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Punxsutawney Phil, the weather forecasting groundhog, will be rudely rustled from his winter slumber Sunday morning to answer the question of the day: shadow or no shadow? Six more weeks of winter or an early spring?
Why this fascination with Phil? Well, scientifically speaking, long-range forecasting is at best a crapshoot.
Jason Samenow, The Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist writes: "Let me state emphatically that no one – with any degree of accuracy – can predict the specific days when cold snaps or storms will occur months in advance."
Which leads us to a shocking conclusion, summed up in an equally shocking headline from a 2012 story by ABC News: "Punxsutawney Phil Isn't Always Right."
Say it ain't so!
Well, just last year Phil (and/or his human collegues) got it wrong – calling for an early spring. In the true tradition of underlings the world over, Phil's handler, Bill Deely, took the blame for the botched forecast, saying his "groundhog-ese" was just rusty enough to misunderstand the famous prognosticator. In any case, it was the second consecutive year for a failed Phil forecast.
According to Stormfax.com, the groundhog method of forecasting is, well, less than reliable. Phil's gotten it right just 39 percent of the time since 1887. Weather models, probabilities and all else aside, that's worse than a simple coin toss.
It could be, as some have suggested, that Phil's less-than-stellar record is because his head just isn't in the game. Groundhog expert Stam Zervanos, a Penn State University emeritus professor of biology, says that when Phil is awakened from his mid-winter hibernation, he's more likely to have female groundhogs than temperature, pressure and dew point on his mind.
And, not to point out the obvious, but the safe forecast for Phil would be always to predict six more weeks of winter, since the first day of spring is on March 20, just about a month and a half after his annual shadow-casting observation.
Can the or do any better? (and yes, they are two entirely separate and rival publications).
This year, the Farmers' Almanac's secret forecasting formula predicted a "bitterly cold winter" for most of the nation. Spot on, you say!
Well, maybe, but the publication, in print since 1818, is calling for a winter superstorm to disrupt Sunday's Super Bowl game. Unless the guys using supercomputers to noodle the weather are entirely wrong — and short-term forecasting is, contrary to popular belief, very accurate these days — that's not going to happen.
As for The Old Farmer's Almanac, we wrote in 2012 that its reliability was questionable, too. The publication, founded in 1792, boasts an accuracy rate of 80 percent, a similar one as claimed by the Farmers' Almanac. But Jonathan Martin, chairman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, told NPR that his guess is "their success rate is more like half what they say."
Ouch. That's no better than Phil.
As Penn State meteorologist Paul Knight points out, at least in the case of the Farmers' Almanac, "[they] say from November 5 thru 10, for that whole period: sunny/cool. If one day is sunny and cool, does that count? Does every day have to be sunny and cool? If you held them to every single word for the entire area and every word for the entire period, then I say they might not even be right one third of the time."
Samenow puts Phil and both of the almanacs in roughly the same league, reliability-wise.
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Airports may be a frequent source of massive frustration—just ask anyone who had to travel cross-country this past week—but sometimes they provide us with moments that just melt your heart.
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Realistically speaking, turkeys don't stand a chance this Thanksgiving. But that hasn't stopped these fowl-tempered (sorry) beasts from fighting back against their would-be devourers, us humans.
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Just in case you need another warning: deep-frying turkeys can be dangerous. And here's proof.
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Baby animals and baby bottles—that pretty much sums it up.
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The edge of the bed just kinda sneaks up on you sometimes, doesn't it?
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It's getting colder and colder out there, which means more ice to slip around on and play on and, inevitably, fall on.
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It's harder to successfully karate-chop something than the movies make it look.
Watch These Little Kids Getting Knocked Over by Dogs — Daily Distraction
As if kids don't already have enough trouble staying on their feet.
Watch These Country Music Stars Falling Down Onstage — Daily Distraction
Yesterday we took a look at pop superstars taking tumbles during live performances. Today, the tumbles come with a twang.
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PopCrush found 10 videos of big-time pop stars who took unfortunate spills onstage while performing. We thought we'd package them together for you in a sort-of lowlight reel.
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As hundreds of thousands swelter without power a week after a violent storm pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, energy experts say the future will look even worse if the nation's aging, congested electrical grid isn't upgraded.
Customers chafe at rising utility bills, but the energy industry warns that the alternative is even scarier: Unless $673 billion is invested in the system, it could break down by 2020, according to an American Society of Civil Engineers reportreleased in April.
The grid's dependability has become an increasing concern as the system strains to meet increased demand. Bottlenecks in the grid and equipment failures are causing more brownouts and blackouts, energy experts say.
The civil engineers say that if investment in the system isn't increased by at least $1 billion a year, service interruptions between now and 2020 will cost $197 billion.
"The consequences of the brownouts and power surges will cost more than the rising rates," says Steven Landau, an economic consultant who was the lead author of the ASCE report. "It's a problem that's important to solve because, more and more, we evolve as a technological society by plugging things into the wall."
As NPR reported back in 2009, even as America has become a digital culture ever more dependent on electricity, the basic principles of power delivery haven't changed much since Thomas Edison flipped on the first commercial power grid in lower Manhattan on Sept. 4, 1882.
For years, people in the energy industry have warned that enormous improvements to the infrastructure are needed to accommodate the nation's population increases, as well as its increased reliance on electricity. Yet their concerns often don't gain wide attention until communities sustain brownouts or blackouts — particularly caused by severe weather.
The latest series of storms raged from Michigan to the Atlantic, killing at least 26 and leaving 3 million without power.
"The interesting thing about all this is that events like this sensitize people to the importance of electricity and of the grid, and how much we all depend on the delivery of electricity," says Jim Hoecker, a former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. "The economic costs to the citizens, to their standard of living, would be enormous in terms of loss of productivity, loss of jobs ... as a result of a failure to invest now."
Power losses during storms usually aren't the result of failures in the grid, but of high winds, lightning and other weather factors that damage equipment and power lines. Where grid weaknesses really hurt is after storms, when old, poorly maintained equipment in local power systems can delay restoration of service.
The nation's electric grid is regarded as one of the great engineering achievements of the 20 th century, rivaled only by the interstate highway system. It is a complex patchwork of nearly 6,000 power plants, 450,000 miles of transmission lines and regional delivery systems that serve every community in the country. A flick of a switch or push of a button delivers power through this vast system instantly.
The grid is made up of three primary components: power plants, a national network of transmission towers and lines, and local distribution substations and lines. Power plants convert energy sources (such as coal, nuclear, natural gas and wind) to electricity, which is carried by high-voltage transmission lines to regional distribution facilities.
The worst problems are found in the components that carry electricity across the nation and deliver it to customers. The civil engineers society found that more than two-thirds of the system's transmission lines and power transformers are at least 25 years old. The group says 60 percent of the circuit breakers have been in use for more than 30 years.
