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I saw a couple girls on YouTube doing this Holly Jolly tag, and I thought it would be fun to do. :) So instead of my other posts, I'm going to do this first. {I don't know what it is with me and tags lately, but their fun!
Holly Jolly Tag
1. Do you start your Christmas shopping on Black Friday or wait until the last minute? I try my absolute best to start Christmas shopping on black friday, most of the time it happens, but I usually just get little things. This year I started to purchase small things for Christmas, but nothing big yet. I honestly can't believe it's going to be December 1st tomorrow. Where has the time gone?!
2. If you could be in any Christmas movie what would it be? The Grinch, duh! If you know me you know why I love this movie so much. :)
And if I could be any character it would have to be Cindy. She knows the true meaning of Christmas! That maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. That maybe Christmas . . . perhaps . . . means a little bit more!
3. Which do you like better: Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? I really do love both because I get to spend it with all of my favorite people. I think I like Christmas Eve more because it's more magical. It is so quiet Christmas Eve! Does anyone else think this? It's like the whole world goes to sleep early so they can wake early to open presents.
I also love Christmas Eve because I go to church with family, have dinner with my family and then I spend the rest of my evening with my fiance's family and we play the game "Who Can Find the Pickle?" A lady from work told me about it, and we have been playing it ever since. After we play that we open up presents. :)
Last year I bought my fiances and brothers cats a present too! They absolutely love the treats Temptations, so I bought 4 bags of them and put them in a little gift bag. They were SO excited when I opened up the gift bag and showed them all their Temptations. I even let them pick which bag they want first. LOL I have no clue if they can actually smell inside the bags, but you never know!
4. When does your family put up your Christmas tree and who decorates it? My family puts up their Christmas tree on Thanksgiving. My fiance and I put ours up a few days later. And the fiance & I decorate our tree.We only have a small white tree because we live in an apartment. But one day we will buy a real tree for our own home. It's those little things I look forward to... but anyway we put on Christmas music and decorate and take pictures. :)
5. White lights or colored lights? White! Colored ones are fun though! I have white ones on my white tree and for my pink tree for my bedroom at home they are pink lights!
Hello Kitty ornament. :)
6. Are you guilty of peeking at your presents or do you like the surprise? I love the surprise! When I was a kid I must admit I peeked a few times though!
This is my "surprise happy face". My fiance captured it very nicely... lol
And in case you were wondering what the gift was...
7. Would you rather live in a gingerbread house or in Santa's Workshop? This is an odd question. I guess a gingerbread house because I don't want to work in santa's workshop lol.
8. Tell us your Christmas Eve traditions! Ahhh! Well I kind of already did. I usually work in the morning and go to church with my family at night and have dinner with my family... After that we go to my fiance's house and open up presents! :)
Christmas Eve last year. I was trying to get Odie to look at me, but he kept looking away. This was at my fiance's house.
And this was tired Odie from jumping around all the wrapping paper. He loves it!
9. If you could be under the mistletoe with anyone who would it be? My fiance, DUH!
It's not a mistletoe, but it's from last year. :)
10. What tops your tree? At my parents house they have an angel, in my room I have a pink glitter star, at our apartment we don't have anything!! I just realized that. What a bummer. lol
11. Can you name the 12 days of Christmas? Not without googling it. :)
12. Have you ever gone Christmas caroling? No! I am a horrible singer!
13. Do you countdown to Christmas? If so, how many days are left? Yes I do! On my phone it says: 25 days!
We also have a countdown with our Christmas decorations.. I don't have it set up yet though! Here he is though, haha, I didn't even realize it said 25 days.. what a perfect time to post. lol
14. What are some foods and treats you can count on having every holiday season? Cookies!! Every year we bake cookies and I have taken on the role at our apartment. :)
Taking home cookies!
15. How has Christmas kept its magic for you as you've grown older? Spending time with family. Every year we all get together. I think what made it even more special for me is coming home for Christmas. Being away all year for school makes it extra special to come home to family & friends for the holidays. :) When I have children I think I will have a different answer though.
I tag whoever wants to do this fun. I had a lot of fun doing it, and didn't even realize how many photos I have during Christmas time!


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Screening tests and vaccines are an important part of managing your child's health. Below are guidelines for these, for children from birth to age 2. Talk with your child's healthcare provider to make sure your child is up to date on what he or she needs .
Who needs it
How often
APGAR (a test to check the overall health of a baby right after birth)
Breathing, color, heart rate, movement, and reflexes are checked
All newborns
1 and 5 minutes after birth
High lead level
All children in this age group
Risk assessment of lead exposure at ages 6, 9, and 18 months; risk assessment or blood test at ages 12 and 24 months
Newborn screenings (a series of tests for metabolic, endocrine, hemoglobin, and other conditions; tests may vary by state)
Tests include hearing loss, congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, severe heart problems, and severe immunodeficiency
All newborns; talk with your healthcare provider about the tests in your state
Before leaving the hospital, or at age 2 to 4 days
Tooth decay
Children ages 6 months and up
Dental exams every 6 months; fluoride supplements from age 6 months to 16 years for those with low fluoride levels in their water; fluoride varnish should be applied every 3 to 6 months
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis)
All infants
At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15 to 18 months, and a booster between ages 4 to 6 years
Chickenpox (varicella)
All infants who have not had chickenpox
Between ages 12 to 15 months (and the second dose between 4 to 6 years)
Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate
2-dose series: At ages 2 and 4 months; booster dose between ages 12 to 15 months
3-dose series: At ages 2, 4, and 6 months; booster dose between ages 12 to 15 months
Hepatitis A vaccine
Between ages 12 to 23 months, with a second dose at least 6 months after the first dose
Hepatitis B vaccine
At birth, between ages 1 to 2 months, and a final dose between ages 6 to 18 months
Inactivated poliovirus
At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 to 18 months (and a booster between ages 4 to 6 years)
Influenza (flu)
Children 6 months and older
At 6 months of age, and then once a year; children 6 months through 8 years need 2 doses when vaccinated for the first time. Experts advise the flu shot as the first choice; the nasal spray can be used for healthy children 2 years or older who don't get the flu shot.
