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Ganga: The River of Rebirth

Chronicles known as Puranas narrate the tale of how Ganga came down to earth to help those who die take birth once more.

A king called Sagara was once performing a yagna. If the ritual was a success, he would become Indra, king of paradise, and have access to all the pleasures of the world, including immortality. But there was already an Indra in the sky, and he could not bear the idea of being replaced. So he stole Sagara’s horse that was an integral part of the ritual and hid it in the hermitage of a sage called Kapil. The sons of Sagara looked everywhere for the horse. They dug so deep that they created a crater that eventually became the receptacle of the sea. Finally they found the horse in Kapil’s hermitage and they accused Kapil of theft. Kapil’s eyes were shut at this time, as he was lost in deep contemplation. He had no idea of Indra’s mischief.

Irritated by the disturbance, he opened his eyes. So fiery was his first glance that the sons of Sagara who stood before him shouting accusations burst into flames and were reduced to a heap of ash. Indra smiled and Kapil shut his eyes once again. A heartbroken Sagara wondered, “My sons have been killed in their youth. I will die of old age. None of us will be Indra. The yagna had been abandoned midway. None of us will sip Amrita, the nectar of immortality. None of us will experience unending joy. Is every living creature doomed to die having lived such incomplete lives?”

Sagara searched for an answer. So did his son Anshuman, and Anshuman’s son Dilip and finally Dilip’s son Bhagirath. Bhagirath met Garud, the eagle, the only creature who had defeated Indra in battle. He said, “If the ashes of your ancestors are washed by the Ganga they will be reborn and have a second chance of life.” Unfortunately Ganga flowed in the sky.

Bhagirath prayed to Brahma, father of all living creatures, and he promised to persuade Ganga to descend on earth. “But beware,” said the haughty river-goddess when compelled to descend, “the force of my fall will surely wash away all life on earth and crush its very foundations.” Bhagirath therefore invoked Shiva. Shiva agreed to let Ganga fall on his head and thus protect the earth from direct impact. The world watched the spectacle of water descending from the sky. Indra gloated, convinced that Ganga would destroy all of humanity, and with that all threats to his reign.

But when Ganga fell on Shiva’s head, she found his head was covered with thick matted hair, so thick and so densely matted that she found herself getting entangled and trapped. Far from washing away life and breaking the foundations of earth, Ganga found herself locked up atop Shiva’s head. She tried to find a way out, but Shiva’s locks were like a labyrinth. There was no escape. She begged and cried, and finally, Shiva relented and Ganga flowed out of Shiva’s head, down the slopes of Kailasa, through the ravines of the Himalayas, onto the plains and finally towards the sea. Her bubbly movements irritated one sage called Jahnu who swallowed her whole but when Bhagirath revealed the identity and importance of the river, he released the river through his ear, after which she came to be known as his daughter, Jahnavi.

The idea of rebirth and the Ganga cannot be separated. The river comes from the land of Indra, who has access to Amrita, the nectar of immortality. Indra, the hero of Vedic hymns, lives the life everyone on earth wants to live. He is strong and powerful and attractive and invincible. All day he spends enjoying the good things in life. He does not fear aging or death. Kings of the earth, such as Sagara, envy him. They all want to live Indra’s perfect life. They spend their lifetimes working towards it. Eventually everyone fails – those who die  young like Sagara’s sons and even those who die old like Sagara himself. And everyone wonders, if there will ever be another chance to become Indra.

A dip in the Ganga is about getting a karmic clean slate, a chance to begin life with a new balance sheet. Throwing ashes in the Ganga is about giving the dead a chance to be reborn once more, hopefully in Indra’s paradise, and enjoy all things that were denied in this life. Ganga thus is all about forgiveness and second chances. It is an idea that gives hope to humanity.

The doctrine of rebirth is perhaps informed by agricultural practices on the riverbank, where crops grow and are harvested every year with cyclical regularity. Every year there are the rains, the summer heat and the winter chill. Nothing lasts forever, but everything comes back eventually. But civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and China were also nurtured on the banks of rivers. Rebirth never featured in their stories. All of them spoke of death and an endless afterlife. They built pyramids and tombs to the dead and kept the ashes of ancestors in urns and temples, to celebrate the life that was. They did not cremate the dead and scatter ashes in a river, in hope of yet another life. This life was their one and only chance. In the river valley civilizations of India, however, the idea of a second chance took root firmly, perhaps because of men that the Greek followers of Alexander, the Great, identified as gymnosophists or the naked wise men, who imagined the world very differently.

Ganga’s story refers to several such naked wise men, such as Kapil and Jahnu and Gotama and Agastya, but none more spectacular and magnificent as Shiva, from whose dreadlocks springs the promise of rebirth in the form of Ganga, and who smears his body with ash to remind all of the promise of soul that outlives death!

Shiva is the great destroyer whose worship scholars often fumble to explain.  How can a destroyer be worshipped? Few ponder over what Shiva actually destroys. Even today, writers on Shiva insist on describing him as ‘destroyer of evil’ or ‘creative destroyer’ which reveals this long discomfort with the term ‘destroyer’. Yes, Shiva is destroyer. He is Yamantaka, the destroyer of death, and Kamantaka, destroyer of desire. He is the destroyer of limitations imposed by one life.

Shiva, and the gymnosophists who considered him Adi-nath, or the primal teacher, offer a dual promise: a temporal promise to live as many lives one wants trying to be Indra, and a transcendental promise to break free from this foolhardy quest someday. This is not redemption or salvation or liberation. This is not enlightenment. This is just the offer of infinite second chances. With this one offer, death ceases to be a full stop; it becomes a comma. Shiva, the destroyer of death, then becomes worthy of worship, as does the river sprouting from his head.

~ Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik

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Published: September 15, 2010

A dozen ingredients in widely available supplements are linked by clinical research or case reports to serious heart, liver, and kidney problems and should be avoided, according to a recent investigation by Consumer Reports.

On CR’s “Dirty Dozen” list of dangerous compounds are: aconite, bitter orange, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, germanium, greater celandine, kava, lobelia, and yohimbe.

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On 4/1/1989, I opened Comix Experience for the very first time.  I’m crazy pleased to say that today is our 24th anniversary.

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Lucknow : RTI activist Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh has submitted a  public interest litigation (PIL ) writ petition in the High Court, the first of its kind last week in Allahabad High Court against cabinet July 15th decision on Indian rupee new symbol design.

As his and nine other RTI activists` RTI's which were filed across India during  the last one year, exposed the violation of guidelines and biased selection process in Rupee Symbol design competition.

On September 16th Hon'ble Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench will hear on his writ petition in court no 1.

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College Student Expelled for Alleged Sex Offense is Afforded No Due process at All: The Most Shocking Display of Academic Hubris We’ve Encountered

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A male college student has alleged that his school engaged in conduct that can only be described as an Orwellian affront to his Constitutional rights. The case reported below is an example of how the Department of Education’s April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter is being applied to strip college men accused of sex offenses of their due process rights. This is among the most shocking displays of academic hubris we’ve encountered in all the years we’ve been reporting these incidents, and that is saying a lot.The student, an undergraduate, has sued the University of Georgia, claiming that on November 7, 2012, he received an email from Kristopher Stevens, Associate Director of Equal Opportunity Office at the university, who advised him that he was being expelled, “effective immediately.”

Stevens informed the student that the student had been accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a female undergraduate last August during which she claims to have been too intoxicated to consent.

