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WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A first-of-its-kind nationwide assessment, "Study on Children of Seriously Wounded Service Members," reveals challenging trends that can have a significant impact on the social and psychological development of children of wounded service members. The study, commissioned by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, was conducted by the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, part of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) at the University of San Diego.
Five trends prevailed from the study that can impact the 52,000 children in the United States that are living with a parent who has been wounded in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. When not addressed, these challenges can have a lasting impact on children's social, emotional, and academic development.
- Initial Communication about the Injury: Many parents, while mindful of protecting their children, lack the tools or techniques for how to communicate, so discussions often don't adequately prepare children for the short- and long-term consequences of their 'new normal'.
- Understanding Severity of the Parent's Injury: Invisible wounds, such as post- traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and depression, can be difficult to comprehend and can impact family dynamics and parent-child relationships, influencing a child's self- esteem and overall development.
- Loss of Childhood: Caring for a seriously physically wounded parent may require children to take on taxing caretaking duties by necessity, interfering with their activities, development and perceived normalcy. This means growing up early and taking on responsibilities many of their peers do not understand.
- Diversion of Attention: When the injured parent needs significant caregiving, it diverts parents' focus away from the child to the parent in need. Following this, providing adequate childcare can become a struggle and may leave children with a sense of loss of both parents.
- Social and Community Isolation: Not only are children of wounded service members often physically isolated from the military communities that support them and understand what they are going through—–they also experience social isolation from their peers, given drastic differences in their day-to-day lives compared to peers.
"These children are struggling with the particular challenges of not only of being part of a military family, but readjusting to a 'new normal' when a parent comes home with a life-altering injury," said Dr. Mary Jo Schumann, associate director at the Caster Center and co-principal investigator of this study. "These challenges are compounded by the isolation many of the children face, and it's disconcerting that there are not many programs that provide direct short- and long-term support to these children."
While over 400 organizations exist to-date to assist seriously wounded service members and their families, the majority of the programs focus on the wounded service member, and often do not address the long-term issues of children and families.
"This study proves what the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has believed for a long time, that military children and spouses are often the hidden faces of huge sacrifice," remarked Margaret B. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. "These families have already sacrificed so much for this country. It's our job, along with our partners, to work together to address the unmet needs of these families and provide them with the support they require to be well."
The study's researchers concluded that there is an immediate need for a variety of focused programs to meet the needs of family members, especially children. The following resources, programs and services are researcher recommend to more effectively address the unique challenges and needs of children and spouses.
- Create focused programs that ultimately hone in on the needs of both parents and children to develop long-term resiliency strategies;
- Provide children with peer-to-peer social support;
- Offer mentoring programs for parents and children;
- Provide communication at the right time and in the right manner;
- Develop a central database of support programs and services will ultimately help to reduce the negative impact of challenges identified in the study.
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and the Caster Center thanks our partner organizations for their support of the study: Fisher House Foundation, Gary Sinise Foundation, The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, National Military Family Association, Operation Homefront, Semper Fi Fund, SemperMax Support Fund, USO, and Wounded Warrior Project. We are also grateful to all of the nonprofit organizations, military personnel and families who graciously participated in interviews and focus groups for this research study.
To download the full report, comprehensive analysis trends and recommendations, visit www.mcsf.org/hiddencasulatiesofwar.
About the Scholarship Foundation: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the Nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children. Since 1962, the Scholarship Foundation has provided more than 30,000 scholarships valued at over $80,000,000 to Marine Corps children whose parents have been killed or wounded in combat or have demonstrated financial need. For more information on the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, please visit http://www.mcsf.org/.
About the Caster Center: The Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research is part of the Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research at the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego. The mission of the Caster Center is to provide research, evaluation and consulting services that benchmark the nonprofit sector and build the capacity of nonprofits and philanthropies. For more information on the Caster Center, please visit http://www.sandiego.edu/soles/centers-and-research/nonprofit/.
About the Research Study: Over the course of one year, researchers from the Caster Center interviewed a total of 125 participants, including seriously wounded service members, their spouses and children, as well as military, civilian and nonprofit professionals who work with this population. The study included two phases to ensure a comprehensive understanding around the population and its unfulfilled needs: The first phase focused on understanding the specific needs of children of seriously wounded service members through interviews and reviews of existing research; the second phase focused on an assessment of government and nonprofit programs available to identify gaps that exist.
Source: Scholarship Foundation & Caster Center


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BARNESVILLE, Ohio — A Belmont County judge stopped Oxford Oil Company from drilling a new well onto a property in Barnesville, Ohio.
Shane and Peggy Skinner, of Barnesville, Ohio filed a lawsuit against the Oxford Oil Company, of Zanesville, in December 2012.
The Skinners own approximately 59 acres in Belmont County. The couple signed a oil and gas lease in January 2008 with the Oxford Oil Company.
Drilling stopped
According to the court documents, Oxford Oil Company planned on constructing an entrance and well pad on the property Dec. 11, 2012.
However, that did not happen. Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Solovan II, stopped the plans with a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.
According to the lawsuit, the Skinners had tried to work with the company on finding an agreeable drilling site, but couldn't come to an agreement.
The Skinners have consented to the location of two well sites and access roads, but third-party coal rights stopped the permits for those locations.
The third location chosen by the Oxford Oil Company is a hayfield that the Skinners reportedly do not want destroyed.
In the lawsuit, the Skinners claim the lawsuit is void because the notary held a financial interest in the lease at the time and the notary was not present at the time it was signed by the couple.
The lawsuit also accuses the Oxford Oil Company of fraud with regard to the lease because the lease was returned to the parties as having been properly notarized and that was not the case.
The Skinners also accuse the Oxford Oil Company of withholding information about the development of the Marcellus and Utica shale from them. According to the court documents, if the couple had known about the shale potential, the decision to sign the lease would have been different in 2008.
Messages were left with Oxford Oil Company's attorney, Bill Taylor, but they were not returned.
Other cases
This lawsuit brings the total number of acres being involved in Oxford Oil Co. leases being disputed in the court system to 1,386 acres, according to a tally by the Farm and Dairy.
For more Utica and Marcellus news visit Farm and Dairy's Shale Gas Reporter.
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Kara Goldin's battle is one of balance. She's a mother with four young kids in San Francisco. But she didn't give up career for family. She's also the CEO of Hint, a beverage company that sells naturally-flavored water.
The company's growing quickly. That means she's traveling 10 days a month, often to opposite ends of the country. She began a trip in January with Sundance in Park City, Utah. She then dashed off to meet clients in Orlando. Then came Austin. It ended with a board meeting in New York.
Goldin justifies the pace because she thinks the nation is addicted to sugary drinks and artificial sweeteners. She's on a quest against the likes of Coca-Cola (CCE), Pepsi (PEP) and other major distributors.
