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Star-crossed Skank Love
Two skanky scabs who can't stay apart – Tommy Lee has revealed exclusively to Rolling Stone that he and Pamela Anderson are back together. She's moved into the house with their sons and they're trying to make it work… again. Kinda romantic, I guess. That after all these years, the drugs and the gangbangs on both sides, these two remain drawn to each other like flies to sh*t.
Having said that, as is usually the case in Hollywood, the timing is curious and convenient. Pam of course is currently shooting her new reality show. Documenting their reconciliation must have been quite a coup for the E! network and a relief too - it's probably the only thing they can air. Because if the cameras are truly following her around and shooting everything, much of the night time footage won't see the light of day. Surely it wouldn't shock you to learn that this skankbot's extracurricular activities are closer to Cops than they are to Oprah, right?
Not the most responsible behaviour for a mother and certainly not the most responsible behaviour for someone whose body should be better protected on the inside.
Here's Pam last night in Germany, probably hired to attend yet another millionaire party and show off her tits for a bargain basement $100K. File photo of Pam and Tommy also attached.
Photos from Wenn.com

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Sowing Startups
Special Report: Tech Finance
Adam Lilling doesn't keep track, but if he ventured to guess, he'd put it at 10. That's the number of inquiries he gets each day from local tech entrepreneurs looking to his firm, Plus Capital, to find investors.
Plus Capital is barely two months old and has made only three investments to date, yet the flurry of companies knocking at the fund's door with a pitch and a PowerPoint presentation belies its youth.
Indeed, as L.A.'s so-called Silicon Beach continues to produce startups, the venture capital community, once a vestige of the tech bubble, has found new popularity. In 2012, $1.3 billion was invested in local businesses, an 18 percent jump from the previous year according to data from PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.
In recent years, financiers to L.A.'s tech community have sprung up, beefed up or moved in. It's brought people like Lilling, formerly an entrepreneur and now a mentor at the Santa Monica tech accelerator LaunchPad LA, to the other side of the table. Some are choosing to reinvest their own money, such as David Waxman and Gil Elbaz of Santa Monica's new TenOneTen Ventures. Waxman founded a pair of startups, while Elbaz's first company, Applied Semantics, was sold to Google in 2003 for $103 million.
That's becoming a common story in Los Angeles and a vital part of the market, said Mark Suster of Century City's GRP Partners.
"There's a lot of second- and third-generation entrepreneurs; all the people who made money 10 or 20 years ago are putting in recycled capital," said Suster, who's a two-time entrepreneur as well and boarded the venture capital bandwagon in 2007. "When the hat gets passed around I say, 'Yeah, I'd like to see another great L.A. company.' "
This new group of tech bankrollers has its own community that's distinct and far more casual than the more buttoned-down professionals that might meet for a $150 lunch at Craft in Century City or some similar spot in Beverly Hills or downtown Los Angeles. Lilling's favorite meeting spot is Le Pain Quotidien, an organic bakery known for communal tables made of reclaimed wood. It's not far from LaunchPad, where his fund has its office.
In fact, at midday the coffee shops and lunch spots of Silicon Beach can be full of tech investors. Some meet at the Refinery on Santa Monica Boulevard, others at Peet's Coffee on Main Street.
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Nutrition Facts
Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Servings and Times
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.0
Ingredients and Preparation
- Melt butter in skillet, add apples, and cook until tender.
- Stir in sugars, ketchup, cinnamon, molasses, and salt.
- Add beans, mix well.
- Pour into slow cooker.
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The One Pregnancy Pitfall Nobody Talks About
I thought my body was going crazy. It was the summer of 2012 and I'd spent weeks googling sore boobs, heart palpitations and dizziness. I saw a dermatologist for acne that had suddenly cropped up on my chin. I scarfed down every single snack I brought to work by midmorning. I wrote in my journal: "Feel gross, always hungry, unfocused, lethargic. Am I depressed?"
Nope, just pregnant, as I finally discovered from an OTC test. Hearing the heartbeat in the doctor's office at eight weeks was a total shock. My husband of four years and I hadn't been trying. We'd talked about kids in theory someday, but my life was full with work, friends, fun and, most of all, fitness. I worked out six days a week and had the body to show for it. I strength trained. I ran half marathons. I owned—and used—boxing gloves. So I wasn't exactly blown away by the whole miracle-of-life-inside-me thing. All I could think about was what this pregnancy was going to do to my body.
Staying in shape had become all-important to me when I was 29, after my boyfriend broke off our long-term romance. I looked in the mirror and saw a chubby, unhappy woman who'd been stuck in a soured relationship way too long. So I focused on putting myself first: I paid more attention to what I ate, cutting back on dessert, beer and other carbs. The gym became my second home, the place that made me feel better when I was aggravated or depressed. It felt awesome to lose the extra 10 pounds. For the first time I could recall in a while, my stomach was flat, my arms defined. Seeing my body respond so readily was empowering. I loved feeling in control of my shape, and I liked the attention it attracted, too.
The thought of giving up my hard-won body and possibly never getting it back again consumed me. I'd heard horror stories about women who gained too much during pregnancy—80 pounds, even—and couldn't take it off. I was terrified of getting a big stomach, stretch marks, fat thighs and saggy boobs. Those pink lines on the pregnancy test didn't just mean baby—they meant that my body was no longer mine.
After a weeklong pity party, I had a long discussion with my husband. In his mind, we were definitely ready to have this baby. I still wasn't so sure. But a term the doctor used haunted me: advanced maternal age. By the time I gave birth, I'd be 35 years old. This could be my last chance for a natural pregnancy.
So I ditched the race plans, stored my boxing gloves and put away the tiny Bikram shorts, wondering if they would ever fit again. I resigned myself to not beating my half marathon PR of 1:47 any time soon. I also promised myself that I'd stay as fit as I possibly could, with my doctor's OK. I kept up with my running, just at a slower pace. Early in the second trimester, I was still doing 6 miles easily. I tried thinking of the baby as my new running partner.
And yet meanwhile, I kept obsessing over my weight gain, tracking it daily on my calendar. I knew I was being irrational: I wanted the baby to be healthy, but I didn't want to put on too many pounds. Around 18 weeks, I bought a maternity workout tank that proclaimed Running For Two so people wouldn't think that I'd just eaten too many cookies. I kept my anxiety to myself and didn't complain to my husband, who thought I looked great pregnant.
When the baby started moving about two weeks later, she came to feel less like a science experiment and more like an actual baby; she liked to kick when we were at the movies or as I slept. Still, my excitement was usually accompanied by fears that my body was going to hell.
The 5K Thanksgiving weekend run I did with my sister pretty much showed me who was boss. The baby was pushing on my bladder from the moment we crossed the start line. Midway through the run, I just had to go and veered off course to use a church parking lot. Though I felt mortified as I peed in a corner, what had me nearly in tears was frustration that a rinky-dink run had become such a struggle. That was the end of my outdoor runs, and I started using the gym treadmill.