Utility companies have drawn increased criticism for outages at the distribution level, where low-voltage lines run along streets, overhead or underground, and wires bring electricity to homes and businesses. In 2003, an Ohio utility failed to trim overgrown trees that eventually damaged power lines and knocked out power for 50 million customers across the Northeast for up to two days.
The primary power company in the Washington, D.C., area, Pepco, was fined $1 million last winter by Maryland regulators for failing to fix problems that led to frequent outages. In part because of decreased spending on tree-trimming, Pepco's reliability in recent years has dropped to among the worst in the nation, according to The Washington Post. In 2009, the Post reported, when stormy days are excluded, Pepco customers coped with 70 percent more outages than the customers of utilities in other large cities.
Hoecker says "regulators have a role to play" in raising local requirements for reliability.
As state and local officials have pressured utilities to improve service, a popular recommendation has been to bury power lines underground to avoid damage from weather and trees.
But the work is far more expensive than building overhead lines, and the costs often are passed to customers. In the St. Louis area, Ameren buried about 200 miles of lines — in response to outcries over weather-related outages — and partially offset the cost by raising rates.
"Certainly it can help. But when there is an outage underground, it's a lot harder to find the problem and fix it," says Jon Jipping, chief operating officer at ITC Holdings Corp., which operates high-voltage transmission lines in the Midwest. "If we keep up with the infrastructure, keep up with the maintenance, the system we have has shown that it's a pretty reliable."
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NEW YORK (AP) - Looks like Shamu may soon be making a splash in the stock market.
The company famous for water shows featuring killer whales, dolphins and other animals at SeaWorld said Thursday that it is planning to go public. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. has filed for an initial public offering of stock aimed at raising $100 million. That number is likely to change as the company's bankers gauge interest from investors.
From its origins as a Busch Gardens animal park at Anheuser-Busch's Tampa Budweiser brewery, the company has grown to span 11 theme parks housing 67,000 animals. Besides the three SeaWorld parks, the company owns two Busch Gardens parks and Sesame Place, an amusement park based on the children's TV show Sesame Street.
The company warns that its business is dependent on customers' willingness to spend on leisure and entertainment _ which may be a tough proposition in a still-weak U.S. economy. Still, SeaWorld's revenue has risen in the three years that it's been owned by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP. The company has looked for ways to stay competitive in the current market, branching out this year with a Saturday morning television show, "Sea Rescue," on the ABC network to attract young viewers.
Blackstone is expected to sell some of its stock in the IPO but keep a majority stake, SeaWorld said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SeaWorld plans to use money raised in the IPO to pay down debt and make a payment to the New York-based firm.
Blackstone bought SeaWorld, formerly Busch Entertainment Corp., from beer brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2009 for $2.3 billion. The Belgian company was shedding assets to help pay for its $52 billion takeover of St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch in 2008.
Anheuser-Busch started Busch Gardens in Tampa in 1959. The beer company bought SeaWorld, whose park opened in San Diego in 1964, in 1989. SeaWorld is now based in the theme park mecca of Orlando, Fla., also home to Walt Disney Co.'s Walt Disney World resort and Universal Studios. More than half of the company's revenue is generated in Florida.
SeaWorld said about 24 million people attended its 11 parks during the 12 months ended Sept. 30. The company did not disclose how that figure has grown or shrank in the past few years, but says it has a "stable attendance base." In the first nine months of 2012, SeaWorld's profit jumped 73 percent to $86.2 million from $50 million a year earlier, as revenue rose nearly 8 percent to $1.16 billion.
Some of the company's competitors have had a difficult climb back from the recession. Amusement park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009, emerging in mid-2010. It has been growing revenue since then, although it posted a loss in 2011.
SeaWorld, which plans to trade under the ticker "SEAS" on the Nasdaq, did not name a date for its IPO or detail how many shares will be sold, and at what price, in its filing with regulators. But SeaWorld did warn investors of the risks involved with having its animals interact with human visitors, noting that accidents could hurt its parks' reputation and attendance. In 2010, a trainer at its SeaWorld Orlando park was killed by an orca, or killer, whale. Last month an 8-year-old Georgia girl said a dolphin at the same Orlando park bit her hand while she fed the animal as part of an attraction.
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.
There's more gloomy news from the eurozone this week. Italy saw its sovereign debt rating lowered by one agency, at just a couple of notches above junk status. In Spain, civil servants, coalminers, and others took to the streets once again to protest more spending cuts and tax hikes. And Germany's highest court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of two measures considered central to efforts to try to contain the euro crisis.
NPR's Eric Westervelt joins us from Berlin. Eric, thanks so much for being with us.
ERIC WESTERVELT, BYLINE: Good to be here, Scott.
SIMON: Let's begin with got some good news because Spain got some good news this week. But there were new protests there.
WESTERVELT: The week started out with the eurozone finance ministers agreeing to give Spain more time, time they really needed to meet deficit-cutting targets. And they outlined the first initial 30 billion in aid for Spanish banks, aid that could go up to more than 100 billion euro. Spanish banks are in deep trouble in part because of the bursting of the real estate bubble there.
At the same time, Scott, the government announced another round of painful spending cuts and tax increases. This is a country tiring of seemingly endless cycle of tax increases and spending cuts. This is the biggest single package of budget cuts in Spain's democratic history. And Spaniards are already reeling. The jobless rate is nearly 25 percent and now they'll see lower wages, higher energy bills, and the value added tax will go up to 21 percent from 18.
There are also street clashes in Madrid and elsewhere between police and coalminers and their supporters, which showed once again the widening anger at the economic pain in Spain and elsewhere in the eurozone.
SIMON: Potentially, Eric, how bad a blow is it to Italy, which after all is the third largest economy in the eurozone area? Moody's deciding to downgrade its sovereign debt to almost junk status.
WESTERVELT: Well, it was just one ratings agency but it certainly raises pressure again on Italy, Scott. The government cried foul and said the country is, in fact, on the right path. The Prime Minister Mario Monti has started a 20 billion euro austerity package and he's moved to overhaul Italy's pension system, which badly needed reform. But Moody's said Italy's, you know, near-term economic outlook has deteriorated again. With both and weaker growth and higher unemployment, that raises the risk, the agency said, of Italy's failing to meet its costs-cutting targets, which in turn could weaken, again, market confidence in Italy and make the country's borrowing costs soar and become unsustainable. You know, Spain, as we mentioned, got a bailout for its troubled banks. And the speculation continues that, you know, Italy may well be next.
SIMON: And I understand former Prime Minister Berlusconi indicated this week that he might be interested in making a political comeback. I'm wondering if finance ministers in the eurozone said, well, this is welcome news.
