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Emphysema gradually damages the air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs, making you progressively more short of breath. Emphysema is one of several diseases known collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema.
Your lungs' alveoli are clustered like bunches of grapes. In emphysema, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and eventually rupture — creating one larger air space instead of many small ones. This reduces the surface area of the lungs and, in turn, the amount of oxygen that reaches your bloodstream.
When you exhale, the damaged alveoli don't work properly and old air becomes trapped, leaving no room for fresh, oxygen-rich air to enter. Treatment may slow the progression of emphysema, but it can't reverse the damage.
You can have emphysema for many years without noticing any signs or symptoms. The main symptom of emphysema is shortness of breath, which usually begins gradually. You may start avoiding activities that cause you to be short of breath, so the symptom doesn't become a problem until it starts interfering with daily tasks. Emphysema eventually causes shortness of breath even while you're at rest.
See your doctor if you've had unexplained shortness of breath for several months, especially if it's getting worse or it's interfering with your daily activities. Don't try to attribute it to your deconditioning or age or weight. Seek immediate medical attention if:
The main cause of emphysema is long-term exposure to airborne irritants, including:
Rarely, emphysema is caused by an inherited deficiency of a protein that protects the elastic structures in the lungs. It's called alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency emphysema.
Factors that increase your risk of developing emphysema include:
People who have emphysema are also more likely to develop:
Your first appointment to check for emphysema may be with your primary doctor or with a specialist in lung diseases (pulmonologist).
Before your appointment, you might want to write a list that answers the following questions:
Your doctor may ask some of the following questions:
To determine if you have emphysema, your doctor may recommend a variety of tests.
A chest X-ray can help support a diagnosis of advanced emphysema and rule out other causes of shortness of breath. But the chest X-ray can also show normal findings if you have emphysema. Computerized tomography (CT) scans combine X-ray images taken from many different directions to create cross-sectional views of internal organs. Your doctor may want you to have a CT scan if you're considering lung surgery.
Blood taken from an artery in your wrist can be tested to determine how well your lungs transfer oxygen into, and remove carbon dioxide from, your bloodstream.
These noninvasive tests measure how much air your lungs can hold and how well the air flows in and out of your lungs. They can also measure how well your lungs deliver oxygen to your bloodstream. One of the most common tests uses a simple instrument called a spirometer, which you blow into.
Emphysema can't be cured, but treatments can help relieve symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.
Depending upon the severity of your symptoms, your doctor might suggest:
Depending on the severity of your emphysema, your doctor may suggest one or more different types of surgery, including:
If you have emphysema, you can take a number of steps to halt its progression and to protect yourself from complications:
The shortness of breath associated with emphysema can severely limit your ability to participate in daily activities. Many people become withdrawn and depressed. To help you cope with the changes emphysema has made in your life, you might want to:
To prevent emphysema, don't smoke and avoid breathing secondhand smoke. Wear a mask to protect your lungs if you work with chemical fumes or dust.
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I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
The Jedburghs. These were special ops teams, comprised (many times) of a British, American and Frenchmen, were parachuted into France before and after D-Day to better organize the French Resistance. This effort was done with great success. Interesting book.
The Bormann Testament, by Jack Higgins. One of Higgins' earlier works that had been updated. Apparently, he couldn't include some of the parts when it was originally published in the 60s, but now came. A German is trying to sell Martin Bormann's manuscript, and several parties don't want that happening.
My sci-fi book club chose The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It was quite good, but I didn't love it as much as some of the members did. It's a YA version of The Running Man and "reality" TV shows, but pretty violent and gory at times.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I attended my second reunion of WWII vets of the 416th Bomb Group just a few days ago and was able to have 416th veteran and author Ralph Conte sign my copy of his book, Attack Bombers We Need You! (it's pretty much considered The Bible of the 416th) as well as L.N. Smith M.D. who wrote Darwin's War; Science, Politics, Warfare, Faith and Sacrifice: The 416th Bomb Groups Sacrifices to Defeat Euginics. Dr. Smith's father was a pilot in the 416th. Very cool meeting both authors and "family" members. This will be a nice legacy for my own family! I think a re-reading of both books is in order.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Recent audio books include:
Reagan in His Own Voice: Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses
Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches with Personal Reflections (by Ronald Reagan)
When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan (by Peggy Noonan)
The Road to Serfdom (by Friedrich A. Hayek)
Just started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.
I also read "The Overton Window" by Glenn Beck over Father's Day weekend.
May the force be with you.
currently reading Star Wars The Old Republic Fatal Alliance....borrowed it from the library...pretty decent book have about 100 pages left to read...hoping to put a dent in that tonight and have it finished by tomorrow...
still waiting for the library to get in a copy of Clone Wars Seige (have it on hold when it comes in)
Looking for CW 2010 Sidious and TX-20...if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. thanks
I finished reading A general's life : An Autobiography by General of The Army: Omar N. Nelson. General Bradly was the last person to achieve the rank of 5 stars. He was born in Missouri, went to West Point, became commander of US troops in Europe during WWII, overhauled the VA, became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. While its an interesting read it can get bogged down in details. But overall a good read.
Last night I finished Admiral "Bull" Halsey, as the name suggests its about Admiral Halsey who commanded in the Pacific during WWII. Its a typical WWII bio, good but nothing special.
finished Fatal Alliance and Clone Wars Gambit: Seige...
thinking about trying out those Alex Cross books but not 100% at the moment... looking forward to 11/30 and the release of Fate of the Jedi Vortex
Looking for CW 2010 Sidious and TX-20...if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. thanks


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Savane - News: Release 1.0.2: bugfixes, cosmetics improvements and security fixes
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Release 1.0.2: bugfixes, cosmetics improvements and security fixes
Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Mon Mar 29 13:19:23 2004.
Savane 1.0.2 is released today. Some bugfixes/tasks were planned for
this release, but are postponed, since this release cover one
significant security fix, that could lead to remote code execution by
the webserver user, using the file frontend/php/include/vars.php.
You are advised to update your copy ASAP. In itself, it cannot be a significant problem, but with other security holes on a webserver, it could lead to the worse.
This bug does not explain Savannah's november compromise, as this code was not in the running Savane version during the compromise, and we are not aware of any exploit made with that bug.
-- The release tracking has been made with the item task #247 at Gna! <https://gna.org/task/?func=detailitem&item_id=247>
-- Tarball gpg-signed by myself is available at <http://download.gna.org/savane/>
-- This announce gpg-signed is available at <https://mail.gna.org/public/savane-announce/2004-03/msg00001.html>
-- Changes from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2:
* Cosmetics improvements (closes: bugs #303, bugs #290).
