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January 3 marks the day that Writers Guild nominations will be announced–and Academy ballots are due. It's not surprising that scruffy indie "Beasts of the Southern Wild" should be left off the Writers Guild ballot. The WGA always leaves off films that were deemed ineligible, often foreign ("A Separation"), indie ("Pulp Fiction") or animated players ("Up") who either aren't guild signatories or didn't pony up to get qualified.
But for Working Title not to qualify William Nicholson's script for big-budget "Les Miserables" is more surprising. (The production is not a signatory to the guild.) In this case Writers Guild cred could be crucial to an eventual adapted screenplay nomination, because the movie is perceived as a version of the stage musical that is all sung. The painstaking changes and adaptations that made the movie possible could use some attention.
"The Artist" and "The King's Speech" both managed to make it to the Best Picture Oscar without the benefit of a WGA nomination. Thus the Weinstein Co. doesn't care about getting the extra spotlight for such films as "Quartet" and French Oscar entry "The Intouchables." TWC auteur Quentin Tarantino, for one, has never joined the Guild, which has not hurt his chances with the Academy in the past. He finally joined the DGA this year, which does nominate deserving filmmakers who aren't signatories, and happily delivered the first dripping wet screening of "Django Unchained" to that group.
In Contention's Kris Tapley got hold of a ballot and sussed out some 15 awards contenders that weren't there.
Among possible 2012 Academy writer nominees films not WGA eligible are foreign films from Sony Pictures Classics' (Austrian Oscar entry "Amour," from Michael Haneke and Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone") and Lionsgate/Summit ("The Impossible"), Brit contenders Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Anna Karenina," and "The Deep Blue Sea," indie films from Martin McDonagh ("Seven Psychopaths"), Ava DuVernay ("Middle of Nowhere"), Sarah Polley ("Take This Waltz") and Lynn Shelton ("Your Sister's Sister") as well as Disney/Pixar's animated "Brave."

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After passing through the magical mirror, characters in this film experience their own imaginations. What things would you experience if you were able to walk into your imagination?
What impact does lying have on the characters in this film? How does one untruth lead to the next? Why is it so difficult for Dr. Parnassus to refuse a new wager from Mr. Nick? What effect can compulsive gambling have on individuals and families?
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The triumphant, gripping finale to Stephen King's magnificent, epic masterpiece.
Stephen King's epic fantasy series, The Dark Tower, is being made into a major movie starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. Due in cinemas February 17, 2017 USA.
The final volume sees gunslinger Roland on a roller-coaster mix of exhilarating triumph and aching loss in his unrelenting quest to reach the dark tower.
Roland's band of pilgrims remains united, though scattered. Susannah-Mia has been carried off to New York to give birth. Terrified of what may happen, Jake, Father Callahan and Oy follow.
Roland and Eddie are in Maine, looking for the site which will lead them to Susannah. As he finally closes in on the tower, Roland's every step is shadowed by a terrible and sinister creation. And finally, he realises, he may have to walk the last dark strait alone....
You've come this far, come a little farther, come all the way, the sound you hear may be the slamming of the door behind you. Welcome to The Dark Tower.
©2004 Stephen King (P)2004 Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.
"Why would you do this? "
I'm done. I'm done with you Stephen King. Why do you hurt me? Amazing series. I no longer know what to do with my life.
"A truely amazing series."
What an epic journey. A thoroughly good read from the first book to the last.
"The most magnificent story without a doubt."
From the beginning to the end the Dark tower series is without parallel. the depth of the story and all the little intricacies. i have enjoyed every minute of this story
"A great ending to an epic tale."
A fitting conclusion to the Dark Tower saga.
Bitter sweet just as the life of its main character Roland.
"Heartbreakingly good. "
A satisfying read. Fitting end for all. Still ends with the best closing line for the series.
"At last"
I thought it A fitting end to a story I have been following for over 30 years. Thank kaa. Long days and pleasant nights
"love it"
my favourite in the DT series, brilliant reading definitely recommend for any Stephen king fan
"Satisfying end to the saga"
It's amazing how much the author fits in to this final instalment of the Dark Tower saga. We have some sad goodbyes, some surprise introductions and a very satisfying finish to a story of the ages.
"Major Disappointment - Series a Let Down"
The seventh book in the series was disjointed and a major disappointment as far as wind up is concerned. Not really expecting a happy ending but something a bit more than the old cliche of "walking off into the sunset". Even the author, storyteller or Stephen King character seemed to express his wish that the thing would just plain end. In fact I perceived an attitude of contempt from him for the story and the reader alike.
I stuck with this series for two reasons. One - I owed some loyalty to Stephen King because I have enjoyed his work previously and he has stated that this was his major work. Two I invested in the complete series at a time when Audible had a sale on book series.
The trend of the series, in my opinion, can be noted from my previous reviews.
1 - Stick With It - Believe in Stephen King
2 - So Glad I Stuck Around
3 - Wanted to Stop but Could Not
4 - Disappointing Detour
5 - I don't get it
6 - This from a fan of Mr King - WHY?
7 - Major Disappointment
I feel very sorry for Stephen King if he considers this to be his "magnum opus". Where to from here? I thought he was much better than this load of tripe he has given us. I have been a huge fan for such a long time and I was expecting so much more from him.
There were of course some excellent parts mostly to do with King's craftsmanship with words, however, the whole series was disjointed and overblown. More than 135 hours of listening (not including the pitiful narration of "The Wind Through the Keyhole") could easily have been reduced by half.
Continuity was exceptionally poor. Involvement of characters was a mish mash of contrived entries and exits, seemingly because the author was bored with his people and couldn't think of anything else. The villains were insipid and the final confrontation a super anticlimax. The storyline had no real structure and can be perceived as if the author was questioning himself while writing, "What else can I squeeze in, have I got enough science fiction, do I need more horror?"
I'm sure Mr King will reap the benefits of this series and that there are lots of die hard fans out there who will disagree with my opinions however I would recommend anyone read all the stories in the original novels e.g. Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, Insomnia etc. etc. but definitely not the Dark Tower Series which has tried to incorporate them all and is a major disappointment.
The best things about this series are the narrations by Frank Muller and George Guidall and the character OY.
"A Story Like No Other"
Yes, I would listen to the entire series again. The reader has the most perfect voice for this type of book, he plays the characters perfectly and allows you to get lost in the story.
The Dark Tower series is on par with J.R.Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. It is the story of a great quest, a quest to end or save the world. Every character breathes life into the story leaving you wanting more. Definitely cannot put these books down.
I think George's voice for Suzannah is the funniest, he does it well but its still funny to hear him talking as a southern madam.
