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But that doesn't mean I wasn't organizing something.
We recently moved our master bedroom back into the almost finished lower level, so we are slowly figuring out what is working and what isn't. The other evening, my helpful hubs was putting away some linens he had just folded and started taking our towels to the laundry room linen cabinet. We keep our puppy towels in there, but not ours. This is why I keep organizing. Something apparently wasn't connecting. I know that if I need a towel before/after my shower, I am not going to happily hop across the chilly lower level to the laundry room. Just leaving the spare stack on the top of the hamper wasn't such a great solution either. So, I decided this was my moment to look at how we were using the entire space.
I noticed two things.
1. The floating shelf we had installed seemed to have switched from a perfume shelf to a catch all for my daily toiletries, and was a bit of a cluttered mess:
2. We weren't really being smart about how we were using our tall bathroom cabinet:
So, back to Target I went where I went straight for those stinkin' adorable plastic basket-weave bins I had spotted on my last shopping trip.
When I organize, I start by giving myself a blank slate. I emptied the cabinet and the shelf and wiped them clean.
Then, I put the towels in first since I knew that is the main reason for the change. Our spare set of towels will now live on the shelf. And all those toiletries that once cluttered the back of the toilet, now live in one of the new baskets.
In fact, I thought "his" and "hers" baskets would be the most effective. So we each got one...
The white basket on top is where we are keeping the overflow packaging of cotton swabs and cotton pads from our canisters that are on display.
Since I was now left with an empty floating shelf, I knew it was the perfect place to set out some bath salts. Right within reach of the tub.
Not only is the bathroom space now being used in a more effective manner, it just feels better. I love when a mini-update has such a big impact on the entire space.
Have I mentioned how much IHeart Organizing?
Total cost:
Two teal baskets from Target: $12
Three acrylic canisters for bath salts: $12
Anyone else tackle a quick project this weekend that left them smiling every minute after? What "A Ha" moment drove you to re-think a space?


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Happy Friday, readers! It's a beautiful day for a giveaway, don't you think? My publisher, STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books has generously offered two sewing books to one reader. I'm thinking of it as a basics bundle: Sewing Basics: All You Need to Know about Hand and Machine Sewing by Sandra Bardwell and Fabrics A to Z: the Essential Guide to Choosing and Using Fabric for Sewing by Dana Williard.
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Today's Lead: How to make the NCAA Play-In Game sexier:
Oh, I'll 'fess up willingly: I love the NCAA Play-In Game. But I'm finding it hard to articulate why. Maybe it's the utter futility of it:
How the two teams have the ignominy of SHARING a line in the printed bracket. Or how the losing team doesn't even get the thrill of playing on the first day of the Tournament.
Or how the game isn't included in bracket office-pools, even though it could be a total-point difference-maker!
I'm such a fan of the Play-In, I've even put in the thought to figure out a few suggestions of how to improve it -- to make it sexier, if you will:
(1) Stop playing it in
(Update: Already, I have heard from many fans in Dayton. I didn't mean to dis your town. I respect and appreciate your passion, particularly your warm and generous hosting of the Play-In game.)
(2) Give the Play-In loser an automatic bid (and home game) in the NIT. Seed 31 NIT teams but leave a slot open for the NCAA Play-In loser. Give them a chance to get more pub (and gate receipts) than the Play-In.
(3) Insist the Play-In be included as the annual NCAA Tournament bracket office-pool. The major stumbling blocks have been (a) pool organizers want to allow for as much time as possible for people to submit brackets, and (b) who cares: the Play-In winner has zero chance of beating a 1-seed. But it would get the pool-scoring off to a fast start and get people talking. "I'm winning my pool: 1 point!" Yeah, that means you have to turn in your sheet by end-of-business Tuesday, but admit it: Your bracket was finished Monday morning anyway.
Update (4): Several readers/emailers/commenters have thrown out a way to make the Play-In game truly spectacular: Make all four 16-seeds a Play-In. That increases the at-large bids by three more teams (which should make Drexel, Syracuse and Air Force fans happy) and turns the 16-seed into a much more interesting drama.
(And don't even think about arguing about the classic "integrity" of the 64-team bracket. They were happy enough to change -- and fans willing enough to accept -- going from "64" to "65." So, really, what's so bastardized about "68?")
Mock if you want. I'll be following the game.
Speaking of which, the game tonight: FAMU? Hell, they only have the best band in the country.
In case you missed it: I had a column in the Wall Street Journal Online breaking down the Tournament.
And WOW: Today, there's even a follow-up column unveiling my bracket picks. Here it is. Read it! Read it now! Pass it around!Oh, I cannot wait for your dissection of my idiocy. (I'll have a full discussion of my picks tomorrow.)
"Expert" picks: Needless to say, I'm a little disappointed that my "inspired" Final Four of Florida, UCLA, Texas A&M and Georgetown seems to be the hot pick for many others: Andy Katz, Michael Wilbon, NYT's Pete Thamel, DC Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg. Damn, it's hard to be a novelty act these days!
