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Once you've gotten a taste for Anton Chekhov's plays, there's nothing quite like them, as long as they are well done. And the Huntington Theatre Company's production of his first masterpiece "The Seagull," starring the mother-and-son combination of Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie, for the most part is very well done.
What makes Chekhov's plays so appealing is that, although they don't have much obvious action, they take us straight to the core of human experience far more directly than most plot-driven plays. They do it largely through conversations, filled with subtext (talking about one thing while referring to another) and psychological realism, between unusual, often quirky characters. Chekhov moves his plays forward by what happens inside the characters, who are very Russian in nature. All of this is wonderfully true of "The Seagull."
At the heart of the play is Irina Arkadina (Kate Burton, the daughter of Richard Burton, who is currently starring as Vice President Sally Langston on TV�s "Scandal"), a character who's a successful actress but self-absorbed and superficial, and her son Konstantin (Morgan Ritche), an aspiring, young playwright determined to create a new theatrical form. Early in the show, Konstantin stages his own short, one-woman play featuring Nina (Auden Thornton), a woman he loves, on an outdoor stage facing a lake with the curtain hung between birch trees. Ralph Funicello's set will make you feel very much like you're in the Russian countryside.
Before his mother arrives to see the play, Konstantin describes her psychological weakness to her brother, Sorin (Thomas Derrah), with what sounds like extraordinary accuracy, although we haven't met her yet. If only Konstantin could have a shred of the same insight into himself and his writing. Director Maria Aitken chose to use Paul Schmidt's very contemporary translation using American English so that Konstantin sounds rather like an American teenager complaining about his mom. He says that she's bored in the country because nobody pays attention to her.
During the short play, his mother slaps loudly at mosquitoes and interrupts the play with critical comments. The war between the two of them continues throughout "The Seagull."
One can't help but feel a lot of Chekhov's own experience in "The Seagull," in the intense love affairs that aren't going well (he had a number of his own) and in the references to writing. Chekhov created his own new form of writing plays, a form infinitely more successful and meaningful than Konstantin's, but at times Chekhov felt as unappreciated and unsuccessful as Konstantin.
There's a terrific scene between Irina's lover, the novelist Trigorin (Ted Koch), and the much younger Nina, who's infatuated with his fame. Trigorin claims no interest in fame and speaks of writing as nothing more than a daily grind in which he has to use everything he sees. One can't help but conclude that writing must have felt like this to Chekhov, at least at times. Koch is magnetic with his gravelly voice and the feel of an understated American country western singer. And Thornton as Nina has a wonderfully dreamy, naive quality and looks appropriately stunning. Before long the two are passionately attracted to each other, much to Irina's dismay.
Burton is terrific as Irina as she pleads with Tirgorin not to leave her, calling him the greatest writer of Russia, which he knows he's far from. When he finally caves, she acts like he's free to do whatever he wants. It's a very funny moment and there are many of them in the show, even though it's tragic in the end as many of the characters fall apart or their lives go nowhere. Burton is also very good at creating Irina's supreme but superficial self-confidence.
Ritchie in the role of Konstantin is excellent at becoming more unwound in his tragic decent into self-doubt, constantly comparing himself to Trigorin and his writing success. At the beginning of the second act, which takes place in a large room with lots of glass windows and open doors looking out onto the birches, Konstantin enters with his head bandaged from a bungled attempt at trying to shoot himself. Thornton as Nina transforms herself amazingly from a beautiful, naive ingenue into a hardened lost soul whose face itself captures the difficult things she has been through.
One of the beauties of Chehov's plays is that they consist of a tapestry of intriguing characters, surrounding the main characters. In "The Seagull," Masha (Meredith Holzman) wears black because she's in mourning for her life and finally marries the school teacher, Semyon Medvedenko (Nael Nacer), who loves her but whom she doesn't love. And so on. Most of the actors playing the small roles are very good. But Don Sparks as Illya Shamrayev, the manager of the estate, and to a lesser extent, Thomas Derrah as Sorin, who owns the estate, tend to play the colorful exteriors of their characters without working enough from their emotional interiors as Chekhov's plays require.
This is a show to see, not so much for the instructiveness of its ultimate tragedy, but for the richness of the way Chekhov portrays life.
"The Seagull"
WHEN: Through April 6
WHERE: Huntington Theatre Company, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston
TICKETS: Start at $25
INFO: 617-266-0800; www.huntingtontheatre.org
Theater Review: Huntington's Seagull' soars
Once you've gotten a taste for Anton Chekhov's plays, there's nothing quite like them, as long as they are well done. And the Huntington Theatre Company's production of his first masterpiece "The Seagull," starring the mother-and-son combination of Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie, for the most part is very well done.


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Oprah Takes Notice: Men's Organizations "Step Up" To Face Our National Crisis
Jan 11, 2013, 08:07 EST
CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --There are important conversations about men, masculinity, and fatherhood happening, and the nation's media and political leaders are taking notice. On January 17th, 2013, Oprah's Lifeclass will be hosting Jeffery M. Leving, of the Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd., as well as the ManKind Project in a special show on fatherless sons.
In 2012, The New York Times reported that a staggering 62 percent of young mothers have never been married, and one in every three children in the United States live without their fathers.
The incredible pain fatherlessness causes reveals itself in many forms: children who grow up without their fathers are more likely to drop out of school, engage in violent and criminal behavior, and become addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Leading the way to encourage fathers and men of all stripes to "step up" and embrace their important role in society is attorney Jeffery Leving, founder of the Fatherhood Educational Institute and Glenn Barker, Director of the ManKind Project.
Oprah Winfrey invited Leving and Barker to be a part of Oprah's Lifeclass after co-host and spiritual teacher Iyanla VanZant had this moving encounter with a fatherless son: Iyanla VanZant helps a fatherless son heal.
The ManKind Project is a global network of men's groups that offers mentorship programs to men at all stages of life and from all backgrounds. The program empowers men to live lives of emotional authenticity, personal responsibility, leadership, and service in the context of a supportive community. The Project promotes healthy masculinity for mature and modern men in rapidly evolving 21st century life.
The Fatherhood Educational Institute and The ManKind Project would like to invite your news organization to cover this vitally important subject. In a time when gun violence, sexual violence, and economic disenfranchisement are on people's minds like never before, and when so many children are struggling to find their way in a changing world without the insight and guidance of mature, caring men, America needs good men.
Let's give men and fathers the support and inspiration to be the role models, nurturers and heroes they have the potential to be.
For more information on this timely news topic, please contact Laura Fletcher (email@example.com, 312-407-6849); or Jennifer Whiteside (email@example.com, 312-407-6843; cell 312-296-3666).
SOURCE Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving, Ltd.

