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International trade and globalization have led to significant changes in competitive behavior in commodity markets, financial markets and labor markets. This development has been accompanied by an ongoing change of global communications among the players in these markets.
Whoever strives to act, to make decisions and to lead in organizations that are becoming more and more globally oriented, must not only possess sound professional expertise, but also be able to communicate successfully in a global environment.
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In the tri-national program of International Business Management knowledge of topics in business and economics, as well as intercultural competence are imparted. The program is therefore conceived as a cross-border study program. The partner universities in this endeavor are the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Lörrach - DHBW (Germany), the Université de Haute Alsace – UHA in Colmar (France) and the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz – FHNW in Basel (Switzerland). The study program conveys the capabilities and the qualifications necessary to perform successfully in a European or broader international context. Thus, the partner universities foster the intercultural competence of students through joint work and study beyond borders.
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Graduates of International Business Management (Tri-national) have a decisive advantage. They are able to work in globally-oriented enterprises and organizations, as well as on an internationally diverse team. In addition to excellent language skills in German, English and French, students acquire both professional and methodical competence in Business Administration. Furthermore, they have the opportunity to gain intercultural competence and other soft skills that are indispensable for professional success. Upon graduation they are capable of assuming a leadership function in an international company. They either take on positions of responsibility in their various enterprises or even become entrepreneurs themselves, founding their own companies. In addition, some students choose to work as free-lance consultants.
The study program, International Business Management (Tri-national), is a member of the German-French University (DFU). It is their goal to strengthen the collaboration between German and French universities. One of the primary tasks of the German-French University is to initiate, coordinate and finance study programs among German and French universities. Students from Tri-national IBM profit in particular from a mobility allowance. This is financial support that students are eligible for during their respective phases abroad. This is another reason to make a decision for studying in the International Business Management (Tri-national) program.

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Redistricting of the state's congressional seats led to retirement announcements by two Southern California GOP stalwarts. Republicans will miss them. There's a good chance Democrats will as well, because even though they may not yet appreciate the fact, Elton Gallegly and David Dreier are moderates (especially by today's standards) who have focused on sound policy more often than ideology.
Dreier served in what formerly was the 26th District, covering foothill cities from La Cañada Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga, and north to the rim of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains. That district has now been moved west to cover Ventura County, except for most of Simi Valley and a thin coastal strip extending north from Ventura — and in the move it put Gallegly into the same district as Republican colleague Buck McKeon. Opting against a GOP version of the Howard Berman-Brad Sherman combat that is playing out for Democrats a few miles west, Gallegly decided, like Dreier, to step down. That left Ventura County voters to choose in the June primary among several Democrats, a Republican and an intriguing candidate, Linda Parks, who had spent time in each party and told voters that as an independent she was the perfect fit for a fiscally conservative but environmentally progressive county.
Voters opted instead for the tried and true and set up a November showdown between Democratic Assemblywoman Julia Brownley and Republican state Sen. Tony Strickland. Brownley is by far the better choice for Ventura County.
ENDORSEMENTS: The Times' recommendations for Nov. 6
Brownley has been sharply focused on the quality of education and schools from the time she served on the Santa Monica-Malibu school district board. In the Assembly, she has pushed for measures to reexamine the funding formulas for K-12 schools, to promote environmental protection and to advance renewable energy.
On social and economic policies, centrists in the district who have been comfortable with Gallegly or Dreier will find Strickland far more inflexible — and not in a good way. He's a leader in California of Grover Norquist's no-tax pledge movement and sometimes veers more toward "tea party" economic policy than traditional Republican fiscal responsibility. He calls for decreasing taxes while at the same time demanding greater defense spending. Brownley has worked hard to make decent healthcare more accessible to Californians and supports marriage rights for same-sex couples; Strickland takes the party line against "Obamacare" and gay marriage. Brownley supports investment in infrastructure and technology; Strickland wants deep cuts.
Ventura County is split pretty much down the middle between Democrats and Republicans, with a fairly large and increasing number of independent voters, making the 26th one of the few truly swing districts in California's congressional delegation. Partisans from each side probably made up their minds months ago, but moderates who were comfortable with the real-world pragmatism of Gallegly and Dreier and are looking for someone in the same mold won't find him in the ideologically rigid Strickland.
The Times endorses Brownley in the 26th Congressional District.


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If you can believe it, a double amputation is only the beginning for American Horror Story: Asylum's resident nymphomaniac Shelley.
Briarcliff Manor's most provocative inmate found herself in the clutches of the dastardly Dr. Arden (James Cromwell), whose mysterious experiments were shown in all their glory this week. In order to make sure Shelley (Chloe Sevigny) would never escape, Arden amputated both of her legs. And apparently, he has much more in store for his latest charge.
"It gets much scarier," Sevigny told reporters Thursday. "Her disadvantage is only increased. She becomes more and more helpless. It's very tragic actually."
Get Committed: What the heck was that on American Horror Story: Asylum?
With the rest of the asylum assuming Shelley was among those inmates who escaped — in truth, Pepper is MIA and the Mexican is dead — Arden will have plenty of time to play with his food, so to speak. "That's only the beginning of what happens to Shelley," she says. "He transforms her into something else. You see her transform into something not so pleasant. There's four hours of prosthetic makeup." Whether that means Shelley will become one of the Raspers that roam the woods outside Briarcliff, Sevigny would only tease, "She might be going in that direction."
The makeup will enable Shelley to appear helpless, but that's also exactly how Sevigny feels on set while strapped down to the table. She often needs help eating and drinking between takes. "The prosthetic pieces that they put on made it impossible to straighten my legs," she says. "I had to be wheeled around in a wheelchair... that was probably the most challenging part, feeling helpless in that way."
Despite promising to go back for Shelley, Grace (Lizzie Brochere), Kit (Evan Peters) and Lana (Sarah Paulson) won't initially go in search for her. "I think their whole concern is really with themselves and escaping," Sevigny says, noting that someone will eventually look into her disappearance. "You'll be more surprised with who it is," she said.
Sevigny says this turn of events will hopefully change the audience's perception of her character. "I think she's pretty pissed off," she says. "She's pretty helpless. At the beginning, you're not so much rooting for her. ... Then you see her trying to help Evan's character try to escape and you realize she's pretty selfless in that regard. After she gets in the clutches of the evil doctor, you're more rooting for her and hoping she can escape or find a way out."
Get Committed: Who is Bloody Face on American Horror Story: Asylum?
But it sounds like Shelley is not long for this world, considering Sevigny admitted she had already wrapped shooting before the season closed. "They might have me come back for something else, I'm not sure," she said, adding that she wanted to do more during the second season. "I wish my part was bigger. That was my first response, but then I let go of my ego and accepted what happens to me and find the joy in that."