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
First dose between ages 12 to 15 months (and the second dose at 4 to 6 years, or before starting kindergarten)
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and between ages 12 to 15 months
2-dose series: At ages 2 and 4 months
3-dose series: At ages 2,4, and 6 months

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1 We are the music makers,
2 And we are the dreamers of dreams,
3 Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
4 And sitting by desolate streams; --
5 World-losers and world-forsakers,
6 On whom the pale moon gleams:
7 Yet we are the movers and shakers
8 Of the world for ever, it seems.
9 With wonderful deathless ditties
10 We build up the world's great cities,
11 And out of a fabulous story
12 We fashion an empire's glory:
13 One man with a dream, at pleasure,
14 Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
15 And three with a new song's measure
16 Can trample a kingdom down.
17 We, in the ages lying,
18 In the buried past of the earth,
19 Built Nineveh with our sighing,
20 And Babel itself in our mirth;
21 And o'erthrew them with prophesying
22 To the old of the new world's worth;
23 For each age is a dream that is dying,
24 Or one that is coming to birth.
25 A breath of our inspiration
26 Is the life of each generation;
27 A wondrous thing of our dreaming
28 Unearthly, impossible seeming --
29 The soldier, the king, and the peasant
30 Are working together in one,
31 Till our dream shall become their present,
32 And their work in the world be done.
33 They had no vision amazing
34 Of the goodly house they are raising;
35 They had no divine foreshowing
36 Of the land to which they are going:
37 But on one man's soul it hath broken,
38 A light that doth not depart;
39 And his look, or a word he hath spoken,
40 Wrought flame in another man's heart.
41 And therefore to-day is thrilling
42 With a past day's late fulfilling;
43 And the multitudes are enlisted
44 In the faith that their fathers resisted,
45 And, scorning the dream of to-morrow,
46 Are bringing to pass, as they may,
47 In the world, for its joy or its sorrow,
48 The dream that was scorned yesterday.
49 But we, with our dreaming and singing,
50 Ceaseless and sorrowless we!
51 The glory about us clinging
52 Of the glorious futures we see,
53 Our souls with high music ringing:
54 O men! it must ever be
55 That we dwell, in our dreaming and singing,
56 A little apart from ye.
57 For we are afar with the dawning
58 And the suns that are not yet high,
59 And out of the infinite morning
60 Intrepid you hear us cry --
61 How, spite of your human scorning,
62 Once more God's future draws nigh,
63 And already goes forth the warning
64 That ye of the past must die.
65 Great hail! we cry to the comers
66 From the dazzling unknown shore;
67 Bring us hither your sun and your summers;
68 And renew our world as of yore;
69 You shall teach us your song's new numbers,
70 And things that we dreamed not before:
71 Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers,
72 And a singer who sings no more.


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Stem cells as part of every treatment protocol
What if stem cells could be used in conjunction with other treatments and in doing so, make the impossible, possible? Well…they are starting to. "Army surgeon Robert Hale is leading the charge to make facial reconstruction medicine ready for the wounds of 21st-century war."
A great deal of scientific and anecdotal evidence substantiate that stem cells are a seemingly limitless potential cure-all and one of the greatest medical advancements known to man. While the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy when utilized as an isolated therapy is virtually undeniable, the full extent of stem cells' healing potential is even more awe-inspiring. Stem cells can potentially become complements to thousands of other treatments due to:
- their regenerative capabilities
- their flexibility
- the fact that they are part of the body's natural healing system
Stem cells have been used successfully to reduce symptoms and alleviate the suffering of hundreds of conditions previously believed to be incurable and they are often best utilized in isolation. In fact, many stem cell doctors believe they work best when manipulated or modified as little as possible. On the other hand, they have shown great success when used with other treatment protocols. The oldest example is the 6 decades of stem cell use in the form of Bone Marrow Transplants and in coordination with chemo to mitigate Leukemia, Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and other blood cancers. When used with an "other" effective treatment, the result is often greater than the sum of the parts as the stem cells contribute to the healing potential of the "other" protocol.
In the article below, Army surgeon Robert Hale combines multiple techniques and protocols with stem cell therapy with a patient whose injuries were so severe, they were arranging organ donation. This "protocol stacking" of cutting edge facial reconstruction, cutting edge stem cell therapy, superclavicle flap grafting from 1917 and other techniques allowed him to accomplish what was previously impossible. .
Used alone, stem cells have a proven history of success as the "this changes everything" element in regenerative medicine and modern healing.
Used in conjunction with other established protocols or with new technologies, stem cells may very well change everything we have come to expect from modern medicine.
By the way, we saw this coming 3 years ago in DAMN! SILENCE OF THE LAMBS MEETS STEM CELLS!
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS MEETS STEM CELLS and future transplant recipients win big!! Remember in Silence of the Lambs, at the end of the movie, when Hannibal Lechter cuts off the guards face and then wears it out to escape? It turns out, if he had some stem cells to go with that face transplant, he could have just kept on wearing it. Surgical researchers did exactly that on four dogs and all 4 of the dogs tolerated the face transplants for over one year without immunosuppressive drugs after the first month.
New Hope for Soldiers Disfigured in War
Army surgeon Robert Hale is leading the charge to make facial reconstruction medicine ready for the wounds of 21st-century war.
Col. Robert Hale shows a prototype of a mask that would speed healing and help prevent infection in treatment of facial injuries in soldiers. The design and function of the biomask has evolved as Hale has worked with research teams at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio…


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(b) For purpose of this article, the term:
(1) "Eligible taxpayer" means an industrial taxpayer who purchases new property for the purpose of industrial expansion or for the purpose of industrial revitalization of an existing industrial facility in this state.
(2) "Industrial expansion" means capital investment in a new or expanded industrial facility in this state.
(3) "Industrial facility" means any factory, mill, plant, refinery, warehouse, building or complex of buildings located within this state, including the land on which it is located, and all machinery, equipment and other real and tangible personal property located at or within the facility primarily used in connection with the operation of the manufacturing business.
(4) "Industrial revitalization" or "revitalization" means capital investment in an industrial facility located in this state to replace or modernize buildings, equipment, machinery and other tangible personal property used in connection with the operation of the facility in an industrial business of the taxpayer including the acquisition of any real property necessary to the industrial revitalization.
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The trial of two high school football players charged with raping a young woman during a night of partying has begun, and it's causing a rift in a town where football is a great source of pride. NBC's Ron Allen reports.
The two Ohio high school football stars accused of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl humiliated "somebody who was too impaired to say no, somebody who was too impaired to say stop," a prosecutor said Wednesday.
In her opening statement at a trial that has divided the football-obsessed town of Steubenville, prosecutor Marianne Hemmeter also said that the girl was "soft-spoken, mumbling and not participating" in the assault.
Two players, quarterback Trent Mays and wide receiver Ma'Lik Richmond, are accused of using their hands to violate the girl in a car and in a basement during a night of victory parties last August.
The case became national news because graphic cellphone photos and video, including a YouTube posting of a partygoer cracking crude jokes about the alleged rape, spread on social media.
