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We did a post a few days ago on how farmers may not be affected by the increased tax rates for 2013 if they use farm income averaging. In that post, we used an example of spreading $1 million of farm income over four years, $250,000 in 2010-2013. An observant reader reminded us that a farmer could spread even more income, if desired, to the period 2010-2012 to take advantage of the lower rates for those years.
Farm income averaging allows farmer to take an elected amount of income for any year and spread it over the prior three years. They are limited only to the amount of farm income generated in the current year as long as this income is greater than their taxable income.
Therefore, even if a farmer in 2013 had a substantial amount of income for 2010-2013, they could elect to take their 2013 income and spread it over the prior three years. As an example, lets assume a farmer had generated $1 million of taxable income for each year from 2010-2013 and all of this income was related to farming. If they did not use farm income averaging for 2013, their federal tax would be about $358,000. If the Bush tax cuts were extended into 2013, the net federal income tax would be about $318,000 or a $40,000 increase in taxes.
However, the farmer can elect to take up to $1 million of farm income and carry it back evenly to 2010-2012. Since the farmer was taxed at a marginal rate of 35% in each of those years, they will elect to carry back about $777 thousand of 2013 farm income (the point when income is taxed at 36%). This income is then taxed at 35% or about $272,000. If it had not been carried back, the tax paid in 2013 on this income would be about $301,000 or a savings of almost $30,000. The farmer cannot eliminate the whole $40,000 increase in taxes, but it is able to save about 75% of the increase.
If the farmer had very low income in 2010-2012, then most likely they could have avoided almost the whole increase in taxes.
Remember, even if the Bush tax cuts expire for 2013, if most of your income is from farming, you will be able to mitigate at least 75% or so of this increase by using farm income averaging.


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PizzaExpress - Hastings
SU44-45 Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings, , TN34 1PH
- Booking
- 01424 422 434
You must mention your Gourmet Society card when booking
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Website
- Click here to visit restaurant website
Offer unavailable in all PizzaExpress restaurants from 9th December-1st January inclusive.
-25% off the total bill all day, Sunday to Thursday. Max 10 people per card.
-Bar Snacks & Bites and the Piccolo menu are excluded, though little ones are still welcome to enjoy the Piccolo menu while you use the card.
-Alcoholic drinks are not included in Scotland.
-This offer cant be used in conjunction with any other partner or PizzaExpress promotional offers or rewards (including set menus). Bills cant be split to benefit from multiple offers.
-With the Padana, the price of your pizza will include a discretionary 25p donation to PizzaExpress official charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. With the Veneziana, the price of your pizza will include a discretionary 25p donation to the Veneziana Fund. These 25p donations will not be subject to the discount. To remove, just ask your waiter.
-Cant be used on Bank Holidays, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Easter Monday, Fathers Day.
-Only valid when dining in. Cant be used on collection or delivery, including Click&Collect or Deliveroo orders.
-Just present your physical or digital gourmet society card (available through the gourmet society app) to your waiter when asking for the bill. A screenshot of your card wont be accepted.
-During sport/entertainment events nearby, the offer will not be valid in the following: Fulham Broadway, Fulham Road (895), Fulham Road (363), Salford Quays, Richmond, Twickenham or Wembley. Upcoming events: www.pizzaexpress.com/event-exclusions.
-The following are excluded from the offer: Bath - Theatre Royal, Bath - Southgate Centre, Baker St, Barnes, St Christopher Place - Barrett St, Brent Cross, Canary Wharf, Euston Road, Gloucester Road, Haymarket, Leadenhall Market, London - Kings Road, London Olympia, London - Notting Hill Gate, The O2 North Greenwich, Stratford - Westfield, London - Victoria, White City - Westfield Street, Edinburgh - George IV Bridge, Epsom, Motorway Services or at Jazz Clubs, music rooms or pop-up restaurants.
gourmet society members are invited to bring friends and family along to PizzaExpress this festive season to enjoy good times over scrumptious food!
There's plenty of ways that they dazzle and delight – including their new festive pizza, the 'Porchetta', which is topped with succulent pulled pork and delectable garlic roast potatoes. Their Snowball Dough Balls are back with a bang too, where PizzaExpress' famous Dough Balls are served with flurries of icing, sprinkles of cinnamon and an avalanche of glorious vanilla, divine salted caramel or wondrous fruit yumminess.
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Police in Connecticut said a pool company worker drained an in-ground swimming pool onto a road in freezing temperatures and caused several car crashes. He's been arrested.
Norwalk police charged Alfredo Bahena-Benitez, 34, with misdemeanor reckless endangerment on Thursday.
Bahena-Benitez works Swimm Pool and Patio in Darien company and was draining a pool in Westview Lane with a hose and ran the hose to Flax Hill Avenue, police said.
Police said they were called to Flax Hill Road on Thursday morning after a 69-year-old Norwalk woman's car hit a guardrail because the road became icy after Bahena-Benitez emptied the pool.
An SUV another Norwalk woman was driving spun out shortly afterward and was struck by a car. Another vehicle struck the SUV and then hit an oncoming city salt truck. One person was taken to the hospital but no one was seriously hurt.
Bahena-Benitez was charged with one count of second-degree reckless endangerment. Bond was set at $1,000 and he is due in court on Jan. 21. Police said he admitted to draining the pool water into the roadway.
It's not clear whether he has a lawyer, and there is no phone listing for him.


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Events in The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala
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A New Year at the Tropical Greenhouse
Forget winter for a while in the green, light and warm environment of the Tropical Greenhouse. Take a stroll through the rainforest or charge your batteries by the banana tree and meditate to the song of frogs.
School holiday fun - potatoe art
Create art with with potatoes in the Tropical Greenhouse. Let the plants inspire you.
Springtime in the Orangery
Visit the the early 19th century Orangery in the Botanical garden and see plants from the Mediterranean, Australia, South America and other warm places. When springtime sunrays reach citruses, apricots and cacti, they blossom. Extended opening hours in the Orangery during two weekends in March.
Victoria in blossom
An opportunity to see the flower of the giant water lily, Victoria amazonica, and the pithaya in blossom. They open out at dusk, but not every night. Updates (in Swedish) on Facebook.
Opening hours: Thursday–Saturday 6pm–9pm.
The Culture Night in the Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden provides an ambient setting for moving meditation, Japanese martial arts, classical music, and a traditional fire show. Watch ceremonial archery. Try your hand at origami, learn about kimonos and witness a Japanese tea ceremony in the orangery. Explore the Tropical Greenhouse and hear the frogs sing. If you are lucky, the giant water lily will show you its flower.
School holiday fun - play with food
Suitable for ages 6 to 15, the Tropical Greenhouse.
Museum Day in the rainforest
Explore plants from the South. On Museum Day all museums in Uppsala offer free entrance.


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At the recent AAA Annual Meeting held in Montreal, Canada, the Executive Board voted to appoint Michael Chibnik (U Iowa) as the new Editor-in-Chief for the association's flagship journal, American Anthropologist. Chibnik has a wealth of experience in journal editing and publishing, and is currently the editor of the Anthropology of Work Review and a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Iowa Press. Chibnik is also an active member of AAA and its committees and sections; he is a former chair of AAA's Labor Relations Committee and is a current member of the executive board for the Society for the Anthropology of Work.
Chibnik has said that his vision for the journal is to publish new and significant material in the discipline theoretically, methodologically, and empirically. Articles of practical importance that promote scientific and cultural significance in the field are also a priority for the journal. He also hopes to broaden the journal's audience to embrace a wider international and non-anthropological scope.
Chibnik will begin the position in July 1, 2012 when the current Editor-in-Chief, Tom Boellstorff's term ends. Boellstorff has been the journal's Editor-in-Chief since September 2008. During his tenure, American Anthropologist has dramatically increased its audience base and is currently the most downloaded journal in Wiley-Blackwell's social science and humanities journal portfolio.


