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I recently attended an event hosted by the American Heart Association and Go Red Chicago, where a panel of physicians and healthcare providers discussed the effect of diet, hormones and cardiovascular risk factors on the heart and brain. The physicians also touched on emerging data that suggest there may be racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence and effects of cardiovascular risk factors to the development of heart disease and brain functioning in these diverse populations. Thus, I was very interested in reading the following article from Korea that examined the effects of vascular risk factors in mid and late life to dementia risk.
The initial study population included over one million persons aged 30-95 years who participated in at least one biennial National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) medical evaluation between 1992 and 1995. The NHIC provides health insurance to government employees, teachers and their dependents and it was estimated that at the time of this study, approximately 11 percent of the Korean population was insured by this organization. Persons were excluded from the study if they reported having cardiovascular disease, cancer, liver disease prior to their initial visit, or if they had missing data on any study variables. Thus the final sample size for this study was 848,505 participants, aged 40 years or older, followed for up to 14 years.
As is typical with many studies focusing on cardiovascular disease, questions regarding history of cigarette use and alcohol consumption were obtained along with height, weight (for body mass index calculations) and blood pressure. Fasting blood samples were obtained for both serum glucose and serum cholesterol. The specific criteria for hypertension were a systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg. Cholesterol was characterized as "desirable" if the serum cholesterol was 200 mg/dl, "borderline high" if it was between 200-239 mm/dl, and "high" if it was greater or equal to 240 mg/dl. Diabetes was defined as a fasting serum glucose level of 126 mg/dl or higher.
As this was a large sample of persons evaluated in clinical hospitals, the main variable of interest was a dementia diagnosis. For these analyses, the dementia categories included Alzheimer's dementia (AD), Vascular dementia (VaD), and "unspecified" dementia.
Of the 848,505 persons who were evaluated at the baseline examination, there were 358,060 women (age at baseline 53.6 yrs) and 490,445 men (age at baseline 51.9 yrs). The entire population had a low level of body mass index. Both cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were more common in men compared to women. During the 14 years of follow up, 3,252 persons were hospitalized for issues related to dementia; the majority of those dementias were listed as Alzheimer's. Increasing dementia incidence of Alzheimer's was noted as age increased, peaking at the ages of 75-80 years, then decreasing at older ages.
In both women and men, diabetes was associated with all types of dementia, and appeared to be higher for VaD than Alzheimer's in women. Hypertension (HTN) was also associated with all dementias; strongly associated with VaD in men, but did not appear to be associated with Alzheimer's in women. In both groups total cholesterol was not associated with dementia.
Further analyses were conducted measuring the impact of vascular risk factors measured in midlife (<65 years old) compared to later (>65 years old). Diabetes appeared to be associated with Alzheimer's in both the younger and older age groups for men, whereas smoking was associated with Alzheimer's in midaged men (< 65 years) compared to older men (> 65 years). HTN had a strong association with VaD in both men and women before and after 65 years old. There were no notable interaction effects between HTN and diabetes on the risk of dementia for either gender.
This study in the Korean population supports data from Western population studies, suggesting that diabetes and HTN are important risk factors for the development of both Alzheimer's and VaD. Further, this large study also suggests that vascular risk factors in midlife appear to have a higher risk for dementia development as compared to later risk factors. One limitation of the study, as noted by the authors, was the relatively high rate of "unspecified dementia cases" (36 percent for men, 39 percent for women) which could affect the strength of these associations. Nevertheless, this study provides support that there is an increased risk of dementia associated with these factors in this Asian population, and highlights the need for aggressive vascular risk reduction treatment as a dementia prevention method.
Thanks for reading.
Neelum T. Aggarwal, M.D.
Steering Committee Member, ADCS
This post originally appeared in Alzheimer's Insights, an ADCS Blog.
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WINDSOR (Reuters) - British police believe foul play cannot be completely ruled out in the death of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found at the weekend with a piece of material around his neck, an inquest heard on Thursday.
Berezovsky, a sworn enemy of President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Saturday in a luxury mansion in Ascot, an affluent English town near Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle, west of London.
He survived years of intrigue, power struggles and assassination attempts in Russia, but had to flee to London in 2000 after a bitter row with the Kremlin leader.
Police have said there was no sign of a struggle and that the 67-year-old's death was "consistent with hanging", suggesting that he probably killed himself.
Asked however whether any third-party involvement was possible, Detective Inspector Mark Bissell told the inquest: "That cannot be completely eliminated." But he added that at this stage there was nothing to support that suspicion.
The inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed and toxicology tests on the body, which was formally identified by Berezovsky's daughter Elizaveta, are still under way. Test results are likely to take several weeks.
Bissell said Berezovsky had been found with a "ligature" around his neck and a piece of similar material on the shower rail above him. He did not say what kind of material it was.
Berezovsky, who was last seen alive at around 2230 GMT (6.30 p.m. EDT) on Friday, was the king-maker behind Putin's ascent to power in Russia, but later became his number-one enemy.
Britain gave him political asylum in 2003 on the grounds that his life would be in danger if he went back home.
His associates have hinted he was depressed after losing a $6 billion court case last year against another Russian tycoon, Roman Abramovich, when a judge humiliated him publicly by saying he was an unimpressive and unreliable witness.
"He was depressed. He said so himself," said Alex Goldfarb, a friend of Berezovsky. "But it was under control. I was not worried about him in that respect."
Other people close to Berezovsky have said they are not convinced by the official account.
"In this past year of course he was depressed, but having known him for a long time, I can say he always had ups and downs and he was always capable of recovering, standing up and carrying on," said Andrei Sidelnikov, an opposition figure.
"He was such an optimistic man and none of his friends and associates can possibly believe that he committed suicide."
The coroner in charge of the inquest said he would allow a funeral to take place once he had enough information.
In Russia, state media quoted Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev as saying the government would continue efforts to "bring back assets that Berezovsky and his accomplices acquired criminally and legalized abroad".
A master of political manipulation, Berezovsky had been known as the "godfather of the Kremlin" and wielded immense influence for a decade after Soviet Union's collapse.
Once a mathematician with Nobel Prize aspirations, he built a vast business empire under former President Boris Yeltsin and was the first of Russia's so-called oligarchs.
He then became one of the first victims of a ruthless political crackdown of the early Putin era after falling out with his protégé.
Once in exile, Berezovsky often said he feared for his life, particularly after the fatal poisoning of his friend and former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with a dose of the radioactive isotope polonium-210 in London in 2006.
Another friend and business partner, Badri Patarkatsishvili, also died in unclear circumstances in Britain two years later.
For many, Berezovsky personified the decade of wild capitalism, chaos and violence that followed the Soviet fall. He left a trail of enemies in Russia and beyond.
Berezovsky survived an assassination attempt in 1994 when a bomb exploded in his car, decapitating his driver.
In his final months, he led a much less extravagant life, apparently bitter and broken and rarely seen in public.
He suffered another blow in 2011 when he was forced to pay one of Britain's biggest divorce settlements to his former wife Galina. Media reported that the settlement topped $100 million.
"My father was not the typical parent, nothing about him was ordinary," said his daughter Anastasia in a tribute. "He has colored my life in infinite ways, and I know that what he concerned himself most with was making all his children proud."
Additional reporting by Steve Gutterman in Moscow; Editing by Alistair Lyon