Cry AND Laugh! This book is what it feels like to be bi-polar. One moment you're in stiches, the next you're a blubbering mess! I don't want to give too much away but, it will definitely pull at your heart strings one way or another.
Stephen King is one of the best writers ever to grace this earth. I would recommend this book if you are a lover of fantasy, horror or science fiction. It has so many elements that it would be impossible to not please every reader out there.
"Dark tower"
This is a very good story well worth listening too
It's a good mix of sifi and adventure
Rolan who else
The story keeps you coming back for more
"The Dark Tower"
Fantastic story, gonna miss Roland and his Ka Tets. So sad to leave them, however Finders Keepers awaits. Xx
"7 books,untold hours and i was gutted when it ends"
the characters are amazing. I feel like I know Roland and you can see why it took King 20+ years to complete the set
the depth of story. Don't get me wrong, the story is way out there, way way way out there.
Wont ruin it, but the end. I was straight on to the message boards
emotional rollercoaster
"Totally immersing story."
Stephen Kings life work, has so many layers, you almost get lost within. Every Character has a truth, that instantly captures your imagination. I found an emphasis put on my own personal journey, as I listened to Roland's struggle with himself, and the lives he must leave in his wake.x
"Three books too long and a dreadful narrator taking back the reigns."
First of all let me say I have read and listened to lots of Stephen Kings stories and I think they are wonderful. However this one is much much too long. Book six was absolutely dreadful and book seven was covering fluff. The constant reference to Camala this and Camala that started to really annoy me well before the end of the book. Utter drivel from a fantastic author. The narrator George Guidall unfortunately ruins this story his voices are confusing and he has none of the magic that Frank Muller had. Definitely one to have finished in the 90s. Sorry but a waste of at least 40 hours of listening.
"thank gan it's over!"
listening to this entire tale from beginning to end was a feat of endurance. I often wished to stop as there was little enjoyment in the story but like the addiction of eddie dean I willed myself to go on, to go the full cold turkey to be finally rid of this over long drawn out itch. I enjoyed some Stephen King in my youth and picked this up at random (dammit). I found the end of the tale to be somewhat preaching at times, I thought the inclusion of the author in his story was... indulgent? arrogant? lazy? I sometimes felt he was writing for the sake of it, it felt flat and without direction at times... no heart in it? the ending was circular ie without end but that was just my opinion. did I purchase the entire tale on audio? yes and good job too because I would have put down the written book a long time ago, unfinished no doubt, say you true!
finally thought; would I put myself through this again if it were made into a movie? probably although it would be one weird ass film which would probably gain cult status if written and cast well. so congratulations Mr king, damm you!
"unexpected but satisfying conclusion"
the narrator brings so much to the story magnifying the various emotions in the text.
"So the end is nigh."
What can I say. After a long journey, I finished the quest. For those that hate the ending, remember ka is a wheel. Excellent narration, the narrator has grown and grown on me. I cried several times during this book. A testimony to Kings amazing writing, recognising his readers loyalty to stick with Roland until the bitter end.
"Binge listening for the first time :)"
I binge listened to all 7 (or rather 8) books of he Dark Tower series. Gripping and with a surprising ending (all least for me it was). And the readers' voices were quite nice. I hate it when a reader spoils the book for me with their irritating voice. well that's just me, again.


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I am not like Evie. I don't belong in some great romance. I'm just the best friend in the background. Always there, always reliable, down-to-earth. Good old Sarah. That's how it's always been. Until now.
At Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, Sarah is the faithful friend to Evie and Helen, her sisters in the Mystic Way. But this term Sarah finds that their friendship is tested. Evie is turning her back on the Mystic Way after laying her beloved Sebastian's soul to rest; Helen is distracted by her tormented relationship with her mother. Sarah struggles to keep the sisterhood together as the threat of attack looms from the dark coven and the Unconquered lords.
All that keeps Sarah going is her connection with her earth powers and a promise she cannot break. When she must step out of the shadows and fight the eternal darkness, will her sisters join her, or will help come from unexpected sources, like her Romany ancestors and a love she'd only just dared hope for?
In this companion to the dazzling Immortal and heart-stopping Betrayal, the suspense and magic are as strong as stone and as deep as the earth.
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- On Sale: 08/02/2011
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If you were fooled by the rumors of a possible "Friends" reunion, don't feel too gullible: Lisa Kudrow believed it was true, too.
The 50-year-old actress, who played Phoebe Buffay in the uber-successful sitcom, thought that the rumors of the show being revived were true, and was actually upset that she hadn't been asked to come back for it.
"Okay, first of all, the graphic for this one thing was unbelievable. It looked really real," Kudrow reveals on "Conan." "And then they were posting this article and the headline was like, 'NBC Confirms 5 out of 6 of the 'Friends' Are In,' and I went, 'Oh my God. They didn't ask me'."
The story Kudrow is referencing ran earlier this year when StarMedia posted an article with what looked like a publicity shot of the "Friends" cast members coming together for the reunion that would be ready for November 2013. Kudrow said she felt sorry for fans who held out hope that the rumors were true … because she was hoping for a reunion as well.
"I honestly just feel really bad just by saying, 'And that was actually never something that was ever going to happen.' You're disappointing [the fans]," Kudrow says. "And people got mad at me recently because I had said, 'No, no. That's never going to happen.' They were angry, like I'm the one who shut it down."


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Top 16 Healthiest Substitutes For Sour Cream
Are your stocks of sour cream, a popular addition, which is used to thicken soups and sauces, in almost all kinds of world cuisine, over before even the party starts? Never mind – the world has not ended here – you can always look for healthier substitutes. This article will deal with Top 16 Healthiest Substitutes For Sour Cream you can ever think of.
Yogurt: Yogurt, with or without flavor, is the best choice to replace sour cream as a topping. It is thick as well as creamy and provides a similar texture to your recipe as sour cream does. Most Indian recipes use plain yogurt or curd to reduce the excessive heat of spices from the food. Baking soda is sometimes also combined with yogurt in some baking recipes to substitute sour cream.
Mustard: Those who love the smell and aroma of mustard can use it as a replacement for sour cream in their recipes.
Mayo: Salad or salad dressings with sour cream bases can very well be replaced with mayonnaise, which also has an equal fat content like sour cream. It is best for those who want to avoid dairy options since it is egg based.
Buttermilk: Some people also use buttermilk with butter instead of using sour cream. The ratio is 3/4:1/3 cup of buttermilk and butter. Buttermilk is normally used to allow crushed corn-flakes to hold chicken. This can also be used in baking recipes.
Cream: You can use regular cream in place of sour cream to thicken sauces and stews. This will provide more or less similar results. To make the sauce taste like sour cream, you can add a little juice after stirring cream.