And, always an annual favorite, Deadspin has started rolling out its team-by-team previews, each with a different specialist author. When he finally gets to the Gators preview, you might just see a familiar name. (No, not "Joakim." D'oh!)
Women's Selection Monday: What does it say that the only team that moves the needle among casual (non) women's hoops fans is seeing where LSU was seeded and then saying, "So how 'bout that Pokey?"
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Meanwhile, where is the NIT Bracket Challenge? Online or offline, I don't care. Now that the NIT is a bracket-friendly 32 teams, I want my damn pool. (BTW: Does anyone know the names of the teams snubbed by the NIT?)
Tournament Challenge Sign-Up: Don't forget to sign up for the "Daily Quickie Readers" group of the ESPN.com Tournament Challenge. Come on: You get FIVE entries. You're telling me this can't be one of 'em?
NBA: Mavs win streak ends at 17 after being thumped by the Warriors. Plus: Leandro Barbosa hits career-high 32 for 2nd time in 3 games.
NFL: Moss to Packers rumors heat up! Favre-to-Moss = Hilarious.
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Republican members of Congress are abandoning their pledge to never raise taxes, but Grover Norquist says he isn't worried. The handful of Hill Republicans who have gone wobbly were never reliable and are no threat to the overall project of shrinking government through lower revenue, says Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform and the pledge's author and driving force. "We're fine," he tells TIME. "Those are the same guys you were quoting to me two years ago."
That's only partly true. Over the weekend, a handful of Republicans said they would consider abandoning the pledge. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia told a local TV station, "I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge." Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said bluntly that he would break the part of the pledge that protects tax shelters for the rich. Several other Republicans, including Norquist's archenemy, Senator John McCain, as well as Representative Peter King and Senator Bob Corker, suggested they too might back away from the commitment.
The GOP retreat has raised questions about whether Norquist's pledge, long a sacred creed for Republicans in Washington, is crumbling. But he is quick to argue that these members of Congress were never true believers. Chambliss "is in a safe district and can say what he wants," says Norquist. As for Graham, Norquist says he was wobbly two years ago as well and that journalists are just rediscovering an old story.
More worrying for Norquist are the mixed signals being sent by Eric Cantor, the powerful House majority leader who spearheaded resistance to a grand bargain in 2011. On Monday morning, Cantor told MSNBC that pragmatism was more important than the pledge. "When I go to the constituents that have elected, re-elected me, it is not about that pledge," he said. "It is really about trying to solve problems."
Norquist says he talks to GOP leaders in the House and that "they don't intend to raise taxes and they're looking to get a good deal." He says he doesn't think the leaders intend to violate the pledge on deductions, which requires spending cuts for any shrinking of tax loopholes. Republicans and Democrats have recently focused on closing loopholes as a potential way around the pledge.
The pledge is perhaps the most succinct encapsulation of the hard-right fiscal approach of a party that just lost a presidential election. The view holds that government is the problem (for liberty, the economy, society, you name it), and it is best constrained by cutting off its funding, i.e. taxes. Norquist famously said, "I'm not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub." And he believes unreservedly in the supply-side idea that lower taxes equals greater growth.
Norquist's sharp tongue and decades-long focus on tax policy make him a target for Democrats who say he has an unnatural stranglehold on the GOP. But it's the potency of the raising-taxes issue with voters that members of Congress fear, not the diminutive ideologue. You don't get support from virtually every member of a major political party through the force of your argument in the U.S.; you get it because it's a winning issue with voters.
Even if Norquist's pledge is weakened by a grand bargain, he's likely to bounce back. He survived a much more damaging episode in 2005 when he acted as a pass-through between his old friends Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist, and Ralph Reed, the conservative Christian leader, in their efforts to block a state lottery that would have competed with the interests of one of Abramoff's clients.