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St. Augustine, Florida made the list of National Geographic Traveler's World's Top 20 Places to See. The northeast Florida city, founded in 1565, is one of only four locations in the United States included on the international list. National Geographic Traveler published the list the first week of January 2013. National Geographic's editors praised the city of St. Augustine for maintaining the genuine "old Florida" culture and charm and preserving its nearly 450-year-old history. Editors specifically recommended the 17th century Castillo de San Marcos, which stands sentry over the pristine Bay front, and the Lightner Museum built by Henry Flagler in 1887 in the Spanish Renaissance style. Flagler College (the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, also built by Henry Flagler), which Princeton Review listed among the country's most beautiful college campuses, was highlighted along with the pedestrian friendly Spanish colonial St. George Street and the St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida's first lighthouse.
At Journey's End Bed and Breakfast in the famous historic district of Saint Augustine's downtown neighborhood is a quiet street away from traffic and noise but just steps away from all that the Oldest City in America has to offer. There are many fine restaurants and quaint shops within walking distance and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean beaches and the St. Augustine Lighthouse nearby. Innkeepers, John Gallagher and Tim Millbern are known for their welcoming personalities and the friendly, relaxed atmosphere they have created at their Inn. You may arrive as a guest, but leave as friends.
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Teen Suicide Prevention: Monitoring Our Teens
In this Family Circle report, learn how a family's love brought one teen back from brink, whether suicide is contagious, and how to recognize the symptoms. You can make a difference, starting today.
Adolescence is a tumultuous time—so many moods and emotions, so much Sturm und Drang. It's not unusual for teens to feel down, but prolonged depression is a serious problem that can't be ignored. About one in 10 adolescents suffer from the disorder by age 18, which can be so severe that they consider the unthinkable—ending their lives.
Each year approximately 4,600 youths between the ages of 10 and 24 commit suicide, while about 157,000 more are treated in ERs for self-inflicted injuries. And a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found that rates are on the rise. "This recent increase has many causes," says Ann Haas, Ph.D., senior director of education and prevention at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "At the root of most suicidal behavior among youth are unrecognized or untreated depression, anxiety, and alcohol or drug abuse. These problems may be triggered or exacerbated by pressure at home and at school to succeed, and by peer bullying. And parents often miss the signs."
But the reassuring fact is, prevention also begins with parental knowledge and support.
Each year approximately 4,600 youths between the ages of 10 and 24 commit suicide, while about 157,000 more are treated in ERs for self-inflicted injuries. And a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey found that rates are on the rise. "This recent increase has many causes," says Ann Haas, Ph.D., senior director of education and prevention at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. "At the root of most suicidal behavior among youth are unrecognized or untreated depression , anxiety, and alcohol or drug abuse. These problems may be triggered or exacerbated by pressure at home and at school to succeed, and by peer bullying. And parents often miss the signs."
But the reassuring fact is, prevention also begins with parental knowledge and support.
A Second Chance at Life
The barrel of the shotgun tasted terrible. But that didn't stop Luke Beischel from putting it in his mouth. A few days earlier the troubled 15-year-old from a Cincinnati suburb had decided to end his life. As planned, he had gone to school and rowing practice. Once back home he cleaned his room, wrote a brief suicide note and went online to look up brain anatomy—so he'd get the angle of the gun right. By then his parents and older sister had left the house to cheer on his younger brother at a soccer game. On a balmy September evening he sat alone in the backyard and tried to force himself to pull the trigger.
What had brought Luke to this heartbreaking moment? It was simply a bad grade. A happy, fun-loving kid, he was also a perfectionist and relentlessly self-critical. He'd always been a top student, but "once I started to do poorly in Latin, it made me feel hopeless, like a total failure," says Luke, now 23. "Killing myself seemed the best solution."
For Luke, the first indications of trouble appeared in eighth grade, when he applied to an academically rigorous high school. "None of my friends were doing that, so they started taunting me, saying, 'You think you're too good for us,'" Luke recalls. Shunned by the group, he became deeply depressed. Luke agreed to see a school counselor after admitting to his mom, Kelly, that he was having dark thoughts. When the other kids found out he was seeing a therapist, however, he quit after one session, assuring his mom he was fine. His mood improved after enrolling at the new school, where he joined the cross-country and rowing teams and quickly made friends.
Then came a pop quiz in Latin at the start of his sophomore year in late August. Even though Luke didn't think he had to study over the summer, he was stunned when he failed. A couple of weeks later, he was already flunking the course. "The teacher told me he was willing to help, but I couldn't reach out because that would be perceived as being weak," says Luke. "The expectations at this place were to excel." He told absolutely no one how he despondent he felt.
With bad grades piling up, Luke slipped further into panic and depression. It didn't help that his sister Beth, then 18, and his brother Will, then 13, both seemed to thrive at school without even trying. Adding to Luke's pain was the fact that he was secretly struggling with his sexuality, wondering if he might be gay and what that would mean to his family, all devout Catholics. "I felt like an outcast and a pretender, like I didn't belong anywhere," he says. Luke began actively contemplating killing himself but continued to behave as if nothing was wrong. "Looking back, it was never obvious he was sad or depressed," says Beth. Even Kelsey Cornish, Luke's girlfriend at the time, had no idea. "He was the same, very happy-go-lucky guy," she says. "He was stressed about high school, but so was everyone else."
Kelly, 48, and her husband Joe, 49, who runs a construction firm, were also unaware of the extent of Luke's misery. "I'm a nurse, and I know the signs of depression," says Kelly, a professor at Xavier University in Cincinnati, where she teaches a course in pediatric nursing. "I sometimes worried that he was sleeping too much or was too irritable, but I thought he was just tired from sports practice." Still, she was concerned enough to take Luke to his pediatrician. "I made sure he told the doctor what happened in eighth grade. She asked Luke if he was having any suicidal feelings now," Kelly recalls. "He looked her in the eye and said no."
At the family's Labor Day gathering, Luke seemed fine. But a few nights later he found himself sitting in the yard, determined to end it all. He had gotten his shotgun—a present from an uncle who hunted—and sat there for 20 minutes, putting the barrel in his mouth and taking it out, over and over. "Then I called my dad, asking when my parents would be home. He told me soon and hung up," Luke says. As usual, the boy sounded so normal that Joe had no idea anything was wrong. "But my mom sensed something—I don't know how—and immediately called back. I told her I had a shotgun and she screamed." Kelly quickly regained her composure, speaking calmly to Luke and keeping him on the phone while Joe dialed 911. "It was the worst moment of my life," she says. "I could envision Luke and feel the metal on his teeth. It's unbearable to think of your child in that much pain. That memory will never go away."
But while he was still holding the shotgun, Luke had a revelation. "I was able to slow down and really think," he says. "My parents had always shown me nothing but love. They always asked me how my day was, even though I'd usually just say 'fine.' They were always home after work for family dinners, ready to listen to anything I had to say. I realized there was nothing I could do to disappoint my parents, because they loved me no matter what. Because of that, I was able to put down the gun and call them."
An ambulance rushed Luke to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where he spent five days in the psychiatric unit. There he discovered he had lots of companym—other kids, many struggling with academic pressures, who had also contemplated ending it all. "It was like a revolving door for students at my school and other places like it," he says. After being discharged, Luke went into intensive therapy. "To our surprise, he wanted to return to the same high school, but he decided to drop Latin, which was fine with us," says Kelly. She and Joe kept a close and constant vigil, refusing to leave Luke alone for even a few minutes over the next nine months. "I didn't sleep well for a long time," says Beth. "I was always wondering, 'What if he's just putting on a happy face? What if he tries again?'"
The Beischels' fears eased a bit after Luke's therapist suggested—and he agreed—to make a pact with his family to talk about his feelings before they got out of hand. At Kelly's urging, he also began sharing his story with concerned parents at Surviving the Teens, a local suicide prevention program. As his mood stabilized and Luke began to feel less isolated, life seemed to hold promise once again. He enrolled at Xavier University, where he became campus president of Active Minds, a national student mental health organization. By then he was much more open with his family about everything—including his homosexuality. "All those things—including my parents' acceptance of my being gay—have been very healing for me," he says.
Now a production assistant for Bounce AEG, an events production company based in Los Angeles, Luke still wrestles with his demons. "I worry sometimes about slipping back," he says. But he continues to make good on his promise to keep the vital lines of communication open. "There have been a few times I've had passing thoughts about suicide. But they've just been little alerts that I need to evaluate what's happening in my life," he says. "Usually the answer is that I should ease up and take a few things off my plate. I can now recognize how to turn things around—and keep moving forward."
Is Suicide Contagious?
It can be, according to scientists. A study by Stockholm and Oxford Universities found that people with relatives who had taken their own life are 8.3 to 9.1 times more likely to do the same; for men who knew work colleagues who killed themselves, the figure was 3.5 times. As for teens, research shows that even minor exposure to suicide more than doubles the risk of what experts call "suicide contagion"—that is, copycat acts—among 12- to 17-year-olds regardless of whether they personally knew the student who died. This is especially true if they've watched news reports sensationalizing the event, or seen a memorial service or website postings that idealize the deceased or attribute the suicide to school pressure or a romantic breakup.
At this age, "kids tend to identify with their peers and might start to view suicide as a solution for ending their own pain," says Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, adding that teens who suffer from substance abuse, depression or severe anxiety are at much greater risk. Of course, not every child is susceptible. "If a kid is relatively healthy and grounded, he'll be upset by a suicide, but not to the point of following suit," says Gould. Even so, parents shouldn't avoid the subject. An ongoing dialogue with your teen is one of the best ways to help him cope.
Parent Prevention Plan
Don't dismiss depression as a phase. About 11% of adolescents suffer from the disorder by age 18, which can sometimes lead to suicide. Watch out for these symptoms: (1) acting more irritable or angry than usual, (2) dramatic change in appetite or weight, (3) trouble sleeping or oversleeping, (4) restlessness, (5) feeling worthless, (6) inability to concentrate, (7) alcohol or substance abuse, (8) aggressive behavior and (9) talking about wanting to end it all. If your teen experiences at least five for at least two weeks, get help immediately.
Watch out for bullying. Whether it's at school or online, verbal or physical, bullying takes a great toll on victims, who are two to nine times more likely to have suicidal thoughts, according to a review by Yale University.
Get your teen to talk. If a suicide occurs in your community, don't allow your child to brood alone in her room. "When crisis strikes, teens need the empathetic ear of an adult," says Haas. So keep the door open and tell her you've noticed she's not herself and want to help. Don't be insulted if your child won't open up. "Kids often don't want to have to deal with their parents' distress in addition to their own," says Haas. They might also resist talking to a counselor at school, where other kids might find out. Ask your pediatrician to recommend a private therapist.
Say "I love you." They may push you away, but teens still need to know they can count on you. That's what saved Luke. "Don't assume your kids are aware that you love them unconditionally," says Kelly. "Show it. They may be porcupines, but hug them anyway."
Where to Turn
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline offers free, confidential counseling and support 24/7, as well as referrals to mental health services, at 800-273-TALK and suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has information on risk factors and warning signs, plus links to other resources, at afsp.org. A related website, MoreThanSad.org, features a video that teaches teens to recognize the signs of depression.
Healthy Minds is a public TV series that includes a two-part episode on depression and suicide, "Teens: Typical or Troubled?" View it at wliw.org/healthyminds.