"Our mission is to get people to live a healthier lifestyle," she said. "America's hooked on sugars and diet sweeteners. I felt like it was my job to go out and do this."
Goldin can't waste time -- or energy -- while traveling. These are the strategies she's developed to stay on her A-game. Her responses have been edited.
Simplify the wardrobe
"I am the best packer on the planet. My secret? My entire wardrobe is navy blue and black, so I mix and match things, and it doesn't look like I'm wearing the same thing every day.
"I don't have a ton of clothes. I have five nice work shirts, three nice sweaters, a couple of pants and skirts. That's it. It's so much easier for me to live that way, especially when I'm traveling."
Calling home? Stay consistent
"I take breaks to talk to my kids at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. their time. They text me before heading to school in the morning, and I call them back.
"At night we talk again. It's very rare that they go to sleep without my husband and I both talking to them."
Local time is real time
"I pay more attention to the external clock than my internal one. I abide by whatever time zone I'm in.
"Wherever I am, I wake up at 6 a.m., even if my body thinks it's much earlier than that. Many people will say they won't get up that early. But I think the key is, your brain psychs you into thinking that you're tired."
Fly with Wi-Fi
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Fly early or very late
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"On my way back, I prefer to take a red-eye flight instead of losing an entire day en route. That way I'm back home in time to see my kids wake up.
"My favorite airline is Virgin America. I love their schedule, and they always offer Wi-Fi connection."
Avoid energy drinks
"I have one cup of coffee in the morning. People who drink a lot of stimulants during the day tend to have a harder time getting to sleep."


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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
There Were Balls In Chicago, Too
Many of you have probably seen the 1990 Jennie Livingston 'Paris Is Burning' documentary which chronicles a slice of the Harlem drag ball scene.
What many people don't realize is that the balls weren't just a Harlem thang.
Chicago had a drag ball scene also.
There have always been balls in Chitown, but they were limited to New
Year's and Halloween: the few times of the year a man could dress in
women's clothes and not be arrested.
Chicago's ball tradition can be traced back to the late 1800's.
The aldermen team of "Bathhouse" John Coughlin and Michael "Hinky
Dink" Kenna (known as the "Lords of the Levee District"), threw
the 'First Ward Balls' at the Chicago Coliseum as a was of extracting
money from the brothel owners in the levee district.
Bathhouse John would lead a Grand March procession consisting of
prostitutes, drag queens, pickpockets, pimps, madams and other
colorful characters. The evening almost always ended in some type of
riot. These were held annually through the turn of the century until
they were finally stopped by the mayor of Chicago in 1909.
When African-Americans began the Great Migration out of the rural South, they flocked to northern urban centers such as New York, Detroit and Chicago. GLBT African Americans gravitated to Chicago's South Side, frequenting clubs like the Pleasure Inn and the Plantation Café and hosting drag balls that became fashionable social events for straights and gays alike.
Enter Alfred Finnie, a gay Black man who founded what would become the biggest and best known of the Chicago balls. It started in 1935 and cost 25 cents to get in. Finnie's first ball was held in the basement of a Chicago nightclub on the corner of 38th and Michigan Avenue to a predominately African-American crowd.
From that humble beginning, Finnie's ball grew to be a huge glamorous Halloween event eagerly anticipated by denizens of the South Side. At their peak up to 1000 people, both gay and straight attended the balls.
Unfortunately Alfred Finnie was killed during a 1943 gambling brawl, but the ball he founded lived on into the 60's. The tradition of Chicago drag balls was carried into the 70's and beyond by the late Chicago drag legend Jacques Cristion and Dodi Danials.
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Labels: African-American, history, SGL community, transgender
Cathay Willams-TG Buffalo Soldier
Cathay Williams has the distinction of being the only female member of the legendary Buffalo Soldiers. How did she do so in a time when the Army did not allow women to enter their ranks? Read on.
Cathay Williams was born into slavery in 1842 in Independence, MO.
She worked as a house slave for a wealthy Jefferson City, MO planter
named William Johnson until his death, which happened to coincide
with the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.
After being freed by Union soldiers Cathay began working for the Union Army as a paid servant. She grew to like the discipline and regimentation of military life as she traveled with the Union Army throughout the war. Cathay's travels took her to New Orleans, Savannah GA, Macon GA and other locales.
Because she was so responsible and dependable, she was recruited to go to Washington DC to work as a cook and laundress for General Phil Sheridan and his staff. She accompanied Gen. Sheridan when he made his Shenandoah Valley raids. From Virginia, Cathay journeyed to Iowa and later to St. Louis. She witnessed battles in Arkansas and Louisiana. She watched as Union soldiers destroyed cotton and burned a captured Confederate gunboat on the Red River at Shreveport. All this exposure to military activity gave her an understanding and a comfort zone about military life that proved to be invaluable in the next phase of her life as a free person.
On July 28 1866, Congress enacted legislation authorizing six all-Black units within the military. Two of the units were the famed 9th and 10th Cavalry. The other four were infantry units initially named the 38th, 39th, 40th and the 41st Infantry. In 1869 the four Black infantry units were reorganized and consolidated into two units, the 24th and the 25th Infantry. These remaining Army units became collectively known as the 'Buffalo Soldiers' after the moniker was bestowed upon them by the Plains Indians because of their fighting ability and short curly hair.
On November 15, 1866, shortly after her job with the army ended, Cathay Williams disguised her gender and joined the 38th Infantry, Company A, in St. Louis as Pvt. William Cathay. The Army didn't require physical examinations at the time and she possessed a big boned 5'7" frame. Only her cousin and a friend who had also enrolled in the unit were aware of her true identity. She contracted smallpox not long after her enlistment and as soon as she recovered joined the rest of her unit on the long march west from St. Louis via Kansas to New Mexico.
She and the rest of A Company arrived at Fort Cummings, NM on October 1. 1867 with orders to protect wagon trains travelling along the Santa Fe Trail from Apache attack. Cathay became ill in 1868 and it was at that time the post doctor finally discovered her true gender. She was discharged from the Army on October 14, 1868 and moved on to Pueblo, CO.
Years later, when a reporter asked her why she joined the army, Cathay stated, "I wanted to make my own living and not be dependent on relations or friends."
Her pension claim was denied in February 1892 and she lived out her final days ironically in a town that would later become renowed for the SRS surgeries performed there, Trinidad, CO.
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Labels: African-American, Black History Month, history, transgender
Monday, February 20, 2006
State of the Black Union 2006-Houston
Seems like everything is happening in my hometown since I moved in 2001. The Super Bowl, yesterday's NBA All-Star game, an NCAA Regional basketball final in 2008 and the Final Four in 2011, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the World Series and an NAACP convention. Shoot, even my old high school won the state 4A title in basketball.