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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Some Chocolate Silliness...
Martin has many talents. There's another side to Martin - the "Ask Chocolatina" side. Every year he/she performs in the Culinary theater at the show doing demos not to be missed! Last night Chocolatina made us Chocolate Poppers.
Along with tasting the demo we got to see Martin and his Variety gals dance and sing some relevant show tunes..
Et voilà the yummy Poppers! There's lots more nonsense to be had at Ask Chocolatina. Martin is multi-gifted :)
Another chocolate cure was to available at Michel Cluizel, stand #30.
Here, a chocolate test you could take, tasting and then rating the chocolates at Marquise de Sévigné stand #42. I'm going back to actually take the test. Their French chocolates are lovely..
I thought this was a witty version of the mad-about-macarons tendance (trend) that is going on in Paris. From Michel Cluizel. Must be chocolate inside...
Have I run out of chocolaterie to report from the New York Chocolate show? Two more days to go...
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I was hoping you'd show us another image of the ice-cream-hat outfit!ReplyDelete
I am getting SERIOUSLY envious here -- all that fun, all that *chocolate*...................
-- Vicki in Michigan
Wow this is a sight to behold since I love chocolates!ReplyDelete
I love chocolate and love your blog! You are so talented with your watercolor brush and with your commentary - you must write and illustrate a book!ReplyDelete
As a chocolate fan, I love seeing how the truly "good" kind is produced and displayed. I am also now in love with Paris and wish to make a trip there someday! Thank you for sharing your photos and information about this lovely ciry.
Okay you succeeded in making my mouth water.ReplyDelete
I am dying here.
Desperately now in need of good chocolate (not what my kids have left over in their Halloween bags).


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The Texas Meet 2007 wrote:Come over here and take off your pants.
The Texas Meet 2010 wrote:I can't unhear that.
Deider wrote:Hell, if the rest of you log off to play NWN2, then I'll finally have an excuse to stop DMing and actually log on and play
Anyone who wrote:The team should not be whipped, but flogged....... repeatedly....and forced to listen to muzac
dougnoel wrote:I voted for the sourcebook. The team's in good shape already. I like the idea of answering questions on the boards with, "The answer is in the sourcebook! Go buy it!"
Manuel the White wrote: Just do a search for "you are going to die motherfucker" and you'll probably find it.
dougnoel wrote:How about Avlis novel? That would be great!
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote:The meaning of earthly existence lies, not as we have grown used to thinking, in prosperity, but in the development of the soul.
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BOSTON — House Republicans overwhelmingly reaffirmed their confidence in Minority Leader Brad Jones and his leadership team on Wednesday when a loyal Jones supporter called for a vote during a closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers that Jones antagonists chose not to attend.
House Republicans have been mired over the past week in internal strife after Rep. Jim Lyons, of Andover, and Rep. Marc Lombardo, of Billerica, publicly voiced their disapproval of the way Jones has been leading their caucus and called for his removal. The comments and the public nature of the discord upset a number of Jones loyalists who felt the criticisms were without merit and intended solely to score political points from conservative voters.
Rep. Matthew Beaton, of Shrewsbury, called for the confidence vote Wednesday afternoon and his motion was seconded by Rep. Susan Gifford, of Wareham. The vote — 21 to zero in support of Jones — was intended to squash the nascent revolt within GOP caucus by showing that he maintains the strong backing of his members.
Reps. Lyons, Lombardo, Shaunna O'Connell, Geoff Diehl, Kevin Kuros, Ryan Fattman and Leah Cole did not attend the meeting, which had been announced a day earlier by Jones's office to discuss legislation on the agenda for Wednesday's House session. Rep. Peter Durant, of Spencer, voted present, according to Republican familiar with the vote.
"I find it very frustrating as a member of the caucus and someone trying to unify the caucus and trying to unify our party in general to see some fellow members run to the media with their frustrations but not be able to come to a caucus to actually talk," Beaton told the News Service after the vote.
Beaton said he specifically waited until 1 p.m. to call for the vote because he knew all House lawmakers were supposed to be on Beacon Hill for the start of a session, and said he interpreted the absence of seven of his colleagues to be a "statement to their loyalty to our current leadership."
"At the end of the day we're all most interested in electing new Republicans but that can be difficult at times when we have our own members out in the media beating up on us and on our leadership," Beaton said. "We have every hope that we had this, we did it, we know where everyone stands, and now it's time to move on and focus on the elections in November and we'll revisit it in January when we have a new leadership vote at the beginning of the next session."
Jones released a statement through his spokesperson addressing the caucus vote and expressing the leader's desire to move past the political infighting to focus on myriad issues still before the Legislature with just over two months remaining for formal legislative sessions.
"Today's vote by the House Republican Caucus reaffirms overwhelming and resounding support for House Minority Leader Brad Jones and the entire Republican Leadership Team," spokesman Peter Lorenz said in a statement. "With many key pieces of legislation pending, and the end of session rapidly approaching, House Republicans look forward to moving past this distraction and focusing their attention on matters important to the continual improvement of the Commonwealth and its residents."
Lyons said he didn't attend the caucus because of a previously scheduled meeting, but said it had nothing to do with the reaction of some of his colleagues to comments he made questioning whether Jones has become too cozy with Democrats.
He also said the vote of support for Jones doesn't change his opinion of the North Reading Republican's leadership, which he said has led to little more than higher taxes, more regulation and greater state spending.
"This is a matter of where I think the caucus needs to go," said Lyons, disputing the suggestion by Beaton that his comments were hurting Republican chances of picking up seats in November.
Asked about his absence from caucus, Diehl said in a brief interview outside the House chamber on his way to session, "Working on the gas tax. That's my focus." Diehl is leading a ballot initiative to repeal the law indexing the gas tax to inflation.
Lombardo said he had several previous meetings scheduled and was in the House Member's Lounge at the time of the vote attending an informational hearing for the Veterans Services Committee on the Holyoke Soldiers Home.
"My focus hasn't changed and that has been on leadership and what I see as a lack of vision, a lack of results and an inability to grow the caucus over the past 12 years," Lombardo said.
Both Lombardo and Lyons said they couldn't speak to why their other colleagues did not attend the meeting.
Other House Republicans who voted for Jones and were approached about the caucus declined to comment on what was said during the private meeting.
Several House Republicans have suggested privately that Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, of Taunton, might have interest in becoming minority leader, but would lack the votes if she were to attempt to oust Jones at the present time.
Sources both inside and outside the State House told the News Service that O'Connell has been actively working to tie herself to Republican challengers for House seats around the state in an effort to build up support should they win seats in November.
There are currently 29 Republicans in the 160-seat House, with at least two senior representatives and Jones backers planning to exit at the end of the year. Assistant Minority Leader George Peterson plans to retire, while Rep. Viriato deMacedo is running for the Senate.
Rep. Fattman, who did not attend Wednesday's caucus meeting, is also planning to depart the House after this year after deciding to challenge Sen. Richard Moore in November for a Senate seat.
Jones told the News Service last week that he intends to seek an eighth term as minority leader in the next session if he wins re-election.
During Wednesday's session, most of the House GOP members who did not attend the caucus remained in or around their seats at the rear of the House's second division, while Jones and other House GOP leaders and members hung out near the front of that division. There was little intermingling among the two groups.