With many characters already on the chopping block, it seems Asylum may follow in the footsteps of the first season with many of the main characters ending up dead by season's end. But Sevigny says viewers might be surprised by the fates of those who have apparently already died, including Teresa (Jenna Dewan-Tatum), Leo (Adam Levine) and possibly Wendy (Clea Duvall). "I think it's so different from last season," Sevigny says. "I don't think it really compares with the ghost story. They might be somewhere else. They might be revealed later in the season as something else." Ruh-roh.
American Horror Story airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on FX. What did you think of the latest twist?


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Air passengers have been evacuated after reports of a 'suspicious package' being found at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Officers were called to the airport at around 8.10pm today (Saturday) to reports of the package.
The airport is now closed and police at the scene have put a cordon in place.
West Yorkshire Police said all passengers have been evacuated safely and the package is now being examined.
A spokesperson said: "At 8.09pm today police were called to a report of a suspicious package at Leeds Bradford Airport.
"A cordon has been put in place and the airport closed whilst the package is examined.
"Further information will be issued in due course."
At around 11pm, the airport said on its official Twitter account: "LBA terminal has been evacuated due to a security alert - more info to follow.
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The phrase "chemical reaction" conjures up images of explosions, bubbling gases, flames, and smoke. So many chemical reactions have visible results because energy is being transferred from one form to another—the realm of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics provides rules for predicting the progress of a reaction and for harnessing the energy released. It is key to solving pressing engineering problems, such as making the next generation of cleaner, and more efficient, automobile engines.


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Two American rivals both produced utility coupes in the 1970s. One was the Chevy El Camino, what was the other?
A utility coupe produced by Ford from 1957 to 1979, the Ranchero was actually adapted from a station wagon design. Over 500,000 Rancheros were sold in the 22 years it was produced, many in the 1970s.


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About the Brecon Beacons National Park
- Uncover the past by visiting our standing stones
- Be inspired by our winter landscapes
- Stride along mountain trails with fabulous views
- Discover lively waterfalls
With mountains and moorland, standing stones and castles, lively waterfalls and vibrant communities, the Brecon Beacons National Park has masses to offer residents and visitors. We have a long and colourful history and a rich and varied mythology and culture.
Our National Park is around 42 miles wide. In total, it covers approximately 520 square miles of South and Mid Wales, just west of Herefordshire, and includes parts of Powys, Carmarthenshire, Monmouthshire, Rhondda and Merthyr Tydfil. It gets its name from the Central Beacons, which dominate the skyline south of Brecon. They rise to 886 metres at Pen y Fan, the highest peak in southern Britain.
Some of the traditions which helped and shape our landscapes and our everyday lives have faded with time; others continue today.
Our night skies are remarkable. They've earned us recognition as an International Dark Sky Reserve. Our industrial heritage is magnificent: Blaenavon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And our rocks tell their own story. They're so unique that a large part of our National Park has been designated a European and Global Geopark.
What makes the Brecon Beacons National Park a special place to visit?
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A short history of the Brecon Beacons National Park
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Geology of the Brecon Beacons National Park
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Traditions of the Brecon Beacons
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Making Meaning in Literature:
A Video Library, Grades 6-8
Individual Clip Descriptions
1. Introducing the Envisionment-Building Classroom
2. Building a Literary Community
3. Asking Questions
4. Facilitating Discussion
5. Seminar Discussion
6. Dramatic Tableaux
7. Readers as Individuals
8. The Teachers Role in a Literary Community
9. Whole Group Discussions
This Video Clip
"Literary reactions in a whole-group setting are important because students get a chance to gauge the opinions of their peers. They get to see how their thinking rates with everyone else. It also puts them in a position where sometimes they have to defend what they're thinking."
Dorothy Franklin, Teacher
DeWitt Clinton Elementary School
Chicago, Illinois
"Literary reactions in a whole-group setting are important because students get a chance to gauge the opinions of their peers. They get to see how their thinking rates with everyone else. It also puts them in a position where sometimes they have to defend what they're thinking."
Dorothy Franklin, Teacher
DeWitt Clinton Elementary School
Chicago, Illinois
Students in Dorothy Franklin's urban Chicago classroom participate in a quarter-long study of Black History, spanning slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern events. In order to meet the needs of the diverse student population, including newly proficient ESOL students, special education students, and students reading at or above grade level, Ms. Franklin uses a variety of instructional approaches, including independent reading of books and small book group and whole-class seminar discussions.
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this lesson, students participate in the second part of a
seminar discussion focusing on the short story "Passing" by
Langston Hughes. In part one of the seminar, students discussed
the short story "Guests in the Promised Land" by Kristin Hunter.
This lesson preceded the one you will see in this video clip.
Both stories deal with Black oppression and lend themselves
to a natural pairing. In preparation for discussion, students
independently respond to questions in writing before the seminar,
so that they can thoughtfully offer their opinions and provide
supporting evidence. Ms. Franklin encourages students to express
their unique perspectives, to respectfully disagree with her
and classmates, and to explore possibilities that they may
have not considered on their own. In response to the seminar
experience, students are asked to compare and contrast the
actions and motives of the protagonists in the two stories.
Ms. Franklin hopes to provide students with an opportunity
to examine how two different Black characters responded to
their circumstances of oppression. The students in the seminar
model many of the hallmarks of a classroom community focused
on literature: their ideas are at the center of the classroom;
questions are viewed as central to the literary experience;
it is assumed by both the teacher and the students that they
will build on the understandings they came to class with;
it is assumed that multiple interpretations are both expected
and helpful.
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BOSCH Serie 2 DWP64BC50B Chimney Cooker Hood - Stainless Steel
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- Recirculation (carbon filter sold separately)
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- Max airflow rate: 360 m³/h
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Able to both extract and recirculate air, it can be installed in either a traditional kitchen or an island cooking space. With three simple push buttons to select the fan speed, it's easy for everyone in the family to control.
Even at the highest speed, the Bosch DWP64BC50B Cooker Hood stays relatively quiet. So, you're able to focus on creating delicious dishes. And with mounted LED lights, you'll be able to see every pot and pan on the hob without using lots of energy.
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Care Volunteer Projects in Fiji
- Placement locations:Nadi and Lautoka
- Types of care projects: Kindergartens and special needs schools
- Age: 0 – 16
- Number of people cared for: Varied
- Role: Volunteers work on achieving the goals set out in the Care Management Plan, including running educational games and group activities, providing emotional support and helping improve the quality of life for those living with disabilities
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The Fijian islands in the South Pacific are home to a courteous, sincere people with ancient traditions, however Fiji is becoming increasingly urbanised and as more people move from the villages to the urban centres levels of deprivation have increased.
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Volunteers with specific qualifications and experience are welcome but you do not need to have either to join us as a Care volunteer. All we ask is that you bring with you energy, passion and commitment.
Voluntary Work with Kindergartens and Special Needs Children
Our Care placements in Fiji are based in and around Nadi and Lautoka, on the west coast of Viti Levu. Most volunteers work at kindergartens and centres for children with special needs.
