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text: That's the drawback of the modern lab mouse. It's cheap, efficient, and highly standardized—all of which qualities have made it the favorite tool of large-scale biomedical research. But as Mattson points out, there's a danger to taking so much of our knowledge straight from the animal assembly line. The inbred, factory-farmed rodents in use today—raised by the millions in germ-free barrier rooms, overfed and understimulated and in some cases pumped through with antibiotics—may be placing unseen constraints on what we know and learn.Slate has just finished a three part series on the pitfalls and promises of laboratory animals. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) [more inside]

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11.01.12: Breast implants
Scotland's NHS will "step in" and make sure that no woman is left without support, First Minister Alex Salmond said in reply to questions about what measures are in place to support women affected by the PIP silicon breast implant scare.
When asked for the Scottish Government's most recent estimate of the number of women in Scotland who have received breast implants manufactured by PIP, Salmond replied: "There is no record of PIP silicon breast implants having been used by NHS Scotland. But NHS boards are doing thorough checks to make absolutely sure they have confirmation of this.
The Scottish Government doesn't hold information about numbers of Scottish women who could have received PIP implants in the independent healthcare sector in Scotland, or indeed elsewhere.
However, my officials estimate the number of Scottish women who may have these implants is in the region of 2,500 to perhaps 4,000 women, although this estimate does not include women who may have travelled outwith the UK to receive an implant." Salmond went on to say that he understood this will be an "extraordinarily worrying time" for women who have had breast implants, and so said that is why arrangements have been made for the NHS Inform helpline and website to provide additional support.
He added: "If any woman is concerned about PIP silicon breast implants they should seek advice from their general practitioner, or indeed the clinic that has performed the implant." Baillie thanked the First Minister for his "helpful" response. However, she pointed out that many private clinics are "refusing to accept any responsibility and are intent on charging thousands of pounds for the removal of these implants." She asked the FM how he will ensure that private clinics meet their responsibility to their patients, adding that they "shouldn't be let off the hook in this regard." However, in the event they can't do so, she asked what safety net the NHS will provide for these women.
"We expect private providers to offer the same level of service to their patients without cost," Salmond replied.
"In cases where a private provider no longer exists or won't provide the service, we won't leave any woman in Scotland without support. The National Health Service will step in. The assumption will be that this will only cover the removal of implants.
However, if the clinical opinion is that replacement is required, and that is what the woman wants, it also would be covered by our National Health Service."
10.01.12: Alcohol
The debate on minimum pricing was reopened in the Scottish Parliament as the Health and Sport Committee held its first oral evidence session on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill.
A panel of witnesses including: Professor Anne Ludbrook, professor of health economics at the University of Aberdeen; Benjamin Williamson, senior economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research; Dr Evelyn Gillan, chief executive, Alcohol Focus Scotland, Dr Jan Gill, reader at Queen Margaret University, and Dr Peter Rice, chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland all gave evidence on the Bill.
Rice told members he believes that minimum pricing "represents our best realistic prospect of fairly quickly changing something that has blighted Scotland's health for far too long." However, Williamson said that after "exhaustive" analysis of the University of Sheffield's report, the centre believes that the case for minimum pricing remains unproven and the measure is "too broad" to tackle the specific issue of problem drinking.
"We do not think that it is a targeted measure that gets to grips with the problems of harmful drinking; in fact, our research shows that moderate drinkers are likely to be impacted the most because they are the most responsive to price." However, Ludbrook requested that the debate retained a public health focus.
"Nobody suggests that minimum pricing is the only measure that should be pursued. It is important to keep getting the public health message out. There has been good positive coverage recently about the advice on alcoholfree days that has been promoted in Scotland.
"I will turn the message around. The public think that the messages that we promote about the health harms of alcohol are not serious if the Government allows it to be sold at 15p a unit.
There is a cultural mismatch between saying that alcohol has a health harm – and it is a health harm – to everyone if they do not consider their drinking – and that it is OK to sell alcohol at very low prices." When asked to consider at what level the price should be set, Rice responded that it was a political decision but that in his view, "the higher the price the better". However, he stressed that "the mechanism is more important than the absolute price."
He said: "I suggest that we start somewhere around 50p to 60p and that we have a good, well-informed and responsive system, which changes the price twice a year. That would not be an undue burden to place on an industry that changes its prices all the time for its own reasons. That is what I would like to see."
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Tavish Scott (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what action the NHS takes to ensure that there is sufficient support to facilitate home births for all who want them.
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These are developed in the context of their own service strategies, provided these strategies are consistent with national policy and guidance.
"The Scottish Government's Refreshed Framework for Maternity Care outlines the services we expect to be in place for women and babies in NHS Scotland, including the option of home birth, and we expect NHS boards to ensure that capacity stays in line with demand."
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BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT—In one of the greatest upsets of modern literary history, it was revealed that multi-media author Neil Gaiman has been working with a ghostwriter. And it's Larry.
After nearly two and a half decades of silence, Larry Miller, the cheerful 68-year-old shop-owner of Larry's General Store & Tackle in Bridgeport, Connecticut, divulged the well-kept secret in a now-viral YouTube upload.
"I just thought it was about time that credit was given where it was due," said Larry.