On February 25 Tavis Smiley brings his seventh annual State of the Black Union Conference to St. Agnes Church, a megachurch less than two miles from the neighborhood where I grew up. Arrrgh!
It will be broadcast on C-SPAN live and will unveil the Covenant With Black America along with the comments and thoughts of 35 leaders of the African-American community.
A Message from Tavis...
At the close of the 2005 State of the Black Union in Atlanta, we
invited the public to weigh in on the most challenging issues facing
Black America. I'm happy to report that because of the huge response,
we now have a document that outlines how individuals, groups,
communities and the body politic can move forward to make this nation
better. When we make Black America better, we make all of America
better. We all want an America as good as its promise.
The Covenant book is made up of 10 chapters on the issues identified by
the public. They include economic disparity, health, education and
environmental justice. While the completion of the book marks the end
of one journey, it is in many ways the first step for those who want to
move forward toward real progress in improving Black communities.
I took the opportunity to log on to BlackAmericaweb.com and submit a question for Saturday's forum that reads like this:
I am a college educated African-American who happens to be
transgendered and a Christian. I have been deeply troubled by not only
the increasing willingness of megachurch ministers to align themselves
with political forces hostile to our community, but the homophobic
remarks being uttered from their pulpits.
My question is this: does your definition of African-American community
include people like myself and what steps will be taken to ensure that
we GLBT African-Americans are part of the building process for our
Be interesting to see if my question gets read this Saturday.
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Labels: African-American, politics, Texas
Friday, February 10, 2006
An MKR Poem
What's up with the hateration
Discrimination, segregation
Obsfucation and miseducation
Heaped upon the African nation?
What's up with the powers that be
Lip service to democracy
When it applies to me
From sea to shining sea?
Even folks who are GLBT
Express their animosity towards me
And my African-American community
How can this be?
Bump y'all haters, I can only be me
Enveloped in spiritual positivity
Beautiful brothers and sisters you're too blind to see
And still we rise for all eternity
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Labels: MKR creative writing, poetry, transgender
Houston Blues
An MKR Poem
I got the 'I miss Houston' blues
Leaving was an option I didn't wanna choose
Ever since I moved away
I miss my hometown more every day
This Is It and Pappadeaux's
Blue Bell ice cream tickling my nose
Chocolate Factory at the Galleria, too
Miss chowing down on real barbecue
Rolling down 45 to Galveston Bay
Let the Gulf breeze take my troubles away
Spirit shouldn't be left in the lurch
Say your prayers at your favorite neighborhood church
Astros, Rockets, Texans, Comets
Bud Adams Oilers made me wanna vomit
When he betrayed loyal fans like me
And moved the team to Tennessee
Archie Bell, Geto Boys, children of Destiny
Making Houston music history
The soundtracks of my Houston days
Played on Majic, KCOH and KYOK
JJ, JY, James Madison
Soulful high school bands playing with passion
They rocked the Dome so give 'em their due
The Ocean of Soul from TSU
3rd Ward, the Nickel, Hiram Clarke
What up to the peeps in South Park
Alief, Sunnyside, Mo City, hey!
Montrose flipped the rainbow way
Mattress Mac saving me money
You know I'm fiending for the hometown, honey
Just before I get ready to snooze
I miss Marrrrrrrrrrvinnnn Zindler
Eyyyyyyyeewitness News
So I'm closing out this long lament
About the city where my childhood was spent
Goodbye old friend, see 'ya around
On my next sojourn to mighty H-Town.
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Coretta Scott King-My Comments
I've been amused by the whining coming from our conservative friends recently that the funeral was 'too political' and it wasn't an appropriate venue for criticizing George W. Bush.
Au contraire. How quickly y'all forgot about Ronald Reagan's funeral.
Dr. King and Coretta Scott King were POLITICAL people. Therefore, it is appropriate in terms of commenting on the totality of their lives to refer to political themes when making remarks to honor them. Rev. Joseph Lowery, President Clinton, Mayor Shirley Franklin, and President Carter were saying publicly things about Junior that many African-Americans say about him in conversations with each other. If that bothers you conservatives, too bad. Must hurt to realize that you peeps are on the wrong side of history yet again and it shows your utter lack of understanding of African-American culture and traditions. It is also arrogant and presumptuous of people who fought (and still are fighting) tooth and nail to derail America's progress toward fulfilling The Dream to tell us how to mourn the passing of the 'Queen of the Civil Rights movement.'
But back to Coretta Scott King. Talk about strong Black women. The definition for it should have her picture posted next to it. She simply oozed class, style, beauty and intelligence.
I wanna be just like her when I grow up.
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February 2006 TransGriot Column
And the Winner Is…..Moi!
Copyright 2006. THE LETTER
Since February is Black History Month I usually like to devote my column to someone in the African-American GLBT community who has made history. I originally wanted to talk about Miss Major. She's an African-American transperson that I met at TSTBC 2005 who was at the Stonewall Inn the night of the rebellion and has a fascinating story to tell.
I'll tell her story in a future column. But in the meantime I have breaking news about someone else who's just made history. Your humble columnist.
On December 30, 2005 I was notified that I've become the third African-American transwoman to win an IFGE (International Foundation for Gender Education) Trinity Award. I was sick in bed that day, but hearing that news definitely made me feel a whole lot better despite the fact I had a sore throat that made me sound like Harvey Fierstein when I picked up the phone.
IFGE has given out this award since 1987 to transgender people and their allies. Some of the biggest names in the transgender community have received it. Phyllis Frye, my activist mentor in Houston. Monica Helms and Angela Brightfeather of TAVA, Jamison Green and Vanessa Edwards Foster just to name a few. There's another one for lifetime service to the transgender community called the Virginia Prince that IFGE also gives out. To earn that one you have to put in 15 years of service to qualify for it.
To be honest, I didn't think I was going to get the Trinity Award this soon because there are other African-American transpeeps that I felt have been overlooked. I'm amazed that the late Alexander John Goodrum hasn't won a Trinity. Come to think of it, NO African-American transman has won it yet. Lorrainne Sade Baskerville of Chicago is a person that I thought would get one. Chanel Tresvant in Los Angeles has done wonderful work in the Los Angeles area. Earline Budd in Washington DC has run a program to help Washington DC transwomen for several years.
There are the connections between Dawn Wilson, Marisa Richmond and me.
Besides the fact that we're the African-American Trinity winners, I helped present Dawn before she accepted her 2000 Trinity in Washington DC. 2002 Trinity winner Marisa succeeded me as NTAC Lobby Committee Chair. We've all bumped into each other either at Southern Comforts, IFGE conferences or other transgender community events. We've criticized each other at various times, turned to each other for advice and bounced up and down I-65 to visit each other.