At the kindergartens, the class sizes are large, so it's extremely difficult for the local staff to give each child as much attention as they need. Volunteers working here will be able to provide a helping hand, looking after and caring for the children. It is also the perfect opportunity to put any skills and interests you have to use, whether it is arts and crafts, or teaching games and songs to the children - your suggestions will always be well received. By showing initiative and enthusiasm the options available are endless.
Projects Abroad also works with centres for children with special needs. Here volunteers can provide the children with the extra care and attention they need. These projects are challenging yet extremely rewarding. There is a great need for people who have experience or qualifications in this field, in particular speech therapy or special needs education. Most importantly they welcome any volunteers who have patience and a strong desire to help wherever necessary.
You can read more detailed information about the aims of the project in our Fiji Care Management Plan.
We also offer care placements in more traditional Fijian villages. Please see the Community Village Project page for more information on village care options.
Volunteers normally live with a host family within walking distance or a short bus ride from their project.
Volunteering abroad on a Care Project in Fiji
In order to offer extra support to care volunteers, the Projects Abroad team in Fiji organise weekly workshops. The workshops will provide you with a valuable insight into the care system in Fiji and the background of the placement where you're working. You will also receive suggestions regarding activities to carry out at your care placement and useful cultural information, from local ideas about discipline to sessions about language and Fijian traditions.
Whether you are helping older children with school homework or playing a game or reading a story to the younger ones, you will be an essential part of their development. Please let our local staff know about any particular interests and skills you may have when you apply. We have a number of partners who also welcome help with more administrative tasks, such as website design, marketing, research and grant writing, so whatever your skills are, they are sure to be put to good use.
The majority of care centres and kindergartens in Fiji have a holiday from the beginning of December to the end of January. Volunteers working during this period will continue working at the Projects Abroad holiday schools which are run in or around Nadi. Projects Abroad volunteers are solely responsible for planning and running all the lessons and it's a great opportunity to use your imagination and come up with educational lessons, games and arts and crafts.
You can join a Care project in Fiji for two or three weeks if you don't have time to join us for four weeks or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for short term volunteering for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain a valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone volunteering for a longer period.


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The October Unprocessed challenge officially kicks off today (more on this at the bottom of the post) and I'm starting it off with a big batch of home cooked pinto beans. Later I'll add them to soups or chili, stuff them into toasted campfire burritos, or fold them into a soft egg scramble for a breakfast tortilla wrap. And that is just the beginning of the bean goodness.
Allow me to reiterate my love of Julie Van Rosendaal's most excellent cookbook, Spilling the Beans: Cooking and Baking with Beans and Grains Everyday. I thought I used beans fairly creatively, but Julie has literally written the book on the topic and thus broadened my bean horizons.
If you usually tend to open a can of beans, I want to walk you really quickly through how I cook mine from dried. I think once you try it, you'll be converted. Not only is it more affordable (especially if you buy organic canned beans), but you can control the amount of added salt and, well, like most homemade versions of pantry staples, the taste is far superior to anything that comes in a can.
A simple guide to cooking dried beans
It really comes down to covering beans in water and simmering them until they are tender, that's it. But here are a few pointers.
To soak or not to soak
You don't have to soak your beans in advance, however, a 6-8 hour presoak does lessen the cooking time, if you're the organized type.
A quick presoak which also works well, is to put them in cold water; bring them gently to a boil and then with the saucepan off the heat, allow them to sit in the water for 1 to 2 hours. Then drain off the water, add fresh cool water to cover by one inch and begin cooking.
Cooked to perfection
Place the beans in a large, thick-bottomed pan and add enough cool water to cover them by an inch. Add any flavor enhancers (see below) if using, and bring to a boil. TIP: DO NOT salt the water, as this can cause the beans to toughen.
Skim off any scum that comes to the surface, and lower the heat to a simmer. Continue to cook uncovered until the beans are tender and add more water when needed to keep the beans covered.
When cooking beans, always keep them at a simmer. Boiling can cause the cooking liquid to evaporate too quickly, as well as cause the beans to break apart and the skins to separate.
Cooking times and yields
Cooking times will very with quality, amount and freshness of the beans; it can take from 1-2 hours. I say beans are done when they can be easily mashed between two fingers or with a fork.
As a general rule, 1 cup dried beans will yield 3 cups cooked. I tend to cook in bigger batches, say 3 cups of dried beans, and freeze the extras in 2-cup portions.
The flavor enhancers
By adding certain aromatics to your beans while they cook, you can significantly boost their flavor and get a head start on a tasty bean broth.
Bacon, bacon, bacon. If you're not aiming to cook vegetarian, try adding a rasher or 1-inch cube off of your slab bacon for a lovely smoky flavor. Garlic is great too, as are a few slices of jalapeno.
If the beans are intended for a Mexican-style dish, I'll add a bundle of well-washed cilantro stems, tied with kitchen twine. It looks like a horrid drowned rat by the end of the cooking time, but the mild flavor it brings is unsurpassed.
A pinch or two of fresh ground cumin is especially good with black beans; bay leaf, rosemary or thyme can all go in too.
Get creative and have fun cooking beans!
October Unprocessed begins…today!
In case you're just tuning in for October Unprocessed, here's the quick-start guide: Over 4000 people have pledged to consume no processed foods in October, and you can too. What is processed, unprocessed and how does it all work? Andrew from Eating Rules, an OU mastermind, has created the Official October Unprocessed Guide and it is available as a free PDF download, so go get it!
Last year we had a goal to complete one week of eating unprocessed in our home in October, and this year we are committed for the whole month. We have emptied our refrigerator of processed ingredients such as cheese, sour cream, sliced meats, and commercial condiments in preparation…
…and have fully stocked it with ingredients to helps us thrive in October. Organic maple syrup, bacon, duck fat, butter, our own eggs, and lots of local fruits and vegetables.
The pantry and freezer are ready to help roll out the unprocessed meals as well. If you are taking the challenge, let's connect! I've dedicated a Pinterest board to October Unprocessed in my Kitchen and will be regularly Instagramming our eats as aimeebourque. Don't forget to follow the #unprocessed hashtag on Twitter.
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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 93: Can Pizza Be Diet Food?
Why do I ask this question? Because over the course of the last few weeks, Adam and I have been hitting pizzerias all over the country for a March Madness-like tournament of pizza we are writing up for Rachael Ray Magazine and posting about on Slice.
While Adam has been to Seattle (twice), Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix in the last three weeks, I have been to two pizzerias in Atlanta, five in Chicago, four in Philadelphia, one in New Haven, and half a dozen in New York City. You will be reading more about our adventures in the coming weeks, but suffice to say that it has been a lot of fun.
The last time I embarked on such an ambitious pizza regimen I was doing the primary research for Pizza: A Slice of Heaven. In that case I have estimated that I ate a thousand slices of pizza in the course of a year. The key difference? Back then I weighed 265 pounds; back then I just blythly accepted the fact that I routinely overate, because that was who I was. Back then I guess you could say that I was willing to do die for my art, or my craft, or whatever one-word descriptor I could come up with to succinctly depict what I did back then.
