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Hi HG,
I hear so much about how eating nuts can help with weight loss, but I'm not sure which kinds to buy at the grocery store. They all seem to be very high in fat. Any suggestions?
Not So Sure 'Bout Nuts
Hi Not So Sure,
You're right. Nuts are pretty high in fat. Of course, some are higher in fat than others -- walnuts and pecans are among those that have the most fat, with 18 - 20g per ounce. But the fat in nuts is the healthy kind. And with that fat comes a nice amount of protein plus some fiber, all of which help keep you feeling full. Almonds and pistachios are both great choices, with 13 - 14g fat per ounce. As with most foods, portion control is key with nuts. Look for pre-portioned options, like the 100-calorie packs of almonds from Blue Diamond and Emerald. They're small but satisfying, and they come in a ton of varieties, from sweet to savory. Or save some money and DIY -- just break down a larger container or bag into single servings (about 14 almonds for 100 calories), and put each serving in a separate plastic bag.
If I'm straight snacking on nuts, I prefer pistachios (in the shell). Any nuts in the shell are great because you have to pry them open, which means you won't eat them too quickly. Almonds are another favorite of mine. And choose nuts that are dry-roasted or raw -- you don't want any extra oils or sugary calories.
Crushed or slivered almonds are a great choice when you're adding nuts to a dish, because they go a lot further than the whole ones. You don't need much to add lots of flavor. All Natural Almond Accents are a great find -- seven flavors with just 40 calories and 3 - 3.5g fat per tablespoon. Use them in DIY snack mixes with things like freeze-dried fruit and cereal. They're also great in salads, over yogurt, in fruity parfaits, etc. Another way to go? Snack bars that are packed with nuts, like the ones by KIND. You get the benefits of nuts and portion control. Happy chewing!
Hey Lisa,
I try to track my food every day so I can be sure to keep within my calorie, fat, carb, and protein ranges. The one that consistently comes up short, however, is protein. Do you have any snacking tricks up your sleeve to help me pack some protein into my diet? Thanks!
Prowling for Protein
Hi P for P,
I'm all about snacking on foods with protein because they help keep my hunger under control, and I've definitely got some delicious ideas to share. Keep on reading...
I love fat-free Greek yogurt as a protein pick-me-up. There are so many ways to zazzle up a cup -- click 'n see! Staying in the dairy section, fat-free cottage cheese is also great -- it's fantastic with a chopped-up Fuji apple and cinnamon. Pretty much any cheese will give you a good amount of protein, and there are so many portion-controlled and light options out there. Click here for my picks!
Sometimes, I'll snack on deli-sliced turkey breast straight from the package or wrapped around pickles. If salt is a concern for you, look for reduced-sodium or no-salt-added turkey, and skip the pickles. I also love tuna as a snack. I get the kind packed in water (the easy-open, mess-free pouches are so convenient), and then I pile it onto high-fiber crackers or rice cakes, or I mix it with some bagged broccoli cole slaw and low-fat sesame ginger dressing.
Hard-boiled egg whites are another awesome way to get some protein. Each large egg white has only about 17 calories and a whopping 3.5g protein. They're great with a little bit of Dijonnaise (only 5 calories per teaspoon) or just a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Click here for some tips on hard-boiling egg whites.
The easiest snack route, of course, is to grab a bar with some protein or a pack of jerky. Look for bars with less than 200 calories, like Nimble by Balance Bar, Luna Protein, and Nature Valley Protein. They're travel-friendly and great when hunger hits unexpectedly. As for jerky, it's definitely underrated and a favorite of mine -- low in calories and fat, and high in protein. And there are many different kinds, from turkey jerky to meatless ones.
Now you've got lots of fun ways to add protein to your day. Protein power!
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"A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men." (Saadi)
"Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin." (Saadi, Persian poet, c. 1210 - 1290)
"To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain." (Saadi, Persian poet, c. 1210 - 1290)

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Photo: Blair Perry
Kate Bauer is all about engaging Columbus' art fans. As this year's chair of the GenWex Advisory Committee (GWAC), she helps reach out to the local creative and young professional communities through GenWex's part-social, part-educational events. In advance of the group's signature event on March 9, Off The Grid, Bauer chatted with Wexner Center educator and GenWex staff chair Amanda Potter about the importance of GenWex and its role in Columbus' thriving young community. An excerpt from this conversation appears in our January/February calendar of events
Amanda Potter: How did you get involved with GenWex and GWAC?
Kate Bauer: I had been interested in getting involved with the Wexner Center for quite some time. When the GenWex group approached my good friend Jeremy from my previous employer Big Lots, asking if anyone was interested in joining the GWAC, he didn't even have to think about [recommending me]. That was over two years ago, and it's been extremely rewarding.
I'll always be involved with the Wexner Center in some capacity. I really feel passionate about everything they do for the community, Ohio State, and artists, and I love being a part of that in my small way. Additionally, the GenWex group and GWAC volunteers are the perfect partners. Ideally I'd like to start thanking people here like I've won a lifetime achievement award, but I don't think I'd have enough space to truly express my gratitude to the fantastic group of people I get to work with.
AP: How would you describe Off the Grid to someone who's never attended?
KB: The best time you'll ever have in the coolest venue imaginable. As always with the Wexner Center, there's something for everyone: Good food and conversation in the café and live music and dancing in the performance space for those looking for a little more excitement. A great deal of planning goes into the annual party. Lots of local partners donate everything from food to decorations. It's a great example of how the Columbus community and the Wexner Center support one another. And the best part is that the proceeds go toward the Wexner Center's educational programs, so you're partying for a cause.
AP: What does having the Wexner Center in Columbus mean for the city's young professionals?
KB: The Wexner Center attracts incredible exhibitions. Young professionals in Columbus are fortunate to have access to such high-caliber national and international performing arts, music, photography, theater, and more. And let's not forget the cool parties! It provides the opportunity to be social, to learn, to be engaged. Most importantly, it gives us the opportunity to experience the world's greatest creativity right at home.
AP: What's your favorite Off the Grid memory?
KB: I'm smiling just thinking about it. I met my husband, Ted, at the very first Off the Grid in 2010. What an amazing night. The Hood Internet came in from Chicago and we danced the night away. We got separated at one point during the evening and kept missing one another, so our mutual friend ran interference, texting us both when we came by looking for one another. So Off The Grid, for me, is something truly special. Ted and I have the posters from each year framed and hanging in our dining room. I've been involved with GenWex and GWAC for about the same amount of time I've been with Ted. I see both relationships lasting a lifetime.


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Dell first stunned the tech industry by announcing back in
May that it would adopt
AMD Opteron processors for its server systems. In the past few weeks there
has been increasing speculation over Dell's use of AMD processors in notebooks.
Although there was confirmation
of the move from an unnamed Dell executive as well as from a general
manager of AMD's Taiwanese operations, the company still has not released an
official statement regarding the use of AMD processors in the mobile sector.
The company did, however, announce
today its plans to incorporate AMD processors into its Dimension desktop
range next month along with dual-socket and multi-processor servers using AMD
Opteron processors.
Dell's adoption of AMD processors for the desktop confirms an earlier
report by a Citigroup analyst back in mid-June. At the time, analyst Jeff
Young reported that Dell would announce entry-level desktops using AMD processors
in September -- the prediction was right on the money. Although Dell failed to
go into detail on how many product lines within the Dimension family would be
introduced or what processors would be used, speculation has been that Sempron
and Athlon 64 X2 processors will be used.
As for AMD Opteron processors in Dell severs, the
announcement comes at a time when Intel is now showing off a competitive
alternative in the form of Woodcrest.
Early testing
has shown that Woodcrest outperforms
the latest AMD Opteron processors across the board while offering lower power
consumption. The same could be said for Intel on the desktop as its Core 2 Duo
and Core 2 Extreme processors have pretty much swept the
boards in performance. It wasn't too long ago that AMD was enjoying this enviable
position in both the desktop and server arena.
But Dell shouldn't be too concerned at the moment at AMD isn't
sitting still. On the August 15, AMD announced its new Opteron Socket F
processors which take advantage of DDR2 memory and a new socket design. The
new dual-core processors are available in speeds ranging from 1.8GHz to 2.8GHz
and can also be had in HE variants which consume just 55 watts of power. On the
same day, AMD also announced that it had taped out its first
native quad-core Opterons. The quad-core processors will be delivered to
customers in mid-2007.


