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UC Riverside's Matt Andriese was the first Highlanders baseball player selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday, as the San Diego Padres took him 112th overall in the third round of the draft.
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Doug Smith was appointed as the fourth head baseball coach in UC Riverside history in September 2004, following 25 years as the top assistant and hitting coach at his alma mater.
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Bobbby Applegate comes to UC Riverside after eight seasons as the pitching coach at Brigham Young. Prior to his time with the Cougars, Applegate spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Air Force Academy. He led the Academy to more Division I victories then ever before in its history in 2002.
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Bryson LeBlanc joined the Highlanders coaching staff in August of 2011 following four years at Oregon where he helped build the program from its infancy as the team was brought back for the 2009 season after the school discontinued the sport in 1981.
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Valentine comes to the Inland Empire after two seasons as an assistant at Stephen F. Austin where the Jacks went 63-56 overall and 36-30 in the Southland Conference. Under Valentine's baserunning tutelage, outfielder Bryson Myles stole 53 bags during the 2011 season nearly doubling the previous SFA single-season high.


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The "Stronger than the Storm" campaign will kick off the Jersey Shore Soundoff on Monday. Contestants have four weeks to submit songs online. Submissions must come from New Jersey residents, but votes can come from nationwide. A celebrity panel will also vote.
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When brewing loose-leaf tea, do you follow the brewing time suggestions often indicated on the packages, if you haven't bought them in bulk?
Ever since giving up coffee in January, I have experienced a number of unanticipated side-benefits - one of which, surprisingly, was the switch to drinking exclusively loose-leaf teas. No more bagged tea dust for me. Now, it's either white, green or the occasional Oolong, but always loose-leaf.
Anyway, many of these teas come with steeping/brewing time indicated in minutes; generally the darker teas are given a time from 6-7 minutes while the greens supposedly are to get as little as 2-3 minutes.
Frankly, I have to say that I never follow these directives, preferring instead to keep the leaves in my tea cup for the full duration - right down to the last drop. I also use boiling water for white and green teas instead of "almost boiling", which is what seems to be a frequent recommendation. I find I get more astringency and flavour by leaving the leaves (bel-leave me, that was a totally unintended pun) in the cup, effectively cranking up the "brewing time" considerably.


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New Captain America Movie: Dear America, I'm Just Not That Into You
July 22, 2010 | Filed Under Anti-Americanism, Books, Children, Entertainment, Hollywood, Liberals, Magazines, Media, Media Bias, Movies, Patriotism, Warner Todd Huston | 3 Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
A few months ago I wrote an expose on Marvel's Captain America comics number 602 in which the writers and artists of the book portrayed Captain America saying that Tea Party groups in America are racist and dangerous. It looks like the makers of next year's Captain America movie in Hollywood have taken that Cappy-against-America theme for its new movie, too, because according to the film's director this film will feature a Captain America that is "not a flag-waver."
Comics fans have been eagerly awaiting the expansion of Marvel's comics-based films with the ultimate fan dream of having a movie based on "The Avengers" comics — a series that teams Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, and several other heroes into a single fighting force. To get to that ultimate comic movie extravaganza, filmmakers are working up to it by introducing characters in stand-alone movies first. Iron Man was the first step toward that goal, with Thor and Captain America coming next.
To get the fans tongues hanging out in anticipation, Captain America director Joe Johnston is revealing some tidbits of info on the flick at this year's Comic-Con international convention in San Diego, California. Johnston says that his Captain America won't be any simple-minded, sloganeering, "flag-waver."
"He wants to serve his country, but he's not this sort of jingoistic American flag-waver," Johnston said. "He's just a good person. We make a point of that in the script: Don't change who you are once you go from Steve Rogers to this super-soldier; you have to stay who you are inside, that's really what's important more than your strength and everything. It'll be interesting and fun to put a different spin on the character and one that the fans are really going to appreciate."
Once again we have Hollywood taking a classic, super-American character and turning him into a self-loathing, anti-hero.
It's bad enough that Democrats forced the filmmakers to flee the country because California as well as the U.S.A. is simply too expensive to film in, but now we have those same denizens of Hollywood gutting the patriotism of a true-blue American character.
So, what will we have? We'll have a Captain America that is filmed in a foreign country that fosters a suitably un-American loathing for the very country whose colors he wears.
This alteration of traditional comics characters isn't new, of course. Back in 2006 with the re-booted Superman film directed by Brian Singer, news came out ahead of its release that Superman would no longer be touting "truth, justice and the American way." That whole "American way" thing had become gauche as far as director Singer was concerned. He wanted that "America" thing excised. Later in 2007 when a G.I. Joe film was in the planning stages the producers announced that G.I. Joe would no longer be an American fighting man but would be an "international" soldier instead. Also in 2007 a British paper complained that the then just released Spider-Man 3 movie had the gall to show an American flag at the end of the picture. And just this year Archie Comics decided to introduce a gay character to "update" its storyline.
The obliteration of traditional comics characters seems to be running apace with Hollywood's desire to denigrate America.
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Frederick Kagan directs the "Critical Threats" project at the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI).[1] A foreign policy hawk known for his work shaping the 2007 Iraq "surge," Kagan has authored a number of books and reports promoting long-term U.S. military intervention in the Middle East and elsewhere. Kagan's brother (Robert), father (Donald), and spouse (Kimberly) are also known for their militarist stances on U.S. foreign policy.