But then is then, and now, four years and thousands of slices later, is now. I'm intent on staying around for a long time, no matter what I do for a living, I and I have lost almost fifty pounds in an effort to do so. So how does one eat a lot of pizza and face the scale music every Friday?
I don't know for sure, but I am trying out various strategies and tactics in an effort to stave off gaining too much weight.
Thinner comes with me on every flight and train ride that involves an overnight stay. Silly, I know, but he helps. I weighed myself in Chicago, Atlanta, and Oxford—no matter how much pizza I ate the evening before, no matter how ugly the number was going to be.
Give most of the leftover pizza to other serious eaters. In Philadelphia my friends Fay Stanford and Craig LaBan ended up with a lot of pizza just so I wouldn't. The same thing happened in Chicago with Daniel Zemans, Nick Kindelsperger, and Blake Royer (all Serious Eats contributors) and in Atlanta with my friends David Lewis, Danica Kumbol, and John Kessler.
I paced myself, and I tried to know when to say when. Chicago was tough, because we did eat at five pizzerias in five hours. But I lucked out, because we happened to hit my favorite of the night first, so it was a little easier not to overeat at the next four stops.
The Weigh-In
So we are about to see if employing the above-mentioned tactics and strategies worked. My interim weigh-ins have been reasonably encouraging but inconclusive, but you know what, there's one more tactic I haven't mentioned that might be the most effective one of all: getting on the scale and posting my weight every Friday, like I'm about to do.
Facing all of you, sharing this diet adventure with serious eaters everywhere, not being afraid to post my weight for all the world to see, has helped immeasurably. Because whether I lose a pound or two or three or gain a similar amount while eating pizza or biscuits or fried chicken (hazardous duties all), you all have stayed encouraging and supportive. And that means an awful lot.
Most of all it's helped me stick with the serious diet. And I say that no matter what Thinner is going to say right now: 217. Same as last week, and 48 pounds less than I weighed when I finished Slice of Heaven.
Not bad, not bad at all after quite a few pizza-filled weeks. Many, many thanks, serious eaters.
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Governorships: Where are women?
After a banner year in 2012 for women getting elected to Congress, the number of female members of the House and Senate stands at an all-time high.
When it comes to the nation's governors, it's a much bleaker picture for women.
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A mere five out of 50 are female: Republicans Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Jan Brewer of Arizona, Susana Martinez of New Mexico and Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, and Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire.
( PHOTOS: Female senators in the 113th Congress)
"I do think that the challenges of running for a chief executive position … are significant," Hassan, who is in Washington this weekend for a National Governors Association meeting, told POLITICO.
Some experts attribute the disparity to age-old hurdles that women face reaching the top rungs of the workplace: the difficulty juggling career and family, and the higher bar women have to clear to be seen as competent executives.
But advocates for women in politics say it's past time for the ranks of female governors to grow. They'll have a chance to make headway next year, when a large number of governor's seats will be up for grabs.
(Battered GOP govs change tune ahead of 2014)
"The fact that we only have five women in governorships reveals the true state of play for women in electoral politics in this country," said Sam Bennett, president of She Should Run, an organization that encourages and supports female candidates. "Women have to overcome barriers men never even have to think about."
The most female governors who have ever been in office at once is nine, in both 2004 and 2007. By comparison, Congress now has 98 female members: 20 in the Senate and 78 in the House, both historic highs. Sixteen of the 20 women senators are Democrats, whereas four of the five current female governors are Republicans.
EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock pointed out that the number of female Democratic governors was diminished when North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue chose not to run again, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire was term-limited, and President Obama tapped Janet Napolitano and Kathleen Sebelius for his cabinet.
"It's an interesting dilemma: President Obama took two of our best [female] governors and made them cabinet secretaries," she said.
Despite the dearth of female state executives now, the numbers are a lot higher than they used to be. And given the strides women have made in politics, it's surprising that the first woman elected as governor of a state in her own right (as opposed to replacing her husband) was less than 40 years ago.
Ella Grasso, who was elected governor of Connecticut in 1975, is one of only 35 female governors ever – compared with more than 2,000 male governors throughout the nation's history. Just 23 of the 35 were elected in their own right; the others took over after their husbands were unable to serve or, like Brewer, came into the position through constitutional succession.


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I spend a fair bit of time on my computer; a small proportion of it on this blog project; reading, writing and researching; a larger proportion "working" on a whole lot of other projects.
But over the last few weeks, intermittently, at least daily but sometimes more frequently, switching windows and the like causes the monitor display to jump and then blank out and freeze, meaning I have to switch off the PC and give it ten minutes rest before it comes good again.
So far I have tried to fix this by
. switching monitors. No luck.
. changing the screen resolution and the colour quality. No luck.
. changing the hardware acceleration to "none". That's where I am now, but I don't hold up much hope. I am sitting here typing away scared to change windows and waiting for the crash!!!
OK the PC is nearly five years old, I bought it in early 2003, but it fully meets my needs. Except for the need to stay calm.
And my good lady is frustrated too - she is currently researching genealogical websites and using word to summarise her findings - and is even more black and white about these random computer events than I am.
Ah but who cares. No silly computer can determine how I feel.
Happy days
It is nearly five years since I retired. Happy days indeed!


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Scott recovers to keep heat on Haas
Bill Haas claimed the clubhouse lead in the 78th US Masters as the shortest hole at Augusta National had a major impact on two players attempting to enter the record books.
Haas, whose father Jay was third here in 1995, carded an opening 68 to finish four under par, one shot ahead of defending champion Adam Scott, with Masters rookies Kevin Stadler, Jonas Blixt and Jimmy Walker among a six-strong group on two under.
Scott had been four under par after a flawless opening 11 holes, with one of his birdies coming on the par-four 10th where he sealed victory on the second hole of a play-off with Angel Cabrera last year.
But the Australian - aiming to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods in winning back-to-back titles - then dumped his tee shot on the 12th into Rae's Creek in front of the green to run up a double-bogey five, before three-putting from long range for par on the 13th and 15th.
"I was very happy with the way I played today tee to green," said Scott, whose 69 matched his lowest opening round at the Masters from last year and 2010. "It was really how you hope to come out and play at any major, and especially the Masters. I was really solid.
"I hit the one poor shot on 12, which obviously cost me a couple of shots, but very pleased to get off to a good start and there's no doubt winning the Masters last year had me a little more comfortable on the first tee than I've ever been in the past, because I didn't have the legs shaking and nerves jangling for six or seven holes like usual, so that was enjoyable for me today."
Three groups ahead of Scott, 50-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez was also four under after 10 holes in his bid to become the oldest winner of any major championship, Julius Boros being 48 years, four months and 18 days when he won the US PGA Championship in 1968.