* Fix spelling issues (closes: bugs #307)
* Code cleanups (closes: task #257).
* Fix side effect at the end of user/project list (closes: bugs #296).
* Fix PHP Warnings when commenting a support request (closes: bugs #280).
* Update i18n.
* Remove the X-Copy to header from the mail sents but send mails
with one call to mail(), in order to send one mail, with one
* Dependencies list mention if an item is closed (closes: task #263).
* Fix Disabling CVS under Active Features method so it prevents
CVS links from main page (closes: bugs #299).
* Allow dashes by default for group names (closes: bugs #292).
* Fix history info for global notification (closes: bugs
* Fix global notification settings cancelling notification,
thanks to Sylvain Beucler (closes: bugs #314).
* No longer automatically [ and ] to items pointers, as
altering content proves to be more frequently annoying than
* Follows RFC822 and quote real names in From: and To: mail
headers whenever appropriate (closes: bugs #313).
* Show with icons whether dependant items are closed (closes:
task #264).
* Fix a bug that caused bookmarks to no longer being named
properly (closes: bugs #285).
* $feedback is now converted to html entities (closes: bugs #320).
* Security fix to avoid remote code execution by the webserver.
I'd like to thanks Sylvain Beucler for the frequent reports he made, helping us to improve the software for this 1.0.2 release, and Lorenzo Hernandez Garcia-Hierro for the security checks, that found out the
vars.php bug.
|Tarball updated to 1.0.2-2 (posted by Mathieu Roy, Tue Mar 30 07:27:41 2004)
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Good point. With all the study being done do these experts know what optimum level of CO2 or greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere would be needed to maintain some constant temperature or to prevent exceeding the desired temperature highs and lows?
It is a good thing this guy didn't get this patent approved and the screen deployed.
I wonder how much human resource or effort it would take to manufacture something like this? What would man do without to produce it?
If this item got deployed at some time in the future and it was determined that this was actually causing more harm than good, would there be a way to remove it?


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In the past few years, I've been trying to incorporate more whole grains in our dinners. Bulgur is one of my favorite grains to work with because of its quick cooking time. Besides being high in fiber and rich in minerals, it has a mild, nutty flavor that my kids enjoy. —Maria Vasseur, Valencia, California
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- 8 ounces lean ground turkey
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup bulgur
- 1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
- Stir in the beans, tomatoes, water, corn, chili powder, cumin, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in bulgur. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 13-18 minutes or until bulgur is tender.
- Remove from the heat; let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, green onion and cilantro. Serve with turkey mixture. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Southwest Turkey Bulgur Dinner in Healthy Cooking December/January 2013, p50
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"Tasted okay, but it was too one-dimensional. Cumin is really all I could taste. Used black beans instead of kidney beans and hot Rotel tomatoes instead of mild, so it was pretty spicy. Most likely will not make again. To anyone looking to make this, I recommend decreasing the cumin by half."
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2012
"I ended up doubling the amount of turkey, used quinoa instead of bulgur, and doubled the toppings, but overall it turned out fantastic! Even my husband, who is not a big fan of healthy recipes, really enjoyed it."


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I'm sorry Grado. Ignore my username on this one.
Pros: Relatively cheap, comfortable pads.
Cons: Strong dip in the midrange frequencies, the SR80i sounds better for less.
I've own/owned every single pair of Grados except the PS1000's. In general, they're great. But the only ones to disappoint are the iGrados (which were a joke), and the SR125.
If you look at the freq. graph on headroom, there is a strong dip in the midrange near the 5KHz range, compared to, say, the SR80i or the SR225i. What the... Grado?
Midrange consequently ain't too great. I'm not saying these are horrible, just not the typical Grado sound you'd expect. And you can spend more (SR225i) or less (SR80i) money and get a better phone either way.
I'd personally recommend the extra $50 to upgrade to the SR225i's, which, imo, are the best sound quality to price ratio for any grado.


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ACC is not a tax, but, given the filing of tax return is a trigger to the ACC levy, we find it forms part of an accounting discussion frequently.
As ACC continues to go through changes to levies and offer different products and discounts from which people stand to benefit, it's likely more will take note of what they are charged.
And so, if you have changed from CoverPlus to the CoverPlus Extra product in the same tax year, I suggest you check your invoices, check the earnings and the rates and make sure the assessments you have received are correct. Reportedly there are some invoicing errors, which ACC are looking to fix and reassess mid-February.
If you're planning ahead, new rates for ACC levies to be charged for the 2013/2014 year are now on the ACC website. The ACC has listed 143 levy risk groups for the 2013/2014 year and have included comparisons and changes in rates for these groups. Risk groups are classed as businesses involved in similar activities, which have similar claim histories, and 26 groups have been added since the 2011/2012 year.
Changes are being made each year to risk group categories to support experience rating, which was introduced in 2011.
Employers that have what is described as a better-than-average injury and return-to-work rate can receive a discount of up to 50 per cent on the current portion of their work levy.
Those who have worse-than-average history will pay a premium.
This is only for businesses who pay an ACC work levy of $10,000 or more.
Those who pay an annual work levy of less than $10,000 may qualify under the no-claims discount programme for a 10 per cent discount. There is a 10 per cent loading depending on your claims history.
There's more than just monetary reward to injury prevention, of course. Lowering the risk of potential injuries and looking after yourself and employees makes a for a safer working environment.


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Customer-specific demand-response strategies become more sophisticated.
Chris McCall is a senior project manager and Heber Weller is a smart grid program manager with SAIC. Andrew Thomas is senior vice president of operations at World Energy Solutions.
Customer-specific demand-response strategies become more sophisticated.
Demand response (DR) is one of the fastest growing and most enthusiastically received programs in the smart-grid space, with Barclays Capital predicting it could grow to a $20 billion market by 2020. But to reach that level, both the market for participating in DR and the systems for executing it need to become more efficient.
DR is a series of programs typically sponsored by the local utility, independent system operator (ISO) or retail energy provider. The most common DR structure pays electric customers to be on call to reduce electricity usage when the grid is being pushed to its capacity limits. In one form of DR, independent ( i.e., non-utility owned) curtailment-service providers (CSPs) work with electric customers to curtail energy usage during times of peak demand, providing a valuable service to grid operators—one that can prevent blackouts and reduce the need for building new power plants. In return for this service, operators pay a set price per megawatt to CSPs, who in turn pass on a portion of this payment to their customers.
In the early evolution of the DR market, CSPs drove the process, selling a new and opaque service at a low financial reward to a relatively inexperienced customer base. Customers complied, treating DR payments as found money. Yet, they had little visibility into what a fair share of their payout should be or even knowing there might be more revenue available.
