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This poll, fielded January 12-15, 2010, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. A national sample of 1,083 adults was surveyed, including an oversample of African Americans. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way Barack Obama was handling the presidency, the economy, health care, and the federal budget deficit, and whether they had a favorable opinion of President Obama. Respondents were queried on whether they thought the country was headed in the right direction, and whether they were confident that the Democratic Party and the Republican Party would make the right decisions for the country's future. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way that Nancy Pelosi was handling her job as Speaker of the House, whether they approved of the way Harry Reid was handling his job as Majority Leader of the Senate, and what was the one most important problem they would like to see President Obama and the Congress deal with this year. Information was collected on whether respondents thought Obama had accomplished a lot during his presidency, whether he was keeping most of his major campaign promises, and who they thought was to blame for the country's economic situation. Respondents were queried on how they thought the United States campaign against terrorism was going, whether the federal government should investigate possible terrorist threats, even if that intrudes on personal privacy, and whether police and other authorities should or should not be permitted to use personal characteristics like religion, or ethnicity, or nationality in deciding who to search in security lines at airports or other locations. Respondents were asked whether they approved or disapproved of President Obama's decision to close the United States military prison in Guantanamo Bay, whether they support or oppose the proposed changes to the health care system, whether they preferred the public option, and whether they have health insurance. Respondents were queried on whether they thought the federal government should try to limit the size of the bonuses banks can pay to their top employees, whether they would support or oppose a special tax on bonuses over one million dollars, and whether they would support or oppose higher taxes targeted at banks that do a lot of trading in the stock market. Finally, respondents were asked whether Obama's presidency has helped or hurt race relations in the United States, whether they favor smaller government with fewer services, or larger government with more services, whether they favor or oppose legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal and medical use, and whether they voted in the last presidential election. Demographic variables include sex, age, race, household income, education level, political party affiliation, political philosophy, political ideology, religious preference, and whether the respondent is a born-again Christian.
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- ABC News, and The Washington Post. ABC News/Washington Post Monthly Poll, January 2010. ICPSR30201-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-04-13. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30201.v1
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Invitations were mailed to all graduates from the Office of the President - Assistant for Development.
Please let us know whether or not you will be attending. We need to have the R.S.V.P. card including the number of guests who will be attending and your menu selections by May 16, along with any payments due. The 2013 Graduates are the guests of NBC. Tickets for family and friends may be purchased at $29 each. You may pay for them online at https://secure.nbc.edu/secure/payments/events.php (select Alumni Banquet under Payment Type) or pay Kathy Matson, in President Graves' office.
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A Message from the Chair
As the chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I'm pleased to welcome you to our website.
Ours is the largest department in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, with 54 faculty members and approximately 500 undergraduate students, 100 master's students, and 150 PhD students.
We represent and offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in three traditional academic disciplines: electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science. These disciplines are highly synergetic, and the fact that they are together in a single department gives us a unique advantage in making new discoveries and creating innovative curriculum. We also offer a minor in computer science.
The department is very proud of its faculty members, most of whom are recognized as worldwide leaders in their research fields. Many are fellows of their professional societies, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; the Association for Computing Machinery; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence; the Materials Research Society; the Cognitive Science Society; and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, among others.
The majority of our junior faculty members have received prestigious young investigator awards, such as the NSF CAREER award. Two of our emeritus faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Our research facilities are among the best at any university, including state-of-the-art labs for solid-state device fabrication, high-performance computing, and engineered quantum systems.
Research in our department spans a wide variety of disciplines essential to the growing field of information technology. Faculty members are organized into six research interest groups:
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Faculty research groups are thriving, due in no small part to their extensive interdisciplinary collaborations and the undergraduate research opportunities they offer.
On behalf of the faculty members and students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, I welcome you to browse our website, discover more about us, and contact us to learn more. If you are joining us as a student, we wish you very successful and pleasant years at Northwestern University.
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Dog Scheduled to Be Put Down for Being 'Gay' Rescued By Internet Campaign
Talk about saving the gay – err, we mean the day.
A dog who was scheduled to be euthanized after its owner gave it up because he thought the pooch was gay has been rescued.
The owner of the pit bill-American bulldog mix gave the animal to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter in Tennessee after spotting the creature "hunched over" another dog. It turns out the man thought his pooch was a homosexual and decided he couldn't own an animal who shares his kibbles and bits with creatures of the same sex.
A woman who tries to help dogs get adopted explained the situation on Facebook where a campaign to save the animal had people hitting the "woof":
This guy was signed over to RC, not bc he's mean or bc he tears things up, but because... His owner says he's gay! He hunched another male dog so his owner threw him away bc he refuses to have a 'gay' dog! Even if that weren't the most assinine thing I've ever heard, its still discrimination! Don't let this gorgeous dog die bc his owner is ignorant of normal dog behavior! He's in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow bc there is no room at the inn!"
Over 4,500 people shared the post and a slew offered to adopt the dog, whose name is unknown. It's also unclear who has saved it.
There's no word on who the dog's owner is nor any word on whether or not he has any clue ALL dogs hump each other.


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Artist James Turrell, pioneer of using light as an art medium, once said "Seeing is a very sensuous act". Charles Matson Lume follows Turrell's influential path, adding his own sculptural, material and architectural elements to his light works. Though the two have distinct differences, Lume's idea that "Light is seemingly capable of releasing a kind of secret from the ordinary" holds many similarities to Turrell's artistic philosophy.
The Twin Cities-based Lume spoke with Beautiful/Decay on the eve of being named to the ArtPrize Shortlist for 3D Works for his piece, The World's An Untranslatable Language II (for Charles Wright) (pictured above). Using pedestals of plastic warning tapes, as well as neon duct tape, mirrored paper reflects light onto the gallery's walls, creating the alluring forms and patterns which are the spirit of Lume's work. The artist adds, "Yes, the light is elemental in my work. However, the materials hold meaning. For me, the pas du deux of light and materials mirrors my experience in the world."
This relationship between the materials and the light itself is interesting, as it is the artist's main medium, yet is given more conceptual heft with the importance placed in the ephemeral materials used to support the light works themselves. Many of Lume's ideas are broadened (and also named after) his interest in contemporary poetry, but the artist quickly adds, "I am interested in visual pleasure, the sensual, and experiential. I am also interested in what distracts us (Is there anything in our culture that isn't vying for our attention?) What gets in the way of really living a full life? Art allows me to find gestures in which I can sometimes access a kind of authenticity that is true."