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- FIA International Tribunal
Mercedes offers to skip Young Driver Test
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International Tribunal set to decide Mercedes' fate
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Mercedes points finger at Ferrari in defence
- News:
FIA claims no approval given
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- Mercedes
Mercedes has volunteered to skip part of the Young Driver Test at Silverstone in order to avoid gaining an advantage over its rivals if it is sanctioned by the FIA.
In stating its case during the International Tribunal at the FIA's headquarters in Paris, Mercedes' lawyer Paul Harris QC insisted the team would not have proceeded with the test without Charlie Whiting's permission, and said: "We did everything we thought reasonable and within our power to obtain the relevant and proper consent - and we thought we got it."
However, Harris added that if Mercedes had breached regulation 22 of the Sporting Regulation then it had done so having acted in good faith and as a result any sanction should be minor, such as a reprimand or a curtailed Young Driver Test.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was present at the International Tribunal and stated his belief that such a sanction would not be sufficient.
"It's not for us to comment on what the penalty should be but usually if you commit a sporting offence there's a sporting penalty that goes with it," Horner said. "I can't see how much of a sanction being banned from a Young Driver Test is. They've already done their test with the senior drivers so being banned from a Young Driver Test probably is not too much of a sanction."


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Kemp, Dodgers agree to two-year deal
Center fielder avoids arbitration, gets $10.95 million contract
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
The Dodgers also reached agreement Friday with Chad Billingsley on a one-year contract for $3.85 million. Former Dodgers pitcher Dave Stewart represents both players.
"These are two great kids who work hard and have been rewarded for their success," said Stewart. "They are talented kids, and the sky's the limit for them."
The agreements leave the Dodgers with six players eligible for salary arbitration -- Jonathan Broxton, Andre Ethier, Hong-Chih Kuo, James Loney, Russell Martin and George Sherrill. The club has talked about two-year contracts with Broxton, Ethier and Loney.
Kemp's offensive credentials include career highs in homers (26), RBIs (101), runs scored (97), walks (52) and games played (159). He was third in the league with 34 steals and became the first Dodger in franchise history with at least 25 homers, 100 RBIs and 30 steals in the same season.
Kemp, who earned $467,000 last year, also slugged three grand slams and homered in four consecutive games. He hit .297 on the season, and his .362 average against left-handed pitching ranked sixth in the league. His 10 RBIs in extra innings was the most in the Major Leagues since Juan Gonzalez had 11 in 1991 and the most in the National League since Tim Wallach had 11 for Montreal in 1982.
Traditionally, the Dodgers do not sign young players to multiyear deals, preferring to have a player prove his value each season until he reaches the free-agency criteria of six years' service time. But locking up top players does provide the club with a degree of cost certainty at a time when management appears to be watching its payroll carefully.
Players and clubs exchange salary arbitration figures on Tuesday. That exchange provides a clearer framework for negotiations, as arbitrators must select one number or the other as the player's 2010 salary if the case goes to a February hearing.
The Dodgers have given multiyear deals to young players three times in the past decade -- Paul Lo Duca in 2002, Eric Gagne in 2005 and Cesar Izturis in 2005 -- all before general manager Ned Colletti took over. Lo Duca was traded before the contract was up, and Gagne and Izturis sustained serious injuries.
Colletti approached Martin two years ago about a multiyear deal but was rebuffed. Five Dodgers are working under multiyear contracts, all negotiated through free agency -- Manny Ramirez, Jamey Carroll, Casey Blake, Rafael Furcal and Hiroki Kuroda. The longest of those deals is three years.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Nice to see the Tahs pick up another win over quality opposition. If the stories are true and Barnes is leaving at years' end, he'll be a huge loss to Australian rugby. We simply cannot afford to lose players of that standard, but from all accounts he's gone. What a waste. Not at all good was the injury list out of the game. I'd been pretty doubtful over the merits (not the word I want, but can't immediately think of a better one) of Smith waltzing back to Australia and into a Wallaby jumper, but this is hardly the outcome I'd have gone for. Polota-Nau's injury is just as bad - now we're stuck with Fainga'a as Moore's backup, and he's barely of S15 standard IMO. The other injuries are somewhat easier to cover but still less than ideal given our limited player pool. Needless to say, I'm okay with Cooper not being picked. I don't care if he's got some sort of telepathic relationship with Genia or has supposedly grown up or whatever else; he cannot tackle. Given most of the players in the Lions squad would simply run right over him, we can't afford him there on that basis alone. Hopefully he'll remain on the outer when the initial squad is expanded later on. Edit: Just saw Cooper's absolutely pathetic attempted tackle on the Cheetah's half on the news. Good grief. I don't give a damn what else he (supposedly) offers, he's a turnstile.


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Septoplasty is surgery to correct any problems in the nasal septum. The nasal septum is the wall inside the nose that separates the nostrils.
Nasal septum repair - discharge
You had septoplasty to correct the problems in your nasal septum. Your surgery probably took about 1 to 1 ½ hours. You probably received general anesthesia. You may have had local anesthesia.
After surgery, you may have either packaging (to stop bleeding) or splints (to hold the tissues in place) inside your nose. Usually this packing is removed 24 - 36 hours after surgery. Splints may be left in place for 1 - 2 weeks.
You may have swelling in your face for 2 - 3 days after surgery. Your nose may drain and bleed a little for 2 to 5 days after surgery.
Your nose, cheeks, and upper lip may be numb. The numbness on the tip of your nose may take several months to completely go away.
Rest all day after surgery. Do not touch or rub your nose. Avoid blowing your nose (it is normal to feel stuffed up for several weeks).
You may apply ice packs to your nose and eye area to help with pain and swelling, but make sure to keep your nose dry. Cover the ice pack with a clean, dry cloth or small towel. Sleeping propped up on 2 pillows will also help reduce swelling.
Your doctor will give you a prescription for pain medicines. Get it filled when you go home so you have it when you need it. Take pain medicine, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or a prescription painkiller, the way your doctor told you to take them. Take your medicine when pain first starts. Don't let it get very bad before taking it.
You should not drive, operate machinery, drink alcohol, or make any major decisions for at least 24 hours after surgery. Your anesthesia will make you groggy and make it hard to think clearly. It should wear off in about 24 hours.
Limit activities that could make you fall or that increase pressure on your face. Some of these are bending over, holding your breath, and tightening muscles during bowel movements. Avoid heavy lifting and physical activity for 2 to 4 weeks. You should be able to go back to work or school 1 week after surgery.
Do not take baths or showers for 24 hours. Your nurse will show you how to clean your nose area with Q-tips and hydrogen peroxide or another cleaning solution if needed.
You may go outside a few days after surgery, but don't stay in the sun for more than 15 minutes.
Follow up with your doctor as directed. You may need to have stitches removed, and your doctor will want to check your healing.
Call your doctor or nurse if you have:
Kridel RWH, Kelly PE, MacGregor AR. The nasal septum. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 34.
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a resident of Alamo
on Jun 22, 2010 at 8:09 am
What do you think should be done to stop kids from partying in the Oak Hill Park parking lot, smoking pot on top of the park's hill, and "parking" on nearby Glenwood Court, leaving alcohol containers and condoms in their wake? Endless calls to the police to drive by this area have not stopped the kids from using it as their preferred party zone. Suggestions?
a resident of Danville
on Jun 22, 2010 at 8:47 am
I doubt the city has the funds, but some high wattage lights (perhaps motion sensor activated?) might dissuade them. Sounds like all the cops are doing is indeed "driving by". If they were making open container arrests and taking the little reprobates back to their parents you would be seeing less of it than you are.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 22, 2010 at 10:24 am
If it's really bugging you, you can go on Craigslist or whatever and hire a security services firm. For a few hundred bucks, several burly guys in security uniforms will show up the next time there's a party and clear the rug rats out. Or if you're up to it, you and some buddies could do it yourselves. Could be fun.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 23, 2010 at 8:24 am
Starting a community Neighborhood Watch program (make sure it has teeth -- which means neighbors have to actually get involved!)might work. The Danville PD can help you set it up. Arm the watch patrols with flashlights and put up signs that indicate a watch is in effect. Make up a schedule of intermittent "walk-bys" for everyone to share the load in. A few "untimely" flashlights in a car window done frequently will do wonders to stop the mess.
a resident of Danville
on Jun 23, 2010 at 9:16 am
Talk to the kids, tell them to "take it away" from your neighborhood. It worked for us, we were the party scene until we banded together and every time the kids would start hanging out - one of the four of us would go out and talk to them, telling them their behavior was not acceptable in our neighborhood. We all have kids we don't want influenced, or injured, as a result of their bad behavior.
