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NCLB Update
Senate Approval
IDEA Meetings
Teacher Loan Forgiveness
School Readiness Report
Pell Grants
Quote to Note
Upcoming Events
NCLB Update (http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/)
According to the College Board's first-ever "Advanced Placement Report to the Nation," 13.2 percent of the graduating class of 2004 demonstrated mastery (at least a 3 on a 5-point scale) of one or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams, up from 10.2 percent from the 2000 class. Moreover, over the past five years, all 50 states and the District of Columbia reported an increase in the percentage of students succeeding on AP exams. For example, New York is the first state in the nation to see more than 20 percent of its students achieve a grade of 3 or higher on an AP exam, and California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Utah are close to this level of achievement, with between 18 and 20 percent of students earning a 3 or higher. On the other hand, the success of ethnic minorities is mixed. Since 1996, there have been significant increases in African-American (+164%), Hispanic (+197%), and American Indian (+115%) students scoring 3 or higher on AP exams, and the proportion of Hispanic students taking AP exams (13.1%) is, today, about the same as the proportion of Hispanic students in public schools (12.8%). But African-American students remain significantly underrepresented in AP; African-American students make up 13.2 percent of the student population but only 6.0 percent of AP test takers. Research shows that students who succeed on one or more AP exams are more likely than their peers to complete a bachelor's degree in four years. For more information, please go to http://www.collegeboard.com/about/news_info/ap/2005/. (Secretary Spelling's statement is available at http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/01/
01252005.html. President Bush has proposed a 73 percent increase in the Department's AP initiatives.)
Interested in becoming a supplemental service provider? The American Institutes for Research is offering a free "Providers' Toolkit for Supplemental Educational Services" (http://www.tutorsforkids.org/documents/
SESProvidersToolkit_002.pdf). The toolkit includes step-by-step tips, tools, and resources on designing, delivering, marketing, managing, and evaluating a quality program. Currently, under the No Child Left Behind Act, over 2,700 Title I schools are required to offer supplemental services.
Senate Approval
Hours after President Bush was sworn in last week for his second term, the Senate unanimously confirmed Margaret Spellings as the eighth U.S. Secretary of Education. Below are excerpts from her first message to Department staff.
"As I indicated in my confirmation hearing, there is no more critical obligation each of us has to the American people than to educate our citizens. In our diverse country, we share the belief that education is the great equalizer. It is the key to success for individual Americans and the key to success of our nationnot just economic success but civic and democratic success. In our country, we believe that a great education must be available to each and every American."
"Our schools are, right now, preparing the individuals who will succeed each of us.... I have been involved in our public schools for more than two decades in many different ways. I am a parent of school-aged children. I have worked in both legislative and executive branches of government, as well as at the local, state, and federal levels. We have a lot of work ahead of us, work that will affect our nation's future in a most fundamental way."
IDEA Meetings
As reported earlier this month, the Department's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is seeking comments and recommendations for developing regulations based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). As such, it has scheduled seven informal meetings to receive feedback, the first of which takes place today:
January 28, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
University of Delaware at Newark, John M. Clayton Hall, Room 106, Newark, DE
February 3, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Ohio State University, Arps Hall, Room 384, Columbus, OH
February 7, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA
February 11, 1:00-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School, 6911 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA
February 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Frederick Douglass High School, 225 Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, Atlanta GA
February 18, 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.
University of Wyoming at Laramie, Wyoming Union, Second Floor, Laramie, WY
February 24, 1:00-5:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Academy for Education Research, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Academy Hall, Washington, DC
Registration is at the door, on a first-come, first-serve basis; individuals will have 2-5 minutes to comment, depending on the number of people who register. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/events/ideameetings.html. (Written comments and recommendations should be sent to email@example.com by February 28.)
Teacher Loan Forgiveness
Attention teachers! The Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act, signed into law last year, authorizes up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness for eligible, highly qualified math, science, and special education teachers. This dramatic increase$12,500 above the previous limit of $5,000is meant to ease the shortage of teachers in important subject areas. To be eligible, teachers (with no outstanding loan balances before October 1, 1998, and who have borrowed before October 1, 2005) must be highly qualified, as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act; must have taught full-time, for five consecutive years, in a Title I school; and must have taught secondary math or science or elementary or secondary special education to students with disabilities. Also, an eligible teacher who has already received loan forgiveness may receive further loan forgiveness"up to the difference between $17,500 and the amount previously forgiven." For more information, please go to http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0414.html.
School Readiness Report
This week, the National Governors Association (NGA) released "Building the Foundation for Bright Futures: Final Report of the NGA Task Force on School Readiness" (http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0501taskforce
readiness.pdf). Two years of work from the task force and more than a decade's worth of research has gone into the list of recommendations, sorted into "Ready States," "Ready Schools," "Ready Communities," "Ready Families," and "Ready Children." Then, a companion piece, "A Governor's Guide to School Readiness" (http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0501govguide
readiness.pdf), ties the policy recommendations to concrete examples.
Pell Grants
On January 14, at Florida Community College in Jacksonville, President Bush announced he will ask lawmakers to increase the maximum Pell Grant award by $100 per year for the next five years, to $4,550. The President also reiterated his support for enhanced Pell Grants, which would give an additional $1,000 for the first two years of college to students from low-income families who complete the rigorous State Scholars program. For more information, please go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/
Note: In a recent national survey commissioned by the Job Shadow Coalition and sponsored by the Departments of Education and Labor, over 60 percent of teenagers said they would need higher education to accomplish the American Dream. Specifically, 12 percent of teenagers said "some college or postsecondary trade school" was necessary to succeed; 31 percent said a bachelor's degree; and 27 percent said a graduate degree or Ph.D. For more information, please go to http://www.jobshadow.org/.
Quote to Note
"In America's ideal of freedom, the exercise of rights is ennobled by service, mercy, and a heart for the weak. Liberty for all does not mean independence from one another. Our nation relies on men and women who look after a neighbor and surround the lost with love. Americans, at our best, value the life we see in one another and must always remember that even the unwanted have worth. And our country must abandon all the habits of racism, because we cannot carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry at the same time."
President George W. Bush (1/20/05)
Upcoming Events
A reminder: the President's State of the Union address is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2. And, on February 7, the President will release his FY 2006 budget request.
The Department's next "Education News Parents Can Use" broadcast, on drug and alcohol prevention, is scheduled for February 15. For more information, please go to http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/.
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LOUIS VUITTON RETIRO NM BAGCategories:Louis Vuitton
Are you looking for something iconic and spectacular? Well, the Louis Vuitton Retiro NM Bag might do just the trick! It's a fully functional piece that's hell-bent on giving you some serious game. It comes in iconic Monogram canvas, and with luxurious cowhide leather trimmings, it isn't any wonder that you have a quality product in your hands!
This double top-handle even has an adjustable shoulder strap with heritage-inspired shoulder pad, allowing you to recreate countless looks. With a zipped closure, you can be assured that all of your personal effects are intact. It is even adorned with golden-color metallic pieces and protective bottom studs below, which give the piece an added sparkle. Seems like we have a winner right here!
Measuring 13.4" x 10.2" x 7.1" inches (L x H x W), you can get your very own Louis Vuitton Retiro NM Bag for $2,110 USD or €1,560 EUR via Louis Vuitton online boutique.
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Monogram Canvas Retiro Louis Vuitton Bags Prices And SizesCategories:Louis Vuitton
Now, At Cheap LV Bags, you will be find more new lv bags sale for discount. And view the newest LV Monogram Canvas Retiro bags below to tell us whether you will cop them.
Style: Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Retiro NM Bag
Price: $2,110.00 (USD)
Size: 13.4″ L x 10.2″ H x 7.1″ W
Style: Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Retiro PM Bag
Price: $1,960.00 (USD)
Size: 13.8″ L x 10.6″ H x 6.3″ W
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Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Retiro Bag Reference GuideCategories:Louis Vuitton
Introducing the Louis Vuitton Retiro Bag. Made of Monogram Canvas, the bag has an adjustable and detachable shoulder strap. The bag's shoulder pad is inspired by Louis Vuitton's heritage. It has a zipped closure with microfibre lining. The Retiro Bag comes in two sizes, PM and NM. The PM size was launched in 2011. For 2015, Louis Vuitton has released the NM size for the Spring/Summer 2015 Collection with two additional colors, Coquelicot and Noir. This bag is perfect to use everyday with its roomy interior, and you can use it as a handbag, shoulder bag or cross body.