One of the perks of pregnancy is a babymoon, a last getaway with your partner before the baby arrives. I rented a fancy hotel room for us in Las Vegas. Five minutes after we checked in, I had a major meltdown. I'd caught a sidelong glimpse of myself in the double-wide overlit mirror, and I lost it. I couldn't stand the maternity top I was wearing, with its horizontal stripes that made me look even wider than I was. I hated thinking that all anyone saw when they looked at me was a giant belly balanced on legs that were no longer so muscular. I detested everything about being pregnant except the thought of my baby growing inside. To top it all off, I felt ashamed for struggling with an "easy," healthy pregnancy when I knew there were plenty of women who were desperate to get pregnant and couldn't. I hid under the covers of the hotel bed and sobbed, unable to even speak. My husband suggested I take a bath, but the idea of seeing myself naked was unbearable.
The fog didn't lift until the next morning, when I hit the hotel gym and spent 20 low-key minutes on the elliptical in pajama pants and Converse sneaks. I calmed down...then went right back to feeling self-conscious as we checked out. People used to admire my tight body, but now I was just a preggers lady.
As my due date drew near, I got excited about seeing the baby—and about getting back to my original weight and really exercising again. I signed up for a 5K taking place six weeks later. The run loomed in my mind throughout my 12-hour labor. I was in so much pain, I thought I wouldn't be able to deliver vaginally, except I didn't dare beg for a C-section because I wouldn't recover in time for that dopey little 5K.
And then Beatrix arrived—6 pounds, 12 1/2 ounces, and squishy, with mighty balled-up little fists and a glorious mop of dark brown hair. She was the sweetest thing ever. I was ecstatic to see her and just as relieved that I didn't have to carry her inside me any more. Within a few days, we were slowly walking around the neighborhood. Several weeks later I crossed the finish line of that 5K with all the euphoria of an Olympic gold medalist.
In the end, I gained 25 pounds, and they were gone within three months. I know it sounds like it was no big deal, but I had to really work to get there. Right now, I'm actually a few pounds lighter than I was before (we'll see where I am post–breast feeding). That mommy marsupial pouch was no joke, but dropping pounds turned out to be the simple part. Getting my abs back, not so much. Beatrix is 10 months old now, and although my stomach's flat, I no longer have a six-pack. My breasts aren't saggy (which may also change when I stop nursing), yet they don't feel like they're mine: They're the way I feed my daughter.
I'm neither as fast nor as fit as I was, and chances are, I never will be. With an infant, a job and a schedule that's not all about me, I have next to no time for the gym. On the last momentous occasion I did get there, I felt as if I didn't belong—I just wanted to be back home with my daughter. Because even though I'm not sharing a body with her any more (except for our joint custody of the boobs), I'm sharing a life. I adore her more and more every day.
Truthfully, all of this makes me glad I spent so much time on my body before and even during my pregnancy. Never again will I have the privilege of being that focused on my shape; exercise will always be part of my life, but my daughter is going to come first.
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I found this yesterday and like apple or not they become one of the most world changing companies in the world today. Here's a look back to 1997 when Apple's Think Different campaign was first launched, it's one of the best examples of a man who has a vision, see's what will be and what could be, and what it takes to dedicate yourself to making that vision come to life.
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
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OAKLAND -- Tommy Milone threw more than 50 pitches before recording the first out of the second inning, and Oakland manager Bob Melvin wasn't sure how much longer his starter would last.
Milone not only stuck it out, he ended the longest losing streak of his career despite the Athletics still having trouble scoring when he's on the mound.
The left-hander overcame his rough start to outduel Ervin Santana and win for the first time in more than a month, and the A's scored twice in the sixth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night.
"That was Houdini," Melvin said after Oakland's second straight one-run win. "He was at 50 pitches with three outs, 70 pitches with six or seven outs and he still goes six innings. I've been impressed with a lot of his starts but none more than that."
Milone (4-5) wasn't crisp and pitched with runners on base in all but one of his six innings but kept the damage to a minimum.
The Royals loaded the bases with no outs in the second but Milone got out of it without allowing a run. Elliott Johnson fouled out to first baseman Brandon Moss near the Kansas City dugout before Milone struck out Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar.
Milone worked out of trouble again in the third when he gave up a leadoff double to Salvador Perez before retiring the next three batters.
"I always feel like I'm going to make it out of every inning," Milone said. "I definitely didn't make it easy on myself. Being able to come back and get out of those situations, it feels good at the end of the day."
Milone walked three and had four strikeouts but overcame his uneven performance to win for the first time since April 15. Ryan Cook and Sean Doolittle each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Grant Balfour worked the ninth for his eighth save.
That was enough to offset a solid start by Santana.
Santana (3-3) pitched much more effectively than Milone but was denied in his third attempt at earning his 100th career victory. He allowed only three baserunners through the first five innings and gave up just four hits total but got little support.
"He really threw the ball good (but) right now there is no room for error for any of (our pitchers) out there," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "We had great opportunities. We just didn't capitalize."
The A's have scored just eight runs over Milone's last six starts and were getting shut out before scoring twice in the sixth.
Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth off Santana, one of just five hits Oakland managed. Moss was mired in a 4-for-30 slump before tripling over the head of center fielder Cain to drive in Coco Crisp, who had walked.
Eric Sogard started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on Jed Lowrie's sacrifice fly.
The A's were also held to two runs for the third consecutive game but made it hold up in front of a rare sellout crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. The A's also beat Kansas City 2-1 on Friday.
Billy Butler singled twice and drove in the only run for Kansas City, which has lost nine of 12.
Oakland didn't get much else but didn't need it.
The Royals failed to score after loading the bases against Milone with no outs in the second. They also stranded a runner at third with one out in the fourth.
"That's Tommy for you," said Sogard, who went 2 for 3. "He battled and kept us in the game. The kid's a fighter."
Kansas City had the tying run on base in the ninth after Eric Hosmer drew a leadoff walk but Balfour retired the next three batters on flyouts.
Alex Gordon doubled with two outs in the first and scored on Butler's bloop single to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
Notes: Oakland OF Chris Young went 0 for 2 with a walk in his first game back from the disabled list. Young was activated before the game. ... A's 3B Josh Donaldson doubled in the second to extend his hitting streak to a career-best seven games. ... To clear room for Young, Oakland 1B Daric Barton was designated for assignment. Barton hit .143 with one home run and three RBIs in eight games with the A's. It's the second time this season Barton has been designated for assignment. ... RHP A.J. Griffin (4-3) starts the series finale for Oakland in his first career appearance against the Royals. ... RHP Luis Mendoza (1-2), who pitches for Kansas City on Sunday, has a 3.48 ERA in five appearances against the A's.