The female accuser left the accused student’s room and continued to text with him while going to another residence hall. She ended her texting by writing “night.”  Copies of the texts are linked here. Some 48 hours later, she reported the incident as an alleged assault to campus police.

No criminal charges have been filed against the male student, but Stevens embarked on his own, secret investigation that apparently did not include reviewing police reports or video surveillance of the accuser from the residence halls.

The accused student claims that when he was expelled, he had not been accorded any due process whatsoever. None. There was no hearing of any kind; the accused student was not permitted any opportunity whatsoever to confront, cross-examine, or test the credibility of the accuser or the persons Stevens interviewed; in fact, Stevens will not even release the names of the persons he interviewed and their identities remain shrouded in mystery.

The accused student went to court and successfully petitioned for a temporary restraining order pending a hearing this Friday.

We do not presume to know what happened in this classic “he said, she said” encounter. Indeed, there has been no adjudication of the facts, so it is premature for anyone to pretend he knows, except the accused and the accuser.

The University’s process, in all its Star Chamber ramifications, is at odds with even rudimentary principles of due process. Summarily expelling a student after engaging in a secret process that relied on clandestine evidence and undisclosed witnesses is contrary to everything we, as a people, believe in.  How could the accused student possibly mount a defense or contest this purported evidence if he does not know even the identity of his accusers?

If he doesn’t even know who his accusers are, how could he prove, for example, that one of them was, in fact, out of town or incapacitated by alcohol on the night of the incident and could not have seen what she claims she saw? Or that she told someone something completely contrary to the account she gave Stevens?  In short, the accused student could not challenge anything they said. Stevens made certain their credibility would be unscathed because their accounts could not be tested by the well-honed scalpel of cross-examination. The accused student became like the warrior of old entering a combat by discarding his shield and breaking his sword. The “trial” was over even before it had begun.

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The university’s secret justice is intolerable and should be a grave concern to all persons concerned about justice on our college campuses.

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Shrimp Mozambique: Steeped in Tradition, Garlic and Beer

by Jennifer on April 29, 2011

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I am caving to the pressure to share this recipe (you know who you are). However, before I give you the recipe I have been obsessed with for 10 years, I will make you ‘listen’ to this story I call ‘Never enough Napkins’

My husband is Portuguese. As in, came over from Portugal with his parents when he was 5 years old. Now, when you eat at his parents house, you eat as if you are training to become a professional eater. I am certain that even if I had never given birth that I would have this additional 15 pounds on my frame simply from not wanting to break his mom’s heart when we eat there.

What do I mean by that? I mean, if you don’t clear your plate twice, you are in danger of hurting her feelings. So, the first time I met his parents, his mom went all out by making a huge roasted chicken, octopus, a huge salad, boiled potatoes, friend potatoes, kale soup, bacalhau, olives and shrimp Mozambique. I filled my plate and went in for the kill.

Then it happened, I had one shrimp from the bowl of heaven and I was sold. It was so fragrant, vibrant and yes a bit messy (his mom serves with shell on so you need to peel). Soon after eating the first serving, I used the one napkin that was next to my plate. I asked my boyfriend to ask his mom for more (that’s correct folks, she only speaks portuguese) napkins. She jumped up and brought over a pile of 20 napkins. The men in the family starting laughing.

His mom was on the verge of tears that some skinny fair-skinned woman was prepping for the second serving and needed to prepare with toweling. We instantly bonded. Ten minutes later I begged my boyfriend to ask her to stop putting more food on my plate.

p.s. This is not a reduced fat recipe. I may develop one. Maybe some day.

Want more? How about a Shrimp Mozambique Po’ Boy!

Lori @ RecipeGirl April 29, 2011 at 9:24 am

SOOOOO yummy. Will we be eating this good at camp? 😉

merry jennifer April 29, 2011 at 11:19 am

I think you just gave me dinner inspiration for this weekend. What a luscious-sounding recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it. 🙂

Heather at FarmgirlGourmet April 29, 2011 at 11:55 am

Oh my deliciousness! Yum!! Thanks for sharing. Great photographs as well!!

Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food April 29, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Oh boy! You’ve hit my sweet spot with this delectable recipe. I’ve spent most of the past 18 years living and working in South Africa, where my green grocer, regular grocer, butcher, favorite restaurants, and many of my friends were Mozambican. And I both grew up on and now live on the FL Gulf coast where perfect (and cheap) wild-caught shrimps are always easy to get. Looks wonderful and exactly what I want to make tomorrow.

Carolyn April 29, 2011 at 6:42 pm

Okay, this is my kind of recipe. I am making this one for sure!

Nicole Feliciano April 30, 2011 at 12:16 am

Super Yum! Thank you for opening the vault and sharing.

Aggie April 30, 2011 at 8:14 pm

Love love love the story. So cute. My best friend growing up was Portuguese and we are Italian so I am very aware of the eating situation you are speaking of. My grandpa is the same way…he is thrilled when we eat it all up, twice…especially the kids.

This dish sounds so heavenly delicious. I love shrimp…and that broth I so wish I could stick a spoon or a big piece of bread in.

Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. May 1, 2011 at 12:50 pm

This sounds and looks amazing

Shaina May 1, 2011 at 8:21 pm

I absolutely adore this story and the recipe. I can’t wait to try it.

Sommer@ASpicyPerspective May 2, 2011 at 9:28 am

Beer and shrimp are always a good idea! 🙂

Jaime {sophistimom} May 2, 2011 at 12:06 pm

Wow, Jennifer, that looks absolutely delicious. I will have to try it. Soon.

Bianca @ Confessions of a delicious. Chocoholic May 2, 2011 at 7:09 pm

This sounds absolutely delicious. Shrimp stands up really well to spicy sauces and I can imagine this going perfectly with rice!

Jennifer May 2, 2011 at 9:24 pm

Amazing with rice and to be honest, I often don’t finish the rice as I am full from eating the fresh bread that soaked up the juice. Slurp!

Dianna May 3, 2011 at 2:03 am

Where would one find Goya Azafran? I am in California.

Medifast Coupons May 3, 2011 at 11:25 am

What a great sounding mozambique!!! My best friend as a child was fresh from Portugal when we were about 8 or 9 and we became fast friends even though she didn’t speak a lick of english. And oh boy could her mom cook, wow! Lots of meals growing up together and of course she learnt the english language in record time, her mom to this day still doesn’t, I think she does and chooses not too. She can eavesdrop and everyone says oh it is okay she doesn’t speak english, smart lady and one heck of a cook.
Here I am going down memory road, thanks so much for your recipe to try, and I can’t wait to impress with it.

Charissa May 3, 2011 at 1:05 pm

I’ve never been to your blog before, it’s beautiful!

This soup looks so great…right now it’s raining where I live, so this looks rawwwwther a appealing! Thanks for sharing

Jennifer May 3, 2011 at 1:47 pm

Hello Charissa and welcome. I am all giddy that you stopped by and left a comment – thank you so much!

Norwegian Phoenix May 3, 2011 at 2:26 pm

This sounds completely amazing. I’m so glad I found this while looking for something to cook for dinner. Yum! I can’t wait!

Have a great day!

Adelaide@Norwegian Phoenix

Chrystani May 3, 2011 at 6:45 pm

I wasn’t going to make dinner tonight until I seen this recipe…
My stomache is growling at my desk. Thanks <3

Mary @ Delightful Bitefuls May 4, 2011 at 5:02 pm

This sounds wonderful! Loving all the ingredients!