In a brief opening statement, Brian Duncan, the lawyer representing Mays, said simply: "Trent Mays did not rape the young lady in question." The lawyer for Richmond declined to make an opening statement.
Jason Cohn / Reuters file
Harding Stadium, home of the Steubenville High Big Red football team. Two members are going on trial Wednesday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in a case that drew national attention.
The girl, who told police she didn't remember the incident, will be among dozens of witnesses taking the stand. Three players who have not been charged but allegedly witnessed the encounters are expected to testify for the prosecution.
The prosecution's evidence also includes a photograph posted on Instagram of Mays, 17, and Richmond, 16, carrying the teen out of a house by her arms and legs.
The prosecution called six witnesses on Wednesday, including two 17-year-old girls who knew the alleged victim.
Questioned by prosecution and defense attorneys about how much the teen girl had to drink, the first witnesses testified they saw the alleged victim on the night of Aug. 11.
One of the girls, a Steubenville High student, said alleged victim was having difficulty walking but never appeared to pass out. She also testified that after midnight, Mays and the victim, who said she was OK, left a house party. That came despite efforts by the witness to stop her.
Prosecutors appeared to try to show how drunk and nonparticipatory the alleged victim was, while the defense attempted to show that she was making decisions that night and at one point told friends she was fine and able to take care of herself.
The other 17-year-old witness said she had never seen her friend so intoxicated.
The final witnesses of the day were the Steubenville police detectives involved in confiscating phones and other devices from people involved in the case and getting them to the state lab for analysis. The defense on cross examination was able to get police to concede it took 16 days before the accusers shirt and pants were taken to the lab for analysis.
The trial has put the town, where "Big Red football" dominates life, under a harsh spotlight. Town officials and business leaders have taken to the media to say that the case doesn't reflect Steubenville.
In a sign of the tension surrounding the case, Richmond's grandmother has said she has been threatened.
If convicted, Mays and Richmond could be held in a juvenile jail until they are 21.
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For most people, putting on deodorant is a necessary ritual on par with brushing teeth or washing hands. But for those who produce no armpit stench, it is totally unnecessary.
Despite that, more than three-quarters of those people still use deodorant at least once a week, a new study finds.
The findings, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, show just how much a person's daily life is dictated by what's considered normal.
"They're spending their money, exposing their skin to what may in a few instances not be good for their skin. It sort of suggests to me that there are a lot of conformists around," said study co-author Ian Day, a genetic epidemiologist at the University of Bristol.
Several years ago ago, scientists discovered that a gene called ABCC11 determined whether people produced wet or dry earwax. Interestingly, people who produce the "dry" version of earwax also lack a chemical in their armpits that bacteria feed on to cause underarm odor.
"This key gene is basically the single determinant of whether you do produce underarm odor or not," Day said.
While only 2 percent of Europeans lack the genes for smelly armpits, most East Asians and almost all Koreans lack this gene, Day told LiveScience.
No one knows exactly why gene prevalence varies so much between populations, but its absence in East Asia suggests that being stinky was evolutionarily selected against there over the last several thousand years, he said.
The new findings came as a surprising twist on a larger study investigating chemical exposures in 6,495 women and their babies in Britain. Researchers took blood samples (which contain genetic material) from the women and asked them what types of hygiene products they used daily. As a result, the researchers could investigate how genes related to product usage.
About 98 percent of the women had the gene for smell-producing armpits. Of those, 95 percent used deodorant on a regular basis.
But of the the 117 non-odor producing women, over three-quarters still used deodorant daily. That suggests the majority of women are using a product every day, when they have no need to, Day said. The researchers estimated that about $32 per person each year -- or a total of $14.3 million -- is spent on deodorants by people who don't produce odor.
Though the team didn't look at men, they think the results should generalize. (Other studies have found that men in general are slightly less fastidious in their deodorant use, Day said.)
Because the study didn't intend to look at deodorant use, the researchers can't tease out why smell-free women continue to slather on the odor-reducing product. But one possibility is that social pressure or conformity plays a large part in some of our most common hygiene routines, Day said.
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Evernote is a software tool that works online and with your computer and will also synchronize data with a mobile version. They advertise the ability to capture anything, access anywhere and find anything fast. I use Evernote regularly to keep notes, lists and other things but was interested in learning more about the program. The presentation by Tevya Washburn (Tech Manager: FiddlerStudios web services; Editor: Mormon Life Hacker) and Kurt Francom called, The Powers of Evernote:Photos, URL's, Censuses, Geo-location, and Stories."
It is a general rule that the more you know about a program or any other tool, the more you will find uses for the program or tool.


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The US and Japan today filed complaints with the World Trade Organization over European Union tariffs on imported flat-screen monitors, some TV set-top boxes, and printers able to scan, fax and copy.
The Office of US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said the United States has requested the World Trade Organization help resolve the ongoing dispute over the EU taxing consumer electronics goods that should, she says, be duty-free under the WTO Information Technology Agreement. USTR also said Japan has filed a similar complaint.
The 1996 agreement eliminates import duties on computers, telecommunication equipment, semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, software, and scientific equipment.
But the EU says the contested products can be taxed because they include technologies and features developed after the accord was signed. It claims changes in technology make some products "objectively different" and fall outside the original product categories covered by the ITA. Extensions to the agreement should not be automatic, but based on periodic review.
"The EU should be working with the United States to promote new technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to these products," US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said today in a statement. "Therefore, we urge the EU to eliminate permanently the new duties and to cease manipulating tariffs to discourage technological innovation."
The EU said it "strongly rejects" the complaints made by the US and Japan, and argues that Washington has refused to negotiate changes to the scope of the agreement.
"The EU has always expressed its willingness to reassess product coverage under the ITA to reflect changes in technology since 1996. The ITA has a review clause which can be invoked by members at any time. The EU has said it is willing to negotiate with all other ITA members. The US is not willing to do this. Why not?"
But the USTR says it has argued with EU officials on repeated occasions in the past 20 months over the tariffs. By filing a complaint, the WTO will now step in with consultants to help resolve the dispute within 60 days. If an agreement cannot be reached by that time, the US and Japan are entitled to request a WTO panel to determine if the EU is following its trade obligations.
Meanwhile, the Consumer Electronics Association said it applauds the action taken against the tariffs.
"Misclassification of currently covered products by the EU could set a disastrous precedent and undermine the future success and relevance of the ITA," said Michael Petricone, CEO senior veep of government affairs. "The EU's attempt to subject members to tariffs on products previously classified as duty-free should be resolved in the WTO, and we commend USTR for seeking consultations to rectify the situation."
