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I read about it briefly when I was scouring the internet in those first few months after Declan's birth; googling 'achondroplasia', in search of any and all information I could get my hands on. I didn't really dwell on it too much; it didn't seem pertinent at the time. Back then, I just needed to know the ins and outs of the here and now.
It's come up in the odd discussion in POLP groups that I'm a part of. Lots of people feel very strongly about this issue one way or the other.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical has produced BMN 111. What the heck is it? Well BMN111 is a possible treatment for children born with achondroplasia.
My first thought… "well, my child isn't sick."
Two years ago, when I first read about this drug, it was in its infancy of research. But yesterday? Yesterday BioMarin began Phase 2 of the study and dosed the first patient (a child with achondroplasia) with BMN111. All of a sudden it's a lot more real.
My second thought… "I can't imagine subjecting my young child to a new drug study."
From the Press Release:
The Phase 2 study is an open-label, sequential cohort, dose-escalation study of BMN 111 in children who are 5-14 years old. The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of daily subcutaneous doses of BMN 111 administered for 6 months. The secondary objectives will include an evaluation of change in annualized growth velocity, changes in absolute growth parameters, changes in body proportions and other medically relevant and functional aspects of achondroplasia, such as sleep apnea and joint range of motion.
Some more thoughts (presuming this might, someday, be a possible cure or treatment for achondroplasia)…
What's wrong with my happy, healthy, funny, smart, most amazing little 2 year old boy?
Why would I want to change him?
Does this insinuate that there's something wrong with him?
Why wouldn't I want to give him the opportunity for "an easier life"? (practically speaking, a chance at living without the accommodations that come along with being short statured in this average sized world).
It would be years before we knew the long terms effects of this drug.
I've met amazing and inspiring adult LPs. What's 'wrong' with having him grow up just the way he is?
If I could erase the potential future pain and surgeries and other issues that come along with achondroplasia, why wouldn't I?
A little all over the map? Yep, that's me. I really don't know what I would do, if given the opportunity. Declan is only (just) two years old. He has a lot of growing years ahead of him. What if this drug breezes through its trials and does exactly what they think it will do? I just don't know. It's different than (the also controversial procedure) limb lengthening. Limb lengthening is an option (an incredibly painful option that takes years to complete) when a child is older and can play a large role in the decision making. I'm assuming BMN111 would be administered when the child is younger, leaving the decision making to the parents.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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You may have seen the post I made in the forums last week about LEGOSantaYoda.com pledging to donate up to 1 million gifts to the US Marine Corps' Toys For Tots program. The catch is they only donate one gift for each e-greeting sent from the website and so far the total is limping along at just over a hundred donations a day.
Let's see if we can't kick that number up a notch. Ace has generously offered a MISB 8095 General Grievous Starfighter set to one lucky winner chosen at random who sends an e-greeting from LEGOSantaYoda.com to [email protected] Make sure the message reads FOR THE TOTS! and feel free to send as many as you like. The more you send, the more chances you have and the more donations get made to a great charity. The giveaway ends when they shut their program down, so be quick and get those greetings in!
As an added bonus, I'll send a little extra something to the person who sends the most greetings so let's get to work spreading the holiday cheer!
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Stepping back into the psychologist shoes he once occupied seemed natural for Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy as he discussed — with clinical precision — the Newtown shooting.
"They create problems in their lives; they have difficulty analyzing social interaction; they tend to blame others for their misfortune; they turn sadness and bad feelings into anger," he said in an appearance Wednesday on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," crisply ticking through a list of traits that angry children tend to exhibit.
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A child psychologist from the Pittsburgh suburbs and a leading mental health advocate in Congress, Murphy is poised to take the reins of the Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight subcommittee, replacing outgoing Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.).
His first ever chairmanship, the perch gives him watchdog jurisdiction over the committee's wide swath of issues. That includes the health care law, which Republicans have vowed to watch like a hawk now that they've lost their chances to overturn it.
Murphy wouldn't offer much detail about what he intends to do on the oversight committee next year — but he did say his agenda is likely to include parts of the Affordable Care Act.
But overall, Murphy sees the slot as a fortunate opportunity to combine the issues he cares about the most.
Over the decade he's spent in Congress, the 60-year-old lawmaker has focused on energy independence and mental health care. He sits on the Natural Gas and Coal caucuses and serves as chairman of the Steel Caucus. He recently stepped down from co-chairing the GOP Doctors Caucus and is one of a handful of Republicans on the Mental Health Caucus.
The House has passed a number of his bills to strengthen access to mental health services — including one measure approved last week.
The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, or SMART Act, aims to get payment disputes settled more quickly between Medicare and third parties so seniors aren't left paying more medical bills than they're required to pay.
And several of Murphy's proposals have made it into law. One requires military surgeons general to report to Congress on their mental health staffing needs. Another bans Medicare from charging higher co-pays to seniors for mental health care.


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HOUSTON - Finch Air Conditioning and Heating, Inc., located in La Porte, Texas, has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle claims of sexual harassment and constructive discharge of female employees brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. In the suit (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03156), the EEOC alleged that female employees at Finch were routinely subjected to sexual harassment and discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, one of the civil rights/employment discrimination statutes the EEOC is charged with enforcing.
According to the EEOC, the owner of the family-owned and -operated business used his position and power to harass young female employees, including Kristal Hargett, by, among other things, commenting on his own sexual preferences and asking them questions about theirs, touching them inappropriately and without their permission, including forcing one employee's hands on his private parts, and menacing and frightening employees into silence about his conduct. The EEOC also alleges that sexual harassment of Hargett by male co-workers was condoned within the workplace.
Sexual harassment and constructive discharge, i.e., being forced to quit one's job because of intolerable conditions, violate Title VII. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
The settlement terms, set forth in a consent decree signed and entered by U.S. District Judge David Hittner, require Finch to pay $80,000 to compensate Hargett and other class members for the sexual harassment they suffered. The decree also contains provisions to ensure that Finch's owner, managers and employees are properly trained to fully understand and comply with employment discrimination laws. In addition, Finch is required to maintain policies and procedures for addressing illegal discrimination in the workplace, including effective complaint procedures, as well as guidelines for investigating complaints of discrimination. All such policies must be approved by the EEOC.
"Cases of sexual harassment are not limited to large corporations," said EEOC Regional Attorney Jim Sacher. "Often, the most egregious instances of sexual harassment occur in small businesses that lack appropriate complaint policies and procedures. Employees have no one to whom they can complain when the harasser is the owner. This settlement is a big step in ensuring that women in such workplaces are not subjected to the untenable choice of putting up with harassment or losing their jobs."
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RICHMOND — Union protesters assembled at City Hall on Tuesday to demand that the city's second-ranking administrator be fired after an investigation found that she misused public resources and ordered a whistle-blower's emails searched.
More than 20 people, many from SEIU Local 1021, joined whistle-blower Stacie Plummer to demand that City Manager Bill Lindsay fire Leslie Knight, the city's Human Resources director.
"This is absurd," said Charles Smith, a Richmond resident. "Knight needs to go, and if Bill (Lindsay) isn't willing to do it, he needs to go, too."
