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There are many studies that show just how hard on your body running can be.
I'm not saying running is bad for you. But I'm not convinced it's entirely good for everyone either. Especially not for people who aren't taking care of their body properly as a whole, or for people who don't have proper shoes to protect their joints, etc.
More than anything, I don't think running is good for people who think it's the "Devil's Exercise."
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The best exercise program is the one you'll stick to.
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It's WAY harder than running is, but I love it. And I do it consistently because I love it.
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STARKVILLE -- A prominent University of Notre Dame historian and a Mississippi State University doctoral candidate will lead the 2009 John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Lecture Series.
Sponsored annually by the MSU Libraries, the public program featuring professor Philip Gleason and graduate student Kirk Strawbridge of Sulligent, Ala., will get under way at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library.
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) – Sasha Kaun scored 16 points and grabbed five
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Amid uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve would begin hiking its key lending rate -- and how the market would anticipate that liftoff -- Pimco was buying up intermediate-term Treasurys like 5-year notes . BlackRock , on the other hand, stayed away from those maturities and bought up longer securities like 30-year bonds or super-short maturities like 1-year notes , in what's known as a barbell strategy.
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Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Darby Bible Translation
And Judas, who delivered him up, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi? He says to him, Thou hast said.
World English Bible
Judas, who betrayed him, answered, "It isn't me, is it, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You said it."
Young's Literal Translation
And Judas -- he who delivered him up -- answering said, 'Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, 'Thou hast said.'
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Then Judas, {k} which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
(k) Who was thinking of nothing else but to betray him.
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And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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Hello from the sick bed. I know I'm not the only one who hates headcolds, but I didn't want you to miss out on Brent's and Alix's contributions to this week's Friday Froclics.
Today they're visiting the Touch sense. Yes, Brent, you had me blushing.
Let's go heat Friday up.
For romance and erotic fiction, touch is essential. The description of a soft caress should make the reader feel the brush of the hand, fingers making contact with skin, raising goosebumps in their wake. The characters can't have any physical interaction without a description of touch. I think of all the senses for this genre, touch is even more critical than sound or sight.
A sensual massage? Warmth radiates up through the soft, flannel sheet covering the padded massage table. The masseur rubs his hands together, warming the oil as it drizzles from his fingers onto the bare skin of your back. As the massage begins, you close your eyes, relaxation settling through your entire body as the first slow, gliding strokes of his hands traverse from legs to shoulders.
Steadily, the pressure increases as he finds all the knots and tensions clenching through your muscles. The tightness releases with each stroke or probing dig of his fingers and thumb. As he steps around the table, the warmth of his presence more than the sound of his movements help you track where he is until an explosion of pleasure rocks your body. His thorough strokes move you to a new level of relaxation as he climbs onto the table. Continuing his caresses, he slides his chest along your back, bringing more warmth and pleasure. When did his shirt come off? He lays the full weight of his muscular body against you, not too heavy, but enough to engender a sense of security and tender care as he holds you in his arms for a moment.
As the warmth of the room presses against your skin while he withdraws, soft lips kissing along the trail of your spine and leaving you settled and relaxed, he asks you in a gentle voice: "Are you ready to turn over?"
I like to use the sense of touch not just in the bedroom scenes, but everywhere. Anywhere. Clothing, grass, sand, walls, food…you know it, I'm using it. Everything has texture and to "show" the story you are telling, the writer needs to "show" that part of every day as well.
Anyone can type, "His hands were rough."
Now…my brain has gone haywire with that simple line. It's asking all sorts of questions. Rough like sandpaper? Rough like a scratch pad? Rough like brand new jeans? Which "rough" do I mean? (yeah, I don't even know which one I meant, lol) Looking at it, I'm going with, "His hands were like fine grain sandpaper against her skin. Sending bolts of lightning through her blood stream." Isn't that one better, even if a little? It's "showing" instead of "telling."
As writers of and in genre the senses are extremely important. In romance (erotic/a) touch is (to me) the most important. It's EVERYTHING. After a while, typing/reading "soft skin" or "rough skin" gets tiring and boring. Plus, annoying. You want to enliven the senses of your readers. What better way to do that then to use touch?
There is also the reason that touch is one of the most important senses we have and highly unlikely to lose, unless paralyzed. It enhances emotions and extenuates reality. Touch keeps us locked in life. The feel of our loved ones cheek. A newborn reaching out for the first time and gripping their parents finger with their hand. As is the raspy tongue of our pets, or their fur/hair/feathers. Memories of friends and family, loved ones and events are all in touch. A simple flannel shirt brings forth memories of a fall weekend on your grandparents' farm. Or the grains of sand are a reminder of the summer spent on the beach. The sense of touch touches us deep inside. Brings out the best in us. Calls to us.