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Delicious food does not have to be difficult to prepare or require hours slaving away in the kitchen. Some of my favorite foods are simple with just a few good ingredients that shine together. The classic goat cheese rolled in herbs is one of those simple appetizers that is hard to resist with slice baguette and seasonal roasted tomatoes. You can make the full recipe to serve four or more or halve the recipe to make a delicious appetizer for two.
I just walk out to the herb garden and snip off whatever is in season to make this, and this time I had fresh parsley, chives, and lemon thyme to chop and coat the soft tangy cheese. Fresh cilantro, basil, lemon basil, and marjoram are also good choices. Rolling the cheese in some good olive oil helps the herbs to stick.
This simple appetizer is my contribution to Grow Your Own, the blogging event that celebrates the dishes we create from foods we've grown, raised, foraged, or hunted ourselves. I am the host for this round, and you can send your posts to me at andreasrecipesgyo AT gmail DOT com. Posts are due July 15. If you are new to the event, you can read more about the rules for participating at the Grow Your Own page. I hope you will join us!
Makes 1 (8-ounce/227 g) log. Serves 4 to 6.
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8 ounce (227 g) log of goat cheese
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons fresh lemon thyme leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Drizzle the olive onto the plate and roll the goat cheese in it. Sprinkle the chopped herbs on a piece of plastic wrap and roll the goat cheese in the herbs until it is completely coated. Wrap the goat cheese and chill until ready to serve. Serve with sliced baguette or thin wheat crackers.
Other Easy Appetizers
More Recipes with Goat Cheese From Around the Blogs
Simply Recipes – Buttermilk Biscuits with Goat Cheese and Chives
Kalyn's Kitchen – Breakfast Casserole with Asparagus, Mushrooms, and Goat Cheese
Nami-Nami – Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart with Thyme


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Aceves fires five scoreless frames against Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Starting pitchers J.A. Happ of Toronto and Alfredo Aceves of Boston were dominant on Friday.
Each allowed only two hits while not giving up a run, as the Blue Jays scratched across the lone run on an error in the bottom of the eighth inning to post a 1-0 win at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
Kevin Pillar reached on a fielding error by Boston's Drew Sutton, allowing Adam Loewen to cross to break a scoreless tie. Kevin Ahrens was thrown out at home on the play to end the inning.
Esmil Rogers worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the save, while Sergio Santos, who struck out the side in the top of the eighth, got the win in relief for the Blue Jays.
Aceves, who is tabbed as a long reliever and the sixth starter when needed for the Red Sox, walked two and struck out five in five innings.
Happ, who could be a long reliever in Toronto or a starter in Triple-A Buffalo, allowed two walks and recorded three strikeouts. He could be insurance in the No. 5 starter role should Ricky Romero continue to struggle.
Happ was followed by Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen, who pitched in his first Grapefruit League game and logged a 1-2-3 seventh with two strikeouts. Janssen has been brought along slowly after minor shoulder surgery in the offseason.
Happ gave up a first-inning double on a popup that dropped in just behind third base. The lefty didn't allow another runner until two outs in the fourth, when he walked Ryan Lavarnway and hit Lyle Overbay with a pitch. But Happ ended the inning on Mauro Gomez's fielder's choice grounder.
Aceves survived Mark DeRosa's leadoff double, a balk and a walk in the third. DeRosa had two of the Blue Jays' four hits in the game.
Bruce Bentz hit a double to center against Happ with one out in the fifth and Xander Bogaerts followed with a walk. But Happ got a double-play grounder from Brock Holt.
Up next for the Red Sox: Right-hander Clay Buchholz gets the start for Saturday afternoon's 1:35 p.m. ET home game against the Pirates on MLB.TV. Junichi Tazawa, Daniel Bard and Anthony Carter are scheduled to work out of the bullpen. Most of the Red Sox regulars should be in the starting lineup, including Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and wonder what life had been like had Hugh Grant actually agreed to replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." Imagine the awkward stammering that show could have produced. It could have easily set off local seismographs. LET'S GO!
PARKS & RECREATION – 9:30PM (NBC) You get two doses of "Parks" tonight for the price of one, starting at 9:30 and with a second episode starting at 10PM. And I can get behind such things, you know. In the latter episode, Ron Swanson teaches elementary school students. Let's hope the Pyramid of Greatness makes its return. ANTICIPATION: DOUBLE PARKS!
AMERICAN IDOL – 8:00PM (FOX) Tonight is your results show, and your musical guest is Jordin Sparks, as if "Idol" producers are hellbent on making sure contestants know just how meaningless these results ultimately can be. Also tonight, judge Steven Tyler unleashes his new solo(!) video for the song "(It) Feels So Good." Why is "It" in parentheses? BECAUSE PARENTHESES ARE ROCK N ROLL YOWWWWWW!!! By the way, I saw profile of Tyler in People magazine last week and you do NOT want to look at that man's toes. They are terrifying to behold. ANTICIPATION: SPARKS!
MUSIC BUILDS: CMT DISASTER RELIEF CONCERT – 9:00PM (CMT) Some of the biggest stars in country music are getting together to help raise money for victims of last month's devastating tornadoes in Alabama and all across the Deep South. On hand tonight are Alabama (duh), Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, and Hank Williams Jr., who is usually kept in cryogenic freezing during the football offseason but has been thawed out for this very special occasion. ANTICIPATION: GOOD CAUSE!
CSI – 9:00PM (CBS) Season finale tonight. See if they finally catch that dude from the Bobby McFerrin video. ANTICIPATION: KILLER CLOWN!
BREAK IT DOWN – 10:00PM (NatGeo – an NBC/Universal network) You'll meet a Los Angeles area Porsche dismantler this evening, and what an evil job that is. Hey buddy, why not put down dogs and burn schools while you're at it? ANTICIPATION: NOT THE PORSCHE!


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In the past, changing oil every 3,000 miles or three months was the industry standard recommendation. That recommendation was based on oil quality and engine technology from the 1970s, which have greatly improved.
Today, it's commonly suggested that more than double those miles before an oil change is OK. The average oil change should be at about 7,800 miles and as high as 20,000 miles in some cars. Of course, intervals depend on the vehicle, oil used and conditions under which the vehicle is driven.
This is great news — saves the owner hassle and money, and helps the environment by saving millions of gallons of oil from being used.
The Automotive Oil Change Association disagrees with the new longer-change-interval thought and believes the old oil-changing intervals are best:
Changing your oil every 3,000 miles/5,000 km miles or 3 months, whichever comes first, is generally recommended. However, you should follow the recommendations in your owner's manual. Even a car that is not running will get oil contamination as a result of accumulated moisture. If the car isn't run long enough to get rid of the moisture, it becomes damaging.