An independent investigation revealed earlier this month that Knight improperly received at least $400 monthly in car allowance while also using a city vehicle; used paid city staff to make trinkets; and ordered a subordinate to access Plummer's emails after Plummer lodged a complaint against her.
The investigation found that the trinket making on city time was for free gifts for other employees, not for profit. Plummer alleges that Knight ran a small trinket business called "Little Luxuries by Leslie Knight," made a profit and used the city's address and phone number for the business.
Plummer said she was assured by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles that they would introduce a resolution in April urging Lindsay to remove Knight from her position, if he has not done so by then. Per the city charter, the city manager retains sole power to hire and fire department heads.
Lindsay has said that he will determine how much Knight improperly received from the city and devise a payment plan for her to pay back the city. He has declined to say what, if any, discipline Knight will face, citing public employee personnel privacy, but has said that she will not be fired.
On Wednesday, Lindsay said he had not determined how much Knight owes the city.
Knight was not put on leave during the investigation, which lasted at City Hall for several months and included dozens of interviews with staff members. The investigation, conducted by a Sacramento-based law firm, cost the city $30,000.
Plummer, who works as a finance director for the city, estimates that Knight owes Richmond at least $600,000 in car allowances and misused staff time.
Plummer said Knight "bullied" her in part by repeatedly transferring her to different departments when she objected to what she saw as misuse of city funds, allegations that were not sustained by the investigation.
"(Knight) moved me around the city like a pingpong ball for four years," Plummer said.
Knight and Lindsay came to the city in 2006. Lindsay has been praised for his fiscal management of the city during his tenure.
But the protesters Tuesday were critical of Lindsay for both not stopping Knight sooner and for not meting out discipline.
"If this was any other worker, they'd be out of a job," said Andres Soto, a Plummer supporter.
Plummer said Lindsay "turned a blind eye" to Knight's activities.
Knight issued a statement last week through her attorney, Thomas Bertrand of the firm Bertrand, Fox & Elliot in San Francisco. Bertrand noted that "the bulk of the numerous allegations made against Ms. Knight have not been sustained."
"To the extent that any such allegation was sustained against Ms. Knight, she acknowledges that she did make certain mistakes, she has apologized for them, and she will take corrective action," the statement said, adding that Knight looks forward to moving on and serving the residents of Richmond.
The protest occurred before Tuesday's City Council meeting, and organizers later flooded the public comment period with calls for Knight's dismissal.
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CognitiveSEO is a tool two years in the making that aims to provide all of the data and analysis necessary for link building campaigns in a single platform. "The idea of the tool is that it's so good you won't need to export to do your analysis in another program," said Razvan Gavrilas, founder and chief architect.
The tool combines link data from aHrefs.com, SEOKicks and Blekko (removing duplicates) and pulls link quality metrics from SEOMoz and MajesticSEO. A few unique features make it worth considering the switch to cognitiveSEO:
- Link previews showing a snapshot of the site, highlighting exact positioning of the link
- Data including anchor text, positioning, visibility, and website classification
- A hover-over preview with additional information, negating the need to click through to visit each site
- Advanced competitive research showing unnatural link profiles
- Multi-user access with permission levels and to-do lists for project management
There are two options for link evaluation: Quick Reports or Campaigns. To set up a Quick Report, enter the URL and choose whether to limit sitewide links and exclude internal links. cognitiveSEO offers a bookmarklet for these Quick Reports. These reports include all of the data you would expect in a standard SEO tool.
Setting up a campaign allows for more in-depth and ongoing analysis. This is where you can compare a number of sites for competitive analysis and keep track of link growth, as well as watching for dead links. Everything in the platform is actionable, so in the inbound links section, for example, you can perform your analysis within the program and create graphics or reports. cognitiveSEO crawls during campaign set-up, then re-crawls weekly with saved data points, if the user chooses.
Inbound links can be monitored on a daily basis; two statuses show live or lost links and users can set up daily alerts to notify them of changes in status. Rank tracking had been updated weekly in the beta version and is now done daily.
Wiep Knol, co-founder of linkbuilding.nl, took an in-depth look at cognitiveSEO and the contents of each of section of the campaign; you can check out his full tool review on his blog.
We had SEW author and in-house SEO Brent Rangen try it out to see what he thinks of the tool.
"The link analysis report is sick. They did a very nice job showcasing the link portfolio's critical metrics without presenting it in a overly bulky or complicated way," he said. "I don't think it's ideal as a standalone rank tracker for search professionals; the workflow, rankings, and link management have a lot of room for improvement. Still, I love the link profile analysis and the rest has the potential to head in the right direction."
CognitiveSEO's ranking comparison supports Google, Bing, and Yahoo, though they will consider supporting additional engines if there is demand. It is suitable for individual webmasters to enterprise level clients, with a 14 day free trial and packages ranging from $19 to $249, with custom options for larger clients.
CognitiveSEO is a self-funded team of five people led by Gavrilas, who worked with SEO clients for five years before setting out to build his own tool.
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Moontoast is a social commerce platform that gives brands a way to distribute offers to their fans via social media networks, distributed affiliate sites, and advertising networks. Moontoast lets users create distributed stores that can be embedded on any website and shared across social networks and through email. The stores allow brands to take their offers directly to their communities. The Moontoast API provides users a way to integrate data between their eCommerce system(s) and Moontoast allowing them to sell products anywhere. The API uses SOAP protocol and responses are formatted in XML.


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VLC Media Player is the most popular and robust multi-format, free media player available. The VLC Media Player was publically released in 2001 by non-profit organization VideoLAN Project. VLC Media Player quickly became very popular thanks to its versatile multi-format playback capabilities. It was aided by compatibility and codec issues which rendered competitor media players like QuickTime, Windows and Real Media Player useless to many popular video and music file formats. The easy, basic UI and huge array of customization options have enforced VLC Media Player's position at the top of the free media players.
VLC Media Player plays almost any video or music file format you can find. At its launch this was a revolution compared to the default media players most people were using that often crashed or displayed "codecs missing" error messages when trying to play media files. VLC Media Player can play MPEG, AVI, RMBV, FLV, QuickTime, WMV, MP4 and a shed load of other video and audio media file formats. Not only can VLC Media Player handle loads of different formats, VLC Media Player can also playback partial or incomplete audio and video media files so you can preview downloads before they finish.
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VLC Media Player's UI is definitely a case of function over beauty. The basic look does, however, make the media player extremely easy to use. Simply drag and drop files to play or open them using files and folders then use the classic media navigation buttons to play, pause, stop, skip, edit playback speed, change the volume, brightness, etc. A huge variety of skins and customization options mean the standard appearance shouldn't be enough to prevent you from choosing VLC as your default media player.
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VLC Media Player is quite simply the most versatile, stable and high-quality free media player available. It has rightly dominated the free media player market for over 10 years now and looks like it may for another 10 years thanks to the constant development and improvement by VideoLAN Org.
