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Book fines waived for food aid
Monterey and Pacific grove libraries will forgive overdue book fines for patrons who donate nonperishable foods to the Monterey County Food Bank.
Unopened items can be dropped off from Monday through Dec. 31 at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St.; the Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave.; or the Bookmobile.
For information, call 646-3747 or 648-5760.
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Community Human Services will hold a free open house for Safe Place, a program for runaway and homeless youth, from 2 to 5p.m. Nov. 30.
Safe Place, at 590 Pearl St., provides services from street outreach and survival aid to counseling and family reunification.
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As you may have seen in the last family newsletter, MMSD is in the process of considering several adjustments to our district's Behavior Education Plan. As a district, we believe in the importance of family voice in decision making. By taking a step back to improve our policies and systems, we are hoping ensure we have the right supports for implementation.
We've learned a great deal about behavior support and what it takes to make sure every classroom is a safe and supportive one. We've gathered feedback over the years, and we want to continue gathering feedback and ideas from you as we move forward. Please consider attending one of the following input sessions, facilitated by district staff. To request interpretation, please email email@example.com or call 663-1879.
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The Air Capital of the World
Wichita has been setting the standards for aviation since the 1920s when legends like Clyde Cessna and Lloyd Stearman took to the skies. Since then,Wichita has been home to the world's manufacturing innovations for everything aviation, and it's a tradition that has continued to today. Greater Wichita continues to be home to the brands that command the skies with aviation's biggest names - Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft and Airbus. They, along with a world-class supply chain, are defining aviation from their Greater Wichita locations.


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Hutchinson consolidates
Friday October 31st 2008, Author: Fiona Brown, Location: United KingdomTerry Hutchinson showed his true class today, on the third day of the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championships in Annapolis, MD. Faced with two light airs races whist leading a major championship, others may have crumbled under the pressure. Hutchinson USA 751 Quantum Racing, however shrugged off any such concerns and put in two impressive performances and added only five points to his overall score line. A fourth place in race one and a win in race two, now means that he takes a seventeen point margin into the final day.
Second placed Gabrio Zandona, ITA 777 Joe Fly, recorded a third in the first race but struggled in the fluky conditions of the second race where he could only manage a twelfth. He now holds a ten point lead over Chris Larson USA 655 West Marine Rigging/New England Ropes, who despite a disappointing day, hangs on to third place overall.
The race committee tried to get the race away at around 11.25 this morning but a general recall put paid to that effort. Soon after, the wind faded so much that the RC were forced to wait for several hours before a new six knot breeze arrived and racing could finally get under way. Race eight was a short, sharp, forty seven minute affair, with the race committee having to shorten the second beat to try to minimise the effect of a cargo ship anchored on the edge of the racecourse.
In this race, Brian Porter USA 749 Full Throttle finally showed the sort of form he is renowned for. Leading at every mark, he held his nerve on a tricky final run to take a well deserved race win. Morgan Reeser USA 750 M-Fatic, who had won the pin in convincing style at the start, sailed an intelligent race to finish second, ahead off Gabrio Zandona who had clawed himself back from what appeared to be a potentially disastrous start. Whilst fourth placed Falvio Favini SUI 521 Blu Moon could still entertain hopes of an overall podium finish, day one leader Dave Ullman USA 505 Pegasus 505 clocked up a painful twenty first, which looks to have put paid to his title hopes.
Eastport Yacht Club PRO Jeff Borland and his team got race two got away after only the shortest of delays. With the breeze up to around eleven knots, the crews were full hiking up wind but there was not quite enough to think about heating downwind. As the leaders approached the windward mark for the first time, the spectators had a difficult time identifying a leader, as first one side and then the next became favoured. However local pundits were not surprised when Annapolis sailor Terry Hutchinson emerged from the melee to round first. Behind him was a close configuration of boats with Porter marginally ahead of Reeser, Zandona and Ullman.
The first run saw the leaders put in a frenzy of gybes as they tried their hardest to out manoeuvre each other. All this effort amounted to little however, as there were no changes in the top five places at the leeward gate. In fact the same scenario ensued on the next two legs and at the finish a relieved Hutchinson took the gun followed by Porter, Reeser, Zandona and Ullman. With the regatta on schedule and the breeze starting to destabilise, the RC sensibly sent the fleet ashore for the day.
On the eve of the final day of the championship, Terry Hutchinson has consolidated his position at the top of the leader board and now looks like a good bet for the title. That said, with three races possible tomorrow he is far from home and dry. Despite Hutchinson's margin, double European Champions Joe Fly will still feel there is a chance to pull off their first North American Championship victory and it would be unwise to discount them as a major threat.
In the Corinthian division, for all amateur crews, Othmar von Blumencron USA 679 Gannet holds a sixteen point lead over David Dabney USA 626 Wireless in second and Alex Schafer USA 744 Sweaty Betty who lies third.
Racing at the 2008 Melges 24 North American Championship concludes tomorrow with the potential for three races being sailed. Similar conditions to today are forecast but the word is that warmer temperatures are a real possibility. .
Top 10 results (preliminary, After seven races)
1.) Terry Hutchinson, Quantum Racing - 4, 2, 4, [9], 2, 6, 1,4, 1 = 25
2.) Gabrio Zandona/Giovanni Maspero, Joe Fly - 9, 6, 2, 1, [12], 8, 1, 3, 12 = 42
3.) Chris Larson, West Marine Rigging/NE Ropes - 8, 8, 7, 6, 1, 7, 6, 9 [24] = 52
4.) Flavio Favini/Franco Rossini, Blu Moon - 2, 7, 1,2, 29, 3, [50/DNF], 7, 4 = 55
5.) Bruce Ayres, Monsoon - 5, 9, 8, 4, 10, [15], 5, 6, 15 = 62
6.) Brian Porter, Full Throttle - 6, 10, 6, 10, 5, 24, [25], 1, 2 = 64
7.) Dave Ullman, Pegasus 505 - 1, 3, 3, 12, 4, 17, [50/DCS], 21, 5 = 66
8.) Morgan Reeser/Neil Sullivan, M-fatic - 10, 4, 17, 8, 15, 12, [50/OCS], 2, 3 = 71
9.) Jamie Lea, Team Barbarians - 7, 11, 14, 11, [18], 4, 17, 5, 9 = 78
10.) Othmar Blumencron, Gannet - 13, 12, 9, 7, 3, [14], 10, 12, [16] = 80
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Remember when travel was glamorous? Celebrities disembarking ocean liners were met by reporters, transcontinental fliers were called jet-setters, not road warriors. Part of the allure was style, and handsome leather luggage was its hallmark.
Alas, brutal baggage handling ushered in the age of plastic suitcases made to survive a gorilla's attack, and beautiful leather pieces were relegated to the attic. Happily, however, travel modes continue to evolve; an era of self-stowing in private jets and overhead bins may have saved our hides. So retrieve them from storage or consider these great grips.
The firm that's now called Alfred Dunhill was originally a London bridle maker, but has been in leather luggage since its namesake spotted the auto travel trend over a century ago. Today, the company's top range is called, unsurprisingly, Tradition. The bridle leather hard cases—with red leather linings—have been hand-stitched in London since the 1890s, and footmen have been stacking them in Rolls-Royces and Bentleys ever since. But Dunhill does design luggage for those who carry it themselves. The firm's newest line is the leather-trimmed, cotton-canvas Motorities collection. Informal and fun, the line has a garment carrier that sports a multitude of interior pockets and pouches, including a laundry bag. A bright orange storm cover is included for inclement weather. The granular leather collection in "bitter chocolate" called Sidecar includes a lightweight wheeled touring case and a barrel "hold all" with shoulder strap. (Visit www.dunhill.com.)
