crusted tilapia filet
- Lemon grass rice
- Vegetable of the season
- Apple pie w/ ice cream

Thursday, June 26
- Closed

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CERN Press Release

CERN Council looks forward to LHC start-up

The beam pipe at the ATLAS experiment, the final section of the LHC, was installed on June 16. Image courtesy of CERN

At its 147th meeting in Geneva today, the CERN Council heard news on progress towards start-up of the laboratory's flagship research facility, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Commissioning of the 27-kilometre LHC began in January 2007 when the first cool down of one of the machine's eight sectors began. Today, five sectors are at or close to their operating temperature of 1.9 degrees above absolute zero and the remaining three are approaching that temperature. Once all sectors are cold, electrical testing will be concluded in readiness for first beams, currently scheduled for August.

"The accelerator, detectors and computing are all on course," said CERN Director General Robert Aymar, "and we are looking forward to the earliest possible LHC start-up."

When the LHC starts up this summer, its proton beams will collide at higher energies than have ever been produced in a particle accelerator. The collision energy of the LHC, however, is modest compared to the energies of the cosmic ray protons that have been striking the Earth's atmosphere for billions of years.

"The LHC is the highest energy particle accelerator on Earth," said Dr. Aymar, "but the Universe has far more powerful ones. The LHC will enable us to study in detail under laboratory conditions what nature is doing already."

Read the full press release

Read a New York Times story about the report

Read a summary of the LSAG report

Photo of the Day

PPD electrical engineers celebrate summer

Members of the Particle Physics Division's electrical engineering department enjoyed summer activities during their department picnic on Thursday, June 10.

Fermilab pool opening July 1

On May 9 Fermilab Today announced that the Fermilab pool would not open this summer. In response to a May 22 town hall meeting, the Directorate agreed to work with the Users' Executive Committee and a committee to examine options to operate the pool. The UEC thanks those who have shown support for the pool by volunteering their time and money.

To keep the pool open during future summers, we need the Fermilab community to show that they value this resource. You can do this by joining and using the pool this summer. In order to decrease the laboratory's portion of the overall pool cost, we have increased the membership fees (except for students) and decreased the hours of operation.

Pool membership rates: Students $50, individuals $75, families $150 and supporting members $300. Daily passes: $5 at the pool. You can purchase memberships by cash or check in the Wilson Hall atrium from noon-1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and Monday, June 23. We will announce additional avenues to purchase memberships later next week.

Tentative 2008 pool hours July 1 through Aug. 17:
Tuesday - Friday 11:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
(with adult lap swim 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Saturday - Sunday 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays.
The pool may remain open on weekends through Labor Day.

Day camp and day care can use the pool to swim. We also plan to provide swimming lessons, and will provide details to parents.

If you have questions about the pool please contact either Kevin Pitts or Kirsten Tollefson of the UEC.

-- Kirsten Tollefson

Call for Art

Science in Art 2008
issues call for art

Scientists with artistic skills from the University of Chicago, Argonne and Fermilab can join Chicago artists who focus on science for a juried art exhibit. Science in Art, an exhibit developed in response to the need to teach the public about the process, challenges and benefits of science and technology, will accept submissions through Friday, Aug. 22.

Science in Art uses art as a vehicle for creating connections between scientists and non scientists. As science and technology advance, the need for public awareness and understanding increases. The success of science depends largely on public support, making communication between scientists and the public critical. This exhibit will help to translate the language of science for the general public and push the boundaries of human enlightenment. It will highlight cross-disciplinary connections in the development, expression and exploration of novel ideas.

Art media accepted for submission include: photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, videography and music. Science in Art organizers and a panel of jurors will select art for the exhibition based on three criteria: how the artwork relates (abstractly or literally) to science, quality of execution and how the artwork goes beyond the mere depiction of a scientific phenomena.

The Science in Art exhibit will take place at the University of Chicago Gordon Center for Integrative Science Oct. 10 to Dec. 13, with an accompanying opening reception on Oct. 10.

Complete entry information, including an application for submitting art, can be found at: uchisciart.org, or by contacting Rebecca Ayers by e-mail or by phone at (608) 345-1321.

Safety Tip

Safety feedback

Manage through positive reinforcement

When giving someone feedback about safety performance, it can be difficult to avoid a confrontational style.

If you tell people that they are working unsafely and need to do something about it, they may consider that safety advice simply an opportunity to deliver criticism.

Here are five ways you can improve your effectiveness in providing safety feedback.

  • Stress that feedback is necessary. Bad habits come from repeatedly doing things incorrectly. Specific behavior-based feedback can help to improve performance.
  • Be positive. Based on a lifetime of experience, most people have come to expect that feedback usually means reprimand. Keep interactions positive and constructive in order to change those expectations.
  • Use trial-and-success learning. Behavioral research shows that we learn more from focusing on successes than failures. It helps us to feel good about ourselves and the task at hand.
  • Give praise in public. Keep feedback presented in front of others positive. Never pass up an opportunity to celebrate achievements.
  • Time your feedback. It often makes sense to give people input immediately. During this time, they are motivated to do their best and will often be the most receptive.

Photo of the Day

Just ducky

AD Controls Department employee Greg Vogel submitted this photo of a mother duck and her babies on the Booster Pond Thursday.

In the News

Bailout for Fermilab, Argonne nears

From Crain's Chicago Business, June 20, 2008

Legislation to restore some of this year's unexpected budget cuts for national labs near Chicago inched closer to enactment Thursday night.

The House passed an emergency bill to pay for the war in Iraq and other urgent needs, including $62.5 million for the Energy Department's Office of Science, which funds Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia.

Both labs have been forced to cut back research work this year and Fermilab instituted voluntary layoffs and temporary furloughs to cope with its budget shortfall. The labs' budgets suffered steep last-minute cuts late last year as House and Senate negotiators battled the White House to control total federal spending.

The appropriations bill now goes back for a compromise with the Senate, which has approved $100 million for DOE's Office of Science in its version of the bill. Last month, the House had passed an earlier draft of the emergency supplemental wartime appropriations bill with no extra money for the labs.

Restoring at least some of the budget cuts for the Illinois labs has been a bipartisan effort by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Il., Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Il., whose district includes Argonne, and freshman Rep. William Foster, D-Il., a former Fermilab scientist whose district includes the particle physics facility.

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Accelerator Update

June 18-20
- Three stores provided ~29 hours and 48 minutes of luminosity
- TeV quench during end-of-store study
- Experts test the MI LCW system

Read the Current Accelerator Update
Read the Early Bird Report
View the Tevatron Luminosity Charts

Chez Leon will serve lunch on June 25
The lunch schedule for Chez Leon has changed, and it will open for lunch on Wednesday, June 25. Call x4598 for reservations. (Wednesday's menu is on the left side of today's issue.)

Blood drive June 24, 25
Heartland Blood Centers will conduct a Fermilab Blood Drive on June 24 and 25 from 8:30 a.m to 2 p.m. in the Wilson Hall Ground Floor NE Training Room. Schedule appointments online or call Diana at x3771 or Margie at x5680. More information. The last blood drive collected 83 units. Many thanks to all who donated.

Martial Arts Classes begin June 30
A new session of Kyuki-Do, a mixed-martial art that combines Taekwondo, Judo and Hapkido, begins at Fermilab on June 30. Classes take place from 5-6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Recreation Facility in the Village. The class costs $45 per session. Sessions last six weeks. You will need to register through the Recreation Office and also have a Recreation Facility membership.

Visa Office Closed
The Visa Office will be closed the week of June 23-27. Please address only urgent matters during that week to Borys Jurkiw at visaoffice@fnal.gov or x4363.

Register for Club Invention, a Science Adventure program
Your child can spend his or her summer learning about architecture, engineering, bugs, computer programming or even kitchen chemistry with the Fermilab Science Adventure program. Programs are targeted to students in grades 1-10. A full schedule and description of classes is posted online. Registration for each class remains open until it's full.

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Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries receive rice subsidy for 2017

A total of 315,367 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in the CALABARZON Region receive their first rice subsidy this March 2017.

The rice subsidy is provided as cash allowance amounting to PhP600 per household per month or PhP7,200 per year. The provision of said allowance is in accordance to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s directive in his first State of the Nation Address last July 2016 to address hunger and poverty among the poor families in the country.

This cash allowance is given on top of the regular cash grants on health and education of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya who are active and compliant to the conditions of the program.

Similar to the regular cash grants, the provision of rice subsidy is conditional and is subject to the household’s compliance to any of the conditions of the program such as 85 percent monthly school attendance of children, monthly preventive health checkup of children and monthly attendance to Family Development Sessions of parent-grantees.