Never mean, never confrontational, but always saying if they don't leave immediately - we were calling the police. They always left and two years later have not come back.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Jun 23, 2010 at 3:40 pm
where the kids come from? no parents? wow!
a resident of Alamo
on Jun 23, 2010 at 8:50 pm
We call the police nightly, and there have been arrests made/parents called, but I think bright lights may be the only other answer. We're on a small court and I don't want retaliation, nor do I want to shine a flashlight if a drug deal is going down. If they would just drive by nightly and see what is going on, maybe they'd decide to install some bright lights or "No Parking from Dusk until Dawn" signs...
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Congressman needs Tea Party support now more than ever
Steve Watson
December 6, 2011
GOP candidate Ron Paul has placed second in yet another significant poll out of Iowa this week, bettering Mitt Romney and proving once again that his support base is steadily growing.
The poll likely of Iowa Republican caucus voters, conducted by Public Policy Polling, placed Paul in second with 18%, behind former House speaker Newt Gingrich at 27%. Romney placed third with 16%.
The survey indicates that Paul's support in Iowa has risen 8 percentage points since early October. Romney, on the other hand, has dropped 6 points.
Paul is gaining support from likely caucus voters who are either Democrats or independents. With those voters the Congressman leads Gingrich 28% to 18%, with Romney at 13%.
As we highlighted earlier in the week, it is clear that should Paul manage to secure the nomination, he would clearly be the candidate most capable of winning liberal votes away from Obama, primarily owing to the Congressman's strong objection to interventionist foreign policy.
Paul also leads Gingrich 23-20% with Iowa voters who "care most about a candidate's stances".
Perhaps the most interesting facet of the survey as far as Ron Paul's campaign is concerned is that just 49% of Gingrich's supporters have indicated that they are committed to him.
In contrast, 62% of Ron Paul supporters polled said that they will vote for the Congressman without question.
Romney is seemingly in free fall. PPP finds that the former governor's net favorability has fallen by 27 points in Iowa over the course of the year, and only 48% of those who voted for him in 2008 say they will do so again.
While 43% of likely caucus goers say government spending and reducing the deficit is the issue most important to them, they support Gingrich 34-17% over Paul on the issue.
This is somewhat remarkable, given that Ron Paul is the most consistently fiscal candidate, and the only one who has presented a concrete plan to significantly cut spending and reduce the deficit.
Gingrich, on the other hand, with his intimate ties to Freddie Mac, has attempted to recently adopt financial policies that Ron Paul has been extolling for the best part of 40 years.
Gingrich's rise of 19% is attributed to the shift of Tea Party support away from Herman Cain. With Tea Party voters, Gingrich is at 35% with Paul in third at 14%, trailing Michelle Bachmann.
The PPP poll clearly indicates that Paul needs to win Tea Party voters away from Gingrich in order to boost his numbers. In itself this is also remarkable given that earlier this year Gingrich denounced the Tea Party as a "militant wing of the Republican Party", while Ron Paul's presidential campaign directly influenced the birth of the Tea Party movement in 2007.
Ironically, in order to secure a top three finish in the early voting states, Paul may have to win the support of the very movement he created.
Paul also needs to take heed that 26% of Gingrich supporters listed Romney as their second choice, meaning if and when Gingrich fades, Romney's campaign could pick up again.
The Paul campaign seems well aware of this, given the announcement that it will air a 60 second ad spot in Iowa concentrated solely on exposing the "serial hypocrisy" of Gingrich.
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"We wanted to ensure this ad reached as many voters as possible, to debunk the myth that the Newt we are seeing on the 2012 campaign trail is the conservative he has been touted to be all along," said Paul adviser Jesse Benton.
"The voters are looking for authentic conservatives who are able to show a decades-long career of consistently walking the walk of Constitutional principles, limited government, and promoting sound economic policies. Ron Paul is the only Republican presidential candidate with that record." Benton added.
In a campaign email Monday, Paul also slammed Gingrich and Romney for proposing "half-measures" to fix the economy.
"The truth is, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are both peas in the same Washington, D.C. – establishment pod," Paul wrote.
"Like Governor Romney, Newt Gingrich supported an individual mandate for health care, which is central to both 'RomneyCare' and 'ObamaCare,'" the Congressman added.
The Iowa caucuses, scheduled for January 3, signal the beginning of next year's election season.
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.net, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.


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OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has partnered with the Atlantic Coast Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportsmen's Association (MSSA) to conduct a survey to assess the recreational flounder catch rate.
Beginning in July, MSSA members will take to the water to distribute the survey to anglers in Maryland's coastal bays as part of the innovative program.
"This cooperative effort between MSSA and DNR is designed to test the assumptions made by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in their estimates of the overall catch of summer flounder," said Linda Barker, Ph.D, the DNR lead research statistician on the project. "This is a unique partnership that could lead to better estimates of angler impact and better summer flounder management."
NMFS interviews anglers at public launch sites as they return from their trips in order to obtain catch rate information. However, the anglers that return to private docks, ramps and marinas are not interviewed. The aim of this new survey is to explore the results of information from anglers who leave and return from private locations.
DNR and the MSSA volunteers will perform the survey by collecting private and public access summer flounder catch rates during July and August. The surveys will cover "Flounder Alley," a popular flounder fishing area in the Isle of Wight and Sinepuxent Bays. DNR will then compare that information against the official NMFS survey estimate.
Area anglers can participate in this simple survey by filling out and returning the self-addressed, postage-paid survey cards distributed by volunteers.
"Considering the generosity of the MSSA members who have come forward to support this project and the potential for improving fish management, we are asking our coastal flounder anglers to lend a hand," said Barker.
Brittingham Appointed To Worcester School Board
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners last week appointed local resident and former Sheriff's Deputy Barry Brittingham, Sr., to fill the District 2 vacancy on the Board of Education.
Brittingham was appointed last week to serve the seat vacated by long-time school board member Garry Mumford, who stepped down this spring to become warden of the Worcester County Jail. Mumford served on the school board for 12 years, including stints as president and vice president.
Brittingham is a Stephen Decatur High School graduate who served in the U.S. Army for three years before beginning a 26-year career with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office. He retired from the sheriff's office in August 2010.
Brittingham has been married to his wife, Iris, for 33 years and the couple have three grown children, all of whom are products of the county public school system and Stephen Decatur High School graduates. In addition to his service with the sheriff's office, Brittingham for years has volunteered with many area non-profit organizations and is an active member of the community.
Environmental Report Cards Score Officials
BERLIN — The Maryland League of Conservation Voters this week issued its environmental report cards for state legislators with mixed results for the Eastern Shore's representatives in Annapolis.
The MLCV each year issues a scorecard of sorts rating the environmental voting records of state senators and delegates across Maryland from the most recent General Assembly Session. The annual publication reviews each legislator's individual voting record on a wide variety of environmental bills and assigns an overall percentage to each lawmaker akin to a grade-point average.
Overall, state senators achieved a score of 61 percent in 2011, up from the 56 percent scored in 2010. Democratic senators scored 70 percent in 2011, while Republican senators scored just 34 percent. State delegates scored 68 percent in 2011, down overall from 78 percent in 2010. Democratic delegates (78 percent) outscored Republican delegates (42 percent).
Locally, Senator Jim Mathias (D-38) scored 57 percent in 2011, down from his lifetime score of 78 percent. Senator Richard Colburn (R-37) scored 25 percent in 2011, which is up from his lifetime score of 14 percent, while Senator E.J. Pipken (R-36) scored 29 percent in 2011, compared to his 28 percent lifetime score.
On the House side, Delegate Norm Conway (D-38B) scored 75 percent in 2011, up from his 63 percent lifetime score, while freshman Delegate Mike McDermott's score for 2011 and lifetime came in at 50 percent. Delegate Addie Eckard (R-37B) scored 50 percent this year, up from her 40-percent lifetime score, while Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio scored 50 percent this year, up from her 46-percent lifetime score. Delegate Rudy Cane (D-37A) scored 63 percent in 2011, down from his lifetime score of 81 percent.