Despite its normally understated design, T. Anthony, the leather purveyor on New York's Park Avenue, once made red luggage at Marilyn Monroe's request. Still, subtlety is the byword, evidenced in the barely noticeable wheels and handles on the packing cases of its black Cashmere Leather collection. T. Anthony also offers hand-carried luxe in an alligator gladstone, available by special order. The form—sort of a large-scale doctor's bag—comes to us from the nineteenth century. Nickel hardware secures the bag. Prime belly skins make for large scales. (Visit www.tanthony.com.)
Martin Dingman transforms the classic duffel into an item of pure luxury with Side Stow in his One by One range. A "c"-shaped zipper on the bag's side allows interior access, obviating the need to rummage. Contents will not shift during a flight: buckles secure shirts and trousers on a cotton-covered interior board. Dingman manufactures Side Stows to order from saddle-tanned Italian calfskin. Hides are hand-selected to insure each bag is made from a single skin. If the client wishes, Side Stow can be sewn in ostrich or alligator. (Visit www.martindingman.com.)


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Pipex has today become the first ISP to report major technical problems caused by the extreme weather which has battered the north of England.
A fibre break caused by the flooding in Sheffield has hit Pipex data centres in Leeds and Manchester, affecting the firms hosting business 123-reg.
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A blogger on Scientific American has written an article claiming that an innocent student was charged with a felony for merely "trying science." It is implied that this was a case of racism since this was an African American student. According to the post, the student was just doing an innocent "science experiment."
The reality is a little different from what was reported in the article. The reality is that the student had searched or found on the Internet how to make a homemade chemical bomb. A simple search for toilet cleaner and aluminum will lead one to several YouTube videos showing exactly how this is done. The student showed up early (7:00 a.m.) to set off her bomb. Yes, it exploded as planned and she got busted. Maybe creating a chemical bomb on a school site is okay at Scientific American, but at most campuses such activities are frowned upon.
By the way, all the stupid people in the videos are young white males, showing that stupidity does not have color lines. I am willing to bet that the next white male who sets off a bomb at school will also get arrested. What in the world are they thinking at Scientific American?


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(CNN) - Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday said he went a bit too far in speculating about why Hillary Clinton choked up during her Senate testimony on the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya.
"I did not accuse her of crying," Johnson said on CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien." "I was responding to a question, Soledad. I probably speculated and I shouldn't have."
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The senator from Wisconsin, who was elected with tea party support in 2010, questioned Wednesday whether Clinton's emotional moments on Capitol Hill Wednesday were nothing but an aversion strategy.
"I think she just decided before she was going to describe emotionally the four dead Americans, the heroes, and use that as her trump card to get out of the questions. It was a good way of getting out of really having to respond to me," Johnson said in an interview with BuzzFeed.
While Clinton did tear up in her comments-talking about those killed and their families–she also erupted in anger at one point when Johnson grilled her about the erroneous, initial talking points used to explain the cause of the attack to the public. While it was first said to have been spurred by a spontaneous protest over an anti-Islam film, the administration later defined the violence as a planned terrorist attack.
"With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans," Clinton said in response to Johnson's repeated questions. "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator."
Her quote–"What difference does it make?"–quickly went viral, with some conservatives using it as an attack line on Twitter.
Speaking Thursday, Johnson stood by his questions, saying it was "important that we should have obtained those answers right away" and accusing the administration of "playing election politics, no doubt about it."
"I really think the American people do have an expectation that this president, this administration is honest with them, so I think it makes a great deal of difference," he added, arguing the State Department and intelligence community should have had a clearer picture of the events that unfolded.
Further pressed about Clinton's answers to his questions, Johnson said he did agree with Clinton on one point.
"The bottom line is I agree with Secretary Clinton that we need to understand what happened so we can prevent it in the future," he said.
Following her appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Clinton gave testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee later in the day Wednesday.
Ron Johnson disgraced himself as show little respect for office of Sec'y of State yesterday during the hearings. Both he and Rand Paul allowed theselves get personal.
Johnson says he should not have 'speculated' about Clinton's emotional moments
But you did mr. johnson, and you meant to do so. You and auqa budda have proven yourselves to be nothing more than petulent children, and there's no taking it back. Live with it.
seems to me that this Senator was just trying to make a name for himself attacking the SOS so there can be some great sound bites for him on FoxNews and the like. Yes sir now more people know who you are, and that just means more of us can have a negative opinion of you just like a majority of Americans currently have of the Tea Party.
This guys a jerk. Does he make these kinds of comments when Speaker Boehner cries???
Did he really say " I probably speculated and I shouldn't of." Is it possible he said "...shouldn't have."?
Did he really speculate that it was an "aversion strategy"? Is it possible he said "diversion strategy"?
Add another one to the Tea Party/GOP clown show.
These Republicans keep digging the hole deeper and deeper for themselves. Sen. Johnson, a true Tea Party hypocrite, who shouldn't have even been allowed in the same room as Secretary Clinton, only continued to prove why the majority of Americans support the progressive agenda set forth by President Obama in his inagural address. To be sure, the questions raised were valid and coming from someone who had some tact, diplomacy and respect, perhaps would have come off better. Secretary Clinton put this buffoon in his place and we can all only hope and pray that after she takes a well deserved rest she will make a run in 2016 and become this nations first female President. God bless you Madame Secretary.
Johnson is a typical redumblican loser. If he wants to talk emotions and make crying an issue he needs not look any further than to the house speaker–and he is a man.....How this man got elected over Feingold is beside me.....
sen. Johnson: One of the ways you could help to prevent this sort of thing in the future would be if republican congressmen (YOU) DO NOT VOTE DOWN INCREASED FUNDING FOR SECURITY at State Dept facilities overseas, like YOU AND YOUR OTHER REPUBLICANS DID! Easy to cast blame when you sweep your own part in the problem under the rug.
This is becoming a witch hunt.
Another Tea Party puke.
Boehner can cry with his "you like.me, you really like me" moments, but Mrs. Clinton gets skewered because she reacted to four American coffins coming home. This man was only out to attack, not get answers.
There is a BIG difference between falsehood and truth. The American people were fed a line of falsehood regarding the murder of 4 Americans, promoted by the White House, by Miss Rice. Obama continues to use excuses of waiting for further investigation in the matter, to supply what he only wanted the American people to know. The campaigning for re-election was far more important than being up front and truthful. But then eventually the truth will come out and Obama legacy will feel the effects.
Hope he realizes that he is still immature- politically speaking..
No "you shouldn't of". Is this what passes for the education of a senator from Wisconsin!?!?!?
Hillary swept the floor with you and your other cronies. This was a step backward for anyone from the repug party who wishes to run for president in 2016. It didn't work curly top! You sounded like a petulant little boy who needed to be sent to his room.


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Age: 60
Save Date: March 18, 2008 -- Activity: playing soccer
I experienced cardiac arrest on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 in Salem, Oregon. I was 60. My first awareness was on the following Thursday, when I heard my wife Claudia say "you had a massive heart attack on the soccer field." My daughters Tiffany and Kelli (living in Florida and Washington, D.C.) as well as my sister Barbara were on their way to the hospital.
