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Nevin, Brad (CEO of The Orchard) (March 2004)
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Music Ripe And Ready For The Picking In The Orchard: An Interview With Senior VP Brad Nevin
In the not-too-distant past, aspiring musicians who wished to distribute their music did not have many palatable options; they could either sell their music at concerts, or beg independent shop owners to stock their albums. Both options offered limited exposure, at best. With the age of the internet, independent musicians could now post their music on a website easily, but the problem of exposure remained.
That problem has been solved by The New Orchard, which not only posts music on the internet for musicians, distributing it to all the major online digital portals such as iTunes and Napster, but offers physical distribution as well. Founded in 1998, The New Orchard has undergone a rebirth in 2003, fueled by new investors, new management, and a renewed commitment to fostering and nurturing up-and-coming bands. Brad Navin, Senior Vice President of Music & Programming recently sat down and talked about the exciting happenings at The New Orchard:
KH: Why are you calling it The NEW Orchard? What is new and different?
Brad Navin: We took on some investment last year from a private equity firm, and with that came new management, new personnel, and an overhauled website. Weve streamlined our offering so that we have a digital-only distribution model, as well as a Digital-Physical, which weve never offered before. We have a new customer service division, complete with an email address our artists can use to contact us with questions and issues, and we will get back to them within 24 hours. We have a monthly newsletter that keeps our artists up to date on developments within the company. We are calling it The NEW Orchard because there are so many new and exciting reasons for bands to check us out again.
KH: Why should a band sign with you, and why should they do it NOW?
BN: We are the only company of our kind that is offering a non-exclusive physical and digital distribution model. We have the means to get records into both the major stores and the mom & pop stores, and we also have deals in place with all the leading online retail partners - CD Now, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. Nobody has the reach we do across the board for the actual physical distribution and complete digital distribution. We are doing business with all the major leading legitimate online services in the country including most services across Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Pan-Asia. It is not something that is hypothetical, it is not something that we are planning on doing; it is something we have already been doing for many months. We use Loud Eye, the independent music industry leader for digital encryption.[*] We are an exclusive preferred partner of their organization, which provides us with everything we need to get the job done. They are an industry leading Technology Company handling the encoding and delivery of 80% of North Americas music and they work with all of the major labels. Having a technology partner that is on the forefront of the latest encoding and delivery specs allows The Orchard to deliver the highest quality audio and release information across all services worldwide. We have successfully delivered our music catalog to all US based services far surpassing any other non-major label distributor. One Hundred Percent of our catalog (over 120,000 tracks) is currently available from iTunes, Napster, Musicmatch, MusicNet, and Buymusic[*]. Furthermore, 100% of all newly added releases will be available from all services as they are received (as per the set uptake schedule of each service, which varies across the services).
[2011 update: The Orchard are partnered for distribution with, besides iTunes and Amazon: eMusic, Verizon (digital); Best Buy, Walmart, Borders, and Target (physical); and Hulu, Vevo and YouTube (video) -ed.]
KH: Tell us about the on-line accounting system.
BN: Its something that hasnt been out there before. Were building a completely integrated accounting system in which you can take all of the information from all of our partners - whether its physical distribution or digital distribution - and youll be able to see what albums shipped to where, and when. With our system, there will be a summary of your activity across all the services, which is updated constantly, as well as particular releases by track, detailing what type of activity have been going on whether it is a stream or download. In addition, that will all be available online right at peoples fingertips.
KH: How much do your services cost?
BN: We offer three basic models, and there is a special deal in place from February 15 through March 15[, 2004] for new bands and labels joining us: (1) World Wide Digital distribution, which is $39, down from $49. (2) The Digital and Physical distribution is $79, down from $99, which also gets you into the on-line retail stores, including (3) On-Demand manufacturing is $99, down from $129, which gives people both the physical and digital distribution, plus the ability to manufacture CDs when they are ordered. These are all one-time fees to join, and any artist or label can employ our services-we do not make any judgments. USE PROMO CODE: PROMO1
The New Orchard gives musicians without the benefit of major label support the chance to actually be heard on a scale that could not have been imagined just a few years ago. Now, the company is putting out a call to all Indie musicians to help open up the floodgates to all the fantastic music that we know is out there, and to help make music history.
In 2010 Nevin was named CEO of The Orchard*Loudeye was sold to Nokia in late 2006; MusicNet changed its name to MediaNet and BuyMusic was folded into its parent Buy.com [kinda like a kangaroo pouching her offspring? -ed.]
Interviewer: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck
Artist website: www.theorchard.com
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Pictures of STDs
When looking for pictures of STDs on google or any other search engine, you're bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STDs.
While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STDs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare people into abstinence.
This serves absolutely no purpose when you think you might have something and would like to compare your physical symptoms to more realistic photos of first occurrences of STDs in people who are not immunocompromised (a lot of the gruesome photos you come across are from people who have additional medical conditions and, as a result, have much worse STD symptoms).
So, The STI Project has scoured the web yet again and has found the most reputable resources for Vaginitis pictures. These images of Vaginitis come from dermatologist's websites or other similarly reputable locations, include multiple Vaginitis symptom severities, and also incorporate different skin types, symptom locations, and stages of Vaginitis.
While The STI Project STRONGLY encourages getting tested and discourages diagnosing or treating oneself via pictures alone (Vaginitis pictures disclaimer), we realize the desire to compare one's own symptoms with those of others in hopes of narrowing the possibilities. Maybe all of this is new to you; that's ok – it's not always easy to know if you should get STD testing done.
Remember, the most common STD symptom is NO symptom at all; so, if you find your symptoms do not match any of the Vaginitis images below, this does NOT mean you are STD free and you should be tested as soon as possible to avoid complications of untreated STDs.
Furthermore, if you've engaged in ANY sexual activity, you are at risk of contracting or transmitting an STD (see this list of sexual activities that put you at risk for contracting an STD).
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Penal Ties!, also known as Alma Mater Return!, is a mission in Grand Theft Auto 2 given to protagonist Claude Speed by Redneck boss Billy Bob Bean. The mission is the second job available from the red Redneck phone in the Mobile RV Park of the Residential District.
Billy Bob Bean wants revenge on the guards at Alma Mater Prison for his past experiences. Claude is arrested to get inside the facility, then locates Billy Bob's contact, The Hump, who hands him a keycard to the Guard Room. Claude gets a uniform and weapon from there before killing the prison's guards and starting a riot. He then destroys the front gates, escapes with a Special Agent Car and returns to the Mobile RV Park.
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Squeeze a small amount of straightening balm into your palms and then rub your hands together before smoothing the product evenly through damp hair.
Using the corner of your comb, create a straight part and then place your comb at the hairline and drag it through your hair, crisscrossing from left to right as you go. When you reach your crown, lift the comb up and then split the hair to each side, pulling it down to reveal your zigzag part.
A medium radial brush is used on medium to long hair types to smooth out wavy or curly hair textures or to add body to straight hair. When selecting a radial brush, always use one with a pure bristle as this will not tear or damage the hair.
Using your brush, blow-dry in small sections starting from the nape/back. Tilting your head forward, place the brush an inch below the roots to hold them taut and aim the dryer above the brush for a few seconds before continuing to the ends.
Using your brush, blow-dry in small sections starting from the sides. Tilting your head forward, place the brush an inch below the roots to hold them taut and aim the dryer above the brush for a few seconds before continuing to the ends. Repeat this step on a new section directly above the dry one.
To blow-dry your bangs to the side, clip the back and side sections up, leaving just your bangs out. Place your brush beneath your bangs, holding your hair to the side and remembering to hold the tension between your hair and brush. With your blow-dryer on a low setting, apply heat by starting at the roots and make sure to stretch your hair out to the ends. Repeat until your hair is dry.
