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Posey homers to back Zito, Giants beat Padres
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Diego outfielder Kyle Blanks traded a few stitches for an out and would do it again. He just wishes his team could have had a little more success.
Barry Zito and Chad Gaudin combined on a six-hitter, Buster Posey homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 5-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
The Padres were shut out for the second straight day and failed to score in their last 21 innings against Giants pitching.
"We were hitting the ball hard," said Blanks, who sustained a cut on his left eyelid when his sunglasses sliced into the eyelid as he smacked into the left field wall while making a catch in the sixth inning. "I don't know, he mixed his pitches and kept us off balance in and out. We just ran out of innings."
Blanks held onto the ball, wobbled a bit and then fell to his knees after retiring Joaquin Arias. He immediately exited the game and had four stitches put in his eyelid.
"That wall is pretty sturdy, let's just say that," Blanks said. "I feel fine, I'm just a little sore. My back is sore. It comes with the territory. I'm not going to play any less aggressively just because of a couple of surgeries. I'm happy I hung on to it."
Zito (3-1) bounced back from the worst start of big league career to beat the Padres for the first time in nearly two years. He allowed five hits in seven innings, struck out four, walked one and did not give up run for the third time in four starts.
"That's what Barry does," Padres' manager Bud Black said. "He pitches to the top of the zone and keeps you just off balance enough to mess up your timing. We hit the ball hard right at people."
Posey's first home run of the season was just the 11th this year for the power-starved Giants. Before the two-out, two-run drive off Eric Stults (2-2) in the fifth, Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Crawford had accounted for all of San Francisco's homers.
"That pitch to Posey is the one pitch I'd like to have back," Stults said. "I felt I was making good pitches. Torres happened to get the ball to right field, and that wasn't even a strike to Crawford and I fell behind Pagan 3-0 and the next pitch came back over the plate."
Zito's outing followed gems by San Francisco starters Madison Bumgarner and Tim Lincecum, and helped the Giants sweep the Padres in a series of three games or more for the first time since Sept. 12-14, 2011.
San Diego opened its six-game trip by taking three straight from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"You wouldn't think it would turn out this way after our at bats in L.A.," Black said. "Bumgarner pitched a great game, Lincecum kept it going and Zito carried it over. I can't put my finger on it other than to say they made pitches."
San Diego has started 5-13 for the second straight season. The Padres didn't have an extra-base hit in the game and failed to get a runner to second base over the final seven innings.
Stults, who had won four of his previous six starts against the Giants, gave up all five runs and eight hits in seven innings. He walked none for the second time this season.
NOTES: Padres OF Carlos Quentin has been working out at Petco Field while serving his eight-game suspension for charging Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke. ... LHP Clayton Richards, who was scratched from Saturday's game with flu-like symptoms, is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday. ... San Francisco RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) pitches the series opener against Arizona on Monday. ... RHP Jason Marquis (1-1) starts for the Padres when they begin a six-game homestand against the Brewers on Monday. ... Padres C Nick Hundley recorded his team-high sixth multi-hit game of the season.


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NHTSA Consumer Advisory on Toyota Recalls
The Center for Auto Safety is the nation's premier independent, member driven, non-profit consumer advocacy organization dedicated to improving vehicle safety, quality, and fuel economy on behalf of all drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
|For Immediate Release
Monday, February 1, 2010
|Contact: Karen Aldana
Telephone: (202) 366-9550
CONSUMER ADVISORY: Toyota Owners Advised of Actions to Take Regarding Two Separate Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today informed owners of certain Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac Vibe vehicles about the actions they should take if their accelerator gets stuck or is slow to return under certain conditions.
Today's advisory is precipitated by continued reports of consumer concern and confusion about two separate safety recalls Toyota announced over the past week involving accelerator pedals. Each recall has a different root cause – pedal entrapment and sticky pedal.
Pedal Entrapment Recall. In October, Toyota announced the recall of 3.8 million vehicles for accelerator pedal entrapment by the floor mat. That recall was recently expanded to include another million vehicles. When an accelerator pedal is depressed to or almost to the floor, as is done during attempts to merge onto a freeway or pass another vehicle at highway speeds, it can become trapped in the fully open position by an out of position or unsecured floor mat.
Toyota has begun to notify owners of the availability of a remedy for this entrapment recall. The accelerator pedal will be reconfigured by dealers. At the same time, Toyota will develop replacement pedals for these vehicles, which will become available for some models in April 2010. Owners who first choose to have the pedal reconfigured can also receive the brand new pedal when it becomes available. New all-weather floor mats will also be provided. In addition, Toyota will install a brake override system on certain models. The brake override system would ensure the vehicle would stop if both the brake and the accelerator pedals are simultaneously applied.
Until consumers receive the remedy, it is imperative that they take out all removable floor mats on the driver's side or ensure that any mats are properly secured. The agency has confirmed that 5 individuals, in 2 incidents, have died as a result of pedal entrapment in the recalled vehicles. Failure to follow this advice with regard to removing or securing the floor mats could lead to additional deaths and injuries. At such time as Toyota has the recall remedy for these vehicles owners will receive a letter instructing them to go to their dealer for the repair.
Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles affected by the entrapment recall are:
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2004-2009 Prius
- 2005-2010 Tacoma
- 2007-2010 Tundra
- 2006-2010 IS 250 and IS350
- 2008-2010 Highlander
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Venza
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe
Sticky Pedal Recall. In January 2010, Toyota announced the recall of 2.3 million vehicles for a problem internal to the accelerator pedal that causes it to be harder to depress, slower to return to the closed position or get stuck in some partially depressed position. Some of the vehicles included in this recall are also included in the pedal entrapment recall. Toyota has announced a remedy repair that will be available right away. The company is also having new pedals manufactured. Owners who first choose to have the pedal repaired may later receive a new pedal when it is available.
While we are aware of no deaths or injuries due to this condition, consumers should take the following steps prior to receiving the recall remedy. Owners of these vehicles should pay attention to the operation of their accelerator pedals. If their accelerator pedal is harder to depress than normal or slower to return, it may be a precursor to a stuck pedal. These vehicles should be parked and a dealer immediately notified. Should a pedal become stuck in a partially depressed condition while driving, owners should put their car in neutral, bring it to a stop and call their dealer.
Toyota, Lexus and Pontiac vehicles affected by the sticky pedal recall are:
- 2007-2008 Tundra
- 2008-2010 Sequoia
- 2005-2010 Avalon
- 2007-2010 Camry
- 2009-2010 Corolla
- 2009-2010 Matrix
- 2010 Highlander
- 2009-2010 Vibe
Actions Consumers Can Take If They Cannot Stop Their Vehicle. Regardless of the cause, if a consumer is experiencing unintended acceleration in their vehicle, they should take the following steps:
- Brake firmly and steadily – do not pump the brake pedal
- Shift the transmission into Neutral (for vehicles with automatic transmissions and the sport option, familiarize yourself with where Neutral is – the diagram may be misleading)
- Steer to a safe location
- Shut the engine off (for vehicles with keyless ignition, familiarize yourself with how to turn the vehicle off when it is moving – this may be a different action than turning the vehicle off when it is stationary).
- Call your dealer or repair shop to pick up the vehicle. Do not drive it.
For more information, consumers can contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Hotline at 888-327-4236 or the Toyota Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331 or the Lexus Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-255-3987. Information from Toyota is also posted at https://www.toyota.com and https://www.lexus.com.


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The Sun in the 3rd house has a curious mind that enjoys taking in all types of information. You may be restless and live for short getaways learning new subjects and spending time with brothers and sisters. You have a thirst for knowledge that will live inside of you most of your life
The Moon in the 3rd house gives you a knack for expressing your feelings. The 3rd house is intellect on a mundane level and the moon rules feelings. You may start off a conversation with the phrase "I feel as though…" You probably learn via intuition and pick up on non verbal cues while communicating. You may intelectualize your feelings.
Mercury is at home in the 3rd house, Mercury rules Gemini and the 3rd house is all about mental curiosity. Your mind is sharp; you communicate easily and are often on the go. You enjoy talking to just about anyone! You juggle many balls/agendas in the air at once with a possibility of dropping one. Nervousness is likely as your mental energy is scattered about.
Venus in the 3rd house finds they require constant communication in love. I have this placement and I always say write me a letter; send me a text, call me and email me! When the planet of love is placed in the 3rd house you enjoy short trips with your partner and mental stimulation is a must, the way to the heart is via conversation.
Mars in the 3rd house may find themselves arguing with siblings or anyone in there general community. I have this placement as well, Mars represents aggression and the 3rd house is communication indicating I'm aggressive in my surrounding environment or where I feel comfortable. I'm generally aggressive in speech; if I think it I say it.
Jupiter in the 3rd house indicates good luck via travel and good relations with siblings and neighbors.