Fortunately, there were two emergency room doctors playing soccer as well, and they immediately started CPR.
I had tubes down my throat and could not speak. Knowing sign language, I kept signing, "where am I? What happened?" The doctors had let me come out of a coma to see if I was able to undergo quadruple bypass surgery which took place on Saturday. My next memory is of Sunday evening and a nurse explaining how to clutch my "Love Pillow" to my chest when I had to cough or sneeze.
In May, 2008 Claudia and I attended Kelli's college graduation from Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. In September we enjoyed sharing in Tiffany's wedding in Connecticut. I wrote thank you letters to the doctors who had responded to my emergency and made sure their employer knew what they had done.
In August, Claudia needed to visit the ER for a diverticulosis attack. As a doctor and nurse tended to her, I named those two doctors and asked if they were in the ER that day. The doctor said that one was coming on shift and the other was going off. He asked why I was inquiring. I told him why. He and the nurse exchanged a look of disbelief. The nurse said, "That was you?" And the doctor said, "I was the first one to work on you when you came through the door." Meeting these caring and competent doctors and nurses was very special to me.
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Lawmakers Question Governor's Budget Balance
JEFFERSON CITY - The Senate Appropriations Committee chair said Wednesday he was concerned the governor's plan to balance the budget relies too much on unknown quantities.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said about $165 million of the governor's budget comes from measures that have not passed in prior legislative sessions, such as cutting the so-called circuit breaker tax credit. Schaefer said if these measures don't pass, the budget would be out of balance and funding for numerous programs would have to be redistributed.
According to the 2010 Tax Credit Review Commission Report, the credit, whose proper name is the Property Tax Credit, is available to senior citizens and the disabled as long as their income is less than $30,000 if they own their own home, or $27,500 if they rent it. The commission recommended the credit be eliminated for renters.
Budget Director Linda Luebbering told the Senate Appropriations Committee the governor would like to eliminate the tax credit for renters and use that money to improve other services for seniors and the disabled. Luebbering said it is not as clear with renters whether they are paying their taxes directly. Luebbering said Governor Nixon supports this and other conclusions by the 2010 commission. In addition to the tax credit, Luebbering said Nixon is seeking additional revenue from a tax amnesty program and an internet sales tax measure, and savings from expanding Medicaid. Schaefer said none of the measures have passed the legislature before and was not sure if they would pass during the current session.


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Coalition calls on Congress to fund the Refuge System after report shows the economic benefit to the American public is almost five times the cost to run them
A new report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Banking On Nature: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation, shows that for every $1 appropriated by Congress to run the Refuge System, nearly $5 is generated in local economies. Despite the fact that the Refuge System has seen a significant increase in visitation, it has faced severe funding cuts. As Congress considers the budget bills for Fiscal Year 2014, the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) calls upon the House of Representatives and the Senate to fund the Refuge System at $499 million this year.
"As hunters, anglers, bird and wildlife watchers, scientists, conservationists and concerned Americans, we know the National Wildlife Refuge System has always been a worthy investment," said David Houghton, President of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and Chair of the CARE coalition. "Now the data proves it – refuges provide an enormous bang for the American buck."
The report, spanning 2006-2011, shows that even during the worst recession since the Great Depression, the overall return on investment increased substantially for the Refuge System as well as every other major indicator. From 2006-2011 the Refuge System saw the following annual increases:
– 20% increase in sales and economic output to $2.4 billion;
– 22% increase in return on investment for every $1 appropriated to $4.87;
– 23% increase in jobs to 35,000.
"At the height of our economic downturn, Americans recreated on our national wildlife refuges more than ever before and that increase helped many businesses weather the economic storm," said Houghton. "These public lands are increasingly important to hotel operators, restaurant owners, hunting guides and the countless other small businesses that depend on a vibrant Refuge System for their livelihood."
CARE estimates that the Refuge System needs at least $900 million in annual operations and maintenance funding to properly administer its 561 refuges and 38 wetland management districts spanning over 150 million acres. At its highest funding level in FY 2010, the Refuge System received only $503 million—little more than half the needed amount. Since that time, congressional appropriations have not only failed to account for rising costs, but have been steadily backsliding. With its annual budget having declined by $50 million over the past three years, the Refuge System cannot afford to lose another penny.
The Refuge System always did "more with less" but now, after three years of budget cuts, it has to do "less with less". Everything from acres of invasive species being treated to volunteer hours were down substantially in FY13 and further budget cuts will simply make many operations impossible.
"We hope Congress looks at this report and sees what a great investment we have in the National Wildlife Refuge System," continued Houghton. "Let our decision makers retain funding for the programs like refuges that grow our economy."
– Wildlife refuges generate more than $32.3 billion each year in natural goods and services, such as buffering coastal communities from storm surges, filtering pollutants from municipal water supplies, and pollinating food crops.
– The more than 46 million hunters, anglers, wildlife watchers, photographers and other recreationists who visit wildlife refuges generate $2.4 billion in sales to local communities each year.
– Visitors to refuges generated $342.9 million in local, county, state and federal tax revenue.
– 77% of refuge spending was done by visitors from outside the local area.
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"Americans generally don't think of fish and wildlife recreation as an industry but it is. Whether anglers and hunters spending their money to pursue their respective sports or funds spent on wildlife viewing, fish and wildlife recreation is big business and for many communities near a national wildlife refuge it may be most of their business. The Banking on Nature report demonstrates the importance that fish and wildlife recreation makes to the economy. It needs to be taken seriously."
— Gordon Robertson, Vice President
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
"National Wildlife Refuges are a mainstay of a system of state, federal, local and private lands that support our nation's rich fish and wildlife heritage. They offer hunters, anglers, photographers and other wildlife enthusiasts a unique opportunity to connect with nature and uphold timeless traditions. The Banking on Nature report provides further economic proof of the value of wild places that accompanies their ecological worth."
—Ron Regan, Executive Director
Defenders of Wildlife
"They are called 'refuges' for a reason. In this challenging economic environment, people depend even more than usual on opportunities to escape the worries of everyday living by engaging with nature and with wildlife. Those opportunities are provided by our country's National Wildlife Refuge System. Our investments in refuges are being returned fivefold to local economies, right where the money is needed most. It's simple math – Congress should increase funding for America's Refuge System for the benefit of people and wildlife."
—Jamie Rappaport Clark, President
Ducks Unlimited
"Every state has at least one national wildlife refuge which provides unparalleled outdoor recreation opportunities such as hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing. This report further strengthens what sportsmen and the conservation communities already know: investment in our natural resources provide a valuable return in our nation's economy."
— Paul Schmidt, Chief Conservation Officer
Izaak Walton League of America
"Refuges nationwide provide some of the best hunting and fishing for American sportsmen and women and the Banking on Nature report shows once again that taxpayers and local communities receive tremendous economic benefits when we conserve natural resources and promote sustainable outdoor recreation."
—Scott Kovarovics, Executive Director
Marine Conservation Institute
"The refuge portions of the four Pacific marine national monuments constitute one-third of the refuge system; yet, funding to safeguard these national treasures has not followed suit. The Pacific marine national monuments were designated to protect invaluable coral reefs, essential habitat for an estimated 14 million seabirds, and many threatened and endangered marine species. But illegal trespass and illegal fishing have damaged coral reefs and other marine wildlife from vessel groundings and introduction of invasive species within the monuments. Continued budget cuts to the System will hurt current efforts to restore this damage and protect these areas effectively."