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To get a feel for academic and student life at RIT, nothing beats a campus visit. We encourage you to explore all that RIT has to offer. Take a campus tour and capture your impressions of this attractive, friendly, and upscale university with outstanding facilities.
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What do you serve with a super healthy Sweet Potato Quinoa Burger that will compliment the burger without ruining its health benefits? Homemade, gluten-free, baked sweet potato tots, of course!
A large serving of tater tots at a fast food chain packs:
- 580 calories
- 31 grams fat
- 1450 mg sodium
- No fiber
- No vitamins
An equivalent serving of these delicious Sweet Potato Tots has:
- 212 calories
- ZERO grams fat
- 434 mg sodium
- 6 grams fiber
- 689% vitamin a
- 47% vitamin c
Simply said, this is one starchy side dish you can feel good about eating!
Watch this step-by-step video for how to make the delicious tots and get the printable recipe below!
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients (makes 2 dozen tots)
- 1 lb sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Begin by boiling a large pot of water. Add the whole potatoes to the water with skins on. Boil for 20 minutes. Remove from the water and allow to cool.
Once cool enough to handle, shred the potatoes using a box grater.
*As you begin shredding the potatoes the skins will peel off. Snack on them while you prepare the tots or simply discard them.
Add the grated sweet potatoes to a large bowl with the flour and salt. Combine well.
Now we get to my favorite part, putting the tots together. Actually my favorite part is eating them, but this part ranks up there simply because I lovingly named this process the "roll and squish".
… and squish!
And this is how you get perfectly shaped tater tots!
Place them on a baking sheet and into a 375° oven.
Bake for 30 minutes or until crisp on the outside.
Now it's time to dig in!
♣ Vegetarian Option: This recipe is vegetarian AND vegan.
♦ Gluten Free Option: This recipe is gluten-free.
- 1 lb sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- Boil a large pot of water.
- Add the potatoes to the water and boil for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the water and allow to cool.
- Once cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes.
- Shred the peeled potatoes with a box grater.
- Add the grated sweet potatoes to a large bowl with the flour and salt. Combine well.
- Roll and squish the potatoes into tot shapes.
- Place them on a baking sheet and into a 375° oven for 30 minutes.


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AutoRap is the #3 iPhone app in the world!
The good folks at Google are featuring AutoRap as this week's top pick! Wow!! Glad we bought all those extra devices for testing ;)
The creators of the super-cool iRig mic are featuring LaDiDa this week! We love the iRig mic as it makes all our apps more awesome :) http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic/apps/Read the rest of this entry »
We had a chance to demo both LaDiDa and Songify at D: Dive Into Media earlier this week. It was a great follow-up to Neil Young's appeal to take music back to what he considers to be "100% quality". And of course Parag stole the show with his bad singing. But the best part by far was getting Peter Kafka to sing on stage ;)


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The Affordable Care Act offers the opportunity to increase the number of people who have health insurance while also forcing health care providers to improve their quality and reduce costs, according to a health care expert who spoke Oct. 10 at East Carolina University.
Dr. Don Berwick, former administrator of the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, addressed an audience of physicians, students, administrators and others at the Brody School of Medicine.
The act, often called "Obamacare" by its critics, will help limit insurance company administrative costs, reduce reimbursements to hospitals where patients are readmitted and help make the health care system more seamless and integrated, he said. It will also reduce waste.
"One out of three dollars we spend doesn't help anyone at all," Berwick said, citing his own studies and a recent report by the federal Institute of Medicine. He said changing physicians' practice patterns and hospital financing models will be an important step.
"The best hospital bed is an empty one," he said. "Productivity is the production of health, not the volume of tests."
Threats to health care reform and efforts to reduce costs and improve quality include health care monopolies, the rising number of uninsured Americans, public antipathy and confusion about reform and political battles, he said.
To combat those, Berwick advised five steps: put patients first, protect the disadvantaged, start with small scales, return cost savings to consumers and act locally. Berwick also said educating patients and families to care for themselves and expanding the scope of practice for physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other providers could expand access to care and reduce costs.
Dr. Libby Baxley, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Brody School of Medicine, echoed Berwick's recommendations for changing the way doctors treat patients and said that would mean changing the way medical students are taught.
"We have to go beyond the traditional education … of the care of the individual and have our students think about populations," she said. "It's really more about being a partner. That's a different set of skills than we've been teaching medical students in the past."
Berwick, a pediatrician, is a founder of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, which aims to reduce errors, waste, delay and unsustainable social and economic costs in health care. He's a graduate of Harvard Medical School. His lecture was sponsored by the Brody School of Medicine, Families USA and the North Carolina Justice Center.
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These school age children are filled with enthusiasm about learning! They now have an intuitive grasp of logical concepts and the skills that were used for pre-reading sets up important concepts for the increase of verbal skills and word recognition. By this age at least some reading begins.
A childs fine motor skills at this age allow them to improve writing and they have a keen attention for details. The how and whys of what goes on in their environment is a big part of their world. Their language is more fluid and speech is very social. Cooperative play, following more complicated directions, improved attention span and a general curiosity is apparent at this stage.
Filled with lots of energy, these children need a great deal of physical activites and outdoor play time to aid in their growth both physically and cognitively. Their imaginations have expanded and dramatic play has become much more sophisticated. They become keenly aware of right and wrong, and competency and learning responsibilities are part of the joy of this age group. Providing them with a variety of interesting games, puzzles, arts and crafts, open-ended building and dress up will compliment the skills they are learning at school.
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'Modern Family' Writer Hands Donald Trump His Own Ass On Twitter
Jonathan Higbee | June 14, 2013
Modern Family writer Danny Zuker is keeping us laughing even when one of our favorite comedies is on hiatus for summer. Following a hypocritical tweets from Donald Trump, Danny pummeled the anti-gay mogul/orangutan with a half-dozen rounds of clever artillery.
It went down like this (click the two pics below to enlarge):
Zuker 1; Trump 0
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Trump-et is such a flaming ass, it's a major wonder his straw wig/hairpiece or whatever that thing is, doesn't burst into a raging inferno! He just has to have his mouth flapping away, saying the most ludicrous and unintelligent things, just to hear himself blathering. If only someone would pay him any attention, if only...


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As it's Christmas, the winner and runner up will both get one of these lovely hand-painted Christmas cake stands. I think it would look gorgeous piled high with mince pies, gingerbread men and – of course – cupcakes!
I should just point out that the stand isn't wonky. Although I possibly am....
The lucky winner and runner up will also each get one of these calendars....
...as well as a selection of other goodies.
As promised, Father Christmas will be attending to give gifts to bakers who have been good little girls (and boys) all year. He will also be awarding this special prize to his favourite entry on the night:
With three fabulous prizes to be won there's never been a better time to enter a cupcake – and loads of you are! We have a record number of bakers confirming their attendance and it promises to be a wonderful evening. What better way to kick-start your Christmas festivities?
Can't wait for Monday!


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The U.S. Wheat Farmer Gets a Good Price for a
Bumper Crop
"The U.S. Wheat Farmer Gets a Good Price for a Bumper Crop." Life 3, no. 5: 2 August 1937, 15.
This span of mules is pulling a hayrack full of wheat bundles across the stubble of Jacob Meyers' farm near Lenexa, Kan. A few days before, these bundles were fields of shimmering grass, a blanket of gold against the ground. A few minutes after this picture was taken in late June, they were being fed into a threshing machine and ripped apart into chaff and grain.
All over the vast wheatlands of the U.S.--in a great swathe east and west of the Mississippi and in the foothills of the far Northwest--this ritual of harvest has been going on since mid-June and will continue till mid-September. At this moment the hayracks are rolling and the threshers clanking in the Dakotas. For three months the steam of gold that flows from such bundles will not stop. In a hundred thousand freight cars, in boats and trucks, it will cascade across the country--$1,000,000,000 worth of edible wealth. Not in ten years have U.S. farmers reaped such a crop at such a price--nearly 900,000,000 bushels at more than a dollar a bushel. Years of drought, blight and low markets are forgotten in Nature's 1937 burst of bounty. With the competing wheat basins of Canada, Europe and Asia thinned by drought, with the world's grain reserve diminished by two lean harvests, and with acreage yields of 14 bushels, the U.S. farmer will once more jingle money in his pocket.


