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Last-ditch hopes for a bipartisan deal to improve U.S. government finances are waning, days before a deadline for a special congressional committee to recommend ways to achieve $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years. Although the so-called "supercommittee" technically has until Wednesday to act, a firm proposal is needed by late Monday so lawmakers and budget analysts can review the plan.
With hours remaining until Monday's interim deadline, no one on the 12-member supercommittee says a deal is imminent. The Republican co-chairman, Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas, spoke on the U.S. television program Fox News Sunday.
"Nobody wants to give up hope. Reality is, to a certain extent, starting to overtake hope. It is a daunting challenge, no doubt about it," he said.
A Democratic supercommittee member, Representative Xavier Becerra of California, compared the situation to the final minutes of a sporting match.
"We are deep into the fourth quarter, but there is still time on the clock. I do not think any of us wants to let the time run out," he said.
Days ago, many lawmakers of both parties urged the supercommittee to bridge ideological gulfs and arrive at a compromise that cuts the deficit by more than the minimum $1.2 trillion specified in a budget deal signed into law earlier this year. Recent weeks have seen some Republicans soften their opposition to new tax revenue, while many Democrats, including President Barack Obama, have long said they would be willing to restructure costly programs that provide income and health care for retirees.
But the ratio of spending cuts to tax hikes, and the specific composition of both, present a seemingly insurmountable stumbling block.
Representative Hensarling says Democrats continue to oppose meaningful spending restraint.
"We all know, and even the president will admit, that the great drivers of our debt are Medicare, Medicaid and health care. Nothing else comes close. But unfortunately what we have not seen in these talks is any Democrat willing to put a proposal on the table that actually solves the problem," he said.
Democrats counter that it is Republican insistence on preserving tax cuts for the rich that is the major sticking point. Once again, Congressman Becerra, who also appeared on Fox.
"Every plan that Democrats have put forward has included cuts to entitlement programs. But it has got to be balanced," he said. "You cannot say you are going to take benefits away from Social Security and Medicare, and not ask our wealthiest Americans [to pay more taxes] - why should they escape participation when we are asking seniors to help cover the costs of deficits?"
Failure by the supercommittee would trigger automatic spending cuts to domestic programs and national defense. In addition, a wide range of tax cuts enacted since 2001 will expire unless extended by Congress.
Economist Mark Zandi of Moodys Analytics, a financial ratings firm, says he does not foresee an immediate market panic if the supercommittee fails.
"I do not think there will be much of a reaction. It is all relative to expectations, and investor expectations with regard to the [super]committee have been and still are very, very low," he said.
But Zandi adds that a long-term failure by the United States to confront its debt problem would harm the economy and shatter investor confidence. The U.S. federal deficit exceeds $1 trillion, contributing to a national debt of about $15 trillion.

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The Federal Funds Rate (FFR) is the interest rate that banks pay to borrow federal funds. Federal law requires that banks hold a certain percentage (typically 10%) of the assets in their demand accounts (checking and savings accounts) with the Federal Reserve. These are referred to as federal funds. If a bank below its minimum federal funds reserve requirement, then it can borrow federal funds from another bank that has a surplus in its account.
The Fed does not set the FFR directly. Instead it sets a nominal or desired rate and then carries out open market operations-- the buying and selling of government or other types of securities to influence money supply. When the fed sells large amounts securities to investors, it takes the proceeds from the sale and holds them, essentially removing money from the market and increasing interest rates. When it buys large amounts of securities, it injects money into the market lowering interest rates.
Loans involving Federal Funds are typically very short in duration, overnight. These loans are often a necessary part of a banks business. Banks depend on demand accounts for a substantial portion of the funding for the loans that they make. On any given day, a bank may lose more in deposits than it takes in or the demand for its loans may temporarily outstrip the assets that it has available, requiring it to draw upon the assets in its reserve account with the Fed. Borrowing funds from another banks reserve account is an expedient way for the bank to raise capital.
When the Federal Reserve raises the FFR it discourages banks from borrowing Federal Funds and in turn lowers the amount of money that banks are able/willing to lend. This has a broader dampening effect on the economy and can lead to slower economic growth. When the Fed lowers the FFR, it has the opposite effect.


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Oops! I'm a week behind! The holidays are taking a toll on my reading, so here's a quick, quick recap of last week's WSJA –
First up – Hunter x Hunter Special One Shot – Kurapika's Memories Part One – I liked this chapter a lot, and since I've only read the first volume of Hunter x Hunter, I was surprised by how easy it was to become immersed in this story. Kurapika, young and brash, wants to leave the forest and venture into the outside world. It's forbidden by his people, though, so he argues continuously with the village elder about getting permission to go. A whimsical art-style with lots of soft, rounded edges made this a visual pleasure, and, despite relying on overused tropes, the characters are engaging and the dialog moves the story steadily along. Looking forward to reading Part Two!
Naruto Ch 611 – More fighting! More building of chakra! More ominous threats from the villain! And more reinforcements to ensure more fighting for chapter 612!
Bleach Ch 518 – Ichigo, with a little help from his friends, decides to make the journey to the Royal Palace. Yes, that is all that happened in this chapter!
One Piece Ch 690 – Epic battling continues as fatal petrification gas closes in on our heroes! This is news to me! Somehow I missed that there is a cloud of poison gas ready to deliver its fatal payload to our Straw Hat pirates and anyone else who gets in its path. Smoker and Vergo are duking it out! Why do so many of the characters look so much alike? And why do the One Piece chapters always seem so short?
Cross Manage Ch 12 – I really like this story. It's easy to follow, it's character driven, and there is no magic or epic dueling (not that I dislike magic or epic dueling). It's just basically about a group of high school students with completely different goals, backgrounds, and life expectations trying to get along, build a lacrosse team, and have fun while they do it. Since Sakurai chased off three team members with his tough as nails training regimen, they no longer have enough players to field a team. Desperate to fix what he's done, Sakurai and Toyoguchi get the ex-players together for a super-intense training session – without letting them know why they asked them to spend the three-day weekend with them. No wonder Kato gets so angry and suspicious of him! I thought this was nice chapter because instead of dwelling (mostly) on their faults, Sakurai pointed out their strengths and why he wanted them to come back to the team.
Nisekoi Ch 53 – This was another silly chapter that I enjoyed because it required zero brain cells. Ichijo and Onodera hear their horoscopes for the day, and even though they don't believe in that superstitious nonsense, they both go out their way to follow the advice for their lucky, or in one case, unlucky, day. As Ichijo tries to interact with Onodera and Onodera attempts to avoid Ichijo, hijinks ensues and confusion abounds. The ending was very cute, too.
Toriko Ch 213 – I just don't get this one. All of these needless, weird-looking chefs talking about oil and the need to be fit to compete in the cooking battle. Most of these guys look like they would would struggle climbing a flight of stairs, and they are expected to compete in a triathlon to gather up their ingredients? Only consolation – 50% of the competitors will be eliminated after the Swimming! Biking!! Running!!! Food Stamina Race!! portion of the battle.
That's it for this issue, so see you for the next issue of WSJA. I'm looking forward to catching up with Kenshin!