Relationship with Military Brass
Kagan and his spouse have been close advisers to U.S. generals serving in recent U.S. wars. These relationships have drawn scrutiny, particularly the relationship they had with General David Petraeus. According to a December 2012 Washington Post investigation, the Kagans visited Afghanistan repeatedly throughout Petraeus' tenure there, during which time they received extraordinary accommodations for civilian visitors—including near round-the-clock access to military and intelligence officials, top-level security clearance, and priority travel to anywhere in the country, as well as desks and military email accounts. In return, the Kagans advised Petraeus and penned supportive op-eds about the general and the war effort when they periodically returned home.[2]
Although the Kagans did not receive compensation from the U.S. military for their advisory work, the Post noted that they continued to receive paychecks from their respective think tanks while they were advising Petraeus, prompting official investigations.[3]
The Kagans' high-level access in Afghanistan created considerable consternation among some military leaders. In one incident, the Kagans apparently insinuated to field commanders in eastern Afghanistan that Petraeus wanted them to direct their energies toward combating the Haqqani network, despite the fact that Petraeus had not yet issued any such order. "It created huge confusion," said one. "Everyone knew the Kagans were close to Petraeus, so everyone assumed they were speaking for the boss."[4]
The Post also suggested that many leaders were suspicious of the Kagans' role. "Some officers questioned whether they funneled confidential information to Republican politicians—the Kagans said they did not. Others worried that the couple was serving as in-house spies for Petraeus," it said. One colonel mused that "the situation was very, very weird. It's not how you run a headquarters."[5]
At a $10,000-a-head dinner for Kimberly Kagan's Institute for the Study of War, Petraeus himself acknowledged his close relationship with the Kagans. "What the Kagans do is they grade my work on a daily basis," he said to laughs from ISW donors. "There's some suspicion that there's a hand up my back, and it makes my lips talk, and it's operated by one of the Doctors Kagan."[6]
In 2009, Kagan and his wife were tagged to a serve on a controversial civilian "strategic assessment" team that was handpicked by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to provide advice on the course of the war in Afghanistan. Many critics pointed out, however, that the team was composed largely of people who agreed with McChrystal's policies, and that it merely served as a way to build public support—in opposition to the policy preferences of the Barack Obama administration—for a "surge" in Afghanistan.[7] Other team members included Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Andrew Exum of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), and Jeremy Shapiro of the Brookings Institution.[8]
The "Surge"
In 2006 and 2007, Kagan played a similar role promoting and shaping the Iraq "surge." Kagan and retired Gen. Jack Keane led a team of analysts organized by AEI whose works led to the January 2007 publication of "Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq," a report that served as fodder for Gen. David Petraeus' campaign to push for a military build up in Iraq despite growing public opposition to the war.[9] The report argued that substantially increasing U.S. troop strength in Iraq was essential to avoid a defeat that could lead to "regional conflict, humanitarian catastrophe, and increased global terrorism." Among the plan's proposals: a "surge of seven Army brigades and Marine regiments to support clear-and-hold operations" beginning this spring, which would be aimed at securing "the Iraqi population and contain[ing] the rising violence"; lengthening the tours of ground troops and increasing deployments of National Guard forces; making a "dramatic increase in reconstruction aid for Iraq"; and mobilizing military industry "to provide replacement equipment" for troops.[10]
The AEI study group, called the Iraq Planning Group, was widely seen as aimed at countering the influence of the similarly-named Iraq Study Group (ISG), an outside group of experts enlisted by the Bush administration in early 2006 to help resolve the growing problems with the Iraq war. The ISG, which was co-chaired by the realist-inclined former Secretary of State James Baker and former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN), concluded in a long-awaited final report released in December 2006 that there was "no magic bullet" that could solve the debacle in Iraq. It argued that the United States needed to approach Iraq's neighbors, including Syria and Iran, as part of a "diplomatic offensive" aimed at easing tension in the region. And although it called for a short-term increase in the number of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, the increase would be largely devoted to training Iraqi soldiers, with the goal of bringing U.S. troops home by early 2008.[11]
The Baker-Hamilton report seemed to provide impetus for the neoconservatives, whose influence in policy circles began spiraling as the war in Iraq steadily worsened. In late 2006, AEI announced the creation of its own study group, which was led by Kagan and retired Gen. Jack Keane. It also included about a dozen other AEI scholars (most notably Michael Rubin, Thomas Donnelly, Danielle Pletka, Gary Schmitt, and Reuel Marc Gerecht), as well several retired army officers and Michael Eisenstadt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Its final report, authored by Kagan, was released with much fanfare at an AEU event on January 5, 2007. Among those speaking at the event were Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), both closely associated with neoconservatives and former honorary co-chairs of the now-defunct Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.
Kagan frequently contributes op-eds to mainstream as well as neoconservative-leaning outlets advocating prolonged U.S. military engagements abroad. He commonly writes alongside his wife. "It's this simple. Either we keep the necessary number of troops in Afghanistan or operations against al-Qaeda and its affiliates in Afghanistan and Pakistan cease," they wrote for the Washington Post in \November 2012. The Kagans recommended keeping 68,000 troops in the country through 2014, and leaving at least 30,000 indefinitely thereafter.[12]
In February 2013, shortly after President Obama announced plans to withdraw 34,000 troops that year, the Kagans took to the neoconservative Weekly Standard to criticize the plan as "unwise" and likely to increase "the risk that al Qaeda will be able to reestablish itself in limited safe havens in Afghanistan over time."[13]
Kagan is also the author of numerous books. In April 2010, Kagan and coeditor Thomas Donnelly published Lessons for a Long War: How America Can Win on New Battlefields. According to an AEI ad, the edited volume provides advice on how the United States can effectively execute "Long Wars" in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, which it must remained committed to "as the guarantor of international security." It adds, "Thomas Donnelly, Frederick W. Kagan, and their coauthors offer several core lessons for success in the Long War. They argue that decentralizing command is the key to efficient operations on an ever-changing battlefield; that airpower is the unsung hero of counterinsurgency warfare; that public opinion can influence crucial military decisions; and that the military should minimize its role in domestic affairs. Finally, although the battlefields have changed over the last fifty years, the authors contend that America's long-held counterinsurgency strategy--to foster political support at home, employ diplomacy overseas, and extend military assistance to allies--remains effective."
In 2006 Kagan published Finding the Target: The Transformation of American Military Policy (Encounter Books, 2006). The book fills out an argument widely repeated by many neoconservatives, including most notably AEI's Joshua Muravchik, that many of the troubles plaguing the military during the Bush administration stemmed from efforts to "transform" the armed forces by shifting to high-tech weapons, an effort that was vociferously championed by an erstwhile friend of the neoconservatives, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
In a review of the book for the New York Times, Barry Gewen wrote that Kagan "is concerned with distinguishing genuine transformations from false ones. In Finding the Target he argues that what the Rumsfeld Pentagon has proclaimed as a technological revolution in military affairs is no such thing, and that this fundamental misconception has produced the debacle that is the Iraq war." According to Gewen, "Kagan contends that the American military successfully transformed itself after the humiliation of Vietnam with the all-volunteer Army and upgradings of personnel and weapons, but then fell captive to dreams of dominance through technology alone, losing sight of the human component of warfare. . . . By concentrating on raw power, especially air power, to the exclusion of politics and culture, the Bush administration has courted disaster and defeat in a region it never took the trouble to understand. 'Of all the enemies that shock and awe might be effective against, Al Qaeda is absolutely not one,' Kagan writes; he goes on to explain: 'War is not about killing people and blowing things up. It is purposeful violence to achieve a political goal.' A military revolution that wasn't a revolution blinded Bush and Rumsfeld to this old-fashioned truth."[14]
Kagan is also the coauthor with his father of While America Sleeps: Self-Delusion, Military Weakness, and the Threat to Peace Today (2000), which compares the United States at the end of the Cold War to post-World War I Great Britain, arguing that the United States is weak and vulnerable, and that it needs to greatly boost military spending. In a review of the book, University of Chicago scholar Bruce Cumings wrote: "The storm has been gathering for a decade, according to the Kagans, but in 1991 we failed to comprehend that we were at a critical turning point. ... It would indeed be one of the great ironies of modern times if 1991—the year the United States emerged from the Cold War as the only remaining superpower, outspending all conceivable adversaries combined on defense and launching an information revolution that would sweep the globe—was really the beginning of the end of American dominance. But the United States can still save itself, say the authors, if it spends more on defense and acquires loads of new weapons. This last message, which dominates the latter third of the book, seems to have been perfectly timed for the 2000 presidential campaign. ... There is one good thing about While America Sleeps: No one who reads it is going to run out and buy a flak jacket, teach kindergartners to 'duck and cover,' or restock a backyard bomb shelter. This is a book to assign to students who want to know what professors mean when they say 'a little history is a bad thing."[15]
Also in 2000, Kagan participated in a study group organized by the Project for the New American Century, a neocon pressure group led by Robert Kagan and William Kristol that played an important role building public support for the invasion of Iraq. The 2000 study group produced Rebuilding America's Defenses, which foreshadowed many of the defense policies adopted by the administration of President George W. Bush. Kagan also contributed a chapter about the U.S. military for the PNAC volume Present Dangers (2000).


