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According to G. Scott Knight President Sunago Systems Inc., 59 percent of all carrier invoices for parcel shipping are incorrect. ParcelView – a cloud-based shipping analytics and auditing tool recently introduced by his company – is designed to provide visibility, accountability and control needed to achieve total parcel spend optimization.
According to Knight, shippers can't save money until they analyze carrier contract and shipping practices.
"Actual shipping characteristics can only be found in historical data; and carrier contracts are more conditional and complicated than ever," he says in a website video.
Jerry Hempstead, president of Hempstead Consulting, says that the while the model is not unique, it represents a refinement of past efforts.
David Ross, transportation and logistics director at Stifel Nicolaus told LM in a recent interview that carriers continue to be focused on yield management.
"Shippers report that it's more challenging than ever to negotiate parcel contracts with multiple sets of list rates, different fuel surcharges, complex revenue-based incentives, discount exclusions, minimum charges, and multiple punitive contract clauses," he said.
Furthermore, said Knight, over $2 billion dollars in carrier overcharges go uncollected each year as shippers do not have the time or resources to collect refunds.


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For Elisabeth Badinter, a French philosopher and the author of The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women, 'natural parenting,' and all it connotes, means throwing one's equality and identity as a woman away. Stay-at-home-moms, in her opinion, are feminism's worst offenders, but she believes all mothers who snub the 'gains' of the past century—epidurals, formula, disposable diapers, to name a few—are making a grave mistake that will haunt them once their kids are out of the house (or simply hit preschool), when they try, in vain, to re-establish their professional lives. In reading what she had to say in this interview, my mind's raising red flags all over the place; she oversimplifies the nature of parenting today, which is full of subjective grey areas each family must navigate for themselves. And frankly, I think her attitude toward women, and their choices, is far from feminist.
We've all met extremist moms who've lost touch with reality, along with their identities. They're a go-to and often-referenced stereotype (seen Away We Go?) – one even self-described crunchy moms can laugh at – but they don't represent the majority of parents making 'natural' parenting choices. Most parents who lean toward green also have that crucial 'flexibility' gene that parenting brings out in us as a matter of real-world survival. In Badinter's world, however, all natural moms are of the cloth-diaper-or-die ilk, and they're suffering for it. They're "full of anxiety and guilt that they never do enough for their children," she says. "And I find that incompatible with the desires of women today. The majority of women in Western countries want to have economic independence, too."
Guilt and anxiety in parenting are definitely not helpful (though sometimes inevitable, for everyone, no?). But to ascribe pervasive negative feelings to all parents who—in this quote's context—aspire to spend more time with their kids than, say, their own parents did, is ridiculous. Badinter assumes that parents are making natural choices out of some compensatory compulsion, and I think that's an inaccurate generalization. Let's give women some agency in their own decision-making processes, yeah? Is it possible parents choose to prioritize time with their children because they value and – *gasp* – enjoy it?
That Badinter sees women wanting to spend time with their kids, and parent more naturally (by which she means breastfeeding, making baby food, cloth diapering and so forth), as incompatible with the desire to earn money is also, um, not feminist. She paints a picture in which women MUST decide between the two, and in which the former is possible only at the cost of the latter, which doesn't actually represent the range of choices available to moms (including breastfeeding, cloth diapering, etc. moms) today. To say that women's desire to parent in a certain way conflicts with their economic aspirations denies women their (our) ability to find options that work for us, and create the full, balanced lives we imagine for ourselves.
For example, she says, "While we're waiting for biodegradable diapers to reach the market, I would choose disposable diapers [instead of washable ones]. Between the protection of the environment and the protection of the liberty and free time of women, my choice is made." As it happens, biodegradable diapers have reached the market. I've used, and written about, them. I've also tried cloth diapering, to the detriment of neither my liberty nor my free time. Companies increasingly recognize (because women increasingly articulate) that moms want green options that stand up to busy schedules. If women stop believing they can have the best of both worlds, these kinds of options will cease to exist. Either/or dichotomies are not the path to progress. And progress continues to be made – in all spheres – because women continue to refuse to choose between unsatisfactory extremes.
Here's another Badinter gem, aimed at stay-at-home moms: "Life expectancy keeps increasing—85 years for women. And taking care of kids is just 18 years. What do we do after that, when the children leave? It's much too late to be able to make a living in the workplace." For a feminist, Badinter sure does harp on women's limitations, does she not? On the one hand she's pointing out how fleeting our time on active parenting duty is in the span of our entire lives, and on the other she seems to think it's a significant enough block to bar women from doing anything of value afterward (or, hey, during). In reality today, people (men and women alike) change careers several times in their lifetimes. Many women create entirely new careers in the midst of parenting; I know one SAHM who became a craftsperson when her kids were in high school, and then put them through college by selling Christmas ornaments made of Sculpey clay (for real). Badinter's arguments are particularly aimed at highly educated women who have promising career potential. Aren't these, then, women who'll have the required ambition and resourcefulness to create opportunities for themselves, even if they have taken time away to be mothers? My feeling now is the same as it'll be when I'm 40-something, when Kaspar goes to college, or even 80-something: don't ever tell me it's 'too late' to do something with my life, especially under the auspices of feminism.
Badinter also argues that women are shortsighted in leaving their careers to have children, saying they won't be able to re-establish themselves at the same level even just a few years later. If women feel they want to shift their focus to raising their kids, though, that's their own decision to make. Financial reward doesn't directly correspond with an activity's inherent value, by any means. Having children often initiates a re-adjustment of priorities, in this respect, for moms and dads. (I know lots of dads who stepped off the professional gas – turning down promotions, traveling less, and so forth -- when their kids were born in order to be actively present in their lives). Before I had Kaspar, I worked in corporate New York, and was invested in my title, status, and so forth, even though most of it was pretty meaningless in the grand scheme. Once I had Kaspar, however, I traded my title for a more flexible, part-time position elsewhere, totally interrupting my resumé's outwardly impressive trajectory. This move also initiated a successful writing career (something I always wanted to do, deep down), and I enrolled in massage school, on a whim (something I'd never have had the time or money for in New York). I owe the ongoing realization of my personal and professional dreams to motherhood's 'negative' impact on my pre-motherhood career. I knew I wouldn't be the mom, or the professional, I wanted to be if I continued climbing the corporate ladder. Valuing time with my child, and our lifestyle preferences, is what forced me to seek and create options that let me have the balance I wanted. My professional title just didn't do it for me in the same way anymore. If some women want to work in corner offices, that's awesome. If others want to be stay-at-home moms, that's also awesome. Assuming that an inflexible, one-way professional track is either the only, or the most fulfilling, option available to women is not awesome. Or feminist. It's outdated, at best.
Badinter hails from a country that boasts family-friendly policy, and affords government money to families based on how many kids they have (check out the details-- and look at the maternity benefits, too!-- here). The United States is, as far as policy goes, one of the worst places to have kids. (Read this book and you'll see what I mean.) Natural Parenting choices like breastfeeding, however, are increasingly recognized as public health issues, rather than simply women's issues; the AAP's recently updated breastfeeding recommendations are directed at women and workplaces alike. To assert that women undermine their own power and positions by making natural parenting choices because society isn't conducive to those choices is all kinds of backwards. A recent study did show that women suffer economic loss in direct proportion to breastfeeding duration, but that's on society, not women. Badinter's totally missing that more women would probably balance careers with parenting if doing so were literally more possible and palatable, economically and otherwise. To suggest the solution to this quandary is for women to place less importance on family time, breastfeeding, and other parenting choices they clearly value doesn't reflect an interest in our empowerment within society; it reflects a belief that women need to conform their own interests and desires to existing social limitations. Feminist? No. Sorry.
Speaking of breastfeeding (one of those ever-controversial natural parenting topics), Bardinter believes women should not feel forced to do it. I agree! Totally! But that breastfeeding creates a wedge between couples, disrupting their intimacy and tearing families apart? Um... she lost me at 'wedge'. She says, "If 24 hours a day the woman is reduced to her role as a nursing animal, even putting the child in the bed between the father and the mother, the father is completely put aside. I think this is very hard for men, and I think the child becomes a factor in the separation of the couple." Although she claims to be concerned with mothers' rights to satisfying sex lives, what I'm seeing here is an argument against breastfeeding, emphasizing the difficulties it creates for… men. Give me a break. Women have been breastfeeding since, well, forever, and couples have dealt -- or not dealt -- with the immense changes that having kids create in their relationships for just as long. This isn't about about men's versus babies' access to boobs. Having kids challenges relationships; couples transition overnight from focusing entirely on each other, finishing thoughts, sentences and meals, and enjoying leisure time (and sleep) to, well, not doing those things. It's hard! But natural parenting has nothing to do with how well a couple will or won't cope with those changes. Parenting requires immense patience, flexibility and compromise, no matter how you slice it. We parent pretty naturally in our home, and my husband is absolutely a co-parent in this equation, rather than a by-stander. Our son lands in our bed, or we land in his, almost every night. Yet we have plenty of sex; our house has other rooms, and our days have many hours, beyond those designated for sleep...