New to your blog; happy I found you!

Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls

Noon May 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm

This turned out great. I made my own Goya Azafran – teaspoon cumin, teaspoon granulated garlic, teaspoon tumeric, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, small pinch of saffron.

Jennifer May 9, 2011 at 9:03 am

Hi Dianna, you should be able to find it in the spanish/international section of your local grocery store

Family Foodie May 10, 2011 at 9:38 pm

I will be trying this recipe!

Felicia May 28, 2011 at 8:40 am

Hi Jen! Thank you for sharing this recipe! It was so delicious- I will be making it for my family this weekend!

Gil Sequira July 7, 2011 at 12:40 pm

I have a recipe for shrimp Mozambique on my website ,but this one sounds fantastic. I will try it soon.

Sue December 23, 2011 at 10:25 pm

This recipe is close to how I make it – but I marinate the shrimp in the olive oil, beer, garlic and hot crushed Portuguese pepper and leave it overnight or at least 8 hours. I use a cast iron skillet, heat it up with some butter, cook the shrimp (after draining with a slotted spoon) and sear them in the pan. I do this in batches, transferring to a bowl as I cook them (cook only one layer at a time, don’t pile on too many shrimp or they won’t sear). When I’m done cooking, I pour the marinade in the hot skillet, boil it up, scraping the tasty bits from the bottom, and cooking off the alcohol and liquid from the beer. Pour the whole thing over the shrimp, and mmmmm….tasty.

Jennifer December 24, 2011 at 10:29 am

Sue, that sounds amazingly amazing – will try. Thank you for sharing

Carrie January 7, 2012 at 6:33 pm

Oh you saucy vixen! This looks INSANE!

Sicilia Alfonso May 14, 2012 at 12:56 pm

This was so AWESOME! My husband loved it so much, he complimented me on it 3-5 times. I always take the tail off too. Thank you

Tanna May 26, 2012 at 3:40 pm

This is one of my favorite dishes Jennifer-thanks for sharing your version! My family is Cape Verdean from New Bedford, MA.-we often eat Portuguese food. The meal you had at your mother-in-law home is what I always have at Antonio’s Portuguese restaurant-their food is delishes! Thanks again for sharing!

Sheri June 8, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Jennifer thank you SO MUCH for sharing this. It certainly looks AM-MAAAAA-ZING!! and I am sure it tastes even better. I’m going to have to make this for my dad. My grandfather was off the boat but my grandmother was Norwegian and a horrible cook. When dad is in the mood for Portuguese cusine he heads out to a restaurant. I would LOVE to make this for him.

Lori June 13, 2012 at 5:24 pm

Great story, I also have a fiance’ who came here from Portugal when he was 5 and I love this shrimp! Yes, it is messy but so tasty. I understand the dinners his mom would serve this shrimp as an appetizer along with Kale soup. Next is the breads, (small salads) pork and chicken, boiled potatoes and fries and chourico, the baccula (sp), breaded greenbeans (from the garden) and then the desserts…to much to list. Thanks for sharing 🙂 oh yeah and the homemade wine!

Tom August 29, 2012 at 5:25 pm

I just had shrimp mozambique at a friends house just the other night and wanted to re-create it for myself. I found and used this recipe and it came out absolutely awesome !!!…even better than what i had at my friends. The only adjustment i made to this recipe was substituting 16-20 ct shrimp as i like a larger size shrimp personally and i added two more tablespoons of butter right at the very end off the heat for added richnes. I also added just a tablespoon or so of fresh squeezed lemon as well. Definetly going to be doing this one often !!

Jennifer August 30, 2012 at 6:20 am

Hi Tom – thank you so much for your flattering comment and for trying the recipe. I love when people share what they did with it and how it came out. Regards, Jennifer

Jason Machado October 30, 2012 at 8:00 pm

I myself am portuguese and my girlfriend is italian I love my heritage the food has a lot to do with that i prefer portuguese over italian but needles to say we eat like kings and queens i so have the best of both worlds lol she also fell in love with this the moment she tried it i absolutely love shrimp mozambique with rice I also think it’s amazing with chunks of chicken breast and round fried potatoe slices with fresh bread for dipping I find myself at times wanting to just drink that sauce but I’m in fear of having a heart attack this is a great recipe thank you for sharing and god bless ur mother inlaw

Cecelia Weeks October 31, 2012 at 8:42 pm

Thanks to you tonight I was a hero! My son loved this recipe!

Cecelia Weeks October 31, 2012 at 8:52 pm

I have been looking for a shrimp Mozambique recipe for a looong time and, thanks to you, tonight I was a hero! My son just LOVED this. It will definitely be going into the “make often” file! Thanks again! And I will have to check out more of your site!

Jennifer November 1, 2012 at 12:08 pm

Thanks Cecelia, happy to help. I am making it tonight for friends still without power from Sandy

Aimee St.Germain January 2, 2013 at 10:17 am

So glad to have come across this recipe. Not long ago, I moved away from Newark, NJ. I lived in “the Ironbound” – a predominately Spanish and Portuguese neighborhood with fantastic and authentic restaurants. (I also had the most sweet and wonderful Portuguese neighbors, who I miss dearly.) One of my favorite dishes was shrimp Mozambique – only the restaurant used very large prawns instead of the smaller shrimp most Americans are familiar with… I look forward to trying this recipe very soon! I am sure it will bring back many fond memories. 🙂

Shannon January 23, 2013 at 1:54 pm

I am just finding your recipe and story. I too am Portuguese and laughed out loud as I read because it’s so true. My Irish BF wants to cook me dinner so what better meal than this. I haven’t had it in years and can’t wait! YUM

Miria March 1, 2013 at 11:02 am

I wish my husband wasn’t allergic to shrimp! We would be eating this today! I will have to wait for a girls night. 🙁

Krista April 8, 2013 at 12:05 am

I too am portuguese and this story is sooo true. I like it best with chicken instead of the shrim and the fried potado slices to dip with.

Sarah July 3, 2013 at 10:34 pm

I just made this for dinner and it’s amazing! I know exactly what you mean by that story! I dated a Portuguese guy for a while, and every time I ate with his family, his mother and father (and sometimes his grandparents!) would tell me I hadn’t eaten enough after 2 heaping plates AND salad AND bread! “You’re small, you need to eat up!” was their favorite phrase when I was around.

Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe 🙂

Brittany July 25, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Thank you so much for this recipe! Born and raised in Portuguese -heavy southeastern Massachusetts, I’ve grown up on malasadas, chourico, cacoila and Shrimp Mozambique. My mother’s recipe turns out a little different each time she makes it because she refuses to adhere to measurements, so it’s nice to find one with similar AND consistent flavors. I’ve now made this several times (both shrimp and chicken) with 6+ cloves of garlic (because there’s never enough) to very positive response!

Amanda April 10, 2015 at 11:37 am

I could swear that I myself was writing this same story. It made me laugh while reading! This is the exact same recipe I have used for 12 years! There is no words to describe how good this is!!! My daughter (who is now 7 years old) has elected this as her “favorite thing to eat ever” from the time she could actually eat “real food” she says. Everytime I ask her what she wants for dinner she replies “Mozambique”! She have this everyday if I allowed her! And the part about the napkins is the best, as I keep the shell on and you peel before you eat (I was taught by my husband’s family or our family; I should say. that keping the shell on allows the shrimp to “take in the flavor”. Thank you for sharing your story. I was certain (as a fair skinned American girl) that I was the only one to master such recipes as this one. I’m sure that there are many more that we could share. Absolutely delicious! Kudos!!