WESTERVELT: Right...
WESTERVELT: ...I mean relations between Berlusconi and key EU players in Berlin, Brussels, and Paris were pretty bad by the time he resigned. Officials privately celebrated when he stepped down. But there is growing speculation now Berlusconi may mount a populist, anti-euro comeback for elections scheduled for the spring. He told a leading Italian paper this week, quote, "I'm told the entire business community wants me to return now."
I don't think you can ever count him out and the euro crisis may yet produce more sort of strange alliances and strange political resurrections.
SIMON: Finally, Eric, help us understand the high court in Germany that heard arguments that challenged the constitutionality of a couple of the most important measures that Europe is trying to use to fight the debt crisis.
WESTERVELT: Well, at stake is Germany's commitment of some $27 billion as part of this important strengthening of Europe's permanent rescue fund. It's called the European Stability Mechanism. Opponents have filed suits, Scott, against Germany's contribution to that fund, calling it unconstitutional as well as a second measure to reduce deficits and harmonize spending rules.
These two measures, Scott, are key pillars of the effort to fight this debt crisis. Germany's finance minister testified before the high court, basically warning the justices that even a delay in making a ruling on this could have huge negative impact on financial markets in Europe and the world. Some commentators here criticized that as a kind of blackmail, and said Germany's, you know, postwar constitution comes first. But this is a key issue to be watching as the justices weigh this.
SIMON: NPR's Eric Westervelt in Berlin. Thanks so much.
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Currently working with CIRA since Jan 2014 after a very good 5 years with Oracle Corporation on their TopLink product and the Eclipse Foundation on their EclipseLink product. Specialized in Application Server Container deployments, JMX and the Metamodel API in the latest JSR-317 JPA 2.0 API RI for the JEE6 specification.
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- Oracle WebLogic Server @ Wikipedia
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- Any EclipseLink Bugs or Enhancements I am currently working on can be viewed on my LED display board on my cubicle wall - In case I forget over the weekend. The bug numbers are automatically downloaded from an eclipse web query every 15 min and downloaded both to the display controller (an 8 core parallel processor - 1 core/line and the 5th core for USB comms) and a server-side Derby database via an EclipseLink JPA based SE network application.
- eclipselink-users persistence.xml in standalone app and enterprise beans
- OTN forum post JPA delete involving @PrivateOwned, CascadeType, orphanRemoval
- TopLink/EclipseLink forum posts on OpenJPA 2140287 JPA 2.0 2150419 DDL generation
- eclipselink-users PDE/OSGI dependency issue with ANTLR in 333320
- Concurrency.acquire() hangs when toString() is overriden to print a lazy IndirectList with 3+ elements where the @OneToMany is LAZY and the owning side of the bidirectional relationship @ManyToOne is EAGER - Also verify not related to 312110 or 312462
- Expand on 3 scenarios for EclipseLink logging on WebLogic in http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Examples/JPA/Logging#Server_Logging
- Respond to 1 2 posts and expand WebLogic JPA 2.0 tutorial wikis for 310849
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- http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/eclipselink-users/msg05724.html
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_debt
- This UML diagram represents a portion of the internal and external classes and interface hierarchy of the EclipseLink 2.0 API (specifically JPA 2.0 Metamodel classes)UML Source : Microsoft Visio 2000 VSD format hosted on the Amazon S3 cloud
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- How can we use @PrivateOwned - discussed this with Guy - we need to managed the non-defaults for all CascadeType=, @OrphanRemoval=false and the opposite @PrivateOwned=false
- Then respond to http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2152045&tstart=0
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- I would like to get some scheduled time to finally resolve the remaining workarounds for WebLogic 10.3.3.0 and JPA 2.0 for EclipseLink, Hibernate and Spring in http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/Development/JPA_2.0/weblogic#TODO
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- 336596: java.util.NoSuchElementException when using @ElementCollection for enum in Embeddable
- 336599: EclipseLink2.1.2: metadata processing: use of custom property annotaton causes: "Mapping annotations cannot be applied to fields or properties that have a @Transient specified."
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- JSR 315: Java Servlet 3.0
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- http://www.research.att.com/~njas/doc/shannon1948.pdf
- Machine Architecture - Herb Sutter Google Video | slides
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- http://people.csail.mit.edu/unamay/index.html
- http://blog.eisele.net/2011/02/high-performance-jpa-with-glassfish-and.html
- http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~mm/index.html
- http://jaxlondon.com/2011s/trackssessions/?l=en&id=8&tid=1951
- http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html
- http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/
- http://www-robotics.usc.edu/~maja/
- Wolfram Computational Knowledge Engine online
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Last weekend, I bought punets of blueberries which were on a great discount. They were just under two dollars for a pack. I once bought a batch...which was also on sales (no surprises, I only get blueberries when they are on sale), they tasted horribly tangy and most of the berries were miserably tiny. This latest batch is really value for money. The berries are very fresh...firm, plump and covered with this whitish bloom...the natural shimmery silver coating which protects them against the sun...a sign of freshness. Most importantly, they are sweet! Maybe the origin counts? These are from Oregon. Or could it be that fruits that are bought when they are in seasons would naturally taste better?
I used up one pack to make these classic blueberry muffins. They are wonderful breakfast treats for our family. These are so simple to make that my younger child did almost 90% of the work. I did the remaining 20%...the additional 10% was the extra effort needed to clean up the mess he created during the preparation. I should have taken a video clip on the way he 'cracked' the egg...it was almost like performing a magic trick ^-^ I couldn't spot a single bit of egg shell in the bowl and that was despite the fact that he unceremoniously squashed the egg shell with his hands!
During those earlier days when I first started out baking, I was always seeking for the secrets to making muffins that could rise high and mighty upon baking. It was much later that I finally discovered the techniques behind, upon reading this online article "The Secrets of the Dome" (the title sounds so Harry Potter!) I have since tried out all the three tips mentioned in the article:
1. fill the muffin cups to the brim;
2. use a recipe that yields fairly thick batter;
3. bake the muffins at a very high temperature of about 210 degC for the initial few minutes.
The first tip is real easy to accomplish and it works! The second one will depend on luck...I have came across muffin batters which is very runny and I ended up with very flat muffins. I have long since given up on the third one. The problem lies mainly with my oven...the temperature is almost beyond my control. Yes, I can easily preheat the oven to 210 degC, but I have no control over what the final temperature will be if I were to turn it down to 180 degC after 8 mins. It could easily drop all the way to 150 degC ;(
For the mixing of the batter, I prefer to adopt the 'muffin-method'. I find this method much easier and usually less fat is required as compared to muffins made by the 'creaming-method'. I also prefer the texture of muffins made with the muffin-method. Somehow it gives me a more wholesome, 'breakfast' feel as compared to those using the creaming-method which tends to yield more cupcake-like crumbs. I must add, these muffins will only taste good when they are served warm...either eat them fresh or heat them up again before serving.