In the ongoing cash grant payout this month, each compliant household-beneficiary receive PhP600 on top of their regular cash grants for the month of January 2017. The beneficiaries will receive succeeding allowances for the months of February to December 2017 on scheduled payouts in May, July, September and November 2017 and January and March 2018.

In the CALABARZON Region, a total of PhP185.20 Million has been released to cover the rice subsidy for the month of January of the said number of household beneficiaries.

In line with the provision of this additional cash allowance to beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) calls for the proper use of this fund among our beneficiaries.

In a statement issued by DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo, the agency trusts that the beneficiaries will use the cash allowance to buy rice as it is the intended purpose of the subsidy. However, the public can report misuse of the subsidy to the DSWD through grievance hotlines 09189122813 or 3456.

To date, beneficiaries are ensured of getting the rice subsidy for the year 2017 as it is already funded under the 2017 General Appropriations Act. The rice subsidy for 2018 onwards will be subject to the availability of funds as approved by the

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Fifty fishermen  from  coastal  barangays  of  Sariaya  in  Quezon Province receive fiberglass boats as a starter kit upon completion of their skills training on fiberglass boat fabrication  under  the  DSWD’s  Sustainable  Livelihood  Program  (SLP).  The  boats,  which  were awarded to the beneficiaries last April 6, can be used for the fishermen’s small-time fishing activities.

Meanwhile, the skills they acquired from the training can open livelihood opportunities for them such as making boats and acting as resource persons in similar skills training.

This skills training, which costs PhP967,250, is part of the SLP’s employment facilitation scheme that trains program participants towards gainful employment.# [Photo Credit: MPFaller]

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AFP mobile kitchen serves 2K stranded passengers due to Nina

The DSWD Field Office IV-A staff assists in the distribution of hot meals to stranded passengers in Batangas Port last December 27. [Photo Credit: FMCanayao]

About 2,500 passengers who were stranded in Batangas Port because of Typhoon Nina were provided hot meals through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mobile kitchen set up in the said port last December 27, 2016.

The said mobile kitchen was made in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the provincial government of Batangas, the Philippine Ports Authority and the Asian Terminal Incorporated.

According to the DSWD, the need for the setting up of the mobile kitchen was due to the significant number of stranded passengers who were bound to regions MiMaRoPa, VI and VII since December 24.

The DSWD Field Office IV-A, through its Quick Respond Fund, funded a total of PhP26,573.00 as augmentation support to this mobile kitchen. The said amount covered the purchase of hot meals including rice, corned beef, chicken arozcaldo and beef noodles served from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

The AFP, on the other hand, managed the mobile kitchen and provided gallons of water to cover the needs of the passengers.

The AFP mobile kitchen is donated to the Philippines by the Korean Government after its use during the Yolanda operations in 2014.#

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DSWD, Adarna Group promote early literacy for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries

Teacher Louay Fabros of Adarna Group Foundation, Inc. discusses the importance of early literacy to Pantawid Pamilya parents, children and child development workers in San Antonio, Quezon. [Photo Credit: HSMaligaya]

The Adarna Group Foundation, Inc. (AGFI), in partnership with the local government of San Antonio, Quezon, completed the pilot implementation of the Barangay Early Literacy Program for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program last December 9 in the said municipality.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A has partnered with the AGFI to better encourage the Pantawid Pamilya parent-grantees to support the education of the children, in support to one of the goals of the program, which is to ensure all children are in school.

A total of 50 parent-grantees and four to five-year-old children of the Pantawid Pamilya program in the said municipality participated in this activity.

The AGFI, through their Barangay Early Literacy Program, promotes the importance of early literacy to barangays and institutions through art, music and movement class for small children and their parents.

According to DSWD Field Office IV-A Regional Director Leticia T. Diokno, the collaboration between the DSWD and the AGFI complements the resources and services of the two offices in addressing the needs of the disadvantaged families, particularly the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya program.

Activities during the pilot implementation of the program include discussion on the significance of exposing children to early literacy, storytelling session, music and movement activity and distribution of story books.

Further, the AGFI also conducted a workshop on the development of materials, creative presentation and storytelling for children to a total of 22 child development workers from the said municipality.

The DSWD Field Office IV-A is continuously engaging the AGFI as a civil society organization partner for their various child literacy programs. Through this partnership, other literacy programs are set to be conducted for other beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya in other parts of the region.# with reports from HSMaligaya & MAGDiaz

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A business for everyone

Liza Bay, 43, a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, proudly shows their feeds supply business, which she co-owns with 20 other program participants of DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program.

When a small feeds supply business started, 21 women began seeing a different future for their families. However, the story does not end with the 21 of them.

Liza Bay, 43 years old, the treasurer of the Mapayapang Poblacion 2 Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Association, shares how their humble feeds supply business is not only helping their members but as well as other poor families in their community.

Liza, a resident of Brgy. Poblacion 2 in Agdangan, Quezon Province, is a beneficiary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program since 2009. This program is directed to qualified poor families with children zero to 18 years old in support to their needs on health and education.

As a strategy to improve the living condition of poor families like Liza’s, the DSWD prioritizes beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya in the SLP, which provides skills training to program-participants towards micro-enterprise development or gainful employment.

When Liza’s group, all members are Pantawid Pamilya mother-beneficiaries, became beneficiaries of the SLP, the group decided to put up a feeds supply business not only because they project it is a good opportunity to earn but also an opportunity to help other Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in their municipality.

Business for their families

According to Pantawid Pamilya Municipal Link Darold Jopson, who is assigned in Agdangan, the putting up of businesses of the beneficiaries of the program undergoes thorough assessment and planning to ensure that businesses will thrive.

“Gina-guide namin sila sa pagpili ng mga nararapat na negosyo ayon sa kanilang kakayahan at sa pangangailangan sa lugar. Dahil din sa networks ng Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries dito sa Agdangan, natutulungan na rin sila na magkaroon ng siguradong customers para sa kanilang negosyo,” Jopson shared.

In August 2016, they opened their feed supply business. The SLP has awarded the association a total of PhP210,000, which they used to rent for their stall and initial products.

“Naisip po namin na magtinda ng feeds bilang negosyo dahil ito ang malakas dito sa amin. Marami ang nagnenegosyo ng pag-aalaga ng baboy kaya marami ang maaaring maging customers,” said Liza, who was manning the store alone in the afternoon.

Liza’s main source of income is through being a dealer of beauty products. She admits that with five children, it is difficult to provide for the needs of the children especially that her husband earns only occasionally through farming.

Further, Liza shares that the rest of the members of the association has similar circumstances as her. Most of them are laundrywomen, house helpers or stay-at-home mothers.

“Malaking tulong sa amin ang pagkakaroon ng negosyo. Kaming mga dating nasa bahay lang o konti ang kinikita ay may pagkakataon nang kumita. Marami rin sa amin ang bumili na ng sariling hayop para mag-alaga. Dito na kami sa aming tindahan bumibili,” she shared.

With this setup, members do not only help find another income opportunity for their families but they also help their business grow by the day.

Helping other poor families

Liza also gladly shares that majority of their customers are Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries from other barangays in their municipality.

“Marami po talagang mga benepisyaryo ang nagnenegosyo ng pag-aalaga ng baboy kaya dito na namin sila hinihikayat na mamili,” she said.

Liza and the rest of the group make sure that their prices are cheaper than their competitors in town, especially that they know that their customers are also financially struggling like them.

“Sa ganitong paraan, nakakatulong rin kami sa aming kapwa mahihirap habang tinutulungan nila kaming palaguin ang aming negosyo,” said Liza.

Mothers learning responsibility

More than the value of the group business, members of the association learned taking responsibilities seriously.

“Lahat kami ay may responsibilidad dito sa negosyo. Ang bawat isang miyembro ay nagbibigay ng half day na volunteer work kada linggo para magbantay ng tindahan,” Liza said.

She, as the treasurer of the group, is assigned in the afternoon daily and serves as a cashier.

For all of them, the success of their business is in every member’s shoulders. Together, they work hard to make the daily operation of the store smooth and plan for expansions in the future.

However, for Liza and the rest of the members of the Mapayapang Poblacion 2 SLP Association, one responsibility is most treasured. It is the responsibility to help other poor families to move towards improving their lives.

For this, they are continuously inspired by every beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilya program who stands up and makes a way to change their lives.#

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7 new partners sign agreement with DSWD

Seven organizations have formally partnered with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program through a signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) last November 9 in Los Banos, Laguna.

