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I thought I would have a harder time following the 80/10/10 Diet for the week, however it really wasn't difficult for me at all. That being said, I did not follow Dr. Graham's diet 100% since I did allow myself to eat fat-free cocoa powder, cinnamon, corn, yams and sweet potatoes.
My big take-away from the diet trial was that my body really thrived without grains. Prior to this 80/10/10 Diet trial I had been experiencing some intestinal bloating and discomfort for a while and I have to say that I had NONE during the 80/10/10 trial. I have to conclude that my body does not like grains.
I recently became quite attached to my stevia packets and decaf coffee and was looking forward to the trial to see if I could curtail those cravings. I am happy to report that the diet trial accomplished just that. While I have had coffee since then, It is now down to about once a week as a treat and my stevia consumption is way down as well. While I do not think there is anything wrong with stevia per se, I don't think it is good to have too much of a good thing either.
An observation I made during the trial was that my athletic performance did increase. While I tend to be pretty strong and adept at pilates plus, there are a few moves that have proven to be difficult for me and at the end of the 80/10/10 week I was able to do some of those moves…I was shocked! I also went on a run (something I haven't done for months) on day 7 of the diet trial, and it was easy…so easy that I went twice as far as I originally planned on going.
As for the numbers, at the end of the week I was down 2.5 pounds (something I wasn't trying to achieve) and also down 1% body fat.
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The pregnant teen dies after doctors delay her chemotherapy
Doctors say the treatment would violate the country's abortion ban
She finally started treatment after a 20-day delay
"They have killed me, I'm dead, dead. I'm nothing," her mother says
The mother of a pregnant leukemia patient who died after her chemotherapy was delayed over anti- abortion laws is accusing doctors of not putting her daughter's health first.
The 16-year-old's plight attracted worldwide attention after she had to wait for chemotherapy because of an abortion ban in the Dominican Republic.
Doctors were hesitant to give her chemotherapy because such treatment could terminate the pregnancy – a violation of the Dominican Constitution, which bans abortion. Some 20 days after she was admitted to the hospital, she finally started receiving treatment.
She died Friday, a hospital official said.
At the time the treatment started, Rosa Hernandez, the girl's mother, said she tried to convince doctors and the Dominican government to make an exception so that her daughter's life could be saved.
"My daughter's life is first. I know that (abortion) is a sin and that it goes against the law … but my daughter's health is first," Hernandez said.
The teen died from complications of the disease, said Dr. Antonio Cabrera, the legal representative for the hospital.
"They have killed me, I'm dead, dead. I'm nothing," her mother said. " She was the reason for my existence. I no longer live. Rosa has died. Let the world know that Rosa is dead."
The patient was 13 weeks pregnant.
Her body rejected a blood transfusion and did not respond to the chemotherapy, and her condition worsened overnight, Cabrera said.
She then suffered a miscarriage early Friday, followed by cardiac arrest, and doctors were unable to revive her.
Representatives from the Dominican Ministry of Health, the Dominican Medical College, the hospital and the girl's family had talked for several days before deciding to go forward with the chemotherapy.
The case sparked renewed debate over abortion in the Dominican Republic, with some lawmakers calling on officials to reconsider the abortion ban.
According to Article 37 of the Dominican Constitution, "the right to life is inviolable from the moment of conception and until death." Dominican courts have interpreted this as a strict mandate against abortion. Article 37, passed in 2009, also abolished the death penalty.

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Tonight the world was informed that osama bin laden had finally met his fate at the hands of a small U.S. force comprised of CIA operatives and Seal Team 6. His body is currently in U.S. custody, and I would imagine that when everything is said and done, the remains will be obliterated to ensure no one will ever be able to use his burial as a shrine of some sort. The only thing that will be left of him will be the knowledge that he can no longer hurt anyone ever again.
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Had some thunderstorms move through the area this afternoon so I set up my camera to do a little timelapse experiment...
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Just a quick shot from inside our barn...I took a break when this shot was taken:
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It's been an adventure getting everything set up to get this house, but we closed last week, and moved in over the weekend. Our house is about 2300 sq. feet, sitting on 5 acres of property south of Amarillo. I can't even begin to express how good it feels getting into a home after living in an apartment for the last 5 years.
This is a panorama from the north side of the house:
That was what my mortgage lender told me this afternoon as I was talking to him on the way home from work. So, within the next few days, we close on our house that we've been working to get for the last couple of months...a 2300 sq. foot house on five acres just south of Amarillo. I'm so stoked.


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Upper Falls Old Man Cave Hocking Hills OH
Upper Falls Old Man Cave Hocking Hills OH
Frozen Fog clinging on to Trees in Woods
Frozen Fog clinging on to Trees in Woods
Sunset over farm in Indiana
Midwest Sunset over a farm's silos in Indiana
Wheat Bales scatterd in the Field of a Small Midwestern Farm
Wheat Bales scatterd in the Field of a Small Midwestern Farm
Typical Indiana farmhouse
Typical Indiana farmhouse sits on a hill overlooking a wheat field almost ready for harvest
Three Silos
Three silos in a field of partially harvested soy beans.
American Heartland Series- Midwestern Farm
American Heartland Series- Midwestern Farm
Old barn in a soybean field
Old barn in a soybean field late summer early fall almost ready for harvest
Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm Country
One of the many country roads in Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm county
Charm, Ohio
Soaking up the Rays
An fog and dew are fighting to remain against the rising sun as the trees soak in the morning light.
Tractor Silhouette
American Heatland Series-Tractor Silhouette at Sunset
Farm with Frozen Fog
Winter Frozen fog clinging to trees on a small midwestern farm with farm house
Surrounded in Snow
A white sky and snow covered reservior create this effect on ths lakeside park of evergreen trees
Kokomo reservior at sunset
Kokomo resevior at sunset
Mid-America Sunset
Autumn sunset in the Midwest with the Clouds Meeting the Earth
Seiberling Mansion
Autumn at the Seiberling Mansion in Kokomo, Indiana
DH Day Farm
DH Day Farm at Sleep Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Lone tree in the snow at sunset
Loan tree in Winter with snow on the ground with at sunset
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There are different types and classifications of life jackets. You should know about these to best determine what you need for your type of boating. For example, a vest suitable for riding about on a PWC might be very inadequate for use on an offshore vessel which should have Type 1 life jackets. And having a proper life jacket aboard may not help at all in many circumstances if you don't have it on. Fortunately, inflatable life jackets are not only approved for many uses but are more comfortable and convenient and thus more likely to be worn. For a discussion of the types see the relevant section of a BoatUS Foundation Findings Report. As of summer 2012 the Coast Guard and other authorities are considering making some changes to the standards in the future, so stay tuned.
A significant difference between inflatable PFDs and inherently buoyant vests, such as those filled with foam, is that they are more comfortable and less cumbersome to wear. They are lightweight and tend to be much cooler in hot weather. Less cumbersome can contribute to increase safety in that the PFD is less likely to interfere with things that you have to do on a boat, when you're wearing it. Also, people are more likely to wear it.
However, inflatables are not necessarily for everyone. They are not recommended for children. Also, they are more expensive and require maintenance. Inflatables contain a CO2 cartridge that inflates the vest. Manual/automatic models can be inflated manually with a ripcord, and also inflate automatically upon contact with water. Manual only models require the wearer to pull a ripcord to activate inflation. This cartridge must be properly installed and replaced with a new one after the vest has been inflated and periodically as a matter of maintenance. It is required that indicators show whether the CO2 cartridge is properly installed and ready for use.
Inflatable PFDs should include an extra CO2 cylinder and cap in an inside pocket. This lets you rearm it immediately if you accidently inflate the vest. The included kit may rearm it as a manual model, meaning it can be reinflated only by pulling the ripcord. This is intended for emergency use. We also recommend having a complete rearming kit onboard for each inflatable, which will allow you to rearm it completely as a manual/automatic. Most vests have been designed to make rearming simpler, and include detailed written and illustrated rearming instructions. Your inflatable should also contain an oral inflation tube so a MOB can maintain buoyancy for an extended period of time by blowing into the inflatable, if necessary.
It is extremely important to thoroughly understand the manual for your inflatable and to carefully follow all maintenance and replacement instructions.
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety conducted a three-year study that involved 520 volunteer boaters using eight different models on the market from 1990-93. The majority of boaters using the devices in all types of boating and waterways said they liked the wearability of inflatables and would choose one in an emergency over a traditional life jacket. Participants overwhelmingly liked inflatables because they were more comfortable.
In May 2011 the BoatUS Foundation conducted a study on life jackets in general, including inflatables.