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Put On Your Damn Swimsuit – Scary Mommy

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Alice Seuffert

Her flat stomach, perfectly perky breasts, and tiny bikini had me staring from across the pool with envy. She had multiple kids and a swimsuit model body. I started to play my favorite self-deprecating voice over and over in my head as I watched her.

I don’t deserve to be in a swimsuit.

I’m lumpy, laden with stretch marks and saggy breasts.

My legs are hairy.

I haven’t lost the baby weight.

I forgot to shave my bikini line.

I don’t belong.

I don’t look good.

Over and over, I let these body shaming remarks absorb until I start to feel uneasy. I reach for my towel. I forget why I was at the pool or beach. I cover up and watch from the sidelines.

While I focused on my own inadequacies, the bikini lady focused on her kids—playing, splashing, soaking up moments that would never happen again the same way.

At the beginning of last summer, I realized I was wasting precious energy putting myself down and worrying about not losing the baby weight. So I wrote about my feelings about not losing the baby weight, and I pledged to have a great summer. I knew I would miss out if I let my negative comments consume me.

I decided I needed to change.

I didn’t go on a stringent diet or work out to the point of exhaustion until I fit into a bikini.

Instead, I put on my damn swimsuit.

All summer and at every opportunity, I wore my swimsuit.

I swam with my kids, went to the beach, scooted down water slides and, against my better judgment, went down a pool zip line—multiple times.

Show Your Mom Bod Some Love: Put On That Damn Swimsuit

I’ve wasted too much energy in my life putting down my body and myself. The change I needed to make was to start to love my body—to really love it, see it, accept it. And that meant recognizing the power, strength, and gifts my body has provided. I haven’t lost the baby weight, maybe I never will, and that’s OK. I belong in a swimsuit, and if I don’t put on my swimsuit because I’m concerned my body isn’t good enough, I will without a doubt miss out on fun memories and experiences.

My kids will never say, “My mom was such a good mom; she fit into size 10 jeans.” Instead, they will talk about how I was confident, how I loved swimming, and how I loved both them and myself fiercely.

Starting the journey to loving myself and putting on a swimsuit didn’t happen overnight. It takes constant effort to counter self-deprecating thoughts. I’ve played those thoughts in my head over and over for almost 40 years, so it’s going to take some time to heal.

I needed to teach myself how to love and appreciate my mom bod. I needed to give myself grace. I had to come to the loving conclusion that I’m doing my best both with my body and motherhood.

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I had to reevaluate what I valued about my body. I had to ask myself what I want my kids to value about their bodies. I had to treat my body with love, talk to it like I would talk to my children and friends. I found strength in running, being active with my kids, and finding value in clothes that fit and made me feel good, not in the size tags attached.

You have to constantly feed yourself supportive comments and thoughts about your body in order to combat the inevitable internal destructive comments that will surface. Don’t feed into the cycle of self-doubt.

Recently my husband and I went on a beach vacation. He was in the other room of the hotel, and I was looking at myself in the mirror in my swimsuit. I noticed as I moved that the sun would reflect the purple stretch marks that ran up and down my belly. I honestly, for a moment, asked myself why I was so confident with this body. I felt strong. I was happy. I really loved myself and felt good. The destructive comments still crept up, but I must not believe them.

A couple hours later, my husband and I were on our paddle boards and my husband cruised by my board and said, “Gosh, I love that swimsuit.” Yep, the same one that exposed my purple stretch marks. But more important, it was the one that made me feel confident, strong, and fun. And I reflected that energy.

Show Your Mom Bod Some Love: Put On That Damn Swimsuit

I’m done missing out. I’m done staring at other women and trying to measure up, because I’m really great the way I am and my body is strong and has done really amazing things.

Life is short. Time with my kids and husband is precious, and I don’t want to miss out. I’m going to swim and proudly wear my swimsuit this summer.

So put on your damn swimsuit. Bikini, skirt, swim shirt—it doesn’t matter—just put on your damn swimsuit. Swim this summer, make memories, stop comparing, and start the process toward accepting and loving your body.

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Brain-to-text: Decoding spoken sentences from phone representations in the brain.

TitleBrain-to-text: Decoding spoken sentences from phone representations in the brain.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsHerff, C, Heger, D, de Pesters, A, Telaar, D, Brunner, P, Schalk, G, Schultz, T
JournalFront. Neurosci.
Date Published05/2015
Keywordsautomatic speech recognition, brain-computer interface, broadband gamma, ECoG, Electrocorticography, pattern recognition, Speech decoding, speech production

It has long been speculated whether communication between humans and machines based on natural speech related cortical activity is possible. Over the past decade, studies have suggested that it is feasible to recognize isolated aspects of speech from neural signals, such as auditory features, phones or one of a few isolated words. However, until now it remained an unsolved challenge to decode continuously spoken speech from the neural substrate associated with speech and language processing. Here, we show for the first time that continuously spoken speech can be decoded into the expressed words from intracranial electrocorticographic (ECoG) recordings. Specifically, we implemented a system, which we call Brain-To-Text that models single phones, employs techniques from automatic speech recognition (ASR), and thereby transforms brain activity while speaking into the corresponding textual representation. Our results demonstrate that our system achieved word error rates as low as 25% and phone error rates below 50%. Additionally, our approach contributes to the current understanding of the neural basis of continuous speech production by identifying those cortical regions that hold substantial information about individual phones. In conclusion, the Brain-To-Text system described in this paper represents an important step towards human-machine communication based on imagined speech.

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Why adequate supervision is critical to good school safety

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A female is allegedly raped in a gym restroom.  A student is assaulted in a hallway during class change.  A stranger is found in an elementary school restroom.

The first question raised by parents, the media and perhaps eventually lawyers is: “Was supervision adequate?”

The answer to that question must be assessed on a case-by-case basis.  But it is a valid question.

My colleagues and I often say the key to good school safety is supervision, supervision and supervision!

Back in October of 2011, a news story in Tampa reported on an alleged rape in a high school.  The story headline read: In wake of reported rape, Hillsborough schools reviewing routines and security.

What specific routines and security?  Certainly “supervision” would be one of those, one would hope.

Critics often question the presence of security officers and school resource officers (SROs or school police as they are often called).  These critics frequently misunderstand the role of the officers, focusing on incidences of arrests instead of the preventative role safety officials play in student supervision.

Whether it is monitoring hallways, bus loading and unloading areas, cafeterias, or other common areas, school safety staff along with school administrators play a vital role in supervising areas where students travel during their school day.  The value of a teacher’s presence in hallways during class change or while doing a check of restrooms during class time can be significant.

Just like the importance of supervision by parents at home, supervision by educators and school safety staff plays a critical role in having good school safety.

Are adults visible and actively supervising students at your school?

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TAMAYO, Juan et al. Reference values for areal bone mineral density among a healthy Mexican population. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2009, vol.51, suppl.1, pp.s56-s83. ISSN 0036-3634.