When straightening your hair, first make sure that your hair is completely dry. Then, section your hair off starting from the back/nape using a comb. Straighten your hair starting from the roots and working your way down to the ends using your comb as your guide. Make sure not to leave the straightening iron in one spot for more than 3 seconds. For more information about straightening techniques click here.
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At solemn vespers, everything is either sung or chanted, except the readings. I love the "Our Father" because I already knew that chant. Also they have incense.
I sense that at this moment, music is not this congregation's strongest point. I enjoy chanting, but me not being a vocalist, I hit several wrong pitches several times. It could just be me, but I don't think I got any help with pitches from the organ.
I got a chance to meet some of the Sisters. Some were fun. Best yet, some invited me to join the community. I told them I was going to meet this other Sister on Tuesday, and she said, "Oh, but we want you here. We want you to join us." Now how can I possibly refuse that? ;) Ultimately, of course, I am trying to find out where God wants me. I was invited to come more often so that I can get to know the Sisters better. Now that's cool.
Solemn Vespers
Sunday, December 04, 2005
At solemn vespers, everything is either sung or chanted, except the readings. I love the "Our Father" because I already knew that chant. Also they have incense.
Posted by seeking_something at 9:52 PM
4 comments:
- Emily said...
wow, I'm glad you had a good time! May I ask which community this is? Just curious....best of luck with your discernment!
- Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:17:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Come meet my Groovy Sisters! They're the bestest! ;-)
Or, as Steph would say--adapted of course: "All the cool kids are Dominicans!" :-P
- Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:35:00 PM
- seeking_something said...
Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, CVI for short in Latin...they don't have much of a website but there's a whole "family" of such communities on the web...they're more of a "teaching" community although they do other stuff too, and yes, wearing the habit is an option
- Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:41:00 PM
- Steph Youstra said...
Yeah? Well, Benedict tells us to see the face of Christ in all, so why would you tell Seeking she's not "cool" just cuz she doesn't want to be a Dominican? That's not very nice of you!
Seriously, though, Seeking .... glad it went well, and best wishes on the journey.
And as one who sometimes is the keyboardist for our chant .... you might not be getting pitches from the organ. But, if it's like here, you'll have PLENTY of opportunities to learn!
- Monday, December 05, 2005 10:29:00 PM


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ls -l
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FO: DROPS Design 88-4 Cardigan
by exercisebeforeknitting
Pattern: DROPS Design Cardigan 88-4 (Ravelry link here), 37″ size
Yarn: Queensland Kathmandu DK Tweed
Needles: US 3 for the cabled ribbing, US 6 for the stockinette portions
I made many, many modifications to this sweater. As knitting patterns go, DROPS and Phildar both seem to have an unhealthy obsession with bound off decreases and sewn-on edgings. Perhaps a more experienced knitter out there could help me understand why these techniques are better than ssk/k2tog decreases and picked up stitches. This pattern calls for bound off decreases at the neckline, the sleeve cap and the armholes. The first time around, I did as I was told. If my camera lens hadn't broken in the process, I would present you pictures of the neckline's ugliness with those stair-stepped decreases. I reworked the neck several times before I decided to rip the stockinette parts of the sweater and redo with ssk/k2tog decreases, as you can see from my previous post. Isn't that much cleaner?
As for the neckline itself, I ended up picking up 138 stitches and knitting a garter stitch band, which is what I thought the pattern called for when I started. It is always so hard to see details in DROPS photos, the price, I suppose, of a free pattern. It turns out that the pattern calls for a curled reverse stockinette band. In general, I find reverse stockinette bands look a bit sloppy and I thought a garter stitch band would both look cleaner and match the garter stitch button bands.
I also ripped the sleeves because they were way too wide, in spite of my gauge being dead on. Because I reduced the width from almost 15″ to 12″, I had to knit a long sleeve cap in order for the sleeve to fit in the armhole without puckering. Not to fear, good old Pythagoras and some algebra came to my rescue and the sleeve went in perfectly.
While I absolutely love this sweater (and the yarn), there are a few things that I find a bit dissatisfying. First, I knit the 37.5″ size for a 35″ chest and no matter how many times I blocked this sweater to size, the cardigan puckers at the buttons. If I were to do it again, I would simply use more buttons. I think any ribbed sweater would pucker with only four small buttons. Secondly, the first button is not placed until 4″ up. As a result, the bottom looks a bit funny when buttoned up, as you can see in the picture above.
I also think I would consider making the 37.5″ size for the cabled ribbing and switch to the 33″ size for the top. I think the top is a bit too wide for me. When I put it on, I make an extra effort to pull the sleeve seams up to my actual shoulder line. They'll stay there without a problem but I wouldn't have to think about it if the shoulders were an inch or two narrower. You can see what I mean in this picture if you'll forgive me for looking like such a goober.
While I love the cabled ribbing, I would likely only drop down to a US 5 needle next time around. The pattern calls for the ribbing to be knit on 3s while the rest of the sweater is done on 6s. Frankly, the ribbed pattern shrinks up so much that I doubt the needle difference would be a problem. On the contrary, I imagine it would make the sweater easier to block. Unblocked and unstretched, the cardigan measured 22″ around at the waist. There's really no question about blocking – 22″ is not meant to stretch that much when the garment is held closed with a mere four buttons.
There's another finished sweater waiting to be blogged but it's black and you know what that's like for pictures. Maybe when Aaron's off from work next week I'll get some worth saving.


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Lowe-down: Planning chief loses supe race
Greene County Planning Commission Chair Gary Lowe, target of one libel suit in addition to three lawsuits against the property owners association he's president of, lost his bid for Greene County Board of Supervisors November 8.
Voters elected his opponent, Greene native Patsy Morris, to the at-large seat with 2,310 votes to Lowe's 1,852, much to Morris' surprise.
"I'm just a poor kid from Greene County," says Morris. "I can't believe I won."
Morris cites land use and rising property taxes– particularly as they affect seniors– as the issues that spurred her to run. And, she adds, "I didn't want Gary to have it on a silver platter because no one was running against him."
In late summer, three residents of Dogwood Valley filed suit against the Lowe-led Dogwood Valley Citizens Association, claiming it had no right to levy assessments because of a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court. In that case, the court overturned the Association's controversial decision to auction two lots whose owner owed $70 in allegedly unpaid special assessments. Adding to the controversy, Lowe bought one of the lots.
In September, another Dogwood Valley resident, Joe Mitchell Miller, filed a $150,000 libel suit against Lowe because of a letter Lowe wrote to the Greene County Record.
Did the flurry of lawsuits derail Lowe's run for supervisor?
Steve Catalano, chairman of the Greene Board of Supervisors, declines to comment on that. However, he says Lowe's tenure on the Planning Commission may have affected voters.
"I think it boiled down to land use. He was Planning Commission chairman, and some of their decisions could be perceived as developer friendly," Catalano says.
"We don't like pushy in Greene County," he adds. "The perception was that the Planning Commission was trying to push an agenda in the county."
Helen Phillips, an attorney who'd been appointed to fill the vacant at-large supervisor seat and who did not run for re-election, thinks the lawsuits were a factor. "That wasn't the cloud I wanted to see hanging over Greene," she says.
Two Dogwood residents, Miller and Doug Dye, mentioned Lowe's promise at a forum to run the county as he did Dogwood Valley. "It came across as ironhanded," says Miller." I think it had an impact."
Miller, who's been sued by the Dogwood Valley Citizens Association and by one of its officers, thinks the anonymous donors paying the association's legal fees were another factor.
"I saw ulterior motives," Miller says, and he thinks others did, too. "Nobody could understand why someone would spend tens of thousands of dollars without expecting something in return."
Lowe did not return phone calls from the Hook, but in an October 27 article ["Slap Happy: Lawsuits Bloom in Dogwood Valley"], he said he didn't understand why anonymous donors paying the association's legal bills upset some residents. "They should be thanking them," he said.