— Lance Morgan, Ph.D., President
National Rifle Association
"Hunters have been the backbone of the National Wildlife Refuge System beginning in 1903 when President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island as the first wildlife refuge. Since the 1930s, the purchase of Duck Stamps for waterfowl hunting and collecting have contributed substantially to the acquisition of important lands for the Refuge System. This citizen-based revenue for land acquisition is unparalleled in the world. The NRA supports CARE's efforts to protect the hunters' investment in our Refuge System and to strengthen public support for wildlife conservation through the economic benefits that wildlife-dependent recreation brings to local communities."
—Susan Recce, Director of Conservation, Wildlife and Natural Resources
National Wildlife Federation
"There's nothing more fiscally conservative than taking care of our vital assets and investing in the future. Despite years of underfunding, these important natural areas continue to draw people who want to connect to wildlife and the outdoors. They produce great economic benefits for neighboring communities. How long can that continue if Congress keeps shortchanging the refuge system?"
— Larry Schweiger, President & CEO
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
"The National Wildlife Refuge System provides outstanding hunting and angling opportunities for America's sportsmen and women. They are drawn from across the nation to these public lands because they provide quality habitat and opportunities to hunt, fish, and enjoy nature. The new Banking on Nature report demonstrates once again that local communities near refuges benefit a great deal from federal investment in the refuge system, and stands as further evidence that Congress should support increased refuge funding to ensure that these benefits are sustained."
— Whit Fosburgh, President and CEO
The Nature Conservancy
"The Banking on Nature report could not have come at a better time as it reinforces the tremendous value of nature as found in our National Wildlife Refuge System. National Wildlife Refuges provide innumerable public benefits for the nation – fish and wildlife habitat, special places for wildlife recreation and stimulation for local economies. The Refuge System also provides $32.3 billion in goods and services such as natural defenses from storm surges and flooding for the thousands of communities nestled around refuge areas. Strong annual funding for the Refuge System is imperative to ensure the numerous public benefits provided by this system are sustained into the future."
— Kameran Onley, Acting Director of Government Relations
The Wilderness Society
"Our national wildlife refuges are treasures that protect important wildlife habitat, bolster the economies of local communities, and provide places for Americans to learn about and experience nature in the wild. Continuing to cut critical funding for refuges hurts these iconic lands and waters and those who depend on them while shortchanging the American taxpayer who has invested in building this vibrant National Wildlife Refuge System."
— Jamie Williams, President
The Wildlife Society
"Refuges are essential for the conservation of our nation's wildlife and their habitats, and they also provide a natural laboratory for wildlife biologists who are engaged in field research efforts. As the Banking on Nature report shows, they also provide important economic benefits for local communities. In light of this report, The Wildlife Society encourages Congress to provide the necessary investments in the Refuge System to allow it to continue to provide these, and myriad other, benefits."
— Ken Williams, Executive Director
Wildlife Management Institute
"Conservation is good business and an essential investment in the future of our nation. The Banking On Nature report details the powerful economic impact of the National Wildlife Refuge System. True patriots recognize that additional funding is needed to protect our natural heritage and to enhance the economy it supports."
— Steve Williams, President
The Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) is a national coalition of 23 wildlife, sporting, conservation, and scientific organizations representing a constituency numbering more than 16 million Americans. CARE has been working since 1995 to educate Congress, the Administration, and the public about America's magnificent National Wildlife Refuge.


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This year's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote was chock full of expected updates, along with a handful of little surprises. So let's recap!
The most anticipated revelations were the updates to iOS 7. The main design change is a move away from the current bubble-like interface in favor of a flatter design. There's also a new, simplified "Control Center"—accessible via an upward swipe on the home screen—to find frequently used buttons like brightness settings, airplane mode, and a flashlight. One of the most surprisingly awesome features includes a block function for unwanted phone calls, texts, FaceTime calls, and iMessages.
In a nod to the unlucky ones who have lost or had their phones stolen, the Find My iPhone feature now requires an Apple ID and password to be turned off or to erase the device. In addition, Apple also says it can "continue to display a custom message even after your device is erased. And your Apple ID and password are required before anyone can reactivate it. Which means your iPhone is still your iPhone."
Mavericks—not just for surfers anymore
Apple also announced the latest iteration to OS X. Doing away with the feline-themed codenames, Apple has decided to switch to California-themed names. As such, OS X 10.9 has been dubbed "Mavericks" after a popular surfing spot just south of San Francisco—but unlike the immediate satisfaction of surfing, Mavericks won't be available until fall 2013.
So what's new here? There's a bunch of stuff, but here are the highlights:
- There's iCloud Keychain (a password manager), which "stores your website user names and passwords on the devices you've approved, protects them with robust AES 256-bit encryption, and keeps them up to date on each device. And it automatically fills [the passwords] in whenever and wherever you need them. The new Password Generator suggests unique, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts."
- 10.9 will have a tabbed Finder—just like in your Web browser. (If you're like me, sometimes you have four or five Finder windows open at a time, so this will come in handy.)
- There's a new ability to tag documents, which should make searching for documents that much easier.
- Apple created a new ability to use multiple screens—no more secondary display! Each monitor will have its own menu bar, dock, or the ability to run individual apps at full screen. Apple even says that you can wirelessly turn an HDTV into a normal display via AirPlay or Apple TV.
- Finally, just like in iOS, there's a new Notifications interface, which can now display e-mail, news updates, or iMessages from a locked login screen. As usual, we'll have a hands-on and review for both iOS 7 and Mavericks as soon as we can get our paws on the updates.
Hardware heros: New MacBook Airs and the all-new Mac Pro
Of course, Mavericks needs some new hardware to go along with it, right? Apple didn't disappoint in that department either: the company introduced new Haswell-based MacBook Air laptops, whose biggest feature appears to be the "12-hour battery life" on the 13-inch model, with nine hours on the 11-incher. (We can't wait to actually test this out.) Haswell is the codename for Intel's new CPUs that come with integrated GPUs—the MBAs specifically have a 1.3GHz Intel Core i5-4250U, which includes Intel's new HD 5000 GPU. The GPU reportedly offers 40 percent faster graphics. The MBAs also sport boosted Wi-Fi capabilities with 802.11ac-capable adapters.
Meanwhile, Apple has shrunk down its top-of-the-line desktop, the Mac Pro, into a sleek, tiny, and portable design. Built in a black cylindrical case, all of the computer's key guts (CPU, memory, graphics) are built into a "thermal core" designed to blow the heat vertically out of the machine. It has "configurations offering up to 12 cores of processing power, up to 40GBps of PCI Express gen 3 bandwidth, and 256-bit-wide floating-point instructions," according to Apple's website, along with a AMD FirePro workstation-class GPU and up to 6GB of dedicated VRAM. Unfortunately, Apple didn't issue a release beyond "later this year," nor did it announce a price.
Come fly with me: From AirPort to iCloud
Both of those new hardware refreshes, of course, wouldn't be complete without an improved networking kit, too. With 802.11ac support in both the MacBook Air and the Mac Pro, clearly Apple was going to have to update its wireless hardware—Express, Extreme, and Time Capsule—in due course. One of the advantages of 802.11ac is that it includes a "beamforming antenna array," which "creates a more focused signal that extends range and lessens the possibility of signals interfering with each other." The AirPort products will support simultaneous dual-band transmissions over the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, a feature already included in the 802.11n versions of the hardware.