For me, whether you are looking at reality or writing, touch is one of those senses that (as a writer) that are very important. Anyone can say skin is rough, but to be able to "show" the reader that the skin is rough is special. Showing a story, a writer has to use ALL of the senses to paint the picture they're trying to convey. Everyone can "tell" a story.
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Author Notes: As I experimented making tuile with egg whites, chestnut flour and olive oil this morning, I had egg yolks leftover. Thanks to wssmom, to test her amazing martini recipe, I also had many Meyer's lemons on hand. So I thought I would use all these ingredients in a pudding as well. And while I am not happy enough with the olive oil tuile outcome yet, I am really delighted with this pudding experiment. My 3 m's, my musketeering trio of Meyer, maple and muscovado, weave together for quite the flavor medley. I have added Italian chestnut flour for just a touch of its unique flavor. An earlier version, where I tried more flour, resulted in dense muffins. Just the small amount of one tablespoon of flour works really well to make for a super moist pudding. If you don't have chestnut flour, then a different almost Indian pudding direction would be to use corn meal, which would add a grainy texture. This pudding is super easy to make and worth doubling the recipe. I hope you will try it out and let me know what you think. —Sagegreen
Serves: 2
cup fresh Meyer's lemon juice
egg yolks, farm fresh if possible
cup packed light muscovado sugar (or substitute brown if necessary)
teaspoons pure maple syrup
tablespoon chestnut flour (or if you don't have, you could use corn meal for a major variation)
zest of a Meyer's lemon
light spray of olive oil
thick Greek yogurt flavored with maple and lemon zest for garnish
tablespoons maple syrup, optional
tablespoon Meyer's lemon juice, optional
- Wash the lemons, zest and squeeze juicet.
- Whisk the lemon juice with the egg yolks, muscovado sugar, and maple syrup together. Stir in the chestnut flour and Meyer zest.
- Lightly spray 2 small custard cups with olive oil. Pour the batter into the cups. Place these in a larger baking dish which you want to fill halfway with hot water. Have the level of water come up about midway to the height of the custard cups.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about an hour. Let cool. Serve warm or chilled with a garnish of yogurt you sweeten with maple syrup and flavor with a bit of Meyer's lemon zest (about 1/3 cup of yogurt with 1 tsp. of maple and a pinch of zest is suggested).
- For an optional sauce heat maple syrup with half as much Meyer's lemon juice. Drizzle warm over the pudding.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pudding
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The lobby of The Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel is a quiet spot where well-heeled locals or out-of-towners can take tea, while being serenaded by an in-house harpist. It is almost empty when I arrive late in the afternoon but the calm is soon disturbed when a group of stocky men in suits – some wearing earpieces and flag lapel badges that identify them as members of the secret service – march through the lobby and fan out, taking positions around the room.
One approaches me and puts his hand on my chest, telling me firmly to keep back, as Laurent Lamothe, the prime minister of Haiti since May 2012, walks briskly by, ear glued to what looks like a portable satellite phone. I am here to see Lamothe, who is in California with actor Sean Penn to bang the drum in Silicon Valley for investment. Minutes later I am introduced to them both in the "presidential villa" at the back of the hotel and, with the secret service agents eying us warily from the doorway, we sit down to talk.
They are an unlikely double act. Lamothe, the son of a painter and an expert in Spanish literature, is a former entrepreneur who founded a telecoms company before moving into Haitian politics; Penn, a two-time Oscar-winner, is often hailed as the natural heir to Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando for the grittiness of his performances and onscreen toughness (which is often reflected in his behaviour off it, particularly in his encounters with intrusive paparazzi). He and Lamothe would never have crossed paths were it not for the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed a quarter of a million people, injured 300,000 and left 1.5 million homeless.
While plenty of Hollywood stars burnish their reputations with charitable giving, their input often doesn't extend much beyond hosting fundraisers and Beverly Hills black-tie dinners. Penn's involvement in Haiti is quite different. Within days of the disaster he was in the country forming an aid group, J/P HRO, which would take a lead role in the relief effort. He had never been to the country before the 7.0 magnitude quake but says he was appalled by the scale of suffering.
"I watched these horrifying reports about traumatic injuries in Haiti that required amputations but there was no access to pain medication," he says, staring at me intently as he speaks, his pencil-thin moustache giving him the look of a craggier-faced Clark Gable. Penn knew something about the importance of intravenous medicine: his son had just recovered from a serious head injury incurred in a skateboarding accident and had been given morphine to ease the pain.