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Portfolio Requirements
Table of Contents
Table of contents of the portfolio with supporting documents noted.
An up-to-date resume detailing education and employment history.
A 2-3 page essay based on the resume providing a context for the experiences and documentation the student provides.
Transcripts and Progression Sheet
Up-to-date TU transcript documenting transfer credit from other institutions and up-to-date progression sheet for the student's major program signed by the student's advisor.
Significant Learning Outline
The Significant Learning Outline is a way to reflect on your life experiences as they directly relate to this portfolio. A Significant Learning Outline addressing learning competencies of the course for which credit is being requested must be included in each specific course portfolio you submit.
(The Significant Learning Outline worksheet will help you develop your outline.)
- Develop a chronological outline of your applicable life experiences. The categories listed on the worksheet include employment, workshops, volunteer work, recreation, military service, licenses, and travel.
- For each category, list what you have done, indicate how much time was involved, and describe the activities.
- Next, explain what you learned using action verbs (i.e., differentiate, compare, contrast, list, calculate, solve, construct, organize, etc.). Compare these lists of competencies with those of the course for which you request credit in your portfolio.
- The last section of the outline is documentation, or evidence, to verify both the experience and the learning. For example, a certificate of completion for a training seminar in public speaking may document your attendance at the activity but it may not necessarily indicate how well you performed or if you learned anything at all. To document learning, you may need a sample of your work, a copy of the notes you took in class, a letter from your supervisor explaining how your public speaking skills on the job improved after the training, or a combination of these.
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From the information and supporting documentation on your Significant Learning Outline, you will develop an essay to relate the learning from your experiences to the concepts summarized in the course's learning outcomes. This essay, or "narrative," is a detailed explanation of your activities and the resulting competencies achieved.
- Use the course outcomes to guide your discussion of your accomplishment. Use the learning outcomes to structure your narrative.
- In a chronological order, explain where, why, and what experiences were involved and how the learning relates to your degree plan. Explain how this learning is applicable outside the specific job or context in which it was learned.
- Demonstrate that you have the appropriate balance of theory and application.
- The narrative will incorporate terminology appropriate to the course and examples of applications of the concepts as demonstrated through your accomplishments. Consider the narrative as an "open book" take-home test. Make sure it is clear, concise and free of errors in sentence structure, grammar, or spelling. It needs to demonstrate college-level writing and critical thinking. The narrative may be three to ten pages in length, depending on the course.
Each of your experiences and competencies will require verification. This "evidence" can take several forms.
- Completion of training programs, workshops, seminars, etc., may be verified through certificates, personnel records, or letters from the instructors. In addition, outline each workshop, training program, or seminar on the description form.
- Employment history and job responsibilities may be documented on copies of performance appraisals, company job descriptions, examples of projects or reports (verified as your work), or a supervisor's letter of verification. Evidence of volunteer work may include awards, newspaper articles, or letters of commendation.
- Include samples of presentations you have generated and verified as your work to document competency.
- Letters are a common form of verification and can be very effective if the writer understands the purpose of the letter. When you request an individual write a letter of verification, provide the person with the course description/learning outcomes you are presenting in your portfolio. Explain you are requesting equivalent college credit for your experiential learning.
- As you collect documentation, make clear to the evaluator how the documentation relates to your learning. You may need to add an explanation to the documentation or, if the correlation is not clear, you may need to ask yourself if it is relevant and whether it should be included at all. Extraneous or inappropriate documentation may indicate to the evaluator that you lack understanding of how your experiences relate to your learning.
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The AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge on Thursday showed the average price for a gallon of regular gas rose 8 cents overnight, to $4.32, and was up 18 cents over the past week.
Average prices are also high nationally at $3.78 a gallon, but inventories in California are lower than they have been in more than 10 years.
The state's supply is hampered by its strict pollution limits, which require a special gasoline blend.
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.com, said prices should continue to rise because wholesale gasoline prices have risen $1 a gallon, but average retail prices are only up 30 cents.