Creme Fraiche: Heavy cream is soured to make Creme Fraiche and it is one of the best substitutes for sour cream because the flavors of both are same. Crème Fraiche, however, is tangier and its consistency is also high.
Cottage Cheese: Cottage cheese is also a healthier choice against sour cream especially when you want to use it on baked potatoes or in dips. For best results, use it cold, however, there is no harm in heating it. To have sour cream-like texture, blend it with a few drops of lemon juice in it. For recipe, go to ifoodtv link.
Tofu: Tofu is another healthy option as a substitute for sour cream. It can be used in a similar way you use traditional dairy-based sour cream. The only difference is that it is low in fat and neither contains dairy nor animal products.
Lemon Juice: You can also use combination of cream with lemon juice to make a healthier sour cream substitute.
Vinegar: Another healthier replacement of sour cream is using vinegar with the cream.
Cream Cheese: A combo of cream cheese and plain yogurt can be used as a sour cream replacement in dips.
Guacamole: If you are preparing American-style Mexican food, use guacamole instead of sour cream. Use it in a chilled form to get sour cream-like texture. It can be used to reduce heat of spicy sauces and hot salsas.
Labneh:Made out of yogurt, Labneh can also be used instead of sour cream in a recipe. It can be easily found at any Middle Eastern shop in the United States.
Mock sour cream: You can also prepare mock sour cream with skimmed milk and yogurt. Add a teaspoon of cornstarch to it for best results. For recipe, go to ifoodtv link.
Greek yogurt: There is something called Greek yogurt that can be used in place of sour cream. However, it has limited use only as it works great with dips and uncooked foods, but not with a frozen dish.
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NASA wants to send your best haiku
That's pretty much the gist of this whole story, actually. Maybe I should start composing all stories in the form of a haiku to save us all time.
It's no joke, though, that NASA really is collecting submissions of three-line poems from the public to send into space aboard the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which will launch later this year for a mission to study the Red Planet's atmosphere.
NASA and the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics are coordinating the "Going to Mars" campaign to collect names and haiku from any members of the public to be added to a DVD that will ride aboard MAVEN.
All the names of entrants will be included on the DVD, but only three haikus will be chosen to make the trip. Why there's only room for three poems, or why any martians floating around in the planet's upper atmosphere are more likely to have access to a DVD player than a USB port or SD card reader remain mysteries, but it's a fun campaign nonetheless.
Anyone can register on the Going to Mars Web site and submit his or her name and haiku to be included, but if you're under 18, you're technically supposed to have a parent or teacher go through the registration and submission process for you.
MAVEN is the first craft dedicated to exploring Mars' upper atmosphere in the hopes of learning more about the history of water on the surface of the planet. I'm also hopeful it's undertaking a few secret secondary missions to scout out future locations for martian condos, and to film future flicks in the Chronicles of Riddick series.
If you've got any haikus you think martians would dig, please try them out on us here first, in the comments below. I'll send my three favorites that don't make it onto MAVEN on a USB stick to the Mars candy company of McLean, Va.


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Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed: Sex Keeps Our Marriage Alive
5 years ago 2The superstar couple admits that while their marriage has plenty of romance, they far prefer life in the bedroom! Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed are… Read Article ▶
Exclusive Sneak Peek Of 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels': Shannon & Gene Get Married!
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Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed Get Married — Congratulations!
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6 years ago 2Gene and Shannon are planning to tie the knot on Oct. 1, 2011, at the fancy Beverly Hills Hotel. Gene Simmons finally popped the question to Shannon… Read Article ▶
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6 years ago 2The infamous KISS frontman and reality television star is retiring from bachelorhood to tackle a new side project -- marriage! Gene Simmons has sworn… Read Article ▶
Gene Simmons: Despite Our TV Spats, Shannon Tweed & I Are "Destined To Be Together"
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced the First Data PCI Rapid ComplySM solution, an easy-to-use online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and vulnerability scanning tool that can help small to mid-sized merchants achieve and maintain Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. First Data is the first payment processor to offer the convenience of this type of integrated service directly to its customers.
The PCI Rapid Comply solution is a merchant-facing, "help-based" web application that can be used to complete the annual SAQ quickly and easily. By answering just a few "pre-SAQ" questions, the PCI Rapid Comply solution can direct merchants to the SAQ version that is right for their business and help pre-populate the appropriate SAQ questions with accurate answers. This process minimizes the volume of questions merchants must answer, which are typically the most difficult questions, and in some cases reduce the number of questions merchants have to answer by as much as 85 percent. A real-time dashboard keeps track of where merchants are in the compliance process and shows what percent of the SAQ is finished.
To help ensure merchants are compliant, the PCI Rapid Comply solution also includes integrated vulnerability scanning for merchants that are required to perform quarterly scans. Once set up, the PCI Rapid Comply application will automatically execute quarterly scans for those merchants that are required to pass a scan as part of the compliance process—there is nothing to remember to make sure these scans are completed. The solution also offers merchants a customized remediation or "fix it" plan to help identify any steps the merchant needs to take to become compliant. After achieving PCI certification, each merchant is presented with customized Information Security and Incident Response Policies based on the specific SAQ document the merchant completed.
"Many smaller merchants have been under the assumption that they need to be security experts to be PCI compliant and the process can be overwhelming," said Bruce Dragt, SVP and division manager, Payment Acceptance at First Data. "With the PCI Rapid Comply solution, merchants can now quickly and easily complete the necessary SAQ online at anytime with extensive built-in help including live chat from First Data. Because our customers are already in our system, we can streamline the process by helping to pre-populate some of the most difficult technical questions included in the SAQ."
The PCI Rapid Comply solution is part of First Data's overall suite of data security solutions, which also includes the First Data® TransArmor® solution that uses a combination of tokenization and encryption technologies to secure sensitive payment card data. Deploying a multi-faceted approach to data security with solutions such as PCI Rapid Comply and TransArmor along with EMV, a chip and PIN technology that combats fraud, can help merchants dramatically increase security at their point of sale.