Two of these organizations are academe partners—the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation in Lucena City and the Lyceum of the Philippines Laguna in Calamba City—that will be helping in the facilitation of the monthly Family Development Sessions (FDS) of the parent-grantees of the Pantawid Pamilya program.

The FDS is a component of the Pantawid Pamilya that teaches topics on strengthening marital relations, children’s rights, disaster preparedness and budget management among others.

The Lyceum of the Philippines Laguna will also be helping in the provision of livelihood and employment to beneficiaries through referral system and skills training.

Other partners include the Operation Smile Philippines Foundation, Inc. for the provision of reconstructive surgery and related healthcare to children with cleft lip and palate and other facial deformities; the REINA Federation of Parents Associations, Inc. and the Yakap sa Kaunlaran ng Bata, Inc. for the advocacy and organization of the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children and facilitation of the FDS; the Avon Cosmetics, Inc. for the provision of livelihood programs and employment opportunities for the beneficiaries, and; the Generika Drugstore Los Baños Branch for the provision of discount on medicines and laboratory tests as well as the conduct of health awareness and generic medicine lectures during Pantawid Pamilya FDS.

“We laud the intention of these organizations in partnering in the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Our Department greatly needs the help of CSOs so we can successfully help improve the lives of our beneficiaries,” said DSWD IV-A Regional Director Leticia Diokno.

Teresita Coronacion, president of the REINA Federation of Parents Association, shared that they are always open towards helping the government, especially in the implementation of programs for the welfare of the children.

To date, there are 28 CSOs with formal partnership with the Department in the program implementation.

The Pantawid Pamilya is a social protection program of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to qualified poor families in support for the needs on health, nutrition and education of children zero to 18 years old.

In the CALABARZON Region, there are 316,281 household-beneficiaries of this program.#

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700K CALABARZON children are identified poor

A total of 733,371 children in the CALABARZON Region have been identified as poor based on the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Listahanan database of poor households.

These poor children, who are zero to 17 years old, are from the 202,279 poor households identified in the second round of Listahanan household assessment conducted in 2015.

Listahanan is an information management and targeting system, which identifies who and where the poor are in the country. It generates a comprehensive and objective database of the poor, which is utilized by the DSWD in targeting beneficiaries of its programs and services.

It is the targeting system used for the selection of beneficiaries of social protection programs such as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens.

Based on the Listahanan data, 277,255 poor children are in Quezon Province; 144,912 are in Batangas; 116,886 are in Laguna; 115,550 are in Cavite, and; 81,768 are in Rizal.

Of this number, 287,224 are out-of-school.

In line with the National Children’s Month celebration, the DSWD continuously promotes the welfare of these poor children and encourages national government agencies, local government units and civil society organizations to provide programs and services to improve the lives of these children.

Promoting the health and education of poor children

Two of the social protection programs for children being implemented by the DSWD are the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP).

To date, there are 588,308 children zero to 18 years old are beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya program.

This program provides conditional cash grants to qualified poor families in support to the health and educational needs of children. It provides PhP300 monthly to children in elementary and Php500 monthly to children in high school in exchange for their 85 percent monthly school attendance. Further, every household is provided with PhP500 monthly as health grant in exchange for the monthly preventive health checkup of children zero to five years old.

On the other hand, there are 199,669 children benefitting from the SFP, which is the provision of food, in addition to regular meals, to improve the nutritional status of children enrolled in day care centers and supervised neighborhood plays.

Other programs, services for the children

The DSWD further promotes the provision of a caring and loving home for children.

From 2015 to present, the DSWD has approved the legal adoption of 179 children and is continuously promoting legal adoption and foster care to provide the right of every neglected, abused and abandoned child to a family and a home.

The DSWD Field Office IV-A is also pilot-testing the Comprehensive Program for Street Children and Families At-Risk on the Streets, a social technology project that responds to the needs of street children and reduce their vulnerabilities on the streets.

To date, a total of 270 street children in Cavite and in Rizal are benefitting from this program.

Residential care for children

The DSWD Field Office IV-A is also managing two centers that are catering to the needs of children.

The Bahay Tuluyan Home for Girls in Dasmarinas City, Cavite provides care, protection and rehabilitation to girls who are victims of sexual and physical abuse, exploitation, abandonment, neglect and maltreatment. To date, it has a total of 45 residents.

On the other hand, the National Training for the Boys in Tanay, Rizal, provides protection, parental care and rehabilitation children-in-conflict with the law, has a total of 104 residents.#

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DSWD promotes foster care, legal adoption

Various partners from Tanay, Rizal are being oriented on foster care and legal adoption last November 25.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office IV-A, promotes alternative parental care for children in celebration of the National Children’s Month.

Last November 25, a total of 100 partners from Tanay, Rizal was oriented by the DSWD on foster care and adoption in partnership with the local government of the said town.

Partners include members of the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children, parent leaders of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, private and public teachers, police, child caring agencies, local civil registrars, medical workers, barangay health workers and day care workers.

According to Lanie Tabios, social worker and focal person of the Adoption Resource and Referral Unit of the DSWD in the CALABARZON Region, these partners are being oriented to promote foster care as the best alternative parental care arrangement for children in need of temporary care and also to promote legal adoption and prevent simulation of birth certificate.

She added that these partners can also help the DSWD in the development and management of a pool of licensed foster parents in the region.# with reports from LDBallon

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Flowering Nine Patch Quilt

Flowering Nine Patch Contemporary Quilt Project

Do you see flowers, Nine Patches, or Churn Dash quilt blocks? Using only white and shades of gray, Amy Ellis has created a quilt with strong visual interest.

Flowering Nine Patch digital pattern

Finished Size: 66″ × 78″
Finished Blocks: 143 (6″) blocks

Rating: Intermediate

Download a free size chart and cutting instructions for crib and twin versions of this quilt.

To learn more about Amy Ellis, visit our Designers page.

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Summer Nights

Summer Nights

The center of this sweet little quilt is rapidly made with Jenny’s Four Patch block technique. Scalloped edges provide an elegant finish.

Size: 34″ × 34″

Rating: Easy

Bonus: Watch this great video tutorial by MSQC and learn how to make Summer Nights.

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Quilt in a Day Scallops, Vines & Waves Template

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Esca, which means "bait," is Mario Batali's Italian seafood restaurant in New York City. He uses mackerel for the bruschetta, but tuna is a fine substitute.  Cocktail Party Recipes Plus: More Appetizer Recipes and Tips

How to Make It

Step 1

In a bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, basil, garlic, crushed red pepper and minced rosemary. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine the beans with the mackerel and onion and toss gently. Add the dressing and toss again.

Step 3

Mound 1/4 cup of salad on each toast, garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve.

Chef's Notes

Don't mix this salad too far in advance, since the acid in the vinegar will discolor the herbs and wilt the leaves.

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Loving Latino

Operators are looking past traditional Mexican cuisine to deliver authentic Latin flavors.

These rajas from the National Onion Association feature
chiles that have been roasted.

With the rise of the Latino population, which according to the U.S. Census Bureau will reach 50 million this year, foodservice directors are reporting more interest in foods not only from Mexico but also Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Aiming for authentic: Aramark LifeWorks Director Peter Gilhooly says he sees ethnic diversity among the 18 B&I accounts he oversees and he designs concepts around the needs of those clients. “We do a street foods concept with Latino-infused cuisine that fits in nicely,” Gilhooly says. “It’s all about technique. We do tamales, tortas, empanadas and a trio of soft tacos. The soft tacos are filled with shrimp, and the mole we use is an authentic mole recipe popular in the Mexico’s Oaxaca region. The strips of cooked chiles are called rajas, which means “strips,” but in Mexican cooking it refers to strips of chiles. The chiles are roasted, peeled and cut into strips. These are smaller portions of traditional favorites and customers can pick and choose.”

Gilhooly says the department offers several salsas—salsa verde with tomatillos, cilantro and peppers; salsa negra, which has chipotle chiles and garlic; and salsa roja with charred tomatoes, roasted serrano chiles, onions, cilantro and garlic.

“We have a lot of success with street foods,” Gilhooly adds. “For the entrées we’ve gone deep into Latin American and Mexican cuisine to offer authenticity. We make pork tinga with potatoes, avocado and Cotija cheese, pozole verde, and a fish stew called moqueca de peixe, which is a favorite in Brazil.”

At New York Hospital Queens, Executive Chef Jerry D’Amico calls Flushing, N.Y., “the most diverse zip code in the U.S. There’s a lot of demand for Latino. When we do authentic Mexican food in the café, we do 1,800 meals.”