Louis Vuitton Retiro NM Bag
|Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Retiro NM Bag
|13.4″ L x 10.2″ H x 7.1″ W
Louis Vuitton Retiro PM Bag
|Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Retiro PM Bag
|13.8″ L x 10.6″ H x 6.3″ W
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Submissive on the prayer rug
Inhaling the clean scent of the night
Eyes shut – pulled into deep trance
Listen for that match to strike
The soft glow of candlelight
Glistening on your skin like the moonlit sea
It is time to embrace those open arms
And feel the Beauty of the night
Just feel the cool air
Kissing your luscious lips
Just listen for those secret whispers
Hidden in the serenity of prayer
Touch that flame of desire
Yearning for body and soul to meld in ecstasy
Come – undress in the fire
Become clothed in the Seven Shades of Love
Divinity is Here
Just when you think you're ready to speak
Beloved claps a hand over your mouth
And pulls you into the passionate sea
Swim with Me.
Now is not the time for words.
Let's make music all night.
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Bag of the Week: MCM Diamond Disco BagCategories:Other Brands
Bag: MCM Diamond Disco Bag
Why It's the Bag of the Week: This shoulder bag is a little bit glam, a little bit rock-n-roll and big enough to add a lot of personality to your daytime look.
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Purseonals: Gucci Soho Disco BagCategories:Other Brands
I've had a long-time love affair with Gucci and although I've reviewed two other Gucci bags I own (the Bamboo Shopper and Lady Stirrup, I have yet to review my most beloved Gucci bag.
Many of you have heard me say how much I love my Gucci Soho Disco Bag, and the bag makes frequent appearances on our Instagram as well, so it seems like it's about time the bag gets a full review. Check out how my Gucci Soho Disco Bag scores in our Purseonalsratings below!
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This bag is a personal favorite and is probably one of the most-carried bags in my collection. The day I got it, I instantly loved it, and I've carried it for a few years now. Many brands have similar bags; the style is called routinely called a 'camera bag' for its boxy, compact shape--like a bag meant to hold a small camera.
While there are other brands with bags like this, the Gucci Disco has become my go-to. There is an oversized leather tassel, which is a nice touch, and overall, this bag sits really well when carried.
Usually I don't like monograms, but there are certain instances when a monogram is done so nicely that I go from not being a fan to absolutely loving it. The Gucci Soho Disco is one of those cases. The GG monogram on this bag stands out, but Gucci tones it down a bit by having the monogram finished in tonal stitching; it blends in well.
I've received a lot of compliments on this bag, and while, overall, the design is simple, it isn't just me who loves it. We have a Gucci Disco Bag Club on the PurseForum that has almost 100 pages of responses now!
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One of the main reasons I love this bag is how easy it is to use. Large bags surely carry a lot, but they can be hard to navigate. I love the Gucci Disco because it holds a ton, but when you open it up, you can find everything inside easily. To me, this is quite a feat, but the Disco seems to do just that.
The shoulder strap is also a great length. The bag hangs nicely, can be worn crossbody and it sits in such a way that makes it easy to unzip and reach inside. Some bags have straps of awkward lengths, which makes accessing the main compartment hard, but that's not the case with the Gucci Soho Disco. The straps has five holes for you to adjusting its length, and I've found the perfect fit for me is the last hole, making the strap as long as it can be.
The interior is just the right size to fit everything you may need and offers two pouch pockets. I can't fit my continental zip wallet in this bag, so I usually take out my important credit cards and slide them into one of the two pouches. The pouches can also fit your phone, but I do think that would start to pull the side of the bag down from the weight, so I don't do that.
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When I say I've carried this bag a lot, I mean a ton. It has made appearances on our Instagram account for years, and I've truly used this bag. After hundreds of outings, the bag has aged beautifully. I'm including a couple close up shots of the bag because you would expect to see wear (which is normal on bags you use often), but this bag has yet to show anywhere near the amount of uses it's received.
I can still smell that nice leather smell on this bag, and the thick, pebbled leather hasn't begun to sag or lose it's shape at all. The bottom of the bag isn't reinforced, but it hasn't begun to slouch either, which makes me very happy.
The interior of the bag is lined in a thick fabric lining, and it also has held up really well. All of the stitching is still intact, and the hardware is really durable too. This bag shows that quality and craftsmanship are important to Gucci.
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I have to give this bag a 5 out of 5 when it comes to value because it's under $1,000. I know that it isn't the biggest bag, but it can fit your daily needs, and that means you can carry it for much more than just going out.
For reference, I am 5'10.5" and the measurements of the bag are 8"W x 6"H x 2.7"D. Price of this bag in this color is $980 via Gucci.
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The only aspect of this bag that could make the staying power waiver is the big logo on the front of the bag. That being said, the monogram on this bag is still not overly eye-catching. Otherwise, this bag has a shape that works for every season and I don't see it losing its staying power.
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The Gucci Soho Disco scores high in our ratings, with 24 out of a possible 25 points. It is a personal favorite bag that I've been meaning to review for you all for quite some time. The great thing about the Soho Disco is Gucci continues to release it in a variety of colors, materials and even new sizes. If you have $1,000 to spend and don't need a massive bag, I would always suggest this one as an option.
You can buy the exact version of the bag I own from Gucci.com for $980 and shop a variety of Gucci bags via Neiman Marcus.
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GUCCI SOHO STUDDED DISCO BAGCategories:Other Brands
Going back to 2012, when we first spotted the Gucci Sogo Disco Bag, we instantly knew it was a hit. Since that day, this bag is loved by many fashionista's because it's cute.
You see, it's a boxy little bag with a name that may inspire night-out, but the compact size and go-to-ease make the Soho Bag an everyday essential.
The latest edition comes with silver studs decorated on the GG logo, on the front of the bag. If we consider purchasing the black color, the studs are even shinier than disco lights.
The studs put you on the center of attention, it's simple yet impressive.
Featuring leather tassel on the side, the bag opens with top zip closure, the interior comes with a phone and open pockets. Crafted from natural grain leather, the bag is made for minimum maintenance and maximum durability.
Though sometimes black might seems the right choice as an everyday bag, the burgundy colors does blends more nicely with the studs on the front. It's also attention-grabbing yet overly bragging. I love the right balance.
Measuring 8' x 6' x 2.7' (W x H x D) inches, priced at $1250 USD via Gucci boutique or e-store.
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Gucci Go-To: The Soho Mini Chain Disco BagCategories:Other Brands
Gucci continues to lure in shoppers with beautiful bags every season and one of the most coveted staples is the Soho Disco Bag. The bag is so loved that there is a Soho Disco Bag clubon the PurseForum and if you follow us on Instagram, you've seen my red Disco make an appearance time and time again.
I'm so in love with this bag that it is sure to be one of my next Purseonals, but until then, I have to share this beautiful version of the bag. The combination of the right hues of purple and pink on the Gucci Soho Mini Chain Disco with rounded edges makes this bag ideal for the summer season and beyond.
The bag fits so much more than you will expect and is easy to throw on. The shoulder strap is plenty long and made from chain which adds a dressy appeal (my version has a leather shoulder strap). Because of the compact size, you can carry this bag all weekend long and you won't ever start to feel like it's too heavy.
I love how it's shown against light blue denim, there is a throw-back appeal to the combination. But fact is this color will work with with just about anything, and if you get it, you will carry it so often it will begin to flood your instagram account too.
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You Won't Believe This Gucci Soho Disco Bag Replica Exists!Categories:Other Brands
Many people think that the Gucci Soho Disco bag replica is one of the easiest bags to imitate because it has a relatively simple design so what could go wrong, right?
While it's true that the differences between authentic and replica Gucci Soho are difficult to spot when it comes to the best Gucci replica, this E2bagss.net review will show you just how easy it is to ruin this popular bag.
There are only three photos in this review but honestly, one would have been enough to understand just how bad the bag is. For this model, the front logo is usually the first giveaway: sometimes it's too big, sometimes it's too small and other times it's…simply unexplainable. Just take a look to see what I'm talking about:
"Hi Eva!
This is my gucci disco bag replica from ebagss.net and it's so horrible that I don't even know if I should laugh or cry! The logo is so messed up that it really looks like somebody tried to make a bad joke…and I think the interior is wrong too, the material is dark brown and has a texture similar to satin, only cheaper.
Of course that I knew I had to return the bag as soon as I saw it. I emailed Jessica the same day explaining the problem and I only heard back from her 4 days later and after many other emails. She asked for pictures of the bag and I thought that the one with the big logo on the front should be enough. At first she tried to explain to me that I can't expect replica bags to look 100% like the authentic and stuff like that, as if the flaw wasn't so obvious!! I got really angry and I insisted for them to send me back my money and she said that all she can offer is a replacement for which I would have to pay shipping fees!