However, the Spaniard then dropped a shot on the 11th and also found water off the tee on the 155-yard 12th to card a double bogey on his way to a 71.
Pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy safely found the 12th green in regulation but three-putted for a bogey and did the same on the 18th to also card a 71.
"It was a good day at the office, anything in red figures was a good effort out there," McIlroy said. "When I saw the pin positions this morning I thought they didn't want people to get too many under par.
"They've got the greens very fast already, by Sunday they are going to be pretty dicey. Going out tomorrow afternoon I would not mind if they were a little gentler."
Haas had never broken 70 before in 16 previous rounds at Augusta but recovered from a bogey on the first with six birdies, including from five feet on the 18th after also dropping a shot on the 17th.
"I knew about that stat before the round so to shoot in the 60s feels great," Haas said. "There is a lot of golf left but I'm ecstatic with today."
Playing alongside Scott, England's Matt Fitzpatrick got off to a nightmare start with a double-bogey six, the US Amateur champion driving into trees and then pitching over the green with his third shot.
However, the 19-year-old from Sheffield hit back with a birdie on the second and remained one over par until bogeys on the 13th, 14th and 17th meant an opening 76.
"I think he played really well," Scott said of Fitzpatrick. "Obviously it was a nervous start and I stood there and thought, 'That's what I looked like many times playing the first hole at the Masters.
"But he did hole a great putt for double bogey and that's exactly what I said to him. I said, "Great putt, get going now." And he calmed down and he birdied the next and he played fine."
Fitzpatrick added: "I felt like I played all right. I played well for nine after the first hole but the back nine just trickled away a little bit. Just trying too hard, a few loose shots and it cost me, really.
"When the starter said you will be marking Adam's card I got a little bit excited, but Adam's a great guy and a fantastic player."
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Friday Illustrations: iPhone art, Mao, & mo'
- In case you've somehow missed coverage elsewhere: Jorge Colombo drew this week's New Yorker cover using an iPhone while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square. His site features more of his work.
- What the hell, exactly, is going on with this Spanish kids' game and its morbid illustrations? [Via]
- Elliot Weaver makes illustrations from spam subject lines. [Via]
- Ian Wright has made an awesome Mao mosaic using silk-covered buttons.
- I really likes me some shark-mouth illustrations, and this custom USS Enterprise from House Industries answers the mail.
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Donuts ... mhmmm. @pirates have created a bacon-cheddar burger with glazed donuts for buns: atmlb.com/14S0RHm twitter.com/Cut4/status/32…— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 5, 2013
Have you ever heard married couples say that when they saw their spouse for the first time, they knew they were going to get married? They just knew something was different. Knew they were in love. Well, that's how I feel right now. One look at this masterpiece and I know I need it in my life. I need to hold it. Feel it. Enjoy it. Let's break it down.
Obviously, the hottest food item in the game right now is bacon. No doubt about it. If I see something with bacon on it, I get it. If you put bacon on a burger it makes it roughly 250% better. Now, I'm not positive, but that looks like a fried egg in there too. Holy cow. The above percentage applies in terms of adding things to burgers. So right now we're at about 500% better than a plain burger. Put all of that between two halves of a donut and you've got a certified winner. I'm calling it a BaDoBur. That's bacon-donut-burger. Pretty clever, I know. I just thought of it.
P.S. Only thing I'd change is the colors of the sprinkles. I'd make them red and white. I'm not naïve; I know nothing is perfect. Everybody* has their flaws. It just takes a special person to change them. Let me be that person, BaDoBur*. Let me be that person.
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The First-Year Experience in London
Each fall, 36 students from Skidmore's incoming first-year class will have the opportunity to spend their first semester of college in London, one of the world's great cities. In addition to allowing students to enjoy the historical and cultural riches of England's capital, the First-Year Experience in London enables them to begin working toward their Skidmore degrees; helps prepare them for Skidmore's academic challenges and opportunities; and builds strong connections and friendships among the participants.
Students will study under the guidance of two Skidmore Faculty Coordinators who will oversee the academic program, serve as advisors and mentors for the students, and organize a variety of group cultural excursions and activities. The Faculty Coordinators will each teach a required Scribner Seminar. These courses have been specifically designed for the program and take full advantage of London's resources. Students will take additional classes at the IES Abroad London Center. All courses are considered Skidmore courses; grades will appear on the Skidmore transcript and will count toward the Skidmore GPA. A number of courses may also count toward core-curriculum requirements. At the conclusion of the program, students will join their classmates in Saratoga Springs for the spring semester.
Why the FYE in London?
- Receive academic credit that counts toward your Skidmore degree.
- Enjoy the historical and cultural riches of London under the guidance of Skidmore faculty members.
- Gain maturity and independence
- Make lifelong friends.
"The class excursions reinforced the academic experience by allowing us to physically see and interact with much of the course material."
- Trevor Cloen, Class of 2018, studied on the London FYE program in fall 2014
"The best aspect of my abroad experience would have to be the easy and affordable access to traveling between countries in Europe. I was able to visit various countries while knowing that if something happened, IES (or Skidmore) would know exactly where I was and made the necessary steps to ensure my safety."
- Ricardo Rios, Class of 2018, studied on the London FYE program in fall 2014
"The best part of the London FYE program was the relatively small group of kids that I was with during the program. With such a small group it was easy to make friends and connect to other kids. Equally, I'd say, was the opportunity and freedom to be in London, explore the city as well as explore the rest of Europe. The city offered so many different things to do and places to go and it was convenient for other travel."
- Hannah Wilson, Class of 2018, studied on the London FYE program in fall 2014
Why London?
The River Thames meandering through the city center; the trendy West End with Soho, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square; the cultural melting pot of the East End; and the world-famous theaters—all combine to form today's London. Students can explore artistic treasures at the National and Tate galleries, visit the resting place of the royals at Westminster Abbey, watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, or pick through antiques at Portobello Market. It's easy to see why London attracts visitors from around the world. It's also easy to see why so many students find this to be a fantastic study abroad destination.
How do I apply to be a London FYE student?
For information on how to apply to the London FYE program, please visit the London FYE Admissions webpage.
Questions regarding the London FYE program details, orientation or arrival day should be directed to Kendra Nelson, London FYE Program Manager in Skidmore's Off-Campus Study & Exchanges, at email@example.com or +1-518-580-5355
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On a sunny July day in 2018, Alexis Stern was sitting behind the wheel of the red Ford Fusion her parents had given her the previous year when she'd learned to drive. Robbie Olsen, the boy she'd recently started dating, was in the passenger seat. They were in the kind of high spirits unique to teenagers on summer vacation with nothing much to do and nowhere in particular to go. They were about to take a drive, maybe get some food, when Stern's phone buzzed. It was the police. An officer with the local department told her to come down to the station immediately. She had no idea what the cops might want with her. "I was like, am I going to get arrested?" she said.