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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
For a band on the verge of supposed retirement, UK metal gods JUDAS PRIEST certainly have a lot on their plate to appease fans across the globe. For starters, the newly Chosen Few compilation and Singles Cuts box set have collectors frothing at the mouth. And the five-piece are causing a frenzy amongst tour-goers wondering if this will indeed be the final Epitaph? And of course with new guitarist Richie Faulkner in the ranks, the Priest are firing with all cylinders again. Guitarist Glenn Tipton - who has duelled on-stage with K.K. Downing for nearly forty years before his exit earlier this year - is in fine spirits and rises over any drama in a calm, cool and most certainly collected manner. The revered guitarist spoke to BraveWords.com on the phone from a warm and sunny Reno, Nevada this week, just prior to yet another farewell (?) show. A chat with one of the metal gods can be read here.


text: The U.S. National Security Agency is now suggesting government departments and businesses buy smartphones secured using virtualization, a technology it currently requires only on tablets and laptopsThe change comes about with the arrival of the first virtualization-based smartphone security system on the U.S. Commercial Solutions for Classified list.CSFC is a program developed by the NSA to help U.S. government agencies and the businesses that serve them to quickly build layered secure systems from approved components.An\u00a0HTC A9 smartphone security-hardened by Cog Systems\u00a0using its D4 virtualization platform is now on that list, alongside devices without virtualization from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and BlackBerry.In the modified A9, communications functions are secured by running them in separate virtual machines on the D4 virtualization platform.It's the first smartphone on the CSFC list to use virtualization, which the NSA has only required on more powerful devices such as tablets and laptops until now."If virtualization technology was commonly available in the smartphone, we could leverage it for some solutions. To date, the devices that have been considered did not offer that technology," the NSA's technical guidance reads.Cog Systems' position on the list isn't definitive yet: It's still seeking certification for the D4\/A9 combination against the National Information Assurance Partnership's mobile platform and IPSec VPN Client protection profiles. Vendors typically have six months to obtain the certification in order to remain on the list. For now, D4's validation is ongoing at Gossamer Security Solutions' Common Criteria Testing Laboratory.Vendors don't seek certification lightly, according to Carl Nerup, chief marketing officer at Cog Systems. "It's a very expensive process," he said, between US$500,000 and $700,000 for each new model.Somehow, though, Cog Systems is eating the additional cost of certification: The price for its security-hardened A9 is the same as HTC's list price for an unmodified phone, said Nerup. "We have multiple groups within the U.S. Department of Defense that have procured the device," he added.A commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smartphone like the modified A9 isn't only of interest to government customers, though, Cog Systems CEO Dan Potts pointed out. "In the oil and gas industry, they want to buy COTS. They want it to be at a competitive price, but with a greater concern for security."Once certification for the modified A9 is in the bag, Potts is looking forward to seeking certification for D4 virtualization on other smartphones. The first time around takes time because there is a lot of preparatory work to do, but much of that work will also apply to other smartphones. Potts expects certification of D4 on other hardware to go more quickly.Eric Klein, director for mobile software and enterprise mobility at analyst firm VDC Research, has had his eye on Cog Systems since meeting the company at Mobile World Congress.He sees the broadest opportunity for Cog Systems in the enterprise market -- and expects that its approach to endpoint security could even take some business away from enterprise mobility management vendors.Let us know about this change on our Facebook page.


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The summer festival season is about to begin starting with the Blues, Brews and BBQ happening Memorial Day weekend in Beaver Creek. Enjoy live music and BBQ from around the country! Beaver Creek is also kicking off its summer culinary demonstration series the same weekend.
Free Events Schedule:
12:00 – 6:00pm: Brews and BBQ on the plaza
12:00 – 4:00pm: Kids activities
12:00pm, 1:30pm, & 3:00pm: Culinary Demonstrations
Free Entertainment Schedule:
Saturday, May 28
12:00pm – 2:00pm Tommy Thomas & the Working Man's Band
2:30pm – 4:00pm Seth Walker
4:30pm – 6:00pm Eric Lindell
Sunday, May 29
12:00pm – 2:00pm Seth Walker
2:30pm – 4:00pm Tommy Thomas & the Working Man's Band
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Facebook Fans Share Their Plans For Retirement
How are you preparing for retirement? If you're already retired, what kind of changes have you had to make? Do you think you'll ever be able to afford to retire?
When we asked our Facebook fans how they were preparing for retirement, we were surprised by the 790 responses the question received. Responses varied from well-thought-out plans and financial strategies to feelings of despair and hopelessness. Some said they were moving to Belize or Canada to retire, while others said they never expected to retire. Here is a sampling of responses:
Lynn Wulff: "My husband & I both retired this past year; it's a lot crazier than we thought. Trimmed the cable bill, frequenting restaurants less often. Not buying warranties or extension plans or renewing annual termite inspections, etc. the cost of food, gas, & utilities, not to mention helping 2 college educated adult kids who are w/o jobs, is putting a strain on us. We live in DC so instead of going to the Kennedy Center we stay home & play games or rent movies."
Snickers McFlurry: "Retirement?? Bwaaaa-ahahahahahahaha! Surely, you jest! Good one, NPR! Next do a story on the American Dream, if you can find it. Should be good for laffs n' lulz."
Cheryl Gene Conrad: "I've been retired 6 years and feel quite fortunate for our situation. I have a teacher's pension and social security; my husband is unemployed. We paid off our mortgage 8 years ago, we drive nearly 10 year old cars, and we've cancelled cable TV in favor of an antenna and Netflix. So far, so good, though I've noticed especially the increase in costs at the grocery store. I do worry about the future my three grandchildren face."
Tiajuana Coates: "I'm not a very religious person, but sometimes I think the only retirement I'll get is whatever the afterlife holds. It's really sad but I'm starting to think as long as I live I'll be working constantly worrying if I have enough to get by we live in scary and depressing times."
Margo Jodyne Dills: "I was retired. Now I'm back in the work force with kids and the competition is rough, especially in the computer age. At 62, I wonder if I will work 'til I drop dead (at work.) As a writer, my last hope is for publication but in that field I am also competing with kids, many who are writing trash that gets published because of its appeal to kids. Vicious circles everywhere."
Edmund Tadros: "I'm 28 and don't ever expect to retire thanks to the generation that came before. Thanks baby boomers, way to ruin it for everyone."
Barbara Pelett: "My husband and I are both retired. He, in 1986 and me in 1996. We never felt Social Security or our state pensions would be enough to live on, so we have scrapped and saved all our married lives. We've invested in real estate rentals sufficient to amount to second jobs for both of us. Now, we are financially 'safe.' We've made and saved more money after retirement than we did during our working lives. Whenever we had a raise, or an increase in income, we never moved into a more expensive standard of living. All that said, I feel like I have lived in a golden age and that the next generation will not be able to live as well as we have. It's been a golden time in America."
Jordan Moro: "I'm 24 and I put 20% of my gross income into an IRA. I figure as long as I keep doing that I don't have to worry about much."
Ron Williamson: "We are leaving next month to scout out Belize. Plan to retire there in about 2 years, 7 years ahead of time. Through inheritance, we have the money to buy a house off the beach and a car/truck. My wife is 100% disabled and we'll be able to live on that until my retirement money kicks in. Belize is definitely the place if you have a marginal amount of money to retire on."
Mark Tabler: "I'm in my early 40s and I've hardly set aside anything. I try, but the reality of daily bills is too great, and there just isn't much left I can cut. I just recognize now that I'll probably be working well into my 70s."
Christine Ward: "I'm not really planning on ever retiring. I have a pension plan and also contribute to a 401k, but I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable enough to retire. In all probability, I will continue to work, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, until I die. I don't see the sense of leaving my so-far stable job and benefits to 'retire,' only to find a few years into 'retirement' that I need to keep working for benefits and then try to find another job with less pay and/or benefits."
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One thing parents love about our program is the level of care we put into it.
We're truly passionate about helping kids grow and accomplish great things.
It starts with our trustworthy staff who picks your child up from school and takes them to our facility where the nonstop fun and learning begin.
Every part of our program is laced with games and activities that kids LOVE.
We disguise fitness and life skills with activities that make your child smile ear to ear.
After all - these are kids we're dealing with!
We balance out all the movement they get by giving them some beneficial down time so they can rest, read, or study.
We also set aside quiet time for your child to study or rest.
Our center instantly transforms from a fun zone to a quiet study room at a moment's notice. (Pretty cool, right?)