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Essayist Writes Popular Essay... Then Sends 'Non-Negotiable' Invoice To Church Who Posts It Online
from the how-nice-of-her deptWe've seen recently how some companies have turned copyright into something that certainly approximates a tool for extortion. Rather than threatening to break up your store with a baseball bat, they threaten to sue you if you don't pay them for infringing on their copyrights. Even in the cases where the copyright has been infringed, this whole process seems incredibly sleazy and underhanded -- and it's even worse when it's done against those who are clearly "accidental" or "unaware" infringers. Or you can take it even further: using this method to demand a non-negotiable payment from a church.
Reader Sam Cook writes in to let us know how a woman named Linda Amstutz is going around threatening pretty much anyone who posts her essay/poem called "If my body were a car." It's apparently one of those essays that gets regularly passed around the internet -- often without attribution. While you can understand why the author might get a bit upset about it getting passed around without attribution, it appears that Amstutz has taken it to another level. She could alert those who are posting it with the evidence that she's the author and ask, nicely, for proper attribution. She could also then use that fame and celebrity to get other commissioned writing projects, or maybe a book.
But no. She just sends them bills.
She (or, rather, her "literary agent" Mary Taylor Smith) sends nasty letters to people demanding immediate payment of $750, significantly more than anyone would ever pay for such reprint rights -- using the fact that statutory copyright infringement violations have a $750/infringement starting point (which, we already know is ridiculous). Of course, Taylor Smith never seems to suggest that anyone might have a fair use exemption. She just sends the letter and an invoice demanding payment.
A couple years ago, the well-known author Orson Scott Card found out about Amstutz and Taylor Smith's effort to abuse copyright law, and wrote up a blog post that pretty accurately described the picture. He notes that those who are posting the essay are almost certainly infringing on the copyright, but that's no excuse for Amstutz's actions, whom he refers to as "a moderately talented but extremely greedy, litigious, and self-righteous author:"
Now, her essay was originally published in Ozark Senior Living magazine. You can bet that she did not receive $750 for first publication. She may not have been paid at all.Amstutz also has a rather obnoxious webpage up about this topic, saying that she's building a list of all the people who refused to pay and will soon sue them all (at which point she'll also "rescind" the invoice for $750, and try to get much more in court. She also has a "lesson" in copyright which gets a lot of the details wrong (she calls infringing stealing, makes no mention of fair use at all, and says you can never use someone else's words without permission, etc.)
Furthermore, $750 is a ridiculously high price for reprint rights for essays. I have stories reprinted all the time -- sometimes award-winning stories twenty times the length of "If My Body Were a Car," and for which I was originally paid many times $750. But the reprint rights usually go for $300 or less, and that's fair.
Besides the money, you see, I get to have that story out there collecting new readers for me...
The web is full of people who don't understand that websites are publications. Nobody gave them a course in copyright law before they put stuff up online. Most of them are decent folks who, as soon as someone tells them they're doing something wrong, will immediately correct their error.
But Amstutz is not interested in understanding human failings. Instead, she has seized upon a means of terrifying people into paying her ridiculous amounts of money.
It's as if you went into a store, inadvertently broke a vase worth $75, only to find that the store manager is going to make you pay $750 on the spot, or else you'll be hauled off to jail for vandalism and fined $30,000.
Yep. $30,000. Because that's what Mary Taylor Smith, Amstutz's agent, misleadingly tells you you'll have to pay. Here's her exact language: "The minimum damages for copyright infringement in a court of law is $750 and is punishable up to $30,000, plus attorney fees and court costs."
Yes, but that $30,000 is a maximum. There is zero chance that a rational court would charge a mom-and-pop non-profit website anywhere near that amount for infringing the copyright of a piece of writing that probably earned $100 or less on first publication. Especially when they took the essay down the moment they realized it was a copyright infringement.
Card points out that this does, indeed, feel like extortion, even if it is infringement:
Amstutz brags about just how much money she intends to extort from anyone who trips over her essay.Card, as he did when JK Rowling started bullying the author of the Harry Potter Lexicon, points out how unoriginal the idea of Amstutz essay is in the first place. He points out that plenty of others have written similar things. While he says, correctly, that this doesn't change the fact that her specific expression is covered by copyright, it does raise questions about why Amstutz thinks her work is so special. His suggested solution: stop posting or forwarding her writings and return her "to obscurity where she belongs."
Because that's what it seems like to me: extortion. Yes, republishing her essay is an infringement of copyright. But most people who do it are ignorant of what they're doing. Amstutz preys on these people, hovering to see who falls into the trap, and then threatening them and bullying them to pay her far more than the reprint rights are worth, under threat of maximum fines they would never have to pay.
There are plenty of people like this in the world -- vultures who prey on people who make mistakes. I'll wager that Amstutz makes far more money from legal extortion than she makes as a writer. She has left writing far behind. Now she's just a bully, like a big kid threatening little kids so they'll turn over their lunch money.
Finally, he shows how an author should respond to such flattery, by granting everyone the right to forward his works online, as long as they properly credit it. He does ask that people ask permission to repost his essays, but says he'll often grant the right, free of charge with little hassle.
Filed Under: copyright, fair use, if my body were a car, invoices, linda amstutz, mary taylor smith, orson scott card