Lastly, Badinter states that SAHM's are essentially setting themselves up for 'enslavement' in the event that their relationships head South. But again, she's talking about educated women who likely have the foresight and ability to get some earnings in the mix if they see their stable situations eroding. Choosing to stick with a work situation that isn't meeting one's needs (family time needs, or otherwise) as a safeguard against a family/financial situation that could happen, leaving other needs potentially unmet, is pointless. If being a stay-at-home mom feels right for a woman and is financially doable – and mutually agreeable -- for her family, should she refrain from doing so because her relationship could sour? Living in fear and making choices that don't feel right in the current circumstances isn't… practical. Or empowering. And wasn't 'anxiety' one of Badinter's main modern motherhood qualms?
Anyway, you know how I feel about natural parenting (options are a good thing—take your pick!), and about Badinter's take on it all (NOT feminist). What do you think??? SAHM moms, I'm particularly curious about your thoughts on this one!


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First Look: 10 Great International Designs
I'm just back from a whirlwind weekend in Frankfurt, Germany, where I attended Ambiente, a huge international design show featuring over 4,500 exhibitors from 93 countries. It was, as you can imagine, an amazing trip - a chance to see and experience designs, trends and products from all over the world that will play a part in shaping the style of our homes in the coming years.
As I was organizing my photos this morning, I started a desktop file called "best" and copied over images of things that I had noted as especially intriguing or beautiful in person. Some are practical, some fanciful, but to my eye, all are worth a longer look.
So, to kick off my posts on Ambiente 2010, I offer a list of those items, in no particular order...
Shown above, first row, left to right:
1. This three tiered tabletop storage and display solution was part of a student project. It is called "Gestapelt" and was designed by students Sandra Bohm and Sabrina Kuhn, who described it as a "different kind of cakestand".
2. New "Vitrini" boxes from Iittala, designed by Anu Penttinen. Beautiful, practical little cachepots, in varying sizes made from glass (both colorful and clear), sometimes combined with wood or metal.
3. Paul Smith's colorful interpretation of the classic 60s Cylinda line by Arne Jacobsen for Stelton.
4. A Fatboy lounge done up in a super shiny stretchy leather (like what was used by Prada a few years ago). A little bit dangerous looking!
5. The acid toned bright interiors and unusual forms of the Maison Sauvage porcelain pieces which were shown in the up and coming designer section of the fair called "Talents".
Shown above, second row, left to right:
6. Chain chandeliers by Willowlamp from the South African pavilion.
7. An unforgettable, dramatic oversized white porcelain screen from the Jean Boggio for Franz collection.
8. Small, ultra luxe china cups in "quilted" black and white with gold interiors from Sieger.
9. A homey bench with warm feet from the Pling Collection.
10. A simple, elegant step ladder designed by Karl Malmvall that is good looking enough to hang on the wall when not in use from Design House Stockholm.
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O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition is a disk-defragmentation tool that runs on the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows XP, as well as Windows 2000 Professional. O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition offers five defragmentation methods, including a Stealth method and a Space method. O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition is primarily for small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs).
PROS: Robust feature set; attractive interface; multiple defragmentation options
Keeping your hard disks organized and optimized is one of the regular maintenance tasks that most IT pros don't like to do but that must be done on a regular basis. Defragmenting your hard disks not only improves system performance and reliability, but also keeps small hard disk problems from becoming large hard disk problems. The integrated defragmentation capability included in previous versions of Windows has historically been mediocre at best. Windows Vista's Disk Defragmenter does provide the ability to automatically schedule defragmentation tasks that run in the background, but the basic interface doesn't offer much in the way of additional features. Enter O&O Software's O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition, a robust, standalone disk-defragmentation tool packed with features.
O&O Defrag 10 supports the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows XP, as well as Windows 2000 Professional. Installing the product was quick and painless, and the product even provides several options to help you configure the software correctly for a given piece of hardware. For example, when I chose to install the product's software on a server, I was prompted to specify whether I was installing it on a file server, database server, mail server, or Web server. The installation program then configured the software specifically for that application server to maximize performance.
The product offers five defragmentation methods, which are shown in Web Figure 1. The Stealth method is ideal for defragmenting machines with tight system resources; the Space method is ideal for defragmenting disks with heavy fragmentation; the Complete/Access method organizes files by the date they were last accessed; the Complete/Modified method defragments files based on the date they were last modified; and the Complete/Name method organizes files alphabetically, which is ideal for files that are frequently accessed but seldom changed or modified.
The O&O Defrag 10 interface is clean, attractive, and strongly resembles Microsoft Office 2007's ribbon-based UI. The default view gives detailed information about the disks currently being defragmented. You can schedule defragmentation tasks in advance by using O&O Defrag 10's defragmentation scheduling tool. Also, you can create multiple defragmentation jobs at once to save time and streamline your defragmentation tasks. For example, I configured O&O Defrag 10 to defragment a frequently used hard disk more often than a rarely used hard disk. If you prefer to control and schedule your defragmentation tasks via a command line, you can do so by using the command-line version of O&O Defrag 10. The command-line version of O&O Defrag 10 can be configured to run in scripts and batch files, and to initiate a disk defragmentation when a system first boots.
I installed and ran O&O Defrag 10 on a network running a mixture of Vista and XP machines, and tested the software by using each of the aforementioned defragmentation methods. All the defragmented machines showed a range of speed improvements related to disk access, with a system running XP (and booting from a heavily fragmented local disk) showing nearly a 10-second improvement in boot times. Speed improvements varied, but were most noticeable on older machines running XP. If you're trying to squeeze as much life as possible out of an existing IT infrastructure still running XP, upgrading to XP SP3 and investing in a disk-defragmentation tool, such as O&O Defrag 10, might help you maximize your existing IT investment.
The version of O&O Defrag 10 that I tested was primarily aimed at small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs); however, large enterprises that are looking for better network support and a central control console might want to take a look at O&O Defrag 10 Server Edition. This version of the product includes a central control console; Active Directory (AD) integration, which lets administrators easily install the O&O Defrag Agent software on client machines; Group Policy support; and a revamped job scheduler that includes support for computer groups and large networks.
I do have some gripes about O&O Defrag 10, but they're minor. One thing I don't like is that O&O Software doesn't have an office in the United States, which could be a problem for businesses that prefer a stateside sales and support office. However, that shouldn't dissuade you from trying what is arguably one of the best disk-defragmentation tools available today.


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Fri, 30 May 2014 00:36:57 -0700
In exchange for sending 2B Jason Donald to the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals will receive unspecified cash considerations.
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|Rangers | Acquire Jason Donald
Wed, 28 May 2014 18:09:09 -0700
The Texas Rangers acquired INF Jason Donald from the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, May 28.
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|Royals | Two signed
Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:21:40 -0800
The Kansas City Royals have signed free-agent INF Jason Donald (Reds) and OF Melky Mesa (Yankees) to minor league contracts.
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|Reds | Jason Donald outrighted
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:37:44 -0700
Cincinnati Reds 2B Jason Donald cleared waivers and was outrighted to the minors Thursday, April 4.
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|Reds | Jason Donald designated for assignment
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:40:11 -0700
The Cincinnati Reds have designated 2B Jason Donald for assignment.
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|Indians | Three-way trade completed
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:42:43 -0800
The Cleveland Indians traded OF Shin-Soo Choo to the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, Dec. 11, and they acquired SP Trevor Bauer from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the three-team trade. The Reds also added INF Jason Donald from the Indians, while sending minor-league SS Didi Gregorius to the Diamondbacks. The Indians sent RP Tony Sipp and 1B Lars Anderson to Arizona, and added RP Matt Albers and P Bryan Shaw.