The Greene election also saw the ousting of incumbent supervisor Kevin Welch, who was defeated by former supervisor Buggs Peyton, while another former supervisor, Joanne Burkholder, came 56 votes short of getting her old seat back.
"My take is it's a throwback," says Phillips. "Peyton and Burkholder have been on in the past. It's showing the stress between lifelong residents and new people."
Catalano thinks the message from voters was less anti-incumbency and more about fiscal responsibility and land use in the face of rampant growth.
"We're a small county," says Catalano. And of politics in Greene he says, "They're tricky."
Patsy Morris was not at all confident she would defeat Greene Planning Commission Chairman Gary Lowe for a seat on the Board of Supervisors.
Gary Lowe, slapped with three lawsuits stemming from his service on a homeowners association, as well as one libel suit, called the timing of the suits during his run for the Greene Board of Supervisors "interesting."


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Risk Reduction for Urban Substance Using Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01327898
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 4, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 25, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection Substance Abuse
|Behavioral: empowerment theory-based small group discussion Behavioral: individual resilience counseling
|Phase 2
Although recent meta-analyses of the HIV prevention intervention literature have demonstrated that behavioral interventions reduce sexual risk-taking among men who have sex with men (MSM), interventions for not-in-treatment substance using MSM are lacking. Consequently, and based upon overwhelming evidence that substance use is a primary driver of HIV infection among urban MSM, public health authorities have identified the development of efficacious interventions for substance using MSM as a concern of the highest priority. The proposed study aims to test a new intervention based upon psychological empowerment theory that, in preliminary field tests, produced high levels of acceptability and participation, as well as large reductions in sexual risks and substance use, among a sample of ethnically-diverse, high risk, substance using, HIV+ and -negative MSM. The intervention to be tested is based upon a theory of MSM health risk behaviors that posits that urban gay "fast lane" subcultures present risk environments - including lack of integration with the larger society, normative hypersexuality and substance use, homophobia, sexual competitiveness, and an emphasis on entertainment and escapism - that become problematic for a sizable minority of MSM who live in them.
The proposed project responds directly to the calls by public health authorities for the development of efficacious risk reduction interventions for substance using MSM. South Florida consistently ranks in the top three MSAs nationwide in HIV and AIDS incidence and prevalence. South Florida is also a well-known migration point for MSM of extraordinarily diverse backgrounds with high rates of non-injection drug use. This setting provides an excellent context for testing an innovative intervention among high risk substance using MSM who are in need of HIV prevention services.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|515 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Study Start Date :
|November 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2014
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empowerment theory-based small group discussion
Behavioral: empowerment theory-based small group discussion
four small group discussion sessions followed by one individual counseling session
Active Comparator: 2
single session individual resilience counseling
Behavioral: individual resilience counseling
one individual resilience counseling session
- unprotected anal intercourse events outside of primary relationships [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- unprotected anal intercourse events outside of primary relationships [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- unprotected anal intercourse events outside of primary relationships [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- ongoing substance use and ongoing unprotected anal intercourse with men
Exclusion Criteria:
- past twelve month participation in HIV prevention intervention or drug treatment; no current working telephone number and residential address; no intention to remain in in South Florida for next 12 months; newly diagnosed with HIV infection in the past 6 months
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01327898
|United States, Florida
|NSU Research Center
|Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33139
|NSU Research Center
|Wilton Manors, Florida, United States, 33305
|Responsible Party:
|Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., Professor, Nova Southeastern University
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|April 4, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 25, 2014
|Last Verified:
|July 2014
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Did you know that fluoride exists naturally in virtually all water supplies? Fluoride reduces decay by strengthening tooth enamel.
Adding fluoride to water is a safe way to
prevent tooth decay. Water is "fluoridated" when a public water system adjusts the fluoride to a level known to prevent tooth decay.
Adding fluoride to water benefits everyone. In fact, as more and more communities have added fluoride to water supplies, our nation has seen a significant reduction in cavities and other dental problems. For example, the average number of decayed, filled or missing teeth among 12-year-olds in the U.S. fell 68 percent between 1966 and 1994.
"Children's teeth are healthier than ever, but pediatricians around the country are still seeing kids, especially those from low-income areas, with high levels of decay," said Mary Brown, MD, FAAP, an Oregon pediatrician and past board member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "Expanding fluoridation would really help improve children's oral health. It's such an effective strategy because it doesn't require families to spend extra money or change their daily routine."
The American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Institute of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others have endorsed fluoridation as a safe, effective way to reduce decay.
For more information on what community water fluoridation means for you and your family, please visit:


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Western Union is a secure money transfer service that lets you use a credit card or bank account to send money internationally.
To use Western Union online you will need to register at the site and follow several steps www.westernunion.com
o For money transfer to Kenya, select the option for delivery to a Western Union agent location and use the LARCOD contact person, Hellen Staula as the individual to pick up the donation.
o You will be asked to create a "test question" as one of the steps so that the money can only be picked up by the right person.
o As another security step during the online process, Western Union will call your phone to give you a code to enter before the transaction will complete.
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The combined degree program in Spanish and Adolescent Education is offered by the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and the Pace University School of Education. It leads to a Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and Masters of Science for Teachers in Adolescent Education (Grades 7-12). At the undergraduate level, students will complete a major in Spanish. At the graduate level, candidates will complete the educational components required to fulfill the requirement for the initial and professional certificates in Spanish.


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"In addition to furthering your education through formal schooling, you can continue learning by reading, attending wholesome cultural events, visiting museums and historic sites, and observing the world around you" (True to the Faith, 51).Close
What should I learn about?
"The Lord . . . has counseled us to learn the gospel and to gain an understanding 'of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms—that [we] may be prepared in all things' (D&C 88:78–80)" (True to the Faith, 50).Close
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"You are moving into the most competitive age the world has ever known. All around you is competition. You need all the education you can get. Sacrifice a car; sacrifice anything that is needed to be sacrificed to qualify yourselves to do the work of the world. That world will in large measure pay you what it thinks you are worth, and your worth will increase as you gain education and proficiency in your chosen field" (Gordon B. Hinckley, "A Prophet's Counsel and Prayer for Youth," New Era, Jan. 2001, 8).Read more... Close
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The Lord has commanded, "Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith" (D&C 88:118).Close
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"You should always work to educate your mind and your hands so you can succeed in your chosen field. Use your education to be an influence for good. As you do so, you will become known as a person of integrity. You will be prepared for opportunities as they come, and you will be a great asset to your family, the Church, and your community" (True to the Faith, 50–51).Close
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Address: 3506 16th St. (Market & Sanchez), San Francisco 94114
Neighborhood: Castro
Phone:�(415) 726-5292
Category: Restaurant/Food Vendor (Vegan Friendly)
Restaurant Type: Deli/Sandwich
Average cost:
Vegan Dessert: Not sure
Accepts credit card: Yes
Parking: no parking
Notes: Ike's is a sandwich shop that has several vegan options including vegan deli meat, soy cheese and vegan mayo.
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|Re-review -- I didn't realize most of Ike's vegan sandwiches are listed online only. The meatless Mike is good. The Tom Brady was decadent and delicious. Strongly suggest calling in your order as the line is ridiculous. Dress for the weather for the long wait in line.
Reviews: 23
|Great selection of vegan sandwiches (any of their sandwiches can be made vegan). Only a few tables outside (and no space inside), so either go there before the lunch rush or take it to go. The vegan meatball sandwich is AMAZING. Plus, you get a vegan lollipop with every sandwich :)
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|This sandwich shop has a great selection of vegan and vegetarian sandwiches. Ike's also serves to carnivores and it is VERY popular so you may have to deal with lines. But it's worth it!