While winning the Trinity is a huge honor, I never got into activism just to receive awards. If that's your sole focus then you're doomed to failure. Awards are based on a track record of measured success and other intangible factors. In my opinion the ultimate measure of success for an activist is how many lives you've positively impacted through your actions.
Finally, winning the Trinity is a testament to just living your life openly and being unabashedly proud of who you are. All I wanted to do in 1993 was transition and become the best person that I could be. In the process I became a leader, mentor and role model not only to my generation, but more importantly the next generation of transpeople as well.
That means as much to me as the Trinity I'll be picking up on April 7 in Philadelphia.
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Well, how's this for cool: I was reading 10 Downing Street's Twitter feed and found a link to a speech by blogging MP Tom Watson establishing a task force to implement recommendations in a Power of Information report to open up government data and to involve citizens in government using the social web. Watson said:
The 19th century co-operative movements had their roots in people pooling resources to make, buy or distribute physical goods. Modern online communities are the new co-operatives.
Mrs Watson is a regular user of Netmums. It's a great site. Parents chat, and offer, I've been there, advice on everything from baby whispering to school admissions. Except it's not just a handful of mums and dads, it's thousands of them, available in your living room, 24 hours a day.
Sounds like hell well, it's a lifeline when your baby's screaming at four in the morning, you have no idea why and you just need to know you're not alone. But my point is, imagine if quarter of a million mums decided to meet at Wembley Stadium to discuss the best way to bring up their kids. Midwives would be there dispensing advice. Health visitors, nursery teachers, welfare rights advisers would be there. Even politicians would try and get in on the act. But when twice this number chooses to meet together in the same place online, we just ignore them. That's going to have to change. . . .
We also need to look at the way Government talks to itself. Whitehall is arguably Britain's most important knowledge factory, but we're using out of date tools. . . .
To do this within the system I would like to see more use of techniques commonplace now in the wider world, internal blogs, wikis, discussion forums, shared workspaces, all still quite rare within the machine. . . .
Here are some of the ideas I put forward on — what should we call it? — social government, open government, Google government.
: As an aside, there's an amusing and very British dustup in Watson's speech over accusations that he stole the idea of open-source the Tories. But, of course, if it's open, how can anyone own it and thus how can it be stolen? Note also that underneath this is the start of a liberal-v-conservative clash of worldviews approaching open, digital, social government and society. I think that debate is revolving around whether the center of this activity is inside or outside of government and whether the market of ideas and information is sufficient in itself. Anyway, here's Watson:
I said that I don't believe the post-bureaucratic age argument. It's just old thinking, laissez faire ideas with a new badge.
The future of government is to provide tools for empowerment, not to sit back and hope that laissez-faire adhocracy will suffice.
A post bureaucratic age misunderstands the idea of an enabling state one that moderates collaborative activity for a shared social good. The collaborative state still requires leaders and enablers, doers and thinkers. It still requires public services but services with boundaries porous to external ideas.
I said that ideologies that fail to comprehend the power of sharing, where activity is motivated by non-market production or where, as Stephen Weber says the traditional notions of property rights are inverted – are doomed to extinction.
And I talked about the three rules of open source: One, nobody owns it. Two, everybody uses it. And three, anyone can improve it.
Two days later a political opponent sent out an email laying claim that in fact they are the 'owners' of these new ideas. I was accused of plundering policies from the Conservatives.
The irony that laying claim to the ownership of a policy on open source was lost to the poor researcher who had spent a day dissecting the speech. He'd been able to do so easily because it was freely available on my blog, a simple tool used for communicating information quickly and at nearly zero cost without the requirement to charge for access.
The point is, who cares? It doesn't matter who has the ideas. It's what you do with them and how you improve on them that counts.
But politics will still be politics.
: Note also from Watson's speech the incredible uptake of epetitions.
Over 7 million electronic signatures have been sent, electronically, to the Downing Street petition website [External website]. 1 in 10 citizens have emailed the Prime Minister about an issue. The next stage is to enable e-petitioners to connect with each other around particular issues and to link up with policy debates both on and off Government webspace.


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England launched their World Cup qualifying campaign with a five-star performance in Moldova, to record their biggest away win since 1993.
Frank Lampard scored twice to provided the perfect answer to questions about his age, with Jermain Defoe, James Milner and a deflected Leighton Baines free-kick underlining England's overwhelming superiority.
It has to be pointed out England will face much stiffer tests than this, while the exits of John Terry and Steven Gerrard proved they did not escape unscathed.
Although the support they received from a 10,000-capacity stadium was impressive, Moldova, without a goal in a year, were poor, every bit their lowly status as 141st-ranked team, according to FIFA.
England are third in that list. And although no-one actually believes they are that good, Roy Hodgson's men can feel confident they have the quality to navigate the journey to the world's most glamorous football nation.
Though his squad seemed to remain much the same, there were only six survivors in Hodgson's starting line-up from the team that lost their Euro 2012 quarter-final to Italy on penalties in Kiev.
Lampard might have come in quite handy on that night.
After all, when he drilled home from the spot after only four minutes this evening, the Chelsea man was converting his eighth penalty for England, a record.
However, as he will be 36 when the next World Cup finals get under way, some feel Lampard's time on the international stage should be brought to an end.
Hodgson has dismissed such claims, insisting he will not jettison anyone on the grounds of age until others prove more capable.
How right he looks now, with Lampard moving onto 25 England goals with his first-half salvo, one more than Sir Geoff Hurst.
Hodgson could take some satisfaction from the knowledge one of his surprise selections created the opener.
Preferred to Manchester United team-mate Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley was eager to make a positive impression on his first competitive start.
He did exactly that by meeting James Milner's far post cross perfectly, only for Semion Bulgaru to block it with his hand.
Referee Paul van Boekel gave England the benefit of the doubt and Lampard gave them the early advantage they craved.
In truth, though Moldova tried hard, they lacked the finesse to do any damage at this level, or the defensive solidity to keep England out.
Keeper Stanislav Namasco was unconvincing as he dealt with efforts from Defoe, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Glen Johnson before he was beaten once more by Lampard midway through the half.
Again the delivery came from the right – this time from Johnson – and Lampard was perfectly placed to convert.
Within three minutes, England had another.
Earlier this week, Defoe spoke about how being on the pitch is an escape from the tragedies he has experienced recently.
Selected ahead of Danny Welbeck for his first competitive start in two years, Defoe's lively display was too much for Moldova to cope with.
And when Oxlade-Chamberlain rolled a pass through a static defence, Defoe found the net with a first-time shot.
The sting in the tail from that impressive opening period came when skipper Gerrard did not reappear for the start of the second period. Football Association staff played down injury concerns.