The sad part is that they have so many colors for the Gucci Soho Disco bag replica on the site, which is why I shopped there in the first place. Don't allow yourself to get fooled by this too!
The last time I emailed Jessica I told her that I find all this unacceptable and that I'm going to let everybody know what kind of people they are. I don't know if they actually don't care or if they didn't believe I'll do it, but the fact is that she just stopped answering.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I exaggerated the gravity of the situation in any way!"
I'm so sorry to hear about this, you have all the right to be so upset! It's true that some flaws can be overlooked when it comes to replica handbags, but this is not one of them. This has to be the worst logo imitation I've ever seen in a Gucci replica bag! The logo looks pretty bad even in the photos on the site, but it's certainly not as bad as IRL:
You were right about the interior too, it should have light beige textile lining. Also, the leather trim at the bottom of the bag should be made of a single piece and you can see how on this replica Gucci bag it was glued.
For your reference, here's how the authentic Gucci Soho Disco orange actually looks:
All in all, this is probably the worst Gucci Soho Disco bag replica I've seen and also a really bad customer service experience. The fact that a replica site has many cheap products makes it more appealing, but it doesn't make it good or trustworthy!
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What A Disappointing Gucci Soho Disco Bag Replica!Categories:Other Brands
Just like this Fashionbag4u.com review shows, even reputable and trustworthy replica sites can make mistakes. While to err is human, what counts the most is how they choose to deal with the problem.
It's not impossible to receive a replica bag in a different color than the one you ordered. But if it looks really good, you will probably decide to keep it. But in the case of this Gucci Soho Disco Bag Replica it's not just the color that's off.
Still, I understand how disappointing it must be to receive a completely different color after you do your research and fall in love with a particular shade. This Fashionbag4u.com review is actually really short, but the email subject "Terrible replica experience" says it all. Here it is:
"Hi Eva!
I just want to share with you the nightmare I had with fashionbag4u.com formally known as fashionpurse4u.com
I ordered a fuchsia gucci disco bag and it was supposed to look like this"
And here is what my friend received:
Unfortunately it's not only the color that is wrong. The front logo and the interior are not good either. The textile lining looks particularly bad, the fabric was very poorly cut and you can actually see the glue at the edges! That ruins the entire bag, it looks really cheap.
I don't know if it's from the light or not, but to me the leather also looks a bit too shiny. Also, the leather trim on the bottom of the bag is glued at the middle:
Even though there are not many photos, I think these flaws are enough to say this is not a good Gucci Soho Disco bag replica. You have all the reasons to return it.
Despite the fact that fashionpurse4u.com (now fashionbag4u) is one of the sites I trust, they are obviously not good for replica Gucci purses. Or at least not for this particular model.
I asked my friend what she is planning to do with this Gucci Soho Disco bag replica and she said that she is indeed planning to return it. has a clear return policy so I think everything should work out just fine in the end! Let us know how it went!
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Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.
I was looking up some series stats last night. Unfortunately I can't remember much of last night due to a strange dehydration-related illness I am suffering from today, but I think Cook might be close to surpassing Vaughan's 02-03 tally.
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I imagine he'll only get one more innings in the series though, bloody useless Aussies
At least he's back ahead of Hussey. At this point if I had to give out MOTS it would probably be Cook.
In 6 innings this series, Cook has got more runs than in the entire 2006/7 and 2009 series put together. (19 innings)
MOTS? Flower.
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As of this post, three England bowlers average under 20 for the series.
Chris Tremlett has 12 @ 14.66
Tim Bresnan has 2 @ 12.5
Kevin Pietersen has 1 @ 16
Not Ashes specific per se, but I heard on SSN before that Trott now has the second highest batting average of all-time after Bradman, did I hear correctly?
Obviously it's early days etc and Hussey once had this but it's still impressive. What an asset he is to us.
Tis true
Probably until he gets out though
Yeah if he gets out without scoring he'll slip to I think 5th or 6th.
He needs 47 more, if he gets out, to stay in 2nd.
Still, can't argue with a 60+ average.
In other Trottstats, at the start of this year's summer - 10 tests ago - his average was 37.38. He'd need to get 17 ducks in a row to get it back there.
Think I stupidly calculated what he'd need to maintain his current average
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OCEAN CITY – In the first months and years of retirement, you might well respond to all your newfound free time you have by filling it with all the plans you've delayed: booking that dream trip, beginning a new career, seeing to home renovations and other projects, maybe even starting your own business. It's a frequent and natural reaction to this transition into a new phase of life — but it's also why many people in their early retirement years find themselves spending significantly more than they anticipated. Doing so can not only throw your long-term retirement income plans off track, but can also leave you in a more vulnerable position should unexpected expenses crop up.
Is denying yourself the pleasures of retirement in the name of preserving your resources the only alternative? By no means. We believe it can be possible to enjoy a luxury cruise, a new kitchen or daily golf while sustaining your assets over the duration of your retirement — as long as you factor those expenses into a flexible, thoughtful long-term strategy that fits your situation and that you revisit each year.
"The two most important things as you enter retirement are, first, to design a plan for the life you want to live, and second, to expect changes in direction — both ones of your own making and those thrust upon you," says Katherine Roy, Director of Personal Retirement, Innovation and Planning for Merrill Lynch. "The old rules of thumb about withdrawing no more than 4% of your savings for each year in retirement and tapping taxable accounts first don't necessarily work well for the dynamic nature of retirement."
One way to avoid the kind of overspending that can throw your long-term plan off-kilter — and put you at risk of running out of money — is to do a bit of simple long-term planning. Unfortunately too many people who are entering retirement, or even well into it, are unaware of the importance of looking ahead. In one recent survey of pre-retirees, 69% of the respondents said they believe they can withdraw in the range of 7% to 15% of their portfolios each year in retirement.
"Sadly, some people think they can blindly and arbitrarily withdraw their retirement assets without considering the impact it will have on the longevity of their retirement savings," Roy says. "Without a disciplined spending approach, many will deplete their retirement assets too quickly."
However, Roy adds, spending more during your initial post-working years can be built into your long-term retirement plan — it's all a matter of setting priorities.
"Withdrawing 8% of your retirement portfolio the first year for an around-the-world trip may well be possible, as long as you're willing to offset the cost by spending less on travel in subsequent years," she says. "But if, for example, you have a chronic illness, you'll probably be more worried about meeting future health-care costs than reaching the top 10 travel destinations on your list. So you may want to withdraw less from your portfolio early in your retirement."
Another step that's generally wise is to evaluate your planned expenditures against market conditions. If the market is entering a bear cycle, you may want to scale back on discretionary spending until your portfolio recovers.
Before your retirement date, have at least one detailed conversation — several would be ideal — with your spouse and Financial Advisor to define your vision of retirement. That will prove valuable as you form your basic approach to retirement spending. Start by looking at your nondiscretionary expenses: Which ones are likely to go up, stay the same or go down? Once you have a handle on that, the next step is to take a closer look at the discretionary spending you want to do, separating the "must haves" from the "nice to haves."
Armed with this information, you can work with your spouse to come up with a list of expenses that separates those you consider necessary from the ones where you can be more flexible. "Making these decisions before you retire allows you to be more objective and candid about what is important to you," Roy says. "The exercise will also make it easier to pull back quickly on your spending if you have to."
She adds, "That plan, and your spending, really should be monitored and managed on an annual basis." In the course of a 30-year retirement, there could be numerous changes in your interests, cash flow needs, life circumstances, economic conditions, investments and tax laws — and your approach to income has to take all of them into account. What's more, it's almost a given that your personal priorities will shift over time; if charitable contributions replace golf in importance, that could have a significant impact on your cash flow needs. Therefore, it's important to take a fresh look at both your discretionary and nondiscretionary spending priorities each year.
Adopting a proactive approach to your retirement income puts you in a better position to enjoy not merely the first years, but all the years of your life after work. "Retirement is a dynamic time, and planning for it requires an ongoing dialogue with your personal family and financial advisor," Roy says. "The more informed and thoughtful you are, the more satisfaction you're likely to get from every stage of it."
(A Merrill Lynch Senior Financial Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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Six more weeks until school is over and I can go back to focusing on writing. Yay!