Recently divorced from the actress Robin Wright, Penn also had time on his hands. "I had single-parented my son for eight months and then he went to live with his mother," he explains. "I'd cleared my decks professionally, so I put a group together to transport the pain medications that they needed . . . We were going to stay [in Haiti] for approximately two weeks. And then it bit us." He stayed for a year. "I can't tell you the number of times that first year I'd look through the top of my tent and think: well, how did I get here?"
In the years since the earthquake, the group has expanded from 15 people to 350. As manager of the Pétionville and Cité Maxo "displaced persons" camps, J/P HRO was responsible for 60,000 people, helping with everything from emergency medical treatment, vaccinations, rubble removal and home relocation. "Sean is improving the living conditions of thousands of Haitians on a daily basis," says Lamothe. "Fifty per cent of the population of Port-au-Prince was basically homeless. Sean was in a camp that had over 60,000 people . . . today there are less than 2,000. The only thing they had left was one ray of hope that things would get better, that somebody would help them or save them. This is what Sean has done – and like no one else has. We could not have asked for a better friend of Haiti."
An aide has come into the room and is whispering in Lamothe's ear: he excuses himself to make a phone call. Penn immediately jumps up. "I might take this opportunity to smoke a cigarette," he whispers, moving swiftly towards a set of patio doors. I had read that he had given up. "Not this week," he grins. But before he can open the door, Lamothe has returned; it turns out he is not needed after all. Penn's cigarette will have to wait.
Once we are seated again I ask Lamothe about the trip to Silicon Valley and wonder what Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, could gain from the world's technology hub. Haiti has a two-pronged strategy, he says: to co-ordinate better the international assistance given since the earthquake and to bolster domestic revenues "so we don't have to live on handouts for ever".
He mentions Apple, which has sales of $170bn a year – almost 25 times Haiti's gross domestic product. "In order to create jobs, you must have investors and companies that are willing to do so. And what better place to go than Silicon Valley? If just one of those CEOs gives Haiti a chance, it will make a huge difference." He wants to turn Haiti into a technology centre as the country rebuilds; thus Apple is helping Haiti's digital education plan by delivering books online and providing iPads to students, Facebook is working to give more people access to the internet and Google is providing free apps for three years.
While he talks, I am reminded of Bill Gates' recent interview for this magazine. The Microsoft founder said internet connectivity in poor countries should be a secondary consideration behind clean water provision and child nutrition – a position that puts him at odds with internet evangelists like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. I put this to Penn and Lamothe: shouldn't Haiti focus on eradicating poverty before courting Silicon Valley?
"There has to be a hybrid strategy," says Lamothe. "We are providing water projects – but at the same time we are equipping the schools with computers and giving laptops to university students. We believe we can bridge technology with [social] development . . . and expose people to better information and the ways and means of getting out of situations that often looked hopeless." Penn agrees: services and technology provision should go hand in hand, he says. Plus, technology has helped his organisation provide basic and essential services. "As a practitioner of this stuff . . . one of the first things we did in Haiti was GPS identification of properties that had to be retrofitted. You're constantly blending technology with the work that you're doing."
Penn's foray into relief assistance and international development has put him on a pretty unusual career trajectory for a Hollywood actor. An outspoken critic of US foreign policy, he was a fierce opponent of the war in Iraq; in 2002 he bought a full-page ad in The Washington Post criticising George W Bush and later told a peace rally that the then president should "take his blood-soaked underwear . . . and shove it".
He made headlines with trips to Iran and Iraq as well as frequent visits to Venezuela, where he met the late Hugo Chávez. He also travelled to Cuba, where he met Fidel Castro and landed the first western newspaper interview with Rául Castro. His views on Venezuela and description of Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands as "ludicrous, archaic and colonialist" has made him a lightning rod for the right, particularly on cable news channels and conservative websites.
He shrugs this off. "They don't know anything. They're just blathering to make money." Then, in a reference to the US media's characterisation of the administration in Venezuela, he adds: "If we're demonising somebody who is smaller than us, there might be another context. Whether there's something wrong or not, there's certainly another context. And I got interested in that."
His father, Leo, the son of Spanish-Lithuanian immigrants, was also an actor. He supported trade unions in Hollywood, a stance that saw him hauled in for questioning by Joseph McCarthy's notorious House Committee on Un-American Activities. Penn senior refused to name names and was subsequently barred from working in movies. In a recent piece for The Hollywood Reporter, Penn said his father had been blacklisted by "chicken hawks (among them Ronald Reagan)". I wonder whether he inherited his passion and ideological leanings from his father. He replies with a question: "Do I want my mother and father to be proud of me? Yeah, sure I do. I don't think that I'm shaming them."
The Haitian relief effort has brought together countries that Penn already had a connection with: Lamothe says that Cuba and Venezuela have both given significant amounts of aid and are quietly working alongside the US. "Haiti is a place where everyone gets together, even countries that may not have the best bilateral relations," he says. "They get together in Haiti, for Haiti."