Fantasy Tip: Choo moving to the Reds is a tremendous boon for his fantasy value. He has five-tool ability, and can be a great add early on draft day in NL-only formats, and mixed leaguers will certainly want to target him in the early to middle rounds. He'll be a consistent source of runs scored in a more potent lineup.
Bauer is the key piece for the Indians, as they get a potential cornerstone pitcher. He will be a great addition to their rotation, but keep in mind he might struggle for victories with a lineup that isn't looking too potent. In mixed leagues, he'll certainly be worth an add in the middle to late rounds for his potential, and he remains a must-have in long-term keeper formats.
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|Reds | Shin-Soo Choo acquired
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:13:07 -0800
The Cincinnati Reds acquired OF Shin-Soo Choo from the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, Dec. 11. The Reds also receive INF Jason Donald. The compensation for the Indians is still being worked on.
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|Indians | Jason Donald working on fielding, hitting
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:55:50 -0700
Cleveland Indians INF Jason Donald (hand) continued to work through hitting and fielding drills Wednesday, Sept. 26. Manager Manny Acta is hopeful Donald will be available for full duties Friday, Sept. 28.
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|Indians | Jason Donald sore
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:06:16 -0700
Cleveland Indians 2B Jason Donald (wrist) was "sore" after swinging a bat Sunday, Sept. 23, the first time he's done so since injuring his wrist Sept. 14. There is no timetable for Donald's return.
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|Indians | Jason Donald plays catch
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:05:25 -0700
Updating a previous report, Cleveland Indians INF Jason Donald (wrist) played catch before the game Tuesday, Sept. 18, against the Minnesota Twins. Donald is still only available off the bench as a pinch runner or emergency fielding duty.
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Monday, April 8, 2013
HP Launches Intel-powered Project Moonshot Server
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
To review
typical system power ratings use the HP Power Advisor which is available via the
online tool located at URL: www.hp.com/go/proliant-energy-efficient
or www.hp.com/go/hppoweradvisor.
Each Moonshot
Chassis comes with a minimum of two (2) HP Common slot power supplies.
Common Slot (CS) power supplies allow for commonality of power supplies across
a wide range of ProLiant and Integrity servers, as well as HP Storage solutions,
and are designed to provide the highest power supply efficiency without degrading
system performance. HP CS power supplies are tested by the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) and certified through the ECOS 80 Plus power supply program.
HP CS power supply options provide efficiency ratings of up to 94% and are available
in only a 1200W configuration for this platform which is "right-sized"
for this specific solution. All HP Common Slot power sources are UL, CE Mark Compliant,
hot-plug and support redundant configurations. HP Power Advisor can be accessed
Mixing of power supplies in the same server is not supported. All power supplies
must be of the same output and efficiency rating. If non-matched power supplies
are inserted you will get errors and operation will fail.
Redundant Power: Optional redundant power supplies can be purchased through power
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IPMI management.
HP Moonshot iLO Chassis Management Firmware is the gateway
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VANCOUVER — Thirteen shots on net is a pretty decent haul for a line of three players, but even Bruins center David Krejci admits that some of those shots in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final were on the power play and some weren't from prime scoring areas.
The Bruins' top line of Krejci, Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton is going to have to change that Saturday night in Game 2 if Boston's going to have any chance of bouncing back after Wednesday's Game 1 loss.
Most of the night, the speedier but lighter Vancouver trio of Selke Trophy finalist Ryan Kesler centering Mason Raymond and Christopher Higgins was assigned to clamp down on Krejci's line.
"That top line, they're three big guys, especially Milan," said Raymond today after the Canucks and Bruins practiced at the University of British Columbia. "He's a big fella, he can throw his weight around. But I feel all three of us think we can hold our own and do the job that we need to do. You don't have to lay a guy out, but you get good positioning on him."
In six of Boston's seven losses this postseason, the first line has been shutout. The top trio has combined for 29 points in the Bruins' 12 victories and just seven points in those seven defeats. If ever there was a straw that stirs the Bruins' drink, it's that first line. That's why the Canucks put their shutdown trio — which has gone head to head with the likes of lines centered by Joe Thornton and Jonathan Toews in earlier rounds — against Krejci's line, and why Krejci's line has to battle through and get some points on the board.
"Obviously we still go out there and play good defense. I think that's what we did," said Krejci. "But we'd like to create more scoring chances. We're the top line, so we're expected to score goals, you know? So hopefully we do that next game."
Rather than just hoping, Krejci and his linemates have to do it. They have to put their weight advantage to use along the walls and in the corners and get up in goaltender Roberto Luongo's grill as often as possible.
"It's been the same since the first series. I mean, you look at where most of our goals are scored. It's in front of the net, getting in those dirty areas, getting those rebounds and fighting for pucks," said Lucic. "Their defense does a really good job of battling with whoever's in front of net.
"Our guys go to the net. For us, we got to get there, create a screen. Like I said, we got to find those loose pucks, work hard, bear down once we get those opportunities."
It's not likely going to get any easier for the Bruins top trio. If they up their game, however, Vancouver's shutdown threesome sounds like it'll be ready.
"We did a pretty good job. They're three talented players," said Higgins. "They're big guys on the wing there that are more skilled than you think they are. And you've got a slick playmaker that's got some really good hands, really good vision. And they seem to have good chemistry together. So it's a big challenge to play against them. We expect them to get better and better with each game in this series. And we're going to have to elevate our play to match them."


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On the eve of her first triathlon, world champion boxer Laila Ali spoke with Parenting.com about family fitness, her work/life balance and the 2012 London Olympic Games.
After having two kids, what made you want to do a triathlon?
Aquaphor asked me to be an ambassador for their brand and participate in the New York City Triathlon. I was so excited because, first of all, it's a natural fit. I've been using the product for forever, and I love it, but also because I'm an athlete. I have this desire to compete inside of me, so it was a perfect opportunity. It's my first tri, and I'm loving it so far.
You're an athlete, your husband is an athlete, and your father, Muhammad Ali, is a legendary athlete as well. Do you have tips for making fitness a family affair and incorporating the kids?
Fitness for me is something that I'm always promoting. I am the president of the Women's Sports Foundation, and our mission is to inspire and empower women and girls as they're active through sports and physical activity. It's very important for my family as well. I think that being healthy and fit have to be a priority. Life is always going to be busy. A lot of people say, 'I don't have time. I don't have time.' We have time for the things we want to make time for. If you make it a priority, you'll find time to do things, to get out as a family. Get off the Blackberry or iPhone, or the computer as much as you can, and get outside and walk and run and skate or hike. Whatever that case may be, do it together as a family. And definitely, even as a woman and a mother, I always just try to start my day working out because otherwise I get busy. It just doesn't get done if I don't do it first thing.
After the triathlon you're starring in a new reality show, and you're going to be a commentator at the London Olympics. How do you balance everything while still being a good mom?
I have to prioritize that my kids and my family come first. The tri is a big deal for me, being away in New York for four nights. I don't like to be gone more than two, three days at the most. So it's really hard, but I know my kids are going to be okay. I've had to learn how to say no to things. I get really busy and then I slow down for a while. Once the summer passes, I won't have quite as busy of a schedule.
This is a very big year at the Olympics for boxing. It's the first year that women's boxing is a part of the Games. What impact do you think that will have on the sport?
I think it will be great. There are a lot female boxers that are very talented, but haven't had the opportunity to compete on the Olympic level. They'll have something to fight for and compete for, and hopefully this will strengthen the amateur program as well. I don't want to encourage people to box professionally, but what's great about boxing is the amateur program. It's great if girls or boys can get a scholarship to go to college, box, and get an education. So you don't necessarily have to become a professional fighter, but you can use boxing as an outlet, and then go on to do something in life where you can use your mind and not your body.
I read that you are an avid supporter of breastfeeding. What made you decide to breastfeed your kids, and what was that experience like for you?
I'm an avid supporter of empowering women to do what we naturally are able to do. A lot of times now women schedule C-sections. They buy formula. They don't even give breastfeeding a try because they think it's too hard. They're worried about their breasts. We're worried about the wrong things. The main concern should be doing what's best for the baby and giving the baby, our children, the healthiest start in life that they could possibly have. We have custom-made milk for our children. What can be better than that? So, if you're able to breastfeed, you should be willing to try breastfeeding. You know some people can't, and it's a gift to be able to do it in the first place. It's the best thing for the baby. Your baby is going to have a better immune system, the bonding, the attachment, all of that. It's just natural. What other mammal feeds their child another animal's milk? Or something that was processed in a factory? Sometimes I just wish women would care about what matters most, so I try to encourage them to do that.