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text: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Mario Goetze produced the piece of individual skill that Lionel Messi couldnt muster. With two quick, deft touches, Goetze ended Germanys 24-year wait for another World Cup title with an extra-time winner against Argentina on Sunday -- denying Messi the one title he needs to forever take his place among the games all-time greats. It was the moment of brilliance that ensured Germanys 1-0 victory in a tight and tense final. Goetze, who wasnt born when West Germany beat Argentina in the 1990 final, controlled a cross with his chest in the 113th minute and in one fluid motion volleyed the ball past goalkeeper Sergio Romero and inside the far post from five yards out. It delivered Germany its fourth World Cup title, equal second with Italy on the list of all-time champions and just behind Brazils five. "Its an unbelievable feeling. I dont know how to describe it. You just shoot that goal in, you dont really know whats happening," Goetze said. "And then at the end of the match, having a party with the team, the whole country ... it is for us, a dream come true." At the final whistle, Germany players fell into a pile in a mid-pitch celebration. Messi walked past them with his hands on his hips -- still in the shadow of his compatriot Diego Maradona, who led his country to the 1986 title. The 22-year-old Goetze went on as a substitute for Miroslav Klose near the end of regulation time and his fresh legs made the difference. Andre Schuerrle broke down the left flank, sending his cross into the area, and the Bayern Munich midfielder did the rest with a clinical finish. The goal echoed that of Andres Iniesta four years ago, when the midfielder scored in similar fashion but from the other side of the area to give Spain a 1-0 extra-time win over the Netherlands. It went entirely to script, according to Germany coach Joachim Loew. "I said to Mario Goetze, OK, show to the world that youre better than Messi and you can decide the World Cup. You have all the possibilities to do that," Loew said. "I had a good feeling with him." Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas, and the victory ends a string of near misses since winning its last major title at the 1996 European Championship. The team lost the 2002 World Cup final to Brazil, the Euro 2008 final to Spain and was eliminated in the semifinals in both 2006 and 2010. Argentina had not been back in the final since that 1990 loss, and has now been beaten by Germany in the last three World Cups. "This was our chance, and we felt that way. We couldnt do it. We have to lift our heads and suffer the pain," Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said. "Obviously, the pain is tremendous." It is Germanys first World Cup title as a unified nation, having won as West Germany in 1954, 1974 and 1990. 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Messi, who scored four goals in the group stage but none in the knockout rounds, then had to trudge alone up the stairs of the Maracana Stadium to accept the Golden Ball award for the tournaments best player, shaking hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel along the way. "At this moment I dont care about this prize -- only lifting the trophy matters," Messi said. "Im hurt for losing the way we did. ... I think we deserved a little better, we had chances. As well as they controlled the ball, we still had the clearest chances." After Messi received his award, the German team made its way up the stairs for captain Philipp Lahm to raise the hallowed 18-carat gold trophy. Until Goetzes winning goal, the game was more notable for top-class defending than creative attacking, but both teams had their share of chances. Gonzalo Higuain fired wide when gifted a chance in a one-on-one with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and later had a goal ruled out for offside. 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Economists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gazing into their crystal ball, see American farmers planting and harvesting huge amounts of corn, soybeans, and wheat this year. They're predicting a record harvest of corn: 14 billion bushels, up nearly 40 percent over last year's drought-crippled level.
With supply up, prices will fall. The USDA thinks that the price of the average bushel of corn could fall by a third. And soybean production and price are expected to follow a similar track.
Of course, these predictions assume good weather. USDA Chief Economist Joseph Glauber admits that he predicted the same thing last year at this time, but a drought in the Midwest turned anticipated glut into scarcity. Grain prices went up, putting a major squeeze on farmers who raise pigs, chickens, and cattle.
This week, the weather appeared to be cooperating. As Glauber and his colleagues laid out their forecast in a Washington-area hotel, a storm was dumping more than a foot of snow on some of the places that needs it most, including Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota.
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Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in North Bergen, NJ, Joey 'Coco' Diaz has quickly become one of the most sought after actors and comedians in the entertainment industry today. His love of storytelling is reflected in each role he takes: whether it is on film or on stage, his passion for entertaining and delighting audiences shines through every performance. This winter, Diaz can next be seen starring as 'Mikey' opposite Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kevin Hart, and Kim Basinger in the highly anticipated feature film "Grudge Match" (Warner Bros.).
Diaz's start in comedy began while serving a short stint at a correctional facility in Denver, CO in 1988. "Each Wednesday we would watch movies on the projector, but sometimes it would break," he shares, "so I would get up and do stand up to fill the time." Learning he had the skills to make an audience laugh, he pursued comedy after his release and began performing at an assortment of comedy clubs in the area. While he was touring as a working comic, he began acting in a variety television and film roles. You may recognize him from his appearances in "The Mentalist", "Children's Hospital", "My Name is Earl", or "General Hospital" – to name a few. On the film front, Diaz has held roles in "The Longest Yard", "Spider Man 2", "Smiley Face", and "Taxi", among others.
In 2013, Diaz continues to perform stand up and act, while also staying on top of the new media move in podcasting. Currently, Diaz hosts his bi-weekly podcast "The Church of What's Happening Now," which ranks among some of the most highly downloaded podcasts online. He is also a regular guest on Joe Rogan's popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience."
On the comedy front, Diaz continues to tour and perform at the biggest comedy clubs in the country. His comedy specials in "The Testicle Testaments" have sold thousands of downloads, and have even made it to the Billboard Top 100. Diaz's raw style of comedy is highlighted on television with recurring sketch roles on "Stand Up Revolution" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Later this year, Diaz will release his new DVD/CD special – which will surely top the charts once more.
In December of 2016, Joey released his first ever hour comedy special titled "Socially Unacceptable". Sociably Unacceptable debuted on NBC Universal's digital platform Seeso and quickly has become one of the biggest hits on the platform. On January 27th, 2017, "Joey Diaz: Socially Unacceptable" will be released on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Spotify, and all digital audio retailers.


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Announcement. I have been interviewed. A podcast of an interview I performed recently is up at "Common Sense Atheism" titled, CPBD 003: Alonzo Fyfe - Morality without God..
Elsewhere, some members of the studio audience, in the comment section of this blog, have expressed an affection recently with socialism. They believe that, in the battle between socialism and capitalism, that capitalism has proven itself a failure, and socialism wins.
I disagree with that assessment.
For the record, my view on the Capitalism vs Socialism debate is that it is much like a debate that might occur among construction workers.