Penn recalls Chávez telling him that Venezuela had a "sacred obligation to Haiti" extending back to the 19th-century Bolivarian revolution which Haiti supported, helping to liberate Venezuela from Spanish colonial rule. But the Haiti earthquake, Penn says, is non-political. "This is basically: your neighbour's house fell down and you show up and there's a lot of work to do."
What about the stark contrasts between his life in Hollywood and Haiti? In Haiti he lived in a tent and was surrounded by destruction and the smell of death – "the scent of the human tragedy was thick in the air", as he puts it. Have these experiences highlighted the triviality of his home town? "You start appreciating the good stuff," he admits, in a reference to his trips back to the US from Haiti. "But movies can be really important to people. I don't think of that as a small thing. I think people who [make movies] and do it in a serious way are warriors, you know?"
Both Lamothe and Penn stress that Haiti is on the road to recovery. "One of the things we are constantly up against is the perception that it's a hopeless situation [but] it's one of the most hopeful situations," says Penn. Lamothe says the country is a hive of activity – a "huge construction site" – and rattles off a list of big infrastructure projects: "Three hundred kilometres of road are being built, seven hospitals, 46 health centres, five airports, a brand new tourist destination, 10 hurricane shelters and high, elevated roads . . . what do you call them?" "Overpasses," says Penn.
Listening to Penn discuss disaster relief it is easy to forget that he has a day job. From his performance as high-school stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which put him on the map, to standout roles in Mystic River and Milk (the two films for which he won his Academy Awards), his career in Hollywood continues to flourish: this Christmas he appears in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, alongside Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig.
He has endured consistent tabloid interest in his personal life since his first marriage, to Madonna, which ended in divorce 24 years ago. The two have remained close: last month she and her son, Rocco, visited the J/P HRO camp in Haiti.
Penn's responses to tabloid intrusion have sometimes landed him in trouble. In 1987 he served part of a short jail sentence for punching a movie extra, in 2010 a judge sent him to anger management classes after a fracas with a photographer, and just last month he was filmed by the celebrity channel TMZ clashing with someone trying to photograph him with a cell phone. And yet, the Penn of 2013 is much changed from the 1987 vintage, partly because his acting career now sits side by side with his humanitarian efforts and official responsibilities in Haiti. It is, he says, "a dynamic shift of world".
Last year he was made ambassador at large for Haiti and appointed as a special adviser to Lamothe; his work in the country has also earned him an International Humanitarian Service Award from the American Red Cross. "I blur the lines between what my two jobs are," he says. "To the degree I'm needed in Haiti, I'm going to put it first. You know, a rank amateur in a terrible disaster can get a lot done." For Hollywood's biggest activist, some things are more important than movies.
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As I rummaged in the freezer compartment, moving various mystery packages, I must learn to use labels, I came across a ball of pizza dough. My little creative light bulb lit up like a beacon and I set about caramelizing onions, mincing olives and pre-heating the oven to a toasty 500°.
The French call it Pissaladiere (Provençal Pizza). I watched the crew at America's Test Kitchen prepare this a good while ago. I guess, stuff on a crust qualifies as pizza. This version calls for niçoise olives and anchovies. I hate to disappoint my readers, but I had to forgo the anchovies for lack of supplies! I didn't have any niçoise olives either, but I did find four Calamatas floating in a jar, a half dozen colossal blacks and a few tiny Spanish salad olives. What a way to clean the condiment shelves! I minced up all the olives together and had a generous 1/2 cup to use as topping.
Meanwhile, the onions were giving off a wonderful rich inviting aroma as they caramelized in extra virgin olive oil, salt and a teaspoon of brown sugar to speed the process along. I used one fist sized sweet onion and two medium yellow cooking onions, sliced thinly and sautéed in a tablespoon of good olive oil over medium heat and sprinkled with a half teaspoon of kosher salt and the brown sugar. Once the onions have released their liquid, lower the heat and keep an eye on them, giving them a good stir from time to time, scraping up from the bottom to release the fond (that's the browned bits). See, in no time, we can all begin to speak like an experienced chef!
Instead of rolling out the dough to a thin disk, I stretched it gently into a 12" stoneware dish that I normally use for baking foccacia. This seemed to be foccacia-esque enough to qualify. I brushed the dough with olive oil and then layered on the minced olives,* followed by the caramelized onions and then sprinkled on a couple of tablespoons of crumbled goat cheese. I distributed a generous pinch of Herbes de Provence over the top (just thyme will do). Gave it a good grind of pepper and popped it into the hot oven on the very lowest rack for about 25 minutes.