The announcement caught his family and friends by surprise, having no idea he was the creative force behind The Sandman, a dark and introspective comic book series and one of the few of its genre to make it on The New York Times Best Seller list.
"Man, everyone knows Larry," said local Bridgeport student, Tim Zuckerman. "Real friendly guy, always asks me how class is going—who'd have thought he'd written Coraline or Stardust? Wasn't Robert de Niro in the movie?"
"My father is a fly-fishing enthusiast and subsists mostly on Wonderbread, Smuckers, and canned cream corn," told Larry's daughter, Samantha Hutchinson. "I'm supposed to believe that he's behind a comic book, a BBC-miniseries, and game-changing works of modern fantasy? What the f—-, Dad?"
"I've always been a bait-and-tackle man," said Larry, with his typical mischievous grin that the neighbourhood of South End Bridgeport has come to know and love. "But, writing has always been my great passion. And it's time I reaped the rewards of that hard work: the after-parties, the booze, the rocker chicks—it's Larry's turn!"
Following Neil Gaiman's own announcement that the award-winning novel The Graveyard Book had been picked up by Walt Disney Pictures, good ol' Larry took to YouTube to discredit the oft-described "rock star" of modern literature as merely a handsome, enigmatic face for a larger marketing campaign.
Larry, who said he was paid minimally and without acknowledgement of authorship, was merely the creative-writing arm in a body of works carefully grafted together by publishing executives and agencies and branded with the Neil Gaiman name.
"I was the one who worked with Dave McKean, Terry Pratchett, and Roger Avary, though I admit they carried me most of the way," said Larry, with his typical but charming false-modesty. "They all signed high-priced contracts not to divulge the conspiracy."
The conspiracy in question—a decade-long experiment to infuse indie credibility into fantasy writing—was described by Larry as the publishing industry's attempt to fast-track a profitable author to Stephen-King-esque levels of brand-recognition, capitalizing on the burgeoning nerd culture.
"Neil Gaiman, with his tussled hair, handsome features, and leather jacket—d'yah think a man like that can write?" said Larry. "That's where I'd come in. Neil's just a pretty face to sell a product. And you don't get Snooki to write her own book—you hire a ghostwriter who can actually string sentences together."
Gaiman could not be reached at his Minnesota home, though he did publish a blog post that denied Larry's allegations while also seeming to confirm them:
"Fans, Larry's video is full of lies. Sure he helped edit my stuff cause nobodys perfect, but im pretty sure larry's just jealous of my sucesses and fame and full head of hair (lol). I know my fans will support me. Lotsa luv mates."
Larry said he wasn't angry about the under-appreciation of his work, but that he merely wanted a piece of the hot, sexy action that a popular author enjoyed.
"I'm 68, my wife has passed, and I want to retire soon," said a heartfelt Larry. "But I want to have some of the fun that Mr. Gaiman has enjoyed—namely, I want one night alone with his rocker-wife, Amanda Palmer, that feisty siren."
M. Scott Caldwell is The Daily Sprat's senior arts and culture correspondent and has written a number of unpublished novels that you'd probably really like. He happens to have a couple manuscripts in his book bag if you'd like to have a look. Really, he's got lots of copies—what are you into, noir or space operas?


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You wake up in Unknown Kadath.
I am on a boat. I am still on a boat. Every morning I wake up and I see nothing because I have no eyes. I don't need to see. The waves tell me enough. Not there yet. A sailor blasphemes crudely, and the others laugh. If only they knew. If only they had seen what I have seen. I have no eyes but I must scream. I am Jack's undulating tentacle.
You wake up at R'lyeh.
The bottom of the ocean is spread out before me. The non-euclidian geometry of the structures fills me with an existential angst like paint stripper. The tentacles in my eye-sockets quiver in anticipation. Daddy, I'm home. In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. Before me looms the tomb of a star vampire, having lain dormant here for aeons. It is awake now. They are all awake now. I take a step forwards. My mind takes a step back. Slide. The dreamer dreams no longer. I use my tentacles to pry open the vault and step inside. The star vampire assaults my psyche with a barrage of ethereal screams.
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VERMILLION, SD — North Dakota State senior catcher Jenina Ortega hit two home runs and the Bison pitching staff allowed five hits during a doubleheader sweep of South Dakota Friday at Nygaard Field. NDSU (29-15, 12-3 Summit) won game one 3-2 and the nightcap 10-1. Game three of the series starts at noon Saturday.
Ortega hit a two-run homer in the first inning of game one and a grand slam in the last inning of game two. It was her sixth and seventh home runs of the season. She reached base five times in eight at bats and scored three times Friday.
Freshman pitcher Katie Thun (3-2) didn't allow a hit in 3 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win in game one. Junior thrower Krista Menke (22-6) got the final out of game one, then pitched a three-hitter in game two. She struck out 11 batters in 10 1/3 innings.
Ortega's homer was one of two hits surrendered by USD freshman hurler Rachel Cue (17-8) in the opener. Cue retired 10 straight to end the game and allowed five base runners in her complete-game effort. A wild pitch scored the go-ahead run with two outs in the fourth inning.