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|This place has a great variety of vegan sandwiches. Nothing too exotic as far as the vegan meats, but the sandwiches can be creative, at the very least in their names. Friendly service. Recommend trying he vegan meatball sub.
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Cook County Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program
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Thank you for visiting the official website of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The Advanced Educational Program in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at Cook County is a fully CODA accredited 4-year program by the American Dental Association. The Cook County OMFS Residency Program participates in the PASS/MATCH application program and accepts two residents each year. Cook County also accepts two non-categorical intern positions which are one year in duration. The Cook County OMFS program has a fine tradition of incorporating all requirements needed for board eligibility and candidates are therefore eligible for examination by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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I'm willing to bet that immediately after Thanksgiving, Google sees the number of searches for "leftover turkey" skyrocket. A comparable search for vegetarians would have to be "leftover pumpkin," though having half or two-thirds a can of leftover pumpkin after the holidays is certainly not a strictly vegetarian problem. Many recipes call for just a half or a whole cup of pureed pumpkin, but the standard can contains about 1 1/3 cups. I hate to think of all the pumpkin that goes into a storage container, then into the refrigerator, and finally into the garbage after a few days. It's needless waste since there's plenty you can do with that pumpkin once everyone's finished devouring your pumpkin cheesecake. Using Veg Blog Search, I've tracked down a wealth of recipes that use less than a can of pumpkin. So before that leftover pumpkin starts to grow a green coat, get up and put it to one of these good uses:
Bake it! Try pumpkin bread, biscuits, cookies, or pumpkin-raisin scones. If you don't have quite enough pumpkin leftover, don't open another can; just top off what you have with some applesauce or mashed sweet potato.
Stir a few spoonfuls into a bowl of oatmeal. Add some pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves) and maybe a few raisins, and you've got a breakfast that will brighten up your day.
Indulge in pumpkin waffles or pancakes. This recipe is good for either one, but you can also add a couple of tablespoons of pumpkin to your favorite recipe.
Make ice cream. Or how about pumpkin pie wontons?
Get very ambitious and make pumpkin pasta or pretzels or gnocchi. I'm thinking that pumpkin sausage looks like a winner.
Make soup. Check out Toor Dal Pumpkin Soup, Hearty Pumpkin Soup, and Mexican Pumpkin Soup. Or just add it to your favorite vegetable soup or stew recipe for an instantly thick and flavorful broth.
Drink it! Try a nog or a smoothie or Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate.
Don't feel like eating it? Treat yourself to homemade pumpkin body butter or a pumpkin facial (veganized, as necessary).
Finally, if you're just plain sick of pumpkin, you can always freeze your leftovers until inspiration strikes. Of course, I've got at least a dozen pumpkin recipes right here on this blog that might stimulate your appetite for pumpkin!
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Traditionally considered related to the bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) but having some characters of drongos (Dicruridae) or cuckoo-shrikes (Campepahagidae; Austin & Singer 1961), biochemical studies suggested closer relationships to bushshrikes, helmetshrikes and vangas within Sibley & Alquist's (1990) great expanded corvine assemblage. Sibley & Monroe (1990) placed then next to cuckoo-shrikes but also included the six species of leafbirds (genus Chloropsis ) in the family Irenidae (which name then takes precedence over Chloropseidae) and that approach was followed by Clements (1991). Taxonomic relationships of these Asian families remain uncertain and controversial but the Handbook of the Birds of the World project apparently will treat both the Irenidae and Chloropseidae as separate families. I've simply followed suit. Whatever their taxonomic level it is clear that Fairy-Bluebirds are closely related to leafbirds.
The Fairy-Bluebirds are moderately large, arboreal denizens of lowland rainforests. They eat mostly fruit, especially figs, and all the photos on this page are of birds in fruiting trees. A technical description notes they have strong & slightly decurved beak and the maxillary tomium has a subterminal notch, they have operculate nostrils, and possess short thick tarsi and short toes. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a brilliant blue crown & back; females are duller and more greenish-blue. The feathers are loosely attached, especially on the rump (leafbirds also have loosely attached plumage).
Fairy-Bluebirds are essentially resident in the lowland rainforest but in some areas are subject to seasonal movements as might be expected from a fig-eating specialist (they do also glean some insects from time to time). The usually occur in pairs or small flocks. Nests are rough platforms of long twigs topped by a layer of green moss and lining of rootlets placed in the fork of a dense tree. Only the female builds the nest but both sexes feed the young.
My experiences are not extensive although I've seen both species. In
the Panbari Forest of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, they sat high
in the canopy of fruiting trees giving mellow liquid notes but never stayed
in any spot for very long. My efforts at photography yielded only a silhouette
of a chunky short-tailed individual up in that canopy. Despite this lack
of experience I do see similarities in their shape, size, diet and behaviors
with the pihas and fruiteaters in the Cotinga family of South American
Photo: The top two shots of Asian Fairy-Bluebird Irena puella were photographed by Ron Saldino on Mt. Harriet, South Andaman Island, India, on 9 Mar 2001; they are © 2001 Ron Saldino (used with permission). The silhouetted bird was in Panbari Forest, Assam, India, on 4 Apr 2001; that photo © 2001 D. Roberson.
Bibliographic note
There is no family book as yet nor much written about this group at all. The Handbook of the Birds of the World project has not yet reached this group.
Other literature cited:
Austin, O. L., and A. Singer. 1961. Birds of the World. Edited by H. S. Zim. Golden Press, New York.TOP
Clements, J. 1991. Birds of the World: A Checklist. 4th ed. Ibis Publ., Vista, CA.
Sibley, C. G., and J. E. Alquist. 1990. Phylogeny and Classification of Birds: A Study in Molecular Evolution. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, CT.
Sibley, C. G., and B. L. Monroe, Jr. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, CT.
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1 dead in fiery I-4 crash
Collision involved three vehicles
A fiery crash on Interstate 4 left one person dead Friday, troopers said.
The wreck involved three vehicles and closed the interstate for hours overnight.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a Chevy El Camino stopped in the center lane of traffic westbound near SR 472. A Nissan Sentra rear-ended it, leaving the stopped car in the middle lane, according to officials.
The Sentra careened onto the shoulder, and a semitrailer hit the rear of the first vehicle. Officials said both vehicles skidded onto the exit ramp as they caught fire. The El Camino's driver died in the fire.
Two people in the Sentra -- 28-year-old Opal Debose and 25-year-old Kimberly Ann Delgado -- escaped injury.
Emergency crews were on the scene while firefighters tried to put out the flames to make sure they didn't spread into the woods.
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By dictionary definition, I am a genealogist. In reality, I am not what one usually expects a genealogist to be.
By analogy, think of true genealogists as master chefs. Highly trained professional experts who start from scratch and create precision works.
Think of an ancestral history tour guide as similar to a person who reviews fine dining restaurants for guides such as Fodors, Frommers, or newspapers such as the New York Times, and directs readers to the best of the best to save them time, money, and aggravation.
That's what I am doing, and have been doing for tens of thousands of hours already, with many hundreds of warehouses of professionally recorded history. I explore through the fine print of a vast wealth of ancestral history details that the experts have discovered and recorded over the centuries, and I leave a well-marked digital trail to the exact locations of just the best of the best.
This allows you and other Family Forest® explorers to quickly zoom into the most relevant ancestral history knowledge, the best of the best, without wading through hundreds or thousands of repetitions of information and misinformation (as is often necessary on the Internet).
This is the way I wanted to find my ancestry presented when I became curious; distilled to the best of the best of what the experts had already discovered.
Actually, isn't this the way you hope to explore any topic which interests you?
Wouldn't you rather start any research quest by first finding out what a reasonably intelligent person has discovered after filtering though all of the repetitions and misinformation while searching for the best of the best?