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|Up to now, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), which includes XANES (X-ray absorption near edge structure) and EXAFS (Extended X-ray absorption fine structure), was mainly used with unfocused beams. The recent development of X-ray focusing optics, with spatial resolution down to the micrometre level while maintaining high photon fluxes, has opened the field of XAS application to single cell analysis. Micro-XAS enables the characterization of the local structure of the elements within subcellular structures in terms of oxidation state, site ligation, and coordination. It has been mainly applied to the determination of trace metal oxidation states using micro-XANES, and in some favorable cases to identify the molecules binding to the metals in cells. Due to the minute quantity of analytes in subcellular compartments, micro-EXAFS is still more challenging to perform than micro-XANES as it requires higher signal to noise ratios. Micro-XAS has proven to be useful in various fields of research such as metal-based neuro-degeneration, cellular pharmacology, trace element physiology and metal toxicology. Micro-XAS presents unique capabilities over other speciation methods because it can be performed in situ, directly in subcellular compartments, without cell fractionation which is prone to modify the chemical element species. However, the stability of chemical element species all along the analytical procedure, from sample preparation to storage and analysis should be tested systematically.
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Reader Story: When There Isn't Enough
Published on - July 29th, 2012 (by J.D. Roth)
This guest post from Daisy Bailey is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks with all levels of financial maturity and income. Want submit your own reader story? Here's how.
Three years ago, I stopped reading Get Rich Slowly because I just couldn't read one more article on how to save money by shampooing with baking soda or how to go on a cheap vacation. I was in a panic over my own big question: What do you do when there simply isn't enough money? What do you do when there's nothing left over for the emergency fund or, god forbid, an actual emergency?
Things Fall Apart
My finances were very stable until my marriage fell apart. I ran the numbers before the divorce and knew that money would be tight, but the reality was much more bleak than I expected.
I was working full time and making in the mid-40s and my husband made in the mid-20s. I'd fooled myself into thinking that because I made more money than my husband, I'd be able to handle the day-to-day costs. I dared to hope that I might be better off because I would no longer be paying for his bad money habits. I had no car loan, no credit card debt, no student loans. But the fact is that when you build a life for two (or more) on low to modest incomes and one person leaves, you both feel it desperately.
- First, we had an 18 month-old daughter for whom I became the primary care-taker and custodian.
- Second, I remained in the house we had bought together and I paid for it and everything relating to it all by myself.
My budget became so tight that I felt each expense keenly: The regular bills, the rising costs of food, gas, and doctor co-pays.
I performed as many cost-cutting maneuvers as I could: I cancelled cable and the landline, I reused water, I turned down the thermostat, I stopped all non-essential driving, I made my own baby food, stopped eating out, I patched the roof myself and shoveled the snow. And still my income wasn't enough and every month I spent more than I made.
Because my daughter was still a baby, I didn't feel I could work a second job at night, but I did wrangle a temporary promotion at work, which helped for few months. I researched state and federal assistance (I didn't qualify because my salary was too high) and looked into attending divorce support groups (but couldn't pay for a babysitter).
Here's where I should note that I did have some reserves in the form of retirement and a small stock investment. If I chose to cash out my stocks, which would have provided only a short-term fix, then I would have paid a significant amount in capital gains on my taxes. So, even though I technically had reserves, they wouldn't have fixed the problem for very long.
Finally, I freed up some more cash in my paycheck by cutting back on my retirement contributions and asked my parents for a loan. That's when I could finally hold my own.
So that takes me back to the initial question: What do you do when there is simply not enough money?
Asking for Help
My first action was to ask for help, and I'm fortunate enough that my parents, who live 1200 miles away, could respond with both money and frequent visits.
Also, as a little time passed, I became open to making the big changes. It's hard to give up your house, your job, and your spouse at the same time. I had to space things out a bit, but in the end those big actions are what finally turned my finances around.
A year after my divorce I accepted a job in another state that paid more money and had a better career ladder. (I did have to return to court mediation to negotiate taking my daughter out of state, but it worked out because the schools are better where I moved.)
The very best thing I did for myself was to sell my house, even in the low market. Gone were the big mortgage payments, the utility bills, the repairs, and a lot of the resentment I felt just walking into those half-empty rooms. Because my husband and I had put down a huge amount of money when we bought the house, I even walked away from closing with a modest check—not everyone would have been so fortunate.
Back on My Feet
Once I stopped bleeding money and could think about it without panicking, I started reading Get Rich Slowly again. I made myself a budget tracking spreadsheet that shows me in a big green box what I have left over at the end of each month instead of what I spent (my format was inspired by a popular tax software). Believe it or not, that simple green box has inspired me to save more than I ever thought I could.
Three years after my divorce, I can finally breathe, financially and mentally. Now, the next stop in my financial journey is learning to balance my money and my life as a single parent, a homeowner, and an active adult.
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Congrats on turning your finances around. I'm impressed at your willingness to move. I have moved a lot in my young life, and I have found that most folks are willing to make radical moves. Kudos to you for recognizing that's what you needed in your situation to make life better for your family. I hope your situation continues to improve going forward.
Hi Daisy,
I'm glad you've managed to get back on your feet! What to do when there isn't enough money an amazingly difficult thing to decide and to have to live through. I bet that you feel stronger now for your experience though, because it will have allowed you to prioritise and discover what truly matters to you.
I bet that was a very difficult time and I could see how reading personal finance blogs would just make it more difficult. It sounds like you knew what you were doing though and I'm glad you eventually pulled through. One big change is hard enough but I'm glad you righted your financial ship and are doing well now. Very inspirational for those in similar circumstances! Best of luck to you going forward!
Congratulations on the new job and new life!
And thank you for the tip about the green box on the budget tracker- looking at what you have rather than what you don't *would* change your mind set and make you look for ways to reinforce it [i.e., saving more in this case].