Those days should be over. Companies ready to participate in DR programs now have access to a market with transparency, price discovery and liquidity, all of which are keys to both helping the market scale and enabling businesses to convert their curtailable loads into strategic assets. Auctions provide the path into the DR market. No longer the exclusive tool of ISOs to allot load-relief capacity to DR providers, competitive DR auctions are moving downstream ( i.e., closer to the customer) to dramatically re-shape how individual participants in DR programs can find the right service provider and maximize their share of DR revenue (see Figure 1) .
Such markets are cultivating DR's growth as a tradeable resource that benefits both utilities and customers. But realizing the true potential of DR requires utilities to apply today's technology solutions and program structures—and to base their strategies on actual customer behavior and comfort, rather than on yesterday's outdated assumptions about centralized load control.
Improving Curtailment Reliability
While improving market efficiency is key to scaling the DR opportunity, advancing the systems and controls for enacting load curtailment is crucial to the program's successful execution. Simply put, reaping the financial benefits of DR depends on being able to respond effectively to DR events and deliver the controlled load when required. Fortunately, breakthroughs in the technology of load reduction are meeting this challenge.
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Last two days, while grading final exams and cleaning up/boxing up my classroom, I had the following playing at various times (most instrumental music was during grading for obvious reasons)...
- ROJ Special Ed. soundtrack (both discs)
- Watchmen score
- Star Trek soundtrack
- Curious George Jack Johnson soundtrack
- Best of Matchbox Twenty
- Greatest Hits of John Johnny Cougar Mellancamp Griffey Jr. (2 discs)
- Old School Hip Hop compilation
Been hooked on Chickenfoot since I saw them at the Middle East in Cambridge last month. This is the new band with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony (both of Van Halen/Hagar fame), Joe Satriani and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer). Their debut album rocks (released last week). Can't wait to see them again when they come back to Boston in August. I have front row center seats and backstage passes.
Why does it not come as a surprise that someone with the handle "waboritas" digs Chickenfoot? :thumbsup:
Won (from Austria, how appropriate) an auction for the Predator soundtrack. I've always liked listening to it in between the dialogue of the movie. And track #27 has part of the most famous bad-word quote from the film as its title. :eek: It'll make a good background for me when I'm trying to get papers graded faster! :D
I've probably mentioned Astreaux World before. It is an internet station that plays ambient, electronic, new age and space music. I've been listening to it a lot again lately. The guy who created the station passed away at the end of last year. Now, another fan of the station and member of the Astreaux World forums has taken it over and is keeping it going as an ongoing tribute to the guy. So, the station has been updated for the first time in a long time, with lots of music being added.
I first started listening to the station back in 2002. At the time, I was into collecting the Star Wars CCG cards. I'd go to town and buy some, and then come home and sort through them while listening to Astreaux World.
Star Trek First Contact End Credits, Jerry Goldsmith. A lot of end-credits tunes are great sources of music compilations, I've been listening to more and more lately. Raiders of the Lost Ark is another one.
I've been on a Pink Floyd kick lately. I've got The Wall and Momentary Lapse of Reason in my car's CD player.
Tormentor, Slayer. Part of my 34.7 hour Metal only playlist.


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Don't drink the inside-the-beltway, fiscal-cliff kool-aid
The most common conservative rejoinder to these arguments is political: that Republicans will be blamed if we go over the cliff, and that will cost them in the next election. I don't agree with that argument, as I've written previously, for two reasons: (1) the next election is as far away as an election can be; (2) Republicans will never be able to build a political case for less spending if most Americans are insulated from the cost of that spending. …
It's a very good question. Indeed, the only possible way for conservatives, over the long term, to build a case for shrinking government is to cease shielding Americans from the cost of growing government. To do anything else is to embrace ephemeral near-term polls at the expense of the broader conservative cause. …
Principled conservatives in Congress should reject the consensus of the political class and stand firm. Unless Democrats are willing to sign onto serious, far-reaching restructuring of entitlement spending, we should go over the fiscal cliff. The most viable — and principled — way to shrink the size of government is to ask more Americans to take responsibility for its cost.
When they are moaning about taxes, I plan to simply ask all my libtard relatives a) which candidate ran on a platform of raising taxes, and b) which candidate they voted for?
I suggest Republicans also get into the habit of posing those simple questions when TV talking heads try to blame the plight of the middle class family on them.
Another variation: "Why do you keep voting for Democrats and then criticizing Republicans for not saving you from their taxes?"
Or how about "You know the new meaning of the letters 'L-I-B', don't you?"
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Recently I was delighted to receive a review copy of "Caribbean Vegan: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion [1] by Barbadian food scientist Taymer Mason.
This giveaway has ended
I first became aware of this insanely talented young woman last year via Twitter [2] and since then I have followed her blog Vegan In The Sun [3], with a mixture of respect and awe.
I'm not someone who is skeptical of vegan fare [4], indeed most of my diet is a meatless one (I am what some in the US call a flexitarian [5]), however I have never seen the vegan concept so beautifully and tantalizingly presented within the Caribbean culinary vernacular.
One look at her posts for 'Vegan Ham [6]', 'Cou cou and Tofish [7]' as well as 'TriniBajan Pelau [8]' and you'll know what I mean.
This weekend I am planning to prepare several recipes from the book. I am particularly interested in her Vegan Black Pudding and Souse [9] (two dishes that I tasted once as a child and never had/wanted again – sorry devotees 🙂 ) I will also be trying several others. After that I look forward to presenting a lengthier review and updating my listings of vegan recipes on this site [4].
Until then, do check out Taymer's Blog [3] and Facebook page [10] to stay au courant with all things Caribbean Vegan [11]! And, if you'd like your chance to get your hands on a copy of Caribbean Vegan [11], read on to see how you can enter this, my first, giveaway! 🙂
Giveaway runs from February 21 – March 2nd, 2011
Giveaway ends 11:59PM AST, March 2nd 2011
To enter to win simply leave a comment on this post describing your favourite vegan or vegetarian dish.
Only comments on this post will count towards the giveaway but do feel free to promote this event on your Facebook and Twitter accounts 🙂 !
A winner will be picked on the morning of March 3rd 2011 using Random.org [12]
The winner will have 3 days to submit their mailing address to me (so it is vital that you have valid details in your comment profile – they will not viewable by the public.)
A new winner will be selected on March 7th if the first name does not respond in a timely manner.
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Most incredible idea I have heard from any American Govt.
Most incredible idea I have heard from any American Govt.
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
See my comments at "Military health care". It's essentially a non-issue that's been blown out of proportion.
I'm no insurance expert, but if you're hurt on the job doesn't the EMPLOYER typically pay your medical costs? Even if you had insurance?