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text: School Nutrition Goes Back to School August 7, 2012—It's back-to-school time, and for many school nutrition operations, that means changes in the size of their school districts or a different calendar than what many of us experienced when we were in school. The August issue of School Nutrition, SNA's award-winning flagship publication, explores some of these challenges faced by many school nutrition professionals around the country. Also included are an interview with new SNA President Sandra Ford, SNS, and a look at the STEPS Challenge, a new personal wellness program from SNA. Sandra Ford, SNS, may have begun her foodservice career "by sheer accident," but her path through the profession has been long and varied. Get to know SNA's new powerhouse leader as she details her travels through the school nutrition profession, the delight she has found in a Florida lifestyle and her plans and goals for the year ahead in "Ford's Focus." Bonus Web Content: If you or someone you know is interested in reading this profile in Spanish, you can find a translated version online. It's hard enough to predict meal counts from day to day, but it can be even harder to manage a school nutrition program when there are significant changes in the number of students from year to year. "Sizable Shifts" explores some of the ups and downs, literally, of managing such changes. Academic and economic pressures are prompting school districts to make creative calendar decisions. Find out the impact these decisions have on some school nutrition operations in "Calendar Daze." Bonus Web Content: Don't miss additional perspectives from school nutrition operators who made creative adjustments as a result of changes to the school year calendars in their districts. Last month, at SNA's Annual National Conference in Denver, President Sandra Ford, SNS, announced the launch of an exciting new personal wellness program developed especially for school nutrition professionals. Learn about the STEPS Challenge, how it works—and how you can sign up—in "Taking STEPS to a New You"! Many school nutrition professionals are finding that some of the global cuisines that more and more students are eagerly embracing are key to healthier diets. In addition to offering some innovative ways to serve rice, "Get Rice to It!" provides a helpful primer on how to purchase, cook and store this versatile grain. Bonus Web Content: Check out a detailed chart of rice bowl ideas from the USA Rice Federation and menuing suggestions from previous winners of the USA Rice Federation's Healthy Rice Bowls contest for school nutrition professionals. Related Link School Nutrition –August 2012


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With two master numbers in her first name, there is no doubt that Iseut is what one might refer to as «quite a character». Secretive and mysterious, she is an independent soul who frequently craves solitude (especially if she lives with her family) which is necessary in order to recharge her batteries and get her thoughts in order. She appears reserved because she is shy, cautious and wary but at the same time she emanates an air of strength. She doesn´t make friends easily, however once she decides to invest herself in friendship it is for life, and with her strong sense of duty she can definitely always be counted on. She is a highly sensitive woman, but she manages to conceal this quality perfectly behind a mask of calm poise which she seldom removes. Nevertheless, intense emotional arousal can occasionally result in outbursts of anger or passion. Subtle and shrewd, her intuitive abilities are more finely tuned than the average person´s as is her sense of analysis. For these reasons, Iseut ´s close friends greatly appreciate her superb listening skills and her gift for giving advice. If the socio-cultural or familial environment is favourable for her to live in harmony with the vibrations of the 11 and the 22, Iseut will possess incredible self-mastery, intense creativity, determination and a strong mind with a desire to create on a large scale. She will hold high aspirations and her acute intuition coupled with a considerable capacity for work will take her onto less-travelled roads that will lead to success. Otherwise, she is capable of living her ambition through the intermediary of her partner, to whom she will provide counsel and support and with whom she will identify herself. If life lets her down in some way she is capable of taking refuge in daydreams that are more or less fanciful and unrealistic, thereby living her vibrations at the level of the 2 and 4, seeking support, reassurance and security first and foremost. As a child, Iseut is a hypersensitive and highly receptive little girl who cannot tolerate a hostile or violent environment. She requires calm, tenderness and affection so that she can continue peacefully building castles in the sky. Rather shy, she is terribly lacking in self-confidence - perhaps because she thinks too much, often worrying about events that may never happen. If the 4 is predominant (if she was born on a 4th, 13th, 22nd or 31st; in April, or if her life Path Number is 4), she will be sensible, reliable, quiet and introverted. If the 2 or the 11 are predominant (birthday on a 2nd, 11th, 20th or 29th; in February or November, or if she has a life Path Number of 2 or 11), she is likely to be much more temperamental.
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Iseut seeks calm, peace and quiet, but is also an affectionate woman at heart who isn´t really cut out for single life. She avoids noise and violence which frighten her terribly and trouble her deeply. Her independence is sacred and one isn´t advised to disturb her when she wishes to be alone! She is peculiar, quirky, original and maybe even a little eccentric, in any case she doesn´t like to follow the beaten track. A character in her own right, she is often misunderstood by those around her - especially her partner who may be perplexed by her changeable moods. Emotionally, she often feels torn between her super-single status and the desire to have a family of her own.
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The Connors Group announced Thursday the launch of The Machine Advisor, a web-based investment-decision and marketing-support software that gives advisors a quantified and systematic approach to active investing, portfolio management and risk management.
With increasing investor uncertainty over traditional buy-and-hold methods, The Machine Advisor is designed to help advisors allocate assets to uncorrelated, actively managed investment strategies.
The tool's objective is to provide absolute returns without the use of leverage or derivatives. The software offers quantified and statistically validated investing models that have historically outperformed benchmark indexes.
"The Machine Advisor is an absolute game-changer for financial advisors looking for proven active investing strategies that will enhance the performance of their clients' portfolios," said Jim Lonergan (left), the new CEO of the Connors Group, in a statement. "Now, for the first time, advisors have at their fingertips a complete array of powerful tools and time-tested strategies that enable them to control and actively manage their client portfolios in literally just minutes a day."
The software diversifies portfolios on four levels: strategy, time-horizon, long/short and asset class. The 28,000 active investing strategies within The Machine Advisor, developed by Connors Research over the past nine years, also provide buy and sell signals for U.S. equities and exchange traded funds.
Based in Jersey City, N.J., with offices in Los Angeles and Seattle, the Connors Group provides quantified market research for financial advisors seeking an active investing approach.
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The humming bird cremation pendant jewelry has a chamber inside which families can use to house the ashes of their loved one, sacred soil or lock of hair keepsake. The pendant is easily filled through the secure threaded opening using the included small funnel. The urn pendant can be permanently sealed using industrial sealant (not included).
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It's our old friend Science, back to drop some NFL draft knowledge on us. Today's lesson: if you're looking to maximize the value of your draft position, you might be better off going with the guys with character issues. And in this case, "character issues" isn't code for asshole, it's code for guy who's been arrested and charged with at least one crime.
The revelation comes from a senior thesis from Hamilton College economics student Kendall Weir, who, as a Steeler fan, might be predisposed to guys who are dirty on the field and relatively clean off of it. But his data shows that the best bang for a war room's buck comes from drafting players who have a rap sheet. In true Moneyball fashion, it's not that these players outperform the upstanding citizens, but that they perform equally, and their records scare off most teams, making them true value picks.
Weir sorted every player taken in the 2005-2009 drafts into four categories: 1) Players with no legal problems; 2) Players arrested but never charged; 3) Players arrested and charged; 4) Players suspended at least one game for violating team rules.
The players who were suspended underperformed in their NFL careers, getting fewer starts and having shorter careers. But the players who were arrested and charged tended to perform just as well as the clean players, and could be had in the draft an average of 15 spots later. (Players who were arrested but not charged actually outperformed every other group, but couldn't be drafted at a discount.)
There are questions of sample size, and number of starts isn't necessarily the most accurate reflection of a player's performance. But it's intriguing to see that in this day and age GMs are still scared off by character concerns, even though it takes a very special Sam Hurd or Mike Vick for legal issues to actually affect a football career.
Undecided who to draft? Scan his rap sheet [AP]
h/t Disco Choo


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Glee – Let's Have a Kiki!