D’Amico says some popular dishes include a Cuban flank steak with tomato sauce, fried yuccas with beer, plantains and beef chimichangas made from scratch. Aztec corn, which is roasted under a salamander and served with tomatoes, cilantro, peppers and hot sauce and is served cold, also is a favorite at the hospital.

Ida Shen, assistant director and executive chef at the University of California, Berkeley, offers a Peruvian-inspired quinoa stew that she says is more like a soup with lots of chunky vegetables and, sometimes, feta cheese. During a trip to Mexico for a NACUFS sub-regional meeting, Shen was inspired to make chilaquiles, which are made with deep-fried leftover tortillas or tortilla chips, red sauce and eggs and served as a snack or breakfast item. “We never have leftovers of them,” she says.

At the Davis (Calif.) Joint Unified School district, Rafaelita Curva, director of student nutrition services, is moving the model of food prep to scratch cooking and makes pico de gallo and salsa from scratch.

“Our students notice the difference in our menus now,” Curva says. “We had a recipe we decided to make for National Vegan Month in the fall, and it came from ideas from our staff. We call it bean fiesta because it’s a Latino-influenced recipe and it’s a vegan side dish that can be served with any entrée. We needed to use beans from the USDA’s commodity program. Our staff came up with a recipe that is simple and full of flavor—cilantro, curry, turmeric and cumin are all in it along with garbanzo and pinto beans, peppers, zucchini and summer squash.

“It can be made from any combination of commodity beans and vegetables in season and lots of cilantro,” he adds. “It is flavored with cumin spice, which is a standard in Mexican cooking.”

Inspired by Chipotle: The proliferation of Latino-inspired fast-casual concepts, the most notable being Chipotle, has had an effect on many college campuses. Samuel Samaan, foodservice director at Azusa Pacific University, in Azusa, Calif., is expanding a concept that he says is very similar to Chipotle. The concept is replacing an older taqueria concept. The location is being doubled in size, and the bigger footprint is expected to double the transactions.

“We will use fresh ingredients and serve items such as burritos, tacos, Mexican rice bowls, quesadillas and taco salads,” Samaan says. “There’s high demand here for Latino foods. We have a chef from Nicaragua whose salsa is very popular.”

At Texas’s Corpus Christi schools, Foodservice Director Jody Houston’s staffers make salsa and egg taquitos with green chili sauce for breakfast.

“We’ll do a jalapeno wrap one day a week with turkey, cheese, romaine lettuce and a light ranch dressing, or cheese enchiladas with corn tortillas, low-fat cheese and low-fat beef chili gravy,” Houston says. “We offer brown Spanish rice, which gets baked off in our central kitchen. Sometimes we buy chicken burritos and serve them with the beef chili gravy and add tostadas to the mix.”

A Fiesta of Flavors

UC-Boulder’s Latin Comida offers housemade tortillas

According to Amy Beckstrom, director of dining services at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a fiesta of flavors meets the eyes of students entering the campus’s Center for Community Dining as they encounter Latin Comida, one of 10 stations at the dining center.

“[Customers] see chefs making fresh tortillas through the glass window on the first serving line,” says Beckstrom. “Everything is fresh—whole-wheat tortillas, burritos and salsas.”

Beckstrom says the school challenges its chefs to try to educate their customers beyond tacos and burritos. The year-old station has watched its business grow exponentially, say Paul Houle, executive chef de cuisine, and Billy Kardys, executive sous chef. The department makes its own whole-wheat and flour tortillas—between 1,000 and 1,800 a day—and offers three proteins with options such as shredded skirt steak, pulled pork and chipotle chicken, as well as a vegetarian option.

“We have students who come in daily just for the burritos, which we offer with a choice of three salsa toppings: habanero, verde and roja,” says Houle. “We’ll also offer a traditional roasted corn salsa.”

“Everything is locally sourced,” Kardys adds. “We cook and smoke our own proteins.”

During the planning stages for the concept the chefs decided to focus on a range of Latino dishes. Houle recalls selecting lomo saltado, the national dish of Peru. Ingredients include strips of beef, chili peppers, rice, soy, ginger, garlic and french fries. Often the dish is served over white rice. “We also do Central American corn pancakes with different salsas,” says Houle.

Many of the dishes are new to the students and help educate them to various Latino-influenced cuisines. “We do a lot with Caribbean,” says Houle, such as mojo pork, which is popular in Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Mojo sauce consists of olive oil, garlic, paprika, cumin, red chili and salt. “We’ll also take classic seasonings from these dishes and use them with tofu,” Houle adds.

Latin Comida offers two salads daily such as jicama or tres frijoles from Mexico.

“The variety is part of the fun,” Houle says. “[The students] really want to know where each dish is from and if we just made it up or if it’s a traditional dish. Our staffers who come from these countries take pride in the dishes and tell us how to make them more authentic. With this station we feel the authenticity of each dish is important.”

“A lot of students, even if they don’t know the foods, are enticed by the flavors and look of the dishes and how vibrant they are,” adds Kardys.

The station also uses lots of plantains and yucca root, which is sliced, cubed and fried as a snack item. “We continue to learn,” Houle points out. “We ask our staff for help, and they’ll regularly bring in cactus, which we’ll use with pico de gallo instead of onions. It’s good—very light and fresh.”

Potato Pancake with a Twist

Yolanda Balbon, resident dining manager at Fordham University in New York, recently cooked with her mother at a special event at the university honoring an Ecuadorian priest and a nun from Malawi. Working with her mother, Balbon prepared a classic Ecuadorian dish, tortilla de papa.

“We do a special ethnic night each month and this event was our Ecuadorian one. Tortilla de papa is like a potato pancake, only thicker, that is served with fritado, which is pork marinated overnight in beer, baked and then fried. The tortilla is made with milk and potatoes—like mashed potatoes that are shaped into cakes—and there’s mozzarella cheese inside. You put the cheese in the mashed potato cakes and you fry them and serve over shredded lettuce. You add a slight touch of vinegar on top of each patty.

Working with my mother was very strange and different. My employees that night saw a different side of me. We have a large Ecuadorian population here in the Bronx and at the school, so the food reminded them of home. All of the employees worked with my mom to make the 600-plus patties.”

Tortilla de Papa with Ecuadorian Beef

6 to 8 servings

1 1/2 lbs. potatoes, peeled
Pinch of salt
Pinch of achiote powder
8 oz. butter
1/2 oz. each mozzarella cheese
1 tbsp. frying oil
1 heart lettuce
Dash parsley
Apple vinegar
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Black pepper to taste
Diced tomatoes (for garnish)
Ecuadorian Beef (recipe follows)

Ecuadorian Beef:
Cumin to taste
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Sugar to taste
4 oz. apple vinegar
6 to 8 lbs. pork shoulder, trimmed, cut in 2-in. cubes
2 bottles of beer
Frying oil

  1. Boil potatoes. Add pinch of salt and pinch of achiote powder.
  2. Mash potatoes. While mashing, add butter. Mold potatoes into balls, about 1 1/2 in. thick. Make dent in middle and put 1/2 oz. mozzarella cheese in each and cover.
  3. Fry each on stove top in hot oil until outside becomes fried; about 5 mins.
  4. For beef: Mix a touch of cumin, salt, black pepper, sugar and apple vinegar. Use mixture to marinate pork chunks for six hours. An hour before cooking, pour beer over marinated meat. Mix well. Warm up frying oil in cast iron skillet. Add cubed meat. Lower flame and keep stirring until meat is cooked, about 20 mins. Do not overcook.
  5. For service: Slice 1 heart of lettuce into strips with a little parsley. Spritz apple vinegar on lettuce strips and sprinkle with salt, a touch of sugar and a pinch of black pepper to taste. Put tortilla de papa on top and garnish with diced tomatoes. Top with beef to serve.

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Oh dear: Bale ruled out for crucial final Wales qualifiers

Date published: Tuesday 3rd October 2017 10:10

Gareth Bale has been ruled out of Wales’ final two World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.

Bale’s fitness has been a source of concern for Wales since he suffered a calf muscle strain against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last week.

The 28-year-old missed Real Madrid’s LaLiga clash with Espanyol on Sunday night but reported to the Wales camp the following morning.

Bale attended the FAW Awards on Monday night but will not be fit enough to play in the two qualifiers which will determine Wales’ World Cup ambitions.

Real boss Zinedine Zidane reported last weekend that Bale was suffering from “muscle fatigue”, but added it was “nothing important”.

“He could have played with us (against Espanyol) but I preferred to leave him out as he had a small complaint,” Zidane said on Sunday.

“He’s fine. After so many games at the start of the season and four months of injury, he was suffering after the game in Dortmund.”

But Bale has felt enough discomfort to withdraw from the Georgia game in Tbilisi on Friday and the visit of the Republic to Cardiff three days later.