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The CowCalf5 performance programs involve adjustment factors which
conform to the most recent Beef Improvement
Federation (BIF) recommendations. The BIF is a cooperative effort
among more than 60 state and national beef cattle improvement programs
for seedstock and commercial producers. Through BIF recommendations,
these groups standardize programs and methodology to improve and
extend the use of performance testing. The BIF intends to show no
preference for or discrimination against any individual breed of
cattle or organization.
CowCalf5 is certified with the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association Integrated Resource Management Standardized Performance
Analysis (IRM SPA) program.
Management is a dynamic process requiring timely, accurate, and
comprehensive information. Although many herd record systems are
effective, computerized records allow fast access to large data
sets and easily-retrievable, summarized reports.
The cow-calf production phase works best as a yearly production
cycle, beginning and ending with the calving season. The purpose
of keeping production records is to provide an accessible, accurate
herd inventory and to store information related to reproduction,
culling, selection, nutrition, health and other herd management
data. The success of any cow-calf enterprise depends on manipulating
many factors. Initiating, maintaining and using a good record keeping
system is an essential ingredient of success. Effective records
give direction and measure improvement.
The purpose of the CowCalf5
record system is to furnish electronic or printed work sheets for
collecting data, and to provide summary information from that data
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Fancy dress is always a hit at social gatherings and it can add a whole new dimension to them.
Sometimes, competitions are run to see which fancy dress costumes are the most effective, with prizes handed out to the winners.
Such a contest recently took place in Bushey, the Watford Observer reports.
Around 250 people attended the event at the King George Recreation Ground and, as well as a fancy dress competition, there was also a treasure-hunt style trail which saw visitors seek clues around the area.
Those pitting their fancy dress costumes against one another had to impress judge on the day mayor Linda Silver.
In total, around 50 youngsters took part in the battle, all dressed up in their various outfits.
The winner, Asher Gregory, had donned a headless man costume, which certainly got plenty of attention from the crowd.
Councillor Silver described the winning costume as "very unusual".
She went to say she was pleased with the response the event got, adding: "All the children who took part were given lots of sweets and all enjoyed themselves. It was lovely to see so many children taking part."
Second place in the contest went to Franki Pashias, who turned up dressed as Dracula.
Meanwhile, continuing the spooky theme, Katie Howes took the third spot dressed as a witch.
The celebration was arranged by Hertsmere Borough Council in conjunction with the Friends of King George Recreation Ground and Bushey Schools' Consortium.
Secretary of the Friends Christina Bradley remarked: "It was great to see so many people in the park, enjoying the trail and having fun together."
At this time of year, many people may be attending festive-themed fancy dress parties.
In order to source their clothing for the events, a large number of them might look online, as it can be fast and convenient as a means of sourcing such garments, along with the accessories needed to go with them.
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Tim Wu is a busy man. When he's not teaching law at Columbia or writing for The New Yorker, he's testifying before Congress about the FCC proposed net neutrality. And as of last month, Wu is running for lieutenant governor of New York State. Busy might not be the right term, actually. Tim Wu is brimming with purpose.
Tim Wu is answering your questions in the comments of this post right now. Here's a quick look on what the Columbia law professor's been up to lately; head to the end to join our chat in progress!
All this seems inevitable, when you look back at Wu's background. From the time his mom bought the family an Apple II computer in 1980 until now, Wu's been fascinated with computers. After earning a biochemistry degree from McGill and a law degree from Harvard, he headed to Silicon Valley in 2000, like many in his generation did. And like many in his generation, he became disillusioned.
It wasn't so much the bursting of the dot com bubble that gave the young internet enthusiast pause. About fifteen years ago, Wu was working in a marketing job at a company that sold network routers, many of which went to China. "Most of our products were designed to control the Internet and extract revenue," he told Bloomberg in 2007. "My stomach wasn't in it."
So a couple years later, Wu landed a teaching job at the University of Virginia and started collaborating with Lawrence Lessig, who had just founded Creative Commons. Lessig encouraged him to write a paper about broadband discrimination in 2003. In this paper, Wu coined a term to describe a concept that would keep giant corporations from taking over the internet, a process that had already begun in his own estimates. Wu called this idea network neutrality—net neutrality for short.
Fast forward a decade and net neutrality is one of the most talked about issues in technology. People are talking about it because it's in serious jeopardy thanks to some questionable maneuvering from the FCC who's long been tasked with regulating the internet. This situation is especially frustrating since, largely due to Wu's own research, net neutrality used to be protected by the FCC, but a federal court ruled earlier this year that the agency didn't have the proper authority. Now the FCC is moving forward with a new set of (horrible) rules that would enable fast lanes on the internet and potentially destroy the concept of net neutrality that Wu's been fighting for all these years.
So now Wu's on the move. He announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor of New York—running alongside Fordham law professor Zephyr Teachout—the same week he was scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the future of net neutrality. But his platform goes beyond ensuring the future of the internet.
Wu clearly realizes that a number of issues are at stake as we look ahead to the future of technology in America. Like his former mentor Larry Lessig, he's committed to getting money out of politics, an issue that has to include real solutions to campaign finance reform. Wu also told Gizmodo this week that he's devoted to ensuring a "tech voice in politics." On a larger scale, though, he's still devoted to keeping corporate power at bay.
"If you go back to the 1912 platform of the Progressive Party, they say that the number-one problem with this country is an unholy alliance between a corrupt government system and big business," Wu told Wired last week. He thinks this is still a problem today, too. "I've been there and I've watched it first-hand in net neutrality. We have a problem with an invisible government."
As such, Wu's first order of business as lieutenant governor would be to block the merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Wu knows that the office would give him the proper pulpit to do this, too, since a large amount of TWC's business is in New York State. And he also wants to set up a better system for reviewing big mergers like this, so that citizens don't get the short end of the stick like they tend to do in these situations. When big companies merge, competition is inevitably supressed, and innovation goes down with it.
Wu wants to preserve net neutrality today as he did in 2003 (probably more actually). However now, it's clear that he needs to work in arenas beyond just internet policy to ensure progress. And as that happens everyone can win. That's what's happened since the internet was allowed to boom. "It's been a tide that's risen all boats," he said. "The reason we haven't had a problem over the past 20 years—or 30 depending on how you count it—is because we have de facto net neutrality in place." And Tim Wu is the man that can get that done.


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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US employers hired the fewest workers in almost three years in December, but the setback was likely to be temporary amid signs that cold weather conditions might have had an impact.
Nonfarm payrolls rose only 74,000 last month, the smallest increase since January 2011, and the unemployment rate fell 0.3 of a percentage point to 6.7 per cent, the Labor Department said on Friday. The unemployment rate was the lowest since October 2008 and in part reflected people leaving the labor force.
The step back in hiring is at odds with other employment indicators that have painted an upbeat picture of the jobs market. The data showed that 38,000 more jobs were added in November than previously reported.
Construction employment fell for the first time since May and leisure and hospitality payrolls rose marginally, suggesting that cold weather in some parts of the country had held back hiring. There were also declines in government employment.
The smaller survey of households showed an increase in the number of people who stayed at home because of the bad weather.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected job gains of 196,000 jobs last month. But many pushed up their forecasts in the wake of upbeat labour market data during the week.
A string of data - from consumer spending and trade to industrial production - has suggested the economy ended 2013 on strong footing and is positioned to gain even more strength this year.
The change in the economy's fortunes, which gave the Federal Reserve confidence last month to start dialing back its massive monetary stimulus, reflects waning fiscal uncertainty after lawmakers in Washington agreed on a two-year budget.
The labour force participation rate, or the proportion of working-age Americans who have a job or are looking for one fell 0.2 of a percentage point to 62.8 per cent.
Annual revisions to the data from the Labor Department's survey of households, which is used to calculate the jobless rate, showed minor changes to the rate.
The U.S. central bank announced in December that it would trim its monthly purchases to US$75 billion (S$95 billion) from US$85 billion, and many economists expect it to decide on a similar-sized cut at its next meeting on Jan. 28-29.
Growth this year is expected to top 3 per cent, a sharp acceleration from the 1.7 per cent forecast for 2013.
Last month, government payrolls fell 13,000 after rising 15,000 in November.
Manufacturing employment rose for a fifth straight month.
The number of construction jobs fell 16,000.
Employment in the retail sector accelerated from November's seven-month low, which economists had blamed on a late Thanksgiving. There were also payroll gains in professional and business services.
Average hourly earnings rose two cents. The length of the workweek fell to 34.4 hours from 34.5 hours.