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This image pretty much sums up how I'm feeling these days:
Smashed Kitteh, Found Curbside On George Street One Early Spring Morning (mixed media, 2010, artist unknown)
I don't whether it's the shattered glass, the intimations of alcohol dependency, the desecrative wad of gum stuck to the frame, or the fact that someone had a framed picture of a kitten in a highball glass that somehow got smashed and then dispatched to the curbside to be collected as trash that makes this image so, I don't know, sad, but the details are, I think, beside the point. I am neither a kitten nor alcohol dependent, nor do I have a wad of gum stuck to any part of me, but I can still identify with the feelings of misplacedness, of lostness, of existential confusion, and these are the feelings with which I imagine that kitten – stuffed in a highball glass and left alone at the curb – is struggling, if that kitten had feelings, which it doesn't, because that poster is almost certainly circa 80's, which means that that kitten is dead.
Tuesday is shaping up to be a really cheerful day.
(I'm okay, just feeling kind of dark. Existential confusion can do that to you.)
(Am maybe going to crawl back under the covers. With a cupcake. And a Siamese cat. A live one.)


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Crude Oil
The Federal Reserve's pledge towards a new round of economic stimulus, a tightening global supply picture in view of the ongoing unrest in the resource-rich Middle East and a German court's green light to the Eurozone bailout fund have strengthened oil prices to around mid- to upper $90s a barrel. Partly offsetting this favorable view has been high U.S. crude stocks and worries about China's growth outlook.
The long-term outlook for oil, however, remains favorable given the commodity's fairly positive demand picture. In particular, while the Western economies exhibit sluggish growth prospects, global oil consumption is expected to get a boost from sustained strength in the non-OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries that continue to expand at a healthy rate.
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which provides official energy statistics from the U.S. Government, world crude consumption grew by an estimated 1.0 million barrel per day in 2011 to a record-high level of 88.3 million barrels per day. In 2010, oil demand increased by over 2 million barrels per day to 87.3 million barrels per day, which more than made up for the losses of the previous 2 years, and surpassed the 2007 level of 86.3 million barrels per day (reached prior to the economic downturn).
One might note that global demand for 2009 was below the 2008 level, which itself was below the 2007 level -- the first time since the early 1980's of two back-to-back negative growth years.
The agency, in its most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, said that it expects global oil demand growth of 0.8 million barrels per day in 2012 and 1.0 million barrels per day in 2013. EIA's latest forecasts assumes that demand will be lackluster in U.S., Europe and Japan but this will be more than made up by impressive consumption surge coming from Russia, the Middle East and Brazil.
Separately, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- which supplies around 40% of the world's crude -- predicts that global oil demand will increase by 0.8 million barrels per day annually, reaching 88.7 million barrels a day in 2012 from last year's 87.9 million barrels a day. In 2013, OPEC expects world liquid fuels consumption to grow by another 0.8 million barrels per day to average 89.5 million barrels per day.
Lastly, the third major energy consultative body, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), the energy-monitoring agency of 28 industrialized countries, also said that it expects world oil consumption to grow by 0.8 million barrels per day during both 2012 and 2013 to average 89.8 million barrels per day and 90.6 million barrels per day, respectively.
In our view, crude oil prices in the remainder of 2012 are likely to exhibit a sideways-to-bullish trend. While domestic demand is relatively soft and the global economy still showing signs of weakness, the fact that demand is outpacing supply appears to be evident.
As long as growth from developing nations continues and the global output is unable to keep up with that, we are likely to experience a surge in the price of a barrel of oil. With a world population of 7 billion people and all the easy oil being already discovered and expended, we assume that crude will trade in the $90-$100 per barrel range for the near future.
Natural Gas
Over the last few years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the energy business in the U.S. Known as 'shale gas' -- natural gas trapped within dense sedimentary rock formations or shale formations -- it is being seen as a game-changer, set to usher in an era of energy independence for the country. The success of this unconventional fuel source has transformed domestic energy supply, with a potentially inexpensive and abundant new source of fuel for the world's largest energy consumer.
With the advent of hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) -- a method used to extract natural gas by blasting underground rock formations with a mixture of water, sand and chemicals -- shale gas production is now booming in the U.S. Coupled with sophisticated horizontal drilling equipment that can drill and extract gas from shale formations, the new technology is being hailed as a breakthrough in U.S. energy supplies, playing a key role in boosting domestic natural gas reserves.
As a result, once faced with a looming deficit, natural gas is now available in abundance. In fact, gas stocks -- currently some 10% above the benchmark levels -- are at their highest level for this time of the year, reflecting robust onshore output.
To make matters worse, near-record mild winter weather across most of the country curbed natural gas demand for heating, leading to an early beginning for the stock-building season. The grossly oversupplied market continued to pressure commodity prices in the backdrop of sustained strong production.
This prompted natural gas prices to dive approximately 63% from the 2011 peak of $4.92 per million Btu (MMBtu) in June to a 10-year low of $1.82 per MMBtu during late April 2012 (referring to spot prices at the Henry Hub, the benchmark supply point in Louisiana ).
However, in the recent past, repeated smaller-than-average storage builds have rallied back prices toward $3.00 per MMBtu. As hot summer weather prevailed across the country, homes and businesses were prompted to increase electricity draws to run air conditioners.
But with temperatures falling from their summer highs and consequent cooling demand set to wane, bigger storage builds are likely to prevail in the near future. In fact, the EIA foresees natural gas storage at all-time highs of around 4.0 trillion cubic feet by October's end.
Moreover, there are apprehensions that should natural gas breach and stay above the $3.00 per MMBtu barrier, utilities that took advantage of the beaten down prices to switch to the commodity from the more costly coal, could revert back to the latter. This demand loss may further inflate natural gas inventories.
Therefore we do not expect much upside in gas prices in coming weeks. In other words, there appears no reason to believe that the supply overhang will subside and natural gas will be out of the dumps in 2012.
Considering the turbulent market dynamics of the energy industry, we always advocate the relatively low-risk conglomerate business structures of the large-cap integrateds, with their fortress-like balance sheets, ample free cash flows even in a low oil price environment and growing dividends.
Our preferred name in this group remains Chevron Corp. (CVX). Its current oil and gas development project pipeline is among the best in the industry, boasting large, multiyear projects. Additionally, Chevron possesses one of the healthiest balance sheets among peers, which helps it to capitalize on investment opportunities with the option to make strategic acquisitions.
Within the oilfield services group, we like National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV). We are a fan of National Oilwell's healthy backlog, solid balance sheet and strength in international operations, particularly in the Middle East and Brazil. The impending Robbins & Myers Inc. (RBN) acquisition will further boost National Oilwell's earnings visibility by expanding its blowout preventer product line; a critical safety machine for a well. The recent influx of offshore rig awards adds to the positive sentiment.
Buoyed by the favorable trends in the refining sector, we are more optimistic on the industry than we were 12 months ago. An uptick in economic activity overseas (mainly in developing countries) and prospects for higher fuel demand in the U.S. are likely to push 2012 industry margins higher than last year's levels. Against this backdrop, we are particularly bullish on Tesoro Corp. (TSO) andWestern Refining Inc. (WNR).