However, with an encounter against Ukraine to follow at Wembley on Tuesday, Hodgson will hope Gerrard has not suffered one of his periodic muscular problems.
If there is a consolation, it would be that Carrick has now made himself available.
On as Gerrard's replacement, Carrick kept the ball ticking over as Hodgson would have wanted, even if some of the intensity had disappeared from England's overall performance.
A fourth goal eventually arrived courtesy of James Milner after both Cleverley and substitute Welbeck had declined opportunities to shoot themselves.
And 10 minutes from time, Leighton Baines completed the victory, with, remarkably, England's first goal direct from a free-kick since David Beckham scored against Ecuador in 2006.
However, the late departure of the injured Terry, leaving England to play the remainder of injury-time with 10 men and Carrick alongside Joleon Lescott in central defence, confirmed Hodgson's men did not have things all their own way.
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The Seattle Times reports that firefighters responding on Saturday discovered flames coming from the auxiliary power unit of United flight 776, a Boeing 757 that was scheduled to depart at 10:30 p.m., bound for Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Sea-Tac spokesman Perry Cooper says firefighters extinguished the flames, and the plane was evacuated. A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire might be traceable to residual oil in the auxiliary power unit, which is located in the plane's tail.
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MADISON, N.J. and SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading diagnostic information services company, and Natera, a leading innovator in prenatal genetic testing, today announced that Quest Diagnostics will offer physicians access to Panorama™, a new non-invasive prenatal test developed by Natera.
Panorama uses cell-free fetal DNA in circulating maternal blood to screen for chromosomal abnormalities associated with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome) and monosomy X (Turner syndrome). Panorama can be used as early as the ninth week of pregnancy.
Physician clients of Quest Diagnostics will be able to forward specimens for testing to Natera's CLIA-certified laboratory in San Carlos, Calif., which developed and validated the lab-developed Panorama test. The test will be made available to physician clients of Quest Diagnostics in certain regions in March and nationwide in the United States in April 2013. Additional terms were not disclosed.
"Cell-free fetal DNA testing is a significant advance in prenatal screening," said Charles Strom, M.D., Ph.D., senior medical director, genetics, Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute. "By offering physicians and women access to Panorama, Quest Diagnostics is delivering on its commitment to provide clinically important innovations aligned with guideline-based care."
Panorama is a non-invasive screening test that provides early information for assessing pregnancy risks. A 'low risk' Panorama test result indicates a lower likelihood that a pregnancy is affected. With this information, a woman may consider, in consultation with her physician and results of other medical assessments, whether to pursue or forgo invasive diagnostic testing, which carries a slight risk of miscarriage. A 'low risk' Panorama result does not guarantee an unaffected pregnancy.
In December 2012, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a medical opinion stating that cell-free fetal DNA testing is one option that can be used as a primary screening test in women at increased risk of aneuploidy. It may also be offered as a follow-up test for women with a positive first-trimester or second-trimester screening test result. Risk factors include advanced maternal age (35 years or older), a maternal serum screen indicating high risk, ultrasound abnormality and/or a history of prior pregnancy with a trisomy. ACOG also recommends physicians counsel patients on the limitations of these tests, including inability to confirm a pregnancy is not affected.
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No Agreement Yet; CAW Trying Unique Strategy
TORONTO, Canada (WWJ) - The Canadian Auto Workers Union is using a unique strategy in its final day of negotiations before Monday night's 11:59 p.m. deadline in talks with the Detroit three.
Most of the focus today will be with Ford, but CAW President Ken Lewenza says his negotiators will be working simultaneously to pattern any agreements at GM and Chrysler.
"If they're genuinely interested in getting a deal, we can get a deal with them coinciding with Ford Motor Company because, quite frankly, we have the energy to go from room to room to room to get the job done," Lewenza said.
Lewenza says he's told both GM and Chrysler that they better show a desire to have a deal, or union members will withdraw their services at tonight's deadline.
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First, the Name Game. Jennie is here today from Clover & Violet. Jennie and her mother, Clara, are a mother-daughter team who design, quilt and sew. In fact, their tag line is: stitch.sew.quilt.embroider. Along with many great tutorials, there is Embroidery 101, with tons of useful information.
How did you choose the name for your blog?
We went through a few baby-ish names before we decided to stay neutral. Our next main choice was "Violet & Co." However {and here's a little legal knowledge for you}, if you use the word "Co.", "Company", "Corp.", or "Corporation" in your business name, you also have to become a corporate entity, and we knew we wanted to form an LLC, so that ruled out that option. So we decided to add a little something else and settled on Clover & Violet {it just seemed natural that Clover should go first!}.
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Now that all that Halloween dust has settled, it's time to return to the Eyeshadow Tutorial for Asian Eyes series!
In the third installment of the Eyeshadow Tutorial for Asian Eyes series, we discuss the Outer V.
Oooh, the MYSTERIOUS Outer-V. That tiny area that has eluded even the best of us.
Before we continue, why not check out the other parts of this series first?
Part 1: Where to Apply Eyeshadow
Part 2: Vertical Gradient Method
Where is the Outer V?
As with the Crease and Contour Area, the Outer-V on the Asian eye is quite different from that on the Caucasian eye. It took me a while to discover this as well.
On the (typical) Caucasian eye,
1st stroke of 'V': Imagine a line that extends beyond the Lower Lash Line, draw the line towards the brow, careful not to extend beyond the Border.
2nd stroke of 'V': Connect with the Crease.
Marlena from MakeupGeek has a great video on the Outer V for Caucasian eyes. I look like a drag queen when I use that method. Lol.
On the (typical) Asian eye,
1st stroke of 'V': Imagine a line that extends beyond the Lower Lash Line, draw the line towards the brow, careful not to extend beyond the Border.
2nd stroke of 'V': Blend towards the Contour Area (aka Orbital Rim or Socket Line), which is above the Fold.
For other parts of the eye, check out Part 1 of the Eyeshadow Tutorial for Asian Eyes series.
Bun Bun's Makeup Tip: Be careful not to draw too sharp or dark an Outer V on the Asian eye, because it may look especially stark without the natural indentation of the eye. Also don't bring the Outer-V too much inwards, stop somewhere before reaching the middle of the lid.
How to Define the Outer V?
I've found that what works best for me is to only perform the Outer V on a very small area at the outer part of the eye. Like a super small 'V'. I'll definitely work colors onto the Contour Area first, then add the tiny 'V' on top of that.
I normally get on with the Lid colors first then proceed to defining the Outer V.
(All text refer to the preceding picture)
I primed my Lid with Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden, and pat on NYX Single Eyeshadow in Rust, bringing it above the Fold. I used MAC 239 Shader Brush.
Apply NYX Single Eyeshadow in Mermaid Green to the Contour Area. Here I used Stage's Shadow Smudger. It really doesn't matter, sometimes I simply use the flip side of MAC 239 too.