I have been a fan of "Glee" since the pilot episode, and I will stay a fan past the day it goes off the air. It's a show that, no matter what mood I'm in when it starts, I always feel better when it's over. When Glee is on top of it's game, it's phenomenal, but, in recent seasons, it has fluctuated between brilliant/funny/touching and uneven/scattered. Thankfully, though, the moments of brilliance are so stellar that it makes up for all the times where the show may fall a tad short.
The clip below is one of my favorites. It's from the Thanksgiving episode and highlights Sarah Jessica Parker's short-lived role as Kurt's mentor at Vogue.com. Yes, it's over-the-top, but it's also unapologetic and just goes for it. And when "Glee" swings for the fences like this and hits it out of the park, I know there is a lot of life left in this show. (Since they got rid of the original version, consider the Spanish translation an added bonus.)
Glee – Sue Sylvester – Sneaky Gays
One of the best parts of the TV show Glee is Sue Sylvester, played flawlessly by the brilliant Jane Lynch.
Here, Sue Sylvester on her WOHN News segment – Sue's Corner – explains how sneaky gays are ruining America.


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Player City
Establishing your city is the next step in creating a new Aragon Online game. The location you choose should be in a place in the World that is appropriate for the Race you wish to play.
Humans are at home in almost any terrain, but because they use agriculture as their primary means of support, would prefer low-lying terrain. Elves and Goblins prefer forested areas, as they are both familiar with the woods. Dwarves like to dwell in steep hills or mountains, as these areas are richer in the metals and ores they mine for income. Orcs, like humans, are comfortable in almost any terrain, but prefer to locate away from human settlements. Ogres are rather secretive, and tend to prefer hills far away from all other races.
Region City Location
Once you've established your city, race and class, and selected a world hex, your region will be generated. You need to choose one of these hexes to establish your city. The best choice will generally be toward the middle of the region, so that you get more warning of attacking enemies.
Choosing a hex with forest will result in a tactical map dominated by forests. Choosing a plain hex will result in mostly plain terrain with some trees. Choosing a hill or mountain hex will result in very steep terrain, but that terrain could have an abundance of metal and ore.
The hexes that are darkened are not allowed as a choice, but you have a large area from which to choose.
Tactical Tower Location
The final step in creating a New Game is to choose the location of your Tower. This will generally be the center of your city, but you may wish to choose a location that is backed up by water or in difficult to negotiate hills for better defense.
As in the region selection, here you can determine where your starting tower will be located. Keep in mind that you will want a location that is defensible, and has a clear Line of Sight to as much of the surrounding area as possible. Your choice here will determine the "epicenter" of your initial developments.
Choose the location of your tower carefully because this will affect your whole Aragon Online game experience. Good luck!
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Lincecum makes statement with no-hitter
Right-hander affirms development as hurler with gem against Padres
SAN DIEGO -- Tim Lincecum's no-hitter against the Padres on Saturday was more than just a historic event. It marked the affirmation of his development as a pitcher.
Lincecum has thrived with deliveries other than his fastball throughout his career. As a rookie in 2007, for instance, he displayed a wicked curveball. In succeeding seasons he developed a devastating changeup. But he won his National League Cy Young Awards in 2008 and '09 largely on the strength of his fastball, which consistently traveled in the 95-mph range.
Lincecum lost that velocity about three years ago, but he has gained increasing command of such secondary deliveries as his slider, changeup and curveball. Moreover, he understands more thoroughly how to mix those pitches into his repertoire and use them to complement his fastball, which remains effective when he spots it well.
"I've been able to buy into the changes I needed to make, not being resistant to them, and accepting of the process," Lincecum said on Sunday, one day after he pitched the 15th no-hitter in franchise history.
Lincecum's stuff might not be as overwhelming as it once was, but it's still impressive. He coaxed 29 swings-and-misses, a personal high that matched Randy Johnson's total for the most in a no-hitter since 2000. Johnson's feat came on May 18, 2004, at Atlanta when he pitched for Arizona.
Lincecum may have changed his style, but not his persona. Asked if he considers himself a power pitcher, he replied, "I think I have to treat myself like that. It may not show on the [radar] gun or anything like that, but I think when I try to throw the pitches that I throw, I throw them with the intent of a power pitcher."
Lincecum, whose cap from Saturday's game will be sent to Cooperstown, N.Y., to be displayed at the Hall of Fame, ignores the skeptics who doubt his ability to excel without a searing fastball.
"At least I have something to say back right now," said Lincecum, whose first post-All-Star start is likely to come on July 22 against Cincinnati at AT&T Park.
Lincecum also can silence the folks who ramble about his alleged feud with catcher Buster Posey.
"I don't know where it comes from," he said. "I guess it looked like we were still angry at each other when he picked me up off the mound."
Once Posey hoisted him in sheer joy, Lincecum had trouble coming down. He tried to unwind with his girlfriend and two dogs, who made the trip with him -- a French bulldog and a half-bulldog/half-pug. He telephoned his father, Chris, whose tutelage has been instrumental in his success, and tried watching a couple of movies before finally falling asleep at around 3:30 a.m. PT.
One postgame aid Lincecum didn't need was ice. Despite throwing a career-high 148 pitches, he stuck to his lifelong routine by refusing to use ice on his arm. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
"Not even in the drinks that I didn't have last night," he jokingly said.


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Economic View From Main Street, Iowa
Charlie Gibson talks to Iowans struggling with the economy.
Oct. 10, 2008 -- The "World News" Battleground Bus Tour's first stop was Dixon, Ill., to see Ronald Reagan's boyhood home. We were just curious about it really -- but we were visiting at the point the market was down 700 points this morning, so we stopped off to meet the local broker.
"We're trying to encourage people to, one, to make sure they're diversified properly and, two, if it's not money you need right away, you just need to stick to it," said Kim Pettigrove, financial advisor with Edward Jones. "I am booked throughout the day, and I have a stack of phone messages I keep trying to get back to."
Across the street in the local book store, four retirees made appointments to see Pettigrove.
"Like everyone else I got that quarterly [retirement savings] report a week ago and went, 'Oh, my God'; it was just really scary," said Marilyn Coffey. "I had a total of $125,000. It was down $17,000 in three months."
Coffey's husband was more optimistic.
"I think the bottom is close and I think it will start rebounding," said Tom Coffey. "But my fear, again, is that when you retire, your needs are more immediate. So hopefully, it will rebound faster than when I run out."
Next, the bus tour was off to a family farm in Eldridge, Iowa.
Neal Keppy and his brother run a 1,900-acre family farm. They grow corn and soybeans, and raise 7,000 pigs each year for market. For them, times are pretty good.
"It's kind of like the stock market," Keppy said. "It's more volatile now than any time in history before. The market now can move up and down 30 cents a day for corn -- whereas when my brother and I first started farming corn in 2000 ... if it moved 30 cents in a year that was a big move."
This is harvest season, so Keppy took ABC News on the combine to give a sense of what farming is like. Fifty feet into the first rows of corn, the combine harvester plucked the ears from the stalk, shucked the ears and stripped the cobs of kernels that were already flying into the back of the combine.
The corn will either go to ethanol production, be shipped overseas or be used for livestock feed selling for twice what it did just two years ago.
"The banks that lend to agriculture have not seen the meltdown that we've seen in non-agriculture lending services," Keppy said. "Lending is critical to agriculture. I don't necessarily like the government being involved in bailing out every industry when there's a hard time. But the credit market, I understand why they cannot let that dry up."
Next, it was off to Bettendorf, Iowa, and Ross' 24-hour diner, where business is off by nearly 20 percent.
"When people on the networks are saying, 'Here's a way you can cut back on your expenses: Eat out less often,' that hurts us directly," Ron Freidhof said.
A few of Friedhof's customers at the diner shared his concern about the economy.