*If using anchovies, chop 8 fillets, and scatter over the olive layer. Use a few whole fillets to garnish, if desired. I never desire anchovies. But that's my provincial Provencal taste. Cosmopolitan types will want the depth of flavor these little fishies afford.
This was the perfect accompaniment to a salad, rounding out the meal with just the right mouth feel of chewy crust, and salty topping.
The salad has a marvelous variety: hearts of romaine, unwaxed cucumber, sweet onion, grape tomatoes, roasted beets, toasted walnuts and crumbled goat cheese. It's lightly dressed with a drizzle of very good olive oil and a sprinkling of unfiltered apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Eating healthy isn't hard — you just have to be determined.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2011
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report revealing in 2011 women who "who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $684,about 82 percent of median earnings for male full-time wage and salary workers ($832)." The report goes on to say that in 1979, "the first year for which comparable earnings data are available,women earned 62 percent of what men earned." The report also provides detailed descriptions of the source of the data as well as an explanation of the concepts and definitions used since earnings differences can be influenced by many factors. The data is taken from the Current Population Survey (CPS) which the U.S. Census Bureau conducts monthly for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Census Bureau surveys approximately 60,000 households each month and collects information on earnings from one-fourth of the CPS sample each month.
Compounding Pharmacies Report
On Oct. 28, 2012 Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released a comprehensive report describing more than a decade of violations and problems at compounding pharmacies throughout the nation. Markie used "media reports, publicly-available FDA and state Boards of Pharmacy documents from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and DC" to show how "FDA's efforts to assure the safety of compounding pharmacies have been challenged at every juncture by some members of the compounding pharmacy sector." According to a press report, his document also reveals "that the state Boards of Pharmacy do not typically and consistently oversee the safety of the drugs made by compounding pharmacies and do not always provide records of their enforcement activities in an easily searchable and publicly available format."
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Dave Vuono
Posted on: September 1, 2008
[Photo] Dave Vuono collection
I have to say, I really don't consider myself a great photographer. I have to give credit to the subjects: the people and places that inspire a fantastic shot.
I have a full-time job unrelated to the outdoor world, which unfortunately takes up too much time for all the real things that matter to me. But in my spare time I pour my heart and soul into climbing, photography, restoration of a 1982 Diesel VW Vanagon (for climbing road trips) and studying to get into grad school (this really should be higher on my list).
I started climbing almost seven years ago and have never looked back. Early on, a friend gave a slideshow about rock climbing in Kalymnos, Greece. His images, stories and passion have stuck with me. Every year that followed, I traveled to some new place and brought back a climbing story to tell. That's how I began taking photographs.
In college I took a black and white photography course to learn the basics. Since then I've invested in the latest gear and scrounged up all sorts of info to advance my techniques. Sometimes it comes from a book or magazine and sometimes from trial and error—but most meaningful are tips offered by those who cross my path with a story to tell and knowledge to share.
I feel it's very important to remember your roots, whether it be climbing, photography, or simply life. Respect others' work; don't sell out; work hard, out of passion. As much as I would love to be a professional, full time photographer, I don't see it as my path. I climb and take photos because it's fun. Turning it into "work," I think, would render mute its spontaneity, appreciation, improvisation. I get satisfaction from sharing my images with others, and perhaps inspiring a few along the way.
See more of Dave's photographs at www.davevuono.com, and be sure to visit Alpinist Wallpaper throughout September 2008 to download his best shots in high res for your wallpaper or screensaver.
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Great vision and a beautiful article, thank you Dave!
Seth Zaharias www.cliffhangerguides.com
p.s. My Pops used to own A diesel Westy!


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In April, I blogged about the findings of a new analysis showing how state and federal standards to improve vehicle efficiency and accelerate vehicle electrification could impact jobs and economic growth. The results of the analysis were overwhelmingly positive. Investing in vehicle technologies to reduce spending at the pump isn't just good for drivers: the money invested in technology development creates jobs, and savings on fuel get pumped back into the economy. So what would happen if instead we decide to take a step backwards and not invest in improving vehicle emissions and efficiency as the Trump administration is anticipated to propose any day now? Spoiler alert: Oil companies win and everyone else loses.
Auto Standards Rollback: Oil companies Win, Everyone Else Loses
July 27, 2018 4:32 PM EDT
New EPA Administrator, Same Bad Idea—Car Standard Rollbacks Would be Awful
July 20, 2018 1:51 PM EDT
For months now, we've heard from a variety of sources that the Trump administration is readying a proposal which would roll back 2025 vehicle standards to 2020 levels, halting progress on reductions in emissions and oil use at the same time that transportation has become the largest source of global warming emissions in the U.S. With Scott Pruitt resigning from his post at the EPA, many had high hopes that this could signal a change in direction for the agency—unfortunately, Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler appears headed down the same wrong-headed path.