There are still many oil-change addicts around who stick to the 3,000-mile schedule.
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If you were anything like me, creating a quiet, sleep-inducing room for your firstborn was a priority.
Then, a second or third baby comes along and while it may have seemed like enough to have 3 fans and a white noise machine humming to get the kids to sleep, the reality of toddlers sharing a room may throw a big fat wrench in even the best laid plans.
So, whether you're taking a trip and your kids will need to share a room, or you need to double up in your own home because of limited space, here are a few tips to get your kids through the transition of sharing a room (without pulling an all-nighter):
- Familiar Object. Introduce a blanket or stuffed animal that your babies associate with sleep. This is a great idea even without the impending possibility of sharing a room as it will help your little one get to sleep when you're not at home. Then, if sharing a room becomes a reality, this special "blanky" will be a comforting, familiar object when their surroundings have changed. It will also signal to your little angels that it's time to sleep, not play.
- Keep them active. In the beginning, make sure to put them down for a nap or to bed when they are extremely tired. When we're on vacation, I find that my kids are so pooped at the end of the day that they fall asleep pretty easily. But during the first week of having them share a room at home, I took the kids outside so they could run around and burn off any excess energy. Oh, and I slept well too!
- Keep up the rituals. In addition to a familiar object, keeping sleeptime rituals the same will also help. Their routine might be a warm bath, brushing their teeth, and curling up with a good book with Daddy. This will be source of comfort and important to maintain in the new environment.
- Be firm. When my kids first began sharing a room, my daughter decided it was necessary to yell at her little brother to "wake up!" once I'd left the room. I would let her yell for a few minutes, and then go into the room and firmly tell her to stop. Apparently I was so firm that my son would begin to laugh (nervously) when I walked in the room. My daughter eventually figured it out too.
In all, it took about a week before the novelty of sharing a room wore off for my kids. And while we still get a little giggling or fooling around for a few minutes every now and then, for the most part it seems like they enjoy their new sleeptime arrangement (and each other).


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EPA Must Finish the Job of Protecting People from Dioxin
Dioxin: EWG Research on Dioxin
Environmental Working Group research on the ubiquity of dioxin in the human body, and the potential health risks from these exposures that begin in utero, is summarized below.
January 2012 — EWG calls on EPA to Finish Assessment of Dioxin Toxicity
EWG letter to EPA administrator Jackson. Click here to download PDF.
Febuary 2011 — EWG to Dioxin Review Panel
EWG Comments to Dioxin Review Panel
October 2010 — EWG to EPA: Put public health first.
EWG urges EPA's Science Advisory Board to support the agency's efforts to finally set a health standard for dioxin, a critical first step to protecting public health from this common food pollutant.
EWG Comments to EPA science board
July 2010 — EWG to EPA: Three decades is long enough.
EWG analysis finds that nursing infants swallow up to 77 times more dioxin than EPA believes is safe; EWG urges EPA to finalize its dioxin assessment begun nearly 30 years ago. Read EWG's analysis, presented to the EPA's Science Advisory Board during its fifth review of EPA's dioxin analysis.
EWG Comments to EPA science board | News release
2003-2009 — Dioxin pollution in people
EWG's body burden studies have found dioxin and other chlorinated dioxins and furans in blood samples from 34 of 34 Americans tested, including cord blood samples collected from 20 newborns at the moment of birth.
2003 - Body burden: Pollution in people. Dioxin levels in nine people tested for 413 industrial chemicals, pesticides and other pollutants.
2005 – Pollution in newborns. Dioxin levels in 10 newborn babies that EWG research found to be contaminated with 287 different pollutants.
2009 – Pollution in minority newborns. Dioxin levels in 10 newborn babies of African American, Hispanic and Asian heritage.
2003-2009 – Summary of dioxin body burden in 34 of 34 people tested in EWG body burden studies:


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It looks like the drought of 2012 is in the record books. Rainfall is back and we actually have seen pastures and hayfields recover and produce some fall growth, while annual crops like oats, cereal rye, field peas and brassicas planted in a timely manner have also grown well.
So, life is good and no worries right? O.K., hold on it's not quite that simple. The truth is the drought had a major impact on forage production through most of the season and improved conditions in the fall can't undo the forage shortage many livestock owners are facing.
In addition, some of the forage management practices I have seen this summer and fall are going to have some longer term impacts.
Let me begin with summer pasture management. I saw some severely overgrazed pastures this summer and I saw some pastures that had livestock pulled off in order to keep some pasture residual intact. Both those pastures are green at this point, but the severely overgrazed pasture took longer to green up and it still is not producing much forage growth.
In fact, it is likely that some of these types of pastures are going to be slow to green up and start growth next spring. In some cases, plants eaten down into the soil died. The green seen in the pasture field is weed growth that has filled in the space.
Long-term forage productivity has been lost. The protected pasture greened up quicker after the rain returned and resumed growth. It is providing more grazing for livestock. Weeds did not invade the pasture paddock.
The lesson here is managing to protect the grass plant during periods of slow growth and drought will pay back the manager. A healthy plant will produce more forage for livestock use. Congratulations to those pasture managers who protected pastures during the drought.
The next lesson is; don't undo all your good summer management with poor fall decisions. Perennial forage plants need to manufacture and store carbohydrate reserves in stem bases, roots and rhizomes during the fall period. Leaf area is needed to harvest as much sunlight as possible and through photosynthesis, manufacture those carbohydrates.
In the fall of the year it is advisable to try to keep some additional leaf area on pasture plants and try to maintain grazing residues in that 5-to-6-inch range.
Are there grazing options that can be used to protect perennial pastures during the fall and allow them to store needed carbohydrates? Certainly there are. This is the perfect window of opportunity to use those annual forages mentioned at the beginning of this article.
Oats, or an oats and peas mix, brassicas such as turnips, kale and rape or a brassica, with a cereal grain such as oats or wheat, can provide some high quality forage with dry matter in the 2-4 ton/acre range depending upon date of planting, rainfall and soil fertility.
The lesson here is that in order to use those annual forages now, planting had to take place in August to allow about 60 days of growing weather, so some planning and preparation is necessary.
Another option, often underutilized, is the use of corn residue. There have been numerous articles written about using corn residue and cornstalks as a fall grazing option. It is good feedstuff for dry livestock through about mid-gestation stage livestock. Nutrient values are highest and best forage utilization is attained when corn residue is used within the first 30 to 60 days after the corn has been harvested.
An acre of corn residue can provide grazing and feed for one animal unit (1000 pounds) for between 45 to 60 days. Use of corn residue can provide additional days for grass growth to stockpile for winter grazing.
Despite these attractions, and despite the fact that we are in a short forage year, many acres — maybe most acres — of corn residue will not be grazed or utilized. The lesson here is to develop grazing systems that give you flexibility to take advantage of short-term forage/feed resources.