This is how the colors look without any blending. Chunky, isn't it?
Blend out the edges with a clean blending brush, like the MAC 217 Blending Brush. Looks better. If you think too much of the Contour Area color has been lost, you can always add it back and repeat the blending.
To get to the Outer V, use a pencil brush like the MAC 219, or Essence of Beauty Duo Brushes, or any brush that has a pointed tip since it is such a small area that requires precision.
I used Urban Decay Naked Palette's Darkhorse. I love using Darkhorse on the Outer V. It is a very dark brown-grey with gold shimmer.
And that's the 1st stroke of 'V'!
The 2nd stroke of 'V' is trickier.
The same way as I mentioned in all my eye makeup tutorials, like this one here, gently push the brush back into the skin to locate the Socket Line/Orbital Rim.
Following the guidelines stated earlier, after placing color on the Outer V, you will want to feather out the harsh edges of the Outer V strokes, and also blend the color nicely into the Lid colors.
Use a clean brush blending to diffuse the Outer V color, or have the same color on the brush (Darkhorse) to strengthen and then blend it out.
Left: Without Outer V; Right: With Outer V
The Outer V really does bring more dimension to the eye, yea? 😀
Bun Bun's Makeup Tip: Don't carry the upper stroke too far into the eye if you have smaller eyes as doing so can potentially make the eyes look smaller.
To finish the look, highlight the Brow Bone, add some color on the Lower Lash Line, line and tightline (What is Tightlining?) your eyes, and add mascara to your lashes.
This last picture was taken on another day because I was in such a rush to meet a friend after taking pictures for the tutorial that I'd forgotten to take a picture of the completed look! Hope it doesn't look too different. I tried to make it as similar as possible from my memory! XD
Why Define the Outer V?
There are several reasons why people define the Outer V.
1. Adding a darker color to the outer edges of the eye in the shape of a V adds a lot more dimension to the eye.
Even with just that tiny bit of definition at the outer corner - which is what I do - brings a whole new depth to the eye makeup look. You can also use colors such as purple, blue, brown, instead of black.
Black is very harsh and not entirely suitable for eyes that are not 'strong enough' to hold the weight of harsh black. It can totally make your eyes disappear.
2. Defining the Outer V enables one to correct the eye shape or make the eyes look nearer or further apart.
3. Having a dark color at the Outer V helps to hide or correct some errors made from applying eyeshadow.
Bun Bun's Makeup Tip: The difference between the Outer V and Upper Outer 1/3 of the Lid is that the Outer V can be large or small, and extends inwards, while the Upper Outer 1/3 of the Lid just stays within that 1/3 of its space.
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Outer V for Monolids, Heavily Hooded Lids or Asian Eyes
Should I Or Should I Not Draw The Outer V?
Read: Types of Asian Eyes
My eyes are larger than the average Asian eye, I have prominent double lids, and not-as-heavily-hooded lids that show some lid space beneath the Fold when my eyes are open. My Orbital Rim and Fold don't meet, but the gap is not too big because of my thicker double eyelids.
Despite having those on my Asian eye, placing a dark color on my Outer V using the Caucasian way requires a lot of blending and blending and blending so that the Caucasian Outer V placement would not look odd and fake on my Asian eye.
Thus, I would suggest that people with monolids or heavily hooded lids stay away from dark, harsh colors on the Outer V, unless you are very confident with your blending skills.
What I do is, instead of trying to emphasize the lack of a crease or the presence of a hooded lid, I work on the Contour Area with colors. Find colors that look good on your skintone. Using colors on the Contour Area and Lid can serve to distract from the lack of a Fold and also brighten up the eye.
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How I do my Outer V...
And Would Recommend It To You Too!
Even though I can carry a heavy Outer V look, I prefer not to do it all the time because it requires a lot of blending and time, and my eyes actually look better with a soft Outer V emphasis.
It is important to know what works for your eyes, instead of forcing a type of eyeshadow application just because someone else said this or that works for them. There are no 'rules' to makeup. You can and must find what works best for your eyes.
You've seen how I conquer my Outer V, I use it as an accent instead of creating the whole eye shape with it. The darker color on the edge will create a frame for the eye. That little definition gives an instant accent to the rest of the eye makeup!
Don't have a tutorial for this look. I used Sin, Grifter and Last Call on the Lid and Smog on the Outer V.
All shades are from the Urban Decay Ammo Palette.
Click here for this eye makeup tutorial
I almost never feel like my eye makeup is complete without defining the Outer V.
Alright! I hope you guys have come to understand more about the Outer V. I know this tutorial is the most technical one so far. I've tried my best to break it down to bite sized pieces. I had to swallow it whole and choked on it when I first learned about the Outer V. The tutorials out there don't work too well for my eye, so I hope mine will help more Asian girls, or those with hooded lids.
In the next episode of this series, we will look into Defining the Contour Area!
Get NYX Single Eyeshadow in Rust (I LOVE this color!)
Get NYX Single Eyeshadow in Mermaid Green (Great dupe for MAC Humid!)
Get the Urban Decay Naked Palette (Darkhorse is 5th from right; it looks a lot darker than this actually)
Eyeshadow Tutorials for Asian Eyes series:
Part 1: Where to Apply Eyeshadow
Part 2: Vertical Gradient Method
Part 3: Defining the Outer V
Part 4: Defining the Contour Area
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Can you say scam?
Today I received a notice that Picturebug is going out of business. Who is Picturebug? I'm not sure. I had never heard of them, but apparently they are a picture service similar to Shutterfly or Snapfish.
My email contained a link to their website which confirmed that they have discontinued their service and users will no longer be able to order prints of any photos stored by the service. I guess if I had used the service this would be a bummer. I do use online photo services for both printing needs and as a backup photo storage method to my PC and backup discs. Now I will rethink that strategy.
According to the Picturebug email:
"For customers who need access to their photos, we will provide them to you on a CD for $19.95 including shipping & handling. Please email us email@example.com to request your CD. We will provide you with instructions on how to order your CD. Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing."
Really? So anyone who actually used the service is now out $20 just to retrieve their photos.
If that isn't bad enough, folks visiting the Picturebug website are directed to a "Partners Page" where you are told that while they can no longer fulfill order requests, "The services listed below are among the best in the market for sharing, prints and online photos. We highly recommend you try several of these services to see which ones work best for you!" I was not surprised to see that the dozen or so links to other photo services were affiliate links.
So let me recap. Users of Picturebug are out of luck, unless you want to pay $20 to get your own photos back. And for every "Partner" service you sign up for, Picturebug will get a minimum of $13 on referral commission. I guess this is a great way to make some money if actually processing photos doesn't cut it.