With all this connectivity, you're probably going to want a few new apps to go with the new speedy Wi-Fi. Apple also announced iWork for iCloud, bringing its suite of productivity apps—you guessed it—to the cloud. In short, you'll be able to edit a Keynote presentation or a Pages document from your browser.
Finally, Apple also launched its highly anticipated Internet radio application called "iTunes Radio." This Pandora-like service, which will only be available in the United States for the time being, offers the ability to not only listen to songs (and command Siri to play "more of the same"), but to buy them directly from within the app as well. For iTunes Match subscribers ($25 annually), you'll get an ad-free experience, too.
Which new announcement, product, or feature are you most excited about? We'll meet you in the comments section.


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5 Whiskey Cocktail Recipes from Haddingtons in Austin, Texas
Head barman Brandon Burkart has been on the team since Haddingtons opened in Austin, Texas on New Year's Eve of 2011. Since that day, the all-American tavern has won over the hearts of many local cocktail lovers. Located downtown, this casual joint's long indoor bar and airy patio are especially popular during happy hour.
The menu showcases a pretty wide range of classic and modern cocktails, but their collection of creative whiskey libations is particularly impressive. On chillier evenings (by Texas standards), you'll want to unwind with a Duck Fat Sazerac (and an order of the velvety truffle egg custard on crusty bread.) The bartenders draw from local flavors for inspiration, such as using a Mexican hot sauce to add heat to the Some Like It Hot cocktail.
Not in Texas? You can still enjoy Brandon Burkart's drinks. Check out the cocktails and get the recipes in the slideshow above.
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If you download "Livin' on a Prayer" from iTunes, you are killing music. Says who? How about Jon Bon Jovi?
The Jersey-born musician tells Toronto's Sunday Times magazine that downloading music and playing digital files on an iPod ruins a key element of the music experience.
(Warning: Yes, the 49-year-old rocker actually does begin his statement with "Kids today...")
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"Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket," he says. "Closing their eyes and getting lost in an album; and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it"
He then reveals the master criminal who is killing the dreams of children: None other than Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
"You mark my words, in a generation from now people are going to say: 'What happened?' Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business."
This hasn't stopped Bon Jovi from releasing exclusive iTunes versions of some of their albums that feature bonus songs and content, however. And videos. And iPhone apps. And podcasts...
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My Generation: Young Chinese Artists at Tampa Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Shotgun Reviews are an open forum where we invite the international art community to contribute timely, short-format responses to an exhibition or event. If you are interested in submitting a Shotgun Review, please click this link for more information. In this Shotgun Review, Danny Olda reviews My Generation: Young Chinese Artists, a joint exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Museum of Art. My Generation: Young Chinese Artists[…..]


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Jammie Wearing Fools: Department of Redundancy Department: Keith Olbermann Fired Again, Replaced by Eliot Spitzer
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Bill Gorman / TVbytheNumbers: via open letter from Current TV: … Edit: Update, Keith Olbermann's response via Twitter:
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter: Current Retains Crisis PR Experts for Anticipated Battle With Keith Olbermann (Exclusive)
John Del Signore / Gothamist: [UPDATE] Keith Olbermann Dismissed From Current TV, Replaced By Eliot Spitzer Starting Tonight
Mhashimoto / dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com: Olbermann continues descent through the cable universe
Keach Hagey / Politico:
Olbermann out, Spitzer in on Current TV — Current TV has terminated its relationship with Keith Olbermann and will replace his show with a program hosted by Eliot Spitzer. — The complete memo:
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Olbermann Fired From Current TV — Keith Olbermann (photo: WEBN-TV/flickr) — Less than a year after he returned to television with an equity stake in the broadcaster, Keith Olbermann has flamed out again. He has been terminated by Current TV, effective immediately.
Discussion: Business Insider and The Daily Caller
Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress:
Current TV Fires Keith Olbermann, Replaces Him With Spitzer Immediately, Olbermann to Sue — The New York Times' Brian Stelter breaks the news that Current TV has let go Keith Olbermann, and will replace him starting tonight with Eliot Spitzer, denying Olbermann to give a send-off or special comment to his viewers.
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter: Keith Olbermann Blasts Current TV; Internal Memo Reveals Tension Over GOP Primary
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: The Young Turks Was Beating Countdown With Keith Olbermann In The Demo
Robert Shrum / The Week:
Will a Tea Party Supreme Court guarantee Obama a second term? — The court's conservative wing appears ready to engage in some despicable judicial activism on ObamaCare. Politically, at least, the justices are doing Obama a favor — Recall the scorn toward health reform dripping from the lips of Injustice Antonin Scalia.
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and protein wisdom
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Broccoli and Bad Faith — Nobody knows what the Supreme Court will decide with regard to the Affordable Care Act. But, after this week's hearings, it seems quite possible that the court will strike down the "mandate" — the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance — and maybe the whole law.
David Dayen / Firedoglake: The Supreme Court's Conservative Activist Judges
David Henderson / EconLog: Krugman on Supreme Court Reasoning About Health Insurance
Jeremy Leaming / ACS Blog: Conservative Justices' Troubling Understanding of Health Care Market
Gaius Publius / US Politics: Why health insurance isn't broccoli (the short version)
Bruce McQuain / Questions and Observations: The liberal shock at the collapse of ObamaCare's "Constitutional" arguments
W. James Antle, III / American Spectator: Constitutional Contempt — After three days of arguments …
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Obamacare Is On Trial. So Is the Supreme Court. — Before this week, the well-being of tens of millions of Americans was at stake in the lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act. — Now something else is at stake, too: The legitimacy of the Supreme Court. — Nobody knows how the justices will rule.
David Bernstein / The Volokh Conspiracy: The Court's Legitimacy — Following up on Jonathan's post below …
Scott Lemieux / American Prospect: Don't Wish For Judicial Overreach
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: REMIND ME AGAIN: HOW HAS BEING HATED HURT ALL THOSE OTHER POWERFUL INSTITUTIONS?
Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You Should — Happy Birthday to Warren Beatty, 75.
Sandy Levinson / Balkinization: The "legitimacy" of the Supreme Court …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
News Analysis: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy May Be Key to Health Law Ruling
News Analysis: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy May Be Key to Health Law Ruling
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Richard Wolf / USA Today: Supreme Court likely to vote on health care law Friday
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal: Health-Law Case Puts Roberts in Crucible
Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Dems fume over Justice Scalia's comments during healthcare case
Robert Barnes / Washington Post: The Supreme Court will decide on the health-care law soon. It will tell you later.
Donald Cohen / The Huffington Post: The Supreme Court: 'It's About Freedom'
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Adam Liptak — at the NYT — says the SG tried to appeal to Justice Kennedy's idea of liberty.