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Watching the Sunday news shows, which have become all Perfidious Snowden all the time, David Sirota asks some most excellent questions. These two in particular struck me as important:
9. Snowden's decision to flee the United States has often been depicted as an act of treason unto itself. The idea is that whereas Daniel Ellsberg was a hero for blowing the whistle and remaining in the United States, Snowden is a coward for blowing the whistle and fleeing. Left largely unmentioned is the big change between the time of Ellsberg's disclosures and today: this White House is waging an unprecedented campaign to criminalize whistleblowing; it sometimes tortures whistleblowers; and it claims the right to extra-judicially assassinate American citizens who criticize the government but haven't even been formally charged for a single crime. In light of this, why have most media outlets not bothered to even ask whether Snowden's location outside the United States is, unto itself, a response to these troubling changes in U.S. government policy?
10. And finally, perhaps the most damning question of all: Why are so many media outlets far more interested in the minute details of Edward Snowden's life and location than in the potential crimes against millions of Americans that he exposed?
Yeah, that last one. On CNN, I saw some jerk standing in front of a map of the world spending 10 minutes tracing the route of Snowden's flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, then going through likely countries he might end up in, and talking about the state of their extradition treaties to the US. Why? Are we going to marshal the citizenry to strap on their handguns and fly off to Iceland to patrol the airport?
The US media have become criminal colluders in oppression, instead of the watchdogs for citizen rights that they ought to be.


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Hope you enjoyed the weekend. Did you catch any of the Olympics? Did you have an unnatural desire to a) dust off those skis b) convince a teenager to teach you to snowboard c) rent the DVD of The Cutting Edge or d) visit Canada soon/never? And how about Tiger – will the press leave him alone now that he has a) apologized and more importantly b) finally been spotted with a golf club in his hand? (If a smile and a 9-iron don't say business-as-usual, we're not sure what does). Here's movie news. As predicted, Shutter Island shut out everybody else at the box office. The Martin Scorsese/Leonardo DiCaprio insane asylum thriller pulled in nearly $41 million dollars for the weekend win. That's a super-welcome victory for the folks behind the film since it was supposed to come out in theaters months ago. And we know that typically when they futz around with a movie's release date, that's usually a bad sign. Previous box-office champ Valentine's Day made about half that much. In celeb nuptials Hilary Duff has gotten engaged to hockey player Mike Comrie, and if you want to see her engagement ring up close, you have only to sift thru about 3000 pictures of it currently floating around the internet. Happy Birthday to actors Drew Barrymore and Thomas Jane. Now, continuing on with our Awards' season push, this weekend was the BAFTA Awards – that's the British Oscars, where a great many actors and actresses we've been buzzing about for the last few months showed up to collect trophies across the pond. Did certain UK films/stars enjoy a home-court advantage? Yes and no. For example, the plot is getting very thick in the Best Picture category. That's because The Hurt Locker – a seemingly unstoppable war movie about a team of guys who have to dismantle bombs – took the Best Picture Trophy. Plus, the BAFTA Best Director Award went to The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow – the former Mrs. James Cameron. Another American, Kristen Stewart, beat out several Brits for the Rising Star Award. This means that Oscar Day — March 7th — may deliver quite a showdown (if only they left the voting up to The People like some other Awards Shows we know). With this in mind, let's wade thru all the clutter and take a look at Oscar with YOU as voter in mind. Voice your choice in today's featured poll and tell us this: if the Oscars were tomorrow and YOU had to select the Best Picture winner from these movies which one would you choose?
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Saturday brings the second of three meetings between the Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo (9:00 p.m. ET / FOX Sports Ohio). The two sides drew 1-1 back on June 1 at Crew Stadium in the first match. Before the Black & Gold travels to Houston, here is a look back at the previous clash.
Dynamo defender Warren Creavalle put Houston up 1-0 just after the half-hour mark, finishing off a Dynamo counterattack from Kofi Sarkodie's cross from the right wing. Making his first MLS start, rookie defender Chad Barson drew a penalty in the 68th minute. Captain Federico Higuaín then converted from the penalty spot to level the match at one and help the Black & Gold to a point at home.


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P.s. Anyone else remember when Catherine said on the Twilight commentary "we had to pluck the hell out of your eyebrows, dude"? Yeeaaah... just sayin' ;)
October 23, 2009
Do I Dazzle You?
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I remember Rob saying how he'll try to get Edward to stop plucking his eyebrows for the next movie. And look what happens! LolReplyDelete
Wow. How far he's come. Catherine knows how to pick 'em. Could you imagine a different Edward??ReplyDelete
OK. Robert Pattinson saying "Do I dazzle you, baby?" like Austin Powers. That's the first thing I thought when I read the heading. Haha!! Oh Robward, you crack me up sometimes!ReplyDelete
THAT's what's different about New Moon Edward! You hit it on the head. His eyebrows are not groomed ;/ I like 'em better cleaned up.ReplyDelete
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When a student commits suicide, the proper response by school officials is to offer compassion for the family, public condolences in the media, and psychological support for grieving friends and faculty.
The other district reaction happens quietly and well out of sight. It is a practical step that might at first appear cruel, but for the greater good is an unfortunate necessity: It's time to dial up the school attorney.
In the blink of an eye, a family's grief can turn to anger, which morphs into blame. At that point, the school system looms as a convenient target for retribution for their loss.
The legal hook commonly proceeds in one of three ways:
• Something must have been happening at school to motivate the student to commit suicide.
• School officials should have noticed unusual behavior and notified the parents so they could do something about it.
• If the district had been more careful and watched the child more closely, this could have been avoided.
Three cases below illustrate different sorts of legal developments related to student suicide. Two involve parents blaming the school district, while the third explores the impact on a school employee. Only one case has been decided, and that was in favor of the district.
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Stories live where we do. When people lived in cottages and castles, travelling from village to farm to walled town through remote mountain passes and deep, dark woods, that's where our stories went, also. They hid in the margins: dwarves and goblins and dragons dwelt deep in the mountains. Elves and other fey folk populated the far green spaces. Witches kept remote cottages deep in the ancient forest, and enchanted princesses slept in abandoned castles walled in by briars.
Now we live in cities and suburbs, in high ranches and apartments and skyscrapers, and our stories have moved in right along with us. The Wild Hunt rides Harleys through the city streets at midnight, while wizards sell two-bit charms in back alleys. Vampires hunt in night clubs, and forgotten, eldritch gods lurk in the sewers. The magic of old has gotten a little glitzier, a little grungier, but it's still there, existing side-by-side with our digital toys.
This is urban fantasy-- think of it as a faerie tale coming soon to a city near you.
The subgenre first became popular in the 1980s; the shared world Bordertown (which has had a recent reboot) and Charles De Lint's Newford Collection were some of the earliest examples. Urban fantasy has seen a significant resurgence lately thanks to authors like Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, and Carrie Vaughn. (It owes a big nod to Buffy the Vampire Slayer too; she's probably the reason so much contemporary urban fantasy features kick-butt monster-slaying heroines.)
Most people think of urban fantasy as strictly modern- or near-future-set, but there are a handful of historicals that could arguably be considered urban fantasy too, such as Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series, which is set in Elizabethan London. (Granted, we start treading on "gaslight fantasy" territory, here, which is fantasy's answer to steampunk.) While some authors will choose to create an imaginary metropolis that could exist in a magic-infused real world (as with Charles De Lint's Newford or Michelle Sagara's Elantra), part of the fun of urban fantasy is that most authors use real, modern cities as their settings (where I could, I've even named them, below). Be warned, though-- the rediscovery of magic sometimes does strange things to the history and landmarks we think we know.
Besides the difference in setting, the tone of urban fantasy also tends to differ from traditional fantasy. It's often darker and sexier, blended with touches of horror, mystery, and romance, meaning you might find some urban fantasy with those genre labels instead of a "Fantasy" tag. Supernatural beings like vampires, werebeasts, and demons are just as likely to roam the city streets as the more traditional fantasy races. In urban fantasy, though, these beings are treated as people rather than as monstrous creatures of terror-- they hold down jobs, fall in love, and play poker on Friday nights (as long as it's not a full moon). Urban fantasy is a popular subgenre with teens, too, and you'll find plenty of titles with adult crossover appeal in our YA section.