First baseman Yvon Minogue had two of South Dakota's five hits. Her two-run single in the third inning of the opening game tied the game at 2-2. Minogue doubled and scored on a Morgan Hancock double in the fourth inning of game two that cut North Dakota State's lead to 5-1.
The wins put North Dakota State in position to capture their third consecutive Summit League Championship. The losses could lock in South Dakota (28-19, 9-7) as the three seed of next week's Summit League Tournament. Should that be the case, the Coyotes would play the opening game of the tournament against South Dakota State at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Fargo, N.D.
South Dakota honored its four seniors in a ceremony in between games. Lindsey Boyd (Westminster, Colo.), Kassie Loe (Lennox, S.D.), Christine Broders (Yankton, S.D.) and Katelyn Wudel (Elmhurst, Ill.) were the honorees.
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Another exciting and challenging year has passed at Germanna Community College. Germanna's ongoing growth continued, with enrollment rising by 10%. While this rate is slower than last year, it still means that we will double in size every 11 years. Our new Stafford Center saw an enrollment of over 1200 students and our commencement ceremony filled the Fredericksburg Expo Center to overflow.
In spite of ongoing cuts in state appropriations, we were able to expand our program offerings by adding an engineering technology program, an early childhood education program, and a LPN to RN Hybrid program. Because the national economy has hurt so many of our neighbors, Germanna will continue to try to meet the workforce and educational needs of those who planned on attending as well as the many whose life circumstances have sent them back to school.
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OUTDOOR: Participated in the hammer throw in four different events, including throwing a season- and personal-best mark of 55.96m (176-5) at the Indiana Invitational ... Threw 53.78m (176-5) at the Big Ten Championships and 51.66m (169-6) at the Jesse Owens Classic ... Opened the outdoor season with a throw of 51.28m (168-3) at the Spartan Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships, tossing his second-best mark of the season at 17.63m (57-10 ¼) ... Threw a season-best in the weight throw while competing unattached at the MSU Open, clearing 18.12m (59-5) ... Third-best mark of the season came at the Silverston Invite when he notched a throw of 16.83m (55-2 ¾).
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According to officials in Washington, her resignation is expected to take effect on Monday.
The Democratic congresswoman was shot in the head last January as she was meeting with constituents outside a supermarket in Tucson, Ariz. While her recovery has seemed remarkable, she says on Facebook she has more work to do to recover, and it is best from her state if she resigns her seat in the House.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
Will business leaders in different parts of the country work to defeat Tea Partiers?
Almost since the very start of the Tea Party movement, Republican officeholders have had to look over their right shoulders for primary challengers. Defy the Tea Party's ideology, and you risked defeat.
In practical terms, that has a lot to do with why many Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives won't risk breaking ranks to end the partial U.S. government shutdown or to raise the debt ceiling without winning corresponding concessions on President Obama's health-care overhaul.
But, wait a minute! In some Congressional districts, business interests - the "old" Main Street establishment Republicans - have had enough. They will bankroll Republican primary challengers.
Can it work? I suspect in a place like President Gerald Ford's old Congressional district, sure, the G.O.P. establishment types have a good shot. It may be a different story in parts of the Sunbelt.
After all, Tea-Party-backed incumbents could charge rich, "elite" business interests with trying to "buy" the election. But, it might be more difficult to make that stick if the business folks in question are from Main Street in Grand Rapids rather than from Wall Street.
Still, if oldline G.O.P. Main Street U.S.A. business interests start mobilizing, it could further complicate the political calculations for certain Republican members of Congress, where they'd have to look for primary challengers over BOTH shoulders.
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Meanwhile, the first cracks may be appearing in Tea Party solidarity: Three House legislators with ties to the Tea Party movement say they'd support a U.S. spending bill that doesn't necessarily include the Affordable Care Act. However, this trio -- Representatives Blake Farenthold (R-TX); Doug Lamborn (R-CO); and Dennis Ross (R-FL) -- would try to extract concessions in other areas: Major revisions to the U.S. tax law; significant changes to Medicare and Social Security; etc. So, that still be be a non-starter for the administration.
Posted at 8:02am on October 7, 2013 by Allan Loudell
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Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:17am
OK, it's not an issue in Delaware (and other single rep states) but the members of the tea caucus in Congress come from districts redistricted by right-wing Republican state legislatures into ultra-red, ultra-safe, strong tea districts.
Add to that the so-called moderate Republicans afraid of a tea party primary challenge. That did happen in Delaware.
And what is the likelihood that Main Street businesses will out-spend (and out-organize) the Koch Brothers and other ultra-rich Tea Party backers?
All this time, we can count on right-wing talk show hosts like Rush, Jensen, etc., to keep the crazies stirred up.
It used to be the politicians' kryptonite was being called "soft on communism." Now it's being called a RINO.
The only way out of this mess is to get rid of primaries.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:45am
Here is the real reason. In business, if you back a loser, it costs you money. One's biggest fear is not on the cost line, but that one's revenue stream will veer to another venue.
And Republicans are now..... LOSERS!
.. and it is not just me saying so....
Recent polling shows that still, despite all of this, 21% still blame the President. That is about in line with other polling showing about 17% are Cheney-ists, die-hards like Pizza, who support Republicans based on antiquated emotions, completely oblivious to all facts.
They also show that 20% now blame the Republicans... One percent different from those who blame the President.
