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When We Suffer: A Biblical Perspective on Chronic Pain and Illness
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If God loves us, why do we suffer? Christian or not, it's a question that comes up repeatedly during times of grief and tragedy. In times of distress, we want to know that our suffering matters to God and that He cares about our pain.
"Sometimes a fresh word may, in fact, be a very old one," write Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes in When God Weeps—Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty.Tada, Joni Eareckson and Steven Estes, When God Weeps—Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House, 1997, p. 8."Truths that are timeless often need only the 'time' brushed away in order to reveal the polished patina that has gleamed all along."
Pastor Tim Hager, an associate minister in the Washington D.C. area, asserts that we suffer because we live in a fallen world.
"When sin entered the world, death entered," he says. "Chronic pain, illness, and disease are a form of death."
Despite this harsh reality, Richard C. Leonard, a minister with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies, urges the chronically ill to take their questions to God rather than allow them to become a wedge in their relationship with Him.
"Follow the example of the Psalmists," he says, "who sometimes cry out to God as though taking Him to task for their problems, but who persist in their conversation with Him; eventually [they received] an answer, reinforcing His faithfulness to His servants."
Suffering, in many ways, remains a mystery, one that we will never fully understand this side of eternity. We can, however, glean these truths from God's Word:
Suffering produces intimacy with God (Job 42:5).
Job, who endured unspeakable suffering, said, "My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you."
Intimacy with God is often borne in the furnace of affliction.
"There's an opening of the soul that happens during times of stress or duress," says Dr. Hager. "During times of suffering, we experience God at a deep, profound level."
Suffering equips us to comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:3-5).
Suffering gives us compassion for others who are hurting, enabling us to minister more effectively.
"Sufferers want to be ministered to by people who have suffered," writes Stephen F. Saint in his essay, "Sovereignty, Suffering, and the Work of Missions."Piper, John and Justin Taylor, Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, Wheaton, Crossway Books, 2006, p. 112."People who suffer want people who have suffered to tell them there is hope. They are justifiably suspicious of people who appear to have lived lives of ease."
Those who have suffered make the most effective comforters.
Suffering refines us.
We can read in Isaiah 48:10 that "…I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
The meaning of this verse makes it clear that pain and suffering have a way of bringing our strengths and weaknesses to the surface. When the dross floats to the surface, God skims it off; he purifies and refines us to be the radiant bride of Christ.
Suffering produces growth and maturity (James 1:2-4).
If we turn toward God in our pain, He can use our suffering to mature our faith. We see this biblical truth illustrated through the persecuted church. After hearing their testimonies, few would deny that suffering produces beauty and maturity of spirit.
Suffering conforms us into God's image (Romans 8:28-29).
We may be tempted to read these verses to say that God will bring good out of everything. While He can and does redeem pain in our lives, these verses speak of being conformed to God's image through our suffering.
"If we are willing to sit still and let God work, we will find ourselves being transformed into the image of Jesus," says Pastor Paul Daniel Jackson, a pastor at a church in Tucson.
And Jackson speaks from experience.
His wife, Jodee, suffered with breast cancer before passing away in 2002.
"Though this horrendous experience, God did incredible things. Her mother accepted Jesus Christ as Savior…God also changed those who cared for her. Our lives were enriched by suffering [Emphasis mine]."
Simply put, when we seek God through His Word and prayer, we find Jesus. Remember, Jesus understands our pain because he, too, suffered.
We read the words of Psalm 22:1: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?"
Did God abandon His Son in His hour of need? We find the answer three days later—God raised Him from the dead! Because of this promise, we have hope for our future.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).


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Dr. Bob's Alternative Vaccination Schedule
The growing number of vaccines recommended for babies and children, coupled with concern over potentially toxic ingredients, has left many parents worried and confused. Here, Dana Point, Calif., pediatrician Robert "Dr. Bob" W. Sears, M.D., author of the newly published The Vaccine Book (Little, Brown), shares his insights:
Q. What are the real concerns about vaccines? A. Overall, vaccines are safe and effective at preventing diseases. However, they do have some rare—but serious—side effects, such as seizures, nerve and muscle weakness and brain inflammation. Since most doctors can't spend the time necessary to discuss all the pros and cons of vaccinations, parents should be informed of these slight risks and weigh them against the dangers of the diseases themselves.
Q. Are there any potential risks associated with the American Academy of Pediatrics' current vaccine schedule? A. The AAP schedule recommends that young infants receive a combination of as many as six injections during each of their 2-, 4- and 6-month checkups. If a baby has a bad reaction, it's difficult to identify which vaccine is the culprit. Also, many chemicals in vaccines, such as aluminum and formaldehyde, are known carcinogens or are potentially toxic to young brains when given in doses that are too high. Giving fewer shots per visit, as well as spacing them out over several years instead of giving them within one year, allows the body to better process and eliminate these chemicals without compromising protection. (See "Dr. Bob's Alternative Vaccination Schedule" below.)
Q. Is mercury still a concern? A. With the exception of two brands of flu shots, mercury is no longer used to preserve vaccines. Nevertheless, I recommend mercury-free flu shots for babies or none at all; your doctor should carry mercury-free brands, so be sure to request them specifically.
Dr. Bob's Alternative Vaccination Schedule
To limit side effects and avoid chemical overload, pediatrician Robert W. Sears, M.D., author of The Vaccine Book (Little, Brown), recommends the following vaccination schedule for babies and toddlers ages 2 months to 3 1/2 years. It starts with vaccines against diseases that are most dangerous to young children, then follows with shots for rare and/or usually mild diseases. (Visit cispimmunize.org for the AAP's recommended schedule.)
* The Measles shot is also recommended at 3 years.
- Every year at the start of flu season, children between ages 6 months and 5 years should get a non-mercury brand of flu vaccine; the shot should be given separately from any other vaccinations. (Children should be given two doses one month apart for the first year.)
- Start Hep B at birth if mom, dad or any close family members are carriers of the disease.


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Patchogue, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's outdoor track team opened the season this past weekend at the St. Joseph's College Golden Eagle Invitational. The Rams won four events over the two-day meet.
The men were led by Andrew Bylicki and Mike Jang, who each tied for 1st place in the Hammer Throw with tosses of 50.21m (164' 9"). They both qualified for the ECAC Championships and Bylicki moved into 3rd place All-Time with this mark. Bylicki also took 4th place in the Discus with an ECAC qualifying throw of 44.86m (147' 2"), which is #7 on the FSC All-Time list.
Steven Renteria won the High Jump with a leap of 1.85m (6' 0.75") and Jordan Kohlman captured the Pole Vault with a height of 3.65m (11' 11.75").