Do you have any boxing strategies that transfer over to parenting or your family life?
Go in with a plan. Do your best to stick to it. But be ready for any changes that can happen on the fly. And stay calm, stay focused. Be confident, and do what you know is right.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "mom"?
I just think 'responsibility.' So much responsibility comes with being a mother because we are responsible for how our kids turn out and the adults that they become. As moms, we're nurturers. So the second word would be 'nurturer.' That's what I think a mom is and should be capable of being. We can do it all. We wear so many hats as mothers.


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A creamy pasta made stove-top with pumpkin, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan. Because pumpkin isn't just for sugary sweets. Dont'cha know? It is fully deserving of being incorporated into your savory dishes.
Although it's a main player, the pumpkin isn't front and center. It's mellow. Used in savory dishes like this it tastes like butternut squash and here it competes for attention with the ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan making it subtle and not overpowering.
Pumpkin purée forms the sauce together with ricotta and some of the starchy water that develops from cooking the pasta. The starchy water thins out the thick sauce and helps it cling to the pasta.
If you like that golden brown cheese on the top of your ziti that baking gives it, you can pop this under the broiler for a few minutes to toast the top. This is great comfort food for a meatless monday or weeknight meal. The sauce comes together in the time it takes the pasta to cook. I love when that happens.
I ran into a dilemma trying to name this. I fully intended it to call it ziti but after eating it realized it could be classified as mac 'n' cheese. It's a toss-up. Call it what you will.
Just don't call me late for dinner.
A creamy pasta that is made stove-top with pumpkin, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan. The sauce comes together in the time it takes to cook the pasta making this a great Meatless Monday or weeknight meal.
- Heat the oil in large, oven-safe {if you want to toast the top} frying pan with deep sides over medium-low heat and add the onion, garlic and Italian seasoning. Season well with salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes stirring often.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta to al dente in plenty of salted water according to package directions. Before draining set aside 1 cup of the starchy water it was cooked in.
- Add the pumpkin and ricotta to the skillet and turn the heat up just slightly. Season with salt and pepper and stir often.
- Once the pasta is cooked add it to the skillet along with some of the reserved pasta water. Turn heat down to low and stir to coat the pasta with the sauce, adding more of the reserved water as needed to form the sauce.
- Mix in 1 cup of the mozzarella and the 1/4 cup Parmesan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella over top and stick it under the broiler to melt the cheese or top it with a lid until it melts. Serve with more Parmesan sprinkled over top.
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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Feb 11, 2013) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and two national business groups have announced a first-of its-kind, state led-partnership to expand the recycling of flexible film packaging. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop and implement a three-part program this year to significantly increase the recycling of post-consumer plastic bags, wraps and other film packaging throughout Wisconsin.
The program will create new opportunities for small- to mid-sized businesses to recycle commercial film (pallet wrap and packaging), raise consumer awareness and participation in plastic film recycling, and encourage businesses to use the SPC's How2Recycle "Store Drop-off" bag/film recycling label on plastic bags and other polyethylene film packaging. The new educational label is intended to help consumers easily identify which plastic film packaging is suitable for recycling at participating stores.
Programs such as these to expand the supply of recoverable film plastics will help support and grow small manufacturing businesses in Wisconsin, who seek more of this valuable material to supply their markets, according to a new study by the Wisconsin DNR.
"This new partnership builds on significant gains in plastic film recycling in recent years and demonstrates Wisconsin's leadership," said Steve Russell, ACC's vice president of plastics. "We look forward to expanding recycling success in Wisconsin and creating a model that other states will want to follow."
"We are pleased to partner with the ACC and SPC to increase plastic film recycling in Wisconsin," said DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp. "This is a win for both the environment and the economy."
"The SPC's How2Recycle Label just completed its soft launch with overwhelmingly positive results, and this partnership will provide a unique opportunity to encourage both industry and consumer participation through a collaborative effort," said Anne Bedarf, Senior Manager at GreenBlue. "We are thrilled to partner with ACC and Wisconsin, and believe that we will see an increase in plastic film recycling as a result."
The project is expected to launch this spring and will focus on expanding collection options for small- to mid-sized businesses, which collectively generate the largest volume of film packaging, by establishing a network of recycling service providers. At the end of the project, a final report will present the results as well as recommendations for maintaining and expanding flexible film recycling in Wisconsin.
The members of the Flexible Film Recycling Group are: Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Berry Plastics, Petoskey Plastics, Sealed Air Corporation, Wisconsin Film and Bag, SC Johnson, Avangard Innovative, and Trex Company.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry. ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative products and services that make people's lives better, healthier and safer. ACC is committed to improved environmental, health and safety performance through Responsible Care®, common sense advocacy designed to address major public policy issues, and health and environmental research and product testing. The business of chemistry is a $760 billion enterprise and a key element of the nation's economy. It is one of the nation's largest exporters, accounting for ten cents out of every dollar in U.S. exports. Chemistry companies are among the largest investors in research and development. Safety and security have always been primary concerns of ACC members, and they have intensified their efforts, working closely with government agencies to improve security and to defend against any threat to the nation's critical infrastructure.
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Weaving A Great Turning: Transition Albany Takes It Step-by-Step
A follow-up on the efforts to transform a 1.7-square-mile California town into a self-sufficient and resilient community.
Radical Homemaking for the Real World
Relationships around here are hardly ideal or like-minded. They're complex. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
The Roots of Compassion
To be compassionate toward others, we first have to learn to be merciful with ourselves.
What Are People Doing About the Gulf Disaster?
In the last week, anger at the BP oil disaster has turned into action.
Perseverance: Lost in the Gulf of Mexico
We need to surrender our need to blame, acknowledge that we are truly lost, and then reclaim our capacity to think together if we are to find a way to solutions.
Health Care Economics 101
When it comes to health care, everyone can't have everything right away. But we can make smarter choices that don't leave anyone out in the cold.
Environment and Food in Haiti: Two Crises, One Solution
Haiti's strong peasant movement is calling for policies and programs that can help restore the land and protect small-scale sustainable agricultural production from agribusiness.
Dry Run: Bostonians Learn to Appreciate Clean Water
On May 1st, Bostonians got a remarkable glimpse of our water commons and how we might respond to future disruptions.
Six Things To Do About the BP Gulf Disaster
Instead of sitting helplessly on the sidelines, here are six things every American can do.
Lighting the Way to a New Economy
All across the United States and Canada people are rebuilding their local economies to restore community and regain control of their economic lives. How do these local efforts add up to global economic transformation? I delivered this keynote address to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) in Charleston, NC on May 22, 2010 on the theme "Lighting the Way to a New Economy."
Perseverance—a Life-Saving Skill for This Time
Margaret Wheatley asks: "How do we keep going, remain grounded and steadfast? How do we become people who can persevere?" in this first of a series of posts on the essential skill of persevering.
Reflections on a Growing Local Food Movement
The movement to transform our country's food system is picking up steam—and the political environment has never been better.
Reducing Carbon Emissions: Seattle Has Taken the Lead
Looking back on 10 years of carbon reduction efforts in Seattle.
A World of Oneness
How relinquishing our innate pursuit of power and embracing compassion can lead to a more peaceful world.
The Work Ahead
Growing renewed relationships with our food, homes, and communities requires getting our hands dirty.
Haitian Farmers Refuse Monsanto Hybrid Seeds
A coalition of peasant farmers is standing up for food sovereignty.
As the price of college skyrockets, a new book looks to "edupunk" alternatives.
Debt vs. Localization: Climate Justice in the New Economy
David Korten: Where does the concept of "climate debt" fit into a New Economy framework?
A Requiem for Detroit?
A new documentary illustrates a different kind of American Dream taking hold in Detroit.
The Case for Sustainable Meat
Can meat have a place in the life of a "radical homemaker" trying to live sustainably? Farmer Shannon Hayes believes it can.


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Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis: about 30 patients operated through a tubular retractor system
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The objective of this study is estimating the indications, the surgical technique and the outcome of 30 patients presenting a degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis operated by using a tubular retractor system.