The drawback to using corn residue is fence and water. Portable electric fencing combined with solar/battery fence chargers can solve the fencing issue. A water tank on the back of a wagon could be used to meet water needs. If tank capacity limits the number of livestock, grazing, a portion of your livestock on residues is still helpful to stretch other forage supplies.
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Work on building relationships with your corn-growing neighbors who might allow you to take advantage of grazing corn residues in the coming years. Recently I had a conversation with a grazier who was evaluating his pasture growth and looking at some annual forages he had planted. He was trying to figure out how to best utilize his forage resources and wondering how many grazing days he could count on. This needed to be balanced against stored forage supplies.
If there was a deficit of forages, he wanted to be able to purchase more stored feed sooner than later. In the course of our conversation he said, "You know what I really need is some way of measuring these forages and determining how much quantity I have out there."
Yes, exactly! As Bob Hendershot and other grazing gurus have so often stated, you cannot manage what you do not measure. The lesson is whether you use an expensive rising plate meter or a more economical pasture stick, measuring forage growth will help you to plan and prepare.
Life offers the opportunity to learn. As graziers, our job is to learn those lessons that will help us to improve our forage and livestock productivity.
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Edition #: Open Edition
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft, with a two-man crew, that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. The Mosquito was one of the few operational, front-line aircraft to be constructed almost entirely of wood and, as such, was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder". It was also known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews.
Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito was adapted to many other roles during the air war, including: low- to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, maritime strike aircraft, and fast photo-reconnaissance aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a transport.
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I need some help with C++ classes. I can not get my Monthly payments and my Total pay back to print using a class for calculating a mortgage payment. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
I have tried a couple of things, but still can not seem to make it work. Below are the most recent errors I am getting.
Any fixes to my code to get me back on track are appreciated.
/The type of errors
//C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\tan\Ex13_6EX13_06.cpp(104) : error C2248: 'pay' : cannot access private member declared in class 'Payment'
// C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\tan\Ex13_6\EX13_06.cpp(19) : see declaration of 'pay'
//C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\tan\Ex13_6\EX13_06.cpp(106) : error C2248: 'pay' : cannot access private member declared in class 'Payment'
// C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\tan\Ex13_6\EX13_06.cpp(19) : see declaration of 'pay'
//C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\tan\Ex13_6\EX13_06.cpp(106) : error C2297: '*' : illegal, right operand has type 'float (__thiscall Payment::*)(void)'
//Error executing cl.exe.
//EX13_06.obj - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <math.h>
using namespace std;
class Payment
float loan;
float rate;
float years;
float payment;
float term;
float pay;
float tm;
float getLoan(void);
float getRate(void);
float getYears(void);
void setData(float, float, float);
float calcTerm(void);
float calcPayment();
// SetData copies the argument to private members
// loan, rate, years
void Payment::setData(float l, float r, float y)
loan = l;
rate = r;
years = y;
// getLoan returns the value in the private member loan amt.
float Payment::getLoan(void)
return loan;
// getRate returns the value in the private member rate amt.
float Payment::getRate(void)
return rate;
// getYears returns the value in the private member years.
float Payment::getYears(void)
return years;
float Payment::calcPayment()
payment = (loan * rate / 12.0 * term) / (term - 1.0);
return pay;
float Payment::calcTerm()
term = pow((1 + rate / 12.0), 12.0 * years);
return tm;
void main(void)
Payment mortgage;
float mtg_loan;
float mtg_rate;
float mtg_years;
cout << "Loan amount: $";
cin >> mtg_loan;
cout << "Annual Interest Rate (Enter .12 for 12%): ";
cin >> mtg_rate;
cout << "Years of loan: ";
cin >> mtg_years;
mortgage.setData(mtg_loan, mtg_rate, mtg_years);
//cout <<mortgage.getLoan() <<endl;
cout << "Here is your data:\n" << endl << endl;
cout <<"Loan amount: $" <<mortgage.getLoan() <<endl;
cout <<"Annual Interest Rate: " << mortgage.getRate() <<endl;
cout <<"Years of loan: " <<mortgage.getYears() << endl;
//cin >> mortgage.getYears() <<endl;
//what I want to do
//cout << "Monthly payment: $" << payment << endl;
cout << "Monthly payment: $" << mortgage.pay << endl;
//what I want to do
////cout << "Total Pay Back: $" << (payment*years*12) << endl;
cout <<"Total Pay Back: $" << (mortgage.pay*mortgage.getYears*12) <<endl;


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App Review: HellFire by Astraware
by Rob on
January 30, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games
HellFire, released just a few days ago on the 21st of January, is a game that offers the player several types of helicopter missions to complete. As the pilot of either an American or Soviet era helicopter you must complete certain tasks on each mission. For example, on the easier level you must go into enemy territory, defend yourself, destroy enemy gunners, pick up your captured comrades and return to base. Each level complete progresses to another, more difficult level and there are even different types of missions to choose from and the more you play the more missions are unlocked.
HellFire provides the user with a rich, visual view into a 3D battlefield. Front and center is your helicopter, which you control by moving the device (ie: accelerometer) and there are touch-bottons on the screen to control your weapons (fire and weapon select) and a slider to control altitude. There is also a "radar" view or HUD in the top-right corner of the screen which helps you navigate towards your enemy.
At first I found the controls to be overly sensitive but once I turned down the accelerometer sensitivity (via config screen) manouvering the helicopter became much easier. As stated earlier, the scenery and effects are very well done and provides an excellent graphical experience for the player.
At first I really enjoyed HellFire, but it quickly became boring for me and since I stopped playing it I haven't had a desire to go back to playing it. Now, having said that, it's a keeper for my iPhone for the occassional 2 minute mission and to show off its graphics to friends but that's about it for me.
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Noah Kagan was #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com, and is the Chief Sumo (founder) at SumoMe, which offers free tools to help grow website traffic. To keep things extra spicy, he's become a taco connoisseur and created 4 separate products that have generated more than 7 figures.
This podcast conversation is about all of the tools and tricks he uses to do it all.
Noah was my co-teacher in the "Starting a Business" episode of The Tim Ferriss Experiment, which is now the #1 TV season across all of iTunes. In the episode, we help a novice entrepreneur named Cindy to develop and launch her business in a single week. See all the details here, and be sure to watch the bonus hour of behind-the-scenes footage.
But back to the current podcast…
Noah and I cover a ton, including his favorite tools, apps, books, routines, and more. It ranges from apps for preventing distractions, to how he blocks out time every Tuesday for learning, to how he gained 40 pounds of (mostly) muscle in the last six months or so.
If you loved the resource-rich business interviews with Ramit Sethi and Tracy DiNunzio, you'll love this one.