Daquan Grant finished in 3rd place in the Triple Jump with a mark of 12.56m (41' 2.5"), while Jonathan Gortman took a 3rd place finish in the 110m Hurdles at 15.94.
For the women, Susan Aguirre and Faustine Chukwuezi placed 3rd in their events. Aguirre ran a 17.49 in the 110m Hurdles and Chukwuezi posted a 10.22m (33' 6.5") distance in the Triple Jump.
Erin Donovan finished 6th in the Discus, moving to #4 on the FSC All-Time list, after a toss of 26.31m (86' 4").
The Rams will compete next at the Ramapo Northeast Challenge on Saturday, March 30th in Mahwah, N.J. For a schedule of the weekends events, click HERE.


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BOSTON, Mass. – The men's and women's cross country teams returned to action as they competed in the 45th and 33rd annual Codfish Bowl Races Saturday afternoon at the historic Franklin Park trails.
The men's team recorded an overall team finish of 10th, while the women's team saw just three Beacons compete in Saturday's meet.
For the women's squad Angelica Pizzi (Milton, Mass.) once again led UMB with a 58th place finish and a time of 21:39. Ari Leao (New Bedford, Mass.) notched the second fastest time for the Beacons as she crossed the line with a time of 23:41 (95th). Ashley Glendye (Middleboro, Mass.) was the third runner for the Beacons and she posted a final time of 26:25 to earn 113th place.
The men's squad was led by senior Jake Kerin (Quincy, Mass.) whose time of 28:18 earned him a 58th place finish overall. Right behind him was Tad Delaney as he posted a time of 28:58 to earn 68th place.
From there it was Chhenlee Ly (Leominster, Mass.) who recorded a time of 33:48 to earn 116th place, while Joe Miller (Hull, Mass.) earned a time of 34:06 to take 120th place overall. Ron Esquivel (Guatemala) closed out the day for UMB with his time of 35:33 to take 124th place.
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CHIPLEY � The Washington County Planning Commissioners were very accommodating to longtime Vernon business Somsri�s Restaurant, but it was a different story for Scott Henderson and his requests on behalf of the Sunspace PUD.
CHIPLEY � The Washington County Planning Commissioners were very accommodating to longtime Vernon business Somsri�s Restaurant, but it was a different story for Scott Henderson and his requests on behalf of the Sunspace PUD.
Both requests were the subject of a public hearing Tuesday night in Chipley.
Panama City attorney Martha "Sister" Blackmon Milligan and architect Winston Lee of Winston Lee and Associates in Monticello, Fla., were on hand to discuss the plans for Somsri�s new restaurant and to request setback variances for the construction.
The widening of Highway 79 by the Department of Transportation took a large portion of the restaurant�s frontage, and the new construction will bring the restaurant back up to where it was pre-construction.
�The owners want to stay where they are, but they need some relief,� Milligan said.
The Vernon City Council has already approved the proposed construction, and the commissioners were being asked to approve reducing the setback requirements from 50 feet to 10 feet.
�This is a case of the property owners facing a hardship because of the highway taking their property,� said Michael DeRuntz, senior planner for the county. �These variances will put back what is existing currently.�
Lee said he is working with a number of property owners in Vernon. �I can tell you that most of them are not rebuilding,� the architect said.
�We definitely want Somsri�s to stay in Vernon,� said Commissioner Mike Park. �I know from the school district�s perspective, the staff needs a place to eat lunch,� he said, referring to the Vernon schools. Park is director of transportation and maintenance for the school district.
Commissioner Roger Hagan asked how granting these setbacks might affect the county in the future. �If we grant these requests, what do we say to the next person who wants the same setback?� He asked if the hardship caused by the highway widening made a difference in their decision.
�They did not just get up one day and decide to do this, their property was taken from them,� Commissioner Nan Thompson said. �it�s not their doing. They�re doing their best, and this is their livelihood.�
Following the public hearing, the commissioners voted unanimously to approve the restaurant�s variance request.
Next up was Scott Henderson, representing the developers, Sunspace Planned Unit Development (PUD).
A PUD is a mixed-use development, and Sunspace is requesting the county to change the Future Land Use Map designation of a 35-acre tract of land from school property to a PUD designation which would allow commercial and residential, including townhouses, to be constructed on the site, which is located in Sunny Hills.
�The school district has told us they have no intention of using the property as a school site,� Henderson told the commissioners. Sunspace would like to use the land in a mix of 29 acres of residential, five acres of commercial and one acre dedicated to storm water retention.
�We�re asking you to make a decision on the Future Land Use of the property, even though your staff recommends denial,� Henderson said.
DeRuntz and County Attorney Jeff Goodman have interpreted the county codes in a manner with which Henderson and his client Sunspace disagree, Henderson said.
Commissioner Jim Ackerman asked if the proposed townhouses would be individually owned or would be managed properties, and Henderson said he did not know.
Henderson disagreed with Goodman�s interpretation of the codes when the county attorney said the comprehensive plan amendment not predicated on PUD application, but the codes call for a PUD being approved upon plan designation; in other words, a plan is needed for an area to be deemed a PUD, said DeRuntz on Thursday.
�You need to have a plan associated with that district zoning, DeRuntz said. Furthermore, the standards call for a PUD to demonstrate �innovative and unique� features in design that define the development.
Henderson said he had no such plans to present to the commission.
Along with the future land use map change, the developers were asking for approval to build the first 50 homes using a waste lift station in lieu of septic tanks, Henderson said.
Ackerman asked if the developers had detailed plans for the development the commissioners could see.
Henderson said the developers were not going to spend the money on more detailed plans until the future land use of the property was clarified. �No one is going to spend the kind of money it would take to work up all the details on a property they don�t even know if they can use or not,� he said. The developers are also proposing that they be allowed to build the first 50 units using a sewage lift tank as a storage tank, to make development more affordable.
�It is going to take over $500,000 to build the first house,� Henderson said. The plan is for the first 50 homes to be connected to a lift station that would be pumped out by tanker then taken to the Sunny Hills waste treatment plant. �When the 51st home is built, then the developer will make the lift station operational and connect it with the treatment plant.�
Vice Chairman David Morris was chairing the public hearing, since chairman Al Keown was absent on Tuesday.
In the public participation segment of the hearing, things turned confrontational when Morris� wife, Karen Morris, asked why there had been no progress on the Rhythm project, which was approved after much controversy in 2012.
The proposed Rhythm development is a 1,883 acre Active Adult Retirement Community in Washington County approximately 3 miles west of US 231, according to the website genesisgroup.com.