I never write about stuff like pop culture, fashion, makeup, etc. because I don't find it enjoyable to read or write about. But the passing of MJ has made me look, notice, and reflect on several things. With the passing of a musical icon, I notice the immediate reflection on negativity, gossip and speculation, and disregard for the emotions and feelings of family members. How awful it must be to have your every move tracked, your emotional highs and lows immediately published along with unconfirmed speculations. There is so much positive to focus on. For most of us that grew up on Michael Jackson's music, there are probably several songs that will spark up memories of when and where we were when we first heard it. We can remember the excitement of watching his energetic an magical performances at concerts, on TV, and in videos. We can be proud of the musical barriers he broke and how he brought the entire world together musically. We can look at the ways that he made a positive contribution to the world through giving time and money to various charities. It's a shame that we cannot take a moment to give respect to the passing of life and to reflect on the positive contributions made and celebrating his life before immediately delving into negativity. We've all had troublesome parts of our lives, but yet we want to make ourselves feel better by pointing out and highlighting someone else's troubles as greater than our own. We all have battles. And our battles are between us and our Creator, and anyone else we choose to invite in. It is not for me to judge anyone, I feel.
I'm not a music buyer, but I downloaded my favorite MJ songs onto my iPod and worked them into my workout rotation. Six weeks to go...it's time to get back in shape. Enjoy life!
Friday, July 03, 2009
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- Rose Mon Jul 06, 02:17:00 PM EDT
I grew up loving the Jacksons. Micheal was the greatest and no one can ever take that no matter what they say!
- Cherlyn Michaels Mon Jul 06, 02:46:00 PM EDT
i agree. i remember the cartoons, the jackson 5 music, commercials, magazines, everything. and there is no entertainer like him today that is world-wide. his creativity cannot be matched.
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Barack Obama has a remarkable ability to utter howlers with a straight face, but this one from today's radio address, talking about his proposed budget, stretched even his flexible standards of truth:
These steps won't sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are invested in the old way of doing business. I know they're gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is this: So am I.
As Obama well knows, lobbyists all over Washington are lighting cigars with $50 bills at the prospect of having $3.7 trillion worth of spoils to divvy up. Obama must think the American people–his supporters, anyway–are complete idiots.
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But the sound wasn't sad!
Why, this sound sounded merry!
It couldn't be so!
But it WAS merry! VERY!
Reports are the casserole protests continued tonight. Thousands marching up St-Laurent Blvd earlier this fine evening. Good for them. "That's the spirit," as my eight-year-old son likes to say.
this particular student-led movement. It really left a bad taste in my mouth every time I heard about "striking" students thwarting others from attending classes. And like many others I spoke with, "strike" (or its french equivalent, "grève", rhymes with Bev) seemed a misnomer. If anything, these guys were boycotting their classes, or at the very least, "protesting". But calling it a strike seemed disingenuous.
I am however, a tolerant Canadian, so I did not quibble with them throwing bricks on subway tracks to get attention when the hardline Quebec Liberal government of Jean Charest refused to even meet with them and hear their grievances. It was not very becoming of Charest, but then again, he is a pompous ass, and when you knowingly elect a pompous ass, you have to expect to live with that devil you knew and know. He was, after all, merely a young pup when learning the tricks of the trade within Mulroney's cabinet.
But once he had had enough of these unwavering protesters, his pomposity grew to such outbound proportions with his Bill 78 that I knew in a heartbeat that rather than making a Swift, Decisive, Strong Leader decision, he had instead impetuously shat the provincial bed.
I look on it now as my Grinch moment. It awakened me.
There I was, hand cocked to ear, sitting atop Mount Crumpet with all the self-righteousness of the many people like me, feeling unlawfully hindered from wending our little ways through the workings of life to get to our woefully underpaid jobs. I was fully (gosh, naively) expecting to hear the mea culpas from CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and the others. And like all those who'd poo-pooed the movement and quietly categorized them as uber-brats, I had expected them to back down and accept that they were about to be firmly screwed again. The way I got screwed. The way we all have been getting screwed by the untenable but nonetheless well-embraced mantra of neo-liberalism that doesn't know anything other than sucking every ounce of life from the 99.9% to feed the self-important point-0-one.
But this generation of students? Nuh-uh. They wouldn't - and won't - have any of it, even though Bill 78 meant these students had just had their whole semesters scuppered.
But just like the Whos in Whoville who had been robbed of all their worldly possessions, the "entitled" young buggers came right back out into the commons anyway. They came out in numbers much greater than what wept for Maurice Richard's passing, and they sang their protest song on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012. Over a hundred thousand people marched in bold defiance of a law that so obviously contravenes our utmost rights (bestowed by the people to those that rule us, remember, not the other way around), even the dimmest of voters could not help but see it.
We all heard them; me from the 8th floor office on de Maisonneuve Blvd where I earn subsistence wages for an American company that constantly insists none of us may take a sick day without later furnishing a Doctor's note, never mind that it's against Quebec law to ask for that for absences of less than three days.
I went down to the street on my break and watched the marchers head down Peel Street. They were joyously defiant. They had all the violence of a John Lennon or Ghandi.
They were on the right side of history, I figured.
For what I had heretofore failed to see was that the tuition increase wasn't all they were protesting. The increase, or "Hausse" was more like the straw that broke the camel's back - the camel that the mass media was always looking beyond because it figured nobody cared so much about camels as about Kardashians. And if it's sad that they are right in that assumption, it's also true that they had a big hand in making it so.
I guess I didn't relate because my own experience in university was that tuition kept going up each year, but my parents (what foresight!) had been saving for me and my sister since we were tots to make sure we had money to get a degree. And they had expected it to be a lot more expensive than it turned out to be.
My first year at Concordia University was also the last year of a long-standing tuition fee freeze (1988), and my contract for a full year's study, including extra administrative costs, was all of $750. After that, there was books and living expenses of course. And I did my bit. I toiled unrewarded as a volunteer student journalist; I paid my way and switched to studying part-time once the $350-a-year increases kicked-in in 1989, working minimum wage at McDonald's - a real Flaherty job if ever there was one.
Since graduation, I have found the market for my writing, my reporting, indeed the sum of my skills learned within the two departments of Journalism and Communications, to be drier than a James Bond martini. The jobs just haven't been there, and when they were, I jumped at them, only to find myself jammed-up with numerous others, like the hammers of an old manual typewriter all struck at once, with none eventually hitting the ribbon, but left with no recourse save full retreat.
I am 43 years old, with two dependants and an ex-wife. I had to start over last year, grateful as hell to find employment that provides good family benefits and a measure of security (not maternity-leave replacement or fixed-term contract work, but permanent, full-time with vacation), despite the fact it pays less than I made twelve years ago as a McDonald's manager.
So if the greater message is that this society is just not providing opportunity for the average Joe and Josephine, yeah, I get it.
And as someone who is squarely in the red, living in a tiny apartment with no money to go on vacations and unable to set aside anything for my kids' education, let alone my own retirement (which I imagine won't come before I am 70, if not 67 - unlike the tsk-tsk-ing well-heeled Boomer generation that is so disgusted by all this protesting), you bet I get it. Even Arcade Fire and Mick Jagger get it.
So I am with you. Sorry I wasn't listening earlier. That's what happens when you're working for the clampdown. I always loved that song. Now I've lived it.
Not the way I'd hoped.
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Eclectic Kids Rooms
Don't you just love eclectic style? I've thought about trying to make this style happen in my home for years, but, to be honest – I'm terrified! It takes such a unique, talented eye to pull it all together. It requires a mix of old and new, shabby chic and modern, unique and familiar. For a little extra inspiration, we have decided to put together a plain ol' gorgeous post on just plain ol' gorgeous electic kids rooms!
I'm loving this fantastic feature in this eclectic kids room feature! Don't you love how she utilized embroidery hoops like these?
Adore that amazing wall in this fun boys beachy abode!
Isn't this room fantastic? I'm loving the sweet and boy-ish vintage touches!
Love this quirky tween girls room!
Isn't this so glam?! Loving this room for so many reasons!
If you are looking for more eclectic-ness (is that a word? Probably not!), be sure to check out this post for more fantastic ideas, this mod-eclectic nursery, or this gorgeous rustic room!
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What if Jason finds it and thinks it's another fake Probably won't happen but wouldn't it be a hoot!
Is their bootsheet spec or spoiling?
I was just curious puddin. I've been watching their bootsheet too and was just wondering if they have original source spoilers or if they use other people's spoilers and a bit of logic to make their picks. Does that make sense? I'm wondering if they are doing the spoiling or being led by the spoiling.
So I cant wait to see his face when his ass finally gets voted out.