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Howard Christensen Nature Center takes steps to reopen
By Tom Noreen
A group of about 30 people gathered at the Tyrone Township Hall on March 3 to learn about the progress made in reopening the Howard Christensen Nature Center (HCNC), 16160 Red Pine Dr, in Kent City, as its own nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. The center closed in January due to a funding shortage.
Cindy Perski, with the assistance of Kathy Reed (former director under the Kent Conservation District) has taken the lead at creating the umbrella organization that would oversee the center. Perski recently retired as CEO of a manufacturing company in Southwest Michigan. After retirement, she sought out Reed to volunteer at HCNC, only to find out that the center was going to close. Perski's goal is "to give a legacy to our communities, children, to volunteer with a purpose, to give unselfishly, to expect nothing back in return, to leave this life better than I found it. It is an act of responsibility to leave a positive legacy." She decided to put her words into action and see what she could do to bring the nature center back to life.
During the meeting, former director Ranger Steve Mueller gave a brief history of the center and its primary goal of education. The Kent Intermediate School District (KISD) ran the facility from 1976 until it closed in 2005 because of budgetary constraints. The KISD owns the 142-acre facility and would be willing to negotiate a lease with a qualified nonprofit as they did with the Kent Conservation District (KCD).
KCD Chair, Connie Redding, explained that the KCD used the facility to not only provide educational opportunities to school children but as a demonstration site for the services that KCD provides to land owners in the county. She briefed that funding was the primary reason for not renewing their lease. During the four years that the KCD ran HCNC, the center ran a loss of about $30,000. She said, "We will be willing to help and are very supportive of this plan." One attendee asked about the 10-year Forestry Plan and she said the plan was still intact and all it needed was an individual or organization to execute it.
One of the primary agenda items was identification of potential directors/advisors for the board. While Perski has filed the initial forms for creating the nonprofit under the name Lily's Frog Pad, a board must be established to take responsibility.
Reed said, "We are looking for a diversified board with different talents in such areas as finance, marketing, education, fund raising, and legal." According to the draft by-laws, the board must have at least three members and up to ten. Cindy asked those interested in being on the board to leave their name. She plans to contact each and have a follow-up meeting within the next two weeks.
One of the first actions of the board is to agree on a name for the organization, which may be different from the actual center. Kathy affirmed that the Christensen family was supportive of this plan and of using the current name. Perski said that, from a marketing perspective, the organization's name should be short, easy to remember and have an association with the location. An example she gave was "Pure Nature." Those in attendance were asked to submit ideas for the organization's name.
Reed was questioned about current funding for the group and she said that a $3,000 matching grant was available once the organization could open a checking account. She said she already had matching funds for this. The historical operating expenses for part-time operation was between $35,000 and $40,000.
There was a great deal of positive input from the audience regarding potential uses, fundraising, and collaborating opportunities. The group left with a sense of encouragement that a bright new future awaits HCNC.