The PCI DSS was created by the major credit card companies as a guideline to help business owners implement the necessary hardware, software and other procedures to guard sensitive credit card and personal information. In 2011, 96 percent of the 855 data breaches investigated by the U.S. Secret Service and Verizon's forensic analysis unit were not compliant with PCI DSS at the time of the data theft.1
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text: Watch This Tire Truck Go Snow Drifting Because It Didn't Have The Right TiresRaphael Orlove12/27/12 1:40pmFiled to: LOLCarssnow drivingFord F-150VideoClips79EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink If there is anyone on the road who should be driving on snow tires when it's snowy out, it's someone who actually sells tires. This Firestone truck does not. The results are hilarious. Advertisement The man behind the camera and our tipster, Brad, described to us the scene of the irony.We were on our way to Orlando, FL from Blacksburg, VA in a snow/sleet/freezing rain storm, and came upon this guy driving a Ford F-150 through Blacksburg who had no idea what he was doing. We watched him keep sliding around, and eventually decided to make a video of his antics.While we applaud the Ford driver for the humor of his tire situation, we really love him for his mad opposite lock dorifto skills. Advertisement (Hat tip to Brad!)Reply79 repliesLeave a reply


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With Clutterbuck Ahead of Schedule, Isles Have Roster Decision to Make
By Kevin Schultz | Oct 7, 2013 | 11:23AM
Forward Cal Clutterbuck is practicing with the Islanders today in a regular jersey, not one of the non-contact variety. Arthur Staple notes that the team will make a decision later today as to whether Clutterbuck can suit up tomorrow night at the Coliseum against Phoenix. This is all good news even if he doesn't play tomorrow night, as Clutterbuck is a few weeks ahead of schedule. He's a week or two ahead of the four-to-six week diagnosis.Whenever Clutterbuck does return, the Islanders will be faced with a decision to open up a roster spot for him. The team currently has 23 players on the 23-man roster and Clutterbuck is #24 on injured reserve, meaning someone's gotta go to take Clutterbuck off of IR.Here are the most likely scenarios:- Demote Brock Nelson to Bridgeport- Return Griffin Reinhart to Juniors- Send someone else through waivers- Somebody gets hurt and takes his place on IREDIT: Matt Donovan is also exempt from waivers, so he could be sent downNone of these are ideal scenarios, except for maybe Reinhart who was likely going to be returned to juniors anyway.Nelson hasn't scored but seems to be holding his own in the NHL and it wouldn't seem right to keep another top prospect in the AHL, especially one who led the Sound Tigers in scoring last season. It would be nice to see Reinhart in the lineup at some point, but after sitting the first two games the Islanders may be intent on giving him the Strome treatment and having his NHL stint be 'press box only' before sending him back to juinors. The rest of the team, save Casey Cizikas and Kevin Poulin, require waivers to get sent to Bridgeport. Obvioulsy Poulin and Cizikas are non-starters, one being a regular and the other being a goalie. It's also hard to see any of the veterans clearing waivers or taking kindly to the move.This is all a moot or delayed point if Clutterbuck isn't cleared for Tuesday night or someone else gets injured. Simply switch the newly injured player to IR for Clutterbuck and you're good to go. But no one wants to root for injury.


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New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2013About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be deployed after 4 months. The potential for an increased risk of depression among new mothers who deploy and are exposed to combat experience is presented in a study published in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Journal of Women's Health website at http://www.liebertpub.com/jwh.
Stacie Nguyen, MPH and coauthors from the Millennium Study Team, San Diego State University and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, California, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, analyzed data collected as part of a large study to assess the long-term health of U.S. military personnel. The article "Is Military Deployment a Risk Factor for Maternal Depression?" describes the findings for 1,660 women who gave birth during active duty service.
Women who deployed and reported combat experience after giving birth were at increased risk for depression compared to women who did not deploy after childbirth. Among women who deployed with combat exposure, those who had given birth did not have a significantly increased risk for depression compared to those who had not, suggesting that the risk was related more to combat than to factors related to childbirth.
"With increasing numbers of women in the military and being exposed to combat experiences, it is critical for us to better understand maternal depression among our female service members," says Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Women's Health, Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health, Richmond, VA, and President of the Academy of Women's Health.
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More than 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and another 34 million are at risk, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Physical activity, which is an important factor in the prevention of osteoporosis, can keep your from contributing to these statistics. Resistance training, for instance, requires muscle to pull on your bones. The stress and strain that occurs improves bone density and reduce your risk of osteoporosis. Additionally, you get rewarded with a toned, strong physique.
Intensity Matters
Many health conditions improve with mild to moderate levels of physical activity but increasing bone density requires significant effort. Light to moderate weight training activities are recommended to start, but the goal is use the heaviest weight possible. For premenopausal women with no history of osteoporosis, the American Council on Exercise suggests setting the resistance high, enabling completion of eight repetitions or less. Perform two sets of each exercise. As your body gets accustomed to the exercises, you can perform the first set as usual, add more resistance, then perform another set, trying to achieve another four to six repetitions. Wearing a weighted vest will provide further benefits. Weighted vest loads of 7 to 15 percent of your body weight provide an effective way to load the skeleton during strength training activities, especially when standing.
Incorporate Machines or Cable Systems
Dynamic movement patterns provide more benefit than static exercise. For example, a pushup is more beneficial than a plank. In the weight room, the seated row, lat pull down and rear deltoid fly machines all target the muscles of the mid- and upper back. If you use these machines without relying on the seat for support, you can further challenge the spine and torso. Dips and pullups are also beneficial for strengthening the mid- and upper back; a weight-assisted machine can help if you have trouble performing multiple repetitions. It is also important to stress the spine in different directions, challenging it beyond typical daily activities. A standing cable rotation is a dynamic exercise for the spine. Then add cross-diagonal movement patterns with "wood chops" -- reaching from high to low -- and "hay bailers" -- reaching from low to high.
Whole Body Training
According to the American Council on Exercise, skeletal bones require forces greater than or equal to six times your body weight. Lower extremity plyometric activities that require jumping, hopping and bounding also increase bone density of the spine. Incorporating whole body exercise training is a good way to improve spinal strength but can also positively impact balance, stability and enhance caloric burn. Once you've built a fitness base, try to incorporate any or all of these exercises into your routine: overhead medicine ball slam or overhead medicine ball throw, medicine ball lunge to chest press, lunge with overhead press, mountain climbers or spider walks.
Change is Gradual
It takes six months or more to realize noticeable changes in bone density. It is also important to stay with it; gains in bone density will not be maintained without constant attention. Weight-bearing exercise, combined with high-intensity resistance training, not only increases bone density but also decreases fracture risk. Calcium and vitamin D intake have also been shown to have a synergistic effect with exercise. Discuss any supplementation with your doctor.
Exercise Precautions
Using heavy weights is optimal for building strength in muscles and bones but can cause problems for your joints. If any exercise causes joint pain or swelling, modify your exercise or reduce the amount of weight. Those at risk of spinal fracture should avoid twisting exercises or forward bending. If you have osteoporosis or are postmenopausal and haven't had a bone scan, discuss your exercise options with a health care provider. Your doctor may recommend a modified exercise program, supervised by a physical therapist or rehab specialist.