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Several companies that sell advertising have been reporting their quarterly earnings. Here are highlights from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:
— July 16: Gannett Co. says advertising demand was "uneven" and "choppy." Ad revenue at Gannett's newspaper publishing segment fell 8 percent to $594 million. Broadcasting revenue climbed 11 percent to $205 million, helped by stronger political and auto-related TV advertising, as well as growth at Gannett's Captivate business, which shows ads in elevators. The company expects the Olympics and political spending to bolster results in the second half of the year.
— July 17: Yahoo Inc. says revenue for the latest quarter dipped 1 percent to $1.22 billion. After taking out ad commissions, Yahoo's net revenue totaled $1.08 billion. That figure fell about $16 million below analyst estimates. The net revenue, a focal point for investors, was slightly higher than the same time last year. That marked the second consecutive quarter that Yahoo had posted modestly higher net revenue.
Omnicom Group Inc., which owns marketing agencies, says its U.S. business helped lift second-quarter net income 1.5 percent, making up for a decline overseas. Domestic revenue grew 5.4 percent, while international revenue fell 1.3 percent.
— July 19: Google Inc's earnings hit analysts' target as refinements to the company's Internet search technology lured more Web surfers to click on its revenue-producing ads. Google's revenue, excluding that from a recent Motorola purchase, stood at $8.36 billion after subtracting the ad commissions paid to its advertising partners. That was about $70 million below analyst projections. The number of total clicks on Google's ads during the second quarter increased 42 percent from the same time last year. The increasing volume in clicks helped Google shake off a deepening decline in its ad prices.
Microsoft Corp. takes a $6.2 billion accounting charge because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuantive hasn't yielded the returns envisioned by management. With that, Microsoft's online services division reported a loss of $6.7 billion, compared with a loss of $745 million a year ago. Revenue fell 8 percent to $735 million.
— July 25: AOL Inc. reports stronger-than-expected revenue and its fifth straight quarter of advertising growth — signs that its efforts to turn its business around are starting to pay off. AOL's advertising revenue grew 6 percent to $338 million.
IAC/InterActiveCorp reports better-than-expected results for the second quarter thanks to sharply higher revenue from its family of websites and applications. Revenue from IAC's search segment, which includes ads and applications, grew 46 percent to $349 million.
— July 26: Interpublic Group of Cos., a holding company for advertising and marketing agencies, says second-quarter net income fell 3 percent, hurt by some U.S. account losses in 2011 and the stronger dollar. Account losses included consumer products maker S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.
The New York Times Co. reports that second-quarter revenue increased slightly. Most of the revenue gain stemmed from higher newspaper circulation, especially in its digital editions. That helped to offset advertising revenue declines. The company says its advertising revenue decreased 7 percent to $244 million.
Meredith Corp., publisher of Better Homes and Gardens and Fitness magazines, says advertising revenue rose 11 percent to $210.3 million, helped by the acquisitions of the Allrecipes.com, EveryDay with Rachael Ray and FamilyFun brands.
— July 31: Discovery Communications Inc. says ad revenue grew 7 percent in the U.S. thanks to higher pricing, while ad revenue grew 11 percent abroad.
— Aug. 1: Time Warner Inc. says ad revenue at its TV networks increased 2 percent largely because of higher ad rates and an increase in the number of NBA games shown on its channels. But ad revenue at news networks in the U.S. and entertainment networks abroad fell. Ad revenue at the Time Inc. magazine division fell 7 percent. The company says ad sales may be slower in the current quarter partly because advertisers are diverting money to the Olympics. It also expects to be showing fewer baseball games during the quarter, but that will be made up with a heavier fourth-quarter schedule.
Comcast Corp. says ad revenue at NBCUniversal cable networks increased 4 percent. The networks include CNBC, MSNBC and Bravo.
TV station operator Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. says political ad spending has been three times higher than the company expected. Political ad revenue came to $11.4 million in the quarter, up from $1.2 million a year ago. Some of that is from buying additional stations.
— Aug. 2: CBS Corp. says advertising revenue fell 3 percent to $2.14 billion. In the current quarter, CEO Les Moonves conceded that the market for last-minute ad buys is showing some "softness". He blamed NBC's coverage of the London Olympics for taking away a lot of the available viewers and ad dollars.
Time Warner Cable Inc. says ad revenue increased 18 percent to $265 million, in part because of increased in political spending.
— Aug. 3: Viacom Inc. says U.S. advertising at its TV networks fell 7 percent. Viacom has been struggling with a ratings decline for key channels, particularly Nickelodeon. The company says the timing of certain awards shows also cut into advertising revenue. Last year, both shows were in the third quarter; this year, neither was.
— Aug. 7: The Walt Disney Co. says ad revenue at ESPN rose in the "mid-teen" percentages thanks to higher prices, sales volume and bigger audiences.
— Aug. 8: News Corp. says ad revenue at its U.S. cable channels grew 5 percent in the latest quarter, led by growth at its regional sports networks and National Geographic channels. Ad revenue at channels abroad grew 18 percent because of improving ad markets and viewership. Broadcast television saw lower national advertising revenue largely because of lower ratings for "American Idol."
— Aug. 30: WPP Group PLC, an owner of ad agencies, says revenue grew 5.5 percent in North America and 6.1 percent in the U.K. during the second quarter, but fell 3 percent in Western Europe.


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An unexpected decline in shares of Apple Inc led U.S. stocks lower on Wednesday, as the tech giant dropped nearly 5 percent in heavy trading.
Investors have been reluctant to take big positions as lawmakers continue to negotiate a deal to avoid a series of spending cuts and tax increases effective next year - known as the "fiscal cliff" - that could push the U.S. economy into recession next year.
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Apple shares were down at $546.70 and accounted for more than half of the Nasdaq 100's 1.5 percent selloff. Market participants cited a consultancy's report about the company losing share in the tablet market and reports that margin requirements had been raised by at least one clearing firm.
"It's Apple that is dragging the whole market down for today," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer at Solaris Asset Management.
Later in the day, President Obama will renew his case for tax hikes and call for a smooth increase in the nation's borrowing limit in a speech to the Business Roundtable group of CEOs.
For several weeks, the market has reacted quickly to often-conflicting headlines out of Washington about ongoing budget negotiations, prompting investors to be cautious.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.04 points, or 0.00 percent, at 12,951.82. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 6.02 points, or 0.43 percent, at 1,401.03. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 32.52 points, or 1.09 percent, at 2,964.17.
Banking shares gained, with the KBX Bank index adding 0.7 percent to 48.16.
Citigroup Inc shares rose 4 percent to $35.64 after saying it will cut 11,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its work force - its first major move to restructure since the departure of former chief executive officer Vikram Pandit.
Bank of America shares hit a new 52-week high, rising more than 3 percent to $10.23.
Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc slumped 13 percent to $32.23. The company said it is acquiring Plains Exploration & Production Co and McMoRan Exploration Co in two separate deals for $9 billion in cash and stock in a major expansion into energy.