Halfway through, I was going to suggest searching for a new job and selling the house. Glad to see you made the best (albeit hardest) decision.
Daisy, inspirational story and one that mirrors my own. I'm breathing but not comfortably. My ex tried to bring me down in many ways and I'm left with a mortgage that can never be paid off…in my lifetime!
Thank you for sharing this very personal story. Congratulations on getting back on your feet – you've set a wonderful example for your child of the power of perseverance!
Great to hear you're doing so well these days! However, I am confused by one statement—that you would have had to pay significant capital gains taxes if you had sold the stock. On your stated income of mid-40′s, your adjusted gross income would have qualified you for very low tax rates on your capital gains
This was a wonderful reader's story–thank you for sharing it. Congratulations on making some wise decisions and lifting yourself out of the hole.
At $40,000 a year salary, I'm not sure how you weren't able to make ends meet, especially after you cut back on all non-essentials. Is owning a house THAT expensive?
I also thought, reflexively, that $40K was a pretty good salary. But I am looking at it from the perspective of a single person. My brother and his wife have two kids in daycare four days a week. They pay $280/week for the two kids, and that's one of the lower figures I've heard.
Thanks so much for sharing, I'm glad things turned around for you. It happened because you made the necessary changes, and that's something we can all learn from. Great post
Agree – one of the best stories.
I relate to this so much. My ex and I are now facing paying for college – and what he expects I will pay and how is different than what he thinks – so my budget will have to be rethought. Good luck to you and your daughter – and much happiness, which is why we divorce in the first place.
You didn't want to dip into your stocks or retirement accounts, but you took money from your parents?
Come on, Daisy, that isn't how adults solve their problems.
I have to congratulate you for your courage. Sometimes it might seem easier to stay in a destructive relationship because of finances. I hope more people in a difficult relationship read your article and see that there is a way out to the other side. Best of luck going forward.
What a great story, thanks for sharing it with us. I wish you all the best in your new life with your daughter.
Daisy, I'm impressed at how you were able to learn "on your feet". Even though there was some stumbling and some miscalculating (there always is!), you were determined to figure a way to get the finances under control. It took a lot of courage to sell the house and move. And I almost cheered when you left the retirement plan alone … cashing it in and paying up to 40-50% in taxes and penalties would have been a huge financial mistake (I see it all the time in my practice!) Best of all, you've learned some well-earned lessons and I'm betting you will be much stronger financially in the future because of it.
Very well written article on a very real consequence of going through a divorce–most people don't think about that when they start building a life for 2. I'm glad you had your wits about you to take life in stride and do the best you could and be willing to know when to ask for help for your daughter's sake. Good luck going forward as well.
Just reading your story made my chest tighten in discomfort — so glad you have breathing room, now. Don't give the green box too much credit, you did this all on your own!
One of the BEST HONEST and BELIEVABLE stories that touched my heart……Thank you for sharing and working so diligently through the challenges to finally come out and smell like a beautiful lotus. It is really great that you have gotten back on track, and it was really a smart thing to learn to do things without buying it from Costco or Walmart, and also giving up on the non-essentials like Cable.
We have done a lot of the things that you talk about, and even after being financially free, we are continuing to do a lot of things by ourselves (in-sourcing is a new millenia word for it). This saves us a lot of money, esp. the larger paycheck with the smaller one paying for the annual expense.
We now have rental homes also.
Why is this relevant? Cause, you have been through it and know the value of money. We know it cause that is how we were raised by parents from the depression era, and of course, our methods are working well with people now, such as ordering water with our meals (since 1980!!!!!), cooking our own foods starting from grains, eating out as a celebration instead of being lazy in cooking, avoiding meat as much as possible (since 1980!) etc.
Wish you the best, and hope you continue on your quest as a habit (like we do), instead of a 'forced to do so'. This will allow you to buy a condo for cash in the future (as we have done for our kids), and do things that will make you Financially free.
Please take my own examples as a sample of small success that you will see in 10-20-30 years (for example when you pack your own lunch to work for many decades) besides the other ideas above. Recession and depression changes people, but why were we spending frivolously in the first place!
It's great that you're doing well now!
But can I ask why after 1 or 2 months of struggling to make ends meet, you did not immediately sell the house and move into a place with rent you could easily afford?
Seems to me like that would have fixed everything without all the struggling/asking for help/cutting down etc .. 40K per year should be more than enough, I live on 1/4th of that (no kids though).
This is a great cautionary tale against having kids (or, at least, not having them with the wrong partner). Without the kid, Daisy would've been fine. $3,000/month is plenty for one person. I'm glad to see her getting her feet back under her, and I hope "Dad" is being forced to pay appropriate child support.
I don't have much to say, except this is a great post, and more like this would be welcome.
The big changes (downgrading housing, car, etc.) are usually the ones that really get you ahead. However, they are the hardest ones to commit to and they can certainly affect daily quality of life, so the decision to make the trade-off is very difficult.
Thanks for sharing your story. I really liked this post.
No doubt your strength was being able to see change had to be made and doing something about it! I see a lot of denial when it comes to divorce and other changes in circumstances (the housing market, in particular – a lot of emotional people trying to hang on to *impossible* mortgages). The sooner you get practical and *move on* the easier it is to move forward. Kudos to you.
Thank you so much. I agree with the other posters – what a tough journey, and what a great "ending" to the story. So very very glad for you, and impressed with your courage, commitment, and intelligence.
Thank you for sharing. One thing I'd like to mention – couples should evaluate their committment before having a child. To separate so soon after a child is born is indeed a precursor for financial difficulty with long lasting effects. There ought to be a law against abandoning a child so early when the fiscal and physical security of the child is so important. I do hope that your ex-husband is fulfilling his obligation to you and his child.
I find it a little amusing to speculate how "Wal-Mart workers who make $400 a month" get by. Why not ASK them?
I did work at Wal-Mart for a few years, and made slightly more than $400 monthly. Husband was a school bus driver, whose income was about $19,000. (Now THOSE are the low-paid people, especially considering the job they do.)
This was in one of the highest-income counties in Colorado…and the U.S.
We didn't get food stamps. (We did, however, qualify for free lunches for our daughters at school. They were embarrassed to do so, but would use them, on occasion.)
I took advantage of every sale there was, food-wise. We had our own garden. Used the Share Colorado program. (Where you could get a lot of fruits and veggies and some meat for a set amount each month…it's defunct right now here, but active elsewhere.) Husband is a hunter, so we got some meat that way, as well. Going out to eat was a treat.
Our vacations were camping, or going to see family. We did save up for a few vacations to Mexico, and found bargain fares.
We used the thrift shop A LOT. For a few years there, Christmas presents pretty much came from there, as well. (And it wasn't 'worn out,' either. A lot of new high-quality stuff shows up at the thrift shop, if you look!) Clothing for all of us came from there, too.