I hope I'm able to post another blueberry breakfast treat soon ;)
Classic Blueberry Muffins
(makes 12 small muffins)
250g plain flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
60ml vegetable oil
175ml milk
125g granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
125g (about 1 cup) blueberries
- Pre-heat oven to 180degC (350 degF).
- Wash and drain blueberries. Dry with paper towels and toss them in a tablespoon of flour.
- Place egg, oil, milk, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. With a manual whisk, whisk until thoroughly combined.
- Sieve together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre.
- Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture. With a spatula, gently fold all the ingredients to form a wet batter. Mix until the flour is just incorporate into the batter. Add the blueberries and fold in gently. DO NOT over mix. The batter should appear lumpy.
- Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. Bake for 15~20mins until muffins turn golden brown or a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let cool on a wire rack. Serve warm.


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In addition to these house plans, you may also need a site plan reflecting where the house will be located on the property. Beams sized to accommodate roof loads specific to your region might also be necessary. Your home builder can help you with this. A septic design might also be needed unless your lot is served by a sanitary sewer system. Many areas now have area-specific energy codes that must be followed. This normally involves filling out a simple form providing documentation that your house plan is in compliance, most local supply centers can help you with this form.
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Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary
Mumia: Long
Distance Revolutionary
Film Review
by Kam Williams
Reverential Biopic Paints Sympathetic Portrait of Controversial Cause
Wesley Cook, aka Mumia Abu-Jamal,
was born on April 24, 1954 in the City of Brotherly
Love. There, he founded a branch of the Black Panthers
at the age of 15 after being kicked by a cop at a rally for segregationist
presidential candidate George Wallace.
After attending college in Vermont, he returned to
Philly to pursue a career in journalism. He proceeded to provide a voice for
the voiceless as a politically-progressive reporter while simultaneously moonlighting
as a cab driver, until the fateful night in 1981 when he and his brother
William crossed paths with a police officer named Daniel Faulkner.
The cop was killed during the
traffic stop, when the bullets from a gun registered to Mumia were emptied into
him at close range. Faulkner managed to get off a few shots, wounding Mumia.
At trial, the jury deliberated only
a few hours in what seemed like an open-and-shut case, and the defendant was convicted
and subsequently handed a death sentence. However, because of Mumia's previously
clean record and his having served as such an articulate mouthpiece for the poor
and disenfranchised, he soon became something of an international cause
Was he indeed a murderer or had he been
railroaded to prison because of his radical views? The left and the right would
disagree strongly on the issue. Eventually his sentence was commuted to life
with no parole, and the fundamental question of guilt or innocence was essentially
left unanswered.
The same can be said after viewing Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary, a documentary which
doesn't seek so much to clear the controversial figure's name as to showcase
his intellect and longstanding defiance of The
To director Stephen Vittoria's credit, he hauls out a long line of luminaries
like Dr. Cornel West, Ruby Dee, Hurricane Carter, Alice Walker, Angela Davis,
Dick Gregory and Amy Goodman to take turns heaping praise on his sympathetic subject.
While their heartfelt testimonials
leave no doubt about Mumia's commitment to the struggle and considerable
talents as a writer, none of them were eyewitnesses to the murder. Thus, this
is not a biopic which seeks to poke holes in the prosecution's case or to indict
the State of Pennsylvania
for a rush to judgment.
Rather, it merely endeavors to highlight
the squandered potential of a gifted, if fatally-flawed individual. Love him or
hate him, no one watching this inconclusive piece can deny that Mumia has a way with
A film that wisely leaves the damning
evidence on the back burner in favor of focusing on everything about Mumia
Abu-Jamal except for what exactly transpired at the corner of 13th
and Locust in the wee hours of December 9, 1981.
(4 stars)
In English and
Spanish with subtitles
Running time: 120 minutes
Distributor: First
Run Features
To see a trailer for Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJUMKrwAYJk
Opens February 1st at Cinema Village in New York City, with special appearances by the filmmaker and people appearing in the film.
Opens February 1st at Cinema Village in New York City, with special appearances by the filmmaker and people appearing in the film.


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Goldsmiths students stage education cuts protest
Around 40 Goldsmiths Students are occupying Deptford Town Hall in protest at cuts to University education budgets and the planned rise in student tuition fees, with a much greater proportion of the cost of a University degree being borne directly by the student.
With the sciences likely to be prioritised by government, Goldsmiths could receive budget cuts of up to 20% the University claims.
The dramatic pictures can be seen on the Save Goldsmiths University website.


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From the June 5, 2006, Princeton Weekly Bulletin
Perhaps it's not surprising that sudoku — the number puzzles that everyone seems to be working on these days — first became popular in Japan before spreading across the ocean. The fad is reminiscent of a math craze that swept the islands centuries ago, when ardent enthusiasts went so far as to turn the most beautiful geometrical solutions into finely illustrated wooden tablets, called sangaku, that adorned the walls of local temples and shrines.
It may be hard to conceive of math as religious art in our day. But equally difficult to imagine is that all this happened while Japan was utterly cut off from the rest of the world, and the country's scholars were obliged to invent a home-grown branch of mathematics to help them. When Japan opened itself to the world again, the puzzles — and the geometry that helped solve them — fell nearly into oblivion. But after learning of sangaku several years back through a colleague, Princeton's Tony Rothman is trying to bring this ancient Japanese phenomenon across the sea as well.
"Sangaku tablets are perhaps unique among the world's cultural creations, as they are simultaneously objects of art, religious offerings and a record of what we might call folk mathematics," said Rothman, who is a lecturer in the physics department and Pulitzer Prize nominee for his writings on science for the public. "I'm not an expert on any of these subjects, but the aesthetic tradition that created them shines through when you see them all these years later. I think it's wonderful that a society could consider these finely-wrought expressions of abstract beauty to be worthy of contemplation and inclusion in a temple, as other cultures have valued mosaics, icons or stained-glass windows."
Rothman has written a few articles on sangaku over the years, and is now working on an illustrated book with Hidetoshi Fukagawa, Japan's premier authority on the tablets, of which approximately 900 have survived. Both authors say they hope their efforts will bring a little-known aspect of mathematical history to light.
Across the sea
Sangaku became popular in Japan during the Edo period, which lasted from the early 17th century until 1857. Although the rulers had forcibly cut off the island nation from the West — allowing only one Dutch ship a year to make port in Nagasaki — the country experienced a rich cultural flowering. Intellectual pursuits such as mathematics were encouraged, but because of the country's isolation, Japanese with a flair for the subject were forced to forge their own paths. What developed was a method of answering complex geometrical questions — such as how many circles of a certain size could fit into a particular triangle — without benefit of the techniques of calculus, which were relatively new in Europe at the time.