If you prefer your fantasy "just around the corner" rather than "long ago and far away," why not do a bit of armchair metro-hopping this month? With travelogues like these, you may find yourself searching for more than the traditional sights the next time you visit....
The Northeast
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black (YA Black) - Jersey Shore
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (YA Clare) - New York, NY
Right Hand Magic by Nancy A. Collins (PbkFantasy Collins) - Golgotham, New York, NY
Shadows in the Starlight by Elaine Cunningham (Fiction Cunningham) - Providence, RI
Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (PbkFantasy DelFranco) - Washington, DC
Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman (NEW Fantasy Gilman) - New York, NY
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (PbkRomance Harrison) - New York, NY
Brooklyn Knight by C. J. Henderson (Fantasy Henderson) - Brooklyn, NY
Deadtown by Nancy Holzner (PbkFantasy Holzner) - Deadtown, Boston, MA
Already Dead by Charlie Huston (Horror Huston) - New York, NY
Red Hot Fury by Kasey Mackenzie (PbkFantasy Mackenzie) - Boston, MA
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (YA Marr) - Huntsdale, PA (Fictional)
The Good Fairies of New York by Matin Millar (Fantasy Millar) - New York, NY
Heart of Stone by C. E. Murphy (Fantasy Murphy) - New York, NY
Unsympathetic Magic by Laura Resnick (PbkFantasy Resnick) - New York, NY
Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready (Horror Smith-Ready) - Sherwood, MD
Steel City Magic by Wen Spencer (PbkFantasy Spencer) - Pittsburgh, PA
Nightlife by Rob Thurman (PbkFantasy Thurman) - New York, NY
Godmother by Carolyn Turgeon (Fantasy Turgeon) - New York, NY
Magic Time by Marc Scott Zicree & Barbara Hambly (Fantasy Zicree) - New York, NY
The Southeast
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (PbkFantasy Andrews) - Atlanta, GA
Minion by L. A. Banks (Horror Banks) - New Orleans, LA
Sins & Shadows by Lyn Benedict (PbkFantasy Benedict) - Miami, FL
Dark Descendant by Jenna Black (PbkFantasy Black) - Arlington, VA
Touch the Dark by Karen Chance (PbkHorror Chance) - Atlanta, GA
Dark Days by Jocelynn Drake (Horror Drake) - Savannah, GA
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep (PbkFantasy Estep) - Ashland, VA
At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost (PbkRomance Frost) - Richmond, VA
The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay (PbkFantasy Gay) - Atlanta, GA
Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris (PbkHorror Harris) - Bon Temps, LA (Fictional)
Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin (Horror Rardin) - Miami, FL
Wraith by Phaedra Weldon (Fantasy Weldon) - Atlanta, GA
The Midwest
Dying Bites by D. D. Barant (PbkFantasy Barant) - St. Louis, MO
Embers by Laura Bickle (PbkFantasy Bickle) - Detroit, MI
King Maker by Maurice Broaddus (PbkFantasy Broaddus) - Indianapolis, IN
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks (Fantasy Brooks) - Hopewell, IL (Fictional)
The Gypsy by Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm (SF Brust) - Lakota, OH (Fictional)
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (Fantasy Bull) - Minneapolis, MN
Wizard for Hire by Jim Butcher (Fantasy Butcher) - Chicago, IL
The Vampire Files by P. N. Elrod (Mystery Elrod) - Chicago, IL
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton (PbkHorror Hamilton) - St. Louis, MO
This Witch for Hire by Kim Harrison (Horror Harrison) - The Hollows, Cincinnati, OH
Black Wings by Christina Henry (PbkFantasy Henry) - Chicago, IL
Enchantment Place by Denise Little (PbkFantasy Encha) - Chicago, IL
The Demon in Me by Michelle Rowen (PbkRomance Rowen) - Toronto, ON, Canada
Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder (PbkFantasy Snyder) - Columbus, OH
Galveston by Sean Stewart (SF Stewart) - Galveston, TX
The Southwest
Eve of Darkness by S. J. Day (PbkFantasy Day) - San Diego, CA; Hell
Dancing with Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas (PbkFantasy Douglas) - Las Vegas, NV
Mob Rules by Cameron Haley (Fantasy Haley) - Los Angeles, CA
Hounded by Kevin Hearne (PbkFantasy Hearne) - Tempe, Arizona
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey (Horror Kadrey) - Los Angeles, CA
The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson (PbkHorror Pettersson) - Las Vegas, NV
Dante's Girl by Natasha Rhodes (PbkHorror Rhodes) - Los Angeles, CA
The Becoming by Jeanne C. Stein (PbkFantasy Stein) - San Diego, CA
Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells (PbkFantasy Wells) - Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Crescent City, CA
The Northwest
Ravenous: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood (PbkRomance Ashwood) - Fairview (Fictional)
Preying for Mercy by Patricia Briggs (Fantasy Briggs) - Tri-Cities, WA
Child of Fire by Harry Connolly (PbkFantasy Connolly) - Hammer Bay, WA (Fictional)
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff (Fantasy Huff) - Calgary, AB, Canada
Dog Days by John Levitt (PbkFantasy Levitt) - San Francisco, CA
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (PbkFantasy McGuire) - San Francisco, CA
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (PbkRomance Mead) - Seattle, WA
Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk (PbkFantasy Monk) - Portland, OR
Blood Engines by T. A. Pratt (PbkFantasy Pratt) - San Francisco, CA
Greywalker by Kat Richardson (Fiction Richardson) - Seattle, WA
Long-time Listener, First-time Werewolf by Carrie Vaughn (Fantasy Vaughn) - Denver, CO
London and Elsewhere
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (PbkFantasy Aaronovitch) - London, UK
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (PbkFantasy Beukes) - Johannesburg, South Africa
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan (Fantasy Brennan) - London, UK
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey (Fiction Carey) - London, UK
World's End by Mark Chadbourn (Fantasy Chadbourn) - London, UK
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Reading List Gaiman) - London, UK
Mind the Gap by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon (Fantasy Golden) - London, UK
Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green (PbkFantasy Green) - Nightside, London, UK
A Madness of Angels: Or, the Resurrection of Matthew Swift by Kate Griffin (Fantasy Griffin) - London, UK
Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson (PbkHorror Jamieson) - Brisbane, Australia
Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge (PbkFantasy Kittredge) - London, UK
The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia (Fantasy Sedia) - Moscow, Russia
Sixty-One Nails by Mike Shevdon (PbkFantasy Shevdon) - London, UK
Imaginary Cities
Welcome to Bordertown by Holly Black & Ellen Kushner, eds. (NEW Fantasy Welcome) - Bordertown (Fictional)
Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands by Emma Bull (Fiction Bull) - Bordertown (Fictional)
The Ivory and the Horn by Charles De Lint (Fantasy De Lint) - Newford (Fictional)
Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane (PbkFantasy Kane) - Downside (Fictional)
Bone Song by John Meaney (Horror Meaney) - Tristopolis (Fictional)
Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding (PbkFantasy Meding) - Dreg City (Fictional)
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (SF Mieville) - New Crobuzon (Fictional)
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price (PbkFantasy Price) - Nekros City (Fictional)
Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (PbkFantasy Sagara) - Elantra (Fictional)
City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer (Fiction VanderMeer) - Ambergris (Fictional)
Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner (PbkHorror Waggoner) - Nekropolis (Fictional)
Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre (PbkFantasy Aguirre) - Mexico City, Mexico; Texas
Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy by Ellen Datlow, ed. (NEW Fantasy Naked) - (Various)
The Urban Fantasy Anthology by Peter S. Beagle & Joe R. Lansdale, eds. (Fantasy Urban) - (Various) (COMING SOON!)
Mean Streets by Jim Butcher, et al. (Fantasy Mean) - (Various)
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (Horror Armstrong) - Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR
Bloodshot by Cherie Priest (NEW Fantasy Priest) - Seattle, WA; Atlanta, GA; Washington, DC
Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy by Ekaterina Sedia, ed. (Fantasy Paper) - (Various)
A Shot in the Dark by K. A. Stewart (PbkFantasy Stewart) - Kansas City, MO and Colorado
Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams (PbkFantasy Williams) - (Various)


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Britain's leaders clash over PM's uncertainty on EU
LONDON: The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and his Liberal Democrat deputy, Nick Clegg, clashed on Thursday on whether the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union within five years risked putting off investors and damaging the economy.