But shares of McMoRan Exploration soared 75 percent to $14.81 and Plains Exploration & Production shares also jumped, by 24 percent to $44.59.
Weighing on market sentiment, data showed U.S. private-sector employers added 118,000 jobs in November, shy of economists' expectations.
U.S. factory orders rose for second straight month in October, and the service sector grew in November, separate data showed, but market reaction was muted.
Global shares rose after Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping said the country would maintain its fine-tuning of economic policies in 2013 to ensure stable economic growth. Among his key priorities, Xi listed tax reform, urbanization and allowing the market to play a bigger role in setting resource prices.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Robert Brennan,
v. Docket No. CR-06-405
Teachers' Retirement System and
Stoneham Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Robert L. Brennan, Jr., Esq.
Brennan, Dain, LeRay & Wiest, PC
129 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
Appearance for Teachers' Retirement System:
Robert G. Fabino, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
Appearance for Stoneham Retirement Board:
Lane E. Hermann, Esq.
Law Offices of Michael Sacco
285 College Hwy.
P.O. Box 479
Southampton, MA 01073
Administrative Magistrate:
Kimberly A. Fletcher, Esq.
Robert Brennan is appealing the June 12, 2006 decision of the Teachers' Retirement System that he is not eligible to purchase his Connecticut teaching service (Ex. 1). He appealed timely under the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 16(4) (Ex. 2). On January 22, 2008, I allowed the Stoneham Retirement Board's motion to intervene. I heard the appeal on February 19, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston.
There are 10 documents in evidence (Exs. 1 - 10). I marked the joint, pre-hearing memorandum as "A" for identification, Petitioner's two supplemental memoranda as "B" for identification, and Teachers' Retirement System's pre-hearing memorandum as "C" for identification. Mr. Brennan testified; there is one tape of the hearing.
Findings of Fact
1. Robert Brennan, d.o.b. 7/7/46, was a 5th grade teacher in Waterbury, Connecticut between September 1, 1968 and July 27, 1970. During this period, he was a member of the Connecticut State Retirement System. When he left the 5th grade position, he was refunded his retirement contributions (Ex. 7, A and testimony).
2. Mr. Brennan worked as a teacher in Reading, Massachusetts from September 1970 to June 1973. As a result of this employment, he was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System (A).
3. On the enrollment form that he completed on July 24, 1970 for the Teachers' Retirement System, Mr. Brennan listed his Waterbury, Connecticut service in the following section: "State below all previous public day school service, including service in other states, for which you have not paid deductions into the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System…" (Ex. 7).
4. The back of the enrollment form states:
A member in service may establish credit for SERVICE IN OTHER STATES as a teacher…Service for which a member desires to establish credit must be verified on blanks furnished by the Retirement Board, and the member must pay the deductions which he would have paid if the service had been rendered in Massachusetts
with accumulated interest to date of payment (Ex. 7).
5. Mr. Brennan never received any other forms from the Teachers' Retirement System regarding his ability to purchase his Connecticut service (testimony).
6. Mr. Brennan left his Reading, Massachusetts teaching position in June 1973 without having purchased his Connecticut service. He entered the private sector and withdrew his accumulated retirement deductions (A and testimony).
7. On October 1, 2001, Mr. Brennan began working for the Town of Stoneham as a Kitchen Manager in a high school. As a result of this employment, he became a member of the Stoneham Retirement System. In or around December 2004, Mr. Brennan purchased his prior creditable service for his Reading, Massachusetts teaching service. This service amounted to three years and the Teachers' Retirement System accepted liability for this service pursuant to G.L. c. 32, § 3(8)(c) (A).
8. Mr. Brennan supervises nine staff members who prepare meals for the high school as well as six other schools in Stoneham. One of the people Mr. Brennan supervises drives a truck delivering meals to the other schools (testimony).
9. Mr. Brennan is currently a member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Stoneham Teachers Association and the National Education Association (testimony).
10. On May 9, 2006, Mr. Brennan wrote to Gregory Zammuto, Administrator of School Finance in the Stoneham Public Schools, requesting help in purchasing his two years of teaching in Connecticut (Ex. 9).
11. On May 24, 2006, the Retirement Administrator of the Stoneham Retirement Board wrote to the Teachers' Retirement System about Mr. Brennan's request, stating that since Mr. Brennan was no longer a teacher and no longer a member of the Teachers' Retirement System, she had concerns about whether or not he could now purchase out-of-state service (Ex. 10).
12. On June 12, 2006, the Teachers' Retirement System wrote to the Stoneham Retirement Board stating that Mr. Brennan was not eligible to purchase his Connecticut teaching service. The letter contained Mr. Brennan's appeal rights and a copy was sent to him. The Stoneham Retirement Board received the letter on June 13, 2006 (Ex. 1).
13. Mr. Brennan received his copy of the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System on June 15, 2006 (testimony).
14. On June 30, 2006, Mr. Brennan filed his appeal. His appeal letter states that his mailing address had recently changed due to recent New Hampshire emergency response regulations (Ex. 2).
Conclusion and Order
Timeliness of Appeal.
General Laws, c. 32, § 16(4) provides that a person aggrieved by a decision of a retirement board may appeal "in writing within fifteen days of notification of such action or decision…" The Teachers' Retirement System raised the issue of timeliness of appeal since the letter of decision was apparently mailed on June 12, 2006 but the appeal was not filed until June 30, 2006. Mr. Brennan received his copy of the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System on June 15, 2006 and filed his appeal on June 30, 2006; his appeal is therefore timely.
Merits of the Appeal.
Mr. Brennan argued that he is entitled to purchase his Connecticut teaching service because 1) he is currently eligible under the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 3(4) and/or 2) by completing the enrollment form for the Teachers' Retirement System on July 24, 1970 and listing his Connecticut teaching service, the Teachers' Retirement System was obligated to verify the prior service and determine its eligibility as creditable service under § 4(2)(d). There is no merit to either argument.
G.L.c. 32 § 3 (4) states in pertinent part:
Any member in service…who is employed in a teaching position or as a principal, supervisor or president in a school or college, or employed in the department of education as supervisor of teachers or of educational methods, who had rendered service in any other state for any previous period as a teacher, principal, supervisor or superintendent in the public day schools or other day school under exclusive public control and supervision…may, before the date any retirement allowance becomes effective to him, pay into the annuity savings fund of the system…an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such previous period…(emphasis added).
Mr. Brennan argued that since as a Kitchen Manager he supervises employees, he is entitled to purchase his out-of-state service under this provision. He noted that "supervisor" is used without qualification in contrast to the more narrow use with respect to employees of the Department of Education where qualifying supervisory positions are limited to "supervisors of teachers or of educational methods…" I decline to adopt the broad meaning to the word supervisor that Mr. Brennan urges. The fact that the word is contained in the clause, "as a principal, supervisor or president" connotes that it is being used as a job title. Mr. Brennan's job title is Kitchen Manager.
Mr. Brennan further argues that under various provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 4, he is now entitled to purchase his Connecticut service.