So, here's the interview, chock full of tools, cursing, and sexual innuendo…
You can find the transcript of this episode here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.
If you can't see the above, here are other ways to listen:
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Noah's ad for living in Austin, TX [1:39]
Noah's favorite tools he's using right now [6:26]
Noah's health/fitness routine [13:43]
Noah's mattress and bedding recommendations [17:08]
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What REALLY changed the game for Noah in his writing style [47:59]
Why Noah blocks out 2 hours every Tuesday morning just for learning [58:54]
Noah's tips for adding muscle [1:03:01]
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Applicaton for graduate study in the keyboard area requires a pre-screening process, so applications must be submitted by the Priority deadline of December 1. Pre-screening materials will be submitted online using Acceptd. Please include video or audio recordings of live performance(s) meeting the following requirements:
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Congratulations to Anna of Morsels and Musings who won the January challenge with this delightful Mushroom and Barley Soup. Mushroom lover that I am, I can't wait to try this one.
Holler will be hosting February's edition of No Croutons Required. The theme this month is to make a vegetarian soup or salad featuring potatoes. A recap of the submission guidelines can be found here.
No Croutons Required - The Winner for January
Posted by Lisa Turner on Saturday, January 31, 2009
7 comments:
- Holler said...
I am drooling looking at Anna's soup. It is gorgeous and a joy to a mushroom lover like myself :)
Congratualtions Anna!
- January 31, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- Ricki said...
Congrats to Anna, and what a fabulous looking soup! Sorry I've missed yet another event--once the workload eases, I'm back in and can't wait for the next challenge!
- January 31, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Anna said...
thanks to everyone who voted for me! i'm so chuffed since this is my first ever blog win.
- January 31, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- Soma said...
Congrats Anna. A mushroom lover I am too.
- January 31, 2009 at 11:48 PM
- Curry Leaf said...
Congrats Anna,I too like mushrooms and this combo is very healthy.
- February 1, 2009 at 12:23 AM
- Ivy said...
Congrats to Anne. The soup sounds delicious and barley seems very popular lately. I have to try it soon.
- February 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Alka said...
Congrats Anna ,it do looks so tempting tht i wish i could have some rt here rt now:-)
- February 2, 2009 at 3:56 AM
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It shouldn't take a tragic disaster to convince Americans that the nation's physical infrastructure is vitally important to their well-being.
Yet sadly, the mid-Atlantic region lacked the solid infrastructure it needed — including storm barriers, buried power lines and waterproof train stations. And so now, Hurricane Sandy has killed more than 100 people and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage.
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According to the best-selling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a "black swan" is one of those unfortunate events that you never see coming — until it's too late. Well, by now we should realize that black swans, somewhere, are a regular feature of life. So Americans need to start thinking more seriously about preparing for the inevitable.
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800 people and caused $108 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. Since then, the city of New Orleans has gained the better sea walls it needed. It also rebuilt the Twin Span Bridge from New Orleans to Slidell 20 feet higher, with a 100-year lifespan, and more hurricane-resistant than its predecessor. In short, the city will be a safer place when the next storm hits.
Deadly weather is not the only kind of black swan. Five years ago, the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 and injuring 145. No freakish weather was involved; yet the loss of life and estimated $60 million toll on the Minnesota economy were immense. Today, according to the Department of Transportation, nearly 143,000 bridges are in need of repair or upgrade. So where will the next black swan bridge disaster occur?
In June 2012, a freak thunderstorm known as a "derecho" knocked out power for more than 1 million people in the Washington, D.C., area. The storm was a black swan, but its impact had been completely predictable; D.C.'s power grid was substantially above ground and thus vulnerable to a weather strike.
A hallmark of a successful civilization is its resilience in the face of disaster — and that means planning for those inevitable black swans. Two thousand years ago, the Romans started building sea walls. Ever since, such walls and gates have proved necessary for coastal cities all across Europe. In Japan, some 40 percent of Japan's coastline is protected. Here in the U.S., Providence, R.I. — a city a fraction the size of New York — has been protected by a 3,000-foot storm barrier since 1966.


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Think your prom was stressful? Will I be asked? Will they say yes?
Well, for 83 years, students at Aquin Central Catholic High School in northern Illinois have been drawing names for prom dates. There's no stress of worrying who to ask or if they'll say yes -- it all comes down to the random spin of a bingo dispenser.
Aquin said it's the only school in the country to handle prom this way.
"I think everyone thinks you are telling them a joke," said Bill Pospischil, Aquin teacher and athletic director.
It is no joke. The boys are given random numbers and gather in the library for the big drawing.
A teacher calls out, "No. 10, Mister Arthur Schmidt?"
Arthur walks up to a spinning bingo dispenser.
"You ready?" Mr. Pospischil asks.
The spinning stops, and Arthur chooses an envelope containing the name of his prom date.
"You will be going to prom with Miss Emily Chappell," Pospischil announces as applause erupts. With his date's name in hand, Arthur waits for the fate of his three friends before heading off to the cafeteria to perform for the girls.
After 80 years, the Prom Draw has evolved to include skits the boys put together.
To add to the suspense (and comedy), the girls wear personally designed paper bags over their heads.
Then it's down on one knee for the big moment -- to actually ask the girl if she'll go. But the answer is always yes, as everyone agrees in advance to go with whomever the bingo dispenser picks.
"It takes the pressure off the guy. Then he doesn't have to ask, he just has to draw," said student Jordan Pontius, who's going to prom for the first time.
The nuns at Aquin started the tradition in the late 1920s to help the students socialize through dance.
"I wasn't Fred Astaire, I'll tell you that," said 90-year-old Tony Barcellona, who remembers his Aquin prom like it was yesterday. Tony's class had 20 girls and 10 boys, so Tony took two girls to prom.
"It's not too often that I've asked two girls to go on dance date with me all at once," he said.
Every year, the students vote to keep the tradition going, and over the years, it has guaranteed one unforeseen benefit, according to Pospischil.
"We all know -- at least in our high school career -- we're going to have an opportunity to have at least two dates before we graduate," he said.