Our Latest Automaker Rankings: What The Industry Needs to do to Keep Moving Forward
June 7, 2018 9:59 AM EDT
Every few years, UCS takes a look at the auto industry's emission reduction progress as part of our Automaker Rankings series of reports. This year's analysis, based on model year (MY) 2017 vehicles, shows that the industry has once again reached the lowest levels yet in both smog-forming and global warming emissions from new vehicles, despite the fact that many off-the-shelf technologies are deployed in less than one-third of all new vehicles. Unfortunately, this record-setting trend in progress also shows some indications of slowing down, with Ford and Hyundai-Kia showing no progress towards reducing global warming emissions, and Toyota actually moving backwards.
Automakers Pretend President Trump Isn't Giving Them Exactly What They Asked For—We Don't Buy it.
May 11, 2018 9:58 AM EDT
Today, automakers are meeting with President Trump to discuss his administration's plans to rollback fuel efficiency and emissions standards on light-duty vehicles. Since reports of the proposal first began to leak, we've seen a number of statements from automakers claiming that this wasn't what they asked for. Unfortunately, these statements ring hollow—and their own proposals explain why. Read more >
Newsflash: Better Fuel Efficiency is Good For Jobs
April 4, 2018 10:51 AM EDT
Keeping the fuel standards strong is the best way to help grow jobs and support our economy. Investing in technology advancement in the auto industry and saving consumers money on fuel – both outcomes of clean car standards – help to create jobs and make our economy stronger. Read more >


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Goodreads is sponsoring Mystery Thriller Week from May 1-7, 2017.
To celebrate, I've joined "Ask the Author" and I'm busy answering questions. Please come by and visit my page. I'd love you to send me questions. One of the questions Goodreads sent to me is this:
What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
I've answered it on Goodreads, but I also offer it here, so I can add photographs.
Murder on the Michigan Frontier
My life reads like a mystery; unfortunately, sharing the intriguing bits could get me sued by living breathing characters. It's too close to now.
But there is another mystery in my life; one I'm most intrigued by, and which is on my list to write. It concerns one of my grandfathers: a man named Thomas.
He is the man I imagine. The one I stalk; or who perhaps stalks me. I wonder…does Thomas want me to unravel his tale? Seek evidence in centuries old documents? Does he demand justice for his murder? For that was always what the family called it: a murder.
As all good murder mysteries do, this one begins with a body: Thomas VanSickler was murdered at age thirty-seven while at a dance on the western Michigan frontier.
He and his wife Lezze moved south from Canada three years before. They'd been involved in the Red River Rebellion in 1869; the year Louis Riel was chosen as leader of the Resistance. Lezze was Tuscarora (Iroquois) and one of her brothers had already fled; a wanted man.
In 1870, Thomas is listed as a labourer, but by 1872 he is farming. He has $500 in real estate, and $275 in personal cash.
In a letter to his brother dated September 8, 1872 (likely the last letter he ever wrote) he says he has planted cabbages, corn, and potatoes, and has seven acres of buckwheat, almost ripe. He bought a three-year-old heifer who gives "a very good mess of milk" and paid $17 for a horse. Things are looking up for Thomas in Freemont, Michigan.
You might sea the boys. i got four now. We had one cume day before yesday, friday morning half past nine o'clock. He was nine pounds and a half. He is smart and missus is smart too. Well i can't rite much this time for it is late…
Underneath his signature he writes that they named the baby Obadiah (after his father and brother.)
Within days, Thomas is dead.
I wonder now… just how smart is the missus?
Thomas is a jealous man with a bad temper. And a man, no doubt, who likes his whiskey. That night, while the two of them are out at some social event, a neighbour named Simon Mark flirts with Lezze. When Thomas notices, a fist fight erupts, and in the end, he is dead: a battered body on a sawdust floor.
Nothing too unusual there. Men drink, fights break out, bottles crack, knives flash, and heads break…
Lezze marries his killer within eighteen months. And when she dies in childbirth (three years and three pregnancies later) Simon Mark walks that fourth son to the nearest railway station, sticks a label on his chest, and puts him on a train bound for Canada. Obadiah is just seven years old.
It is Obadiah who told the story of his father's murder to his grand-daughters, who told it to me.
For seven years, Obadiah lived with the man who murdered his father. How would that affect a boy? And, what happened to the other four children? At the time of his murder, Alice was thirteen, James ten, John six, and William three. Did Lezze send them back to their grandmother in Canada because she couldn't cope? Or was it Simon Mark's idea?
And why did they always say that Thomas was murdered: a term that implies pre-meditation and motive.
Was Lezze involved with Simon Mark? Knowing of Thomas's temper, why would she risk any association with another man in public?