The proposed development includes 3,200 residential units, a Village Center with retail and office space, central water and wastewater treatment plants, and numerous civic amenities. These amenities include an extensive trail network, a grand lawn, an equestrian facility, community gardens and parks, according to the website.
�The Rhythm DRI is moving forward at a slow pace,� Henderson said. The developers have finished their initial studies, and have engaged engineers and met with Gulf Coast Power Electric Cooperative to begin discussing utilities.
Karen Morris asked why the Rhythm property is being advertised as for sale. �We need jobs in our community, not just developers coming in and flipping property.�
Henderson told the commissioners he thought the questions and comments about the Rhythm project were inappropriate, but he took a dressing down from David Morris.
�There are no inappropriate questions,� Morris said. However, Morris cried foul a few minutes later when Henderson asked for a �straw poll,� seeking individual opinions from commissioners on whether or not the property in question should be developed.
�I think it is highly inappropriate of you to ask that question,� Morris told Henderson.
Later, in the regular meeting, Ackerman made a motion to table the Sunspace request until the next planning commission meeting, at which time the county attorney can be involved in the discussion. The commissioners unanimously voted to table the requests.
�As a board we are constantly hit with developers wanting to develop the outlying areas of the county,� Commissioner Morris said. �I don�t understand why they can�t develop in the central hubs, the cities where we already have these utilities in place.�


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As the year closes, leading online security vendors are looking into their crystal balls – or rather, reviewing recent trends of trickery – to predict the top cyber scams of 2014. Some notables worth a mention:
TVs watching you. Many traditionally "dumb" devices are getting "smarter" – televisions, gaming systems and even baby monitors are being connected to the Internet and often contain cameras or microphones. So, many cybercops predict them to be a magnet for attack, such as remote spying. (Think: While you're watching TV, scammers are watching you from afar.) Expect more focus from the security folks on closing current vulnerabilities on the many devices connected to the "Internet of Things" – and more emphasis for owners of such gizmos to update their security software.
Ransomware will become an even bigger threat. In this scam, the crooks remotely freeze your computer, then demand money to make it work again. They may pretend to be the FBI, saying you've been watching porn. Or they may offer to sell you bogus security software to remove a supposed online virus. The FBI and others strongly advise you don't pay, since that can just lead to more extortion. Ransomware is also expected to move from computers to include smartphones and other devices.
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Destroying data rather than collecting it. In the past, cybercrooks primarily focused on collecting sensitive data for profit. But in 2013, according to an IBM Cyber Security Intelligence report, there's been an increase in sabotage vs. espionage attacks – hackers get inside big institutional systems and erase huge volumes of data. The take-home message: Securely back up on thumb drives or other "offline" storage devices info you don't want to lose in corporate security breaches.
Loving the "Like." In addition to schemes on Facebook that use the "Like" button to lure you to reveal personal information in order to watch videos or get "free" prizes, beware of mobile apps that promise to secure you more "Likes." Already, reports Symantec, more than 100,000 people revealed their login details to a dubious Russian behind one app promising more "Likes" for users' Instagram postings.
More mobile malware. Cybercrooks used to focus their attacks mainly on desktop computers. In recent years they've been expanding to include smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices – and that trend is expected to continue in 2014. So it's a great time to brush up on ways to secure your smartphone and other devices.
Targeting software developers. Remember October's data breach of Adobe's computer system, which leaked names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers and other sensitive information of millions of customers? Kaspersky predicts more of the same, with hackers increasing their efforts on companies that develop software. It's another reason to take heed of headlines reporting such attacks – and quickly utilize security updates and patches that are issued after the breaches occur.
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Total Foundation: Youth Has a Future
Created nearly 25 years ago, the Total Foundation is dedicated to helping young people become self-sufficient, by providing them with the means to find training and employment. The foundation also supports its partners so together they can build a more harmonious society. In 2015, this mission represented more than 300 projects in 58 countries that have benefited more than 1.3 million people.
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Committed to Supporting Young People
The Total Foundation's work is dedicated to the fields of solidarity, culture and heritage, health, and marine biodiversity. Efforts are deployed on several fronts, all drawing inspiration from the future of our youth. For example, Acta Vista, which teaches heritage restoration trades to youth with limited access to employment. Maritime rescue personnel train 500 young lifeguards on the values of safety and teamwork every year. Concerts de poche, which brings the opportunity to experience classical music to rural areas. As well as the Pasteur Institute's "Birdy" project in Senegal, which brings together young researchers, doctors, and social stakeholders to better understand why babies have a resistance to antibiotics. And finally, the "Biolit Junior" programme, which teaches children to be coastline monitors and support researchers.
"For us, social harmony is vital. The Foundation's loyal partners help us protect it, by providing children and young people with programmes that invite them to grow, to get to know themselves better and to respect others. Learning to express themselves, to be receptive to different cultures, to respect their bodies, their environment, gives each and every one of them a better chance." Catherine Ferrant, Managing Director, Total Foundation
Closer to Others
The Total Foundation, like the Total Group, encourages sustainable partnerships, supports innovation, and fosters proximity, without excluding any of its traditional areas of focus.
"The objective of our association is to lead youth towards employment by focusing on careers in digital. Goodwill is the word I would use to best describe our relationship with the Total Foundation. A climate of goodwill that has allowed us to develop our strategy." Frédéric Bardeau, Simplon.co
The reason 86% of the initiatives with which we are associated are founded on long-term partnerships is because we believe that they need time. Time to explore, make mistakes, learn new approaches, understand, strengthen. We are therefore pleased to be an early supporter of the "La France s'engage" programme, which encourages the development of innovative projects dedicated to social cohesion. Alongside government authorities, our Group will have invested €60 million between 2009 and 2016 as part of an unprecedented public-private partnership.
Whilst one might expect a French company's charitable support to be primarily in France, as a global operator we have extended our support to the regions, cities, and even villages where our Group and its collaborators are present. Our projects are carried out in more than 60 countries, from Niger (the Pasteur Institute's work on infant health), to Myanmar (the Palais de Tokyo's "Emerging Talent in Emerging Economies" cultural project) or Indonesia (Lengguru, in support of biodiversity in West Papua).
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Since 2006, the Total Foundation has been able to broaden its scope through the efforts of the Group's collaborators. No matter where they are in the world, our foundation encourages and supports their community initiatives through the "You act, we help!" programme. Every year, around fifty new projects are identified and financed across the globe with the help of the personal involvement of the men and women at Total.
This is the case, for example, with Hervé, a Total employee and volunteer with the Enfance Partenariat Vietnam organisation, to whom we have provided the means to equip the isolated village of Ta-Phin with solar-powered lighting. This way, life and economic activity do not end when daylight does.