Now here is where it gets interesting... Only 6% blame Congressional Democrats... Just 6%. 41% put the blame on both parties equally, and 20% solely blamed Congressional Republicans...
Now here is the kicker... the poll was done in Utah, a state that only gave Obama 20%. 56% disapproved of Mike Lee, and only 37% approved of his shutting down government.
These disapprovals on Mike Lee, who, in his own extremely red state is behind the eight ball for his role in shutting down the government, will send jitters to every Republican whose home district is not as well-endowed in Red voters as is Mike Lee's super-Republican district...
The Tea Party is not as strong as the Tea Partiers thought. I particularly like the excuse made by the Republican chief... it sounded exactly like Rick Jensen all last week.....
"State GOP Chairman James Evans said Utahns just don't understand. He said that because of the way the shutdown is being covered by the media, Utahns don't understand that Democrats are at fault for not accepting a budget bill that didn't include funding for the healthcare law."
Denial. Denial. Denial. Utahns do understand who is at fault. Republicans are... And lol... since when is the media in Utah.... liberal?
Republicans are wrong. Absolutely wrong. And are dying right before our eyes. Not only that, but they are taking the Conservative cause to the bottom of the ocean with them...
Obama may be doing what no other president has ever accomplished, but Franklin Roosevelt. Kill the curse of Conservatism not just for years, but decades. No sane person alive today (that leaves the option still open for Mr. Pizza), will ever vote for a Conservative in his/her lifetimes. All they have to be reminded of is this episode!
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:45am
The other scenario that might happen would be for those Old Main Street G.O.P. types to say enough is enough and leave the G.O.P and start their own party, maybe call it "Classic G.O.P." The original Republican Party minus the TEA crap.
The other thing that might happen and would probably get faster results would be for those Old Main Street G.O.P. folks to become Democrats. The TEA folks see Obama as an extremist, but actually he's more towards the middle leaning left in his policies [To be frank, I don't think Obama gives a rip about gay rights, he had avoided it entirely in his first term, but after Biden started the snowball rolling in the 2012 campaign, Obama realized that group is a major financial contributor and voter for the DEM party, so he went along to get along].
Obama obviously hasn't made the far-left folks happy with his keeping Guantanamo open and he didn't pull the troops out as quickly as they wanted [we're still in Afghanistan, and he's a bit of a hawk [ready to start a new war in Syria], etc. He's also tried to work with the G.O.P. [not something a hard-line leftist would do]. Obama used a G.O.P. health-care plan [now known as Obamacare, but really should be called Nixoncare as it originally came from Tricky Dick's administration] rather than pushing for a Single-Payer System the hardline left wanted. So the old-school G.O.P. could move to the Democratic Party, at least for a time, as it might be that today's DEMS represent the business interests better than today's G.O.P./TEA.
My point is, IF the Old Main Street Republican moves their financial support AND their votes away from the TEA/G.O.P., that probably would cause a serious shake-up within the G.O.P. It would either become totally a TEA party or the leadership would kick out the TEA folks to keep those real G.O.P. folks. In any case that would cripple the TEA movement and maybe bring some sanity back to Washington D.C.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:47am
I forgot to add a link to the post above....
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:55am
Mike. I made the point elsewhere that if Boehner cut his delegates to vote for their constituents, sort of just said vote as you will, that Congress would suddenly become very productive since the House would have a bipartisan majority to pass centrist legislation....
The Tea Party would be ineffective. Boehner would become a national hero and could actually run for President in 2016 giving Christie a run for his money. Right now, one would see no chance, with his crying and all, but Republicans need Ohio, and Boehner, if seen as the hero who saved the Republican Party, could carry that state over Clinton if she runs, and beat everyone else solidly if she doesn't.
But he needs to cut them loose for the rest of the session. For if he does, Republicans get judged from this point onward. All the old baggage can be dumped on the Tea Party, and voters will agree. Plus with timely legislation taking care of America's problems, people in 12 months will forget all this, because the economy will be roaring again.
Cruz will rant, but like House Democrats giving speeches at 10 p.m., no one will be listening.
It's like someone dropped the anchor and Boehner's foot was caught in the chain. He is one breath away from untangling himself from the rapidly sinking weight, and rising to the surface.... The anchor is gone. He needs to save himself.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 10:08am
Interesting how Boehner is now the latest "Republican darling" of the Progressive Left. If the R's want to have any power, they need to boot (not embrace) people like Boehner and Christie. How long till Christie becomes the next Arlen Specter? In a state like New Jersey, I would predict sooner than many think.
I guess we will all have to wait till the 2014/2016 results to see if I'm right or wrong about the strength of the Tea Party and Republicans (everywhere but Delawhere?)
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 10:13am
"The other thing that might happen and would probably get faster results would be for those Old Main Street G.O.P. folks to become Democrats."
Exactly...just like Specter and pretty soon Christie.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 10:16am
Mike, the traditional Delaware Republicans have already moved to the Democrats here in our state. Remember, Delaware was a Southern state. Segregated schools and Jim Crow laws. The Delaware G.O.P. were the liberals while the Democrats were the party of segregation. It was the old Mr. P.S. DuPont who helped fund Black schools and provided textbooks.