Why should a soldier wounded on the job be treated any differently? I realize that wounded vets' medical bills aren't high on Obomo's list of priorities, but this seemed pretty outrageous to me.
If its a non issue then why is the National Commander of the American Legion so worked up about it?
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I can think of a couple reasons....
1. The American Legion dude doesn't understand the program. Somebody said something in error to him and now he won't listen to reason.
2. The insurance companies are whispering in his ear. After all, they don't want to pay.
3. The media is staffed with dolts.
One of the very bad things done by the Bush administration was to underfund the cost of veteran health and disability care and to create a situation where the government went to extremes to avoid liability for these costs. Obama criticized this in his campaign, as did McCain, and both promised to do better. I understand how a bureaucratic budgeteer might think that charging insurance companies for treatment could reduce the government's cost. However, this will inevitably raise insurance premiums and places the burden where it doesn't belong. Among other things, it will create an incentive for smaller employers to avoid hiring veterans who might have significant medical needs. Care should be paid by the taxpayers. We owe it to the men and women that we placed in harm's way.
Ladies and gents i agree with Jeff on something~
I served in the US Military, 68 and 69. In the early 70's I applied for and recieved Veterens benefits. Then for the next 30 years, I relied on my private, employer sponsored insurance, for my health care. Recently, with retirement approaching, and the threat of corporate layoffs, I re-applied for my GI benefits. I was denied, even though my insurance would have paid. I was told that since I did not have a service related condition, and I made to much income to qualify, even though my insurance would be billed, tough luck. You have to live on the street for the VA to even look at you,... maybe.
Brothers ... beware, the recruiters will lie to you. And when you need them, the VA and Congress, both R and D, will abandon you, for political and fiscal expediancy.
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
And before Bush, Clinton underfunded the VA and healthcare.
And before Clinton, Bush underfunded the VA and healthcare.
And before Bush, Reagan underfunded the VA and healthcare.
And....so on. Everyone underfunds the VA system.
The VA has been a red-headed step-child ... always. And for that matter, so has active-duty healthcare. The recent BRAC had as a prime objective the closing of as many healthcare facilities as it could...even if the closures didn't make a bit of sense. The military medics were told to sit down and color but those of us in the chairs at home could see the idiocy that was going on.
I really don't care one way or the other about the issue at hand. The troops are still going to be seen in VA hospitals either way. The only thing I would say is that if the plan goes through, the VA should retain the funds and not have its other appropriations cut. That's the risk that the folks should be upset about.....that the VA will start collecting and their budget cut in a zero-sum game.


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Conference set on unilateralism, U.S. power, Dec. 5
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A conference titled "Unilateralism and U.S. Power?" is set for Friday, Dec. 5, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The all-day conference is intended to examine several issues, including: U.S. policy in trade, environment, human rights and security affairs; the historical extent of the U.S.'s commitment to multilateralism; factors that explain the U.S.'s inclination toward unilateralism versus multilateralism; and the means for countries to influence such U.S. policy.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , will open the conference at 8:30 a.m. Paula Dobrianski, undersecretary of state for global affairs with the U.S. Department of State, will provide opening remarks.
Other speakers will include scholars from Princeton, Columbia, Georgetown, UCLA, Stanford, New York University and University College London.
The event is sponsored by the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, the Program in Law and Public Affairs, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Woodrow Wilson School. For more information, contact the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at (609) 258-0293.
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VIDEO: Turnovers cost Vandals in loss to Texas State
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho men's basketball was on a roll, leading by 17 points and in the driver's seat at home against Texas State, but a sloppy finish in the first half switched the momentum and Idaho never recovered in a 78-73 home loss Thursday.
Idaho (7-11, 3-5 Western Athletic Conference) took 32-15 lead at the 6:09 mark of the first half on a Stephen Madison layup to cap a 13-4 scoring run. At that point, the Vandals were 12-of-22 (.545) from the floor, while Texas State (6-14, 2-6 WAC) had made just four of its first 22 attempts for an 18.2 field goal percentage.Turnovers cost Vandals in loss to Texas State
Idaho had 18 turnovers in the game, many of them unforced, and gave the Bobcats easy shots and 10 more field goal attempts overall as a result.
"The bottom line, for this team to win, we have to take care of our turnover woes," Idaho head coach Don Verlin said.
Fueled by Idaho giveaways, Texas State outscored the Vandals of the final six minutes of the half by a 15-2 margin on 8-of-11 (.727) shooting. In the meantime, Idaho turned it over five times and missed its final five shots of the half to take a 34-30 lead into the break.
The second half was more of the same for Idaho. While showing flashes of strong play early in the second period, Idaho extended its lead quickly as high as eight points at 38-30 and again at 40-32. With the Vandals holding a 45-38 lead at the 15:31 point, TXST went on a 9-2 run to tie the game for the first time since 0-0, at 47-47 with 13:13 to play.
The game stayed within two possessions for the remainder of regulation, but the final two minutes of the game were defined again by key Idaho turnovers in clutch situations. Tied 67-67 with less than two minutes to play, Idaho committed three turnovers and made just one field goal, while Texas State's Wright rattled off seven-consecutive points on his own to give the Bobcats a six-point lead that Idaho could not overcome in the final two minutes.
Along with Barone's career-high total, junior Stephen Madison added 14 points and three rebounds, while senior Mike McChristian scored 13 points, all in the first half, to go along with eight rebounds. No other Idaho player netted more than six points. Barone, Madison and McChristian went a combined 18-of-26 (.692) from the floor, but the rest of the team combined for 6-of-24 (.250) shooting.
Wright's 37 points led Texas State, while Phil Hawkins added 16 points and Reid Koenen put in 10 as the only other double-figure scorer. As a team, the Bobcats went 28-of-60 (.467) from the floor, 7-of-24 (.292) from 3-point range and 15-of-23 (.652) from the free throw line.
"He beat us from the inside, he beat us from the outside," Verlin said of Wright. "I knew he was a good player coming in. He gets 18 points a game and we really stressed him coming in. We just couldn't guard him."
Idaho went 24-of-50 (.480) from the field and 5-of-17 (.294) from the perimeter, its worst long-range percentage in WAC play, and earned a 20-of-24 (.833) clip from the free throw line. The Vandals out-rebounded the Bobcats by a 37-28 margin and outscored TXST in the paint, 38-36.
Texas State outscored Idaho off turnovers, 15-7, and off the bench, 47-9. The Bobcats became the first team since Wright State in Idaho's season opener on Nov. 9 to outscore the Vandals on the fast break (10-8).
"I think we're giving the effort that you need to give defensively," Verlin said. "Tonight, they shoot a good percentage, but we gave them a bunch of turnover layups and we have got to figure that out."