Well Natalie came out of her shell big time. I did not like her because she did not do anything, now I do not like her because she thinks she is all that.James calling out Pavarti at TC was priceless... She was pissed looked like Cirie was not happy with that either.Jason, DUDE I can not believe you did not play the idol!!!Ozzy did flip them off. Alexis voted for James not Jason...hhhhmmm why?Good thing Amanda did not vote Pavarti like James asked her. THey really looked confused when the pavarti got the vote.Previews for next week did not show James with family... does he just miss it again?
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Editor's note: The Giving Spirit has been an annual feature in The Record during the holiday season for almost two decades.
Editor's note: The Giving Spirit has been an annual feature in The Record during the holiday season for almost two decades.
The stories focus on local nonprofit groups and other agencies that help those in need in our community. Over the years, the series has taken on several forms.
This year, we asked nonprofit leaders to tell the story of their agency's work in their own words.
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- The initial state of equilibrium is achieved when an aspiring playback singer Rohit Kumar (Aamir Khan) meets Kiran (Manisha Koirala), a student of classical music. They face and overcome parental opposition to marry.
- The disruption of equilibrium is achieved in good time. Rohit is selfish and unwilling to afford his wife the freedom to pursue her career ambitions. She leaves him and their son Sonu (Master Adil), and succeeds in her quest for stardom. Meanwhile, Rohit's unwillingness to compromise artistic quality for popularity results in his downfall. He returns to singing at a restaurant to make ends meet. Through this process, he transforms to a loving and caring father. Kiran, on the other hand, is possessive and lures their son through her wealth and status.
- There might not be a restoration of the equilibrium, but attempts at that restoration are presented through a legal dispute between Kiran and Rohit, involving the custody of their child. Will the court side with the transformed Rohit, or will the powerful and resourceful Kiran have her way? And will Sonu's wishes matter?
The second big strength is clearly the presence of Aamir Khan, in what I think is easily among his best performances of all time. The disruption of equilibrium mentioned above is almost always accompanied by a character transformation of some sort. For Rohit to undergo that transformation in the film is one thing, and for the audience to feel him undergo it quite another. Watch him as he goes from joyful, single, and loving to an aggressive and unaccommodating (almost abusive) husband, and a father who cares for little else but his son. Then there is a scene involving confrontation with a music director, in which he is superb. It is the relentless injection of emotion in each stage that is easy to relate to, and it works.
The narrative is hardly restricted to Rohit, though. We see the events unfold from around the space occupied by Kiran and Sonu as well (although there are very few visuals that create a sense of character possession, as with Ishaan Awasthi in Taare Zameen Par (2007), for instance). Consequently, while there is no mystery, a fairly strong element of suspense is retained through the second half, and especially through fantastic courtroom sequences leading to the climax.
The pace of the film complements these factors. The initial love story and its tribulations last for not more than 30 minutes at most, which is enough for us to see the fantastic chemistry Aamir and Manisha share. She has a role atypical of women in Hindi film in the 1990s. She's bold, confident, and not afraid to go against the norm. The question is, at what price?
The focus almost immediately shifts to a turbulent marriage, an empowered woman who is justified in only seeking her right, a careless mother, and a father who struggles to raise his child on his own. I am no psychology expert, but the parent-child relationships portrayed are easy to relate to and only add more realism (hence emotion) within the scope of the film. I wonder why we didn't see much of child artist Adil, he is excellent here.
A discussion on Akele Hum would be incomplete without mention of its supporting cast, who are brilliant, save for Kiran's friend Sunita (Navneet Nishant; remember her from the TV show circuit?). Paresh Rawal and Mushtaq Khan are fantastic as the lawyers for the prosecution and defense respectively. So is Neeraj Vora as Moolchand the grocer. There is Farida (Tanvi Azmi, sister-in-law of Shabana Azmi), a neighbor of the Kumars, friend to Kiran, and a confidant of Rohit. If I were to change one thing in the film, the outcome of this discussion would be it.
Kiran's parents Mr. and Mrs. Dayal are Anjan Srivastav and Rohini Hatangadi. One would think lovers of classical music would be more considerate, but NO.
We do remember Deven Verma from Andaz Apna Apna (1994)!
Rakesh Roshan in a guest appearance. Given the framework to this film involved the film industry and music, there's naturally room for related commentary. It's not exploited much, though, because that would have taken the focus away from the central theme. Besides, there's Rangeela (1995) from the same year for that. :)
A big part of the struggle the parents face has to do with (surprise, surprise) ego. Lessons learned include the fundamental requirement of discussing roles before tying the knot. This exchange in particular had me thinking of the great Amitabh Bachchan's entry to film, not the great Abhimaan (1973). (It's also what you do once you get the opportunity, Rohit!)
This angle is a complement to narrative, because the couple's decision to wed was always impulsive. There's also a scene which you must discover on your own, in which the poet in Rohit reminds of another favorite, Guru Dutt in Pyaasa (1957).
The music (Anu Malik) is fairly good. The background score is powerful, and the songs work more on the strength of the accompanying lyrics (Majrooh Sultanpuri), which make the pehli mulaaqaat (first meeting) song what it is in Aisa Zakhm Diya Hai ((The heart's) Been injured such), sung by the voice of Aamir, Udit Narayan. The interludes could surely have been better, but it's good nevertheless.
There's a fantastic (and gut-wrenching) tribute picturized on Aamir to the classic song Chalte Chalte...Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna from Chalte Chalte (1976), also by Udit Narayan. Narayan and his son Aditya team for a heartwarming title song. Dil Kehta Hai (The Heart says) by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik is another beautiful tune.
By far the most popular (and rightfully so) is the beautifully worded Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar Ho Gaya (The King Fell in Love with the Queen), by Narayan and Alka Yagnik. Here is its introduction (Manisha gets a lot better and fast, trust me), and here it is in its entirety (there's also a version by Yagnik and Sanu):
I'd definitely recommend Akele Hum Akele Tum if you're up for real cinema that addresses relationships at multiple levels and from multiple angles. Perhaps the biggest compliment I can pay to it is a confession that I found it more testing (read: tear-inducing) to sit through than Taare Zameen Par. If you liked TZP, check this out, and compare teacher and student there to father and son here. Four stars for a job well done -- it's manipulative, emotional cinema at its core, and deserves to be appreciated for the many tangible issues it addresses without ever getting preachy.
Movie rating: 4/5 (Excellent!)
I am aware it is partly adapted from an English film, which is why this must stop at 4. It's all effectively done, and the product speaks for itself.
Music rating: 3.5/5 (Good!)
It's Anu Malik, and of course there's a 'remake' somewhere in his soundtrack. Haven't included the track above, but it's adapted from a really good Christmas classic, and carries a similar theme (but not over Christmas). And please don't ask me how I know this ;)
My classification: PG
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Look no further to appreciate commitment to art and diversity. Aamir's other 1995 projects: 1) Baazi; 2) Aatank Hi Aatank (a Godfather remake); and 3) Rangeela.


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After her husband's unexpected death and subsequent financial woes, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Parker) embraces a new profession: the neighborhood pot dealer. Aided by her wayward black-sheep brother-in-law Andy, she struggles to keep her new means of bill-solving secret from her suspicious PTA members and nosy neighbor as well as from her children, Shane and his teenage brother Silas. As the plot continues she struggles to protect the ones she loves.
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Several moments made me feel uncomfortable.
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World renowned conservation area sets the scene for first stand-alone meeting of Council away from IUCN Headquarters in Switzerland in 60 Years.
The World Conservation Union, or IUCN for short, has had little trouble in accumulating "first" accolades throughout its 60 year history. In 1948 it was founded as the world's "first" global environmental organization. Since then, it has been the world's "first" and to date – only – organization with a unique mix of member organizations comprising governments, government agencies and NGO's. It is also the "first" and only environmental organization that has been afforded Permanent Observer Status by the United Nations.
From 19 - 21 November 2007, IUCN is poised to break new ground once again. For the first time in its 60 year history the governing body of the IUCN, the IUCN Council, will be conducting its business as a stand-alone meeting away from Headquarters in Switzerland. And Council has chosen the world's "first" trans-boundary conservation park as backdrop for this historic occasion.
It is an ambitious exercise. The Council of the World Conservation Union is a dynamic and experienced group of exceptional individuals and leaders.
Their visit to South Africa will seek to:
- Increase understanding of environmental management in a southern context – its potential and challenges;
- Provide the opportunity to learn about the leadership of the Southern Africa in the areas of biodiversity management, poverty alleviation and other sustainable development practices;
- Facilitate constructive dialogue with local managers, communities and leaders; and
- Bring Council members to the hard face of pertinent issues in a world-renowned conservation area such as biodiversity management, cross-border conservation and others.


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|A collection of Deep South Dish recipes with ideas for what to do with that leftover ham.