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NGDC (now NCEI) Relief Globe Images
February, 2000
Data Announcement 00-MGG-04
Relief Slides User's Guide (PDF)
This February, 2000 set of 20 slides contains 14 global views of the Earth in full color shaded relief, showing land and undersea topography. The planet is seen from vantage points over the poles and each major ocean and land mass. Also included are a rectangular Mercator projection view of the whole Earth, as well as displays of crustal plates and their relation to world seismic activity. The images are computer-generated from a digital database of oceanic bathymetry and land topography.
These slides replace a previous version issued in 1991 from lower-resolution, less complete data. The new slides were produced from original images of 3300x2200 pixels, so resolution is excellent. The original data points were spaced every 2 minutes of latitude and longitude; the images represent a reduced resolution of about 5 minutes while preserving all important physiographic features.
More about global relief and relief products and data available


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The liners come with 3MTM ThinsulateTM Insulation to keep feet warm and responsive even in extremely cold and damp conditions.
As our boot sizes get bigger, the level of support in the cuff changes and so does the level of flex. That way, while a kid's skiing style is developing and they're getting stronger, they always get the 100% support they need.
The buckles on our kids boots feature a narrower catch which stops the buckles from contacting each other.
The Atomic Waymaker JR 2 is the perfect ski boot for carving your first turns in the snow. It has the softest flex of all our JR models, so little legs can still move. And since nobody likes getting cold, we've added full-on 3M™ Thinsulate™ Insulation to the Junior liner. The boot now comes with a Size Adjuster that adds an extra half size to the boot when they need it. What's more, like all our junior models it comes with a progressive flex and cuff design: so the Waymaker JR 2 has the softest support of our junior ski boot range, perfect for sliding and turning.


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Pretty Herb Bouquets on the Table
New York hasn't had much of a winter this year (not that I'm complaining), and today it's a balmy 73 degrees—in March! Even though Spring's official start is still a week away, I'm going to call this one early, and these pretty herb table bouquets are mirroring my fresh, spring mood. As a bonus, they'll make your herbs last longer!
Related: Tip: Keep Herbs Fresh In Your Table Bouquets
(Images: 1. Faith Durand; 2. Leslie Shewring for Decor8; 3. Cambria Bold; 4. ARH; 5. Chelsea Fuss for Project Wedding via Apartment Therapy)


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Save up to $100 during Early Registration!
Little League Partnership Cypress, California
We Want to Partner with You
U.S. Baseball Academy is the nation's largest network of baseball instructional camps. USBA is committed to building strong partnerships with local little leagues, travel baseball teams, and youth baseball coaches in Cypress and surrounding areas.
For more than 20 years, we have spent countless amounts of money advertising these instructional camps through local newspapers, radio stations, and other advertising mediums. For the past few years, we have redirected our advertising budget away from traditional sources and back into local baseball communities via partnerships with local leagues and teams.
How this partnership is formed is different for each league and fully customizable to create a mutually beneficial arrangement. Here are a few examples of what we can do:
- Sign up for League Sponsorship packages
- Complimentary admissions to League Directors children just for helping to spread the word
- Gift certificates for fundraisers like silent auctions or door prizes
- $10/kid kickback to your league for each child that uses your league as a referral when registering
Registration is now open and space is limited. Because we offer a low player-coach ratio, many of our sessions sell out weeks before the event so please don't delay. Contact Laurie Nichols at firstname.lastname@example.com to get started or use the form below.
Camp Location
Oak Knoll Fields
9600 Graham Street
Cypress, California 90630
Camp Dates
Winter Break Camp
Tue.-Fri..: Dec. 27, 28, 29, 30
Camp Details
Compton College head coach Joe Magno will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and baserunning. Space is limited.
About U.S. Baseball Academy
At U.S. Baseball Academy Spring Training, players learn from some of the area's top high school and college coaches. Hitting, fielding/baserunning and catcher sessions are offered through grade 12, including special sessions for girls fastpitch softball at some locations. Pitching sessions (baseball only) are offered for grades 1 through 8.
This is not a lecture clinic. With a low player-coach ratio, each hitter and pitcher gets individual attention in a small-group atmosphere for 90 minutes per week. An average hitting session includes about 30 players with six or seven experienced and professionally trained coaches. Pitching and catching sessions have smaller numbers and the same player-coach ratio. And with numerous age-specific sessions, instruction is specially tailored for each ability level. Overall, it's the type of intense, professional instruction that young players don't normally have access to.
With tuition as low as $99 for the whole four-week program, the value is unrivaled. Our Triple Play special gets your choice of three skill sessions (hitting, pitching, catching or fielding/baserunning), for just $99 per skill for the whole four-week program, 18 instructional sessions in all. You can choose four weeks of one skill for just $139, and add a second four-week skill session for just $99.