OBJECTIVE: Compare the influence of ethnicity in the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in various Mexican populations using two normal dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) reference databases: manufacturer's incorporating US Hispanic population and a normal mestizo Mexican population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MMP included 9 946 subjects participating in an ongoing long-term cohort study focusing on lifestyle and chronic diseases, of which 6 487 MMP males and females aged 7 to 80 years were the normal subjects used to determine bone density T- and Z-scores, following WHO criteria, and peak bone mass values. Abnormal bone mass density values estimated by the manufacturer's and peak bone mass reference values were compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that by using the manufacturer's T-score values in the mestizo Mexican population we are underestimating the number of abnormal bone mass BMD populations.

Keywords : bone densitometry; normal reference values; ethnicity; Mexico.

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9 Star Street, Wan Chai

Tel: 2529 2300

Open: Monday-Saturday noon-2.30pm, Sunday-Thursday 6pm-11pm, Friday-Saturday 6pm-midnight

Cuisine: Primarily Spanish, with influences from other Mediterranean countries.

Ambience: The dining room is comfortable, although the banquette that runs across the low wall dividing the restaurant from the bar has tables that are too close together. The clientele is a mix of groups and couples.

Price: About HK$225 per person without drinks and 10 per cent service charge.

Pros: The menu has a mix of tapas-style 'small plates', which enables diners to taste many dishes. The wine list is interesting with some unusual bottles and a good selection of wines by the glass.

Cons: The meal came out too slowly and the waiters were inefficient. My guest wanted a second glass of wine and was promptly given the list but we had to flag the waiter down to remind him to take the order. I requested grilled oysters (HK$32 each) but the waiter brought raw ones. When the correct order came, the breadcrumb and butter topping was nice and crusty but too thick. We had to ask twice for the dessert menu. The fruit mosaic (HK$44) dessert sounded more interesting than it was: a mix of under-ripe strawberries and melon, and acidic pineapple and kiwi, although the accompanying limoncello sorbet was refreshing.

Recommended dishes: Sauteed goose liver with grape sauce (HK$98) was perfectly cooked: seared on the outside and pink within. Baby octopus salad (HK$58) was a light and refreshing contrast to the rich foie gras. The paella risotto with sauteed prawn (HK$88, above) was enjoyable. Beef tartare (HK$125) was too smooth and over-processed (it's better with texture) but the flavour was perfectly balanced. The accompanying fries were limp.

What else? There's a good cocktail list. A DJ spins tunes on Friday and Saturday evenings.


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Seclusions Of Yallingup Luxury B&B

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A Couples Escape - this luxury B&B is hidden away in pristine bushland but close to all attractions, beaches, restaurants and wineries.

In Brief
  • Accommodation Type: Bed & Breakfast
  • Facilities: Adults Only
  • Rates: $200-$300
  • Star Rating: 4.5
In Detail

This amazing property caters for only 2 couples (no children) at one time. You have your own entry to come and go as you please. The guest wing is totally separate from the owners and you dont share anything with the other guests apart from the communal Cinema Lounge if you wish to use that. The rooms are also totally away from each other and both have private decks overlooking the magnificent bushland.

Rates include off-road parking, afternoon tea on arrival before 4pm, port is served in the lounge in the evening, choccies in your room. Also included is a menu for your a la carte breakfast which is cooked to order at a time that suits you. Please notify host if you have any dietary requirements.

Bookings can be made free of charge to any facility you require and suggestions can be made to tailor your escape to your desires.

In room massage can be booked in advance (exra cost)

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The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean | Geography 200 |
Explore the travels and exploits of five real pirates of the Caribbean. Click through the tabs to track the adventures of each pirate overlaid on Spanish ports and pirate strongholds in the area. Zoom into the map to see additional detail.
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I liked this site; it gives a good interactive map of the area showing the paths that the pirates took.  It could be a good teaching tool for a classroom learning about the era of the Caribbean pirates and also teaching kids the geography of the area in a way that would be fun for them.

Jared Medeiros's curator insight, February 11, 2015 10:00 PM

This pirate excursion map is so cool and gives a great look at the travels of different pirates.  As we get farther away from these time periods, it seems like the idea of these Caribbean pirates are fictional.  To hear true historical events about these individual pirates is very interesting.  I would  love to take a time machine back to Port Royal during these times to experience that madness.

Brian Wilk's curator insight, March 28, 2015 9:34 AM

Imagine the horror a native of the Caribbean must have felt when white men came into their scenic lands and pillaged their villages and plundered their treasuries? Blackbeard otherwise known as Edward Teach, would light slow burning cannon fuses and place them in his beard to create an aura about him as he fought and raided these port of call. Calico Jack Rackham, a great pirate name if there ever was one, was best known for having  a pair of female pirates aboard. Instantly becomes one of my heroes! Then you have William Parker who was actually an opportunist backed by England who plundered Spanish treasures throughout Central America. Here is my favorite pirate joke; what is a pirate's favorite letter? "R" you say? No, it's the letter "C", pirates love the sea....

Helen Teague's curator insight, September 14, 2015 9:28 AM

very interesting interactive map

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Africa Map Collection

Africa Map Collection | Geography 200 |

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It is always informative to look at old maps.  They show how the cartographers saw the world and how the passage of the map makers revealed the passage of settlements in this case of colonel Europeans.

Samuel D'Amore's curator insight, December 16, 2014 11:58 PM

This is a fun collection of maps because you can see how the European view of Africa has changed over time. These maps contain nonexistent land marks such as the Mountains of Kong, these are here because cartographers made their maps based off incorrect information and then passed this information on to others who repeated their mistakes. African was known as the dark continent not only because of European racism but because of the lack of knowledge on behalf of the Europeans.

Wilmine Merlain's curator insight, December 18, 2014 11:19 AM

While most people perceive Africa as a country rather than a continent, European cartographers were even more oblivious to the make up of the continent. How is it possible that a mountain can directly across the continent. This also raises the question, how was conquering the continent possible if this mountain sat at the frontier of the continent? Wouldn't the natives know where to escape when European settlers came to conquer their land?

Luis Cabral's curator insight, March 8, 2016 12:02 AM

This fabulous collection of African maps from 1535-1897 represents an historical geographic vision of both Africa and colonial visions of an imagined Africa.  I chose this particular map to display because it beautifully highlights the Mountains of Kong.  For generations, European cartographers erroneously believed that this long mountain range extended north of the West African coast and across the continent.  Currently this map collection is at Plymouth State, NH, but much of it is archive online here.

Tags: Africa, cartography, colonialism, map.

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In Kenya, Using Tech To Put An 'Invisible' Slum On The Map

In Kenya, Using Tech To Put An 'Invisible' Slum On The Map | Geography 200 |
A billion people worldwide live in slums, largely invisible to city services and governments — but not to satellites.

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Slums and squatter settlements are a problem that a lot of the developing world has to deal with.  The unsafe and unsanitary buildings cause headaches and problems for the leaders of the cities they surround.  This story is hopeful in that the city did manage to bring a water line out to get clean water to the people living in this area.  Perhaps this will lead to a better quality of life of the inhabitants of this particular slum.  Also the project of mapping such areas can be a useful tool for city planners to better regulate these areas and help the people that live there.,

Lauren Jacquez's curator insight, July 25, 2013 7:47 PM

Slums also known as favelas, squatter settlements

John Blunnie's curator insight, July 28, 2013 1:11 PM

Great how tech and globalization can help represed people in other countries.

Meagan Harpin's curator insight, October 6, 2013 5:07 PM

The slum-mapping movement began in India almost a decade ago and migrated to africa, the idea of this is to make slums a reality to people who have never set foot in one before. The maps can be used in court to stop evictions or simply to raise awarance. I think this idea is on the right track of what needs to be done. These people need help and so many people incuding the governement pretend they arent their but with these maps as proof they can no longer do that.