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Hey sweetie, do you want to read books?
Lu bounces across the room, almost skipping. Her eyes grow wide and she shouts, Yes! Yes! Yes!
We go over to the mound of books that are always spilling from the blue and red tubs in the corner of the room. The bookshelf in her room is bulging with books (and only neat and tidy, without books on the floor, on an occasional basis), so we had to make reading areas all around the house.
Our daughter moves. In fact, she almost never stops moving. She dances at 10 seconds of music coming through the radio. She wiggles and squirms, climbs and jumps. She taught herself how to dribble a soccer ball the first time she saw one. These days, she stands on the chair we keep at the kitchen counter for her, turns around backwards, puts her hands on the counter and hoists herself up only on the strength of her arms.
She is clearly her daddys daughter.
However, in several long stretches of the day, she says, Sit a mama? She clambers into my lap and we grab books on either side of us and start reading. The list of bedtime books has grown epic. Not only do we need Cowboy Smalland Papa Small, but we need The Little Familytoo. And thats just from the Lois Lenski collection.
This girl loves her books, devours them, remembers them, talks about them, wants to read them again, reads out words on the page to amaze me, and says, over and over: Please again?
She is clearly her mamas daughter.
One of her absolute favorite books is Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Lu turns the pages, excited to see what will happen every time. That darned gingerbread baby jumps out of the oven and into the world, shouting, Catch me if you can! I have the whole thing memorized by now. Lu almost does too. But I love most the fact that when she sees the first image of the warm spacious kitchen, the mother stirring batter in a bowl, the little boy reaching for a cookbook on the shelf she always says tenderly, Bake with mama from the cookbook!
(These days, when I have to go make an appearance and will be away from her for a few hours, she says, Mama give a talk about the cookbook?)
And so, this holiday season, I had to figure out how to make gluten-free gingerbread babies for Lu.
Sadly, I am about the least crafty person around, so the decoration here is pretty shabby. In fact, when Danny saw the photo on top, he immediately started laughing and said, That one on the left looks like your dad. Hes right. Oh man, that wasnt my intention.
Luckily, Lu doesnt care. When I first handed her one of these, she said, Gingerbread baby! And then she licked off the frosting buttons and ate the cookie. Hmmmm tastes delicious!
Next batch I just slathered the cookies in royal icing. Okay, so it looks like they fell face forward into a snowdrift. What can I say? Im so not crafty.
However, now I can make gingerbread babies for our daughter.
Today's Giveaway
We're giving away a copy of our cookbook today. If you are gluten-free, you will want to start baking with your kids. Once you have made our crusty bread, our multi-grain waffles, and the peanut butter brownies, you will feel comfortable in the kitchen with those flours.
We're also giving away a copy of Gingerbread Baby to one lucky little family.
Just leave a comment, telling us a story about baking with family during the holidays. Or your favorite book to read with children. Or, tell me how un-crafty you are!
Along with this, the lovely Kim Maes of Cook It Allergy Free is having a gingerbread house contest. And she's giving away an iPod touch! If I can't decorate these gingerbread babies without them looking smeary, you know I'm not making a gingerbread house. But you could! This recipe is perfect for gingerbread houses, if you cut the baking soda in half and let the pieces sit for a day or two before you work with them. Don't wait. Start baking!
GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD PEOPLE, adapted from In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love
For years I have been searching for a gingerbread men recipe that made me want to eat more. True gingerbread tastes dark with spices, mingling in the mouth and surprising us with each bite. So many gingerbread men including the ones with gluten that I ate before I had let it go failed to intrigue me. The standard stuff has become pale brown, overly sweet, and usually under-baked. No thanks.
Melissa Clark came to the rescue around here again. Her gingerbread cookie recipe, which she normally bakes up as frogs, is resplendent with spices: cloves, nutmeg, black pepper, as well as cinnamon and ginger. Better yet? The fresh orange zest and grated gingerroot. Oh my. This one made my mouth happy.
Even if the decorations were atrocious, Lu still loved these. It's the cookie that matters, in the end.
560 grams gluten-free all-purpose flour mix
40 grams almond flour
1 teaspoon psyllium husk
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
230 grams (2 US sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup dark brown sugar
2/3 cup molasses
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh gingerroot
Combining the dry ingredients. Combine the flour, almond flour, psyllium husk, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, kosher salt, nutmeg, cloves, and black pepper in a large bowl. Whisk them all together to combine and aerate.
Combining the wet ingredients. In the bowl of a stand mixer (if you have one), mix the butter and sugar together until they are well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the molasses, egg, vanilla, orange zest, and fresh ginger. Run the mixer on low speed until everything is combined thoroughly, about 2 minutes.
Finishing the dough. With the stand mixer running on low, add the dry ingredients, about ¼ of it at a time, mixing in between until the flour has disappeared entirely into the dough. Continue this until all the dry ingredients have been added. The dough will be a little sticky to the touch. Dont worry.
Refrigerating the dough. Divide the dough into four pieces. Wrap each in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator. Chill the discs in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
Baking the cookies. When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Put one of the discs of dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Roll out the dough, through the parchment paper, to about 1/4-inch thick. (I like the cookies a bit thicker, so I made them about ½-inch thick. Its your preference that matters.) Cut out the cookies using your favorite gingerbread man cookie cutter. Gather up all the scraps into a ball and roll the dough out one more time. (After that, toss the scraps. Or, if youre like me, throw the random shapes onto the baking sheet and eat them later.)
Bake the cookies until the centers are firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack.
We found that the cookies taste even better the next day, so save at least some of them for frosting the day after you bake them. A couple of them, however, youre going to want to eat right away.
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Romney bumper stickers trip up DRCOG worker whose car was featured in Twitter
The Denver Regional Council of Governments is the latest outfit to discover the impact of social media after a bystander snapped a photo of one its employees doing official work in a car covered with Romney stickers and then posted the picture on Twitter.
The vehicle belongs to the employee, but it had a DRCOG placard in the window. Now the taxpayer funded agency, which deals with transportation, is looking at developing a policy regarding political stickers.
Here's the tweet and the reply from DRCOG:
@4foto4fun @lynn_bartels That appears to be someone's personal vehicle.
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U.S. immigration crackdown brings gangs, California cuisine to Yucatan
Wander into Cafe Rex in Oxkutzcab, Mexico, deep in the interior of the Yucatan Peninsula, and some odd things pop out on the menu. For one, there's red curry and other Thai food. It might seem like a culinary aberration, but it isn't.
Across town at the Limba Restaurant, the menu carries an assortment of dishes from Thailand, created by a chef who spent a decade in kitchens in San Francisco, where Asian food is prevalent.
"I was chief cook in three Thai restaurants," said Eduardo Dzib Vargas, listing venues on Potrero Hill, the Embarcadero district and Ghirardelli Square. Back in his hometown, he's broadened the menu at Limba beyond Thai. "I modified it because there are five or six restaurants with Thai food."
Like towns across southern Mexico and Central America, migration has changed the face of Oxkutzcab (pronounced OHSH-kootz-CAHB), which lies a three-hour drive south of Merida, Yucatan's state capital. The ethnic Mayan town has sent thousands of migrants to the San Francisco Bay Area, most of them to work in the food service industry.
Some of them have come back _ or been deported by U.S. authorities _ and brought a little of San Francisco with them. It's not just their cosmopolitan cooking talent. You see it in the scatterings of larger two-story homes paid for with U.S. restaurant wages. You also see it in the way men do housework, in a soupcon of tolerance for gay lifestyles and in a surge in street gang activity and drug use.
The Hotel Clasico here has Victorian-style bay windows copied from architecture in San Francisco, and its walls bear murals of cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Harder to see are the scars that migration has left on families: huge debts to pay for coyotes _ people smugglers _ and families torn apart by years-long separation. And there are physical injuries: Migrants crippled or maimed during the illicit journey to the United States hobble with canes or roll about in wheelchairs.
The great migrant wave from the state of Yucatan to the United States occurred later than in other parts of Mexico and Central America.
"Between 2000 and 2005, the migration to the U.S. shot up between 400 and 500 percent," said Angel Basto Blanco, the deputy director of migrant affairs at Indemaya, a state-run agency that assists native Maya.
Some 70,000 Yucatecans reside in the Bay Area, Basto said, with smaller concentrations in and around Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. Many speak mainly Mayan, and only passable Spanish.
The migration has brought a patina of prosperity to towns such as this one and has affected matters ranging from crime and drug use to the way husbands treat wives.
"The place has changed, some for the better, some for the worse," said Gilmer Ruiz, a 35-year-old butcher who spent 10 years working in kitchens in the Bay Area. Ruiz walks with a cane, the result of multiple compound fractures to his right leg when he fell off the border fence trying to cross into Nogales, Ariz.
Nearly all Oxkutzcab migrants flocking to San Francisco start out as dishwashers, then rise in kitchens. Some have become sous-chefs. They live in the shadows, vulnerable to immigration raids and deportation. Those who come back _ either voluntarily or forcibly _ have mismatched skills. While Oxkutzcab is a thriving agricultural center, few of its corn and citrus farmers can afford to eat Peking duck, Thai food or veal scaloppine, or even have a taste for it.
Roger Burgos, a 36-year-old former sous-chef, developed his cooking chops at Kuleto's restaurant, a Northern Italian eatery near San Francisco's Union Square. He worked in other restaurants, too, and can easily banter about how to make bechamel sauce.
Today, he buys and sells cattle, barely making ends meet.
Graffiti-strewn walls give testament to the street gangs that plague the town. About a dozen gangs have emerged.
"Most of the gang members are migrants who've been deported for assaults," said Miguel Guemez Pineda, an anthropologist at the Autonomous University of the Yucatan.
U.S. immigration officials have stepped up deportations. Three or four years ago, Yucatan might have received a few hundred deportees a year. Then it soared past 500 in 2012 and hit 1,112 in 2013, a pace that's stayed steady this year.
The gangs aren't like the violent criminal bands elsewhere in Mexico. While a few have firearms and a handful of murders have been reported in the past year, the gangs are largely about control of neighborhoods.
"They fight among themselves for turf. They throw rocks and occasionally use guns," Basto said, but "they don't extort."
Returning migrants bring habits of drug use. Guemez Pineda said surveys of Yucatecan migrants in California found that at least half used marijuana, cocaine or synthetic drugs.
"When they admit using drugs, their justification is that it's because their work is backbreaking," he said. "It allows them to manage a double shift. That is what they say."
Hector Santos, 26, returned from San Francisco earlier this month after years working in a pizza parlor there. He denied rumors among neighbors that he'd been deported. He paused at a question about drug use.
"Why lie to you? I was into that, too," Santos said.
Rising drug habits coincide with rising crime.
"There's a lot of home robberies," said Nestor Vazquez Baeza, a dentist. The robbers "sell to fences who come from outside Oxkutzcab."
Other changes in the town are subtler.
"Before, a man would never pick up a broom and sweep the house," said Ruiz, who added that he and other returning migrants had grown used to doing housework while living abroad, often without their wives.
"When you return, you don't litter. You watch how authorities treat citizens," said Edgar Palomo, a lawyer who works with migrants.
The cost of sending a migrant via a coyote from the Yucatan to the United States is enormous for families here, averaging $6,000.
Families rack up crushing debts to finance the journeys, putting stress between relatives. Several pawnshops in town underscore the ways the families raise money. Many would-be migrants are caught and sent back, and families find themselves raising the money again.
"They mortgage their properties to try to cross again," said Vazquez, the dentist. "When they don't succeed, they lose their houses. This is how families fall apart."
"The exorbitant debts of families are not talked about very much," said Palomo, the lawyer. "It's one thing to be broke. It's another thing to be indebted."
Family dramas can take odd twists. Simeon May Tack, a 54-year-old Mayan farmer, stopped a visitor and related how his nephew in San Francisco had stopped sending money to his sister each month. He pondered how one could rat out the nephew to immigration authorities and force his deportation back to Oxkutzcab.
"This is what she wants, that they return her son to her," May Tack said.
Despite the high risks of traveling without papers to the United States, many want to take the gamble.
"Even though I've been deported three times, I still want to go back," said Manuel Uc, a 31-year-old with tattoos all over his torso, neck and scalp. A founder of the local Los Canarios gang, Uc said he was no longer interested in gang life and wanted to return to San Francisco, where he'd mastered the cuisine at a Peruvian restaurant.
"Things I learned in the United States, I'm not able to use here," he said.