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Servers will wear bikinis at Singer Island coffee shop
Bikini Coffee Shop to open next month
Servers will wear bikinis at Singer Island coffee shop
Bikini Coffee Shop to open next month
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. —
A new coffee shop is slated to open next month, but don't expect the familiar green aprons and black ballcaps on its employees.
That's because Ray Webber's place will be called the Bikini Coffee Shop, and its baristas will be wearing, well, bikinis.
ALSO: Facts, Myths About Drinking Coffee
Webber told WPBF 25 News' Ted White on Wednesday that the bikinis will be in good taste, nothing skimpy. Several of his employees already have been hired, fully aware of the dress code.
"I'm only 100 yards away from the beach with all the females just about wearing bikinis, so what's the difference," Webber said.
Webber also acknowledged the bikinis are just a gimmick to get customers in the door, but insists he plans to run a courtesy-driven business.


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Metallica Give Another Sneak Peek of 'Quebec Magnetic' with Video of 'Damage, Inc.'
No one will ever accuse Metallica of not paying enough attention to their gigantic, worldwide fanbase. Before the release of their latest DVD/Blu-Ray adventure, 'Quebec Magnetic,' the band gave fans a sneak peek at what to expect by sharing three videos of performances from the footage. Then, even on the day of the release (Dec. 11), Metallica dropped two more videos for their fans!
The performance of 'Damage, Inc.' might just be our favorites from 'Quebec Magnetic.' Don't get us wrong, we love 'Master of Puppets,' 'The Four Horsemen' and 'The Day That Never Comes.' But there's something about the rawness of 'Tallica's closing track to 1986's epic album, 'Master of Puppets.' From the thrashy guitar riffs to the relentless drum beats, Metallica serve up a non-stop rocker with this tune.
And coming in at just a shade under 300 live performances, 'Damage, Inc.' is somewhat of a rarity for Metallica concerts. The band holds nothing back with 'Quebec Magnetic,' and it's super apparent during this song. Start with pryo, throw in some rabid lyrics and vocals from James Hetfield and mix them with an absolute face-melting performance by Kirk Hammett, and you have one of our favorite performances from 'Quebec Magnetic.'
If this video doesn't get you excited to go out and pick up Metallica's first-ever self-released product, we don't know what will. Enjoy.


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Generated config considered harmful?Keith Babo Apr 25, 2012 9:46 AM
Figured I would throw this subject out there and see what kind of arguments we can get in. At present, we support the generation of configuration based on annotations in the user's project structure. This means that the effective configuration of an application consists of two pieces:
1) The "source" config. This is the SCDL specified directly in src/main/resources/META-INF/switchyard.xml.
2) The "generated" config. This is what we generate off of annotations in the project.
At build time, #1 and #2 are merged to become the effective configuration of the application. This config is placed in target/classes/META-INF/switchyard.xml.
The above model works fine, but there are a few cases where I think it's suboptimal:
- Quickstarts/Examples - I believe that users want to see the "whole picture" when they look at an example. As things stand now, someone looking at a quickstart needs to build the quickstart and then know to look in target/classes instead of src/main/resources to see the effective configuration for the application.
- Tooling - our experience with the Eclipse application modeler suggests to me to that having two separate configurations will create no end of confusion in the tooling. If the application model includes only user config, then you won't see generated stuff, but everything in the picture is editable. If the application model includes generated config, then you 'see' the entire application, but certain pieces of the model cannot be edited.
I like the idea of generated config, but I'm beginning to think it's counterproductive in the cases outlined above. Therefore, I suggest we switch to a model where tooling generates user configuration for everything. I also suggest we update all of our quickstarts to include a complete user configuration. Keep in mind, that generated config is still available as an option, but we won't default to that in our quickstarts or our Eclipse/Forge tooling.
Thoughts? ;-)


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Make Mexican Food at Home: 10 Savory Recipes, from Enchiladas Verdes to Sopes
With its colorful, varied flavors and ingredients, Mexican food is simultaneously familiar and entirely unique. Maybe you've honed a killer guacamole recipe but never made pork carnitas, or maybe you've always done a simple Americanized version of enchiladas and are looking for something more authentic. Either way, these 10 savory Mexican recipes should easily make their way into your weeknight recipe rotation.
• 1 Enchiladas Verdes
• 2 Elote (Roasted Sweet Corn with Cheese)
• 3 How To Make Mexican Braised Beef in a Slow Cooker
• 4 Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
• 5 Guacamole with Corn, Pasilla Chiles, and Tomatillos
• 6 Grilled Cactus and Corn Salad
• 7 How To Make Sopes: Plus a Vegetarian Topping Recipe
• 8 Mexican Chicken Soup
• 9 Chiles en Nogada
• 10 Spicy Chicken Flautas with Lime Sour Cream
Related: Sweet, Salty, Sour & Spicy: A Photo Guide to Mexican Snacks
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An alarming number of nuclear power plants are located within active earthquake zones. Will this be a clarion call for more stringent safety standards?
According to the maptd blog:
Following the incidents at nuclear power plants in Japan after the earthquake I was wondering which power stations around the world are near active earthquake zones.
With this in mind, I've created a map combining two sets of information:
* A heatmap of every 4.5+ magnitude earthquake since to 1973 – around 174,000 in total
* The location of 248 atomic energy plants, including numbers of reactors. Represented by blue markers.
The seismic data are from the United States Geological Survey and the nuclear power station information the International Atomic Energy Agency. The map is built from two Google Fusion tables, here and here.