It is also the case with Christophe, a Total employee and volunteer with the Audition et solidarité organisation, whose project received support to provide 200 deaf and hearing-impaired children in Guinea with hearing aids.
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This course, the laboratory component of Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 323), is the second half of the two-term laboratory series in human biology. It will explore the structure adn function of the endocrine, endocrine, circulatory, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems , as does BIO 323. Mastery of presented information will be facilitated through the use of preserved and model human material, examination of the functioning of your own body, experimentation with model systems, interaction with computer software, and dissection of preserved cats and organs from other mammalian taxa. (Prerequisites: BIO114/115, BIO124/125, BIO313/314, CHM114/115 and MAT111 or MAT120)
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Southpaw to Be Honored Tuesday in 12th Annual Roberto Clemente Day Ceremony at Fenway Park
Breslow's Efforts Recognized (BostonRedSox.com story)
BOSTON, Mass. — Craig Breslow '02, the 2002 captain of the Yale University baseball team, was today named as the Red Sox' nominee for the 2013 Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. The intellectually-talented lefthander is one of 30 finalists for the annual award, which recognizes a Major League Baseball player who best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement.
Red Sox players won back-to-back awards in 2010 and 2011 when Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz were honored, respectively. Wakefield is now the Honorary Chairman of the Red Sox Foundation.
Breslow, who graduated from Yale University with a double major in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, is a long-time advocate for pediatric oncology. His sister was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 14 and has been a cancer survivor for 15 years. Breslow, 33, established The Strike 3 Foundation in 2008 to raise awareness, cultivate support, and generate funds to combat cancer in children.
He oversees the daily operations of Strike 3's all-volunteer organization, comprising volunteer lawyers, doctors, corporate executives, and other professionals who donate their time, services, and expertise. The charity has raised more than $1.5 million.
Earlier this year, the native of Connecticut conducted baseball clinics for children from Newtown, and spent time with patients at the Yale New Haven Medical Center. In June, Breslow visited patients at Tufts Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, and spent time with Jimmy Fund patients during Spring Training and at Fenway Park during the baseball season. The 8-year MLB veteran is consistently among the Red Sox' most active players in interacting with children in need and in making appearances in the community.
In addition to his charitable work, Breslow published a thoughtful piece refuting an article that had disparaged professional athlete charities, doubted their sincerity, and questioned their effectiveness.
Roberto Clemente Day is celebrated throughout Major League Baseball each September. The day and the award honor the legacy of the outstanding Pittsburgh Pirates' Hall of Famer who died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972 while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Managua, Nicaragua.
Beginning tomorrow on Roberto Clemente Day, fans are encouraged to participate in the process of selecting the national Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet recipient by visiting ChevyBaseball.com, which is powered by MLB Advanced Media, to vote for one of the 30 Club nominees. Voting ends on Sunday, October 6, and participating fans will be automatically registered for a chance to win a trip to the 2013 World Series, where the national winner of the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet will be announced. The winner of the fan vote will receive one vote among those cast by the selection panel.
Tomorrow's ceremony precedes the Red Sox' 7:10 p.m. game against the Baltimore Orioles.
The distinguished list of past national Roberto Clemente Award recipients includes 14 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame:1971 Willie Mays+** 1972 Brooks Robinson+** 1973 Al Kaline+ 1974 Willie Stargell+ 1975 Lou Brock+ 1976 Pete Rose 1977 Rod Carew+ 1978 Greg Luzinski 1979 Andre Thornton 1980 Phil Niekro+ 1981 Steve Garvey 1982 Ken Singleton 1983 Cecil Cooper 1984 Ron Guidry 1985 Don Baylor 1986 Garry Maddox 1987 Rick Sutcliffe 1988 Dale Murphy 1989 Gary Carter+ 1990 Dave Stewart 1991 Harold Reynolds 1992 Cal Ripken, Jr.+ 1993 Barry Larkin+ 1994 Dave Winfield+ 1995 Ozzie Smith+ 1996 Kirby Puckett+ 1997 Eric Davis 1998 Sammy Sosa 1999 Tony Gwynn+ 2000 Al Leiter 2001 Curt Schilling 2002 Jim Thome 2003 Jamie Moyer 2004 Edgar Martinez 2005 John Smoltz 2006 Carlos Delgado 2007 Craig Biggio 2008 Albert Pujols 2009 Derek Jeter 2010 Tim Wakefield 2011 David Ortiz 2012 Clayton Kershaw
+ Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame ** Originally known as the Commissioner's Award (prior to 1973)
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New technology decodes corn genomes quicker to bring better hybrids to market.
The process of unlocking the corn plant's complex genetic code will become easier with a new technology called GeneThresher. Developed by Orion Genomics, the new technology accelerates the process of gene discovery and analysis.
The result should bring new plant technology to the market faster. Seed companies will be able to purchase information from the corn gene database developed by GeneThresher and use it to find the important genes controlling characteristics such as yield and develop enhanced products.
Unraveling 2.5 billion pairs. The genetic coding for a corn plant is enormous with roughly 2.5 billion base pairs, making it nearly as complex as a human's genetic code. However, the majority of the genes are repeats and are considered "junk" DNA. About 8% of the pairs are the important genes with coding and regulating duties.
The major genes and the repeats are different chemically, according to John McPherson with Orion. GeneThresher acts as a filter and separates the major genes from the repeats, leaving about 400,000 important gene pairs. This is a more manageable number for scientists to examine and decode. McPherson says it also costs considerably less to work with that smaller number. The company estimates that gene discovery using GeneThresher costs just one-tenth the amount that other current gene discovery methods require.
Many companies have been using Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) for genetic coding. EST avoids the junk DNA, too, but only identifies 70% of all the important genes, McPherson says. EST will find the coded genes, but not the genes that regulate DNA.
More new products. Cheaper and faster gene discovery with GeneThresher will lead to more new products, according to Orion.
"The genomes of many complex organisms, particularly the major agricultural crop species, represent enormous opportunities for product discovery," reports Richard Wilson, CEO of Orion. "But many of these important genomes have been out of reach of even the largest product discovery programs due to the enormous costs involved in whole genome sequencing."
Orion also is using GeneThresher on soybeans, canola and wheat. As the work continues, Orion will develop databases of the genes and offer other companies subscriptions to them to enhance their research efforts.


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HILLSBORO, Ore. — Movie buffs probably have some idea of what goes into designing a costume for film.
But what about when the star is a 9-inch-tall puppet named Norman?
As I learned a few months ago during a visit to the Laika Studios set of "ParaNorman,"the 3-D stop-motion animation film that opened Friday, it was all about sweating the small stuff.