Product dispute
The EU provides a breakdown of why it thinks the three products shouldn't be covered by the ITA:
Flat-screen monitors: The ITA gives duty-free treatment to computer monitors. However, the EU says some modern screens with Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connectors allow the screens to be used with consumer electronics such as DVD players and are therefore not covered.
Set-top boxes:: The ITA bans tariffs on set-top boxes that can access the internet. But the EU claims some boxes which include a hard disk used for pausing live TV or recording don't have the required internet functions — and should be classified as video recorders.
Multifunctional Printers: The EU claims the US has changed its mind over whether these printers should be covered by the ITA. The EU says at the time of negotiations, the EU requested that all photocopiers be covered. But the US opposed this and as a result, machines that use an electrostatic print engine were classified outside ITA coverage. Most multifunction printers use this technology. The EU claims the US has reversed its opinion, but doesn't want to make changes through the ITA's review mechanism. ®


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- Vegetable cooking oil spray
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup corn or canola oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 10-inch round baking pan or heavy oven-proof skillet with cooking oil.
- Sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl.
- In a smaller bowl, stir baking soda into buttermilk. Whisk in sugar, egg and oil.
- Place skillet over medium heat, add butter and heat until butter melts and starts to sizzle. Carefully tilt pan to coat sides and bottom.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients; combine quickly, using as few strokes as possible. Scrape batter into pan; bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool a few moments, and slice into 8 wedges to serve.
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There are a number of different causes for gynecomastia ranging from the onset of puberty to obesity and to improperly functioning organs. Some of the most common causes of gynecomastia include puberty, steroid abuse, obesity, tumors, genetic disorders, liver disease, use of certain medications, Klinefelter Syndrome, Gilbert's Syndrome and aging. The treatment plan which will be most effective for treating gynecomastia will depend on the cause of the condition.
In the case of Klinefelter Syndrome the patient has an extra X chromosome. This often contributes to gynecomastia, as well as infertility. Gilbert's Syndrome is considered to be a relatively mild condition in which the liver is not functioning properly. In this condition, the liver does not process bilirubin properly. As a result, the blood may show elevated levels of this substance. While serious health consequences typically do not stem from Gilbert's Syndrome, it can contribute to gynecomastia. In the case of patients who suffer from one of the above mentioned syndromes, treatment of the condition may alleviate the gynecomastia.
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First of all, thank you all so much for your comments and emails about the latest MOM SHOW episode!! Those of you who haven't registered yet...go...go...go!
Now...onto the major news of the day... MICHAEL PHELPS and his BONG!
I have to say, the first thing I thought when I saw the picture was, "Oh, his poor mom!" Then I thought of all the kids (like my own) who look up to him and think he is the most amazing human on the planet (besides their mom, of course...and well, maybe dad, too).
But, my kids are not allowed to watch the news. I don't want them to open their little heads up and have all the CRAP that goes on around the world dumped into it. I want to keep their little "slates" clean for as long as I can so they can develop their OWN thoughts and feelings toward right and wrong without the help of Britney Spears, OJ Simpson, Anna Nicole Smith and other derelicts of our society. Of course, a couple days in school and I am sure they will hear it from a friend and come running to ask me, "Is it true? Is it true?"
Here's my take on Michael Phelps and his choices. Quite honestly, what the guys does in his own time is HIS business and I couldn't care less. BUT, he dropped the ball when making a choice to do something illegal and harmful to his body IN FRONT OF PEOPLE WITH CELL PHONE CAMERAS. I do believe he has probably missed out on much of his childhood and young adult years b/c of swimming. I get that. (and NO, I am NOT saying that smoking a bong is something we all need to do to say that we have "lived" a true young adult life...I am NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL!) But the pressure he is feeling b/c of the responsibility he now has to the WHOLE world (Imagine that! The WHOLE WORLD!) must be hitting him hard and he caved.
His choices of HOW to deal with that pressure were poor.
But I don't think we don't need to knock him down, trample him and make him suffer, though, do we? Some of his sponsored have pulled their contracts. He's been punished to the tune of a couple million dollars. I bet we can all think of ONE THING we have done in the last 10 years that if it was splashed across the news we would want to crawl into a hole and die?
Maybe it was a Mommy-tantrum @ WalMart or in your own home.
Maybe you have been unfaithful in your marriage.
Maybe you have taken prescription drugs just a couple times too many without an actual ailment.
Maybe you have bounced a couple checks.
Lied to a friend.
Faked it!
You finish the list....
Wouldn't we want our friends, family, and the strangers that witnessed our BIG PUBLIC OOPS to show some grace? Have a heart? Give you a chance to start fresh? A public do-over?
Yes, what Michael did was a poor choice. Yes, many children will see that choice. But, we as parents, need to stand up and turn this into a HUGE TEACHING MOMENT. A lesson in poor judgement, how it affects others and a BIGGER lesson in showing grace. Michael's mistake could be a blessing in disguise for your family. Have a chat with your kids about it tonight.
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China Miéville is easily one of the writers who made a clear impact on my reading experience lately and became one of my favorite authors. Therefore one of my most anticipated releases of 2011 is his latest novel, "Embassytown". The novel will be released by Pan Macmillan on 6th of May and with this occasion the publishers will also release new editions of China Miéville's books with re-designed covers to match the one of "Embassytown". I do find the new covers very appealing and I really like the effort Pan Macmillan put behind these series of covers.
Now, I should not reveal this information, because it will decrease my chances of winning, but I don't believe it is much of a secret. I am only joking, but not about the competition. On the Book Depository there is competition that runs until the publication date of "Embassytown", 6th of May, in which we can win a print of the cover of our choice, from the new designed ones, signed by China Miéville and the artist. If the prize sounds appetizing all you need to do is answer 5 questions about China Miéville for a chance to win it. I already did :D You can find full details of the competition and the questions on this Book Depository page. Good luck to all!


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Kevin Fogg signs free agent contract with Miami Dolphins
Former Flames Football player Kevin Fogg is the second Liberty University standout cornerback from the 2013 squad to join the Miami Dolphins' roster this year as he signed a free agent contract with the NFL franchise yesterday.
Fogg joins his Flames' defensive backfield teammate Walt Aikens in Miami. Aikens was drafted by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft in May.
With the free agent pick-up of Fogg, Liberty now has five active football alumni currently on NFL rosters: Walt Aikens (DB/Miami Dolphins), Mike Brown (WR/Jacksonville Jaguars), Kevin Fogg (DB/Miami Dolphins), Rashad Jennings (RB/New York Giants), and Chris Summers (WR/Buffalo Bills).