We owned our home. As I remember, the mortgage was in the $750/mo level, which took a huge chunk of our income. But we made up for it by cutting way back in other expenses.
Most of the other Wally people I knew back then were renting. They generally shared households with a partner, who was also working. (Sometimes also at Wal-Mart.) Most of these people made considerably more than I did. (If you work there for a while, you DO get raises, you know…)
After a while, the business I'd started made more than the Wally income, working less hours. I took a furlough, then quit altogether. Husband got a few raises, as well. But we continued to live on less than $30,000 until just recently.
Even in expensive areas, it can be done. I suspect that a lot of us could live on less than we think…if we were forced to! That's the power of this story.
I guess "expensive area" is a relative term. Where I live (SF Bay Aea) you cannot even rent a 1 BR apt in a bad area for $750/mo. For a mortgage, when we bought there was literally nothing under $400k and no single-family homes for under $600k. I'm not talking about anything fancy — just 2 or 3 bedrooms, 1000-1200 sq feet. For a decent (not great) school district, you're looking at over $700k.
I was talking to my children's babysitter the other day. She just graduated from college and is looking for her first apartment. She can't find anything under $1500/mo (for a 1 BR).
So…there's expensive, and then there's EXPENSIVE. It would be extremely difficult to live with childcare costs on $40,000 per year where I live, and with a mortgage — no way.
That's why I left the Bay Area 3 years ago. Its my home – I was born and raised there, but I could no longer comfortably afford to stay at "home".
Portland, OR isn't the cheapest place to live, but you have less "hidden" cost-of-living expenses such as insane auto registration (~$45/every 2 years vs hundreds of dollars every year in CA), high sales taxes, high taxes and fees to run a business, etc.
Thank you for sharing your story; relating all of these challenges probably brought up some hard feelings, to say the least. I know my life would be infinitely harder if I didn't have God and friends/family.


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Do you support unrestricted Immigration?
I do.
Restriction of people, if you come to think of it, makes no sense from a social standpoint. How can you restrict the movement of someone to a geographical fiction called Nation? YES the Nation state is a fiction but that is not what we are discussing here.
From an economic standpoint, free movement of people is the only way to achieve Factor price equalization and true free trade which will benefit all.
From a political standpoint – it is a way of achieving peace just as European Union has brought peace to the EU.
It will lead to a reduction of wages from the more advanced country – globalization is already doing that. That is part of the Factor price equalization by Paul Samuelson.
Do you? and why?
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Sep 13 2012: The most powerful nation in history in terms of economic and military strength is (was) the United States of America. One of the key contributors to the early growth of the U.S.A. was the immigration policy enforced during the first 200 or so years of her 236 year history. That immigration policy was a tightly controlled, rigidly enforced system of screening each and every applicant. Her borders were protected by a combination of natural barriers and manned security stystems as required to minimize illegal immigration. As that system fell into disrepair in the last 35 or so years illegal immigration increased. Coincidentally, the steep decline of American strength began shortly thereafter. Cause and effect? Probably. An unrestricted immigration policy is an efficient means to weaken an established nation and to keep a developing nation from thriving.
Sep 13 2012: You are not blaming the decline of American economic strength on immigration - Are you?
You must have read your American history upside down because, save the Orients, your country had free immigration policy from its inception until about 1915. And immigration is the very cause of your economic and military strength - people from Europe escaping tyranny and farming all flocked to the United State during different wave of mass immigration. Theodore Roosevelt – Dutch descendant, JFK – Irish. America is the very example of the merit of free immigration, at its best.
Read your own history - my friend
Sep 13 2012: By "free immigration" do you mean free of ethnic quotas? After ethnic quotas on immigration were removed in 1965 the number of actual (first-generation) immigrants living in the United States eventually quadrupled from 9.6 million in 1970 to about 38 million in 2007. In 2008 the US economy melted-down. Cause and effect? Perhaps secondary or tertiary.
America is certainly a nation of immigrants. Those immigrants came through Ellis Island and San Francisco and complied to all immigration laws, including ethnic quotas. They came seeking a chance to work diligently for a better life with freedom of self-determination. What exactly do you mean by "free immigration"?
Ehis Odijie 10+Sep 13 2012: Edward - do you really think illegal immigrants contributed to the economic crisis?. As a matter of economic analysis America gains from illegal immigration, as long as they remain illegal - YES. They work below minimum wage, and are not subjected to occupation and health codes . They work below the standard of an average America - and they pay taxes. They are the once keeping marginal firms afloat and you have the ignorance to accord the crisis to them. They contribute more to the economy more than an average American does- this is a statement of fact - not debatable, because they do not receive welfare and they pay for it.
That is the face. Not except you are on a strict diet of right wing propaganda, without analyzing the information you eat up.
To turn to your second point: the ethnic quotas, more appropriately called the race quota, has nothing to do with immigration - it was a racist law to prevent nonwhite from coming into America.
As a matter of history there was no immigration control into the USA until 1915. The ethnic quotas you talked about was instituted in 1924. So , with all due respect ,you lied when you said USA had stiff immigration laws in the "first 200 or so years of her 236 year history". How can you be that ignorant of your own history?
By free immigration i mean free movement of people. Now ask me another question . . .
Sep 13 2012: "As a matter of economic analysis America gains from illegal immigration, as long as they remain illegal - YES. They work below minimum wage, and are not subjected to occupation and health codes . They work below the standard of an average America - and they pay taxes."
If talking about exports, yes. But the economy inside gets weakened, as decreasing loans (of legal or illegal worker does not matter) kill the states economy quickly.
Also, every person inside a state raises costs, and when illegal workers get paid much less, they might be a benefit for the company, but not for the state, who has to maintain the infrastructure. These costs must be substracted from the earnings of export.
Also, illegal immigrants neither do always work, nor that they spend all their money inside the state they migrated to. Most of their income goes outside a country, to support family and friends. In total, illegal migration is no win, that is why it is illegal migration. If there was a win, there was no need to make migration illegal under certain circumstances.
The crisis is insofar supported by illegal workers, as the toleration of those speeds up the negative effects of decreasing loans. It might work in Village A, where Farmer Joe has his farm run by illegal workers and gains tax wins for the Village. But the state this Village is located at loses, because there is a money drain, higher costs for the unemployed, less sales tax and so on. And if that happens in every State, a Nation goes down.
And that is why unrestricted whatever does not work. Because that also means unrestricted costs.
From the ethical side, migration should not be restricted. But it has to, otherwise that what was attractive to migrate into gets lost. If all people on a boat move to one side, it sinks. Its better to make both sides comfortable enough, that both sides migrate in equal sum
Sep 13 2012: "when illegal workers get paid much less, they might be a benefit for the company, but not for the state."
What's the difference? Say, they help keep 100 companies open - the companies' pay taxes to the state and such taxes are used to supply and maintain infrastructure, so are contributing to the state - directly. If they leave, marginal firms will disappear (a fact) because most cannot afford to pay minimum wage = state loses more taxes. This is just the fact.