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This is Sensei Joseph Alvarez being promoted to 9th degree blackbelt by his certifying federation, The Okinawan Martial Arts Federation, March 27, 2017. -
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Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl promoted Police Officer Stephen L. Clark to the rank of Sergeant in a ceremony held on March 29, 2010 at Dayton's City Hall. Officer Clark graduated from the Dayton Police Academy and became a Police Officer in 1998. Officer Clark has served as a Field Training Officer since 2000, and he is a certified instructor under the Ohio Police Officers Training Academy. Since 2002 Officer Clark has taught new recruits and conducted various in-service training classes on police operations and procedures. He received the department's Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Sergeant Clark was assigned to the First District during his first 12-years of service. He is now assigned to the Third District, Squad Three. -
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It doesn't seem that long ago that the Detroit auto show was just one of many sleepy, regional shows around the country that didn't excite the public or auto manufacturers. The show was focused on dealers moving the tired sheet metal in showrooms, not highlighting what was coming next.But 25 years ago, some dedicated auto dealers, along with my old friend Bob McCurry, who had left Chrysler for greener pastures in California with Toyota, transformed the show into the North American International Auto Show. And it has never been the same. The late Dan Hayes, who was the manager of the Detroit show, wanted to change the entire idea. Dealers Ken Meade, Gordon Stewart, David Fischer and the late Robert Thibodeau Sr. were involved from the beginning. Meade got in touch with McCurry to see whether Toyota would do something splashy. McCurry promised that Toyota would have the world premiere of its new brand, Lexus, in Detroit. Nissan followed with the premiere of its new luxury brand, Infiniti. NAIAS was off and running. That first year, hundreds of Japanese journalists descended on Detroit to see the introduction of the Lexus LS 400 and Infiniti Q45. Hundreds more journalists arrived from Europe to see the new brands that were going to be challenging the reigning stars from Germany. There were plenty of other vehicle introductions that year because other automakers realized the media coverage would be incredible. Twenty-five years later, there are still plenty of new-car introductions. And there are still more journalists in Detroit during press days than at any other car show in North America. The dealers in Detroit added the official tag that gave them the international status up there with Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt. In this ever-changing world, nothing is forever. Some car shows, such as Geneva and Detroit, become fixtures while others quietly fade away. I have fond memories of the auto shows in Turin and London; both are now just a pleasant memory. Tokyo is now being challenged by not one or two but three major shows in China. But the Detroit dealers who had the vision for NAIAS started something that has gotten stronger over a quarter of a century. New cars are the life's blood of the industry, and there is no better place to introduce them than in the Motor City.
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Main Page
From Worms Knowledge Base
(Up to Main Page)
This knowledge base is an attempt to gather and organise information about how the following games work, on the inside, as well as any other useful (or useless) facts about the game. So far, most of this information is about Worms Armageddon, arguably the most successful title in the Worms series.
Information is available for the following games:
|First generation (Worms engine)
|Worms DC
|Released in 1997
|Second generation (Worms 2 engine)
|Worms 2
|Worms Armageddon
|Worms World Party
|Released in 1997
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Worship services at LCC are a time and place to encounter the personal ministry of Jesus Christ. This includes singing and prayer, teaching and preaching from scripture, one-on-one prayer ministry, and an opportunity for the Holy Spirit to express Himself through spiritual gifts. We want to invite you to join us on a Sunday morning to worship the Lord together.
Sunday Morning Service @ 10am
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English Teacher
Would anyone be kind enough to check the following paragraph for me? Thanks!
As time goes by, the food culture has obviously changed. Fast food has replaced eating three meals at home, and McDonald has become indispensable in our life. No matter kids, teenagers or workers, all love the dining in McDonald. At fast food kingdom, the competition is fierce among the fast-food restaurants. Why McDonald be the top in many fast food restaurant, and get "The king of fast food" title? Then I will investigate the factors in McDonald's success.
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On April 15, the American Anthropological Association's association-wide elections and section elections will begin. New to this year, you can view the candidates prior to the opening of the ballot.
Here are the candidates running in the association-wide elections:
AAA Secretary (3-year term)
Rani Alexander and Margaret Buckner
AAA Executive Board (3-year term)
Cultural Seat: A Lynn Bolles and Bill Maurer
Student Seat: Ryan Harrod and Karen G Williams
Undesignated #1: Cheryl Mwaria and Peter Neal Peregrine
Undesignated #4: Kathleen Musante Dewalt and Rayna Rapp
Nominations Committee (3-year term)
Practicing/Professional Seat: Stephen Edward Nash and Sharon M Stratton
Minority Seat: Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Kimberly Eison Simmons
Committee on Ethics (3-year term)
Practicing/Professional Seat: Gregory J Borgstede and Neely Myers
Undesignated #1: Christine Hegel-Cantarella and Christopher T Nelson
Committee on the Gender Equity in Anthropology (3-year term)
Practicing/Professional Seat: Carole McDavid and Sarah Ono
Undesignated #5: Heather Levi and Marcia Ochoa
Committee for Human Rights (3-year term)
Undesignated #2: Robert Lewis Clark and Tricia Redeker-Hepner
Undesignated #3: Eva Friedlander and K Anne Pyburn
Committee on Minority Issues in Anthropology (3-year term)
Undesignated #3: Elizabeth Chin and Jennifer D Heung
Undesignated #4: Flordeliz T Bugarin and Mayanthi L Fernando
Committee on Public Policy (3-year term)
Undesignated #7: Alexander A Bauer and Susan B Hyatt
Labor Relations Committee (3-year term)
Undesignated #1: Catherine Koehler and John R Roby
Undesignated #2: Brian McKenna and Christine J Walley
There are also 38 section elections that will be occurring during this time. To view the complete list of candidates running in the section elections, click here.


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Nationals announce 2013 Patriotic Series & Military branch days
Nationals will offer 3,000 complimentary tickets for service members on Military Appreciation Day
The Washington Nationals today announced the games that will comprise the 2013 Patriotic Series presented by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), during which the team will encourage fans to celebrate the American spirit while enjoying the national pastime at Nationals Park. In addition, the Nationals will launch a special series of games that will pay tribute to each of the five branches of our nation's military throughout the season.
To mark Military Appreciation Day, the first game of the 2013 Patriotic Series, the Nationals will offer 3,000 complimentary tickets for the game on Saturday, April 27 to members of the military (active duty, dependent, reservist or retiree). Up to two tickets may be claimed for each military ID. Additional tickets in a variety of locations will also be available at a 50% discount for members of the military. Complimentary and discounted military tickets can be picked up at the Grand Staircase Box Office near First Base Gate beginning at 10:30 a.m. on April 27. All seating is subject to availability. Complimentary and discounted military tickets will be distributed on a first-come-first served basis, while supplies last.
The Nationals will incorporate a variety of creative gameday elements during each game of the Patriotic Series to pay tribute to those who risk their lives to protect this country. In addition, Nationals players will wear the team's patriotic uniforms featuring the stars and stripes Curly "W" during every game of the series.
Dates that will comprise the 2013 Patriotic Series include:
- Military Appreciation Day - Saturday, April 27 vs. Cincinnati Reds
- Memorial Day - Monday, May 27 vs. Baltimore Orioles
- Independence Day - Thursday, July 4 vs. Milwaukee Brewers
- Heroes Day - Friday, September 13 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
For more information or to purchase tickets for the 2013 Patriotic Series, visit nationals.com/patriotic.
Additionally, the Nationals will honor each of the five service branches with their own patriotic themed-game during the 2013 season. Representatives from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force will participate in pregame ceremonies and special guests from each respective branch will be in attendance.