Saturn in the 3rd house may be a good placement for authors or those that use meantal capabilities geared toward accounting, statistics and anything that requires significant concentration. May indicate depression as Saturn has a restrictive quality and the 3rd house rules the mind.
Uranus in the 3rd house oh dear erratic in speech, flashes of mental genius, you make a point of expressing your unique nature. Your mind is probably years ahead of society; you have the gift of invention
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Civil rights activist Patrick Breyer filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights over a German court ruling that identification be required for the purchase of prepaid SIM cards, he said Wednesday.
Breyer, who is a member of the German Pirate Party, and his brother, Jonas, who is a lawyer, filed the complaint because the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled that it is not unconstitutional to require identification from people purchasing prepaid SIM cards, they said in a statement. They contend that people should have the right to communicate anonymously.
Complainants in the court case argued that their rights were violated by the storage of their data and the potential for that data to be communicated. Because the Federal Constitutional Court ruled against them, the Court of Human Rights should resolve the question of whether anonymous communication is a right.
Prepaid cards can be registered under a fake name in Germany, can be passed on to others and can be brought into the country from abroad, Jonas Breyer noted in the statement, adding that requiring identification is therefore useless.
Forced identification further "threatens free and uninhibited communication and Internet use, which is vital in our society," Patrick Breyer said in the statement. "Anonymity is essential for press informants, for unwelcome opinions on the Internet, for the confidential exchange of trade secrets, for the coordination of political protests, for psychological, medical and legal advice, as well as self-help groups."
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Maggie's World 009: Research, Obsession, and Obsessive Research
Hey, good question! Let me check it out!
This is how it begins for me. Thanks to the Internet and stacks (and stacks) of reference books, a casual request by a buddy (or a suggested panel topic) seems simple enough. A fast 15 minutes will provide enough information to let me pontificate for as long as my audience's patience will hold out.
It turns out that those 15 minutes aren't enough. And I am reminded again to pay tribute to the countless hordes whose obsessive research has made me take their information for granted—and whose obsession is sometimes stereotyped as a symptom of mental aberration. Because, without those hordes, we'd still be referring to the anonymous Carl Barks only as "The Good Duck Artist" and wondering why we can't find a copy of Harvey's Steve Canyon Comics #7 (Feb. 1949) and Air Fighters Comics Vol. 3 #3 (Spring 1946). [Note: Neither exists.]
This came to mind when Danny Fingeroth recently invited me to be on two panels. The first was devoted to Roger Ebert's activities as a science fiction and comics fan (where he letter-hacked and wrote poems as "Rog Ebert"). I turned to my copy of Pat and Dick Lupoff's The Best of Xero (Tachyon Publications, 2004) for which he provided a foreword—but I have not yet located my copy of Buck and Juanita's fanzine Yandro for which Rog wrote me a love poem. (No, I never did meet him; no, I had had no idea until I read it that he had done so; it was a joke.) And that issue of Yandro is definitely not on line.
Danny's second panel involved the effects of the Kennedy assassination on comics. Now, this one I was sure I could quickly track down. With the great gobs of information amassed by such researchers as Hames Ware, Paul Leiffer, and Allan Holtz for online consumption, I knew I could quickly locate all the details of syndication for the syndicated newspaper cartoon panel I was trying to locate. But nuh-uh.
It was old-fashioned "plow through bound volumes" labor (on the part, be it noted, of Columbia University scholar and library guru Karen Green; librarians rock!) that pulled out the information on the cartoon I remembered only vaguely. The panel is so obscure that Google resisted my online efforts. And I share the information with you here because … Well, because now you'll know, too. And now the information will be online. And sharing knowledge is what researchers do, right? So:
The Kennedy assassination was directly responsible for the canceling of a just-begun newspaper-cartoon feature. It happened this way: Comedy writer Gerald Gardner (1929- ) wrote for such TV shows as The Monkees and Get Smart but was also senior writer for the political-satire series That Was the Week That Was. His books included the bestselling photo-captioned Who's in Charge Here? in which he wrote new dialogue for news photos. Cartoonist Frank Johnson (1931- ) drew such comic strips in the course of his long career as his own Beany—as well as Boner's Ark and Bringing up Father.
Gardner and Johnson teamed up to produce a Gold Medal paperback for a January 1963 release: Miss Caroline. According to an article in the July 6, 1963 Editor & Publisher (unearthed for me by the aforementioned Karen Green), the paperback was a hit, selling 250,000 copies. Its focus, as you can guess from the sample on its cover, was the antics of a little girl named Caroline who happened to be living in the White House at the time. Sample captions: "Mr. Rockefeller, are you richer than my Daddy?" and "When Daddy put Uncle Bob in the Cabinet, how did he breathe?"
The story in Editor & Publisher featured the announcement that newspaper syndicate Adcox Associates of San Francisco was about to release a panel, Miss Caroline: The Little Girl in the Big White House. The format would be two columns wide, the panel to run six days a week, "beginning in the Fall, probably October." Adcox president Glenn Adcox was quoted as saying, "One of the first newspapers I signed up for the panel was the Boston Globe in the Kennedy hometown."
And it did run—but not long enough to enter most reference works. Because, whenever it actually made its debut that autumn, the last day it ran in newspapers was November 22, 1963.
That information took me a week or so to track down, and I was only able to do so with a humanitarian willing and able to plow through bound copies of Editor & Publisher from 1963.
But what about locating and correcting online misinformation?
I'm not talking about the sort of rumor verification provided by Snopes; I'm talking about the well-meaning tidbits that are Just A Bit Off. Frankly, the one I'm about to address is something I, too, had internalized as fact. The correction came about thanks to one of my favorite volunteer projects: the annual Appleton (Wisconsin) American Association of University Women book sale. [Digression: You might do well to see whether the AAUW holds a book sale near where you live; you never know what you'll find.] We annually categorize the hundreds and hundreds of books donated; the result is a highly organized event in which collectors of Harlequin romances don't have to stumble over Clive Cussler fanatics to fill holes in their collections. All the books are pre-sorted by genre.
So. Sorting, sorting, sorting—and I always keep an eye out for unusual donations. Obviously, part of the fun for book collectors is that there are treasures in the mix—and it's part of the fun for me, too. (At the moment, for example, I'm researching a donated book that may be valuable enough that it will be put up for auction; it could provide additional funding for a scholarship or the like.) At any rate, I stumbled over the cartoon collection What's Funny About That? "Compiled by the editors of This Week Magazine" (E.P. Dutton, 1954). The book didn't have a dust jacket, and most of its cartoons weren't on a New Yorker level—but a bonus was a brief biographical section on a few of the cartoonists and hey! Here's a two-pager written by Charles D. Rice and illustrated by Jeff Keate. And it's titled "Squeans, Plewds and Briffits … Or, How to be a Cartoonist." In 1954. 1954?
Because I first came across these terms in Mort Walker's Backstage at the Strips (Mason/Charter, 1975). On pages 26-30, he outlined (and illustrated) what I took to be a gag lexicon he had created. (Squeans indicate a character is drunk; plewds are sweat drops radiating from a character; briffits are dust clouds left behind when a character is running.) So what was with this comedic essay two decades earlier? I researched online and did find a brief mention of the Rice essay from someone who hadn't read it but who had noted that Walker had cited Rice. Sure enough, when I reopened Backstage, what should I find on page 30 but Mort's own clear credit: "Charlie Rice, of This Week magazine, is one of the few serious students of comicana around. One of his first contributions was to catalog briffits. Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception, he then tackled squeans, which he categorized as 'a loose-jointed asterisk.' " And so on.
What many of us had assumed was Mort's joke about an imaginary scholarly attribution turned out to be true. But I would never have found it out for myself, had it not been for a casual observation in the midst of tossing dozens of volumes in appropriate boxes.
On the other hand.
While I was in the middle of writing this essay, a friend posted a query on my Facebook page. Could I help him identify a particular fantasy story he recalled reading when he was a child? I made a bunch of guesses and posted the question for myself on Facebook. Within less than half an hour, Mr. Silver Age (aka Craig Shutt) had nailed it, complete with a link to more information.
Because, let's face it: We may be serious researchers. We may be suffering from some sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Or we may simply be fascinated by what others perceive as trivia. Whatever the cause, the result is contributions to the comics field, because we pursue our questions until we have answers. And then we share the information with our buddies.
Mission accomplished. Return to base.
Maggie's World by Maggie Thompson appears the first Tuesday of every month here on Toucan!


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Here is an excellent resource for information on voting and who our enemies are. You can judge their voting record on who to target.
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Here is an excellent resource for information on voting and who our enemies are. You can judge their voting record on who to target.
Was David Brearley a federalist or a anti-federalist?
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Was David Brearley a federalist or a anti-federalist?
Is there any quotes by David Brearley?
Got a suggestion patriots,
A "SEARCH" function to this excellent website would immensly help to organize, archive and research.