One worker proclaims all of the work that a hammer can do better than a saw – from pounding in nails to breaking rocks – and declares, "All construction work can and should be done with a hammer."
The other worker lists all of the things that a saw can do more efficiently than a hammer, such as cut planks to length, and declares that all construction work should be done with a saw, and none with a hammer.
I look at the two participants in this debate as both being wrong. Capitalism and socialism (the free market and the state) are both tools. Each has their strengths and weaknesses, and it is foolish to limit ourselves to just one of these two tools.
Since the pendulum is swinging more toward socialism in recent weeks, I think it would be useful to remind ourselves of its weaknesses.
Here are three.
(1) Socialism puts decision-making power in the hands of people who are substantially ignorant as to many of the relevant facts for making a decision.
Each person seeks the fulfillment of the most and strongest of his desires. Now, when it comes to the fulfillment of Person A's desires, we can give that authority to one of two people. We can give that authority to Person A himself (the individual), or we can give it to Person B (the state).
We should, as our default position, give authority in making particular decisions to the people who are the most well informed of the facts relevant to those decisions. So, when it comes to directing the course of Person A's life, we should give the decision-making capability to Person A – unless Person A is known to be mentally incompetent (e.g., Person A is a child.)
In other words, we are better off giving people the power to make their own decisions governing their own lives in a free market of voluntary trade among individuals, then we are handing those decisions over to somebody else, such as the state. The state simply lacks the information it needs to make wise decisions in many cases. So, it will make poor decisions, even if all of its members were saints.
Which is another problem with socialism. It puts massive amounts of power in the hands of people who often are not saints.
(2) Each individual is the least corruptible guardian of his own interests.
Each person necessarily acts so as to fulfill the most and strongest of his own desires, given his beliefs.
One of the things we can count on with respect to this government spending program to try to jump start the economy, is that every single Senator and Representative will cast a vote that best fulfills his or her own desires, given his or her beliefs.
And what are those desires?
No leader is motivated solely by the public interests. They all have friends, and are going to be tempted to act so as to make their friends better off.
They like money – because the more money they have the greater ability they will have to spend it to fulfill the more and stronger of their desires – so this will motivate their votes in some instances.
Some of them may want sex, or simply be in love (even if it is an unrequited love without sex), and will seek to pleasure of the person who is the object of his or her affection. And who knows what that person wants?
Some are motivated by a desire for power, and will see merit in various plans (even to the point of deluding themselves that certain claims are true or arguments are valid that lack any support) that promises to deliver more power into their hands or do harm to rivals.
Consider giving full control of your money over to somebody who knows you and cares about you. You will no longer direct the spending of your own income, but you will give it over to your best friend. That friend will have instructions not to come to you for advice on how to spend it, but can only consult outside experts (each acting so as to fulfill the most and strongest of their desires).
Do you seriously think that the money will be spent as wisely in the fulfillment of your desires as it would be if you were given the authority to spend the money yourself?
(3) Socialist systems respond too slowly to information and not always in the best possible way.
Imagine a large community gets hit by a sudden petulance that wipes out the bulk of its food crop.
This community needs to immediately start treating food as a scarce commodity. It needs to quit using food for things (e.g., decorations and art, glue, dyes) where it is not being consumed for calories and to switch to other substitutes. It needs to immediately set to work discovering new sources of food that it can add to its stores. And, as new discoveries are made (e.g., new food is discovered or there is a fire that destroys some of the remaining food), it needs to respond as quickly as possible to this new information.
Socialist systems are very slow to react to news. It is slow even to recognize that a significant event has taken place and that a change of policy is in order. The government must be assembled. It must weigh the various benefits and costs (this process being hampered by the two problems already described – decision makers who have limited information and who are going to act so as to fulfill the most and strongest of their own desires). It must make a decision. Then, it must implement decision.
In a capitalist system, the response to new information is instantaneous. The instant – the very second – that news hits a market that some product in high demand will become scarce, the price goes up. The higher price signals people that they need to start looking for substitutes to use in place of the scarce commodity. It inspires people to go out and find substitutes, and to put extra effort into increasing the supply of the product that has suddenly become scarce.
It does not need to call a meeting into order. It does not need to engage in endless debate. It instantly puts society to work mitigating the damage that the change in the news implies.
These, then, are three unavoidable problems that will plague this multi-hundred-billion dollar economic recovery bill. The final results of the bill will be put together by people who lack sufficient information to do a good job, by people who are easily persuaded to act in ways not necessarily in the public interest, and who will institute a system that will respond very poorly to changes in information.
Capitalism has its own problems. This is not a claim that socialist tools should be abandoned entirely and only capitalist tools should be permitted. It is an invitation to consider seriously that the socialist tool is not perfect – it has its flaws – and we must give an honest consideration of the implications of those flaws.


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Land use and development dominated Tuesday's mayoral debate, the first opportunity for voters to see incumbent Bill Euille (D) go head to head with Independent challenger Andrew Macdonald.
"We're not involving the community effectively from the start," Macdonald said, answering moderator Ginny Parry's opening question on bridging divides between development projects.