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About the Author
Dan Chiasson is the author of three previous collections of poetry, most recently Where's the Moon, There's the Moon, and a book of criticism, One Kind of Everything: Poem and Person in Contemporary America. His essays on poetry appear widely. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a Whiting Writers Award, Chiasson teaches at Wellesley College.


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5 questions about Boehner's lawsuit
The GOP-led House is set to take its first big step Wednesday toward launching a high-profile lawsuit charging President Barack Obama with failing to carry out his constitutional duty to enforce the law.
Republicans have complained about Obama's actions on issues ranging from immigration to welfare to the minimum wage, but the suit is expected to focus narrowly on the Affordable Care Act and the decision to defer for one to two years a requirement that employers provide health insurance starting in 2014.
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The House Rules Committee will debate the merits of the potential lawsuit at a hearing Wednesday morning.
Regardless of what the lawsuit looks like, Obama and his allies are laughing off the litigation, which they believe will make liberals angry and strike swing voters as a waste of time and money on the part of congressional Republicans. "Their big idea has been to sue me," the president said mockingly during a stop in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday. "That's what they're spending time on — a political stunt that wastes America's time and taxpayer dollars."
( Also on POLITICO: Behind the GOP focus on Obamacare)
House Speaker John Boehner has painted the effort in principled terms. "This isn't about Republicans versus Democrats; it's about the legislative branch versus the executive branch, and above all protecting the Constitution," the speaker said last week. "The current president believes he has the power to make his own laws — at times even boasting about it."
Here is POLITICO's look at the legal questions surrounding the lawsuit:
1) What chance does it have?
Not much, according to many legal analysts. Even some sympathetic to claims of executive branch overreach say Boehner's lawsuit is the equivalent of a triple-bank shot.
"It's a hare-brained idea," said Stan Brand, a Democrat and former general counsel to the House of Representatives. "I think there's a case to be made that Obama has exceeded the recent history of executive overreaching, but I don't know that it's remediable in court — or should be."
( Also on POLITICO: GOP moderates revolt in Kansas)
The key problem for the House to overcome is a legal concept called standing, which requires that the party bringing a suit demonstrate an actual, concrete injury that goes beyond a general interest in seeing the law enforced.
"There's just no way a court would find that the House of Representatives as an institution has been harmed by President Obama attempting in good faith to implement the ACA," said Catholic University law professor Victor Williams.
But proponents of the suit insist that the very fact that it's hard to find an individual injured enough to sue supports the idea that the House can do so. "If we have that kind of system [where no one can sue to enforce the law], the president doesn't need Congress anymore, all he needs is the pen and the phone — or maybe only the pen," said Chapman University law school professor Ronald Rotunda.
Even if a judge buys that the House has been injured institutionally, there are a variety of other hurdles, like the courts' traditional reluctance to entertain questions deemed "political" in nature and the judiciary's ability to fashion a remedy for Obama's alleged deviation from the law.
( Also on POLITICO: Does the GOP need a FrankenCandidate?)
Defenders say even if the House suit dodges all those roadblocks, Obama's action — or inaction — on enforcing the ACA is well within executive authority. They point to prior cases where presidents or other executive officials have deferred enforcement of new legal requirements, such as a decision by President George W. Bush in 2006 to not penalize seniors for missing a deadline to sign up for prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
"This is a routine feature of implementing complicated laws like the Affordable Care Act. All administrations have done it," said Simon Lazarus of the Constitutional Accountability Center, who's set to testify against the suit Wednesday.
2) What's the best-case scenario for the GOP?
Perhaps the most significant reason not to dismiss the House suit as a sure loser is that other cases the experts have scoffed at in recent years — such as the challenge to Obamacare's individual mandate and another over recess appointments — have gone all the way to the Supreme Court, resulting in losses or very close calls for the administration.
"I never would have thought, 10 years ago or even five years ago, that recess appointments would ever get litigated at the Supreme Court," Rotunda said. "If there is a theme here, it's when it gets to the Supreme Court, the president loses," the professor said, pointing to a string of defeats at the court for presidents from Richard Nixon to Bill Clinton to Obama on executive power issues.
( Also on POLITICO: An Obamacare disconnect in N.C.)
There have also been signs in recent years that the Supreme Court is more willing to see the judiciary wade into politically sensitive fights.
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that lower courts were wrong to bow out of a lawsuit challenging the State Department's refusal to comply with a law requiring it to enter the word "Israel" to the place of birth on U.S. passports when an American born in Jerusalem so requested.
At oral arguments in the case, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she was reluctant to allow the president to "ignore" the law.
"If we call this a political question and don't address the merits, the outcome is that the president is saying that he's entitled to ignore the Congress. I don't know what kind of message that sends, but it's a little unsettling that a court charged with enforcing the laws passed by Congress [is] basically saying we are not going to determine whether this law is constitutional or unconstitutional," Sotomayor said.
But Justice Antonin Scalia has said Congress doesn't really need the courts in a fight with the chief executive.