The Vandals will be back at the Cowan Spectrum on Saturday to face UTSA, which took a 78-75 win at Seattle U on Thursday and enters the game with a 5-13 overall and 1-7 WAC record. That game tips off at 7:05 p.m. (PT).


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NEW YORK — With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the Super Bowl. The game fell short of setting a viewership record, but it stands as the third most-watched program in U.S. television history.
The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 108.4 million people watched the Baltimore Ravens' 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The most-watched events in U.S. TV history were last year's game, seen by 111.3 million, and the 2010 game, with 111 million viewers.
CBS had hoped to make it the fourth year in a row that football's ultimate game broke the record for most-watched event in American television history. But pro football ratings in general have been down slightly this year.
When the Ravens' Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown and gave his team a 28-6 lead, CBS' dream of a ratings record surely became even more distant. And then half the lights went out. CBS' ratings immediately dipped by two full ratings points in the overnight measurement of big cities.
When the lights returned, so did the 49ers. They quickly jumped back in the game and CBS' audience, no doubt fueled by social media chatter, came back, too. CBS was blessed with the dream of every network that telecasts the Super Bowl: a game that isn't decided until the final play.
CBS had a moment of dead air when the field darkened, since power was lost in the control booth where Jim Nantz and Phil Simms worked. After a commercial break, sideline anchor Steve Tasker appeared to say there had been a power outage. CBS then filled time with its football pregame team, showing highlights and speculating on how the delay would affect the teams.
At the precise moment the lights went out, CBS' Armen Keteyian was in the NFL's control booth, conducting an interview with Frank Supovitz, senior vice president of the NFL in charge of events.
"In the NFL control room, there was no panic, but there was an undeniable amount of uncertainty about the cause," Keteyian said Monday on "CBS This Morning." Keteyian was filming for a "60 Minutes Sports" report scheduled to be aired Wednesday on Showtime. CBS News did not participate in live coverage of the power outage.
The power outage was an immediate hot topic for quips and questions online. There were an estimated 47.7 million social media posts during the game, according to the company Trendrr TV, which tracks activity on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. That compares with 17 million during last year's game and 3 million in 2010, Trendrr said.
Baltimore had the highest rating of any individual city, Nielsen said. San Francisco was not among the top 10 cities in ratings.
CBS drew criticism from the Parents Television Council for not editing out a profanity said by Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco shortly after the game. Flacco was caught by microphones describing his team's victory as "f—— awesome."
"No one should be surprised that a jubilant quarterback might use profane language while celebrating a career-defining win, but that is precisely the reason why CBS should have taken some precautions," said Tim Winter, president of the lobbying group, asking for the Federal Communications Commission to rebuke CBS.


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I was reading some of the posts on the other threads (even that fossil train wreck) and it seems that there are many folks with ideas about what the Republican party should do to get back on track. What do you think? What planks would they have to put in the platform for you to vote Republican? What do they need to toss over the side?
In my opinion, there are a few key conservative issues that they need to concentrate on:
1. Fiscal conservatism. Low taxes, limited government, etc. The problem is that they have to walk the walk. So far, they haven't done any better with this than the Dems. In my opinion, every Department needs a total audit and some departments need to just be dismantled (Education, for example).
2. The FairTax. It is easy to demagogue, but it would change this country for the better.
3. Fixing Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. It might be political suicide, but it needs to be done and they aren't winning now anyway. Somebody has to have the 'nads to point out the elephant in the room.
4. Strong national defense. Self explanatory
5. Get out of the gay marriage argument. Same goes for abortion. You can't win and it drives people away from the party. A big part of the reason that we have Obama, Pelosi and Reid leading our country right now.
6. Continue the war on Islamic extremism and call it what it is. Stop wasting resources on the "war on drugs". It is as ridiculous as the left's "war on poverty". You can't stop people from getting high by trying to shut off their supply any more than you can stop people from being poor by giving them a government check.
7. Push to clean up Congress. Earmark reform, hold the thieves and scoundrels in the GOP accountable, push for term limits. Get serious about cutting the pork. Sorry, but some folks just have to take a shot for the team.
Most people in the country have basic conservative values. Most people in this country (I hope) still believe in self-sufficiency, hard work, God, free enterprise and the American Dream. Regardless of what you may think of Reagan, he inspired people by speaking about the things that they already believed in. He didn't need "new ideas". He communicated the old ideas that work. We need somebody who can do the same.
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Los Angeles, Calif., May 5th, 2008—SOA Software, a leading Integrated SOA Governance Automation vendor, today announced that it will certify SAP NetWeaver as a Governed Service Platform. This allows customers to confidently use SAP Enterprise SOA solutions implemented with NetWeaver products as part of a heterogeneous enterprise SOA environment sharing services with other commercial SOA platforms like IBM WebSphere, Microsoft, BEA, and Oracle, as well as RedHat and other open source providers.
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This is the summer of the female Olympian. For the first time, every nation competing will have a woman on its team. In an important milestone, the United States is sending more women than men to compete in London. Even the conservative Islamic state of Saudi Arabia is allowing women to participate. Let's appreciate that it's taken women more than a century of struggle to reach this point.
During the first modern Olympics in 1896, women were completely barred from competition. Nevertheless, a Greek woman named Stamata Revithi decided to unofficially run the marathon anyway, finishing in five and a half hours. (Revithi was truly at the vanguard of women's running—women did not compete in Olympic marathons until 1984).
In 1900, Charlotte Cooper of Britain, a tennis player, became the first woman to win an Olympic medal. Still, for years, women's participation in the Olympic Games was hotly debated. In 1912, Pierre Coubertin, a founding father of the Olympics, opposed plans to expand women's participation to greater numbers of sports, decrying their involvement as "impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic, and incorrect." Luckily he was overruled; around the world, celebrated female Olympic athletes have upended conventional wisdom about women's abilities and inspired millions.
Before this year, however, full female participation in the Olympics remained an aspiration. As of 1996, 26 countries' teams did not include women. By the 2008 Games, only three countries—Brunei, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia—did not field female Olympians. Brunei's small size partly accounted for its lack of women, although this year, Maziah Mahusin, a hurdler (and one of only three athletes competing from Brunei), will carry her nation's flag in the opening ceremonies.
Qatar is sending three female athletes: Bahiya al-Hamad, an air-rifle shooter and the country's flag-bearer; Noor al-Malki, a sprinter; and Nada Arkaji, a swimmer. As al-Hamad remarked to CNN about her participation, "It's an accomplishment for every Qatari woman. I hope I can live up to their expectation[s]." Until very recently, it seemed that Saudi Arabia would remain the holdout on female Olympians, but Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, a judo athlete, and Sarah Attar, a runner, will compete. (For more on the internal dynamics of Saudi Arabia's Olympic bid, you can read my previous blog post on the subject).