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Hi Katie – Love your articles! Why don't you get on Google+? Lots of people sharing positive stuff and you can join some communities like "health and living". Would love to follow you. My journey is very similar to yours!
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Katie, I love your articles and the way you have lay out and designed your page. It is very inspiring. Thanks for sharing it with the world. I have been researching a lot on Chronic and adrenal fatigue and I see that I have many of the symptoms but I can't get to trust any traditional doctor who I know, will fill me up with tons of drugs to attack the symptoms not the real causes. How did you get on to confirm diagnosis? Anyone in your network that you can recommend here in Florida?
Thanks a lot. I'm so willing to do anything to get back to life live to the fullest…
Hi Fiorella (what a beautiful, beautiful name!) Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, I'm based in Sydney, Australia, but the key with doctors is always to trust that you will get the right doctor for you at the time. I was always petrified of doctors, but just trust that all will be well.
Going to a doctors for a diagnosis is important, as other problems have very similar symptoms to CFS, such as Glandular Fever and Thyroid issues. The decision to go to the doctors was taken for me by a friend, as I was incredibly ill, but I'm so grateful that I was diagnosed when I was. I wrote an article about this here: http://conqueringfearspiritually.com/2013/03/01/dealing-with-a-diagnosis-of-cfsme/ I hope it helps!
I'll be writing a post on Adrenal Fatigue soon, so don't forget to like me on Facebook to stay up-to-date. Stay strong and positive Fiorella- you'll get there, beautiful!
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I love your site Katie, It's giving me so much strength at the mo, thank you!! I've been trying to find positive M.E websites and yours is so wonderful. xx
I am watching the videos that you posted, Katie, and really enjoying your web site. Thank you! I am the author of I Have Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it Doesn't Have Me! and I can relate to everything here!
Hi, just started navigating this blog…….. And not sure if this is already written about but I would love to hear stories/personal experiences with CFS and relationships. I guess it is probably a bit personal for the partner but I've just found my relationship dynamics so different to others, as having to incoporate the adjustments (due to CFS) seems so different from any "normal" relationship.
I have lost all my friends years ago due to CFS and recenlty a relationship with the man I was going to marry.
Or do you know of any blogs that write about relationships with CFS??
Thankyou for the positive aspect on CFS, although it served me in my early years of diagnosis, and it serves many more, I'm finding I want to surround myself with more positive aspects of this 'life lesson' and this blog looks like it's might be just that.
This is long… Sorry but how long did you find you had to do the chakra cleansing to notice any shift in your energy??? I understand everyone's different on there healing journey but I admit I'm a little curious as I'm been doing the chakra cleansing for a few months now.
Hi Katie
I shared my personal recovery story with Dan Neuter the other day (he is yet to post it however) and he mentioned that our journeys were very similar, especially in the synergy of our business offerings (post illness) and that we might do well to connect. So thought I would say hi.
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Is there a way to access the CFS hangout? I missed it and can't seem to access the video!
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The 2014 NFL Rookie Symposium is underway in Aurora, Ohio. The objective of this annual event: to help newcomers in their transition to life in the league.
Over the years, a number of guys have been able to fit in seamlessly -- taking the NFL by storm in Year 1. Which guys have enjoyed the best rookie campaigns at each position? I'm glad you (I?) asked.
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Quarterback: Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1983
Marino heads up our All-Time All-Rookie Team by virtue of his stellar performance in '83. After taking over in Week 6 for David Woodley, Marino led Miami to the playoffs and finished with the highest passer rating in the AFC (96.0 -- extremely high for the era, particularly for a rookie). He threw 20 touchdown passes against just six interceptions.
Toughest competition: Sammy Baugh, Bob Waterfield, Otto Graham, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson.
Running back: Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams, 1983
Dickerson's first two seasons in the NFL still represent the best two-year run of any player in NFL history. The goggled home-run hitter got loose quite often in '83, rushing for 1,808 yards -- a rookie record that isn't likely to be broken. Oh, and Dickerson scored 20 total touchdowns and caught 51 balls as well.
Running back: Beattie Feathers, Chicago Bears, 1934
Feathers might not be a household name, but his 1,004 rushing yards in 1934 marked the first time an NFL running back had ever hit four digits in a season. Feathers' breakaway runs had much to do with the Bears making their second straight NFL Championship Game appearance.
Toughest competition: Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, George Rogers, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James.
Wide receiver: Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings, 1998
It seemed like Moss caught a deep ball every week in his incredible rookie campaign. The Vikings' offense set an NFL scoring record back in 1998, with the 21-year old Moss' 17 touchdowns playing a major role in the feat. In Dallas on Thanksgiving, the speedster out of Marshall caught three passes for 163 yards and three scores -- a spectacular display that thrilled the national audience.
Wide receiver: Billy Howton, Green Bay Packers, 1952
In an incredibly difficult decision, Howton edges out Anquan Boldin, who caught 101 balls for the Arizona Cardinals in his rookie season of 2003. Howton only corralled 53 passes in 1952, but they produced an astounding 1,231 yards and 13 touchdowns -- in just 12 games. That's just 146 fewer yards than Boldin totaled in '03, with five more touchdowns. Howton's receiving yardage represents the second-highest total overall pre-1960. (Elroy Hirsch had 1,495 in '51.)
Toughest competition: Don Looney, Harlon Hill, Paul Warfield, Bob Hayes, John Jefferson, Cris Collinsworth, Terry Glenn, Anquan Boldin, A.J. Green.
Tight end: Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears, 1961
Ditka was a stud right out of the gate for the Bears. The big Pittsburgh product had good speed and a bulldozer's mentality, parlaying that ability into the first 1,000-yard season by a tight end in NFL history. He was the original Gronk.
Toughest competition: Nobody.
Offensive tackle: Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns, 2007
The third overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft gave the Browns a ton of ROI in his rookie season. Thomas helped Derek Anderson throw 29 touchdown passes, as Cleveland improved from 4-12 in '06 to 10-6. Despite his inexperience, Thomas made the Pro Bowl and ultimately became the best player on the team.
Offensive tackle: Jim Parker, Baltimore Colts, 1957
Ever wonder who made it possible for Johnny Unitas to set all those passing records (and eventually become the legend known as "Johnny U")? This guy. Parker was a fine player as a rookie, being named First-Team All-NFL by The Sporting News in '57, which also happened to be Unitas' first full season as a starter. The Hall of Famer protected his Hall of Fame QB's blind side long enough to allow Unitas to toss 24 touchdown passes in just 12 games.
Toughest competition: Joe Stydahar, Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, Dick Huffman, Gary Zimmerman, Richmond Webb, Ryan Clady, Jake Long.
Offensive guard: Randall McDaniel, Minnesota Vikings, 1988
McDaniel was an effective interior player from the moment he stepped on an NFL field, starting 15 games as a rookie on the 11-5 Vikes. Although he missed the Pro Bowl in Year 1, McDaniel received the honor in the following 12 seasons.
Offensive guard: Danny Fortmann, Chicago Bears, 1936
Fortmann immediately established himself as a stalwart up front when George Halas inserted him into the lineup in 1936. The amazing thing about the former Colgate star is that he was only 20 years old. Fortmann would be named First-Team All-Pro six of his eight pro seasons.
Toughest competition: John "Socko" Wiethe, Gene Upshaw, Joe DeLamielleure, Jonathan Ogden (started at guard as a rookie).
Center: Mel Hein, New York Giants, 1931
In Hein's day, centers had to play both ways, often lining up at "middle guard" (a precursor to nose tackle) or linebacker on the defensive side of the ball. Hein performed at a high level at both center and linebacker from Day 1, and never missed a snap his entire career.
Toughest competition: Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, Dick Szymanski, Jim Otto, Jon Morris, Maurkice Pouncey.
Defensive end: Al "Bubba" Baker, Detroit Lions, 1978
It's tough to mess with Baker's first year in the bigs. It was 1978, and the Lions were so-so -- at best. But then there was this kid coming off the edge, wearing No. 60 in Honolulu Blue, time and again. Baker unofficially notched 23 sacks as a rookie. (Sacks, of course, didn't become an official stat until 1982 -- and the current high-water mark is 22.5.)
Defensive end: Jevon Kearse, Tennessee Titans, 1999
He might have been a flash in the pan, but who doesn't remember "The Freak?" The Titans were a .500 team in 1998. Then Kearse arrived, and Tennessee barely lost in the Super Bowl. This was not a coincidence. Kearse led the AFC with 14.5 sacks in his debut season.
Toughest competition: Earl Faison, Reggie White.
Defensive tackle: "Mean Joe" Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1969
The late Chuck Noll's first ever draft pick certainly made an impact. Yes, the Steelers went 1-13 in 1969, but Greene refused to be pushed around, personally imposing his will despite the fact that the team around him was terrible. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year at the end of that season, and of course, his Steelers went on to win four Super Bowls in the 1970s.
Defensive tackle: Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions, 2010
Suh landed in Detroit with a lot of hype as the second overall pick in 2010. And he delivered. The former Nebraska star got to the quarterback 10 times as a rookie, an incredible number for a rookie defensive tackle. Suh built such a reputation as a newbie that, in the following offseason, his peers voted him as the 51st-best player in the entire league in NFL Network's "Top 100 Players of 2011."
Toughest competition: Bill Willis, Merlin Olsen.
Outside linebacker: Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, 1981
League observers and casual fans alike thought Taylor was already the most imposing defensive player in the league in Year 1. "LT" posted 9.5 sacks (unofficially) in his rookie season, but more important, he led the Giants to their first playoff appearance in 18 years while immediately redefining a position.
Outside linebacker: Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs, 1989
Thomas put the league on notice with 10 sacks as a rookie, while displaying a motor that just wouldn't quit. The Chiefs went from 4-11-1 in '88 to 8-7-1, with Thomas' play being a huge factor. Much like LT during his rookie campaign eight years prior, Thomas forced opponents to account for him on every play.
Toughest competition: George Webster, Isiah Robertson, Al Richardson, Clay Matthews III, Aldon Smith, Shawne Merriman, Von Miller.
Middle linebacker: Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears, 1965
With apologies to Jack Lambert, Butkus' rookie campaign was the stuff of legend. The tackling machine out of Illinois teamed with running back Gale Sayers to form the best rookie combo in league history. Butkus decimated opponents, so much so that even though his team wasn't very good, no one wanted to play the Bears. Or, their ribs didn't, anyway.
Cornerback: Dick "Night Train" Lane, Los Angeles Rams, 1952
You can make the argument that "Night Train" had the best rookie season of anyone, irrespective of position. Lane's 14 interceptions are still a single-season record. He was also a fierce tackler. And "Nightrain" was also a killer song in another debut: Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses' first album. But I digress ...
Cornerback: Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers, 1981
Lott narrowly beats out Dallas corner Everson Walls, who also burst onto the scene in 1981. How often do two rookie corners make the Pro Bowl? And while we're asking questions ... How often does a four-time Pro Bowl cornerback go on to become a six-time Pro Bowl safety? Yes, that's the story with Lott, who intercepted seven balls in his first NFL season, taking three to the house. Then he snagged two more INTs in the divisional round, including another pick-six.
Toughest competition: Milt Davis, Butch Byrd, Lem Barney, Mike Haynes, Everson Walls, Devin McCourty.
Safety: Paul Krause, Washington Redskins, 1964
Krause is not a household name, despite holding an NFL record that that continues to stand the test of time: 81 interceptions. Think about that for a moment. How does a guy get 81 career picks? Well, amassing 12 as a rookie certainly helps. He was named First-Team All-Pro by just about every media outlet, kicking off a Hall of Fame career in style.
Safety: Mark Carrier, Chicago Bears, 1990
Carrier is another player people seem to have forgotten, but he had one of the best rookie seasons ever in 1990. Carrier forced an astounding 15 turnovers that year (10 interceptions and five forced fumbles). Not surprisingly, he made the Pro Bowl as a rook. Carrier would play 10 more years in the league, but he only picked off 22 more passes. Still, you can't question his initial foray into the NFL.
Toughest competition: Emlen Tunnell, Mel Renfro, Ken Houston, Tommy Casanova, Bennie Blades, Steve Atwater, Ed Reed, Jairus Byrd.
Kicker: Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens, 2012
Could a kicker have a more charmed start to a career than Justin Tucker? In his rookie season, he missed just three of his 33 field-goal attempts on his way to 132 points. Then he made all 20 postseason kicks (field goal and extra point). Oh, and Tucker got a Super Bowl ring, to boot. No one-year wonder, either: Tucker was First-Team All-Pro last season.
Punter: Ray Guy, Oakland Raiders, 1973
Unlike today's players -- who exist in a world of specialization, with special footballs set aside for kicking -- Guy performed in an era when special teams weren't such an exact science. Guy was a first-round draft pick in 1973 -- can you imagine? Faced with unparalleled pressure from that lofty draft slot ... he averaged 45.3 yards per punt. Guy's ability to live up to the billing earns him this spot.
Returner: Devin Hester, Chicago Bears, 2006
Hester scored five touchdowns as a rookie return (three on punts, two on kicks). He deserves plenty of credit for helping the Rex Grossman-led Bears reach the Super Bowl. Ah, yes -- and then he took the opening kick of XLI 92 yards to the house.
Ted Marchibroda, Baltimore Colts, 1975
Marchibroda beats out a long list of worthy candidates for his instant impact in Baltimore. He turned a 2-12 team that was outscored by an average of 10 points per game in 1974 into a 10-4 team in his debut season -- and without the benefit of free agency. Marchibroda's squad lost in the divisional round, but that defeat came at the hands of the eventual champions: the '75 Steelers, one of the truly elite teams in NFL history.
Toughest competition: George Halas, Ray Flaherty, Paul Brown, George Wilson, Al Davis, Don McCafferty, Red Miller, George Seifert, Sean Payton, John Harbaugh, Jim Harbaugh.