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BALTIMORE—The UMBC women's soccer team (0-8-0) concludes its non-conference slate Wednesday against in-state rival Navy at 7 p.m. at Retriever Soccer Park. Following the match against the Midshipmen, the Retrievers will prepare to open America East Conference play against Hartford (7-1-0) on Sunday afternoon.
Last Time Out: The Retrievers fell to VMI by a score of 2-0 on Friday. UMBC sophomore goalie Lauren Kadet (Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) recorded one save in net for UMBC, but VMI's Sarah Putney and Sarah Strand managed to find the back of the net to secure a 2-0 win. The Retrievers outshot the Keydets, 14-6, including 8-0 in the second half, but VMI goalieAmanda Berrios halted five shots to defend the shutout.
Scouting the Midshipmen: At 6-3-1 on the season, Navy comes to UMBC after a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Monmouth on Monday. The Mids have won five of their last six games, with the only loss a heartbreaking overtime defeat at the hands of Miami. Freshman forward Caprice Kelty scored both goals against Monmouth, including the game-winner in the 104th minute. Navy's third-place ranking in the Patriot League can be directly linked to their depth, as nine different players have scored a goal during the 2011 season. Sophomore forward Paloma Perez leads the Midshipmen with three goals and seven points, while Kelty has also tallied three times. Sophomore goalkeeper Alexes Lopez-Shaw has made 40 saves on the season and posts an impressive 0.85 goals-against average and a .816 save percentage. Shaw's seven saves helped secure the win against Monmouth.
Inside the Series: Navy holds a 6-3-0 advantage in the all-time series, which dates to 1988, and the Mids have won six in a row. The teams have not met since 2008, a 2-0 victory for the host Midshipmen. Shelly Moeller and Brittany White each scored for Navy. UMBC goalie Mo Van Vlerah (Germantown, Md./Northwest) recorded five saves in net, while Lizzie Barnes and Beth Reed each stopped one shot in 45 minutes for Navy.
Saving the Day: Van Vlerah ranks seventh all-time at UMBC with 159 career saves, two shy of Catie Bukowski for sixth place. In addition, Kadet is ninth with 139. Kadet ranks third in the America East with 5.17 saves per game this season.
Dawg Bites: Sophomore midfielder Amy Savage (Ottawa, Ontario/Sir Wilfrid Laurier) leads the Retrievers with five points this season, and she is tied for ninth in the America East with 0.62 points per game. In addition, she is tied with junior forward Rachel McKee (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron) for the team lead with two goals apiece, also tied for the ninth-best total in the conference.
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Even Stevens Alum Christy Romano Marries Longtime Love
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Former Even Stevens star Christy Romano married longtime boyfriend Brendan Rooney in Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, People reports. The couple said "I do" at the Fairmont Banff Springs in front of 50 guests. "I went there when I was performing The Sound… Read more


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Friday, June 16, 2006
Nutty potato & onion mini-burgers
11 comments:
- evan said...
hi gattina, i think its simply a pleasure looking at those beautifully styled photos, not to mention trying out the recipe itself :p
- June 16, 2006 at 4:05 AM
- sher said...
Oh my goodness!! You are a genius! That looks so wonderful--I can't wait to make that. I love the idea of the potatoes and the coating, so clever. And as always, perfect photos.
- June 16, 2006 at 4:33 AM
- Angie said...
These buns are so so lovely! A feast for the senses!
- June 16, 2006 at 6:51 AM
- archana said...
Gattina, sometimes i am just amazed how all these wonderful ideas sprout in your head. Very impressed, very !!!!! I learn a lot from your photos, thank you
- June 16, 2006 at 7:07 AM
- Vineela said...
Hi Gattina,
Nice recipe.Yummy and Perfect photos.
Thanks for sharing.
- June 16, 2006 at 10:05 AM
- Kalyn said...
You are just amazingly creative in the kitchen!! Not to mention with the camera. I'm glad you liked the sage leaves. When I tried them I said to myself "Now I know what all the fuss is about these in food magazines!"
- June 16, 2006 at 10:10 AM
- Pavani said...
Hi Gattina,
Those burgers look sooo good. Thats a wonderful idea, great picture and nice recipe. Will definitely try them.
Thanks for sharing.
- June 16, 2006 at 10:44 AM
- gattina said...
Evan, I'm a potato fan. Hope you'll enjoy this dish as much as I do!
Sher, don't tell me you're blogging on a plane, ha!
Angie, thanks again!
Archanat, I'm not that creative... just something I've seen somewhere. Thank you for your kind words!
Vineela, you're welcome, and thank you!
Kalyn, oh yes, that aroma of sage still lingered in the mouth for quite a while. Interesting is, I usually don't care this herb when using it with meat. I'll see you at WHB!
Pavani, you're welcome and thank you!
- June 16, 2006 at 6:13 PM
- mae said...
I'm speechless...
Absolutely awesome! I've said it before but i'll say it again, you are so creative. Sounds delicious.
- June 17, 2006 at 5:46 AM
- doodles said...
what a terrific idea........I am such a carmelized onion fanatic right now. I don't think I would have used red onions either but then that is an individual taste.
thanks for sharing!
- June 19, 2006 at 5:44 AM
- gattina said...
mae and doodles, thank you :)
- June 20, 2006 at 12:09 PM


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Good Hair (2009)
Directed by Jeff StilsonGenres - Culture & Society | Release Date - Oct 9, 2009 (USA - Limited) | Run Time - 95 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - PG13
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In the movie School Daze, Spike Lee staged a dance number in which two bands of African-American college students debated the merits of "Straight and Nappy" hair in song, and now comedian Chris Rock and filmmaker Jeff Stilson have extended the conversation to a full-length film in this witty documentary with serious undertones. Rock says he was inspired to make the film when his young daughter asked him, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" and he and Stilson examine black America's obsession with their hair as they visit the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show, an annual trade show for the African-American hair care industry which includes fierce competitions among stylists from around the country and demonstrations of new hair products and techniques. Along the way, Rock also talks to a number of African-American luminaries about their hair issues (including Maya Angelou, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Nia Long, Raven Symone, Ice-T, and Paul Mooney), researches the dangers of many common hair-straightening treatments, reveals the surprising expense of regular hair "relaxing" and weaves, and ponders what the pursuit of straight hair says about African-American cultural identity. Good Hair received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
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Borger to receive temporary water "safety net" from Amarillo
The Amarillo City Council approved a proposal at their meeting Tuesday evening to allow the City of Borger to purchase a portion of the water it is allotted daily by the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority.
This agreement by the two cities does not reflect a water shortage here in Borger, but is rather a sort of safety net (or as it was put by City Manager Eddie Edwards, a "safety valve") stemming from the forthcoming expansion of the Agrium plant located on FM 1551.
Construction of the plant's new $720 million dollar urea production unit, which began last month, will require an estimated 2 million gallons of water per day to operate once completed. A new well field is being built to provide the water needed, and this agreement merely serves as a protective measure should the wells not be completed by the time Agrium's new unit is ready to begin production.
The interlocal arrangement will provide the opportunity for the City of Borger to purchase some of the City of Amarillo's daily water allotment from the CRMWA. The agreement, which would not take effect until March 1, 2015 when the Agrium expansion is expected to be completed, would allow Borger to purchase up to 3 million gallons per day of Amarillo's allotment, for the price of $1.23 per every 1,000 gallons. At maximum, this would incur a daily cost to the city of $3,690 dollars.
However, according to Edwards, the daily need for this much water is very unlikely. In fact, both cities still have high hopes that the Northwest Well Field Project will be completed in time for Agrium's new unit to open, rendering the interlocal agreement unnecessary.
One stipulation of the arrangement would allow Amarillo to terminate the deal at any time, but, this appears to be a mere formality, as there seems to be little room for any problems to arise in this situation.
The 3 million gallon limit accounts for around 3% of Amarillo's daily water allotment, and should provide Amarillo residents with no disturbances.
The deal is a 18-month arrangment which would run through September of 2016.