Tesoro's decision to resume dividend payout and the announcement of a $500 million share buyback program make us optimistic about the company. Our positive stance also revolves around Tesoro's proposed acquisition of British energy giant BP plc's (BP) Southern California refinery, which, apart from boosting refinery capacity, will also improve the company's operational efficiency. An uptick in crack spreads and Tesoro's scale and diversification benefits afforded by its portfolio of seven refineries add to the positive sentiment.
On the other hand, we believe Western Refining's strategic actions -- to improve its performance and competitiveness in a cost-effective manner -- will drive growth in the company's profits and boost its stock valuation. Western Refining's strong retail and wholesale operations, along with exposure to the profitable Southwest refining assets, are some other catalysts.
Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB), the world's largest oil services firm, is also a top pick. We believe Schlumberger's combination of balance sheet strength; technological leadership and management depth will be beneficial in the long term. We also believe the company is favorably positioned to benefit from current trends in oilfield services, given improving activity levels and greater need for stimulation and completion of services in North America.
Finally, despite the depressing natural gas fundamentals and the understandable reluctance on the investors' part to dip their feet into these stocks, we would advocate to opt for EOG Resources Inc. (EOG), a former natural gas exploration and production (E&P) company that has made significant headway into the more profitable oil space with the introduction of the commercial viability of shale oil.
We recommend avoiding ConocoPhillips (COP), one of the six supermajor oil companies. Following the recent spin-off of its refining/sales business into a separate, independent and publicly traded company Phillips 66 (PSX), ConocoPhillips is now totally dependent on its upstream portfolio that offers lackluster volume growth prospects. Moreover, the transfer of the downstream operations (post-split) has left the Houston, Texas-based firm with a less diversified business.
We are bearish on Brazil's state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR), or Petrobras S.A. Following the company's dismal second quarter showing, we see little reason for investors to own the stock. The Rio de Janeiro-headquartered group recently posted its first quarterly loss in 13 years on the back of a weak domestic currency, rising costs and heavy fuel imports. We also remain concerned by Petrobras' huge investment requirements, the possibility of heightened state interference and caps on local fuel prices.
We are also skeptical on leading North American energy firmWilliams Companies Inc. (WMB). In particular, we remain wary of low natural gas prices, which are likely to restrict near-term growth prospects at Williams. Additionally, we believe that transfer of the upstream assets (post-split) has left Williams with a less diversified business.
As a result, the business risk profile of the reorganized Williams is weaker than that of the pre-spin-off company. Lastly, we remain concerned about Williams Companies' high debt levels, which leave it vulnerable to an extended drop in commodity prices. As of June 30, 2012, Williams had debt of over $9 billion, representing a debt-to-capitalization ratio of more than 60%.
Based upon the number of near-term challenges, we remain pessimistic on the near-term prospects of Nabors Industries Ltd.(NBR). The land drilling contractor is facing headwinds in the pressure pumping market on the back of collapsing prices and lower utilization. The recent weakness in the North American onshore rig count has also been a negative.
As usual, we remain concerned about weak natural gas fundamentals, which are likely to limit the company's ability to generate positive earnings surprises. Nabors' fairly debt-heavy balance sheet also remains an issue. Considering these factors, we see Nabors as a risky bet from which ordinary investors should exit.
Chinese refining giant China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SNP) -- also known as Sinopec -- is another company we would like to avoid for the time being, mainly due to slower domestic growth. Moreover, increases in the price of international crude oil amid government caps on fuel prices has been preventing the company from fully passing on spiraling costs to consumers, and thereby hurting refining margins.
Lastly, we expect ADRs of South African petrochemicals groupSasol Ltd. (SSL) to be under pressure in the near future. While approximately 60% of Sasol's operations are based in South Africa , about 90% of its sales are either denominated in dollars or are influenced by the global commodity and benchmark prices, which are quoted in dollars. As such, the group is exposed to risks associated with an unfavorable rand-dollar exchange rate.
Moreover, Sasol's quest for its flagship coal-to-liquids (CTL) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects are expected to stretch its medium-term returns significantly, as the company would have to employ a considerable amount of nonperforming capital on its balance sheet until start up.
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Dear Colleagues, The RIPE 61 Meeting is less than a week away. We look forward to welcoming you to the Westin Excelsior Hotel, Rome, Italy from 15-19 November 2010. Registration ------------ Over 350 people have already registered for RIPE 61. If you've not registered yet, there's still time. And, you'll still qualify for the pre-payment discount if you register before Friday, 12 November 12:00 UTC. Register online at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/registration/register-now/ Participate Remotely --------------------- If you can't make it to Rome, you can still take part in the discussions by participating remotely. Anyone can participate and no registration is necessary. Find out more at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/programme/remote-participation/ More Information ----------------- More information about RIPE 61, Working Group session agendas and evening socials can be found on the meeting homepage at: http://ripe61.ripe.net/ Regards, the RIPE Meeting Team


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This is the best, most-specific, most well-written, clear-cut, fact-based critique of the Democrats' health care bill, HR 3962, that I have yet read.
It provides incontestable arguments based on textbook, uncontroversial economic facts that "the Democrats' bill will seriously harm precisely those poor and uninsured citizens it is ostensibly designed to help. The harm will come by compounding mass unemployment and depriving these citizens of consumption choices."
(Hat tip: Nashville Post Politics)
Highlights from the article:
Not only will "PelosiCare" result in more unemployment:
"Depending on the specific plan and other variables such as location, this amounts to a direct labor tax of approximately $300 per month for an individual... The implication of this increased cost is that workers whose revenue productivity is less than $300 per month higher than their wages will be laid off, or have their hours cut to the level that will classify them as part-time."
But it is also a regressive tax:
(i.e. a tax that hits the poor harder than the rich!)
"We can say, as a mathematical certainty, that this labor tax is a regressive tax. Because the tax is defined as 72.5 percent of the same premium for all workers, that absolute tax will fall more heavily on workers for whom the tax represents a higher percentage of their wages or salary."
Please everyone read this article!! And if you go out of your way to share only one thing this month with others and with your Senators- share this!
And if you are a supporter of Pelosi's health care bill, either refute this article's claims or publicly retract your support for "PelosiCare" and share this article with others to help them see why the compassionate thing to do, the progressive thing to do, the liberal thing to do- is to be an "obstructionist" and oppose this legislation.
It will not make things better, but worse for working class Americans.


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Some 15 percent of online adults use Twitter, with 8 percent using the social network on a typical day. The figure represents a steady rate of adoption since May 2011, when 13 percent of online adults were tuned in and using the microblogging service.
Those who are using Twitter are doing so more regularly; last May, only 4 percent of users said Twitter use was a part of their typical day. Late in 2010, that figure was just 2 percent, according to Pew Internet. These new insights into Twitter use and engagement are the results of their Twitter Use 2012 survey, in which they connected with 2,253 U.S. adults between March and April of this year.
Understanding who your audience is on any given network is critical to your success as a marketer in that space. While nothing beats your own experience and data, Pew Internet offers a broad overview of the types of users who are most likely to use Twitter, and use it often. Here are a few takeaways for your social media marketing arsenal.