Another useful feature would be to use BITTORRENT to distribute archives of this website (for keen users). This would also help in spreading knowledge + allow to restore backups (in case of censorship).
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THEY: Obama and his people, are the scourge of the Earth. They BELIEVE that the Constitution and The Bill of Rights are merely "Quaint Documents" that no longer apply to the America They want to create. They no longer even refer to it as "America" … They call it the "Homeland" and Their enforcers are the Department of "Homeland" Security … As if we are JUST another nation like Germany with it's "Fatherland" or Russia with it's "Motherland"… a simple psychological ploy to render our image of ourselves as something less than we are.
THEY: This Military-Industrial-Political Cabal, has a Lethal agenda that goes far deeper than DHS and it is undeniable that the foundation for what Obama is now doing WAS in fact laid in the four years prior to his so-called election. They did, in fact, rig the elections in order to place their "mouthpiece" in the office of the Presidency. From a very young age, They have inspired, groomed and directed him, going before him with great power and influence, sweeping aside his rivals, destroying his enemies and clearing his path, first to the Senate and then to the Presidency.
Something wicked is coming on the wind and it feels a lot like civil war. In what is perhaps NOT the most egregious instance, Obama has just signed a veritable battery of new proclamations from the Oval Office, designed to circumvent the recent congressional defeat of his Gun Control agenda.
It is now widely understood that DHS has, indeed, been placing billion dollar orders with every North American ammunition manufacturer and blocking foreign ammunition imports in a concerted effort to actually cut off the ammunition supply to all American gun owners… No Conspiracy Theory here…It's a cut-your-nards-off Fact. We are witnessing the final stages of an attempted coup.
Not so widely reported is the collateral fact that They are also ordering up all the spare parts for virtually every weapon capable of being used effectively on the battlefield.
You can ORDER anything you want, but just try to Actually GET anything in the way of critical spare parts for any weapon you own and you will find that resistance is futile. They aren't "just" watching us but are preparing for War and They are attempting to disarm the intended enemy … ALL OF US.
This isn't the kind of thing that one attempts unless there is a damned good reason for it, if only because, even with more money than God, that kind of effort can't really be sustained for much more than a year… less than that if they get caught at it. On this, the IRS, DOJ, FBI, EPA and all the other so called "scandals"…They are in the process of "getting caught". They have Something in mind.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY INTEND TO DO NOW (they have already gutted the Constitution with the Patriot Act and the NDAA) … something long ago planned (they've already taken the schools) … and something that is Now Imminent.
SOMETHING, in repayment for which, they expect us to rise up and slay them.
The truth is that we have Tyranny in the White House, fascist subversives in congress, arrogant traitors and pathological sycophants in DHS, IRS, EPA and all of the other alphabet agencies. The camps, whether you choose to see them or not, are already in place and the NSA's Fusion Centers feed them intelligence about YOU. Blackwater's shadow Op's are alive and well and ON OUR STREETS … You can actually SEE them in the Boston Bombing footage and you really MUST learn to believe your own eyes.
They are not different in any respect than the Gestapo as it existed in 1933. The only substantive difference is that this time they have technology and not only the Jews, but we and our way of life are the specific targets.
In the end, these people will kill millions of us and Make No Mistake; We are at War … and either We will win or They will win. There is NO grey area and NO compromise.
As the "Progressive" mouthpiece in the White House denigrates, and pillages our Nation, They are actively preparing for War and what we are witnessing in all of the so-called scandals are actually a series of "trial balloons" intended to define what They can and cannot get away with outside the envelope of Covert Operations.
These are not stupid people and they would like to set precedents that cede to them by fiat, the absolute power to circumvent the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as and when they see fit.
Like poking a Tiger with a stick, they are attempting to provoke the so-called "Tea Party", the true nature of which they misrepresent, into armed revolt. This is their immediate intent and now, unfortunately they will not be denied … It's gone much too far and Truth would have it that Civil War is now an inevitable consequence of a rogue government that will not succumb to restraint in any other way. It has become only a question of time and the proper triggering event.
Just about every one of us over 50 is a veteran and grew up in America more or less "as it was intended to be".
"WE" … This select group of OLD PEOPLE, together with their immediate families, CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE TEA PARTY … which has no other natural members.
The Tea Party has no structure and no one speaks for it. It is an irresistible, natural force for good, (the remnant of what we once were) an armed force that will only appear when the need is greatest.
"WE" … old beyond years, scarred from being shot, bayoneted, burnt and blown up in service to the finest nation ever to grace the face of the Earth, still constitute the greatest armed force in opposition to tyranny that has ever existed.
Obama and those who control him KNOW this to be true … and it terrifies them.
"WE" … EACH KNOW what it is to actually "BE AN AMERICAN"… "Thrifty, Brave, Clean, Reverend" … you know; "Truth, Justice and the American Way"… more compassionate and principled than anyone else on the planet.
"WE" … HAVE EACH SWORN AN OATH to protect and defend the Nation and the Constitution from ALL enemies foreign and domestic and we are the only ones with the knowledge, training and experience to do so.
"WE" … Remember the Truth of it because WE STILL LIVE IN IT and IT STILL LIVES IN US.
Unfortunately, that cannot be said for younger people, nor for our current crop of politicians, NOT ONE OF WHOM EVER LIVED in an America free of socialism, revisionist history and institutionalized government sedition.
Even if, by some miracle, we manage to impeach the creature in the White House, we will still need to hunt down and deal with the other creatures in high places and foreign countries who structured and set the patriot act and the NDAA in place, along with all of those who prepared HIS path and shoe-horned his butt into the White House.
Only through public trials and the subsequent imposition of unthinkable consequences can we assure that this THING never, ever happens again.
Now that the scourge is within and upon us, you can be sure that when They come, AND THEY WILL COME, they will attempt to remove us first.
Since 1776, the price for our nation's welfare has been paid in blood and death and anguish and every single man fallen in war expects us to honor the oath we took when "We" were too young to understand what it really meant … whatever the cost.
War, although necessary at times, is a truly terrible endeavor (you really can't imagine it) and so, although we will not start it, like the man said; "we will, in our righteous might" sure as Hell finish it .
Very well stated Sir, Thank You
A-MEN, Brother!!!!
In response to one comment, and a comment of my own as I work nights and this us my bedtime, The beginning of this year 2015 the state I live in Illinois has made owning and even carrying a concealed handgun much easier, A gun safety course is required but both my daughters, their husbands and 8-10 others I know are now packing, Id say most have between 9mm to 44mm, but a couple have Desert Eagle 50 cal. Neither of my daughters u would confuse with being atypical gun people, more concerned with their nails and hair (Im smiling knowing this might be taken as some underhanded insult but just stating the truth) They noticed some neighbors with Pit Bulls and a semi recent story of local child attacked by that breed is the reason they were interested in owning and carrying a gun as they have toddler age kids, Im rambling I apologise, Ive always thought it would become more and more difficult to own but seems opposite, What are your thoughts on this? This is first time Ive found this site and my thoughts were the CIA and George Sr were the main villians in this country last 50 yrs, Id like any opinions and please remember I just found this site, trying to come up with any anti government info on regular websites is very limited. , at least the real dirt, I know personally some Franklin cover up victims and have wanted to spread that story but they will not let me use their names out of fear and if you heard the stories I have you cant blame then, Thanks Marc
Wow Henry, reading some of your earliest "Trenches" comments is very interesting. You apparently had just started the web site and your message is consistent. I like that in someone I know. They've been true to their word and have honor. That's the way I feel about you brother. Millard
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Simon Cherriman checks on a wedgie (Aquila audax) aerie
Western Australia, 2010
A Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) considers the next leave to eat.
Ranomafana NP, Madagascar 2007
Yusef scans for markhor (Capra falconeri)
High Pamir, Tajikistan 2012
A habituated red fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica) asks for an egg.
北海道, 日本 2007
Morgan Kellogg explores some ice
Salmon River Falls, NY
Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza), aka Abyssinian black-and-white colobus, groom each other
Kibale NP, Uganda 2008
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
An orangutan (P. pygmaeus) eyes me warily. This moment was five days in the making, I was too excited to be polite.
Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo 2007
Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), deep in thought
Kibale NP, Uganda 2008
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
地獄谷野猿公苑 , 日本 2007
Marble Mountain
Ngũ Hành Sơn (Five Elements Mountains),
Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam
A March morning in the Baltic
Vilnius, Lithuania 2010
Alexander Lee & Benjamin Hale pontificate
Mono Lake, CA
Essaouira (Mogador), Morocco
Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
Kruger NP , South Africa
A red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) raids a garden
Fort Portal, Uganda
An Abyssinian black-and-white colobus (Colobus guereza), hopefully not as sad as she looks
Kibale NP, Uganda
Red-shanked Douc (Pygathrix nemaeus)
Red-shanks are among the more difficult primates to find.