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Making National Geographic Maps

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This map of Cuba, National Geographic's first map of Cuba in over 100 years, has an incredible backstory.

While touring the National Geographic headquarters, the cartographer Juan Valdés (pictured here with me) told me the story of his early days living in Cuba before Castro,  Pictured is one of his 36 meticulous drafts produced to create this cartographic masterpiece of his home country.  To hear it in his own words, embedded in this link is a 18 minute video of his talk at National Geographic on Cuba and the production of the map.  The last 7 minutes are especially helpful for mapping students to see all the decisions and stages involved in creating a professional reference map.

Tags: cartography, mapping, National Geographic, Latin America, Unit 1 GeoPrinciples.

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The background story of the cartographer along with the explanation of how the map was made was very interesting.  The different steps involved in making a map were interesting and insightful.

Alyssa Dorr's curator insight, December 16, 2014 9:54 PM

For starters, these pictures were fascinating to look at. It was amazing to see how much time and effort goes in making just one map. The video was informative and really gives you an idea of the unique process that is being done. The pictures fascinated me the most though. You could just tell just by looking at the pictures that they take what they do seriously. Also, you can tell that they are passionate about what they do. You can especially tell that you yourself had a great time and that you were really interested in what was going on. It is really awesome that National Geographic interviewed you about your visit. In the video, it was nice that he started off with some background information about Cuba and the special times that he shared with his father that made him go into cartography. Overall, the pictures and the video were really a sight to see.

Jared Medeiros's curator insight, February 11, 2015 10:11 PM

This was a great presentation. I cant imagine how long it must take to make an accurate map, especially when these cartographers are so passionate about their work and their craft.  You can tell that to be a cartographer, you must be extremely passionate and dedicated to your craft.

Rachel Phillips's curator insight, April 16, 2015 4:58 PM

It's absolutely crazy to be that Juan Valdes had up to thirty-six different drafts of the map of Cuba, just to come up with the one, most accurate map of the country. When I see maps, I never think of how long it must have taken to get it exactly the way it is to be the most accurate map possible.  It also makes me wonder how completely accurate our maps are, because when comparing multiple, you can see slight differences.


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DSC_0972In general, there are three ways that a person may use (or ‘access’) a communication board to get their message across:

  1. Directly pointing with their finger or hand
  2. Using their eyes to point by looking
  3. Using a method called partner assisted scanning.This blog will take you through how people may use their eyes to communicate using a communication board, and how you can help them get their message across.

Using eye gaze to talk with a communication board

Some people may choose to use their eyes to look at a cell (or ‘box’) on a communication board, and will rely on you to see where they are looking to determine what that person is talking about.

Some people will have a very specific way that they use eye gaze to communicate, however these tips below give you some strategies that you can use to interact with a person who uses eye gaze.

  1. Introduce yourself
    Just like you would to anyone else! A simple “Hey! My name is..” works a lot of the time.

    Introduce yourself

  2. Ask the person how they say ‘yes’ and ‘no’
    We know that many people will nod their head for ‘yes’ and often shake their head for ‘no’. Some people, however, will say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ differently. It is important that you understand right from the start how a person indicates ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Look for subtle physical or visual cues they might give you if it is not obvious.Try saying to the person:“I really want to understand how you communicate. Can you show me how you say ‘yes’ / ’no’?”

    Wait for the person to show you. You can then clarify by repeating back to them what you saw to make sure you got it right. For example:“I saw you look up for ‘yes’. Is that correct?”

  3. Ask the person how they like to communicate
    Sometimes people with communication difficulties will carry an introduction card with them. This is a card which clearly and simply outlines how that person likes to talk, and what you can do to help make it a successful interaction. It may also state what that person uses to communicate if they have little or no speech. For example, “I use eye-gaze to communicate and have a book that I use to get my message across”.

    Introduction card

    Ask the person if they have an introduction card

  4. If you or the person is having difficulty getting their message across or understanding what is being said, offer to use their communication system or, if you have one, a communication board.
    Try saying: “I’m not sure what you’re saying. Can we use your book / this communication board?

    Two people using a communication board

    If you don’t understand what the person is saying, offer to use their communication system, or a communication board (pictured)

  5. Ask the person if they would like you to read out all of the messages on the communication board, and look for their ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response.Some people may have difficulties reading, so it may help if you read out each message on the communication board.Hold the communication board up in front of you, so that the person can clearly see the whole board.
    woman holding communication board

    Scan through each option on the board by reading out each column from top to bottom

    Starting at the top left hand corner, read each message out loud down the first column. Generally, communication boards will be designed so that the messages flow logically as you read down each column. Next, read all messages in the second, third, fourth etc. columns until you’ve read every message on the board.

    Communication board with arrows pointing down

    Remember to point out where the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ is on the board as well. This may be helpful for the person.

    Remember to point to each picture on the board, so that the person knows where each message is on the board.

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Walk of the week: Auchinstarry marina and the Forth and Clyde canal, nr Kilsyth

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SCOTLAND is traditionally viewed as a land of mountains and glens, and while the uplands to the north and south of the central belt are to be admired, there is much more to its countryside.

The coastline is comparable to that of any country in the world; from stunning sandy beaches as far apart as East Lothian and the Western Isles to the rugged cliffs and stacks from Galloway to Orkney. Much of the countryside in lower-lying areas is there to be savoured as well, from the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland to the canals that thread across the Central Belt.

In recent years, the canals have seen something of a renaissance, with much work done to bring them back to life. While timber and coal are not the planned cargo, humans are making use of the waterways for recreation and increasingly as a place to live.

One successful hub on this network is the Auchinstarry marina, on the Forth and Clyde Canal. Here, there are many moorings next to a hostelry that claims to be the first eco-hotel, restaurant and pub in Scotland.

It is a lot more modern than its 18th-century origins, but the presence of horses in neighbouring fields harks back to the days when the animals were stabled nearby to be used as a passenger service along the canal.

Nowadays, the canal is a great leisure resource, with walking a popular attraction. On the waterside, you can look out for a variety of bird life, including herons, swans, little grebes and tufted ducks. Just away from the canal, in hedgerows and woodlands, smaller birds fill the air with song, making for a perfect walk.

This route takes in the canal, a tree-lined track and country lanes (you do need to take care with young children here but don’t be put off as the route provides a great chance to walk close to horses. n

3 miles.

One short slope and an undulating road. About 50ft in total.

1½ to 2 hours.

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The Auchinstarry marina has a car park, off the B802 between Kilsyth and Croy.

At the back of the car park, behind the Boathouse pub, a path – a mini nature trail – leads up a grass bank. Follow this to reach the road you drove in on and turn right to cross the canal. Keep on the road for about 200 yards, then go right at a car park entrance.

Go right again almost immediately to follow a rough track that goes up to a junction, near a large green farm shed. Go straight across the junction to follow a track where vehicles are blocked by a large boulder. This leads along the slope of a tree-clad hillside to a country lane, where you go right.

Follow the lane for just over half a mile to reach a T-junction, where you go right to drop down to pass a large stable complex. The road then leads to the canal – take a path on the right that goes down to the towpath.

After just over a mile, the canal towpath reaches Auchinstarry marina again. Leave the towpath to re-cross the road bridge and return to the car park.

Next to the car park, the Boathouse pub serves good food.