Black Internet Users Use Twitter at High Rates
Twenty-eight percent of online African-Americans use Twitter, with 13 percent doing so on a typical day. This is a continuation of Pew Internet's findings from last year.
Twitter is Attractive to Younger Users
Twenty-six percent of Internet users ages 18-29 use Twitter, nearly double the rate for those ages 30-49. Among the youngest Internet users (those ages 18-24), fully 31 percent are Twitter users, according to their report.
Urban & Suburban Residents Far More Likely to Use Twitter
Twitter is popular in Suburbia, if the results of this survey are any indication. Nineteen percent of urban residents who use the Internet also use Twitter, while 14 percent of suburban residents are tuned in. Only 8 percent of those living in rural areas use Twitter.
Twitter Usage is Highly Correlated With the Use of Mobile Technologies
Pew Internet reports a high correlation between Twitter usage and the use of technology, especially smartphones. Twenty percent of smartphone owners are Twitter users and 13 percent of those use Twitter on a typical day. Those with plain-Jane cell phones are about half as likely to use Twitter, with 9 percent reporting they do so. Only 3 percent of regular cell phone users report using Twitter on a typical day.
Younger Cell Phone Owners More Likely to Use Twitter Mobile
Mobile phone owners ages 18-24 are more likely than older cell owners to use Twitter within the context of their mobile devices, according to the report. Twenty-two percent of 18-24 year old cell owners use Twitter on their phones and 15 percent do so on a typical day. The report notes that, "African Americans and Latinos (both of whom have high rates of smartphone ownership) also stand out as heavy mobile Twitter users."
Further Insights Into Twitter Usage & User Behavior
Twitter Use 2012 from Pew Internet is the latest in a number of Twitter user surveys and studies we've seen lately. URL shortening service Bitly released a report on the best times to post to Twitter and other social networks last month, based on their evaluation of activity on links processed through their service.
Earlier this year, researchers from MIT, Carnegie Mellon and Georgia Tech offered an interesting look into the types of content Twitter users valued most. Among their findings, the Who Gives a Tweet researchers found that users actually like just 33 percent of tweets in their feed.
As a marketer, do you find these high-level industry insights helpful? Let us know in the comments!
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Corina Bakery, located between Tacoma's Theater and Stadium districts, offers a wide assortment of baked goods for a variety of dietary restrictions. The bakery recently celebrated its 4-year anniversary. Happy birthday, Corina!
Among Corina's many goodies: cakes, cheesecakes, pies, cookies and bars, scones, muffins, and savory goods such as quiche. There are also options for vegan, gluten free, soy free, or low sugar diets. You'll see most of the goodies in the main display case when you walk in, but don't forget to look around the corner for the refrigerated display, with puddings, cheesecake, quiche, and more.
Corina recently moved to a larger space. The shop's old location was nice and cozy, but lacked seating space. Now there are plenty of places to sit, with lots of beautiful natural light shining in through big windows. Plus, the bakers get a much bigger kitchen!
Because there are so many different sweet treats at Corina, I've sampled something new during each visit and selected my favorites to review.
Valhalla brownie: Corina serves organic, fair-trade coffee from Tacoma-based Valhalla Coffee Co., and one of their most delicious desserts makes fantastic use of it! The brownie is rich, flavorful, and moist, with just a faint taste of rich coffee flavor. Decadent, for sure, so I couldn't finish it in one sitting (that's okay—more for later!).
In addition to Valhalla Coffee, Corina serves tea from Mad Hat, an organic, fair-trade tea purveyor in Tacoma. My go-to is the black lavender tea, pictured above with the Valhalla brownie, but there are many others, including decaf and herbal varieties.
Lavender honey cake (pictured top): This is just one of several different types of specialty cakes Corina offers. So far, it's my favorite. Dried lavender is baked into a vanilla cake, topped with lemon-honey buttercream, and sprinkled with more dried lavender. I couldn't stop eating this (gigantic) slice, with just the right amount of sweetness.
Pumpkin loaf (vegan): The pumpkin loaf apparently goes really well with coffee, but since I'm not a coffee drinker, I didn't try it. I did, however, eat the entire mini loaf in one sitting. The pumpkin seeds on top provide a contrasty crunch to the soft, moist bread. All in all, it's a good, flavorful choice if you're not in the mood for something as sweet as cake or a brownie.
Peanut butter cookies (gluten free, vegan): I used to avoid peanut butter cookies. They're always so dry and crunchy! But not these peanut butter cookies. They're soft, and yummy, and pair perfectly with a glass of milk. They're quickly becoming my favorite Corina item.
This is really only a tiny sampling of what Corina has to offer. For prices, bakery hours, and a detailed menu, check out Corina's website. Or, even better, stop by for a cookie and a cup of tea before catching an indie flick at the Grand Cinema next door!
Corina Bakery, 602 Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, 253-627-5070; online here.


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Living systems owe their existence to a pair of information-carrying molecules: DNA and RNA. These fundamental chemical forms possess two features essential for life: they display heredity — meaning they can encode and pass on genetic information, and they can adapt over time, through processes of Darwinian evolution.
A long-debated question is whether heredity and evolution could be performed by molecules other than DNA and RNA.


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Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast is the highly anticipated feature from master of comedy Chen Yu-Hsun, and one of the biggest box office hits in Taiwan this season.
More than 20 years ago, there were three outdoor banquet (ban-doh) master chefs who dominated the catering business in Taiwan. They were known as Master Silly Mortal, Master Ghost Head and Master Fly Spirit. However, the outdoor banquet business has been in decline since Taiwan's economic takeoff, and even the master chefs feel helpless to turn the tide. Master Fly Spirit wants to pass the family recipes and culinary skills on to his only child, Wan, who desperately wants to run away from the family business to become a fashion model. Nevertheless, fate proves that Wan is destined to take up the challenge and mission she once shunned.
A hilarious mix of personalities comes together in hopes of reviving the tradition of the catering chef and the legacy of Master Fly Spirit. The resourceful cooking team discover a wide selection of magnificent, mouth-watering dishes and, more importantly, personal satisfaction when their food is truly enjoyed.
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Chen Yu-Hsun has achieved fame for his unique sense of humour. His award-winning first feature, Tropical Fish (1995), won the Blue Leopard Prize at Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival and is widely regarded as one of the best comedies in the history of Taiwanes cinema.
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Bar Refaeli Reminds Us Just How Ridiculously Hot She Is
Not that we really needed to be reminded, of course, but it's nice to know she cares enough to share things like this with us. It's that kind of thoughtfulness and courtesy that makes us such a great couple. She really is the best imaginary girlfriend we've ever had.
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The Love Language (Lincoln Theater)
The local favorites played a blistering set that consisted of songs off of both of their albums, as well as a few new songs. The band had much of the crowd dancing and singing along for most of the set. Highlights of the set included a horn section joining the band for Wilmont and a fantastic cover of Diana Ross' My World Is Empty Without You.
Black Lips (Lincoln Theater)
Atlanta based garage rockers the Black Lips are known for their rowdy shows and this one was no different. Throughout the set the band fought with security, made out with each other and even played baseball with cans of beer and their guitars. With many bands these kinds of shenanigans would keep the bands from putting on a show that was musically sound. However, The Black Lips were able to act up a bit while still ripping through songs from their newest album Arabia Mountain as well as older fan favorites like Bad Kids and O Katrina.