Does anyone here use Picturebug, anyway?
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I doubt it is phishing. Now that I've done some more research, it seems that I remember Picturebug being a real photo developer. They are a company of Digibug Express. I won't name drop, but I have seen their website, and the websites of their marketing and developing companies. It looked like they just weren't too succesful at what they were doing and went out of business.
Too bad for their customers.
When Yahoo shut down their photo site not long ago (no, not Flickr; the other one), they arranged for their users to automatically transfer their photos to one of four alternatives. I chose Shutterfly, for reasons I don't remember (mostly having to do with not wanting to cough up cash for a Flickr pro account).
Probably these people didn't have the money left over at the end to do something like that.
I remember, many years ago, another very popular photo site just went belly up with no warning. On a photo forum, I read about a guy who had the first year of his son's life at the now non-existent site and another who lost his three year chronicle of his rebuilt boat. Let this serve as a reminder to ALWAYS back up your photos in more than one place. Yes, it's a hassle, but it's an even bigger hassle when you have nothing left! I typically back up photos at a photo sharing site, an external hard drive and once a year on a set of DVDs I keep OUTSIDE the house (like at grandma's).
Companies go out of business, thats life. If someone was silly enough to have there photos only backed up online, i think $20 is a bargain to get all the photos back. The company could have just gone under and not given any photos back, how would customers feel then?
I would gladly pay 20 bucks to have all my pictures put on DVD! Since my son was born we have thousands and thousands of pictures- it really has become unmanageable! I use Snapfish and love them- I would die if they went belly up!


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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Babes Bake Beer Bread - Eh?
I'm glad that the Babes don't abide by too many rules because I did change things a bit with this recipe. For starters, literally, I used some of my sourdough starter instead of the 'night before' mixture. I also don't care for dried onion flakes, so I kneaded some caramelized onions into the dough along with the sausage and cheese. Some of the flour became whole wheat flour and a few flax seeds made it into the dough, too. I did use the full 12 oz. of beer though. Changes I made are noted in italics in the recipe.
With all those changes it is still basically the same bread flavors with a tiny twist. Excellent bread toasted and used for a BLT since I used pork sausage for the sausage part. Pretty tasty just sliced and devoured. It was still warm from the oven when we tried that with some of it for dinner, along with a salad.
So hats off to the Canadians! Give this a try yourself, send Natashya an e-mail telling her of your experience with it and include a photo (and do this by April 29th) to be included in the round-up and to get your April Buddy badge.
Sending this over to Susan for the marvelous Yeast Spotting weekly event. Thanks for keeping it going Susan! It is a blast to check out all the great breads each week.
Last, but certainly not least, do check out the other Bread Baking Babes' sites to see their take on this savory delight. The links are to the right.
Granville Island Beer Bread
Night before: (I used my sourdough starter)
1¼ cups bread flour
¾ cup tepid water
¼ teaspoon instant yeast
Day of:
1 - 12 oz bottle beer (room temperature)
¼ cup olive oil
3 tablespoons dried onion flakes (skipped this)4 teaspoon instant yeast
1½ tsp salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
¼ cup sugar
4 - 4½ cups bread flour (I used half whole wheat flour)
1½ cups farmers sausage
2 - 3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
The night before combine 1¼ cup of bread flour, ¾ cup tepid water and ¼ teaspoon instant yeast, cover with plastic wrap and set aside till next day.(I used 1 1/2 cups of my sourdough starter.)
The next morning pour the night before mixture into a large bowl. Add in the room temp. bottle of beer, olive oil, dried onion flakes (left these out), 1 cup of bread flour, instant yeast, salt, pepper and sugar, with a wooden spoon mix all these ingredients together till well blended.
Mix in another 1½ cups of flour (used some whole wheat here). Sprinkle some more flour onto a flat surface. Pour out the wet dough onto the floured surface, place a little more flour on top. Start to knead the dough and continue to add a little flour till the dough becomes smooth (a little on the tacky side). Knead the dough for about 8 minutes, then place into a lightly oiled bowl, turn the dough over so all the sides are lightly coated. Cover with plastic and let rise for 1 hour or till it has doubled in size.
Sprinkle a little flour onto a flat surface and pour out the dough. Add the farmers sausage or any other cooked sausage you like (I also added 1 medium onion, chopped that I had cooked slowly in 1 tablespoon olive oil until caramelized to a golden brown). Add 1 cup of cheese and knead till all incorporated. Cover dough with plastic wrap and allow to rest for another 15 minutes. Afterwards cut dough in half, shape into loaves and place onto a cornmeal parchment lined cookie sheet (I used a loaf pan for one loaf - I made three because I increased the starter amount and flour amounts so I had a lotta dough!). Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour. Using a sharp knife score the dough about an inch deep. Sprinkle the rest of the grated cheese on top of the loaves. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30-35 minutes or till a thermometer places into middle of loaf reads 180F-190F. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
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My GOODNESS what a beautiful bread.ReplyDelete
I would have gone with caramelized onions, too. Sausage, cheese, onions and bread? Sounds like a good German breakfast to me; tasty!
Your bread looks absolutely mouth-watering! I love how easy it is to play with this recipe too.ReplyDelete
So glad you loved the bread!
Ohh my gosh... I so want a slice of that please! That crust looks so absolutely yummy!ReplyDelete
Haha we just wouldn't be Babes with rules! You think you changed it, I think I turned it on it's heels and then gave it a triple flip.ReplyDelete
BUT one thing I didn't try was a BLT, what a natural ... but lucky me I have just enough squirreled away in the freezer to give that one a go!
What a good idea to use caramelized onions! I used onion powder in mine in lieu of finding flakes. Looks great and the sound of the BLT with this...wow!ReplyDelete
Caramelized onions too!!! I'm swooning. I cannot wait to be able to try this bread!ReplyDelete
Wow your loaf looks absolutely amazing! Great idea those caramelized onions. That onion smell and taste just makes this loaf a superbread!ReplyDelete
Oh, my gosh! Your pictures have me drooling. And then I read that you used caramelized onions? Now I have to go grab a towel to mop up the lake of drool pooling on my keyboard!ReplyDelete
This is a marvelously beautiful loaf!ReplyDelete
I've been drooling a lot over Bread Baking Babes lately - how do you join?
Tanita, I want to go to Germany with you if those things are in a German breakfast.ReplyDelete
Natashya, Loved it, loved it!
Baking Soda, All gone but might make it again.
Tanna, You did flip and morph yours...to great effect.
Gretchen, Onion powder would be good...
Katie, Lots 'o cheese and some was still left over when I was done.
Elizabeth, You will love it!
Lien, Yes, the onions are perfect in this bread.
Lynn, I love your comments...so graphic :)
Jenni, I was a Buddy for a while before becoming a Babe...that's the way to go if you want to be a Babe in time.