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text: Top Ten Political Issues Facing Agriculture May 22, 2013 07:12 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Boyce Thompson AgWeb Email Former deputy ag secretary Kathleen Merrigan highlights the top non-farm-bill issues that are currently impacting agriculture. Asked why she had recently left her job as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture after four years, Kathleen Merrigan noted that she was just one of many deputy secretaries who had left the administration recently. "Why?" she asked. "Because it's a hard job." By contrast, Merrigan appeared to enjoy standing in front of a welcoming audience and giving her keynote address at Crop Life's 2013 National Policy Conference. She was asked to discuss the top political issues–excluding the farm bill—that currently impact agriculture. Here's her top 10: 1. Immigration Reform. We may be on the cusp of immigration reform, Merrigan said, noting an immigration bill was passed out of committee yesterday. She not only heard from many people about the need for immigration reform, but she also saw the need herself on a recent trip throughout her home state of Massachusetts. 2. Tax Reform. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who recently announced that he will retire in 2014, wants to pass a tax reform bill before he leaves office. In the meantime, she said, the public appears to be irritated by large companies, such as Apple, avoiding U.S. taxes by managing their finances through other countries. "All this adds up to a lot of energy in this space." Merrigan, who also worked on Capitol Hill, said agriculture might be able to secure a new approach to estate taxes. She noted that any startup farmer coming from other industries will need a lot of capital. She held out the possibility of treating "sweat equity" differently for estate tax purposes. 3. Food safety. FDA's pending food safety regulations are "big" and likely to change agriculture "more than you might imagine." But Merrigan, who met with FDA officials on the proposed regulations, indicated the proposal will likely be revised before its finalized. "My view has always been: no one gets a pass on food safety." 4. Foreign-Trade Agreements. Developing a free-trade agreement with the European Union will be tough, she said, but it could create big opportunities for U.S. producers. A trade agreement with the Trans-Pacific partnership, she said, is also within reach. This treaty could create a huge new market opportunity for certain fruits, vegetables, and nuts where U.S. producers don't have decent access currently. 5. Fruits and vegetables. "We're moving in the right direction," Merrigan said. "The MyPlate diagram is sleek and cool, easy to understand. The message is you need a half plate of fruits and vegetables. We're seeing some drop off in obesity." She credits the First Lady for doing a great job taking on an intractable problem. On a related note, Merrigan believes that producing fruits and vegetables for local markets is a great way for young people to get started in agriculture, especially since demand is growing. "You can do a high-value crop on small acreage and get a foothold in the market." 6. The Federal Budget. During her four years at USDA, she cut the department's $150 billion budget by 15%. "Cutting is tough," she said, crediting her boss, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for being fearless in examining, challenging and cutting budget items. "There's definitely money that can be squeezed out of the bureaucracy," she said. But the budget-cutting process, she said, has moved into an even more difficult phase. Vilsack faces tough choices as he complies with sequestration requirements over the coming decade. "There are certain things you can't cut," she said. USDA needs to battle fires through fire suppression, fund certain nutrition programs, and provide rental assistance. Dealing with public perceptions is part of the difficulty. Merrigan spoke at dozens of colleges during her time at USDA. She'd give hand-held devices to the audiences and ask them questions to gauge the depth of their knowledge about agricultural issues. She'd ask the students to identify the biggest item in the USDA budget. Farm subsidies were the typical student response. When she told the audience the correct response was nutrition programs, "you could just feel the confusion in the room." 7. Certainty Programs. Merrigan believes that farmers who engage in state-of-the-art conservation should have some certainty that they won't be regulated out of business. "If farming is done well, it's the best thing for the environment," she said. 8. Eco-System Markets. There's "a lot of good energy around the issue" of creating eco-system markets to reward farmers for conservation stewardship. Though a recent effort to create a market collapsed, Merrigan believes this initiative will expand in the future. 9. GMO labeling. Merrigan described this as a "sort of whack-a-mole" problem. USDA and FDA haven't allowed organic producers to put "non-GMO" on labels, but support is growing in some states, such as Washington, to require labeling. She says people want a verdict and she doesn't expect the issue to go away. 10. Aging of American farmers and transition on working lands. For every farmer under 35 years of age, we have 6 over the age of 65, Merrigan said. During her term of office, she met dairy farmers in their 80s who couldn't figure out how to transition their operation, and young people who were in way over their heads. "This is a huge issue," she said. Back to news


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An Unassisted Triple Play ends a crazy game as the Phils hang on to defeat the Mets, 9-7.
A crazy game ended in dramatic fashion as Jeff Francoeur hits into an unassisted triple play, the first time it have ever happened in a National League ballgame and for the second time in Major League history, as the Phils hung on to defeat the Mets, 9-7. The Phils' lead in the NL East still remains at six-and-a-half games going into this afternoon's game, as the Braves defeated the Marlins.
The Phils took an early lead in the first as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Jayson Werth hits a three-run bomb into left field, his twenty-ninth home run of the season, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who had earlier doubled, and Shane Victorino, who had just walked, to give the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils then increased their lead to 6-0 as, with two men on, and now with two men out, Carlos Ruiz hits a three-run bomb of his own, also into left field, his eighth home run of the year, knocking in Pedro Feliz, who had earlier walked, and had gone to second base on Eric Bruntlett's single, and Bruntlett, who was playing second base as Chase Utley was given the day off, who had earlier singled. Then, after Mets' starter Oliver Perez had thrown three straight balls to Phils' starter Pedro Martinez, Mets' manager Jerry Manuel had seen enough of 'Bad' Perez, and replaced him with Nelson Figueroa, who then struck out Martinez on three pitches to end the inning. The Mets then came back as their lead-off man, Angel Pagan hits an inside-the-park home run, his fourth home run of the year, on a ball that got stuck under the rail in left-center field, which the umpires did not call a ground-rule double because of the stadium's rule on those kinds of hit balls, cutting the Phils' lead down to 6-1. Three batters later, the Mets made it 6-2 Phils as, with a man on base, and with one out, Jeff Francoeur hits an RBI triple, knocking in Daniel Murphy, who was earlier safe on a force out, 6-4. The Phils then increased their lead in the third as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Raul Ibanez, a single to Feliz, sending Ibanez up to second base, and a single to Bruntlett, sending Ibanez over to third, and Feliz to second, with only one man out, as Martinez hits an RBI single, knocking in Ibanez, and making it a 7-2 Phils' lead, while sending Feliz on to third, and Bruntlett over to second. Rollins would then make it 8-2 Phils as he hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Feliz from third. The Mets got a run back in their half of the third as Pagan hits a lead-off home run, his fifth home run of the season, as he cut the Phils' lead down to 8-3. Three batters later, with runners on second and third, and with one man out, Cory Sullivan hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Luis Castillo, who had earlier singled, and then went to third on Murphy's double, making it 8-4 Phils. That would remain the score until the seventh, as Martinez finally settled down in the middle innings. In the seventh, the Mets made it 8-5 as, with a runner on base, and with two men out, Murphy hits an RBI single, knocking in Castillo, who had earlier walked, and then stole second. In the eighth, the Phils got that run back as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Matt Stairs, who had earlier reached base on a pinch walk, move up to second on a wild pitch, and then went to third on Rollins' ground out, 3-unassisted, scored on a second wild pitch, making it 9-5 Phils. The Mets would get that run back in their half of the eighth as, with a runner on base, and with two men out, Anderson Hernandez hits an RBI double, knocking in Sullivan, who had earlier singled, and then stole second, making it a 9-6 Phils' lead. Then, in the ninth, things got even wierder. In the top of the inning, with two men out, Bruntlett hits a fly ball to center field, that Francouer caught as he dived for it, possibly hurting his hand as he did so, but was originally declared a trapped ball, with Bruntlett ending up on third with a triple. But, after Francoeur informed the umpires that he had in fact caught the ball, which would later be backed up by instant replay of the catch, the umpires, after a conference, would reversed the call as the third base umpire, Tim Timmons, had a better view of the play. But, when one of the umpires went to explain their ruling to Phils' manager Charlie Manuel, it would lead to Charlie being ejected for disputing the call. Then in the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Castillo reached base on a Bruntlett fielding error, which allowed Pagan, who had reached base earlier on a three-base error by Ryan Howard on a ball that Howard never touched, cutting the Phils' lead down to 9-7. The next batter, Murphy, then reached base on an infield single, on a ball that Bruntlett was only able to stop behind second base, allowing Castillo to reach second. Then with Francouer batting, and with the count 2-2, J. Manuel sent both Castillo and Murphy running on the pitch. Francouer then hit a line drive up the middle, pass Phils' closer Brad Lidge. Bruntlett, who had gone over to second to cover the bag on the back end of the double steal attempt, caught Francouer's line drive for the first out of the inning, before his momentum caused him to tag second base, doubling up Castillo. Then he went after Murphy, soon tagging him for the third and final out, preserving the Phils' win, and becoming the first National Leaguer to perform an unassisted triple play which ended a ballgame, and becoming the second major leaguer to do so since Johnny Nuen of the Tigers did it back on May 21, 1927 against the Indians.
Pedro Martinez won the game, going six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk, while he struck out five. His record is now 2-0 with an ERA of 5.14. Chad Durbin pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit and a walk. Ryan Madson also gave up a run, on two hits. Brad Lidge recorded his twenty-fifth save of the season, as he gave up an unearned run on a hit. Oliver Perez took the lost, as he lasted only two-thirds of an inning, giving up six runs on four hits and two walks. His record is now 3-4 with a 6.82 ERA. Nelson Figuera pitched two and a third innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out a batter. Pat Misch pitched four scoreless innings, giving up just a hit, as he struck out four. Sean Green pitched an inning, giving up a run on one hit, two walks and two wild pitches, while he struck out one. Elmer Dessens pitched a 1-2-3 inning.
The Phils had ten hits in the game, with, of all people, Eric Bruntlett, leading the way with thre hits, raising his low average to .154. Next was Jayson Werth with two hits, with one of them being a three-run home run, raising his average to .271. Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino, Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz and Pedro Martinez had the other five Phils' hits, with Rollins' hit being a double and Ruiz's hit being a three-run home run. Besides the two three-run homers by Werth and Ruiz, Martinez knocked in a run, and Rollins plated a run with a sac fly. The offense took an early lead with a couple of three-run bombs, and then scored enough runs to hang on before Bruntlett's unassisted triple play finally ended the game.
The Phils (71-50 1st) have just finished their four-games series with the Mets (57-68), with a 6-2 victory behind Cliff Lee, who is now 5-0 since coming from the American League. The Phils' lead in the National League East is now at seven games as they head to Pittsburgh for a three-games series with the Pirates.