There were pint-sized patterns, scalpels for cutting fabric and tiny needles roughly the thickness of a human hair for sewing it. These tools of the trade helped create the 120 miniature costumes for the film's silicone puppets.
There is technical precision to designing at this scale. But there's also a lot of artistry involved.
On the workroom walls, bulletin boards plastered with photos — a donkey with matted dreadlocks, outsider art by Jean-Michel Basquiat, runway looks from Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto — provided visual inspiration for costuming the world of Blithe Hollow, a small New England town cursed with "eternal damnation" after a witch trial 300 years ago, making it a prime target for a zombie attack.
In the film, Norman, a misunderstood 11-year-old boy, is called upon to help fight the invasion because he has special powers: He can see and speak to the dead.
Films and TV shows popular in the 1980s — including"The Goonies,""Stand by Me,""Poltergeist" and "Scooby-Doo" — inspired screenwriter Chris Butler, who directed along with Sam Fell. The family-friendly comedy-thriller features a cast of John Hughes-like archetypes, each with a distinctive style and physique.
Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) is your average skinny kid in jeans and a hoodie, with a green backpack dangling talisman-like key fobs and charms. His cheerleader sister Courtney (Anna Kendrick) is a Paris Hilton-type in a midriff-baring pink velour track suit and blond ponytail. Chubby kid Neil (Tucker Albrizzi) bares his belly in a too-tight T-shirt, athletic shorts and baseball jacket.
Mitch (Casey Affleck), the jock, is all muscle on top with spindly legs in cropped jeans and wearing a wristband for a cause on his arm. Schoolyard bully Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) is a skater punk in a T-shirt and shorts, his ears pierced with plugs. And Norman's eccentric outcast uncle Mr. Prenderghast (voiced by John Goodman) wears a doodled-on puffer vest (this is where the Basquiat inspiration came into play) and a whimsical trucker hat emblazoned with a beaver wielding a wrench.
Then there are the Puritans in black cloaks and buckle shoes and the zombies in tattered versions of the same clothing.
In stop-motion features like "ParaNorman," animators work with puppets that have metal joints, manipulating them frame by frame — 24 movements for every second of film. Costumes must be durable enough to withstand constant handling. And, as is the case with any movie, multiples have to be made.
"We started with images of regular-sized clothing to see how we might want them to look. Then we did color and fabric tests," said the creative supervisor for costume design Deborah Cook, an animation costume specialist who also worked on"Coraline,""Corpse Bride" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
What works in the studio doesn't necessarily work on the big screen. "Some fabrics will have a weave or grain that would be too distracting to the eye," she said.
Norman's costume seems simple enough — jeans and a T-shirt. But when shot on a 9-inch puppet, real denim doesn't look like denim at all. It looks bulky. So Cook used a lightweight cotton chambray instead, applying an aluminum foil lining to get the creasing and bunching to look just right. His backpack, made from green fabric, was stitched to match the scale of his jeans. And the tiny zipper tags were hand-cast from silver.
"It's a lot of OCD types," the film's producer Arianne Sutner said of the staff, which included people with backgrounds in jewelry and fine art, among other disciplines. Indeed, it was scalp-tingling to hear the person in charge of hair fabrication mention mapping out the 275 individual goat hair spikes glued onto Norman's head.
The wonky look of the film, including costumes, hairstyles, sets and props, reflects the scratchy, nervous quality of the original character drawings by L.A.-based illustrator Heidi Smith, a recent California Institute of the Arts graduate. The production staff created its own rules about line and color. They included "no straight lines." As a result, the stitching on the bottom of Norman's T-shirt (made from a fine nylon stocking material) is intentionally irregular.
"It's all the detail you'd have in a regular film," said Fell, the director, "but on a much smaller scale and slightly off kilter, to follow the parameters we've set out for the movie."
Cook did her own research, then sent it to Smith to draw. For the Puritans, Cook started in the library at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and also looked to edgier fashion runways. For Norman's sister Courtney, clad in her pink velour tracksuit, Cook looked at celebrities such as Miley Cyrus. Every detail is perfect, right down to the fit of the track pants (tight across the rear end) and the pink glitter shoelaces in her sneakers.
The sneakers in "ParaNorman" are something to behold, which makes sense when you consider that Laika, the animation studio that produced the film along with Focus Features, is owned by Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight and run by his son Travis Knight.
In the film, there are high-tops, Velcro-strap and skater-boy styles — all made of the thinnest antique Victorian glove leather, so that they register properly on-screen. "Travis looks over all the stuff ... and he knows shoes," Cook said.
There aren't any Swooshes on screen, but Nike has made 1,000 pairs of Nike Air Foamposite One "ParaNorman" sneakers as part of the marketing campaign for the film. You can't buy them in stores, but some of them are being given away to winners who enter a contest on Twitter. See information at foamposite.paranorman.com.


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Breakups are never easy — especially if they're caught on camera.
The final moments of Katy Perry's 14-month marriage to Russell Brand are chronicled in the pop star's new documentary, Katy Perry: Part Of Me (in theaters July 5). In the revealing film, the "Wide Awake" singer admitted: "Being in love is a dream, but the reality is not like the movies. There's a lot more compromise and sacrifice."
Prior to their split, Perry, 27, informed her management team that the longest she was willing to go without seeing Brand, 37, was two weeks; she often flew to wherever he was working to spend three or four days with him.
At one point, a frustrated Perry learned she would be going 18 days without seeing her then-husband. "Where are my relationship days?" she asked, looking at her jam-packed schedule.
The constant traveling became more problematic as time went on. "She'll fly to wherever Russell is," a team member said in a voiceover. "She's running herself ragged."
At one point in the film, a makeup-free Perry sat on an airplane, looked into camera and admitted: "I'm trying to keep my marriage alive."
After Brand filed for divorce in December, Perry was visibly and understandably upset. "The truth is I'm a romantic and I believed in the fairy tale. . .I did everything I could but it still failed," she said. "The dream of being in love is a lot different than the reality of making it work."
But Perry, ever the optimist, quickly changed her tune: "I've got a second chance at a brilliant life."
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An army of ancient Greeks is poised to beat a preternaturally smart cartoon dog at the box office this weekend.
"300: Rise of an Empire," a 3-D sequel to 2007's "300," is expected to gross about $45 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada through Sunday, according to people who have seen pre-release audience surveys.
Dreamworks Animation's 3-D animated comedy "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" could generate about $30 million, they said.
A $45-million weekend for "Rise of an Empire" would be considerably smaller than the first "300," which opened with a surprising $71 million domestically seven years ago. That movie went on to gross more than $456 million worldwide, including $245 million from theaters outside the U.S. and Canada. "Rise of an Empire" is also expected to do well overseas.