You can hire bikes, canoes and kayaks at the marina (www.outdoortrax.co.uk). Or the Colzium estate (www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk), in Kilsyth, has a walled garden, a ruined castle and picturesque grounds.

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Wide receiver plans to visit

Lavan Alston was offered by Arizona on Wednesday night. Read on for his thoughts on the offer, visit plans, and more.

Ventura (Calif.) St. Bonaventure 2015 wide receiver Lavan Alston has seen his recruitment take off in recent months and Arizona is the latest school to get involved.

"I got offered by Arizona Wednesday night," Alston said. "Coach Dews had a lot of good things to say to me. They like my speed and quickness and my ability to make big plays. Like every other school I'm going to look at them."

Arizona certainly is not the only schools recruiting Alston.

"I would say some of the schools recruiting me the hardest are Cal, Washington State, Arizona State and Oregon State," he said. "Those were good offers to get. They are Pac-12 and good teams."

Alston figures to get more attention in coming months.

"I have the Nike camp coming up and I think it can be a really good opportunity," he said. "I think with the offers I'm getting that I can make a pretty big impression. I feel my route running is getting better all the time."

Advancing his skill set isn't the only thing on Alston's mind, as he is planning to take some visits in the upcoming months.

"Arizona and Arizona State will be two visits that I want to take and then after that I'll figure some other visits out," Alston said. "I am really excited to see both those schools because they have good coaches and offenses."

Alston seems to be enjoying the recruiting process and doesn't plan on making a decision in the near future.

"I'm getting more contact from different schools and the more I play the more I think schools will notice how I keep improving," he said. "There isn't any rush to make a decision. There are a lot of good places to go and I want to look at any school that is looking at me."

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SEC Baseball Battle In Baum Begins Tonight

FAYETTEVILLE --Buckle your seatbelts. Hang on for dear life. Break out the high blood pressure medicine.

When No. 14 Arkansas meets No. 20 LSU in Baum Stadium at 7:05 p.m. today, things could get pretty nerve-racking.

As a public service announcement, you don't have to dial information for 911.

That number is 911.

Yeah, it might come in handy.

Because each game probably will be a real heartstopper.

This must-see-TV Southeastern Conference baseball series -- it'll be on the tube locally Sunday -- has acid indigestion written all over it.

Somebody bring the Tums.

Still, it might take a shoehorn to get all the fans into the stadium for a matchup of these college titans.

People should be packed like sardines all weekend if the weather is good and Arkansas plays its best.

So, it's highly doubtful Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn will have to worry about people showing up tonight.

Nope, you won't see him wearing a giant sandwich board around his shoulders, walking up-and-down Razorback Road today, begging for a big audience.

"I don't know what promotions are going on," Van Horn said. "I just know it's two good teams playing. I don't think we'll have to hype this series up and not just because of who we're playing."

Strangely, who Arkansas is playing is a team tied for last place in the SEC Western Division standings.

But it's LSU, the Rolls Royce of royal soil in Omaha, Neb., the site of the College World Series, where this team seems to have a timeshare.

That said ...

"There's only one game that separates us (in the SEC standings)," Van Horn said. "This is the time of year coaches have to tell their teams to kick it into high gear because we are at the halfway point of the conference schedule."

Arkansas (31-8) is 8-7 in the SEC West. LSU (26-13) is 7-8.

It's that close.

Wonder why?

Alabama coach Jim Wells has a theory, a theory shared by most SEC coaches in this unpredictable league.

Jim, your turn at bat.

"Obviously, the conference is tougher this year," Wells said. "All the teams are good. It's not always necessarily the best team that wins, but who plays the best on the weekend.

"All teams are balanced and close. It looks like a lot of them are going to hang around. It hasn't been that way in a whole long time, not in 10 or 11 years since I've been around."

LSU, by it's well-earned reputation through the calendars, still is considered the ultimate Goliath.

All others, just a bunch of Davids with a sack full of rocks and a flimsy slingshot, hoping for a good aim.

In many years past, it's been like launching a Scud Missile and hoping it hits something.

Speaking of hitting, that's the subject Van Horn brought up during his weekly news conference.

"Yeah," Van Horn said. "We've got to get some guys going."

He wants to make sure there's not a few counterfeits in that starting lineup at the plate.

Sophomore Jake Dugger, a freshman All-America last year, is hitting only .262. Switch-hitting senior Clay Goodwin is at .283. Both are in the heart of the lineup.

A year ago, Dugger hit .293. Goodwin hit .319.

Meanwhile sophomore first baseman Danny Hamblin, also a freshman All-American a season ago, is leading the hit parade at .375, followed by junior second sacker John Henry Marquardt (.370) and junior center fielder Craig Gentry (.363).

And suddenly, freshman catcher Brian Walker, perhaps the best catch-and-throw -- he's nailed 14 of 25 runners this season -- batterymate in the league, has blossomed at the plate.

Walker finally is above the "Mendoza Line" -- for you young ones, that's above .200 -- at .209.

On Tuesday night, Walker yanked his fourth and fifth home runs -- one was a grand slam -- out of the park at Hammons Field in a 9-4 win against Southwest Missouri State in his team's 14th game in 19 days.

"He came out here tonight to give us the lead and then gave us some insurance runs," Hamblin said. "That's good to see. We're just waiting for some other guys to step up, and they'll do it.

"We're just ready for this weekend."

So, order the pizza but hold the anchovies.

But just remember to bring the Tums.

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On the Bounce

It's been a tough two-week stretch for the Tigers entering SEC play. One bright spot in the past week for LSU and Coach Johnny Jones was the play of freshman Malik Morgan.

Week two of SEC basketball is in the books, and it proved to be just as fruitless for LSU as the first.

Johnny Jones' Tigers couldn't close out a tight one at home Wednesday night, falling in overtime to South Carolina 82-73, before losing at Georgia Saturday by a final of 67-58.

LSU now stands at 9-6 overall, 0-4 in the conference.

Below I provide three quick hitters on the Tigers, highlighting the latest and most important team news and trends on the court.

Keep an eye out for this weekly feature on Sunday nights through the end of the 2012-13 season.

1. Anthony Hickey and Johnny O'Bryant can't seem to get hot on the same night.

There was a lot of talk this past week about problems scoring against the zone, and it's undoubtedly one of this team's biggest Achilles heels. But when boiled down to its simplest element, LSU just isn't getting premier offensive production from its two big guns on the same night. In fact the Tigers really haven't all season. Consider that through 15 games the two players have scored in double figures together only four times. Now, once came Saturday against Georgia, but in Hickey's case it took 4-of-15 shooting to get his 12 points.

O'Bryant started the season off with more of a bang, scoring double-digit points in the first six games he played in, but the sophomore has been struggling since he sustained his second injury of the season against Marquette – a high ankle sprain. JOB's scoring output the past five games: 2, 6, 2, 9 and 16. Coach Johnny Jones said this past week he feels O'Bryant has more of a "nagging injury," and is poised to break through most of the pain. Hopefully for Tiger fans his 16 and 14 double double in Athens is a sign of things to come.

Hickey has been on the opposite track, starting slow and having issues staying on the court in the beginning of the season, a stretch which saw him six points or less in three of his opening six games played. Since, Hickey has picked it up, albeit by volume (not necessarily efficient shooting). His last seven games' scoring outputs: 10, 18, 14, 13, 15, 18 and 12. The downside: Hickey's shooting 40.6% from the field since SEC play tipped off four games ago.