Also, they have no access to 'depletable' social services – so it's a win situation for the country at large. Put them up against idle Americans you'd understand . .
"Also, illegal immigrants neither do always work, nor that they spend all their money inside the state they migrated to. Most of their income goes outside a country"
The fraction of local savings is what goes out. This is very easy to calculate - an average worker spends his income on basic good, cloth, housing and food - the balance goes into savings. The immigrant sends his surplus outside. There is no difference in principle.
Your point on that "The crisis is insofar supported by illegal workers" does not deserve my attention. See how silly an argument could be - you refuse to accept that they are contributing to the economy in the slightest but settled that they contributed to the crisis.
Sep 13 2012: RE: "Now, ask me another question. . . "Thank you for permitting me another question. Here it is:Why does this list of significant dates in US Immigration law falsify your assertion that immigration in America was unrestricted until 1924?Naturalization Act of 1790: Stipulated that "any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States"1875: Supreme Court declared that regulation of US immigration is the responsibility of the Federal Government.1882 The Chinese Exclusion Act: Prohibited certain laborers from immigrating to the United States.1891: The Federal Government assumed the task of inspecting, admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the U.S.1892: On January 2, a new Federal US immigration station opened on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.1903: This Act restated the 1891 provisions concerning land borders and called for rules covering entry as well as inspection of aliens crossing the Mexican border.1917 - 1924: A series of laws were enacted to further limit the number of new immigrants. These laws established the quota system and imposed passport requirements. Please respond to this specific information and spare me your assessment of my knowledge base. Thank you!
Sep 13 2012: I said "save the Orients".
But read your extract 1790: Stipulated that "any alien, being a free white person, may be admitted to become a citizen of the United States". Meaning anyone can be a citizen provided they are not slaves . . That is a free immigration policy . . read the full document please.
Then you have "The Chinese Exclusion Act" that's what i meant by the Orient. That was an issue of race as opposed to immigration control.
Modern border passport requirements started in the first world war . . 1915 is when the first debate on immigration was introduced in congress - as a policy to protect America workers as opposed to a racist policy to avoid Orients . . Don't you get?
edward long 100+
Sep 13 2012: " If they leave, marginal firms will disappear (a fact) because most cannot afford to pay minimum wage = state loses more taxes. This is just the fact."
Yes, but you forget here that a state has multiple incomes. Think about that these minimum taxes is one, but that does not outweigh all the money "lost" from unemployed people and money that goes outside the country, also these low-income workers (if legal or illegal does not matter) do consume almost only what is necessary for live, but not in anything luxury.
"Also, they have no access to 'depletable' social services – so it's a win situation for the country at large. Put them up against idle Americans you'd understand . . "
It is not a win situation, as a minimum loan always means minimum tax income from that worker. Assumed the work would be legal, the paid tax would be probably higher. That would mean, there is more money for social services.
Illegal work that pays taxes is no win, because the money in the pot is way less than it could be. Also, the social cost do not sink, like the loans do. These cost have to be managed, and by these little tax payments from illegal work it will not work. And that affects at most the legal workers, who suffer from worse social services. A state has costs, ok, illegal work might bring a cent here, or there, but what helps it in the end when you have billions of cost?
" The immigrant sends his surplus outside. There is no difference in principle. "
It is new to me that the Banks located on southpole pay taxes for the northpole? Money that is not in the country is lost and interests are created elsewhere. It is also not in the pocket of national salesman anymore.
"you refuse to accept that they are contributing to the economy in the slightest but settled that they contributed to the crisis. "
They do not contribute, they take part. Contribution would mean, they add something that is not there. But there is enough workers.
Sep 13 2012: Hi Edward
"The most powerful nation in history in terms of economic and military strength is (was) the United States of America"
Where millions of people are unable to meet their basic needs...
Where millions of people can't see a doctor during their lifetime...
where millions of children live in poverty...
where government spend tax money on military means to create enemies leaving their own children in poverty ... you call this power?
when the young generation can't afford to get college, you call this economical strength?
I don't think that many would agree that it is power.
by the way, China is taking over, think again about the " terms of economic and military strength is"
better to put "is" between brackets:
The most powerful nation in history in terms of economic and military strength (is) was the United States of America...
Sep 13 2012: Your diatribe is not germane to this debate sir. You can propose that America is no longer the preeminent nation on Earth, but it cannot be denied that she ONCE WAS. My point-consistent with the topic- is the USA became the greatest nation on Earth by carefully regulating immigration, certainly not by free immigration/open borders. What say ye on that topic Edwin? Thank you!
Sep 13 2012: From what I read, Spain is doing much worse than the United States. The words you are speaking will very shortly be speaking of conditions in your own country. Edwin.
China is in decline since the US is buying less Chinese products. We are the biggest market on the planet. But we are getting a little particular about what we buy and where it comes from. Things could turn around real fast in today's market. Either way, Spain is in a hot spot.
They buy most of their electricity from other countries.
They should build more generating plants.
Sep 14 2012: I am with you that Spain is doing worse... this is not a news, (I say: "If Spanish National football team was running this country we would be winners three times in row"). many young Spaniards leave Spain in hope finding something different some where else.
now My point here is this:
If we (as white people) can go somewhere else and look for a job or just live in another country, why can't a dark skinned person do that?
Why I should have to work, pay taxes, that a policeman get paid by us and go out to run after young Africans who put their lives in risk, (To be or not to be), coming to Europe by a small toy boat... Those Africans have as much rights as we have to meet their basic needs, Water- Shelter - Food...
Why we can be legal immigrants and call them illegal immigrants; Who gave us this right?
Who is illegal anyway? when we all are registered in the country we born, we all have numbers tattooed on our forehead... we all are codes.
We dug out Africa, India, South America and filled in EU, yet we have here more than we need...but we still want to have, because we choose to ignore the difference between NEED and WANT
you see, If we could do this to Africa, India, South America then we have to accept the fact and face to the bitten truth and give them back what our grandparents took from them.
Maybe then, they wouldn't risk their lives to come over here and be illegal immigrant, but we would be in their own country... and I believe they would treat as differently as they did then, because there were rich, gold and diamond were everywhere, they didn't terrorise. colonised, enslaved any country for this.
Belgium kept Congo under his rule till late 90s... they went there not for Congo, but for diamond. now when a Congolese walks in the streets of Belgium, they all think that this little poor African is terrorist. they do this first to be avoided to be reminded.
you see, We take an innocent stranger and treat as terrorist instead of tourist
Sep 14 2012: your generation does think that America is Great...
sorry to say that I haven't met any young American who think as you do... I think it is because your thinking is a bit old fashioned for them. so they started to accept the fact that we all are equal...
about Being at the top...