Wales are currently in second place in Group D, four points behind leaders Serbia and one point above the Republic.

Two wins are likely to guarantee them at least a place in next month’s play-offs.

Bale’s absence could open the door for Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn to make his first Wales start.

The 17-year-old made a dramatic introduction last month when he scored the winner within five minutes of coming on as a second-half substitute against Austria.

Three days later Woodburn made another huge impact from the bench when he set up the first goal in Wales’ 2-0 win in Moldova.

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Addiction Recovery Blog

Evolution of the Functional Alcoholic

Human beings aren’t destined to become alcohol users or abusers–or so it might seem–but the annals of human history are punctuated with stories of man’s struggle with the substance.  Our ancestors, ancient hominids, discovered that imbibing water containing rotten fruit produced an intoxicating effect and subsequently taught themselves how to control alcohol production by intentionally catalyzing fermentation.  Anthropologists can only speculate as to why primitive man would promote the production and ingestion of a depressant, especially since an alert state of mind speaks directly to self-defense, but they, much like modern humans, must have simply enjoyed the effects it produced both internally– within the mind–and throughout the external, physical body.

Much like tool use and harnessing fire, modern man displays evidence of this residual, primitive knowledge–all within the context of a technocratic society.  Tool use has spawned the mega home improvement craze, fire, the modern appliance industry.  But what role, as industry contributor, has alcohol taken?  It is a bittersweet beneficiary–the world economy thrives on tax revenue generated by its sale and consumption, but alcohol’s presence and pervasiveness  has taken its toll on several institutions–namely the nuclear family.

Modern society has taken the activity of alcohol consumption away from the realm of senseless recreation in a survivalist state of existence and applied it to a world where productivity is synonymous with survival–and trumps relaxation.  At least in the case of the working class majority.  Endurance of a species now relies not on avoiding one’s natural predators, but accumulating enough wealth to purchase food, shelter and clothing.  In a situation that seems to have flipped the script on the master/slave dynamic, can alcohol now be viewed as a different class of natural predator, one that spontaneously erupted from harmless flora but was applied by man to assist in his own destruction?

Having insidiously crept into our culture’s value system is the  “functional alcoholic,” or, a figure who is often praised by other alcohol users for being able to balance addiction with responsibility–someone who works hard and plays hard.  This persona stands in the center of the spectrum of alcoholism, between the casual, social drinker and the teetotaler or frequent binge drinker. The functional alcoholic manages to provide oneself or an entire family with material necessities, all while indulging in alcohol daily.  Sound familiar?  If you have a hard time imagining ancient man lolling about in a state of fermented ecstasy without hunting/gathering as needed, well, it’s easy to see how the survival of the human race might have been promoted by none other than a paleolithic substance abuser.

The risks to today’s man don’t include the threat of feral animal attacks, but the threat of alcoholism as a hereditary trait is an inherent menace to life and social operability.  Functional alcoholics are able to maintain the equilibrium between work, home and recreation due to an increased tolerance level to the substance.  It takes more than one or two episodes of over-indulgence to convince the abuser or his or her family that a person has a problem, and sometimes lies dormant for years–a known, yet silent killer.  The functional alcoholic resides in a state of expressed denial–he or she displays no outward ill effects, but inwardly crumbles once the world turns its head.  Thus, inwardly, the question inevitably whirls within a person’s psyche : can I live, can I survive, like this?

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so my FORD FUSION 2011 2.5L DOHC 4 cylinder model SE has been experiencing issues. I will start by numerical order of the issue since buying it December 2nd 2016.

heres a short version of what I am experiencing

-recall on the purge valve was botched I believe because:::

-since leaving ford the car violently shakes from time to time.

-Since leaving ford I went from 440 miles per tank down to 390 per tank or less

-since leaving ford my CHECK FUEL FILL INLET light will not stop flashing on a day to day basis

===============OTHER ISSUES OCCURING both before and after ford recall was performed=======================

-loss of power down to 15-20mph going uphill, car makes a PEW PEW PEW sound and RPMS shoot up very high and violent.

-gears slap hard when downshifting, but since changing spark plugs this has gotten much better, just hasn't fixed the issue.

-when the gears slip, it is usually between 3 and 4. but usually it fluxuates between the gears and they all slip at times.

-sometimes the gears wont even shift, and I'm going like 60mph in 2nd gear.

-loss of power to the point of having a max speed of 20-60mph depending on the incline

-sometimes car "floats" at 2rpms and maxes out at 60mph and wont shift up or down or accelerate at all.

-sometimes it doesn't accelerate at all, and only violently surges the RPMS at 2500 all the way up to 4000.

-loud tapping/ticking/clicking noise coming from engine now after putting synthetic oils

-twice it has slapped so hard on the downshift that I jerked forward

-flashing check engine light the day after overfilling gas tank

-rough idle, very rough

-car makes some weird noises at times that I cant really verbalize

-use to have a high idle, haven't noticed this since changing spark plugs

-slaps in and out of gears ( D, R, N, L, P) especially in and out of Reverse!!!

- WOMP WOMP WOMP rotating sound, noise while reversing and also while driving 30mph (after full synthetic oil change switch from syn-blend)

HELP!! I tried to break it down to this brief synopses but the full version is below. thank you for your time!

-changed the spark plugs, gear shifting very smooth on upshift but still slips,

-gear shifting down has decreased the force of the slapping, so it has gotten better, but not really.

problem 1: gears slip when upshifting. Will rev a little harder until eventually slapping into gear. I usually let off the gas and butterfly it back to what seems like normal driving conditions.

problem 2: gears violently knock or slap out of gear, the downshift is rough still to this day but has gotten better with light maintenance.

problem 3: I took it to ford on December 6th 2016 for the recall

  • Recall Announced NOVEMBER 24 2015
  • NHTSA Reference #15V793000
  • Number Affected 411,205

[[[[[summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured July 21, 2008, to March 4, 2011, and 2010-2011 Mercury Milan vehicles manufactured July 23, 2008, to December 10, 2010. The affected vehicles have fuel vapor canisters whose purge valves may not operate properly resulting in abnormal pressure changes in the fuel tank.

Consequence: The pressure changes may cause the tank to crack and leak fuel. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.]]]]

Since leaving the dealership, my car feels as if there is a pressure issue when I step on the accelerator. It just feels as if there is not enough getting to where it needs to go because some days I can accelerate with no issue up to 60-80mph. Then some days it takes me up to 5 minutes on the Highway to get up from 40 to 50 to 60 mph with my hazards on trying to dodge death. It just will not accelerate. I call it Frank cause its like an old ass man, takes forever to get the up and has some serious power loss.

Another issue I have noticed is that my CHECK FUEL FILL INLET light has not shut off since I left the dealership for that recall. As soon as I started my vehicle and turned out the Ford lot, my car violently shaked as if it were about to fall apart right there. When I eventually ran out of gas, and since this recall 'repair', I get 50 less miles per tank. I use to get 440 miles easy! now I get less than 390 every time. I tried switching to the mid grade gasoline from the regular and there was no significant benefits noticed, so I switched back to regular unleaded always from ampm or shell or chevron.

Most days I drive now, I end up losing power. It might max out at 60mph at 2rpms but it feels like its floating on a cloud, and even when I accelerate it just feels like I'm just opening a faucet and everything is going out but not reacting to make the MPH increase. at a certain point, the RPMS SHOOTS UP violently, but since changing the oil and spark plugs, it does not reach 4rpms. It just sounds very violent when it surges at a steady 2500-3500 rpm. usually 3000 or less. I end up losing power down to 40 mph when it happens. and going up hill I end up going 20mph. when I go up hill it makes a PEW PEW PEW noise at times, (((in my head it sounds like valves are bursting from hot pressure ))) One day it dropped me down to 15mph going up hill and was struggling so bad but the rpms were like 4000!

About a week after that I was driving on the highway and all of a sudden my check engine went off after doing the normal power loss issue. The check engine was flashing! I decided to pull over and let the car cool off as soon as I hit my exit. it flashed until the next day when I went to check the issue and it came up as a LARGE EMISSIONS LEAK, purge valve. code p4055 Is this because I over filled my gas the day before and some of it started to leak? (I tried to put the full 40$ and it only needed like 39$ and it over filled and leaked out some, the next day, this issue came on with this light....since resetting the light, the check engine light no longer has returned]

MAINTENANCE:::At this point I decided to change my oil and filters out. I changed my cabin air and engine air filters with the WORX brand. I changed my oil with 5w20 high mileage Castrol synblend.