The follow-up is more expensive than the 2-D original. "Rise of an Empire" was co-financed and co-produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures for $100 million.
The "300" from 2007, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley about a small group of fighters who attempt to battle overwhelming Persian forces, cost about $65 million.
The new visual-effects-heavy action film, directed by Noam Murro, features a different cast and follows the Greek general Themistokles as he takes on Persian fighters led by Xerxes, a man-turned-god, and his ally Artemisia.
Zack Snyder, who wrote and directed the original, is a writer and producer for "Rise of an Empire."
"Mr. Peabody & Sherman," which is getting distribution from 20th Century Fox, cost $145 million to make.
Its projected $30-million weekend would be somewhat better than the debut of Dreamworks Animation's summer misfire "Turbo," which resulted in a $13.5-million charge for the company. Dreamworks' successful 2013 animated feature "The Croods" opened with $44 million in March.
Based on the Jay Ward-created characters that appeared in the "Rocky & Bullwinkle" cartoon show that reached its peak popularity in the 1960s, "Peabody & Sherman" follows a hyper-intelligent, time-traveling canine who adopts young boy as his companion.
The film has received generally positive reviews as of Thursday, but it faces kid-friendly competition from "The Lego Movie" and "Frozen," both of which landed in the top 10 last weekend.
In limited release, Fox Searchlight is introducing quirky director Wes Anderson's latest film, the well-reviewed "Grand Budapest Hotel," in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday. The company plans to expand the film's reach over the next few weeks.
Fox Searchlight is also expanding Oscar winner "12 Years a Slave" into about 1,000 locations starting Friday, up from about 400 a week ago. The film won three Academy Awards on Sunday, including best picture.
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Alicia Keys Turns Up the Heat With 'Girl on Fire (Inferno Version)' Video Feat. Nicki Minaj
Alicia Keys turns up the heat just a little bit with the Inferno Version of her video for 'Girl on Fire.' This version features a cameo by Nicki Minaj. There are two added scenes of Minaj and that's about it. It's the same video, save for a double shot of the rapper.
Minaj, in a voluminous black wig, starts the clip off with her raps, but the rest of it is familiar, featuring Keys in Old Hollywood glam makeup and clothes, sweeping the floor, playing mama, taking care of her elders.
Keys and her family watch Minaj pray on TV, too. That's the second scene. Nothing more, nothing less.


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- Romney's team must keep pace with organization that's effectively run since 2007
- "Team Obama has come out of the gates aggressively," veteran strategist says
- Romney campaign has been laser-focused on jobs
With Mitt Romney's victories in the April 24 Republican primaries, a new phase of the campaign began at Obama re-election headquarters in Chicago. After a year spent hiring staff and building an organization, Obama for America finally had what it had been waiting for: an opponent.
"The monologue is over," Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said the day after Romney's conclusive five-state primary sweep. "Now Romney has to put his record and his agenda up against the president's, and we look forward to that debate. The general election might just be starting, but we've been at this for more than a year in Chicago."
This year of preparation certainly gave the Obama campaign a head start on building up a national organization, but it also allowed the campaign leadership to map out a message for the early weeks of the general election.
The map has included a campaign kickoff just days after the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, a huge push by the president on the issue of student loans and an aggressive attempt to define Romney as out of touch with the struggles of middle-class Americans.
Even the president's recent announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage appears to have been scheduled as a part of the campaign's rollout. Senior advisers to the president say Obama was always planning to announce his new position before the Democratic convention in September, probably at a time when his Democratic base needed energizing.
But the timing of the announcement was moved up after Vice President Joe Biden told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday that he supported same-sex marriage.
Since their candidate effectively secured the nomination, Team Romney has been forced to keep pace with an Obama message machine that's been up and running in some form or another since 2007, all while rapidly hiring staff and building its own nationwide organization to compete in November.
In the first week after Romney became the de facto Republican nominee, the president's re-election campaign bought airtime in swing states to run a negative television ad attacking Romney's image as a job creator. A week later, it released another ad, this time largely ignoring the opposition and focusing instead on the difficult economic situation Obama inherited in 2009 and the jobs created in the three years since.
The team in Chicago also posted more than half a dozen campaign videos on its website, each raising questions about Romney's positions or trying to undermine Romney attacks against Obama.
As for the president himself, by the time polls closed April 24, he had already embarked on a three-state college tour to rally support for legislation that would prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling. This public push forced Romney to come out in favor of congressional action to extend the lower rates -- a day ahead of Republican leaders on Capitol Hill.
To highlight the president's national security record, one of his strongest issues with independent voters, Obama for America released a video narrated by former President Bill Clinton extolling Obama's decision to order the 2011 raid that killed bin Laden and questioning whether Romney would have made the same move. A few days later, the president made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, addressing a crowd of servicemen and -women and delivering a speech to the nation from Bagram Air Base on the future of U.S. involvement in the region.
While many Republicans griped that these actions unfairly politicized the military, veteran political strategist Mark McKinnon said that by publicly complaining, they merely assured that more attention would be paid to an issue helpful to the president.
"I think Team Obama has come out of the gates aggressively in an effort to try and frame the race early on their terms," said McKinnon, a co-founder of the nonpartisan group No Labels and a former adviser to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John McCain.
Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said his team had been mapping out the campaign for a year "and have been planning to take this next step and ramp up to this next step for some time, and so we're fulfilling our plan for this campaign."
The plan, as laid out by the campaign and executed by its candidate, seems to hinge on convincing voters that the president is fighting for middle-class Americans, whereas Romney would fight only for corporations and the wealthy.
At a recent campaign kickoff event in Ohio, Obama focused his economic message almost entirely on these populist themes. He decried corporate greed on Wall Street and Republican-supported tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while expressing empathy for struggling middle-class families trying to keep up with rising costs while incomes shrink.
"We measure prosperity not just by our total GDP, not just by how many billionaires we produce, but how well the typical family is doing: whether they can go as far as their dreams and hard work will take them," Obama said.
This narrative helps the president frame Romney as his opposite: a defender of the upper class who, as the president said in Ohio, "sincerely believes that if CEOs and wealthy investors like him make money, the rest of us will automatically prosper as well."
"The challenge we faced for over a decade is that harder work hasn't led to higher incomes," Obama said. "It's that bigger profits haven't led to better jobs. Governor Romney doesn't seem to get that. He doesn't seem to understand that maximizing profits by whatever means necessary -- whether through layoffs or outsourcing or tax avoidance or union-busting -- might not always be good for the average American or for the American economy."