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Tom Eblen: Turning passion into a business
Work is more rewarding when you find a way to turn your passion into a business opportunity.
Kentuckians Alex Brooks and Debra Koerner are doing just that, at different points in their lives and with technology from different centuries.
Brooks, 31, grew up in Louisville and discovered creative writing in high school. He made his first book for poems he wrote. As a Gaines Fellow in the Humanities at the University of Kentucky, he earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing.
While at UK, Brooks discovered the King Library Press and learned letterpress printing, which led to him creating block-print art. He also worked in UK Special Collections, which interested him in book conservation.
After college, Brooks acquired some antique printing equipment and operated Press 817, a one-man company that produced everything from wedding invitations to his own block prints. His career took another turn when he won a Fulbright Scholarship to study in England. While there, he earned a master's degree in book conservation at West Dean College.
Brooks returned to Lexington in October and started Alex Brooks Conservation to restore and conserve old books, from rare library specimens to family Bibles.
"The idea in my work is to keep as much of the original as possible," Brooks said as he showed me a leather-bound volume from the 1830s about horse care that he is repairing for the Keeneland Library.
What he doesn't try to do is make old books look new, by bleaching pages or replacing old bindings that still have a lot of original fabric. That might make them look good for a few years, but their historical value would be diminished.
"I'm not trying to make a book look like it was never damaged in the first place," he said, "but to prevent it from further damage and make it usable."
There is a lot of need for book conservation in Kentucky, yet there are few conservators.
"That's one of the reasons I chose to move back to Lexington," Brooks said. "I know the need is out there, but I'm not sure that the finances for that need will be out there."
Brooks charges about $300 to refurbish a family Bible. Other work is $30 an hour, plus materials. (For more information, email Brooks at email@example.com.)
In addition to doing work for institutions and collectors, Brooks hopes to build a client base from industries such as Thoroughbred horses and bourbon that realize heritage is important to their brands.
Brooks will be sharing his skills at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, where he will teach bookbinding classes March 2 and 16. Learn more at Carnegiecenterlex.org.
Koerner, 45, had written a book about success, been executive director of a spa organization and started a wellness education company. But she had always dreamed of a television career.
"That got me to thinking: if I was going to have a TV show, what am I most passionate about?" she said. "Where can I make a difference?"
Koerner describes herself as a "pudgy insomniac" and former stressed-out working mother. So she decided to borrow from her own experiences to show viewers how they could use local resources to make themselves healthier and happier.
She started a production company and created a self-funded pilot episode of Journey into Wellbeing. The show is planned as a state-by-state series, focusing on creative local wellness initiatives and resources. She gives viewers tips for healthy eating, exercise, natural health care and sustainable living.
The pilot episode focused on Kentucky and will air Tuesday on KET2 and 10 more times through March 21 on Kentucky Educational Television.
In the pilot episode, shot in October, Koerner interviews several Kentucky health experts and travels around the state. She visits an organic farm in Oldham County and Frontier Nursing University in Leslie County. She consults with a doctor and a fitness expert from Lexington and gets advice from a Louisville chef about how to prepare healthier versions of two Kentucky favorites, the hot Brown and corn pudding.
"Every state has great health initiatives, but they are not getting the focus they deserve," Koerner said. "I also hope my story impresses (viewers) to attempt something they've been thinking about and wanting to do. It can happen."


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More sheriff's deputies are climbing into SUVs to begin their 12-hour shift patrolling the streets of Spartanburg County.
More sheriff's deputies are climbing into SUVs to begin their 12-hour shift patrolling the streets of Spartanburg County.
Almost half of the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office patrol deputies are now driving SUVs after the agency's latest acquisition of Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, an addition officials say is becoming a new standard in law enforcement.
The 23 Tahoe SUVs purchased this year are beginning to replace the fleet of Ford Crown Victoria cruisers, which are no longer manufactured.
Capt. Tim Metz, commander of the uniform patrol division, said the Tahoe is the most comparable vehicle to the Crown Victoria when it comes to price, and offers some added benefits such as more space to transport suspects and a more comfortable cab for deputies. The SUVs also have fuel-efficient engines, are pursuit-rated, have rear-wheel drive and are durable for law enforcement operations, he said.
"In a Crown Vic you basically had to fall. It was a controlled fall to get into it," said patrol Sgt. Billy Hopkins, climbing into a 2014 model Tahoe parked at the Sheriff's Office.
Metz said more and more law enforcement agencies are using Chevy Tahoe SUVs in their fleets.
"It's nationwide. I've seen some folks within the last eight months using them. At a class I was at in Alabama, there were police departments driving them from California to Texas and every place in between."
The Sheriff's Office's patrol fleet includes about 125 vehicles, close to 50 of which are now Chevy Tahoe SUVs.
The agency began using the SUVs about two years ago for its K-9 Unit.
Metz said the Sheriff's Office's "investment cycle" will gradually allow for more Tahoe SUVs to replace older model cruisers as needed each year.
"It'll be quite some time before every single deputy in patrol will have a Tahoe. We're not going to get rid of a perfectly good Crown Vic," Metz said.
Patrol vehicles in the fleet generally last around four years or around 150,000 miles before they are retired and sold to private bidders.
Similar to any other purchased vehicle used in a patrol capacity, the SUVs have been upfitted with Panasonic Toughbook laptops, mounted shotguns, a sirens-and-lights package and radio system.
Vehicles are the equivalent to a work office for patrol deputies, said Metz, who stressed the importance of comfort and maneuverability on the job.
"That's their office for 12 hours. If you want to get a good idea, drive up (Interstate) 85 for 12 hours. It starts to hurt," he said.
The patrol unit's fleet racks up about 250,000 miles per year, according to Metz.
Hopkins has been driving a new Tahoe for about a week while patrolling the southern portions of Spartanburg County. He used to drive a Crown Victoria, but says the Chevy Tahoe provides more space to work.
"Oh I love it. There's so much more room. I have better vision at intersections and can keep an eye on the people in traffic," he said. "Plus, any type of change to something new is a bit of a morale boost."
He said the new SUVs are reserved for veteran deputies who have been with the agency long enough for command staff to know that they take care of their vehicles.
The Sheriff's Office has for years used a take-home program that allows deputies living within the county to take their patrol vehicles home with them. Those who live outside the county are required to pay for the extra mileage to take home their vehicles.
"It develops an ownership mentality," said Metz, who oversees each patrol deputy and the vehicles. "If something is wrong with a car, I know exactly who to go to."


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As talent acquisition leaders, our goal is to develop and implement strategies and tactics that enable our companies to hire the right talent at the right time. As members of this council, we set our own agendas, conduct surveys and do a variety of other activities designed to maximize the sharing of best practices and exchange of ideas. We focus both on longer-term strategic issues as well as shorter-term more immediate issues of prime interest to our members.