Macdonald, a former vice mayor and bitter opponent of the waterfront redevelopment plan, echoed criticisms he levied against city officials throughout the fight for the future of the Potomac shoreline. He described the planning process as "very top down" in Alexandria.
Euille, who voted in favor of the waterfront plan in January, defended the blueprint as a shared vision. Though the plan calls for hotels and a renewed emphasis on retail and commercial activity, it also sets aside more parkland and encourages construction of public amenities like a performance center.
"There's been more than 40 years of discussion [about the waterfront's future], it's time to bring it to a close and make the waterfront a world-class attraction," Euille said, arguing redevelopment would create an equally enjoyable shoreline for residents and tourists.
The two split on responsibility for Washington Headquarters Services in the city's West End. Though traffic from the roughly 6,400 workers commuting to the complex has not proven as bad as once feared, the Pentagon annex's location — far from the Metro and alongside a heavily congested highway — remains contentious.
Macdonald accused the then city council of failing to stop the project when it had the chance. Euille said the city's elected leaders' hands were tied, arguing the question was not who bears responsibility, but how to mitigate West End traffic.
On Alexandria's increasingly dense landscape as a whole, Euille was forced to defend himself from an unfriendly audience in the George Washington Middle School auditorium. His description of City Hall as "transparent" elicited jeers from the packed crowd.
Though the pair sat side by side, their answers — and rebuttals — rarely engaged each another. While Macdonald repeatedly argued for a more transparent, community -involved planning process, Euille listed a string of successes under his tenure.
But when the mayor raised the closure of GenOn as one such example, Macdonald shot back immediately.
"A lot of people had a lot to do with closing GenOn," Macdonald said, in an infrequent direct rebuke. "A lot of people are owed a great deal of thanks."
The two sparred over the future of Potomac Yard, which will see the vacant fields and shopping center in north Alexandria transform into a mixed-use development. Describing himself as a fan of Metro, Macdonald questioned the financial sustainability of building the station as well as the strain an influx of new residents will put on city services.
Euille argued Potomac Yard's development would not succeed without a Metro station.
The early summer passage of the Beauregard corridor plan, which will see the West End neighborhood undergo a radical transformation in the coming years served as another divisive issue between the candidates.
"Individual [property] owners could have developed by-right — they chose to come together under a small area plan," Euille said, touting the blueprint's passage as the best possible outcome for the neighborhood.
"It was not well thought out," Macdonald retorted.
But on eminent domain the two came together — as they did on increasing the city's supply of affordable housing. Macdonald pledged to eschew eminent domain, particularly in regard to the Old Dominion Boat Club's waterfront property, arguing the city benefited from negotiating with landowners. Euille said eminent domain was off the table when it comes to the ODBC or the waterfront, though city officials have threatened the measure in the past.
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CrockPot Barbecue Beef Ribs
edited 10/13/10: sometimes I say things just because they pop in my head, and for no other reason. I was alerted by a vet that bones such as this are actually NOT good to give to dogs. I'm so glad to know this, because I was under the misimpression that it was fine. It's always better to be safe than sorry!:
--5lbs of ribs (the ones pictured are English Short Ribs)
--bottle of favorite barbecue sauce
--one diced yellow onion
--8 cloves of garlic, smashed and chopped
--2 chopped green onions
--pinch of black pepper
--while chopping vegetables, brown ribs on a broiler sheet for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
--put chopped veggies on top
--cover with entire bottle of barbecue sauce
--add pinch of pepper
--cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, high for 4-6
--Serve with corn on the cob and white rice.
p.s. Amy over at Caffinated Cropper tagged me to see which of the past month's recipes were my favorite. I've answered in her comments.