"Math aficionados of the period did not have access to the advances in math that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton had made, so they found other approaches," Rothman said. "To solve problems like these, they used methods similar to those the ancient Greeks used, which were far more time-consuming. They worked fairly well, but you had to be willing to put in some effort."
While modern mathematical methods, such as calculus, can sometimes simplify a sangaku problem that requires pages of calculation, Rothman said that the advantage to the math used in sangaku problems was that it was simple enough for young children to use, which opened the problems up to nearly anyone who wished to try them.
"Some of the tablets feature solutions provided by 12-year-olds," he said. "But that doesn't mean they were easy. Today's high school geometry problems tend to require only five or six lines to solve, whereas the old problems often demand pages and pages of work. Sangaku were more like math Olympics problems, or the sort of thing your teacher might have put on the wall for extra credit."
An additional complication is that the tablets were inscribed in Kanbun, a form of Chinese that, similar to Latin in the West, was the language of scholarship in Japan.
"Kanbun was not understandable to the average Japanese person even when the tablets were made," Rothman said. "Even three centuries ago, they required footnote-like annotation to make them understandable. Now the tablets might be all but incomprehensible, were it not for the colorful accompanying illustrations of the geometry itself."
Yet the images and math together made the tablets worthy to be given as offerings to Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines in lieu of money or animals, which were more common gifts.
"One sangaku hung in 1815 has a preface, in which a mathematician and his disciples introduce their work," Rothman said. "Their inscription reads, 'In this shrine, we ask god for progress in our mathematical ability and dedicate a sangaku.' They took the religious aspect of their work seriously."
Joining forces
As the years have passed, however, it has taken the near-religious dedication of Fukagawa, Rothman's co-author, to bring sangaku back even for Japanese audiences.
"When I was young, everyone, myself included, thought studying these old tablets was a complete waste of time," said Fukagawa, a 63-year-old high school teacher in Japan who holds a Ph.D. in math. "But a historian friend of mine asked me to help him translate an old book on the subject, and I realized that these Edo mathematicians had worked some sophisticated problems without the tools we take for granted today. I've been in love with sangaku ever since and have tried to help find surviving examples of them."
Recognizing a sangaku tablet for what it is often proves easy enough — which is helpful, as they still turn up in temples from time to time — but deciphering them generally requires Fukagawa's assistance.
"He's about the only person around who can make sense of them," Rothman said. "Now and again someone will be repairing a temple, and the contractors will find that a sangaku tablet had been used as a spare panel for the ceiling and forgotten. Usually it needs some cleaning, and then they call Hidetoshi."
Rothman himself discovered sangaku in 1989, when his Princeton colleague Freeman Dyson showed him a new book, "Japanese Temple Geometry Problems," co-written by Dyson's former teacher Dan Pedoe and Fukagawa. Rothman was sufficiently intrigued to contact Fukagawa, and the two are collaborating via e-mail on another, more lavishly illustrated book, despite being on opposite sides of the world.
"We've actually never met," laughed Rothman, who has yet to visit Japan. "Luckily math is universal. But the problems themselves can be extremely obscure occasionally. Sometimes I have to look at the solution just to figure out what's being asked."
When they are finished, Rothman said, the book will include more than just the problems themselves. They hope to have everything from color photos of the better-preserved tablets to excerpts from the diary of an itinerant mathematician from the 19th century, who took several walking tours of Japan specifically to look at sangaku. The book has been slated for future publication by Princeton University Press.
For both authors, the work has been primarily a labor of love. Fukagawa has never received any subsidy for his efforts, but has maintained interest in sangaku for decades.
"I am always looking for ways to use sangaku to help my students, but there's a better reason to study them than just as a source of new math problems," he said. "It's important to remember that sangaku were created and displayed primarily for enjoyment. Some people in those days had an interest in haiku or art, while some enjoyed math, and saw something beautiful in it."
Rothman admits that he is still learning about the cultural milieu that produced the tablets, but has found beauty in them as well.
"For all I know, this might have been feudal Japan's version of crossword puzzles — one way the people kept their minds sharp," Rothman said. "But in any case, sangaku tablets are a part of the world's cultural heritage. That's a big reason I'd like to see them preserved."


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Unique Concerns When Grieving for a Sudden Loss
"There are always two parties to a death," famed British historian Arnold Toynbee said, "the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved…and in the apportionment of suffering, the survivor takes the brunt."
Any loss of a loved one is tragic and painful. But, when death occurs from a sudden, unexpected cause such as an accident, natural disaster, suicide or murder, the reactions of the survivors in coping with their grief are more intense and varied than they may be following a death that occurs after a prolonged illness.
An unexpected loss brings with it factors that do not normally exist when death is anticipated. Not only must the survivors cope with feelings of grief, but they may also have to cope with intrusion into their mourning by the media or with the technicalities and slowness of the criminal justice system. Other factors adding to the burden of an unexpected death are the lack of an opportunity to say goodbye or to plan for the financial future of the family left behind.
No Time to Prepare
Donald Mossman, PhD, director of graduate studies at ConcordiaCollegein Michiganand teacher of a college course on death and dying, identifies another factor, which is often overlooked by sudden loss survivors and their caregivers. Regardless of the cause, a sudden death deprives the survivors of what Mossman calls anticipatory grief. This is the grief that begins when a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness. It helps prepare the survivor for the coming loss and reduces the intensity of the psychological reaction to the eventual death.
Violent Death
The mind has trouble comprehending sudden, violent death. Deaths involving violence engender frightening feelings in the survivors, ranging from terror to anxiety to powerlessness, making them particularly traumatic. Often the violence of the act resulting in death arouses strong feelings of hostility in the mourner, causing severe internal conflict leading to guilt, shame, or depression.
Family members of someone who has committed suicide also face special burdens. According to Judith M. Stillion, PhD, a professor of psychology atWesternCarolinaUniversity, many family survivors of suicide have higher levels of guilt, shame, and anger than do survivors of sudden loss from other causes. Persons grieving a loss through suicide are often left with questions, such as why their loved ones killed themselves, and what, if anything, they might have done to prevent the suicide. These questions are often unanswerable and can prolong the process of grieving and coming to grips with the loss.
"Natural" Causes
Heart attacks and strokes are major causes of death in this country, and these deaths are often sudden and unexpected. The sudden loss of a loved one, even from these "natural" causes, can be as unexpected and devastating to the survivors as the death of a loved one from a murder or an accident.