Military branch days will take place during the following games:
- U.S. Navy - Friday, April 12 vs. Atlanta Braves
- U.S. Marine Corps - Wednesday, May 8 vs. Detroit Tigers
- U.S. Army - Thursday, June 20 vs. Colorado Rockies
- U.S. Coast Guard - Monday, August 5 vs. Atlanta Braves
- U.S. Air Force - Thursday, September 19 vs. Miami Marlins
These efforts will supplement the various patriotic programs already in effect, including the In-Game Military Salute during every home game and the "Me and a Friend" initiative, which offers military children complimentary tickets for themselves and friends to enjoy each Sunday home game. Fans with a military ID can receive a $5 discount at the Nationals Park Box Office for every game. Discounted tickets for members of the military may also be purchased in advance at most Washington-area Morale, Welfare and Recreation Offices.


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Well, and out of touch, too.
That screen shot, to the "far right" (pun intended)? Those are tweets that were fired off last night by Bob Koss – who bills himself as, and this is a quote: "Free thinking conservative. Proud staffer at the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus." Koss is a Legislative Assistant for Joe Gimse.
The target of Koss' tirade? Republican State Representative John Kriesel, an Iraq War Veteran. Rep. Kriesel's offense, to "earn" comments such as "RINO" & "Piece of (stuff)" & "SOB" & "shameless self promoter"?
Kriesel had the audacity to speak his mind on the floor of the House of Representatives and then allow that speech to be included in a television ad advocating a "No" vote on the marriage restriction constitutional amendment.
Predictably, the media picked up on Koss' WAY out of line attack; KSTP TV reported on it this morning – "Twitter War Breaks Out Between Rep. Kriesel, Staffer Koss" – and City Pages not only wrote about it; they have screen shots of the entire exchange.
This so-called "twitter war" is simply the latest example of an out of control Republican Senate Caucus.
And where are the Republican Senators? Senate Majority "Leader" Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, is in Rochester trying to save his political skin. Asistant Majority "Leader" David Hann, R-Eden Prairie (the alleged co-chair of the Republican Senate Re-Election effort) is, well, who knows where? He's been ducking the press ever since Fox9 TV ran a story: "What Does Hann Do For A Living?".
As far as I can tell, it's understandable the Senate Republican Caucus' Communications "Director" – Steve Sviggum – couldn't jump into the fray and stop Koss, a caucus staffer, from committing poltical hari kari on twitter last night – because as far as I can tell, Sviggum – the Communications "Director" – isn't even ON twitter.
It's an insult to clown cars to call the scandal plagued Senate Republican Caucus a "clown car."
Hopefully next Wednesday, they WILL be called "the MINORITY Republican Senate Caucus."
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Over the next few days, we'll take a look at each position on the Jets roster and take a look ahead at what the Jets might expect and might need to address this coming offseason. Up next, the Offensive Line.
Coming Off The Books
RG Brandon Moore -- Moore is the longest tenured Jet on the offense. He's also one of the top Guards in the league. He's also 32 years old. Overall he's been an excellent player for the Jets but he's struggled at the start of the last two seasons with his run blocking. For the Jets, they love Moore, but might not be able to afford to keep him based on their cap concerns. This contract will likely be the last one where he can get above a veteran minimum from someone in the league and I could easily see him as a likely landing spot in Saint Louis since he'd already be familiar with Schotty's system and current starter Shelley Smith isn't as good as Moore. Moore's play is starting to get more shaky, but could still have 2-3 years of good play left in him. I don't think he'll be back but the best way to try and keep him would be to attempt to sign Moore with a contract that is advantageous to the Jets in 2013, but gives Moore his due in 2014 right before his play starts to fall off.
LG Matt Slauson -- And here's where things start to get dicey for the Jets. They have two potential losses on the offensive line staring them in the face. Conventional wisdom is that lines can keep a good continuity if they replace one player, but tend to suffer more when there's multiple changes to the line in a year when not immediately for the better ... 2008 comes to mind when Faneca and Woody came as an obvious exception to the rule. Brick ranked 7th among all tackles and now Howard in his first year as a starter after being thrown in at the end of camp ranked 31st among all tackles (so top half of the league's starters) according to PFF. Mangold is locked but if the Jets had to choose one Guard to make a concerted effort at keeping, you'd have to imagine that the Jets would to do whatever they could to keep Slauson since he'll be the cheaper of the two and the team is cap strapped. Still, Slauson is nowhere nears as good at run blocking as Moore is and so the Jets will have to make some tough decisions. Keep lines of communication open, attempt to sign Moore first and then talk to Slauson as a secondary option.
On The Books
LT D'Brickashaw Ferguson -- Brick had another solid year and played very well for the Jets, despite the team being in a down year. With Austin Howard not needing anywhere near as much help as Hunter did in 2011, Brick was able to play back to his normal levels -- a top 10 Tackle in the league based on his pass blocking skill. Maintain level of productivity.
C Nick Mangold -- One of the league's best run-blocking centers, Mangold is a special talent and the Jets are fortunate to have a Center play at his level for the last seven years. Maintain level of productivity.
RT Austin Howard -- Howard was a player that many fans wanted to take on a larger role all along based on the rave reviews he drew from the Eagles faithful who saw him play in years past. Howard was a victim of the circumstance in Philly and the Jets have benefited greatly from it. The Jets need as many pieces like him in 2013 that are relatively inexpensive to keep for cap reasons, but have major impact on the team. To have Howard locked up at minimum level money on a pricey offensive line is a godsend. Focus him in offseason on his agility for his pass blocking and pencil him in as 2013 starter at RT.
OL Vlad Ducasse -- No one wants to hear what I have to say, but with two Guards about to hit free agency and the Jets strapped for cash, there's only one scenario where I don't see Ducasse starting in 2013: the Jets draft a Guard early in the 2013 draft. The Jets won't be able to afford to get a competent starter via free agency, and they were giving reps to Ducasse all season long behind Slauson.
OL Caleb Schlauderaff -- Mike Tannenbaum might have said his name more than anyone else in his last year and his fate might be the same as that of Tannenbaum solely for that reason. The Jets staff seems to see something in Slaud that we've not been able to see on the field much because of his spot on the roster. Maybe it's there but potentially three systems (and three OL coaches?) in three years might not be the best thing for him. We're sure that the GM will get eyes on his tape and footage and make a call on him. He might be a backup for the interior players this year, but whoever comes in might have some other roleplayer in mind. Unknown.
OL Dennis Landolt -- Landolt is a guy that the Jets have had on and off their roster since 2011. The Jets must see something in him, but not enough yet to overly worry about protecting him as he was on and off the roster, and practice squad much of 2012. With the roster turning over at the top, this is likely a make or break spring for Landolt with the Jets.
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