For its part, the Romney campaign has been laser-focused on jobs, a strategy that helped many Republican politicians claim victory in 2009 and 2010. Nearly every statement released by Romney's team in Boston includes a reference to the nation's unemployment rate, and during the primary, Romney regularly trumpeted his record of job creation in the private sector.
The strategy worked in that many polls show that most voters trust Romney more than Obama on issues of the economy, but it also played into the Obama campaign's efforts to paint Romney as pro-business rather than pro-middle class.
Now that the general election has begun in earnest, Romney seems to be making more of an effort to fight that perception.
"We are seeing a greater and greater gap between those that have the most and those that have the least," Romney said recently at an event in New Hampshire, touching on a favorite theme of the Obama campaign. "The president's focused on taking away from those that have the least. I want to help everybody particularly those that are being left behind. I want to help the poor. I want to help the middle class get the kinds of jobs that raise their income. Let's focus on helping the people who need the help the most."
Charlie Black, a veteran Republican strategist and informal adviser to the Romney campaign, said these efforts by Romney to tell stories that went largely untold during the primary will increase in the coming weeks. This will probably mean more biographical details will be unveiled to help introduce Romney to voters.
While Black sees the Obama campaign's rollout as "well-choreographed," he points to the tightness of recent national polls as evidence that Obama's "class warfare" strategy hasn't been entirely effective.
"It's been two weeks -- three weeks if you go back to when Santorum dropped out -- and Romney's already getting 90% of the GOP vote," Black said. "I would've guessed Obama would've been up 8 points by now, and by June, we could've caught up.
"Romney should still be nursing his wounds from the primary, but he's not."
Black, who's been involved in every Republican presidential campaign since 1976, sees some similarities between Obama's task this year and the uphill climb that George W. Bush faced in 2004. At the start of Bush's re-election campaign, he was personally popular, but the economy was slowing, and voters were growing tired of fighting an increasingly protracted war in Iraq.
"We used to have a fairly large pool of voters who liked Bush but didn't approve of his job performance. That's what Obama's got now," Black said, citing a recent Politico-GW Battleground Poll that found 24% of registered voters fit that description. "That pool of voters in Bush's case mostly went for Kerry. So the likeability part isn't as good an indicator as the job approval part."
The Battleground Poll supports Black's view of history. Of those voters who like Obama but don't approve of his performance as president, 68% say they will vote to replace him in November.
"Despite moving aggressively, however, they have to be concerned that the race looks like a jump ball when Romney is arguably at his most vulnerable," McKinnon said of the Obama re-election team. "The challenge for Obama is that his fate is almost entirely dependent on one variable: the economy."
While economic indicators are trending in the right direction for Team Obama, Black said that many voters make up their mind on their personal economic situation early in an election year, and that perception can be hard to change regardless of how the overall economy improves.


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That was one of their key points as they were conning the whole population throughout the 2010 campaign and their first few weeks in power.
Well. Just like the joke-like bonanza of lies covering anything from NHS plans to VAT, tuition fees, tax, the minimum wage and the rest, the Conservatives have now come up with this gem: "The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon", reports the BBC today.
And the justification? "Tackling crime and terrorism", says the Tory-led Home Office. Of course. What. A. Bunch. Of . Clowns.


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Brussels, 13th October 2008
State aid: Commission approves revised Irish support scheme for financial institutions
The European Commission has approved under EC Treaty state aid rules an Irish scheme intended to stabilise the financial markets by providing guarantees on deposits and debt to eligible banks active on the Irish market. After intensive contacts with the Commission, the Irish authorities submitted the finalised scheme on 12th October, addressing issues raised in the discussions (see MEMO/08/615). The Commission found the revised scheme to be compatible with EU state aid rules, because it was an appropriate means to remedy a serious disturbance in the Irish economy (Article 87.3.b of the EC Treaty), while avoiding unnecessary distortions of competition. In particular, it now provides for non-discriminatory access to banks with systemic relevance for the Irish economy, regardless of their origin, fair remuneration of the guarantee, is limited in time and contains appropriate safeguards to avoid abuses. The Irish measures are therefore now in line with the guidance just issued by the Commission (see IP/08/1495).
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "This case illustrates how we can work together with Member States to design measures that help to solve the financial crisis while avoiding negative effects on other Member States' banks. I am very pleased with the constructive attitude of the Irish authorities".
On 3rd October, the Irish authorities informed the Commission about a planned support scheme consisting of a state guarantee over current and future liabilities of certain banks operating on the Irish market. After constructive contacts, the Irish authorities were able to submit the finalised scheme, taking into account Single Market aspects discussed with the Commission, only one week later, on 12th October 2008 (see MEMO/08/615).
The Commission found that the revised scheme constituted an adequate means to restore confidence in the financial markets and overcome a market failure for wholesale funding that affects even healthy banks. The Commission also found that the revised scheme addressed issues that had been raised by the Commission relating to maintaining the integrity of the Single Market in financial services and compliance with EU state aid principles, in particular as regards:
On this basis the Commission found the revised package proportionate and equipped with sufficient safeguards to limit distortions of competition with other banks and to avoid negative spillovers in other Member States, while minimising aid from public funds.
The non-confidential version of the decisions will be made available under the case number NN 48/2008 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved. New publications of state aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News.
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Norwich Airport (NWI), in eastern England, has unveiled plans for a major expansion of MRO activities. The regional airport will lodge plans with local councils by the end of the year to develop the northeast corner of its site totaling roughly 100 acres as an aviation-related business park. Currently, MRO operators are clustered south of the single 09/27 runway. The new site will be based north of the runway, around the now unused 04/22 strip, which dates back to World War II. A ...
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The given dimensions for wire mesh are the mesh width "mw" and the thickness of the wire "wth". When giving these dimensions, the first number is the mesh width and the second is the wire thickness. The wire mesh described as 1.6/0.3 has a mesh width of 1.6 mm and is made from a wire that has a thickness of 0.3 mm. The thickness of the whole mesh sheet is normally double that of a single wire.
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Ezra Klein gives us a graph from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities that shows the ratio of debt to GDP from 2001 to 2019. The graph attributes the rise in the debt to various causes. The Bush tax cuts and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are shown to be major culprits.
There actually is a much better graph that people can use. This is the graph showing interest on the debt as a share of GDP.
Source: Congressional Budget Office.
Note that this one looks considerably less scary. We don't get back to the same devastating interest burdens we faced in the early 90s until 2019. Yes folks, that was snark. Unless I've gone senile the interest burden we faced in the early 90s did not prevent us from having a decade of solid growth and low unemployment at the end of the period.