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The Business Travel Account (BTA) is an easy-to-use and effective tool for managing your corporate travel expenses. The BTA can be used by your company to charge T&E expenses for infrequent travelers, consultants, job candidates, and even large groups traveling on company business. It can be used by any travel agency that your company designates.
The BTA portal is a robust online solution that enables you to streamline your BTA reconciliation process
*Rate of reconciliation is not guaranteed and is dependent on the travel data provided, and the extent of data issued for individual transactions processed. Level of data received by American Express for individual transactions will vary as a result of Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC)/Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) processing. Business Travel Account clients may be required to enter into an agreement with their respective travel agency to permit the regular transmission of travel data to American Express for the purpose of reconciliation.


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The real dangers of Arctic drilling
Shell Oil has called it quits for this year on its first Arctic drilling rig. First, there was danger of a city-size chunk of floating ice smashing into the rig just hours after exploratory drilling began. Days later, a test of its oil-spill containment dome ended in a tangled mess on the ocean bottom.
This is the same company whose spill-containment vessel hasn't passed government safety inspections, whose drilling rig broke loose from its anchor and nearly smashed into the shore before it even left harbor and whose drilling fleet doesn't meet U.S. pollution standards.
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And this is the same company that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has given permission to begin preliminary drilling of the first offshore Arctic oil well in decades. Salazar conceded Shell has "many outstanding requirements" and, as a result, decided to allow Shell to do only exploratory drilling a few hundred feet beneath the Arctic Ocean's Chukchi Sea.
Why drill at the top of the world when it's never been done productively? Nobody needs a lesson on the economics of energy companies, nor do we need to be reminded that drilling is risky and accidents happen. Just this past spring, while drilling exploring holes on Alaska's North Slope, the Spanish oil company Repsol hit unexpected gas pockets that spewed highly pressurized gas and 42,000 gallons of drilling mud. Severe temperatures of 35 degrees below zero Fahrenheit prevented the use of human operators or mechanical equipment to clean up the toxic mess.
This is the problem in the Arctic. Spills are going to happen no matter how careful oil companies and governments are. There simply are too many unknowns. America's best scientists and engineers say we know so little about this deep freeze of an environment that we can't fix it if Shell or any other oil company breaks it.
The new mineral rush is on in the Arctic. Oil companies are waiting to cash in on the melting glaciers and waterways — the results of the climate change they helped spur. Companies around the globe are waiting to see how the U.S. government responds.
BP announced this summer that it's calling it quits on a $1.5 billion project 14 years in the making to drill in the same area as Shell.


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Judith, nicknamed Julie, was one of five children born to religious Hungarian-Jewish parents in the Burgenland, the eastern province of Austria that was part of Hungary until 1921. She married Tobias Dichter, a traveling salesman from Vienna who had sold merchandise to her father. The Dichters moved to an apartment in Vienna's Jewish Leopoldstadt district, where they raised two children.
1933-39: The Germans have annexed Austria. One week after the annexation, Germans came to our apartment to take my husband and son but left after no one answered the door. Several months later, the Germans confiscated my husband's drugstore and all of its contents ("Aryanization"). We have urged our children to leave Austria, but my husband and I are too old to emigrate. Anyway, the Germans will probably leave old people like us alone.
1940-42: My husband and I have been deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto inCzechoslovakia. Last June, for the second time in two years, we were forced to move out of our apartment in Vienna. We were ordered to leave our personal property behind and were put on a transport of 1,000 Jews, many of whom were elderly like us and many of whom we knew. At least our children are safe abroad, and Tobias and I are still together. Now, the Germans are telling us that we are to be moved to a work camp.
On September 19, 1942, Julie and her husband were deported to Maly Trostinets, a German extermination site near Minsk. They were killed on arrival.


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Sarah Michelle Gellar was 19 when she stepped into the role of Buffy -- a young, complex heroine destined for a career in vampire slaying. Two decades later, Gellar has starred in countless films and television sagas, but she still holds her time on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" close to her heart.
For the show's 20th anniversary, Gellar posted an Instagram tribute thanking the cast, crew, and fans for "unwavering support [that] has kept this show going long past our seven years."
U.S. & World
The film-turned-TV show aired 144 episodes, first on the WB and then on UPN, between 1997 and 2003. Joss Whedon had written the script for the film version, but was disappointed by the end product in 1992. So he re-envisioned the plot for the small screen and cast Gellar as the star.
"Thank you to Joss Whedon, for trusting me to give life to one of the greatest female characters ever created," Gellar wrote in her post.
She called the vampire slayer "a feminist challenge to gender hierarchy" and wrote that while Buffy was the Chosen One, "I was the lucky one."
"As an actor, you wish for that one role where you can leave your mark and forever be remembered," she added. "With Buffy I got so much more."
As fans celebrate 20 years of the show, whether on their TVs or through streaming online, Gellar advised her followers to "always remember… 'if the apocalypse comes, beep me.'"


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Hidden lovers
The close up view we often get in Japanese prints, and particularly the way figures are cut off by the edge of the picture, sometimes implies that there is something – or someone – unseen beyond the edge of the print, but perfectly present to the person we are looking at. There are also visual clues that suggest another presence, and even tell us that we are close to intruding on an amorous situation. Or a lover might be suggested by a reflection, or a shadow on a blind, or by the scent left on a bathrobe.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Looking Cool: a Geisha in the fifth or sixth year of Meiji
Suzushisô Meiji goroku nen irai geigi no fûzoku
Colour print from woodblocks with gloss black (tsuyazumi). Ôban format. Block-cutter: Wada hori Yû. Publisher: Tsunashima Kamekichi. 04/05/1888.
Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam 2004
From the series 'Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners' (Fûzoku sanjûnisô).
The geisha ('skilled performer') is seated in a pleasure boat wearing a robe of silk gauze (ro) through which we can see her body, an effect of virtuoso block carving and design. She is presumably in intimate company, and there is a strong suggestion that she has just had sex in the privacy of the boat. The sensual elements of the image – her erect nipples, the breeze suggested by her stray hair and the waves outside, and the almost tangible touch of air through the gossamer robe – all contribute to the sense of 'Cool'.
Unlike others in the series, this print is dated to a specific time (1872/3) rather than to a whole era: it may reflect a personal reminiscence of the artist.
As professional entertainers, geisha were traditionally forbidden from having sex with customers, but in the Meiji period lower class geisha were allowed an additional licence permitting them to offer sexual favours as well. Around the date of the setting of this print, the government emancipated geisha from their legal commitment to pay off their indenture. Many retired and became prosperous housewives in the Meiji period.
P.3-2004 (link to catalogue record)
Utagawa Hiroshige
Pine of Success and Oumayagashi, Asakusa River
Asakusagawa Shubi no matsu Oumayagashi
Colour print from woodblocks with mica (kira). Ôban format. Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Uoei). 08/1856.
Given by T. H. Riches 1913
No. 61 in the series 'One hundred famous views of Edo' (Meisho Edo hyakkei), in the section for Summer.
Boats from the Oumayagashi Ferry (the landing is just out of sight to the left) are seen crossing the Sumida River at Asakusa. Hanging over the water is the so-called Pine of Success named in the title, which was a landmark for people travelling downriver, especially those headed for the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter.
In the left foreground is a pleasure boat (yanebune). Two pairs of clogs lie in the bow, with the implication that they belong to a pair of lovers who have stepped into the covered section of the boat with the lowered green blinds. We can just make out the silhouette of the woman's head and shoulders behind the blind. Edicts issued as part of the Tempô reforms in 1842 had actually prohibited lowering the green blinds of yanebune except in wind, rain or snow, presumably to discourage this sort of assignation, which should more properly take place in the official Yoshiwara pleasure quarter.
The effect of the woman's silhouette is even more subtle in earlier printings than this; they also have a yellow glow in the sky just above the horizon.
P.3570-R (link to catalogue record)
Yanagawa Shigenobu
Summer robes incense Natsu-goromo
Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri). Shikishiban format surimono. Poets: Goshintei San'en, Waseda Mitsumaru, Rikkaen. Mid 1830s.
Given by E. Evelyn Barron 1937
From the series entitled 'An incense contest' (Takimono awase). The way of incense (kôdô) was one of the subtlest of arts, in which practitioners were trained to 'listen' to blends of incense (kô o kiku) with poetic or evocative or poetic names. This series compares blends that recall favourite aspects of daily life. 'Summer robes' alludes to the first day of changing from winter clothes to lighter summer wear.
A woman wears a blue cotton bathrobe (yukata) and dries herself with a hand towel after taking a bath on a warm summer evening. She is about to eat a fish supper, but looks up, perhaps at someone coming in. The loose robe affords a glimpse of naked flesh that confirms the sensual mood of the poems:
The young woman
emerges from the heated bath
and dons a rippling robe
scented with the perfume
of plum blossoms.
– Waseda Mitsumaru
The bathrobe
wraps around the bare skin
of my beautiful love
like a layer of mist
draping the cherry blossoms.
– Rikkaen
(translation: Alfred Haft)
P.553-1937 (link to catalogue record)
Utagawa Kunisada
Colour print from woodblocks with metallic pigment and blind embossing (karazuri) and burnished black (tsuya-zuri). Shikishiban format surimono. c.1823-5.
Given by E. Evelyn Barron 1937
The 'Flower' print from a series entitled 'Flower and Bird, Wind and Moon' (Kachô-fugetsu).
The poet's name on this print, Ryûôtei Hanazono Kochô, is one of the pen names of Môri Narimoto, the feudal lord (daimyô) of Chôshu-han, who commissioned the series. The red seal of a butterfly formed from petals and buds of cherry blossom may be associated with Narimoto, particularly as his poetry name Kochô means 'Butterfly', but it may be associated with the geisha and other female entertainers who feature on the surimono that he commissioned.
A geisha imagines that she sees the face of a lover in her mirror. His features resemble the Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô III, so this may be wishful thinking. On the window sill is a pot of sakura-sô (literally 'cherry grass') known in English as Siebold's primrose.
The subtle fragrance
of flowers creates
emotions that get entangled
just like hair, so hard to arrange
in an indescribable spring dawn.
– Ryûôtei Hanazono Kochô
(based on a translation by John T. Carpenter)
P.489-1937 (link to catalogue record)