Sơn Trà, Vietnam
An urban long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis) enjoys some rubbish
Lopburi, Thailand
Julio Rivas García, church-topper
Quito, Ecuador
Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis) rule the rooftops
Lopburi, Thailand
A culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus), or Andean fox, eyes a meal
Chimborazo, Ecuador
A lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) gaps the canopy
Khao Yai NP, Thailand
A mantled guereza (Colobus guereza) leaps for the next leaf
Kibale NP, Uganda
A lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus) feeds at dusk
Mananara Avaratra, Madagascar
Travis Drake leads me up a Flatiron
Boulder, CO
Benni Leutner heads downhills
Swiss Alps
Alfonso heads uphill
Guagua Pichincha, Ecuador
Looking back down the Gothics
Adirondacks, NY
Autumn morning upstate
Lake Moraine, NY
Dushanbe-Khorog road, the only way into the Pamir
Along the Panj River, Tajikistan
Alexander Lee drops into a slot
Blue John Canyon, Utah
Children react to a passing wedding
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Central Asian elegance
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
A ranger checks his charge
Nyungwe NP, Rwanda
Twenty-plus people in one truck, thirty-hour trip up the Northeastern Malagasy coast
outside Mahambo, Madagascar
Traffic jam in the Anzob tunnel. Insane.
Fan Mountains, Tajikistan
Yusef cooks dinner
High Pamir, Tajikistan
Sheh William poses before entering the Morong compound
Kumbo, Cameroon
Truckers wait their turn
Pamir, Tajikistan
Autumn, willow, moose (Alces alces)
Pinedale, WY
Simon Cherriman, still after eagles and aeries
Outback, Western Australia
Black-and-red Broadbills (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos), roosting at night
Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Purple-chested hummingbird (Amazilia rosenbergi), adorning my hosts' backyard
Quito, Ecuador
Asian elephant emerging
Khao Yai NP, Thailand
Fanaloka (Fossa fossana), or Malagasy civet, hunting
Ranomafana NP, Madagascar
[From left] Abdul Nasir, Ngeh Francis, & Hamza, searching for the "King of the Forest", Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco bannermani)
Oku, Cameroon
A wallaroo (Macropus robustus erubescens) , or euro, digs up an old gnamma hole, looking for water
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Lei Chic presents a.wattz dezigns at Honolulu Night Market
Wattz Going On
Deny as you might, summer is ending. The signs are everywhere. Pumpkin spice lattes (officially!) return to Starbucks. Networks are rolling out their fall premieres. Heck, even Britney's going back to work.
But you can still give summer one last hurrah by picking up a.wattz dezigns' newest collection, Indian Summer, when it debuts at Lei Chic's booth at Honolulu Night Market this Saturday.
We're long-time fans of Kaimuki designer Amanda Watkins' colorful, refined jewelry and her latest creations are no different: layering necklaces and bracelets inspired by Native American beadwork with precious stones, glass, vermeil and goldfill accents. Like an Indian (or Hawaiian) summer, the collection reflects a fun, carefree transition into fall that still packs a ton of heat. Colors continue to pop though hues are slightly subdued with shades of coral, lavender, navy and even black.
Of course, this being Lei Chic and all, we're also hooking you up with:
Exclusive discounts. Stop by our booth and you'll automatically score 20 percent off anything neon, like the drool-worthy long vinyl and beaded necklaces from Watkins' summer collection. Plus, mention Lei Chic and she'll slash 10 percent off all regular-priced merchandise, which includes her new Indian Summer pieces.
An awesome giveaway. Fill out a form and you could win the coral, black and turquoise necklace with vermeil beads pictured below (a $56 value!) plus luxe cosmetics from Lei Chic's beauty archive. No purchase necessary.
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Stop by Lei Chic's booth featuring a.wattz dezigns this Saturday, 6-11 p.m., in the Pinch of Salt warehouse and stay tuned for more on this month's Honolulu Night Market. Photos: Amanda Watkins.


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NEW YORK – Funding for U.S. startup companies soared 57 percent in the first quarter to a level not seen since 2001, as venture capitalists piled more money into a growing number of deals, according to a new report.
Startup investments totaled $9.47 billion in the first three months of the year, up from $6.01 billion in the first quarter of 2013. It was the highest since the second quarter of 2001, when investments reached $11.5 billion.
There were 951 deals completed in the quarter, up from 916 in the same period a year ago.
The MoneyTree study was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters.
Software companies received the most money – $4 billion. Biotech was a distant second with $1.06 billion. The last time the software sector received this much money was in the fourth quarter of 2000, right as the dot-com bubble was about to burst.
The sharp increase in venture funding in the first three months of the year comes amid a cooling of investor sentiment toward publicly traded technology stocks. Since March, shares of companies such as Netflix, Twitter and Facebook have sagged. With some technology stocks down as much as 40 percent, as in Twitter's case, the sharp decline is raising questions about whether the downturn is temporary or a sign that another bubble is about to pop.
That said, one reason for the high level of funding activity may be that VCs are investing in maturing companies. Later-stage deals are bigger than early-stage investments because they help startups expand rather than get off the ground.
Online storage startup Dropbox snagged the quarter's top deal with $325 million. It was the San Francisco company's fourth round of financing. Vacation rentals site Airbnb and mobile messaging service TangoMe tied for the No. 2 spot with $200 million each. For Airbnb, it was the seventh round of financing, while it was TangoMe's fourth.


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|Dubey, Jitender
|Hill, Dolores
|Zarlenga, Dante
|CHOUDHARY, SHANTI - Non ARS Employee
|FERREIRA, LEANDRA - Non ARS Employee
|OLIVEIRA, SOLANGE - Non ARS Employee
|VERNA, SHIV - Non ARS Employee
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|SU, CHUNLEI - University Of Tennessee
Submitted to: Veterinary Parasitology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/13/2013
Publication Date: 8/1/2013
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/57118
Citation: Dubey, J.P., Hill, D.E., Zarlenga, D.S., Choudhary, S., Ferreira, L., Oliveira, S., Verna, S., Kwok, O.C., Driscoll, C., Spiker, H., Su, C. 2013. Isolation and characterization of new genetic types of toxoplasma gondii and prevalence of trichinella murrelli from black bear (Ursus americanus). Veterinary Parasitology. 196:24-30.
Interpretive Summary: Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite of all warm-blooded hosts worldwide. It causes mental retardation and loss of vision in children, and abortion in livestock. Cats are the main reservoir of T. gondii because they are the only hosts that can excrete the resistant stage (oocyst) of the parasite in the feces. Humans become infected by eating under cooked meat from infected animals and food and water contaminated with oocysts. Trichinella species are worms that can also cause serious illness in humans who ingest infected uncooked meat, especially game. In the present study scientists found Toxoplasma and Trichinella infections in bears that were hunted. The results will be of interest to biologists, parasitologists, and public health workers. Bear meat should be cooked well before consumption.
Technical Abstract: Black bears (Ursus americanus) are hosts for two important zoonotic parasites, Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. and bears are hunted for human consumption in the USA. Little is known of the genetic diversity of T. gondii circulating in wildlife. In the present study, antibodies to T. gondii were found in juice from tongues of 17 (25.7%) of 66 wild black bear from Maryland during the hunting season of 2010 and 2011. Antibodies to T. gondii were assessed by the modified agglutination test. Tongues of 17 seropositive bears were bioassayed in mice and viable T. gondii was isolated from three samples. These three T. gondii isolates (TgBbMd1-3) were further propagated in cell culture and DNA isolated from culture-derived tachyzoites was characterized using 11 PCR-RFLP markers (SAG1, 5'- and 3'-SAG2, alt.SAG2, SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8, c29-2, L358, PK1 and Apico). Results revealed three genotypes. TgBbMd1 is a Type 12 strain (ToxoDB PCR-RFLP genotype #4) and TgBbMd2 is a new genotype, designated as ToxoDB PCR-RFLP genotype #216, and TgBbMd3 is a Type II clonal strain (ToxoDB PCR-RFLP genotype #1).The isolate TgBbMd2 was highly virulent for outbred Swiss Webster mice. Results indicate that mouse virulent strains of T. gondii are circulating in wildlife in the USA. These 66 tongues in addition to tongues collected during hunts in previous years were further investigated for the presence of muscle larvae of Trichinella spp. Tongues from 40 bears in 2005, 41 in 2006, 51 in 2007, 56 in 2008, 68 in 2009, 67 in 2010, and 66 in 2011 were subjected to digestion with pepsin/HCl and microscopic examination. Two bears were infected with Trichinella spp.; one in 2008 and one in 2009. Genotyping of collected muscle larvae revealed that the infecting species in both cases was Trichinella murrelli.


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September 26, 2008
On the Menu: Answers, Updates, and Breast Milk?
Please don't let the title of this post scare you--we're not giving away breast milk this week. Our Friday Giveaway is just below. This is just an Odd's & End's post, because we're Odd, and it's the End of the week!