Emotional Challenges
What most, if not all, survivors of sudden loss have in common are a series of emotional challenges, including:
- Disruption of family functioning
- Redefining of responsibilities and roles within the family
- Challenges to the survivors' belief systems
- Financial change
- Public intrusion into private anguish
- Lack of opportunity to say goodbye and resolve other unfinished business with the deceased
- Hurt, often inadvertent, caused by the well-intentioned words and actions of other family members and friends
The Six Rs
Therese A. Rando, PhD, is aRhode Islandpsychologist specializing in loss and grief counseling. She has identified six mourning processes that survivors of any loss must go through in order to achieve a healthy accommodation of the loss. However, Rando acknowledges that survivors of sudden loss often have a more difficult time with one or more of the processes, which she identifies as "the six Rs."
These processes are:
- Recognize the loss —Acknowledge that the loss has occurred and understand it.
- React to the separation —Survivors should allow themselves to experience the pain and give expression to their feelings of loss.
- Recollect and re-experience the deceased and the relationship —However, the recollections should be realistic, both good and not so good.
- Relinquish the old attachments of the deceased —This involves the attachments of the deceased, not the survivors' attachment to or feelings for the deceased. For example, just because the deceased's clothes have been donated to charity does not mean that all memories have been disposed of as well.
- Readjust to move adaptively into the new world —Rando suggests that this be done through survivors adopting new ways of continuing on with their lives while not forgetting their old ones. The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) says that survivors never fully detach their feelings for the deceased and that grieving should not be looked upon as a means of letting go of the person who has died.
- Reinvest —Survivors need to reestablish close personal feelings with the living.
There Is No "Right" Way to Grieve
Survivors need to be patient with themselves. Mourning is an individual process that should be done at the survivor's pace and not be dictated by friends or family. Elizabeth K. Carll, PhD, a psychologist specializing in trauma, violence, and family relationships, believes that there is no "cookie cutter" approach to the grieving process.
The HFA, as well as Dr. Carll, debunk the theory that we slowly and predictably recover from grief. The HFA calls grief "an uneven process" with no clear time line. Dr. Carll emphasizes that the circumstances of the loss as well as anniversary dates of the loss are significant for the survivors and should be acknowledged.
The HFA also says that grievers need opportunities to share their memories and grief. They are not best left alone, and they do need support. Do not tell survivors to take their mind off the loss or to keep busy.
Becoming Active Again
Dr. Carll recommends that survivors of sudden loss not dwell on the negativity of the event, but rather turn their response to the loss into a positive, active experience. She suggests that a survivor grieving over the loss of a loved one from an accident campaign for tougher safety regulations. The family of a murder victim could campaign for victim's rights. And a survivor could positively respond to a sudden loss caused by illness by becoming active in the fight against the disease.
No one experiences or copes with a loss in the same way. But, when the loss is sudden and violent, the emotional and behavioral characteristics are intensified. It is this intensity that must be focused upon so that normal reactions to the psychological trauma of sudden loss do not become the foundation of a dysfunctional lifestyle for the survivors.
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I have really been enjoying the mangoes so far this year but I had only been having the Mexican mangoes. Zen Chef left a comment on my Mango Crisp with Macadamia Nut Crust post that mentioned that Indian alphonso mangoes were in season and that they were pretty good. I looked up alphonso mangoes a quickly learned that they were considered by many to be the best of the mangoes. I just had to try them! The problem was locating some. I ended up finding them at a small grocery store in Little India in Toronto. They were a bit more expensive than the mangoes that I had been getting but I picked up a case of them anyways. They were under ripe and I had to wait a few days for them to ripen. That gave me a chance to think about how I would enjoy them.
I remembered seeing this really interesting recipe for a mango caprese salad . It is a twist on the classic caprese salad with the tomatoes replaced with sliced mango. Making a caprese salad also gave me the perfect excuse to pick up some fresh imported buffalo mozzarella which I had been wanting to try for a while. I dressed the salad up with a simple balsamic vinaigrette made with some better quality balsamic vinegar. I really enjoyed the mango caprese salad! It was nice and simple and light and every thing about it was good! The alphonso mangoes easily lived up to their hype, being sweet and flavourful. The fresh mozzarella was nice and soft and cool and moist. The balsamic vinegar rounded off the salad by adding a sweet and tart bite.
Mango Caprese Salad
- 1 mango (peeled, stoned and sliced)
- 1 handful basil leaves
- 1 fresh mozzarella (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Arrange salad and dress with balsamic vinaigrette.


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Teenage Girls Will Still Need A Prescription For 'Plan B'
In a surprising twist, the Obama administration has overruled the Food and Drug Administration and will not allow teenage girls to buy the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step without a prescription.
The decision punctuates one of the longest-running public health sagas in recent memory. The FDA had decided that a version of the morning-after emergency contraceptive pill could be sold without a prescription regardless of the age of the buyer.
As FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said in a statement Wednesday:
"I reviewed and thoughtfully considered the data, clinical information, and analysis provided by [FDA's Center For Drug Evaluation and Research], and I agree with the Center that there is adequate and reasonable, well-supported, and science-based evidence that Plan B One-Step is safe and effective and should be approved for nonprescription use for all females of child-bearing potential."
But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Hamburg's boss) disagreed with the FDA's assessment in this memo. Sebelius wrote:
"Based on my review, I have concluded that the data submitted for this product do not establish that prescription dispensing requirements should be eliminated for all ages."
Sebelius told the FDA to tell the maker of the drug that its marketing application is "inadequate to support approval." In other words, its bid to sell Plan B to teens without a prescription has been officially rejected.
The present product, Plan B One-Step, didn't even exist when the FDA's advisory committees on over-the-counter medicines and reproductive health drugs voted 23-4 to recommend that the original, two-pill product, be made available without prescription to all age groups. The single-pill version was approved in 2009.
Both the original Plan B and Plan B One-Step contain the same ingredients as regular birth control pills, but in higher doses. They are highly effective at preventing pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, but will not interrupt an already established pregnancy. They aren't the same as the abortion pill mifepristone.
The FDA, however, which normally follows the advice of its advisory committees, did not in the case of Plan B. As the months dragged on with no decision, women's health groups and Democratic women lawmakers on Capitol Hill accused the George W. Bush administration of playing politics with the issue.
Finally, in 2006, the FDA issued a split decision of sorts. It said Plan B could be sold to those over the age of 18 without a prescription, but younger women would need a doctor's permission first.
The FDA in 2009 ordered that age lowered to 17 to comply with a federal judge's order. And that's where it will remain.
Update 2:18 p.m.: Teva Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Plan B, commended FDA for recommending an easing of restrictions on over-the-counter access to the drug. "We are disappointed that at this late date, the Department of Health and Human Services has come to a different conclusion," Teva said in a statement. The company said it will determine its "next steps" after receiving the official letter from FDA on the decision.