Recipes Using Ham Bones and Leftover HamLooking for some ways to use up that leftover holiday ham or ham bone? I've gathered some of my favorite recipes here in one spot for you. Don't fret if you're not one to cook a whole bone-in ham, because these days you can get a mighty fine, plump ham bone at your local ham store, like Honey-Baked Hams, where they generally charge by the pound. They're beautiful bones and well worth the investment.
Ham Bone Dumplings
Belly warming and hearty, a slow stewed ham bone stock is finished with drop dumplings.
Red Beans and Rice
Homemade red kidney beans made with dried beans, and slow stewed with the Trinity, bacon, smoked sausage and a good ham bone or ham hock, served over hot rice. Served here with a pan seared pork chop and Southern green beans. Heavenly.
Deviled Ham Salad
Old School Deviled Ham Salad, made with ground ham, sweet pickles, pimentos and mayonnaise. My version adds in celery and onion, and a little horseradish, spicy mustard, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning with the mayonnaise.
Lady Cream Peas
Lady cream peas, seasoned with smoked tasso or ham, onion, garlic and fresh herbs, served with a side of cornbread and pictured here, with broiled chicken.
Senate Bean Soup
My version of the famous ham and bean soup, made with a ham bone stock and a mixture of veggies and Navy pea beans, based on the one served at the U.S. Senate Restaurant every day.
Croque Madame or Monsieur
A hot ham and cheese sandwich, covered with a creamy Béchamel sauce, and finished with a fried egg. Simply omit the egg for a Monsieur.
Green Gumbo
A traditional gumbo made of multiple greens such as collards, turnip greens, cabbage, kale and spinach, and a wide variety of meats, often a ham hock, smoked sausage or smoked ham, cooked bacon, Italian sausage and Mexican chorizo.
Old School Ham Bone Beans
Somewhere between a soup and stew, all thick and creamy and soothing, this full bodied and flavorful pot of white beans is all due to the ham bone.
Ham and Potato au Gratin Casserole
A delicious potato casserole, using both leftover vegetables and ham, baked in a creamy cheese sauce.
Black-eyed Pea Jambalaya
Our Deep South version of the low country favorite, Hoppin' John, this Black-eyed Pea Jambalaya contains bacon, ham, spicy smoked sausage, black-eyed peas and rice.
Cajun White Beans
White beans, seasoned with the Trinity, garlic, green onion, parsley, bacon and andouille sausage or ham, or use a combination of both. Serve over white rice.
Ham and Egg Salad
Made with ham and boiled eggs, green onion, celery, mayo and mustard. It's a definite Southern favorite. Add your favorite pasta and a few add-ins like shredded or cubed hard cheeses, thawed, frozen peas, sliced olives, chopped carrot, cucumber, green, red or yellow pepper, pickles, jalapeno and/or halved cherry or grape tomatoes, and you have a fantastic pasta salad!
Breakfast Quesadilla
A nice change from the usual, sandwich those scrambled eggs between flour tortillas along with some cheese and ham or bacon, and you have a great breakfast quesadilla.
Ham and Cabbage Soup
A simple soup made from a chicken broth base, with leftover ham, bacon, a ham hock and cabbage.
Mini Italian Sandwiches
Perfect minis for a party, these sandwiches are layered with provolone cheese, ham, salami and your choice of Italian cold cuts. Finish with a creamy Italian dressing, lettuce, tomatoes and olives.
Southern Butter Beans (Large Limas)
Large lima beans, or butter beans as we refer to them in my part of the Deep South, are stewed down to a creamy texture, and with this mix of seasonings, are just pure comfort food.
Ham Pasta Salad
A classic macaroni pasta salad of smoked ham, shredded or cubed cheese, celery, onion, and a Ranch dressing. Macaroni is most often used, but I love it with bowtie pasta! Make it your own!
Southern Peas
Black-eyed Peas, Crowders, Purple Hull, Field Peas
Southern peas cooked down with the holy Trinity of cooking, bacon, jalapeno, a ham bone or ham hock, and a few seasonings. Black-eyed peas are pictured here.
Stewed Baby Lima Beans
Baby lima beans, stewed down to creamy perfection and seasoned nicely with bacon and ham, are as at home as a side dish as they are a main dish, when paired up with a nice garden salad, cornbread and sweet tea.
Split Pea and Ham Soup
A classic soup combining dried split peas and ham, with a mirepox of onion, carrots and celery, enhanced with a ham bone or ham hocks.
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The Dallas Cowboys are just four days into training camp practices and quarterback Tony Romo already likes what he's seeing.
In a SiriusXM NFL Radio interview with FOXSports1's Alex Marvez and co-host Gil Brandt, Romo says this year's Cowboys team is the "most complete team" he's been on in his 11 seasons in Dallas. If Romo's assessment is correct, that would mean this year's Cowboys team is more talented than the group that posted an NFC best 13-3 record in 2007. Romo's belief stems from what he's seen from the players and coaching staff this offseason and is confident in their ability to take a step forward this season.
"We went through a phase where we kind of had to reshuffle some things," Romo said. "Some of the older guys were going out and newer guys were coming in. Now, we're kind of getting to where these guys have played and been in the system a little bit.
"I'm excited where this team is at right now. I think this team can compete at a very high level for the next three to five years for sure."
The Cowboys are looking to return to the postseason for the first time in four years. Romo will have more of a say in the direction of the offense this year and will be the key piece for Dallas if they are able to live up to Romo's own expectations this season.


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By day, they listen to protest speeches, shake their rattles, and line up for free meals. By night, they bed down in the doorways of ornate buildings inside a walled government compound, guarded by their own militia against possible police attack.
A week after occupying the seat of civilian power here, thousands of Thai antigovernment protestors are digging in for the long haul. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej – the main target of their sit-in – refuses to resign. A court last week ordered the arrest of nine protest leaders, but their lawyers are appealing. Authorities withdrew an eviction notice for protesters after clashes Friday with police, who were forced to retreat.
As pro-government supporters gather in smaller numbers in a nearby park, fears of violent confrontation are growing, underscoring deep social and political divisions. At stake are Thailand's shaky democracy and the future role of elites aligned with the monarchy and the military, whose dominance has been upended by decades of rapid social change.
In 2006, similar street protests against then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, paralyzed the nation and led to a military coup that did little to heal these divisions. Mr. Thaksin and his wife recently sought exile in Britain after losing the first of several court cases filed over alleged abuses of power during his five years in office.
In an emergency session on Sunday, Mr. Samak berated his opponents in parliament for siding with protestors who had broken the law. He rejected a motion to dissolve parliament as a way out of the crisis.
"I want to show the world that democracy in Thailand was built to last," he said.
Two airports in southern Thailand reopened Sunday after protesters forced their closure Friday, stranding thousands of foreign tourists.
But railway services are still being disrupted by walkouts. The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the group that seized the prime minister's compound, has threatened to escalate such actions if their demands aren't met.
Among these royalist opponents of Samak, there is anger at the return to power of old political faces. They accuse Samak of corruption at the behest of Thaksin, his political patron, and of surrendering territory to Cambodia in a border temple dispute. Some call for an overhaul of a political system that gives too much weight to the poor, Thaksin's loyal constituency.
Leaders of the PAD are hostile to Western-style democracy, arguing that it has failed to produce suitable leaders and instead encouraged vote-buying and corruption. In its place, they propose a partially elected legislature and a backstop role for the military to keep politicians in line.
"It's a failure of political parties. Not a failure of democracy," says Kasit Piromya, a former Thai diplomat and an opposition supporter.
This criticism reflects both the frustration borne out of Thaksin's electoral success – repeated last December by Samak – and a conservative backlash against globalization. The PAD was formed in 2006 after Thaksin sold his family-owned telecommunications company to Singapore's government, igniting nationalist anger. A military-installed government later sought unsuccessfully to restrict foreign ownership in Thailand.
In 2006, tens of thousands of Bangkok residents wore royalist yellow at all-night PAD rallies. Far fewer have joined the current protests, though, while some former allies have condemned the vandalism of state property and use of weapons as extremist.
Police last week seized stacks of golf clubs and sticks from the PAD. Middle-class Thais who marched against Thaksin are weary of political turmoil and fiery nationalism.
Yet smaller numbers don't lessen Samak's burden in tackling the PAD, says Panitan Wattanayagorn, a professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Sending riot police to oust them, as was attempted last week, could spark mayhem, and the blame would likely fall on the government, not the protestors. "If this crisis ends in bloodshed, regardless of the cause, the prime minister must leave office," he says.