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Source: Human Rights Watch
Cases Highlight Political Imprisonment
(New York) – Two Turkmen civil society activists convicted on
politically motivated charges were freed on February 16, 2013, after
serving out their prison terms, Human Rights Watch said today.
Sapardurdy Khajiev and Annakurban Amanklychev, wrongfully imprisoned
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"Every single second Khajiev and Amanklychev spent behind bars was a terrible injustice," said Rachel Denber,
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we're overjoyed that they're finally free, the oppressive state
practices behind their jailing persist and should be addressed."
The authorities arrested Khajiev, Amanklychev, and Khajiev's sister,
Ogulsapar Muradova, in June 2006 on the eve of a European Parliament
visit to Turkmenistan. They were associated with the Turkmenistan
Helsinki Foundation, a Turkmen human rights group in exile, and just
before their arrest they had helped a French journalist with a
documentary film about the dire state of human rights in Turkmenistan.
The government, in its initial statements about the arrests, referred
to the activists' human rights and journalism work, claiming they were
acts of subversion. In August 2006 a court convicted all three of
illegal weapons possession after a two-hour closed trial. Muradova was
sentenced to six years in prison, and Amanklychev and Khajiev to seven
years each, minus several months for pretrial detention.
Muradova died in
highly suspicious circumstances in custody in September 2006. No
meaningful investigation was conducted into her death and no one was
held to account.
There had been long and growing international pressure on the
government to free Khajiev and Amanklychev. The European Parliament has
since 2006 made their release one of several conditions for enhanced
relations with Turkmenistan - first in the form of an interim trade
agreement and then a full-fledged Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
(PCA). The French parliament's foreign affairs committee in 2010 took a
similarly welcome stance, making clear it will not approve France's
ratification of the PCA until certain human rights improvements,
including the release of Amanklychev and Khajiev, have been secured.
In November 2010, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention found the imprisonment of Amanklychev and Khajiev unlawful and
urged their immediate release. However the Turkmen government refused
to acknowledge their imprisonment as wrongful or to commute their
"The Turkmen government had every opportunity to do the right thing and
release these men," Denber said. "Instead it made Khajiev and
Amanklychev symbols of government repression."
Turkmenistan's government is widely recognized as one of the most
repressive in the world. The country is utterly closed to any
independent human rights scrutiny, media and religious freedoms are
subject to draconian restrictions, and human rights defenders and other
activists cannot operate openly for fear of government reprisal. The
government routinely uses the judicial system as a tool for political
The Turkmen government should promptly undertake a transparent,
nationwide review of all cases that could be politically motivated and
immediately release those unjustly held, Human Rights Watch said. One
well-known case is that of Gulgeldy Annaniazov, a political dissident
whose relatives have had no information about him since his imprisonment
in 2008.
Khajiev and Amanklychev's release should prompt Turkmenistan's
international partners to reinvigorate their calls on the government to
end, once and for all, the misuse of the judicial system for political
purposes in violation of international human rights law, Human Rights
Watch said.
"The Turkmen authorities have long used the judicial system and
long-term imprisonment to suppress civic activism and settle political
scores," Denber said. "So while we celebrate Amanklychev and Khajiev's
long overdue freedom, the pressing question remains, how many others
still languish behind bars on wrongful charges?"
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Turkmenistan: Activists Cases Highlight Political Imprisonment
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Oregon State University, in partnership with Nike, today introduces a new brand and identity system that sets the visual direction for Beaver Athletics for years to come and modernizes one of the most recognizable brands in all of intercollegiate athletics.
OSU and Nike officials worked on a nearly two-year brand evolution program to refine and update the celebrated marks of the University, honoring the rich tradition of academics and athletics. With the goal of developing an innovative and contemporary athletic brand identity, OSU and Nike worked with student-athletes, coaches, administrators and alumni to compile input on the department's brand attributes.
"Oregon State Athletics has undergone a tremendous transformation in the last 15 years and our new brand identity is another sign that the Beavers continue to confidently move forward," said Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis. "The ultimate goal for the rebrand is to attract high-caliber student-athletes to a contemporary brand, while respecting our heritage."
The new Beaver logo features clean, contemporary lines and a modern, confident and timeless graphic structure. The logo accurately reflects the essence of Oregon State Athletics – Heritage, Strength, Victory, United, Innovation, Tenacity, Dedication and Integrity. Through these brand identity updates, Oregon State creates separation and distinction in the marketplace while respecting the past and representing the future.
"Nike has a long-standing relationship with Oregon State Athletics and it has been an honor to work with them on their new brand identity," said Todd Van Horne, VP and Creative Director for Nike Football and Baseball. "This new update respects OSU's history and represents their future while creating separation and distinction in college sports."
As part of the new program, all 17 of OSU's intercollegiate sports teams will showcase consistent colors, logos, lettering and numerals.
Fans can go to Beaver Authentics or the OSU Beaver Store for immediate purchases or pre-sale ordering. Most retail outlets that sell Oregon State merchandise will have products with the new branding by mid-April.
- A refined, contemporary primary Beaver mark to be used consistently by all intercollegiate athletic teams.
- A custom typeface and numeral set.
- Primary and secondary color palettes.
- Primary Identity – Beaver Logo
A refined Beaver logo will serve as the primary representation of the brand, and will be used as the main identifying device for Oregon State Athletics. The new mark is a contemporary evolution of the current Beaver mark, and supports the goal of respecting the past while representing the future. The use of the OS logo will remain part of the University's overall program, but will be phased out by Athletics.
Secondary Identity – Typography and Word Marks
Block typography has been a fundamental part of OSU's athletic heritage and speaks to the no-nonsense, hard-working nature of Oregon State athletes, coaches and fans. It is honest, strong, imposing – the perfect foundation for the future of Oregon State Athletics typography. Consistent usage of the typography will support the primary logo and ensure clarity and distinction in all Athletics communications.
Primary Colors
A consistent color palette will allow for instant team identification and enhance the overall impact of the brand identity. Orange — a distinctive color within the Pac-12 Conference —black and white are the official colors for Oregon State Athletics and will remain a constant on all of the school's intercollegiate teams.
Secondary Colors
A metallic bronze secondary color has been introduced, representing strength and integrity and draws inspiration from the well-used machinery utilized in the timber industry. The addition of bronze brings depth to the existing Oregon State color palette; it will be reserved for limited use only.
Tartan Print
A custom tartan print has been designed to represent the Oregon State Beavers and enrich the overall identity package. The notches in the thick lines reference how beavers use their sharp front teeth to cut down trees, and the white pinstripes are composed of the Oregon State and Beavers wordmarks. The tartan is reserved for limited use only.


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Also known as "Yak & Yeti Counter Service," Anandapur Local Food Cafes offers Asian fusion, quick service meals in the Asia area of Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park.
And the "Savory, Heavenly" is a self-description!
Located directly underneath Yak & Yeti Restaurant, Anandapur Local Food Cafes approximates an outdoor market eatery in the Asian subcontinent. Full of fun themeing — just like the rest of the incredible Animal Kingdom Asia section — you'll truly feel as though you've stepped into a different culture.
Once you have your food, travel around the corner to a long seating "alley," which opens into a huge courtyard full of tables. A beautiful water feature dominates the center of the space making this a very relaxing place to dine — assuming you've avoided the crowds. Make no mistake: when the crowds are en force, this place is as congested as everywhere else!
And remember, all seating is outside and uncovered, here. If it's raining, head for Restaurantosaurus or Flame Tree Barbecue.
This is another spot that offers a menu that varies from the "stereotypical" idea of theme park food.
The Asian fusion menu includes savory-sweet favorites like Sweet-and-Sour Chicken and Orange Beef. A Mandarin chicken salad and Asian chicken sandwich are included in the entrees, and a fun list of sides (pork egg rolls!!) and desserts rounds out the menu. Entrees here run around $9-$10 (pricey for counter service), but you can make a great meal out of the side dishes — many of which you can get for a Disney Dining Plan snack credit.
Not to worry, though; the burgers and fries are still available via the kids menu and a side dish or two!
We had a great experience here; even though it was extremely busy, the ordering process was quick and efficient, and we were out searching for a seat in no time! We dug into our honey chicken with rice and veggies, fried rice, and pork egg roll with a fervor.
We'd been to the Local Food Cafes before, and things haven't changed much — the food quality is still good, but the price is a bit high. The honey chicken was a definite favorite for me. The fried rice and egg roll could have had a bit more flavor, but there are condiments to mix and match to add flavors.
Another great addition to the Cafes is the specialty drinks window, conveniently located on your way to the seating area.
Stop by the "Quality Beverages" area for some Safai Amber, an Emperor Margarita, or the very popular Yak Attack — a drink found in the Yak & Yeti Restaurant that includes Bacardi Light Rum, Mango Daiquiri, and Wildberry. You can also find a couple of entrees and potato chips here if the front of the house is too busy.
This spot gets high marks in our book. It's different, decent food that's not going to break the bank. Consider visiting at an "off time," so that you're not managing crazy crowd levels and it can actually be quite a relaxing and enjoyable meal!
It's also a great spot to wait if you've got a Kali River Rapids fastpass — the ride is right across the "path" from the cafes!
Thanks to Shayne Newell for the use of the Yak Attack photo! You can see her full review of Yak and Yeti here!