Mr Clegg, who leads the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, distanced himself from his Conservative coalition partner's plans to repatriate powers from the EU.
Mr Cameron promised voters on Wednesday a referendum by 2017 on whether to remain in the EU on new terms or leave the bloc, saying he will make the case for staying in.
''Where, of course, David Cameron and I part company is I simply don't understand the point of spending years and years and years tying yourself up in knots first, so-called renegotiating the terms of Britain's membership in ways that at the moment at least are completely vague,'' Mr Clegg told London's LBC radio station on Thursday during his weekly phone-in show. ''And I think that discourages investment and inhibits growth and jobs, which has to remain our absolute priority.''
Mr Cameron defended his position in a question-and-answer session after his speech on Thursday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
''We're going to resolve this issue in a way that is actually going to benefit business because we'll end up with a more competitive, more open European Union,'' Mr Cameron said. ''They say this is a sensible approach.
''I would argue the riskiest thing of all would be to do nothing, would be to sit back, see all the changes taking place in Europe with the eurozone, and just say, 'This is nothing to do with us','' he said. ''And see all the debate in Britain and say, 'I'm going to stay back from it'.''
A letter to The Times newspaper signed by 55 leaders of industry and London's financial district welcomed the referendum proposals as ''good for business and good for jobs in Britain''.
The opposition Labour Party said Mr Cameron's position on the EU would make Britain less attractive to foreign investors.
''We have traditionally said, 'Come to Britain because it is a favourable climate and you will have access to this huge market','' a former Europe minister, Peter Hain, told BBC Radio 5.
''Now we are on a road which could lead us out of Europe and out of that market, and that is a decision which is going to affect investment.''
Foreign leaders shared their concerns about Britain renegotiating the terms of its EU membership.
I think that discourages investment and inhibits growth and jobs, which has to remain our absolute priority.
At the Davos forum, the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, warned that without the EU, Britain would be ''an island somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere between the United States and Europe''.
The Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, said the EU would be ''stronger if Britain is part of it''.
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, sidestepped the topic but reached out to Mr Cameron by vowing more action on one of the key reforms he wants for Europe: boosting competitiveness.
''I say this expressly to my colleague David Cameron. You too have addressed competitiveness, [and] see this as a central issue to ensure Europe's prosperity for the future,'' Dr Merkel said.
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Autumn Windows..... is the name that comes to my mind.
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High school baseball players Brady Aiken of Cathedral Catholic and Alex Jackson of Rancho Bernardo have been selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game.
The showcase event will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wrigley Field and will be televised by the MLB Network.
Aiken, who will play for the American team, batted .403 (29-for-72) for the Dons as a sophomore. On the mound, he was 6-1 with a 1.32 ERA. Aiken has committed to UCLA.
Jackson, who will play for the National squad, batted .400 (38-for-95) as a sophomore catcher. He hit 17 home runs with 36 RBI. Jackson was named the top player by Baseball America at the Area Code Games in Long Beach last week.
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Terry Tucker has been named athletic director at San Ysidro. Tucker, who retired as a lieutenant after 23 years in the Navy, has been basketball coach at the school for five seasons. The Cougars reached the San Diego Section Division I semifinals last winter.
"Tucker understands the importance of high school athletics," San Ysidro Principal Hector Espinoza said in a statement. "It is not the win/loss record. It is developing leadership and excellence in young men and women."
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Torrey Pines has named new coaches in three sports.
Former major league pitcher Kirk McCaskill will coach baseball, Katy Moyneur and Chilly Banuelos-Lomeli will coach field hockey and Bruce Storrs will coach girls tennis.
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Regional Report
Build a Flower Basket
Hanging flower baskets are great for putting color right at eye level. Select a container that's about 12 inches in diameter to create a large, full display. Fill it with light, loose, moistened potting soil, then plant. Baskets can be devoted to one plant or a combination of greenery and flowers. Suitable plants for containers include trailing or cascading ivy, vinca, thyme, and mint. For color, grow impatiens, verbena, dwarf marigolds, or creeping petunias.
Check for Insects
Check young plants for insects. In particular, watch for cabbageworms on cole crops, Mexican bean beetles on beans, and flea beetles on lettuce, radish, and potato foliage. Remove insect pests by hand or put a barrier screen, such as a floating row cover, over new plants.
Thin Seedlings
If you broadcasted seeds of carrots, beets, radishes, or onions in your veggie garden, now's the time to thin. Remove enough seedlings to provide 2 to 4 inches of space between plants. Add thinnings to fresh salads for a flavor boost.
Thin Apples
Fruit trees often set more fruit than they can mature. Trees go through a natural thinning process in early June, dropping fruits that haven't been properly fertilized. After this natural fruit drop, hand-thin the remaining fruits, leaving only one or two per cluster. With less competition for nutrients and water, these remaining fruits will be larger and of better quality.
Fertilize Lawns
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Through our partnership with eBay, I've been learning a lot about how various people use eBay to either earn a little extra spending money, make a living from selling on eBay, and every scenario in-between. One of the latest ways I'm learning about families who sell on eBay is through the eBay MoneyMakers video series. Each video series highlights a family and shows how selling on eBay has impacted their life. It's amazing to hear these stories and see how families are earning money online through selling on eBay.
Selling on eBay Helps Family Overcome Unemployment
The first eBay MoneyMakers video introduces us to the O'Brien family of Westfield, Indiana. Soon after relocating for a job, Tristen O'Brien's position was eliminated and he found himself unemployed. Sadly, this occurred just a week after their son's birth. As you can imagine, they needed to find a way to earn some money fast! By selling household items on eBay, they began to fund their day-to-day expenses. Eventually, as they gained experience in selling on eBay, they began to sell clearance and vintage items for profit. Tristen O'Brien is now employed, but the family continues to sell on eBay and even have a blog to share their tips for selling on eBay. Check out their video below to find out more about the O'Brien family, then read on to learn about another family who's had success selling on eBay.
eBay MoneyMakers: The O'Brien family makes money online in the midst of economic difficulties
One-Income Family Supplements Earnings by Selling on eBay
The second eBay MoneyMakers video in the series features the Sibbersen family, who has been using eBay since they got married to supplement their one-income family. The extra income from selling on eBay allowed Windy Sibbersen to stay home with their children. Much like the O'Brien family, they began by selling items in their home they no longer needed, then moved on to buying discounted items they could resell. The family has been able to fund family trips with their eBay income, as well as extra expenses not normally within budget. Additionally, the family uses their funds to give back to the community by 'adopting a family' during the holidays. Learn more about the Sibbersens and check out their story in the video below.
eBay MoneyMakers: The Sibbersen family finds financial comfort through extra eBay income
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Green Paper on maintenance obligations
The European Union (EU) wishes to standardise legislation and procedures concerning maintenance obligations. To this end, the Commission has adopted a green paper that looks at the problem of settling cross-border disputes in this area. It launches a debate on how to develop Community law on the basis of current developments in international private law.
Commission Green Paper of 15 April 2004 on maintenance obligations [COM(2004) 254 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
Under international private law, disputes relating to maintenance obligations * are mainly governed by the Hague Conventions. These conventions lay down the conflict-of-law rules that determine the law applicable to the settlement of an international dispute, as well as the rules on the recognition and enforcement of judgments. However, these provisions are incomplete, they lack uniformity and they are binding only on the signatory states.
Under current Community law, maintenance obligations are governed by Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. This regulation lays down rules that are favourable towards maintenance creditors as regards determining the court that has jurisdiction and establishes a simplified mechanism for enforcing judgments.
Nevertheless, there remain differences between the legal systems of the European Union (EU) Member States. This is particularly detrimental to maintenance creditors. Cross-border procedures create difficulties for the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments.
In order to provide minimum guarantees for European citizens, the Commission has attempted to establish simplified rules of procedure. It is pursuing this objective as part of the project to construct an area of freedom, justice and security.
However, not all obstacles to the free movement of judgments have been removed by Community legislation, which means that many practical problems remain that prevent the proper settlement of maintenance claims.