Women's increased participation in the Games is in large part a result of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) proactive efforts to include women from every country. Though the athletes from Brunei, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia did not technically qualify for the Games, the IOC invited them. The IOC also spent months negotiating with Saudi Arabia to send women to the Olympics. Additional international pressure, especially from Human Rights Watch, also helped.
The women who will compete in the Olympics are an impressive group, but many of the women who almost, but didn't, make it to the Games have also been trailblazers. In March, I wrote about the Catch-22 that the Iranian women's soccer team confronted in their Olympic bid. Last year, the team missed their chance to qualify for the Olympics because FIFA, soccer's governing body, did not allow women to wear headscarves—and the Iranian government would not allow them to compete without them. Since then, partly thanks to the efforts of Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, a member of FIFA's executive committee, official rules now permit women to play while wearing headscarves. A new Dutch-designed headscarf fastened with Velcro also assuaged fears that the headscarves would pose safety risks to female competitors. Regardless, dedicated Iranian female soccer players will not have the chance to compete this year.
Across the border from Iran, Afghanistan's Sadaf Rahimi hoped to represent her country as its first Olympic female boxer. While her boxing ability does not meet Olympic standards (she received a special IOC invitation, as did the Saudi women competing), the symbolic value of an Afghan woman overcoming the cultural and religious barriers to competing in such an event was enormous. However, the International Boxing Association recently decided that she could not compete in the Olympics, fearing for her safety in competition with much more skilled opponents. Her story still inspires.
In the coming weeks, regardless of their religion, nationality, or attire, women will perform physical feats possible for only the top echelon of athletes. Yet in too many countries, women's athletic participation remains deeply stigmatized and highly contested. But female Olympians will help dismantle that reality piece by piece. For the women who have fought for years just to compete in the Olympics—all the way back to Stamata Revithi in 1896—their moment is finally here.


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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
PLANTERSVILLE – Fifth-graders at Plantersville Middle School cheered on Friday after Assistant Principal VerLena Spence revealed a surprise.
Letters had arrived from their pen pals in Missouri.
Rachel Lopez's third-period English class has been corresponding with fifth-graders at Pershing Elementary School since the fall. Friday's missives were the second batch to come from students a the 400-student kindergarten through fifth grade school in University City, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis.
Plantersville's students have written once and have now begun working on their latest reply.
"They are excited," Lopez said. "They ask about it often and about when they'll receive another letter."
The exercise was the idea of Pershing fifth-grade teacher Vida Weekly, who is Spence's aunt. The Missouri state test requires students to write letters, and Weekly asked her niece about the possibility of their schools corresponding. Two classes at each school are participating.
"Our students are so excited," Weekly said by phone on Friday. "It gives them a feeling of individual attention to say, 'I got this letter.'"
Students introduced themselves in the initial letters and talked about their families and hobbies.
Lopez's class will respond with postcards describing Mississippi and its climate and geography. That will allow her to tie science and social studies lessons into the project.
The students also compare and contrast the pen pals and their states to their own experiences. Lopez makes them follow the writing process, brainstorming, writing a draft and editing it.
"We can cover a lot of objectives from a personal letter," she said.
The activity helps the students to see beyond their town.
"It helps just knowing there is someone out there similar to you," Spence said. "You hate to have them secluded in a shell. There are people who learn and go to school like they do and they do some of the same things too."
Fifth-grader William Porter, 10, was surprised to hear about the snow his pen pal sees.
"The best part is getting to talk to people from another state," he said.
Classmate Cole Edwards asked his partner a difficult math question and was impressed to see it solved in the reply letter. He also enjoyed the pictures of Pershing that Weekly sent.
"That was neat, to see how their school is," he said.


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21st annual Briloff Lecture at Binghamton University
Paul LeClerc, president and CEO of the New York Public Library, will be the speaker for the 21st Lecture of the Abraham J. Briloff Lecture Series on Accountability and Society. LeClerc will deliver his talk, titled "Accountability and Society: Beyond Accounting," at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, in the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center at Binghamton University. The lecture is free and open to the public.
LeClerc, holds a doctorate in French literature from Columbia University. He taught at Union College in Schenectady and served as an administrator for City University of New York and Baruch College before being named president of Hunter College in 1988. He has held his present position since 1993.
The annual lecture series is named in honor of Professor Briloff, who was the first presidential professor and awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University. Through his writings and lectures, Briloff emphasized the need for ethical business practices and influenced others to make the highest ethical standards the basis of their work. The Briloff lecture series brings members of the accounting profession and the business and campus communities together to contemplate topics of business ethics.
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text: My buddy bought a few cases of AOTC from Entertainment Earth on FRiday. He went down to pick them up, so I dont know if they are selling them just there or online as well. Also I called and after a few minutes of talking to the guy on the phone, he agreed to sell me a few cases even though I didnt preorder any, if I came down in person. SO I guess they are selling them. Although another friend called as well and they told him they arent selling them yet, so I guess it depends on who you talk to. You might want to call and check it out. But I know he got them cause I saw the cases and the receipt. SO if you dont mind paying a little more, actually its Entertainment Earth, so alot more ( Nobody rips off the collectors better then our good pals over at Entertainment Earth) :sur: then call them up and get your cases now, cause even though they arent up on the website for in stock, they are selling them now that is Confirmed. :confused:


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CES 2013: Sharp Demoes Double-UHD (8K) Set, Two 4K Sets, 21 New Aquos 3D Smart TVs
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Subpixel processing and a pair of 4K sets promise to up the graphical ante of the Aquos line
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2013 Consumer Electronics Show
at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Central themes were big,
high resolution
, and smarter televisions.
I. 3D, Smart TVs are Here to Stay, Says Sharp
The Japanese set-maker continues to forge ahead with its own proprietary smart TV technology dubbed "SmartCentral". Its refresh of its Aquos line includes 21 new sets distributed among the 6-Series (low-end), 7-Series (mid-range), and 8-Series (high-end). Each set features a dual-core ARM architecture processor. The sets range from 60+ inches to 80+ inches.
The latest version of SmartCentral adds the ability to use your Android or iOS device as a remote control. It also features SmartBeam, which allows you to push files from your mobile device onto your LCD set. A Flash- and HTML5-capable web browser will also be built into the sets.
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All of the TVs have built in Wi-Fi and 1080p "Active" 3D compatibility. The new twist on 3D is improved filtering on the Bluetooth link; customers can now use the Bluetooth powered glasses without fear of interference from other Bluetooth signals (previously customers were advised to turn off other Bluetooth-communications in the area when watching 3D content).