Some PAD supporters want King Bhumipol, a constitutional monarch who has long been a guarantor of political stability, to step in. In 1992, Bhumipol intervened after months of antigovernment street protests ended in a massacre by troops. A royally appointed government was credited with steering the country back to normality.
Korn Chatikavanij, deputy leader of the opposition Democrat Party, says the government's refusal to dissolve parliament or negotiate with the PAD has created a dangerous stalemate. "The only force that could tip the scales one way or another is the military," he says.
Until now, the military has stayed out of the crisis. Samak has aligned himself closely with the current Army chief, who has ruled out staging a coup to end the crisis.
These tensions are belied by the atmosphere at the compound, where middle-class families picnic on ceremonial gardens that usually play host to foreign dignitaries and civil servants. Outdoor market stalls sell clothes, souvenirs, snacks, and camp chairs. Rows of temporary toilets and showers offer relief to round-the-clock demonstrators.
But there's also a mood of fatalism among supporters who recall past political showdowns. "We don't worry about violence. We come in peace. But we're ready for anything," says Marut Asdorn, a truck-company owner.


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Editor's note: Lt. Gov. Phil Scott was sworn in this morning for his second two-year term as Vermont's lieutenant governor. After taking the oath of office from Sen. Dick Mazza, D-Chittenden/Grand Isle, Lt. Gov. Scott offered the following remarks.
Good morning. First, I'd like to thank Vermonters for the opportunity to serve the state for another two years. It truly is an honor for me to serve as Vermont's Lt. Governor. To think a Barre-born stock car racer like myself would ever have an opportunity such as this is truly incredible.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Monday made final its decision to increase town spending to about $8.94 million in fiscal year 2014, a move that will mean a 5.5-cent increase in the town portion of the Middlebury property tax rate to 91.86 cents
If approved by voters in March, the $8.94 million budget will mean a $55 tax hike per $100,000 of assessed value for town property owners.
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BURLINGTON — For the first time this flu season, the Vermont Department of Health reported widespread influenza activity last week to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with influenza-like illness confirmed in all areas of the state.
"Everyone age 6 months and older should be vaccinated against seasonal flu," said Patsy Kelso, state epidemiologist for infectious disease. "Flu can be a serious illness, especially for the very young and very old, and a typical season can last well into March."
BRISTOL — At Monday's selectboard meeting, the town of Bristol went public with a proposed upgrade to the fire department facility on North Street, which Town Administrator Bill Bryant described as "a historic building in need of some TLC."
ADDISON COUNTY — As U.S. Postal Service officials implement a plan to wring costs out of rural post offices, some local residents have a last opportunity to affect how service will be cut in their towns.
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Writing Checks Your Faith Can't Cash
We, these United States are in what is, for us, hard times. Foreclosures abound. Unemployment is high. And inflation may well be warming up in the bullpen. That said, I remain somewhat surprised at the news today that a particular church in southern California has recently declared bankruptcy, that economic hardship has touched this particular spot. With tens of millions of dollars of debt, and while being sued by sundry vendors who would like to be paid, The Crystal Cathedral is crying uncle. The church, founded by Robert Schuller and now "pastored" by his daughter, was once the epicenter of a peculiar brand of American religion, the can-do, happy attitude, power of positive thinking gospel. Schuller is the grandfather, if not the godfather of the entire church growth movement, his spiritual progeny running to Bill Hybels through Rick Warren and down to Joel Osteen. He first determined to grow his church by preaching the good stuff.
The Crystal Cathedral is not bankrupt because its message has begun to ring hollow. Donations continue to come in at a clip of $2 million each month. The church continues to bank on the wisdom of H.L. Mencken who told us that no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people. It is instead bankrupt because its rosy projections of its own future were just too grand.
My prayer is that God will do a great work through this great hardship. There is, in a manner of speaking, some wisdom in the happy thoughts of such churches. That is, Jesus really did come to give us life, and life abundant. He really does love us. He really does work all things out for our good. I believe this message is part and parcel of the gospel, right after that part about repenting and believing, and right before that part about taking up your cross daily. To pluck the happy news out from its biblical context is, in the end, to lie, to preach falsely.
We on the other hand, too often make the opposite mistake. We lie as well. We too pluck out this message of life abundant, not to preach it, but to hide it. We affirm, rightly, the need for repentance, for owning and grieving over our sin, and turning from it. We affirm rightly the horrible price Christ paid for our "free" grace. We affirm rightly that having been plucked from the fire we, as servants of the Master, should expect suffering and persecution for our faith. But we forget the fullness of the promise. We prefer to go through life as stiff-lipped Stoics, insisting on sneaking down to the servants' quarters while our Father is preparing a feast for us, His once wayward but now forgiven sons. We refuse the ring and the robe, and think ourselves more spiritual for it.
God has blessed us. And God has blessed those saints who attend the Crystal Cathedral. He has given them opportunity to repent. He has blessed them with hardship that they might not make shipwreck of their souls. We ought not, when hearing such news snicker, giggle and rejoice, lest the Lord determine to turn his wrath on us. Instead we too ought to repent, for failing to guard the promises of God. Our Father in heaven loves us, because Christ came and suffered His wrath, because His Spirit came and convicted us of our sin. And that is a check that will never bounce.
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This year's planting season has been slow and spotty. Jerry Gulke explains the market impact and what's ahead in Friday's USDA reports.
The 2013 planting season has been downright wacky. The calendar has flipped to May, but snow, freeze warnings and excessive rain broke weather records in many areas.
These rare weather occurrences kept many planters parked across the country. As of April 28, USDA estimates only 5% of the U.S. corn crop is planted. The five-year average for this time is 31%. Last year, nearly half of the corn crop had been planted.
Jerry Gulke, farmer and president of the Gulke Group, was able to get some of his corn planted earlier this week, as parts of Illinois enjoyed back-to-back 80-degree days.
"With the weather we've had recently, I think I'll be done planting by May 10, like normal," he says.
Yet, he knows, many farmers haven't been able to get in the field at all, which is understandable. For some farmers, it looked ridiculous to plant, Gulke says, for others it was right on time.
He believes that as the major weather system that delivered multiple inches of snow to parts of Kansas, Missouri and Iowa, dies out, farmers will have a good opportunity to hit the fields next week.
"The snow is gone in North Dakota, and they are supposed to see 70 degrees this week," he says. "We have clients in Indiana and Ohio who started running today."
The good news, Gulke says, is farmers have known for a month now that planting would be delayed and rushed when the window opened. "So, they are rested up and will likely run 24 hours a day," he says. "There will be a lot done next week."
Market traders have been extremely focused on planting progress. Following Monday's Crop Progress reports, the corn market saw limit gains.
For the coming week, USDA will not only release its weekly planting progress report, on Friday, May 10 it will release this month's monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.
Gulke says USDA has a history of lowering yield expectations if the corn crop is not 40% planted by their May reports.
Currently USDA's national corn yield estimate is 163.6 bu. per acre. "I wouldn't be surprised to see them drop it a bushel or a bushel and a half. But, it is really too early."
He also thinks it is too early to say with any certainty farmers will change their crop mix. "Nobody has done any concrete changes yet," he says.
What he will be watching closely is old-crop corn demand. Will USDA reduce exports more or increase feed usage? "What I would look for is if they don't raise feed usage, it kind of tells us that we'll import corn, feed more wheat or do something else to not tighten up that feed supply more than it already is," Gulke says.
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Banishing Chipmunk Cheeks and Bullfrog Neck
Treating These and Other Body Changes From HIV Drugs
Some people experienced facial wasting as a result of HIV treatment, others got a fat face. Nelson Vergel had the swollen glands on the side of his face that made it look bigger.
Vergel, a treatment activist who started as an advocate of exercise and anabolic steroids to treat loss of lean body mass in people with HIV, lectures all over the world on how to live well with the virus. Still, he found nothing by the way of research discussing the problem of inflamed parotid glands in HIV. Then he got a call from a friend in Los Angeles, Dr. Tony Mills. Mills found a local cancer doctor successfully treating the condition.
Vergel sought the radiation treatment from Dr. Patricia Gordon and raved about the results on his blog, http://survivinghiv.blogspot.com. "It's been four years now (as of March 2006) and they are still normal! I had no significant side effects besides redness for a few days, no beard for a month (which I liked), and a temporary loss of normal saliva production. All returned to normal after a month or so." He thought that a temporary small dip in his T-cells also resulted from the treatment, but couldn't be sure.
The chipmunk cheeks, the bullfrog neck, the buffalo hump, the protease paunch -- there are treatments for these distressing body changes brought on by HIV medications. That doesn't mean that getting back to where you started is easy. It does mean that options exist.