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iPhone-to-iPhone, you might not notice a huge improvement in the devices' cameras. But looking across the generations, the development is enormous.
When you hear the term 'high-res' thrown about with such abandon when it comes to images for web use, have you ever stopped to think just how big or how high quality and image meant for the web needs to be?
There's an assumption that high-contrast images are more dynamic, more compelling, more inviting. Have a go at some low-contrast photography. You might surprise yourself with the results.
Balance doesn't mean symmetry; it means an internal consistency and tension within your photos. And it's a vital element of composition.
Great photos might be down to a little bit of luck, but most of that 'luck' you make yourself. Don't believe us? Read on...
Photographing buildings doesn't have to mean wide-angle lenses and fretting about correcting for the keystone effect. Any lens, and angle. Don't believe us? Let us show you!


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Chronic bacterial prostatitis is an infection of the prostate with
symptoms including pain in the abdomen and genital area, problems with
urination, and pain with ejaculation. Sometimes it causes no symptoms. It
occurs most often in men who have had
urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Men with chronic bacterial prostatitis usually have not had acute
prostate infections.
A test called a pre- and post-massage test (PPMT) is used to find
bacteria or other signs of an infection. To do this test, your doctor will
insert a gloved finger into your rectum and press firmly on your prostate. Your
doctor will then collect urine or prostate secretion to look for bacteria or
cells that point to inflammation (leukocytes).
digital rectal exam is usually not helpful for
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So what is Starships & Spacemen (S&S)? It is a "military style" missions-based, old-school game in the milieu of Star Trek. First off it is important to point out that while this is the "2e" version of Starships & Spacemen it is more compatible with Goblinoid Games other products like Labyrinth Lord, Realms of Crawling Chaos and Mutant Future. In fact I would go out on a limb and say Mutant Future is a must have since it has rules that can used to create mutants aka aliens. Realms of Crawling Chaos is Cthulhu and those creatures are aliens after all. Labyrinth Lord of course provides more monster/alien creatures.
The author, Dan Proctor admits his love for Star Trek in the forward of the book, and the cover is certainly evocative of the Original Series.
Also, given that it is compatible with Labyrinth Lord it is also compatible with 100s of other products also compatible with LL. It is also compatible with 1000s of other OSR/Old School products too.
The book itself is 95 pages of content, some ads for other Goblinoid Games products, two full color covers (front and back), character sheet, ship record and hex map. There is no OGL page that I could see.
The system is class and level based. There are various races your character can belong to. Three basic classes all in the "Confederation" military-like branch; Military/Command, Sciences and Support/Tech. Or if you prefer, Gold Shirt, Blue Shirt, and Red Shirt. There is Officer level advancement to level 12 and Enlisted advancement to level 9. So if you are running a game of a starship "boldly going where no one has gone before" then you are set. While I am enjoying class/level systems much more now than ever before I do have some issues with this, but I will talk about that later.
The introduction covers the basics of the system; very much the same as Labyrinth Lord.
Section 2 covers the characters and character creation. Here we have our classes and basic races.
Each class has some basic skills that improve with leveling and each race has ability modifiers. The races are as expected pastiches of the expected races. This is fine since it works so well here. There are a couple of others too, including some reptoids and a frog like race.
Equipment covers the expected range too. Though there are two entries that caught my eye. The robot dog for you K9 or Daggit fans. Also there is a telepathic dog. This caught my eye because back in college I ran a brief "Trek" game where the medical officer had a telepathic dog on board.
Section 3 covers Psi powers. These are not class based, but a random d6 power. The powers are detailed like spells and there are couple of special powers for stronger characters. Like other sci-fi games built on the d20 core adding new powers can be easy, but care should be given as to not make the game too much about powers.
Section 4 covers Planetary Adventures. Or what your away team is doing. This covers a lot of "adventuring" style topics including mapping, various weapon damages, and other hazards.
Section 5 is the meatiest of the book. This covers Galactic Adventures. I think my favorite bit here are all the space hazards. Space Mirrors, Gravity Wells. Enough for a full season of starship disaster scenarios. Atmospheric combat, diseases and even time travel is covered. So of the top of my head nearly any episode of the classic series can be reproduced with this chapter. How is plays out of course is up to the players.
Section 6 covers Starships and discusses their basic use, creation and stats. Combat systems are covered, energy weapons, solid projectiles and shields. Transporter Teleporter systems are discussed including the ever popular mishap (yes there is a table). Computer systems are covered (yes they can run more than one program!) Ship to ship combat gets a pretty decent section since it covers new ground.
Section 7, Alien Encounters is the biggest. This covers not just sentient aliens, but "monster" types as well. Again move creatures from other games back and forth here with no effort. The best section is the random "forehead" alien system. Roll some dice and you have a new alien race. You can even randomly determine a background and environment.
The flows right into Section 8, Alien Artifacts. Lost tech of ancient civilizations.
Section 9 is advice for the "Star Master" or Game Master. Some brief background on the setting is given. There is just enough information here to start a campaign and then get going. Really this is all you need. The game is one about exploration and discovery. So it follows that much of the galaxy should be unknown. This game is so flexible that you can do just about anything with it.
Frankly, the game really is awesome and has all the joy of Labyrinth Lord, only with spaceships and lasers.
Ok so this game is perfect for a Trek-like game where everyone is serving aboard a starship. The class/level system works for this. But I do have two issues I want to bring up. One is outside the scope of the game, the other is inside it.
First off. If I want to play a game of "Orion" Pirates or Smugglers I have to bend my Officers level advancement a bit. Indeed, some of the classes would not quite work with a group of characters where everyone has to do a little bit of everything. Yesterday my friend Greg Littlejohn (gm for my oldest in his other game) talked about a Smuggler class. That might work well here too.
Secod point is the level titles them selves. While it make perfect sense to have a bunch of Ensigns (1st level) running around doing things, it makes less sense when everyone on 10th+ level and all Admirals. For this I would use the level titles as suggested ranks only. Or maybe make the PCs part of a special task force that allows them to work outside the normal ranking system.
Despite this there is enough here to make it all work.
Starships & Spacemen is roleplaying game of 1960's original series Star Trek with serial numbers filed off. It's rules are based on Labyrinth Lord that is 1980's Dungeons & Dragons serial numbers filed off. Dispite perhaps lacking on originality it does not lack enthusiasm. This game is in short really skillfully put together fan tribute to the TV-show.
I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of Starships & Spacemen. Clearly, this supplement is inspired by classic, 60's era Star Trek styled science fiction - and to be frank I always found Star Trek to be a big... well.. boring. But, I've never purchased a product from Goblinoid Games that I didn't enjoy, so I gave S&S a shot.
I'm very glad that I did. While the game is clearly designed with classic "Star Trek" style gaming in mind, it's also offers something more. While it stands on its own as an RPG with those concepts at the forefront, it also serves as a framework from which a creative Game Master (or Star Master, as they're called in this book), can build their own original galaxy spanning sagas. The character races and classes presented are merely jumping-off points for the ambitious gamer.
From character creation to starship combat to space exploration, Starshipsa & Spacemen 2nd Edition offers clear, simple rules that are easy to learn, easy to teach, and don't get in the way of having a good time.
Now, if you want to boldly go where no one has gone before, then S&S as definitely a game for you. But even if that's not your favorite flavor of sci-fi, consider giving this book a good once over. I think you'll find the ideas, concepts and rules presented can easily be adapted to create almost any science fiction or science fantasy styling of your choice.
I am a major supporter of the OSR movement and a huge fan of Goblinoid games, with that said I was thrilled to help support this game when I came across the crowd funding campaign for it. The book is beautiful, the layout and art is very reminiscent of the original book (I believe most of the art is from the original book in fact) and I am taken back to an earlier time every time I flip through it. While it is the Star Trek universe with the serial numbers filed off, it is something I plan to run as a Star Trek games. The rules are easily integrated with Mutant Futures and Labyrinth Lord so I have more options to bring my "Final Frontier" sessions to the next level... So next stop? The away team will have to investigate the Deep Space station that was invaded by Zombies!
Great Game!
Starships and Spaceman 2e is a revised and generally cleaned up version of the original FGU game from 1978. The original version was essentially Classic Star Trek with names changed to protect the innocent dating from a time before the whole Trek Universe became so top heavy it was pointless, and the second edition hasn't strayed far from its roots in that respect.
Character Generation
Character generation is FAST, 3d6 for 6 characteristics, pick a race, pick a class and your off to selecting your equipment. Skills are simplified down to 4 (Military, Science Technical and Contact) and the skill level depends on your level, class and characteristics. Classes are Military (Yellow Shirt) Science (Blue Shirt) and Technical (Red Shirt) with subclasses - Military for example allows you to specialise in Command, Security, or Ships Weapons with various bonuses. If you take the command Subclass you get a ship to command.
All characters start as Ensigns although there are rules for playing an enlisted crewman and a suggestion of troupe play
Races include a wide selection ranging of both Trekish and Non-Trekish from Taurans (Copper Blooded and highly Logical) and Andromedans (Blue and emotional) to Rigellians (Human offshoot mercenaries) and Hyukhot (Small Frog like aliens) along with some others.
Money just isn't a factor, you get a certain number of points (level + 1 for officers) and use that to determine your equipment issue, with items ranging from Half a point to 5 points. A starting character can usually only manage a communicator, Universal translator and hand Beamer or some variation so it does follow the idea of not overloading shore parties with gear.
Combat is quick and simple, D20 under your Military skill +modifiers to hit, you get a set number of hit points based on class and level, get to zero hit points and you die unless you can be transported back to the ship and cryofrozen for later revival. Also, the best class for combat starts off at level 1 with 1d8 HP and the normal weapons do 2d6 damage...so don't expect long combats
The original game stood out for the elegance and simplicity of its ship combat system and the new version hasn't messed with that. Ships are primarily rated on how much energy they can produce per day and you need to manage that (travel at high speed, or travel slow with shields up? have energy set aside to charge the beam weapons or wing it?) You can go over budget but that damages the engine.
Combat with ships is simple and quick, if you enjoy mapping out ship combats this is probably not for you, On the other hand if you enjoy watching the Captain, the Engineer and the Weapons Guy arguing over how many beam weapons to charge, this is for you.
Basic Gameplay
Its a rough universe with all manner or unmapped astronomical oddities to encounter. Players are given a mission as part of the Confederation Space Fleet and have to travel to planet or place, complete mission and return (or go to next mission) so its fairly episodic. As players level up they will get more hit points, be assigned bigger ships an have access to more equipment.
Unlike more modern Sci Fi where your winning if you live another day, or don't get caught breaking too many laws, or in some military wonderland, this harks back to a simpler time were space was there to be explored. There are hostile aliens and you can run political intrigue, but overall it feels more like your playing Hornblower than Han Solo.
Some of the editing of the rules leaves a little to be desired. The age table was left in unchanged from the original and mentions characteristics that no longer exist and isn't really logical. The Psi rules need a bit more work, but overall the new edition has cleaned up a lot of the problems from the 1978 version
Final Verdict
Three thumbs up for speed, setting and elegance!