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Friday, February 24, 2012 - Wank Party 2012 #2, Part 2
Wank Party 2012 #2 features Paul Fresh, Roman Lysacek, Rudy Bodlak, Mirek Ceslar and Jozef Vavrich. The action continues from where we left it in part one. With Jozef rimming Mirek and Rudy rimming Roman. Who would have thought that, just a few weeks ago, Rudy rimming his close friend Roman? I bet neither of them did. As Roman is being rimmed his kisses Paul as well. Rudy then takes things further, sitting on Paul's rock hard cock and riding it hard and fast. Just behind him Jozef is being fucked nice and deep by Mirek, while sucking on Roman's big dick. Mireks balls are banging against Jozef's ass as he fucks so deep. Jozef takes it very well and never lets up from sucking on Roman's throbbing dick. Changing positions Rudy is being banged by Paul, his dick stretching that hole real wide, and Mirek has Jozef sitting on his cock. Jozef's dick is rock hard and standing proud as Mirek's cock is plowing into his hole. Paul continues to bang away at Rudy's ass while Roman leans over to kiss Jozef while he is impaled on Mirek's dick. Paul and Mirek then lay down next to each other, and Rudy and Jozef change partners. Rudy sit right down on Mirek's cock and Jozef rides Pauls. Roman stands between them wanking as he watches closely. As they ride those cocks Roman sits down and wanks himself getting ready for the cumshots. The guys all group themselves around Rudy to shoot their loads. First to shoot is Mirek, who dumps that load all over Rudy's face, and in his mouth. Rudy quickly goes down on the shooting cock to get all the cum he can. Rudy turns and catches Roman's cum as well, his mouth covering the cock to completely drain it. He sucks on his friend, hard, to make sure he gets it all. Next up is Paul who dumps a big load over Rudy. Rudy then sucks him dry as well. Jozef follows up with his load in Rudy's mouth and, again, Rudy slurps his mouth over the cock to drain it. Having caught four big loads Rudy leans back and shoots his own cum, a nice creamy load. The guys then leave the meditation room to Mirek, who sits down to relax after his exertions. What a lovely shoot this is with everybody doing great. It was especially nice to see the action between buddies Rudy and Roman, hopefully we can get them to do even more with each other.
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Newcomer Dima Lauren came in for a screentest, with Mirek Ceslar recently. Mirek is very experienced and starts by leaning over to kiss Dima, and rub his chest. He then moves his hand down and goes into Dima's undies. They get up onto their knees and feel each other thru the undies as this kiss some more.Mirek bends Dima over and pulls the undies off his ass, spreading his cheeks. He then stands up and his hard cock is presented to Dima for sucking. Dima takes it in his mouth and sucks it very well. His mouth is full as Mirek holds his head and fucks the cock into his face, so deep that he gags. The undies come down some more so we see Mirek's balls swinging as he fucks Dima's mouth. Mirek then removes the undies and sits on the bed, his cock standing proud as Dima kneels beside him and continues to suck it. Dima is hard too and Mirek switches to suck him a while before they move to 69. Mirek's balls are resting on Dima's nose as his mouth is full of cock. His own rock hard dick is holding Mirek's attention too, being sucked nice and hard. They change position and continue to suck each other. Dima really seems to love the taste of cock. Mirek wants more though and is soon rimming Dima's ass, preparing it for more. He slips a finger into that sweet hole, and quickly follows it with another. He stretches that hole with his fingers, and then the cheeks are spread, with the hole wide open, and Mirek spits into it. They are both ready for more and Mirek sits again, so that Dima can climb on and ride that big, hard cock. Mirek fucks that ass nice and fast, his dick ramming all the way in. Then Dima takes over, working his ass up and down on the cock as he wanks himself. He really knows how to take it and soon changes position, with Mirek kneeling behind him pounding that eager hole. He really fucks it well, going nice and deep as Dima wanks himself. Then Dima turns over, to missionary position and Mirek shoves his big dick in again and, holding Dima's legs in the air, continues to deep dick his ass. Mirek's cock is building up to explode and he moves to Dima's face and shoots his nice big load all over it. Dima ends the scene by taking Mirek's cock in his mouth to drain the last of the cum from it. Dima certainly proved himself to be a great bottom in this scene, taking all the Marek could give him.
Message from Bill: I'd hoped to go to a shoot yesterday, but Boris shot it on location, making it impossible for me to attend. Both today and yesterday, I hobbled on crutches to my usual lunchtime restaurant haunt and back again. It's three blocks away. Completely tuckered me out both days. Both days, I asked Pavel to meet me there with Aida. Today, I considered trying to walk her over, and fortunately decided against it. One good tug on the leash and I'd have toppled over. But I made the walks. I'm getting much stronger. On Monday, I go to the hospital again. Pavel says they'll do an x-ray and if everything is OK, out will come the wires. Healing should be very rapid after that. I can't wait. I have a good feeling the wires will come out on Monday. Hopefully, by Monday, I'll be able to do my first video vlog since the operation.
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Alex's first play date
I can't get over how adorable Alex is. I'm sure he was making lots of friends on the plane!
What an amazing family vacation! Love your pictures") This gorgeous city is on our list!!
Alex is adorable! Glad to hear your first travels with the baby went well!
What wonderful pictures from San Fransisco. I really would love to travel there one day. Not sure I can cope with that flight and a two year old who won't sit still or listen!
Isn't it amazing how one little bundle of joy changes our whole life?
then little grandchildren do the same thing:)
These are lovely photos and he is gorgeous..the playdate:) being held.. I love them.I've always loved children's photos..especially special ones..
Yesterday I went to the library and bumped into a mom and her 4 yr old daughter Emma.. who is one of my 4 yr old grandsons pre-school friends..I met her once this summer at the beach..
I said :"Hi Emma remember me? I am Max'as nana"~And she smiled..Max is loved by all:)
Even later in life..you prefer being someone's nana to anything else.
It's my favorite name..nana..as your is mommy I bet.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful little boys travels with us.
Beautiful photos... how can you handle a baby and a camera?
Super Mom!
Glad you had such a nice trip! Love the photos!
Happy 2012!
Fabulous pictures from a perfectly wonderful trip. Best of all, that stunning charismatic character your Alex: too adorable for words. I *love* the picture of him and his play date sizing each other up with such great, frank curiosity. The epitome of childhood!
My first born is now sixteen. When he was young, we travelled lots and lived in very remote islands in the South Pacific, lots of miles between our New England family. He was so easy to travel with and still is. Your posts on Alex are so sweet for me because they rekindle the freshness of being a parent. It brings a whole new meaning to your Blogs name for me, the Fresh as in freshness of being a parent, fresh perspective on parenting, it is so lovely and touching. Thank you.
Aw, I'm glad he took to traveling! Very cute And I need to get my little nephew one of those praise the Lard onesies, how hilarious!
Oh that face! I wouldn't have been mad at him even if he cried through the entire trip. Impossible.
San Francisco always entices me - but Alex definitely stole this show. How can you not smile at him. I played peek-a-boo coming home from a trip this past summer. It was the most relaxing plane ride I have had in the longest time. All the best young family - how exciting 2012 will be!
And my kids have always been traveling-troopers - maybe there is something to starting them young...
Yay! He's a traveler! I've only been to San Fran once, but I fell hard for it. You've brought back some great memories for me with your photos.
What a little love! No wonder everyone adored him. Hope you had a wonderful first Christmas with him!
We are just 'recovering' from the joy of having our 2-year-old grandson for 3 days while our daughter and her husband watched our Wisconsin Badgers lose in the Rose Bowl in California. We know why you need lots of energy :) Children are such a joy and we're so happy we are a part of his life. Alex is such a beautiful boy - and a great traveler.
san fran looks like it was a lovely time, and alex is quite possibly the cutest baby of the year. :)
I was smiling ear to ear reading this post. Alex is going to be a natural...Naturally adorable naturally smart, naturally friendly, and my list would go on and on...he surely is going to be a natural traveler.
I am so glad you have him on that airplane meeting and discovering new places, family and friends.
Happy New Year Christine!
SF thru the eyes of a babe! Adorable. GREG
He's adorable!! I love traveling with my kiddos, they seem tot thrive in each new adventure. How happy I am that your first of many trips was amazing!
Bravo Alex! Looks like an amazing trip and that market is fantastic!
Happy New Year!
I still have to visit San Francisco. The photographs are stunning and I am glad you had a wonderful family vacation.
Your little Alex is too cute for words. Happy New Year to you all.
Dear Christina I always think he is a rockstar (lol) love his smiles, he is really cute and a happy and nice boy. Blessings.
Lovely pics love the market:)
beautiful, beautiful photos!
Lucky you....on a flight back from our Christmas vacation, there were two screaming babies. Never stopped yelling the entire flight, either. I felt really sorry for the parents. I put my ear plugs in.
Love the photos of your adorable (quiet, happy and well mannered) Alex! :)
I think he travels better than I do! Looks like he had fantastic time. Happy travels in the new year.
Adorable. I'm so glad you had a good trip. The food looks wonderful too.
Sounds like a great trip! I'm so glad to hear that Alex did so well on the flight.
Adorable is he. I'm glad you had great travels - kids are so strong. Mums have to play catch up. Have a great 2012 - embrace it all - new place, many changes, things will find their balance! Stay well