Core responsibilities include several of the following topics, all of which we discuss during meetings:
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Enduring relationships with trusted peers is the core of the council experience. Enhanced by our global, enterprise-wide reach, these relationships span the world and extend the council value. Confidential peer dialogue provides you with a broader perspective and shared experiences, as well as access to specific knowledge and best practices.
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Yes. A microwave gun that blasts your sweat glands into oblivion. This thing actually exists! The zapper is called the miraDry and it promises to use microwave energy to destroy the 22,000 to 30,000 sweat glands in your armpits. The procedure is non-invasive (though it does require local anestesia), the gun uses 'vacuum suction' to bring the sweat glands closer to the surface in combination with a cooling system to protect the skin before it heats the glands and eliminates them so it doesn't grow back. The whole process takes no more than two treatments at half an hour each time. As an added bonus: the miraDry also kills odor and hair follicles. This thing really is magic.
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Birth father rights the focus of two bills under consideration by Utah Legislature
Utah laws don't adequately protect the rights of unmarried biological fathers whose children are placed for adoption without their knowledge, and they're lobbying state lawmakers for reforms.
"Utah has become nationally known for being a state that makes it very difficult for those fathers who are making a true, honest, good-faith effort to raise and rear their child," Dan Deuel, of the National Parents Organization, recently told state lawmakers debating whether Utah should become part of an interstate compact to share putative father registrations.
"They don't find out until after the fact. They've been shut out of their child's life," said Deuel, referring to births and adoptions that have occurred in Utah without birth fathers' knowledge or consent.
Sen. Luz Robles, D-Salt Lake City, has introduced legislation to establish an interstate compact to allow states to share putative father registry information. The legislative body of each state would have to pass legislation allowing their state to participate in the compact.
In Utah, unmarried men who believe they may have fathered a child and want to start the process of preserving their parental rights can file a "Notice of Commencement of Paternity Proceeding" with the state Office of Vital Records and Statistics within the Utah Department of Health.
Robles said Utah's process works fairly well.
"The problem is, the moment you step outside of Utah, you basically have to register in every state unless you know where that woman is going to give birth to that baby," she said.
Around 50 putative fathers a year have filed the notice with the state health department the past three years.
Robles' bill would allow states to share father registry information. State laws vary considerably. Some states do not have registries, while other require putative fathers to register within a certain number of days following a child's birth.
The Utah Council for Ethical Adoption Practices supports the SB63 because it would "remove the mystery of trying to figure out what is the law in each state," said Wes Hutchins, president of the council and a family law attorney.
Some biological fathers who live outside Utah have attempted to preserve their parental rights following the laws of their home states only to learn later that the child they had fathered had been placed for adoption in Utah without their knowledge or consent.
A number of those cases have gone to court with mixed results. A few birth fathers have been reunited with their children. In other cases, courts have declined to disrupt adoptions. Utah law leaves open the option for fathers filing civil lawsuits against birth mothers.
Creating a mechanism for states to share information would be a "win-win," Robles said.
"I think this is a practical thing. We do compacts on many, many things in terms of sharing information. I don't know why Congress hasn't been able to take care of this. It just seems common sense," she said.
The bill was approved on second reading in the Senate but it is on hold while legislative attorneys refine its language.
Meanwhile, Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, has introduced SB246, which would require notice of potential adoption proceedings be provided to a birth fathers with certain exceptions.
Those include rape, incest or other evidence that the birth father has been physically abusive toward the birth mother in the past and "she fears he will be abusive in the future," the bill states.
The bill is scheduled for hearing Monday by the Senate Business and Labor Committee, although Bramble's SB54, which addresses the process by which candidates get on primary election ballots, is scheduled to be heard by a different committee at the same time.
Once a father files notice of commencement of paternity proceedings with the state, SB246 also establishes an expectation that a putative father pay a reasonable amount of the expenses incurred with the pregnancy and birth "unless the birth mother refuses to accept the birth father's offer to pay."
While lawmakers debate the issue, a lawsuit recently filed in U.S. District Court seeks to have the Utah Adoption Act declared unconstitutional.
The lawsuit, filed by Hutchins on behalf of 12 birth fathers, says in part that Utah laws are "a confusing labyrinth of virtually incomprehensible legal mandates and nearly impossible deadlines" that violate the rights of unwed fathers.
Hutchins said his office's phone has been ringing "off the hook" since the lawsuit was filed on Jan. 22 and people learned about the legal challenge through news reports.
"We're up to 26 different birth fathers (as plaintiffs) now," he said.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hillary Holt of College of Idaho has been named NAIA National Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week and Evan Shimanek of Oklahoma Baptist has been tabbed as the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Holt and Shimanek were selected based on their performances from March 25 – 31.
Holt, a junior from Meridian, Idaho, established two new school records during the NCAA Division I Stanford (Calif.) Invitational on March 29 and 30. Holt was victorious in both of her events at the meet winning the 1,500-meter run, in a time of 4:18.32 and clocked a 2:09.37 in the 800-meter run. Her 1,500-meter time is the fourth fastest in any college division this season and is the fastest in the NAIA by nearly 19 seconds.
Shimanek, a senior from Hennessey, Okla., established the top height this season in the pole vault. At the Oklahoma Baptist Open on March 30, Shimanek defeated 10 other competitors en route to winning the pole vault with a height of 3.81 meters (12-6). This is the top height in the NAIA.
For the complete Athlete of the Week calendar, click here.
Track Nominees: Alexandra Rudd, Southern Oregon; Kristen Garwood, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Lauren Corbitt, Langston (Okla.); Amber Beaverson, Central Methodist (Mo.); Jessica Davis, Texas Wesleyan; Kearstin McDaniel, Indiana East; Sophie Tonneau, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Austyn Thier, Clarke (Iowa); Danielle Hoop, Cumberlands (Ky.); Ragan Duax, Grand View (Iowa); Stacey Baron, Davenport (Mich.); Brittney LiPira, Shawnee State (Ohio); Micaila Rice, Aquinas (Mich.); Taylor Sisneros, Southwestern (Kan.); Sarah Neimeier, Missouri Valley; Brielle Lund, Tabor (Kan.); Abby Dunn, Goshen (Ind.); Breanna Goring, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Cayce Bryan , Lee (Tenn.); Tamika Irvin, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Tyler Sloan, Baker (Kan.); Jewel Thomas, Indiana Tech; Sarah White, Bryan (Tenn.); Katrina Nolan, Oklahoma City; Mackenzie Patten, Milligan (Tenn.); Erin Price, Taylor (Ind.); Karen Hutson, Northwestern (Iowa); Cynthia Kinnamont, Berea (Ky.); Donna Aslakson, St. Francis (Ill.); Jillian Ourada, Doane (Neb.); Shakena Clark, Calumet (Ind.); Stacy Warrior, Oklahoma Baptist; Natasha Gay, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Christiana Harris, Campbellsville (Ky.); Keisha Chiles, Campbellsville (Ky.); Lauren Opp, Dordt (Iowa).