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- National Osteoporosis Foundation: Why Bone Health is Important
- "ACE Advanced Health & Fitness Specialist Manual"; American Council on Exercise; 2009
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ORPHENADRINE (or FEN a dreen) helps to relieve pain and stiffness in muscles and can treat muscle spasms.
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This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.
Your mouth may get dry. Chewing sugarless gum or sucking hard candy, and drinking plenty of water may help. Contact your doctor if the problem does not go away or is severe.
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This list may not describe all possible side effects. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Keep out of the reach of children.
This medicine may cause accidental overdose and death if it taken by other adults, children, or pets. Mix any unused medicine with a substance like cat litter or coffee grounds. Then throw the medicine away in a sealed container like a sealed bag or a coffee can with a lid. Do not use the medicine after the expiration date.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F).
NOTE: This sheet is a summary. It may not cover all possible information. If you have questions about this medicine, talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
ORPHENADRINE (or FEN a dreen) is a muscle relaxant. It is used to treat pain from muscle problems.
an unusual or allergic reaction to orphenadrine, sulfites, other medicines, foods, lactose, dyes, or preservatives
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It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. This medicine is not approved for use in children.
barbiturates like phenobarbital
Your condition will be monitored carefully while you are receiving this medicine. Tell your doctor or healthcare professional if your symptoms do not start to get better or if they get worse.
breathing problems
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feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
pain or irritation at the injection site
trouble passing urine or change in the amount of urine
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text: Around the Vancouver Whitecaps office Monday there was an empty feeling following the team's playoff elimination by Puerto Rico on Sunday at Swangard. But there was also a bounce in the step of employees. How does that compute? Well, they were sorry to see the end of the USSF D-2 championship run, but excited about the home opener in about six months as a Major League Soccer expansion team. In most leagues, the partners are quite happy to accept their share of the expansion franchise fees, but less interested in supplying the newbies with any really valuable resources. Players they have made a mistake signing? By all means make them available. But honest-to-goodness assets? Forget about it. It doesn't seem to matter which sport, either. All you really have to do is look at the histories of the local professional teams. The B.C. Lions won one game in 1954, their first CFL season. They lost the other 15. The Vancouver Canucks are celebrating their 40th year in the NHL this season and they are still waiting to hold their first parade with the Stanley Cup. Then there was the ill-fated foray in the NBA, when the Vancouver Grizzlies put the sport of basketball back years around here. The NBA didn't allow the Grizzlies or the Toronto Raptors to have a draft pick in the top five in 1995 and then general manager Stu Jackson compounded the selection of Big Country Reeves by giving him $65 million in a second contract. To read the rest of this story, visit The Province


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text: Gemini Communications Makes Open Offer For Buy-Back 4/13/2012 12:58 AM ET Gemini Communications Ltd., through MAPE Advisory Group Pvt. Ltd. made an open offer to acquire a minimum of 27,50,000 equity shares of Re.1 each or a maximum of 1,10,00,000 equity shares at a price of Rs.45 apiece for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs.29.78 crore from the open market through stock exchanges The date opening and closing of buy-back is January 30, 2012 and April 30,2012, respectively.At the BSE, Gemini Communications shares are currently trading at Rs18.65., up 12.01 percent from the previous close. by RTT Staff WriterFor comments and feedback: firstname.lastname@example.com News Top Ten Female CEOs Crack The Glass Ceiling Housing Data, Fed Speeches in the Spotlight -Economic Preview for Week of March 20 Europe's Ten Tallest Buildings


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Hamilton keeps hope alive after qualifying error
SILVERSTONE, England (CMC) — A terrible miscalculation by Lewis Hamilton has left him sixth on the grid for today's British Grand Prix, dealing his title chances another serious blow.
The 27-year-old Brit was fastest in rain-hit final qualifying on Saturday but chose to abandon his final lap in slippery conditions only to watch from the pits as Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg capitalised on a dried out track to clinch pole.
Defending champion Sebastien Vettel of Red Bull will start from second, with McLaren's Jenson Button third.
"I made a mistake today and pulled out of the lap when I should have kept going," a devastated Hamilton said.
"It was a tough qualifying with the changing conditions and we got through most of it really well, until the most important part. It was my decision, a bad call, and that decided my qualifying."
The result has left Hamilton with much to do in Sunday's race if he is to get a decent result and stop Rosberg running away with the drivers' title.
He lies second in the standings with 136 points, 29 points adrift of Rosberg who will fancy his chances of increasing his lead.
Hamilton will take hope from his last outing in Spielberg where he started ninth for the Austrian Grand Prix but drove superbly to finish second.
"I need to have a start like I had in Austria two weeks ago and then do my best to get back to the front. You never know what might happen," said Hamilton, whose paternal grandparents are Grenadian.
"It's difficult when you're just out of the car to express your emotions and see the positive but I'll go back to the team and my family now and we'll build up for tomorrow from there."
Hamilton has not won at Silverstone, his home Grand Prix, since 2008.
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The missing wife, a mystery meeting, the cryptic notes … the disappearance of Kerry Whelan is a puzzle that defies explanation, writes Malcolm Brown.
THE tears are just as fresh as they were eight years ago for Bernie Whelan, retired and carrying a huge burden of family care. Bruce Burrell - accused of the murder of Whelan's wife, Kerry - is deadpan as he hears a now-familiar scenario roll out in the courtroom.
No one is happy. Not Whelan, who gave evidence this week denying that he had an affair with Amanda Minton-Taylor, as she then was, the family nanny and horse trainer. Not Amanda (now Peters), who wept for the family and denied any such affair. Not Whelan's new wife, Deborah. Not his son, Matthew, 21, rendered a quadriplegic by a rugby tackle. Not his daughter, Sarah, with her own medical problems.
It has taken a long time to get here. Even this trial had a hiccup when a new jury had to be selected a day into the case. But barring accidents, the ship has been launched, before Justice Graham Barr in Darlinghurst's Central Criminal Court. The mystery of what did happen to Kerry Whelan on Tuesday, May 6, 1997, might now be revealed.
Some of the evidence does not pose much of a challenge to understanding.
Burrell, 51, employed at Whelan's company, Crown Equipment, from 1987 until 1990, did not have a regular job after that time, and depended to a great extent on his then-wife Dallas's income until they separated in 1996. He borrowed from his elderly father and in 1997 was in financial difficulty, struggling to meet bank repayments of $1016 a month on a loan taken to buy a share of his Southern Highlands property.
Burrell had had some contact with Bernie Whelan after he left Crown Equipment, but by April 1997, when they talked on the telephone, Whelan did not have too much time for him.