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The Arctic is a particularly sensitive area with respect to climate change due to the high surface albedo of snow and ice and the extreme radiative conditions. Clouds and aerosols as parts of the Arctic atmosphere play an important role in the radiation budget, which is, as yet, poorly quantified and understood. The LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) measurements presented in this PhD thesis contribute with continuous altitude resolved aerosol profiles to the understanding of occurrence and characteristics of aerosol layers above Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen. The attention was turned to the analysis of periods with high aerosol load. As the Arctic spring troposphere exhibits maximum aerosol optical depths (AODs) each year, March and April of both the years 2007 and 2009 were analyzed. Furthermore, stratospheric aerosol layers of volcanic origin were analyzed for several months, subsequently to the eruptions of the Kasatochi and Sarychev volcanoes in summer 2008 and 2009, respectively. The Koldewey Aerosol Raman LIDAR (KARL) is an instrument for the active remote sensing of atmospheric parameters using pulsed laser radiation. It is operated at the AWIPEV research base and was fundamentally upgraded within the framework of this PhD project. It is now equipped with a new telescope mirror and new detection optics, which facilitate atmospheric profiling from 450m above sea level up to the mid-stratosphere. KARL provides highly resolved profiles of the scattering characteristics of aerosol and cloud particles (backscattering, extinction and depolarization) as well as water vapor profiles within the lower troposphere. Combination of KARL data with data from other instruments on site, namely radiosondes, sun photometer, Micro Pulse LIDAR, and tethersonde system, resulted in a comprehensive data set of scattering phenomena in the Arctic atmosphere. The two spring periods March and April 2007 and 2009 were at first analyzed based on meteorological parameters, like local temperature and relative humidity profiles as well as large scale pressure patterns and air mass origin regions. Here, it was not possible to find a clear correlation between enhanced AOD and air mass origin. However, in a comparison of two cloud free periods in March 2007 and April 2009, large AOD values in 2009 coincided with air mass transport through the central Arctic. This suggests the occurrence of aerosol transformation processes during the aerosol transport to Ny-Ålesund. Measurements on 4 April 2009 revealed maximum AOD values of up to 0.12 and aerosol size distributions changing with altitude. This and other performed case studies suggest the differentiation between three aerosol event types and their origin: Vertically limited aerosol layers in dry air, highly variable hygroscopic boundary layer aerosols and enhanced aerosol load across wide portions of the troposphere. For the spring period 2007, the available KARL data were statistically analyzed using a characterization scheme, which is based on optical characteristics of the scattering particles. The scheme was validated using several case studies. Volcanic eruptions in the northern hemisphere in August 2008 and June 2009 arose the opportunity to analyze volcanic aerosol layers within the stratosphere. The rate of stratospheric AOD change was similar within both years with maximum values above 0.1 about three to five weeks after the respective eruption. In both years, the stratospheric AOD persisted at higher rates than usual until the measurements were stopped in late September due to technical reasons. In 2008, up to three aerosol layers were detected, the layer structure in 2009 was characterized by up to six distinct and thin layers which smeared out to one broad layer after about two months. The lowermost aerosol layer was continuously detected at the tropopause altitude. Three case studies were performed, all revealed rather large indices of refraction of m = (1.53–1.55) - 0.02i, suggesting the presence of an absorbing carbonaceous component. The particle radius, derived with inversion calculations, was also similar in both years with values ranging from 0.16 to 0.19 μm. However, in 2009, a second mode in the size distribution was detected at about 0.5 μm. The long term measurements with the Koldewey Aerosol Raman LIDAR in Ny-Ålesund provide the opportunity to study Arctic aerosols in the troposphere and the stratosphere not only in case studies but on longer time scales. In this PhD thesis, both, tropospheric aerosols in the Arctic spring and stratospheric aerosols following volcanic eruptions have been described qualitatively and quantitatively. Case studies and comparative studies with data of other instruments on site allowed for the analysis of microphysical aerosol characteristics and their temporal evolution.


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In a move that likely opens him up to some obvious Democratic attacks, Mitt Romney is turning to members of President George W. Bush's economic brain trust to craft what he hopes will be a winning economic message.
Romney is often likened to his father George, the former Michigan governor, but shares many defining traits, like reserve and caution, with his mother, Lenore, who once ran for a U.S. Senate seat and, like her son, failed in that effort.
Despite his strictly conservative views opposing contraception, abortion and government-paid prenatal screenings, Rick Santorum has gained ground, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, with Republican women.
A top House Republican fundraiser, Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, is facing increased scrutiny of federal law enforcement investigators amid allegations that his companies illegally reimbursed political donors.
Comedian Bill Maher donated $1 million to President Obama's Priorities USA superPAC during a live performance in San Jose, CA.
Many people are still trying to wrap their heads about what it means politically, if anything, that Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, Cuban American and Roman Catholic, was baptized a Mormon at one point during his childhood.
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10 Ways to Give Your Kids a Boost By Helping Them Study Better
When your kids go back to school, it's almost like you go back to school, too. Teachers and childhood development professionals agree that when a child's parents are involved in his education, he learns more and gets better grades. That means, you have just as big a responsibility in his schoolwork as he does.
Good study habits bring early success in school as well as success later in life. Being good at homework gives kids confidence and helps them do better in school. And the work ethic they learn early in life will stay with them well into adulthood. But, having to help your kids keep up with their homework can feel like an overwhelming task, especially if you were never good at your own homework when you were in school. Here are a few things you can do to give your child a boost when it comes to schoolwork.
Get Organized
Teaching your child how to get and stay organized in order to keep up with his schoolwork is one of the best things you can do to prepare him for his adult life. Helping him keep track of his assignments, manage his time and get his work turned in finished and on time is a lesson he can take with him long after he's forgotten who ran against Abraham Lincoln when he was elected. Get your student a notebook that is just for writing down assignments so he has somewhere to record his homework every day. This also gives you a list to help keep track when seeing if his work is complete.
Create a homework chart with him to track daily and weekly assignments and put it in a visible place so you can check in with him and find out how he's doing. If he has longer assignments, create a calendar where you can record and track due dates. Make sure he has an organizer with folders for each class so he has somewhere safe to keep his completed work, so he's not losing his assignments or handing in crumpled pages. Have folders for keeping graded assignments and tests to help him study later. Being well-organized can take a lot of the stress out of homework.