Also included in the lineup is Sharp's proprietary sub-pixel processing, which the company claims offers double the detail per pixel as rival RGBY/RGB LCD designs.
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II. Going Big
Sharp was also eager to plug its 90-inch LED set, which it brags is the biggest available LED-illuminated LCD TV on the market. Launched in June 2012, this will continue to be a crown jewel in the company's lineup, getting a minor refresh with improved SmartCentral technology.
But 1080 is not the final destination for Sharp. The company will be launching a pair of 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixel) sets this year. Sharp dubs these models "ultra-HD" (UHD) sets, pointing out that they quadruple the pixel count of 1080p.
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The first, the ICC Purios, will hit this summer. Named after Sharp's processor partner -- the I-cubed Research Center Inc. (ICC) -- the ICC Purious will pack ICC's (integrated cognitive creation) image processor, which supposedly mimics the way a human brain deals with images. The 60-inch set is the first 4K model to receive THX certification, according to Sharp.
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Sharp will push out a second set -- an Aquos-branded UHD set -- sometime in the second half of the year. That set will feature an upscaler, which will try to convert standard 1080p content to 4K (similar to how the Sony Corp. (
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The latter set will also feature "Moth Eye" a nano-scale conical coating, which mimics moth eyes. Apparently moths have evolved the ability to minimize glare off their eye lenses to avoid predation. Inspired by nature, Sharp applied a similar design to eliminate glare on the set.
In case that wasn't enough, Sharp showed off an 85-inch 8K LED-lit LCD TV prototype (7680 x 4320 pixel). The ultra-ultra HD (so to speak) set won't be available this year, but Sharp calls it a "glimpse of the future of high definition".
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Now let's revisit with novelist Lisa Wingate, author of Dandelion Summer (NAL Accent Penguin Putnam, July 2011).
Lisa Wingate is an award-winning journalist, magazine columnist, popular inspirational speaker and a national bestselling author of sixteen novels, including Tending Roses, now in print for ten years, and a favorite book-discussion selection.
Lisa is one of a select group of authors to find success in both the inspirational and general markets in mainstream fiction. Her works have been featured by the National Reader's Club of America, AOL Book Picks, Doubleday Book Club, the Literary Guild, American Profiles, Crossings Book Club, Women's World Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, and have been short-listed for various awards, including the American Christian Fiction Writer's Book of the Year Award.
Lisa also spends time on the road as a motivational speaker. Via Internet, she shares with readers as far away as India, where her book, Tending Roses, has been used to promote women's literacy, and as close to home as Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the county library system has used her works to help volunteers teach adults to read.
Lisa lives in Central Texas where her husband teaches Science and her two boys are to enter their junior years, one in high school and one in college.
Please tell us five random things we might not know about you.
--My husaband and I teach Sunday School for high school seniors, who are a joy and a challenge. My very favorite day is to gather kids, pets and camp food, and head down to the old swimming hole where kids have been gathering for generations.
--For my first writing session of the day, I'm usually propped up in bed with my laptop, my decaf, and really bad hair.
--I work on my TBR stack by propping a book on my elliptical machine and having awkward but total mind-body exercise.
--Houseplants have short life spans in my house—I don't mean to be a plant-killer; it just happens.
--I am a mother of boys (ordered girls, but they were out of stock that day, twice), so I know how to catch crickets in Ziplock bags, to feed pet lizards—this may come in handy during the apocalypse.
I do the same as you on the treadmill! It makes the exercise time pass more easily, and I find I actually look forward to it.
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Dandelion Summer.
The story features an unlikely friendship between a grumpy old man and a desperate teenage girl who are drawn together as they try to solve the mysteries of a hidden family past.
When J. Norman's daughter hires a smart-mouthed teenager, Epie, to cook for him in the afternoons Norman is not pleased. Over time, an unlikely friendship develops, as Norman shares his memories of his work at NASA and the early days of the space program. Epiphany's presence in the house pulls ties to Norman's long-lost memories of another house, another life, and a woman, a black housekeeper, who saved him. Together, Norman and Epiphany begin to investigate the mystery of Norman's true identity.
For me, this story was a joy to write, as the original Apollo moon shots are some of my oldest memories.
What is it about your lead characters that will make your readers care about them?
J.Norman reflects on his busy career in the space race and his lack of time to share in his daughter's upbringing, as young Epie also suffers from lack of parental attention. Like many fathers, Norman regrets that he didn't spend more time with his daughter. Norman's recollections of the early days at Cape Canaveral and President Kennedy's space race were inspired by a special reader-friend, Ed Stevens, who worked on the Howard Hughes team that designed the first moon lander. Like my friend, Ed, Norman has fascinating stories to tell, and those stories draw Epie to him.
In Epie, Norman finds a lost connection to his own daughter and a catalyst for change. In Norman, Epie finds a father figure, someone to mentor her, and an friend to fill the empty space inside her where a father should have been. Epie is a kid filled with potential, but on the road to dangerous and destructive choices.
The story is in many ways a modern southern corollary to George Eliot's classic Silas Marner --in which Silas's discovery of an adopted daughter (oddly enough, Silas's daughter is named Eppie, which wasn't even intentional) changes Silas's life as a hermit/weaver who works all the time and breaks him out of his shell to bring him into the larger community. In the process, of course, Silas saves Eppie and raises her to be a confident young woman.
Here is a link to a father/daughter video excerpt from the book:
Why will readers enjoy your novel?
Readers will enjoy the intergenerational friendship, but also the prickly relationship between Norman and Epie. They are at times both wonderful and difficult, each of them. Their quest to solve Norman's family mystery takes them on a road trip of epic proportions through historic southern towns and a hidden past.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Wow! Robert Duvall would be J. Norman.
Epie would be played by a brilliant, young, spunky, and heretofore undiscovered newcomer!
If your publisher asked you to write your next novel in a different genre, which genre would you choose?
Historical, maybe? I love history!
What is the last book you read that you would recommend?
I thoroughly enjoyed Water for Elephants. I was so into it that when I saw the movie, I was reminded that when a book is really great, reading is better than seeing. The movie was good, but the book was the full experience.
I loved both the book and the film. Both were so moving and gorgeous. I so agree that the book is typically a more full experience. But I do love when my favorite books are brought to film.
What are you working on now?