Section 4(2)(a) provides, in pertinent part:
Each person becoming a member of the system shall…file a detailed statement of any other service rendered by him as an employee prior to the date of his becoming a member for which he may claim credit as provided for in subdivisions (3) to (8) inclusive, of section three, or in paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
Mr. Brennan claims that by completing the enrollment form for the Teachers' Retirement System on July 24, 1970, the Teachers' Retirement System was then obligated to "verify as soon as practicable after the filing of any such statement of service, the service [Brennan] claimed, and [to] verify as creditable service all or such part of the service claimed as may be allowable under [the Board's] rules and regulations."
The problem with Mr. Brennan's argument is that he never claimed his Connecticut teaching service as prior creditable service while he was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System. Nothing required him to purchase the time. Section 3(4) is a benefit that allows certain members to purchase out-of-state service. As the back of the enrollment form states, "Service for which a member desires to establish credit must be verified on blanks furnished by the Retirement Board…" If Mr. Brennan had desired to purchase his Connecticut teaching service between 1970 and 1973, it was incumbent upon him to apply while a member of the Teachers' Retirement System.
Based on the foregoing, the decision of the Teachers' Retirement System denying Mr. Brennan's request to now purchase his Connecticut teaching service is affirmed.
Kimberly A. Fletcher
First Administrative Magistrate
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Arroyo Colorado: A TMDL Project for Legacy Pollutants and Organics
Counties: Cameron and Hidalgo
Parameters: Legacy pollutants and organics in fish tissue
River Basin: Nueces-Rio Grande Coastal
Segments: 2202, 2202A
Background and Goals
The Arroyo Colorado, an ancient distributary channel of the Rio Grande, extends 90 miles from Mission, Texas to the Laguna Madre in the Rio Grande Valley. Water quality and fish tissue analyses show that legacy pollutants occur in fish tissues in such concentrations to warrant a fish consumption advisory upstream of the Port of Harlingen. Legacy pollutants are chemicals whose use has been banned or severely restricted, but which still remain in the environment.
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TMDLs and Implementation Plan
The commission adopted these TMDLs on July 25, 2003. The EPA approved the TMDLs on May 13, 2004, at which time they became part of the state's Water Quality Management Plan.
The commission adopted these TMDLs on January 17, 2001. The EPA approved the TMDLs on June 14, 2001, at which time they became part of the state's Water Quality Management Plan.
- Four Total Maximum Daily Loads for Legacy Pollutants in the Arroyo Colorado Above Tidal and the Donna Reservoir and Canal System
- Response to public comment on the Arroyo Colorado TMDLs
The Commission approved this Implementation plan on September 14, 2001.
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The Law School Financial Aid Office has many functions, among the most important of which is getting funds (loans, scholarship and/or federal work-study eligibility) to Tulane law students as painlessly as possible. More importantly, we try to make sure that Tulane law students are informed students--able to make mature and responsible decisions about the amount of educational loans they can afford, and to examine the worthiness of making immediate personal sacrifices to keep the amount of educational debt as low as possible.
Financial Information
A law school education may well be the largest investment in a student's life. Students are encouraged to talk with the Law School administration and faculty about the value of a Tulane legal education and likely income after graduation, and with the staff of the Law Financial Aid Office about the variety of repayment options. Students are also urged to gather together as many family resources as possible and to live as frugally as possible during law school in order to minimize the amount they must borrow.
If you are offered admission to the Law School, we will inform you of the maximum amount of educational loan eligibility available, after scholarship funds and outside resources are determined, and after the processing results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are received. This is not a guarantee of loan funding. Nor is it an endorsement of borrowing every dollar available: to the contrary, we are very concerned that applicants be aware of the effect that their borrowing decisions will have on their future standard of living. We hope you take the opportunity to carefully consider the costs and benefits of borrowing before you enroll in any law school.
Cost of Attendance
For the 2018-2019 academic year: estimated tuition and fees for a full-time Tulane Law School student are $56,572 ($52,272 tuition and $4,300 in mandatory fees), and the budgeted amount for all other educational expenses that can be covered by financial aid (room, board, books, transportation and other) is $23,196.
International LLM students should add $1,500 in tuition for the summer orientation course, Introduction to US Law, $500 for an intensive ESL course if required, and approximately $2,400 for additional living expenses during the summer.
Tuition and fees may increase by 2 to 6 percent each year. Figures are generally available in March or April for the following academic year.


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A Slice of Summer: Sweet Treats from Cutie Pies NYC
BY: Halley Lawrence | Apr 17, 2013
Cutie Pies NYC is a one-woman show. "I do just about everything except churn the butter right now," says Alice Cronin, the baker behind the Brooklyn-based confectionery. Cronin has been familiar with the ways of the oven since age 5, when she mastered her grandmother's chocolate-chip cookie recipe. Since then, however, she's moved on to more sophisticated desserts, having honed her skills while maintaining the cookbook section of a Montclair, New Jersey, bookstore. Working to a soundtrack of Cibo Matto, Los Amigos Invisibles, and fittingly, Cake, she now rolls cream-cheese rugelachs, laces peach pies with thyme, and gels vegan cream pies using agar. Of all the desserts that she makes, Cronin's favorite is her coconut cream pie. She's not alone: the dairy-rich dessert took home first place at the City Reliquary's pie contest in 2011. "I'm not sure if it has anything to do with nostalgia—I watched loads of Gilligan's Island reruns when I was little—or the way it riffs on the rich, steeped-in-diner-chic desserts that harken back to old-school decadence," she says of her fondness for coconut flavor. "It tastes rich and creamy, but the texture is surprisingly light." Cronin crafts myriad variations on sweet and buttery flavors, and she experiments with savory elements, too. Soon, she's set to unveil a savory guacamole and corn-nut-crust pielette. Taste Cronin's gourmet baked goods for yourself by placing a custom order, or look for her at these New York City markets: Smorgasburg Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in East River State Park at N. 7th St. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Tobacco Warehouse at 30 Water St. Bust Magazine Craftacular and Food Fair Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Pearl Street Plaza (Pearl Street at Water Street)
BY: Halley Lawrence
Guide Staff Writer
Halley is a Chicago writer with southern roots. When she isn't typing, she enjoys cooking without recipes and designing garments for her upcoming clothing line, Ambidestre.


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OXFORD, Mass. (AP) — A diner-owner has apologized for throwing out a military veteran because he brought in his service dog.
Russell Ireland, owner of Big I's in Oxford, told Air Force veteran James Glaser and his dog, Jack, to leave the diner Saturday. Ireland said at the time that he didn't really believe Jack was a service dog because Glaser allowed people to pet and feed it, unlike the service dogs he has seen with other customers.
Ireland swore and told him to get his "fake service dog," out of the diner, Glaser said.
Glaser, who served in Iraq, says the dog helps him deal with post-traumatic stress disorder by smelling chemicals released by the stressed body before an attack and taking action to distract the owner.
"I used to get mad, yell, break things," Glaser said, explaining his PTSD.
Ireland says he now has a better understanding of the situation because veterans have come in or called and explained to him how an animal can help veterans cope with PTSD.
"I'm changing my mind and my stance," he said.
The incident drew criticism on social media and harassing phone calls, Ireland said.