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Meet Pauline Frommer at the Dallas Travel Show
Pauline Frommer, travel writer for "Frommer's Travel Guides," creator of Pauline Frommer guidebooks and co-author of "FROMMER'S DAILY TRAVEL BRIEFS," will host a discussion, "Traveling Smarter: When to Splurge & When to Scrimp," on Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. at the Dallas Travel Show. Autograph signing immediately following discussion. To attned the public conference... Read More


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Iconic celebrities including Sir Michael Caine, Olivia Colman and Joanna Lumley have come together to create the second instalment of British Airways' star-studded pre-flight safety video, which launches on board from July.
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An entirely new experience awaits you from the moment you check in, as you go through security, relax in the lounges and when you board your plane.
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A special election to replace Nassau County Legislator Peter Schmitt will be held on Election Day, Nov. 6. Schmitt, the Legislature's majority leader and presiding officer, who represented the 12th District since 1995, died suddenly of a heart attack on Oct. 3. He was 62.
According to the county charter, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano had 60 days to declare a special election after Schmitt's death, and was required to give 30 days' notice. He called for the election over the weekend, which will allow for the Election Day vote. Since voting machines will already be prepared and county workers will be deployed at polling places, the county will not incur the cost of holding a separate special election.
The Democratic and Republican committees are responsible for choosing candidates for the election. Candidates must be registered voters, and they must live in the district. The 12th District encompasses Massapequa, Massapequa Park and parts of Seaford and North Massapequa.
Republican spokesman Tony Santino, a Town of Hempstead councilman, said last week, "Out of respect for Peter Schmitt and his family, no one is giving any thought to [a special election] until after the wake and the burial." Schmitt's funeral Mass was scheduled for Monday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Massapequa.
A representative of the Democratic caucus could not be reached before the Herald went to press.
Schmitt, who lived in Massapequa, had been the presiding officer of the Legislature since 2010, when Republicans reclaimed the majority. Norma Gonsalves, a Republican from East Meadow, is filling in as interim presiding officer.
"It's a terrible time," said Gonsalves. "We lost a very dedicated public servant. But the business of government must go on, and that's what Peter would have wanted."
That business includes passing the county budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which must be approved by Oct. 30. Since the special election will occur after that date, the current Legislature must vote on the spending plan. It now comprises nine Democrats and nine Republicans, and a majority vote is required to pass the budget, meaning that it must be approved by representatives of both parties.