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Senior executives in the public sector don't have the right data management tools necessary to turn the volume and variety of data collected by their agencies into a form they can readily analyze and base decisions on, according to a recent "scorecard of big data business challenges" by Oracle Corp.
When asked if they were prepared to handle the coming "data deluge," 41 percent of public sector executives surveyed gave their organizations a "D" or an "F; 52% graded their organization a "C" or lower; and 7% gave their organization an "A." Here are other highlights of the report, which was based on a survey of 333 senior industry and government executives.
For more information on the survey results, see 41 percent of public sector can't handle data deluge, survey finds.
Credit: Oracle Corp.: From Overload to Impact: An Industry Scorecard on Big Data Business Challenges (July 17, 2012)
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Oh, Charlie. The embattled congressman, who has been under scrutiny for failing to disclose his personal assets and forgetting to pay some taxes, also apparently got a few things wrong on his mortgage papers, according to a published report.
Rep. Charlie Rangel said on his mortgage papers that a Harlem brownstone was his primary residence, but he was really living somewhere else at the time, reports The New York Post.
When the Democrat, who is being probed by the House Ethics Committee, took out the mortgage nearly two decades ago, he claimed the West 132nd Street property was his "principal residence," according to the Post, which cites records.
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But that's simply not the case. Since the 1970s, Rangel has been living in a Harlem apartment complex, where he wrongly obtained four rent-stabilized units.
New York law mandates that rent-regulated apartments be the tenant's primary residence, but Rangel's mortgage agreement with Citibank states that he'd live for at least six months a year at the property on 132nd street.
Lenders say it's fraudulent to claim primary residence in one place when you actually spend more time in another, reports the Post. Property owners get better interest rates, lower down payments, and often tax breaks. A Citigroup spokesman had no comment.
Speaking of taxes, Rangel is accused of failing to reveal personal assets totaling as much as $780,000, new records show. The congressman is the powerful chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which writes the tax code, making the blunder that much harder to believe.
Rangel's ownership of the small, undeveloped properties came to light on Tuesday only after he drastically amended at least six years of financial-disclosure forms he had filed annually with the House clerk as required by law, the Post reported.
An amended report to his 2007 Congressional disclosure form indicates that Rangel's assets include a checking account with a balance between $250,000 and $500,000.
Rangel also didn't confess up to at least five other investments. One of those, with the ING Principal Protection Fund, was valued at between $50,000 and $100,000, the Post reported.
Rangel aide Elbert Garcia said that the amendments were the congressman's attempt to fix errors in his financial reporting. Some Republicans said that the new disclosures demonstrate the need for Rangel to be removed from his chairmanship.
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Intel's Six-Core 'Gulftown' processor revealed, possibly headed to Mac Pro
Hardmac reported that test and performance results of Intel's new 6-core Xeon chips code-named "Gulftown" were briefly featured on PCLab before being taken down at the request of Intel. According to the test results, the new chips are nearly 50% faster than the previous quad-core Xenon during parallel tasks, and use up to 50% less power.
This chip will, according to sources, be featured in future Mac Pro models that could arrive as early as the first quarter of 2010. The "Gulftown" chip will be sold under the Core i9 name and will be Intel's first six-core, dual-socket processor. The 32 nanometer chips feature 12MB of L3 cache. If paired with another chip, as Apple usually does in its high-end workstations, the processors will offer 12 physical and 24 logical cores.
In a previous story, Hardmac reported that the new Mac Pro will have a modified motherboard with a 10Gbit/second Ethernet port and will support 8GB and 16GB RAM modules, allowing for a maximum of 128GB of RAM. The report also stated that it is likely that Apple would have short-term exclusive use of the i9 processor. Apple has enjoyed short-term exclusivity during the release of the previous two Mac Pro lines.


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The alternate media and blogosphere are buzzing with very disturbing stories about how the government intends to steal/seize private retirement accounts.
Government Sets Its Sights on Private Retirement Accounts: "Giant Effort to Redistribute the Wealth of America's Older Citizens"
A new effort by the Obama administration, Congress, the Treasury Department and labor unions aims to fundamentally alter how Americans plan and save for retirement.
Warnings have been popping up over the last several years about the possibility of re-appropriating the $3.5 Trillion sitting in private retirement and spreading those funds around to Americans who are deemed less fortunate.
This couldn't possibly happen in America, right? At one time, most Americans also believed heath care mandates that force Americans at the barrel of a gun to surrender portions of their earnings into a universal system for all would never happen. Well, it did.
And now, those who would control and regulate every aspect of our lives are making a new push; one whose efforts will ultimately end in the seizure and redistribution the personal retirement savings of every American who has ever put money into a 401(k) or IRA.
This is no longer in the realm of conspiracy, but rather, public record.
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Currently, taxpayers can set aside up to $17,000 in a retirement account without paying taxes on it until it is withdrawn during retirement.Alarming and disturbing as these facts are, there is a whole lot more to the story. Public pensions are massively underfunded and private pensions are also underfunded and becoming the liabilities of the federal government.
This provision allows workers and small business owners to defer taxes on money they save for retirement until they are older, and more likely to be in a lower tax bracket. It also is becoming an important leg of future generation's retirement planning as defined benefit pensions become more and more rare.
However, with more than nine trillion dollars invested in tax deferred retirement accounts, these retirement savings have become to some in Congress an almost irresistible pot of money with proposals floated in the past couple of years to replace the savings with government annuities among other things.
State Pensions Underfunded by $4 Trillion
Public pension funds across the country are severely underfunded, threatening the retirement security of government workers and the wallets of taxpayers.Don't Stick Taxpayers With Underfunded Corporate Pensions
State Budget Solutions, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog, says the underfunding is more than $4 trillion.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. running $34 billion deficit
The federal agency that insures pensions for 43 million Americans saw its deficit swell to $34 billion in the past year, the largest in its 38-year history.Companies are notorious for shortchanging pension contributions and even dumping pension liabilities on the taxpayers. This is a very problematic trend that will vastly accelerate.
In its annual report released Friday, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. blamed the growing shortfall on its inability to charge private employers adequate premiums for insuring pensions.
Record $355B Pension Underfunding for S&P 500 Companies
Defined-benefit pensions at S&P 500 companies reached a record underfunding level of $354.7 billion at the end of 2011, an increase of more than $100 billion from 2010 and surpassing the $308.4 billion prior record underfunding level set in 2008, according to a new study by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Underfunding for other post-employment benefits, or OPEBs, increased to $223.4 billion in 2011 from $210.1 billion in 2010.The rush to seize private pensions is also driven by the fact that Social Security is no longer the cash cow for the government that it once was and its ability to continue to pay benefits now require dipping into general revenues. In other words, the Social Security taxes collected no longer cover the benefits paid.