Return of The "What the Heck" Random Post Button
Merry and I thought perhaps we broke it, since we were using it a LOT. (And we were the only ones, as far as I can tell, but what can I say--it amuses us). It randomly calls up old Cranky Fitness Posts from the archives. It's on the right, under "Typical Crankiness."
This clever random post widget had apparently been working just fine for almost a year and a half, but a couple days after we installed it? It broke. (For everyone, not just us).
So if you find yourself at work, and not wanting to get back to something productive yet, check it out! No doubt you'll end up on a lame post like this one, but you never know.
Major Blog Funk Update:
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all who commented on my meltdown post. I truly do want to keep this blog going, and your helpful, compassionate, understanding, and sometimes hilarious comments really reminded me of why it's so essential to me to stay part of this awesome community of people.
I need to figure out how to get more streamlined over the next few months while I try to get a book proposal together. (Not that there's any reason to think a book proposal would fly. But it's part of the Grand Plan and one of the reasons I started a blog in the first place. I didn't actually plan to blog indefinitely, but hell, now I'm hooked.)
So I'm thinking...
I may not be commenting very often on other folk's blogs over the next few weeks or months. Which is selfish, and probably short-sighted. I will no doubt go into a panic when comments here start to dwindle.
However, I will be stopping by your blogs, to see what you're up to--just not commenting very often.
I know it it sounds silly, but as much as I love it, trying to comment on so many of your fine blogs takes me a huge amount of time. I wish I was better organized and more efficient!
Blogroll Update
In attempting to update the Random Rotating Blogroll, I think I may have lost some of you whom I didn't mean to delete. (Doh!) Plus, there are newer Cranky Fitness Friends who should be on there, but I haven't been very organized about noticing that you're not.
So: are you a somewhat recurrent visitor/commenter/linker to us?
Are we on your blogroll, or if you don't have one, have you mentioned us in some way in the not too distant past?
Do you have a blog which may be of interest to our readers?
Do you keep visiting the site but your blogname NEVER seems to come up in the random blogroll?
Well, if all these are true, then shoot, we need to add you! Sorry. Please leave a comment or send us an email and we'll correct it.
On the other hand, whenever I've even whispered the word "blogroll" in the past, people I've never heard of before (who often have boring blogs) and no relationship to CF sweep in from the far reaches of the blogosphere and ask to be included. We'd like the list to be useful to readers, and stay short enough that everyone sees their name up there fairly frequently. So we'll try to be somewhat selective.
Cranky Quiz Answers:
Not only was Merry was kind enough to assemble the Cranky Quiz, but she provided answers and links. So, how did you all do?
1c. Dear Crabby.
2d. The infamous Slanket!
3b. The Lobster
4c. Recycle those old shoes and they'll be turned into rubber-type running surfaces!
5c. Rhoda Runner
6a. Salvia Divinorum
7b. The Cookie diet
8c. The Flat Belly
9a. Hide your alarm clock? As if!
10d. Coffee addiction
And What's That about Breast Milk on the Menu?
Yep, literally.
Over at L.A. Time's Booster Shots, they're reporting about a Swiss chef who plans to put human breast milk on the menu at his restaurant. He'd like to feature soups and stews that are up to 75% breast milk. (Local authorities, however, take a dim view of it).
And Peta chimed in too, sending a letter to Ben and Jerry's, asking them to start using human mother's milk instead of cow's milk for health reasons.
I have a strong, reflexive "acccck" reaction. But why should it seem gross? Why is the idea of consuming human milk so unappealing, when we are, actually, human? It really is arguably more natural than drinking cows milk. But, well, .... yuck.
Update: I just discovered after I wrote this that yet again, Healthbolt beat me to it and already posted on this. That's what I get for dawdling. They really are a great source of weird health news.
So what do you think of adult humans eating stuff made from breast milk? (Anyone ever tried it?)
38 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Hey! I got everything right on the quiz! (Oh, wait a minute. I don't get a gold star in this case :( Damn.)ReplyDelete
Human breast milk is very high in fatty acids that a human infant needs. I know adults need these essential acids too, but all the same I think I'd rather eat salmon, thanks.
So, then, we're going to start milking women like cows?ReplyDelete
Lactation follows pregnancy so where do the donors come from? And, umm, how do we know if a woman who say, chooses to do this to supplement income, eats properly? What drugs does she take?
What about allergic reactions?
Yeah, I'm against it. It really doesn't seem right.
Breast milk is great for babies. I'm not so sure it's great for ice cream.
I live right up the street from Peta's headquarters. You have no. freaking. idea.ReplyDelete
I'm not shocked by the suggestion, and yes, I've tasted breast milk as an adult. (It was my own, thankyouverymuch, and I was curious. Like milk, only sweeter.)
The idea of drinking milk from the breast of a cow is gross enough..why add the human factor?ReplyDelete
I agree with leah...there are so many things that get transfered through milk it would be difficult to ensure it was "healthy".
I want to be like MizFit too! But, in different ways than just her amazing ability to read all our blogs and still have time for your family!
You don't need to add mine...I'm just a perpetual lurker for your blog! Shameful, I know.
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Perhaps the idea is repulsive because all the other bodily secretions are emphatically /not/ something we'd ever want to touch?ReplyDelete
leah, good point about the pragmatics.ReplyDelete
lynn--thanks, I was actually kind of curious!
And diana--we love lurkers! I went ahead and added you, but I can take you off if you'd rather not be listed.
And congrats Merry for a perfect score!
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I've decided long ago that PETA was insane (actually was a factor in not going full-on vegetarian, albeit a tiny one).ReplyDelete
Breast milk...that's the last part I read so I will say that I think "we" have eaten much worse in our lives with all the crap in food (esp since I said I'd take one of the WW coupons). But if I had the choice of breast or no breast, as long as I don't have to get it out of the breast myself...I'd be okay as long as I didn't know and wait, who's breast is it going to be? I mean I think my mom breast fed me so ...ReplyDelete
oh forget it.
I didn't take the quiz. I still *owe* some comments to others! And I'm supposed to be working.
I think I have been reading and lurking CF for quite some time now, and only commenting for awhile. I find your snarkiness inspirational.
I don't know if I have seen my blog come up in your roll or if it's a blog that others might find of interest. But you could add me.
And if you don't have time to comment, I will comment for you.
I'm trying to be logical with myself over the human breast milk because rationally it can't be worse than cow's milk but I'm seriously creeped out by the idea. I have the same questions as Leah about the methods. They planning to just keep a rotating group of females constantly pregnant in order to produce milk?ReplyDelete
I also tasted mine while I was nursing because I was curious about what the baby was enjoying so much and it isn't awful but it's a lot thicker and sweeter than cow's milk.
POD--I thought you were already on there, thanks for catching that! Great post you've got up now too. Well, no surprise, they usually are.ReplyDelete
Um, yeah, I am with Leah on the practicalities of breast milk production. I can just see women being docilely herded into a milking shed and hooked up to a milker. Oh and then the product packaging, instead of cows, just busty women. (Sarcasm, just in case no one recognized it)ReplyDelete
My understanding has been that women don't always have enough for the child that they produced, let alone any extra. Of course, never having spawned, I could be completely wrong.
i'll stick to cow milk, thanks. besides, don't cows NEED to be milked? if so, peta needs to be better informed.ReplyDelete
if not ... i still stand by my first sentence.
Cranky rancher here... Human breast milk? No thanks. (Oh, and the reason it tastes different than cow's milk? The milk you buy in the stores has been through a separator and the cream has been extracted to be used for butter and... well... cream!) I'm not sure what the ratio of milk to cream would be in human milk, but I think that may be why it tastes richer and sweeter.ReplyDelete
I also have the same reservations as some of the rest of the commenters about consuming human milk. We know now that everything the mother ingests makes it's way into the milk.....think about that one, folks! (Who would be selling their milk? Not some wholesome, buxom milk maid, right?)
And no, cows don't HAVE to be milked. Some cows are superior milk producers and have been bred as such, so they produce far more milk than one calf can drink. But remember, milk cows do not get to feed their calves. The milk from the grocery store comes from cows that are milked twice daily for the sole purpose of supplying milk to humans.
So, then one could wonder...do we really want to turn that around? Start milking women to supply milk to those poor calves who never get to suckle their mothers....?
*Okay, climbing off my milking stool/soapbox now.*
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Breast milk? it would be Very Expensive. Consider the relative size of women and cows.ReplyDelete
Mary Anne in Kentucky
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Bag lady, you inspired me to get David Mackenzie's _Goat Husbandry_ off the shelf and look up the chart:ReplyDelete
% Fat: Goat:3.8 Cow: 3.67 Human: 3.6-4.7
% Lactose: Goat: 4.08 Cow: 4.78 Human: 6.92
So human milk is really sweeter than cow even before the cream is extracted. Why the human butterfat is given as a range, when the others are averaged (I was lucky enough to drink goat milk from a herd with an average of 8!) I don't know.