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ADEN (Reuters) - At least 15 soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
The soldiers were ambushed as they were having lunch in a desert area near the city of Shibam, in the eastern province of Hadramout, residents said. The army official said the gunmen were likely to be al Qaeda militants.
State news agency Saba put the death toll at 18 soldiers in what it described as "a cowardly terrorist act" in Shibam.
Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, is struggling to restore state authority after long-serving President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step down in 2011.
Security in Yemen is closely watched by Western and Gulf Arab countries because of its proximity to top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and the presence there of an al Qaeda branch that has plotted bomb attacks against international airlines.
Hadramout, a centre of Yemen's modest oil production, has been hit by sporadic fighting between government forces and a big tribal confederation, after a senior tribesman was killed in a shootout at an army checkpoint in December.
Yemen's challenges also include rising sectarian tension in the north and a secessionist movement in the south.
At least 20 people have been killed in northern Yemen since Thursday after Sunni Muslim tribesmen fought with Shi'ite Houthi rebels in a bid to recapture territories seized earlier by the Houthis, tribal sources said on Friday.
The fighting in Yemen's Omran province is the latest in a series of deadly confrontations in the north between Shi'ite Houthis and their Sunni rivals, who include local tribes and ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists.
Reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf in Aden; additional reporting by Mohammed Ghobari in Sanaa; Writing by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Gareth Jones


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Beckham Watch (part 2): "I'll be there"
David Beckham's will-he-or-won't-he appearance in Colorado on Saturday — for the L.A. Galaxy's 7 p.m. game against the Rapids — likely draws a mixed reaction in these parts.
Soccer fans, on one hand, would love to see Beckham play in-person (since 2007, he's played in Colorado only once).
Rapids fans, though, would love any advantage for Colorado, and Beckham's absence is certainly that — a good thing for the home side.
Soccer fans, it seems, will win out this time. Beckham on Wednesday morning told The Denver Post's John Meyer he is planning to play in Colorado this weekend.
"Yes, everything's good so far, and I've recovered almost fully from the hamstring and other little niggles that I've had," Beckham said. "I'll be there."
Beckham's full history in Colorado:
8/26/2007 Rapids 3, LA 0 – DNP (ankle – played against Mexican club the next week)
3/29/2008 Rapids 4, LA 0 – Played 90 minutes
4/25/2009 Rapids 1, LA 1 – DNP (on loan to AC Milan)
5/5/2010 Rapids 0, LA 1 – DNP (out for season, Achille's tendon)
6/18/2011 Rapids 1, LA 3 – DNP (back spasms)
Saturday L.A. at Colorado, 7 p.m.


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Will The ITU's Increasing Focus On Control And Surveillance Split The Internet?
from the great-schism? dept
Techdirt covered the WCIT circus in Dubai in some depth last year, since important issues were at stake. As many feared, after a moment of farce, it became clear that a serious schism in the ITU was opening up -- between those who wanted the Internet largely left alone to carry on much as before, with the possibly naïve hope that it might act as a vehicle of freedom, and those who wanted it regulated more closely, certain it could become an even better instrument of control.
Although WCIT is over, the ITU journey continues, and a fascinating post by Anthony Rutkowski on the CircleID Web site gives us a glimpse of where exactly it's heading -- and it doesn't look good. The ITU's "Internet/cloud" Study Group 13 is convening soon, and as Rutkowski points out, the provenance of the contributions submitted to this meeting reflect what is happening to the organization: 70% of them are from China or Korea.
Almost everyone has fled the organization except for a few established participants from China and Korea and their partners. Pretty much all of industry together with the G55 nations [who refused to sign the WCIT treaty] have left.
Just as telling is the subject-matter:
The contributions predominantly deal with the mechanics of pervasive surveillance and content control. This includes DPI mechanisms and use cases, filtering of content to local networks, control of individual user mobile phones, controls on peer-to-peer services, extensive regulatory controls on cloud computing facilities, and Big Data Analytics for extracting every nuance about individual users from real-time communications and stored data.
As Rutkowski rightly notes, given this continuing descent into police-state territory, there are now two paths for the ITU. The first is to pull back from the brink, and to return to a consensus-based approach that allows the G55 nations to participate in the development of basic Internet standards -- not those predominantly designed for surveillance.
Alternatively, the G89 nations who did sign the WCIT treaty may decide it is more important for their sections of the Internet to be firmly under their control than for there to be a single, unified set of Internet standards for the world. The schism would be formalized, with a more open G55 Internet linking up as best it could with the more closed G89 network. That would be a tragedy for humanity, but on the basis of the WCIT conference and the developments since then, it's certainly not something that can be ruled out.
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Posted by Editor on 03/25/04
Redlands Update
Our correspondent Leigh Hargrove (Pushbikes.ca) has called in a report from stage 2 of the Redlands Classic in California. This is the longest stage of the race - the Glen Oaks road race at 171 kilometres for the men and 129 kilometres for the women.
The men are approximately 50 kilometres into their race, and a break of seven is up the road. The break was the first successful one after numerous attempts, and broke clear at the 36 kilometres mark. In the break are eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada), Jacob Erker (Team Seasilver), Scott Moninger and Danny Pate (both Health Net), Aaron Olsen (Colavita Pro Cycling), Blake Caldwell (TIAA-CREF Development Team) and Caleb Manion (Jelly Belly). The lead is currently up to 90 seconds, with race leader Chris Horner's Webcor team chasing, assisted by U.S. Postal (which lost David Zabriskie yesterday to a crash - reportedly lots of scrapes, but nothing too serious). The women are just getting underway.
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Mother Nature treated the Bay Area to a rare lightning storm Monday night. Some people said they were awakened by the accompanying thunder overnight.
And if you like watching lightning - there is another potential evening show scheduled tonight.
The National Weather Service issued a "hazardous weather outlook" for parts of the Bay Area until Wednesday as showers and thunderstorms may spark lightning and hail.
The regions that are affected include Point Reyes National Seashore, the Peninsula, Santa Clara Valley and the San Jose border to Monterey County.
The red flag warning includes the chance of showers and thunderstorms, as well as an "abundant" amount of lightning that could last through Wednesday.
There were thousands of lightning strikes in the Bay Area Monday night with more forecast for Tuesday.
NBC Bay Area meteorologist Christina Loren said while most of the lightning was concentrated on the peninsula Monday night it could move east into the Santa Clara Valley Tuesday and the eastern foothills above 1,000 feet.
The reason for the unusual weather pattern is a humid air mass overhead. If it stays unstable Tuesday, then the skies will light up again.
Below are just a few of the photos viewers sent us:
MORE: Severe Weather Alerts
Firefighters are already battling nine major wildfires throughout California.
CAL FIRE says it has increased staffing to prepare for the heightened fire potential.
The same can be said for the Moraga-Orinda Fire Department and other departments all over the Bay Area.
The extra staffing helped the Moraga-Orinda Fire Department handle a brush fire that threatened homes in Orinda Monday afternoon.