Am I pulling a fast one here by switching from debt to interest payments? Not at all. Suppose we issue $4 trillion in 30-year bonds in 2012 at 2.75 percent interest (roughly the going yield). Suppose the economy recovers, as CBO predicts, and the interest rate is up around 6.0 percent in 4-5 years. The federal government would be able to buy back the $4 trillion in bonds it had issued for roughly $2 trillion, immediately eliminating $2 trillion of its debt. This will make those who fixate on the debt hysterically happy, but will not affect the government's finances in the least. It will still face the same interest obligation.
The point here is that the fixation on the debt by both parties has paralyzed economic policy so that tens of millions of people are now being needlessly forced to suffer the effects of unemployment. We need graphs that focus on the economy, not silliness that distracts from real issues in order to assign partisan blame. (Yes, the Bush tax cuts were stupid and the wars should not have been fought, but they did not get us in this mess.)
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If you think you're the biggest retirement living sceptic, then think again. In this five-part podcast series, Australian actor Shane Jacobsen explores retirement living in some of Stockland's villages.
After recently considering retirement living for his mother and facing the taboo of the 'R' word head on, Shane decided to step inside some of our retirement villages to see what life is really like.
"We're all getting old, or at least older," he says. "It's something everyone keeps talking about, but it's a subject that's not always comfortable to discuss."
With his sceptical companion Carmel, they visit a number of villages and over the series cover a number of different hot retirement topics such as perceptions, considering the options, myth shattering, then realisations and reflections.
"A big part of the trouble is working out how to get old," says Shane.
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Listen to the podcast below or visit iTunes to find out!
"So why is it that we feel a bit funny talking about moving into retirement villages? That's exactly what I wanted to find out." - Shane Jacobsen, Actor and Comedian


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A shelved reboot of creepy TV comedy"The Munsters" is to be resurrected as a Halloween special.
TV bosses poured an estimated $10 million nto creating a pilot episode of a revamped version of the cult classic, starring Jerry O'Connell as Herman Munster, Portia De Rossi as his vampire bride Lily, and Eddie Izzard as Grandpa Munster.
The show, titled "Mockingbird Lane", spent two years in development before bosses at U.S. network NBC decided against ordering a full series and the project appeared to have been shelved.
However, they have now made plans to bring the show back to TV by resurrecting the pilot episode as a Halloween special, due to air in the U.S. on 26 October according to The Hollywood Reporter.


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You forgot about Ed McMahon.It's funny I did a blog awhile back featuring Billy Mays, and all the sudden I'm getting tons of responses on it.They all will be missed.
I bet he had a brain bleed from the hit on the head. I know too many people and stories about the same situation. Hit on head by something and within a month or just days, they die. Get checked out at the hospital if you hit your head………. Mandatory people….. http://billymayes.blogspot.com/
It has been a bad week for celebrity deaths. As you note, it's happened before, but somehow events like these hit you harder as you begin to age and familiar faces drop out from your your life. Jefferson and Adams would have received some major coverage had TV and the Net been around back then.
I'd forgotten how I've always liked Bob Uecker. Somebody should create a website for him while he's still with us, seeing how the list grows thinner every day.
Wow… Missed the news on Travelena… Strange week indeed…
June's been a memorable month, starting with David Carradine.
July has just begun and we already lost the legendary Karl Malden at age 97. What a long life and career he led.
You can be the biggest star in the world, but that still wont help keep death at bay.


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Take a bunch of people with OCD and poor reading and thinking skills who think that every substantive thread is an opportunity to compare the size of their dicks, and I think that you'll find that locking threads is sometimes necessary to keep them from degeneratiing into drivel.
Well I'm pretty sure mine is the biggest.
I'm pretty sure it is too. Hence my unwavering affection.


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BONUS POST! Had brunch at one of my favourite cafes today: LGB in Hong Kong.
I got nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award!
Interrailing was the time of my life! Now I'm sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all. It wasn't always sunshines and rainbows...
My experience in Uganda trekking for wild silverback gorillas.
A round up of Soph.Curates, my first big project.
Start to a new lil' series called Date Night, starting off with a bike riding in Hyde Park!


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"I smoke because I like smoking"
Video discusses how people who often say the smoke because they like smoking can come to realize that they really smoke because they don't like not smoking.
"I smoke because I like smoking!"
Ask almost any current smoker why she continues to indulge in such a dangerous activity and she will normally reply, "Because I like smoking." While she may say this in all honesty, it is a very misleading statement, both to the listener and to the smoker herself. She does not smoke because she enjoys smoking, rather she smokes because she does not enjoy not smoking.
Nicotine is a powerfully addictive drug. The smoker is in a constant battle to maintain a narrow range of nicotine in her blood stream (serum nicotine level). Every time the smoker's serum nicotine level falls below the minimum limit, she experiences drug withdrawal. She becomes tense, irritable, anxious and, in some cases, even shows physical symptoms. She does not enjoy feeling these withdrawals. The only thing that will alleviate these acute symptoms will be a cigarette. The nicotine loss is then replenished and, hence, the smoker feels better. She enjoyed smoking.
A smoker must also be cautious not to exceed his upper limit of tolerance for nicotine or else suffer varying degrees of nicotine poisoning. Many smokers can attest to this condition. It usually occurs after parties or extremely tense situations when the smokers finds themselves exceeding their normal level of consumption. They feel sick, nauseous, dizzy and generally miserable.
Being a successful smoker is like being an accomplished tightrope walker. The smoker must constantly maintain a balance between these two painful extremes of too much or too little nicotine. The fear which accompanies initial smoking cessation is that the rest of the ex-smoker's entire life will be as horrible as the first few days without cigarettes. What ex-smokers will learn is that within a short period of time, the physical withdrawal will start to diminish. First, the urges will weaken in intensity and then become shorter in duration. There will be longer time intervals between urges. It will eventually reach the point where the ex-smoker will desire a cigarette very infrequently, if ever. Those who continue to smoke will continue to be in a constant battle of maintaining their serum nicotine level.
Included in this battle is the great expense of buying pack after pack and the dangerous assault on the smoker's body of inhaling the poison nicotine along with over 4,000 other toxic chemicals which comprise the tars and gasses produced from the combustion of tobacco. These chemicals are deadly by themselves and even more so in combination.
So the next time you think of how much you once seemed to enjoy cigarettes, sit back and take a serious, objective look at why you have such an idealization of this dangerous product. Consider all the consequences. You will probably realize that you feel physically and mentally better now than you ever did as a smoker. Consider all of this and – NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!
Other related resources:
- "I smoke because I like the flavor"
- "I smoke because I'm self-destructive"
- You smoke because you're a smokeaholic