Establish a Routine
The best way to combat the "I'll do my homework later" fight is to establish a routine early in the school year. Make your student stick to a set time for doing her homework every night. This time will vary based on other activities your child participates in and what the family schedule is like, but once you find out when it's best for her to sit down and focus on her schoolwork, set it and stick to it. You should also consider establishing a minimum amount of time to spend on studying. This will prevent your kid from rushing through her work or saying she doesn't have any.
If she knows she has to spend an hour on schoolwork of some kind every day, she'll be prepared and she'll concentrate more on her work than on what she's going to be doing next. Something that might help with keeping your routine is having a homework chart. If nothing else, help her create a plan for getting her work done so it doesn't seem overwhelming, especially if she has a lot of chores at home or other activities that take up much of her spare time.
Create a Study Spot
If you want to help your kid focus on schoolwork at home, one of the best things you can do is create a dedicated study spot in your home for him. This place should be free from distractions, quiet, well-lit and have plenty of work supplies on hand. Make it a comfortable spot, but not somewhere that will inspire sleeping. A desk in his bedroom is great, as long as you can be close enough to come help when he needs it. A space at the dining room table or a workspace in one of the family areas also works well, as long as there aren't too many distractions and interruptions.
Having a dedicated area for doing homework helps your child get focused and stay focused. It can also be fun for him to get to decorate it a little bit and make it his own. If there isn't room for a study spot away from distractions in your home and your student still can't focus, consider allowing him to do his studying at the local library or another quiet, public place.
Eliminate Distractions
Having a specific study place set aside for your student is a great way to get him focused and working, but that will only work so well if he still has distractions. Homework time has to be free of distractions if he's going to get his work done and retain any knowledge from doing it. First of all, there should be no television during homework time. It is just too distracting. Listening to the radio is okay, and can sometimes help with memory and recall, but the radio should not be too loud. It needs to be background music only.
The other thing to say "no" to during homework time is the phone. Kids should not be allowed to talk on the phone during their scheduled work time. The only exception would be if they need to reach out to a classmate to ask a question about an assignment. If this is necessary, set a time limit and monitor the call to make sure they're staying on task. Otherwise, take the phone away. Texting can be a huge distraction while doing homework, as can the internet. If a computer is not required for your child's work, make sure it's off and stays that way. If he does need to use it, set up your parental controls and monitor internet usage.
And, remember to check on your kid while he's doing his work. If his desk is in his room, there are probably plenty of distractions there like magazines and video games that will get in the way of his studying.
Don't Do The Work For Them
Watching your kid struggle to complete an assignment can be difficult. It can be very tempting to just get in there and do the work for him while he watches. You need to be available to help answer questions if he has them, but you must avoid the temptation of just doing the work yourself. Coach him along in an assignment by asking leading questions. Help him work through a problem by presenting the issue in a different way. If it's a math problem, find a real world situation to tie it to. If it's spelling, relate the word to things he's interested in. Use it in a sentence about something he'll remember. Before he gets started on his schoolwork, have him divide it into work he can do on his own and work that requires help (like flashcards and self-quizzing) so you know when he's leaning too much on your assistance.
Good learning comes when a child struggles through something to get it done. He won't learn if you jump in every time he's a little confused, and he won't gain the problem solving skills and self-sufficiency he'll need when he's an adult. Always check your kid's work when he's done. If you see a lot of errors, talk about them and have him take another swing at it. But, keep in mind that unless you've discussed it with his teacher, don't feel like you need to send him a way with a perfect assignment. It is helpful for teacher to see what he's getting wrong in order to know where he's struggling.
Remember That Breaks Are Okay
While it's important to set aside regular homework time and it's helpful to require your child to spend a set amount of time on schoolwork or studying each night, remember that breaks are okay. Sometimes when homework is hard for a student, it's helpful for him to be able to step away from it and relax a bit. If there's something that's particularly challenging and you can see that his frustration is getting in the way of completing the assignment, let him take a break.
To prevent breaks from becoming a distraction or excuse to not work, have a list of tasks or a certain amount of his work that must be completed before he can take a break. Then, have him do something with you, rather than giving him permission to zone out in front of the TV or a video game. Shoot some hoops or take a short walk. Have him help you clean up in the kitchen or do some other quick chore. Take him out to grab a snack at the grocery store, and maybe even apply some of that math that he's doing. Give him a little bit of time to do something different, especially something physical, to decompress and refresh his mind.
Stay Involved and Be an Example
Of all the things you could do to help your child with his schoolwork, the best thing any parent can do is stay involved. Meet with your child's teachers to understand the type of work they expect and the assignments he'll be getting. Ask about tests and quizzes and then ask him how they went. Check his homework when it's done and ask to see his graded tests. Be available during homework time, without hovering, so your student knows that he can ask you for help if he's having trouble. Monitor your kid and motivate him.
A kid will be more apt to stay committed to doing homework when he sees his parents also focusing on work. Maybe during homework time, you're balancing the checkbook, making your list of meals for the week to prepare for shopping or even just quietly reading a book or writing letters. Showing your kid that good work habits carry through life will help him maintain his study habits during school. And don't forget to take time to listen. A kid can get excited about school if he has the chance to talk about the things he's enjoying or some successes he's had.