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Controversy surrounding the departure of Metra Chairman Alex Clifford is emblematic of one of several key things wrong with Illinois government, and a thorough probe could be an opportunity for a thorough scrubbing.
If you believe the critics, and at this point they seem to be winning the argument, Clifford was brought in as a reformer to restore the agency beleaguered by the scandalous departure and suicide of former Executive Director Phil Pagano.
Critics, including Jack Schaffer, McHenry County's representative on the Metra Board, say Clifford's problem was that he took them seriously and actually tried to reform Metra. Most would argue that reforming a government agency would include things such as stopping patronage hiring and raises.
The latest bombshell surrounding Clifford's generous severance package of more than $700,000, which critics argue was a check from Metra hierarchy in exchange for Clifford's silence, were allegations that House Speaker Michael Madigan was putting patronage demands on Metra.
Today, Clifford has been given some latitude to break his silence contract, and he is expected to answer questions from the Regional Transportation Authority. The RTA's chief of staff has bowed out of the inquiry, since Madigan is his father-in-law.
State Rep. Mike Tryon, R-Crystal Lake, also wants a hearing before the House Mass Transit Committee, although compelling Clifford to testify at such a hearing would require the blessing of ... you guessed it, Speaker Madigan.
For too long, patronage has been more important to Illinois politicians than taxpayer dollars, efficiency and good government. If that's what happened at Metra, the public deserves the facts, an explanation and accountability.
However that inquiry happens and in whatever forum, Clifford must be able to speak freely. Spending $700,000 of public money to keep the public from knowing what happened is truly a scandal, even in Illinois.


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Reuters reports — A bus struck a container truck near Beijing and burst into flames on Monday, killing five German tourists and a Chinese driver as motorists jammed roads at the start of a week-long holiday.
Fourteen people were injured in the mid-morning accident as the bus on the road linking the capital to the neighboring city of Tianjin ran into the back of the truck, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Police were investigating the cause. Read the full story.


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Also Cast is Mary Kay Place ("The West Wing") as Melody's Mother
Burbank, CA (January 8, 2013) - Muse Entertainment, in association with ABC Family, will begin production this week on the new original Thanksgiving movie "Home Again" (working title). Jennie Garth ("Beverly Hills, 90210," "What I Like About You") and Cameron Mathison ("Dancing with the Stars," "All My Children," "Good Morning America") will star in the movie, which is set to premiere as part of the network's annual "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" programming event in November, 2013. Also cast in the movie is Mary Kay Place ("The Big Chill," "The West Wing," "Big Love").
In the movie, Melody (Garth), a high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter (Mathison), her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her "real" life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again.
Executive Producers of "Home Again" are Greg Gugliotta, Michael Prupas and Jonas Prupas, and Producer is Steve Solomos. Teleplay is by Michael Vickerman, and Story by Michael Vickerman & Ann Gunder, and directed by Jerry Ciccoritti.
About ABC Family
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy(R) Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features, from rich, fan-centric programming - including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.
About Muse Entertainment Enterprises
Muse Entertainment is a leading film and television production company known for its well-crafted and high quality productions. Since its founding in 1998, Muse has produced, co-produced or provided production services on more than 160 TV movies and miniseries, television series and feature films and has won 95 awards and garnered 299 award nominations! Muse Entertainment's most recent television series are Bomb Girls (Seasons I, II) and Being Human (Seasons 1, II, III). In 2011, its topical 8-hr. historical drama, The Kennedys, earned 10 Emmy Award nominations. Its Pillars of the Earth also won many awards. Muse's other award-winning programs are Durham County (Seasons I, II, III), Ben Hur, The Last Templar, Impact, Human Trafficking, Answered by Fire, This is Wonderland and Tales from the Neverending Story. The company's head office and its Quebec production centre are in Montreal. Muse also maintains development and production operations in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more information please visit www.muse.ca.


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Drama and Dance
Drama, with its fluidity, spontaneity, and open-endedness, is a tool for presenting information that entertains, addresses controversial workplace topics, reduces the potential for litigation, and transforms organizational cultures. Mirroring the human dynamics that influence decisions made in boardrooms, on manufacturing floors, and at store counters, drama helps people examine the intricacies of human behavior and their influence on corporate culture and business results. Companies are also finding that applications for drama provide a "contextual training model," that includes lifelike simulations for participants to practice managing complex human interactions in a safe and controlled learning environment. As a vehicle for entertainment, drama has always had the ability to thrill, move and inspire audiences. From the hands of Euripides to Shakespeare to Scorcese, it is the crafting of emotional intensity that allows drama to focus attention, heighten awareness, and dynamically convey ideas. (St. George, Schwager and Canavan, 1999) Employment Relations Today, Winter 1999, Vo. 25, No. 8.


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DAMASCUS, Va., May 18 (UPI) -- Dozens of people were injured Saturday when a car in the Appalachian Trail Days parade in Damascus, Va., plowed into the crowd.
The car's driver, who was participating in the parade, apparently suffered a medical emergency, Damascus police chief William H. Nunley said.
Nine people were transported to hospitals, but none had life-threatening injuries, The Washington Post reported.
The car had been traveling at 20-25 miles per hour when it ran into the crowd, sending people running and screaming.
Damascus Town Council member Peg Ayers said there was some "immediate panic," but first responders were quick to help the injured.