It's a retrospective study. The surgical method consists in using a tubular retractor system (METRx-MD system, Medtronic Sofamor Danek). Through this working space, it's possible, by using the microscope, to decompress the lumbar stenosis by interlaminar way. A minimally invasive circumferential decompression is realized without laminectomy but simply laminotomy. These 30 interventions were realized by the same surgeon. Data recorded are: age, level of the lumbar spinal stenosis, initial clinical symptoms, operative time, pain in postoperative, consumption of narcotics medications, average length of stay, follow-up at 1 month and 6 months.
The average length of stay is short (48 hours), the back pain is not important (visual analog scale averages=0,8). This can explain by the absence of invasive dissection, by the absence of muscle detachment and by the absence of use spacers which induce a muscular ischemia. About the post-operative results in 6 months, 94% of the patients are perfectly relieved of the symptoms for which the surgical indication was retained.
In the short-term, means and long-term, the less invasive treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis through a tubular retractor system shows excellent results. The immediate postoperative period is short and not very painful and this allows an earlier renewal of activity. This surgery is a future technique in order to reduce the costs of hospitalization and the costs induced by analgesics medications. This work must be continued in the long-term in order to evaluate lumbar spine stability after this surgery. This method makes it possible to avoid a lumbar pedicle fixation.


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Review for DOLPHIN FOUNDATION, Miami Beach, FL, USA
This year we serviced for free over 70,000 children & families on beach clean-ups with our famous fun "Trash Talk"about recycling on Key Biscyane and surrounding areas on Miami Beach for Disney World's Give A Day Get A Disney Day and for our mission to protect and educate about sea-animals, water conservation and ways to increase your carbon footprint by doing more activities out in nature. We gave talks to the public as well for free to Green businesses to protect the planet. All was a pleasure by our grassroots Dolphin Foundation. Unfortunately, when I did odd jobs people did not pay and our mascots new uniform recently purchased was stolen by neighbors as USPS left the package at our door. Donations would go to our small projects like stickers asking people to turn lights off to protect endangered sea-turtles to our bigger projects like the construction of a well for people without clean drinking water and our campaign to ask Obama in Washington for a U.S. Recycling Refund on Bottles & Cans. Large amounts may be a tax-write off and all amounts are appreciated. The Dolphin Foundation does it better than the long lasting non-profits who haven't done their parts enough since the 70's. Happy Holidays! If you care to discuss: 305-305-8212
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With the Houston Dynamo boasting a makeshift defense on the road, the backline sure could have used a little bit of time to get accustomed to the flow of the match.
Thanks to a quick strike from speedy Whitecaps forward Darren Mattocks though, they were not afforded that opportunity. The rookie's brace on Sunday evening served as a coming out party of sorts for the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, with his fourth-minute opener proving particularly difficult for Houston – missing Geoff Cameron, Andre Hainault and Jermaine Taylor to international duty – to overcome.
GOAL: Mattocks gives 'Caps early lead
"When you go down a goal in the first five minutes of the game it does open you up," Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com by phone after the match. "We didn't start the game so great and pushing up it created space in behind Darren Mattocks and he becomes a dangerous player."
Mattocks proved to be a handful all night long, using his speed and ability to tiptoe the backline and find space to create chances.
Houston found their legs and flow on the defense after the first quarter of an hour, however, and the tide started to turn, with the Dynamo creating the more dangerous chances. The visitors went on to have the better of play in the middle 45 minutes while pushing for what looked to be an inevitable equalizer.
As the Dynamo looked to pull even, however, it created that space for the Whitecaps, led by their speedy front man, to operate.
"He's a dangerous player to begin with and then when you're chasing the game and leaving spaces in behind it can cause you problems," Kinnear said.
Those problems finally manifested themselves in the 66th minute when Mattocks found acres of space in behind to strike for what would stand to be the game-winner.
And even though Houston's Mac Kandji and Vancouver's Jordan Harvey traded late goals, it was that early goal that did the Dynamo in; chasing the game on the road against a team that could so effectively counterattack proved to be an insurmountable circumstance.
"I thought there were times that we were the better team, but at the end of the day, it's about the score, and I think we were our own worst enemy at times," goalkeeper Tally Hall told the media after the match. "Obviously not starting the game well and giving up that chance is disappointing, but I think we rebounded well. We're disappointed with the loss."
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston fans cheered for the first responders and booed the Celtics.
Not long after a ceremony to honor the police, doctors and other Boston Marathon workers who helped those injured by a pair of bombs at the race's finish line, the crowd at the TD Garden turned against the hometown team when it quickly fell behind the New York Knicks.
The first boos were heard in the first half, when the Celtics trailed by as many as 18 points in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against New York. By the time Boston skulked off the court with a 90-76 loss, the only cheers in the half-empty building were from the fans in Knicks orange and blue.
"We've just got to be mentally tougher," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "And I didn't think we were tonight. I just thought we fought for a little while (and) kind of gave in."
Celtics stars Kevin Garnet and Paul Pierce hid in a back room for more than an hour after the game before emerging.
"I thought there was a lot of energy in the building," Pierce said. "You want it so bad and you rush, and get real anxious. And I thought that's what we did tonight."
Rivers said he didn't know what to say to his team yet to get them to respond after falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series.
"It's a simple message: You've got to win the next one," he said. "It's simple. And that's where it starts."
The Celtics need to win Game 4 to avoid their first playoff sweep since 2004. No NBA team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series.
"They haven't won it yet," said Jeff Green, who had 21 points and nine rebounds. "As long as we're still playing, we have a chance. It's a new game — Game 4. We just have to leave it all on the floor."
In their first game at home since the April 15 marathon bombing, the Celtics failed to get an emotional boost from a pregame ceremony honoring the victims and first-responders.
Rivers said he wasn't sure if his team was too hyped up at the start of the game.
"I don't know," he said. "I can't get into their heads."
An honor guard from the Boston police, fire and emergency medical services brought out the American flag, and a cappella group Voices of Freedom, in military uniforms, sang the "Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. The moment of silence was punctuated often by pro-Boston cheers.
"They've been through a lot," Rivers, whose father was a police officer in the Chicago area, said before the game. "I think they can't get enough support; they can't get enough love. So I think it will be wonderful for them and for the fans as well."
The Celtics were scheduled to play Indiana in Boston in their regular-season finale April 16, the day after the bombings. The game was canceled, and the Celtics began the playoffs in New York, where they went down 0-2 in the best-of-seven series.
The Bruins and Red Sox received an emotional welcome on their return, and Friday it was the Celtics' turn.
Between the first and second quarters, the time the Celtics traditionally recognize a "Hero Among Us," dozens of doctors and nurses, police and other law enforcement officials and marathon volunteers were given a standing ovation when they were escorted onto the court by Gov. Deval Patrick.
Fans at the game were subjected to increased security, including searches of their cars and metal-detecting wands. Once inside, they found white T-shirts on their seats with "Boston Strong" written in Celtics green.
The basket supports featured an ad for the One Fund, the charity established to help the bombing victims.


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One Hundred County Teachers Study Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at Clarkson University
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This summer, nearly 100 teachers from St. Lawrence County moved to the other side of the desk and became students, participating in professional development institutes at Clarkson University.
The week-long workshops focused on new developments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
"Teachers were given a unique opportunity to be involved in professional development that integrates STEM topics and applies these concepts to relevant and real-world problems through working with scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, who have sophisticated equipment in laboratory work space, computing facilities and other resources of higher education," said Gail Gotham, BOCES project director for program planning and development.
Clarkson professors integrated sophisticated concepts with hands-on activities to assist teachers in developing new skills and lessons for their classrooms.
Peter Turner, acting dean of Clarkson's School of Arts and Sciences echoed Gotham's comments and added that "this partnership affirms Clarkson's commitment to serving the North Country community through service to its teachers and youth."
The human genome was analyzed in Exploring Modern Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Evolution, while DNA and blood samples were examined as forensic evidence in CSI: Potsdam.
Using powerful scanning electron microscopy equipment, participants "saw" high resolution images of sub-atomic nanoparticles that are less than one-billionth of a meter during Finding Nano. Teachers "played with" complex math equations during the creation of colorful animations and original computer games during the Computer Graphics institute.
Computers also figured into several institutes. In Conservation Science, samples of regional growth patterns and species diversity were plotted and analyzed; and identity theft and privacy issues were explored in Cyber Civics.
Robots, large and small, reigned supreme as teachers connected sensors and programmed them to complete simple and complex feats during several workshops. Prof. James Carroll, the workshops' leader, noted that the "goal is go beyond the stereotypic robot by expanding the understandings of how robotics can be integrated into classroom lessons that apply available technology such as remote monitoring, temperature sensors and data collection and analysis."