Mary Anne in Kentucky, formerly breastfed
I have the same "acccck" reaction to using breastmilk, I'm sure its just a cultural thing, but it just seems wrong and strange and creepy. I will admit to tasting it, but it was my wife's, out of my sons bottle while I was feeding him, and I was curious. Enough said about that situation.ReplyDelete
I have the same question as Leah, and many others. Where is all this human breastmilk going to come from? My wife pumped all the time, and still had trouble keeping up with demand of the hungry little bugger.
I just see all kinds of nightmare scenarios here. Women exploited for milk, "encouraged" to give ALL their breast milk to big corporations who will turn around and sell them expensive formula (and let me just say I'm not against formula-feeding AT ALL, it's just that it is more expensive). Plus, I have to say, having also tasted my own breast milk, I prefer soy.ReplyDelete
I think that the breast milk shouldn't be an automatic "yuck" although that's totally the reaction I have. BUT - how are we getting enough milk for ice cream? The way I understand it, women who are producing breast milk often selfishly want to give it to the baby that just came out of their body and not to me (although maybe breast milk ice cream would be the solution for my lactose intolerance).ReplyDelete
Breast milk on a menu!!!! really?? I'm just trying to think how!! as in HOW???ReplyDelete
It's my mission to discover a great new blog in the Fitosphere, click on the comments section and NOT find Mizfit has already posted.ReplyDelete
That woman is omnipresent!
(In a nice way)
Good luck with the proposal, keep us posted on how you get on. And please please please get some merchandise going, I would buy a Cranky Fitness ANYTHING.
TA x
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2008 at 6:18 AM
I was not breastfed as a child so I'm kind of curious! Um, not. And even if I were, I'd want to do it in its purest form, straight from the teet, yo! None of this masking the fact I'm drinking breast milk by adding lots of sugar and cookie dough and other weirdness then freezing it in a carton.ReplyDelete
Re the blogroll... you were an early addition to ours... would love to be on yours!
I'm guessing that most Dads have at least tasted it at one time or another, but yes, I have the same concerns that Leah expressed (no pun originally intended) about how it would be regulated. I just don't think we NEED milk of any kind in our diet. Humans are a strange lot.ReplyDelete
I have no idea if I'm still on your blog roll or not, but I totally understand if I've been culled. My blog has nothing to do with fitness so no problem if mine doesn't fit in.
My friend's mom's doctor used some of her (the mom's) breast milk in his coffee after showing her how to use the breast pump.ReplyDelete
First a post about Pull-ups, then a post about breast milk. Is there some other reason you are not telling us about that is the REAL reason you are moody and too tired to comment on other blogs? Hmm?ReplyDelete
~laughs hysterically~
Oh my goodness! Didn't realize the trend but will promise not to post about teething on Monday. A little too late for little crablets for me at this point!
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2008 at 3:34 PM
I fear that if breast milk catches on I'll be rounded up and forced to supply the masses...I have such an oversupply for my one tiny baby it's ridiculous. But, I am in the minority - most people I know have the opposite problem. And anyway, gross. I can't even bring myself to taste my own.ReplyDelete
I have a total ick factor to the breast milk...I mean I guess cow's milk just comes from a cow. But breast milk comes from a woman, with a name and a face...and I just. can't. do. it.ReplyDelete
Love the widget, btw. :)
I have never personally tasted breast milk - even my own - and have no desire to do so. I did, however, used to squirt it at my husband occasionally for fun. But he NEVER asked me to put it on his cereal.ReplyDelete
Fine. Be that way. :)ReplyDelete
I've got just one thing to say about this...ReplyDelete
PHOEBE: Oh, I tasted Ben's milk, and Ross freaked out.
ROSS: I did not freak out.
CAROL: Why'd you freak out?
ROSS: Because it's breast milk. It's gross.
CAROL: My breast milk is gross?
SUSAN: This should be fun.
ROSS: No, no, Carol. There's nothing wrong with it. I just don't think
breast milk is for adults.
CHANDLER: Of course the packaging does appeal to grown-ups and kids
CAROL: Ross, you're being silly. I've tried it, it's no big deal.
Just taste it.
ROSS: That would be no.
PHOEBE: Come on. It doesn't taste bad.
JOEY: Yeah, it's kinda sweet, sorta like, uh-
SUSAN: Cantaloupe juice.
JOEY: Exactly.
ROSS: You've tasted it? You've tasted it.
SUSAN: Uh huh.
ROSS: Oh, you've tasted it.
SUSAN: You can keep saying it, but it won't stop being true.
ROSS: Gimme the bottle. Gimme the towel.
Monica and Hilary: you were both on there already and fortunately not caught in the missing chunk. Just keep hitting refresh and pumping up our page views and you should see it pop up eventually!ReplyDelete
Too funny Chicken Girl. Never caught that episode.
Therapy Doc--great post on DFW.
Oh, my -- I hadn't heard that about the breast milk. That's interesting. My reflexive reaction is ewwwwwww -- but more than that, I've gotta agree with Leah about the practicalities.ReplyDelete
Glad you're feeling great about your blog again! :) It rocks. :) And exciting about the book proposal!
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Enculturation is an interesting gauntlet. Breast milk is a little too cannibalistic for us, huh? Don't have a problem with someone else's kidney.ReplyDelete
Problem with breast milk: it contains veriouse goobies intent on boosting the baby's immune system. Adults should not consume that.ReplyDelete
Problem with breast milk number two: ehe. gross.
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Ok, I am kinda grossed out by the breast milk thing. I mean health is important but there are some things even I won't do... ;)ReplyDelete
Objectively speaking, I can see breast milk as a source of nutrition. In reality, though? *vomit* I think it's because our culture doesn't represent breasts as a natural food source, but rather as a sexual organ (nipple-bearing model? Cool! mother breastfeeding in public? OH GOD!) Cow's milk? A-okay. I mean, steers don't motorboat their mates. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2008 at 10:30 AM
I saw this on Healthbolt on Friday, and had the same EEEWWWWWW reaction most people had. Even went to far as to post about it on Facebook.ReplyDelete
And while I don't have a problem with babies breastfeeding, I seriously, really, don't want to drink another woman's breastmilk as an adult. It creeps me out. I think that the major difference between this kind of "cannibalism" as the previous poster put it, and getting organs from other people is that the organs are for lifesaving measures. Human adults don't need milk. We may like it (especially as ice cream), but the majority of human adults are lactose intolerant, because nature never intended us to drink milk as adults.
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Why not just switch to soy or almond milk?ReplyDelete
I heard an interview with a PETA lady who said she is trying to get Ben & Jerry's to make a human breast milk ice cream...it's all a demented ploy to get focus back on cruslty to cows in the milk industry if you ask me.
There are a lot of alternatives for us other than cow milk. And breast milk is for babies. I won't drink goats milk so there is no way on this earth I would drink human milk...unless I had to to stay alive or something.
And who would donate? I had a friend with twins who couldn't make enough milk for both of them and she had to go to a poorly supported milk bank to feed her babies...why would we chain up women into mass milk production for our own benefits? Why not just take your vitamins and eat some more fish?
It's silly.
A silly argument and I'll just look for a milk alternative thanks...
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QUEENS, NY (SEPTEMBER 5, 2013) –On Saturday, September 21st, 2013, "International Fight Night" returns to the Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens, New York as New Legend Boxing, Old World Boxing and W.O.N. Promotions present another memorable night of professional boxing. Since bringing professional boxing to Resorts World Casino New York City in September 2012, this will be the trio of promoters' fifth "International Fight Night" held at the casino and their tenth "International Fight Night" in the New York City area. The event dubbed "International Fight Night" will truly be, "International", as professional boxers from the United States, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana & Aruba all compete in an action packed 10 bout card.
In the main event, Leon Moore will take on Rafael Vazquez for the WBA FEDELATIN's Super Bantamweight Championship scheduled for ten rounds.
Moore of Georgetown, Guyana has an impressive mark of 30-2 with 24 wins coming by way of knockout. He was the former Guyanese Bantamweight champion, WBC Caribbean Bantamweight champion, NABA Bantamweight champion, WBC Caribbean Super Bantamweight champion and the PABA Super Bantamweight champion. Moore who turned pro in 2001, sports a win over former world champion Mauricio Pastrana and has won 12 straight bouts with the latest being a 2nd round stoppage over Earl Trotmann on July 5th in Georgetown, Guyana.
Vazquez of Howard Beach, Queens, has a record of 8-1 with 6 knockouts. Vazquez turned pro in 2010 after an impressive amateur career and won his first eight fights before suffering his lone defeat when he lost a split decision to Jhovanny Collado on September 22, 2012.
In the co-main event, two undefeated fighters Frank Galarza and Rich Neves will battle it out for the vacant New York State Light-Middleweight title.