Mike Scarcella / The BLT: The Morning Wrap — Hoping: The Obama administration's best hope …
Terry / CNSNews:
Justice Breyer on Obamacare: 'I Haven't Read Every Word of That, I Promise'
Justice Breyer on Obamacare: 'I Haven't Read Every Word of That, I Promise'
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Supreme Court May Be Most Conservative in Modern History
Supreme Court May Be Most Conservative in Modern History
Discussion: Ezra Klein
Obama: 'Change is the health care reform we passed'
Obama: 'Change is the health care reform we passed'
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Byron Tau / Politico: Obama: GOP wants to 'go back'
Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones:
Arizona Outdoes Everyone With New Anti-Abortion Bill — Bills limiting the time period during which abortion is legal have proliferated in recent years as other states have followed Nebraska's lead and banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. But a law under consideration in Arizona …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, ECHIDNE of the snakes and Hullabaloo
Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress: Why Arizona's New Anti-Abortion Bill Is Worse Than It Seems
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia lawmakers pass abortion bill on last, emotional day
Georgia lawmakers pass abortion bill on last, emotional day
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Melissa Mack / WXIA-TV: Georgia's Legislative Session Ends With a Protest
Norma Love / Associated Press:
NH House votes to ban abortion after 20 weeks
NH House votes to ban abortion after 20 weeks
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Irin Carmon / Salon: The GOP's abortion offensive reaches New Hampshire
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com: New Hampshire House Passes Three Pro-Life Bills on Abortion
Matthew O'Brien / The Atlantic Online:
Wall Street Thinks It Knows the Future of Obamacare—Why? — Nobody except Justice Anthony Kennedy knows what will happen to Obamacare. But Wall Street, whose predictive powers are dubious, thinks it does. The proof is in the healthcare stocks. — The below chart shows Aetna's stock price the past week.
Discussion: Ezra Klein, Health Care at the High Court and Prairie Weather
Daniel Bice / JSOnline:
Barrett will run in recall election — By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — It took a little while, but Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has finally decided whether or not to run in the upcoming recall election. — He's in. — In a Friday afternoon email to supporters, Barrett …
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and Althouse
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: Marist Poll: Mitt Romney leads by 7 in Wisconsin
David Nir / Daily Kos: WI-Gov: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to challenge Scott Walker in recall election
Ann Althouse / Althouse: The recall election against Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announces that he will run.
Scott Walker / CNN:
Recall vote scheduled in Wisconsin, Republican ad war continues
Recall vote scheduled in Wisconsin, Republican ad war continues
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Monthly
Tina Korbe / Hot Air: Wisconsin Republicans more focused on Walker's recall election than the presidential primary
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Walker Recall: Game On
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
GAB sets historic recall elections; GOP to field fake Dems
GAB sets historic recall elections; GOP to field fake Dems
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Caleb Howe / RedState: Daily Links - March 30, 2012
Aaron Rupar / The Blotter: Scott Walker recall: "Adolf Hitler," "Mick E. Mous," Fungky Van Den Elzen sign petitions
Laura Conaway / The Maddow Blog: Wisconsin sets recalls for Walker, GOP state senators; Republican majority at stake
Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Federal court strikes down parts of Act 10 — By Bruce Vielmetti and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — A federal judge in Madison on Friday ruled that portions of Act 10 - which removed most collective bargaining for most public employees - are unconstitutional.
Discussion: Althouse
Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Federal court throws out parts of public union law
Federal court throws out parts of public union law
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
IRS not investigating Nikki Haley for tax fraud — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's office Friday provided IRS documentation that she is not facing investigation for tax fraud, calling accusations that she was "totally contrived." — Haley denied the rumors of a looming tax indictment on Thursday.
Gina Smith / The State:
SC governor denies she is tied to tax probe
SC governor denies she is tied to tax probe
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Nikki Haley and Dirty Blogger Politics
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Gov. Nikki Haley Isn't Sikh-sy And She Knows It
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico: Nikki Haley denies IRS investigation
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: The perfect Palin-Breitbart Conspiracy World theory
Logan Smith / Palmetto Public Record: Haley indictment imminent? Stay tuned...
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Willful Ignorance — This, from YouGov, tells you everything you need to know about contemporary race relations in a single, compact chart: — For 66 percent of white Americans to agree with this statement—"Irish, Italian, Jewish, and many other minorities overcame prejudice and worked their way up.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, American Power and Shakesville
Donald Douglas / American Power: The Never-Ending Phenomenon of Black Racial Victimology
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney campaign: Release all transcripts of all meetings with foreign leaders — Via National Journal, the Mitt Romney campaign ratchets up the transparency game in a novel direction, in response to a call for Romney to release decades' worth of tax returns:
Lara Seligman / NationalJournal.com:
Report: Obama Camp Calls For Romney Tax Returns
Report: Obama Camp Calls For Romney Tax Returns
Discussion: Daily Kos, Wall Street Journal, Wonkette and Business Insider
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: Romney: No more tax returns unless Obama releases transcripts of all meetings with foreign leaders
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal: Obama Campaign Seeks Romney Tax Returns
Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: Romney Will Release His Tax Returns When Obama Stops Being A Russian Iranian North Korean Mole
Jonathan Stempel / Thomson Reuters News …:
Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit vs Huffington Post tossed — AOL Inc on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by unpaid bloggers who complained they were deprived of their fair share of the roughly $315 million that the company paid last March to buy The Huffington Post website.
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Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: Satan's Big Week
Dylan Byers / Politico: Unpaid HuffPo bloggers to remain unpaid
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Dem treasurer admits stealing $7M — Kinde Durkee, once a trusted treasurer to dozens of California Democrats, pleaded guilty in the biggest campaign embezzlement case ever to hit U.S. politics. — In a federal court in Sacramento, Durkee admitted to stealing more than $7 million …
Discussion: CNN
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
MasterCard, VISA Warn of Processor Breach — VISA and MasterCard are alerting banks across the country about a recent major breach at a U.S.-based credit card processor. Sources in the financial sector are calling the breach "massive," and say it may involve more than 10 million compromised card numbers.
Alex Fitzpatrick / Mashable!: Got Visa or Mastercard? Your Data May Have Leaked
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story: Visa confirms report of major hack on credit card processor
John Del Signore / Gothamist: Major Security Breach Compromised Over 50,000 MasterCard, Visa Accounts
New York Times:
Obama Clears Way for Measures Against Iran — BURLINGTON, Vt. — President Obama has determined there is enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on imports from Iran, a step that could increase Western actions to deter Tehran's nuclear ambitions, an administration official said Friday.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Truthdig
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama says oil markets can handle expanded sanctions on Iran
Obama says oil markets can handle expanded sanctions on Iran
Discussion: Politico and Washington Free Beacon
Jennifer Epstein / Politico: Obama adds new sanctions to Iranian oil
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney's PAC Funded Anti-Gay Marriage Group Under The Radar … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Video, Mitt Romney Gay, Election 2012, Free And Strong America, Marriage Romney, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Gay Marriage, Romney Gay Marriage, Romney Gay Marriage Funding …
Tengrain / Dependable Renegade: Happy Hour News Briefs
Eliza Shapiro / New York Magazine: Romney's Super PAC Gave $10,000 to the National Organization for Marriage
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: Mitt Romney Snuck Donation to NOM, Proposition 8 Through Obscure Alabama PAC
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Republicans Backing Away From Opposition To Same-Sex Marriage?
Chris Geidner / Poliglot: Romney's NOM Connection: In 2008, Romney PAC Gave NOM a $10,000 Contribution
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
Is a Grand Bargain Worthwhile? — A question for Ezra Klein: — As a Clinton administration staffer, a question for Ezra. Suppose we do a bipartisan deficit-reduction deal over the next two years. Why don't you think that the next time the Republican Party gets back into power afterwards …
NY Daily News:
George Zimmerman lost job as party security guard for being too aggressive, ex-co-worker says — Zimmerman at center of firestorm for fatally shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin last month — Trayvon Martin was shot along a dark walkway just behind Cheryl Brown's apartment while her son Austin …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Wonkette, CNN, Fox News, The Raw Story, Shakesville and The Lede, more at Mediagazer »
Vince Coglianese / The Daily Caller: New details darken outlook for Zimmerman's claims of self-defense
Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller Begins To Stuff Its Trayvon Coverage Into The Memory Hole
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Former co-worker: Zimmerman lost security guard job after he 'snapped'
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Trayvon Martin Updates


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This Week's Spotlight: Local Holiday Miracle
Hey there! Lisa here with my weekly video round-up! This week I checked out the awesomely funny Local Holiday Miracle. Local Holiday Miracle is a sketch comedy duo that is one part Andrea Kuhar, one part Aubrie Williams. I have put together three of their videos that I thought you might thoroughly enjoy!