Stern had graduated from high school the month before, in Big Lake, Minnesota, a former resort town turned exurb, forty miles northwest of the Twin Cities. So far she had spent the summer visiting family, hanging out with her new boyfriend, and writing what she describes as "action-packed and brutal sci-fi fantasy fiction." At sixteen, she'd self-published her first novel, Inner Monster, about a secret agent named Justin Redfield whose mind has been invaded by a malevolent alter ego that puts the lives of his loved ones at risk. "It isn't until his inner demon returns that he realizes how much trouble he really is in," the synopsis reads. "Facing issues with his girlfriend and attempting to gain control of his dark side, the tension intensifies. Being the best agent comes at a price, a price of kidnapping, torture and even death."
I had been in Domoni—an ancient, ramshackle trading town on the volcanic island of Anjouan—for only a few summer days in 2018 when Onzardine Attoumane, a local English teacher, offered to show me around the medina. Already I had gotten lost several times trying to navigate the dozens of narrow, seemingly indistinguishable alleyways that zigzagged around the old town's crumbling, lava-rock homes. But Onzardine had grown up in Domoni and was intimately familiar with its contours.
Stocky in build, with small, deep-set eyes and neatly trimmed stubble, Onzardine led me through the backstreets, our route flanked by ferns and weeds sprouting from cracks in the walls and marked by occasional piles of rubble. After a few minutes, we emerged onto a sunlit cliff offering views of the mustard-colored hills that surround the town, dotted with mango, palm, and breadfruit trees. We clambered down a trail, past scrawny goats foraging through piles of discarded plastic bottles, broken flip-flops, and corroded aluminum cans, toward a ledge where a dozen young men were waiting for the fishing boats to return to shore, gazing blankly out across the sea.
This is what I feared, that she would speak about the news . . . about how her father always said that the news exists so it can disappear, this is the point of news, whatever story, wherever it is happening. We depend on the news to disappear . . .
—Don DeLillo, "Hammer and Sickle"
What a story. What a fucking story.
—Dean Baquet, on the election of Donald Trump
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What is the news? That which is new. But everything is new: a flower blooms; a man hugs his daughter, not for the first time, but for the first time this time . . . That which is important and new. Important in what sense? In being consequential. And this has been measured? What? The relationship between what is covered in the news and what is consequential. Not measured. Why? Its consequence is ensured. Ensured. . . ? It's in the news. But then who makes it news? Editors. Editors dictate consequence? Not entirely. Not entirely? It matters what people read and watch—you can't bore them. Then boredom decides? Boredom and a sense of what's important. But what is important? What's in the news.
On the evening of May 8, just after eight o'clock, Kate Valk stepped onstage and faced the audience. The little playhouse was packed with hardcore fans, theater people and artists, but Kate was performing, most of all, for one person, hidden among them, a small, fine-boned, black-clad woman, her blond-gray hair up in a clip, who smiled, laughed, and nodded along with every word, swaying to the music and mirroring the emotions of the performers while whispering into the ear of the tall, bearded fellow who sat beside her madly scribbling notes. The woman was Elizabeth LeCompte—known to all as Liz—the director of the Wooster Group, watching the first open performance of the company's new piece, Since I Can Remember.
It had been a tense day, full of opening-night drama. Gareth Hobbs, who would be playing a leading role, had been sick in bed for days with a 103-degree fever, and he'd only arrived at the theater, still shaky, at three-thirty that afternoon. During the final closed rehearsal, performer Suzzy Roche fell on her elbow, then felt faint and had to lie prone while her colleagues fanned her and fetched ice. At one point, Erin Mullin, the stage manager as well as a performer, shouted: "We have one hour left, and we're on page eight of fifty!" Not to mention that the piece still had no ending.
In the spring of 2018, Tequila Johnson, an African-American administrator at Tennessee State University, led a mass voter-registration drive organized by a coalition of activist groups called the Tennessee Black Voter Project. Turnout in Tennessee regularly ranks near the bottom among U.S. states, just ahead of Texas. At the time, only 65 percent of the state's voting-age population was registered to vote, the shortfall largely among black and low-income citizens. "The African-American community has been shut out of the process, and voter suppression has really widened that gap," Johnson told me. "I felt I had to do something."
The drive generated ninety thousand applications. Though large numbers of the forms were promptly rejected by election officials, allegedly because they were incomplete or contained errors, turnout surged in that year's elections, especially in the areas around Memphis and Nashville, two of the cities specifically targeted by the registration drive. Progressive candidates and causes achieved notable successes, capturing the mayor's office in heavily populated Shelby County as well as several seats on the county commission. In Nashville, a local measure was passed introducing a police-accountability board.
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A recent earthquake in Chile was found to have shifted the city of Concepción ten feet to the west, shortened Earth's days by 1.26 microseconds, and shifted the planet's axis by nearly three inches.
The Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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At Ivanwald, men learn to be leaders by loving their leaders. "They're so busy loving us," a brother once explained to me, "but who's loving them?" We were. The brothers each paid $400 per month for room and board, but we were also the caretakers of The Cedars, cleaning its gutters, mowing its lawns, whacking weeds and blowing leaves and sanding. And we were called to serve on Tuesday mornings, when The Cedars hosted a regular prayer breakfast typically presided over by Ed Meese, the former attorney general. Each week the breakfast brought together a rotating group of ambassadors, businessmen, and American politicians. Three of Ivanwald's brothers also attended, wearing crisp shirts starched just for the occasion; one would sit at the table while the other two poured coffee.
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The governor on Thursday plans to sign into law a bipartisan bill removing any legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in Texas public schools.
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Chevrolet released its Super Bowl ads featuring the Volt with some intergalactic visitors and the Sonic with insects.
In the Volt ad, despite the owner's best efforts to explain the concept of a gas/electric hybrid, the aliens are distracted and take an interest in the owner's wife when she comes out of the house.
For the Sonic ad, titled "Joy," for once bugs on the grille of a car isn't a bad thing.
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When Namitha posted her mango pannacotta recipe I gave it a go and we all liked it . I made this again couple more times when we had friends for dinner and could impess them too , it's so easy to make and tastes good too.
When I saw almond pudding in Ente pachakashala ,that too attracted me a lot, so I tried that too ,even though it came out good,we didn't like the strong flavour of almond extract. I m sure it's just our taste buds,most of you won't have any problem with the flavour ,anyway since I had bit more of almond powder left I decided to make the pudding again with vanilla essence,but then for a change I decided to fuse both the recipes and it didn't let me down !!
Milk - 1 cup (250 ml )
Double cream - 1 cup (250 ml)
Almond powder - 30 gm
Milk - 4-5 tbs
Gelatin - 1 packet
water - 3 tbs
Vanilla extract -1 tsp
Sugar - 1/ 2 cup ( according to your sweetness)
Make a paste of almond powder with 4-5 tbs of milk and keep it aside. In another bowl soak gelatin in few tbs of water.