The ever popular Galarza of Brooklyn, NY has one of the best fan bases in the New York City area. He touts a record of 10-0-2 with six knockouts. Galarza has excited fans with his all action style and has become a favorite at Resorts World Casino due to his clashes with Alantez Fox and Jason Thompson. Galarza, who is managed by AJ Galante is coming off an impressive fourth round stoppage over Romon Barber on June 22nd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on the Malignaggi – Broner undercard.
Rich Neves of Garden City, Long Island, is 6-0-1 with three wins coming by way of knockout. Neves, a former Golden Gloves champion is known as a hard puncher and is coming off a four round unanimous decision over Willie Bryant on November 15, 2012.
In Six Round Bouts:
Current UBF world champion, Amanda Serrano will take on an opponent to be named in a six round Women's Featherweight bout. Serrano residing in Bushwick, Brooklyn has an outstanding mark of 18-1-1 with 13 wins coming by way of knockout. Serrano began her career with a 12-0-1 record, which included big wins over undefeated Christina Ruiz and Nydia Feliciano, as well as capturing the NABF with a 1st round knockout over Jennifer Scott. Serrano also captured the IBF Featherweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over Kimberly Connor. After suffering her only defeat to undefeated Frida Wallberg in Wallberg's home country of Sweden, Serrano bounced back, notching another four consecutive knockouts with the latest being on June 29th at the Resorts World Casino New York City over Dominga Oliva of Brooklyn, New York.
Gary Stark Jr. (23-3, 8 KO's) a former NYS Champion from Staten Island, NY is planning a come-back to the ring after a three year layoff. He will be taking on an opponent to be named in a Featherweight bout.
Angel Garcia (5-2, 2 KO's) of Brooklyn, NY battles Nuwan Jayakody (1-2) of Nitabuwa, Sri Lanka in a Super Featherweight
Bryant Cruz (6-0, 5 KO's) of Port Chester, NY will take on Jesus Bayron (5-8-0, 4 KO's) of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in a Super Featherweight bout.
Evan Nedd (5-0, 2 KO's) San Nicols, Aruba battles Ytalo Perea (4-1, 3 KO's) residing in Howard Beach, NY by way of Ecuador, in a Heavyweight bout
In Four Round Bouts:
Jay Rodriguez (1-0-1, 1 KO) of Queens, NY will take on Eric George (0-4) of Niagara Falls, New York in a Cruiserweight bout
Allan Phelan (2-2, 2 KO's) a native of County Kildare, Ireland, now residing in New York City will battle Benjamin Burgos (1-4) of Redding, PA in a Featherweight bout.
Rounding out the card will be pro debuting Jr. Middleweight Villi Bello a native of the Dominican Republic, residing in Queens, NY against Anthony Birmingham (0-1-1) of Brooklyn, NY
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The Fed Shows a Steady Hand in Stormy Seas
In its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve resolved to stay the course with its current policies, despite some disturbing signs in recent economic data.
As a result of its two-day meeting on April 24 and 25, the FOMC showed no change in its conviction that short-term interest rates would remain near zero until 2014, nor did they reveal any new policy initiative to take over when Operation Twist expires in June. While recent economic data may have given FOMC members some pause, it was not deemed significant enough to warrant any policy changes.
The gathering storm
The meeting took place amid some disturbing developments in economic trends lately. A couple of months ago, growth seemed to be gaining momentum and inflation seemed benign. Since then though:
- The employment report for March showed much slower job growth.
- March durable goods orders showed a 4.2 percent decline from the previous month.
- Inflation perked up in February and March.
Despite this, the FOMC press release on the results of its April meeting expressed optimism that the unemployment rate would continue to come down, and dismissed the rising inflation rate as a temporary result of rising oil and gasoline prices.
While the Fed's constancy can be maddening to people on both side of the policy fence -- i.e., depositors who would like to see higher savings account rates and stock investors who would like to see more stimulus -- the absence of a change in direction can be justified on two grounds:
- Disturbing as some of the March economic data has been, it is just one month, and that does not constitute a trend. It would be unsettling to the economy and the financial markets if the Fed shifted direction with every twist and turn in monthly data.
- From a policy standpoint, recent signs of trouble have been contradictory. Weakening employment and durable goods orders would argue for more stimulus, while rising inflation would argue for higher interest rates. In that sense, they cancel each other out, or at least do not suggest any clear policy solution.
A sunnier outlook in the near term
Along with its press release explaining its policy decisions, the Fed also released an update to the detailed economic projections it recently began making.
Since the last set of projections, issued in late January, the Fed has become more optimistic about economic growth -- up to a point. The FOMC's range of expectations for real GDP growth this year is now between 2.4 percent and 2.9 percent, up from projections of 2.2 percent to 2.7 percent in January. Interestingly though, the ranges of GDP projections for 2013 and 2014 are now actually lower than they were in January.
The FOMC's projections for unemployment and inflation show a more consistent pattern, with projections for unemployment down slightly, and projections for inflation up slightly, across all three years.
The original article can be found at Money-Rates.com:Federal Reserve update: April 2012


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[275 U.S. 179, 180] Mr. Luther M. Walter, of Chicago, Ill., for News Syndicate Co.
[275 U.S. 179, 181] Mr. Parker McCollester, of New York City, for New York Cent. R. Co., and others.
Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.
Plaintiff in error sued for amounts of reparation awarded by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Defendants in error demurred to the complaint asserting that it failed to state a cause of action and that the Commission's order was void for want of jurisdiction because it dealt solely with charges for transportation from a point in Canada to a point in the United States. The District Court sustained the demurrer and gave judgment of dismissal. The case was taken to the Circuit Court of Appeals; and, after hearing the parties, that court certified certain questions concerning which it desires instructions for the proper decision of the cause. Section 239, Judicial Code; U. S. C. tit. 28, 346 (28 USCA 346; Comp. St. 1216).
The certificate shows that, June 28, 1923, plaintiff in error complained to the Interstate Commerce Commission against defendants in error and others that during the preceding two years it shipped numerous carloads of news [275 U.S. 179, 185] print paper from Thorold, Ontario, to New York City and bore charges exacted by defendants in error based on through rates of 37 cents per hundredweight prior to July 1, 1922, and 33.5 cents thereafter, and that these rates and the portions thereof applicable to the transportation within the United States were excessive, unduly discriminatory and unjustly prejudicial in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 USCA 1 et seq.; Comp. St. 8563 et seq.); that the Commission found the rate in force between August 26, 1920, and July 1, 1922, unreasonable to the extent it exceeded 32 cents, and the rate thereafter applied unreasonable to the extent that it exceeded 29.5 cents, and that plaintiff in error suffered damages in respect of its shipments after July 2, 1921, in the amounts by which the charges were so found to be unreasonable and was entitled to reparation from the carriers that 'engaged in the transportation of those shipments within the United States.'
The reports of the Commission set out in the certificate (95 Interst. Com. Com'n R. 66; 102 Interst. Com. Com'n R. 365) show that Thorold is a place in Ontario on the Canadian National Railways 30 miles from Black Rock, N. Y., where connection is made with the New York Central, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, and other lines, and 12 miles from Suspension Bridge, N. Y., where connection is made with the New York Central, Lehigh Valley, and other lines, and that Black Rock is 414 miles and Suspension Bridge is 447 miles from New York City. The rates complained of applied over several railroads from each of these junctions. No rates were made or published for the transportation from the international boundary to New York City. The Commission did not determine what would be just and reasonable rates for this transportation.
The questions certified follow.
1. Where a railroad of the United States and a railroad of the Dominion of Canada unite in the publication [275 U.S. 179, 186] of a joint through rate from a point within the Dominion of Canada to a point within the United States, the rate covering transportation both in Canada and in the United States, has the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States jurisdiction, on complaint of a shipper or consignee made against the United States railroad alone, to determine the reasonableness of such joint through rate?
2. Where a shipper or consignee of freight shipped to it at a destination in the United States from such point in the Dominion of Canada has paid at destination to the United States railroad the full published joint through freight rate thereon, has the Interstate Commerce Commission, upon a finding by it that such joint through rate was unreasonable and unjust, but in the absence of a finding that the charges for the transportation in so far as it took place within the United States were unjust and unreasonable, jurisdiction to make an order for the payment of damages to such shipper or consignee in the amount that the entire transportation charges on the basis of the joint through freight rate exceeded the charges which would have been assessed on the basis of the joint through freight rate found by the Commission to have been reasonable?
3. When the Interstate Commerce Commission had made such an order against the United States carrier alone for the payment of damages arising from its finding of the unreasonableness of such published joint through rate, can a suit thereon, under section 16 of the Interstate Commerce Act, be maintained solely against the United States carrier?