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Seven weeks into the 2012 college football season, we finally have our first BCS rankings and, with that, it's time to project the biggest bowl of them all…The Rose Bowl. This year's Rose Bowl, to be played on January 1st as usual, will feature the traditional Big Ten/Pac-12 matchup. But, who will represent each conference? Sure, it may be too early to tell, but let's take a look at the possibilities.
Big Ten
With Ohio State and Penn State out of the Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl pictures this year due to NCAA penalties, the Leaders Division is all Wisconsin's. Surprisingly, both the Buckeyes and the Nittany Lions are unbeaten in league play so far. Take away a poor half and a kicking debacle in week two and PSU might be unbeaten on the season as are the Buckeyes.
The Wisconson Badgers have five league games remaining, the toughest of which may very well be against Ohio State and Penn State. Regardless, the bottom three in the Leaders Division will most likely have at least three losses. Even if Wisconsin ends up with three league losses, they will hold the edge on Purdue and Illinois, and should beat Indiana in week 10.
Play in the Legends Division is much tougher with the Michigan Wolverines and Nebraska Cornhuskers the favorites, although Iowa is currently 2-0 in league play. Don't forget Northwestern, which ripped off six straight wins to start the season and Michigan State, last year's Big Ten champ. The way it pans out in the Legends Division, though, is up to the Wolverines and the Cornhuskers. Iowa must play both and also must face Penn State and Northwestern. That doesn't make it easy for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Michigan and Nebraska play each other in two weeks, but the 'Huskers have Northwestern, a team they lost to last year, Michigan State, Penn State, and Iowa. Michigan will face pretty much the same road to a division title and cap off the season with the year-end rivalry game at Ohio State.
Look for superior defense and the play of Denard Robinson to propel the Wolverines to the Legends Division championship and look for them to face Wisconsin for the Big Ten title.
The interesting thing with the Pac-12 is the Oregon Ducks. Currently the BCS No. 3 team, Coach Chip Kelly's squad is projected to be playing in the national championship game and if current No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida win out, they will play each other in the SEC championship game. The loser is likely out of the BCS title game which would pave the way for…the Oregon Ducks, should they too win out.
Oregon still has USC and Stanford remaining on the schedule along with a Thursday night trip to Tempe, AZ, to take on a rejuvenated Arizona State team that is currently 5-1. And don't forget the Civil War. Oregon must play in-state rival Oregon State, ranked eighth in the BCS, in Corvallis on Thanksgiving weekend.
Should Oregon head to the BCS title game, that leaves USC Trojans, Stanford Cardinals, and Oregon State. Todd Graham's Sun Devils just won't cut it this year as they head down the stretch. Of the three remaining teams, the Trojans will have the easiest road as their test will come Nov. 3rd when they face the Ducks. Even if USC loses to Oregon, which will be looking for payback for last year's 38-35 loss, a two-loss Trojan team wins the South Division and the right to play in the Pac-12 championship. With Oregon winning the North, it's either the Ducks going to the BCS title game or to the Rose Bowl. If Oregon plays for all the marbles, then USC steps in and represents the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl.
Rose Bowl Projection
Look for the teams with the easiest routes to get to Pasadena and for the Ducks to be playing for a national title… Wisconsin vs. USC


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This article was prepared by Macquarie's Commodities Strategists for LME Week 2019.
24 October 2019
In 2019, geopolitical conditions have provided a near-perfect backdrop for the gold market. We experienced weak but positive global growth, subdued interest rates and heightened geopolitical tensions – in US-China trade and the Middle East too. All of which have lifted gold's price to heights not seen since 2013.
When the global value of negative yielding bonds exceeds $US 15 trillion, gold, as a zero-yielding defensive asset, is attractive. With global central banks back in easing mode the opportunity cost of holding gold is low and falling.
Even falling inflation expectations have not taken the wind out of gold's sails. These have been more than offset by the slide in nominal rates. In particular, gold has benefitted from the flattening or, in some prominent cases, inversion of global yield curves.
Is there more upside for gold's price? Investors worldwide have already substantially boosted their exposure to the metal, net-length in CME futures and ETF holdings are oscillating around all-time highs recently – while the price has reported historic highs in almost all major producer and consumer currency-terms.
Of course, these highs also pose some correction risk- if global growth improves or if risk sentiment is lifted by a stabilisation of the geopolitical backdrop in the UK, US and Middle East, this could ultimate impact the price.
Our base case is for the price to stabilise in the $US 1,400/oz in 2020, underpinned by on-going central bank buying and increased long-term investor allocations both offsetting the retracing of short-term positioning to more sustainable levels.
Certainly, while global growth is kept on life support by very easy monetary policy, the outlook for gold's price should remain positive. Our forecast peaks above $US 1,600/oz in 2021.
The biggest risk for this gold outlook? A comprehensive, credible resolution to the US-China trade conflict; fiscal policy taking up some of the heavy lifting of the monetary authorities; and a sustained recovery in business investment and global economic growth.


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Australia's Military Strategic Challenges – Close to Home
The 16 September 2021 announcement of an enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) confirmed beyond any remaining doubt that the Australian Government considers its strategic environment to have permanently changed. The 2020 Defence Strategic Update presaged the announcement by highlighting a number of developments which had swiftly altered the strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific region since the publication of Australia's 2016 Defence White Paper.
Three words that conjure dangerous oversimplification
The Defence Strategic Update of 2020 provided three words that neatly encapsulate Government's strategic objectives. The words also capture the raison d'etre of the Australian Defence Force and the tasks it is likely to execute in a period of 'the most consequential strategic realignment since the Second World War'.[1]
ADF Concept for Command and Control of the Future Force
by DL Johnston, AO Vice Admiral, RAN
Vice Chief of the Defence Force
ADFA Presentation 2019 – General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC
The Governor-General of Australia, General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC, addresses ADFA staff and trainees
North Korea's Military Capability
This article is a Backgrounder document produced by the US Council on Foreign Relations outlining North Korea's military capabilities with a particular focus on unconventional weapons. The article addresses the current state and source of origin of North Korea's current arsenal of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their delivery platforms.
The Australian Military and Logistics: When Preparedness Equals Survival
The material comprises a 2014 interview with Air Vice Marshall John Blackburn (Retired), in which he poses a number of questions relating to the resilience of Australia's Defence logistics capabilities. The questions and tacit solutions he proposes have become more relevant given recent instability in the South China Sea and the current shifts in US foreign policy.
The Chiefs: A Study of Strategic Leadership
In 2007, a research project was undertaken by Dr Nick Jans, Jamie Cullens and Dr Stephen Mugford, analysing the process of top-level strategic leadership in the Australian Defence Community.