The number of Republicans who switched parties circa 2008 was enough so that Mike Castle and other moderate candidates faced certain primary defeats in 2010. Delaware Democrats now cover the extreme left and the middle ground in our state. No political room really exists for the G.O.P. except for the extreme Right. What a plight!
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 4:05pm
Not that many people switched parties in 2008. I remember hearing less than 2000. A paltry amount that does not make a difference. And that is only for the primary. In the General Election they are free to vote for Republicans if they want.
But due to the quality or lack of it thereof, in 2012 they preferred Democrats who are correct on every issue over Republicans who are wrong on every issue...
Until you completely separate the TEA Party from the Republican Party, you will lose. Because the all the other Republicans will vote Democratic, because they can't stomach anything the Tea Party does or says....
The Tea Party is destroying Conservatism for decades to come... And that is so awesome.... Love the Tea Party!
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 6:11pm
JimH: If the Delaware G.O.P. remains in the ultra-right-wing camp, Delaware will continue to be controlled by the DEMs. Why can't they be the moderate-leaning right party? Stand for solid fiscal stuff, job creation, low taxes, yet support the social safety net for folks? Stay out of folks' bedrooms, etc.; leave those thorny issues for our churches, synagogues, and mosques. All the Del. G.O.P. needs to do is kick out the TEA folks; let them start their own party.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 7:37pm
Mike. it is easy to say "you should do this"; it is sometime a lot harder to do so.
The ideal situation for Delaware would be for Sussex County Republicans to follow their leader over to the IPOD movement they have taken over. Some old independents like Liz Allen are up in arms over that. The New Independent Party, could change its name to the New Independent Conservative Party and run statewide. In Sussex they would simply take the place of Republicans (by having the majority) and the Republicans up north would no longer have to deal with them in caucus.
Then, if you arranged the political parties from left to right they would range in this order: Democrats, Republicans, New Independent Conservatives. Guess who is in the middle.
The problem with Earl, is that he leans towards the new Conservative Independents. So having a Republican majority would be senseless to him, because only liberal (from his perspective) legislation could get passed.
The Republicans in this arrangement appear to be the wise owls of the bunch. Siding with the Democrats when the Independents get too extreme. Siding with the Independents when the Democrats get too extreme, they can begin to win back some of their respect lost to the Conservative revolution.
The Independents will then be able to posture and vote how they wish; they will no longer have to worry about damaging the greater party.
In such a scenario, everybody is extremely happy.
The only problem is no one has pushed this... But it appears that good government (not liberal, not middle, not conservative) would return in this three party system. Good government defined as one of compromise, not combativeness.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 8:43pm
The Democrats AND the GOP establishment are D.O.A. in 2014!
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 10:41pm
Kavips: what you said, makes sense. That would seem to be a workable solution, not just for Delaware, nationwide.
Mon, Oct 7, 2013 11:28pm
Time for a new party. I think it should be called the Pizza party. Everyone loves Pizza.
Tue, Oct 8, 2013 11:16am
I like the Pizza Party name... Everybody gets a slice, right?
"...if you arranged the political parties from left to right they would range in this order: Democrats, Republicans, New Independent Conservatives. Guess who is in the middle."
You included the group you view as further to the right but missed the Progressive/Social Democrats on the Left...the numbers of Moderate Democrats have decreased faster than the Moderate Republicans...the "blue dog" and "Reagan" Democrats have mostly been wiped out of existence...so we are then left only with hardline Progressive Democrats.
In Delaware (as JimH said earlier) both the Middle and the Left political positions have been filled by Democrats...leaving no room for Republicans in the upper county of Delaware.
As I have said multiple times on this blog...IMHO, in states as blue as Delaware or New Jersey only a Christie-type Republican will garner enough votes to win. But, even a Christie-type Republican will probably lose in this state.
However, I believe that a national election could be won by a Tea Party-type candidate like Rand Paul or any number of these New Republicans...the old guard G.O.P. should be retired.
Mike from Delaware
Tue, Oct 8, 2013 1:32pm
So maybe to use both Kavips and EarlGrey's observations maybe the political party's should be Democratic/Progressive, Moderate American, Republican/TEA. That way moderates from both DEM and GOP have a party where their voices will count for something. This I believe would work both in Delaware and nationwide.
Tue, Oct 8, 2013 11:30pm
Hey Kavips: The TEA party is the only thing conservative out there right now. The GOP establishment has been in bed with the left for years. Only the TEA party represents "we the people".
Mike: You may be on to something, and I also like Earl's idea of a pizza party.
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Another key driver during the quarter was the retailer's expansionary moves. Its rapid expansion in various parts of the world, especially China and Japan, added to the top line. However, this is just the beginning. The company has yet to reap the full benefits of expansion. This can be a positive factor to watch out for in the months to come.
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A look at Coach's stock price performance against its competitors will make the picture clearer. Peers such as Michael Kors (NYSE: KORS), Ralph Lauren, and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) have performed better than Coach, as shown in the chart below:
Clearly, Coach has been the worst performer in terms of return to investors in the last year. One of the keys reasons has been incompetent pricing of its products compared to other players.
Even Tiffany had a tough quarter, as it posted slowing sales and a lackluster holiday season. Its high-end customers preferred to stay away from the company's stores, leading to a tepid performance.