Was Thomas drunk enough to rage, but too drunk to fight? Or was it all a tragic misunderstanding? An accident? Self-defence?
Was Simon Mark in love with Lezze, or did he just do the right thing by taking in the grieving widow and a brood of boys that would surely revenge their father's death.
Did Lezze want to marry her husband's killer? Was she forced? Or did the two of them conspire to rid the world of Thomas and gain Lezze her freedom?
What do you think? Does the Tale of Thomas have the makings of a historical mystery? Would you like to know what happened that September night out on the Michigan frontier?


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The Grandmother Bread Recipe
How to Make Bread
The Keeper of the Bread Story
One heirloom recipe, one thousand breads. Sandwich loaves, dinner rolls, pizza, sweet buns, crispies, and more. Do it all with Grandmother Bread.
The Grandmother Bread Cookbook
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The Breaking Point with Bread
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Garlic Knots
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Making King's Hawaiian Rolls
Herb and Swiss Crescents
Homemade Soft Pretzels
The Winter of Our Discontented Bread
Crusty Chipotle & Onion Bread
Bread 911!
Honey Oats & Groats Bread
A Basic Pastry Dough and Bear Claws
Pizza Crust Yeast
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In Search of Open Crumb
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Making Bread with a Dough Hook
Secrets of Chicago-Style Pizza
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Grandmother Bread in a Crock Pot
Maple Sticky Buns
A Very Vegan Day
On the Trail of Homemade Yeast
No-Knead Grandmother Bread
How to Cut Bread
Caramel Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding
Old-Fashioned Cornbread Dressing
Cornmeal Yeast Rolls
Grandmother Bread with Egg and Oil (and Milk)
Making Chevre (and Grandmother Bread with Whey)
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Chicken, Bacon, and Ranch French Bread Pizza
Whole Grain Grandmother Bread & How to Make Bagels
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns
In Pursuit of the Perfect Pepperoni Roll
Sourdough Pizza
How to Make Sourdough Starter, and Making Sourdough Grandmother Bread
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The Ultimate Breakfast Casserole
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Freezing Grandmother Bread
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Tastes Better Together
This ruby root
veggie may
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blood pressure,
memory, and
fight cancer.
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crunchy rich
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Three More Delicious Recipes1. Ruby and orangesalad: Divide 8 cupsred leaf lettuceamong 4 plates.Top each plate with½ roasted sliced beet,½ segmented orange,2 Tbsp choppedtoasted walnuts, and2 Tbsp herbedgoat cheese. Whisktogether 3 Tbsp oliveoil, 2 Tbsp red winevinegar, 2 Tbsp orangejuice, 1 Tbsp Dijonmustard, 1 Tbsp mincedgarlic, and ¼ tspeach salt and pepper;drizzle over salad.2. Pasta sauce: Puree2 cups choppedcooked or canned beetsand ½ cup fat-free,low-sodium chickenstock in a blenderuntil smooth. Sauté 3cloves sliced garlic in1 Tbsp olive oil untilgolden. Add pureedbeets, ½ cup half-and-half, and ¼ tsp eachsalt and pepper, andsimmer 3 minutes. Add½ lb cooked whole-wheat pasta and toss tocoat. Divide among 4bowls and sprinkle eachwith 2 tsp choppedtoasted walnuts and1 tsp chopped basil.3. Tangy dip: Toss2 cups finely choppedroasted beets and4 cloves mashedroasted garlic with3 Tbsp balsamicvinegar, 1 Tbsp oliveoil, ¼ tsp each groundcumin, salt, and pepper,and ⅓ cup choppedtoasted walnuts.Serve with pita chips.
Garlicky Beet Soup
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion,
4 cloves garlic,
2 large beets,
peeled and
1 large potato,
peeled and
3 cups fat-free,low-sodiumchicken broth½ tsp salt½ cup lightsour cream1 Tbsp freshlemon juice
¼ cup chopped
lightly toasted
> Heat oil in a 4-quart
saucepan over
medium-high heat.
Add onion and cook
until translucent,
6 to 7 minutes. Add
garlic and cook 1
additional minute,
then add beets
and potato and
cook until slightly
softened, 3 to 4
minutes. Add broth,
bring to a boil, reduce
heat, and simmer
until vegetables are
tender, about 20
minutes. Stir in salt
and remove from heat
to cool slightly.
> Add half the cooled
soup to a blender
and puree. Repeat
with remaining soup.
> Whisk together
sour cream and lemon
juice. Divide soup
among 4 bowls and
top with lemon sour
cream and walnuts.