Other workshops occurred during the school year. Classroom activities that bring awareness and knowledge to young consumers were explored during the Energy Literacy workshop. And Contest to Classroom gave 300 students access to regional competitions for Science Olympiad, Math Counts, CoMap, the Energy Science Fair and IMPETUS.
"Our goal in developing these institutes is to excite our youth and inspire them to pursue careers in STEM disciplines, such as biomolecular engineering, digital arts and production, and aeronautical design," said Turner.
The workshops were sponsored by St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, in partnership with Clarkson University, and funded through a grant from the New York State Education Department.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Ogdensburg Free Academy teacher Meaghan Beck places an artificial bird nest with a quail egg and a decoy clay egg during a conservation workshop. The research determines whether there are more predators at a forest's edge or interior, due to human interaction like a road cut through the forest.


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On the cruise ship MS Fantasy, where I work, I have lots of friends from many different countries. One of my favorite people is a lovely, young Indian lady named Soorya Krishna, she works on board with her husband Prajod. Prajod is the Pastry Chef on board but his culinary knowledge is incredible, far beyond pastries and cruise ship fare. He is classically trained and has worked in different parts of the world. Soorya is a waitress who is now at home enjoying her well deserved vacation, Prajod will soon be joining her. They are a lovely couple and my good friends.
My friend Soorya is just as sweet as she can be and has found she LOVES an American dish that is as Southern as a 5-string banjo. Her favorite American dessert is Pecan Pie. Now she found this out be trying a pie made by our mutual friend and Den Mother in Mobile, none other than "crew gate security lady" Tammy Johnson. Tammy loves to bake pies and cakes for the crew. Her Pound Cake has no equal. She also makes one of the best pecan pies in the world.
Earlier in the year, Soorya was bugging me to make her a pecan pie. She was curious to learn how, and even bought some pecans in Mobile. She knows my love of cooking all things Southern, having been the caretaker of my Jezebel Sauce I made on board. I told her I would love to but would need permission from the Executive Chef on board. She stayed after Prajod to make sure it was cool, I picked up some extra pecans in Mexico, and donned my chef's coat and pants and off to the galley I went to make some pecan pies.
Prajod and I worked on the pies, Soorya was still working and couldn't be there. She did manage to stop by and take a few pictures, you can see only the pecans are in the pie shells for prebaking. We got the pies into the ovens and within an hour she was feasting on her favorite sugary confection. I was happy to make these for her, it was fun, and it was her last week on-board before she would be heading home to India. I miss my little friend and hope to see her and Prajod on some other ship on their next contract. I gave her the recipe and she swore she'd try making it at home, or talking her Mother into it, she's good at that.
I thought I'd give you my recipe for pecan pie as well. It was told to me verbally by my friend Corinne from New Orleans. I think it's the best one I've ever used. Corinne used to work at Creole Delicacies in Riverwalk, I miss her and the rest of the girls there. Thanks Corinne for the recipe.
Corinne's Nawlins Pecan Pie
3 whole eggs (beaten)
1 tsp vanilla (or Brandy)
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbs butter (melted)
⅔ cup light Karo corn syrup
¼ tsp kosher salt
⅓ cup Steen''s Pure Cane syrup (or light molasses)
1 ½ cups pecans
1 9 inch ready-made pie shell
Pour pecans into pie crust, place in pre-heated 350º oven for 5 mins. Thoroughly mix the eggs, brown sugar, Karo syrup, Cane syrup, vanilla, butter, and salt in a bowl, and pour over pecans after they''ve cooled. Place into oven for 45 to 50 mins. Let cool and set-up before slicing.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
A Pecan Pie Fantasy!
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I have some Steen's in the pantry. Thanks to a tip from you! I might need to go ahead and use it up along with those pecans in my pantry. You know so they won't go bad!!!!!ReplyDelete
Pecan pie has always been one of my favorites! I will have to try it with the Steen's Cane syrup (the one ingredient that differs from my recipe).ReplyDelete
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UBS News
New brand, new website
Today not only marks the launch of UBS's single brand around the world. We have also comprehensively redesigned our website, giving it a new structure while increasing the range and scope of information we provide.
The UBS Location Finder is one of the new features, making it far easier for you to find out information about our more than 1,000 branches around the world.
You can also now find information about all our businesses and Business Groups on the central www.ubs.com homepage. Some of you will notice that the independent UBS Warburg and UBS PaineWebber homepages have been taken down. To access the information previously available on those sites, access our "UBS Investment Bank" and "Wealth Management in the USA" links.
We have also comprehensively reworked and standardized the design and content of the UBS website, which now has over 30,000 pages. Among the improvements we have introduced is the increased resolution of the pages, which will optimize PC screen space utilization for a majority of the more than one million people who visit our website every month. The larger font sizes we are now using will also improve readability.
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That's right, it's that time of year to dust off your fax machines!
You heard me right.
In fact, just in case they come back in style you should probably round up a pager too.
(quick sidenote, the only time I've even heard of anyone using a pager any more is the Narcotics Anonymous add in the local newspaper...don't give me that look...it's a small paper...I read it ALL.)
Why would you need to use your fax machine? (and/or pager)
Because the Sweet hearts at Walmart told me so....
yep...you know, the ones that say things like LOVE YOU, SWEETIE PIE, you know, crap like that.
Apparently these are the new ones....
Obviously the ones that I purchased (last week) for my kidlet to pass out at school are a decade old:


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Higher education in Oregon is about to get a new boss, and what the heck do you think they're planning to call the new board that would control public universities, community colleges and college financial aid?
Say goodbye to a powerful State Board of Higher Education and hello to a much-more-powerful Higher Education Coordinating Commission, or HECC, referred to in a way that sounds like "the heck."
The House Higher Education Committee and Gov. John Kitzhaber's education adviser, Ben Cannon, spent more than an hour Friday discussing their plan to remake the landscape of higher education. House Bill 3120, which is still being written, would remove power from at least four governmental bodies, including the Legislature, to put a single entity in charge of funding and coordinating public higher education.
Unlike a plan Kitzhaber announced last fall, this one wouldn't create a single Department of Post-Secondary Education to help the HECC exercise its new powers. Instead, HECC would oversee three existing agencies -- the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, the chancellor's office and the office of student assistance.
If the Legislature approves the bill, this year will be the last that lawmakers get to decide how much money goes to the four-year universities, how much to community colleges and how much to financial aid. Under the plan, the Legislature would make a single allocation to higher education, and the HECC would decide how to divvy it up.
Technically, Oregon already has a Higher Education Coordinating Commission, created in 2012. But that low-profile panel, which wasn't given any money to hire staff nor to allocate to colleges, would essentially be remade when it gets vast new powers and a whole slate of new governor-appointed members in 2014.
Similarly, the State Board of Higher Education would continue to exist in name but would be weakened into a panel that helps operate four or five of Oregon's public universities, no longer controls funding or program approval for any university, and loses all authority for half the public university students in the state.
Most of the changes for the state higher ed board would be carried out through a separate bill, Senate Bill 270, to create independent boards to run the University of Oregon and Portland State University. Oregon State University also could switch from oversight by the higher ed board to an independent OSU board if President Ed Ray opts for that approach.
Both bills are expected to get their first committee votes this week, just days or even hours ahead of Thursday's deadline for bills to advance out of committee or die.
The new HECC and the independent university boards would not get their new powers until July 2014. But the governor would likely appoint the members as early as this fall so they can get up to speed, said House Higher Education Chairman Michael Dembrow.
HECC would also hire a paid executive director, another new education position in Oregon after the creation of the chief education officer (now held by Rudy Crew) to oversee education from preschool through college and an appointed deputy superintendent of instruction (now held by Rob Saxton) to run the Oregon Department of Education and oversee preschool and K-12 education.
The point of creating an all powerful HECC is to "make a lot more sense of this higher education soup" of multiple, sometimes-overlapping boards and commissions, Cannon said.
The Oregon Student Access Commission, which oversees financial aid, would be disbanded and the Oregon Board of Education would lose its power to oversee community colleges. HECC would be the consolidated superpower.
"For the first time, you have a single board responsible, including for funding distribution, for the entire post-secondary system," Cannon said. "You go from having a jumble of boards to having a single board for all of higher education. This establishes that funding is done by the HECC, which is a big deal."