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OL Austin Clark of Lexington, VA Thursday night released his short list of a final seven schools and Clemson and USC both made the list.
Clark tweeted out his seven as Clemson, USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia and Virginia Tech. There is no order to his final seven.
Clark has visited Clemson, USC, Virginia Tech and Ohio State this spring. He is in regular contact with Clemson recruiter Robbie Caldwell and USC recruiter Shawn Elliott. Elliott was by the school earlier this week.


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When last we left Jason Chen, the intrepid former Gizmodo reporter and Friend of Nerdist was leaving Lifehacker and launching a new e-book venture on his own, StoryBundle. It's in full effect now, and it's a pretty interesting concept: He's offering bundles of five DRM-free indie e-books, and you can set your own price (the minimum is a buck), set the split between authors, and decide if you want to give to charity. Yes, it's like the game bundles you've seen and bought, but with e-books. The authors get the exposure, and you get to pay what you want and fill up your e-readers and tablets with interesting new books. (Not an ad, by the way, and we're not involved with it; it's just something we thought you might like)
So, Jason has a new bundle on offer in which you might be interested. The current bundle falls under the crime/thriller category, and it includes five books, "Black Bird" by Greg Enslen, "Blood Red Turns Dollar Green" by Paul O'Brien (endorsed by no less than Mick Foley — Mankind!), "Diary of a Small Fish" by Pete Morin, "The Marinara Murders" by Erik Hanberg, and "Dire Means" by Geoffrey Neil. But if you pay at least seven bucks, you get two more bonus books, "Project Moses," the debut novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robert Lowe and another Hanberg novel, "The Saints Go Dying," a prequel to "The Marinara Murders."
Bottom line: You get plenty of good reading for a bargain price and even get to name that price and how it's allocated among the authors (and charity, if you want). And, if you use a Kindle or the Kindle app on another device, the books can be sent directly to your device, no computer necessary. Each bundle is available for a limited time, so move fast — you have 19 days after today to get in on this bundle. Click here to buy the bundle and/or to read synopses and excerpts from the books, and support indie authors in the process. Sounds win-win, doesn't it?


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pseudo-situations:----"so what?" story--situation in story is not desperate enough to makereader care whether it is resolved or not----situation is too easily resolved, uninteresting----misunderstanding (there would be no story if the characters would justsit down and talk to each other)----contrived plot (protagonist does something stupid, against all adviceand his or her own best judgement, just so there is a story)
starts in wrong place:----too late (writer either has to backfill like crazy or reader doesn'tever know what is going on)----too early (writer takes too long to set up the situation and clarifywhat the objective is, boring reader in the process)
holes in logic:----motivation doesn't make sense----reactions don't make sense----reasoning behind resolution doesn't make sense----objective or situation doesn't make sense
imposed solution:----deus ex machina (something or someone totally out of the protagonist'scontrol solves the problem for him or her)----coincidence (resolution totally unlikely--obviously the writer arrangedit)
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DS was born at 6 lb 6 oz, at first ped visit 3 days later was 6 lb 0 oz and the next week was 5 lb 13 oz. Was told by Dr to supplement. Went to a LC (not by ped recommendation, of course) and wasn't that concerned since most babies lose a portion of their birth weight, and I did get fluids at delivery. We did a couple of weighted feedings and she said that he had a great latch, but was only getting about half an ounce. In both instances, he had eaten about an hour beforehand so I am not sure if these were great examples. I went back to LC at two weeks and he had only gone back to 6 lb 0 oz. She told me to supplement, so I have been giving him between 4-6 oz per day. It kills me, but he was 7 lb 3 oz at his 3 week weight check.
I have been trying desperately to up my supply so that I can cut out these supplements. This includes fenugreek, placenta pills, increased water intake, pumping MANY times per day, as well as feeding every 2 hours at least. This is, of course exhausting and depressing.
I recently found out that DH has been giving the baby formula behind my back. I feel devastated even more so that I already was, since I thought things were getting better because WE were doing better... not because dad was sneaking bottles. Breastfeeding has been a constant fight since we brought DS home and I think the stress and tension is an additional reason that I am having supply issues.
Other things:
-He is having sufficient wet/dirty diapers
-Mustard/Seedy poos
-He does NOT seem content after feedings often, and cluster feeds at night (which I have tried to explain is normal but DH has been sneaking bottles when I am in the shower... which makes me feel that I can't even shower now)
-I have a Medela Symphony and pump after every feeding, and sometimes in between.
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Dr. Arnold L. Gordon, of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is aboard the Research Vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer in Antarctic's northwestern Ross Sea. Gordon is the principal investigator leading a study to build on scientific understanding of global climate and the crucial, but not well understood role played by a frontal zone known as the Antarctic Slope Front (ASF) occurring near the upper continental slope of much of Antarctic's perimeter. This research, part of a multi-expedition project called AnSlope, seeks to unravel the dynamics of cold water transport into the intermediate and deep layers of the deep ocean.
In the Ross Sea, and in other areas around Antarctica's coast, the interactions between air, sea, and ice form very cold, dense water that descends into the deep ocean to the north, spreading and chilling the lower 2 km of the world ocean. As a result, resident deep and bottom water, which has been diluted and warmed over time, is displaced upward towards the sea surface, a process known as "ocean overturning." Ocean overturning allows rising waters to mix and sink with dense polar near-surface waters, which take up greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide that can then be 'stored' in the deep ocean. Some think that this process, because of its sensitivity to the temperature and salinity of seawater, and the formation rate of sea ice, might be impacted by rapid climate change, leaving surface waters too light (warm and fresh) to participate in this deep overturning.
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Monday, April 7, 2003, from Arnold L. Gordon, Chief Scientist
Aboard the R/V NATHANIEL B. PALMER, Ross Sea, Antarctica...
This is my final "Report from the Field" for the AnSlope NBP0302 cruise. We are presently in the open ocean, en route to Port Lyttelton New Zealand after what seemed like an endless field of sea ice within the Ross Sea. Today we are over the Campbell Plateau just south of New Zealand. Luckily we are under the influence of a high-pressure system with fair weather. Two days ago we were in the midst of a storm, not very intense, but enough to lower the attendance at meals. We expect to arrive in port early in the morning of 9 April. We have achieved our science objectives despite much heavier than expected sea ice conditions. The sea ice offered wonderful views, a more challenging environment, and a greater consumption of ship fuel than anticipated. We deployed the moorings in the configuration we sought; we surveyed the stratification of the Ross Sea continental margins from Pennell Trough to Cape Adare to the detailed intended.
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Southern Ocean ventilation has global ocean impact and, on some time scale, global climate impact. At issue are the questions: will the Southern Ocean overturning process weaken, strengthen, or remain the same as the global climate changes in response to natural and anthropogenic forces?
Our broader goal is to build a climate model that faithfully simulates the real world. To do so requires that the model properly include the governing ocean processes that move mass, heat, freshwater, and chemical properties within the ocean and between the ocean and atmosphere. With such a tool we can better assess the extent of natural and anthropogenic forced climate change at the regional and global levels; we can project into the future with 'what if' questions. Building such a model requires close working relationships with many different types of scientists, from those who observe the real thing with instruments at sea, to those who strive to simulate the real thing in computer models. There are now more individuals that do both, a healthy sign.
While we still have a ways to go, I have seen ocean and climate models developed from toys to models that "look" pretty good. But how good? A new level of detailed observations of specific parts and processes within the real ocean, using the latest technologies, is needed to answer these questions. When I began my career, I did so because I love to observe things in the ocean that no one else has yet discovered. I still love the exploration aspect of going to sea, but I've become increasingly aware that the research really is important if we are to develop the tools to insure a sustainable and pleasant future.