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I like to try to include green vegetables in my meals whenever I can and I really like mushrooms. When I came across this dish for baby boy choy with shiitake mushrooms that combines the two I bookmarked it immediately to try later. Given the Asian flavours and the fact that mushrooms go really well with steak, I thought that it would make a perfect side for the sichuan peppercorn steak . This side dish was a breeze to pull together; you simply saute the shiitake mushrooms, add the liquids to form the sauce and pour it over the steamed baby bok choy. The shiitake mushroom sauce was really tasty and good. It had a nice spicy heat that went really well with the mouth numbing sichuan peppercorns on the streak for a one two punch! It was nice having a bite of steak followed by a bite of the spicy mushrooms. What a tasty way to enjoy your green vegetables. I will definitely be making this again.
Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms (stemmed and sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 2 teaspoon ginger, grated/minced
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili sauce (optional, to taste)
- 3 large baby bok choy (the thick end of the stem removed, rinsed and steamed)
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the mushrooms and saute for about 7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the broth and deglaze the pan.
- Add the soy sauce and chili sauce and simmer to reduce the sauce to the thickness that you desire.
- Add the sesame oil and remove from heat.
- Pour the mushroom sauce over the bok choy and garnish with the green onions.


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Democrats toughen stance on trimming benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to a deal that would skirt crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans' resistance to raising tax rates on the wealthy.
Just last year, Obama and top Democrats were willing during budget negotiations with Republicans to take politically risky steps such as reducing the annual inflation adjustment to Social Security and raising the eligibility age for Medicare.
Now, with new leverage from Obama's big election victory and a playing field for negotiations that is more favorable in other ways, too, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other Democrats are taking a harder line.
"I've made it very clear. I've told anyone that will listen, including everyone in the White House, including the president, that I am not going to be part of having Social Security as part of these talks relating to this deficit," Reid, D-Nev., told reporters.
Reid's edict would appear to take a key proposal off the table as an ingredient for a deal on avoiding the "fiscal cliff," the year-end combination of expiring President George W. Bush-era tax cuts and harsh across-the-board spending cuts.
At issue is the inflation adjustment used by the government to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security and other federal programs. A less generous inflation measure that takes into account consumers finding alternatives when prices go up could reduce deficits by more than $200 billion over the next decade.
It's a no-brainer for many budget wonks because it means gradual, less noticeable curbs to the growth of benefits. It also means about $70 billion more tax revenues over 10 years because automatic rises in tax brackets to account for inflation would be smaller.
That new inflation index, known as chained Consumer Price Index, is a magic elixir for budget writers. But it's anathema to many liberals, who say that moving to the new cost-of-living measure could cut average retiree benefits by about $600 a year a decade after taking effect and mean a cut of about $1,000 a year after 20 years.
"Think about it this way. You're standing on the deck of a boat and you're in very deep water and they want you to swim, but they're going to put a log chain around your ankle," Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, told a group of liberal activists assembled for a rally Thursday in a Senate hearing room. "That's chained CPI."
Sixteen months ago, Obama's White House took a different view during talks with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on a possible budget deal. A White House draft offer by top Obama aide Rob Nabors, made public by Washington Post author Bob Woodward, proposed several controversial changes to benefit programs, including the lower inflation adjustment, raising the eligibility age for Medicare and higher Medicare premiums.
Those negotiations, however, were conducted on a playing field that favored Republicans. It was less than a year after Obama's self-described "shellacking" in the 2010 elections and the president was desperate to win an increase in the government's borrowing cap and avoid a government default on its debt that should shatter financial markets. Also, Obama still faced re-election in 2012.
Now conditions favor Obama.
He decisively won re-election and Republicans seem fearful of being tagged with the blame if an impasse results in the government going over the fiscal cliff. Obama and Democrats already are portraying Republicans as hostage-takers willing let tax rates rise on everyone if the lower Bush-era tax rates are not also extended for the top 2 percent to 3 percent of earners — those with incomes above $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for joint filers.
The new balance of power means that Democrats who once would have acquiesced reluctantly to GOP demands for stiff benefit cuts are now balking at ideas such as chained CPI or an increase in the Medicare retirement age, as well as demanding GOP concessions to higher taxes.
"The price for that kind of thing has gone up," said a senior House Democrat who required anonymity to speak frankly on party strategy. "Negotiations depend on the situation. No one should expect to get the same kind of deal."
Republicans have gotten the message, but insist that higher tax revenues be paired with cuts to rapidly growing programs such as Medicare and the Medicaid health care program for the poor and disabled. These programs are called "entitlements" because eligibility is based on meeting criteria such as age or income.
"Washington's problem isn't that it taxes too little, but that it spends too much," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. "But in a good-faith effort to make progress on boosting the economy and government's long-term solvency, Republicans like me have said for more than a year now that we're open to new revenue in exchange for meaningful reforms to the entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our debt."
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte said in the GOP's weekly radio address Saturday that "any effort to address our fiscal crisis without including entitlement reform can't be taken seriously."
No way, say many liberals.
"We're going to send a loud message to the leadership in the House, in the Senate, and President Obama: 'Do not cut Social Security, do not cut Medicare, do not cut Medicaid,'" said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-declared socialist who aligns with Democrats. "Every now and then elections have consequences. We won."
Republicans and even some Obama allies worry that liberal demands will make it harder for the president to seal a bargain with the GOP.
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., said Obama has the same problem with his party's liberal base that Boehner has with some conservative Republicans. "Boehner has a disproportionate group of his folks skewing things too far out," Quigley said, "and the president has equally the same sort of problems with people who are horribly unreasonable."


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One Little Indian
Songdog's latest release combines electronic sounds and orchestral overtures mellowing out into acoustic languor.
Singer/Songwriter, Lyndon Morgan, has several strings to his bow including being an award-winning poet, which certainly shows in the lyrics, exploring love, loss, life and the poignancy of passing time. Hailing from Blackwood in South Wales, the songs are doleful laments, the honesty of Morgan's poetry slicing through the acoustic loveliness.
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Mastalgia (Breast Pain)
What is mastalgia?
Mastalgia is breast pain and is generally classified as either cyclical (associated with menstrual periods) or noncyclic. Noncyclic pain may come from the breast or may come from somewhere else, such as nearby muscles or joints, and may be felt in the breast. Pain can range from minor discomfort to severely incapacitating pain in some cases. Many women with mastalgia worry more about the consequences of cancer than about the pain itself.
What is cyclical breast pain?