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White Liberals And Racism
When it seemed that she was losing to Barack Obama her liberalism was shoved aside and, through her surrogates, she appealed to white folks fears about Black folk.
[U.S. Elections: Commentary]
The immortal Steve Biko of South Africa, in some of his writings made insightful comments about white liberals and why they are the most dangerous breed.
He noted that the white liberal, on the surface appears, to support Black folk's causes but that when pushed to the corner that he or she would exhibit the worst racist traits. If in doubt see what Hilary Clinton did over the last few weeks.
When it seemed that she was losing to Barack Obama her liberalism was shoved aside and, through her surrogates, she appealed to white folks fears about Black folk. First, she suggested that Obama was a drug user—as in, you know all Blacks are addicted to drugs—then that he is a Muslim (meaning that he is un-American) and a potential terrorist, then that he is inexperienced, as in Black folks seek work that they are not qualified for, affirmative action bugaboo, you know.
One has a hard time figuring out how well experienced Hillary is; her only experience is six years in the legislative branch of government; Obama has 10 years experience in the legislature (eight at the state level and two at the federal level).
I do not think that Hilary is more experienced than Obama; see, she headed the 1993 effort to provide folk with health insurance and devised a boondoggle that even a fool would reject it.
The point here is that when her back was against the wall Hillary the great mama liberal appealed to racism. White liberals, as Steve Biko correctly observed, like to be in power and from there give handouts to Blacks but do not like Blacks to compete with them or be on the same footing as them.
That is the way racism works. White liberals are racists who merely hide their racism. White conservatives who do not hide their doubts about Black folk's abilities seem more honest, and that is why I prefer the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
I think that white liberals are sham. If Hillary Clinton wins the best post she would give to Blacks is Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or Health and Human Services Secretary. But Republicans have given Blacks posts with gravitas, such as Secretary of State. I would never vote for Hillary Clinton.
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E.L. Strickland first attended the annual Ocala Bull Sale nearly 40 years ago, when he helped push the purebred animals through the chute and into the sales ring at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion.
E.L. Strickland first attended the annual Ocala Bull Sale nearly 40 years ago, when he helped push the purebred animals through the chute and into the sales ring at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion.
On Tuesday, Strickland, a lifelong cattleman and manager at the Circle Square Ranch in Ocala, was in front of the sales ring and bought two of the top Hereford bulls in the annual sale.
"I started way in the back there and worked my way to the top. Now, I'm back at the bottom again," said Strickland, who was the sale's chairman until 2011.
The sale began in 1956 as a way to infuse new genetics into the county with the introduction of purebred bulls. That is still the goal as the sale celebrates its 57th year.
"Some of the consignors are here from Florida, but we have bulls in from Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia," said Hugh Dailey, who helps organize the event, which is sponsored by the Marion County Cattleman's Association and the Marion County Commission.
The sale, which is among the premier in the state in terms of quality and is the longest continuous graded bull sale in the country, attracts buyers from around the state.
"I bought 10 bulls and my daughter bought two," said Jimmie Smith, who owns the Double Rock Ranch in Highlands County near Lake Okeechobee.
"It's a real good sale. I wanted one of them two Brafords bulls, but they wanted $6,000 apiece for them," Smith said about the bulls that are crosses of the Brahman and Hereford breeds.
Dailey said buyers at the sales included ranchers from Starke, Gainesville, Wildwood, Belleview and Dunnellon.
"It's been a good sale," he said.
On Tuesday, 68 bulls were sold for more than $180,000 total.
"We probably had demand for between 100 and 120 bulls. We didn't have as much inventory as we wanted, but we did have a good assortment," Dailey said.
Strickland, whose father was a cattle rancher, said the beef cattle industry in Marion County is in good shape.
Once the prominent agricultural business in the area, cattle ranching began to decline after the region became popular with horse breeders as well as developers.
"Since the development has slowed down, the industry has been doing good. If you're in cattle today and you don't make a profit, there is something wrong," Strickland said.