Watch for Issues
You should pay close attention to how your child is doing in school and what challenges she's experiencing with his homework. Some issues aren't based on a lack of commitment or work ethic. If he's doing the work but continues to struggle, try setting up a small study group with classmates who may be doing well in the subjects where he struggles. If that doesn't help and the grades don't seem to match the amount of work and time he's putting in on studying, talk to the teacher. Teachers are great partners in your child's education and they want to help.
Maybe your little guy needs glasses and can't see problems worked out on the board or the projector. Maybe he has hearing issues and sitting in the back of the class is causing him to miss valuable information. Maybe he has a learning or behavior disorder and reading or staying focused is more than a simple behavior issue, but something that you need a professional to help you figure out.
Praise Praise Praise
Another way to stay involved with your child's learning is to make sure you praise good work. Most child psychologists agree that a little praise goes a long way, especially when it comes to good study habits. Even if a kid doesn't get 100% of the answers correct on an assignment, he should be praised for completing it and encouraged to do even better.
Have a tiered system of small rewards for good scores on tests and for marking improvements in subjects that might be more difficult for your child. Praise him for struggling through a certain assignment and getting it completed. Use some of those normal study time distractions as rewards for completing assignments and getting good scores. Let him know when you're impressed with his accomplishments and it will encourage him to continue to do what he's doing and more.
Make Schoolwork a Priority
If you want to help your kid establish good study habits, make sure he understands that schoolwork is his priority. Having a routine, staying organized and having a specific area set aside for homework will help do this, but you need to do more. Don't let him slack off as the semester continues. And, while having extracurricular activities is important for growth, discipline and getting into college, if your child's activities are preventing him from completing his schoolwork or doing it well, you need to cut down on what he's doing.
If he can't manage his time well enough to handle multiple activities, the schoolwork needs to take precedence. If there are activities your family wants to do as a group, make sure these do not preclude your student from completing his assignment. His homework is your priority. If you make him take the time to do it, you also need to be prepared to spend the time he needs you to spend helping him and checking his work. If schoolwork is a priority for you, it will be a priority for your kid. You set the tone in your home.


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WASHINGTON — More than half of privately insured women are getting free birth control under President Barack Obama's health law, a major coverage shift that's likely to advance. Last week the Supreme Court allowed some employers with religious scruples to opt out, but most companies appear to be going in the opposite direction.
Recent data from the IMS Institute document a sharp change during 2013. The share of privately insured women who got their birth control pills without a copayment jumped to 56 percent, from 14 percent in 2012. The law's requirement that most health plans cover birth control as prevention, at no additional cost to women, took full effect in 2013.
The average annual saving for women was $269. "It's a big number," said institute director Michael Kleinrock. The institute is the research arm of IMS Health, a Connecticut-based technology company that uses pharmacy records to track prescription drug sales.
The core of Obama's law – taxpayer-subsidized coverage for the uninsured – benefits a relatively small share of Americans. But free preventive care – from flu shots to colonoscopies – is a dividend of sorts for the majority with employer coverage.
Expanded preventive coverage hasn't gotten as much attention as another bonus for the already insured: the provision that allows young adults to remain on their parents' policy until they turn 26. That may start to change with all the discussion of birth control.
Business groups and employee benefits consultants say they see little chance that employers will roll back contraceptive coverage as a result of the Supreme Court ruling. The court carved out a space for "closely held" companies whose owners object on religious grounds. Most companies don't fit that niche.
"I don't think you will see a broad impact," said Neil Trautwein, the top employee benefits expert for the National Retail Federation. "It's a commonly offered benefit for many employers, including retailers."
The court decision involved "a very unique set of facts," Trautwein added. "Intense religious beliefs, closely held companies and the vehement objection to contraceptive coverage."
Before the Supreme Court ruling, some "grandfathered" plans unchanged since the health care law passed were already exempt from covering prevention at no cost, but that number is expected to shrink over time as employers make coverage changes.
IMS says it is still too early to discern the health care law's ultimate impact on birth control.
At least for now, it doesn't seem like more women are going on birth control because it's free. The number of prescriptions for oral contraceptives that were filled grew in 2013, but at about the same rate as in recent years.
There's also not much evidence of a shift to costlier long-acting contraceptives, such as hormonal implants. More reliable than the pill, they are gaining popularity in other economically advanced countries.
"Awareness of the provisions of the law has not been very clear sometimes," said Kleinrock. "Certainly this is something we are going to be watching."
Birth control use is virtually universal in the United States, but about half of all pregnancies are still unplanned. Forgetting to take the pill is a major reason.
As recently as the 1990s, many health insurance plans didn't even cover birth control. Protests, court cases and new state laws changed that. Obama's law is taking it another step.
Many medical groups see a strong rationale for free birth control. Contraception can help make a woman's next pregnancy healthier by spacing births far enough apart, generally 18 months to two years. Closely spaced births carry a risk of such problems as prematurity, low birth weight, even autism. And even modest copays for medical care can discourage its use.
"It's one of the most concrete ways that women have seen that the Affordable Care Act is helping them," said Amy Allina, deputy director of the National Women's Health Network, an advocacy that supports the law's requirement.