However, other premium retailers, especially Kors, seem to be unaffected by any kind of economic problems. It has been a marvelous performer since its IPO and has managed to win customers' hearts. Kors' innovative designs for all kinds of accessories are a customer delight, which has been driving its revenue as well as its stock price. In fact, the company has been the hottest IPO since its inception in December 2011. An investor eying this industry can surely give it a try.
Conclusive Thoughts
On the competitive front, Coach has been very weak. Poor economic conditions need continuous strategic initiatives, which the retailer has failed to offer. In order to survive in a budget-conscious environment, Coach needs to make a few changes in its promotions. Until then, it is better to be on the sidelines and watch the company's reaction to the current scenario.
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Green Wastewater Options in my Backyard
I have always had a knack for wanting to learn, sometimes taking it upon myself to research mundane things that are not pertinent to me in any way shape or form.
As a Civil Engineering Technology student feet's of engineering or solutions to engineering problems such as aging infastrucutre have interested me since I decided I wanted to enter this field in high school.
Back then I was a little naive to say the least thinking that some of these problem where far from home, boy was I wrong. The City of Utica, my home town, has one of the oldest and most overwhelmed storm water systems in upstate New York. Other cities in upstate (here's looking at your Syracuse and Rochester) receive the vast majority of grants to correct older combined sewer systems, leaving Utica to come up with a couple creative solutions.
I found a news report dating back to July of last year showing Utica using grant money it got for green projects buying rain water barrels. These barrels would collect storm water to be used at later dates reliving a system that is overburdened at times of high runoff.
I find this to be an awesome idea; my problem is that I have yet to see one of these barrels anywhere in the city since the original articles popped up last year. This is surprising to me seeing that thee barrels are being given away free to homeowners and Cornell (who is sponsoring part of the program) even did a public demonstration showing how the barrels will be of use.
The program is part of the Rust to green program, this programs main goal is promoting a greener way of life in our older cities the website is pretty interesting and outlines many other plans so take a look:
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The premier episode of Peter Godly.
Peter teaches David an important lesson about Exodus 35:2 - With a .45 automatic.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars June 1, 2006
Don't make me smite you!
So funny! Jesus christ thats good! It's now number 2 in my favorites jolly good show.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars May 29, 2006
What ever happened to thou shalt not kill?
Hehe great flash.
Rated 1.5 / 5 stars May 23, 2006
It's funny....I guess. I realize that some people find humor at the expense of religous fanatics funny, but at the same time, it's not so. The only part I thought was worth mentioning was the "Don't make me smite you." part. That was mad funny. Other than that, don't you think that someone who was that reverent to God would be against...ya know...slaughtering his fellow man? I realize its a satire, but you could have picked something a little more funny.
Anyways. The REAL reason I wrote this review (I usually reserve reviews for submissions worth my time) is the kid before me. Sunday IS the seventh day of the week (at least for most christian groups [Saturday is the 7th for Seventh Day Adventists]). The reason YOU'RE confused is because the calendar has Sunday first on the list. As far as what day is officially the last day of the week, no one can really say with authority. What if I believed that Wednesday was the seventh day? You couldn't PROVE me wrong, it's never been officially declared.
P.S. I'm not christian, so don't accuse me of being a bible thumper. I don't even believe in God per se. I'm Augnostic ^ ^
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars May 23, 2006
El problemo?
Sunday = 1st day of the week
Saturday = 7th
you said the 7th day when they were talking about sunday, i know it feels like the last day and monday feels like the first butcha got that wrong! kinda annoyed me
funny flash though, 5/5
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars May 23, 2006
Well, I'd to agree the boar would have been considered an unholy animal.
Nice joke in the flash animation though. It's actually sad that some people do take the bible that literally.
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Fan di Fendi is not a perfume I would have chosen for myself. It comes in a square bottle with a striking gold frame. For some reason I am hardly ever drawn towards gold fragrances as I seem to have some preconceptions about gold ones being very strong and a bit old for me. I usually go for softer, girly florals. However, I am open to trying anything and when I received a sample bottle of Fan di Fendi eau de parfum in a Sephora perfume sampler set I did my best to keep an open mind.
Initially, I was very pleasantly surprised by this scent. I expected something heavy and overly sexy, but the top notes when the perfume is first sprayed are very fresh and citrussy. A pleasant orange is the main thing that I noticed to begin with. It also has a little bit of spiciness to it, making it more mature than a straight fruity scent, but as a 25 year old I don't find it too mature.
I looked up this perfume's information on BaseNotes.com and found that the top notes are: Tangerine, Pear, Blackcurrant, Pink peppercorns. I was surprised to see blackcurrant, as I did not detect that at all. The other top notes didn't surprise me and I could smell these.
The top notes disappear quite quickly, and when it starts to dry down the scent already fades quite a lot and becomes even lighter. According to BaseNotes, the middle notes are: Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose. The rose is very subtle, and I would never have described it as a rose fragrance. The jasmine is more apparent.
The base notes are leather, patchouli and suede. This sounds a little bit masculine and personally I thought it sounded quite strange, but by the time the base notes come through the fragrance has almost entirely disappeared on my skin, so there is definitely not a strong leathery smell!