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VAIL, Colo. — The Vail Valley has come together to support their own Olympic champion, Mikaela Shiffrin, in a partnership that will see the 19-year-old Eagle-Vail resident help endorse her community and the 2015 World Championships over the course of the coming year.
"I was born and raised here," offered Shiffrin. "I'm just so happy to be part of this group, part of the scene, and to be able to give back a little bit. And, I can't wait for Vail/Beaver Creek 2015."
The one-year partnership features a collaboration of funding partners that include the Town of Vail, the Town of Avon and the Vail Valley Foundation/2015 World Championships Organizing Committee.
"The Town of Vail couldn't be more excited to be part of this partnership," offered Vail Mayor Andy Daly. "We are so proud of Mikaela, not only for everything she has accomplished, but also for the way that she represents our valley day in and day out."
"We all felt very strongly that our entire community should come together to support Mikaela," explained Avon Mayor Rich Carroll. "The Town of Avon is proud to support this effort and I know we all look forward to the coming year, especially when Mikaela races at home during the World Championships."
"The Vail Valley is unbelievably blessed to have two great athletes that will represent this community in 2015," added Ceil Folz, president of the Vail Valley Foundation and head of the 2015 World Championships Organizing Committee. "We are thrilled to be a part of this collaborative effort to support Mikaela"
On Feb. 21, 2014, the now 19-year-old Shiffrin became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic alpine skiing history, with her 0.53-second victory in Sochi over Austria's Marlies Schild. Four days earlier, she made her Olympic debut with a fifth-place showing in the giant slalom.
In addition to her Olympic exploits, Shiffrin recorded her fifth World Cup slalom victory of the 2013-14 season March 15 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland to wrap up her second consecutive World Cup slalom title. Over the course of the past two winters, Shiffrin has claimed a total of nine World Cup slalom wins.
Scheduled from Feb. 2-15 of 2015, the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail and Beaver Creek are expected to showcase athletes from over 70 nations, with an estimated 750 million worldwide television viewers and an onsite media and broadcast entourage of approximately 1,500 members.
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Lilliput 7" Mini USB Monitor Review
Introduction, Features, Specifications
Lilliput tag teams with Display Link to create 7" mini USB monitor
Photo courtesy of ThinkGeek.com
When I'm on the go covering technology events or press conferences, my 15" laptop rarely has enough real estate compared to when I'm at the office using my dual 24" LCDs. Sometimes, I just need a few more inches of space to monitor e-mail, instant messaging, and even my MP3 playlist. One relatively inexpensive solution to this dilemma is Lilliput's 7" mini USB monitor. This little wonder requires no extra power and gets all the juice it needs through your system's USB port. We asked our friends at ThinkGeek.com to ship one over to us to review and they were more than happy to accommodate us.
Photo courtesy of ThinkGeek.com
This USB monitor can function as a third display in portrait or landscape formats. It's 800x480 native resolution makes it ideal for chatting with friends, monitoring your Twitter account, or even watching movies on the road. For $99, this handy device seems to be a simple, low-cost solution for consumers who want to expand their display without upgrading to a larger 17" laptop or adding another high-priced monitor to their current desktop PCs.
- Small monitor runs completely off of USB, giving you an extra mini display whenever and wherever you need it.
- No extra power needed. The Lilliput monitor is powered by USB.
- No extra video card. The Lilliput has a built in video card that runs over any USB 2.0 connection.
- Rotating Portrait or Landscape view. Go vertical for notes and spreadsheets, horizontal to watch a movie.
- Great for laptop use. The Lilliput stores easily in your bag and is ready to go simply by plugging it in
- Mac (Intel only), Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 driver support
Technical specifications
- Display size - 7"
- Display resolution - 800 x 480
- Brightness - 350 cd/m2
- Contrast ratio - 400:1
- Connections - USB 2.0
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It's taken my mom a couple weeks to get the pictures in a row, videos cut down, music added, phew. We did nothing but watch this thing hundreds of times to get the timing right. Not that I mind lying on chair arm while she groans and complains about the software. Anyway...
Here is the video:
Alaska Adventure
NOTE: all pictures and videos were taken with a crummy 2 year old Droid phone (but they don't look too bad except the crappy videos). Except the animal closeups==those were with a 1985 Nikon something ancient film camera. At no time was my mom was in danger from the whales or the baby grizzlies. She never got off the boat...if she could help it.


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13 drinks, burgers, cookies and other ways to make the most of the long weekend. Throw a party (or two).
Summer Radler and Spicy Chips by amanda
Grilled Bread with Thyme Pesto and Preserved Lemon Cream by fiveandspice
Steak for a Brooklyn Backyard Barbeque by Giulia Melucci
Michelada (aka Bloody Beer) by TheFlyingFoodie
Caramelized Onion Dip by ADRIENE
The New Englandah Burgah by Chef Jason
Crispy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies by merrill
Lemony Green Bean Salad with Feta, Red Onion, and Marjoram by Midge
Smoky Pork Burgers with Fennel and Red Cabbage Slaw by lastnightsdinner
Horseradish Dill Potato Salad by thirschfeld
Spiced Leg of Lamb on the Grill by asabnis
Chocolate Bundt Cake by KelseyTheNaptimeChef


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Kinder Time
Let your toddlers and pre-schoolers play in an open, safe atmosphere at Spenard Recreation Center. We offer a variety of fun play equipment such as scooters, parachutes, hula hoops, jump ropes, and cage balls. Your young one can jump, climb, play, and enjoy while learning cooperative and socialization skills in a fun atmosphere. Parents must stay with children. Buy 9 get 1 free with a punch card. These are ongoing activities.
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In nature, molybdenum is found as part of other metal complexes. In the soil, it serves as a catalyst to the nitrogen-fixing process; thus, decreased soil molybdenum can lead to deficient plant growth.
The body contains minute amounts, about 9 mg., of molybdenum. It is found mainly in the liver, kidneys, adrenal glands, bones, and skin, but it is present in all tissues. It is important to several enzyme systems, most significantly that of xanthine oxidase, which supports many functions, including uric acid metabolism and mobilization of iron from the liver for body use. Molybdenum is fairly easily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, though it competes with copper at absorption sites. It is eliminated through the urine and the bile.
As with chromium, depletions or deficiencies of molybdenum are common, and its availability in foods is decreased through soil depletion and food technology. This mineral has come to the nutritional forefront in the last decade with the recognition of its essential nature and the concern about deficiency.
Sources: The food levels of molybdenum depend largely on soil content. The amount in food may be increased a hundredfold with molybdenum-rich soil; in certain areas, hard water may contain some molybdenum. Soft water and refined foods contain hardly any. Whole grains, particularly the germ, usually have substantial amounts; oats, buckwheat, and wheat germ are some examples of grains containing molybdenum. Many vegetables and legumes are also good sources; these include lima beans, green beans, lentils, potatoes, spinach and other dark leafy greens, cauliflower, peas, and soybeans. Brewer's yeast also has some, and liver and organ meats are often fairly high in molybdenum.
Functions: Molybdenum is a vital part of three important enzyme systems—xanthine oxidase, aldehyde oxidase, and sulfite oxidase—and so has a vital role in uric acid formation and iron utilization, in carbohydrate metabolism, and sulfite detoxification as well. In the soil and possibly in the body, as the enzyme nitrate reductase, molybdenum can reduce the production or counteract the actions of nitrosamines, known cancer-causing chemicals, especially in the colon. Found more in molybdenum-deficient soils, nitrosamines have been associated with high rates of esophageal cancer.
Xanthine oxidase (XO) helps in the production of uric acid, an end product of protein (purine) metabolism. Though an excess of uric acid is known to cause gout, recent studies show that, in proper concentrations in the blood, it has antioxidant properties and helps protect the cells and tissues from irritation and damage caused by singlet oxygens and hydroxyl free radicals. This protection may prevent tissue wear and aging, in addition to other free-radical diseases discussed throughout this book. Thus, uric acid has a new image as being an important part of balanced human function and not just a waste product.
With its different effects, uric acid is somewhat like cholesterol in its biochemistry. As with cholesterol, it is both made in the body and obtained through the diet; some people are genetically inclined to elevated levels; and, whereas the right amount is essential to important functions, excesses can lead to problems (cholesterol appears to be much more of a concern on this count than uric acid). Xanthine oxidase may also help in the mobilization of iron from liver reserves.
Aldehyde oxidase helps in the oxidation of carbohydrates and other aldehydes, including acetaldehyde produced from ethyl alcohol. Sulfite oxidase helps to detoxify sulfurs in the body, particularly sulfites, which are used to preserve food. These potentially toxic and harmful substances can cause nausea or diarrhea and precipitate asthma attacks in sensitive individuals. The "salad bar" syndrome is caused by sulfite sprays used on vegetables to keep them "fresh" longer. It is possible that adequate tissue levels of molybdenum keep the sulfite oxidase activity levels high enough to counteract this chemical and reduce potential symptoms; molybdenum deficiency may be a factor in those people who are more sensitive to sulfites. Luckily, though, the use of sulfites in food preservation is being made illegal.