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David Cameron has criticised the comedian Jimmy Carr, describing him as "morally wrong" for seeking to avoid taxes.
Media reports of Carr's financial arrangements suggest "straightforward tax avoidance", said the prime minister, and it was unfair on the people who pay to watch him perform that he is not paying his taxes in the same way that they do.
Cameron said he had not had time to look at allegations relating to singer Gary Barlow, who was given an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Speaking to ITV in a round of TV interviews during his trip to Mexico, the prime minister said: "I think some of these schemes – and I think particularly of the Jimmy Carr scheme – I have had time to read about and I just think this is completely wrong.
"People work hard, they pay their taxes, they save up to go to one of his shows. They buy the tickets. He is taking the money from those tickets and he, as far as I can see, is putting all of that into some very dodgy tax avoiding schemes.
"That is wrong. There is nothing wrong with people planning their tax affairs to invest in their pension and plan for their retirement – that sort of tax management is fine. But some of these schemes we have seen are quite frankly morally wrong.
"The government is acting by looking at a general anti-avoidance law but we do need to make progress on this. It is not fair on hardworking people who do the right thing and pay their taxes to see these sorts of scams taking place."
Carr, who has lampooned bankers for failing to pay their tax, reportedly protects £3.3m a year by channelling cash through Jersey-based company K2, which then returns the money in the form of a loan. This is not subject to income tax.
The comedian defended his financial affairs on Tuesday, telling an audience: "I pay what I have to and not a penny more."
The Channel 4 standup is reported to have used a legal tax-avoidance scheme that enables members to pay income tax rates as low as 1%.
He spoke out amid claims that members of Take That – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen and the band's manager, Jonathan Wild – invested at least £26m in another scheme run by Icebreaker Management Services.
Earlier, a Downing Street spokeswoman had said Cameron backed George Osborne's description of aggressive tax avoidance as "morally repugnant".
Asked if Cameron was "disappointed" about the reports of the tax affairs of Barlow, who was made an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours at the weekend and campaigned alongside the Tory leader at the general election, she said: "I just go back to the general point about tax, that everybody should pay the right level of tax.
"Separately, the jubilee celebrations were a great success and Gary Barlow played a big part in that."
Asked if the government might consider whether the tax affairs of individuals should be a factor when considering people for honours, she said: "I am not going to comment on individuals in terms of what's happening in a newspaper report."
Later, another Downing street source appeared to harden the government's position on celebrities' tax affairs, and said: "All tax avoidance schemes need to be addressed by HMRC [HM Revenue & Customs] whichever big-name stars are involved."
Separately, No 10 sources stressed that a general tax avoidance rule, due to come in next year is the best way of handling these kind of tax loopholes, rather than constantly chasing down every individual tax scheme.
Carr was confronted over his financial arrangements during a show in Tunbridge Wells, in Kent.
Challenged by a member of the audience, who told him: "You don't pay tax", he replied: "I pay what I have to and not a penny more,", the Times reported.
It came after he appeared to make light of the furore surrounding his tax payments.
He asked: "Got through the papers? I haven't really been through the papers today. The Murdochs are after me …"
Carr is said to be one of more than 1,000 beneficiaries who shelter £168m from the taxman each year using K2.
Barlow, Donald, Owen and Wild are among almost 1,000 people who contributed £480m to 62 partnerships in music industry investment schemes, the Times reported.
An HMRC spokesman said it had successfully challenged an avoidance scheme run by Icebreaker LLP, winning on the main arguments in the tribunals.
The spokesman said: "We are now preparing to litigate Icebreaker 2 but for legal reasons cannot say more at this time. We examine the implementation of avoidance schemes in detail and will not let any aspect of these cases go unchallenged."
HMRC said the K2 scheme was already under investigation.
The spokesman added: "We have taken firm action to protect the exchequer from unacceptable tax loss.
"We do not accept that the Icebreaker tax avoidance schemes have the tax effects their promoters claim – we have already successfully challenged one Icebreaker scheme in the tribunal."
HMRC could not confirm whether or not members of Take That and their manager had been involved in an Icebreaker 2 scheme.
Writing in the Sun, the Treasury chief secretary, Danny Alexander, warned stars and others who employ "ever more obscure and underhand" avoidance measures
"No matter how rich or famous you are, we are coming to get you," he wrote.
"When it comes to paying their fair share, some of the people who can afford it most think they can get away with paying the least.
"Frankly, I think people who dodge the tax system are the moral equivalent of benefit cheats. Both sets of people think they can bend the rules everyone else lives by for their own benefit," he wrote.
A spokesman for Icebreaker Management Services Limited said the LLPs [limited liability partnerships] were commercial businesses, in which the LLP members worked actively together in order to produce creative and artistic material and generate taxable profits.
"As a result, hundreds of people have been, and can continue to be, employed in the creative industries and large numbers of products have been made for distribution and sale around the world.
"We believe that the Icebreaker LLPs play a valuable part in the UK economy, frequently fostering and supporting creative talent and young people embarking on their careers.
Icebreaker Management Services Limited recognises the need for the proper administration and collection of taxes but that its partnerships were legitimate commercial enterprises which generate taxable profits., and that it is essential that anyone who seeks to make use of tax relief does so properly and within the law.
"Abuse of the tax system for personal gain is, of course, never acceptable," the spokesman said.
Catherine McKinnell MP, the shadow exchequer secretary to the Treasury, said: "Tax avoidance must be clamped down on, especially at a time when families, pensioners and businesses who pay their fair share are feeling the brunt of the double-dip recession.
"But this week's revelations show that, for all their tough talk, the government is failing to tackle the problem. Cutting the resources of HMRC too far and too fast will make it even harder for the government to stay ahead of clever accountants.
"And at the same time as they are failing to tackle tax avoidance. David Cameron and George Osborne are actually cutting taxes for millionaires while asking millions of families and pensioners to pay more."
Fresh tax questions emerge
Tax questions have also dogged a number of Tory donors and advisers:
1 A mobile phone company that has paid no corporation tax for three years has become the Conservatives' most generous corporate donor after giving more than £300,000 over the last nine months.
Lycamobile, an £88m company based in Canary Wharf, gave more than £130,000 between January and March this year, the latest Electoral Commission records show. The company says it has paid all tax owing and has re-invested its profits.
2 Lord Ashcroft, the Tories' former treasurer who has given more than £10m to the party, revealed in 2010 that he was "non-domiciled", meaning he did not pay UK tax on earnings made outside Britain. When he was made a peer in 2001, at the behest of the then Tory leader William Hague, he gave assurances that he would take up permanent residence in the UK. Ashcroft insists that he has behaved properly and has paid all taxes due.
3 Sir Philip Green, the Topshop billionaire who was appointed as a government adviser in 2010, has been accused of avoiding a personal tax bill of £300m. Green's family banked one of the biggest pay cheques in corporate history in 2005 when his Arcadia fashion business, which owns Topshop, paid a £1.2bn dividend. The record-breaking payment was made to his wife, Tina, who lives in Monaco and is the direct owner of Arcadia. As a result, no UK income tax was due. He says criticism of this is outrageous and says he has paid "tens of millions" in tax to Britain.
4 An unnamed Tory donor avoided tax by flying outside UK airspace on his private jet at night, a lobbyist claimed in April. The millionaire is said to have routinely flown out of Luton airport in the evening so he could sleep on his jet.
Because he was outside British jurisdiction at night, this allowed him to extend the number of days he could stay in the UK without paying tax. As a non-resident, he could spend just 91 full days in the country each year. The arrangement was revealed to undercover reporters by Sarah Southern, the lobbyist at the centre of the recent cash-for-Cameron scandal.