LSU is currently the only team in the SEC winless in league play. If both of its top offensive players can get on the same page, working a better inside-out game, the Tigers will stand a better chance of shaking that distinction.

2. The team's defensive struggles in the second halves of ballgames continue.

The Tigers haven't been an out-and-out poor defensive team during the four-game drought, still stealing balls and getting in passing lanes in spurts while typically starting well in games – almost feeling out the opponent like a boxer. It's a completely different story in the second 20 minutes, when LSU has been downright rotten on the defensive end, showing its shortcomings and lack of depth with a rotation going only seven or eight deep.

Whether the Tigers are getting tired, somewhat lazy or a combination in the second half, the numbers illuminate what's obvious to any spectator: LSU lets up buckets with a lot less resistance as time goes on. The trend continued this past week, following up a conference-opening week in which Auburn sprinted past LSU in the second half and Florida bombarded the Tigers.

The Bayou Bengals held South Carolina to 42.9% shooting in the first half. In the second the Gamecocks shot 46.2% and went to the free-throw line a combined 25 times (making 19) in the second half and overtime. LSU's perimeter players – a group which includes pretty good defenders in Hickey and Charles Carmouche – were getting beat off the dribble with regularity. Against Georgia, after allowing only 44.4% shooting in the first 20 minutes, LSU let the Bulldogs shoot 50.0% from the field after halftime.

Tightening up defensively with the game on the line is something this team's still learning to do. Hard to pull away from a team when you can't stop giving them points. Even harder when trying to come from behind.

3. Malik Morgan emerged as perhaps the one real bright spot of the week.

For almost a month leading into this past week, Jones had used Morgan and Shane Hammink, two freshmen, almost interchangeably. LSU's coach carved out basically equivalent time for both, pitting the two newbies against one another to see who'd be more capable of stealing time at the two and three for the SEC portion of this season. It appears Morgan has won that battle.

The John Curtis product had a smooth, efficient game on Wednesday, scoring seven points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists and no turnovers in 27 minutes of run – a high number for him. Just as important, he gave LSU a needed presence on the defensive side and came up with two steals. Jones rewarded Morgan with a start Saturday, while Charles Carmouche sat out, and the frosh got off to a fast start en route to 11 points, four rebounds and three more steals in 30 minutes. For the week Morgan shot 50.0% from the field.

It's clear Jones and the staff are comfortable trusting Morgan in more spots now, and he'll be a valuable contributor the rest of the way in the SEC. Particularly with Carmouche and Shavon Coleman struggling to provide some of the offense they did in non-conference play, LSU could use the offensive spark.

Four-point play: Carmouche didn't practice Friday and missed the Georgia game. It's been rumored that he's still dealing with a lingering knee injury, something that first cropped up with the player on the West Coast road trip in mid-December … Freshman point guard Corban Collins took a nasty headfirst dive into the knee of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Saturday. Collins remained down for some time before being carried off the court by teammates. No update on his condition, but Collins was tweeting Sunday morning, thanking O'Bryant and others for their well wishes … After two straight games playing 27 minutes or more, senior center Andrew Del Piero came back down to earth against Georgia. ADP logged 15 minutes, scoring two points and grabbing two boards. As long as O'Bryant keeps getting healthier, it stands to reason Del Piero's minutes will drop some in SEC action … Hickey has reclaimed the lead for the time being as the No. 1 steals-per-game guy in the nation, averaging 3.54 swipes per outing. He's now overtaken Briante Weber of VCU (3.37).

LSU hosts Texas A&M (12-5, 2-2) on Wednesday night in the PMAC at 7 p.m. before heading to Rupp Arena to take on Kentucky (12-5, 3-1) Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.

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City of LA asks court to block public health initiative; read the full complaint

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The City of Los Angeles is arguing that a ballot measure to force creation of a new city health department “would result in a devastating reduction in public health and safety.” The city on Monday asked a judge to declare the initiative invalid.

The measure, backed by the AIDS HealthCare Foundation and scheduled to go before voters in June, would shift health services now delivered by the L.A. County Department of Public Health to the city. For years, AHF officials have lambasted the county’s health department.

It is “a calcified institution layered with too much bureaucracy that gives short shrift to City residents,” AHF President Michael Weinstein said in a statement earlier this year. “With this measure we wanted to spark a public conversation on public health, and now we are going to have it.”

But in its complaint, the city said the initiative would require L.A. to create its own health department “within a mere 120 days” and prohibit the city from contracting for health services with the county.

“A newly-established City Public Health Department simply would not be equipped to serve adequately all of the public health needs of the City’s entire population,” the complaint said. The initiative would “immediately disrupt critical public health services,” according to the complaint.

City officials argued the measure is unlawful because it would threaten the delivery of state-mandated healthcare programs, including communicable disease and public health laboratory services. The measure also “unlawfully encroaches on the administrative functions of a city,” according to the complaint.

The complaint said a new city department of public health would cost at least $261 million annually to operate, “just for minimal services,” and argued various health fees referenced in the initiative would fail to adequately fund the department. It warned the city would either have to raise taxes or “severely reduce other services.”

The city’s complaint called the county’s health programs “well-established,” and pointed out they currently provide services to 85 of the 88 cities in the county. The county has provided such services to the city since 1964.

Weinstein said the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena have health departments, "and I see no reason LA should not have one too."  He argued the city's effort to keep the issue off the ballot was "undemocratic." Weinstein declined to address specific issues about public health raised in the complaint.

County officials also oppose the initiative. They have said AHF’s initiative is payback for a county audit that found the private agency owed the county $10 million for improper billing. The AIDS HealthCare Foundation  provides AIDS services to the county on a contractual basis. AHF has disputed the audit’s findings.

[10:45 p.m. This post has been updated to include Weinstein's reaction to the complaint]

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Some charges dismissed against 2 former Bell leaders accused of illegal loans

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A total of eight former Bell leaders stand accused of looting the city out of millions of dollars by collecting exorbitant salaries and taking illegal loans.

This includes Bell's former mayor, Oscar Hernandez, as well as ex-council member Luis Artega. Both men were charged with misappropriation of funds because each had individually accepted loans from the city, but the judge ruled there’s no evidence that either defendant knew the loans were improper when they accepted them.

Hernandez and Ortega still face other charges, but their lawyers claim this is the beginning of the end of the criminal case.

At the same time, the judge refused to drop any charges against Robert Rizzo, the former city administrator. Rizzo ran the loan program.

The judge says that evidence has suggested Rizzo set his own financial terms and illegally ignored the City Council, which is supposed to approve those loans.

All eight defendants will be back in court on April 25.

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I have confessed to you on numerous occasions that I watch a lot of television. One of my favorite new comedies is Happy Endings, which airs on ABC on Wednesday nights. Actually, it is part of a pretty solid comedy block (The Middle, Suburgatory, Modern Family, Happy Endings) that leads into Revenge (which is going to be sooo good this week because they finally reveal what happened to Daniel the night of the engagement party). I'm rarely home for primetime TV, however, so it's nice that you can view most of ABC's shows on Hulu, on the network's website, or On Demand.

Anyway, in honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share last week's episode because if you can't relate to the "break-up window", well, you have a better dating track record than me. It's also pretty great how the show embraces the comparisons to Friends. I don't know if my age allows me to relate more, or if I'm just glad there's not a character as annoying as Ross, but I think you should really check out the show if you haven't already.

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