I also changed out my spark plugs with the IRIDIUM spark plugs that orielys recommended. I am not sure if all of the spark plugs were gapped correctly by the mechanic installing them. There was also air blasted into the open valve with the cylinder removed because there was a slight film of oil on the spark plug tube as well as the cylinder. it was not flooded but #4 (farthest right) had fresh oil buildup, so it was air blasted and cleaned.

--#1 (farthest left) cylinder was bone dry and clean! after that #2 and #3 had these burnt crispy looking tan "woodchips" caked all over the inside of the engine!!! what could this be? someone please confirm.

--I replaced all 4 cylinders, and fired the car up. Almost Immediately the vehicle started smoking! giant cloud of smoke! from the engine and the tailpipe as well. But after 5 minutes it all went away. I was led to believe that it was the excess lubricant used on the spark plugs in packaging. someone please confirm.

---After this part I ran it for 4000 miles before changing the oil again.

I thought I could use Full synthetic 5w20. I used Castrol high mileage edge full syn 5w20, and a quart of 5w20 magantec cause of the cold weather out here. IS THIS A NO?

I started to run the vehicle on the highway right after the oil change.

max speeds at 70mph, felt like the wile coyote trying to chase the roadrunner after he already ran off the cliff. It feels like its just spinning too fast through the lower viscosity oil. I think its so thin that the revolutions are too fast for the thin oil and doesn't allow me my maximum potential. I also noticed it was a little low so I had to throw [.2 quarts of 0w20 full synthetic] to put it at the right level. Still ran terrible! now it is making a loud ticking/clicking/tapping noise on idle and when it runs! and is much rougher on the idle and everything else. Pressure issue still occurring and the fuel fill inlet light wont stop coming on. Main questions (should I not have used synthetic oil) (how does switching oil viscosity and types effect performance)

I am about to now change out my oil with the 5.2 quarts of high mileage Castrol syn blend like I have always used and had no problems with. this time I am using a motorcraft filter. I am experiencing issues still with pressure. It felt like the pressure was too high...like a fire hose trying to make it through a bendy straw when I stepped on the accelerator....

took me like 5 minutes to get up to speed and it didn't want to go over 60-70mph at all and will only surge the rpms violently (But doesn't pass 2500/3000 usually, just sounds like the devil!)

HELP! anything helps.

I think I should change the gaskets under the valve cover for sure, maybe even the valve cover gasket! I cant find any leaks coming from anywhere! I have had all my basic level mechanics check out my car and test drive it and they think it could be the transmission...but ford and the internet and my intuition tells me is a bunch of other things....

probably might change the whole thing, spark plug wires, spark plugs again, tranny flush, valve cover gasket and the under gaskets, do a nice cleaning and maybe even an engine flush... is all this necessary for what I have explained? I have tried to give every exact issue that came up and every bit of info I think helps... makes a lot of weird noises some times

the other night it made a nasty WOMP WOMP WOMP noise that continued thruought the night.... Sounded like its coming from the front end but has a rotating sound to it...are my pistons working to hard? torque converter out of wack? who knows without looking at the thing right? even if you did look, I think you'd have to gut it and test it to really understand because there is no check engine lights or any leaks present! help. thank you for taking the time to read all of this if you did. Hope this sheds light for those with the same issues as me.

thank you and take care

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The hard shifting is a known problem. There is newer software available that makes a major improvement. Instead of a neutral-drop shift and then confused shifting for awhile, it does a 'power hold' for a bit, then thumps into gear, with little effect on shifting after that. That will only happen one or twice anyways, as it will quickly get back to normal.

For my 2011, it's listed as TSB 11-9-9 when it was updated in April 2014 (I bought the car used December 2013).

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Thank you Andy! I think you are right cause it doesnt seem to be an issue but it doesnt do it in other cars i drive.

Does anyone have any information upon calibration or relearning procedures on a GAS 2.5l fusion 2011?

potentially for any regarding the sensor in the bottom right corner of the valve cover. I removed the wire tab and then the 8mm screw and took it off the old cover to place onto the new one and torqued it down and i heard it needs recalibration....and i think so because it will not shift or accelarate properly now! takes forever to reach a max speed of 65mph. problems never happened before this exchange!

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Personally I have a pretty hard and fast rule, when ever buying any NEW OR USED car to always avoid at LEAST the first 3 years of any new major re-design. And instead actually SEEK OUT one of the LAST years of a "re-design", (hence my new 2017) (I'm betting the FUSION's next major-make-over-first-year-of will be 2019). All that said, 2011 was actually 2nd to the last year of that design-build. So I'm a little surprised it was so f'd up. STILL There was a lot of new(ish) technology in that year. File this under (my) dumb-luck, my previous new-buy was an '07 Focus SES, and this is true, the BIG reason I passed on the FUSION that year, (I looked at it because I REALLY WANTED the "trip-computer") but I had to pass because, no-joke, I totally hated the big toothy-looking flat-chrome-bar grill. (also it was just the 3rd year of the U.S. Fusion, period), anyway, Just dumb luck. The Focus was a total JOY of no problems. (and I kinda abused it too)

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I bought one of the first 2006 Fusions off the truck in the fall of 2005. In 7 years I had to replace the driver's door handle ($60 and about 20 minutes) and I had to remove and clean out the hvac blower. That's it.

Then I traded it for a 2013 with tons of problems (all fixed with a couple of dealer visits).

You just never know.

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REf: your '06 experience, agreed, you never know. point taken.

But as for the 2013, wasn't that year-0ne of the current base-design?, (first year of the sexy grill?), For my money the current 2017 Fusion is one of the best looking Fords in 20 years. (Mustangs included)

My 2017 pretty much HAS TO BE a good girl. I'm in Italy (with the U.S. military) which is how I even HAVE a "U.S. spec" vehicle. BAD NEWS is the local Italian FORD dealer while TECHNICALLY obligated to provide service isn't required to do so "with a smile". (and they don't), The nearest "authorized" service center affiliated with the DEALER I purchased it from is in GERMANY. I'll be doing all my own routine maintenance. Good "Auto-Crafts" place on base here, ASE certified tech to assist, 4 or 5 drive-on lifts and 2 or 3 that let the wheels hang-type. So... routine maint-wise not concerned. What you had with your 2013... that would be not good.

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2013 was not just year one of the new design - it was year 1 of a new platform (based on the European mondeo). All 3 new vehicles that were derived from European platforms (Fusion, Escape and Focus) had problems the first year or two. Part of that is just that's an all new platform for North American factories, but I just don't think the Euro designs were as good as the previous ones as well as supplier issues.

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Overnight shootings in Philadelphia leave 3 dead, 5 injured

- Four separate shootings left three dead and several injured this morning in Philadelphia, with violent incidents occurring in Frankford, Center City, Strawberry Mansion and Oxford Circle overnight.

Around midnight in Center City, on the corner of 22nd and Fitzwater Street, four people were shot.

One victim, a 28-year-old man, was shot in the upper back and wrist. He was transported to Temple University Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after 12:30 a.m.

Two other victims, a 19-year-old man and 26-year-old man, were also shot in the leg. Another victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the back. All three were transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, treated and released.

Police found 34 shell casings total at the scene. No arrests have been made and no motives listed at this time.

Just after 1 a.m in Northeast Philly, a 31-year-old man was shot multiple times in Oxford Circle. The victim was inside of a neighborhood bar on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was shot in the stomach and the leg.

The man was transported to Aria Torresdale Hospital and listed in critical condition. No arrests have been made and no weapon recovered.

Police are also investigating an overnight incident that left one man injured in Strawberry Mansion thirty minutes later.

On the 2000 block of North 29th Street, a 26-year-old man was sitting inside his 2008 black Mercedez Benz when an unkown black male approached his vehicle with a gun and shot him in the back. The suspect then fled northbound on 29th Street.

The victim was transported to Temple University Hospital where he was listed in critical condition and later upgraded to stable. Police have not made an arrest or listed a motive at this time.

Thiry minutes later, on the 2700 block of James Street, a man shot his neighbors. Patrol officers heard the shots and rushed to the scene, where they discovered a 45-year-old man and 42-year-old woman shot in the back of the head laying in an alley. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The gunman, their 69-year-old neighbor, tells police the two were trying to jump his fence. Police recovered the weapon and have taken the neighbor into custody. No formal charges have been made at this time.

As the city experiences at uptick in homicides compared to this time last year, Philly homicide detectives have their hands full. The rise in homicides is unfortunately coupled with a solve rate below 40%. Notably, the head of Philly’s Homicide Unit Captain James Clark has been recently transferred.

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What Will Become of TerraForm Power If a Hedge Fund Buys It?