Field Nominees: Taylor Mayes, Cumberlands (Ky.); Lauren Corbitt, Langston (Okla.); Holland McCoy, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Kate Fulton, Central Methodist (Mo.); Bea Cameron, Georgetown (Ky.); Kait Ervin, Indiana East; Katie Hartney, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Jamie Crouse, Concordia (Neb.); Devon Jensen, Grand View (Iowa); Hannah Payne, Davenport (Mich.); Emily Smith, Aquinas (Mich.); Allyssa Zentner, Southwestern (Kan.); Sabrina Whitaker, Grace (Ind.); Brianna Nordby, Siena Heights (Mich.); Gabby Lovelace, Missouri Valley; Kayse Cornett, Union (Ky.); Emily Post, Tabor (Kan.); Evanna Ramirez, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Stephanie Nelson, Baker (Kan.); Austina Smith, Indiana Tech; Liz Luke, Taylor (Ind.); Janie Smith, Milligan (Tenn.); Tara Cockerill, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Alyssa McDowell, Doane (Neb.); Joelle Swanson, Oregon Tech.
2013 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Field, Track)
Week 1 (March 20): Reta Woodard, Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Adella King, Indiana Tech
Week 2 (March 27): Kassi Conditt, Oregon Tech, Zahri Jackson, Xavier (La.)
Week 3 (April 3): Evan Shimanek, Oklahoma Baptist, Hillary Holt, College of Idaho


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Former Miss California runner-up Carrie Prejean became a lightning rod for controversy this spring after she answered Perez Hilton's question about whether states should legalize gay marriage.
"We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean said. "And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised, and that's how I believe that it should be—between a man and a woman."
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Stanley Kutler taught History and Law at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes, a book that resulted from his successful law suit against the National Archives and Nixon, to force the release of the long-suppressed tapes.
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My good friend from work, Parneet, is in town for two weeks. She lives several states away, but about every month and half she comes here for two weeks and works where I work. I met her last summer for the first time and we just clicked! So every time she's here we spend as much time together as possible. Last Thursday I had her and our good friend Matt over for dinner and here's the low-down on what I made.
There are no pictures (I'm so sad about that...), but I made Herb Cheese and Spinach Sauce Pasta which I got from this site. It was my first time making it, but it's so easy and there are only a few ingredients and I actually already had them all on hand anyway. That's always nice.
I also made a hashbrown casserole, but I altered it by adding in fresh zucchini and squash. Love those two veggies, yum.
And in the interest of making something that I had actually tried before, I made parmesan green beans as well.
I was surprised at how well the spinach pasta was received and I was also happy that it made a lot because I had lunch for the next few days. Always good. To finish off the meal, we had fresh strawberries and whipped cream. I would like to consider that a dinner party even though it was just the 4 of us, but either way it was fun and if you like spinach you should give the spinach pasta a try. =]
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Dinner Party(?)
My good friend from work, Parneet, is in town for two weeks. She lives several states away, but about every month and half she comes here for two weeks and works where I work. I met her last summer for the first time and we just clicked! So every time she's here we spend as much time together as possible. Last Thursday I had her and our good friend Matt over for dinner and here's the low-down on what I made.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Spring Break!
Oh wait... I don't get one of those... But my BFFs do! Last week they were here and I took advantage of it. Kelly is in pharmacy school (3rd year) and Sharon is in physical therapy school (1st year). They are both super smart and I'm very proud of them.
On Tuesday, BFF Sharon and I got hot chocolate and shopped til we dropped.
On Wednesday, BFF Kelly and her fiance Bobby came over and we partied.
Then Sharon joined us for root beer floats and we watched Despicable Me (which is super cute if you haven't seen it yet).
We also danced (Just Dance 2 for the Wii = my new favorite game).
On Thursday Sharon and I got together again.
Yes, we are crazy.
We went to Sonic. Yay!
And it was St. Patrick's day so how appropriate is this next picture?
We had planned to use it as a St. Patty's day prank, but then we couldn't think of anyone to prank... Fail.
On Saturday Kelly and I got to have lunch with our friend who is expecting her second child very soon. =]
Then I got to play ultimate frisbee and that night Kelly and I threw a surprise party for our friend Matt!
We made oreo truffles and chocolate-covered pretzels.
The finished product!
We also made a birthday banner for him. Any fans of The Office out there? We made this based on the banner that Dwight made for Kelly's birthday. =]
And of course we posed under it.
So sad spring break's over and my bestie's are gone! But now I'm looking forward to summer. =]
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
I Was Totally Amazed!
This is so random... but on Sunday after lunch, I was passing by the library and I stopped there so I could get some books. I LOVE reading, but unfortunately have not read much in a while. Growing up I read all the time and loved checking out my own books from the public library and from the school library.
We had Accelerated Reader at my school (did any of you have that?) which is a program that gives students points when they read books and then take a quiz on the computer about them. When you got to a certain point level, you would get a prize. I eventually won all the prizes in my school because I read so much. (dorky? yeah, probably).
So anyway, I was super excited to get to go in and grab some books. I headed immediately for the mystery section (my favorite...) and grabbed 4 books. I headed to checkout and as I was walking over to one of the librarians, but then I noticed these 4 little kiosks. I didn't know what the kiosk was for, but I stepped back with my books and checked it out. There was a touch screen above a glass table top and there was a scanner just under the touch screen. On the screen there was a button to checkout so I hit that and then it said to scan a library card. Done. Then the screen instructed me to place up to 4 books on the glass table top. I was incredulous (you like how I tossed that fancy word in there?), but set the books down anyway. Automatically, each book's title and information appeared on the screen one by one.... There was no scanning, no laser, nothing....
People, I was amazed by this. The screen then read that the books were checked out and I was done! I relayed this information to a group of friends last night and one in particular didn't seem too surprised and was explaining about some chip being in the books, blah blah blah. Still, I am in awe of this technology and thought you all should know.
Oh, and did I have enough parentheses in this entry? I think I could have used a few more...
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Labels: random
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
For the Future Office
We all love a good deal, right? Well, here's one. At Target a few months ago, I stumbled across these frames on clearance.
Oh, you can't read that red sticker? Here's a close-up:
When I saw the price, I thought, "Boo-yah!" But then when I got to the register they were even more discounted. I ended up paying something like $0.53 for each of them? I'm pretty sure my face was something like this:
The only problem is that I wasn't so much into the wood color of the frames soooo I just took some trusty white spray paint and went to town. You know the drill.
Yes, that's a dry cleaners bag. I am so resourceful. =] I also threw in that other frame on the right while I was at it.
After a short drying time, those frames were looking quite fabulous.
I already one white 8 x 10 frame so I added that one to the collection too. Then it was time to add my papers! As we all know, my favorite colors are blue and green so I had to incorporate those. =]
And here is the finished collection! These will be added to the future office down the road, once it's painted and everything. Something to look forward to!
Posted by Morgan at 8:53 PM 6 comments
Labels: decorating, DIY, easy peasy
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Thanks Walmart!
Sooo... Let's talk about these for a minute:
I went to Walmart and got a delightful surprise. These beautiful, green (my favorite color) magazine holders were on clearance for $4.
That is right up my alley. Thanks Walmart!
Oh, and this week I'm painting the future office. =]
Posted by Morgan at 8:42 PM 4 comments
Labels: organizing