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If you need a midweek break at your local watering hole, you might want to check out MyPourPal, an app that connects you with the staff of nearby bars to learn about promotions and the work schedules of your favorite bartenders. We've also got a couple of solid games to break up your work week: Sporos, a puzzler in which players use special cells to take over others with careful placement, and Worm Run, a runner in which players use swipe motions to escape a giant ravenous worm.
MyPourPal ($0.99)
What's it about? Bar finder MyPourPal helps users connect with local bars to find out what their hours are, when they're running events, and more.
What's cool? The idea behind MyPourPal is to let bar patrons connect with their favorite establishments, and more specifically, their favorite bartenders. On the bar owner side, MyPourPal can be used to run promotions and connect with customers to create a more loyal following.
Who's it for? Bar users and bar owners can find great uses for MyPourPal to get the most out of heading out for a drink.
What's it like? Yelp is another solid way to get information about bars, while FanFinder can help users track down sports bars.
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What's it about? Puzzle title Sporos lets you become something of a virus, infecting cells using your "sporos," all of which have different properties.
What's cool? In Sporos, each level includes a grid-style compendium of cells placed close together in different formations. Your goal is to use your available sporos, which are infectious purple cells, to overtake each of the clean cells on the grid. In order to do that, you need to place each of your sporos in the grid to maximum effect. Sporos can infect cells only in specific directions depending on their properties – some can send infection out in six directions, some only two, and in different configurations. The challenge of the cells in the right place to overtake all of the other cells in as few tries as possible.
Who's it for? Fans who enjoy logic puzzles will have some fun with Sporos.
What's it like? Osmos and Spore Origins are a pair of games that are also about cellular evolution.
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What's it about? A giant space worm is after you in Worm Run, which means you'll need to swipe madly to make your character jump, run, boost and drop to escape through a series of caves and tunnels.
What's cool? Worm Run has you dodging obstacles, jumping over chasms, and scaling walls or dropping into pits in order to stave off death. Along the way, you collect coins to increase your score. Rather than more traditional virtual gamepad controls, Worm Run has players using swipes to control their movements.
Who's it for? If you like runners and platform games, or maybe the movie (or book) Dune, you'll enjoy Worm Run.
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TDATS 78: I Was Only Dreaming [Flutes In Heavy '70s Prog] by Rich Aftersabbath on Mixcloud
Flute is not usually a priority for me in my searches, which is why I really appreciate it on the occasions that I come across some I like. The welcome addition of flute adds an extra element to all of the inclusions here, for instance, the Dug Dug's 'Smog' has heavy riffing that is followed closely by the flute and it adds strikingly to the over-all feel of the song. I have tried in the main to choose tracks where the instrument is an important part of the music, if not the driving force, rather than just a casual embellishment. The one exception to this is probably Fashion Pink, where the flute could be seen as a bit of an after-thought, but it still adds nicely to the ambience and trouser-flapping groove. Rufus Zuphal are notable for how they gave the flute a monstrous sound by feeding it through various effects. For this volume I must make special thanks to the helpful crowd at the TDATS fb group and flute rock afficianado Julia Miodyńska, creator of weekly prog rock radio show Epoka Żelaza in Poland. The artwork is taken from the wonderful works of Leah Jay (linkedin) and you can see more at leahjayart.com.
01. The California Earthquake - Friday 3 P.M. (1971)
from album 'reformation'
02. Tomorrow's Gift - Tenakel Gnag (1970)
from album 'tomorrow's gift'
03. Fashion Pink - I'm a Man (1971)
from retrospective 'encore'
04. Tako - Minijatura (1978)
from album 'tako'
05. Los Dug Dug's - Smog [english version] (1972)
from album 'smog'
06. Janko Nilović - Drug Song (1975)
from album 'soul impressions'
07. Rufus Zuphall - Prickel Pit (1971)
from album 'phallobst'
08. Plum Nelly - The Demon (1971)
from album 'deceptive lines'
09. Gravy Train - Can Anybody Hear Me (1971)
from album '(a ballad of) a peaceful man'
10. Goliath - Maajun (A Taste Of Tangier) (1970)
from album 'goliath'
11. Progresiv TM - Rusinea Soarelui (1973)
from album 'dreptul de a visa'
12. Quintessence - Notting Hill Gate [single version] (1969)
13. Heat Exchange - Reminiscence (1972)
14. Shag - Gypsies In The Forest (1969)
from retrospective 'shag 1969'
15. Jade Warrior - A Prenormal Day at Brighton (1971)
from album 'jade warrior'
16. The Hunt - I Was Only Dreaming (1977)
from album 'the hunt'
|Tomorrows Gift
|Fashion Pink
Tako was a Serbian band that made a couple of albums before disbanding in 1981. The track here is from their self-titled 1978 album. It's a short instrumental with a stately intro which soon toughens up to the Ian Anderson-style of vocalised flute aggression, nice.
|Janko Nilović
We have yet another German group now, Aachen's Rufus Zuphall. They are often likened to Jethro Tull and their breakthrough came in 1970 in front of a 30.000 crowd at the Jazz Festival in Bilzen, Belgium. Actually planned as a sideshow, they then played as the only amateur band to share the main stage with such stars as Black Sabbath, Cat Stevens or May Blitz and were celebrated by the press as 'surprise of the festival'.
|Plumb Nelly
Gravy Train were from Lancashire, UK They made four albums over their obscure career, which started out on the famed Vertigo label . Unfortunately their output was patchy and they never really capitalised on their strengths, but these were considerable when they got the sound right and on their best tracks they sounded like Tull with the extra heaviness of Sabbath. The track here "Can Anybody Hear Me?" shows this.
Quintessence were a band heavily influenced by the Beatles-approved psychedelic interest in Indian mysticism and raga music. As you probably know this is not the style of music that TDATS would normally delve into but on this single version of Notting Hill Gate they turned up the fuzz guitar a little and it's a cool track.
|Heat Exchange
|Jade Warrior
The comp ends on a rousing Canadian track from Ontario's The Hunt, who have connection to the bands Offenbach (see Vol58) and Toronto's Dillinger. They don't score many points on originality, following closely in the flight-path of a certain lead balloon, but they do it very well and expand upon Zep's repertoire with expressive flute.
Thanks for listening! Rich.
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It's a type of judicial interpretation of case law that we get the reasonable expectation of privacy.
Also, what the hell kind of judge would find this reasonable? The students were not informed of the remote webcam activation, nor were the parents. Also, what right does a school have to extend it's authority off of school grounds?
...this is a great idea. Really though, I hope that this company actually wins the race. Think about it. A corporation wins the election and cites the Supreme Courts decision as the reason that it should be allowed to take office. The Supreme Court will rush to change their decision.
Exploiting a glitch may be unethical, but it is not cheating. Banning players for exploiting IW's programming mistake is absolute bullshit.
Okay, so google is forced to show its algorithm to the world (maybe the whole point of this lawsuit) and - assuming it can't be manipulated to skew search results - now there are a million google clones.
Do you stop using Google?
No, because it's familiar and well branded. Keeping the algorithm secret now only serves the purpose of protecting you, the consumer.
Although I can agree with avoiding criticizing blog posts and other informal works, as a writer I always find that most "bad" stories are not truly bad, they just suffer from bad grammar.
In a blog post or forum minor errors are permitted and frankly don't bother me. Even I make them. I find however,that I avoid forums and posts that do not use standard sentence structure. *Shrug* Just my two cents, I know you make a post in a hurry but do you really need to shorten all your words and not capitalize?
I think the point that Mike is trying to make here is that a weaker copyright law would allow authors to create derivitive works much quicker. As it stands now now copyrighted work created in our lifetime will enter the public domain. A period of copyright much shorter, say 14 years would allow for greater creativity.
An error in terms then. "Revolution" perhaps would be better.
"Mike, you head must hurt from all the spinning you do.
Do you not remember the "internet is a series of tubes" comment? The internet didn't drop off and die as a result.
You want all of patent, copyright, and trademark to be pretty much tossed out, and yet the issues you have revolve around probably 0.000001% of all of it. Why are you do worked up about it?"
In an attempt to beat Mike to the punch, what the hell? What does the internet is a series of tubes comment have to do with anything, other than pointing out that those with no knowledge of a subject have no business legislating on it?
And Mike doesn't want these laws thrown out, he wants them reformed. And the issues that Mike's sites revolve around have almost everything to do with copyright, patent and trademark law.
Since when is Th WSJ mostly unbiased?
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Dems get immigration concessions
The Senate's Gang of Eight delivered an immigration overhaul bill this week that was far more generous to their constituencies than Democrats and Hispanic activists expected.
The pre-bill marketing campaign — driven by leaks that seemed to come from Republican negotiators — focused on stringent new border-control measures and a long, difficult path to citizenship. The goal was to minimize conservative opposition by creating a first impression of the bill as a tough solution to the country's illegal immigration problem.
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But when Democrats got a look at the 844-page measure, they discovered that their negotiators extracted more concessions than they thought possible. Those include an expansive version of the DREAM Act and subtle but meaningful tradeoffs on all the major pieces of the system, from family reunification to legalization and border security.
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The compromises raise a potential stumbling block for the bill as it starts what could be an arduous process through Congress. Conservatives could balk at signing on to something that has the stamp of approval from liberal lawmakers and progressive groups. And liberals may have a hard time accepting something that Republicans may argue is a clear-cut victory for them.
So far, negotiators seem to have quieted dissension on both sides. But that could change as lawmakers and activists give the bill a close look — and assess the reactions of the other side.
Democrats are reluctant to sound too positive, fearing that would scare away Republicans. Their official response to the bill has been muted, with one press release after another calling it a starting point that must be improved.
( CARTOONS: Wuerker on immigration)
Yet that description, while an accurate reflection of their political strategy heading into the debate, understates the extent to which Democrats believe their side made off with more policy victories than it could've predicted.
( Also on POLITICO: Gang of Eight rolls dice)
It might just be that reformers' perspective skewed. The last major overhaul bill, in 2007, contained almost nothing for them to like. Their expectations could be low after weeks of media leaks that put a conservative spin on the legislation. Senate Democratic aides had to repeatedly urge reformers to be patient, saying the measure wasn't as one-sided as it seemed.
But the early favorable reaction from Democrats underscores how the shifting politics of immigration and major demographic change penetrated the Gang of Eight's negotiations, producing a more balanced approach than the reform efforts of the past decade.
"I must admit, I was impressed," Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Thursday after receiving a briefing with other members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. "You get a sense, and it looks like people seem to be responding very favorably."
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a leader of the gang, emerged from the hourlong session with a bold prediction: "We will have the overwhelming majority of Democrats for the bill."
Such declarations aren't what immigration reform proponents want their side to promote.
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They assume that if Republicans know that Democrats support the bill and are generally pleased with it, then they won't give it a chance. Or they'll stop believing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), another member of the gang, when he describes the bill as containing "the toughest border security and enforcement measures in U.S. history."
The gang's press conference unveiling the bill Thursday planted seeds of doubt.
Some conservatives scoffed at Republican senators for standing alongside Schumer as he invoked the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), saying "our work picks up where he left off." Kennedy led the failed efforts in 2006 and 2007 to overhaul the system.
"Gang of 8ers Schumer & McCain hailing Teddy Kennedy as driving spirit of amnesty bill," conservative pundit Michelle Malkin posted on Twitter. "Rubio still calling it 'conservative' reform. #wakeup."