"Companies are continuing the trend of moving away from pension obligations and into 401 types of investments as they shift the responsibility of retirement away from the corporation and over to the individual," says Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Combined, the amount of assets that S&P 500 companies set aside to fund pensions and OPEB amounted to $1.38 trillion, covering $1.96 trillion in obligations with the resulting underfunding equating to $578 billion, or a 70.5% overall funding rate.
The Social Security nightmare is substantially the result of the government plundering the Social Security Trust Fund and leaving a worthless pile of IOU's that total at least $2.5 trillion.
Yes My Fellow Americans, Congress Really Did Steal Your Social Security
Fast forward to 2012 and the outright theft of the Social Security Trust Fund is now estimated at $2.5 trillion.The idea of the government seizing private retirement accounts is nothing new and Congress held formal meetings on the issue back in 2010.
And that's the bitter truth folks. The Social Security Trust Fund has been nothing but a slush fund for Congress Critters since its inception. Congress stole the money, left a big pile of worthless IOU's and spent the money on wars, pork, corporate welfare and other slop. It was a relatively easy heist to accomplish because for decades the SS tax far exceeded the cash outlays to SS recipients. Now, Congress is in an absolute panic because the SS Trust Fund is fully plundered and the SS taxes collected are not sufficient to pay the benefits. In recent years the government has been using general revenues to cover annual shortfalls in the $30-70 billion range and that number will only explode as the Baby Boomers retire.
10/8/2010Initially, the scheme to seize private pensions was based on a wealth transfer to bailout public sector pensions. But now that the public sector pension mess ($4 trillion shortfall in funding) has mushroomed into an even bigger financial catastrophe and a plundered SS Trust Fund combined with a bankrupt federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp that insures private pensions have entered the picture, I predict that the government will accelerate its scheme to plunder private sector pensions.
Democrats in the Senate on Thursday held a recess hearing covering a taxpayer bailout of union pensions and a plan to seize private 401(k) plans to more "fairly" distribute taxpayer-funded pensions to everyone.


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So the thread in the main forum has pretty much every present covered for most of us here, but I thought I'd see if there were any interesting/cool/amazing Christmas presents that weren't Seahawks related.
I got very few things non-Seahawks related, but thought I'd share one of the presents the missus received. I framed a couple of cool bullfight posters we found in Spain years ago, and hung them on the dining room wall. The kitchen is very much Spanish-inspired, and so they complement it nicely. Plus they remind her of the four glorious years we spent living there.
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With Jan. 16, 2012, less than two weeks away, I thought I would update our farmers on their estimated tax requirement and give some examples. As we have previously posted, most farmers work very hard to get their income taxes filed by March 1 of each year since as long as they file their return and pay any tax owed by that date, there is no penalty for not paying estimated taxes.
However, in many cases, I think it would be much better to pay their required tax estimate on Jan. 15 (this year, Jan. 16) and then pay the remaining amount owed on April 15.
The amount owed on Jan. 16, 2012, is the lesser of (1) the 2010 total tax liability less any withholding already paid in for 2011, and (2) the 2011 estimated tax liability, net of any withholding, times 66.667%.
As an example, assume a farmer's tax for 2010 was $10,000. He had a very good year in 2011 and knows that his tax will be at least $100,000. He can either pay this tax on March 1, 2012, or he can pay $10,000 on Jan. 16 and pay the remaining amount on April 16, 2012 (the 15th is on a Sunday this year). Let's assume that he can borrow at 4%.
The interest cost on the $10,000 from Jan. 16 to April 16 is about $100. The interest cost on $100,000 paid on March 1 until April 16 is about $500. In this example, the farmer would be better off by about $400 by just making an estimated tax payment on Jan. 16 and waiting until April 16 to pay the balance. Also, he has an extra 45 days to prepare his tax return and make sure all of his Form 1099s, etc., are correct.
Let's take one more example of possibly the worst case. Assume a farmer has to pay $100,000 of tax this year and his last year's tax was well over that amount. In this case, he needs to pay in $66,667 on Jan. 16 and $33,333 on April 16 or pay $100,000 on March 1. His interest cost on the $66,667 is $667 versus the $500 cost for paying the $100,000 on March 1. He is out-of-pocket about $167, but he still got the extra 45 days to prepare the return. Whoever prepares the books and the tax return would probably like to have the extra 45 days if the cost is only $167.


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This was a practically a regular in last summers daily menu. Last year I used red and golden beets. This is the first time this year that I've made it ( lunch #2), and I had forgotten how good it is.
Shredded; beets, beet greens (or spinach), carrots
Diced; jalapeno, pineapple, dates
Optional; sliced green onion, cilantro, grilled chicken or prawns
shallot 1/4 c. chopped
ginger, 2 Tbl.
garlic, 1 clove
rice vinegar, 1/4 c.
soy sauce, 1 tbl.
toasted sesame oil, 1/2t.
tobasco, to taste (I use Sirachi, chinese hot sauce)
olive oil, 1/2 c.
Toasted sesame oil is a very strong flavor, I, personally, never use a recipe that calls for more than 1/2 t..
If you think you don't like a particular vegetable, based on a childhood memory or even something crazier than that, like never tying it because it just didn't "sound good", GET OVER IT! Don't discriminate! Grow up, and try everything. I can't tell you how many times I took a salad to work and let a friend try it because it "looked so good", only for them to be surprised by a vegetable they thought they didn't like, for instance, radishes, bell pepper, beets, onions, etc.
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Monday, January 5
The Decline of American Golf
The Decline of American Golf (pdf)
Based on research from the National Golf Foundation, I spell out, and give reasons for, American golf's decline and provide a basic profile of the American golfer.
I also feature three golfers (two men and a woman) and their playing habits, touch on initiatives to promote the game, and reveal how many times I played in 2008. Any guesses?
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Excellent article!
I'm not worried too much (yet) about golf shrinking. Just like with the general economy, when there is an explosion, there is bound to be a corresponding contraction.
Tiger caused a golf explosion and now we're feeling the contraction. How far it will go, I don't know, but I've been expecting it for years.
- Unknown said...
I took up the game at age 48. Both sons were grown and the rigors of weekend activities were a non-issue. While I worked, I played every Saturday and Sunday and would ofter practice 2 or 3 times a week after work. It's time intensive and it's also being impacted by the state of the economy. I live in an adult community and there are probably 150 or more wanting to build here and retire but they are unable to sell their current homes.