The Commission is therefore presenting this green paper to launch a debate on the legal instruments applicable to maintenance obligations.
The adoption of common standards at Community level would be a step towards greater legal certainty. Thus, the green paper proposes to define the scope of a future Community legal instrument. The principal topics for discussion are:
- unification of the rules on conflict of laws with a view to strengthening legal certainty;
- automatic recognition of the enforceability of foreign judgments by abolishing the intermediate exequatur * procedures as the basis for effective enforcement of court judgments;
- approximation of procedural rules and the establishment of tools to facilitate the enforcement of judgments;
- strengthening of judicial cooperation in civil matters, both within the EU and vis-à-vis third countries.
The Amsterdam Treaty provides for the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice within the EU.
Starting from this basis, the Tampere European Council of 15-16 October 1999 adopted a programme of measures for implementing the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in civil and commercial matters. This programme sets the EU objectives for guaranteeing equal access to justice for all European citizens and freedom to exercise their rights.
Community law thus provides for mechanisms that facilitate the settlement of cross-border disputes. However, in the field of maintenance obligations, the fact that there are so many legal sources can hinder the recognition and enforcement of judgments.
Recourse to private international law must be possible in cases where one of the parties is a third-country national.
In order to standardise the texts applicable under private international law, a single convention is being drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law, drawing on the most effective aspects of the existing conventions. This should lead to the extension and simplification of the law applicable to maintenance obligations under private international law. The Commission will take account of the outcome of this work in its future proposals.
Key terms used in the act
- Maintenance obligations: all maintenance payments in the context of family relationships. Essentially it means maintenance paid to children by their parents (usually following the separation of the holders of parental responsibility) and sums paid by a spouse following divorce as part of the obligation to maintain the duty of assistance.
- Exequatur
Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations [Official Journal L 7 of 10.1.2009]. As a follow-up to the green paper, this regulation provides for the effective recovery of cross-border maintenance claims arising from family relationships. It establishes provisions on jurisdiction and applicable law for disputes concerning maintenance obligations. For the recognition, enforceability and enforcement of decisions on maintenance obligations, different provisions are set out for Member States regardless of whether they are bound by the 2007 Hague Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations. The regulation also provides for the access to justice of the parties involved in disputes, as well as for the designation of central authorities in Member States to assist in the application of this regulation. Finally, it replaces the provisions concerning maintenance obligations of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters.
Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters [OJ L 12 of 16.1.2001].
This regulation aims to replace the 1968 Brussels Convention (as amended by other conventions) with a Community instrument without changing its scope. The 1968 Convention covers all areas of civil and commercial law, except those expressly excluded from its application: the status or legal capacity of natural persons, rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, wills and succession, bankruptcy, social security and arbitration. The regulation lays down provisions concerning general , special and some exclusive jurisdiction, as well as jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance, consumer contracts and individual contracts of employment. It also contains rules on prorogation, examination, admissibility, lis pendens and related actions, as well as provisional and protective measures. Furthermore, it contains provisions on questions related to the recognition and enforcement of judgments, authentic instruments and court settlements, general, transitional and final provisions, and relations with other instruments.
Hague Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (2007).
Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (2007).
Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (1973).
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations (1973).
Hague Convention Concerning the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children (1958).
Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children (1956).
New York Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance, concluded in the UN (1956).
See also
- European Commission, Directorate-General (DG) Justice, Freedom and Security: judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters
- European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
- The Hague Conference on Private International Law: conventions
Last updated: 02.09.2009


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Planning bike trip to Alaska in July 2014. Need some suggestions...ie. (flat tires, luggage, routes, etc.) Staring point: Manistique MI Destination: Wasilla AK Machine: F700GS , 2 up
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Planning bike trip to Alaska in July 2014. Need some suggestions...ie. (flat tires, luggage, routes, etc.) Staring point: Manistique MI Destination: Wasilla AK Machine: F700GS , 2 up
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Email sent.
Kevin Huddy
Tm Pterodactyl MT Outpost
Don't y'all know it's dangerous to travel north of the lower 48
Steve Henson
SABMWRA MOA Club#62's Flat Fixer/ current forum moderator
It's not the breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away-D.Dillon/G. Strait
Check out the Milepost. A valuable addition to riding to Alaska. Remember, gas prices. If you are concerned about $$, you may want to ride across the northern US to at least Montana before crossing over.
Karen Jacobs
These are two threads over on the Alaska page of ADV Rider. Both were started by an Alaskan rider who has been riding in AK for nearly 50 years. He has made many trips up the haul road and between the lower 48. He is the nicest guy you?ll ever meet and will answer any questions you may have. Jack also seems to have an eidetic memory and has an historical anecdote about just about every mile of road; many of them are true. He lives off the grid sometimes and may take awhile to respond.
My wife Annie and I lived in Fairbanks and since we retired in 2011 we have ridden back up to Alaska each summer. I'd estimate we've been up and down the road to Alaska 15 times or so with those trips evenly split between motorcycles and cages.
There are three ways of getting to Alaska on a motorcycle. (There is a fourth route that is nearly all on dirt. I?ve never done it and never will, and don?t really know where it goes. BigDog over on ADV has done the ride if you are interested.) The ALCAN Hwy which starts at Dawson Creek, BC and officially ends in Delta, Alaska; the Stewart- Cassiar Hwy (Hwy 37) which runs on a more westerly path from Kitwanga, BC and intersects the ALCAN near Watson Lake, Yukon Territory; or, you can take a ferry originating in Bellingham, WA or Prince Rupert, BC and getting off at one of multiple stops (most likely Skagway or Haines AK). I'll not address the ferry unless you tell me you may decide to use it one way or another. When we go to AK we typically go up the Cassiar and back down the ALCAN. No real reason for the order, but it is good to use both routes to avoid backtracking as much as possible. Both routes are 100% paved, however, that does not mean that you will not encounter lengthy construction zones that are dirt, gravel and mud. The Cassiar is less developed than the ALCAN and I enjoy it more. They are installing a major power line that runs along the road so there will be more traffic than normal the next year or so. The ride to and from Alaska can be spectacular; even more so then actually riding in AK.. Consider riding thru Banff and Jasper Parks in AB and along the Icefield Parkway. Also the lake distric around Nakusp and Revelstoke, BC. You can also hit the Chief Joseph Hwy in WY, Beartooth Pass and Glacier NP in MT. On the Cassiar I would not pass up at an overnight diversion into Hyder AK. The ride in to town is remarkable.
Just so you know, my wife rides both an F650GS single cylinder and an F650GS twin which is essentially the same as your 700. She's ridden both on Alaska trips so we are familiar with your bike's characteristics, and it is a great choice for the trip. I have ridden either an R1200RT or an R1200R on my trips. Riding 2 up will make your trip a bit more challenging and 2 up is something we have not done.
Tires: I've made the trip on an RT running street tires and with a heavy load. Goldwings with 2 up and hauling a trailer regularly make the ride so your bike should do fine with any of the popular dual sport tires. Annie prefers Tourance tires, but Anakees or Battlewings will do just fine. Best to start out with new or almost new tires and perhaps you'll be able to make it round trip on one set; Annie has always done so but you are starting from a bit further away. You need to be able to fix a flat on the road. With tubeless tires there are multiple ways to plug a tire. Motorcycle shops and online outlets sell several different types, but I use what you can find in Walmart. Never had to plug a bike tire, but have done so on a car and it is not particularly difficult. Some practice on an old tire would be smart, preferably one on a rim with a little air in it. If you have a tire that has a tear or slash, then you may not be able to fix it and will need to seek help. Get a pump that you can run off the bike's electrical system and make sure it works. Some of the BMW accessory outlets will not handle the current a pump draws. A direct fused circuit to the battery may be needed. Do not rely on C02 cartridges. If you need tires in Alaska there are a few options I can recommend.
Chain: Make sure it is in good shape and clean when you start. Annie lubes once or twice a day depending on how far we go. Every 300 miles or so is good; there are many opinions out there about what to use and how often. Use some sort of lubricant and do it at least daily. A broken chain on the road will be expensive.
Absolutely no handguns in Canada. Bear spray is okay but must be labeled as for wildlife. I've carried the same spray can for 6 years and never has it been inspected. You do need a passport or passport card to cross the border.