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Hey ladies! I'm wondering if any of you noticed a faster pace of weight gain with second, third etc etc pregnancies. With DD I gained around 50 lbs and lost 40, still have that extra 10 lbs. I am really really trying to avoid that this time around (I was already 25-30 lbs overweight when I got pregnant with dd so now I'm up to 40lbs overweight, on a 5'2 tall person, not good). This will be my second child as long as everything goes well and I am just approaching the 12 week mark with a 10lb weight gain already. I have not been eating more, as a matter of fact about 4 weeks ago I got a terrible stomach bug that lasted for 6 days and I lost 7 lbs during that time. I gained the weight back already. I eat pretty heathy with a few bad things thrown in there occasionally, and try and be active as possible. I'm concerned about coming out of this pregnancy with 10+ extra lbs. Normally I have a very difficult time losing weight to begin with. I couldn't lose any weight since DD is born because she's still breastfeeding and my body just wouldn't let it go. Should I be very worried? And if so, what can I do?
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I think everyone is soooo different. I only gained 15lbs total first pregnancy. Second was about 18lbs the same with my 3rd. And number 4 i only gained 8lbs. He was 7lbs 11oz born so i actuly lost weight by the time he was born and the fluid etc. I should mention that i get rather sick in pregnancy. I am very much like you though. I do not/cant lose weight while Breastfeeding. Infact that is when i gained some i have alot to lose before i think about a #5.
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I actually had the opposite happen.
I gained 45lbs with my first, lost it all
25lbs with my second, lost it all, but then gained 10lbs before getting pregnant again
lost 10lbs in the first trimester with #3 (putting me at my normal weight), then gained about 25 more, so 15lbs from when I got pregnant. Then lost all of that, plus 10lbs more afterwards (10lbs below my normal prepregnancy weight)
I am one of those people who loses a lot while breastfeeding, but then gains weight when I stop. Which is why I had the 10lb gain before getting pregnant with #3.
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30 pounds with the first
lost 50 by the time she was 1 year old; I had never been as small as I was then.
Gained 40 in the second pregnancy eating a healthier diet! So not too happy about that, but that's just the way it was. And he was like...6 ounces bigger, lol! I would really like to get back to where I was, even if it takes another year!
So in my case I did gain more, but I started out smaller, so I'm not sure if that was why. Focus on healthy foods with a good balance of fat, protein, and carbs and you can't go wrong. It's about nutrients, not calories!
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Gained 80 lbs with my first. Only lost 30, and sat there until I did P90X and lost a bunch of weight (5'1, got down to 138lbs!)
Started this pregnancy about 8-12lbs overweight. At 20ish weeks, I had only gained 7lbs. At 38 weeks I had gained 36lbs total. Ate extremely healthy this time, exercised when I could. Stayed away from fattening foods, stayed away and minimized carbs and starches like breads and pastas. I pretty much lived off of protein(meat, beans, nuts) and salads! Also stayed away from sugary drinks. Water/ice is my best friend. Nearing the end now, and really, really hoping I lose the majority of this weight soon after delivery.
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Gained 45 with first, eating crap, working at a restaurant 60 hours a week & I started out 30 lbs heavier. Lost about 70 lbs by the time he was 18 months.
Started this pregnancy a healthy weight with healthier lifestyle. I've gained 50 lbs with 3 weeks to go...I don't get it LOL. Since I'm not sitting around eating junk all day, I try not to worry about it. I wonder how it will all work out in the end though. Guess we'll see in April!
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I did the opposite too-- with my first I gained 40, then lost 47. With my second I gained 28, then lost 31. With my third I gained 25, then lost 30.
I eat a lot healthier now than I did 7 years ago when I got pregnant with DD1-- I think the secret to healthy pregnancy weight is the same as it is when you're not pregnant-- lots of fruits and vegetables, plenty of exercise, and stay away from the junk food and excess carbs.
When I was pregnant with my first I ate a lot of bagels and cream cheese-- and my weight grew accordingly. With my others I tried to limit my carbs (but not my food), and stuck to eggs in the morning (and other times-- eggs are always my preggo craving), lots of fruits and veggies, chicken, and cheese. Carbs were only a "sometimes" thing, and I only occasionally indulge my bagel/pizza/cereal cravings. I felt SO much better gaining less weight.
Of course, some people gain 50 pounds and feel fantastic-- totally depends on the person. I'm in the "healthy" weight bracket, but I'm only about 10 pounds from being "overweight" when not pregnant, so I probably don't need to gain as much weight as some slimmer mamas.
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No, but every pregnancy is so different.
My first I followed everything by the book, no sodas, never ate sweets and snack foods. I was vegetarian with a borderline vegan diet (avoided cheese and eggs, but ate biproducts.. anywho) worked out religously, didn't own a car for most of my pregnancy and walked no less than 4 miles a day. I went from 117 to 175. I sulked my entire pregnancy over my weight gain, but I was so concious about it and no matter what the numbers increased on the scale. I lost over half within 2 weeks of giving birth.
(I had gained back almost all the pregnancy weight I lost because I had a major lifestyle change no more restrictive diet, (lived in an area where there was just a single highway, no good place to walk) it was almost like I lost all will power from the years of depriving myself.