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Pragmatic yet defiant, the head of the Royal & Ancient issued a Hootie Johnson-like salvo in the latest battleground over male-only golf clubs: The British Open will not yield to pressure over three of its venerable clubs refusing to admit female members.
GULLANE, Scotland — Pragmatic yet defiant, the head of the Royal & Ancient issued a Hootie Johnson-like salvo in the latest battleground over male-only golf clubs: The British Open will not yield to pressure over three of its venerable clubs refusing to admit female members.
The way Peter Dawson looks at it, to compare this to racial or religious discrimination is "absurd."
At his customary news conference on the eve of the British Open, the R&A chief executive faced a barrage of questions Wednesday about the no-women-allowed membership at Muirfield and two of the other nine venues in the tournament rotation, Troon and Royal St. George's.
He was prepared for the issue, reading from notes that made it clear he believes single-sex clubs do little harm to the game and have largely been targeted by the media, politicians and interest groups.
"Obviously the whole issue of gender and single-sex clubs has been pretty much beaten to death recently," Dawson said. "And we do, I assure you, understand that this is divisive. It's a subject that we're finding increasingly difficult, to be honest."
One reporter, touching on the racial discrimination that once pervaded the game, asked Dawson what was the difference between a male-only club and one that allowed only whites to join.
"Oh, goodness me, I think that's a ridiculous question," he replied. "There's a massive difference between racial discrimination, anti-Semitism, where sectors of society are downtrodden and treated very, very badly indeed. And to compare that with a men's golf club, I think, is frankly absurd. There's no comparison whatsoever."
He later added: "It's just kind of, for some people, a way of life that they rather like. I don't think in doing that they're intending to (bring) others down or intending to do others any harm."
Dawson disputed any suggestion that male-only clubs stifle the growth of the sport. Still, he knows it will continue to be a point of contention — especially since Augusta National admitted its first female members last year — so the organization that governs golf outside the U.S. and Mexico plans to take it up once the Open is completed.
He wouldn't say what steps might be taken.
"Our natural reaction is to resist these pressures, because we actually don't think they have very much substance," Dawson said. "But I'd like to stress we're not so insular as to fail to recognize the potential damage that campaigns like this can do to the Open championship. And it is our championship committee's responsibility to do what is best for the Open, and to maximize the benefits which the Open brings, not just to golf, but also to the local area."
The debate has lurked over golf since Martha Burk and her women's advocacy group targeted the home of the Masters in 2002 for admitting only men as members. Then-chairman Johnson famously said the club would not be bullied into accepting women "at the point of a bayonet," even at the cost of cutting loose television sponsors for two years.
Eleven months ago, with no advance notice and an understated announcement, Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become members. Tiger Woods called the move "important to golf," and now the battle has moved across the pond to the oldest of golf's four majors.
Dawson said the issue will be addressed.
Just not right now.
"When things are a bit quieter, after the championship," he said, "I'm quite sure we'll be taking a look at everything to see what kind of sense we can make of it for the future. But I think right now our concentration has to be on this wonderful event and making it a success."
Eleven of the 24 questions to Dawson during the half-hour news conference involved male-only clubs or related issues. Most golfers have shied away from the debate leading up to the Open, including top-ranked Woods.
When Rory McIlroy, the world's No. 2 player, was first asked about it Wednesday, there was a long pause and a forced smile before he said, "Muirfield is a great golf course."
Later, when someone asked McIlroy if the players had been advised not to comment, he was more forthcoming.
"I just think it's something that a lot of guys don't want to get themselves into because it's quite a controversial issue," he said. "It's something that shouldn't happen these days. It's something that we shouldn't even be talking about."
Ernie Els said it's "weird" that some clubs won't admit both sexes, while Luke Donald said "we'd love to see these policies be a bit more inclusive."
"Wherever the governing bodies decide to play a tournament, it's my job to turn up and be ready and play, and that's what I am going to," Donald said. "I think the R&A is certainly trending in the right direction."
But the leading Scottish politician won't be attending this year's event in protest.
"I just think it's indefensible in the 21st century not to have a golf club that's open to all," said Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a huge golf fan who played a round with Phil Mickelson last week.
Two British government members — Maria Miller, the secretary of culture, media and sport, and sports minister Hugh Robertson — have also turned down invitations to attend, though Robertson downplayed the impact of his decision.
"I haven't had a call from the R&A saying we are going to change our policy next year, nor would I really expect one," the minister said.
Indeed, Dawson said the organization would not give in to political pressure.
"We've been through over 250 years of existence without getting into political comment, and I don't really intend to break that rule here," he said. "We've got politicians posturing; we've got interest groups attacking the R&A, attacking the Open, and attacking Muirfield."
While conceding that some changes are likely, Dawson made clear he believes the issue has largely been manufactured by those who don't necessarily have the best interests of the game at heart. He claimed there are very few clubs in Britain that allow only one sex, and that half of those are female-only.
"You can dress it up to be a lot more, if you want," Dawson said. "But on the Saturday morning when the guy gets up or the lady gets up and out of the marital bed, if you like, and goes off and plays golf with his chums and comes back in the afternoon, that's not on any kind of par with racial discrimination or anti-Semitism or any of these things.
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On Wednesday the drug maker Genentech announced the company is pulling the psoriasis drug Raptiva [efalizumab] off the U.S. market. According to the articles I read on the web no new prescriptions will be issued and the drug will not be available after June 8, 2009. For information from Genentech you can see the statement at the Raptiva website. You can also read the FDA statement about the voluntary withdrawal of Raptiva. The drug poses a risk for a rare, sometimes fatal brain infection.
Genentech said approximately 2000 people are currently using Raptiva. They caution not to stop treatment without first talking to your doctor as there can be serious rebound of psoriasis that can even lead to hospitalization.
Here are some of my thoughts to the announcement:
This news means one fewer treatment option out there exists for us psoriatics. I never took Raptiva but it was offered to me on a couple of occasions. I figured it would always be an option if I needed to rotate into something new. While there is one less option, I'm glad I never did try it now that these side effects have come to light. I didn't take it in the first place because of the reported rebound after stopping treatment. Of course I don't know what would have happened if I took it. Now I'll never know.
At the same time I'm wondering how my fellow psoriatics who have tried Raptiva or who are currently taking it feel? As a psoriasis community I imagine some of you may experience anxiety or fear about this announcement or about the treatments currently on the market. The brain infection implicated does seem quite rare and Genentech is taking the drug off the market voluntarily. It's a 125 million dollar loss to Genentech and they say they are doing it for patient safety. Does this information make a psoriatic feel safer or make one become more vigilant?
However you may feel about the drug companies, this news gives us one more data point in the debate between using alternative and natural treatments versus prescription drugs. The alternative treatment route can be complicated, however, and is not as well regulated as the prescription drugs. So we need all the information we can get to make wise treatment choices. As a second generation of Chinese descent (i.e., first generation born in America), I have part of me that gravitates toward Chinese/eastern medicine and part of me that does toward western, prescription drugs. Here's another piece of information to add to the mix.
What's your reaction to this news about Raptiva and does it change your approach or view of current treatment options?