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BERLIN- Continuing a season-long pattern, Stephen Decatur's girls' varsity swimming team beat Seaford, 106-64, on Tuesday while the boys' team fell, 105-65.
The Decatur girls' team got key wins in several events to rout Seaford on Tuesday. Catelin Geiser won the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-meter freestyle, while Taylor Blazer also won two events, the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter backstroke. Three Seahawks won single events including Brianna Carroll, 200-meter freestyle; Katie Hansen, 500-meter freestyle; and Ali McLoota, 100-meter breaststroke.
For the boys team, Jake Blazer won both the 200-meter and 500-meter freestyle events, while Austin Deppe won the 100-meter freestyle and Garrett Neville won the 100-meter breaststroke.


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At the heart of healthcare operations are their processes – processes that must run correctly all the time to avoid unnecessary risk to patients' lives and health.
Once the healthcare industry acknowledged the fact that we all make mistakes – even physicians – it began to look into methodologies used by other industries to structure more "perfect" organizations.
Two such process improvement methodologies — LEAN and Six Sigma — are now being applied across our industry to continually examine the functioning of health systems, hospitals, large provider groups, health information technology organizations, and health product manufacturing organizations.
I admit that I've always found these terms a bit confusing until I came across a straightforward, easy-to-understand chart comparing and contrasting these two concepts.
LEAN = Eliminating waste
In healthcare, things that can be classified as "waste" include excessive motion (e.g., incorrect layout of emergency department resulting in inefficient work flow), excessive wait times (e.g., waiting for approval or responses, searching for information), and unnecessary processing (e.g., unnecessary steps in the work flow).
By eliminating waste, the LEAN methodology seeks to add value to any procedure or activity that the patient receives.
In a healthcare context, LEAN is a patient-centric methodology focused on identifying opportunities for improvement by eliminating things that do not add value (i.e., wasteful activities) thereby creating value. For example, the physician and patients alike benefit from an improved turnaround time for results of critical laboratory and diagnostic tests.
SIX SIGMA = Reducing variation
While the normal variation found within a given process is considered truly random, special-cause variation emanating from sentinel or unusual events that are outside of everyday operations should be sought out, addressed, and prevented.
Six Sigma reduces variation by means of the DMAIIC Cycle (Define > Measure > Analyze > Improve/Implement > Control) and associated tools for analysis, such as histograms, fishbone diagrams, scatter graphs, and flow charts.
What it means for docs
So, what does this have to do with typical physicians and patients?
With the emergence of Accountable Care Organizations and the Patient-Centered Medical Home concept, all physicians are being challenged to assess their processes for providing healthcare (clinical, business, and communication) to make them both more valuable to patients and most effective for their clinical practices and bottom lines.
Not surprisingly, LEAN and Six Sigma are getting some traction in the medical literature.
LEAN Six Sigma (LSS) refers to the merging of these two methodologies to address the business side by enabling a physician or physician group to assess how the practice is functioning.
LSS facilitates a review of the practice's processes and systems to identify improvement opportunities that ultimately help the physician, staff, and patients realize their common goal – better healthcare at a lower cost.
Two simple, handy LSS tools that are commonly used are checklists (or "cheat sheets") and flow charts (also referred to as the Value Stream Maps or Process Maps).
Checklists can be used for any situation in which numerous tasks must be completed in a relatively short time – e.g., a follow-up visit for a patient with diabetes – and many electronic health records include versions of such tools.
Flow charts help to break down office processes into basic, sequential steps and are helpful in identifying opportunities to add value for both the physician (greater efficiency in medical charting, patient scheduling, routine task distribution) and the patient (less waiting time to schedule a visit, shorter waiting time during the visit).
Many of us cringe at the prospect of adding yet another thing to our growing "to-do" lists, but the time we spend understanding and improving upon how we do things in our practices will save us valuable time, improve the overall quality of the care we provide, and – importantly – make our patients very happy!
David B. Nash is Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University and blogs at Nash on Health Policy.


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If Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman misses Sunday night's matchup with the Houston Texans in order to be with his wife during their daughter's birth, that's perfectly fine with his teammates.
"It's take care of your family. We understand how things are run around here," wide receiver Brandon Marshall told the Chicago Sun-Times. "This is a special group. Coach (Lovie) Smith is a special guy, definitely in how he runs things, and -- you take on the character of your leader. That's what he preaches -- family comes first."
Tillman told WSCR-AM on Wednesday morning that he wouldn't play if his wife went into labor before the game. After practice, Tillman reiterated his plan to be there when his little peanut is born.
"At the end of the day, (family is) all that you have," Tillman said. "This game is important to me, but after what we went through with my middle child, Tiana, (who was diagnosed with a rare heart disease), to me football is second. It'll always be second or third in my life. That was a great lesson learned, to teach me that family -- when I'm done playing football -- my family will always be there for me."
Tillman has been the most dynamic cornerback in the NFL this season and finally is getting noticed after being a shutdown corner in Chicago for the past several seasons (ask Megatron). Tillman's potential decision to miss the game has spawned debate over if NFL players have a duty to be on the field given their condensed schedule of just 16 games.
Tillman said he'd be at the game if his wife gives birth early Sunday morning, but the Bears aren't worried about one game.
"It's family first," Smith said. "If there is something you feel like you need to do for your family, always do that. How we look at it is like an injury. If a player can't go, it's next guy up. We'll keep going."


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Heroku, the platform-as-a-service provider bought last year by Salesforce.com, announced Thursday that it will begin supporting applications written in Java.
Heroku started out running applications written in Ruby. It later expanded to support Node.js and Clojure, and is now adding Java.
"Java is, by many measures, the world's most popular programming language," Adam Wiggins, one of Heroku's founders, wrote in a blog post. "Our desire is to be as inclusive as possible."
Many PaaS providers started out by supporting just one language and then expanded to include others.
Adding Java makes sense for Heroku, since Salesforce's Force.com platform is largely Java-based, said Bill Lapcevic, vice president of business development for New Relic, a company that offers application performance management tools for developers, including those that run apps on Heroku. Supporting Java puts Heroku in a better position to serve existing Salesforce customers, he said.
The move also puts Heroku in competition with Amazon, which earlier this year began offering its first Java platform-as-a-service offering, called Elastic Beanstalk. For now, Heroku should have an advantage, Lapcevic said. "My opinion is that Amazon is expert at running its infrastructure and less at helping you run applications and making them easy to deploy," he said.
Heroku said it will offer the service initially as a public beta.
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Fort Worth and Dallas area tracks and dragways. If the forecast calls for inclement weather, check the track Web sites or call the track to make sure the racing is still on schedule:
Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale)
Oct. 2 (Saturday): Closed. No racing
More info: www.cowtownspeedway.com
Phone: 817-478-9952
Kennedale Speedway Park
Oct. 1-2 (Friday and Saturday): Fourth Annual Showdown featuring IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, Crate Late Models, Street Stocks, Jr. Mini Stocks and Sprint Cars.
More information: http://www.raceksp.com/
Phone: 817-478-7223
85 Speedway (Ennis)
Oct. 2 (Saturday): Closed. No racing
More info: www.ennis85speedway.com
Phone: 972-875-8500
Heart O' Texas Speedway (Elm Mott)
Oct. 1 (Friday): Closed. No racing
More info: www.heartotexspeedway.com
Phone: 254-829-2294
Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite)
Oct. 2 (Saturday): Closed. No racing
More info: www.devilsbowl.com
Phone: 972-222-2421
Dragways Texas Raceway (Kennedale) North Star Dragway (Denton) Dallas Raceway (Crandall)
Oct. 1 (Friday): Fun N Grudge
Oct. 3 (Sunday): Grudge Racing
More info: www.texasraceway.com
Phone: 817-483-0356, metro 817-572-3580
Oct. 1 (Friday): LoneStar Performance Ultimate Street Night
Oct. 2 (Saturday): Outlaw Fuel Altered Finals. Top Gas Motorcycles
Oct. 3 (Sunday): Dallas Imports DI Palooza
More info: www.northstar-dragway.com
Phone: 940-482-9998
Oct. 1 (Friday): Bracket Finals
Oct. 2 (Saturday): Bracket Finals
Oct. 3 (Sunday): Bracket Finals
More info: www.dallasraceway.com
Phone: 972-474-2600
Texas Raceway (Kennedale)
North Star Dragway (Denton)
Dallas Raceway (Crandall)