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A number of hedge funds are circling TerraForm Power (NASDAQ: TERP), and before long, one could conceivably buy the controlling B shares and incentive distribution rights in it that SunEdison owns. In other words, a hedge fund soon could control the company's destiny. And here's what investors can expect to see if that happens.

Assets will be put on the block

One thing that's almost guaranteed is that some or all of TerraForm Power's assets would be put up for sale. If an acquirer could get reasonable value for some parts of its power-generating portfolio, assuming they buy the company at a low enough price, a quick payday could unlock a lot of value. It could also bring debt down to a more reasonable level, something that will be important long term.

The question is, who would buy solar and wind assets today? The answer may come from the very recovery that would occur in a TerraForm Power sale. The yieldco market has collapsed in the past year, largely because SunEdison and TerraForm Power fell apart. But if the yieldco regains some stability, it will help shares of other yieldcos, which need more assets to grow their own dividends.

Utilities could be interesting buyers as well. At the right price, they would be interested in acquiring electricity-generating assets with long-term contracted cash flows. And they're less affected by the market's whims than yieldcos, which need to issue new equity to grow.

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Returning TerraForm Power to growth

If the acquisition of TerraForm Power isn't just a liquidation job, we could see a new owner put the company back on a growth path. The point of a yieldco is to buy renewable energy projects with newly issued debt and equity. But to do that, its cost of capital must be low enough for it to buy those projects accretively. If TerraForm Power's borrowing costs go down and the dividend yield falls under new ownership, it could actually return to growth.

Should that happen, a new owner may see new value in the incentive distribution rights (IDRs), assuming they come with any purchase of SunEdison's stake in the company. IDRs are payments made to their holders based on an increasing dividend. Shareholders get some of the increase, and IDR holders get a portion as well. If TerraForm Power returns to dividend growth, those would be valuable assets.

Repackage and sell again

Since hedge funds aren't known for being long-term investors, at least on the scale of decades that renewable energy assets will perform, it's possible they'll simply reorganize TerraForm Power and sell it again. That may be a way to make a quick buck, too.

One of the biggest reasons TerraForm Power's shares fell as much as they did is because the market lost faith in SunEdison, and therefore TerraForm Power. But if the assets, which are generating cash flow each quarter, don't have that same overhang, we could see a sharp recovery in shares. For example, if the stock continues to pay a $1.40 annual dividend under new ownership and the dividend yield falls from 10.8% to a more reasonable 5.4%, the stock would double. And a new owner may still be interested at that price.

A solar developer like Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) would be a logical choice. The company has had its eye on the yieldco market for some time, but didn't launch its own yieldco because of the dislocation in the market over the past year. It could take a stake in the company's B shares to get a controlling position.

A utility could also be interested in the company at the right price. We've seen NRG Energy, NextEra Energy, and others launch yieldcos to develop a renewable energy arm; buying one ready made is another solution. But they might want to leave the work of restructuring it to hedge funds more adept at dealing with bankruptcy courts.

Hedge funds could be good for TerraForm Power

In this case, I think hedge funds like Brookfield Asset Management, Appaloosa Management, and Greenlight Capital could bring valuable funding and expertise to TerraForm Power. That's not always the case, but they seem willing to ensure the company's survival and buy it out of the arms of SunEdison. And that's the best that investors can hope for at the moment.

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Boy, 15, Killed in Bed by Stray Bullet in New Jersey

A 15-year-old boy asleep in his bed was fatally shot Thursday by a bullet fired from an apartment below.

Bukhari Washington was found by his mother, who ran into his room after she heard the shot about 9 a.m., police said.

Police said a single round from a military-style semiautomatic rifle pierced the floor of the teen's room and struck him in the head. He was pronounced dead at nearby University Hospital.

A short time later, detectives arrested downstairs neighbor Terrance Perry, 19, who faces an aggravated manslaughter count and weapons charges. Police said Perry led them to his girlfriend's vehicle where he hid the weapon.

According to Police Director Garry McCarthy, Perry said he was "fiddling" with the Norinco SKS rifle when it accidentally fired. Perry told police he had obtained the rifle on the street.

Police were trying to corroborate his story and claims by neighbors that he got the gun for protection after being robbed multiple times. But McCarthy called it "absurd" that someone would use such a high-powered weapon for self-defense.

"If somebody wanted a weapon for protection, this is not the gun — I'm sorry," McCarthy said. "I just can't accept that as an excuse."

He said the weapon is capable of piercing concrete.

"We're seeing Russian soldiers invading Georgia with these kinds of guns on their backs," McCarthy said.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker issued a statement calling Washington's death "tragic and unacceptable" and said it highlighted the importance of getting guns off Newark's streets.

"This violent incident is further proof of the work that still lies before us, and the importance of passing and enforcing legislation to curb access to illegal firearms on the streets of New Jersey's cities," Booker said.

By Thursday afternoon, friends had tacked a photo of Washington, whom many called "Kari," to a fence post in front of the housing complex where he lived across the street from the University of Medicine and Dentistry. The photo was framed by two paper signs that read, in large block letters: "Enough is Enough."

Several teens who knew Washington described him as a quiet, loyal friend who loved basketball and collecting sports hats. They said the Central High School student worked at a local recreation center at its summer camp program.

Jalissa Robinson, 15, said she last saw Washington early Thursday morning, after they had stayed up talking all night with a group of friends in the complex's courtyard.

She said they had made plans to go to see the horror movie "Mirrors" later in the day, but both were heading home first to take a nap.

"We broke dawn. We were all out here until about 7 a.m., and he went home to get some sleep because he was tired," Robinson said. "I woke up and my sister said: 'You heard about Kari Washington?' and I just broke down — I didn't even brush my teeth, I ran out of the house."

Robinson said they chose to write "Enough is Enough" on the memorial poster because they had heard the man who shot him was also a teenager.

"Who would be playing with a gun at this age?" Robinson said. "Who would let people in their house play with a gun at that age?"


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Franchitti wrecks; fans injured

Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae and broke his right ankle when his car went airborne into a fence Sunday on the last lap of the Grand Prix of Houston. The accident showered debris into the grandstand, injuring 13 fans and an IndyCar Series official.

Franchitti, who also sustained a concussion, was transported by ambulance to a hospital. The four-time series champion had surgery on his ankle was being held overnight, and IndyCar said a series official was treated for minor injuries.

Houston Fire Department spokesman Ruy Lozano said 13 fans were injured, and that 11 were treated on site at Reliant Park. Lozano said two were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The accident in Turn 5 was reminiscent of Dan Wheldon’s fatal 2011 crash at Las Vegas in that competitors had to drive through the wreckage.

It was a sobering moment for race winner Will Power, who broke his back in Las Vegas crash, and for Scott Dixon, who took control of the IndyCar championship race Sunday but passed by teammate Franchitti’s car and waved in an attempt to get an update on his condition.

”The smells and the visuals, for me, and even talking to Will, you have the remnants of Vegas popping into your head with you coming around the corner and you can’t drive through it because there’s a field of debris,” Dixon said. ”There was no near the amount of damage that we saw (in 2011), but seeing the replay was a big shock.”

The accident occurred after contact between Franchitti and Takuma Sato sent Franchitti’s car launching over Sato’s and into the fence. Parts and pieces from both cars flew into the grandstand and Franchitti’s badly damaged car bounced back onto the track. E.J. Viso then hit Sato’s car.

The caution came out to immediately freeze the field, preventing Dixon from making a final attempt on passing Power for the win. Dixon won Saturday’s first race of the doubleheader weekend and settled for second after Franchitti’s crash.

Power initially seemed shaken when he climbed from his car and admitted the accident reminded him of Las Vegas, where he and Wheldon both sailed into the fence.

”I just saw Dario’s car and him sitting in it with a lot of damage, and yes, that’s what it reminded me of,” Power said. ”I hate seeing that. We try to keep these cars on the ground.”

The accident ended a weekend that saw Dixon move into the points lead following mechanical failures for Helio Castroneves on consecutive days.

Castroneves came to Houston with a 49-point lead over Dixon. But a gearbox problem Saturday when Dixon won allowed Dixon to pull within eight points. Then his gearbox broke on Sunday, and Dixon now has a 25-point lead in the standings and needs only to finish fifth or better in the Oct. 19 finale in California to win his third IndyCar title.

”It’s still going to come down to the wire,” he said. ”It’s still going to be the last lap, last corner kind of situation. At least I hope that it ends that way.”

Castroneves finished 23rd. He had started on the pole, got a great jump on the standing start to get past Dixon for the lead, but Dixon was screaming on his radio within minutes that Castroneves’ car was leaking oil everywhere and it was splashing onto Dixon’s tires and visor.