1. Cats: The Musical starring REAL CATS! Do you like cat puns? Do you like Broadway Musicals? If so, this is the video for YOU!
2. First Divorce with Mompoms! A mom supports her son through tough times with Mompoms! Jeez, I wish my Mom had Mompoms.
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I have a client using it and it is locking up on a daily basis - we
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Since joining BCG in 1992, David has advised a wide range of international clients on strategic and organizational issues related to winning in emerging markets. He has advised Chinese companies on their global expansion programs and supported numerous energy and utility clients on strategic issues in China and other emerging markets.
David has particular expertise in the technology, media, and telecommunications industries. From 2004 to 2009, he served on the strategy advisory board of China Mobile Corporation, one of China's five largest companies and the world's biggest telecom operator. He is an expert on the Internet in emerging markets.
David coauthored the book The $10 Trillion Prize: Captivating the Newly Affluent in China and India and Asia's Digital Dividends: How Asia-Pacific's Corporations Can Create Value from E-Business. He has also written articles published in the Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Economist, and the Financial Times. He presented a TED Talk as part of a series of talks curated by TED and BCG.
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Did you know this about colour vision?
Human can distinguish colours when incoming light reacts with the cone cells in the retina of eye. There are three types of cone cells. Based on how they respond to light of wavelengths you will perceive the three basic colours; red, green and blue. The rest of the colours are perceived as a result of your brain combining the different cone cells. Often it is claimed that women distinguish colours better than men. This is partly true since 2-3 % of women have also fourth type of cone cells instead of the normal three. This is called tetrachromacy. A person like this can distuinguish up to 100 million different colour tones.
Some people have colour blindness. It is notably more common amongst the men: in research it's been found that 8 % of men are colour blind as opposed to only 0,4 % of women. Colour blindness is caused by lack or defectiveness of cone cells in the retina of eye. For a colour blind person some colours look misleadingly similar. The most common form of colour blindness is deuteranomaly, a difficulty to distinguish red and green. Please notice that on this page you can't test colour blindness, but your ability to differiate colour tones.
Birds are famous for their excellent eyesight. Their eyes can see even five basic colours and the number of different colour combinations is vast. Bees and many other insects can see ultraviolet light. That helps them to notice which plants are full of nectar and need pollination. In most mammals' eyes there are less cone cells than in human's eyes which makes them see a smaller-scale colour spectrum. Many mammals hunt at night when it's more important to distinguish shapes than colours. Marine fish register only blue and green light. In turn, fish living in lakes and rivers see shades of red.


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As most of you know, I'm very particular about what I eat these days. On most nights my family holds their breath as they ask what's for dinner because, quite honestly, most often it's pretty much up to them {"them" meaning Daddy}. Except for when I have a hankering for something specific.
Well, lately I've been craving fresh green salads. Throwing together a salad takes very little time and energy, both of which are very limited for this pregnant mama. Of course we need our protein, too, and that's where Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken comes in. As the name suggests, this chicken is fully cooked, making it quick and easy to throw on a salad.
I recently purchased a bag of Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Strips from my local Walmart and created a mouth-watering salad that we all thoroughly enjoyed. {Well, not all of us – I have yet to convince my youngest kiddos that salad actually does taste good!}
Unfortunately taking a picture was an afterthought, and who really wants to see an empty bowl? You'll just have to use your imagination… Here's what I threw together::
I tossed together a Spring Green Mix, sliced strawberries, honey-glazed walnuts, and Feta cheese, in olive oil and vinegar, with a squeeze of fresh lemon. I then topped off the salad with Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Strips and served it with our favorite Roasted Garlic Sourdough Bread from Costco.
A quick, easy, and delicious dinner, thanks to Tyson. One that satisfied my every craving!
Collective Bias & Tyson provided me with a gift card and free product coupons to share a recipe and my thoughts on the Grilled and Ready products.


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Lara Stone and David Walliams Are Engaged!
>> Rumors about Kate Moss's engagement haven't been confirmed, but those of another model has: Lara Stone has gone and gotten engaged to British comedian David Walliams.
The two have been dating since May, and Walliams confirmed to the Sun: "It's true, we're engaged and blissfully happy. I wasn't planning to make a public announcement because I'm not a royal — yet."
Stone and Walliams have just returned from Brazil, where Lara was working; David surprised her yesterday by turning up at her hotel. He supposedly called Stone's parents for their blessing before presenting her with a vintage engagement ring he bought in Los Angeles — picture of the ring in the gallery below. The wedding should be one to remember — not least because word is he's already requested Giles Deacon do his wedding dress — his, not Lara's.
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A Passion for Flying
It all goes back to the year 1915, when three siblings and two passions all came together to create the Stinson School of Flying. The people were Marjorie, Katherine and Eddie Stinson. All three had a passion for flying, but Katherine had a passion for music as well, and, as fate would have it, a newspaper article somehow managed to tie together those two loves. The article said that barnstorming pilots or exhibition pilots were earning $1,000 dollars a show. Katherine wanted to take that money and go to Europe and eventually study piano and that was her entry into aviation.
So with a plan in place, Katherine got to work in starting the school. Eddie Stinson, her brother, selected a plot of land south of town just west of the San Antonio River. Her sister, Marjorie, went to City Council to petition them to open up the school. City Council rented her 500 acres for $5 per year. It was a good deal, O'Krongley says. In the years that followed, Katherine made the trip to Europe but it was her love of flying and not her love of music that would take her there. She flew to England, Japan and China, becoming the first woman to perform the loop-the-loop maneuver. She set successive endurance and distance records and raised $2 million dollars for the American Red Cross. Meanwhile, Marjorie and Eddie continued to expand operations at the Stinson School of Flying, teaching civilian students like Jack Frost and pilots from the Canadian Air Force. World War I eventually brought a ban on civilian flying, marking the end of the Stinson School of Flying.


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Pressure to be more involved in their children's lives has many middle class men turning to sports as a way to nurture their kids. This softening of gender roles might be seen on the field, but researchers found it doesn't change traditional behavior at home - where household chores and other parenting responsibilities are still seen as mom's job.
"Women may be unhappy about this inequality, but at the same time they value the fact that their partners are involved with the kids -- even if it is mostly manifested on the soccer field," says Dr. Tamar Kremer-Sadlik, director of Programs of the Social Sciences Division at UCLA and co-author of the study Fatherhood and Youth Sports: a Balancing Act between Care and Expectations.
The study, co-authored with Prof. Lucas Gottzén-from Linköping University- Sweden, appears in the current issue of Gender & Society. Drawing on a large research project conducted by the UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families, the study ran from 2002 - 2005. It included middle-class families in the Los Angeles area (each with two to three children) and both parents working.