Burrell had offered to take 12 of Whelan's cattle away for agistment during drought and the cattle, Burrell later said, had wandered into a national park and disappeared. On another occasion, Burrell had asked Whelan if he would sell a .44 calibre Ruger rifle he owned because a neighbour wanted a weapon like that to shoot pigs. Whelan had given him the rifle, and later Burrell had told him it had been stolen from the boot of his car.
Burrell's combative counsel, David Dalton, has said that many farmers have been in financial difficulty, particularly during drought, but that does not push them into crime. He told the jury there was a lot of speculation against Burrell which was "intrinsically flawed". One "speculation based on another speculation" did not prove a case.
BURRELL visited the Whelans' property at Kurrajong, west of Sydney, on April 16, 1997, three weeks before Kerry Whelan's disappearance. His later explanation of why he went there has been contested, and whether or not he rang on his mobile phone or a public phone is also at issue. But if Burrell sat down for 20 minutes for a friendly chat with Kerry Whelan, what did they talk about? Nobody seems to know.
Amanda Peters, on the property as nanny/horse trainer, saw Burrell give Kerry Whelan a peck on the cheek before departing. Whelan asked her not to tell anyone she had seen him and that "all will be revealed" in a couple of weeks. It would be "a surprise" but it was not an affair. What was going on? All Kerry wrote in the diary near the homestead's phone for May 6, 1997, was "9.30". She made it known she was going to Parramatta that day but told nobody about any meeting with Burrell.
Driving to Parramatta, she dropped in on her friend and the mother of Amanda, Marjorie Minton-Taylor, who noticed she seemed anxious to keep the appointment and asked how long it would take to get to Parramatta.
If the appointment was with Burrell, what were they meeting about? And what was the big secret?
Whelan was seen by a car park attendant leaving her car at the Parramatta Parkroyal in Phillip Street, and caught on the security camera walking out. Then, said the Crown counsel, Mark Tedeschi, QC, a security camera image caught a vague shape in the front passenger seat of a two-tone, two-door Mitsubishi Pajero, with no cover on the back wheel, a bull-bar and dirty rear window, leaving the area. Police found a vehicle matching that description at Burrell's property.
Tedeschi said police had attempted to contact every owner they could find of two-door Pajeros produced and sold in Australia between 1991 and 1997. They contacted the owners of about 95 per cent of the 1700 vehicles in that category and excluded virtually all of them from having been in Parramatta on May 6, 1997.
Two were identified. One owner thought he might have been in Parramatta that day. The other said he had been at a sunglasses convention at the Parkroyal but it turned out the convention had been on a different date.
Kerry Whelan was due to fly to Adelaide that night with her husband and when she did not turn up he raised the alarm. The next day, a ransom note arrived at his home. Typed in capital letters on a Canon typewriter, it asked for $US1 million to be delivered according to instructions, or Whelan would never see his wife again.
Tedeschi said the writer had made a "pathetic attempt" to make it look like the work of a terrorist group. He also made the point that whoever wrote the note was very eloquent in English. The writer had said: "The consequences of breaching this rule will be dire for your wife. Do not underestimate our capabilities." One of the "rules" was not to tell police. Police were by then well informed.
Officers searched Burrell's property, amid saturation publicity, from May 21 to 25 that year. They found various items, including two "dot-point" notes. Tedeschi alleges these had been composed by someone planning a kidnapping. One note had said: "(1) Advisement [sic]; (2) Waiting; (3) How to Proceed; (4) Pick Up; (5) Cover all." The other dot-point note had said: "(1) Has been K; (2) No P; (3) Letter within two days; (4) Nothing till received; (5) Stress 2." Tedeschi said the actual ransom note reflected the thoughts apparently jotted down. Dalton said these documents had been retrieved from a mass of paperwork and could have referred to anything.
At 7.20am on May 23, 1997, during the police search of his property, it is alleged Burrell rode a quad bike to a neighbour's property, where he borrowed a car and drove into Goulburn. He made two calls from public phone boxes. At 9.21am, when Burrell was ringing from outside the Empire Hotel, a call was received at Crown Equipment. The caller told a receptionist: "Mrs Whelan is OK. Mr Whelan must call off the police and media today. Tell him the man with the white Volkswagen."
Tedeschi said the "white Volkswagen" was a reference to something in the ransom note. On the Crown case, the caller that day must have been the kidnapper. Burrell's explanation that he was calling his solicitor could be discounted because the solicitor's receptionist had logged Burrell's call at a different time that day.
Dalton says there are too many gaps in the Crown case, relating to the phone evidence and many other things. There was even a question of whether Kerry Whelan died at all. There was no body, and no forensic or DNA evidence to connect Burrell to her. If there were two other Pajeros that could have been in Parramatta at the time of her disappearance, why could it not have been one of them on the security camera?
An image of Kerry Whelan might or might not have been caught in a Pajero as it drove away from the Parkroyal hotel on May 6, 1997. The truth might turn out to be just as ephemeral.
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Those who think the skewed dimensions of the new Yankee Stadium aren't a factor should ask Andy Pettitte what he thinks. The lefty has a 5.77 ERA at Yankee Stadium in nine starts. In six starts on the road, it's 2.35. He has allowed nine home runs in the Bronx, two elsewhere.
"I might have given up three or four (home runs) tonight at home," he said after holding the Marlins to one run over seven innings. "For the most part, that's it right there. I've given up a few more long balls at Yankee Stadium. … I need to figure something out at home."
The other pitchers, for the most part, feel the same way. While the new Lil' Stadium helps the hitters, it's causing havoc among the pitchers. They're pitching away from contact, giving up more home runs, etc. Over the course of time, it's detrimental to maintaining mechanics and confidence.
Pettitte helped himself tonight with an RBI double in the second inning. He then scored. Those two runs he helped produce gave him a 5-0 cushion and he cruised from there.
Pettitte has not taking much batting practice because of the lingering soreness in his lower back. But when he got a fastball from Sean West, he belted it down the left-field line.
"You don't expect to do that. But I got in a situation where I really had a good idea he was throwing a hitter. I was guessing. I tried to slap it the other way and got a base hit," Pettitte said.
When I covered the Mets, Tom Glavine maintained that a pitcher who fielded his position well, got bunts down and was able to come up with an occasional hit could get himself two or three extra wins a year in the National League. Pettitte, who played for the Astros from 2004-06, was proof of that tonight
"I know how important it is. I've had to drive in runs, score runs, bunt a guy over or do a hit-and-run," he said. "That can become a huge spot in the game. It's serious business. You can do things to help your team win."