In a saucepan add milk, cream and sugar and when it is about to boil add almond mixture and gelatin. Stir continously until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add vanila extract and switch off the flame.Pour the mixture to pudding bowls and when it comes to room temperature decorate with almond flakes and chill it in the refrigerartor for 3-4 hrs or until its completely set.
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FULLERTON, Calif. – Behind Robby Nesovic's 6 2/3 inning gem and a stellar team defensive game, the Gauchos handed No. 4 Cal State Fullerton their first loss in conference play on Sunday afternoon in a 2-0 decision, snapping a 10 game winning streak for the home team in the process.
It was UCSB's first win at Goodwin Field since 2007 and the first time this season that the Titans have been shut out.
With the sweep-avoiding win, the Gauchos improved to 18-16 on the season with a 4-5 record in Big West action. The Titans dropped to 31-5, 8-1 on the year.
UCSB's offense was able to get on board for the first time in the second inning. Nesovic struck out on an 0-2 pitch to lead off the inning, but was able to reach first as the third strike evaded catcher Chad Wallach and reached the backstop. First baseman Tyler Kuresa then stepped to the plate and launched a ball that appeared to clear the right field fence -- the umpires originally signaled for a home run, but then ruled it a double after convening – to put runners on second and third with no outs.
An RBI groundout from Luke Swenson then made the score 1-0. The Gauchos pressured to put more runs on the board, but the inning came to an abrupt end when Kuresa was thrown out at home after attempting to advance on a passed ball.
The Gauchos would then strike for another run in the fifth, as Kuresa would score on a bases-loaded double play ball after UCSB put the first three runners of the inning on.
That two run lead would be all the Gauchos pitching staff needed as Nesovic led the way to UCSB's second shutout of the season. The freshman righty delivered the strongest start of his young career, allowing just four hits and pitching into the seventh inning while striking out a pair. He would end up rewarded with his first collegiate win, pushing his record to 1-1.
As neat as his final line looked, Nesovic actually had to pitch out of trouble a number of times, as the Titans were able to get a runner on in each of the first seven innings and eight of nine overall.
He got Carlos Lopez to fly out to center to escape a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning, and then was the benefactor of a strong defensive day from UCSB, including a pair of double plays and a play of the year candidate from freshman third baseman Ryan Clark, who made a headlong dive to his right on a sharply hit ground ball, then quickly rose to his feet to throw out batter Matt Chapman at first to end the inning and save at least one run.
Sophomore lefty Greg Mahle entered the game with two outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the seventh inning, then proceeded to have one of the finest relief outings by a Gaucho this season, allowing no hits over 2 1/3 innings en route to his second save of the season.
After getting Cal State Fullerton center fielder Michael Lorenzen to pop up to end the threat in the seventh, Mahle went 1-2-3 in the eighth, and then allowed just one walk in the ninth before getting Lopez to ground out to first to end the game.
Woody Woodward, Swenson, and Joey Epperson added singles for the Gauchos, who tallied just four hits on the day.
This upcoming week, the Gauchos will travel south to take on the University of San Diego Toreros on Tuesday before returning home to host Long Beach State over the weekend. First pitch on Tuesday is set for 6:00 p.m.
Before the game, UCSB Athletics and the Gaucho Fund will host a "Gaucho Huddle," welcoming UCSB fans to come together and cheer on the Gauchos.
The event will consist of a pre-game reception, held on the USD campus at Fowler Park. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., the reception will include food, beverages, and the chance to meet other UCSB diehards.
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A 20-year-old man cut off his penis early Wednesday in Fremont with an X-Acto knife, police said.
Officers were called to a home on the 4300 block of Mowry Avenue about 2 a.m. by the man's brother, said police Detective Bill Veteran.
The victim was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Veteran said. The reason for his action is unknown.
Officers recovered the organ. The man, whose name was withheld, was hospitalized in hopes that doctors could reattach it, Veteran said.
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CLEVELAND -- It's easy to see why Cleveland manager Terry Francona likes what he sees from his team these days.
Thanks to stellar pitching and pushing across an unearned run, the Indians won for the eighth time in nine games with a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Zach McAllister and two relievers combined on a shutout while Cleveland took advantage of two errors on one play, which led to Yan Gomes' sacrifice fly in the fifth that scored the game's only run.
"When you pitch you have a chance to win the game," Francona said. "We didn't do a whole lot offensively. We had a sac fly and you hear the music playing."
Francona made his remarks in an interview room a few feet from the Indians' clubhouse where music blared from a stereo system, leading to the manager's only minor criticism of the night.
"I'm not sure I like the words to that song that's playing," he joked.
Other than that, it was another good night for the Indians, who are two games over .500 for the first time since winning the first two games of the season. McAllister, Rich Hill and Chris Perez limited the highest-scoring offense in the majors to six hits and did not allow a runner to reach second base.
McAllister (3-3) struck out four and walked one in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander was pulled after John Jaso's two-out single in the eighth. Hill then retired pinch-hitter Luke Montz to end the inning and Perez pitched the ninth for his fourth save.
McAllister, who came into the season with a 6-9 career record, has allowed three earned runs or less in all six starts.
"He ran the game," Francona said. "He's learning so fast. When you tell him something, even in passing, he takes it into the game. The game's not speeding up at all. He's executing pitches."
Tommy Milone (3-4), who lost a career-worst fourth straight start, was done in by shoddy defense and no run support. The Indians managed only five hits, but errors by first baseman Brandon Moss and second baseman Eric Sogard on the same play led to the only run.
The Athletics have scored a total of five runs during Milone's losing streak after putting up 28 in his first three outings. The left-hander struck out five and walked none in seven innings.
Oakland, which is already playing without Coco Crisp and Chris Young, could be missing right fielder Josh Reddick for an indefinite period. Reddick missed Tuesday's game with a sore right wrist and said afterward he might require a trip to the disabled list. He's in a 3-for-27 slump and batting .152.
McAllister was the recipient of seven home runs in his last start, a 14-2 win over Philadelphia. The right-hander didn't have that luxury this time.
"Everyone wants to have a lot of run support, but you're going to have games like this when the pitcher has to pick up the hitters," he said.
Yoenis Cespedes singled with one out in the ninth, but was thrown out trying to steal second by Gomes. Moss struck out on a 3-2 pitch to end the game.
"It was a laser," Perez said of Gomes' throw. "It was right on the bag, right on the money."
Oakland manager Bob Melvin had no problems with the steal attempt.
"You've got to try it," he said. "Cespedes had to take that chance. If I didn't want him to go, I'd have put a red light on him."
The unusual fifth inning started when Carlos Santana's ground ball glanced off Moss' glove and rolled to Sogard, whose throw to Milone covering first was wild. The ball skipped past Oakland's dugout and rolled behind home plate. Santana ended up at second and Moss and Sogard were charged with errors.