Got pregnant with #2 and had horrible hyperemesis- was on a cocktail of vitamins and drugs, weekly IVs, lost a little weight as well as hair! Didn't gain a lb until 7 months, but then I still managed to gain 35-40lbs in that short time frame. All of that melted off of me in 2 weeks. I lost more weight while my husband was deployed, and then he came back and I gained again. (apparrently my body cannot handle me not hitting the gym hard or my cooking for my husband, haha- he gained 25lbs in almost 3 months (but he needed a bit of that.)
Here I am pregnancy number three 15 weeks pregnant and 21lbs under my prepregnancy weight because I stopped drinking soda again, became more active, and all together tried to be more concious of a healthier lifestyle, but who knows when that will change (the weight loss, not the lifestyle, )
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I gained about about 30 lbs each of my previous three pregnancies. I tend to gain it all at the last trimester. It seems like one morning I wake up and cant see my feet! I keep the weight while BF till I wean. I guess iris some sort of survival thing? I'm totally pear shaped and at 5'3" there is no place to hide the curves. I still had 10 to lose before I got pregnant as I was still nursing my toddler till about a month ago. I'm being silly hoping I gain 10 less this time! I'm due with my fourth the end of September and so I havent been as sick or gained mor than a couple of pounds, luckily
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I only gained about 17 lbs with Asher. And right now I am 33 weeks pregnant and I have gained about 10 lbs.. so probably not gonna gain much more than 17lbs again.
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Without getting into specific names of players, we know a few things about the Bruins' offseason game plan.
General manager Peter Chiarelli is going to try to upgrade his league-worst offense, retain the services of his three solid free-agent defenseman and open some spots up front for the eventual No. 2 draft pick and a couple prospects by letting some free agents walk away.
Two players, however, that shouldn't be allowed to even get on the open market July 1 – let alone leave – are wingers Mark Recchi and Shawn Thornton, who both provide elements to the Bruins on and off the ice that would be difficult to replace.
No two players on the Bruins play their individual roles any better than Recchi and Thornton. And even better, in this salary-cap era, they both do their jobs pretty much on the cheap.
Recchi gutted his way through 81 regular-season games on 42-year-old legs and then tied for third on the club in playoff scoring with 10 points after putting up 43 points in the regular season. His presence in front of the net, both at full strength and on the power play, made him one of Boston's best offensive weapons in a down year for scoring. He helped Patrice Bergeron form a shutdown defensive line, was a threat to create a turnover every time he forechecked and even chipped in on the penalty kill. This after he re-signed for one year with Boston and figuring that he'd take the occasional game off in addition to skipping some practices. Instead he nearly played every game and his practice attendance wasn't any different from any other veteran in black and gold.
Thornton might've dipped a bit in the offensive production department (just about every Bruins forward did), but he again put his nose to the grindstone and worked as hard as humanly possible for 74 regular-season games and 10 postseason contests. For months, Thornton joined Steve Begin and Byron Bitz to form the Bruins' most effective two-way line. And then injuries juggled the Bruins' lineup. That didn't stop Thornton from fighting 21 times and proving he was by far the toughest Bruins player and the one most willing to sacrifice life and limb for the good of the team. When it came time to make Matt Cooke pay, everyone knew which guy would do it that night at TD Garden – and Thornton didn't disappoint. Had he been on the ice for the brutal hit Cooke threw at Marc Savard March 7 in Pittsburgh, we all would've been spared the talk-radio barrage of criticism the Bruins endured in the aftermath of their non-retaliatory decision.
Now if on-ice exploits were all that Recchi and Thornton brought to the table, you could accept it if Chiarelli decided to try to get a younger, faster top-six forward to replace Recchi, or looked for a tough, grind-line player with a little more youth and better scoring hands. Of course, then Chiarelli would also have to replace the vocal leadership of two of the few Bruins players with Stanley Cup-winning experience.
You cannot overestimate what it meant to have Recchi in the Bruins' locker room the last year-plus — keeping the slumping young forwards' heads up, making sure guys battled through being hurt and then speaking openly and at length when he felt the team needed a fire lit under it in late March. Thornton is another guy that never shies away from the heat when things are going south and calls the shots the way he sees them, even though at around 10 minutes of ice time per game he's rarely involved in what goes wrong in a particular game or stretch of matches.
The Bruins' official leadership tandem of captain Zdeno Chara and alternate Patrice Bergeron are great leaders in their own way. And they're both the same type of leader. They work harder than anyone and expect everyone on their squad to do the same. Even after logging 20 minutes in a game, Bergeron hits the bike. Chara's off-ice workout regimen has been part of NHL lore for years. They answer questions and offer aid to teammates, but neither is going to criticize a teammate in public or private. It's just not their nature. They're too polite in a role that sometimes requires a player to forget his manners and make something happen with his mouth.
There are other guys that can bring bluntness to the Bruins. Andrew Ference is as analytical as they come and can articulate what needs to be said better than most. Had injuries not knocked him out of the picture this season, Mark Stuart probably would've really grabbed a leadership mantle (and still could if he re-signs). Boston's other veterans, however, aren't "fox hole" types of guys. Marc Savard, Marco Sturm, David Krejci – these are guys that if they wear a letter or earn a spot in the leadership hierarchy, it's because of their performance and production, not those intangibles that separate the generals from the privates.