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 240 cal,
12 g fat ( 3 g sat),
28 g carbs, 400 mg
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During my long break from blogging, I began doing some family history research. I've put in a lot of hours and made many phone calls. I am hoping to make some trips to the farm that three generations of our family have owned and to several cemeteries and libraries yet this summer and fall.
I'm in the process of organizing the info I've found (and am still finding) into a book... possibly a couple of books at the rate I'm going. In true modern fashion, though, a website gives instant gratification and makes for an easy way to disseminate the information to everyone at once. I already have a handful of blogs, what's one more? LOL!
So here is the link to The Hanna Family. It's a site dedicated to my Mom's side of the family. I have only added a few photos at this point, but I have so much more to share and I hope you'll enjoy reading and looking there as much as I have had putting it all together.
Let me know what you think!
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1:28pm PT by Graeme McMillan
What If 'Star Wars' and 'Batman v. Superman' Collided?
As if inspiring Batman to be a better hero and form the Justice League — not to mention, sacrificing himself to save humanity — wasn't enough to prove that Superman is the superhero of the year, director Zack Snyder has one final card to play: revealing that Kal-El of Krypton can bring balance to the Force.
Following up on earlier images that mashed-up his Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice with imagery from the Star Wars movies, Snyder took to social media service Vero to share a full trailer recasting the DC heroes as Jedi and Sith warriors.
The trailer — which bears the title Dark Side Knight v. Superjedi: Dawn of the Alliance, thereby proving that there really is a clunkier alternative to Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice — has been met with suspicion online from fans upset that Batman would be a Sith Lord. Me, I'm more upset that Bruce Wayne apparently chose the Bat-armor over that sweet Darth Vader armor he was staring at earlier…
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- World No. 1 Rory McIlroy toils on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship
- Northern Irishman hurls club at one stage as he cards a round of two-over-par
- Luke Donald can usurp McIlroy's top ranking this week and he sits on four-under
- David Drysdale and Peter Lawrie lead after the first day on six-under
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy lost his cool in the midst of a heatwave at the BMW PGA Championship as Luke Donald stepped up his challenge to usurp the 2011 U.S. Open champion at the top of the rankings.
McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, struggled to a two-over-par round of 74 on the opening day at the Wentworth course while Donald, the defending champion, sits within striking distance of the leaders on four-under.
Donald can regain the No. 1 spot with victory at the tournament and must finish in the top eight to have a chance of overtaking McIlroy. His six birdies helped him into a tie for eighth place.
Scotland's David Drysdale and Ireland's Peter Lawrie lead on six-under after day one with England's Justin Rose and Alavaro Quiros, from Spain, in a group of five players one shot back.
McIlroy's round included a run of four bogeys in five holes and at one stage he hurled a club to the floor in frustration after a poor shot.
"It's a bit of deja vu from last year," he told reporters. "I kept getting off to good starts and sort of making a few bogeys around the turn and not getting any momentum back.
"Two under through seven, feel like I'm playing well, then I make four bogeys in five holes. It's pretty disappointing and I feel like I'm playing pretty well, I just need to go out there and shoot a score."
McIlroy's compatriot Graeme McDowell's round turned sour shortly after he'd walked off the 18th green as his ball was shown to have moved prior to hitting his second shot from the rough on the closing hole.
The 2010 U.S. Open champion was unaware the ball had moved and he was penalised two strokes -- one for not replacing the ball into its original position and one for striking it from the wrong place.
It turned his round of level par into a round of two-over. He told reporters: "How are you supposed to attempt to place the ball when you're not sure it's moved in the first place? It's just a harsh one -- one of those freak scenarios in golf.
"It's my fault. I probably should have called for a referee. That would have saved me one shot, but what are you supposed to do -- the whole area was sort of bouncing.
"I was aware of it and asked for it to be looked at. The rules are there for everybody's protection."
Three-time major champion Ernie Els, from South Africa, is on four-under and compatriot Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters champion, finished on three-under.
Former world No. 1 Lee Westwood, who was beaten by Donald in a playoff at last year's tournament, birdied the last to finish two-under.


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County begins bid process for animal shelter
The Russell County Commission will begin the advertising of bids for the construction of a new city-county animal shelter. The county will advertise the solicitation of bid for the project in three regional newspapers, with the bid opening at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 in the Russell County Courthouse on 14th Street.
The city and county agreed to jointly construct an animal shelter on Prentiss Drive to replace the city-owned shelter on 12th Street. The county had planned to build its own facility in Seale after the city had decided in 2005 it could no longer house county animals in its facility. The county spent two years studying the issue but found the cost of construction more than it could afford.
County Engineer Larry Kite said that while the animal shelter will be shared jointly by the city and county, the county will handle the bidding process. The site, near the Russell County Jail and the Emergency Management Agency on county-owned property, has already been surveyed.