Chipmunk Cheeks
Minutes after I e-mail Dr. Gordon about her amazing work with HIV patients experiencing facial abnormalities, she calls me. That's a dedicated doctor.
"My patients are always looking for ways to get the word out," she tells me.
"I treat lung, prostate, and breast cancer, but my passion is HIV," Gordon continues. Treating 1,500 AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) during the late '80s was tremendously satisfying for her. Parotid enlargement is not cancer," she says, "but low doses of radiation have been highly successful in eliminating the swelling, getting rid of the chipmunk look and restoring the normal angle of the jaw line."
"Kaposi's sarcoma went away with antiviral therapy, and then we saw the horrible side effects of lipodystrophy," Gordon explains about her new HIV work. "Lipodystrophy" refers to body fat abnormalities related to HIV medications, as well as metabolic complications such as elevated cholesterol.
She provides several treatments of low-dose radiation, over three weeks, to shrink the glands back to normal, and says she's had no trouble getting reimbursement from Medicaid and private insurance. That's because "it's painful," she says of the condition. "These cheeks can become massive. Some of these guys are so grateful they cry. Some wouldn't go out of the house because it was so grotesque looking." The treatment "greatly reduces, and in most cases, eliminates, the swelling," she says of the 400-plus HIV patients she has treated. She can be reached at 1-310-201-6739 or 1-310-659-6770. Her clinic has a hotel rate for patients.
Bullfrog Neck
I recently saw a prominent woman with HIV, a motivational speaker, still slim and beautiful after all these years. But on her neck, directly under her face, there was about five or 10 pounds of fat, so large and abnormal that anyone seeing her would know something was wrong.
"I can fix that," says plastic surgeon Dr. Joseph Romano, whose clinic is in San Francisco. Vergel refers people to Romano: "He's doing great work. He uses ultrasound-assisted liposuction, so that the ultrasound breaks down the fat before liposuctioning it out. It goes down with weight loss, but some people need liposuction."
Romano can be reached at 1-415-981-3911 or via his Website, www.jromano.com. Remember that plastic surgery is expensive, and not covered by insurance, unless it can be tied to pain-related issues or sleep apnea.
Facial Wasting
"I see someone with sunken cheeks," says Vergel, "and I just want to talk to them: 'Listen, there's a patient assistance program [for Sculptra] -- you don't even have to pay for it. I can show you how.'" Vergel says his lectures and Internet work makes it easy for him to talk about Sculptra treatments because it allows people to come to him. Vergel's Website is www.powerusa.org.
Also see back issues of Positively Aware for personal stories of surgery for facial wasting. The November/December 2004 issue covers Bio-Alcamid, available in a Tijuana clinic with a large number of HIV patients, for both facial wasting and buttock enhancement -- look for an upcoming article on the latter. Call 1-619-298-0657 or visit www.clinicestetica.com. It is also now available in Canada; visit www.facialwasting.org. The May/June 2002 issue has a story on Sculptra.
Protease Paunch
Vergel swears that the so-called "protease paunch" associated with antiviral therapy can be reversed, but few people can do what it takes: diet and exercise.
"First, improve your insulin sensitivity by choosing only low-glycemic index carbs (like oatmeal, fruits, and vegetables)," he says. "Lower your simple carbs. White is bad, color is good -- it's not a racist thing!" jokes Vergel, who's from Venezuela. "No sugar, no white flour, no pasta, no tortillas, no chips. Lots of lean meats, nuts, eggs, low-fat cheese. Don't drink soda pop, just water. Watch bottled juice -- some have more sugar than pop. I think all these problems are sugar related. Dr. [Donald] Kotler showed that visceral obesity [the enlarged belly] is associated with glucose intolerance, and that many people with normal blood sugar have metabolic symptoms years before it shows up in the blood." [See Vergel's interview with Dr. Kotler at www.nelsonvergel.com.]
Vergel points out that a fasting blood sugar test is very different from a glucose tolerance test. The glucose tolerance test is simple, but very inconvenient. It consists of giving someone a glucose solution to drink and then having them sit around for hours waiting to be tested for their blood glucose response to see if there is glucose intolerance. Said one prominent HIV specialist, "Patients hate taking the test, and we hate giving it."
For those people with both obesity and severe glucose intolerance, the use of metformin (Glucophage), says Vergel, has been shown in a small study to decrease belly fat, especially if used along with cardiovascular exercise. Other insulin sensitizers like Actos [pioglitazone] and Azandia [rosiglitazone] don't seem to work as well in reducing belly fat, he says.
A low-carb diet would "shed all that fat" (although he's not a fan of the Atkins diet), but people find it hard to stay on them, Vergel continues.
Liposuction cannot be used for protease paunch -- what in other groups of people, such as alcoholics or diabetics, is called metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X -- because the fat lies internally, directly on the organs. This type of belly tends to be hard, not blubbery.
Vergel talked about a Tufts University study showing that in HIV-positive people, those with a higher intake of soluble fiber (fruits and vegetables) had a trend towards lower incidence of lipodystrophy-related abdominal fat, and so did the ones who exercised. "This makes sense," says Vergel, "since soluble fiber slows down the absorption of glucose into the blood stream and may give insulin a better chance to work properly. Exercise also makes insulin work better to help the body use glucose for energy. I tell people, if you can't do anything else, walk everywhere you can, avoid processed sweets and starches, and eat more fruits and vegetables. It is interesting to me that I see less obesity among the people in New York and in European cities -- they walk everywhere.
"We're not eating enough soluble fiber or exercising, and the PIs [protease inhibitor HIV medications] make it much worse, and we're all aging," Vergel concluded.
Internet Resources
Losing the Fat, in Brief
The editors of AIDS Treatment Update, in London, put together these weight loss tips from Nelson Vergel in their December 2005 issue. Visit www.aidsmap.com.


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Over the course of the White House summit on health care reform, Republican members of Congress repeatedly reminded Americans of their opposition to the controversial individual mandate or requirement to purchase insurance. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said, "The high cost of this bill comes from a non-constitutional mandate." Minority Leader John Boehner also attempted to bring up the constitutionality of the mandate in a discussion on the deficit.
In August, Grassley laid out a strong defense of the policy by saying, "through an individual mandate and that's individual responsibility and even Republicans believe in individual responsibility." A long time supporter of the policy, again in June he said, "there isn't anything wrong with it [an individual mandate], except some people look at it as an infringement upon individual freedom."
Republican support for the individual mandate policy goes back further than this health care reform discussion. Earlier this month, Julie Rovner profiled a history of the policy dating back to the 1980's
In fact, says Len Nichols of the New America Foundation, the individual mandate was originally a Republican idea. "It was invented by Mark Pauly to give to George Bush Sr. back in the day, as a competition to the employer mandate focus of the Democrats at the time."…
"We called this responsible national health insurance," says Pauly. "There was a kind of an ethical and moral support for the notion that people shouldn't be allowed to free-ride on the charity of fellow citizens."
The policy was originally included in many Republican proposals including the proposals during the Clinton administration. The leading GOP alternative plan known as the 1994 Consumer Choice Health Security Act included the requirement to purchase insurance. Further, this proposal was based off of a 1990 Heritage Foundation proposal outlined a quality health system where "government would require, by law every head of household to acquire at least a basic health plan for his or her family."
More recently, the Heritage Foundation continued to support the proposal under the Massachusetts health care reform effort passed into law while Mitt Romney was governor. While the proposal did change over the course of the reform process in the state, and Romney and Heritage tried to walk back their support, as Romney admitted this weekend it is, "the ultimate conservative plan."
The questions raised by tenther individual mandate opponents have largely been debunked by constitutional law experts. Grassley and other Republican are appealing to conservative voters with their recent opposition rather than the constitutional questions. If there had been problems with the legality of the requirement, the argument would have been raised at one point in the last thirty years.
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-But why do that, you might ask? Well, simply put: Nextwave is considered by the Pulp staff to be one of Marvel's best comic series ever!
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-In issue #1, you'll be introduced to a team of superpowered female fighters who defend the Earth from aliens in-between high school classes.
-Where the twist comes in, though, is that future issues jump into the future, after the ladies are out of school, and must reform the Zodiac Starforce after having broken up.
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-Peter J. Tomasi, writer of the main Arkham Knight series, will also be writing Genesis!
-Genesis will reveal the origin of the mysterious Arkham Knight (whose real name will be especially familiar to avid Batman fans).
-Issues will jump back-and-forth between past and present, including one where the will tangle with Harley Quinn in both time periods.