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The Office of the Comptroller is responsible for the development and submission of the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan (SWCAP) required under the provisions of the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87. The SWCAP is a statistical method of allocating central government costs to the state agencies that receive central government supportive services. The FY2011 SWCAP has been reviewed and approved by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cost Allocation (DCA). The accompanying schedule (Exhibit A) identifies the approved costs that are associated with the general administration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State agencies that receive federal grants may claim these costs as an indirect cost of managing federal programs. FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTSDepartments whose Federal funding is through reimbursement of state appropriations should compare the Section I allocated costs approved in this schedule with those costs used as the basis for claiming Federal financial participation (FFP) in FY2011. In almost all cases, Section I allocations identified for a department are further allocated to reimbursable expenditure accounts or programs through a departmental cost allocation plan. The difference in that portion of the departmental allocations attributable to Section I costs should be adjusted through current year claims. With respect to Section II costs, departments should ensure that all eligible costs are claimed in full for reimbursement whether such costs are charged to the department's central administrative or reserve accounts, memo billed or paid on behalf of the department from the accounts of the department providing the service. Departments whose Federal reimbursement is determined through service rates should follow the same procedures described above to identify the variance between the allocated costs used to calculate the service rates in effect for claiming FFP in FY2011 and those costs approved under the attached schedule. Adjustments may also be made Administrative Bulletin ANF #5 to prospective rates. Departments should consult with their rate setting authority for further instruction on amending rates. FEDERAL GRANTSSection I allocated costs will be assessed to Federal grants and special revenue trusts under the FY2012 departmental indirect cost rates developed by this office. ASSESSEMENTS AND FEESThe costs approved in this agreement should also be used for identifying the full costs of operating programs assessed to or reimbursed by non-Federal entities, or through fees based on the costs of the services provided. Please refer to with respect to the determination of allocated costs in calculating fees. Any questions you may have regarding this matter should be directed to Taneka Simmons (617) 973-2606.


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Jump Festa is a yearly event hosted by Shueisha, the publishers of the Jump line of comics, where Jump-related paraphernalia and games are put on display as well as stage events and announcements. It's also a good event for companies that have Jump-related things out to display some of their own non-Jump-related things.
Tecmo Koei, developers of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 were at the event with several games on display. Among them was the latest Dynasty Warriors game, Dynasty Warriors 7 (Note: Dynasty Warriors 8 in the west).
The Dynasty Warriors series has lasted for 12 years and is a formula that works; it's a genre unto itself. So much so that numerous spinoffs involving other IP have been released, like the aforementioned One Piece: Pirate Warriors series, the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series, and the Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage series. The last game in the Dynasty Warriors series I'd touched was Dynasty Warriors 4 so I was interested in seeing how the game had evolved over the past 9 years.
The gameplay was as to be expected of a veteran series. The action was smooth and responded to the controls naturally—and the difficulty was well balanced enough to give you the feeling of being a badass while not being so easy as to be boring. I believe there were new features compared with the previous game, but my only point of reference was from a game on the PS2, so I couldn't really tell if they were new, or just new to me. Overall, it was a solid game that will probably satisfy lovers of the genre.
One thing I noticed while I waited for my turn on the demo machine was the abundance of girls waiting in line to play. About half of the people there were female. Call me a chauvinist, but considering the nature of the game in question, (running through a 2nd century battlefield and single-handedly killing hundreds of soldiers) it seems to be geared more for a male audience.
I suppose it could be due to the popularity of the Sengoku Basara series, a Dynasty Warrior-like game series from Capcom that is popular among women for its bishonen character designs. Looking at Dynasty Warriors 7 I could see that the character designs and poses were far more stylized than those I remember…
It may just be a marketing method to get girls to play the game. Whichever way they're doing it, I'm glad they're actively trying to make the game accessible to female gamers, instead of making it the standard male-dominant testosterone-filled rage-fest so many other games tend to be.
Dynasty Warriors 7 is scheduled for release on February 28th, 2013 on the PlayStation 3.
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Delayed already because of the Lok Sabha elections, the summer tourism to Kangra and Chamba now is hit by bad roads.
Almost all routes to the two picturesque valleys bordering Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir are dotted with potholes. Driving on the Nag rota-Mubarkpur, Pathankot-Shimla, PathankotMandi and Pathankot-Chamba national highways is a nightmare, while the link between Dharamsala and McLeodganj, abode of the Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama, is in its worst-ever shape.
There could be no start-ofthe-season patchwork by the public works department (PWD) because of the model code of conduct for the parliamentary elections. Besides, the PWD also was short of money.
The Centre and the state sat on the department proposals for one reason or the other, so the work could not get on. "Now the tourist season is on and the roads are not ready. I see a bad year ahead for the hospitality industry," said Dharamsala hotelier Ashwini Sharma.
Bad roads not only make the journey difficult but also cause traffic chaos. "Tourists who travel long distance prefer destinations that are well connected," said Sharma. Travel agent Prem Sagar said when the small roads to unexplored destinations were broken, how would the state government promote rural tourism.
"This year the conditions seems to be worst, since not a single road has been repaired," said Sagar, adding that the Kangra valley was important from the religious tourism point of view as well, as it was the location of the Jwalamukhi and Brajeshwari shrines.
Tourism, one of the l argest sources of revenue for the Himachal Pradesh government, brings avenues of self- employment to the state's youth . Because of limited air connectivity, the state depends of its roads to bring in tourists. "That infrastructure is neglected for years, and we keep losing tourists to the neighboring states," said Sagar.


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New Year's Resolutions for the NRA
By Martha Rosenberg
We will stop referring to ourselves as a "civil rights" organization that defends "human rights." It is a sacrilege to people actually killed or harmed by civil and human rights abuses.
We will acknowledge that our membership of 4 million is dwarfed in both size and sympathy by 6.2 million teachers, 76.6 million students and 18 million healthcare workers in the US living with our depraved gun policies.
We will stop our Black Hand, horse-head-in-the-bed bully tactics against lawmakers. Congress has figured out we are all hat and no horse and lawmakers now fear the gunmen our policies arm more than us, starting with Jared Loughner who shot Congresswoman Gabby Gifford.
We will admit we have made background checks a joke. Mass shooters Seung-Hui Cho (Virginia Tech), Stephen Phillip Kazmierczak (Northern Illinois University), Sulejman Talovic (Trolley Square mall), Vincent J. Dortch (Philadelphia Naval Shipyard), Jiverly Voong (Binghamton), Richard Poplawski, (Pittsburgh police killer), Bruce Pardo (Santa Claus killer), Latina Williams (Louisiana Technical College) and Jennifer Sanmarco (Goleta postal facility) sailed through background checks. So did James Holmes who shot 70 in an Aurora movie theater.
We declare that the "gun show loophole" is actually gigantic and that such private sales amount to 40 percent of US guns sales. Yes, almost half.