Super article...there's no question that golf is in decline. The reasons, however, remain unclear. The difficulty of the game,the economy and the time that the game requires are probably big factors, but no one really knows. Tennis was flying high in the 70s but then took a dive that it hasn't really recovered from yet.
- Bedlam said...
Armchair that is a great article. I want to pick on you for not writing more about the middle age female (35-40) but you did hit the basic profile on the head. I still thing the main reason for the decline is, golfers realize they cannot play. They try to buy a game, and it doesn't work.
I agree, the economy rises and falls constantly. Never does it stay continuously grow. Fear not, golf will make a comeback in the future.
- The Armchair Golfer said...
Double Eagle: Yes, there's a contraction, and it's been going on longer than people may think, since 2000.
Acemakr: You are correct. Golf's decline has a lot to do with time and money.
Lancer: I think you hit on three of the big reasons: time, money and difficulty. I didn't talk a lot about it, but golf is a game that causes embarrassment, especially for those new to the game. That can be a barrier.
Mad Hatter: I did feature a female, "Emily," who is middle-aged. No, you can't "buy" a game, absolutely correct.
Golf Lover: I hope you're right about golf making a comeback. It has a lot of competition.
- Mr Business Golf said...
Good article and does address some of the issues golf is facing. I also have questioned some of the NGF stats since, like you, I play more golf than what their standard Core Golfer plays, so where does that put me and the hordes of other golfers who play on average three days a week?
I am not as optimistic as the others here that golf will come back from this kick to the groan. It will level off someplace , hopefully before it hits bottom. But not before golf makes a LOT of changes. To say golfer lovers like us are in for a bumpy ride is a understatement. Guess all we can do is see what happens.
Does Barack play golf?
- The Armchair Golfer said...
Barack does play golf.
Nice article Armchair!
In July 2008, Tom Kite was interviewed by Jeff Rude in GolfWeek. Tom said golf was not growing because it "...costs too dang much to play." They (PGA) are investing millions and there doesn't seem to be an ROI.
I got in 80 rounds last year and still would be playing except for the snow. It's money, time, time and more money. Mad Hatter is right... you can't buy your game, you earn it. Tiger and others just make it look too easy!
Many public GCs are a joke and the private ones jack up the rates with monthly or quarterly minimums; passing time at any 19th hole gets pricy too. And, while I"m on a roll, I'm getting tired of subsidizing European golfers when I make my annual spiritual quest and pay outrageous amounts to soothe the soul.
But... in spite of all the doom and gloom, rants and raves, I'm getting itchy for spring, heading down to Orlando for the PGA Show in a couple of weeks, and buff'in up the clubs and shoes. When it shines, I'll be ready! Fore...
- Jemsek Golf Design said...
Money and time are too huge issues, but where will the next generation of golfers come from? American children have all become one sport athletes. Coaches and parents encourage concentration in there chosen sport. Year round leagues and travel squads prohibit exploration into other time intensive sports like golf.
- Unknown said...
Americans put in more time at work and take the fewest vacations days of any industrialized nation. Add to this the demands that your family makes on your 'down' time and it is no wonder that rounds played per year is in decline. When my kids were born I made a choice to either have good kids (lots of Dad time) or good golf (if my kids turn out bad I'm going to be mad!). Weekend golf is far from quality golf at least here in NJ. Courses begin charging weekend rates on Friday (climbing near $100+) and for that you spend a good deal of your time waiting around. On a nice summer's day you can expect to spend 5+ hours on the course. One round at Tamarack (cty muni course) took 7 hours to complete! Readers in other parts of the country are shaking their heads and thinking that this is an exaggeration but those of you in the NJ/NY area know it's true. That one episode turned me off to weekend golf for the most part and greatly diminished the number of rounds I might play per year. So with a wife that works (the majority of us need 2 incomes to afford living in NJ) it's hard to trot off to the course for the entire day leaving her to care for the kids. It's her day off too.
Unless you belong to a private club it is difficult and expensive to introduce your kids to the game. I get them out to the driving range but the game is played over 18 holes. I wanted to bring my boys (aged 7&8) out with me late on a Saturday afternoon. They wouldn't play, just be with me while I got in some holes. Not one club around me would allow them on the course due to "liability issues". How do you introduce kids in an environment like this??
OK, enough of a rant but you obviously have hit a nerve here. Good job.
threewood said...
What I have noticed is the sudden decline in senior golf. During the 1980's well into the 1990's there were times at the local municipal courses I frequently played during my days off from work where you had to wait for better than an hour during the week to play a round. This is no longer the case.I am retired now and couses are empty durint the week. Significant discounts should be given to seniors.


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- "The chances of survival are 725 to one."
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Boba Fett reference in Amanda Bynes' new film, Sydney White?
From Duke University's college newspaper:
The seven dorks take the center stage in all their role-playing, Boba Fett-worshiping glory. From mega-allergetic Lenny to angsty blogger Gurkin, the seven members of outcast-living hovel, the Vortex, are endearing in their cult passions and comical in their gawky statures. And though Sydney's prepubescent boy hobbies add to the mix of geek tribute, it's this troop of bungling brains that make the film worth its five hundred calories of feel-good fluff.
$500 helmet
Master Replicas has a wearable Boba Fett helmet -- ready for you by next Halloween starting this November 2007 -- runs for half a grand.
Starscream, the "Boba Fett" Transformer?
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Murphy: I mean, character wise I think that Starscream is probably the most bad ass villain next to Megatron. ... [B]ecause it's everyone's favorite Autobot after Optimus, I'm hoping that Bumblebee ends up with that because Bumblebee has the most screen time of any of the characters because he ends up being the one who communicates directly with a human first.


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Four Major League umpires to instruct at 2013 MLB umpire camp
MLB Urban Youth Academy will host eighth annual umpire camp from Nov. 3rd - 10th; Registration available at MLBUC.com
Four Major League Umpires have been appointed to serve as instructors at the 2013 MLB Umpire Camp, which will be held from November 3rd-10th at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California.
This year's MLB Umpire Camp will be led by first-time instructor Marty Foster, along with returning instructors Mark Carlson, Marvin Hudson and Kerwin Danley. The umpires will be joined by many other representatives of Major League Baseball's Umpiring Department, including Rich Rieker, Director of Umpire Development, along with MLB Umpire Supervisors, officials from Minor League Baseball's Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation (PBUC), and six Minor League umpires, who will help administer all aspects of the Camp.