Fuel: No need to carry extra fuel. There is seldom any time where it is more than 50 miles between stations. Up north there are few stations that have card swipes so if the place closes at 6PM then there is no fuel. The Cassiar has fewer places to fuel and from Kitwanga to Bell 2 it is over 100 miles without fuel. Think twice before passing any fuel point. It will also be difficult to find any grade of fuel other than regular in some places. I am convinced that Canadian fuel is better than ours; my mileage always improves.
Plan to ride in bright sunny weather that gets into the high 80s. Plan to ride in constant rain with temperatures in the high 30s. Plan to do both on the same day. We've ridden in late June in temps as low as 26 degrees and as high as 88.
Camping? Seems it will be tough riding 2 up, but some do. We camp about 50-60% of the time. I will always camp unless it is too cold, too hot, too windy, raining or too buggy. Take good bug spray and head nets.
Motels? They are available. We seldom make reservations but have had close calls finding one. They tend to fill-up by the late afternoon with travelers. If we are planning on getting a motel we will start looking around 4 PM. Do not plan on finding an unreserved motel in the Fort Nelson area. The oil drilling keeps all their rooms pretty much full. Reservations at least a day out is not a bad idea if you know you must have a room. Even if you do not plan on camping you should be prepared for a night outside just in case.
Hope this is useful.
Kevin Huddy
Tm Pterodactyl MT Outpost
Thanks for the message. I started with the 'kicking around' stage a year ago and it has been none too early. I read somewhere it would take a year to make all the preparations and I was sure they must be nutz!! Anyway, We're starting out on July 27th from Manistique, MI with our bike on a trailer. We'll drive to the Twin Cities (same place the National Rally is being held), but we're just visiting relatives. Then we leave the next morning for Bismark and the following day for Billings MT. There we leave the car/trailer at a friends and head for Belliingham, Washington to get aboard the Alaska Marine Highway (ferry). 6 days later we hope to be in Whittier, AK. From there, we ride to Wasilla, where our son lives. On Aug. 8-9 we'll be in Denali to celebrate our 50th anniversary with our two sons. Then on the 11th we head south...first Tok, then Haines Jct. , then Teslin....then Watson Lake....then Ft. Nelso....then Dawson Creek...then Hinton.....then Canmore....then Shelby MT and finally back to Billings. This is a pretty sketchy description of course, we hope to take in so much more, like Jasper and Glacier, etc.
If you give me your yahoo messenger handle, we could chat....I'm guitarboyz800 or if you'd prefer just give me an email. But, it's ok for us to keep in touch here also. We had planned on going to the St. Paul rally until this trip came up. Talk soon.
Woody (Lee)


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Swansboro commissioners took action Tuesday night that ended a building moratorium and set new restrictions for building size.
Swansboro commissioners took action Tuesday night that ended a building moratorium and set new restrictions for building size.
The Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to adopt amendments to the town�s Unified Development Ordinance that limit building size in the town�s planning jurisdiction to 40,000 square feet.
While the conditional zoning district allows developers to make requests for larger projects under a special process, the size restriction prohibits large-scale projects such as a proposed 151,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter.
The size limit was what many of the residents attending the meeting were counting on, and the board received applause for the decision.
�I think they listened and made the right decision after weighing all the public comment,� said resident Tiffany McCawley, who has attended the meetings held on the issue and spoken out against large-scale development within town.
During a final public hearing held before the board�s action, residents reiterated concerns about impacts of large commercial development in the town such as traffic and the impact a big box store would have on small business.
Tony Battle, whose business has been in operation in the town for 51 years, said Battlefield Tire would sit directly across the street from the proposed Wal-Mart. His fear is what having a large retail chain will have on their future if it moves in.
�That�s our concern,� Battle said.
But not everyone was in favor of the size limit.
Resident Charles Rawls asked why the town chose the 40,000 square foot number and said the board only took on the discussion of building size after rumors surfaced about the proposed Wal-Mart project.
�I think you are acting on false premises,� he said.
Others noted the need to bring jobs to the area and the potential to raise the town�s tax base.
While Pat Turner, the one commissioner opposing the size limit, said more discussion of the issues was needed, the majority of the board supported the move.
Commissioner Gery Boucher noted that the decision by the board doesn�t necessarily mean no buildings over 40,000 square feet will be possible. He said the conditional zoning district process allows the board to consider requests for projects that may exceed 40,000 square feet.
�We have that flexibility,� he said.
The decision by the Board of Commissioners brought an early end to a 90-day moratorium on the permitting of construction of buildings in excess of 40,000 square feet but may not end the debate of the issue.
The moratorium is at the center of a legal complaint filed by Swansboro Investors, the developers of the proposed Wal-Mart project. The company requested a court order to stop enforcement of the moratorium and to direct the town to process the application to allow for construction of the project.
Commissioners met in closed session at the end of the meeting to discuss the litigation but no action was taken. As of the start of the meeting, there had been no ruling by the judge regarding the request from Swansboro Investors.


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Q3 2012 Results
"The PC industry is going through a period of very significant change that is impacting both the ecosystem and AMD," said Rory Read, AMD president and CEO. "It is clear that the trends we knew would re-shape the industry are happening at a much faster pace than we anticipated. As a result, we must accelerate our strategic initiatives to position AMD to take advantage of these shifts and put in place a lower cost business model. Our restructuring efforts are designed to simplify our product development cycles, reduce our breakeven point and enable us to fund differentiated product roadmaps and strategic breakaway opportunities."
Quarterly Summary
Operational Restructuring Designed to Enhance Financial Results, Set New Revenue Breakeven Target
AMD's restructuring plan, a significant portion of which will be implemented in the fourth quarter of 2012, will include a workforce reduction and site consolidations.
AMD expects that the restructuring actions taken in the fourth quarter of 2012 will result in operational savings, primarily in operating expenses, of approximately $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and approximately $190 million in 2013. The savings will be largely driven through a reduction of AMD's global workforce by approximately 15 percent, which is expected to be largely completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. The company currently estimates it will record a restructuring expense in the fourth quarter of 2012 of approximately $80 million in connection with these actions.
AMD is also putting in place a business model to break even at an operating income level of $1.3 billion of quarterly revenue. The company is targeting to achieve this by the end of the third quarter of 2013.
"Our restructuring efforts are decisive actions that position AMD to compete more effectively and improve our financial results," said Mr. Read. "Reducing our workforce is a difficult, but necessary, step to take advantage of the eventual market recovery and capitalize on growth opportunities for our products outside of the traditional PC market."
Current Outlook
AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.
For the fourth quarter of 2012, AMD expects revenue to decrease 9 percent, plus or minus 4 percent, sequentially.
For additional details regarding AMD's results and outlook please see the CFO commentary posted at quarterlyearnings.amd.com.
AMD Teleconference
AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its third quarter financial results and provide more details with respect to today's restructuring announcement. AMD will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its Web site at AMD. The webcast will be available for 10 days after the conference call.
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(1) In this press release, in addition to GAAP financial results, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating expenses, and non-GAAP gross margin. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect certain adjustments as presented in the tables in this press release. The Company also provided Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP Adjusted free cash flow as supplemental measures of its performance. These items are defined in the footnotes to the selected corporate data tables provided at the end of this press release. The Company is providing these financial measures because it believes this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its operating results for current and historical periods and also because the Company believes it assists investors in comparing the Company's performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance and for the other reasons described in the footnotes to the selected data tables. Refer to corresponding tables at the end of this press release for additional AMD data.
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I'm suppose to write a program that uses two parallel arrays to store student names and their grades. It should use an array of strings that hold the names and and array of integers that hold the grades. The program should produce a report that displays list of students names and grades, and the name of the student that has the highest grade. The names and grades should be stored using an initialization list at the time the arrays are created. Use a loop and conditional statement to determine which student has the highest grade.
This is what I have tried so far. I'm new at this and there not many good examples in the book
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
int i = 0, h = 0, saved = 0;
int g[ ] = {87, 99, 70, 75, 77, 91, 95};
string s [ ]= {"S1", "S2", "S3", "S4", "S5", "S6", "S7"};
while ( i <= 3)
{if (g[i] > h)
{h = g[i];
saved = i;
cout << "Highest " << h;
cout << "student is " << s[saved];
return 0;