The most common type of breast pain is associated with the menstrual cycle and is nearly always hormonal. Some women begin to have pain around the time of ovulation which continues until the beginning of their menstrual cycle. The pain can either be barely noticeable or so severe that the woman cannot wear tight-fitting clothing or tolerate close contact of any kind. The pain may be felt in only one breast or may be felt as a radiating sensation in the underarm region.
Some healthcare providers have women chart their breast pain to determine if the pain is cyclical or not. After a few months, the relationship between the menstrual cycle and breast pain will emerge.
Researchers continue to study the role that hormones play in cyclical mastalgia. One study has suggested that some women with cyclical mastalgia have a decreased ratio of progesterone to estrogen in the second half of the menstrual cycle. Other studies have found that an abnormality in the hormone prolactin may affect breast pain. Hormones can also affect cyclical breast pain as a result of stress. Breast pain can increase or change its pattern with the hormone changes that occur during times of stress.
Hormones may not provide the total answer to cyclical breast pain, since pain is often more severe in one breast than in the other (hormones would tend to affect both breasts equally). Many researchers believe that a combination of hormonal activity and something in the breast that responds to this activity may hold the answer. However, more research is necessary in order to draw this conclusion.
What are the treatments for cyclical breast pain?
Specific treatment for cyclical breast pain will be determined by your healthcare provider based on:
Your age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the condition
Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Treatments vary significantly and may include the following:
Caffeine avoidance
Vitamin E
A low-fat diet
In some cases, various supplemental hormones and hormone blockers are also prescribed. These may include:
Birth control pills
Bromocriptine (which blocks prolactin in the hypothalamus)
Danazol, a male hormone
Thyroid hormones
Tamoxifen, an estrogen blocker
Supplemental hormones and hormone blockers may have side effects. In addition, the risks and benefits of such treatment should be carefully discussed with your healthcare provider.
What is noncyclic breast pain?
Noncyclic breast pain is fairly uncommon, feels different than cyclical mastalgia, and does not vary with the menstrual cycle. Generally, the pain is present all the time and is in only one specific location.
One cause of noncyclic breast pain is trauma, or a blow to the breast. Other causes can include arthritic pain in the chest cavity and in the neck, which radiates down to the breast.
What are the treatments for noncyclic breast pain?
Determining the appropriate treatment for noncyclic breast pain is more difficult, not only because it is hard to pinpoint where the pain is coming from, but also because the pain is not hormonal. Specific treatment for noncyclic breast pain will be determined by your healthcare provider based on:
Your age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of the condition
Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Generally, healthcare providers will perform a physical examination and may order a mammogram. In some cases, a biopsy of the area is also necessary. If it is determined that the pain is caused by a cyst, the cyst will be aspirated (a small needle will be used to remove the liquid contents of the cyst). Depending on where the pain originates, treatment may include analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and compresses.


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After waiting for a long month my new batch of kimchi was finally ready and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it to start. After the success of the kimchi egg salad sandwich I wanted to try a chicken version and as luck would have it I had just stumbled across a container filled with leftover cooked shredded chicken in the freezer. I pretty much just used the same recipe substituting in chicken for the egg. I cooked some bacon in a pan and then slightly caramelized the kimchi in the bacon grease to impart it with its flavour while eliminating any excess moisture to prevent the sandwich from getting soggy. After that it was as easy as mixing the chicken salad ingredients and assembling the sandwich. The kimchi chicken salad sandwich was just as good ans the egg salad sandwich version! I certainly have been having fun adding kimchi to dishes that I enjoy all the time.
Kimchi Chicken Salad Sandwich
- 2 strips bacon (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1/4 cup kimchi (drained and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1/2 tablespoon gochujang
- 1/2 cup chicken (cooked and shredded)
- 1 green onion (sliced)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (toasted)
- 2 leaves of lettuce
- 2 slices tomato
- 2 slices of bread
- Cook the bacon and set aside.
- Saute the kimchi in the bacon grease until caramelized, about 3-5 minutes.
- Mix mayonnaise and gochujang in a small bowl.
- Mix the bacon, kimchi, gochujang mayo, green onion and sesame seeds.
- Assemble sandwich.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge considering San Francisco's public nudity ban rejected arguments Thursday that simply disrobing in public was protected political speech akin to flag burning.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen made his comments during a 90-minute hearing held to consider the new law requiring the covering of "genitals, perineum, and anal region" that is set to go into effect on Feb. 1.
A narrowly divided Board of Supervisors passed the law last month after residents and visitors to the city's renowned Castro district complained about what they called unsightly and unsanitary nudity in a plaza in the heart of the gay neighborhood.
Public nudity activists filed a federal lawsuit seeking to invalidate the law, arguing the government-ordered cover-up violates their 1st Amendment rights to express their political views. Their supporters also complained the law contradicts the city's live-and-let-live reputation.
But U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen said Thursday it takes more than simply disrobing in public to make a political statement, as he rejected arguments that a public nudity ban was akin to outlawing the burning of the American flag.
"Flag burning has a pretty clear message," he said, while a naked person in public could be simply sunbathing.
"Being nude, it seems to me, doesn't have the same obvious particularized message," he said after the hearing held to consider the competing legal demands by the city's attorney and activists.
The judge said he would issue a written ruling on the competing requests before the end of the month.
The city wants the judge to toss out the lawsuit, while activists were requesting Chen block the ban from going into effect until the legal action is resolved.
If the ban becomes law, a first offense carries a maximum penalty of a $100 fine, but prosecutors would have authority to charge a third violation as a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine and a year in jail.
"Mere nudity is not a criminal offense," Christina DiEardo, a lawyer for the nudists, told the judge, noting that state law only criminalizes nudity such as indecent exposure.
She also argued that disrobing these days in San Francisco is de facto political speech because of the law and the publicity surrounding it. An hour before the hearing, two activists demonstrated naked in front of the federal courtroom along with several other supporters in various states of undress.
But deputy city attorney Tara Steeley said San Francisco does have the authority to pass its own law banning simple nudity.
"Government has a duty to protect the public that does not wish to be exposed to nudity on the streets," she told the judge. "Business is suffering in the Castro. Numerous citizens are no longer visiting the neighborhood."
The public nudity debate in San Francisco began about two years ago when the Board of Supervisors passed legislation requiring nudists to place clothing or a towel between them in restaurants and on public benches and seating areas. That law enflamed political passions and prompted even more nudists to start gathering in the plaza, prompting complaints from nearby businesses that the activists were scaring away customers.
After three rambunctious meeting that included naked protests and arrests, the supervisors last month on a 6-5 vote passed the law that bans the public nudity with certain exceptions. The law exempts children younger than 5 and public nudity at certain events such as an annual street fair, the city's Gay Pride Parade and its Bay-to-Breakers foot race, which is noted for the wacky costumes — or lack thereof — of participants.
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