"It is very frightening when you work 35 years to have what you have, and then to have 20 percent of it gone in just a month's time," said Jackie Johnson.
"I just want to make sure I retire here in five years," said Diane Nelson. "I want my medical and I want a pension. I worry about that, and I worry about my 401(k)."
Despite hardships and fear, the people expressed resilience.
"I'm proud of the people in the Midwest," said Cynthia Ross-Freidhof. "And we're going to get through this no matter what happens. ... We'll help each other out."


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LIVERMORE — Life started with a dirty snowball, tossed at Earth from space.
That is the conclusion reached by a group of international scientists, confirming a theory conceived by a Lawrence Livermore Laboratory researcher.
The team fired a speeding projectile into a special ice mixture, creating a hot and high-pressure environment — akin to the comets that streak through the heavens, piercing our atmosphere.
And presto: Out of the explosion came life's raw materials, called amino acids.
This final product — a pound of "goop," said Livermore Lab researcher Nir Goldman — is a modest ancestor to our now-gloriously lively Earth.
But it is not the only explanation for how our home took its first halting steps to becoming alive. Dozens of other teams are exploring alternate theories.
"But these studies prove that this is one avenue in which amino acids were produced, early on," said Goldman. "It is exciting to ponder the different avenues that could have been the origin of life."
Using computer simulations performed on lab supercomputers, Goldman proposed in 2010 and again in 2013 that an icy comet crashing into Earth billions of years ago could have produced amino acids.
It is known that comets bombarded the Earth between 3.8 billion and 4.5 billion years ago. It is likely that the comment that triggered life hit us at an oblique angle, rather than a direct smash, he said.
Amid the ice, the comets bore carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia and other trace gases — precursors of amino acids.
These simple molecules could have supplied the raw materials of life, Goldman believes. And the impact with early Earth would have yielded the energy to drive this prebiotic chemistry.
Goldman's idea was put to the test — and proven — by British collaborators, whose findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Geosciences.
Scientists at Imperial College in London and the University of Kent sent their comet-like projectile at a speed of 7 kilometers per second into a sizzling environment that was 3,000 degrees Celsius and a pressure more than 300,000 times Earth's atmospheric pressure.
Several complex organic compounds, including amino acids, were formed in what Goldman calls "a tar-like goo."
"All the raw materials, and resulting pressure and high temperatures, can drive the chemistry," he said. Then those molecules were organized into life's essential structures and devised a means to survive and reproduce themselves.
A different theory proposes that life emerged from the deep sea environment miles below Earth's solid surface, where cells live in the narrowest of cracks and fissures. Yet another asserts that a lightning bolt ignited a chemical reaction of the ocean and a mixture of simple gases in the atmosphere.
"This is one possible avenue," Goldman said. "These results present a significant step forward in our understanding of the origin of the building blocks of life."
Contact Lisa M. Krieger at 650-492-4098.


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Court Embraces the Spirit of Aloha
Today the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the resolution Congress passed in 1993 to apologize for U.S. involvement in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy—a determination that remains controversial among historians—did not affect Hawaii's sovereign authority to sell or transfer the lands that the United States had granted to the State at the time of its admission to the Union. In an opinion by Justice Alito, the Court correctly explained that the words of the Apology Resolution were conciliatory and hortatory, creating no substantive rights—and indeed the resolution's operative clauses differ starkly from those which provided compensation to, for example, the Japanese‐Americans interned during World War II.
Importantly, the Court also noted that it would "raise grave constitutional concerns" if any act of Congress purported to cloud Hawaii's title to sovereign lands so long after its admission to the Union. This last point is perhaps most important to the ongoing debate over the "Akaka Bill," which would create a race‐based entity to extract political and economic concessions from the state and federal governments on behalf of ill‐defined "native Hawaiians." It is delicious irony that Hawaii's attorney general, Mark Bennett, an Akaka Bill supporter, secured this victory.
Just as Hawaii is now allowed to develop state lands for the benefit of all its citizens, hopefully Congress will in future refrain from inflaming racial divisions and instead treat all Hawaiians, regardless of race, with the legal equality to which they are entitled.
Further Cato materials on the above: Here's our brief in the case, Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Here are articles I wrote on the case and on the on the Akaka Bill. Here is a write‐up of a debate I had at the University of Hawaii last month. Finally, here is a podcast I did for the Grassroot Institute (Hawaii's free‐market think tank) — where, among other things, I correctly predicted the Court's vote today and the scope of its opinion.


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Unlike many other decisions I have made impulsively over the years (some I regret having made but let's not get into that), joining the Bataan Death March (BDM) 102 was a deliberate one. Except for the timeline, which was rather hard to ascertain because of the nature of my job. Will it be in 2012? 2013? I really couldn't tell for sure at that time. Late last year, however, I had made my intentions to run BDM 102 known to my runners friends, and of course, Mr. Baldrunner himself, and the feedback were all positive. So when KB Runner signed me up on the last day of BDM 102 application and I eventually got accepted (Note: There are certain criteria to be met for one to get accepted as a BDM race participant), I was 50 percent sure I'd do it – the other half is obviously dependent on my work schedule.
2011 ended and while nearly all of the 2012 BDM 102 runners were busy planning for the race and training properly by logging precious mileage and incorporating heat training into it as well, I was busy working. And working some more. In fact, since 2012 started, I think I was only able to log a total of 40k running mileage and by ultramarathon standards, that is far from ideal. And then I was supposed to be somewhere for a company event on BDM 102 race dates so it didn't occur to me to make time for some strength training at least. I was prepared to just cut losses and perhaps go at it next year. Next thing I know, our event was moved at a later date which leaves my March 3-4 weekend wide open for some ultrarunning action. By then, I only had three weeks to put together a game plan; look for kindhearted friends willing to be my support crew (whom I have found, praise God!); and psyche myself into BDM mode. Just to make sure my legs are still in good running condition, I joined two 10k races and carbo-loaded. I must say that was the best part of my preparation – EATING. I ate more than my usual amount of food intake, constantly reminding myself each time I would feel guilty that 'Yeah, i'm going to burn all of it anyway come BDM 102!' And so I ate like the buffet cart was going to run out soon.
The only time that the enormity of my decision to run BDM this year dawned on me fully was when I attended the Briefing Ceremony and Carbo Loading party two nights before the actual race. Seeing nearly all of the BDM 102 runners there and making a mental note of how strong and capable they all looked, I began to doubt myself. Seriously, what was I thinking?! It's one thing to do 50k or even 65k and perhaps finish sterlingly (I did so with my two 50k races but DNF'd with my 65k race in Nuvali) BUT 102k is clearly something else! Reylynne and I would find ourselves staring blankly at the projector screen while BR was doing the briefing and clearly not able to put a finger to what it was that we were both feeling at that time. Nervous, unsure, excited, confident are only some of the decipherable emotions at play that night.
Finally, it was the night before race day. I had been long done shopping maniacally for supplies (thanks, too, in large part to my brother who shared my BDM grocery expenses with me!) and I already have my Reebok gear, Lightwater and VitaminBoost, Smith Optics Pivlock shades, reflectorized vest with lamp from ARC Ph all locked-and-loaded. JJ of my running group Team UNGAS, also gave me some supplies for the race – all of which came in handy, especially the first aid kit. My amazing support crew which I'm sharing with Cris Dela Cruz, consisting of Eric Caramay, Running Atom, and Jennybave were likewise ready to rock and roll. I went to the salon for foot spa hoping it will relax my mind so that I would at least be able to clock-in some decent zzz time. Weirdly enough, I found myself tossing and turning until about 2:30am, playing scrabble on my iPad. It seemed my mind decided to race ahead of me because I would see snippets of various BDM scenarios being played out in my head! I woke up at 6:30am and even though gun start is not until 10:15pm, I couldn't convince myself to sleep some more. Instead, I spent my time making cheese pimiento sandwiches, boiling eggs, and packing my running gear and accoutrements.