Representatives of community colleges, the UO, the university system, the State Board of Higher Education, PSU and the Oregon Student Access Commission all testified effusively in favor of the proposed changes.
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Captain Midnight: An Educational Game of Tag
Telling Time Game
Here comes our commander in chief, Captain Midnight! He runs a proud and tidy ship. This educational math tag game is a party favorite. Players (crewmembers) ask the Captain for the time on his watch. Players move closer on his every command. Watch out! If he says it's Midnight, crewmembers must run to safety. Get caught and they join the Captain's team!
Play for fun or add a practice clock for a sea-worthy challenge in telling time!
What You Need:
- Large area to run
- Chalk or tape
- Captain's hat or other costume items (optional)
- Non-functional clock with movable hands, like a toy clock or plastic "Will Return" clock (optional)
What You Do:
- Choose one player to be "Captain Midnight." If you have a pirate hat, let her wear it. Have her stand at one end of the play area.
- The rest of the crew starts at the other end of the play area. Mark a starting line with chalk or tape.
- The crewmembers call out together, "Captain Midnight, what time is it?" The Captain can call out any time such as "Six o'clock". The crew advances six steps towards the Captain. The Captain and crew repeat this pattern until the crew gets dangerously close to the Captain.
- After the question is asked one more time, the Captain calls out "Midnight!" and chases the crew back to the start line. If the Captain tags any crewmembers before they cross the line, they join her team and stand with her. The remaining crew starts at the line again until most or all of the crewmembers have been tagged.
- The Captain can use a signal to indicate he/she is ready to be asked the "What time is it?" question. This helps the crewmembers to ask the question together. A variation is to have the kids step towards the Captain in a particular style. For example, the Captain could answer "Six o'clock like a rabbit" meaning the crew would have to hop instead of step.
- Some kids will try to take big steps or tiny steps towards the Captain. Remind all crewmembers to make normal strides unless the Captain uses "baby steps" or "giant steps" in his reply!
- To work in some great time-telling practice, have the Captain respond by moving the clock hands to indicate a certain hour. When she shows the crew, they'll have to read the clock to figure out how many steps to take!
When the game is done, let the last person to be tagged be the new Captain! Add new rules with each new Captain to keep the game exciting.
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Protecting Runners With Orthotic Support
By Mark Charrette, DC
Running injuries are caused by a variety of factors. In addition to spinal and lower extremity subluxations, contributory elements often include footwear problems, gait asymmetries, muscle imbalances and training errors.During my nearly 30-year chiropractic career, I have had the opportunity to treat many patients for injuries related to running. I have found that one of the most effective forms of adjunctive care, especially when gait biomechanics are altered, is custom-made, flexible orthotics.
Orthotics are an excellent adjunct to successful chiropractic care of runners' injuries. Here is a brief overview of three common injuries experienced by runners, along with selected treatment considerations.
Achilles Tendinitis
The Achilles tendon insertion on the calcaneus is medial to the axis of the subtalar joint, making the calf muscles the most powerful supinators of the subtalar joint.1 Therefore, when excessive pronation occurs, the tendon eventually undergoes overuse degeneration and inflammation.
This was described by Clement, et al.2 They discussed how "pronation generates an obligatory internal tibial rotation, which tends to draw the Achilles tendon medially. Through slow-motion, high-speed cinematography, we have seen that pronation produces a whipping action or bowstring effect in the Achilles tendon." This whipping action, when exaggerated, may contribute to microtears in the tendon, particularly in its medial aspect and initiate an inflammatory response. These investigators expressed their belief that controlling functional overpronation with corrective orthotic devices is a necessary treatment for most patients with Achilles tendinitis.
Patellofemoral Pain
Many factors can contribute to improper tracking of the patella during running, such as genu valgus, tibial torsion, tight hamstrings, weakness of the vastus medialis and training errors (e.g., excessive hill running). In my experience, however, the most common biomechanical fault associated with patellofemoral pain in runners is an increased Q angle. Whenever the measurement of this angle is above normal limits, the probability of developing tracking disorders, patellofemoral pain and chondromalacia patellae greatly increases.
The most effective way to decrease a high Q angle and improve the tracking of the patella is to prevent excessive pronation by the use of flexible, custom-made foot orthotics.3 Flexible orthotics that support all three arches of the foot have been found to reduce the Q angle immediately.4 Another study reported that soft orthotics are more effective in reducing knee pain and preventing recurrence than a traditional therapeutic exercise program.5 My experience is that specific chiropractic adjustments, combined with custom-made, flexible orthotics and a simple, at-home rehabilitative program, provide the most effective and most comprehensive level of care for patients with patellofemoral pain.
Plantar Fascitis
This condition causes heel pain in the area of the medial calcaneal tubercle, which is the insertion point for the plantar fascia. This aponeurosis is made of strong yet flexible connective tissue that functions as a bowstring to hold up the medial longitudinal arch. Since the plantar fascia is the major structure that supports and maintains the arched alignment of the foot, it is placed under considerable stress during running.6
Excessive pronation has been identified as the most common biomechanical finding associated with plantar fascitis, although a weight-bearing evaluation sometimes finds rigid supination.7 In either case, custom-made orthotics that provide shock absorption and support for the medial longitudinal arch are needed, along with adjustments of the foot and ankle.
Orthotics Help Protect Runners
Whenever a runner has an injury, it is important to assess the extrinsic contributors, as well as the intrinsic biomechanical faults. Custom-made orthotics have been shown to significantly decrease foot pronation velocity and tibial internal rotation.8,9 Wearing orthotics while running also reduces the electromyographic activity in the biceps femoris, tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius.10 Appropriate use of custom-made orthotics can help decrease the high incidence of overuse lower extremity injuries. By reducing the stress and strain of running, a well-designed orthotic can speed a full return to running activities, while also helping prevent re-injury.
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Hello All,
Not sure if this is common information for most, but here goes.
When the XO starts up, it begins a cycle of searching for connections as follows:
School Server Mesh
Access Point
Mesh Portal Point
Link Local
It always searchs in this order, and there isn't a way currently to tell it to do anything different. However, you can tell it where to start
By creating the file /etc/NetworkManager/mesh-start, containing the word "infra", it will look for the last access point it was connected to.
To do this, follow these steps:
1. Start the terminal activity
2. enter: su -
3. enter: nano -w /etc/NetworkManager/mesh-start
4. Step three will start a text editor. Once in, type the word "infra", and then hit ctrl-x. Hit "Y" to save, and you are set!
This may help a lot of home users who often only use one access point, and don't need to look for school servers first.
Reference: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Network_Configurations


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Hi there :)
I suppose I should start off with the pet to which I am here.
Sparky is my 3 year old fur-baby. Vets say he's Pomeranian, he says he's human. But actually, he's 100% Pomeranian, and I like to say I rescued him from the pet store.
I saw him in the window, he looked so .. blah & ill, I actually started crying. I never stay near the dog's in that store because they put the bird cages behind you, and me with a horrible fear of birds.. yeah. I just stared at him for a good 30 minutes, with the other dogs barking and he just layed there by himself. I put my finger on the window and he came to smell it (yet he couldn't) so I 'rescued' him, even if I did have to pay CRAZY amounts.
They failed to tell us he was on that day 2 months old, where he was at the store for something like 10 days - meaning he was taken from his Momma early.
We brought him to the vet a couple days later and that's where everything went DOWNHILL.
He was underweight, and a couple other things I can't remember right now.
Not long after (maybe a month) he got 'puppy acne' to which we brought him to a vet hospital as it was Fathers Day weekend and his vet wasn't open. They sedated him to look at him and dragged him on the floor by his collar when they didn't think we were looking.
So when they released him (puppy acne was around his mouth & eyes) they gave him some PILLS to take. Uh, he can't take pills!
We got him to his own vet where he had a 'sleepover' for a night, they scraped it off and he was A-Ok after that
Last year we brought him in for his checkup and the vet saw his irregular heartbeat was really off so they did Xrays, Sparky has an enlarged heart, somewhat collapsed trachea (sp) and a hutch back, and a big medical meaning his knee's are crap.
So now he's not allowed to run or play like that, he sleeps SO much, about 18 hours a day, but he's not suffering.
So, this is my baby. Sorry for the long post.
Here is he in a laundry basket. He LOVES sitting in there and will jump in himself if the basket is out.
Welcome to the forum Canadianbella!