Glaser, who suggested a boycott of the restaurant, said Tuesday he hadn't heard from Ireland directly and still planned a rally at Big I's on Saturday to draw attention to the issue.


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A Saturday afternoon drive turned deadly for one family after a pickup truck rear-ended their sedan, killing 31-year-old Steven Scott Curtis of Bridge City.
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Such sad news about Steve Jobs, the Apple Inc. founder whose innovative mind has so dramatically reshaped our world: He died Wednesday, at age 56, after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. But as I read the many obituaries and tributes rapidly spreading across the web, on a computer that he invented, I'm struck not only by how much his work has affected our lives, but also by how little we knew about the way Jobs, an intensely private man, lived his own life.
Here are five things you might not have known about Steve Jobs:
1. He was adopted: Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955. His biological parents, Joanne Carole Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali (an immigrant from Syria), were both 23 and unmarried University of Wisconsin graduate students at the time of their son's birth. The couple gave the baby up for adoption. Jobs was raised by Paul and Clara Jobs, who had been married since 1946 but were unable to have children of their own. Paul Jobs was a high school dropout who worked as a machinist; Clara Jobs was an accountant.
2. He was headstrong and determined even at a young age: A rambunctious child (he recalled setting off bombs and letting snakes loose in his third-grade classroom), Jobs had calmed down a bit by middle school. In fact, when was 11, he refused to go to the Mountain View, California, middle school he attended, finding it too disorderly for his tastes. So what did his family do? They picked up and moved in order for him to attend another school.
3. He had a biological sister he tracked down in adulthood: Ten months after giving their son up for adoption, Jobs' biological parents married. Eventually, they had a daughter, Mona. Then, five years after the girl's birth, the couple divorced. Jobs' biological mother remarried and the little girl took her stepfather's name. That girl is Mona Simpson, the renowned novelist who wrote the bestseller Anywhere but Here (which she dedicated to "my brother Steve"). Simpson and Jobs didn't meet until Jobs was 27, but he would eventually refer to her as "one of my best friends."
4. He had a daughter he initially didn't acknowledge: In 1978, the same year Apple released its seminal Lisa computer, Jobs' on-again-off-again girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan gave birth to a little girl, also named Lisa. Jobs' insisted that the computer name Lisa stood for "Local Integrated Software Architecture" and denied that he was the baby's father. While Jobs' career took off, Brennan and her daughter lived on welfare. Eventually, however, he acknowledged paternity and took Lisa in to live with him when she was in her teens. He sent her to Harvard, where she graduated in 2000. Lisa Brennan-Jobs is now a successful magazine writer, having penned articles in Vogue and O, The Oprah Magazine.
5. His wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, is a knockout: Jobs met his wife, Laurene, at Stanford University, while he was speaking at a class. They married -- in a Zen Buddhist ceremony in Yosemite National Park -- in 1991 and have three children: a son and two daughters. (Like her husband, Laurene is a vegetarian.) A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, she sits on the boards of directors for many arts, women's rights, and education organizations.
Did you feel you had a clear sense of the man who brought us the iPad, iPod, iPhone, and so much more? Did the details of his life surprise you?
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North coach laments Steve Johnson AFL ban
As coach of an AFL side set to confront the Cats in Geelong, Brad Scott was happy enough to learn of Steve Johnson's one-match ban.
But as a fan who played 168 games and has a fair idea of how physical modern-day football is, Scott was disappointed to see one of the league's best suspended for an "innocuous incident".
Johnson accepted a one-match ban for making contact with Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley's head and will miss his side's Friday night clash with North Melbourne.
The incident was graded as low impact, but Johnson's poor record meant he was unable to escape with a reprimand with an early guilty plea.
The 30-year-old would have risked an additional week's suspension had he fronted the tribunal.
Cats coach Chris Scott noted the incident was "so minor" on Monday, and his twin was sympathetic ahead of their fifth showdown as head coaches.
"We're certainly not complaining about ... but from a footy fan's perspective I don't like to see the best players rubbed out of the game for innocuous incidents," North coach Brad Scott said on Tuesday.
"The issue of carryover points will come up at some stage at the end of the year when we review the tribunal.
"We don't want players doing silly things all the time, but we play a pretty aggressive, confrontational, contact sport.
"Sometimes things happen that players should be warned about."
Scott suggested it wasn't for him to supply a better tribunal system than the current use of carryover points but that, in isolation, the Johnson-Crowley clash wasn't worthy of a ban.
"It's a hard job," he said of the match review panel.
"I'd prefer to see the things that could go either way, go the way of 'let's get the good players out there playing'."
Melbourne key forward Chris Dawes also accepted a one-match sanction for striking Richmond defender Alex Rance.
The Demons have the bye this weekend, meaning Dawes will sit out the May 31 game against ladder leaders Port Adelaide in Alice Springs.
Fremantle's Zac Clarke accepted a reprimand and 93.75 carry-over points for striking Johnson in Saturday's clash at Patersons Stadium which the Dockers won by 32 points.
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My baby boy is 7 weeks old today and for the past 2 weeks he has started something new while nursing. He will nurse for like 5-8 minutes on one breast and get VERY fussy and pull off my nipple and cry/scream like he's in pain. I calm him down and then put him back on my nipple and he pushes me away and screams again!!! It makes me want to cry because he's not happy with me. I hope it doesn't mean my supply is low. Sometimes I just switch him to the other boob. He will start to nurse on it, but will get mad again and fuss and cry. My boobs don't feel as full as they used to in the beginning like when he was first born. Is it a sign I'm not producing enough for him. I feel like I can't make him happy. I need to point out that this seems to only happen at night. During the day we have pleasant feedings and he will only nurse on one boob and fall asleep. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I don't want to give up!
He is gainging weight! In just a month he has gained 3 lbs.


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A laboratory environment contains highly varied potential hazards to people who work there and to the environment. Potential hazards can be physical (fire, electrical), chemical (flammable, toxic, reactive, corrosive), biological, radiological, or any combination of these, over a wide spectrum of severity.
The regulatory framework of every Laboratory Safety Program includes worker safety (federal OSHA Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, commonly known as the OSHA "Lab Standard") and environmental protection (federal EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). In New York City, the FDNY has promulgated specific regulations for fire prevention in labs (PDF).
At Lehman College, Laboratory Safety is a multifaceted program that includes worker training, hazardous/regulated waste management, annual lab audits, radiation safety, biological safety, and fume hood certifications. The program changes as laboratory activities evolve and new potential hazards are introduced. The goal is to ensure a safe laboratory work environment and to minimize the environmental impact of laboratory activities.
To minimize the risk of such events the University has developed the CUNY Laboratory Safety Manual (PDF).. This manual contains information on existing federal, state, and local regulatory standards regarding laboratory safety that campuses are obligated to follow, as well as to offer some valuable "best practices".


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The Sixth Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
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Join us for our annual tribute to the art and the city we love—and a special celebration in honor of Poets House's fifteenth year of service to the public. Poets Billy Collins, Galway Kinnell, Tracie Morris and Naomi Shihab Nye will read their poems, as well as poems by Hart Crane, Marianne Moore and Walt Whitman. The walk includes poetry readings on the bridge and at the Fulton Ferry Landing and concludes with a buffet supper.