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It's uncertain whether the Raiders will add another quarterback with the No. 5 pick in the NFL draft in May. However, it appears certain that last year's starting quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, won't be on the roster much longer.
FOX Sports' Alex Marvez said Wednesday that the Raiders have received "trade feelers" for Pryor and that the Raiders likely will release Pryor in April if they aren't able to trade the third-year quarterback.
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said earlier this week that he intends to meet with Pryor in the coming days to discuss Pryor's future with the team that selected him in the 2011 supplemental draft.
McKenzie said he is aware of the fact that Pryor wants to be a starting quarterback. That no longer is an option with the Raiders on the heels of a trade for veteran Matt Schaub.
Also, Pryor is entering the final year of the four-year contract he signed in 2011. An earlier FOX Sports report said that Pryor asked to be traded or released, even before the Raiders acquired Schaub.
Pryor started nine games for the Raiders last season, including the regular-season opener and the season finale. In between, undrafted rookie Matt McGloin started six games and veteran Matt Flynn started one.
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said Tuesday that McGloin is ahead of Pryor on a depth chart that also features veteran Trent Edwards. In other words, Pryor is viewed as the No. 3 quarterback, at best, three months after he started the Raiders final game of the 2013 season.
The Raiders aren't apt to get much in return for Pryor. However, it's worth trying to see if they can get a late-round pick before they resort to an outright release.
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But, when you have famed American portrait photographer, Annie Leibovitz, behind the lens, it's probably worth a million. My office in Soho looks out into this alley that has recently become my favorite place in the city to people watch. Literally everyday everything from a fight to a photo shoot is going on in the alley. Today, however, I got the true New York experience when an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot broke out in the alley. If you don't know her, you probably know her pictures. She's most famous for the Rolling Stone cover she shot of John Lennon the day he died and her photograph of the pregnant Demi Moore in Vanity Fair.
If I ever get engaged, I hope Annie Leibovitz is available to take my engagement photos. I adore how she always manages to capture a person's true identity at that exact moment. From what I gather, today's Leibovitz photo shoot was also for Vanity Fair featuring some of New York City's most prominent Internet entrepreneurs including Arianna Huffington, FourSquare co-founder, Dennis Crowley, and who I believe to be one of the Gilt Groupe founders. Mayor Bloomberg also made an appearance for a few shots, but left after less than five minutes. Watching an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot from start to finish was truly an exciting experience one which makes paying crazy Manhattan rent totally worth it. As more and more security, agents, PR people, and paparazzi showed up, the anticipation of who would be the subject of this shoot grew and grew. However, I must say that the most baller moment of the day was when Leibovitz decided she didn't want a stop sign in the shoot and within 10 minutes the city came and chopped it down proving New York to truly be a city dedicated to art.
Here are a couple of my favorite Annie Leibovitz shots:
Scarlett Johansson as Disney's Cinderella – Cinderella was history's first Aspiring Socialite.
Vintage glamour with a rustic edge


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Chris Webster founded Christopher Webster Real Estate in 1976 on The Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Chris, through his firm, subsequently became the exclusive affiliate for Sotheby's International Realty in New Mexico with offices in Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque, served on Sotheby's International Realty's advisory board for 15 years aiding growth and development nationally and internationally, and through his subsidiaries, held other exclusive affiliate relationships for the state of North Carolina, based in Research Triangle Park, and country of Mexico with offices in Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City. Sotheby's International Realty acquired Chris's Santa Fe firm in 1998 as its first acquisition of an affiliate company worldwide. A specialist in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico estate, ranch and commercial properties, as well as historic haciendas and coastal estates in Mexico and distinctive major properties in Hawaii and western Europe, Chris has represented and sold many of Sotheby's International Realty's most prestigious properties.
Additionally, Chris's extensive background in real estate includes appraisal, investment analysis, marketing, finance, development and consulting skills. Since 1982, Chris has produced Christopher Webster Reports, a semi-annual analysis of the Santa Fe real estate market, considered the preeminent study on the subject. In 2005, Chris became a managing partner of SYNTHESIS Realty Group (www.SynthesisRealty.com), a company coordinating and directing development, marketing and sales activities of the world's most prestigious residential and resort communities in its position as owners' rep/co-developer.
Chris has been a member of the local, state and national chapters of the National Association of Realtors since 1976, the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) since 1982, serving as the New Mexico president of the USA chapter since 1990, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) since 2005, where he serves on the Recreational Development Council (RDC). Chris is a graduate of the Episcopal High School in Virginia and Duke University in North Carolina. Chris and his wife, Patti, are the parents of three children and, together with their son, Christopher III, work together at Sotheby's International Realty in Santa Fe. Testimonials from past clients and colleagues speak volumes about Chris's experience, accomplishments and integrity and may be viewed at his website.
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Magic in the Moonlight
About the Film:
Ends on Thursday Sept 18th
Set in the 1920s on the opulent Riviera in the south of France, Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight is a romantic comedy about a master magician (Colin Firth) trying to expose a psychic medium (Emma Stone) as a fake.
What follows is a series of events that are magical in every sense of the word and send the characters reeling. In the end, the biggest trick Magic in the Moonlight plays is the one that fools us all.
The Rolling Stone calls it "The summer's most beguiling romantic comedy. Colin Firth and Emma Stone make a magnetic pair of opposites. Emma Stone lights up the screen. Colin Firth is wonderfully appealing. The actors are a pleasure to be around."