It can be lonely at the top - Think again when you are at the top again.
being long time at the top maybe this is one of the reasons that many Americans die in loneliness.
about people moving to Spain:
Agricultural Revolution and Development of Civilization started in Southern Europe.
the oldest cities are in South Europe, these people learned how live together in small cities
That is why Southern people are more human, civilised and hospitable compared to barbarians of The Frozen North.
people from the Frozen North come to South to learn HOW to live and enjoy something called LIFE, because all they could learn in the Frozen North is How to be materialist and individualist... The concept of SHARING is beyond their comprehension.
sir, I am Armenian (non European) and a southern person, I live half of my live in Europe, I lived in the Frozen North for many years and then I moved to South Europe. why? for PEOPLE
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Writers@Grinnell brings to campus writers of all kinds: poets, novelists, memoirists, essayists, radio essayists, columnists, graphic memoirists, playwrights, and short story writers.
"Interacting with writers, hearing them not only read from their work but also talk about their achievements and struggles, helps us to see that literature is a living tradition," says Ralph Savarese, professor of English and director of the program. "Writers@Grinnell works its magic in the way that the College does generally: by allowing students to discover and cultivate a passionate commitment to engaged living. Students learn that carefully and beautifully crafted words matter."
The program is not designed just for student writers. "The program serves interdisciplinary learning by showcasing writers who take up matters of politics or history or science, for example — the latter is a loose but common thread in the work of a number of this year's visitors," Savarese says.
Fall Schedule of Events
All events are free and open to the public.
Faculty Writers
Readings: 8 p.m., Sept. 12, Rosenfield Center Room 101
English department faculty writers who will read include Dean Bakopoulos, George Barlow, Mike Cavanagh, Hai-Dang Phan, Ralph Savarese, and Paula Smith.
Joy Castro
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., Sept. 19, Rosenfield Center Room 209
Reading: 8 p.m., Sept. 19, Rosenfield Center Room 101
Joy Castro is the author of a memoir, The Truth Book, a collection of essays, Island of Bones, and two literary thrillers, Hell or High Water and Nearer Home. She is also the editor of an anthology of essays, Family Troubles: Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family.
Earlier in the day, Castro will conduct a roundtable on "Literary Crimes: The Art of the Thriller."
Nathan Hoks and Roger Reeves
Readings: 8 p.m., Oct. 2, Bucskbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
Nathan Hoks is the author of two books of poems, The Narrow Circle and Reveilles. Poet Roger Reeves' first book, King Me, appeared in 2013.
Camille Dungy
Reading: 8 p.m., Nov. 7, Bucksbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
In conjunction with the Wonder of Words Festival in Des Moines, W@G will host a reading by poet Camille Dungy. Dungy is the author of three books of poems, most recently Smith Blue, and the editor of an anthology, Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry.
Julie Kane
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., Nov. 14, Rosenfield Center Room 209
Reading: 8 p.m., Nov. 14, Rosenfield Center Room 101
Julie Kane, former Poet Laureate of Louisiana, is the author of three books of poems and co-author of a Vietnam memoir.
Kane also writes about the neuroscience of literary reading and writing, which will be the topic of her roundtable.
The Grinnell Review
Reading: 8 p.m., Dec. 12, Rosenfield Center Room 101
The Grinnell Review is the College's mainstream journal of art and literature, published each semester.
Spring Schedule of Events
All events are free and open to the public.
Elizabeth Graver
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., Feb. 6, Bucksbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
Reading: 8 p.m., Feb. 6, Bucksbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
Eduardo Corral
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., Feb. 13, Rosenfield Center 209
Reading: 8 p.m., Feb. 13, Rosenfield Center Room 101
Richard Kenney
Reading: 8 p.m., March 7, Bucksbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
Elizabeth Kolbert
Lecture: 12:00 p.m., April 2, Rosenfield Center 101
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., April 2, Rosenfield Center 209
Cosponsored by the Convocation Committee, Center for Humanities, and Center for Prairie Studies.
Edwidge Danticat
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Tracy K. Smith
Roundtable: 4:15 p.m., May 1, Rosenfield Center 209
Reading: 8:00 p.m., May 1, Bucksbaum Center Faulconer Gallery
The Grinnell Review
Reading: 8 p.m., May 8, Rosenfield Center Room 101
The Grinnell Review is the College's mainstream journal of art and literature, published each semester.


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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
If you enjoyed Madonna's halftime super bowl show, well your either a Communist or a devil worshipper.
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SOURCE The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)
Revised standard will require helmets to limit certain concussion-causing forces, both linear and rotational
BOSTON, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) board of directors has approved a revised football helmet standard that will require helmets to be tested for certain concussion causing forces. This is the first helmet standard to include testing for forces that are specific to concussion risk.
"The science behind concussion forces is still in its infancy," said Dr. Robert Cantu, NOCSAE vice president and co-founder of the Sports Legacy Institute. "There are so many different factors that can lead to a concussion, we don't foresee ever having a concussion-proof helmet. This is a critical first step in improving the ability of equipment to reduce concussion risk. NOCSAE will continue to support research and evolve its standard as new data becomes available."
To date, there has been an absence of scientific data to show that any test can accurately predict a helmet's ability to prevent a concussion. However, recent NOCSAE-funded research identified brain tissue response from a concussive event and the development of a new method to test helmets, which replicates some of the rotational forces involved in a concussion.
Compliance with current helmet safety standards requires helmets to pass tests involving multiple linear impacts, delivered in varying conditions, locations and strengths. The revised testing method also evaluates a helmet's performance under a combination of rotational and linear forces associated with concussion-type injuries. The revised standard will be open for comment until June 2015. At that time, provided there are no revisions, the board is expected to vote to finalize the standard and require implementation by manufacturers by June 2016.
"The revised standard approved today introduces methods for testing certain concussion-causing forces," Dr. Cantu said. "Our next step will be to establish a threshold that helmets must meet to reduce concussion risk. NOCSAE will continue to challenge the scientific, medical and manufacturing communities to explore solutions for enhanced athlete safety."
"Players, coaches and parents are demanding that we find a way to reduce concussion risk in sports," said Michael Sims, head athletic trainer for football at Baylor University and NOCSAE board member. "The revised NOCSAE standard is a significant development in the ability for helmets to play a stronger role, and we look forward to continued improvements. But equipment can't do it alone. It's critical that safe play and return to play practices are enforced."
For concussion prevention to be truly effective, action must be taken on and off the field. According to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation Heads Up to Parents program, making sure helmets fit properly, ensuring young athletes are taught proper techniques and the rules are enforced, and requiring athletes take the recommended time off before returning to play are important ways to reduce concussion risk.