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FRIENDS have paid tribute to a legendary Pembrokeshire landlord who died last week.
After twice being diagnosed with cancer, 61-year-old Burt Paterson lost his battle with the disease on Sunday, January 19.
Well-known throughout the town, he has been described as "the best landlord you could ever meet", and his death has prompted messages of condolence from people around the county.
Originally from Scotland, Burt worked abroad before settling in Pembrokeshire as landlord of the Railway Inn, in Johnston.
He went on to run the Plasterer's Arms in Dew Street, Top of the Town nightclub in Market Street and, most recently, Burt's Bar in Bridgend Square.
In recent years, he lived with his wife Sue in Liddeston.
Well-known for his support of local football teams Prendergast Villa and Merlins Bridge, and his involvement in darts leagues, Burt also had a love of country music, with his favourite song being 'I Love This Bar' by Toby Keith.
Malcolm 'Mackey' Evans worked with Burt for more than 20 years.
"He was a brilliant person, one of the nicest you could meet. He would do anything for anybody," he said.
"Behind the bar he was fantastic; I've never heard anyone say a bad word about him."
Close friend Barry France described Burt as "the best landlord you could ever meet".
"If you were down, he always had a kind word for you," he said.
Local councillor Anthony Griffiths described Burt as "a true publican".
"You don't get people like him anymore," he said. "Haverfordwest has lost one of its great characters, and the gap he has left will never be filled."
A service to celebrate Burt's life will be held at Eddies, Quay Street, Haverfordwest, on Monday January 27 at 12.15pm. Burt had asked that people wear casual clothes and not black tie.
For those who wish to attend the crematorium, the service will be held at Parc Gwyn, Narberth, at 3.15pm.
Eddies owner Cllr Mark Edwards said he had known Burt since he was a teenager, and "couldn't praise him enough".
"Over the years, he's given me so much advice, and he was respected by everyone," he said.
"It's hard to put into words, but he had a presence about him. It's a huge void for the town.
"He was one of a kind."


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Jaime Pressly's marriage is officially over after a judge finalized her divorce.
The My Name Is Earl actress split from her lawyer husband Simran Singh in December and filed divorce papers in January, citing irreconcilable differences.
Pressly, who has since moved on with new boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi, has now reached a settlement with Singh, according to E! News.
The actress is reportedly entitled to keep her house in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, a 2008 Chrysler car, as well as her business J'aime Productions as part of the agreement, while Singh will keep a Miami Beach property in Florida and a BMW car in the deal.
Pressly has also been ordered to hand over an Equalisation Payment, totalling $45,000 .


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Many numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers. For example, 15=7+8 and 10=1+2+3+4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed in this way?
Polygons drawn on square dotty paper have dots on their perimeter (p) and often internal (i) ones as well. Find a relationship between p, i and the area of the polygons.
Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?
It's easy to work out the areas of most squares that we meet, but what if they were tilted?
Is this a fair game? How many ways are there of creating a fair game by adding odd and even numbers?
This interactivity invites you to make conjectures and explore probabilities of outcomes related to two independent events.
This game challenges you to locate hidden triangles in The White Box by firing rays and observing where the rays exit the Box.
Take three whole numbers. The differences between them give you three new numbers. Find the differences between the new numbers and keep repeating this. What happens?
Imagine we have four bags containing a large number of 1s, 4s, 7s and 10s. What numbers can we make?
Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?
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Over the past few years, Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE:HPQ) shareholders have been absolutely tormented by a string of strategic, personnel and financial blunders, all of which played into the tech giant's belated discovery of apparent fraud at its newly-acquired Autonomy business.
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The allegations of financial shenanigans prompted H-P to take an embarrassing $8.8 billion charge on Tuesday, putting a final dagger into the disastrous 11-month tenure of former CEO Leo Apotheker, who presided over the $11.1 billion buyout of Autonomy in 2011.
"They seem to stumble from one problem to the next," said David Becher, a professor at Drexel University. "Whether it's the governance of the firm or the culture, something is wrong. Every couple of years they have something major like this."
H-P's shareholders know that all too well, having watched the company's share price plummet an incredible 68% since Apotheker was unveiled as new CEO on September 30, 2010. By comparison, the Nasdaq Composite has climbed about 18% over that span and IBM's (NYSE:IBM) shares have soared 38%.
In retrospect, it's clear H-P's ever-evolving board made a poor decision to hire Apotheker, who was previously shown the door at German software giant SAP (NYSE:SAP) after less than a year in the top job.
Apotheker Stumbled Early and Often
Compounding painful shifts within the industry, Apotheker made a slew of missteps: launching a since-averted restructuring that featured a spinoff of the PC business, jettisoning the fast-growing tablet business and overpaying for an Autonomy business that rival Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) quickly determined was overvalued.
Paying "$11 billion for a company that didn't even have the sales they claimed -- it boggles the mind," said Charles House, a 29-year veteran at H-P and co-author of The HP Phenomenon.
Becher echoes that sentiment, saying: "How did H-P go ahead with this? Where was the due diligence?"
In a statement, Apotheker defended the Autonomy acquisition and insisted the due-diligence process was "meticulous and thorough."
Apotheker said he is both "stunned and disappointed to learn" of the alleged accounting improprieties and the developments "are a shock to the many who believed in the company, myself included."
Even before the Autonomy bombshell, H-P's market capitalization had shrunk by a stunning $30 billion under Apotheker's watch as more nimble and visionary rivals continued to grow.
Apotheker "wasn't the right guy," said House. "He wasn't charismatic. He wasn't a visionary. There wasn't a clear notion he was operational."
'Zero Stability'
H-P hired Apotheker after a messy divorce with former CEO Mark Hurd, who was pushed out in 2010 after allegations of sexual harassment and irregularities on expense accounts.
Becher said he doesn't want to "exonerate what Mark Hurd did," but conceded it seems that the H-P board overreacted in an effort to "show they were doing good corporate governance."
Fittingly, Hurd, who was quickly hired by Larry Ellison, was among the Oracle execs who rebuffed overtures from Autonomy, deciding the company was drastically overvalued at its then market value of $6 billion.
Sloppy C-Suite conduct is nothing new at H-P, which was engulfed in scandal following the 2006 revelations of spying on board members and journalists under Patricia Dunn, the company's former chairwoman.
Each ensuing conflict led to a turnover in H-P's board, which House estimates has been rebuilt about four times in just five years.
"For a company of that size, zero stability. It isn't just that they've made some dumb decisions: they haven't had time to gel as a cohesive unit," said House.
Board Makeover
Today's board at H-P includes independent director Marc Andreessen, the wealthy venture capitalist who also sits on the board of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY).
The lead independent director is Rajiv Gupta, who as CEO of Rohm and Haas successfully negotiated that specialty materials company's $15 billion takeover by Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) in 2009.