Castroneves said little to his Penske Racing team, but detected a vibration in his car with every shift of the gears after just a handful of laps. The problem worsened and he came to a complete stop on the course at Reliant Park after just 11 laps.

”It’s frustrating and disappointing,” Castroneves said. ”It hurts. It really hurts.”

His car was towed to the garage with a broken gearbox, Castroneves made the long walk back still wearing his helmet, and team owner Roger Penske retreated without comment into a team transporter.

The team eventually replaced the gearbox and Castroneves returned to the track, 36 laps down and needing a miracle in Fontana, where the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner was fastest during an open test last week.

”The racing isn’t over, we know that. We’ve seen this thing go up and down,” team owner Penske said. ”I think Will’s performance today shows the speed the team has in the cars. We’ve been here before, and we’ll go to a track we like and maybe it will bring us some luck.”

But Penske said Castroneves will likely have to change his engine before the finale which will incur a 10-spot penalty on the starting grid at Fontana.

”It’s a long race and we’re going to go for it,” said Penske, adding ”it doesn’t make sense, as far as I’m concerned” that reliability and durability failed twice in two days in a season in which Castroneves had been the only driver to complete every lap heading into Houston.

Dixon said his strategy didn’t change when Castroneves pulled over Sunday with his problem. Dixon said he saw Castroneves drive over a bump in Turn 1 under yellow that had caused problems all weekend and it caused some of the underwing to fall off of his car. Dixon said oil began pouring out of Castroneves’ car.

”He hit really hard going through Turn 1 kink, instead of sticking to the left there, for some reason he went right in the middle and that’s when some of the underwing fell off when he hit that hard,” Dixon said. ”With the amount of oil that was coming out of that thing, I knew it was pretty terminal.

”But at that point you are thinking you still want to win the race, and Will was being super aggressive and trying to win the race and help his teammate.”

Penske praised Power for holding off Dixon for the victory.

”With Will out there battling and taking some points away, he got his job done,” Penske said.

Power said his job in Fontana will be to help his teammate.

”Going into Fontana, it’s all about Helio winning a championship, so whatever I can do,” Power said. ”If Helio needs to win the race and I need to be somewhere in between him and Dixon, then that’s what we’re aiming for.”


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The Philippine House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require the use of biometric authentication of individuals for voter registration as well as the actual voting process in the country, according to a NewsBytes Philippines article. The hope behind the bill is that it will serve as a basis for moving the country towards automated registration and voting processes. Half of the Philippines’ 48 million large population have already registered their biometrics with the government, but under the new bill those with their data on file would need to either re-register or otherwise biometrically confirm their identity to be officially registered to vote. In addition to the need for registering the population’s biometric data, the bill would also require the development of a central database to maintain the data collected from registrants.

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Freddy vs Jason vs Ash Film Debut

Back in April we brought you news of a brand new fan film titles Freddy vs Jason vs Ash. This storyline has already been made into two comic series and even had a brief pass through by studio execs as a possible feature film. Now, the fans have decided to wait no longer!

Director Trent Duncan has debuted his new movie online today via the official website for the fan film. Check out the synopsis as well as watch it in its entirety below!

Freddy vs Jason vs Ash
Produced By Trent Duncan Productions
Directed By Trent Duncan
Written By Trent Duncan

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Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees team up to seek revenge on Ash Williams. Lucy's haunting nightmares of Freddy resurface as he persuades her to read from the Necronomicon while Jason terrorizes Lucy's friends, leading them to the sacred ceremonial ground.

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Orion at dusk

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Here is a quick shot I got of Orion as it skimmed the tops of the trees in my Port Orchard, Washington back yard. I used the Star Adventurer sidereal drive atop a sturdy camera tripod with a Canon 60D to get the shot. It's one of only two shots I've been able to get all winter long - the last few months were very wet, always overcast and unusually dreary in the Seattle area. I'm so ready for the skies to clear but looking at the forecast, I think this photo is going to have to hold me for a while ...

Orion in the Seattle skyglow

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This is a 4.5 minute (9 30-second subs, stacked, ISO 1600, f5.6) exposure of Orion. You can clearly see the Flame Nebula and M42, the Great Orion Nebula. The fir trees in the foreground are blurred as the camera was tracking the sidereal motion of the stars. The ghastly, icky green color you see is Seattle light pollution reflected from high clouds.

NGC 6992 - The Veil Nebula

Submitted by jimwcoleman

After inadvertently seriously disabling my Meade 8" LX200R last night out (necessitating these repairs), I set out tonight to prove that my repair work is solid.

Having been disassembled, the scope was completely out of collimation and out of alignment. After some star collimation and alignment work, I slewed to the Veil Nebula and started shooting.

This was the final result, and is good enough to certify the repair. It's great to be back in business!

The Sun

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The first 2 pictures are a fast moving prom, it got so big I removed the camera and the daughter & I watched it through the eyepiece, it got almost 3 times bigger than the pic's. You could almost see it grow with your own eyes it moved so fast. I'm not to savy on what type of prom, flare, filament, CME it actually is, but feel free to clarify if you know.

One thing about our nearest star is that every day it changes, unlike the night sky, enjoy.

All taken with a Coronado Solarmax II 90 from my back yard, Gig Harbor WA

My Coronado Solarmax II 90

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I took these solar pictures with this scope and a DMK41 camera from my back yard. Gig Harbor WA I've since blinged out my mount with all orange knobs ADM, and a tripod leg spreader :) Pay no attention to the duct tape on the end. I made a quick foam padded cover with the "Handy Mans Secret Weapon" Duct tape! It save's a ton of time as opposed to removing the metal cover every time I have a look. Enjoy..

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If you like hiking, watersports, or just lazing in the sun, Carinthia's beautiful countryside -- gentle hills and steep mountains scattered with idyllic lakes -- makes it a wonderful area to explore during the warmer months; it's also an ideal stopping point if you're heading to Italy.

The high mountains ringing Carinthia (or Kärnten, in German) create the province's natural borders, and the area has been likened to a gigantic amphitheater. Mountainous Upper Carinthia lies to the west, and the Lower Carinthia Basin region slopes to the east. The province is bisected by the east-flowing Drau River, which becomes the Drava when it enters Slovenia. Villach is the biggest road and rail junction in the eastern Alps, and Klagenfurt is the capital of Carinthia.

If you're athletic, climb the gentle nocken (hills), or head for the more demanding mountains. The region boasts more than 200 warm, clean lakes, and fishing is a popular pastime here, either in the lakes or in the colder mountain streams. The "Carinthian Riviera" is the name given to the main lake area, including the Wörther See, not far from Klagenfurt. Lake Ossiacher and Lake Millstatter are also in this area. Weissensee, another big lake, is less well known than the other three, but it's really the most scenic. The best way to see the lakes is to take one of the boats that operate from April to mid-October.

If you want to enjoy the lakes, visit Carinthia from mid-May to September, although the first 2 weeks in October are ideal, too. Hordes of visitors flock here in July and August, so make reservations in advance if you plan on visiting during those months.

Although the warm lakes are Carinthia's main attraction, the province also attracts some skiers to its mountains in winter. However, Carinthia's relatively mild winters don't always make for the best ski conditions. The ski season here lasts only from December to March. As a ski center, this province is much less expensive than Tyrol or Land Salzburg. Regardless of the season you visit, if you're driving, parking is rarely a problem: Unless otherwise noted, you park for free.

Archaeological discoveries prove that Carinthia was inhabited by humans far back in unrecorded time, and the Romans didn't overlook the area, either -- their legions marched in to conquer alpine Celtic tribes in the kingdom of Noticum, establishing it as a Roman province.

For centuries, this area was home to ethnic groups from Slovenia, belonging to the kingdom of Germany and Avar-dominated Slavs from the east. Hoping to fend off invasions, the populace eventually invited Bavaria to become Carinthia's protector, and so it became part of the Holy Roman Empire.

When the Hapsburgs took Kärnten as a part of their rapidly expanding empire, it was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire under the Bohemian aegis. To secure his control over the area, Ferdinand I of Hapsburg, soon to become emperor, married the heiress to Bohemia and made Carinthia an imperial duchy. Later, Carinthia was designated a province of Austria.

The former country of Yugoslavia claimed southern Carinthia after World War I. During this time, some territory was ceded to Yugoslavia, and more was given to Italy, but all this land was later restored. In 1920, after the collapse of the Hapsburg Empire, the Slovenian minority in the south, along the Yugoslav border, voted to remain with Austria. Today, a sizable minority of Carinthia's population is Slovenian, but the majority of it is German.