I saw you had trouble posting this pic because newbies usually have to wait a day or so to post pics.....but it should be fixed for you now.
Sorry to hear of your troubles but your pup is SOOOOO cute. I guess you'll just have to spend less active time w/him and more cuddle time. Should be easy w/such a cutie.
Welcome again!
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welcome canadianbella, that poor pup, imagine all the rest that come from that poor mama...not everyone would go through what you did, they'd give up, you have a lucky little pooch, we use to have a registered pom kennel, my grams raised show dogs. damn puppy millls!!! all pet stores should be forbidden to sell animals. I see you're in ottawa, I'm in cornwall and will be spending my weekend in ottawa, our son is in the dragon boat races.
Thanks guys.
Yeah I realized after I had trouble posting them, whoops !! I promise i'm sane though. Well, as sane as sane can get with a pup
Before anyone gets upset, Sparky gets shaved on doctors orders because it's easier (and less smelly) for him to spend time in his pool/bathtub when he gets hot because his heart.
Melinda ; I'm so out of the loop with this city ! I heard carivibe (sp) is in town, and now the dragon boats. Hehe, I'm more in the gloucester/orleans area, I don't spend much time downtown, too many people for my liking ! Plus, I like the comforts of the A/C haha !
Hope you guys have fun, Melinda
Welcome to the board, Canadianbella! Sparky is a doll.
I'm so glad you're not giving up on your little boy! He's very lucky to have ended up with you. Do the vets think they can improve his health or is it just something you both will have to live with?
Unfortunately, pet store puppies often have health problems. As long as puppy millers can sell puppies through pet stores, they continue to pump their 'product' (puppies) out with no thought to future health. It's all about the money. Damn puppy millers, indeed!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
It's just something we have to live with. I mean, they can do surgery on his legs for 1,500$ per leg, but it's only about a 60% change it'll get better, if not get worse.
But for the most part he's a happy pup, even though he does have some anger issues occasionally which everyone around us knows and understands, we'll i'd be upset if I was sick too lol.
Oh I forgot to mention when I 'rescued' him we were under the impression HE was a SHE.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 2,700 calls, emails and letters flooded the Utah governor's office in the days and weeks after a surprise ruling legalized gay marriage in the state.
Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, has pledged to defend Utah's same-sex marriage ban after a federal judge overturned it Dec. 20.
Gay couples rushed to wed, with more than 1,000 marrying before the U.S. Supreme Court halted the weddings Jan. 6.
Utah has appealed to the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the case eventually could work its way back to the Supreme Court.
From the day the marriage ban was struck down through Jan. 15, Herbert received about 1,800 phone calls, letters and emails from those generally supporting of same-sex marriage, according to the governor's office.
Some of the messages did not necessarily endorse same-sex marriage but implored the governor to drop the legal fight.
Another 900 messages were from opponents of gay marriage. Many said they felt their votes had been invalidated and their religious views ignored.
A review of roughly 100 of the letters and phone call transcripts Thursday by The Associated Press showed several people contacted Herbert's office more than once. Other messages came from advocacy groups or apparent social media campaigns to contact the governor en masse.
Herbert's office said comments from people in other states generally are not tracked. Several letters reviewed by the AP came from writers in states such as California, Virginia and Washington.
Many supporters of same-sex marriage mentioned gay friends, siblings or children, or shared their own personal stories.
"Now our civil rights have been stripped away," Karol Darlene Dixon of Tooele wrote in a letter Dec. 10, four days after the high court decision.
Dixon said she had been with her partner for 29 years and asked Herbert to reconsider his stance.
"Make our family one again," she wrote. "I don't know any straight couples who have waited over 29 years to declare their love legally."
Other supporters of gay marriage also spoke of feeling like second-class citizens and wanting equal rights. Some included photocopies of the marriage certificate they obtained or photographs of their partners and children.
"As far as we can tell, no one that we know or see has been harmed by our marriage or by the composition of our family," Sue Geary and Michelle Page, of Salt Lake City, wrote in a Jan. 9 letter.
Messages on both sides ranged from hopeful to angry.
Some supporters told Hebert it was a waste of money to continue the legal fight to defend Utah's gay marriage ban. Others of made comments attacking the Mormon Church, which is based in Utah and opposes same-sex marriage.
Nearly two-thirds of Utah's 2.8 million residents, including Herbert, are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Mormon church was one of the leading forces behind California's short-lived ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8.
Among the messages from opponents of same-sex marriage, many quoted from the Bible and urged the governor to continue to defend the law.
"Please hold fast to your values," Ginny Brown, of Roy, wrote in a letter Jan. 11. "I believe you are doing the right thing, but I'm not very optimistic about the Supreme Court."
In a letter postmarked Jan. 13, Russ Larson of Ogden asked Herbert to fight "federal tyrants" over the issue.
"Spend my tax dollars and win," Larson wrote. "Marriage is between a man and a woman."
Others offered to send their own money to help in the fight to block gay marriage, though the governors' office said it doesn't appear anyone actually did.
While gay marriage is an emotionally charged issue, the number of calls is just over half the volume Herbert received last year as he contemplated a gun-rights bill that he later vetoed.
Herbert's office reported last spring that the governor received about 4,400 calls and letters from people asking him to sign or veto the measure.
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SOURCE: VeriSign
March 08, 2012 16:05 ET
RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Mar 8, 2012) - Nearly six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 225 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.
The increase of 5.9 million domain names equates to a growth rate of 2.7 percent over the third quarter of 2011, and marks the fourth straight quarter with greater than 2 percent growth. Registrations have grown by more than 20.4 million, or 10 percent, since the fourth quarter of 2010.
The .com and .net Top Level Domains (TLDs) experienced aggregate growth in the fourth quarter, reaching a combined total of 113.8 million names. This represents approximately a 2 percent increase in the base over the third quarter of 2011 and an 8 percent increase over the same quarter in 2010. New .com and .net registrations totaled 7.9 million during the quarter. This is a 4 percent increase year-over-year in new registrations. The .com/.net renewal rate for the fourth quarter was 73.5 percent, up from 73.3 percent for the third quarter.
Verisign's average daily Domain Name System (DNS) query load during the quarter was 64 billion, with a peak of 117 billion. Compared to the previous quarter, the daily average increased 8 percent and the peak grew 51 percent.
Domain Name Hijacking - A Serious but Manageable Threat
The latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief focuses on "domain name hijacking," in which perpetrators fraudulently transfer domain names by password theft or social engineering. As defined by security experts, domain name hijacking occurs when an attacker falsifies the registration data for a domain name, transferring that name away from its rightful registrant and gaining full administrative and operational control over the domain.
The brief analyzes how attackers use a wide range of techniques to hijack domain names, from spyware and keystroke loggers to "social engineering," in which scammers impersonate registrants, registrars, or other entities in the chain of trust in order to gain access to passwords and personal information.
Regardless of the technique used, the end-result for registrants is often severe. Once an attacker has full control of a domain name, they have free reign to use it for any number of nefarious purposes, from creating their own scam websites, to hosting illegal and dangerous content, to extorting the original owner.
While the danger of domain name hijacking is significant, it is a threat that can be significantly reduced with proper planning and mitigation techniques, such as:
Verisign publishes the Domain Name Industry Brief to provide Internet users throughout the world with significant statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry and the Internet as a whole. Copies of the 2011 fourth quarter Domain Name Industry Brief, as well as previous reports, can be obtained at: http://www.verisigninc.com/DNIB.
About Verisign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, Verisign helps companies and consumers all over the world connect between the dots. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisigninc.com.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Verisign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as increasing competition, pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our prices and changes in marketing practices including those of third-party registrars; challenging global economic conditions; challenges to ongoing privatization of Internet administration; the outcome of legal or other challenges resulting from our activities or the activities of registrars or registrants; new or existing governmental laws and regulations; changes in customer behavior, Internet platforms and web-browsing patterns; the uncertainty of whether Verisign will successfully develop and market new services; the uncertainty of whether our new services will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenues; system interruptions; security breaches; attacks on the Internet by hackers, viruses, or intentional acts of vandalism; the uncertainty of the expense and duration of transition services and requests for indemnification relating to completed divestitures; the uncertainty of whether Project Apollo will achieve its stated objectives; the impact of the introduction of new gTLDs; the uncertainty of whether the .com Registry Agreement renewal will occur by December 1, 2012, if at all; and when a Chief Financial Officer will be named. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results is included in Verisign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement.
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