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So here's why I love the internet. A few years back, I found a recipe in some magazine for this awesome garlic-orange spinach. I made it a couple times, lost the recipe, thought of it fondly on occasion, but never bothered trying again, because I couldn't remember exactly how to make it.
Now, you could argue I didn't really need a recipe, considering the ingredients are seriously oil, garlic, orange juice, and spinach, period (okay, salt, pepper, and orange zest, too, if you're feeling fancy), but I am such a lousy cook I didn't trust myself to use the right amounts or put them in the pan in the right order without the recipe. So yesterday, when I suddenly decided I HAD to have that garlic-orange spinach again, I Googled those three words in hopes of finding something similar, and the number one result was exactly the recipe I wanted — turns out it was from O. That is why I love the internet.
And this recipe is so good, fast, and unfuckupable even for a cook like me, I decided I had to blog it. Here's what you do.
1. Slice up some garlic.
2. Put some oil in a pan over medium high heat.
3. Cook the garlic for 30 seconds-ish.
4. Add 3 tbsp. orange juice and cook for another 30 seconds.
5. Throw in a bunch of spinach (and a little orange zest if you're a keener) and cook for like a minute
That's it. For more specific directions, check out the real recipe, but there's a whole lot of leeway on the amounts, actually. (Because I can fuck up even unfuckupable recipes, I failed to adjust the amount of juice relative to the amount of spinach I used tonight, so I ended up pulling the soaking wet spinach and garlic out with a slotted spoon. Still yummy.) Oh, and the issue it came from was, iirc, all about "superfoods," which is why they say to use grapeseed oil. Fuck that. Whatever oil you have on hand will do.
I can't say for sure if this is the kind of recipe that would have made me like spinach as a kid, but it's definitely the kind that makes me want to eat a truckload of spinach now, just as much as I want to eat a truckload of fries at other times. Which makes me sad once again to think of how long it took me to fully appreciate that bitter vegetables + tasty extras = nom. I mean, I actually could have gotten away with this recipe while dieting (though I probably would have used a single spray of olive-oil flavored PAM and halved the O.J., and I definitely wouldn't have followed it up with ice cream as I did tonight), but it didn't fit with my image of what veggies were supposed to represent: virtue, purity, nutritional overachieving. I wasn't some wuss who needed a pat of butter on my broccoli — give it to me steamed and unadulterated! Let nothing come in contact with my veggies that might detract from their Goodness! Thin people don't enjoy food, for Christ's sake!
Feh. Allow me to quote myself:
This is bullshit, people. Once again, the conflation of "fattening" with "unhealthy" has completely warped our concept of reasonable eating. I know it took me forever after I stopped dieting to realize that yes, I could eat a salad with full-fat dressing, cheese, croutons, and even — gasp! — bacon, and I would still be getting a nice big dose of greens, peppers, broccoli, carrots, whatever. And, miracle of miracles, I would not secretly feel deprived — like choosing to eat salad was a moral victory but a practical disappointment — and subsequently crave a burger and fries more strongly than ever.
…I am not, of course, a health care professional or nutritionist, but from one ex-dieter to another, I hereby give you permission to drink fruit juice and eat your veggies with fat. You will not cancel out their nutritional value. (Well, you'll lose fiber drinking juice instead of eating fruit, but since you'll still eat fruit at other times and get fiber from other sources, it's still okay.) You will not go to hell. You will not even get any fatter, if you're already at your set point. You'll just be eating and drinking stuff that tastes good and contains lots of nutrients your body needs.
Shapelings, tell me about your favorite veggie recipes that involve butter, oil, sugar, cheese, bacon, Hollandaise, chocolate cake, whatever. Bonus points if they have less than five ingredients.


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The Aldrich Alert
A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 1 Issue 3
In the battle to save young Elian Gonzalez from being sent back to Cuba, the Patrick Henry Center struck a major blow. According to a staffer for Senator Bob Smith, "your email imploring us all to do something gave me the idea to see about the possibility of Smith going down to Miami."
Last week, Senator Smith did indeed meet for over two hours with the family and lawyers of 6-year-old Elian, and announced he had learned of important new information.
"After meeting with Elian's family, I have learned of new information regarding Elian's situation that [Attorney General] Janet Reno and INS [Immigration and Naturalization Services] need to know before forcing the young boy back to Cuba," Smith said at a press conference following the meeting.
"Elian said to me, 'Ayudame Señor Smith por favor,' which means 'Please help me, Senator Smith.' That is what I intend to do," Smith said. "After spending time with Elian and his family, I know this is a good family situation. I am going to do everything in my power to keep Elian in America. After all Elian has been through, he at least deserves his day in court. "
On Monday, a Florida Judge agreed that the boy would face "imminent and irreparable harm" if he were returned to Cuba, including the "loss of due process rights and harm to his physical and mental health and emotional well-being," and the INS agreed not to remove Elian by force.
The Patrick Henry Center will continue to do all that we can to ensure that young Elian's mother did not die in vain - and that all citizens understand the real horrors of Communism.


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Governments try out new media directors to handle social networking on their behalf.
From the White House to New York City to small cities and counties, people are being hired to focus on how social media strategies and efforts can best be used by government to interact with the public.
And Generation Y — a.k.a. Millennials — are the preferred choice for these positions. Their comfort level with social media and Web-based communications tools, for instance, provides a welcome change for state and local governments that rely solely on old-fashioned public outreach methods.
Social media or new media directors are fairly new in government, but their numbers are growing at all levels — and these positions are primarily being filled by individuals born in the mid-1970s and later.
In 2009, Oak Park, Ill., added social media to its outreach activities. Home to about 52,000 residents, the village started using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with constituents. "We thought that if the importance is really to communicate with the community, then that means being able to use the same tools that the community is relying on for information," said David Powers, Oak Park's communications director.
Powers didn't have to look far to find a social media maven; his communications assistant, Leslie Boehms, had a background in print journalism that gave her insight into traditional communications methods — but she also grew up using social media. "I went from Friendster to Myspace to Facebook," said the 29-year-old. "So I've always been kind of immersed in social media."
For the last three years, Boehms has led Oak Park's online social efforts as communications and social media director. She is a liaison between the social pages and the government agencies that hold the answers to residents' questions. Oak Park has a YouTube channel, but primarily uses its Twitter account and Facebook page for citizen interaction. If someone tweets or posts a question that Boehms doesn't know the answer to, she reaches out to the appropriate department. (The village has single Facebook and Twitter accounts, instead of separate pages for individual departments.)
Government doesn't have a great reputation for customer service, but social media helps reverse that notion. "You want to get back to [citizens] as quickly as you can," Boehms said. Due to the real-time nature of social media, Powers has worked to change attitudes internally. During the village's staff meetings, for instance, he reinforces the importance of answering his or Boehms' questions within minutes or a couple of hours at the longest. "There's an expectation when people post a question — they expect a quick answer," he said.
This can be tough during the weekend, but social media is a 24/7 platform. Boehms is notified if someone posts on the Facebook page and if she doesn't have the answer to a question, she replies with: "We'll check first thing Monday and get back to you." It's important to acknowledge the question, she said, even if it takes her until the workweek to get the answer.
It's also important to remember that social media isn't replacing other forms of public outreach. Traditional methods like newsletters and press releases allow issues to be explored in-depth and lend themselves better to being sent out in advance of something happening. Announcements can be condensed for posting on Facebook and Twitter, and Powers said social media is effective at disseminating information before an event or as it's happening. "What it has allowed us to do in a lot of ways is communicate the same message, but in a timelier fashion," he said.
Directly to the east and less than 10 miles from Oak Park is Chicago. The Windy City is taking an alternative approach to social media: Different departments and agencies have created their own social media accounts, but the city is working with all of them to coordinate the approach. Kevin Hauswirth is the social media director for the Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and he works to leverage social media to engage the public around the mayor's decisions. Besides monitoring conversations on numerous platforms — including Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and Foursquare — on a daily basis, he uses social media to get public feedback before decisions are made on the city budget and other matters.
To coordinate with the other social media account users in Chicago government, Hauswirth (age 28) gathers everyone for discussions and workshops. At a recent workshop, Hauswirth discussed what was happening in the mayor's office and his deputy demonstrated new tools for managing social media. Additionally representatives from Chicago Public Schools talked about how they engage bloggers, and someone from the Transit Authority discussed the launch of its first Twitter feed.
"The best practices are coming out of shared common knowledge of what is working and what is not working," said Hauswirth, whose background in higher education and teaching helps him in his role of educating others about social media and explaining its value. "It's really less about the technology and more about the relationships — and that's really what we're focusing on," he said.
In September 2010, Ben Niolet joined North Carolina as the state's director of new media. Charged by Gov. Bev Purdue to broaden the reach of the state's messaging, he's using social media to expand North Carolina's communications footprint. Niolet, 36, considers his role with the state similar to his former job as a reporter and blogger. "I already communicated online, and when you are talking about new media, you are still in the business of content creation," he said.
In addition to popular social media platforms, North Carolina has used other online strategies to elicit public interaction. When faced with eliminating a $2.5 billion deficit in the state budget, North Carolina rolled out an online, interactive game-like platform to let residents choose different options for closing the gap. Niolet said the game was played about 40,000 times in the first two days it went live. "I really think it helped start a conversation about the budget and about what difficult choices have to be made to balance a budget," he said.
And creating conversations is what the social media and new media directors are aiming for. Boehms, Hauswirth and Niolet said they measure success not by the number of followers, but by the level of interaction from the public. Having thousands of followers may look good on a Facebook page, but the key is having active users who know they will get a response from government officials if they ask a question.
The directors also watch what the other directors are doing and keep in touch. Although they haven't formed an official, organized group, they share lessons learned and follow one another online. But they may not be called "social media" and "new media directors" for long — once these forms of communication become one of government's standard outreach platforms, they won't require a separate voice.
"I don't think that you will need the advocating as much as we go forward, it is just part of how we do communications," Niolet said. "You wouldn't hire someone to just write press releases."