Boston's intangibles took a blow this season in the aftermath of Aaron Ward, Stephane Yelle, Shane Hnidy and, maybe most importantly, P.J. Axelsson departing. Recchi and Thornton had to handle a larger load when it came to motivation and accountability. Should the veteran pair walk, the Bruins might find themselves with a larger leadership void that can be filled. Even a couple replacements with similar experience and leader qualities would take time to fit in with a new club among a new bunch of teammates. By all accounts, both guys want to come back and wouldn't be looking to make much more than they did in 2009-10.
With Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin penciled into Boston's lineup, along with some combination of Brad Marchand, Zach Hamill and Jordan Caron, next season, there should be a large rookie presence on the TD Garden ice. Then with Chara, Bergeron, Savard and Sturm (although injured) Boston will have plenty of star power to complement the phenoms.
Keeping Recchi and Thornton will make sure that the third group every team needs – the role players – will deliver a maximum amount of production, effort and leadership.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Brazilian brothers agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle federal civil charges of insider trading ahead of the announcement of a plan to acquire H.J. Heinz Co. by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and a private equity firm.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with Michel and Rodrigo Terpins Thursday. The agency alleged in a lawsuit that they used confidential information about the Heinz deal to buy options on Heinz stock and reap a profit of $1.8 million afterward.
The Terpins agreed to pay $3 million in penalties and return the $1.8 million in alleged illegal profits. They neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
The deal to acquire the ketchup maker for $23.3 billion was announced Feb. 14, sending its shares up 20 percent to close at $72.50.
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For more information on the Edible Estates initiative, go to: Edible Estates.
In most American households, food gardens are relegated to the back yard. But front-yard vegetable gardens were the norm back in the early 20th century, when yards were used primarily to produce food for the kitchen. Los Angeles landscape architect Fritz Haeg is on a mission to bring back the front-yard edible garden. But he sees it as more than just growing food. He sees it as an attack on the American front lawn.
Haeg states on his Web site: 'The lawn wastes resources and is an anti-social no-mans-land that we wrap ourselves with, reinforcing the suburban alienation of our sprawling communities. Edible Estates is a practical food producing initiative, a place-responsive landscape design proposal, a scientific horticultural experiment, a conceptual land-art project, a defiant political statement, a community out-reach program and an act of radical gardening.'
So far Haeg has demonstration gardens at homes in Lakewood, California, and Salina, Kansas, with seven more demonstration sites planned for the future. The Kansas garden features 195 different fruits, vegetables, and other edible plants that are grown organically. Haeg is not alone in his passion to transform America's front lawns. He has solicited support from sponsors such as Ford Motor Company, the City of Pasadena, and the Wallis Foundation.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective surgeries.
Vocational nurses, respiratory therapists and radiology technologists say they will walk off their jobs for two days to draw attention to issues they tried unsuccessfully to address at the negotiating table - "chronic understaffing and reckless cost-cutting," said Todd Stenhouse, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Some of the public hospital system's estimated 3,400 pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists and lab scientists also are expected to walk out Tuesday as part of a one-day sympathy strike at the five medical centers in San Francisco, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine.
"Leaders of both unions claim their chief concern is patient care but it's very simple: If they strike, services to patients suffer," said Dwaine Duckett, vice president for human resources for the university.
He said the walkout had forced the postponement of hundreds of surgeries, including five pediatric heart surgeries and procedures like chemotherapy infusions for children with cancer.
Stenhouse said the striking workers, who have been working without a contract since September, will be ready to return to the hospital in the event of an area-wide emergency.
"We're not trying to hurt UC," he told Reuters, saying the workers had never before walked off their jobs. "We're trying to save it.
"Our top concern is about safe staffing, and we need to put a stop to the diversion of resources away from patient care," he said.
Duckett said the problem was the "union's ongoing resistance to UC's pension reforms," which include raising employee pension contributions, revising eligibility rules for retiree health benefits and creating a second tier of pension benefits for new workers.
Duckett said the university system had offered the workers a four-year contract with up to 3.5 percent annual wage increases. The average employee in the striking union earns $55,000 a year, he said.
California's labor board asked a judge to intervene and order the employees to continue to work.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge David I. Brown found on Monday that about 100 burn center respiratory therapists and poison-control pharmacists were essential workers and barred them from striking. But he refused to stop the other workers from their labor action.
Stenhouse said the union has asked the medical centers to form committees to determine enforceable, safe-staffing levels.
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