"As a first baseman, when a ball is hit to your right, your instincts tell you to go for it," Melvin said. "Now, Brandon also has got to know his limitations, but that's a play you're going to try and make. Then, Sogey tries to make a throw to Milone and that didn't turn out too good."
NOTES: OF Michael Bourn (lacerated right index finger) played his first rehab game at Triple-A Columbus, going 1-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base Tuesday. ... OF Michael Brantley, who started 28 of the first 29 games, wasn't in the lineup against Milone. Drew Stubbs batted leadoff for the third time this season and Mike Aviles started in left field. Brantley entered the game defensively in the ninth. ... Francona said a scan of RHP Vinnie Pestano's sore elbow came back clean. Pestano was placed on the disabled list Monday, retroactive to May 1. ... OF Ezequiel Carrera, designated for assignment Sunday, cleared waivers and was sent outright to Columbus. ... Athletics RHP Jarrod Parker (sore neck) will throw Wednesday and a decision will then be made on whether he makes his next start. He was pulled after allowing four home runs in five innings Monday because of the injury. ... LHP Brett Anderson (sprained right ankle) will join the team in Cleveland and throw a bullpen session Wednesday. ... RHP A.J. Griffin (3-2) takes on RHP Justin Masterson (4-2) in the third game of the series Wednesday.


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Everyone has problems.
For some people fighting over the remote is a problem because if they lose they don't get to watch their favourite TV show. Others have more basic problems around food, water and shelter.
Sometimes our problems can be overwhelming – to the point that they consume a large part of our lives. Sometimes they can go on for years without a break.
It's understandable that in such trying circumstances these problems become almost a part of our identity. They're so much a part of our daily lives that we live and breathe them. They slowly consume us to the point that one day they define us. And when we reach that ponit we're in a very sad place indeed.
Don't let your problems define you.
Let your response to your problems define you, yes most certainly. That's a wonderful way to define yourself. Rise above the problem. Meet it head on and triumph.
It might take years. It might take lifetimes. But if you can keep your cool and perservere then you've more than won. You've achieved what the problem was trying to teach you in the first place.
You see nothing ever happens without a reason. There is always a reason for why we have to go through every single one of life's experiences. Whether that is an experience we enjoy, or one we don't, there's always something to learn. Experiences are life's way of helping us.
Don't let a person, a thing, or any amount of money make you miserable. Don't allow your problems to overcome you, they can only do that if you allow them to.
Plenty of ordinary people get through extraordinarily difficult circumstances all the time. You can do that too.
You can rise above the problems you're facing.
Nothing is ever put in front of you that you aren't able to handle – despite all appearances to the contrary.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used heart drug digoxin is associated with an increased risk of death in people with the common heart rhythm disorder know as atrial fibrillation, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,000 patients with atrial fibrillation and found that digoxin was associated with a 41 percent increased risk of death from all causes, a 35 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes, and a 61 percent increased risk of death from problems with the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat.
The findings mean that among patients with atrial fibrillation who take taking digoxin -- compared to those not taking digoxin -- one additional patient out of six will die from any cause over five years, one additional patient out of eight will die from cardiovascular causes, and one additional patient out of 16 will die from arrhythmias, the study authors said.
The study, led by Samy Claude Elayi, an associate professor of medicine at the Gill Heart Institute at the University of Kentucky, was published online Nov. 28 in the European Heart Journal.
Digoxin is found naturally in the foxglove plant, from which it is extracted. The drug helps the heart beat more strongly and with a more regular rhythm and is commonly used in both atrial fibrillation patients and heart failure patients. However, while the use of digoxin has been widely studied in heart failure patients, there's been a lack of data about its use in patients with the irregular heartbeat, according to the study authors.
They said their findings call into the question the widespread use of digoxin in atrial fibrillation patients.
"These findings mean that physicians should try to control a patient's heart rate by using alternatives as a first line, such as beta-blockers or calcium blockers; if digoxin is used, use a low dose with careful clinical follow-up, evaluate potential drug interactions when starting new medications, and monitor digoxin levels," the authors said "Patients should be aware of potential toxicity and see their physicians immediately in specific clinical situations, for instance if they experience palpitations or syncope (fainting), as those may precede arrhythmic death," they added.
The mechanism by which digoxin increased the risk of death in atrial fibrillation patients is unclear. And while the study noted an association between digoxin use and increased death risk in these patients, it could not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
"Deaths from classic cardiovascular causes, whether due to arrhythmia or not, can partly but not entirely explain [the relationship]," Elayi and his colleagues wrote. "This suggests there must be some additional mechanism that remains to be identified."
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By John NIchols, www.thenation.com
March 12th, 2014
When the prairie populists of the North Dakota Non-Partisan League swept to power a century ago, with their promise to take on the plutocrats, one of the first orders of business was the establishment of state-run bank.
They did just that. And in just a few years the Bank of North Dakota will celebrate a 100th anniversary of assuring safe stewardship of state funds, providing loans at affordable rates and steering revenues toward the support of public projects.
After the 2008 financial meltdown, and the failure of Congress to regulate "too-big-to-fail" banks, activists and progressive legislators across the country began to explore the idea of replicating—or even expanding upon—the North Dakota model in other states.
But would the voters go for that?
Vermonters for a New Economy decided to test the idea.
This year, the group urged citizens to petition to place the public-banking question on the agendas of town meetings across the state—distributing information outlining a proposal to turn the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) into a state bank. Under the plan, the group explained, "the State of Vermont would deposit its revenues into the state bank. The bank would use these funds in ways that would create economic sustainability in Vermont by partnering with community banks to make loans and engaging in other activities that would leverage state funds to promote economic well-being in the state. The interest from these loans would be returned to the bank instead of out of state interests and would be available for further investment in the local economy or could be transferred to the state general fund. The bank would not invest in the risky financial instruments that the megabanks seem to love. The bank's activities would be open and available for public inspection."
Last week, at least twenty Vermont town meetings took up the issue and voted "yes."
In many cases, the votes were overwhelming.
Vermont is not the only state where public banking proposals are in play. But the town meeting endorsements are likely to provide a boost for a legislative proposal to provide the VEDA with the powers of a bank.
The bill would create a "10 Percent for Vermont" program that would "deposit 10 percent of Vermont's unrestricted revenues in the VEDA bank and allow VEDA to leverage this money, in the same way that private banks do now, to fund…unfunded capital needs" outlined in a recent study by the University of Vermont's Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. The legislation would also develop programs, often in conjunction with community banks, "to create loans which would help create economic opportunities for Vermonters."
Among the most outspoken advocates for the public-banking initiative is Vermont State Senator Anthony Pollina, a veteran Vermont Progressive Party activist and former gubernatorial candidate, who argues that it "doesn't make any sense for us to be sending Vermont's hard-earned tax dollars to some bank on Wall Street which couldn't care less about Vermont or Vermonters when we could keep that money here in the state of Vermont where we would have control over it and therefore more of it would be invested here in the state."


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