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The cousin of a 62-year-old woman and her 10-year-old foster daughter who were mysteriously found dead in their New Jersey home earlier this month has been arrested and is charged with strangling them.
Prosecutors say Brian Farmer, a 58-year-old registered sex offender convicted of burning down a someone's house in 1996, also faces child pornography charges in connection with the 10-year-old victim, Veronica Roach.
The bodies of Roach and her foster mother, Joan Colbert, were found Aug. 1 in their Lippincott Avenue apartment in Long Branch. Authorities did not say at the time how they died, but the medical examiner ruled their deaths homicides. Prosecutors said Thursday they had been strangled.
Prosecutors say Colbert allegedly discovered Farmer taking pornographic pictures of the 10-year-old girl at the apartment July 30. A confrontation ensued, and Farmer allegedly killed them both. Their bodies were found two days later.
According to a criminal complaint, detectives found pornographic pictures of Roach on Farmer's phone. He allegedly made the girl engage in a "prohibited sexual act" while photographing her, as well as sexually abusing the child himself.
Roach's uncle, Brett Roach, called Farmer "an animal." He said the suspect came to the funeral for the little girl and her foster mother, gave him a hug and asked how he was doing.
Farmer was arrested Wednesday night and is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, as well as multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted of the top charges, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
It wasn't clear if Farmer had an attorney.
Farmer served 13 years in East Jersey State Prison after being convicted in 1996 of aggravated sexual assault for "engaging in sexual penetration" with a 15-year-old girl while armed with a knife.
Prosecutors said Farmer tied up the girl and her mother and held them in their home for three days before the two escaped, after which he burned down their home. Farmer was also convicted of arson and aggravated assault in that case. He was released from prison in 2009.


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NHANES I data files are available for download from the website as data (.DAT) files along with the SAS code to create a SAS dataset, and the documentation explaining how the data are arranged in the data files. To use these files you need to create a directory to save them, download the data files, SAS code, and documentation, and then run the SAS code to create the SAS datasets.
Task 1: Create a directory for NHANES I files
You will create a directory to save your data files, documentation, SAS code, and the SAS datasets you create. This will help keep your executable files and datasets organized.
- Key Concepts about Creating a Directory for NHANES I Tutorial
- How to Create a Directory for NHANES I Tutorial
Task 2: Download NHANES I data files and documentation
You need the data files to create your analytic dataset, and you need the documentation for reference as you continue your analysis.
- Key Concepts about Downloading NHANES I Data Files, SAS Code and Documentation
- How to Download NHANES I Data Files, SAS Code, and Documentation
Task 3: Run the SAS code to create the NHANES I SAS datasets
After downloading the data files and the SAS code, you will need to execute the SAS code to create the analytic dataset you will save in your directory. Data files are not usable without completing this task.
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Cultures of the Pacific: Research
The real objects and other kinds of information relating to life, customs, and traditions around the globe that are acquired and safeguarded by museums are much more than just "scientific evidence" suitable for academic research. Anthropology collections acquired at different times and in different places can also serve as genuine material witness to the reality of human diversity, past and present.
Equally important, anthropology collections of "things" combined with carefully documented information on their manufacture, use, and human meanings can also serve as authentic historical benchmarks for the long story of human life on earth. Learn more about Pacific Research at: PacificAnthropology.org
Image: Mark Golitko in the LA-ICP-MS Facility at The Field Museum. Mark has been collaborating with Dr. John Terrell to document prehistoric and modern exchange relations along the Sepik coast using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry. © The Field Museum.


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That it is He Who enriches and Who satisfies. ( Surat an-Najm, 53:48)
Allah, the true Owner of all wealth, tests some people with wealth and others with poverty. In His capacity of al-Warith (the Inheritor), Allah is the sole inheritor of everything. When people die, they leave behind all of their possessions. As for those who take pride in their possessions and wealth and thus fail to remember Allah, the Qur'an relates the following:
Do they imagine that, in the wealth and children We extend to them, We are hastening to them with good things? No indeed, but they have no awareness! ( Surat al-Mu'minun, 23:55-56)
Allah may reward whomever He wills with great wealth. The Qur'an calls attention to the great wealth granted to such Messengers as Prophet Ibrahim (as), Prophet Muhammad (saas), Prophet Dawud (as), and Prophet Yusuf (as). Prophet Sulayman (as), on the other hand, asked for unprecedented wealth, and Allah answered his prayer.
One point deserves special mention here: Allah's Messengers used their wealth to attain His good pleasure by doing good deeds. However, unbelievers take pride in their wealth and forget its real owner.
The Qur'an gives a detailed account of the wealth that a few people, who deserve to earn Allah's good pleasure and thereby attain Paradise , will enjoy in the Hereafter. This glory is depicted in the following verses:
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So Allah has safeguarded them from the evil of that Day, has made them meet with radiance and pure joy, and will reward them for their steadfastness with a garden and with silk. Reclining in it on couches, they will experience neither burning sun nor bitter cold. Its shading branches will droop down over them, its ripe fruit hanging ready to be picked. Vessels of silver and goblets of pure crystal will be passed round among them, crystalline silver—they have measured them very exactly. They will be given a cup to drink mixed with the warmth of ginger. In it is a flowing spring called Salsabil. Ageless youths will circulate among them, serving them. Seeing them, you would think them scattered pearls. Seeing them, you see delight and a great kingdom. They will wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade. They will be adorned with silver bracelets. And their Lord will give them a pure draught to drink. "This is your reward. Your striving is fully acknowledged." ( Surat al-Insan, 76:11-22)


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A new recruitment initiative has been launched to enable Irish emigrant teachers working abroad to seek and apply for teaching jobs in Ireland. The development of the facility comes due to increased concerns about teacher shortages in the Irish education system, a problem which has grown due to the number of Irish teachers opting to take teaching jobs overseas. The new online portal aims to make it easier for teachers who are considering returning back to Ireland to apply for jobs here.
The website, called www.turasabhaile.com, provides teachers working abroad with the opportunity to register their contact details, their teaching subjects, as well as a list of preferences for their preferred teaching locations. In addition to this, schools can also register their contact details and upload any vacancies they have. The goal is to match teachers to any relevant vacancies, and in streamlining the application process, the hope is to encourage these emigrant teachers to return home. Ultan Casey, a teacher who has been working in Abu Dhabi for the last five years, appreciated that turasabhaile allowed him to interview directly with Irish schools rather than needing to go through a recruitment agency. Ultimately, the website is determined to make the job application process as easy for emigrant teachers as possible.
See Ultan's testimonial below
Turasabhaile endeavours to assist schools in their recruitment drives and to address the teacher shortages forecasted in the post-primary education sector. The site lists the following subjects, specifically:
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NOTE: Teachers of other subject areas are also welcome to register.
Once teachers have been matched with relevant vacancies, the normal application, shortlisting and interviewing processes will apply. Skype or similar methods will be used for teachers who have been shortlisted for teaching roles in Ireland. You can download Skype HERE.
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