4. Did the district court err in sustaining the demurrer to the said petition?
As to Question 1.-The Interstate Commerce Act applies to the lines that carried, and to the transportation of, the paper from the international boundary to New [275 U.S. 179, 187] York City, Section 1(1) and (2).1 It was the duty of defendants in error to establish just and reasonable rates for that service. Section 1(5); section 6(1) and (7). They failed to make or publish any rate applicable to that part of the transportation. Section 8 makes them liable for damages sustained in consequence of such failure. Had the through rate been just and reasonable, no damages would have resulted to plaintiff in error. Its right to reparation does not depend upon the amounts retained by defendants in error pursuant to agreed divisions. Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Sloss-Sheffield Co., 269 U.S. 217, 231 , 46 S. Ct. 73. Their breach of the statutory duty was a proximate cause of the losses complained of. The failure to establish rates covering the transportation from the international boundary contravened the provisions of the act and compelled plaintiff in error to pay the through charges complained of. The Commission had jurisdiction to determine whether plaintiff in error was entitled to an 'award of damages under the provisions of this act for a violation thereof.' Section 16(1). And it was the duty of the Commission to ascertain the damages sustained. It is obvious that, in the ascertainment of damages, the Commission had jurisdiction to determine the reasonableness of the charges exacted.
As to Question 2.-The Commission did not specifically find whether the portions of the charges fairly attributable to transportation within the United States were excessive to the extent that the through rates were found unreasonable. While the findings seem to indicate that the Commission held the entire excess should be charged against the American lines, we shall consider the question on the basis therein stated. The Canadian lines furnishing the transportation from Thorold to the international boundary were not before the Commission [275 U.S. 179, 188] and were not sued. The defendants in error participated in the making of the through rate and actually collected the excessive charges. By their failure to comply with the act, plaintiff in error was compelled to pay charges based on the through rates. On the facts stated, the Commission was authorized to hear the complaint, section 13(1); and had jurisdiction to make the order, section 16(1). The question should be answered in the affirmative.
As to Question 3.-The statement of the case and what has been said as to questions 1 and 2 make it plain that this question should be answered in the affirmative.
As to Question 4.-Section 239 authorizes the Circuit Court of Appeals to certify to this court 'any questions or propositions of law concerning which instructions are desired for the proper decision of the cause.' It is well settled that this statute does not authorize the lower court to make, or require this court to accept, a transfer of the case. The inquiry calls for decision of the whole case. It is not specific or confined to any distinct question or proposition of law, and therefore need not be answered. The Folmina, 212 U.S. 354, 363 , 29 S. Ct. 363, 15 Ann. Cas. 748; United States v. Bailey, 9 Pet. 267, 273-274; United States v. Mayer, 235 U.S. 55, 66 , 35 S. Ct. 16, and cases cited.
Question 1 is answered 'Yes, for the ascertainment of damages.'
Question 2 is answered 'Yes.'
Question 3 is answered 'Yes.'
Question 4 is not answered.
[ Footnote 1 ] Motion for leave to file petition for rehearing denied. 276 U. S. -, 48 S. Ct. 206, 72 L. Ed. -.
[ Footnote 1 ] United States Code, title 49, chapter 1, contains the Interstate Commerce Act, preserving the section numbers.
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SEATTLE — In what has so often felt like a charmed season, Sunday was finally a day when everything didn't come up Seahawks.
From drafting what looks a lot like a franchise quarterback in the third round, to winning on one of the most debatable plays in all of sports in 2012, to finding ways to blow out teams in historic fashion, to even winning off the field by having their best defensive player win an appeal of a four-game suspension, the Seahawks have given folks plenty of reason to believe that there just might be something special going on this season.
But on Sunday, when the Seahawks needed not only a win over St. Louis — which they got in the form of a closer-than-expected 20-13 victory — but also some help from the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle's magic ran out. After keeping things interesting for a half, the Cardinals reverted back to Cardinals form, allowing the 49ers to clinch their second straight division title. Had one more miracle occurred — and to be clear, an Arizona win in San Francisco qualifies as a miracle — the Seahawks would have jumped all the way to the No. 2 seed thanks to Minnesota's win over Green Bay. That would have meant a first-round bye for Seattle, as well as a home game in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Instead, the Seahawks, despite an 11-5 record and a fifth-straight victory, will be a Wild Card team and will have to play on the road against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. This time, crazy didn't happen for the Seahawks. San Francisco took care of business, so any playoff success Seattle is going to have will have to take place on the road.
Here's the thing though; the Seahawks just might be good enough for that not to matter. Sure the Seahawks would have loved another game or two at CenturyLink Field, where they went 8-0 for the third time in franchise history, but after winning seven of their last eight, after showing they can pull off thrilling comebacks on the road, blow teams out when they get a chance, or grind out a tough win when the game calls for that, the Seahawks look like a team capable of making a playoff run no matter where the road takes them.
"If we just do what we do, we are a very, very dangerous team," said receiver Golden Tate, who had three catches for 105 yards and a huge fumble recovery that kept the winning drive alive. "If we stay away from the turnovers and silly penalties and trust our preparation, we can go a long way. … If we can just execute, I think we have a great chance to go far."
Many of the reasons this team can go far were on display in Sunday's gritty win over the Rams. No, the Seahawks weren't dominant like in their previous three games. But they again got a strong outing from a defense that gave up the fewest points in franchise history. They again got a clutch performance from Russell Wilson, and they again won the turnover battle. The Seahawks need to shore up their pass protection, which yielded a season-high six sacks — though plenty of credit should go to the Rams, one of the best pass-rushing teams in the league. And Seattle's 10 penalties brought back memories from early in the season. But overall the Seahawks look very much like a team that's game will travel well in January.
"We're fine either way," said cornerback Richard Sherman. "It's always nice to get a bye, rest your legs a little bit, but with Brandon (cornerback Brandon Browner, who returns next Sunday after serving a four-game suspension) coming back with fresh legs and everybody firing on all cylinders, we'll be prepared."
And as impressive as Seattle's last three wins were, this one might have been more important. There are no Arizona Cardinals or Buffalo Bills in the playoffs, and those everything-that-could-go-right-does-go-right wins like the one Seattle had over San Francisco last week just don't come along very often. But physical, down-to-the-wire battles like Sunday's are precisely what the Seahawks are likely to see next week and beyond.
"It was good for us to have to finish like that in a tough situation and actually come from behind to get it done," said Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. "We had some games on the other end of that ledger for a while, and it doesn't hurt us to have to struggle and fight like that."
When the Seahawks did have their backs against the wall, they came out on top once again. Their rookie quarterback put together yet another impressive, late game drive. Their defense, despite allowing the Rams to move the ball, got the stop they needed in the form of another Sherman interception. And on a day when the Seahawks didn't get everything they needed to go their way, they still showed why they should be a dangerous team in the playoffs.
"That's exactly how we would like to finish," Carroll said. "… Get all those wins, stack it up and feel good, be rolling at this part of the season and the playoffs with a real good feeling about us. We feel fine, we're not going to go crazy. We're going to take care of business and see if we can throw a good football game out there."
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It's that time of year again when the North-East of England sees the biennial AV Festival descend upon its streets for a week. Working feverishly over the preceding fortnight, I managed to get involved by writing a piece of music for the festivities being held in Newcastle's Culture Lab, as part of the Music & Machines VIII conference. My resulting contribution was a 4.1 9-minute piece called Reception.
This year the symposium shared the AV Festival's theme of Broadcast, featuring a variety of lectures, presentations and interventions by various key writers, artists and musicians. In between the scheduled presentations, artists from Newcastle University presented a series of installations and performance pieces taking inspiration from Jeffrey Sconce's notion of Haunted Media, using sample material sourced from Antonin Artaud's Pour en finir avec le jugement de Dieu, a recording originally commissioned by Radio France sixty years ago for a broadcast that never was (unsurprising, given the blasphemous and and somewhat scatological subject matter).
Other highlights of the weekend for me were Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec's Reality Soundtrack and Tetsuo Kogawa's Deconstructing Broadcasting.


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AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety has added Randy Hofstetter, 28, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, and a cash reward up to $5,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture. Hofstetter has a violent criminal past, and is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender, probation violation and parole violation. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Hofstetter's last known address was in Fort Worth, and he has ties to other cities in Tarrant County, including Arlington, Keller and Hurst. He also has ties to Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County). Hofstetter has been known to seek employment through temporary staffing agencies. His criminal history includes aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault and manufacture/delivery of methamphetamine.
Hofstetter is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds. He has multiple tattoos, including a biohazard emblem on the right side of his chest; a portrait of a little girl on the left side of his chest; and "In Loving Memory Paw Paw" on his arm. For more information and updates in the event of his arrest, see his wanted bulletin at: http://www.dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/SexOffenderDetails.aspx?id=248.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.
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• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
• Text the letters DPS – followed by your tip – to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture.
• Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10mostwanted by clicking the "SUBMIT A TIP" link (under the "About" section).
All calls, texts, e-mails and Facebook messages are anonymous.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.