Researchers found that while some fathers may push their children to achieve athletically, they're trying to juggle that with nurturing their kids through sports and using time with the team to become emotionally closer to their kids -- whether by coaching or taking them to the games.
Still, when researchers studied how these families dealt with housework and childcare, they found that women "did the lion's share of these tasks."
"Critical research on men, masculinities, and fathers' involvement in youth sports is limited. Many studies have looked at men and sports, but not how sports relates to fatherhood," says Kremer-Sadlik. "The fathers we studied are finding ways to create a new ideal of fatherhood, but they are not creating a new ideal with their partners."
Some fathers may even use involvement in their children's sports to get out of household chores and other parenting tasks.
In addition to serving as Director of Programs of the Social Sciences Division, Kremer-Sadlik is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Anthropology - UCLA and was the former director of Research of the UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families.
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Methotrexate injection is used alone or together with other medicines to treat several types of cancer, such as breast, head and neck, lung, blood, bone, lymph node, and uterus cancers.
Methotrexate is also used to treat adults with severe rheumatoid arthritis and children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis who had other treatments that did not work well. It is also used to control symptoms of severe psoriasis in adults who have not been helped by other treatments.
Methotrexate belongs to the group of medicines known as antineoplastics (cancer medicines). It blocks an enzyme that is needed by cells to live. This interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which are eventually destroyed by the body. For patients with arthritis or psoriasis, methotrexate may work by improving the immune system.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of methotrexate injection for the treatment of cancer and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established in children with psoriasis.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of Otrexup™ or Reditrex™ for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established in children with cancer and psoriasis.
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of methotrexate injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have bone marrow, liver, or kidney problems, which may require caution and an adjustment in the dose in patients receiving methotrexate injection.
Studies in women breastfeeding have demonstrated harmful infant effects. An alternative to this medication should be prescribed or you should stop breastfeeding while using this medicine.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are receiving this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital or cancer treatment center. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin, into a muscle, into a vein, or into your spine (back or neck).
If you are using the Otrexup™ or Rasuvo® or Reditrex™ injection at home:
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
This medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule. If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, call your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.
Put used syringe in a puncture-resistant disposable container.
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects. Blood tests and chest x-rays may be needed to check for unwanted effects.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. The medicine may also cause birth defects if it is used by the father when his sexual partner becomes pregnant. Men should use birth control during and for at least 3 months after the last dose. Women should use birth control during and for at least one menstrual cycle after the last dose. Tell your doctor right away if pregnancy occurs while you are using this medicine.
Talk with your doctor before using this medicine if you plan to have children. Some men and women who use this medicine have become infertile (unable to have children).
Limit alcohol use with this medicine. Alcohol may increase the risk for liver problems.
This medicine may cause organ system toxicity. Call your doctor right away if you have the following symptoms: a fever, confusion, diarrhea, dry cough, irritability, neck stiffness, seizures, severe skin rash, sleepiness, trouble breathing, weakness, vomiting, or problems with coordination.
Check with your doctor right away if you have pain or tenderness in the upper stomach, pale stools, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, or yellow eyes or skin. These could be symptoms of a serious liver problem.
Methotrexate can lower the number of white blood cells in your blood, which increases the chance of getting an infection. It can also lower the number of platelets, which are necessary for proper blood clotting. If this occurs, there are certain precautions you can take, especially when your blood count is low, to reduce the risk of infection or bleeding:
While you are being treated with methotrexate, and after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations (vaccines) without your doctor's approval. Methotrexate may lower your body's resistance and the vaccine may not work as well or you might get the infection the vaccine is meant to prevent. In addition, you should not be around other persons living in your household who receive live virus vaccines because there is a chance they could pass the virus on to you. Some examples of live vaccines include measles, mumps, influenza (nasal flu vaccine), poliovirus (oral form), rotavirus, and rubella. Do not get close to them and do not stay in the same room with them for very long. If you have questions about this, talk to your doctor.
Serious skin reactions can occur with this medicine. Check with your doctor right away if you have blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin, red skin lesions, severe acne or a skin rash, sores or ulcers on the skin, or fever or chills while you are using this medicine.
This medicine may make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Use a sunscreen when you are outdoors. Avoid sunlamps and tanning beds.
This medicine may make you dizzy or tired. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
This medicine may increase your risk of having a lymphoma (cancer of the lymph system). Discuss these possible effects with your doctor.
This medicine may cause a serious reaction called tumor lysis syndrome. Tell your doctor right away if you have a change in urine amount, joint pain, stiffness, or swelling, lower back, side, or stomach pain, rapid weight gain, swelling of the feet or lower legs, or unusual tiredness or weakness.
Using this medicine with radiation therapy may increase risk of tissue or bone problems, such as tissue or bone not receiving enough blood. Tell your doctor if you are receiving other treatments, such as radiation therapy, while using this medicine.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Portions of this document last updated: July 01, 2020
Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/methotrexate-injection-route-subcutaneous-route/precautions/drg-20064776
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First of all - I limited number of the attendees to 250 (instead of almost 350 last year). Why? HTML5 Gaming is quite a new movement. Even if it's growing fast, it's still not as popular as, for example, jQuery or Node.js communities. And inviting less attendees definitely helps in meeting interesting people - onGameStart is not a mass event - it's more like a meeting of our elite HTMl5 Gaming caste. Connecting them together (also with sponsors & publishers, not only other developers & designers) is one of the main onGameStart's tasks. Also - according to Malte Ubl, organizer of JSConfEU:
more people requires executing everything with great precision which is super unlikely for amateurs like us (Professionals can't do this either, but they don't care because lots of attendees means lots of money).
Also - onGameStart this year has additional, third, day at the beginning, just for the workshops. During the three tracks, groups up to 15 people learned how to make 2d platformer game, 3D game using your jQuery skills, or multiplayer pong game in SVG with your Flash resources. I had fantastic feedback from both, attendees and trainers, so I'll probably organize workshops again during next editions.
During this year's Front Trends Paweł Czerski, one of the organizers, adviced me to shorten speech slot from 45 to 30 minutes. It's enough to inspire the audience with something new. And if the speaker is not good enough to do it, additional 15 minutes won't probably change it. For sure, I will use the same pattern again.
The main keynote this year was prepared by Jordan Mechner, creator of 'Karateka', 'Prince of Persia' or 'The Last Express'. He is not HTML5 game developer. Actually, he has nothing in common with browser games or development at all - his last game was published more than 15 years ago. But he is an icon in the gamedev world, and has indisputable influence on video games. The story Jordan presented was great summary of a journey of a game developer (as he called it - 'From Bedroom to Attic'), and definitely it was best closing talk of a gaming conference I could imagine. I'll do my best to invite other gamedev stars for next editions.
During my opening talk I appealed to the HTML5 gaming community to stop doing tech demos and try to prove that it's mature enough to create real games. We need games, not demos, so stop doing it and focus on real games. The second big thing I announced was American edition of onGameStart - onGameStartUS. It will take place in New York early next year (probably 22nd of March). PreRegister here for the news. And track the event on Lanyrd. After the announcement I read a lot of tweets or personal questions about European onGameStart. So to dispel all the doubts - there will be more than one onGameStart next year - one in NY, main edition in Warsaw, and probably one more, but I will announce it later. As I said during my talk - world is too big for just one HTML5 gaming conf (actually I wrote and said that it's 'too small', but It's mostly because I didn't really sleep for about a week). So see you next year in NY, WAW, or any other place I'll bring onGameStart to. Thanks!