We regret our obstruction of "one firearm a month" laws to stop straw buyers. Thanks to our obstruction, convicted felon William Spengler, who killed his own grandmother, waltzed into a Gander Mountain in Henrietta, NY and chose the murder weapons with which he killed fire fighters on Christmas Eve. A straw buyer was at his side.
We will stop blaming gun crime on "failure to enforce existing laws" and confess that it is our lobbying that has blocked sharing and computerizing of national firearm sales data so crimes cannot be solved. We also block weapon microstamping, further making sure the "bad guys'" never get caught.
We admit that arming bad guys through such loose laws and then blaming them for the need for more firearms is like killing your parents and crying you are an orphan.
We will see the contradiction in being proud safe gun owners while asking authorities to protect our identities. We realize our belief that criminals will target homes because they believe the homes have no firearms or because they believe the homes do have firearms sounds paranoid and invalidates our core belief that firearms keep homes safe.
We will stop pretending our fear to go anywhere unarmed is somehow a public service and we are the real law enforcers. None of our George Zimmerman-style, self-proclaimed deputies stopped Jared Lee Loughner in Tucson despite Arizona's many conceal carriers. We'll take a hard look at all the people--including elderly and 80 pound women--who get to work everyday without a firearm and ask ourselves if, maybe, our problem is us.
We will stop whipping up "preppers" and citizen army extremists into stockpiling bigger arsenals because jack booted government agents are about to storm their homes and disarm them. Though we love the melodrama of being "victims," the 2008 Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v. Heller means that will never happen. Never. And if we are victims, we're the best armed victims in the history of the world.
We will stop our compulsive firearms talk about clips, magazines and how a semiautomatic weapon shouldn't be considered an assault weapon. Though the blather is designed to reveal how ignorant the public is about firearms, even as it tries legislate them, the truth is we get buzzed just talking about weapons.
Finally, we will retire our shopworn "guns don't kill people, people kill people" slogan and our mantra that gun laws won't stop the bad guys and mentally disturbed people. Mentally ill people are everywhere, like a man in China who attacked over 20 school children on the same day as the Sandy Hook massacre. Because he had a knife and not a rapid fire weapon, the children did not die and 40 parents in China still have their loved ones. Unlike in Newtown.


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Premature Reporting on Upcoming Climate Assessment and Other Climate News
by Bill Chameides | August 23rd, 2013
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An apple is an apple is an apple, but with climate change, it may not taste as sweet. (Flickr/ ollesvensson)
Climate news that's come down the line: a draft report, congressional shenanigans, apples, carbon overload, and 2013 claiming sixth place.
If you follow climate science in the media, you no doubt know by now that a draft of the summary report of the fifth assessment of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was leaked earlier this week. (See here, here, here and here.) Key conclusions, especially those that point to greater certainty about human-influences of climate change and the consequences of same, are being reported on and discussed.
My suggestion: to the extent that you can, pay no attention.
A key feature of the IPCC assessments — a feature that helps gives them their credibility — is the process that produces them, and in the case of the upcoming assessment due out next year, that process has not been completed. Before being finalized and released, the report must go through many layers of review. And the fifth assessment — which will provide the most up-to-date, comprehensive science on climate change since 2007's fourth assessment — still has one more round of review. That's why it's called a draft report and not the assessment.
Albeit it is late in the process and major changes are unlikely, but changes there will almost certainly be. As a statement issued by the United Nations to Fox News put it:
"The text is likely to change in response to comments from governments received in recent weeks and will also be considered by governments and scientists at a four-day approval session at the end of September. … It is therefore premature and could be misleading to attempt to draw conclusions from it."
The unfortunate thing about all this attention to the draft report is that when the actual assessment is released, a good deal of the reporting could very well focus on how the final report differs from the draft and what that means. My preference: Let's wait for the actual report and then dig into it. In any event, that's what we'll do at TheGreenGrok.
But the last week has seen some real news on the climate front. Here's a smattering.
Congress Wants Info on Federal Funding of Climate Research
The House of Representatives has announced it will hold a hearing on climate change on September 18th. Is this a hearing to find out more about climate change? Or, heaven forbid, about some proposed climate change legislation? No such luck.
The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power is seeking information
"from relevant federal agencies about U.S. climate change policies and the administration's second-term climate agenda, and to obtain fuller information regarding the federal government's past, current and planned domestic and international activities, climate research programs, initiatives, and new regulatory requirements," said subcommittee Chairman Edward Whitfield (R-KY).
Sounds more like a hearing to set up roadblocks against progress than a hearing to chart a path forward.
Another Barb
Meanwhile in Colorado, we got another barb thrown at federal climate programs, this time aimed at federal funding for climate research.
"One thing that I certainly read from viable sources is that a lot of the research that's being done–when you put your application in to get a grant, if you don't submit to the, you know, orthodoxy of climate change by the radical environmentalists, you're not going to get a grant," Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) told a radio host in Denver.
It is not clear what Congressman Coffman means by "viable sources." I suspect that he is actually talking about non-viable sources — non-viable in the sense of sources who aren't able to write viable research proposals (and maybe just a bit of sour grapes mixed in).
Bad Apples
And speaking of fruit, there's potentially bad news on the science front. The taste of apples, apparently, is changing.
"If global warming continues to progress, the changes in the taste and textural attributes of apples could be more striking as blooming dates become even earlier and temperatures increase during the fruit maturation process." writes Toshihiko Sugiura, a fruit tree researcher at Japan's National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, in a new paper on global warming,
Forests Have Had Their Fill
It's not so great for forests as a carbon sink either.
A paper by Gert-Jan Nabuurs of Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands and colleagues published in the journal Nature Climate Change reports that European forests have reached a saturation point in their ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and store it as carbon.
If that is the case, we might find more of the CO2 we emit each year staying in the atmosphere leading to a faster buildup of the greenhouse gas.
The Heat Is One
Finally NOAA's National Climatic Data Center just reported that despite the relatively mild temperatures many of us in the eastern United Staves have experienced this summer, the heat is still on for much of the globe. The first half of 2013, the center reports, was the sixth warmest on record and a little more than 1 degree Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th century average.
A draft report may be in the news, but the real news remains increasingly heat blowin' in wind.
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Not exactly sure how you arrived at these conclusions but they fly in the face of fact and science. First Apples aren't as sweet because of hybridization and the processing. Old days, apples hung on trees till ripe, now they are picked based on time calculated by the hybrid design. As far as the trees, trees don't store carbon as you imply, carbon is a component of the cellulose molecule – C6H10O5. Any plant that grows including the leaves, grass, farm crops, etc. all use absorbed carbon to form the plant itself. So you're telling us that the forest have stopped growing and have all become evergreen so there are no new leaves each year.