I had to respray this perfume after two to three hours, as I just couldn't smell it anymore at all, even if I sniffed my wrist and really tried! I was quite disappointed by the poor lasting power, as I expected more from a big name like Fendi.
It disproved my prejudice about gold perfumes being too strong, but unfortunately it went too far in the other direction as this one has weak staying power! It has a nice freshness and would be great for a sumer day, but be prepared to have to top it up a couple of times.
Overall I was glad to have sampled this and I do really enjoy the top notes, but I won't be going out to purchase a full bottle.
I like to try out different perfumes and have never gotten a Fendi one but this one was launched last year and I was given it at Christmas time as a gift. I was a bit apprehensive as I hadn't tried it before so I wasn't sure what kind of a scent to expect but I was intrigued by the overall look of it as the perfume as it has a very expensive and classic design to it. Fan di Fendi is an eau de parfum, I normally like an eau de toilette as I don't like anything too heavy but it doesn't always mean that.
Fan di Fendi comes in a yellow box which is very bold and different from a lot of the other perfume boxes out there as it is vibrant. The bottle itself follows the classic Fendi logo and keeps a rectangular shape and it is gold so it instantly look expensive and oozes richness. The design has the logo on it and isn't too much but the sophisticated design makes it all seems quite mysterious and it has a glow to the bottle almost which I love.
When opening this perfume for the first time, I was quite surprised as it is quite a strong scent and I wasn't expecting that. I do tend to buy lighter perfumes so I wasn't sure if this was quite to my taste but it has a really floral scent to it, and it is a lot heavier too. It is quite hard to define exactly what notes this fragrance is made up of but the flowery notes seem to take over the others. It is definitely quite mature in scent and I'd say maybe for an older woman.
The fragrance is of course made up of a number of notes and looking them up I got more of an idea of what has created this smell. The base notes on this are patchouli and leather accord which does seem quite unusual. The heart notes are damascena rose and yellow jasmine accord which explains the floral notes that I strongly picked up on and lastly the top notes are pear-blackcurrant accord, tangerine and pink peppercorn. These are all such unique notes but they work.
After seeing what notes the fragrance is made up of, I am shocked that I don't really pick up on the fruity notes as pear and blackcurrant would normally be quite strong. As mentioned above, I do feel this is quite a heavy perfume and maybe older women would like it, however I don't like to generalise as some younger women like a heavier perfume. I found that one spray was enough for me and it lasted me all day after spraying this, no need to reapply.
The perfume is one that would be best for an evening occasion as for daytime I think that this would be just a bit too much. It is good that this lasts a while when it is on as you don't have to use as much of the perfume. I do like this scent but keep it more for nt time affairs rather than for work etc. It is nice but at times it doesn't fit my mood so I use it less than other fragrances. It is an acquired taste this scent but you really have to sample it before making the purchase.
You can purchase this fragrance in all department stores. I am basing my prices on The Perfume Shop who are selling this for £39.50 for the 30ml EDP, £56.50 for the 50ml and the 75ml is £68.50, it isn't the cheapest but being Fendi this is about normal for high end designer fragrances.
The official Fendi website is http://www.fendi.com
Launched: 2010
Group: Floral fruity
I have a sample of Fan di Fendi in my perfume collection and I was eager to test the new addition to the banckrupt Fendi house that's been bought by Lacoste. Consequently all previous additions have been discontinued, many of them a legend on their own (Theorema, Fendi).
Fendi is a luxury house so presentation is a must. The bottle actually reminds me of a cross between two Fendi fragrances, Palazzo and the original Fendi. The square-shaped flacon is shaped in the two epitomous F plated with gold and decorated with a small, square lid. Elegant, classy and golden, the Fendi image is kept in its entirety.
Top notes: tangerine, blackcurrant, pear
Fan di Fendi starts out fresh, tart and orange-y with a hint of sweetness that comes from the citrus rather than the other fruits. The blackcurrant isn't fruity but bitter and woody. A juicy but tart pear completes the top accord that lasts for almost an hour before the huge, sharp projection softens up and the first florals start to appear.
Heart notes: jasmine, tuberose, rose
During the next few hours the theme was centred on a clean, watered-down and slightly bitter jasmine that left the other players in the dark. Yes, no big and fleshy tuberose or peaking rose hit my nose as they either blended in too much or were in short supply to be noticeable.
What was present though, it a sort of sharpness combined with the ever present bitter overtone that basically ran through the entire composition from start to finish. The floral accord was soft and pre-sent but still couldn't offset the bitterness the whole fragrance seemed to be focussing on.
Base notes: patchouli, leather
About 3 - 4 hours later the florals disappeared and I caught sniff off the beginning of the base notes. First to come was patchouli, a clean and dry one and isn't at all dirty or earthy. I felt it clearly lacked warmth as I really like patchouli in orientals (Le Baiser du Dragon, Grain de Soleil) where they are amazingly grassy, warm and fragrant.
The cold, flat and pretty lifeless watery and sharp patchouli was eventually saved by a savoury, dark and resinous note, the leather. This modern leather didn't recall its predecessors in classics such as Habanita (Molinard) or Toujours Moi (Corday) where leather tends to be animalistic, musky and even milky.