At 4pm, we were on the road to Mariveles, Bataan.
We made a short pitstop at NLEX to have lunch. In my nervousness, I forgot to eat something during the day. Funny story: Just as we were leaving HenLin, we were sandwiched by this small crowd of people having their photos taken with this guy who turned out to be friggin' Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and I didn't get a chance to have my photo taken with him because he was quickly whisked away by his posse before I could even reach for my camera or BB! Nakakainis lang!
We reached KM0 in Mariveles, Bataan at around 8:30pm and as much as we wanted to cram sleep, we opted to prepare for the race. Jennybave took pains in taping my feet, especially my toes which are all blister-prone. I had wanted to use my Reebok Zigtech but after the layers of Leukoplast on both feet, the shoes were already a bit tight for me ( I must remember to get a bigger size next time!) and so I wore Claudia instead which was a good size bigger and has had an ultramarathon experience at last year's 2nd PAU T2N 50k. It's important that I give my feet some room to breathe given that it's inevitable that feet will expand due to constant battering during the race. With my running gear all in place, I looked just about ready to head out to war.
At the KM0 marker, ultrarunners gathered and chatted away. Photos were being taken, as well. In just a few minutes, Baldrunner would call everyone to order and he appointed some runners to sing the US, Japan, and Philippine national anthems. And then we were told to move to the starting line for the prayer and gun start.
At 10:15pm, we were off like a marauding colony of worker ants. Destination: KM 102 marker at San Fernando, Pampanga. Cris, my BDM partner, and I started off strong. Even while taking it very easy in the first 6kms which was a steep uphill climb, we managed to clock-in sub-6 for the first 42km. And just as I was feeling somewhat invincible, I was brought down to earth when I heard my left knee give off a loud click followed by a very sharp pain I had to cry out. It reminded me so much of my trail run in Nuvali where my knees locked and I couldn't move and I had to be carried back to the start/finish line on a stretcher, bereft of pride. Hello, deja vu. We immediately called on our suport crew to assist me. Bave put cold compress on injured knee and gave my legs a good rubdown. I put my knee support back on and continued running. Just a few kilometers after, my right knee gave a similar jolt. That's when I got scared and slowly see my BDM 102 dreams fall apart piece by piece. Knee injury at any race is never a good thing. I decided to take Arcoxia to manage the pain. Cris, too, at around the same time, twisted his right ankle. And so it came to be that we were both limping even before we reached KM50.
At KM48, I was starting to feel very sleepy I felt like a somnambulist. I told Cris that I would need a 10-minute nap once we reach the pitstop if I am to perform well in the second half of the race. And so we both cat-napped and our support crew woke us up in time for us to see the sunlight slowly peeking out of the night skies. To feel better and refreshed, I brushed my teeth, washed my face with Physio Radiance (yes, plugging!), and brushed my hair. JJ also forced me to eat puto and drink coffee to send me on my way. My knees were feeling better but there was no telling when both will go bust again. We knew it was going to be a very sunny morning/afternoon going into Dinalupihan and all the way to San Fernando so I made sure to protect my eyes with Smith Optics Pivlock V90 Max.
Just when I thought my painful knees were all that I had to manage, my left shoulder also caved-in due to the pressure of swinging my arms for a long period of time. It got so painful I had to beg RA to administer makeshift arm sling just so I can keep it stable and not moving to and fro much which only aggravates the pain. So with my knees and left arm now all in pain, I couldn't possibly suffer more, right? I mean, Murphy could not possibly be that cruel, surely? WRONG. Because when the sun finally came out, the heat emanating from that cosmically-gargantuan ball of fire nearly burned everything on terra firma, including my skin. I thought all those years of sunbathing in the beaches of Boracay, Phuket, Davao and Bali will give me some advantage but NOTHING could have prepared me for the kind of heat that confronted us from Dinalupihan all the way to KM83 where I nearly passed out – hungry, dehydrated, and burning up!
It was then that I seriously considered throwing in the towel and calling myself a loser. I was too weak and in so much pain to even consider going further. I wanted to quit and probably never show my face at races anymore. I prayed hard for God to give me one last boost and as a testament to just how faithful HE is to his promise of keeping us safe under his care, my boost came in the form of my support crew and running group friends JJ, Leya, and Ambo. They refused to hear my protestations and declaration of surrender and instead, pushed me to give it one more go. In between force-feeding me with fruits, making me drink Oresol, and wrapping my burning skin with very cold towels, they would encourage me to get up and run the remaining distance and lay claim on my BDM 102 trophy. My support crew realized that I have not exactly been eating all this while. I would have a slice of apple, orange, watermelon, and a piece of banana and nothing more. My hydration, also, left a lot to be desired. I would only take a few sips of Lightwater, VitaminBoost, and Pocari and feel as though I'm drowning in my own skin. So weird! At KM83, my apparel were soaked and the heavy fabric of my top and shorts were weighing down on me so I changed into fresh top and running bottoms. I also discarded my knee support and patella band because at that point, the contraptions were impeding blood circulation.
With barely 2 hours left 'til the 18-hour cut-off and still 12kms away, I regained some of my strength and my stride went from power walking to what my support crew surmised to be almost 6:30 pace all the way to the finish line. I took back the lead some of the guys snatched away from me when we were forced to just walk from KM70 because of our injuries and soon after, managed to squeak-in a strong finish with more than half and hour to spare.
Seeing the FINISH LINE tarpaulin and the runners who crossed way ahead of me, including all the support groups, standing just behind the arch waiting to welcome the finishers was INCREDIBLE! That 500-meter stretch to KM102 was for me the best 500 meters I would ever cross – except maybe when I get married and have to do the same ceremonial crossing, only this time, down the flower-decked aisle and preferably with the feel of powder-soft sand beneath my sandaled feet. *ahem. ahem.*
It was such an emotional moment for me that I couldn't contain my tears. I cried and Bave cried with me. I have wanted that BDM 102 trophy and medal since the first time I tried ultrarunning at Mr. Pinatubo and now it's mine! And I have a laundry list of friends and sponsors to thank for making my BDM 102 dream a reality. Thank you so, so, sooo much! You guys know who you are.:)
Oh, and one more thing. If you ask me what else would I write down as great BDM moment for me, I would have to say — and you gotta keep your mind open about this and your sense of humor ready just in case — those times where I would no longer care where and how I pee. Honest truth! Bear in mind that I was competing against a lot of runners and this is where being a lady is sometimes a disadvantage – but I learned to adjust, adopt, and accommodate. Grassy patch, behind the car, in between car doors, in a dried-out canal, inside a held-out malong — name it, I've done it all! But only during night time when it was dark and there were hardly any people around. During the day, I would knock at people's homes and gasoline stations and beg them to allow me the use of their bathrooms. Those times, I was never without my wet wipes which I would now declare to be among the essentials a female ultrarunner must have when running an all-nighter.
Pains and killer heat aside, I would say my BDM 102 experience is something I will never EVER forget. On the 3rd of March 2012, I went berserk and made true my dreams of doing the ultimate ultra – not for cash or freebies BUT for pride, honor, glory, and that little kilometer marker trophy I have always wanted to have. I am no longer just a road warrior dreaming dreams of pushing myself the limits, I am a survivor – A BDM SURVIVOR!
Thank you REEBOK, ARC Ph, Lightwater and VitaminBoost by Suncoast, Smith Optics, Toby's, CW-X, Chris Sports, FTW magazine, Team Reebok, Team UNGAS, my fellow BDM-initiate and partner Cris and my amazing support crew! To those who prayed for me and wished me well on my BDM journey, my deepest gratitude as well. We're all made of WIN!