"The MLB Umpire Camps at the Urban Youth Academy is about showing people that there are other avenues to get involved in baseball aside from being a player," said Major League Umpire Kerwin Danley. I would love to see one of our aspiring umpires at the Camps reach the Major Leagues one day. I have always enjoyed instructing at the camp and appreciate the opportunity to share the skills and experiences I've had with those who are interested in my profession."
The MLB Umpire Camp assists umpires in furthering the advancement of their college, high school and little league umpiring careers and also serves as a preparatory course to those considering a career as a Major League or Minor League umpire. The Camp provides world-class umpire training, going beyond classroom instruction and field work to also focus on rules interpretations, positioning, conditioning, nutrition, safety and equipment.
Throughout the 2013 regular season, Major League Baseball offered free, one-day umpire camps across the country, giving promising attendees the chance to earn a scholarship to the 2013 MLB Umpire Camp; the final one will be held in Los Angeles on November 2nd from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (ET). This will be the eighth year in a row that a free, one-day camp has been offered to Los Angeles-area umpires.
Promising attendees from the 2013 MLB Umpire Camp will be offered scholarships to one of the two professional umpiring schools in Florida, Wendelstedt Umpire School or The Umpire School, in January 2014. More than 60 graduates from past camps have gone on to attend one of the professional umpiring schools, and were later offered jobs in the Minor Leagues.


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Gore, Albert Arnold, Jr.
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., 1948–, Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a reporter, he was elected (1976) to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee as a Democrat. In the Senate (1985–93), Gore emerged as a defender of environmental causes and an authority on nuclear arms control; his concerns for the environment were spelled out in his book Earth in the Balance (1992). In 1988 he was unsuccessful in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but, in 1992, Bill Clinton chose him as his running mate. As vice president, Gore formulated policy for reducing the cost and size of the federal government and was an advocate for the Internet and for environmental protection.
In 1996, Clinton and Gore were reelected. Gore immediately was regarded as the leading candidate for his party's 2000 presidential nomination; he began actively campaigning in 1999 and won a majority of the Democratic delegates early in 2000. Gore chose Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate. Despite winning the popular vote, the Democratic ticket lost to Republicans George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Gore's campaign was hurt by the Green party candidate, Ralph Nader, and the extremely narrow loss of Florida's electoral votes. Gore sought manual recounts of computer punch card ballots from heavily Democratic Florida counties, but ultimately lost (Dec. 12) in the Supreme Court, which split 5–4 along ideological lines. Subsequent studies of the ballots by newspapers indicated (2001) that the outcome of the election in Florida depended on the method used to recount the ballots and on the counties whose votes were recounted. The legal, political, and media battles fought over the election, as well as the delay in finalizing the results, made the 2000 presidential vote the most contentious since the Hayes-Tilden election in 1876.
Soon after the election, Gore began teaching journalism at Columbia. In 2005 he cofounded Current TV, a news and features network whose programming was created in part by viewers; the network, which had limited success, was sold in 2013. Gore also renewed his work on behalf of the environment, which crested in 2006 with his book An Inconvenient Truth and a documentary of the same name (Academy Award, 2007); both deal with the perils of global warming. In 2007 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their efforts to alert people to the threats posed by climate change caused by human activity and for their work in helping to disseminate information on possible solutions. Later that year he became a partner in a private equity firm with strong interests in "green" technology. In 2008 he received the $1 million Dan David Present Prize for his environmental work. His other books are The Assault on Reason (2006), an analysis of the failures of the United States as a participatory democracy, and The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (2013), a discussion of factors that are changing the contemporary world. Gore is the son of Albert Arnold Gore, Sr., 1907–98, a politician and Democratic senator from Tennessee (1953–71).
See biography of the son by B. Turque (2000); H. Gillman, The Votes That Counted: How the Court Decided the 2000 Presidential Election (2001); Washington Post political staff, Deadlock: The Inside Story of America's Closest Election (2001).


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It was with great pleasure that Cabbages & Roses were invited to participate in the Moda 'blog tour'. Christina was invited to take part in the question and answer section of this world wide journey. We would like to thank Cheryl and Lissa for their interesting questions, and Christina for her interesting answers!
What's your favorite fair food? If not fair, then just food!
The delicious roasted almonds.
What's your guilty pleasure?
Delicious roasted almonds.
What's on your bucket list?
To paint a picture in oils.
To cross Russia in the Winter on the trans Siberian express.
To own a house overlooking the sea—any sea.
To produce a book about the life of Cabbages & Roses.
What inspires your work?
Beautiful houses
Beautiful clothes.
The Countryside.
The past.
Women—Especially those who appreciate our style.
Tell us about the time you entered in a fair…
Our only fair is the Moda fair. Kate—my daughter—and I felt like new girls-inexperienced and rather nervous. We were overwhelmed by the scale of the exhibition but immediately, the lovely exhibitors and all the Moda staff very soon made us feel welcome and very special.
State Fairs have become known for what they can FRY? What would you fry?
Nothing, if I can help it.
What movie do you watch again & again?
The Railway Children, Home Alone 1, Little Women, 39 Steps, The Gathering Storm, The Duchess.
Who would play you in a made for TV Lifetime movie?
Whoopie Goldberg.
What's on your nightstand?
Coco Chanel by Justine Picardie, a copy of my first book 'Vintage Chic' newly published, a vase of sweet peas, a large wireless, Vintage china candle holder and matches (in case of power cut), lavender essence and old book of prayers.
Do you sing when no one else is listening? If so, what is the song or artist?
Yes—anything with a tune.
Tell us about your pet?
Walter Gilbert Strutt—A Jack Russell who looks like a cross between a fox and a Corgie. He was given to me by a customer and is wholly delightful, gentle, loving, and rather ugly.
What do you wish people would ask about you more?
How many quilts have you made?
Not one.
If you could be any age again for one week, what age & why?
56 and three quarters – I can't think of a better time in my life (so far)
What shows do you TiVo?
I have no idea what TiVo is so I don't TiVo any shows.
Are you related to anyone famous? Or infamous?
Pope Paul III who was born Alessandro Farnese in 1474, became Pope in 1534 until 1549. Unfortunately, he employed Nepotism to advance the power and fortunes of his family. Sadly, his palace and the power and fortunes of the family did not last the next six generations so all we have left is history.
If you could go back in time and talk to yourself at the age of 12, what would it be & why?
Trust your instinct – it is there for a reason.
What question would you liked to be asked?
May I give you a lovely house overlooking the sea, health, wealth and happiness for as long as you live?
Oh yes, please do.
xx CHRISTINA
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