The H-P board is chaired by Raymond Lane, who previously served as the No. 2 at Oracle in the 1990s and has gained a great deal of respect in Silicon Valley.
Last year H-P tapped former eBay CEO Meg Whitman to clean up the mess left by Apotheker. Among her first orders of business was to reverse the plans to spin off the PC business.
"Meg has proven more than I would have thought in terms of restoring some morale inside the company, including reversing the PC decision," said House.
Still, that doesn't mean the turnaround efforts will come easy, a point underscored by the news this week that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO Paul Otellini will retire early.
"Meg's got her hands full. It's a tough time for the PC world and H-P has too big a stake in that to not be affected," said House. "How do you keep that juggernaut running? That's the $120 billion question."
Not to be outdone by the fraud allegations and $8.8 billion charge, H-P also disclosed on Tuesday a deeper-than-expected 6.5% slide in quarterly sales and a disappointing outlook for the current quarter.
In response, Wall Street sent H-P's shares careening another 12% to levels unseen in a decade.
"It says people have lost confidence in the leadership. And I don't blame them," said House.


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On a special night for Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints won their first game of the season and watched their quarterback make NFL history.
That can't be taken away from this team, but it's hard to believe this can last.
The Saints played with emotion in Sunday's 31-24 win over the San Diego Chargers, but their 1-4 record is an accurate reading of where this team stands five weeks into the season.
The night drew to a pause to celebrate Brees topping Johnny Unitas' mark for consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Brees has thrown one in 48 consecutive games, many of them glorious wins for Saints squads better equipped to travel through an NFL season than this one."I guess you really couldn't have written a better script for tonight," Brees said after the game, according to The Associated Press. "To break the record, to get the win, and the fashion in which we won -- really a complete team effort all the way around.
The problems in New Orleans begin and end with the defense, which is a messy outfit but one that finally applied some pressure Sunday, sacking Philip Rivers five times, including defensive end Martez Wilson's game-sealing drop of the Chargers quarterback, which came at the expense of visibly hobbled left tackle Jared Gaither.
A bright spot, but New Orleans came into the game allowing an NFL-worst 463.2 yards per game. Another 427 were surrendered to San Diego. The personnel hasn't clicked in Steve Spagnuolo's system. We saw funky coverage on Rivers' second scoring strike to Robert Meachem just before halftime. Safety Malcolm Jenkins appeared to bite on play-action and never recovered. There's too much confusion on this side of the ball.
In the past, the Saints' offense was overpowering enough to mask the imbalance. That's not happening this season, and 1-4 is no myth. This football team is wandering.
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A gastric bypass diet is for people who are recovering from gastric bypass surgery to help them heal and change their eating habits.
Gastric bypass surgery is one of several weight-loss surgeries currently performed. The operation itself has undergone several modifications over the years. The procedure in use today is called the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. It shouldn't be confused with other weight-loss surgeries, such as the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, which is a more aggressive surgery.
Your doctor or a registered dietitian will talk with you about the diet you'll need to follow after surgery, explaining what types of food and how much you can eat at each meal. Closely following your gastric bypass diet can help you lose weight safely.
The gastric bypass diet has several purposes:
Diet recommendations after gastric bypass surgery vary depending on where the surgery is performed and your individual situation.
A gastric bypass diet typically follows a staged approach to help you ease back into eating solid foods as you recover. How quickly you move from one step to the next depends on how fast your body heals and adjusts to the change in eating patterns. You can usually start eating regular foods about three months after surgery.
After gastric bypass surgery, you must be careful to drink enough fluids to avoid dehydration, and to pay extra attention to signs that you feel hungry or full.
For the first day or so after surgery, you'll only be allowed to drink clear liquids. Sip slowly and drink only 2 to 3 ounces (59 to 89 milliliters) at a time. Once you're handling clear liquids, you can start having other liquids, such as skim or low-fat milk.
Liquids you can have during stage 1:
Once you're able to tolerate liquids for a few days, you can begin to eat strained and pureed (mashed up) foods. During this phase, you can only eat foods that have the consistency of a smooth paste or a thick liquid, without any solid pieces of food in the mixture.
To puree your foods, choose foods that will blend well, such as:
Blend solid foods with a liquid, such as:
It's important that you don't eat and drink at the same time. Wait about 30 minutes after a meal to drink anything. Also keep in mind that your digestive system might still be sensitive to spicy foods or dairy products. If you'd like to eat these foods during this phase, add them into your diet slowly and in small amounts.
After a few weeks of pureed foods, and with your doctor's OK, you can add soft foods — in the form of small, tender, easily chewed pieces — to your diet.
During this stage, your diet can include:
After about eight weeks on the gastric bypass diet, you can gradually return to eating firmer foods. But foods must still be chopped or diced. Start slowly with regular foods to see what foods you can tolerate. You may find that you still have difficulty eating spicier foods or foods with crunchy textures.
Even at this stage, there are foods you should avoid because they may cause gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, pain or vomiting.
Foods to avoid:
Over time, you may be able to try some of these foods again, with the guidance of your doctor.
Three to four months after weight-loss surgery, you may be able to start eating a normal healthy diet, depending on your situation and any foods you may not be able to tolerate. It's possible that foods that initially irritated your stomach after surgery may become more tolerable as your stomach continues to heal.
To ensure that you get enough vitamins and minerals and keep your weight-loss goals on track, at each stage of the gastric bypass diet, you should:
Gastric bypass surgery can result in long-term weight loss. The amount of weight you lose depends on your type of weight-loss surgery and the changes you make in your lifestyle habits. It may be possible to lose half, or even more, of your excess weight within two years.
The gastric bypass diet can help you recover from surgery and transition to a way of eating that is healthy and supports your weight-loss goals. Remember that if you return to unhealthy eating habits after weight-loss surgery, you may not lose all of your excess weight, or you may regain any weight that you do lose.
The greatest risks of the gastric bypass diet come from not following the diet properly. If you eat too much or eat food that you shouldn't, you could have complications. These include:
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Florida Polytechnic University can open its doors despite a reduced budget, an unfinished campus, a controversial beginning and no accreditation. But one thing it can't do without is students.
LAKELAND | Florida Polytechnic University can open its doors despite a reduced budget, an unfinished campus, a controversial beginning and no accreditation. But one thing it can't do without is students.
Leaders of the state's in-the-making, 12th university have made recruitment a priority for the school, which is slated to open its doors in the fall of 2014.
Executive Director of Admissions Scott Rhodes, who came on board last month at a salary of $110,000 a year, has put a plan together to recruit "the best and the brightest" candidates to be Florida Poly's first students. The school is looking for freshmen and transfer students.
Rhodes, 42, gave a presentation to the school's board of trustees at a retreat held June 15. Florida Poly faces the usual challenges universities deal with when seeking top-notch students, combined with the more unique obstacles a brand new university must overcome in its early years.
With the use of social media, traveling recruiters, high-technology searches and buying leads from research companies, Florida Poly can increase its shot at a starting class of students best suited for its courses of study.
The school is putting together a staff to get that off the ground. Beth Pierpoint started June 24 as the associate director of admissions at a rate of $67,000 a year. Five recruiters are expected to be hired and on board within the next few weeks.