Overall, the final accord of Fan di Fendi was a quite thin, lightly spiced, resinous patchouli that un-fortunately only lasted for a couple of hours.
Considering this fragrance was launched in October and meant to be worn as an evening, partying autumn - winter scent, I didn't find anything complex or warm about it. I'm afraid I wouldn't be wearing it even for the summer, so sharp and bitter it was most of the time. The off-balance and long-winded start, the underdeveloped and muddled floral heart or the base notes that were too short-lasting and boring were it not for the interesting accord with the leather are the main reasons for that.
The ingredients were well-worked and high-quality and definitely miles away from the cheap in-gredients many fashion houses use. The bitter orange-jasmine theme was a close nod to recently discontinued Fendi Palazzo I got gifted once but it wasn't a hit with me. Fan di Fendi is a less lumi-nous, less floral and rounded, so ultimately a sharper, fizzier, more casual and less luxurious version of Palazzo. I wouldn't be surprised if Fan di Fendi got discontinued just like its sister Palazzo that failed to bring in the sales.
Recommended for fans of the discontinued Palazzo or for those whose skin chemistry works well with sharp florals all year round and preferably as an office scent.
Fendi fragrances don't come cheap, except to pay £40 for a mere 30ml, £69 / 75ml Eau de Parfum or slightly less online.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- With Monday night's temperatures getting down to the single digits many bodies of water are beginning to freeze over. The ice has prompted the Minnesota DNR to warn everyone not to take to the ice quite yet.
That's because although it may be cold right now, it hasn't been for all that long. With ice beginning to completely cover lakes and rivers, the question of ice thickness begins to thicken.
"The fisherman really need to be careful because they are anxious to get out there and they want to start fishing. Well the weather just hasn't cooperated with that yet," said Rochester Fire Department Captain Tom Krueger.
A vast majority of ice is not safe to walk on in the region. So when will it be?
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says good practice should go as follows:
For a medium sized truck the ice should be between 12-15 inches.
A car should be between 8-12 inches.
For a snowmobile or ATV there should be at least five inches
Four inches is safe enough to walk on...
Anything less than two inches and your at risk of falling through, so be patient and use common sense. And one last tip to remember snow doesn't mean ice.
"The snow will give it that insulating layer," said Krueger. "And then that will prevent the ice from forming the thicker layers that it needs for people to be able to walk on"
Krueger also reminds everyone to keep an eye on children around bodies of water... because they love to explore. It also won't hurt to remind people who aren't from our region the risks of going on the ice this early.
This may seem like common sense to some, but these guidelines get ignored each year.
Last winter ice related death occurred in Minnesota. There were four in 2010.
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Tory Burch, founder of Tory Burch LLC, at the Wired Business Conference. Michael del Castillo
Tory Burch launched her fashion startup from her living room table and grew it into a $3.3 billion enterprise, all without a degree in business or fashion design. She didn't have a degree in Twitter either so she set out to study how the micro-blog works.
"What I learned about Twitter was in the beginning it was way too promotional," Burch said today at the Wired Business Conference in New York City. "It is a direct line of communication to your customer."
Burch personally manages the company's Twitter and Instagram accounts with assistance from her team on Facebook. The entrepreneur has accumulated 225,000, followers from 3,328 tweets, last night Tweeting her Punk Rock playlist, Punk Rock Changed our Lives, and accumulating 240,000 Instagram followers with 240 photos.
We liked this story because of the attention to detail it demonstrates. At conferences like we saw today we often hear entrepreneurs joke about how social media is beyond them, that they outsource the social media to third party companies or hire social media managers for six figures.
Instead, Burch confronted what she didn't know with focused effort and spent more time studying Twitter than some entrepreneurs spend using it.
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- Merger with Brietburn will result in a larger oil-heavy entity which will have the benefit of scale and better reach for resources.
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The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington is of special significance to Barbara Adams. Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was a personal friend of hers dating back to childhood, and he was also a Sunday school classmate. Adams says she spent most of Wednesday watching the ceremonies that honored the anniversary of the march. She says she's excited to hear the reverence with which people talk about her old friend. He was four years her senior, and she knew him as M.L. Adams tells FOX 5 she was very young, but King was her neighbor and the son of her pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. She says she remembers him acting as a peacemaker even when they were kids. "Dr. King was different because he didn't like fights or anything," she said. "He was always non-violent. He's always been that type of person. A very sweet, kind, loving person."She says years later, that compassionate nature led a quiet man into the midst of the civil rights movement. Adams not only remembers how King would encourage others in the church to get involved in the fight for equality, but she also says major rallies including the March on Washington were always a huge worry for King's father. "Every meeting that we had gone to, he would talk about death," Adams recalled. "He said, he might now be here with us, he always prepared us. Even though the march was successful, he felt he wouldn't live that long."Barbara Adams says she wasn't able to attend the March on Washington in person, but she watched her friend's moment on the national stage with a lot of pride in what King was able to accomplish. "We saw it on TV, but it was a fantastic march," she said. "You had over a half-million people, and they did not expect that because they didn't know that many people would come together as one."Adams says one of the saddest days of her life was the day she walked from Morehouse College to Ebenezer Baptist Church as a member of the church's choir when King was laid to rest.
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