I'm doing the edits for Blue Moon Bay, which follows Larkspur Cove in the Moses Lake series for Bethany House. Blue Moon Bay will be released by Bethany House in February, 2011. The second book in the Moses Lake series, it is a stand-alone story, but also within the small-town lakeside setting of Larkspur Cove (Bethany House, Feb. 2011). When a family falls into conflict over the sale of the family land, a no-nonsense career woman is forced to return to the family funeral home in tiny Moses Lake, Texas to sort things out and deal with the unresolved wounds of her past. There, she meets a local guy, finds herself embroiled in a family mystery, and reconnects with the plain faith of her family's Mennonite neighbors. The last place she ever wanted to find herself turns out to be the place where she might reconnect with her family and find out where she's meant to be.
Where else can readers find you online?
The book is available at fine book stores and online via the following buttons:
Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
One of my favorite things about sending fictional people out into the world is meeting the real people they bring home—like my fascinating reader-friend Ed Stevens, who inspired Dandelion Summer. Can you share a real-life connection that has happened because of a book, story, or book club?
Thank you, Lisa, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Lisa has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Thursday, July 28. To enter, leave an answer to Lisa's questions (above) at the bottom of today's post. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.
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Despite what Jeff and Henry will have you think the majority of Americans consider themselves conservative.
Despite what Jeff and Henry will have you think the majority of Americans consider themselves conservative.
I think what the poll didnt show is that America is fiscally conservative, but morally moderate to liberal..also what has been pointed out on this forum by liberals is that many "conservatives" crossed over and voted for BHO, he didnt get elected by Democrats only. The libs got their electorate whipped into a frenzy, the Repubs sat back and figured common sense would prevail and kept waiting for the last minute hail mary, which never showed up
On one hand, Americans self report that they have become more conservative over the last four years. However, only 40% identify themselves as conservative. 34% say the Republican party is just about right in its views whole 42% say the democrats are just about right. However, 48% say democrats are too liberal while 43% say republicans are too conservative. 38% of independents view democrats as being about right while 25% of independents view republicans as being about right.
When you go to specific issues it becomes even less clear. 41% believe that health care is not a government responsibility. 32% want unions to have less influence (35% want more). 39% want the level of immigration to decrease. 36% of Americans consider themselves to be Democrats (22% of these identify themselves as conservatives), and 28% identify themselves as republicans. 37% identify as independents and the majority of these (51%) lean towards democrats.
The big difference is that the republican party has defined itself in a way that 69% of those voting or leaning republican identify themselves as conservatives. By contrast, only 36% of democrats view themselves as liberal, suggesting that democrats have successfully captured the center while republicans are talking about how to purgre themselves of the few moderates and liberals that still identify with the party.
What does all of this mean? I would draw a few conclusions:
- The 2008 election, as I have suggested before, was more a reflection of the republicans shooting themselves than of the democrats winning the hearts and souls of the voters.
- While the republican "base" likes to claim that the party's losses result from straying too far from conservative issues, the numbers suggest that the party is alienating the moderates that it needs to put together an election victory.
- If republicans base their strategy of lower taxes, keeping government out of health care, closing off immigration, and increasing government's role in protecting traditional values, they will lose.
- If they focus on strong defense, responsible economic development, some improvements in health care accessibility, no increases in middle class taxes, and real deficit reduction, they may well be able to win.
My belief is that this "sample" (s) of the greater public opinion is a bunch of BS....
I think most of us miss the real message.....THEY ONLY INTERVIEWED 1100 people and say they are confident (95%) they have a factored margin of error of + or - 3 %
169,000,000 registered voters in 2008 gets lumped into 1100 people...COME ON.
source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_r...ntial_election
(I could have used cencus.usa.gov but they only show up to 2006 and the number was less 136 million)
I also know from life and common sense that REPUBLICANS are LESS likely to identify themselves as such as apposed to Democrats who generally will tell who ever it is they are talking to ....Republican voting people generally feel it is a private matter and keep to themselves, especially the elderly, what that means is REPUBLICANS are more likely to tell this telephone interviewer to GO TO HELL while democrats whill tell you everything you want to know and more . "Young Republicans" are becomming a voice in todays world and arn't so "hushed" when it comes to professing there political ties...
I would say that to try to reflect an accurate picture is almost IMPOSSIBLE while only gathering information from 1100 people....It just will not allow for a compete sample population.
Had the report said that a population of 50,000 was taken with a margin of error + or - 3 %, I might give it a grain of salt, and that is is big maybe.
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I cannot find a liberal or neutral news-talk show anywhere on the radio dial. I understand XM has a liberal station, and that's about it. When I think of hosts....Hannity, Limbaugh, Colter, Malkin....the list goes on and on. I don't think those people necessarily reflect the views of most republicans however. Maybe that's why many old-school conservatives feel left out, and why the neocon era has seemingly come to an end. Christie Todd-Whitman's book, "It's My Party Too" is a nice summary of what has happened, and it was out before the election.
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i would disagree and say that most do actually agree with their views. Hell even Franco says he doesn't agree with them but when you listen to what he wants for the party and what they want its identical. Some people don't want to associate themselves with those hosts but that doesn't mean that they don't agree with their views on policy.
Well to put you on the spot lol what don't you agree with?
- 1. Poll accuracy: This is sort of like a science vs. faith discussion. On one and you have decades of detailed analysis and testing on top of centuries during which theories of probability have been developed that show that it is indeed possible to estimate opinion at a moment in time for an infinite population using a relatively small sample if you do it correctly. On the other hand is the blind faith that more is better. The fact is that it is more accurate to predict opinion on a discrete issue for the entire US population using a carefully selected sample of 1100 people than it would be to succeed in having 20% of the population call into a designated number to tell you their opinions (American Idol approach). The problem with polls is that everything depends on doing it correctly. How you select people, how you contact them, how you handle non-respondents, how you word the question (e.g. Do you ask people if they are pro-life or ask them if they believe all abortions should be illegal except in cases of ......), etc., all have a major impact on the result. Unfortunately, many people organizing polls are more interested in shaping opinion than in finding out about opinion and design their "polls" for that purpose (e.g. the NRA "polls" that I always receive with a request for money).
- What makes you think that Republicans are less likely to respond to pollsters? There is a fair amount of evidence that people are generally reluctant to admit to prejudice, odd sexual behavior, drug/alcohol use, and even strongly negative opinions in polls. Are you basing your assumptions about republican poll response deficiency on characteristics they share with those other groups that are known to be reluctant responders? The fact is that extreme conservatives outnumber extreme liberals by about 2:1 (17% vs 8% in the Gallup poll). I've never found either group to be shy about ramming its beliefs down the ears of anyone in range.


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"Pacific Rim" takes place in 2020 when alien-like monsters, called the Kaiju, start emerging from an undersea volcano, destroying countless cities and millions of people. In order to defeat the Kaiju, global forces come together to create Jaegers, giant robots that are controlled by two neurologically synced pilots who take part in mind-blowing hand-to-hand combat with the invaders.
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