The recruiters, who will be paid about $35,000 a year, will be responsible for recruiting undergraduate and graduate students from high schools and colleges, making presentations to student groups, and working with students and parents on the admissions process, Rhodes said.
They will need to be quick learners: The school's plan calls for them to hit the road by Aug. 26 to rally for the polytechnic.
Rhodes has more than 14 years of experience in higher education, leading marketing and enrollment efforts for campus-based organizations, as well as regional centers and online programs. He was formerly a senior strategist at Elliance, a digital marketing company based in Pittsburgh. Previously, he was associate vice president at St. Leo University. In that position, he was responsible for managing student recruitment and marketing efforts. He earned his bachelor's of arts from Indiana University and a master's in technology and arts from Duquesne University.
Rhodes said he's aware of the difficulties the new university is likely to face during the recruiting process, including its lack of a history to fall back on and the fact that it's not yet accredited. But he's all right with that.
"That is why I took the job," he said. "I love a challenge."
The polytechnic was created with a controversial legislative bill that also called for the phasing out of the University of South Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland. Florida Poly was allocated the former USF school's budget and a building already under construction. A board of trustees was created, and an interim chief operating officer, Ava Parker, was brought on board in December.
Leaders project receiving Southern Association of Colleges and Schools candidacy status by mid-2015 and accreditation by the end of 2016.
According to the plan Rhodes and other administrators have mapped out, 693 full-time and part-time students will be on board for fall 2014, and they expect about 2,500 applications. "We expect 60 (percent) to 70 percent to be qualified," he said.
The schools Florida Poly officials look to as models for recruiting practices are the same ones that are competition, he said. Those include Arizona State University-Polytechnic Campus, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and State University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Rhodes outlined his recruiting strategy in his report to the board, describing several key aspects of the process:
Market definition: Enrollment planning research will be used to identify the most viable markets, focus on areas with a greater probability of recruiting students, focus efforts on top STEM high schools and determine which new markets to explore.
Quality/qualified leads and applicants: Use data to determine which students to actively recruit; buy leads for students with higher test scores; develop agreements with Florida state colleges; and target major-specific leads, including but not limited to, STEM majors, such as science, technology, engineering and math.
Staff development: Set up training and mentoring programs for recruiting staff, plan retreats, send staffers to conferences and look for learning opportunities
In the past week, Florida Poly's website (floridapolytechnic.org/admissions/) has added admissions information. Prospective students can learn about academic programs that will be offered, admissions requirements, scholarship availability and how to apply. There's a downloadable form available now for students, and there are plans to have the website expanded by August to allow student applications to be submitted online.
Starting Nov. 15, tours are planned to be held weekdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., as well as on some Saturdays. There are open-house events planned beginning, in November.
COO Parker said she is delighted Rhodes is on board and said his background knowledge is just what the school needs to bring in the right students.
"I think Scott is uniquely qualified to serve as executive director of admissions for Florida Polytechnic," she said. "He knows where to find the kind of students that will love our programs. I think we're in a good position with him taking the lead in the recruitment process."
Parker said the polytechnic has much to offer students. Certainly, the $100 million building designed by famed architect Santiago Calatrava is attractive and will boost the school's appeal and image, she said, but in the end, it's what the university will teach that should be its biggest asset.
"We have a beautiful building. I think it's great. But I think it's the programs. It's the opportunities for jobs. It's the doing something interesting and unique that will get the students here," she said.
Another thing Florida Poly can offer is free tuition. Administrators have said they intend to do that for at least the first year and will likely provide partial scholarships after that. Students will not be able to obtain federal loans until accreditation is achieved.
Students who are into technology and math will want to attend Florida Poly, she said, because the school will provide more access to technology.
"We're really in a position to try innovative and different things," Parker said.
"And I think that students should want to come to our university because we're going to have the kind of partnerships that are going to bring jobs for them."
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Shakira's new baby boy is making its photo debut online.
A snapshot of her new bundle of joy, Milan, whom she shares with soccer star boyfriend, Gerard Piqué, appeared in the couple's UNICEF webpage. Fans are allowed to see the image if they donate contributions to children living in poverty, People is reporting.
In the photograph, Piqué is cradling and kissing the two-week-old baby, who sleeping.
The Colombian hip-shaking singer took to Twitter to encourage her fans to go to Piqué's UNICEF webpage.
"Visit our @Unicef #Babyshower to see the 1st pic of my 2 angels & help underprivileged babies http://uni.cf/baby Shak," Shakira tweeted in both English and Spanish.
Milan was born in Barcelona on Jan. 22.
"We hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations," Shakira and Piqué wrote on the website.
"Thank you for sharing this unforgettable moment with us."
Shakira had a planned C-section so she can resume a long list of professional engagements on her plate.
Piqué and Shakira have been global ambassador for UNICEF since 2003 are and very involved with philanthropic projects through her non-profit "Pies Descalzos."
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Embattled bear researcher Lynn Rogers is hoping to take his fight to the top. He said Wednesday he's trying to get a meeting with Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to appeal a decision by the Department of Natural Resources not to renew his permits to radio-collar wild bears and place video cameras in their dens.
Rogers has gained a devoted following on the Internet for his work hand-feeding bears to gain their trust and live-streaming the birth of cubs. But DNR officials say he's made wild bears too comfortable around humans and question the scientific value of his work.
Donations to a legal fund started by his supporters had topped $9,000 as of Wednesday and around 5,000 people had signed a petition on Change.org asking the DNR to change its mind.
"What I'm looking for is just plain fairness," Rogers said in a telephone interview from the North American Bear Center, a tourist attraction he helped found in the northeastern Minnesota city of Ely, where the City Council on Tuesday voted to ask the DNR and Dayton to reinstate Rogers' permits.
Rogers said he spoke with Dayton staffers last week and was expecting a callback that hadn't materialized as of Wednesday afternoon. He said he tried calling a cellphone number he had for Dayton several times, but the call didn't go through.
Dayton spokesman Bob Hume said the governor had not received a formal request for a meeting from Rogers, but that Dayton would meet with him if he does. The governor has been working a limited schedule for the past week and a half while he recovers from a hip injury and has not held any public events.
DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr told Rogers in a letter last week that his agency had repeatedly warned him about its public safety concerns and said they "greatly outweighed" any potential benefit from his research. The DNR ordered Rogers to remove the radio collars from his study bears by July 31. He's currently licensed for 12 collars.
Rogers, 74, said the decision against renewing his permits will spell the end of his 46-year career if it stands. He said he has not yet begun removing the collars in hopes that Dayton will hear him out and find a solution.
Rogers maintains that the DNR is wrong when it says he hasn't produced adequate peer-reviewed published research, and when it says the black bears he's collared near Ely have become too aggressive around people and too accustomed to seeking food from them. And he disputes whether the DNR really has received as many complaints from the public as agency officials say.
"The DNR for years has been trying to build a case against our research," Rogers said. "And if it was a legitimate case, that's one thing. But when they're falsifying bear complaints and making distorted comments to the public, that's not a case."


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