In addition to its standards revisions, the NOCSAE board today discussed details for changes to its certification process requirements. Currently manufacturers test against the standard, and then license permission to use the NOCSAE name. This process of self-certification is identical to the certification procedures CPSC uses for youth bicycle standards: CPSC Youth Bicycle Standard Certification. However, this is changing for NOCSAE. As of January 2015, NOCSAE will require third-party certification in accordance with ANSI/ISO international guidelines, in particular ISO: 17065. NOCSAE approved this program in October 2013 for implementation in January 2015.
About NOCSAE
NOCSAE, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, is an independent and nonprofit standard-setting body with the sole mission to enhance athletic safety through scientific research and the creation of performance standards for protective equipment. Formed in 1969, NOCSAE is a leading force in the effort to improve athletic equipment and, as a result, reduce injuries. NOCSAE efforts include the development of performance and test standards for football helmets, gloves and facemasks, baseball and softball batter's and catcher's helmets, baseballs and softballs, ice hockey helmets, soccer shin guards, lacrosse helmets and facemasks and polo helmets. NOCSAE is comprised of a board of directors representing stakeholders from a number of groups – including consumer and end users, equipment manufacturers and reconditioners, athletic trainers, coaches, equipment managers, and academic and sports medicine associations. These diverse interests have joined forces in an attempt to arrive at a common goal of reducing sports-related injuries. NOCSAE is a nonprofit, charitable organization supported by individuals and organizations with an interest in athletics. For more information, please visit www.nocsae.org.
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March 31, 2012
Water Polo Defeats Fresno Pacific, 9-2
Providence, RI- Led by freshman Liz Rosen's four goals, the Brown women's water polo team defeated Fresno Pacific in its final game on the west coast.
Brown jumped to a 3-1 lead in the first eight minutes, and headed into halftime with a 4-2 lead. The Bears then blanked Fresno Pacific in the final two quarters scoring three goals in the third and two in the fourth to win 9-2.
Rosen led the offense scoring four goals, followed by Madison Pepper with two. Also adding goals were Samantha Ryu, Sarah Presant and Kate Woods.
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My Favorite Indian Travel Show
Posted on23. Jan, 2011 by Chef Hari.
Recently on my fight to London i saw a part of this travel series and it is simply outstanding to say the least.I have seen many culinary travel shows that have been shot in India over the years but by far Gordan's Great Escape is the best so far. I wanted to share it with […]
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Indian Flavors on Italian Favorite
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For all those who love a good slice of pizza, and for those who can't get enough of flavors from the Indian subcontinent! Tiffin etc is here to the rescue. Here is perfect example in what i believe that Indian food can be fun, chic, light and refreshing. A trip to the city of Philadelphia […]
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"Celebrating World Flavors " – a global chef series
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" Celebrating world flavors" event showcases food service corporation "Sodexo" partnerships with culinary organizations and renowned chefs from around the world. To kick of this series chef Hari Nayak was invited as the first international chef to educate the students in various diverse/ ethnic cuisines and engage them in culinary demos/ lectures on food. The […]
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"Taste for life" – An culinary event with a commitment to ending violence
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TASTE FOR LIFE "Cooking for Life" Presents TASTE FOR LIFE Join Honarary Lead Chef Vikas Khanna from New York City and Chicago's Top Chefs Featuring Master Sommelier Alpna Singh (Host of Check. Please!) Tantalize all your senses with culinary samplings from Chicago's hottest restaurants and tastes of fine wine from around the globe. Stir your […]
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FOOD TRAVEL TO KERALA – Gods own country
Posted on29. Jan, 2008 by Administrator.
Located along India's southwestern coast, Kerala is home to gorgeous beaches and a pleasing tropical climate. The region is known for growing and exporting spices including pepper, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, ginger, chilies, and mustard, all of which are featured in local recipes. My recent visit to Kerala was a memorable one. The time i spent […]


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Analyst calls: Ford initiated with a 'hold'
Halliburton is upgraded to 'outperform,' while Seagate is downgraded to 'hold.'
Thursday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Anadarko (APC) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
- Ensco (ESV) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
- Halliburton (HAL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
- General Growth (GGP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
- McGraw-Hill (MHP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Benchmark Co
- Spectra Energy (SE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
- Actuant (ATU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
- LKQ Corp. (LKQ) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird
- Weatherford (WFT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein
- Xylem (XYL) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
- Seagate (STX) downgraded to Hold from Buy at ThinkEquity
- Western Digital (WDC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at ThinkEquity
- Angie's List (ANGI) initiated with a Market Perform at Wells Fargo
- Broadcom (BRCM) initiated with a Buy at Cantor
- Cemex (CX) initiated with an Underperform at Imperial Capital
- Clean Energy (CLNE) initiated with a Buy at Capstone
- Coach (COH) initiated with a Neutral at Wedbush
- Dolby (DLB) initiated with a Sell at Goldman
- Ford (F) initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
- Qualcomm (QCOM) initiated with a Buy at Cantor
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MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - While Supreme Court justices were taking oral arguments on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, one Wisconsin senator was in attendance in the gallery.
Newly-elected senator Tammy Baldwin praised the court yesterday after spending her morning in the gallery. The Court heard arguments on both sides of the Defense of Marriage Act. Baldwin says it's an important day. "Over time, we have all seen with clarity that our nation is moving forward on issues of equal opportunity and fairness with a growing number of Americans supporting marriage equality."
Baldwin says the hearings are a step in the right direction. "The Court will decide whether gay American citizens can continue to be discriminated against simply because of who they love."
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Just hours after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made headlines Monday for claiming that her family was "dead broke" when it left the White House in 2001, CNN's Jake Tapper flagged a factual error in her new book, "Hard Choices."
Clinton wrote that during the 2012 terrorist attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Marines were stationed at the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. This is incorrect. Marines weren't sent to defend the embassy in Tripoli until after terrorists had launched their attack in Benghazi.
Noting how many members of the public and Congress were surprised upon discovering "there were no U.S. Marines assigned to our Benghazi compound," Clinton notes that Marines are assigned to only slightly more than 50 percent of the diplomatic posts throughout the globe, focused primarily on protecting, and if need be destroying classified items.
"So while there were Marines stationed at our embassy in Tripoli, where nearly all of our diplomats worked and which had the capability to process classified material, because there was no classified processing at the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, there were no Marines posted there," Clinton writes. [...]
But, as General Carter Hamm, the former commander of Africa Command, testified before Congress on June 26, 2013, "there was no Marine security detachment in Tripoli."
It wasn't until after the attack that Marines were sent to the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, a contentious issue before and after the attacks, since so many diplomatic officials and security forces before the attack had been pleading to the State Department for greater military protection in Libya. The former regional security officer at the Embassy in Tripoli, Eric Nordstrom, testified that the most frustrating part of his job had been "dealing and fighting against the people, programs, and personnel who are supposed to be supporting me … For me the Taliban is on the inside of the building."
A Clinton spokesperson defended the Tripoli portion of the book as being accurate, but admitted that "the passage could have been written more clearly," the Washington Free Beacon reported.


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